cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Continual foreground segmentation using limited data
Creators: name: Osman, Islam
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Current state-of-the-art foreground segmentation models have achieved great success when trained with massive labeled datasets. However, these models have limitations including 1) they can not capture the fine details of the exterior silhouette of objects. 2) The performance of these models degrades when trained with limited data. 3) The performance of these models is limited in the scope of the problems they were trained on. When those models are trained using a broader scope of problems (i.e., multiple datasets), their performance degrade due to the catastrophic forgetting. This thesis proposes novel deep-learning models that overcome the problems mentioned above. For the first problem, deep-learning models are proposed: MODY-Net, REFNet, and TransBlast. The results show that REFNet solved the problem of missing fine details and achieved state-of-the-art performance. The f-measure performance of REFNet is higher than other foreground segmentation models by approximately 4%. To overcome the second problem of learning with limited data, three novel few-shot learning techniques KTNet, ORIF-TR, and FeSh-Net, are proposed. KTNet combines few-shot and self-supervised learning in both in-domain and out-of-domain image classification. Then, ORIF-TR and FeSh-Net reformulated the few-shot to foreground segmentation. FeSh-Net uses few-shot learning to learn from an exemplar frame to segment the current frame, boosting the current state-of-the-art performance by 7.7%. To solve the last problem (catastrophic forgetting), three novel lifelong-learning techniques with server-client architecture are proposed: TBPI, KDNet, and DGT. These learning techniques allow a large model (server) to learn from continuous data without forgetting. In contrast, during inference time, a small model (client) is instantiated from the larger model (server) to segment foreground objects with high performance and low inference time. DGT performance is higher than state-of-the-art (REFNet) by 4.65% and inference time of 11.4 FPS. Finally, a single model called UFSeg is proposed to overcome all four problems. UFSeg is a combination of the best model proposed in each chapter. These models are REFNet, FeSh-Net, and DGT. UFSeg outperforms state-of-the-art foreground segmentation models by 1.34%. Also, UFSeg can be used on out-of-domain real-world examples such as frames from webcams or public IP cameras.
Finite element modelling of UHPC under pulsating load using X-ray computed tomography based fiber distributions
Creators: name: Mellios, Nikolaos
name: Oesch, Tyler
name: Spyridis, Panagiotis
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ultra-high performance concrete
subject: Steel fiber reinforced concrete
subject: Fiber orientation
subject: X-ray computed tomography
subject: Non-linear finite element modelling
subject: 690

description: The benefits of including fibers in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) are attributed to their good bond with the matrix and, hence, an optimal utilization of their properties. At the same time, though, fiber reinforcement may contribute to anisotropy in the composite material and induce weak areas. The influence of the fibers’ orientation on the material properties is a matter of current scientific discourse and it is known to play a vital role in structural design. In the case studies presented herein, mechanical laboratory tests using pulsating load regimes on UHPC with a strength of more than 200 MPa were simulated by use of finite element models. The orientations of the fibers were measured for each test sample prior to failure using an X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanner, and these orientations are explicitly implemented into the model. The paper discusses the methodology of merging data retrieved by CT image processing and state-of-the-art FE simulation techniques Moreover, the CT scanning was carried out throughout the testing procedure, which further enables the comparison of the mechanical tests and the FE models in terms of damage propagation and failure patterns. The results indicate that the overall fiber configuration and behavior of the samples can be realistically modelled and validated by the proposed CT-FE coupling, which can enhance the structural analysis and design process of elements produced with steel fiber reinforced and UHPC materials.
description: Materials and structures;Vol. 55. 2022, Art. No 1
Малоінвазивний спосіб лікування інкурабельних хворих із метастатичним плевритом
Creators: name: Юрійович, Браїловський Богдан
name: Василівна, Браїловська Вероніка
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Малоінвазивний спосіб лікування інкурабельних хворих із метастатичним плевритом
Pareuthria plumbea Philipi 1844
Creators: name: Rosenfeld, Sebastian
name: Aldea, Cristian
name: Mansilla, Andres
name: Marambio, Johanna
name: Ojeda, Jaime
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Pareuthria
Pareuthria plumbea

