cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Genome-wide assessment and mapping of inbreeding depression identifies candidate genes associated with semen traits in Holstein bulls
Creators: name: GHOREISHIFAR, Seyed Mohammad
name: Vahedi, Seyed Milad
name: Ardestani, Siavash Salek
name: Khansefid, Majid
name: Pryce, Jennie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 3003
subject: Animal production
classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3104
subject: Evolutionary biology
classificationCode: 3105
subject: Genetics
classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3205
subject: Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
classificationCode: 3206
subject: Medical biotechnology
subject: FOS: Medical biotechnology

description: BACKGROUND: The reduction in phenotypic performance of a population due to mating between close relatives is called inbreeding depression. The genetic background of inbreeding depression for semen traits is poorly understood. Thus, the objectives were to estimate the effect of inbreeding and to identify genomic regions underlying inbreeding depression of semen traits including ejaculate volume (EV), sperm concentration (SC), and sperm motility (SM). The dataset comprised ~ 330 K semen records from ~ 1.5 K Holstein bulls genotyped with 50 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) BeadChip. Genomic inbreeding coefficients were estimated using runs of homozygosity (i.e., FROH > 1 Mb) and excess of SNP homozygosity (FSNP). The effect of inbreeding was estimated by regressing phenotypes of semen traits on inbreeding coefficients. Associated variants with inbreeding depression were also detected by regressing phenotypes on ROH state of the variants. RESULTS: Significant inbreeding depression was observed for SC and SM (p < 0.01). A 1% increase in FROH reduced SM and SC by 0.28% and 0.42% of the population mean, respectively. By splitting FROH into different lengths, we found significant reduction in SC and SM due to longer ROH, which is indicative of more recent inbreeding. A genome-wide association study revealed two signals positioned on BTA 8 associated with inbreeding depression of SC (p < 0.00001; FDR < 0.02). Three candidate genes of GALNTL6, HMGB2, and ADAM29, located in these regions, have established and conserved connections with reproduction and/or male fertility. Moreover, six genomic regions on BTA 3, 9, 21 and 28 were associated with SM (p < 0.0001; FDR < 0.08). These genomic regions contained genes including PRMT6, SCAPER, EDC3, and LIN28B with established connections to spermatogenesis or fertility. CONCLUSIONS: Inbreeding depression adversely affects SC and SM, with evidence that longer ROH, or more recent inbreeding, being especially detrimental. There are genomic regions associated with semen traits that seems to be especially sensitive to homozygosity, and evidence to support some from other studies. Breeding companies may wish to consider avoiding homozygosity in these regions for potential artificial insemination sires.
Genome-wide assessment and mapping of inbreeding depression identifies candidate genes associated with semen traits in Holstein bulls.
Creators: name: GHOREISHIFAR, Seyed Mohammad
name: Vahedi, Seyed Milad
name: Ardestani, Siavash Salek
name: Khansefid, Majid
name: Pryce, Jennie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023

description: BACKGROUND: The reduction in phenotypic performance of a population due to mating between close relatives is called inbreeding depression. The genetic background of inbreeding depression for semen traits is poorly understood. Thus, the objectives were to estimate the effect of inbreeding and to identify genomic regions underlying inbreeding depression of semen traits including ejaculate volume (EV), sperm concentration (SC), and sperm motility (SM). The dataset comprised ~ 330 K semen records from ~ 1.5 K Holstein bulls genotyped with 50 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) BeadChip. Genomic inbreeding coefficients were estimated using runs of homozygosity (i.e., FROH > 1 Mb) and excess of SNP homozygosity (FSNP). The effect of inbreeding was estimated by regressing phenotypes of semen traits on inbreeding coefficients. Associated variants with inbreeding depression were also detected by regressing phenotypes on ROH state of the variants. RESULTS: Significant inbreeding depression was observed for SC and SM (p < 0.01). A 1% increase in FROH reduced SM and SC by 0.28% and 0.42% of the population mean, respectively. By splitting FROH into different lengths, we found significant reduction in SC and SM due to longer ROH, which is indicative of more recent inbreeding. A genome-wide association study revealed two signals positioned on BTA 8 associated with inbreeding depression of SC (p < 0.00001; FDR < 0.02). Three candidate genes of GALNTL6, HMGB2, and ADAM29, located in these regions, have established and conserved connections with reproduction and/or male fertility. Moreover, six genomic regions on BTA 3, 9, 21 and 28 were associated with SM (p < 0.0001; FDR < 0.08). These genomic regions contained genes including PRMT6, SCAPER, EDC3, and LIN28B with established connections to spermatogenesis or fertility. CONCLUSIONS: Inbreeding depression adversely affects SC and SM, with evidence that longer ROH, or more recent inbreeding, being especially detrimental. There are genomic regions associated with semen traits that seems to be especially sensitive to homozygosity, and evidence to support some from other studies. Breeding companies may wish to consider avoiding homozygosity in these regions for potential artificial insemination sires.
Overcoming barriers to research use in international development organisations: learning from an action research project
Creators: name: Jackson, Elisabeth
name: Cordeiro, Maya
name: Adams, Christopher
name: Roche, Anna
name: Denney, Lisa
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4404
subject: Development studies

