cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An Explanation to why the Light velocity is the maximum attainable velocity  value
Creators: name: Segal, Moshe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Light velocity, when measured by Humans, would always result in a constant value and the maximum possible velocity that humans can measure, a claim that was presented by Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory as an axiom, without any proof.The above demonstrates the uniqueness of the velocity of Light.But it should be also emphasized that the velocity of Light also presents a severe peculiarity, which is presented as follows:When a moving Human spectator measures the velocity value of any tangible substance, for example, the velocity of a moving Massive Body, the velocity, and the direction of motion of this spectator, relative to the velocity and the direction of motion of this Massive Body, does affect the measured velocity value of this Massive Body, by this Human spectator. But, when a moving Human spectator, measures the velocity value of a Light beam, the velocity, and the direction of motion of this spectator, relative to the direction of motion of this Light beam, does not affect at all, the measured velocity value of this Light beam, by this Human spectator, which always results in a constant Light velocity value, which is also the maximum velocity value that Humans can measure.This should be regarded as a severe peculiarity, in any velocity value measurements of Light beams, by Humans, which must be also explained. Because it seems reasonable that the velocity of a Light beam measured by Humans, when the Light beam and the Human travel at opposite directions, should be bigger as compared to the velocity of a Light beam measured by Humans, when the Light beam and the Human travel on the same directions.This paper presents a prediction that Space and Time, as Humans perceive these notions, do not really exist, and Velocities (and Movements and Changes in general) are only the result of Interactions between Energies.The author of this paper presented this prediction in an additional paper titled: “A discussion related to the existence of the entities of Space and Time” (12) which is referenced in this paper.The details related to this prediction are also presented in this paper.In view of the above-mentioned prediction, that Velocities (and Movements and Changes in general) are only the result of Interactions between Energies, this paper proposes a tentative explanation, to the uniqueness and the severe peculiarity mentioned above, relating to measurements of the velocity of Light by Humans.The referenced paper mentioned above, (12) also suggests an experiment, which if implemented, and its result will be successful, might provide validity, or disprove, the predictions presented in that referenced paper, and, as a result, also might provide validity, or disprove, what is presented in this paper.That experiment is also presented in this paper.
Generation and analysis of transgenic zebrafish and mice for the study of Dlx function in the forebrain
Creators: name: Nanjappa, Purushothama
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.
subject: Biology, Neuroscience.

description: The vertebrate Dlx homeobox genes are organized as three convergently transcribed bigene clusters and show overlapping expression patterns in the forebrain, pharyngeal arches, sensory placodes and limb/fin buds. Little is known about how the Dlx genes are targeted to their sites of expression, or what particular roles individual genes play in development. Cis-acting regulatory elements have been identified in the intergenic and upstream regions of paired Dlx genes and are thought to play a major role in the Dlx regulation in the forebrain. My study was focused on two of the enhancer elements from the Dlxl/Dlx2 locus, I12b and URE2. We used these two elements to target reporter transgene expression to the zebrafish forebrain and analyzed their activity. We also successfully demonstrated the use of Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorting to isolate Dlx-Green Florescent Protein-expressing cells from the zebrafish forebrain. These results contribute to our understanding of Dlx regulation, function and evolution.
The Guidelines for the management of solid waste, which caseof Nakhon Pathom Municipality.
Creators: name: Dararat Nomnamsap
Publisher: name: Faculty of Management Science Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University
Year: 2017
Subjects: management
solid waste
Nakhon Pathom Municipality

description: Journal of Management Science Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, 4, 2, 151-161
Marine fisheries catches in Arctic Alaska.
Creators: name: Booth, Shawn
name: Zeller, Dirk
Publisher: name: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: DIRECTOR'S FORWARD. ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Human population data. Commercial fisheries data. Subsistence fisheries data. RESULTS. Total catch time series. Subsistence catches. Commercial catches. DISCUSSION. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. REFERENCES. APPENDIX 1: METHODS OF EXPANSION AND ANCHOR POINTS. APPENDIX 2: Inupiat names, common names, and scientific names for species reported. APPENDIX 3: Community information. APPENDIX 4: Participants and notes from data validation workshop.
Sphenura brachyptera subsp. victoriae Mathews
Creators: name: LeCroy, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Acanthizidae
Sphenura
Sphenura brachyptera
Sphenura brachyptera victoriae mathews

description: [Sphenura brachyptera victoriae Mathews]
 Sphenura brachyptera victoriae Mathews, 1916a: 61 (Victoria).
 Now Dasyornis brachypterus brachypterus (Latham, 1801). See Mayr, 1986b: 409, and Schodde and Mason, 1999: 135–136.
 There are only New South Wales specimens of D. brachypterus in AMNH. When he described victoriae, Mathews (1916a: 61) said only that the type was from Victoria, later (Mathews, 1930: 630) adding that it was from Muddy Creek, Victoria. Mathews (1923a: 151) gave the region as Gippsland.
description: Published as part of LeCroy, M., 2008, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, And Petroicidae, pp. 1-287 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313 (1) on page 122, DOI: 10.1206/313.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13223808
Important Concepts on Emergency Management
Creators: name: Yavar, Bijan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Disaster Management, Crisis Management. Emergency Management, Important Concepts, definition, Response, Risk

