cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 2 of Basement membrane proteins in various arterial beds from individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus: a proteome study
Creators: name: Steffensen, Lasse Bach
name: Iversen, Xenia Emilie Sinding
name: Hansen, Rasmus Søgaard
name: Jensen, Pia Søndergaard
name: Thorsen, Anne-Sofie Faarvang
name: Lindholt, Jes Sanddal
name: Riber, Lars Peter Schødt
name: Beck, Hans Christian
name: Rasmussen, Lars Melholt
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 2: Figure S2. Representative Collagen IV stainings of internal thoracic arteries (ITA), ascending thoracic aorta (ATA) and internal carotid artery with atherosclerotic plaque (ICA). Intima, media, adventitia and plaque compartments are shown as indicated.
Risk and advantage in a changing climate : business preferences for climate change policy instruments in Canada
Creators: name: Belfry Munroe, Kaija
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: How do major business associations and firms determine their preferences for public policy instruments? This dissertation examines the puzzling case of business preferences for climate change policy instruments in Canada in which businesses supported a carbon price over cheaper voluntary policy instruments. It presents the findings of a qualitative study that included 13 major industrial associations (representing chemicals, gas refiners, petroleum producers, natural gas, forestry, mining, steel, vehicle manufacturers, electricity, aluminum, cement, railways and the chief executives) and 17 firms in the cement, oil and gas, and forestry industries. The study found that, in 2008 and 2009, participating firms and associations were strongly in favour of a carbon price – either a cap-and-trade program or carbon tax – despite the higher costs entailed by these policy instruments for industry when compared to voluntary programs. Moreover, Canadian corporations and business associations shifted their policy instrument preferences almost en masse away from voluntary agreements and subsidies to carbon pricing around the same time in 2006-2007. What explains variation in business preferences for climate change policy instruments in Canada over time and between organizations? This dissertation creates a model of business preferences for climate change policy instruments based on the findings of interviews with firm and association executives, as well as government and environmental NGO officials and consultants working in the environmental policy field. In particular, the model suggests that business officials determine climate change policy preferences by weighing risks to capital investments and external investor concern against the competitive advantages entailed by each policy instrument. As these assessments require predictions about an uncertain future, they are strongly influenced by expectations about future government policy choices. These expectations are in turn influenced by the political context, particularly public opinion, and previous experience with a policy instrument. The model, developed inductively from interview data, is validated in the dissertation using new data from the same case and methods such as process-tracing and falsifiable tests. The model is found to offer a good explanation of business preferences for climate change policy instruments in Canada, and may be generalizable to other areas of public policy.
Limiting Shapes of Ising Droplets, Ising Fingers, and Ising Solitons
Creators: name: Krapivsky, P. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We examine the evolution of an Ising ferromagnet endowed with zero-temperature single spin-flip dynamics. A large droplet of one phase in the sea of the opposite phase eventually disappears. An interesting behavior occurs in the intermediate regime when the droplet is still very large compared to the lattice spacing, but already very small compared to the initial size. In this regime the shape of the droplet is essentially deterministic (fluctuations are negligible in comparison with characteristic size). In two dimensions the shape is also universal, that is, independent on the initial shape. We analytically determine the limiting shape of the Ising droplet on the square lattice. When the initial state is a semi-infinite stripe of one phase in the sea of the opposite phase, it evolves into a finger which translates along its axis. We determine the limiting shape and the velocity of the Ising finger on the square lattice. An analog of the Ising finger on the cubic lattice is the translating Ising soliton. We show that far away from the tip, the cross-section of the Ising soliton coincides with the limiting shape of the two-dimensional Ising droplet and we determine a relation between the cross-section area, the distance from the tip, and the velocity of the soliton.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures; version 2: two figures and references added
A Three-Dimensional Analysis of Cham Sentences
Creators: name: Blood, David (Ed.)
Publisher: name: Pacific Linguistics
Year: 1977

description: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF CHAM SENTENCES. 53 0. INTRODUCTION 53 1. MANIFESTED FORMS 53 2. FEATURE TYPES 58 3. TRUTH VALUE TYPES 67 4. CONCLUSION 72Notes 74
Angular momentum decomposition of chiral multiplets in front form
Creators: name: Gómez-Rocha, María
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this article we derive the unitary transformation that relates the $q\bar q$ chiral basis $\{R; I J^{PC} \}$ to the $\{I; ^{2S+1}L_J\}$-basis in a front-form framework. From the most general expression for the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients of the Poincaré group one can see that the chiral limit brings the angular momentum coupling into a simple form that permits the relation in terms of SU(2) Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. We demonstrate that such a transformation is identical to the one was obtained for canonical spin in the instant form.
Association of biofilm formation and cytotoxic potential with multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Creators: name: Awan, Asad Bashir
name: Schiebel, Juliane
name: Böhm, Alexander
name: Nitschke, Jörg
name: Sarwar, Yasra
name: Schierack, Peter
name: Ali, Aamir
Publisher: name: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Year: 2019
Subjects: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
multidrug resistance
biofilm
cytotoxicity
VideoScan technology

