cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment on plasma oxytocin and cortisol in major depressive disorder
Creators: name: Keating, Charlotte
name: Dawood, Tye
name: Barton, David A
name: Lambert, Gavin
name: Tilbrook, Alan J
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Background: Oxytocin is known for its capacity to facilitate social bonding, reduce anxiety and for its actions on the stress hypothalamopituitary adrenal (HPA) axis. Since oxytocin can physiologically suppress activity of the HPA axis, clinical applications of this neuropeptide have been proposed in conditions where the function of the HPA axis is dysregulated. One such condition is major depressive disorder (MDD). Dysregulation of the HPA system is the most prominent endocrine change seen with MDD, and normalizing the HPA axis is one of the major targets of recent treatments. The potential clinical application of oxytocin in MDD requires improved understanding of its relationship to the symptoms and underlying pathophysiology of MDD. Previous research has investigated potential correlations between oxytocin and symptoms of MDD, including a link between oxytocin and treatment related symptom reduction. The outcomes of studies investigating whether antidepressive treatment (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) influences oxytocin concentrations in MDD, have produced conflicting outcomes. These outcomes suggest the need for an investigation of the influence of a single treatment class on oxytocin concentrations, to determine whether there is a relationship between oxytocin, the HPA axis (e.g., oxytocin and cortisol) and MDD. Our objective was to measure oxytocin and cortisol in patients with MDD before and following treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRI. Method: We sampled blood from arterial plasma. Patients with MDD were studied at the same time twice; pre- and post- 12 weeks treatment, in an unblinded sequential design (clinicaltrials.govNCT00168493). Results: Results did not reveal differences in oxytocin or cortisol concentrations before relative to following SSRI treatment, and there were no significant relationships between oxytocin and cortisol, or these two physiological variables and psychological symptom scores, before or after treatment. Conclusions: These outcomes demonstrate that symptoms of MDD were reduced following effective treatment with an SSRI, and further, stress physiology was unlikely to be a key factor in this outcome. Further research is required to discriminate potential differences in underlying stress physiology for individuals with MDD who respond to antidepressant treatment, relative to those who experience treatment resistance.
Fire occurrence zones: kernel density estimation of historical wildfire ignitions at the national level, Greece
Creators: name: Koutsias, Nikos
name: Balatsos, Panagiotis
name: Kalabokidis, Kostas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The focus of our study was to create a Main Map of fire occurrence zones from historical wildland fire ignition observations at national level in Greece using a Kernel Density estimation procedure. Kernel density estimation, a non parametric statistical method for estimating probability densities, has been widely used for home range estimation in wildlife ecology. It has the advantage of directly producing density estimates that are not influenced by grid size and localization effects. Furthermore, it produces densities of any shape and analyzes any data distributed multi-modally or non-normally. Under this perspective, kernel density surfaces have been created to construct fire occurrence zones. Their observed distribution was statistically significantly different than the expected one that arises under complete spatial randomness. A smoothing effect is certainly observed when increasing the bandwidth size of the kernel density interpolation. Excluding the kernel size of 1000 meters, then the results do not prove any influence of kernel size or control points on the kernel density surfaces.
Setting Pesticide Reference Doses: A Retrospective Analysis Examining Key Data and Choices
Creators: name: Holman, Elizabeth
name: Gray, George
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: ABSTRACTToxicity tests are widely used to set “acceptable” levels of chemical exposure. Different organizations have identified a base set of tests specifying a mix of endpoints, durations, and species to be tested. A specific test and endpoint is chosen as the basis for calculation of human health risk values like reference doses (RfDs). This study empirically evaluates the data and choices made in setting acute and chronic RfDs for 352 conventional pesticides. The results suggest that for Acute, Acute-Female Specific, and Chronic RfDs one test is used far more than others. Ninety-six percent of the 116 Acute Female-Specific RfDs relied on a developmental toxicity test and 78% of Chronic RfDs used the chronic bioassay. Tests in rats were used far more often than other species in all RfD calculations. For all types of RfDs a total uncertainty factor of 100 was most common although values as low as 1 and as high as 3000 were seen. These results provide insights not only into the science policy frameworks used, but also into ways toxicity testing and risk assessment may be streamlined and made more efficient.
Redding of kwelling? Het onderwijsachterstandenbeleid
Creators: name: Driessen, Geert
Publisher: name: Didactief
Year: 2013
Subjects: onderwijsachterstandenbeleid
effectiviteit

description: Kinderen van laagopgeleíde en allochtone ouders doen het rnindergoed in het cmderwijs. De overheid steekt al decennia miljarden in deonderwijsachterstanderi orn daar verandering !n te brengem. lMaar watheeft dat beleid aantoonbaar opgeleverd ?
title: Le coût social du jeu excessif
title: Le coût social du jeu excessif
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Kohler, Dimitri
Publisher: name: Groupement romand d'études des addictions
Year: 2014

