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PhasAGE Training School 1 - Computational prediction of intrinsic disorder in proteins-MobiDB - PRACTICAL
<p>The Training School 1 <strong>“Computational Methods to Study Protein Phase Separation”</strong> is the first edition of a series of PhasAGE training activities.</p> <p>The goal of this course is to provide participants with the basic knowledge to understand the phenomenon of <strong>Phase Separation</strong>, its role in biological processes and diseases. In addition, the course will provide <strong>an overview of the available computational resources</strong> to navigate this knowledge. Participants will have <strong>hands-on training</strong> in tools and resources available for life sciences, to collect information from the literature on biomolecular phase transitions, identify features triggering phase transitions, mutations associated with diseases, known or predicted PTMs and molecular interaction sites.</p>
Introducing the DHARPA Project: An interdisciplinary lab to enable critical DH practice
<p>Traditional humanities research has been leveraged but also destabilised by the increasing accessibility of digitized sources and computational tools for analysis. As traditional close reading methods alone are no longer sufficient to analyse such an unprecedented mass of digital data, a plethora of platforms have appeared in order to help researchers query and visualise the networks and patterns latent in these sources. However, this flood of data and push-button technologies has also threatened to obscure through abundance and instill in scholars a false sense of mastery. Some scholars have criticized DH for its naive and starry-eyed application of computational techniques, citing not only how the uncritical adoption of black-box technologies affects substantive research but also how it reproduces a positivism at odds with the purpose of humanities inquiry (e.g., Liu 2012; Chun 2013; Jagoda 2013; Raley 2013; Allington et al 2016; Brennan 2017; Grimshaw 2018). Both uncritical DH practice and the software it employs can be compared to a “Mechanical Turk,” with the decisions and interventions made by the researcher hidden from view and only the well-oiled and seemingly autonomous product on display. These trends have constituted a crisis for humanities scholarship but also an extraordinary opportunity to transform the field.</p> <p>In this presentation, we introduce the Digital History Advanced Research Projects Accelerator (DHARPA), a diverse and interdisciplinary research and development laboratory based in the University of Luxembourg’s Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH). While software development is central to our project, our aim is not merely to build more tools but to encourage methodologies that self-reflexively examine the interaction of technology and historical practice. We want to show how the application of expertise works in tandem with technology to produce knowledge, how digitally enabled research is not a product but rather a process, reliant on the critical engagement of the scholar. We want scholars to open the black box and to be empowered to tinker with what’s inside.</p> <p>DHARPA is multifaceted:</p> <p><strong>Software and infrastructure development:</strong></p> <p>Our software will be free and open-source and backed by a long-term sustainability plan and training opportunities to encourage widespread and confident adoption. Users will be able to run the software remotely or to download the software for local use, and to rely on a generalizable hosting infrastructure that ensures privacy, portability, and sustainability. Built for both humanities scholars and social scientists, we plan to include modules for: data ingestion, data standardisation, textual analysis, network analysis, geographical analysis and bring them within a seamless environment, where work can flow between tasks from experimentation and modelling to presentation and dissemination.</p> <p><strong>Developing best practice through design:</strong></p> <p>Central to DHARPA is the creation of a Virtual Research Environment that will enable scholars to engage with their data while promoting critical historical practice. Our interactive software will cultivate the holistic practice of interweaving data, code, computational functionality, and metadata with a narrative of researcher’s choices and actions. Documenting academic labour makes its value evident, while also making it reproducible and keeping it honest: it allows scholars to take ownership of their interventions.</p> <p><strong>Collaborations:</strong></p> <p>DHARPA staffs a responsive laboratory that will rapidly prototype and launch applied solutions. We work with other academics at the C²DH and within a wider, international and interdisciplinary scholarly community.</p> <p><strong>Training and outreach:</strong></p> <p>As the project progresses, we will be introducing our software to the academic community through workshops at the University of Luxembourg and international conferences as well as through publications. Further to our ethos that scholarship is an iterative process, we welcome feedback to improve our software and specifications.</p>
Tree mortality risks under climate change in Europe: assessment of silviculture practices and genetic conservation networks
