cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Radial Distribution Of ISM Gas-phase Metallicity In CLASH Clusters at z~0.35: A New Outlook On Environmental Impact On Galaxy Evolution
Creators: name: Gupta, Anshu
name: Yuan, Tiantian
name: Tran, Kim-Vy H.
name: Martizzi, Davide
name: Taylor, Philip
name: Kewley, Lisa J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the first observation of cluster-scale radial metallicity gradients from star-forming galaxies. We use the DEIMOS spectrograph on the Keck II telescope to observe two CLASH clusters at z~0.35: MACS1115+0129 and RXJ1532+3021. Based on our measured interstellar medium (ISM) properties of star-forming galaxies out to a radius of 2.5 Mpc from the cluster centre, we find that the galaxy metallicity decreases as a function of projected cluster-centric distance (-0.15+/-0.08 dex/Mpc) in MACS1115+01. On the mass-metallicity relation (MZR), star-forming galaxies in MACS1115+01 are offset to higher metallicity (~0.2 dex) than the local SDSS galaxies at a fixed mass range. In contrast, the MZR of RXJ1532+30 is consistent with the local comparison sample. RXJ1532+30 exhibits a bimodal radial metallicity distribution, with one branch showing a similar negative gradient as MACS1115+01 (-0.14+/-0.05 dex/Mpc) and the other branch showing a positive radial gradient. The positive gradient branch in RXJ1532+30 is likely caused by either interloper galaxies or an in-plane merger, indicating that cluster-scale abundance gradients probe cluster substructures and thus the dynamical state of a cluster. Most strikingly, we discover that neither the radial metallicity gradient nor the offset from the MZR is driven by the stellar mass. We compare our observations with Rhapsody-G cosmological hydrodynamical zoom-in simulations of relaxed galaxy clusters and find that the simulated galaxy cluster also exhibits a negative abundance gradient, albeit with a shallower slope (-0.04+/-0.03 dex/Mpc). Our observations suggest that the negative radial gradient originates from ram-pressure stripping and/or strangulation processes in the cluster environments.
description: 17 pages, 11 Figures; Accepted for publication in ApJ
Translation and modernity in late Qing China (1895-1911)
Creators: name: Chi, Limin.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Improved Therapy of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Obinutuzumab-Dianthin Conjugates in Combination with the Endosomal Escape Enhancer SO1861
Creators: name: Panjideh, Hossein
name: Niesler, Nicole
name: Weng, Alexander
name: Fuchs, Hendrik
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: targeted toxins
subject: immunotoxins
subject: obinutuzumab
subject: anti-CD20
subject: dianthin
subject: glycosylated triterpenoids
subject: endosomal escape
subject: controlled drug release
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::615 Pharmakologie, Therapeutik
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::616 Krankheiten

description: Immunotoxins do not only bind to cancer-specific receptors to mediate the elimination of tumor cells through the innate immune system, but also increase target cytotoxicity by the intrinsic toxin activity. The plant glycoside SO1861 was previously reported to enhance the endolysosomal escape of antibody-toxin conjugates in non-hematopoietic cells, thus increasing their cytotoxicity manifold. Here we tested this technology for the first time in a lymphoma in vivo model. First, the therapeutic CD20 antibody obinutuzumab was chemically conjugated to the ribosome-inactivating protein dianthin. The cytotoxicity of obinutuzumab-dianthin (ObiDi) was evaluated on human B-lymphocyte Burkitt’s lymphoma Raji cells and compared to human T-cell leukemia off-target Jurkat cells. When tested in combination with SO1861, the cytotoxicity for target cells was 131-fold greater than for off-target cells. In vivo imaging in a xenograft model of B-cell lymphoma in mice revealed that ObiDi/SO1861 efficiently prevents tumor growth (51.4% response rate) compared to the monotherapy with ObiDi (25.9%) and non-conjugated obinutuzumab (20.7%). The reduction of tumor volume and overall survival was also improved. Taken together, our results substantially contribute to the development of a combination therapy with SO1861 as a platform technology to enhance the efficacy of therapeutic antibody-toxin conjugates in lymphoma and leukemia.