description: Cette notice a été réalisée dans le cadre d’une revue de la littérature sur les jeux d’argent dans le domaine des sciences humaines
A unified deep-to-shallow water wave-breaking probability parameterization
Creators: name: Filipot, Jean François
name: Ardhuin, Fabrice
name: Babanin, Alexander
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Breaking probabilities and breaking wave height distributions (BWHDs) in deep, intermediate, and shallow water depth are compared, and a generic parameterization is proposed to represent the observed variability of breaking parameters as a function of the nondimensional water depth. In intermediate and deep water, where waves of different scales may have markedly different breaking probabilities, a BWHD as a function of wave frequency is proposed and validated with intermediate-depth and deep water observational data. The current study focuses on waves with frequencies between 0.55 and 3.45 times the peak frequency fp. For the dominant frequency, the integration of the frequency-dependent BWHD provides a breaking probability that reproduces the known threshold-type behavior of the breaking probability for dominant waves. In shallow water, the present breaking statistics parameterization is consistent with other independent formulations validated by shallow water-breaking observations.
title: Is there a positive obligation on Russia to legalise same-sex unions under the European Convention on Human Rights?: The communicated case of Fedotova and Shipitko v. Russia
Creators: name: Simsek, Cilem
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
title: La parole aux joueurs et aux proches des joueurs
title: La parole aux joueurs et aux proches des joueurs
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Dubuis, Claudia
Publisher: name: Groupement romand d'études des addictions
Year: 2015

description: Cette notice a été réalisée dans le cadre d’une revue de la littérature sur les jeux d’argent dans le domaine des sciences humaines
Probolocuspis tenuiparia Senowbari-Daryan, 2014, nov. sp.
Creators: name: Senowbari-Daryan, Baba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Chlorophyta
Ulvophyceae
Dasycladales
Polyphysaceae
Probolocuspis
Probolocuspis tenuiparia

description: Probolocuspis ? tenuiparia nov. sp.
(Fig. 5 e-l)
Derivatio nominis: Tenuis (latin) = thin, and paries (latin) = wall. Named from the thin thallus wall of the species.
Holotype: Fig. 5h.
Locus typicus: Norian-Rhaetian reef carbonates north of the nearby town Sarmeika (Fig. 1).
Stratum typicum: Norian-Rhaetian reef carbonates.
Diagnosis: Cylindrical thallus with thin wall and wide axial cavity. Laterals, corresponding to the thin thallus wall, are short. Individual laterals are visible only as small spines on the outer surface of the thallus.
Material: Numerous species in several thin sections.
 Description: Similar to the preceding described species most specimens of this alga are cut in cross sections. The thallus walls of all specimens are recrystallized, the nature of laterals is visible only as small spines on the outer surface of the thallus. The arrangement of the laterals is not clear and therefore the attribution to the genus Probolocupsis is uncertain.
The specimen designated as holotype (Fig. 5h) is an oblique to longitudinal section exhibiting clearly the tip of the needle- or spine-like individual laterals on one side. Some specimens (Fig. 5 e-f, j-k), cut in cross sections clearly show this character of the thallus. For the biometrical data and dimensions of the thallus see Table 2.
description: Published as part of Senowbari-Daryan, Baba, 2014, Dasycladales Algae From The Norian-Rhaetian Reef Carbonates Of Argolis Peninsula, Greece, pp. 1-2 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 10 (1 - 2) on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13189667
title: Une approche en termes de « carrière » ou de « parcours »
title: Une approche en termes de « carrière » ou de « parcours »
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Dubuis, Claudia
Publisher: name: Groupement romand d'études des addictions
Year: 2015