<p>General context: Climate change can positively or negatively affect abiotic and biotic drivers of tree mortality. Process-based models integrating these climatic effects are only seldom used at species distribution scale.</p> <p>Objective: The main objective of this study was to investigate the multi-causal mortality risk of five major European forest tree species across their distribution range from an ecophysiological perspective, to quantify the impact of forest management practices on this risk and to identify threats on the genetic conservation network.</p> <p><br> Methods: We used the process-based ecophysiological model CASTANEA to simulate the mortality risk of \textit{Fagus sylvatica}, \textit{Quercus petraea}, \textit{Pinus sylvestris}, \textit{Pinus pinaster} and \textit{Picea abies} under current and future climate conditions, while considering local silviculture practices. The mortality risk was assessed by a composite risk index \textit{(CRIM)} integrating the risks of carbon starvation, hydraulic failure and frost damage. We took into account extreme climatic events with the \textit{CRIM$_{max}$}, computed as the maximum annual value of the \textit{CRIM}.</p> <p><br> Results: The physiological processes' contributions to \textit{CRIM} differed among species: it was mainly driven by hydraulic failure for \textit{P. sylvestris} and \textit{Q. petraea}, by frost damage for \textit{P. abies}, by carbon starvation for \textit{P. pinaster}, and by a combination of hydraulic failure and frost damage for \textit{F. sylvatica}. Under future climate, projection showed an increase of \textit{CRIM} for \textit{P. pinaster} but a decrease for \textit{P. abies}, \textit{Q. petraea} and \textit{F. sylvatica}, and little variation for \textit{P. sylvestris}. Under the harshest future climatic scenario, forest management decreased the mean \textit{CRIM} for \textit{P. sylvestris}, increased it for \textit{P. abies} and \textit{P. pinaster} and had no major impact for the two broadleaved species. By the year 2100, 38\% to 90\% of the conservation units are at extinction threat (\textit{CRIM$_{max}$}=1), depending on the species.</p> <p><br> Conclusions: Using a process-based ecophysiological model allowed us to disentangle the multiple drivers of tree mortality under current and future climate. Taking into account the positive effect of increased CO$_2$ on fertilization and water use efficiency, the average risks may increase or decrease in the future depending on species and sites. However, considering extreme climatic events, future projections are as pessimistic than those obtained with bioclimatic niche models.</p> <p> </p> <p>Abbreviation for column:</p> <p>X Longitude<br> Y Latitude<br> LAImax Leaf area index max reach<br> Nha Density per hectar<br> Vha Volume per hectar<br> NEE Net ecosystem exchange<br> NPP net primary production<br> Reco Respiration ecosystem<br> GPP Gross primary production<br> Etveg Evapotranspiration canopy<br> Etsol Evapotranspiration sol<br> TR tree transpiration<br> ETP evapotranspiration potentiel<br> BiomassOfReserves Biomass of reserve<br> rw ring width<br> dbh diameter at breast heast<br> height height<br> BBday Budburst date<br> rFD risk of frost<br> CRIM_max Maximum combined risk index of mortality reach<br> rNSC risk of carbon starvation<br> rPLC risk of embolism<br> rPLC_max Maximum risk of embolism reach<br> CRIM combined risk index of mortality<br> Climate Climatic model<br> rNSC_max maximum risk of carbon starvation reach<br> rFD_max Maximum risk of frost reach<br> Scenario_Sylvicol null means no silvulcture simulated<br> species species<br> Country Country<br> alt_watch altitude of climate simulated<br> grid_watch number of the pixel point of WATCH<br> grid_eurocordex number of the pixel point of Eurocordex<br> Pinus_sylvestris 0 abscence ; 1 presence<br> Fagus_sylvatica 0 abscence ; 1 presence<br> Quercus_petraea 0 abscence ; 1 presence<br> Picea_abies 0 abscence ; 1 presence<br> Pinus_pinaster 0 abscence ; 1 presence</p> <p> </p>
Data for Rasch analysis of the three Field Practice Experiences Scales
<p>Data for Rasch analysis of the three Field Practice Experiences Scales. Data rare from Danish teacher education program students. Contains the following variables:</p> <p>Variables O1 to O12 are the items for the Observed scale</p> <p>Variables P1 to P12 are the items for the Practised scale</p> <p>Variables F1 to F12 are the items to the Received feedback scale</p> <p>Gender: 1 = female, 2 = male</p> <p>Campus: 1 = campus A, 2 = campus B</p> <p>T_Progr (teacher education program): 1 = regular, 2 = other</p> <p>P_level (level of latest field practice placement): 1 = 3rd level, 2 = 2nd level, 3 = 1st level</p> <p>Age: 1 = 24 years and younger, 2 = 25 years and older</p>
Data From: Toward a Better Data Management Plan: The Impact of DMPs on Grant Funded Research Practices
<p>Researchers from Montana State University analyzed 186 National Science Foundation (NSF) data management plans, using the Data Management Plans As a Research Tool (DART) rubric.</p>
Dataset from: Reporting of patient involvement: A mixed-methods analysis of current practice in health research publications
