cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Quantitative Assessment of Human Motion Capabilities with Passive Vision Monitoring
Creators: name: Mbouzao, Boniface
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
immune system
passive sensing technology
quantitative assessment
joint-debilitating diseases
therapeutic effectiveness
quantitative evaluation of human gestures
kinematic model of the human skeleton
levels of severity
digital imaging for diagnosing and monitoring

description: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease in which the body has "turned on itself", with its immune system attacking mobility. In RA, an immune mechanism attacks and destroys the joints and limits mobility, in some circumstances to the point of needing replacement of joints. The aim of this research is the development of a less costly, widely accessible, passive sensing technology that provides a quantitative assessment of RA and that monitors the therapeutic effectiveness on joint-debilitating diseases. The proposed solution relies on a quantitative evaluation of human gestures. Such a quantitative assessment supports the comparison between the motion capabilities of a patient and that of a healthy person, using a kinematic model of the human skeleton. Criteria for the classification of severity were established, and tables were generated to classify the levels of severity as a function of the measurements extracted from processed videos of a subject performing predefined movements. This research project, while contributing a new tool to the process of classification of RA level of severity, opens the way for using widely accessible digital imaging for diagnosing and monitoring the evolution of the illness. Replacing MRI or HRUS with a cheaper and more accessible technology would have a major impact on health care services. From the clinical point of view, the proposed techniques based on digital images processing combined with a monitoring approach based on infrared images that was previously developed may provide a utility of care for patients with RA, as well as an alternative and automated approach for early detection of RA and active inflammation at a critical time.
Confiscating progressiveness: the Chinese state’s hegemonic strategies in shaping domestic violence frames on social media
Creators: name: Luo, Zhifan
name: Li, Muyang
name: Yang, Fan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: In the era of social media, authoritarian states are often viewed as barriers to progressive agendas, especially in literature that emphasizes the coercive nature of digital authoritarianism. However, this paper highlights how these states can also use hegemonic strategies to ‘confiscate’ progressive ideas – a process in which a state incorporates progressive civil society discourse and aligns it with its own agenda. To illustrate this process and understand its effects, we conducted a case study on the framing of domestic violence on Chinese social media. This study draws on a dataset we collected of Weibo posts from 2010 to 2019 (N = 616,441). To analyze this dataset, we employed a combination of unsupervised machine learning, qualitative coding, and regression analysis. The analysis revealed four frames of domestic violence: individualist, law-and-order, perception-transformation, and structural. We found that in the short term, the state-endorsed law-and-order frame promoted a progressive agenda on domestic violence on social media. However, the legislation adopting the same law-and-order perspective ultimately undermined another alternative progressive frame, creating more space for the counter-progressive frame. This article contributes to the literature on digital authoritarianism by proposing and articulating the hegemonic measures of state control, which complement the well-documented repressive measures. This reminds researchers and activists of the hegemonic power exerted through state-endorsed progressive programs in authoritarian contexts, which may ultimately undermine political deliberation.
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for the treatment of schistosomiasis
Creators: name: Ghazy, Ehab
name: Abdelsalam, Mohamed
name: Robaa, Dina
name: Pierce, Raymond J.
name: Sippl, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 616

description: Schistosomiasis is a major neglected parasitic disease that affects more than 240 million people worldwide and for which the control strategy consists of mass treatment with the only available drug, praziquantel. Schistosomes display morphologically distinct stages during their life cycle and the transformations between stages are controlled by epigenetic mechanisms. The targeting of epigenetic actors might therefore represent the parasites’ Achilles’ heel. Specifically, histone deacetylases have been recently characterized as drug targets for the treatment of schistosomiasis. This review focuses on the recent development of inhibitors for schistosome histone deacetylases. In particular, advances in the development of inhibitors of Schistosoma mansoni histone deacetylase 8 have indicated that targeting this enzyme is a promising approach for the treatment of this infection.
Neural Network Approach for Predicting the Failure of Turbine Components
Creators: name: Bano, Nafisa
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Superalloys
Neural Network
Dislocation Glide
Grain Boundary Sliding
Power Law Creep
Fatigue
Thermal Expansion Coefficient

