cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Fragmenting Countryside and the Challenge of Retaining Agricultural Land: The Vermont Case
Creators: name: Daniels, Thomas L.
name: McCarthy, Kyle
name: Lapping, Mark B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Many rural areas in the United States and Europe have been changing from agricultural landscapes to a mix of farm and nonagricultural uses. The fragmentation of agricultural land reflects the higher value of nonagricultural uses but may pose a threat to agricultural operations. Vermont, a rural state, has tried to slow the loss and fragmentation of farmland. Agricultural census and land parcel data are analyzed to identify what are the supply and demand factors of fragmentation, what are the pros and cons of fragmentation, and have Vermont’s efforts to regulate development and sustain farming slowed the conversion and fragmentation of farmland? The amount of Vermont farmland has declined sharply since 1959 and a considerable amount of rural land has been fragmented into lots that have limited value for dairy production, the state’s primary agricultural industry. Vermont’s farmland preservation programs appear to have had some success in slowing farmland loss after 2002. However, the economics of farming will continue to challenge the viability of agricultural operations.
Vanishing results for the Aomoto complex of real hyperplane arrangements via minimality
Creators: name: Bailet, Pauline
name: Yoshinaga, Masahiko
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We prove vanishing results of the cohomology groups of Aomoto complex over arbitrary coefficient ring for real hyperplane arrangements. The proof is using minimality of arrangements and descriptions of Aomoto complex in terms of chambers. Our methods also provide a new proof for the vanishing theorem of local system cohomology groups which was first proved by Cohen, Dimca and Orlik.
description: 22 pages, 11 figures
title: Developing a sense of belonging through using the circle of courage - west coast style journal
Creators: name: Middleton, Christine
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Belonging (Social psychology)

description: A student’s sense of belonging to the school environment is vital to student engagement and success. Students’ feelings of belonging can directly impact the decision to attend school or to not attend. This is particularly true of students who are in the alternate school system and to whom belonging may be an issue. Students who attend an alternate school often already have challenges both their life and their experiences in traditional schools. Research has shown that there are ways to support students in gaining a deeper understanding of themselves as well as develop strategies to help them navigate their world. Research has also shown that using tools such as the Circle of Courage© as well as journals have helped to give students at-risk the foundation they may need to succeed and also to discover a sense of belonging in their schools. This project provides a guided journal based on the Circle of Courage -West Coast Style and seeks to support students while they explore their own identity, strengths, passions, as well as teach them self-reflection skills so that they will begin to develop a sense of belonging to their school communities. The guiding desire is to create an effective tool, namely a reflective journal, based on the Circle of Courage – West Coast Style to help deepen alternate school students’ sense of belonging.
Exploring the Potential of Internal Information Flows in Large Organizations as Leverage Points for Environmental Stewardship
Creators: name: Farhad, Sherman
name: McGlynn, Bridget
name: Baird, Julia
name: Plummer, Ryan
name: Blythe, Jessica
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Large organizations play a critical role in environmental stewardship. The concept of leverage points offers one promising avenue of inquiry to enhance the effectiveness of large organizations in advancing environmental stewardship. Here, we focus on the flow of information within a large environmental organization as a deep leverage point for system change. We conducted a social network analysis of an organization with an environmental stewardship mandate. Results show that the organization has a dense communication network that could be effectively leveraged for environmental stewardship communication, especially by influential individuals and departments. As practical implications, we recommend that an environmental stewardship-focused communication approach, based on four strategies (segmentation, induction, two-way communication, and individual strategies) be enacted by the organization to use this leverage point to enhance the diffusion of environmental stewardship. Directions for future research include a deep study of the plurality of understandings of environmental stewardship within the organization.
title: Smurtilive: a public speaking resource for middle school teachers
Creators: name: Murti, Simon N.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Public speaking

description: Public speaking is a fundamental life skill that students need to be exposed to during their middle school years. As a fundamental life skill, public speaking is also known to elicits barriers in the form of fear and anxiety that many students feel they can’t overcome. The goal is to provide students with an opportunity to engage in this skill set in a safe, fun, and engaging way that will provide students with the basic mechanics of public speaking. The main goal of this applied project is to provide middle school teachers with a resource guide to implement public speaking in their own classroom. All graphics and designs were made specifically for this resource. This guide, known as smurtiLIVE, was developed over three years where I have taught fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students.
title: Authentic instruction in the 21st Century: a professional development presentation
Creators: name: Emmerson, Joanna
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Professional learning communities

