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FluidNET Science Conference Abstract - The mobilisation of trace elements through chloritization
Creators: name: Elisa Oliveira da Costa
name: Clare J. Warren
name: Barbara E. Kunz
name: Leo Kriegsman
name: Tom W. Argles
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The mobilisation of trace elements through chloritization

 

da Costa, E.O.1*, Warren C.J.1, Kunz B.E.1, Kriegsman L.M.2,3 and Argles T.W.1

1 School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

2 Department of Research & Education, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, Netherlands

3 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 8, 3584 CS, Utrecht, Netherlands

* Contact author: elisa.oliveira-da-costa@open.ac.uk

 

Recent studies highlight how the stability or breakdown of certain minerals control the mobilisation of specific trace elements during metamorphism. For example, Sn and W are primarily hosted by micas, hence, their mobilisition  into the melt is controlled by micas’ stability fields (Kunz et al., 2022; Zhao et al., 2022). Similarly, peritectic cordierite and garnet (formed at different pressures) sequester different trace elements (Ballouard et al., 2023). Studies have thus far focussed on constraining the optimal melting conditions required to form granitic bodies with economic deposits. However post-emplacement retrogression, including the replacement of biotite by chlorite, may also be important for mobilising trace elements in migmatitic or granitic lithologies. 

 

We compared two key migmatitic samples: one with exclusively fresh biotite, and the other with about 80% replacement of biotite by chlorite. Bulk-rock data were used to determine compositional differences between the two samples. The pressure and temperature conditions during chloritization were estimated using chlorite thermometry and phase equilibria modelling. Breakdown reactions were balanced in order to estimate the necessary influx of fluid for chloritization. Lastly, we used In-situ LA-ICP-MS trace element data and phase proportions from SEM maps to verify if the mass difference between the samples is entirely due to the chlorite-replacement reaction, and not due to protolith differences. Our results provide insight into the trace element redistribution during chloritisation of biotite, between chlorite and other minor products of the reaction (muscovite, ilmenite, and rutile). Our results show that although some elements are retained, others leave the system, thereby offering the potential to concentrate in shallower crustal levels. 

 

References:

Kunz et al. (2022), Geology 48, 967-960.

Zhao et al. (2022), Geology 50, 121-125.

Ballouard et al. (2023), Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 178, 1-24.

 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 956127
WomBot: an exploratory robot for monitoring wombat burrows
Creators: name: Ross, Robert
name: Carver, S
name: Browne, E
name: Thai, Ba Son
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: In this study we evaluate the design and efficacy of Wombot, an exploratory robot used to study environmental conditions within wombat burrows. Our purpose-built robot traverses through the difficult terrain present in wombat burrows whilst facilitating placement and retrieval of environmental data loggers. Our preliminary results suggest that the environmental conditions present within the burrows would result in a long mite survival time which shows significant risk for spreading infestations throughout a wombat population. Article Highlights: Wombats live in difficult to observe burrows and suffer from mange cased by Sarcoptes scabiei.A teleoperated robot was designed to traverse the difficult terrain within burrows whilst placing and retrieving environmental loggers.Cool and humid environmental conditions within burrows suggest a relatively long mite survival time of 16–18 days
title: Dynamics and Control of Two Suspension Mechanisms for Ground-Based Testing of Space Structures
Creators: name: Wilson, Joseph E.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1990

description: Two suspension systems which effectively simulate a gravity-free environment are presented. A single degree-of-freedom suspension system utilizing a specially profiled band mechanism in conjunction with a torsional spring is presented to show its feasibility and applicability for use as a ground-based testing device for flexible space structures. The second device, a two degree-of-freedom suspension system consisting of two springs and a folding linkage is presented to show the feasibility as a testing device for suspending space structures on earth.

