cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Uncertainty quantification of criticality in light-water-moderated and graphite-reflected core with highly enriched uranium fuel at university teaching and research reactor
Creators: name: Shiga, Hiroshi
name: Watanabe, Kenichi
name: Takeda, Satoshi
name: Wakabayashi, Genichiro
name: Yamanishi, Hirokuni
name: Pyeon, Cheol Ho
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Neutronics characteristics are examined by the MCNP6.2 code with ENDF/B-VII.1 for a light-water-moderated and graphite-reflected core with highly enriched uranium fuel at the University Teaching and Research Reactor in Kindai University (UTR-KINKI), demonstrating the meaningful degree of computational accuracies of the criticality, the reactivity, and the reaction rates. The eigenvalue calculations, and the uncertainty analyses for criticality and reactivity are performed using the KENO-VI, the TSUNAMI-3D, and the TSAR modules of the SCALE code system, respectively. The eigenvalue calculations with MCNP6.2 and KENO-VI show a discrepancy between experimental and numerical results of the effective multiplication factor (keff) in the UTR-KINKI core. Regarding TSUNAMI-3D calculations, the uncertainty of keff is found to be attributable mainly to those of a series of uranium-235 cross-section data related to fission reactions with the support of uncertainty analyses of reactivity by TSAR.
Pachymeroceroides Carvalho & Gomes 1971
Creators: name: Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra
name: Ferreira, Paulo S. F.
name: Serna, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Pachymeroceroides

description: * Pachymeroceroides Carvalho & Gomes, 1971
(Fig. 30)
Pachymeroceroides Carvalho & Gomes, 1971a: 468 (original description). Type species: Eurycipitia bromeliae Carvalho, 1946: 2. Original designation.
Material examined. COLOMBIA. Amazonas: 1 ♂, PNN Amacayacu, Caña Brava, 200 m, 3º3’S, 70º3’W, net sweeping, 29.viii.2001 (D. Campos) (IAVH-E-164663); Putumayo: 1 ♂, PNN La Paya, La Nueva Paya, 210 m, 0º2’S, 75º12’W, net sweeping, 02.ii.2003 (C. Sarmiento) (IAVH-E-164705); Tolima: 1 ♂, Fresno, Vda. Colombia, Fca. Las Perlas, 1508 m, 5º12’N, 75º2’W, pan trap, 23–­ 26.xii.2002 (T. Arias, D. Arias & S. Arias) (IAVH-E- 164665).
Diagnosis. Pronotum with well-defined collar. Labium length reaching hind coxae. Corium with pit-like depression (Carvalho & Gomes 1971a).
Associated plants. Aechmea sp. (Bromeliaceae) (Carvalho & Gomes 1971a).
Distribution. Brazil (Carvalho & Gomes 1971a).— Colombia (Amazonas, Putumayo, and Tolima).
Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia.
We couldn’t place the material examined to species. The genus is in need of revision.
description: Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163
The PNKD gene is associated with tourette disorder and tic disorder in a multiplex family
Creators: name: Sun, Nawei
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Tourette Disorder (TD) is a highly heritable neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the presence of both motor and vocal tics. Disruptions of particular genes have been identified in subsets of TD patients. However, none of the findings have been replicated, probably due to the complex and heterogeneous genetic architecture of TD that involves both common and rare variants. To understand the etiology of TD, functional analyses are required to characterize the molecular and cellular consequences caused by mutations in candidate genes. Such molecular and cellular alterations may converge into common biological pathways underlying the heterogeneous genetic etiology of TD patients.    In CHAPTER 1, we review specific genes implicated in TD etiology, discuss the functions of these genes in the mammalian central nervous system and the corresponding behavioral anomalies exhibited in animal models, and importantly, review functional analyses that can be performed to evaluate the role(s) that the genetic disruptions might play in TD. Specifically, the functional assays include novel cell culture systems, genome editing techniques, bioinformatics approaches, transcriptomic analyses, and genetically modified animal models applied or developed to study genes associated with TD or with other neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders.   In CHAPTER 2, we reported that a rare heterozygous nonsense mutation at the PNKD gene co-segregating with individuals affected by TD or Tic disorders in a multiplex family was identified by whole exome sequencing. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were generated from one unaffected and two TD affected individuals. Neurons were derived from the iPSCs and biochemical assays were conducted to evaluate possible molecular differences between affected and unaffected. We found that transcript and protein levels of the PNKD long isoform were reduced in neurons derived from the individuals with TD probably due to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Additionally, we demonstrated that the PNKD long protein monomer oligomerizes with itself as well as interacts the synaptic active zone protein RIMS1α. Therefore, we concluded that the reduction of the PNKD long protein in the neurons of TD patients in this multiplex family may contribute to TD.
Review of prediction models for tsunami-induced lateral fluid force for revision of engineering design code for nuclear power plant structures
Creators: name: Kihara, Naoto
name: Tomita, Takashi
name: Yoshimura, Shinobu
name: Kaida, Hideki
name: Ito, Koto
name: Kuriyama, Toru
name: Omura, Hideaki
name: Yamabe, Hiroyuki
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine

