cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Effect of the Smiley Emoji and Sparkles Emoji in Tiktok Beauty Product Ads on Female Genz’s Emotional Valence and Purchase Intention
Creators: name: Choi, Juwhan
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023

description: The current study, which utilized a 3 (product type) x 3 (emoji type) within-group repeated measures design, examined the effect of the smiley emoji and sparkles emoji on Generation Z female individuals’ emotional valence and purchase intention toward promoted beauty products when they are presented in TikTok women’s beauty product promotional video content. The promotional videos were developed by researchers by using TikTok and presented women’s beauty products (bracelet, lipstick, or perfume) with the smiley emoji or sparkles emoji. Testing these promotional videos provided evidence to the assertion that the smiley emoji or sparkles emoji have an effect on Gen Z female individuals’ positive emotional valence and purchase intention when the emojis are included in actual TikTok influencer video ads as message features since the developed videos in this study were developed via TikTok and only showed the products and emojis. 45
description: female college students who are between the age of 18 and 25 participated in this study. In this study, the participants’ emotional valence - positive and negative emotional valence while they were viewing the video stimuli – and purchase intention was measured by using facial
description: electromyography (facial EMG) and self-reports. Specifically, positive emotional valence was measured by facial EMG and self-reports while negative emotional valence and purchase intention were measured by self-reports only. According to the facial EMG data analysis, the smiley emoji and sparkles emoji did not have a main effect on participants’ positive emotional valence when they were included in women’s beauty product TikTok videos. However, according to the results of self reports measuring positive emotional valence, the smiley emoji and sparkles emoji had a conscious cognitive effect on participants’ positive emotional valence when included in women’s beauty product TikTok videos. Moreover, results of purchase intention self-reports indicate that the smiley emoji and sparkles emoji had a main effect on participants’ purchase intention toward promoted products when included in women’s beauty TikTok videos. This study provides marketers,
description: advertisers, and TikTok influencers (creators) that the smiley emoji and sparkle emoji can be used as an emotionally appealing message feature in TikTok videos.
Digital Advice for Agroecological Intensification - a Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess Effectiveness of Interactive Voice Recordings in Mali
Creators: name: Grovermann, Christian
name: Wossen, Tesfamicheal
name: Blockeel, Johan
name: Beye, Assane
name: Gräub, Benjamin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2024
Subjects: Land Economics/Use

description: Agroecological intensification is a key strategy for the development of sustainable food systems. The scaling of agroecological approaches and practices requires effective knowledge sharing mechanisms. Digital extension can complement traditional advisory services, especially in contexts where resources and reach are lacking or where security risks restrict access, as is the case in the Sahel. Interactive voice recordings (IVR) can work with standard phones and without the need for an internet connection or literacy. Based on a randomised controlled trial in Sikasso, Mali, this study tests the hypothesis that IVR messages increase awareness, knowledge sharing, learning and confidence around agroecological farming practices, such as intercropping, mulching or composting. While previous impact studies have focused rather on more conventional agricultural approaches, it is the first rigorous impact evaluation of digital training oriented explicitly towards agroecology. When aggregating across practices, significant positive effects were obtained for all outcome variables (awareness, intention to use, sharing of practice, interest to learn more, confidence in applying the practice). Effects range from 12% to 48%. When it comes to individual practices, not all outcomes are significant anymore, apart from mulching use, where effects lie between 24% and 195%. The evaluation results demonstrate that IVR-based advice has a relevant role in promoting agroecological intensification.
EFFECT OF DEBT FINANCING ON EARNINGS PER SHARE OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Creators: name: Eke, Robert I .Ph.D. FCA1
name: Ofuebe, Kingsley Chukwunwike
name: Hilary ., Temofeh Kanwanye
Publisher: name: SADI Journal
Year: 2024
Subjects: Debt financing, earnings per share, manufacturing firms, Nigeria

description: This study investigates the impact of debt financing on earnings per share (EPS) among listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. It employs total debt ratio, short-term debt ratio, and long-term debt ratio as proxies for measuring debt financing. Secondary data sourced from annual reports and accounts of 21 listed manufacturing forms from 2012 through 2022 were analysed using Panel Least Square (PLS) regression technique. The empirical findings reveal a significant positive relationship between total debt ratio and EPS, contrasting with an inverse relationship observed between short-term debt ratio, long-term debt ratio, and EPS. The study recommends that firms adopt strategies emphasizing low-cost operations to minimize borrowing, thereby reducing dependence on debt. Instead, leveraging retained earnings and exploring alternative low-cost financing options for investment purposes is encouraged
Xenylla canadensis
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Hypogastruridae
Xenylla
Xenylla canadensis