description: Taxon classification Animalia Neogastropoda Buccinidae Pareuthria plumbea (Philipi, 1844) Fig. 6B Material examined. 20 spm (13 × 6 - 25 × 12 mm). Synonymy. See Dell (1971). Remarks. Aldea and Rosenfeld (2011) commented that, differing from other species of the family Buccinidae, it is characterized by direct development during its reproductive cycle by depositing egg masses (Pastorino and Penchaszadeh 2002). Dell (1971) explained that Strebel (1905b), when revising the species of the genus Pareuthria, observed a great similarity between Pareuthria plumbea and Pareuthria magellanica; however, the original figures did not concur with the distinction that was made by Strebel (1905b). Distribution. Magellanic: Puerto Edén, Levinson Island, Paso de Indio, and Piazzi Island (Dell 1971); Strait of Magellan (Powell 1951): Buque Quemado (Aldea and Rosenfeld 2011), Laredo Bay (Mutschke et al. 1998, Linse 2002), Punta Arenas (USNM 2010), Punta Santa Ana (Ríos et al. 2007; this record), Cape Froward (USNM 2010), Dawson Island (USNM 2010), and Carlos III Island (Aldea et al. 2011a); London Island (Pelseneer 1903), Beagle Channel (Pelseneer 1903), Ushuaia (Strebel 1908), Puerto Williams (Dell 1971), Róbalo Bay (Dell 1971, Ojeda et al. 2010), Hermite Islands (Dell 1971), Bertrand Island (Dell 1971), and Seno Grandi (Dell 1971); Malvinas/Falkand Islands (Dell 1971, USNM 2010), San Sebastián Bay (USNM 2010), Buen Suceso Bay (USNM 2010), and Staten Island (USNM 2010). WTSA: from 38°S toward south (Morris and Rosenberg 2005).
description: Published as part of Rosenfeld, Sebastian, Aldea, Cristian, Mansilla, Andres, Marambio, Johanna & Ojeda, Jaime, 2015, Richness, systematics, and distribution of molluscs associated with the macroalga Gigartinaskottsbergii in the Strait of Magellan, Chile: A biogeographic affinity study, pp. 49-100 in ZooKeys 519 on pages 67-68, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.519.9676
Additional file 2 of Identification of key module and hub genes in pulpitis using weighted gene co-expression network analysis
Creators: name: Zhang, Denghui
name: Zheng, Chen
name: Zhu, Tianer
name: Yang, Fan
name: Zhou, Yiqun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2. Table S1. The detailed sequences of the primers for each gene.
Additional file 1 of Correlation between the progression of diabetic retinopathy and inflammasome biomarkers in vitreous and serum – a systematic review
Creators: name: Kuo, Charisse Y. J.
name: Murphy, Rinki
name: Rupenthal, Ilva D.
name: Mugisho, Odunayo O.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Search strategy using Ovid EMBASE. This search strategy was used to identify literature relevant to this systematic literature review.
title: Transferring clinically established immune inflammation markers into exercise physiology
title: focus on neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and systemic immune-inflammation index
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Walzik, David
name: Joisten, Niklas
name: Zacher, Jonas
name: Zimmer, Philipp
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Physical activity
subject: Exercise
subject: Training
subject: Recovery
subject: Inflammation
subject: Biomarker
subject: 796
subject: Biomarker
subject: Sport | Training |
subject: Bewegung |
subject: Entzündung |
subject: Genesung |

description: Over the last decades the cellular immune inflammation markers neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII = NLR × platelets) have emerged in clinical context as markers of disease-related inflammation and are now widely appreciated due to their integrative character. Transferring these clinically established inflammation markers into exercise physiology seems highly beneficial, especially due to the low temporal, financial and infrastructural resources needed for assessment and calculation. Therefore, the aim of this review is to summarize evidence on the value of the integrative inflammation markers NLR, PLR and SII for depiction of exercise-induced inflammation and highlight potential applications in exercise settings. Despite sparse evidence, multiple investigations revealed responsiveness of the markers to acute and chronic exercise, thereby opening promising avenues in the field of exercise physiology. In performance settings, they might help to infer information for exercise programming by reflecting exercise strain and recovery status or periods of overtraining and increased infection risk. In health settings, application involves the depiction of anti-inflammatory effects of chronic exercise in patients exhibiting chronic inflammation. Further research should, therefore, focus on establishing reference values for these integrative markers in athletes at rest, assess the kinetics and reliability in response to different exercise modalities and implement the markers into clinical exercise trials to depict anti-inflammatory effects of chronic exercise in different patient collectives.
description: European journal of applied physiology;Vol. 121. 2021, pp 1803–1814
Expanded Child Benefits
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: Income-related elligibility conditions for receiving child benefits (vaiko išmoka) supplement were temporarily simplified and a one-off payment was provided on top of them
Occultation Astrometry with DR2: Assessing the capabilities of robotic telescopes
Creators: name: Ferreira, João
name: Tanga, Paolo
name: Machado, Pedro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Occultations, Minor Planets, Astrometry, Photometry

