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Correlations in semiconductor quantum dots
Creators: name: Korkusinski, Marek
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Physics, Condensed Matter.

description: In this Thesis, I present a theoretical study of correlation effects in strongly interacting electronic and electron-hole systems confined in semiconductor quantum dots. I focus on three systems: N electrons in a two-dimensional parabolic confinement in the absence and in the presence of a magnetic field, an electron-hole pair confined in a vertically coupled double-quantum-dot molecule, and a charged exciton in a quantum-ring confinement in a magnetic field. To analyse these systems I use the exact diagonalisation technique in the effective-mass approximation. This approach consists of three steps: construction of a basis set of particle configurations, writing the Hamiltonian in this basis in a matrix form, and numerical diagonalisation of this matrix. Each of these steps is described in detail in the text. Using the exact diagonalisation technique I identify the properties of the systems due to correlations and formulate predictions of how these properties could be observed experimentally. I confront these predictions with results of recent photoluminescence and transport measurements. First I treat the system of N electrons in a parabolic confinement in the absence of magnetic field and demonstrate how its properties, such as magnetic moments, can be engineered as a function of the system parameters and the size of the Hilbert space. Next I analyse the evolution of the ground state of this system as a function of the magnetic field. In the phase diagram of the system I identify the spin-singlet nu = 2 phase and discuss how correlations influence its phase boundaries both as a function of the magnetic field and the number of electrons. I also demonstrate that in higher magnetic fields electronic correlations lead to the appearance of spin-depolarised phases, whose stability regions separate the weakly correlated phases with higher spin. Further on, I consider electron-hole systems. I show that the Coulomb interaction leads to entanglement of the states of an electron and a hole confined in a pair of vertically coupled quantum dots. Finally I consider the system of two electrons and one hole (a negatively charged exciton) confined in a quantum ring and in the presence of the magnetic field. I show that the energy of a single electron in the ring geometry exhibits the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations as a function of the magnetic field. In the case of the negatively charged exciton these oscillations are nearly absent due to correlations among particles, and as a result the photoluminescence spectra of the charged complex are dominated by the energy of the final-state electron. The Aharonov-Bohm oscillations of the energy of a single electron are thus observed directly in the optical spectra.
Tracking Grazing Pressure and Climate Interaction - The Role of Landsat Fractional Cover in Time Series Analysis
Creators: name: Scarth, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Soil Science
Physical Geography
Limnology
Environmental Science

description: Over 60% of Queensland's land area is classified as rangeland, areas which are subject to high climatic variability and are primarily devoted to grazing by cattle and other herbivores. Graziers, industry and governments require rangeland land condition data at appropriate spatial and temporal scales for sustainable economic and environmental management, to monitor changes in land condition and fulfil reporting obligations. A large body of work has been undertaken in Australian rangelands studying the relationship between satellite images and field measured vegetation cover leading to several operational monitoring programs. One such program is the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management's groundcover monitoring system that routinely produces fractional cover estimates across Queensland and New South Wales. However, the interaction between climate and management in rangeland environments complicates the interpretation of data on condition and trend. One of the most promising methods to identify cycles and long term trends in rangelands is to examine time sequences of satellite images. Access to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat image archive affords an unprecedented number of images for use in both research and operational monitoring, permitting the effects of climate and management to be decoupled. This work reports on the results of a time series analysis based on 15 years of monthly Landsat derived fractional cover over an intensively studied grazing trial in North Queensland. A number of rangeland condition indicators are examined, including vegetation cover and type and their trends and transitions due to climate and management. The results demonstrate a clear link between grazing pressure and the resilience of the grazing resource in the presence of climate variability at the intrinsic temporal and spatial scales at which changes occur in the system. The results highlight the importance of adaptable land management strategies and are being used to inform landholders, regional bodies and policymakers on state scale rangeland condition and trend.
Mental Practice In Music Performance: A Literature-Based Glossary and Taxonomy
Creators: name: Mielke, Susan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: auditory imagery
glossary
imagery
mental practice
model
music performance
taxonomy
terminology

description: Mental practice is a strategy that can be used to acquire the necessary skills for piano and other music performance. This type of practice strategy involves the use of imagery as opposed to the motor skills used in physical practice. In a preliminary review of piano pedagogy material and recent scientific literature, the benefits of mental practice were established. However, this review also revealed a lack of clarity in the use of terminology which sometimes interfered with readability. In order to better understand this problem of terminology, 33 current studies on mental practice in music performance were collected and examined for both the quantity and quality of term usage. Terms were identified and recorded using existing terminology and classification methods. Terminological records were created for each term appearing more than twice in the literature. In total, 83 records were created. Issues related to frequency of use (repetition), use of multiple terms (synonymy), lack of term definitions, and the need for clarity in term usage (semantic vagueness and ambiguity) were then analyzed using these records. This term analysis process resulted in the creation of a glossary and taxonomy. The glossary of 21 terms and corresponding hierarchical taxonomy (tree diagram) are proposed as an aid to help clarify the terminology of mental practice in music performance. Given the value of mental practice in learning to play music it is important to develop and maintain terminology that will facilitate both the understanding of existing literature and the design of future studies.
If You Climb Up A Tree, You Must Climb Down The Same Tree. But How High Was It?
Creators: name: Scarth, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Physical Geography
Environmental Science

