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Description: Publication date: December 2016 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 9 Author(s): Daniel J. Twedt, R. Randy Wilson This data article contains data collected from 2006–2012 in forests located on 31 State or Federal conservation lands in or adjacent to the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. We present the location, treatment type, and silvicultural age of data collection locations. Presented data on bird detections and forest habitat were collected during avian point counts and associated forest habitat plots and linked to the publication (D.J. Twedt and R.R. Wilson, 2017) [5] .

Description: Publication date: December 2016 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 9 Author(s): Juliette A. Aka, Ezequiel-Luis Calvo, Sheng-Xiang Lin The data presented here are related to the research article entitled “Estradiol-independent modulation of breast cancer transcript profile by 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1” (J.A. Aka, E.L. Calvo, S.X. Lin, 2016) [1]. We evaluated the effect of the steroidal enzyme 17β-HSD1 and its product, the estrogenic hormone 17-beta-estradiol (E2), on gene transcription profile of breast cancer cells. RNA interference technique was used to knock down the 17β-HSD1 gene ( HSD17B1 ) in the hormone-dependent breast cancer cell line T47D in steroid-deprived medium. Transfected cells were subsequently treated with E2, and microarray analyses (with three contrasts) were used to investigate (i) the effect of 17β-HSD1 expression on breast cancer cell transcript profile in steroid-deprived condition, (ii) the effect of E2 on breast cancer gene expression and (iii) if E2 affects gene regulation by 17β-HSD1. Functional enrichments of the differentially expressed genes were assessed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Here, we showed data on 140 genes that are induced or repressed 1.5 time or higher ( p 〈 0.05) in the HSD17B1- silenced and E2-treated T47D cells revealed by microarray analysis, and presented the 14 functional terms found in the cancer and in the cell death and survival categories revealed by the IPA biological function analysis. Data on IPA Canonical Pathway and network analyses is also presented. Further discussion on gene regulation by 17β-HSD1 and E2 is provided in the accompanying publication [1].

Description: Publication date: December 2016 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 9 Author(s): Safiétou Sanfo, M. William Fonta, Ibrahim Boubacar, P.A. John Lamers This article describes two datasets generated from various sources in south western Burkina Faso to identify the key climate and environmental drivers that cause farmers to migrate. The survey sampling is random but reasoned and rational. The first dataset from 367 farm households 1 1 100 interviewed households, and 10 Focus Group Discussions comprising 267 farmers. contains data on farmers’ perception of climate change risks or hazards, their impacts on farmland productivity and farm households’ risk management strategies. The second dataset from 58 farm households contains data on agricultural practices, environmental changes, and environmental migration. Three supplemental Excel sheets show the results of the surveys. Details on the sample as well as further interpretation and discussion of the surveys are available in the associated research article (‘Field Facts for Crop Insurance Design: Empirical Evidence from South Western Burkina Faso’ (W. M. Fonta, S. Sanfo, B. Ibrahim, B. Barry, 2015) [ 1 ]).

Description: Publication date: December 2016 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 9 Author(s): Minoru Ito, Kazuhiro Minami, Yoshimasa Sagane, Toshihiro Watanabe, Koichi Niwa Here, we present data on the effects of emu oil, obtained from emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae ) fat deposits, on melanogenesis in B16F1 murine melanoma cells. The cells were cultured in media containing different concentrations of emu oil, and the melanin content of these cells was measured using a microplate reader. Next, melanin content was measured for cells cultured with α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. This article reports the different melanin contents as μg melanin/mg cellular protein, by using bar graphs with error bars. The present data imply that emu oil reduces the cellular melanin production.

Description: Publication date: February 2017 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 10 Author(s): Fereshte Babaahmadi, Sina Dobaradaran, Abdolrahim Pazira, Seyed Sajjad Eghbali, Maryam Khorsand, Mozhgan Keshtkar In this paper, we measured the levels of metals including Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni, Hg, Fe, and Cu in the inlet and outlet wastewater of hospitals. The samples were taken from wastewater in Bushehr׳s province hospitals, Iran. After the collection of samples, the concentration levels of metals were determined by using graphite furnace absorption spectrometer (AAS) method (Varian, SpectrAA 240, Australia). Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using Special Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 16).

