cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/umplsa
title: Replication Data for: Figure 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 Regional Populations by Zone

description: This Stata script graphs cumulative populations; that is, each concentric zone's values are added to the previous zone's. This is how it appears in the book. Figure 4.1 Toronto population by zone, 1850-2010 Figure 5.1 Twin Cities population by zone, 1860-2010 Figure 6.1 Vancouver population by zone, 1890-2010 Figure 7.1 Portland population by zone, 1860-2010 A second script Script graphs non-cumulative populations; that is, the population within each concentric zone is graphed individually.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/dyjkgc
title: Effect of counterions on the charging mechanisms of a macromolecule in aqueous nanodrops

description: This dataset includes trajectory files of the molecular dynamics simulations of a polyethylene glycol molecule (PEG64) in charged droplets.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/zwbxbv
title: How Do Non-Covalent Complexes Dissociate in Droplets? A Case Study of the Desolvation of dsDNA from a Charged Aqueous Nanodrop.

description: This dataset includes trajectory files from molecular dynamics simulations corresponding to studies investigated the stability of a dsDNA complex in charged droplets.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/vl2tnx
title: Characterization of 'Star' Droplet Morphologies Induced by Charged Macromolecules

description: This dataset includes trajectory files from molecular dynamics simulations corresponding to studies on the 'star' morphologies of charged droplets that comprise a DNA duplex.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/wysaa0
title: Human atheroma microarray data

description: Raw microarray data of macrophages isolated from pre-lesion aortic sites in atherosclerosis samples, or from age- and sex-matched PBMC-derived macrophages
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/isoa8w
title: RNAseq analysis of THP1 cells expressing GATA2 Transgene and shRNA

description: Reads Per Kilobase of transcript, per Million mapped reads (RPKM) values for all genes identified in RNAseq of THP1 cells that are: 1) Expressing a control vector (WT in dataset) 2) Expressing a GATA2 transgene (GATA2 in dataset) 3) WT treated with oxLDL for 72 hrs (oxLDL in dataset) 4) GATA2 shRNA expressing cell treated with oxLDL for 72 hrs (shRNA in dataset)
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/uqgzcg
title: Data for: Bed particle displacements and morphological development in a wandering gravel-bed river

description: Data from radio frequency identification (RFID) tracers deployed in the San Juan River, British Columbia, Canada from September 2015 to August 2019 and in-channel topographic changes during this period. RFID tracer data: shapefiles of tracer recovery locations (including attribute information), burial depths histograms, path length distributions (raw and scaled), path length and relative mobility as a function of grain size, total excess stream power relations, and mean scaled travel distances as a function of dimensionless peak stream power. Topographic change data: DEMs of difference (DoDs) from 2015 to 2018, and 2018 to 2019. Plots of tracer burial depth as a function of net elevation change in DoD.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/brolns
title: Alluvial cover extent and sediment budget in an experimental straight and sinuous fixed-bed channel

description: This dataset contains tabular and spatial data related to experiments of alluvial cover formation in a straight and sinuous fixed-bed channel. The total cover extent, stored mass (kg/m^2), and output-to-input ratio of the sediment transport rate are stored in the spreadsheets. The shapefiles of the cover extent each 20 minutes of runtime are organized in folders by experiment. A detailed explanation of the methodologies used to obtain this data can be found in the article Welber et al. (2020): "Experiments on restoring alluvial cover in straight and meandering rivers using gravel augmentation", River Research and Applications (linked below).
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/orw0pu
title: Alluvial cover volume and morphology in a sinuous fixed-bed channel

