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Manabe, Syukuro, Jeffrey Ploshay, and Ngar-Cheung Lau. "Seasonal Variation of Surface Temperature Change during the Last Several Decades." Journal of Climate 24, no. 15 (August 1, 2011): 3817–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-11-00129.1.
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Abstract Using the historical surface temperature dataset compiled by Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia and the Hadley Centre of the United Kingdom, this study examines the seasonal and latitudinal profile of the surface temperature change observed during the last several decades. It reveals that the recent change in zonal-mean surface air temperature is positive at practically all latitudes. In the Northern Hemisphere, the warming increases with increasing latitude and is large in the Arctic Ocean during much of the year except in summer, when it is small. At the Antarctic coast and in the northern part of the circumpolar ocean (near 55°S), where limited data are available, the changes appear to be small during most seasons, though the warming is notable at the coast in winter. However, this warming is much less than the warming over the Arctic Ocean. The seasonal variation of the surface temperature change appears to be broadly consistent with the result from a global warming experiment that was conducted some time ago using a coupled atmosphere–ocean–land model.
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Fréville, H., E. Brun, G. Picard, N. Tatarinova, L. Arnaud, C. Lanconelli, C. Reijmer, and M. van den Broeke. "Using MODIS land surface temperatures and the Crocus snow model to understand the warm bias of ERA-Interim reanalyses at the surface in Antarctica." Cryosphere 8, no. 4 (July 31, 2014): 1361–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1361-2014.
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Abstract. Moderate-Resolution Imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) land surface temperatures in Antarctica were processed in order to produce a gridded data set at 25 km resolution, spanning the period 2000–2011 at an hourly time step. The Aqua and Terra orbits and MODIS swath width, combined with frequent clear-sky conditions, lead to very high availability of quality-controlled observations: on average, hourly data are available 14 h per day at the grid points around the South Pole and more than 9 h over a large area of the Antarctic Plateau. Processed MODIS land surface temperatures, referred to hereinafter as MODIS Ts values, were compared with in situ hourly measurements of surface temperature collected over the entirety of the year 2009 by seven stations from the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) and automatic weather stations (AWSs). In spite of an occasional failure in the detection of clouds, MODIS Ts values exhibit a good performance, with a bias ranging from −1.8 to 0.1 °C and errors ranging from 2.2 to 4.8 °C root mean square at the five stations located on the plateau. These results show that MODIS Ts values can be used as a precise and accurate reference to test other surface temperature data sets. Here, we evaluate the performance of surface temperature in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis known as ERA-Interim reanalysis. During conditions detected as cloud free by MODIS, ERA-Interim shows a widespread warm bias in Antarctica in every season, ranging from +3 to +6 °C on the plateau. This confirms a recent study which showed that the largest discrepancies in 2 m air temperature between ERA-Interim and the global temperature data set HadCRUT4 compiled by the Met Office Hadley Centre and the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit occur in Antarctica. A comparison with in situ surface temperature shows that this bias is not strictly limited to clear-sky conditions. A detailed comparison with stand-alone simulations by the Crocus snowpack model, forced by ERA-Interim, and with the ERA-Interim/land simulations, shows that the warm bias may be due primarily to an overestimation of the surface turbulent fluxes in very stable conditions. Numerical experiments with Crocus show that a small change in the parameterization of the effects of stability on the surface exchange coefficients can significantly impact the snow surface temperature. The ERA-Interim warm bias appears to be likely due to an overestimation of the surface exchange coefficients under very stable conditions.
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Pransky, Joanne. "The Pransky interview: Dr William “Red” Whittaker, Robotics Pioneer, Professor, Entrepreneur." Industrial Robot: An International Journal 43, no. 4 (June 20, 2016): 349–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ir-04-2016-0124.
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Purpose The following paper details a “Q&A interview” conducted by Joanne Pransky, Associate Editor of Industrial Robot Journal, to impart the combined technological, business and personal experience of a prominent, robotic industry engineer-turned successful business leader, regarding the commercialization and challenges of bringing technological inventions to the market while overseeing a company. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The interviewee is Dr William “Red” Whittaker, Fredkin Research Professor of Robotics, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU); CEO of Astrobotic Technology; and President of Workhorse Technologies. Dr Whittaker provides answers to questions regarding the pioneering experiences of some of his technological wonders in land, sea, air, underwater, underground and space. Findings As a child, Dr Whittaker built things and made them work and dreamed about space and robots. He has since then turned his dreams, and those of the world, into realities. Dr Whittaker’s formal education includes a BS degree in civil engineering from Princeton and MS and PhD degrees in civil engineering from CMU. In response to designing a robot to cleanup radioactive material at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, Dr Whittaker established the Field Robotics Center (FRC) in 1983. He is also the founder of the National Robotics Engineering Center, an operating unit within CMU’s Robotics Institute (RI), the world’s largest robotics research and development organization. Dr Whittaker has developed more than 60 robots, breaking new ground in autonomous vehicles, field robotics, space exploration, mining and agriculture. Dr Whittaker’s research addresses computer architectures for robots, modeling and planning for non-repetitive tasks, complex problems of objective sensing in random and dynamic environments and integration of complete robot systems. His current focus is Astrobotic Technology, a CMU spin-off firm that is developing space robotics technology to support planetary missions. Dr Whittaker is competing for the US$20m Google Lunar XPRIZE for privately landing a robot on the Moon. Originality/value Dr Whittaker coined the term “field robotics” to describe his research that centers on robots in unconstrained, uncontrived settings, typically outdoors and in the full range of operational and environmental conditions: robotics in the “natural” world. The Field Robotics Center has been one of the most successful initiatives within the entire robotics industry. As the Father of Field Robotics, Dr Whittaker has pioneered locomotion technologies, navigation and route-planning methods and advanced sensing systems. He has directed over US$100m worth of research programs and spearheaded several world-class robotic explorations and operations with significant outreach, education and technology commercializations. His ground vehicles have driven thousands of autonomous miles. Dr Whittaker won DARPA’s US$2m Urban Challenge. His Humvees finished second and third in the 2005 DARPA’s Grand race Challenge desert race. Other robot projects have included: Dante II, a walking robot that explored an active volcano; Nomad, which searched for meteorites in Antarctica; and Tugbot, which surveyed a 1,800-acre area of Nevada for buried hazards. Dr Whittaker is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and served on the National Academy of Sciences Space Studies Board. Dr Whittaker received the Alan Newell Medal for Research Excellence. He received Carnegie Mellon’s Teare Award for Teaching Excellence. He received the Joseph Engelberger Award for Outstanding Achievement in Robotics, the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s inaugural Feigenbaum Prize for his contributions to machine intelligence, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Simon Ramo Medal, the American Society of Civil Engineers Columbia Medal, the Antarctic Service Medal and the American Spirit Honor Medal. Science Digest named Dr Whittaker one of the top 100 US innovators for his work in robotics. He has been recognized by Aviation Week & Space Technology and Design News magazines for outstanding achievement. Fortune named him a “Hero of US Manufacturing”. Dr Whittaker has advised 26 PhD students, has 16 patents and has authored over 200 publications. Dr Whittaker’s vision is to drive nanobiologics technology to fulfillment and create nanorobotic agents for enterprise on Earth and beyond (Figure 1).
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Burton, Michael G., Michael C. B. Ashley, John W. V. Storey, Michael A. Dopita, Adriane Lançon, Jeremy Mould, Peter R. Wood, Peter Hall, and Marc Duldig. "JACARA’s Plans." Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 13, no. 1 (January 1996): 33–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1323358000020488.
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Dahl, Justiina, Peder Roberts, and Lize-Marié van der Watt. "Is there anything natural about the polar?" Polar Record 55, no. 5 (September 2019): 326–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000652.
