cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Weight restoration in adolescent anorexia : parents’ goal-directed processes
Creators: name: Socholotiuk, Krista D.
name: Young, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1942-
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Background: Parent-led weight restoration is a key intervention of family-based treatment, an empirically supported treatment for adolescent anorexia. Successful outcomes in family-based treatment depend almost entirely on parental action, yet current understandings of this intervention are primarily informed by professional theory and expert perspectives. Comparatively little is known about parents’ goals and actions while implementing the treatment, despite goal-directed action being an explicit framework of family-based treatment. This study seeks to investigate parents’ involvement in weight restoration from the perspective of the goal-directed actions they construct and engage in themselves and with others. This study focuses on the phenomenon of parent-led weight restoration as a project and addresses the following research question: “How do parents participate in the weight restoration of their adolescent as the adolescent recovers from anorexia nervosa?”. Method: This multicase study used the action project method and conceptual framework of contextual action theory to examine four cases of fve parents engaged in actions to help their adolescent regain weight and recover from anorexia. Data were collected using multi-part interviews and analyzed according to the action project method and the multicase approach. Results: Parents’ weight restoration projects were identifed and grouped based on three common a themes. The primary theme, progressing toward health and well-being, was supported by three key processes: maintaining a holistic focus, trusting, and monitoring progress. Two secondary themes captured actions that were integral to the parents’ projects, but with less prominence. Secondary themes were creating capacity, which was supported by three processes (managing emotions to maintain a helpful focus, personal work, and resourcing time and fnances), and coordinating and negotiating partnerships. The socio-cultural valuing of the thin ideal emerged as a unique process salient in one case. This study presents a goal-directed and contextual perspective on how parents translated the principles of family-based treatment into their daily lives. It joins a small but growing body of work concerned with generating new understandings and frameworks for practitioners and researchers to enhance the efectiveness of family-based treatment in community settings.
A sportolás hatása kiskamaszok énképére, szorongására és megküzdésére
Creators: name: Kovács Karolina Eszter
name: Erika, Nagy Beáta
Publisher: name: Debreceni Egyetem
Year: 2015

description: Különleges Bánásmód, vol. 1. issue 3. ISSN 2498-5368
Sajátos nevelési igényű (SNI) és többségi tanulók testalkati mutatóinak és motoros képességeinek összehasonlító vizsgálata a netfit rendszerben
Creators: name: Erdei Norbert
Publisher: name: Debreceni Egyetem
Year: 2015

description: Különleges Bánásmód, vol. 1. issue 3. ISSN 2498-5368
Fejlesztőprogramok egymintás, kritériumorientált hatásvizsgálatának matematikai statisztikai háttere
Creators: name: Mező Ferenc
name: Máth János
name: Abari Kálmán
name: Mező Katalin
Publisher: name: Debreceni Egyetem
Year: 2015

description: Különleges Bánásmód, vol. 1. issue 3. ISSN 2498-5368
Supplementary document for Ultimate phase sensitivity in Surface Plasmon Resonance sensors by tuning critical coupling with phase change materials - 5563228.pdf
Creators: name: Berguiga, Lotfi
name: Ferrier, Lydie
name: Jamois, Cecile
name: Benyattou, Taha
name: Letartre, Xavier
name: Cueff, Sebastien
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplement 1
A multiparameter platform for the analysis of DNA double-strand breaks and associated biomarkers after genome editing
Creators: name: Rödiger, Stefan
name: Schneider, Jens
name: Sauer, Lysann
name: Reddig, Annika
name: Schierack, Peter
name: Roggenbuck, Dirk
name: Schröder, Christian
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Objective: Genome editing by programmable sequence-specific DNA nuclease technologies, like the clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR/Cas9)-based RNA-guided DNA endonucleases, offers molecular tools to modify endogenous genomic sequences. Genome editing is essential for fundamental sciences and applications in precision medicine (e.g., gene therapy). CRISPR/Cas9 induces double-strand breaks (DSB). However, the variability of patients or cell lines and their responses to the CRISPR/Cas9 treatment and off-target effects are not well investigated.

Results: The TE differed considerably between the cell lines. HEK293 cells had a TE of circa 60 %, other cell lines were lower. The biomarkers like γH2AX, Cas9, nucleus size, GFP and 53BP1 can by quantified with the implemented transfection and analysis strategy. Cas9 expressing cells were recognized but were not correlated with GFP expression. CaCo-2 cells were most susceptible to etoposide treatment. Our data suggest that foci numbers differ between CRISPR/Cas9 treated and untreated cells (off-target effects).

