cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Combined bioremediation for lead in mine tailings by Solanum nigrum L. and indigenous fungi
Creators: name: Li, Xinxin
name: Zhang, Xu
name: Cui, Zhaojie
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Lead-contaminated mine tailings were bioremediated using microbial/phyto remediation. The optimum lead accumulation and tolerance capacity of the plant–microbe partnership were investigated, and their mechanisms were evaluated further under varied levels of lead contamination through a flowerpot experiment in a greenhouse. Enzymes activities revealed that bioremediation has improved fertility and metabolism of tailing soil. The removal efficiency of lead was in the order of microbial/phytoremediation > phytoremediation. Solanum nigrum L. was not shown to be a hyperaccumulator for lead. Mucor circinelloides significantly enhanced the growth response and lead accumulation in plants more than Mortierella and Trichoderma asperellum. Moreover, Mortierella was discovered to have good metal tolerance capacity under high Pb concentrations (1200 and 1600 mg kg−1). The results for lead bioavailability showed that phytostabilisation serves as a major repair pathway for S. nigrum L. Effective fractions were immobilised for decreased bioavailability by T. asperellum and M. circinelloides. On the contrary, an increased amount of lead was mobilised for increased bioavailability by Mortierella. This study provides new insights into the feasibility of using S. nigrum L. and the aforementioned indigenous fungus strains for large-scale bioremediation of mine tailings.
Balance Pan Weights from Nippur, Main Data [Structured Data from Open Context]
Creators: name: William B. Hafford
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Open Context
Data Publication
Structured Data
GeoJSON
JSON-LD
CSV

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The securitisation of human rights in counterterrorism operations in Nigeria: a case study of Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria
Creators: name: Dan-Azumi, David Villah
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Counterterrorism
Human Rights
Security
Conflict
Northeastern
Boko Haram
Nigerian Military