description: No description supplied
130 day world cruise : Empress of Britain from January 10 1935
Creators: name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
name: Gowlland, Gladys M.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Pamphlet advertising the 1935 world cruise on the Empress of Britain. Includes an itinerary and fares. Two copies. One copy includes a four-page Dressing Around the World insert.
Beverage-specific consumption trends: A cross-country, cross-sectional comparison.
Creators: name: Torney, Alexandra
name: Room, Robin
name: Huckle, Taisia
name: Casswell, Sally
name: Callinan, Sarah
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4407
subject: Policy and administration

description: INTRODUCTION: The price of alcoholic beverages can vary for a range of reasons, including tax. Risky drinkers purchase more low-cost alcoholic drinks than moderate drinkers, contributing to beverage-specific risks for that category. The study aimed to examine the proportion of total alcohol consumption comprised by each beverage type and their correlates. Australian and New Zealand populations were compared, where drinking cultures are similar, but taxation of alcohol differs. METHOD: Data was taken from the International Alcohol Control study in Australia (N=1580) and New Zealand (N =1979), a cross national survey that asks questions on beverage specific alcohol consumption at a range of different locations. Tax rates were obtained from previous analyses run on the dataset. RESULTS: Ready to Drink (pre-mixed) beverages are more popular in New Zealand and the proportion of these drinks consumed out of total alcohol consumption by risky drinkers was correspondingly higher there. Conversely, the proportion of wine consumed by risky drinkers was higher in Australia. The consumption of spirits and beer by risky drinkers was similar in both countries. DISCUSSION: Differences found for the proportion of beverages consumed by risky drinkers between the countries are fairly well aligned with differences in the taxation of each drink type. Future adaptations in taxation systems should consider the impact of taxes on preferential beverage choice and associated harms.
Examining subjective understandings of autistic burnout using Q methodology: A study protocol
Creators: name: Mantzalas, Jane
name: Richdale, Amanda
name: Dissanayake, Cheryl
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems

description: Background: Early research indicates that autistic burnout is a chronic, debilitating condition experienced by many autistic people across the lifespan that can have severe consequences for their mental health, wellbeing, and quality of life. To date, studies have focused on the lived experiences of autistic adults, and findings suggest that a lack of support, understanding, and acceptance by others can contribute to the risk of autistic burnout. The study outlined in this protocol will investigate how autistic people with and without experience of autistic burnout, their families, friends, healthcare professionals and non-autistic people understand the construct of autistic burnout to identify commonalities and gaps in knowledge. Study and design: Q methodology will be used to investigate participants’ subjective understandings of autistic burnout. Q methodology is a mixed-methods design that is well-suited to exploratory research and can elucidate a holistic and comprehensive representation of multiple perspectives about a topic. Participants will complete a card sorting activity to rank how strongly they agree or disagree with a set of statements about autistic burnout and participate in a semi-structured interview to discuss their responses. A first-order factor analysis will be conducted for each participant group, followed by second-order factor analysis to compare the groups’ viewpoints. The interview data will provide additional insights into the factors. Conclusion: Q methodology has not previously been used to examine autistic and non-autistic people’s perspectives about autistic burnout. Projected study outcomes include enhanced understanding of the characteristics, risks, and protective factors of autistic burnout. The findings will have practical implications for improving detection of autistic burnout and identifying strategies to support autistic adults with prevention and recovery. The results may also inform the development of a screening protocol and identify potential avenues for future research.
Examining subjective understandings of autistic burnout using Q methodology: A study protocol
Creators: name: Mantzalas, Jane
name: Richdale, Amanda
name: Dissanayake, Cheryl
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023

