cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Essential oil composition and bioactivity profiling of Junipers from western Himalaya, India
Creators: name: Gupta, Abhishek
name: Ngpoore, Nem Kumar
name: Dwivedy, Abhishek Kumar
name: Rana, Tikam S.
name: Meena, Baleshwar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Virology

description: The study investigated three Junipers that grow wild in western Himalaya, India to elucidate extent of yield, chemical variability present in essential oil composition (EOs) as well as their bioactivity potential. The EO yield in J. communis, J. indica and J. semiglobosa was 3.8%, 5.0% and 3.13% (v/w dry weight, aerial twigs), respectively. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) identification revealed a total 74 chemical constituents with high qualitative and quantitative variability among the three EOs. Predominance of monoterpene hydrocarbons, α-pinene, β-pinene, β-myrcene, sabinene, α-terpinolene and limonene in J. communis (70.94%) and J. indica (37.99%), while of oxygenated sesquiterpenes in J. semiglobosa (38.06%) EO was found. Principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) analyses based on 12 major volatiles clearly segregated all three EOs revealing high dependence on major chemical constituents’ concentration. The EO of J. indica revealed higher antioxidant activity than J. communis and J. semiglobosa. The antimicrobial profiling of EOs against 7 bacterial and 1 yeast strain evaluated using disc diffusion assay exhibited significant inhibitory effects (10-14 mm) against all microorganisms, except Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The MIC values ranged from 2-16% (v/v) against bacterial and 2% (v/v) against fungal pathogens. The findings of present study provide substantial basis for traditional usage of Junipers in medicine, besides other applications. It also finds them a potential resource to cater indigenous demand for raw material and livelihood generating to local communities.
Convexity and concavity of the ground state energy
Creators: name: Koch, Herbert
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 35B09

description: This note proves convexity resp. concavity of the ground state energy of one dimensional Schrödinger operators as a function of an endpoint of the interval for convex resp. concave potentials.
description: 3 pages, corrected version
Carotenoids from the ripening bacterium Brevibacterium linens impart color to the rind of the French cheese, Fourme de Montbrison (PDO)
Creators: name: Giuffrida, Daniele
name: Monnet, Christophe
name: Laurent, Florence
name: Cacciola, Francesco
name: Oteri, Marianna
name: Piver, Mélanie Le
name: Yanis Caro
name: Donato, Paola
name: Mondello, Luigi
name: Roueyre, Daniel
name: Dufossé, Laurent
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Rind color of some high-value PDO cheeses is related to the presence of carotenoids, but little is known about the structure of the pigmented compounds and their origin. Our objective was to describe the carotenoids extracted from the rind of a French cheese, Fourme de Montbrison, and to compare them with the pigments produced by a bacterial strain used as an adjunct culture in the cheese ripening process. Eleven carotenoids were detected in the cheese rinds or in the biomass of Brevibacterium linens. Most of the carotenoids from the rinds belonged to the aryl (aromatic) carotenoid family, including hydroxylated and non-hydroxylated isorenieratene. Chlorobactene, a carotenoid rarely found in food products, was also detected. Agelaxanthin A was identified in the cheese rinds as well as in the B. linens biomass. Occurrence of this compound was previously described in only one scientific publication, where it was isolated from the sponge Agela schmidtii.
Do all infants with congenital hearing loss meet the 1-3-6 criteria? A study of a 10-year cohort from a universal newborn hearing screening programme in Singapore
Creators: name: Tang, Joanna Z. T.
name: Ng, Pick Gate
name: Loo, Jenny H. Y.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health
subject: Computational Biology

description: To evaluate 1) the outcomes of a local universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programme and its audiological follow-ups at 3- and 6-month points, 2) the education outcomes of children with congenital hearing loss (CHL). Retrospective study that analysed data containing hearing screening, diagnosis, intervention and schooling information from electronic databases. Children aged 5 to 15 years old who were born between 2004–2014 and underwent UNHS in a local hospital. Over a 10-year cohort, 99.4% of 29,972 newborns underwent UNHS; approximately 90% of them were screened by 1 month of age. However, only 10% of the cohort strictly fulfilled the 1-3-6 criteria recommended by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. Lost to follow-up (LTF) rate was highest at post-diagnosis (35%). 80% of infants who were intervened between 6 and 48 months of age went to mainstream schools. The remaining 20% had additional disabilities or family factors. A high UNHS coverage rate may not translate to meeting the 1-3-6 criteria. Despite ease of access to our healthcare system, LTF at post-diagnosis remained high. In the absence of additional disabilities or family factors, infants intervened during the sensitive window could still potentially make it into mainstream schools.
