cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Supplementary document for Strain-tuning of the emission axis of quantum emitters in an atomically thin semiconductor - 4373356.pdf
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Chitraleema
name: MUKHERJEE, ARUNABH
name: Moon, Hyowon
name: Konthasinghe, Kumarasiri
name: Qiu, Liangyu
name: Hou, Wenhui
name: Pena, Tara
name: WATSON, CARLA
name: Wu, Stephen
name: Englund, Dirk
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplementary information
title: Interpretación de los estudios de cardio-RM de estrés: De la teoría a la práctica.
Creators: name: Salinas Yeregui, Teresa
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Ischaemia / Infarction
subject: MR
subject: Cardiac

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Revisar el agoritmo diagnóstico de la Cardio Resonancia (CRM) de estrés,
así como aquellas situaciones que nos han generado dudas diagnósticas.
Explicar sus causas y comportamiento para evitar errores diagnósticos.
Entre ellas: Descripción del...
Hypofunctional TrkA Accounts for the Absence of Pain Sensitization in the African Naked Mole-Rat
Creators: name: Omerbasic, Damir
name: Smith, Ewan St. J.
name: Moroni, Mirko
name: Homfeld, Johanna
name: Eigenbrod, Ole
name: Bennett, Nigel C.
name: Reznick, Jane
name: Faulkes, Chris G.
name: Selbach, Matthias
name: Lewin, Gary R.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: nerve growth factor
subject: hyperalgesia
subject: transcriptome assembly
subject: receptor kinase signaling
subject: capsaicin receptor
subject: electrophysiology
subject: sensitization
subject: nociceptor development
subject: calcium imaging
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: The naked mole-rat is a subterranean rodent lacking several pain behaviors found in humans, rats, and mice. For example, nerve growth factor (NGF), an important mediator of pain sensitization, fails to produce thermal hyperalgesia in naked mole-rats. The sensitization of capsaicin-sensitive TRPV1 ion channels is necessary for NGF-induced hyperalgesia, but naked mole- rats have fully functional TRPV1 channels. We show that exposing isolated naked mole-rat nociceptors to NGF does not sensitize TRPV1. However, the naked mole-rat NGF receptor TrkA displays a reduced ability to engage signal transduction pathways that sensitize TRPV1. Between one- and three-amino-acid substitutions in the kinase domain of the naked mole-rat TrkA are sufficient to render the receptor hypofunctional, and this is associated with the absence of heat hyperalgesia. Our data suggest that evolution has selected for a TrkA variant that abolishes a robust nociceptive behavior in this species but is still compatible with species fitness.
Buenoa truxali Nieser 1968
Creators: name: Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos
name: Barbosa, Julianna Freires
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Notonectidae
Buenoa
Buenoa truxali

description: Buenoa truxali Nieser, 1968
(Fig. 35A–B)
Buenoa truxali Nieser, 1968: 128 (original description)
Distribution. Brazil: Amazonas (Nieser 1970b; Pereira & Melo 2007; Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a; Barbosa & Rodrigues 2013), Pará (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a; present study), Rondônia (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a). Suriname (Nieser 1968). Trinidad & Tobago (Nieser 1969b).
Distribution in Pará. Mojuí dos Campos (present study), São Miguel do Guamá (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a).
Material examined. Brazil, Pará, Município de Mojuí dos Campos, Igarapé Antonio Leite, 03°09’06” S/ 54°50’28” W, 18/X/2019, S.E. Santos col. (1 ♂).
description: Published as part of Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos, Barbosa, Julianna Freires, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques, 2025, Corixoidea and Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of Pará, Brazil, with new records from the western portion of the state, pp. 275-304 in Zootaxa 5627 (2) on pages 290-291, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/15325988
title: Papel del radiólogo en el diagnóstico y manejo de las miocardiopatías.
Creators: name: Rodriguez Rodriguez, Manuel Luis
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Cardiovascular system
subject: MR
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: MR-Functional imaging

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Exponer la etiopatogenia,
las características clínicas y los hallazgos en imagen de las miocardiopatías,
reseñando el diagnóstico diferencial que cada una plantea. Destacar el valor diagnóstico de las distintas secuencias de cardiorresonancia...
An experimental investigation into superposition of creep strains for concrete.
