cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.60809/drum.30405910
title: Data from : Assessing the anti-fungal efficiency of filters coated with zinc oxide nanoparticles

description: Air filters support fungal growth, leading to generation of conidia and volatile organic compounds, causing allergies, infections and food spoilage. Filters that inhibit fungi are therefore necessary. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles have anti-fungal properties and therefore are good candidates for inhibiting growth. Two concentrations (0.012 M and 0.12 M) were used to coat two types of filters (melt-blown and needle-punched) for three different periods (0.5, 5 and 50 min). Rhizopus stolonifer and Penicillium expansum isolated from spoiled pears were used as test organisms. Conidial suspensions of 105 to 103 spores ml−1 were prepared in Sabouraud dextrose agar at 50°C, and a modified slide-culture technique was used to test the anti-fungal properties of the filters. Penicillium expansum was the more sensitive organism, with inhibition at 0.012 M at only 0.5 min coating time on the needle-punched filter. The longer the coating time, the more effective inhibition was for both organisms. Furthermore, it was also determined that the coating process had only a slight effect on the Young's Moduli of the needle-punched filters, while the Young's Moduli of the melt-blown filters is more susceptible to the coating method. This work contributes to the assessment of the efficacy of filter coating with ZnO nanopaticles aimed at inhibiting fungal growth.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.29634677
title: Catalogue of selected Late Punic-Roman sherds from the sanctuary at Tas-Silġ and the Żejtun villa, Malta

description: This catalogue records 74 archaeological sherds from the archaeological sites of the sanctuary at Tas-Silġ and the Żejtun villa. This catalogue was compiled as part of a MA and undergraduate dissertations (Humann 2022; Richard-Trémeau 2023) and is now accessible to provide comparative material for future research.<br>This catalogue is used in the Open Access publication: Richard-Trémeau, E. <i>et al.</i> (2024) ‘An archaeological and archaeometric study of Late Punic–Roman Pottery from the Tas-Silġ Sanctuary and the Żejtun Villa, Malta’, <i>Libyan Studies</i>, pp. 1–21. doi:10.1017/lis.2024.7.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.30355690.v1
title: Solving the multi-commodity flow problem using an evolutionary routing algorithm in a computer network environment

description: The continued increase in Internet traffic requires that routing algorithms make the best use of all available network resources. Most of the current deployed networks are not doing so due to their use of single path routing algorithms. In this work we propose the use of a multipath capable routing algorithm using Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) that takes into account all the traffic going over the network and the link capacities by leveraging the information available at the Software Defined Networks (SDN) controller. The use of such information ensures that no link is used beyond its capacity, eliminating network congestion. We use EAs as true multi-objective solvers to provide a set of valid routing solutions from a single run of the algorithm. Modifications to the Multipath TCP (MPTCP) protocol are proposed to overcome the multipath problems associated with TCP.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.30597959.v1
title: A global review of subaqueous spreading and its morphological and sedimentological characteristics: A database for highlighting the current state of the art

description: Subaqueous spreading, a type of extensional mass transport that is characterized by a ridge and trough morphology, has been documented globally but is poorly understood. Subaqueous spreading is observed on gently inclined surfaces (typically &lt;3◦) when sediment bodies experience a sudden reduction of shear strength along their basal plane during clay softening or liquefaction of sands or silty sand sediment. Historically, spreading has been associated with very large landslides, but many unknown aspects of these mass movements have yet to be clarified. Does spreading influences the large catastrophic failure? What are the sedimentological and morphological aspects that contribute in initiating this process? These are some of the research questions that spurred the present work. Here, we introduce a database that incorporates information from thirty-two case studies, and use this to provide key insights into the sedimentary and morphological aspects of subaqueous spreading that will assist in the identification of spreading elsewhere. We find that subaqueous spreading is most common along passive glacial margins, but is also observed along active margins. The occurrence of contourites interlayered with glaciogenic deposits is, in most cases, associated with landslides (or landslide complexes) with spreading morphology. The database shows that seismic loading is commonly suggested to be the dominant trigger mechanism, although more geotechnical observations and modelling analysis would be needed to support this conclusion. We compare subaqueous spreading with terrestrial spreading, in particular to earthquake-related lateral spreading and clay landslides. We find that subaqueous spreading shares the same driving processes and potentially also some of the trigger mechanisms that are associated with the terrestrial spreading cases. Future work will be required to address the association between spreading and its occurrence on some of the largest landslides on Earth, its development mechanism, and its potential hazard implications.Funding:European Commission - SubSpread - Subaqueous spreading: characteristics, evolution and its suitability as a paleoseismic proxy; Find more here
DOI: 10.60809/drum.23815083
title: Estimated global, regional, and national disease burdens related to sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in 2010

