cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Far-ultraviolet to Near-infrared Spectroscopy of a Nearby Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernova Gaia16apd
Creators: name: Yan, Lin
name: Quimby, R.
name: Gal-Yam, A.
name: Brown, P.
name: Blagorodnova, N.
name: Ofek, E. O.
name: Lunnan, R.
name: Cooke, Jeff
name: Cenko, S. B.
name: Jencson, J.
name: Kasliwal, M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510199
subject: Astronomical sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 510999
subject: Space sciences not elsewhere classified

description: We report the first maximum-light far-ultraviolet (FUV) to near-infrared (NIR) spectra (1000 - 1.62 μm, rest) of a hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova, Gaia16apd. At z = 0.1018, it is the second closest and the UV brightest SLSN-I, with 17.4 mag in Swift UVW2 band at -11 days pre-maximum. The coordinated observations with HST, Palomar, and Keck were taken at -2 to +25 days. Assuming an exponential (or t 2) form, we derived the rise time of 33 days and the peak bolometric luminosity of 3 ×1044 erg s-1. At the maximum, the photospheric temperature and velocity are 17,000 K and 14,000 km s-1, respectively. The inferred radiative and kinetic energy are roughly 1 × 1051 and 2 ×1052 erg. Gaia16apd is extremely UV luminous, and emits 50% of its total luminosity at 1000-2500 . Compared to the UV spectra (normalized at 3100 ) of well studied SN1992A (Ia), SN2011fe (Ia), SN1999em (IIP), and SN1993J (IIb), it has orders of magnitude more FUV emission. This excess is interpreted primarily as a result of weaker metal-line blanketing due to a much lower abundance of iron group elements in the outer ejecta. Because these elements originate either from the natal metallicity of the star, or have been newly produced, our observation provides direct evidence that little of these freshly synthesized material, including 56Ni, were mixed into the outer ejecta, and the progenitor metallicity is likely sub-solar. This disfavors Pair-instability Supernova models with helium core masses ≥ 90 M⊙ , where substantial 56Ni material is produced. A higher photospheric temperature definitely contributes to the FUV excess from Gaia16apd. Compared with Gaia16apd, we find PS1-11bam is also UV luminous.
Exploring Microtubule-Dependent Cellulose-Synthase-Complex Movement with High Precision Particle Tracking
Creators: name: Woodley, Marcus
name: Mulvihill, Adam
name: Fujita, Miki
name: Wasteneys, Geoffrey O.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Cellulose synthesis at the plasma membrane is a critical process in plant growth and development. The displacement of cellulose synthase complexes (CSCs) by the rigid cellulose polymers they produce is a measure of enzyme activity. Connections between cortical microtubules and CSCs have been identified but it remains unclear how these affect CSC displacement speed. In this study, we applied a high throughput automated particle tracking method using near-total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy to measure the speed of CSCs. We found CSC speeds did not vary according to their proximity to microtubules, and that inhibiting microtubule polymerization could have opposite effects on CSC speed, depending on the nature of inhibition. While CSC speed increased in the temperature-sensitive mor1-1 mutant, it decreased after treatment with the drug oryzalin. Moreover, introducing the mor1-1 mutation into the CesA1 mutant any1 increased CSC speed, suggesting that microtubule dynamics affect CSC speed by a mechanism other than Cellulose Synthase A (CesA) catalytic activity. CSC speed varied widely in a range of mutants with reduced growth anisotropy, indicating that the relationship between CSC speed and anisotropy is complex. We conclude that microtubules affect CSC speed by finely tuned mechanisms that are independent of their physical association with CSCs.
title: Detección precoz de cáncer de mama en mujeres jóvenes de riesgo hereditario-familiar elevado
Creators: name: Apesteguía Ciriza, Luis
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Screening
subject: Breast

