cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192937
title: Lab 4: Field sample training with animals (pan trap)

description: The Pan Trap dataset was collected on the 1st of October 2014 at approximately 4:50pm, in both the grassland and woodlot area at the Keele campus of York University in Toronto, Ontario. It was a wet day as it had rained the night before and towards the end of the lab it was cloudy with showers. At the beginning of the lab, nine bowls of different colours filled with soapy water were placed at intervals in a random site at the grassland area. The soapy water was added to each bowl in order to kill whatever insects entered into it. The bowls were placed in a sequence of light blue, yellow and white so as to observe the insects that were attracted to each colour. Three blue coloured soapy bowls were also placed at a random site in the woodlot area. They were all the same colour as there were no more bowls of the other colours. Also the bowls were placed in a location where there would be minimal disturbance by other members of the lab so as not to scare away the insects. At the end of the lab, the number of insects and the number of different recognizable taxonomic units (RTUs) were determined in both the grassland and the woodlot. In the grassland area, a Large Carpenter Bee (Xylocopoa virginica)-order Hymenoptera, was attracted to one of the yellow bowls, then in one of the blue bowls there was a three-spotted jumping spider (Phidippus audax)-order Araneae. In another blue bowl in the grassland area there was Grasshopper- order Orthoptera and no insects were attracted to the white bowls. In the woodlot, only one insect was observed in all three blue bowls and they are called Aphids- order Hemiptera. A group of four students performed this experiment.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192950.v1
title: The variety and abundance of different insects found in grasslands vs. woodlots

description: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the variety and abundance of different insects found in different habitats – in this case, grasslands versus woodlots – and what colour these insects may be more attracted to. This was done by laying down pan traps along a transect in random areas of the Saywell Woodlot and the grassland east of Stong Pond. A triad consisting of one yellow, blue, and white solo bowl filled with soapy water was placed every 5m along the transect for a total of 3 triads in the grassland and 3 triads in the woodlot (18 pan traps in total). All pan traps were placed at 3pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 and picked back up again 4:45pm that same day. When picking up the pan traps, the number of orders and number of insects per order in each pan trap as well as the total number of insects were recorded.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192934
title: Lab 2: Techniques & data- Field Training with Plants

description: This lab was performed on September 26th, 2014 at 2:30 pm. Two students worked together to collect the data for this lab. The students performed this experiment at York University in the woodlot region. First, the two students marked a line from outside the woodlot to the center of the woodlot. This line was just imaginary, there was nothing physical placed down to mark the line. However, the students kept in mind where this line is and used it as a guide. Then, the two students selected 10 pairs of trees that were found along this imaginary line. The distance between each pair of trees was measured using a measuring tape. This was done through placing one end of the measuring tape at one tree (tree #1) and the other end of the measuring tape at the other tree (Tree #2). The measurement was then read and recorded in meters. The diameter of the trees was also measured at breast height using the measuring tape. The measuring tape was wrapped around the tree at breast height and the measurement was recorded in meters. Lastly, each tree was rated from 0-2. The trees that looked dead received a rating of 0, trees that looked alive received a rating of 1, and trees that were big and green received a rating of 2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192933
title: Data accompanying "Shotgun proteomics reveals physiological response to ocean acidification in Crassostrea gigas"

description: These are the raw data that accompany Table 1, Figure 1, Figure 3, and Figure S2 in Timmins-Schiffman E, Coffey WD, Hua W, Nunn BL, Dickinson GH, Roberts SB. (2014) Shotgun proteomics reveals physiological response to ocean acidification in Crassostrea gigas. PeerJ PrePrints 2:e388v1http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.388v1. Table 1. Water chemistry summary data. Mean and ± standard deviation are provided for the 29 day experiment. Salinity is an average of nineteen measurements and AT was measured four times. pH and temperature values are from the continuous monitoring by the DuraFET probe. pH, temperature, salinity, and AT were directly measured and all other parameters were calculated using CO2calc (Robbins et al., 2010). Figure 1. Data for mean Vickers microhardness and fracture toughness of C. gigas shells. Hardness and fracture toughness values are proviced for each oyster from the low (400 µatm CO2), mid (1000 µatm) and high (2800 µatm) treatments. Figure 3. Oyster mortality over 6 days from heat shock exposure at 42, 43, and 44°C after incubation at 400, 800, 1000, or 2800 µatm CO2 for 1 month. Figure S2. Tissue mass (in mg) and glycogen content (µg/µl) for each oyster analyzed from low (400 µatm CO2), mid (800 µatm), and high (2800 µatm).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192927
title: Lab 2: sampling of plant populations and communities (dataset 4)

