cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Statistical methods for assessing treatment effects on ordinal outcomes using observational data
Creators: name: Hu, Huirong
name: Zheng, Qi
name: Kong, Maiying
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this article, we propose a marginal structural ordinal logistic regression model (MS-OLRM) to assess treatment effects on ordinal outcomes. Many statistical methods have been developed to estimate average treatment effect (ATE) when the outcome is continuous or binary. The methodology for assessing the effect of treatment for an ordinal outcome is less studied. To address this, we propose utilizing a superiority score as a measure of treatment effect, assessing whether the outcome under treatment is stochastically larger than the outcome under control. Our approach involves employing MS-OLRM in conjunction with Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting (IPTW) to estimate the superiority score under treatment compared to the control. This methodology adjusts for confounding factors between treatment and outcome by utilizing IPTW, ensuring that all covariates are balanced among different treatment groups in the weighted sample. To assess the performance of the proposed method, we conduct extensive simulation studies. Finally, we apply the developed method to assess the treatment effects of medications and behavioral therapies on patients’ recovery from alcohol use disorders using the Kentucky Medicaid 2012–2019 database.
Additional file 5 of X-linked genes influence various complex traits in dairy cattle
Creators: name: Sanchez, Marie-Pierre
name: Escouflaire, Clémentine
name: Baur, Aurélia
name: Bottin, Fiona
name: Hozé, Chris
name: Boussaha, Mekki
name: Fritz, Sébastien
name: Capitan, Aurélien
name: Boichard, Didier
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementary Material 5
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ARSENAZO III AND CHLOROPHOSPONAZO III UTILIZATION FOR SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC Th DETERMINATION
Creators: name: Uhrovčík, Jozef
name: Juraška, Maroš
name: Lesný, Juraj
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: The paper is devoted to the evaluation of important validation descriptors concerning the spectrophotometric determination of thorium using Arsenazo III and Chlorophosponazo III. In diluted hydrochloric acid the complex between Th and Arsenazo III is formed instantly and remains stable for 25 minutes with constant absorbance. Beer’s law is obeyed in the range from 0.70 to 11.64 mmol ∙ L-1. The molar absorptivity at 660 nm is equal to 9.74(±0.09)∙104 cm−1 ∙ mol−1 ∙ L (data in parentheses stands for standard deviation).The relevant relative standard deviations (RSD) reached ±1.48 %, ±4.34 % and ±3.07, respectively.
 Thorium concentration can be quantified using Chlorophosphonazo III in media of diluted nitric acid. The linear range of the proposed method was from 1.59 to 18.10 mmol ∙ L-1 of thorium. The experimentally determined values of molar absorptivity reached
 ε691=3.76(± 0.05)∙104 cm-1 ∙ mol-1 ∙ L. The repeatability and trueness of determination in the linear range did not exceed ±2.2% and 3.3%, respectively. Color stability of the Th-Chlorophosphonazo III complex maintained a constant value for at least two hours. LOD and LOQ values for both methods were established applying three approaches – the 3-σ, the ULA2 and the Hubaux-Vos ones.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 10 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
Mundos animales: tejidos de afectos, signos y movimientos
Creators: name: Arcila, Santiago
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Animals--Moral and ethical aspects
subject: Animals--Study and teaching
subject: Critical theory
subject: Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995
subject: Guattari, Félix, 1930-1992
subject: Ecocriticism
subject: Biology--Philosophy
subject: Semiotics

description: The following text offers some ideas about the communication and information relationships that make up the surrounding world of the animals. From a conception of the animal body based on the point of view of individuation, a relation is proposed between the ideas that come from the field of biosemiotics, the heir of Jacob Von Uexküll, and some concepts of Gilbert Simondon ́s ontology. The purpose is to show a way of approaching the animal world that has as consequences the questioning of the consistency of the human world, as a place of residence of other beings. In this case, we can see in what sense a living animal body is a multiplicity, an individual in state of individuation and a system in metastable equilibrium, whose way of life is understood as a swarm of interactions or a symbiotic field of heterogeneous forces and agencies in the middle of significant ecological relationships.
title: Two Views of Physical Attractiveness: Informational Influences on Women's Body Images
Creators: name: Muth, Jennifer Lee
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1998

