cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Metal release from coffee machines and electric kettles
Creators: name: Müller, Frederic D.
name: Hackethal, Christin
name: Schmidt, Roman
name: Kappenstein, Oliver
name: Pfaff, Karla
name: Luch, Andreas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Information and Computing Sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Engineering

description: The release of elemental ions from 8 coffee machines and 11 electric kettles into food simulants was investigated. Three different types of coffee machines were tested: portafilter espresso machines, pod machines and capsule machines. All machines were tested subsequently on 3 days before and on 3 days after decalcification. Decalcification of the machines was performed with agents according to procedures as specified in the respective manufacturer’s manuals. The electric kettles showed only a low release of the elements analysed. For the coffee machines decreasing concentrations of elements were found from the first to the last sample taken in the course of 1 day. Metal release on consecutive days showed a decreasing trend as well. After decalcification a large increase in the amounts of elements released was encountered. In addition, the different machine types investigated clearly differed in their extent of element release. By far the highest leaching, both quantitatively and qualitatively, was found for the portafilter machines. With these products releases of Pb, Ni, Mn, Cr and Zn were in the range and beyond the release limits as proposed by the Council of Europe. Therefore, a careful rinsing routine, especially after decalcification, is recommended for these machines. The comparably lower extent of release of one particular portafilter machine demonstrates that metal release at levels above the threshold that triggers health concerns are technically avoidable.
Regional-scale landslide inventory, central-western sector of the Basilicata region (Southern Apennines, Italy)
Creators: name: Lazzari, Maurizio
name: Gioia, Dario
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: A detailed landslide inventory map has been drawn for a large sector of the axial-outer zone of the Southern Italian Apennines using photo-aerial interpretation and field survey. Our results reveal a landscape greatly affected by landslide phenomena, which involve about 7% of the entire area. DEM analysis allowed us to assess the influence of landslide processes on the geomorphological evolution and investigate the main predisposing factors, which promote the initiation and evolution of mass movements. In order to understand the influence of lithological and topographic factors on slope processes, an evaluation of the landslide susceptibility has been carried out using the SINMAP model. A statistical comparison between the stability index map and landslides highlights a good prediction ability of the susceptibility assessment. Apart from the implications for mass movement processes and relief evolution, the acquired data can represent a basic contribution to land management and hazard assessment as well as the gathering of basic information on landslide susceptibility of this sector of the southern Apennine chain.
Pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline scaffold as 5-deaza analogue of pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine system: synthesis of new derivatives, biological activity on GABAA receptor subtype and molecular dynamic study
Creators: name: Ciattini, Samuele
name: Daniele, Simona
name: Martini, Claudia
name: Guerrini, Gabriella
name: Ciciani, Giovanna
name: Crocetti, Letizia
name: Melani, Fabrizio
name: Vergelli, Claudia
name: Giovannoni, Maria Paola
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Science Policy
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Biotechnology
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: To investigate the binding affinity of GABAA receptor subtype, new pyrazolo [1,5-a]quinazolines were designed, synthesized, and in vitro evaluated. These compounds, 5-deaza analogues of pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine derivatives which were already studied in our research group, permit us to evaluate the relevance of the nitrogen or the oxygen atom at 5-position of the tricyclic scaffold. Molecular dynamic study was done on a set of the new and known ligands to rationalize and to explain the lack of affinity on the 4- or 5-substituted new derivative. In fact, from biological results, it can be found that the only 5-unsubstituted new derivative, compound 15, has receptor recognition (Ki = 834.7 nM).
Metal release from coffee machines and electric kettles
Creators: name: Müller, Frederic D.
name: Hackethal, Christin
name: Schmidt, Roman
name: Kappenstein, Oliver
name: Pfaff, Karla
name: Luch, Andreas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Information and Computing Sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Engineering

