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Uni Ulm intern - das Ulmer Universitätsmagazin, Nr. 330 (44. Jg.), November 2014
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Uni Ulm intern
subject: DDC 050 / General serial publications
subject: Universities; Germany; Ulm
subject: Universität Ulm

description: uni ulm intern, Das Ulmer Universitätsmagazin, Heft Nr. 330 (44. Jg.), November 2014
Suppression of interdiffusion in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum-well structure capped with dielectric films by deposition of gallium oxide
Creators: name: Fu, L.
name: Wong-Leung, J.
name: Deenapanray, P. N.K.
name: Tan, H. H.
name: Jagadish, C.
name: Gong, Bin
name: Lamb, R. N.
name: Cohen, R. M.
name: Reichert, W.
name: Dao, Lap
name: Gal, M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Abstract not available.
Significance of sulfogalactosylglycerolipid in male fertility: Studies using Cgt heterozygous mice
Creators: name: Kongmanas, Kessiri
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Biology, Animal Physiology.
subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: Sulfogalactosylglycerolipid (SGG) is a sulfoglycolipid present specifically at a substantial level in mammalian male germ cells. It has been shown to function as an adhesion molecule important for sperm-egg interaction and a structural lipid involved in formation of sperm lipid rafts during capacitation in vitro. Due to the unique characteristics and functions, SGG can potentially serve as a biomarker for sperm fertility as well as a target for development of a non-hormonal contraceptive. To confirm the in vivo roles of SGG, we sought for transgenic mice with reduced amounts of sperm SGG. Cgt knockout male mice, transgenetically deficient in UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT), an enzyme involved in SGG synthesis, are infertile due to spermatogenesis disruption. However, the Cgt+/- males can still produce sperm and sire offspring. We hypothesized that Cgt+/- males, expected to have reduced SGG amounts, would have compromised fertilizing ability and could serve as in vivo models for studying roles of SGG in fertilization and spermatogenesis. Unexpectedly, our results revealed that Cgt+/- males exhibited unimpaired spermatogenesis and fecundity. Moreover, the levels of SGG as well as lipid profiles of sperm and testes of Cgt+/- mice were similar to those of the wild type, suggesting that compensatory mechanisms must have occurred to maintain SGG levels in the Cgt+/- mice. Although these results revealed that Cgt+/- mice could not be used as the animal models, they implicated significance of normal testis and sperm SGG levels in maintaining normal spermatogenesis and fertility. The possible compensatory mechanisms regulating SGG levels were further investigated in Cgt+/- mice. As expected, only half of Cgt mRNA expression level of the wild type was transcribed in the Cgt+/- testes; however, testicular CGT polypeptides as well as their enzymatic activities in the Cgt+/- mice were found at a comparable level to those of the wild type. On the other hand, no change was found in terms of mRNA levels, polypeptide levels or enzymatic activities of arylsulfatase A (ASA), the enzyme responsible for SGG degradation in the testis. In conclusion, the compensatory mechanisms for SGG level adjustment in Cgt +/- mice occurred through the biosynthetic pathway, rather than the degradation pathway, by increasing the CGT polypeptide expression level. Therefore, identification of specific spermatogenic cell stages, contributing to normal expression levels of CGT and SGG in the Cgt+/- testes warrants further studies, as these studies should provide useful information regarding CGT and SGG importance during male germ cell development. In addition, a new approach to produce the animal models that can produce sperm with reduced SGG levels should be attempted. The RNA interference (RNAi) techniques may be tried to achieve this goal.
Modelling optical waveguide bends and applications to plasmon-polariton waveguides
Creators: name: Lu, Junjie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: Optical waveguide bends are key building blocks in many integrated optical components. Accurate numerical modelling of these bends is of great practical value to the design of the integrated optical technology. Analyzed in this thesis are the propagation characteristics of optical waveguide bends based on the method of lines (MoL), not only for its good numerical performances (accuracy, speed of computation and minimal memory requirements), but also for its high suitability for the analysis of waveguide structures. This thesis gives the detailed formulation for the calculation of the waveguide-bending radiation loss and the transition loss due to modal mismatch at the junctions. Besides, the 1D and 2D spatial field distribution algorithms are also covered in the formulation. The code based on the formulation has been implemented successfully. To validate the code, we applied it to three typical waveguide structures appearing in other literatures and compared the results. The comparison shows that our code works very well, and can be used not only for the lossless dielectric media, but also for the lossy media at the optical frequency. This thesis also explores the application of the developed code to metal waveguide bends. The numerical results of the propagation characteristics of the metal waveguide bends at the optical frequencies are presented for what is believed to be the first time.
ORCID Ambassador Program
Creators: name: ORCID
Publisher: name: ORCID
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: From 2013-2017, ORCID outreach activities were supported by a diverse cadre of energetic institutional and individual Ambassadors who encouraged the adoption of ORCID identifiers locally and globally. From 2018, with a much larger network of supporters, staff, and members, we have ended our Ambassador program. Learn more about where we are now and those involved in the ORCID Ambassador program.
Prosper's Chronicle: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Edition of 445
Creators: name: Brook's, Deanna
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Prosper
Chronicles
Fifth-century theology
Western Roman Empire