Revision of Dugaldia emmilta (Teleostei, Ichthyodectiformes) from the Toolebuc Formation, Albian of Australia, with comments on the jaw mechanics
Creators: name: Cavin, Lionel
name: Berrell, Rodney W.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Dugaldia emmilta is a teleostean fish found in the late Albian Toolebuc Formation in Queensland, Australia. In the original description, D. emmilta was attributed to the Neoteleostei because of the presence of a tripartite occipital condyle, and the species was postulated to have a basal position among neoteleosteans because of the presence of several plesiomorphic characters. A reexamination of the holotype, together with the description of two new specimens, indicates that D. emmilta is an ichthyodectiform fish. A phylogenetic analysis resolves this species as the sister to Ogunichthys + Ichthyodectoidei. This species shows unusual features for an ichthyodectiform, in particular the shape of the mandible and the arrangement of the teeth on the lower jaw. Jaw mechanics in ichthyodectiforms are peculiar because they allow a significant lateral enlargement. In Dugaldia, a similar disposition is present but is exaggerated by specific features of the maxilla and the mandible. Comparisons with the sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi), a living blenny that shows a ‘gaping display,’ reveal that Dugaldia was likely able to exhibit extreme lateral mouth enlargement.
Trends in special education eligibility among children with autism spectrum disorder, 2002-2010
Creators: name: Kirby, R.S.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Christensen, D.L.
name: Durkin, M.S.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Rice, C.E.
name: Rubenstein, E.
name: Lee, L.-C.
name: Bakian, A.V.
name: Van Naarden Braun, K.
name: Rosenberg, S.A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Publications Ltd
Year: 2018

description: Objective: Although data on publicly available special education are informative and offer a glimpse of trends in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and use of educational services, using these data for population-based public health monitoring has drawbacks. Our objective was to evaluate trends in special education eligibility among 8-year-old children with ASD identified in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Methods: We used data from 5 Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites (Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, and North Carolina) during 4 surveillance years (2002, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and compared trends in 12 categories of special education eligibility by sex and race/ethnicity. We used multivariable linear risk regressions to evaluate how the proportion of children with a given eligibility changed over time. Results: Of 6010 children with ASD, more than 36% did not receive an autism eligibility in special education in each surveillance year. From surveillance year 2002 to surveillance year 2010, autism eligibility increased by 3.6 percentage points (P =.09), and intellectual disability eligibility decreased by 4.6 percentage points (P <.001). A greater proportion of boys than girls had an autism eligibility in 2002 (56.3% vs 48.8%). Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Hispanic children had the largest increase in proportion with autism eligibility from 2002 to 2010 (15.4%, P =.005) and the largest decrease in proportion with intellectual disability (–14.3%, P =.004). Conclusion: Although most children with ASD had autism eligibility, many received special education services under other categories, and racial/ethnic disparities persisted. To monitor trends in ASD prevalence, public health officials need access to comprehensive data collected systematically, not just special education eligibility.
Autonomous Vehicle Public Transportation System: Scheduling and Admission Control
Creators: name: Lam, Albert Y. S.
name: Leung, Yiu-Wing
name: Chu, Xiaowen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is getting mature and many AVs will appear on the roads in the near future. AVs become connected with the support of various vehicular communication technologies and they possess high degree of control to respond to instantaneous situations cooperatively with high efficiency and flexibility. In this paper, we propose a new public transportation system based on AVs. It manages a fleet of AVs to accommodate transportation requests, offering point-to-point services with ride sharing. We focus on the two major problems of the system: scheduling and admission control. The former is to configure the most economical schedules and routes for the AVs to satisfy the admissible requests while the latter is to determine the set of admissible requests among all requests to produce maximum profit. The scheduling problem is formulated as a mixed-integer linear program and the admission control problem is cast as a bilevel optimization, which embeds the scheduling problem as the major constraint. By utilizing the analytical properties of the problem, we develop an effective genetic-algorithm-based method to tackle the admission control problem. We validate the performance of the algorithm with real-world transportation service data.
description: 16 pages, 10 figures
Artistic Research in Jazz: A Case Study and Potential Developments
Creators: name: Kahr
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 190409 Musicology and Ethnomusicology
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: Music and Sonic Arts: Theories and Practice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, eds. Mine Dogantan-Dack and John Dack (2018), 184–199.
