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No full text### DOCOMOMO INTERNATIONAL MASS HOUSING ARCHIVE ### The provision of healthy modern housing for all was one of the foremost ideals of the Modern Movement, and inspired a vast wave of planning and building across the world during the 20th century. In the last quarter of the century, even as the foundational programmes of Europe and America lost their impetus, the baton was passed on to other countries, especially in eastern Asia, where the narrative of Modern mass housing was reinvigorated for the next century - a unique example of a key Modernist project that actually continues and thrives today, and which thus forms a principal focus of interest for DOCOMOMO – the leading international organisation promoting the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement. As heritage, the built legacies of this diverse and multi-generational adventure are almost always too controversial to qualify for conservation strategies. Instead, therefore, recording and inventorisation must dominate the heritage interest in this field. In the recognition of that fact, DOCOMOMO’s International Specialist Committee on Urbanism and Landscape, in partnership with the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, has launched the International Mass Housing Archive, whose aim is to provide an open-access library of images of significant housing projects in each working-group territory, free of copyright restrictions. These files may be copied, edited and shared on condition the appropriate citation is used, as per the terms of the attached Creative Commons Attribution licence. ### Structure ### The International Mass Housing Archive is subdivided under geographical headings corresponding to the constituent working groups of DOCOMOMO, and the individual housing projects are searchable under city and project name. Initially, the Image Archive will be managed and augmented centrally by DOCOMOMO and the SCCS, in partnership with University of Edinburgh Information Services, commencing with pilot city surveys sourced from our own photographic records in the first instance. The archive is related to several existing mass housing documentation initiatives. These include one concerning Britain, namely the online version of the 1994 book, Tower Block: http://towerblock.org/TowerBlock.pd
Short-term stability over time and across situations of behavioural traits in gestating and lactating sows
No full textPersonality consists of the set of traits which show stable individual differences in behaviour over time and across contexts in a species. Personality has been previously studied in pigs, however few studies have focused on adult females and on both the gestating and lactating phases of their reproductive cycle. The aim of this work was to identify candidate personality traits in breeding females, by assessing temporal stability and associations between situations. Adult female pigs (Sus scrofa) ranging from parity one to seven underwent a series of repeated tests and observations during late gestation (70-110 days after service) and during lactation (1-30 days after farrowing). In gestation, their response to a human in the home pen (median 2 repeated tests per individual, ranging from 1-4) and social behaviour at feeding (median 2 tests, 1-4) were assessed. In lactation their response to a dummy hand (median 2 tests, 1-4) and lying down behaviour (median 2 tests, 1-6) were recorded as indicators of maternal defence and maternal care. Out of the twelve variables measured in these four different situations, five were consistent over repeated tests at different times (i.e. the posterior distribution of their repeatability excluded values less than 0.01): dominance rank, number of attacks, and number of avoidances during feeding, number of vocalisations when exposed to a dummy hand, and probability of vocalising before lying down. We found correlations with an absolute value higher than 0.30 between number of attacks and number of avoidances during feeding, number of attacks and number of vocalisations when exposed to the dummy hand, and between the latter and probability of vocalising before lying down during lactation. Our results suggest that social behaviour at feeding and acoustic signalling in different contexts are stable traits in adult female pigs. The estimated correlations between the traits might also indicate the presence of a proactive behavioural syndrome.Documentation in README_pers_sows.txt
Videos of eMouseAtlas Models: Theiler Stage 20 (11.5-13 dpc)
No full textA number of videos for each of the eMouseAtlas 3D mouse embryo models to show the overall form and in some cases selected anatomy. Each video is identified by the unique EMA ID with annotation if required. The videos labelled as "watermovies" are captured using the OPT system with the embryo spun on a longitudinal axis with no tissue clearing
Synaptic Proteome SQLite database V2.00.1
No full textAt neuronal synapses, the proteomes in presynaptic and postsynaptic compartments form complex and highly dynamic molecular networks. Genes encoding synaptic proteins are highly associated with neuronal disorders many of which show clinical co-morbidity. Previously, we integrated 64 published synaptic proteomic datasets that describe over 8,000 proteins. We also curated direct protein-protein interactions and functional metadata sufficient to build a network resource that reveals the shared and unique protein components that underpin multiple disorders. All data are provided in an open and accessible format to encourage custom use.
Data are available from:
[Original] https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/3017
[Update v1.00.1 https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/3771.
Major updates as follows:
Added data from 15 new proteomics papers: four from post synaptic density, one from presynaptic preparations, five from synaptic vesicles and five from synaptosomes. The combined dataset now covers 79 studies and ~ 10,500 genes in total.
Updated all Protein-Protein interactions (PPIs) to bring them up to date.
Updated disease associations for ~ 10,500 synaptic genes using Alliance of Genome Resources (AGR)( https://www.alliancegenome.org/) to include more provenance metadata.1) Added15 new papers: 4 for PSD, 1 for Presynaptic, 5 for SV and 5 for synaptosome, which resulted in 79 studies and ~ 10,500 genes in total.
2) Actualised the Protein-Protein interactions (PPIs) to make them up to date.
