cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Anregungen für die Forschung zur klinischen Kompetenzentwicklung in der Pflege und im Hebammenberuf - Ergebnisse einer Delphi-Studie
Creators: name: Tegethoff, Dorothea
name: Bergjan, Manuela
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Kompetenzentwicklung
subject: Hebamme
subject: Delphi-Studie
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::619 Gynäkologie, Pädiatrie, Geriatrie
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::370 Bildung und Erziehung

description: Die klinische Kompetenzentwicklung rückt, beschleunigt durch die Akademisierung der Gesundheitsprofessionen und bevorstehende Ausbildungsreformen in Pflege und Hebammenwesen zunehmend in den Fokus des Interesses. Im europäischen Ausland gibt es bereits intensive Bemühungen um eine Systematisierung und wissenschaftliche Fundierung der klinischen Kompetenzentwicklung der Gesundheitsprofessionen. In Deutschland sind diesbezüglich weitgehende Forschungslücken anzunehmen. Ziel dieser Studie war es, anstehende Forschungsaufgaben zu beschreiben und eine Priorisierung anzustoßen, letztlich um Impulse für eine Aufnahme der Forschungsdesiderate in entsprechende Strategiepapiere zu liefern. In einer Delphi-Befragung mit einer qualitativen und zwei quantitativen Befragungsrunden wurden ExpertInnen für klinische Kompetenzentwicklung (Personen, die sich als WissenschaftlerInnen, Lehrende oder praktisch Anleitende mit klinischer Kompetenzentwicklung beschäftigen) zum Forschungsbedarf befragt. In der ersten Befragungsrunde wurden Vorschläge für mögliche Forschungsthemen oder -fragen gesammelt. Mittels inhaltsanalytischer Auswertung wurden aus den Vorschlägen 50 Befragungsitems entwickelt, die den Teilnehmenden in der zweiten und dritten Befragungsrunde in einer Online-Befragung zur Bewertung ihrer Bedeutung vorgelegt wurden. Die Ergebnisse der Befragung zeigen, dass die Teilnehmenden es als besonders wichtig bewerten, begriffliche Klärungen vorzunehmen. Auch die Bestimmung der relevanten Kompetenzen wurde als grundlegendes Forschungsdesiderat eingeordnet. Weitere bedeutsame Themen für die Forschung waren für die Teilnehmenden die Aufgaben der praktisch anleitenden Akteure und deren Qualifizierung. In gleichem Maße wurde die Entwicklung personaler Kompetenz der Lernenden und die Untersuchung von Lernformen mit hoher Selbstverantwortung der Lernenden als wichtige Themen für die Forschung benannt. Widersprüchliche Ergebnisse gab es zum Thema interprofessionelles Lernen und zur Rolle der PatientInnen und ihrer Angehörigen. Koordinierte Anstrengungen sind vonnöten, um den Bedarf an Forschung hinsichtlich der klinischen Kompetenzentwicklung zukünftig zu decken.
Regulation of hen granulosa cell fate during ovarian follicular development.
Creators: name: Soboloff, Jonathan.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Biology, Cell.

description: To determine if tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF a ) plays a role in the regulation of follicular growth and selection, studies were performed on F1 and F5,6 granulosa cells in the presence or absence of maximally stimulatory concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), transforming growth factor alpha (TGF a ) or carbamylcholine chloride (Cch). Assessments of follicular growth were performed primarily using [3H]-thymidine incorporation assays, while survival was assessed using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT), DNA degradation and vital staining assays. Basal [3H]-thymidine incorporation was significantly higher in F5,6 (smallest follicles in follicular hierarchy versus F1 (largest follicle in follicular hierarchy) granulosa cells while the opposite was observed for MTT metabolism. LH stimulated [3H]-thymidine incorporation in F5,6 cells, while inhibiting [3H]-thymidine incorporation in F1 cells. In contrast, (TGF a ) stimulated [3H]-thymidine incorporation in F1 cells and to a lesser extent, F5,6 cells. TNF a had no apparent effect on basal, LH- or TGF a -induced [3H]-thymidine incorporation in either F1 or F5,6 granulosa cells. In addition, while neither TNF a nor TGF a alone affected the viability of cultured granulosa cells from either developmental stage, in the presence of both factors an increase in MTT metabolism occurred in F5,6 but not F1 granulosa cells. In contrast to the TNF a -TGF a studies, interactions between TNF a and Cch were not observed irrespective of the stage of follicular development and the rate of MTT metabolism was not affected by either factor. F5,6 cell viability in vitro decreased with time in the presence of TNF a or TGF a while the combination of these intraovarian regulators significantly delayed this decrease. In contrast, only TGF a increased MTT metabolism in sparsely cultured F5,6 granulosa cells during the first 24 hours of culture, after which time no significant changes were observed. TGF a also significantly decreased the amount of DNA fragmentation, while TNF a had no significant effect in the presence or absence of the growth factor. In conclusion, the objective of this research was to study TNF a and its interactions with Cch, TGF a and LH in the regulation of granulosa cell fate, ie proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, as well as the possible signalling mechanisms involved during follicular development. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Effects of PVA coated nanoparticles on human immune cells
Creators: name: Strehl, C.