description: The present experiment examined the impact of presenting information about the Advantages of Attractiveness or the Limitations of Attractiveness on women's body image experiences. One hundred and thirty-eight college students completed a pretest packet containing measures that assess state and trait body-image evaluation and appearance-related psychological investment. One week later they listened to audiotapes containing research-supported information about either the Advantages of Attractiveness or the Limitations of Attractiveness. Afterward, participants completed the measures of mood, state body image, and quality of life, manipulation check questions, and a post experimental inquiry. As expected, highly invested participants had a poorer body image and a more negative mood compared to low invested participants. Furthermore, as predicted, body image did not change for low investment participants between pretest and posttest. Contrary to prediction, body image improved for the high investment participants between pretest and posttest, regardless of condition. At posttest, following exposure to the experimental conditions, those that heard the Limitations condition reported a more favorable body image than those who were exposed to the Advantages condition. Clinical, theoretical, and social implications of the findings are discussed.
The Ethnomathematics of Indigenous Burnt Bricks Production in the Benue Valley
Creators: name: Abah ABAH, Joshua
name: Atondo, Gabriel Terfa
name: KWAGHWA, Joseph Terzungwe
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cultural property
subject: Education
subject: West Africa
subject: Arts
subject: Handicraft
subject: Teaching
subject: Learning

description: Mathematics education that is culture-oriented emphasizes originality of thought and encourages the virtue of creativity. The approaches of ethnomathematics are embedded in the everyday practice of students and can stimulate classroom participation, develop mathematical intuition, enhance number sense and introduce mathematical concepts in an engaging way. This exploratory study focuses on the mathematics lessons derivable from the local process of producing burnt bricks within the Benue Valley. The study draws connections from the steps involved in burnt bricks making to the concepts taught in the Basic Mathematics Curriculum. The study summits that the onus is on the mathematics teacher to innovatively incorporate elements form their learners’ environment into instructional sequence in order to demystify the perceived abstractness of mathematics.
METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DETERMINING OF COPPER CONTENT IN THE ROOT ZONE OF HUNGARIAN SOIL TYPES – PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Creators: name: Sárközi, Edit
name: Kardos, Levente
name: Sepsi, Panna
name: Ladányi, Márta
name: Tőkei, László
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: Heavy metals have been used in the history since ancient times. The human body contains about 80 mg copper, which can be found mostly in eyes, brain, liver, heart, kidneys and musculature. In our research we studied the adsorption capacity of copper in five different concentrations in case of four different soil types: brown forest soil, chernozem, meadow soil and sand with humus. In our method we made soil columns, in which we put 50 g prepared soil samples and poured on copper solutions in known concentrations. The concentrations of runoff filtrates were determined by titration. The soil samples adsorption capacity was calculated from the two different concentration values.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 10 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
ANODIC AND CATHODIC PROCESSES IN PIPERIDINIUM-BASED IONIC LIQUID MIXTURES WITH AlCl3
Creators: name: McCann, John Francis
name: Risbud, Mandar
name: Kononov, Ring
name: Bucknall, Martin
name: Welch, Barry
name: Skyllas-Kazacos, Maria
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: Low temperature molten salts based on ionic liquids have received considerable attention over the last 3 decades as potential alternative solvents for aluminium reduction. Recent reports in the literature have identified 1-propyl-1-methylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) amide ([C3mpip][NTf2]) as a promising candidate for low temperature aluminium reduction processes. The formation of aluminium metal deposition was confirmed in these studies by both visual inspection and SEM-EDX analysis in the selected mixtures with AlCl3, but little is known about the anodic processes occurring in the cell. This work presents the results of a preliminary  electrochemical study of the anodic and cathodic reactions occurring in the ionic liquid mixtures 1-propyl-1-methylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide ([C3mpip][NTf2]) with AlCl3 at different temperatures, concentrations and electrode materials. Analysis of voltammetric responses of [C3mpip][NTf2]-[AlCl3]x for x=0.3 indicated that the anodic process is limited by mass transport for this particular electrolyte composition. In addition, the formation of Cl2 was confirmed to take place at a dimensionally stable anode. Aluminium deposition experiments gave inconsistent results however and gas analysis indicated that the [C3mpip][NTf2]-[AlCl3]x mixture at a prolonged elevated temperature at least partially decomposes into fluoro-carbons and chloro-compounds.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 10 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
SORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE FOR Co-Zn BINARY SYSTEM
Creators: name: Frišták, Vladimir
name: Pipíška, Martin
name: Horník, Miroslav
name: Lesný, Juraj
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: Toxic and radiotoxic metals of liquid wastes are sorbed by the sludge of waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) with a high efficiency. Sludges with low toxic metals concentrations can be temporally stored or utilized as soil conditioners in agriculture. Other possible and economically acceptable way is repeated utilization of the sludge as heavy metals sorbent. Since effluents can contain several metals, it
 is necessary to study the simultaneous sorption of two or more metal ions and also to quantify the mutual effect of one metal on the other. In the present study, we investigated sorption characteristics of dried activated sludge (DAS) from industrial WWTP for sorption Co2+ and Zn2+ ions from their binary aqueous system in batch experiments using radiotracers 60Co and 65Zn technique. Values of maximum sorption capacity (Qmax) of DAS at pH 6 calculated from extended Langmuir adsorption isotherm were 247 ± 15 μmol/g for Co2+ and 479 ±
 32 μmol/g for Zn2+ ions. Results revealed that the sorption capacity of DAS for both metals increases with increased initial concentration in range 100 – 4000 μmol/dm3 CoCl2 and ZnCl2, respectively. Presence of Zn2+ ions as co-ions caused more significant decrease of Co2+ uptake in binary Co-Zn system than vice versa. Experimental data Co and Zn sorption in binary system were well described by extended Langmuir model and affinity parameter b indicate higher affinity of DAS to Zn2+ in comparison with Co2+ ions. Prediction of total Co-Zn sorption by DAS using extended Langmuir model was less suitable due to dissimilarity of Qmax value of DAS for Co2+ and Zn2+ in single systems.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 10 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN SERVICE QUALITY AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN WHITE PETROLEUM OUTLETS IN DELTA STATE
Creators: name: Okonkwo, Chinedu Emmanuel
name: Efeoghene, Grace Oghenekaro
Publisher: name: AYDEN JOURNAL
Year: 2025
Subjects: service quality delivery, petroleum products, service stations, customer patronage