Creators: name: Brown, Andre O'Brian.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: This experimental investigation was performed to examine the validity of the hypothesis of superposition of creep strains by measuring and comparing the time dependent strains of concrete prisms subjected to increasing and decreasing loads, constant loads, and late loads (for unsealed concrete specimens which were dried before loading and sealed concrete specimens kept in a moist room). Three series of specimens were made; one was moist cured for four days, then sealed and the other two series of specimens were moist cured for three and four days respectively, then transferred to a 50% relative humidity room. The conclusions must be read noting that the use of sixteen prism specimens limits the number of specimens available at second and third load events. Use of a single specimen for either shrinkage or compliance measurement is not desirable. For increasing loads under sealed conditions, it is noticeable that at the second load cycle superposition closely approximates the experimental results. There is a 30% underestimation for the third load cycle. For creep recovery of sealed specimens superposition, considering the calculations involved approximates the experimental results at both 20 days and 87 days. Two series of specimens exposed to drying were prepared for this phase of the experimental investigation. For drying before loading the results indicate that superposition underestimates the measured strains by 5--10% for increasing loads, experimental strains are greater than calculated strains. Creep recovery was overestimated by 10--12%. It would appear that the application of the superposition rule is valid for basic creep but is less valid for drying creep. Therefore an alternative hypothesis is necessary to predict with more precision the creep strains for concrete subjected to increasing or decreasing loads for drying before loading and sealed conditions. The influence of compressive load shows very little effect on weight loss compared to specimens without load. These results would indicate that the moisture loss depends only on relative humidity and is not influenced by loading i.e. the seepage theory does not hold.
Landwirtschaftliche Emissionen
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Feinstaub
subject: Luftverunreinigende Partikel
subject: Luftreinhaltemaßnahme
subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Luft
subject: Air

description: In Mitteleuropa besteht ein beträchtlicher Anteil des Feinstaubs aus NH4-Salzen. Die Zusammensetzung der Stäube ist wegen der längeren atmosphärischen Verweildauer relativ gleichförmig. Es wird deutlich, welche Bedeutung die Minderung der NH3-Emissionen bei der Verringerung der Feinstaub-Konzentrationen zukommt.
title: Absolute quantification of microparticles by flow cytometry in ascites of patients with decompensated cirrhosis
title: a cohort study
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Engelmann, Cornelius
name: Splith, Katrin
name: Krohn, Sandra
name: Herber, Adam
name: Boehlig, Albrecht
name: Boehm, Stephan
name: Pratschke, Johann
name: Berg, Thomas
name: Schmelzle, Moritz
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Cirrhosis
subject: Ascites
subject: Microparticles
subject: MP
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background Microparticles (MPs) are small (<1 μm) cell membrane-derived vesicles that are formed in response to cellular activation or early stages of apoptosis. Increased plasma MP levels have been associated with liver disease severity. Here we investigated the clinical impact of ascites MPs in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Methods Ascites and blood samples of 163 patients with cirrhosis (ascites n = 163, blood n = 31) were collected between February 2011 and December 2012. MPs were obtained from ascites and from blood by two-step ultracentrifugation and quantified by flow cytometry. Quantitative absolute MP levels were correlated with clinical and laboratory baseline parameters as well as patient outcomes. Ascites microparticles were stained with antibodies against CD66b (neutrophils) and CD3 (lymphocytes) in a subgroup of 60 matched patients. Results MPs were detected in all ascites and blood samples. Absolute ascites MP levels correlated with blood levels (r = 0.444, p = 0.011). Low ascites MP levels (<488.4 MP/μL) were associated with a poor 30-day survival probability (<488.4 MP/μL 71.1% vs. >488.4 MP/μL 94.7%, log rank p = 0.001) and such patients had a higher relative amount of ascites microparticles derived from neutrophils and lymphocytes. Low levels of ascites MPs, high MELD score and antibiotic treatment were independent risk factors for death within 30 days. Conclusions Ascites MP levels predict short-term survival along with the liver function in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Further studies which evaluate ascites MPs as disease specific biomarker with a validation cohort and which investigate its underlying mechanisms are needed. Neutrophils and lymphocytes contributed more frequently to the release of microparticles in patients with low ascites levels, possibly indicating an immune activation in this cohort.
Evaluating the dynamics of Douglas-fir beetle populations in coastal forests
Creators: name: Tobiasz, Anna
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: North Pacific coastal temperate rainforests are important for carbon sequestration, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and provision of economic revenue through eco-tourism and resource extraction. Historically, disturbances in these forests occur at the scale of individual trees but may affect entire stands. Douglas-fir beetle (Drendoctonus pseudotsugae) is a major mortality agent of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugae menziesii var. menziesii), a predominant tree species within these temperate rainforests. Douglas-fir beetle is thought to exhibit pulse-driven population dynamics, whereby densities are determined by the availability of stressed, defensively impaired trees. By contrast, threshold-limited bark beetle species undergo density-dependent shifts in colonization behaviour and will preferentially colonize healthy trees when populations exceed a critical density. Climate change is likely to increase resource pulses through increased frequency, intensity, and severity of stress inducing events such as droughts and windstorms. I evaluated the pulse-driven dynamic of Douglas-fir beetle in coastal forests by testing the hypothesis that host-tree preference is not density dependent. Using a random forest modelling approach, I investigated forest conditions associated with endemic and epidemic Douglas-fir beetle presence within coastal Douglas-fir forests and compared the two models to quantify changes in host selection. I found the variables that affected low-density (endemic) and high-density (epidemic) beetle populations, and the form of their influence, were the same; however, the order of variable importance differed between the two populations rejecting the hypothesis that DFB does not exhibit density-dependent host selection behaviours. Endemic populations were associated with stands with high proportions of large Douglas-fir trees, dense stands relative to their age and slow growth rates. In contrast, epidemic populations following a catastrophic windstorm were driven by stand height and elevation. This nuanced yet distinct density-dependent shift in host selection behaviour challenges the current pulse-driven and threshold-limited dichotomy, suggesting host-tree preferences may exist on a spectrum for pulse-driven species. Forest management practices have altered species composition and successional patterns of coastal forests creating vulnerabilities during resource pulses to future outbreaks. Understanding population dynamics of Douglas-fir beetle equips land managers with the information to engage in proactive forest management practices to reduce risk and impacts from future outbreaks.