description: Background - Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are consumed globally and contribute to adiposity. However, the worldwide impact of SSBs on burdens of adiposity-related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, and diabetes mellitus has not been assessed by nation, age, and sex. Methods and Results—We modeled global, regional, and national burdens of disease associated with SSB consumption by age/sex in 2010. Data on SSB consumption levels were pooled from national dietary surveys worldwide. The effects of SSB intake on body mass index and diabetes mellitus, and of elevated body mass index on CVD, diabetes mellitus, and cancers were derived from large prospective cohort pooling studies. Disease-specific mortality/morbidity data were obtained from Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 Study. We computed cause-specific populationattributable fractions for SSB consumption, which were multiplied by cause-specific mortality/morbidity to compute estimates of SSB-attributable death/disability. Analyses were done by country/age/sex; uncertainties of all input data were propagated into final estimates. Worldwide, the model estimated 184 000 (95% uncertainty interval, 161 000–208 000) deaths/y attributable to SSB consumption: 133 000 (126 000–139 000) from diabetes mellitus, 45 000 (26 000–61 000) from CVD, and 6450 (4300–8600) from cancers. Five percent of SSB-related deaths occurred in low-income, 70.9% in middle-income, and 24.1% in high-income countries. Proportional mortality attributable to SSBs ranged from &lt;1% in Japanese &gt;65 years if age to 30% in Mexicans &lt;45 years of age. Among the 20 most populous countries, Mexico had largest absolute (405 deaths/million adults) and proportional (12.1%) deaths from SSBs. A total of 8.5 (2.8, 19.2) million disability-adjusted life years were related to SSB intake (4.5% of diabetes mellitus–related disability-adjusted life years). Conclusions—SSBs are a single, modifiable component of diet that can impact preventable death/disability in adults in high-, middle-, and low-income countries, indicating an urgent need for strong global prevention programs.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.23815083.v1
title: Estimated global, regional, and national disease burdens related to sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in 2010

description: Background - Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are consumed globally and contribute to adiposity. However, the worldwide impact of SSBs on burdens of adiposity-related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, and diabetes mellitus has not been assessed by nation, age, and sex. Methods and Results—We modeled global, regional, and national burdens of disease associated with SSB consumption by age/sex in 2010. Data on SSB consumption levels were pooled from national dietary surveys worldwide. The effects of SSB intake on body mass index and diabetes mellitus, and of elevated body mass index on CVD, diabetes mellitus, and cancers were derived from large prospective cohort pooling studies. Disease-specific mortality/morbidity data were obtained from Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 Study. We computed cause-specific populationattributable fractions for SSB consumption, which were multiplied by cause-specific mortality/morbidity to compute estimates of SSB-attributable death/disability. Analyses were done by country/age/sex; uncertainties of all input data were propagated into final estimates. Worldwide, the model estimated 184 000 (95% uncertainty interval, 161 000–208 000) deaths/y attributable to SSB consumption: 133 000 (126 000–139 000) from diabetes mellitus, 45 000 (26 000–61 000) from CVD, and 6450 (4300–8600) from cancers. Five percent of SSB-related deaths occurred in low-income, 70.9% in middle-income, and 24.1% in high-income countries. Proportional mortality attributable to SSBs ranged from &lt;1% in Japanese &gt;65 years if age to 30% in Mexicans &lt;45 years of age. Among the 20 most populous countries, Mexico had largest absolute (405 deaths/million adults) and proportional (12.1%) deaths from SSBs. A total of 8.5 (2.8, 19.2) million disability-adjusted life years were related to SSB intake (4.5% of diabetes mellitus–related disability-adjusted life years). Conclusions—SSBs are a single, modifiable component of diet that can impact preventable death/disability in adults in high-, middle-, and low-income countries, indicating an urgent need for strong global prevention programs.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.24160878.v1
title: MaltaPot low magnification unground sections photographs