description: Background: Early research indicates that autistic burnout is a chronic, debilitating condition experienced by many autistic people across the lifespan that can have severe consequences for their mental health, wellbeing, and quality of life. To date, studies have focused on the lived experiences of autistic adults, and findings suggest that a lack of support, understanding, and acceptance by others can contribute to the risk of autistic burnout. The study outlined in this protocol will investigate how autistic people with and without experience of autistic burnout, their families, friends, healthcare professionals and non-autistic people understand the construct of autistic burnout to identify commonalities and gaps in knowledge. Study and design: Q methodology will be used to investigate participants’ subjective understandings of autistic burnout. Q methodology is a mixed-methods design that is well-suited to exploratory research and can elucidate a holistic and comprehensive representation of multiple perspectives about a topic. Participants will complete a card sorting activity to rank how strongly they agree or disagree with a set of statements about autistic burnout and participate in a semi-structured interview to discuss their responses. A first-order factor analysis will be conducted for each participant group, followed by second-order factor analysis to compare the groups’ viewpoints. The interview data will provide additional insights into the factors. Conclusion: Q methodology has not previously been used to examine autistic and non-autistic people’s perspectives about autistic burnout. Projected study outcomes include enhanced understanding of the characteristics, risks, and protective factors of autistic burnout. The findings will have practical implications for improving detection of autistic burnout and identifying strategies to support autistic adults with prevention and recovery. The results may also inform the development of a screening protocol and identify potential avenues for future research.
A Guide to Improving Safety in Pastoral Care with LGBTQA+ people
Creators: name: Jones, Timothy
name: Despot, Nathan
name: Jones, Tiffany
name: Anderson, Joel
name: Pallotta-Chiarolli, Maria
name: Power, Jennifer
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 500405
subject: Religion, society and culture
classificationCode: 529999
subject: Other psychology not elsewhere classified

description: Summary: Our research showed that significant religious and psychological trauma can result from pastoral practices that make a person’s sexuality and gender identity incompatible with belonging to their faith, family and community. Being told that unchangeable parts of yourself are incompatible with your faith can create a condition of existential crisis: the feeling that it is impossible to live at peace with the core parts of who you are. Such experiences can feel like a threat to someone’s very existence, and can lead to complex post-traumatic stress disorders, suicidality as well as a host of other symptoms of mental ill health. Best practice pastoral care with LGBTQA+ people will support them to accept who they are, and not try to change or suppress their identity. It will support an LGBTQA+ person of faith to explore the possibilities for safety, connection, belonging and self-expression within and consistent with the rules, traditions, and practices of their faith community. If their faith community has mixed views about LGBTQA+ people, it may also involve supporting them to find additional or alternative communities of belonging where their various parts can be valued and affirmed. It will also involve referral to appropriate mental health professionals when that is needed.
The Ethereal Omniverse Framework Theory
Creators: name: Shipkowski, James
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The Ethereal Omniverse Framework (EOF) is a groundbreaking theoretical framework developed by James C. Shipkowski that posits the universe as a mathematical construct and consciousness as an emergent phenomenon arising from complex interactions between mathematical entities. This intricate framework encompasses a wide range of concepts, including the role of morality in decision-making, the interplay between mathematics and divine influence, and the emergence of complex systems.
description: This is an ongoing project and will continuously be updated. It has been rushed a bit more then I would have liked due to potential intellectual property theft.
The Ethereal Omniverse Framework Theory (Long)
Creators: name: Shipkowski, James
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The Ethereal Omniverse Framework (EOF) is a groundbreaking theoretical framework developed by James C. Shipkowski that posits the universe as a mathematical construct and consciousness as an emergent phenomenon arising from complex interactions between mathematical entities. This intricate framework encompasses a wide range of concepts, including the role of morality in decision-making, the interplay between mathematics and divine influence, and the emergence of complex systems.
Hybrid Entrepreneurs as the Neoteric Driver of Skill Variety and Economic Prosperity
Creators: name: Maritz, Alex
name: Nguyen, Quan
name: Ismail, Abu
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 35
subject: Commerce, management, tourism and services
classificationCode: 3507
subject: Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
classificationCode: 3508
subject: Tourism
subject: FOS: Economics and business
classificationCode: 3509
subject: Transportation, logistics and supply chains
classificationCode: 4407
subject: Policy and administration

description: Nearly a quarter of all global start-ups are founded by hybrid entrepreneurs, that is, individuals that engage in self-employment activity while simultaneously holding a primary job in wage or remuneration work. This study is the first of its kind to examine hybrid entrepreneurship in Australia using five pragmatic and embedded hybrid entrepreneur mini case studies. Aligning with human capital and skill variety theory, we adopted an interpretivist philosophical paradigm of emergent enquiry action and exploratory research. The paper explores characteristics and antecedents in the forms of the benefits and challenges associated with this increasingly prevalent form of entrepreneurship, including contextual and theoretical foundations. We provide policy and pragmatic research recommendations to enhance the development of this form of employment not only as a steppingstone to full-time self-employment but also as a driver of economic and social benefit to global societies. Furthermore, we provide inferences for future scientific studies within this domain
Supplementary document for Opto-microfluidic coupling between optical waveguides and tilted microchannels in lithium niobate - 6430578.pdf
Creators: name: Zamboni, Riccardo
name: gauthier-Manuel, Ludovic
name: Zaltron, Annamaria
name: Lucchetti, Liana
name: Chauvet, Mathieu
name: Sada, Cinzia
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Classical and Physical Optics
Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