description: The release of elemental ions from eight coffee machines and eleven electric kettles into food simulants was investigated. Three different types of coffee machines were tested: portafilter espresso machines, pod machines and capsule machines. All machines were tested subsequently on 3 days before and on 3 days after decalcification. Decalcification of the machines was performed with agents according to procedures as specified in the respective manufacturer’s manuals. The electric kettles showed only a low release of the elements analysed. For the coffee machines decreasing concentrations of elements were found from the first to the last sample taken in the course of 1 day. Metal release on consecutive days showed a decreasing trend as well. After decalcification a large increase in the amounts of elements released was encountered. In addition, the different machine types investigated clearly differed in their extent of element release. By far the highest leaching, both quantitatively and qualitatively, was found for the portafilter machines. With these products releases of Pb, Ni, Mn, Cr and Zn were in the range and beyond the release limits as proposed by the Council of Europe. Therefore a careful rinsing routine, especially after decalcification, is recommended for these machines. The comparably lower extent of release of one particular portafilter machine demonstrates that metal release at levels above the threshold that triggers health concerns are technically avoidable.
Spoken Words Fly Away, Written Words Remain: Employment Contracts between Farmers and Farm Workers
Creators: name: Jäckering, Lisa
name: Meemken, Eva-Marie
name: Sellare, Jorge
name: Qaim, Matin
name: Jäckering, Lisa
name: Meemken, Eva-Marie
name: Sellare, Jorge
name: Qaim, Matin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Institutional and Behavioral Economics
subject: International Development
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession
subject: RCT
subject: Côte d’Ivoire
subject: farm worker
subject: cacao

description: Farm workers in developing countries often belong to the poorest of the poor. They typically face low wages, informal working arrangements, and inadequate social protection. Written employment contracts with clearly defined rights and obligations could possibly help, but it is not clear how such contracts could be introduced and promoted in traditional peasant environments. To address this question, we develop and implement a randomized controlled trial with farmers in Côte d’Ivoire. We evaluate whether an awareness campaign about possible features and benefits of employment contracts can influence farmers’ preferences and willingness to sign a contract with their workers. Choice experimental results show that – in comparison to the control group – farmers who were randomly assigned to the awareness campaign have a stronger preference for written contracts and a higher willingness to include contractual features with social benefits for workers. We also analyze treatment effects on farmers’ knowledge and behavior. Farmers in the treatment group are more informed about the procedure of initiating and signing a contract. They are also significantly more likely to have started this procedure by talking with their workers about a contract and making an appointment with the local authorities. Effects on actually signing a contract as the last step of this procedure are not significant, possibly because the time frame of the research was relatively short. Nevertheless, results suggest that information and awareness campaigns may help to improve farm workers’ employment conditions in traditional peasant environments.
Tricetin suppresses the migration/invasion of human glioblastoma multiforme cells by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinase-2 through modulation of the expression and transcriptional activity of specificity protein 1
Creators: name: Rockey Chao
name: Jyh-Ming Chow
name: Yi-Hsien Hsieh
name: Chi-Kuan Chen
name: Wei-Jiunn Lee
name: Feng-Koo Hsieh
name: Nuo-Yi Yu
name: Ming-Chih Chou
name: Chao-Wen Cheng
name: Shun-Fa Yang
name: Ming-Hsien Chien
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Objective: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a severely invasive tumor that can be fatal because it is difficult to treat. Tricetin, a natural flavonoid, was demonstrated to inhibit the growth of various cancers, but the effect of tricetin on cancer motility is largely unknown.Research design and methods: In the present study, we examined the anti-invasive properties of tricetin in huwman GBM cells.Results: Our results showed that tricetin inhibited the migration/invasion of two GBM cell lines. We found that tricetin inhibited MMP-2 expression in the GBM cells. Real-time polymerase chain reaction and promoter activity assays indicated that tricetin inhibited MMP-2 expression at the transcriptional level. Such inhibitory effects were associated with the suppression of specificity protein-1 (SP-1) DNA-binding activity. An examination of clinical samples revealed a positive correlation between SP-1 and MMP-2 in glioma specimens, and higher expression levels were correlated with a worse probability of survival. Moreover, blocking the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway also inhibited MMP-2-mediated cell motility, and further enhanced the anti-invasive ability of tricetin in GBM cells.Conclusions: SP-1 is an important target of tricetin for suppressing MMP-2-mediated cell motility in GBM cells, and a combination of tricetin and an ERK inhibitor may be a good strategy for preventing GBM invasion.
title: (Bio-)Sensor development for vascular endothelial growth factor monitoring
Creators: name: Mayer, Viktoria
Year: 2024