Erkennung von Sehzeichen in Strukturvarianten auf dem Bildschirm
Creators: name: Zwerina, Harald
name: Bodmann, Hans-Walter
name: Knauth, Peter
name: Stucky, Wolffried
Publisher: name: Westdeutscher Verlag
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Die Arbeit liefert einen Beitrag zu dem Themenkomplex "ergonomische Gestaltung visueller Wahrnehmungsbedingungen". Gegenstand der Betrachtung sind auf dem Bildschirm dargestellte Sehzeichen. Untersucht wird, wie verschiedene Strukturen, die durch bestimmte Anordnungsvarianten von Schriftzeichen entstehen, auf die Wahrnehmungsleistung, die Akzeptanz und andere subjektive Reaktionen sowie das Blickverhalten wirken und welche Wechselwirkungen dabei entstehen. Besondere Berücksichtigung finden dabei gestaltpsychologische Aspekte (vgl. Zwerina 1992).
description: Arbeit
Catharine Macaulay's metaphysics of morals : from metaphysics to philosophy of education
Creators: name: Weekes, Shannon.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Evaluation of acute and sub-chronic oral toxicity study of Baker Cleansers Bitters - a polyherbal drug on experimental rats
Creators: name: Amadi, U.
name: Ayalogu, E.O.
name: Charles, I.A.
name: Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, K.C.
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: acute toxicity
subject: Baker Cleanser Bitters
subject: polyherbal formula
subject: sub-chronic toxicity
subject: 610

description: Baker Cleanser Bitters (BCB) - a polyherbal formula commonly used in the treatment of diabetes, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure, rheumatism and arthritis was evaluated in an acute and sub-chronic toxicity study in Wistar albino rats. A single administration of BCB was given orally at the highest dose level of 2000 mg/kg body weight in the acute toxicity study. Signs of toxicity were observed every hour for the first 6 h and every day for 7 days. In the subchronic oral toxicity study, BCB was administered to rats at doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight for 28 days. Mortalities, clinical signs, body weight changes, biochemical and haematological parameters were monitored during the study period. There were no mortalities or clinical signs observed in rats in the acute toxicity study. In the sub-chronic study in rats, daily oral administration of BCB at the dose of 200 mg/kg body weight resulted in a drop in percentage increase in body weight at the end of the 4th week. Alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), fasting blood sugar and packed cell volume (PCV) decreased significantly (p≤0.05) whereas alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and platelets increased significantly (p≤0.05) when compared to control. The high no-observed adverse effects level (NOAEL) value of 2000 mg/kg body weight implies that the drug could be safe. The study also revealed that the polyherbal drug may have good hypoglycemic effects and favourable reducing effects on the cardiovascular risk factors and explains the basis for the continual use of this plant by traditional medical practitioners.
description: EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 11, 2012
D3.3 Rapid appraisal of the CAP Strategic Plans' objectives related to the socio-economic fabric of rural areas and their alignment with the long-term vision for rural areas
Creators: name: Féret, Samuel
name: Kirsch, Aurélie
name: Berchoux, Tristan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: We present hereafter a rapid appraisal of the 28 CAP strategic plans submitted by Member states under a rural areas’ lens, in order to unfold their specific objectives related to the socio-economic fabric of rural areas and to discuss their alignment with the LTVRA.
Influence of heavy metal materials on magnetic properties of Pt/Co/heavy metal tri-layered structures
Creators: name: Zhang, Boyu
name: Cao, Anni
name: Qiao, Junfeng
name: Tang, Minghong
name: Cao, Kaihua
name: Zhao, Xiaoxuan
name: Eimer, Sylvain
name: Si, Zhizhong
name: Lei, Na
name: Wang, Zhaohao
name: Lin, Xiaoyang
name: Zhang, Zongzhi
name: Wu, Mingzhong
name: Zhao, Weisheng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Pt/Co/heavy metal (HM) tri-layered structures with interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) are currently under intensive research for several emerging spintronic effects, such as spinorbit torque, domain wall motion, and room temperature skyrmions. HM materials are used as capping layers to generate the structural asymmetry and enhance the interfacial effects. For instance, the Pt/Co/Ta structure attracts a lot of attention as it may exhibit large Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. However, the dependence of magnetic properties on different capping materials has not been systematically investigated. In this paper, we experimentally show the interfacial PMA and damping constant for Pt/Co/HM tri-layered structures through time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements as well as magnetometry measurements, where the capping HM materials are W, Ta, and Pd. We found that the Co/HM interface plays an important role on the magnetic properties. In particular, the magnetic multilayers with a W capping layer features the lowest effective damping value, which may be attributed to the different spin-orbit coupling and interfacial hybridization between Co and HM materials. Our findings allow a deep understanding of the Pt/Co/HM tri-layered structures. Such structures could lead to a better era of data storage and processing devices.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables
Protective effects of curcumin and vitamin E on carbon tetrachloride-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Creators: name: Indira, Pala
name: Sivajyothi, P.
name: Sudhakara, G.
name: Venkatanarayana, G.
