cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Enhancing higher order thinking and learning in higher education
Creators: name: Lake, Warren
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Feedback
Enhance student learning processes
Higher order thinking and learning
Real-time point-of-contact feedback

description: This thesis focuses on the enhancement of higher order thinking in higher education, through the development of a feedback model designed to enhance student learning processes and student learning outcomes. This thesis by publication which engaged over 1,000 students, uses a case study approach to investigate real-time point-of-contact feedback through the scholarship of teaching and learning. The study identified that real-time point-of-contact feedback offers an important model for teachers to frame content knowledge and to apply their experience about common student problem areas to a feedback delivery platform that delivers evaluative and/or educative information in combination with other learning tasks.
Chlodoueci Aduentus : foi et politique en Gaule
Creators: name: Valente, Sylvie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Clovis 1er
Remi de Reims
Avit de Vienne
Grégoire de Tours
Gaule du Ve siècle
Évêques gallo-romains
Nizier de Trèves

description: Alors qu’à la fin du Ve siècle s’effaçait le pouvoir impérial de Rome sur l’ensemble de ses territoires occidentaux, le pouvoir en Gaule se retrouva entre les mains de deux groupes de dirigeants : il y avait, d’une part, les évêques, issus pour la plupart de la classe aristocratique gallo-romaine, qui s’étaient donné comme mission de maintenir la romanité et la foi catholique vivantes dans les cités dont ils étaient les véritables chefs, et, d’autre part, les rois d’origine germanique qui occupaient différents royaumes, taillés à même les territoires cédés par Rome quelques décennies auparavant. Supporté par l’épiscopat, le règne de Clovis, roi d’origine franque et fondateur de la première dynastie catholique en Gaule, s’imposa à ce moment critique de l’histoire gallo-romaine. Malheureusement, les sources écrites qui décrivent l’avènement et la postérité du règne sont rares. Ce travail s’attachera à présenter les lettres qui établirent les fondements du royaume franc ainsi que la première œuvre qui, plusieurs années après la mort de Clovis, fit état de sa carrière afin de constater dans quelle mesure et dans quelles circonstances les évêques qui les écrivirent purent influencer la foi et la politique du roi franc.
Collodi, Edizione Nazionale delle Opere di Carlo Lorenzini
Creators: name: Paone, Pina
Publisher: name: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2010

description:
Presentiamo una recensione del primo volume della collana Collodi, Edizione Nazionale delle Opere di  Carlo Lorenzini, Giunti, Firenze, 2010. La collana (in 14 volumi) raccoglie l’intera opera di Collodi, restituendo in tal modo il giusto riconoscimento a uno scrittore protagonista della sua epoca. La recensione è divisa in due paragrafi, corrispondenti alle due opere contenutenel primo volume della collana,  in  ordine: Un romanzo in vapore, con Prefazione di Michèle Merger e I misteri di Firenze, con Prefazione di Andrea Camilleri. Ripercorrendo i punti salienti di questi lavori collodiani troppo poco conosciuti, si illumineranno gli inizi della carriera letteraria di un autore multiforme e poliedrico, che ha sempre saputo come stupire
description: ENTHYMEMA, N° 2 (2010)
Prevenire l'avvelenamento del pozzo: politica, verità e teoria dell'argomentazione
Creators: name: Feis, Guglielmo
Publisher: name: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2010

description: L’articolo è una recensione critica dell’ultimo lavoro di Franca D’Agostini,  dedicato  alla  teoria dell’argomentazione e alla verità: La verità avvelenata. Buoni e cattivi argomenti nel dibattito pubblico. La recensione è concentrata sulle parti più filosofiche e teoriche del libro: il ruolo della verità nel dibattito pubblico e l’importanza della teoria dell’argomentazione per partecipare in modo consapevole e attivo alla democrazia.
description: ENTHYMEMA, N° 2 (2010)
Supplementary document for Characterization of tracers for two-color laser-induced fluorescence (2cLIF) thermometry of liquid-phase temperature in ethanol, 2-ethylhexanoic-acid/ethanol mixtures, 1-butanol, and oxylene - 5201444.pdf
Creators: name: Prenting, Markus
name: Shilikhin, Maksim
name: Dreier, Thomas
name: Schulz, Christof
name: Endres, Torsten
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Material 1
Gene Conversions in the Siglec and CEA Immunoglobulin Gene Families of Primates
Creators: name: Zid, Mouldi
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Gene conversion
Primates
Purifying selection
Siglec genes
CEA genes