3) Updated the disease associations for ~ 10,500 synaptic genes using Alliance of Genome Resources (AGR)( https://www.alliancegenome.org/) to provide up to date information, which includes more metadata about their source
Impact of particle-size polydispersity on the quality of thin-film colloidal crystals
No full textSize polydispersity in colloidal particles can disrupt order in their self-assembly, ultimately leading to a complete suppression of crystallization. In contrast to various computational studies, few experimental studies systematically address the effects of size polydispersity on the quality of colloidal crystals. We present an experimental study of structural order in thin films of crystals vertically dried from colloidal dispersions with a systematically varying polydispersity. As expected, an increase in polydispersity leads to a deterioration in order with significant drops in the local bond-orientational order at 8% and 12% polydispersity. Our results align with previously suggested models of epitaxial-like growth of 2D layers during convective assembly. Our results can offer critical insights into the permissible limits for achieving colloidal crystals from more polydisperse systems such as those synthesized through more sustainable methods.See README.docx file in data submission
Slavery, Colonialism and Philanthropy at the University of Edinburgh
No full textThis annexed report produced for the Decolonised Transformations project (2022-24), part of the University of Edinburgh’s Race Review, assesses the University of Edinburgh's financial links to slavery and colonialism. The report investigates historical endowments and two capital campaigns to fundraise the construction of new campus buildings – Old College (c. 1789-1794) and the Old Medical School (c.1873-1887) – and identifies benefactors with connections to slavery and colonialism. In addition, the report provides an overview of the research's background, wider context, methodological approach and recommendations for further research
The puncture resistance of Bombyx mori silk cocoons (Data)
No full textData for the paper "The puncture resistance of Bombyx mori silk cocoons", the abstract for which follows: This paper considers the puncture resistance of both Bombyx mori full cocoons (FC) and cocoon wall cutouts (CWC) subjected to the conditions of dynamic and static loading. The behaviour of both FC and CWC was characterised by assessment of deflection, needle penetration, and perforation. The apparent cocoon area was found to reduce linearly during puncture, reaching 8.3% of its initial value (
0.05), with 89% of the puncture sabot kinetic energy dissipated during penetration, demonstrating efficiency in energy absorption. Strain measurements reveal equatorial strain to be 0.16 while meridional strains are measured at 0.01. Auxetic behaviour is noted to occur along the meridional axis of full cocoons with a Poisson’s ratio recorded at -0.004. Comparing this to the equatorial Poisson’s ratio of 0.11 in full cocoons, highlights anisotropy of the cocoons. The uniform geometry of the needle radially distributes load. Although puncture strengths do not differ statistically, static tests reveal distinct force–displacement behaviours, with FC materials exhibiting ductile toughening prior to failure, and CWC materials linearly strain stiffening prior to brittle rupture. Failure initiates via interlaminar shear from sericin bond cracking, which progresses due to fibre displacement and stretching, culminating in rupture propagation while opposing compressive forces induce frictional and tensile fibre failure. These findings elucidate the cocoon’s adaptive defence strategies, offering potential insights for bioinspired puncture-resistant materials.Excel file containing data for Box plots comparing (a) puncture forces and (b) puncture strengths, between FC and CWC, presented in Figure 6 of the related paper, specifically: Puncture force and puncture strength.xls
Excel file containing continuous data for the stab force against needle displacement for Bombyx mori cocoon wall (CWC) and the full cocoon (FC), presented in Figure 7 of the related paper, specifically: Comparison of needle puncture force.xls
Excel file containing raw data for the dimensional changes in Bombyx mori cocoons along with their standard deviations concerning Figures 9(a-d) of the related paperand changes in normalised area of the full cocoon, Figure 9(e-f), specifically: Dimensional changes.xls
Excel file containing data for the comparison of knife stab and needle puncture static and dynamic force and strength, Figure 12 of the related paper, specifically: Static vs dynamic for stab and puncture.xl
Systematic review of nationally and sub-nationally representative surveys that include variables on online child sexual exploitation and abuse victimisation.
No full textThis dataset, which is open access with appropriate citation, is a systematic review of nationally and sub-nationally representative surveys that include variables on online child sexual exploitation and abuse victimisation. A synthesis of the data as well as detailed technical note can be found via Childlight's website where the 2024 index is housed: https: childlight.org. Permission to copy, disseminate or otherwise use information from the Into the Light Index (ILI) is granted, so long as appropriate acknowledgement is given
Using ITKSnap to Visualise eMouseAtlas Data Video Tutorial
No full textDue to the complexity and novel nature of much of the data generated by the eMouseAtlas project, accessing and interrogating the data requires specialised tools to fully leverage them. The third-party open source and free software tool ITKSnap is provided as a solution and is the focal point of the video, through which eMouseAtlas reference models and associated anatomy segmentation data are used an an example. This short video tutorial takes the viewer through the steps necessary and does not require any prior knowledge of the eMouseAtlas dat
Proximate electronic and magnetic phase transitions in CaFe3O5
No full textElectronic phase separation in lightly-doped CaFe3O5 has been investigated through a variable temperature powder neutron diffraction study of CaFe2.99M0.01O5 (M = Co, Mn) samples. This reveals a complex series of proximate phase transitions. Lattice strains resulting from the onset of charge order (CO) drive formation of a competing charge averaged (CA) phase that emerges at TCA = TCO = 320 K. The CA phase emerges as magnetically ordered but the long range spin ordering transition is limited by domain growth and so occurs at a slightly lower temperature (TCA(m) = 301 K for both samples). Magnetic ordering in the CO phase is not directly coupled to the other transitions, but is nearby in temperature with TCO(m) = 290(1) and 292(1) K for M = Co and Mn samples. The remarkable coincidence of energy scales for the formation of two distinct electronic ground states with differing lattice strains and their long range spin orders thus results in electronic and magnetic phase separation through a series of thermally proximate phase transitions in lightly-doped CaFe3O5