cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Students' perceptions of the second year and the role of advising
Creators: name: Kim-Lee, Jennifer M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Increased attention has been placed on the second-year college experience in the higher education literature (Gahagan & Hunter, 2006; Graunke & Woosley, 2005; Hunter, Tobolowsky, Gardner, Evenbeck, Pattengale, Schaller & Schreiner, 2009; Schaller, 2005, 2007, 2010). It is a time when developmental changes occur and many students may feel increasingly uncertain and confused, often leading to student attrition (Gahagan & Hunter, 2006). Despite the recent emphasis on the importance of the second year of college, little empirical research has examined students' perceptions of their second-year experiences; a critical year in a college student’s development. Two opposing theories have primarily been used when discussing students’ second-year experiences. Focused on the struggles that second-year students are likely to encounter, Freedman (1956) coined the term “sophomore slump.” Using a developmental framework, Schaller (2005) described a four-stage model that provided an understanding of how second-year students exist and make transitions in college. However, due to the limited empirical research that has been conducted, it is uncertain if either theory adequately describes the experiences of second-year students attending a large, public research university. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the second-year experience of a diverse group of students in the liberal arts college attending a large, research university in the northeast region of the United States. Also examined were students’ perceptions of the role of advising in supporting their development during the second year of college. Attention was paid to students' perceptions of their needs as well as insights into what specific advising experiences they considered helpful to their academic transitions in the second year. Based on the findings, recommendations for improving the experiences of second-year students were suggested. These findings were discussed within the context of developing institutional policies and practices designed to increase the retention and academic success of second-year college students.
Sisyracera Moschler 1890
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Sisyracera

description: Sisyracera Möschler, 1890
The world diversity of this taxon is presently confined to the Neotropical Region (Munroe, 1995; Nuss et al., 2016) and stands at three species, including the new synonymy and new species described below.
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 381, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
Different worlds
Creators: name: Negraval, Justin Gerard
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: High schools in New Jersey are expected to help their students to become citizens of the global world. The state standards suggest that students need to become globally aware and be able to make informed decisions about global events. Despite the intent of the standards, as a teacher of Global Studies I was concerned that our rigid system of academic tracking meant that students in the lower tracks were not having the same opportunities as those in higher tracks. This study sought to address this problem by examining the experiences of students in each of the tracks of Global Studies and eliciting their voices and perspectives on the curriculum. Three research questions guided the study: How is Global Studies taught in each of the academic tracks at West Brunning High School? How do students in these three tracks describe their experiences in Global Studies? What do my findings suggest for creating equity across tracks for Global Studies students at West Brunning High School?    Over the course of 5 months, I analyzed the lessons of participating colleagues by collecting their written lesson plans, gradebooks and teaching materials.  I observed 6 classrooms (2 in each track) and asked participating teachers to complete “data sheets” highlighting the classroom activities they completed for each unit. Both observational data and teacher materials were used to create a narrative for each track.  I also conducted 3 focus groups (1 per track) with 27 students in an effort to highlight the voices of the students themselves.    Each track was found to have its own culture shaped by teacher expectations. There was an emphasis on discussion, multiple perspectives and detailed content at the higher levels where students were expected to be college-bound, while students in the lower tracks experienced more book-work and less detailed content as they were not expected to complete college-level tasks. Students reported enjoying and finding value in the Global Studies course especially the units on Culture and Africa.   Students also enjoyed certain pedagogies such as classroom debates and discussions and the use of feature films. Suggestions to improve the Global Studies program include reconceptualizing how we teach the subject and aligning instruction for “best practices” which includes interdisciplinary activities, learning beyond the walls of the classroom, and an emphasis on multiple perspectives.
AchieveNJ and the middle school principal
Creators: name: Parry, James H.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: In 2013, an external evaluation conducted by Rutgers University found that principals struggled with implementation of the reforms set forth by AchieveNJ, New Jersey’s new educator evaluation system. One important struggle for principals was the time crunch of implementing the new reform, while still carrying out leadership functions deemed effective by research. Now in year three of the reform, it is unclear if AchieveNJ is improving, or undermining, the work of school principals. This qualitative study attempts to explore and answer the following questions regarding the effects of AchieveNJ on principal practice:  1.      How do principals use teacher evaluation reform to develop teachers?  2.      How has AchieveNJ helped, or hindered, the principal from carrying out the leadership functions research claims to be effective?  This study consists of semi-structured interviews with six middle school principals in New Jersey. Attempting to control for various socio-economic and staffing variables, three principals were selected to represent highly effective middle schools in New Jersey, while the other three participants were from less effective middle schools in the same district. Interviews aimed to determine how principals enact teacher evaluation reform and whether AchieveNJ helps or hinders the principals from conducting important leadership functions found in the literature. The most important finding in the current study is that principals’ methods of carrying out teacher evaluation may not be what separates effective middle schools from less effective middle schools in New Jersey. Principals in the more effective schools report engaging in the same activities as their counterparts in the less effective schools. Principals in the study reported little differences in the way they carry out teacher evaluation in the years prior to and since AchieveNJ. Additionally, principals in the study reported little or no differences on how they utilize teacher evaluation to carry out the leadership functions addressed in the literature review. There are also contextual differences amongst schools that may affect a principal’s comfort level, and the process in which they carry out their daily work.
Oligota brachati ASSING 2006
Creators: name: Kapp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Oligota
Oligota brachati