description: The goal of my master’s project is to develop a three-day professional development workshop via Google Slides that takes place over the time span of approximately six weeks. Its purpose would be to spark interest and to initiate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) where teachers can collaborate to improve their instruction using the renewed B.C. Curriculum paired with Authentic Instruction practises, where all students are encouraged to co-construct their knowledge in a learner-centered environment. Teachers will discuss and reflect on their practises and help each other to determine what the best techniques are to deliver authentic instruction so that all learners, including those with Special Education Needs (SEN), will learn with a sense of agency and increased interest. Teachers will have time to plan units that promote student engagement, motivation and purpose in their learning. My intention is that the presentation I create is usable by anyone in the field who wishes to create a PLC to learn more about Authentic Instruction and how they can improve their teaching practise.
Medical Applications
Creators: name: Biscari, C.
name: Falbo, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
subject: Medical Physics (physics.med-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The use of a ccelerators for medical applications has evolved from initial experimentation to turn-key devices commonly operating in hospitals. New applications are continuously being developed around the world, and the hadrontherapy facilities of the newest generation are placed at the frontier between industrial production and advanced R&D. An introduction to the different medical application accelerators is followed by a description of the hadrontherapy facilities, with special emphasis on CNAO, and the report closes with a brief outlook on the future of this field.
description: 16 pages, contribution to the CAS - CERN Accelerator School: Advanced Accelerator Physics Course, Trondheim, Norway, 18-29 Aug 2013
title: Breaking down Dyslexia: what is it, how do we know, and how can we as educators help?
Creators: name: Gatti, Eleesha
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Dyslexia

description: The purpose of this paper is to inform and bring awareness to educators regarding the definition, evidence-based information, and misconceptions of Dyslexia. The aim is to support schools in identifying and providing appropriate and effective interventions to their struggling students without requiring expensive assessments and a formal diagnosis of Dyslexia. Educators will learn which skills research suggests they should be screening for in order to begin interventions immediately. For many students these interventions will be exactly what they need to support their reading. Educators will then be introduced to the latest research on Dyslexia. This research suggests ways we can supplement support for our struggling students who do not respond to typical interventions recommended by researchers.
Photon pair generation by intermodal spontaneous four wave mixing in birefringent, weakly guiding optical fibers
Creators: name: Garay-Palmett, K.
name: Cruz-Delgado, D.
name: Dominguez-Serna, F.
name: Ortiz-Ricardo, E.
name: Monroy-Ruz, J.
name: Ramirez, H. Cruz
name: Ramirez-Alarcon, R.
name: U'Ren, A. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a theoretical and experimental study of the generation of photon pairs through the process of spontaneous four wave mixing (SFWM) in a few-mode, birefringent fiber. Under these conditions, multiple SFWM processes are in fact possible, each associated with a different combination of transverse modes for the four waves involved. We show that in the weakly guiding regime, for which the propagation modes may be well approximated by linearly polarized modes, the departure from circular symmetry due to the fiber birefringence translates into conservation rules which retain elements from azimuthal and rectangular symmetries: both OAM and parity must be conserved for a process to be viable. We have implemented a SFWM source based on a "bow-tie" birefringent fiber, and have measured for a collection of pump wavelengths the SFWM spectra of each of the signal and idler photons in coincidence with its partner photon. We have used this information, together with knowledge of the transverse modes into which the signal and idler photons are emitted, as input for a genetic algorithm which accomplishes two tasks: i) the identification of the particular SFWM processes which are present in the source, and ii) the characterization of the fiber used.
description: 11 pages, 6 figures
Neurotoxicity of excitatory amino acids in the retina of the chicken
Creators: name: Sattayasai., Jintana
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Fast and Precise Binary Instance Segmentation of 2D Objects for Automotive Applications
Creators: name: Ravindra, Darshan Ganganna
name: Dinges, Laslo
name: Ayoub, Al-Hamadi
name: Baranau, Vasili
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we focus on improving binary 2D instance segmentation to assist humans in labeling ground truth datasets with polygons. Humans labeler just have to draw boxes around objects, and polygons are generated automatically. To be useful, our system has to run on CPUs in real-time. The most usual approach for binary instance segmentation involves encoder-decoder networks. This report evaluates state-of-the-art encoder-decoder networks and proposes a method for improving instance segmentation quality using these networks. Alongside network architecture improvements, our proposed method relies upon providing extra information to the network input, so-called extreme points, i.e. the outermost points on the object silhouette. The user can label them instead of a bounding box almost as quickly. The bounding box can be deduced from the extreme points as well. This method produces better IoU compared to other state-of-the-art encoder-decoder networks and also runs fast enough when it is deployed on a CPU.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures, WSCG 2022 conference [WSCG 2022 Proceedings, CSRN 3201, ISSN 2464-4617]
Solution of the nonlinear equation of a divergent type in the corner point domain
Creators: name: Perepelkin, E. E.
name: Sadovnikov, B. I.
name: Inozemtseva, N. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The algorithm for generation of exact solutions of the nonlinear equation in partial derivatives of a divergent type which is included in the formulation of magnetostatics, hydro-and aerodynamics, quantum mechanics (stationary Schrödinger equation) has been suggested. The properties of smoothness of solutions in domains with corner points (piecewise smooth boundary) have been considered. The solutions with unlimited derivatives in the corner point domain have been presented on the basis of a new class of special functions.
description: 29 pages, 16 figures
title: A wish, a story, and telling experiences: a case study on student identity development
Creators: name: Smith, LeeAnn
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Identity (Philosophical concept)