description: Multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa having strong biofilm potential and virulence factors are a serious threat for hospitalized patients having compromised immunity. In this study, 34 P. aeruginosa isolates of human origin (17 MDR and 17 non-MDR clinical isolates) were checked for biofilm formation potential in enriched and minimal media. The biofilms were detected using crystal violet method and a modified software package of the automated VideoScan screening method. Cytotoxic potential of the isolates was also investigated on HepG2, LoVo and T24 cell lines using automated VideoScan technology. Pulse field gel electrophoresis revealed 10 PFGE types in MDR and 8 in non-MDR isolates. Although all isolates showed biofilm formation potential, strong biofilm formation was found more in enriched media than in minimal media. Eight MDR isolates showed strong biofilm potential in both enriched and minimal media by both detection methods. Strong direct correlation between crystal violet and VideoScan methods was observed in identifying strong biofilm forming isolates. High cytotoxic effect was observed by 4 isolates in all cell lines used while 6 other isolates showed high cytotoxic effect on T24 cell line only. Strong association of multidrug resistance was found with biofilm formation as strong biofilms were observed significantly higher in MDR isolates (p-value < 0.05) than non-MDR isolates. No significant association of cytotoxic potential with multidrug resistance or biofilm formation was found (p-value > 0.05). The MDR isolates showing significant cytotoxic effects and strong biofilm formation impose a serious threat for hospitalized patients with weak immune system.
description: EXCLI Journal; 18:Doc79; ISSN 1611-2156
Additional file 1 of Tuberculosis screening costs and cost-effectiveness in high-risk groups: a systematic review
Creators: name: Alsdurf, H.
name: Empringham, B.
name: Miller, C.
name: Zwerling, A.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Annex S1. Key PICO questions and full search terms used in systematic review.
Design and Testing of a Flow Facility for Pipeline Leak Prediction, Detection, and Investigation
Creators: name: Ng, Marlon Anthony Nicolas
Publisher: name: Schulich School of Engineering
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Pipeline integrity
subject: Flow facility
subject: Leak detection
subject: Leak prediction
subject: Leak investigation
subject: Real-time condition monitoring
subject: Engineering--Mechanical

description: Flow facilities for pipeline leak research have existed for many decades to develop and improve leak detection systems. Most of these are single phase and operate at a rather low Reynolds number (< 10% of typical operational Reynolds number). With the aging of infrastructure and emerging fuels on the horizon, these facilities play a crucial role in advancing the energy transition. Existing experiments are performed with a simulated leak from a hole drilled in the pipe wall with flow rate controlled by a valve. Although adequate for certain research objectives, the boundary conditions of a real-world pipeline failure are not properly replicated using this approach and as a result some of the critical mechanical signatures of an actual leak or rupture event are missed. The current research aims to address this deficiency. A customized flow facility with flexible operating pressure and temperature has been designed for leak investigation of both gaseous and liquid transport. The pump and blower can deliver up to 50% (liquid) and 20% (gas) of a typical operational Reynolds number (Re) in a 3-inch nominal diameter test section. The system was designed with the ability to perform flowing burst tests, controlled by increasing the average pressure of the flow loop while maintaining a constant Reynolds number. Burst pressure evaluation of a pipe was used to determine the required defect profile to ensure that the burst event was within the desired pressure range. Pipe sections with common threat mechanisms including pitting corrosion, axial and circumferential cracking, or combinations with denting can be examined. The flow facility enables naturally evolving leak processes to be investigated in detail, starting with the precursors before a leak to the early stages of a leak. The data collected in the facility will be instrumental in the development of real-time monitoring technology for safe pipeline transport.
Numerical simulation of electromagnetic fields in complex multi-cavity superconducting radio frequency resonators
Creators: name: Heller, Johann
Publisher: name: Universität Rostock
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 530 Physics
subject: 621.3 Electrical Engineering, Electronics