description: D. canadensis (Brown, 1932)
– Isotoma olivacea var. canadensis Brown, 1932: 334
NU Brown 1932; Davis 1936; Christiansen & Bellinger 1980, 1998; Skidmore 1995; Babenko & Fjellberg 2006
Remarks: Nobody has seen this species since its description by Brown although it was “one of the most widely distributed species in [his] collection” (Brown 1932, p. 335). It may be a senior synonym of some other northern species, for instance D. tshernovi.
General distribution: Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Desoria capra Fjellberg 2010
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria capra

description: D. capra Fjellberg, 2010
– Desoria capra Fjellberg, 2010: 40
AK Fjellberg 2010
General distribution: Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Additional file 1 of LOXL1-AS1 contributes to metastasis in sonic-hedgehog medulloblastoma by promoting cancer stem-like phenotypes
Creators: name: Do, Anh Duy
name: Wu, Kuo-Sheng
name: Chu, Shing-Shung
name: Giang, Le Hien
name: Lin, Yu-Ling
name: Chang, Che-Chang
name: Wong, Tai-Tong
name: Hsieh, Chia-Ling
name: Sung, Shian-Ying
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1:. This manuscript includes 1 additional data file: LOXL1-AS1_Supplementary-tables-figures.pdf
Desoria cryophila Fjellberg 2010
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria cryophila

description: D. cryophila Fjellberg, 2010
– Desoria cryophila Fjellberg, 2010: 38
AB Fjellberg 2010
General distribution: Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Additional file 1 of Policy perception, job satisfaction and intentions to remain in rural area: evidence from the National Compulsory Service Programme in China
Creators: name: He, Yanrong
name: Wang, Peicheng
name: Du, Yanrong
name: Li, Hange
name: Chen, Yanhua
name: Zhu, Jiming
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Table S1: Characteristics of the 22 provinces that have implemented the NCSP. Table S2: NCSP GPs’ intentions to remain in rural area by province.
Allosteric Regulation and Kinetic Parameters of a Key Enzyme Driving the Initial Carboxylation of C4 Photosynthesis
Creators: name: Wessendorf, Ryan Lee
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Allosteric regulation
C4 photosynthesis
Enzyme kinetics
Posphoenolpyruvate carboxylase

description: The carbon concentrating mechanism of C4 photosynthesis has been extensively studied over the last 35 years and there has been many discoveries pertaining to the complex set of anatomical and biochemical adaptions required for its efficient operation. Although there is growing interest in optimizing this pathway to alleviate abiotic stress on food crops, there are many questions remaining about the evolution and allosteric regulation of primary rate-limiting enzymes of this mechanism, such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. Therefore, detailed analysis of amino acid modifications that control kinetic trade-offs and their relationship to carbon capture of atmospheric gasses is necessary to advance such breeding efforts. This dissertation describes some of the genetic and biochemical factors that control CO2 flux into the C4 pathway. First, two grass species, Oropetium thomaeum and Paspalum vaginatum, were used to characterize single amnio acid and region substitutions as they relate to variation in kinetic trade-offs. Although many factors may contribute to variation in kinetic trade-offs, we hypothesized that region II and residue 353 can be manipulated in phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and likely drive variation in allosteric regulation and substrate affinity, supporting previous suggestions that the evolution of specific amino acids can be used to bioengineer a more optimal food crops. Second, these diverse isoforms of grass phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase were used to identify cooperation of multiple amino acids that may drive variation in kinetic trade-offs. No cooperation was observed, but the 780 residue was found to drive a substrate trade-off. These results highlighted the importance of future work on kinetic trade-offs and demonstrate that a larger more diverse collection of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase enzymes could unlock a better general understanding of kinetic trade-offs. Finally, kinetic trade-offs were explored across a larger selection of C4 grass species. We observed individual kinetic trade-off responses, but these responses were not consistent across a larger panel of C4 species. Furthermore, we connected variation in allosteric regulation of one substrate to overall fitness of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. Overall, this dissertation advances the understanding of evolutionary substitutions to amino acid composition that drives kinetic trade-offs that impact overall fitness of a rate-limiting enzyme driving C4 photosynthesis.
Desoria fennica
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria fennica