description: Siglecs and CEA are two families of cell surface proteins belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily. They are thought to be involved in cell-cell interactions and have various other biological functions. We used the GENECONV program that applies statistical tests to detect gene conversion events in each family of five primate species. For the Siglec family, we found that gene conversions are frequent between CD33rSiglec genes, but are absent between their conserved Siglec genes. For the CEA family, half of gene conversion events detected are located in coding regions. A significant positive correlation was found between the length of the conversions and the similarity of the converted regions only in the Siglec gene family. Moreover, we found an increase in GC-content and similarity in converted regions compared to non-converted regions of the two families. Furthermore, in the two families, gene conversions occur more frequently in the extracellular domains of proteins, and rarely in their transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions. Finally, these two families appear to be evolving neutrally or under negative selection.
The Use and Outcomes of Different Types of Nonspecific Goals in Sport
Creators: name: Williamson, Oliver
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Sport
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Goal setting
subject: Performance

description: Goal-setting research in sport began in the mid-1980s and sought to assess the specificity and difficulty principles of goal-setting theory. Nevertheless, research to date has provided insufficient evidence supporting the idea that specific goals are most effective for enhancing sporting performance. Conversely, nonspecific goals, which contain some degree of uncertainty about the exact levels of performance required, are used by world-class athletes, improve sporting performance, and induce various positive psychological outcomes. Therefore, the primary aim of this thesis was to develop understanding of the use and outcomes of different types of nonspecific goals in sport. Chapter 1 introduces the research problem and states the primary aim, specific objectives, and chapters contained within the thesis. Chapter 2 introduces different types of nonspecific goals, critically reviews different theoretical perspectives of nonspecific goals, and current nonspecific goal research in sport. Chapter 3 justifies the philosophical and methodological underpinnings of the thesis, before discussing the specific methods used. Chapter 4 (Study 1 - Williamson et al., 2022) contains a systematic review and meta-analysis of the performance, psychological and psychophysiological effects of goal setting in sport. Chapter 5 (Study 2 - under review) comprises a qualitative exploration of athletes’ experiences with, and perceptions of, different types of nonspecific goals. Chapter 6 (Study 3) consists of a qualitative exploration of coaches’ experiences with, and perceptions of, different types of nonspecific goals. Chapter 7 (Study 4) encompasses a qualitative exploration of sport psychologists’ experiences with, and perceptions of, different types of nonspecific goals. Chapter 8 reviews the main findings of Chapters 4-7. Chapter 8 also triangulates findings from Chapters 5-7 to progress scientific and practical knowledge. Findings from this thesis suggest that nonspecific goals are commonly used in sport, and can improve sporting performance, reduce maladaptive psychological responses (e.g., perceptions of pressure), and lead to a range of positive psychological experiences (e.g., enjoyment and confidence). Conversely, nonspecific goals have the potential to lack clarity and measurability, and possibly limit motivational responses. Finally, findings highlight critical differences in the use and outcomes of different types of nonspecific goals. Taken together, this thesis highlights contextual factors, individual differences, targeted outcomes, communication, and positive relationships (among athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists) as key considerations for the use of different types of nonspecific goals in sport. In doing so, this thesis provides a basis for the use of nonspecific goals as an additional goal-setting strategy within sport psychology.
Road proximity, air pollution, noise, green space and neurologic disease incidence: a population-based cohort study
Creators: name: Yuchi, Weiran
name: Sbihi, Hind
name: Davies, Hugh, 1957-
name: Tamburic, Lillian
name: Brauer, Michael (Of University Of British Columbia)
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Emerging evidence links road proximity and air pollution with cognitive impairment. Joint effects of noise and greenness have not been evaluated. We investigated associations between road proximity and exposures to air pollution, and joint effects of noise and greenness, on non-Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis within a population-based cohort. Methods: We assembled administrative health database cohorts of 45–84 year old residents (N ~ 678,000) of Metro Vancouver, Canada. Cox proportional hazards models were built to assess associations between exposures and non-Alzheimer’s dementia and Parkinson’s disease. Given reduced case numbers, associations with Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis were evaluated in nested case-control analyses by conditional logistic regression. Results: Road proximity was associated with all outcomes (e.g. non-Alzheimer’s dementia hazard ratio: 1.14, [95% confidence interval: 1.07–1.20], for living < 50 m from a major road or < 150 m from a highway). Air pollutants were associated with incidence of Parkinson’s disease and non-Alzheimer’s dementia (e.g. Parkinson’s disease hazard ratios of 1.09 [1.02–1.16], 1.03 [0.97–1.08], 1.12 [1.05–1.20] per interquartile increase in fine particulate matter, Black Carbon, and nitrogen dioxide) but not Alzheimer’s disease or multiple sclerosis. Noise was not associated with any outcomes while associations with greenness suggested protective effects for Parkinson’s disease and non-Alzheimer’s dementia. Conclusions: Road proximity was associated with incidence of non-Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis. This association may be partially mediated by air pollution, whereas noise exposure did not affect associations. There was some evidence of protective effects of greenness.
Theory of transport in highly concentrated electrolytes
Creators: name: Schammer, Max
name: Horstmann, Birger
name: Latz, Arnulf
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: batteries
subject: theory and modelling
subject: zinc batteries
subject: electrolyte transport
subject: DDC 540 / Chemistry & allied sciences
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: Thermodynamics
subject: Electrolytes
subject: Batterie
subject: Thermodynamik