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INTRODUCCIÓN La curación del cáncer de mama depende en gran medida de su diagnóstico precoz . Hay familias en las que el cáncer de mama: a) aparece con mayor frecuencia b) tiende a aparecer en edades más jóvenes . La revisión bienal con...
The application of Hall effect device for the measurement of low magnetic field.
Creators: name: Chaudhry, Nazir A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1965
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: An indium antimonide Hall element is prepared, operated at liquid nitrogen temperature in combination with 5 inch long mumetal concentrator. The polycrystalline indium antimonide Hall probe provides an overall sensitivity of 12500 Volts/ampere-kilo gauss. The device is capable of measuring down to 2 x 10-5 gauss peak in the frequency range dc to 25 c/s. The factors which restrict the lowest limit of magnetic field detection are discussed and methods are suggested to further improve the sensitivity of the device.
Interaction studies of different geogrids in nonconventional fill materials
Creators: name: Karnam Prabhakara, Bhargav Kumar
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In the present era, waste materials like fly ash, bottom ash, slags, and construction and demolition wastes (C&D) are being generated at a rapid rate. Disposal of these produced wastes occupy enormous landfill areas. This study considers the viability of using non-conventional fill materials like pond ash, waste foundry sand, aluminium slag, and pond ash-granulated rubber mix as a fill material in reinforced soil structures. This study proposes axial pullout resistance factors (Fa*) and modified pullout resistance factors (Fam*) considering the effect of transverse pull of different geogrids in these fill materials. The improvement in the factor of safety in the internal stability analysis considering the transverse pull is defined in terms of improvement ratio for different geogrid reinforcements with pond ash and waste foundry sand. Based on the extensive laboratory test results, empirical equations were proposed to estimate the axial and transverse pullout resistances of grids tested in pond ash and waste foundry sand. Additionally, other relevant tests were conducted to check their viability for the proposed application.
Integrated and resolved dust attenuation in clumpy star-forming galaxies at 0.07 z 0.14
Creators: name: Bassett, Robert
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Fisher, Deanne
name: Wisnioski, Emily
name: Damjanov, Ivana
name: Abraham, Roberto
name: Obreschkow, Danail
name: Green, Andrew W.
name: Lima Da Cunha, Elisabete
name: McGregor, Peter J.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Dust attenuation in galaxies has been extensively studied nearby, however, there are still many unknowns regarding attenuation in distant galaxies. We contribute to this effort using observations of star-forming galaxies in the redshift range z = 0.05-0.15 from the DYnamics of Newly Assembled Massive Objects (DYNAMO) survey. Highly star-forming DYNAMO galaxies share many similar attributes to clumpy, star-forming galaxies at high redshift. Considering integrated Sloan Digital Sky Survey observations, trends between attenuation and other galaxy properties for DYNAMO galaxies are well matched to star-forming galaxies at high redshift. Integrated gas attenuations of DYNAMO galaxies are 0.2-2.0 mag in the V band and the ratio of E(B - V)stars and E(B - V)gas is 0.78-0.08 (compared to 0.44 at low redshift). Four highly star-forming DYNAMO galaxies were observed at Hα using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and at Paα using integral field spectroscopy at Keck. The latter achieve similar resolution (∼0.8-1 kpc) to our HST imaging using adaptive optics, providing resolved observations of gas attenuations of these galaxies on sub-kiloparsec scales. We find <1.0 mag of variation in attenuation (at Hα) from clump to clump, with no evidence of highly attenuated star formation. Attenuations are in the range 0.3-2.2 mag in the V band, consistent with the attenuations of low-redshift star-forming galaxies. The small spatial variation on attenuation suggests that a majority of the star formation activity in these four galaxies occurs in relatively unobscured regions and thus star formation is well characterized by our Hα observations.
Cognitive function and brain structure after recurrent mild traumatic brain injuries in young-to-middle-aged adults
Creators: name: List, Jonathan
name: Ott, Stefanie
name: Bukowski, Martin
name: Lindenberg, Robert
name: Flöel, Agnes
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: concussion
subject: cortical thickness, MRI
subject: cognition
subject: traumatic brain injury
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Recurrent mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are regarded as an independent risk factor for developing dementia in later life. We here aimed to evaluate associations between recurrent mTBIs, cognition, and gray matter volume and microstructure as revealed by structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the chronic phase after mTBIs in young adulthood. We enrolled 20 young-to- middle-aged subjects, who reported two or more sports-related mTBIs, with the last mTBI > 6 months prior to study enrolment (mTBI group), and 21 age-, sex- and education matched controls with no history of mTBI (control group). All participants received comprehensive neuropsychological testing, and high resolution T1-weighted and diffusion tensor MRI in order to assess cortical thickness (CT) and microstructure, hippocampal volume, and ventricle size. Compared to the control group, subjects of the mTBI group presented with lower CT within the right temporal lobe and left insula using an a priori region of interest approach. Higher number of mTBIs was associated with lower CT in bilateral insula, right middle temporal gyrus and right entorhinal area. Our results suggest persistent detrimental effects of recurrent mTBIs on CT already in young-to-middle-aged adults. If additional structural deterioration occurs during aging, subtle neuropsychological decline may progress to clinically overt dementia earlier than in age-matched controls, a hypothesis to be assessed in future prospective trials.
Connecting Clump Sizes in Turbulent Disk Galaxies to Instability Theory
Creators: name: Fisher, Deanne
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Abraham, Roberto G.
name: Damjanov, Ivana
name: White, Heidi A.
name: Obreschkow, Danail
name: Basset, Robert
name: Bekiaris, Georgios
name: Wisnioski, Emily
name: Green, Andy
name: Bolatto, Alberto D.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: In this letter we study the mean sizes of Hμ clumps in turbulent disk galaxies relative to kinematics, gas fractions, and Toomre Q. We use ∼100 pc resolution HST images, IFU kinematics, and gas fractions of a sample of rare, nearby turbulent disks with properties closely matched to main-sequence galaxies (the DYNAMO sample). We find linear correlations of normalized mean clump sizes with both the gas fraction and the velocity dispersion-to-rotation velocity ratio of the host galaxy. We show that these correlations are consistent with predictions derived from a model of instabilities in a self-gravitating disk (the so-called "violent disk instability model"). We also observe, using a two-fluid model for Q, a correlation between the size of clumps and self-gravity-driven unstable regions. These results are most consistent with the hypothesis that massive star-forming clumps in turbulent disks are the result of instabilities in self-gravitating gas-rich disks, and therefore provide a direct connection between resolved clump sizes and this in situ mechanism.
Implicitly measured cognitions of child molesters
Creators: name: Nunes, Kevin L
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Social.
subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.
subject: Psychology, Cognitive.

