cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Exploring the Association of Maternal Covid-19 Infection and Epigenetic Regulation of Metabolic Pathways in Newborn Children
Creators: Nezarat, Fatemeh
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Abstract

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy has emerged as a significant concern due to its potential implications for fetal health. Viral infections can induce inflammatory responses and immune activation in pregnant individuals, which may harm the developing fetus through epigenetic alterations, potentially influencing gene expression patterns and developmental trajectories even without vertical transmission. While much remains to be understood about the specific effects of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnancy, previous research on other viral infections, such as influenza, Zika virus, and cytomegalovirus, has highlighted the potential for adverse outcomes, including asthma, metabolic disease, and mental illness.

Methods: We used a gene expression dataset accessed on the Gene Expression Omnibus database (GSE 165193), including 14,748 cells from cases, and 11,222 cells from controls. In this case-control study, droplet-based single-cell RNA-sequencing (SC-RNA Seq) and T-cell receptor sequencing were performed on Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells (CBMCs) involving three-term gestation infants (>37 weeks) born to mothers with mild COVID-19 symptoms (cases) and three infants born to uninfected mothers (controls). Initially the differential expression of the "ReactomeEpigeneticRegulationofGene_Expression" collection was evaluated employing the linear combination test (LCT) on 25,970 cells including 18 types to discern epigenetic modulation comparing cases vs. controls. Subsequently, differential expression of biological pathway collection of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) in CBMCs of COVID-19-infected mothers exhibiting epigenetic modulation explored by performing Linear Combination Test (LCT).

Results: Our analysis revealed differential expression of genes associated with epigenetic regulation in specific cell types of cord blood from infants born to COVID-19-infected mothers compared to controls. Subsequent analysis using KEGG collections on SARS-CoV-2 infected samples identified disturbed biological pathways related to amino acid and lipid biosynthesis and metabolism. These pathways have previously been implicated in metabolic diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease.

Conclusions: Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy is associated with epigenetic modulation compared to healthy pregnant mothers. The identification of disturbed biological pathways in COVID-19-infected mothers suggests a link between maternal infection, epigenetic modulation, and the development of metabolic diseases in offspring. These findings underscore the importance of prenatal care and highlight potential targets for preventive interventions to mitigate long-term metabolic disease risk, specifically cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in neonates born to COVID-19-infected-mothers.
The Later Stone Age and Iron Age in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania: An Examination of Interaction and Material Culture
Creators: Katto, Philbert M
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

In this dissertation, I examine the relationships that emerged when Later Stone Age (LSA) hunter-gatherers and Iron Age (IA) agropastoralists met for the first time in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Specifically, the study aims at testing a prolonged scholarly debate: if during IA expansion there was displacement or absorption of autochthonous LSA hunter-gatherers or not? What timeframe that demarcates the IA from LSA in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania? The study also aimed at testing if the intermediate culture referred as the Pastoral Neolithic (PN) existed in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania or not? It also examined the Iron Age period and its material culture specifically ceramics in order to understand ceramic traditions, chronology, classifications (Early and Later Iron Ages), the distribution (intra/interregional interactions) and if the prehistoric IA ceramic production can be linked to the contemporary ethnic groups in the study area. The study employed primary and secondary data generated from archaeological survey, excavation, reviews of the museum collections, desktop reviews, and ethnographic interviews to address the above raised issues for both cultural periods. Using the Iringa Region as a point of reference, the current study considers that the timeframe that demarcates IA from LSA is between 36,881 BC and 168 BC. The PN culture is not chronologically supported by the dated samples, however, ceramic evidence collected by previous scholar indicates the presence of Narosura PN ceramics. It came to the conclusion that despite of contact between LSA and IA people around 168 BC, LSA tools and other behavior continued practiced together with IA until Later Iron Age (LIA)/historic period in the study area. In other word, the LSA people were integrated into IA cultures through acculturation or demic diffusion. Various IA traditions have been recorded by this study ranging from Early Iron Age (EIA) 168 BC to LIA 1277 AD and above. Such traditions align with others within and beyond the region signifying the knowledge flow through trade, intermarriages, and technological transfer. The ethnographic data generated from ceramics has indicated the continuity and discontinuity of some technology in the contemporary ethnic groups/individuals as well as developed unique technologies that differentiate one ethnic group from another despite of shared some traits.
SUPPLEMENTARY_MATERIAL - Cardiac 11C-Donepezil Binding Increases With Age in Healthy Humans: Potentially Signifying Sigma-1 Receptor Upregulation
Creators: name: Horsager, Jacob
name: Fedorova, Tatyana D.
name: Berge, Nathalie V.D.
name: Klinge, Mette W.
name: Knudsen, Karoline
name: Hansen, Allan K.
name: Alstrup, Aage K.O.
name: Krogh, Klaus
name: Gormsen, Lars
name: Borghammer, Per
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Cardiology
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 110203 Respiratory Diseases
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: SUPPLEMENTARY_MATERIAL for Cardiac 11C-Donepezil Binding Increases With Age in Healthy Humans: Potentially Signifying Sigma-1 Receptor Upregulation by Jacob Horsager, Tatyana D. Fedorova, Nathalie V.D. Berge, Mette W. Klinge, Karoline Knudsen, Allan K. Hansen, Aage K.O. Alstrup, Klaus Krogh, Lars Gormsen, and Per Borghammer in Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Queer Shahada and the Resurgence of Islamically-Mediated Desire in Twenty-First Century Life Writing
Creators: Soleymani Yazdi, Sajad
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