description: Turbine components operate under severe loading conditions and at high and varying temperatures that result in thermal stresses in the presence of temperature gradients created by hot gases and cooling air. Moreover, static and cyclic loads as well as the motion of rotating components create mechanical stresses. The combined effect of complex thermo-mechanical stresses promote nucleation and propagation of cracks that give rise to fatigue and creep failure of the turbine components. Therefore, the relationship between thermo-mechanical stresses, chemical composition, heat treatment, resulting microstructure, operating temperature, material damage, and potential failure modes, i.e. fatigue and/or creep, needs to be well understood and studied. Artificial neural networks are promising candidate tools for such studies. They are fast, flexible, efficient, and accurate tools to model highly non-linear multi-dimensional relationships and reduce the need for experimental work and time-consuming regression analysis. Therefore, separate neural network models for γ’ precipitate strengthened Ni based superalloys have been developed for predicting the γ’ precipitate size, thermal expansion coefficient, fatigue life, and hysteresis energy. The accumulated fatigue damage is then estimated as the product of hysteresis energy and fatigue life. The models for γ’ precipitate size, thermal expansion coefficient, and hysteresis energy converge very well and match experimental data accurately. The fatigue life proved to be the most challenging aspect to predict, and fracture mechanics proved to potentially be a necessary supplement to neural networks. The model for fatigue life converges well, but relatively large errors are observed partly due to the generally large statistical variations inherent to fatigue life. The deformation mechanism map for 1.23Cr-1.2Mo-0.26V rotor steel has been constructed using dislocation glide, grain boundary sliding, and power law creep rate equations. The constructed map is verified with experimental data points and neural network results. Although the existing set of experimental data points for neural network modeling is limited, there is an excellent match with boundaries constructed using rate equations which validates the deformation mechanism map.
Physical activity as a coping strategy for mental health due to the COVID-19 virus : A potential disconnect among Canadian adults?
Creators: name: Faulkner, Guy E. J., 1970-
name: Rhodes, Ryan E.
name: Vanderloo, Leigh M.
name: Chulak-Bozzer, Tala
name: O'Reilly, Norm
name: Ferguson, Leah
name: Spence, John C.
Publisher: name: Frontiers
Year: 2021

description: COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting social disruption has left many to struggle with changes to routines and feelings of uncertainty as the impact of the virus continues to unfold. Evidence suggests an increase in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress as a result. Given the well-documented association between physical activity and mental health—be it preventing the onset of depressive or anxious symptoms to minimizing the prognosis of certain conditions—we posit more emphasis be placed in health communications on physical activity as a coping strategy for Canadians. As the ramifications of COVID-19 continue, coupled with the concern of a pending second wave, identifying how Canadians are managing stress and mental health can inform the development of interventions aimed at mitigating the negative impact of COVID-19 on adults’ overall wellness. Though social interactions and activities might look different right now, Canadians should be actively looking for safe ways to engage in health promoting and socializing behaviors—physical activity is one such behavior. Herein we explore how a representative sample of Canadian adults are coping with increased stress and mental health issues as a result of COVID-19 and identify a potential disconnect between considering physical activity as a strategy to support social connection and stress management and how Canadians are coping with the pandemic. Given the protective role of physical activity in supporting mental health, our perspective is that health communication efforts should focus on the mental health benefits of physical activity particularly during these uncertain times.
Electron Microscopy study of nanocrystalline wurtzite ZnS produced via a co-precipitation technique and its pyroelectric ceramics processed by 2-step- pressureless sintering
Creators: name: Whiffen, Radenka Krsmanovic
name: Pietrelli, Loris
name: Pilloni, Luciano
name: Magnani, Giuseppe
name: Salernitano, Elena
name: Grilli, Selene
name: Mazzanti, Francesca
name: Montone, Amelia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: zinc sulfide
ZnS nanopowder
wurtzite
electron microscopy
ceramics
two-step sintering
pressure-less sintering

description: The pyroelectric performances of non-ferroelectric pyroelectrics like wurtzite- based materials (e.g. AlN, GaN, CdS or ZnO) make them important, although not widely used, compared to the current state-of-the-art ferroelectrics. Their high chemical and thermal stability allows their use at high temperatures in air, whereas ferroelectrics become ineffective when heated beyond their Curie temperature (TC). Wurtzite based materials have a higher thermal conductivity allowing them to react faster to ambient temperature changes, their raw material costs are lower and many of them are eco-friendly. Current pyroelectrics applications are limited to portable systems or tasks needing only μW–mW power. To be commercially viable, we must improve the current low efficiency of pyroelectric systems and intrinsically enhance the pyroelectric properties of modern materials through suitable doping or material engineering. We chose to study hexagonal wurtzite phase of ZnS, among the structurally simplest of pyroelectrics, as a possible energy harvesting material. An easy synthesis method – a co-precipitation technique, was tailored for nanocrystalline wurtzite ZnS production. This method is easy to scale-up and our next step is to build an in-house pilot plant that will produce substantial amounts of wurtzite ZnS nano-powder in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner. We further investigated the development of bulk, dense pyroelectric ceramics by the Two-Step Sintering (TSS) fabrication process, using as the precursor material both a micron-sized commercial powder of the ZnS cubic and hexagonal phases mixture, and an in-house produced wurtzite ZnS nanopowder. The TSS was chosen as being a pressureless, simple and cost‐effective sintering method for obtaining high density materials with controlled grain growth operating at a lower temperature than the conventiona process. Electron Microscopy techniques helped us to study the microstructure and morphology of both the precursor nanopowders and the obtained ceramics. Acknowledgement: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 797951.
The Boundary Creek Times
Creators: name: (:Null)
Publisher: name: Greenwood, B.C. : Times Publishing Company
Year: 2011

