cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
AN ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURE, CONDUCT, AND PERFORMANCE OF RABBIT MARKET IN NAKURU, KIAMBU AND NYERI COUNTIES, KENYA
Creators: name: Mutsami, Chrispinus
name: Mutsami, Chrispinus
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: Livestock Production/Industries

description: A Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Master of Science Degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Nairobi. Advisors: Prof. John Mburu, Dr. Patrick Irungu, Prof. Margaret Wanyoike
Mission concept and implementation status for the detection of gravity waves in the upper atmosphere
Creators: name: Kaufmann, Martin
name: Ern, Manfred
name: Preusse, Peter
name: Ntokas, Konstantin
name: Chen, Qiuyu
name: Linder, Björn
name: Krasauskas, Lukas
name: Ungermann, Jörn
name: Miebach, Marco
name: Augspurger, Tobias
name: Gauss, Martin
name: Neubert, Tom
name: Offermanns, Guido
name: Riese, Martin
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2024

description: Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium, 4S Symposium, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 27 May 2024 - 31 May 2024
Assessment of vertical accuracy of open source 30m resolution space-borne digital elevation models
Creators: name: Talchabhadel, Rocky
name: Nakagawa, Hajime
name: Kawaike, Kenji
name: Yamanoi, Kazuki
name: Thapa, Bhesh Raj
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Highly accurate air-borne Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) are not commonly available in most regions of the world, particularly developing countries like Nepal. Better topographic data are required to assess catchment hydrology, flood/inundation propagation, and sediment transport/deposition. Ground-based surveys (i.e., topographic and bathymetry) and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) are expensive in terms of cost and time. We rely mostly on space-borne DEMs when the area of interest is quite large. And, for river cross-sections at specific regions, ground-based surveys are conducted at some regular intervals. The ALOS World 3 D − 30 m (AW3D30), ASTER Global DEM Version 3 (ASTER GDEM v3), SRTM-30, and Carto DEM v3 are some of the popular and latest space-borne DEMs that have been made available to the general public free of charge at a spatial resolution of 30 m. The availability of multiple space-borne DEMs may likely puzzle the practitioners on the selection of appropriate products. Here in this study, we evaluate the vertical accuracy of different space-borne DEMs with respect to the ground-based survey points (2891 points) at river cross-sections and ground-based indicative spot heights (8102 points) across the West Rapti River basin, Nepal. Performance metrics, like mean error and root mean square error (RMSE), were used to quantify deviation with respect to observed elevation. The AW3D30 showed the lowest RMSE value (i.e., 3.41 m) in the lower region of the study area. We numerically simulated the inundation propagation based on four selected DEMs using a calibrated two-dimensional runoff inundation model, and we find the AW3D30 outperforms other DEMs. All four DEMs showed a similar tendency on a catchment scale with respect to the information of indicative spot heights, suggesting interchangeable applications of all four DEMs in hydrologic analyses. However, precise ground-based observations across the catchment are needed for assuring the applicability.
Regional drought risk assessment in the Central Highlands and the South of Vietnam
Creators: name: Le, Tien
name: Sun, Chayn
name: Choy, Suelynn
name: Kuleshov, Yuriy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Hematology

description: This study contributes to a proof-of-concept comprehensive drought risk assessment for Vietnam by (i) incorporating drought exposure and vulnerability based on specific socio-economic conditions of the regions; and (ii) using satellite data including World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Space-based Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring (SWCEM) products, and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-Enhanced U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Global Data for drought hazard assessment. Drought risk assessment which incorporated hazard, exposure and vulnerability components was conducted for 27 provinces from four administrative areas in Vietnam. Drought Hazard Index (DHI) was derived using the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI), the Vegetation Health Index (VHI), and surface soil moisture (SSM) to take into account the impact of both meteorological and agricultural drought. Drought Exposure Index (DEI) and Drought Vulnerability Index (DVI) were calculated using statistical data of land use and socio-economic characteristics obtained from Vietnam’s statistical yearbooks. By combining DHI, DEI and DVI, a composite Drought Risk Index (DRI) was derived for drought risk assessment in the selected provinces for 2020. It was shown that the highest at-risk provinces were in the Mekong River Delta, the agricultural production centre of Vietnam. The South East regions were less impacted by drought compared to other regions. The proposed comprehensive approach to drought risk assessment in Vietnam has potential to contribute to improving drought preparedness and resilience of communities at-risk.
Promoting Self-Regulatory Skills in Writing Using a Story-Toll
Creators: name: Brill Books1
name: Högemann, Julia
name: Rosário, Pedro
name: Núñez, José Carlos
name: Rodríguez, Celestino
name: Valle, Antonio
Publisher: name: Brill Online
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 209999 Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: This E-Book chapter describes a 10-session instructional program for elementary school children, aimed to promote general and self-regulation skills during writing composition.This instructional program is based on the Story-Tool “Yellow Trials and Tribulations”.
Changes in secondary metabolites and essential oil contents in black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) in response to drought stress
Creators: name: Erdoğdu, Yasemin
name: Barut Gök, Sıla
name: Göçmen, Erhan
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2024