Noncommutative Geometry and Conformal Geometry. II. Connes-Chern character and the local equivariant index theorem
Creators: name: Ponge, Raphael
name: Wang, Hang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary: 58B34, Secondary: 58J20, 58J35

description: This paper is the second part of a series of papers on noncommutative geometry and conformal geometry. In this paper, we compute explicitly the Connes-Chern character of an equivariant Dirac spectral triple. The formula that we obtain for which was used in the first paper of the series. The computation has two main steps. The first step is the justification that the CM cocycle represents the Connes-Chern character. The second step is the computation of the CM cocycle as a byproduct of a new proof of the local equivariant index theorem of Donnelly-Patodi, Gilkey and Kawasaki. The proof combines the rescaling method of Getzler with an equivariant version of the Greiner-Hadamard approach to the heat kernel asymptotics. Finally, as a further application of this approach, we computate the short-time limit of the JLO cocycle of an equivariant Dirac spectral triple.
description: v2: Minor Changes, 46 pages. To appear in Journal of Noncommutative Geometry
Pew Research Center: American Trends Panel Wave 46
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: Ethical standards of different groups (6); ethical standards of religious leaders (5); impact and influence of churches and religious organizations (4); elected officials compromise or stick to their positions (1); corporations make too much profit or reasonable amount (1); foreign policy interests and United States allies (1); concentrate on problems at home or be active in world affairs (1); economic system favors powerful interests or is generally fair (1); religious people more or less trustworthy than nonreligious people (1); churches and other houses of worship involvement in politics (2); religion in American life gaining or losing influence (2); attitudes of groups toward religion (6); religious leaders provide guidance on issues (15); religious influence on political parties (2); confidence in different groups to give information about religion's teachings (8); leaders in Congress (2); smaller vs. larger government (1); government should do more to solve problems (1); Trump qualities (8); trust in government in Washington (2); relationship with religious leaders (1); religious comparisons (2); religious discussions (3); close friends share religious beliefs (1); sermons (2); agreement with clergy or religious leaders (2); politics of clergy or religious leaders (1); statements by clergy or religious leaders about other religious groups (10); sexual abuse and misconduct by religious leaders (21).
The Jazz Institutes in Graz Pioneers in Academic Jazz and their Impact on Local Identity
Creators: name: Kahr
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 190409 Musicology and Ethnomusicology
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: European Journal of Musicology 17.1(2018), 45–59.
The Anomalous Scaling Exponents of Turbulence in General Dimension from Random Geometry
Creators: name: Eling, Christopher
name: Oz, Yaron
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose an exact analytical formula for the anomalous scaling exponents of inertial range structure functions in incompressible fluid turbulence. The formula is a gravitational Knizhnik-Polyakov-Zamolodchikov (KPZ)-type relation, and is valid in any number of space dimensions. It incorporates intermittency by gravitationally dressing the Kolmogorov linear scaling via a coupling to a random geometry. The formula has one real parameter $γ$ that depends on the number of space dimensions. The scaling exponents satisfy the convexity inequality, and the supersonic bound constraint. They agree with the experimental and numerical data in two and three space dimensions, and with numerical data in four space dimensions. Intermittency increases with $γ$, and in the infinite $γ$ limit the scaling exponents approach the value one, as in Burgers turbulence. At large $n$ the $n$th order exponent scales as $\sqrt{n}$. We discuss the relation between fluid flows and black hole geometry that inspired our proposal.
description: 18 pages, 3 figures; v3: additional clarifications, added references; v2: improved discussion, added one figure
Neuroprotective effects of Sideritis trojana essential oil in AlCl3-induced amnesic rats
Creators: name: Hayta, Sükrü
name: Bulmuş, Özgür
name: Aksoz, Elif
name: Uysal, Saliha
name: Akbaba, Emel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this study, the effects of Sideritis trojana essential oil on memory, anxiety, and depression were investigated in rats subjected to AlCl3-induced dementia. The major constituents of S. trojana essential oil were analyzed as carvacrol (42.32%), carvone (18.69%), and α-pinene (4.54%). Rats were divided into five groups: Control, positive control (donepezil), AlCl3-only applicated, AlCl3 with 40% S. trojana essential oil applicated, and AlCl3 with 80% S. trojana essential oil applicated groups. The essential oil was administered for 30 days, after that, the rats were subjected to behavioral tests. In the forced swimming test, S. trojana essential oil application demonstrated antidepressant-like effects. In the elevated plus maze and open field tests, S. trojana essential oil application exhibited anxiolytic-like effects. Furthermore, the application of S. trojana essential oil ameliorated memory impairment induced by AlCl3 by increasing spontaneous alternation in the Y-maze test. Furthermore, S. trojana essential oil application reduced the level of malondialdehyde and increased catalase activity, demonstrating antioxidant activity. Molecular docking analyses were performed between the major compounds of S. trojana essential oil and the AMPA receptor to evaluate possible mechanisms of action leading to neuroprotection. Carvacrol, carvone, and α-pinene were shown to possess strong binding abilities to the AMPA receptor, which may result in allosteric modulation of the receptor. This study demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of S. trojana essential oil in an animal model induced by AlCl3 application, suggesting its potential protective role against central nervous system disorders.