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AbstractAre similarities of temperature, snow and ice cover, and (certain) marine mammals sufficient to warrant both polar regions being considered a single object of study or governance? We argue that their treatment as a unit is an invitation to examine the motivations behind the choice to be polar rather than Arctic or Antarctic. For individuals such as James Clerk Ross or Roald Amundsen, logistical requirements and analogous goals facilitated careers spanning both the Arctic and the Antarctic. This trend continued through the 20th century as individual scientists studying phenomena such as glaciers, sea ice, or aurora defined their research as “polar” in nature. Organisations such as the Scott Polar Research Institute and Norwegian Polar Institute could draw on traditions of national exploration in both polar regions, while the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg gained its southern mandate with the importance of the International Geophysical Year. By comparison, neither the Arctic Institute in Copenhagen nor the Argentine Antarctic Institute felt any need to become polar. The creation of polar identity is ultimately a matter of geopolitics, of the value states see in instruments and symbols that speak to polar rather than Arctic or Antarctic interests. In cases such as Finland’s icebreaker industry, a technological capability justified Antarctic interest even without any national research tradition. We conclude by asking whether there is anything more natural about the polar regions than there is about the concept of a “tripolar” world in which the high alpine regions form a natural unit along with the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Eaton, Kenneth A., and Nigel B. Pitts. "Dental Health Services Research Unit Celebrates 30 Years." Primary Dental Care os16, no. 2 (April 2009): 51–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/135576109787909445.
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Over the years, several members of the staff of the Dental Health Services Research Unit (DHSRU) at Dundee have published papers in Primary Dental Care. Furthermore, its Director, Professor Nigel Pitts, together with Drs Jan Clarkson and Gail Topping have co-edited a number of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)'s standards manuals and contributed to others. It had been suggested to the Unit by several parties that, having been in funded existence for some 30 years, it would be appropriate to mark this anniversary with a conference to explore ‘Dental Health Services Research: After 30 years, what was the impact, what have we learned and where are we going?’ So, following a range of consultations, the conference was convened at the West Park Conference Centre in Dundee with a mixed audience representing both dental research and dental practice.
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Nicolaus, Marcel, Christian Haas, Jörg Bareiss, and Sascha Willmes. "A model study of differences of snow thinning on Arctic and Antarctic first-year sea ice during spring and summer." Annals of Glaciology 44 (2006): 147–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756406781811312.
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AbstractThe one-dimensional snow model SNTHERM is validated using field measurements of snow and superimposed ice thickness and surface energy fluxes. These were performed during the spring-to-summer transition in Svalbard and in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Both the seasonal snow-thickness decrease and the formation of superimposed ice are well reproduced by the model. During the three observation periods, observed and modeled snow thickness differ only by 13.1–27.1mm on average. In regional studies, the model is forced with atmospheric re-analysis data (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) and applied to several meridional transects across the Arctic and Southern Ocean. These show fundamental regional differences in the onset, duration and magnitude of snow thinning in summer. In the central Arctic, snowmelt onset occurs within a narrow time range of ±11 days and without significant regional differences. In contrast, the snow cover on Antarctic sea ice begins to melt about 25 days earlier and the length of the Antarctic snow-thinning season increases with increasing latitude. The importance of melting and evaporation for the modeled snow-thickness decrease is very different in the two hemispheres. The ratio of evaporated snow mass to melted snow mass per unit area is derived from the model, and amounts to approximately 4.2 in the Antarctic and only 0.75 in the Arctic. This agrees with observations and model results of the surface energy balance, and illustrates the dominance of surface cooling by upward turbulent fluxes in the Antarctic.
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WANG, XUE. "THE EFFECT OF INBOUND OPEN INNOVATION ON FIRM PERFORMANCE IN JAPANESE MANUFACTURING FIRMS: COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN RESEARCH CENTRE AND BUSINESS UNIT." International Journal of Innovation Management 22, no. 07 (October 2018): 1850054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919618500548.
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This study aims to investigate the inbound open innovation and firm performance in different time periods across different organisations. Specifically, a conceptual model at firm level analysis was proposed based on literature review. The model was tested with structural equation modeling, using the empirical data which were collected from 60 research centre projects and 62 business unit projects in 2008. Results reveal the causal relationship between the implementation of inbound open innovation and the firm performance in both research centre and business unit. Comparative results showed that regarding research centre, increasing the frequency of inbound open innovation, efficient interal R&D activities and the higher degree of product newness make projects stable and efficient; consequently, the success of firm performance is achieved. As for the business unit, the frequently inbound open innovation practices are necessary for terms of generating efficiency and outcomes, and efficient inter R&D stargeties are significant conditioned by the degree of product newness, contributing to the firm performance as well.
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Ramli, Sevarianus, Jehunias L. Tanesib, and Albert Zicko Johannes. "PEMODELAN DUA DIMENSI MENGGUNAKAN RESIDUAL ANOMALI MAGNETIK LOKASI SAINS CENTER DI DESA OELNASI, KECAMATAN KUPANG TENGAH, KABUPATEN KUPANG." Jurnal Fisika : Fisika Sains dan Aplikasinya 2, no. 2 (December 15, 2018): 75–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.35508/fisa.v2i2.548.
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Telah dilakukan penelitian dengan metode geomagnet pada lokasi Sains Center di Desa Oelnasi, Kecamatan Kupang Tengah, Kabupaten Kupang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginterpretasi kondisi bawah permukaan lokasi pembangunan gedung Sains Center dan memetakan pola perlapisan batuan bawah permukaan di lokasi penelitian. Pengambilan data dilakukan pada 192 titik ukur dengan luas lokasi ± 50 Ha. Proses akusisi data dengan sistem looping menggunakan alat Proton Prosession Magnetometer (PPM) tipe GSM-19T. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebaran nilai intensitas medan magnetik total dari 45255.85 nT sampai 45517.70 nT. Untuk anomali hasil pengolahan data diperoleh pada kisaran -90 nT sampai 190 nT. Hasil pemodelan 2 dimensi menunjukkan bahwa lokasi penelitian didominasi oleh batuan gamping dengan kisaran nilai suseptibilitas 0,000002 cgs unit sampai 0,002778 cgs unit dan berada pada kedalaman ±0 meter – 20 meter dan batuan diamagnetik dengan kisaran nilai suseptibilitas -0,000013 cgs unit sampai -0,000840 cgs unit pada kedalaman ± 5 meter – 20 meter.
Kata kunci: Geomagnet, Suseptibilitas, Sains Center, Batuan gamping, Batuan diamagnetik.
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A research has been done with used geomagnetic method in located science centre of oelnasi village subdistric kupang centre, kupang regency. This research purposes for interpretation under surface condition site the building of science centre and mapped pattern rock layered under surface in the location research. Acquire data to do in 192 drop measure with wide located ± 50 hectare. The acquire process with looping system make use of Proton Prosession Magnetometer (PPM) type GSM-19T. Output research showed value spread total intensity magnetic field as of 45255,85 nT to 45517,70 nT. For output anomaly data processing get to turn -90 nT to 190 nT. Two dimantion output modeling showed that in the location research predominance of limestones rock with the susceptibility value 0,000002 cgs unit to 0,002778 cgs unit and be in the depth ±0 meters – 20 meters, and diamagnetic rock with the susceptibility value -0,000013 cgs unit to 0,000840 cgs unit be in the depth ±5 meters – 20 meters.
Keywords : Geomagnetic, Susceptibility, Science Centre, Limestone Rock, Diamagnetic Rock.
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Van Heeringen, Kees. "Unit for Suicide Research, University of Gent, Belgium." British Journal of Psychiatry 183, no. 3 (September 2003): 260–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.183.3.260.