description: Nigeria has experienced several ethno-religious, political, separatist and sectarian conflicts since itsindependence in 1960. The most recent and deadly is the Boko Haram insurgency in north-easternNigeria, which has claimed thousands of lives, cost billions worth of properties and devastating economicand humanitarian crises. In response to this conflict, the Nigerian government resorted to a strictlymilitaristic approach that has attracted widespread allegations of wanton human rights violations locallyand internationally. Extrajudicial killings, torture, unlawful arrest and detention of suspects, and sexualabuses are the most common violations widely linked to the counterinsurgency operations in northeasternNigeria. The Boko Haram insurgency marked a turning point in Nigeria’s struggle against militantgroups, and the phenomenon is yet to be fully understood. The dynamic nature of the conflict poses aneven greater challenge to the government’s old-fashioned military response. Although a plethora ofanecdotal reports exist on human rights violations, most are based on secondary data from NGOs likeAmnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Empirical research on the topic is scarce, ahistoricaland fixated on already-known issues.Against this backdrop, this study examines the interplay between human rights and security and how thedemand for security and the need for human rights protection in armed conflict could be achieved.Specifically, the research investigates the nature and extent of these alleged violations by the Nigerianmilitary and their impact on the civilian population within the context of International Relations andRegime. Thus, using a case study design and a qualitative research methodology, primary data on theencounters between the Nigerian military and civilians in the conflict was collected and evidence of theseviolations was documented and analysed. The coercive counterterrorism approach is ineffective andexacerbates and escalates the conflict. Thus, alternative human rights-compliant counterterrorismapproaches such as intelligence gathering, dialogue and community policing are identified. Thedecolonisation of terrorism research from its current Westernised state to a more diverse, multidimensional,and transnational field is also proposed to promote ideas advanced by African-basedscholars such as myself in dealing with terrorism in Africa, i.e., an African solution, by African scholars,for Africa’s terrorism challenges.
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
Creators: name: Mohamad, Barhm
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: This paper presents the failure analysis of the turbine blade of a gas turbine engine 9E GE type, installed in a certain type of simple systems consisting of the gas turbine driving an electrical power generator.
A non-linear finite element method was utilized to determine the stress state of the blade segment under operating conditions. High stress zones were found at the region of the lower fir-tree slot, where the failure occurred. A computation was also performed with excessive rotational speed. Attention of this study is devoted to the mechanisms of damage of the turbine blade and also the critical high stress areas.
PHENOMENA EXPRESSING HIDDEN MEANINGS IN COMMUNICATION
Creators: name: Nabijonova, Nilufar
name: Qodirova, Olmosxon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article investigates the linguistic and paralinguistic phenomena that convey hidden meanings in communication. By analyzing metaphor, irony, insinuation, and nonverbal cues, the study reveals how implicit messages enhance communicative depth. The findings emphasize the cultural and contextual factors that shape interpretation and provide insights into their relevance in intercultural communication and translation studies.
A New Bayesian Dose-Finding Design for Drug Combination Trials
Creators: name: Mu, Rongji
name: Xu, Jin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: We consider the problem of finding maximum tolerated dose with targeted dose-limiting toxicity rate in drug combination trials. We propose a novel Bayesian adaptive design, which features adaptive local modeling and weighted learning along the search path. The method is robust in the sense that neither prespecifications of marginal toxicity probabilities nor subjective priors for model parameters are required. Extensive simulation studies show that the proposed method is comparable to some leading methods in terms of correct selection and superior to them when the priors are misspecified. Moreover, the proposed model can be extended to the case of trials with more than two drugs. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
A SIMULATE MODEL FOR ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF ENGINE DESIGN PARAMETERS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS OF SPARK IGNITION ENGINES
Creators: name: Mohamad, Barhm
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: A mathematical and simulation model has been developed to simulate a spark ignition engine
operation cycle. The programme written from this simulation model and modified so can be used to
assist in the design of a spark ignition engine for alternative fuels as well as to study many design
parameters such as the effect of engine design parameter like stroke and diameter of the cylinder on
the performance and exhaust emissions of spark ignition engines. In this paper, the description of
three type of engines design parameters according to (stroke/diameter) which are called under
square, square and over square engines using three type of fuel (gasoline, LPG, CNG) singly have
been taken. The variations of power output, thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption, ignition
delay, temperature of exhaust gases, heat loss and the exhaust emissions (CO2, CO, NO, O2) by
volume, were calculated for each type of engine and then comparing the results to investigate how to
increase engine efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions. The accuracy of the present model is
confirmed by comparison with experimental result that have established by previous literatures and
the results were agreement with literatures. The main results obtained from the present study shows
that, the square engines (S/D=1) can be considered as most efficient, modern and suitable design for
engines running by gasoline and alternative fuels like LPG and CNG, because of higher power
output due to the suitable piston area for pressure distribution. The area of flame front which may
create higher combustion qualities and higher thermal efficiency through faster burning and lower
overall chamber heat loss, also, the potential of the square engines (S/D=1) for indicate specific fuel
consumption was 4% improved.
A new Bayesian dose finding design for drug combination trials
Creators: name: Mu, Rongji
name: Xu, Jin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: We consider the problem of finding maximum tolerated dose with targeted dose-limiting toxicity rate in drug combination trials. We propose a novel Bayesian adaptive design which features adaptive local modelling and weighted learning along the search path. The method is robust in the sense that neither prespecifications of marginal toxicity probabilities nor subjective priors for model parameters are required. Extensive simulation studies show that the proposed method is comparable to some leading methods in terms of correct selection and superior to them when the priors are misspecified. Moreover, the proposed model can be extended to the case of trials with more than two drugs.
Remaining Life Assessment of Refinery Furnace Tubes Using Finite Element Method
Creators: name: Mohamad, Barhm
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: Crude oil heater 9Cre-1Mo steel tubes from a refinery plant were studied, after 5 years of service at nominally 650 Cº and 3 bar, to predict their remnant lives. The investigation included dimensional, hardness and tensile measurements in addition to accelerated stress rupture tests between 650 Cº and 700 Cº and microstructural examination. Tube specimens were taken from two sections, the overheated side and the side which only saw the nominal operating temperature. The method employed involved the prediction of the increase in temperature with increasing sediment deposition during the operating life times using an FEM model. In addition the predicted temperatures are used to derive appropriate creep properties at relevant temperatures in a 3D pipe FEM creep analysis to predict the pipe deformation rate. All compare well with the actual service exposed pipe measurements and layer deposition. The overheated side revealed a small loss of creep strength in a stress rupture test. A layer of sediment (appr. 10 mm thickness) consisting basically of sintered carbon (coke) spread over the inside of the tube was acting as a thermal barrier causing the temperature to rise above 650 Cº. Analysis for the overheated side predicted an upper bound temperature of 800 Cº and a life of about 50 h suggesting that failure by creep rupture could occur rapidly in the sediment region.
On Enrichment Strategies for Biomarker Stratified Clinical Trials
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaofei
name: Zhou, Jingzhu
name: Wang, Ting
name: George, Stephen L
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Cancer