name: Gaber, T.
name: Maurizi, L.
name: Hahne, M.
name: Rauch, R.
name: Hoff, P.
name: Häupl, T.
name: Hofmann-Amtenbrink, M.
name: Poole, A. R.
name: Hofmann, H.
name: Buttgereit, F.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: nanoparticle
subject: cell viability
subject: cytokine
subject: monocyte
subject: macrophage
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Nanotechnology provides new opportunities in human medicine, mainly for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often diagnosed after irreversible joint structural damage has occurred. There is an urgent need for a very early diagnosis of RA, which can be achieved by more sensitive imaging methods. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are already used in medicine and therefore represent a promising tool for early diagnosis of RA. The focus of our work was to investigate any potentially negative effects resulting from the interactions of newly developed amino-functionalized amino-polyvinyl alcohol coated (a-PVA) SPION (a-PVA-SPION), that are used for imaging, with human immune cells. We analyzed the influence of a-PVA-SPION with regard to cell survival and cell activation in human whole blood in general, and in human monocytes and macrophages representative of professional phagocytes, using flow cytometry, multiplex suspension array, and transmission electron microscopy. We found no effect of a-PVA-SPION on the viability of human immune cells, but cytokine secretion was affected. We further demonstrated that the percentage of viable macrophages increased on exposure to a-PVA-SPION. This effect was even stronger when a-PVA-SPION were added very early in the differentiation process. Additionally, transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed that both monocytes and macrophages are able to endocytose a -PVA-SPION. Our findings demonstrate an interaction between human immune cells and a-PVA-SPION which needs to be taken into account when considering the use of a-PVA-SPION in human medicine.
Gerechtigkeit im Umweltrecht
Creators: name: Hermann, Andreas
name: Schütte, Silvia
name: Schulte, Martin
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Umweltrecht
subject: Umweltgerechtigkeit
subject: Ökologische Gerechtigkeit
subject: Naturrecht
subject: Gleichheitsgrundsatz
subject: Verursacherprinzip
subject: Gerechtigkeit
subject: Generationen
subject: Chancen
subject: Umweltvölkerrecht
subject: Vorsorgeprinzip
subject: Nachhaltigkeitsprinzip
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales
subject: Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

description: Ziel des Forschungsberichts ist es, den Diskurs zur Umweltgerechtigkeit in Deutschland mit einer rechtswissenschaftlichen Betrachtung zu erweitern. In Abgrenzung zum weiten Begriff der „Umweltgerechtigkeit“ bildet der Kernbereich des Umweltrechts den Anknüpfungspunkt dieser Untersuchung. Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchung bildet die rechtsphilosophische Gerechtigkeitsdebatte, in deren Zentrum die diskursiven und kritischen Theorien der Gerechtigkeit stehen. Daran schließt sich eine Untersuchung an, welche Gerechtigkeitsanforderungen im Umweltvölker-, Europa- und Verfassungsrecht Niederschlag gefunden haben. Schließlich wird analysiert, in welchen Regelungen des nationalen Rechts der Luftreinhaltung sich Umsetzungsbeispiele der Gerechtigkeitskonzepte finden lassen. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden Optionen zu einer verbesserten Umsetzung der Gerechtigkeitskonzepte im Recht der Luftreinhaltung präsentiert.
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) luminous red galaxy survey
Creators: name: Cannon, Russell
name: Drinkwater, Michael
name: Edge, Alastair
name: Eisenstein, Daniel
name: Nichol, Robert
name: Outram, Phillip
name: Pimbblet, Kevin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Roseboom, Isaac
name: Wake, David
name: Allen, Paul
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Carson, Daniel
name: Chiu, Kuenley
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Croom, Scott
name: Driver, Simon
name: Fine, Stephen
name: Hewett, Paul
name: Loveday, Jon
name: Ross, Nicholas
name: Sadler, Elaine M.
name: Shanks, Tom
name: Sharp, Robert
name: Smith, J. Allyn
name: Stoughton, Chris
name: Weilbacher, Peter
name: Brunner, Robert J.
name: Meiksin, Avery
name: Schneider, Donald P.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present a spectroscopic survey of almost 15 000 candidate intermediate-redshift luminous red galaxies (LRGs) brighter than i = 19.8, observed with 2dF on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. The targets were selected photometrically from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and lie along two narrow equatorial strips covering 180 deg2. Reliable redshifts were obtained for 92 per cent of the targets and the selection is very efficient: over 90 per cent have 0.45 < z < 0.8. More than 80 per cent of the ∼11000 red galaxies have pure absorption-line spectra consistent with a passively evolving old stellar population. The redshift, photometric and spatial distributions of the LRGs are described. The 2SLAQ data will be released publicly from mid-2006, providing a powerful resource for observational cosmology and the study of galaxy evolution.