description: This dataset contains tabular and spatial data related to experiments of alluvial cover formation in a sinuous fixed-bed channel. The total cover volume, cover extent and mean elevation by analysis slice, distribution of elevation values in the cover, location and length of exposed bank, cross-sectional profiles, and sieved sediment output data are stored in the spreadsheets. All raster files of the alluvial cover DEMs are provided for the experiments for every 20-minute interval. The empty bed DEM has been removed from all DEMs to produce DEMs-of-Difference (DODs) showing the elevation of the alluvial cover above the channel bed. Rasters of the orthophoto moving-window standard deviation for the final cover of each experiment are provided. These rasters have been masked by the cover extent, and were used for the surface texture analysis are also provided.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/oijaf8
title: Replication Data for: Immigration Statistics in the Sessional Papers 1869 - 1882

description: Copy of Spreadsheet guide to Immigration statistics found in the Sessional Papers of the Canadian Parliament, 1869-1882. with URLs to Internet Archive, Canadiana.org and other digital copies prepared by: Engstrom, Aurelia; Langrell, Kate; Schmidt,Katherine; Stankovic, Jelena; Szczesniak,Lucy; Tiong, Maggie and added to this study.[original prepared by INF2115 students at the University of Toronto: hdl:10864/10535]
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/wwdujn
title: General Social Survey – Time Use Survey - Variable Concordance and Guide

description: A spreadsheet guide to the main categories/ subjects covered in Cycles 19, 24, and 29 of the General Social Survey. The categories included are defined as: general time use, Time use diary, duration of activities, occurrence of activities, health and stress, main source of stress, health and activity limitations, life satisfaction, perceptions of time, unpaid work, volunteering main activity, cultural activities, sports participation, and transportation
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/xv1azd
title: Historical Immigration Statistics Finding Aid (1902-1907)

description: This finding aid will assist researchers that are exploring historical immigration statistics in Canada from 1902-1907. The relevant data are gathered from the reports of immigration officials that were recorded in Dominion of Canada Parliamentary Sessional Papers from the time. The direct source of the data utilized are digitized representations that are made available by the Internet Archive. This finding aid was completed in December 2020 by Master of Library and Information Science students from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/mai8r0
title: Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Census: 1851 to 1906

description: Within the context of the Canadian Census, defining Indigenous peoples has been an evolving process. This guide was created in an attempt to navigate this definition. The terms “Indian,” “Indian territory,” “Native” etc. were utilized to discover how the Department of Agriculture defined Indigenous peoples and land. All of the censuses have been linked to the original document, though the digital copy located on archive.org.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/zqr9qq
title: Cognitive testing and questionnaire data from survivors of COVID-19.

description: These data comprise the cognitive test and survey data used in the publication, "Seeing through brain fog: disentangling the cognitive, physical, and mental health sequalae of COVID-19." In this online study, we recruited participants from around the world who reported having had a positive test for COVID-19. After signing up, participants completed a survey with items about demographics, health, and COVID-19 history. These (organized) questionnaire data are found in one .CSV file of this dataset. Following the questionnaire, participants completed 12 cognitive tasks of the Cambridge Brain Sciences online test battery - which we have used for other large scale online studies of cognition (see e.g., Hampshire et al., 2012, Wild et al. 2018). These (parsed and organized) data are found in a separate .CSV file in this dataset. Analysis scripts and code, including a viewable notebook with embedded images and tables, can be found at https://github.com/TheOwenLab/2021-Wild-et-al-COVID-Cognition.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/ic7729
title: Western Libraries Indigenous Collections Metadata Inventory

description: This dataset includes coding documentation, inventories, a report on relevant controlled vocabulary used in our institutional repository, and a final report produced by the Indigenous Collections Metadata Inventory Working Group. This work was done in order to provide an overview of existing descriptive metadata practices at Western Libraries for resources in the library's catalogue, archives database/fonds, and institutional repository.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/btrlho
title: Permafrost Monitoring at Scotty Creek Research Station, 2011-2017 [Northwest Territories, Canada]