description: In the era of precision medicine, drugs are increasingly developed to target subgroups of patients with certain biomarkers. In large all-comer trials using a biomarker stratified design, the cost of treating and following patients for clinical outcomes may be prohibitive. With a fixed number of randomized patients, the efficiency of testing certain treatments parameters, including the treatment effect among biomarker-positive patients and the interaction between treatment and biomarker, can be improved by increasing the proportion of biomarker positives on study, especially when the prevalence rate of biomarker positives is low in the underlying patient population. When the cost of assessing the true biomarker is prohibitive, one can further improve the study efficiency by oversampling biomarker positives with a cheaper auxiliary variable or a surrogate biomarker that correlates with the true biomarker. To improve efficiency and reduce cost, we can adopt an enrichment strategy for both scenarios by concentrating on testing and treating patient subgroups that contain more information about specific treatment parameters of primary interest to the investigators. In the first scenario, an enriched biomarker stratified design enriches the cohort of randomized patients by directly oversampling the relevant patients with the true biomarker, while in the second scenario, an auxiliary-variable-enriched biomarker stratified design enriches the randomized cohort based on an inexpensive auxiliary variable, thereby avoiding testing the true biomarker on all screened patients and reducing treatment waiting time. For both designs, we discuss how to choose the optimal enrichment proportion when testing a single hypothesis or two hypotheses simultaneously. At a requisite power, we compare the two new designs with the BSD design in terms of the number of randomized patients and the cost of trial under scenarios mimicking real biomarker stratified trials. The new designs are illustrated with hypothetical examples for designing biomarker-driven cancer trials.
Supplimentary Material from "Study on Orally Delivered Paclitaxel Nanocrystals: Modification, Characterization and Activity in the Gastrointestinal Tract".
Creators: name: Liu, Runcong
name: Chang, Ya-Nan
name: Xing, Gengmei
name: Li, Min
name: Zhao, Yuliang
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017

description: Drug nanocrystals (NCs) can improve the solubility and bioavailability of insoluble drugs for oral administration. However, the biocompatibility and mechanisms of transmittance of drug NCs through the intestinal epithelial tissue are still not well understood. In this work, the physico-chemical properties and interactions with biomolecules in oral delivery pathways, as well as the transmittance through mimical intestinal epithelial cells, of NCs of paclitaxel (PTX) are investigated. PTX was previously demonstrated to be an effective anti-cancer drug. It is found that maximum 1% (w/v) poly(styrenesulfonate) is sufficient to keep PTX NCs monodisperse in varied biological environments and presents no significant interaction with extracellular biomolecules for at least 24 h. The concentration of PTX NCs is kept carefully controlled to avoid serious toxicity to cells (10 μg ml−1 in our experiments but this also depends on NC size). The transmittance of PTX NCs through mimical intestinal epithelial reached 25% in 6 h, demonstrating its comparatively high oral bioavailability in the human body. This work demonstrates the great potential of PTX NC treated in oral delivery.
Randomized optimal stopping algorithms and their convergence analysis
Creators: name: Bayer, Christian
name: Belomestny, Denis
name: Hager, Paul
name: Pigato, Paolo
name: Schoenmakers, John G. M.
Publisher: name: Weierstrass Institute
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Randomized optimal stopping
subject: convergence rates
subject: Bermudan options
subject: 60G40
subject: 65C05

description: In this paper we study randomized optimal stopping problems and consider corresponding forward and backward Monte Carlo based optimization algorithms. In particular we prove the convergence of the proposed algorithms and derive the corresponding convergence rates.
Supplimentary Material from "Study on Orally Delivered Paclitaxel Nanocrystals: Modification, Characterization and Activity in the Gastrointestinal Tract"
Creators: name: Liu, Runcong
name: Chang, Ya-Nan
name: Xing, Gengmei
name: Li, Min
name: Zhao, Yuliang
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017