description: These images show the edges of early Neolithic pot sherds from the Maltese Islands under low magnification, and show the appearance of the fabric before grinding was carried out to produce a flat surface for additional research. Image names starting with 'G' are of sherds from the Ghar Dalam phase; those starting with 'S' from the Skorba phase; and those starting with 'Z' are from the Zebbug phase.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.24162522
title: Understanding motivations to use online streaming services : integrating the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the uses and gratifications theory (UGT)

description: Purpose: The outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its preventative social distancing measures have led to a dramatic increase in subscriptions to paid streaming services. Online users are increasingly accessing live broadcasts as well as recorded video content and digital music services through Internet and mobile devices. In this context, this study explores the individuals’ uses and gratifications from online streaming technologies during COVID-19. Design/Methodology/Approach: This research has adapted key measures from the ‘Technology Acceptance Model’ (TAM) and from the ‘Uses and Gratifications Theory’ (UGT) to better understand the individuals’ intentions to use online streaming technologies. A structural equations partial least squares’ (SEM-PLS 3) confirmatory composite approach was used to analyze the gathered data. Findings: The individuals’ perceived usefulness and ease of use of online streaming services were significant antecedents of their intentions to use the mentioned technologies. Moreover, this study suggests that the research participants sought emotional gratifications from online streaming technologies, as they allowed them to distract themselves into a better mood, and to relax in their leisure time. Evidently, they were using them to satisfy their needs for information and entertainment. Research implications: This study contributes to the academic literature by generating new knowledge about the individuals´ perceptions, motivations, and intentions to use online streaming technologies to watch recorded movies, series, and live broadcasts. Practical implications: The findings imply that there is scope for the providers of online streaming services to improve their customer-centric marketing by refining the quality and content of their recorded programs, and through regular interactions with subscribers and personalized recommender systems. Originality/Value: This study integrates the TAM and UGT frameworks to better understand the effects of the users’ perceptions, ritualized and instrumental motivations on their intentions to continue watching movies, series and broadcasts through online streaming technologies, during COVID-19.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.24162555.v1
title: Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

description: Good datasets of geo-referenced records of alien species are a prerequisite for assessing the spatio-temporal dynamics of biological invasions, their invasive potential, and the magnitude of their impacts. However, with the exception of first records on a country level or wider regions, observations of species presence tend to remain unpublished, buried in scattered repositories or in the personal databases of experts. Through an initiative to collect, harmonize and make such unpublished data for marine alien and cryptogenic species in the Mediterranean Sea available, a large dataset comprising 5376 records was created. It includes records of 239 alien or cryptogenic taxa (192 Animalia, 24 Plantae, 23 Chromista) from 19 countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. In terms of records, the most reported Phyla in descending order were Chordata, Mollusca, Chlorophyta, Arthropoda, and Rhodophyta. The most recorded species was Caulerpa cylindracea, followed by Siganus luridus, Magallana sp. (cf. gigas or angulata) and Pterois miles. The dataset includes records from 1972 to 2020, with the highest number of records observed in 2018. Among the records of the dataset, Dictyota acutiloba is a first record for the Mediterranean Sea. Nine first country records are also included: the alga Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla, the cube boxfish Ostracion cubicus, and the cleaner shrimp Urocaridella pulchella from Israel; the sponge Paraleucilla magna from Libya and Slovenia; the lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus from Cyprus; the bryozoan Celleporaria vermiformis and the polychaetes Prionospio depauperata and Notomastus aberans from Malta.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.24162555.v2
title: Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