Conclusion: Our platform can analyze DSBs and associated biomarkers to assess individual differences and to screen large sample collection under reproducible conditions.
Explaining phenotypic and behavioural variability in Ochrogaster lunifer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from an evolutionary ecology perspective
Creators: name: Steinbauer, Martin
name: Mitchell, Andrew
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: The Processionary caterpillar, Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schaeffer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), is an Australian endemic which exhibits regional variation in nesting behaviour and of wing patterns of male moths. Some populations construct silken shelters in the canopies of their hosts while other populations form aggregations at the base of their hosts. Shelters fill with frass which the caterpillars burrow into during the day. The forewings of male moths exhibit maculation ranging from a single spot to multiple streaks; the former phenotype is identical to that of female moths. This variability has long raised doubt about the taxonomic limits of the species. Our research indicates that behavioural and phenotypic variability is associated with genetic divergence supportive of the recognition of at least two species.
The GACS project – semantics for Open Data
Creators: name: Caracciolo, Caterina
name: Keizer Johannes
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: The GACS project was started in 2014 by three organizations dealing with agricultural data: FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN), NAL (the National Agricultural Library of the USA), and CABI International (a not-for profit international organization, UK based). At the beginning, GACS it was meant to be an exploratory project, to assess the feasibility of a Global Agricultural Concept Scheme (hence the acronym), a global repository of terminological and conceptual information in agriculture. The work started off by taking the thesauri maintained by the three organizations and looking at the concepts in common. Now, two years later, we have a “core” of some 15,000 concepts resulting from a merge of those common concepts, and serious intentions about turning this core into something usable. Something that will eventually supersede the thesauri originally involved in the project.

Current activities of the GACS working group aim at making the core public in the next few months. These activities focus on consolidating the GACS core from the content point of view (arranging the hierarchy, removing duplicated and overlapping labels, standardizing all other pieces of information); on defining editorial guidelines (to track the decisions applied to the GACS content and enable consistent editorial maintenance in the future); on deploying an infrastructure to maintain and disseminate the GACS core. Next, the goal of the GACS partners is to place the GACS core in the larger context of data interoperability. The vision is to define an ecosystem of “connected” vocabularies and metadata standards for data related to agriculture. The “core” will be connected to domain-specific “extensions”, for example on soil, species, chemicals, and to data-specific “extension”, such as thesauri for textual documents, ontologies for data annotation, code lists for statistics, etc. The ultimate goal is thus provide users with appropriate metadata to enhance interoperability of agricultural data. The current intuition about this ecosystem goes under the name of AgriSemantics, the details of which will be defined jointly by current GACS partners together with other key players in the production and consumption of agricultural data, such as CGIAR and INRA.
The “goldfish bowl” : a qualitative study of the effects of heightened surveillance on people who use drugs in a rural and coastal Canadian setting
Creators: name: Bardwell, Geoff
name: Mansoor, Manal
name: Van Zwietering, Ashley
name: Cleveland, Ellery
name: Snell, Dan
name: Kerr, Thomas
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Background: A growing body of research has focused on contextual factors that shape health and well-being of people who use drugs (PWUD). However, most of this research focuses on large cities and less is known about the efects of social and structural contexts on drug use and associated risks in rural Canadian settings. Therefore, we undertook this study to examine rural-specifc contextual factors that afect the day-to-day experiences of PWUD. Methods: Twenty-seven qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with PWUD in a rural and coastal setting in British Columbia, Canada. Participants had to be≥19 years old, used illegal opioids and/or stimulants regularly, and lived in the qathet region. Interview transcripts were coded based on themes identifed by the research team. Results: Participants described progressive shifts in politics and culture in the qathet region while also identifying resource scarcity, homelessness, and changes in the drug supply, where illicit drug contents have become highly toxic and unpredictable. Participants discussed the qualities of a small community where everyone knows each other and there is a lack of privacy and confdentiality around drug use, which resulted in experiences of stigma, discrimination, and surveillance. Participants also reported rural-specifc policing issues and experiences of surveillance on ferries when traveling to larger cities to purchase drugs. This led to signifcantly higher drug prices for PWUD due to the time dedication and criminalized risks associated with drug possession and trafficking. Conclusions: Our fndings illustrate the unique experiences faced by PWUD in a rural and coastal setting. The “goldfsh bowl” efect in this rural community created heightened social and structural surveillance of PWUD, which led to a variety of negative consequences. There is a clear need for interventions to address the larger contextual drivers afecting people who use drugs in rural settings, including decriminalization and peer-led anti-stigma strategies, in order to improve the lives of PWUD. [An updated version of this publication was uploaded on 2024-09-10].
OGC Agriculture – domain working group – activities
Creators: name: Lieberman, Josh
name: Medyckyj-Scott, David
name: Wilson, Peter
name: Cox, Simon
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Few activities are more tied to location, geography, and the geospatial landscape than farming. The farm business, farm supply chain, and public agricultural policies are increasingly tied as well to quantitative data about crops, soils, water, weather, markets, energy, and biotechnology. These activities involve sensing, analyzing, and communicating larger and larger scale geospatial data streams. How does farming become more, not less, sustainable as a business and as a necessity for life in the face of climate change, growing populations, scarcity of water and energy. Matching precision agricultural machinery with precision agricultural knowledge and promoting crop resiliency at large and small scales are becoming global challenges.