<p>This record includes the data associated with the study "Reporting of patient involvement: A mixed-methods analysis of current practice in health research publications". In this study, we evaluated the extent and quality of patient involvement reporting in examples of current practice in health research. We used a targeted search strategy to identify publications that report on patient involvement using the following three samples:</p> <ul> <li>Publications published in 2019 in <em>The BMJ, </em>which requires reporting on patient involvement in research articles</li> <li>Publications listed in the PCORI database. We filtered for topic: example of engagement in health research; stakeholder involvement: patients; year: 2019</li> <li>Publications citing the <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3453">GRIPP2 reporting checklist</a> or a <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00607.x">critical appraisal guideline to assess the quality and impact of user involvement in research</a></li> </ul> <p>After applying our inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample consisted of 87 publications that reported on patient involvement. Included publications were coded according to three coding schemes.</p> <p>This deposit includes the following:</p> <ul> <li>Overview of publications that did not meet our inclusion criteria across all 3 samples (BMJ, PCORI, and citation)</li> <li>Overview of publications and additional documents (if applicable) that met our inclusion criteria across all 3 samples (BMJ, PCORI, and citation)</li> <li>Coded segments and analysis for the coding scheme "Phase of involvement" across all 3 samples (BMJ, PCORI, and citation). This includes the count of each sub-code across publications and the final results table. </li> <li>Coded segments and analysis for the coding scheme "GRIPP2-SF reporting guidelines according to Staniszewska et al., 2017" across all 3 samples (BMJ, PCORI, and citation). This includes the count of each sub-code across publications and the final results table.</li> <li>Coded segments and analysis for the coding scheme "Critical appraisal tool according to Wright et al., (2010)" across all 3 samples (BMJ, PCORI, and citation). This includes the count of each sub-code across publications and the final results table.</li> </ul>
FAIR Data Practices in Europe infographic (European Research Data Landscape study)
<p>Infographic of the findings on on FAIR data practices in Europe, part of the European Research Data Landscape study.</p>
Small-scale farming in drylands: New models for resilient practices of millet and sorghum cultivation - Dataset and code
<p>This repository contains the primary research data and R code used for data analysis for the article "<em>Small-scale farming in drylands: New models for resilient practices of millet and sorghum cultivation"</em> Published in the journal PLOS ONE (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268120">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268120</a>)</p> <p>N.B. To run the code unzip the folder 9-RData.zip and save it in the same working directory as the datasets</p> <p>V 2.0 changes:</p> <p>A. Datasets 1-2-3 - small formatting corrections</p> <p>B. Dataset 7 - fixing some errors in the calculations</p> <p>C. Code - minor fixes and seimplicifaction</p> <p> </p>
Literature Datasets for the publication "Systematic Review: Prevalence and Practices of Immunofluorescent Cell Image Processing"
<p>This dataset contains the CSV files returned from PubMed searches used to complete a Systematic Review of Image Processing Publication Practices for methods applied to immunofluorescent images of all CNS cells. <br> <br> The file names are organized "date_supplementarytablenumber" followed by the appropriate search terms. </p>
Dataset for Green Transition Policies, Stakeholders and Practices in Albania
<p>This dataset contributed to deliverable 4.2 Regional Mapping Report and shows the Albanian mapping. This report is the second deliverable of WP4 – Measuring and assessing impacts and costs of a just green transition in the WB, of the GreenFORCE project. It was jointly authored by the WB project partners, as well as 2 subcontracted parties from the region.</p> <p>The EU Economic and Investment Plan for the WB includes a green agenda for the WB, with pillars to be pursued for transitioning towards a carbon-neutral economy. Such a shift will surely challenge the economies and societies in the WB. The social and policy context is yet fragile to allow for the development and mass distribution of green transition technologies, while human resources are not prepared and/or are insufficient to produce and implement innovation. Yet, the green transition also paves the way towards new development and resilience opportunities. The research will inform on the readiness/potential of societal actors (industry, academia, policymakers, civic society) to embrace the pathways to transformation, and will propose a framework for continuous monitoring of impacts and costs. The key findings and lessons learnt derived within WP4 will be transferred into the scientific papers and policy briefs (WP 2 & 3) and published under the dissemination events (WP5).