This dissertation investigates the intersection of religious faith and gender/sexual identity with a particular focus on the feminist social and academic movements of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, such as the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in 2022 and Jineolojî as a Kurdish ‘science of women and life’. It delves into the broader implications of these feminist movements, highlighting their transethnic and transnational effects on questions of liberation for gender and sexually marginalized groups in Muslim epistemologies. The study employs a post-Islamist lens to explore how the emancipation of Muslim women can signify a broader liberation for all marginalized groups (and vice versa).

The methodology combines literary analysis, field research, and theoretical exploration across various disciplines, including autobiography studies, feminism, queer studies, and Islamic studies. It emphasizes the importance of a trauma-informed, survivor-driven approach to understanding the narratives of Muslim queer individuals. The dissertation critically examines the impact of neoliberalism, religious fundamentalism, and Orientalist perspectives on Muslim queer identities, proposing a new framework for Muslim queer relationality that challenges prevailing power structures and investigates several alternative interpretations of Islamic texts from Muslim feminists.

Significant findings include the identification of shahada (witnessness) as a cultural and religious practice that fosters socio-political reform and empowerment. The work of queer Muslim authors, especially through autobiographical narratives, emerges as a potent form of resistance and reclamation of identity, challenging the incompatibility often perceived between Islam and queer identities. The analysis of Lamya H’s memoir Hijab Butch Blues provides a nuanced critique of traditional Islamic exegeses, advocating for a queer Muslim theology that intertwines the personal and political in the struggle for liberation.

The dissertation concludes by situating the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and Jineolojî within a broader context of resistance against systemic oppression in the Middle East, suggesting that the intersections of gender, faith, and ethnicity offer a unique perspective on the region’s socio-political dynamics. It calls for further research into the role of Muslim queer literature and its potential to inform and inspire resistance movements within and beyond the MENA region, emphasizing the importance of inclusive and intersectional approaches in addressing the challenges faced by marginalized communities.
UCT FLOURISH – Newsletter 1 | Term 2, 2025 | Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing
Creators: name: Abrahams, Sean Paul
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This inaugural edition of the UCT FLOURISH newsletter, published in Term 2 of 2025 by the Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing at the University of Cape Town, marks the launch of a recurring publication series dedicated to applied positive psychology and transdisciplinary approaches to wellbeing in higher education.

The newsletter serves as both a reflective and strategic output—capturing the early architecture of UCT Flourish as a co-curricular ecosystem and offering insight into how wellbeing is being embedded across institutional life. Developed through the Centre’s work, the publication aims to connect lived experiences, research, and practical tools that support student development, staff engagement, and systemic flourishing.

This edition introduces several landmark initiatives, including the upcoming Wellbeing and Flourishing Conference (9 September 2025), the UCT Flourish Summit (2 August 2025), and the ongoing 30-Day Exam Buddy Challenge. It also presents original conceptual frameworks developed through the Centre that critically engage with and extend the flourishing discourse—such as the NARMA Model of Languishing, Explanatory Style Transference, Permission to Flourish, and Flourishing in Fractured Systems.

Taken together, this newsletter represents a foundational step toward building a reflective, locally grounded, and academically rigorous culture of wellbeing at UCT.