description: This paper presents a review of prediction models for tsunami-induced lateral fluid forces or tsunami-wave forces for the next revision of the engineering design code for nuclear power plant structures. First, research on the characteristics and prediction models of tsunami wave forces or pressure on the dry- and wet-bed structures is reviewed. The prediction models adopted in Japanese and US design guidelines for buildings and coastal facilities are presented. Finally, the prediction models adopted in the Japanese engineering design code for nuclear power plant structures are described, and items that should be added or considered for the next revision of the code are discussed. Based on our discussions against the review, the revised code should include the relationship between the Froude number and tsunami-wave force or pressure, and the conservatism of each prediction model should be carefully considered. The comprehensive review in this study should be useful not only for the next revision of JEAC 4629, but also as a reference for the development of guidelines for tsunami-resistant designs in countries where tsunamis are a threat.
Multi-linear algebra based techniques for foreground and background separation
Creators: name: Tadimeti, Neha
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: The work presented in this thesis aims to understand the use of tensor algebra for  background and foreground separation in videos. Specifically, it tries to explore the  advantages of tensor-based approaches over the vector-based ones. In vector-based  approaches, video frames are vectorized and concatenated into columns of a matrix  for foreground and background separation. Through vectorization, one cannot explore  the multi-dimensional aspect of video frames. Recent research has shown that tensor  algebra can be helpful in extracting useful information from a multi-dimensional perspective.  In this thesis, we propose two new algorithms which use tensor algebra to  solve for background and foreground separation.    In the first part of the thesis, we develop a mini-batch extension to Online Tensor  Robust Principal Component Analysis (OTRPCA). The proposed extension signifi-  cantly reduces the computational time in comparison to OTRPCA. It is also shown  that the accuracy levels of background separation are higher than OTRPCA for a decent  mini-batch size. As the mini-batch size further increases, accuracy levels fall as  the dictionary update is one-shot and non-iterative.    In the second part of the thesis, online vector-based Grassmanian Robust Adaptive Subspace   Algorithm (GRASTA) is extended to tensor domain. The proposed Multi-Linear  GRASTA (MLG) is also an online algorithm, thus suitable for real-time applications.  Unlike the vector-based implementation, MLG explores the multi-dimensional  nature of the video frames and solves for the separation problem across every dimension.  MLG can process multiple frames at a time making it faster than other vector  and tensor based separation algorithms. Detailed results are discussed which show that  the accuracy of separation with MLG is competitive with the state-of-the-art.
Atkinsoniella limba Kuoh 1991
Creators: name: Feng, Ling
name: Zhang, Yalin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Atkinsoniella
Atkinsoniella limba

description: A. limba Kuoh, 1991
Atkinsoniella limba Kuoh, 1991: 20 Distribution. China (Fujian).
description: Published as part of Feng, Ling & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, The leafhopper genus Atkinsoniella Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 274-286 in Zootaxa 4028 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/236750
Pachyneurhymenus Reuter 1908
Creators: name: Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra
name: Ferreira, Paulo S. F.
name: Serna, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Pachyneurhymenus

description: * Pachyneurhymenus Reuter, 1908
Pachyneurrhymenus Reuter, 1908b: 180 (original description). Type species: Pachyneurrhymenus pallidolimbatus Reuter, 1908b. Original designation.
Diagnosis. Body brown to black with white areas; elongate in dorsal view. Pronotum punctate. Hemelytron with lateral margins straight (Carvalho 1980, 1985a; Carvalho & Ferreira 1995).
Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia.
description: Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163
Noterus
Creators: name: Van Vondel, Bernhard J.
name: Ostovan, Hadi
name: Ghahari, Hassan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Noteridae
Noterus

