cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Bacterial Diversity and Biogeochemical Processes of Oil-Contaminated Groundwater, Baoding, North China
Creators: name: Sheng, Yizhi
name: Tian, Xiaowei
name: Wang, Guangcai
name: Hao, Chunbo
name: Liu, Fei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A total of 43 groundwater samples were collected from 9 multimonitoring wells at a petrochemical site, Baoding City, North China, from June 2008 to December 2009 to investigate the biogeochemical processes and/or bacterial conmmunity using both culture-dependent and -independent methods. The results showed that aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons were the major pollutants in the groundwater. Denitrification and iron reduction might be the main biogeochemical processes in the aquifers at this site, which seemed to transform from denitrification-dominated to iron reduction-dominated in some sections. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) revealed that the dominant bacterial groups of the groundwater were related to some oil-degrading bacteria, which can grow under denitrifying, iron-reducing and sulfate-reducing anaerobic conditions. In some serious contaminated groundwater niches, there might be sulfur cycles, as sulfur oxidizer was also abundant, which was further confirmed by 16S rRNA gene cloning analysis. The operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that highly related to Pseudomonas sp., Hydrogenophaga sp., Sphingomonas sp., Ferribacterium sp. and Sulfuricurvum Kujiense etc. were predominant in the groundwater contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) and/or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), respectively. Biodiversity seemed to be undermined by oil contamination, and varied with seasons. The bacterial community in the contaminated groundwater was largely determined by the groundwater geochemistry.
Bacterial Diversity and Biogeochemical Processes of Oil-contaminated Groundwater, Baoding, North China
Creators: name: Liu, Fei
name: Sheng, Yizhi
name: Tian, Xiaowei
name: Wang, Guangcai
name: Hao, Chunbo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Microbiology