</p> <p>Regional mapping is a key task for the research, contributing to initial data gathering and the refinement of the research proposal, and to the sub-question on the identification of sectors and territories affected by the transitions and current progress of transition practices. This is a participatory mapping, engaging local stakeholders and communities to reveal local knowledge. Each WB partner will produce the respective country report, and Co-PLAN will work on the final regional report.</p> <p>This deliverable is the final regional report. It will also include the mapping frame used to conduct the mapping process. The WB partners will do the mapping for their own countries. The PC will subcontract data gathering for the remaining countries. The mapping is done for actors, practices and policies in place, territories upon the level of relevance and potential for engaging in green transition; and sectors. All partners will design the mapping frame, using also knowledge from other mapping processes. The frame will contain the type of information to be collected, the standardisation of data entry, and the tailored instruments to be deployed for accessing information.</p>
Dataset for Green Transition Policies, Stakeholders and Practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina
<p>This dataset contributed to deliverable 4.2 Regional Mapping Report and shows the mapping in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This report is the second deliverable of WP4 – Measuring and assessing impacts and costs of a just green transition in the WB, of the GreenFORCE project. It was jointly authored by the WB project partners, as well as 2 subcontracted parties from the region.</p> <p>The EU Economic and Investment Plan for the WB includes a green agenda for the WB, with pillars to be pursued for transitioning towards a carbon-neutral economy. Such a shift will surely challenge the economies and societies in the WB. The social and policy context is yet fragile to allow for the development and mass distribution of green transition technologies, while human resources are not prepared and/or are insufficient to produce and implement innovation. Yet, the green transition also paves the way towards new development and resilience opportunities. The research will inform on the readiness/potential of societal actors (industry, academia, policymakers, civic society) to embrace the pathways to transformation, and will propose a framework for continuous monitoring of impacts and costs. The key findings and lessons learnt derived within WP4 will be transferred into the scientific papers and policy briefs (WP 2 & 3) and published under the dissemination events (WP5).</p> <p>Regional mapping is a key task for the research, contributing to initial data gathering and the refinement of the research proposal, and to the sub-question on the identification of sectors and territories affected by the transitions and current progress of transition practices. This is a participatory mapping, engaging local stakeholders and communities to reveal local knowledge. Each WB partner will produce the respective country report, and Co-PLAN will work on the final regional report.</p> <p>This deliverable is the final regional report. It will also include the mapping frame used to conduct the mapping process. The WB partners will do the mapping for their own countries. GreenFORCE will subcontract data gathering for the remaining countries. The mapping is done for actors, practices and policies in place, territories upon the level of relevance and potential for engaging in green transition; and sectors. All partners will design the mapping frame, using also knowledge from other mapping processes. The frame will contain the type of information to be collected, the standardisation of data entry, and the tailored instruments to be deployed for accessing information.</p> <p> </p>
Dataset for Green Transition Policies, Stakeholders and Practices in Montenegro
<p>This dataset contributed to deliverable 4.2 Regional Mapping Report and shows the Montenegrin mapping. This report is the second deliverable of WP4 – Measuring and assessing impacts and costs of a just green transition in the WB, of the GreenFORCE project. It was jointly authored by the WB project partners, as well as 2 subcontracted parties from the region.</p> <p>The EU Economic and Investment Plan for the WB includes a green agenda for the WB, with pillars to be pursued for transitioning towards a carbon-neutral economy. Such a shift will surely challenge the economies and societies in the WB. The social and policy context is yet fragile to allow for the development and mass distribution of green transition technologies, while human resources are not prepared and/or are insufficient to produce and implement innovation. Yet, the green transition also paves the way towards new development and resilience opportunities. The research will inform on the readiness/potential of societal actors (industry, academia, policymakers, civic society) to embrace the pathways to transformation, and will propose a framework for continuous monitoring of impacts and costs. The key findings and lessons learnt derived within WP4 will be transferred into the scientific papers and policy briefs (WP 2 & 3) and published under the dissemination events (WP5).</p> <p>Regional mapping is a key task for the research, contributing to initial data gathering and the refinement of the research proposal, and to the sub-question on the identification of sectors and territories affected by the transitions and current progress of transition practices. This is a participatory mapping, engaging local stakeholders and communities to reveal local knowledge. Each WB partner will produce the respective country report, and Co-PLAN will work on the final regional report.