description: This thesis seeks to further research into Prosper’s chronicle and to counter Theodor Mommsen’s conclusions that Prosper made no editorial changes between the 445 and 455 editions of his chronicle. The ultimate result will be to prove that there were significant and deliberate alterations made by Prosper and to create a critical edition and translation of the chronicle of 445. The methodology includes establishing Prosper’s place in the Latin chronicle tradition, his alleged role as secretary to Pope Leo, his supposed residence in Rome and his theological views. Mommsen’s edition will then be used to compare the manuscripts of the 445 and 455 editions and to determine what differences exist. This comparison will show that Prosper not only continued his own chronicle but also edited it between 445 and 455. We will then fill the void left by Mommsen when he created only one edition by providing a critical edition and translation of the 445 chronicle for the first time.
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) for Measuring Plant-Soil Feedback Effects on Crop Productivity
Creators: name: Nuijten, Rik J. G.
name: Kooistra, Lammert
name: De Deyn, Gerlinde B.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Unmanned aerial system (UAS) acquired high-resolution optical imagery and object-based image analysis (OBIA) techniques have the potential to provide spatial crop productivity information. In general, plant-soil feedback (PSF) field studies are time-consuming and laborious which constrain the scale at which these studies can be performed. Development of non-destructive methodologies is needed to enable research under actual field conditions and at realistic spatial and temporal scales. In this study, the influence of six winter cover crop (WCC) treatments (monocultures Raphanus sativus, Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens, Vicia sativa and two species mixtures) on the productivity of succeeding endive (Cichorium endivia) summer crop was investigated by estimating crop volume. A three-dimensional surface and terrain model were photogrammetrically reconstructed from UAS imagery, acquired on 1 July 2015 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Multi-resolution image segmentation (MIRS) and template matching algorithms were used in an integrated workflow to detect individual crops (accuracy = 99.8%) and delineate C. endivia crop covered area (accuracy = 85.4%). Mean crop area (R = 0.61) and crop volume (R = 0.71) estimates had strong positive correlations with in situ measured dry biomass. Productivity differences resulting from the WCC treatments were greater for estimated crop volume in comparison to in situ biomass, the legacy of Raphanus was most beneficial for estimated crop volume. The perennial ryegrass L. perenne treatment resulted in a significantly lower production of C. endivia. The developed workflow has potential for PSF studies as well as precision farming due to its flexibility and scalability. Our findings provide insight into the potential of UAS for determining crop productivity on a large scale.
The chemistry and biochemistry of aromatase inhibitors.
Creators: name: Messier, Marc D.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: Aromatase is the last enzyme in estrogenesis, and as such is of central importance in estrogen metabolic and reproductive processes. Four central postulates of aromatase active site topology were elaborated: 1. The C-19 cavity postulate predicted that a cavity exists in aromatase. Steroids synthesized to investigate this postulate have confirmed that a 6A deep pocket exists to accommodate C-19 androgen derivatives. 2. The C-3 chelation postulate suggested that chelating groups at the C-3 position might constitute a new generation of aromatase inhibitors and cause aromatase inactivation. Steroidal derivatives with C-3 ethylenedioxy and C-3 thioketal groups have shown this approach to be invalid. 3. The C-5 nucleophile postulate led to investigate the mechanism of action of known C-4, C-5 and C-6 pharmacophores via C-4,5 and C-5,6 androgen epoxides. No inactivation of the enzyme was reported in the presence of these epoxy-steroids, thus weakening contemporary aromatase mechanistic theory involving mechanisms relying on an incoming C-4 nucleophile. Topological analysis and computer simulations of known pharmacophoric patterns led to the biochemical investigations of over 80 steroidal test compounds, many exhibiting potent competitive and some inactivating kinetic profiles. The synthesis of hitherto unreported androgen derivatives was described. 4. Bioorganic simulations of the aromatase mechanism have led to a novel approach to the aromatase mechanism of action. These approaches are based on altered A-ring reactivity via thioketal or hemi-thioketal enzyme intermediates. The chemistry of postulated active site generated analogues was investigated and the resulting rearrangement products lend credence to mechanisms requiring altered reactivities during aromatase oxidations.
Minderung des Lärms von Straßenbahnen im urbanen Raum
Creators: name: Hamöller, Gerald
name: Jäcker-Cüppers, Michael
name: Kuppe, Ann-Kathrin
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Lärmminderung
subject: Straßenbahn
subject: Lärmschutzmaßnahme
subject: tram
subject: Lärm

