cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Stress and fatigue analysis of pressurised vessel-nozzle intersections with and without local wall thinning
Creators: name: Qadir, Manzoor
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.

description: Pressure vessel and piping systems are essential components of all power plants. After long-term service, metallic components in plants will experience wear, leading to wall thinning. Severe thinning will affect the structural integrity, and thus a capability is required to assess the thinned components. The greatest weakening is normally near the intersection of two components. In this work, the finite element method is used to determine the remaining structural capacity of components which have been subjected to local wall thinning. The work is divided into two main parts; a stress analysis at the intersection of pressurized vessels and piping having wall thinning, and a fatigue analysis of damaged intersections subject to cyclical loading. In the first part of the study, a finite element analysis (FEA) is carried out for the common sphere-nozzle and cylinder-nozzle intersections, to determine the stress concentration factor (SCF). Axi-symmetric (2D) and 3D elements, respectively, are used for the two geometries. In convergence-validation studies, the SCF values obtained for vessels with uniform wall thickness are compared with previously published experimental and analytical results. Comparisons are also made with results from standard formulae given in the literature, and good agreement is observed. An evaluation is made of the effect on the SCF of the growth of the thinning away from the intersection. Finally, a parametric study is conducted in which the SCF is computed for a number of intersections, initially considered undamaged, and then with wall thinning damage. Charts based on the results are provided for the convenience of engineers. In the second part of the study, a preliminary fatigue analysis is carried out to compare the performance under cyclic loading of sphere-nozzle and cylinder-nozzle intersections, without and with wall thinning damage. The study consists of an elastic-plastic large displacement FEA analysis for simulated seismic action. Results are presented for the major parameters that affect fatigue life. The study ends with some conclusions about the suitability of the FEA for assessing damaged intersections.
Parametric excitation of stay-cables
Creators: name: Gani, Ferawati
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: The main objective of this thesis is to develop a finite-element-based cable model to study a self-excited phenomenon categorized as "the parametric excitation" of stay-cables, particularly for the cable-stayed bridges. Non-linear numerical methods were adopted and implemented in Matlab programming. When linearized, the cable model can be utilized to obtain the 3D natural frequencies and corresponding mode-shapes. Using the methodically developed numerical approach, this study was able to realize the existence of parametric excitation of cables under certain conditions and parameters. As more insightful analyses performed, more interesting results were gained, such as the existence of bifurcation and chaotic vibration of cable systems. The thesis found many possibilities of parametric excitation that stay-cables may encounter. Further study on the topic of parametric excitation of stay-cables is definitely important and there is also a need to extend the study by including the field measurement.
Tratamiento de la ansiedad con adaptógenos
Creators: name: Alonso, Paula
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 520302
subject: Clinical psychology
classificationCode: 520205
subject: Psychopharmacology

description: Este estudio examinó las experiencias de 30 individuos que utilizaron adaptógenos para tratar la ansiedad en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se analizaron los tipos de adaptógenos utilizados, factores demográficos, administración del tratamiento y los efectos percibidos del mismo. Los participantes reportaron una reducción notable en la ansiedad, mejor calidad del sueño, mayor claridad mental y niveles de energía mejorados. Los resultados de la Escala de Likert mostraron una percepción positiva y consistente de los efectos de los adaptógenos. Se confirmó la hipótesis inicial de que los efectos percibidos del tratamiento con adaptógenos implican la reducción de los síntomas de ansiedad. Los hallazgos son consistentes con investigaciones previas, aunque este estudio se centró en la experiencia subjetiva de los participantes. Se sugiere realizar estudios controlados y longitudinales para evaluar más rigurosamente los efectos de los adaptógenos y ampliar la investigación sobre posibles efectos secundarios.
Narrative flexibility and fraternal preaching technique in three "Canterbury Tales"
Creators: name: Honeyman, Chelsea
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Literature, English.

description: A divide exists between those who view the Canterbury Tales as a series of self-contained texts and those who contend that the various characters' interactions affect each tale's direction. This paper takes the latter view, using the contemporary preaching attitudes of Chaucer's day to examine how the Pardoner's, Prioress's and Friar's respective levels of consideration for their situation and audience are directly related to their tales' success. While the Pardoner's self-absorption and over-dependence on his professional habits and the Prioress's favouring of sentimentality at the expense of engagement with her tale and audience result in less-than-popular narratives, the Friar's use of fraternal preaching techniques emphasising an adaptable, audience-centred style leads him to greater success with the pilgrims. Chaucer's advocacy of narrative flexibility may be part of his overall goal with the Canterbury Tales: to create a written text that replicates as much as possible the spontaneous nature of oral performance.
Examining the relationships between Canadian public health nurses' job satisfaction and their autonomy, control-over-practice, and workload
Creators: name: Graham, Karen
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Nursing.