The air arsenal of the British commonwealth: Aircraft design and development in Canada during the Second World War, 1939--45
Creators: name: Auger, Martin F
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.

description: The Canadian aircraft industry made an important contribution to Allied victory during the Second World War. Between 1939 and 1945, Canada produced 16,418 aircraft and ranked as the fourth largest Allied manufacturer of aircraft. But this achievement overshadowed the fact that only five per cent of Canada's total wartime output was made up of domestically developed aircraft types. The bulk of production consisted instead of American and British aircraft designs manufactured under-license. In spite of this, several Canadian government officials and aircraft manufacturers attempted to initiate the development of new aircraft types domestically to meet the specific requirements of the Royal Canadian Air Force and several Canadian airlines. The purpose of this study is to examine aircraft design and development efforts in Canada during the Second World War. Between 1939 and 1942, a few Canadian aircraft manufacturers and government officials tried to encourage the development of military aircraft and gliders in Canada, but these endeavours proved unsuccessful. Despite these early setbacks, in 1942, the Canadian government began considering ways to strengthen the aircraft industry by improving its design and development capabilities. This was particularly important if Canadian aircraft companies were to successfully compete against foreign manufacturers in postwar markets. The creation of the Committee on Postwar Manufacture of Aircraft in 1943 testified to the determination of the government to prepare the industry for the postwar years. The committee's ultimate aim was to initiate the design and development of aircraft that could have both commercial and military applications, namely trainers and transports. Unfortunately, there were many divisions between different interest groups as to where to devote time and resources. As a result, the Department of National Defence for Air decided to take matters into its own hands in 1944 and issued formal postwar requirements for two ambitious aircraft projects to be developed in Canada: a twin-engine aircrew trainer and a jet fighter. In the end, although few aircraft of indigenous design were produced in Canada during the Second World War, these efforts helped the Canadian aircraft industry prepare for postwar needs and culminated in a series of innovative indigenous aircraft programmes in the early Cold War.
Dopamine D3 Receptors Inhibit Hippocampal Gamma Oscillations by Disturbing CA3 Pyramidal Cell Firing Synchrony
Creators: name: Lemercier, Clément E.
name: Schulz, Steffen B.
name: Heidmann, Karin E.
name: Kovács, Richard
name: Gerevich, Zoltan
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: gamma rhythm
subject: dopamine D3 receptors
subject: hippocampus CA3 region
subject: cognition
subject: schizophrenia, antipsychotics
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Cortical gamma oscillations are associated with cognitive processes and are altered in several neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. Since dopamine D3 receptors are possible targets in treatment of these conditions, it is of great importance to understand their role in modulation of gamma oscillations. The effect of D3 receptors on gamma oscillations and the underlying cellular mechanisms were investigated by extracellular local field potential and simultaneous intracellular sharp micro-electrode recordings in the CA3 region of the hippocampus in vitro. D3 receptors decreased the power and broadened the bandwidth of gamma oscillations induced by acetylcholine or kainate. Blockade of the D3 receptors resulted in faster synchronization of the oscillations, suggesting that endogenous dopamine in the hippocampus slows down the dynamics of gamma oscillations by activation of D3 receptors. Investigating the underlying cellular mechanisms for these effects showed that D3 receptor activation decreased the rate of action potentials (APs) during gamma oscillations and reduced the precision of the AP phase coupling to the gamma cycle in CA3 pyramidal cells. The results may offer an explanation how selective activation of D3 receptors may impair cognition and how, in converse, D3 antagonists may exert pro-cognitive and antipsychotic effects.