The hepatitis C virus persistence: Immunoglobulin mimicry by E2 protein
Creators: name: Liu, Song
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.
subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: The mechanisms by which hepatitis C virus (HCV) establishes persistent infection in the majority of infected individuals are unknown, but are thought to represent a complex interplay between viral diversity and host immunity. Currently, the most accepted hypothesis is that genetic variation within hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) of glycoprotein E2 may affect recognition by the immune system, leading to chronic infection. However, it can not explain how escape mutants evade subsequent immune recognition. Here, sequences within HCV E2 genes were analyzed during the course of primary HCV infections. We show that E2 possesses sequences that are homologous to sequences in the variable domains of human immunoglobulin (Ig) light chains in particular but also heavy chains and T cell receptors (TCR), and the degree of similarity of HVR1 to Ig types correlated with immune escape and persistence. In addition, recombinant E2 proteins (first 141 as or full length) were seen to bind to anti-human IgG antibodies, suggesting that N-terminal region of E2 is antigenically and structurally similar to human Ig variable domains. Overall, these data indicate that immunoglobulin mimicry by HCV E2 plays a significant role in viral immune escape and persistence.
Data distribution management schemes for HLA-compliant distributed simulation systems
Creators: name: Lu, Kaiyuan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Data Distribution Management (DDM), one of the six services provided by High Level Architecture and Run-Time Infrastructure, provides an efficient and scalable mechanism for data routing among hosts in distributed simulations. Traditional, DDM schemes are classified into two main types, region-based methods and grid-based methods. Currently, the time, computation and communication overhead of DDMs are still issues for large-scale simulations. We proposed two new DDM schemes addressing these issues. Our first algorithm, which we refer to as optimized dynamic grid-based DDM scheme, aims at further reducing irrelevant data that might be received by simulation entities in dynamic grid-based approach [11], by enforcing a second level of sender-side data filtering mechanism. Our second algorithm, which we refer to as grid-filtered region-based DDM, uses a threshold value of coverage percentage to determines if exact matching is necessary. In this thesis, we present and discuss the implementation of our proposed DDM algorithms, and report on their performance based on an extensive set of simulation experiments. Last but not least, we present the preliminary work we have done on real-time enabling scheme to RTI for HLA-compliant simulations.
Improved resistance to insects in maize (Zea mays L) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L)
Creators: name: Mao, Jingqin
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Agriculture, Plant Pathology.
subject: Biology, Plant Physiology.

description: A novel alteration in secondary metabolism of maize transformed with wheat oxalate oxidase gene (OXO) was determined using HPLC and microscopy. Phenolic concentration was significantly increased, but DIMBOA synthesis was down-regulated. The high levels of soluble phenolic acids, in particular free ferulic acid, most likely contributed to the insect resistance in the OXO maize. To facilitate future cowpea transformation with the OXO, a stable in vitro regeneration system was established in blackeye cowpea via shoot organogenesis. The optimal initiation medium comprised MS salts, B 5 vitamins, 2 mg 1-1 BAP, 3% sucrose and 0.8% agar at pH 5.8. The highest initiation frequency and shoot number were obtained from the shoot apices of 3-5 days old seedlings. For shoot elongation, 0.5-5.0 mg 1-1 GA3 was required. Rooting medium was MS salts supplemented with B5 vitamins, 3% sucrose and 0.8% agar.
The Role of Project Monitoring and Evaluation in International Development Projects: An Agency Theory Perspective
Creators: name: Amin, Humera
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Project impact is one of the fundamental dimensions of success in international development projects, a dimension that so many fail to achieve. Drawing on agency theory, this study conceptualizes that monitoring and evaluation influence international development project impact by resolving information asymmetry and goal incongruence. The empirical results reveal that resolving goal incongruence through project monitoring and evaluation activities affect international development project impact. The information asymmetry, however, was only resolved through project monitoring. These novel findings have substantial implications for both theory and practice because we examine the individual effects of project monitoring and project evaluation on international development project impact through the resolution of goal incongruence and information asymmetry for a behavioral-control context, such as international development projects.