description: Noterus spp.
Distribution in Iran. Guilan (Hosseinie 1995a), Khuzestan (Hosseinie 1994), Mazandaran (Hosseinie 1995b).
description: Published as part of Van Vondel, Bernhard J., Ostovan, Hadi & Ghahari, Hassan, 2017, An annotated checklist of Iranian Myxophaga (Hydroscaphidae, Sphaeriusidae) and Adephaga (Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Rhysodidae) (Insecta: Coleoptera), pp. 225-246 in Zootaxa 4216 (3) on page 239, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.231790
Physical and biogeochemical modeling in Delaware estuary
Creators: name: Tabatabai, Seyed Aboozar
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Estuaries play an important role in the biogeochemistry of the global ocean, particularly the cycling of nitrogen (N) and carbon from natural and anthropogenic sources. Delaware Estuary is a temperate coastal plain estuary with a significant economic and ecological value. In this study, a coupled three-dimensional physical and biogeochemical (BGC) modeling framework based on the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) was utilized to investigate hydrodynamic and BGC characteristics in Delaware Estuary.     Freshwater dynamics, transport pathways, and dispersal time scales are presented in Chapter 2. The model simulated water level, velocity, salinity, and temperature with a minimum correlation coefficient of 0.78, and a maximum centered root mean squared difference of 72% of one standard deviation of the observations. We found that total transport and mean age of freshwater were more sensitive to discharge changes on the Delaware side than the New Jersey side. The mean flushing time (FT) of freshwater was estimated to be 40-125 days depending on discharge. A method introduced to estimate spatial FT highlighted increased FT on the lower NJ flank with higher discharge.     In Chapter 3, the physical model was used to investigate a large oyster mortality event in the upper reaches of Delaware Bay following Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. Monthly mortality rates of 10-55% were associated with a continuous low salinity (<7 psu) exposure for longer than 20 days. Population recovery projections predicted that recovery would take approximately 10 years.    The configuration, parametrization, and evaluation of a process-based coupled BGC model are presented in Chapter 4. The simulation during 2009-2011 reproduced physical and BGC fields such as dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved organic nitrogen, particulate organic nitrogen, and dissolved oxygen within one standard deviation of long-term mean values.     In Chapter 5, major monthly and annual N fluxes were quantified with a positive net ecosystem production in the bay. Benthic processes (denitrification and N burial) accounted for 19-28% of the annual and 8-73% of the monthly DIN input in the budget. We found that up to 35% of excess DIN input during high discharge periods left the bay without being assimilated into organic N.
Extraction behaviors of minor actinides and rare earth elements with NTA amide extractants
Creators: name: Suzuki, Hideya
name: Ban, Yasutoshi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Nitrilotriacetamide (NTA amide) has been developed as an extractant for the mutual separation of minor actinides (MA; Am and Cm) and rare earth elements (REs) by solvent extraction. NTA amide is a tertiary amine in which the three carboxyl groups of nitrilotriacetic acid are amidated. NTA amides have six hydrophobic long-chain alkyl groups on the side chains, and they have enhanced solubility in organic solvents, thereby allowing for the use of nonpolar diluents, such as n-dodecane. This study examined the extraction behavior of MA and REs using four NTA amides with six side chains comprising n-octyl groups, 2-ethylhexyl groups, and a mixture of these groups. The results showed that the linear-type hexaoctyl NTA amide (HONTA) had the highest extraction ability for MA. Furthermore, the extraction behavior of MA and REs was different under low and high nitrate conditions, and that of scandium (Sc) was found to be considerably different depending on the side chains.
Maximizing  fluid delivered by bubble free electroosmotic pump
Creators: name: Tawfik, Mena E.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: In generating high electroosmotic flows (EO) for use in microfluidic pumps, a limiting factor is faradaic reactions which are more pronounced at high electric fields. These reactions lead to bubble generation at the electrodes and pump efficiency reduction. The time taken for gas bubbles to start forming on an electrode operates in a stagnant aqueous solution is driven by the dissolved gas mass-transfer near the electrode. This is the result of two processes that compete with one another. One adds dissolved gas molecules from the chemical reactions at the electrode surface and the other diffuses these molecules towards the bulk. Using this mechanism, a model is proposed that can predict the dissolved gas supersaturation concentration up to the onset of bubble nucleation at the electrodes (heterogeneous nucleation). Experimental measurement of the bubble onset nucleation time is incorporated within this model to calculate the critical supersaturation concentration for dissolved hydrogen and oxygen gas. The results show a strong link between the applied current density and  the supersaturation concentration at the electrode surface. The gas bubble nucleation time at low current densities (low production rate) can be easily measured by monitoring the electrode surface. However at high current density, the nucleation times are too short to be accurately experimentally measured by common techniques. A new experimental technique is proposed to quantify, control and measure the bubble nucleation time at high current densities (high production rate) by alternating the applied voltage waveform. A relation is obtained that predict the onset of bubble nucleation showing an excellent agreement with the measurement.    The onset of gas generation for high current density EO pumping depends on many parameters including applied voltage, working fluid and pulse duration. The onset of gas generation can be delayed and optimized for maximum volume delivered in the shortest time possible. This has been achieved through the numerical model proposed to predict the onset of gas generation during EO pumping using an optimized pulse voltage waveform. This method allows applying current densities higher than previously reported. Optimal pulse voltage waveform (OPW) are calculated based on the previous theories for different current densities and electrolyte molarity. The Electroosmotic pump performance is investigated by experimentally measuring the fluid volume displaced and flow rate.
Pachypoda Carvalho & China 1951
Creators: name: Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra
name: Ferreira, Paulo S. F.
name: Serna, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Pachypoda