Problems resulting in unwanted dynamic behavior due to deviations from the design parameters for both systems are addressed. A nonlinear controller for the single degree-of-freedom suspension system is designed to remove these errors, whereas the errors in the two degree-of-freedom system are removed by changing the spring attachment points.
Mutagenic Consequences of Sublethal Cell Death Signaling
Creators: name: Hawkins, Christine
name: Miles, Mark
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Many human cancers exhibit defects in key DNA damage response elements that can render tumors insensitive to the cell death-promoting properties of DNA-damaging therapies. Using agents that directly induce apoptosis by targeting apoptotic components, rather than relying on DNA damage to indirectly stimulate apoptosis of cancer cells, may overcome classical blocks exploited by cancer cells to evade apoptotic cell death. However, there is increasing evidence that cells surviving sublethal exposure to classical apoptotic signaling may recover with newly acquired genomic changes which may have oncogenic potential, and so could theoretically spur the development of subsequent cancers in cured patients. Encouragingly, cells surviving sublethal necroptotic signaling did not acquire mutations, suggesting that necroptosis-inducing anti-cancer drugs may be less likely to trigger therapy-related cancers. We are yet to develop effective direct inducers of other cell death pathways, and as such, data regarding the consequences of cells surviving sublethal stimulation of those pathways are still emerging. This review details the currently known mutagenic consequences of cells surviving different cell death signaling pathways, with implications for potential oncogenic transformation. Understanding the mechanisms of mutagenesis associated (or not) with various cell death pathways will guide us in the development of future therapeutics to minimize therapy-related side effects associated with DNA damage.
Supplemental Material for How feeling connected to one’s own community can increase support for addressing injustice impacting outgroup communities
Creators: name: Neufeld, Katelin H. S.
name: Gaucher, Danielle
name: Starzyk, Katherine B.
name: Boese, Gregory D.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, Supplemental_Material for How feeling connected to one’s own community can increase support for addressing injustice impacting outgroup communities by Katelin H. S. Neufeld, Danielle Gaucher, Katherine B. Starzyk and Gregory D. Boese in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
TARIXIY SHAXS RUHIYATINING  YUKSAK BADIIY  TALQINI
Creators: name: Baltayeva, Ikbal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Maqolada  iste’dodli ijodkor Odil Yoqubovning «Ulug‘bek xazinasi» romanida buyuk alloma va sulton Ulug‘bekning ruhiyatida kechgan ayovsiz iztiroblar silsilasining badiiy ifodasi haqida so‘z boradi. Bu roman orqali dunyo adabiyotida Odil Yoqubov iste’dodining o‘rni, olim va shoh Mirzo Ulug‘bek  ruhiyati ifodasi va adabiy yangiliklar yaratish mahorati xususida fikr yuritiladi.
Relationships between motor scores and cognitive functioning in FMR1 female premutation X carriers indicate early involvement of cerebello-cerebral pathways
Creators: name: Storey, E
name: Bui, MQ
name: Stimpson, P
name: Tassone, F
name: Atkinson, Anna
name: Loesch-Mdzewska, Danuta
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Smaller expansions of CGG trinucleotide repeats in the FMR1 X-linked gene termed ‘premutation’ lead to a neurodegenerative disorder: Fragile X Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) in nearly half of aged carrier males, and 8–16% females. Core features include intention tremor, ataxia, and cognitive decline, and white matter lesions especially in cerebellar and periventricular locations. A ‘toxic’ role of elevated and expanded FMR1 mRNA has been linked to the pathogenesis of this disorder. The emerging issue concerns the trajectory of the neurodegenerative changes: is the pathogenetic effect confined to overt clinical manifestations? Here we explore the relationships between motor and cognitive scale scores in a sample of 57 asymptomatic adult female premutation carriers of broad age range. Methods: Three motor scale scores (ICARS-for tremor/ataxia, UPDRS-for parkinsonism, and Clinical Tremor) were related to 11 cognitive tests using Spearman’s rank correlations. Robust regression, applied in relationships between all phenotypic measures, and genetic molecular and demographic data, identified age and educational levels as common correlates of these measures, which were then incorporated as confounders in correlation analysis. Results: Cognitive tests demonstrating significant correlations with motor scores were those assessing non-verbal reasoning on Matrix Reasoning (p-values from 0.006 to 0.011), and sequencing and alteration on Trails-B (p-values from 0.008 to 0.001). Those showing significant correlations with two motor scores-ICARS and Clinical Tremor- were psychomotor speed on Symbol Digit Modalities (p-values from 0.014 to 0.02) and working memory on Digit Span Backwards (p-values from 0.024 to 0.011). Conclusions: Subtle motor impairments correlating with cognitive, particularly executive, deficits may occur in female premutation carriers not meeting diagnostic criteria for FXTAS. This pattern of cognitive deficits is consistent with those seen in other cerebellar disorders. Our results provide evidence that more than one category of clinical manifestation reflecting cerebellar changes – motor and cognitive - may be simultaneously affected by premutation carriage across a broad age range in asymptomatic carriers.
title: Английский язык для курсантов морских колледжей = English for Marine Cadets
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Профобразование
Year: 2024

