cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Relationship Between Maternal Intravenous Fluids and Breast Changes in the Postpartum Period: A Pilot Observational Study
Creators: name: Myles, Sonya
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Breastfeeding
Engorgement
Edema
Lactogenesis II
IV fluids

description: Clinical Issue Health Canada recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months post birth and then the addition of complementary foods with breastfeeding extending to a minimum of two years. Breastfeeding initiation rates in Canada are currently at around 87% but, by one month, about 21% of women have stopped breastfeeding. Engorgement and edema in breast tissue can lead to breastfeeding challenges which may contribute to early weaning. Purpose The purpose of this pilot research study was to explore the relationship between intravenous (IV) fluids given to mothers during the peripartum period and postpartum breast or nipple swelling in the first ten days postpartum and determine if a larger study was warranted and feasible. The research question for this pilot study was, "What is the relationship between the amount of IV fluids given to labouring women and edema of the breast and areola complex experienced by breastfeeding women in the first 10 days postpartum?" Methods It is a prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort pilot study with repeated measures and a within-subjects design. Participants are first time mothers who planned to exclusively breastfeed and gave birth to a single, healthy newborn by means of a spontaneous vaginal birth, Mother and baby were discharged home together with no contraindications to exclusive unrestricted breastfeeding. Descriptive statistics are reported and linear regression analysis is used to model the relationship between IV therapy and postpartum breast edema. Results Women who received IV fluids during labour had higher levels of edema postpartum and rated their breasts as firmer as and more tender than women who did not receive IV fluids. Participants who had IV fluids appeared to be less aware of the fullness associated with lactogenesis II, and the pattern of fullness they described appeared to be related to edema noted. Participants who did not have IV fluids appeared to have unrelated patterns of fullness and edema, and therefore appeared more aware of the onset of lactogenesis II. The results support a larger study about the relationships between maternal perinatal IV fluids and breast or nipple changes.
Império das imagens e fluidez das identificações
Creators: name: Castro, Julio Cesar Lemes De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: The regime of power characteristic of modernity is exercised, according to Foucault's analysis, within the different disciplinary institutions - the factory, the school, the barracks, the hospital, the prison. We can say that each of these institutions value a certain kind of ego ideal, coupled with a repressive superego which monitors the adherence to normative standards. With the decline of the repressive superego accompanying the rise of imaginary, the disciplinary society examined by Foucault gives way to the society of control envisioned by Deleuze. To the extent that this ego ideal is coupled to a superego ordering enjoyment, while the normalizing effect of the repressive superego is eclipsed, it is possible the multiplication of symbolic models of identification. The bigger latitude of the ego ideal entails the plasticity of the ideal ego, which no longer fits predetermined molds, but can modulate itself in accordance with the circumstances. / O regime de poder característico da modernidade é exercido, conforme a análise de Foucault, no interior das diferentes instituições disciplinares – a fábrica, a escola, o quartel, o hospital, a prisão. Podemos dizer que cada uma dessas instituições valoriza um certo tipo de ideal do eu, acoplado a um supereu repressivo que zela pela adesão aos padrões normativos. Com o declínio do supereu repressivo que acompanha a escalada do imaginário, a sociedade disciplinar examinada por Foucault dá lugar à sociedade de controle vislumbrada por Deleuze. Na medida em que nesta o ideal do eu está acoplado a um supereu que ordena o gozo, enquanto o efeito normatizador do supereu repressivo se eclipsa, nela se torna possível a multiplicação dos modelos simbólicos de identificação. À maior latitude do ideal do eu corresponde a plasticidade do eu ideal, que não precisa mais se adequar a moldes preestabelecidos, mas pode modular-se de acordo com as circunstâncias.
3D Numerical Modelling of Secondary Current in Shallow River Bends and Confluences
Creators: name: Shaheed, Rawaa
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Secondary Flow
Free Surface Model
Rigid-Lid Model
standard k-ε
realizable k-ε
LRR
LES