description: Ionic liquids are promising candidates for novel electrolytes as they possess large electrochemical and thermodynamic stability and offer a high degree of tunability. As purely-ionic electrolyte without neutral solvent they exhibit characteristic structures near electrified interfaces and in the bulk, both being described theoretically via separate frameworks and methodologies. We present a holistic continuum theory applying to both regions. This transport theory for pure ionic liquids and ionic liquids-mixtures allows the systematic description of the electrolyte evolution. In particular, dynamic bulk-transport effects and interfacial structures can be studied. The theory is thermodynamically consistent and describes multi-component solutions (ionic liquids, highly concentrated electrolytes, water-in-salt electrolytes). Here, we give a detailed derivation of the theory and focus on bulk transport processes of ionic liquids as appearing in electrochemical cells. In addition, we validate our framework for a zinc-ion battery based on a mixture of ionic-liquid and water as electrolyte.
Supplementary document for Effect of Focusing element induced aberrations on filamentation and supercontinuum emission in ambient air - 5202331.pdf
Creators: name: Nalam, Samuel
name: Srikantaiah, Sree
name: Paturi, Prem Kiran
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Variation of pulse width with induced chirp
Translation of on object role model schema into the formal language Z
Creators: name: Ravalli, Gilbert
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In the development of information systems for business, structured approaches are widely used in practice. Structured approaches provide a prescription and guidelines for how to go about the process of developing an information system, are relatively easy to learn and provide tools which are well suited to their task. However, the products of structured approaches are sometimes seen to be vague and imprecise since requirements are written using natural language or represented in the form of models which do not have a formal foundation. This vagueness or ambiguity can be the source of problems later in development of the information system. A possible solution to this is to represent requirements using formal methods since these are seen as precise and unambiguous. However, formal methods are typically only a mathematical language for representing requirements. They are often regarded as difficult to learn and use. Even though formal methods of one sort or another have been in existence for many years they are not popular and appear unlikely to become popular in the future. One possible approach to providing the advantages of structured approaches and formal methods is to provide translation procedures from the products of structured approaches to a formal description in a suitable formal language. The work in this thesis follows this theme and is aimed at the creation of a translation procedure from an Object Role Model (ORM) schema to a Z specification. An object role model schema is the end product of a process called the Natural Language Information Analysis Method (NIAM) which is used to produce an information model for an information system. NIAM is a method which has been used successfully in industry since the mid 1970s and continues to be used today. This thesis provides a translation procedure from ORM to Z which is less arbitrary and more comprehensive than previous conversion procedures in the literature. It establishes a systematic method for (i) choosing suitable types and variables for a Z specification and (ii) predicates that express all the standard constraints available in ORM modelling. The style of representation in Z preserves ORM's concepts in a way that aids traceability and validation. The natural language basis of ORM, namely the use of elementary facts, is preserved. Furthermore, an ORM schema differentiates between abstract concepts and the means by which these concepts are represented symbolically and this thesis provides a representation in Z that maintains the distinction between conceptual objects and their symbolic representation. Identification schemes of entity types are also translated into the Z specification but it is left as an option in the translation procedure. Guiding and evaluating the work conducted here are a published set of criteria for the evaluation of a conceptual schema. These have helped in making decisions regarding the translation procedure and for assessing my work and that of others.
La ricezione mediatica dell’uchod: The Death of Tolstoy di William Nickell
Creators: name: Illarionova, Elizaveta
Publisher: name: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2010