description: Totally 43 groundwater samples were collected from 9 multi-monitoring wells at a petrochemical site, Baoding city, North China from June 2008 to December 2009 to investigate the biogeochemical processes and/or bacterial conmmunity by using both culture-dependent and -independent methods. The results showed that aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons were the major pollutants in the groundwater. Denitrification and iron reduction might be the main biogeochemical processes in the aquifers at this site, which seemed to transform from denitrification dominated to iron reduction dominated in some sections. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) revealed that the dominant bacterial groups of the groundwater were related to some oil degrading bacteria which can grow under denitrifying, iron reducing and sulfate reducing anaerobic conditions. In some serious contaminated groundwater niches, there might be sulfur cycles as sulfur oxidizer was also abundant, which was further confirmed by 16S rRNA gene cloning analysis. The operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that highly related to Pseudomonas sp., Hydrogenophaga sp., Sphingomonas sp., Ferribacterium sp. and Sulfuricurvum Kujiense etc. were predominant in the groundwater contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) and/or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), respectively. Biodiversity seemed to be undermined by oil contamination, and varied with seasons. The bacterial community in the contaminated groundwater was largely determined by the groundwater geochemistry.
Dealing with new multilingualism in Europe: immigrant minority languages at home and at school
Creators: name: Extra, Guus
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The focus of this paper is on immigrant minority languages in urban Western Europe. Both multidisciplinary and cross-national perspectives will be offered on two major domains in which language transmission occurs, i.e., the domestic domain and the public domain. Prototypical of these two domains are the home and the school, respectively. At home, language transmission occurs between parents and children; at school this occurs between teachers and pupils. Viewed from the perspectives of majority language speakers versus minority language speakers, language transmission becomes a very different issue. In the case of majority language speakers, language transmission at home and at school is commonly taken for granted: at home, parents speak this language usually with their children; at school this language is usually the only or major subject and medium of instruction. In the case of minority language speakers, there is usually a mismatch between the language of the home and the language of the school. Whether parents in such a context continue to transmit their language to their children is strongly dependent on the degree to which these parents conceive of this language as a core value of cultural identity.After a short introduction, we offer phenomenological perspectives on the semantics of our field of study and some central European notions in this field. Next we discuss major agencies and documents on language rights at the global and European level. We also discuss the utilisation and effects of different demographic criteria for the definition and identification of (school) population groups in a multicultural society. Next we offer sociolinguistic perspectives on the distribution and vitality of immigrant minority languages across Europe. In this context the rationale and major outcomes of the Multilingual Cities Project, realised in six major multicultural cities in different European Union nation-states, are presented. Finally we offer comparative perspectives on educational policies and practices in the domain of immigrant minority languages in the six European Union countries under discussion. We conclude with an overview on how multilingualism can be promoted for all children in an increasingly multicultural Europe. Copyright 2007 Guus Extra. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Multiple-response sequences in classroom talk
Creators: name: Ko, Sungbae
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines multiple-response sequences (MRSs), occurring in adult Korean TESOL classrooms, to show the responses produced by students in the language classroom are not always confined within the boundaries of a single response, but are likely to be seen as mutually orienting to, and collaborating to produce a comprehensible outcome to the sequence. To analyse and consider what types of multiple response (MR) can be identified, and how the different types occur within those MRSs, this study adopts Conversation Analysis principles. By using conversation analytic perspectives, this study identifies four major types of MR (identical, complementary, collaborative and competitive). Copyright 2009 Sungbae Ko. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Signs of change: contemporary attitudes to Australian Sign Language
Creators: name: Slegers, Claudia
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study explores contemporary attitudes to Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Since at least the 1960s, sign languages have been accepted by linguists as natural languages with all of the key ingredients common to spoken languages. However, these visual-spatial languages have historically been subject to ignorance and myth in Australia and internationally. Absorbing these views, deaf Australians have felt confused and ambivalent about Auslan. Whilst recognising the prestige of spoken and signed versions of the majority language and the low status of their own, they have been nevertheless powerfully drawn to sign language. In the past two decades, a growing awareness and acceptance of Auslan has emerged among deaf and hearing Australians alike, spurred by linguistic research, lobbying by deaf advocacy groups and other developments. These issues are explored using semi-structured interviews with deaf and hearing individuals, participant observation in the deaf community, and analysis of government and educational language policies. Copyright 2010 Claudia Slegers. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
R. Rubdy and M. Saraceni (eds.), English in the World: Global Rules, Global Roles: (London: Continuum. 2006. pp. v, 218.)
Creators: name: Varshney, Rachel
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2007 Rachel Varshney. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
A.J. Liddicoat, An Introduction to Conversation Analysis: (London: New York, Continuum. 2007. PP. IX, 319)
Creators: name: Church, Amelia
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2009 Amelia Church. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Living in two worlds: code-switching amongst bilingual Chinese-Australian children
Creators: name: Zheng, Lin
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper is based on an analysis of interviews, conducted at three primary schools in Melbourne, which sought to explore the determinants of code-switching between English and Chinese. Specifically, it examined school education and other specific possible determinants of code switching amongst Chinese-Australian bilingual children. The specific determinants of code-switching that emerge from this study include: the length of residence in an English speaking community; the exposure to languages in schools and family communication patterns. The nature of school education played a leading role in Chinese language maintenance for the bilingual children. Copyright 2009 Lin Zheng. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Our (not so) polyglot pollies
Creators: name: Lo Bianco, Joseph
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The present article reports on research conducted during late 2004 on the language abilities of Australias parliamentarians and a parliamentary debate in 2005 on languages in Australia. A small questionnaire was administered to all members of the nine legislative structures of Australia comprising six states, two territories and the one Federal parliament. This is the first such survey in Australia. While the response rate was uneven, from good to poor, the survey does shed light on the range and number of languages other than English spoken by Australias parliamentary representatives, where their language capabilities were gained, how proficient they estimate themselves to be, and in what settings their language skills are used. The paper includes a comparison between these Australian data and equivalent, though slightly less sketchy, data from the UK. The article concludes with the text and debate of a recent private members bill on languages and makes comments on the responses in light of the language abilities of the parliamentarians. Copyright 2007 Joseph Lo Bianco. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
A series of tetranuclear [Ln4] clusters with defect-dicubane cores including a Dy4 single-molecule magnet
Creators: name: Zhang, Haifeng
name: Zhang, Jin
name: Li, Yahong
name: Qin, Yaru
name: Chen, Yanmei
name: Liu, Wei
name: Gao, Dandan
name: Li, Wu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cell Biology
Physics
Biochemistry