description: Important Concepts on Emergency Management in this version tends to explain about the Ambiguity, Risk, Uncertainty and Certainty context of Risk Planning, Design and Management and also the structure of Response in the Headquarters (Off-Scene) and also the field (On-Scene) Concepts, Definitions, Annotation
 In English and Persian Languages
description: Under License of the Author, Mr.Bijan Yavar. The Copyright Holder is the Author as mentioned. © Bijan Yavar, 2020
WEB TEXNOLOGIYALARNI INNOVATSION TEXNOLOGIYALAR ASOSIDA O'QITISH PEDAGOGIK MUAMMO SIFATIDA
Creators: name: Sulaymonova, Dildora
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: maqolada mamlakatimizda dasturchilarini yetishtirib chiqarishga bo‘lgan talabning dolzarbligi, bu borada olib borilayotgan ilmiy ishlar, bilimli hamda malakali dasturchilarni tayyorlashga imkon beruvchi jahon andozalariga mos pedagogik shart-sharoitlarni yaratish, dasturlash tillarini o‘rgatuvchi o‘quv fanlaridan kasbiy bilim va malakalarni shakllantiruvchi, o‘quvchining qobiliyati, intellektual xususiyati, bilim darajasini hisobga olib ta’lim beradigan elektron darsik yaratish kabi mazkur jarayonni metodik jihatdan to‘g‘ri tashkil etish kabi masalalar haqida ilmiy ma’lumotlar bayon etilgan.
THE USE OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL VALUES IN  THE PROCESS OF TEACHING STUDENTS THE SUBJECT OF "UPBRINGING".
Creators: name: Sheralieva, Nasiba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In this context, in the process of teaching "Education" subject, on May 28, 2012, the government decided to "Measures for the further improvement of the system of training of qualified pedagogues and the provision of such personnel to secondary special and vocational education institutions" "On" was adopted, in this decision "In-depth and comprehensive study of foreign experiences in the use of advanced pedagogical methods and technologies, information and communication technologies, electronic educational resources and multimedia presentations in the educational process issue" was defined as a priority task. It is known that pedagogical technology is considered a necessary part of the educational process, and it has been proven in practice that a radical change in the field of education will occur through its use. In our country, the application of pedagogical technologies to the educational process, the reform of the continuous education system, the formation of high professional culture, creative and social activity, and the ability to independently participate in the socio-political life of future professionals are important practical tasks. held.
K(ATP) channel Kir62 subunit distribution differs between muscles and between fiber types in skeletal muscle
Creators: name: Banas, Krystyna Anna
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: The activity of the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel, whose sensitivity to ATP and ability to permit K+ flux together allow the channel to couple the metabolic state of a cell to its membrane excitability, is important in several tissues for the maintenance of glucose homeostasis and cytoprotection. In skeletal muscle specifically, the channel has been shown to be involved in cell volume regulation, modulation of glucose uptake, and the prevention of fiber damage and contractile dysfunction during fatigue. The extent of the cytoprotective capabilities of the KATP channel vary tremendously between muscles with different muscle fiber type composition. Semi-quantitative measurement of Kir6.2 subunit content showed that variances exist in KATP channel content between fiber types and between different muscles. These differences may be related to the extent of importance of the channel's function in a specific muscle. The highest Kir6.2 content was observed in the most glycolytic fiber types and in the more glycolytic muscles studied, and it is these muscles and fiber types which appear to be most dependent on functional KATP channels for their cytoprotective role.
"Asien nach dem Ende der Sowjetunion: Die Auswirkungen des Zerfalls der sowjetischen Großmacht auf Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft der asiatischen Staaten"
Creators: name: Schucher, Günter
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 46 (1993): ASIEN (Januar)
DARSDAN TASHQARI MASHG'ULOTLAR JARAYONIDA WEB TEXNOLOGIYALARNI O'QITISH METODIKASI
Creators: name: Sulaymonova, Dildora
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: ushbu maqolada umumiy o‘rta ta’lim tizimida darsdan tashqari mashg‘ulotlar jarayonida innovatsion ta’lim texnologiyalardan samarali foydalanish muammolari, o‘quvchilarga web texnologiyalar, ularning ahamiyati, zarurati, tushuncha va tajribalar, internet bilan foydalanishni soddalashtirdi va ommaviylashtirish haqida ma’lumotlar bayon etilgan.
Analysing ecosystem effects of selected marine protected areas with Ecospace spatial ecosystem models
Creators: name: Le Quesne, Will J.F.
name: Arreguín-Sánchez, Francisco
name: Albañez-Lucero, Mirtha
name: Cheng, He-Qin
name: Cruz Escalona, Victor H.
name: Daskalov, Georgi
name: Ding, Hui
name: Rodríguez, Eduardo González
name: Heymans, Johanna J.
name: Jiang, Hong
name: Lercari, Diego
name: López-Ferreira, Cesar
name: López-Rocha, Jorge A.
name: Mackinson, Steve
name: Pinnegar, John K.
name: Polunin, Nicholas V.C.
name: Wu, Jun
name: Xu, Hai-Gen
name: Zetina-Rejón, Manuel J.
Publisher: name: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: Director's Foreward. Executive Summary. 1. Introduction. 2. Methods. 3. Results. 4. Discussion. Acknowledgements. References.
Source code for: Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the social amoeba Dictyostelium firmibasis
Creators: name: Edelbroek, Bart
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310204
subject: Genomics and transcriptomics
classificationCode: 310509
subject: Genomics
classificationCode: 310506
subject: Gene mapping
classificationCode: 310505
subject: Gene expression (incl. microarray and other genome-wide approaches)
classificationCode: 310508
subject: Genome structure and regulation
classificationCode: 310704
subject: Microbial genetics