description: D. fennica (Reuter, 1895)
– Isotoma hiemalis var. fennica Reuter, 1895: 27
MB Aitchison 1984, 1984c; Skidmore 1995
Remarks: The species was recently redescribed based on types (Fjellberg 2007) and proved to be a senior synonym of D. ruseki Fjellberg, 1979. D. fennica auct. was subsequently renamed and became D. potapovi Fjellberg, 2007. Fjellberg (1979) compared European and North American (Illinois) specimens of D. fennica auct. and found no significant differences. In other words, the above records from MB most probably belong to D. potapovi and obviously need confirmation.
General distribution: Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
The Influence of Obesity and Fibrosis in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
Creators: name: Aswad, Mayar Ghazal
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction: Donor obesity has increased over the last decade. Although only a small number of obese patients develop chronic kidney disease, there might be a subclinical pathological process in the majority of them. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of donor obesity on fibrosis in pre-implantation biopsy and kidney outcomes in live kidney transplants. Methods:A series of 288 live kidney donors between 1998 and 2010 were studied. The series was divided into three groups according to the donor Body Mass Index (BMI); Normal BMI 17 - 24.9 (n = 119), overweight BMI 25 – 29.9 (n = 118) and obese BMI ≥ 30 (n = 51). Donor and recipient demographics were gathered and recipient post-transplant renal function up to five years was retrieved. Fibrosis level in pre-implantation biopsies was analysed and graft and recipient survival were assessed. Results: Hypertension and live kidney donor profile index LKDPI were statistically significantly higher in obese donors compared with non-obese donors (p=0.004 and p<0.001 respectively). Donor creatinine levels for obese group were comparable to the other two groups over three post-operative years (p=0.933). Fibrosis analysis showed no statistically significant difference among the three BMI groups (p=0.063). Donor obese group had statistically significant higher 5 year graft and patient loss rate compared with non-obese BMI groups (p=0.018 and p=0.015 respectively). Recipient post-operative creatinine levels showed no statistically significant differences among the three BMI groups (p=0.393). Similarly, fibrosis in pre-implantation biopsies had no statistically significant impact on recipient post-operative creatinine levels (p=0.243). Discussion: Donor obesity has no significant impact on fibrosis in the pre-implantation biopsy and on recipient post-operative kidney function. However, Donor obesity results in lower five-year graft and patient survival rate and this should be discussed with both donor and recipient in the pre-operative stage to facilitate decision making.
Desoria flora
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria flora

description: D. flora (Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980)
– Isotoma (Desoria) flora Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980: 727
BC Setälä & Marshall 1994; Skidmore 1995; Cannings 2010
Remarks: The species was originally described from Florida and its presence in northern parts of North America needs confirmation.
General distribution: Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Additional file 1 of The c-Abl-RACK1-FAK signaling axis promotes renal fibrosis in mice through regulating fibroblast-myofibroblast transition
Creators: name: Bao, Qianyi
name: Wang, Anyu
name: Hong, Wenxuan
name: Wang, Yushu
name: Li, Baojie
name: He, Lin
name: Yuan, Xiaodong
name: Ma, Gang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Supplementary Material 1.
title: Youth Agency & Resistance
title: Studying Young Adult Literature Through an Anti-Neoliberal Lens
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Bell, Melanie Rae
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Anti-Neoliberalism
Political Agency
Resistance
Young Adult Literature
Youth Activism
Publishing

description: Lisa Duggan, author of the “Twilight of Equality?” defines neoliberalism as a false separation of culture and economy (xiv). Through the use of three contemporary young adult novels – The Hate U Give, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, and Moxie – this thesis explores resistance to this separation and the oppressive structures that it creates. These structures include but are not limited to racial capitalism, heteronormativity, and patriarchy. Each character, all of whom are members of non-normative communities, provides unique positionalities and solutions to engaging with, surviving in, and resisting these structures that keep members of normative communities in situations of power. Starr, Aristotle, and Vivian exemplify accessible forms of youth resistance and activism that challenges a monolithic definition of youth and adolescence as “waiting passively” or “becoming” that negates the validity of their political power (Petrone et al. 510). Finally, this thesis identifies tensions of the selected novels existence within a neoliberal structure that promotes business and may benefit off of the stories of non-normative communities: the publishing industry.
Desoria multisetis
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria multisetis

