cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
I-Shaped Metamaterial Using SRR for Multi-Band Wireless Communication
Creators: name: Kumar, Pradeep
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 91202 Composite and Hybrid Materials
subject: FOS: Materials engineering
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified

description: A novel I-shaped metamaterial (ISMeTM) using split ring resonator (SRR) for multi-band 9 wireless communication is presented in this paper. The proposed ISMeTM unit cell structure is 10 designed using the three square split ring resonators (SSRRs) and I shaped copper strip at the centre. 11 The optimum size of the proposed ISMeTM is 10 × 10 × 1.6 mm 3 while utilizing the FR-4 dielectric 12 substrate material. The analysis of various array arrangements, variation in the ring gap, variation 13 in strip length, and the variation in strip width is performed to achive the optimum results for multi-14 band operation. The effective permittivity, permeability, and refractive index of the unit cell have 15 been analzed. The design and simulation of the ISMeTM unit cell and arrays are performed using 16 the Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Studio Suite and MATLAB. The equivalent circuit of 17 the ISMeTM is designed using the Advanced Design System (ADS) software. The ring split's inner 18 loop's gap functions as a capacitor, while the metallic ring itself functions as an inductor. Electric 19 resonance is created by the interaction between the split ring and the electric field. The interaction 20 of magnetic fields with metallic loops during EM propagation in the structure causes the magnetic 21 resonance. The variation in dimensions of the structure causes the variation in the inductance and 22 capacitance, which causes the variation in resonant frequency. The proposed design is optimized 23 after several parametric analyses. A comprehensive analysis of 1 x 2, 2 x 2, and 2 x 4 array is also 24 investigated. The results confirm the multi-band operation of the proposed ISMeTM. The proposed 25 ISMeTM is suitable for the multi-band C/X/Ku-band microwave applications.
Good practice learning and teaching for sustainability in higher education
Creators: name: Sandri, Orana
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Over the past 30 years, sustainable development has emerged as the imperative for the 21st Century in response to global challenges such as pollution, biodiversity loss, and social inequality, to name but a few. Universities play a critical role in equipping graduates with the capabilities and knowledge to respond to issues in increasingly complex local and global systems. While the case for education for sustainability (EfS) in higher education (HE) is well researched, what constitutes quality learning and teaching (L&T) practice for sustainability needs further exploration. Through a qualitative, multiple case study inquiry of four university level courses, this dissertation explores what is unique to the learning experience and delivery of EfS in HE and what ‘good practice’ L&T in EfS should involve based on the accounts of learners and teachers in the case study courses. This research makes an original contribution to knowledge by combining existing theory of good practice EfS with empirical research using participant observation, learner surveys and focus groups, and interviews with educators to better understand what needs to be considered in course design and delivery of EfS based on lived experience of L&T in EfS. The research found that good practice is learner-centred. The empirical data validates existing theory and the findings provide insight into factors such as teacher passion, learner empowerment and reflexivity to facilitate deep, ongoing learning.
A design investigation into the use of recycled thermoplastics for furniture applications in the Australian market
Creators: name: Burke, David
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: The use of recycled thermoplastic materials in furniture products is the result of the application of a methodology that is grounded in design and making within an ecodesign framework. This framework includes techniques and methods for ease of assembly and disassembly, material efficiency and reuse, economy of production and lifecycle extension within the practice of furniture design.

Through the development of innovative furniture products that incorporate recycled thermoplastics derived from mixed material and product sources, this project challenges the proposition that thermoplastics may only be successfully recycled into products of significant value when separated into single polymer types.