description: * Pachypoda Carvalho & China, 1951
Pachypoda Carvalho & China, 1951: 688 (original description). Type species Eccritotarsus vultuosus Distant, 1893: 440. Original designation.
Diagnosis. Body brown to black with yellow to red areas. Frons convex and rounded. Vertex flat, not curved posteriorly, without median sulcus. Eyes not expanded laterally nor curved posteriorly in dorsoposterior view of head; eyes emarginate. Pronotum impunctate. Labium length reaching half of hind coxae. Hemelytron with lateral margins straight (Carvalho & China 1951; Carvalho & Ferreira 1995).
Comments. This is the first record of this genus in Colombia.
description: Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163
Atkinsoniella motuoensis Meng, Yang & Ni 2010
Creators: name: Feng, Ling
name: Zhang, Yalin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Atkinsoniella
Atkinsoniella motuoensis

description: A. motuoensis Meng, Yang & Ni, 2010
Atkinsoniella motuoensis Meng, Yang & Ni, 2010: 41 Distribution. China (Xizang).
description: Published as part of Feng, Ling & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, The leafhopper genus Atkinsoniella Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 274-286 in Zootaxa 4028 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/236750
Uncertainty quantification of criticality in light-water-moderated and graphite-reflected core with highly-enriched uranium fuel at university teaching and research reactor
Creators: name: Shiga, Hiroshi
name: Watanabe, Kenichi
name: Takeda, Satoshi
name: Wakabayashi, Genichiro
name: Yamanishi, Hirokuni
name: Pyeon, Cheol Ho
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Neutronics characteristics are examined by the MCNP6.2 code with ENDF/B-VII.1 for a light-water-moderated and graphite-reflected core with highly-enriched uranium fuel at the University Teaching and Research Reactor in Kindai University (UTR-KINKI), demonstrating the meaningful degree of computational accuracies of the criticality, the reactivity and the reaction rates. The eigenvalue calculations, and the uncertainty analyses for criticality and reactivity are performed using the KENO-VI, the TSUNAMI-3D and the TSAR modules of the SCALE code system, respectively. The eigenvalue calculations with MCNP6.2 and KENO-VI show a discrepancy between experimental and numerical results of the effective multiplication factor (keff) in the UTR-KINKI core. Regarding TSUNAMI-3D calculations, the uncertainty of keff is found to be attributable mainly to those of a series of uranium-235 cross-section data related to fission reactions with the support of uncertainty analyses of reactivity by TSAR.
Nationalism, secularism, belonging, and identity in Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, and Orhan Pamuk
Creators: name: Ulus, Hüseyin Ekrem
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: This dissertation examines nationalism, secularism, and identity issues in the works of three controversial writers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries: Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, and Orhan Pamuk. Through a comparative analysis of the theory and literature on national, religious and secular belonging, this study aims to clarify the function of metafiction as a literary technique, the novel as a genre, literature as a medium that questions, shapes or endorses identities, and Comparative Literature as a discipline that creates a link between theory and literary works. This study challenges one-sided and uncritical accounts of nationalism, secularism, and identity. I argue that, in direct or indirect dialogue with theory, the novels of Roth, Rushdie, and Pamuk all question forms of exclusivism in national, religious, and secular forms of belonging. This is shown through their use of metafiction and other literary devices that serve to engage in self-reflexivity. The examination of this literary production leads me to make explicit ways in which the forms of the novel and literature not only help to question forms of exclusion, but also are instrumental in calling for new, alternative, and non-exclusivist forms, definitions and possibilities of co-existence.
Ephoron Williamson 1802
Creators: name: Techakijvej, Chotiwut
name: Sareein, Nattawut
name: Hwang, Jeong Mi
name: Bae, Yeon Jae
name: Phalaraksh, Chitchol
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
Polymitarcyidae
Ephoron