A Review over Challenges and Opportunities of GST in Madhya Pradesh State
Creators: name: Singh, Setu
name: Yadav, Dr. Santosh Kumar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: : The “Goods and Services Tax (GST)” is the biggest and most consequential indirect tax reform that India has undertaken since gaining independence. It intends to tax all goods and services in India with a single national levy. India is becoming a more tax-collecting nation with a more integrated national economy thanks to the “Goods and Services Tax (GST)”. Improving efficiency has the potential to greatly support growth and government spending plans. It is possible that the current, expansive federal government will be the first of its kind to impose a new tax on goods and services. There is a comprehensive and ongoing chain of set-off benefits that extends all the way to the merchant level under the “Goods and Services Tax (GST)”. This means that it is only applied to the value contributed at each level, and that providers may claim back the GST they paid for products and services via a credit system. Last but not least, the responsibility for paying GST ultimately falls on the goods or service's end user, often known as the customer. With the introduction of GST in India, this study attempted to assess the benefits and drawbacks of the new tax system.
Collaborative action possibilities and constraints in emergent public digital service platforms: A solution design knowledge contribution
Creators: name: McLoughlin, Stuart
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This thesis designs and evaluates a digital platform to improve and develop our understanding of digital connectivity, information sharing, and service coordination in health service ecosystems. The research gives unique insights into how digital platforms in a healthcare sector ought to be designed on a supra-organizational level to facilitate digital connectivity, cooperation and coordination among the stakeholders involved. This contributes to design knowledge that advances service coordination and collaboration in emergent public digital service platforms.
Explaining the social gradient in health in Canada: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses examining the role of stressors using the National Population Health Survey
Creators: name: Orpana, Heather M
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Social.

description: The pervasive relationship between socioeconomic status and health has been observed in virtually all Western countries, Canada notwithstanding. The relationship between higher socioeconomic status (SES) and better health has been demonstrated to be a stepwise gradient with better health at each successive level of SES, indicating that factors beyond absolute material poverty are likely to be causing this gradient. In order to attenuate social gradients in health, underlying mechanisms must be elucidated. The purpose of this thesis was to examine whether psychosocial stressors associated with lower SES explain the poorer health of poorer people. A secondary purpose of this thesis was to examine a health behaviour-mediated pathway between stressors and health. Cross-sectional analyses of the 1994-95 National Population Health Survey (NPHS), and longitudinal analyses of the 1994-95 and 1996-97 NPHS were conducted. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated that lower income was associated with a greater odds of concomitant fair/poor self-rated health, and with a greater odds of experiencing a decline in self-rated health over a two-year period. Most stressors were more prevalent among lower income groups, and with one exception, all stressors were associated with a greater odds of fair/poor self-rated health and of experiencing a decline in health status. Stressors mediated a modest proportion of the social gradient in health. In cross-sectional analyses, about a quarter of the relationship between income and health was explained for men, and from 6% to 15% for women. In longitudinal analyses, these stressors explained 16% and 10% of the relationship between the lowest and second lowest income quintiles and decline in self-rated health respectively. Furthermore, all stressors were associated with smoking behaviour, while fewer associations were observed between stressors and physical activity behaviour. Health behaviours mediated a modest proportion of the relationship between stressors and fair/poor health. The results of this thesis provide evidence for partial mediation of the social gradient in health by psychosocial factors, namely stressors. Furthermore, stress-related health behaviours may be a secondary pathway in this relationship. Future research is warranted to further refine explanatory models of the social gradient in health, in order to identify appropriate points for intervention.
Calypogeia azurea Stotler & Crotz
Creators: name: Pioli, Achille
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Jungermanniopsida
Jungermanniales
Calypogeiaceae
Calypogeia
Calypogeia azurea

description: Calypogeia azurea Stotler & Crotz
− 2A, Forêt territoriale de Marmanu, en bordure du chemin de randonnée GR20, cortège floristique vasculaire ayant des affinités avec le groupement de marais à laiches Caricetum intricatae caricetosum, mais aussi avec la mégaphorbiaie du Valeriano rotundifoliae-Adenostyletum briquetii [NM133528], 1390 m, 3.10.2013, Pioli, A. s.n. (Hb. CBNC).
Espèce rare, signalée au lac Melo (GEISSLER, 1981).
description: Published as part of Pioli, Achille, 2015, Contribution à l'inventaire des bryophytes de corse: nouvelles données sur la présence de quelques espèces nouvelles, rares ou peu fréquentes, pp. 101-107 in Candollea 70 (1) on page 103, DOI: 10.15553/c2015v701a9, http://zenodo.org/record/5684377
Supplementary document for Strain-tuning of the emission axis of quantum emitters in an atomically thin semiconductor - 4373356.pdf
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Chitraleema
name: MUKHERJEE, ARUNABH
name: Moon, Hyowon
name: Konthasinghe, Kumarasiri
name: Qiu, Liangyu
name: Hou, Wenhui
name: Pena, Tara
name: WATSON, CARLA
name: Wu, Stephen
name: Englund, Dirk
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplementary information
Deconstructions of subjectivity and responsibility: Jacques Derrida's eco-political and bioethical thought
Creators: name: DiBartolomeo, Jody
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Philosophy.