description: Практикум состоит из 7 разделов, которые охватывают следующие профессиональные темы: «Рабочий день», «Моя биография», «Что происходит на борту?», «Экипаж судна», «Части грузового судна», «Плавательная практика», «Типы судов торгового флота». Подобранный лексико-грамматический материал и система упражнений направлены на формирование навыков различных видов чтения, письма, устной монологической и диалогической речи, расширения запаса профессиональной лексики. Подготовлен с учетом требований Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта среднего профессионального образования. Практикум предназначен для курсантов 1–2 курсов морских колледжей, изучающих дисциплину «Иностранный язык (английский)».
Enhancing professional practice and professionalism among Canadian rural paramedics
Creators: name: Grenier, Mathieu
name: Van-Vuuren, Julia
name: Spelten, Evelien
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction The scope of paramedic practice is being redefined and expanded. Professional development and clinical expertise are not only necessary for paramedics to perform their clinical functions and operational responsibilities, they are at the very core of their professionalisation. Professionalisation is a complex process, and the degree to which it can accomplished will impact society’s perception of the profession – and its trust in it – for years to come. This study investigated ways to enhance professional practice, from the point of view of the main healthcare providers in a rural area of Ontario, Canada. Methods A qualitative analysis informed by action research methodology was used. The research design was staged and consisted of focus groups and a World Café. The data were coded and organised into themes, using thematic analysis, and were triangulated with the literature. Results Three key themes emerged from the World Café and focus group conversations including current enablers of professionalisation; system components that promote professionalism; and community of practice to support professional development and clinical expertise. Conclusion Paramedic practice is evolving. This should be reflected in clinical practice and education, and more paramedic-led research. Paramedic training may need to move from the college to the university environment to reflect equal standing with colleagues in the broader healthcare system. This study shows strong motivation among paramedics and management to enhance professional practice and professionalism. To achieve this, a culture of trust, developing engagement and communication strategies and establishing a community of practice are crucial.
Associations between trust and drinking among adolescents
Creators: name: Sjödin, L
name: Livingston, Michael
name: Karlsson, P
name: Larm, P
name: Raninen, Jonas
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Introduction: Trust is closely linked with health, but previous research on its association with alcohol use has yielded mixed findings. The aim of this study is to examine: (i) how two different dimensions of trust (general/institutional) are associated with alcohol use among adolescents; (ii) how these dimensions interact with alcohol use; and (iii) whether the associations are moderated by sex, parenting, health, school satisfaction or economic disadvantage. Methods: A nationwide sample of 5549 adolescents (aged 15–16 years) in Sweden answered a questionnaire in school. General and institutional trust were measured with five items each. Logistic regressions were used to examine associations between drinking and the trust dimensions, and the cross-combinations of these. Moderation by sex, parenting, health, school satisfaction and economic disadvantage was tested. Results: General and institutional trust were both significantly associated with drinking. High scores on both dimensions simultaneously were associated with the lowest probability of drinking, and low scores on both with the highest. Low institutional trust had a stronger association than low general trust. The combination of high institutional/low general trust was more protective than low institutional/high general trust. The association between general trust and drinking was moderated by school satisfaction, and the relationship between institutional trust and drinking was moderated by parental support and control. Discussion and Conclusions: High trust is associated with a lower probability of past-year drinking among 15–16-year-olds. Parents and schools can be useful in endeavours to prevent low-trusting individuals in this age group from drinking.
Supplemental_tables – Supplemental material for Preschool attendance and school readiness for children of immigrant mothers in the United States
Creators: name: RaeHyuck Lee
name: Wen-Jui Han
name: Waldfogel, Jane
name: Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: Education

