cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Food aid, cash transfers and producer prices in Ethiopia
Creators: name: Arega, Meron Assefa
name: Shively, Gerald
name: Arega, Meron Assefa
name: Shively, Gerald
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: emergency relief
subject: Ethiopia
subject: food aid
subject: PSNP
subject: SUR

description: We measured the producer price impacts of food and cash transfer programmes in Ethiopia using monthly panel data from 37 zones in four major regions over the period January 2007 to December 2010. We studied the independent and joint impacts of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) and emergency relief programmes on producers’ prices for teff, wheat and maize. We estimated a series of dynamic, fixed-effects, seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) models. The results indicate that food aid allocated from both the PSNP and emergency relief programmes has either no discernible correlation with subsequent prices, or a weak negative correlation. This suggests no strong disincentive effect of food aid on agricultural producers. The magnitudes of the correlations between prices and seasonal and time trends are substantially stronger than those associated with cash and grain transfers to local markets.
Additional file 1 of Efficacy of using an intravenous catheter to repair damaged expansion lines of endotracheal tubes and laryngeal masks
Creators: name: Wang, Tingting
name: Wang, Jiang
name: Lu, Yao
name: Liu, Xuesheng
name: Chen, Shangui
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1.
Comprehensive study on band-gap variations in $sp^3$-bonded semiconductors: roles of electronic states floating in internal space
Creators: name: Matsushita, Yu-ichiro
name: Oshiyama, Atsushi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have performed electronic structure calculations to explore the band-gap dependence on polytypes for $sp^3$-bonded semiconducting materials, i.e., SiC, AlN, BN, GaN, Si, and diamond. In this comprehensive study, we have found that band-gap variation depending on polytypes is common in $sp^3$-bonded semiconductors; SiC, AlN, and BN exhibit smallest band gaps in $3C$ structure, whereas diamond does in $2H$ structure. We have also clarified that the microscopic mechanism of the band-gap variations is attributed to peculiar electron states $floating$ in internal channel space at the conduction-band minimum (CBM), and that internal channel length and the electro-static potential in channel affect the energy level of CBM.
description: 8 pages, 8 figures
The impact of the National Food Buffer Stock Company on price transmission in Ghana
Creators: name: Armah, Ebenezer
name: Kissi, Evans Appiah
name: Fiankor, Dela-Dem Doe
name: Armah, Ebenezer
name: Kissi, Evans Appiah
name: Fiankor, Dela-Dem Doe
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: threshold error correction
subject: asymmetric price transmission
subject: vertical price transmission
subject: white maize market
subject: national food buffer stock company

description: Achieving state market policies depends partly on the extent to which changes in commodity prices are transmitted along supply chains. This paper examines the effect of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) on price transmission between white maize wholesale and retail markets in Kumasi, Ghana. The findings suggest that the speed of price transmission elasticity between the market pair is symmetrical pre-NAFCO, asymmetrical post-NAFCO, and asymmetrical over the entire price series. Decreases in prices in the wholesale market are transmitted more quickly to consumers, whilst price increases are passed through sluggishly by retailers. The before- and after- NAFCO regimes show that government intervention through the marketing activities of NAFCO has created an imperfect market environment for maize traders, resulting in asymmetry in the speed of price adjustment in the retail market.
Parabolic equations with natural growth approximated by nonlocal equations
Creators: name: Leonori, Tommaso
name: Molino, Alexis
name: de León, Sergio Segura
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we study several aspects related with solutions of nonlocal problems whose prototype is $$ u_t =\displaystyle \int_{\mathbb{R}^N} J(x-y) \big( u(y,t) -u(x,t) \big) \mathcal G\big( u(y,t) -u(x,t) \big) dy \qquad \mbox{ in } \, Ω\times (0,T)\,, $$ being $ u (x,t)=0 \mbox{ in } (\mathbb{R}^N\setminus Ω)\times (0,T)\,$ and $ u(x,0)=u_0 (x) \mbox{ in } Ω$. We take, as the most important instance, $\mathcal G (s) \sim 1+ \fracμ{2} \frac{s}{1+μ^2 s^2 }$ with $μ\in \mathbb{R}$ as well as $u_0 \in L^1 (Ω)$, $J$ is a smooth symmetric function with compact support and $Ω$ is either a bounded smooth subset of $\mathbb{R}^N$, with nonlocal Dirichlet boundary condition, or $\mathbb{R}^N$ itself. The results deal with existence, uniqueness, comparison principle and asymptotic behavior. Moreover we prove that if the kernel rescales in a suitable way, the unique solution of the above problem converges to a solution of the deterministic Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation.
