cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Challenging oneself on the threshold to the world of research – frail older people’s experiences of involvement in research
Creators: name: I Berge
name: E Barenfeld
name: S Dahlin-Ivanoff
name: M Haak
name: Qarin Lood
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020, The Author(s). Background: User involvement of people outside academia in research is argued to increase relevance of research for society and to empower the involved lay persons. Frail older people can be a hard to reach group for research and thus an underrepresented group in research. There is a lack of knowledge how collaboration with frail older people should be best performed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore frail older people’s experiences of involvement in research. Methods: In this study we have invited people, 75 years of age or older screened as physically frail and who have previously participated in a study as data sources, to share their experiences by intensive interviewing. Data was collected and analysed in parallel inspired by a constructivist grounded theory approach. Results: The results demonstrate how frail older people have different incentives, how their context of ageing and the unusual position of being involved in research altogether influenced how, where and in what way they wished to be involved in research. This is described in three categories: Contributing to making a difference for oneself and others, Living a frail existence and Being on somebody else’s turf. The categories compose the core category, Challenging oneself on the threshold to the world of research, which symbolises the perceived distance between the frail older people themselves and the research world, but also the challenges the frail older people could go through when choosing to be involved in research. Conclusions: Frail older people have a varied capacity to participate in research, but in what way and how is difficult to know before they have been involved in the process of research. Our results advocate that it is problematic to exclude frail older people a priori and that there is a potential for new perspectives and knowledge to be shaped in the encounter and in the relationship between the researcher and the frail older person. For research to be able to cater for frail older people’s needs of health services, their voices need to be heard and taken into consideration.
Additional file 3 of Internalised stigma among people with mental illness in Africa, pooled effect estimates and subgroup analysis on each domain: systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Alemu, Wondale Getinet
name: Due, Clemence
name: Muir-Cochrane, Eimear
name: Mwanri, Lillian
name: Ziersch, Anna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Supplementary Material 3
ProNT_Supp_VascMed_18AUG – Supplemental material for Pro-neurotensin/neuromedin N and risk of ischemic stroke: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
Creators: name: Nicoli, Charles D
name: Wettersten, Nicholas
name: Judd, Suzanne E
name: Howard, George
name: Howard, Virginia J
name: Struck, Joachim
name: Cushman, Mary
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cardiology
subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material, ProNT_Supp_VascMed_18AUG for Pro-neurotensin/neuromedin N and risk of ischemic stroke: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study by Charles D Nicoli, Nicholas Wettersten, Suzanne E Judd, George Howard, Virginia J Howard, Joachim Struck and Mary Cushman in Vascular Medicine
Most fairies fly, but this one digs: The Florida Museum of Natural History Mammals Collection's elusive, subterranean pink fairy armadillo specimen
Creators: name: Olson, Selby
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference oral presentation on Most fairies fly, but this one digs: The Florida Museum of Natural History Mammals Collection's elusive, subterranean pink fairy armadillo specimen by Ph.D. Student Selby Olson of Ph.D. Student University Of Florida Gainesville United States for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
Use of continental gastropods as bioindicators of human impact in a subtropical region
Creators: name: Alvarez-Cerrillo, Laura Regina
name: Betancourt-Lozano, Miguel
name: Ruiz-Luna, Arturo
name: Araiza-Gómez, Victoria
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: This study explores the potential of continental gastropods as bioindicators of human impact within a subtropical region and contributes to the knowledge of the diversity of this group. Their limited ability to disperse makes them effective in reflecting local environmental conditions. This study aimed to assess species abundance in an ecological gradient from rural to protected urban localities in a coastal area of northwest Mexico. A qualitative human impact index was established by assigning grades of qualitative attributes for each locality and then contrasted with the frequency and abundance of the gastropod species. A total of 859 gastropods of 21 species were collected, with the first report for Sinaloa state on the non-native terrestrial species: Allopeas gracile and the freshwater species: Biomphalaria glabrata, Melanoides tuberculata, and Pomacea sp. Our results indicate that four terrestrial species were completely absent in areas with moderate impact; their absence may indicate sensitivity to environmental disturbances, which makes them potential bioindicators: Bulimulus sp., Euglandina turris, Orthalicus melanocheilus, and Tryonigens remondi. The native species showed low abundances and diversity in localities with moderate human impact index, contrasting with introduced species that exhibited high abundances; the distribution and abundance of subtropical continental gastropods reflect the environmental conditions associated with anthropogenic impact.