description: Objective: To examine relationships between three modifiable work factors (autonomy, control-over-practice, workload) and Canadian public health nurses' job satisfaction. Design: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey. Setting: All Canadian provinces and territories. Participants: Canadian registered nurses working in public health (n =271). Methods: Analysis of select data from the 2 005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses (NSWHN). Bivariate analyses were used to examine demographic data, multivariate logistic regression analyses to examine relationships between the selected variables, and Chi-square tests to determine regional variations in job satisfaction across Canada. The relevance of findings was discussed with practicing public health nurses (PHNs), policy makers, and researchers at an end-of-study Knowledge Translation (KT) 'Think-Tank'. Results: The interaction between autonomy and workload was a significant predictor of PHNs' job satisfaction, (OR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.96,0.99, p < 0.01) as was the interaction between age and workload (OR: 1.01,95% CI: 1.00, 1.01, p < 0.01). No statistically significant differences were found in PHNs' job satisfaction between regions. Think-Tank participants were interested in learning about results, selected priority areas for application to public health practice and management, and identified future directions for research. Conclusions: With the significant workload findings and generational differences, development of workload measurement tools and public health human resource strategies tailored to a multi-generational workforce are recommended. National enumeration strategies to identify the number of practicing PHNs are also recommended to inform public health practice and policy as are future KT activities to facilitate research dissemination.
A genome scale overexpression screen to reveal drug activity in human cells
Creators: name: Arnoldo, Anthony
name: Kittanakom, Saranya
name: Heisler, Lawrence E
name: Mak, Anthony B
name: Shukalyuk, Andrey I
name: Torti, Dax
name: Moffat, Jason
name: Giaever, Guri
name: Nislow, Corey
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Target identification is a critical step in the lengthy and expensive process of drug development. Here, we describe a genome-wide screening platform that uses systematic overexpression of pooled human ORFs to understand drug mode-of-action and resistance mechanisms. We first calibrated our screen with the well-characterized drug methotrexate. We then identified new genes involved in the bioactivity of diverse drugs including antineoplastic agents and biologically active molecules. Finally, we focused on the transcription factor RHOXF2 whose overexpression conferred resistance to DNA damaging agents. This approach represents an orthogonal method for functional screening and, to our knowledge, has never been reported before.
Relations internationales et pouvoir: Études de cas sur l'Internet et la politique
Creators: name: Robitaille, Caroline
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Political Science, International Law and Relations.
subject: Mass Communications.

description: Cette thèse porte sur la politique et l'Internet. Nous adoptons une approche interdisciplinaire dans une perspective principalement de sociologie politique de la communication. L'hypothèse est à l'effet que l'arrivée d'Internet ait fortement contribué à dépouiller l'État et ses agences de leur prépondérance d'une part en matière d'information et d'autre part en matière d'identification des enjeux de société, dans les deux cas au profit d'une pluralité d'acteurs non étatiques. Nous présentons ensuite deux études de cas, d'abord sur le discours et la communication politique des réseaux de défense de l'environnement et des droits de la personne utilisant Internet à des fins de mobilisation, et ensuite, sur certains défis et possibilités reliés à la radio-télédiffusion publique face à Internet au XXIe siècle. Notre étude révèle que la relation entre Internet et la science politique est empreinte de contradiction: d'un côté, il existe un potentiel emancipatoire pour la société et de l'autre, nous constatons la persistance des inégalités. Toutefois, cette contradiction est surmontable et la société peut tirer profit des leçons apprises pour le bien fondé de l'humanité et le respect de la diversité des valeurs sociales et culturelles.
Mechanical behaviour of the implant used in human hernia repair under physiological loads
Creators: name: Szepietowska, Katarzyna
name: Lubowiecka, Izabela
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2013
Subjects: element modelling, hernia repair, implants, membrane structure

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2013; ISSN 1509-409X
Additional file 2 of Naturalisation in context: how nationality laws and procedures shape immigrants’ interest and ability to acquire nationality in six European countries
Creators: name: Huddleston, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2: Figure A2. Average Marginal Effects of Nationality Policies on Interest to Acquire Nationality.
Isotopic composition of Silurian brachiopods: Implications for coeval seawater.
Creators: name: Azmy, Karem.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Paleozoology.