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The Unit for Suicide Research was founded in 1996 with the aims of integrating and stimulating the study of suicidal behaviour, increasing the visibility of the research work, and providing evidence-based information to health policy-makers, the general public and the media. I am Director of the Unit, working alongside Professor Kurt Audenaert, Dr Katrien Bernagie, and psychologists Gwendolyn Portzky (Research Coordinator), Stephanie De Munck, Els Reyserhove and Hannelore Vromman. In this report I will summarise recent and current activities, which are carried out according to three lines of research: the study of the epidemiology of suicidal behaviour; the study of (the association between) biological and psychological characteristics of suicidal behaviour; and the development and evaluation of prevention strategies. Research is carried out in collaboration with other departments of the University of Gent (e.g. the Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Sociology, Radiopharmacy and Veterinary Medicine) and with a large number of other European research centres. The collaboration with Professor Hawton at the Oxford Centre for Suicide Research has been particularly important (Hawton & Van Heeringen, 2000).
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Hasırcı, Deniz, Silvia Rolla, Zeynep Edes, and Selin Anal. "Designing an archaeology centre for students." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 7, no. 1 (June 2, 2020): 01–09. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v7i1.4861.
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This paper is about the interdisciplinary approach to the interior architecture studio education. The second year Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey, was given the task of designing a modular living unit for archaeology students. The brief expected the design of a living unit for students out of two- and three-dimensional modules. There were three aims of the project: first, the advantages of the process being interdisciplinary and collaborative working closely with the archaeology centre; second, the role of modularity introduced at the interior scale; and third, the structure of the semester enabling an understanding of the interior architecture process, delivered at the second year level. In the paper, the means by which the aims are fulfilled will be discussed with examples from students’ projects, and furthermore, directions for research are discussed with an emphasis on design thinking.
Keywords: Interior architecture education, design education, design process, design thinking, archaeology.
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Otto, J. W. "Entrepreneurship Training at the Joint Research Centre, European Commission." Industry and Higher Education 13, no. 6 (December 1999): 390–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000099101294735.
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This article describes an entrepreneurship education programme designed and implemented by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. An analysis of best practices of key European initiatives in entrepreneurship education was carried out. Based on the experience gathered, a concept was developed for a training programme targeted at the temporary staff at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, a public research institution. It is structured into a ‘common core’ suitable for all researchers, and a ‘specialist programme’ for scientists with a business orientation. The ‘common core’ emphasizes the training of basic management (interpersonal) skills. The ‘specialist programme’ aims to provide basic business skills sufficient for starting up a company as an entrepreneur or a business unit as an intrapreneur. The format of the programme is 1–1.5 day workshops over a 6-month period, suitable for researchers in full-time employment. Key features are the interactive training by professionals drawn from a variety of backgrounds, milestones and attention to both concepts and practice. The preliminary results of the programme are presented.
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Parker, Gordon. "The Prince Henry Hospital Mood Disorders Unit." Psychological Medicine 23, no. 4 (November 1993): 1033–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700026490.
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In 1985 a Mood Disorders Unit (MDU) was established at Prince Henry Hospital in Sydney as a clinical research module, linked with the psychiatric department of the University of New South Wales. There were three general objectives: first, to provide a specialized state-wide clinical service for the assessment and management of those with affective disorders, particularly treatment-resistant depression; secondly, to make a research contribution; and thirdly, to serve as an academic centre for teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines.
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Wharton, Sue. "Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick." Language Teaching 41, no. 4 (October 2008): 581–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444808005260.
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The Centre for Applied Linguistics was established in 1983 and has grown from a relatively small teaching unit to a large centre engaged in a wide variety of activities under the broad heading of Applied Linguistics. Our work includes English language teaching, teacher education, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in applied linguistics, development of teaching and research resources, and small- and large-scale research.
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Walker, Malcolm. "Antarctic meteorology and climatology: an unfolding story of discovery." Archives of Natural History 32, no. 2 (October 2005): 316–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.2.316.
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Early explorers and sealers took home from the Southern Ocean tales of tempests, huge waves and massive icebergs. Many recorded in their logbooks and narratives observations of wind, weather and sea state. Meteorological measurements were made on some early voyages but were often of doubtful quality. Not until the 1840s were reliable meteorological observations made near the Antarctic continent. During the First International Polar Year, observations were made near Cape Horn and on South Georgia. From 1899 onwards, bases were established on the Antarctic continent and meteorological observing programmes organized. Extremely strong winds were discovered. Data sets of climatological value became available and data from aloft were obtained. After the First World War, wireless telegraphy was used increasingly to broadcast observations from ships and shore bases to distant analysis centres. During the Second International Polar Year, thousands of meteorological observations were made aboard ships on the Southern Ocean. After the Second World War, the pace of progress quickened, especially during the International Geophysical Year. Research stations and the International Antarctic Analysis Centre were established. Weather satellites, automatic weather stations, global telecommunication networks and powerful computers revolutionized Antarctic meteorology and climatology.
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Mcgrath, John, John Mcgrath, Bryan Mowry, and Harvey Whiteford. "Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research: The First 17 Years." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 39, no. 7 (July 2005): 533–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01624.x.
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Objective: To reflect on the establishment and evolution of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. Method: Narrative historical review. Results: First established as an inpatient research unit in December 1987, the focus of the Centre evolved in concert with the skills of the staff. After the structure was revised in 1996 and 1999, the Centre has evolved into a group with four main research streams – epidemiology, developmental neurobiology, genetics and policy and economics. Although the group maintains a strong focus on serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia, our policy and economic work has a wider perspective. The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research is based in an historic mental health service, with laboratories in collaborating universities and institutes. Key lessons learnt by the group along the way relate to the importance of focusing on a restricted range of research topics in order to build a critical mass. Conclusions: Given a facilitating environment, hospital-based research groups can prosper. Over the last 17 years, a cost-efficient, focused and productive research group has evolved that has made contributions to international research.
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Kealy-Bateman, Warren, Andrew McDonald, Paul S. Haber, Tim Green, Bethany White, Viktoria Sundakov, Cathal O’Cionnaith, and Nicholas Glozier. "Development of a joint mental-health and drug health assessment unit and short-stay unit." Australasian Psychiatry 27, no. 4 (May 20, 2019): 374–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219848825.
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Objectives: There is emerging interest in models of care that focus on assessment and brief inpatient treatment (two to three days) including psychiatric emergency care centre units and short-stay units in Australia. We present the development of a functionally integrated Missenden Assessment Unit and six-bed short-stay unit in the new Professor Marie Bashir Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in inner-city Sydney. The focus was on collaboration between emergency, drug and alcohol and mental-health services in developing the short-stay unit and Missenden Assessment Unit with joint admission and resource use. We outline the models of care and findings from the 2016 evaluation following the initial two years of operation and consider ongoing challenges. Conclusion: The Missenden Assessment Unit provides an alternative point of presentation for mental-health drug and alcohol patients. The short-stay unit provides coordinated, therapeutic interventions. The Missenden Assessment Unit/short-stay unit reduced the burden of presentations to the emergency department while providing the opportunity for training and collaboration. Further refinement of the models of care should occur with policy development and via research.
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Harris, Colin M. "Protected areas review: McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea." Polar Record 30, no. 174 (July 1994): 189–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400024244.
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AbstractAs a result of new provisions in the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty a number of countries are reviewing the management plans for protected areas in Antarctica. The United States and New Zealand have initiated a review of the 15 existing sites in the Ross Sea region, using an independent party, the International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research, to facilitate and coordinate the process. Management provisions are being revised to comply with the Protocol, and improved maps for the sites are being prepared using Geographical Information Systems. Visits in 1993/94 gathered field information, and thus far two sites have had new plans drafted: these are proceeding through the international review process. Input and comment is invited from interested parties with experience in these areas.