The Precise and Powerful Chaos of the 5:2 Mean Motion Resonance with Jupiter
Creators: name: Todorovic, Natasa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This work reexamines the dynamics of the 5:2 mean motion resonance with Jupiter located in the Outer Belt at $a\sim 2.82$ AU. First, we compute dynamical maps revealing the precise structure of chaos inside the resonance. Being interested to verify the chaotic structures as sources of natural transportation routes, we additionally integrate 1000 massless particles initially placed along them and follow their orbital histories up to 5 Myr. As many as 99.5\% of our test particles became Near-Earth Objects, 23.4\% migrated to semi-major axis below 1 AU and more than 57\% entered the Hill sphere of Earth. We have also observed a borderline defined by the $q \simeq 2.6$ AU perihelion distance along which particles escape from the Solar System.
description: 9 pages, 7 figures, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Identification of aging fingerprint of base asphalt by ATR-FTIR combined with chemometrics
Creators: name: Zhao, Pinhui
name: Wang, Chenlong
name: Liang, Hanyue
name: Zhang, Wei
name: Fan, Liang
name: Cao, Fan
name: Zhou, Xu
name: Ren, Haiqing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this work, attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) combined with chemometric analysis was used to classify and characterise aged asphalt. The full spectra of asphalt samples with 5 types at 6 aging states (30 samples) were determined using ATR-FTIR and the data matrix of the full spectra was analysed chemometrically. Principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) outcomes demonstrate that the asphalts of five oil sources are divided into three major categories. The samples of asphalt prior to and following aging with comparable oil sources are still grouped into one category. With up to 100% accuracy, one can discriminate between the asphalt samples from these three oil sources using Fisher's discriminant function based on PCA and HCA cluster analysis.This indicates that the aging characteristics of asphalt depend on the oil source, and the "genetic framework" of asphalt will not change with aging.
Proceedings 13th International Conference on Quantum Physics and Logic
Creators: name: Duncan, Ross
name: Heunen, Chris
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This volume contains the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Quantum Physics and Logic (QPL 2016), which was held June 6-10, 2016 at the University of Strathclyde. QPL is a conference that brings together researchers working on mathematical foundations of quantum physics, quantum computing, and related areas, with a focus on structural perspectives and the use of logical tools, ordered algebraic and category-theoretic structures, formal languages, semantical methods, and other computer science techniques applied to the study of physical behaviour in general.
The SDSS-IV Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: final Emission Line Galaxy Target Selection
Creators: name: Raichoor, A.
name: Comparat, J.
name: Delubac, T.
name: Kneib, J. -P.
name: Yèche, Ch.
name: Dawson, K. S.
name: Percival, W. J.
name: Dey, A.
name: Lang, D.
name: Schlegel, D. J.
name: Gorgoni, C.
name: Bautista, J.
name: Brownstein, J. R.
name: Mariappan, V.
name: Seo, H. -J.
name: Tinker, J. L.
name: Ross, A. J.
name: Wang, Y.
name: Zhao, G. -B.
name: Moustakas, J.
name: Palanque-Delabrouille, N.
name: Jullo, E.
name: Newmann, J. A.
name: Prada, F.
name: Zhu, G. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe the algorithm used to select the Emission Line Galaxy (ELG) sample at $z \sim 0.85$ for the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV, using photometric data from the DECam Legacy Survey. Our selection is based on a selection box in the $g-r$ vs. $r-z$ colour-colour space and a cut on the $g$-band magnitude, to favour galaxies in the desired redshift range with strong [OII] emission. It provides a target density of 200 deg$^{-2}$ on the North Galactic Cap (NGC) and of 240 deg$^{-2}$ on the South Galactic Cap (SGC), where we use a larger selection box because of deeper imaging. We demonstrate that this selection passes the eBOSS requirements in terms of homogeneity. About 50,000 ELGs have been observed since the observations have started in 2016, September. These roughly match the expected redshift distribution, though the measured efficiency is slightly lower than expected. The efficiency can be increased by enlarging the redshift range and with incoming pipeline improvement. The cosmological forecast based on these first data predict $σ_{D_V}/D_V = 0.023$, in agreement with previous forecasts. Lastly, we present the stellar population properties of the ELG SGC sample. Once observations are completed, this sample will be suited to provide a cosmological analysis at $z \sim 0.85$, and will pave the way for the next decade of massive spectroscopic cosmological surveys, which heavily rely on ELGs. The target catalogue over the SGC will be released along with DR14.