description: Abstract Vegetation structure, the horizontal and vertical distributions of plant biomass, varies in response to environmental and historical factors as well as species composition. A quantitative understanding of the spatial variability of structure is important for a number of mapping and modelling tasks, including biodiversity assessment, biomass measurement, fire and fuel modelling and to parameterise wind and water erosion models. There are several operational programs to map the extent of woody vegetation across Australia, and these are often employed in conjunction with broad floristic formations, subformations and associations to inform estimates of growth form, cover and vertical structure. There are also many regions where Lidar data have been acquired to produce highly accurate vegetation structure maps, but due to the cost and processing overhead these data are discontinuous across the landscape. Abstract This research reports the results of aggregating full waveform space-borne Lidar within mapped vegetation associations to retrieve vertical structure information continuously across the landscape at potentially a national scale. Freely available Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (ICESat/GLAS) data has provided in excess of 10,000,000 return waveforms across Australia over its six year lifetime. Once adjusted for the different laser period intensities and footprints, these waveforms were aggregated within regional ecosystem polygons to produce an integrated return waveform for each ecosystem that was used to derive mean canopy and understorey height, depth and density. Due to the large number of returns, these retrievals are near continuous across the landscape at the scale of regional ecosystems, enabling them to be used for inventory and modelling applications. Comparison with airborne Lidar over several test sites show excellent agreement and work is underway to extend the analysis to assess change in vegetation structure over the six years of ICESat data.
The cachet of the "invisible" translator: Englishwomen translating science (1650--1850)
Creators: name: Healy, Michele
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Women's Studies.
subject: History of Science.
subject: Language, General.

description: In a counter-argument to the invisibility of translators and of women in the history of science, this dissertation asserts the presence and examines the influence of a set of 5 female translators of scientific materials in England from 1650 to 1850. The translators are Aphra Behn, Elizabeth Carter, Mary Somerville, Ada Lovelace, and Elizabeth Sabine. The source languages are French, Italian, and German. These five portraits (each of which includes biographical information on the translator and source text author, contextual features, and translation samples and commentary) are considered against two main backdrops: first, the image of the "invisible translator" prevalent in modern Anglo-American translation studies, and its superimposition on historical expectations of the translator for the period 1650--1850, and second, the changing face of science in the broad wake of the Scientific Revolution (i.e., the modernization and professionalization of science, the increased use of vernaculars in science communication networks, the rise of (scientific content in) the London periodical industry, topic shifts---from heliocentric cosmology, to applied and industrial processes, to the Earth-based sciences, and language shifts---from Latin to French and English, to German). In addition, two through-running translation phenomena are highlighted and discussed: translation as repatriation, and concurrent translation. Overall, the dissertation demonstrates that female translators of scientific materials have in fact existed in history, despite modern perception to the contrary, and despite a number of historical disadvantages against their rise to visibility and influence. On these two points, a rise, peak, and fall of translator visibility is seen, especially in line with changing opportunities for learned women, yet the influence of these translators in the dissemination of scientific thought remains clear throughout. Further strengthening these portrait findings, and encouraging future research, is an appendixed set of 20 additional women (translators and authors) in science.
EVALUATION OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND MICROBIAL ADHESION OF ALKASITE RESIN BASED COMPOSITE VS BIOACTIVE GIOMER AFTER SIMULATED TOOTHBRUSHING: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Creators: name: WESSAM FATHY ELSISY
name: Dr. MARWA MOHAMED ABBAS TEMIREK
name: Dr. HEBA SALAH ELDEEN HAMZA
name: Dr. RANIA RASHAD OMAR
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Alkasite, Bacterial adhesion, Giomer, Surface roughness, Toothbrushing.

