cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Mental Health in German Paralympic Athletes During the 1st Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to a General Population Sample
Creators: name: Busch, Aglaja
name: Kubosch, Eva Johanna
name: Bendau, Antonia
name: Leonhart, Rainer
name: Meidl, Verena
name: Bretthauer, Berit
name: Petzold, Moritz
name: Dallmann, Petra
name: Wrobel, Nina
name: Plag, Jens
name: Ströhle, Andreas
name: Hirschmüller, Anja
Publisher: name: Frontiers Research Foundation
Year: 2022
Subjects: paralympic sport
elite athlete
PHQ-4
depression
anxiety
SARS-CoV-2

description: Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has huge influences on daily life and is not only associated with physical but also with major psychological impacts. Mental health problems and disorders are frequently present in elite paralympic athletes. Due to the pandemic situation, new stressors (e.g., loss of routine, financial insecurity) might act upon the athletes. Therefore, the assessment of mental health in athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic is important to identify prevalence of psychological problems and propose countermeasures. Methods: The mental health of German paralympic athletes was longitudinally monitored (starting in May 2019). The athletes completed the Patient Health Questionnaire 4 (PHQ-4) on a weekly basis and reported a stress level, training hours, and training load. During the pandemic, 8 measurement time points (March 2020 to April 2021) were used to reflect the psychological health course of the athletes. In parallel, a convenience sample of the general population was questioned about their psychological distress, including the PHQ-4. To be included in the analysis, participants of both groups had to complete at least 4 measurement time points. Matching of the para-athletes and the general population sample was prioritized upon completion of the same measurement time points, gender, and age. Results: Seventy-eight paralympic athletes (40 women, 38 men, age: 29.8 ± 11.4 years) met the inclusion criteria. Seventy-eight matched pairs of the general population (40 women; 38 men; age: 30.5 ± 10.9 years) were identified. The para-athletes had a significantly (p < 0.0001; 0.39 < r < 0.48) lower PHQ-4 value at each measurement time point compared to the matched control group. No significant age or sex differences were evident regarding the symptom burden. In para-athletes, no significant and a weak positive correlation was found between decreased training load and PHQ-4 values and Mental Health in Para-Athletes During COVID-19 a stress level, respectively. Reduced physical activity was significantly (p < 0.0001) associated with higher PHQ-4 values in the general population sample. Discussion: Lower PHQ-4 values were reported by the para-athletes compared to the general population sample. However, small sample sizes must be considered while interpreting the data. Nevertheless, adequate support for individuals suffering from severe psychopathological symptoms should be provided for para-athletes as well as for the general population.
Involvement of the end user: exploration of older people's needs and preferences for a wearable fall detection device
a qualitative descriptive study
Creators: name: Thilo, Friederike J.S.
name: Bilger, Selina
name: Halfens, Ruud J.G.
name: Schols, Jos M.G.A.
name: Hahn, Sabine
Publisher: name: Dove Medical Press Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Purpose: To explore the needs and preferences of community-dwelling older people, by involving them in the device design and mock-up development stage of a fall detection device, consisting of a body-worn sensor linked to a smartphone application. Patients and methods: A total of 22 community-dwelling persons 75 years of age and older were involved in the development of a fall detection device. Three semistructured focus group interviews were conducted. The interview data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis with deductive coding. Results: The mock-up of a waterproof, body-worn, automatic and manual alerting device, which served both as a day-time wearable sensor and a night-time wearable sensor, was welcomed. Changes should be considered regarding shape, color and size along with alternate ways of integrating the sensor with items already in use in daily life, such as jewelry and personal watches. The reliability of the sensor is key for the participants. Issues important to the alerting process were discussed, for instance, who should be contacted and why. Several participants were concerned with the mandatory use of the smartphone and assumed that it would be difficult to use. They criticized the limited distance between the sensor and the smartphone for reliable fall detection, as it might restrict activity and negatively influence their degree of independence in daily life. Conclusion: This study supports that involving end users in the design and mock-up development stage is welcomed by older people and allows their needs and preferences concerning the fall detection device to be explored. Based on these findings, the development of a “need-driven” prototype is possible. As participants are doubtful regarding smartphone usage, careful training and support of community-dwelling older people during real field testing will be crucial. Keywords: focus group interview, coding, wearable device, sensor, mock-up, smartphone
Eudiscoelius solomon
Creators: name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Eudiscoelius
Eudiscoelius solomon

description: solomon (Giordani Soika)
Lissodynerus solomon Giordani Soika 1993a: 21 —“ New Britain: Yalom, 1000 m ... New Ireland: Lankamin.” Nomen nudum.
Lissodynerus solomon Giordani Soika 1994a: 305 (key), 323, figs. 70–71, female, male—“ Savo I.: Reko” (holotype female London); also from numerous other localities.— Borsato & Ratti 1999: 95 (list).—Kumar et al. 2015: 7667 (list).
Pararrhynchium solomon; Dal Pos et al. 2022: 54, 89 (type material).— Carpenter 2023: 11 (distr.).
Distr.: Bismarck Islands; Solomon Islands.
description: Published as part of Carpenter, James M., 2023, A Catalogue of the Pacific Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), pp. 401-455 in Zootaxa 5315 (5) on page 434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8142377
Experience of patients with restraints in acute care hospitals and the view of their relatives: A qualitative study
Creators: name: Siegrist‐Dreier, Sandra
name: Thomann, Silvia
name: Barbezat, Isabelle
name: Richter, Dirk
name: Schmitt, Kai-Uwe
name: Hahn, Sabine
Publisher: name: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2023
Subjects: healthcare professionals
hospitals
nursing
patient experiences
qualitative research
relatives' experiences
restraint