description: Supplemental material, Supplemental_tables for Preschool attendance and school readiness for children of immigrant mothers in the United States by RaeHyuck Lee, Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn in Journal of Early Childhood Research
Sex ratios at birth in Australia according to mother's country of birth: A national study of all 5 614 847 reported live births 1997-2016
Creators: name: Edvardsson, Margit
name: Davey, MA
name: Powell, Rhonda
name: Axmon, A
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objectives Son preference and sex selective practices have resulted in a deficit of girls in several countries, primarily across Asia. Emerging evidence indicates that son preference survives migration to Western high-income countries. The objective of this study was to assess male-to-female (M/F) ratios at birth per mother's country of birth in Australia 1997-2016, in total and by parity, and by states/territories and over time. Methods Data for this national population-based cross-sectional study were obtained from the National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) and included all live births in Australia 1997- 2016 (N = 5 614 847). M/F ratios with 95% Confidence Intervals were estimated. Results The M/F ratio for births to Australian-born mothers was within the expected range (1.03- 1.07) regardless of parity and time period. M/F ratios were elevated above the expected range for births to mothers born in China in the total sample (M/F ratio 1.084, 95% confidence interval 1.071-1.097) and at parity 2 (1.175, 1.120-1.231), and for births to mothers born in India at parity 2 (1.146, 1.090-1.204). Parity 2 births were the most consistently male-biased across time. Across states, elevated M/F ratios were identified for both groups in New South Wales (China parity 2: 1.182, 1.108-1.260; India parity 2: 1.182, 1.088- 1.285), for births to Chinese-born mothers in Victoria (total births: 1.097, 1.072-1.123; parity 1: 1.115, 1.072-1.159) and Australian Capital Territory (total births: 1.189, 1.085-1.302) and births to Indian-born mothers Western Australia (parity 2: 1.307, 1.122-1.523). Conclusions Son preference persists in some immigrant communities after migration to Australia. The consistent pattern of elevated M/F ratios across the larger states indicates that sex imbalances at birth are largely independent of restrictiveness of local abortion laws. Drivers and consequences of son preference in Western high-income settings should be explored to further promote gender equality, and to strengthen support for women who may be vulnerable to reproductive coercion.
Mental health of college students and associated factors in Hubei of China
Creators: name: Lei, X
name: Liu, Chaojie
name: Jiang, Heng
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background Although many studies have analyzed mental health problems in college students in China, the associations of mental health with individual and family circumstances, academic performance, and social support were rarely discussed. Objectives The study aimed to determine the mental health status and its associated factors among college students in China. Methods An online survey was conducted on 300 students selected through a cluster sampling strategy in a university in Hubei, China, tapping into sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, their mental health status measured by the modified Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), and social support measured by the Social Support Rating Scale. Multivariate linear regression models were established to identify predictors of the SCL-90 scores. Results Mental health disorders were found in 8% of the respondents, with obsessive compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity and depression as the top three reported problems. Compared with the national population norms of university students in 2014, our study participants had higher scores in SCL-90. There were statistically significant difference in the Global Severity index (GSI) and all nine subscales scores (p<0.05). Poorer self-rated health, higher study pressure, and lower social support were significant predictors of higher SCL-90 scores (p<0.05) after adjustment for variations in other variables. Conclusions College students in Hubei, China may experience a range of different mental health problems, which are associated with their individual, study, and social circumstances.
Effects of Sexual Experience and Puberty on Mouse Genital Cortex revealed by Chronic Imaging
Creators: name: Sigl-Glöckner, Johanna
name: Maier, Eduard
name: Takahashi, Naoya
name: Sachdev, Robert
name: Larkum, Matthew
name: Brecht, Michael
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: somatosensory cortex
subject: layer 4
subject: puberty
subject: genitals
subject: sexual experience
subject: 570 Biologie

description: The topographic map in layer 4 of somatosensory cortex is usually specified early postnatally and stable thereafter. Genital cortex, however, undergoes a sex-hormone- and sexual-touch-dependent pubertal expansion. Here, we image pubertal development of genital cortex in Scnn1a-Tg3-Cre mice, where transgene expression has been shown to be restricted to layer 4 neurons with primary sensory cortex identity. Interestingly, during puberty, the number of Scnn1a+ neurons roughly doubled within genital cortex. The increase of Scnn1a+ neurons was gradual and rapidly advanced by initial sexual experience. Neurons that gained Scnn1a expression comprised stellate and pyramidal neurons in layer 4. Unlike during neonatal development, pyramids did not retract their apical dendrites during puberty. Calcium imaging revealed stronger genital-touch responses in Scnn1a+ neurons in males versus females and a developmental increase in responsiveness in females. The first sexual interaction is a unique physical experience that often creates long-lasting memories. We suggest such experience uniquely alters somatosensory body maps.
Mathematical analysis of scaled-size clinker bed for temperature and pressure drop evaluation
Creators: name: Idowu, Emmanuel Toluwalope
name: Mutalubi Aremu Akintunde
name: Taye Stephen Mogaji
name: Olurotimi Akintunde Dahunsi
name: Sunday Joseph Oyepata
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Scaling
Temperature
Pressure drop
Clinker cooler
Porous media
Performance factor

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 5, 577-587
Me 'm eus 'n enezenn 'kreiz ar mor
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

Abstract
obrien_onlineappendix – Supplemental material for Unconventional Consumption Methods and Enjoying Things Consumed: Recapturing the “First-Time” Experience
Creators: name: O’Brien, Ed
name: Smith, Robert W.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, obrien_onlineappendix for Unconventional Consumption Methods and Enjoying Things Consumed: Recapturing the “First-Time” Experience by Ed O’Brien and Robert W. Smith in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Nonnegative matrix factorization clustering for time series cancer progression data
Creators: name: Alkhateeb, Abed
name: Rezaeian, Iman
name: Rueda, Luis
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: An important aspect of studying cancer is to consider the progression of the disease in time. In this study, we focus on a prostate cancer data set that contains different samples at different progression stages. Pre-processing was done by aligning the sample's reads to the human genome, and constructing and quantifying the transcripts at each stage thereafter. This results in a matrix of vectors (V) that contains the transcript's profiles quantified as fragments per kilo base per million reads (FPKM).  Then, the profiles in matrix V were hierarchically clustered using Non-negative Matrix factorization NMF. The results demonstrate finding patterns within V.
Il Ladro di Vite
Creators: name: PsykoSapiens
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Educational sciences
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Mental processes
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Social sciences
subject: FOS: Social sciences
subject: Social psychology
subject: Social issues

description: Filosofia come un rimedio che, al pari di un farmaco, dovrebbe curare o alleviare lo stato di malessere esistenziale, trattandosi però di una copia sbiadita delle religioni? La riflessione scava oltre le convenzioni filosofiche, incoraggiando un atteggiamento senza illusorie speranze o rimedi definitivi, e accettando che l'individuo si trovi senza antidoti reali.