description: Cette notice a été réalisée dans le cadre d’une revue de la littérature sur les jeux d’argent dans le domaine des sciences humaines
An experiment on the nonbreaking surface-wave-induced vertical mixing
Creators: name: Dai, Dejun
name: Qiao, Fangli
name: Sulisz, Wojciech
name: Han, Lei
name: Babanin, Alexander
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Mixing induced by nonbreaking surface waves was investigated in a wave tank by measuring the thermal destratification rate of the water column. One experiment without waves and four experiments with waves of amplitudes ranging from 1.0 to 1.5 cm and wavelength from 30 to 75 cm were conducted. Water temperature variations at depths from 4 to 12 cm below the surface were measured. In the layer from 4 to 7 cm, the originally dense isothermal lines disperse soon after the waves are generated, whereas the vertical gradient from 9 to 12 cm is maintained for a relatively long time. The time span, during which the water temperature becomes well mixed, changes from about 20 h for the case with no waves to tens of minutes for the case with waves, and it decreases with increasing wave amplitude and wavelength. A one-dimensional diffusion numerical model with wave-induced mixing parameterization shows consistent results with the measurement. The study demonstrates that the mixing induced by nonbreaking waves may add an important contribution to the vertical mixing process in the upper ocean and suggests a way to parameterize wave-induced mixing in numerical ocean models.
Setting Pesticide Reference Doses: A Retrospective Analysis Examining Key Data and Choices
Creators: name: Holman, Elizabeth
name: Gray, George
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: ABSTRACTToxicity tests are widely used to set “acceptable” levels of chemical exposure. Different organizations have identified a base set of tests specifying a mix of endpoints, durations, and species to be tested. A specific test and endpoint is chosen as the basis for calculation of human health risk values like reference doses (RfDs). This study empirically evaluates the data and choices made in setting acute and chronic RfDs for 352 conventional pesticides. The results suggest that for Acute, Acute-Female Specific, and Chronic RfDs one test is used far more than others. Ninety-six percent of the 116 Acute Female-Specific RfDs relied on a developmental toxicity test and 78% of Chronic RfDs used the chronic bioassay. Tests in rats were used far more often than other species in all RfD calculations. For all types of RfDs a total uncertainty factor of 100 was most common although values as low as 1 and as high as 3000 were seen. These results provide insights not only into the science policy frameworks used, but also into ways toxicity testing and risk assessment may be streamlined and made more efficient.
title: Von der komplizierten Freiheit, die eigene Muttersprache zu sprechen: Der Fall Semir Güzel vor dem EGMR
Creators: name: Schmalz, Dana
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
title: “The Inter-American System has always been in crisis, and we always found a way out”: An interview with Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot
Creators: name: Sánchez, Lucas
name: Kunz, Raffaela
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
Modulational Instabilities and Breaking Strength for Deep-Water Wave Groups
Creators: name: Galchenko, Alina
name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Chalikov, Dmitry
name: Young, I. R.
name: Hsu, Tai-Wen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Progression of nonlinear wave groups to breaking was studied numerically and experimentally. Evolution of such wave group parameters as a function of distance to breaking and modulation depth—the height ratio of the highest and the lowest waves in the group—was described. Numerical model results demonstrated good agreement with experimental results in describing the behavior of the distance to breaking and modulation depth as functions of initial wave steepness. It was shown that energy loss appears to be a function of the modulation depth at the breaking onset. Energy loss grows with modulation depth up to a certain threshold of the latter. It was also shown that breaking probability for wave groups with modulation depth below 2.2 is very low.
AGEISM AT WORK ACROSS THREE GENERATIONS
Creators: name: Búgelová Tatiana
name: Chupková Lena
name: Kratochvílová Lenka
Publisher: name: Cross Cultural Studies: Education and Science
Year: 2019
Subjects: ageism; ambivalent ageism; employee; elder

description: The research study focuses on ageism and its incidence in the workplace. The authors worked with three groups of respondents divided by age to younger employees aged 30 or less, middle aged employees aged 45 or less and older employees aged 62 or more. The aim was to determine the degree of ageism in working-age employees versus elderly workers and vice versa on a sample covering 202 participants in total. Instruments used: The Ambivalent Ageism Scale (Cary, Chasteen & Remedios, 2016) and the so far unpublished scale of attitudes toward employment of elders (Búgelová & Čupková, 2017). The most intense incidence of ageism and unwillingness to tolerate employment of elders was most noticeable in the group of youngest employees, then in the middle-aged group and, in the last place (as expected), among the elders. Women were significantly more ageist than men. The level of education proved to play an insignificant role in ageist attitudes.
Counting Number of Objects Using Opencv in Deep Learning
Creators: name: Gladys J, Vinothini M
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Object detection and counting have become essential tasks in computer vision, with applications spanning various fields such as retail management, manufacturing, agriculture, traffic monitoring, and surveillance.Traditional methods for object counting often rely on manual efforts, which are time-consuming and prone toerrors. This project aims to address this challenge by leveraging deep learning and computer vision techniquesto automate the detection and counting of objects in images. The core objective is to develop an efficient,accurate, and scalable system that can process images and provide detailed object count information, which can be further analyzed using visualization tools. The project is built around the YOLOv8 (You Only LookOnce) algorithm, a state-of-the-art object detection model known for its high speed and precision. YOLOv8 is a onestage detector that processes an image in a single pass through the neural network, making it highly efficient compared to two-stage detectors like Faster R-CNN. The pre-trained YOLOv8 model is used to detect objects in images, and OpenCV is utilized for image processing tasks such as reading, resizing, and drawing bounding boxes around detected objects. This ensures that the modelcan effectively identify and count multiple objects in a single image. To implement the solution, the projectutilizes Python along with several essential libraries, including OpenCV for image handling, Ultralytics forYOLO model integration, NumPy for numerical operations, and Pandas for data management. 

The workflow begins with loading an input image using OpenCV, followed by resizing the image to a standarddimension to maintain consistency. The image is then passed through the YOLOv8 model, which processes theimage and returns detection results, including object bounding boxes, class labels, and confidence scores. Thedetected objects are annotated on the image using OpenCV, and the count of each object type is stored in adictionary for further processing. The processed results,  including the total number of objects detected and the count of each object type, are stored in a CSV file. This allows the data to be structured and readily accessible for further analysis. To enhance the usability and accessibility of the results, a Flask-based web server is developed, which exposes endpoints for retrieving detection results in JSON format. This API enables seamless integration with external applications, including Power BI, where the data can be visualized in the form of interactive dashboards and reports. The Flask server also provides an endpoint to serve the annotated image, allowing users to view the processed image with detected objects highlighted.
Is Social Media News Consumption Good for Science?
Creators: name: Jarreau, Paige B
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Science Policy