description: Aim: To describe the experiences of patients and relatives with any form of restraints in somatic acute care hospitals. Design: Qualitative explorative design. Methods: Qualitative research methods were used. Participants were recruited through clinical nursing specialists in participating departments of a university hospital between June and August 2020. Individual interviews were conducted and analysed using content analysis. Results: Four interviews with patients and five interviews with relatives were conducted with a mean duration of 25 min. The following three topics emerged in the analysis as important: What was perceived as restraints, Assessing the experiences of restraint use on a continuum, and Lack of information about restrictive measures. Patients and relatives defined restraint very broadly and assessed the experiences of restraint on a continuum from positive to negative, with a more critical view from patients. Relatives clearly seemed to approve of the use of restraints in acute care hospitals because it provided them with a sense of security. In general, there seemed to be a lack of information about the use of restraint and its effects on patients and relatives alike. Conclusion: The involvement of patients and relatives in the decision-making process about restraint use seems to be low. Healthcare professionals need to be better educated to be able to pass on adequate information and to involve patients and their relatives adequately in all processes of restraint use. However, when relatives are involved in decision-making as proxies for patients, it is important to consider that patients' and relatives' opinions on restraints may differ. Patient or Public Contribution: Patients and relatives agreed to participate in the study and shared their experiences with us.
A Loop of Conflict and Mobility: The Case of the Kurdish Diaspora in Switzerland
Creators: name: Gezici Yalçın, Meral
name: Kaya, Orhan
Year: 2024

description: This research investigates the loop of conflict and mobility by focusing on people who fled their country of origin due to conflict, and experienced conflict after the replacement in the arrival country. To reveal how conflict is reconstructed and reembodied within translocal, transcultural, and transnational spaces we conducted qualitative research (ethnographic observations and in-depth interviews). We recruited 12 Kurdish refugees (6 women, age ranges from 23 to 55 years old) from four dislocation regions (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran) who applied for asylum in Bern (Switzerland). Preliminary results of the reflexive thematic analysis showed that people with different dislocation backgrounds have different conflict experiences in their homeland: political repression and armed conflict in Turkey, war and occupation of lands in Syria, the Islamist regime in Iran, and inter-group conflict in Iraq. Participants narrated translocal (between cities and towns), transcultural (between religious and political groups), and transnational (between different nation-states) conflicts. They made spatial (four parts of the Kurdish homeland), temporal (before and after the war, occupation, refuge, etc.), and intergroup comparisons (between different Kurdish groups). Furthermore, representation claims (e.g., “We are real Kurds”, “we fought against the enemy in the homeland”, and “We struggled most for refugee rights in the arrival country”) were made. Finally, a common ingroup identity against “outsiders” (“We all Kurds”) has been expressed.
Live high-train low associated with increased haemoglobin mass as preparation for the 2003 World Championships in two native European world class runners
Creators: name: Wehrlin, Jon Peter
name: Marti, Bernard
Publisher: name: PubMed Central
Year: 2006
Subjects: Live high-train low Adaptation physiological physiology Adult Altitude Blood volume physiology Erythrocyte volume physiology Hemoglobins physiology Humans Male Oxygen consumption physiology Physical education and training methods Physical endurance physiology Running physiology Switzerland

description: Background: It is unclear whether world class endurance athletes, in contrast with less well trained subjects, increase their haemoglobin mass on a regimen of living high and training low (LHTL). Objective: To assess whether haemoglobin mass increases in world class athletes on LHTL and whether this increase is associated with peak performance at a subsequent important competition. Methods: Two Swiss world class runners (one 5000 m and one marathon) lived for 26 days (18 hours a day) at an altitude of 2456 m and trained at 1800 m. This LHTL camp was the preparation for the World Athletic Championships taking place 27–29 days after the end of the camp. Haemoglobin mass and other haematological variables were measured before and after the LHTL camp. The performance parameter was the race times during that period. Results: Haemoglobin mass increased by 3.9% and 7.6%, and erythrocyte volume by 5.8% and 6.3%. The race times, as well as the ranking at the World Championships, indicated clearly improved performance after the LHTL camp. Conclusions: The results suggest that LHTL with an adequate dose of hypoxia can increase haemoglobin mass even in world class athletes, which may translate into improved performance at important competitions at sea level.
Beliebt und effektiv: Systemische Beratung in der Sozialen Arbeit
Creators: name: Junker, Kathrin
Publisher: name: Berner Fachhochschule BFH, Soziale Arbeit
Year: 2024
Subjects: Systemische Beratung

description: Systemische Beratung ist im heutigen Methodenrepertoire der Sozialen Arbeit nicht mehr wegzudenken. 2010 ebnete Gerlinde Tafel den Weg für systemische Weiterbildungen an der BFH. Sie erfreuen sich bis heute grosser Beliebtheit. Im Gespräch gehen wir den Gründen für diesen Erfolg nach.
Wachau World Heritage Site: A Diverse Riverine Landscape
Creators: name: Riedl, Doris
name: Roetzel, Reinhard
name: Pöppl, Ronald E.
name: Sprafke, Tobias
Publisher: name: Springer
Year: 2022