description: Although many theoreticians have posited that cognitions concerning self, children, and other adults play a central role in the etiology and maintenance of child sexual abuse, knowledge in the area remains incomplete due, in part, to reliance on self-report measures, which are generally restricted to consciously accessible thoughts and susceptible to presentation bias. In the current study, the primary goal was to test for the existence of differences between the cognitions of child molesters and non-molesters using an implicit measure called the Implicit Association Test (IAT). To that end, 6 IATs were designed to measure the domains of evaluation, social power, and sexual attractiveness in self and in children (relative to adults). Participants were incarcerated men who had either been convicted of sexual offences against extrafamilial children under 14 years of age (N = 30) or who had not admitted to, been charged with, or been convicted of any sexual offences ( N = 31). As expected, child molesters viewed children (relative to adults) as significantly more sexually attractive than did the non-sex offenders, as measured by the sexy child IAT. Among the child molesters, a greater number of sexual offences was significantly associated with a view of self as less powerful and less sexually attractive, as measured, respectively, by the powerful self IAT and the sexy self IAT. These results remained even after a number of potential confounding variables were statistically or otherwise controlled. Although only partial support for the hypotheses was found, this study demonstrated that the IAT has much promise as a tool with which to study cognitions associated with child sexual abuse.
Measure theoretic optimization in information theory and stochastic control subject to uncertainty
Creators: name: Rezaei, Farzad
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: In the first chapter, two general classes of optimization problems are discussed. The application of these problems in information theory and stochastic control contexts is the main goal of this thesis. In chapters two and three, applications in source coding are discussed, then in the last two chapters, the applications of these problems in control of uncertain continuous time systems are explored. Chapter two is concerned with lossless source coding for a family of source distributions whose relative entropy with respect to a given nominal distribution is bounded above by some fixed number. First the minimax average length source coding problem subject to the relative entropy constraint is considered. The minimizing players are the codeword lengths, while the maximizing players are the uncertain source distributions. This leads to coding with respect to the exponential pay-off. Second the minimax redundancy problem subject to relative entropy constraints is considered. It is shown that this problem reduces to an extension of the exponential Huffman coding. In the third chapter, the problem of rate distortion formulation for abstract sources is considered. We introduce a general framework for rate distortion theory in Polish spaces. Previous well known results for abstract alphabets are extended to the more general case in which marginal measures on the reproduction space may not be absolutely continuous with respect to the optimal marginal measure. Moreover, the question of existence of a solution to the implicit equation of optimal distribution is addressed by proving a fixed-point theorem. In chapter four, the problem of stochastic control for uncertain systems is considered. Here we aim at establishing explicit connections between the Legendre-Fenchel transform, robustness of uncertain systems, and risk-seeking and risk-averse optimization. The connections are obtained by introducing new classes of optimal stochastic uncertain systems in which the uncertainty is described by a family of probability measures, which satisfy a certain fidelity criteria. With respect to this formulation, the minimization of the relative entropy over the set of uncertain measures, subject to the fidelity criteria is shown to be equivalent to the Legendre-Fenchel transform. In the last chapter, another class of stochastic optimal uncertain control systems are considered, in which uncertainty is described by a relative entropy constraint between the nominal and uncertain measures, while the pay-off is a linear functional of the uncertain measure. The theory is developed in an abstract setting and then applied to nonlinear partially observable continuous-time uncertain controlled systems.
Carbohydrates and feeding: An extension of the Glucostatic Theory of appetite regulation
Creators: name: Roberts, Lauren E
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Nutrition.
subject: Health Sciences, Recreation.