Drought and Water Scarcity
Creators: name: Aich, Valentin
name: Ehlert, Katrin
name: Pischke, Frederik
name: Salman, Maher
Publisher: name: WMO
Year: 2022
Subjects: Wassermangel
Wüstenausbreitungskontrolle

description: Driven by climate change, population growth, economic development, and poor water management, the increasingly limited availability of freshwater resources is a fundamental concern for societies worldwide. Drought and water scarcity - two major phenomena that challenge water security - know no national boundaries and affect all socioeconomic sectors of society, with a greater impact on the more vulnerable, poorer or marginalized populations. Drought is a natural climatic feature of below-average precipitation, which can last for months or years, while water scarcity results from a long-term, human-induced imbalance between water demand and supply. Drought and water scarcity are often interrelated, and droughts can trigger or amplify water scarcity, while water scarcity can aggravate droughts. This publication highlights the differences between drought and water scarcity and where they become blurred due to climate change and human activities. Coping strategies to both phenomena should be part of overall integrated drought and water resource management strategies. © 2022, Global Water Partnership and World Meteorological Organization
Online-Version der Systeme zur biologischen Fließgewässerbewertung
Creators: name: Rolauffs, Peter
name: Strackbein, Jörg
name: Hering, Daniel
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Fließgewässer
subject: Bewertungsverfahren
subject: Makrozoobenthos
subject: Phytoplankton
subject: Diatomeen
subject: Benthos
subject: Online-Tools
subject: Weiterentwicklung
subject: Perlodes
subject: PhytoFluss
subject: Phylib
subject: Phytobenthos
subject: Wasser

description: Für die Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie wurden Verfahren entwickelt, um Gewässer anhand biologischer Qualitätskomponenten ökologisch zu bewerten. Mittels verschiedener Software-Produkte wurden die Verfahren operationalisiert und einem breiten Anwenderkreis zugänglich gemacht. Die ersten Versionen dieser Programme sind teilweise fünfzehn Jahren alt. Anpassungen beschränkten sich weitgehend auf inhaltlich-fachliche Aspekte sowie die Bedienbarkeit. Die grundsätzlichen Architekturen wurden jedoch nicht angetastet und entsprechen daher nicht mehr dem heutigen Stand der Technik. Um die Anwendungen zukunftssicher zu machen, wurden vier der gängigsten Verfahren zur ökologischen Bewertung von Fließgewässern als Online-Version programmiert: PhytoFluss (für die Biokomponente Phytoplankton), PHYLIB (aquatische Flora), PERLODES (Makrozoobenthos) und fiBS (Fisch-fauna). Die genannten Verfahren wurden zusammen mit einer Vielzahl begleitender Informationen in eine Plattform eingebettet und sind nun online verfügbar. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: For the realization of the EU Water Framework Directive, methods were developed to assess water bodies by biological quality elements. The methods were operationalized using various software products to make them available to a wide range of users. Some of the first versions of these programs are already fifteen years old. Adjustments were mostly limited to content-related aspects and usability. However, the basic architectures were not touched. So nowadays they no longer correspond to the state of the art. In order to make the applications future-proof, four of the most common methods for the ecological assessment of rivers were programmed as online versions: PhytoFluss (for the biocomponent phyto-plankton), PHYLIB (aquatic flora), PERLODES (macroinvertebrates) and fiBS (fish- fauna). The new tools were embedded in a platform together with a large amount of accompanying information and are now available online. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: Im Rahmen des Projektes „Online-Version der Systeme zur biologischen Fließgewässerbewertung“ wurden die vier gesetzlich-verbindlich unter der EG-⁠Wasserrahmenrichtlinie⁠ anzuwendenden Verfahren (PhytoFluss - Phytoplankton, PHYLIB - aquatische ⁠Flora⁠, PERLODES - ⁠Makrozoobenthos⁠ und fiBS - Fischfauna) zur ökologischen Bewertung von Fließgewässern als Online-Tools programmiert. Die Tools wurden in die Informationsplattform www.gewaesser-bewertung.de eingebettet, welche umfangreiche Begleitinformationen zur Bewertung des ökologischen Zustands und Potentials der deutschen Gewässer enthält.
Morphology control of nanocatalysts for clean energy generation
Creators: name: Xiao, Xue
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Nanocatalysts are tiny particles that speed up chemical reactions. This thesis investigates the impact of morphology on nanocatalysts, specifically how it affects their activity and stability to produce green hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide. The unique nanostructures can expose active sites, increase surface area, and enhance mass transfer and electron transport to improve catalytic performance, thereby, reducing energy consumption and cost.
The Millennium Galaxy Catalogue: Morphological classification and bimodality in the colour-concentration plane
Creators: name: Driver, S. P.
name: Allen, P. D.
name: Graham, Alister
name: Cameron, E.
name: Liske, J.
name: Ellis, S. C.
name: Cross, N. J G
name: De Propris, R.
name: Phillipps, S.
name: Couch, Warrick
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Using 10 095 galaxies (B < 20 mag) from the Millennium Galaxy Catalogue, we derive B-band luminosity distributions and selected bivariate brightness distributions for the galaxy population subdivided by eyeball morphology; Sérsic index (n); two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) η parameter; rest- (u−r) colour (global and core); MGC continuum shape; half-light radius; (extrapolated) central surface brightness; and inferred stellar mass-to-light ratio. All subdivisions extract highly correlated subsets of the galaxy population which consistently point towards two overlapping distributions: an old, red, inert, predominantly luminous, high central-surface brightness subset; and a young, blue, star forming, intermediate surface brightness subset. A clear bimodality in the observed distribution is seen in both the rest- (u−r) colour and log (n) distributions. Whilst the former bimodality was well established from Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, we show here that the rest- (u−r) colour bimodality becomes more pronounced when using the core colour as opposed to global colour. The two populations are extremely well separated in the colour–log(n) plane. Using our sample of 3314 (B < 19 mag) eyeball classified galaxies, we show that the bulge-dominated, early-type galaxies populate one peak and the bulge-less, late-type galaxies occupy the second. The early- and mid-type spirals sprawl across and between the peaks. This constitutes extremely strong evidence that the fundamental way to divide the luminous galaxy population ( MBMGC− 5 log h < −16 mag , i.e. dwarfs not included) is into bulges (old red, inert, high concentration) and discs (young, blue, star forming, low concentration) and that the galaxy bimodality reflects the two-component nature of galaxies and not two distinct galaxy classes. We argue that these two components require two independent formation mechanisms/processes and advocate early bulge formation through initial collapse and ongoing disc formation through splashback, infall and merging/accretion. We calculate the B-band luminosity densities and stellar mass densities within each subdivision and estimate that the z≈ 0 stellar mass content in spheroids, bulges and discs is 35 ± 2, 18 ± 7 and 47 ± 7 per cent, respectively.