Nel contesto dell'esistenza, mettiamo in discussione il concetto stesso di "vita" rispetto alla "morte", proponendo l'idea che ciò che chiamiamo vita sia in effetti partecipazione a un processo di decadimento cellulare, un costante preludio alla fine di un degresso e al nulla. 

L'essere cosiddetto umano, preda di illusioni e costrutti sociali, si illude di essere libero e causa di sé stesso, mentre in realtà il libero arbitrio è compromesso dall'ingannevole volontà pulsiva di vivere, ben descritta dal tal Schopenhauer.

Nel secondo paragrafo, analizzando il concetto di "uomo" attraverso l'intreccio tra razionalità ed egoismo, criticando l'inadeguatezza delle categorizzazioni psicologiche e sociali nel catturare l'essenza dell'essere cosiddetto umano. In esame, anche la perversione narcisista come distruttrice della vita e dell'essenza umana, capace di nutrirsi degli altri, svuotando ciò che c'è di più "vitale". Gli archetipi negativi descritti - dal narcisista, al sadico, fino al vuoto psichico - rappresentano un'umanità smarrita e degenerata.

Infine, riflettiamo sull'inadeguatezza delle leggi umane a catturare la natura autentica del cosiddetto uomo, poiché queste lo limitano anziché guidarlo verso una verità più profonda. L'uomo liquido, incatenato a una presunta razionalità e socialità, è vittima di una degenerazione che lo riduce a un "nulla" vivente, racchiuso in una tragicità che è condizione inalienabile della sua esistenza.
Delivery of 3D printed automotive interior components
Creators: name: Rostagno, Maddalena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Test case 1 is related to the Automotive Pilot, whose activities were developed in the framework of WP3 - Task 3.2. This task started at M18 and ended at M36 and it was supported by LTU, AUTH, BBEPP, ATB, LIST, FH-WKI, AIMEN and DIAD, end user of the proposed application. The main goal of Task 3.2 has been to redesign the automotive component proposed by DIAD (a sun visor) with a bio - based polymer produced using BIOMAC precursors.
Relief displacement of airborne objects
Creators: name: Crumpton, Joe
name: Pfeiffer, Morgan B.
name: Samiappan, Sathishkumar
name: Elmore, Jared A.
name: Jones, Landon R.
name: Krishnan, B. Santhana
name: Iglay, Raymond B.
name: Fernández-Juricic, Esteban
name: Blackwell, Bradley F.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The increasing availability of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS, also referred to as drones) has led to their use in taking vertical aerial photographs at relatively small spatial scales. These photographs can be used to measure the distances between objects appearing in the photographs. However, relief displacement can cause an object above or below ground level to appear at a point in a vertical aerial photograph that is not directly in-line with the object’s actual location, causing a measurement error. A UAS was used in this study as a photographed airborne object because its location and altitude could be controlled. We were interested in predicting the horizontal distance of the UAS’s appearance from the centre of a vertical aerial photograph. Predictions of the location of the photographed UAS’s appearance in vertical aerial photographs over both level and sloped surfaces matched measured appearance distances within 0.06–0.48 m. This study shows that the relief displacement formulas typically used to compute the height of a vertical structure appearing in a vertical aerial photograph can additionally be used to compute the actual location of an airborne object (e.g., a flying UAS, bird, bat) if the object’s altitude is known or can be estimated.
Development of an educational model with a management approach to improve the competency of diabetes educator nurses; utilizing King's conceptual framework and goal attainment theory
Creators: name: Asriadi, Asriadi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420505
subject: Nursing workforce