description: In a science communication world increasingly dominated by blogs and other forms of digital and social media, many practitioners are beginning to explore the question of whether the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, and Google search are “good” for science and technology, from the standpoint of public education and attention to science news. Is getting one’s news online associated with attention to science news? What about getting one’s news through specific online platforms such as Twitter or social networking sites such as Facebook? This secondary analysis of Pew’s 2012 Biennial Media Consumption Survey reveals that while getting news through mobile digital technologies is positively related to closer following of science and technology news, not all digital platforms are created equal.
Fire occurrence zones: kernel density estimation of historical wildfire ignitions at the national level, Greece
Creators: name: Koutsias, Nikos
name: Balatsos, Panagiotis
name: Kalabokidis, Kostas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: The focus of our study was to create a Main Map of fire occurrence zones from historical wildland fire ignition observations at national level in Greece using a Kernel Density estimation procedure. Kernel density estimation, a non parametric statistical method for estimating probability densities, has been widely used for home range estimation in wildlife ecology. It has the advantage of directly producing density estimates that are not influenced by grid size and localization effects. Furthermore, it produces densities of any shape and analyzes any data distributed multi-modally or non-normally. Under this perspective, kernel density surfaces have been created to construct fire occurrence zones. Their observed distribution was statistically significantly different than the expected one that arises under complete spatial randomness. A smoothing effect is certainly observed when increasing the bandwidth size of the kernel density interpolation. Excluding the kernel size of 1000 meters, then the results do not prove any influence of kernel size or control points on the kernel density surfaces.
Understanding Factors That Influence Protective Glove Use Among Automotive Spray Painters
Creators: name: Ceballos, Diana
name: Reeb-Whitaker, Carolyn
name: Glazer, Patricia
name: Murphy-Robinson, Helen
name: Yost, Michael
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Dermal contact with isocyanate-based coatings may lead to systemic respiratory sensitization. The most common isocyanates found in sprayed automotive coatings are monomeric and oligomeric 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI). Most spray painters use thin (4–5 mil) latex gloves that are not effective at preventing dermal exposures when spraying isocyanate paints. Personal interviews with collision repair industry personnel and focus groups with spray painters were held to characterize risk awareness, to examine perceptions and challenges concerning protective glove use and selection, and to generate ideas for protective glove use interventions. The most popular gloves among spray painters were thin (4–5 mil) and thick (14 mil) latex. We found that medium to thick (6–8 mil) nitrile were not always perceived as comfortable and were expected to be more expensive than thin (4–5 mil) latex gloves. Of concern is the user's difficulty in distinguishing between nitrile and latex gloves; latex gloves are now sold in different colors including blue, which has traditionally been associated with nitrile gloves. Even though spray painters were familiar with the health hazards related to working with isocyanate paints, most were not always aware that dermal exposure to isocyanates could contribute to the development of occupational asthma. There is a need for more research to identify dermal materials that are protective against sprayed automotive coatings. Automotive spray painters and their employers need to be educated in the selection and use of protective gloves, specifically on attributes such as glove material, color, and thickness.
Retrospective Assessment of Exposure to Chemicals for a Microelectronics and Business Machine Manufacturing Facility
Creators: name: Fleming, Donald A.
name: Woskie, Susan R.
name: Jones, James H.
name: Silver, Sharon R.
name: Luo, Lian
name: Bertke, Stephen J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A retrospective exposure assessment was performed for use in a health outcomes study of a facility manufacturing circuit boards, business machines, and other equipment during the years 1969–2002. A matrix was developed identifying chemical use by department-year based on company-provided information. Use of six chemical agents (fiberglass, lead, methylene chloride, methyl chloroform, perchloroethylene, and trichloroethylene) and six chemical classes (acid-base, aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, other hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, and metals), and general (including unspecified) chemicals was identified. The matrix also contained an assignment for each department-year categorizing the potential for use of chemicals as negligible, intermittent/incidental, or routine. These department-based exposure matrix data were combined with work history data to provide duration of potential chemical use for workers. Negligible, intermittent/incidental or routine extent-of-chemical-use categories comprised 42.6%, 39.4%, and 17.9%, respectively, of total person-years of employment. Cumulative exposure scores were also developed, representing a relative measure of the cumulative extent of potential exposure to the six chemical agents, six chemical classes, and general (including unspecified) chemicals. Additionally, the study period was divided into manufacturing eras showing trends in chemical use, and showing that process use of trichloroethylene and methylene chloride ended in the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s, respectively. This approach may be useful in other assessments addressing a variety of chemicals, and with data constraints common to retrospective chemical exposure studies.
Understanding Factors That Influence Protective Glove Use Among Automotive Spray Painters
Creators: name: Ceballos, Diana
name: Reeb-Whitaker, Carolyn
name: Glazer, Patricia
name: Murphy-Robinson, Helen
name: Yost, Michael