description: Abstract

Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the surface roughness and microbial adhesion of Alkasite resin-based composite versus bioactive Giomer after simulated tooth brushing. Material and Methods: A total of forty-eight disc shaped specimens of giomer and alkasite resin based composites were set using Teflon split mold (1.5 × 8.5 mm) (n=6), finished and polished then the top surface of the specimens was subjected to simulated toothbrushing immediately. The specimens were randomly allocated into two groups; twenty-four each from both materials, for surface roughness (Ra) and microbial adhesion assessment then each group was subdivided into two groups according to time of assessment. The surface roughness was tested immediately (T1) and after three months of storage in distilled water (T2) by profilometer in micrometres. Microbial adhesion was tested after 24hours (Ta) and 48hours (Tb) of incubation using colony forming units. Selected samples from each subgroup were examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to observe the surface before and after storage time. Data were analyzed and tabulated using two-way ANOVA. P-values were adjusted for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni correction. Spearman's rank-order correlation was used for coefficient Correlation analysis. The significance level was set at (p<0.05). Results: Alkasite showed a statistically significant higher surface roughness and microbial adhesion than Giomer at different times (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Giomer had better performance in surface roughness and bacterial adhesion than Alkasite. Bacterial adhesion is strongly dependent on the surface roughness of restorations.
Comparison of Treatment Options in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast: A Meta-analysis
Creators: name: Hilario, Allan L.
name: Medina, John Robert C.
name: Silao, Catherine Lynn T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Systematic review; meta-analysis; treatment options; recurrence; survival; breast adenoid cystic carcinoma

description: This is the Prospero protocol of the meta-analysis for the study entitled: "Comparison of Treatment Options in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast: A Meta-analysis".
Integration of NHEJ into V(D)J recombination via Ku7080 binding to the RSS heptamer and RAG12
Creators: name: Cui, Bo
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: The Ku autoantigen (Ku70/80) is a versatile DNA binding protein with prominent DNA-end and sequence-specific binding activities. It participates in the repair of DNA double stranded breaks (DSB) as a component of the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) apparatus, which also includes DNA-PKcs, XRCC4 and DNA ligase N. The Ku autoantigen is also integral to V(D)J recombination, a physiological process whereby the diversity of the immune repertoire is generated by the somatic assembly of the variable (V), diversity (D), or joining (J) gene segments in the immunoglobulin (Ig) or T cell receptor (TCR) variable chain gene in lymphocytes. As a sequence-specific DNA binding protein, the Ku autoantigen is also implicated in transcriptional regulation and control of DNA replication. The overall goal of the present research project was to identify novel specific DNA binding sites for the Ku autoantigen and to link DNA sequence-specific binding by the Ku protein to specific cellular functions. The first principal objective was to directly compare DNA binding activities of Ku70/80 to disparate specific DNA sequences, NRE1 and A3/4, through reciprocal competitive electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) and protein-DNA UV-crosslinking studies. The second principal objective was to identify novel classes of Ku70/80-specific DNA binding sites by the systemic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) with recombinant human Ku70/80, and investigate the functional implications of the interaction of Ku70/80 with the specific DNA binding sites of interest evolved through SELEX. In the present study, the sequence-specific binding activities of the Ku autoantigen to the negative regulatory element 1 (NRE1) in the long terminal repeat (LTR) of the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) and the A3/4 sequence, a sequence homologous to the various mammalian replication origins ( ors), were investigated by reciprocal competitive EMSAs and protein-DNA UV-crosslinking experiments. The results demonstrated that the Ku protein binds to nonspecific DNA ends, NRE1 and A3/4 with apparently distinct affinities. Furthermore, its two subunits were shown to make differential contacts with nonspecific DNA ends, NRE1 and A3/4 in the absence or presence of Mg 2+ and ATP. These findings establish A3/4 as a direct sequence-specific DNA binding site for the Ku autoantigen, which is distinct from either NRE1 or nonspecific DNA ends. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
State of the paddock: monitoring condition and trend in ground cover across Queensland.
Creators: name: Scarth, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Geography
subject: Soil Science
subject: Physical Geography
subject: Geophysics
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Paper from the 13th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Canberra, Australia, 20 - 24 November 2006. The proposed State Rural Leasehold Land Strategy (SRLLS) is a potential major driver for vegetation condition assessment acrossQueensland. Pastoral leases cover 85 million ha and within the next 5 years, 60% of these will be up for renewal. Since three quarters ofQueenslandhas a woody foliage cover of less than 20%, methods of monitoring the extent of groundcover (or conversely, bare ground) are required. Monitoring of groundcover is important since it is linked to indicators of soil loss, biodiversity, and pasture production. Ground cover is also an indicator target adopted by regional NRM and catchment management groups. Ground cover is variable due to both climate and management; both long term and short-term management affects are apparent with those land parcels showing long-term negative trends being of greatest concern. It appears possible to rank one land parcel relative to similar neighbours to identify grazing management related trends. It is possible to detect land parcels that are on a trajectory of increasing cover and others where there is a long-term trend to decreasing cover. By building on the world-class Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) archive of more than 1500 Landsat TM and ETM scenes covering the state with annual coverage or better from 1987, this project will deliver information on the condition and trend of groundcover over the past 20 years at better than paddock scale. By linking these results with climate and pasture growth models, the impacts and ramifications of management decisions on condition indicators can be assessed. This paper will discuss some of the challenges in deriving a robust product that is applicable across the range of cover types encountered inQueensland, and presents some preliminary condition and trend products.
On the relationship between crown cover, foliage projective cover and leaf area index
Creators: name: Scarth, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Physical Geography
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Vegetation crown cover is a popular structural descriptor in both the remote sensing and ecological fields. However, several different definitions of vegetation crown cover are commonly measured and used, and relating one against the other is often difficult. In this study we derive simple expressions relating mature forest crown cover (CC), foliage projective cover (FPC) and leaf area index (LAI) using canopy gap fraction and canopy clumping theory. The relationship between FPC and CC is shown to be related to the ratio of the within canopy to between canopy clumping. A comprehensive field data set collected in forests and woodlands across Queensland is used to demonstrate the validity of the models. The results have widespread application in the modelling and analysis of forest structure.
Deadly Dis-Quieted Metaphysics.docx
Creators: name: Nedeljkov, Nikolina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Literature