description: The first chapter explains Derrida's notion of the trace as the opening of subjectivity to alterity. Autonomy must be rethought as a heteronomic relation with nonhuman others---beings of the world, ecosystems, etc. The second chapter explains the ethical relevance of Husserl's thought for Derrida's project. The third chapter explains many of the implications of Derrida's thought in Of Grammatology. Some of the distinctions between humans and other animals are rethought. In the fourth chapter, Derrida opens Rousseau's conceptions of pity and justice to include nonhuman animals. Next, the deconstruction of Being-towards-death has many implications, such as opening Dasein's responsibility to nonhuman animals. Chapter six claims that we must move beyond the duty of Kant. We must do so in order to be more responsible to the uniqueness of the other, including other cats and horses. Finally, the essential condition of the opening of the ethical and the political is the affirmation of nature and animality, contrary to the thought of Hegel.
Improving the Energy Concentration in Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using Gravity Separation
Creators: name: Kumar, Amit
name: Kuppusamy, Vinoth Kumar
name: Holuszko, M. E.
name: Janke, Travis
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Electronic waste is one the fastest growing waste streams in the world, and printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the most valuable fraction of this stream due to the presence of gold, silver, copper, and palladium. Printed circuit boards consist of approximately 30% metals and 70% non-metals. The non-metal fraction (NMF) is composed of 60–65% fiberglass and 35–40% organics, in the form of surface-mount plastics and epoxy resins in the printed circuit board laminates. The organics in the NMF provide a potential alternative source of energy, but hazardous flame retardants contained in epoxy resins and the presence of residual metals create challenges for utilizing this material for energy recovery. This research provides an evaluation of the energy content of printed circuit boards. Density-based separation was used to separate various components of the NMF to increase the energy content in specific density fractions while reducing the metal content. The result showed that the energy content before and after the removal of the metallic fraction from PCBs was 9 and 15 GJ/t, respectively. After the density-based separation of the NMF, the energy content in the lightest fraction increased to 21 GJ/t, while reducing the concentration of the hazardous flame retardants. The contents of the hazardous flame retardants and residual metal were analyzed, to evaluate the harmful effect of emissions produced from utilizing the NMF as an alternative feedstock in waste-to-energy applications.
Identification of attribute interactions and generation of globally relevant continuous features in machine learning
Creators: name: Letourneau, Sylvain
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence.
subject: Computer Science.

description: Datasets found in real world applications of machine learning are often characterized by low-level attributes with important interactions among them. Such interactions may increase the complexity of the learning task by limiting the usefulness of the attributes to dispersed regions of the representation space. In such cases, we say that the attributes are locally relevant. To obtain adequate performance with locally relevant attributes, the learning algorithm must be able to analyse the interacting attributes simultaneously and fit an appropriate model for the type of interactions observed. This is a complex task that surpasses the ability of most existing machine learning systems. This research proposes a solution to this problem by extending the initial representation with new globally relevant features. The new features make explicit the important information that was previously hidden by the initial interactions, thus reducing the complexity of the learning task. This dissertation first proposes an idealized study of the potential benefits of globally relevant features assuming perfect knowledge of the interactions among the initial attributes. This study involves synthetic data and a variety of machine learning systems. Recognizing that not all interactions produce a negative effect on performance, the dissertation introduces a novel technique named Relevance graphs to identify the interactions that negatively affect the performance of existing learning systems. The tool of interactive relevance graphs addresses another important need by providing the user with an opportunity to participate in the construction of a new representation that cancels the effects of the negative attribute interactions. The dissertation extends the concept of relevance graphs by introducing a series of algorithms for the automatic discovery of appropriate transformations. We use the named GLOREF (GLObally RElevant Features) to designate the approach that integrates these algorithms. The dissertation fully describes the GLOREF approach along with an extensive empirical evaluation with both synthetic and UCI datasets. This evaluation shows that the features produced by the GLOREF approach significantly improve the accuracy with both synthetic and real-world data.
Ion transport and brown adipose tissue activity in energy balance.