Salt-induced expression of intracellular vesicle trafficking genes, CaRab-GTP, and their association with Na+ accumulation in leaves of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Creators: name: C Sweetman
name: G Khassanova
name: TK Miller
name: NJ Booth
name: A Kurishbayev
name: S Jatayev
name: NK Gupta
name: P Langridge
name: CLD Jenkins
name: KL Soole
name: Day, David
name: Y Shavrukov
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020, The Author(s). Background: Chickpea is an important legume and is moderately tolerant to salinity stress during the growing season. However, the level and mechanisms for salinity tolerance can vary among accessions and cultivars. A large family of CaRab-GTP genes, previously identified in chickpea, is homologous to intracellular vesicle trafficking superfamily genes that play essential roles in response to salinity stress in plants. Results: To determine which of the gene family members are involved in the chickpea salt response, plants from six selected chickpea accessions (Genesis 836, Hattrick, ICC12726, Rupali, Slasher and Yubileiny) were exposed to salinity stress and expression profiles resolved for the major CaRab-GTP gene clades after 5, 9 and 15 days of salt exposure. Gene clade expression profiles (using degenerate primers targeting all members of each clade) were tested for their relationship to salinity tolerance measures, namely plant biomass and Na+ accumulation. Transcripts representing 11 out of the 13 CaRab clades could be detected by RT-PCR, but only six (CaRabA2, −B, −C, −D, −E and −H) could be quantified using qRT-PCR due to low expression levels or poor amplification efficiency of the degenerate primers for clades containing several gene members. Expression profiles of three gene clades, CaRabB, −D and −E, were very similar across all six chickpea accessions, showing a strongly coordinated network. Salt-induced enhancement of CaRabA2 expression at 15 days showed a very strong positive correlation (R2 = 0.905) with Na+ accumulation in leaves. However, salinity tolerance estimated as relative plant biomass production compared to controls, did not correlate with Na+ accumulation in leaves, nor with expression profiles of any of the investigated CaRab-GTP genes. Conclusion: A coordinated network of CaRab-GTP genes, which are likely involved in intracellular trafficking, are important for the salinity stress response of chickpea plants.
Isolation and comparative genotoxicity screening of trichokonins VI and VIII on CHO-K1 cells
Creators: name: Goulart, Mirian O.
name: Paulino, Julia M.
name: Silveira, Natália N.
name: Bertonha, Ariane F.
name: Berlinck, Roberto G. S.
name: Santos, Raquel A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Peptaibols are fungal peptides that exhibit efficacy against pathogen microorganisms. Trichokonin VI (TK-VI) and trichokonin VIII (TK-VIII) are known peptaibols isolated from the endolichenic fungi Hypocrea sp. Previous investigations reported that trichokonin VI presents antiproliferative effects on tumor cells. This study is pioneering in elucidating the genotoxic effects of TK-VI and TK-VIII, contributing to the thorough assessment of their safety as potential therapeutic agents. The present investigation aimed to evaluate the genotoxicity of TK-VI and TK-VIII on CHO-K1 cells. Cytotoxicity was evaluated using the XTT assay and clonogenic survival assays, followed by evaluation of DNA damage using the comet assay and micronucleus test conducted in vitro. The XTT assay results indicated IC50 values of 10.30 µM and 9.89 µM for TK-VI and TK-VIII, respectively. The clonogenic survival assay indicated that concentrations of 10 µM or higher completely inhibited the cell colony formation. In the comet assay, both TK-VI and TK-VIII increased the DNA damage score and the frequency of comet nuclei in all tested concentrations. In the micronucleus assay, TK-VI and TK-VIII at 10 µM increased the frequency of MN in CHO-K1 cells. Both TK-VI and TK-VIII exhibited genotoxic effects. Our findings underscore the importance of considering the genotoxicological safety of peptaibols, particularly when assessing their potential for other biological activities.
Introduction: Dostoevsky and the Novel in Modernity
Creators: name: Bowers, Katherine
name: Holland, Kate
Publisher: name: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Russian literature
subject: Fiction
subject: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
subject: Nineteenth century
subject: Narration (Rhetoric)

description: This is the introduction to the volume, Dostoevsky at 200: The Novel in Modernity, published in 2021 by University of Toronto Press. Marking the bicentenary of Dostoevsky's birth, Dostoevsky at 200: The Novel in Modernity takes the writer's art – specifically the tension between experience and formal representation – as its central theme. While many critical approaches to Dostoevsky's works are concerned with spiritual and philosophical dilemmas, this volume focuses instead on questions of design and narrative to explore Dostoevsky and the novel from a multitude of perspectives. Contributors situate Dostoevsky's formal choices of narrative, plot, genre, characterization, and the novel itself within modernity and consider how the experience of modernity led to Dostoevsky's particular engagement with form. Conceived as a forum for younger scholars working in new directions in Dostoevsky scholarship, this volume asks how narrative and genre shape Dostoevsky's works, as well as how they influence the way modernity is represented. Of interest not only to readers and scholars of Russian literature but also to those curious about the genre of the novel more broadly, Dostoevsky at 200 is pathbreaking in its approach to the question of Dostoevsky's contribution to the novel as a form.