description: Genus Ephoron Williamson, 1802
Ephoron Williamson, 1802: 71 [Type species: Ephoron leukon Williamson, 1802].
Polymitarcys Eaton, 1868: 84 [Type species: Ephemera virgo Olivier, 1791]; synonymized by Spieth (1940).
Eopolymitarcys Tshemova, 1934: 240 [Type species: Eopolymitarcys nigridorsum Tshemova, 1934]; synonymized by Edmunds and Traver (1954).
Diagnosis. The adults present wings whitish and hyaline, hindwings are well-developed with numerous cross veins and intercalaries. Forewings with a strong convex vein running parallel to CuP, attached to CuA. Hindwings have a blunt costal projection. In males, hindwings have a long intercalary vein between RA and RS (autapomorphy) (Kluge 2004). Forelegs of males are developed, whereas mid- and hind legs are poorly developed. Male forceps with 4 segments, caudal filament is reduced. In females, all legs are poorly developed, one caudal filament and two cerci.
The larvae of Ephoron have mandibles with long mandibular tusks covered with numerous tubercles. Tusks curve inwards near apex, easily visible from dorsal view. From lateral view, tusks curve downward. In some species (E. shigae and E. limnobium), tusks curve upwards at apex. Head has median frontal process. Forelegs have strong tubercles, specialized for burrowing. Midlegs are small and hindlegs are strong. Abdomen has gills on segments 1–7, gills 1 single and small, 2–7 forked with lateral margin fringed.
Remarks. The larvae and adult characteristic of Ephoron are well described by Ishiwata (1996), based on Japanese species, and Bauernfeind & Soldán (2013) for European fauna.
description: Published as part of Techakijvej, Chotiwut, Sareein, Nattawut, Hwang, Jeong Mi, Bae, Yeon Jae & Phalaraksh, Chitchol, 2021, A new species of Ephoron Williamson, 1802 (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae) from Thailand, pp. 392-402 in Zootaxa 4985 (3) on pages 393-394, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/4956267
The role of butyrylcholinesterase in neural stem cell differentiation
Creators: name: Tiethof, Angela Karin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is the evolutionary counterpart to acetylcholinesterase (AChE).  Both enzymes appear early in nervous system development prior to cholinergic synapse formation.  The organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPS) primarily exerts toxicity through inhibition of AChE, which results in excess cholinergic stimulation at the synapse.  We hypothesized that CPS inhibition of AChE and BChE may impair neurogenesis in neural stem cells (NSCs).  To model neurodevelopment in vitro, we used human NSCs derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).  After six days of differentiation, BChE activity and mRNA expression significantly increased, while AChE activity and expression remained unchanged.  Utilizing CPS as a tool to inhibit the enzymatic activity of the enzymes resulted in 82% and 97% inhibition of AChE and BChE, respectively.  CPS exposure had no obvious effect on cell morphology, viability or the expression of differentiation markers HES5, DCX or MAP2.  However, shRNA-knockdown of BChE expression resulted in significantly decreased expression of bHLH transcription factors HES5 and HES3, and significantly increased expression of HES1 and the Notch pathway ligand Jagged 1 (JAG1).  Results indicate BChE may have a role in the differentiation of NSCs independent of, or in addition to, its enzymatic activity.
Pachyneurhymenus pallidolimbatus Reuter 1908
Creators: name: Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra
name: Ferreira, Paulo S. F.
name: Serna, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Pachyneurhymenus
Pachyneurhymenus pallidolimbatus