description: Secondary currents are one of the important features that characterize flow in river bends and confluences. Fluid particles follow a helical path instead of moving nearly parallel to the axis of the channel. The local imbalance between the vertically varying centrifugal force and the cross-stream pressure gradient results in generating the secondary flow and raising a typical motion of the helical flow. A number of studies, including experimental or mathematical, have been conducted to examine flow characteristics in curved open channels, river meanders, or confluences. In this research, the influence of secondary currents is studied on the elevation of water surface and the hydraulic structures in channel bends and confluences by employing a 3D OpenFOAM numerical model. The research implements the 3D OpenFOAM numerical model to simulate the horizontal distribution of the flow in curved rivers. In addition, the progress in unraveling and understanding the bend dynamics is considered. The finite volume method in (OpenFOAM) software is used to simulate and examine the behavior of secondary current in channel bends and confluences. Thereafter, a comparison between the experimental data and a numerical model is conducted. Two sets of experimental data are used; the data provided by Rozovskii (1961) for sharply curved channel, and the dataset provided by Shumate (1998) for confluent channel. Two solvers in (OpenFOAM) software were selected to solve the problem regarding the experiment; InterFoam and PisoFoam. The InterFoam is a transient solver for incompressible flow that is used with open channel flow and Free Surface Model. The PisoFoam is a transient solver for incompressible flow that is used with closed channel flow and Rigid-Lid Model. Various turbulence models (i.e. Standard k-ε, Realizable k-ε, LRR, and LES) are applied in the numerical model to assess the accuracy of turbulence models in predicting the behaviour of the flow in channel bends and confluences. The accuracies of various turbulence models are examined and discussed.
Video-based Fire Analysis and Animation Using Eigenfires
Creators: name: Nikfetrat, Nima
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Fire
Flame
Synthesis
Procedural
Reconstruction
EigenFire
Simulation
PCA
Recognition
Animation

description: We introduce new approaches of modeling and synthesizing realistic-looking 2D fire animations using video-based techniques and statistical analysis. Our approaches are based on real footage of various small-scale fire samples with customized motions that we captured for this research, and the final results can be utilized as a sequence of images in video games, motion graphics and cinematic visual effects. Instead of conventional physically-based simulation, we utilize example-based principal component analysis (PCA) and take it to a new level by introducing “Eigenfires”, as a new way to represent the main features of various real fire samples. The visualization of Eigenfires helps animators to design the fire interactively through a more meaningful and convenient way in comparison to known procedural approaches or other video-based synthesis models. Our system enables artists to control real-life fire videos through motion transitions and loops by selecting any desired ranges of any video clips and then the system takes care of the remaining part that best represent a smooth transition. Instead of tricking the eyes with a basic blending only between similar shapes, our flexible fire transitions are capable of connecting various fire styles. Our techniques are also effective for data compressions, they can deliver real-time interactive recognition for high resolution images, very easy to implement, and requires little parameter tuning.
title: Западноевропейские книги XVIII в. по юриспруденции в библиотеке Иркутской духовной семинарии: к истории вопроса
Creators: name: Морева, Ольга
name: Овчинникова, Ольга
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Авторы знакомят с уникальными западноевропейскими изданиями XVIII в. по юриспруденции из библиотеки Иркутской духовной семинарии, сохранившиеся в Научной библиотеке Уральского государственного юридического университета. Труды богословов, философов и правоведов с библиотечными ярлыками, штампами, читательскими пометами и записями свидетельствуют о своей истории.
STRENGTHENING RURAL COMMUNITIES: A STUDY OF LAND SYSTEM REFORMS IN RURAL REGENERATION
Creators: name: Anna, Petrova
name: Prof. Ivan, Sokolov
Publisher: name: CARSON JOURNAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Sannong, rural land reform, property rights, farmers' cooperatives, agricultural modernization

description: The issue of "Sannong (Agriculture, village, farmers)" remains a pressing concern in China and on the global stage. Presently, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council are prioritizing reforms within the rural land system. The "Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Comprehensively Deepening Agricultural Modernization and Building a Moderately Prosperous Society" highlights the need for further enhancements and standardization of laws governing farmers' cooperatives and property rights registration and certification services. It also underscores the importance of expediting the establishment and refinement of policies, regulations, and supportive measures, such as a unified urban and rural homestead management information system platform.

While notable progress has been achieved in addressing the "Sannong" issue, several significant contradictions persist, including challenges related to the availability of farming land and the adequacy of security measures. This paper delves into these issues, shedding light on the complexities and disparities within the "Sannong" context
Psychosoziale Auswirkungen des Klimawandels
Creators: name: Bunz, Maxie
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Klimaänderung

description: Climate Change is an environmental factor, which influences our surroundings and ourselves in multifaceted ways. The psychosocial consequences are far-reaching and are caused by acute impacts of climate change, like extreme weather events, as well as by gradual changes, such as rising temperatures or altered precipitation. This article provides a literature-based overview of these potential psychosocial effects. Because of climate change, a rise in incidence of mental disorders, and increasing conflict potential due to migration and scarcity of resources, can be expected. As a preventive measure, community cohesion and social networks should be encouraged, and psychological support should be provided. Special attention must be paid to vulnerable groups, such as children. © 2018 Hans Marseille Verlag GmbH. All rights reserved.
Game theory for heterogeneous flow control
Creators: name: Tang, Antony
name: Andrew, Lachlan L. H.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A general framework is developed for networks with flows that use all available congestion signals to regulate their rates. It is conceptually a generalization of the existing network utility maximization (NUM) theory for homogeneous congestion control. Instead of a convex optimization characterization in NUM, a game with multiple convex optimizations is formulated to characterize equilibria in such a network. Examples are provided to motivate the needs of this general theory. We also provide some basic properties of the game and point out some possible future directions along this line.
Supplementary document for Ultrafast optical rotation in chiral molecules with ultrashort and tightly focused beams - 5360871.pdf
Creators: name: Ayuso, David
name: Ordonez-Lasso, Andres
name: Ivanov, Misha
name: Smirnova, Olga
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
title: Peace Education as a Coexistence and Reconciliation Tool: The Context of the Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Creators: name: Sadigbayli, Rovshan
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Education