Creators: name: Harper, Mary Ellen.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: The objective of this work was to study the activity of the Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump and the thermogenic activity and capacity of brown adipose tissue (BAT) under conditions of dietary energy deficit and surfeit in both human subjects and laboratory animals. While controversial, it had earlier been hypothesized that Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump activity (1) acts as a "metabolic pacemaker" in the control of cellular energy expenditure, and (2) "adapts" during undernutrition so that overall energy expenditure is decreased. That BAT thermogenic activity increases during overfeeding and decreases during undernutrition is well recognised; BAT thermogenesis has hence been proposed as an "energy buffer" mechanism. However, at the outset of this work the effectiveness of dietary saturated fat in the induction of BAT thermogenesis was controversial. The first sections of this thesis describe the effects of undernutrition and nutritional rehabilitation upon Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump activity in erythrocytes of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The results show that, unlike results from developing world undernourished children, erythrocyte Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump activity was not lower in cells from the undernourished children with CP. The later sections describe the simultaneous study of both Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump and BAT activities during diet-induced obesity (DIO) and dietary restriction (DR) in rats. I hypothesized that both mechanisms might act as "energy buffers" and contribute to metabolic adaptation during DIO and DR. The effects of lard- and tallow-based diets were studied. The extent of DIO was assessed using total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC), carcass analysis and fat pad weights; it was concluded that presently available TOBEC equipment is unsuitable for serial determinations of rat adiposity, and that fat pad weights are good estimates of adiposity. Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump activity increased in thymocytes of rats fed the high saturated fat diets; activity decreased in erythrocytes and hepatocytes in some groups following DR. BAT activity and thermogenic capacity were enhanced by high saturated fat diet-feeding; activity decreased following DR. Lard- and tallow-based diets had differing effects upon the extent and the timing of changes in the activities of the two mechanisms. Despite increases in Na$\sp+$,K$\sp+$ pump and BAT activities, basal metabolic rate (BMR) was not increased in the obese rats; decreases did however occur following DR. Diet-induced alterations in both mechanisms could occur through common pathways such as sympathetic neural activity and/or thyroid hormones. Increases in plasma T$\sb3$ concentrations were associated with high saturated fat diet feeding as were decreases with DR. It is concluded that the alterations in both mechanisms are compatible with the hypothesis that these mechanisms function as energy buffer mechanisms during dietary energy surfeit and deficit.
Jamesoniella autumnalis Steph.
Creators: name: Pioli, Achille
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Jungermanniopsida
Jungermanniales
Adelanthaceae
Jamesoniella
Jamesoniella autumnalis

description: Jamesoniella autumnalis (DC.) Steph.
− 2A, Forêt territoriale de Marmanu, en bordure du chemin de randonnée GR20, sur tronc de pin laricio au sol, en état de pourrissement avancé, et très humide, cortège floristique vasculaire ayant des affinités avec le groupement de marais à laiches Caricetum intricatae caricetosum, mais aussi avec la mégaphorbiaie du Valeriano rotundifoliae-Adenostyletum briquetii, [NM133528], 1390 m, 3.10.2013, Pioli, A. s.n. (Hb. CBNC).
Espèce nouvelle pourla Corse. Espèce subboréale montagnardelargementrépanduedans l’hémisphèrenord (DÜLL, 1983).
description: Published as part of Pioli, Achille, 2015, Contribution à l'inventaire des bryophytes de corse: nouvelles données sur la présence de quelques espèces nouvelles, rares ou peu fréquentes, pp. 101-107 in Candollea 70 (1) on page 103, DOI: 10.15553/c2015v701a9, http://zenodo.org/record/5684377
Apparent delay of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism in quenched open systems
Creators: name: Jara, Roy D.
name: Cosme, Jayson G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report a new intermediate regime in the quench time, $τ_{q}$, separating the usual validity of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism (KZM) and its breakdown for rapid quenches in open systems under finite quench protocols. It manifests in the power-law scaling of the transition time with $τ_{q}$ as the system appears to enter the adiabatic regime, even though the ramp is already terminated and the final quench value is held constant. This intermediate regime, which we dub as the delayed KZM, emerges due to the dissipation preventing the system from freezing in the impulse regime. This results in a large delay between the actual time the system undergoes a phase transition and the time inferred from a threshold-based criterion for the order parameter, as done in most experiments. We demonstrate using the open Dicke model and its one-dimensional lattice version that this phenomenon is a generic feature of open systems that can be mapped onto an effective coupled oscillator model. We also show that the phenomenon becomes more prominent near criticality, and its effects on the transition time measurement can be further exacerbated by large threshold values for an order parameter. Due to this, we propose an alternative method for threshold-based criterion which uses the spatio-temporal information, such as the system's defect number, for identifying the transition time.
Buenoa unguis Truxal 1953
Creators: name: Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos
name: Barbosa, Julianna Freires
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Notonectidae
Buenoa
Buenoa unguis

description: Buenoa unguis Truxal, 1953
(Fig. 36A–B)
Buenoa unguis Truxal, 1953: 1476 (original description)
Distribution. Argentina. Bolivia (Truxal 1953). Brazil: Alagoas (Jordão et al. 2025), Amazonas (Rico et al. 2010; Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a), Ceará (Truxal 1953; Barbosa et al. 2010a; Jordão et al. 2025), Minas Gerais (Truxal 1953; Nieser & Melo 1997; Melo & Nieser 2004; Barbosa et al. 2010a), Pará (Truxal 1953; Andrade 1992; Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a; present study), Paraíba, Pernambuco (Truxal 1953; Jordão et al. 2025), Piauí (Takiya et al. 2016; Jordão et al. 2025), Rio de Janeiro (Truxal 1953; Barbosa et al. 2010a), Rio Grande do Norte (Truxal 1953), São Paulo (Castanhole et al. 2013; Pereira et al. 2015a), Sergipe (Jordão et al. 2025), Tocantins (Truxal 1957). Paraguay. Peru (Truxal 1953). Venezuela (Herrera Millán 2005).