description: Drug nanocrystals (NCs) can improve the solubility and bioavailability of insoluble drugs for oral administration. However, the biocompatibility and mechanisms of transmittance of drug NCs through the intestinal epithelial tissue are still not well understood. In this work, the physico-chemical properties and interactions with biomolecules in oral delivery pathways, as well as the transmittance through mimical intestinal epithelial cells, of NCs of paclitaxel (PTX) are investigated. PTX was previously demonstrated to be an effective anti-cancer drug. It is found that maximum 1% (w/v) Poly(styrenesulfonate) is sufficient to keep PTX NCs monodisperse in varied biological environments and presents no significant interaction with extracellular biomolecules for at least 24 h. The concentration of PTX NCs is kept carefully controlled to avoid serious toxicity to cells (10 μg ml−1 in our experiments but this also depends on NC size). The transmittance of PTX NCs through mimical intestinal epithelial reached 25% in 6 h, demonstrating its comparatively high oral bioavailability in the human body. This work demonstrates the great potential of PTX NC treated in oral delivery.
Supplementary Information from Macroecological factors shape local-scale spatial patterns in agriculturalist settlements
Creators: name: Tao, Tingting
name: Abades, Sebastián
name: Teng, Shuqing
name: Y. X. Huang, Zheng
name: Reino, Luís
name: Chen, Bin J. W.
name: Zhang, Yong
name: Xu, Chi
name: Svenning, Jens-Christian
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017

description: Macro-scale patterns of human systems ranging from population distribution to linguistic diversity have attracted recent attention, giving rise to the suggestion that macroecological rules shape the assembly of human societies. However, in which aspects the geography of our own species is shaped by macroecological factors remains poorly understood. Here, we provide a first demonstration that macroecological factors shape strong local-scale spatial patterns in human settlement systems, through an analysis of spatial patterns in agriculturalist settlements in eastern mainland China based on high-resolution Google Earth images. We used spatial point pattern analysis to show that settlement spatial patterns are characterized by over-dispersion at fine spatial scales (0.05–1.4 km), consistent with territory segregation, and clumping at coarser spatial scales beyond the over-dispersion signals, indicating territorial clustering. Statistical modelling shows that, at macroscales, potential evapotranspiration and topographic heterogeneity have negative effects on territory size, but positive effects on territorial clustering. These relationships are in line with predictions from territory theory for hunter-gatherers as well as for many animal species. Our results help to disentangle the complex interactions between intrinsic spatial processes in agriculturalist societies and external forcing by macroecological factors. While one may speculate that humans can escape ecological constraints because of unique abilities for environmental modification and globalized resource transportation, our work highlights that universal macroecological principles still shape the geography of current human agricultural societies.
30120130405031.pdf
Creators: name: Mohamad, Barhm
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: A mathematical and simulation model has been developed to simulate a spark ignition engine
operation cycle. The programme written from this simulation model and modified so can be used to
assist in the design of a spark ignition engine for alternative fuels as well as to study many design
parameters such as the effect of engine design parameter like stroke and diameter of the cylinder on
the performance and exhaust emissions of spark ignition engines. In this paper, the description of
three type of engines design parameters according to (stroke/diameter) which are called under
square, square and over square engines using three type of fuel (gasoline, LPG, CNG) singly have
been taken. The variations of power output, thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption, ignition
delay, temperature of exhaust gases, heat loss and the exhaust emissions (CO2, CO, NO, O2) by
volume, were calculated for each type of engine and then comparing the results to investigate how to
increase engine efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions. The accuracy of the present model is
confirmed by comparison with experimental result that have established by previous literatures and
the results were agreement with literatures. The main results obtained from the present study shows
that, the square engines (S/D=1) can be considered as most efficient, modern and suitable design for
engines running by gasoline and alternative fuels like LPG and CNG, because of higher power
output due to the suitable piston area for pressure distribution. The area of flame front which may
create higher combustion qualities and higher thermal efficiency through faster burning and lower
overall chamber heat loss, also, the potential of the square engines (S/D=1) for indicate specific fuel
consumption was 4% improved.
Probabilistic and Maximum Entropy Modeling of Chemical Reaction Systems: Characteristics and Comparisons to Mass Action Kinetic Models
Creators: name: Cannon, William R.
name: Britton, Samuel
name: Banwarth-Kuhn, Mikahl
name: Alber, Mark
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Molecular Networks (q-bio.MN)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: We demonstrate and characterize a first-principles approach to modeling the mass action dynamics of metabolism. Starting from a basic definition of entropy expressed as a multinomial probability density using Boltzmann probabilities with standard chemical potentials, we derive and compare the free energy dissipation and the entropy production rates. We express the relation between the entropy production and the chemical master equation for modeling metabolism, which unifies chemical kinetics and chemical thermodynamics. Subsequent implementation of an maximum free energy dissipation model for systems of coupled reactions is accomplished by using an approximation to the Marcelin equation for mass action kinetics that maximizes the entropy production. Because prediction uncertainty with respect to parameter variability is frequently a concern with mass action models utilizing rate constants, we compare and contrast the maximum entropy production model, which has its own set of rate parameters, to a population of standard mass action models in which the rate constants are randomly chosen. We show that a maximum entropy production model is characterized by a high probability of free energy dissipation rate, and likewise entropy production rate, relative to other models. We then characterize the variability of the maximum entropy production predictions with respect to uncertainties in parameters (standard free energies of formation) and with respect to ionic strengths typically found in a cell.
Illegal land use risk assessment of Shenzhen City, China
Creators: name: Jia, Mingchao
name: Huang, Qiuhao
name: Li, Manchun
name: Hu, Wei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: In the eastern coastal cities of China, the need for supervision of illegal land use is urgent requiring new ways to promptly identify and put a stop to the practice. In this paper, we present a practical example through the generation of thematic maps for illegal land use risk assessment in Shenzhen city with the assistance of GIS. Thematic maps are useful in relation to the following points. First, they could be a template for generating illegal land use risk assessment maps. Second, illegal land use risk assessment maps indicate the different risk levels of each community, which allows for more effective illegal land use supervision to protect the cultivated and ecological land. Third, with the assistance of GIS, the process of spatial analysis and mapping becomes more efficient as a tool in this supervision.
Chrysopidae Schneider 1851
Creators: name: Serediuk, H. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Neuroptera
Chrysopidae

