cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
PC 12 pheochromocytoma cell response to super high frequency terahertz radiation from synchrotron source
Creators: name: Perera, Palalle G.Tharushi
name: Appadoo, Dominique R.T.
name: Cheeseman, Samuel
name: Wandiyanto, Jason V.
name: Linklater, Denver
name: Dekiwadia, Chaitali
name: Truong, Vi Khanh
name: Tobin, Mark J.
name: Vongsvivut, Jitraporn
name: Bazaka, Olha
name: Bazaka, Kateryna
name: Croft, Rodney J.
name: Crawford, Russell
name: Ivanova, Elena
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: High frequency (HF) electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been widely used in many wireless communication devices, yet within the terahertz (THz) range, their effects on biological systems are poorly understood. In this study, electromagnetic radiation in the range of 0.3–19.5 × 1012 Hz, generated using a synchrotron light source, was used to investigate the response of PC 12 neuron-like pheochromocytoma cells to THz irradiation. The PC 12 cells remained viable and physiologically healthy, as confirmed by a panel of biological assays; however, exposure to THz radiation for 10 min at 25.2 ± 0.4 °C was sufficient to induce a temporary increase in their cell membrane permeability. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed cell membrane permeabilization via visualisation of the translocation of silica nanospheres (d = 23.5 ± 0.2 nm) and their clusters (d = 63 nm) into the PC 12 cells. Analysis of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs revealed the formation of atypically large (up to 1 µm) blebs on the surface of PC 12 cells when exposed to THz radiation. Long-term analysis showed no substantial differences in metabolic activity between the PC 12 cells exposed to THz radiation and untreated cells; however, a higher population of the THz-treated PC 12 cells responded to the nerve growth factor (NGF) by extending longer neurites (up to 0–20 µm) compared to the untreated PC12 cells (up to 20 µm). These findings present implications for the development of nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery and gene therapy strategies since THz irradiation can promote nanoparticle uptake by cells without causing apoptosis, necrosis or physiological damage, as well as provide a deeper fundamental insight into the biological effects of environmental exposure of cells to electromagnetic radiation of super high frequencies
Corticosterone and vitamin A concentrations in tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings exposed to environmental contaminants along the St. Lawrence River, Canada and United States of America.
Creators: name: Martinovic, Barbara.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Biology, Ecology.

description: In 1999 and 2000 reproductive success and chemical biomarkers were measured in 16 day old tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) collected from nine sites along the St. Lawrence River in Canada and USA. Chicks were collected for analysis of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), total mercury, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and measures of corticosterone response, and vitamin A concentrations. Study sites were located in the vicinity of landfill sites and industrial outfalls in the St. Lawrence River area of concern (AOC). Altered vitamin A metabolism and corticosterone homeostasis in wildlife exposed to contaminants may lead to numerous effects on reproduction, growth, and immune function. Overall these data suggest that current levels of organochlorine contamination may be affecting the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and vitamin A levels in environmentally exposed tree swallow nestlings along the St. Lawrence River. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Energiemanagementsysteme in der Praxis
Creators: name: Barckhausen, Anton
name: Becker, Juliane
name: Malodobry, Peter
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Energiemanagementsystem
subject: ISO 50001:2011
subject: Umweltmanagement
subject: Energieeffizienz
subject: EMAS
subject: ISO 50001
subject: Energiemanagement
subject: Energieaudits
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Climate | Energy
subject: Economy | Consumption