description: Vascular Endothelial Growth Facor ist ein Signalprotein, das eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Bildung neuer Blutgefäße spielt, indem es ihnen die Versorgung mit Nährstoffen und Sauerstoff ermöglicht. Daher ist es für die normale Entwicklung sowie für die Wundheilung unerlässlich. Dennoch ist es an verschiedenen pathologischen Zuständen, insbesondere bei Krebs, beteiligt, wo die abnormale Bildung von Blutgefäßen ein charakteristisches Merkmal der Tumorentwicklung ist. Aus diesem Grund ist die Überwachung des VEGF-Spiegels im Blut von großem Interesse, da dies Informationen über den Gesundheitszustand liefern kann. Diese Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Entwicklung von zwei Biosensoren zur Detektion von VEGF. Einer von ihnen verwendet einen Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), der optimiert und in ein System mit Oberflächenplasmonenresonanz (SPR) implementiert wurde. Der zweite verwendet molekular geprägte Polymere (MIPs), die maßgeschneidert auf eine bestimmte VEGF-Sequenz synthetisiert wurden, um eine robuste Alternative zu Antikörpern - ihren natürlichen Gegenstücken - bereitzustellen. Mit einer massensensitiven Quarzkristallmikrowaage (QCM) wurde ihre Kompatibilität getestet. Für die Zukunft ist es erstrebenswert MIPs auch in ein SPR-System zu implementieren, um den Einsatz empfindlicher und kostspieliger Antikörper zu vermeiden.
description: VEGF is a signaling protein that plays a key role in the formation of new blood vessels by supplying them with nutrients and oxygen. Thus, it is necessary for normal development as well as for wound healing. Nevertheless, it plays a role in various pathological conditions, particularly cancer, where the abnormal formation of blood vessels is a characteristic feature of tumor development. For that reason, monitoring the VEGF level within the blood stream is of great interest, since this gives information about health status. This thesis focusses on the development of two sensors for detecting VEGF. One of them uses an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), which was optimized and implemented on a system using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The second uses molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), which had been tailor made synthesized towards a particular VEGF epitope sequence, to provide a robust alternative to antibodies – their natural counterparts. The compatibility between the MIPs and the VEGF epitope was tested via a mass-sensitive quartz crystal microbalance. For future perspectives MIPs can also be implemented in the SPR system to avoid the use of sensitive and costly antibodies.
Caspiomyzon wagneri
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Petromyzonti
Petromyzontiformes
Petromyzontidae
Caspiomyzon
Caspiomyzon wagneri

description: 1. Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)
Common name. Caspian lamprey
Taxonomy. Original description: Petromyzon wagneri Kessler, 1870: 207, pl. 3 (figs. 4-5) [Volga River between Tver [Tvertsa] and Astrakhan, Russia, 46°21'N, 48°03'E; syntypes: (10) NMW 61053 (1), SMNS 2398 (1), ZIN 2407 (2)].
Revisions. Berg (1948: 28).
Illustrations. Berg (1948: 29, figs. 10-12).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.
Status in Iran. [Native].—Marmahi-ye dehangerd, Dahangerd-e daryaye Khazar.—Listed in previous checklists by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran materials: ZM-CBSU.
Conservation. —IUCN: NT.
Gnathostomata
Elasmobranchii
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
Optically controlled distribution of o-quinonemethacrylate metal complexes in polymer materials
Creators: name: Lenshina, Nina A.
name: Shurygina, Margarita P.
name: Arsenyev, Maxim V.
name: Poddel’sky, Andrey I.
name: Zaitsev, Sergey D.
name: Chesnokov, Sergey A.
name: Abakumov, Gleb A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The complexation ability of photoreduction products of 2-(2,5-di-tert-butyl-3,4-dioxycyclohexa-1,5-dienyl)ethyl methacrylate in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution and in its copolymer films with dimethacrylate and ethylene glycol monomethacrylate was studied. The product of photochemical reduction – catechol – reacts with (NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O, NH4VO3 and (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 with the formation of corresponding metal complexes in solution and in the polymer bulk. The concentration of the molybdenum complexes in the polymer matrix was proportional to the exposure and holding time in solution of molybdate salt. Polymer film with optically controlled distribution of o-quinonemethacrylate molybdenum complexes was prepared. A film containing antimony and molybdenum complexes together in the polymer structure in predetermined ratio was obtained by sequential treatment of irradiated copolymer film (50% conversion) by THF solution of SbPh3, and water solution of (NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O.
Carcharhinus leucas
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus
Carcharhinus leucas