description: The Wachau is a famous and picturesque riverine landscape along the Danube River in Lower Austria. It is a valley incised into the crystalline rocks of the Bohemian Massif. Middle Miocene (Badenian) sediments in the eastern part between Krems and Spitz indicate a pre-existent fjord-like bay of the Badenian Sea. Fluvial sediments in valleys north of the recent course of the Danube show a different, more northerly course of the Palaeo-Danube in the late Miocene. In the late Pliocene and Pleistocene, the Danube deeply incised into the southeastern margin of the Bohemian Massif along its recent course, presumably triggered by uplift caused by the northward moving Alpine units. Due to the influence of a warm Pannonian climate, the Wachau is suited for wine and apricot production. Since the Middle Ages terraces with simple rock walls, which are now a characteristic feature of the valley, have been constructed for easier cultivation. The Wachau has been inhabited since Palaeolithic times. Several important artefacts like sculptures of women found in Stratzing and Willendorf document the early human habitation that led to a continuous development until today. Along the valley historical buildings from Roman times, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque can be found. In 2000, the Wachau became a UNESCO World Heritage Site to protect the unique combination of cultural and natural sites. The World Heritage Trail connects the 13 municipalities of the Cultural Landscape Wachau and encompasses 20 ruins and castles, monasteries and the Wachau wine region. Natural hazards threatening the World Heritage Site are mainly floods and rockfalls.
Rapid depth profiling of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin films by pulsed glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy
Creators: name: Schwaller, Patrick
name: Aeberhard, M.
name: Nelis, Thomas
name: Fischer, A.
name: Thapliyal, R.
name: Michler, J.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2006

description: Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin films have a large application potential in microelectronic devices, memory applications and microelectromechanical systems. Reactive sputtering of a single metallic target in a pulsed DC mode is a promising approach for a fast and cost-efficient deposition of thin PZT films on an industrial scale. However, for efficient optimization of the process parameters, it is necessary to have access to a rapid tool for chemical depth profiling. We will show in this paper that glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GD-OES) is capable of yielding fast and reliable information about the PZT thin film composition. A novel pulsed mode of GD-OES was applied to bulk PZT samples (for calibrations purposes) and to thin PZT coatings. The influence of different parameters on this pulsed mode will be discussed. Using pulsed GD-OES we could successfully measure the composition of our PZT thin films and so optimize the deposition process.
Il concetto di formazione nell’accoglienza extrascolastica: principi fondamentali nel discorso professionale
Creators: name: Chiapparini, Emanuela
Year: 2022

description: L’accoglienza extrascolastica consente ai bambini e ai giovani di acquisire competenze come ad esempio capacità comunicative e di risoluzione dei conflitti che sono ancorate nel Piano di studio 21 e favoriscono una crescita ottimale dei bambini. Pertanto la formazione e l’accoglienza devono essere intese come attività affini e non in contrapposizione. Resta tuttavia ancora vago in che cosa consista il mandato di formazione dell'accoglienza extrascolastica e su quali basi sia fondato. Come si articola concettualmente e in che modo viene attuato? Che cosa significa tutto ciò per i responsabili di una scuola, per le direzioni degli enti che offrono accoglienza e per i loro dipendenti ? Risposte su queste domande si elaborano insieme con il publico tramite una presentazione sul tema fatta da Emanuela Chiapparini e con due dibattiti moderati da lei.
Change the way of working. Ways into self‐organization with the use of Holacracy: An empirical investigation
Creators: name: Bischof, Nicole
name: Schell, Sabrina
Publisher: name: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Year: 2022
Subjects: change
holacracy
self-managing organization

description: Holacracy, a self-managing design for organizations, uses the radical decentralization of authority and a lack of a manager-subordinate relationship. It differs significantly from traditional organizational forms, and in particular, the transformation of the organization from a traditional to a holacratic system brings with it various challenges, especially for employees and teams that need to be resolved, so organizations can realize their potential. This study uses an explorative case study design with 43 qualitative interviews in Swiss holacratic organizations to gain deeper insights into the organizational system itself and especially the path into the holacratic system. We conclude by presenting an overarching model and identifying four different ways to handle the change into the self-managing organizational design.
Cernotina hastilis Flint 1996
Creators: name: Pires, Marcos Adriano Ribeiro
name: Pes, Ana Maria
name: Camargos, Lucas M.
name: Hamada, Neusa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Polycentropodidae
Cernotina
Cernotina hastilis