description: Lasting peace requires more than signing a formal political agreement between adversaries. Genuine peace-building in the post-conflict settings must also include efforts aimed at reconciling opposing groups or nations. Peace-building measures will necessarily involve formal and non-formal education and training programs aimed at changing negative attitudes and perceptions of the other side, as well as fostering peaceful coexistence and reconciliation between former belligerent parties. These activities fall under broader category of peace education as a coexistence and reconciliation tool. Peace education programs should be implemented both within formal educational systems and at the society-level. Peace education programs in the regions of intractable conflict should pay particular attention to the socio-psychological aspects of the conflict. Among the goals of peace education are gradual legitimization of the other side's collective narrative, critical assessment of one's group role in the conflict, developing empathy and trust toward other group in an effort to narrow psychological distance between opposing groups, and in this way creating grounds for inter-group dialogue and understanding. The fact that peace education programs deal with deep-rooted beliefs and attitudes makes the implementation of such programs challenging, because of the underlying contextual and situational factors that stimulate inter-group conflict. Negative attitudes and perceptions on many occasions are ideologically sustained and used to support the political objectives of ruling elites. Artificial maintenance of negative perceptions of other groups is internalized by the ingroup thus making any changes in perceptions and attitudes hard to achieve. Peace education programs in the context of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan will are likely to produce only limited results if implemented amidst on-going conflict. The fact that the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in general and the current conflict are deeply embedded in the historical narratives can potentially hinder reconciliation efforts even after the formal end of the conflict. Thus peace education programs in this region should concentrate among other things on fostering discussion and reconsideration at the intra-societal and inter-societal level of these underlying factors that reinforce negative perceptions and attitudes. Critical assessment of the costs and benefits of the linkage between historiography and present-day foreign policy agenda is necessary. In the context of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan development of the peace education programs at the society level should precede or be implemented simultaneously with the work on changing and introducing new curriculum.
The Afghan Community Health Worker Program: A Health Systems Analysis of a Population Health Intervention
Creators: name: Najafizada, Said Ahmad Maisam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Community Health Workers
Population Health
Afghanistan
Health Systems
Complex Adaptive Systems