description: Key to Ukrainian subfamilies of Chrysopidae 1. Psm vein of fore wing is zigzag in shape, fusing into inner gradates of cross veins............................................................................................................................................................................................ Nothochrysinae — Psm vein of fore wing is strait, fusing into outer gradates of cross veins................................ Chrysopinae
description: Published as part of Serediuk, H. V., 2018, Morphometry Of Fore Wing Venation For Identification Of Net-Winged Insects Of The Ukrainian Carpathians, With A Focus On Chrysopa (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), pp. 101-114 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (2) on page 109, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0012, http://zenodo.org/record/6404180
Nothochrysinae Navas 1910
Creators: name: Serediuk, H. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Subfamily Nothochrysinae Species of the subfamily Nothochrysinae are represented in all continents (excluding Antarctica) by seven genera (17 species). Only three species (Hypochrysa elegans Burgmeister, 1839; Nothochrysa capitata Fabricius, 1793; and Notochrysa fulvipes Stephens, 1836) occur in Europe, including Ukraine (Aspöck et al., 1993).
description: Published as part of Serediuk, H. V., 2018, Morphometry Of Fore Wing Venation For Identification Of Net-Winged Insects Of The Ukrainian Carpathians, With A Focus On Chrysopa (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), pp. 101-114 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (2) on page 109, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0012, http://zenodo.org/record/6404180
description: {"references": ["Aspock, U. 1993. Geklartes und Ungeklartes im System der Neuroptera (Insecta: Holometabola). Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie, 8, 451 - 456."]}
Transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER): a functional parameter to monitor the quality of oviduct epithelial cells cultured on filter supports
Creators: name: Chen, Shuai
name: Einspanier, Ralf
name: Schoen, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: TEER
subject: oviduct epithelial cells
subject: culture quality
subject: tight junctions
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::590 Tiere (Zoologie)::590 Tiere (Zoologie)
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::572 Biochemie