Additional file 1 of Stem-loop structures control mRNA processing of the cellulosomal cip-cel operon in Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum
Creators: name: Wang, Na
name: Li, Ping
name: Cheng, Ying
name: Song, Houhui
name: Xu, Chenggang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Secondary structure prediction of all intergenic regions (IRs) from cip-cel operon. Figure S2. RNA cleavage sites were precisely identified by primer extension assay. Figure S3. Analysis of the stability of fbfp mRNA. Figure S4. The effect of RNase J on RNA cleavage of the cip-cel operon. Table S1. Strains and plasmids used in this study. Table S2. Primers used in this study. Table S3. Sequences of IRs in the cip-cel operon.
Landscape structure influences the eukaryome of a folivorous-frugivorous primate
Creators: name: Klain, Vinícius
name: Maestri, Simone
name: Bicca-Marques, Júlio César
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Eukaryotes are important components of primate gut communities. Despite their role in the diversity and structure of the gut ecosystem, microbiome research has focused on the prokaryotic component of the gut community. While gut bacteria are shaped by host phylogeny and diet, these factors are known to have negligible effects on eukaryotic diversity, which is expected to be modulated by the characteristics of the habitat. We assess the influence of landscape composition and configuration on the eukaryome of black and gold howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya). We collected fecal samples from 10 independent social groups inhabiting small forest fragments or orchards enriched with native tree species and applied an 18S rRNA gene fragment metabarcoding approach to describe their eukaryotic communities. We used generalized linear models to assess the power of landscape metrics in predicting the richness, diversity, evenness, and phylogenetic diversity of the eukaryome. Most communities were dominated by Ascomycota, and it is likely that many of the reads had an environmental origin. Forest cover affected eukaryome richness positively and patch density showed a positive relationship with the Simpson’s diversity and Pielou’s evenness indexes. Howler monkeys living in landscapes with lower habitat coverage had a lower eukaryotic alpha-diversity in the fecal microbiome.
Humic acid attenuates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Creators: name: Tekes, Ender
name: Gulen, Meltem Ickin
name: Silan, Coskun
name: Bagla, Aysel Guven
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity, a major limitation of this chemotherapeutic agent, involves oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. This study investigated the potential renoprotective effects of humic acid in a rat model of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Forty-two male Wistar rats were assigned to six groups: control, humic acid, cisplatin, cisplatin + humic acid 10 mg/kg, cisplatin + humic acid 20 mg/kg, and cisplatin + humic acid 40 mg/kg. On day 7, the rats were sacrificed, and cardiac blood and kidneys were collected for biochemical and histopathological examinations. Humic acid administration significantly attenuated the cisplatin-induced increases in renal TNF-α and NF-κB levels, indicating a reduction in inflammation. Humic acid also ameliorated histopathological damage, including Bowman’s capsule dilatation, tubular cell degeneration, and hemorrhage. However, humic acid did not significantly alter oxidative stress parameters or caspase-3 levels. Humic acid demonstrates a protective effect against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats, primarily by mitigating the inflammatory response. While HA’s beneficial effects on oxidative stress and apoptosis were limited in this study, its ability to reduce inflammation highlights its potential as a therapeutic strategy to mitigate cisplatin-induced kidney injury.