Grounded in research through design this practice combines the use of waste from plastic recycling in Victoria as a source material to explore and create a range of furniture that challenges the value proposition above. This research proposes that the process of furniture design incorporating recycled thermoplastics produces new forms, techniques and implications for design practice.
Supplemental Material - “A Slow-Rolling Disaster: Assessing the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Militant Violence”
Creators: name: Pape, Robert A.
name: Price, Christopher
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 220104 Human Rights and Justice Issues
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental Material for “A Slow-Rolling Disaster: Assessing the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Militant Violence” by Robert Pape and Christopher Price in Journal of Conflict Resolution
sj-docx-1-asm-10.1177_10731911231178289 – Supplemental material for Standalone Performance Validity Tests May Be Differentially Related to Measures of Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Verbal Memory in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Creators: name: Lace, John W.
name: Sanborn, Victoria
name: Galioto, Rachel
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-asm-10.1177_10731911231178289 for Standalone Performance Validity Tests May Be Differentially Related to Measures of Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Verbal Memory in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis by John W. Lace, Victoria Sanborn and Rachel Galioto in Assessment
Additional file 2 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 2: Figure S2. RCS curve of the association of BRI with KSD stratified by A age, B sex; C hypertension, and D DM. RCS, restricted cubic spline; BRI, body roundness index; KSD, kidney stone disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.
Development of macro/nanocellular foams in polymer nanocomposites
Creators: name: Bhattacharya, Subhendu
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: This thesis focuses on the generation of fine cell polymer foams using a heterogeneous nucleating agent (nanoclay), appropriate polymer blending strategies and accurate control of foam processing parameters. Foaming behaviour of HMSPP/ clay nanocomposites and HMS-PP/EVA/clay nanocomposite blends is studied using a batch and a continuous foam injection moulding system. Morphological studies using TEM and SEM led to a few interesting deductions. It is very difficult to attain complete exfoliation in case of HMS-PP/clay nanocomposites even at low clay loadings due to a non polar nature and low graft efficiencies of HMS-PP matrix. The addition of clay to an immiscible blend of HMS-PP/EVA results in compatibilization between the dispersed and the continuous phase. Nanocellular foams (290 nm) were subsequently generated in the batch process at a foaming temperature of 147oC and 25 seconds foaming time. The addition of immiscible EVA-28 to the HMS-PP matrix in presence of clay particles further results in reduction of foam cell sizes to 100 nm. The effect of gas concentration, foaming temperature, injection pressure, and foaming time on foam cell size was studied. It was found that the foam cell size was highly sensitive to the injection pressure at the mould gate (hence pressure drop rate) and foaming temperature. The cell size linearly decreased with increase in gas concentration and foaming time. The sensitivity of foam cell sizes to changes in processing parameters decreases with increase in clay concentration. The effect of addition of clay particle on gas solubility was modelled using the Guggenheims contact fraction approach and subsequently a new model to predict gas solubility was developed using statistical thermodynamic tools. Additionally the effect of shear and extensional rheology on foam cell morphology was modelled. It was found that the viscoelasticity of the polymer matrix greatly affects cell sizes as compared to extensional viscosity.
Signal processing using short word-length
Creators: name: Sadik, Amin
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Recently short word-length (normally 1 bit or bits) processing has become a promising technique. However, there are unresolved issues in sigma-delta modulation, which is the basis for 1b/2b systems. These issues hindered the full adoption of single-bit techniues in industry. Among these problems is the stability of high-order modulators and the limit cycle behaviour. More importantly, there is no adaptive LMS structure of any kind in 1b/2b domain. The challenge in this problem is the harsh quantization that prevents straightforward LMS application. In this thesis, the focus has been made on three axes: designing new single-bit DSP applications, proposing novel approaches for stability analysis, and tacking the unresolved problems of 1b/2b adaptive filtering. Two structures for 1b digital comb filtering are proposed. A ternary DC blocker structure is also presented and performanc e is tested. We also proposed a single-bit multiplierless DC-blocking structure. The stability of a single-bit high-order signma-delta modulator is studied under dc inputs. A new approach for stability analysis is proposed based on analogy with PLL analysis. Finally we succeeded in designing 1b/2b Wiener-like filtering and introduced (for the first time) three 1b/2b adaptive schemes.
Additional file 3 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 3: Figure S3. RCS curve of the association of BMI with KSD stratified by A age, B sex; C hypertension, and D DM. RCS, restricted cubic spline; BMI, body mass index; KSD, kidney stone disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.
A Review on Recent Advances in the Applications of Boron-Doped Diamond Electrochemical Sensors in Food Analysis
Creators: name: Sarakhman, Olha
name: Švorc, Ľubomír
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Science Policy