description: Mayer's Glucostatic Theory of appetite regulation has been a precursor for many studies in this field. No studies have applied this model to extreme fluctuations of blood glucose. The present study examined if Mayer's theory holds true with carbohydrate (CHO) loading and reduction in healthy men. Six normal weight, healthy men (23.8 +/- 1.3 kg/m2) participated in a randomized crossover trial. Three day eucaloric diet conditions (75% CHO, 45% CHO, and 10% CHO) preceded a 10 h testing day in the lab where blood glucose measured every 5 min for 9 h. with appetite ratings measured every 30 min. Food was available upon request; hunger, intake and food preference were measured. No differences in daily energy intake (EI), blood glucose and appetite were noted between conditions. In all subjects during all phases, blood glucose levels decreased by 7.8+/- 11.1% prior to meal requests. Meal requests were preceded by declines in blood glucose but changes in appetite, EI and CHO preference were not seen. Key words: Glucostatic Theory, appetite, blood glucose, hunger, feeding, carbohydrates
Norepinephrine transporter expression is inversely associated with glycaemic indices: a pilot study in metabolically diverse persons with overweight and obesity
Creators: name: Straznicky, N. E.
name: Guo, L.
name: Corcoran, S. J.
name: Esler, M. D.
name: Phillips, Sarah
name: Sari, C. I.
name: Grima, M. T.
name: Karapanagiotidis, S.
name: Wong, C. Y.
name: Eikelis, Nina
name: Mariani, J. A.
name: Kobayashi, D.
name: Dixon, John
name: Lambert, Gavin
name: Lambert, Elisabeth
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Objective The objective of this study was to examine the cross‐sectional relationship between the expression of norepinephrine transporter (NET), the protein responsible for neuronal uptake‐1, and indices of glycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia, in overweight and obese individuals. Methods Thirteen non‐medicated, non‐smoking subjects, aged 58 ± 1 years (mean ± standard error of the mean), body mass index (BMI) 31.4 ± 1.0 kg m⁻², with wide‐ranging plasma glucose and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c, range 5.1% to 6.5%) participated. They underwent forearm vein biopsy to access sympathetic nerves for the quantification of NET by Western blot, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp, echocardiography and assessments of whole‐body norepinephrine kinetics and muscle sympathetic nerve activity. Results Norepinephrine transporter expression was inversely associated with fasting plasma glucose (r = −0.62, P = 0.02), glucose area under the curve during OGTT (AUC0–120, r = −0.65, P = 0.02) and HbA1c (r = −0.67, P = 0.01), and positively associated with steady‐state glucose utilization during euglycaemic clamp (r = 0.58, P = 0.04). Moreover, NET expression was inversely related to left ventricular posterior wall dimensions (r = −0.64, P = 0.02) and heart rate (r = −0.55, P = 0.05). Indices of hyperinsulinaemia were not associated with NET expression. In stepwise linear regression analysis adjusted for age, body mass index and blood pressure, HbA1c was an independent inverse predictor of NET expression, explaining 45% of its variance. Conclusions Hyperglycaemia is associated with reduced peripheral NET expression. Further studies are required to identify the direction of causality.
Translating the Self: How Philosophical Bias Shapes the Translator's Voice
Creators: name: De la Plume, Myar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This reflective research paper investigates how personal philosophical inclinations influence a translator's style, focusing on the interplay between individual beliefs and linguistic decision-making. Using AI, specifically ChatGPT, as a collaborative tool, the study explores translations of classical and literary texts through various philosophical lenses—primarily existentialism, pragmatism, and idealism. By engaging with these perspectives, the translator examines how underlying worldviews shape lexical choices, tone, and interpretative latitude. The paper further considers the implications of AI in exposing or amplifying philosophical bias, thus highlighting the translator’s evolving self-awareness. Ultimately, the research underscores the significance of philosophical self-reflection in enhancing both the authenticity and intentionality of translation practice.
Pain as a risk factor for substance use: a qualitative study of people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada
Creators: name: Voon, Pauline
name: Greer, Alissa M.
name: Amlani, Ashraf
name: Newman, Cheri
name: Burmeister, Charlene
name: Buxton, Jane A.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: People who use drugs have a significantly higher prevalence of chronic non-cancer pain compared to the general population, yet little is known about how various policy, economic, physical, and social environments may serve as risk or protective factors in the context of concurrent pain and substance use. Therefore, this study sought to explore perspectives, risks, and harms associated with pain among people who use drugs. Methods: Thirteen focus group interviews were held across British Columbia, Canada, from July to September 2015. In total, 83 people who had lived experience with substance use participated in the study. Using an interpretive description approach, themes were conceptualized according to the Rhodes’ Risk Environment and patient-centered care frameworks. Results: Participants described how their experiences with inadequately managed pain in various policy, economic, physical, and social environments reinforced marginalization, such as restrictive policies, economic vulnerability, lack of access to socio-physical support systems, stigma from health professionals, and denial of pain medication leading to risky self-medication. Principles of patient-centered care were often not upheld, from a lack of recognition of patients as experts in understanding their unique pain needs and experiences, to an absence of shared power and decision-making, which often resulted in distrust of the patient-provider relationship. Conclusions: Various risk environments and non-patient-centered interactions may contribute to an array of health and social harms in the context of inadequately managed pain among people who use drugs.
Neck circumference is associated with muscle sympathetic nerve activity in overweight and obese men but not women
Creators: name: Straznicky, Nora E.
name: Grima, Mariee T.
name: Sari, Carolina I.
name: Eikelis, Nina
name: Nestel, Paul J.
name: Dixon, John B.
name: Lambert, Gavin
name: Schlaich, Markus P.
name: Phillips, Sarah E.
name: Lambert, Elisabeth
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Background: Neck circumference (NC) is a predictor of cardiometabolic risk. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship of NC to muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) within an overweight and obese population. Methods: The study design was a retrospective cross-sectional analysis. Un-medicated persons (72 men, 53 postmenopausal women) aged 56 ± 1 years (mean ± SEM) with body mass index (BMI) 32.8 ± 0.4 kg/m2, were studied. NC was measured together with traditional anthropometric measures, supine blood pressure, fasting blood lipids, insulin, and glucose. Insulin sensitivity was assessed by homeostasis model (HOMA-IR) and Matsuda Insulin Sensitivity Index (ISI) derived from 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. Resting multiunit MSNA was recorded by microneurography in the peroneal nerve and expressed as burst frequency and burst incidence. Results: Men within the highest tertile of NC had significantly higher fasting and post-glucose plasma insulin levels (insulin AUC0-120), HOMA-IR, non-esterified fatty acids, MSNA (45 ± 2 vs. 36 ± 2 bursts per min; 69 ± 3 vs. 58 ± 3 bursts per 100 hb) and heart rate, and lower Matsuda ISI compared to men in the lowest tertile (P all < 0.05). In stepwise regression analyses, NC alone explained 12%, and together with insulin AUC0-120 it accounted for 22%, of the variance in MSNA in men. In women, NC was associated with anthropometric measures but not with MSNA or metabolic indices. Conclusions: Among overweight and obese men, NC was independently associated with elevated MSNA and hyperinsulinemia, and thus may be relevant to cardiometabolic risk prediction. The biological basis of gender differences merits further elucidation.
title: Stabilisierung zerfallsgeschädigter Zeitungsseiten
title: Projektbericht mit Ergänzung "Schnittechnik"
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Holländer, Andreas
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP
Year: 2012
Subjects: Conservation science