Using the CollaboraKTion framework to report on primary care practice recruitment and data collection: costs and successes in a cross-sectional practice-based survey in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, Canada
Creators: name: Wong, Sabrina T.
name: Hogg, William
name: Burge, Fred
name: Johnston, Sharon
name: French, Ilisha
name: Blackman, Stephanie
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: Across Canada and internationally we have poor infrastructure to regularly collect survey data from primary care practices to supplement data from chart audits and physician billings. The purpose of this work is to: 1) examine the variable costs for carrying out primary care practice-based surveys and 2) share lessons learned about the level of engagement required for recruitment of practices in primary care. Methods: This work was part of a larger study, TRANSFORMATION that collected data from three provincial study sites in Canada. We report here on practice-based engagement. Surveys were administered to providers, organizational practice leads, and up to 20 patients from each participating provider. We used the CollaboraKTion framework to report on our recruitment and engagement strategies for the survey work. Data were derived from qualitative sources, including study team meeting minutes, memos/notes from survey administrators regarding their interactions with practice staff, and patients and stakeholder meeting minutes. Quantitative data were derived from spreadsheets tracking numbers for participant eligibility, responses, and completions and from time and cost tracking for patient survey administration. Results: A total of 87 practices participated in the study (n = 22 in BC; n = 26 in ON; n = 39 in NS). The first three of five CollaboraKTion activities, Contacting and Connecting, Deepening Understandings, and Adapting and Applying the Knowledge Base, and their associated processes were most pertinent to our recruitment and data collection. Practice participation rates were low but similar, averaging 36% across study sites, and completion rates were high (99%). Patient completion rates were similarly high (99%), though participation rates in BC were substantially lower than the other sites. Recruitment and data collection costs varied with the cost per practice ranging from $1503 to $1792. Conclusions: A comprehensive data collection system in primary care is possible to achieve with partnerships that balance researcher, clinical, and policy maker contexts. Engaging practices as valued community members and independent business owners requires significant time, and financial and human resources. An integrated knowledge translation and exchange approach provides a foundation for continued dialogue, exchange of ideas, use of the information produced, and recognises recruitment as part of an ongoing cycle.
Women and traditional performing arts: Preserving heritage in the Sukabumi’s Dogdog Lojor
Creators: name: Suryawan, Ace Iwan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: For generations, the Sundanese cultural tradition of ‘Dogdog Lojor’ has been preserved within the Kasepuhan Adat Sinar Resmi community. Since the 1980s, women’s participation in the traditional performance art has notably increased. This ethnographic study examines women’s evolving roles within ‘Dogdog Lojor’ through participant observation, in-depth interviews with three female performers and two traditional community leaders, and document analysis. Our findings reveal that women’s growing involvement in ‘Dogdog Lojor’ represents a significant shift in traditional Sundanese gender dynamics. Women now serve as singers, instrumentalists, and dancers, while also playing vital roles in preparations for the sacred ritual, ‘Seren Taun’. Their contributions enhance the artistic quality of performances while reflecting broader societal transformations. Through their participation in ancestral traditions, women demonstrate community loyalty and affirm their cultural identity. This development corresponds with Indonesia’s social progression, particularly the women’s emancipation movement, and illustrates evolving gender roles within both Kasepuhan Adat Sinar Resmi and wider Sundanese culture. Women’s engagement in ‘Dogdog Lojor’ not only enriches the art form but also ensures the transmission of Sundanese cultural heritage to future generations.
title: Hallazgos en la TC craneal de niños con crisis afebriles
Creators: name: Mollinedo, Diana
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Paediatric

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
Analizar la incidencia y describir los hallazgos observados en las tomografías computarizadas (TC) craneales de niños con crisis afebriles en la urgencia. Evaluar cuáles hallazgos condicionan un cambio inmediato en la actitud...
DEP Bulletin - 2022 - Volume 46 Issue 14
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: The DEP bulletin is a semi-monthly publication of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. It contains a list of construction permit applications recently filed or acted upon by the Department along with a calendar of events of interest, a schedule of public hearings, and Environmental Impact Statements acted upon during the period.
Alloparenting Among Fictive Kin: An Examination of Compadres on Educational Outcomes
Creators: name: Pisor, Anne
name: Hubbard, Eric B.
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biological and Physical Anthropology
subject: Social and Cultural Anthropology
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Alloparents
subject: Compadres
subject: Education
subject: Fictive kin

description: An examination of fictive kin (godparents) as a category of alloparents todetermine their impact, if any, on education levels in godchildren.