description: A series of tetranuclear lanthanide compounds, [Ln4(μ3-OH)2L4(NO3)2(DMF)2] (H2L = 2-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)phenol; Ln = Dy (1); Tb (2); Er (3); and Gd (4)), have been prepared under hydrothermal conditions. X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that 1–4 are polymorphs. The cores of the structures can be described as co-planar defect-dicubane. The solid-state luminescent properties indicate that the LnIII ions have very deep influence on the luminescence of H2L. The magnetic properties for 1–4 were studied. The Dy4 complex exhibits single-molecule magnet behavior.
What's in a name? Degree programs and what they tell us about 'applied linguistics' in Australia
Creators: name: Murray, Neil
name: Crichton, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this paper we explore the provision of applied linguistics within Australian universities. We focus on how the what of applied linguistics, as captured in scholarly definitions of the discipline, accords with the where, as captured in potential contexts of application as these are manifested in provision. In doing so, we examine the extent of any congruence or divergence between how applied linguistics is understood in the abstract and how it is realised in degree programs. Our findings, based an analysis of data collected via a survey of university websites, suggest that while the rhetoric around course offerings may suggest a wider view of the discipline, the content of applied linguistics programs generally reflects a narrower interpretation which aligns closely with observations often made as caveats to scholarly definitions and sees English language teaching as predominant. Copyright 2010 Neil Murray and Jonathan Crichton. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
H. Marriott, T. Moore and R. Spence-Brown (eds), Learning discourses and the discourses of learning: (Melbourne: Monash University ePress. 288pp.)
Creators: name: Varshney, Rachel
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2008 Rachel Varshney. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
P. Lee and H. Azman (Eds.), Global English and primary schools: Challenges for elementary education: (Melbourne: CAE Press. 2004. PP. X, 224)
Creators: name: Cruickshank, Ken
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2009 Ken Cruickshank. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
A series of tetranuclear [Ln4] clusters with defect dicubane cores including a Dy4 single-molecule magnet
Creators: name: Zhang, Haifeng
name: Zhang, Jin
name: Li, Yahong
name: Qin, Yaru
name: Chen, Yanmei
name: Liu, Wei
name: Gao, Dandan
name: Li, Wu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cell Biology
Physics
Biochemistry