description: 2. Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)
Common name. Bull shark
Taxonomy. Original description: Carcharias (Prionodon) leucas Valenciennes, 1839: 42 [Antilles, western Atlantic; syntypes: (4) MNHN A–9650 (1, dry), A–9652 (1, dry), uncat. (2, lost)].
Revisions. Compagno (1984: 478).
Illustrations. Hussain et al. (2012).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.
Status in Iran. [Native].—Kooseh, Kooseh-kuli, Sag mahi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Coad (2015); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.
Conservation. —IUCN: VU.
Actinopteri
Acipenseriformes
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
title: 02_1674
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Synthesis and characterization of a thioether Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes and crystal structure determination of the nickel(II) complex
Creators: name: Dehghani-Firouzabadi, Ahmad Ali
name: Kargar, Hadi
name: Safie Eslaminejad
name: Notash, Behrouz
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Physics
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: Reactions of 1,2-di(o-aminophenylthio)ethane with 3-ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde yield the new hexadentate N2S2O2 donor thioether Schiff base 1,2-bis(2-((2-(thio)phenylimino)methyl)-6-ethoxyphenol)ethane (H2L). Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes of this ligand were prepared. Of these complexes, [NiL]·2H2O has been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The coordination geometry around Ni(II) was described as octahedral. Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes and the Schiff base ligand have been characterized by CHN analyses, molar conductivity, UV–vis, FT-IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopy.
Arrêt du parlement, qui défend aux Sages-Femmes et à toutes autres Personnes, de reporter des enfants sans Ordonnance de Justice
Creators: name: Plouvain, Pierre-Antoine-Samuel-Joseph (1754-1832)
name: Six, Philippe-Josse-Auguste-Joseph (1732-1793)
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2019
Subjects: Transport
Enfant
Protection maternelle et infantile
Sage femme

description: Source: http://nordnum.univ-lille.fr/ark:/72505/a0115224001360im5Ol/from/a011522400136ypxWl4
description: Source: NAKALONA
description: Coverage: Parlement de Flandre
description: issued: 01/07/2019
The Meso–Cenozoic stratigraphic succession of the Col de Braus area (Maritime Alps, SE France)
Creators: name: Barale, Luca
name: D'Atri, Anna
name: Piana, Fabrizio
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The 1:10,000 geological map here presented extends over about 32 km2 around the Col de Braus pass in the Maritime Alps (SE France). This area has attracted the attention of geologists since the late eighteenth century due to superb exposures of the Jurassic–Cretaceous Provençal succession, and has become a classic geological locality continuously studied until the present day. In this area, Early Cretaceous synsedimentary tectonics is evidenced by important lateral thickness and facies variations. This sector is presently placed at the western termination of a large structural domain extending from the westernmost Ligurian Alps into the French–Italian Maritime Alps, thus representing a key-area for understanding the structural setting of this part of the Western Alps.
Stimulation of primary auditory neurons mediated by near-infrared excitation of gold nanorods
Creators: name: Paviolo, Chiara
name: Needham, Karina
name: Brown, William G.A.
name: Yong, Jiawey
name: Stoddart, Paul
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Neural stimulation plays an important role in achieving therapeutic interactions with both the central and peripheral nervous systems, and forms the basis of neural prostheses such as cochlear implants and pacemakers. The interactions are commonly based on electrical stimulation delivered by microelectrodes, which are implanted in the vicinity of the target tissue. Electrical stimulation has limited selectivity, as the resolution of the stimulus is degraded by current spread. Moreover, the implantation may cause injury to the target tissue and the host inflammatory response can reduce stability. In order to improve the performance of neural interfaces, optical stimulation is attracting increasing attention, based on techniques such as optogenetics, photoactive molecules, and infrared neural stimulation. However, optical techniques at present tend to rely on visible or infrared wavelengths that have a limited penetration in tissue. Alternatively, the near-infrared region, corresponding to the therapeutic window in tissue, can be accessed by two-photon stimulation with relatively expensive light sources, or by the introduction of extrinsic light absorbers. For the latter approach, gold nanorods have recently been shown to provide efficient stimulation in a range of cell types, when exposed to near infrared light. Given the wide range of surface functionalizations and relatively low toxicity of gold, this approach is expected to draw increasing interest in the field of neural stimulation. This Method describes experimental procedures that have been used to prepare primary auditory neurons with gold nanorods for near-infrared excitation. It is anticipated that these procedures could be adapted to a range of related neural stimulation studies.
title: Home and School Literacy Practices of Children in a Rural Village in India: An Ethnography
Creators: name: Batra, Namrita
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2022

