cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Noise Reduction for Hearing Aids
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Inspired by our neurophysiological research in the auditory cortex, we have developed a novel algorithm that can be used to separate an acoustical signal, such as speech, from background noise, such as crowd noise. The strength of this algorithm is that it can perform this noise filtering task for signals and noises that overlap in their frequency spectrum; instead of frequency filtering, the algorithm analyzes the joint and time-varying spectro-temporal structure of sounds and selects sound features that match the ones that are expected in the signal. In developing the algorithm, we solved one key problem with this approach: the real-time resynthesis of a noise free signal that needs to occur after the once the signal features have been detected. The goal of this project is to further modify the algorithm so that it can be used in a hearing aid. To do so, we will have to incorporate strict maximum time-delay and energy usage constraints. These constraints limit the length of the signal that can be analyzed before re-synthesis as well as the number of digital signal processing steps that can be used to implement the algorithm. Following these technical advances, psychophysical tests in both normal and hearing-impaired subjects and in a range of difficult situations will be performed to unequivocally assess its usefulness in the next generation of hearing aids.
Benthic macrofauna and associated hydrographic observations collected in Newark Bay, New Jersey, between June 1993 and March 1994
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2005

description: Summary tabulations are presented for quarterly benthic macrofaunal collections at 25 station locations within Newark Bay and the lower Passaic and Hackensack rivers, NJ, for the period June 1993 through March 1994. Approximately 75 benthic invertebrate taxa were found in the collections. They included marine to oligohaline species and were dominated by polychaetes.
Additional file 1: of First and second year medical students identify and self-stereotype more as doctors than as students: a questionnaire study
Creators: name: Burford, Bryan
name: Rosenthal-Stott, Harriet
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The full questionnaire is available in the supplementary file prof_id_stereotyping_q.docx. (DOCX 68Â kb)
Lepidosaphes chinensis Chamberlin 1925
Creators: name: Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes chinensis

description: Lepidosaphes chinensis Chamberlin, 1925 (Fig. 4)
Chinese mussel scale
Hosts in FSCA. Asparagaceae: Dracaena braunii Engl. (5), Dracaena sanderiana Mast. (17), Dracaena sp. (1); Orchidaceae (1).
Notes. This species is not established in Florida but is frequently intercepted on nursery stock of lucky bamboo (Dracaena sp.) (Stocks 2014). Lepidosaphes chinensis is similar to L. beckii in having cicatrices on the abdomen and a small dorsal duct anterior to L2. They differ (characters of L. beckii are given in parentheses) in having: five pairs of cicatrices (three or four pairs of cicatrices) and one or two lateral spurs (without lateral spurs, rarely with one).
description: Published as part of Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2024 (73) on page 5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14662496
Modification of chemically-defined medium ASP12 for Picoplankter Aureococcus anophagefferens, with limited comparison of physiological requirements of  New York and New Jersey isolates
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2005

description: Two enriched sea water media used for initial culturing of the picoplankter Aureococcus anophagefferens in this laboratory had varied and moderate at best suitability. Utility of both apparently could be affected greatly by difference in the quality of the sea water they were prepared with. One was especially so affected because, found subsequently, it lacked a supplement essential for the picoplankter. Occasional precipitation made it additionally problematic. To enhance vigor and long-term survival of A. anophagefferens in batch culture and to support experimental studies, a proven chemically-defined medium, ASP12, was modified for the species. The addition of selenium to original recipe ASP12 permitted good growth of A.anophagefferens. All ASP12 constituents except vitamins were then tested to determine levels most beneficial for A. anophagefferens. The vitamins required by the species, but not minimal concentrations necessary for optimal growth, were determined. Additional nutrients found beneficial for the species by other researchers, and some constituents of other media found to have nutritional benefit for various phytoplankton species, were evaluated and adopted if beneficial. Medium chelation, medium pH, and effects of some plant hormones on growth of the species were assessed. This process ultimately provided a very suitable defined medium for A.anophagefferens.Most testing of medium constituents and physical conditions affecting growth was done with an isolate from Great South Bay, New York. Equivalent testing of some of the constituents and physical factors with an A. anophagefferens strain isolated from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey,permitted a limited comparison. The two strains appear physiologically similar in many respects but have differences in tolerances to some of the constituents. Salinity and temperature tolerances determined for the New York strain in this study are in general agreement with those previously reported for the strain by other researchers; comparison of tolerances of New York and New Jersey strains to these factors indicates they are basically similar.
Lepidosaphes gloverii
Creators: name: Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes gloverii