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Telesetsky, Anastasia, and Seokwoo Lee. "After Whaling in the Antarctic: Amending Article viii to Fix a Broken Treaty Regime." International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 30, no. 4 (November 23, 2015): 700–726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718085-12341377.
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Since the global decline in commercial whaling, the International Whaling Commission (iwc) has been at the centre of a long-standing debate between pro-whaling industry States and whale preservation States that threatens the collapse of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (icrw) as a treaty regime. This article describes the ongoing treaty regime disagreement that led to the International Court of Justice (icj) Whaling in the Antarctic case and suggests that the icj’s decision highlights further weaknesses in the existing icrw treaty regime. The fissures in the treaty regime have become even more apparent with the iwc Scientific Committee’s request for more data from the Japanese government on the Proposed Research Plan for New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (newrep-a) and Japan’s diplomatic threat to unilaterally resume whaling. The article concludes with a suggestion that States amend Article viii in order to strengthen the existing icrw framework.
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Peel, V. J. "Management-Focused Health Informatics Research and Education at the University of Manchester." Methods of Information in Medicine 33, no. 03 (1994): 273–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635027.
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Abstract:The Health Services Management Unit was established in 1956 and the Centre for Health Informatics in 1988 as one of eight new centres of research and professional practice. New programmes of informatics education have been created to integrate many of the areas of social and management sciences with clinical work. The model, of a multi-disciplinary higher education department based at a University with very substantial departments of Bio-Medicine and Computation, enables the Centre to reflect an alternative paradigm of health informatics. Informatics practitioners from many disciplines are taught a combination of knowledge and skills through a range of educational methods. A classification scheme for educational work is offered.
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Darusman, Fina Marliana, and Endang Rostiana. "Penyerapan Tenaga Kerja pada Sentra Industri Rajutan Binong Jati Kota Bandung." TRIKONOMIKA 14, no. 1 (June 27, 2015): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.23969/trikonomika.v14i1.588.
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In order to develop industrial sector, Kota Bandung develop ten industrial and trades areas. One of the industrial and trades area is Binong Jati Knitting Industrial and Trade Centre, which is potentially in absorbing the employment. The objectives of the study are to identify the condition of Binong Jati Knitting Industrial and Trade Centre today and to analyze relationship between labor absorption and several economic variables in Binong Jati Knitting Industrial and Trade Centre. This research use primary data which collected from 55 business unit as a sample from 120 population. Analysis method is descriptive statistic and linier regression. According to our field observation and interview, most of the unit business in Binong Jati Knitting Industrial and Trade Centre is small and middle scale industries. In term of number of employment, Binong Jati Knitting Industrial and Trade Centre is in the second rank after Cibaduyut Shoes Industrial Centre. In recent years, units business and number of workers has decreased. According to regression analysis, in Binong Jati Knitting Industrial and Trade Centre, size of employment is negativelly related with wage rate, positively related with price of raw material, number of sales, labor productivity, and number of machine units.
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Cranswick, N. E. "The Australian paediatric pharmacology research unit (A-PPRU): A dedicated clinical trials centre for children." Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 73, no. 2 (February 2003): P74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0009-9236(03)90629-1.
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Jones, A. E., E. W. Wolff, R. A. Salmon, S. J. B. Bauguitte, H. K. Roscoe, P. S. Anderson, D. Ames, et al. "Chemistry of the antarctic boundary layer and the interface with snow: an overview of the CHABLIS campaign." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 8, no. 2 (March 11, 2008): 5137–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-8-5137-2008.
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Abstract. CHABLIS (Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow) was a collaborative UK research project aimed at probing the detailed chemistry of the Antarctic boundary layer and the exchange of trace gases at the snow surface. The centre-piece to CHABLIS was the measurement campaign, conducted at the British Antarctic Survey station, Halley, in coastal Antarctica, from January 2004 through to February 2005. The campaign measurements covered an extremely wide range of species allowing investigations to be carried out within the broad context of boundary layer chemistry. Here we present an overview of the CHABLIS campaign. We provide details of the measurement location and introduce the Clean Air Sector Laboratory (CASLab) where the majority of the instruments were housed. We describe the meteorological conditions experienced during the campaign and present supporting chemical data, both of which provide a context within which to view the campaign results. Finally we provide a brief summary of highlights from the measurement campaign. Unexpectedly high halogen concentrations profoundly affect the chemistry of many species at Halley throughout the sunlit months, with a secondary role played by emissions from the snowpack. This overarching role for halogens in coastal Antarctic boundary layer chemistry was completely unanticipated, and the results have led to a step-change in our thinking and understanding.
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Jones, A. E., E. W. Wolff, R. A. Salmon, S. J. B. Bauguitte, H. K. Roscoe, P. S. Anderson, D. Ames, et al. "Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow: an overview of the CHABLIS campaign." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8, no. 14 (July 17, 2008): 3789–803. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-3789-2008.
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Abstract. CHABLIS (Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow) was a collaborative UK research project aimed at probing the detailed chemistry of the Antarctic boundary layer and the exchange of trace gases at the snow surface. The centre-piece to CHABLIS was the measurement campaign, conducted at the British Antarctic Survey station, Halley, in coastal Antarctica, from January 2004 through to February 2005. The campaign measurements covered an extremely wide range of species allowing investigations to be carried out within the broad context of boundary layer chemistry. Here we present an overview of the CHABLIS campaign. We provide details of the measurement location and introduce the Clean Air Sector Laboratory (CASLab) where the majority of the instruments were housed. We describe the meteorological conditions experienced during the campaign and present supporting chemical data, both of which provide a context within which to view the campaign results. Finally we provide a brief summary of highlights from the measurement campaign. Unexpectedly high halogen concentrations profoundly affect the chemistry of many species at Halley throughout the sunlit months, with a secondary role played by emissions from the snowpack. This overarching role for halogens in coastal Antarctic boundary layer chemistry was completely unanticipated, and the results have led to a step-change in our thinking and understanding.
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Yu, Lejiang, Zhanhai Zhang, Mingyu Zhou, Sharon Zhong, Donald Lenschow, Hsiaoming Hsu, Huiding Wu, and Bo Sun. "Influence of the Antarctic Oscillation, the Pacific–South American modes and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on the Antarctic surface temperature and pressure variations." Antarctic Science 24, no. 1 (September 23, 2011): 59–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410201100054x.
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AbstractIn this study, the impacts of the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO), the Pacific–South American teleconnection (PSA) and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Antarctic sea level pressure and surface temperature are investigated using surface observational data, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) 40 Year Re-analysis (ERA-40) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP-NCAR) re-analysis data from 1958–2001. There is the most significant correlation between PSA and Antarctic sea level pressure and surface temperature in the northern Antarctic Peninsula during four seasons. But the correlation between Southern Oscillation Index and surface temperature and sea level pressure is significant at some stations only in spring. The three indices can explain a large portion of the trends found in sea level pressure and temperature at some stations, but not at all stations. Among the three indices the most important contribution to the trends in the two surface variables comes from AAO, followed by PSA, and finally by ENSO. The two re-analysis datasets show great similarity for the trends in surface temperature and sea level pressure in April–May and October–November, but not December–February. In summer the trends in surface temperature and sea level pressure in East Antarctica for ERA-40 re-analysis are opposite to those of NCEP re-analysis.
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Zhao, Jing Ying, Hai Guo, and Xiao Niu Li. "Research on Algorithm Optimization of Hidden Units Data Centre of RBF Neural Network." Advanced Materials Research 831 (December 2013): 486–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.831.486.