description: Stellar occultation events are a unique opportunity to obtain from the ground very accurate astrometry; close to the performance of Gaia. In fact; when an asteroid hides the light of a star; the uncertainty of its instantaneous position can be similar to that of the target star. By exploiting the accuracy of Gaia DR2 on both asteroids and stars; stellar occultation prediction and exploitation becomes an effective method to systematically collect asteroid astrometry.

At the same time; asteroid occultations can offer the possibility to confirm or discover double stars; in a range of small angular separations very complementary to the resolution accessible to Gaia itself. We will present statistics and simulations showing the improvement expected in the prediction of asteroid occultations thanks to Gaia astrometry.

By a bayesian approach; we determine in the parameter space (duration; flux drop; star brightness) the domain of detectable events from a single site. Our study prepares the exploitation of a 0.5-m robotic telescope at Plateau de Calern (southern France); for which we determine the range of asteroid size and star brightness that we expect to reach. This facility will start operations in a few months.
Successful Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Status in an Infant with KCNJ11-Related Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus via Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Creators: name: Chen, Ting
name: Zhang, Dandan
name: Bai, Zhenjiang
name: Wu, Shuiyan
name: Wu, Haiying
name: Xie, Rongrong
name: Li, Ying
name: Wang, Fengyun
name: Chen, Xiuli
name: Sun, Hui
name: Wang, Xiaoyan
name: Chen, Linqi
Publisher: name: Adis Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: Medicine
Endocrinology

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Socioeconomic differences in informal caregiving in Europe
Creators: name: Quashie, Nekehia T.
name: Wagner, Melanie
name: Verbakel, Ellen
name: Deindl, Christian
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Informal caregiving
subject: Socioeconomic inequality
subject: Europe
subject: Cross-national
subject: 300
subject: Europa |
subject: Sozioökonomische Entwicklung |
subject: Soziale Ungleichheit |
subject: Pflege
subject: Hauspflege |

description: Disclosing socioeconomic differences in informal care provision is increasingly important in aging societies as it helps to identify the segments of the population that may need targeted support and the types of national investments to support family caregivers. This study examines the association between individual-level socioeconomic status and informal care provision within the household. We also examine the role of contextual factors, income inequality, and the generosity of social spending, to identify how macro-level socioeconomic resource structures shape individuals’ provision of care to household members. We use pooled data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, waves 1, 2, 4, 5, 6) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA, waves 2, 3, 4, 6, 7). Poisson regression multilevel models estimate the associations between household socioeconomic status (education, income, and wealth), and country socioeconomic resources (income inequality and social spending as a percentage of GDP), and the likelihood of older adults’ informal care provision within the household. Results indicate that lower individual socioeconomic resources—education, income, and wealth—were associated with a higher incidence of older adults’ informal care provision within the household. At the macro-level, income inequality was positively associated while social spending was negatively associated with older adults’ care provision within the household. Our findings suggest that socioeconomically disadvantaged groups are more likely to provide informal care, which may reinforce socioeconomic inequalities. At the national level, more equitable resource distribution and social spending may reduce intensive family caregiving.
description: European journal of ageing;Vol. 18. 2021
title: Dyadic nexus of interstate and intrastate conflict prevention
Creators: name: Langan, William B.
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 2004

description: It seems a logical assumption that as the nexus between interstate and intrastate conflict is inherently linked in a larger strategic calculus, so too should be the theoretical and conceptual foundations, and practical application, of apposite conflict prevention efforts. This thesis examines conflict prevention efforts towards each of the three phases of the Macedonian case, with those phases identified as the pre-Kosovo phase, Kosovo Intervention phase and post-Kosovo phase. It analyzes the dyadic nexus between interstate and intrastate conflict prevention as it relates to a strategy of simultaneity and connectivity as regards implementation of conflict prevention efforts by the international community. A strategy of simultaneity and connectivity is characterized as the process of advocating and pursuing policies to inhibit or mitigate the occurrence of interstate and intrastate conflict that are associated and conjoined in a concurrent and synchronous manner. This study finds evidence of support for the hypothesis of a direct correlation between the application of international community efforts targeted toward a nexus of interstate and intrastate conflict prevention, through a strategy of simultaneity and connectivity, and the success or failure of those efforts.
Ranking kinematics for revising by contextual information
Creators: name: Sezgin, Meliha
name: Kern-Isberner, Gabriele
name: Beierle, Christoph
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Iterated belief revision
subject: Kinematics
subject: Spohn’s ranking functions
subject: Jeffrey’s rule
subject: 004
subject: Kinematik