description: Two hundred and thirty six calcitic brachiopod shells, covering the entire Silurian Period ($\sim$30 Ma), were collected at high temporal resolution from stratotype sections on Anticosti Island (Canada), in Wales (UK), in the Oslo region (Norway), on Gotland (Sweden), and in Podolia (Ukraine), Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Data from petrography, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cathodoluminescence, isotopes and trace elements all confirmed excellent preservation in most shells, thus ensuring retention of primary isotope signals. The only exceptions were samples from the Oslo region. The $\delta\sp $O and $\delta\sp $C values for the well preserved samples range from $-$3 to ${-}6.5\perthous$ and from -1 to 7.5$\perthous$ (PDB), respectively. In terms of temporal trends, oxygen- and carbon-isotopes vary in parallel, with an overall decrease with decreasing age of ${\sim}1\perthous,$ through the Silurian. Superimposed on these general trends are short-term variations that are negatively correlated with sea-level changes. Three successive positive $\delta\sp $O shifts in early Aeronian, latest Aeronian and early Wenlock correlate with sea-level lowstands and with glacial diamictite deposits in the Amazon Basin and in Africa. The $\sp‡$Sr/$\sp†$Sr values range from 0.707930 $\pm$ 0.000011 to 0.708792 $\pm$ 0.000017, increasing with decreasing age. This may indicate increasing riverine flux of radiogenic Sr into the ocean from weathering of continental sialic rocks due to progressive global warming. The Sr-isotope curve shows distinct inflexion points in the earliest Wenlock and in mid-Pridoli These can be used to correlate the Llandovery/Wenlock boundary in the U.K., on Gotland and in Lithuania and for the Kaugatuma/Ohesaare boundary in the Baltic states and Podolia. Partial linear regressions for Sr-isotope data form a pattern that climbs stepwise with decreasing age, with local drops around the Llandovery/Wenlock boundary and in the latest Ludlow. The slopes of the partial regression lines can be used for reliable age estimates with a resolution of about $\pm$2 biozones ($\sim$1.5 to 2 Ma).
GSTP1 and TNF Gene Variants and Associations between Air Pollution and Incident Childhood Asthma: The Traffic, Asthma and Genetics (TAG) Study
Creators: name: MacIntyre, Elaina A.
name: Brauer, Michael (Of University Of British Columbia)
name: Melén, Erik
name: Bauer, Carl Peter
name: Bauer, Mario
name: Berdel, Dietrich
name: Bergström, Anna
name: Brunekreef, Bert
name: Chan-Yeung, Moira
name: Klümper, Claudia
name: Fuertes, Elaine
name: Gehring, Ulrike
name: Gref, Anna
name: Heinrich, Joachim
name: Herbarth, Olf
name: Kerkhof, Marjan
name: Koppelman, Gerard H.
name: Kozyrskyj, Anita L.
name: Pershagen, Göran
name: Postma, Dirkje S.
name: Thiering, Elisabeth
name: Tiesler, Carla M.T.
name: Carlsten, Christopher Russell
name: TAG, Study Group
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: BACKGROUND: Genetics may partially explain observed heterogeneity in associations between traffic related air pollution and incident asthma. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the impact of gene variants associated with oxidative stress and inflammation on associations between air pollution and incident childhood asthma. METHODS: Traffic-related air pollution, asthma, wheeze, gene variant, and potential confounder data were pooled across six birth cohorts. Parents reported physician-diagnosed asthma and wheeze from birth to 7–8 years of age (confirmed by pediatric allergist in two cohorts). Individual estimates of annual average air pollution [nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM₂.₅), PM₂.₅ absorbance, ozone] were assigned to each child’s birth address using land use regression, atmospheric modeling, and ambient monitoring data. Effect modification by variants in GSTP1 (rs1138272/Ala¹¹⁴Val and rs1695/IIe¹⁰⁵Val) and TNF (rs1800629/G-308A) was investigated. RESULTS: Data on asthma, wheeze, potential confounders, at least one SNP of interest, and NO₂ were available for 5,115 children. GSTP1 rs1138272 and TNF rs1800629 SNPs were associated with asthma and wheeze, respectively. In relation to air pollution exposure, children with one or more GSTP1 rs1138272 minor allele were at increased risk of current asthma [odds ratio (OR) = 2.59; 95% CI: 1.43, 4.68 per 10 μg/m³ NO₂] and ever asthma (OR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.06, 2.53) compared with homozygous major allele carriers (OR = 0.95; 95% CI: 0.68, 1.32 for current and OR = 1.20; 95% CI: 0.98, 1.48 for ever asthma; Bonferroni-corrected interaction p = 0.04 and 0.01, respectively). Similarly, for GSTP1 rs1695, associations between NO₂ and current and ever asthma had ORs of 1.43 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.98) and 1.36 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.70), respectively, for minor allele carriers compared with ORs of 0.82 (95% CI: 0.52, 1.32) and 1.12 (95% CI: 0.84, 1.49) for homozygous major allele carriers (Bonferroni-corrected interaction p-values 0.48 and 0.09). There were no clear differences by TNF genotype. CONCLUSIONS: Children carrying GSTP1 rs1138272 or rs1695 minor alleles may constitute a susceptible population at increased risk of asthma associated with air pollution.
Additional file 3 of Naturalisation in context: how nationality laws and procedures shape immigrants’ interest and ability to acquire nationality in six European countries
Creators: name: Huddleston, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 3: Annex A1. Overview of the Immigrant Citizens Survey.
Investigating the role of ndvB in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Creators: name: Beaudoin, Trevor Wayne
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Biology, Microbiology.