description: Deutschland will bis zum Jahr 2050 treibhausgasneutral werden. Gleichzeitig soll der Primärenergieverbrauchbis 2050 im Verhältnis zum Jahr 2008 halbiert werden. Damit diese Ziele erreicht werden können, ist ein massiver Schub bei der Steigerung der Energieeffizienz notwendig. Die Norm ISO 50001 hat sich seit ihrer Veröffentlichung im Jahr 2011 als internationaler Standard für das Energiemanagement etabliert. Der vorliegende Leitfaden wurde im Vergleich zur ersten Auflage grundsätzlich überarbeitet. Anhand konkreter Empfehlungen und einer Vielzahl von Praxisbeispielen wird gezeigt, wie Unternehmen und sonstige Organisationen auf Grundlage eines Energieaudits ein wirksames Energiemanagementsystem nach der DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 einführen können. In Exkursen wird erklärt, was zusätzlich für ein EMAS-Umweltmanagement nötig ist. Für Unternehmen und Organisationen, die zunächst mit überschaubarem Aufwand testen wollen, ob sich ein Energiemanagementsystem für sie lohnt, bietet sich der im Leitfaden beschriebene "Probedurchlauf Energiemanagement" an. Quelle:http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: Deutschland will bis zum Jahr 2050 treibhausgasneutral werden. Gleichzeitig soll der ⁠Primärenergieverbrauch⁠ bis 2050 im Verhältnis zum Jahr 2008 halbiert werden. Damit diese Ziele erreicht werden können, ist ein massiver Schub bei der Steigerung der Energieeffizienz notwendig. Die Norm ISO 50001 hat sich seit ihrer Veröffentlichung im Jahr 2011 als internationaler Standard für das Energiemanagement etabliert. Der vorliegende Leitfaden wurde im Vergleich zur ersten Auflage grundsätzlich überarbeitet. Anhand konkreter Empfehlungen und einer Vielzahl von Praxisbeispielen wird gezeigt, wie Unternehmen und sonstige Organisationen auf Grundlage eines Energieaudits ein wirksames Energiemanagementsystem nach der DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 einführen können. In Exkursen wird erklärt, was zusätzlich für ein ⁠EMAS⁠-Umweltmanagement nötig ist. Für Unternehmen und Organisationen, die zunächst mit überschaubarem Aufwand testen wollen, ob sich ein Energiemanagementsystem für sie lohnt, bietet sich der im Leitfaden beschriebene „Probedurchlauf Energiemanagement“ an.
RE-AIMing conferences: evaluating the adoption, implementation and maintenance of the Rick Hansen Institute’s Praxis 2016
Creators: name: Gainforth, Heather
name: Baxter, Kristy
name: Baron, Justine
name: Michalovic, Emilie
name: Caron, Jeffrey G.
name: Sweet, Shane
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: In April 2016, the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) hosted an innovative, 2-day conference called Praxis 2016. RHI aimed to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to develop solutions for overcoming the challenges of translating spinal cord injury (SCI) research into practice. To understand the impact of Praxis, RHI funded an independent team to evaluate Praxis at the individual and setting level using the RE-AIM framework. Individual-level findings are published elsewhere. The aim of this evaluation is to report on the impact of Praxis at the setting level in terms of its adoption, implementation and maintenance. Methods: Data sources included interviews with attendees (n = 13) and organisers (n = 9), a fidelity assessment conducted at the conference, and observation notes provided by the evaluation team. Results: Main findings indicated that the Praxis model was adopted by organisers and attendees, implemented by RHI as intended, and has the potential for long-term maintenance. Lessons learned highlighted the importance of including SCI community members throughout the entire process from development to post-conference activities as well as in the research process, the value of facilitation and fostering interactive problem solving, and the need to identify leadership and funds to foster long-term efforts. Conclusions: Developing and implementing a solutions-focused conference that brings together a diverse group of SCI stakeholders was challenging and rewarding for attendees and organisers. Other domains could learn from, adopt and build on the Praxis 2016 approach to address research-to-practice gaps.
Cross-media ownership laws: refinement or rejection?
Creators: name: Given, Jock
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: During the long debate about media ownership rules in Australia, the Coalition Government argued for the repeal of cross-media restrictions. It did not achieve this. The law passed in October 2006 retains limits on cross-media holdings but they are less restrictive than their predecessors.1 When the Federal Communications Commission (‘FCC’) last reviewed media ownership rules in the United States, it too proposed loosening but not removing cross-media limits.2 A federal appeals court stayed the proposed rules in 2004, essentially leaving the existing rules in place.3 The FCC is now reviewing the rules, taking into account changes since then in the media market and the way people are using media.4 This article examines the background to cross-media ownership laws and compares the approaches to changing them in the two countries. It finds different outcomes generated by different media markets, political and institutional contexts, legislative histories and levels of policy analysis. The two countries are both moving away from blanket prohibition of cross-media holdings and trying to make any remaining restrictions more sensitive to the characteristics of individual markets.
Supplementary document for Multifunctional on-chip storage at telecommunication wavelength for quantum networks - 4980564.pdf
Creators: name: Craiciu, Ioana
name: Lei, Mi
name: Rochman, Jake
name: Bartholomew, John
name: Faraon, Andrei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
La risposta di Richard Delgado e Jean Stefancic
Creators: name: Delgado, Richard
name: Stefancic, Jean
name: De Rossi, Valentina
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2020
Subjects: American studies; Arizona Book Ban

description: La risposta di Richard Delgado e Jean Stefancic
description: Iperstoria, No 1 (2013): Arizona Book Ban
title: Virtual Reality and Architectural Space in Film. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari: A Case Study
Creators: name: Siagkri, Rafaella
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 2025