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: carbon tetrachloride
subject: curcumin
subject: silymarin
subject: vitamin E
subject: 610

description: The present investigation reports the protective effects of curcumin (CMN) and vitamin E against CCl4 induced oxidative stress and nephrotoxicity in rats. The toxicant CCl4 was used to induce nephrotoxicity at a dose of 1 ml/kg as 1:1(v/v) mixture with liquid paraffin twice weekly for 8 weeks. Plasma total protein, albumin, urea and creatinine concentrations were measured to assess the renal function. Antioxidant status in the kidney was estimated by determining the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as by histopathological examination. CCl4 caused elevated levels of urea and creatinine while it decreased levels of total protein and albumin in plasma. Furthermore, CCl4 treated rats showed marked depletion of renal endogenous antioxidant enzymes. Oral administration of curcumin (100 mg/kg, daily for 8 weeks) and in combination with vitamin E (three times weekly for 8 weeks) showed significantly attenuated renal dysfunction by increased activity of antioxidant enzymes in kidney. It also increased the concentrations of plasma total protein and albumin, while reducing the concentration of urea and creatinine. Kidney sections of CCl4 induced rats showed deleterious alterations in micro anatomy. However, curcumin and vitamin E treatment prevented kidney damage induced by CCl4. This study reveals that curcumin in combination with vitamin E possesses strong antioxidant and kidney protective activity compared to curcumin alone.
description: EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 11, 2012
IgG4-related disease and the current status of diagnostic approaches
Creators: name: Du, Haitao
name: Wan, Jun
name: Wu, Benyan
name: Wu, Yinqiao
name: Yan, Li
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: autoimmune pancreatitis
subject: IgG4-related disease
subject: IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis
subject: IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis
subject: 610

description: IgG4-related disease is a newly recognized systemic disease characterized by involving a wide range of organs. It includes the pancreas, biliary tree, salivary glands, periorbital tissues, upper aerodigestive tract, retroperitoneum, mediastinum, aorta, soft tissue, skin, central nervous system, breast, kidneys, prostate, lungs and lymph nodes. The elevated serum titer of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4), which is the least common (3 % to 6 %) of the 4 subclasses of IgG, is a special marker for IgG4-related disease. However, its entity is still unknown. This article reviewed the literature to learn the IgG4-related diseases and their current status of diagnostic approaches.
description: EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 11, 2012
Higher-order Airy scaling in deformed Dyck paths
Creators: name: Haug, Nils
name: Daalhuis, Adri Olde
name: Prellberg, Thomas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 05A16, 05A30, 41A60, 82B23, 82B26, 82B41

description: We introduce a deformed version of Dyck paths (DDP), where additional to the steps allowed for Dyck paths, 'jumps' orthogonal to the preferred direction of the path are permitted. We consider the generating function of DDP, weighted with respect to their half-length, area and number of jumps. This represents the first example of an exactly solvable lattice path model showing a higher-order multicritical point. Applying the generalized method of steepest descents, we see that the associated two-variable scaling function is given by the logarithmic derivative of a generalized (higher-order) Airy integral.
description: 21 pages, 8 figures
History's aside : a study of digressive narrative strategies in historical fictions by Italian women writers
Creators: name: Cahill, Lucy A.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Bs to mu mu gamma from Bs to mu mu
Creators: name: Dettori, Francesco
name: Guadagnoli, Diego
name: Reboud, Meril
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Bs to mu mu gamma decay offers sensitivity to a wider set of effective operators than its non-radiative counterpart Bs to mu mu, and a set that is interesting in the light of present-day discrepancies in flavour data. On the other hand, the direct measurement of the Bs to mu mu gamma decay poses challenges with respect to the Bs to mu mu one. We present a novel strategy to search for Bs to mu mu gamma decays in the very event sample selected for Bs to mu mu searches. The method consists in extracting the Bs to mu mu gamma spectrum as a "contamination" to the Bs to mu mu one, as the signal window for the latter is extended downward with respect to the peak region. We provide arguments for the actual practicability of the method already on Run-2 data of the LHC.
description: 10 pages, 3 figures. v3: various textual modifications, including in particular: operator basis given explicitly; detailed discussion of the main sources of expected theoretical and experimental systematics. Matches journal version
Mikroevaluation SERAPH
Creators: name: Eichenberger, Silja
name: Knecht, Silvia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Logopädie
Bachelorarbeit

description: Die Entscheidungshilfe SERAPH, die durch Guggisberg und Singer (2012) zur Erkennung von Schluckstörungen in Alters- und Pflegeheimen für das Pflegepersonal konzipiert wurde, ist für deren Freigabe in die Praxis zu evaluieren. Pflegefachpersonen werden nach einer Testphase der SERAPH in Gruppeninterviews zur Praxistauglichkeit des Screenings befragt. Dabei generieren die Autorinnen Aussagen zur Integrierbarkeit in den Pflegealltag, zur Durchführungsfreundlichkeit und mögliche Stolpersteine bei der Anwendung des Mittels. Durch ein qualitatives Forschungsdesign werden jene Informationen herausgefiltert, die die Praxistauglichkeit darstellen, und es wird eine Auswahl notwendiger Anpassungen getroffen. Es zeigt sich, dass es zur Praxistauglichkeit der SERAPH nur weniger Veränderungen bedarf. Die Notwendigkeit des Screenings ist gemäss den Ergebnissen unbestritten.