Agriculture now touches many aspects of the work that OGC is doing to promote interoperability of geospatial data and geographic analysis. In the near future, for example, a significant part of the Internet of Things will consist of farm Things that measure weather, soil moisture, plant fungus attacks, irrigation rates, and dozens of other parameters critical to understanding the health and potential of crops. As agriculture becomes another significant and rapidly evolving domain of large-scale geospatial information exchange, it is timely to create a forum to represent this domain in the form of an OGC Domain Working Group.
Sphaerosyllis pygipapillata Hartmann-Schroder 1981
Creators: name: Guillermo San Martin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Syllidae
Sphaerosyllis
Sphaerosyllis pygipapillata

description: Sphaerosyllis pygipapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1981
Fig. 47A–I
Sphaerosyllis pygipapillata Hartmann-Schröder, 1981: 38, figs. 73–76.
Material examined. AUSTRALIA: WESTERN AUSTRALIA. HOLOTYPE, HZM 16490, Exmouth, Tantabiddy Creek, intertidal sand, G. Hartmann-Schröder, 11 Oct 1975.
Description. The single known specimen is small, 1.08 mm long, 0.14 mm wide, 19 chaetigers, complete, apparently without papillae on dorsum. Prostomium rectangular, completely covered by peristomium (Fig. 47A); 4 small eyes in rectangular arrangement. Antennae small, shorter than prostomium, all similar, with bulbous bases and relatively short tips, inserted on anterior margin of prostomium (Fig. 47A). Tentacular cirri similar to antennae but shorter (only present on left side). Dorsal cirri short, similar to tentacular cirri (Fig. 47A). Parapodial glands not seen. Anterior parapodia each with about 4–5 compound chaetae, blades unidentate, provided with short marginal spines or smooth, longer on dorsal chaetae (Fig. 47D), blades all similar and short, about 5 µm long. Progressively posteriorly, number of compound chaetae on each parapodium decreasing to 3 on posterior parapodia, with similar blades, all smooth (Fig. 47G), slightly hooked. Dorsal simple chaetae from chaetiger 1, unidentate, provided with short marginal spines (Fig. 47C,F). Ventral simple chaetae on posterior parapodia, sigmoid, unidentate, smooth (Fig. 47H). Acicula solitary, distally bent at right angle (Fig. 47E,I). Pygidium small, provided with a few long, acute papillae and 2 anal cirri, similar in shape to dorsal cirri but much longer (Fig. 47B). Pharynx slender, through 3 segments (Fig. 47A); pharyngeal tooth anteriorly located. Proventricle small, through 2 segments, with 13 muscle cell rows.
Distribution. Australia (Western Australia).
Habitat. Fine sand, intertidal.
description: Published as part of Guillermo San Martin, 2005, Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia With the Description of a New Genus and Twenty-two New Species, pp. 39-152 in Records of the Australian Museum 57 on page 92, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1438, http://zenodo.org/record/15343387
Discovery of Highly Trimethoprim-Resistant DfrB Dihydrofolate Reductases in Diverse Environmental Settings Suggests an Evolutionary Advantage Unrelated to Antibiotic Resistance
Creators: name: Cellier-Goetghebeur, Stella
name: Lafontaine, Kiana
name: Lemay-St-Denis, Claudèle
name: Tsamo, Princesse
name: Bonneau-Burke, Alexis
name: Copp, Janine N.
name: Pelletier, Joelle N.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2025

description: Type B dihydrofolate reductases (DfrB) are intrinsically highly resistant to the widely used antibiotic trimethoprim, posing a threat to global public health. The ten known DfrB family members have been strongly associated with genetic material related to the application of antibiotics. Several dfrB genes were associated with multidrug resistance contexts and mobile genetic elements, integrated both in chromosomes and plasmids. However, little is known regarding their presence in other environments. Here, we investigated the presence of dfrB beyond the traditional areas of enquiry by conducting metagenomic database searches from environmental settings where antibiotics are not prevalent. Thirty putative DfrB homologues that share 62 to 95% identity with characterized DfrB were identified. Expression of ten representative homologues verified trimethoprim resistance in all and dihydrofolate reductase activity in most. Contrary to samples associated with the use of antibiotics, the newly identified dfrB were rarely associated with mobile genetic elements or antibiotic resistance genes. Instead, association with metabolic enzymes was observed, suggesting an evolutionary advantage unrelated to antibiotic resistance. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that multiple dfrB exist in diverse environments from which dfrB were mobilized into the clinically relevant resistome. Our observations reinforce the need to closely monitor their progression.
„Hogy együtt tisztábban lássunk…!” Vak fiatalok és felnőttek többszempontú pszichológiai vizsgálata
Creators: name: Balogh Ádám
Publisher: name: Debreceni Egyetem
Year: 2015

description: Különleges Bánásmód, vol. 1. issue 4. ISSN 2498-5368
1st NYU PoIntS : an initiative to connect postdocs in a multi-campus, metropolitan university
Creators: name: Bernadskaya, Yelena
name: Rodoniki Athanasiadou
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: New York University (NYU) is the largest private nonprofit higher education institution in the US (http://www.nyu.edu/about.html#below). It consists of 17 schools and many institutes (http://www.nyu.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges.html) in multiple campuses across the New York metropolitan area. NYU is a research hub, employing more than 450 postdoctoral scholars. Due to its sprawling structure however, postdocs have limited opportunities to meet, connect, and collaborate. To overcome this we conceived the 1st NYU Postdocs Interdisciplinary Symposium (PoIntS, held in May 2015) with the goal of building an NYU-wide postdoc community.