description: Il libro
Recensiamo il saggio di William Nickell The Death of Tolstoy: Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station, Cornell University Press, Ithaca - London, 2010.
description: ENTHYMEMA, N° 2 (2010)
The impact of the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Australian trans community
Creators: name: Zwickl, Sav
name: Angus, Lachlan M.
name: Qi, Alex Wong Fang
name: Ginger, Ariel
name: Eshin, Kalen
name: Cook, Teddy
name: Leemaqz, Shalem Y.
name: Dowers, Eden
name: Zajac, Jeffrey D.
name: Cheung, Ada S.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Background: Trans and gender diverse individuals (people who identify with a gender different to what was presumed for them at birth) are one of the most medically and socially marginalized groups in our community. The COVID-19 pandemic may compound preexisting depression and thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Aim: We aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Australian trans community. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted between 1st May 2020 and 30th June 2020, amidst strict Australia-wide social restrictions. Australian trans people aged ≥16 years were eligible to participate. Survey questions explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on living situation, employment, financial situation, and healthcare. Logistic regression to assess negative impacts due to COVID-19 on depression and thoughts of self-harm or suicide (measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) are presented as odds ratios (95% confidence interval)). Results: Of 1019 participants, 49.6% reported experiencing financial strain, 22% had reduced working hours, and 22.4% were unemployed (three times the national rate). Concerningly, 61.1% experienced clinically significant symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score ≥10), considerably higher than pre-COVID rates for the trans community and over twice the national rate. Moreover, 49% reported thoughts of self-harm or suicide (over three times the national rate) which was more likely if a person experienced cancelation or postponement of gender-affirming surgery (OR 1.56 (1.04, 2.35)), financial strain (OR 1.80 (1.36, 2.38)), or felt unsafe or afraid in their household (OR 1.96 (1.23, 3.08)). Discussion: Given rates of clinically significant depression and thoughts of self-harm or suicide are far higher in trans people than the general population, specific strategies to improve mental health in the trans community during the COVID-19 pandemic must be made a priority for policymakers, researchers, and health service providers to prevent suicide. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2021.1890659.
Face, Age and Gender Recognition Using Local Descriptors
Creators: name: Mousa Pasandi, Mohammad Esmaeel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014

description: This thesis focuses on the area of face processing and aims at designing a reliable framework to facilitate face, age, and gender recognition. A Bag-of-Words framework has been optimized for the task of face recognition by evaluating different feature descriptors and different bag-of-words configurations. More specifically, we choose a compact set of features (e.g., descriptors, window locations, window sizes, dictionary sizes, etc.) in order to produce the highest possible rate of accuracy. Experiments on a challenging dataset shows that our framework achieves a better level of accuracy when compared to other popular approaches such as dimension reduction techniques, edge detection operators, and texture and shape feature extractors. The second contribution of this thesis is the proposition of a general framework for age and gender classification. Although the vast majority of the existing solutions focus on a single visual descriptor that often only encodes a certain characteristic of the image regions, this thesis aims at integrating multiple feature types. For this purpose, feature selection is employed to obtain more accurate and robust facial descriptors. Once descriptors have been computed, a compact set of features is chosen, which facilitates facial image processing for age and gender analysis. In addition to this, a new color descriptor (CLR-LBP) is proposed and the results obtained is shown to be comparable to those of other pre-existing color descriptors. The experimental results indicates that our age and gender framework outperforms other proposed methods when examined on two challenging databases, where face objects are present with different expressions and levels of illumination. This achievement demonstrates the effectiveness of our proposed solution and allows us to achieve a higher accuracy over the existing state-of-the-art methods.
Investigation spectroscopique du néon entre 42 et 44.5 eV.
Creators: name: Nadeau, Charles-É.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Physics, Atomic.

description: Cette thèse porte sur la prise de données nouvelles, à l'aide d'une méthode spectroscopique par impact électronique, pour l'étude des niveaux électroniques du néon dans les intervalles compris entre 42 eV et 43.1 eV et entre 43.2 eV et 44.5 eV. En plus, des prédictions basées sur les éléments isoélectroniques et sur l'extrapolation de séries de structures électroniques similaires a celles du néon ont été obtenues et ont conduit à l'interprétation des nouveaux spectres obtenus. Une interprétation est proposée aux structures qui étaient préalablement totalement inconnues entre 42 eV et 43.1 eV. Une étude détaillée de nos spectres de la zone comprise entre 43.2 eV et 44.5 eV nous a permis de confirmer certaines interprétations et d'en avancer de nouvelles.
Stefano Bartezzaghi, Scrittori giocatori
Creators: name: Rossi, Laura Lucia
Publisher: name: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2010

description: Questo articolo presenta la recensione dell’ultimo libro del semiologo, critico, enigmista Stefano Bartezzaghi dal titolo Scrittori giocatori in cui l’autore propone un itinerario attraverso le opere di alcuni scrittori (tra i quali Primo Levi, Italo Calvino e David Foster Wallace) che detengono un rapporto privilegiato con il gioco nelle sue varie accezioni: il gioco vero e proprio (scrittori scacchisti, enigmisti, tennisti ecc.), il gioco come elemento narrativo, il gioco linguistico e il gioco come paradigma teorico della letteratura. Stefano Bartezzaghi, Scrittori giocatori, Einaudi, Torino, 2010.
description: ENTHYMEMA, N° 2 (2010)
Bice Mortara Garavelli, Il parlar figurato. Manualetto di figure retoriche
Creators: name: Tripodi, Carlo
Publisher: name: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2010