description: Analysis of Dictyostelium firmibasis genome assemblyRepository to accompany the analysis of the sequenced, assembled and annotated Dictyostelium firmibasis JAVFKY000000000 assembly (http://identifiers.org/ncbi/insdc:JAVFKY000000000).Analysis and plotsThe main analysis and generation of the plots is in firmibasis_analysis.Rmd. All generated plots are also available in the plots folder. Other files needed for the analysis are located in the different folders.Calculate coverage over genomeThe gDNA and mRNA coverage over the genome was calculated using samtools depth -aa on the mapped .bam files. The average depth over the genome was calculated with coverage/avg_depth.py. To enable visualisation of the coverage over the genome, the mean coverage was calculated over 2.5 kbp regular intervals with the coverage/cov_per_region.py python script, resulting in the coverage/regions_cov.txt table. For the sRNA reads, the number of mapped reads was calculated with featureCounts over regular intervals.Genome metrics python scriptGenome metrics were calculated using analyze_genomes.py, which outputs the genome size, number of determined and undetermined bases, number of contigs, AT%, number of gaps (consecutive stretches of N's of a given size), and N50 contiguity. Use -f for the input genomes (multi-line fasta files) and -o for the output file (comma separated). Prerequisites are biopython, numpy and pandas.
Example usage for the two D. firmibasis genome assemblies:$python analyze_genomes.py -f ASM27748v1.fna ASM3616959v1.fna -o out.csvThe example output is included in the repository.
A multiplexed feedback solution for isolated digital power supplies
Creators: name: Hu, Zhiyuan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Engineering, System Science.

description: As digital power supply became a significant market opportunity, manufacturers started looking at ways to control the system cost by reducing components and their technical requirements. This thesis proposes a multiplexed digital feedback solution for isolated digital power supply systems. Several digital isolators used in existing applications can be reduced to one. The data transmission speed is greatly reduced. The communication protocol is DC-balanced; therefore pulse-transformer type digital isolators can be used resulting in further lower cost. The proposed solution also improves output accuracy over existing solutions. Presentation of the proposed system will be in three parts: architecture, protocol, and Piece-wise Linear Feedback method. Both theoretical analysis and practical implementation will be discussed, and the simulation results included support the theoretical analysis. A prototype board was built and its performance is promising.
Modelling present and climate-shifted distribution of marine fishes and invertebrates.
Creators: name: Cheung, William W. L.
name: Lam, Vicky W.Y.
name: Pauly, D. (Daniel)
Publisher: name: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LIST OF ACRONYMS. CHAPTER 1 Dynamic bioclimate envelope model to predict climate-induced changes in distribution of marine fishes and invertebrates (William W. L. Cheung, Vicky W. Y. Lam and Daniel Pauly). CHAPTER 2 Modelling seasonal distribution of pelagic marine fishes and squids (Vicky W.Y. Lam, William W. L. Cheung, Chris Close, Sally Hodgson, Reg Watson and Daniel Pauly). CHAPTER 3 Asymmetry in latitudinal, longitudinal and bathymetric distribution of marine fishes and inverterbrates (Daniel Pauly, William W. L. Cheung, Chris Close, Sally Hodgson, Vicky W.Y. Lam and Reg Watson).
Analysis of sequenced, assembled and annotated Dictyostelium firmibasis JAVFKY000000000 assembly
Creators: name: Edelbroek, Bart
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310204
subject: Genomics and transcriptomics
classificationCode: 310509
subject: Genomics
classificationCode: 310506
subject: Gene mapping
classificationCode: 310505
subject: Gene expression (incl. microarray and other genome-wide approaches)
classificationCode: 310508
subject: Genome structure and regulation
classificationCode: 310704
subject: Microbial genetics