description: Cernotina hastilis Flint, 1996
Flint, 1996: 75 [originl description]; Botosaneanu, 2002: 95 [checklist]; Holzenthal and Calor, 2017: 415 [catalog]; Camargos et al., 2017: 6 [distribution].
Material examined: BRAZIL: Acre: Mâncio Lima, PARNA Serra do Divisor, Igarapé do Mundico (#17), 7.4277°S, 73.6622°W, 260 m a.s.l., 19–27.vii.2022, A. Pes, G.R. Desidério, J.O. Silva, R.B. Pinedo, H.L.M.S. Ferreira leg., Malaise trap, 1 male [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé Capitão da Mata (#09), 7.4586°S, 73.6959°W, 260 m a.s.l., 24–26.vii.2022, Pennsylvania trap, 2 males [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, excepet: Igarapé do Véio (#14), 7.4589°S, 73.6327°W, 220 m a.s.l., 19–25.vii.2022, Pennsylvania trap, 5 males [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé do Bruquinês (#15), 7.4602°S, 73.6487° W, 260 m a.s.l., 19–25.vii.2022, Malaise trap, 1 male [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé do Bruquinês (#15), 7.4602 S, 73.6487°W, 260 m a.s.l., 25–27.vii.2022, Pennsylvania trap, 7 males [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé Piraporinha (#07), 7.4678°S, 73.7042°W, 260 m a.s.l., 18–26.vii.2022, Malaise trap, 2 males [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé Piraporinha (#07), 7.4678°S, 73.7042°W, 260 m a.s.l., 18– 23.vii.2022, Pennsylvania trap, 2 males [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé Jenilson, afluente do Igarapé Ramón (#04), 7.4879°S, 73.7185°W, 260 m a.s.l., 17–26.vii.2022, Malaise trap, 3 males [alcohol] (INPA). Same data as above, except: Igarapé Cachoerinha (#06), 7.4952°S, 73.6989°W, 250 m a.s.l., 17–22.vii.2022, Pennsylvania trap, 10 males [alcohol] (INPA).
Distribution: Ecuador (Fig. 7A) Trinidad and Tobago (Fig. 7A), Brazil (Acre State) (Fig. 7B, 7C).
description: Published as part of Pires, Marcos Adriano Ribeiro, Pes, Ana Maria, Camargos, Lucas M. & Hamada, Neusa, 2024, New Cernotina Ross 1938 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil, pp. 570-582 in Zootaxa 5529 (3) on pages 577-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/14022936
Thematische Rahmung und Forschungsperspektiven des Instituts Kindheit, Jugend und Familie
Creators: name: Chiapparini, Emanuela
Year: 2023

description: Die Expertisen der Mitarbeitenden des Instituts Kindheit, Jugend und Famile (BFH) und laufende Forschungsprojekte im Kontext Fremdplatzierung und der damit verbunde Herausforderungen zwischen Benachteiligungserfahrungen und gelingendem Aufwachsen wurde vorgestellt.
Parodynerus de Saussure 1855
Creators: name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Parodynerus

description: Genus Parodynerus de Saussure
Parodynerus de Saussure 1855: 245, name for division I of subgenus Odynerus of genus Odynerus Latreille, in de Saussure 1852: 155; declared available from date of publication by Opinion 893 (ICZN, 1970).
Type species: “ Odynerus bicinctus (F.)” [= Vespa bicincta Fabricius, 1781], by subsequent designation of Giordani Soika 1958 [1957]: 214, who in the same paper listed the originally included Odynerus bizonatus Boisduval “1833”, as a synonym of Odynerus bicinctus (F.); confirmed by Opinion 893 (ICZN, 1970).
description: Published as part of Carpenter, James M., 2023, A Catalogue of the Pacific Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), pp. 401-455 in Zootaxa 5315 (5) on page 434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8142377
Cernotina waorani Camargos, Rios-Touma & Holzenthal 2017
Creators: name: Pires, Marcos Adriano Ribeiro
name: Pes, Ana Maria
name: Camargos, Lucas M.
name: Hamada, Neusa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Polycentropodidae
Cernotina
Cernotina waorani

description: Cernotina waorani Camargos, Ríos-Touma & Holzenthal, 2017
Camargos et al., 2017: 6 [original description].
Material examined: BRAZIL: Acre: Mâncio Lima, PARNA Serra do Divisor, Igarapé Piraporinha (#07), 7.4678°S, 73.7042°W, 260 m a.s.l., 18–23.vii.2022, A. Pes, G.R. Desidério, J.O. Silva, R.B. Pinedo, H.L.M.S. Ferreira leg., Pennsylvania trap, 1 male [alcohol] (INPA).
Distribution: Ecuador (Fig. 7A), Brazil (Acre State) (Fig. 7B, 7C).
description: Published as part of Pires, Marcos Adriano Ribeiro, Pes, Ana Maria, Camargos, Lucas M. & Hamada, Neusa, 2024, New Cernotina Ross 1938 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil, pp. 570-582 in Zootaxa 5529 (3) on pages 579-580, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/14022936
Xenisthmus
Creators: name: Gill, Anthony C.
name: Bogorodsky, Sergey V.
name: Mal, Ahmad O.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Xenisthmidae
Xenisthmus