description: The purpose of the experiment is to sample the plant population and communities by using quadracts, transects and trait sampling techniques. The experiment was done at the woodlots and the grassland at York University on Friday 26, at 2:30 pm. A group of two members included Laiba Khan and Simmy. The temperature recorded was approximately 23 degree celcius with a very warm and dry woodlot. 10 adult trees of Yellow Birch species were selected to observe and record the data. The diameter of the adult trees and the saplings were recorded in feet’s and inches at breast height by using a transect tape. The distance of adult tree to the sapling was measured in feet’s by holding each end of the tape from the middle of each tree trunk. The units of the recorded data were later converted from feet’s to meters. The percentage of canopy coverage was estimated by making a square with the index finger and thumb and pointing it towards the sky and tree. The area covered by the sky was recorded by looking through the square.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192933.v1
title: Data accompanying "Shotgun proteomics reveals physiological response to ocean acidification in Crassostrea gigas"

description: These are the raw data that accompany Table 1, Figure 1, Figure 3, and Figure S2 in Timmins-Schiffman E, Coffey WD, Hua W, Nunn BL, Dickinson GH, Roberts SB. (2014) Shotgun proteomics reveals physiological response to ocean acidification in Crassostrea gigas. PeerJ PrePrints 2:e388v1http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.388v1. Table 1. Water chemistry summary data. Mean and ± standard deviation are provided for the 29 day experiment. Salinity is an average of nineteen measurements and AT was measured four times. pH and temperature values are from the continuous monitoring by the DuraFET probe. pH, temperature, salinity, and AT were directly measured and all other parameters were calculated using CO2calc (Robbins et al., 2010). Figure 1. Data for mean Vickers microhardness and fracture toughness of C. gigas shells. Hardness and fracture toughness values are proviced for each oyster from the low (400 µatm CO2), mid (1000 µatm) and high (2800 µatm) treatments. Figure 3. Oyster mortality over 6 days from heat shock exposure at 42, 43, and 44°C after incubation at 400, 800, 1000, or 2800 µatm CO2 for 1 month. Figure S2. Tissue mass (in mg) and glycogen content (µg/µl) for each oyster analyzed from low (400 µatm CO2), mid (800 µatm), and high (2800 µatm).
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192934.v1
title: Lab 2: Techniques & data- Field Training with Plants

description: This lab was performed on September 26th, 2014 at 2:30 pm. Two students worked together to collect the data for this lab. The students performed this experiment at York University in the woodlot region. First, the two students marked a line from outside the woodlot to the center of the woodlot. This line was just imaginary, there was nothing physical placed down to mark the line. However, the students kept in mind where this line is and used it as a guide. Then, the two students selected 10 pairs of trees that were found along this imaginary line. The distance between each pair of trees was measured using a measuring tape. This was done through placing one end of the measuring tape at one tree (tree #1) and the other end of the measuring tape at the other tree (Tree #2). The measurement was then read and recorded in meters. The diameter of the trees was also measured at breast height using the measuring tape. The measuring tape was wrapped around the tree at breast height and the measurement was recorded in meters. Lastly, each tree was rated from 0-2. The trees that looked dead received a rating of 0, trees that looked alive received a rating of 1, and trees that were big and green received a rating of 2.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192897
title: Grassland Dataset 1-BIOL 2050 LAB 2

description: Description/Method: The data for “Grassland Dataset 1” was collected on Friday September 26 2014 from 15:00-15:45, in a grassland area at the Keele Campus of York University in Toronto, Ontario. Weather conditions included clear, sunny skies with no prevalent cloud cover, little to no wind and a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. A 2x2m quadrat was placed in a random location in the grassland area by the researcher. Variables to be collected in this dataset included: abundance of plants, number of individual species, vegetation cover (%) and grass cover (%). Each quadrat was visually divided into quarters by the researcher in order to count the abundance of plants (the total number of individuals) and multiplied by 4 to obtain the abundance of plants in the entire quadrat area. Individuals of grass species were not taken into account to avoid an increased likelihood in miscounting errors. All remaining data was collected by observation and estimation. The quadrat was relocated to 24 subsequent unique random locations in the grassland area, in order to obtain a total of 25 samples of the experiment. The abundance of plants and number of unique species were expected have relatively constant numbers respectively, due to the high density of vegetation and grass in the grassland area. Researchers also expected the abundance of plants and the vegetation cover to have a direct relationship. Fellow York University biology student, Kristina Gulli was my research partner in the conduction of this experiment. Fellow group members also included: Yu Xiao and Naz Naji.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192924
title: Woodlot Dataset 3