description: This study explored unanswered questions about student identity development and how storytelling experiences focused on a central novel can engage students in an elementary classroom. It may contribute to learning-based research in a time period following curricular reconstruction in which identity takes the center stage. This study examined a learning process over a thirteen-week period of time where stories of discourse, engagement, agency, and relationship were supported by continuous scaffolding. In this study, stories connected to life writing and contributed to a social learning experience valuing self, others, and community. The findings within this study value learning experiences based in storytelling and how student identity can be developed and supported over time. Knowing that great learning is often tied to social learning experiences, this case study will also explore how students in a Grade 4/5 classroom connected their knowledge of self to the shared narratives surrounding community. Driven by personal pedagogy and a passion for learning and storied celebrations, the author was motivated to create an inclusive learning community where features of Universal Learning Design and Response to Interventions models could accommodate the needs and interests of all participants. This qualitative study investigated the process in which 13 of 23 students consented to their journals, white-board summaries, and engagement tallies being collected and reviewed for research purposes. The acting researcher was also the classroom teacher. Research indicated that differentiated learning experiences inspired by a central novel, hope, and storytelling experiences can incorporate features of identity from core and curricular competencies. This study demonstrates how a scaffolded learning process can encourage a group of diverse students to address their vulnerabilities and concentrate on future outcomes that benefit self, others, and community beyond the classroom. A summary of participant discourse also provides exemplars of how diverse students can belong, connect, and articulate their knowledge of self in the presence of a supportive audience. In closing, the limitations of this study will be addressed as will suggestions for further investigations into preadolescent identity development as it unfolds in a classroom involving volunteer student participants, teachers, and researchers.
title: Educating parents of preschoolers on the importance of phonological awareness
Creators: name: Tyson, Larissa J.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Phonological awareness

description: Research in early reading development indicates that phonological awareness is a key predictor of future reading achievement. Children’s awareness of the sounds within spoken language, particularly the awareness that words comprise one or more sounds, has been shown to have a direct relationship with success in beginning to read. Unfortunately, some children enter kindergarten in School District #20 Kootenay-Columbia lacking the experiences with language that lead to the development of phonological awareness. This project presents a 5-week parent education and training course containing current, evidence-based, information about phonological awareness development in preschool children, ages 3-5. Additionally, a validated screening tool (Get Ready to Read) is included in the training to provide parents a way to identify risk factors for early reading development difficulties, and to effectively communicate with teachers. The course aims to equip parents with knowledge that will help prepare their children to learn to read and to enhance parent-teacher relationships, since knowledgeable parents are better able to communicate with their preschoolers’ teachers. Moreover, parents’ education in early reading skills is valuable support for their young readers, making possible an easier transition into formal reading instruction.
title: Employer toolkit to support inclusive employment practices when hiring individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Creators: name: Milholm, Shelby E.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Autism spectrum disorders