description: The chapter "Deadly Dis-Quieted Metaphysics" from the dissertation entitled "Creation, Resistance, and Refacement: Postfuturist Storytelling, Cultural Flows, and the Remix."
The application of Canon 702, section 2 on equity and evangelical charity towards a member separated from a religious institute with particular reference to the Nigerian context
Creators: name: Ogbenna, Jude Chukwudi
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Religion, Clergy.
subject: Law.

description: Canon 702 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, apparently, embodies two ambivalent norms. The first paragraph enunciates that a religious who is legitimately separated from his or her institute cannot make any claim for services rendered while he or she was a member of the institute. The second paragraph urges religious institutes to show equity and evangelical charity towards their separated members. Separation, therefore, engenders practical consequences to a former member as well as to the religious institute. Our study presents an overview of the Church's teaching on religious life, particularly in the light of the Second Vatican Council, in order to explain the rationale behind the principles established in canon 702. The issue of charitable subsidy to ex-religious as legislated in the 1917 Code and the role of the dowry of religious women that was meant to help ex-religious in the past are considered. The evolution of canon 702 and the concepts of "equity" and "evangelical charity" are discussed. This is followed by an analysis of the practical application of canon 702, §2 by some institutes in Europe and North America. Since our study focuses on institutes in Nigeria, we directed our attention on the application of canon 702, §2 by the institutes in Nigeria. Our study reveals that while some of the institutes in Nigeria offer some assistance to their separated members, others do not. While some take certain factors into consideration, others simply give a uniform assistance to all separating members. Religious institutes in Nigeria do not have enough funds to extend reasonable assistance to their separated members. Consequently, former members of religious institutes in Nigeria encounter more problems than their counterparts in Europe and North America. Their problems are compounded by the peculiar socio-cultural expectations that are not experienced by their counterparts elsewhere. Our study concludes by making several important suggestions that are aimed at enabling institutes in Nigeria to extend equitable and charitable assistance to their separated members in accord with the peculiar situation in Nigeria.
Entscheidungsprozesse und Machtverteilung in der ASEAN am Beispiel der Außenministerkonferenz 1993
Creators: name: Dosch, Jörn
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: --
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 52 (1994): ASIEN (Juli)
Regulation of interleukin-12p40 synthesis in HIV-infected myeloid cells
Creators: name: Chambers, Kelley A
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.
subject: Biology, Cell.

