cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A novel Dictyostelium RasGEF required for chemotaxis and development
Creators: name: Arigoni, Maddalena
name: Bracco, Enrico
name: Lusche, Daniel F
name: Kae, Helmut
name: Weeks, Gerald
name: Bozzaro, Salvatore
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Ras proteins are guanine-nucleotide-binding enzymes that couple cell surface receptors to intracellular signaling pathways controlling cell proliferation and differentiation, both in lower and higher eukaryotes. They act as molecular switches by cycling between active GTP and inactive GDP-bound states, through the action of two classes of regulatory proteins: a) guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEFs) and b) GTP-ase activating proteins (GAPs). Genome wide analysis of the lower eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum revealed a surprisingly large number of Ras Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors (RasGEFs). RasGEFs promote the activation of Ras proteins by catalyzing the exchange of GDP for GTP, thus conferring to RasGEFs the role of main activator of Ras proteins. Up to date only four RasGEFs, which are all non-redundant either for growth or development, have been characterized in Dictyostelium. We report here the identification and characterization of a fifth non-redundant GEF, RasGEFM. Results RasGEFM is a multi-domain protein containing six poly-proline stretches, a DEP, RasGEFN and RasGEF catalytic domain. The rasGEFM gene is differentially expressed during growth and development. Inactivation of the gene results in cells that form small, flat aggregates and fail to develop further. Expression of genes required for aggregation is delayed. Chemotaxis towards cAMP is impaired in the mutant, due to inability to inhibit lateral pseudopods. Endogenous cAMP accumulates during early development to a much lower extent than in wild type cells. Adenylyl cyclase activation in response to cAMP pulses is strongly reduced, by contrast guanylyl cyclase is stimulated to higher levels than in the wild type. The actin polymerization response to cAMP is also altered in the mutant. Cyclic AMP pulsing for several hours partially rescues the mutant. In vitro experiments suggest that RasGEFM acts downstream of the cAMP receptor but upstream of the G protein. Conclusion The data indicate that RasGEFM is involved in the establishment of the cAMP relay system. We propose that RasGEFM is a component of a Ras regulated pathway, which integrate signals acting as positive regulator for adenylyl cyclase and negative regulator for guanylyl cyclase. Altered guanylyl cyclase, combined with defective regulation of actin polymerization, results in altered chemotaxis.
Additional file 3 of Chinook salmon depth distributions on the continental shelf are shaped by interactions between location, season, and individual condition
Creators: name: Freshwater, Cameron
name: Anderson, Sean C.
name: Huff, David D.
name: Smith, Joseph M.
name: Jackson, Doug
name: Hendriks, Brian
name: Hinch, Scott G.
name: Johnston, Stephen
name: Trites, Andrew W.
name: King, Jackie
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 3. Supplementary figures.
Ostasien - From the Local to the Global
Creators: name: Schlichtmann, Klaus
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: Welche Möglichkeiten und Lösungsansätze bietet der Feme Osten, eine Bewegung „From the Local to the Global“ zu initiieren bzw. mitzutragen, um die zahlreichen friedens- und sicherheitspolitischen Probleme, die vor Ort und weltweit bestehen, einer Lösung zuzuführen? In diesem Zusammenhang soll aufgezeigt werden, dass bestimmte, d.h. konkrete, friedenspolitische Maßnahmen auch außerhalb Ostasiens ergriffen werden müssen, um konfliktpräventive Ansätze zu stärken und einer echten Friedenspolitik den Weg zu ebnen. Dabei soll versucht werden, die idealen Möglichkeiten zu erkennen, wie sie in den zahlreichen bereits vorhandenen Ordnungsstrukturen und Rechtsbestimmungen bestehen. Statt Szenarien vorzustellen und zu analysieren, die eine negative Tendenz aufweisen, wird in dieser Untersuchung - trotz der zu beobachtenden Kontinuität negativer Entwicklungen - dem Prinzip des „positive reinforcement" das Wort geredet, d.h. positiven, konstruktiven Szenarien der Vorzug gegeben (Muller 2006)2, deren Realisierung jedoch als von politischen Bewegungen, abhängig erkannt wird.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 108 (2008): ASIEN (Juli)
Additional file 1 of Intelligent medicine in focus: the 5 stages of evolution in robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer in the past 20 years and future implications
Creators: name: Li, Jia-Kun
name: Tang, Tong
name: Zong, Hui
name: Wu, Er-Man
name: Zhao, Jing
name: Wu, Rong-Rong
name: Zheng, Xiao-Nan
name: Zhang, Heng
name: Li, Yi-Fan
name: Zhou, Xiang-Hong
name: Zhang, Chi-Chen
name: Zhang, Zi-Long
name: Zhang, Yi-Hang
name: Feng, Wei-Zhe
name: Zhou, Yi
name: Wang, Jiao
name: Zhu, Qi-Yu
name: Deng, Qi
name: Zheng, Jia-Ming
name: Yang, Lu
name: Wei, Qiang
name: Shen, Bai-Rong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Additional file 1: Fig. S1 Characteristics of robotic surgical system. Table S1 Each generation of da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system and its characteristics.
Longitudinal Associations Between Psychopathy, Bullying, Homophobic Taunting, and Sexual Harassment in Adolescence
Creators: name: Free, Abigail
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Psychopathy
Bullying
Homophobic taunting
Sexual Harassment
adolescence