description: Oligota brachati ASSING, 2006
(Abb. 32 41, Verbreitung Karte 7)
Oligota brachati ASSING, 2006: 238-239; SCHÜLKE & SMETANA 2015: 658.
Holotypus - 1♂, TR ̅ Kahramanmaraş, 14 km SW Türkoǧlu, 850m, 19.IV.2005, Brachat & Meybohm / Holotypus ♂ Oligota brachati nov. sp. det. V. Assing 2005 (cAss).
Beschreibung: Braune Art (Abb. 32) mit dunklem Abdomen; Fühler mit undeutlich abgesetzter dreigliedriger Keule (Abb. 33); Halsschild heller braun, Kopf dunkler. Hinteres Drittel von Tergit VIII und letztes Segment gelblich braun.
♂: Aedeagus (Abb. 35, 36): Ventralfortsatz gerade, am apikalen Ende stärker verjüngt und mit kleinem Spitzchen. Im Internalsack mit schlaufenartigen Chitinstrukturen. Tergit VIII (Abb. 37) mit geradem Hinterrand, Sternit VIII (Abb. 38) am Hinterrand schwach gebogen.
♀: Genitalsegment (Abb. 34) mit grosser Vaginalöffnung und breiter lateraler Chitinisierung; Spermathek nicht chitinisiert.
Variabilität: Ungenügend bekannt.
Ökologie: Oligota brachati wurde von Brachat & Meybohm auf einer Viehweide in trockenem Laub und unter ausgegrabenen Pflanzenteilen einer Asphodelus -Art gesammelt (ASSING 2006).
Verbreitung: Die Art ist bisher nur aus dem Südosten der Türkei (Kahramanmaraş) bekannt.
description: Published as part of Kapp, Andreas, 2019, Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Oligota MANNERHEƗM, 1830 und Holobus SOLƗER, 1849 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Hypocyphtini), pp. 587-698 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1) on page 632, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3754300
Worldview of inclusivity
Creators: name: Stanton, Mark Allen
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: This qualitative case study analyzes a Protestant/Evangelical Christian school located in a metropolitan area within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that purposefully and typically includes students who are traditionally marginalized.  The participants’ perceptions in conjunction with school operations, amongst other factors, provide answers to how the administration, faculty, and parents understand the concept of inclusion and provide for students who are impoverished or of color. Private tuition-based schools, to a degree, choose their constituency and have different obligations and operations than that of public schools.  This study’s narrow focus on a private Christian school and its participants can provide insight that has broad implications.      This study enriches the bodies of research by broadening the understanding of how educational professionals and other schools who value all students can provide inclusivity. By considering the historical evolution of Christian schools, participants’ individual and collective worldview lenses, societal shifts, and the Protestant Christian approach to social justice, this study examines how the school and its stakeholders understand inclusivity and how it impacts practice.  Both theoretical and practical implications brought to light in this study, will embolden private, especially religious, schools to choose to include more marginalized children.  This study is for all educators committed towards the common good; because, it encourages schools to examine how underpinning beliefs and understandings promote and delimit practices of inclusion in schools. Thus, this study contributes to a richer understanding of how institutions that purportedly care about all students as a core value extend this commitment to everyday practice.
Oligota chrysopyga , Kraatz 1859
Creators: name: Kapp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Oligota
Oligota chrysopyga

