Electronic Supplement Research Articles

Digitalni udžbenici predmeta Svet oko nas između nastavnih sadržaja i ishoda u prvom razredu

The '2000 Classroom' Pilot Project - 'Digital Classroom / Digital Competent Teacher - Introducing Electronic Textbooks and Digital Educational Materials' started in September 2018 with the aim of contributing to the development of digital competence of teachers and students. The main objective of the research was to examine what standards the digital textbooks in the World Around Us subject meet and to what extent. Our intention was to use the descriptive method to discover and review the situation by analyzing three digital textbooks and to obtain information that is important for improving the quality and organization of the World around us. At present, in our educational school system, digital textbooks are being used in parallel with paper textbooks more as an electronic supplement to the textbook. Analyzing the representation of standards in digital textbooks, we found that all digital textbooks analyzed in a large percentage over 80% meet the basic standards in a large percentage, which is satisfactory.

Wet collections accession: a workflow based on a large stonefly (Insecta, Plecoptera) donation.

This study details a workflow used to accession a large stonefly (Plecoptera) collection resulting from several donations. The eastern North American material of Kenneth W. Stewart (deceased, University of North Texas), the entire collection of Stanley W. Szczytko (deceased, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point), and a small portion of the Barry C. Poulton collection (active, United States Geological Survey, Columbia, Missouri) were donated to the Illinois Natural History Survey in 2013. These 5,767 vials of specimens were processed to help preserve the specimen legacy of these world renowned Plecoptera researchers. The workflow used an industrialized approach to organize the specimens taxonomically, image the specimens and labels, and place the specimens into new storage. Utilizing the images as a verbatim data source, we transcribed labels in iterative steps that yielded more information with each pass. The data were normalized, locations georeferenced, all specimen data formatted to meet Darwin Core Archive format for occurrence data, and a data set created using Pensoft's Integrated Publishing Toolkit. This is the first time that any of the specimen data has been made available electronically. We also provide two important electronic supplements that include the Bill P. Stark (active, Mississippi College) Oklahoma field notebook for 1971 and 1972 detailing locations for many coded stonefly specimens in the Stewart collection, and the coded locations of B. C. Poulton's Arkansas and Missouri study. Again, we have linked coded labels in vials to normalized and georefenced site data. We confirmed 243 stonefly species were contained within the collections, and the potential for many more species exists among the specimens identified to family and genus level. Twenty-one new state, province, and other significant stonefly records are reported herein with all identifications verified by the senior author, often through consultation with other stonefly taxonomists. Researchers are encouraged to utilize the specimen data, form collaborations with the authors, and borrow specimens for research.

Hydrostats: A Python Package for Characterizing Errors between Observed and Predicted Time Series

Hydrologists use a number of tools to compare model results to observed flows. These include tools to pre-process the data, data frames to store and access data, visualization and plotting routines, error metrics for single realizations, and ensemble metrics for stochastic realizations to calibrate and evaluate hydrologic models. We present an open-source Python package to help characterize predicted and observed hydrologic time series data called hydrostats which has three main capabilities: Data storage and retrieval based on the Python Data Analysis Library (pandas), visualization and plotting routines using Matplotlib, and a metrics library that currently contains routines to compute over 70 different error metrics and routines for ensemble forecast skill scores. Hydrostats data storage and retrieval functions allow hydrologists to easily compare all, or portions of, a time series. For example, it makes it easy to compare observed and modeled data only during April over a 30-year period. The package includes literature references, explanations, examples, and source code. In this note, we introduce the hydrostats package, provide short examples of the various capabilities, and provide some background on programming issues and practices. The hydrostats package provides a range of tools to make characterizing and analyzing model data easy and efficient. The electronic supplement provides working hydrostats examples.

Taiwan-Specific Model forVS30Prediction Considering Between-Proxy Correlations

Ergodic site response models are generally conditional on the time-averaged shear wave velocity in the upper 30 m ( VS30). Ground motion databases contain many recordings from Taiwan, and because of site characterization efforts, 56% of recording sites have VS30derived from measurements. We develop proxy-based VS30prediction models, one application of which is for the remaining 44% of Taiwan sites. Our approach, which can be suitable for other regions, differs from previous studies in which proxies are based on detailed geologic categories and possible within-category topographic gradient effects. Instead, we use three broad, age-based geologic categories, and for the youngest category of Holocene and Quaternary undivided sediments, we propose models conditioned on gradient and elevation. We also adapt a geomorphic terrain-based method, thus providing two VS30-prediction models. We describe a model weighting scheme that combines the models in consideration of their relative dispersions and correlation, producing a weighted mean and standard deviation natural-log VS30. Included as an electronic supplement is a profile database file and a site database with site parameters for Taiwan ground motion stations.