description: In order to understand the longitudinal relationships between adolescent psychopathy, bullying perpetration, sexual harassment, and homophobic taunting, data were analyzed from surveys of 544 Canadian teenagers from grades 9 to 12 who took part in the ongoing McMaster Teen Study. The researchers hypothesized a pathway in which psychopathy and bullying were interrelated predictors of sexual harassment and homophobic taunting. Path analysis revealed that the model demonstrated excellent fit and had a significant effect of gender. Psychopathy and bullying perpetration were stable, covarying constructs and psychopathy predicted bullying throughout adolescence. Bullying was more strongly predictive of and concurrently related to homophobic taunting for boys than girls, and homophobic taunting was linked to sexual harassment perpetration for boys, but not girls. Psychopathy predicted homophobic taunting and sexual harassment equally across sexes. Limitations and future directions are discussed and suggestions for counselling adolescents who are high on bullying and psychopathic traits are provided.
The Gene Set Builder: collation, curation, and distribution of sets of genes
Creators: name: Yusuf, Dimas
name: Lim, Jonathan S.
name: Wasserman, Wyeth W.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: In bioinformatics and genomics, there are many applications designed to investigate the common properties for a set of genes. Often, these multi-gene analysis tools attempt to reveal sequential, functional, and expressional ties. However, while tremendous effort has been invested in developing tools that can analyze a set of genes, minimal effort has been invested in developing tools that can help researchers compile, store, and annotate gene sets in the first place. As a result, the process of making or accessing a set often involves tedious and time consuming steps such as finding identifiers for each individual gene. These steps are often repeated extensively to shift from one identifier type to another; or to recreate a published set. In this paper, we present a simple online tool which – with the help of the gene catalogs Ensembl and GeneLynx – can help researchers build and annotate sets of genes quickly and easily. Description The Gene Set Builder is a database-driven, web-based tool designed to help researchers compile, store, export, and share sets of genes. This application supports the 17 eukaryotic genomes found in version 32 of the Ensembl database, which includes species from yeast to human. User-created information such as sets and customized annotations are stored to facilitate easy access. Gene sets stored in the system can be "exported" in a variety of output formats – as lists of identifiers, in tables, or as sequences. In addition, gene sets can be "shared" with specific users to facilitate collaborations or fully released to provide access to published results. The application also features a Perl API (Application Programming Interface) for direct connectivity to custom analysis tools. A downloadable Quick Reference guide and an online tutorial are available to help new users learn its functionalities. Conclusion The Gene Set Builder is an Ensembl-facilitated online tool designed to help researchers compile and manage sets of genes in a user-friendly environment. The application can be accessed via http://www.cisreg.ca/gsb/ .
Trade Valuation
Creators: name: Yang, Alex
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: trade valuation, trade validation, trade execution, trade settlement

description: Trade life cycle has different stages, by which a trade flows through. These detail steps are from the point of order, receipt, execution, valuation, and settlement of trades in a systematic manner. In other words, it is regarded as a series of logical steps which are represented in such a manner where the trade is allowed to go through keeping track of its related objective and importance. Trade valuation and validation is an important stage of life cycle. Trade Validation and Confirmation allow back office to validate trade attributes and confirms trade settlement. Risk Management checks the valuation, risks and limits.
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Additional file 1 of Environmental impact of infant feeding type, accessories used and maternal dietary habits: The GREEN MOTHER-I project, a cross-sectional study protocol
Creators: name: Cabedo-Ferreiro, Rosa Maria
name: Liutsko, Liudmila
name: Cos-Busquets, Judit
name: García-Sierra, Rosa
name: Colldeforns-Vidal, Margalida
name: Reyes-Lacalle, Azahara
name: Vicente-Hernández, Mª Mercedes
name: Gómez-Masvidal, Miriam
name: Montero-Pons, Laura
name: Cazorla-Ortiz, Gemma
name: Torán-Monserrat, Pere
name: Violán, Concepció
name: Falguera-Puig, Gemma
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplementary material.
Ефект Матвія в українському бібліотекознавстві
Creators: name: Nazarovets, Serhii
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Library and Information Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Theoretical Computer Science
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: The influence of Matthew effect on the distribution of citations of publications of Ukrainian scientists librarians and suggested ways of overcoming the negative impact of this effect.
Transformation of Public Space in Hanoi
Creators: name: Kürten, Sandra
Publisher: name: Asien
Year: 2021