description: Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard, 1869) (Fig. 5)
Glover scale
Hosts in FSCA. Celastraceae: Euonymus japonicus Thunb. (1), Euonymus sp. (1); Lauraceae: Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf. (1)*; Myrtaceae: Psidium guajava L. (1); Polygonaceae: Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq. (1)*; Rutaceae: Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle (1)*, Casimiroa edulis La Llave (1)*, × Citrofortunella sp. (1)*, Citrus × aurantifolia (12), Citrus × aurantium (29), Citrus × limon (3), Citrus × microcarpa Bunge (2)*, Citrus reticulata (8), Citrus sp. (33), Citrus trifoliata L. (1), Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels (2)*, Clausena excavata Burm.f. (1)*, Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg. (1)*.
Notes. A species common in Florida, it is most frequently found on citrus. Lepidosaphes gloverii is similar to L. serrifrons by having a narrow body and by lacking cicatrices. They differ (character states of L. serrifrons are given in parentheses) by having: spiculae on the head absent (spiculae in the form of conspicuous, acute projections of the cuticle present on margin of head); lateral spurs on the anterior abdominal segments (lateral spurs lacking); and a small dorsal duct anterior to L2 (without a small dorsal macroduct anterior to L2). For a comparison of L. gloverii with L. laterochitinosa see the “Notes” section of the latter.
description: Published as part of Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2024 (73) on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14662496
Additional file 10: of RNA-Seq analysis of resistant and susceptible sub-tropical maize lines reveals a role for kauralexins in resistance to grey leaf spot disease, caused by Cercospora zeina
Creators: name: Meyer, Jacqueline
name: Berger, Dave
name: Christensen, Shawn
name: Murray, Shane
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Primer sequences and descriptive information of genes studied (DOCX 23 kb)
Macrocnemis Theischinger, Gassmann & Richards, 2015, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Theischinger, G.
name: Gassmann, D.
name: Richards, S. J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Macrocnemis

description: Macrocnemis gen. nov.
Etymology. The generic name is a composite of macro, meaning large, and cnemis, meaning tibia (= shin), the basis of the name for several genera supposed to be close allies of the new genus.
Diagnostic characters. Very large, long-bodied, narrow-winged damselfly, the male black with pale yellowish green thoracic and largely pale brownish-yellow abdominal markings, including two sets of lateral patches each on segments 3–7. Antennae in both sexes with relative length of first and second joints about 1:2. Posterior lobe of male pronotum upright, more or less rectangular with the top corners drawn out into tongue-like lobes. Female prothorax simple, posterior lobe laterally protruded. Ac located approximately mid-way between levels of Ax1 and Ax2. Quadrilateral widening distally, that of Fw with basal side approximately 1/2 as long as costal and distal side and 1/3 as long as posterior side, that of Hw with basal side 1/4–1/3 as long as costal side, approximately 2/3 as long as distal side and 1/5 as long as posterior side. Three cells between distal end of quadrilateral and level of subnodus. R4 arising a little before subnodus, IR3 at subnodus. Majority of cells in distal half of wings (between R2 and R4) squarish. Distal margin of wings weakly crenulated. Abdomen with S9 and S10 not significantly widened; markings largely pale brownish yellow and including two sets of lateral patches each on segments 3–7. Male with cerci almost as long as, and stouter than, the simple slender paraprocts. Ligula simple, with a pair of medium-sized apical lobes. Ovipositor valvae reaching slightly beyond end of abdomen, not surpassing cerci.
description: Published as part of Theischinger, G., Gassmann, D. & Richards, S. J., 2015, Macrocnemis gracilis, a new genus and species of Idiocnemidinae (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from Papua New Guinea, pp. 429-436 in Zootaxa 3990 (3) on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.3.7, http://zenodo.org/record/245965
Tickling the Digital Ivories: Adults’ Experiences of Learning a Musical Instrument Using a Mobile Application
Creators: name: Gottler, Amelia
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Mobile Learning
Autoethnography
Educational Technology
Music Learning Apps

description: The growing popularity of mobile applications (apps) for learning musical
 instruments among adult learners has sparked significant interest in their
 impact and effectiveness. While many studies concentrate on the use of
 apps by children in the classroom, this study explores the use of apps by
 adults in non-formal settings.

 This study investigates the effects of mobile learning (mLearning) apps on
 adult motivation and perception as they learn to play musical instruments
 through the lens of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Self-Efficacy
 Theory (SET). It focuses on how these theoretical frameworks can explain
 the interaction between technological use and perceived learning outcomes.

 The researcher’s personal journey of learning the piano using a mobile app
 was captured through autoethnography, offering a unique and distinctive
 perspective at the core of this study. This narrative was then expanded
 and contextualised by conducting semi-structured interviews with other
 adults engaged in similar learning endeavours using various apps and
 musical instruments. Their experiences were rigorously analysed and
 compared using reflexive thematic analysis (RTA), enriching the study with
 broader insights.