description: Cultivation of oviduct epithelial cells on porous filters fosters in vivo-like morphology and functionality. However, due to the optical properties of the filter materials and the cells’ columnar shape, cell quality is hard to assess via light microscopy. In this study, we aim to evaluate transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurement as a prognostic quality indicator for the cultivation of porcine oviduct epithelial cells (POEC). POEC were maintained in four different types of media for 3 and 6 w to achieve diverse culture qualities, and TEER was measured before processing samples for histology. Culture quality was scored using morphological criteria (presence of cilia, confluence and cell polarity). We furthermore analyzed the correlation between cellular height (as a measure of apical–basal polarization) and TEER in fully differentiated routine cultures (biological variation) and in cultures with altered cellular height due to hormonal stimulation. Fully differentiated cultures possessed a moderate TEER between 500 and 1100 Ω*cm2. Only 5 % of cultures which exhibited TEER values in this defined range had poor quality. Sub-differentiated cultures showed either very low or excessively high TEER. We unveiled a highly significant (P < 0.0001) negative linear correlation between TEER and epithelial height in well-differentiated cultures (both routine and hormone stimulated group). This may point toward the interaction between tight junction assembly and epithelial apical–basal polarization. In conclusion, TEER is a straightforward quality indicator which could be routinely used to monitor the differentiation status of oviduct epithelial cells in vitro.
High-pressure behavior of bikitaite: An integrated theoretical and experimental approach
Creators: name: Tabacchi, Gloria
name: Ferro, Orazio
name: Quartieri, Simona
name: Vezzalini, Giovanna
name: Gamba, Aldo
name: Fois, Ettore
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Crystallography
subject: 30299 Inorganic Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: 30302 Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry
subject: 30699 Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: 30304 Physical Chemistry of Materials
subject: 30701 Quantum Chemistry
subject: 30206 Solid State Chemistry
subject: 30799 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: Supramolecular Chemistry
subject: 49999 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Geology
subject: 40399 Geology not elsewhere classified
subject: 40202 Inorganic Geochemistry
subject: Mineralogy
subject: 40306 Mineralogy and Crystallography
subject: 20403 Condensed Matter Modelling and Density Functional Theory
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Condensed Matter Physics
subject: 20499 Condensed Matter Physics not elsewhere classified

description: Green open access version of the article: "High-pressure behavior of bikitaite: An integrated theoretical and experimental approach"Published in: American Mineralogist 2002, 87(10):1415-1425 which should be cited to refer to this work Popular summary of this article at this link: https://goo.gl/yAJ4F
Synthesis and antitumor activities of sinomenine derivatives on rings A and C
Creators: name: Wei, Can-Jing
name: Xu, Fang
name: Shi, Meng-Jiao
name: Hu, Jia-Wen
name: Wang, Jia-Jia
name: Zhen, Bo
name: Wang, Xue
name: Ji, Teng-Fei
name: Wang, Jin-Hua
name: Du, Guan-Hua
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: A series of new sinomenine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated in tumor inhibitory activity, such as human triple negative breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231), glioma cell line (A172), human lung cancer cell line (A549), human colon cancer cell line (HCT-8). The modifications were carried out on rings A and C of the sinomenine by esterificating on phenolic hydroxyl with good yields. The highlight of this work was that the synthetic procedures were concise and sinomenine derivatives demonstrated promising antitumor activities.
Chrysopinae
Creators: name: Serediuk, H. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Subfamily Chrysopinae The subfamily Chrysopinae includes the largest number of species, which occur in all continents (excluding Antarctica). About 65 species of 12 genera are known from Europe (Canard, 2004), including 23 species of eight genera (Italochrysa, Chrysopa, Chrysoperla, Chrysotropia, Cunctochrysa, Nineta, Peyerimhoffina, Pseudomallada) from Ukraine (Serediuk, 2015).
description: Published as part of Serediuk, H. V., 2018, Morphometry Of Fore Wing Venation For Identification Of Net-Winged Insects Of The Ukrainian Carpathians, With A Focus On Chrysopa (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), pp. 101-114 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (2) on page 109, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0012, http://zenodo.org/record/6404180
description: {"references": ["Serediuk, G. V. 2015. Green lacewings (Insecta: Neuroptera. Chrysopidae) fauna of Ukraine. Proceeding of the State Natural History Museum, 31, 141 - 148. URL: http: // nbuv. gov. ua / UJRN / Nzdpm _ 2015 _ 31 _ 18 [In Ukrainian]."]}
Studies on preparations and pH/redox responsiveness of zwitterionic nanomicelles of poly[lysine-co-N,N-bis(acryloyl)cystamine-co-dodecylamine]
Creators: name: Zhang, Liping
name: Wu, Luyan
name: Cao, Yuanlong
name: Wu, Yunan
name: Chen, Jing
name: Ni, Caihua
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Poly[L-lysine-co-N,N-bis(acryloyl) cystamine-co-dodecylamine] nanomicelles (NMs) were synthesized through Michael addition terpolymerization in one pot. The NMs showed spheric morphology and uniform size distributions. The NMs had excellent nonspecific protein adsorption ability at pH 7.4. Doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded in the NMs for the investigation of controlled release. The drug delivery results showed that the DOX-loaded NMs displayed apparent pH and reduction sensitivities in response to the environment of tumor cells due to the existence of carboxyl groups, amino groups, and disulfide bonds in the NMs. The NMs were biocompatible, biodegradable, and could be potentially used as drug vehicles in controlled release.
Supplementary materials (Electronic document) from Evolutionary dynamics of the cryptocurrency market
Creators: name: ElBahrawy, Abeer
name: Alessandretti, Laura
name: Kandler, Anne
name: Pastor-Satorras, Romualdo
name: Baronchelli, Andrea
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017