description: To tackle one of the world’s worst maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes and a chronic shortage of human resources for health, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health deployed volunteer Community Health Workers (CHW) in rural areas of Afghanistan in 2003. This thesis documents the Afghan CHW program, exploring organizational and community contexts. The research design in this study is a mixed methods case study. The actual Afghan CHW program was situated with an Afghan complex adapative health system, mainly guided by the policy of the health system but was also largely influenced by the power and gender dynamics of the community context in which it was implemented. The tasks of CHWs were numerous but CHWs role was more than just the sum of their tasks; they occupied a unique location juxtaposed between formal and informal HRH systems. It is important to acknowledge the assembly of so many national and international organizations in achieving a shared goal of providing health services to a large population in an unstable and partially insecure environment. The shared goal in the Afghan context may have been interpreted only in terms availability of services, though the goal carries with it, either explicitly or implicitly, the values of effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, and costliness – known as quality by some participants of this study. The community component was another layer of the complex adaptive system that made up the Afghan CHW program. Political-ethnic power in the community and legal-rational authority of the health system influenced the way communities were mapped in an inequitable manner, in turn, contributed to the unfair distribution of resources to the populations. Finally, the intersection of the gender equity approach and the gendered nature of the work as a cross-cutting layer added to the complexity of the Afghan health system.
The association between the seasonality of pediatric pandemic influenza virus outbreak and ambient meteorological factors in Shanghai
Creators: name: Li, Yanbo
name: Ye, Xiaofang
name: Zhou, Ji
name: Zhai, Feng
name: Chen, Jie
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background and objectives: The number of pediatric patients diagnosed with influenza types A and B is increasing annually, especially in temperate regions such as Shanghai (China). The onset of pandemic influenza viruses might be attributed to various ambient meteorological factors including temperature, relative humidity (Rh), and PM₁ concentrations, etc. The study aims to explore the correlation between the seasonality of pandemic influenza and these factors. Methods: We recruited pediatric patients aged from 0 to 18 years who were diagnosed with influenza A or B from July 1st, 2017 to June 30th, 2019 in Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre (SCMC). Ambient meteorological data were collected from the Shanghai Meteorological Service (SMS) over the same period. The correlation of influenza outbreak and meteorological factors were analyzed through preliminary Pearson’s r correlation test and subsequent time-series Poisson regression analysis using the distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM). Results: Pearson’s r test showed a statistically significant correlation between the weekly number of influenza A outpatients and ambient meteorological factors including weekly mean, maximum, minimum temperature and barometric pressure (P < 0.001), and PM₁ (P < 0.01). While the weekly number of influenza B outpatients was statistically significantly correlated with weekly mean, maximum and minimum temperature (P < 0.001), barometric pressure and PM1 (P < 0.01), and minimum Rh (P < 0.05). Mean temperature and PM1 were demonstrated to be the statistically significant variables in the DLNM with influenza A and B outpatients through time-series Poisson regression analysis. A U-shaped curve relationship was noted between the mean temperature and influenza A cases (below 15 °C and above 20 °C), and the risks increased for influenza B with mean temperature below 10 °C. PM₁ posed a risk after a concentration of 23 ppm for both influenza A and B. High PM₁, low and the high temperature had significant effects upon the number of influenza A cases, whereas low temperature and high PM₁ had significant effects upon the number of influenza B cases. Conclusion: This study indicated that mean temperature and PM1 were the primary factors that were continually associated with the seasonality of pediatric pandemic influenza A and B and the recurrence in the transmission and spread of influenza viruses.
Supplementary document for Ultrafast optical rotation in chiral molecules with ultrashort and tightly focused beams - 5360871.pdf
Creators: name: Ayuso, David
name: Ordonez-Lasso, Andres
name: Ivanov, Misha
name: Smirnova, Olga
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Beschäftigungswirkungen des Umweltschutzes in Deutschland im Jahr 2010
Creators: name: Edler, Dietmar
name: Blazejczak, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Beschäftigungseffekt
subject: Beschäftigung durch Umweltschutz
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Economy | Consumption

description: Im Jahr 2010 lässt sich in Deutschland ein Volumen von knapp 2 Millionen Arbeitsplätzen identifizieren, bei denen die Tätigkeiten in engem Zusammenhang mit dem Umweltschutz stehen.
Der Einfluss von Krieg, Klimawandel und Migration auf Autokratieakzeptanz in Deutschland. Vortrag gehalten auf der MOTRA-K 2025, Wiesbaden, 5. März 2025.
Creators: name: Richter, Thomas
name: Farren, Diego
name: Brettfeld, Katrin
name: Kleinschnittger, Janosch
name: Wetzels, Peter
Publisher: name: Universität Hamburg
Year: 2025

description: This paper investigates how global conflicts and crises influence public attitudes toward democracy in Germany, particularly fears related to war, climate change, and migration. As part of the study "People in Germany: International", online surveys are conducted every two to three months. Our data tracks how perceptions of societal challenges and associated concerns shape attitudes toward democracy over time. A new measurement is used to gauge acceptance of autocracy, defined by the rejection of democratic norms like open debate and parliamentary oversight, and support for more authoritarian leadership. Results indicate that about 30% of the German population exhibits some level of autocracy acceptance, with variations across political affiliations—from 14.8% among Green Party voters to 50.1% among AfD (a far right party) supporters. Acceptance of autocracy is not confined to right-wing or lower-educated groups but spans various social demographics. Concerns over access to necessities—housing, energy, work, and food—aggravated by fears of war, climate change, or migration, increase the likelihood of supporting autocracy. Those who view political leaders as incompetent are even more inclined toward authoritarian preferences.
Lateral Torsional Buckling of Wooden Beams with Mid-Span Lateral Bracing
Creators: name: Hu, Ye
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: lateral torsional buckling
lateral bracing
load height
bracing height
bracing stiffness
simplified design quation

description: An analytical and numerical investigation is conducted for the lateral torsional buckling analysis of wooden beam with a mid-span lateral brace subjected to symmetrically distributed loading. Two models are developed; one for the case of a rigid brace and another one for the case of a flexible brace. The analytical solutions are based on the principle of stationary potential energy and a Fourier expansion of the buckling displacement fields and bending moments. The validity of both models are verified against 3D finite element analyses in ABAQUS. Where applicable, verifications were also conducted against available solutions from previous studies. Parametric studies were conducted to investigate the effect of geometric and material parameters on the critical moments. The results indicate the presence of two separate groups of potential buckling modes, symmetric and anti-symmetric, with fundamentally different behavioural characteristics. The governing buckling mode is shown to depend on the bracing height, load height and lateral brace stiffness. The study shows that beyond a certain threshold bracing height, the critical moment is governed by the antisymmetric mode of buckling. Also, above a certain optimum bracing stiffness, no increase is observed in the critical moments. The models developed are used to construct a comprehensive database of parametric investigations which are then employed for developing simplified equations for determining the threshold heights, associated critical moments, and optimum stiffness.
Networking Postwar Lebanon: A System Analysis Model of Re-Building a Shared Knowledge Society
Creators: name: Salem, Ann-Margaret
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Knowledge Society
Communication
Lebanon
Qualitative
System Theory