description: The usage of boron-doped diamond (BDD) material has found to be very attractive in modern electroanalytical methods and received massive consideration as perspective electrochemical sensor due to its outstanding (electro)chemical properties. These generally known facilities include large potential window, low background currents, ability to withstand extreme potentials and strong tendency to resist fouling compared to conventional carbon-based electrodes. As evidence of superiority of this material, couple of reviews describing the overview of various applications of BDD electrodes in the field of analytical and material chemistry has been reported in scientific literature during last decade. However, herein proposed review predominantly focuses on the most recent developments (from 2009 to 2020) dealing with the application of BDD as an advanced and environmental-friendly sensor platform in food analysis. The main method characteristics of analysis of various organic food components with different chemical properties, including additives, flavor and aroma components, phenolic compounds, flavonoids and pesticides in food matrices are described in more details. The importance of BDD surface termination, presence of sp2 content and boron doping level on electrochemical sensing is discussed. Apart from this, a special attention is paid to the evaluation of main analytical characteristics of the BDD electrochemical sensor in single- and multi-analyte detection mode in food analysis. The recent achievements in the utilizing of BDD electrodes in amperometric detection coupled to flow injection analysis, batch injection analysis, and high-performance liquid chromatography are also commented. Moreover, actual trends in sample preparation techniques prior to electrochemical sensing in food analysis are referred.
Natural TiO2-Nanoparticles in Soils: A Review on Current and Potential Extraction Methods
Creators: name: Campos, Daniel Armando
name: Schaumann, Gabriele Ellen
name: Philippe, Allan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The monitoring of anthropogenic TiO2-nanoparticles in soils is challenged by the knowledge gap on their characteristics of the large natural TiO2-nanoparticle pool. Currently, no efficient method is available for characterizing natural TiO2-nanoparticles in soils without an extraction procedure. Considering the reported diversity of extraction methods, the following article reviews and discusses their potential for TiO2 from soils, focusing on the selectivity and the applicability to complex samples. It is imperative to develop a preparative step reducing analytical interferences and producing a stable colloidal dispersion. It is suggested that an oxidative treatment, followed by alkaline conditioning and the application of dispersive agents, achieve such task. This enables the further separation and characterization through size or surface-based separation (i.e., hydrodynamic fractionation methods, filtration or sequential centrifugation). Meanwhile, cloud point extraction, gel electrophoresis, and electrophoretic deposition have been studied on various nanoparticles but not on TiO2-nanoparticles. Furthermore, industrially applied methods in, for example, kaolin processing (flotation and flocculation) are interesting but require further improvements on terms of selectivity and applicability to soil samples. Overall, none of the current extraction methods is sufficient toward TiO2; however, further optimization or combination of orthogonal techniques could help reaching a fair selectivity toward TiO2.
The principles of database storytelling / remembering Bogle Chandler
Creators: name: Young, Rebecca
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Designers are increasingly creating interactive stories for use in diverse situations, such as online newspapers, galleries, museums and courtrooms. Although there is a large body of scholarship devoted to storytelling in video games, there is a lack of comparable research into the design of interactive narratives for other applications. This study applies Lev Manovich’s theory of database narrative to the practice of web-based interactive storytelling. The study incorporates the creation of an interactive website that utilises a database of audiovisual material to tell the story of the Bogle Chandler murders. Gilbert Bogle, a physicist, and Margaret Chandler, the wife of one of Bogle’s colleagues, were found dead on the banks of the Lane Cove River on New Year’s Day, 1963. The cause of their deaths has never been established and the case is still unsolved. The online project, Remembering Bogle Chandler, demonstrates the viability of a dialogue between new media theory and the practice of interactive storytelling. This is accompanied by a formal and technical document that systematically elucidates a theoretical framework of database narrative. This document looks at a range of interactive narratives, focussing on two case studies, Remembering Bogle Chandler and The Whale Hunt by Jonathan Harris. This practical and theoretical study results in the following conclusions about the aesthetic design of an interactive narrative. The designer may use metadata to create a narrative that is variable across multiple dimensions, including time, space, point-of-view, scale and theme. The designer may harness the user’s knowledge of a range of mechanical and classical HCI interfaces. The designer may create an audiovisual interface that simultaneously illustrates a narrative and allows the user to operate it. The designer may automate the functions of an interface to assist the user’s co-authoring of the work. Most significantly, the designer may create multiple versions of a story that the user assembles into a multi-faceted and complex understanding of the narrative.
ELECTRONIC BANKING MECHANISMS AND CUSTOMER  SATISFACTION IN A CASHLESS POLICY ERA: STUDY OF  DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS.
Creators: name: Dr. Jude, E. Madu
name: Princewell, Okoduwa
name: Dr. Chibike, Onyije Nwuba
Publisher: name: ASP Journal
Year: 2024
Subjects: Automated Teller Machines, Bank Performance, Information and Communication Technology, Cashless Policy, Customers satisfaction, Fund Transfer, Point of Sale, Mobile Banking