From DynaMine to Bio2Byte Tools: the deployment workflow from source code via service to Galaxy Europe
Creators: name: Diaz, Adrián Gustavo
name: Vranken, Wim
name: Gavaldá-García, Jose
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Introduced in 2013, the "DynaMine" method adds a unique dynamic dimension to protein sequences, which can enhance sequence alignment and help to predict early folding events. As a continuation of the method, we have enabled new biophysical features such as conformational propensity, as well as including their evolutionary variation. The aim of our predictions is to identify the biophysical behaviour or features of proteins that are not readily captured by structural biology and/or molecular dynamics approaches.
We have consolidated all our predictors into a software suite named Bio2Byte Tools ("b2btools") which includes DynaMine, DisoMine, EFoldMine, AgMata, PSPer, and Shiftcrypt. A website for the Bio2Byte tools is also available and offers integrated protein sequence-based predictions. This user-friendly online platform does not require user login and provides users with predictions in both JSON and CSV formats as well as interactive plots of the results. Moreover, the platform offers programmatic access via HTTP API endpoints to predict and fetch results.
We went from the source-code repository of the Bio2Byte Tools to Galaxy by bundling the predictors into a Python package and releasing it to different software indexes. We started with the Python Index (PiPI), and then we released the Conda version of the package on Bioconda. That milestone allowed us to publish our tool on Galaxy EU as well as on Biocontainers, unlocking the Containerized way of using our tools (via Docker or Apptainer, formerly Singularity).
Agilität in öffentlich-rechtlichen Expertenorganisationen
Creators: name: Mader, Marcel
name: Müller, Stefan
name: Weber Marin, Andrea
name: Zika, Ulrike
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: Agilität wird in öffentlich-rechtlichen Organisationen zurzeit vielfältig und teils widersprüchlich diskutiert, beispielsweise anlässlich der Bürgenstock-Konferenz 2020, der Kaderkonferenz der Schweizer Fachhochschulen: Was ist der Sinn von Agilität? Was ist der Mehrwert für die Organisation? Sind öffentlich-rechtliche Organisationen überhaupt relevanten Veränderungen ausgesetzt? Wie flexibel dürfen sie sein, um gleichzeitig rechtskonform zu bleiben? Konkret: Wie kommt das Neue in die Hochschulen? Die vorliegende Arbeit beleuchtet diese Fragen und setzt sich zum Ziel, agile Methoden, Modelle und Elemente zu identifizieren, die sich auf öffentlich-rechtliche Expertenorganisationen anwenden lassen. Zusätzlich werden Voraussetzungen und Bedingungen für deren Einsatz bestimmt, sowie kritisch reflektiert. Diese Arbeit konzentriert sich auf vier öffentlich-rechtliche Organisationen: die Hochschule Luzern, die Fachhochschule Graubünden, das Eidgenössische Finanzdepartement und das Informatikleistungszentrum Obwalden und Nidwalden.
description: + ID der Publikation: hslu_79280 + Art des Beitrages: Master-/Lizentiats-/Diplomarbeit + Name der Universität / Institution inkl. Ort: Hochschule Luzern - Wirtschaft + Land der Universität / Institution: Schweiz + Sprache: Deutsch + Letzte Aktualisierung: 2020-10-29 15:54:41
Tobacco Harms, Nicotine Pharmacology, and Pharmacologic Tobacco Cessation Interventions for Women
Creators: name: McDaniel, L.
name: Lovelace, D.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Baraona, L.K.