description: Analysis of Dictyostelium firmibasis genome assemblyRepository to accompany the analysis of the sequenced, assembled and annotated Dictyostelium firmibasis JAVFKY000000000 assembly (http://identifiers.org/ncbi/insdc:JAVFKY000000000). Analysis and plotsThe main analysis and generation of the plots is in firmibasis_analysis.Rmd. All generated plots are also available in the plots folder. Other files needed for the analysis are located in the different folders.Calculate coverage over genomeTo enable the calculation of the gDNA and mRNA coverage over the genome, the mapped reads are counted over regular intervals of the genome, generated with count_regions/generate_regions.R. The generated regions gff file and counts are available in the count_regions folder. For example, the number of illumina short read gDNA sequences are counted in count_regions/regions_gDNA_illumina.txt. Genome metrics python scriptGenome metrics were calculated using analyze_genomes.py, which outputs the genome size, number of determined and undetermined bases, number of contigs, AT%, number of gaps (consecutive stretches of N's of a given size), and N50 contiguity. Use -f for the input genomes (multi-line fasta files) and -o for the output file (comma separated). Prerequisites are biopython, numpy and pandas.
Example usage for the two D. firmibasis genome assemblies: $python analyze_genomes.py -f ASM27748v1.fna ASM3616959v1.fna -o out.csv The example output is included in the repository.
Von Bertalanffy growth parameters of non-fish marine organisms.
Creators: name: Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
name: Pauly, D. (Daniel)
Publisher: name: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: Director's Forward. Growth of marine mammals (M.L. Deng Palomares, Patricia M.E. Sorongon, Andrea Hunter and Daniel Pauly). Life-history patterns in marine birds (Vasiliki S. Karpouzi and Daniel Pauly). Growth of marine reptiles (M.L. Deng Palomares, Christine Dar, Gary Fry). Growth of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in captivity with inferences on growth in the wild (T. Todd Jones, Mervin Hastings, Brian Bostrom, Daniel Pauly and David R. Jones). Length-weight relationships and additional growth parameters for sea turtles (Colette Wabnitz and Daniel Pauly). A preliminary compilation of life-history data for Mediterranean marine invertebrates (Charalampos A. Apostolidis and Konstantinos I. Stergiou). Growth estimates of the spiny lobster, Panulirus longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868) in captivity (Len R. Garces). Development and growth of edible oysters (Ostreidae) in Papua New Guinea (J. L. Maclean and M.L. Deng Palomares).
Towards the realistic planning of the GMPLS-based optical transport networks
Creators: name: Naas, Nabil A
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The explosive growth of traffic in Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)-based transport networks has necessitated an increase in the number of wavelengths per fiber. However, the continuation of this trend will definitely lead to both an explosion in the size of Optical Crossconnect (OXCs)/Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) and an increased difficulty in routing and managing wavelengths. With the introduction of Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS), the multi-granular switching concept becomes essential to alleviating these serious scalability problems. However, in spite of the fact that this new switching concept brings many benefits, it also results in new network design and planning challenges. In this thesis, a new problem in planning the GMPLS-based (or multi-granular) transport network, called the Routing and Multi-Granular Paths Assignment (RMGPA) problem, is addressed. The objective of the RMGPA problem is to minimize the total weighted port count in the transport network. The novelty of this problem lies in the incorporation of the following for the first time: (1) considering the whole traffic hierarchy defined in GMPLS; (2) optimizing multi-granularity traffic demands; (3) allowing the bifurcation of multi-granularity demands; (4) (de)grouping traffic flows at all granularity levels; (5) allowing wavelength, waveband, and fiber conversions; (6) imposing the optical-reach constraint on the length of all-optical paths; and (7) customizing the optical reach of all-optical paths. In addition, in order to realize the functionalities required by these newly addressed issues, a new GMPLS-based node architecture is proposed. Different versions of the RMGPA problem are formulated as Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) and Non-linear Programming (NLP) models. Due to the computational complexity of the planning problem, only the MILP models of small-sized problems are solved. To satisfy the planning speed requirement, various efficient heuristics that are capable of solving large-sized problems in a reasonable amount of time are also proposed. In addition, the solutions to the MILP models are used to validate the proposed heuristics. Moreover, in order to achieve the best possible planning solution to different versions of the RMGPA problem in both fiber-scarce and plentiful situations, a comprehensive evaluation of different heuristic variations through illustrative examples and simulations is conducted. Furthermore, the results provide valuable insights into many issues that can contribute to further research and development in this area.
Widespread secondary volcanism near northern Hawaiian Islands.
Creators: name: Weis, Dominique
name: Hanano, Diane
name: Nobre Silva, Ines G.
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: Hot spot theory provides a key framework for understanding the motion of the tectonic plates, mantle convection and composition, and magma genesis. The age-progressive volcanism that constructs many chains of islands throughout the world's ocean basins is essential to hot spot theory. In contrast, secondary volcanism, which follows the main edifice building stage of volcanism in many chains including the Hawaii, Samoa, Canary, Mauritius, and Kerguelen islands, is not predicted by hot spot theory. Hawaiian secondary volcanism occurs hundreds of kilometers away from, and more than 1 million years after, the end of the main shield volcanism, which has generated more than 99% of the volume of the volcano's mass [Macdonald et al., 1983; Ozawa et al., 2005]. Diamond Head, in Honolulu, is the first and classic example of secondary volcanism. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2008 American Geophysical Union.
Sphenura broadbenti subsp. whitei Mathews
Creators: name: LeCroy, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Acanthizidae
Sphenura
Sphenura broadbenti
Sphenura broadbenti whitei mathews