description: Good datasets of geo-referenced records of alien species are a prerequisite for assessing the spatio-temporal dynamics of biological invasions, their invasive potential, and the magnitude of their impacts. However, with the exception of first records on a country level or wider regions, observations of species presence tend to remain unpublished, buried in scattered repositories or in the personal databases of experts. Through an initiative to collect, harmonize and make such unpublished data for marine alien and cryptogenic species in the Mediterranean Sea available, a large dataset comprising 5376 records was created. It includes records of 239 alien or cryptogenic taxa (192 Animalia, 24 Plantae, 23 Chromista) from 19 countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. In terms of records, the most reported Phyla in descending order were Chordata, Mollusca, Chlorophyta, Arthropoda, and Rhodophyta. The most recorded species was Caulerpa cylindracea, followed by Siganus luridus, Magallana sp. (cf. gigas or angulata) and Pterois miles. The dataset includes records from 1972 to 2020, with the highest number of records observed in 2018. Among the records of the dataset, Dictyota acutiloba is a first record for the Mediterranean Sea. Nine first country records are also included: the alga Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla, the cube boxfish Ostracion cubicus, and the cleaner shrimp Urocaridella pulchella from Israel; the sponge Paraleucilla magna from Libya and Slovenia; the lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus from Cyprus; the bryozoan Celleporaria vermiformis and the polychaetes Prionospio depauperata and Notomastus aberans from Malta.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.24998543.v1
title: The VNF cybersecurity dataset for research (VNFCYBERDATA)

description: Virtualisation has received widespread adoption and deployment across a wide range of enterprises and industries throughout the years. Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) is a technical concept that presents a method for dynamically delivering virtualised network functions as virtualised or software components. Virtualised Network Function (VNF) has distinct advantages, but it also faces serious security challenges. Cyberattacks such as Denial of Service (DoS), malware/rootkit injection, port scanning, and so on can target VNF appliances just like any other network infrastructure. To create exceptional training exercises for machine or deep learning (ML/DL) models to combat cyberattacks in VNF, a suitable dataset (VNFCYBERDATA) exhibiting an actual reflection, or one that is reasonably close to an actual reflection, of the problem that the ML/DL model could address is required. This article describes a real VNF dataset that contains over seven million data points and twenty-five cyberattacks generated from five VNF appliances. To facilitate a realistic examination of VNF traffic, the dataset includes both benign and malicious traffic.<br><b>Citation</b>If you are using this dataset for your research, please reference it as"Ayodele, B.; Buttigieg, V. The VNF Cybersecurity Dataset for Research (VNFCYBERDATA). <i>Data</i> 2024, <i>9</i>, 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/data9110132"<br><b>Documentation</b>Dataset documentation is available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/9/11/132<br><br>
DOI: 10.60809/drum.26056957
title: Maltese crowS-pairs dataset

description: Warning: This dataset contains explicit statements of offensive stereotypes which may be upsetting.The study of bias, fairness and social impact in Natural Language Processing (NLP) lacks resources in languages other than English. Our objective is to support the evaluation of bias in language models in a multilingual setting. We use stereotypes across nine types of biases to build a corpus containing contrasting sentence pairs, one sentence that presents a stereotype concerning an underadvantaged group and another minimally changed sentence, concerning a matching advantaged group.In total, we produced 11,139 new sentence pairs that cover stereotypes dealing with nine types of biases in seven cultural contexts. We use the final resource for the evaluation of relevant monolingual and multilingual masked language models.This file contains the sentence pairs localised to the Maltese context in the Maltese language.Other languages are available here: https://gitlab.inria.fr/corpus4ethics/multilingualcrowspairsThe paper describing this work is available here: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121722https://aclanthology.org/2024.lrec-main.1545/To use this dataset, please use the following citation:Karen Fort, Laura Alonso Alemany, Luciana Benotti, Julien Bezançon, Claudia Borg, Marthese Borg, Yongjian Chen, Fanny Ducel, Yoann Dupont, Guido Ivetta, Zhijian Li, Margot Mieskes, Marco Naguib, Yuyan Qian, Matteo Radaelli, Wolfgang S. Schmeisser-Nieto, Emma Raimundo Schulz, Thiziri Saci, Sarah Saidi, et al.. 2024. Your Stereotypical Mileage May Vary: Practical Challenges of Evaluating Biases in Multiple Languages and Cultural Contexts. In <i>Proceedings of the 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC-COLING 2024)</i>, pages 17764–17769, Torino, Italia. ELRA and ICCL.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.26056957.v1
title: Maltese crowS-pairs dataset