description: Submitted to MNRAS, 18 pages
Characterization of Neofabraea actinidiae and N. brasiliensis as causal agents of apple bull’s-eye rot in southern Brazil
Creators: name: Amauri Bogo
name: Comparin, Carla C.
name: Sanhueza, Rosa M. Valdebenito
name: Ritschel, Patricia
name: Casa, Ricardo T.
name: Fábio N. Silva
name: Everhart, Sydney E.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: The causal agents of apple bull’s-eye rot in southern Brazil have recently been described as Neofabraea actinidiae and N. brasiliensis. Isolates of both species were evaluated for response of mycelial growth index (MGI) to different temperatures, enzyme production, mycelial growth inhibition and effective concentrations (EC50 and EC100) of the fungicides triflumizole, pyrimethanil and thiophanate methyl, as well as aggressiveness on fruits of ‘Fuji’ hybrid and ‘Pink Lady’. There was significantly lower mycelium growth in N. brasiliensis compared with N. actinidiae at all temperatures tested. Neither species grew at 3 and 32°C. There were minor differences in production of enzymes in the two species, with all N. brasiliensis isolates showing no production of pectolyase at pH 7. The lowest EC50 and EC100 values were observed with thiophanate methyl. In general, ‘Fuji’ fruits were more susceptible to Neofabraea infection and had larger lesions, while N. brasiliensis isolates showed greater aggressiveness on ‘Fuji’ hybrid and ‘Pink lady’ fruits compared with N. actinidiae.
Additional file 2 of Efficacy of using an intravenous catheter to repair damaged expansion lines of endotracheal tubes and laryngeal masks
Creators: name: Wang, Tingting
name: Wang, Jiang
name: Lu, Yao
name: Liu, Xuesheng
name: Chen, Shangui
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2.
Dust in clusters: separating the contribution of galaxies and intracluster media
Creators: name: Gutierrez, C. M.
name: Lopez-Corredoira, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have analized a sample of 327 clusters of galaxies spanning the range 0.06-0.70 in redshift. Strong constraints on their mean intracluster emission by dust have been obtained using maps and catalogs from the HERSCHEL HerMES project; within a radius of 5 arcmin centered in each cluster, the 95% C.L. limits obtained are 86.6, 48.2 and 30.9 mJy at the observed frequencies of 250, 350 and 500 $μ$m. From these restrictions, and assuming physical parameters typical of interstellar media in the Milky Way, we have obtained tight upper limits on the visual extinction of background galaxies due to the intracluster media: $A_V$(95% C.L.) 10^{14}M_\odot$) respectively, a strong evolution of luminosity in redshift ($L\sim z^{1.5}$) for both ranges of masses is found. The results indicate a strong declining in star formation rate with time in the last $\sim 6$ Gyr.
description: accepted to be published in ApJ
Characterization of the proteome and lipidome profiles of human lung cells after low dose and chronic exposure to multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Creators: name: Phuyal, Santosh
name: Mayes Kasem
name: Knittelfelder, Oskar
name: Animesh Sharma
name: Davi De Miranda Fonseca
name: Vaineta Vebraite
name: Shaposhnikov, Sergey
name: Slupphaug, Geir
name: Skaug, Vidar
name: Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The effects of long-term chronic exposure of human lung cells to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and their impact upon cellular proteins and lipids were investigated. Since the lung is the major target organ, an in vitro normal bronchial epithelial cell line model was used. Additionally, to better mimic exposure to manufactured nanomaterials at occupational settings, cells were continuously exposed to two non-toxic and low doses of a MWCNT for 13-weeks. MWCNT-treatment increased ROS levels in cells without increasing oxidative DNA damage and resulted in differential expression of multiple anti- and pro-apoptotic proteins. The proteomic analysis of the MWCNT-exposed cells showed that among more than 5000 identified proteins; more than 200 were differentially expressed in the treated cells. Functional analyses revealed association of these differentially regulated proteins to cellular processes such as cell death and survival, cellular assembly, and organization. Similarly, shotgun lipidomic profiling revealed accumulation of multiple lipid classes. Our results indicate that long-term MWCNT-exposure of human normal lung cells at occupationally relevant low-doses may alter both the proteome and the lipidome profiles of the target epithelial cells in the lung.