description: This thesis examines the reconstruction of Lebanon following the war with Israel in the summer of 2006. Based on Stehr’s notion of the contemporary global economy (1994), the thesis offers a comprehensive account of how Lebanon used a global network to rebuild its infrastructure following the war and questions if the country is able to integrate fundamental elements of a knowledge-based society to participate in a worldwide economy and ensure future prosperity. Drawing on Luhmann’s social system’s theory (2002), the importance of shared objectives in collaborative projects and the recent importance of sustainable development theory in international relations, the thesis explores the communication practices used to organize this large-scale project. The study utilizes a qualitative research design with a macroscopic conceptual approach to offer a general understanding of the different systems that cooperate to aid in the reconstruction efforts. In-depth interviews are conducted with ten key informants, combined with the analysis of governmental reports, to identify significant investments offered by the international community and the different objectives of those involved in the project. A model illustrates the dynamics of these interactions, and helps to identify the areas most important to the country’s knowledge society. The protection of the country’s democratic system is identified as the overarching and shared objective of all those who contributed to the reconstruction of Lebanon, a value that is of great significance to a knowledge-based society.
La construction de l'identité professionnelle des jeunes professionnels
Creators: name: Beaudry, Natalie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: identités professionnelles
jeunes professionnels
travail
emploi
relations sociales au travail
rapport à l’emploi
rapport au travail
intégration au travail et typologie

description: Cette thèse vise à comprendre comment l’identité professionnelle des jeunes professionnels se construit dans les espaces de travail. Plus particulièrement, comment les relations sociales au travail et l’intégration au travail des jeunes professionnels (25-35 ans) influencent-elles la construction de l’identité professionnelle? Plusieurs concepts sont considérés aux fins d’analyse soit : l’espace de travail, les relations sociales au travail, le rapport à l’emploi, le rapport au travail et l’intégration au travail. L’objectif ultime de ce travail est de produire une typologie des identités professionnelles. Une dizaine d’entrevues individuelles semi-structurées ont été effectuées auprès de jeunes professionnels de la fonction publique (25-35 ans), soit auprès de 9 femmes et 1 homme. L’ensemble de la population appartient à un même lieu géographique, soit la région de la capitale nationale. Quatre modèles des identités professionnelles ont été dégagé soit : engagé, désengagé, complice et réfléchi. Ces quatre modèles se situent à de différents pôles des uns des autres.
Supplementary document for Full-color photon-counting single-pixel imaging - 5361946.pdf
Creators: name: zhao, Ya-Nan
name: Hou, Hong-Yun
name: Han, Jia-Cheng
name: LIU, Hongchao
name: zhang, suheng
name: Cao, Dezhong
name: Liang, Baolai
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Image Processing
Signal Processing

description: Additional experimental results and detailed descriptions
Are They Really Different? The Entrepreneurial Processes from the Perspective of Different Generations of Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Creators: name: El Chababi, Maria
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Entrepreneurial Process
Different generations
First generation
Second generation
Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Generational differences
Immigrant entrepreneurs
Canada