description: With the incidence of Autism Spectrum (ASD) on the rise, more and more individuals living with ASD are looking to enter into meaningful employment. Research has clearly demonstrated that individuals with ASD may often meet and/ or succeed employer expectations in the workforce. They are often punctual, professional, hard-working employees who work well in repetitive, routine situations where a high level of attention to detail is required. Due to the nature of the ASD diagnosis however, some individuals with ASD may demonstrate difficulties multi- tasking, learning new skills and transferring skills from one situation to another and as such, employment opportunities for this demographic of individuals as a whole is limited. The unemployment, and underemployment rates for individuals in this demographic are staggering demonstrating a clear need for education, resources and supports. In order for employers to see the true benefits of hiring an employee with ASD, it is important that they learn and implement strategies to ensure success. Understanding the difficulties that some employees with ASD may face is as important as providing routine, structure and predictability. This website has been designed as an easily accessible and distributable toolkit to assist employers in the recruitment, hiring and retention of employees living with ASD.
Unexpectedly allowed transition in two inductively coupled transmons
Creators: name: Dumur, Étienne
name: Küng, Bruno
name: Feofanov, Alexey
name: Weißl, Thomas
name: Krupko, Yuriy
name: Roch, Nicolas
name: Naud, Cécile
name: Guichard, Wiebke
name: Buisson, Olivier
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present experimental results in which the unexpected zero-two transition of a circuit composed of two inductively coupled transmons is observed. This transition shows an unusual magnetic flux dependence with a clear disappearance at zero magnetic flux. In a transmon qubit the symmetry of the wave functions prevents this transition to occur due to selection rule. In our circuit the Josephson effect introduces strong couplings between the two normal modes of the artificial atom. This leads to a coherent superposition of states from the two modes enabling such transitions to occur.
title: Orton-Gillingham classroom educator small group reading intervention
Creators: name: Kelpin, Morag
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Reading

description: Research indicates that weak phonological skills will result in difficulty in decoding words in text, thus making reading a very frustrating process. Through action research, the researcher examined the implementation of Tier 2 small group reading intervention using the Orton-Gillingham approach. The Orton-Gillingham approach is a multisensory method of teaching phonological and phonemic awareness, syllabication, sight words, along with spelling rules and concepts. The instruction is explicit, systematic, cumulative, direct, and sequential. Five grade two students met with an Orton-Gillingham practitioner twice a week over the nine-week period. Results indicated that all of the students increased in fluency, accuracy and number of sight words that they could read. As well, statements from the students suggested that they enjoyed the process. Implications of the study along with considerations for the improvement of the group size and setting are provided in the conclusions.
Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 69 (1984)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
name: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen
Year: 1984
Subjects: subject: ddc:943

description: Vorwort des Herausgebers Nachruf Dr. Otto Kunkel Nachruf Dr. Hermann Otto Vaubel Kurt Heyne u.a.: Judenverfolgung in Gießen und Umgebung 1933-1945 Hans Szczech: Exkursionen und Vorträge des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins im Berichtsjahr 1983 Buchbesprechungen
Observation of the universal magnetoelectric effect in a 3D topological insulator
Creators: name: Dziom, V.
name: Shuvaev, A.
name: Pimenov, A.
name: Astakhov, G. V.
name: Ames, C.
name: Bendias, K.
name: Böttcher, J.
name: Tkachov, G.
name: Hankiewicz, E. M.
name: Brüne, C.
name: Buhmann, H
name: Molenkamp, L. W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The electrodynamics of topological insulators (TIs) is described by modified Maxwell's equations, which contain additional terms that couple an electric field to a magnetization and a magnetic field to a polarization of the medium, such that the coupling coefficient is quantized in odd multiples of $e^2 / 2 h c $ per surface. Here, we report on the observation of this so-called topological magnetoelectric (TME) effect. We use monochromatic terahertz (THz) spectroscopy of TI structures equipped with a semi-transparent gate to selectively address surface states. In high external magnetic fields, we observe a universal Faraday rotation angle equal to the fine structure constant $α= e^2 / \hbar c$ when a linearly polarized THz radiation of a certain frequency passes through the two surfaces of a strained HgTe 3D TI. These experiments give insight into axion electrodynamics of TIs and may potentially be used for a metrological definition of the three basic physical constants.
description: Submitted 13 March, 2016; 7 pages, 4 figures
title: The experiences of African Canadian families with children in special education
Creators: name: Tinglin, Carolyn
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Special education