description: This thesis deals with the computation of electromagnetic fields in complex, superconducting resonators, as well as the efficient calculation of the losses of such resonances by the couplers and beampipes. A perturbation approach is used to efficiently assemble the resulting nonlinear eigenvalue problem, which is then solved by using the Newton method. Using the proposed methods, current research questions for the Third Harmonic Module of the FLASH accelerator, the bERLinPro mainlinear accelerator and the BESSY VSR cavity-design are be answered.
Additional file 1 of Functional organization of the midbrain periaqueductal gray for regulating aversive memory formation
Creators: name: Yeh, Li-Feng
name: Ozawa, Takaaki
name: Johansen, Joshua P.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. A Locations of optical fiber tips to deliver laser into dlPAG (cyan dots) or vlPAG (orange dots). B-D Locations of optical fiber tips to deliver laser into dlPAG to manipulate aPVT (B), CM (C) and pPVT (D) projecting dlPAG neurons. Overlap = cyan dots, Offset = red dots, GFP = green dots.
Corrigendum to "Degenerate Sklyanin algebras and Generalized Twisted Homogeneous Coordinate rings", J. Algebra 322 (2009) 2508-2527
Creators: name: Walton, Chelsea M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 14A22, 16S37, 16S38, 16W50

description: There is an error in the computation of the truncated point schemes of the degenerate Sklyanin algebra S(1, 1, 1); they are larger than was claimed in Proposition 3.13 of the above paper. We provide a description of the correct truncated point schemes. Results about the corresponding point parameter ring associated to these schemes are given afterward.
description: 7 pages. The original paper can be found here: arXiv:0812.0609. v2: corrected minor typographical errors. To appear J. Algebra
Enhanced Optical Dichroism of Graphene Nanoribbons
Creators: name: Hipolito, F.
name: Chaves, A. J.
name: Ribeiro, R. M.
name: Vasilevskiy, M. I.
name: Pereira, Vitor M.
name: Peres, N. M. R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The optical conductivity of graphene nanoribbons is analytical and exactly derived. It is shown that the absence of translation invariance along the transverse direction allows considerable intra-band absorption in a narrow frequency window that varies with the ribbon width, and lies in the THz range domain for ribbons 10-100nm wide. In this spectral region the absorption anisotropy can be as high as two orders of magnitude, which renders the medium strongly dichroic, and allows for a very high degree of polarization (up to ~85) with just a single layer of graphene. The effect is resilient to level broadening of the ribbon spectrum potentially induced by disorder. Using a cavity for impedance enhancement, or a stack of few layer nanoribbons, these values can reach almost 100%. This opens a potential prospect of employing graphene ribbon structures as efficient polarizers in the far IR and THz frequencies.
description: Revised version. 10 pages, 7 figures
Additional file 2 of Functional organization of the midbrain periaqueductal gray for regulating aversive memory formation
Creators: name: Yeh, Li-Feng
name: Ozawa, Takaaki
name: Johansen, Joshua P.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases

description: Additional file 2: Figure S2: A-C Graphs showing correlations between the number of dlPAG cells retrogradely infected from aPVT (A), pPVT (B) and CM (C) and the amount of tone evoked freezing following learning. D Example of retrogradely labeled dlPAG neurons projecting to the aPVT. Projections are labeled with Ctb 647 (white). E aPVT projecting dlPAG neurons are glutamatergic. Blue = NeuN, Red = vGluT2, White = Ctb 647, overlay in upper left panel with triangles indicating triple labeled neurons F-G Axon collaterals labeled with GFP from aPVT projecting dlPAG neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH), cuneiform nucleus (CnF) and parabrachial nucleus (PB). scp = superior cerebellar peduncle, 3 V = 3rd ventricle.
Reaction-Diffusion Process Driven by a Localized Source: First Passage Properties
Creators: name: Krapivsky, P. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study a reaction-diffusion process that involves two species of atoms, immobile and diffusing. We assume that initially only immobile atoms, uniformly distributed throughout the entire space, are present. Diffusing atoms are injected at the origin by a source which is turned on at time t=0. When a diffusing atom collides with an immobile atom, the two atoms form an immobile stable molecule. The region occupied by molecules is asymptotically spherical with radius growing as t^{1/d} in d>=2 dimensions. We investigate the survival probability that a diffusing atom has not become a part of a molecule during the time interval t after its injection and the probability density of such a particle. We show that asymptotically the survival probability (i) saturates in one dimension, (ii) vanishes algebraically with time in two dimensions (with exponent being a function of the dimensionless flux and determined as a zero of a confluent hypergeometric function), and (iii) exhibits a stretched exponential decay in three dimensions.
description: 7 pages; version 2: section IV is re-written, references added, 8 pages (final version)
title: Трансформация бизнеса. Как построить эффективную компанию в быстроменяющемся и непредсказуемом мире
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: AlmaU Press
Year: 2022