description: Supplementary material + Fig.
Megafans of the Northern Victorian Riverine Plains, SE Australia
Creators: name: Webb, John
name: Kapteinis, Karen
name: White, Susan
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 37
subject: Earth sciences
classificationCode: 3705
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
classificationCode: 370906
subject: Regolith and landscape evolution

description: This book provides a new inventory of nearly 300 megafans across five continents. Chapters focus on regional studies of megafans from all continents barring North America and Antarctica.
Cleaning Big Data Streams: A Systematic Literature Review
Creators: name: Alotaibi, Obaid Haylan B
name: Pardede, Eric
name: Tomy, Sarath
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 4008
subject: Electrical engineering
classificationCode: 4611
subject: Machine learning

description: In today’s big data era, cleaning big data streams has become a challenging task because of the different formats of big data and the massive amount of big data which is being generated. Many studies have proposed different techniques to overcome these challenges, such as cleaning big data in real time. This systematic literature review presents recently developed techniques that have been used for the cleaning process and for each data cleaning issue. Following the PRISMA framework, four databases are searched, namely IEEE Xplore, ACM Library, Scopus, and Science Direct, to select relevant studies. After selecting the relevant studies, we identify the techniques that have been utilized to clean big data streams and the evaluation methods that have been used to examine their efficiency. Also, we define the cleaning issues that may appear during the cleaning process, namely missing values, duplicated data, outliers, and irrelevant data. Based on our study, the future directions of cleaning big data streams are identified.
Au revoir dinner menu from the Empress of Asia from 8 Jun. 1934
Creators: name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
name: De Laval, John
Publisher: name: England : Canadian Pacific Steamships
Year: 2018

description: Cover image is the Canadian Pacific flag. Assembled by John de Laval, storekeeper and steward on the Empress of Asia and deck steward on the first Empress of Canada.
The acute effects of a grip-constraint tool on upper body and racket kinematics during tennis forehands
Creators: name: Busuttil, Nicholas
name: Roberts, Alexandra
name: Dunn, Marcus
name: Middleton, Kane
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 420701
subject: Biomechanics
classificationCode: 520107
subject: Sport and exercise psychology

description: No description supplied
The Nature and Availability of Mental Health Services in Arab Gulf Countries: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Alanazi, Tariq Noman M
name: McKenna, Lisa
name: Buck, Miranda
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4409
subject: Social work
classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Introduction: Given that mental health services are developing across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) or Arab Gulf countries, there is a need to examine the nature of these services to explore how they are developing, expanding, or evolving. This study aimed to explore what is known about the scope and nature of available mental health services for adult populations in Arab Gulf countries. 
Methods: This scoping review was informed by the 2005 methodological framework of Arksey and O’Malley. The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ProQuest Central, EMBASE, Web of Science/Scopus, DOAJ, and Saudi Digital Library were searched for studies published between 2011 and 2021. Studies were included if they focused on reported scope and nature of available mental health services for adult populations in Arab Gulf countries, excluding those related to drug and alcohol, intellectual disability, and behavioural problems. 
Results: The search identified 8,884 articles, from which a total of 28 were included in the final review. The majority of studies were from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with fewer studies from other Arab Gulf countries, and only one conducted in Bahrain. Mental health services described were primarily referral services, psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, telepsychiatry and mobile health services, screening, early detection and management of depression and anxiety, and other mental health services. 
Conclusion: This review revealed that the most available and utilised mental health services in Arab Gulf countries for treating adult mental disorders are psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, telepsychiatry and mobile health services, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nature and Availability of Mental Health Services in Arab Gulf Countries: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Alanazi, Tariq Noman M
name: McKenna, Lisa
name: Buck, Miranda
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024

description: Introduction: Given that mental health services are developing across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) or Arab Gulf countries, there is a need to examine the nature of these services to explore how they are developing, expanding, or evolving. This study aimed to explore what is known about the scope and nature of available mental health services for adult populations in Arab Gulf countries. 
Methods: This scoping review was informed by the 2005 methodological framework of Arksey and O’Malley. The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ProQuest Central, EMBASE, Web of Science/Scopus, DOAJ, and Saudi Digital Library were searched for studies published between 2011 and 2021. Studies were included if they focused on reported scope and nature of available mental health services for adult populations in Arab Gulf countries, excluding those related to drug and alcohol, intellectual disability, and behavioural problems. 
Results: The search identified 8,884 articles, from which a total of 28 were included in the final review. The majority of studies were from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with fewer studies from other Arab Gulf countries, and only one conducted in Bahrain. Mental health services described were primarily referral services, psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, telepsychiatry and mobile health services, screening, early detection and management of depression and anxiety, and other mental health services. 
Conclusion: This review revealed that the most available and utilised mental health services in Arab Gulf countries for treating adult mental disorders are psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, telepsychiatry and mobile health services, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gurminder K. Bhambra (2014): Connected Sociologies. (Theory for a Global Age Series)
Creators: name: Daniel, Anna
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Exploring the feasibility of using virtual reality as a nonpharmacological intervention to alleviate patient fear of needles during medical treatment: A study protocol
Creators: name: Gilbertson, Craig
name: Rasekaba, Tshepo
name: Blackberry, Irene
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 321402
subject: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 460708
subject: Virtual and mixed reality