description: The study focused on the influence of service quality on customer patronage of white petroleum products service stations in Delta State, Nigeria. The business of petroleum products retailing has become highly competitive and following the removal of fuel subsidies which drastically increased the pump prices of petroleum products, there is more consideration and demand for better service delivery from petroleum products retailers. Petroleum products service stations tend to differ from the usual filling stations that retail petroleum products by their capacity (numbers of dispensing pumps) and services they offer to customers such as lube services, vulcanizing services, minimarket, convenience services, customer care services, minor repairs, etc, these services are meant to compliment the sales of petroleum products. Thus, this study examined the impact of service quality on customer patronage of petroleum products service stations in Delta State, Nigeria. The servqual model dimension of service was adopted for this study as (service responsiveness, service assurance, service reliability, service tangibility, and service empathy) as the independent variables against customer patronage as the dependent variable. Petroleum products service stations were selected from Asaba, Ughelli, Sapele, and Warri areas of the State. Questionnaire were administered on customers of the selected service stations using a sample size of 400. Data gathered were analyzed using regression analysis (SPSS version 25). The result of the study showed that there is significant positive relationship between service quality and customer patronage of petroleum products service stations in the areas under review. It was concluded that service responsiveness, service assurance, service reliability, and service tangibility influence customer patronage of petroleum products service stations in Delta State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, we recommended that existing and potential petroleum products service stations to continually train their sale and service people to improve and enhance consistency in their service quality which has been identified as useful in attracting and retaining customers which is in line with the objective function of the firms. This study investigates Sales promotion techniques and brand recognition of electronic stores in Rivers State
Royal Women, the Franciscan Order, and Ecclesiastical Authority in Late Medieval Bohemia and the Polish Duchies
Creators: name: Day, Kirsty
name: Smith, Thomas W.
Publisher: name: Brepols
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Religions
subject: Middle Ages
subject: Christianity
subject: Power (Social sciences)
subject: History
subject: Women
subject: Central Europe
subject: Area studies

description: In this chapter, I complicate the image of women religious as either authoritative and agentive or submissive and oppressed, with reference to the relationships between royal women, the papacy, and the Franciscan order in Bohemia and the Polish duchies. Using the thirteenth- and early fourteenth-century evidence for these relationships, I argue that situating discussion of women's spiritual authority within the confessor-penitent dynamic and increased role of the papacy in the lives of women religious post Lateran IV allows us to see women exercise spiritual authority even as they perform submission to male superiors. In doing so, I also begin to draw out where the women under examination may have unconsciously reinforced mechanisms for their own oppression through participating in performances of submission that were central to their own spiritual vocation. Finally, in the context of histories of the Franciscan order(s), I use this discussion to query the entrenched myth of defiance of papal authority as a quality inherent to an 'authentic' Franciscan identity.
Hagiography as Institutional Biography: Medieval and Modern Uses of the Thirteenth-Century Vitae of Clare of Assisi
Creators: name: Day, Kirsty
name: Smith, Robert
name: Watson, Gemma
Publisher: name: Ashgate
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Middle Ages
subject: Nuns
subject: Religion
subject: History
subject: Women
subject: Hagiography

description: This chapter examines how historians of the Franciscan order have created androcentric and teleological histories of the order based on hagiographic narratives of origin, and shows how we might better understand these hagiographic texts as products of the contexts in which they were produced.
Replication code for Electric vehicle usage reduces urban air pollution: Insights from multi-year nationwide charging records in China
Creators: name: Ma, Yuanhong
name: Qiu, Minghao
name: Wang, Yuan
name: Pan, Jiaofeng
name: Guo, Jianfeng
name: Gu, Fu
name: Li, Xitong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This is replication code for “Electric vehicle usage reduces urban air pollution: Insights from multi-year nationwide charging records in China”.