Description: Publication date: February 2017 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 10 Author(s): Svetlana Proskurina, Jussi Heinimö, Mirja Mikkilä, Esa Vakkilainen This article contains data related to the research article entitled “A survey analysis of the wood pellet industry in Finland: Future perspectives" (S. Proskurina, E. Alakangas, J. Heinimö, M. Mikkilä, E. Vakkilainen, 2016) [1]. The dataset include information about the importance of wood pellets on the global bioenergy development and role of wood pellets on the Finnish bioenergy development. Data leads to an expansion of knowledge and discoveries of new possibility for wood pellets industry analysis.

Description: Publication date: February 2017 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 10 Author(s): Nico Bauer, Jérôme Hilaire, Robert J. Brecha, Jae Edmonds, Kejun Jiang, Elmar Kriegler, Hans-Holger Rogner, Fabio Sferra The data files contain the assumptions and results for the construction of cumulative availability curves for coal, oil and gas for the five Shared Socioeconomic Pathways. The files include the maximum availability (also known as cumulative extraction cost curves) and the assumptions that are applied to construct the SSPs. The data is differentiated into twenty regions. The resulting cumulative availability curves are plotted and the aggregate data as well as cumulative availability curves are compared across SSPs. The methodology, the data sources and the assumptions are documented in a related article (N. Bauer, J. Hilaire, R.J. Brecha, J. Edmonds, K. Jiang, E. Kriegler, H.-H. Rogner, F. Sferra, 2016) [1] under DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.088 .

Description: Publication date: February 2017 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 10 Author(s): Ekta Saini, V.P. Khanagwal, Rajvinder Singh Verdict on tracing exact place of drowning is a part of medico-legal investigation. This question often stands when circumstances remain unclear about true drowning place. Usually, when a dead body rises from the bottom of drowning site, it will appear near to the point where it had actually disappeared but rapid current may carry a body to real distance from the exact place of death before any major obstruction. Forensic methodology has suggested qualitative as well as quantitative comparison of diatoms recovered in dead body and reference water samples to corroborate drowning as cause of death and locating precise place of drowning. Collection of wrong reference water samples from drowning site can also hamper the investigation process. Since, the distributions of different genera in certain extents relate particular water where the death due to drowning might have taken place; therefore, the present attempt was made to understand diatom distribution in five water bodies of Haryana with reference to diatom growth factors. This research data represents diatomological profiles of selected sites for possible application of forensic diatomology. Both, the light and scanning electron microscopy identified diatoms. It is envisioned that this data report is informative enough for the experts to plan future strategy for investigating mysteries associating place of drowning.

Description: Publication date: February 2017 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 10 Author(s): Chien-Hua Huang, Ping-Hsun Yu, Min-Shan Tsai, Po-Ya Chuang, Tzung-Dau Wang, Chih-Yen Chiang, Wei-Tien Chang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Chao-Hsiun Tang, Wen-Jone Chen The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Acute Hospital Administration of Amiodarone and/or Lidocaine in Shockable Patients Presenting with Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Cohort Study” (C.H. Huang, P.H. Yu, M.S. Tsai et al., 2016) [1] . The data contains the information of co-morbidities coding from ICD-9 CM codes and specific difference in requirement between medical centers and non-medical centers in resuscitation. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for factors related to the outcome of survival to ICU admission and survival to hospital discharge are included in the data set. The data also contains bootstrap sensitivity analysis of the logistic regression model for survival to ICU admission and hospital discharge outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Subgroup analysis of epinephrine dosage related to outcome of one-year survival is shown.

Description: Publication date: February 2017 Source: Data in Brief, Volume 10 Author(s): Mehdi Ebrahimi, Michael Botelho The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Biphasic calcium phosphates bioceramics (HA/TCP): Concept, physicochemical properties and the impact of standardization of study protocols in biomaterials research” [1] . This article provides in depth study of BCP bone substitutes as valuable option in the field of tissue engineering. However, there are discrepancies in the literature regarding the ideal physicochemical properties of BCP and the ideal balance between different phase compositions for enhanced bone tissue engineering (M. Ebrahimi, M.G. Botelho, S.V. Dorozhkin, 2016; M. Ebrahimi, P. Pripatnanont, S. Suttapreyasri, N. Monmaturapoj, 2014) [ 1 , 2 ]. This is found to be mainly because of improper characterization of BCP bioceramics in basic studies and lack of standard study protocols in in vitro and in vivo research. This data article along with original article provide the basic data required for ideal characterization of BCP and other bioceramics in an attempt to provide basic standardized protocols for future studies.