</p> <p>This deliverable is the final regional report. It will also include the mapping frame used to conduct the mapping process. The WB partners will do the mapping for their own countries. The PC will subcontract data gathering for the remaining countries. The mapping is done for actors, practices and policies in place, territories upon the level of relevance and potential for engaging in green transition; and sectors. All partners will design the mapping frame, using also knowledge from other mapping processes. The frame will contain the type of information to be collected, the standardisation of data entry, and the tailored instruments to be deployed for accessing information.</p>
Dataset for Green Transition Policies, Stakeholders and Practices in North Macedonia
<p>This dataset contributed to deliverable 4.2 Regional Mapping Report and shows the North Macedonian mapping. This report is the second deliverable of WP4 – Measuring and assessing impacts and costs of a just green transition in the WB, of the GreenFORCE project. It was jointly authored by the WB project partners, as well as 2 subcontracted parties from the region.</p> <p>The EU Economic and Investment Plan for the WB includes a green agenda for the WB, with pillars to be pursued for transitioning towards a carbon-neutral economy. Such a shift will surely challenge the economies and societies in the WB. The social and policy context is yet fragile to allow for the development and mass distribution of green transition technologies, while human resources are not prepared and/or are insufficient to produce and implement innovation. Yet, the green transition also paves the way towards new development and resilience opportunities. The research will inform on the readiness/potential of societal actors (industry, academia, policymakers, civic society) to embrace the pathways to transformation, and will propose a framework for continuous monitoring of impacts and costs. The key findings and lessons learnt derived within WP4 will be transferred into the scientific papers and policy briefs (WP 2 & 3) and published under the dissemination events (WP5).</p> <p>Regional mapping is a key task for the research, contributing to initial data gathering and the refinement of the research proposal, and to the sub-question on the identification of sectors and territories affected by the transitions and current progress of transition practices. This is a participatory mapping, engaging local stakeholders and communities to reveal local knowledge. Each WB partner will produce the respective country report, and Co-PLAN will work on the final regional report.</p> <p>This deliverable is the final regional report. It will also include the mapping frame used to conduct the mapping process. The WB partners will do the mapping for their own countries. The PC will subcontract data gathering for the remaining countries. The mapping is done for actors, practices and policies in place, territories upon the level of relevance and potential for engaging in green transition; and sectors. All partners will design the mapping frame, using also knowledge from other mapping processes. The frame will contain the type of information to be collected, the standardisation of data entry, and the tailored instruments to be deployed for accessing information.</p>
Dataset for Green Transition Policies, Stakeholders and Practices in Serbia
<p>This dataset contributed to deliverable 4.2 Regional Mapping Report and shows the Serbian mapping. This report is the second deliverable of WP4 – Measuring and assessing impacts and costs of a just green transition in the WB, of the GreenFORCE project. It was jointly authored by the WB project partners, as well as 2 subcontracted parties from the region.</p> <p>The EU Economic and Investment Plan for the WB includes a green agenda for the WB, with pillars to be pursued for transitioning towards a carbon-neutral economy. Such a shift will surely challenge the economies and societies in the WB. The social and policy context is yet fragile to allow for the development and mass distribution of green transition technologies, while human resources are not prepared and/or are insufficient to produce and implement innovation. Yet, the green transition also paves the way towards new development and resilience opportunities. The research will inform on the readiness/potential of societal actors (industry, academia, policymakers, civic society) to embrace the pathways to transformation, and will propose a framework for continuous monitoring of impacts and costs. The key findings and lessons learnt derived within WP4 will be transferred into the scientific papers and policy briefs (WP 2 & 3) and published under the dissemination events (WP5).</p> <p>Regional mapping is a key task for the research, contributing to initial data gathering and the refinement of the research proposal, and to the sub-question on the identification of sectors and territories affected by the transitions and current progress of transition practices. This is a participatory mapping, engaging local stakeholders and communities to reveal local knowledge. Each WB partner will produce the respective country report, and Co-PLAN will work on the final regional report.