description: Warning: This dataset contains explicit statements of offensive stereotypes which may be upsetting.The study of bias, fairness and social impact in Natural Language Processing (NLP) lacks resources in languages other than English. Our objective is to support the evaluation of bias in language models in a multilingual setting. We use stereotypes across nine types of biases to build a corpus containing contrasting sentence pairs, one sentence that presents a stereotype concerning an underadvantaged group and another minimally changed sentence, concerning a matching advantaged group.In total, we produced 11,139 new sentence pairs that cover stereotypes dealing with nine types of biases in seven cultural contexts. We use the final resource for the evaluation of relevant monolingual and multilingual masked language models.This file contains the sentence pairs localised to the Maltese context in the Maltese language.Other languages are available here: https://gitlab.inria.fr/corpus4ethics/multilingualcrowspairsThe paper describing this work is available here: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121722https://aclanthology.org/2024.lrec-main.1545/To use this dataset, please use the following citation:Karen Fort, Laura Alonso Alemany, Luciana Benotti, Julien Bezançon, Claudia Borg, Marthese Borg, Yongjian Chen, Fanny Ducel, Yoann Dupont, Guido Ivetta, Zhijian Li, Margot Mieskes, Marco Naguib, Yuyan Qian, Matteo Radaelli, Wolfgang S. Schmeisser-Nieto, Emma Raimundo Schulz, Thiziri Saci, Sarah Saidi, et al.. 2024. Your Stereotypical Mileage May Vary: Practical Challenges of Evaluating Biases in Multiple Languages and Cultural Contexts. In <i>Proceedings of the 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC-COLING 2024)</i>, pages 17764–17769, Torino, Italia. ELRA and ICCL.
DOI: 10.60809/drum.26166679.v1
title: Data on floral complexity collected by Melanie Briffa (2024)

description: This is a data file concerning floral complexity. It is accompanied by a detailed README file. It accompanies the BSc dissertation titled 'Floral complexity of alien plants in the Maltese islands' authored by Melanie Briffa in June 2024
DOI: 10.60809/drum.26495893
title: Primary data from thesis survey: "Beyond relief : Master's education as a pillar of humanitarian resilience"

description: This study investigates the integration of well-being and resilience education within humanitarian master's programs and highlights their crucial role in improving the mental health and systemic awareness of humanitarian workers. Employing a mixed-method survey approach, the research collected quantitative and qualitative data from current students and alumni. This method allowed for a nuanced understanding of the perceptions regarding the integration of well-being and systemic change into curricula. The findings reveal a critical educational gap: while an overwhelming majority of respondents recognise the importance of mental health education, many report that their programs do not adequately prepare them for the emotional challenges of humanitarian work. The study confirms the necessity for curricular reform and advocates for comprehensive mental health and resilience training to be foundational in humanitarian education. Additionally, it underscores the need for curricula to address systemic biases through courses on anti-racism and decolonisation. This research contributes to academic discourse by providing evidence-based recommendations for improving curriculum design to better prepare students for the demanding realities of humanitarian efforts and creating a culture that values well-being and inclusivity.