Open scholarship has transformed research, and introduced a host of new terms in the lexicon of r... more Open scholarship has transformed research, and introduced a host of new terms in the lexicon of researchers. The 'Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Teaching' (FORRT) community presents a crowdsourced glossary of open scholarship terms to facilitate education and effective communication between experts and newcomers.
Assessing the credibility of research claims is a central, continuous, and laborious part of the ... more Assessing the credibility of research claims is a central, continuous, and laborious part of the scientific process. Credibility assessment strategies range from expert judgment to aggregating existing evidence to systematic replication efforts. Such assessments can require substantial time and effort. Research progress could be accelerated if there were rapid, scalable, accurate credibility indicators to guide attention and resource allocation for further assessment. The SCORE program is creating and validating algorithms to provide confidence scores for research claims at scale. To investigate the viability of scalable tools, teams are creating: a database of claims from papers in the social and behavioral sciences; expert and machine generated estimates of credibility; and, evidence of reproducibility, robustness, and replicability to validate the estimates. Beyond the primary research objective, the data and artifacts generated from this program will be openly shared and provide an unprecedented opportunity to examine research credibility and evidence.
Fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum) contains saponin diosgenin, wich has an anti fertility... more Fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum) contains saponin diosgenin, wich has an anti fertility effect on spermatozoa so it can be used as an oral contraceptive drug. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of fenugreek seed extract to spermatogenic process of rabbit, especially on viability spermatozoa. "Completely randomized control group post-test only design" was used in this study. The animals were divided into four groups; one control group and three treatment groups with six replicates (P 0 = control group; P 1 = group were given 10 % fenugreek seed extract, 1 cc/day; P 2 = group were given 20 % fenugreek seed extract, 1 cc/day; P 3 = group were given 30 % fenugreek seed extract, 1 cc/day). The extract was given orally once a day in 50 days. After treatment, testicles were sectioned and stained with Hematoxylin Eosin; for qualitative and quantitative microscopic analysis. The result of this study showed that the number of spermatozoa were decreased significantly (p<0,05) after receiving 10% fenugreek seed extract 1 cc per day. In conclusion, fenugreek seed extract could reduce the number of spermatozoa.
A collection of slides for virtually all presentations given by Center for Open Science staff sin... more A collection of slides for virtually all presentations given by Center for Open Science staff since its founding in 2013.
German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They int... more German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They intended to introduce Christianity to Inuit peoples without disrupting important aspects of traditional Inuit culture, such as hunting practices. Over time the Moravians began introducing more than just religion: European raw materials, manufactured products, and foods. As a result, Inuit were incorporated into a market economy in which the export of local goods produced by Inuit labor such as seal oil, dried fish, ivory, and fur were exchanged for iron tools, guns, cloth, and ceramics. Simultaneously, becoming part of a larger global economy meant changing aspects of the local subsistence economy. Inuit subsistence strategies were incorporated into a Moravian economic strategy, and ecological relationships changed as a result of colonial influences. Integration into a market economy also altered the spiritual intersection between Inuit and animals.
Abstract A recent online article in The Daily Beast listed archaeology as one of the thirteen mos... more Abstract A recent online article in The Daily Beast listed archaeology as one of the thirteen most useless undergraduate degrees. The article failed to identify transferable job skills gained while engaged in archaeological work. Further, archaeological field programmes and labs offer an alternative learning environment that benefits some students. This article reviews two archaeological projects that used archaeology as a form of social activism to provide employment and education to an under-served community as a fundamental aspect of its goals. The Hopedale Archaeology Project is an archaeology field project based in a north-east Canadian community that provides education and work opportunities for Inuit students. The Veterans Curation Program based in the United States provides temporary employment to recently discharged military veterans in an archaeological and archival curation lab. These programmes assist individuals to re-establish themselves within the workforce and add to their academic and professional growth, as well as incorporate a public outreach component that makes archaeology and history more accessible to the public.