description: Sphenura broadbenti whitei Mathews
 Sphenura broadbenti whitei Mathews, 1912d: 79 (South Australia).
 Now Dasyornis broadbenti broadbenti (McCoy, 1867). See Schodde and Mason, 1999: 139.
HOLOTYPE: AMNH 598152, adult male, collected at the Coorong, 36.00S, 139.30E (USBGN, 1957b), South Australia, Australia, in April 1912, by S.A.White (no. 777). From the Mathews Collection (no. 12241) via the Rothschild Collection.
 COMMENTS: Mathews gave his catalog number of the holotype in the original description. It was the only White specimen he cataloged at that time. A second White specimen in AMNH was collected much later, in 1916. Another specimen from the Coorong, AMNH 598153, was collected on 15 September 1909. However, this specimen, obtained from Robert Dyott, was cataloged by Mathews (no. 14983) on 9 December 1912, after the name was published (on 28 June 1912). Also, Mathews (1923a: 164) later said that the name was based on ‘‘White specimens from the Coorong’’. There is a paratype in SAMA (P. Horton and B. Blaylock, personal commun.). Mathews (1913a: 231) specified the type locality of whitei as the Coorong, the collecting locality of the holotype.
description: Published as part of LeCroy, M., 2008, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, And Petroicidae, pp. 1-287 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313 (1) on page 123, DOI: 10.1206/313.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13223808
Characterization of the prostacyclinIP receptor system in the rat kidney: Implications for diabetic nephropathy
Creators: name: Nasrallah, Rania
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Biology, Cell.