title: ADCO, Neuvième cartulaire de Saint-Étienne de Dijon (1661 - 1684), Cart. 32 (G 136), 745 folios, f. 1062
Creators: name: de la Côte d'Or, Archives départementales
name: Petot, Frédéric
name: Archives Départementales De La Côte-D'Or
name: Petot, Frédérique
name: Projet CBMA
name: CG21/F.PETOT/2012
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi
subject: cartulaire
subject: Chartes de la Bourgogne du Moyen Âge
subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: Neuvième cartulaire de Saint-Étienne de Dijon (1661 - 1684), Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Cart. 32 (G 136), 745 folios, f. 1062, Numérisation en mode image.
description: Relation: http://www.cbma-project.eu/
description: Bibliographic citation: Neuvième cartulaire de Saint-Étienne de Dijon (1661 - 1684), Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Cart. 32 (G 136), 745 folios, f. 1062, in Projet CBMA - Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi [Ressource en ligne], https:// manuscrits.cbma-project.eu/
description: Provenance: abbaye Saint-Étienne de Dijon
description: Provenance: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15945019
Additional file 3: of Identification of natural antimicrobial peptides from bacteria through metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of high-throughput transcriptome data of Taiwanese oolong teas
Creators: name: Kai-Yao Huang
name: Tzu-Hao Chang
name: Jhih-Hua Jhong
name: Yu-Hsiang Chi
name: Li, Wen-Chi
name: Chien-Lung Chan
name: K. Robert Lai
name: Tzong-Yi Lee
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Taxonomic distribution of all bacterial transcripts at species level based on metatranscriptomics analysis. (DOCX 268 kb)
Combined Supplementation of Inulin and Bacillus coagulans Lactospore Demonstrates Synbiotic Potential in the Mucosal Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (M-SHIME®) Model
Creators: name: Duysburgh, Cindy
name: Velumani, Deepapriya
name: Garg, Vandana
name: Cheong, Jacob Weng Yew
name: Marzorati, Massimo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Prebiotic and probiotic combinations may lead to a synbiotic effect, demonstrating superior health benefits over either component alone. Using the Mucosal Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (M-SHIME®) model, the effects of repeated supplementation with inulin (prebiotic, which is expected to provide a source of nutrition for the live microorganisms in the gut to potentially support optimal digestive health), Bacillus coagulans lactospore (probiotic), and a low and high dose of a synbiotic combination of the two on the gut microbial community activity and composition were evaluated. Test product supplementation increased the health-promoting short-chain fatty acids acetate and butyrate compared with levels recorded during the control period, demonstrating a stimulation of saccharolytic fermentation. This was likely the result of the increased abundance of several saccharolytic bacterial groups, including Megamonas, Bifidobacterium, and Faecalibacterium, following test product supplementation. The stimulation of acetate and butyrate production, as well as the increased abundance of saccharolytic bacterial groups were more evident in treatment week 3 compared with treatment week 1, demonstrating the value of repeated product administration. Further, the synbiotic formulations tended to result in greater changes compared with prebiotic or probiotic alone. Overall, the findings demonstrate a synbiotic potential for inulin and B. coagulans lactospore and support repeated administration of these products, indicating a potential for promoting gut health.
Annotations.rar
Creators: name: Wang, Minghao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420604
subject: Injury prevention
classificationCode: 460304
subject: Computer vision
classificationCode: 460306
subject: Image processing
classificationCode: 461103
subject: Deep learning

description: Dengue fever poses a significant global public health concern, necessitating the monitoring of Aedes mosquitoes' population density. These mosquitoes serve as the disease's vectors, making their surveillance crucial for dengue fever prevention. The objective of this study is to address the difficulty associated with detecting and counting mosquito eggs, specifically those of Aedes albopictus, using ovitraps.
The Red Supergiant Content of the Local Group
Creators: name: Massey, Philip
name: Levesque, Emily
name: Neugent, Kathryn
name: Evans, Kate
name: Drout, Maria
name: Beck, Madeleine
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We summarize here recent work in identifying and characterizing red supergiants (RSGs) in the galaxies of the Local Group.
description: To appear in IAU 329, The Lives and Death-throes of Massive Stars, ed. J. J. Eldridge
Additional file 3 of Efficacy of using an intravenous catheter to repair damaged expansion lines of endotracheal tubes and laryngeal masks
Creators: name: Wang, Tingting
name: Wang, Jiang
name: Lu, Yao
name: Liu, Xuesheng
name: Chen, Shangui
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 3.