The first step towards our goal was recruiting participants to form a core group of organizers that represented the true NYU diversity. With the aid of the NYU Office of Postdoctoral Affairs we reached out to various NYU institutes and recruited volunteers from different departments to serve as organizers.
Together with standard advertising approaches (announcement boards and digital media throughout NYU, web page and press release from the NYU Press Office), we used social media which, an approach focused on community building. We created a Facebook page (NYU Postdocs) and a Twitter hashtag (#NYUPoIntS15) that were a digital platform for the nascent NYU postdoc community as well as an announcement board for PoIntS.

Regular organizational meetings were held at different NYU institutes to encourage participation of postdocs located in those areas and to achieve maximum involvement from various departments.

At the symposium, the NYU postdocs were showcased through oral and poster presentations of their research. Career development events included opportunities to network either through structured networking sessions or during breaks, meals, and closing reception.

An important aspect of organizing a grass root community is understanding the participants. To gather this descriptive information we collected questioners from PoIntS attendees regarding their university demographics. This allows us to better describe the situation faced by NYU postdocs and provides an insight into future actions to be taken.

We have now received a wave of new members and volunteers from various NYU institutes in anticipation of the next symposium. As we continue with organizing the 2nd NYU PoIntS in April 2016, we project that the NYU postdoc community will keep growing enriched by postdocs of all NYU disciplines and geographic locations.
Reaktiver Stickstoff in Deutschland
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Stickstoff
subject: Stickstoffoxid
subject: Distickstoffoxid
subject: Ammoniak
subject: Biologische Vielfalt
subject: Eutrophierung
subject: Stickstoffoxide
subject: Lachgas
subject: reaktiver Stickstoff
subject: Abnahme der Biodiversität
subject: Biodiversität
subject: Überdüngung
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Luft
subject: Air
subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Soil | Land

description: Stickstoff ist ein unerlässlicher Nährstoff für alle Lebewesen. Viele Verbindungen mit Stickstoff schädigen jedoch die Umwelt. Pflanzenarten, die an nährstoffarme Bedingungen angepasst sind, werden aus Wäldern und Heiden verdrängt. Lachgasemissionen aus überdüngten Feldern verschärfen den ⁠Klimawandel⁠. Gülle lässt vielerorts die Nitratkonzentrationen im Grundwasser über die Grenzwerte schnellen. Zu viel Stickstoffdioxid in der Atemluft aus dem Verkehr gefährdet die menschliche Gesundheit. Die Stickstoffbelastung lässt sich deutlich senken. Das zeigt diese Analyse. Da rund zwei Drittel der Stickstoffemissionen in Deutschland aus der Landwirtschaft stammen, sollte vor allem dort angesetzt werden
Postdoctoral advocacy in action: lessons from the Future of Research Chicago Symposium
Creators: name: Dolan, Kyle
name: Ellenbroek, Rianne
name: Heckler, Erin
name: Schwartz, Nancy
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: This poster recaps the Future of Research Chicago (FOR Chicago) Symposium, a multi-institutional postdoc-organized science advocacy meeting held in October 2015. It includes information regarding symposium goals and content, organizational details, recommendations for improving the research enterprise as gleaned from participant-focused workshop discussions, and data on how participants rated various aspects of the event. This poster is of particular interest for anyone wishing to learn more about ongoing efforts to reform the US research enterprise and/or for people interested in learning about symposium planning, especially for advocacy purposes.
New Zealand Active Faults Database - completed active fault mapping studies led by GNS Science awaiting entry into the database and web service.
Creators: name: Morgenstern, Regine
name: Litchfield, Nicola
name: Langridge, Robert
name: Heron, David
name: Townsend, Dougal
name: Villamor, Pilar
name: Barrell, David J. A.
name: Ries, William Francis
name: Van Dissen, Russ
name: Clark, Kate
name: Coffey, Genevieve
name: Zoeller, Alec
name: Howell, Andrew
name: Easterbrook-Clarke, Luke
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 370511
subject: Structural geology and tectonics
classificationCode: 460505
subject: Database systems
classificationCode: 460908
subject: Information systems organisation and management

description: Supplementary table for article titled New Zealand Active Faults Database: The high-resolution dataset v2.0 (Morgenstern et al. in press).Table S1. Completed active fault mapping studies led by GNS Science which still need to be entered into the New Zealand Active Faults Database (NZAFD) and/or active faults web service.
Fejlesztőprogramok önkontrollos hatásvizsgálatának matematikai statisztikai háttere
Creators: name: Mező Ferenc
name: Máth János
name: Abari Kálmán
name: Mező Katalin
Publisher: name: Debreceni Egyetem
Year: 2015

description: Különleges Bánásmód, vol. 1. issue 4. ISSN 2498-5368
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, also known as “Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan”, “Huei teocalli”
Creators: name: Moreiras Reynaga, Diana
name: Mendez, Israel Elizalde
Publisher: name: Database of Religious History (DRH)
Year: 2023