description: The Indian state is responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all its 6-14-year-old children. A significant majority of these children attend state schools and belong to some of the most socio-economically disadvantaged sections of the country. Researchers who document teaching in these schools continue to provide accounts of teacher-led instruction. Both international and Indian assessments of literacy also evidence dismal levels of learning among children. Unlike previous studies from India which have focused on teachers and teaching, this study broadens its focus to include children and learning. It does this by exploring the range of literacy practices that children engage with at home and school, and by taking into consideration the beliefs of caregivers and teachers shaping these practices. Theoretically rooted in a sociocultural theory, it shines a light on how children’s literacy practices are cultural and personal and, consequently, uncovers the relationship between home and school practices. Ethnography provides the methodological framework for the study. The five participant children live in a resource-poor, agrarian village and attend the state school within the village. The literacy practices of two are discussed in detail in this current study. Participant observation of children’s practices in naturalistic settings, that is, their homes and school, and conversations with them lie at the heart of the fieldwork. Interviews with caregivers and teachers were also undertaken. Data were recorded with audio and video devices, in the form of fieldnotes, and children’s texts were captured through photographs. Consequently, it is the first known research to endeavour a qualitative exploration of children’s home literacy practices in India and to do so within a rural community. This study makes significant contributions to theory. This has been possible because of the depth of its fieldwork and the theories it has chosen to draw on for analysis. The cultural nature of children’s practices has been highlighted using Gee’s (2002, 2012, 2014) conceptualisation of Discourse and identity and their personal nature has been examined using Hedges and her colleagues (Hedges et al., 2011; Hedges & Cooper, 2016) theorisation of interests. As a result, this study has been successful in highlighting the personal nature of children’s literacy practices. It also provides evidence of the potential of both theories to illuminate the nature of children’s literacy practices.
A multi-center randomized trial of two different intravenous fluids during labor
Creators: name: Dapuzzo-Argiriou, Lisa M.
name: Smulian, John C.
name: Rochon, Meredith L.
name: Galdi, Luisa
name: Kissling, Jessika M.
name: Schnatz, Peter F.
name: Rios, Angel Gonzalez
name: Airoldi, James
name: Carrillo, Mary Anne
name: Maines, Jaimie
name: Kunselman, Allen R.
name: Repke, John
name: Legro, Richard S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: Computational Biology

description: Objective: To determine if the intrapartum use of a 5% glucose-containing intravenous solution decreases the chance of a cesarean delivery for women presenting in active labor. Methods: This was a multi-center, prospective, single (patient) blind, randomized study design implemented at four obstetric residency programs in Pennsylvania. Singleton, term, consenting women presenting in active spontaneous labor with a cervical dilation of <6 cm were randomized to lactated Ringer's with or without 5% glucose (LR versus D5LR) as their maintenance intravenous fluid. The primary outcome was the cesarean birth rate. Secondary outcomes included labor characteristics, as well as maternal or neonatal complications. Results: There were 309 women analyzed. Demographic variables and admitting cervical dilation were similar among study groups. There was no significant difference in the cesarean delivery rate for the D5LR group (23/153 or 15.0%) versus the LR arm (18/156 or 11.5%), [RR (95% CI) of 1.32 (0.75, 2.35), p = 0.34]. There were no differences in augmentation rates or intrapartum complications. Conclusions: The use of intravenous fluid containing 5% dextrose does not lower the chance of cesarean delivery for women admitted in active labor.
Acipenser baerii Brandt 1869
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Acipenseriformes
Acipenseridae
Acipenser
Acipenser baerii