description: Probability kinematics is a leading paradigm in probabilistic belief change. It is based on the idea that conditional beliefs should be independent from changes of their antecedents’ probabilities. In this paper, we propose a re-interpretation of this paradigm for Spohn’s ranking functions which we call Generalized Ranking Kinematics as a new principle for iterated belief revision of ranking functions by sets of conditional beliefs with respect to their specific subcontext. By taking into account semantical independencies, we can reduce the complexity of the revision task to local contexts. We show that global belief revision can be set up from revisions on the local contexts via a merging operator. Furthermore, we formalize a variant of the Ramsey-Test based on the idea of local contexts which connects conditional and propositional revision in a straightforward way. We extend the belief change methodology of c-revisions to strategic c-revisions which will serve as a proof of concept.
description: Annals of mathematics and artificial intelligence;Vol. 89. 2021, pp 1101–1131
A Scoping and Feasibility Study for a New Foundational Economy Academy in Wales
Creators: name: Walpole, Gary
name: J Treadwell, Peter
name: Smith, Susan
name: Renfrew, Kay
name: Rich, NL
name: McKeown, M
name: Manley, JM
name: Liu, Zheng
name: Sandy, Kyaw,
name: Clifton, Nick
name: Bacon, E
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Political economy and social change

description: All sectors of the economy operate in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA) world and exogenous shocks are likely to become more frequent. Public service organisations (PSOs) in Wales have had to deal with multiple challenges including COVID-19, Wellbeing of Future Generations Act obligations, 2030 Net Zero targets, social welfare reforms and Brexit repercussions. These challenges are more acute due to increased financial pressures which manifests into ‘having to do more with less’. Key foundational sectors remain resilient during times of crisis, and the foundational economy offers regional economic stability.
Recommendations for Future Agricultural and Food Policies Promoting Agro-ecological Transitions
Creators: name: Galioto, Francesco
name: Povellato, Andrea
name: Gava, Oriana
name: Vanni, Francesco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Agroecology
Agro-ecological transitions

description: The UNISECO project carried out a participatory multi-method assessment of current and newly proposed market and policy instruments to inform policy making about how to remove the barriers to agro-ecological transitions. The assessment included a multi-criteria analysis and a reflection on the potential for innovation of the policies and the required governance changes. Based on the participatory assessemtn with European-level stakeholders and 130 experts of the Multi-Actor Platforms of 15 case studies across Europe this policy brief provides recommendations for future agricultural and food policies promoting agro-ecological transitions. This Policy Brief is one of a set produced by the H2020 UNISECO project. Others are accessible on the Zenodo repository under the UNISECO Community. UNISECO is a European research project aiming to develop innovative approaches to enhance the understanding of socio-economic and policy drivers and barriers for further development and implementation of agro-ecological practices in EU farming systems. Learn more about the project: https://uniseco-project.eu/ This project has received funding from the European Union's H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 773901. This publication reflects only the authors' view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
Collecting stories at a local festival to encourage the development of grassroots tourism in Bridgend
Creators: name: Davies, Karen
name: Thatcher, Christina
name: Haven-Tang, Claire
name: Thomas, Andrew
name: Packer, Rhiannon
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Tourism management

description: This paper discusses the methodological approach to collecting locals’ stories via an interactive map during a combined arts festival as part of a wider project to develop grassroots-inspired destination packages as a route to post-Covid-19 sustainable tourism recovery throughout Wales. The intention was to capture place-focused data from a cross-section of the local community through outreach work and events, during which locals were encouraged to tell their stories about the area and special places to visit to include specific grassroots elements such as heritage, culture, language, food and drink, and the natural environment.
Anteon hoyoi Olmi **
Creators: name: Olmi, Massimo
name: van Noort, Simon
name: Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Dryinidae
Anteon
Anteon hoyoi