description: The following article is a research note concerning an ongoing project on the transformation of public space in Hanoi, Vietnam. The research itself focuses on the changes in power relations between the state and society and how these are reflected in the physical environment of the city. Since the introduction of the Vietnamese Doi Moi economic reform programme in 1986, a physical transformation of public space has been observed as well as a shift in its symbolic meaning. Based on the assumption that diverse social groups attach different meanings to urban objects, power relations in the city’s landscape become visible. While the private sector dominates the development of new public and semi-public spaces like New Urban Areas and shopping malls, the general public in Hanoi constantly redefines existing public spaces by utilising them for private economic and social activities. Embedded in the discipline of urban sociology, the project seeks to contribute to the discussion of the correlation between the public sphere as a sociological/political category and the morphology and practices of public space.
description: Asien, Nr. 108 (2008): ASIEN (Juli)
Monitoring and control of in situ bioremediation of soil contaminated with cable oil
Creators: name: Johnson, Stephen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Soil Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Hydrology
subject: Environmental Science
subject: Environmental Chemistry

description: Johnson, S.J. (2001) Monitoring and control of in situ bioremediation of soil contaminated with cable oil. M.Sc. Thesis. Cranfield Institute of BioScience and Technology.
Powering options for an EIC silicon tracker
Creators: name: Collu, Alberto
name: Greiner, Leo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: eic
silicon
power
tracking

description: Powering an EIC tracker presents several critical aspects. All the proposed powering schemes are variations of the ALICE ITS-2 detector powering scheme with modifications introduced to improve material budget and overall detector performance and using as reference the expected current profiles and voltage envelopes for the ITS-3 sensor under development.
Additional file 1 of Two-polarized roles of transcription factor FOSB in lung cancer progression and prognosis: dependent on p53 status
Creators: name: Zhang, Hongchao
name: Zhang, Guopei
name: Xiao, Mingyang
name: Cui, Su
name: Jin, Cuihong
name: Yang, Jinghua
name: Wu, Shengwen
name: Lu, Xiaobo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1
Additional file 1 of The costs, health and economic impact of air pollution control strategies: a systematic review
Creators: name: Wang, Siyuan
name: Song, Rong
name: Xu, Zhiwei
name: Chen, Mingsheng
name: Di Tanna, Gian Luca
name: Downey, Laura
name: Jan, Stephen
name: Si, Lei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1.
Ефект Матвія в українському бібліотекознавстві
Creators: name: Nazarovets, Serhii
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Library and Information Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Theoretical Computer Science
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: The influence of Matthew effect on the distribution of citations of publications of Ukrainian scientists librarians and suggested ways of overcoming the negative impact of this effect.
Chinas neuer Staatsfonds
Creators: name: Heep, Sandra
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: China’s establishment of a sovereign wealth fund has caused concern in Germany; it is feared that the China Investment Corporation might engage in industrial espionage and thereby contribute to the outflow of advanced technology. Moreover, there is apprehension that the CIC might try to enhance China’s political influence by investing in strategically important companies. These worries are not based on a deep knowledge of the CIC, however. In fact, they reflect a more general wariness about China’s growing economic clout. This article tries to provide a realistic assessment of the potential risks resulting from the establishment of the CIC by analysing its organisation, financing and investment strategy.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 108 (2008): ASIEN (Juli)
Microbial degradation of linear alkylbenzene cable oil in soil and aqueous culture under aerobic and anaerobic conditions
Creators: name: Johnson, Stephen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Toxicology
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Environmental Chemistry

description: Johnson, S.J. (2004) Microbial degradation of linear alkylbenzene cable oil in soil and aqueous culture under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Edinburgh.
Phonological, Semantic and Root Activation in Spoken Word Recognition in Arabic: Evidence from Eye Movements.
Creators: name: Alamri, Abdurrahman
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Semitic languages
Spoken word recognition
Eyetracking
Visual world paradigm
Morphological processing
Arabic