Publisher: name: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Year: 2017

description: Firsthand and secondhand tobacco use is linked to a multitude of harmful illnesses, adverse perinatal outcomes, and death. Cessation attempts among women may be hampered by their unique biologic response to nicotine. Current research has revealed epigenetic changes from intrauterine nicotine exposure that have intergenerational consequences. Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of various pharmacologic tobacco cessation interventions in conjunction with behavioral counseling. Based on this evidence, the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2015 guideline recommends pharmacologic therapy for all nonpregnant persons who smoke in addition to behavioral counseling. The effectiveness of pharmacologic treatments among pregnant women is less clear, with far fewer studies evaluating potential benefits and harms. While exposure to pharmacologic therapies raises concerns for fetal safety, these potential risks must be weighed against those of continued tobacco use, which guarantees fetal exposure to nicotine. First-line tobacco cessation medications include nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion, and varenicline. Second-line medications include nortriptyline and clonidine. Pharmacokinetics, effectiveness, regimens, and safety profiles for nonpregnant, pregnant, and lactating women are reviewed. Alternative tobacco cessation options and potential new pharmacologic tobacco cessation agents are discussed. Initiating brief interventions, using the 5A's and 5R's model is described.
Big data in the digital humanities: a case study on sharing architecture data and cross-discipline collaboration
Creators: name: Bogdanović, Jelena
name: Forehand, Leslie
name: Hardeman, Megan
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Digital Humanities
subject: 120101 Architectural Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 120104 Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design)
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
subject: 120102 Architectural Heritage and Conservation
subject: 120199 Architecture not elsewhere classified

description: Key points:Jelena and Leslie undertook a full laser scan of Studenica church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Serbia. These scans have been turned into the videos, images, and vector drawings that are currently stored on DataShare, Iowa State University’s data repository, powered by Figshare.They chose to upload their data to DataShare as it allowed them to store large amounts of data and meet the open access requirements of their grant.By sharing the data as widely as possible both on DataShare and on their project website, they’re hoping researchers from a variety of disciples access and reuse the data.
The multiplier method to construct conservative finite difference schemes for ordinary and partial differential equations
Creators: name: Wan, Andy T. S.
name: Bihlo, Alexander
name: Nave, Jean-Christophe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 65L12, 65L99, 65M06, 65M99, 65N06, 65N99

description: We present the multiplier method of constructing conservative finite difference schemes for ordinary and partial differential equations. Given a system of differential equations possessing conservation laws, our approach is based on discretizing conservation law multipliers and their associated density and flux functions. We show that the proposed discretization is consistent for any order of accuracy when the discrete multiplier has a multiplicative inverse. Moreover, we show that by construction, discrete densities can be exactly conserved. In particular, the multiplier method does not require the system to possess a Hamiltonian or variational structure. Examples, including dissipative problems, are given to illustrate the method. In the case when the inverse of the discrete multiplier becomes singular, consistency of the method is also established for scalar ODEs provided the discrete multiplier and density are zero-compatible.
Optimised adaptive procedures and analysis methods for conducting speech-in-noise tests
Creators: name: Herbert, Nicholas
name: Keller, Matthias
name: Derleth, Peter
name: Kühnel, Volker
name: Strelcyk, Olaf
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Speech-in-noise testing is a valuable part of audiological test batteries. Test standardisation using precise methods is desirable for ease of administration. This study investigated the accuracy and reliability of different Bayesian and non-Bayesian adaptive procedures and analysis methods for conducting speech-in-noise testing. Matrix sentence tests using different numbers of sentences (10, 20, 30 and 50) and target intelligibilities (50 and 75%) were simulated for modelled listeners with various characteristics. The accuracy and reliability of seven different measurement procedures and three different data analysis methods were assessed. The estimation of 50% intelligibility was accurate and showed excellent reliability across the majority of methods tested, even with relatively few stimuli. Estimating 75% intelligibility resulted in decreased accuracy. For this target, more stimuli were required for sufficient accuracy and selected Bayesian procedures surpassed the performance of others. Some Bayesian procedures were also superior in the estimation of psychometric function width. A single standardised procedure could improve the consistency of the matrix sentence test across a range of target intelligibilities. Candidate adaptive procedures and analysis methods are discussed. These could also be applicable for other speech materials. Further testing with human participants is required.