description: Key to species of Xenisthmus in the Red Sea
1 Tongue rounded to truncate; posterior nostril with well-developed anterior flap; second dorsal-fin rays I,11–12, usually I,11; anal-fin rays I,10–11; ctenoid scales extend anteriorly on midside to below origin of second dorsal fin in specimens larger than about 15 mm SL (ctenoid scales mostly restricted to caudal peduncle in smaller specimens)................ X. polyzonatus
- Tongue indented; posterior nostril with raised rim, but without well-developed anterior flap; second dorsal-fin rays I,13–15; anal-fin rays I,12–14; ctenoid scales restricted to caudal peduncle or absent........................................2
2 Five preopercular pores (pores MNOPQ); second dorsal-fin rays I,13–14, usually I,13; anal-fin rays I,12–13, usually I,12.................................................................................................. X. balius
- Three preopercular pores (pores MNO); second dorsal-fin rays I,14–15, usually I,15; anal-fin rays I,13–14................................................................................................ X. oligoporus new species
description: Published as part of Gill, Anthony C., Bogorodsky, Sergey V. & Mal, Ahmad O., 2017, Review of Red Sea Xenisthmus Snyder (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae), with description of a new species, pp. 203-214 in Zootaxa 4286 (2) on page 204, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/828423
Evidence-Based Health Informatics as the Foundation for the COVID-19 Response: A Joint Call for Action
Creators: name: Fernandez-Luque, Luis
name: Kushniruk, Andre W.
name: Georgiou, Andrew
name: Basu, Arindam
name: Petersen, Carolyn
name: Ronquillo, Charlene
name: Paton, Chris
name: Nøhr, Christian
name: Kuziemsky, Craig E.
name: Alhuwail, Dari
name: Skiba, Diane
name: Huesing, Elaine
name: Gabarron, Elia
name: Borycki, Elizabeth M.
name: Magrabi, Farah
name: Denecke, Kerstin
name: Peute, Linda W. P.
name: Topaz, Max
name: Al-Shorbaji, Najeeb
name: Lacroix, Paulette
name: Marcilly, Romaric
name: Cornet, Ronald
name: Gogia, Shashi B.
name: Kobayashi, Shinji
name: Iyengar, Sriram
name: Deserno, Thomas M.
name: Mettler, Tobias
name: Vimarlund, Vivian
name: Zhu, Xinxin
Publisher: name: Thieme
Year: 2020

description: Background: As a major public health crisis, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic demonstrates the urgent need for safe, effective, and evidence-based implementations of digital health. The urgency stems from the frequent tendency to focus attention on seemingly high promising digital health interventions despite being poorly validated in times of crisis. Aim: In this paper, we describe a joint call for action to use and leverage evidence-based health informatics as the foundation for the COVID-19 response and public health interventions. Tangible examples are provided for how the working groups and special interest groups of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) are helping to build an evidence-based response to this crisis. Methods: Leaders of working and special interest groups of the IMIA, a total of 26 groups, were contacted via e-mail to provide a summary of the scientific-based efforts taken to combat COVID-19 pandemic and participate in the discussion toward the creation of this manuscript. A total of 13 groups participated in this manuscript. Results: Various efforts were exerted by members of IMIA including (1) developing evidence-based guidelines for the design and deployment of digital health solutions during COVID-19; (2) surveying clinical informaticians internationally about key digital solutions deployed to combat COVID-19 and the challenges faced when implementing and using them; and (3) offering necessary resources for clinicians about the use of digital tools in clinical practice, education, and research during COVID-19. Discussion: Rigor and evidence need to be taken into consideration when designing, implementing, and using digital tools to combat COVID-19 to avoid delays and unforeseen negative consequences. It is paramount to employ a multidisciplinary approach for the development and implementation of digital health tools that have been rapidly deployed in response to the pandemic bearing in mind human factors, ethics, data privacy, and the diversity of context at the local, national, and international levels. The training and capacity building of front-line workers is crucial and must be linked to a clear strategy for evaluation of ongoing experiences.
Zur Situation der Künstlerischen Forschung
ON THE SITUATION OF ARTISTIC RESEARCH
Creators: name: Scheuermann, Arne
name: Ofosu, Yeboaa
Publisher: name: ZHDK Scheidegger & Spiess
Year: 2010

description: 'Künstlerische Forschung' bezeichnet eine spezifische Kunstpraxis, bei der die Künstlerinnen und Künstler selbst als Forschende agieren und ihre Resultate in Form von Kunstprodukten darstellen. Nachdem diese Praxis in den 1990er-Jahren besonders im Bereich der Visual Arts zu einem wichtigen Diskussionsfeld der internationalen Kunstausbildung wurde, hat sie sich seit neuestem auch in anderen Bereichen etabliert: in Design, Theater, Film, Musik und Tanz. Zugleich hat sich der Diskurs vom englischen Sprachraum über Skandinavien und die Niederlande bis in die deutschsprachigen Länder ausgebreitet. Dabei ist eine zentrale Frage immer noch ungelöst: Was genau ist der Unterschied zwischen Kunst und künstlerischer Forschung? Nur wenn klar ist, worin sich die neue Forschungspraxis von Kunst einerseits und von traditioneller Forschung anderseits unterscheidet, kann sie sich als spezifisches Tätigkeitsfeld etablieren. Dieser Begriffsklärung spürt das vorliegende Buch nach, mit Originalbeiträgen namhafter Autoren aus Grossbritannien, Schweden, Norwegen, den Niederlanden, Australien, Deutschland und der Schweiz.
Sterben Gestalten: Möglichkeitsräume am Lebensende
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Scheidegger & Spiess
Year: 2024

description: Sterben ist eingebettet in soziale Praktiken, Regeln, Rituale, Gegenstände und Bilder, die kulturell und historisch variabel sind. Die gestiegene Lebenserwartung und die Fortschritte der Medizin bringen es zudem mit sich, dass Sterben stärker voraussehbar, planbar und damit gestaltbarer wird. Insbesondere in der Palliative Care sind heute eine Vielzahl von professionellen Akteurinnen und Akteuren mit unterschiedlichen Interessen und Wertvorstellungen an der Gestaltung des Sterbens beteiligt. Dies wirft Fragen auf: Wer gestaltet was, wie, für wen und aus welcher Position und Motivation heraus? Die Beiträge in diesem Buch analysieren Möglichkeiten, die aus der alltäglichen Praxis der Palliative Care hervorgehen, sie untersuchen Aspekte der Geschlechterdifferenz und erkunden Zukunftsvisionen des Sterbens. Abgerundet wird der Band durch neue Vorschläge für Produktdesign und visuelle Kommunikation: Gebrauchsgegenstände der Palliativpflege, Signaletik, Grusskarten für Sterbende und ihnen nahestehende Menschen sowie neue Bilder des Sterbens.
Odynerus bicinctus
Creators: name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Odynerus
Odynerus bicinctus