Protective role of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx extract against streptozotocin induced sperm damage in diabetic rats
Creators: name: Budin, Siti Balkis
name: Idris, Muhd Hanis Md
name: Mohamed, Jamaludin
name: Osman, Mohamad
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: diabetes
subject: Hibiscus sabdariffa UKMR-2
subject: oxidative stress
subject: sperm damage
subject: 610

description: Diabetes mellitus contributes to male sexual dysfunction and infertility by modulating oxidative damage. To date, a number of studies have demonstrated antioxidant properties of Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. This study was designed to investigate the effects of H. sabdariffa UKMR-2 variety on sperm functioning of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were allotted into four groups, namely control group (C), H. sabdariffa extract (HSE) group, diabetes group (D) and diabetes plus HSE group (D+HSE). HSE (100 mg/kg/body weight) was administered orally for 28 consecutive days. After 28-days of supplementation, the rats were sacrificed to obtain epididymal sperm. Administration of HSE significantly lowered the level of fasting blood glucose and increased plasma insulin level in D+HSE group as compared to D group (p<0.05). Sperm quality in the D+HSE group was improved with significantly higher sperm concentrations (p<0.05) and sperm motility (p<0.001) as well as lower percentage of sperm abnormality (p<0.05) as compared to the diabetic group. Plasma follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level was significantly elevated (p<0.05) in D+HSE group than in D group while no significant alteration in plasma testosterone and luteinizing hormone (LH) level were seen between groups. In conclusion, this study suggested that H. sabdariffa UKMR-2 variety has a potential protective role against diabetes-induced sperm damage.
description: EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 11, 2012
The two-jet rate in e^+e^- at next-to-next-to-leading-logarithmic order
Creators: name: Banfi, Andrea
name: McAslan, Heather
name: Monni, Pier Francesco
name: Zanderighi, Giulia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the first next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic resummation for the two-jet rate in $e^+e^-$ annihilation in the Durham and Cambridge algorithms. The results are obtained by extending the ARES method to observables involving any global, recursively infrared and collinear safe jet algorithm in e^+e^- collisions. As opposed to other methods, this approach does not require a factorization theorem for the observables. We present predictions matched to next-to-next-to-leading order, and a comparison to LEP data.
description: 15 pages, 4 figures
D3.4 Foresight prospects for the future of EU rural areas
Creators: name: Arcuri, Sabrina
name: Brunori, Gianluca
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This report is an overview of a sample of existing foresight and scenarios studies carried out at European and global level to identify plausible futures and scenarios for rural areas for time periods up to 2050. It provides an extended update of the SHERPA Working Document ‘Overview of a sample of existing foresight and scenario studies carried out at EU and global levels’ (Brunori and Mazzocchi, 2020), which encompassed a set of foresight studies from approximately between 2009-2019. Though not exclusively focused on rural areas, the potential for significant impacts on the latter was acknowledged in these studies and the report provided important insights in view to the then forthcoming process of the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas of the EU. A most recent set of studies have been appraised, carried out in the period from 2020 onwards. Amongst them, we pay specific attention to the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas of the European Union – and H2020 projects contributing to this consultation –, the JRC ‘Scenarios for EU Rural Areas 2040’, as well as other foresight studies not exclusively targeting rural areas, but addressing mega-trends and delivering outcomes of relevance to the future of rural areas.
Análise de algoritmos de aprendizagem de máquina para auxílio no diagnóstico do transtorno do espectro autista em crianças
Creators: name: Dornelas, Raquel da Silva
name: Araújo Lima, Danielli
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Atualmente o transtorno do espectro autista é visto como um dos principais distúrbios do neurodesenvolvimento. Sua origem ocorre nos primeiros anos de vida, e em algumas crianças é possível perceber os sintomas rapidamente após o nascimento. Entretanto na maior parte dos casos os sintomas só são constatados entre 1 a 2 anos de idade. O tempo de espera pelo diagnóstico deste transtorno normalmente é lento. Este é um sério problema, uma vez que o diagnóstico precoce possibilita aos profissionais de saúde iniciarem um processo de intervenção individual, desenvolvendo um tratamento que trará ganhos significativos, por ocorrer em um período do desenvolvimento em que o cérebro é altamente maleável. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar por meio de uma base de dados pública algumas características individuais de crianças que passaram por um processo de triagem médica com a finalidade de encontrar padrões do espectro autista que sejam capazes de auxiliar no diagnóstico deste transtorno. A mineração de dados foi realizada por meio de oito algoritmos de classificação. Quanto maior a acurácia encontrada, maior é o grau de previsibilidade da base de dados que permite através de um conjunto de regras compreender o transtorno do espectro autista.