description: 3. Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869
Common name. Siberian sturgeon
Taxonomy. Original description: Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869: 115 [Ob and Lena River systems, Siberia, Russia; syntypes: whereabouts unknown].
Revisions. Berg (1948: 86).
Illustrations. Berg (1948: 86, fig. 66).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.
Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Tas mahi baeri.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on page 9, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
Optically controlled distribution of o-quinonemethacrylate metal complexes in polymer materials
Creators: name: Lenshina, Nina A.
name: Shurygina, Margarita P.
name: Arsenyev, Maxim V.
name: Poddel’sky, Andrey I.
name: Zaitsev, Sergey D.
name: Chesnokov, Sergey A.
name: Abakumov, Gleb A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The complexation ability of photoreduction products of 2-(2,5-di-tert-butyl-3,4-dioxycyclohexa-1,5-dienyl)ethyl methacrylate in THF solution and in its copolymer films with dimethacrylate and ethylene glycol monomethacrylate was studied. The product of photochemical reduction - catechol - reacts with (NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O, NH4VO3 and (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 with the formation of corresponding metal complexes in solution and in the polymer bulk. The concentration of the molybdenum complexes in the polymer matrix was proportional to the exposure and holding time in solution of molybdate salt. Polymer film with optically controlled distribution of o–quinonemethacrylate molybdenum complexes was prepared. A film containing antimony and molybdenum complexes together in the polymer structure in predetermined ratio was obtained by sequential treatment of irradiated copolymer film (50% conversion) by tetrahydrofuran solution of SbPh3 and water solution of (NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O.
Two new triterpenoids from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)
Creators: name: Masateru Ono
name: Yasuda, Shin
name: Nishi, Kaori
name: Yamamoto, Kazutaka
name: Fuchizaki, Satoshi
name: Higuchi, Satomi
name: Komatsu, Haruki
name: Okawa, Masafumi
name: Junei Kinjo
name: Yoshimitsu, Hitoshi
name: Nohara, Toshihiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Two new ursane-type triterpenoids (1, 2) attached to isopropylidenedioxy group were isolated from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus L., Rosaceae) along with two known ursane-type triterpenoids, 2,3-O-isopropylidenyl-2α,3α,19α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (3) and 1β-hydroxyeuscaphic acid (4). The chemical structures of 1 and 2 were determined to be 2,3-O-isopropylidene-1β,2β,3β,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid and 1,2-O-isopropylidene-1β,2α,3α,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, respectively, based on spectroscopic data. Additionally, their cytotoxic activity towards HL-60 human leukaemia cells was evaluated. Among them, 3 demonstrated a clear cytotoxic activity with 72.8 μM of IC50 value.
Combining mouse molecular genetics and computer vision tools to probe spinal cord circuits of locomotion
Creators: name: Gonzalez, Melissa
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2024

description: Locomotion is a complex motor behavior facilitated by spinal networks of sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons that code for the timing and cyclical coordination of flexor and extensor muscles. The rhythmic activity of locomotion is separated into two phases: stance, when the foot is on the ground, and swing, when the foot lifts off the ground and moves forward in the air. To investigate how spinal circuits integrate sensory information to modulate these rhythmic motor outputs, we utilize mouse molecular genetics to enable genetic ablation, silencing, or activation of distinct neuronal populations in vivo. To quantify the functional implications of these manipulations, we use computer vision to derive meaningful information from our behavioral recordings with pose estimation by detecting and tracking anatomical landmarks, such as hindlimb joints. By combining mouse molecular genetics with computer vision I show that manipulation of a distinct population of spinal inhibitory interneurons during treadmill locomotion alters hindlimb kinematics, particularly at the phase transition from stance to swing. Beyond these studies, I provide a validated, proof of principle to couple nearly instantaneous pose tracking with optogenetic stimulation of sensory neurons at user-defined instances. To a greater extent, integrating real-time pose estimation with closed-loop optogenetic manipulation of sensory neuron activity enables us to tease apart the functional role of neurons that may be involved in the phase-dependent modulation of locomotion and offers unprecedented sensitivity to broadly probe neural activity at user defined instances.
Two new triterpenoids from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)
Creators: name: Masateru Ono
name: Yasuda, Shin
name: Nishi, Kaori
name: Yamamoto, Kazutaka
name: Fuchizaki, Satoshi
name: Higuchi, Satomi
name: Komatsu, Haruki
name: Okawa, Masafumi
name: Junei Kinjo
name: Yoshimitsu, Hitoshi
name: Nohara, Toshihiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Two new ursane-type triterpenoids (1, 2) attached to isopropylidenedioxy group were isolated from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus L., Rosaceae) along with two known ursane-type triterpenoids, 2,3-O-isopropylidenyl-2α,3α,19α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (3) and 1β-hydroxyeuscaphic acid (4). The chemical structures of 1 and 2 were determined to be 2,3-O-isopropylidene-1β,2β,3β,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid and 1,2-O-isopropylidene-1β,2α,3α,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, respectively, based on spectroscopic data. Additionally, their cytotoxic activity towards HL-60 human leukaemia cells was evaluated. Among them, 3 demonstrated a clear cytotoxic activity with 72.8 μM of IC50 value.
GN5-1 M8.3 Business Model for Joint Delivery of Security Services
Creators: name: Schönfelder, Jochen
name: Heed, David
Publisher: name: GÉANT
Year: 2023
Subjects: WP8
Security
Security Products
Security Services