description: The Nigeria cashless policy has been saddled with numerous challenges experienced by bank’s customers, employees and even owners. This is as a result of inefficient electronic banking method. Many deposit money banks in Nigeria have tried some measures to improve their electronic banking services, yet the cashless policy is still a mirage to many Nigerians. The aim of this study is to identify how to utilize electronic banking methods on the implementation of cashless policy by Deposit Money Banks. To realize this, primary data was obtained from employees of selected Deposit Money Bank Branches in FCT Abuja. Result of data analysis reveals that a significant relationship exists between cashless policy implementation and electronic banking tools including Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Electronic Fund transfer, Mobile Banking, and Point of Sale (POS) machines. Based on the findings, the study recommends that for electronic banking to be effective and realize its needed objectives, all Deposit Money Banks should: ensure a 24/7 uninterrupted internet services for all their operations to encourage mobile banking; adequately train and periodically retrain its personnel to ease and encourage customers’ patronage for electronic money transfer; provide Automated Teller Machines (ATM) in all parts of the country to expand customers’ access to the machines: and also provide Point of Sale machines to customers at zero-cost to encourage use of the machines
Additional file 4 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 4: Figure S4. RCS curve of the association of waist circumference with KSD stratified by A age, B sex; C hypertension, and D DM. RCS, restricted cubic spline; KSD, kidney stone disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.
Effect of fibre diameter, at a specified web weight and mechanical bonding on parameters and characteristics of fibre cement felts
Creators: name: James, Pritika
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: This research focuses on Fibre Cement Felts (FCF), which is a non-woven textile substrate acting as a conveyor belt for the manufacturing of Fibre Cement Sheets (FCS). Fibre Cement Felts are a valued component required in the manufacturing process of Fibre Cement Sheets, used in construction for today’s building industry. Identifying the key factors that most influence FCF will assist in understanding of the relationship between fibre diameters, carded web, and mechanical bonding. As these factors have an effect on the performance requirements and characteristics of FCF, this will ultimately impact the production of Fibre Cement Products.

The main purpose of this research was to investigate the influence fibres types and parameters selected for manufacturing FCF. In addition the effects of the needling sequence, and the influence of these parameters on the final physical and performance characteristics of FCF. This research recognised that the mechanical properties of the fibre, and the manufacturing methods used both have an effect on the physical parameters and performance attributes of a FCF. These factors affect the performance requirements and characteristics of FCF for the end application for the production of FCS on a Fibre Cement Machine.
Additional file 5 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 5: Table S1. Subgroups analysis for the associations of ABSI with prevalence of KSD.
Void scapes
Creators: name: Katsumoto, Ritsuko
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Void Scapes is a creative visual and experimental design project that investigates the idea of secluded landscape of contemplation within the urban or suburban environment. This research explores the visual nature of the relationship between the space of contemplation and its surrounding context. The final aim of the research is to create a space of withdrawal which utilises and interacts with the visual elements of its surrounds.