Distribution in Pará. Alenquer (present study), Benevides (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a), Itaituba, Oriximiná (present study), Parauapebas (Andrade 1992), Santarém (Truxal 1953; present study).
Material examined. Brazil, Pará, Município de Alenquer, Poça Campo Grande, 01°48’23” S / 54°46’37” W, 05/XI/2022, S.E. Santos col. (1 ♂). Município de Itaituba, Lago Transamazônica, 04°17’48” S / 56°05’14” W, 27/ VII/2022, S.E. Santos col. (3 ♂, 4 ♀); Poça Lago Bom Jardim, 04°16’33” S / 56°00’18” W, 27/VII/2022, S.E. Santos col. (3 ♂). Município de Oriximiná, Poça Igarapé das Pedras, 01°33’15” S / 55°44’32” W, 07/XII/2022, S.E. Santos col. (24 ♂). Município de Santarém, Lago Maicá, 02°28’01” S / 54°39’51” W, 27/ V /2021, S.E. Santos col. (7 ♂, 7 ♀); Poça Curuá-Una, 02°48’29” S / 54°17’44” W, 05. VI.2023, S.E. Santos col. (1 ♂).
description: Published as part of Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos, Barbosa, Julianna Freires, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques, 2025, Corixoidea and Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of Pará, Brazil, with new records from the western portion of the state, pp. 275-304 in Zootaxa 5627 (2) on page 291, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/15325988
Membrane cholesterol access into a G-protein-coupled receptor
Creators: name: Guixa-Gonzalez, Ramon
name: Albasanz, Jose L.
name: Rodriguez-Espigares, Ismael
name: Pastor, Manuel
name: Sanz, Ferran
name: Marti-Solano, Maria
name: Manna, Moutusi
name: Martinez-Seara, Hector
name: Hildebrand, Peter W.
name: Martin, Mairena
name: Selent, Jana
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: G protein-coupled receptors
subject: Membrane lipids
subject: Molecular dynamics
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Cholesterol is a key component of cell membranes with a proven modulatory role on the function and ligand-binding properties of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Crystal structures of prototypical GPCRs such as the adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) have confirmed that cholesterol finds stable binding sites at the receptor surface suggesting an allosteric role of this lipid. Here we combine experimental and computational approaches to show that cholesterol can spontaneously enter the A2AR-binding pocket from the membrane milieu using the same portal gate previously suggested for opsin ligands. We confirm the presence of cholesterol inside the receptor by chemical modification of the A2AR interior in a biotinylation assay. Overall, we show that cholesterol’s impact on A2AR-binding affinity goes beyond pure allosteric modulation and unveils a new interaction mode between cholesterol and the A2AR that could potentially apply to other GPCRs.
Supplementary document for Hyperspectral terahertz microscopy via nonlinear ghost-Imaging - 4386178.pdf
Creators: name: Olivieri, Luana
name: Gongora, Juan Sebastian Totero
name: Peters, Luke
name: Cecconi, Vittorio
name: Cutrona, Antonio
name: Tunesi, Jacob
name: Tucker, Robyn
name: Pasquazi, Alessia
name: Peccianti, Marco
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Material
Spectral properties of bright deposits in permanently shadowed craters on Ceres
Creators: name: Schröder, Stefan
name: Schörghofer, Norbert
name: Mazarico, Erwan
name: Carsenty, Uri
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Bright deposits in permanently shadowed craters on Ceres are thought to harbor water ice. However, the evidence for water ice presented thus far is indirect. We aim to directly detect the spectral characteristics of water ice in bright deposits present in permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) in polar craters on Ceres. We analyzed narrowband images of four of the largest shadowed bright deposits acquired by the Dawn Framing Camera to reconstruct their reflectance spectra, carefully considering issues such as in-field stray light correction and image compression artifacts. The sunlit portion of a polar deposit known to harbor water ice has a negative (blue) spectral slope of $-58 \pm 12$ % $μ$m$^{-1}$ relative to the background in the visible wavelength range. We find that the PSR bright deposits have similarly blue spectral slopes, consistent with a water ice composition. Based on the brightness and spectral properties, we argue that the ice is likely present as particles of high purity. Other components such as phyllosilicates may be mixed in with the ice. Salts are an unlikely brightening agent given their association with cryovolcanic processes, of which we find no trace. Our spectral analysis strengthens the case for the presence of water ice in permanently shadowed craters on Ceres.
description: 8 pages, 8 figures
Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. in the St. Lawrence River: Impact on drinking water quality.
Creators: name: Nolan, Kerry A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Biology, Microbiology.