description: Lärm erhöht deutlich das Risiko für schwere Erkrankungen, wie zum Beispiel Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen, aber auch Depressionen. Die von der EU und dem Bund beschlossene Verkehrswende zielt vor allem auf die Verkehrsverlagerung auf die Schiene. Hierbei spielen Straßenbahnen vor allem im Nahverkehrsbereich eine große Rolle, da diese im Vergleich zur U-Bahn kostengünstiger sind und im Vergleich zu Nahverkehrsbussen bei den Nutzern eine höhere Akzeptanz erfahren und auch leistungsfähiger und bezogen auf Ihre Kapazität weniger Energie benötigen. Wenn nun aber im größeren Maße eine Verlagerung auf die Straßenbahnen stattfindet, muss dabei auch das Thema Lärmminderung bei Straßenbahnen stärker in den Fokus rücken. Hierbei ist insbesondere zu beachten, dass Straßenbahnlinien oft nahe an bewohnten Bebauungen und im Straßenraum geführt werden. Diese Veröffentlichung zeigt Möglichkeiten auf, wie Straßenbahnen lärmarm und damit umweltverträglich und nachhaltig betrieben werden können und wer aus Sicht der Autor*innen den größten Handlungsspielraum besitzt, um Lärmminderungsmaßnahmen sinnvoll umzusetzen. Dazu werden die Handlungsspielräume der Akteur*innen eingeordnet und verschiedene Lärmminderungsmaßnahmen vorgestellt, welche das Abrollgeräusch, das Kurvengeräusch und die Abstellgeräusche mindern. Neben diesen technischen Maßnahmen wurden auch betriebliche Maßnahmen diskutiert. Auch das Thema Lärmüberwachung wird umfangreich dargestellt und die Vorteile aufgezeigt. Zu den Vorteilen gehören zum Beispiel, dass die Betreiber oder Besteller in die Lage versetzt werden, einen guten akustischen Zustand der Fahrzeuge und des Netzes zu bewahren und auf der anderen Seite auch den Anwohnerinnen*Anwohnern den akustischen Zustand des Straßenbahnsystems nachvollziehbar aufzuzeigen und somit Widerständen zu begegnen. Die Lärmschutzmaßnahmen wurden auch auf ihre Wirtschaftlichkeit hin geprüft. Damit werden die Straßenbahnbetreiber und Verkehrsleistungsbesteller in die Lage versetzt, ein Straßenbahnsystem zu betreiben, das neben seiner sehr guten CO2-Bilanz auch eine sehr gute Lärmbilanz aufweist.
Supplementary document for Asymmetric single-cycle control of valence electron motion in polar chemical bonds - 5007036.pdf
Creators: name: Morimoto, Yuya
name: Shinohara, Yasushi
name: TANI, Mizuki
name: Chen, Bo-Han
name: Ishikawa, Kenichi
name: Baum, Peter
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement
title: Stabilization of chromium (VI) in the presence of iron (II): method development and validation
title: Stabilization of chromium (VI) in the presence of iron (II)
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: El-Athman, Fatima
name: Mahringer, Daniel
name: Polenz, Chantal
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Chromat
Erholung
Trinkwasser

description: The presence of Cr (VI) in drinking water is mainly caused by leaching of chromium-containing aquifer material into groundwater. In contrast to Cr (III), it has been classified as highly toxic. For this reason, the WHO recommends the implementation of separate guideline values, instead of the so far used limit value of total chromium. The separate evaluation of Cr (VI) in raw water and during removal processes requires the Cr (VI) concentration to remain stable after sampling. In the presence of Fe (II), a stabilization of the samples is necessary to inhibit further reduction of Cr (VI) by Fe (II). In this study, two methods of Cr (VI) stabilization in Fe-(II)-containing water samples are investigated: Fe (II) oxidation by oxygen at high pH values in the presence of buffers and Fe (II) complexation by chelating agents. When adding hydrogen carbonate buffer, Cr (VI) recovery reached 100% at pH values of 10 to 12 in the presence of up to 3 mg L-1 Fe (II). Using hydrogen phosphate buffer, Cr (VI) recovery reached 100% only at pH 12 but for a Fe (II) concentration up to 6 mg L-1. Ammonium buffer was found to be less suitable for Cr (VI) stabilization. The addition of EDTA and citrate resulted in low recovery of Cr (VI), whereas citrate was found to accelerate the Cr (VI) reduction. Quelle: https://www.mdpi.com
Charlotte Bronte's books of revelation: Apocalyptic and prophetic allusion in the novel.
Creators: name: Morra, Linda.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Literature, English.