Morphological and phenological characteristic, oil yield, quality and economics of Lemon bee balm (Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex-Lag) at diverse environment condition, India
Creators: name: Jeet, Sabha
name: Verma, Ravindra
name: Yadav, Gajendra Kumar
name: Bhagat, Sonali
name: Tabassum, Shahina
name: Kumar, Kamlesh
name: Bhanwaria, Rajendra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Virology

description: Lemon bee balm (Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex-Lag) is a noble industrial medicinal and aromatic plant species, which is used as digestive, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and menstrual irregularity remedies in traditional medicine. It is a common source of thymol and other active constituents with recognized antimicrobial properties. A multilocation field trial was performed to evaluate essential oil (EO) yield stability, secondary metabolites and economic returns in eight diverse geographical environment conditions (GEC) in India. The secondary metabolites viz., essential oil content and oil yield were found to be highest in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The essential oil content was found to be higher in inflorescence part at all the experimental sites and found to be highest (0.85±0.21%) at BR-JALAUN. The highest EO yield (130.25±3.25 kg ha−1), net return (Rs. 1,22,125.00±245.21 ha−1) and benefit cost (B:C) ratio (2.67±0.17) was recorded at FFDC-KANNAUJ. The thymol content percentage was found to be highest on physiological maturity (>95% flowering) [PM] and on 75% flowering [FS-II] and it began to decline on seed formation stage at all the experimental sites. The significantly highest thymol content percentage was found on PM (86.65±3.91%) and on FS-II (84.21±3.78%) at TBR-JHANSI. On the basis of the gas chromatography and mass spectrophotometry analysis, twenty constituents were isolated. The inflorescence EO contains more thymol than the EO from leaves with stem which in turn was characterized by a higher content of p-cymene, γ-terpinene, carvacrol, α-phellandrene, α-pinene, myrcene, α-terpinene, citral and β-caryophyllene.
Incompressible polaritons in a flat band
Creators: name: Biondi, Matteo
name: van Nieuwenburg, Evert P. L.
name: Blatter, Gianni
name: Huber, Sebastian D.
name: Schmidt, Sebastian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the interplay of geometric frustration and interactions in a non-equilibrium photonic lattice system exhibiting a polariton flat band as described by a variant of the Jaynes-Cummings-Hubbard model. We show how to engineer strong photonic correlations in such a driven, dissipative system by quenching the kinetic energy through frustration. This produces an incompressible state of photons characterized by short-ranged crystalline order with period doubling. The latter manifests itself in strong spatial correlations, i.e., on-site and nearest-neighbor anti-bunching combined with extended density-wave oscillations at larger distances. We propose a state-of-the-art circuit QED realization of our system, which is tunable in situ.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures
Anosov Structure on Margulis Space Time
Creators: name: Ghosh, Sourav
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we describe the stable and unstable leaves for the geodesic flow on the space of non-wandering spacelike geodesics of a Margulis Space Time and prove contraction properties of the leaves under the flow. We also show that monodromy of Margulis Space Times are "Anosov representations in non semi-simple Lie groups".
description: Improved exposition. Reference added and restructured in alphabetical order. Revised argument in section 4, results unchanged
Feasibility of fractional distillation of Eucalyptus hybrida essential oil for the separation of valuable compounds
Creators: name: Chauhan, Nirpendra
name: Lohani, Hema
name: Shrivastava, Shanjul
name: Kumar, Vikas
name: Haider, S. Zafar
name: Bhandari, Ujjwal
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
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: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology

description: Raw essential oil (EO) of Eucalyptus hybrida extracted from the leaves of trees found in Uttarakhand state and nearby areas consists of a mixture of monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids and several different volatile compounds of which 1,8-cineole i.e., eucalyptol, a monoterpenoid cyclic ether is a major component. The eucalyptol rich EO also holds antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, broncholytic and mucolytic potential. In this work experimental tests were done to evaluate the feasibility of batch fractionation or fractional distillation (FD) technique in performing value addition of eucalyptus essential oil. The proximity of boiling points of eucalyptol, limonene and p-cymene act as a barrier in separating these compounds. A two-stage FD procedure was devised, which recovers relatively light terpene fractions in first stage and provides eucalyptol rich fractions in second stage. The GC-MS analysis of the fractionated samples revealed good separation results with three stage-B fractions (B8, B9 and B10) containing >90% purity of eucalyptol, while two stage-A fractions (A1 and A2) containing >90% purity of pinene mixture (α-pinene and β-pinene). FD thus proved to be an effective method for adding value to the eucalyptus EO.
Demographic and Operational Factors Predicting Study Completion in a Multisite Case-Control Study of Preschool Children
Creators: name: Moody, E.J.
name: Diguiseppi, C.G.
name: Bradley, C.B.
name: Collins, J.
name: Windham, G.C.
name: Browne, E.N.
name: Levy, S.E.
name: Young, L.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Dahm, J.L.
name: Alexander, A.A.