description: Progressive immunodeficiency in HIV infection is paralleled by a decrease in IL-12 production, a cytokine crucial for cellular immune function. This thesis reports an examination of the requirement for productive viral infection, the role of other cytokines, and the intracellular molecular targets of HIV-mediated suppression of IL-12 p40 expression, with particular emphasis on regulation of the IL-12 p40 promoter, and LPS-induced activation of MAP kinases. The reduction in LPS-induced IL-12 p40 protein and mRNA following acute in vitro HIV infection of THP-1 cells and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) was not attributed to IL-10 or TGF-beta activity, and was not restored by priming with IL-4, IL-13, or IFN-gamma. Suppression of IL-12 was dependent upon productive viral infection, and was due, at least in part, to impaired transcription of IL-12 p40. HIV infection of THP-1 cells reduced nuclear factor binding to the NF-kappaB, AP-1, and Sp1 sites of the IL-12 p40 promoter. Nuclear factor binding to these sites, in addition to the Ets-2 element, was also altered by HIV infection of MDM. By site-directed mutagenesis, each of these transcription factor binding sites were determined to be necessary for IL-12 p40 promoter activation. Binding of NF-kappaB p50, p65, c-Rel, c-Fos, c-Jun, Sp1 and Sp3 proteins to the IL-12 p40 promoter was reduced by HIV infection of THP-1 cells, while p50, c-Rel, c-Fos, c-Jun, IRF-1, ICSBP, and Ets-2 binding was altered by HIV in MDM. HIV infection did not affect cellular levels of the nuclear factors, with exception of NF-kappaB p65 in THP-1 cells, and c-Fos in MDM. HIV infection of myeloid cells decreased levels of phosphorylated JNK MAPK, impaired phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, and suppressed phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaBalpha while ERK 1/2 MAPK was unaffected. Taken together, these results suggest that impaired IL-12 production in HIV-infected myeloid cells occurs, in part, via disruption of IL-12 p40 transcription, and is dependent on productive infection, and independent of the activity of other cytokines. Inhibition of IL-12 p40 transcription is associated with disruption of nuclear factor binding to the NF-kappaB, AP-1, Sp1, and Ets-2 elements of the human IL-12 p40 promoter, which may be a consequence of altered MAPK activation.
Bettina Ruhe: Gewährleistung und Grenzen von Eigentum in der VR China. In rechtshistorischer und rechtsvergleichender Perspektive unter besonderer Berücksichtigung ausländischen Eigentums
Creators: name: Wieduwilt, Hendrik
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 105 (2007): ASIEN (Oktober)
The risk of death associated with delayed coronary artery bypass surgery
Creators: name: Sobolev, Boris
name: Levy, Adrian R.
name: Kuramoto, Lisa
name: Hayden, Robert
name: Brophy, James M.
name: FitzGerald, J. M.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: The detrimental effect of delaying surgical revascularization has been estimated in randomized trials and observational studies. It has been argued that the Kaplan-Meier method used in quantifying the hazard of delayed treatment is not appropriate for summarizing the probability of competing outcomes. Therefore, we sought to improve the estimates of the risk of death associated with delayed surgical treatment of coronary artery disease. Methods Population-based prospective study of 8,325 patients registered to undergo first time isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in any of the four tertiary hospitals that provide cardiac care to adult residents of British Columbia, Canada. The cumulative incidence of pre-operative death, the cumulative incidence of surgery, and the probability that a patient, who may die or undergo surgery, dies if not operated by certain times over the 52-week period after the decision for CABG were estimated. The risks were quantified separately in two groups: high-severity at presentation were patients with either persistent unstable angina or stable angina and extensive coronary artery disease, and low-severity at presentation were stable symptomatic patients with limited disease Results The median waiting time for surgery was 10 weeks (interquartile range [IQR] 15 weeks) in the high-severity group and 21 weeks (IQR 30 weeks) in the low-severity group. One percent of patients died before surgery:54 in the high-severity and 26 in the low-severity group. For 58 (72.5%) patients, death was related to CVD (acute coronary syndrome, 33; chronic CVD, 16; other CVD, 4; and sudden deaths, 5). The overall death rate from all causes was 0.61 (95% CI 0.48-0.74) per 1,000 patient-weeks, varying from 0.62 (95% CI 0.45-0.78) in the high-severity group to 0.59 (95% CI 0.37-0.82) in the low-severity group. After adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidity, the all-cause death rate in the low-severity group was similar to the high-severity group (OR = 1.02, 95% CI 0.64-1.62). The conditional probability of death was greater in the high-severity group than in the low-severity group both for all-cause mortality (p = 0.002) and cardiovascular deaths (p <0.001). Conclusion The probability of death conditional on not having undergone a required CABG increases with time spent on wait lists.
Le développement de la simulation des expressions faciales emotionnelles chez les enfants
Creators: name: Lamonde, Annie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Developmental.

description: La capacite de simuler et de dissimuler des expressions faciales émotionnelles a été éxaminée auprès d'enfants dont l'âge variait entre 6 et 10 ans. Suite à la lecture de courtes histoires, les enfants devaient montrer avec leur visage comment les personnages exprimeraient leurs émotions (joie, colère et tristesse) ou les dissimuleraient à leur entourage social. Dans un premier temps, nous avons codifié les expressions à l'aide du Facial Action Coding System développé par Ekman & Friesen (1978). Cette méthode a été employée puisque très peu d'études ont utilisé un critère objectif pour évaluer les habiletés des enfants. Par la suite, un ensemble des expressions a été soumis à la perception de juges naïfs afin de vérifier le caractère reconnaissable et vraisemblable des expressions. Nous concluons que les enfants sont capables de simuler et de dissimuler les émotions de joie, colère et de tristesse dès l'âge de 6 ans. De plus, la joie est simulée avec plus de succès que la colère et la tristesse, indépendamment de l'âge. Nous avons noté certaines divergences entre les résultats de l'étude de composantes et ceux de l'étude de jugement, notamment en ce qui concerne les différences selon le genre. Les résultats sont discutés en termes du contrôle de la musculature faciale et de l'apprentissage des règles sociales d'expression des émotions.
Lichtenstein Cave Data Analysis
Creators: name: Schweitzer, Dirk
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Felix Schilz reported in his PhD Thesis [May 2006, http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/diss/2006/schilz/schilz.pdf] DNA analyses of ancient skeletons found in the Lichtenstein Cave of the Harz mountains in central Germany. Since this important information was at the time not available in English, the author wrote an English summary of it in March of 2008. This summary focused on the data of his thesis which is relevant to Genetic Genealogy.
Verena Blechinger-Talcott, Christiane Frantz, Mark Thompson (Hg.): Politik in Japan. System, Reformprozesse und Außenpolitik im internationalen Vergleich
Creators: name: Rothacher, Albrecht
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 105 (2007): ASIEN (Oktober)
Deadly Dis-Quieted Metaphysics.docx
Creators: name: Nedeljkov, Nikolina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Literature