Engineering an endocrine Neo-Pancreas by repopulation of a decellularized rat pancreas with islets of Langerhans
Creators: name: Napierala, H.
name: Hillebrandt, K.-H.
name: Haep, N.
name: Tang, P.
name: Tintemann, M.
name: Gassner, J.
name: Noesser, M.
name: Everwien, H.
name: Seiffert, N.
name: Kluge, M.
name: Teegen, E.
name: Polenz, D.
name: Lippert, S.
name: Geisel, D.
name: Selke, A. Reutzel
name: Raschzok, N.
name: Andreou, A.
name: Pratschke, J.
name: Sauer, I. M.
name: Struecker, B.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Preclinical research
subject: Regenerative medicine
subject: Tissue engineering
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Decellularization of pancreata and repopulation of these non-immunogenic matrices with islets and endothelial cells could provide transplantable, endocrine Neo- Pancreata. In this study, rat pancreata were perfusion decellularized and repopulated with intact islets, comparing three perfusion routes (Artery, Portal Vein, Pancreatic Duct). Decellularization effectively removed all cellular components but conserved the pancreas specific extracellular matrix. Digital subtraction angiography of the matrices showed a conserved integrity of the decellularized vascular system but a contrast emersion into the parenchyma via the decellularized pancreatic duct. Islets infused via the pancreatic duct leaked from the ductular system into the peri- ductular decellularized space despite their magnitude. TUNEL staining and Glucose stimulated insulin secretion revealed that islets were viable and functional after the process. We present the first available protocol for perfusion decellularization of rat pancreata via three different perfusion routes. Furthermore, we provide first proof-of-concept for the repopulation of the decellularized rat pancreata with functional islets of Langerhans. The presented technique can serve as a bioengineering platform to generate implantable and functional endocrine Neo-Pancreata.
The enzymatic saccharification of canola meal and its utilization for xylanase production by Trichoderma reesei.
Creators: name: Gattinger, Loni D.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: Tests made utilizing canola meal as a substrate for the production of xylanase indicate that Trichoderma reesei produced this enzyme in similar or better yields from canola meal than from expensive carbon sources such as Solka-floc, cellulose, glucose, lactose, sucrose or purified xylans. The effect of culture conditions on xylanase production when canola meal was used as a carbon source was also investigated. The enzyme system produced using canola meal also contained a higher proportion of acetyl-xylan esterase, cellulase, and xylosidase activities, most of which are required for synergistic action and hydrolysis of complex materials. The enzymatic saccharification of canola meal was also investigated. The results show that saccharification of canola meal is mainly brought about by hemicellulases capable of degrading arabinogalactan, arabinoglucan, galactan and galactomannan, while cellulase and xylanase play a minor role. This autoclaving pretreatment also released water soluble polysaccharides consisting mainly of arabinnose and glucose. T. reesei was unable to produce enzymes capable of hydrolyzing these polysaccharides when cultivated on canola meal as substrate. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Does exposure to drought and floods predict long-distance social relationships in humans?
Creators: name: Jones, James Holland
name: Pisor, Anne
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Spatial Science
subject: Biological and Physical Anthropology
subject: Other Psychology
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Latin American Studies
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: International and Area Studies
subject: Geography
subject: adaptation
subject: bolivia
subject: climate change
subject: evolutionary anthropology
subject: evolutionary psychology
subject: migration

description: In the present study, we investigate whether exposure to low levels of precipitation (that is, droughts) and high levels of precipitation (what we call “excess precipitation,” related to flooding, high water levels, and landslides) predicts investment in long-distance social relationships. Specifically, however, we hypothesize that it is not the presence or absence of exposure to hazards like droughts and excess precipitation that will predict long-distance relationships, but specifically whether exposure is (1) chronic, (2) temporally autocorrelated, or (3) otherwise patterned (as opposed to anomalous).
title: Nuestra experiencia en el tratamiento endovascular del varicocele femenino.
Creators: name: Sáez de Ocáriz García, Ana
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Interventional vascular
subject: Catheter venography
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: MR-Angiography
subject: Embolisation
subject: Varices

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
El varicocele femenino es un problema de salud común entre las mujeres que se caracteriza por dolor pélvico de más de 6 meses de evolución,
asociado a presión o pesadez.
Ésto es debido a una dilatación y congestión venosa por insuficiencia...
WINGS: A wlde-field nearby galaxy-cluster survey I. Optical imaging
Creators: name: Fasano, G.
name: Marmo, C.
name: Varela, J.
name: MD'Onofrio
name: Poggianti, B. M.
name: Moles, M.
name: Pignatelli, E.
name: Bettoni, D.
name: Kjærgaard, P.
name: Rizzi, L.