description: Как построить эффективную, результативную организацию? Как добиться чтобы сотрудники работали вдохновенно, с не иссякающим энтузиазмом, как на себя? Что нужно сделать, чтобы продукты и услуги компании пользовались постоянным и большим спросом у потребителей? Как дать компании новое дыхание и с чего следует начать? Большинство топ-менеджеров задаются этими вопросами, но далеко не у всех есть на них ответы. Непонимание, как развивать компанию есть фундаментальная причина стагнации и последующей деградации бизнеса. Это происходит не сразу, но происходит обязательно, если не знать ответы на поставленные выше вопросы. Для успеха нужна трансформация, перезагрузка бизнеса с тем, чтобы дать ему новый импульс к развитию и росту. Сегодняшние лидеры понимают: трансформация нужна постоянно, а не раз в несколько лет или даже десятилетий как это было раньше. Она стала формой существования бизнеса. Модель трансформации бизнеса есть синтез современного прогрессивного знания в области менеджмента и личного практического опыта автора. Это – один из примеров инновационного преобразования менеджмента, происходящего на наших глазах. В книге дается понятная для использования и эффективная методология развития организации, адекватная вызовам современной мира.
Analytical treatment of bosonic d-wave scattering in isotropic harmonic waveguides
Creators: name: Giannakeas, P.
name: Melezhik, V. S.
name: Schmelcher, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze d-wave resonances in atom-atom scattering in the presence of harmonic confinement by employing a higher partial wave pseudopotential. Analytical results for the scattering amplitude and transmission are obtained and compared to corresponding numerical ones, which employ the Lennard-Jones potential. Qualitative agreement is observed for weak confinement. For strong confinement the pseudopotential does not capture the s- and d-wave interference phenomena yielding an asymmetric Fano profile for the transmission resonance.
description: 7 pages, 2 figures
Additional file 1 of An artificial intelligence approach to monitor student performance and devise preventive measures
Creators: name: Khan, Ijaz
name: Ahmad, Abdul Rahim
name: Jabeur, Nafaa
name: Mahdi, Mohammed Najah
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Pharmacology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1. Original dataset file.
Clause and Sentence Final Particles in Cham
Creators: name: Blood, Doris (Ed.)
Publisher: name: Pacific Linguistics
Year: 1977

description: CLAUSE AND SENTENCE FINAL PARTICLES IN CHAM. 39 0. INTRODUCTION 39 1. NEGATIVES 40 2. LIMITIVES 41 3. INTERROGATIVES 42 4. IMPERATIVES 45 5. PROHIBITIVES 47 6. EMPHASISERS 47 7. VOCATIVES 49 8. RESPONSES 49Notes 50
On a property of random-oriented percolation in a quadrant
Creators: name: Zhelezov, Dmitry
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60K35 (Primary)