Publisher: name: Oxford University Press
Year: 2018

description: Participant attrition can limit inferences drawn from study results and inflate research costs. We examined factors associated with completion of the Study to Explore Early Development (2007-2011), a multiple-component, case-control study of risk factors for autism spectrum disorder in preschoolers, conducted in California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Participants (n = 3,769) were asked to complete phone interviews, questionnaires, an in-person evaluation, and biologic sampling. We examined whether participant demographic and administrative factors predicted completion using mixed-effects logistic regression models. Completion of individual key study components was generally 70% or higher. However, 58% of families completed all per-protocol data elements (defined a priori as key study components). Per-protocol completion differed according to mother's age, race, educational level, driving distance to clinic, number of contact attempts to enroll, and number of telephone numbers provided (all P < 0.05). Case status was not associated with completion, despite additional data collection for case-confirmation. Analysis of a subset that completed an early interview revealed no differences in completion by household factors of income, primary language spoken, number of adults, or number of children with chronic conditions. Differences in completion by race and education were notable and need to be carefully considered in developing future recruitment and completion strategies.
Concurrent validity of the anxiety symptom-scale compared to two well-being scales: results from the Lolland-Falster health study
Creators: name: Packness, Aake
name: Christensen, Kaj Sparle
name: Simonsen, Erik
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: To examine the concurrent validity of the Anxiety Symptom-scale against two well-being scales, the Cantril Ladder (CL) and World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5), to test the algorithm defining anxiety against these scales, and identify cut-off points for the Anxiety Symptom-scale sum score. 14,405 adult respondents completing all psychometric questions in the Lolland Falster Health Study. Receiver operating characteristic analyses comparing Anxiety Symptom-scale WHO-5 and CL. 2.5% of respondents had an anxiety disorder (3% female and 2% male) according to the Anxiety Symptom-scale algorithm. The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.87 for CL and 0.90 for WHO-5 (using inverse scores), indicating high concordance with anxiety disorder as identified by the scale. A score solely ≥2 on item 10 is a relevant cut off to low wellbeing. Anxiety disorder covers a broad range on the scale’s sum score, with 3 to 4 indicating low well-being in this population sample and a sensitivity of 0.85 − 0.99 against CL and WHO-5. The Anxiety Symptom-scale is a sensitive and valid instrument for the identification of patients in low well-being with symptoms of anxiety. A score ≥2 on the functional impact (Item 10) of all symptoms is a relevant indicator of anxiety associated with low well-being in this sample. A higher Anxiety Symptom-scale sum score is coherent with lower well-being, though without specific cut-off points. Further validation of the Anxiety Symptom-scale in a clinical setting is recommended.
Antidepressant treatment initiation and public sick-leave compensation in the following year: a register-based prospective cohort study in Denmark
Creators: name: Soerensen, Kasper Therman
name: Ishtiak-Ahmed, Kazi
name: Gasse, Christiane
name: Christensen, Kaj Sparle
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Mental disorders have caused increasing sickness absence and related benefit claims in the OECD countries. This study investigates the association between antidepressant treatment initiation and public sick leave compensation (PLSC) in the following year in Denmark. The study was designed as a register-based prospective cohort study. We included 39,401 adults (aged 18–65 years) with at least 12 consecutive months of full-time labour market attachment who had initiated first-time antidepressant monotherapy for depression or anxiety between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2018. PLSC was estimated for the year following the incident prescription of various antidepressants for depression or anxiety disorders. The most frequently prescribed antidepressant medication was SSRIs (66.8%), with sertraline being the leading choice. Compared with sertraline, mirtazapine and mianserin were associated with the highest risks of PSLC in the year following initiation, with IRRs of 2.74 (95% CI: 2.63 to 2.86) and 5.79 (95% CI: 5.18 to 6.47), respectively. Compared with sertraline, citalopram (IRR 1.22, 95%CI 1.17–1.28), venlafaxine (IRR 1.34, 95%CI 1.23–1.45) and duloxetine (IRR 1.48, 95%CI 1.35–1.62) were all associated with increased PSLC. In contrast, paroxetine (IRR 0.85, 95% CI 0.74–0.98), fluoxetine (IRR 0.51, 95%CI 0.42–0.62) and vortioxetine (IRR 0.78, 95% CI 0.63–0.97) were all associated with a significantly lower risk of PSLC compared with sertraline. Antidepressant treatment initiation was associated with PLSC. The highest risk of PLSC was seen for antidepressants with sedative side effects. Some types of antidepressants were associated with a lower risk of PLSC in the year following treatment initiation.