description: The chapter "Deadly Dis-Quieted Metaphysics" from the dissertation entitled "Creation, Resistance, and Refacement: Postfuturist Storytelling, Cultural Flows, and the Remix."
Corinne Neudorfer: Meet the Akha - help the Akha? Minderheiten, Tourismus und Entwicklung in Laos
Creators: name: Schäfer, Marina
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 105 (2007): ASIEN (Oktober)
Periodontal disease and spontaneous preterm birth: a case control study
Creators: name: Wood, Stephen
name: Frydman, Albert
name: Cox, Stephen
name: Brant, Rollin
name: Needoba, Sheilia
name: Eley, Barry
name: Sauve, Reg
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Several studies have suggested an association between periodontal disease and prematurity but this finding has not been consistently observed. Methods: Case control study. Cases (n = 50) were women who had delivered after spontaneous preterm labor at <35 weeks gestation. Two groups of controls (n = 101) were recruited: women who were undelivered but at a preterm gestation and women who delivered at term. A standard, clinical, periodontal examination was performed and gingival crevicular fluid was obtained from standardized locations and tested for neutrophil elastase along with the bacterial enzymes gingipain and dipeptidylpeptidase. Data were analyzed with Fisher's exact tests, ANOVA and multivariate logistic regression. Results: There was no difference in the proportion of sites with significant attachment loss (≥3 mm): Cases-3.2%, Controls-2.2% p = 0.21. The gingival crevicular fluid concentrations of elastase and gingipain were elevated in cases vs. controls 238.8 uU/ul vs. 159.6 uU/ul p = .007 and 2.70 uU/ul vs. 1.56 uU/ul p = .001. On multivariate analysis, the mean log concentration of elastase, but not of gingipain, remained a significant predictor of preterm labor p = .0.015. Conclusion: We found no evidence that clinical periodontal disease is associated with spontaneous preterm birth. Elevated gingival crevicular fluid levels of elastase were associated with preterm birth but further research is needed before this can be assumed to be a causal relationship.
Quality Education in Peruvian Preschool Institutions: An Exploratory Study of Parental and Teachers’ Perceptions
Creators: name: Miranda Chura, Mara Rafaela
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This study explored the perceptions of teachers and parents regarding quality preschool education in Arequipa, Peru. Using Bronfenbrenner’s proximal processes, semi-structured interviews, and Leximancer software, the study revealed that participants viewed children as central to education, emphasizing a holistic approach beyond academics. Collaboration between teachers, parents, the community, and government was seen as key to quality education. Participants highlighted the need for adequate infrastructure, resources, and support, particularly in rural areas, and advocated for the implementation of educational quality standards. The study called for including these voices in shaping educational policies in Peru.
Genetische Ahnenforschung - eine kurze Einführung
Creators: name: Schweitzer, Dirk
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: "Genetische Ahnenforschung - eine kurze Einführung" wurde 2009 in dem Mitteilungsblatt der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Genealogie Thüringen [19, (85), Seite 2 & 15-16] veröffentlicht. Diese Zeitschrift hat eine geringe Auflage. Im Interesse einer weiteren Verbreitung des Artikels ist das gesamte Heft hier wiedergegeben. "Genetische Ahnenforschung - eine kurze Einführung" was published in 2009 in the Mitteilungsblatt der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Genealogie Thüringen [19, (85), Page 2 & 15-16]. This journal has a low circulation. In the interest of a wider dissimination of the article, the complete issue is reproduced here.
Η ταυτότητα φύλου στην ελληνική έννομη τάξη μετά τον ν. 4491/2017
Creators: name: Βίδου, Αγγελική-Μαρία Παναγιώτη
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Ταυτότητα φύλου
Ελλάδα
ν.4491/2017
Gender identity
Greece