Caffeic Acid: Numerous Chemoprotective Effects are Mediated via Hormesis
Creators: name: Calabrese, Edward J.
name: Pressman, Peter
name: Hayes, A. Wallace
name: Baldwin, Linda
name: Agathokleous, Evgenios
name: Dhawan, Gaurav
name: Kapoor, Rachna
name: Calabrese, Vittorio
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Virology

description: Caffeic acid is a common phenolic acid found in coffee and numerous fruits and vegetables. Known for its antioxidant properties, it is widely used as a dietary supplement as part of a polyphenol mixture or as an extract in the form of a capsule or powder. It is also available in liquid form as a homeopathic supplement. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is an active component of propolis produced by honey bees. Propolis extract is used as a supplement and is available in various forms. The present paper is a comprehensive review of the biomedical literature, showing that caffeic acid effects are hormetic and occur in numerous biological models and cell types for a broad range of endpoints including many aging-related processes. Hormesis is a biphasic dose/concentration response displaying a low concentration/dose stimulation and a high concentration/dose inhibition. Complex alternative search strategies for caffeic acid were used since publications rarely used the terms hormesis or hormetic. Evaluation of the data provides the first assessment of caffeic acid-induced hormetic concentration/dose responses and their quantitative features. Their mechanistic foundations, extrapolative strengths/limitations, and their biomedical, clinical, and public health implications are discussed. Suggestions for future research are presented.
title: Interview Chevalière
Creators: name: Di Giannatale, Victor Alfredo
name: Giannuzzi, Giulia
name: Siragusa, Federico
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Depuis 2010/12, une personne pratique l'escrime de spectacle et a fondé une compagnie médiévale en 2015. Inspirée par un personnage du XIVe siècle, elle participe à des tournois internationaux et possède une armure fabriquée par des forgerons respectant les normes de sécurité actuelles.
Bäcklund Transformations for the Boussinesq Equation and Merging Solitons
Creators: name: Rasin, Alexander
name: Schiff, Jeremy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 37K10, 76B25, 74J30, 76B15, 35B06

description: The Bäcklund transformation (BT) for the "good" Boussinesq equation and its superposition principles are presented and applied. Unlike many other standard integrable equations, the Boussinesq equation does not have a strictly algebraic superposition principle for 2 BTs, but it does for 3. We present associated lattice systems. Applying the BT to the trivial solution generates standard solitons but also what we call "merging solitons" --- solutions in which two solitary waves (with related speeds) merge into a single one. We use the superposition principles to generate a variety of interesting solutions, including superpositions of a merging soliton with $1$ or $2$ regular solitons, and solutions that develop a singularity in finite time which then disappears at some later finite time. We prove a Wronskian formula for the solutions obtained by applying a general sequence of BTs on the trivial solution. Finally, we show how to obtain the standard conserved quantities of the Boussinesq equation from the BT, and how the hierarchy of local symmetries follows in a simple manner from the superposition principle for 3 BTs.
Acute Effects of Citrulline Malate Supplementation on Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping After Exercise in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Domingues, Veridiana
name: Cavalari, João V.
name: Grandolfi, Kamila
name: Aguiar, Andreo F.
name: Borghi, Sergio M.
name: Casonatto, Juliano
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Mental Health

description: Citrulline malate (CM), especially when used in conjunction with physical exercise, has demonstrated potential as a non-pharmacological adjunct in the management of hypertension. Nevertheless, its impact on nocturnal blood pressure dipping remains unexplored. Evaluate the impact of a single dose of CM on nocturnal blood pressure dipping after exercise in hypertensive individuals. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial, twenty hypertensive adults (55 ± 16 years) were randomly assigned to either a CM (6 g) or placebo (6 g of corn starch) group (PLA). Resting blood pressure was measured after a 20-min period of comfortable seating in a calm environment. Both groups underwent 40 min of treadmill running/walking at an intensity of 60–70% of their reserve heart rate, 120 min after ingesting the substances. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was employed to measure blood pressure over 24 h. No significant differences in systolic blood pressure values were observed between the CM and PLA groups at rest, during wakefulness, sleep, or over a 24-h period. However, CM exhibited a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure in several metrics: delta 24 h (-14 mmHg vs −6 mmHg, p = 0.047), delta wakefulness (-12 mmHg vs −4 mmHg, p = 0.024), percent delta 24 h (-16% vs −6%, p = 0.024), and percent delta wakefulness (-14% vs −4%, p = 0.013). No significant differences were found between CM and PLA in terms of systolic and diastolic nocturnal absolute reductions (-13 mmHg vs −12 mmHg, p = 0.808, and −13 mmHg vs −8 mmHg, p = 0.273, respectively) or nocturnal percentage decrease (-9.9% vs −9.4%, p = 0.844, and −15.3% vs −11.7%, p = 0.399, respectively). The study found no significant changes in the post-exercise nocturnal blood pressure dip following a single dose of CM supplementation. However, a notable reduction in diastolic blood pressure was observed during the waking period and over the average 24-h monitoring period. ClinicalTrials.gov platform (NCT03378596).
