cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.15468/dl.dcfmgg
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 2333 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "and" : [
 "TaxonKey is Cedrus libani",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "HasGeospatialIssue is false"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 2333 records from 233 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0005506-251025141854904/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.3886/e239335
title: Deepwater Horizon Response Air Sampling Data

description: The April 20, 2010, explosion and collapse of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the release of millions of barrels of oil into Gulf waters. The response to this disaster involved the efforts of tens of thousands of workers in a variety of capacities across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and in the Gulf of Mexico itself. The diverse work included oil and tar ball removal from beaches, oil skimming and booming near shores, burning of surface oil near the source of the oil release, surface application of dispersant by vessels and aircraft, and containment and recovery work on vessels at the release site. The nature of these activities raised concerns about potential occupational exposures to chemical and physical hazards and mental stressors.<br><br>NIOSH investigators conducted health hazard evaluations (HHEs) of Deepwater Horizon Response onshore and offshore workers. The goals of the NIOSH HHE assessments were to describe acute health effects, evaluate occupational exposures in qualitative or quantitative assessments, and generate hypotheses regarding symptoms potentially related to work activities. Environmental air samples were collected in support of the goals.<br><br>NIOSH investigators conducted the following exposure evaluations:<br><br>- We conducted evaluations on board vessels releasing dispersant. These vessels were deployed to perform small‐scale releases of dispersant in an area with surface oil contamination.<br>- We assessed exposures during in‐situ (i.e., on site) burns of surface oil.<br>- We assessed exposures on fishing and shrimping trawlers in the Vessels of Opportunity (VoO) program that were assigned to remove surface oil by booming and skimming.<br>- We assessed exposures aboard vessels located at the Deepwater Horizon incident site.<br>- We assessed exposures during boom and vessel decontamination operations.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239335v1
title: Deepwater Horizon Response Air Sampling Data

description: The April 20, 2010, explosion and collapse of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the release of millions of barrels of oil into Gulf waters. The response to this disaster involved the efforts of tens of thousands of workers in a variety of capacities across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and in the Gulf of Mexico itself. The diverse work included oil and tar ball removal from beaches, oil skimming and booming near shores, burning of surface oil near the source of the oil release, surface application of dispersant by vessels and aircraft, and containment and recovery work on vessels at the release site. The nature of these activities raised concerns about potential occupational exposures to chemical and physical hazards and mental stressors.<br><br>NIOSH investigators conducted health hazard evaluations (HHEs) of Deepwater Horizon Response onshore and offshore workers. The goals of the NIOSH HHE assessments were to describe acute health effects, evaluate occupational exposures in qualitative or quantitative assessments, and generate hypotheses regarding symptoms potentially related to work activities. Environmental air samples were collected in support of the goals.<br><br>NIOSH investigators conducted the following exposure evaluations:<br><br>- We conducted evaluations on board vessels releasing dispersant. These vessels were deployed to perform small‐scale releases of dispersant in an area with surface oil contamination.<br>- We assessed exposures during in‐situ (i.e., on site) burns of surface oil.<br>- We assessed exposures on fishing and shrimping trawlers in the Vessels of Opportunity (VoO) program that were assigned to remove surface oil by booming and skimming.<br>- We assessed exposures aboard vessels located at the Deepwater Horizon incident site.<br>- We assessed exposures during boom and vessel decontamination operations.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239343
title: Efficacy of powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) for source control of simulated respiratory aerosols-dataset

description: Powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) are a popular alternative to the use of filtering facepiece respirators by healthcare workers. Although PAPRs protect the wearer from aerosol particles, their ability to block infectious aerosol particles exhaled by the wearer from being released into the environment (called source control) is unclear.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239343v1
title: Efficacy of powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) for source control of simulated respiratory aerosols-dataset

description: Powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) are a popular alternative to the use of filtering facepiece respirators by healthcare workers. Although PAPRs protect the wearer from aerosol particles, their ability to block infectious aerosol particles exhaled by the wearer from being released into the environment (called source control) is unclear.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.21966/vdyq-r660
title: Environmental DNA survey of Calvert Island, British Columbia, 2021
title: Étude d'ADN environnemental de l'île Calvert, en Colombie-Britannique, 2021