How to Grow Your Own Glacier
Creators: name: Eotvos, Melody
Publisher: name: University of Melbourne
Year: 2023
Subjects: Music composition and improvisation
Music not elsewhere classified

description: Genghis Khan was a conqueror. During his lifetime and after (via his many grandsons) he founded the largest contiguous empire in history. There are stories, however, of certain regions that escaped Khan’s conquest. It is said that the people of these sanctuaries were able to create impassable walls of ice that prevented the armies from accessing their lands. In short, they were able to grow glaciers.
 Glaciers are known to be ancient, wild, and slowly transforming geological forces. In present times, across the world the native glaciers that we know of are not doing so well. In light of their peril it is interesting to learn that in response to the advanced warming of our climate, humans have been able to still use the very factual practice of growing glaciers in order to preserve water in environments that wouldn’t normally be able to sustain vegetation.
 In the regions where glacier-growing has been practiced for centuries, it is believed that the glaciers are not only alive, but that they also have different genders. In these places, to ‘breed’ a new glacier you need to graft together (or ‘marry’) a male and female glacial fragment. They are then bound together with variety of local substances such as charcoal and husk, after which point, under accumulating snow, ice, and water, they slowly grow into fully active glaciers.
 This piece explores a scenario of controlling and containing something seemingly wild, as well as the idea of grafting together two elements in order to build something greater and more sustainable. Work Details Year: 2019 Instrumentation: Flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, bassoon, 2 horns in F, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, percussion (2 players), timpani, harp, piano, strings (2.2.2.2.1). Duration: 9 min. Difficulty: Advanced Commission note: Commissioned by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Commissioned as part of the 21st Century Cybec Composers Program First performance: by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
A Comparative Assessment of Employees' Job Satisfaction in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia versus United Bank united bank Share Company
Creators: name: Hailemariam, Birhane
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: The overall objective of the study is evaluating and comparing the job satisfaction level of employees between CBE and UB. The methodology of the study is employed descriptive survey research design which approaching using quantitative data type. Data was taken using primary based data which is analyzed using descriptive, inferential statistics and independent T-test was employed to differentiate between group differences on the study. The study finding is portrayed that of Pay scale, Promotions, Supervision, operating conditions, coworkers for further development are those factors which are deciding factors of satisfaction level of bank employees. On the other hand, Fringe Benefits, Contingent rewards Nature of work by bank worker's response is almost same, here no significant difference has been found. As the result of the Scheffe test, it was determined that job satisfaction degree average of CBE employees is 3.48, job satisfaction degree average of united bank employees is 3.70. So, it concludes that Job satisfaction level of employees who work at CBE attached to different explanatory variable perspective is different from job satisfaction level of employees.
D5.3 Report on capacity building for MAP facilitators & monitors
Creators: name: Jungsberg, Leneisja
name: Salonen, Hilma
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The purpose of this report is to understand the impact generated by training activities and the work carried out by the facilitators and monitors leading the MAP’s. This report specifically focuses on assessing the impact and outcomes of the capacity building initiatives within the SHERPA project. Its primary purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness and benefits of these initiatives for the facilitators and monitors involved in the Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs). The SHERPA project is characterised by the spirit of co-construction and the power of collaboration. Consequently, this aspect has been included as part of the assessment of the experienced capacity building among facilitators and monitors. This report serves as a reminder that the process itself holds intrinsic value, showcasing the gains that are sometimes overlooked in a society that tends to prioritise tangible outputs and concrete deliverables. By recognising the significance of collaboration and co-construction, the report sheds light on the benefits derived from working together within the SHERPA project. It underscores the value of fostering strong relationships, sharing knowledge, and engaging in collective efforts to effectively shape rural policies. Overall, this report emphasises the value of the collaborative process and aims to highlight the often overlooked benefits that arise from collective efforts and capacity building initiatives within the SHERPA project.
Prevalence, Infection Intensity and Molecular Diagnosis of Mixed Infections with Metastrongylus spp. (Metastrongylidae) in Wild Boars in Uzbekistan
Creators: name: Kuchboev, Abdurakhim E.