description: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen prevalent in nosocomial infections and patients with cystic fibrosis. P. aeruginosa shows a high degree of antibiotic tolerance which in part can be attributed to the formation of biofilms. The increased antibiotic resistance seen in biofilms can be attributed to several factors including differential gene expression within biofilms that can lead to biofilm specific mechanisims of antibiotic resistance. The ndvB gene is important for biofilm specific antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa. It is important in signaling and regulation of gene expression in other pathogens. Microarray analysis comparing gene expression between wildtype and a ndvB deletion mutant was performed to identify genes that might be regulated by the gene product, believed to be cyclic glucans, that contribute to biofilm specific antibiotic resistance. The array analysis identified 24 genes that were differentially regulated by ndvB, including a response regulator, agmR, as well as most of the genes which it regulates. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions using primers specific to agmR and its associated genes confirmed that they were expressed in a ndvB related manner. Minimal bactericidal concentration assays were performed and confirmed that these genes are important in resistance to tobramycin and ciprofloxacin.
Additional file 4 of Naturalisation in context: how nationality laws and procedures shape immigrants’ interest and ability to acquire nationality in six European countries
Creators: name: Huddleston, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 4: Table A1. Summary statistics.
Representations of Rape and Gendered Violence in the Drama of Tomson Highway
Creators: name: MacKenzie, Sarah
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Literature, Canadian (English).
subject: Women's Studies.
subject: Theater.