description: This data package contains molecular resources derived from a large DNA-based survey of marine biodiversity carried out around Calvert Island, British Columbia, in 2021. During this survey we collected triplicate seawater samples from 208 sites across a marine region roughly 100km2 in scale, focussed on nearshore habitats of kelp, seagrass, and rocky reefs. All samples were collected adjacent to the substrate using a niskin bottle, filtered using 0.22μm sterivex filters, and the resulting environmental DNA was used for amplicon sequencing to infer the communities of fish (12S rRNA gene) and invertebrates (COI) at each location. These data are part of a larger collaboration between researchers from McGill University, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Hakai Institute, with the goal of optimizing the use of environmental DNA for monitoring Canada’s network of Marine Protected Areas.
description: Ce paquet de données contient des ressources moléculaires dérivées d'une vaste étude basée sur l'ADN de la biodiversité marine réalisée autour de l'île Calvert, en Colombie-Britannique, en 2021. Au cours de cette étude, nous avons prélevé trois échantillons d'eau de mer sur 208 sites répartis dans une région marine d'environ 100 km2, en nous concentrant sur les habitats côtiers de varech, d'herbiers marins et de récifs rocheux. Tous les échantillons ont été prélevés à proximité du substrat à l'aide d'une bouteille Niskin, filtrés à l'aide de filtres stérivexes de 0,22 μm, et l'ADN environnemental résultant a été utilisé pour le séquençage des amplicons afin de déduire les communautés de poissons (gène de l'ARNr 12S) et d'invertébrés (COI) à chaque endroit. Ces données s'inscrivent dans le cadre d'une collaboration plus large entre des chercheurs de l'Université McGill, de Pêches et Océans Canada et de l'Institut Hakai, dans le but d'optimiser l'utilisation de l'ADN environnemental pour surveiller le réseau d'aires marines protégées du Canada.
DOI: 10.3886/e239346
title: High-Fat Western Diet Alters Silica-induced airway epithelium ion exchange but not airway smooth muscle reactivity

description: Silicosis is an irreversible occupational lung disease resulting from crystalline silica exposure. Previously, we discovered that Western diet (HFWD)-consumption increases susceptibility to silica-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis. This study investigates the potential of HFWD to alter silica-induced effects on airway epithelial ion transport and smooth muscle reactivity.
DOI: 10.3886/e239346v1
title: High-Fat Western Diet Alters Silica-induced airway epithelium ion exchange but not airway smooth muscle reactivity

description: Silicosis is an irreversible occupational lung disease resulting from crystalline silica exposure. Previously, we discovered that Western diet (HFWD)-consumption increases susceptibility to silica-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis. This study investigates the potential of HFWD to alter silica-induced effects on airway epithelial ion transport and smooth muscle reactivity.
DOI: 10.3886/e239317
title: Developing a Method to Estimate Aerosol Generation during Poultry Slaughtering and Defeathering in Bangladesh: An Experimental Study

description: From June to September 2018, a team of six anthropologists conducted the experiments at the National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Bangladesh. We conducted experiments in the facility to ensure a controlled environment, which was required to determine the quantity of PM2.5 generated during poultry slaughtering and defeathering. To ensure consistency across slaughtering and defeathering activities, we hired three LBM workers, who followed the same slaughtering and defeathering steps as in the LBMs and used the same equipment, including knives, barrels and defeathering machines. The team also conducted a survey from February to March 2018 using a semi-structured observation form in all shops (N=716) of all retail LBMs (N=35) in Dhaka city consisting of at least 10 shops. During the survey, they collected data on various equipment used for containing slaughtered poultry during exsanguination and mechanical defeathering, average weight of slaughtered broiler chickens, and average temperature of hot water used for scalding. Additionally, the team measured breathing heights of randomly selected 20 adult workers, who conducted slaughtering and defeathering, from three conveniently selected LBMs.
description: Downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239317v2
title: Developing a Method to Estimate Aerosol Generation during Poultry Slaughtering and Defeathering in Bangladesh: An Experimental Study