description: A physically-based one-dimensional sharp-interface model of active layer evolution and permafrost thaw is presented. This computationally efficient, semi-analytical, non-equilibrium solution to soil freeze-thaw problems in partially saturated media is proposed as a component of hydrological models to describe seasonal ground ice, active layer evolution and changes in permafrost temperature and extent. The model is developed and validated against the analytical Stefan solution and a finite volume coupled heat and mass transfer model of freeze-thaw in unsaturated porous media. Unlike analytic models, the interface model provides a non-equilibrium solution to the heat equation while permitting a wide range of temporally variable boundary conditions and supporting the simulation of multiple interfaces between frozen and unfrozen soils. The model is implemented for use in discontinuous permafrost peatlands where soil properties are highly dependent on soil ice content and infiltration capacity is high. It is demonstrated that the model is suitable for the representation of variably saturated active layer and permafrost evolution in cases both with and without a talik.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/j2kbpf
title: Patterns of Discontinuous Permafrost Thaw in Peatlands

description: Climate warming in discontinuous permafrost peatlands is causing permafrost loss and changes in ecosystem dynamics at an unprecedented rate. Though rates of permafrost loss and landscape change have been widely documented based on remote sensing and field measurements, the local mechanisms of permafrost degradation remain under-studied. Data collected over three decades of research in the Scotty Creek study basin in the southern Northwest Territories of Canada was analyzed to find vertical conduction accounts for most vertical permafrost degradation, while advective processes are needed to describe thaw in features which are subject to seasonal flows. It was found that heat advection was necessary to describe lateral thaw rates, which are up to an order of magnitude greater than vertical thaw. Thaw from below, driven either by the geothermal gradient or groundwater flow, may account for up to 10 cm of permafrost thaw annually. Once these thaw mechanisms were established, the hydrologic, thermodynamic and geophysical function of taliks in different parts of the landscape were considered in light of the data collected at the and surrounding area. This analysis is supported through the use of ERT data detailing the subsurface permafrost structure. Data collected at Scotty Creek points to a pattern of talik evolution and permafrost degradation. This understanding of local thaw mechanisms and trajectory is an important first step in being able to predict distributed permafrost thaw in peatlands. This research data is associated with Scotty Creek Research Station, 50km south of Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Learn more about SCRS and its research at http://scottycreek.com.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/r4ftpw
title: Environmental and plant community composition and functional trait data across peatlands of the Forest Dynamics Plot at Scotty Creek, NT.

description: This is the final dataset associated with the publication, “Permafrost condition determines plant community composition and community-level foliar functional traits in a boreal peatland”, submitted to Ecology and Evolution in April 2021. Included are three data files: the plant community composition dataset, the associated environmental variables dataset, and the plant functional trait dataset. Combined, the community composition and trait datasets were used to calculate the community-weighted means presented in the manuscript. These data explored how plant community composition and traits change across the Scotty Creek Forest Dynamics plot in response to environmental variation, including active layer thickness, organic layer thickness, and forest structure (i.e., canopy cover and tree basal area). To do this, we used a random stratified design to select ten 20 m by 20 m grid cells belonging to each of four aboveground tree biomass categories for a total of 40 grid cells across the Scotty Creek Forest Dynamics Plot. Within each grid cell, we randomly placed two 1 m by 1m quadrats to assess community composition of vascular plants via stem counts and measure canopy cover, active and organic layer thickness. These data were averaged to provide an estimate at the grid cell level. Basal area was calculated at the level of the grid cell. Plant functional traits were collected from 3 replicate individuals per species within 2-3 grid cells per aboveground tree biomass category. See Standen and Baltzer (2021) for more detailed methods.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/f4pqry
title: Abiotic and vegetation community data from Alnus alnobetula shrub and open tundra sites at Trail Valley Creek, NT