Notes: We have uploaded all codes to Zenodo but have not uploaded the data at this stage, as noted in the submission system: "The data analyzed in this study is proprietary and obtained from a partner company under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Once the paper is accepted, we will anonymize the data to protect sensitive information while ensuring replicability of the main results. Additionally, we will share the code used for data analysis in compliance with our partner company's user privacy protection requirements."
The WALLPAPER Volume 1, Number 2
Creators: name: M. Kelly, Robert
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Decorative arts
subject: Interior decoration
subject: History
subject: Material culture
subject: Culture
subject: Sixteenth century
subject: Seventeenth century
subject: Industrial design

description: V. 1, N. 2 (February 15, 2020) is titled "Wallpaper and America" and critiques Catherine Lynn's standard text from 1980, "Wallpaper In America."
The WALLPAPER Volume 1, Number 2
Creators: name: M. Kelly, Robert
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Seventeenth century
subject: Decorative arts
subject: Interior decoration
subject: Culture
subject: History
subject: Industrial design
subject: Sixteenth century
subject: Material culture

description: V. 1, N. 2 (February 15, 2020) is titled "Wallpaper and America" and critiques Catherine Lynn's standard text from 1980, "Wallpaper In America."
SOM-19-0245_-_COREQ-checklist_supp_3 – Supplemental material for Health care providers’ perceptions of factors that influence the provision of acute stroke care in urban and rural settings: A qualitative study
Creators: name: Dwyer, Mitchell
name: Peterson, Gregory M.
name: Gall, Seana
name: Francis, Karen
name: Ford, Karen M.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cardiology
subject: 110599 Dentistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110305 Emergency Medicine
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: 110315 Otorhinolaryngology
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care
subject: 111403 Paediatrics
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 110203 Respiratory Diseases
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: 70706 Veterinary Medicine
subject: FOS: Veterinary sciences

description: Supplemental material, SOM-19-0245_-_COREQ-checklist_supp_3 for Health care providers’ perceptions of factors that influence the provision of acute stroke care in urban and rural settings: A qualitative study by Mitchell Dwyer, Gregory M. Peterson, Seana Gall, Karen Francis and Karen M. Ford in SAGE Open Medicine
sj-pdf-3-pie-10.1177_0954408920964687 - Supplemental material for Numerical modelling and experimental validation of crater formation in WEDM hybrid turning of Ti-6Al-4V alloy
Creators: name: M Vignesh
name: R Ramanujam
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-3-pie-10.1177_0954408920964687 for Numerical modelling and experimental validation of crater formation in WEDM hybrid turning of Ti-6Al-4V alloy by M Vignesh and R Ramanujam in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
sj-pdf-5-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 - Supplemental material for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy
Creators: name: Khan, Fahd Nawaz
name: Massab Junaid
name: Hassan, Ali Abdelhafeez
name: Baig, Mirza Nadeem
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-5-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy by Fahd Nawaz Khan, Massab Junaid, Ali Abdelhafeez Hassan and Mirza Nadeem Baig in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
sj-pdf-9-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 - Supplemental material for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy
Creators: name: Khan, Fahd Nawaz
name: Massab Junaid
name: Hassan, Ali Abdelhafeez
name: Baig, Mirza Nadeem
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-9-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy by Fahd Nawaz Khan, Massab Junaid, Ali Abdelhafeez Hassan and Mirza Nadeem Baig in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
MSJ872652_supplemental_appendix – Supplemental material for Seafood, fatty acid biosynthesis genes, and multiple sclerosis susceptibility
Creators: name: Langer-Gould, Annette
name: Black, Lucinda J
name: Waubant, Emmanuelle
name: Smith, Jessica B
name: Wu, Jun
name: Gonzales, Edlin G
name: Shao, Xiaorong
name: Koebnick, Corinna
name: Lucas, Robyn M
name: Xiang, Anny
name: Barcellos, Lisa F
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Aged Health Care