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Common algorithms of selecting hidden unit data center in RBF neural networks were first discussed in this essay, i.e. k-means algorithm, subtractive clustering algorithm and orthogonal least squares. Meanwhile, a hybrid algorithm mixed of k-means algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm was put forward. The algorithm used the position of the particles in particle swarm optimization algorithm to help deal with the defects of local clusters resulted from k-means algorithm and to make optimization with the optimal fitness of k-means particle swarm with the aim to make the final optimal fitness better satisfy the requirements.
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McGloin, Colleen, Anne Marshall, and Michael Adams. "Leading the Way: Indigenous knowledge and Collaboration at the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 6, no. 2 (April 1, 2009): 38–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.6.2.4.
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This paper derives from collaborative research undertaken by staff at the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre, into our own teaching practice. It articulates a particular strand of inquiry emanating from the research: the importance of Indigenous knowledges as this is taught at Woolyungah in the discipline of Indigenous Studies. The paper is a reflection of Woolyungah’s pedagogical aims, and its development as a Unit that seeks to embed other knowledges into the realm of critical inquiry within subjects taught at the Unit. It also reflects student responses to our pedagogy. The writers are Indigenous and non-Indigenous and have collaborated with all teaching staff involved to present this work as a starting point for discussions about the emerging discipline of Indigenous Studies, its rigour as an academic field of inquiry and our commitment as educators to the inclusion of Indigenous knowledges in our programme.
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Thomson, M. R. A., and Alan P. M. Vaughan. "The role of Antarctica in the development of plate tectonic theories: from Scott to the present." Archives of Natural History 32, no. 2 (October 2005): 362–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.2.362.
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One hundred years of geological research in and around Antarctica since Scott's Discovery expedition of 1901–1904 have seen the continent move from a great unknown at the margins of human knowledge to centre stage in the development of plate tectonics, continental break-up and global climate evolution. Research in Antarctica has helped make the Gondwana supercontinent a scientific fact. Discoveries offshore have provided some of the key evidence for plate tectonics and extended the evidence of global glaciation back over 30 million years. Studies of Antarctica's tectonic evolution have helped elucidate the details of continental break-up, and the continent continues to provide the best testing ground for competing scientific models. Antarctica's deep past has provided support for the “Snowball Earth” hypothesis, and for the pre-Gondwana, Rodinia supercontinent. Current research is focusing on Antarctica's subglacial lakes and basins, the possible causes of Antarctic glaciation, the evolution of its surrounding oceanic and mantle gateways, and its sub-ice geological composition and structure. None of this would have been possible without maps, and these have provided the foundation stone for Antarctic research. New mapping and scientific techniques, and new research platforms hold great promise for further major contributions from Antarctica to Earth system science in the twenty-first century.
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Buhalis, Dimitrios. "Tourism in the peripheral areas of europe, unit of tourism research, research centre of bornholm, 8-12 september, 1997." International Journal of Tourism Research 1, no. 1 (January 1999): 55–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1522-1970(199901/02)1:1<55::aid-jtr126>3.0.co;2-m.
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Magomedov, Arbakhan K. "Post-Soviet Caspian as a geopolitical unit. Problems of description and contours of a new research paradigm." Izvestiya of Saratov University. Sociology. Politology 22, no. 3 (August 24, 2022): 349–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.18500/1818-9601-2022-22-3-349-354.
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The purpose of this work is to explore the ways of perception and analysis of geopolitical processes in the Caspian area. At the centre of the analysis is the nature of the intellectual efforts behind knowledge production and representation of the Caspian. This brings our study to the problem of geopolitical positioning of this mesoregion with the prospect of putting forward a new cognitive perspective. The article not only reveals the pernicious nature of the widespread explanatory cliches regarding the Caspian, but tries to answer the question whether it makes sense to talk about a separate Caspian region? If so, in what terms and within what explanatory model can it be explored? Based on the geopolitical significance of the region, this area can be defined as the “Great Caspian”, located in the centre of the Eurasian continent. The driving forces behind the formation of the independent significance of this mesoregion are natural resources, trade and transport communications, geopolitical drivers and management of regional conflicts.
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Carter, Beverly-Anne. "Taking research from periphery to core in a Caribbean Language Centre." Language Learning in Higher Education 10, no. 2 (December 1, 2020): 511–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2020-2032.
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Abstract This paper draws on two research activities to discuss the role of research at the Centre for Language Learning (CLL) at The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. Established in 1997, the CLL introduced languages for all into this Caribbean higher education (HE) context. The CLL also introduced an expanded language curriculum beyond the historical focus on Romance languages and literatures. As the language centre evolved with more languages being taught and more language services offered, research, nonetheless, remained a marginal activity. Yet without a research agenda, the CLL risked being seen as a “service unit” - an outlier in a university seeking to confirm its place in the highly competitive global HE landscape. As the CLL sought to embrace more fully the research mandate of The UWI and of language centres internationally, CercleS publications and documents, for example, “Quality Assessment Criteria for Language Centres” were of great utility. The latter document’s focus on research as a quality indicator was consistent with The UWI’s focus on quality assurance and research. Taking research from periphery to core is thus intrinsic to moving the CLL into closer alignment with both institutional and international norms.
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ALWI, MUHAMMAD, PUTU KARISMAWAN, I. DEWA KETUT YUDHA S, and IWAN HARSONO. "SARANA PENDIDIKAN, KESEHATAN DAN TINGKAT KEMISKINAN DI KECAMATAN TANJUNG SEBAGAI PUSAT PERTUMBUHAN KABUPATEN LOMBOK UTARA, PASKA GEMPA 2018 DAN MASA PANDEMI COVID-19." GANEC SWARA 16, no. 2 (September 10, 2022): 1616. http://dx.doi.org/10.35327/gara.v16i2.327.
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Earthquake 2018 and than Covid-19 Pandemic as starting point to conduct research about condition of educations, healties and rate of poverty in Tanjung Districts, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province. Base on analysis data of centre of Statistic Bureau of North Lombok (BPS) and population projection of Tanjung districts untill 2025, the condition are: fasilities of kindergarten has not been enough yet. The distibution of that finfrastructure among the vilages is not equal. The elemnteray or primary school (Sekolah Dasar), junior high school ( Sekolah Menengah Pertama) are more than enough, Midle high school (sekolah Menengah Atas) are not enough yet. The aditional education fasilities in 2022 need to add, such as 20 units of new kindergarten, 1 units of Midle high school. Health fasilities relatively has not been enough yet, compare to district Tanjung population as much 220.412 and the position distric Tanjung as capital of North Lombok regency e.g community helath centre and sub community health centre (Puskesmas dan Puskesmas Pembantu), polyclinic and laboratory, hospital, private doctor services, farmacy are not enough yet realtively to population. It should there 5 unit of Community health centre dan 82 sub cummunity helath centre, 10 private doctor services, 1 unit of laboratory, 3 unit of hospital C or 1 B type. Base on qualitative data that rate of poverty in Tanjung district is relativly high. The lowest education level, skill, Lack of employment opurtunity, and capital are the prime faktor of poverty
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Bromwich, David H., Richard I. Cullather, and Michael L. Van Woert. "Antarctic precipitation and its contribution to the global sea-level budget." Annals of Glaciology 27 (1998): 220–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/1998aog27-1-220-226.