description: D. multisetis (Carpenter & Phillips, 1922)
– Isotoma multisetis Carpenter & Phillips, 1922: 16
AK Potapov 2001; Babenko & Fjellberg 2006
NU Fjellberg 1986, 1994; Babenko 1993; Potapov 2001; Babenko & Fjellberg 2006
BC Battigelli & Marshall 1993; Rusek & Marshall 1995; Skidmore 1995; Cannings 2010
L Christiansen & Bellinger 1980, 1998
Remarks: This species was originally described from Bjørnøya Island in the western part of the Barents Sea and never recorded there subsequently. The recent morphological data are based on specimens collected in Greenland (Fjellberg 2007) or northern regions of America (Potapov 2001), and may not be consistent with the original materials. In any case, D. multisetis auct. is a complex of mostly Asian-American species united by the presence of densely serrated macrosetae and a tridentate mucro.
General distribution: Greenland, Nearctic and Eastern Palaearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
WASH and Vulnerabilities: Addressing the Needs of Displaced Women in the European Migration Situation
Creators: name: Vidal, Jeanne Lorraine M.
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90509 Water Resources Engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: At the end of the summer in 2015, a spike in attention in international media covered widely the journey of the refugees and migrants who crossed armed borders and dangerous seas with a motive to search for a new beginning in life after fleeing conflicts and persecutions. Amongst all the migrants and refugees compressed, together in a small boat were women, who were mothers with young children and for some were pregnant. This research investigates the challenges and vulnerabilities that the women, especially for pregnant women, experienced in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during their journey to and upon arrival in Europe. The research also provides an insight to WASH practitioners as to how they can intervene with these challenges in complex situations such as the migration situation in Europe. To identify the WASH needs and interventions for the displaced women with young children in this situation, one must consult the women to understand the extent of the challenges that they experienced in relation to WASH with consideration to the routes that they chose for their journey. It is also necessary to observe their current health condition (whether it is by physical and/or psychological conditions) of the women. Therefore, understanding these factors, as well as the cultural and socioeconomic background of the beneficiaries, is vital in providing effective and efficient WASH services for displaced populations in a different type of emergencies.
Appropriate technology selection for sewage treatment In the rural Eastern Cape
Creators: name: Nel, George Sebastiaan
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90509 Water Resources Engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Waterborne sanitation is being proposed for many areas in South Africa, including the rural Eastern Cape. Legislation prescribes sewage treatment plants to produce a high quality effluent for discharging to water resources. This requirement effectively disqualifies lowtechnology options from being considered. Research was performed into selecting the most appropriate treatment technology for rural applications. An appropriate technology was defined as a technology with a suitable balance between the three spheres of sustainability (Environmental, Economic and Societal) while still complying with the BATNEEC principle (Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Costs). A set of sustainability indicators for the study area was developed to select three realistic treatment options. Thereafter these were evaluated for local adaptation and a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) process was used to select the preferred technology. It was determined that the Waste Stabilisation Pond system is the most appropriate technology, provided that effluent is re-used for agricultural purposes.
Desoria nigra
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria nigra

description: D. nigra (MacGillivray, 1896)
– Isotoma nigra MacGillivray, 1896: 56
ON Macnamara 1914; James 1933; Skidmore 1995
Remarks: Christiansen & Bellinger (1980, p. 742) in remarks on D. nigrifrons wrote “a single type specimen of Isotoma nigra MacGillivray …, which we examined, resembled nigrifrons very closely, apparently differing only in the structure of the fourth antennal segment pin seta and the length of the tenent hair. We prefer not to propose this synonymy until the types of nigra can be re-examined… and these differences can be re-evaluated”. Nevertheless, they did not include this species in their key.
General distribution: uncertain due to taxonomic problems.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on pages 67-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Management of cost recovery for sustainable rural water supply: Case study From Uganda
Creators: name: Keesiga, Diana
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90509 Water Resources Engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Water supply coverage has stagnated in the rural areas in Uganda despite sinking hundreds of boreholes every year whereas that in the urban areas is increasing. This can be attributed to the different water supply technologies which affect willingness to pay for sustainability of these systems. Discussions with communities and informant interviews with technical and political staff indicated that rural beneficiaries are not satisfied with their current modes of water supply and management. Communities are willing to pay for piped water supply which is a higher level of service because of the advantages associated with it that include convenience, reliability, good quality water, good management and accountability. The study revealed that willingness to pay is highly influenced by the politicians, whose capacity needs to be built to understand what sustainability of water supply is and requires.
Addressing cheese quality defects with emphasis on late blowing in aged white cheddar
Creators: name: Lampien, Alexander
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: cheese
D-value
defect
heat inactivation
Late blowing
z-value