description: Canada’s Black population is a heterogenous diaspora of people from many parts of the world. In 2016, Black Canadians represented 3.5 percent of the nation’s population. The Black community in Canada is relatively small. But small communities are not undeserving of our attention and focus. The special education community is also a relatively small community in Canada, when compared to the general population. Therefore, it is safe to assume that the number of Canadians who belong to the Black community and the special needs community, is minuscule. Why then, is it important to study such a tiny population? Because if society and the law considers all Canadians to be equal, all Canadian voices should be heard. Yet there is little to no research available about the perceptions and experiences of Black Canadian parents of children receiving special education services. Similar research in the Black American context is plentiful, however Black American and Black Canadian cultures are not the same. Is it possible that by not knowing or understanding this population, we have failed to effectively serve this community of Canadians? This phenomenological study explores the experiences and perspectives of five Black Canadian parents, who participated in the special education allocation process. within the last four years. Parents from Ontario and British Columbia agreed to participate in this study. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted over the course of one month, which produced detailed and extensive participant descriptions, organically developed into themes which captured the meaning and essences of participant experiences. Findings indicate race and culture were significant factors that influenced the quality and quantity of special education designation processes and services. This study contributes to a scant body of Canadian research concerning Black Canadians and special education. This and future research in this area will benefit educators and administrators interested in equitable special education services.
Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 68 (1983)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
name: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen
Year: 1983
Subjects: subject: ddc:943

description: Vorwort des Herausgebers Nachruf Dr. Bernhard Lade Felschow, Eva-Marie: Handwerker und Schöffen in Gießen im späten Mittelalter Bingsohn, Wilhelm: Lokale und regionale Kapitalbeziehungen im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert : die Universität Gießen als Kreditanstalt Euler, Karl Friedrich: Ein unbeachteter Propst und ein unbeachtetes Siegel des Schiffenbergs Weyrauch, Thomas: Die Ordnungen der Gießener Bäcker des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts Holler, Ulrike: Rundfunkinterview mit Frau Holler und Herrn Prof. Knauß anlässlich der Preisverleihung des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Giessen für historische Arbeiten : am 14.12.1982, 10.45 h in der Sendung "Unterwegs in Hessen" im Hessischen Rundfunk Szczech, Hans: Exkursionen und Vorträge des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins im Berichtsjahr 1982 Buchbesprechungen
A Model for the Secondary Scintillation Pulse Shape from a Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter
Creators: name: Kazkaz, Kareem
name: Joshi, Tenzing Henry Yatish
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Proportional scintillation counters (PSCs), both single- and dual-phase, can measure the scintillation (S1) and ionization (S2) channels from particle interactions within the detector volume. The signal obtained from these detectors depends first on the physics of the medium (the initial scintillation and ionization), and second how the physics of the detector manipulates the resulting photons and liberated electrons. In this paper we develop a model of the detector physics that incorporates event topology, detector geometry, electric field configuration, purity, optical properties of components, and wavelength shifters. We present an analytic form of the model, which allows for general study of detector design and operation, and a Monte Carlo model which enables a more detailed exploration of S2 events. This model may be used to study systematic effects in currents detectors such as energy and position reconstruction, pulse shape discrimination, event topology, dead time calculations, purity, and electric field uniformity. We present a comparison of this model with experimental data collected with an argon gas proportional scintillation counter (GPSC), operated at 20 C and 1 bar, and irradiated with an internal, collimated 55Fe source. Additionally we discuss how the model may be incorporated in Monte Carlo simulations of both GPSCs and dual-phase detectors, increasing the reliability of the simulation results and allowing for tests of the experimental data analysis algorithms.
description: 10 pages, 9 figures
Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 67 (1982)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
name: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen
Year: 1982
Subjects: subject: ddc:943

description: Vorwort des Herausgebers Nachruf Dr. Schawe Ingrid Krupp: Die Geschichte der Herren von Elkerhausen und ihrer Burgen Siemer Oppermann: Die Allerheiligenkapelle von Kloster Arnsburg Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen 1979/80 mit Beiträgen von: Engelbach, Kunter, Metz, Morkramer, Sandner Hans Szczech: Exkursionen und Vorträge des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins im Berichtsjahr 1981 Buchbesprechungen Berichtigung zu Bd. 66 (1981)
title: A website to support the development of self-advocacy skills in high-school-aged students with learning disabilities in British Columbia
Creators: name: Lafreniere, Michel R.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Social advocacy