description: The Bible proved to be a rich resource for Charlotte Bronte; with the exception of The Professor, Bronte's novels are saturated with references to prophecy and apocalypse. These allusions are crucial underpinnings in her novels, for they give shape to character, theme, and plot, even as the significance of these allusions alters with Bronte's own darkening vision. The introductory chapter analyses the religious and cultural milieu out of which Bronte's novels flourished. The second chapter examines how the prophet is closely aligned to the "poet"--and consequently, both the novelist and the narrator of Jane Eyre. The third chapter examines how prophecy affects the narrative structure in Shirley. The final chapter of the thesis examines revelation in Villette and how it may reveal and conceal: this ambiguity suggests a shift in the prophet's role from divine oracle of God's word to the overwrought imagination susceptible to interpretive subjectivity.
Dataverse North Metadata Best Practices Guide
Creators: name: Cooper, Alexandra
name: Gagnon, Martine
name: Goodwin, Mark
name: Huck, John
name: Leahey, Amber
name: Steeleworthy, Michael
name: Taylor, Sally
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: Version 1.1 of the guide provides users with best practices for creating citation metadata in Dataverse. The guide provides definitions of metadata fields and clarification where needed; distinguishes between required, recommended and optional fields; and illustrates the use of each field with a made-up example. A key difference between version 1.1 and version 1.0 are the fields designated as required. Future editions will provide guidance for disciplinary metadata blocks in Dataverse, namely, Social Sciences and Humanities, Geospatial, Life Sciences, and Astronomy & Astrophysics Metadata.
Modellhafte energetische Optimierung des umweltgeschädigten Beamtenhauses am Kloster St. Marienthal
Creators: name: Franzen, Christoph
name: Löther, Thomas
name: Zötzl, Matthias
Publisher: name: Institut für Diagnostik und Konservierung an Denkmalen in Sachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt e. V.
Year: 2011
Subjects: Conservation science

description: In dem Projekt wurde modellhaft aufgezeigt, wie in einem differenzierten Vorgehen denkmalverträgliche Lösungen zur Energieeinsparung an einem bewohnten Denkmal erarbeitet werden können. Ein gezielt geplantes Untersuchungsprogramm kann die Bestandssituation problemorientiert abbilden. So können Folgefehler, die bei der Adaption von Wärmedämmmaßnahmen an historischen Gebäuden durchaus auftreten können, vermieden werden.
The demise of the political offence exception in extradition law international documents, statutory case law and the Canada-India extradition treaty.
Creators: name: MacLean, M. Catherine.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Law.

description: Extradition is one legal procedure which can and has been utilized to combat terrorism. The political offence exception (p.o.e.) is an accepted legal doctrine which is a part of extradition law. This thesis examines the trend toward the limiting of the p.o.e. doctrine in the context of efforts to combat international terrorism. In other words, this thesis examines the trend to view acts of terrorism as strictly common crime and no longer regard them as legitimated political crime. The trend to limit the p.o.e. is illustrated through an analysis of international conventions, treaties and related documents. This thesis also reviews British, American and Canadian statutory case law in which the p.o.e. is raised. This analysis illustrates the practical application of the trend to limit the p.o.e. Finally, the 1987 Extradition Treaty between Canada and India is used as a case study example. This thesis includes an examination of the social and political process which led to the eventual negotiation of this treaty. Interviews with some members of the Canadian negotiating team and a search of Canadian parliamentary debate on the subject were conducted. The Canada-India case study acts as a case in point toward the limiting of the p.o.e. The analysis of international agreements and statutory case law illustrate that the p.o.e. is being limited, but ambiguity still exists in both definition and interpretation of terrorism and the p.o.e. doctrine. The examination of the social and political context within which the Canada-India Extradition Treaty was created demonstrates that changes to the law and its interpretation are not apolitical, but they are affected by social and political climate. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Supplementary document for Asymmetric single-cycle control of valence electron motion in polar chemical bonds - 5007036.pdf
Creators: name: Morimoto, Yuya
name: Shinohara, Yasushi
name: TANI, Mizuki
name: Chen, Bo-Han
name: Ishikawa, Kenichi
name: Baum, Peter
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement
A dearth of planetary transits in the direction of NGC 6940
Creators: name: Hood, Ben
name: Cameron, Andrew Collier
name: Kane, Stephen R.
name: Bramich, D. M.
name: Horne, Keith
name: Street, Rachel A.
name: Bond, I. A.
name: Penny, A. J.
name: Tsapras, Y.
name: Quirrenbach, A.
name: Safizadeh, N.
name: Mitchell, D.
name: Cooke, Jeff
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present results of our survey for planetary transits in the field of NGC 6940. We think nearly all of our observed stars are field stars. We have obtained high precision (~3-10 mmag at the bright end) photometric observations of ~50000 stars spanning 18 nights in an attempt to identify low-amplitude and short-period transit events. We have used a matched filter analysis to identify 14 stars that show multiple events and four stars that show single transits. Of these 18 candidates, we have identified two that should be further researched. However, none of the candidates is a convincing hot Jupiter.
Neural network modeling of three-dimensional objects for virtualized reality applications
Creators: name: Cretu, Ana-Maria
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.
subject: Artificial Intelligence.
subject: Computer Science.