description: Oligota chrysopyga KRAATZ, 1859
(Abb. 63 71, Verbreitung Karte 3)
Oligota chrysopyga KRAATZ, 1859: 45.
Oligota (Subgenus Holobus) chrysopyga KRAATZ, 1859: BERNHAUER & SCHEERPELTZ 1926: 512; WILLIAMS 1973b: 223; WILLIAMS 1974: 164-165.
Oligota chrysopyga KRAATZ, 1859: WILLIAMS 1979: 179, 183.
Lectotypus - Ceylon / Syntypus / chrysopyga / 186 / coll. DEI, Eberswalde / Oligota chrysopyga, Kraatz / Holobus, chrysopyga, (Kr.) / Lectotypus Oligota chrysopyga Kraatz 1859, designiert A. Kapp 2008.
Paralectotypus - Ceylon /Syntypus/chrysopyga/coll. Kraatz / coll. DEI, Eberswalde / Paralectotypus Oligota chrysopyga Kraatz 1859, designiert A. Kapp 2008.
Untersuchtes Material: Schweiz: Bern: Biel, 20.VIII.1921, leg. Mathey, 1♂, 2♀♀, 5 Ex. (NHMBE); Spanien: Kanarische Inseln: Teneriffa: Puerto de la Cruz, 23.I.1972, leg. Palm, 6 Ex. (ZMLU); La Palma [Rest unleserlich], 23.IV.1972, leg. Palm, 19 Ex. (ZMLU); Antillen: St. Thomas Inseln, leg. Eggers, 2♂♂, 2♀♀ (NHMW).
Bemerkungen: In der Sammlung Kraatz (DEI) fanden sich zwei als ̎ Syntypen ̎ bezettelte Exemplare. Da Kraatz in der Originalbeschreibung die Anzahl der ihm vorgelegenen Exemplare nicht angibt, werden die beiden Syntypen als Lectotypen designiert.
Beschreibung: Sehr breite Art, im Habitus (Abb. 63) den Arten der Gattung Holobus ähnlich, nach den Mundteilen aber eindeutig Oligota zuzuordnen; 1,15 mm (0,85-1,30, n=6) lang, 0,49 mm (0,45-0,53) breit, Kopf und Halschild sehr fein punktiert und glänzend, Flügeldecken schwach gekörnt skulpturiert, hell bis dunkelbraun, Kopf und Hinterleibtergite etwas dunkler, Tergite VI ̅ VIII gelblich, Fühler (Abb. 64) mit deutlich abgesetzter dreigliedriger Keule.
♂: Aedeagus (Abb. 65, 66) von einfacher Bauart, Sklerit im Internalsack lang lanzettförmig, an der Basis ringförmig gedreht. Tergit VIII (Abb. 68): Hinterrand gerade, ohne Haarborsten; Sternit VIII (Abb. 69): Hinterrand leicht gebogen vorgezogen, dicht mit dünnen Borsten besetzt.
♀: Tergit VIII (Abb. 70): Hinterrand in der Mitte vorgezogen, unbeborstet; Sternit VIII (Abb. 71): einfach bogig gerundet, am Hinterrand mit dichten kurzen, schwachen Borsten.
Variabilität: Gering.
Ökologie: Oligota chrysopyga wurde mehrfach mit tropischen Nüssen nach Mitteleuropa importiert; auf den Kanaren kommt die Art im Freiland in verrottenden Heuhaufen vor (WILLIAMS 1979).
Verbreitung: Kanarische Inseln, Ceylon, Afrika, Westindische Inseln, Seychellen, Samoa und West-Kaledonien, Phillipinen, eingeführt nach Grossbritannien und Frankreich (WILLIAMS 1979). Importierte Exemplare sind auch aus der Schweiz bekannt.
description: Published as part of Kapp, Andreas, 2019, Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Oligota MANNERHEƗM, 1830 und Holobus SOLƗER, 1849 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Hypocyphtini), pp. 587-698 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1) on pages 632-633, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3754300
Assessing academic and personal outcomes for men engaged in the Sigma phi Epsilon residential learning community
Creators: name: Zunick, Thea
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: The presence of fraternities on college campuses is a topic of controversy among various higher education stakeholders. While fraternity membership has been found to be positively associated with college persistence (Biddix, Matney, Norman, & Martin, 2014; Routon & Walker, 2014), other associations related to academic performance and social behavior are not as positive (Brint & Cantwell, 2008; Whipple & Sullivan, 1998).  Though an obvious and longstanding presence on over 800 American campuses, these organizations have been called into question regarding their contributions to the collegiate experience. As a result, the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) and some of its member organizations have developed programs designed to address issues of concern.     The purpose of this quantitative study was to evaluate a residential learning community (RLC) program that was developed by a national fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep). Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity recognizes both RLC and non-RLC chapters. The research questions guiding this study were: (a) do men living in a fraternity house that employs the Sig Ep RLC program report higher levels of social and academic engagement compared to fraternity members in a chapter that does not participate in this program, and (b) are the grade point averages of men in the Sig Ep RLC higher than those of men whose chapter are not designated as a RLC?    The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) was completed by 761 undergraduate members of Sig Ep fraternity within 140 chapters. All class years participated in approximately equal percentages. A total of 32% (n = 245) were from a RLC chapter and 68% (n = 516) were from non-RLC chapters. A series of t-tests identified that while grade point averages were positively associated with involvement in an RLC, involvement with faculty and co-curricular opportunities were higher for non-RLC men.  Further research is needed to clarify the relationship between student engagement and GPA for students in RLC and non-RLC chapters prior to implementing the Sig Ep RLC program on a wide-scale basis.
A funny thing happened on the way to my dissertation
Creators: name: Vingelli, Daniele
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: Since the 1980s, there has been a growing body of literature in support of restructuring the nation’s top-down educational system. At the same time, providing teachers with quality professional development (PD) has become a critically important task in this current era of accountability. When I began my dissertation work, I intended to study the impact of iterative, research-based professional development on my colleagues’ practices and PD satisfaction. Upon investigation of my research questions, the constraints to professional development in a public school operating within the bureaucracy of the New York City Department of Education became apparent. It then seemed more pressing to explore the PD experiences of staff members, especially the challenges for the teacher leaders on our school’s PD team in providing professional development within a top-down education system. The research questions I then developed for this study are: (1) What challenges does the PD team at a large urban high school navigate in attempting to plan and implement professional development over the course of one school year? (2) How does the instructional staff and administration experience the professional development processes at a large urban high school over the course of one school year? However, when attempting to answer my questions using the data that I had outlined for my original study, I realized that the participants’ experiences were difficult to convey using traditional research methods. After studying the performative social sciences, I concluded that a performative piece would help give voice and life to the story, and hopefully reach more audiences and raise awareness regarding the need to restructure the current top-down system. Surveys, focus groups, a participant observation journal, and a binder of documentation comprised the data for the study. Data collection methods provided an ongoing set of responses to the professional development activities at the site from every group of stakeholders: myself as the team leader, PD team members, teachers, department level administrators, and the principal. The data collection procedures aided me in exploring my research questions, and provided me with enough varied information to deeply understand participants’ perspectives to create the performance, which is presented herein as a screenplay of monologues. A review of the performance indicates that regardless of the PD structure in place at the site, changes in bureaucratic mandates and expectations caused changes to the school’s PD model, and, subsequently, conflict and stress within the team and dissension among staff members. Relying upon the support system they developed was often one of the only things that helped the team counteract the bureaucratic structure and culture embedded in the site. Implications for policy, practice, and future research are included.
Spoladea Guenee 1854
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Spoladea