description: The Boundary Creek Times was published in Greenwood, in the Kootenay Boundary region of southern British Columbia, and ran from September 1896 to March 1911. The Times was published first by the Times Publishing Company (1896-99), and then by the Boundary Creek Printing and Publishing Company (1901-1911), and its longest-serving editor was Duncan Ross (1897-1907). In April 1911, the Times was absorbed by another Greenwood-based paper, the Ledge. The Times was revived in 1983, and it continues to be published out of a small building in downtown Greenwood to this day.
Beyond the romantic impulse for authentic data to coconstruction of meaning in interview-based educational research
Creators: name: Melles, Gavin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Qualitative interviewing places emphasis on obtaining authentic data about respondent's subjective worlds through establishing rapport and empathy using strategies of researcher sensitivity with participants. Active interviewing suggests more attention should be paid to the coconstruction of meaning in the interview and qualitative researchers influenced by the discourse analytic tradition have directed attention to language and its constitutive role in producing such meanings. A dual consideration of the coconstruction of meaning enhanced by a discourse analytic focus on the language of representation is a potentially fruitful methodological fusion, which I explore here. In this paper I give examples from a recent focus group interview study of international student learning (Melles, 2004b), and in-depth interviews with ESL teachers (Melles, 2004a), which exemplify the constitutive role of language and the collaborative production of meaning in interviews.
Themes of Parole as Presented in Bill C-10: Contributing to the Conservative Government's 'Tough on Crime' Approach to the Criminal Justice System?
Creators: name: Lynch, Michael
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Parole
Parliamentary Debates
Document Analysis
'Tough on Crime'

description: Canada’s federal prison population has been rising for the past 10 years. This is perplexing given Canada’s national official crime rate has been declining since the 1970’s. One possible explanation for the rising prison population could be related to the restrictive measures imposed on parole policies during the last forty years. This thesis intends to analyze the recent parliamentary discourses surrounding recent legislative changes brought to parole by the conservative government. In doing so, a document analysis is conducted on the Parliamentary debates pertaining to section 6 and section 7 of Bill C-10 as well as the content of the amendments within section 6 and section 7 of Bill C-10. The purpose of the document analysis is to analyze the themes within these documents and determine whether or not these themes represent a potential change in the punitive approach towards parole. Given that a more punitive approach could have negative impacts on certain offenders and on society in general, this thesis aims to better understand the discourses and values of the Parliamentary debate participants’ changes to the legislation and the potential impacts these restrictions may have for Canada’s federal prison population.
Short and Long-Term Clinical Effects of Blood Donor Characteristics in Transfusion Recipients
Creators: name: Chassé, Michaël
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Blood donation
Donor characteristics
Epidemiology

description: Introduction: Transfusion of blood products, especially red blood cells (RBC) is the most common medical intervention administered in North-American hospitals. The indications for transfusion are diverse but they largely aim at increasing oxygen delivery to tissues to improve patient clinical outcomes. Transfusion can also have deleterious effects. In fact, there is evidence that RBC transfusion may be ineffective, or even harmful in some populations where its use should in theory be beneficial. Seeking explanations for the beneficial and deleterious effects of red blood cell transfusions is necessary. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the associations between donor characteristics and RBC transfusion recipient outcomes. Methods: My thesis consists of a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature regarding the association between blood donor characteristics and outcomes of the recipient, and the development of a framework linking the donor-recipient continuum using data collected from blood donors by Canadian Blood Services and clinical outcome data from large hospital and provincial clinical-administrative databases. Based on the framework, an epidemiological analysis was conducted to assess the effect of donor sex, age and ABO-Rh mismatch on RBC recipient outcomes. Results: Our systematic review found 58 studies evaluating 17 different donor characteristics. Five studies evaluated donor age as a risk factor for RBC transfusion outcome and 17 studies evaluated donor sex. We successfully developed an analytical framework allowing for a robust analysis of the impact of donor characteristics on RBC recipient outcomes that included 30,503 RBC recipients, 80,755 blood donors and a total of 187,960 transfusion episodes. We found that young age and female sex are donor characteristics significantly associated with adverse outcomes after RBC transfusion. Our newly developed framework, as well as our epidemiological findings, have the potential to influence future research in transfusion medicine and transfusion practices.
Singh_GMD_WRF-ARW v3.8.1
Creators: name: Singh, Jaydeep
name: Ojha, Narendra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: topographic data
wrf 3.8.1