description: These data were collected to explore the capacity of Alnus alnobetula (green alder) shrub patches to modify the habitat and composition of the local plant community at the taiga-tundra ecotone near Trail Valley Creek Research Station in the Northwest Territories. To do this we selected ten sites on south facing slopes with both alder shrub patches and adjacent shrub-free tundra and established quadrats in each habitat and across topographic positions. Within each of these quadrats we selected two sub-quadrats for vegetation community composition and birch height observations. We also measured a suite of environmental variables within 50 cm of each larger quadrat. For detailed description of methods see Wallace and Baltzer (2019), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00435-0.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/pwskkg
title: Structure-from-Motion Snow Depth Products and In Situ Observations for Late-Winter Tundra Mapping Project, Trail Valley Creek Research Station, Spring 2018

description: Presented here is the final dataset accompanying the publication, ,"Accuracy Assessment of Late Winter Snow Depth Mapping for Tundra Environments Using Structure-From-Motion Photogrammetry" submitted to Arctic Science, in Spring 2020. Included within are seven Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry snow depth maps produced using a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and the methods described within the corresponding manuscript. In situ observations of snow depth collected using a Magnaprobe snow depth probe and snow-surface elevations are also included in separate CSV files and represent the final dataset used for ground validation during the 2018 March and April field campaigns at Trail Valley Creek, Northwest Territories, Canada. A readme file is included containing important information on data collection, processing and QA/QC including UAS flights protocol, RTK GNSS benchmark coordinates and elevation datum, and processing steps for each snow depth map presented.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/jmkah6
title: High resolution land cover classification map for regions of Trail Valley Creek using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

description: The following dataset provides a high-resolution (1 metre) land cover classification for a portion of the Trail Valley Creek (TVC) Research Watershed, NWT. The areal coverage of this product covers the Siksik Creek, Big Bear Lake, Little Bear Lake, Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH) bridge, and TVC valley study areas including coverage of the TVC Main Meteorological (TMM) station. Collectively, throughout this document we refer to this region as the “Greater Siksik Area”. In total, the classification product covers an aerial footprint of 5.4 km2. The classification was created using high-resolution RGB imagery collected using a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the Fall of 2019 at the peak of plant senescence where autumn leaf colour was at its maximum and before leaves had fallen.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/ruseha
title: Snow depth, density, and snow water equivalent observations at Trail Valley Creek Research Station, Northwest Territories, 2015-2019

description: This dataset contains a synthesis of all snow core measurements collected during annual snow surveys within the Trail Valley Creek Research Watershed, roughly 50km north of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. Observations of individual snow depths, density, weight (where applicable) and snow water equivalent are included for snow surveys in the area dating to 2015. The majority of the observations were conducted using an ESC-30 style snow corer tube, however due to the heterogeneity in tundra snow, deeper snowpacks were surveyed with a Federal style snow corer with adjustable depths. Data were collected by various skilled snow survey crews using consistent methods over the various years. Each point includes the date of sampling as well as the site location ID.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/5o5bra
title: Green alder ecophysiological data and shrub patch environmental data, Trail Valley Creek, NT

description: At a low Arctic tundra site (Trail Valley Creek) near Inuvik, Northwest Territories, we measured stem sap flow, stem water potential, and productivity-related functional traits of green alder (Alnus alnobetula) and environmental predictors (water and nutrient availability and seasonal thaw depth) across a toposequence in green alder patches. These data were used to evaluate the role of topographic gradients on upland shrub productivity to understand potential constraints on tundra shrub expansion. Sampled patches of green alder spanned from the top of a hill to the bottom of a slope or drainage channel and were located on south to south-east facing slopes. Eight shrub patches were sampled in 2015 and three were more intensively studied in 2016. For a detailed description of methods, please see Black et al. (2021) in Related Publication.
DOI: 10.5683/sp/jisb1k
title: Excavations in Wadi ath-Thamad Database