description: Water stress is one of the foremost stress factors affecting the production of secondary metabolites in plants. The aim of the research
was to evaluate the response of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) to water stress in terms of bioactive compounds and essential oil con-
stituents in a semi-arid region (Thrace region, Türkiye). Black cumin seeds were subjected to six irrigation regimes (I0, I25, I50, I75, I100,
I125). The total phenolic contents of extracts decreased significantly by about 0.39-0.59-fold under irrigation regimes from I75 to I125, compared to the drought stress conditions (I0). Irrigation regimes, except over-irrigation (I125) and low water deficit (I75) conditions, had no significant effect on the antioxidant activity. The highest flavonoid content recorded under the over-irrigation regime was 406.6±4.6 mg QE g-1. The effect of irrigation on essential oil content was statistically significant. The lowest thymoquinone content was obtained under the drought stress conditions (I0), while the highest thymoquinone content was obtained from the high-water deficit conditions (I25). Based on principal component analysis, carvacrol and 4-terpineol were the most determinant compounds involved in adaptation to drought stress, and the most determinant component for low water stress was thymoquinone, which had the highest rate in the study.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol. 97 (2024): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
From Library Marketing to Library User Experience: My DIY Journey
Creators: name: Luca, Edward
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 80706 Librarianship
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Library and Information Studies
subject: 80799 Library and Information Studies not elsewhere classified

description: Thinking about user experience (UX) is not only for those whose job title or primary responsibilities are UX-related: everyone working in a library has some stake in improving library experience for its users through adopting a Library User Experience approach. I will be discussing the value of integrating User Experience Design and Design Thinking with the core services of the library in close collaboration with librarians, designers, artists, students, management, staff and researchers. Pursuing such projects has also given me exciting opportunities to write about my work, develop academic journal articles and teach students from the same program I graduated from. I will speak from my experiences of being a librarian and a communications officer and demonstrate how I have developed my personal brand as a library practitioner.
Creating value through the use of legumes - Seminar flyer
Creators: name: Schaumann
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Legumes

description: On March 17, 2020, the Seminar "Creating value through the use of legumes" will take place in Helsinki. It organized by Legumes Translated partner Ground for Growth. The flyer informs about backgound and contains the programme Grain legumes are paving the way for innovative legume-based food products and feeding solutions. However, there are several issues related to scaling-up the value creating potential of grain legumes in Europe. This seminar is about exploring the prospects and challenges of creating value through grain legumes. During the first half of the day, international guests from Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Austria will present examples and insights on improving and expanding the use of legumes for food and feed in Europe. The second half of the day starts with considerations about the role of legumes in the Planetary Health Diet and to what extent it can be applied in Finland. The seminar is organized by Legumes Translated partner Ground for Growth, as part of the projects Legumes Translated, Legumes for Sustainable Food Systems, Healthy Life (Leg4life), and Climate change mitigation and adaptation in Finnish agriculture (VILLE). The seminar is supported by Jalofoods.
pow+tree+twa for Writing Persuasively from Source Text: Lesson Plans, Materials, and Tips
Creators: name: Brill Books1
name: Harris, Karen R.
name: Graham, Steve
Publisher: name: Brill Online
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 190499 Performing Arts and Creative Writing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: The materials in this binder are organized into six sections including an introduction, lesson plans, source text, fidelity, materials, and testing. The materials were originally used for a research study to validate the combination of reading and writing strategies to assist students in writing a persuasive essay using informational text and then in research on professional development with elementary teachers.
La Vie de Saint François Xavier,... apôtre des Indes et du Japon...
Creators: name: Bouhours
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: 2 vol..
description: Source: Bibliothèque Patrimoniale Villon Patrimoine Magasin p 2892
Distributed control of multi-vehicle systems using modular architectures
Creators: name: Datar, Adwait
Publisher: name: Dr. Hut
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Multi-agent systems
subject: Robust control
subject: Linear matrix inequalities
classificationCode: 600
subject: Technik
classificationCode: 620
subject: Ingenieurwissenschaften

