cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7486278
title: No association between developmental instability as a general measure of stress and 2D:4D digit ratios in a non-Western sample

description: Objective: Random deviation from perfect symmetry of organisms is defined as fluctuating asymmetry. Fluctuating asymmetry is widely considered to be a marker of developmental instability, developmental noise and phenotypic quality at the population level. In this study, we investigated hypothesized relationship between 2D:4D digit ratios as a proxy measure of prenatal sex hormones and developmental instability levels in young adult humans Materials and Methods: In the study, seven bilateral traits were measured for fluctuating asymmetry, as well as second and fourth digit lengths on both hands of 185 individuals, 87 men (mean age: 22.42±3.37) and 97 women (mean age: 22.88±3.87). The second digit length was divided by the fourth digit length and the resulting value was used as the digit ratio (2D:4D). Composite fluctuating asymmetry was calculated using five bilateral traits displaying fluctuating asymmetry. Results: Only the right hand 2D:4D ratio is lower in men than in women. However, this difference disappears when the effect of digit lengths is controlled. Composite fluctuating asymmetry results reveal that men are more asymmetrical than women. There was no significant relationship between digit ratios and composite fluctuating asymmetry. Conclusion: In this study, the 2D:4D digit ratios appear to be influenced (at least in humans) by different digit lengths. This study also confirms previous studies that digit ratios as a proxy measure of exposure to either high testosterone or estrogen levels during early development does not appear to affect levels of developmental instability.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7486279
title: No association between developmental instability as a general measure of stress and 2D:4D digit ratios in a non-Western sample

description: Objective: Random deviation from perfect symmetry of organisms is defined as fluctuating asymmetry. Fluctuating asymmetry is widely considered to be a marker of developmental instability, developmental noise and phenotypic quality at the population level. In this study, we investigated hypothesized relationship between 2D:4D digit ratios as a proxy measure of prenatal sex hormones and developmental instability levels in young adult humans Materials and Methods: In the study, seven bilateral traits were measured for fluctuating asymmetry, as well as second and fourth digit lengths on both hands of 185 individuals, 87 men (mean age: 22.42±3.37) and 97 women (mean age: 22.88±3.87). The second digit length was divided by the fourth digit length and the resulting value was used as the digit ratio (2D:4D). Composite fluctuating asymmetry was calculated using five bilateral traits displaying fluctuating asymmetry. Results: Only the right hand 2D:4D ratio is lower in men than in women. However, this difference disappears when the effect of digit lengths is controlled. Composite fluctuating asymmetry results reveal that men are more asymmetrical than women. There was no significant relationship between digit ratios and composite fluctuating asymmetry. Conclusion: In this study, the 2D:4D digit ratios appear to be influenced (at least in humans) by different digit lengths. This study also confirms previous studies that digit ratios as a proxy measure of exposure to either high testosterone or estrogen levels during early development does not appear to affect levels of developmental instability.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20773195
title: The COVID-crisis as an opportunity for welfare recalibration? Panel-data evidence on the effect of the COVID-crisis on welfare preferences in Spain, Germany, and Sweden

description: The reform capacity of welfare states to adapt to the needs of post-industrial labour markets has been a key question of the welfare literature for the last two decades. In a context of austerity, such adaptations (retrenchment or recalibration) are notoriously difficult because of extremely high levels of support for existing policies, particularly old age pensions. We investigate how the recent economic shock caused by the COVID-pandemic has changed social policy preferences in three West European countries (Germany, Sweden, Spain). Relying on original panel data observing the relative support for social policies before and during the crisis, we show that support for old age pensions has dropped substantially relative to other social policies. This drop can be observed in all three countries and among all ideological and age groups. The drop is strongest among current and soon-to-be pensioners who in turn increased support for benefits to the working-age population. At the expense of pensions, the economic shock has especially boosted support for active labour market policies and (in Germany) childcare services. This shift of support from pensions to social investment policies might have opened up a window of opportunity for recalibrating welfare reforms.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20773195.v1
title: The COVID-crisis as an opportunity for welfare recalibration? Panel-data evidence on the effect of the COVID-crisis on welfare preferences in Spain, Germany, and Sweden