description: Η παρούσα ερευνητική εργασία εξετάζει τη νομική αναγνώριση της ταυτότητας φύλου στην Ελλάδα. Ξεκινώντας από το θεωρητικό υπόβαθρο της ταυτότητας φύλου και των εκφάνσεων αυτής, η εργασία διερευνά το ισχύον νομικό πλαίσιο και αξιολογεί την αποτελεσματικότητά του ν.4491/2017 όσον αφορά την προστασία των δικαιωμάτων των διεμφυλικών ατόμων στο εσωτερικό της ελληνικής έννομης τάξης. Μέσα από την μελέτη της νομοθεσίας, της διεθνούς, ευρωπαϊκής και εθνικής νομολογίας και δικαστικών αποφάσεων, η έρευνα αποκαλύπτει την πολυπλοκότητα της ρύθμισης και τις προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν τα διεμφυλικά άτομα άτομα για την αναγνώριση της ταυτότητας φύλου τους ενώπιον του νόμου και τις δυσκολίες που εγείρονται για την διόρθωση της ταυτότητας φύλου τους στα δημόσια έγγραφα. Η έρευνα παρότι ξεκίνησε ως ποσοτική, η τελική τη μορφή είναι βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση και αποσκοπεί σε μια ολοκληρωμένη παράθεση της νομικής κατάστασης για την αλλαγή της ταυτότητας φύλου στην Ελλάδα. Η εργασία καταλήγει με την ανάλυση του ν.4491/2017 και τα άρθρα που εγείρουν προβληματισμούς στον νομικό κόσμο, την ΛΟΑΤΚΙ+ κοινότητα και ορισμένες προτάσεις για νομικές μεταρρυθμίσεις και κοινωνικές πρωτοβουλίες για την προώθηση ενός ολοκληρωμένου και συμπεριληπτικού πλαισίου όσον αφορά την αναγνώριση της ταυτότητας φύλου στην Ελλάδα
description: This research paper examines the legal recognition of gender identity in Greece under law 4491/2017 on Legal Gender Identity Recognition, focusing on the rights of transgender individuals and highlighting gender as experienced differently by each individual. Through a comprehensive analysis of the Greek and European legal framework, including laws, policies, and court decisions, this paper explores the extent to which transgender individuals are protected and recognized under the law. Drawing on recent and older literature on the subject matter, the research sheds light on the challenges faced by transgender people in obtaining legal recognition, accessing healthcare, and experiencing societal acceptance. The conclusions and elements raised contribute to the understanding of gender identity and legal recognition, while providing recommendations for improving legal and social inclusion for transgender individuals in Greece, Europe and internationally
Mederic Lanctot, journaliste engagé (1838--1877): Une biographie intellectuelle
Creators: name: Filion-Montpetit, Marie-Marthe
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Biography.
subject: History, Canadian.
subject: Literature, Canadian (French).
subject: Journalism.

description: Cette thèse est consacrée à Médéric Lanctôt (1838--1877), journaliste, essayiste, politicien canadien-francais. L'étude s'échelonne de la naissance de Lanctôt en décembre 1838 à son décès prématuré en juillet 1877. La méthode suivie jalonne les étapes majeures de la vie de Lanctôt, de ses débuts comme journaliste au Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe à la fin de sa carrière à Hull. La thèse analysé les rapports qui existent entre le journaliste engagé et l'homme d'action dans la societé canadienne-francaise du XIX e siècle. Le travail se veut une recherche de l'homme certes, mais aussi une quête sur les raisons qui ont amené certains historiens à l'identifier comme l'un des premiers idéologues à tenter de relier les problèmes socio-économiques à la question nationale. En d'autres mots nous souhaitons rapatrier les divers dossiers sur Lanctôt: le dossier ouvrier, associé à l'histoire du mouvement syndical; le dossier politique, lié à l'histoire constitutionnelle du Canada; le dossier économique, lié à l'histoire économique du pays; le dossier journalistique imbriqué dans l'histoire littéraire. Méconnu peut-être à cause de ses écrits éparpillés dans l'univers ordonné du monde universitaire, Médéric Lanctôt mérite la révision de son cas pour qu'il soit enfin réhabilité et qu'il trouve sa juste place dans l'histoire intellectuelle du pays.
Siseõhu kvaliteet põhu- ja pilliroopakkidest seintega elumajades
Creators: name: Raamets, Jane
name: Ruus, Aime
name: Ivask, Mari
name: Nei, Lembit
name: Muoni, Karin
Publisher: name: Agraarteadus
Year: 2020
Subjects: mould
indoor air
straw-bale walls
reed-bale walls
propagules
article