description: Diese Dissertation präsentiert neue Ergebnisse zur kooperativen Regelung von Fahrzeugen. Modulare Architekturen werden untersucht, die aus Netzwerken vereinfachter Modelle und komplexer Fahrzeuge bestehen, die die von diesen vereinfachten Modellen erzeugten Trajektorien verfolgen. Dissipativitätstheorie und \textit{integral quadratic constraints} werden verwendet, um hinreichende Bedingungen für Stabilität und Regelgüte zu finden, die höchstens linear mit der Netzwerkgröße skalieren. Konvexe und nicht-konvexe Interaktionen zwischen Fahrzeugen werden im Zusammenhang mit einem \textit{source-seeking} Problem betrachtet, bei dem Fahrzeuge das Minimum eines externen Skalarfelds lokalisieren müssen. Experimente mit Quadrotoren und Simulationsstudien veranschaulichen die Ergebnisse.
description: This thesis presents results on cooperative control of vehicles by studying modular architectures consisting of networks of simplified models and complex vehicles tracking the trajectories generated by these simplified models. Convex intervehicle interactions from formation control and non-convex inter-vehicle interactions emerging from flocking dynamics are studied within the context of a source-seeking problem, where vehicles are required to locate the minimum of an external scalar field. The main analysis tools are dissipativity theory and integral quadratic constraints while the experimental results are with quadrotors.
Property Inference Attacks Against GANs
Creators: name: Zhou, Junhao
name: Chen, Yufei
name: Shen, Chao
name: Zhang, Yang
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2023

description: While machine learning (ML) has made tremendous progress during the past decade, recent research has shown that ML models are vulnerable to various security and privacy attacks. So far, most of the attacks in this field focus on discriminative models, represented by classifiers. Meanwhile, little attention has been paid to the security and privacy risks of generative models, such as generative adversarial networks (GANs). In this paper, we propose the first set of training dataset property inference attacks against GANs. Concretely, the adversary aims to infer the macro-level training dataset property, i.e., the proportion of samples used to train a target GAN with respect to a certain attribute. A successful property inference attack can allow the adversary to gain extra knowledge of the target GAN’s training dataset, thereby directly violating the intellectual property of the target model owner. Also, it can be used as a fairness auditor to check whether the target GAN is trained with a biased dataset. Besides, property inference can serve as a building block for other advanced attacks, such as membership inference. We propose a general attack pipeline that can be tailored to two attack scenarios, including the full black-box setting and partial black-box setting. For the latter, we introduce a novel optimization framework to increase the attack efficacy. Extensive experiments over four representative GAN models on five property inference tasks show that our attacks achieve strong performance. In addition, we show that our attacks can be used to enhance the performance of membership inference against GANs.
Peat: A Contribution Towards a Bibliography of the American Literature Through 1925
Creators: name: Atwood, Alice C.
name: Atwood, Alice C.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1926
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Livestock Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

description: Preface: The bibliography of the American literature on peat was compiled at the request of the American Peat Society. The work was done in the libraries of the city of Washington, D. C, no attempt being made to visit libraries in other cities. The libraries consulted in order of the amount of material afforded were the Library of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Library of the U. S. Geological Survey, the Technical Library of the U.S Patent Office, and the Library of Congress. Earlier bibliographies on peat were consulted but no entries were taken over from thorn without verification.
description: Contents: Preface; General - Origin and formation; Occurrences - U. S., U. S. by states, Canada; Flora; Reclamation; Analyses; Industry – General; Agricultural uses – General, Studies & experiments, Nitrogen, Crops, Litter, Stock feed; Fuel; Miscellaneous – Paper, Surgical dressings; Author index; Subject index
Analysis of Effective Instructional Sequences in Upper Primary Education (11–12 Years Old Students) to Enhance Content-Learning through the Integrated Use of Reading and Writing
Creators: name: Brill Books1
name: Martínez, Isabel
name: Mateos, Mar
name: Martín, Elena
Publisher: name: Brill Online
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 190499 Performing Arts and Creative Writing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: The main aim of this e-chapter is to offer a detailed view of the Strategies for Writing Syntheses to Learn (swsl) program designed to improve the use of reading and writing as learning tools by 11–12 years old students.
DETERMINANTS OF RURAL POVERTY IN BANJA DISTRICT OF AWI ZONE, AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA
Creators: name: Woldie, Desalegn Teshale
name: Woldie, Desalegn Teshale
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: Community/Rural/Urban Development