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Antarctic precipitation estimations derived from several new sources are examined in comparison to results found previously. The availability of analyzed atmospheric datasets has been a significant and beneficial tool for atmospheric and climate research for a broad range of research interests. This is particularly true for the polar regions, where the observational arrays are sparsely distributed. in high southern latitudes, a comprehensive assimilation of all available observations, including satellite data, is necessary for an accurate depiction of the atmospheric circulation. Recent st udies have found the operational analyses of the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts to be superior to those of other weather-forecasting centers in depicting the large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns over Antarctica. “Re-analysis” programs at major weather-forecasting centers have produced atmospheric numerical analyses using a “frozen” data-assimilation system. These projects have also derived precipitation and evaporation fields using an ensemble of short-term forecasts. From these new sources, Antarctic Ρ - E (precipitation minus evaporation/sublimation) is compared and evaluated against the long-term glaciological synthesis, as well as results from previous studies. The comparisons indicate significant regional disagreements exist between P — E from the re-analysis forecasts and the glaciological data. For the ensemble forecasting method, the continental-average evaporation is the largest area of uncertainty and differs by an order of magnitude between the rc-analysis datasets. This finding supports the use of the atmospheric moisture budget for determining P — E collectively in atmospheric diagnostic studies for Antarctica.
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Arafah, Willy. "STRES KERJA INSTRUKTUR (Survei Terhadap Para Instruktur Pada Unit Training Centre PT. Bank ABC. Tbk, Jakarta 2005)." Media Riset Bisnis & Manajemen 5, no. 3 (November 2, 2020): 417–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.25105/mrbm.v5i3.8138.
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The purpose of this research is to find out the relationship between job stress instructors who are working in training center unit of PT. Bank ABC.Tbk with the types of personality, personal role's conflict and interest in education. The dependent variable of this study is job stress and independent variables are the types of personality, personal role's conflict and interest in education. This study was conducted in training centre unit of who are working in the unit of PT. Bank ABC.Tbk. They are holders of Tbk by carrying out a survey of 30 (thirty) instructors 30 educational disciplines who were selected randomly. Time period of this study was from Februedial correlation and i degrees from undergraduate studies (Strata-1) of various to March 2005 and data analyzed through simple regression multiple regressions. The research findings are as follows: (1). there is a positive correlation between tynoe correlation between personal role's conflict and job stress. (2). there is a positive Correlation between personal roles conflict and job stress, (3). but there is no significant correlation between interest in education and job stress. Furthermore, (4). there is positive correlation between types of personality and personal role's conflict towards job stress. in conclusion of this research that job stress instructors who are working in training center unit of PT. Bank ABC.Tbk can be affected by the types of personality and personal role's conflict.
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Prodehl, Leanne, and Carol Benn. "Triple negative breast cancer in a South African urban breast care centre." Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2017): e13067-e13067. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e13067.
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e13067 Background: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with advanced stage at presentation, aggressive tumour biology and poor outcomes. There is no published data for South Africa. Methods: A retrospective file review of TNBC cases at the Milpark Breast Care Unit in Johannesburg, South Africa, data were collected on presentation, treatment and outcomes. A prospective file review and telephonic interview were done for further follow up. Results: There were 196 patients with TNBC identified out of 1407 patients (13.9%), 135 patients were analysed. Stage at presentation was IIa and IIb in approximately half (46.7%) of the patients and IIIa, IIIb and IV in a third (31.8%). Patients presented with large tumours -71.8% were T2 to T4; and lymph node positive disease (55.6%). The majority of patients had high-grade, poorly differentiated tumours. The challenges when treating TNBC were reflected in the use of multimodality therapy; 92.2% of patients had chemotherapy, as neoadjuvant (59.3%), adjuvant or both. There were 93 (68.9%) patients treated with adjuvant radiation therapy. If neoadjuvant chemotherapy was given 91.2% had a response. Recurrences occurred in 33 patients, with a 5-year disease free survival of 72.5%, and preponderance to visceral metastases (45.2%). Recurrences occurred early, the median was 23.1 months and all had occurred within eight years. Younger patients (HR 1.58), tumour size and lymph node positivity (HR 4.42) were associated with increased risk of recurrence, but only lymph node positivity was significant (HR 4.42). Complete pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with fewer recurrences if no tumour was found in either the breast or the lymph nodes (HR 0.33). The 5-year overall survival was 76.4%. There was no significant difference in survival for age, node status, nuclear grade, or complete pathological response, only tumour size at presentation was significantly associated. Conclusions: The prevalence of triple negative breast cancer in a South African breast care unit was similar to some European studies but less than studies in West and East Africa. Patients presented at an advanced stage and had poorer outcomes than luminal breast cancers.
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Kifor, Claudiu Vasile, Magdalena Crângaău, Alina Lungu, and Baral Lal Mohan. "Research Evaluation In Engineering Schools." Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education 1, no. 1 (August 15, 2014): 431–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/cplbu-2014-0071.
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AbstractThe term “research evaluation” defines the endeavours of quantitative and/or qualitative analysis of the research results, performed by a research unit (e.g.: department, centre, research school). Among the decisions based on the evaluation’s results, the most important are formulation of strategies and funding. The decision-factors in higher education require a broad range of information to help build policies, to allow strategies development. This information is used for marketing purposes: helps at recruiting students and researchers, at establishing research partnerships and supports philanthropic liaisons. The research presented in the paper addressed for the first time the researcher view in the research evaluation process and can be used by policies makers if combined with stakeholders’ view (funding agencies, industry etc.) in order to have a realistic view on priorities in this field at national level.
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SUKUMARAN, CINI, T. RAJITHA MADHU PRIYA, T. DHARMARAJ, B. S. MURTHY, and S. SIVARAMAKRISHNAN. "Variation of water vapor and CO2 at Goa during ARMEX phase-I and II." MAUSAM 56, no. 1 (January 19, 2022): 213–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v56i1.896.
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Mass density fluctuations of CO2 and water vapor were measured at 5 m above ground level (agl) on a 9 m high micrometeorological tower in the premises of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) Vasco da Gama, Goa, as a part of the Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX). Open path Infra Red (IR) Hygrometer (LI – 7500) was used to collect samples at a rate of 10 per second. Hourly averaged values of CO2 and water vapor were used to study the diurnal variation for 3 days every month in ARMEX phase-I (June-September 2002) and phase-II (March, April, May, June 2003).
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Brodaty, Henry, Philip Boyce, Kay Wilhelm, Philip Mitchell, and Gordon Parker. "The Establishment of a Mood Disorders Unit." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 21, no. 3 (September 1987): 375–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048678709160934.
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The establishment within a general hospital psychiatry ward of a mood disorders unit (MDU), a specialised facility for the assessment and treatment of patients with affective disorders, is described. The aims include provision of a clinical service, a teaching resource for affective disorders and the development of a research centre. Details are provided of the organisation of the MDU, the development of programs for management of patients and the difficulties encountered. In the first year, 164 patients were assessed, of whom 36 were judged not to have a primary mood disorder. For the remainder, the most common DSM-III diagnosis was major depressive episode (n = 68), with about half having the melancholic sub-type. It is argued that a specialised diagnosis-related facility is feasible within a general hospital psychiatry service with area health commitments.
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Glatthor, N., T. von Clarmann, H. Fischer, B. Funke, U. Grabowski, M. Höpfner, S. Kellmann, et al. "Mixing Processes during the Antarctic Vortex Split in September–October 2002 as Inferred from Source Gas and Ozone Distributions from ENVISAT–MIPAS." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 62, no. 3 (March 1, 2005): 787–800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jas-3332.1.