description: Recensiamo il libro di Bice Mortara Garavelli, Il parlar figurato. Manualetto di figure retoriche, Laterza, Roma – Bari, 2010.
description: ENTHYMEMA, N° 2 (2010)
Pino Menzio, Nel darsi della pagina. Un'etica della scrittura letteraria
Creators: name: Sotgiu, Antonio
Publisher: name: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2010

description:
Recensiamo Nel darsi della pagina. Un’etica della scrittura letteraria di Pino Menzio, Libreria Stampatori Torino, Torino, 2010.
description: ENTHYMEMA, N° 2 (2010)
Supplementary document for Effect of Focusing element induced aberrations on filamentation and supercontinuum emission in ambient air - 5202331.pdf
Creators: name: Nalam, Samuel
name: Srikantaiah, Sree
name: Paturi, Prem Kiran
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Variation of pulse width with induced chirp
Myanmar (Burma), Ethnic Nationalities and the Rule of Law : A Critical Analysis
Creators: name: Willis, Nathan
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Myanmar
Burma
Rule of Law
Ethnic nationalities

description: This thesis comprises both previously published and unpublished work. It considers the substantive rule of law with reference to selected constitutional and legislative legal considerations in relation to Myanmar and adopts a reform-oriented legal analysis approach. These considerations include the following: the interests of the communities of Rakhine State; the role of international law and the denial of aid in the context of a natural disaster; the need for a constitutional settlement to further the reform process; the legal framework in relation to land disputes; and the role of the legal profession.
Fundamentals of Concentration-encoded Molecular Communication
Creators: name: Mahfuz, Mohammad Upal
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Molecular communication
Nanonetworks
Nanoscale communication systems

description: Molecular communication (MC) is a new bio-inspired communication paradigm towards realizing the communication and networking at the nanoscale to microscale dimensions among a vast number of engineered natural and/or artificial nanomachines communicating with each other to form a nanonetwork. In this thesis, we investigate a concentration-encoded molecular communication (CEMC) system where the transmitting nanomachine (TN) and the receiving nanomachine (RN) communicate with a single type of information molecules by modulating the transmission rate of information molecules at the TN. The information molecules undergo ideal (i.e. free) diffusion in three dimensions and become available to the RN that observes the concentration of the received molecules at its receptors and thus decodes the message. Our research shows that it is possible to realize complex modulation methods, combat the intersymbol interference (ISI), determine the effective communication ranges based on available signal concentration, develop signal detection schemes, and apply simple channel codes in a CEMC system. It has been found that the performance of the CEMC system is influenced by communication ranges, transmission data rates, ISI, and detection schemes. It is possible to sense the concentration signal intensity and develop optimum receiver structures that can detect the transmitted symbols at the RN. It is also possible to develop optimum signal detection schemes based on the interactions between the information molecules and the receptors using stochastic chemical kinetics (SCK) of the reaction events. Applying simple channel codes at the TN shows that it is possible to increase effective communication range in the CEMC system, however, this increases the complexity of the RN in implementing the detection circuitry. Finally, potential applications of CEMC would be in materializing CEMC-based molecular nanonetworks for emerging areas, e.g. in cancer detection and treatment, targeted drug delivery, and environmental protection and pollution control.
A study to explore the bases of power of school district chief executive officers in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Creators: name: Jacobs, Willis C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Education, Administration.

description: This study examines the power bases of school district chief executive officers using a modified version of a conceptual framework of power proposed by French and Raven (1959). Their bases or sources of power are coercive, reward, legitimate, expert and referent. These five bases are extended to include information power and connection power. Significant differences exist among the three self-perceived power profiles, and among the perception-of-other power profiles for five of the independent variables. In the self-perceived power profiles, superintendents perceive themselves to use significantly more coercive power in their working relationships with school principals. In the perception-of-other power profiles, significant differences are found when data are classified according to (i) superintendents' years of experience in their current positions, (ii) age of subordinate personnel, (iii) age of superintendents, (iv) size of school districts, and (v) career-bound and place-bound superintendents who have 10 years or less experience. No significant differences exist for the independent variables (i) type of subordinate personnel, (ii) experience of subordinate personnel, (iii) gender of subordinate personnel, (iv) distance from central office, and (v) type of school district (Catholic or Integrated). No significant differences exist among the three self/other power profiles that compare the superintendent's self-perception with the perceptions of the three subordinate groups. The more experienced superintendents receive a significantly lower rating for legitimate power. The youngest superintendents receive a significantly lower rating for the information power, the older superintendents receive a significantly lower rating for the legitimate power, and the medium age superintendents in comparison to the younger receive a significantly lower rating for expert power. The oldest subordinates perceive superintendents to have significantly more legitimate power but significantly less referent power. Superintendents in the larger districts are perceived to use significantly less connection power and significantly more legitimate power. When district size is based on the number of schools, superintendents in the larger districts use significantly less connection power and significantly more expert power. For the perceived power bases of career-bound and place-bound superintendents with 10 years or less experience, the career-bound superintendents use significantly more coercive power. Expert and legitimate power bases always receive ratings that are higher than any of the other five power bases; the three intermediate bases are information, referent and reward power; and coercive and connection power always receive the lowest ratings. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
title: Air quality and the nitrogen cycle
title: Air quality and the nitrogen cycle
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2014
Subjects: Stickstoffkreislauf
Luftgüte