description: A series of tetranuclear lanthanide compounds, [Ln4(μ3-OH)2L4(NO3)2(DMF)2] (H2L = 2-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)phenol; Ln = Dy (1); Tb (2); Er (3); Gd (4)), have been prepared under hydrothermal conditions. X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that 1-4 are polymorphs. The cores of the structures can be described as co-planar defect-dicubane. The solid-state luminescent properties indicate that the LnIII ions have very deep influence on the luminescence of H2L. The magnetic properties for 1-4 were studied. The Dy4 complex exhibits Single Molecule Magnet behavior.
Notes concernant les Fédérations
Creators: name: Lancelot, Francine
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: Source: http://www.calames.abes.fr/pub/ms/FileId-3413
description: created: ca 1970
A toddlers treatment of mm and mm hm in talk with a parent
Creators: name: Filipi, Anna
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The study to be reported in this paper examined the work accomplished by mm and mm hm in the interactions of a parent and his daughter aged 0;102;0. Using the findings of Gardner (2001) for adults, the analysis shows that mm accomplished a range of functions based on its sequential placement and prosodic features, whereas mm hm was much more restricted to its use as a continuer. The principal concern of the study, however, was to investigate how the child treated these tokens in next turn position. It was found that she was able to display her acceptance or rejection of the response and that she had acquired a stock of conversational resources to do so. Included in the stock were the ability to initiate self and other repair, to correct, and to initiate a new topic to mark completion of a sequence. It is argued that through these actions the child was offering a display of her understanding of sequential connections and appropriateness of fit, and importantly what she deemed to be a sufficient response. The paper ends with a discussion of the childs emerging knowledge as it is revealed in the minutiae of interaction. Copyright 2007 Anna Filipi. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Variation in Swedish address practices
Creators: name: Norrby, Catrin
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article explores variation in address in contemporary Swedish in Sweden-Swedish and Finland-Swedish. The research is part of a large-scale Australian project on changes in the address systems of French, German and Swedish. The present article focuses on results from 72 social network interviews conducted in Sweden (Gothenburg) and Finland (Vaasa). Both quantitative results (questionnaire part) and qualitative results (interview part) are presented. The findings suggest that the V pronoun of address ni is gradually disappearing in both national varieties. This tendency is clearly stronger in Sweden-Swedish; in spoken Sweden-Swedish V hardly exists any more, except for a controversial re-entry in communication between the young and middle-aged and the very old in service encounters (c.f. Mrtensson 1986). Furthermore the results indicate that there is considerable variation between written (impersonal) and spoken Sweden-Swedish with a much higher acceptance for the V pronoun in written, impersonal contexts. The study demonstrates that national variation is considerable with much more use of V in Finland-Swedish. Copyright 2006 Catrin Norrby. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Exploring an approach for teaching subject specific genres in Chinese: the case of post-colonial Hong Kong
Creators: name: Shum, Mark Shiu Kee
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This research seeks both to describe Chinese genres found in a range of school subjects and to develop models of pedagogical principles for their teaching. Thus far, most of the research has been devoted to the teaching of genres for first and second language teaching, though there is a developing interest in research into the teaching of genres in teaching English as a foreign language. There is a need to develop genre-based research in languages other than English, in order to test the application of the theory to non-English speaking contexts. This paper reports on an approach to the study of Chinese genres for examination purposes, developed in Hong Kong, where, since 1997, official support has been given to the use of Chinese as a medium of instruction. The study is not yet completed, though there is some encouraging evidence that the genre-based approach is proving useful. Copyright 2006 Mark Shiu Kee Shum. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Looking for action: talk and gaze home position in the airline cockpit
Creators: name: Nevile, Maurice
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper considers the embodied nature of discourse for a professional work setting. It examines language in interaction in the airline cockpit, and specifically how shifts in pilots eye gaze direction can indicate the action of talk, that is, what talk is doing and its relative contribution to work-in-progress. Looking towards the other pilots face treats talk as occurring outside the predictable and scripted sequential flow of interaction for work. The talk might be casual conversation unrelated to work tasks, or involve negotiation of work arising from locally contingent circumstances. Pilots treat particular sites for looking, cockpit instrument panels and windows, as a home position for gaze for planned and predictable work activity. Looking away from this home position, as either speaker or recipient, treats talk as doing something else. The paper draws on insights and methods of conversation analysis, and uses naturally occurring data, video recordings of pilots at work on actual scheduled passenger flights. Copyright 2010 Maurice Nevile. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
J. Cenoz, Towards multilingual education: Basque educational research from an international perspective: (Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2009, pp. XVI, 271)
Creators: name: Le Nevez, Adam
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2010 Adam Le Nevez. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
The fallacy of placing confidence in confidence intervals – A commentary
Creators: name: J Perezgonzalez
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 170110 Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: ‘The fallacy of placing confidence in confidence intervals’ (Morey et al., 2016, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, doi: 10.3758/s13423-015-0947-8) delved into a much needed technical and philosophical dissertation regarding the differences between typical (mis)interpretations of frequentist confidence intervals and the typical correct interpretation of Bayesian credible intervals. My contribution here partly strengthens the authors’ argument, partly closes some gaps they left open, and concludes with a note of attention to the possibility that there may be distinctions without real practical differences in the ultimate use of estimation by intervals, namely when assuming a common ground of uninformative priors and intervals as ranges of values instead of as posterior distributions per se.
R. B. Baldauf, Jr. and R. B. Kaplan (eds), Language planning and policy in Latin America, vol. 1: Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay: (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 2007, pp. v, 303)
Creators: name: Starks, Donna
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2010 Donna Starks. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Separation, determination and antifungal activity test of the products from a new Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Creators: name: Wang, Tao
name: Wu, Mian-Bin
name: Chen, Zheng-Jie
name: Lin, Jian-Pin
name: Yang, Li-Rong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: A new Bacillus amyloliquefaciens named ZJU-2011 was discovered, and the culture supernatant showed a strong inhibitory effect against Candida albicans. In this study, a novel method was developed to purify the antifungal compounds in high purity. The obtained products were analysed by high performance liquid chromatography and proven to be of high purity. Mass spectrometry showed that the molecular weights of the two bioactive components were 270 and 288, respectively, and their structures were determined to be bacilysin and chlorotetaine by using 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that B. amyloliquefaciens has been reported to produce bacilysin and chlorotetaine simultaneously. The minimum inhibitory concentration of chlorotetaine against six common fungal pathogens were determined to be in the range of 1.8–7.8 μg/mL. Flow chart of the process of separation and purification of bacilysin and chlorotetaine.
Two new ent-atisanes from the root of Euphorbia fischeriana Steud.
Creators: name: Wang, Meng
name: Wang, Qiuhong
name: Wei, Qing
name: Li, Jing
name: Guo, Chen
name: Yang, Bingyou
name: Kuang, Haixue
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Cancer
Information and Computing Sciences
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Pharmacology
Cell Biology
Biochemistry