description: Straw and reed are natural local insulation- and construction materials, which properties allow them to replace energy intensive building materials. In general, straw and reed as building materials are considered harmless to the environment and human health. Unfortunately, the use of these materials may bring about mould growth in buildings which may result in different diseases (for example irritation of eyes, nose and throat, allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma) in people with weaker immune systems. No research has been carried out on the topic of microbiological community in straw and reed houses in climatic conditions similar to Estonia, although buildings made of natural materials are becoming more and more popular. The aims of the study were to investigate the indoor climate of buildings with straw and reedbale walls and to determine the factors influencing indoor air quality. In order to fulfil the set aim: (1) air quality was tested in the bedrooms of the studied houses, and the microbial species in air and walls were determined; (2) the indoor air quality parameters (CO2, RH%, and temperature) in air and at two different heights in the walls were measured. The results enable to conclude that the walls of straw or reed-bale house are suitable in Estonian climatic conditions, which as a result of professional design, usage of materials suitable for building, and high-quality craftsmanship provides a healthy and environmentally friendly housing.
Changes in the leading ENSO modes associated with the late 1970s climate shift: Role of surface zonal current
Creators: name: An, Soon-Il
name: Ye, Zhengqing
name: Hsieh, William W.
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: In this study, using the nonlinear principal analysis (NLPCA) technique, we demonstrated that the leading El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) mode in a physical basis changed since the late 1970s. The ENSO mode during the pre-1980s resembles the destabilized ‘ocean basin mode’, while during the post-1980s does ‘the recharge-mode’. In particular, for the pre-1980s, the surface zonal current mainly acts as an intensifier of the ENSO, while that during post-1980s it plays a role in the transition of the ENSO cycle. The NLPCA results are reconfirmed by the eigen analysis of the linearized intermediated ENSO model. Over a reasonable parameter range, the leading eigen modes associated with the pre-1980s are completely separable from those associated with the post-1980s. The eigen structures for each decadal-period resemble the corresponding NLPCA patterns. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2006 American Geophysical Union.
Edith Franke, Michael Pye (Hg.): Religionen Nebeneinander. Modelle religiöser Vielfalt in Ost- und Südostasien
Creators: name: Gänßbauer, Monika
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 105 (2007): ASIEN (Oktober)
P53 target genes in the regulation of neuronal cell death
Creators: name: Fortin, Andre J. J
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: The role of the tumour suppressor p53 in neuronal cell death following acute injury is well documented. However, the transcriptional targets upregulated by this transcription factor and required to mediate its apoptotic function have not been identified. Although Bax has previously been reported as a direct target for p53, its expression levels are not elevated in neurons. I set out to find key p53 targets involved in injury-induced apoptosis in neurons. Using data generated from DNA microarray analysis of total RNA isolated from neurons undergoing p53-induced apoptosis as the basis for my search, I proceeded to identify two novel p53 target genes. The first of these was Apaf1, a gene crucial for the activation of caspases via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Apaf1 was upregulated in several models of p53-mediated neuronal cell death including the in vivo model of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay revealed that p53 could directly bind to two p53 consensus binding sites located within the Apaf1 promoter, and luciferase reporter assays using Apaf1 promoter-luciferase constructs indicated that p53 could directly activate the Apaf1 promoter via both p53 sites. In the absence of Apaf1, neurons were significantly more resistant to apoptosis induced by DNA damage as compared to their wildtype counterparts. These results established Apaf1 as an important transcriptional target for p53 in the regulation of neuronal apoptosis. The second gene of interest was the proapoptotic gene SIVA. SIVA mRNA was induced in models of p53-dependent apoptosis in cultured neurons as well as in stroke injury in vivo. Its expression was sufficient to induce apoptosis in cultured neurons. Analysis of the SIVA gene identified two p53 consensus binding sites located within intron 1 along with two E2F sites within the SIVA promoter. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated that both transcription factors could bind to their respective consensus binding sites, and luciferase reporter assays indicated that E217 and p53 could induce activity from the SIVA promoter. These findings indicated that the proapoptotic gene, SIVA, was a direct transcriptional target for both p53 and E2F1. Altogether, my research identified two novel transcriptional targets for p53 in the modulation of neuronal apoptosis.
PARTYCYPACJA OBYWATELSKA NA POZIOMIE LOKALNYM
Creators: name: Centrum Innowacji, Transferu Technologii I Rozwoju Fundacja Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Law
subject: FOS: Law
subject: History
subject: Economics

description: "Preferencje polityczne" to pismo o profilu humanistycznym, prezentujące na swoich kartach interdyscyplinarne podejście do problematyki zachowań wyborczych, szczególnie czynników determinujących identyfikacje polityczne. Pismo jest otwarte na współpracę z różnymi ośrodkami naukowymi w kraju. Wydawcą jest Centrum Innowacji, Transferu Technologii i Rozwoju Fundacja Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. Patronat nad projektem sprawuje Polskie Towarzystwo Nauk Politycznych.