For centuries most cultures have embraced the idea of a place where one may withdraw from the demands of normal life to reflect or simply find temporary respite. In “Contemporary Landscapes of Contemplation”, UC Berkley lecture, Marc Treib notes that historically contemplation has accompanied withdrawal from the web of normal life.1 I found it was generally conceded that contemporary everyday life can be demanding and stressful, the pressures often seemingly relentless. I also found that urban or suburban environments can be poor, both visually and aurally. It is a reminder of how we are constantly bombarded by information that can be confusing or unsettling. The universality of this experience made me realise there could be a genuine need for the creation of public spaces that provide a retreat and some relief from these everyday demands.
Additional file 6 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 6: Table S2. Subgroups analysis for the associations of BRI with prevalence of KSD.
Templated synthesis of polymer nanocapsules: the role of template characteristics in dictating the efficiency of drug delivery systems
Creators: name: Dohrmann, Emma
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: The fabrication and employment of nano-size vehicles for the effective delivery of drugs for therapeutic applications is an emerging and promising field in nanotechnology. Although a diverse range of drug delivery vehicles exist today, most lack the finer control over their size and monodispersity which is essential if they are to be introduced into the body. This thesis exploits template particles for the fabrication of polymeric nanocapsules with structurally unique characteristics. To achieve this, silica nanoparticles acting as templates were first investigated, where the effects of the experimental parameters on the size and monodispersity of the templates was explored and optimised using both single and multivariable experiments, so that the particles could be tailored to their required application. Following template fabrication, a comparison study of two template-facilitated approaches to nanocapsules synthesis were investigate and the combination of the solid core/mesoporous shell (SC/MS) approach along with the polymer material chitosan was found to be the most effective drug delivery system (DDS). Through modification of the same SC/MS approach, seven structurally unique chitosan nanocapsules were fabricated and the size of the vehicle was identified to be the most influential characteristic when comparing the cytotoxic efficiency. The body of this work identifies a promising nanocapsular drug delivery system for the future, which was demonstrated good control over the size and monodispersity of the nanocapsules, a high loading capacity for the water-liable drug curcumin, biocompatibility and high cytotoxic efficiency when the drug is incorporated.
Additional file 7 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 7: Table S3. Subgroups analysis for the associations of BMI with prevalence of KSD.
Etching of the Circassian Being Torn Asunder
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 0
Subjects: Bridgehampton
Shipwrecks
Ship accidents
Boat & ship industry
Ships
Lifesaving stations
Etchings

description: This photograph shows a etching depicting the scene of the shipwrecked Circassian on rough winter seas in December 1876.
title: Les développements technologiques au service des suivis scientifiques dans les aires protégées / J1
Publisher: name: Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
Year: 2024

description: Bioacoustique, télédétection, ADN, pièges photographiques... ces domaines ont récemment connu d'importants développements qui révolutionnent les suivis de la biodiversité. Ces rencontres étaient destinées à faire le point sur ces technologies qui peuvent décupler la puissance des suivis, faciliter le travail des gestionnaires, mais aussi inquiéter ou décevoir…
Additional file 8 of Association of novel anthropometric indices with prevalence of kidney stone disease: a population-based cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Hu, Xudong
name: Li, Xiang
name: Ye, Nan
name: Zhou, Zhenwen
name: Li, Guangyuan
name: Jiang, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 8: Table S4. Subgroups analysis for the associations of waist circumference with prevalence of KSD.
An apparent ugliness: fashion and dressing poor
Creators: name: Rhodes, Kate
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Whereas fashion’s drive keeps us in a constant embrace with changing styles, this thesis has at its centre the question: “What happens when modern fashion is no longer driven by beauty and glamour?” Arguably, the rise of what we call fashion and its liberation of beauty from classical canons occurred simultaneously during the nineteenth century. Umberto Eco writes, “beauty could now express itself by making opposites converge, so that ugliness was no longer the negation of beauty, but its other face”. Moreover, we hear repeatedly that we coexist with contrasting models of beauty “because the opposition beautiful/ugly no longer has any aesthetic value: ugly and beautiful would be two possible options to be experienced neutrally”. That is, both beauty and ugliness are made up of interdependent and complex references. Thus the thesis is a tour through what will be called “apparent ugliness” and the spectrum of ugliness in fashion as a way to discuss our relationship with style and our social bodies. In parallel, the thesis tracks the changing way we think about our clothes and their state of appearance.