An analysis of the mineral composition of pink salt available in Australia
Creators: name: F Fayet-Moore
name: C Wibisono
name: P Carr
name: E Duve
name: P Petocz
name: G Lancaster
name: McMillan, Joanna
name: Marshall, Skye
name: M Blumfield
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Little is known about the mineral composition of pink salt. The aim of this study was to evaluate for the first time the mineral composition of pink salt available for purchase in Australia and its implications for public health. Pink salt samples were purchased from retail outlets in two metropolitan Australian cities and one regional town. Color intensity, salt form, and country of origin were coded. A mass spectrometry scan in solids was used to determine the amount of 25 nutrients and non-nutritive minerals in pink salt (n = 31) and an iodized white table salt control (n = 1). A wide variation in the type and range of nutrients and non-nutritive minerals across pink salt samples were observed. One pink salt sample contained a level of lead (>2 mg/kg) that exceeded the national maximum contaminant level set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Pink salt in flake form, pink salt originating from the Himalayas, and darker colored pink salt were generally found to contain higher levels of minerals (p < 0.05). Despite pink salt containing nutrients, >30 g per day (approximately 6 teaspoons) would be required to make any meaningful contribution to nutrient intake, a level that would provide excessive sodium and potential harmful effects. The risk to public health from potentially harmful non-nutritive minerals should be addressed by Australian food regulations. Pink salt consumption should not exceed the nutrient reference values for Australia and New Zealand guidelines of <5 g of salt per day.
Discovering the richness of Brazilian amphibians and reptiles through images from Instagram profiles
Creators: name: Ramalho, Werther Pereira
name: Andreani, Tainã Lucas
name: de Melo, Ana Clara Moreira
name: Moreira, Larissa
name: de Morais, Alessandro Ribeiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Science Policy

description: Social media posts can enhance public understanding of biodiversity by promoting species discovery and raising awareness of its importance. Here, we evaluated the representativeness of amphibian and reptile species published on Instagram profiles and discussed the role of social media in publicizing these animals. We analyzed Brazilian profiles that regularly published photos of herpetofauna on Instagram between 2015 and 2021. We identified 1,739 images of 597 amphibian species, mostly anurans, and 2,036 images of 532 reptile species, mostly squamates. The number of images is strongly correlated with the number of amphibian and reptile species featured on Instagram profiles. The species featured in the posts tended to reflect the actual richness of the herpetofauna from Brazil, with a tendency toward species described in earlier taxonomic studies. Endemic and native Brazilian species appeared more frequently, most of which were not classified as threatened. As a result, endangered species were underrepresented in posts, indicating the need for more content highlighting their conservation. These actions, however, should be approached cautiously due to the risks of inadvertently exposing species targeted by the illegal wildlife trade. Finally, we discuss strategies to optimize social media posts to ensure they fulfill their potential in supporting biodiversity conservation.
Moving around living collection in Meise Botanic Garden: the Green Ark project.
Creators: name: Mergen, Patricia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference oral presentation on Moving around living collection in Meise Botanic Garden: the Green Ark project. by Liaison Officer Patricia Mergen of Liaison Officer Meise Botanic Garden Meise Belgium for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
Essential oil quality and purity evaluation via ft-ir spectroscopy and pattern recognition techniques
Creators: name: Kustrin, Snezana
name: P Ristivojevic
name: V Gegechkori
name: TM Litvinova
name: Morton, David
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Essential oils are highly volatile, aromatic concentrated extracts from plants with wide applications. In this study, fast, easy-to-use attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) was combined with chemometric techniques to verify essential oils’ taxonomy and purity. Principal component analysis (PCA) clustered 30 essential oil samples into three different groups based on plant botanical family and concentration. The first group contained highly concentrated oils from the Asteraceae family, the second group contained highly concentrated oils from the Lamiaceae family, while the last group contained three highly concentrated essential oils from different botanical families and commercial-grade essential oils. Thus, commercial-grade oil samples did not cluster with the corresponding concentrated oil samples despite their similar spectral patterns or botanical family. A loading plot identified infrared (IR) bands that correspond to carbonyl, vinyl, methyl and methylene group vibrations as the most important spectral bands that can be used as marker bands for discrimination between different botanical plant family groups. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) confirmed the results obtained by PCA. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with chemometric algorithms provides a direct and non-destructive method for chemotaxonomic classification of medicinal and aromatic essential oils and an assessment of their purity.
Supplemental Material, sup_table_2_quality - Can Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Reduce the Incidence of Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Creators: name: Wang, Yiwei
name: Huang, Dong
name: Wang, Maoyun
name: Liang, Zongan
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Cardiology
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material, sup_table_2_quality for Can Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Reduce the Incidence of Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yiwei Wang, Dong Huang, Maoyun Wang and Zongan Liang in Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
Under the Floorboards, Over the Door: The Gothic Corpse and Writing Fear in The Idiot
Creators: name: Bowers, Katherine
Publisher: name: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Gothic literature
subject: Russian literature
subject: Nineteenth century
subject: Fiction
subject: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
subject: Realism

description: This chapter argues that the concept of the gothic corpse can be productively used to analyze Dostoevsky's The Idiot (1869) through the deployment of two specific imagined corpses in the novel: "The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb" by Hans Holbein the Younger and the murderer's victim buried under the floorboards of Rogozhin's house. The author identifies three scenes, each significant for the narrative's meaning and each focused on the image of the corpse. The author argues that gothic narrative force, stemming from the corpse imagery, informs the overall plot of The Idiot and, more broadly, Dostoevsky's attempts to incorporate affect into realist representation.