description: Method: Group members: Afra, Maham, Farinaz and Sana The purpose of this experiment with respect to Woodlot dataset 3 is to become familiar with sampling tools such as the transect tape and learning techniques for collecting field data such as distance between trees, circumference of trees and subsequently the diameter at breast height and determining tree condition. This data could be used to determine tree conditions near the edge of the woodlot in comparison to the centre of the woodlot. I predict that trees found on the edge of the woodlot receive more sunlight than those found in centre of the woodlot. Thus, I hypothesize that the adult trees near the edge of the woodlot would possess healthier and non decaying bark and a large canopy (abundant leaves) whereas adult trees located closer to the centre of the woodlot would possess decaying bark and a smaller canopy. Data collection for Woodlot dataset 3 took place at the Northwest corner of York University's Keele campus in a Woodlot on September 26, 2014 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm by Sana Jamal and Maham Anees. Sana both recorded and took measurements while, Maham solely took the measurements. At the time of data collection, it was sunny with very little cloud cover and wind. The temperature at this time was about 23 degrees Celsius. The transect tape was placed on the ground at the edge of the woodlot and extended approximately 30 meters in a straight line to centre of the woodlot. One adult tree was selected at random from the edge of the woodlot and subsequent adult trees were selected along the transect tape placed on the ground. Overall, 10 pairs of adult trees were selected giving a total of 20 trees. The distance between a pair of adult trees was measured in centimeter using a transect tape where each distance measurement was taken from the base of each tree. The diameter at breast height (dbh) of each tree was determine by measuring the circumference of each adult tree in centimeter using a transect tape and applying the formula, diameter= circumference/ π. Lastly, the condition of the tree was determined by visually observing the tree with the eyes. The condition of the tree was based on a scale where, 0 = dead , 1 = living, 2 = huge green canopy.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192925
title: Ecology Lab3: Bird Sightings Along Belt Transect

description: This data set shows species of bird that were sighted along 25m belt transects; five belt transects conducted in a grassland and five belt transects conducted in a neighbouring woodlot. Binoculars and a bird identification guide were utilized to aid in bird identification. Distance from oneself and the sighted bird was estimated by eye and time spent walking along the belt transect was limited to 5-10 minutes. Wind was also recorded at the time of sighting a bird according to the Beaufort Wind Scale. Any unidentifiable birds were recorded as 'unidentified' due to low visibility from canopy cover or from the fast-flying nature of the bird.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192901
title: Impacts of restoration on the physico-chemical and microbiological properties of soil along restoration transects in a moorland ecosystem

description: In the UK, upland moorland soils of the Southern Pennines serves as a major terrestrial carbon sink with an estimated 16 to 20 million tonnes of carbon reserve. Historical land management practices coupled with the deposition of anthropogenic pollutants, fire and climate change have led to the severe degradation of this ecosystem leaving significant areas devoid of vegetation and characterised by unconsolidated bare peat. Severe peat erosion has expose the underlying mineral soil and led to the loss of stored carbon. Major restoration projects which involve liming and fertilization followed by nurse grass seeding have successfully revegetated areas of bare peat , but the effects on vegetation succession and particularly the below-ground ecosystems properties remain poorly understood. Thus, this research was aimed at preliminary understanding of the impacts of restoration on soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties in a moorland undergoing restoration at Holme Moss in the Southern Pennines. Soils were sampled (line transects) in vegetation mosaics representing the various stages of moorland plant community re-establishment. Integrated soil microbiological and physico-chemical analyses (pH, SOM, N, P, K and heavy metals) generated information on vegetation-dependent relationships. The study site was highly acidic (pH 3.7- 4.1), low in K+ and high in concentrations of N, P, Zn and Pb (in the vegetated sites). Statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between culturable soil microbial population in the restored and non-restored sites were identified, but a highly significant correlation observed between the microbial species and some heavy metals suggests that the microbial species in the site are tolerant to metal toxicity. The study concluded that vegetative conditions and restoration treatments clearly affected the physico-chemical and microbiological properties of soils which consequently influenced the rates of nutrients cycling and mobility of metals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1192901.v1
title: Impacts of restoration on the physico-chemical and microbiological properties of soil along restoration transects in a moorland ecosystem

description: In the UK, upland moorland soils of the Southern Pennines serves as a major terrestrial carbon sink with an estimated 16 to 20 million tonnes of carbon reserve. Historical land management practices coupled with the deposition of anthropogenic pollutants, fire and climate change have led to the severe degradation of this ecosystem leaving significant areas devoid of vegetation and characterised by unconsolidated bare peat. Severe peat erosion has expose the underlying mineral soil and led to the loss of stored carbon. Major restoration projects which involve liming and fertilization followed by nurse grass seeding have successfully revegetated areas of bare peat , but the effects on vegetation succession and particularly the below-ground ecosystems properties remain poorly understood. Thus, this research was aimed at preliminary understanding of the impacts of restoration on soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties in a moorland undergoing restoration at Holme Moss in the Southern Pennines. Soils were sampled (line transects) in vegetation mosaics representing the various stages of moorland plant community re-establishment. Integrated soil microbiological and physico-chemical analyses (pH, SOM, N, P, K and heavy metals) generated information on vegetation-dependent relationships. The study site was highly acidic (pH 3.7- 4.1), low in K+ and high in concentrations of N, P, Zn and Pb (in the vegetated sites). Statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between culturable soil microbial population in the restored and non-restored sites were identified, but a highly significant correlation observed between the microbial species and some heavy metals suggests that the microbial species in the site are tolerant to metal toxicity. The study concluded that vegetative conditions and restoration treatments clearly affected the physico-chemical and microbiological properties of soils which consequently influenced the rates of nutrients cycling and mobility of metals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20022126.v1
title: Legal basis to designation of audiologists as experts in the Labor Courts in Santa Catarina