description: Three eye-tracking experiments were conducted to explore the effects of phonological, semantic and root activation in spoken word recognition (SWR) in Saudi Arabian Arabic. Arabic roots involve both phonological and semantic information, therefore, a series of three studies were conducted to isolate the effect of the root independently from phonological and semantic effects. Each experiment consisted of a series of trials. On each trial, participants were presented with a display with four images: a target, a competitor, and two unrelated images. Participants were asked to click on the target image. Participants' proportional fixations to the four areas of interest and their reaction times (RT) were automatically recorded and analyzed. The assumption is that eye movements to the different types of images and RTs reflect degrees of lexical activation. Experiment 1 served as a foundation study to explore the nature of phonological, semantic and root activation. Experiment 2A and 2B aimed to explore the effect of the Arabic root as a function of semantic transparency and phonological onset similarity. Growth Curve Analyses (Mirman, 2014, GCA;) were used to analyze differences in target and competitor fixations across conditions. Results of these experiments highlight the importance of phonological, semantic and root effects in SWR in Arabic. Fixations to competitors were graded and corresponded to the different amounts of phonological, semantic and morphological overlap between targets and competitors. The results of this work highlight the importance of the Arabic consonantal root as an independent processing unit in lexical access in SWR in Arabic that is separable from phonological and semantic units of processing. Finally, the results of this work provided support to models of SWR that feature both whole-word processing as well as morphological decomposition (e.g. Baayen, Dijkstra, & Schreuder, 1997; Giraudo & Grainger, 2000; Schreuder & Baayen, 1997). They also provide support to the morpheme-based theory of Arabic morphology (McCarthy, 1979, 1981).
Changing Technologies: Negotiating Autonomy On Cheshire Farms
Creators: name: Hawkins, Elizabeth Anne
Publisher: name: London South Bank University
Year: 1991

description: Agriculture in Britain experienced unparalleled prosperity and stability for much of the post-war period. Political parties and major farming interest groups agreed on the broad objectives of agricultural policy which primarily involved the stimulation of production by providing farmers with access to guaranteed markets, fixed prices and capital grants. Such measures have tended to encourage, the specialisation and regional concentration of production and variable investment in new technologies. However, the 1980s have been a period of increasing economic and political instability for agriculture. On the one hand, farmers have been vulnerable to criticism from environmental and consumer groups. At the same time, real farm incomes have been falling, and whilst other sectors continue to increase their proportion of value added in the food production p Many of the political and economic problems that confront farmers can be attributed to technological change in agriculture. Commentators have focused on the political and economic processes of change in agriculture, but far less attention has been given to the impact of technology on farm-based production in this more recent period. This thesis examines technological change at the national and local level and specifically seeks to address three questions. The first concerns who is involved in the funding and direction of agricultural research and how have these research relations been restructured over the past decade ? The second is how are new technologies circulated from manufacturers to individual farmers, and what implications does technological change hold for these networks ? The third question is how and why do farmers integrate new technologies into farm production and how does this affect farmers’ ability to control farm-based commodity production. These questions are examined using a range of evidence from milk and potato production in Cheshire.
HIV Prevalence among Aboriginal British Columbians
Creators: name: Hogg, Robert S.
name: Strathdee, Steffanie
name: Kerr, Thomas
name: Wood, Evan
name: Remis, Robert
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Context: There is considerable concern about the spread of HIV disease among Aboriginal peoples in British Columbia. Objective To estimate the number of Aboriginal British Columbians infected with HIV. Design and setting A population-based analysis of Aboriginal men and women in British Columbia, Canada from 1980 to 2001. Participants Epidemic curves were fit for gay and bisexual men, injection drug users, men and women aged 15 to 49 years and persons over 50 years of age. Main outcome measures HIV prevalence for the total Aboriginal population was modeled using the UNAIDS/WHO Estimation and Projection Package (EPP). Monte Carlo simulation was used to estimate potential number infected for select transmission group in 2001. Results A total of 170,025 Aboriginals resided in British Columbia in 2001, of whom 69% were 15 years and older. Of these 1,691 (range 1,479 – 1,955) men and women aged 15 years and over were living with HIV with overall prevalence ranging from 1.26% to 1.66%. The majority of the persons infected were men. Injection drug users (range 1,202 – 1,744) and gay and bisexual men (range 145, 232) contributed the greatest number of infections. Few persons infected were from low risk populations. Conclusion More than 1 in every 100 Aboriginals aged 15 years and over was living with HIV in 2001. Culturally appropriate approaches are needed to tailor effective HIV interventions to this community.
Additional file 2 of The costs, health and economic impact of air pollution control strategies: a systematic review
Creators: name: Wang, Siyuan
name: Song, Rong
name: Xu, Zhiwei
name: Chen, Mingsheng
name: Di Tanna, Gian Luca
name: Downey, Laura
name: Jan, Stephen
name: Si, Lei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2.
Enhanced wettability alteration by surfactants with multiple hydrophilic moieties
Creators: name: Johnson, Stephen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Environmental Chemistry