sj-pdf-1-acr-10.1177_0284185120901503 - Supplemental material for Pulmonary flow assessment by phase-contrast MRI can predict short-term mortality of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases
Creators: name: Tsuchiya, Nanae
name: Iwasawa, Tae
name: Ogura, Takashi
name: Yamashiro, Tsuneo
name: Yara, Satomi
name: Fujita, Jiro
name: Murayama, Sadayuki
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110320 Radiology and Organ Imaging
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-acr-10.1177_0284185120901503 for Pulmonary flow assessment by phase-contrast MRI can predict short-term mortality of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases by Nanae Tsuchiya, Tae Iwasawa, Takashi Ogura, Tsuneo Yamashiro, Satomi Yara, Jiro Fujita and Sadayuki Murayama in Acta Radiologica
Additional file 1 of Treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in five European countries: a real-world evidence survey
Creators: name: Bailey, Hollie
name: Lee, Adam
name: Eccles, Laura
name: Yuan, Yong
name: Burlison, Helen
name: Forshaw, Cameron
name: Varol, Nebibe
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Cancer

description: Additional file 1.
Digital Media Projects in the Dostoevsky Classroom
Creators: name: Bowers, Katherine
Publisher: name: Modern Language Association
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Literature
subject: Evaluation
subject: Crime
subject: Punishment
subject: Literature--Study and teaching
subject: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
subject: Digital media
subject: Educational technology

description: This chapter gives an overview of several different projects grounded in digital media approaches or digital humanities methodologies that I assign my students while we are reading Dostoevsky's novels. In particular, Crime and Punishment is rich for this kind of approach. Projects include a digital mapping project using software like StoryMapsJS or Google Maps, a collaborative digital research project such as a Wiki or virtual exhibit, and a digital reading and interpretation project utilizing social/new media approaches such as Twitter or LiveJournal. For each, I outline the benefits of each type of project, the nuts and bolts of constructing these types of assignments, helpful resources, and new ways of looking at the novel revealed through digital media approaches. Each assignment has its pluses and minuses. Positives in all cases, in my view, outweigh the minuses and I have been significantly impressed at the development of my students' analytical skills as a result of assigning digital projects in my classroom. However, it is true that introducing digital media projects carries with it some considerations for the instructor doing so, including marking practice, crafting rubrics that judge fairly, and the kind of tools and information students require to successfully and, with as little stress and strife as possible, learn new digital skills for these projects. In each specific discussion of an assignment or tool, the chapter emphasizes general best practices so that, as technology evolves beyond these digital tools, the material will remain potentially useful for future readers and Dostoevsky instructors.
Rapoport effects in edaphic spiders (Araneae) diversity along an elevational gradient in Brazilian semiarid domain
Creators: name: Azevedo, Raul
name: Júnior, Luis Gonzaga Sales
name: de Azevedo, Francisco Roberto
name: de Araújo Lira, André Felipe
name: Sobczak, Jober Fernando
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The Rapoport Effect is a macroecological approach that proposes to explain the trend of species distribution across environmental gradients. Here, edaphic spiders were chosen as a model organism to test the Rapoport Effect along an elevational gradient in a ‘Brejo de Altitude’ in the Baturité Massif, Northeast Brazil. Spiders were sampled during 13 months from August 2020 to August 2021 using pitfall traps in five elevational bands distributed along the Baturité Massif. A total of 1,476 individuals were collected, of which adults correspond to 1,171 individuals, belonging to 107 morphospecies from 29 families. A tendency was observed in the decrease of species richness as a function of the increase in altitude, except in the two higher bands. We also found that 26 morphospecies present maximum elevational amplitude (740 m). Our results provide support for the occurrence of the Rapoport Effect in edaphic spiders along the elevational gradient in Baturité Massif.
Additional file 1 of Prevalence and predictors of premarital sexual intercourse among young women in sub-Saharan Africa
Creators: name: Budu, Eugene
name: Seidu, Abdul-Aziz
name: Armah-Ansah, Ebenezer Kwesi
name: Frimpong, James Boadu
name: Aboagye, Richard Gyan
name: Anin, Stephen Kofi
name: Hagan, John Elvis
name: Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Distribution of age across explanatory variables.