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Dermal contact with isocyanate-based coatings may lead to systemic respiratory sensitization. The most common isocyanates found in sprayed automotive coatings are monomeric and oligomeric 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI). Most spray painters use thin (4–5 mil) latex gloves that are not effective at preventing dermal exposures when spraying isocyanate paints. Personal interviews with collision repair industry personnel and focus groups with spray painters were held to characterize risk awareness, to examine perceptions and challenges concerning protective glove use and selection, and to generate ideas for protective glove use interventions. The most popular gloves among spray painters were thin (4–5 mil) and thick (14 mil) latex. We found that medium to thick (6–8 mil) nitrile were not always perceived as comfortable and were expected to be more expensive than thin (4–5 mil) latex gloves. Of concern is the user's difficulty in distinguishing between nitrile and latex gloves; latex gloves are now sold in different colors including blue, which has traditionally been associated with nitrile gloves. Even though spray painters were familiar with the health hazards related to working with isocyanate paints, most were not always aware that dermal exposure to isocyanates could contribute to the development of occupational asthma. There is a need for more research to identify dermal materials that are protective against sprayed automotive coatings. Automotive spray painters and their employers need to be educated in the selection and use of protective gloves, specifically on attributes such as glove material, color, and thickness.
Spectral wave modelling of Typhoon Krosa
Creators: name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Hsu, T.-W.
name: Roland, A.
name: Ou, S.-H.
name: Doong, D.-J.
name: Kao, C. C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper presents modelling the wave conditions in Typhoon Krosa prior to touching Taiwan in October 2007, with third-generation wave models of SWAN and WWM. The accuracy of the extreme wave measurement Hmax = 32 m with significant wave height Hs ≈ 24 m at the depth of h = 38 m is discussed first. It is concluded that the measurement does not appear faulty and is physically realistic. The numerical results are then analysed in order to examine the models' capability to reproduce the observed conditions. It is found that neither SWAN nor WWMII are able to hindcast the extreme measurement. Series of sensitivity tests are conducted for different numerical and diffraction schemes, and source functions. It is shown that, in the circumstances, the model performance only improves in response to the bottom-limited breaking formulation.
Retrospective Assessment of Exposure to Chemicals for a Microelectronics and Business Machine Manufacturing Facility
Creators: name: Fleming, Donald A.
name: Woskie, Susan R.
name: Jones, James H.
name: Silver, Sharon R.
name: Luo, Lian
name: Bertke, Stephen J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A retrospective exposure assessment was performed for use in a health outcomes study of a facility manufacturing circuit boards, business machines, and other equipment during the years 1969–2002. A matrix was developed identifying chemical use by department-year based on company-provided information. Use of six chemical agents (fiberglass, lead, methylene chloride, methyl chloroform, perchloroethylene, and trichloroethylene) and six chemical classes (acid-base, aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, other hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, and metals), and general (including unspecified) chemicals was identified. The matrix also contained an assignment for each department-year categorizing the potential for use of chemicals as negligible, intermittent/incidental, or routine. These department-based exposure matrix data were combined with work history data to provide duration of potential chemical use for workers. Negligible, intermittent/incidental or routine extent-of-chemical-use categories comprised 42.6%, 39.4%, and 17.9%, respectively, of total person-years of employment. Cumulative exposure scores were also developed, representing a relative measure of the cumulative extent of potential exposure to the six chemical agents, six chemical classes, and general (including unspecified) chemicals. Additionally, the study period was divided into manufacturing eras showing trends in chemical use, and showing that process use of trichloroethylene and methylene chloride ended in the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s, respectively. This approach may be useful in other assessments addressing a variety of chemicals, and with data constraints common to retrospective chemical exposure studies.
Turbulent mixing due to surface waves indicated by remote sensing of suspended particulate matter and its implementation into coupled modeling of waves, turbulence, and circulation
Creators: name: Pleskachevsky, Andrey
name: Dobrynin, Mikhail
name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Günther, Heinz
name: Stanev, Emil
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper studies the impact of the surface waves on the turbulent mixing. The satellite observations of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) at ocean surface as an indicator of turbulent quantities of the flow are used. In a water column, SPM builds a vertical profile depending on settling velocities of the particles and on vertical mixing processes, thus SPM is a perfect marker to study the turbulent quantities of the flow. Satellite observations in the North Sea show that surface SPM concentrations, in locations of its deposition, grow rapidly and build plume-shaped, long (many km) uninterrupted and consistent structures during a storm. Also, satellites reveal that SPM rapidly sinks to the seabed after the storm peak has passed and wave height decreases, i.e. with absence of strong turbulence. The non-breaking wave-induced turbulence has been discussed, parameterized and implemented into an equation of evolution of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) in the frame of mean-flow concept, which can be used in existing circulation models. The ratio between dissipated and total wave energy is used to describe the influence of wave dumping on the mean flow. Our numerical tests reproduce experiments in a wave tank very well and are supported by observations of SPM in the North Sea. Our results show that the motion of an individual non-breaking wave includes turbulent fluctuations if the critical Reynolds number for wave motion is exceeded, independent from presence of currents due to wind or tides. These fluctuations can produce high diffusivity and strongly influences mixing in the upper water layer of the ocean.
How Women Navigate Autonomy in the United States and the Forces Working Against Them
Creators: name: Corridon, Heather
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: feminist
politics
social issues