description: This study examined the distribution of prostacyclin (PGI2 ) receptors (IP) along the rat nephron, the signaling responses coupled to IP activation, and any alterations in this system in high-glucose treated (HG)-mesangial cells (MG) and streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rat kidneys. In situ hybridization, RT-PCR, RealTime RT-PCR, and Northern blot were used to study mRNA, and immunohistochemistry and Western blot for protein. IP mRNA was detected in glomeruli, vasculature, and cortical and medullary tubules on rat tissue sections, and in different preparations: kidney (C: cortex, OM: outer medulla, and IM: inner medulla), cultured MG (primary and transformed), proximal tubule (PT; fresh and cultured), and inner medullary collecting duct (fresh: f-IMCD and cultured: c-IMCD). IP protein was noted in PT, MG, IMCD, OM, and IM, but not cortex. Our work suggests that IP activation increases CAMP in: primary and immortalized MG, cultured PT, f-IMCD and c-IMCD. Inhibition of vasopressin-cAMP was obtained in f-IMCD. However IP was not linked to any calcium signaling in our studies. And we did not detect any IP subtypes or spliced variants. The role of PGI2/IP in MG was examined following 24 hr stimulation with cicaprost (CCP). A decrease in fibronectin and p27 was observed in cell lysates, and an increase in matrix metalloproteinase-2; CCP had no effect on thymidine or leucine incorporation. In response to 24 hr and 4 day HG, CCP- and iloprost (ILP)-cAMP was attenuated in MG: immortalized and primary cultures, respectively. CCP-CAMP was also diminished by anisomycin, a MAPK activator. PGI2 synthesis is dependent on cyclooxygenase (COX) and PGI 2 synthase (PGIS). We show increased COX-1 and -2 in the medulla of STZ rats, as well as HG-IMCD. Only COX-2 was elevated in HG-MG. While PGE 2 synthase was augmented in the OM of STZ rats, PGIS protein was reduced in HG-MG. HG did not affect IP mRNA in vitro, but reduced IP protein. However, IP mRNA was diminished in the OM of STZ rats, and all three-kidney regions in 6-mth uni-nephrectomized/STZ rats. The attenuation of PGI2/IP described in our work suggests that IP may serve as a target to prevent progressive injury to diabetic kidneys.
In vacuo chemical modifications of proteins and peptides
Creators: name: Stewart, Nicolas Andre Stirling
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Biology, Cell.
subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: A novel approach for the chemical modification of proteins and peptides was developed, namely the chemical modification under vacuum (in vacuo) of lyophilized proteins and peptides. This method was used with iodomethane to produce peptides with a permanent positive charge by converting their amino groups to trimethylammonium derivatives for analysis by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS). Peptides with such a permanent charge have a higher ionization yield under MALDI MS resulting in a dramatic increase in detection. The signal intensity of the trimethylammonium derivative in MALDI MS is much greater compared to the unmodified peptide. The trimethylammonium derivative of alpha-amino groups of peptides derived from test lyophilized peptides and a lyophilized protein, and an epsilon-amino group of a peptide derived from the solitary lysine residue of the oxidized B-chain of insulin were shown to have a large increase in signal intensity compared to the unmodified peptides. The in vacuo methylation procedure is readily amenable to the use of a combination of isotopes, e.g. 12CH3I and 13CH3I or CH3I and CD3I, yielding a doublet signal to discriminate between peptide and non-peptide signals in the mass spectrum providing an even greater increase in sensitivity. This strategy was employed to isolate an N-terminal peptide derived from an enzymatic digest of human hemoglobin and to facilitate the analysis of spectra. Proteins and peptides lyophilized from slightly alkaline solutions yielded the greatest amount of derivatization. However, a peptide lyophilized under acidic conditions could also be methylated to give an increased MALDI signal. In light of these results a mechanism is proposed where the vacuum facilitates the removal of gaseous counter-ions to drive the reaction to the trimethylammonium derivative. In order to selectively isolate the C-terminal peptides from enzymatic digests of proteins, lyophilized proteins were reacted with iodomethane under conditions where reaction occurred mainly with carboxylate groups. A proof of concept has been demonstrated for a method of general applicability for the determination of the C-terminal sequences of proteins. Separation and isolation of the C-terminal peptides generated from enzymatic digests for further sequencing either by chemical means (N-terminal Edman degradation chemistry) or by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) was accomplished by the use of two dimensional (2D) high voltage paper electrophoresis (HVPE). (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Strontium isotope constraints on fluid flow in the sheeted dike complex of fast spreading crust: pervasive fluid flow at Pito Deep.
Creators: name: Weis, Dominique
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: Fluid flow through the axial hydrothermal system at fast spreading ridges is investigated using the Sr-isotopic composition of upper crustal samples recovered from a tectonic window at Pito Deep (NE Easter microplate). Samples from the sheeted dike complex collected away from macroscopic evidence of channelized fluid flow, such as faults and centimeter-scale hydrothermal veins, show a range of 87Sr/86Sr from 0.7025 to 0.7030 averaging 0.70276 relative to a protolith with 87Sr/86Sr of ∼0.7024. There is no systematic variation in 87Sr/86Sr with depth in the sheeted dike complex. Comparison of these new data with the two other localities that similar data sets exist for (ODP Hole 504B and the Hess Deep tectonic window) reveals that the extent of Sr-isotope exchange is similar in all of these locations. Models that assume that fluid-rock reaction occurs during one-dimensional (recharge) flow lead to significant decreases in the predicted extent of isotopic modification of the rock with depth in the crust. These model results show systematic misfits when compared with the data that can only be avoided if the fluid flow is assumed to be focused in isolated channels with very slow fluid-rock exchange. In this scenario the fluid at the base of the crust is little modified in 87Sr/86Sr from seawater and thus unlike vent fluids. Additionally, this model predicts that some rocks should show no change from the fresh-rock 87Sr/86Sr, but this is not observed. Alternatively, models in which fluid-rock reaction occurs during upflow (discharge) as well as downflow, or in which fluids are recirculated within the hydrothermal system, can reproduce the observed lack of variation in 87Sr/86Sr with depth in the crust. Minimum time-integrated fluid fluxes, calculated from mass balance, are between 1.5 and 2.6 × 106 kg m−2 for all areas studied to date. However, new evidence from both the rocks and a compilation of vent fluid compositions demonstrates that some Sr is leached from the crust. Because this leaching lowers the fluid 87Sr/86Sr without changing the rock 87Sr/86Sr, these mass balance models must underestimate the time-integrated fluid flux. Additionally, these values do not account for fluid flow that is channelized within the crust. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2008 American Geophysical Union.
Johann Adam Schall von Bell SJ (1592-1666) - Veranstaltungen im Jubiläumsjahr
Creators: name: Wenzel-Teuber, Katharina
name: Hoster, Barbara
name: Wädow, Gerd
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 46 (1993): ASIEN (Januar)
Wrangellia flood basalts in Alaska: A record of plume-lithosphere interaction in a Late Triassic accreted oceanic plateau.
Creators: name: Greene, Andrew R.
name: Scoates, James
name: Weis, Dominique
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: The Wrangellia flood basalts are part of one of the best exposed accreted oceanic plateaus on Earth. They provide important constraints on the construction of these vast submarine edifices and the source and temporal evolution of magmas for a plume head impinging beneath oceanic lithosphere. Wrangellia flood basalts (∼231–225 Ma) extend ∼450 km across southern Alaska (Wrangell Mountains and Alaska Range) where ∼3.5 km of mostly subaerial flows are bounded by late Paleozoic arc volcanics and Late Triassic limestone. The vast majority of the flood basalts are light rare earth element (LREE) -enriched high-Ti basalt (1.6–2.4 wt % TiO2) with uniform ocean island basalt (OIB) -type Pacific mantle isotopic compositions (ɛ Hf(t) = +9.7 to +10.7; ɛ Nd(t) = +6.0 to +8.1; t = 230 Ma). However, the lowest ∼400 m of stratigraphy in the Alaska Range is LREE-depleted low-Ti basalt (0.4–1.2 wt % TiO2) with pronounced negative high field strength element (HFSE) anomalies and Hf isotopic compositions (ɛ Hf(t) = +13.7 to +18.4) that are decoupled from Nd (ɛ Nd(t) = +4.6 to +5.4) and displaced well above the OIB mantle array (Δɛ Hf = +4 to +8). The radiogenic Hf of the low-Ti basalts indicates involvement of a component that evolved with high Lu/Hf over time but not with a correspondingly high Sm/Nd. The radiogenic Hf and HFSE-depleted signature of the low-Ti basalts suggest pre-existing arc lithosphere was involved in the formation of flood basalts that erupted early in construction of part of the Wrangellia plateau in Alaska. Thermal and mechanical erosion of the base of the lithosphere by the impinging plume head may have led to melting of arc lithosphere or interaction of plume-derived melts and subduction-modified mantle. The high-Ti lavas dominate the main phase of construction of the plateau and were derived from a depleted mantle source distinct from the source of MORB and with compositional similarities to that of ocean islands (e.g., Hawaii) and plateaus (e.g., Ontong Java) in the Pacific Ocean. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2008 American Geophysical Union.
Origma solitaria subsp. pallida Mathews
Creators: name: LeCroy, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Acanthizidae
Origma
Origma solitaria
Origma solitaria pallida mathews