description: Immigrant entrepreneurship is defined as business establishment and ownership among immigrants who arrive to a new host country. Immigrant entrepreneurship has become an important theme due to the increasing rates of immigration to developed countries, and its impact on their economic development. However it is also discredited and qualified as low value-added, rarely innovative, restricted to the ethnic communities and with stagnating growth potential. Following this debate, a new research stream affirms that immigrants should not be treated as one entity. Thus attention is shifting towards groups of immigrant entrepreneurs that were previously neglected in the literature. One such group consists of the second generation children of immigrants. Work to date provides ample investigation about immigrant entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial process; however there is less research on similarities and differences in the entrepreneurial process experienced by first and second generation immigrant entrepreneurs. Despite some recent research on second generation immigrant entrepreneurs, this topic remains understudied. The objective of this study is to understand, from a multi-level perspective, how different generations of immigrant entrepreneurs experience the entrepreneurial process. Using a grounded theory approach and qualitative in-depth interviews, the findings indicate that first and second generation immigrant entrepreneurs experience the entrepreneurial process differently by facing different micro and macro level enablers and obstacles. They also recognize, evaluate and exploit opportunities differently. The extent to which they are embedded in specific environments affects their entrepreneurial experiences.
INFRAESTRUTURA ESCOLAR: IMPLICAÇÕES NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Creators: name: Cláudio Delunardo Severino1  Ariana Cristine de Almeira Ribeiro2 Ivanete da Rosa Silva de Oliveira3 Érik Imil Viana Farani4
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Analisar a Educação Física (EF) nas escolas pode nos levar à afirmação de que ela exerce um papel fundamental, principalmente a se considerar a diversidade de situações que a sua prática apresenta aos alunos e alunas para descobrir e criar novos movimentos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar as possíveis relações entre a infraestrutura das escolas e as aulas de EF, pois nota-se a necessidade de se pesquisar sobre a realidade do ambiente físico no qual são desenvolvidas as aulas de EF, identificando, assim, esse espaço em relação à qualidade e à sua quantidade. Como procedimento metodológico, empregou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica de cunho descritivo, desenvolvida a partir da discussão de diversos autores que já abordaram o tema em questão. A partir disso, realizou-se o aporte em pesquisas realizadas por outros autores que abordaram o tema proposto. Para tal, o aporte teórico do estudo foi estabelecido mediante levantamento de artigos nas reconhecidas bases de dados Scielo, Google Scholar e Periódicos Capes. A partir dos resultados alcançados por intermédio do presente estudo, foi possível observar que, segundo a percepção dos autores consultados, a falta de infraestrutura e materiais adequados nas aulas de EF é um problema que afeta negativamente a qualidade do ensino e o aprendizado dos alunos e alunas.
A Solid-State 11B NMR and Computational Study of Boron Electric Field Gradient and Chemical Shift Tensors in Boronic Acids and Boronic Esters
Creators: name: Weiss, Joseph
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: SSNMR
boron
solid-state NMR
electric field gradient
chemical shift tensor
NMR

description: The results of a solid-state 11B NMR study of a series of boronic acids, boronic esters, and boronic acid catechol cyclic esters with aromatic substituents are reported in this thesis. Boron-11 electric field gradient (EFG) and chemical shift (CS) tensors obtained from analyses of spectra acquired in magnetic fields of 9.4 T and 21.1 T are demonstrated to be useful for gaining insight into the molecular and electronic structure about the boron nucleus. It can be concluded that when adequate electronic variation is present in the compounds being studied, Ω is generally the most characteristic boron NMR parameter of the molecular and electronic environment for boronic acids and esters. Importantly, these data are only reliably accessible in ultrahigh magnetic fields. The experimental span values result from a delicate interplay of several competing factors, including hydrogen bonding, the value of the dihedral angle, and the type of aromatic ring system present.
Supplementary document for Full-color photon-counting single-pixel imaging - 5361946.pdf
Creators: name: zhao, Ya-Nan
name: Hou, Hong-Yun
name: Han, Jia-Cheng
name: LIU, Hongchao
name: zhang, suheng
name: Cao, Dezhong
name: Liang, Baolai
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Image Processing
Signal Processing

description: Additional experimental results and detailed descriptions
O consumidor como agente no neoliberalismo
Creators: name: Castro, Julio Cesar Lemes De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 220317 Poststructuralism
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 200101 Communication Studies
subject: 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 200203 Consumption and Everyday Life
subject: FOS: Other humanities
subject: 200299 Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 200204 Cultural Theory

description: O discurso neoliberal, que se torna prevalente nas últimas décadas, destaca o papel ativo do consumidor. A agência do consumidor está associada a diversos fatores: retórica publicitária que enfatiza a cumplicidade com ele; tecnologias de si através das quais ele atua como empreendedor de si mesmo; mecanismos interativos que sugerem um aumento de sua participação; apelo à responsabilidade social em suas atitudes. Quando analisamos de perto cada um desses fatores, contudo, o suposto empoderamento do consumidor na contemporaneidade revela suas limitações.
Clinical evaluation of an adaptive decision support system for insulin dose adjustment in type 1 diabetes
Creators: name: Unsworth, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2023