description: This interdisciplinary research project aims to investigate the symbiotic relationship between architecture and cinema through the application of Virtual Reality (VR) technology. The primary focus of this study is the renowned film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) by Robert Wiene, notable for its revolutionary narrative and architecturally innovative film sets. This research employs VR to digitally reconstruct the architecture (film sets) that have been lost, damaged beyond repair, and no longer physically exist. By utilising archival drawings and meticulous data processing, the project iteratively designs and creates digital models of the film sets with near-physical accuracy. The VR simulation that results from the proposed methodology provides a unique opportunity for scholars, architects, and film enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the Expressionist spatial and atmospheric environment. Ultimately, this research presents and advocates VR as a valuable tool for preserving and restoring cultural heritage within the realms of film and architecture, while also enhancing the understanding of abstract Expressionist architecture. The importance of this case study lies in its contribution to the preservation of film culture and to the architectural heritage of Expressionism.
Silvia Cassamagnaghi, Quando lo zio Tom volle anche loro. Hollywood, le donne e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale
Creators: name: Corrizzato, Sara
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2020

description: Review of Quando lo zio Tom volle anche loro. Hollywood, le donne e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
description: Iperstoria, No 1 (2013): Arizona Book Ban
Supplementary document for Multifunctional on-chip storage at telecommunication wavelength for quantum networks - 4980564.pdf
Creators: name: Craiciu, Ioana
name: Lei, Mi
name: Rochman, Jake
name: Bartholomew, John
name: Faraon, Andrei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
Self-calibrating floating-point analog-to-digital converter
Creators: name: Debski, Michal
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The Floating-Point Analog-to-Digital Converter (FPADC) is an extended version of the Fixed-Point ADC. It is designed to deal with a broader dynamic range of signals while exhibiting a smaller relative quantization error. The traditional implementation of the FPADC is characterized by a high relative precision, but it requires high-precision high-speed components in order to achieve that. The high precision of the high-speed components comes at a greater cost. This constraint limits the availability of FPADCs to high-priced designs. The thesis addresses a low-speed and a low-cost calibration approach for the FPADC. It presents the architecture, design and implementation platform of a self-calibrating differential predictive FPADC which is characterized by utilizing low-grade components. The precision is maintained at high values by additional hardware that periodically performs calibration cycles. Starting with a review of the field of FPADC the thesis develops the understanding of the Floating Point ADCs. The implementation is then extended to include a high precision low speed calibrating ADC. A complete implementation of the design is carried out and described. Finally, experimental measurements are performed to test the new FPADC and present the acquired results.
Covariation detection biases in sufficient and necessary situations.
Creators: name: Cheng, Yuanshan.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Cognitive.

description: In 4 experiments, university students played video games in which one action or cause covaried with an outcome. Judgments on sufficient and necessary causes were observed. On the basis of the obtained judgments, different computational models, Cheng and Novick's (1990a, 1992) probabilistic contrast ($\Delta$P rule) and the Rescorla-Wagner (1972) model were evaluated. In Experiments 1 and 2, for the positive contingencies, the participants judged sufficient and necessary causes differently; they also showed judgment deviations from the real contingencies. The $\Delta$P rule could not account for these data. An alternative weighted $\Delta$P rule was proposed and, along with the Rescorla-Wagner model, it successfully explained these results. In Experiment 3, negative contingencies were included. The pattern of judgements among the negative sufficient and necessary causes mirrored that of the positive contingencies but did not reach statistical significance. The $\Delta$P rule could not account for the judgments in Experiment 3, the adjusted $\Delta$P rule did not either. However, the Rescorla-Wagner model accounted for the results very well. In Experiment 4, the predictive power of these different models was compared. In general, the Rescorla-Wagner model remains the best descriptive model for explaining and predicting the patterns of contingency judgments.
Supplementary document for Non-invasive optical imaging with extended Fourier-domain shower-curtain effect - 4980993.pdf
Creators: name: Xie, Xiangsheng
name: He, Qiangzhi
name: Liu, Yi-Kun
name: Liang, Haowen
name: Zhou, Jianying
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemetal material for the theory and more experiments
Postfazione
Creators: name: De Rossi, Valentina
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2020
Subjects: American studies; Arizona Book Ban

description: Sovversivo, anti-americano e pericoloso. Queste le accuse mosse al programma di studi etnici di Tucson, Arizona, sospeso un anno fa. Il corso faceva parte del curriculum di studi del distretto scolastico da più di tredici anni e permetteva agli studenti, per usare le parole del pedagogista Paulo Freire, di “partecipare all’elaborazione della pedagogia della loro liberazione”
description: Iperstoria, No 1 (2013): Arizona Book Ban
Sense and sensuality: A commented translation of Albert Camus' "Noces".
Creators: name: Lott, Sarah Christine.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Literature, Comparative.