description: The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan was built by the Mexica (Aztecs) once they settled on an island (Tenochtitlan) in the Basin of Mexico during the Late Postclassic Period (1200-1521 CE). This temple was built to honor their patron deity, the sun and war god, Huitzilopochtli. This temple was placed at the center of the Mexica universe and religious cosmovision. It was rebuilt at least seven times during the several reigns of Mexica Emperors ("tlatoani"). It was approximately 47 m high and there were two shrines at the top, one dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and another to Tlaloc, the god of rain and earth's fertility. Since its discovery in 1978, the Templo Mayor Project team (PTM-INAH) have excavated this temple and its surroundings, uncovering over 200 sacred offerings filled with archaeological artifacts, ecofacts, and human remains. Each offering has its own meaning and representation in space and time (i.e., "cosmograma" in Spanish), depending on the type of ritual and the deity it was dedicated to. It's a very complex site with a lot more to find since part of it remains underneath the downtown core of present-day Mexico City making its excavation a challenge. All in all, this was the most sacred temple of the Mexica and everything revolved around this place as their most sacred precinct.
Live outflow imaging in porcine eyes
Creators: name: Ralitsa Loewen
name: Pritha Roy
name: Kola, Sushma
name: Schuman, Joel
name: Loewen, Nils
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Purpose:
Although outflow of aqueous humor can be estimated using fluorophotometry and tonography, no method exists to assess segmental outflow directly. This has hindered investigations into outflow resistance elements that are downstream of the trabecular meshwork and into causes of failure of canal-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS). Here, we describe a method to observe and quantify conventional outflow directly in ex vivo whole eyes and an organotypic culture model using standard fluorescence visualization equipment.

Results:
Aqueous outflow paths could be distinguished from venous and arterial vessels. Intricate vascular tree filling patterns were observed down to estimated 50 micrometer diameter.
Whole eyes demonstrated significantly earlier filling of the nasal (SN, IN) than of the temporal quadrants (ST, IT). The fastest, superonasal quadrant filled 1.6 times faster than the slowest, superotemporal quadrant (p≤0.05). The inferotemporal quadrant also filled faster than the superotemporal quadrant.
In contrast, perfused anterior segment cultures had lost these characteristic filling time differences (p>0.05). One eye showed no outflow after 20 minutes of pressurization. After three days of culture, the same quadrant that was the fastest in whole eyes (SN), was 2.2 times as fast as the slowest (ST) but this did not reach statistical significance with the number of eyes tested. The eye without flow at 20 minutes did not recuperate during 3 days of culture.
Reverse filling was occasionally seen in d3 anterior segments (bottom row, red arrowhead). Whole eyes could not be reliably cultured for 3 days.

Discussion:
Canalograms using a green fluorescent chromophore can be obtained with standard visualization equipment to estimate the local outflow function. Regionally different outflow patterns and filling times can be observed that match channel size equivalents in human eyes.
Outflow is impaired in fresh anterior segment cultures but then normalizes to the pattern seen in whole eyes.
The nasally increased flow may have implications for placement and study of MIGS.
Characterizing the use of virtual care in primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study
Creators: name: Singer, Alexander
name: Kosowan, Leanne
name: LaBine, Lisa
name: Shenoda, Daniel
name: Katz, Alan
name: Abrams, Elissa M.
name: Halas, Gayle
name: Wong, Sabrina T.
name: Talpade, Siddhesh
name: Kirby, Sarah
name: Baldwin, Alanna
name: Francois, Jose
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2022

description: Background In March 2020, Canada implemented restrictions to curb viral transmission of COVID-19, which resulted in abrupt disruptions to conventional (in-person) clinical care. To retain continuity of care the delivery of primary care services shifted to virtual care. This study examined the nature of virtual visits, characterizing the use and users of virtual care in primary care settings from March 14/20 to June 30/20 of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Methods Retrospective cohort study of primary care providers in Manitoba, Canada that participate in the Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (MaPCReN) and offered ≥ 1 virtual care visit between 03/14/20 and 06/30/20 representing 142,616 patients. Tariff codes from billing records determined the visit type (clinic visit, virtual care). Between 03/14/20, and 06/30/20, we assessed each visit for a follow-up visit between the same patient and provider for the same diagnosis code. Patient (sex, age, comorbidities, visit frequency, prescriptions) and provider (sex, age, clinic location, provider type, remuneration, country of graduation, return visit rate) characteristics describe the study population by visit type. Generalized estimating equation models describe factors associated with virtual care.  Results There were 146,372 visits provided by 154 primary care providers between 03/14/20 and 06/30/20, of which 33.6% were virtual care. Female patients (OR 1.16, CI 1.09–1.22), patients with ≥ 3 comorbidities (OR 1.71, CI 1.44–2.02), and patients with ≥ 10 prescriptions (OR 2.71, 2.2–1.53) had higher odds of receiving at least one virtual care visit compared to male patients, patients with no comorbidities and patients with no prescriptions. There was no significant difference between the number of follow-up visits that were provided as a clinic visit compared to a virtual care visit (8.7% vs. 5.8%) (p = 0.6496). Conclusion Early in the pandemic restrictions, approximately one-third of visits were virtual. Virtual care was utilized by patients with more comorbidities and prescriptions, suggesting that patients with chronic disease requiring ongoing care utilized virtual care. Virtual care as a primary care visit type continues to evolve. Ongoing provision of virtual care can enhance quality, patient-centered care moving forward.
title: Zwischen skin hunger und leiblicher Vulnerabilität. Phänomenologische Annäherungen an die Erfahrung von Berührungsentzug
Creators: name: König, Anna Maria
Publisher: name: Universität Graz
Year: 2022