description: Supplemental material, MSJ872652_supplemental_appendix for Seafood, fatty acid biosynthesis genes, and multiple sclerosis susceptibility by Annette Langer-Gould, Lucinda J Black, Emmanuelle Waubant, Jessica B Smith, Jun Wu, Edlin G Gonzales, Xiaorong Shao, Corinna Koebnick, Robyn M Lucas, Anny Xiang and Lisa F Barcellos in Multiple Sclerosis Journal
sj-pdf-8-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 - Supplemental material for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy
Creators: name: Khan, Fahd Nawaz
name: Massab Junaid
name: Hassan, Ali Abdelhafeez
name: Baig, Mirza Nadeem
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-8-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy by Fahd Nawaz Khan, Massab Junaid, Ali Abdelhafeez Hassan and Mirza Nadeem Baig in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
DS_10.1177_0363546520957367 – Supplemental material for Two-Year Outcomes After Meniscoplasty by Capsular Advancement With the Application of Arthroscopic Centralization Technique for Lateral Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis
Creators: name: Koga, Hideyuki
name: Tomomasa Nakamura
name: Katagiri, Hiroki
name: Nakagawa, Yusuke
name: Nobutake Ozeki
name: Ohara, Toshiyuki
name: Shioda, Mikio
name: Kohno, Yuji
name: Amemiya, Masaki
name: Sekiya, Ichiro
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: Supplemental material, DS_10.1177_0363546520957367 for Two-Year Outcomes After Meniscoplasty by Capsular Advancement With the Application of Arthroscopic Centralization Technique for Lateral Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis by Hideyuki Koga, Tomomasa Nakamura, Hiroki Katagiri, Yusuke Nakagawa, Nobutake Ozeki, Toshiyuki Ohara, Mikio Shioda, Yuji Kohno, Masaki Amemiya and Ichiro Sekiya in The American Journal of Sports Medicine
title: Exploring the selection of Catholic primary school Principals in the Republic of Ireland
Creators: name: O’Keeffe, Clíona Mary
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2024

description: It is becoming increasingly difficult to find suitable candidates to take on the role of Primary school Principal in Ireland. For Catholic schools, which use the same selection process as all others, the problem is exacerbated by the need to appoint candidates who can lead a faith community as well as an educational community.

Given the responsibility and importance of the faith leadership and educational leadership roles, it would be expected that the Church would seek a person with very specific skills and characteristics to lead a Catholic primary school. It is however, difficult to ascertain how an appropriate Catholic school Principal is distinguished from other candidates during the selection process. Although there is a great deal of literature on Catholic schools, teaching in Catholic schools and religious education, it is more difficult to find research on Catholic school leadership in Ireland. There is scope for much more research into the area.

Using an interpretivist mixed methods approach, this study set out to ascertain if the perceptions of Patron/Assessors/Principals about the Principal selection process in Irish Catholic primary schools align with each other and with the reality of the process? A questionnaire was sent to every Catholic primary school in the Republic of Ireland, in an attempt to develop an overview of the type of person in the Principal role. Qualitative interviews were undertaken with three cohorts, Principals (n=13), Independent Assessors (n=9) and a Diocesan Secretary for Education. Very quickly it became obvious that there is an urgent need for clarity from the Catholic Church about her expectations and requirements for those taking on the role of Principal.

Independent Assessor, who are charged with selection on behalf of the Patron, were unable to articulate a clear ‘person specification’ for the type of Principal their Diocese sought to lead its schools. Similarly, Principals were also unaware of what the Patron was looking for. The message the Church thought it was communicating to Assessors and Principals was not being received.

The study also found that there is a need for greater transparency around the selection and training of Independent Assessors. It was noted, too, that their training should extend beyond the legalities of the recruitment process. The evidence from this and other research indicates that there is some basis to the Principals perception that both male candidates who are involved with the GAA and internal candidates are more likely to be appointed.

The final finding of this study is that the selection process requires improvement at every stage.
Analyse von Bedarf und Anforderungen an ein technisches Unterstützungssystem für Menschen mit traumatischer Plexuslähmung
Creators: name: Hofmann, Veronika
name: Knoke, Nadja
name: Maufroy, Christophe
name: Pott, Peter
name: Schneider, Urs
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024

description: Präsentation der Ergebnisse der ersten Delphi-Runde Analysis of needs and requirements for a technical support system for people with traumatic brachial plexus injury (TBPI)
D6.2_Report on EOMs best management practices and practical guidelines for EOMs end-users
Creators: name: Bragato, Gilberto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Agriculture

description: The EOM4SOIL project explores the use of external organic matter (EOM) as a soil amendment in agriculture. EOM includes urban and industrial bio-wastes, as well as farm-produced materials like crop residues and livestock manure. These materials often undergo processes such as anaerobic digestion, carbonization, and composting to create soil amendments that improve physical, chemical and biological properties of agricultural soils.