description: This thesis, a "commented translation", is comprised of two main parts. The first part features the translation of two lyrical essays, "Noces a Tipasa" and "L'ete a Alger", from French Algerian writer Albert Camus' four-essay set entitled Noces. The second part consists of commentary: three chapters treat individual, but interrelated aspects of the source text that were particularly challenging to translation. The first chapter examines four thematic undercurrents that dominate Camus' writing; the second chapter analyzes the stylistic devices Camus favoured to highlight those undercurrents; the third chapter studies the Cagayous vernacular used in the essays. The concept that grew out of the translation and underlies the commentary is that context and style are inseparable in a literary text such as Noces; both must be clearly understood and adequately represented in translation for together they create the unique, complex and multi-dimensional meaning and message of the text.
Golfers' preperformance states of mind and emotion during tournament play.
Creators: name: Malo, Susan A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Psychobiology.

description: Positive states of mind and emotion are essential to skilled golf performance, yet the substance of these desirable capacities has received minimal attention. The aim of the present study, therefore, was to investigate the preperformance thoughts of expert golfers during their play in a tournament round, in order to determine the states of mind and emotion that these golfers experienced, and to examine the relationship of this mental and emotional activity to subsequent golf performance. Each of seven male amateur golfers who play Quebec Golf Association and Royal Canadian Golf Association events (average handicap 0), was videotaped on a separate tournament day. Following the round, each participant was interviewed, whereby he was asked to recall what he was attempting to do, what he was thinking and feeling. The videotape was then played back to stimulate further input. Inductive analyses of interview transcripts disclosed that the preperformance thoughts expressed by the participants fell into two main dimensions: Thoughts of a positive nature were associated with successful shot outcomes, and described effective mental preparation skills, effective technical/tactical strategies, and positive feeling states. Thoughts with clearly negative overtones were associated with unsuccessful outcomes, and pertained to ineffective mental preparation, technical/tactical weaknesses, and negative feeling states. The stimulated recall interviews were successful in garnering the content of the participants' thoughts, and was a methodological strategy which had not yet been used in golf. The participants found the process helpful in that it enhanced their awareness about many facets of their play, which frequently translated into improved play in subsequent rounds. The information gleaned from this study will likely aid other golfers who wish to improve their attentional skills, and the procedure used is an innovative manner in which to initiate consulting interactions.
Supplementary document for Non-invasive optical imaging with extended Fourier-domain shower-curtain effect - 4980993.pdf
Creators: name: Xie, Xiangsheng
name: He, Qiangzhi
name: Liu, Yi-Kun
name: Liang, Haowen
name: Zhou, Jianying
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemetal material for the theory and more experiments
Contemporary Songs and Traditional Literature in the EFL Classroom
Creators: name: Corrizzato, Sara
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2020
Subjects: EFL; Songs; literature

description: The most difficult goal an EFL teacher aspires to achieve is undoubtedly succeeding in involving L2 students in the study of English language and literature. Young learners, in fact, tend to use books and English teaching materials only to get good marks in the subject. Therefore, a number of suggestions have been made to overcome this problem by trying to create an atmosphere in the class that would encourage adolescent learners to appreciate the acquisition of the foreign language. Several studies (c.f. Cranmer and Laroy 1992, Schoepp 2001, Graham 2006) have revealed that teaching English language and English literature through songs can be a useful didactic method to capture the students’ interest in the activities and themes developed in class. It is generally recognized, in fact, that students can easily interiorise a foreign language by working on songs. This paper illustrates a project carried out in a Class IV (Liceo) of a high school in Italy. Thirty students were involved in this project. They were invited to work in small groups and were asked to choose a song that could be linked to one of the literary works or themes developed during the school year. They were expected to prepare a presentation for the rest of the class and write a brief composition explaining the reasons for choosing that particular song and highlighting the connection between the song and the English literature work or theme.
description: Iperstoria, No 1 (2013): Arizona Book Ban
title: Ein neuer Weg zu effizienten Wärmenetzen mit Niedertemperaturwärmeströmen
title: Ein neuer Weg zu effizienten Wärmenetzen mit Niedertemperaturwärmeströmen
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Sandrock, Matthias
name: Maaß, Christian
name: Weisleder, Simona
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Kommunaler Klimaschutz
subject: Fernwärme
subject: Erdwärme
subject: Wärmenetze
subject: Wärmeplanung
subject: Geothermie
subject: Klima | Energie