description: The configuration files and the topographic data used from SRTM3s in Singh et al Geosci. Model Dev. entitled, "Effects of spatial resolution on WRF v3.8.1 simulated meteorology over the central Himalaya".
ZABOBONY - OBALAĆ CZY OCHRZCIĆ? REALIA SPOŁECZNE I PROPOZYCJE ROZWIĄZAŃ
Creators: name: Surowiec, Paweł Robert
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: chrześcijaństwo
zabobon
okultyzm
synkretyzm religijny
realia społeczne przesądu
postulaty duszpasterskie

description: ABSTRAKT: Współczesny człowiek często określa siebie jako konsumenta dóbr współczesnego postępu technicznego, kulturowego i społecznego oraz jako osobę coraz bardziej świadomą swoich potrzeb i poznającą świadomie otaczający świat. Tymczasem w XXI wieku wiele osób żywi przekonanie o skuteczności historycznie lub kulturowo uwarunkowanych przestróg, które często już nie są tylko niewinnymi zabobonami, a stają się bliskie praktykom okultystycznym. Współczesny zabobon, choć przez wielu wykształconych ludzi obśmiewany jest jednak przez nich tolerowany, a nawet mimowolnie praktykowany. Ponadto płytkie, niepoparte autentycznym doświadczeniem wiary lub teologiczną refleksją życie religijne sprzyja przyjmowaniu przesądów jako swoistej tradycji również przez osoby deklarujące się jako pobożne (praktykujące religijnie). Obserwowanym skutkiem powyższego stanu rzeczy jest synkretyzm religijny, któremu sprzyjają realia społeczeństwa „multi-kulti”. Wskazując na zagrożenia dla autentycznej religijności Autor podaje propozycje podejścia do problemu współczesnej zabobonności – nie tylko chrześcijan – na gruncie pop-kultury, przekazów medialnych, katechezy oraz praktyki duszpasterskiej
description: Organizers: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne - Oddział w Częstochowie; Archidiecezjalne Seminarium Duchowne w Częstochowie
Beyond Rehousing: Community Integration of Women Who Have Experienced Homelessness
Creators: name: Nemiroff, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: Longitudinal research
Ottawa
Homelessness
Community integration
Women

description: Homelessness is an important social problem in Canada, and the needs and experiences of women may differ from those of other homeless people. Little research has looked beyond rehousing to examine community integration following homelessness. Predictive models of three distinct facets of community integration for women who have experienced homelessness are presented and tested in this thesis. The first model examines physical integration, which is defined in terms of attaining and retaining stable housing. The second model predicts economic integration, defined in terms of participation in work or education. The third model predicts psychological integration, defined as psychological sense of community in one’s neighbourhood. Data for this research comes from a two-year longitudinal study conducted in Ottawa. Participants were women aged 20 and over (N =101) who were homeless at the study’s outset. Family status was an important predictor of community integration. Women who were accompanied by dependent children were more likely than those unaccompanied by children to be physically, economically and psychologically integrated in their communities. Having access to subsidized housing predicted becoming rehoused and living in one’s current housing for longer. Greater perceived social support predicted living in one’s current housing for longer. Past work history and mental health functioning predicted economic integration. Lower levels of education predicted returns to full-time studies. Living in higher quality housing and having more positive contact with neighbours predicted psychological integration, while living in one’s current housing for longer predicted lower levels of psychological integration. Overall, participants achieved a moderate level of community integration. The majority had been housed for at least 90 days at follow-up. However, only a minority were participating in the workforce or education at follow-up. Participants achieved only a moderate level of psychological integration. Results are discussed in terms of implications for policy and service provision. Improvements in the availability and quality of affordable housing, as well as employment support are recommended. Special attention needs to be paid to providing adequate and effective services for women who are unaccompanied by dependent children.
description: Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la societé et la culture
Nonlinear waves on collinear currents with horizontal velocity gradient
Creators: name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Hwung, Hwung-Hweng
name: Shugan, Igor
name: Roland, Aron
name: van der Westhuysen, Andre
name: Chawla, Arun
name: Gautier, Caroline
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Analytical and experimental research of wave dynamics on adverse and following currents with horizontal-velocity gradient, was conducted. Laboratory tests were carried out at the Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory of the National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan, where a special setup aimed at accelerating/decelerating currents was designed, constructed and employed. In the case of accelerating adverse currents, the wave behaviour is strongly nonlinear and leads to downshifting of the wave energy which allows the waves to penetrate the blocking current. For the case of decelerating currents, linear behaviour should lead to amplification of wave amplitude and increase in steepness, which is indeed observed, but downshifting also happens if the initial waves are steep enough. Such results point out to the physics which is presently not accounted for in wave forecast models.
Rund um das Badewasser
Creators: name: Ahrendt, Lilli
name: Feuerpfeil, Irmgard
name: Grummt, Tamara
name: Hummel, Annette
name: Szewzyk, Regine
name: Vigelahn, Lothar
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Badewasser
subject: Beckenwasser
subject: Badewasserqualität
subject: Badeanstalt
subject: Beckenbad
subject: Badegewässer
subject: Badebeckenwasser
subject: Badebeckenwasserhygiene
subject: Badewasserhygiene
subject: Schwimmbad
subject: Schwimmbecken
subject: Badesee
subject: Badegewässerqualität
subject: Babyschwimmen
subject: Gesundheit
subject: Wasser