description: Es bestand die Aufgabe, ein Verfahrenskonzept zur Stabilisierung von großformatigem Papier zu entwickeln, das prinzipiell für den Masseneinsatz geeignet ist, sowie Materialien und Geräte für eine Demonstration herzustellen.
Nach dem Abwägen verschiedener Varianten wurde ein Verfahren festgelegt. Dabei wird eine Transferfolie benutzt, die aus einem Verbund von Polypropylen (PP) und einem siegelfähigem Polymer (EVA) besteht und die mit einem Kontaktklebstoff beschichtet ist. Die Haftkraft des Klebstoffes ist so eingestellt, dass ein Blatt Papier von Stapel gehoben, aber die Position des Papiers anschließend noch korrigiert werden kann. Auf das auf der Transferfolie liegende Papier wird eine Folie aus PP/ EVA gelegt und unter Druck erwärmt. Dabei erweicht das EVA auf der Transferfolie und der Deckelfolie und verbindet sich mit dem Papier. Dieser Verbund ist stabil für das Digitalisieren im Durchlaufscanner und für eine Langzeitlagerung unter kontrollierten Bedingungen.

Es sollten eine Reihe von Schneidetechniken auf Ihre Einsetzbarkeit hin überprüft werden. Insbesondere sollen Klingen und Rollmesser in verschiedenen Konfigurationen aufgebaut und erprobt werden. Dabei wurde angestrebt möglichst nur das obere Blatt zu schneiden.
From the cradle to the nation : Discursive constructions and theoretical implications of ideal citizenship amid South Korea's fertility crisis
Creators: name: Madamba, Ariana
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: South Korea (hereafter the ROK) has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world at 0.721 babies per woman in 2023. The current administration under President Yoon Suk Yeol has made efforts to address these fertility rates through various directives. To this end, this study asks the following question: to what extent is Korean nationalism invoked and deployed in the discourse of current policy responses to the ROK’s low fertility rate? Using the framework of discursive institutionalism (DI), this study argues that the way in which policy responses to the ROK’s low fertility rates focus on encouraging women to have more children creates a gendered and ethnic expectation for specifically Korean women to have children as an obligation to the state. Further, using the framework of Foucault’s ‘biopower’ theory, this study argues that the discursive construction of Korean women has implications for the question of immigrants and foreign brides in that the state’s valuing of explicitly Korean women renders such non-Korean women as immigrants and foreign brides as not capable of rearing the life desired by the state and incapable of what it means to be the ‘ideal citizen.’
Sustainable pathways out of the Corona crisis
Creators: name: Gibis, Claudia
name: Kosmol, Jan
name: Matthey, Astrid
name: Schubert, Tim
name: Wehnemann, Kai
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Gebäude
subject: Corona crisis
subject: energy sector
subject: mobility sector
subject: building sector
subject: reconstruction
subject: Climate | Energy
subject: Economy | Consumption
subject: Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