Structurally, each chapter explores the concept of apparent ugliness as the positive reformation of holes, stains, tears and the clothing of the poor in fashion. An apparent ugliness is the historical supplement, I argue, behind the current trend for poor looks. This redrawing of the traditional aesthetic drivers of fashion make dressing poor a complex field of study. At its heart, ugliness reconfigures those features deliberately kept at fashion’s margins as acceptable, even high street style.

The thesis is a hermeneutic study: it wants to interpret ugliness in fashion. In exposing the mechanics of fashion, in revealing the seams as it were of those traditional drivers of fashion – beauty and glamour – we see the destruction of the illusion of fashion and an unknotting of many of the certainties around how and why we dress the way we do. Thus dressing poor represents a willful instability in its relationship to beauty and offers an alternative way to think through the history of fashion.
A compassionate and relational understanding of adults with a diagnosis of
      borderline personality disorder
Creators: name: Fagan, Stephanie
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2017

description: Adults with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often
      experience stigma due to the reductionist narrative that accompanies its
      conceptualisation. The aim of this research was to challenge the
      reductionist narrative by exploring a relational understanding of BPD and
      integrating the construct of compassion.

      In Chapter 1, qualitative research that explored the relationships between
      adults with a diagnosis of BPD and mental health professionals was
      synthesised. Twenty-four themes that described relational dynamics
      emerged. These dynamics were reconceptualised by applying psychological
      theory to develop 12 3rd order interpretation themes. During this process,
      compassionate terminology based upon psychological theory was integrated
      into the understanding. In addition, four cycles of relational dynamics
      were identified between adults with a diagnosis of BPD and mental health
      professionals based upon these 3rd order interpretations.

      In Chapter 2, a qualitative research study was conducted which explored
      experiences of compassion in adults with a diagnosis of Borderline
      Personality Disorder (BPD) to further the development of the construct of
      compassion in relation to BPD. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
      was used to develop themes from the narratives of six adults with a
      diagnosis of BPD. Five themes emerged: Emotional Connection to Suffering,
      Empathic Understanding, Prioritisation of Needs, A Model of Genuine
      Compassion and Developing Self-acceptance and a Sense of Worthiness. The
      themes were integrated into a recovery model that highlighted the process
      of recovery through therapeutic relationships that model genuine
      compassion. In addition, barriers to compassion and factors which
      facilitate compassion emerged from the analysis which have implications
      for clinical practice.

      In Chapter 3, a critical appraisal was conducted which outlined the
      rationale for the research and compared findings from the previous two
      chapters to consider how a compassionate and relational understanding can
      be integrated into the BPD narrative to challenge stigma and inform
      positive therapeutic relationships.
Erntefrische Nachbarschaft: Eine Qualitative Forschungsarbeit Zum Beitrag Von Gemeinschaftsgärten Zu Einer Nachhaltigen Stadt- Und Quartierentwicklung Aus Sicht Der Soziokulturellen Animation
Creators: name: Stocker, Petra
name: Huber, Timo
name: Schneider, Florian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: gnd:4721392-9
subject: gnd:1065269277
subject: gnd:4056730-8