description: Grimmett's random-orientation percolation is formulated as follows. The square lattice is used to generate an oriented graph such that each edge is oriented rightwards (resp. upwards) with probability $p$ and leftwards (resp. downwards) otherwise. We consider a variation of Grimmett's model proposed by Hegarty, in which edges are oriented away from the origin with probability $p$, and towards it with probability $1-p$, which implies rotational instead of translational symmetry. We show that both models could be considered as special cases of random-oriented percolation in the NE-quadrant, provided that the critical value for the latter is 1/2. As a corollary, we unconditionally obtain a non-trivial lower bound for the critical value of Hegarty's random-orientation model. The second part of the paper is devoted to higher dimensions and we show that the Grimmett model percolates in any slab of height at least 3 in $\mathbb{Z}^3$.
description: The abstract has been updated, discussion has been added to the end of the article
Constraining Unparticles from Top Physics at TeVatron
Creators: name: Dahiya, Mamta
name: Dutta, Sukanta
name: Islam, Rashidul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study and analyze the recent observations of the top pair production $σ(p\bar p\to t \bar t)$ at TeVatron through flavor conserving and flavor violating channels ${\it via}$ vector and tensor unparticles. The unparticle sector is considered with the possibility of being a color singlet or octet. The modified unparticle propagator is used to investigate the contribution of these unparticles to the observed $A_{FB}^{t\bar t}$ (forward backward asymmetry in top pair production) and the spin correlation at TeVatron. We have also studied the impact of the flavor violating couplings of unparticles to the third generation quarks on (a) pair production of same sign tops/antitops $σ(p\bar p\to tt+\bar t \bar t)$ at TeVatron and (b) the partial top decay width for $Γ_{\cal U}(t\to u\,{\cal U}^V)$. We find that a large region of parameter space is consistent with the measurements of \tt production cross-section, \afbt and spin correlation coefficient at TeVatron and observe that the top decay width measurement constrains the flavor violating coupling of vector unparticles more severely than the same sign top/antitop production at TeVatron. We also predict the best point-set in the model parameter space for specific choices of \du corresponding to $χ^2_{\rm min}$ evaluated using the \mttb spectrum of \afbt from the data set of Run II of TeVatron at the integrated luminosity 8.7 fb$^{-1}$. Our results and analysis are consistent even with unparticle theories having broken scale invariance as long as the infrared cut-off scale is much less than the top pair production threshold.
description: 37 pages, 24 figures, 1 new figure and some discussions added, references updated, to appear in Physical Review D
Origin of Ultrahigh Energy Galactic Cosmic Rays: The Isotropy Problem
Creators: name: Pohl, Martin
name: Eichler, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the propagation of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) in the Galaxy, concentrating on the energy range below the ankle in the spectrum at 4 EeV. A Monte-Carlo method, based on analytical solutions to the time-dependent diffusion problem, is used to account for intermittency by placing sources at random locations. Assuming a source population that scales with baryon mass density or star formation (e.g. long GRB), we derive constraints arising from intermittency and the observational limits on the composition and anisotropy. It is shown that the composition and anisotropy at 1e18 eV are difficult to reproduce and require that either a) the particle mean free path is much smaller than a gyroradius, implying the escape time is very long, b) the composition is heavier than suggested by recent Auger data, c) the ultrahigh-energy sub-ankle component is mostly extragalactic, or d) we are living in a rare lull in the ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray production, and the current ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray intensity is far below the Galactic time average. We therefore recommend a strong observational focus on determining the UHECR composition around 1e18 eV.
description: Astrophysical Journal, in press, acknowledgements added
Pathways to Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Settlement and Integration Experiences of Refugees from Ethiopia in Canada
Creators: name: Cherinet, Abinet
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Agency
subject: Habitus
subject: Social Capital
subject: Structure
subject: Adult Learning
subject: Lifelong Learning
subject: Narrative Inquiry
subject: Success
subject: Refugees from Ethiopia
subject: Newcomers
subject: Settlement and Integration
subject: Education--Adult and Continuing
subject: History--African
subject: Anthropology--Cultural
subject: History--Black
subject: Ethnic and Racial Studies
subject: Education--Social Sciences

description: This study explored pathways to success through a narrative inquiry into the settlement and integration experiences of refugees from Ethiopia living in Canada. The study filled an important gap in information that accounted for success by refugees, although there was ample evidence regarding the structural challenges faced by all groups of newcomers in Canada. The end-goal was to develop a deeper understanding into how adult learning could be tailored to meet the needs of refugees and possibly other groups of newcomers. The theoretical frameworks that guided this study included insights about the role of agency, structure, and lifelong learning primarily through the scholarly contributions by Pierre Bourdieu, Anthony Giddens, and Peter Jarvis. Additionally, the study included insights by multiple scholars who explored the settlement and integration experiences of newcomers in Canada. The narrative data was collected through conversational interviews with the participants. Afterwards, the data was transcribed, analyzed, and stored in consideration of ethical practices. The study revealed multiple perspectives on the meaning of success based on insights shared by the participants. Notably, all of the participants attributed their agency as the primary factor in pathways to success, despite multiple structural barriers throughout settlement and integration in Canada. Still, the participants acknowledged the merits of structural and social support. Conclusively, lifelong learning played a key role to enhance agency.
Siberia Expedition Diary 03
Creators: name: Elkington, Eric Henry William
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/557560
subject: Military history
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021222
subject: Canada. Canadian Army
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187
subject: Allied Intervention in Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1918-1920)
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1351649
subject: Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921)
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1907572
subject: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia)
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1912310
subject: Voyages and travels
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1169308
subject: Quests (Expeditions)
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1085708
subject: Diplomatic relations
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1907412
subject: Military participation--Canadian
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1353708