description: In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Sciences in Agriculture (Agricultural and applied Economics. Advisors: Prof. Jema Haji, Abule Mehare
csri Program on Planning and Drafting Strategies: Sessions and Supportive Instructional Materials
Creators: name: Brill Books1
name: Fidalgo, Raquel
name: Torrance, Mark
name: López-Campelo, Begoña
Publisher: name: Brill Online
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 190499 Performing Arts and Creative Writing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: This chapter provides a complete example of the Cognitive Self-Regulation Instruction Program, which has been validated in previous studies (Fidalgo, Torrance, & García, 2008; Torrance, Fidalgo, & García, 2007; Fidalgo, Torrance, & Robledo, 2011;Torrance, Fidalgo, & Robledo, 2015; Fidalgo, Torrance, Rijlaarsdam, van den Bergh, & Álvarez, 2015).
IN03113 Anurādharpura Stone Canoe Inscription 1
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03113
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03113 Anurādharpura Stone Canoe Inscription 1 - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1928-33). ‘No. 9. Inscriptions on the Stone Canoe within the Citadel, Anurādharpura (A. S. C., Nos. 365–367),’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 3, pp. 131-137.
AI revolution in insurance: bridging research and reality
Creators: name: Bhattacharya, Sukriti
name: Castignani, German
name: Masello, Leandro
name: Sheehan, Barry
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 3501
subject: Accounting, auditing and accountability

description: This paper comprehensively reviews artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the insurance industry. We focus on the automotive, health, and property insurance domains. To conduct this study, we followed the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews. This rigorous methodology allowed us to examine recent academic research and industry practices thoroughly. This study also identifies several key challenges that must be addressed to mitigate operational and underwriting risks, including data quality issues that could lead to biased risk assessments, regulatory compliance requirements for risk governance, ethical considerations in automated decision-making, and the need for explainable AI systems to ensure transparent risk evaluation and pricing models. This review highlights important research gaps by comparing academic studies with real-world industry implementations. It also explores emerging areas where AI can improve efficiency and drive innovation in the insurance sector. The insights gained from this work provide valuable guidance for researchers, policymakers, and insurance industry practitioners.
title: Addictive Platforms
Creators: name: Ichihashi, Shota
name: Kim, Byung-Cheol
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 2022

description: We study competition for consumer attention in which platforms can sacrifice service quality for attention. A platform can choose the “addictiveness” of its service. A more addictive platform yields consumers a lower utility of participation but a higher marginal utility of allocating attention. We provide conditions under which increased competition can harm consumers by encouraging platforms to offer low-quality services. In particular, if attention is scarce, increased competition reduces the quality of services because business stealing incentives induce platforms to increase addictiveness. Restricting consumers’ platform usage may decrease addictiveness and improve consumer welfare. A platform’s ability to charge for its service can also decrease addictiveness.
description: Dans cette étude, les auteurs se penchent sur la concurrence que se livrent les plateformes pour retenir l’attention des consommateurs, parfois au détriment de la qualité. Les plateformes peuvent choisir le degré de « dépendance » à leurs services. Sur une plateforme qui crée une plus grande dépendance, le consommateur retire une utilité moindre d’interagir avec le contenu offert, mais une plus grande utilité marginale d’y consacrer de l’attention. Les auteurs décrivent les conditions dans lesquelles une concurrence accrue peut nuire aux consommateurs en encourageant les plateformes à offrir des services de faible qualité. Plus précisément, si une plateforme capte très peu l’attention des consommateurs, une concurrence accrue fera baisser la qualité de ses services parce que, pour s’emparer d’une plus grande part de marché, la plateforme sera incitée à augmenter son degré de dépendance. En limitant l’utilisation des plateformes, on peut réduire la dépendance et améliorer le bien-être des consommateurs. L’offre de services payants peut aussi créer une moins grande dépendance.
Additional file 10 of Poly-γ-glutamic acid enhanced the drought resistance of maize by improving photosynthesis and affecting the rhizosphere microbial community
Creators: name: Ma, Haizhen
name: Li, Panpan
name: Liu, Xingwang
name: Li, Can
name: Zhang, Shengkui
name: Wang, Xiaohan
name: Tao, Xia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional File 10: Fig. S10. The relative abundance heatmap of the genus in rhizosphere soil of maize added γ-PGA identified by LEfSe analysis.
The FAIR Principles
Creators: name: EOSC Support Office Austria
name: Söser, Birgit
name: Reichmann, Stefan Egon
name: Bohardt, Meghan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: open science
FAIR
research data management

description: Part of the "Knowledge Snacks" series produced by the EOSC Support Office Austria.
Stimuli
Creators: name: Arnison, Andrew
name: Richardson, Daniel C.
name: Allen, James M.
name: Goble, Nathaniel
name: Tufft, Miles R A
name: Devlin, Joseph
name: Sheller, Colleen
name: Perry, Viviana
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2020