description: How Women Navigate Autonomy and the Forces Working Against Them is centered around women, society, and power dynamics. Papers from the Native Americas Colloquium, Literary Modernisms Course, and Philosophy and Religious Studies Proseminar work in concert to build the author's argument in parts one through three, respectively. In part one, the dehumanization of Native women through Colonial iconography to further the aims of white supremacy and the resulting definition of Native womanhood as created by these settler colonists is examined. In part two, the movement of women from object to subject through three narratives by James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Nella Larsen is explored. Finally, in part three, the project concludes with the inequitable application of the values of chastity and hospitality to men and women, and how these two values are used to control behavior, specifically that of women.
MPEC 2024-K106 : 2024 KN
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 KN

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.
Biokovinidae Gusic 1977
Creators: name: Schlagintweit, Felix
name: Rashidi, Koorosh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Loftusiida
Biokovinidae

description: Family Biokovinidae Gušić, 1977   Remarks: Loeblich and Tappan (1987, p. 91) defined the Biokovinidae as follows: “Test enrolled, at least in early stage, later may uncoil; wall coarsely perforated, in section appearing almost keriothecal, and honeycomb-like in transverse section; aperture simple, single, or multiple. Jurassic”. Loeblich and Tappan (1987) included the three genera Biokovina Gušić, 1977, Bosniella Gušić, 1977, and Chablaisia Septfontaine, 1978. The presence of internal structures (here: pillars) is not mentioned by Loeblich and Tappan (1987), but Biokovina possesses endoskeletal pillars. Mikhalevich (2004, p. 257) in addition included the presence of “phrenothekalike structures and endoskeletal elements (pillars)” in the diagnosis of the Biokovinidae. Concerning the “phrenothekalike structures” reference is made to comments included in the species comparison later in the present paper. Mikhalevich transferred Chablaisia to the pfenderinids and removed Bosniella from the Biokovinidae due to the lack of endoskeletal structures. In the recent classification of agglutinated benthic foraminifera provided by Kaminski (2014), the Biokovinidae includes the three genera Biokovina (with endoskeleton; no exoskeleton), Bosniella (neither endo- nor exoskeleton), and Trochamijiella Athersuch, Banner & Simmons, 1992 (without endoskeleton; with exoskeleton), taxa with and without internal structures. It is worth mentioning that Trochamijiella does not fit the family diagnosis provided by Loeblich and Tappan due to the lack of a perforated wall. The new genus Zagrosella is here placed into the family Biokovinidae with strict application of the diagnosis provided by Loeblich and Tappan (1987). In fact, at the actual state of knowledge there aren’t other families of complex larger benthic foraminifera (with or without Cretaceous representatives) with equivalent or similar morphology and wall structure in which the Maastrichtian taxon from Iran can be accommodated. In any case, Zagrosella fits the diagnosis of the superfamily Biokovinoidea Gušić (= Biokovinacea Gušić in Loeblich and Tappan, 1987) whose range was indicated as Lower Jurassic (Middle Jurassic) to Maastrichtian, thereby becoming one of its youngest representatives.
description: Published as part of Schlagintweit, Felix & Rashidi, Koorosh, 2017, Zagrosella Rigaudii N. Gen., N. Sp., A New Biokovinoidean Foraminifer From The Maastrichtian Of Iran, pp. 3-13 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 13 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13189884
Editorial
Creators: name: Bossio, Diana
name: Murphet, Blaise
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the first Special Edition of PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication. This edition begins what we hope to be a long-standing collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand Communications Association (ANZCA), and it provides a fantastic opportunity to highlight some of the best work from graduate scholars in media and communication. ANZCA is a professional association for researchers and professionals working in the broad field of media and communications. This ANZCA Special Edition showcases some fascinating findings and discussions around media theory and also engages with specific elements of communications practice.
Dependence of drag coefficient on the directional spreading of ocean waves
Creators: name: Ting, Chia Huan
name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Chalikov, Dmitry
name: Hsu, Tai Wen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Drag coefficient C 10 is one of the main characteristics used for calculation of surface stress based on mean wind speed U 10. Most of the dependences employ the sea drag as a function of this wind speed. It has been proposed, however, that for a given wind speed C 10 can depend on a number of other properties in the air-sea system. In the present paper, dependence of the drag coefficient on the directional spreading of surface waves is studied numerically. It is shown that such dependence can be significant. For a given wind speed, the sea drag can grow as much as 25% depending on the width of directional spectrum. The highest drag corresponds to the narrowest spectra, and for very narrow directional distribution it saturates. The largest impact of the sea-drag directional dependence is observed for the highest winds. Accounting for the directional spread of surface waves is therefore essential to improve parameterizations of C 10.
Rissoa clotho Hornes 1856
Creators: name: TĂMAȘ A.
name: TĂMAȘ D. M.
name: POPA M. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissoidae
Rissoa
Rissoa clotho