Shift, Sharpen, Share: Redesigning a Help Desk Portfolio to Enhance Discovery Support
Creators: name: Tobias, Christine
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Electronic information resources
subject: Transformational leadership
subject: Library science
subject: Information science

description: Organizational realignment between libraries and campus IT is challenging. It is also an opportunity to rethink library services. This presentation highlights the benefits of expanding a service portfolio and strategies to shift, sharpen, and share staff skills for success in providing enhanced electronic resources and discovery systems support.
Moving Collections in a Pandemic? No Problem! How Planning and Preparation Saved the Day
Creators: name: Yousse, Margo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference oral presentation on Moving Collections in a Pandemic? No Problem! How Planning and Preparation Saved the Day by Collections Assistant Margo Yousse of Collections Assistant Denver Botanic Gardens Denver United States for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
CADTH_Supplementary_Tables – Supplemental material for A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Quality of Life By Dialysis Modality in the Treatment of Kidney Failure: A Systematic Review
Creators: name: Budhram, Brandon
name: Sinclair, Alison
name: Komenda, Paul
name: Severn, Melissa
name: Sood, Manish M.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicine

description: Supplemental material, CADTH_Supplementary_Tables for A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Quality of Life By Dialysis Modality in the Treatment of Kidney Failure: A Systematic Review by Brandon Budhram, Alison Sinclair, Paul Komenda, Melissa Severn and Manish M. Sood in Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Digital Project Evaluation Template
Creators: name: Mapes, Kristen
name: Topham, Kate
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Digital humanities
subject: Computer literacy

description: Evaluation template for digital humanities projects. Used in "Introduction to Digital Humanities" undergraduate course at Michigan State University. The template is a learning tool for thinking through the materials in a digital project as well as the labor and uncovering the human in the project.

This template document is a significant revision and update of http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/tfab-j603 from 2017.
description: Evaluation template for digital humanities projects. Used in "Introduction to Digital Humanities" undergraduate course at Michigan State University. The template is a learning tool for thinking through the materials in a digital project as well as the labor and uncovering the human in the project. This template document is a significant revision and update of http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/tfab-j603 from 2017.
How can the lived environment support healthy ageing? A spatial indicators framework for the assessment of age-friendly communities
Creators: name: Davern, M
name: Winterton, Rachel
name: Brasher, Kathleen
name: Woolcock, G
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 33
subject: Built environment and design
classificationCode: 3304
subject: Urban and regional planning
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4406
subject: Human geography

description: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Guide was released by the World Health Organization over a decade ago with the aim of creating environments that support healthy ageing. The comprehensive framework includes the domains of outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information, and community and health services. A major critique of the age-friendly community movement has argued for a more clearly defined scope of actions, the need to measure or quantify results and increase the connections to policy and funding levers. This paper provides a quantifiable spatial indicators framework to assess local lived environments according to each Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFC) domain. The selection of these AFC spatial indicators can be applied within local neighbourhoods, census tracts, suburbs, municipalities, or cities with minimal resource requirements other than applied spatial analysis, which addresses past critiques of the Age-Friendly Community movement. The framework has great potential for applications within local, national, and international policy and planning contexts in the future.
Additional file 1 of Impact of Exercise in Hypoxia on Inflammatory Cytokines in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Creators: name: Khalafi, Mousa
name: Sakhaei, Mohammad Hossein
name: Symonds, Michael E.
name: Noori Mofrad, Saeid Reza
name: Liu, Yubo
name: Korivi, Mallikarjuna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Marine Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Search strategy. Table S2. Risk of bias assessment. Table S3. Summary of subgroup analyses. Table S4. Sensitivity analyses. Fig. S1. Forest plot of the effects of exercise in hypoxia on IL-6. Data are reported as SMD. SMD: standardized mean difference. Wahl et al, 2013 A [52]: exercise at 2000 m; Wahl et al, 2013 AA [52]: exercise at 4000 m. Fig. S2. Forest plot of the effects of exercise in hypoxia on TNF-α. Data are reported as SMD. SMD: standardized mean difference. Blegen et al, 2008 A [42]: Low-intensity exercise; Blegen et al, 2008 AA [42]: high-intensity exercise. Fig. S3. Forest plot of the effects of exercise in hypoxia on IL-10. Data are reported as SMD. SMD: standardized mean difference. Fig. S4. Forest plot of the effects of exercise in normoxia on IL-6. Data are reported as SMD. SMD: standardized mean difference. Wahl et al, 2013 A [52]: exercise at 2000 m; Wahl et al, 2013 AA [52]: exercise at 4000 m. Fig. S5.. Forest plot of the effects of exercise in normoxia on TNF-α. Data are reported as SMD. SMD: standardized mean difference. Blegen et al, 2008 A [42]: Low-intensity exercise; Blegen et al, 2008 AA [42]: high-intensity exercise. Fig. S6.. Forest plot of the effects of exercise in normoxia on IL-10. Data are reported as SMD. SMD: standardized mean difference.