description: Spoladea Guenée, 1854
Containing only two species (Nuss et al., 2016), Spoladea is represented in the Western Hemisphere by a single widespread species (Munroe, 1995).
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 387, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
Synclera Lederer 1863
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Synclera

description: Synclera Lederer, 1863
Thirteen species of Synclera are presently known (Nuss et al., 2016), two of which having been described from the Western Hemisphere (Munroe, 1995). However, a few undescribed species of this genus occur in the Neotropics as attest the specimens studied by P. E. S. Whalley in the BMNH.
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 389, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
Rural resilience during COVID-19: the lived experience of North Carolinian rural-dwelling cancer caregivers
Creators: name: Mills J.A.
name: Park E.M.
name: Asad S.
name: Kent E.E.
name: Qian Y.
Publisher: name: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Year: 2023

description: Purpose: To illuminate the lived experience of resilience in rural-dwelling North Carolinian cancer caregivers at the intersection of cancer and the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In spring, 2020, we recruited self-identified primary caregivers (CGs) for a relative/friend with cancer living in a rural area. We conducted cross-sectional semi-structured interviews and then thematically analyzed transcripts to identify and categorize instances of stressors and benefit-finding. Results: Of the 24 participants, 29% were < 50 years old, 42% identified as non-Hispanic Black, 75% were women, and 58% were spousal CGs. Most care recipients (CRs) had stage IV cancer (n = 20) and cancer types varied. Participants played a variety of roles in caregiving and experienced stressors related to caregiving demands (e.g., conflicts with other responsibilities), rurality (e.g., transportation), and the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., new visitor policy at hospital). Despite stressful experiences, participants also identified many positive aspects of their caregiving. Five domains of benefit-finding were identified: appreciation (e.g., gratitude toward their ability to care for CRs), CG-CR dyad relationship dynamics (e.g., increased closeness), interpersonal relationship dynamics (e.g., perceived peer support), faith (e.g., ability to cope through praying), and personal growth (e.g., new skills learned from caregiving). Conclusion: Rural-dwelling cancer caregivers from mixed sociodemographic backgrounds identified a diverse range of benefits from caregiving, despite experiencing multiple stressors, including emergent stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare delivery serving rural communities may consider expanding transportation assistance and boosting benefit-finding to ameliorate stress in cancer caregivers.
Synclera jarbusalis Walker 1859
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Synclera
Synclera jarbusalis

description: Synclera jarbusalis (Walker, 1859)
Figs 65, 66, 131, 177
Samea jarbusalis Walker, 1859: 352.
Synclera jarbusalis (Walker): Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2015.
Material examined
Type specimen: 1 ♂ lectotype (BMNH). Other specimens: 1 ♀ from the Galápagos Islands: – Santa Cruz: Finca Vilema, 2 km W Bella Vista. Deposited in MNHG.
Diagnosis: This beautiful species is easily separated from the other Galápagos spilomelines by the complex pattern of brown lines with orange yellow scales mostly enclosed between the linear markings (Figs 65, 66). The pattern of the thorax and the first three abdominal segments dorsally is also striking. The wingspan is 16.5- 21.0 mm, the Galápagos specimen being the smallest of the four measured.
Biology: The host plants and immatures stages of this species are unknown (Heppner, 2003). The species is not recorded either by Robinson et al. (2014). The only known specimen from the Galápagos was collected in the agriculture zone on April 1, 1992.
Distribution: In the BMMH, specimens identified as this species are from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Tobago, and Trinidad, reflecting a wide Neotropical distribution. It is also recorded from the USA (Florida) and El Salvador by Patterson et al. (2015), and I have collected it as well in Venezuela. In the Galápagos this species so far has been found only on Santa Cruz on a farm.
Remarks: This species was described from three specimens from Santo Domingo. One of these, a male in the BMNH, is labelled type and dissected. It was found to match in external characters the specimen found on the Galápagos. And it is here designated lectotype, harbouring the following set of labels: ‘St. Dom. | 55.1’ [typed]; ‘Type’ [circular, green bordered, typed]; ‘Brit. | Mus. | Slide | 6097’ [typed except number]; ‘6. SAMEA JARBUSALIS’ [typed on old printed paper]; ‘ LECTOTYPE | Samea | jarbusalis Walker | Des[ignated by]. B. Landry, 2016 ’.
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 389, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
Syngamia Guenee 1854
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Syngamia