description: The calculations required for insulin bolus dose adjustment in type 1 diabetes (T1D) may be complex. An automated standard bolus calculator has been shown to reduce dosing errors and decrease HbA1c although this may be at the expense of hypoglycaemia. It is not able to automatically adjust settings in response to changes in insulin sensitivity. The Advanced Bolus Calculator for Type 1 Diabetes (ACB4D) is an adaptive decision support system (DSS) comprising a real-time bolus calculator displayed on a smartphone application, used with realtime continuous glucose monitoring and a web-based clinician’s platform. The ABC4D app runs in adaptive bolus calculator (intervention) or non-adaptive bolus calculator (control) mode. This thesis outlines the clinical evaluation of the ABC4D in adults with T1D using multipledaily injections. Its safety and efficacy has been evaluated in an 8 month prospective randomised controlled non-inferiority crossover study. Participants underwent a 2 week run-in period, were randomised to intervention or control for 12 weeks, followed by a 6 week washout period and were crossed over to the other arm for the last 12 weeks. There were no differences in glycaemic outcomes between ABC4D and control. The increase in diabetes treatment satisfaction score from baseline was lower with ABC4D compared to control. Participants accepted a lower percentage of all and meal doses during the last 2 weeks of ABC4D compared to control, with a greater reduction in meal doses from that recommended. Whilst the ABC4D was safe, it did not demonstrate a glycaemic benefit compared to control. However ABC4D adaptations were performed automatically on participants’ smartphones without requiring approval by a healthcare professional, which could save time in routine clinic appointments to then focus on other areas of diabetes care. Further research is needed to explore the barriers in the uptake of and trust in DSSs.
Supplementary document for Waveguide efficient directional coupling and decoupling via an integrated plasmonic nanoantenna - 5362302.pdf
Creators: name: KRACHMALNICOFF, Valentina
name: Blanquer, Guillaume
name: Loo, Vivien
name: Rahbany, Nancy
name: Couteau, Christophe
name: Blaize, Sylvain
name: Salas-Montiel, Rafael
name: De Wilde, Yannick
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Extra FDTD simulations and details about the simulations' frame
Nachhaltiger Konsum: Entwicklung eines deutschen Indikatorensatzes als Beitrag zu einer thematischen Erweiterung der deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Nachhaltiger Konsum
subject: Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie
subject: Energieverbrauch
subject: Virtueller Wasserverbrauch
subject: Flächennutzung
subject: Dauerhaft umweltgerechte nachhaltige Entwicklung
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Economy | Consumption

description: In dieser Studie werden Umweltbelastungen in Verbindung mit dem privaten Konsum von Gütern in ausgewählten Umweltbereichen (Energieverbrauch, Treibhausgase, Wasserverbrauch und Flächenbelegung) - aus der Verbrauchssicht - dargestellt. Dabei werden insbesondere die Belastungen in den Bedarfsfeldern "Wohnen", "Mobilität", "Ernährung" und "Bekleidung" näher untersucht und Indikatoren für ein Monitoring dieser Belastungen vorgeschlagen.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de

description: In dieser Studie werden Umweltbelastungen in Verbindung mit dem privaten Konsum von Gütern in ausgewählten Umweltbereichen (Energieverbrauch, Treibhausgase, Wasserverbrauch und Flächenbelegung) – aus der Verbrauchssicht – dargestellt. Dabei werden insbesondere die Belastungen in den Bedarfsfeldern „Wohnen“, „Mobilität“, „Ernährung“ und „Bekleidung“ näher untersucht und Indikatoren für ein ⁠Monitoring⁠ dieser Belastungen vorgeschlagen.
Supplementary document for Waveguide efficient directional coupling and decoupling via an integrated plasmonic nanoantenna - 5362302.pdf
Creators: name: KRACHMALNICOFF, Valentina
name: Blanquer, Guillaume
name: Loo, Vivien
name: Rahbany, Nancy
name: Couteau, Christophe
name: Blaize, Sylvain
name: Salas-Montiel, Rafael
name: De Wilde, Yannick
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Extra FDTD simulations and details about the simulations' frame
Usage of non-invasive technique to diagnose a photovoltaic plant
Creators: name: Esposito, Marcelo
name: Calegari, Renato
name: Marques, Joaquim Guerreiro
name: Mesbahi, Oumaima
name: Tlemcani, Mouhaydine
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: The present work utilizes an intelligent technique to lower photovoltaic systems’ operating and maintenance costs. In 2013, inverter manufacturer Huawei pioneered this concept with the development of multi-MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) string inverters covering 14 different types of faults of photovoltaic systems. So far, the main advantage that the authors of this work have identified when using Huawei’s “Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis” function is the ease with which mismatch situations can be perceived and located in the photovoltaic plant, without having to install individual optimizers in each of the modules. This methodology required a specific data logger and a software license. Additionally it is only available for large inverters, over 100 kW. The “Smart” function indicates the faulty string. To identify the damaged module, the authors used thermographic images. The diagnostic approach showed that all strings achieved the nominal. Fill Factor (FF) of 78%. Commissioning tests concluded all strings were normal, but I4S1 and I4S2 tests required repetition due to their unique configuration. A fault in module 1 of I4S7, undetected during commissioning, was later confirmed by Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis and infrared thermography.
Music in Motion: A Metaphoric Mapping of Forces in Piano Concertos by Mozart and Schumann
Creators: name: Roy, Adam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Metaphor
Motion
Larson
Musical Forces
Energetics
Mozart
Schumann
Piano Concerto
Movement
Cross-Domain Mapping
Genre
Classical Style
Romantic Style
Conceptualization
Embodied Knowledge
Gravity
Magnetism
Inertia
Orbit
Oscillation
Friction
Repulsion
Momentum
Wave