Sam Parsons‡1, Flávio Azevedo‡2, Mahmoud M. Elsherif‡3,4, Samuel Guay5, Owen N. Shahim6, Gisela H... more Sam Parsons‡1, Flávio Azevedo‡2, Mahmoud M. Elsherif‡3,4, Samuel Guay5, Owen N. Shahim6, Gisela H. Govaart7,8, Emma Norris9, Aoife O’Mahony10, Adam J. Parker1,11, Ana Todorovic1, Charlotte R. Pennington12, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin13, Aleksandra Lazić14, Olly M. Robertson15,16, Sara L. Middleton17,18, Beatrice Valentini19, Joanne McCuaig20,21, Bradley J. Baker22,23, Elizabeth Collins24, Adrien A. Fillon25, Tina B. Lonsdorf26, Michele C. Lim1, Norbert Vanek27,28, Marton Kovacs29,30, Timo B. Roettger31, Sonia Rishi32, Jacob F. Miranda33, Matt Jaquiery1, Suzanne L. K. Stewart34, Valeria Agostini32, Andrew J. Stewart35, Kamil Izydorczak36, Sarah Ashcroft-Jones1, Helena Hartmann37,38, Madeleine Ingham32, Yuki Yamada39, Martin R. Vasilev40, Filip Dechterenko41, Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir42, Yu-Fang Yang43, LaPlume A. Annalise44, Julia K. Wolska45, Emma L. Henderson46, Mirela Zaneva1, Benjamin G. Farrar13, Ross Mounce47, Tamara Kalandadze48, Wanyin Li32, Qinyu Xiao49, Robert M. Ross50, Siu Kit Yeu...
This archaeological project investigates the long-term economic and social impact of German Morav... more This archaeological project investigates the long-term economic and social impact of German Moravian missionaries on Labrador Inuit culture, by exploring changes in eighteenth-and nineteenth-century Inuit material culture and architecture near the mission town of Hopedale, Labrador. My analysis archaeologically examines three sites in northern Labrador region that include Adlavik, a mid-eighteenth century Inuit sod house settlement, Anniowaktook, a late eighteenth century Inuit settlement, and the Inuit village associated with the mission at Hopedale, Avertôk. The research draws together archaeological, faunal, and ethnohistorical data to define changes in Inuit economic and subsistence strategies. This research examines whether changes to Inuit domestic space, subsistence practices, economic structures, and religious traditions during the Moravian period were due in part to earlier eighteenth-century organizational patterns. This dissertation evaluates the hypothesis that the Moravians disrupted an earlier Inuit social organization where Inuit leaders who could both trade with Europeans and coordinate local hunting groups experienced greater accessibility to desired trade goods. By offering Inuit easier access to desirable resources including European goods, the Moravians were able to challenge existing Inuit authority. Excavated Inuit sod houses were differentiated according to artifacts related to trade, hunting, and domestic production; however the lack of a marked differentiation between households with respect to the abundance of valued goods suggest that Inuit settlements followed a more egalitarian organization based on a division of labor. vi
The Hopedale region in Labrador, Canada has a rich history of human activity. Some of the earlies... more The Hopedale region in Labrador, Canada has a rich history of human activity. Some of the earliest archaeological research on Inuit of this region was conducted by American archaeologist Junius Bird in 1935; however, few researchers have returned to the region to expand on his work. This paper provides a summary of recent excavations conducted at an eighteenth century Inuit sod house settlement Bird identified on Anniowaktook Island (GgCi-02) just east of Hopedale. The region was considered a central trading area among Inuit. Excavations were expected to identify items indicative of this trade with the increasing prevalence of European traders along the coast. Instead, artifact assemblages at Anniowaktook reveal a smaller than expected collection of trade items, and a surprisingly high density of metal materials. The types and quantity of materials amassed suggest Anniowaktook Inuit were making different consumption choices to acquire materials for tool manufacture which were not traditionally part of the trade system.
German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They int... more German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They intended to introduce Christianity to Inuit peoples without disrupting important aspects of traditional Inuit culture, such as hunting practices. Over time the Moravians began introducing more than just religion: European raw materials, manufactured products, and foods. As a result, Inuit were incorporated into a market economy in which the export of local goods produced by Inuit labor such as seal oil, dried fi sh, ivory, and fur were exchanged for iron tools, guns, cloth, and ceramics. Simultaneously, becoming part of a larger global economy meant changing aspects of the local subsistence economy. Inuit subsistence strategies were incorporated into a Moravian economic strategy, and ecological relationships changed as a result of colonial infl uences. Integration into a market economy also altered the spiritual intersection between Inuit and animals.