description: Syngamia Guenée, 1854
Nuss et al. (2016) include 26 species in this genus mostly described from Africa and Asia. Munroe (1995) records only two species from the Western Hemisphere, although one, not treated here, is mentioned to be misplaced in that genus.
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 389, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
Guidelines for Conducting Focus Group Discussion: Emerging Procurement Competencies from the Perspective of Boundary Role Persons in the Indonesian Context
Creators: name: Sa'adah, Nurus
name: Sesotya Wedadjati, Ratna
name: Rachmawati, Ani Wahyu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 529999
subject: Other psychology not elsewhere classified

description: The change in procurement methods from manual to digital should be expected to improve the competence of procurement officers; however, in reality, there are still many problems that indicate the low competence of procurement officials. Although there has been much research on digital procurement, there has not been a detailed explanation of what procurement officials feel and what competencies must be possessed to carry out procurement. For this reason, this qualitative study involving 12 procurement officials was conducted to explore what pain and pleasure procurement officials feel and what competencies they need. All structured and FGD interview data were transcribed and analyzed using a narrative approach. Then, the data is analyzed using inductive thematic analysis through four stages, from understanding the story to constructing a theme according to the research objectives. The novelty is that there are three main themes found in this research: pain, pleasure, and procurement competence. Procurement problems are perceived as changes in procurement rules and complexity, conflicts and violations, operational constraints and challenges. There are three procurement pleasures: job satisfaction and reward, conscientious work, effectiveness, rule compliance, and satisfactory results. It has also been found that procurement competence is divided into two sub-themes: core competency and support competency. Support for competency can be divided into firm and warm attitudes. The limitation of this study is that researchers only used triangulation methodology, but did not use triangulation of sources and researchers; therefore, the data and validity will be enriched if applied.
Seba Bate 1862
Creators: name: Tokumori, Daigo
name: Watanabe, Hiromi Kayama
name: Tanaka, Katsuhiko
name: Ohara, Yasuhiko
name: Tomikawa, Ko
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Sebidae
Seba

description: Key to species of Seba known from depths greater than 1000 m
1 Gnathopod 2 coxa with a prominent tooth at the posterodistal corner............................................. 2
- Gnathopod 2 coxa without a prominent tooth at the posterodistal corner.......................................... 3
2 Mandibular palp article 2 with seta; gnathopod 1 coxa with tooth at the posteroventral corner; uropod 3 proximal article of ramus with dorsal setae............................................................. S. marianaensis sp. nov.
- Mandibular palp article 2 without seta; gnathopod 1 coxa with two teeth at the posteroventral corner; uropod 3 proximal article of ramus without dorsal setae......................................................... S. bathybia Larsen, 2007
3 Coxa 4 smaller than coxae 2 and 3; coxa 5 anterior lobe smaller than posterior one S. longimera Wang, Zhu, Sha & Ren, 2019
- Coxa 4 larger than coxae 2 and 3; coxa 5 anterior lobe larger than posterior one.................................... 4
4 Male gnathopod 2 carpus length 1.2 times of width; uropod 3 ramus with robust setae............. S. profunda Shaw, 1989
- Male gnathopod 2 carpus length 2.3 times of width; uropod 3 ramus without setae............. S. armata (Chevreux, 1889)
description: Published as part of Tokumori, Daigo, Watanabe, Hiromi Kayama, Tanaka, Katsuhiko, Ohara, Yasuhiko & Tomikawa, Ko, 2025, A new species of the genus Seba (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Sebidae) from a cold seep of Mariana Trench, pp. 361-370 in Zootaxa 5570 (2) on pages 368-369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5570.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/14735158
title: Dissecting enhancer-genes regulatory network in single cells to characterize immune cells’ response to solid tumours
Creators: name: Graziano, Giulia
Publisher: name: University of Galway
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Science
subject: Biological and Chemical Sciences
subject: cancer biology
subject: solid tumours
subject: enhancer-genes