description: All video stimuli used in the experiment
title: Privacy-aware Smart Home Interface Framework
Creators: name: Wijesundara, Akshika
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2022

description: Smart home user interfaces are pervasive and shared by multiple users who occupy the space. Therefore, they pose a risk to interpersonal privacy of occupants because an individual’s sensitive information can be leaked to other co-occupants (information privacy), or they can be disturbed by intrusions into their personal space (physical privacy) when the co-occupant interacts with the smart home user interfaces. This thesis hypothesises that interpersonal privacy violations can be mitigated by adapting the user interface layer and presents insights into how to achieve usable user interface adaptation to mitigate or minimise interpersonal privacy violations in smart homes.

 The thesis reports two case studies and two user studies. The first case study identifies the key characteristics needed to model the rich context of interpersonal privacy violations scenarios. Then it presents knowledge representation models that are required to represent the identified characteristics and evaluates them for adequacy in modelling the context information of interpersonal privacy violation scenarios. The second case study presents a software architecture and a set of algorithms that can detect interpersonal privacy violations and generate usable user interface adaptations. Then it evaluates the architecture and the algorithms for adequacy in generating usable privacy-aware user interface adaptations. The first user study (N=15) evaluates the usability of the adaptive user interfaces generated from the framework where storyboards were used as the stimulant. Extending the findings from the usability study and expanding the coverage of example scenarios, the second user study (N=23) evaluates the overall user experience of the adaptive user interfaces, using video prototypes as the stimulant.

 The research demonstrates that the characteristics identified, and the respective knowledge representation models adequately captured the context of interpersonal privacy violation scenarios. Furthermore, the software architecture and the algorithms could detect possible interpersonal privacy violations and generate usable user interface adaptations to mitigate them. The two user studies demonstrate that the adaptive user interfaces, when used in appropriate situations, were a suitable solution for addressing interpersonal privacy violations while providing high usability and a positive user experience. The thesis concludes by providing recommendations for developing privacy-aware user interface adaptations and suggesting future work that can extend this research.
Additional file 11 of Poly-γ-glutamic acid enhanced the drought resistance of maize by improving photosynthesis and affecting the rhizosphere microbial community
Creators: name: Ma, Haizhen
name: Li, Panpan
name: Liu, Xingwang
name: Li, Can
name: Zhang, Shengkui
name: Wang, Xiaohan
name: Tao, Xia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional File 11: Table S1. The overall of RNA-seq in this paper.
Role of the P2X7 receptor in the renal vasculature in a mouse model of chronic kidney disease
Creators: name: Howarth, Amelia Rose
Publisher: name: The University of Edinburgh
Year: 2020
Subjects: chronic kidney disease
CKD
P2X7
P2X7 isoforms

description: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global disease affecting 10% of the world population and is largely treated by dialysis and organ transplant at late stages of disease. As rates of CKD rise, it is increasingly evident that novel drug targets are required for intervention before these late stages are reached. The purinergic receptor sub-type 7 (P2X7) may represent such a drug target. P2X7, an ATP-gated ion channel, is part of the purinergic signalling pathway and antagonists are safe and well-tolerated in clinical trials as a treatment for inflammatory disease. These trials did not show therapeutic benefit, but recent findings suggest that vascular, rather than immune, functions of P2X7 may be important for renal disease. This project aimed to investigate the expression and role of P2X7 in the renal vasculature in both normal and hypertensive mice. A mouse model of multi-hit renal vascular injury was established and characterised through the administration of angiotensin II (ANGII), deoxycorticosterone (DOCA) and a high salt diet (ANGII DOCA salt model). ANGII DOCA salt mice exhibited mild hypertension, moderate albuminuria, vascular dysfunction, perivascular fibrosis, and a marked increase in renal injury markers in both whole kidney and urine, compared to sham-operated (Sham) littermates. A systematic immunofluorescence study localised P2X7 to the endothelium of renal vessels and glomerular capillaries in both Sham and ANGII DOCA salt mice, as well as localising to areas of injury in ANGII DOCA salt mouse kidneys. The P2X7 antagonist A438079 was able to inhibit ATP-stimulated release of IL-1B in LPS-primed mouse macrophages and was therefore used to assess vascular function in isolated aorta by wire myography. These studies found that activation of P2X7 via agonist BzATP led to vasoconstriction in both mouse groups, an effect that was amplified upon P2X7 inhibitions. Following these findings, it is possible that this is due to a shift in the expression of different P2X7 isoforms with potentially opposing vasoactivity in ANGII DOCA salt mice, compared to Sham mice. This is supported by the observation of differential expression of P2X7 according to the tissue used, the method of detection used, and the disease model investigated. This thesis highlights the importance of considering splice variation under normo- and pathophysiological conditions, both their expressional and functional differences.
Students' learning experience in the chemistry laboratory and their views of science: in defence of pedagogical and philosophical validation of undergraduate chemistry laboratory education
Creators: name: Agustian, Hendra Yusup
Publisher: name: The University of Edinburgh
Year: 2020
Subjects: laboratory education
undergraduate chemistry
nature of science
pedagogical framework
philosophy of science