description: Rissoa clotho Hörnes, 1856
Fig. 2b
 1856 Rissoa clotho sp. nov. - Höernes, p. 574, pl. 48, fig. 20 a,b
 1975 Turboella (Turboella) clotho (Hörnes) - Bałuk, p. 70, pl. 8, fig. 8
 2004 Rissoa clotho Hörnes - Kowalke and Harzhauser, p.117, fig. 4D
Material: 13 specimens, five from L5, four form Lp2, one from Lp3and three from Lp10 (one specimen PMBBU 23851)
Description: Conical-elongated shell consisting of six whorls reaching up to 3 mm in height and 1.5 mm in width. The protoconch is build-up of 2.25 convex whorls. The teleoconch displays convex whorls separated by an incised suture. Ornamentation consists of prominent axial ribs that become more convex over the suture. On the last whorls, in their lower half, one can notice fine spiral threads, more obvious on the last whorl. This latter represents about 55% of the total shell height and is ornamented with 12 axial ribs. Oval aperture, the inner lip covers the umbilicus while the external lip displays varices.
Distribution: identified in Austria (Kowalke and Harzhauser, 2004), Poland (Bałuk, 1975).
description: Published as part of TĂMAȘ A., TĂMAȘ D. M. & POPA M. V., 2013, Badenian Small Gastropods From Lăpugiu De Sus (Făget Basin, Romania). Rissoidae Family, pp. 57-66 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 9 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13189681
Alvania (Alvania) productilis Boettger 1906
Creators: name: TĂMAȘ A.
name: TĂMAȘ D. M.
name: POPA M. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissoidae
Alvania
Alvania productilis

description: Alvania (Alvania) productilis Boettger, 1906
Fig. 2e
 1906 Alvania (Alvania) productilis n. sp. - Boettger, p. 156, nr. 539
 1934 Alvania (Alvania) productilis Boettger - Zilch, p. 212, pl. 5, fig. 83
 1975 Alvania (Alvania) productilis Boettger - Bałuk, p. 81, pl. 9, fig. 6
 1981 Alvania (Alvania) productilis (Boettger) - Švagrovskỳ, p.117, pl. 36, fig. 6, 7
Material: two specimens from L5 (one specimen PMBBU 23854)
Description: Conical shell consisting of five whorls, up to 2.10 mm in height and 1.25 mm in width.
Protoconch consists of two convex whorls ornamented with spiral threads; the transition to the teleoconch is not well noticeable. Teleoconch with convex whorls and a well-defined suture. On the first whorl there are 20 axial ribs intersected by four spiral threads. The last whorl represents about 70% of the total shell height; it is ornamented with 20 axial ribs intersected by spiral threads. The base is ornamented with four spiral threads. The aperture is drop-like. The inner lip covers the umbilicus, while the external none is thickened due to a varix; it presents inner denticles.
Distribution: identified in Poland (Bałuk, 1975), Slovacia (Švagrovskỳ, 1981), Romania (Boettger, 1906; Zilch, 1934)
description: Published as part of TĂMAȘ A., TĂMAȘ D. M. & POPA M. V., 2013, Badenian Small Gastropods From Lăpugiu De Sus (Făget Basin, Romania). Rissoidae Family, pp. 57-66 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 9 (1) on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13189681
Выбор генераторов для ветроэнергетических комплексов малой мощности
Creators: name: Шевченко, Валентина Владимировна
name: Дзюба, Николай Игоревич
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: возобновляемые источники энергии
ветроэнергетические установки
ВЭУ
генераторы ВЭУ

description: На русском: [Шевченко, В.В., Дзюба, Н.И. (2019) Выбор генераторов для ветроэнергетических комплексов малой мощности. Тезисы докладов ХXVІІ международной научно-практической конференции "Информационные технологии: наука, техника, технология, образование, здоровье" (MicroCAD), НТУ "ХПИ", Украина, Харьков, 15-17 мая 2019 года. Cекция 9 "Электромеханическое и электрическое преобразование энергии" (ISSN 2222-2944), в 4-х частях, часть 2. С. 123. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787157] Ключевые слова: возобновляемые источники энергии, ветроэнергетические установки (ВЭУ), генераторы ВЭУ. Репозиторий НТУ "ХПИ": все конференции MicroCAD, сборник - все тома, том 2 - открыть pdf, тезисы - открыть pdf.
Alvania (Alvania) ampulla
Creators: name: TĂMAȘ A.
name: TĂMAȘ D. M.
name: POPA M. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissoidae
Alvania
Alvania ampulla