description: Für die anstehende Wärmewende spielen Kommunen eine wichtige Rolle, da die Transformation der Wärmeversorgung lokal umgesetzt wird. Für die Kommune bietet das die Chance, diesen Wandel entscheidend mitzuprägen. Eine Herausforderung darin besteht, die Wärmeversorgung so effizient wie möglich umzubauen und gleichzeitig für Bürger und lokale Wirtschaft passend auszugestalten. Der Leitfaden beschreibt in fünf einfachen Schritten - angefangen bei Voruntersuchungen bis hin zur Umsetzung - und mit anschaulichen Beispielen, wie dieser Weg mit effizienten Wärmenetzen mit Niedertemperaturwärmeströmen beschritten werden kann. Auf Tiefengeothermie und Wärmespeicher wird zudem detaillierter eingegangen. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Für die anstehende Wärmewende spielen Kommunen eine wichtige Rolle, da die Transformation der Wärmeversorgung lokal umgesetzt wird. Für die Kommune bietet das die Chance, diesen Wandel entscheidend mitzuprägen. Eine Herausforderung darin besteht, die Wärmeversorgung so effizient wie möglich umzubauen und gleichzeitig für Bürger und lokale Wirtschaft passend auszugestalten. Der Leitfaden beschreibt in fünf einfachen Schritten – angefangen bei Voruntersuchungen bis hin zur Umsetzung – und mit anschaulichen Beispielen, wie dieser Weg mit effizienten Wärmenetzen mit Niedertemperaturwärmeströmen beschritten werden kann. Auf Tiefengeothermie und Wärmespeicher wird zudem detaillierter eingegangen.
Narratives in miniature: aesthetics for mobiles
Creators: name: Keep, Dean
name: Berry, Marsha
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In this paper, we seek to explore the potential of the mobile device as a tool for creating and/or delivering narrative based content. In a world where mobile device specifications differ from model to model, old wisdoms cannot be refashioned. The narrative artefact becomes device dependant and this greatly affects the quality of the user experience. We expose the conditions of possibility and constraints afforded by current developments in mobile phone technology. We examine the possibilities of very small screens for storytelling with a focus on the relationship of the viewer to a narrative artefact that lives in miniature. Things that fit within the hand have a special relation to us and often find a way into our hearts. In this paper we draw on the aesthetics of Western and Eastern traditions to explore ways in which these may inspire contemporary practice in mobile small screen media and miniature narratives.
The role of leader's social competence in children's social skills training.
Creators: name: McCendie, Richard R.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Social.

description: The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether certain leader variables contribute to the efficacy of children's social skills training (SST). Trainees were 59 grades 3, 4, and 5 boys chosen from a sample of 944 children who were identified as high on aggression using the Revised Class Play. Twelve male social skills leaders participated in the study. Leaders were third- and fourth-year undergraduate students (2 in criminology and 10 in psychology) who were selected from 39 volunteers based on sociability and hostility scores. Twelve groups of trainees (4 to 6 trainees per group) participated in 10 sessions of SST. Outcome measures included post-treatment scores from the Social Skills Training Mastery Test, pre- and post-treatment scores of aggression and sociability from the Revised Class Play, and pre- and post-treatment scores of self-control from the Social Skills Rating System-Student Form. Leaders completed the Interpersonal Behavior Survey, the Interpersonal Style Inventory, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised to obtain scores on various leader variables including empathy, sociability, hostility, and self-confidence. Leader in-session variables (including warmth, enthusiasm, and quality of feedback) were coded from video-taped SST sessions using the Modified McDaniel Observer Rating System. Children in groups led by leaders high and low on hostility, sociability, and quality of feedback did not differ significantly on outcome measures. While these results may suggest that therapist variables are less important in structured interventions such as children's SST, it is also possible that a more powerful study using more groups and investigating only a few therapist variables might have produced significant results. Implications of the results were discussed with reference to the limitations of the design of this study, and suggestions for future research were noted.
Bis-(2-propylheptyl)phthalate (DPHP) metabolites emerging in 24 h urine samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank (1999-2012)
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Human-Biomonitoring
Expositionsabschätzung