description: Salehi, M., Johnson, S.J. & Liang, J.-T. (2010) Enhanced wettability alteration by surfactants with multiple hydrophilic moieties. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 13 (3), 243-246. DOI: 10.1007/s11743-010-1193-8 This is the non-peer reviewed initial submission of the paper, in accordance with the journal's policy.
Mechanistic study of wettability alteration using surfactants with applications in naturally fractured reservoirs
Creators: name: Johnson, Stephen
name: Jenn-Tai Liang
name: Salehi, Mehdi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Geochemistry
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Environmental Science
subject: Environmental Chemistry

description: Salehi, M., Johnson, S.J. & Liang, J.-T. (2008) Mechanistic study of wettability alteration using surfactants with applications in naturally fractured reservoirs. Langmuir. 24 (24), 14099-14107. DOI: 10.1021/la802464u This is the non-peer reviewed initial submission of the paper, in accordance with the journal's policy.
A comparison of five methods for selecting tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms
Creators: name: Burkett, Kelly M
name: Ghadessi, Mercedeh
name: McNeney, Brad
name: Graham, Jinko
name: Daley, Denise
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Our goal was to compare methods for tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNPs) with respect to the power to detect disease association under differing haplotype-disease association models. We were also interested in the effect that SNP selection samples, consisting of either cases, controls, or a mixture, would have on power. We investigated five previously described algorithms for choosing tagSNPS: two that picked SNPs based on haplotype structure (Chapman-haplotypic and Stram), two that picked SNPs based on pair-wise allelic association (Chapman-allelic and Cousin), and one control method that chose equally spaced SNPs (Zhai). In two disease-associated regions from the Genetic Analysis Workshop 14 simulated data, we tested the association between tagSNP genotype and disease over the tagSNP sets chosen by each method for each sampling scheme. This was repeated for 100 replicates to estimate power. The two allelic methods chose essentially all SNPs in the region and had nearly optimal power. The two haplotypic methods chose about half as many SNPs. The haplotypic methods had poor performance compared to the allelic methods in both regions. We expected an improvement in power when the selection sample contained cases; however, there was only moderate variation in power between the sampling approaches for each method. Finally, when compared to the haplotypic methods, the reference method performed as well or worse in the region with ancestral disease haplotype structure.
Additional file 3 of The costs, health and economic impact of air pollution control strategies: a systematic review
Creators: name: Wang, Siyuan
name: Song, Rong
name: Xu, Zhiwei
name: Chen, Mingsheng
name: Di Tanna, Gian Luca
name: Downey, Laura
name: Jan, Stephen
name: Si, Lei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3.
Scale laws
Creators: name: Trovò, Bianca
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Power law
Scale free distributions
1/f noise spectrum
Brain oscillations
EEG
Variability analysis
Motor performance