description: Origma solitaria pallida Mathews
 Origma solitaria pallida Mathews, 1916a: 60 (Blue Mountains, New South Wales).
 Now Origma solitaria (Lewin, 1808). See Mayr, 1986b: 411, and Schodde and Mason, 1999: 144.
SYNTYPES: AMNH 598448 and 598449 (Mathews nos. 7601 and 7602), males, AMNH 598450 and 598451 (7599, 7600), females, and AMNH 598452 (7598), unsexed, all collected at Lithgow, in July 1899, by T. Thorpe; AMNH 598453, male, and AMNH 598454, female, collected in May 1915, by S. Rohu; and AMNH 598455 (3767), female, collected in June 1903, from the Blue Mountains, 33.30S, 150.15E (USBGN, 1957b), New South Wales, Australia. From the Mathews Collection via the Rothschild Collection.
 COMMENTS: Mathews minimal original description said only that the type was from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, and was lighter than Origma solitaria solitaria. AMNH 598453 bears a yellow ‘‘Figured’’ label, indicating that it was figured in Mathews (1922a: pl. 446, opp. p. 390, text p. 397), but no information is given there on its type status. However, Mathews (1922a: 400) noted that he no longer recognized his subspecies pallida. There is no indication on any of the above specimens, all in Mathews’ hand before 1916, as to which one was his type, and therefore there seems to be no alternative but to consider all eight of them syntypes.
description: Published as part of LeCroy, M., 2008, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, And Petroicidae, pp. 1-287 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313 (1) on page 124, DOI: 10.1206/313.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13223808
Theatre in search of a storyline: The role of the "technoshaman" in rave culture
Creators: name: Takahashi, Melanie L
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Religion, General.
subject: Music.

description: Since its emergence in the late 1980s, the subculture referred to as "rave" has become a significant global youth phenomenon. At the heart of every event one encounters the DJ, the individual accountable for the success or failure of the rave. The DJ is responsible for taking the dancers on a "journey" so that they may experience the feelings of connectedness, spirituality, and a state of what participants refer to as "ecstasy." Given this role, some have labelled the DJ a "technoshaman." Using the survey and interview method, participant observation and the existing literature on raves, this dissertation investigates the precise functions of the DJ as a "technoshaman." Gilbert Rouget's conceptualization of trance and how it is managed in the ritual context, and his framework for the study of possession trance ritual provides the theoretical foundations for this research. The DJ is found to be an expert in knowing how music works and through an analysis of the techniques employed to initiate altered mind states, and his relationship with rave participants, it is suggested that the role of the DJ can be more appropriately compared to the role of instrumentalists in possession trance ritual. The quasi-scripted nature of the rave experience and its parallel to ceremonial possession is also evinced through an exploration of rawer psychoactive substance use, driving mechanisms into altered states of consciousness, and the role of participant learning and adeptness. In applying Laughlin's hermeneutic model of the "cycle of meaning" to rave events, it is found that the role of the "shaman" is performed by the participants themselves rather than the DJ. Despite processes that are focussed on the tasks of minimizing physiological harms and bodily discomfort, and maximizing well being, pleasurable memories and a sense of community, it is suggested that the "storyline" underpinning rave culture, lacking any formal or stable content, remains to be told. In contrast to possession ritual where the storyline binds the dancer to the god or goddess, and what is gained by the dancer is a complex identity, power, moral rules, responsibilities and expectations, participation in a rave stops at the personal and interpersonal level of experiences. It is suggested that it is ultimately up to each individual rawer to direct the course of his own path and experience.
title:  The teaching of national linguistic varieties in the didactic materials used at the Goethe-Institut of Rome
Creators: name: Lippert, Susanne
Publisher: name: Roma Tre University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/05vf0dg29
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2025

description: The text discusses the pluricentric nature of the German language, highlighting its presence in various countries and the existence of multiple standardized varieties. It emphasizes the role of dictionaries in codifying linguistic norms. The ABCD-Thesen, developed in 1990, urge that a pluricentric approach be adopted in teaching German, acknowledging the importance of representing Austria and Switzerland. The study explores the lack of attention to Austrian and Swiss varieties in teaching materials used by the Goethe-Institut, the foremost institution for German language teaching abroad. The research reveals a limited focus on language variety, both in textbooks and among students and teachers. The socio-economic disparity between Germany, Austria, and Switzerland affects language perception, leading to a lack of interest in national varieties. The text concludes by suggesting the need for teaching materials to comprehensively address the topic and foster a pluricentric approach in German language education.