Landscape spatial configuration influences the richness of howler monkey gut parasites
Creators: name: Klain, Vinícius
name: Bicca-Marques, Júlio César
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology

description: Habitat loss and fragmentation are landscape-scale processes that affect the dynamics of parasitic infections. Most research on primate-parasite interactions has focused on the patch-scale, compromising inferences at the landscape level. We investigated the influence of landscape composition and configuration on the richness of gastrointestinal parasites infecting howler monkeys (Alouatta spp.). We compiled published data on howler monkey parasite richness and analyzed them from a landscape perspective. We established a screening process to include only studies on free-ranging howlers that included a detailed map or a description of the sites. Then, we created land cover maps using satellite images and applied generalized linear models to assess the influence of forest cover, matrix impermeability, patch density, edge density, and mean Euclidean distance to the nearest forest fragment on parasite richness and the occurrence of the most prevalent parasites. Edge density and patch density affected parasite richness negatively. Landscape configuration has a stronger effect on the parasites infecting howler monkeys than its composition. The effects of forest edges and patch density on parasite richness are likely promoted by changes in the abiotic conditions necessary for the survival of the free-living stages of parasites or the survival and reproduction of vectors and intermediate hosts.
sj-pdf-5-ipe-10.1177_2041669520961120 - Supplemental material for Spatial Heterogeneity in Bistable Figure-Ground Perception
Creators: name: Nonie J. Finlayson
name: Neacsu, Victorita
name: D. S. Schwarzkopf
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-5-ipe-10.1177_2041669520961120 for Spatial Heterogeneity in Bistable Figure-Ground Perception by Nonie J. Finlayson, Victorita Neacsu and D. S. Schwarzkopf in i-Perception
Proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding: a cross-sectional survey of women's experiences of receiving support in the RUBY randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: McLardie-Hore, Fiona
name: McLachlan, Helen
name: Touran Shafiei
name: Forster, Della
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © Objective The Ringing Up about Breastfeeding earlY (RUBY) randomised controlled trial (RCT) of proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding found that infants of women allocated to the intervention were more likely to be receiving breast milk at 6 months of age than those receiving usual care. This study explores women's experiences of receiving the RUBY peer support intervention. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Women were recruited from the postnatal units of three tertiary hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. Participants Women allocated to receive telephone peer support in the RUBY RCT who completed a telephone interview at 6 months postpartum (501/574 (87%) in trial intervention arm) were invited to complete a postal survey on their experience of receiving support. Outcomes Experiences of support from the allocated peer, perceived helpfulness, topics discussed, overall satisfaction with the support and frequency and duration of contact were explored. Results Surveys were sent between August 2013 and March 2016, and 72% (360/501) responded of whom 341 recalled receiving peer support. Women reported high levels of perceived helpfulness (79%) and overall satisfaction with the peer support (93%). Discussions included breastfeeding topics (milk supply, attachment), baby care, baby behaviour, and reassurance and emotional support. Women valued the practical and realistic support from another mother, as well as the proactive nature, continuity and accessibility of the support. The empathy, reassurance and encouragement provided helped the mothers to € cope', to continue breast feeding and to feel empowered. Conclusion Most respondents were positive about their experience of receiving proactive telephone peer support for breastfeeding, further supporting the roll-out of this model as a strategy for increasing breastfeeding maintenance to 6 months. Recommendations include flexibility in the scheduling of calls according to individual need, and the use of text messages in conjunction with proactive calls, to enhance and facilitate communication between the peer and the mother. Trial registration number ACTRN12612001024831.