</p> <p>This deliverable is the final regional report. It will also include the mapping frame used to conduct the mapping process. The WB partners will do the mapping for their own countries. The PC will subcontract data gathering for the remaining countries. The mapping is done for actors, practices and policies in place, territories upon the level of relevance and potential for engaging in green transition; and sectors. All partners will design the mapping frame, using also knowledge from other mapping processes. The frame will contain the type of information to be collected, the standardisation of data entry, and the tailored instruments to be deployed for accessing information.</p>
Assessment of non-communicable diseases screening practices among university lecturers in Ghana – a cross sectional single centre study
<p>This section highlights the various methods used for this study. It covered study setting, study design, study approach, study population, sampling techniques, sample size calculation, inclusion and exclusion criteria, ethical consideration, data collection, data management and data analysis<strong>. </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Study Setting</strong></p> <p>The study was carried out at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi between February to August, 2022. The study covered all the six (6) Colleges in the University.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Study Design</strong></p> <p>This was a cross sectional study to ascertain health check practices among university lecturers.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Study Approach</strong></p> <p>The study employed quantitative approach in which data was collected using questionnaires with both closed- and open-ended questions.</p> <p><strong>Study Population</strong></p> <p>The study population involved 838 Lecturers across the six Colleges at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. A study of the lecturer population per college revealed that Colleges of Health Sciences (highest) and Agric /Natural resources (lowest) were the outliers (Quality Assurance and Planning Office, 2020).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sampling Technique </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Simple probability technique was used to select the name of a college and the day/date to visit. Two sets of papers were folded with names of colleges (set 1) and day/date of visit (set 2). A picker picked one folded paper from each set and the name of the college and the day/date to visit was matched. In this case, the ordering of date and visit gave 1<sup>st</sup> College of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2<sup>nd</sup> College of Agric and Natural Resources, 3<sup>rd</sup> College of Art & Built Environment, 4<sup>th</sup> College of Engineering, 5<sup>th</sup> College of Science and 6<sup>th</sup> College of Health Sciences. We then used the ‘walk in’’ system to select the study participants. Within the days to visit a college, any lecturer we meet in his/ her office was a potential study participant.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sample Size Calculation</strong></p> <p>The sample size was obtained using Yamane, 1967 formulae as shown below:</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Where n= is the population of Lecturers in at KNUST</p> <p>E= is the level of precision</p> <p>Therefore: n= 838</p> <p> 1+838 (0.0025)</p> <p>n = 838</p> <p>1+ 2.098</p> <p> </p> <p>838</p> <p>3.095</p> <p> </p> <p> n=270 </p> <p>However, due to logistical constrains, 205 participants were contacted across the 6 Colleges at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. We then applied simple proportions to get the number of lecturers to be consulted in each college.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Inclusion and Exclusions Criteria</strong></p> <p>Inclusion criteria was made up of all Lecturers on KNUST campus who are in active service and consented to participate. All other staff not within this category were excluded from this research.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Ethical Considerations</strong></p> <p>Ethical approval was sought from the CHRPE, KNUST with approval reference no: CHRPE/AP/581/21. The aim of the research was explained to participants. Those who consented to participate in the research were given consent forms to sign and date. Again, participants were assured of confidentiality. Participants were told that, they were free to withdraw from the study in the cause of time. In other words, study participants were not coerced into the study.