description: Cheese products are vulnerable to contamination by hazardous microorganisms that originate from dairy farms or processing environments. These organisms can cause foodborne illness or spoilage if proper critical control points are not in place. However, certain microorganisms are difficult to control due to their enhanced heat resistance, spore-forming capabilities, and biofilm forming abilities. Raw milk is a common entry point for these hazardous microorganisms into creameries, making farm management decisions regarding feed systems, housing systems, and milking systems critical to controlling milk quality.Contamination by hazardous microorganisms can result in several cheese defects depending on the type of cheese and the offending organism. Late blowing is one such defect which has been observed in Cougar Gold® cheese at the Washington State University creamery. Our investigation traced the cause of this defect to contamination by Paucilactobacillus wasatchensis, a non-starter lactic acid bacteria originating from silage.
description: To better understand the heat tolerance of bacteria that cause late blowing, we conducted two studies. We inoculated sterilized whole milk with either Plb. wasatchensis or Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii cells at >8 logs and filled five aluminum thermal-death-time (TDT) disks with the inoculated milk. The TDT disks were submerged in preheated water baths at various temperatures depending on the bacteria. The time intervals for each bacteria and temperature were selected to achieve a reduction of >3 logs between the first and last disk. All removed disks were promptly placed into an ice bath, then sampled for plating and enumeration. Survivors were plotted against the treatment time at each temperature for both bacteria, and decimal-reduction values (D-values) were calculated from these curves.
description: The D-values obtained in our study indicated that Plb. wasatchensis does not survive pasteurization, whereas P. shermanii can survive pasteurization. Therefore, post-pasteurization contamination by Plb. wasatchensis is the likely cause of late blowing observed in Cougar Gold®. Cheesemakers may prevent cheese defects like late blowing by monitoring milk quality, using proper cleaning and sanitation procedures, utilizing pasteurization, or employing additional critical control points like microfiltration or bactofugation, both of which have shown to be effective in the removal of spores and heat-resistant microorganisms.
Additional file 1 of The role of the soft palate dose regarding normal tissue toxicities in older adults with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive radiotherapy
Creators: name: Bitz, Helena C.
name: Sachpazidis, Ilias
name: Zou, Jiadai
name: Schnell, Daniel
name: Baltas, Dimos
name: Grosu, Anca-Ligia
name: Nicolay, Nils H.
name: Rühle, Alexander
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Univariable regression analyses
Desoria nigrifrons
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria nigrifrons

description: D. nigrifrons (Folsom, 1937)
– Isotoma (Isotoma) nigrifrons Folsom, 1937: 105
BC Addison et al. 2003, cf.
MB Aitchison 1979, cf.; Lindo 2014
ON Skidmore 1995; Huebner et al. 2012
QC Therrien et al. 1999, 1999a; Chagnon et al. 2000, 2001a
Remarks: Skidmore’s record of this species for ON is probably based on James’s record (1933) for I. nigra (see remarks on the latter).
General distribution: Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Numerical experiments on reconnection in magnetic field conﬁgurations containing null points and separators
Creators: name: Chambers, Daniel Thomas
Publisher: name: University of St Andrews
Year: 2021

description: Magnetic ﬁelds containing null points offer favourable conditions for reconnection. In this thesis, numerical experiments attempt to gain insight into the reconnection process at these topological features. Null point reconnection is studied under the assumption that the initial state is a quasi-equilibrium. A non-equilibrium ﬁeld with a current density component parallel to the fan plane is relaxed ideally to obtain the initial condition, forming fan current layers centred on the null point. Rapid reconnection occurs at the beginning of the resistive experiment, before there is a transition to impulsive behaviour. The orientation of the initial current density relative to the strongest magnetic ﬁeld in the fan plane determines the current layer dimensions and also inﬂuences the reconnection rate. A single separator magnetic ﬁeld is derived from the 2D Corrugated Sheet Pinch by the addition of a perturbation magnetic ﬁeld. The evolution of the system is investigated numerically, using the 3D ﬁeld with the pressure proﬁle from the 2D case. The current is transferred from the original current sheet to the separatrix surfaces and null point bifurcations occur. A potential double separator ﬁeld is used as the basis for a study of reconnection at multiply-connected null points. The potential ﬁeld is perturbed by the addition of ﬂux rings and ideal relaxation results in a quasi-equilibrium with separator current layers. In the resistive experiment, reconnection occurs at the centre of the separators and its effects are localised. In each of the experiments containing a single null point, reconnection occurs at current layers in the vicinity of the null. When there are multiple nulls connected by separators, the reconnection often takes place away from the nulls. However, the dynamics of separator reconnection appear to be inﬂuenced by the choice of initial conditions.
Identification and Prediction of Pathogenic Microorganisms with Vibrational Spectroscopy and Machine Learning
Creators: name: Meza Ramirez, Carlos
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Machine Learning
Spectroscopy
Infrared
Raman
vibrational spectroscopy
Microorganisms