description: This white paper presents the business model options for a security service within the GÉANT NREN community. Three major options are detailed and existing security services matched to these options. The document is intended to be a first step towards a more defined business model selection for new and existing security services.
National Hydrological Associations—a new network to advance science, practice and capacity
Creators: name: F. Dyer
name: A.J. Askew
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry

description: Editor Z.W. KundzewiczOver the past 150 years National Hydrological Associations (NHAs) have been established in many countries. Hydrology has developed within many different contexts, as is reflected in the diverse nature of the NHAs that exist. Some NHAs have developed within a governmental context, while others owe their existence to the efforts by individual hydrologists. Their common objective is the promotion of the science and practice of hydrology, but their range of activities is very wide. On many occasions the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) has collaborated with such Associations and has proposed that much could be gained if NHAs were to be in contact with each other, as well as with IAHS. From this arose the idea of establishing a Network of NHAs. An Agreement for the establishment of the Network was signed in Gothenburg in July 2013. Its Second General Assembly was held in Prague in July 2015.
Role of Artificial Intelligence Approaches in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease from Duodenal Biopsy Images
Creators: name: Ibrahim, Ahmed Osman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Role of Artificial Intelligence Approaches
Diagnosis of Celiac Disease from Duodenal Biopsy Images

description: ABSTRACT

Background: This thesis, titled "The Role of Artificial Intelligence Approaches in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease from Duodenal Biopsy Images," delves into the transformative intersection of advanced technology and healthcare.
A multi-center randomized trial of two different intravenous fluids during labor
Creators: name: Dapuzzo-Argiriou, Lisa M.
name: Smulian, John C.
name: Rochon, Meredith L.
name: Galdi, Luisa
name: Kissling, Jessika M.
name: Schnatz, Peter F.
name: Rios, Angel Gonzalez
name: Airoldi, James
name: Carrillo, Mary Anne
name: Maines, Jaimie
name: Kunselman, Allen R.
name: Repke, John
name: Legro, Richard S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: Cancer
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Medicine