description: Contains remarks on the cryptocurrencies market and more details on the simulation model
Pheophytin analogues from the medicinal lichen Usnea diffracta
Creators: name: Xu, Hong-Bo
name: Yang, Tong-Hua
name: Xie, Pei
name: Liu, Shi-Jun
name: Liang, Yan-Ni
name: Zhang, Yu
name: Song, Zhong-Xing
name: Tang, Zhi-Shu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A new pheophytin, (132S, 17S, 18S)-132-hydroxy-20-chloro-ethylpheophorbide a (3), along with two known analogues (1–2) were isolated from the lichen Usnea diffracta Vainio (Parmeliaceae). Among them, compound 3 was a rare C-20-chloro type pheophytin obtained from lichens. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, and all the compounds were obtained for the first time from U. diffracta. Compounds (1–3) were evaluated for their xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitory activities in vitro, and the results showed that 1–3 possessed significant enzyme inhibitory actions with IC50 values of 46.9 ± 3.8, 75.9 ± 7.4 and 42.1 ± 1.7 μg/mL, respectively.
A 3-D Wells–Dawson phosphotungstate hybrid material modified by Na+ and a bi-copper organic complex linker, and its photo-/electro-catalytic properties
Creators: name: Lv, Jinghua
name: Yu, Kai
name: Zhang, He
name: Wang, Chunmei
name: Wang, Chunxiao
name: Zhou, Baibin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: An inorganic–organic hybrid material based on Dawson polyoxometalates, [Na2{CuI2(bim)2}2(P2W18O62)]·2H2O (bim = biimidazole) (1), has been hydrothermally synthesized and fully characterized. In 1, each {P2W18} cluster as a hexa-node ligand connects to six adjacent Dawson clusters via six Na1 ions to generate a pure inorganic 2-D layer, further joined by bimetal–organic segments [Cu2(bim)2]2+ to form a 3-D inorganic–organic hybrid framework with channels. The structure can be simplified to 3,8-connected 3-D networks with (43)(418·624·83) topology, which shows bifunctional electrocatalytic performance for oxidation of ascorbic acid (AA) and reduction of nitrite (NO2−), and high-efficient degradation ability for three typical dyes under UV light irradiation.
Subunit specialization in AAA+ proteins and substrate unfolding during transcription complex remodeling.
Creators: name: Gao, Forson
name: Ye, Fuzhou
name: Buck, Martin
name: Zhang, Xiaodong
Publisher: name: The Francis Crick Institute
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: Genetics & Genomics
subject: Genetics & Genomics
classificationCode: Genome Integrity & Repair
subject: Genome Integrity & Repair
classificationCode: Structural Biology & Biophysics
subject: Structural Biology & Biophysics
classificationCode: Imaging
subject: Imaging
classificationCode: Cell Cycle & Chromosomes
subject: Cell Cycle & Chromosomes