description: Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Dryinidae Anteon hoyoi Olmi** Anteon hoyoi Olmi, 1984: 390. Material examined. New record. UGANDA: WESTERN REGION: Kasese District, Kibale National Park, Kanyawara, Makerere University Biological Field Station, 00°33.836'N, 30°21.700'E, 1523 m, 6.VIII.2008, sweep, primary mid-altitude rainforest, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Olmi 1984). Newly recorded from Uganda here.
description: Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, van Noort, Simon & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera), with description of new species from Central African Republic and Uganda, pp. 45-95 in ZooKeys 578 on page 59, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.578.7820
Kernel methods for invariant representation learning : enforcing fairness and conditional independence
Creators: name: Deka, Namrata
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: This work introduces two novel kernel-based measures to enforce certain invariance properties in the learned representation space of a deep neural network. The first method, MMD-B-Fair, learns fair representations of data via kernel two-sample testing. It finds neural features of data where a maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) test cannot distinguish between different representations of different sensitive groups, while preserving information about the target variable to be predicted. To minimize the power of an MMD test this method exploits the simple asymptotics of a block testing scheme to address challenges presented by the complex dependency of the test threshold on the estimated MMD. Compared to existing methods on fair representation learning, MMD-B-Fair does not require generative modeling or discriminative architectural tuning, and is able to achieve competitive results on fairness benchmarks and downstream transfer. The second method, CIRCE, introduces a measure of conditional independence for multivariate continuous-valued variables that can be efficiently used as a regularizer to learn deep neural features that are conditionally independent of a known distractor Z given a target label Y. CIRCE requires just a single ridge regression from Y to kernelized features of Z, which can be done in advance. It is then only necessary to enforce independence of the learned neural features from the residuals of this regression. By contrast, earlier measures of conditional dependence require multiple regressions for each step of feature learning, resulting in severe bias and variance, and greater computational cost. CIRCE has superior performance to previous methods on challenging benchmarks, including learning conditionally invariant image features. Python implementations of both methods are made publicly available at github.com/namratadeka/mmd-b-fair and github.com/namratadeka/circe.
Sickness Benefit for Parents Caring for Children Due to COVID-19
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: A sickness benefit (ligos išmoka) was provided and extended to allow people to take time off from work to care for children due to the closure of ECEC settings or schools or the children's self-isolation
Anteon townesi Olmi **
Creators: name: Olmi, Massimo
name: van Noort, Simon
name: Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Dryinidae
Anteon
Anteon townesi

description: Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Dryinidae Anteon townesi Olmi** Anteon townesi Olmi, 1984: 379. Material examined. New record. UGANDA: WESTERN REGION: Kibale National Park, Kanyawara Makerere University Biological Field Station, 0°35.442'S30°21.741'E, 1465 m, 10.VIII.2008, sweep, primary mid-altitude rainforest, near stream, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa (Olmi 1984, 2006). Newly recorded from Uganda here.
description: Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, van Noort, Simon & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera), with description of new species from Central African Republic and Uganda, pp. 45-95 in ZooKeys 578 on pages 68-69, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.578.7820
Additional file 4 of Functional implication of heat shock protein 70/90 and tubulin in cold stress of Dermacentor silvarum
Creators: name: Agwunobi, Desmond O.
name: Wang, Tongxuan
name: Zhang, Meng
name: Wang, Tianhong
name: Jia, Qingying
name: Zhang, Miao
name: Shi, Xinyue
name: Yu, Zhijun
name: Liu, Jingze
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 4: Table S1. Gene-specific primers used in the present study.
Adryinus oweni Olmi
Creators: name: Olmi, Massimo
name: van Noort, Simon
name: Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Dryinidae
Adryinus
Adryinus oweni