description: In The Rez Sisters (1986), Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (1989), and Rose (1999) renowned Cree dramatist Tomson Highway mounts a dramaturgical critique of colonialism, focusing most prominently upon the disenfranchisement of Native women and the introduction of Western gender roles into First Nations cultures. Within each of the three "Rez Plays," he employs the metaphor of rape to depict cultural, territorial and spiritual dispossession brought about by colonization. However, in hegemonic narratives of colonization, Indigenous women are similarly represented in connection with the land and the metaphor of rape is used to portray colonial takeover; as colonial domination heightened, literary portrayals of Indigenous peoples, particularly women, became increasingly demeaning. This thesis investigates the extent to which Highway's works can serve as truly subversive, liberating texts given that the recurring portrayals of sexual violence in the "Rez Plays" reinvigorate dangerous, misogynistic stereotypes. Situating Highway's plays within a framework of contemporary feminist postcolonial theory, this thesis problematizes the repeated use of gender specific representations of victimization in the "Rez Plays."
Genomic characterization of Six1 function during skeletal muscle differentiation
Creators: name: Liu, Yubing
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: The Six family of transcription factors counts six members in vertebrates (from Six1 to Six6). Six1 is important for skeletal muscle development: Six1-/- mouse neonates die at birth because of severe muscle hypoplasia. However, the molecular targets of Six1 are poorly characterized systematically. The Myogenic Regulatory Factors (MRFs) are critical transcription factors in skeletal muscle development, and comprise MyoD, Myf5, Myogenin and Myf6. Based on previous bioinformatics predictions, it was proposed that Six1 had a genome-wide function and cooperated with MRFs by co-regulating gene expression. A functional genomics approach (ChIP-on-Chip) was used to identify targets directly bound by Six1 in the C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line at different stages of differentiation. I found that Six1 significantly targeted genes involved in several functional categories, including muscle development and muscle function, through the MEF3 DNA sequence motif. In addition, I confirmed the co-occupation of SIX1 and MRFs by bioinformatics analysis and conventional ChIP assay followed by q-PCR.
A service oriented architecture for electronic negotiation servers
Creators: name: Pringadi, Ronald
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: As the scope of e-business and e-commerce becomes broader, electronic negotiation (e-negotiation) practice requires more attention through rigorous research by the academic community. Most of the research conducted today in the field of e-negotiation focuses on automated negotiation through strategy-enabled software agents, and on studying new agent and multi-agent frameworks that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) learning techniques. One of the fundamental issues consists of devising a systematic design framework for e-negotiation platforms that support the interactions of these software agents. Ideally, such platforms should enable various negotiation protocols and offer high flexibility in specifying, implementing, and deploying them. The study of a properly defined e-negotiation platform or server is very critical, yet not enough research is being conducted in this field. The focus of this thesis is on the design, implementation, and deployment of e-negotiation servers, including: (1) a thorough study and classification of existing research projects on e-negotiation servers based on their design characteristics; (2) the specification of requirements for a generic e-negotiation server; (3) the design, development, deployment and testing of a generic e-negotiation server using a service oriented architecture (SOA) approach. We use a web service orchestration language to model and enact negotiation processes. The choice of an SOA approach is justified by the need to facilitate inter-organizational integration, in which business negotiation plays an important role. To validate our design framework we implemented an e-negotiation server using BPEL (Business Process Execution Language). We used the server to model and enact several negotiation scenarios. This enabled us to identify guidelines and templates that make the modeling task easier and more systematic.
Carbonation of fluidized bed combustion solids
Creators: name: Rao, Arjun Shankar
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: Fluidized bed combustion (FBC) ash from the combustion of high-sulphur fuels with limestone addition can contain from 15 to 25% quick lime content. This excess calcium oxide gives the ash numerous undesirable properties such as strong exothermicity on wetting and high-pH leachate that must be treated before discharge. It also leads to the formation of ettringite with significant deleterious expansion in the landfill. In consequence, carbonation of FBC ash is desirable in order to reduce its alkalinity and improve its disposal characteristics. The current technique to reduce the exothermic character of the ash involves hydrating the ash in two stages, leading to the consumption of large quantities of water. Sonication along with simultaneous carbonation of the ash yields a product suitable for direct disposal in landfills with the minimum of water addition (to achieve the optimum proctor levels for maximum compaction of the ash in the landfill site). This work explores the use of sonochemical-enhanced carbonation of FBC ash. Tests have been conducted using four ashes, two of which differ in age only and are from the Nova Scotia Power 183 MWe CFBC (circulating fluidized bed combustor) boiler. The other two ashes are from the CFBC boilers at A/C power and Piney Creek, U.S.A. Tests with additives such as sodium chloride (at levels comparable with that in seawater) and seawater from Nova Scotia have also been carried out. Tests were carried out at low (20°, 40°C) and high (60°, 80°C) temperatures. Sonicated samples were also analyzed using TGA (Thermogravimetric analysis), TGA-FTIR (Thermogravimetric and Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy analysis) and XRD (X-ray diffraction) techniques to determine the influence of other calcium compounds (OCC). The size reduction brought about by sonication was quantified using wet sieving. The ash reactivity displays a strong temperature dependency with almost complete carbonation of the ashes being achieved in minutes at higher temperatures. Additives were found to increase the level of hydration of the ashes in line with previous work; however, carbonation levels were unaffected. TGA, TGA-FTIR and XRD analysis of the samples indicated that other calcium compounds (OCC) were also formed during hydration.
Additional file 5 of Naturalisation in context: how nationality laws and procedures shape immigrants’ interest and ability to acquire nationality in six European countries
Creators: name: Huddleston, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 5: Table A2. Share of nationality applicants reporting problems during application process.
Additional file 6 of Naturalisation in context: how nationality laws and procedures shape immigrants’ interest and ability to acquire nationality in six European countries
Creators: name: Huddleston, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 6: Table A3. Nationality laws (CITLAW) and procedures (CITIMP) at time of survey.
Towards an evaluation methodology for machine translation output
Creators: name: Arnold, Cathryn
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Speech Communication.
subject: Language, General.

description: The exponential increase in communications in many different languages brought about by globalization has resulted in a corresponding demand for translation to be done more quickly, but without sacrificing quality. However, there are currently not enough qualified human translators to keep up with the demand. One way in which translators are trying to cope is by turning to technology, including machine translation (MT) systems. MT has the advantage of being able to produce a large volume of translation in a very short time, but it does not always produce high-quality translations. For this reason, MT cannot replace human translation, but it can make translators' work easier by producing rough drafts. Since there are currently many MT systems on the market, there is a real need for an evaluation methodology for translators to help them choose a system that will best meet their needs. As yet, no universally accepted evaluation methodology exists. The objective of this thesis is to develop and test an evaluation methodology that average translators can use to compare off-the-shelf MT systems and select the appropriate one. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
The concepts "americanidad," "americanite" and "americanidade": Peripheral perspectives
Creators: name: Bahia, Marcio De Oliveira
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Language, General.