 The findings show that mobile apps have significantly democratised music
 education, enhancing accessibility and flexibility for learners.
 Motivations for using these apps are deeply rooted in personal
 satisfaction, self-development, social connection, and external
 validation. Despite these advantages, users frequently experience
 frustration, primarily due to the instructional and technical limitations
 of current app designs.

 This research highlights a critical need for innovation in app design and
 content development. By better leveraging psychological frameworks,
 developers can create more effective and engaging educational tools.
 Enhancements aimed at boosting self-efficacy and addressing the
 psychological needs of adult learners can foster greater engagement and
 more meaningful learning experiences.

 These advancements hold the potential to transform how adults interact
 with educational technology, leading to more profound and sustained
 learning outcomes.
Neoboydaia galachrysiae Fain 1961
Creators: name: Skoracki, Maciej
name: Schmidt, Karl-Heinz
name: Marciniak, Natalia
name: Marciniak, Martyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Ereynetidae
Neoboydaia
Neoboydaia galachrysiae

description: Neoboydaia galachrysiae Fain, 1961
(Fig. 6)
Neoboydaia galachrysiae Fain, 1961b: 129, 1985a: 148. Holotype in RMCA, examined.
Neoboydaya (Neoboydaya) galachrysiae, Fain 1963d: 19, 1964b: 137, figs. 8, 10, 16–20.
Type host: Glareola cinerea Fraser (Charadriiformes: Glareolidae) from Democratic Republic of Congo.
Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 3 setae (2 setae Na-type and 1 Db-type) and solenidion; palp tibia without setae. Hypostomal setae n Na-type, m Db-type. Sensillae si SC-type, other dorsal and ventral setae (including coxae) Dbtype, except setae g3 Na-type. Agenital series with 3 pairs of setae. Coxa IV with 1 seta; femur I with 4 setae, femur II with 3 setae.
Hosts and distribution. Charadriiformes (Glareolidae): GlareOla cinerea Fraser from Democratic Republic of Congo [Maniema Prov., Kasongo] (Fain 1961b) and G. nuchalis Gray from Democratic Republic of Congo [Bandundu Prov., Oshwe] (Fain 1964b).
description: Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4403 (3) on page 409, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1212849
Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa Green 1925
Creators: name: Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa

description: Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa Green 1925 (Fig. 6)
Hosts in FSCA. Araceae: Aglaonema sp. (1), Epipremnum pinnatum (20); Asparagaceae: Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. (4), Dracaena reflexa (1)*, Dracaena sp. (2); Phyllanthaceae: Breynia disticha (2)*.
Notes. Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa is similar to L. gloverii by having a narrow body shape, lateral spurs on the anterior abdominal segments, distinct sclerotization on mature adult females, and a small dorsal duct anterior to L2. They differ (character states of L. gloverii are given in parentheses) by having: fewer than seven dorsal ducts between the anal opening and L2 (with more than seven) and small spiculae on the head present (absent).
description: Published as part of Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2024 (73) on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14662496
Water disinfection with UV light: inventing the wheel
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Chlorine is widely used for the disinfection of water for human use. However, it is a highly-toxic chemical that the EPA has identified as the source of over 300 harmful by-products many of which are carcinogenic. For this reason, chlorine is increasing being abandoned in favor of using Ultra-Violet (UV) light to inactivate harmful pathogens. All existing commercial UV reactors are based on technology that was patented almost a century ago. They suffer from a number of drawbacks most of which arise from their ‘linear’ design. This involves having water flow in a long, straight concrete channel containing immersed UV lamps that number in the hundreds to ensure adequate disinfection. At UCD, we have invented the 2.0 Version of UV disinfection technology. Instead of flowing the water in a linear reactor, the new design involves setting up a swirling vortex (in effect, a tornado) in a long circular cylinder made of quartz to allow the transmission of UV light. The untreated water enters the cylinder from its base and rises in the cylinder as it spins around in a helical pattern. The UV tubes, instead of being inside the reactor, are now mounted on the outside of the cylinder. This eliminates a host of the drawbacks that plague the operation of conventional designs. With funding from the California Energy Commission, a large-scale model of the vortex reactor was constructed and installed at the UCD waster-water treatment plant where it operated side by side with an existing conventional UV system. The results, which were verified by 3 independent laboratories, showed that the vortex reactor achieves the same degree of disinfection as the conventional design with only one third of the energy costs. We are now in a position to commercialize this reactor and begin marketing it to small- to medium-sized industries such as horticulture, aquaculture and water-based leisure.
Neoboydaia philomachi
Creators: name: Skoracki, Maciej
name: Schmidt, Karl-Heinz
name: Marciniak, Natalia
name: Marciniak, Martyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Ereynetidae
Neoboydaia
Neoboydaia philomachi