name: Krücken, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Metastrongylus
subject: lungworms
subject: wild boars
subject: earthworms
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche

description: The aim of the present study was to characterize the diversity of Metastrongylus spp. in wild boars and the earthworm intermediate host species contributing to the maintenance of the life cycle. Here, wild boars were subjected to parasitological necropsies, and lungworm species were identified morphologically, followed by confirmation using ITS-2 sequencing and a phylogenetic analysis. Earthworms were collected from wild boar habitats and investigated for the presence of larvae. The prevalence of Metastrongylus spp. in wild boars was 78.8%, and many individuals were positive for all three detected species, Metastrongylus pudendotectus, Metastrongylus salmi and Metastrongylus elongatus. The phylogenetic analysis did not clearly resolve all species, except for M. pudendotectus. Age group and season had no influence on prevalence, while intensity was significantly higher in autumn than in spring and summer (Kruskal–Wallis followed by Dunn’s test). Three out of six investigated earthworm species were positive for metastrongyloid larvae (prevalence of 10.4–16.7%), but neither their phylogenetic relationship nor ecological microhabitats were able to explain these differences. Further sequence data should be used to improve the resolution in phylogenetic trees to determine potential cryptic species in the genus, while the application of deep sequencing approaches might provide insights into species-specific epidemiology and pathology.
The challenges of implementing strategic management in commercial bank of Ethiopia
Creators: name: Mekedas, Alemayehu
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: This paper demand on assessing the challenges of implementing strategy management of commercial bank of Ethiopia. In the way to answering the basic question of the research, the study applied descriptive research design using mixed research approach. Data was gathered through questionnaires', interviews and document review. To collect representative data a five point likert scale is used and descriptive analysis with frequencies and percentage were applied during data analysis. The findings of the research show that the implementing of strategy management is mainly concentrated on five major challenges confronted by the organization in the process of implementing strategy management; potentially unachievable strategy, ineffective leadership, having wrong people in leadership position, poor alignment with administrative authority and implementing strategy management tasks were not sufficiently defined. Additionally, the finding of research shows that The major factor affecting implementing strategy management have four core factors Such as the vagueness of the assignment of responsibility, inadequate down the line leadership, uncertainties, unplanned project causes deviation in implementation. And finally it concludes that the majority respondents agreed on the major action taken to reduce the challenges of implementing strategy management that top management commitment, the involvement of subordinate, role of communication, maintain an open strategy implementation process, clarify strategic goals during strategic plan development, providing opportunity for participation, establishing creative working environment to sustain implementing strategy management and also training. Based on the finding, the study recommended that to have a successful implementation of strategies, Effective leadership, Effective communication, Having the right people in leadership position, Better alignment with administrative authority, the involvement of subordinate, reduce vagueness of the assignment of responsibilities, the top management's commitment. Moreover, Teamwork plays an important role within the process of strategy implementation. Finally, the training is one of the effective way to provide follow up to ensure employees execute new strategic lessons in their daily workflows.
Magnetoelectric effect in antiferromagnetic multiferroic Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 and its solid solutions with PbTiO3
Creators: name: Laguta, V. V.
name: Stephanovich, V. A.
name: Raevski, I. P.
name: Raevskaya, S. I.
name: Titov, V. V.
name: Smotrakov, V. G.
name: Eremkin, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Antiferromagnets (AFMs) are presently considered as promising materials for applications in spintronics and random access memories due to the robustness of information stored in AFM state against perturbing magnetic fields (P. Wadley et al., Science 351, 587 (2016)). In this respect, AFM multiferroics maybe attractive alternatives for conventional AFMs as the coupling of magnetism with ferroelectricity (magnetoelectric effect) offers an elegant possibility of electric field control and switching of AFM domains. Here we report the results of comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigations of the quadratic magnetoelectric (ME) effect in single crystals and high-resistive ceramics of Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 (PFN) and (1- x)Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3xPbTiO3 (PFNxPT). We are interested primarily in the temperature range of multiferroic phase, T < 150 K, where the ME coupling coefficient is extremely large (as compared to well-known multiferroic BiFeO3) and shows sign reversal at paramagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic phase transition. Moreover, we observe strong ME response nonlinearity in the AFM phase in the magnetic fields of only few kOe. To describe the temperature and magnetic field dependencies of the above unusual features of ME effect in PFN and PFN-xPT, we use simple phenomenological Landau approach which explains experimental data surprisingly well. Our ME measurements demonstrate that the electric field of only 20-25 kV/cm is able to switch the AFM domains and align them with ferroelectric ones even in PFN ceramic samples.
description: 24 pages, 9 figures
Understanding 2D-IR Spectra of Hydrogenases: A Descriptive and Predictive Computational Study
Creators: name: Rippers, Yvonne
name: Procacci, Barbara
name: Hunt, Neil T.