description: ABSTRACT: Purpose: to identify the statutory basis for the appointment of audiologist to the task of experts in the Labor Courts. Methods: the statutory basis was identified by reviewing the constitutional and infra- constitutional provisions in force until the year 2015, judicial sentences, analysis of dispatches, minutes of hearings and hearings with the Judge. Results: the 1988 Constitution when established the principles, rights and fundamental guarantees, allowed the creation of the Law 6,965/81 which provides for the regulation of speech therapist profession, guaranteeing freedom of exercise professional. The Articles 1, 4 and 10 of this Law professed the competence of the speech therapist to act in lawsuits, this condition also was ratified by profession Ethic's Code in Art. 5. The legal provisions above, associated with the Art. 139 and 145 of the Civil Procedure Code have been adopted by the most judges to appoint audiologists to the task of experts in the labor court. Conclusion: the legal basis for the appointment of audiologist to the task of experts in the Labor Courts, start from the constitutional provisions, with broad support in different infraconstitutional devices that provide clarity and legal certainty to appointments made by judges, with national law already pacified in the subject matter.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20022127
title: The use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication as a resource for the children literature books interpretation

description: ABSTRACT: Purpose: to analyze the use of augmentative and alternative communication as resource interpretation of children's literature books for a participant with cerebral palsy and with complex communication needs. Methods: to this end, it used single subject design with a seven year old child diagnosed with cerebral palsy and with complex communication needs. The dependent variable was constituted in communication and interpretation skills and the independent variable was constituted in the interpretation of children's stories activities, using books and pictures adapted by augmentative and alternative communication. The activities were conducted in three stages, as follows: Baseline, Intervention and Maintenance. The sessions were filmed and recorded in record sheet, and then the data were analyzed quantitatively. Results: the results showed remarkable advance in the number of successes achieved by the participant during the sessions correctly answering questions with autonomy and independence using the figures and some utterances. Conclusion: it was possible to verify the effectiveness of the augmentative and alternative communication as an educational resource and support in comprehension and interpretation activities of stories in the classroom for students with complex communication needs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20022127.v1
title: The use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication as a resource for the children literature books interpretation

description: ABSTRACT: Purpose: to analyze the use of augmentative and alternative communication as resource interpretation of children's literature books for a participant with cerebral palsy and with complex communication needs. Methods: to this end, it used single subject design with a seven year old child diagnosed with cerebral palsy and with complex communication needs. The dependent variable was constituted in communication and interpretation skills and the independent variable was constituted in the interpretation of children's stories activities, using books and pictures adapted by augmentative and alternative communication. The activities were conducted in three stages, as follows: Baseline, Intervention and Maintenance. The sessions were filmed and recorded in record sheet, and then the data were analyzed quantitatively. Results: the results showed remarkable advance in the number of successes achieved by the participant during the sessions correctly answering questions with autonomy and independence using the figures and some utterances. Conclusion: it was possible to verify the effectiveness of the augmentative and alternative communication as an educational resource and support in comprehension and interpretation activities of stories in the classroom for students with complex communication needs.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20022186.v1
title: Discourse analysis of individuals with fluent aphasia and slight oral comprehension difficulty

description: ABSTRACT: Purpose: to analyze the narrative, descriptive, conversational and procedural discourse of fluent aphasics and to compare their performance with healthy individuals. Methods: the authors selected by a systematic sample 22 fluent aphasic individuals complaining of discursive difficulty and that presented language disorders post stroke. The individuals are or were in treatment in the institution of origin. The aphasic individuals were matched in age and education. Both groups were subjected to a protocol of oral discursive tasks to the evaluation of narrative, descriptive, conversational and procedural discourse. Results: in most of the investigated variables, there were statistically significant differences in all types of discourse in the quantitative and qualitative analysis. Conclusion: aphasic individuals presented better performance in narrative discourse and greater difficulty in the other discourse tasks, although when comparing their discourse with the healthy individuals' discourse they presented greater difficulty in all the oral discursive genres.