description: Neoboydaia philomachi (Fain, 1956)
Boydaia philomachi Fain, 1956a: 41, 1956c: 27, fig. 1, 1962e: 300, fig. 6. Holotype in RMCA, examined.
Boydaia (Neoboydaia) philomachi, Fain 1958b: 177.
Neoboydaia (Neoboydaia) philomachi, Fain 1962a: 7, 1963d: 18, 1964b: 141.
Neoboydaia philomachi, Clark 1964: 16, fig. 2; Domrow 1965: 43, 1969: 388; Fain & Aitken 1968: 84; Pence 1973a: 364, 1973c: 884, 885, 891; Fain 1985b: 254, fig. 16.
Neoboydaia philomachi eroliae, Fain & Hyland 1970: 42, 1975: 204; Zabludovskaya 1998: 48.
Neoboydaia philomachi thalasseus, Fain & Hyland 1975: 204.
Type host: Calidris pugnax (Linnaeus) (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae) from Rwanda.
Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 3 setae (2 setae Na-type and 1 Sd-type) and solenidion; palp tibia without setae. Hypostomal setae n Na-type, m Sd-type. All dorsal setae Da-type, except sensillae si SC-type. Coxal setae I and II Da-type, III Na-type. Setae 1a Da-type, 3a and 4a Na-type. Agenital series with 2 pairs of setae. Setae ag1–2 and ps1 Na-type, g1–3 and ps2 Da-type. Coxa IV without setae; femur I with 5 setae, femur II with 4 setae.
Hosts and distribution. Charadriiformes (Scolopacidae): Calidris pugnax (Linnaeus) and Tringa glaerOla Linnaeus from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] (Fain 1956a, 1956c, 1963d).
Non-African hosts and distribution. Scolopacidae: Actitis macularius (Linnaeus) from Trinidad and Tobago (Fain & Aitken 1968), Mexico and USA (Fain & Hyland 1975), Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus) from Canada (Fain & Hyland 1975), Calidris melanOtOs (Vieillot) from USA (Clark 1964), C. minutilla (Vieillot) from USA and Mexico (Fain & Hyland 1975), C. pugnax (Linnaeus) from Russia (Zabludovskaya 1998), GallinagO gallinagO (Linnaeus) from USA (Pence 1973a) and Russia (Zabludovskaya 1998), LimnOdrOmus griseus (Gmelin) from USA (Fain & Hyland 1975), L. scOlOpaceus (Say) from USA (Pence 1973a), LimOsa lappOnica (Linnaeus) from Australia (Domrow 1965), Tringa flavipes (Gmelin) and T. melanOleuca (Gmelin) from USA (Clark 1964), and Tringa sOlitaria Wilson from USA (Fain & Hyland 1975).
Laridae: Sterna hirundO Linnaeus and Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert) from USA (Fain & Hyland 1975).
description: Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4403 (3) on pages 409-410, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1212849
Lepidosaphes punicae Laing 1929
Creators: name: Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes punicae

description: Lepidosaphes punicae Laing, 1929 (Fig. 10)
Hosts in FSCA. Anacardiaceae: Mangifera indica (1)*; Annonaceae: Annona sp. (1)*, Annona squamosa L. (1)*; Fabaceae: Erythrina sp. (1); Moraceae: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (1)*; Ficus benjamina L. (1)*; Sapindaceae: Dimocarpus longan Lour. (3)*, Litchi chinensis Sonn. (7), Nephelium lappaceum L. (1)*.
Notes. This species has been an issue for litchi orchards in Florida in past years (Miller and Davidson 2005), but it has only been submitted twice to FDACS-DPI for identification in the past 15 years. Lepidosaphes punicae is similar to L. mackieana by having the median lobes triangular, the posterior apex of the abdomen acute, and the median lobes with the medial margin shorter than the lateral margin. They differ (character states of L. mackieana are given in parentheses) by having: abdominal cicatrices (without cicatrices); L2 with more than two projections (with two); and submedial dorsal ducts between the anal opening and L2 more than ten (fewer than ten).
description: Published as part of Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2024 (73) on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14662496
Test System for Calibration of High-Performance Microscopes
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and scanning probe microscopy (SPM) are the main instrumental modalities for imaging at the nanoscale. The performance of any tool directly depends on the ability to characterize and tune it. Such characterization is a difficult task; correlation between the tool setup and the quality of the images is complex; the results are often subjective. At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory, a new method for calibration of different kinds of metrology instruments has been developed and the corresponding technology is available for commercialization, see US patent application # 12/408,508. Power spectral density distributions are used in the most rigorous metrology; the Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) describes the performance of the tool. In order to avoid uncertainty added by a test-sample, pseudo-random structures were developed as imaging objects. Sets of two physical parameters, such as binary heights or two materials with different physical properties (e.g., light reflection, scattering, or transmission, electrical conductivity, substance mass or electron density, etc.) are distributed according to the pseudo-random pattern. The unique property of the method, following up from the fact that the inherent power spectral density of such samples is independent of the spatial frequency, is to provide a uniform (spatial frequency independent) sensitivity to the MTF over the entire dynamic range of the instrument. In this project, a prototype of a new product for the calibration of SEM and SPM will be developed. It will solve one of the most difficult problems in most metrology techniques, the quantitative characterization of the imaging instrumentation. The impact and commercial potential of this project lies in that it is an enabler for improving metrology, which is critical in many areas of nanosciences and in nanofabrication. We have a Letter of Intent from a company that wants to proceed with the development of a product and commercialization if we develop and demonstrate the prototype.
Lepidosaphes serrifrons
Creators: name: Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes serrifrons