name: Horch, Marius
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: hydrogenase
subject: green hydrogen
subject: bioinorganic catalysis
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::530 Physik::530 Physik

description: [NiFe] hydrogenases are metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible cleavage of dihydrogen (H2), a clean future fuel. Understanding the mechanism of these biocatalysts requires spectroscopic techniques that yield insights into the structure and dynamics of the [NiFe] active site. Due to the presence of CO and CN− ligands at this cofactor, infrared (IR) spectroscopy represents an ideal technique for studying these aspects, but molecular information from linear IR absorption experiments is limited. More detailed insights can be obtained from ultrafast nonlinear IR techniques like IRpump-IRprobe and two-dimensional (2D-)IR spectroscopy. However, fully exploiting these advanced techniques requires an in-depth understanding of experimental observables and the encoded molecular information. To address this challenge, we present a descriptive and predictive computational approach for the simulation and analysis of static 2D-IR spectra of [NiFe] hydrogenases and similar organometallic systems. Accurate reproduction of experimental spectra from a first-coordination-sphere model suggests a decisive role of the [NiFe] core in shaping the enzymatic potential energy surface. We also reveal spectrally encoded molecular information that is not accessible by experiments, thereby helping to understand the catalytic role of the diatomic ligands, structural differences between [NiFe] intermediates, and possible energy transfer mechanisms. Our studies demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of computational spectroscopy in the 2D-IR investigation of hydrogenases, thereby further strengthening the potential of this nonlinear IR technique as a powerful research tool for the investigation of complex bioinorganic molecules.
Responsible witnessing : narratives of tragedy and failure in Van Diemen's Land
Creators: name: John, Maria
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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title: Was geschieht nach einer Neueinstellung?
title: Determinanten der Einarbeitung aus ressourcenorientierter und institutionalistischer Perspektive
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Brussig, Martin
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Einarbeitung ist eine Form der Kompetenzentwicklung, bei der neue Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter mit den fachlichen und kulturellen Besonderheiten des Betriebes vertraut gemacht werden. Der Beitrag untersucht auf der Grundlage einer Betriebsbefragung die Häufigkeit von Einarbeitung nach einer Neueinstellung sowie typische Lernformen und diskutiert Einflussfaktoren auf den Einarbeitsprozess aus ressourcenorientierter und institutionalistischer Sicht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Ausbildung und Einarbeitung nur sehr begrenzt gegeneinander austauschbar sind. Die Ergebnisse zeigen außerdem, dass aus theoretischer Sicht eine Kombination der ressourcenorientierten und institutionalistischen Perspektive anzustreben ist.
description: Arbeit
Supplementary material to: Extending SIRS epidemics to allow for gradual waning of immunity from Extending susceptible-infectious-recovered-susceptible epidemics to allow for gradual waning of immunity
Creators: name: El Khalifi, Mohamed
name: Britton, Tom
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 10202
subject: Biological Mathematics

description: Susceptible-infectious-recovered-susceptible (SIRS) epidemic models assume that individual immunity wanes in one leap, from complete immunity to complete susceptibility. For many diseases immunity on the contrary wanes gradually, something that’s become even more evident during COVID-19 pandemic where also recently infected have a reinfection risk, and booster vaccines are given to increase immunity. Here, a novel mathematical model is presented allowing for the gradual decay of immunity following linear or exponential waning functions. The two new models and the SIRS model are compared assuming all three models have the same cumulative immunity. When no intervention is put in place, we find that the long-term prevalence is higher for the models with gradual waning. If aiming for herd immunity by continuous vaccination, it is shown that larger vaccine quantities are required when immunity wanes gradually compared with results obtained from the SIRS model, and this difference is the biggest for the most realistic assumption of exponentially waning of immunity. For parameter choices fitting to COVID-19, the critical amount of vaccine supply is about 50% higher if immunity wanes linearly, and more than 150% higher when immunity wanes exponentially, when compared with the classic SIRS epidemic model.
The Galactic Center compared with nuclei of nearby galaxies
Creators: name: Combes, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Understanding our Galactic Center is easier with insights from nearby galactic nuclei. Both the star formation activity in nuclear gas disks, driven by bars and nuclear bars, and the fueling of low-luminosity AGN, followed by feedback of jets, driving molecular outflows, were certainly present in our Galactic Center, which now appears to be quenched. Comparisons and diagnostics are reviewed, in particular of m=2 and m=1 modes, lopsidedness, different disk orientations, and fossil evidences of activity and feedback.