 

Title:

UCT FLOURISH, Newsletter 1 | Term 2, 2025

Author / Contributor:

Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing

University of Cape Town

Publication Date:

May 2025

 

Keywords:

UCT Flourish, Wellbeing, Positive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Higher Education, South Africa, Institutional Culture, NARMA, Explanatory Style, Permission to Flourish, Flourishing in Fractured Systems, Student Development, Transdisciplinary, Reflective Practice, Co-curricular, UCT, Conference, Summit, Academic Support
Emerging technologies in finance: challenges for a sustainable finance
Creators: name: Nefla, Dhouha
name: Jellouli, Sana
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and fintech, have profoundly reshaped the financial sector driving unprecedented innovation and creating transformative opportunities for development. However, they also pose significant challenges to long-term sustainability. While the existing literature provides valuable insights into their influence, a broader scope is necessary to reflect their role in advancing sustainable finance. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of 2,446 publications from the Web of Science (1996–2024) to map the evolving nexus between emerging technologies and finance. Our findings reveal an expanding research landscape, with key themes including the application of emerging technologies in solving financial problems, the integration of technologies with behavioural and regulatory frameworks, financial innovation for promoting development, risk management and financial stability, digital currencies and blockchain, digital transformation challenges, and sustainable finance. The analysis highlights the dual nature of emerging technologies: while they enhance financial efficiency, transparency, and inclusion, and offer significant opportunities to advance sustainable finance, they also introduce risks such as cybersecurity threats, algorithmic bias, regulatory challenges, and critical barriers to long-term sustainability. To address these challenges, we propose a research agenda prioritizing ethical governance, stress-testing AI models under economic crises, securing decentralized systems, mitigating greenwashing risks, and fostering globally aligned regulatory standards. Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential to tackle ethical, security, and inclusivity concerns. It is imperative for policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions to align technological innovation with sustainability objectives to ensure that advancements contribute to the development of an equitable, resilient, and inclusive financial ecosystem.
Physiological and Psychological Adaptations to 13 Days of Apnea Training in Novice Apneists
Creators: O'Croinin, Benjamin R.
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Background: Apneas are characterized by a diving response that consists of parasympathetically mediated bradycardia and sympathetically mediated peripheral vasoconstriction. The duration of an apnea can be split into the physiologically influenced easy-going phase and the psychologically influenced struggle phase, which are separated by a physiological breakpoint that is marked by the onset of involuntary breathing movements. Short-term apnea training can extend the duration of both phases and augments diving response bradycardia post-training through an unknown mechanism. We hypothesized that 1) short-term apnea training that employs both physiological and psychological training would extend the duration of both apnea phases and attenuate the response to a psychological stressor, and 2) that central command is the mechanism responsible for augmented diving response bradycardia.

Methods: 22 participants (11 females) underwent 13 days of apnea training that included daily practice apneas alongside targeted psychological coaching, with in-lab assessments pre and post-training. In-lab assessment involved a maximal apnea, static handgrip, post-exercise circulatory occlusion, and a psychologically stressful Stroop test. Heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and muscle sympathetic nerve activity were measured continuously throughout in-lab

testing. Statistical analyses included paired t-tests and one-way repeated measures ANOVAs with Holm-Sidak post-hoc analysis.

Results: Overall apnea duration and the duration of the struggle phase were increased post-training (44±21 vs. 75±33s, p<0.001 for overall duration; 18±18 vs. 45±34s, p<0.001 for struggle phase), while the easy-going phase did not increase (26±12 vs. 30±17s, p = 0.329). The heart rate response to the Stroop test was attenuated post-training (10±7 vs. 6±5 bpm, p=0.009). The bradycardic response during in-lab apneas was larger post-training (-10±11 vs. -20±13 bpm, p<0.001). No difference in the heart rate response to handgrip was found following apnea training (19±15 vs. 16±12 bpm, p=0.122).

Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that our short-term apnea training protocol was successful in substantially increasing struggle phase duration. Furthermore, the psychological improvements were reflected in an attenuated physiological response to the psychological Stroop test stressor. The augmentation of apnea-induced bradycardia was demonstrated, but there was a lack of an attenuation of the heart rate response to handgrip, indicating that a decrease in central command signalling is not the mechanism responsible for this adaptation.
10.1177_1358863X19838334_Supplementary_table – Supplemental material for Ultrasound-assisted versus conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute pulmonary embolism: A multicenter comparison of patient-centered outcomes
Creators: name: Gaurav Rao
name: Xu, Hai
name: Wang, Jason J
name: Galmer, Andrew
name: Giri, Jay
name: Jaff, Michael R
name: Raghu Kholluri
name: Lau, Joe F
name: Selim, Samy
name: Weinberg, Ido
name: Weinberg, Mitchell D
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Cardiology
subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material, 10.1177_1358863X19838334_Supplementary_table for Ultrasound-assisted versus conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute pulmonary embolism: A multicenter comparison of patient-centered outcomes by Gaurav Rao, Hai Xu, Jason J Wang, Andrew Galmer, Jay Giri, Michael R Jaff, Raghu Kholluri, Joe F Lau, Samy Selim, Ido Weinberg and Mitchell D Weinberg in Vascular Medicine
Real-Time Risky Fault-Chain Search using Time-Varying Graph RNNs
Creators: name: Dwivedi, Anmol
name: Tajer, Ali
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: This paper introduces a data-driven graphical framework for the real-time search of risky cascading fault chains (FCs) in power-grids, crucial for enhancing grid resiliency in the face of climate change. As extreme weather events driven by climate change increase, identifying risky FCs becomes crucial for mitigating cascading failures and ensuring grid stability. However, the complexity of the spatio-temporal dependencies among grid components and the exponential growth of the search space with system size pose significant challenges to modeling and risky FC search. To tackle this, we model the search process as a partially observable Markov decision process (POMDP), which is subsequently solved via a time-varying graph recurrent neural network (GRNN). This approach captures the spatial and temporal structure induced by the system's topology and dynamics, while efficiently summarizing the system's history in the GRNN's latent space, enabling scalable and effective identification of risky FCs.
description: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2303.08864
Supplementary document for High frame-rate reconfigurable diffractive neural network based on superpixels - 6591145.pdf
Creators: name: Qu, Yuan
name: Lian, Hengyu
name: Ding, Chunxu
name: Liu, Huazhen
name: liu, linxian
name: Yang, Jiamiao
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Supplemental Document
OrbenSupplementalMaterial_rev6-26-19 – Supplemental material for Screens, Teens, and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Three Time-Use-Diary Studies
Creators: name: Orben, Amy
name: Przybylski, Andrew K.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, OrbenSupplementalMaterial_rev6-26-19 for Screens, Teens, and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Three Time-Use-Diary Studies by Amy Orben and Andrew K. Przybylski in Psychological Science
"Singing I Go Along Life's Road": A Musician's Grapple with Theory and Surrender to Practice
Creators: Wylie, Dana O
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

I would like the reader to accept the word “grapple” as the key piece of the title of this thesis, or at least as the most succinct and accurate descriptor for what it is and what it does. It applies reflection and storytelling to lay bare a research process that became the topic of the research project.

Throughout the course of the work, I came to realize that as a musician I wanted to understand exactly what music means to me, why and how it is unequivocally part of “who I am,” and why that fact has caused me so much pain. As a musician, I wanted an answer to this question so that it might put an end to my pain. (And it has.) As a music scholar I wanted to find an answer to the question in academic literature, and the surprising places where I found promise led me to the argument that a fruitful and rich understanding of “what music even is” can be found in understandings about reality that are fundamentally relational, in which the universe is made up of dynamic relationships that move through time.

But having come to this argument is not the point, because it is not new; I am not saying anything new. Now that I have the understanding I have come to have, I recognize it everywhere––particularly in the embodied understanding of my fellow musicians, and of countless other people who know how to live musically, whether they would describe it in those terms or (most commonly) not. If there is value to be found in this thesis, it is less in its conclusions or argument than in its story.
The Role of Organizations in Networked Mobilization: Examining the 2011 Chilean Student Movement Through The Logic of Connective Action
Creators: name: Gomez-Zara, Diego
name: Perez-Arredondo, Carolina
name: Parra, Denis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This study examines the communication mechanisms that shape the formation of digitally-enabled mobilization networks. Informed by the logic of connective action, we postulate that the emergence of networks enabled by organizations and individuals is differentiated by network and framing mechanisms. From a case comparison within two mobilization networks -- one crowd-enabled and one organizationally-enabled -- of the 2011 Chilean student movement, we analyze their network structures and users' communication roles. We found that organizationally-enabled networks are likely to form from hierarchical cascades and crowd-enabled networks are likely to form from triadic closure mechanisms. Moreover, we found that organizations are essential for both kinds of networks: compared to individuals, organizations spread more messages among unconnected users, and organizations' messages are more likely to be spread. We discuss our findings in light of the network mechanisms and participation of organizations and influential users.
description: 11 pages, 2 figures, 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025
Supplemental material for Physical properties of the organic polymeric blend (PVA/PAM) modified with MgO nanofillers
Creators: name: S El-Gamal
name: Sayed, Adel M El
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental Material for Physical properties of the organic polymeric blend (PVA/PAM) modified with MgO nanofillers by S El-Gamal and Adel M El Sayed in Journal of Composite Materials
838296_Supplementary_Tables - Overall survival and tumor recurrence after surgical resection for primary malignant chest wall tumors: a single-center, single-surgeon experience
Creators: name: Aalap C Shah
name: Komperda, Kazimierz W
name: Mavanur, Arun A
name: Thorpe, Steven W
name: Weiss, Kurt R
name: Goodman, Mark A
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: 838296_Supplementary_Tables for Overall survival and tumor recurrence after surgical resection for primary malignant chest wall tumors: a single-center, single-surgeon experience by Aalap C Shah, Kazimierz W Komperda, Arun A Mavanur, Steven W Thorpe, Kurt R Weiss, and Mark A Goodman in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Supplementary document for Resonant nonlinear nanostructured grating in unstructured lithium niobate on insulator platform - 6591233.pdf
Creators: name: Hu, Yuanzhi
name: HUANG, ZHIJIN
name: zeng, Xianzhi
name: Li, Yang
name: Luo, Kaiwen
name: Guan, Heyuan
name: Cao, Yaoyu
name: Lu, Huihui
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy

description: S1: Band structures and electric field distribution at kx=0 S2: The refractive index of SiO2 gratings S3: The fabrication processes of LNOI device S4: Measurement of Transmission Spectra S5: Nonlinear response of LNOI nanostructured device S6: Compa
Supplemental_File_Interview_Guide – Supplemental material for Stages of Change: Moving Community Pharmacies From a Drug Dispensing to Population Health Management Model
Creators: name: Turner, Kea
name: Weinberger, Morris
name: Renfro, Chelsea
name: Powell, Byron J.
name: Ferreri, Stefanie
name: Trodgon, Justin G.
name: Mark, Nicole
name: Trygstad, Troy
name: Shea, Christopher M.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, Supplemental_File_Interview_Guide for Stages of Change: Moving Community Pharmacies From a Drug Dispensing to Population Health Management Model by Kea Turner, Morris Weinberger, Chelsea Renfro, Byron J. Powell, Stefanie Ferreri, Justin G. Trodgon, Nicole Mark, Troy Trygstad and Christopher M. Shea in Medical Care Research and Review
PSX836066_Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for Compensating for the Climate: Unemployment Insurance and Climate Change Votes
Creators: name: Kono, Daniel Yuichi
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental material, PSX836066_Supplemental_material for Compensating for the Climate: Unemployment Insurance and Climate Change Votes by Daniel Yuichi Kono in Political Studies
TASHISH JARAYONI XAVFSIZLIGINI MIQDORIY BAHOLASH USLUBIYATI
Creators: name: Butunov, Dilmurod
name: Tulaganov, Dilmurod
name: Sherzodova, Xulkar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu ilmiy maqolaning asosiy maqsadi — tashish jarayonining xavfsizligini miqdoriy baholash uslubiyatini ishlab chiqish, mavjud nazariy va amaliy tajribalarni tahlil qilish hamda eng maqbul baholash modellari asosida ilmiy asoslangan va amaliyotga yo‘naltirilgan tavsiyalar ishlab chiqishdan iborat. Mazkur maqola transport tizimidagi xavfsizlik bilan bog‘liq mavjud muammolarni aniqlash, ularni bartaraf etish yo‘llarini ishlab chiqish hamda ushbu yo‘nalishdagi ilmiy yondashuvlarni takomillashtirishga qaratilgan. Tahlil va xulosalar real statistik ma’lumotlar, ilg‘or xorijiy tajribalar hamda dolzarb ilmiy izlanishlar asosida bayon etilgan.
Accents and Adverse Conditions: Investigating the Effects of Semantic and Phonemic  Information on Accented Speech Comprehension
Creators: Woerle, Timothy A.
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Under normal conversational conditions, listeners are typically able to adapt to a speaker’s

accent or idiosyncrasies with relative ease. While this is a well-established phenomenon, the

exact mechanisms which allow fast adaptation are not yet entirely understood, and there are a

variety of models which offer competing accounts of the underlying process. In this study, I

examined a few of these models by subjecting listeners to artificially accented speech under

different adverse circumstances which specifically degraded phonemic information or semantic

information to examine how adaptation to a given speaker relies on these respective sources of

information. The analysis revealed likely interactions between accent condition and semantic

information, and between accent condition and phonemic information, with little support for an

interaction between semantic information and phonemic information. The implications of these

findings as they relate to existing models are discussed.
Additional file 2 of How does HbA1c predict mortality and readmission in patients with heart failure? A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Xu, Jun-Peng
name: Zeng, Rui-Xiang
name: Mai, Xiao-Yi
name: Pan, Wen-Jun
name: Zhang, Yu-Zhuo
name: Zhang, Min-Zhou
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology

description: Additional file 2.
Calculation of Dark Matter as a Feature of Space-Time
Creators: name: Handel, Peter H.
name: Splett, Klara E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 83-XX, 83Cxx, 83C56