description: This thesis presents a critical comparison between three neural architectures for 3D object representation in terms of purpose, computational cost, complexity, conformance and convenience, ease of manipulation and potential uses in the context of virtualized reality. Starting from a pointcloud that embeds the shape of the object to be modeled, a volumetric representation is obtained using a multilayered feedforward neural network or a surface representation using either the self-organizing map or the neural gas network. The representation provided by the neural networks is simple, compact and accurate. The models can be easily transformed in size, position (affine transformations) and shape (deformation). Some potential uses of the presented architectures in the context of virtualized reality are for the modeling of set operations and object morphing, for the detection of objects collision and for object recognition, object motion estimation and segmentation.
title: Decades needed for ecosystem components to respond to a sharp and drastic phosphorus load reduction
title: Decades needed for ecosystem components to respond to a sharp and drastic phosphorus load reduction
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Beulker, Camilla
name: Chorus, Ingrid
name: Köhler, Antje
name: Fastner, Jutta
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Restaurierung
Phosphor
Sediment
Plankton
Makrophyten
Blaualgen

description: Lake Tegel is an extreme case of restoration: inflow treatment reduced its main external phosphorus (TP) load 40-fold, sharply focused in time, and low-P water flushed the lake volume ~ 4 times per year. We analysed 35 years of data for the time TP concentrations took to decline from ~ 700 to 20-30 (my)g/l, biota to respond and cyanobacteria to become negligible. The internal load proved of minor relevance. After 10 years, TP reached 35-40 (my)g/l, phytoplankton biomass abruptly declined by 50% and cyanobacteria no longer dominated; yet 10 years later at TP < 20-30 (my)g/l they were below quantifiable levels. 20-25 years after load reduction, the lake was stably mesotrophic, macrophytes had returned down to 6-8 m, and vivianite now forms, binding P insolubly in the sediment. Bottom-up control of phytoplankton through TP proved decisive. Five intermittent years with a higher external P load caused some 're-eutrophication', delaying recovery by 5 years. While some restoration responses required undercutting thresholds, particularly that of phytoplankton biomass to TP, resilience and hysteresis proved irrelevant. Future research needs to focus on the littoral zone, and for predicting time spans for recovery more generally, meta-analyses should address P load reduction in combination with flushing rates. The Author(s) 2020
title: Round Table Session on "Theoretical and Experimental Issues in the Preliminary Stages of Learning/Teaching CAAD"
Creators: name: Mark, Earl
name: Martens, Bob
name: Oxman, Rivka
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2002
Subjects: Architectural School
Curriculum
Computer Based Design Methods
Pedagogical Strategy

description: According to eCAADe’s mission, the exchange and collaboration within the area of computer aided architectural design education and research, while respecting the pedagogical and administrative approaches in the different schools and countries, can be regarded as a core activity. The current education session follows up on a round table discussion held at eCAADe 2000 in Weimar, Germany, which was continued in the form of a plenary session at eCAADe 2001, focusing on sharing ideas on a more progressive curriculum under the topic “The Ideal Computer Curriculum”. The primary objective for the 2002 education session is to engage participants in an active discussion, not the longer format presentation of prepared positions. The round-table itself is limited to short opening statements so as to ensure time is allowed for viewpoints to be exchanged and for the conference attendees to weigh in on the issues discussed. The panel will critique current patterns teaching of computer aided design in schools of architecture, a review of past practices with the potential for guiding future direction.
title: Mechanochemical Cyclotrimerization: A Versatile Tool to Covalent Organic Frameworks with Tunable Stacking Mode
Creators: name: Hutsch, Stefanie
name: Leonard, Allison
name: Grätz, Sven
name: Höfler, Mark Valentin
name: Gutmann, Torsten
name: Borchardt, Lars
Publisher: name: Wiley-VCH
Year: 2024

description: We introduce the first mechanochemical cyclotrimerization of nitriles, a facile strategy for synthesizing triazine‐containing molecules and materials, overcoming challenges related to carbonization and solubility. Conducting this solid‐state approach in a mixer ball mill with 4‐Methylbenzonitrile, we synthesize Tris(4‐methylphenyl)‐1,3,5‐triazine quantitatively in as little as 90 minutes. Just as fast, this mechanochemical method facilitates the synthesis of the covalent triazine framework CTF‐1 using 1,4 Dicyanobenzene. Material characterization confirms its porous (650 m² g⁻¹) and crystalline nature. Adjusting the induced mechanical energy allows control over the obtained stacking conformation of the resulting CTFs ‐ from a staggered AB arrangement to an eclipsed AA stacking conformation. Finally, a substrate scope demonstrates the versatility of this approach, successfully yielding various CTFs.
Demystifying the publication process: a structured writing program to facilitate dissemination of teaching and learning scholarship
Creators: name: Weaver, Debbi
name: Robbie, Diane
name: Radloff, Alex
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper reports on a writing program to support academic staff to publish in peer-refereed journals. Nine participants completed a 12-week program, which involved regular meetings, set writing tasks, and peer feedback on drafts. A pre- and post-survey and follow-up interviews were used to gather feedback. Participants especially valued the discipline of weekly sessions and peer feedback. They reported increased skills and confidence in their writing, greater knowledge of the publication process, and intention to continue writing. Although five papers were published, a 12-month follow-up revealed that original writing intentions were not sustained. Thus, while a structured writing program can be effective, the pressures academic staff experience trying to meet conflicting requirements of teaching, administration, and research, must also be addressed.
Are economic principles a driver or a barrier for energy efficiency and climate policy?
Creators: name: Braungardt, Sibylle
name: Lünenbürger, Benjamin
name: Schumacher, Katja
name: Wolff, Franziska
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Klimapolitik
Energieeffizienz