description: Lepidosaphes serrifrons (Leonardi, 1898) (Fig. 11)
Hosts in FSCA. Euphorbiaceae: Codiaeum sp. (6), Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss. (3).
Notes. This species was intercepted on Codiaeum nursery stock from Costa Rica at least nine times between 1989–1993 but has not been collected subsequently in Florida. Lepidosaphes serrifrons was also intercepted from Costa Rica by USDA-APHIS repeatedly between 1986–2006, but it has not been intercepted in recent years. Currently, this species is officially reported only from Italy (Leonardi 1898; García Morales et al. 2016). We include it in the key because of its history of interception but there is no evidence that this species is present in the Florida landscape. For a comparison of L. serrifrons with L. gloverii see the “Notes” section of the latter.
description: Published as part of Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2024 (73) on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14662496
Ophthalmognathus Dubinin 1957
Creators: name: Skoracki, Maciej
name: Schmidt, Karl-Heinz
name: Marciniak, Natalia
name: Marciniak, Martyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Ereynetidae
Ophthalmognathus

description: Genus Ophthalmognathus Dubinin, 1957
Ophthalmognathus Dubinin, 1957: 66.
Neospeleognathus, Fain 1958b: 178.
Type species: Ophthalmognathus dogieli Dubinin, 1957 by original designation.
Diagnosis. Palps with 2 segments. Hypostome with 2 pairs of setae. Propodonotal shield absent. Propodonotal region with 5 pairs of setae (se absent). Hysteronotal region with 5 pairs of smooth setae (h2 absent). Agenital, genital and pseudanal series with 2 pairs of setae, each. Setae 1a, 3a and 4a present. Number of leg setae: coxae 2– 1–1–0, trochanters 1–1–0–0, femora 6(5)–4–3–3(2), genua 4–4–3–3, tibiae 5–3–3–3. Setae situated in anterior part of tarsi I–IV normally developed.
Remarks. Representatives of this genus are associated with birds of the order Pelecaniformes and recorded in the Afrotropical, Australian, Nearctic, and Palaearctic regions (Fain 1955b, 1956a; Dubinin 1957; Domrow 1969, 1991; Fain & Goff 1980). This genus includes two species; both of them are recorded in the Afrotropical region: OphthalmOgnathus schOutedeni (Fain, 1955) and O. tenOriae Fain and Goff, 1980.
description: Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4403 (3) on page 410, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1212849
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Weighted gene co-expression network analysis of expression data of monozygotic twins identifies specific modules and hub genes related to BMI
Creators: name: Weijing Wang
name: Wenjie Jiang
name: Hou, Lin
name: Haiping Duan
name: Yili Wu
name: Chunsheng Xu
name: Qihua Tan
name: Shuxia Li
name: Dongfeng Zhang
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Computational Biology

description: Summary of the sequencing reads and the mapped results for the 7 monozygotic twin pairs (DOCX 17Â kb)
Control of Aromatase Expression in Breast Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Aromatase is an enzyme that produces estrogen, which plays important roles in many reproductive and metabolic processes, as well as in the development of breast cancer. The over expression of aromatase in breast tumors has been demonstrated, indicating that increased aromatase expression may be the key factor in the maintenance and growth of breast cancer. The control mechanism of aromatase gene expression is complicated. Studies conducted in our laboratory have revealed that regions in the human aromatase gene called promoters I.3 and II are the main regulatory regions driving aromatase expression in breast cancer. My preliminary results have identified the new regulatory sites, which have enhancing or suppressing activity on promoters I.3 and II.