description: Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Dryinidae Adryinus oweni Olmi Adryinus oweni Olmi, 1984: 1135. Material examined. Published record. Olmi (1984): UGANDA: CENTRAL REGION: Kampala District, Kampala, ♀ holotype (AEIC). New record. IVORY COAST: Bouaké Department: Bouaké, 11.X.1980, Pitfall trap, 1♀ (AMNH). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. Uganda (Olmi 1984). Newly recorded from Ivory Coast here.
description: Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, van Noort, Simon & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera), with description of new species from Central African Republic and Uganda, pp. 45-95 in ZooKeys 578 on page 78, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.578.7820
Encountering violence : the stories of gender nonbinary Indigenous, Black and people of colour (IBPOC)
Creators: name: Ali, Aliyah
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: My research examined gender nonbinary Indigenous, Black and people of colour (IBPOC) experiences with violence and answers two questions: 1) How do you perceive and understand violence? and 2) How does violence affect your relationships (e.g., friendships, family, intimate partner(s) or colleagues and supervisors)? Participant responses filled in gaps in the literature and provided cultural recommendations on changing how cisgender white groups receive, interpret, and express knowledge on the stories of gender nonbinary IBPOC encountering violence. My theoretical framework includes intersectionality, queer of colour, and trans of colour critique and identified patterns that emerged from the information collected. I reviewed literature by scholars whose work is grounded in gender, race, sexuality studies, including Atmospheres of Violence by Eric A. Stanley (2021), The Sense of Brown by José Esteban Muñoz (2020), Trans Exploits by Jian Neo Chen (2019), The Colonial Problem by Lisa Monchalin (2016), Violence Against Queer People by Doug Meyer (2015), and Aberrations in Black by Roderick A. Ferguson (2004). The work of these scholars supported my literature review and information analysis process. I conducted four semi-structured interviews in the format of storytelling online over Zoom. This study interpreted the experiences of one Indigenous (not specified), Black (Somalian), Middle Eastern (not specified) and agender neutral/non gender affirming participant; one Black (Puerto Rican-American) and androgynous/trans/non-binary participant; one Indigenous (Métis) and trans-mask/nonbinary/left-of-centre leaning participant; and one person of colour (South Asian-European) and nonbinary; three of who had a university degree. All four participants experienced interpersonal and collective violence, and one of the encountered self-directed violence. The study findings revealed challenges amongst participants of intersectional identities and their experiences with violence. The four key themes that emerged from this research are 1) microaggressions 2) gender-based violence, 3) family and relations, and 4) workspace and educational settings. The analysis of findings and key themes are detailed in the discussion chapter and supported by the theoretical framework and research literature.
Gonatopus kolyadai Olmi **
Creators: name: Olmi, Massimo
name: van Noort, Simon
name: Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Gonatopus
Gonatopus kolyadai

description: Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Dryinidae Gonatopus kolyadai Olmi** Gonatopus kolyadai Olmi, 2007b: 224. Material examined. New record. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Sangha-Mbaéré Prefecture: Reserve Speciale de forêt dense de Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7 km 326°NW Bayanga, 3°00.27'N, 16°11.55'E, 420 m, 11-12.V.2001, Malaise trap, lowland rainforest, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. South Africa (Olmi 2007b, 2009). Newly recorded from Central African Republic here.
description: Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, van Noort, Simon & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera), with description of new species from Central African Republic and Uganda, pp. 45-95 in ZooKeys 578 on page 81, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.578.7820
Emotional Support Services
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: The Lithuanian Emotional Support Services (Youth Line, Hope Line, Women's Helpline, Children's Line and Dover Line) were funded and on call during the pandemic. The support included the provision of counselling services and further help to ensure eligible individuals' safety
Neodryinus tussaci Olmi **
Creators: name: Olmi, Massimo
name: van Noort, Simon
name: Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Dryinidae
Neodryinus
Neodryinus tussaci

description: Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Dryinidae Neodryinus tussaci Olmi** Neodryinus tussaci Olmi, 2004b: 179. Material examined. New records. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Sangha-Mbaéré Prefecture: Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Mabéa Bai, 21.4 km 53°NE Bayanga, 3°02.01'N, 16°24.57'E, 510 m, 4.V.2001, sweep, lowland rainforest, marsh clearing, CAR01-S24, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). UGANDA: WESTERN REGION: Kibale National Park, Kanyawara, Makerere University Biological Field Station, 0°34.390'N, 30°21.658'E, 1587 m, 4-26.VIII.2008, YPT, primary mid-altitude rainforest, near stream, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. Cameroon (Olmi 2004b). Newly recorded from Central African Republic and Uganda here.
description: Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, van Noort, Simon & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera), with description of new species from Central African Republic and Uganda, pp. 45-95 in ZooKeys 578 on page 83, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.578.7820
Open teaching: research and practice on open, innovative and engaging pedagogies
Creators: name: Nascimbeni, Fabio
name: Ehlers, Ulf-Daniel
Publisher: name: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Year: 2020