description: The thesis aims at discussing one of the most influential and dominant current discourses about the Americas and their identity: the concept of americanidad. Fully developed in Hispanic Latin America in the first half of the 20th century, the concept gained great popularity in Quebec in the 1980s and 1990s (americanite), and has started to attain a certain level of recognition in Brazilian academe (americanidade). However, in its journey the concept americanidad changed, undergoing significant metamorphosis, acquiring new meanings and nuances. The thesis attempts to show the differences, similarities and parallelisms among the sister concepts americanidad, americanite and americanidade. In our attempt to map the concept and its diverse uses throughout the continent, we will also try to understand an important omission: why the analogous concept (americanity) has not been developed in the English-speaking portion of North Americas?
Additional file 7 of Naturalisation in context: how nationality laws and procedures shape immigrants’ interest and ability to acquire nationality in six European countries
Creators: name: Huddleston, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 7: Annex A4. Methodology for matching ICS respondents to recoded nationality laws and procedures.
An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure
Creators: name: Burnett, Richard T.
name: Pope III, C. Arden
name: Ezzati, Majid
name: Olives, Casey
name: Lim, Stephen S.
name: Mehta, Sumi
name: Shin, Hwashin H.
name: Singh, Gitanjali
name: Hubbell, Bryan
name: Brauer, Michael (Of University Of British Columbia)
name: Anderson, H. Ross
name: Smith, Kirk R.
name: Balmes, John R.
name: Bruce, Nigel G.
name: Kan, Haidong
name: Laden, Francine
name: Prüss-Ustün, Annette
name: Turner, Michelle C.
name: Gapstur, Susan M.
name: Diver, W. Ryan
name: Cohen, Aaron
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Background: Estimating the burden of disease attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) in ambient air requires knowledge of both the shape and magnitude of the relative risk (RR) function. However, adequate direct evidence to identify the shape of the mortality RR functions at the high ambient concentrations observed in many places in the world is lacking. Objective: We developed RR functions over the entire global exposure range for causes of mortality in adults: ischemic heart disease (IHD), cerebrovascular disease (stroke), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer (LC). We also developed RR functions for the incidence of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) that can be used to estimate mortality and lost-years of healthy life in children < 5 years of age. Methods: We fit an integrated exposure–response (IER) model by integrating available RR information from studies of ambient air pollution (AAP), second hand tobacco smoke, household solid cooking fuel, and active smoking (AS). AS exposures were converted to estimated annual PM₂.₅ exposure equivalents using inhaled doses of particle mass. We derived population attributable fractions (PAFs) for every country based on estimated worldwide ambient PM₂.₅ concentrations. Results: The IER model was a superior predictor of RR compared with seven other forms previously used in burden assessments. The percent PAF attributable to AAP exposure varied among countries from 2 to 41 for IHD, 1 to 43 for stroke, < 1 to 21 for COPD, < 1 to 25 for LC, and < 1 to 38 for ALRI. Conclusions: We developed a fine particulate mass–based RR model that covered the global range of exposure by integrating RR information from different combustion types that generate emissions of particulate matter. The model can be updated as new RR information becomes available.
Modélisation et détection par analyse propre pour les canaux multivoies avec évanouissements.
Creators: name: Patenaude, François.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: Cette these aborde l'application de l'analyse propre a deux aspects de la communication numerique par etalement spectral. La modelisation a l'aide de la deomposition propre de la matrice d'autocorrelation des reponses impulsionnelles du canal montre que pour la plupart des canaux, un nombre restreint de modes orthogonaux independants sont presents lorsque les statistiques a court terme sont observees. Ce resultat permet d'evaluer l'ordre de la diversite effective du canal. Suite a ce modele, le deuxieme aspect de ces travaux est d'etudier les consequences a la detection et de proposer un algorithme tenant compte des conclusions de la modelisation. Les detections coherente et differentielle font l'objet de l'evaluation de la probabilite d'erreur moyenne sur un bit pour des canaux multivoies avec evanouissements. Ces resultats servent de reference pour comparer un algorithme adaptatif permettant de poursuivre l'espace signal-bruit dominant. Cet algorithme donne des gains de 0 a 2 dB selon le type de canal. Des canaux synthetises ainsi que des mesures de reponses impulsionnelles sont utilises pour quantifier ces gains. La realisation efficace de cet algorithme est aussi etudiee dans le cadre de ce travail.
"En terre promise": The lives of Franco-Albertan women, 1890-1940.
Creators: name: Gagnon, Anne C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.