description: Wie kommt es zum typischen Hallenbadgeruch? Wie wird das Beckenwasser in Schwimmbädern gereinigt? Was ist beim Schwimmen lernen zu beachten? Gibt es Besonderheiten beim Baden in freier Natur? Schon vor dem Laufen lernen ins Wasser? All das und vieles mehr erfahren Sie in unserem Ratgeber. Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Wie kommt es zum typischen Hallenbadgeruch? Wie wird das Beckenwasser in Schwimmbädern gereinigt? Was ist beim Schwimmen lernen zu beachten? Gibt es Besonderheiten beim Baden in freier Natur? Schon vor dem Laufen lernen ins Wasser? All das und vieles mehr erfahren Sie in unserem Ratgeber.
Of Stewardship, Suffering and the “Slippery Slope”: A Vattimian Analysis of the Sanctity of Life Ethos in Canada (1972–2005)
Creators: name: Chambers, Stuart
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: sanctity of life ethos
quality of life ethos
euthanasia
assisted suicide
stewardship
suffering
slippery slope
metaphysics
event of being
passive-reactive nihilism
Nancy B.
Sue Rodriguez
Robert Latimer
religious attitudes
Christian
metaphysicians
Vattimian postmodernists

description: This dissertation examines from a Vattimian perspective the challenge that euthanasia and assisted suicide posed to the sanctity of life ethos in Canada from 1972–2005. Gianni Vattimo’s central themes—metaphysics (absolute values), “event of being” (lived experiences that call absolute values into question), and passive-reactive nihilism (the use of “masks” or “disguises” to prevent the dissolution of metaphysics)—are pivotal to understanding the way religious and secular beliefs are interwoven within ethical, medical, legal and political discourses in Canada. Vattimo’s philosophico-ethical approach was specifically chosen because as a theoretical tool, it helps to illuminate the presence, weakening, and resilience of metaphysics in discourses surrounding an intentionally hastened death. To demonstrate how Vattimo’s major themes apply empirically to the research, a social constructionist approach was adopted in the form of a discourse analysis. Particular emphasis was placed on an examination of the three most important cases of death and dying in Canada, namely, Nancy B., Sue Rodriguez and Robert Latimer. The bulk of the evidence suggests that when these “events of being” challenged the sanctity doctrine as the ultimate foundation for life-terminating decisions, ethical, medical, legal and political discourses converged to promote three normative positions or authorizing discourses used in the tradition of Christian ethics: (1) stewardship—the view that since life is a “loan from God,” sacred, and of infinite worth, death cannot be intentionally hastened (“nature must take its course”); (2) value in prolonged suffering—the view that since suffering possesses transcendent meaning or purpose, its prolongation is justified in individual circumstances; and (3) the “slippery slope”—the view that any weakening of the sanctity of life ethos inevitably harms or threatens the community. Generally speaking, religious and secular advocates of the sanctity of life ethos reacted similarly in cases involving an intentionally hastened death. In other words, both the religious and the secular embraced metaphysics (absolute values), condoned and rationalized the prolongation of suffering, and relied on the “slippery slope” as a “mask” to maintain the sanctity of human life as first principle. The research strongly suggests that Canada is still significantly indebted to Christian notions when it comes to discussions surrounding the decriminalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Effects of Music Therapy on Patients with Dementia—A Systematic Review
Creators: name: Lam, Hei Long
name: Li, Wai Tak Victor
name: Laher, Ismail
name: Wong, Roger Y.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Dementia is an increasingly common syndrome and while pharmacotherapy is available, its potential benefit is limited, especially in non-cognitive outcomes. Non-pharmacotherapy such as music therapy is potentially associated with improved outcomes. We assessed the effects of music therapy on patients with dementia to evaluate its potential benefits on dementia. Two independent reviewers searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases for clinical trials, using the keywords “music therapy” and “dementia”. Study outcomes included cognitive function, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and quality of life. A total of 82 studies were included, of which 43 were interventional clinical trials, and 39 were systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Significant improvements in verbal fluency occurred after music therapy, with significant reductions in anxiety, depression, and apathy. There were no significant improvements in cognition or daily functioning, and the results on quality of life and agitation were ambiguous. Limitations of studies included low patient numbers, lack of standardized music therapy, and high heterogeneity in outcomes. More large-scale clinical trials would allow for clearer conclusions on the benefits of music therapy in patients with dementia.
iTunes U: an opportunity for students
Creators: name: Germany, Lisa
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The aim is to demonstrate that, with a bit of creative thinking, elements of certain university-wide projects (in this case study, establishing an iTunes U site) can be incorporated into student studies and assessment as real-world learning opportunities. Describes three different approaches adopted by Swinburne University of Technology to provide real-world learning opportunities for its students through its project to establish an iTunes U presence. Highlights the problems encountered with these approaches and what Swinburne would do differently to overcome these issues. iTunes U provides a real opportunity for showcasing student work and talent beyond the university. The key to success lies in embedding what you want the students to do deeply within assessment processes to ensure the work provides a relevant and valid learning experience. Part of this is establishing a realistic client-service-provider relationship with the students. This paper is based on the observations and anecdotal feedback given to the content coordinator for iTunes U at Swinburne. Future research should seek ethics clearance so that students and staff can be interviewed about their experiences in more depth. This paper offers advice to other institutions looking to engage students in broader university projects through integration with coursework. Hundreds of universities have iTunes U sites or are exploring the use of iTunes U and/or YouTube. Ideas for how to successfully involve students in these broader university initiatives will be of interest to all these institutes.
Simulation to Build Empathy in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: a Video Modeling Study
Creators: name: Kajganich, Gillian
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: empathy
Autism
Theory of Mind
Simulation
Social Skills
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Model Me Kids
Mixed Methods
Self Ratings