 The questions being asked in this research are:

 (1) What kind of proteins is binding to the newly identified regulatory sites?

 (2) Do the identified proteins affect on aromatase activity in breast cancer cells?

 We will examine these question using a molecular technique, i.e., yeast-one hybrid screening method, to search for factors that interact with the important regulatory regions of the human aromatase gene that are used to drive aromatase expression in breast cancer tissue. The interaction of the identified proteins with the regulatory regions will be confirmed by their ability to bind to the proper sites on the aromatase gene. The effects of the regulatory factors on aromatase expression will be investigated by examining the promoter activity and aromatase expression using promoter functional analysis and aromatase activity measurement.

 During the last several years, both preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that aromatase inhibitors (such as letrozole and anastrozole) are better drugs than tamoxifen (an antiestrogen) in treating hormone-dependent breast cancer. However, since aromatase inhibitors are very effective in suppressing estrogen formation, patients also experience side effects associated with estrogen deficiency, such as bone loss. Therefore, a more complete understanding of the regulatory mechanism of aromatase expression through promoters I.3 and II in breast tumors should help in developing targeted therapies which selectively suppress estrogen production in breast tumor tissue.
Ophthalmognathus schoutedeni
Creators: name: Skoracki, Maciej
name: Schmidt, Karl-Heinz
name: Marciniak, Natalia
name: Marciniak, Martyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Ereynetidae
Ophthalmognathus
Ophthalmognathus schoutedeni

description: Ophthalmognathus schoutedeni (Fain, 1955)
(Fig. 7)
Speleognathus schoutedeni Fain, 1955b: 695, 1956a: 18, figs. 1–4, 22, 1962e: 301, fig. 8. Holotype in RMCA, examined. Speleognathus (Neospeleognathus) schoutedeni, Fain 1958b: 178, 179.
Ophthalmognathus dogieli Dubinin, 1957: 57; Domrow 1969: 392.
Trispeleognathus (Neospeleognathus) schoutedeni, Fain 1963d: 23.
Neoboydaia (Neospeleognathus) schoutedeni, Fain 1962a: 7, 1963c: 61, 1963d: 23, fig. 34. Ophthalmognathus schoutedeni, Domrow 1969: 392; Fain & Goff 1980: 506; Fain 1985: 147. Type host: Ardeola idae Hartlaub (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) from Rwanda.
Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 2 setae (Na-type) and solenidion; palp tibia without setae. Hypostomal setae n Na-type, m Db-type. Propodonotal shield absent but small network of lines on cuticle between sensillary bases present. Sensillae si SC-type, other idiosomal setae (including coxal setae) Db-type. Femur I with 5 setae, femur IV with 2 setae.
Host and distribution. Pelecaniformes (Ardeidae): ArdeOla idae Hartlaub from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] (Fain 1956a).
Non-African host and distribution. Ardeidae: NycticOrax caledOnicus (Gmelin) from Australia (Domrow 1969).
description: Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4403 (3) on page 411, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1212849
Additional file 16: Table S13. of Comparative transcriptome analysis of a lowly virulent strain of Erwinia amylovora in shoots of two apple cultivars – susceptible and resistant to fire blight
Creators: name: Puławska, Joanna
name: Kałużna, Monika
name: Warabieda, Wojciech
name: Mikiciński, Artur
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Primers used for qRT-PCR validation of RNAseq data. (DOCX 14 kb)
Ophthalmognathus tenorioae Fain and Goff 1980
Creators: name: Skoracki, Maciej
name: Schmidt, Karl-Heinz
name: Marciniak, Natalia
name: Marciniak, Martyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Ereynetidae
Ophthalmognathus
Ophthalmognathus tenorioae

description: Ophthalmognathus tenorioae Fain and Goff, 1980
Ophthalmognathus tenorioae Fain and Goff, 1980: 506, figs. 1–3; Goff 1983: 167. Holotype in BPBM, not examined; paratypes in RBINS, examined.
Type host: Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli Gmelin (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) from USA (Hawaii).
Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 2 setae (Na-type) and solenidion; palp tibia without setae. Hypostomal setae n Na-type, m Db-type. Propodonotal shield absent but small network of lines on cuticle between sensillary bases present. Sensillae si SC-type, other idiosomal setae (including coxal setae) Db-type. Femur I with 6 setae, femur IV with 3 setae.
Host and distribution. Pelecaniformes (Ardeidae): NycticOrax nycticOrax Linnaeus from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] (Fain & Goff 1980).
Non-African host and distribution. (Ardeidae): NycticOrax nycticOrax hOactli (Gmelin) from Hawaii, USA (Fain & Goff 1980).
description: Published as part of Skoracki, Maciej, Schmidt, Karl-Heinz, Marciniak, Natalia & Marciniak, Martyna, 2018, A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4403 (3) on page 412, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1212849
Lepidosaphes tokionis
Creators: name: Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
Lepidosaphes tokionis