description: We derive the first analytical formula for the density of "Dark Matter" (DM) at all length scales, thus also for the rotation curves of stars in galaxies, for the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation and for planetary systems, from Einstein's equations (EE) and classical approximations, in agreement with observations. DM is defined in Part I as the energy of the coherent gravitational field of the universe, represented by the additional equivalent ordinary matter (OM), needed at all length scales, to explain classically, with inclusion of the OM, the observed coherent gravitational field. Our derivation uses both EE and the Newtonian approximation of EE in Part I, to describe semi-classically in Part II the advection of DM, created at the level of the universe, into galaxies and clusters thereof. This advection happens proportional with their own classically generated gravitational field g, due to self-interaction of the gravitational field. It is based on the universal formula rD=lgg'g' for the density rD of DM advected into medium and lower scale structures of the observable universe, where l is a universal constant fixed by the Tully-Fisher relations. Here g' is the gravitational field of the universe; g' is in main part its own source, as implied in Part I from EE. We start from a simple electromagnetic analogy that helps to make the paper generally accessible. This paper allows for the first time the exact calculation of DM in galactic halos and at all levels in the universe, based on EE and Newtonian approximations, in agreement with observations.
description: 38 pages, 1 figure
Leveraging Large Language Models for Speeding Up Local Search Algorithms for Computing Programmatic Best Responses
Creators: Sadmine, Quazi Asif
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Despite having advantages such as generalizability and interpretability over neural representations, programmatic representations of hypotheses and strategies face significant challenges. This is because algorithms writing programs encoding hypotheses for solving supervised learning problems and strategies for solving games must conduct searches in very large and discontinuous search spaces---the spaces programming languages induce. Previous studies have introduced self-play algorithms to learn programs that encode game-playing strategies. These algorithms compute a sequence of approximate best responses against target strategies. In this dissertation, we introduce a new approach that leverages the ability of large language models (LLMs) to write computer programs to provide initial candidate solutions in the programmatic space for best responses. These candidates can be a best response or serve as a seed to begin the search for a best response. Empirical results in three games that are challenging for programmatic representations show that LLMs can speed up local search and facilitate the synthesis of strategies.
Enhancing Visual Anomaly Detection with Auxiliary Information
Creators: Zhang, Zhaoxiang
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

This thesis delves into the advancements in visual anomaly detection (AD), a challenging task in identifying outliers in images such as defects and lesions, which is crucial in many applications including medical diagnosis and industrial manufacturing. This thesis addresses two main challenges: increasing the detection accuracy in unsupervised medical tumor detection and enhancing the performance of zero-shot anomaly detection (ZSAD) models, both with the assistance of auxiliary data.

In the first part, the thesis focuses on unsupervised AD in medical imaging. It introduces a novel pseudo-anomaly synthesis module designed to generate diverse anomalies in shape and intensity for pseudo-supervised learning. This approach leads to a two-stage training strategy aimed at fostering a well-generalized model that significantly improves tumor segmentation performance.

In the second part, the thesis presents the Dual-Image Enhanced CLIP ZSAD model. This innovative approach merges visual and semantic data to refine anomaly classification and localization. By leveraging unlabeled visual references and implementing test-time adaptation with pseudo anomalies, the model achieves a notable improvement in detection accuracy, surpassing current leading methods.

These contributions significantly enhance both unsupervised medical tumor segmentation and ZSAD accuracy through auxiliary data. The introduction of random-shape synthesized anomalies and two-stage training strategy, serves as a foundational framework for refining the pseudo anomaly generation and training methodology. Furthermore, by exploring a vision-language model framework in anomaly detection, this research lays the groundwork for future advancements in the field. These findings underscore the demand for robust, adaptable solutions and set a promising trajectory for ongoing research in AD systems.
Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Intention to Engage in Physical Activity and Leverage Wearable Activity Trackers
Creators: Barrett, Michael C. G.
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Autistic young adults are underrepresented in research on physical activity (PA). However, many face serious health concerns due to sedentary lifestyles. A possible intervention is wearable activity trackers (WATs), which has demonstrated utility for monitoring and supporting PA outcomes within the general population. However, there is an absence of research to indicate if WATs are helpful interventions for the autistic community. The present study comprised of two components. First, the principal investigator (PI) utilized a participatory research (PR) approach to work directly with three advisory committees (an autistic advisory committee (AAC), a non-autistic advisory committee (NAC), and a professional panel of autistic trainers) to develop and implement a Canadian national survey to examine three key areas of investigation. Ajzen’s (1991) Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was applied as a theoretical framework to guide the survey development. Committee members engaged in a series of focused discussions to share their thoughts and experiences related to PA and using WATs. These discussions provided an enhanced understanding of the complexity that autistics experience associated with defining and understanding all of the areas that PA represents. Secondly, the survey was administered to 526 young adults (18-35 years old) across Canada. The study sought to answer three question: (a) whether differences exist in the degree to which autistic and non-autistic young adults intend to engage in various intensities of PA, (b) whether differences exist between autistic and non-autistic young adults specific to interest in using WATs, and (c) to understand what system of support (SOS) elements would be perceived as helpful in learning to use WATs. Study results suggest that autistics have positive intention towards engaging in PA. The findings also indicate that autistics have positive interest towards using WATs and utilizing online technology such as YouTube and social media to support learning with WATs. This research addresses a significant gap with PA assessments that utilize unclear or misconstrued definitions to describe PA (e.g., exercise, fitness). The use of ambiguous concepts can present unanticipated bias, adversely affecting the accuracy of interest/intention towards PA. In addition, previous research has infrequently solicited feedback directly from the autistic young adult but rather from secondary external sources (e.g., caregivers/parents, health professionals). Previous research has indicated that autistic people are interested in wearable technology but not specifically using WATs to track PA. The findings of this study suggest the positive possibilities of using WAT technology in PA interventions with autistic young adults.
H4toH5 Conversion Library User's Guide
Creators: name: The HDF Group
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2000