description: In diesem Beitrag wird der coronabedingte Berührungsentzug und der dadurch
entstandene skin hunger aus phänomenologischer Perspektive beleuchtet.
Dabei wird zunächst die Leiblichkeit des Subjektes thematisiert
und erläutert, dass zwischen Leiblichkeit und Berührung ein gegenseitiges
Konstitutionsverhältnis besteht. Darauf aufbauend, wird die Haut als
Medium der Berührbarkeit und zugleich ihre identitätsstiftende Bedeutung
vorgestellt. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Leib und dem Haut-
Ich macht deutlich, dass das Subjekt ständig mit sich selbst, der Welt und
potentiell mit seinen Mitmenschen in Berührung steht. Die Zwischenleiblichkeit
und die in ihr grundgelegte Möglichkeit zur Fremdberührung,
welche stets durch die Haut vermittelt ist, eröffnen ein Verständnis für die
Gewichtigkeit der Haut-Nähe und Haut-Berührung für die intersubjektive
Kommunikation und für die menschliche Vulnerabilität. Schließlich werden
zentrale Gesichtspunkte des permanenten Berührungsentzuges, welcher
einen erheblichen Vulnerabilitätsfaktor darstellt, vermittelt.
description: This article shines a phenomenological light on the experiences of touch deprivation
and skin hunger that have emerged as a result of Covid restrictions. First,
a definition of the lived body will be provided, along with an explanation of the
mutually constitutive relationship between body and touch. Following on from
this, the skin will be presented as a medium of touchability that also plays a
fundamental role in the creation of identity. A close examination of the body and
the “skin-self” reveals that human beings are constantly in contact – in touch – with themselves, the world and potentially other human beings. The relationship
between lived bodies and their fundamental potential for being in touch
with one another through the medium of skin give insight into the importance
of skin-to-skin closeness and skin-to-skin touch for interhuman communication
and human vulnerability. Permanent deprivation of touch thus constitutes
a significantly vulnerable experience, central aspects of which will be laid out in
the final chapter of this article.
description: KEYWORDS: Berührungsentzug; Distanz; Fremdberührung; Haut; Kommunikation;
Leib; Nähe; Permanenz; Subjekt; Vulnerabilität
description: LIMINA: Grazer theologische Perspektiven |
5:1, 2022, 116–137 |
www.limina-graz.eu
Phase II 6-month Cyclic Progesterone/Spironolactone pilot Therapy Trial in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : pre-post, single-arm feasibility study
Creators: name: Prior, Jerilynn C., 1943-
name: Singer, Joel
name: Goshtasebi, Azita
name: Dahl, Marshall
name: Shirin, Sonia
name: Kalidasan, Dharani
name: Murray, Faye
name: Yip, Johnny
name: Nelson, Kaitlin
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2021

description: Androgenic Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) creates physical/emotional burdens in 4-20% of premenopausal women living with PCOS (WLWP) including: few menstruations per year, subfertility, hirsutism/acne and low quality of life by validated PCOS Questionnaire (PCOSQ). Combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC), the current standard-of-care, improve PCOSQ only 16%; with stopping CHC, benefits disappear within 6-months. We hypothesize too-fast brain/luteinizing hormone (LH) pulses cause PCOS. Progesterone (P4) slows LH when testosterone (FreeT) is normal. Combining two approved medications, Cyclic P4 with anti-androgen, Spironolactone (Sp), will likely provide effective, durable benefits. WLWP lit-review suggested significant P4 7-14-day benefits. A 6-month prospective feasibility study of CyclicP4/Sp is necessary. Overall purpose: Perform a pilot study in 40 WLWP on Cyclic P4 (300 mg/bedtime, 14 days/month) plus Spironolactone (Sp, 200 mg/d). Feasibility: Assess longitudinal within-WLWP 6-month changes in: 1) PCOSQ; 2) FreeT, HbA1c, and LH; plus 3) WLWP's acceptance of CyclicP4/Sp. Methods: Single-centre, prospective, longitudinal single cohort study. Recruit ~7-8 WLWP/month over 4-6 months; 85% retention. Eligible WLWP have physician-diagnosed PCOS, are 1-month off CHC/metformin, ages 19-35 (avoiding adolescence/perimenopause), HbA1c <6.4% (no diabetes) and commit to non-hormonal contraception, if needed. Recruitment uses online, internet, strategic ads and tear-tab posters. Measures at 0 and 6 months: as above plus K+ (safety assessment). Menstrual Cycle Diary monitoring (flow, adherence), 2 visits, monthly telephone/emails for support and assessment of any adverse effects. Statistical analysis: changes by paired T-test. Summary: A feasibility 6-month study of CyclicP4/Sp will facilitate a CIHR-funded RCT of CHC versus this innovative and likely beneficial treatment for WLWP.
Radiation-Induced Transformation and Degradation of Uranium and Thorium Actinide Materials: Insights from Ionizing Processes
Creators: name: Emory, Zoe Corinne
Publisher: name: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 3402
subject: Inorganic chemistry