description: This research is about developing an educational model for diabetes nurse educators with a management approach. This model is to improve nurse competency
Group Pregnancy Care for refugee background women: A codesigned, multimethod evaluation protocol applying a community engagement framework and an interrupted time series design
Creators: name: Riggs, E
name: Yelland, J
name: Mensah, FK
name: Gold, L
name: Szwarc, J
name: Kaplan, I
name: Small, Rhonda
name: Middleton, P
name: Krastev, A
name: McDonald, E
name: East, Christine
name: Homer, C
name: Nesvadba, N
name: Biggs, Laura
name: Braithwaite, J
name: Brown, SJ
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Pregnancy and early parenthood are key opportunities for interaction with health services and connecting to other families at the same life stage. Public antenatal care should be accessible to all, however barriers persist for families from refugee communities to access, navigate and optimise healthcare during pregnancy. Group Pregnancy Care is an innovative model of care codesigned with a community from a refugee background and other key stakeholders in Melbourne, Australia. Group Pregnancy Care aims to provide a culturally safe and supportive environment for women to participate in antenatal care in a language they understand, to improve health literacy and promote social connections and inclusion. This paper outlines Froup Pregnancy Care and provides details of the evaluation framework. Methods and analysis The evaluation uses community-based participatory research methods to engage stakeholders in codesign of evaluation methods. The study is being conducted across multiple sites and involves multiple phases, use of quantitative and qualitative methods, and an interrupted time series design. Process and cost-effectiveness measures will be incorporated into quality improvement cycles. Evaluation measures will be developed using codesign and participatory principles informed by community and stakeholder engagement and will be piloted prior to implementation. Ethics and dissemination Ethics approvals have been provided by all six relevant authorities. Study findings will be shared with communities and stakeholders via agreed pathways including community forums, partnership meetings, conferences, policy and practice briefs and journal articles. Dissemination activities will be developed using codesign and participatory principles.
Structural investigation of orf virus bcl-2 homolog orfv125 interactions with bh3-motifs from bh3-only proteins puma and hrk
Creators: name: Suraweera, Chathura
name: Hinds, MG
name: Kvansakul, Marc
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Numerous viruses have evolved sophisticated countermeasures to hijack the early programmed cell death of host cells in response to infection, including the use of proteins homologous in sequence or structure to Bcl-2. Orf virus, a member of the parapoxviridae, encodes for the Bcl-2 homolog ORFV125, a potent inhibitor of Bcl-2-mediated apoptosis in the host. ORFV125 acts by directly engaging host proapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins including Bak and Bax as well as the BH3-only proteins Hrk and Puma. Here, we determined the crystal structures of ORFV125 bound to the BH3 motif of proapoptotic proteins Puma and Hrk. The structures reveal that ORFV125 engages proapoptotic BH3 motif peptides using the canonical ligand binding groove. An Arg located in the structurally equivalent BH1 region of ORFV125 forms an ionic interaction with the conserved Asp in the BH3 motif in a manner that mimics the canonical ionic interaction seen in host Bcl-2:BH3 motif complexes. These findings provide a structural basis for Orf virus-mediated inhibition of host cell apoptosis and reveal the flexibility of virus encoded Bcl-2 proteins to mimic key interactions from endogenous host signalling pathways.
brot.socientize.eu - a citizen science tool for mapping cultural concepts
Creators: name: Seltmann, Melanie
name: Sanz, Fermín Serrano
name: Dorn, Amelie
name: Lostal, Eduardo
name: García, Francisco Sanz
Publisher: name: Sci-GaIA Open Access Repository
Year: 2016