Acute Effects of Citrulline Malate Supplementation on Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping After Exercise in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Domingues, Veridiana
name: Cavalari, João V.
name: Grandolfi, Kamila
name: Aguiar, Andreo F.
name: Borgui, Sergio M.
name: Casonatto, Juliano
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Mental Health

description: Citrulline malate (CM), especially when used in conjunction with physical exercise, has demonstrated potential as a non-pharmacological adjunct in the management of hypertension. Nevertheless, its impact on nocturnal blood pressure dipping remains unexplored. Evaluate the impact of a single dose of CM on nocturnal blood pressure dipping after exercise in hypertensive individuals. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial, twenty hypertensive adults (55 ± 16 years) were randomly assigned to either a CM (6 g) or placebo (6 g of corn starch) group (PLA). Resting blood pressure was measured after a 20-min period of comfortable seating in a calm environment. Both groups underwent 40 min of treadmill running/walking at an intensity of 60–70% of their reserve heart rate, 120 min after ingesting the substances. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was employed to measure blood pressure over 24 h. No significant differences in systolic blood pressure values were observed between the CM and PLA groups at rest, during wakefulness, sleep, or over a 24-h period. However, CM exhibited a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure in several metrics: delta 24 h (-14 mmHg vs −6 mmHg, p = 0.047), delta wakefulness (-12 mmHg vs −4 mmHg, p = 0.024), percent delta 24 h (-16% vs −6%, p = 0.024), and percent delta wakefulness (-14% vs −4%, p = 0.013). No significant differences were found between CM and PLA in terms of systolic and diastolic nocturnal absolute reductions (-13 mmHg vs −12 mmHg, p = 0.808, and −13 mmHg vs −8 mmHg, p = 0.273, respectively) or nocturnal percentage decrease (-9.9% vs −9.4%, p = 0.844, and −15.3% vs −11.7%, p = 0.399, respectively). The study found no significant changes in the post-exercise nocturnal blood pressure dip following a single dose of CM supplementation. However, a notable reduction in diastolic blood pressure was observed during the waking period and over the average 24-h monitoring period. ClinicalTrials.gov platform (NCT03378596).
Deep analysis of N-cadherin/ADH-1 interaction: a computational survey
Creators: name: Mahboobeh Eslami
name: Nezafat, Navid
name: Khajeh, Sahar
name: Mostafavi-Pour, Zohreh
name: Samaneh Bagheri Novir
name: Manica Negahdaripour
name: Ghasemi, Younes
name: Razban, Vahid
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
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: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Due to the considerable role of N-cadherin in cancer metastasis, tumor growth, and progression, inhibition of this protein has been highly regarded in recent years. Although ADH-1 has been known as an appropriate inhibitor of N-cadherin in clinical trials, its chemical nature and binding mode with N-cadherin have not been precisely specified yet. Accordingly, in this study, quantum mechanics calculations were used to investigate the chemical nature of ADH-1. These calculations clarify the molecular properties of ADH-1 and determine its reactive sites. Based on the results, the oxygen atoms are suitable for electrophilic reactivity, while the hydrogen atoms that are connected to nitrogen atoms are the favorite sites for nucleophilic reactivity. The higher electronegativity of the oxygen atoms makes them the most reactive portions in this molecule. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation have also been applied to specify the binding mode of ADH-1 with N-cadherin and determine the important residues of N-cadherin involving in the interaction with ADH-1. Moreover, the verified model by MD simulation has been studied to extract the free energy value and find driving forces. These calculations and molecular electrostatic potential map of ADH-1 indicated that hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions are almost equally involved in the implantation of ADH-1 in the N-cadherin binding site. The presented results not only enable a closer examination of N-cadherin in complex with ADH-1 molecule, but also are very beneficial in designing new inhibitors for N-cadherin and can help to save time and cost in this field.