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Dressler, A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This is the first paper of a series that will present data and scientific results from the WINGS project, a wide-field, multiwavelength imaging and spectroscopic survey of galaxies in 77 nearby clusters. The sample was extracted from the ROSAT catalogs of X-Ray emitting clusters, with constraints on the redshift (0.04 < z < 0.07) and distance from the galactic plane (b ≥ 20 deg). The global goal of the WINGS project is the systematic study of the local cosmic variance of the cluster population and of the properties of cluster galaxies as a function of cluster properties and local environment. This data collection will allow the definition of a local, 'zero-point' reference against which to gauge the cosmic evolution when compared to more distant clusters. The core of the project consists of wide-field optical imaging of the selected clusters in the B and V bands. We have also completed a multifiber, medium-resolution spectroscopic survey for 51 of the clusters in the master sample. The imaging and spectroscopy data were collected using, respectively, the WFC@INT and WYFFOS@WHT in the northern hemisphere, and the WFI@MPG and 2dF@AAT in the southern hemisphere. In addition, a NIR (J, K) survey of ∼50 clusters and an Ha + U survey of some 10 clusters are presently ongoing with the WFCAM@UKIRT and WFC@INT, respectively, while a very-wide-field optical survey has also been programmed with OmegaCam@VST. In this paper we briefly outline the global objectives and the main characteristics of the WINGS project. Moreover, the observing strategy and the data reduction of the optical imaging survey (WINGS-OPT) are presented. We have achieved a photometric accuracy of ∼0.025 mag, reaching completeness to V ∼ 23.5. Field size and resolution (FWHM) span the absolute intervals (1.6-2.7) Mpc and (0.7-1.7) kpc, respectively, depending on the redshift and on the seeing. This allows the planned studies to obtain a valuable description of the local properties of clusters and galaxies in clusters.
title: Papel del radiólogo en la valoración de la funduplicatura Nissen.
Creators: name: Jaques Pérez, Lara
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Hernia
subject: Eating disorders
subject: Swallowing disorders
subject: Barium meal
subject: Surgery
subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
Describir las características radiológicas de la funduplicatura Nissen sin y con...
Erarbeitung einer fachlichen Strategie zur Energieversorgung des Verkehrs bis zum Jahr 2050
Creators: name: Kasten, Peter
name: Mottschall, Moritz
name: Köppel, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Elektromobilität
subject: Nachhaltige Mobilität
subject: klimaneutrale Gesellschaft
subject: Klimaneutralität
subject: treibhausgasneutral
subject: Treibhausgasneutralität
subject: treibhausgasneutrales Deutschland 2050
subject: alternative Kraftstoffe
subject: Power to Gas
subject: power to liquid
subject: Brennstoffzelle
subject: Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug
subject: Schiffsverkehr
subject: Flugverkehr
subject: Straßenverkehr
subject: Schienenverkehr
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Verkehr

description: Ziel dieses Vorhabens ist es, verschiedene Energieszenarien und -optionen für einen im Jahr 2050 treibhausgasneutralen Verkehrssektor zu vergleichen, um daraus Handlungsempfehlungen für eine langfristige Energieversorgungsstrategie im Verkehr abzuleiten. Dafür werden die Kosten für die Energieversorgung, die Anpassung der Infrastruktur und die Herstellung der Fahrzeuge in vier Szenarien mit unterschiedlichen Energieversorgungsoptionen verglichen. Neben der Option des erneuerbaren Stroms wurden verschiede strombasierten Kraftstoffe auf Basis erneuerbaren Stroms als mögliche Energieversorgungsoptionen mit aufgenommen.
The Restoration of Passive Rotational Tibio-Femoral Laxity after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Creators: name: Moewis, Philippe
name: Duda, Georg N.
name: Jung, Tobias
name: Heller, Markus O.
name: Boeth, Heide
name: Kaptein, Bart
name: Taylor, William R.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: While the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is considered one of the most important ligaments for providing knee joint stability, its influence on rotational laxity is not fully understood and its role in resisting rotation at different flexion angles in vivo remains unknown. In this prospective study, we investigated the relationship between in vivo passive axial rotational laxity and knee flexion angle, as well as how they were altered with ACL injury and reconstruction. A rotometer device was developed to assess knee joint rotational laxity under controlled passive testing. An axial torque of ±2.5Nm was applied to the knee while synchronised fluoroscopic images of the tibia and femur allowed axial rotation of the bones to be accurately determined. Passive rotational laxity tests were completed in 9 patients with an untreated ACL injury and compared to measurements at 3 and 12 months after anatomical single bundle ACL reconstruction, as well as to the contralateral controls. Significant differences in rotational laxity were found between the injured and the healthy contralateral knees with internal rotation values of 8.7°±4.0° and 3.7°±1.4° (p = 0.003) at 30° of flexion and 9.3°±2.6° and 4.0°±2.0° (p = 0.001) at 90° respectively. After 3 months, the rotational laxity remained similar to the injured condition, and significantly different to the healthy knees. However, after 12 months, a considerable reduction of rotational laxity was observed towards the levels of the contralateral controls. The significantly greater laxity observed at both knee flexion angles after 3 months (but not at 12 months), suggests an initial lack of post-operative rotational stability, possibly due to reduced mechanical properties or fixation stability of the graft tissue. After 12 months, reduced levels of rotational laxity compared with the injured and 3 month conditions, both internally and externally, suggests progressive rotational stability of the reconstruction with time.