description: Alvania (Alvania) ampulla (Eichwald, 1853)
Fig. 2g
 1853 Riss. ampulla m. - Eichwald, p. 274
 1954 Alvania montagui var. ampulla Eichw. - Friedberg, p. 376, pl. 22, fig 12
 1966 Rissoa (Alvania) montagui miocaenica Sacco - Strausz, p. 74, pl. 46, fig. 19, 20
 1971 Alvania (Alvania) montagui ampulla (Eichwald) - Rado, pl. 4, fig. 70, 86
 1975 Alvania (Alvania) montagui ampulla (Eichwald) - Bałuk, p. 79, pl. 9, fig. 9
 1981 Alvania montagui ampulla (Eichwald) - Krach, p. 49, pl. 15, fig. 13-15
 2000 Alvania (Alvania) montagui ampulla (Eichwald) - Popa and Ianoliu, p. 84, pl. 2, fig. 5
 2004 Alvania (Alvania) ampulla (Eichwald) - Kowalke and Harzhauser, p. 119, fig. 6D
Material: 44 specimens, 19 from L5, 11 from Lp2 and 14 Lp10 (one specimen PMBBU 23856)
Description: Conical shell with 5-6 whorls; up to 2.25 mm in height and 1.37 mm in width. In adult specimens, the protoconch is only partly preserved; juvenile specimens show protoconch with two convex whorls ornamented with fine spiral threads. Teleoconch with slightly convex whorls and canaliculate suture. The last whorl is about 70% of the total shell height. It is ornamented with more-pronounced 16-20 axial ribs intersected by 6 spiral threads. Towards the base, additional 3-4 spiral threads. Oval aperture, slightly sharper towards the top. The inner lip partly covers the umbilicus while the external one shows inner denticles and external varix.
Distribution: identified in Austria (Kowalke and Harzhauser, 2004), Poland (Friedberg, 1954; Bałuk, 1975; Krach, 1981), Hungary (Strausz, 1966), Romania (Rado, 1971; Popa and Ianoliu, 2000).
description: Published as part of TĂMAȘ A., TĂMAȘ D. M. & POPA M. V., 2013, Badenian Small Gastropods From Lăpugiu De Sus (Făget Basin, Romania). Rissoidae Family, pp. 57-66 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 9 (1) on pages 60-61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13189681
Alvania (Alvania) helenae Boettger 1901
Creators: name: TĂMAȘ A.
name: TĂMAȘ D. M.
name: POPA M. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissoidae
Alvania
Alvania helenae

description: Alvania (Alvania) helenae Boettger, 1901
Fig. 2h
 1901 Alvania (Alvania) helenae n. sp. - Boettger, p. 140, nr. 432
 1934 Alvania (Alvania) helenae Boettger - Zilch, p. 211, pl. 5, fig 81
 1975 Alvania (Alvania) helenae Boettger - Bałuk, p. 81, pl. 9, fig. 10
Material: four specimens from L5 (one specimen PMBBU 23857)
Description: Elongated conical shell with 5 whorls; up to 2.75 mm in heights and 1.63 mm in width. Protoconch consisting of about two convex whorls ornamented with spiral threads. Teleoconch with convex whorls ornamented with pronounced axial ribs intersected by finer spiral threads; knots form at the intersection. The last-but-one whorl shows one varix. The last whorl represents 65–70% of the total shell height; ornamented with 14-18 axial ribs intersected by 6 spiral threads. Towards the base, four additional spiral threads are noticeable. Drop-like aperture, with the inner lip covering the umbilicus. External lip with inner denticles and external varix.
Distribution: identified in Poland (Bałuk, 1975), Romania (Boettger, 1901; Zilch, 1934).
description: Published as part of TĂMAȘ A., TĂMAȘ D. M. & POPA M. V., 2013, Badenian Small Gastropods From Lăpugiu De Sus (Făget Basin, Romania). Rissoidae Family, pp. 57-66 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 9 (1) on page 61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13189681
Emission Factors for Gases and Particle-Bound Substances Produced by Firing Lead-Free Small-Caliber Ammunition
Creators: name: H. Wingfors
name: K. Svensson
name: L. Hägglund
name: S. Hedenstierna
name: R. Magnusson
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Lead-free ammunition is becoming increasingly popular because of the environmental and human health issues associated with the use of leaded ammunition. However, there is a lack of data on the emissions produced by firing such ammunition. We report emission factors for toxic gases and particle-bound compounds produced by firing lead-free ammunition in a test chamber. Carbon monoxide, ammonia, and hydrogen cyanide levels within the chamber were analysed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, while total suspended particles and respirable particles were determined gravimetrically. The metal content of the particulate emissions was determined and the associated organic compounds were characterized in detail using a method based on thermal desorption coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The particulate matter (∼30 mg/round) consisted primarily of metals such as Cu, Zn, and Fe along with soot arising from incomplete combustion. Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic aromatic compounds such as carbazole, quinolone, and phenazine were responsible for some of the 25 most significant chromatographic peaks, together with PAHs, diphenylamine, and phthalates. Emission factors were determined for PAHs and oxygenated PAHs; the latter were less abundant in the gun smoke particles than in domestic dust and diesel combustion smoke. This may be due to the oxygen-deficient conditions that occur when the gun is fired. By using an electrical low pressure impactor, it was demonstrated that more than 90% of the particles produced immediately after firing the weapon had diameters of less than 30 nm, and so most of the gun smoke particles belonged to the nanoparticle regime.