description: Nitrogen emissions in the form of nitrogen oxides (NOX) or ammonia (NH3) contribute to the formation of groundlevel ozone and secondary fine particulates, which, together with nitrogen dioxide, are major air pollutants with significant impacts on human health. In addition, ammonia and ground-level ozone cause damage to crops and natural ecosystems. Excess reactive nitrogen lost to the environment disrupts natural cycles and results in eutrophication and acidification of ecosystems, which are among the leading causes of biodiversity loss. The release of reactive nitrogen also jeopardizes groundwater quality. Furthermore, the increased nitrogen availability in ecosystems as well as the application of fertilizers lead to emissions of nitrous oxide which is increasingly contributing to climate change. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
Supplementary document for Developing a Normative Database for Wide-Field Retinal Perfusion using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography - 5203478.pdf
Creators: name: Tan, Bingyao
name: Sim, Yin Ci
name: chua, jacqueline
name: YUSUFI, Dheo
name: Wong, Damon
name: Yow, Ai Ping
name: CHIN, CALVIN
name: Tan, Anna
name: SNG, Kelvin
name: AGRAWAL, Rupesh
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Correlation between perfusion density and signal strength index
Transvaginal ovarian drilling followed by controlled ovarian stimulation from the next day improves ovarian response for the poor responders with polycystic ovary syndrome during IVF treatment: a pilot study
Creators: name: Xu, Bufang
name: Zhou, Mingjuan
name: Cheng, Meiyu
name: Zhang, Dan
name: Wu, Xian
name: Si, Chenchen
name: Xia, Lan
name: Xu, Huihui
name: Li, Jian
name: Chang, Hsun-Ming
name: Leung, P. C. K.
name: Zhang, Aijun
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Poor response patients with PCOS who are not susceptible to gonadotropin stimulation are more likely to have canceled cycles or poor clinical outcomes during IVF treatment. However, some limitations exist in the present therapies. In this study, we evaluated the effects of using the transvaginal ovarian drilling (TVOD) followed by controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) from the second day of these poor responders. Methods: During IVF, 7 poor responders with PCOS and 28 PCOS patients (14 normal and 14 high responders) were recruited. All patients received COS with the gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist protocol. For the poor responders, after undergoing 10 to 14 days of ovulation induction with no response, the TVOD was applied and then ovarian stimulation was performed from the next day at the same gonadotropin dose. Serum samples during COS and follicular fluid samples from the dominant follicles on the oocyte pick-up (OPU) day in all three groups were collected. Besides, follicular fluid from small follicles (diameter < 1 cm) in the normal and high responders on the OPU day and those in the poor responders on the TVOD day were gathered. Hormonal levels were examined in all samples using immunometric assays. Results: All the poor responders restored ovary response after receiving TVOD. There was no significant difference in the stimulation duration, total gonadotrophin dose used and the clinical outcomes among the three groups. The body mass index, serum and follicular levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and testosterone in poor responders were higher than those in the other two groups, and the application of TVOD significantly decreased the levels of AMH and testosterone in both serum and follicular fluid. Conclusions: TVOD followed by ovulation induction from the next day is effective and convenient for poor responders with PCOS. The decline of AMH and testosterone resulted from TVOD may be the main reason resulting in the recovery of ovary sensitivity to gonadotropins. The small sample size is the primary limitation of this study, future studies using a large population cohort and monitoring the long-term outcomes of this strategy will be required. Trial registration: ChiCTR1900023612. Registered 04 June 2019-Retrospectively registered.
La nuova intesa con l’Unione Buddhista Italiana: una doppia conforme per il Sangha italiano
Creators: name: Angeletti, Silvia
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: SOMMARIO: 1. Nuovi accordi e aggiornamenti nel quadro delle intese - 2. Le novità in tema di obbligatorietà del servizio militare - 3. L’insegnamento religioso nella scuola pubblica - 4. Il diritto di istituire scuole e istituti di educazione - 5. L’interesse all’intesa, tra tempi della politica ed esigenze confessionali.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 5 maggio
A Service Virtualization Architecture for Efficient Multimedia Delivery
Creators: name: Korotich, Elena
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: multimedia service clouds
multimedia content adaptation
service virtualization
low-level multimedia parameters