description: This diary was kept by Elkington while he served in the Canadian Expedition Force (Siberia) who were mobilized alongside a dozen Allied armies in a bid to defeat Lenin’s Bolsheviks. It begins on December 26th, 1918 when Elkington departed from Victoria, B.C. with the 16th Field Ambulance C.E.F Siberia and details his experiences during their expedition to and Vladivostok in Russia and their time fighting the Bolsheviks with an international team. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry William Elkington, M.D. served during World War I and II with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Elkington was also part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (C.S.E.F.) sent to Vladivostok during the Russian Revolution.
Solutions to generalized Yang-Baxter equations via ribbon fusion categories
Creators: name: Kitaev, Alexei
name: Wang, Zhenghan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Inspired by quantum information theory, we look for representations of the braid groups $B_n$ on $V^{\otimes (n+m-2)}$ for some fixed vector space $V$ such that each braid generator $σ_i, i=1,...,n-1,$ acts on $m$ consecutive tensor factors from $i$ through $i+m-1$. The braid relation for $m=2$ is essentially the Yang-Baxter equation, and the cases for $m>2$ are called generalized Yang-Baxter equations. We observe that certain objects in ribbon fusion categories naturally give rise to such representations for the case $m=3$. Examples are given from the Ising theory (or the closely related $SU(2)_2$), $SO(N)_2$ for $N$ odd, and $SU(3)_3$. The solution from the Jones-Kauffman theory at a $6^{th}$ root of unity, which is closely related to $SO(3)_2$ or $SU(2)_4$, is explicitly described in the end.
description: Some minor changes
Cross presentation of oral antigens for induction of CD8⁺ T cell responses
Creators: name: Chavez Steenbock, Ana Luisa
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: The biggest challenge of intestinal immunity is inducing tolerance towards harmless antigens derived from food and commensal bacteria while maintaining protection against dangerous pathogens. The dendritic cells (DCs) found in the intestine are crucial to maintaining intestinal homeostasis. DCs are constantly sampling antigens, such as food antigens, found in the intestine and present them to CD8⁺ T cells, which are generally known for killing infected cells. CD8⁺ T cells have been shown to be involved in pathogenesis of some cases of inflammatory bowel disease. Little is known about how these T cells respond towards the presentation of oral antigens derived from food. Therefore, it is important to understand the mechanisms involved in preventing the induction of harmful CD8⁺ T cell responses towards food derived antigens. For this purpose, CD8⁺ T cells with a transgenic T cell receptor that recognizes the food derived antigen ovalbumin were analyzed. It was demonstrated that ovalbumin given to mice orally induced CD8⁺ T cell activation and proliferation. Although the responding CD8⁺ T cells lacked cytolytic activity, they were induced to produce IFN-γ. This observed CD8⁺ T cell activation and proliferation is known to require cross presentation of oral antigens by DCs. Two cross presentation deficient mouse models, ΔYKb and CD74-/-, were used to assess mechanisms in the cross presentation pathway of oral antigens. The ΔYKb mice have a mutated endocytosis motif on MHC-I required for cross presentation and CD74-/- mice lack the CD74 chaperone protein. A low dose of oral ovalbumin resulted in reduced antigen specific CD8⁺ T cell proliferation and activation in the ΔYKb mouse strain only. Given the importance of the endocytosis motif for efficient cross presentation of oral antigens, human MHC-I alleles were examined for possible polymorphism in this motif. All analyzed human MHC-I alleles were conserved in the endocytosis motif. Collectively, this thesis demonstrates that cross presentation is an important pathway for antigen presentation and required for induction of CD8⁺ T cells activation and proliferation towards oral antigens. This mechanism might contribute to intestinal homeostasis and oral tolerance.
Becoming and being : international graduate student experience and identity formation in the context of multiculturalism and internationalization
Creators: name: Brin, Elizabeth Jane
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: International graduate students are perceived as enhancing the prestige of institutions of higher education but are often silenced through structural mechanisms that render their particular needs, perspectives and contributions irrelevant. My research critically examines the dominant institutional discourses by which this group of students negotiate their lived experiences. It specifically looks at how such discourses shape the students’ own perspectives of their sense of belonging and their identities. Though literature on international graduate student experience has grown dramatically in recent years, qualitative research on the lived experiences of these students remains limited. Furthermore, the majority of both quantitative and qualitative literature focuses on the student’s problems “adapting” and “succeeding” in their new culture. Based on interviews with ten self-identified international students, as well as on my own experience, I argue that there is an institutionalized silencing of notions of difference that often cultivates a concerning lack of belonging. My hope is that this research will provide a new way of looking at international graduate student experiences, emphasizing their strength and agency as opposed to the normative and limited deficit-approach that is currently dominant.
Additional file 2 of An artificial intelligence approach to monitor student performance and devise preventive measures
Creators: name: Khan, Ijaz
name: Ahmad, Abdul Rahim
name: Jabeur, Nafaa
name: Mahdi, Mohammed Najah
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Pharmacology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