description: * Pachyneurhymenus pallidolimbatus Reuter, 1908
(Figs. 31, 67–68)
Pachyneurhymenus pallidolimbatus Reuter, 1908b: 180. (original description).
Material examined. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: 2 ♂, Concepción, rastrojo bajo, 1.ii.1997 (F.J. Serna & J.G. Hurtado) (MEFLG NC26688, MEFLG NC26689); 1 ♀, Urrao, weeds, 1.x.1976 (A. Madrigal) (MEFLG NC26580); 1 ♀, Venados, 1.x.1976 (A. Molina) (MEFLG NC26581); Boyacá: 1 ♂, Cuche, Vda. San Martín, 2490 m, 5°50.02’N, 72°59.01’W, 20.v.2000 (S. Núñez) (UNAB 627); 1 ♀, Duitama, Vda. La Laguna, 2590 m, 5°50’N, 73°1’W, 10.iii.2002, Solanaceae (O. Mateus) (UNAB 627); Risaralda: 1 ♀, Mistrató, Cgto. San Antonio del Chamí, Vda. La Estrella, 1120 m, 21.iii.1992 (E. Cordoba) (ICN 092936); Santander: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, San José de Suaita, Fundación San Cipriano, 5.x.1998 (Sistemática animal) (ICN 092937, ICN 092938); Tolima: 2 ♀, Fresno, Vda. Colombia, Fca. Las Perlas, 1508 m, 5º12’N, 75º2’W, pan trap, 23–­ 26.xii.2002 (T. Arias, D. Arias & S. Arias) (IAVH-E-164607, IAVH- E-164608); Valle del Cauca: 1 ♀, Dagua, Cgto. Queremal, Malaise trap, 5.v.1993 (G. Andrade) (ICN 092939); 2 ♂, Restrepo, 1.iii.1989, Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtaceae) (A. Madrigal) (MEFLG NC26690, MEFLG NC26691).
Diagnosis. Pronotum black. Corium brown. Embolium and external part of cuneus white. Body length 3.00– 3.20 mm. Right paramere (Fig. 67) with basal process slightly curved and narrower towards the body; body elongate and thick with protuberance before sensory lobe; sensory lobe sub-triangular with blunt apex; apical process flat, sub-triangular with blunt apex. Left paramere (Fig. 68) with basal process short, slightly curved; body triangular, flattened and widened; sensory lobe absent; apical process curved at base towards the body, apex bent, curved and terete.
Associated plants. Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill (Myrtaceae) and Solanaceae.
Distribution. Chile (Reuter 1908b), Peru (Carvalho & Ferreira 1972).— Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca).
Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia.
description: Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on pages 132-133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163
Creating and using VMCAnalytics for preservice teachers' studying of argumentation
Creators: name: Van Ness, Cheryl K.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Teacher recognition of student argumentation has been addressed by many researchers (e.g., Schwarz, 2009; Krummheuer, 1995; Bieda & Lepak, 2014; Whitenack & Yackel, 2002). Further, standards for mathematics learning emphasize the importance of including argumentation in the K-12 classroom (NCTM, 2000; CCSS, 2010). The study reported here with secondary preservice teachers to identify argumentation from video, adds to earlier, successful work using video to support the learning of preservice teachers (Sherin & Han, 2004) and to support teacher noticing (Van Es & Sherin, 2008; Star & Strickland, 2007). Further, studying video narratives has been used effectively in university courses to encourage students to engage with complex issues, collaborate, discuss, and build representations, and can help instructors gain insight into student thinking (Hmelo-Silver et al., 2013).  This qualitative case study examined the effect of a semester-long intervention with eleven preservice teachers during the spring of 2015. Episodes of student argumentation from the Video Mosaic Collaborative (VMC), an open-source video collection, were used to construct video narratives using the RUanalytic Tool (Agnew, Mills, & Maher, 2010) of students engaged in argumentation. Findings from this study indicate that video narratives supported growth in the preservice teachers' understanding of student argumentation, indicating that for 93.3% of the events in the study, at least 45% of teachers exhibited growth and for 73.3% of the events in the study, at least 54% of teacher exhibited growth. Teachers demonstrated growth with respect to: (1) the elements of argumentation and (2) the structure of the argumentation they described; as well as (3) the use of the technical language of the formal mathematical register of argumentation they used. Other changes included making implicit argumentation explicit, using students' actual language rather than interpreting students' statements, and eliminating untrue statements about the argumentation in the events. Furthermore, there was a relationship among the categories, for example, the growth in use of technical language correlated to both growth in elements and growth in structure. Implications of the study and future research recommendations include comparing the results of other iterations of the study and using VMCAnalytics to support other mathematical practices.
Atkinsoniella longinotata Kuoh 1992
Creators: name: Feng, Ling
name: Zhang, Yalin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Atkinsoniella
Atkinsoniella longinotata

description: A. longinotata Kuoh, 1992
Atkinsoniella longinotata Kuoh, 1992: 124 Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan).
description: Published as part of Feng, Ling & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, The leafhopper genus Atkinsoniella Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 274-286 in Zootaxa 4028 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/236750
Identifying smartphone users based on smartwatch data
Creators: name: Varshney, Sidhika
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: In recent years, smartphones have become part and parcel of peoples life. Smartphones are used for all day-to-day critical tasks like money transfer, storing important documents and other information. This thesis presents, a user identification system based on smartwatch data. For identification of a user, walking activity and call receiving activity are analyzed when the phone is on the table and in pocket or bag. The recorded data from four smartwatch sensors enables the calculation of mean, variance, skewness, and gamma distribution parameters. These features are used to train the model. The presented system was tested on 20 participants and has an Equal Error Rate (EER) of 0.052.
Supplementary Materials for RCQE-bot in article: "Automatic Code Quality Estimation in Multi-round Code Review"
Creators: name: -bot, RCQE
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 461201
subject: Automated software engineering