Form factor (Fourier shape transform) of polygon and polyhedron
Creators: name: Wuttke, Joachim
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Fourier transform of the indicator function of arbitrary polygons and polyhedra is computed for complex wavevectors. Using the divergence theorem and Stokes' theorem, closed expressions are obtained. Apparent singularities, all removable, are discussed in detail. Loss of precision due to cancellation near the singularities can be avoided by using series expansions.
The effect of geographical proximity and rivalry on performance: evidence from the English Football League
Creators: name: Doran, Justin
name: Jordan, Declan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Using data on league position for clubs that have participated in English football leagues for 21 seasons, this paper tests, using spatial econometric techniques, whether clubs’ within-season performances are positively affected by better performances of other clubs located geographically closer to them. The paper provides evidence of positive spatial dependence between clubs’ performance. This means that proximity to high-performing clubs drives others to perform better, ceteris paribus. This is consistent with the view in regional analysis that spatial factors are important considerations in understanding business performance.
Near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands in APOGEE telluric standard star spectra: weak bands and comparisons with optical counterparts
Creators: name: Elyajouri, M.
name: Lallement, R.
name: Monreal-Ibero, A.
name: Capitanio, L.
name: Cox, N. L. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Information on the existence and properties of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) outside the optical domain is still limited. Additional infra-red (IR) measurements and IR-optical correlative studies are needed to constrain DIB carriers and locate various absorbers in 3D maps of the interstellar matter. We extended our study of H-band DIBs in Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) Telluric Standard Star (TSS) spectra. We used the strong 15273A band to select the most and least absorbed targets. We used individual spectra of the former subsample to extract weaker DIBs, and we searched the two stacked series for differences that could indicate additional bands. High-resolution NARVAL and SOPHIE optical spectra for a subsample of 55 TSS targets were additionally recorded for NIR/optical correlative studies. From the TSS spectra we extract a catalog of measurements of the poorly studied 15617, 15653, and 15673A DIBs in about 300 sightlines, we obtain a first accurate determination of their rest wavelength and constrained their intrinsic width and shape. In addition, we studied the relationship between these weak bands and the strong 15273A DIB. We provide a first or second confirmation of several other weak DIBs that have been proposed based on different instruments, and we add new constraints on their widths and locations. We finally propose two new DIB candidates. We compared the strength of the 15273A absorptions with their optical counterparts 5780, 5797, 6196, 6283, and 6614A. Using the 5797-5780 ratio as a tracer of shielding against the radiation field, we showed that the 15273A DIB carrier is significantly more abundant in unshielded (sigma-type) clouds, and it responds even more strongly than the 5780A band carrier to the local ionizing field.
description: 15 pages, 40 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy&Astrophysics
Conceptualizing business-to-thing interactions – A sociomaterial perspective on the Internet of Things
Creators: name: Oberländer, Anna Maria
name: Röglinger, Maximilian
name: Rosemann, Michael
name: Kees, Alexandra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The Internet of Things (IoT) is recognised as one of the most disruptive technologies in the market as it integrates physical objects into the networked society. As such, the IoT also transforms established business-to-customer interactions. Remote patient monitoring, predictive maintenance, and automatic car repair are examples of evolving business-to-thing (B2T) interactions. However, the IoT is hardly covered by theoretical investigations. To complement the predominant technical and engineering focus of IoT research, we developed and evaluated a taxonomy of B2T interaction patterns. Thereby, we built on sociomateriality as justificatory knowledge. We demonstrated the taxonomy’s applicability and usefulness based on simple and complex real-life objects (i.e., Nest, RelayRides, and Uber). Our taxonomy contributes to the descriptive knowledge on the IoT as it enables the classification of B2T interactions and facilitates sense-making as well as theory-led design. When combining weak and strong sociomateriality, we found that the IoT enables and requires a new perspective on material agency by considering smart things as independent actors.