description: -
description: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, Vol 16 No 4 (2020): Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society - Special Issue on "Open Teaching"
Making Open Educational Practices real. The case of “The Grand Challenge 2020”
Creators: name: Ehlers, Ulf-Daniel
Publisher: name: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Year: 2020

description: The article presents a case study of a course design which is based on the concept of open educational practices. The course took place during times of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in which universities in Europe had to stop their presential operation and had to move teaching and learning entirely online. The case study presents in which way the concept of student-centred learning, of problem-based learning and of involving the public into higher education learning has been realised. Students’ feedback is analysed and conclusions are drawn.
description: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, Vol 16 No 4 (2020): Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society - Special Issue on "Open Teaching"
Where does equity fit? : an evaluation of municipal official plans in mid-sized cities in Ontario, Canada
Creators: name: Street, Savonnae
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: This thesis aims to develop an evaluation tool for comprehensive and baseline measurements of equity in planning by conducting a content analysis of the ways equity is currently expressed in municipal official plans of the 30 most populous mid-sized cities across the Province of Ontario, Canada. The findings of the research suggest that explicit indications of equity are rare despite its identification as a key element of sustainable city planning. Rather, equity is mostly expressed through measures that implicitly advance efforts to address specific drivers of social inequity, but through an indirect approach necessitating broad evaluative tools. When accounting for the implicit and explicit ways that equity is addressed, a wide variety of cities are including dimensions of equity in their municipal official plans and they are doing so across a spectrum of equity dimensions. However, explicit equity actions are much more circumscribed. This is likely due to the circumstance that planners in mid-sized cities in Ontario face, wherein plans are embedded in complex multi-level governance directives. This circumstance creates some unique challenges in the municipal official planning process that may limit capacity to directly address equity concerns. To strengthen equity evaluation as a tool for urban planners in mid-sized cities in Ontario, this study recommends that evaluation guidelines should be directed by provincial government regulations and guidance materials and that these evaluations should include explicit equity measures.
Student experiences of Open Educational Practices: a systematic literature review
Creators: name: Axe, Jo
name: Childs, Elizabeth
name: DeVries, Irwin
name: Webster, Keith
Publisher: name: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Year: 2020

description: The purpose of this literature review was to gain a deeper understanding of student experiences of open educational practices (OEP). The research was conducted against the backdrop of a small, publicly funded university in Canada that offers a masters-level program delivered largely though open learning environments. A systematic literature review identified both benefits and challenges to OEP, related to open learning digital environments, tools and activities as well as institutional services and supports. Students further experienced benefits in working with others, developing a sense of self, and increased learning engagement. They also reported challenges associated with anxiety and with practical aspects such as privacy, copyright, and time management. Much can be learned from research into existing collaborative and related educational practices that preceded concepts of OEP. The study recommends increased focus on scaffolding for faculty and students in the implementation of OEP, as well as more research into student experiences.
description: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, Vol 16 No 4 (2020): Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society - Special Issue on "Open Teaching"
Operationalising supply chain resiliency in the context of the Welsh marine renewable energy sector based on a systematic literature review
Creators: name: Khandokar, Fahmida
name: Nguyet, Minh
name: Mason-Jones, Rachel
name: Reis, Jeanette
name: Lambert, Keith
name: Sreedharan, Raja
name: Thomas, Andrew
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Supply chains

description: According to recent data published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the cumulative installed capacity of the renewable energy sources remained almost the same between Q1 of 2010 and 2022 in the UK (BEIS 2022). This is with the exception of offshore wind, solar photovoltaics and plant biomass. Evidence suggests that although numerous projects are being implemented in the UK to harness marine renewable energy (MRE), they are often subjected to various challenges resulting in a small fraction of the energy being captured compared to its capacity. In particular, the supply chain (SC) of relatively new and technologically advanced products, such as marine renewable energy technologies, is deemed to be more complex and vulnerable to challenges, risks and disruptions. Several factors could contribute to increasing the probability of exposure to risks and their associated impacts on the supply chain, including the quality of the processes designed throughout the supply chain life-cycle stages and disruptive natural or manmade events.
Doubling of the High-Cost-of-Living Allowance
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: The amount of the non-contributory, means-tested high-cost-of-living allowance (doublement de l'allocation de vie chère) was doubled
Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework and Course Design as Predictors of Satisfaction in Emergency Remote Teaching: Perspectives of Hospitality Management Students
Creators: name: Patwardhan, Vidya
name: Rao, Shreelatha
name: Thirugnanasambantham
name: Prabhu, Narayan
Publisher: name: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Year: 2020