Research over the past two decades shows that using EOM in soil management preserves soil fertility and improves ecosystem functions. Without EOM, soil fertility can decline, limiting nutrient availability, and soil structure degrades reducing soil porosity, aeration and water capacity, with a direct impact on biodiversity.

The European Union promotes EOM recycling as part of a Circular Economy due to its benefits, including:

Returning carbon to soils and potential carbon storage,

Enhancing soil fertility and biological activity,

Improving physical and chemical soil properties,

Increasing nutrient use efficiency.

The present document provides best management practices and guidelines for EOM use, aiming to mitigate climate change and improve soil health, especially for arable and permanent crops. These guidelines are based on research conducted under various conditions and aim to increase soil organic matter content sustainably. The document offers also practical advice to ensure the safe use of EOM, preventing soil contamination and inappropriate management that could generate N leaching and greenhouse gas emissions.
figure_3-only_online-4.11-revised – Supplemental material for An open-label randomised comparison of aripiprazole, olanzapine and risperidone for the acute treatment of first-episode schizophrenia: Eight-week outcomes
Creators: name: Cheng, Zhang
name: Yuan, Yanbo
name: Han, Xue
name: Yang, Lei
name: Cai, Shangli
name: Yang, Fude
name: Lu, Zheng
name: Wang, Chuanyue
name: Deng, Hong
name: Zhao, Jingping
name: Xiang, Yutao
name: Correll, Christoph U
name: Yu, Xin
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)

description: Supplemental material, figure_3-only_online-4.11-revised for An open-label randomised comparison of aripiprazole, olanzapine and risperidone for the acute treatment of first-episode schizophrenia: Eight-week outcomes by Zhang Cheng, Yanbo Yuan, Xue Han, Lei Yang, Shangli Cai, Fude Yang, Zheng Lu, Chuanyue Wang, Hong Deng, Jingping Zhao, Yutao Xiang, Christoph U Correll and Xin Yu in Journal of Psychopharmacology
Additional file 1 of Pain assessment tools for use in infants: a meta-review
Creators: name: Arabiat, Diana
name: Mörelius, Evalotte
name: Hoti, Kreshnik
name: Hughes, Jeffery
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additionalfile1:SupplementaryTable1. Selection Criteria for the Systematic Review (PICOS). SupplementaryTable2. Databased searched, search dates and outputs . SupplementaryTable3. Database search strategies and outputs. SupplementaryTable4. List of search terms. SupplementaryTable5. List of Excluded reviews. SupplementaryTable6. List of included reviews.
Additional file 1 of The role of non-additive gene action on gene expression variation in plant domestication
Creators: name: Díaz-Valenzuela, Erik
name: Hernández-Ríos, Daniel
name: Cibrián-Jaramillo, Angélica
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. GO enrichment analysis showing biological functions altered in the studied genetic crosses. Dot plots show the enrichment, or presence of each GO for each mode of gene action (Additive, Partially-Dominant, Dominant, Transgressive) across the array of genetic crosses. Color of dots indicate the significance of the enrichment; the size depicts the number of annotated genes to each GO. Figure S2. A sampling-based analysis revealed a uniform ~60X sequencing coverage for all the libraries used in the study. The per-transcript sequencing coverage (Log2 normalized read counts) is shown as boxplots for the three genotypes of each species. The line within the boxes depicts the median, whereas the dots outside the box represent outlier values. Table S1. Summary of the per-species analysis of differential expression between parental and F1 hybrids. Table S2. Transcripts associated to domestication-related funcitons showing non-additive gene action. Table S3. Summary of the pair-wise differences between discrete categories of gene action of transcription factors and their target genes. Table S4. Details of the per-species RNA-seq libraries used in the study.
Additional file 1 of Qualitative study on the use of emergency services by people with serious mental disorder in Spain
Creators: name: Pérez-Milena, Alejandro
name: Ramos-Ruiz, Juan Andrés
name: Zafra-Ramirez, Natalia
name: Noguera-Cuenca, Carmen
name: Rodríguez-Bayón, Antonina
name: Ruiz-Díaz, Beatriz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: Additional file 1.
PSW870691_Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for Think Twice before Jumping on the Bandwagon: Clarifying Concepts in Research on the Bandwagon Effect
Creators: name: Barnfield, Matthew
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental material, PSW870691_Supplemental_material for Think Twice before Jumping on the Bandwagon: Clarifying Concepts in Research on the Bandwagon Effect by Matthew Barnfield in Political Studies Review
10.1177_1757913919872515_British_Lung_Foundation_patient_experience_questions190719 – Supplemental material for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot
Creators: name: A Lewis
name: NS Hopkinson
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, 10.1177_1757913919872515_British_Lung_Foundation_patient_experience_questions190719 for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot by A Lewis and NS Hopkinson in Perspectives in Public Health
THE CONSCIOUSLYPERCEPTIVE UNIT AND THE QUINTUPLE LEAP
Creators: name: Ladislav Gradečak, Ladgrad
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This paper introduces the concept of the Consciouslyperceptive Unit (CPU) as the Verus Modus of the self, embedded in the ontological system of Ladgrad/Xrealism. Drawing from the philosophical and psychoanalytic traditions, the CPU is presented as the energetic core of subjectivity, emerging through the quintuple leap (ratio 2:3) which transcends binary divisions of subject-object, self-other, and image-light. It posits that perception and consciousness are not separate faculties but unfold as a unified energetic movement, whereby difference and temporality arise as illusions of cognitive structure. The paper contrasts the CPU with models of self from Freud, Lacan, Kohut, Winnicott, and Jung, ultimately proposing a synthesis in which the self returns to its origin as light, beyond conceptual fragmentation.