description: Although laboratory work is often regarded as an indispensable part of modern science education, it was not until the latter 19th century that individual laboratory work became a common phenomenon in science courses. To date, science education, particularly on tertiary level, is thriving with both practitioners and researchers taking a closer look at laboratories in order to make the most out of its distinctive qualities and characters. Two of the most compelling cases for research and development in the context of undergraduate chemistry laboratory are students’ learning and their views of the nature of science. In my research, I inquire into the various aspects of students’ learning in the laboratory, particularly the preparation stage for laboratory work, and how they view science from an epistemological perspective. Results revealed salient features of learning attributed to pre-laboratory work, information management, and the affective domain. Pre-laboratory activities facilitate higher order thinking in the laboratory through learning goal setting. They also help students feel more confident with the experiments. Students use strategies to manage information during their laboratory work by chunking information in the form of pointers to consider, similar questions that are already answered on the online discussion forums, and by keeping an organised laboratory book. The evaluation of students’ views of the nature of science suggests that the majority of students have either naïve or transitional level of understanding. Most of them are informed about the creativity and imagination in science. They also seem to subscribe to a dynamic view of scientific knowledge, in which ideas in science are regarded as tentative, provisional, and developing entities. Departing from this evidence, arguments for pedagogical and philosophical validation of undergraduate chemistry laboratory curricula were made and future directions for research and practice were identified. Keywords: laboratory education, undergraduate chemistry, nature of science, pedagogical framework, philosophy of science.
Acetylcholinesterase measurement in various brain regions and muscles of juvenile, adolescent, and adult rats
Creators: name: Strauss, Volker
name: Moreno, Maria Cecilia Rey
name: Vogt, Jeanette
name: Dammann, Martina
name: Schneider, Steffen
name: Gröters, Sibylle
name: Bennard Van Ravenzwaay
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Several insecticides, chemicals, and drugs are known to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, responsible for the cleavage of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The administration of AChE inhibitors leads to typical parasympathomimetic (toxic) symptoms in rats. In order to differentiate between compounds acting in various regions of the brain or in peripheral nerves, regulatory authorities demand the measurement of AChE activity in different compartments and the study of potential toxicity at different developmental stages. In the present paper, instructions are given for the necropsy of various regions of the brain depending on rat age. Furthermore, a method validation procedure is described for measuring AChE in these parts of the brain as well as peripheral nerves, serum, and erythrocytes in juvenile, adolescent, and adult rats according to the US EPA method. All investigations were performed within the frame of a regulatory extended one-generation reproductive study (EOGRTS, OECD TG 443). AChE activity increases age dependently in parts of the forebrain (cortex, hippocampus, striatum, but decreases in the mid- and hindbrain (cerebellum, brain stem, medulla oblongata) as well as in peripheral nerves (heart, diaphragm, gastrocnemius muscle). Sex-dependent differences of the AChE activity occur after an age of 11 weeks. The implication of AChE measurement in different brain regions of various age groups is discussed regarding the assessment of AChE inhibitors.
Cattle, Sheep and Goat Production in the Range Country: A Selected List of Publications Issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Colleges, Experiment Stations and Departments of Agriculture of the Seventeen Range States
Creators: name: Hawks, Emma B.
name: McComas, Earl W.
name: Hawks, Emma B.
name: McComas, Earl W.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1928
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Farm Management
subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Production Economics

description: Excerpt from the Preface: The following list of publications on cattle, sheep and goat production in the range country was prepared at the request of the Animal Husbandry Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry and the Division of Farm Management of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, which felt the need of such a list for distribution particularly to the county agents in the western states. The aim has been to include all publications of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the agricultural colleges, experiment stations and departments of agriculture of the seventeen range states which would be useful in connection with the range industry.
description: Topics include -- Breeds and breeding; Climate; Diseases and their control; Economics; Equipment; Feeding; Feeding stuffs (composition and digestibility); Forage; Herd management; Hides and skins; Judging; Poisonous plants; Predatory animals, rodents, and their control; Range and pasture management; Salt and other minerals; Water supply; Wool and mohair studies
The Impact of Social Media on the Lived Religious Practices of Dominion House Church Congregants
Creators: name: Musa, Samuel Olamide
name: Osunlana, Stephen Oluwasegun
Publisher: name: Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
Year: 2023