description: Two new ent-atisanes ent-1β,3β,16β,17-tetrahydroxyatisane (1), ent-1β,3α,16β,17-tetrahydroxyatisane (2) together with 11 known diterpenes were isolated from the anti-tumour activity fraction of Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. The compounds were identified by detailed spectroscopic analysis, including extensive 2D-NMR experiments. X-ray analysis was applied to determine the structure of compound 2. All 13 compounds were screened for cytotoxicity in vitro against human tumour MCF-7, HepG-2 and SGC-7901 cell lines. Compounds 1 and 2 showed the inhibitory effects against MCF-7 with IC50 levels of 23.21 and 15.42 μM; simultaneously, compounds 4, 6, 8 and 11 also had definite inhibitory effect against different cell lines.
Cytotoxic monoterpenoid indole alkaloids isolated from the barks of Voacanga africana Staph.
Creators: name: Chen, Hong-Mei
name: Yang, Yu-Ting
name: Li, Hong-Xiang
name: Cao, Zhi-Xing
name: Dan, Xiao-Mei
name: Mei, Ling
name: Guo, Da-Le
name: Song, Chuan-Xia
name: Dai, Yu
name: Hu, Jia
name: Deng, Yun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: A new monoterpenoid indole alkaloid compound (1) and six known monoterpenoid indole alkaloids compounds (2–7) were isolated from the barks of Voacanga africana Staph. The structures were established by spectral analysis as ibogamine-16-carboxylic acid,17,20-didehydro-5,6-dioxo-10-methoxy-methyl ester (1), voacamine (2), vobasine (3), voacangine (4), voacristine (5), 19-epi-voacristine (6) and 19-epi-heyneanine (7). Compound 1 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. All of the isolated compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against five cell lines (HEPG-2, A375, MDA-MB-231, SH-SY5Y, CT26). Among them, compounds 2 and 6 displayed significant inhibitory activities, compounds 3, 4 and 5 showed moderate inhibitory activities, while compounds 1 and 7 showed no inhibitory activities against the five cell lines.
Synthesis and antifungal activity evaluation of new heterocycle containing amide derivatives
Creators: name: Wang, Xuesong
name: Gao, Sumei
name: Yang, Jian
name: Gao, Yang
name: Wang, Ling
name: Tang, Xiaorong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Meta Science
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: A series of heterocycle containing amide derivatives (1–28) were synthesised by the combination of acyl chlorides (1a, 2a) and heterocyclic/homocyclic ring containing amines, and their in vitro antifungal activity was evaluated against five plant pathogenic fungi, namely Gibberella zeae, Helminthosporium maydis, Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Results of antifungal activity analysis indicated that some of the products showed good to excellent antifungal activity, as compound 2 showed excellent activity against G. zeae and R. solani and potent activity against H. maydi, B. cinerea and S. sclerotiorum, and compounds 1, 8 and 10 also displayed excellent antifungal potential against H. maydi, B. cinerea and S. sclerotiorum and good activity against R. solani when compared with the standard carbendazim.
Digital Citizenship "Privacy and Security" Course
Creators: name: LEYE Jan
name: TEAM4Excellence Association
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Model course
digital citizenship
course plan
privacy
security
digital environments
social networks
internet security risks
hardware
software
education
reflection
reflective thinking