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Register in Western Cham Phonology
Creators: name: Friberg, Timothy (Ed.)
name: Hor, Kvoeu (Ed.)
Publisher: name: Pacific Linguistics
Year: 1977

description: REGISTER IN WESTERN CHAM PHONOLOGY. 17 0. INTRODUCTION 17 1. PHONOLOGICAL WORD 18 2. CONSONANTS 20 3. VOWELS 29Notes 34Bibliography 37
Additional file 1 of Protocol for a systematic review of outcomes from microsurgical free-tissue transfer performed on short-term collaborative surgical trips in low-income and middle-income countries
Creators: name: de Berker, Henry T.
name: Čebron, Urška
name: Bradley, Daniel
name: Patel, Vinod
name: Berhane, Meklit
name: Almas, Fernando
name: Walton, Gary
name: Eshete, Mekonen
name: McGurk, Mark
name: Martin, Dominique
name: Honeyman, Calum
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Additional file 1. PRISMA-P Checklist.
Additional file 1 of Association between components of the delirium syndrome and outcomes in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Tieges, Zoë
name: Quinn, Terence
name: MacKenzie, Lorn
name: Davis, Daniel
name: Muniz-Terrera, Graciela
name: MacLullich, Alasdair M. J.
name: Shenkin, Susan D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Databases search strategies.
Additional file 2 of Association between components of the delirium syndrome and outcomes in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Tieges, Zoë
name: Quinn, Terence
name: MacKenzie, Lorn
name: Davis, Daniel
name: Muniz-Terrera, Graciela
name: MacLullich, Alasdair M. J.
name: Shenkin, Susan D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Risk of Bias Assessment tool for Non-randomized Studies (RoBANS) quality assessment criteria.
Modelling the Flapping Flight of Chimaera Pectoral Fins
Creators: name: Kennedy, Duncan
Publisher: name: Science
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: chimaera
subject: swimming dynamics
subject: pectoral fin
subject: fin ray
subject: geometric morphometrics
subject: PIV
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Chimaeras – an ancient group of cartilaginous fishes closely related to sharks, skates, and rays – swim by flapping their pectoral fins in a manner resembling bird flight. This unique locomotory mode, termed flapping flight, induces an undulatory wave that travels from the leading edge to the trailing edge of their pectoral fins. A manoeuvrability-efficiency trade-off exists for pectoral fin swimmers, with flappers and oscillators being more efficient and less manoeuvrable than rowers and undulators. Chimaeras might mitigate the effects of this trade-off by combining efficient flapping and manoeuvrable undulating. I designed a fin-flapping robot and several artificial fins of varying fin ray diameter, fin ray packing density, and speciesaccurate shape to determine how morphology (fin rays and shape) influences pectoral fin dynamics (movement, force production, and fluid flow structures). Extensive research has been conducted on the morphological adaptations that mediate swimming dynamics in other fishes; however, chimaera flapping flight is understudied. Point tracking software was used to examine the effects of fin ray diameter and packing density on pectoral fin kinematics. Two-dimensional geometric morphometrics was used to quantify shape variation in the pectoral fins of 17 species from all three chimaera families. A force-torque sensor and particle image velocimetry were used to measure forces and visualize flows generated by artificial chimaera pectoral fins. Fin ray diameter, fin ray packing density, and fin shape all impact dynamics. Understanding the consequences of morphological variation in chimaera pectoral fins helps untangle the mechanical trade-offs of flapping flight and elucidate how swimming demands among habitats may have contributed to chimaera diversification. The distinct swimming requirements between deep, calm ocean waters and shallow, wave-swept nearshore environments may shape chimaera pectoral fins. Additionally, my research could lead to the design of novel underwater vehicle propulsors. Man-made propellers are not particularly manoeuvrable and disturb their surroundings; propulsors inspired by chimaeras may be able to avoid these drawbacks while maintaining efficiency.
Building Community: Creating Faculty/Staff - Student Partnerships at a Canadian Applied Learning College
Creators: name: Fergusone, Corrine D.
name: Toye, Margaret A.
name: Dyer, Fiona
Publisher: name: Bow Valley College
Year: 2024
Subjects: academic integrity community
student partnerships
college
Canada

description: Building a community of integrity in educational institutions requires the support of all its members (Eaton, 2022). Inspired by Freeman et al. (2014) the students as partners (SaP) movement is one initiative toward building academic integrity community (as cited in Lancaster, 2022). The SaP practice seeks to “engage students and staff as collaborators on teaching and learning endeavours, establishing collegial working relationships based on reciprocity, mutual respect, shared responsibility, and complementary contributions” (Marquis, Black, & Healey, 2017, p. 720). Co-designing and co-facilitating in academic integrity endeavours has the immense potential to promote ownership, autonomy, engagement, and authenticity for learners, conditions that may lead to integrity violations when absent (Bretag et al., 2019). Cultivating partnerships among faculty/staff and students then is intended to prevent academic integrity breaches such as contract cheating (Lancaster, 2022) and other violation behaviours and through relationship building, may positively impact the sense of belonging, wellness, and equity for community members (McNeill, 2022). For institutions such as applied learning colleges the timeframe to engage learners in collaborations toward community building is noticeably short, ranging from 8 to 24 months, and programs are intense. In this poster presentation, learn how one Canadian applied learning college is forming faculty/staff-student partnerships to help build a community to support integrity in the classroom and beyond.
title: Трансформация в экономических системах Казахстана: тенденции и факторы
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Алматы Менеджмент Университет
Year: 2019