description: AbstractIn an era when COVID-19 took over the world and physical-spiritual activities in church were curbedand shutdown, the social media revolution became a tool for the church in Nigeria. The use of socialmedia platforms for religious activities sustained the interaction between the church and its members.This paper analyzes the impact of social media on the lived religious practices of Dominion HouseInternational congregants. As a result, their online engagements and participation are the centralthemes. This will feature Online/Electronic-church activities such as online devotion, bible teaching,and online evangelism. The aim of the paper is to explain how these online platforms influenceadherents’ religious practices and their lived experiences. The Dominion House International churchsocial media platforms, especially, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Zoom were used for content analysis,while the literature review corroborated the findings of the study. The result provides information on howthe lived experiences of the adherents are strengthened through content shared on social media whicheither strengthens or reduces their level of religiosity.

Keywords: Internet Church, Lived Experiences, Social Media, Fourth Industrial Revolution
DETERMINANTS OF MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION IN PYRETHRUM COOPERATIVES IN MUSANZE DISTRICT, RWANDA
Creators: name: Kayitesi, Claudine
name: Kayitesi, Claudine
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: Agribusiness

description: A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI DEPARTMENT. Advisers: Prof. Rose Adhiambo Nyikal, Prof. John Mburu
Contributions to Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 15 No. 2 (2020)
Creators: name: Contributions To Discrete Mathematics
Publisher: name: Contributions to Discrete Mathematics
Year: 2020

description: Triple product sums of Catalan triangle numbers...1-17 $Q_4$-Factorization of $\lambda K_n$ and $\lambda K_x(m)$...18-26 Diameter 3...27-41 Hyperball packings related to octahedron and cube tilings in hyperbolic space...42-59 On irreversible spread of influence in edge-weighted graphs...60-72 A subspace based subspace inclusion graph on vector space...73-83 The 2-tuple dominating independent number of a random graph...84-94 A new mathematical model for tiling finite regions of the plane with polyominoes...95-131 Minimum size blocking sets of certain line sets with respect to an elliptic quadric in $PG(3,q)$...132-147 A method to determine algebraically integral Cayley digraphs on finite abelian group...148-152 Further generalizations of the parallelogram law...153-158 Equality Perfect Graphs and Digraphs...159-178
Some Common Misconceptions about FAIR
Creators: name: EOSC Support Office Austria
name: Reichmann, Stefan Egon
name: Söser, Birgit
name: Bohardt, Meghan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: open science
FAIR
research data management

description: Part of the "Knowledge Snacks" series produced by the EOSC Support Office Austria.
Lack of evidence—the anti-stepwise introduction of metal-on-metal hip replacements
Creators: name: Reito, Aleksi
name: Lehtovirta, Lari
name: Lainiala, Olli
name: Mäkelä, Keijo
name: Eskelinen, Antti
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Background and purpose — Orthopedics and especially joint replacement surgery have had more than their fair share of unsuccessful innovations that have violated widely endorsed principles for the introduction of new surgical innovations. We aimed to investigate (1) the trends in the use of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR), the ASR hip resurfacing (ASR HRA) and the ASR XL total hip replacement (ASR XL THR) system with very different market approval processes and (2) whether their use was corroborated by clinical trials published in the peer-reviewed literature. Methods — The literature was searched for any clinical studies that reported outcomes of the BHR, ASR HRA and ASR XL THRs. Data from 7 national hip arthroplasty registers were collected and the number of annually implanted devices was matched to those reported in the literature. Results — The cumulative number of implanted and published BHRs grew proportionally with a small lag. The growth of implanted BHRs started to decline at the same time as the ASR HR was introduced. With regard to ASR HRAs, the cumulative proportion of implanted hips and those included in the published studies grew disproportionately after the introduction of the ASR in 2003. For ASR XL THRs, the disproportionality is even higher. Interpretation — The adoption of ASR hip replacements did not follow the proposed stepwise introduction of orthopedic implants. The adoption and use of any new implant should follow a strict guideline and algorithm even if the theoretical basis or the results of preclinical studies are excellent.
Analysing the linguistic features of the manosphere as hate speech
Creators: name: Krendel, Alex
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2022