 

This work reflectes the authors personal philosophical reflections and does not represent the official position or scientific standpoint of General Hospital Varaždin.
TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT OF HUNGARIAN ACACIA HONEYS
Creators: name: Czipa, Nikolett
name: Burján, Zita
name: Andrási, Dávid
name: Kovács, Béla
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: Forty four acacia honey samples from beekeepers and hypermarkets were examined in our laboratory. Five elements (Al, Cu, Fe, Li, Sr, Zn) were analysed by ICP-OES and seven elements (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Ni) were determined by ICP-MS. Aluminium, iron and zinc were the most abundant elements in our samples. The concentration ranged between 100.0 and 4910 μg kg-1 for Fe, 319.0 and 4440 μg kg-1 for Zn and 242.0 and 3095 μg kg-1 for Al. The lowest values were 4.648±4.184 μg kg-1 for Cd, 27.12±13.62 μg kg-1 for Cr and 42.49±20.37 μg kg-1 for As. The element concentration increased in the following order: Cd < Cr < As < Li < Ni < Ba < Cu < Sr < Al < Zn < Fe.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 11 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
ALTERATIONS IN ADULT MOUSE TESTIS AFTER SUBACUTE INTOXICATION WITH CADMIUM AND MONENSIN DETOXICATION
Creators: name: Pavlova, Ekaterina
name: Ivanova, Juliana
name: Dimova, Donika
name: Gluhcheva, Yordanka
name: Atanassova, Nina
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal and a major environmental pollutant. The general population is exposed to Cd mainly via drinking water and food. We used a mouse experimental model to investigate the in vivo effects of Cd and the chelating agent Monensin on testis and sperm count in adulthood. Animals were divided into three groups: normal control (receiving distilled water and food): Cd group, exposed to 20 mg/kg b.w. Cd(II) acetate for the first 2 weeks of the experimental protocol and Cd+Monensin group, receiving Monensin (18 mg/kg) after Cd-intoxication (from 15th to 28th day). Histological observations of the testis demonstrated that Cd induced desquamation of germ cell and their assemblance in the luminal region of the tubules. Areas in the testis without spermatides in latest steps of differentiation were also observed in this group. Monensin administration to Cd-treated animals restored histology of the testis to normal in a great extent (despite some Sertoli-cell-only tubules). Statistically significant changes in sperm count were not established for any of the experimental groups. In addition to depleting Cd-concentrations in other investigated organs of Cd-intoxicated mice (our previous data) Monensin can reduce injury of the testis and normalize its morphology after subactute exposure to Cd.  The results, presented in this study demonstrated that Monensin is a good candidate in chelating therapy of some heavy metal intoxications.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 11 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
title: Examining the Roles of Attachment Theory and Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment in Predicting Driving Behavior Among Young Adults
Creators: name: Murphy, Elaine M.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2011

description: Drivers under the age of 25 years old have the highest per capita fatal-crash rate. They are also over represented in particular risky driving behaviors, such as speeding, safety belt non-use, and impaired driving. Although researchers have used many different theories to explain driving behaviors of young adults, two theories which have received less attention, attachment theory and reinforcement sensitivity theory, were used as a theoretical framework in the present research. Reckless driving has been found to serve as an anxiety buffering function that can reduce stress among insecurely attached individuals (Taubman - Ben-Ari et al., 1999). Having a secure adult attachment style leads individuals to believe that they are important to others and should take care of their lives. In 2007, Taubman - Ben-Ari and Mikulincer were the first to utilize attachment theory to explain risky driving in an Israeli population. This thesis attempted to replicate and extend their work in a sample of young adults in the United States. Specifically, the association between attachment theory and driving behaviors, both safe and risky, was examined. Attachment anxiety was a consistent, strong positive predictor of risky driving whereas attachment avoidance was a stronger predictor of positive driving.