description: In this thesis, I demonstrate the dynamic way in which musical processes can be described as metaphors. Using Steve Larson’s three main metaphors (gravity, inertia, and magnetism) as a starting point, I propose additional metaphors (friction, repulsion, momentum, wave, orbit, and oscillation) to analyze the first movements of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K 466 and Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54. These metaphors provide a means to discuss points of convergence and divergence between the Classical style and the early-Romantic style. Additionally, most theorists of the energeticist tradition only discuss motion through prose; I introduce a way to represent these metaphors as musical examples. By focusing on the listener’s experience through musical motion, the model proposed in this thesis is useful, not only for the theorist, but for all who wish to communicate ideas about music in a dynamic way.
Modelling inter-ethnic partnerships in New Zealand 1981-2006: a census-based approach
Creators: name: Walker, Lyndon
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This thesis examines the patterns of ethnic partnership in New Zealand using national census data from 1981 to 2006. Inter-ethnic partnerships are of interest as they demonstrate the existence of interaction across ethnic boundaries, and are an indication of social boundaries between ethnic groups. A follow-on effect of inter-ethnic marriage is that children of mixed ethnicity couples are less likely to define themselves within a single ethnic group, further reducing cultural distinctions between the groups. The main goals of the research are to examine the historical patterns of ethnic partnership, and then use simulation models to examine the partnership matching process. It advances the current research on ethnic partnering in New Zealand through its innovative methodology and its content. Previous studies of New Zealand have examined at most two time periods, whereas this study uses six full sets of census data from a twenty-five year period. There are two key components to the methodological innovation in this study. The first is the use of log-linear models to examine the patterns in the partnership tables, which had previously only been analysed using proportions. The second is the use of the parallel processing capability of a cluster computing resource to run an evolutionary algorithm which simulated the partnership matching process using unit-level census data of the single people in the Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regions. The European group showed a much lower rate of same ethnicity partnering than that suggested by the proportion of homogamous couples. European individuals and Maori individuals showed similar rates of same ethnicity partnering, with little change over time. The Pacific group was the only one to see an increasing tendency for same-ethnicity partnerships, whilst the rate for Asian people decreased dramatically. Individuals with dual ethnic affiliations were more likely to have a partial match of ethnicity than none at all, and there was evidence of gender asymmetry amongst some ethnic combinations. The evolutionary algorithm showed that age and education similarities were the dominant matching factors for recreating ethnic patterns. The rate of same-ethnicity and mixed-ethnicity partnerships also contributed to the matching algorithm, providing some evidence of a micro-macro link.
MPEC 2024-V80 : 2024 VL1
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 VL1

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble: The Transformation of American Wind Music through Instrumentation and Repertoire
Creators: name: Caines, Jacob E
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Eastman Wind Ensemble
Eastman Symphony Band
Repertoire
Wind Band
Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell
Biography

description: The Eastman Wind Ensemble is known as the pioneer ensemble of modern wind music in North America and abroad. Its founder and conductor, Frederick Fennell, was instrumental in facilitating the creation and performance of a large number of new works written for the specific instrumentation of the wind ensemble. Created in 1952, the EWE developed a new one-to-a-part instrumentation that could be varied based on the wishes of the composer. This change in instrumentation allowed for many more compositional choices when composing. The instrumentation was a dramatic shift from the densely populated ensembles that were standard in North America by 1952. The information on the EWE and Fennell is available at the Eastman School of Music’s Ruth Watanabe Archive. By comparing the repertory and instrumentation of the Eastman ensembles with other contemporary ensembles, Fennell’s revolutionary ideas are shown to be unique in the wind music community.
The consumer as agent in neoliberalism
Creators: name: Castro, Julio Cesar Lemes De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 220317 Poststructuralism
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 200101 Communication Studies
subject: 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 200203 Consumption and Everyday Life
subject: FOS: Other humanities
subject: 200299 Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 200204 Cultural Theory

description: In recent decades, the prevailing neoliberal discourse has highlighted the active role of the consumer. The consumer agency is associated with several factors: the rhetoric of advertising that emphasizes complicity with the consumer; technologies of self through which consumers act as entrepreneurs of themselves; interactive mechanisms that suggest increased participation; appeal to social responsibility in consumer behavior. When we look closely at each of these factors, however, the limitations of today’s presumed consumer empowerment are revealed.