description: Identification pathogenic micro-organisms has time constraints , as it requires culturing of the bacteria which can take up to 48 hours . This time gap has a major impact on the health care system, making timely diagnosis of pathogenic microorganisms a significant challenge. . Current methods of microbial diagnosis are limited to molecular tests, such as biochemical assays, Polymerase Chain Reaction, antigen testing, etc. Recently, the use of artificial intelligence called machine learning (ML) has been explored to perform screenings in different areas of medicine. ML is carried out by using different algorithms; Support Vector Machines (SVM), Logistic Regression (LR), Partial Least Squares (PLS), among others. This study aims to explore the potential application of vibrational spectroscopy in conjunction with different ML models to screen for different bacteria, including S. aureus, S. epidermidis, K. pneumoniae, and P. aeruginosa, as well as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease. These algorithms aim to detect patterns in the spectra that are fed into the model. Each ML model performs differently, and although they all aim to detect similarities between the data, each model clusters the output data differently, providing varying prediction results depending on the ML model used. In this study, it was possible to obtain specificities and sensitivities ranging from 90% to 100%, bringing into the spotlight the promising application of vibrational spectroscopy in conjunction with ML in the area of clinical diagnostics. In addition to the application of ML models in the spectra, the different spectral bands that characterise each pathogenic microorganism used were identified in this study. On the other hand, it was also possible to evaluate the limit of detection of residual nasopharyngeal samples of COVID-19, as well as the temperature stability after 3 freeze-thaw cycles of samples with SARS-CoV-2 virus.
A study of the stratigraphy, lithofacies and geochemistry of Taal Caldera Volcano, Philippines, and its implications for the understanding of flooded caldera volcanoes
Creators: name: Withoos, Yannick
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Explosive eruptions from flooded caldera volcanoes are some of the most violent on Earth. Taal Caldera Volcano, Philippines, is one of the most dangerous because it is poorly understood and in the middle of a densely populated area. A new stratigraphic framework for Taal’s prehistoric eruptions increases the number of major (>5 km3 DRE) explosive eruptions from 4 to 7, records 3 new minor eruption-units, and newly identifies the Sampaga Formation as the oldest pyroclastic eruption-unit. This study significantly increases the estimated eruption volume for the youngest major eruption-unit, the Buco Formation, from 3 km3 to 28 km3 DRE, and for the largest eruptionunit, the Pasong Formation, from 31 km3 to 90 km3 DRE. Ash aggregates, fluidal juvenile bomb-rich and poorly-lithified ignimbrites, the presence of fine ash-rich cross-bedded facies, and active and passive ash grain textures are more common in younger eruption-units, especially the Buco Formation, compared to older eruption-units like the Alitagtag Formation. This study therefore hypothesises that water had more access to erupting magma during recent major eruptions, although no major eruption is thought to have been triggered by the explosive interaction of water with magma. All major eruptionunits show evidence of plagioclase, pyroxene and magnetite fractionation, although magma evolution for the youngest three eruption-units was dominated by mixing processes. Over time, major eruption-units have been becoming more mafic (from 63 wt.% SiO2 for the Alitagtag Formation to 58 wt.% SiO2 for the Buco Formation); almost all major eruption-units can be chemically distinguished from each other using a combination of Y, Fe2O3 and Cu. Major eruptions are punctuated by smaller, but more frequent explosive eruptions, similar to Taal’s historical eruptions, which continue today and upon which hazard maps are based. However, this study has shown that Taal’s prehistoric eruptions were significantly larger and more frequent than previously thought and that major eruptions have occurred in the past, and therefore could in the future, following a phase of smaller-scale eruptions, similar to Taal’s current eruptive phase.
Gravity ventilation for interior bathrooms
Creators: name: Hall, Monika
name: Gerber, Vincent
name: Geissler, Achim
Publisher: name: IOP Publishing
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Gravity ventilation
subject: Interior bathroom
subject: Moisture
subject: Natural ventilation
subject: 624 - Ingenieurbau und Umwelttechnik