description: Poster for the ECSA Conference 2016, describing the bread survey of explore.bread.AT!
Appreciating the Fear of Conflict and the Possibilities in Disagreement
Creators: name: Furlong, Mark
name: Brophy, Lisa
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract The present contribution seeks to strengthen the capacity of social workers to respond to the experience of potential or actual conflict. In this project, an initial stage involved scanning the available literature. This process yielded two general findings: (i) most of the available literature is specialist in nature and (ii) the available social work literature concentrates on conflicts between workers and clients. The second stage in the exercise develops a set of linguistic distinctions, for example that disagreement can be distinguished from confrontation. Building on this set, three vignettes are examined as concrete sites in which formulations of, and responses to, conflict are developed. An outline of symmetrical and complementary processes is then introduced. This theoretical material is central at the consideration of a final, more complex vignette—an engagement that consolidates, and then extends, the themes developed earlier in the paper. A general proposition is raised: deliberately engaging with the issue of conflict offers opportunities for personal and professional growth. More specifically, it is suggested that those who tend to avoid conflict can usefully experiment with leaning into, rather than away from, disagreement whilst those who tend towards directness can usefully practice behaviours that engage with difference more obliquely.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Systems for Personalising Epilepsy Treatment: Research Ethics Challenges and New Insights for the Ethics of Personalised Medicine
Creators: name: Walker, Mary
name: Nielsen, Jane
name: Goddard, Eliza
name: Harris, Alex
name: Hutchison, Katrina
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in AJOB Neuroscience on 29 July 2021, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21507740.2021.1949404This paper examines potential ethical and legal issues arising during the research, development and clinical use of a proposed strategy in personalized medicine (PM): using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived tissue cultures as predictive models of individual patients to inform treatment decisions. We focus on epilepsy treatment as a likely early application of this strategy, for which early-stage stage research is underway. In relation to the research process, we examine issues associated with biological samples; data; health; vulnerable populations; neural organoids; and what level of accuracy justifies using the iPSC-derived neural tissue system. In relation to clinical use, we examine potential uses in pre-natal screening, and effects on clinical decision-making. Although our focus is providing recommendations for researchers developing work in this area, we identify the novel issue of deciding on an acceptable accuracy level for the system. We also emphasize an issue thus far neglected in the ethics of PM: PM tends to represent treatment decisions as though they should be directed solely by biomedical information, but this in itself could be detrimental to best personalizing treatment decisions in the clinic.
Isothermal nucleic acid amplification technologies for the detection of equine viral pathogens
Creators: name: Knox, Alexandra
name: Beddoe, Travis
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The global equine industry provides significant economic contributions worldwide, producing approximately USD $300 billion annually. However, with the continuous national and international movement and importation of horses, there is an ongoing threat of a viral outbreak causing large epidemics and subsequent significant economic losses. Additionally, horses serve as a host for several zoonotic diseases that could cause significant human health problems. The ability to rapidly diagnose equine viral diseases early could lead to better management, treatment, and biosecurity strategies. Current serological and molecular methods cannot be field-deployable and are not suitable for resource-poor laboratories due to the requirement of expensive equipment and trained personnel. Recently, isothermal nucleic acid amplification technologies, such as loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and insulated isothermal polymerase chain reaction (iiPCR), have been developed to be utilized in-field, and provide rapid results within an hour. We will review current isothermal diagnostic techniques available to diagnose equine viruses of biosecurity and zoonotic concern and provide insight into their potential for in-field deployment.
A Two-Stage Feature Transformation-Based Fingerprint Authentication System for Privacy Protection in IoT
Creators: name: Bedari, Aseel
name: Wang, Song
name: Yang, Jucheng
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 46
subject: Information and computing sciences
classificationCode: 4604
subject: Cybersecurity and privacy
classificationCode: 4606
subject: Distributed computing and systems software

description: No description supplied
Vocational Service Models and Approaches to Improve Job Tenure of People With Severe and Enduring Mental Illness: A Narrative Review
Creators: name: McDowell, Caitlin
name: Ennals, Priscilla
name: Fossey, Eleanor
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Employment is a valued occupation that offers a sense of meaning, identity, and belonging. For people with severe and enduring mental illness, employment has also been associated with personal recovery and decreased use of mental health services. However, this population continues to be underrepresented in the labor market. Sustainable employment is often challenging for people with severe and enduring mental illness, due to a combination of personal, organizational and systemic issues. While Individual Placement and Support is an evidence-based model of employment support known to improve job attainment for people with mental illness, job retention and sustained workforce participation continue to be challenges. This narrative literature review was undertaken to address the question: “What vocational service models and approaches improve job tenure for this population?” CinAHL, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library were searched for the period 2005–2020, using key terms and subject headings, including “severe mental illness,” “psychiatric disabilit*,” “job tenure,” and “job retention.” Several adjunct interventions may enhance job retention, including skills training, cognitive interventions, psychological interventions, and supported education, while social firms offer a different approach focused on creating new, sustainable job opportunities. Peer support and support from family and friends also appear to be important, and emerging evidence suggests that employment specialist practices, technology, self-management, and workplace accommodations may each also influence job tenure. Service providers could make more use of these non-clinical vocational approaches to improve employment retention for people with severe and enduring mental illness.
PRISMA-S: An extension to the PRISMA statement for reporting literature searches in systematic reviews
Creators: name: Rethlefsen, ML
name: Kirtley, S
name: Waffenschmidt, S
name: Ayala, AP
name: Moher, D
name: Page, MJ
name: Koffel, JB
name: Blunt, H
name: Brigham, T
name: Chang, Steven
name: Clark, J
name: Conway, A
name: Couban, R
name: De Kock, S
name: Farrah, K
name: Fehrmann, P
name: Foster, M
name: Fowler, SA
name: Glanville, J
name: Harris, Elizabeth
name: Hoffecker, L
name: Isojarvi, J
name: Kaunelis, D
name: Ket, H
name: Levay, P
name: Lyon, J
name: McGowan, J
name: Murad, MH
name: Nicholson, J
name: Pannabecker, V
name: Paynter, R
name: Pinotti, R
name: Ross-White, A
name: Sampson, M
name: Shields, T
name: Stevens, A
name: Sutton, A
name: Weinfurter, E
name: Wright, K
name: Young, S
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Literature searches underlie the foundations of systematic reviews and related review types. Yet, the literature searching component of systematic reviews and related review types is often poorly reported. Guidance for literature search reporting has been diverse and, in many cases, does not offer enough detail to authors who need more specific information about reporting search methods and information sources in a clear, reproducible way. This document presents the PRISMA-S (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses literature search extension) checklist, and explanation and elaboration. Methods: The checklist was developed using a three-stage Delphi survey process, followed by a consensus conference and public review process. Results: The final checklist includes sixteen reporting items, each of which is detailed with exemplar reporting and rationale. Conclusions: The intent of PRISMA-S is to complement the PRISMA Statement and its extensions by providing a checklist that could be used by interdisciplinary authors, editors, and peer reviewers to verify that each component of a search is completely reported and, therefore, reproducible.
In vitro inhibitory activities of sugarcane extract on avian Eimeria sporozoites
Creators: name: Daneshmand, A
name: Young, P
name: Campbell, B
name: Kheravii, SK
name: Sharma, NK
name: Afshari, R
name: Dias, DA
name: Flavel, Matthew
name: Kitchen, Barry
name: Wu, SB
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The current in vitro study aimed to investigate the effects of a processed sugarcane extract on the viability of avian Eimeria sporozoites. Treatments were applied to hatched sporozoites: 1) without additives (no-treatment control); 2) with ethanol; 3) with salinomycin; 4) with Polygain™. All treatments were incubated in RPMI media containing live sporozoites at 37 °C for 14 h and then the number of viable sporozoites were counted. Compared to the no-treatment control, Polygain™ decreased (P < 0.001) the counts of E. maxima, E. acervulina, E. bruneti, and E. mitis sporozoites to a level similar to salinomycin (P > 0.05). In conclusion, Polygain™ could be a potential candidate as an anticoccidial agent.
title: Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Spieler um in \(\textit {League of Legends}\) Weltniveau zu erreichen
Creators: name: Bröcking, Alexander
Publisher: name: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 796 Sport