description: In this thesis, I analyse the language used within the online anti-feminist network called the manosphere, to determine whether such language can be classified as gendered hate speech. To do this, I establish the features of manosphere language on Reddit, and compare them to both established features of hate speech and how gender is represented in general corpora of English. Firstly, I analyse the representation of gendered social actors across the five main subgroups of the manosphere (men’s rights activists, men-going-their-own-way, pick-up artists, involuntary celibates, and proponents of Red Pill ideology) using a corpus-based approach. I do this to determine what representations are consistent across the manosphere. I then focus on one sub-group, The Red Pill, which serves as an ideological hub for multiple manosphere subgroups. I use a corpus-assisted discourse approach to investigate the appraisals made about gendered social actors, to reveal beliefs that a corpus-based methodology may miss. Finally, I use an approach based on speech act analysis to consider the relationships between people who post on The Red Pill, to examine how manosphere sites may function as an enticing community. Based on the findings of these three studies, I argue that manosphere conceptualisations of gender dynamics are an extension of mainstream conceptualisations. The use of manospherespecific language to depict women as dehumanised and immoral highlights that the manosphere is demonstrably more sexist than depictions of women in normalised media. Furthermore, the extent to which The Red Pill exhibits traits of a typical men’s self-help group, and the way regular users align themselves with high-status users, suggest that such communities encourage engagement and seek to evade the image associated with established hate groups. I conclude that manosphere depictions of women can indeed be classified as hate speech in an academic sense, but not necessarily in a legal sense.
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE OF SMALLHOLDER MAIZE PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN ZAMBIA
Creators: name: Mumba, Moses
name: Mumba, Moses
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Productivity Analysis

description: A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS. Advisors: Prof. Abdi Edriss, Dr. Beston Maonga, Prof. Gelson Tembo
MARKET CHAIN ANALYSIS OF TEFF (Eragrostistef): THE CASE OF DEJEN DISTRICT, EAST GOJAM ZONE,ETHIOPIA
Creators: name: Nitsuh, Haregitu
name: Nitsuh, Haregitu
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: A Thesis Submitted to the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Postgraduate Program Directorate HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY. Advisors: Bosena Tegegne, Fekadu Gelaw
Lack of evidence—the anti-stepwise introduction of metal-on-metal hip replacements
Creators: name: Reito, Aleksi
name: Lehtovirta, Lari
name: Lainiala, Olli
name: Mäkelä, Keijo
name: Eskelinen, Antti
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Background and purpose — Orthopedics and especially joint replacement surgery have had more than their fair share of unsuccessful innovations that have violated widely endorsed principles for the introduction of new surgical innovations. We aimed to investigate (1) the trends in the use of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR), the ASR hip resurfacing (ASR HRA) and the ASR XL total hip replacement (ASR XL THR) system with very different market approval processes and (2) whether their use was corroborated by clinical trials published in the peer-reviewed literature. Methods — The literature was searched for any clinical studies that reported outcomes of the BHR, ASR HRA and ASR XL THRs. Data from 7 national hip arthroplasty registers were collected and the number of annually implanted devices was matched to those reported in the literature. Results — The cumulative number of implanted and published BHRs grew proportionally with a small lag. The growth of implanted BHRs started to decline at the same time as the ASR HR was introduced. With regard to ASR HRAs, the cumulative proportion of implanted hips and those included in the published studies grew disproportionately after the introduction of the ASR in 2003. For ASR XL THRs, the disproportionality is even higher. Interpretation — The adoption of ASR hip replacements did not follow the proposed stepwise introduction of orthopedic implants. The adoption and use of any new implant should follow a strict guideline and algorithm even if the theoretical basis or the results of preclinical studies are excellent.
IN03114 Anurādharpura Stone Canoe Inscription 2
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03114
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03114 Anurādharpura Stone Canoe Inscription 2 - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1928-33). ‘No. 9. Inscriptions on the Stone Canoe within the Citadel, Anurādharpura (A. S. C., Nos. 365–367),’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 3, pp. 131-137.
Additional file 1 of Poly-γ-glutamic acid enhanced the drought resistance of maize by improving photosynthesis and affecting the rhizosphere microbial community
Creators: name: Ma, Haizhen
name: Li, Panpan
name: Liu, Xingwang
name: Li, Can
name: Zhang, Shengkui
name: Wang, Xiaohan
name: Tao, Xia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional File 1: Fig. S1. Phenotypes of maize with added γ-PGA under drought stress. Phenotypes of maize with added different concentrations (0, 50 mg/L, 70 mg/L, 100 mg/L) of γ-PGA under the 7 d drought stress treatment and after re-watering for 1d. Bars=10 cm.