description: This thesis provides a novel architecture for the creation and management of virtual multimedia adaptation services offered by a multimedia-enabled cloud. The aim of the proposed scheme is to provide an optimal yet a transparent user access to adapted media contents while isolating them from the heterogeneity of the utilized devices, diversity of media formats, as well as the details of the adaptation services and performance variations of the underlying network. This goal is achieved through the development of service virtualization models that provide various levels of abstraction of the actual physical services and their performance parameters. Such virtual models offer adaptation functions by comprising adaptation services with accordance to their parameters. Additionally, parameters describing the functional specifics of the adaptation functions, as well as multimedia content features, are organized into a hierarchical structure that facilitates extraction of the virtual models capable of satisfying the conditions expressed by the user requests. At the same time the paramter/feature organization structure itself is flexible enough to allow users to specify media delivery requests at various levels of request details (e.g., summarize video vs. drop specific frames). As a result, in response to a user request for a multimedia content, an optimal virtual service adaptation path is calculated, describing the needed media adaptation operations as well as the appropriate mapping to the physical resources capable of executing such functions. The selection of the adaptation path is done with the use of a novel performance-history based selection mechanism that takes into account the performance variations and relations of the services in a dynamically changing environment of multimedia clouds. A number of experiments are conducted to demonstrate the potential of the proposed work in terms of the enhanced processing time and service quality.
Quantifying Heat Balance Components in Neonates Nursed under Radiant Warmers during Intensive Care
Creators: name: Molgat-Seon, Yannick
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Thermoregulation
Heat Balance
Neonatology
Intensive Care
Radiant Warmer

description: Thermoregulation is considered a top priority in neonatology due to the fact that relative to adults, neonates have a morphological susceptibility to excessive heat exchange with the environment, and exhibit limited physiological/behavioural responses to thermal strain. Consequently, the environmental conditions in which they are nursed must be tightly regulated to maintain body temperature stable. Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) use radiant warmers (RW) to thermally manage many newborns. However, recent evidence suggests that RW induce intermittent bouts of thermal strain that could adversely affect patients. This warrants further investigation of neonatal heat balance and the pertinent factors affecting it. Conducting an exhaustive audit of heat exchanges affecting the body during standard care under a RW could yield important information that would lead to the improvement of clinical practice in NICUs. The present thesis focuses on neonatal thermoregulatory responses, various body heat exchange mechanisms and processes during standard care under RW.
Supplementary document for Developing a Normative Database for Wide-Field Retinal Perfusion using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography - 5203478.pdf
Creators: name: Tan, Bingyao
name: Sim, Yin Ci
name: chua, jacqueline
name: YUSUFI, Dheo
name: Wong, Damon
name: Yow, Ai Ping
name: CHIN, CALVIN
name: Tan, Anna
name: SNG, Kelvin
name: AGRAWAL, Rupesh
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Correlation between perfusion density and signal strength index
The Future is Not Black and White: A Study of a Twitter-based Community of Practice on the Future of Newspapers
Creators: name: Kealey, Caitlin
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: journalism
Twitter
social media
future
newspaper
community of practice
qualitative
computer mediated discourse analysis
online news
identity

description: Social media has created a two-pronged dilemma for the journalism world. On one side is an attack of the basic notions of identity and authority for an age-old profession while on the other side supporting journalists by making available an endless amount of new tools and resources for them to work with. This thesis establishes and examines the online community of practice that has formed in the crosshair of the two sides, where the future of newspapers is a hotly debated subject. Using innovative data collection, the conversations of 20 experts is studied qualitatively through computer mediated discourse analysis to examine and explore the debate while providing consideration of the key issues to allow for an in-depth study.
High-frequency trading and layering manipulation practices : an empirical investigation of Australian market quality
Creators: name: Heng, Panha
Publisher: name: Southern Cross university
Year: 2018
Subjects: High-Frequency Trading
Layering
Market Manipulation
Market Quality