description: Many students have underdeveloped self-advocacy skills and struggle to advocate for the supports they need in schools. This can lead to underachievement in schools, feelings of frustration, and struggles in post-secondary studies and employment. Self-advocacy skills are crucial, and research has demonstrated that students with well-developed self-advocacy skills achieve more successful outcomes in life. A website called Self-Advocacy in High School, (www.selfadvocacyhighschool.ca) was designed to support the development of self-advocacy skills in high-school-aged students with learning disabilities in British Columbia. This website includes lessons, classroom activities, and interventions for students with learning disabilities to support their self-advocacy skill development. The lessons incorporate Universal Design for Learning principles and include two strategies to support Indigenous ways of learning. The Self-Advocacy in High School website (www.selfadvocacyhighschool.ca) also hosts modules for self-advocacy development which students can work through independently with the guidance of educators. The website features an ‘Accommodations Student Card’ which students can use to advocate in the classroom and encourages all students to develop a ‘digital transition portfolio’ to prepare for the transition from high school to post-secondary education and employment.
Visual Servoing in Orchard Settings
Creators: name: Häni, Nicolai
name: Isler, Volkan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We present a general framework for accurate positioning of sensors and end effectors in farm settings using a camera mounted on a robotic manipulator. Our main contribution is a visual servoing approach based on a new and robust feature tracking algorithm. Results from field experiments performed at an apple orchard demonstrate that our approach converges to a given termination criterion even under environmental influences such as strong winds, varying illumination conditions and partial occlusion of the target object. Further, we show experimentally that the system converges to the desired view for a wide range of initial conditions. This approach opens possibilities for new applications such as automated fruit inspection, fruit picking or precise pesticide application.
Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 66 (1981)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
name: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen
Year: 1981
Subjects: subject: ddc:943

description: Hans R. Jenemann: Zur Geschichte der Präzisionsmechanik und der Herstellung feiner Waagen in Gießen Heinrich Schmidt: Wandlungen in der Innenstadt Gießens Dieter Eckert: Die Entwicklung des Eisenbahnnetzes in der Provinz Oberhessen 1850-1981 - eine Übersicht Klaus Engelbach: Beiträge zur Gießener Töpferei, III. Die engobierte und lehmglasierte Ware Heinrch Geißler: In Campo apud Langesdorf : die Örtlichkeit des Friedensschlusses von 1263 Otto Stumpf: Bußgeldlisten aus den Rechnungen des Amtes Gießen von 1568-1599 Johann Bayer: Freihöfe im Gießener Raum (Bemerkungen zu den Ausführungen von Otto Stumpf in MOG NF Bd. 62) Hans Szczech: Exkursionen und Vorträge des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins im Berichtsjahr 1980 Buchbesprechungen
Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 65 (1980)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
name: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen
Year: 1980
Subjects: subject: ddc:943

description: Helmut Josef Stern: Die Gießener Juden in Israel Rolf Kralovitz und Brigitte Kralovitz: Hedwig Burgheim oder die Reise nach Gießen, Bericht über das Leben einer Lehrerin in Nazi-Deutschland Andreas Anderhub: Die Gießener Studenten in der Schlußphase der Weimarer Republik oder Wie Mildred und Arvid Harnack zu Gegnern des Nationalsozialismus wurden Hans Szczech: Das Oberhessische Museum vor einem halben Jahrhundert : Erinnerungen und Erfahrungen, Vergleiche und Ausblicke Otto Stumpf: Die Wandlung der Struktur der Dörfer in der Umgebung von Gießen und die Eigentumsverhältnisse der Bewohner von 1470-1850 Gisela Kraft-Schneider: Ein Heuchelheimer Tagebuch Klaus Engelbach: Beiträge zur Gießener Töpferei, II. Die unglasierte Irdenware Hans Szczech: Exkursionen und Vorträge des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins im Berichtsjahr 1979 Buchbesprechungen
Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 70 (1985)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
name: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen
Year: 1985
Subjects: subject: ddc:943