description: The characterization of epigenetic heterogeneity at the population level is a critical problem in genomics. In particular, tumour infiltrating T cells are a heterogeneous set of cells for which a comprehensive description of epigenetics regulation is still missing. The advent of single cell ATAC-seq (scATAC-seq) opens the opportunity to identify putative enhancers at the granularity of single cells. However, the prediction of potential enhancer-promoter regulatory interactions over a wide breadth of tumour infiltrating T cell states is missing and remains a gap, because methods to reconstruct cis-regulatory interactions are still lacking. Relying on the understanding that distal non-coding regulatory elements (e.g., enhancers) play a pivotal role in orchestrating the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying cell identity, we hypothesized that identifying distinct subpopulations within immune cells infiltrating solid tumours could significantly improve patient stratification strategies. Based on these hypotheses we integrated Single- cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and scATAC-seq data performed on lymph nodes to characterize tumour-infiltrated lymphocytes (TILs) subpopulations in breast cancer. We studied CD8+ T cell differentiation by trajectory analysis, and identified key transcriptional regulatory networks. We also developed a novel epigenomic-based machine learning method, the 3D-SC-EG Profiler, for reconstructing the enhancer-target gene (ETG) regulatory network by integrating multi-omics data and 3D chromatin architecture using Hi-C data. We identified distinct CD8+ T cell subpopulations, including TSTEM and TPEX, critical to T cell exhaustion and stemness. Trajectory analysis revealed key branching points in CD8+ T cell differentiation, with markers like TOX and PDCD1 associated with terminal exhaustion. The 3D-SC-EG Profiler method successfully predicted enhancer-promoter interactions, outperforming existing methods with an AUC of 0.85, providing novel insights into the epigenetic regulation of immune cells. Our study uncovers crucial regulatory networks governing CD8+ T cell differentiation, with implications for improving immunotherapy by targeting transcriptional and epigenetic pathways. Future research should focus on experimentally validating predicted enhancer-gene interactions and refining the 3D-SC-EG Profiler method. Applying this approach to broader datasets, particularly from metastatic breast cancer, could further elucidate disease progression and resistance mechanisms.Additionally, developing the 3D-SC-EG profiler method as an accessible R package would accelerate its adoption by the research community.
Terastia Guenee 1854
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Terastia

description: Terastia Guenée, 1854
Terastia currently contains seven species described from Haiti, India, the Philippines, Malawi and South Africa (Nuss et al., 2016) and none other than the widespread Terastia meticulosalis Guenée has been recorded from the Western Hemisphere (Sourakov et al., 2016).
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 391, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
Paralecanium album Takahashi
Creators: name: Chris J. Hodgson
name: Douglas J. Williams
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coccidae
Paralecanium
Paralecanium album

description: Paralecanium album (Takahashi)
Paralecanium album Takahashi, 1950, 53. Type data: MALAYSIA: Kuantan, Bukit Cherakah, Dusun Tua, Selangor, on Durio zibethinus. Syntypes, female. Type depository: BMNH, London, England, U.K.
The species is here considered to be a junior synonym of D. metallicum (Green), redescribed above. Syn. n.
description: Published as part of Chris J. Hodgson & Douglas J. Williams, 2018, Revision of the soft scale genus Paralecanium (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) with the introduction of three new genera and twenty new species, pp. 1-162 in Zootaxa 4443 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4443.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1305628
Paralecanium angkorense Takahashi
Creators: name: Chris J. Hodgson
name: Douglas J. Williams
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coccidae
Paralecanium
Paralecanium angkorense

description: Paralecanium angkorense (Takahashi)
Paralecanium angkorense Takahashi 1942a, 24. Type data: CAMBODIA: Angkor, on undetermined tree. Syntypes, female. Type depository: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan.
The species is here considered to be a junior synonym of D. cocophyllae Banks, redescribed above. Syn. n.
description: Published as part of Chris J. Hodgson & Douglas J. Williams, 2018, Revision of the soft scale genus Paralecanium (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) with the introduction of three new genera and twenty new species, pp. 1-162 in Zootaxa 4443 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4443.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1305628
Udea Guenee 1845
Creators: name: Bernard Landry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Udea

description: Udea Guenée, 1845
Possibly the largest genus of Spilomelinae, Udea now includes 214 species described from around the World (Nuss et al., 2016). The fauna of the Western Hemisphere is made up of 52 species (Munroe, 1995), excluding the two described as new below. All Neotropical species of Udea were checked to determine the two Galápagos species as new.
description: Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on page 393, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155309
title: Retracted: Decoding the Mechanism behind the Pathogenesis of the Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Creators: name: Zhu, Xiao
name: Tang, Liping
name: Mao, Jingxin
name: Hameed, Yasir
name: Zhang, Jingyu
name: Li, Ning
name: Wu, Danny
name: Huang, Yongmei
name: Li, Chen
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
subject: pathogenesis
subject: mechanism
classificationCode: 610
subject: Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a chronic glomerular disease associated with podocyte injury which is named after the pathologic features of the kidney. The aim of this study is to decode the key changes in gene expression and regulatory network involved in the formation of FSGS. Integrated network analysis included Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between FSGS patients and healthy donors. Bioinformatics analysis was used to identify the roles of the DEGs and included the development of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, Gene Ontology (GO), and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses, and the key modules were assured. The expression levels of DEGs were validated using the additional dataset. Eventually, transcription factors and ceRNA networks were established to illuminate the regulatory relationships in the formation of FSGS. 1130 DEGs including 475 upregulated genes and 655 downregulated genes with functional enrichment analysis were determined. Further analysis uncovered that the validated hub genes were defined as candidate genes, including Complement C3a Receptor 1 (C3AR1), C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 1(CCR1), C-X3-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 1 (CX3CL1), Melatonin Receptor 1A (MTNR1A), and Purinergic Receptor P2Y13 (P2RY13). More importantly, we identified transcription factors and mRNA-miRNA-lncRNA regulatory networks associated with the candidate genes. The candidate genes and regulatory networks discovered in this study can help to comprehend the molecular mechanism of FSGS and supply potential targets for the diagnosis and therapy of FSGS.
title: PlanRomePlaque01 37
Creators: name: Galinand, Cyrille
name: Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Publisher: name: Archeovision
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Rome antique
subject: Paul Bigot
subject: plan relief