description: The document titled "H4toH5 Conversion Library User's Guide" is a comprehensive guide for users and developers who need to convert HDF4 data files to the HDF5 format using the H4toH5 Conversion Library. This guide provides detailed instructions on effectively utilizing the H4toH5 library and its associated tools.

Key parts of the document:

Introduction:

The guide begins by introducing the two primary tools available for conversion: the h4toh5 utility and the H4toH5 Conversion Library.

It outlines the types of HDF4 objects that can be converted to HDF5, such as SDSs, images, Vdatas, Vgroups, palettes, and annotations.

The H4toH5 Utility vs. the H4toH5 Library:

This section compares the h4toh5 utility, which performs a default conversion of entire HDF4 files, with the H4toH5 Library, which allows for more granular and customized conversions on an object-by-object basis.

Programming Model:

The guide provides a step-by-step overview of the programming model for using the H4toH5 Library, including initializing the library, opening HDF4 files and objects, performing conversions, and properly closing files and terminating library access.

Compiling:

Instructions for compiling programs that use the H4toH5 library are provided, including details on required header files and linking with the appropriate libraries.

Error Handling:

A simple error-handling mechanism is described, including retrieving error messages and understanding the types of errors that might occur during the conversion process.

Limitations:

The guide discusses several limitations of the H4toH5 Library, such as limited correctness checking, no recovery options, limited conversion options, and specific cases where certain HDF4 objects or features may not be converted.

References:

A list of references is provided for further reading and a deeper understanding of the conversion process, including the "Mapping HDF4 Objects to HDF5 Objects" specification.

Appendix:

The appendix includes practical resources such as a sample Makefile and an example program demonstrating how to convert an HDF4 SDS object to an HDF5 dataset.

It also compares the output of converted objects in HDF5 with their original HDF4 counterparts, providing insights into what changes occur during conversion.

Purpose of the Document:

The "H4toH5 Conversion Library User's Guide" is intended to help users and developers understand how to effectively use the H4toH5 Conversion Library to migrate data from the HDF4 format to HDF5. It is a practical manual offering clear instructions, code examples, and guidance on handling common issues and limitations during the conversion process.
title: Spathiphyllum :
title: Guidelines for the Conduct of Tests for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants..,
Publisher: name: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Year: 0
Subjects: Spathiphyllum
Group identity.
New Varieties of Plants