description: Based on the extensive experience of a building cooperative with interior bathroom gravity (shaft) ventilation in existing apartment buildings, the replacement buildings constructed at the same location are also equipped with gravity ventilation. The aim of the project described here is to demonstrate the possibilities and limitations of gravity ventilation in one of the new replacement buildings by means of monitoring. Detailed monitoring over a complete year recorded the behaviour and effectiveness of the gravity ventilation in all seasons. In winter, gravity ventilation leads to higher air change rates in interior bathrooms than in summer. In general, humidity can be removed with gravity ventilation except in summer, when after a shower the bathroom door stays closed for 24 h. In summer when the indoor and ambient temperature is the same the gravity ventilation does not work. In this case, the interior bathroom should be ventilated by the main apartment ventilation, e.g., while the bathroom door and other room doors and windows are open at the same time. In summer, doors and windows are often open and the gravity ventilation summer problem can be viewed as negligible. Therefore, gravity ventilation is a good alternative to other ventilation systems in interior bathrooms.
Review of alternative operation and maintenance (O&M) management models for rural water supplies in Uganda, focusing on hand pump mechanic associations (HPMAs)
Creators: name: Hirst, David
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90509 Water Resources Engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: There is increasing recognition that Community Based Management Systems (CBMS) have not delivered as promised in terms of providing clean and safe water access to rural areas in a reliable manner. The scepticism over the whether the traditional model of CBMS can provide sustainable rural water supplies has led to the emergence of new paradigm shifts in the sector, and the development of alternative models that seek to improve it or replace it. One such model that has come to prominence in Uganda since 2013 is the Hand Pump Mechanic Association model, which is a based around a public private partnership approach and seeks to improve functionality of handpump systems through technical support to CBMS. At present, given that the HPMA model is relatively new, there is limited knowledge of how effectively it has been rolled out on the ground at a national scale. This research seeks to bridge that gap and delve deeper into the issues, challenges and lessons learnt of the HPMA experience so far. It researches the status of the model and asks whether it represents a sustainable shift towards the improvement and professionalisation of Community Based Management in Uganda.
Isotoma olivacea
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Isotoma
Isotoma olivacea

description: D. olivacea (Tullberg, 1871)
– Isotoma olivacea Tullberg, 1871: 151
AK Weber 1950; Hurd 1954; Hurd & Lindquist 1958; Bohnsack 1968; Ryan 1981; Toda & Tanno 1983
YT Hammer 1953
NT Hammer 1953; Danks 1981
NU Davis 1936; Hammer 1953, 1953a; Addison 1975, 1977; Ryan 1977; Danks 1981
MB Bird 1930; McClure 1943; Hammer 1953
ON James 1933; Folsom 1937; Maynard 1951
QC Sharma 1964; Stainer 1969
Remarks: In older publications, Isotoma olivacea was frequently recorded all over the Holarctic (Potapov 2001); recent findings are restricted to Europe and Greenland. The occurrence of true D. olivacea in the northern Nearctic needs confirmation. Skidmore (1995) treated all Nearctic records of the species as belonging to D. tigrina (see remarks on the latter species).
General distribution: Holarctic (?).
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
The required conditions and success criteria for container-based sanitation viability and the potential for implementation in Kathmandu, Nepal
Creators: name: Dewhurst, Richard N.
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90509 Water Resources Engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: The impact of the relentless rise in population, compounded by rapid rates of urbanisation, is being felt across the globe, with ever increasing pressures placed on land availability and resources in many cities of the developing world. A consequence of these factors is the emergence of large, unplanned and disorganised high-density urban and peri-urban settlements, where the availability of adequate sanitation facilities is intolerably low, and the space required to provide improved facilities is in exceptionally short supply. Land tenure and ownership further complicate the situation leaving many residents of such settlements with very few options to improve their sanitation. In recent years, a small number of container-based sanitation (CBS) services have been established in this type of environment, whereby human excreta are collected in sealable, portable containers or cartridges, which are subsequently collected and transported to treatment or disposal facilities. The organisations have developed reasonably independently of each other thus far, and therefore the processes by which they deliver their service are bespoke and specific to the contexts within which they operate. The reasons why variations in the operational methodologies exist are due to the developmental processes that the CBS organisations have been through to create their services. The effects of the physical characteristics of the settlements and the existence of localised influential cultural practices, have led to very context specific approaches, and varying degrees of expansion. This research identifies and collates the numerous factors and influences that can affect the success and viability of CBS, based on the experiences of the existing organisations. Through the application of the identified factors, a weighted scoring matrix was developed to create a tool which could be used to evaluate any context with regard to the potential viability of CBS. Through the use of the matrix, the potential of CBS to provide a sanitation solution in any given area can be determined. Following the identification of the required conditions and success criteria for CBS viability, and the development of the scoring matrix, the research applies the technique to the context of the squatter settlements of Kathmandu, in order to determine the potential of CBS technologies to provide these communities with an improved level of sanitation. It was determined that the potential of CBS within the squatter settlements of Kathmandu was low due to the widespread availability of existing sanitation, the low level of potential WTP and the universal practice of washing to anally cleanse following defecation.
Modeled Behavior of Steel Jacket Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns
Creators: name: Bell, Stacia L
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023