description: Lepidosaphes tokionis (Kuwana, 1902) (Fig. 12)
Croton mussel scale
Hosts in FSCA. Euphorbiaceae: Codiaeum sp. (6), Codiaeum variegatum (6), Myrtaceae: Psidium guajava (1)*.
Notes. We include L. tokionis in the key because of its history of interception but there is not yet evidence that this species is established in Florida. In the course of the study, we found that Lepidosaphes tokionis was repeatedly misidentified as L. camelliae on Codiaeum variegatum from at least three separate nurseries in St. Lucie (1987), Seminole (1990), and Orange (1995) counties. Other specimens of L. tokionis were found in the FSCA collection which had been identified as Lepidosaphes sp. were intercepted again in Seminole county in 1996. In other years, nursery stock in Seminole County (1997) and import inspections via the Dominican Republic (1989) and Guatemala (2001) were correctly identified as L. tokionis. We have also identified a series of much older Florida slides from Key West (1950) and St. Lucie (1920) of L. tokionis that had been unidentified until now. Unfortunately, these older slides do not indicate whether plants were nursery stock or planted in the landscape. However, most slides from this time period in the FSCA were nursery or import inspections, not collections from natural areas. For a comparison of L. tokionis with L. mackieana see the “Notes” section of the latter.
description: Published as part of Evans, Erin C. Powell Mark Zenoble Douglass R. Miller Benjamin B. Normark Gregory A., 2024, A new invasive Lepidosaphes armored scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) for Florida: first records, natural enemies, and an identification key, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2024 (73) on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14662496
Space Research Community Roadmap 2024. Update of Swiss Community Needs for Research Infrastructures 2029-2032 and beyond
Creators: name: Paltani, Stéphane
name: Ehrenreich, David
name: Gass, Volker
name: Harra, Louise
name: Kneib, Jean-Paul
name: Murk, Axel
name: Quanz, Sascha
name: Rattenbacher, Berd
name: Schildknecht, Thomas
name: Soja, Benedikt
name: Wurz, Peter
name: Yoo, Jaiyool
Publisher: name: Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
Year: 2024

description: This document is an update of the ‘community road­map’ for space research published in 2019 with the title ‘A Report on Space Science in Switzerland’. It presents the needs of the Swiss Space Research community in terms of future national and international research infra­structures.

 

Together with similar Community Roadmaps in other disciplines, it is an element of the four-year process leading to the development of the Swiss Roadmap for Research Infrastructures 2027 to be written by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) in view of the ERI Dispatch 2029–2032 to the Federal Council. The role of these ‘bottom-up’ inputs is to serve as an important basis for the strategic planning of the higher education institutions on new or major upgrades to national infrastructures and to inform and support SERI during its decision-making process on Swiss participation in international research infrastructure networks and organisations.
BRCA1-dependent Ubiquitin Ligase Activity in Breast Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Mutations in BRCA1 (breast cancer gene 1) predispose women to breast/ovarian cancers (50-90% lifetime risk). The gene for BRCA1 was cloned in 1994, but the precise role of the protein in normal cell and tumor suppression is still under active study. BRCA1 has E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligase activity, which can mediate the transfer of a small molecule called ubiquitin to the target protein, a process called "ubiquitylation." This is key process to limit the abundance of selected proteins in cells. For example, if ubiquitylation is defective, the cell growth might be excessive, because key cell cycle checkpoint proteins would present in excess amounts. In another context, tumor cells with altered ubiquitylation might accumulate excess active oncogene products leading to excessive genetic defects seen in tumor cells. In this way, BRCA1 might function to suppress the breast/ovarian cancers in which cells become abnormal and divide without control or order. Our goal is to better characterize this possible role for BRCA1 as a novel tumor suppressor.