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Abstract In late September 2002, an Antarctic major stratospheric warming occurred, which led to a strong distortion of the southern polar vortex and to a split of its mid- and upper-stratospheric parts. Such an event had never before been observed since the beginning of regular Antarctic stratospheric temperature observations in the 1950s. The split is studied by means of nonoperational level-2 CH4, N2O, CFC-11, and O3 data, retrieved at the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research Karlsruhe (IMK) from high-resolution atmospheric limb emission spectra from the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) on board the European research satellite, Environmental Satellite (ENVISAT). Retrieved horizontal and vertical distributions of CH4 and N2O show good consistency with potential vorticity fields of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) analysis for the entire period under investigation, even for fine structures such as vortex filaments. Tracer correlation analysis suggests that mixing into the vortex had already occurred before the major warming and that vortex fragments were transported into the surrounding air masses on potential temperature levels above 400 K during the split. Correlation analysis of ozone with the source gases indicates slight ongoing ozone destruction in the lower-stratospheric vortex (below ∼500 K) after the beginning of the warming event.
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Nathwani, Amit. "Celebrating 50 years of haemophilia care at the Royal Free Hospital." Journal of Haemophilia Practice 2, no. 2 (July 1, 2015): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.17225/jhp00047.
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Abstract In recent decades, few disorders have benefited more from scientific research than haemophilia. Those living with the condition have witnessed improved standards of care resulting in dramatic improvements in quality of life. The Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit has made a proud contribution to this improvement in care.
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Lengyel, Dániel, Ildikó Vereczkey, Krisztina Kőhalmy, Kiarash Bahrehmand, and Zoltán Novák. "Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Core Biopsy—Experiences in a Comprehensive Cancer Centre." Cancers 13, no. 11 (May 25, 2021): 2590. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13112590.
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In this paper, we report our experience of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS)-guided core biopsies involving 303 patients referred to the gynaecological ultrasound unit of our national comprehensive cancer centre. Adequate histologic specimens were obtained in 299 patients (98.7%). The most common sites of biopsy sampling were the adnexa (29.7%), the vaginal stump or wall (13.5%), the uterus (11.6%) and the peritoneum (10.2%). Malignancy was confirmed in two-thirds of patients (201/303) and a primary malignancy was diagnosed in 111 of the 201 histologically verified malignant cases (55.2%). Interestingly, 23.9% (48/201) of malignant tumours were proven to have a non-gynaecological origin. Among them, gastrointestinal tumours occurred the most frequently (31/48 patients). Three abscesses were discovered following the biopsy procedure, resulting in a complication rate of 1%. In 94 (31%) patients, subsequent surgery allowed the comparison of the ultrasound-guided and surgically obtained histologic results. We found inaccuracy in 12 cases (12.8%), which is discussed in this paper in detail. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV to diagnose malignancy was 94.8%, 94.1%, 98.7% and 80.0%, respectively. This is the largest study reported to date about the efficacy and safety of TVUS-guided core biopsy in evaluating pelvic lesions giving rise to a suspicion of gynaecological cancer.
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Maqsood, S., F. Badar, and A. Hameed. "Characteristics and outcome of patients with hematological malignancy admitted to intensive care unit: a single-centre experience." Leukemia Research 85 (October 2019): S33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0145-2126(19)30276-0.
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Singh, Rajkumar Kamaljit, Khoisnam Nanaoba Singh, Mamata Maisnam, Jayaprasad P., and Saroj Maity. "Antarctic Sea Ice Extent from ISRO’s SCATSAT-1 Using PCA and An Unsupervised Classification." Proceedings 2, no. 7 (March 22, 2018): 340. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ecrs-2-05153.
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Indian Space Research Organisation’s SCATSAT-1 is a continuity mission for Oceansat-2 Scatterometer. The sensor works in a Ku-band (13.515 GHz) similar to the one flown on-board Oceansat-2. It provides backscattering coefficient over the globe and wind vector data products over the oceans that are useful for weather forecasting, cyclone detection, and tracking services. Besides backscattering coefficient (sigma nought), two other important parameters, namely, Gamma nought (obtained from backscattering coefficient) and Brightness temperature (obtained from scatterometer noise measurement) are given as the Level-4 data products archived at the ISRO’s Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre. We used these three parameters both in horizontal and vertical polarizations for the Antarctic region (South Polar) to perform, first, a principal component analysis. Then, we used the first three principal components explaining the largest variability in the data set to perform an unsupervised ISODATA clustering classification to estimate the regions of sea ice around Antarctica. The derived sea ice extent through this method is compared with other popular sea ice extent products available elsewhere.
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Leatt, Peggy, Michael Murray, and Louise Lemieux-Charles. "Decentralization of Decision-Making in Canada's Health System: The Sunnybrook Experience." Health Services Management Research 7, no. 4 (November 1994): 235–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095148489400700404.
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Though there is a significant literature which notes that physicians are fast becoming organizational members, there has been little research evidence to suggest that the adoption of new management models have actually facilitated their involvement. This study sought to examine whether a conscious effort at decentralizing decisions at the clinical unit level would actually result in increased involvement of physicians and other clinicians in decision-making at that level. Two major surveys examining individual roles and responsibilities and unit relationships with other units were conducted, at two points in time, in a large Canadian tertiary care centre. Results suggest that physicians had experienced an increase in administrative discretion. There was an overall increase of many groups in influencing clinical unit decisions with a perceived decrease in senior management influence in budget administration at the unit level. Lessons learned in conducting this type of research are described.
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Ernawati, Tuty. "ANALISIS KESIAPAN PENERAPAN POLA PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN BADAN LAYANAN UMUM DAERAH (PPK-BLUD) DI UPTD BALAI KESEHATAN INDERA MASYARAKAT (BKIM) PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT TAHUN 2016." Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Andalas 12, no. 2 (December 5, 2018): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.24893/jkma.v12i2.370.
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Regional Public Service Regency (RPSR) to provide services to the community without priority to seek profits, with existing data in unit Region Indra Center of West Sumatra Province has not been optimal yet in financial management, lack of the services have not standards, this study aims to evaluate the readiness of the implementation of the Financial Management Regional Public Service Regency (RPSR) at unit region Indra Centre of West Sumatera Province in 2016. This study uses qualitative study conducted in May to October 2016, with informants as much as 6 (six), data collection using indepth interview, document review and observation, analyzed by triangulation method and source. The results of the research show that the inputs are not well available yet, namely the regulations related to the implementation of the Financial Management Model of the Regional Public Service Regency (RPSR), human resources, limited budget, facilities and infrastructures are not yet eligible. In the process of substantive requirements have been eligible, technical requirements of service performance is quite good. and administrative requirements by assessing 6 documents have > 60% that is with a value of 80.3% which means the documents qualify administrative requirements. The conclusion of the study on the implementation of the Financial Management Model of the Regional Public Service Rgency (RPSR) at Unit Region Indra Centre West Sumatra, Unit Region Indra Centre is able to implement the full RPSR. Researchers suggest that it is necessary to draft the West Sumatra governor’s regulation on RPSR and complete administrative documents and improve the quality of services through improved management.
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Zhu, Li Da, Jian Qiu, Yue Hu Wang, Jiang Li, and Wan Shan Wang. "Modelling of Joint Interface of Turn-Milling Centre Based on Rigid-Flexible Coupling System." Advanced Materials Research 186 (January 2011): 412–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.186.412.
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The mathematic models describing various joints of whole machine are founded to research dynamic performance of turn-milling center based on rigid-flexible coupling system. The various joint interfaces including the conical and cylinder contact, plane contact and fixed connection are regarded as flexible joints by using the spring and damping unit and the equivalent dynamic models of joint interfaces are built by finite element method based on different connection modes. Therefore, these mathematic models are used as references and foundations for research on dynamic performance of turn-milling center next stage.
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Shengkai, Zhang, E. Dongchen, Wang Zemin, Li Yuansheng, Jin Bo, and Zhou Chunxia. "Ice velocity from static GPS observations along the transect from Zhongshan station to Dome A, East Antarctica." Annals of Glaciology 48 (2008): 113–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756408784700716.