description: bicinctus (Fabricius)
Vespa bicincta Fabricius 1781: 465 —“Cap bon sp.” [error] (London); 1787: 291.— Gmelin 1790: 2757.—Olivier 1792 [1791]: 688.— Fabricius 1793: 271; 1804: 265.
Odynerus bizonatus Boisduval 1835: 659, pl. 12 fig. 5—“Tonga-Tabou” (type depository unknown).—de Saussure 1853: 156 (in subgenus Leionotus; female, male); 1855: 224 (syn. of O. bicinctus (Fabricius)); 1867: 9 (in subgenus Leionotus division Parodynerus; Otahiti).— Maindron 1882: 281 (in subgenus Leionotus; New Guinea; Otahiti).— Dalla Torre 1894: 55 (cat.); 1904: 41 (cat.).— Ashmead 1904a: 8 (cat.; Philippines).— Kohl 1908: 311 (in subgenus Leionotus; Samoa).
Odynerus bicinctus; Lepeletier 1841: 644 (Nouvelle Hollande).—de Saussure 1855: 224 (syn.: O. bizonatus Boisduval; Cape of Good Hope [erroneous]).— Smith 1857: 63 (cat.).— Froggatt 1892: 230 (cat.).— Dalla Torre 1894: 55 (cat.); 1904: 41 (in subgenus Lionotus; cat.).— Bequaert 1918: 290 (erroneously recorded from South Africa).— Perkins & Cheesman 1928: 6, 30 (in subgenus Leionotus).— Cheesman 1928: 183 (ethology; Marquesas; Society Islands; Tuamotu Archipelago).
Ancistrocerus bizonatus; Ashmead 1904b: 133, 152 (Philippines).— Brown 1906: 688 (Philippines) [erroneous records].
Odynerus rarotongae Meade-Waldo 1910b: 107, male, female—“Rarotonga” (London).— Bequaert 1928a: 56 (syn. of Pachymenes bicinctus (Fabricius)).
Pachymenes bicinctus; Bequaert 1928a: 56 (type is male; syns.: Odynerus rarotongae Meade Waldo, O. sarasini von Schulthess, O. bizonatus Boisduval).— Giordani Soika 1943: 104, 109.— Williams 1947: 317 (list), 323, fig. 2c (Fiji).— Fullaway 1957: 279 (in subgenus Rygchium; list).— Krauss 1961: 417 (Cook Islands).— Baltazar 1966: 298 (cat.).
Parodynerus bicinctus; Giordani Soika 1958 [1957]: 213, pls. I, III (designation as type species of Parodynerus; type examined; locality “Cape G. H.” erroneous; Fiji; Ellice Islands; Samoa; Society Islands; Cook Islands; Gambier Islands).— Cardale 1985: 198 (bicincta; cat.; “Qld.; record doubtful”).— Kuhlmann 2006: 28 (Rarotonga; Mangaia).— Evenhuis 2007: 29 (list).— Ramage 2017: app. 1.— Dal Pos et al. 2022: 55 (specs.).— Carpenter 2023: 12 (distr.).
Parodynerus bizonatus; van der Vecht 1967: 31, 32 (proposal to place on official List as type species of Parodynerus; syn. of P. bicinctus (Fabricius)).— ICZN 1970: 188 (placed on Official List).
Distr.: Fiji; Samoa; Tonga; Tuvalu; Cook Islands; French Polynesia.
description: Published as part of Carpenter, James M., 2023, A Catalogue of the Pacific Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), pp. 401-455 in Zootaxa 5315 (5) on pages 434-435, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8142377
Association of Specific Expansins with Growth in Maize Leaves Is Maintained under Environmental, Genetic, and Developmental Sources of Variation
Creators: name: Muller, Bertrand
name: Bourdais, Gildas
name: Reidy, Beat
name: Bencivenni, Christelle
name: Massonneau, Agnès
name: Condamine, Pascal
name: Rolland, Gaëlle
name: Conéjéro, Geneviève
name: Rogowsky, Peter
name: Tardieu, François
Publisher: name: American Society of Plant Biologists
Year: 2006

description: We aimed to evaluate whether changes in maize (Zea mays) leaf expansion rate in response to environmental stimuli or developmental gradients are mediated by common or specific expansins, a class of proteins known to enhance cell wall extensibility. Among the 33 maize expansin or putative expansin genes analyzed, 19 were preferentially expressed at some point of the leaf elongation zone and these expansins could be organized into three clusters related to cell division, maximal leaf expansion, and cell wall differentiation. Further analysis of the spatial distribution of expression was carried out for three expansins in leaves displaying a large range of expansion rates due to water deficit, genotype, and leaf developmental stage. With most sources of variation, the three genes showed similar changes in expression and consistent association with changes in leaf expansion. Moreover, our analysis also suggested preferential association of each expansin with elongation, widening, or both of these processes. Finally, using in situ hybridization, expression of two of these genes was increased in load-bearing tissues such as the epidermis and differentiating xylem. Together, these results suggest that some expansins may be preferentially related to elongation and widening after integrating several spatial, environmental, genetic, and developmental cues.
Predicting the relative density from on-the-go horizontal penetrometer measurements at some arable top soils in Northern Switzerland
Creators: name: Naderi-Boldaji, Mojtaba
name: Weisskopf, Peter
name: Stettler, Matthias
name: Keller, Thomas
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2016