description: This dissertation investigates the stability and transformation of actinide compounds when exposed to ionizing radiation and plasmas. A broad range of materials were examined, including uranyl peroxide cage clusters, uranyl nitrates, chlorides, and sulfates, as well as thorium terephthalate coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks. This work delves into various aspects of radical chemistry, utilizing 5 MeV He²? ions and non-thermal plasmas as ionization sources. Throughout the research, radiation stability thresholds were identified, and mechanisms of transformation were proposed.
Benefits of cooperation among large-scale cohort studies and human biomonitoring projects in environmental health research: An exercise in blood lead analysis of the Environment and Child Health International Birth Cohort Group
Creators: name: Conrad, André
name: Nakayama, Shoji F.
name: Espina, Carolina
name: Kamijima, Michihiro
name: Kolossa-Gehring, Marike
name: Murawski, Aline
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Human-Biomonitoring
Blei
Gravidität
Kind
Umwelt

description: A number of prospective cohort studies are ongoing worldwide to investigate the impact of foetal and neonatal exposures to chemical substances on child health. To assess multiple exposure (mixture) effects and low prevalence health outcomes it is useful to pool data from several studies and conduct mega-data-analysis. To discuss a path towards data harmonization, representatives from several large-scale birth cohort studies and a biomonitoring programme formed a collaborative group, the Environment and Child Health International Birth Cohort Group (ECHIBCG). In this study, an intra-laboratory trial was performed to harmonize existing blood lead measurements within the groups' studies. Then, decentralized analyses were conducted in individual countries' laboratories to evaluate blood lead levels (BLL) in each study. The measurements of pooled BLL samples in French, German and three Japanese laboratories resulted in an overall mean blood lead concentration of 8.66 ng¯1 (95% confidence interval: 8.59-8.72 ng¯1) with 3.0% relative standard deviation. Except for China's samples, BLL from each study were comparable with mean concentrations below or close to 10ng¯1. The decentralized multivariate analyses revealed that all models had coefficients of determination below 0.1. Determinants of BLL were current smoking, age >35 years and overweight or obese status. The three variables were associated with an increase in BLL in each of the five studies, most strongly in France by almost 80% and the weakest effect being in Norway with only 15%; for Japan, with the far largest sample (~18,000), the difference was 36%. This study successfully demonstrated that the laboratory analytical methods were sufficiently similar to allow direct comparison of data and showed that it is possible to harmonize the epidemiological data for joint analysis. This exercise showed the challenges in decentralized data analyses and reinforces the need for data harmonization among studies. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH.
Ethanolic extract of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius leaves alleviates insulin resistance by modulating oxidative stress and inflammation in albino rats exposed to heavy metal mixture
Creators: name: Orji, Uche Obasi
name: Ibiam, Udu Ama
name: Awoke, Joshua Nonso
name: Atoki, Ayomide Victor
name: Eze, Ejike Daniel
name: Obasi, Otuomasiri Divine
name: Ogbu, Celestine
name: Ezeani, Nkiru Nwamaka
name: Alum, Esther Ugo
name: Aloke, Chinyere
name: Uti, Daniel Etim
name: Aja, Patrick Maduabuchi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy

description: Exposure to heavy metals significantly contributes to insulin resistance, a major factor in type 2 diabetes. This study investigated the antioxidant and therapeutic potential of ethanol leaf extract of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius in mitigating heavy metal-induced insulin resistance, oxidative stress and inflammation in albino rats. Thirty rats were divided into five groups: Groups I and II received normal saline and a lead-mercury mixture, respectively, while Groups III, IV and V were treated with the extract (200, 400 and 600 mg/kg) for four weeks after exposure. The extract, rich in catechin, rutin, gallic acid and kaempferol, exhibited strong antioxidant activity. Heavy metal exposure induced hepatic insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, oxidative stress and inflammation, as shown by elevated HOMA-IR values. Extract treatment reversed these effects in a dose-dependent manner, restoring insulin sensitivity via oxidative stress and inflammation modulation. This highlights the potential of C. aconitifolius as a nutraceutical for heavy metal-induced metabolic disorders.
Prevalence of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in children and adolescents with eating disorders
Creators: name: Aman, Marya
name: Coelho, Jennifer S.
name: Lin, Boyee
name: Lu, Cynthia
name: Westwell-Roper, Clara
name: Best, John R.
name: Stewart, S. Evelyn
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorder symptoms frequently overlap, clouding diagnostic certainty and hypothesized etiologic factors. Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is defined by abrupt emergence of core obsessive–compulsive behaviours and/or food restriction with concurrent, ancillary cognitive and behavioral symptoms. Inflammatory and immune processes have putative roles in both PANS and a related described condition with cardinal obsessive–compulsive or tic symptoms, known as pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS). While prevalence of PANS and PANDAS has been examined in tic, movement disorder and OCD populations, this has not yet been systematically examined in a pediatric eating disorder sample. Objectives: To identify the lifetime prevalence of those meeting PANS and/or PANDAS criteria within a pediatric eating disorder cohort. Methods: Convenience sampling method was utilized to select consecutive youth (ages 8–18-years) presenting to an interdisciplinary pediatric eating disorder subspecialty program with a confirmed eating disorder and completed parent-report PANS/PANDAS questionnaire (n=100). A parent-reported measure was used to establish lifetime prevalence rates for PANS and PANDAS. Descriptive and exploratory comparative analyses were conducted between PANS and non-PANS groups. Continuous measures were analyzed using two-tailed independent sample t-tests and categorical measures were analyzed using two-tailed Fisher’s exact tests. Results: Among participants, 52% (n=52) met PANS criteria and 0% (n=0) met PANDAS diagnostic criteria. Core, abrupt-onset PANS symptoms included both food restriction and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in 63.5% (n=33), food restriction only in 25% (n=13), and obsessive–compulsive symptoms only in 11.5% (n=6) of participants. In comparison to those who did not meet PANS criteria, those in the PANS subgroup were less likely to be male and more commonly prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication. Significant group differences did not emerge for onset age, body mass index, eating disorder type or comorbid psychiatric/medical/autoimmune illness. Conclusion: Lifetime prevalence of symptoms in keeping with PANS diagnostic criteria within a pediatric eating disorder cohort was notably higher than that previously reported in OCD or tic disorder cohorts. The overlap between starvation effects and ancillary PANS symptoms may challenge the practical utility of this putative syndrome within the eating disorder population.
Parapionosyllis Fauvel 1923
Creators: name: Guillermo San Martin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Syllidae
Parapionosyllis