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AbstractDome A, the highest point on the Antarctic ice sheet at just over 4000 ma.s.l., is located near the centre of East Antarctica. Chinese National Antarctic Research Expeditions have studied ice-sheet dynamics and mass balance along a traverse route from Zhongshan station to Dome A during the austral summers from 1996/97 to 2004/05. Nineteen GPS sites were occupied on at least two occasions at approximately 50 km intervals. The purpose of the surveys was to provide accurate ice-dynamics data. A dual-frequency GPS receiver was used and each site was occupied for 1–12 hours. GPS data were processed using GAMIT/GLOBK software, and horizontal accuracies were within 0.1 m. Repeat GPS measurements provided ice velocities. The horizontal surface ice velocities increase from the summit of the ice sheet to the coast. In the Dome A area, the velocities are <10ma–1; in the plateau area, velocities range from 8 to 24 ma–1 and reach about 98.2 ma–1 at a site (LT980) near the coast. The flow directions are roughly perpendicular to the ice-sheet surface elevation contours, primarily toward the Lambert Glacier basin.
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Klügel, Thomas, Kathrin Höppner, Reinhard Falk, Elke Kühmstedt, Christian Plötz, Andreas Reinhold, Axel Rülke, et al. "Earth and space observation at the German Antarctic Receiving Station O’Higgins." Polar Record 51, no. 6 (October 8, 2014): 590–610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247414000540.
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ABSTRACTThe German Antarctic Receiving Station (GARS) O’Higgins at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula is a dual purpose facility for earth observation and has existed for more than 20 years. It serves as a satellite ground station for payload data downlink and telecommanding of remote sensing satellites as well as a geodetic observatory for global reference systems and global change. Both applications use the same 9 m diameter radio antenna. Major outcomes of this usage are summarised in this paper.The satellite ground station O’Higgins (OHG) is part of the global ground station network of the German Remote Sensing Data Centre (DFD) operated by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). It was established in 1991 to provide remote sensing data downlink support within the missions of the European Remote Sensing Satellites ERS-1 and ERS-2. These missions provided valuable insights into the changes of the Antarctic ice shield. Especially after the failure of the on-board data recorder, OHG became an essential downlink station for ERS-2 real-time data transmission. Since 2010, OHG is manned during the entire year, specifically to support the TanDEM-X mission. OHG is a main dump station for payload data, monitoring and telecommanding of the German TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites.For space geodesy and astrometry the radio antenna O’Higgins significantly improves coverage over the southern hemisphere and plays an essential role within the global Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) network. In particular the determination of the Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP) and the sky coverage of the International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) benefit from the location at a high southern latitude. Further, the resolution of VLBI images of active galactic nuclei (AGN), cosmic radio sources defining the ICRF, improves significantly when O’Higgins is included in the network. The various geodetic instrumentation and the long time series at O’Higgins allow a reliable determination of crustal motions. VLBI station velocities, continuous GNSS measurements and campaign-wise absolute gravity measurements consistently document a vertical rate of about 5 mm/a. This crustal uplift is interpreted as an elastic rebound due to ice loss as a consequence of the ice shelf disintegration in the Prince Gustav Channel in the late 1990s.The outstanding location on the Antarctic continent and its year-around operation make GARS O’Higgins in future increasingly attractive for polar orbiting satellite missions and a vitally important station for the global VLBI network. Future plans call for the development of an observatory for environmentally relevant research. That means that the portfolio of the station will be expanded including the expansion of the infrastructure and the construction and operation of new scientific instruments suitable for long-term measurements and satellite ground truthing.
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Grant, Jasmine, Susanna Sellmann, Julie Gundry, and Pamela Degendorfer. "A priority educational program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre." Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, no. 8_suppl (March 10, 2017): 189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.8_suppl.189.
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189 Background: The clinical research environment is consistently evolving with new methodology, complexity and regulatory stringency. With this evolution, the need for a well-educated clinical research team is critical. There are approximately 300 clinical research staff at Princess Margaret, 100 Principal investigators. The Cancer Clinical Research Unit (CCRU) is a support department within the Princess Margaret Cancer Program and provides two dedicated staff to implement and facilitate clinical research education across the program. Methods: CCRU Education currently offers 50 unique education sessions with an average of 45 sessions per quarter. Starting in 2010, 9275 attendees have attended 892 CCRU in-class sessions. Since 2015, 224 sessions have been attended by 25 sites through teleconference. The CCRU has implemented an “Orientation Pathway” for new clinical research staff to provide clear guidance on mandatory research training activities, as well as role and task-specific training activities. In 2016, CCRU has included more workshop-style courses, providing scenario-based learning models. The CCRU uses a blend of online, in-class, and case-based learning sessions to promote critical thinking and stimulate vibrant group discussion. Interactive sessions and evaluation ensure learning needs are met. Results: Since implementing the interactive sessions, and the Orientation Pathways, the CCRU Quality Assurance department has seen a reduction of insufficient documentation findings. To measure this, the total number of Quality Assurance Review (QAR) findings on insufficient and/or incomplete documentation of the consent process was averaged and compared in 2014 and 2015 and a 25% decrease was noted. In addition, staff feedback is regularly collected through an online methods and is reviewed by the CCRU Quality-Education committee for training quality improvement. Conclusions: Positive staff feedback and a reduction of QAR findings has encouraged CCRU Education to continue creating workshop-based training sessions that are interactive, timely and effective. Efforts will continue to include CCRU-QA findings in the development of new course content to ensure staff are well trained and overall quality continues to improve.
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Piepenburg, Dieter, Alexander Buschmann, Amelie Driemel, Hannes Grobe, Julian Gutt, Stefanie Schumacher, Alexandra Segelken-Voigt, and Rainer Sieger. "Seabed images from Southern Ocean shelf regions off the northern Antarctic Peninsula and in the southeastern Weddell Sea." Earth System Science Data 9, no. 2 (July 21, 2017): 461–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-461-2017.
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Abstract. Recent advances in underwater imaging technology allow for the gathering of invaluable scientific information on seafloor ecosystems, such as direct in situ views of seabed habitats and quantitative data on the composition, diversity, abundance, and distribution of epibenthic fauna. The imaging approach has been extensively used within the research project DynAMo (Dynamics of Antarctic Marine Shelf Ecosystems) at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven (AWI), which aimed to comparatively assess the pace and quality of the dynamics of Southern Ocean benthos. Within this framework, epibenthic spatial distribution patterns have been comparatively investigated in two regions in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean: the shelf areas off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, representing a region with above-average warming of surface waters and sea-ice reduction, and the shelves of the eastern Weddell Sea as an example of a stable high-Antarctic marine environment that is not (yet) affected by climate change. The AWI Ocean Floor Observation System (OFOS) was used to collect seabed imagery during two cruises of the German research vessel Polarstern, ANT-XXIX/3 (PS81) to the Antarctic Peninsula from January to March 2013 and ANT-XXXI/2 (PS96) to the Weddell Sea from December 2015 to February 2016. Here, we report on the image and data collections gathered during these cruises. During PS81, OFOS was successfully deployed at a total of 31 stations at water depths between 29 and 784 m. At most stations, series of 500 to 530 pictures ( > 15 000 in total, each depicting a seabed area of approximately 3.45 m2 or 2.3 × 1.5 m) were taken along transects approximately 3.7 km in length. During PS96, OFOS was used at a total of 13 stations at water depths between 200 and 754 m, yielding series of 110 to 293 photos (2670 in total) along transects 0.9 to 2.6 km in length. All seabed images taken during the two cruises, including metadata, are available from the data publisher PANGAEA via the two persistent identifiers at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.872719 (for PS81) and https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.862097 (for PS96).