description: The reform capacity of welfare states to adapt to the needs of post-industrial labour markets has been a key question of the welfare literature for the last two decades. In a context of austerity, such adaptations (retrenchment or recalibration) are notoriously difficult because of extremely high levels of support for existing policies, particularly old age pensions. We investigate how the recent economic shock caused by the COVID-pandemic has changed social policy preferences in three West European countries (Germany, Sweden, Spain). Relying on original panel data observing the relative support for social policies before and during the crisis, we show that support for old age pensions has dropped substantially relative to other social policies. This drop can be observed in all three countries and among all ideological and age groups. The drop is strongest among current and soon-to-be pensioners who in turn increased support for benefits to the working-age population. At the expense of pensions, the economic shock has especially boosted support for active labour market policies and (in Germany) childcare services. This shift of support from pensions to social investment policies might have opened up a window of opportunity for recalibrating welfare reforms.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7214419
title: DATA FOR NON-INVASIVE (PHOTO) INDIVIDUAL FISH IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE SPECIES

description: This paper describes data from five studies focused on the individual fish identification of the same species. The lateral images of five fish species are present in the dataset. The dataset's primary purpose is to provide a data to develop a non-invasive and remote method of individual fish identification using fish skin patterns, which can serve as a substitute for the common invasive fish tagging. The lateral images of the whole fish body on the homogenous background for Sumatra barb, Atlantic salmon, Sea bass, Common carp and Rainbow trout are available with automatically extracted parts of the fish with skin patterns. A different number of individuals (Sumatra barb – 43, Atlantic salmon – 330, Sea bass – 300, Common carp – 32, Rainbow trout - 1849) were photographed by the digital camera Nikon D60 under controlled conditions. The photographs of only one side of the fish with several (from 3 to 20) repetitions were taken. Common carp, Rainbow trout and Sea bass were photographed out of the water. Atlantic salmon was photographed underwater, out of the water, and the eye of the fish was photographed by the microscope camera. Sumatra barb was photographed under the water only. For all species, except Rainbow trout, the data collection was repeated after a different period (Sumatra barb – four months, Atlantic salmon – six months, Sea bass – one month, Common carp – four months) to collect the data for a study of skin patter changes (aging). The development of the method for photo-based individual fish identification was performed on all datasets. The identification accuracy for all species for all periods was 100% using the nearest neighbour classification. Different methods for skin pattern parametrization were used. The dataset can be used to develop remote and non-invasive individual fish identification methods. The studies focused on the discrimination power of the skin pattern can benefit from it. The changes of skin patterns due to fish aging can be explored from the dataset.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7214418
title: DATA FOR NON-INVASIVE (PHOTO) INDIVIDUAL FISH IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE SPECIES

description: This paper describes data from five studies focused on the individual fish identification of the same species. The lateral images of five fish species are present in the dataset. The dataset's primary purpose is to provide a data to develop a non-invasive and remote method of individual fish identification using fish skin patterns, which can serve as a substitute for the common invasive fish tagging. The lateral images of the whole fish body on the homogenous background for Sumatra barb, Atlantic salmon, Sea bass, Common carp and Rainbow trout are available with automatically extracted parts of the fish with skin patterns. A different number of individuals (Sumatra barb – 43, Atlantic salmon – 330, Sea bass – 300, Common carp – 32, Rainbow trout - 1849) were photographed by the digital camera Nikon D60 under controlled conditions. The photographs of only one side of the fish with several (from 3 to 20) repetitions were taken. Common carp, Rainbow trout and Sea bass were photographed out of the water. Atlantic salmon was photographed underwater, out of the water, and the eye of the fish was photographed by the microscope camera. Sumatra barb was photographed under the water only. For all species, except Rainbow trout, the data collection was repeated after a different period (Sumatra barb – four months, Atlantic salmon – six months, Sea bass – one month, Common carp – four months) to collect the data for a study of skin patter changes (aging). The development of the method for photo-based individual fish identification was performed on all datasets. The identification accuracy for all species for all periods was 100% using the nearest neighbour classification. Different methods for skin pattern parametrization were used. The dataset can be used to develop remote and non-invasive individual fish identification methods. The studies focused on the discrimination power of the skin pattern can benefit from it. The changes of skin patterns due to fish aging can be explored from the dataset.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19802659
title: IGT_alpha_delta