description: In dieser Bachelor-Arbeit wird der Beitrag von Gemeinschaftsgärten zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung und zu einer nachhaltigen Stadt- und Quartierentwicklung aufgezeigt. Gemeinschaftsgärten sind städtische Freiflächen, die freiwillig und im Kollektiv bewirtschaftetet werden. Mittels einer qualitativen Forschung nach der Methodologie der «Grounded Theory» in einem Gemeinschaftsgartenprojekt in Bern konnten die Wirkungen von Gemeinschaftsgärten eruiert werden. Kriterien nachhaltiger Stadt- und Quartierentwicklung, Netzwerktheorien und raumtheoretische Konzepte dienten dazu, die entstandene Theorieskizze zu erklären, zu bewerten und zu deuten. Aus den Forschungsergebnissen lässt sich ableiten, dass Gemeinschaftsgärten Möglichkeitsräume darstellen. Sie dienen als grüne Begegnungsplattform im Quartier zum Austausch von Wissen und zum Aufbau einer Nachbarschaft. Für Teilnehmende eines Gemeinschaftsgartenprojekts bieten sie Aneignungsmöglichkeiten, was zu einem persönlichen Bezug führt. Dies erhöht die Bereitschaft, sich für diesen Raum zu engagieren. Durch ihr Erscheinungsbild werten Gemeinschaftsgärten den Nahraum auf und steigern die Lebensqualität der Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner. Viele weitere Aspekte eines Gemeinschaftsgartens tragen zu einer nachhaltigen Stadt- und Quartierentwicklung bei und sichern somit die Zukunftsfähigkeit einer Stadt. Aus soziokulturell-animatorischer Sicht ist die starke Eigeninitiative und Selbstverwaltung der Gärtnernden zu unterstützen. Dabei kann die Soziokulturelle Animation eine intermediäre Position einnehmen, um zwischen der Zivilgesellschaft und der Stadtverwaltung bezüglich Freiflächennutzung zu vermitteln.
description: + Code Diss LU: hslusa bask 2011 be + Fussnote: Bachelor-Arbeit, Hochschule Luzern - Soziale Arbeit, Ausbildungsgang Soziokultur 2011
Identidad Digital Científica
Creators: name: García-Peñalvo, F. J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: GRIAL; Grupo de investigación; Líneas de investigación; Proyectos de investigación; Servicios; Diseminación científica; Divulgación científica; Identidad digital del investigador; Ciencia abierta; Conocimiento abierto.

description: Seminario sobre la creación y mantenimiento de la Identidad Digital Científica impartido en las Jornadas CINAIC 2018 – EcoAprendemos, celebradas en el CICEI (Centro de Innovación para la Sociedad de la Información) de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, en Gran Canaria, el 13-14 de septiembre de 2018.
Additional file 1 of CDCA5 promoted cell invasion and migration by activating TGF-β1 pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingsong
name: Zhang, Rong
name: Li, Yuzhi
name: Yang, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary Material 1
Additional file 2 of CDCA5 promoted cell invasion and migration by activating TGF-β1 pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingsong
name: Zhang, Rong
name: Li, Yuzhi
name: Yang, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary Material 2
Additional file 3 of CDCA5 promoted cell invasion and migration by activating TGF-β1 pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingsong
name: Zhang, Rong
name: Li, Yuzhi
name: Yang, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary Material 3
Additional file 4 of CDCA5 promoted cell invasion and migration by activating TGF-β1 pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingsong
name: Zhang, Rong
name: Li, Yuzhi
name: Yang, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary Material 4
Modelling, simulation and optimisation of asymmetric rotor profiles in twin-screw superchargers
Creators: name: Ilie, Katherine
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: There is a growing recognition worldwide of the need for more powerful, smaller petrol engines, capable of delivering the higher picking power of larger engines, yet still being economical and environmentally friendly when used for day-to-day driving. An engineering solution for more efficient engines has been considered by research so far. It has been identified that superchargers can potentially improve the performance of automotive engines; therefore research has focused on developing superchargers and supercharger components with higher efficiency. Of particular interest to the research presented in this thesis has been the twin-screw supercharging compressor with design adapted for automotive use (the twin-screw supercharger). The performance of this supercharger type depends on the volume and total losses of the air flow through the supercharger rotors more than on any oth er aspects of its behaviour. To accurately predict the efficiency of the twin-screw supercharger for matching a particular engine system, accurate supercharger design is required. The main objective of this research was the investigation of the existing limitations of twin-screw superchargers, in particular leakage and reduced efficiency, leading to the development of optimal asymmetric rotor profiles. This research has been completed in four stages defining an innovative rotor design method. The parametric three-dimensional geometric model of twin-screw supercharger rotors of any aspect ratio was developed. For model validation through visualisation, CAD rotor models with scalable data were generated in commercial CAD software and calibrated experimentally by Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) tests. Calibrated rotor profile data can be transferred into CAD-CFD interface for flow simulation and performance optimisation. Through the application of this new rotor design method, new opportunities are created for the twin-screw supercharger design practice, making it a part of the engineering solution for more efficient engines.
Additional file 5 of CDCA5 promoted cell invasion and migration by activating TGF-β1 pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingsong
name: Zhang, Rong
name: Li, Yuzhi
name: Yang, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary Material 5
sj-docx-1-taj-10.1177_20406223231171554 – Supplemental material for Afterload-related cardiac performance is a powerful hemodynamic predictor of mortality in patients with chronic heart failure
Creators: name: Wu, Yihang
name: Tian, Pengchao
name: Liang, Lin
name: Chen, Yuyi
name: Feng, Jiayu
name: Huang, Boping
name: Huang, Liyan
name: Zhao, Xuemei
name: Wang, Jing
name: Guan, Jingyuan
name: Li, Xinqing
name: Zhang, Yuhui
name: Zhang, Jian
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Cardiology
subject: Endocrinology
subject: Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Aged Health Care
subject: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Respiratory Diseases