description: Since a deficit in empathy is not only characteristic among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but categorically used in defining ASD, it is of utmost importance to explore educational avenues to build prosocial skills among this group. This study sought to explore the primary research question: What impact does the implementation of an empathy-focused video modeling intervention have on frequency of empathic behaviour among adolescents with ASD? The secondary research questions examined were: In what ways does employing a video modeling simulation intervention using the Model Me Kids Friendship program impact the ability of adolescents with ASD to demonstrate empathic behaviour? How do adolescents with ASD express or speak about their empathic behaviour following participation in a simulation intervention using Model Me Kids Friendship? How do the Educational Resource Facilitators (teaching assistants) perceive the same individuals’ empathic behaviour following participation in a simulation intervention using Model Me Kids Friendship (MMF)? This mixed methods study explores 1 particular video modeling simulation program as a focused approach to building empathic behaviour among adolescents with ASD. The theoretical framework presented blends theory of mind, simulation theory, and psychological theories of empathic behaviour including the inherent motor, cognitive, and emotional components. Individuals with ASD may not learn empathic behaviours solely through observation as typically developing children do, but findings suggest that through video simulation, practice may, in fact, lead to increased empathic behaviour. The quantitative findings were not significant but did show increase in motor empathy behaviour ratings among intervention group participants. Support for video modeling as a vehicle to teach empathic behaviour was provided by qualitative data collected over the course of 4 months contextualizing specific examples of empathic behaviour exhibited by participating teens with ASD. There is a link made between high levels of systematizing among teens on the spectrum (the drive to analyze and build a system) and video modeling as a means to foster empathic behaviour, thereby supporting an increased use of video simulation strategies to teach social skills among this group.
Improving Adenovirus Efficacy with p14 Fusion Associated Small Transmembrane Protein Expression for Cancer Treatment
Creators: name: Wong, Carmen Man
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Cancer
Adenovirus
Fusion