description: The Covid 19 pandemic is causing considerable social and economic disruption worldwide. Short and midterm financial support measures for mitigating the acute consequences of the pandemic must be structured in a way, that they support the needed longterm changes towards a sustainable and climate-neutral society. The UBA position paper proposes an action plan for Germany, that takes into account the framework conditions for fostering a sustainable economy and that focuses on concrete measures in the building. mobility and energy sectors. As central element of all these measures, the European Green Deal must be implemented ambitiously. Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: The Covid 19 pandemic is causing considerable social and economic disruption worldwide. Short and midterm financial support measures for mitigating the acute consequences of the pandemic must be structured in a way, that they support the needed longterm changes towards a sustainable and climate-neutral society. The ⁠UBA⁠ position paper proposes an action plan for Germany, that takes into account the framework conditions for fostering a sustainable economy and that focuses on concrete measures in the building. mobility and energy sectors. As central element of all these measures, the European Green Deal must be implemented ambitiously.
Effect of a patient engagement tool on positive airway pressure adherence: analysis of a German healthcare provider database
Creators: name: Woehrle, Holger
name: Arzt, Michael
name: Graml, Andrea
name: Fietze, Ingo
name: Young, Peter
name: Teschler, Helmut
name: Ficker, Joachim H.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Adherence
subject: Compliance
subject: Patient engagement
subject: Positive airway pressure
subject: Telemonitoring
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Objective/background: This study investigated the addition of a real-time feedback patient engagement tool on positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence when added to a proactive telemedicine strategy. Patients/methods: Data from a German healthcare provider (ResMed Healthcare Germany) were retrospectively analyzed. Patients who first started PAP therapy between 1 September 2009 and 30 April 2014, and were managed using telemedicine (AirView™; proactive care) or telemedicine + patient engagement tool (AirView™ + myAir™; patient engagement) were eligible. Patient demographics, therapy start date, sleep- disordered breathing indices, device usage hours, and therapy termination rate were obtained and compared between the two groups. Results: The first 500 patients managed by telemedicine-guided care and a patient engagement tool were matched with 500 patients managed by telemedicine-guided care only. The proportion of nights with device usage ≥4 h was 77 ± 25% in the patient engagement group versus 63 ± 32% in the proactive care group (p < 0.001). Therapy termination occurred less often in the patient engagement group (p < 0.001). The apnea-hypopnea index was similar in the two groups, but leak was significantly lower in the patient engagement versus proactive care group (2.7 ± 4.0 vs 4.1 ± 5.3 L/min; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Addition of a patient engagement tool to telemonitoring-guided proactive care was associated with higher device usage and lower leak. This suggests that addition of an engagement tool may help improve PAP therapy adherence and reduce mask leak.
Sequencing in frontal lobe patients.
Creators: name: Malva, Connie Della.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Biology, Neuroscience.