description: The aftermath of the San Fernando, Whittier, and Loma Prieta slip-strike earthquakes in 1971, 1987, and 1989, respectively, showed the inadequacy of pre-1971 reinforced concrete bridge columns and led to extensive research in the United States on seismic retrofitting of these columns. Providing steel jackets around the columns was determined to be effective in increasing lateral deformation capacity under seismic demand. The jacket can confine the concrete, such that failure occurs due to fatigue fracture of longitudinal reinforcement. Previous research did not focus specifically on behavior under long-duration subduction zone earthquakes, which can increase the likelihood of fatigue fracture relative to strike-slip earthquakes. This study focuses on behavior under demands from both strike slip and long-duration earthquakes. In this research, an analytical model of a steel jacket retrofitted reinforced concrete bridge column was developed in OpenSEES. The model consisted of a linear elastic element for the jacketed portion of the column, a fiber section to capture plasticity at the gap between the bottom of the steel jacket and top of the footing, and zero-length bond slip elements at the column-footing interface and the bottom of the jacket. The OpenSEES model was used in combination with a fatigue model to predict the fatigue failure of the longitudinal reinforcement. The column model was validated using ten test columns. This included four columns with loading protocols more reflective of strike-slip earthquakes and six columns with loading protocols reflective of long duration demands.
Desoria pilifrons Fjellberg 2010
Creators: name: Babenko, Anatoly
name: Stebaeva, Sophya
name: Turnbull, Matthew S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Isotomidae
Desoria
Desoria pilifrons

description: D. pilifrons Fjellberg, 2010
– Desoria pilifrons Fjellberg, 2010: 37
BC Fjellberg 2010
General distribution: Nearctic.
description: Published as part of Babenko, Anatoly, Stebaeva, Sophya & Turnbull, Matthew S., 2019, An updated checklist of Canadian and Alaskan Collembola, pp. 1-125 in Zootaxa 4592 (1) on page 68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4592.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2656929
Technical feasibility framework for sand dams applied to Eastern Chad
Creators: name: M. Jack E. Bonham Cozens
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90509 Water Resources Engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: This paper focuses on the technical aspects of sand dams, establishing a feasibility framework comprised of three criteria with which to evaluate sand dam suitability. Sand dams are an effective and affordable type of rainwater harvesting technology for arid regions. However, they must only be undertaken in specific contexts where conditions are favourable. Adequate water supply must be ensured by considering the region’s rainfall and geology. Sufficient storage capacity will depend on the volume of sand behind the dam and the river’s sediment characteristics. Affordability will be determined by the availability of construction materials, the dimensioning of the dam, and users’ willingness to pay. This feasibility framework is applied to Hadjer Hadid in eastern Chad, where eleven prospective sand dam sites are analysed. 72% of the sites are considered favourable; on this basis, sand dams are considered a viable option for addressing water needs in eastern Chad.
Additional file 1 of Blockade of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Astragaloside IV attenuates ulcerative colitis via improving the intestinal epithelial barrier
Creators: name: Zhang, Xinhui
name: Zhang, Fan
name: Li, Yan
name: Fan, Na
name: Zhao, Ke
name: Zhang, Anding
name: Kang, Jiefang
name: Lin, Yan
name: Xue, Xiaochang
name: Jiang, Xun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

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