description: conomic principles are at the heart of key policies addressing or affecting energy efficiency. Minimum energy performance standards are typically based on an economic efficiency principle, where the ambition of the minimum requirements depends on economic costs and benefits. Examples from different governance levels include the least-life-cycle-costs approach in the EU Ecodesign Directive, the cost-optimality approach in the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the German building codes, where the requirement for micro-level cost efficiency acts as barrier for setting more ambitious standards. Also, some public procurement approaches are based on economic principles, where requirements to include life-cycle costs and/or external environmental costs can provide a driver for the uptake of energy efficiency technologies. In view of the fundamental role of energy efficiency policy for reaching climate targets, this article addresses the question how innovative approaches to use economic principles in policy formulation can foster the deployment of energy efficiency solutions. To this end, we analyse different approaches for using economic principles in minimum energy performance standards and in public procurement processes, including the recently introduced requirement to consider the costs of climate action in Federal procurement processes specified in the German Federal Climate Change Act. We de rive recommendations on how to use economic principles in policy formulation as a driver rather than a barrier for the deployment of energy efficiency solutions. Quelle: Bericht
Braille-based remediation for dyslexia: No magic wand, but an effective, non-conventional solution
Creators: name: King, Graham C
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 390411
subject: Special education and disability

description: In a longitudinal field study, an Experimental group of 20 school students diagnosed as dyslexic, who had failed to respond to a variety of conventional remedial approaches, were taught to read tactile braille, and then used tactile braille to learn approximately 1000 high frequency words. Visual word recognition, passage-reading rate, passage-reading accuracy and reading comprehension were sampled at three-monthly intervals from commencement of braille training to end of follow-up. The Milton Word Recognition Test and the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability - Revised were used for this purpose. Braille-based input ceased with the Experimental grOUJ? when visual word recognition performance on the Milton reached the 18th percentile. Visual reading performance was then observed over a minimum follow-up period of 12 months. Reading performance measures for all experimental group members taken upon entering braille training, upon cessation of braille training and at the end of the follow-up phase were subjected to MANOVA. Results showed that performance standards had improved significantly at each of these stages on all dependent variables. The word recognition protocols of 15 Experimental participants were then subjected to Interrupted Time Series Analysis. These procedures confirmed the improvements demonstrated in the MANOVA for 14 of the 15 participants and provided evidence for permanence of training effect.In order to demonstrate the inappropriateness of using conventional remedial reading approaches with dyslexia, a Comparison group of 20 dyslexic students, comprehensively matched in terms of demographic characteristics, was identified from archival records. This group did not receive braille-based input as they had completed Year 7 (the upper limit of primary schooling) immediately prior to the commencement of this study. Milton Word Recognition Test results posted by these students across their primary school years were obtained from their files and graphed for visual inspection. These line plots visualize the continuing reading failure experienced by these students in the face of all attempts at remediation.
Assessing Caregivers' Hopes and Expectations for Respite Care
Creators: name: Agapitos, Marie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Caregivers
Respite care
Dementia
Hopes and expectations

description: Background. While the provision of respite care is a well-known strategy for supporting caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD), it is still unclear what influences its use by caregivers. Objective. To explore respite care use through the lens of a hopes and expectations framework. Methods. Six caregivers of PWD took part in one semi-structured interview. A phenomenological approach to data collection and analysis was employed. Results. The data showed that caregivers still felt burdened despite utilizing respite care. Hopes and expectations for the PWD tended to converge for all caregivers, yet diverged depending whether they were considering impact on themselves or the PWD, and whether they had used respite care or not. Conclusion. Preliminary data suggests that respite care services may need to focus more on helping caregivers. The framework of hopes and expectations is useful for exploring the use or non-use of respite.
Articulation and credit transfer across the college and university tertiary education sectors: a study of relative performance and related issues
Creators: name: Chandra, Jitendra
name: Sharma, Raj
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Historically, the Australian higher education and vocational education have been divided into universities and TAFE. In 1987, the Federal government released the first "green paper" titled "Higher Education, A Policy Discussion Paper" pushing for a “Unified National System”. This was followed by the "white paper" in 1988.
Application of the differential quadrature method to the buckling analysis of cylindrical shells and tanks.
Creators: name: Mirfakhraei, Pirooz.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.