description: Scale free dynamics and scale invariance are universal characteristics of complex systems in nature. 1/f or long-range temporal correlations or pink noise is also a self-generated/correlated brain noise that coexists with periodic brain oscillations in a non predominant temporal fashion. For a long time this kind of noise has been ignored in experimental manipulations or analyses because thought to be the expression of instrumental noise. Nowadays, instead, recent evidence speaks in favour of the functional significance of the 1/f and its spatiotemporal organisation at different levels. However, further investigation is needed in order to unveil the relationship between each specific 1/f noise (across individuals, behavioural tasks, across different natural phenomena…). In this lecture (February 13, 2018) I will outline the following points: Power-law distributions in nature. Types of noise. 1/f as a signature of complexity. Debate between brain oscillations and noise. New perspectives on 1/f: functional significance and temporal organisation.
description: This presentation was held during a two days seminar about long-range temporal correlation organised by the Schurger group NAV (Neuroscience of Volition and Action) within the UNICOG lab, Neurospin CEA Saclay, Paris.
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Acute toxicity of linear alkylbenzene to Caenorhabditis elegans Maupas, 1900 in Soil.
Creators: name: Johnson, Stephen
name: D. Andrew Barry
name: Proudfoot, Lorna
name: Castan, Magali
name: Christofi, Nick
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Toxicology
subject: Environmental Science
subject: Environmental Chemistry
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Johnson, S.J., Castan, M., Proudfoot, L., Barry, D.A. & Christofi, N. (2007) Acute toxicity of linear alkylbenzene to Caenorhabditis elegans Maupas, 1900 in Soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 79 (1), 41-44. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9195-6 This is the non-peer reviewed initial submission of the paper, in accordance with the journal's policy.
АНАЛИЗ СИСТЕМЫ NAH2PO4-КH2PO4-NACl-KCl-H2O ПРИМЕНИТЕЛЬНО К ПОЛУЧЕНИЮ МОНОКАЛИЙФОСФАТА
Creators: name: Шаймарданова, М.А.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Данное исследование углубляется в анализ системы NAH2PO4-KH2PO4-NACl-KCl-H2O, уделяя особое внимание ее значимости для производства монокалийфосфата (KH2PO4). Монофосфат калия, жизненно важный компонент в различных отраслях промышленности, включая сельское хозяйство, пищевую промышленность и фармацевтику, синтезируется из солей фосфата и солей калия. Понимание сложных взаимодействий внутри этой системы имеет решающее значение для оптимизации производственного процесса, обеспечения качества продукции и минимизации затрат. Анализ, вероятно, включает экспериментальные исследования, термодинамическое моделирование и компьютерное моделирование для выяснения фазового равновесия, поведения растворимости и кинетики реакций. Результаты этого исследования могут способствовать развитию технологий производства монокалийфосфата и расширению его применения в различных секторах.
Hindisprachige Tageszeitungen in Nordindiens öffentlichem Raum
Creators: name: Budarick, Ines
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: The Indian print media landscape has undergone considerable changes over the last three decades. Economic and political developments along with technical improvements have facilitated tremendous growth, which Hindi newspaper owners, in particular, have been able to make good use of. With the literacy rate and political awareness increasing in India’s Hindi heartland, Hindi newspapers went to villages and small towns and picked up readers where none had previously existed by using aggressive marketing strategies. While pursuing this local sales approach, they managed to climb to the top of the national readership charts. Newspapers published in Indian languages are widely seen as problematic; the Hindi print media especially has the reputation of being highly supportive of the Hindu nationalist movement. This paper explores the changes that went hand in hand with the Hindi newspaper revolution, its impact on democracy and the public sphere in India’s Hindi-speaking states.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 108 (2008): ASIEN (Juli)
Fracturing fluid cleanup by controlled release of enzymes from polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles
Creators: name: Johnson, Stephen
name: Green, Don
name: Barati, Reza
name: Willhite, Paul
name: Jenn-Tai Liang
name: McCool, Stan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Geophysics
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Geochemistry
subject: Environmental Science
subject: Environmental Chemistry
subject: Biochemistry

description: Barati, R., Johnson, S.J., McCool, C.S., Green, D.W., Willhite, G.P. & Liang, J.-T. (2011) Fracturing fluid cleanup by controlled release of enzymes from polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 121(3), 1292-1298. DOI: 10.1002/app.33343 This is the non-peer reviewed initial submission of the paper, in accordance with the journal's policy.
Additional file 4 of The costs, health and economic impact of air pollution control strategies: a systematic review
Creators: name: Wang, Siyuan
name: Song, Rong
name: Xu, Zhiwei
name: Chen, Mingsheng
name: Di Tanna, Gian Luca
name: Downey, Laura
name: Jan, Stephen
name: Si, Lei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 4.
Characterization of Micro-Machining of Dental Screws and Abutments
Creators: name: York, Richard
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Dental Implants
Micro-Machining
Finite Element Analysis
Ti6Al4V

description: In today’s society, dental implants are a growing solution for dental care. However, most dental components are very expensive when imported, and are purchased at premium costs solely from a few international companies. It is estimated that the current market price of dental implants is as much as one thousand times the material cost. To be cost effective in a growing competitive market, a local company is looking into producing their own components, and requires knowledge of manufacturing and quality assurance or expertise in order to validate the effectiveness of their fabricated components. These fabricated components need to be tested against currently in use market components in order to assure that prototype components are not inferior to the current market supply. The present study focuses on the analysis of the fabrication process of dental implants, specifically the abutments and screws. The objective is to compare material properties of prototype and market components to determine if the prototype components have adequate quality. Furthermore, simulated models are developed for predicting material property changes due to the manufacturing process. The material properties are determined through hardness testing and microstructure analysis. Visual inspection is then used to investigate and characterize the components. The simulations use different machining parameters, such as the feed rate and the cutting speed to determine residual stress patterns. Dental implant abutments and screws were successfully tested and compared. The prototypes show a good hardness and microstructure properties similar to market components, indicating a high level of prototype quality. The simulated models were successfully created and provided an adequate level of customization to be usable in place of future mechanical testing and showed results that complimented experimental findings. The standard cutting speed of 2000 rpm (100%) in the prototypes produced the optimal hardness and surface roughness. Prototypes were found to have an acceptable level of both hardness and surface finish for the investigated 50%, 100% and 150% of the standard 2000 rpm feed rate.
A Framework for Virtual Patient Navigation Applications
Creators: name: Chandhoke, Gursimran Singh
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: healthcare
virtual patient navigation application