Neuropsychiatric manifestations in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC): diagnostic guidelines, TAND concept and therapy with mTOR inhibitors

Neuropsychiatric manifestations in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC): diagnostic guidelines, TAND concept and therapy with mTOR inhibitors Abstract. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), albeit a rare autosomal-dominant multisystem disease with an incidence of 1:6,000, is one of the most important monogenetic disorders in child and adolescent psychiatry. In up to 90 % of patients, neurological disorders such as epilepsy and psychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, affective disorders, and intellectual disability are observed. In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular mechanism as well as in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Here, we review these recent developments. In the first part, we describe the need for psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients and analyse challenges in interdisciplinary work between child and adolescent psychiatry, child neurology, and other professional groups. In the second part, we introduce the concept of TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND), developed by the TSC Neuropsychiatry Panel as a guide to help clinical teams, families, and individuals with TSC via screening, assessment, and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms and disorders as well as with a novel screening instrument, the TAND Checklist. Finally, we report findings from recent clinical trials of mTOR-inhibitors to treat TAND. The paper includes the German translation of the TAND Checklist as an electronic supplement.

Review of historical aquatic toxicity and bioconcentration data for the brominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA): effects to fish, invertebrates, algae, and microbial communities.

This paper summarizes the historical and recent research on the aquatic toxicology and bioconcentration potential of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a major flame retardant in electronics. Historical studies on TBBPA are presented in detail, and are compared with more recent research. The historical studies have not been published to date, though they were pivotal in regulatory assessments by the European Union, Canada, and the USA. These assessments have enabled the use of TBBPA as a flame retardant in electronic applications, to the present. The studies were conducted under a Test Rule by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1987, and were sponsored by member companies of the North American Flame Retardants Alliance (NAFRA) through the American Chemistry Council. The studies were conducted under Good Laboratory Practice procedures, and include 6 acute toxicity tests of TBBPA with fish, invertebrates, algae, and microbes, eight chronic tests, and three bioconcentration studies with fish and invertebrates. Methods and empirical data for each study are detailed in an electronic supplement. Results of the NAFRA studies are compared with recent findings on TBBPA toxicity. Molluscan shell growth may be uniquely sensitive to TBBPA, more sensitive than chronic fish or crustacean toxicity endpoints. Several of the NAFRA studies and several independent studies have reported toxicities exceeding the empirical water solubility limits of TBBPA (in the range of 2.0mg/L depending on pH). The validity of these results is discussed.

FT-IR measurements of cold propene (C3H6) cross-sections at temperatures between 150 and 299 K

In support of infrared remote sensing of Titan, we present temperature dependent cross-sections of propene (C3H6; CH2CHCH3; propylene) measured in the laboratory. A total of 27 high-resolution (up to 0.0022 cm−1) spectra of pure C3H6 and mixtures of C3H6 with N2 were obtained at 150–299 K in the 650–1534 cm−1 (6.5–15.4 µm) region. A custom-designed cold cell was used, which was configured with an active temperature control and could be integrated to a Fourier-transform spectrometer (Bruker 125HR) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The observed C3H6 spectral features include its strong v19 band bearing the most prominent Q-branch peak at 912 cm−1 and three other strong bands: v18, v16 and v7 centered near 991, 1443, and 1459 cm−1, respectively. In addition, we have generated empirical pseudoline lists (PLLs) in HITRAN-format, in the two separate spectral regions, which are Region I: 800–1100 and Region II: 1340–1524 cm−1. The PLLs of C3H6 consists of spectroscopic line parameters (including line intensities and effective lower state energies) for all the individual pseudoline positions. The pseudoline parameters were determined by fitting 27 laboratory spectra of pure and N2-broadened propene simultaneously in the selected regions. A newly derived partition function was adopted in the line-by-line radiative transfer calculations. Based on the pseudoline intensities, the total integrated intensities in the 800–1120 and 1320–1524cm−1 regions were measured to be 8.79(47)× 10−18 and 3.06(21)×10−18cm−1/(molecule cm−2) at 296 K, respectively. These values are found to be in a good agreement with the recent measurement made at KAUST at room temperature, but they are significantly lower than those reported by one of the most extensive previous studies at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Finally, the two PLLs are submitted as electronic supplements and are also available from the website, https://mark4sun.jpl.nasa.gov/pseudo.html.