description: From June to September 2018, a team of six anthropologists conducted the experiments at the National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Bangladesh. We conducted experiments in the facility to ensure a controlled environment, which was required to determine the quantity of PM2.5 generated during poultry slaughtering and defeathering. To ensure consistency across slaughtering and defeathering activities, we hired three LBM workers, who followed the same slaughtering and defeathering steps as in the LBMs and used the same equipment, including knives, barrels and defeathering machines. The team also conducted a survey from February to March 2018 using a semi-structured observation form in all shops (N=716) of all retail LBMs (N=35) in Dhaka city consisting of at least 10 shops. During the survey, they collected data on various equipment used for containing slaughtered poultry during exsanguination and mechanical defeathering, average weight of slaughtered broiler chickens, and average temperature of hot water used for scalding. Additionally, the team measured breathing heights of randomly selected 20 adult workers, who conducted slaughtering and defeathering, from three conveniently selected LBMs.
description: Downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.15468/dl.qsxuee
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset listing the 9 species recorded in GBIF matching the query:
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 "and" : [
 "Geometry POLYGON((-73.87557 9.01103,-73.86161 8.88343,-73.7883 8.82135,-73.7883 8.73164,-73.82321 8.65227,-73.61375 8.62121,-73.57884 8.65918,-73.4392 8.91103,-73.06567 8.93862,-72.98538 8.99724,-72.92403 9.1114,-72.9466 9.22138,-72.96911 9.31366,-73.27931 9.19338,-73.87557 9.01103))",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "HasGeospatialIssue is false",
 "OccurrenceStatus is Present",
 "TaxonKey is Amphibia"
 ]
}

 The dataset's 9 records were derived from 4 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0005502-251025141854904/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.3886/e239336
title: NIOSH Anthropometric Data and ISO Digital Headforms

description: In 2003, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a nationwide anthropometric survey of 3,997 subjects. The resulting head and face measurements were used to develop an anthropometric database detailing the face size distributions of respirator users using both traditional measurement methods and three-dimensional (3D) scanning systems. This database was used to establish fit test panels to be incorporated into NIOSH respirator certification and international standards. One of the panels developed, called the principal component analysis (PCA) panel, uses the first two principal components obtained from a set of 10 facial dimensions (age and race adjusted) and divides user population into five face-size categories. These 10 dimensions are associated with respirator fit and leakage and can predict the remaining face dimensions as well. Respirators designed to fit these panels are expected to accommodate more than 95% of the current U.S. civilian workers.<br>
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239336v1
title: NIOSH Anthropometric Data and ISO Digital Headforms

description: In 2003, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a nationwide anthropometric survey of 3,997 subjects. The resulting head and face measurements were used to develop an anthropometric database detailing the face size distributions of respirator users using both traditional measurement methods and three-dimensional (3D) scanning systems. This database was used to establish fit test panels to be incorporated into NIOSH respirator certification and international standards. One of the panels developed, called the principal component analysis (PCA) panel, uses the first two principal components obtained from a set of 10 facial dimensions (age and race adjusted) and divides user population into five face-size categories. These 10 dimensions are associated with respirator fit and leakage and can predict the remaining face dimensions as well. Respirators designed to fit these panels are expected to accommodate more than 95% of the current U.S. civilian workers.<br>
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239344
title: DPM OC, EC and FT-IR data (Quantifying elemental and organic carbon in diesel particulate matter by mid infrared spectrometry).

description: A method for the quantification of airborne organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) within aerosolized diesel particulate matter (DPM) is described in the article cited below. DPM is a known carcinogen encountered in many industrial workplaces (notably mining) and in the ambient atmosphere. The method described here collects DPM particles onto a quartz fiber filter, after which reflection-mode infrared spectra are measured on a mid-infrared Fourier transform (FT-IR) spectrometer. Several infrared absorption bands are investigated for their efficacy in quantifying OC and EC. The thermo-optical (T-O) method is used to calibrate a linear regression model to predict OC and EC from the infrared spectra. The calibrated model, generated from laboratory DPM samples, is then utilized to quantify OC and EC in mine samples obtained from two metal mine locations under a variety of operating conditions. The feasibility of further improving these results by partial least squares (PLS) regression was investigated. A single calibration that is broadly applicable would be considered an improvement over currently available portable instruments, which require aerosol-specific calibration.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239344v1
title: DPM OC, EC and FT-IR data (Quantifying elemental and organic carbon in diesel particulate matter by mid infrared spectrometry).

description: A method for the quantification of airborne organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) within aerosolized diesel particulate matter (DPM) is described in the article cited below. DPM is a known carcinogen encountered in many industrial workplaces (notably mining) and in the ambient atmosphere. The method described here collects DPM particles onto a quartz fiber filter, after which reflection-mode infrared spectra are measured on a mid-infrared Fourier transform (FT-IR) spectrometer. Several infrared absorption bands are investigated for their efficacy in quantifying OC and EC. The thermo-optical (T-O) method is used to calibrate a linear regression model to predict OC and EC from the infrared spectra. The calibrated model, generated from laboratory DPM samples, is then utilized to quantify OC and EC in mine samples obtained from two metal mine locations under a variety of operating conditions. The feasibility of further improving these results by partial least squares (PLS) regression was investigated. A single calibration that is broadly applicable would be considered an improvement over currently available portable instruments, which require aerosol-specific calibration.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239342
title: Biological effects of crude oil vapor. IV. Cardiovascular effects-Dataset