description: Background: An extreme fear of needles results in patients avoiding procedures that involve needle exposure, potentially compromising their health outcomes. Virtual reality is a simulated three-dimensional environment created using an audio-visual headset that may reduce patients’ level of anxiety during needle exposure.Aims: The primary aim of the study is to determine the feasibility of using virtual reality to manage anxiety and reduce fear during intravenous cannulation. The safety and experiences of patients and health care professionals using virtual reality will be explored.Methods: This feasibility study will use mixed methods. Participants will undergo needle exposure with standard care and the virtual reality intervention. Quantitative data of physiological vital signs and qualitative data, gathered using semi-structured interviews, will be used to describe participants’ physiological and anxiety responses. Both patient and clinician experiences of, barriers to and enablers of the virtual reality intervention will be explored.Discussion: Distraction therapy using a virtual reality simulated environment has the potential to reduce negative patient reactions associated with needle phobia. If virtual reality is found to be a feasible distraction therapy for adult patients with needle fear, then larger trials can be undertaken to determine the effectiveness of the intervention as part of usual practice.
Silences in sociological theorising, or: how social order is not for us
Creators: name: Vollmer, Hendrik
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Disruptions have always been of special interest to sociologists, and my colleagues who have so kindly followed up on The Sociology of Disruption (Vollmer 2013) in this journal have pointed to a number of nuances to this interest that are well worth attending to. Their commentaries are contributions to the sociology of disruption in their own right, and despite the important differences they are indicating these contributions are overall very much congenial to what I had been trying to accomplish in the book. Michael Dellwing (84-101) elaborates on the vulnerability of the interaction order and extends the sociology of disruption towards the sociology of deviance and to investigations of contemporary media economies. Tobias Röhl (102-108) picks up in particular on differences between disruptive situations and the later re-doing of disruptiveness and solicits additional attention to the role of material arrangements, infrastructures and non-human agents in such doings and re-doings of disruptiveness. The contribution by Thomas Scheffer (109-116) explores the broader theme how disruptions as continuously redone collective accomplishments are carried forward in time within a collective, which situates disruptive events in wider social and societal settings and thus emphatically re-iterates the central organising theme of the book.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Störungen von Was eigentlich?
Creators: name: Scheffer, Thomas
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Praktische Vollzüge sind aufwendig. Sie verlangen, um zu gelingen, nicht nur situierte Koordination, sondern auch Gegenstandsangemessenheit. Die Teilnehmerinnen, dies betont Vollmer, investieren Engagement und Know-how in die Koordination. Im Falle des Falles führen sie Störungen und Brüche zurück in eine Verfahrensweise und Methodik. Doch all die Koordination, so mein Diskussionsbeitrag, ist kein Selbstzweck. Sie ist geprägt vom behandelten Gegenstand-im-Werden. Vollmer nimmt sich der Vollzüge an, wo sie aus den Fugen zu geraten scheinen (Vollmer 2013) – und fragt, wie Akteure mit solchen Momenten umgehen. Er fragt nach den Abbrüchen, in denen eine Ordnung suspendiert und Seinsgewissheiten ausgesetzt sind. Er fragt, wie diese geheilt werden. Für den folgenden Kommentar möchte ich den Wald, nicht so sehr die Bäume von Vollmers mikrosoziologischer Perspektive betrachten. Ich möchte fragen, wie Vollmer seine Analytik ansetzt und welche praxistheoretischen Alternativen er dabei ausschlägt (1). Auf dieser Grundlage möchte ich eine objekt-zentrierte Alternative skizzieren (2) und so weitergehenden Frage nachgehen, wie es um die je bedingten Problembearbeitungskapazitäten von Arbeitszusammenhängen (3) bestellt ist.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Infrastrukturen der Störung
Creators: name: Röhl, Tobias
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Störungen jeglicher Art sind ein alltägliches Phänomen. Hendrik Vollmer nimmt diesen Umstand zum Anlass, eine umfassende Soziologie der Störung zu entwickeln. Er geht dabei über eine einfache Theorie mittlerer Reichweite eines eingegrenzten Phänomens weit hinaus. Zum einen liegt dies in der Allgegenwärtigkeit der Störung begründet. Zum anderen aber darin, dass Vollmer in Störungen einen zentralen Motor sozialen Wandels sieht. Seine Monographie The Sociology of Disruption, Disaster and Social Change (Vollmer 2013) stellt deshalb auch einen sozialtheoretischen Beitrag dar. Ausgangspunkt seiner Überlegungen sind nun nicht bloß diejenigen Ereignisse, die von einem Kollektiv klar als Unfall oder Katastrophe markiert sind, sondern Störungen im Allgemeinen. Vollmer entwickelt dabei bewusst ein Konzept von Störung, das den Anspruch hat, sowohl Makro- als auch Mikrophänomene kleiner und großer Störungen zu fassen. Die herangezogenen Beispiele reichen dementsprechend von Garfinkels Krisenexperimenten über Wechsel im Management von Unternehmen bis hin zu Naturkatastrophen und Reaktorunfällen.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Active Induction of a Multiple Sclerosis-Like Disease in Common Laboratory Mouse Strains
Creators: name: Lim, Jing Ting Vernise
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology
classificationCode: 3404
subject: Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry

description: No description supplied
»Un-Doing Things Together« and Creating Disruption: Commitments to Attention in a Narrowcast Media Economy
Creators: name: Dellwing, Michael
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: In Disruption and Disaster, Hendrik Vollmer bemoans that »among social scientists, experts at discursively rearticulating disruptions appear to outnumber those researching them by a large margin« (2013: 7). Much work in the area, he notes, is merely a sociology of risk or of »crisis«, general social theory that uses disruptions as examples in works that ultimately do little with them (7), or a deterministic factor sociology (10) that likes to pretend we live in a clockwork universe. He pleads for a true sociology of disruption and disaster that includes »empirical intelligence about disruptiveness« (2013: 7). To achieve this focus on the empirical negotiation of disaster, one emphasis seems to me indispensable: sociologists should not define disruptions, the participants in our fields of study do. Therefore, to start an inquiry into disruptions with set definitions of disruptions seems to prematurely close off the very venue of research we would like to open. An empirical sociology of disruption protects the people under research from outside definitions of their life-worlds and from being utilized as »data cows« (Dellwing/ Prus 2012: 62) to be milked for filling, and being shaped by, theory-shaped containers we brought with us. Instead, it can analyze the complex web of definitional negotiation that can be found under the hood of putative »disruptions«: actors engage in making meaning for the world, an endeavor that includes »doing disruption« as a meaning.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Die Partikularität sozialer Ordnung
Creators: name: Vollmer, Hendrik
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Der Verlauf von Störungsepisoden deutet auf die Robustheit partikularistischer Formen des Vollzugs sozialer Ordnung hin. Störungsinduzierter sozialer Wandel vollzieht sich im Rahmen einer ungleichen Einbeziehung und Positionierung von Personen, Gruppen und größeren Kollektiven. Der Fortbestand sozialer Ordnung beruht auf Ungleichheit, gradueller und kategorischer Exklusion, einer Spezifizierung von Ereignissen und Erwartungen sowie der Marginalisierung abweichender Erfahrung. Die Möglichkeit universeller Sozialtheorie bleibt davon unberührt.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Die Theorie funktionaler Differenzierung als integratives Programm einer Soziologie der Moderne?
Creators: name: Holzinger, Markus
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: In seinem Beitrag (Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie 2/2015) legt Uwe Schimank den »Grundriss einer integrativen Theorie der modernen Gesellschaft« vor. Er argumentiert, dass wesentliche Aspekte der modernen Gesellschaft durch eine stark an die Theorie funktionaler Differenzierung (Luhmann) angelehnte Perspektive erfasst werden können. Differenzierungstheorien im Sinne Schimanks porträtieren die moderne Gesellschaft als sein Zusammenspiel autopoietisch-geschlossener Teilsysteme, die sich an Codes/Leitwerten orientieren. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht auf der Basis einer global vergleichenden Perspektive Schimanks Kernthesen. Aus einer solchen Beobachterperspektive zeigt sich, dass dem behaupteten Verhältnis von funktionaler Differenzierung und Moderne grundsätzlich mit Skepsis zu begegnen ist. In kritischer Auseinandersetzung mit Schimank werden die Grenzen der Theorie funktionaler Differenzierung und Herausforderungen historischsoziologischer Forschung für die verschiedenen Regionen in der Moderne herausgearbeitet.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Das »Feld« der Feldtheorien
Creators: name: Schützeichel, Rainer
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Das Konzept des Feldes gewinnt innerhalb der Soziologie aktuell an Bedeutung. Dennoch werden unterschiedliche Verwendungen des Begriffes oftmals nicht ausreichend reflektiert. Um diese Lücke zu schließen, bietet unser Artikel einen Überblick über vier verschiedene feldtheoretische Perspektiven: Kurt Lewins sozialpsychologische Theorie, Bourdieus Praxissoziologie, Fligsteins und McAdams Theorie strategischer Handlungsfelder und John Levi Martins Ansatz. Es werden die Differenzen dieser heterogenen Perspektiven sowie das Verhältnis der Feldtheorie zu anderen relationalen Theorien wie der Systemtheorie und der Netzwerktheorie diskutiert.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
A tale as old as time: stony rises on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, south-eastern Australia
Creators: name: Goldfarb, Amanda
name: Spry, Caroline
name: Jones, Ron
name: Wandin, Allan
name: Mullins, Bobby
name: Stephenson-Gordon, Grace
name: Stephenson, Birgitta
name: Flatley, Alissa
name: Kurpiel, Rebekah
name: Bruce, Allison
name: Penzo-Kajewski, Paul
name: Lushey, Jonathan
name: Tuncer, Erol
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 350403
subject: Real estate and valuation services
classificationCode: 4302
subject: Heritage, archive and museum studies