description: Plan de la Rome antique
description: 1 fichier 3D (ply), 254 fichiers image (jpg)
title: Investigating the asymmetric Claisen-Cope rearrangement
Creators: name: Breinsperger, Johanna
name: Kaiser, Maximilian
name: Gärtner, Peter
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: Rearrangement
Asymmetric Synthesis
Claisen-Cope

description: The Claisen rearrangement of allylic aryl ethers typically results in the formation of ortho-allylated phenols. However, if the ortho positions are substituted, a Cope-rearrangement occurs to the para position, concluding the Claisen-Cope reaction. These [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements feature a transition state comprising a cyclic array of continuously bonded atoms, which enables high predictability in terms of connectivity and configuration. The aforementioned ability for stereocontrol has led to the development of a limited number of methods for the ortho Claisen rearrangement in recent years. In contrast, the asymmetric para Claisen-Cope rearrangement has been largely overlooked until now.
title: Künstliche Intelligenz ist mehr als CHATGPT
Creators: name: Eiter, Thomas
name: Woltran, Stefan
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: artificial intelligence
chatgpt

description: Large Language Models, ChatGPT & Co. sind in aller Munde. Die KI umfasst aber viele Methoden, deren Kombination für transparente und sichere KI-Systeme essenziell ist. Die hiesige Grundlagenforschung ist dazu bestens qualifiziert.
Oligota inexpectata WILLIAMS 1994
Creators: name: Kapp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Oligota
Oligota inexpectata

description: Oligota inexpectata WILLIAMS, 1994
(Abb. 114 124, Verbreitung Karte 4)
Oligota inexpectata WILLIAMS, 1994: 403-404.
Oligota inexpectata WILLIAMS, 1994: ASSING 2000: 8; SMETANA 2004: 454; SCHÜLKE & SMETANA 2015: 658.
Holotypus - 1♂: Holotype / Suisse, GE, Malval 22.X.1982 / Besuchet, herbes, mousses / Oligota, inexpectata 1993, Williams, Holotype.
Untersuchtes Material: Deutschland: Bayern: Plainting Lenach, 12.III.1918, leg. Stöcklein, 1♂ (NHMBA); Österreich: Tirol: Oberinntal, Fliess, ob alter Zoll, Rasengesiebe, leg. Kahlen, 1♂ (TLF); Osttirol, Silian, Jassenbach, 13.VIII.1948, leg. Kofler, 1♀ (cKof); Schweiz: Geneve: Malval, mousses, lichens, 22.X.1982, 3♂♂, 1♀ (NHMBA); Genf, 1 Ex. (MHNG); Vaud: Aigle, 30.IX.1961, leg. Besuchet, 1♂ (MHNG); Valais: Finges, Genist der Rhône, 28.IX.1993, leg. Besuchet, 1♀ (NHMBA); Handéres, aus Moos, 2100m, 2.VII.1954, leg. Besuchet, 1♂ (MHNG); Finnland: Ab, Dragsfjärd, Örö, 2.VII.-2.VIII.1996, leg. Clayhills, 1♂ (cCla); Sa, Lappeenranta, Novipelto, 22.V.-19.VI.2004 (1♀), 19.VI.-13.VII.2004 (1♂), leg. Clayhills (cCla).
Bemerkungen: Durch die zylindrische kompakte Form und die kurzen Flügeldecken meist schon am Habitus erkennbare Art.
Beschreibung: Dunkelbraune bis schwarze, 1,18mm (1,13-1,23; n=8) lange, 0,37 mm (0,35-0,38) breite Art (Habitus Abb. 114, 115) mit kurzen Flügeldecken; diese an der Naht kaum so lang wie die Halsschildmittellänge. Fühler und Beine, Hinterhälfte von Tergit VI, Tergit VII und VIII heller braun. Kopf gross, fast so breit wie der Halsschild. Fühler (Abb. 116) mit undeutlich abgesetzter dreigliedriger Endkeule.
♂: Aedeagus (Abb. 117, 118) mit asymmetrischem Ventralfortsatz, Internalsack mit stark chitisinierten Strukturen; rechte Paramere (Abb. 119); Tergit VIII (Abb. 121): Hinterrand gerade ohne Randborsten; Sternit VIII (Abb. 122): Hinterrand leicht bogenförmig ausgerandet und dicht mit Borstenhaaren besetzt.
♀: Genitalsegment (Abb. 120) mit breiten Laterallamellen, am distalen Ende beidseitig mit grossen Stachelfeldern; Spermathek nicht chitinisiert, Tergit VIII (Abb. 123); Hinterrand gerade ohne Randborsten; Sternit VIII (Abb. 124): Hinterrand bogenförmig vorgezogen, dicht mit Haarborsten besetzt.
Variabilität: Eine in der Grösse und den Proportionen von Halsschild und Flügeldecken sehr variable Art.
Ökologie: Fast alle Nachweise stammen aus Trockenrasen in der Nähe von Flussläufen; von Besuchet wurde Oligota inexpectata im Kanton Wallis aus Moos in 2100m Seehöhe gesiebt.
Verbreitung: Deutschland: Bayern; Hameln (ASSING 1995); Österreich: Tirol; Schweiz: Valais, Vaud; Finnland: Dragsfjärd, Lappenreenranta.
description: Published as part of Kapp, Andreas, 2019, Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Oligota MANNERHEƗM, 1830 und Holobus SOLƗER, 1849 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Hypocyphtini), pp. 587-698 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1) on pages 634-635, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3754300
CMiS: the Classification of Misinfovis Situations
Creators: name: Aversa, Elena
name: Mauri, Michele
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Information design
subject: Data Visualization
subject: Dommunication design