description: The newly developed differential quadrature method (DQM) is applied to the problem of linear elastic budding of circular cylindrical shells and tanks. The Flugge theory serves as the basis of the analysis. For the first time the DQM is applied to the buckling problem of cylindrical shells and also for the first time the 2-dimensional DQM with two different test functions (polynomial and harmonic test functions) is applied to the structural mechanics problems with circumferential continuity. As well for the first time the nonsymmetrical form of the buckling equations is derived based on the Flugge theory and used for analyzing nonsymmetric buckling problem of tanks under quasi static earthquake loading. Both the 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional DQM are used. In the 1-dimensional part, the fields (U, V, W) are expressed as products of unknown functions along the axial direction and known trigonometric functions along the circumferential direction. In the 2-dimensional part, the displacement fields are represented by unknown functions in two directions. The derivatives in both the governing equations and the boundary conditions are discretized by the DQM. In this process the governing differential equations and boundary conditions are transformed into a set of algebraic equations, the eigenvalues of which are the buckling loads of the shell or the tank. In the 2-dimensional part, shells under single and combined loads are considered. The latter load represents the tanks containing liquid under quasistatic earthquake loading. The accuracy and efficiency of the DQM is examined by comparing the results with those in the literature. The results of 1-dimensional DQM are in good agreement with the work of other researchers. In the 2-dimensional problems, while an overall convergence is observed, in some cases a complete convergence is not obtained. The size of the matrices in the 2-dimensional DQM is an order of magnitude larger than those in one dimension, yet good results have been found for tanks under earthquake loading in the last part where more accurate equations and boundary conditions are used. The results show that the application of DQM to the tank and shell problems a successful.
A Day with the Mountain: Phenomenology, Wonder, and Freeskiing
Creators: name: Coleman, John
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: self-movement
movement
wonder
phenomenology
writing

description: A Day With The Mountain is an inquiry that ventures into the experience of self-movement through the context of freeskiing. This inquiry focuses on both my experience with three freeskiers; Leah Evans, Josh Dueck, and Mark Abma and my personal experience with freeskiing. The intention behind this inquiry is to challenge, celebrate, and evoke the self-movement experience in order to gain understandings of something so fundamental to human development. This intention is met by asking the main research question; ‘What is the experience of self-movement?’ Self-movement was fleshed out in this inquiry within a phenomenological approach. Phenomenology aims to evoke human experience through descriptive writing, which also proved to be the main challenge of this study. Stories, poetry, and images within a narrative entitled A Day With The Mountain were used to address this challenge and to invite the reader into deeply textured experiences of self-movement. A Day With The Mountain is a day of freeskiing where accumulation, threshold, breakthrough, and release make up the rhythms of the experience; these same rhythms also serve as the chapters of this text. Woven within the evocative writing of the experience of freeskiing are theoretical insights into self-movement, movement itself, of wonder. Emerging from this inquiry are ideas and questions about self-movement and movement that challenge the ground of formal physical education. I sense a potential pedagogical approach that combines movement, self-movement, and wonder as presented in this text. The emerging pedagogical approach focuses on evoking wonder, situates movement as a realm of possibility, and self-movement as possible freedom. The margins of self-movement and movement itself remain beyond the horizon of this text, and those margins are in need of more evocative description. Continuing to inquire into self-movement may reveal new possibilities and expanded understandings of self-movement, which may have significant pedagogical potential.
Guide des pratiques exemplaires sur les métadonnées de Dataverse Nord
Creators: name: Cooper, Alexandra
name: Gagnon, Martine
name: Goodwin, Mark
name: Huck, John
name: Leahey, Amber
name: Steeleworthy, Michael
name: Taylor, Sally
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: Version 1.1 of the guide provides users with best practices for creating citation metadata in Dataverse. The guide provides definitions of metadata fields and clarification where needed; distinguishes between required, recommended and optional fields; and illustrates the use of each field with a made-up example. A key difference between version 1.1 and version 1.0 are the fields designated as required. Future editions will provide guidance for disciplinary metadata blocks in Dataverse, namely, Social Sciences and Humanities, Geospatial, Life Sciences, and Astronomy & Astrophysics Metadata.
Highly conserved interaction profiles between clinically relevant mutants of the cytomegalovirus CDK-like kinase pUL97 and human cyclins: functional significance of cyclin H
Creators: name: Schütz, Martin
name: Müller, Regina
name: Socher, Eileen
name: Wangen, Christina
name: Full, Florian
name: Wyler, Emanuel
name: Wong, Diana
name: Scherer, Myriam
name: Stamminger, Thomas
name: Chou, Sunwen
name: Rawlinson, William D.
name: Hamilton, Stuart T.
name: Sticht, Heinrich
name: Marschall, Manfred
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: human cytomegalovirus
subject: viral CDK-like kinase
subject: pUL97/vCDK
subject: human cyclin complexes
subject: pUL97–cyclin interaction
subject: functional relevance
subject: clinically relevant viral mutants
subject: kinase activity
subject: mapping and knock-out analyses
subject: cyclin H functional significance
subject: viral replication efficiency
subject: DDC 570 / Life sciences
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Cytomegalovirus
subject: Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
subject: Cyclin H
subject: Cyclin-abhängige Kinasen