description: This paper was included in the 12th issue of Excavations, Surveys and Heritage Management in Victoria and was presented at the annual Victorian Archaeology Colloquium held at La Trobe University on 3 February 2023.
Neuroprotective benefits of rosmarinus officinalis and Its bioactives against alzheimer’s and parkinson’s diseases
Creators: name: Kosmopoulou, Danai
name: Lafara, Maria-Parthena
name: Adamantidi, Theodora
name: Ofrydopoulou, Anna
name: Grabrucker, Andreas
name: TSOUPRAS, ALEXANDROS
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Abstract: Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) are conditions marked by progressively escalating inflammation that leads to the degeneration of neuronal structure and function. There is an increasing interest in natural compounds, especially those from pharmaceutical plants, with neuroprotective properties as part of potential therapeutic interventions. Thus, the rich bioactive content of the perennial herb rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is thoroughly reviewed in this article, with an emphasis on its pleiotropic pharmacological properties, including its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective health-promoting effects. In addition, a comprehensive analysis of the existing scientific literature on the potential use of rosemary and its bioactive constituents in treating neurodegenerative disorders was also conducted. Rosemary and its bioactives’ chemical properties and neuroprotective mechanisms are discussed, focusing on their ability to mitigate oxidative stress, reduce inflammation, and modulate neurotransmitter activity. The role of rosemary in enhancing cognitive function, attenuating neuronal apoptosis, and promoting neurogenesis is outlined. Key bioactive components, such as rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid, are also highlighted for their neuroprotective act. The promising outcomes of the conducted pre-clinical studies or clinical trials confirm the efficacy of rosemary in preventing or alleviating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases both in vitro (in cells) and in vivo (in animal models of NDs). From this perspective, the applications of rosemary’s bio-functional compounds and extracts in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical sectors are also presented; in the latter, we discuss their use against neurodegenerative disorders, either alone or as adjuvant therapies. This paper critically evaluates these studies’ methodological approaches and outcomes, providing insights into the current state of the clinical research and identifying potential avenues for future investigation. All findings presented herein contribute to the growing body of literature and support the exploration of natural compounds as promising candidates for novel applications and neuroprotective interventions, paving the way for more applied scientific research.
An Integrated Decision Support Framework for Monitoring and Management of Surface Water Quality Influenced by Climate Change
Creators: name: Farzana, Syeda
Publisher: name: University of Southern Queensland
Year: 2024
Subjects: water quality management
decision support framework (DSF)
extreme rainfall
streamflow
machine learning (ML)
deep learning (DL)
geographical information system (GIS)