description: This documents presents the Classification of Misinfovis Situations (CMiS), a classification systems that organises the formal characteristics of Misleading Information Visualisations (Misinfovis). Misinfovis Situations are those formal elements, visible when reading the Misinfovis, which indicate that something misleading has occurred during the visualisation process. CMiS is part of a doctoral research that explores the multimodality of Misinfovis on social media platforms during societal crises, and unpacks the first layer of this multimodal communication, that of the formal characteristics.
Oligota uralensicola KANGAS 1982
Creators: name: Kapp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Oligota
Oligota uralensicola

description: Oligota uralensicola KANGAS, 1982
Oligota uralensicola KANGAS, 1982: 68-69.
Oligota uralensicola KANGAS, 1982: SMETANA 2004: 455; SCHÜLKE & SMETANA 2015: 660.
Bemerkungen: Die Originalbeschreibung von Kangas ist sehr umfangreich und ausführlich; trotzdem ist es nicht möglich die Art zu deuten. Die Genitalabbildungen zeigen nur die äusseren Umrisse, chitinisierte Innenstrukturen sind nicht abgebildet. Die Spermathek ist der von O. pusillima sehr ähnlich. Leider war es trotz mehrerer Anfragen nicht möglich, O. uralensicola auszuleihen. Ohne das Typenmaterial ist die Art nicht zu deuten.
Beschreibung: SieheKANGAS (1982)
Ökologie: In Haufen von Formica uralensis RUZSKY, 1895 (KANGAS 1982).
Verbreitung: Lappland (KANGAS 1982).
description: Published as part of Kapp, Andreas, 2019, Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Oligota MANNERHEƗM, 1830 und Holobus SOLƗER, 1849 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Hypocyphtini), pp. 587-698 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1) on page 642, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3754300
Oligota viti Kapp 2019
Creators: name: Kapp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Oligota
Oligota viti

description: Oligota viti ASSING, 2004
(Abb. 310 316, Verbreitung Karte 11)
Oligota viti ASSING, 2004: 599-600; SCHÜLKE & SMETANA 2015: 660.
Holotypus - 1 ♂, Greece, Thessalia, Pilion, Afissos, hollow trunk of Olea, 10.IV.2004, leg. Vit / Holotypus ♂ Oligota viti nov. sp. det. V. Assing 2004 (cAss).
Bemerkungen: Oligota viti besitzt für die Gattung einen auffällig kleinen Aedeagus.
Beschreibung: Gelbbraune,1,20mmlangeArt(HabitusAbb. 310); Abdominalsegmente V und VI etwas dunkler; Fühler und Beine hellbraun; Fühler (Abb. 311) mit wenig deutlich abgesetzter viergliedriger Keule.
♂: Aedeagus (Abb. 314, 315); Apikallobus der Paramere (Abb. 316); Tergit VIII (Abb. 312); Sternit VIII (Abb. 313).
♀: unbekannt.
Variabilität: Unbekannt.
Ökologie: Das einzig bekannte Exemplar stammt aus einem hohlen Olivenbaum (ASSING 2004).
Verbreitung: Griechenland, Thessalien (ASSING 2004).
description: Published as part of Kapp, Andreas, 2019, Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Oligota MANNERHEƗM, 1830 und Holobus SOLƗER, 1849 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Hypocyphtini), pp. 587-698 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1) on page 642, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3754300