description: Der Kandidat hat das Ziel grundlegende Faktoren zu bestimmen, die entscheidend sind, um das Weltniveau in \(\it LoL\) zu erreichen. Daraus ergab sich folgende Fragestellung: "Welche Faktoren beeinflussen Spieler, um in \(\it LoL\) Weltniveau zu erreichen?"
Zunächst werden Experten aus dem Bereich des Weltniveaus in \(\it LoL\) in Form von Interviews befragt. Anschließend wird das Interviewmaterial mithilfe der Qualitativen Analyse nach Mayring (2010, 2015), auf der Grundlage eines modifizierten integrativen Modells der E-Sport-Performance (Nagorsky & Wiemeyer, 2020) analysiert und mit der gegebenen Forschungsliteratur erläutert. 
Das Ergebnis sind 38 Faktoren in den Kategorien der mentalen, persönlichen und physischen Ebene sowie des Trainingsverhaltens in Bezugnahme zur Taktik und Strategie des Spiels. Als Kernfaktoren sind die \(\it Teamsynergie\), \(\it Kommunikation\), das Wissen über \(\it Makro-\) und \(\it Mikromanagement\), den \(\it Draft\), der \(\textit {physische Ausgleichssport}\) und (\textit {mentale Stärke}\, festzuhalten. Den besonderen Wert seiner Forschung präsentiert der Autor in einem eigens erstellten Schaubild in exponierter Weise und beantwortet die Forschungsfrage somit sehr plakativ.
Durch die Schaffung eines Erkenntnisgewinnes über die Performancefaktoren können professionelle \(\it LoL\)-Teams die Bereiche, Scouting, Talentakquise, Talentförderung und Spielstrategieentwicklung optimieren. Weiterführende Forschung über quantitative Studien mittels Fragebögen könnte die Faktoren bestätigen.
description: Studentische Qualifikationsarbeiten an der Fakultät für Sportwissenschaft der RUB, 35
Validating an artificial organelle: Studies of lipid droplet-specific proteins on adiposome platform
Creators: name: Ma, X
name: Zhi, Zelun
name: Zhang, S
name: Zhou, C
name: Mechler, Adam
name: Liu, P
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: New strategies are urgently needed to characterize the functions of the lipid droplet (LD). Here, adiposome, an artificial LD mimetic platform, was validated by comparative in vitro bioassays. Scatchard analysis found that the binding of perilipin 2 (PLIN2) to the adiposome surface was saturable. Phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) was found to inhibit PLIN2 binding while it did not impede perilipin 3 (PLIN3). Structural analysis combined with mutagenesis revealed that the 73rd glutamic acid of PLIN2 is significant for the effect of PtdIns on the PLIN2 binding. Furthermore, adiposome was also found to be an ideal platform for in situ enzymatic activity measurement of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL). The significant serine mutants of ATGL were found to cause the loss of lipase activity. Our study demonstrates the adiposome as a powerful, manipulatable model system that mimics the function of LD for binding and enzymatic activity studies of LD proteins in vitro.