description: This study sought to develop empirical models to predict soil relative density (ρrel) from measurements of horizontal penetrometer resistance (PR) and soil water content (θg) in a wide range of soil textures. This permits the comparison of the state of soil compactness in different soil textures. It was hypothesised that model coefficients would be texturedependent when soil compactness was expressed as bulk density (ρd) and that a model with constant coefficients could be obtained when soil compactness was expressed in terms of ρrel (obtained as the ratio of ρd to reference bulk density (ρref)). Field measurements were conducted in 2014 using a horizontal penetrometer at 0.25 m depth in 10 fields in Switzerland with a wide range of soil textures covering sandy loam, silt loam, loam, clay loam and clay (clay concentration, (CC) = 153–585 g kg−1 and organic matter concentration, (OM) = 9–168 g kg−1). At selected locations along the penetrometer measurement transects, cylindrical soil cores were sampled for determination of soil texture, OM, θg and ρd. Soil water potential and effective stress (σ') were also estimated for each location. Standard Proctor tests were performed on eight soils with variable textures. Proctor density was well described as a function of CC and OM (R2adj = 0.97, RMSE = 0.046 Mg m−3) and was used as reference density to obtain ρrel. From this we developed a model for prediction of ρrel from PR and σ′ that allows comparisons between soils without changes in model coefficients. However, σ' cannot be obtained from on-the-go measurements and the model is therefore of limited value for soil compaction mapping. A model for estimating ρrel from PR and θg yielded satisfactory predictions (R2adj = 0.66, RMSE = 3.3%), although θg is a texture-dependent measure of soil water that cannot be compared across soils. Moreover, ρd was well predicted from PR and θg (R2adj = 0.93, RMSE = 0.05 Mg m−3), possibly because all our measurements were carried out at similar soil water potential, which implies that θg carries soil textural information. Future research should test the proposed equations for a wide range of soil water potential values. The findings presented can be of use in developing measurement systems for mapping soil compactness that combine the proposed prediction functions with horizontal penetrometer and water content sensor systems.
Parodynerus cheesmani Giordani Soika 1957
Creators: name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Parodynerus
Parodynerus cheesmani

description: cheesmani Giordani Soika
Parodynerus cheesmani Giordani Soika 1958 [1957]: 218, female—“ Nuove Ebridi: Is. Malekula” (London); 1973: 48.— Borsato & Ratti 1999: 71 (list).— Dal Pos et al. 2022: 55 (type material).— Carpenter 2023: 12 (distr.).
Distr.: Vanuatu.
description: Published as part of Carpenter, James M., 2023, A Catalogue of the Pacific Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), pp. 401-455 in Zootaxa 5315 (5) on page 435, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8142377
Socio-technical systems as 'machines for learning'
Creators: name: Kaspar, Heidi
name: Müller, Claudia
Publisher: name: IISI - International Institute for Socio-Informatics
Year: 2020

description: In this position paper, we take a concept – or parts of it – and run away with it (Mol 2002) to explore its potential to better understand the non/appropriation of technologies by people in later life. We introduce the concept of the city as a machine for learning developed by Colin McFarlane (2011) in the field of urban studies. We identify elements we consider inspiring for the study of socio-technical systems, translate them to smaller entities of human-technology interactions and test their usability to analyze how older people in later life integrate digital technologies in their everyday lives. We do so from two distinct vantage points, i.e. empirical contexts: A participatory design project of a neighborhood platform and related privacy issues from the perspective of older tenants, and the introduction of a new automated emergency call system in seniors’ apartments in a serviced senior living facility. We conclude with the suggestion to understand the concept “machine for learning” as a normative notion and a claim to accept the challenge it implies.
Interventionswissen für Netzwerke älterer Menschen
Creators: name: Wigger, Annegret
name: Brauchli, Simone
name: Meier Kressig, Marcel
name: Moser, Benjamin
Publisher: name: Ostschweizer Fachhochschule St.Gallen
Year: 2008
Subjects: Ältere Menschen
Gender
Gerontologie
Interventionswissen
Netzwerkanalyse
netzwerkorientierte Intervention
Fachwissen
soziales Netzwerk
soziale Netzwerkanalyse
soziale Beziehungen älterer Menschen
sozialer Raum
soziale Unterstützung
Sozialarbeit