description: Adenovirus (Ad) has been one of the most commonly used vectors in gene therapy for many years. One of the limitations of using Ad for cancer therapy is that Ad does not spread within a tumor well. As such, fusogenic proteins have been incorporated into these vectors in an attempt to improve spread through cell-cell fusion. Fusogenic protein mediated cell fusion is also associated with syncytiosome release and cell death, which promote an immune response and suggests that fusogenic proteins may be effective as a sole therapeutic for cancer treatment. In this study, I examined whether the reptilian reovirus p14 fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) protein can improve Ad efficacy in cancer models in vitro and in vivo. Ad-mediated FAST protein expression induced cell-cell fusion in human embryonic kidney 293 cells and in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Infected cells had decreased membrane integrity, cellular metabolic activity and increased cleaved caspase-3 expression. In an A549 xenograft nude mouse model, AdFAST did not induce tumor cell fusion or promote mouse survival compared to control mice. In murine 4T1 mammary carcinoma cells, FAST protein expression had modest effects on cell fusion and metabolic activity in vitro. When AdFAST was administered intratumorally in a 4T1 syngeneic mouse model, there were no obvious signs of cell fusion or improved mouse survival. As FAST protein expression promotes membrane permeability, whether AdFAST could enhance the bystander effect of cancer therapies or promote uptake of anti-cancer drugs was investigated in vitro. FAST protein expression in combination with thymidine kinase/ganciclovir or etoposide administration did not have an enhanced effect. Addition of Smac-mimetic compound (SMC) was not effective in the SMC resistant A549 cell line, but the combinational therapy was able to decrease metabolic activity in SMC susceptible SNB75 cells. AdFAST and administration of the membrane impermeable chemotherapeutic drug bleomycin decreased metabolic activity and promoted cleaved caspase-3 expression in A549 cells. Overall, my results suggest that FAST protein expression could improve adenovirus efficacy and could be used with other anti-cancer treatments.
title: Advances in Process Understanding and Methods to Support River Temperature Modeling in Large Regulated Systems
Creators: name: Mihalevich, Bryce A.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: River temperatures play a key role in determining the suitability of habitat for aquatic ecosystems. While thermal regimes are influenced by many factors, flow and temperature patterns in large rivers are often shaped by water development. As such, water management associated with large reservoirs and diversions have also altered aquatic ecosystems. As climate change introduces new climate and hydrologic patterns, the decisions water managers make to address changes in runoff may further impact aquatic ecosystems. This calls for robust modeling tools that can predict river and reservoir temperature responses to water management decisions over large regions. However, highly variable topography and data limitations that are inherent over large spatial scales complicate our understanding of river temperature controls. Further, differences among modeling frameworks need to be overcome in order to holistically understand ecosystem responses to water management decisions. This dissertation addresses these limitations by adapting mechanistic river temperature models to account for topographic shading and spatially varying weather information and describing methods for linking temperature responses to water management decisions. The Colorado River basin was used to evaluate these methods because it experiences significant flow regulation, remote river sections, and highly variable terrain. The findings here show that discharge and release temperatures from large reservoirs, particularly Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge, influence river temperatures over significant distances, while topographic shading increases the relative importance of heat fluxes, other than solar radiation, that require representative weather data for estimation. Spatially varying weather information from a climate reanalysis dataset, combined with elevation corrections, was tested in different modeling domains and found to significantly improve temperature predictions when compared to models using sparsely distributed ground-based weather stations. With the advances in modeling over topographically complex regions, water management models were linked to river temperature responses so that ecosystem indicators could be evaluated. Using an existing water management model for flow information and strategic resampling of weather and water temperature information, river temperatures were forecasted over more than 1000 km of river. The work presented here provides the foundational tools for evaluating climate and water management impacts on aquatic ecosystems in large managed basins.
Rencontre de l'Autre et altération du Soi dans l'oeuvre de Dany Laferrière
Creators: name: Coughlan, Catherine
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Dany Laferrière
altérité
altération
stéréotype
métatopique
intergonicité
caméléon

description: L’écriture de cette thèse a été fortement motivée par l’absence d’une analyse de la représentation des phénomènes et des enjeux identitaires littéraires et discursifs dans l’œuvre de Dany Laferrière. Cette étude vise la représentation de la rencontre avec l’altérité ainsi que le processus d’altération du Soi dans les romans Comment faire l’amour avec un Nègre sans se fatiguer, Cette grenade dans la main du jeune Nègre est-elle une arme ou un fruit ? et Je suis un écrivain japonais. Le présent travail de recherche analyse donc la dialectique entre le concept d’altérité et le phénomène d’altération. Ayant recours à une approche multidisciplinaire qui privilégie notamment l’analyse de discours, la thèse met en valeur les différentes stratégies de représentation qui sous-tendent la construction du personnage Autre ainsi que sa puissance d’altération sur le Soi. L’altérité sera donc un concept abordé par le biais de diverses perspectives théoriques et épistémologiques telles la narratologie, la psychanalyse, la phénoménologie et la sociocritique qui dévoilent différents aspects des enjeux de l’altérité au sein de la rencontre avec l’Autre. Cette approche permet de dégager les multiples couches de la figure de l’Autre chez le personnage narrateur. Dans ce cadre de recherche, la subversion du stéréotype moyennant l’écriture métatopique et l’intergonicité révèle l’altération comme clé de voûte de l’architecture des personnages chez Dany Laferrière. La figure du caméléon fictif est finalement proposée à titre heuristique afin d’illustrer le genre d’altération à l’œuvre dans les romans du corpus.
title: Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz, Bd. 51 Nr. 1/2 (2007): Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz
title: Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Mitteilungen Des Kunsthistorischen Institutes In Florenz
Publisher: name: Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz
Year: 2024

description: Band LI (2007), Heft 1/2
description: Alla destra del duca: la figura di Chiappino Vitelli nel contesto degli affreschi vasariani del Salone dei Cinquecento...271-278
Bartolomeo Lapi, Benedetto da Maiano und die Pietà für Santa Maria Nepotecosa ...267-270
The Maestà of the Palazzo Comunale in Pistoia: Civic Art and Marian Devotion in the Pistoiese Commune of the Fourteenth Century...251-266
La scoperta del sorriso. Vie di diffusione del gotico francese (Italia centrale, 1315-25)...45-158
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title: Bewegungsforschung und Mediendesign: Warum sich die soziale Bewegungsforschung in das Design digitaler Medien einmischen sollte
Creators: name: Knopp, Philipp
name: Grenz, Tilo
name: Fikar, Peter
name: Maletz, Tereza
Publisher: name: Publikationsserver der Pädagogischen Hochschule Thurgau
Year: 2020