Il contributo prende in esame la natura pluricentrica della lingua tedesca, mettendo in luce la sua presenza in diversi paesi e l’esistenza di differenti varietà standard. Sottolinea il ruolo dei dizionari nella codifica delle norme linguistiche. Le ABCD-Thesen, sviluppate nel 1990, invitano ad adottare un approccio pluricentrico nell’insegnamento del tedesco, riconoscendo l’importanza di rappresentare anche l’Austria e la Svizzera. Viene quindi analizzata la mancanza di attenzione per le varietà austriaca e svizzera nei materiali didattici utilizzati dal Goethe-Institut, l’istituto ufficiale dello stato tedesco per la diffusione della lingua e della cultura tedesca all’estero. Questa negligenza non riguarda solo i materiali didattici ma si ripercuote anche sull’atteggiamento degli insegnanti e degli studenti riguardo a questo argomento. La disparità socio-economica tra Germania, Austria e Svizzera influisce sulla percezione linguistica, determinando una mancanza di interesse per le rispettive varietà nazionali. Il contributo si conclude con un invito a far sì che i materiali didattici affrontino adeguatamente la questione e incoraggino un approccio pluricentrico nell’insegnamento del tedesco.
description: ἀγλαὰ δῶρα. Studi miscellanei in onore di Dora Faraci
Crateroscelis murina subsp. pallida Rand 1938
Creators: name: LeCroy, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Acanthizidae
Crateroscelis
Crateroscelis murina
Crateroscelis murina pallida rand

description: Crateroscelis murina pallida Rand
 Crateroscelis murina pallida Rand, 1938: 2 (east bank Fly River, opposite Sturt Island).
 Now Crateroscelis murina pallida Rand, 1938. See Coates, 1990: 100, and Dickinson, 2003: 445.
HOLOTYPE: AMNH 426456, adult male, collected on the east bank of the Fly River, opposite Sturt Island, 08.15S, 142.15E (USBGN, 1943), Western Province, Papua New Guinea, on 30 October 1936, by Richard Archbold, Austin L. Rand, and G.H.H. Tate on the 1936–1937 (Second) Archbold New Guinea Expedition (no. 5933).
COMMENTS: Rand gave the AMNH number of the holotype in the original description and later (Rand, 1942a: 326) listed his type series. Paratypes are: AMNH 426457, east bank of Fly River, opposite Sturt Island, and AMNH 426458–426461, Lake Daviumbu. For a description of these collecting localities, see Rand and Brass (1940: 361–366).
description: Published as part of LeCroy, M., 2008, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, And Petroicidae, pp. 1-287 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313 (1) on page 125, DOI: 10.1206/313.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13223808
Methylmercury formation and sulfate-reducing bacteria in mine tailings
Creators: name: Winch, Susan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences.

description: Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant of global concern due to its toxicity to humans and other organisms. Methylmercury (MeHg) is the most hazardous form of mercury commonly found in the environment, as it bioaccumulates in aquatic food webs. Its production has been linked with microbial sulfate reduction in soils and sediments. Mine tailings cover vast land areas and release acidity and toxic metals, including Hg, to the environment. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are active in mine tailings, indicating the potential for MeHg formation. This study investigated MeHg levels in mine tailings and the chemical and microbiological factors that might lead to significant MeHg contamination. Acidic base-metal tailings from northern Ontario were examined because they host active SRB but Hg and MeHg concentrations were unknown. Gold mine tailings from Nova Scotia were studied because Hg amalgamation was used there around 1860-1940, leaving Hg-rich tailings of unknown MeHg content and microbiology. MeHg accumulated in organic material in both environments. Acidic tailings contained negligible levels of MeHg, except for the Kidd Metsite tailings, which featured ≤ 12 nmol kg-1 MeHg in bulk tailings and 88 pM MeHg in porewaters, corresponding to a zone of sulfate reduction in the surficial layer (pH 3.7). Gold mine tailings featured a wide range of both HgT (0.2 - 53.5 mumol kg-1) and MeHg (< detection limit - 56.4 nmol kg-1). HgT levels decreased with distance from the stamp mills where ore was pulverized and treated with Hg. MeHg was influenced by multiple factors including HgT concentration, hydrological conditions, redox conditions, and demethylation. Seasonal fluctuations in MeHg were observed in one bog-type gold tailings dump. Analysis of DNA from MeHg-contaminated tailings and cultures detected Gram-positive (Firmicutes) and -negative (Deltaproteobacteria ) SRB in both types of tailings. A Deltaproteobacteria related sequence from the Kidd Metsite was unrelated to cultured lineages but 98-99% related to sequences detected in acid mine drainage elsewhere. This organism may be an important contributor to MeHg levels in acidic situations. DNA from gold tailings and cultures revealed a highly biodiverse bacterial community that included at least five Deltaproteobacteria spp. and sequences related to Hg-resistant genera.
Generalized temporally repeated flows for the quickest transshipment and related problems
Creators: name: Ahrens, Emma
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2022
Subjects: flows over time , dynamic flows , quickest transshipment , temporally repeated flows

description: Masterarbeit, RWTH Aachen University, 2022; Aachen : RWTH Aachen University 1 Online-Ressource: Illustrationen (2022). doi:10.18154/RWTH-2024-07726 = Masterarbeit, RWTH Aachen University, 2022
description: Published by RWTH Aachen University, Aachen