 In order to substantiate our hypothesis, we plan to first identify the substrate(s) for BRCA1 ubiquitylation. We will perform these experiment using a HeLa cDNA phage library as a "target" for BRCA1 E3 ubiquitin ligase. Thus, we can rapidly screen an entire cell's complement of proteins in a single step, select candidate peptides for study, and then confirm our findings in breast and ovarian cancer cells. Our second aims is to determine the functional mechanism of BRCA1 as a E3 ubiquitin ligase. BRCA1 exists as a complex with another protein called BARD1 (BRCA1-associated ring domain 1), and our preliminary results suggest that BRCA1 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity can be significantly enhanced through this interaction. We plan to study this aspect using mutational analysis of the, so-called, RING domain in BRCA1. This is logical, because this region of the protein is known to be frequently mutated in hereditary BRCA1-associated breast cancer. Again, our preliminary studies will occur in a non-breast cancer model cell, and extended to breast cancer cells to confirm "lead" residues potentially involved in BARD1-BRCA1 interactions.

 This study will elucidate the functional mechanism of BRCAI as an E3 ubiquitin ligase and its role in suppression of breast and ovarian cancers, which now is a mystery. This study will advance the understanding of how BRCA1 functions as a tumor suppressor, and might provide new approaches for the treatment and prevention of breast and ovarian cancers.
THE INFLUENCE OF MOBILE MONEY SERVICES ON FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN RWANDA
Creators: name: 1Kwame Mensah, 2Mbonigaba Celestin &3Youssef El Mansouri, 4Liam Anderson
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012

description: This study explores the influence of mobile money services on financial accounting practices in Rwanda, focusing on their impact on bookkeeping, financial reporting, and tax compliance. Using a descriptive research design, data were collected from 200 participants, including business owners and financial managers, through surveys and interviews conducted across Kigali, Huye, and Musanze. Key findings reveal significant improvements in bookkeeping accuracy (p < 0.01) and financial reporting reliability (χ² = 45.67, p < 0.001), driven by mobile money's real-time transaction capabilities. Regression analysis identified barriers such as lack of awareness, which negatively impacted adoption rates (β = -0.65, p < 0.05). Recommendations include launching awareness campaigns, reducing transaction costs, and enhancing technical infrastructure. These results underscore mobile money’s potential to streamline financial processes while highlighting areas for policy and capacity-building interventions to maximize its benefits.
Paramelanetettix expansivus Hu & Wei & Xing 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Hu, Shangmi
name: Wei, Xingtao
name: Xing, Jichun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Paramelanetettix
Paramelanetettix expansivus

description: Paramelanetettix expansivus sp. nov.
Figs.1–18
Description. Body yellowish-brown (Figs. 1, 2). Vertex with anterior margin yellowish-white, a corrugated dark brown transverse band between eyes and posterior margin white, median length shorter than width between eyes (Fig. 4). Forewing yellowish-brown with a few irregular hyaline spots, veins dark brown; legs pale yellow with dark bands. (Figs. 1, 2). Frons has symmetrical concave grain (Fig. 3). Scutellum with basal half yellowish-brown, apical half cream, the two areas separated by narrow dark brown band (Figs. 1, 4).
Other external features as in generic description.
Male genitalia: Pygofer side longer than height (Figs. 5, 6). Valve triangular, convex at the base in ventral view, median length about one half its width (Fig. 7). Subgenital plate long, the width is about ¼ of the length, with 5 macrosetae along lateral margin. (Fig. 8). Aedeagus with shaft short, with a pair of lateral processes arising subbasally on shaft and extending forwards slightly parallel to shaft and exceed to its apex. Paraphyses parallel to shaft, shorter than height of aedeagus; gonopore apical (Figs. 9–11). Connective Y-shaped, articulating with aedeagus, arms longer than stem evidently; a pair of paraphyses articulating with stem (Figs. 9–11). Style broad basally, abruptly tapered and curved end, with tiny setae at the bend (Fig. 12).
Female genitalia. Female with abdominal sternum VII about 3 times length of abdominal sternum VI, its posterior margin roundly produced (Fig. 14). Pygofer with ventroposterior margin slightly incurved (Fig. 13). First valvulae of ovipositor with dorsal sculpture strigate (Figs. 15, 16). Second valvulae more curved than the first, denticulate area confined to distal 1/3, denticles prominent, gradually becoming smaller distally, apex pointed (Figs. 17, 18).
Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 5.70–5.85 mm; ♀, 6.50–6.75 mm.
Type material. Holotype ♂, China: Yunnan Prov., Pingbian County, Daweishan, 21 May 2015, coll. Yunfei Wu (GUGC); paratypes, 5♂♂ 6♀♀, same dates as holotype.
Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin “ expansivus ”, indicating the lateral processes wider and broader than the aedeagal shaft in lateral view.
description: Published as part of Hu, Shangmi, Wei, Xingtao & Xing, Jichun, 2024, A new Scaphoideini leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), pp. 281-287 in Zootaxa 5446 (2) on pages 285-287, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.2.10, http://zenodo.org/record/11101491