Open scholarship has transformed research, and introduced a host of new terms in the lexicon of r... more Open scholarship has transformed research, and introduced a host of new terms in the lexicon of researchers. The &#39;Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Teaching&#39; (FORRT) community presents a crowdsourced glossary of open scholarship terms to facilitate education and effective communication between experts and newcomers.
Assessing the credibility of research claims is a central, continuous, and laborious part of the ... more Assessing the credibility of research claims is a central, continuous, and laborious part of the scientific process. Credibility assessment strategies range from expert judgment to aggregating existing evidence to systematic replication efforts. Such assessments can require substantial time and effort. Research progress could be accelerated if there were rapid, scalable, accurate credibility indicators to guide attention and resource allocation for further assessment. The SCORE program is creating and validating algorithms to provide confidence scores for research claims at scale. To investigate the viability of scalable tools, teams are creating: a database of claims from papers in the social and behavioral sciences; expert and machine generated estimates of credibility; and, evidence of reproducibility, robustness, and replicability to validate the estimates. Beyond the primary research objective, the data and artifacts generated from this program will be openly shared and provide an unprecedented opportunity to examine research credibility and evidence.
Fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum) contains saponin diosgenin, wich has an anti fertility... more Fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum) contains saponin diosgenin, wich has an anti fertility effect on spermatozoa so it can be used as an oral contraceptive drug. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of fenugreek seed extract to spermatogenic process of rabbit, especially on viability spermatozoa. "Completely randomized control group post-test only design" was used in this study. The animals were divided into four groups; one control group and three treatment groups with six replicates (P 0 = control group; P 1 = group were given 10 % fenugreek seed extract, 1 cc/day; P 2 = group were given 20 % fenugreek seed extract, 1 cc/day; P 3 = group were given 30 % fenugreek seed extract, 1 cc/day). The extract was given orally once a day in 50 days. After treatment, testicles were sectioned and stained with Hematoxylin Eosin; for qualitative and quantitative microscopic analysis. The result of this study showed that the number of spermatozoa were decreased significantly (p<0,05) after receiving 10% fenugreek seed extract 1 cc per day. In conclusion, fenugreek seed extract could reduce the number of spermatozoa.
A collection of slides for virtually all presentations given by Center for Open Science staff sin... more A collection of slides for virtually all presentations given by Center for Open Science staff since its founding in 2013.
German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They int... more German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They intended to introduce Christianity to Inuit peoples without disrupting important aspects of traditional Inuit culture, such as hunting practices. Over time the Moravians began introducing more than just religion: European raw materials, manufactured products, and foods. As a result, Inuit were incorporated into a market economy in which the export of local goods produced by Inuit labor such as seal oil, dried fish, ivory, and fur were exchanged for iron tools, guns, cloth, and ceramics. Simultaneously, becoming part of a larger global economy meant changing aspects of the local subsistence economy. Inuit subsistence strategies were incorporated into a Moravian economic strategy, and ecological relationships changed as a result of colonial influences. Integration into a market economy also altered the spiritual intersection between Inuit and animals.
Abstract A recent online article in The Daily Beast listed archaeology as one of the thirteen mos... more Abstract A recent online article in The Daily Beast listed archaeology as one of the thirteen most useless undergraduate degrees. The article failed to identify transferable job skills gained while engaged in archaeological work. Further, archaeological field programmes and labs offer an alternative learning environment that benefits some students. This article reviews two archaeological projects that used archaeology as a form of social activism to provide employment and education to an under-served community as a fundamental aspect of its goals. The Hopedale Archaeology Project is an archaeology field project based in a north-east Canadian community that provides education and work opportunities for Inuit students. The Veterans Curation Program based in the United States provides temporary employment to recently discharged military veterans in an archaeological and archival curation lab. These programmes assist individuals to re-establish themselves within the workforce and add to their academic and professional growth, as well as incorporate a public outreach component that makes archaeology and history more accessible to the public.