Mitigative and neuroprotective effects of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil on serotonin syndrome-induced neurotoxicity in male albino rats
Creators: name: Babaker, Manal A.
name: Alazabi, Naema Ibolgasm
name: Haredy, Shimaa A.
name: Algohary, Ayman Mohamed
name: Anwar, Mai M.
name: Yousef, Einas M.
name: Ahmed-Farid, Omar A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Virology

description: The term serotonin syndrome (SS) is a potentially life-threatening devastating condition triggered by the excessive accumulation of serotonin, often due to an overdose or the concurrent use of multiple serotonergic drugs. Lavandula angustifolia (lavender), a known plant from the Lamiaceae family, is very rich in essential oils, minerals, and tannins. This study aimed to elucidate the detrimental effects of SS on the brain and to evaluate the neuroprotective potential of L. angustifolia essential oil. Male rats were randomly divided into the following groups: control (Group 1); L. angustifolia-treated (Group 2); ondansetron-treated high-dose (Group 3); sertraline-treated high-dose (Group 4); low-dose ondansetron + sertraline-treated (Group 5); high-dose ondansetron + sertraline-treated (Group 6); low-dose ondansetron + sertraline + L. angustifolia-treated (Group 7); and high-dose ondansetron + sertraline + L. angustifolia-treated (Group 8). Neurotransmitter levels, dopamine metabolites, and expressed cytokines were quantified. Additionally, histological assessment of the hippocampus was performed. The results revealed significant disruptions in neurotransmitter and amino acid levels within the hippocampus across the treated groups. Notably, the high-dose ondansetron + sertraline group presented pronounced increases in serotonin, 5-HIAA, and proinflammatory cytokines, resulting in neurotoxicity and pronounced alterations in the hippocampus. Conversely, treatment with L. angustifolia significantly attenuated these neurotoxic effects. The findings suggest that L. angustifolia confers neuroprotection against the deleterious effects of SS, particularly by counteracting the neurotoxic impact of combined serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists and serotonin reuptake inhibitors within the hippocampus. These findings highlight the potential of L. angustifolia as a natural therapeutic agent for mitigating SS-induced neurotoxicity.
Supplementary_files – Supplemental material for Systematic review with meta-analysis: age-related malignancy detection rates at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Creators: name: Jong, Judith J. De
name: Lantinga, Marten A.
name: Thijs, Ina M. E.
name: Reuver, Philip R. De
name: Drenth, Joost P. H.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, Supplementary_files for Systematic review with meta-analysis: age-related malignancy detection rates at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by Judith J. de Jong, Marten A. Lantinga, Ina M. E. Thijs, Philip R. de Reuver and Joost P. H. Drenth in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
How can the lived environment support healthy ageing? A spatial indicators framework for the assessment of age-friendly communities
Creators: name: M Davern
name: Winterton, Rachel
name: K Brasher
name: G Woolcock
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Guide was released by the World Health Organization over a decade ago with the aim of creating environments that support healthy ageing. The comprehensive framework includes the domains of outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information, and community and health services. A major critique of the age-friendly community movement has argued for a more clearly defined scope of actions, the need to measure or quantify results and increase the connections to policy and funding levers. This paper provides a quantifiable spatial indicators framework to assess local lived environments according to each Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFC) domain. The selection of these AFC spatial indicators can be applied within local neighbourhoods, census tracts, suburbs, municipalities, or cities with minimal resource requirements other than applied spatial analysis, which addresses past critiques of the Age-Friendly Community movement. The framework has great potential for applications within local, national, and international policy and planning contexts in the future.
Study on the acute and subchronic oral toxicity of Calculus Bovis Sativus in rats
Creators: name: Xia, Ying
name: Yuan, Yuan
name: Tang, Xiaoqiao
name: Fan, Jun
name: Fan, Bolin
name: Qu, Min
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mental Health
subject: Hematology
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: This study aims to assess the acute and subchronic toxicity of Calculus Bovis Sativus (CBS), which is an ideal substitute for natural Calculus Bovis. After conducting a test of acute toxicity with KM mice of both sexes, it was determined that oral CBS had a lethal dosage (LD50) of greater than 9.26 g/kg BW. For ninety days, Wistar rats were fed on CBS orally at dosages of 0, 167, 501, and 1503 mg/kg BW/day, respectively, as part of the subchronic investigation. A comparison of the controls with the 1503 mg/kg and 501 mg/kg dosage groups revealed significant differences in the hematological and serum biochemical parameters, such as RBC, HGB, MONO%, PLT, LYMPH% and GLU, TP, ALB, and Ca2+, were observed. However, values of the above parameters fell within our laboratory’s normal range. In terms of body weight, food intake, urinalysis, clinical chemistry, and pathology, no other adverse effects were observed. After 90 days of exposure, the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of CBS in rats was determined to be 1503 mg/kg BW/day.