description: Recent advances in information and communication technology have impacted on market trading. Market participants, using complex algorithms processed by powerful computers can analyse market and execute order almost instantly. This thesis examines (1) the capacity of the Australian market to absorb information into prices; and (2) the existence of market manipulation in the Australian market, specifically layering manipulation. The research findings suggest that the ASX is informationally efficient enough to accommodate the rapidly growing presence of HFT. Findings concerning the impact of HFT on market integrity are less positive - layering is both observable and profitable in the Australian data analysed.
Diritto di satira e libertà di religione
Creators: name: Colaianni, Nicola
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Testo della relazione svolta al convegno sul tema La libertà di manifestazione del pensiero e la libertà religiosa nelle società multiculturali, organizzato a Cosenza dalla Facoltà di scienze politiche dell’Università della Calabria il 7 aprile 2008, ed ivi
dedicata giudice Mariano Battisti, presidente titolare della IV sezione della Corte suprema di Cassazione, deceduto tre giorni prima: amico caro e persona di grande cultura e profonda umanità, a lui si deve la ricezione nella giurisprudenza di
legittimità (sentenza 6 dicembre 1990, n. 4793, sulla strage di Stava, ancor oggi considerata «fondamentale» da Cass. 20 marzo 2008, n. 12361) sulla rilevanza nei reati omissivi impropri delle posizioni di garanzia ricavate da un contesto normativo extrapenale e di lui, cristiano riflessivo e laico, gli studiosi della laicità dello stato conservano il ricordo quale presidente del Collegio che emise la sentenza sul crocifisso
nei seggi elettorali e nelle aule scolastiche (1 marzo 2000, n. 4273), cui diede il voto decisivo.SOMMARIO: 1. Il bilanciamento tra satira e religione - 2. L’autonomia della satira dalla cronaca e dalla critica - 3. L’art. 19 Cost. come (non limite, ma) fondamento della satira religiosa - 4. Satira e religioni nel nuovo assetto della tutela penale - 5. La satira religiosa nella recente giurisprudenza di merito - 6. Satira religiosa, diritto penale e globalizzazione - 7. Satira religiosa, diritto penale «minimo» e giurisprudenza.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 5 maggio
Il Vaticano II: spunti di ermeneutica «altra»
Creators: name: Colaianni, Nicola
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Testo della relazione svolta al convegno di diritto canonico sul tema Benedetto XVI: quali riflessi sul postconcilio?, organizzato dalla Facoltà di Giurisprudenza dell’Università di Teramo il 13 – 14 ottobre 2006, e così introdotta: «Ringrazio Francesco Zanchini, che mi ha affidato questa relazione grandemente affine ai suoi interessi scientifici, sempre rivolti a scoprire aspetti “altri”, perché nascosti o comunque non evidenziati, della realtà effettiva, e perciò giuridica, della Chiesa: come
ad esempio la dimensione sacramentale del suo ordinamento, messa in luce nel primo lavoro monografico. A tale  impostazione metodicamente critica, e non piattamente
adesiva o edulcorante, mi ispirerò nello svolgimento di alcune riflessioni su un tema così bisognevole dell’attenzione di un canonista, che ad esso mi sarei naturalmente sottratto se non fosse che all’invito di Francesco, che mi è grato ricordare quale
correlatore della mia tesi di laurea, non potevo efficacemente resistere. Se però dopo il mio discorso qualcuno griderà, per dirla con Giuseppe Garzolini, che “è stata perpetrata una conferenza!” almeno lo farà conoscendo mandante e movente.
Ancorché nelle università il delitto di conferenza sia talmente frequente da risultare di fatto depenalizzato, specie quando le vittime sono altri professori. Confido quindi nel vostro indulto».SOMMARIO: 1. Il Concilio: rottura o continuità? - 2.  Un’ermeneutica manichea - 3. Il mutamento dei paradigmi culturali - 4. Paradigmi conciliari inattuali e correzioni: a) ex auctoritate - 5. (Segue): b) ex opinione Doctoris - 6. I principi supremi - 7. Spunti applicativi: liturgia, collegialità, laicità - 8. Spunti prospettivi: la riforma incompiuta.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 19 maggio
Relating physical and service performance in local government community facilities
Creators: name: Brackertz, Nicola
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Purpose - To examine to what degree good buildings enable the delivery of high quality services. Design/methodology/approach - This paper uses empirical data from a case study of two metropolitan councils in Melbourne, Australia. Both are committed to the strategic management of their community facilities to maximise service outcomes for their constituents. To this end they implemented a strategic tool to measure the facilities' performance, using key performance indicators. Findings - The data indicates a statistically significant correlation of the performance of the physical building and the quality of the service delivered from it, supporting the hypothesis that better physical facilities engender better service outcomes. Research limitations/implications - The implications are that the strategic planning for buildings and services should be undertaken in concert to maximise the enabling effect the physical building has on service performance. While this study concentrates on council buildings, the findings may be equally applicable to other service businesses. Originality/value - This paper has implications for the way facility management practice should be undertaken and fills a knowledge gap about the effect which the quality of the physical surrounds has on the processes taking place within.
Libertà religiosa e multiculturalismo
Creators: name: Cardia, Carlo
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Relazione tenuta al Convegno organizzato dal Dipartimento di Diritto Privato Generale della Facoltà di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo sul tema “La dimensione giuridica della libertà religiosa”, in occasione della Presentazione del Volume degli Atti del convegno su “Il contributo di F. Scaduto alla scienza giuridica” (11-12 marzo 2008).SOMMARIO: 1. Premessa – 2. Identità e simboli religiosi – 3. Eguaglianza di diritti e di doveri – 4. Evoluzione e ottimismo antropologico – 5. Evoluzione e religione.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 26 maggio