description: Supplementary Materials for RCQE-BotThis repository contains supplementary materials related to the RCQE-bot project. The materials are organized into two main documents and an additional screenshot of feedback:Contents1. Comment Screenshots.docxThis document provides screenshots of the comments generated by RCQE-bot when identifying potential issues in commits. RCQE-bot uses an intrusive approach to generate comments. However, due to GitHub's community guidelines, some of the comments might be deleted by project maintainers. Nevertheless, we have archived the original records of these comments.2. Comment Status.docxThis document records the manual tracking of the status of commits commented on by RCQE-bot. It provides the previous review comment, previous commit id, commit id (commented by RCQE-bot) and its status: (With Positive Comment, With Negative Comment, With Commit, Without Commit).3. Feedback Screenshot.pngThis folder includes a screenshot of a reviewer's feedback, showcasing a specific comment received about RCQE-bot's performance or utility.UsageResearchers and developers can refer to these documents for a better understanding of RCQE-bot’s evaluation process and its impact.The materials may also be used to assess RCQE-bot’s effectiveness and improve its commenting strategies based on feedback.Thank you for your interest in our work!
Socialização da Formação sobre Projeto de Vida
Creators: name: Anderson Ferreira de Araújo, Iata
name: Machado, Andrele Silva
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: A palestra foi realizada no âmbito da reunião de alinhamento no contexto da Escola Estadual de Ensino Médio São José, no dia 08 de agosto de 2024. A palestra teve como tema: “Socialização da Formação sobre Projeto de Vida”. A atividade foi realizada pela equipe pedagógica da referida escola e dela participaram a equipe gestora e os professores do educandário.
Arterial flow based transfer function and ascending aorta pressure waveform estimation
Creators: name: Zala, Dhara
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Hypertension has been recognized as a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases. It is principally determined by the amount of the blood ejected by the heart and the properties of the receiving arteries. There is a strong correlation of a reduction in large artery compliance and high blood pressure. Thus, it is important to identify the causative factors that contribute to the severity of hypertension in terms of blood pressure, flow and mechanical properties of arteries.     Numerous methods have been used to measure peripheral arterial blood pressure. As pressure waveform travels away from heart, it is amplified because of increased elastic stiffness which gives rise to wave reflections. As a result, peripheral pressure cannot accurately describe cardiovascular events. On the other hand, central aortic pressure is a much better predictor, but it can only be measured directly with an invasive catheter. For this reason, several pressure-based generalized transfer function methods have been proposed.    In this thesis, a novel flow-based generalized transfer function is established. This new method is tested using carotid flow waveform as an input to predict ascending aortic flow. Additionally a three element windkessel model was used to predict ascending aortic pressure.  Results show good correspondence of predicted ascending aortic flow and pressure.   The present approach can be effectively applied in clinical situations where either peripheral arterial flow or ascending aortic flow noninvasively obtained by Doppler ultrasound can be used to obtain ascending aortic pressure. The derived aortic pressure waveform can then be further analyzed in terms of large artery compliance and systolic pressure augmentation, both critical in determining the severity of hypertension.
Atkinsoniella malaisei Young 1986
Creators: name: Feng, Ling
name: Zhang, Yalin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Atkinsoniella
Atkinsoniella malaisei

description: A. malaisei Young, 1986
Atkinsoniella malaisei Young, 1986: 102 Distribution. China (Yunnan), Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Feng, Ling & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, The leafhopper genus Atkinsoniella Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 274-286 in Zootaxa 4028 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/236750
Rhysodidae Laporte 1840
Creators: name: Van Vondel, Bernhard J.
name: Ostovan, Hadi
name: Ghahari, Hassan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Rhysodidae

description: Family Rhysodidae Laporte, 1840
Comments. Azadbakhsh & Nozari (2015) considered Rhysodidae as a subfamily of Carabidae while it is a valid family of Adephaga (Bouchard et al. 2011; A. Newton - personal communication).
description: Published as part of Van Vondel, Bernhard J., Ostovan, Hadi & Ghahari, Hassan, 2017, An annotated checklist of Iranian Myxophaga (Hydroscaphidae, Sphaeriusidae) and Adephaga (Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Rhysodidae) (Insecta: Coleoptera), pp. 225-246 in Zootaxa 4216 (3) on page 239, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.231790
Clinidium (Arctoclinidium) marginicolle Reitter 1889
Creators: name: Van Vondel, Bernhard J.
name: Ostovan, Hadi
name: Ghahari, Hassan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Clinidium
Clinidium marginicolle

description: Clinidium (Arctoclinidium) marginicolle Reitter, 1889
Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Schmidt 2016), Iran (no locality cited) (Bell & Bell 1978; Bell 2003; Brustel & Gouix 2011; Azadbakhsh & Nozari 2015).
General distribution. Azerbaijan, Iran (Bell 2003).
Comments. Up to an altitude of 1600-1850 m (Schmidt 2016).
description: Published as part of Van Vondel, Bernhard J., Ostovan, Hadi & Ghahari, Hassan, 2017, An annotated checklist of Iranian Myxophaga (Hydroscaphidae, Sphaeriusidae) and Adephaga (Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Rhysodidae) (Insecta: Coleoptera), pp. 225-246 in Zootaxa 4216 (3) on page 239, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.231790
Pachypoda major Carvalho 1984
Creators: name: Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra
name: Ferreira, Paulo S. F.
name: Serna, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Pachypoda
Pachypoda major