description: An experimental neuropsychological study was undertaken to investigate whether frontal damage selectively affects the ability to carry out sequencing tasks. Thirteen patients, assigned to an Anterior Group on the basis of locus of brain lesion, were compared to nine patients assigned to a Posterior Group. Each of these groups was compared to a Normal Control Group, matched for age, sex and level of education, on two sequencing tasks. In the first, Increasing Span Task, subjects were required to organize sequences of increasing length. Verbal and pictorial subtests, consisting of four, six, nine and twelve unit sequences, were presented separately. The second, Capture Error Task, was designed to assess sequencing performance on tasks where a potential for capture errors exists. A capture error, in this study, was defined as the incorrect successive pairing of two items which tend to be frequently and routinely associated with one another but which, in the context of the present task, should be separated and used in a less characteristic way. The potential for a capture error was created by presenting a series of six unit sequences in which a special association existed between two successive units; this association was sometimes valid (i.e., the units should remain together in the final solution) and sometimes invalid (i.e., the units should be taken apart and used separately in the final solution). Twenty verbal sequences and twelve pictorial sequences were administered separately in two subtests. The results on the Increasing Span Task showed that while neither Anterior nor Posterior groups had difficulty organizing short (4 unit) sequences, subjects in the Anterior group were particularly sensitive to sequencing tasks at normal span and beyond. The results of the Capture Error Task showed that the Anterior group differed from their Control group and from the Posterior group in their ability to arrange sequences correctly when a potential for capture errors was present. The theoretical implications of these results for the role of the frontal lobes in behavior are discussed.
Developing and Testing a Group Therapy Programme to Treat Aggressive Script Rehearsal in an Incarcerated Offender Population
Creators: name: Morrison, Fiona
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Aggressive script rehearsal is associated with violent offending. However, no treatment focusing exclusively on aggressive script rehearsal has been developed or tested. This thesis commences with a review of the literature concerning aggressive script rehearsal in offender populations and examines possible treatment approaches. A novel seven session group-based aggressive script rehearsal treatment programme is then created and evaluated. The aim of this evaluation was to explore whether aggressive scripts could be targeted through group treatment. The efficacy of this aggressive scripts group was compared to an emotion regulation group-based treatment in a non-randomised trial. It was hypothesised that both group treatments would offer efficacy in reducing aggressive scripts and hostility, as well as improving emotion regulation, psychological flexibility, and general psychological wellbeing. Participants were 48 male prisoners (20 in the control and 28 in the experimental group). Participants completed psychometric testing pre-and post-treatment, and then at two follow-up points after the treatments were completed. Psychometric evaluation included repeat administration of an adapted version of the Schedule of Imagined Violence (adapted to assess for aggression as well as aggressive scripts), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II, and the Brief Symptom Inventory. A brief measure of aggressive script rehearsal was also administered during sessions two through seven. Treatment efficacy was explored through several Mixed-Methods ANOVAs and Hierarchical Linear Modelling. Results indicated statistically significant improvements in emotion regulation, psychological flexibility, hostility, and general psychological wellbeing, over time, in both groups. The hypothesis that aggressive script rehearsal would significantly decrease as a result of group participation, was not supported. These findings suggest that groups targeting both aggressive scripts and emotion dysregulation can promote change in an array of psychological domains that are linked to aggressive script rehearsal. However, it appears that these groups were not sufficient to produce a significant decrease in aggressive script rehearsal directly.
Silk: Optical properties over 12.6 octaves THz-IR-visible-UV range
Creators: name: Balčytis, Armandas
name: Ryu, Meguya
name: Wang, Xuewen
name: Novelli, Fabio
name: Seniutinas, Gediminas
name: Du, Shan
name: Wang, Xungai
name: Li, Jingliang
name: Davis, Jeffrey
name: Appadoo, Dominique
name: Morikawa, Junko
name: Juodkazis, Saulius
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Domestic (Bombyx mori) and wild (Antheraea pernyi) silk fibers were characterised over a wide spectral range from THz 8 cm-1 (λ = 1.25 mm, f = 0.24 THz) to deep-UV 50 × 103 cm-1 (λ = 200 nm, f = 1500 THz) wavelengths or over a 12.6 octave frequency range. Spectral features at β-sheet, α-coil and amorphous fibroin were analysed at different spectral ranges. Single fiber cross sections at mid-IR were used to determine spatial distribution of different silk constituents and revealed an α-coil rich core and more broadly spread β-sheets in natural silk fibers obtained from wild Antheraea pernyi moths. Low energy T-ray bands at 243 and 229 cm-1 were observed in crystalline fibers of domestic and wild silk fibers, respectively, and showed no spectral shift down to 78 K temperature. A distinct 20 ± 4 cm-1 band was observed in the crystalline Antheraea pernyi silk fibers. Systematic analysis and assignment of the observed spectral bands is presented. Water solubility and biodegradability of silk, required for bio-medical and sensor applications, are directly inferred from specific spectral bands.
title: Allergy immunotherapy prescribing trends for grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis in Germany
title: a retrospective cohort analysis
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: McDonell, Amanda L.
name: Wahn, Ulrich
name: Demuth, Dirk
name: Richards, Catrina
name: Hawes, Charlie
name: Andreasen, Jakob Nørgaard
name: Allen-Ramey, Felicia
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Allergens
subject: Clinical immunology
subject: Paediatrics
subject: Grass pollen allergy
subject: Rhinitis
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background Allergy immunotherapy is an effective treatment for patients with allergic rhinitis whose symptoms are unresolved with pharmacotherapy. Allergy immunotherapy for grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis is available in three modalities: subcutaneous immunotherapy and sublingual immunotherapy as a tablet or drop. This study aimed to understand trends in allergy immunotherapy prescribing and practice patterns for grass allergies in adult and paediatric patients in Germany. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted using IMS Disease Analyzer in Germany. Patients with an allergy immunotherapy prescription for grass pollen (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical [ATC] classification code V01AA02) from September 2005 to December 2012 were included in the study. General Practitioners (GPs), dermatologists, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)-specialists, paediatricians and pneumologists were included as the allergy immunotherapy prescribing physicians in the study. Descriptive analyses were conducted on patient characteristics at index and prescribing physician specialty; a test for trend was conducted for timing of initiation of first allergy immunotherapy prescription in each annual prescribing season. Results Eighteen thousand eight hundred fifty eligible patients were identified during the study period. The majority of patients received subcutaneous immunotherapy; however, the proportion of patients receiving sublingual immunotherapy tablets increased from 8 % in 2006/2007 to 29 % in 2011/2012 (p
University of Toronto Libraries Scoping Decision Tree for Paid AI-Powered Research Tools
Creators: name: University of Toronto Libraries Collections Development Department Artificial Intelligence Response Team
Publisher: name: University of Toronto Libraries
Year: 2025