description: <em>Data and code that support the findings of this study " Estimation of the incubation period and generation time of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants from contact tracing data" </em>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20066979
title: Individual Inferences in Web-Based Information Environments: How Cognitive Processing Fluency, Information Access, Active Search Behaviors, and Task Competency Affect Metacognitive and Task Judgments

description: Online information repositories increasingly serve as memory aids in people’s lives. Access to such information stores, however, can result in false perceived equivalencies between web-based information and personal knowledge, which can in turn influence judgments of oneself, of information search tasks, and of the Internet itself. <i>Cognitive processing fluency, access to reliable web-based information</i>, and <i>actively searching for information</i> are shown in a series of experiments to be associated with judgments related to metacognition and task performance. In the context of online information repositories accessed via web search activities, people are shown to (a) overemphasize the degree to which they find the web to be a ready source of relevant information, (b) overestimate their future task performance and the ease of tasks, and (c) inflate their own perceived cognitive and memory abilities. Results also show that those who are least competent in task completion overestimate their relative performance, whereas the most competent underestimate theirs, and that the availability of web-based information can inflate people’s estimated performance, particularly among the more competent. Collectively, three interrelated studies add considerable new insight regarding the impacts of near-ubiquitous access to contemporary information-saturated environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20066979.v1
title: Individual Inferences in Web-Based Information Environments: How Cognitive Processing Fluency, Information Access, Active Search Behaviors, and Task Competency Affect Metacognitive and Task Judgments

description: Online information repositories increasingly serve as memory aids in people’s lives. Access to such information stores, however, can result in false perceived equivalencies between web-based information and personal knowledge, which can in turn influence judgments of oneself, of information search tasks, and of the Internet itself. <i>Cognitive processing fluency, access to reliable web-based information</i>, and <i>actively searching for information</i> are shown in a series of experiments to be associated with judgments related to metacognition and task performance. In the context of online information repositories accessed via web search activities, people are shown to (a) overemphasize the degree to which they find the web to be a ready source of relevant information, (b) overestimate their future task performance and the ease of tasks, and (c) inflate their own perceived cognitive and memory abilities. Results also show that those who are least competent in task completion overestimate their relative performance, whereas the most competent underestimate theirs, and that the availability of web-based information can inflate people’s estimated performance, particularly among the more competent. Collectively, three interrelated studies add considerable new insight regarding the impacts of near-ubiquitous access to contemporary information-saturated environments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786383
title: IV_1_T.target_more_0.15.vcf

description: Somatic mutations with vaf &gt;0.15 called in individual with germline pathogenic L474P POLD1 variant. Mutations were called agains normal tissue from the same individual using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786383.v1
title: IV_1_T.target_more_0.15.vcf

description: Somatic mutations with vaf &gt;0.15 called in individual with germline pathogenic L474P POLD1 variant. Mutations were called agains normal tissue from the same individual using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7486788
title: NRP "Cultural capital as a resource for the sustainable development of Latvia / CARD" Cultural Indicators Sub-project Dataset

description: The aim of this research is to define what kind of key challenges and implemented solutions regarding the artist status are common in Europe, and how to develop a systematic approach for artist recognition and support in the Baltic context. Using qualitative research methodology (desk research, focus group discussions) the authors analyze the current theoretical and empirical discussion in the European Union member states and especially in the Baltic countries, highlighting different practices and experiences in defining the status and recognition of the artist, and support systems that adjust for specific needs in different countries. Full dataset contains tabular data (published here) and an audio recording of the focus group discussion, which is available under restricted access due to containing sensitive information (please contact luize.daksa@lka.edu.lv for further inquiries).
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7486787
title: NRP "Cultural capital as a resource for the sustainable development of Latvia / CARD" Cultural Indicators Sub-project Dataset