description: According to the Canadian Cancer Society, half of Ontario’s population will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Many patients being assessed for cancer however become overwhelmed when having to manage information overload, many appointments with different instructions and locations, and recommendations on how to improve their lifestyle. This causes much anxiety and uncertainty among patients. Some cancer assessment clinics offer some guidance in the form of paper-based patient navigators, which provide much reliable information to patients but are limited in terms of dynamic updates to appointments, opportunities for sharing knowledge between healthcare providers and patients, and of patients supporting each other. This thesis proposes a new web-based, mobile, and user-friendly virtual patient navigator application framework named Care Ami, which incorporates the information found in an existing paper-based navigator along with the new features such as remote updates to personal care paths and calendars, personalized navigation guidance, sharing of symptoms/medications information, and peer group support. Unlike existing solutions, Care Ami is configurable to support multiple types of diseases (e.g., lung cancer and breast cancer). This application is evaluated through testing and the usage of heuristic evaluation guidelines related to usability, and a comparison with related work highlights its many benefits.
Additional file 5 of The costs, health and economic impact of air pollution control strategies: a systematic review
Creators: name: Wang, Siyuan
name: Song, Rong
name: Xu, Zhiwei
name: Chen, Mingsheng
name: Di Tanna, Gian Luca
name: Downey, Laura
name: Jan, Stephen
name: Si, Lei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 5.
Study Of Policy Making In Health Authorities: The Case Of The Employment And Special Health Needs Of Ethnic Minorities
Creators: name: Mcnaught, Allan
Publisher: name: London South Bank University
Year: 1987

description: This thesis will examine and analyse the process of policy making in health authorities. [It will draw on. existing work in this area and apply their approaches and conclusions to the issue of race relations policy development in, an inner London health authority. There have been very few studies of ow health authorities have responded practically and at a policy level to the presence of minority groups. A somewhat strange situation, given the growing interest in the interaction between racial identity, health experience and health ‘services. In attempting this analysis, this thesis has had to draw together some diverse issues that have been of concern to clinical researchers, epidemiologists, health professionals and voluntary groups to name but a few. This policy area was chosen principally because in practical terms the NHS seems to be out of step with all other major social services in its response to ethnic minorities. A slightly different version of this thesis is to be published in book form in early 1988 as 'Race and health policy’ (Croom Helm, Londen. My basic hypothesis is that theories of the way in which decisions and policies are made in local health authorities can be utilised to explore how race relations issues are handled locally. Moreover, since ethnic minority residence is highly concentrated, and race is seen as a matter for local rather than national action in Britain, race relations issues provide a further test of the ability of a nationally organised service to respond to local need; as well as a test of the nature of decision making in the NHS. In terms of policy development and implementation, I contend that it is the creation of networks and individuals committed to particular causes or ' products’ which are the motive force in policymaking at a local level. But this is not all there is to it: It seems to me from this research, that a further requirement is that there is some form ‘legitimate forum’ to provide the 'engine room of change’ within the organisation. This explains the significance given to the creation of committees or working parties in health authorities. Through this formal mechanism, committed individuals are recruited and the discussions and negotiations which ensue, assist in the shaping of the local policy agenda. However, substantive action is only possible if the policy is formally adopted in the management system, or if committed professionals of sufficient power and status take “executive action" within their area of responsibility, support the policy issue and carry their colleagues along with their conviction. It is argued that without this penetration and support of management and professional networks, policy making and, more particularly, innovation cannot succeed at a local level in the NHS.
High-precision Pb-Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic characterization of USGS BHVO-1 and BHVO-2 reference materials.
Creators: name: Weis, Dominique
name: Kieffer, Bruno
name: Pretorius, Wilma
name: Barling, Jane
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: The recent development of multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) and increasing use of the technique have created the need for well-characterized rock standards, especially for isotopic systems where no internal fractionation correction can be applied. This paper presents a careful leaching experiment on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reference materials BHVO-1 and BHVO-2 (Hawaiian basalts) and documents the evidence for contamination of the rock powders during processing. This contamination accounts for the difference in Pb isotopic ratios of BHVO-1 and BHVO-2 as well as for their lack of homogeneity both in Pb isotopic compositions and in some trace element contents. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2005 American Geophysical Union.
The Use of Intellectual Property Laws and Social Norms by Independent Fashion Designers in Montreal and Toronto: An Empirical Study
Creators: name: Doagoo, B. Courtney
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: intellectual property law
social norms
empirical research
fashion design