description: The purpose of these guidelines (“Test Guidelines”) is to elaborate the principles contained in the General Introduction (document TG/1/3), and its associated TGP documents, into detailed practical guidance for the harmonized examination of distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS) and, in particular, to identify appropriate characteristics for the examination of DUS and production of harmonized variety descriptions.
A practical guide to machine learning interatomic potentials -- Status and future
Creators: name: Jacobs, Ryan
name: Morgan, Dane
name: Attarian, Siamak
name: Meng, Jun
name: Shen, Chen
name: Wu, Zhenghao
name: Xie, Clare Yijia
name: Yang, Julia H.
name: Artrith, Nongnuch
name: Blaiszik, Ben
name: Ceder, Gerbrand
name: Choudhary, Kamal
name: Csanyi, Gabor
name: Cubuk, Ekin Dogus
name: Deng, Bowen
name: Drautz, Ralf
name: Fu, Xiang
name: Godwin, Jonathan
name: Honavar, Vasant
name: Isayev, Olexandr
name: Johansson, Anders
name: Kozinsky, Boris
name: Martiniani, Stefano
name: Ong, Shyue Ping
name: Poltavsky, Igor
name: Schmidt, KJ
name: Takamoto, So
name: Thompson, Aidan
name: Westermayr, Julia
name: Wood, Brandon M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The rapid development and large body of literature on machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) can make it difficult to know how to proceed for researchers who are not experts but wish to use these tools. The spirit of this review is to help such researchers by serving as a practical, accessible guide to the state-of-the-art in MLIPs. This review paper covers a broad range of topics related to MLIPs, including (i) central aspects of how and why MLIPs are enablers of many exciting advancements in molecular modeling, (ii) the main underpinnings of different types of MLIPs, including their basic structure and formalism, (iii) the potentially transformative impact of universal MLIPs for both organic and inorganic systems, including an overview of the most recent advances, capabilities, downsides, and potential applications of this nascent class of MLIPs, (iv) a practical guide for estimating and understanding the execution speed of MLIPs, including guidance for users based on hardware availability, type of MLIP used, and prospective simulation size and time, (v) a manual for what MLIP a user should choose for a given application by considering hardware resources, speed requirements, energy and force accuracy requirements, as well as guidance for choosing pre-trained potentials or fitting a new potential from scratch, (vi) discussion around MLIP infrastructure, including sources of training data, pre-trained potentials, and hardware resources for training, (vii) summary of some key limitations of present MLIPs and current approaches to mitigate such limitations, including methods of including long-range interactions, handling magnetic systems, and treatment of excited states, and finally (viii) we finish with some more speculative thoughts on what the future holds for the development and application of MLIPs over the next 3-10+ years.
Supplementary document for Sub-picosecond tunable mid-infrared light source for driving high-efficiency optical rectification - 6591337.pdf
Creators: name: Liu, Jinsheng
name: Ding, Yufang
name: Gu, Xingbin
name: Yuan, Peng
name: Zhang, Dongfang
name: Wang, Jing
name: Xie, Guoqiang
name: Tu, Heng
name: Yao, Jiyong
name: Qian, Liejia
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
The Changing Face of Restructuring in Canada: Reverse Vesting Orders and Judicial Discretion
Creators: Olusegun, Victor Oreofe
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Reverse Vesting Orders (RVOs) have emerged as a crucial restructuring tool for financially distressed companies in Canada. RVO transactions involve the sale of a debtor company's shares to a purchaser, and the bifurcation and transfer of unwanted assets and liabilities into another corporate entity. The purpose of this transaction is to ensure that the business of the debtor company is able to be restructured as a going concern operation. RVOs offer distinct advantages, particularly in preserving valuable assets of the companies, including non-transferable licenses, permits, intellectual property and tax losses.

Despite their increasing popularity, the absence of statutory regulation leaves RVOs governed solely by case law. Thus, courts have developed and administered the RVO restructuring process by exercising judicial discretion. Unfortunately, the administration of RVOs through judicial discretion has raised concerns regarding the jurisdictional authority to approve RVOs in various circumstances, the factors for courts to consider when approving RVOs and the treatment of the interests of stakeholders who could be affected by the court-granted RVO.

This thesis advocates for the codification of RVOs within the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) to address these challenges. By providing a statutory framework, Parliament can enhance certainty, transparency, and stakeholder protection within the restructuring process.
Additional file 1 of How does HbA1c predict mortality and readmission in patients with heart failure? A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Xu, Jun-Peng
name: Zeng, Rui-Xiang
name: Mai, Xiao-Yi
name: Pan, Wen-Jun
name: Zhang, Yu-Zhuo
name: Zhang, Min-Zhou
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology

description: Additional file 1.
Education, Income, and Mental Health Care: A Quantitative Analysis of Canadian Adults’  Use of Mental Health Care
Creators: Braden, Samuel Harris
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Mental health conditions are prevalent in Canada, but services are underutilized. It is

important to understand what factors are linked to mental health care use, but the literature on

this topic is inconclusive. What is the relationship between educational attainment, income, and

the likelihood that Canadian adults will use mental health care services and treatments? To

answer this research question, I apply a social stratification perspective and analyze two data

subsets from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health Component (n = 25,

113). I constructed several logistic regression models that illustrate how educational attainment

and household income relate to the use of a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a family doctor, and an

antidepressant, respectively, while the effects of additional variables are accounted for. In the

general population (n = 14,568), educational attainment has a weak and significant positive

relationship with the consultation of a psychologist and the consultation of family doctor, while

household income has a weak and significant negative relationship with the consultation of a

family doctor and the use of an antidepressant. In the sub-population of Canadian adults who

experienced either major depression or generalized anxiety disorder (n = 1,143), neither

education nor household income demonstrated a significant relationship with any form of care. I

provide general policy recommendations and outline pathways for future research.