description: The aim of this research is to define what kind of key challenges and implemented solutions regarding the artist status are common in Europe, and how to develop a systematic approach for artist recognition and support in the Baltic context. Using qualitative research methodology (desk research, focus group discussions) the authors analyze the current theoretical and empirical discussion in the European Union member states and especially in the Baltic countries, highlighting different practices and experiences in defining the status and recognition of the artist, and support systems that adjust for specific needs in different countries. Full dataset contains tabular data (published here) and an audio recording of the focus group discussion, which is available under restricted access due to containing sensitive information (please contact luize.daksa@lka.edu.lv for further inquiries).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786380
title: D316H_T_somatic_filtered_0.15_PASS.vcf

description: Somatic mutations with vaf&gt;0.15 found in tumour from germline carrier of pathogenic D316H POLD1 variant. Mutations were called agains blood from the same individual using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786404
title: III.2_p40.vcf

description: Somatic mutations accumulated in fibroblast colony during ~40 passages.Fibroblasts obtained from individual III.2. Mutations in the colony at the end time point of the experiment were called against colonies at the start time point of the experiment using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786404.v1
title: III.2_p40.vcf

description: Somatic mutations accumulated in fibroblast colony during ~40 passages.Fibroblasts obtained from individual III.2. Mutations in the colony at the end time point of the experiment were called against colonies at the start time point of the experiment using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.34740/kaggle/dsv/4781572
title: YouTube Daily
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786416
title: III.4_p40.vcf

description: Somatic mutations accumulated in fibroblast colony during ~40 passages.Fibroblasts obtained from individual III.4. Mutations in the colony at the end time point of the experiment were called against colonies at the start time point of the experiment using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786416.v1
title: III.4_p40.vcf

description: Somatic mutations accumulated in fibroblast colony during ~40 passages.Fibroblasts obtained from individual III.4. Mutations in the colony at the end time point of the experiment were called against colonies at the start time point of the experiment using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786461
title: IV.3

description: Somatic mutations accumulated in fibroblast colony during ~40 passages.Fibroblasts obtained from individual IV.3. Mutations in the colony at the end time point of the experiment were called against colonies at the start time point of the experiment using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21786461.v1
title: IV.3

description: Somatic mutations accumulated in fibroblast colony during ~40 passages.Fibroblasts obtained from individual IV.3. Mutations in the colony at the end time point of the experiment were called against colonies at the start time point of the experiment using Mutect2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19658818
title: Conserving agrobiodiversity for sustainable food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

description: The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is a rich region in agrobiodiversity. As elsewhere in the world, agrobiodiversity is declining in this region, and this is impacting the functioning of ecosystems and has profound implications for agricultural sustainability and food security. Today, the challenge faced by the global community is how to slow or reverse the present trend of loss of agrobiodiversity to safeguard future food supplies. Taking examples from the HKH, this paper explores the link between agrobiodiversity and food security, identifies the key issues and challenges to maintaining agrobiodiversity, and explores potentials and opportunities for improving agrobiodiversity that are conducive to maintaining and increasing food security, ecosystem services, and agricultural sustainability, and thus building resilience. The paper concludes that urgent action and an integrated landscape approach are required, bringing together multiple stakeholders, and integrates agrobiodiversity in national policies and programmes. Appropriate economic measures should be developed to encourage local people to use the Himalayan biodiversity sustainably as a basis to achieve food security and agricultural sustainability.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19658818.v1
title: Conserving agrobiodiversity for sustainable food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

description: The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is a rich region in agrobiodiversity. As elsewhere in the world, agrobiodiversity is declining in this region, and this is impacting the functioning of ecosystems and has profound implications for agricultural sustainability and food security. Today, the challenge faced by the global community is how to slow or reverse the present trend of loss of agrobiodiversity to safeguard future food supplies. Taking examples from the HKH, this paper explores the link between agrobiodiversity and food security, identifies the key issues and challenges to maintaining agrobiodiversity, and explores potentials and opportunities for improving agrobiodiversity that are conducive to maintaining and increasing food security, ecosystem services, and agricultural sustainability, and thus building resilience. The paper concludes that urgent action and an integrated landscape approach are required, bringing together multiple stakeholders, and integrates agrobiodiversity in national policies and programmes. Appropriate economic measures should be developed to encourage local people to use the Himalayan biodiversity sustainably as a basis to achieve food security and agricultural sustainability.