Sam Parsons‡1, Flávio Azevedo‡2, Mahmoud M. Elsherif‡3,4, Samuel Guay5, Owen N. Shahim6, Gisela H... more Sam Parsons‡1, Flávio Azevedo‡2, Mahmoud M. Elsherif‡3,4, Samuel Guay5, Owen N. Shahim6, Gisela H. Govaart7,8, Emma Norris9, Aoife O’Mahony10, Adam J. Parker1,11, Ana Todorovic1, Charlotte R. Pennington12, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin13, Aleksandra Lazić14, Olly M. Robertson15,16, Sara L. Middleton17,18, Beatrice Valentini19, Joanne McCuaig20,21, Bradley J. Baker22,23, Elizabeth Collins24, Adrien A. Fillon25, Tina B. Lonsdorf26, Michele C. Lim1, Norbert Vanek27,28, Marton Kovacs29,30, Timo B. Roettger31, Sonia Rishi32, Jacob F. Miranda33, Matt Jaquiery1, Suzanne L. K. Stewart34, Valeria Agostini32, Andrew J. Stewart35, Kamil Izydorczak36, Sarah Ashcroft-Jones1, Helena Hartmann37,38, Madeleine Ingham32, Yuki Yamada39, Martin R. Vasilev40, Filip Dechterenko41, Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir42, Yu-Fang Yang43, LaPlume A. Annalise44, Julia K. Wolska45, Emma L. Henderson46, Mirela Zaneva1, Benjamin G. Farrar13, Ross Mounce47, Tamara Kalandadze48, Wanyin Li32, Qinyu Xiao49, Robert M. Ross50, Siu Kit Yeu...
This archaeological project investigates the long-term economic and social impact of German Morav... more This archaeological project investigates the long-term economic and social impact of German Moravian missionaries on Labrador Inuit culture, by exploring changes in eighteenth-and nineteenth-century Inuit material culture and architecture near the mission town of Hopedale, Labrador. My analysis archaeologically examines three sites in northern Labrador region that include Adlavik, a mid-eighteenth century Inuit sod house settlement, Anniowaktook, a late eighteenth century Inuit settlement, and the Inuit village associated with the mission at Hopedale, Avertôk. The research draws together archaeological, faunal, and ethnohistorical data to define changes in Inuit economic and subsistence strategies. This research examines whether changes to Inuit domestic space, subsistence practices, economic structures, and religious traditions during the Moravian period were due in part to earlier eighteenth-century organizational patterns. This dissertation evaluates the hypothesis that the Moravians disrupted an earlier Inuit social organization where Inuit leaders who could both trade with Europeans and coordinate local hunting groups experienced greater accessibility to desired trade goods. By offering Inuit easier access to desirable resources including European goods, the Moravians were able to challenge existing Inuit authority. Excavated Inuit sod houses were differentiated according to artifacts related to trade, hunting, and domestic production; however the lack of a marked differentiation between households with respect to the abundance of valued goods suggest that Inuit settlements followed a more egalitarian organization based on a division of labor. vi
The Hopedale region in Labrador, Canada has a rich history of human activity. Some of the earlies... more The Hopedale region in Labrador, Canada has a rich history of human activity. Some of the earliest archaeological research on Inuit of this region was conducted by American archaeologist Junius Bird in 1935; however, few researchers have returned to the region to expand on his work. This paper provides a summary of recent excavations conducted at an eighteenth century Inuit sod house settlement Bird identified on Anniowaktook Island (GgCi-02) just east of Hopedale. The region was considered a central trading area among Inuit. Excavations were expected to identify items indicative of this trade with the increasing prevalence of European traders along the coast. Instead, artifact assemblages at Anniowaktook reveal a smaller than expected collection of trade items, and a surprisingly high density of metal materials. The types and quantity of materials amassed suggest Anniowaktook Inuit were making different consumption choices to acquire materials for tool manufacture which were not traditionally part of the trade system.
German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They int... more German Moravian missionaries arrived in Labrador, Canada at the end of the 18th century. They intended to introduce Christianity to Inuit peoples without disrupting important aspects of traditional Inuit culture, such as hunting practices. Over time the Moravians began introducing more than just religion: European raw materials, manufactured products, and foods. As a result, Inuit were incorporated into a market economy in which the export of local goods produced by Inuit labor such as seal oil, dried fi sh, ivory, and fur were exchanged for iron tools, guns, cloth, and ceramics. Simultaneously, becoming part of a larger global economy meant changing aspects of the local subsistence economy. Inuit subsistence strategies were incorporated into a Moravian economic strategy, and ecological relationships changed as a result of colonial infl uences. Integration into a market economy also altered the spiritual intersection between Inuit and animals.
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