description: This study, based on 253 oral histories, examines the life stages of Franco-Albertan women during the period 1890-1940. Migrating from other Canadian territory or immigrating from Europe or from the United States, Franco-Albertans settled across the province, but especially in northern areas, around Edmonton, St. Paul and Peace River, where they formed substantial communities. Their immigration was promoted by the western Roman Catholic Church hierarchy and the clergy took an active role in overseeing the foundation and development of new settlements. Within francophone communities, women played an active role. This study argues that their experiences of migration and settlement, and of daily life, were shaped especially by their gender and ethnicity, although class and region also played a role. All francophone women, whether of European or of North-American origin, came under the influence of the Victorian construct of separate spheres and the accompanying gender ideals which defined women's place and roles in society. Franco-Albertan women's gender identity was further fashioned by culturally determined ideals, especially by the conservative clerical-nationalism promoted in franco-Catholic communities. Gender and ethnicity shaped every stage of Franco-Albertan women's lives. In childhood and youth, Franco-Albertan girls played games and engaged in work which taught them adult female roles. The need to contribute to the family economy placed on them heavy work responsibilities, especially since francophone households tended to be poorer, larger, and more rural, on average, than other Albertan families as a whole. Work, in turn encroached on their schooling opportunities. The number of years spent at school increased as frontier conditions receded, but francophone girls, both rural and urban, continued to receive less schooling than young women of British-origin and Albertan girls as a whole. Ethnicity contributed to some of the disparity. Francophone girls also tended to marry earlier than English-speaking Albertans. In rural areas, the narrow social space in which they moved meant that they mostly chose marital partners within their own locality, socio-economic, religious and linguistic group. In urban areas, the territories of courtship were wider. There, francophone women were also exposed to the ideals of romantic love, but on the whole, they, like rural Franco-Albertan women, continued to marry for traditional reasons. Once married, their lives centred around home and family. They were wives, mothers, keepers of the home, and auxiliaries to husbands. Although their activities were not confined to the private sphere, their lives were very much circumscribed by the domestic ideals, espoused in Franco-Albertan communities.
Early diagnosis of CMV disease in HIV-infected individuals using the polymerase chain reaction.
Creators: name: Msuya, Joyce C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a herpesvirus that is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in the setting of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The objective of this work was to devise a sensitive assay for the early diagnosis of CMV infection in HIV-infected individuals at highest risk of developing clinical CMV disease based on their CD4$\sp+$ T cell count and clinical status. A novel PCR assay was developed which can be applied to detect both latent and active CMV DNA in appropriate clinical specimens. Sensitivity and specificity were established in comparison with conventional diagnostic tests, including cell culture and serology. Other herpesvirus DNA (EBV, HSV-1, HSV-2) and bacterial (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) DNA were used to confirm the specificity of the assay. A sensitive, specific and semi-quantitative PCR protocol was applied to detect both latent and active CMV DNA in appropriate clinical specimens. We hypothesized that selective PCR in neutrophils could allow the specific detection of actively replicating virions. Blood samples routinely submitted for CMV culture were shown to be acceptable for CMV PCR. Of 25 patients studied (HIV seropositive, CD4 100/$\mu$l), 9 had CMV DNA in their circulating neutrophils, while only one had a positive CMV blood culture. Six out of nine (including the culture positive individual) had CMV retinitis, while other 3 had a clinical illness compatible with CMV. None of the 16 patients with negative neutrophil CMV PCR results had any evidence of clinical disease attributable to CMV. Follow-up testing of 6 patients with positive baseline PCR result and treated appropriately for CMV showed negative PCR results at 1-3 months. This PCR test may be useful in the diagnosis and follow-up of HIV-infected individuals at risk of CMV disease. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Composing dimension and fact mappings in peer data warehouses
Creators: name: Wang, Jianwei
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Semantic mappings are correspondences that are established between instance or schema level vocabularies of autonomous and heterogeneous data sources. The importance of semantic mappings is steadily increasing in recent data sharing architectures as these mappings enable query answering across heterogeneous boundaries. Peer data management systems (PDBMSs) are one such architecture that has semantic mappings at its core. These systems are made up of fully autonomous network nodes, called peers, which contain data sources to be shared with other peers, called acquaintances. A peer data warehouse (PDW) is a traditional data warehouse (with appropriate dimensions and facts) which is associated with a peer and managed by a PDBMS. We investigate the problem of composing semantic mappings between dimensions and facts of acquainted PDWs. Moreover, we give a distributed algorithm for composing these mappings expressed in the mapping language LAV (Local-As-View). Furthermore, we show that the complexity of the algorithm is quadratic and prove the correctness of the latter. Finally, we conduct several experiments that illustrate the robustness of the algorithm.
Uncovering the subject dimension of the musical artefact: Reconsiderations on Nueva Cancion Chilena (New Chilean Song) as practiced by Victor Jara
Creators: name: Dubuc, Tamar
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Music.