description: Climate uncertainties and ongoing human pressures on land use and natural resources are creating issues in water quality management. An integrated monitoring and management system is essential to overcome the challenges emerging from various factors impacting the proper management of water quality. This research proposed an integrated decision support framework (DSF) for the monitoring and management of surface water quality which aimed to take account of the dynamic nature of hydrologic variabilities to forecast the likelihood of water quality status and thus help decision-making with a particular focus on three town water supply reservoirs of Toowoomba, Australia. This study first identifies the key water quality parameters most susceptible to changes resulting from extreme rainfall events and a water quality index (WQI) is computed to assess and quantify the overall status of water quality. The ability of four machine learning (ML) and two deep learning (DL) techniques are assessed and employed to predict the WQI using selected water quality parameters as input. The proposed models demonstrated that XGBoost and GRU outperformed the other six models in terms of predictive accuracy. The Modified Mann Kendall Test (MMK) and Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA) are employed to observe the trends of rainfall and water quality and Wavelet Transform Coherence (WTC) and the Generalised Additive Model (GAM) are used to reveal the correlation pattern between water quality and hydrological variables. The WTC identified seasonal temporal patterns of rainfall and water quality, while GAM effectively captured nonlinear and linear relationships between water quality, rainfall, and discharge across three temporal scales: weekly, monthly, and seasonal. Additionally, an optimised machine learning model XGBoost-BO is developed to predict WQI using discharge as the input parameter. The accuracy of the prediction model is validated using multiple performance metrics (R2, RMSE, MAE) to confirm the reliability. Furthermore, the Geographic Information System (GIS) technique is employed to illustrate the spatial and temporal variability of rainfall and the WQI. The integrated DSF developed in this study is expected to be a significant step forward in developing an AI-based datadriven mechanism that can equip policymakers, water resource managers, and other stakeholders with the tools needed to develop more resilient water management strategies to effectively address the uncertainties posed by climate change.
Alaska 1934 summer services : sailings, fares and general information
Creators: name: Canadian Pacific Railway. British Columbia Coast Steamship Service
name: Crawford, Lawrence
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Pamphlet advertising the sailing dates and fares for Alaska for summer 1934. Includes deck plans of the Princess ships. Assembled by Lawrence Crawford, orchestra leader on the Canadian Pacific second Empress of Japan, Princess Louise, and Princess Alice.
Handeln und Struktur, Akteur und System: Die kausale Rekonstruktion von sozialen Makrophänomenen am Beispiel der Finanzkrise
Creators: name: Mayntz, Renate
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Bei einer theoretisch orientierten kausalen Rekonstruktion des Entstehens der Finanzkrise von 2008 auf der Grundlage der Diskussion in Wissenschaft und Medien lassen sich verschiedene Erklärungsansätze identifizieren, die teils dem Schema Handeln und Struktur und teils dem Schema Akteur und System zuzuordnen sind. Drei im weitesten Sinn akteurtheoretische Ansätze beziehen sich auf die Mikroebene sozialen Handelns, die Mesoebene von Organisationen und die Makroebene der Finanzindustrie. Auf jeder Ebene spielen besondere, für sie spezifische Krisenursachen die zentrale Rolle. Bei den zur Erklärung der Finanzkrise benutzten systemtheoretischen Ansätzen geht es nicht um das Handeln individueller und korporativer Akteure, sondern um kausale Zusammenhänge zwischen abstrakten Systemvariablen, auf denen die Stabilität des Finanzsystems beruht. Abschließend werden die methodologischen Fragen diskutiert, die diese Übung in kausaler Rekonstruktion aufwirft; die Möglichkeit der Integration der verschiedenen Erklärungsansätze wird erörtert, ohne ein integriertes Erklärungsmodell vorzuschlagen.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 6 Nr. 1 (2017): Soziologie der Finanzkrise
Quasi-freestanding AA-stacked bilayer graphene induced by calcium intercalation of the graphene-silicon carbide interface
Creators: name: Grubišić-Čabo, A
name: Kotsakidis, JC
name: Yin, Y
name: Tadich, Anton
name: Haldon, M
name: Solari, S
name: Riley, John
name: Huwald, Eric
name: Daniels, KM
name: Myers-Ward, RL
name: Edmonds, MT
name: Medhekar, NV
name: Gaskill, DK
name: Fuhrer, MS
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3403
subject: Macromolecular and materials chemistry
classificationCode: 51
subject: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
classificationCode: 5104
subject: Condensed matter physics

description: We study quasi-freestanding bilayer graphene on silicon carbide intercalated by calcium. The intercalation, and subsequent changes to the system, were investigated by low-energy electron diffraction, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and density-functional theory (DFT). Calcium is found to intercalate only at the graphene-SiC interface, completely displacing the hydrogen terminating SiC. As a consequence, the system becomes highly n-doped. Comparison to DFT calculations shows that the band dispersion, as determined by ARPES, deviates from the band structure expected for Bernal-stacked bilayer graphene. Instead, the electronic structure closely matches AA-stacked bilayer graphene on calcium-terminated SiC, indicating a spontaneous transition from AB- to AA-stacked bilayer graphene following calcium intercalation of the underlying graphene-SiC interface.
›Haare in der Suppe‹ einer integrativen Gesellschaftstheorie
Creators: name: Berzan, Nicole
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie
Year: 2022

description: Um einen Kommentar gebeten zu werden, ist für Soziologinnen und Soziologen fast gleichbedeutend wie aufgefordert zu sein, eine skeptische Kritik zu äußern. Das heißt, dass es sozusagen ›zum Geschäft‹ gehört, stets irgendwelche ›Haare in der Suppe‹ zu finden, die da aufgetischt wird – also in jedem theoretischen Konzept, in der Darstellung jeglicher empirischer Befundlage, in jeder Argumentationslogik. Es dürfte also kaum überraschen, dass ich auch auf Uwe Schimanks zugleich forsche und konstruktive Skizze einer integrativen Gesellschaftstheorie dieser Konvention folgend reagiere.
description: Zeitschrift für Theoretische Soziologie, Bd. 5 Nr. 1 (2016): Doppelte Kontingenz