Further, risky and positive driving behaviors may be better understood with a closer examination of the motivational systems involved in driving behavior proposed by Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory. The behavioral activation system (BAS) and behavioral inhibition system (BIS) are theoretical, neurological systems that are sensitive to reward and sensitive to punishment, respectively (Gray, 1987). Although these systems have been extensively studied with a multitude of risky behaviors, few studies have investigated their effect on driving behavior. Therefore, another purpose of the current study was to apply these behavioral systems to the prediction of driving behavior. As expected, sensitivity to reward was associated with more risky driving. However, sensitivity to punishment did not emerge as a significant predictor with risky or positive driving.

The third purpose of this study was to integrate the theories and to examine the relationship between the attachment orientations and the behavioral systems as related to risky driving. The attachment dimensions and sensitivity variables were tested together in an omnibus model and explained a significant amount of variance in risky and positive driving. The current research study added important findings to two separate fields of literature and was one of the first studies to integrate the fields. These results have practical implications on the media messages targeted towards emerging adults as well as how behavior-change interventions can be designed for greater effectiveness.
Buffalo Breeds of Odisha
Creators: name: Amritanshu Upadhyay1, Pradyut Das2, Anish Koul3
Publisher: name: veterinary today
Year: 2024

description: Livestock farming is a vital component of the agricultural economy in Odisha, India, contributing significantly to the livelihoods of rural households. With a diverse range of livestock including cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry, Odisha's farming practices are deeply integrated into the socio-economic fabric of the state. The sector not only provides essential nutrition in the form of milk, meat, and eggs but also supports crop production through manure and draught power. Odisha's geographical diversity, ranging from coastal plains to hilly terrains, influences the variety and distribution of livestock. Traditional practices coexist with modern farming techniques, supported by government initiatives aimed at improving productivity and sustainability. Programs focused on breed improvement, disease control, and veterinary services have been instrumental in enhancing livestock health and yield.
SURVIVAL TO EARLY TOXIC COPPER EXCESS: BIOCHEMICAL AND ANATOMICAL CHANGES DURING GERMINATION OF INDIAN MUSTARD
Creators: name: Szőllősi, Reka
name: Kálmán, Erika
name: Anna, Medvegy
name: Varga, Ilona Sz.
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: It is well-known that essential heavy metals like copper (Cu), mainly at higher concentrations usually cause overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) resulting in oxidative stress in plants. Till date many experiments were carried out to evaluate how Cu toxicity influences in adult plants but only a few reports are available about the effects during germination. Since this is a very sensitive period and the effects of heavy metal stress are more serious. The aims of our study were to investigate potential oxidative stress and antioxidative defense mechanisms beside potential morphological and/or anatomical alterations in germinating seeds of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) exposed to excess Cu. The following parameters were evaluated to describe oxidative stress: FRAP (ferric reducing ability of plasma), lipid peroxidation (LP), reduced glutathione content (GSH), total protein content and the activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), guaiacol peroxidase (GPOX) and glutathione reductase (GR). We also made an assessement of histochemically LP and the loss of plasma membrane integrity in the root tips, the production of callose and the lignification of cell walls. Our results showed that Cu treatments were followed by notable GSH-depletion. We could detect LP histochemically in the root tips. The application of Cu increased the activity of SOD in time and dose-dependent manner. The activity of CAT and GPOX increased after 48-96h Cu excess. Morphological symptoms of metal toxicity occurred such as stunted, hooked-formed and brownish root tips. Production of callose and lignification of cell walls could be visualized, too.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 11 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
AN OVERVIEW OF WAX HYDROFINING CATALYSTS IN CHINA
Creators: name: Shu, Liu
name: Hongjun, You
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

description: Catalytic properties of FV series and RFW-3 wax hydrofining catalysts have been introduced and compared. Effects of different catalysts such as FV-10, FV-30, RJW-2 and RJW-3 on the quality of wax at a pilot plant have been also discussed. FV-30’s life has been also tested at a large-scale plant. The experimental results show that RJW-3 have high catalytic performance and wax products obtained meet the requirement of Chinese wax standard.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 11 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin
TOXIC ELEMENTS IN THE SEWAGE SLUDGE-SOIL-PLANT CHAIN
Creators: name: Tomócsik, Attila
name: Orosz, Viktória
name: Aranyos, Tibor
name: Makádi, Marianna
name: Füleky, György
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2012

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description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 1, No 11 (2012): European Chemical Bulletin