description: The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations.

The Privacy and Security course aims at raising awareness on the importance of privacy in relation to living a fulfilling life and the necessary steps that need to be taken to protect this privacy. While the societal benefits of carrying out rights and duties, hobbies and social interactions online are immense, more and more threats to every citizen’s privacy keep on emerging.

This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules:

Introducing privacy;

Introducing security;

Privacy in a digital environment;

Security risks in a digital environment;

Security tips for the digital environment.

While this Privacy and Security textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German.

“Privacy and Security” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities.

The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness.

Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free.
description: Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)
On the competition between nucleation and thickening in deformation twinning of face-centered cubic metals
Creators: name: Daly, Matthew
name: Kumar, Ashok
name: Singh, Chandra Veer
name: Hibbard, Glenn
Publisher: name: University of Illinois at Chicago
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 91207 Metals and Alloy Materials
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Preprint of journal article appearing here:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749641919308216?via=ihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102702
Language choice and second language learning opportunities in learners social networks: a case study of an Australian learner of Japanese
Creators: name: Kurata, Naomi
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines the patterns of language choice and the construction of L2 learning opportunities in foreign language learners social networks by focusing on how these patterns and opportunities are socially structured in a Japanese language learners natural interactions. It is based on a range of data, including a script of on-line chat occurring in natural environments as well interview data. Drawing on Cummins (1996) concept of interpersonal space, the findings indicate that there were a number of social and contextual factors that seemed to affect the learners language choice and L2 learning opportunities in complex ways. Most of these factors appeared to be related to the learners and/or his network interactants identity as an adequate L2 user and their perception of each others L2 proficiency and/or role. This paper provides insights into how to create environments that promote the learners opportunities for L2 use and learning. Copyright 2007 Naomi Kurata. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Geochronology and geochemistry of Late Triassic bimodal igneous rocks at the eastern margin of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif, Northeast China: petrogenesis and tectonic implications
Creators: name: Guo, Peng
name: Xu, Wen-Liang
name: Yu, Jie-Jiang
name: Wang, Feng
name: Tang, Jie
name: Li, Yu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Physiology