description: Bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a multisubunit enzyme that copies DNA into RNA in a process known as transcription. Bacteria use σ factors to recruit RNAP to promoter regions of genes that need to be transcribed, with 60% bacteria containing at least one specialized σ factor, σ54. σ54 recruits RNAP to promoters of genes associated with stress responses and forms a stable closed complex that does not spontaneously isomerize to the open state where promoter DNA is melted out and competent for transcription. The σ54-mediated open complex formation requires specific AAA+ proteins (ATPases Associated with diverse cellular Activities) known as bacterial enhancer-binding proteins (bEBPs). We have now obtained structures of new intermediate states of bEBP-bound complexes during transcription initiation, which elucidate the mechanism of DNA melting driven by ATPase activity of bEBPs and suggest a mechanistic model that couples the Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis cycle within the bEBP hexamer with σ54 unfolding. Our data reveal that bEBP forms a nonplanar hexamer with the hydrolysis-ready subunit located at the furthest/highest point of the spiral hexamer relative to the RNAP. ATP hydrolysis induces conformational changes in bEBP that drives a vectoral transiting of the regulatory N terminus of σ54 into the bEBP hexamer central pore causing the partial unfolding of σ54, while forming specific bEBP contacts with promoter DNA. Furthermore, our data suggest a mechanism of the bEBP AAA+ protein that is distinct from the hand-over-hand mechanism proposed for many other AAA+ proteins, highlighting the versatile mechanisms utilized by the large protein family.
Chrysopa Leach & Brewster 1815
Creators: name: Serediuk, H. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Neuroptera
Chrysopidae
Chrysopa

description: Genus Chrysopa Leach in Brewster, 1815 The genus Chrysopa includes 50 species, occurring in the Holarctic Region (Hölzel, 1984), with 18 of them recorded in Europe (Letardi, 2017). Twelve species are distributed in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Serediuk, 2016).
description: Published as part of Serediuk, H. V., 2018, Morphometry Of Fore Wing Venation For Identification Of Net-Winged Insects Of The Ukrainian Carpathians, With A Focus On Chrysopa (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), pp. 101-114 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (2) on page 109, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0012, http://zenodo.org/record/6404180
description: {"references": ["Holzel, H. 1984. Chrysopidae of the Palearctic Region - a review'. In: Gepps, J., Aspock, H. and Holzel, H., eds. Progress in World's Neuropterology. Graz, 61 - 68. URL: http: // www. zobodat. at / pdf / MONO-ENT- NEURO _ MEN 1 _ 0061 - 0068. pdf.", "Letardi, A., Aspoeck, U. & Aspoeck., H. (2017). Fauna Europaea: Chrysopa. Chrysopidae. Neuroptera. Fauna Europaea version 2017.06. https: // fauna-eu. org / cdm _ dataportal / taxon / 0 e 963 b 9 c- 67 bd- 4 d 1 f- 93 b 8 - 69 d 3 bd 81809 d", "Serediuk, G. V. 2016. Neuropterida (Insecta. Neuroptera) of the Ukrainian Carpathians. Ukrainian Entomological Journal, 1 - 2 (11), 46 - 68."]}
title: Primary osteogenic sarcoma of the cranial vault: A rare presentation of osteosarcoma
Creators: name: Teimouri, Arash
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal system
subject: Head and neck
subject: Musculoskeletal bone
subject: CT
subject: Clinical Cases

description: Clinical History: An 81-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a loss of consciousness and inability to speak. According to the patient's companion, he has lost the ability to walk for two months. they reported a vague history of the head tumour from the past that had increased in size over time.

description: 81 years, male
Chrysopa Leach & Brewster 1815
Creators: name: Serediuk, H. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Neuroptera
Chrysopidae
Chrysopa

description: Key to the identification of species of the genus Chrysopa 1. Index ratio of length to width in m2 cell 2:1................................................................................................... 2 — Index ratio of length to width in m 2 cell 3:1.................................................................................................... 3 2. Sc and R of fore wing not fused. Pterostigma covers 6–7 cells of costal FIeld (C) and part of Sc FIeld. Costal FIeld includes 32–33 cells. Inner and outer gradates of the fore wing are black colored (FIg. 8)................................................................................................................................................... С. walkeri McLachlan, 1893 — Sc and R of fore wing fused in the proximal part of fore wing. Pterostigma covers 10–12 cells of costal FIeld (C). Costal FIeld includes 41–42 cells. Inner and outer gradates of the fore wing are green colored (FIg. 9)............................................................................................................................ С. pallens Rambur, 1838 3. Ratio of length to width in m 3 cell 2:1 or slightly more..................................................................................4 — Ratio of length to width in m 3 cell 1.5:1 or slightly less..................................................................................5
description: Published as part of Serediuk, H. V., 2018, Morphometry Of Fore Wing Venation For Identification Of Net-Winged Insects Of The Ukrainian Carpathians, With A Focus On Chrysopa (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), pp. 101-114 in Vestnik Zoologii 52 (2) on pages 109-110, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2018-0012, http://zenodo.org/record/6404180