description: This decision tree is designed for collections librarians and information professionals at the University of Toronto who are considering submitting requests for AI-powered research tools related to library collections that have an associated cost. 

As libraries navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI technologies, this framework provides a structured guide to help determine which tools might align with our licensing capabilities and institutional priorities.

These considerations are not intended to provide definitive acceptance or rejection decisions, but rather to guide your preliminary assessment process. These questions may help you identify if a respective AI-powered research tool warrants further investigation, the possibility that tools unsuitable for library licensing may be appropriate for other university units to consider, or which present challenges may need to be addressed before licensing can be considered.

The decision tree encourages thoughtful evaluation of factors including licensing models, target audience alignment, the capability for users to opt-out, and cost considerations. Remember that these questions represent initial scoping criteria only - tools that appear within scope will still require further evaluation regarding privacy implications, data security, integration capabilities, and alignment with library values before final licensing decisions are made. 

If your initial assessment suggests that an AI-powered research tool may be within scope for licensing by the library, please contact your collections specialist or coordinator to discuss further. 

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Created: March 2025
title: Harmful Effects of the Azathioprine Metabolite 6-Mercaptopurine in Vascular Cells
title: Induction of Mineralization
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Prüfer, Jasmin
name: Schuchardt, Mirjam
name: Tölle, Markus
name: Prüfer, Nicole
name: Höhne, Matthias
name: Zidek, Walter
name: Giet, Markus Van Der
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Vascular mineralization contributes to the high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients who suffer from chronic kidney disease and in individuals who have undergone solid organ transplantation. The immunosuppressive regimen used to treat these patients appears to have an impact on vascular alterations. The effect of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) on vascular calcification has not yet been determined. This study investigates the effect of 6-MP on vascular mineralization by the induction of trans- differentiation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro. 6-MP not only induces the expression of osteo-chondrocyte-like transcription factors and proteins but also activates alkaline phosphatase enzyme activity and produces calcium deposition in in vitro and ex vivo models. These processes are dependent on 6-MP-induced production of reactive oxygen species, intracellular activation of mitogen-activated kinases and phosphorylation of the transcription factor Cbfa1. Furthermore, the metabolic products of 6-MP, 6-thioguanine nucleotides and 6-methyl-thio-inosine monophosphate have major impacts on cellular calcification. These data provide evidence for a possible harmful effect of the immunosuppressive drug 6-MP in vascular diseases, such as arteriosclerosis.
Hope and tradition: Jewish Renewal strategies to reconstruct Jewish theology
Creators: name: Posen, M-Josee
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Theology.
subject: Education, Religious.

description: Existing scholarly work on the contemporary Jewish Renewal movement focuses largely on its feminist assertions and the general practices and characteristics of adherents. This investigation examines the underlying theology expressed through the written work and authoritative texts of the movement's leadership, especially Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Using an interdisciplinary approach melded with the techniques of rhetorical criticism and qualitative research/grounded theory development, the study identifies and examines five strategies used by the Jewish Renewal movement to reconstruct Jewish theology. Those strategies are: reinterpretation of the fundamental themes of Jewish theology, God/Torah/and the people Israel, to suit contemporary sensibilities; deriving authority for that reinterpretation from both traditional and contemporary thinkers; emphasizing the imaginal to achieve redemption; expressing the interpretation in liturgy; and linking the interpretation to the greater purpose of providing a direction for post-Holocaust Judaism. This study demonstrates that Jewish Renewal reconstructs Jewish theology in a way that resonates with the postmodern ethos, yet is profoundly Jewish, being firmly rooted in Jewish sources and texts. While Renewal theology stands in tension with other contemporary Jewish theological trends, it nevertheless is making an important contribution to the development of a postmodern, post-Holocaust Judaism.