description: New zircon laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and secondary ion mass spectroscopy U–Pb ages, and Hf isotope and whole-rock geochemical data are reported for Mesozoic igneous rocks from the eastern margin of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif, Northeast China, in order to document the petrogenesis of the igneous rocks and reconstruct the early Mesozoic tectonic setting of the region. Zircons from five representative igneous rocks are euhedral–subhedral and display oscillatory growth zoning or striped absorption in cathodoluminescence images, suggesting a magmatic origin. The dating results indicate that granite, gabbro, and rhyolite from the eastern Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif formed during Late Triassic (204–211 Ma). The Late Triassic granitoids and rhyolites have an affinity to A-type granites or rhyolites. Their zircon εHf(t) values and Hf two-stage model ages range from –3.8 to +3.8 and from 999 to 1485 Ma, respectively, indicating that their primary melts were derived from the partial melting of the Meso-Proterozoic crust. The geochemistry of coeval gabbros, which reflects primary magma composition, shows a significant large ion lithophile element (e.g. Ba and Sr) enrichment and high field strength element (i.e. Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, and Ti) depletion. Based on zircon εHf(t) values (–4.2 to +2.8) and Hf single-stage model ages (746–1031 Ma), we conclude that the mafic magma is the product of partial melting of lithospheric mantle that was metasomatically enriched by fluids derived from the subducted oceanic crust. The Late Triassic magmatism along the eastern margin of the Eurasian continent has bimodal magma compositions, indicating an extensional setting after the final closure of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean rather than being related to subduction of the Palaeo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent. The occurrence of Late Triassic igneous rocks on the eastern side of the Mudanjiang Fault suggests that this fault does not represent the suture zone between the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range and Jiamusi massifs.
Simultaneous densitometric analysis of amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide, lisinopril, and valsartan by HPTLC in pharmaceutical formulations and human plasma
Creators: name: Jui J. Pandya
name: Sanyal, Mallika
name: Pranav S. Shrivastav
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: A simple, accurate, and precise high-performance thin layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification of antihypertensive drugs, amlodipine (AML), hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), lisinopril (LIS), and valsartan (VAL) in their pharmaceutical formulations and human plasma. Separation of the drugs was performed on aluminum-backed layer of silica gel 60 F254 using a mixture of methanol–dichloromethane–glacial acetic acid (9.0:1.0:0.1, v/v/v) as the mobile phase. Densitometric determination of the separated spots was done at 215 nm. The retention factors (Rf) obtained under the optimized conditions were 0.56, 0.75, 0.29, and 0.67 for AML, HCTZ, LIS, and VAL, respectively. Linearity of the method was established in the range of 200–1,500 ng/band for AML, 300–1,500 ng/band for HCTZ, 400–2,000 ng/band for LIS, and 1,000–7,000 ng/band for VAL. The limit of detection/limit of quantitation of the method found were 54.21/164.28, 77.27/234.15, 83.45/252.87, and 156.48/474.19 ng/band for AML, HCTZ, LIS, and VAL, respectively. To determine the drugs in spiked plasma samples, solid phase extraction was performed, which provided highly consistent and quantitative recovery for all four drugs. The method was satisfactorily applied for the analysis of different tablet formulations and proved to be specific and accurate for the quality control of these drugs.
Geochronology and geochemistry of Late Triassic bimodal igneous rocks at the eastern margin of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif, Northeast China: petrogenesis and tectonic implications
Creators: name: Guo, Peng
name: Xu, Wen-Liang
name: Yu, Jie-Jiang
name: Wang, Feng
name: Tang, Jie
name: Li, Yu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Physiology