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Data Collection Tool</strong></p> <p>Data was collected using structured questionnaires. The questionnaires covered dietary intake, alcohol intake, issues on physical inactivity and tobacco use. Aside these four main risk factors of NCDs, the questionnaire also captured frequency of blood pressure checks, blood pressure outcome anytime it is checked (systolic and diastolic), frequency of general body check-up, frequency of anthropometric measurement checks (weight and height), an assessment of impressions about the outcome of weight and height checks, an assessment of intended measures to be taken depending on the outcomes of weight and health checked. Again, the general observation of the nature of job as a lecturer and health status especially the outcome of blood pressure monitoring were also assessed. The questionnaire also captured the socio-demographic status of Lecturers,</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Data Management</strong></p> <p>Only the Research Team had access to data. Data was kept confidential. The researchers had planned of disposing data from the storage 5 years after the publication of this research. Collected data was entered and cleaned using Microsoft Excel spread sheet, and then imported into STATA version 14.0 (Stata Corp LP, College Station, Texas, USA) for statistical analysis and results.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Data Analysis</strong></p> <p>Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the study population by employing frequencies and percentages for categorical data. In addition, the degree of relatedness (association) was evaluated using Chi-square (χ<sup>2</sup>) or Fisher’s exact tests where appropriate with a p ≤0.05 assumed to be statistically significant. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed and adjusted for colleges effect to identify associations among the variables of interest. Variables having significant association in the logistic regression models were set at p≤0.05 with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for both unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR, AOR).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Variables</strong></p> <p>BP was selected as the dependent variable, and in turn define as Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg; Elevated: Systolic between 120-129 and diastolic ≤ 80; Hypertension: Systolic ≥ 130 or diastolic ≥ 80. Then dichotomized into Normal blood pressure: ≤ 120/80 mmHg and high blood pressure (Hypertension): ≥ 130/90 mmHg for logistic regression analyses. Independent variables were socio-demographics; gender, age, marital status, staff rank and lecturer’s colleges (categorized into binary variable; COHS /COS/COE and CABE/CANR/COHSS), family history of NCDs and health check status. In this study, the variable “very often” denotes (doing the activity in question more than 4 times a month), “often” denotes (doing the activity in question at least twice a month), and “not often” denotes (doing the activity in question once a month).</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
Assessment of non-communicable diseases screening practices among university lecturers in Ghana – a cross sectional single centre study
<p><strong>Data Collection Tool</strong></p> <p>Data were collected using structured questionnaires. The questionnaires covered dietary intake, alcohol intake, issues with physical inactivity, and tobacco use. Aside from these four main risk factors of NCDs, the questionnaire also captured the frequency of blood pressure checks, blood pressure outcome anytime it is checked (systolic and diastolic), frequency of general body check-ups, frequency of anthropometric measurement checks (weight and height), an assessment of impressions about the outcome of weight and height checks, an assessment of intended measures to be taken depending on the outcomes of weight and health checked. Again, the general observation of the nature of the job as a lecturer and health status especially the outcome of blood pressure monitoring were also assessed. The questionnaire also captured the socio-demographic status of Lecturers,</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Data Management</strong></p> <p>Only the Research Team had access to data. Data was kept confidential. The researchers had planned of disposing data from the storage 5 years after the publication of this research. Collected data was entered and cleaned using Microsoft Excel spread sheet, and then imported into STATA version 14.0 (Stata Corp LP, College Station, Texas, USA) for statistical analysis and results.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Data Analysis</strong></p> <p>Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the study population by employing frequencies and percentages for categorical data. In addition, the degree of relatedness (association) was evaluated using Chi-square (χ<sup>2</sup>) or Fisher’s exact tests where appropriate with a p ≤0.05 assumed to be statistically significant. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed and adjusted for colleges' effect to identify associations among the variables of interest. Variables having significant association in the logistic regression models were set at p≤0.05 with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for both unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR, AOR).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Variables</strong></p> <p>BP was selected as the dependent variable, and in turn define as Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg; Elevated: Systolic between 120-129 and diastolic ≤ 80; Hypertension: Systolic ≥ 130 or diastolic ≥ 80. Then dichotomized into Normal blood pressure: ≤ 120/80 mmHg and high blood pressure (Hypertension): ≥ 130/90 mmHg for logistic regression analyses. Independent variables were socio-demographics; gender, age, marital status, staff rank, and lecturer’s colleges (categorized into binary variables; Colleges, family history of NCDs, and health check status. In this study, the variable “very often” denotes (doing the activity in question more than 4 times a month), “often” denotes (doing the activity in question at least twice a month), and “not often” denotes (doing the activity in question once a month).</p> <p> </p>