description: Genus Parapionosyllis Fauvel, 1923
Parapionosyllis Fauvel, 1923: 289.
Diagnosis. Body small to minute. Prostomium with 2 pairs of eyes and, sometimes, a pair of eyespots, 3 bowling-pin shaped antennae. Palps partially fused, distal half or 1 ⁄ 3 free of each other. Single pair of tentacular cirri, bottle- or bowling-pin shaped, located lateroventrally. Dorsal cirri on all parapodia, short, bowling-pin shaped. Parapodial lobes conical, with an small, thin distal rounded papilla. Parapodial glands present. Pharynx provided with an anterior tooth, surrounded by soft papillae. Compound chaetae with unidentate blades provided with a subdistal spine and rounded tip; aciculae with a rounded, slightly hollowed tip. Dorsal simple chaetae usually subdistally serrated. Ventral simple chaetae sigmoid, usually unidentate. Mature males with natatory chaetae; mature females brooding eggs or juveniles ventrally, lacking natatory chaetae. Parapionosyllis is identical to Brania, but having a single pair rather than two pairs of tentacular cirri.
Type species. Pionosyllis gestans Pierantoni, 1903 (fide Hartman, 1959).
Key to the species of Parapionosyllis recorded from Australia
1 Blades of compound chaetae provided with short spines and a long, distinct subdistal erect spine ...................................................................... P. winnunga n.sp.
—— Blades of compound chaetae with moderately long spines and subdistal spine not longer than marginal spines .................................................... P. richardi n.sp.
description: Published as part of Guillermo San Martin, 2005, Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia With the Description of a New Genus and Twenty-two New Species, pp. 39-152 in Records of the Australian Museum 57 on page 106, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1438, http://zenodo.org/record/15343387
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity and Social Isolation among Adults with Physical Disabilities Living in Canada and The Netherlands
Creators: name: Meijer, Kim
name: Hoekstra, Trynke
name: Brandenbarg, Pim
name: COVID-19 Disability Survey Group
name: ReSpAct 2.0 Group
name: Hoekstra, Femke
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2023

description: Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among people with physical disabilities might differ between countries due to differences in implemented measures and infection rates. This study aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on physical activity (PA) and social isolation among adults with physical disabilities in Canada and the Netherlands, and examine associations between PA and social isolation. Methods: Secondary data from two studies were used: the Canadian COVID-19 Disability Survey (n = 353) and the Dutch Rehabilitation, Sports and Active lifestyle (ReSpAct) 2.0 study (n = 445). Self-reported PA was measured using IPAQ-SF and Adapted-SQUASH. Social isolation was measured using the PROMIS Social Isolation. Descriptive and regression analyses were performed. Results: Canadian participants spent on average 163 min (Median = 0; IQR = 120) on moderate-to-vigorous PA per week and Dutch participants 934 min (Median = 600; IQR = 1125). In Canada, 64% reported to have become less physically active since the pandemic compared to 37% of Dutch participants. In both samples, no clinically relevant associations were found between PA and social isolation. Conclusions: The findings emphasize the negative impact of the pandemic on PA and social isolation in adults with physical disabilities in Canada and the Netherlands. Future research is needed to better understand if and how PA can be used to reduce social isolation in people with disabilities. This study illustrates how cross-country collaborations and exchange provide opportunities to inspire and learn from initiatives and programs in other countries and may help to improve PA support among people with disabilities during and after the pandemic.
Studi di Archeologia classica coordinati da Annamaria Comella
Creators: name: Comella, Annamaria
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Year: 2012

description: Bilancio e prospettive della ricerca

DOI: 10.4429/j.arart.2011. suppl.20
description: ArcheoArte, Ricerca e Confronti 2010 (Supplemento ArcheoArte 1)