description: Ältere Menschen erleben häufig aufgrund von beruflichen und/oder privaten Statuspassagen Einbrüche in ihren persönlichen Netzwerken. Diese sind gravierend, da im abhängigen Alter die soziale Unterstützung durch persönliche Netzwerke ein wichtiger Faktor der Lebensbewältigung darstellt. Eine Teilnahme an sozialen Netzwerken - darunter verstehen wir Geflechte sozialer Beziehungen - bietet sozialen Rückhalt sowie Möglichkeiten zum Ausbau persönlicher Netzwerke und wirkt somit einer verfrühten Abhängigkeit älterer Menschen von öffentlichen Pflegeeinrichtungen entgegen. Die Initiierung von sozialen Netzwerken ist aus diesem Grund, gerade auch in der Arbeit mit älteren Menschen, ein wesentlicher Bestandteil sowohl von Organisationen Sozialer Arbeit als auch im sozialpsychiatrischen Kontext. Obwohl hier ein breites Anwendungsfeld im Kontext von Gemeinwesenarbeit und sozialräumlichen Ansätzen existiert, gibt es wenig Handlungswissen darüber, welche Faktoren - struktur- und akteursbezogen - für die Bildung und langfristige Erhaltung von professionell initiierten Netzwerken ausschlaggebend sind und einen Ausbau der persönlichen Netzwerke begünstigen. Ziel des Forschungsprojektes ist es daher, Handlungswissen zur Unterstützung sozialer Netzwerke älterer Menschen in verschiedenen Kontexten zu generieren. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei die Stabilität von Netzwerken sowie die Erweiterung von persönlichen Netzwerken als Erfolgsmerkmale von Netzwerkinterventionen. Diese werden in zwei geographischen Räumen an je einem angebots- und leistungsorientierten Netzwerk älterer Menschen und einem austauschorientierten Netzwerk genauer untersucht. Über eine Zusammenführung von gruppendynamischen und netzwerkanalytischen Untersuchungsperspektiven sollen die Eigenlogik konkreter Netzwerke begriffen und angemessene Netzwerkinterventionen entwickelt werden. Das Erkenntnisinteresse richtet sich daher auf zwei Fragestellungen. Die Hauptfrage lautet: Welche Netzwerkmerkmale bzw. Merkmalskombinationen zeichnen stabile soziale Netzwerke aus, und welche dieser Merkmale sind professionellen Interventionen zugänglich? Die Stabilität von Netzwerken wird an ihrer Dauer und ihrer Mitgliederoffenheit festgemacht. Nachgeordnet interessiert die zweite Frage: Welche strukturellen bzw. akteursspezifischen Netzwerkmerkmale unterstützen die Erweiterung persönlicher Netzwerke ihrer Mitglieder und welche sind durch professionelle Interventionen gestaltbar?
KETAMINE’S EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT FEMALE WISTAR- KYOTO AND WISTAR RATS
Creators: name: Friar, Mary
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 3209
subject: Neurosciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
classificationCode: 520401
subject: Cognition

description: According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2021), the estimated prevalence of major depressive disorder among adolescent females, is 25.2%. Currently, pharmacological treatments for adolescents are limited. Ketamine has been shown to produce rapid and robust effects in adults with major depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential antidepressant effects of subanesthetic doses of ketamine in the naturally depressed Wistar-Kyoto (WK) rat, while using the Wistar (WIS) strain as a control. Adolescent female rats received a single dose of ketamine at different concentrations (0.0, 5.0, or 10.0 mg/kg) and were tested at specific time intervals: 24 hours, 7 days, 14 days, and 21 days post-injection. Results showed that in the WK rats, ketamine administration led to a significant reduction in immobility time during the forced swim test, indicating improved depression-like symptoms. However, ketamine did not show notable results in other behavioral measures, including the two-bottle saccharin test, novel object recognition test, and tests measuring anxiety-like behavior (open field and light-dark tests). The WIS rats did not display any adverse effects in the two-bottle saccharin test, novel object recognition test, open field test, or light-dark test following ketamine administration. However, ketamine did induce depressive-like behavior in the forced swim test. The study's findings provide novel evidence in adolescent WK rats that a single low dose of ketamine can effectively alleviate depression and anxiety-like symptoms.
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality in the Aftercare Focus Study: Costs, Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cost-Benefit
Creators: name: McCutchan, Phoebe K.
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 520302
subject: Clinical psychology

description: Previous data from a randomized controlled trial suggest that the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) is more effective than standard care (SC) in reducing suicidal ideation, symptom distress, and hopelessness in suicidal patients treated within a "next-day appointment" setting following psychiatric hospitalization. The current study sought to examine the economic costs, benefits, cost-effectiveness, and cost-benefit of CAMS versus SC in a larger replication randomized controlled trial. The cost of delivering each treatment was estimated at the individual level from the healthcare system, patient, and overall perspectives. Benefits were assessed based on healthcare expenditure cost savings and reduced wage loss. Effectiveness-cost ratios, cost-benefit ratios, and net benefit were calculated and analyzed using generalized linear modeling. Treatment costs were significantly lower in CAMS from all perspectives at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups. Both conditions improved with respect to suicidal ideation and behavior; treatment effects were comparable with the exception of CAMS participants evidencing significantly lower suicidal ideation severity at 12 months. Effectiveness-cost ratios for suicidal ideation improvement were significantly higher in CAMS at 6-month follow-up from the patient perspective and at 12-month follow-up from all three perspectives; there were no significant group differences with respect to suicidal behaviors. Treatment conditions produced equivalent benefit and net benefit; however, CAMS was associated with significantly greater cost-benefit from the healthcare and overall perspectives. The current study suggests that CAMS is an effective intervention for the treatment of suicidality within a next-day appointment setting and may have economic advantages over standard care.
Polistes (Polistella) Ashmead 1904
Creators: name: Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Polistes

description: Subgenus Polistella Ashmead, 1904
Polistella Ashmead 1904: 133, as genus. Type species: Polistes manillensis de Saussure 1853, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Lien, Nguyen Thi Phuong, 2020, Contribution to the taxonomy of the paper wasp genus Polistes (Polistella) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from Vietnam, with description of a new species, pp. 252-260 in Zootaxa 4759 (2) on page 253, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/3737489