description: The complex host interaction network of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) involves the regulatory protein kinase pUL97, which represents a viral cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) ortholog. pUL97 interacts with the three human cyclin types T1, H, and B1, whereby the binding region of cyclin T1 and the pUL97 oligomerization region were both assigned to amino acids 231-280. We further addressed the question of whether HCMVs harboring mutations in ORF-UL97, i.e., short deletions or resistance-conferring point mutations, are affected in the interaction with human cyclins and viral replication. To this end, clinically relevant UL97 drug-resistance-conferring mutants were analyzed by whole-genome sequencing and used for genetic marker transfer experiments. The recombinant HCMVs indicated conservation of pUL97–cyclin interaction, since all viral UL97 point mutants continued to interact with the analyzed cyclin types and exerted wild-type-like replication fitness. In comparison, recombinant HCMVs UL97 Δ231-280 and also the smaller deletion Δ236-275, but not Δ241-270, lost interaction with cyclins T1 and H, showed impaired replication efficiency, and also exhibited reduced kinase activity. Moreover, a cellular knock-out of cyclins B1 or T1 did not alter HCMV replication phenotypes or pUL97 kinase activity, possibly indicating alternative, compensatory pUL97–cyclin interactions. In contrast, however, cyclin H knock-out, similar to virus deletion mutants in the pUL97–cyclin H binding region, exhibited strong defective phenotypes of HCMV replication, as supported by reduced pUL97 kinase activity in a cyclin H-dependent coexpression setting. Thus, cyclin H proved to be a very relevant determinant of pUL97 kinase activity and viral replication efficiency. As a conclusion, the results provide evidence for the functional importance of pUL97–cyclin interaction. High selective pressure on the formation of pUL97–cyclin complexes was identified by the use of clinically relevant mutants.
Early age strength and workability of slag pastes activated by sodium silicates
Creators: name: Collins, F.
name: Sanjayan, Jay
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This article Research reports the results of an investigation on the activation of blast furnace slag with emphasis on the achievement of equivalent one-day strength to Portland cement at normal curing temperatures and reasonable workability. The effects of varying dosages of sodium silicate activators are discussed in terms of strength of mini cylinders and also workability by the mini slump method. The results are mainly based on pastes but comparisons are also made with mortar and concrete results. The effects of preblended gypsum dosage within the slag, as well as the effect of ultra fine slag on workability are Research reported. The results of trials with various water reducing admixtures and superplastisers and their effects on strength and workability are Research reported.
Supplementary document for Mechanism and sensitivity of Fano resonance tuning in high-contrast gratings - 5008322.pdf
Creators: name: Her, Tsing-Hua
name: Yao, Hsin-Yu
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This supplement contains detailed derivations and additional examples of tuning of Fano resonances in HCGs.
Nous, les Autres et le vivre ensemble en relations internationales
Creators: name: Mioc, Roxana Consuela
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: identité
théories des relations internationales
vivre ensemble

description: L’identité est un des concepts qui ne peuvent pas être contournés dans nos efforts pour appréhender la politique mondiale. Tout effort dans cette direction implique nécessairement une certaine conceptualisation de l’identité, une certaine vision de qui sont le Nous et les Autres et de comment ils se manifestent sur la scène politique internationale. Depuis sa création, la discipline des Relations Internationales a cependant marginalisé ou même exclu tout intérêt pour les questions et les enjeux reliés à l’identité, les qualifiant comme non pertinents pour l’étude de la politique internationale. C’est surtout après la fin de la Guerre froide que l’identité est revenue en force et que nous avons assisté à une ouverture de la discipline aux réflexions sur l’identité et sur ses relations avec l’altérité. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’analyser si le retour de l’identité en Relations Internationales a aussi conduit au dépassement des conceptualisations traditionnelles du vivre ensemble dans la discipline – conceptualisations qui, soit excluent la différence, soit l’ignorent complètement - pour offrir une nouvelle manière de définir et de « contenir » théoriquement la diversité au niveau mondial. Mon hypothèse de départ est que pour avoir un changement dans la conceptualisation du vivre ensemble dans la discipline des Relations Internationales, le retour de l’identité doit nécessairement impliquer une reconceptualisation autant de l’identité que des rapports de pouvoirs dans lesquels les identités sont imbriquées. À travers une analyse qualitative du discours sur l’identité développé par les auteurs qui ont contribué au retour de l’identité dans la discipline, je développe l’idée que le retour de l’identité en Relations Internationales n’a pas conduit à une reconceptualisation du vivre ensemble dans la discipline, soit parce que l’identité continue d’être appréhendée en termes essentialistes et totalisants, soit parce que les rapports de pouvoir qui s’établissent entre les identités sont négligés.