description: Ernst Dieter Nees: Reinhard Strecker (1876-1951), Lebensweg und Gedankenwelt eines Demokraten Juliane und Friedrich Karl Azzola: Ein Scheibenkreuz-Grabstein des 14. Jahrhunderts in Gießen Martin Morkramer: Das Grabmal des Johann von Falkenstein in Kloster Arnsburg Hans Georg Gundel: Zwei Urkunden zur Universitätsgeschichte aus dem Jahr 1628 Gerhard Wiesemüller: Graf Heinrich von Schwarzburg, Provisor zu Erfurt Gertrud Großkopf: Zum Namen von Hof Zwiefalten Hans Szczech: Exkursionen und Vorträge des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins im Berichtsjahr 1984 Buchbesprechungen Tauschpartnerverzeichnis Mitgliederverzeichnis
Comprehensive Insights into Stakeholder Perceptions and Enhanced Community Bioenergy Adoption through BECoop project Study – Report
Creators: name: Chapizanis, Dimitrios
name: Kalimeri, Antonia Areti
name: Kostopoulos, Yannis
name: Eleni-Maria Chamalaki
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Energy communities
Bioenergy
Social perceptions

description: Activity Description: The BECoop initiative takes a comprehensive approach to propel Europe's energy transition through energy communities. This study delves into stakeholders' perceptions, preferences, and acceptance levels regarding community energy and bioenergy heating. It comprises an intricate exploration, starting with local workshops at pilot levels, followed by extensive perception surveys conducted both locally and across the EU. Report Contents: The report is structured to provide a thorough understanding of its findings: Section 1: Introduces the study's context and outlines its primary objectives. Section 2: Engages in a comprehensive literature review, examining key factors affecting social acceptance and participation drivers and barriers. Section 3: Presents insights gleaned from local consultation workshops held at pilot levels. Section 4: Presents a detailed analysis of the perceptions survey results, enriched by statistical insights. Section 5: Offers a synthesized overview of key findings, conclusions, and potential directions. Annex I: Presents methodological details related to the statistical analysis. Annex II: Includes a copy of the perceptions survey. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 952930.
title: What are the perceptions of teachers in India regarding positive teacher-student relationships as a protective factor for the mental health of students?
Creators: name: Khangura, Roopan
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Teacher-student relationships--India

description: Positive Teacher-Student Relationship (TSR) is one of the major protective factors for the mental health of the students and is the most significant factor in the social, emotional and academic development of the young ones. This factor has been researched and by many researchers in different parts of the world, but I found no studies done in India regarding this subject. In the current study, I took the opportunity to examine the perceptions of teachers in India regarding positive outcomes of positive TSRs and the different barriers they are facing in building good relationships with their students. I chose qualitative approach and questionnaire survey with open-ended questions as a tool to collect the perceptions of total 30 teacher participants from one school in Chandigarh and one school in Jalandhar city of state Punjab in India. Findings indicated that teachers do perceive positive Teacher-Student Relationships as a major factor for the social, emotional and academic development which leads to the good mental health in students, but they have mentioned potential barriers they are facing in building good relationships with students in classroom.
How to explain the sensitivity of DNA double-strand breaks yield to 125I position?
Creators: name: Ávila, Mario Enrique Alcocer
name: Hindié, Elif
name: Champion, Christophe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Auger emitters exhibit interesting features due to their emission of a cascade of short-range Auger electrons. Maximum DNA breakage efficacy is achieved when decays occur near DNA. Studies of double-strand breaks (DSBs) yields in plasmids revealed cutoff distances from DNA axis of 10.5 Å–12 Å, beyond which the mechanism of DSBs moves from direct to indirect effects, and the yield decreases rapidly. Some authors suggested that the average energy deposited in a DNA cylinder could explain such cutoffs. We aimed to study this hypothesis in further detail. Using the Monte Carlo code CELLDOSE, we investigated the influence of the 125I atom position on energy deposits and absorbed doses per decay not only in a DNA cylinder, but also in individual strands, each modeled as 10 spheres encompassing the fragility sites for phosphodiester bond cleavage. The dose per decay decreased much more rapidly for a sphere in the proximal strand than for the DNA cylinder. For example, when moving the 125I source from 10.5 Å to 11.5 Å, the average dose to the sphere dropped by 43%, compared to only 13% in the case of the cylinder. Explaining variations in DSBs yields with 125I position should consider the probability of inducing damage in the proximal strand (nearest to the 125I atom). The energy received by fragility sites in this strand is highly influenced by the isotropic (4π) emission of 125I low-energy Auger electrons. The positioning of Auger emitters for targeted radionuclide therapy can be envisioned accordingly.
title: Response to assessment: reading interventions for students with learning disabilities
Creators: name: Webster, Shelley R.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Reading comprehension