description: According to the North American Industry Classification System, workers employed in the oil and gas extraction industry are working in one of three areas; 1) extraction, 2) drilling, or 3) processing and refinement (Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2014). Both workers and people living in communities that are in close proximity to areas where gas and oil extraction and refinement occur have a higher incidence of respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, reproductive and nervous system disorders,<br><br>The goal of these studies was to identify mechanisms underlying the development of cardiovascular disease after inhalation of crude oil vapors (COV). The oil used for this study was a surrogate of the crude oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (McKinney et al., 2021). We tested the hypothesis that changes in cardiovascular function after inhalation of COV are manifested as changes in the responsiveness of the heart and peripheral vascular system to vasoconstricting and vasodilating agonists. Based on previous studies, we also predicted that inhalation of COV would affect the expression of biomarkers of cardiac and kidney function that are associated with blood pressure regulation and disease.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.3886/e239342v1
title: Biological effects of crude oil vapor. IV. Cardiovascular effects-Dataset

description: According to the North American Industry Classification System, workers employed in the oil and gas extraction industry are working in one of three areas; 1) extraction, 2) drilling, or 3) processing and refinement (Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2014). Both workers and people living in communities that are in close proximity to areas where gas and oil extraction and refinement occur have a higher incidence of respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, reproductive and nervous system disorders,<br><br>The goal of these studies was to identify mechanisms underlying the development of cardiovascular disease after inhalation of crude oil vapors (COV). The oil used for this study was a surrogate of the crude oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (McKinney et al., 2021). We tested the hypothesis that changes in cardiovascular function after inhalation of COV are manifested as changes in the responsiveness of the heart and peripheral vascular system to vasoconstricting and vasodilating agonists. Based on previous studies, we also predicted that inhalation of COV would affect the expression of biomarkers of cardiac and kidney function that are associated with blood pressure regulation and disease.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025
DOI: 10.15468/dl.evkmpu
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 3197 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 "and" : [
 "BasisOfRecord is one of (Material citation, Material sample, Specimen, Fossil)",
 "CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters 0.0-1000000.0",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "HasGeospatialIssue is false",
 "TaxonKey is Quiscalus mexicanus"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 3197 records from 60 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0005508-251025141854904/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.3886/e239340
title: Influenza virus induced novel miRNAs regulate the STAT pathway

description: MicroRNAs are essential regulators of gene expression in humans and can control pathogenesis and host-virus interactions. Notably, the role of specific miRNAs during influenza virus infections are still ill-defined. The central goal of this study was to identify novel miRNAs and their target genes in response to influenza virus infections in airway epithelium. Human airway epithelial cells exposed to influenza virus induced several novel miRNAs that were identified using next generation sequencing (NGS) and their target genes by biochemical methods. NGS analysis predicted forty-two RNA sequences as possible miRNAs based on computational algorithms. Expression patterns of these putative miRNAs were further confirmed using RT-PCR in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEpC) exposed to H1N1, H9N1(1P10) and H9N1 (1WF10) strains of influenza virus. A time course study showed significant downregulation of put-miR-34 in H1N1 and put-miR-35 in H9N1(1P10) infected cells, consistent with the NGS data. Additionally put-miR-34, and put-miR-35 showed a high fold enrichment in argonaute-immunoprecipitation compared to the controls, indicating their ability to form a complex with argonaute protein and RNA induced silencing complex (RISC), a typical mode of action found with miRNAs. Our earlier studies have shown that replication and survival of influenza virus is modulated by certain transcription factors, such as, NF-ĸB. To identify the target(s) of these putative miRNAs, we screened 84 transcription factors that have a role in viral pathogenesis. Cells transfected with mimic of the put-miR-34 showed significant decrease in expression of Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3 (STAT3), and the inhibitor of put-miR-34 showed significant increase in STAT3 expression and its phosphorylation. In addition, put-miR-34 had 76% homology to the untranslated region (UTR) of STAT3. NGS and PCR array data submitted to the Gene Ontology also predicted the role of transcription factors modulated by put-miR-34. Our data suggests that put-miR-34 could be a good target for the antiviral therapy as the hyperactivation or inactivation of STAT3 results in viral disease, as tightly regulated STAT3 function is central to health.
description: Data downloaded 5/20/2025