MainstreamBIO_Collection of Nutrient Recycling Practices_Dataset1_2023.06.01_v1
<p>The dataset contains a developed set of Nutrient recycling practices (NRPs), which refer to the processes of recovering nutrients from organic waste and wastewater and returning them to agricultural land as recycled nutrient fertilizers (RNFs). In the processes, nutrients from nutrient-rich materials created during production and consumption are reused sustainably and safely as recycled nutrients. NRP is a sustainable practice that helps reduce waste and pollution while improving soil health and increasing crop yields. NRP also reduces the use of non-renewable natural resources and can reduce nutrient emissions into the environment.</p> <p>Most of the selected practices are widely used mainly in agriculture, but also in forestry. A large group of them is well recognized and accepted by stakeholders, but some of them are associated with a specific location where appropriate biomass and technology is available. A certain group of practices presents an innovative approach to the problem of nutrient recycling and these practices are not widely known and implemented.</p>
Anonymisation for data sharing in practice [Online Workshop. Recording]
<p>The goal of this event was to show trainers the tools they need to teach the fundamentals of data anonymisation and disclosure control in training sessions while also giving them hands-on experience with current open source technologies (sdcMicro). Some of the concepts and techniques presented, included k-anonymity, top/bottom coding and aggregation with practical examples and recommendations on incorporating anonymisation into research designs.</p> <p> </p> <p>The video is available on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeJ6OOxXZwo&t=328s"> the CESSDA Training YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
How to Ensure Researchers Share Their FAIR Data: Practical Tips and Tools [Online Workshop, Recording]
<p>The online hands-on workshop was aimed at trainers and support staff covering critical elements of data sharing and available tools and resources for supporting Open Science including:<br> • Open Science resources and Data Management Planning<br> • Consent and Ethical considerations<br> • Legislation and Licence frameworks<br> The objectives of the workshop were i) to raise awareness of key tools and resources available for Open Science training ii) to enable a platform to exchange ideas regarding key training topics and iii)n to provide training materials and worksheets for future reuse.<br> The workshop consisted of presentations, demos, a roundtable discussion on ethical considerations, a showcase of licence frameworks at different European archives and an exercise with all participants fostering an exchange of experiences focused on learnt lessons.</p> <p>The video is available on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uztTCRFRZHg"> the CESSDA Training YouTube channel</a>.</p>
Dataset of Survey on Current Email Management Practices
<p>This dataset contains anonymised survey responses from a comprehensive study conducted to explore current email management practices among users. The survey aimed to gain insights into how individuals handle and organize their email communications in various contexts. The survey questionnaire consisted of carefully designed questions related to email usage patterns, organisational strategies, folder structures, and automation utilised for email management. The survey also explored participants' preferences for automated rule-based filtering functionality and any challenges they face in effectively managing their mailbox.</p> <p>Researchers and professionals interested in email management and information organisation can leverage this dataset for research, analysis, and potential improvements in email client design and functionality.</p> <p>We kindly request that any publications or research utilising this dataset appropriately acknowledge and cite the original source to ensure proper attribution to the survey and its participants.</p>
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Allen Brain Atlas
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Annotated Behaviour and Observability Dataset (ABODe)
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DANDI Archive for NWB datasets
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International Brain Laboratory public data
The International Brain Laboratory public data releases expose standardized mouse decision-making experiments, including Neuropixels recordings, widefield calcium imaging, behavior, and session metadata accessed through the ONE API.
OpenNeuro
OpenNeuro is a free, open platform for sharing neuroimaging datasets, with public search, dataset pages, and download paths for web, S3, DataLad, and the OpenNeuro CLI.