description: * Pachypoda major Carvalho, 1984
(Fig. 32)
Pachypoda major Carvalho, 1984a: 279. (original description).
Material examined. COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca: 1 ♀, Tena, El Ospicio via Tena, 1384 m, 4°39’N, 74°22’W, 22.xi.1997 (D. Venegas) (UNAB 623).
Diagnosis. Body dark brown to black, with red and orange areas. Head orange to red. Pronotum with anterior lobe red and posterior lobe brown to black. Body length 5.50–6.00 mm.
Associated/host plants. Unknown.
Distribution. Costa Rica (Carvalho 1984a).— Colombia (Cundinamarca).
Comments. This is the first record of this species in Colombia. Specimens of P. major in literature are 6.00 mm long (Carvalho 1984a). Specimen in the present work is 5.50 mm; hence, length ranges are 5.50–6.00 mm.
description: Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163
Omoglymmius (Omoglymmius) germari Ganglbauer 1891
Creators: name: Van Vondel, Bernhard J.
name: Ostovan, Hadi
name: Ghahari, Hassan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Omoglymmius
Omoglymmius germari

description: Omoglymmius (Omoglymmius) germari Ganglbauer, 1891
Distribution in Iran. Northern Khorasan (Brustel & Gouix 2011), Iran (no locality cited) (Bell 2003; Nakládal 2008).
General distribution. Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Russia (South European Territory), Turkey, Ukraine (Bell 2003). Comments. Found on notched surface of oak log stored on roadside stack (Nakladal 2008).
description: Published as part of Van Vondel, Bernhard J., Ostovan, Hadi & Ghahari, Hassan, 2017, An annotated checklist of Iranian Myxophaga (Hydroscaphidae, Sphaeriusidae) and Adephaga (Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Rhysodidae) (Insecta: Coleoptera), pp. 225-246 in Zootaxa 4216 (3) on page 239, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.231790
Atkinsoniella mediofasciola Yang & Li 2002
Creators: name: Feng, Ling
name: Zhang, Yalin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Atkinsoniella
Atkinsoniella mediofasciola

description: A. mediofasciola Yang & Li, 2002
Atkinsoniella mediofasciola Yang & Li, 2002c: 40 Distribution. China (Sichuan).
description: Published as part of Feng, Ling & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, The leafhopper genus Atkinsoniella Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 274-286 in Zootaxa 4028 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/236750
Liposomal Actinium-225 as a potential cancer therapeutic
Creators: name: Zhu, Charles
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Alpha-particle emitting radionuclides are a promising class of emitters for the treatment of cancer. Emitted alpha-particles deposit considerable energy along a short-ranged trajectory (<100 µm), allowing the potential for highly localized and cytotoxic irradiation of cancer while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues from off-target effects.  The majority of alpha-particle therapies under development are radioimmunoconjugates, which are effective in treating easily-accessible or volumetrically small target sites such as tumor vasculature, micrometastases, or liquid tumors such as leukemia. However, radiolabeled antibodies possess certain limitations such as low specific activity and potentially sub-optimal intracellular localization. Additionally, the limited penetration of solid tumor mass due to the binding site barrier effect combined with short alpha-particle trajectory effectively precludes the use of alpha-particle radioimmunoconjugates from effectively treating bulky solid tumors. To date, the use of liposome-mediated delivery of alpha-particle emitters to overcome these limitations has not been explored.  In this dissertation, we describe delivery of the alpha-particle emitting radionuclide Actinium-225 (225Ac) mediated with liposomal nanoparticles. We investigate the anti-solid tumor potential of 225Ac-liposomes by evaluating its efficacy against analogues of tumor vasculature and avascular solid tumors. Overall, our results suggest the feasibility of a liposomal approach in the therapy of solid, vascularized tumors.
Parafurius Carvalho & China 1951
Creators: name: Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra
name: Ferreira, Paulo S. F.
name: Serna, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Parafurius

description: Parafurius Carvalho & China, 1951
Parafurius Carvalho & China, 1951: 692 (original description). Type species: Eccritotarsus discifer Stål, 1860: 57. Original designation.
Diagnosis. Body yellow, red or orange with white, sometimes with brown to black spots. Pronotum punctate. Hemelytron with anterior margins strongly convex, giving the body an oval appearance in dorsal view. Body less than 5.00 mm. (Carvalho & China 1951; Maldonado Capriles 1969; Ferreira & Henry 2011).
description: Published as part of Alvarez-Zapata, Alejandra, Ferreira, Paulo S. F. & Serna, Francisco, 2022, A taxonomic synopsis of the Eccritotarsini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae Bryocorinae) of Colombia, pp. 101-151 in Zootaxa 5178 (2) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7022163
Fabrico de dispositivos termoelétricos sem telúrio com base em semicondutores produzidos a partir de matérias-primas secundárias – o projeto START
Creators: name: Neves, Filipe
name: Ponce de Leão, Teresa
Publisher: name: renováveis magazine
Year: 2024
Subjects: dispositivos termoelétricos sem telúrio
sistemas de captação de energia verde
matérias-primas críticas

description: Article (in Portuguese) about the START project published in the magazine “renováveis magazine”.