description: В настоящее время большую значимость приобретает осознание взаимосвязи трансформации экономических систем с современными глобализационными вызовами, закономерностями и тенденциями информационного и научно-технологического развития мировой экономики. Множество авторских подходов и идей в данной монографии объединяет понимание очевидного факта, что у Казахстана должен быть свой, индивидуальный, подход к трансформации на пути к успеху и процветанию, устойчивому развитию экономических систем на всех уровнях. Коллективный труд выходит в свет в честь 30-летия Алматы Менеджмент Университета, что накладывает особую ответственность на профессорско-преподавательский состав, который, наряду с собственным мнением, оставляет место для дискуссии относительно природы, вектора, факторов, моделей и тенденций трансформации в экономических системах Казахстана.
Confronting Obstacles Like Olympic Champions: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the SK-II VS campaign
Creators: name: Pan, Xia
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: advertisement
subject: athletics
subject: postfeminism
subject: neoliberalism
subject: globalization
subject: Women's Studies

description: This thesis examines the “VS” videos launched by skincare brand SK-II, which attempt to intervene in various forms of societal pressure imposed on women. The thesis uses a multimodal discourse analysis approach to examine the visual, verbal, and aural elements present in these videos. Discourse is viewed through a theoretical framework that combines neoliberalism, postfeminism, popular and neoliberal feminism, and globalization to support the interpretation of the videos. The study is guided by the research question: how do the “VS” videos construct a form of contemporary feminized subjectivity through the lens of Olympic athletics? The discussion identifies three discourses which together structure construction of the subjectivity in these videos: the discourse of confidence, the celebration of imperfection, and the representation of universalism. The findings are used to support my argument that the “VS” videos universalize women’s struggle through constructing a form of powerful femininity through the lens of athletics in a global context, yet they still maintain traditional beauty ideals and structural gender inequalities underpinned by postfeminism and neoliberalism. Despite their intention to promote SK-II’s inclusive brand commitment to women’s empowerment, the videos ultimately pose an extra constraint for women, implying that women have to constantly cultivate inner confidence because they are inherently inadequate. This analysis contributes to the discussion of postfeminist culture and neoliberalism with a focus on the particular domain of Olympic athletics.
Outdoor Nature-Based Learning Programs: The Impact of Outdoor Environmental Education Programs on Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours toward Nature Conservation. The Case of Nature Knights Program, Ajloun and Azraq, Jordan
Creators: name: Abu Hayyaneh, Raed
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Eduction
subject: Outdoor Education
subject: Nature Reserves
subject: Engineering--Environmental

description: Outdoor nature-based learning programs have gained increasing prominence due to their capacity to equip children, students, and youth with knowledge and foster positive attitudes towards the environment. In the past two decades, there has been a noticeable increase in the disconnection between Jordanian students and the natural world, particularly evident in their interactions with the country’s nature reserves and wildlife. The study’s goal is to investigate and evaluate the Nature Knights Program (NKP)’s effectiveness in improving school students’ knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and conduct toward wildlife in protected areas. The NKP, a collaboration between the Royal Society for the Conservation of natural (RSCN) and the Ministry of Education inside Jordan’s natural reserves, was the focus of this inquiry. The research objectives included: Developing an evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of the NKP, drawing insights from a literature review and precedents, evaluating the existing NKP in schools and communities around nature reserves in Jordan using the established evaluation framework, and proposing recommendations for implementing best practices when integrating the NKP into schools and education centres within nature reserves. This study employed a mixed-methods approach, incorporating predominantly qualitative research methodologies supported by quantitative methods to analyze the NKP as a case study, gather participant insights, and address identified challenges. Qualitative data were primarily collected through interviews, focus groups, and observations involving NKP participants, formal teachers, education providers at nature reserves, and community leaders. Quantitative data were obtained through surveys to provide a broad understanding of students’ knowledge. The research framework drew from several theories, including transformational learning theory, sustainability and EE theory, and landscape design theory. The research findings revealed that, despite limitations, the RSCN has created extensive Environmental Education programs for students and youth. These activities have considerably improved their grasp of wildlife conservation on a nationwide scale. However, the investigation found that these programs lacked a clear strategy and instructional organization. There is significant potential for enhancing education programs within the national network of nature reserves. Achieving these improvements necessitates a comprehensive review of existing outreach and educational initiatives.