description: Bis-(2-propylheptyl)-phthalate (DPHP) has been introduced as a substitute for other high molecular weight phthalates primarily used in high temperature applications (e.g. cable wires, roofing membranes). The aim of this study was to investigate how the increased usage of DPHP is reflected in urine samples collected over the last 14 years and to evaluate the current extent of exposure.
We analyzed 300 urine samples (24 h voids) from the German Environmental Specimen Bank collected in the years 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012, 60 samples per year, from 30 male and 30 female volunteers (age: 20-30 years) for three specific, secondary oxidized DPHP metabolites (with hydroxy, oxo and carboxy modifications of the alkyl side chain). We determined DPHP metabolites with a previously developed GC-HRMS method, enabling us to unambiguously distinguish DPHP metabolites from co-eluting, structurally isomeric di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) metabolites. All samples were blinded before analysis.
We detected no DPHP metabolites in urine samples from the years 1999, 2003 and 2006. Thereafter, detection rates increased from 3.3% in 2009 to 21.7% in 2012. Mono-oxo-propylheptylphthalate (oxo-MPHP) was the most abundant metabolite, with concentrations between Our results show that the general German population is increasingly exposed to DPHP. However, exposure is considerably lower than for DIDP or other high molecular weight phthalates. Future measurements will enable us to monitor the development of DPHP exposure and advise risk management steps, if warranted.© 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
The Spectrum of Interactions between Cryptococcus neoformans and Bacteria
Creators: name: Mayer, François L.
name: Kronstad, James Warren
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Cryptococcus neoformans is a major fungal pathogen that infects immunocompromised people and causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis. C. neoformans does not occur in isolation either in the environment or in the human host, but is surrounded by other microorganisms. Bacteria are ubiquitously distributed in nature, including soil, and make up the dominant part of the human microbiota. Pioneering studies in the 1950s demonstrated antifungal activity of environmental bacteria against C. neoformans. However, the mechanisms and implications of these interactions remain largely unknown. Recently, interest in polymicrobial interaction studies has been reignited by the development of improved sequencing methodologies, and by the realization that such interactions may have a huge impact on ecology and human health. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the interaction of bacteria with C. neoformans.
Floor vibrations due to human excitation: damping perspective
Creators: name: Saidi, Ibrahim
name: Haritos, Nick
name: Gad, Emad
name: Wilson, John
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: High levels of vibrations can occur in floor systems due to excitation from human activities such as walking and aerobics. In building floors, excessive vibrations are generally not a safety concern for building floor systems but a cause of annoyance and discomfort. Excessive vibrations typically occur in: (a) light weight floors; (b) floor systems with low stiffness where the floor dominant natural frequency is close to the excitation frequency; and (c) floors with low damping. While the floor mass and stiffness are normally constant during the life of the structure and can be estimated with a high degree of accuracy, damping is more difficult to predict because it is mostly associated with non-structural components such as partitions, false floors, suspended ceilings and ducts as well as furniture such as filing cabinets and bookshelfs. Current trends in the building industry associated with using lightweight materials, long-span open-plan floors and adoption of the electronic office, give rise to the importance of understanding floor vibrations and specifically damping. This paper provides a summary of factors affecting floor vibrations and discusses available damping systems which can be used to reduce vibration levels in floor systems.
Tiziana Maria Di Blasio, Cinema e Storia. Interferenze/Confluenze; Bruno Ramirez, Inside the Historical Film,
Creators: name: Sanfilippo, Matteo
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2019

description: Review of Cinema e Storia. Interferenze/Confluenze, by Tiziana Maria Di Blasio, and Inside the Historical Film, by Bruno Ramirez.
description: Iperstoria, No 5 (2015): Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Higher Education
Supplementary document for Two-octave-wide (3–12 µm) mid-infrared frequency comb produced as an optical subharmonic in a nondispersive cavity - 4981787.pdf
Creators: name: Ru, Qitian
name: Kawamori, Taiki
name: Schunemann, Peter
name: Vasilyev, Sergey
name: Mirov, Sergey
name: Vodopyanov, Konstantin
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Suppl. 1
In God We Trust: Emigrazione e rigenerazione in Cristo fra i muratori di Pietro Di Donato
Creators: name: Lombardo, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2019

description: A new and multilevel reading of Pietro di Donato’s Christ in Concrete (1939), the long forgotten novel published ten years after the Great Depression but still fresh from the attentive and alert observing eye of the writer caught in one of the decisive moments of his development as a young promise of Italian American Literature. The article will be divided into two functional paragraphs which have different but converging aims. The first one (titled “Emigrazione e rigenerazione”) will try to reconstruct the biographical and ethnical elements involved in the tragic story of the death of Geremio, an Italian American bricklayer who is involved in the sudden collapse of the building yard were he works together with other Italian labourers. Geremio’s death has a direct impact on the economic conditions of his family, particularly Annunziata, his wife, and Paul his first born who has to abandon the school he is attending in order to take the place of the dead father as head of the family. Paul grows in ability and rapidly masters the fundamentals of the bricklayer’s art, with the help of two adult characters, Nazone, his godfather, and Luigi, the brother of Annunziata and his maternal uncle. The second paragraph (titled “Lingua e ideologia”) will be devoted to the exploration of the continuity in the development of the fundamental values of ethnic identity and the evolution of the linguistic behaviour of the main characters analyzed from the he point of view of their being privileged carriers of a new linguistic/social role in their specific Italian/American search for a new identity.
description: Iperstoria, No 5 (2015): Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Higher Education
Gotta keep 'em separated: the single search box may not be right for libraries
Creators: name: McKay, Dana
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: As a result of users' well-documented frustrations with complex library information systems, it has long been assumed that they would prefer a Google-like single search box for to library resources. Early studies of such systems, however, have reported user resistance to this approach. This paper presents the results of focus groups investigating the information practices and understandings underpinning users' perceptions of the library single search box.
title: Meningiomas típicos, atípicos y pitfalls
Creators: name: Sanchez Rubio, Nancy
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Head and neck
subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: Oncology
subject: MR
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: CT
subject: Education
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Neoplasia