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-taj-10.1177_20406223231171554 for Afterload-related cardiac performance is a powerful hemodynamic predictor of mortality in patients with chronic heart failure by Yihang Wu, Pengchao Tian, Lin Liang, Yuyi Chen, Jiayu Feng, Boping Huang, Liyan Huang, Xuemei Zhao, Jing Wang, Jingyuan Guan, Xinqing Li, Yuhui Zhang and Jian Zhang in Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
Additional file 6 of CDCA5 promoted cell invasion and migration by activating TGF-β1 pathway in human ovarian cancer cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingsong
name: Zhang, Rong
name: Li, Yuzhi
name: Yang, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary Material 6
sj-docx-2-ict-10.1177_15347354231178898 – Supplemental material for Chinese Herbal Medicine Improved Survival in Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients: Data Mining of the Incorporated Taiwan Cancer Registry Database and Hospital Database
Creators: name: Chen, Po-En
name: Hung, Hao-Hsiu
name: Huang, Wei-Te
name: Yeh, Chen-Hsuan
name: Kao, Yi-Wei
name: Shia, Ben-Chang
name: Huang, Sheng-Teng
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-ict-10.1177_15347354231178898 for Chinese Herbal Medicine Improved Survival in Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients: Data Mining of the Incorporated Taiwan Cancer Registry Database and Hospital Database by Po-En Chen, Hao-Hsiu Hung, Wei-Te Huang, Chen-Hsuan Yeh, Yi-Wei Kao, Ben-Chang Shia and Sheng-Teng Huang in Integrative Cancer Therapies
sj-docx-2-wmr-10.1177_0734242X231175817 – Supplemental material for Reflections on COVID-19 pandemic and waste management in developing countries: A case study in São Paulo city, Brazil
Creators: name: Vargas, Isabela Salgado
name: Gomes, Fernanda Bento Rosa
name: Castro, Samuel Rodrigues
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-wmr-10.1177_0734242X231175817 for Reflections on COVID-19 pandemic and waste management in developing countries: A case study in São Paulo city, Brazil by Isabela Salgado Vargas, Fernanda Bento Rosa Gomes and Samuel Rodrigues Castro in Waste Management & Research
Transformation Geometry Attitude Scale (TGAS) Development and Validation for Secondary School Learners in Uganda
Creators: name: Ndungo, Issa
name: Balimuttajjo, Sudi
name: Ekugizibwe, Edwin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
classificationCode: 390109
subject: Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy

description: Transformation geometry, a core topic in secondary school mathematics, strengthens students' spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. Students’ attitudes toward transformation geometry significantly influence their engagement, motivation, and achievement in mathematics. However, existing attitude scales either focus on general mathematics/geometry, are designed for other educational levels or were developed outside Uganda, limiting their contextual relevance. This study aimed to develop and validate the Transformation Geometry Attitude Scale (TGAS) for assessing Ugandan secondary school learners' attitudes. The scale was developed through expert consultations and piloted among 132 secondary students. Validation involved Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and reliability testing. The initial 36-item scale (α = 0.85) was refined to 22 items across three dimensions: Interest & Confidence (α = 0.80), Engagement & Metacognition (α = 0.77), and Relevance & Applications (α = 0.85). The validated TGAS provides a reliable tool for evaluating students’ attitudes and informing instructional strategies in transformation geometry. Future research should apply Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) across diverse educational settings to further validate its structure.