description: Objective: To determine if the intrapartum use of a 5% glucose-containing intravenous solution decreases the chance of a cesarean delivery for women presenting in active labor.Methods: This was a multi-center, prospective, single (patient) blind, randomized study design implemented at four obstetric residency programs in Pennsylvania. Singleton, term, consenting women presenting in active spontaneous labor with a cervical dilation of <6 cm were randomized to lactated Ringer's with or without 5% glucose (LR versus D5LR) as their maintenance intravenous fluid. The primary outcome was the cesarean birth rate. Secondary outcomes included labor characteristics, as well as maternal or neonatal complications.Results: There were 309 women analyzed. Demographic variables and admitting cervical dilation were similar among study groups. There was no significant difference in the cesarean delivery rate for the D5LR group (23/153 or 15.0%) versus the LR arm (18/156 or 11.5%), [RR (95% CI) of 1.32 (0.75, 2.35), p = 0.34]. There were no differences in augmentation rates or intrapartum complications.Conclusions: The use of intravenous fluid containing 5% dextrose does not lower the chance of cesarean delivery for women admitted in active labor.
Synthesis and characterization of a thioether Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes and crystal structure determination of the nickel(II) complex
Creators: name: Dehghani-Firouzabadi, Ahmad Ali
name: Kargar, Hadi
name: Safie Eslaminejad
name: Notash, Behrouz
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Physics
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: Reactions of 1,2-di(o-aminophenylthio)ethane with 3-ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde yield the new hexadentate N2S2O2 donor thioether Schiff base 1,2-bis(2-((2-(thio)phenylimino)methyl)-6-ethoxyphenol)ethane (H2L). Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes of this ligand were prepared. Of these complexes, [NiL]·2H2O has been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The coordination geometry around Ni(II) was described as octahedral. Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes and the Schiff base ligand have been characterized by CHN analyses, molar conductivity, UV-Vis, FT-IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy.
Zero-Shot End-To-End Spoken Question Answering In Medical Domain
Creators: name: Labrak, Yanis
name: Moumen, Adel
name: Dufour, Richard
name: Rouvier, Mickael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Sound (cs.SD)
subject: Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: In the rapidly evolving landscape of spoken question-answering (SQA), the integration of large language models (LLMs) has emerged as a transformative development. Conventional approaches often entail the use of separate models for question audio transcription and answer selection, resulting in significant resource utilization and error accumulation. To tackle these challenges, we explore the effectiveness of end-to-end (E2E) methodologies for SQA in the medical domain. Our study introduces a novel zero-shot SQA approach, compared to traditional cascade systems. Through a comprehensive evaluation conducted on a new open benchmark of 8 medical tasks and 48 hours of synthetic audio, we demonstrate that our approach requires up to 14.7 times fewer resources than a combined 1.3B parameters LLM with a 1.55B parameters ASR model while improving average accuracy by 0.5\%. These findings underscore the potential of E2E methodologies for SQA in resource-constrained contexts.
description: Accepted to INTERSPEECH 2024
On the robustness to symmetry of some nonparametric multivariate one-sample sign-type tests
Creators: name: Y. H. Dovoedo
name: S. Chakraborti
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Many nonparametric multivariate one-sample tests in the literature require the assumption of symmetry or directional symmetry to be distribution-free. Examples include the bivariate sign test of Blumen [A new bivariate sign test. J Am Stat Assoc. 1958;53(282):448–456], the bivariate sign test of Brown and Hettmansperger [An affine invariant bivariate version of the sign Test. J R Stat Soc B. 1989;51(1):117–125], the multivariate sign test of Randles [A simpler, affine invariant, multivariate, distribution-free sign test. J Am Stat Assoc. 2000;95:1263–1268] and the multivariate signed-rank test of Oja and Randles [Multivariate nonparametric tests. Stat Sci. 2004;19:598–605]. In the current literature, it is not known how robust these tests are to the assumption of (directional) symmetry. When the symmetry assumption is not satisfied, the observed or attained significance level (the type I error probability or the size) of these tests may be unacceptably different from the specified nominal value. In this paper, we examine this robustness issue for the four nonparametric multivariate one-sample sign-type tests cited above in a simulation study, using data from several families of distributions. The popular parametric Hotelling's T2 test included as a benchmark. Conclusions and recommendations are offered.
GN5-1 OAV Maturity Model
Creators: name: Filiposka, Sonja
name: Naegele-Jackson, Susanne
name: Mujaric, Eldis
name: Ioannou, Iacovos
name: Cunningham, Donal
name: Golub, Ivana
name: Astorga, Jasone
name: Stamos, Kostas
name: Gandia Carriedo, Maria Isabel
name: Dedinec, Aleksandra
name: Koteska, Bojana
name: Anastasiou, Aristos
name: Mishev, Anastas
Publisher: name: GÉANT
Year: 2023
Subjects: Orchestration
WP6
Automation
Virtualisation
OAV
Network Development
eAcademy

description: The Orchestration, Automation and Virtualisation (OAV) maturity model presented in this document has been created by the Network Development Work Package (WP6) of the GN5-1 project to provide a tool to compare and recognise similar goals and needs across NRENs, thereby boosting collaboration and cooperation in OAV in the research and education space. The maturity model enables organisations to assess their OAV capabilities, described through a set of dimensions. The results of the maturity model survey can help organisations evaluate their current state and determine their objectives in terms of OAV evolution, as well as establish a roadmap to follow in order to increase their OAV maturity level.