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Nuestros objetivos son: Describir los hallazgos típicos y atípicos de los meningiomas tanto en TC como en RM. Mostrar aquellos casos que pueden simular un...
title: Metástasis atípicas del cáncer colorrectal: lo infrecuente de lo frecuente.
Creators: name: Fornell Pérez, Roberto
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Thorax
subject: Colon
subject: CT
subject: Image manipulation / Reconstruction
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Staging
subject: Biopsy
subject: Metastases
subject: Tissue characterisation

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Revisar las localizaciones frecuentes e infrecuentes de aparición de metástasis en el cáncer de colon y recto. Familiarizarnos con las posibles formas de presentación infrecuente de dichas metástasis desde el punto de vista radiológico en...
Issues in adding special purpose functions to free scientific or statistical software
Creators: name: Wang, Sudan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Engineering, System Science.
subject: Computer Science.

description: Free Software offers people the freedom to share or change the software. By accessing the source code, people can adapt or modify the software to meet their special needs. This facilitates research, education and business. However, adding special purpose functions to Free Software is still a big challenge for developers. Though some software packages provide functions that have potential utility for certain needs, these functions might not be directly used or are very difficult to use, especially by students. This thesis aimed to provide developers with some feasible approaches to assisting novice users. It attempts to add forecasting functionality and easy-to-use user interface to different types of software packages, such as R and Scilab. Several example interfaces are implemented in multiple programming languages (such as Perl, JavaScript and HTML) on the Windows and Linux platforms. We conducted analyses on the attempts made and the lessons learned in these implementations. This provides prototypes and caveats for further efforts, which may have relevance to effectively exploiting Free Software, especially for online teaching.
title: TC de doble energía en el estudio angiográfico del TEP. ¿Qué pasa con la dosis?
Creators: name: Oca Pernas, Roque
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Thorax
subject: Pulmonary vessels
subject: CT-Angiography

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
INTRODUCCIÓN: Desde la aparición de los equipos de TC multidetector (TCMD),
de alta resolución espacial y temporal,
laangio-TCse ha convertido en el método de referencia en la evaluación de la vascularización pulmonar y en el diagnóstico del...
Traffic engineering for inter-domain optical networks
Creators: name: Alassaf, Mohamad
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Because of increasing demands for network bandwidth and the advances in WDM technologies, it is expected that IP (Internet Protocol) over Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) will be the infrastructure for the next generation Internet by carrying IP packets over WDM. As this infrastructure matures, a number of important control issues are surfacing. One of them is traffic engineering, which concerns network performance optimization. This thesis presents a new approach to the congestion avoidance problem for wavelength-routed inter-domain networking under dynamic traffic demands where IP traffic is directly routed over WDM. The main idea is to adapt the underlying optical connectivity by measuring the actual traffic load over the existing lightpaths continuously and reacting to the load changes by adding or tearing down lightpaths. We avoid load instability directly by setting up a lightpath when congestion occurs or by tearing down a lightpath when the congestion is relieved. For the decision of setting up or tearing down lightpath, we propose a traffic engineering algorithm. The algorithm is characterized by two system parameters, high threshold (H) and low threshold (L). A simulation is conducted with different network topologies. The simulation results show the improvement we achieved in term of packets loss, resource utilization, blocking probability and delay.
Leonardo Buonomo, Immigration, Ethnicity, and Class in American Writing, 1830-1860: Reading the Stranger
Creators: name: Bavaro, Vincenzo
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2019