description: Extant literature on Nueva Cancion Chilena or New Chilean Song (NCCh), a musical genre emerging in 1960s Chile, concerns itself largely with the socio-historical context and function of NCCh at the expense of the song as musical artefact. The present study aims to reverse this concern, proposing a new theoretical approach which temporarily suspends contextual considerations and focuses on the artefact itself. The study assumes a tripartite structure wherein the first part discusses problems of definition and biography in NCCh research, the second introduces the theoretical frameworks of persona and embodiment as means to discern and conceptualize the artefact's resonant quality, and, lastly, the third applies an analytic model from popular music studies and cultural studies to uncover the musical artefact's subject dimension, i.e. the work's author-mask as disclosed by its discernable attributes. The study throughout concentrates on NCCh as practiced by one of its leading exponents Victor Jara.
The spatial ecology of Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii): from local movement patterns, home ranges and microhabitat selection to Ontario-wide habitat suitability modelling
Creators: name: Millar, Catherine Stephanie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Biology, Ecology.

description: The Blanding's turtle, a semi-aquatic freshwater species found in North America, is listed as a species at risk in 17 of the 18 state/provincial jurisdictions across its range (NatureServe, 2009). Furthermore, approximately 20% of the global range of the Blanding's turtle is contained in Ontario (COSEWIC, 2005). The purpose of this study was to characterise the spatial ecology of Blanding's turtles in Ontario at multiple spatial scales, from a single island population to Ontario-wide habitat suitability modeling. I followed 38 Blanding's turtles (20 males, 13 gravid females, and 5 non-gravid females) in 2008 and 2009 on Grenadier Island in the St. Lawrence River, Ontario via radio-telemetry. Furthermore, I built habitat suitability models using historical Blanding's turtle records in Ontario and two machine learning algorithms: maximum entropy modeling (MAXENT) and boosted regression trees (BRTs). At the local scale, Blanding's turtles selected colder water with more submerged and floating vegetation and avoided open water. Reproductive class and month did not have a significant effect on the mean daily movement of turtles in May, July, and August. In June, however, gravid females moved significantly more than males. Gravid females also had significantly larger home ranges than both males and non-gravid females. At the landscape level, Blanding's turtle habitat suitability was best predicted by air temperature, wetland area, open water area, cropland area, and road density. Habitat suitability increased with increasing air temperature, wetland area, forested area, alvar area, bedrock outcrop area, and decreased with increasing cropland area, pastures and field area, precipitations, terrain ruggedness, and settlements and developed land. Mean area under the operating curve (AUC) values for habitat suitability models tested on independent data ranged from 0.878 to 0.912. My results highlight the importance of stratifying spatial analyses by reproductive class and time and of including terrestrial habitat in management plans for Blanding's turtles.
Students’ Learning Experiences Survey
Creators: name: Jones, Francis H. M.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: This survey was deployed in 48 undergraduate courses taught by the Department of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences in fall 2013 and spring 2014 as part of the impact assessment of the Department's 7 year Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative. Results based on 2489 student respondents in these courses (representing 4871 enrolled students) are reported in "Impact Assessment of a Department-wide Science Education Initiative using Students’ Perceptions of Teaching and Learning Experiences" by Francis Jones, in the journal "Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education", Taylor and Francis, accepted for publication April 2016.
Applanation pressure function in Goldmann tonometry and its correction
Creators: name: Śródka, Wiesław
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2013
Subjects: eyeball, biomechanical model, tonometry, IOP, correction factors

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2013; ISSN 1509-409X
Hemodynamic impacts of left coronary stenosis: A patient-specific analysis
Creators: name: Chaichana, Thanapong
name: Sun, Zhonghua
name: Jewkes, James
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2013
Subjects: coronary artery disease, computational fluid dynamics, wall shear stress

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2013; ISSN 1509-409X