description: Intellectual property law theory is premised on a utilitarian justification granting limited time monopolies for encouraging creation, innovation and its dissemination to society. However, in the last several decades, scholars have been mounting empirical evidence to show that in some industries, creativity and innovation exist outside the contours of intellectual property law and thrive despite their lack of reliance on the laws. Instead, what they uncovered is that creators in these industries follow norms that mitigate issues surrounding some kinds of copying. Intellectual property protection for fashion design in Canada is fragmented across a complex legal landscape that entails several different laws, unique in scope, eligibility requirements and rights. This complex framework is not unique to the fashion design industry but is similar for design industries generally. Navigating through these laws can be daunting and thus inaccessible for the some segments of the design industry that are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that have limited resources to expend on legal advice and registration. Using grounded theory methodology and qualitative and quantitative methods, this research explored the use of intellectual property law and social norms by the independent fashion design segment in Montreal and in Toronto and the contours of copying and the public domain. What the empirical research reveals is that independent fashion designers do not use the law to protect their designs and instead, use mechanisms that centre on the negative copying norm. Negative copying is copying that is negatively perceived. It is not necessarily legally infringing or economically harmful, although it can be both. Further, it can apply to subject matter that is not the subject matter of intellectual property law. This norm against negative copying is supported by extra-legal prevention and enforcement mechanisms that have been developed by individuals within the segment in order to mitigate the issue of copying. The empirical research also reveals that in addition to the economic incentives to create, there are also a number of non-economic incentives such as identity and reputational interests that drive creativity and help reinforce the norm against negative copying. Using grounded theory enabled me to draw on literature from a number of disciplines in order to help contextualize these findings and approach the analysis from the perspective of intellectual property theory, policy and law, social norms (sociology and psychology) as well as economic geography, and design.
tibetische Exilregierung zwischen Tradition und Moderne
Creators: name: Römer, Stephanie
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: Tibetan exile politics is only a marginal topic in international politics. The 14th Dalai Lama, the religious and political head of the Tibetan people, is a well-known figure around the globe, however. Since his flight to India in 1959, he has been heading the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the present Tibetan government-in-exile, which has been set up in northern India. This exile government is not internationally recognised, although it claims to represent the Tibetan nation and territory. The central question examined by this paper is how the CTA has fostered its claims to be the sole representative of all Tibetans while in exile. Based on Yossi Shain’s theoretical framework on governments-in-exile and the author’s extensive fieldwork in India and Nepal, the paper shows that the CTA successfully combines traditional values and structures with the requirements of modern politics in order to mobilise national loyalty and international moral and operational support.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 108 (2008): ASIEN (Juli)
การออกแบบและพัฒนาเกมดิจิทัลเพื่อฝึกทักษะการคิดเชิงคำนวณสำหรับเด็ก
Creators: name: กรชุลี สังข์แก้ว
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้
Year: 2024
Subjects: เกมดิจิทัล
เกมดิจิทัลเพื่อการศึกษา
การคิดเชิงคำนวณ

description: วารสารแม่โจ้เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและนวัตกรรม, 10, 1, 1 ถึง 20
New Reactivity Involving N-Isothiocyanates: Aminothiocarbonylation and [3+2] Cycloadditions to Form Molecules Containing NNCS Motifs
Creators: name: Ranasinghe Gamage, Indeewari
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: aminothiocarbonylation
heterocycles
cycloaddition
isothiocyanates

description: Nitrogen-containing heterocycles are of vital importance for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The Beauchemin group has been studying rare, amphoteric nitrogen-substituted isocyanates over the past years, and showed that their [3+2] alkene cycloaddition and cascade reactions provide access to a variety of NNCO containing heterocyclic compounds. This triggered interest into the reactivity of the parent N-isothiocyanates, which are also rare, and led to the discovery of aminothiocarbonylation reactions. The products formed are azomethine imines which contain a cyclic -aminothiocarbonyl motif, thus providing a cycloaddition route to these useful dipoles from simple starting materials. Such aminothiocarbonylation reactions were developed with both alkenes and imines as substrates.Apart from cyclic azomethine imine formations, efforts have also been made toward forming the acyclic azomethine imines as intermediates. These intermediates undergo [3+2] cycloaddition to form thiocarbamoyl pyrazolidine derivatives, and a preliminary substrate scope for this new intermolecular reactivity is presented. Other preliminary results include an unexpected Chugaev type reactivity. Collectively, these results show that N-isothiocyanates hold significant potential for the development of new reactivity.