description: The Community of Inquiry (CoI) is a popular framework to measure meaningful engagement and communication in distance learning environments, where it is claimed that three interactive elements of presence (teaching, social, and cognitive) enhance the quality of education and learning outcomes. Though, several articles have been published in the context of distance education, research suggests lack of empirical evidence on its efficacy in emergency remote teaching. This study investigated the applicability of CoI in remote teaching environment as a predictor of hospitality student’s perception of satisfaction. In doing so, we tested the proposition that course design variables mediate the relationship between CoI elements and student satisfaction. A theoretical model is developed and tested using data collected from 621 hospitality students from an Institute of Eminence in India. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling and PROCESS macro 3.4 - Model 4. Overall, the results showed that the proposed model fits the observed relationships accept for cognitive presence. The results implied partial mediation by course design in the relationship between CoI and satisfaction. Among the three presences, the major determinant of satisfaction was teaching presence. We believe that this model could serve as a guide to possible future studies to explore the relevance of CoI framework in remote teaching. The outcomes of this study make significant theoretical and practical contributions to the key stakeholders to design a satisfying online curricula and encourage blended learning.
description: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, Vol 16 No 4 (2020): Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society - Special Issue on "Open Teaching"
The impact of a Technology-based approach for the learning of Mathematics at secondary school level
Creators: name: Appavoo, Perienen
Publisher: name: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Year: 2020

description: The main purpose of this research project was to determine how technology helps students to engage in Mathematics learning at school. One hundred and forty-five students (girls & boys) of varying learning performances studied the topic fraction using technology-enhanced lessons. The scores of a summative test were compared with those students who had studied the topic using the traditional approach. Results confirmed that the mastery of higher order skills can be enhanced using technological tools. Gender bias was also investigated and the results showed that high performing boys benefitted more from the experiment. Regarding the affective domain of learning, students across all levels of performance were positively impacted and showed much interest in the new learning approach. A theoretical framework, the Technology Integration Model (TIM) evolved from this study and should serve as guiding framework for all major stakeholders involved in the process of empowering students with effective digital learning content.
description: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, Vol 16 No 4 (2020): Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society - Special Issue on "Open Teaching"
Amino Acid Conversion for Searching for Caveolin-Binding Domains.
Creators: name: Turner, Daniel
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Cell Biology

description: This code can be used in python to convert protein amino acid sequences into a series of "0"s and "1"s. Once the conversion is made, the numerical sequence can be search manually in Word for the following caveolin-binding domain sequences (and their reciprocals):
100001001, 10100001, 1010000100 where 1 is an aromatic amino acid and 0 is a nonaromatic amino acid.
An exploration of the influence of animal and object categories on recall of item location following an incidental learning task
Creators: name: Clark, Dan
name: Donnelly, Nick
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cognitive Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Abstract

The current study explores the role of attention in location memory for animals and objects. Participants completed an incidental learning task where they either rated animals and objects with regards to either their ease of collection to win a scavenger hunt (Experiment 1a and b) or their distance from the centre of the computer screen (Experiment 2). The images of animals and objects were pseudo-randomly positioned on the screen in both experiments. After completing the incidental learning task (and a reverse counting distractor task), participants were then given a surprise location memory recall task. In the location memory recall task, items were shown in the centre of the screen and participants used the mouse to indicate the position the item had been shown during the incidental encoding task. The results of both experiments show location memory for objects was more accurate than for animals. While we cannot definitively identify the mechanism responsible for the difference in the location memory of objects and animals, we propose that differences in the influence of object-based attention at encoding affect location memory when tested at recall.
Data Collection and Operationalization of Film Festival Categories
Creators: name: Loist, Skadi
name: Samoilova, Zhenya
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: film festivals
Film Festivals
film circulation
festival categorization

description: Working paper that was drafted and circulated as part of the Workshop on "Data Collection and Operationalization of Film Festival Categories", 27-28 May 2021, hosted by Skadi Loist and Zhenya Samoilova remotely at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF as part of the "Film Circulation" project.
description: The project "Film Circulation in the International Festival Network and the Influence on Global Film Culture" which hosted the workshop was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the grant number 01UL1710X.
Targeted Opening of ECEC Settings
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: When ECEC settings were ordered to close during the national lockdown, emergency childcare was provided for some children