description: This study was designed to: (a) describe the occurrence and distribution of the protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. in raw and treated water supplies on the St. Lawrence River; (b) to find a suitable microbial indicator for the presence of Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. in raw water; (c) to measure the survival capability of Cryptosporidium parvum in both the raw water and the treated water supplies of the St. Lawrence River, and (d) to determine whether C. parvum oocysts aged (or stressed) in raw water are more susceptible than fresh oocysts to chlorine and monochloramine disinfection. Twelve sampling sites were chosen on the St. Lawrence River (between Morrisburg and Lancaster, Ontario), consisting of eight raw surface water sites, and four water treatment plant effluents. Two of the plants practiced full conventional treatment of the water, including alum coagulation, rapid-sand filtration and chlorination, while the other two used a one-step chlorination process to treat the drinking water. Each site was sampled three times between July and November 1995, and a further 5 to 7 times between April and October 1996. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Behavioural determinants of consumers intention to recycle and reuse end-of-life garments in Australia
Creators: name: Rotimi, Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Australians are consuming fashion products at a fast rate resulting in increased waste being disposed of in landfills, negatively impacting the environment. We explored two solutions for the waste issue: recycling and reusing end-of-life garments. We proposed that achieving circularity requires a collaborative effort among all fashion supply chain agents. Recommendations are made to educate, raise awareness, and establish engagement activities on recycling and reusing end-of-life garments amongst consumers. Lessons can be learned from European countries that are leaders in sustainable fashion disposal. The Government should drive the shift towards circularity by providing initiatives such as funding and policy changes.
Aneura maxima Steph.
Creators: name: Pioli, Achille
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Jungermanniopsida
Metzgeriales
Aneuraceae
Aneura
Aneura maxima

description: Aneura maxima (Schiffn.) Steph.
− 2A, Forêt territoriale de Marmanu, en bordure du chemin de randonnée GR20, cortège floristique vasculaire ayant des affinités avec le groupement de marais à laiches Caricetum intricatae caricetosum, mais aussi avec la mégaphorbiaie du Valeriano rotundifoliae-Adenostyletum briquetii [NM133528], 1390 m, 3.10.2013, Pioli, A. s.n. (Hb. CBNC).
Espèce rare, signalée une seule fois, en forêtde Ghisoni (SOTIAUX et al., 2007).
description: Published as part of Pioli, Achille, 2015, Contribution à l'inventaire des bryophytes de corse: nouvelles données sur la présence de quelques espèces nouvelles, rares ou peu fréquentes, pp. 101-107 in Candollea 70 (1) on page 102, DOI: 10.15553/c2015v701a9, http://zenodo.org/record/5684377
Metabolic and microbial signatures of ultra-processed food consumption and their association with cancer pathways in the BC Generations Project
Creators: name: Li, Marco
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: Background: Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has been linked to adverse health outcomes, including increased cancer risks. The underlying mechanisms may involve diet-induced metabolic alterations and shifts in gut microbial communities. This study aimed to use metabolomic and gut microbiome profiling to elucidate metabolic pathways and microbial signatures associated with UPF intake and determine the relevance of pathways to carcinogenic processes. Methods: Data were obtained from 800 participants of the BC Generations Project (BCGP). Dietary intake was assessed using a past year validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). UPF consumption was quantified as a percentage of total energy intake. Non-fasting serum samples were assayed using mass spectrometry-based metabolomic profiling, and stool samples using whole metagenome shotgun sequencing. Metabolite data were analyzed using multivariate regression, principal component analysis, and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis. Microbial diversity and composition were evaluated using alpha and beta diversity metrics, differential abundance testing, and core microbiome analysis. Results: A total of 1,080 metabolites were detected, of which 68 metabolites were significantly associated with UPF consumption after adjusting for covariates (q<0.05). Among these, seven metabolites were positively associated with UPF, while 61 were negatively associated with UPF. Notably, pipecolate levels were inversely associated with UPF intake, while specific phosphatidylethanolamines and 6-deoxodolichosterone were positively associated with UPF intake. Multivariate analyses, including OPLS-DA, revealed distinct metabolic profiles for low versus high UPF consumers. Enrichment analyses indicated that many metabolite changes were concentrated in pathways frequently implicated in cancer biology such as arginine biosynthesis, TCA cycle, and nucleotide metabolism. Microbiome analyses indicated differences in core microbial taxa between these groups, with seven species unique to Quartile 1 and Quartile 4, respectively. MaAsLin2 differential abundance analyses identified 12 species that varied by UPF consumption. Of particular interest, both approaches consistently demonstrated higher abundances of butyrate-producing bacteria—Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia hominis, and Butyribacter sp000436755—in Quartile 1 compared with Quartile 4. Conclusion: Our study suggests that high UPF consumption is associated with distinct serum metabolic profiles and differences in gut microbial composition. These findings provide mechanistic insights into the potential pathways by which UPF consumption may contribute to cancer risk.