Double stars and astrometric uncertainties in Gaia DR1
Creators: name: Makarov, Valeri V.
name: Fabricius, Claus
name: Frouard, Julien
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A significant number of double stars with separations up to 2.5 arcsec are present in the Gaia Data Release 1 astrometric catalogs. Limiting our analysis to a well-studied sample of 1124 doubles resolved by Hipparcos, provided with individual Tycho component photometry, and cross-matched with the TGAS catalog, we estimate a rate of at least 3% for brighter double stars in Gaia DR1, which should be resolved in the future data releases. Gaia astrometric results are affected by unresolved duplicity. The variance-normalized quadratic differences of proper motion between Gaia and Hipparcos do not follow the expected chi^2 distribution and show signs of powerful degradation in the components aligned with the axes of the double systems. This concerns only pairs with separation below 1.2 -- 1.5 arcsec, which mostly remain unresolved in Gaia DR1. On the other hand, the orthogonal proper motion components and parallaxes do not have any detectable perturbation, as well as all astrometry for separations above 1.5 arcsec. Gaia parallaxes do not seem to be perturbed by duplicity, with Gaia - Hipparcos differences being systematically smaller than the expectation. The rate of incorrectly identified, or swapped, companions is estimated at 0.4%.
description: Accepted in ApJLetters
Additional file 1 of Eubacterium rectale contributes to colorectal cancer initiation via promoting colitis
Creators: name: Wang, Yijia
name: Wan, Xuehua
name: Wu, Xiaojing
name: Zhang, Chunze
name: Liu, Jun
name: Hou, Shaobin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1. Additional figures.
The role of tumor angiogenesis as a therapeutic target in colorectal cancer
Creators: name: Battaglin, Francesca
name: Puccini, Alberto
name: Intini, Rossana
name: Schirripa, Marta
name: Ferro, Alessandra
name: Bergamo, Francesca
name: Lonardi, Sara
name: Zagonel, Vittorina
name: Heinz-Josef Lenz
name: Loupakis, Fotios
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer

description: Introduction: Angiogenesis is a complex process regulated by several pro- and anti-angiogenic factors, thus the loss of its fine equilibrium plays a key role in colorectal cancer (CRC) development and progression. Therapeutic agents targeting VEGF/VEGFR signaling, the main regulator of this process, proved to be effective across different treatment lines in metastatic CRC (mCRC) and contributed greatly to improve patients’ survival in recent years. Areas covered: This review aimed to summarize the actual body of knowledge available on the VEGF pathway in CRC, including currently available anti-angiogenic drugs and treatment challenges, mechanisms of resistance, promising predictive biomarkers and future perspectives. Expert commentary: Angiogenesis inhibition in subsequent lines of treatment is a valid strategy in the continuum of care of mCRC patients. In this scenario, the availability of multiple agents warrants to tailor therapy to an individualized approach. However, the validation of predictive biomarkers to aid therapeutic decisions remains an issue. Intrinsic and adaptive resistance to anti-angiogenic agents comprises distinct and intertwined processes, eventually leading to treatment failure and disease progression. The expanding knowledge on the mechanisms underlying the angiogenesis pathway, different potential treatment targets and mechanisms of tumor resistance, may lead to promising new perspectives in this field.
Carotenoid Bioaccessibility and Caco-2 Cell Uptake Following Novel Encapsulation Using Medium Chain Triglycerides
Creators: name: Li, Ziqi
name: Zhong, Siqiong
name: Kopec, Rachel E.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Biology

description: Carotenoids are especially hydrophobic and dissolve poorly in water. Encapsulation is used to increase their solubility in water-based food products. However, it is not yet known whether encapsulation with a combination of lecithin and medium-chain triglycerides improves carotenoid bioaccessibility and intestinal cell uptake. The relative bioaccessibility and Caco-2 cell uptake of two water-soluble carotenoid (i.e. lutein and astaxanthin) dispersions in a liquid form (VitaSperse®) and a powdered form (VitaDry®) were compared to the carotenoid ingredient alone. An in vitro digestion model was used to assess bioaccessibility, measuring the micellarized fraction postdigestion. The micelle fraction was incubated with Caco-2 cells to assess intestinal uptake of carotenoids. Encapsulation (by either VitaDry® or Vitasperse®) increased total astaxanthin bioaccessibility 2-2.4× and cell uptake by ∼2× relative to control. Encapsulation also increased total lutein bioaccessibility by 3–5× and cell uptake 2.3× relative to control. There was no significant difference between VitaDry® and VitaSperse® products in regards to Caco-2 cell uptake. Increased bioaccessibility largely drove increased carotenoid cell uptake from the encapsulated formulations. These results suggest further study is warranted to determine if this encapsulation approach increases carotenoid bioavailability in human studies.