A Job-readiness model for trainee chefs in Australia
Creators: name: Shrivastav, Daman
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research investigates how the curriculum in Victoria's TAFE system can be improved to increase the job-readiness of trainee chefs. The research aims to ensure that graduates have the skills employers need by comparing industry expectations with current training programs. Semi-structured interviews (28 participants) were conducted with professional chefs and hospitality school instructors to explore their perceptions of the current gaps in the critical competencies needed in graduates, as well how these gaps can be addressed through improvements in the cookery curriculum. Finally, the study proposes a new curriculum framework that incorporates broader skills alongside culinary and technical expertise for trainee chefs.
XORAZM VOHASIDA ISLOMGACHA BO'LGAN DAVRDA HAYVONLAR BILAN BOG'LIQ URF-ODATLAR, MAROSIMLAR.
Creators: name: Soliyeva, Shahnoza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Xorazm hududida islom dini kirib kelgunga qadar mavjud bo‘lgan turli diniy e’tiqodlar, mahalliy urf-odatlar va bugungi kunda ham ulardan saqlanib qolgan ba’zi elementlar tarixiy adabiyot va birlamchi manbalar asosida tahlil etilgan.
A Systematic Approach to the Development and Synthesis of Multi-nuclear Complexes Possessing Novel Magnetic Behaviour
Creators: name: Pathmalingam, Thushan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Molecular.

description: The chapters in this thesis are sequentially arranged In increasing nuclearity and atomic configuration (i.e. linear Mn3, triangular Mn3, Mn6, Mn7, Mn9, Mn18, and Mn23). In order to synthesize these molecules tuneable, multi-dentate oximate ligands were employed. These compounds were characterized exclusively by X-ray crystallography and their magnetic properties by SQUID measurements. The latter permits us to determine the spin ground state and the magnetic anisotropy and hence ultimately establish whether the molecules exhibit the single-molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour. In addition to the atomic structure, a magneto-structural correlation was conducted for the 21 manganese clusters. In an attempt to achieve high energy barrier SMMs two essential requirements; large spin ground state and uniaxial magnetic anisotropy were manipulated. Each chapter was discussed in regards to achieving SMM behaviour by tweaking one or both requirements. There are two basic magnetic repeating units which lay the foundation for large Mn aggregates; linear Mn 3 and triangular Mn3. The former can be used to produce linear 1-D chains of Mn3 polymer. The latter can be used to synthesize Mn6, Mn7, Mn9, Mn18 and Mn 23 clusters.* *Please refer to dissertation for diagrams.
An infrastructure for managing context information in pervasive computing environments
Creators: name: Khedr, Mohamed Essam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The increasing popularity of mobile devices, such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants, and advances in wireless networking technologies, are enabling new classes of applications that raise challenging problems to application developers. These applications have to be aware of the variations in the execution context such as location, time, user activities, and device capabilities in order to tune and adapt their intended functionalities. We argue that developing and managing applications that are context-aware would be extremely hard, tedious, and error-prone if not supported by a computing infrastructure. This is because application developers would have to deal with issues such as context interpretation, context reasoning, and context adaptability, and consequently would be distracted from the actual requirements of the applications they are developing. We investigate the principles of ontologies, negotiation, and approximate reasoning, and their usage to support context-awareness and dynamic adaptation for applications in pervasive environments. These principles are integrated in our proposed infrastructure, which offers application developers a set of APIs and computing components to facilitate the process of developing and managing context-aware applications. The APIs that the infrastructure provides allow users to manipulate the information encoded in their semantic profiles and to negotiate context information causing the infrastructure to tailor its behaviour to applications' need. Accordingly, the infrastructure reasons and makes automated decisions that are based on this negotiated contextual information to achieve adaptability and to cope with the frequent changes in the environment. To manifest the effectiveness of these principles in developing and managing context-aware applications, we discuss the architecture and implementation of an agent-based context-aware infrastructure that implements these principles, and report on performance and usability results obtained from a thorough evaluation of the infrastructure.
Galaxy groups: Proceedings from a Swinburne university workshop
Creators: name: Kilborn, Virginia
name: Bekki, Kenji
name: Brough, Sarah
name: Doyle, Marianne T.
name: Evstigneeva, Ekaterina A.
name: Forbes, Duncan
name: Koribalski, Bärbel S.
name: Owers, Matthew S.
name: Power, Chris
name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Rohde, David J.
name: Blake, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Pracy, Michael B.
name: Gibson, Brad K.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present the proceedings from a two-day workshop held at Swinburne University on 2005 May 24–25. The workshop participants highlighted current Australian research on both theoretical and observational aspects of galaxy groups. These proceedings include short one-page summaries of a number of the talks presented at the workshop. The talks presented ranged from reconciling N-body simulations with observations, to the Hi content of galaxies in groups and the existence of 'dark galaxies'. The formation and existence of ultra-compact dwarfs in groups, and a new supergroup in Eridanus were also discussed.