description: 8 pages, 7 figures, IAU Symposium 322, The Multi-Messenger Astrophysics of the Galactic Centre, Steve Longmore, Geoff Bicknell and Roland Crocker, eds
The Impact of Low Cardiac Output on Propofol Pharmacokinetics across Age Groups - An Investigation Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling
Creators: name: Allegaert, Karel
name: Abbasi, Mohammad Yaseen
name: Michelet, Robin
name: Olafuyi, Olusola
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling
subject: propofol
subject: low cardiac output
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::615 Pharmakologie, Therapeutik

description: Background: pathophysiological changes such as low cardiac output (LCO) impact pharmacokinetics, but its extent may be different throughout pediatrics compared to adults. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling enables further exploration. Methods: A validated propofol model was used to simulate the impact of LCO on propofol clearance across age groups using the PBPK platform, Simcyp® (version 19). The hepatic and renal extraction ratio of propofol was then determined in all age groups. Subsequently, manual infusion dose explorations were conducted under LCO conditions, targeting a 3 µg/mL (80–125%) propofol concentration range. Results: Both hepatic and renal extraction ratios increased from neonates, infants, children to adolescents and adults. The relative change in clearance following CO reductions increased with age, with the least impact of LCO in neonates. The predicted concentration remained within the 3 µg/mL (80–125%) range under normal CO and LCO (up to 30%) conditions in all age groups. When CO was reduced by 40–50%, a dose reduction of 15% is warranted in neonates, infants and children, and 25% in adolescents and adults. Conclusions: PBPK-driven, the impact of reduced CO on propofol clearance is predicted to be age-dependent, and proportionally greater in adults. Consequently, age group-specific dose reductions for propofol are required in LCO conditions.
Climate Sensitivity of the Arid Scrublands on the Tibetan Plateau Mediated by Plant Nutrient Traits and Soil Nutrient Availability
Creators: name: Chen, Ben
name: Chen, Hui
name: Li, Meng
name: Fiedler, Sebastian
name: Mărgărint, Mihai Ciprian
name: Nowak, Arkadiusz
name: Wesche, Karsten
name: Tietjen, Britta
name: Wu, Jianshuang
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: climate change
subject: dryland ecosystem
subject: leaf nutrient traits
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::577 Ökologie

description: Climate models predict the further intensification of global warming in the future. Drylands, as one of the most fragile ecosystems, are vulnerable to changes in temperature, precipitation, and drought extremes. However, it is still unclear how plant traits interact with soil properties to regulate drylands’ responses to seasonal and interannual climate change. The vegetation sensitivity index (VSI) of desert scrubs in the Qaidam Basin (NE Tibetan Plateau) was assessed by summarizing the relative contributions of temperature (SGST), precipitation (SGSP), and drought (temperature vegetation dryness index, STVDI) to the dynamics of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) during plant growing months yearly from 2000 to 2015. Nutrient contents, including carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in topsoils and leaves of plants, were measured for seven types of desert scrub communities at 22 sites in the summer of 2016. Multiple linear and structural equation models were used to reveal how leaf and soil nutrient regimes affect desert scrubs’ sensitivity to climate variability. The results showed that total soil nitrogen (STN) and leaf carbon content (LC), respectively, explained 25.9% and 17.0% of the VSI variance across different scrub communities. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that STN and total soil potassium (STK) mediated desert scrub’s VSI indirectly via SGST (with standardized path strength of −0.35 and +0.32, respectively) while LC indirectly via SGST and SGSP (with standardized path strength of −0.31 and −0.19, respectively). Neither soil nor leave nutrient contents alone could explain the VSI variance across different sites, except for the indirect influences of STN and STK via STVDI (−0.18 and 0.16, respectively). Overall, this study disentangled the relative importance of plant nutrient traits and soil nutrient availability in mediating the climatic sensitivity of desert scrubs in the Tibetan Plateau. Integrating soil nutrient availability with plant functional traits together is recommended to better understand the mechanisms behind dryland dynamics under global climate change.
Contact Changes of Sheared Systems: Scaling, Correlations, and Mechanisms
Creators: name: van Deen, Merlijn S.
name: Tighe, Brian P.
name: van Hecke, Martin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We probe the onset and effect of contact changes in 2D soft harmonic particle packings which are sheared quasistatically under controlled strain. First, we show that in the majority of cases, the first contact changes correspond to the creation or breaking of contacts on a single particle, with contact breaking overwhelmingly likely for low pressures and/or small systems, and contact making and breaking equally likely for large pressures and in the thermodynamic limit. The statistics of the corresponding strains are near-Poissonian. The mean characteristic strains exhibit scaling with the number of particles N and pressure P, and reveal the existence of finite size effects akin to those seen for linear response quantities. Second, we show that linear response accurately predicts the strains of the first contact changes, which allows us to study the scaling of the characteristic strains of making and breaking contacts separately. Both of these show finite size scaling, and we formulate scaling arguments that are consistent with the observed behavior. Third, we probe the effect of the first contact change on the shear modulus G, and show in detail how the variation of G remains smooth and bounded in the large system size limit: even though contact changes occur then at vanishingly small strains, their cumulative effect, even at a fixed value of the strain, are limited, so that effectively, linear response remains well-defined. Fourth, we explore multiple contact changes under shear, and find strong and surprising correlations between alternating making and breaking events. Fifth, we show that by making a link with extremal statistics, our data is consistent with a very slow crossover to self averaging with system size, so that the thermodynamic limit is reached much more slowly than expected based on finite size scaling of elastic quantities or contact breaking strains.