description: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen: Analysen zu Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 851
AKSIYADORLIK TIJORAT BANKLARDA RISKLARNI SAMARALI BOSHQARISH VA KAMAYTIRISH YO'LLARINI ISHLAB CHIQISH
Creators: name: Jo'rayev, Sardor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Mazkur ilmiy tezisda aksiyadorlik tijorat banklari faoliyatida uchraydigan asosiy risk turlari, ularning kelib chiqish sabablari, bank faoliyatiga ko‘rsatadigan moliyaviy va operatsion ta’siri hamda bu risklarni samarali boshqarish va kamaytirish yo‘llari yoritib berilgan. Tadqiqot doirasida kredit riski, likvidlik riski, operatsion risk, bozor riski va huquqiy risklarning xususiyatlari, ular yuzaga kelishiga olib keladigan omillar tizimli ravishda tahlil qilingan. Ayniqsa, O‘zbekiston tijorat banklarining amaliyoti asosida risk menejment tizimining joriy holati, muammolari va imkoniyatlari o‘rganilgan.
Narrative (sub)Versions: How Queer Palestinian Womyn 'Queer' Palestinian Identity
Creators: name: Moussa, Ghaida
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Palestine
queer
social movements
resistance
postcolonial
transnational
solidarity
feminist methodology
identity

description: In asking ‘How do queer Palestinian womyn ‘queer’ Palestinian identity”, the present research focuses on the various forms of traditional, narrative, and creative resistance practices of Palestinian womyn who challenge the following three narratives: 1) the national narrative which tags ‘queer’ as ‘Other’ and which posits the national movement at the top of the hierarchy of struggles; 2) the colonial narrative which is sustained by the Israeli public relations campaigns aiming to portray Israel as a modern, progressive, safe gay haven for queers, in opposition to a Palestine and Arab World which are said to be integrally homophobic, barbaric, regressive, etc. in an attempt to ‘pinkwash’ the occupation; and 3) the neocolonial narrative in which Western and Israeli Jewish queer movements reproduce colonial dynamics in their attempt to ‘save’ Palestinian queers who are deemed to be powerless, voiceless victims in need of saving.
The Effects of Iron Supplementation and Fortification on the Gut Microbiota: A Review
Creators: name: Finlayson, Emma
name: Fischer, Jordie A. J.
name: Goldfarb, David M.
name: Karakochuk, Crystal D.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Iron supplementation and fortification are used to treat iron deficiency, which is often associated with gastrointestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Within the gut, commensal bacteria contribute to maintaining systemic iron homeostasis. Disturbances that lead to excess iron promote the replication and virulence of enteric pathogens. Consequently, research has been interested in better understanding the effects of iron supplementation and fortification on gut bacterial composition and overall gut health. While animal and human trials have shown seemingly conflicting results, these studies emphasize how numerous factors influence gut microbial composition. Understanding how different iron formulations and doses impact specific bacteria will improve the outcomes of iron supplementation and fortification in humans. Furthermore, discerning the nuances of iron supplementation and fortification will benefit subpopulations that currently do not respond well to treatment.
BADIIY TARJIMADA MUALLIF USLUBINI SAQLASH VA FANTASTIK ASARLAR TAHLILI
Creators: name: Solijonov, Jo'raali
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu Maqolada Badiiy Asar Tarjimasida Muallifning O‘Ziga Xos Uslubini Saqlab Qolish Masalasi Nazariy Va Amaliy Jihatdan Tahlil Qilinadi. Fantastik Adabiyot Namunalariga Tayangan Holda, Original Matndagi Stilistik Xususiyatlarni Tarjimada Adekvat Aks Ettirish Strategiyalari O‘Rganiladi. Muallif Uslubini Saqlashning Ahamiyati, Tarjimada Estetik Va Poetik Funksiyani Yetkazish Prinsiplari Yoritiladi. Tarjimonning Muallif Ovozi Va Badiiy Tasvirlarni Maqsad Tilida Iloji Boricha To‘Liq Qayta Yaratishdagi Yondashuvlari Va Uchraydigan Muammolar Misollar Asosida Ko‘Rsatib Beriladi. Xulosa Sifatida, Badiiy Tarjimada Yozuvchi Uslubini Maksimal Darajada Saqlab Qolish Uchun Tarjimon Qanday Ijodiy Va Ilmiy Yondashuvlardan Foydalansa Bo‘Lishi Kerakligi To‘G‘Risida Tavsiyalar Bayon Etiladi.