Electronic Supplement to: Convergent morphology in Alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): Recircumscribing <i>Amomum</i> as a monophyletic genus

Electronic Supplement to: Convergent morphology in Alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): Recircumscribing <i>Amomum</i> as a monophyletic genus

PYFLOW_2.0: a computer program for calculating flow properties and impact parameters of past dilute pyroclastic density currents based on field data

This paper presents PYFLOW_2.0, a hazard tool for the calculation of the impact parameters of dilute pyroclastic density currents (DPDCs). DPDCs represent the dilute turbulent type of gravity flows that occur during explosive volcanic eruptions; their hazard is the result of their mobility and the capability to laterally impact buildings and infrastructures and to transport variable amounts of volcanic ash along the path. Starting from data coming from the analysis of deposits formed by DPDCs, PYFLOW_2.0 calculates the flow properties (e.g., velocity, bulk density, thickness) and impact parameters (dynamic pressure, deposition time) at the location of the sampled outcrop. Given the inherent uncertainties related to sampling, laboratory analyses, and modeling assumptions, the program provides ranges of variations and probability density functions of the impact parameters rather than single specific values; from these functions, the user can interrogate the program to obtain the value of the computed impact parameter at any specified exceedance probability. In this paper, the sedimentological models implemented in PYFLOW_2.0 are presented, program functionalities are briefly introduced, and two application examples are discussed so as to show the capabilities of the software in quantifying the impact of the analyzed DPDCs in terms of dynamic pressure, volcanic ash concentration, and residence time in the atmosphere. The software and user’s manual are made available as a downloadable electronic supplement.

Electronic Supplement to: A new Annonaceae genus, Wuodendron, provides support for a post-boreotropical origin of the Asian-Neotropical disjunction in the tribe Miliuseae

Electronic Supplement to: A new Annonaceae genus, <i>Wuodendron</i>, provides support for a post-boreotropical origin of the Asian-Neotropical disjunction in the tribe Miliuseae

Electronic Supplement to: Molecular systematics of Caryopteris (Lamiaceae) and its allies with reference to the molecular phylogeny of subfamily Ajugoideae

Electronic Supplement to: Molecular systematics of Caryopteris (Lamiaceae) and its allies with reference to the molecular phylogeny of subfamily Ajugoideae

Electronic Supplement to: Generic delimitation in Apocyneae (Apocynaceae)

Electronic Supplement to: Generic delimitation in Apocyneae (Apocynaceae)

Electronic Supplement to: Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Thlaspideae (Brassicaceae) and the recognition of two new genera

Electronic Supplement to: Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Thlaspideae (Brassicaceae) and the recognition of two new genera

Electronic Supplement to: Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales)

Electronic Supplement to: Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales)

Electronic Supplement to: Phylogeny of Zehneria (Cucurbitaceae) with special focus on Asia

Electronic Supplement to: Phylogeny of <i>Zehneria</i> (Cucurbitaceae) with special focus on Asia

Electronic Supplement to: Dividing and conquering the fastest-growing genus: Towards a natural sectional classification of the mega-diverse genus Begonia (Begoniaceae)

Electronic Supplement to: Dividing and conquering the fastest-growing genus: Towards a natural sectional classification of the mega-diverse genus <i>Begonia</i> (Begoniaceae)

Electronic supplement to: A molecular phylogeny of the genus Diplusodon (Lythraceae), endemic to the campos rupestres and cerrados of South America

Electronic supplement to: A molecular phylogeny of the genus <i>Diplusodon</i> (Lythraceae), endemic to the campos rupestres and cerrados of South America

Electronic Supplement to: Phylogenetics of Datureae (Solanaceae), including description of the new genus Trompettia and re-circumscription of the tribe

Electronic Supplement to: Phylogenetics of Datureae (Solanaceae), including description of the new genus <i>Trompettia</i> and re-circumscription of the tribe

Electronic supplement to: Lachesiodendron, a new monospecific genus segregated from Piptadenia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: mimosoid clade): Evidence from morphology and molecules

Electronic supplement to: Lachesiodendron, a new monospecific genus segregated from Piptadenia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: mimosoid clade): Evidence from morphology and molecules

Problem Structuring Methods, 1950s-1989: An Atlas of the Journal Literature

Scholars of Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs) have yet to develop an articulated history of their field. This paper paves the way toward such a history. It maps the theoretical development of four PSMs up to 1989, that is, just prior to the publication of the first edition of Rational Analysis for a Problematic World. A networked bibliography of journal articles is offered, from which are extracted various types of subnetworks as well as associated statistics. Taken together, the networks and accompanying data compose a bibliographic atlas that facilitates multiple views of the literature, ranging from high-level panoramas to detailed tracings of the development of the literature through time. The atlas serves as a foundation from which future research may not only extend historical understanding, but also expand the temporal and contentual coverage of the atlas itself. Ten ways of tackling the literature are presented, culminating in initial reading lists for each of the four PSMs, thus providing orientation for those who wish to enter the territory. The paper is accompanied by an electronic supplement to the atlas that provides additional maps and descriptive statistics.