description: Review of the volume Immigration, Ethnicity, and Class in American Writing, 1830-1860: Reading the Stranger by Leonardo Buonomo.
description: Iperstoria, No 5 (2015): Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Higher Education
Experimental study and performance analysis of real time applications over differentiated services capable networks
Creators: name: Zhou, Quanyou
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The research reported in this dissertation, focuses on the delivery of QoS by Differentiated Services enabled networks to MPEG-2 compressed video and Distributed Interactive Virtual Environments (DIVE) applications. Video based services will be among the most popular high-bandwidth applications running in the future through Internet. DIVE based services are emerging as powerful tools for use in distributed simulation environments and are expected to be used in developing applications for the support of several very promising business sectors; among them e-commerce, telelearning/tele-training and networked games. MPEG-2 video and DIVE applications are highly sensitive to delays and losses. Our objectives were to: (i) assess the ability of Differentiated Services networks to support such applications; (ii) determine what algorithms are most suitable; (iii) find where certain algorithmic parameters should be placed for best performance; (iv) identify potential weaknesses and propose solutions. We performed our research by developing a Linux based Differentiated Services capable network, and by conducting extensive sets of experiments and measurements. As the reader will find out, we succeeded in all the objectives. Performance of the applications and network behavior were successfully measured. "Mechanisms", affecting performance in a negative way, were discovered and solutions were proposed. We also demonstrated the ability to provide advanced networking solutions using off-the-self computing equipment (regular PCs) and open source operating systems (Linux in our case). Such low cost solutions could be very beneficial for supporting the needs of small size business and of tomorrow's "intelligent home". (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
title: Hallazgos por imagen de la patología mamaria en el varón
Creators: name: Buitrago Weiland, Guadalupe
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Breast
subject: Oncology
subject: MR
subject: Mammography
subject: Ultrasound

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
- Describir la patología mamaria,
tanto benigna como maligna,
que se puede presentar en varones. - Valorar los hallazgos radiológicos de la patología mamaria masculina,
tras su correlación con los resultados...
On the prevention, detection and remediation of mould in buildings
Creators: name: Moriske, Heinz-Jörn
name: Szewzyk, Regine
name: Tappler, Peter
name: Valtanen, Kerttu
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Schimmelpilz
subject: Innenraumluft
subject: mould
subject: indoor air
subject: mould damage
subject: Air
subject: Health

description: Mould and fungi pose major problems in residential buildings and indoor environments. Not only in older buildings without any insulation improvements on the envelope/building shell, but also in new energy efficient buildings can mould and growth of fungi occure. Most important is the influence of water and dampness. Mould on wall and furniture surfaces can be easily detected/recognizied, more difficult is detecting mould inside building construction materials and in the hollow spaces. The UBAâ€Ìs mould guidelines give detailed information on mould problems in the indoor environment. Primarily serving as a knowledgebase and application aid for experts involved in the detection and elimination of mould damage, it also provides valuable tips and information for residents and room users in schools, offices, etc. who are affected by mould infestation. Quelle: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: Mould and fungi pose major problems in residential buildings and indoor environments. Not only in older buildings without any insulation improvements on the envelope/building shell, but also in new energy efficient buildings can mould and growth of fungi occure. Most important is the influence of water and dampness. Mould on wall and furniture surfaces can be easily detected/recognizied, more difficult is detecting mould inside building construction materials and in the hollow spaces. The UBA’s mould guidelines give detailed information on mould problems in the indoor environment. Primarily serving as a knowledgebase and application aid for experts involved in the detection and elimination of mould damage, it also provides valuable tips and information for residents and room users in schools, offices, etc. who are affected by mould infestation.Updated edition: April 2024
William D. Howells, Vita a Venezia (a cura di Gaetano Prampolini)
Creators: name: Blasiotti, Jasmine
Publisher: name: Iperstoria
Year: 2019

description: Review of Vita a Venezia, by William D. Howells (a cura di Gaetano Prampolini)
description: Iperstoria, No 5 (2015): Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Higher Education
Shifting involvement: case studies of participatory design in graphic design
Creators: name: Taffe, Simone
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Participatory design includes end-users in the design process with the aim of harnessing their contextual knowledge and creative ideas. The participatory design literature considers the capacity of end-user participation to enhance design outcomes in workplace design, information technology, human-computer interaction, product design, architecture and urban planning. There is little evidence of its use in graphic design, despite participatory design emerging as a field of practice and research in the early 1970s. This leaves graphic designers with a lack of knowledge about how to include end-users in the design process in an era of end-user engagement. This study trialled participatory design processes in two graphic design real-world projects. In one, childcare workers and designers developed information strategies to promote low-chemical cleaning. The other saw designers and health educators design asthma information materials. Case study method was used, allowing for rich description and interpretation of the complex factors involved in design. A main claim of participatory design is that it remedies design's conventional exclusion of people from decisions that concern them. This assumes that the identities and role of end-user and designer participants remains discrete and stable throughout the design process. This study into the use of participatory design in graphic design found a more complex situation. End-users were changed by participation, preferring to design for others rather than themselves. No other study in participatory design reports this tendency, identifying the research as an original contribution to the field in contesting the role of end-user participants as representatives of a specific end-user group.
Supplementary document for Two-octave-wide (3–12 µm) mid-infrared frequency comb produced as an optical subharmonic in a nondispersive cavity - 4981787.pdf
Creators: name: Ru, Qitian
name: Kawamori, Taiki
name: Schunemann, Peter
name: Vasilyev, Sergey
name: Mirov, Sergey
name: Vodopyanov, Konstantin
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Suppl. 1