Antibacterial activity of Myrtus communis L. essential oil against Escherichia coli O157 in Egyptian fresh soft cheese in relation to its chemical components
Creators: name: Zayda, Mahmoud G.
name: Saad, Marwa A.
name: Abd-ElGawad, Ahmed M.
name: Gendy, Abd El-Nasser G. El
name: Sarker, Tushar C.
name: Elshamy, Abdelsamed I.
name: Ombarak, Rabee A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Virology

description: Foodborne outbreaks associated with Escherichia coli O157 in the production of fresh cheese typically resulted in several bacterial infections in humans. Therefore, a number of additives-particularly natural additives-were employed to inhibit the growth of these microorganisms. In folk medicine around the world, Myrtus communis L. is a commonly employed traditional plant for treating an assortment of ailments. M. communis essential oil (McEO) is utilized for cosmetic formulations and food additives for covering off some foods’ flavors. In this study, the antibacterial effect of McEO against E. coli O157 in Egyptian fresh soft cheese has been evaluated. The results showed that McEO exhibited inhibitory activity (MIC) against E. coli O157 at concentration of 0.8% (v/v) and bactericidal effect (MBC) at concentration of 3.2% (v/v). The bioactive components of McEO were characterized via the GC-FID and GC-MS analysis. Twenty-one volatile compounds were identified accounting 98.52% of the total oil mass. Terpenes represented overall identified constituents especially monoterpenes (94.99%). The three antibacterial compounds 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, and D-limonene were assigned as the primary components with corresponding relative concentrations of 42.18, 38.74, and 6.51%. Current findings provided evidence to support the idea of employing McEO as an E. coli O157 inhibitor in manufacturing of the Egyptian fresh soft cheese.
SecDec-3.0: numerical evaluation of multi-scale integrals beyond one loop
Creators: name: Borowka, S.
name: Heinrich, G.
name: Jones, S. P.
name: Kerner, M.
name: Schlenk, J.
name: Zirke, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: SecDec is a program which can be used for the factorization of dimensionally regulated poles from parametric integrals, in particular multi-loop integrals, and the subsequent numerical evaluation of the finite coefficients. Here we present version 3.0 of the program, which has major improvements compared to version 2: it is faster, contains new decomposition strategies, an improved user interface and various other new features which extend the range of applicability.
description: 46 pages, version to appear in Comput.Phys.Comm
Questionnaire Of The Impact of the Fashion blogosphere on Gen-Z female consumers, and the implications for improved communication approaches
Creators: name: Chang, Yue
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The questionnaire of this research contain five sections, 44 questions in total. At the beginning of the questionnaire, the introduction of this questionnaire introduce the aim of this survey and explain the meaning of the fashion blogging in this research, also, it guarantees the confidentiality of this investigations, leading to increasing the trust and interest of participants. The first part is about the basic information, involving the participants’ age, gender, education background, occupation and monthly disposable individual income. The second part is about the independent variable—fashion blogging and it is divided into five dimensions to put forward the questions. Through the questions in the second part, this research can understand participants' feelings and experiences of fashion blogs. After that, the third section is about intermediate variable—three factors in decision-making process. This part is to understand whether fashion blogs can influence consumers' attitudes. Then the forth section is about dependent variable—purchase action. This section is divided into five specific questions to measure participants’ real purchase behaviour because of fashion blogging. The last part of questionnaires is open-ended questions, in order to know the suggestions of participants about the questionnaire and fashion blogs.
Hyena hegemony: biogeography and taphonomy of Pleistocene vertebrate coprolites with description of a new mammoth coprolite ichnotaxon
Creators: name: Hunt, Adrian P.
name: Lucas, Spencer G.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: In 1822, William Buckland first recognized Pleistocene vertebrate coprolites, and they are now known from more multiple localities with a global distribution. Carnivore coprolites dominate, and there are two distinct biogeographic and taphonomic provinces for vertebrate coprolites in the Pleistocene. The Castrocopros province of North and South America is characterized by a dominance of herbivore coprolites, which are preserved almost exclusively in caves. The Hyaenacoprus province in Africa, Europe and Asia is dominated by hyena coprolites that occur mainly in caves, but also in other depositional environments. Pacific Islands may represent a third province characterized by dominant bird coprolites from caves, but the known localities are all Holocene. Mammuthocopros allenorum ichnogen. and ichnosp. nov. is a coprolite of Mammuthus columbi from Utah, USA.