description: This is a Microsoft Access database of imagery, drawings, and photos accompaniyng A Wayside Shrine in Northern Moab: Excavations in Wadi ath-Thamad (Daviau and Steiner, eds., 2017). Major recent excavations have shed much light on the complexity of Iron Age society and religion in southern Palestine, a region where both Judeans and Edomites lived. However, it is not clear whether the religious practices attested at these sites were a reflection of localised customs or were common rituals for peoples of Cisjordan and we do not know their extent. An isolated shrine site at Wadi ath-Thamad Site WT-13 in northern Moab which contained numerous finds of Iron Age figurines and statues has been the subject of detailed excavation. The rich harvest of figurines, ceramic statues, beads, miniature ceramic vessels, architectural models, faunal remains and shells and fossils constitutes the evidence for repeated cultic activities. Although dating to the Iron Age at the time of the consolidation of the kingdom of Moab, there is insufficient evidence at present to determine the full range of cultic practices and deities venerated by the peoples of the lands within ancient Moab and by those visitors to the shrine. The links between WT-13 and the surrounding town sites is only now coming to light with excavation at Atarus and Khirbat al-Mudayna, as well as at the Ammonite site of Tall Damiyah in the Jordan Valley, where a comparable shrine has recently been uncovered. WT-13 clearly serves as a link between the Jordan Valley and the Negev, adding to our knowledge of local and foreign influences in the region during the Iron Age.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/4fxrsr
title: Relationships between online activism, perceived sexism, gender identity and well-being in Canadian undergraduates, 2013-2017

description: Three studies, each with different operational definitions of online activism, showed a similar pattern: online activism enhanced the relationship between gender identity and well-being. Study 1 analyzed the word content of women tweeting about sexism; the use of female words correlated with the use of well-being words. Studies 2 and 3 were a questionnaire and experimental study, respectively. In both studies, perceiving sexism as pervasive predicted greater gender identity, which predicted greater well-being. These relationships held for those believing online activism is active vs. passive (Study 2) and for those induced to participate in online activism vs a control group (Study 3).
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/l6byp0
title: Human Rights Foreign Policy Simulation Pre and Post Test Data, 2017-2018

description: This data was collected as part of assessing the effectiveness of a simulation we developed called the Human Rights Foreign Policy Game (HRFPG). This game was designed for a first-year introductory course in human rights (HR100) at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2017-2018 and was used to get students thinking about why a state may choose to act in a pro- or anti-human rights manner. Assessment involved a pretest/post-test design that relied heavily upon open-ended questions. Responses were anonymized and imported into SPSS for analysis.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/dwbacd
title: Data for: "Beyond Regions and Ideology: Using Cultural Theory to Explain Risk Perception in Canada"

description: These data and code files are the replication materials for the peer-reviewed article "Beyond Regions and Ideology: Using Cultural Theory to Explain Risk Perception in Canada" (Kiss, Montpetit and Lachapelle 2020). This represents the most comprehensive attempt to adapt and apply Cultural Theory to explain risk perception in Canada. The project was the initiative of researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Université de Montréal. The researchers commissioned a large (n=5087) cross-sectional survey drawn from Léger Marketing's representative panel of Canadians. We asked survey respondents questions about their perceptions of risk, policy preferences, demographic questions and other political variables (e.g. party identification, self-reported ideology). The data here include only the subset of variables necessary to replicate the findings in Kiss, Montpetit and Lachapelle 2020. Other data will be released in the medium term as further analysis will be completed.
DOI: 10.5683/sp2/awhpen
title: COVID19 Ontario Case Count Summary File

description: Through 2020, the Government of Ontario has been posting near-daily COVID19 status reports at https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus. These reports are usually updated at 10:30am and 5:30am ET. Unfortunately, the reports as presented are of-the-moment snapshots and provide no historic context for time-based analysis. Using the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine (https://web.archive.org/), this data has been indexed for improved time-based analysis by researchers, journalists, and the public. Reporting begins February 15 and continues to March 19; gaps exist due to the intermittent nature of WBM scraping, especially in February and Early March. Summary versioning changes are included in the Notes field below and in the Version tab of the record. A complete change log is included in the spreadsheet.