description: The provision of reading assessment tools and interventions for students with learning disabilities at a highly individualized level of support is explored in this action research study. Through the inquiry process the researcher examined the use of diagnostic, formative, progress monitoring, and summative assessment tools for phonological and orthographical knowledge with a small group of grade three and four students during an eight week Tier 1 ntervention program. The application of assessment tools for measurement of phonological and orthographical development is examined as well as the effectiveness of interventions for development of early reading skills. Considerations for the improvement of the assessment process, selection of assessment tools, and impact of interventions on student learning are provided in the conclusion. Further research on teacher response to assessments in other student groupings and contexts over longer time frames is warranted.
ZoomNAS: Searching for Whole-body Human Pose Estimation in the Wild
Creators: name: Xu, Lumin
name: Jin, Sheng
name: Liu, Wentao
name: Qian, Chen
name: Ouyang, Wanli
name: Luo, Ping
name: Wang, Xiaogang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper investigates the task of 2D whole-body human pose estimation, which aims to localize dense landmarks on the entire human body including body, feet, face, and hands. We propose a single-network approach, termed ZoomNet, to take into account the hierarchical structure of the full human body and solve the scale variation of different body parts. We further propose a neural architecture search framework, termed ZoomNAS, to promote both the accuracy and efficiency of whole-body pose estimation. ZoomNAS jointly searches the model architecture and the connections between different sub-modules, and automatically allocates computational complexity for searched sub-modules. To train and evaluate ZoomNAS, we introduce the first large-scale 2D human whole-body dataset, namely COCO-WholeBody V1.0, which annotates 133 keypoints for in-the-wild images. Extensive experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of ZoomNAS and the significance of COCO-WholeBody V1.0.
description: Accepted by TPAMI
title: The effects of using specific language to develop a growth mindset in students with learning disabilities
Creators: name: Robertson, Sarah L.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Language acquisition

description: The effect of a growth mindset intervention for students with learning disabilities in a classroom setting is explored in this single case intervention study. Through the process of direct mindset instruction along with explicit growth mindset language used by the teacher, students in a grade three classroom were observed during this three-week intervention. The application of using direct instruction along with explicit language relating to growth mindset is examined amongst the four students in the intervention. Findings suggest that growth mindset intervention seemed to depend on the student, having a positive effect for one student with a learning disability and a flat effect for the other student with a learning disability. Further research on the effect of the teachers’ mindset on student mindset, the effect of an observer in the classroom, the potential use of a control group, and use of language over longer time frames is warranted.
title: Peer tutoring reading interventions for students with reading difficulties in a French immersion classroom
Creators: name: Mowbray, Michelle
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Reading disability

description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of implementing a peer-tutoring program in a primary class to improve the reading abilities of all French immersion students on a Tier 1 level. I was particularly interested to see what the effects would be on the struggling students in these classes. I used action research to answer the following question: How can I implement a peer tutoring program to support reading development of struggling Grade 1 and 2 French immersion students? The population of the study consisted of 20 Grade 1 and 2 students as well as 18 intermediate students who participated as peer tutors. The study was conducted over the course of five weeks during which both classes came together four times a week for approximately 20 minutes per day. During this time, students followed structured steps to perform one-minute repeated readings of the same text over the course of a week. Students then graphed the total number of words read and the number of errors every day to measure progress. The second intervention consisted of reading French levelled texts while referring to a strategies cue card to help with decoding and comprehension strategies. A variety of data collection instruments were used such as pre and post surveys for primary students, pre and post reading level assessments for primary students, researcher journal and observations, graphs from the repeated reading sessions and an intermediate focus group. Findings include observed increases in engagement, confidence, and willingness to read. All of the primary students improved in their French reading skills.
title: Social inclusion of students with disabilities
Creators: name: Bisaro, Kelsey Leigh
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Social integration

description: This project contains curricular guide to help educators successfully create an effective inclusive educational setting where all students benefit. Social acceptance does not happen without active participation of students without disabilities. This project helps to provide students with direct teaching of empathy, understanding of differences, and strategies for facilitating inclusion. The purpose of this project is encouraging positive attitudes toward inclusion and providing tools to effectively implement inclusion by encouraging non-disabled peers to take an active role in inclusive settings.