description: ABSTRACTNew zircon laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and secondary ion mass spectroscopy U–Pb ages, and Hf isotope and whole-rock geochemical data are reported for Mesozoic igneous rocks from the eastern margin of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif, Northeast China, in order to document the petrogenesis of the igneous rocks and reconstruct the early Mesozoic tectonic setting of the region. Zircons from five representative igneous rocks are euhedral–subhedral and display oscillatory growth zoning or striped absorption in cathodoluminescence images, suggesting a magmatic origin. The dating results indicate that granite, gabbro, and rhyolite from the eastern Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif formed during Late Triassic (204–211 Ma). The Late Triassic granitoids and rhyolites have an affinity to A-type granites or rhyolites. Their zircon εHf(t) values and Hf two-stage model ages range from –3.8 to +3.8 and from 999 to 1485 Ma, respectively, indicating that their primary melts were derived from the partial melting of the Meso-Proterozoic crust. The geochemistry of coeval gabbros, which reflects primary magma composition, shows a significant large ion lithophile element (e.g. Ba and Sr) enrichment and high field strength element (i.e. Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, and Ti) depletion. Based on zircon εHf(t) values (–4.2 to +2.8) and Hf single-stage model ages (746–1031 Ma), we conclude that the mafic magma is the product of partial melting of lithospheric mantle that was metasomatically enriched by fluids derived from the subducted oceanic crust. The Late Triassic magmatism along the eastern margin of the Eurasian continent has bimodal magma compositions, indicating an extensional setting after the final closure of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean rather than being related to subduction of the Palaeo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent. The occurrence of Late Triassic igneous rocks on the eastern side of the Mudanjiang Fault suggests that this fault does not represent the suture zone between the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range and Jiamusi massifs.
Cytidine deaminase deficiency impairs sister chromatid disjunction by decreasing PARP-1 activity
Creators: name: Gemble, Simon
name: Buhagiar-Labarchède, Géraldine
name: Onclercq-Delic, Rosine
name: Jaulin, Christian
name: Amor-Guéret, Mounira
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Bloom Syndrome (BS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by high levels of chromosomal instability and an increase in cancer risk. Cytidine deaminase (CDA) expression is downregulated in BS cells, leading to an excess of cellular dC and dCTP that reduces basal PARP-1 activity, compromising optimal Chk1 activation and reducing the efficiency of downstream checkpoints. This process leads to the accumulation of unreplicated DNA during mitosis and, ultimately, ultrafine anaphase bridge (UFB) formation. BS cells also display incomplete sister chromatid disjunction when depleted of cohesin. Using a combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization and chromosome spreads, we investigated the possible role of CDA deficiency in the incomplete sister chromatid disjunction in cohesin-depleted BS cells. The decrease in basal PARP-1 activity in CDA-deficient cells compromised sister chromatid disjunction in cohesin-depleted cells, regardless of BLM expression status. The observed incomplete sister chromatid disjunction may be due to the accumulation of unreplicated DNA during mitosis in CDA-deficient cells, as reflected in the changes in centromeric DNA structure associated with the decrease in basal PARP-1 activity. Our findings reveal a new function of PARP-1 in sister chromatid disjunction during mitosis.
Surgery scheduling with recovery resources
Creators: name: Bam, Maya
name: Denton, Brian T.
name: Oyen, Mark P. Van
name: Cowen, Mark E.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Surgical services are large revenue sources that account for a large portion of hospital expenses. Thus, efficient resource allocation is crucial in this system; however, this is a challenging problem, in part due to the interaction of the different stages of the surgery delivery system and the uncertainty of surgery and recovery durations. This article focuses on single-day in-patient elective surgery scheduling considering surgeons, operating rooms (ORs), and the post-anesthesia care unit (recovery). We propose a mixed-integer programming formulation of this problem and then present a fast two-phase heuristic: phase 1 is used for determining the number of ORs to open for the day and surgeon-to-OR assignments, and phase 2 is used for surgical case sequencing. Both phases have provable worst-case performance guarantees and excellent average case performance. We evaluate schedules under uncertainty using a discrete-event simulation model based on data provided by a mid-sized hospital. We show that the fast and easy-to-implement two-phase heuristic performs extremely well, in both deterministic and stochastic settings. The new methods developed reduce the computational barriers to implementation and demonstrate that hospitals can realize substantial benefits without resorting to sophisticated optimization software implementations.
Photo-corrosion inhibition of Ag3PO4 by polyaniline coating
Creators: name: Zhang, Yunfan
name: Selvaraj, Rengaraj
name: Kim, Younghun
name: Sillanpää, Mika
name: Tai, Cheuk-Wai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this paper, polyaniline-coated silver phosphate has been successfully prepared via a facile chemisorption method in order to improve the stability of Ag3PO4 under light irradiation. The crystalline phase, band gap energy, and microstructure of the obtained PANI/Ag3PO4 composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV–vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of methlylene blue was performed to test the activities of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites with different coating amounts and the results indicate that the stabilities of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites were successfully enhanced. The correlation between photocatalytic performance and the properties of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites is discussed in detail.