cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
“It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got that Swing”– an Alternative Concept for Understanding the Evolution of Dance and Music in Human Beings
Creators: name: Richter, Joachim
name: Ostovar, Roya
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: beat
subject: rhythm
subject: dance
subject: embodied music cognition
subject: embodied communication
subject: rocking
subject: human universals
subject: human evolution
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: The functions of dance and music in human evolution are a mystery. Current research on the evolution of music has mainly focused on its melodic attribute which would have evolved alongside (proto-)language. Instead, we propose an alternative conceptual framework which focuses on the co-evolution of rhythm and dance (R&D;) as intertwined aspects of a multimodal phenomenon characterized by the unity of action and perception. Reviewing the current literature from this viewpoint we propose the hypothesis that R&D; have co-evolved long before other musical attributes and (proto-)language. Our view is supported by increasing experimental evidence particularly in infants and children: beat is perceived and anticipated already by newborns and rhythm perception depends on body movement. Infants and toddlers spontaneously move to a rhythm irrespective of their cultural background. The impulse to dance may have been prepared by the susceptibility of infants to be soothed by rocking. Conceivable evolutionary functions of R&D; include sexual attraction and transmission of mating signals. Social functions include bonding, synchronization of many individuals, appeasement of hostile individuals, and pre- and extra-verbal communication enabling embodied individual and collective memorizing. In many cultures R&D; are used for entering trance, a base for shamanism and early religions. Individual benefits of R&D; include improvement of body coordination, as well as painkilling, anti-depressive, and anti-boredom effects. Rhythm most likely paved the way for human speech as supported by studies confirming the overlaps between cognitive and neural resources recruited for language and rhythm. In addition, dance encompasses visual and gestural communication. In future studies attention should be paid to which attribute of music is focused on and that the close mutual relation between R&D; is taken into account. The possible evolutionary functions of dance deserve more attention.
Polymer adsorption in laminar tube flow of drag reducing fluids.
Creators: name: Son, Jae Ek.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1978
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: The results of an experimental investigation concerned with the characterization of polymer adsorption and flow behaviour in the vicinity of the tube wall during steady uniform laminar flow are reported. Two Polyox homologues (Coagulant and WSR 301) have been tested at various concentrations (10 to 100 ppm) and flow rates. Measurements were conducted using five different tube diameters to study the effect of the tube size on the polymer adsorption onto the wall. 0.3M K2SO4 aqueous solution was employed as a poor solvent to investigate the effect of polymer coiling (in solution) on the polymer adsorption. The degree of coiling was inferred by the measurement of intrinsic viscosity. Polymer degradation was also measured with duration of time. A considerable decrease in viscosity and in polymer adsorption (anomalous zone thickness) in tube was observed with an increase in the duration of a dilute polymer solution. The thickness of the anomalous zone associated with polymer adsorption in laminar flow of a dilute polymer solution in a tube was correlated with the drag reduction manifested in turbulent flow by a mathematical equation with macromolecular size and tube diameter as parameters. The data suggested that the polymer adsorption could be a fundamental basis for the turbulent drag reduction phenomenon.
Sport for social cohesion: Exploring management and impacts
Creators: name: Raw, Katherine
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Despite recent advances in sport-for-development (SFD) literature, few scholars have investigated social cohesion outcomes in SFD contexts. This research addresses this knowledge gap by examining the management and impacts of a SFD initiative targeting cohesion outcomes among multicultural youth. Over two-years, I employed an ethnographic approach, collecting data via observations, reflexive journaling, organisational documents, and interviews. Results indicated that while cohesion was enhanced at the group level, sociocultural assumptions limited outcomes beyond this. This research highlights how the interpretation of cohesion influences outcomes, and in doing so, extends knowledge of the management of SFD in the pursuit of social cohesion.
Evaluation and modeling of a membrane activated sludge system
Creators: name: Shahriari Zavareh, Haleh
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.
subject: Engineering, Sanitary and Municipal.

description: A membrane activated sludge bench-scale system was used to treat a complex synthetic wastewater over a wide range of operating conditions ranging 1 to 15 day(s) solids retention time (SRT) and 4 to 12 hours hydraulic retention time (HRT). Although the membrane reactor was able to provide good to excellent separation of particulates from the liquid in the mixed liquor over these operating conditions, the membrane failed, primarily due to clogging at operating conditions outside of these ranges. Various techniques, such as coagulant addition, were attempted to further expand the operating range but they failed. All runs were conducted until steady state conditions existed at which time data for modelling were collected. Performance of the system primarily for carbon and nitrogen removal is described for conditions where solids loss or clogging was nonproblematic. Different mathematical models to predict the behaviour of an activated sludge system and to estimate stoichiometric and kinetics parameters are presented. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Self-efficacy beliefs and creative performance in adults: A phenomenological investigation.
Creators: name: Laws, Judy.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Education, Educational Psychology.

description: This study was a phenomenological investigation of Research and Development scientists' experience of creative self-efficacy. Creative self-efficacy is defined as an individual's belief in his or her ability to be creative in a given situation. A phenomenological research model (Moustakas, 1994) guided the investigation. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews with the 12 participants, a review of documents collected from participants, and researcher's reflective journal. Core findings that emerged were that creative self-efficacy seems to operate below the surface of awareness for the R&D scientist; it is not something he or she would have thought about until asked, and positively influences creative performance. Creative self-efficacy can be traced back to age four to twelve through the act of building things and making things work. It is influenced by freedom and thought space to be creative, along with positive feedback. Finally, creative self-efficacy contributes to the creative process providing confidence in the R&D scientist to use novel and new approaches to solve technical problems. Future research implications in the area of educational practice, the professional development of R&D scientists, organizational development, and society, are also discussed.
Una edición modernizada y anotada de Escanderbech, auto sacramental de Juan Pérez de Montalbán.
Creators: name: Ayensu, Tumanyi Amos.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Biography.

description: This M.A. thesis offers the first modern annotated edition of Juan Perez de Montalban's auto sacramental Escanderbech. It consists of: (A) An Introductory study which consists of the following sections: (1) a brief history of the life and works of Juan Perez de Montalban; (2) general survey of the development of the auto sacramental, (the Spanish sacramental play or mystery play in honour of the Eucharist), as a literary genre; (3) the composition, performance and sources of the auto Escanderbech; (4) an analysis of the auto sacramental Escanderbech with special emphasis on its allegorical nature; (5) notes on the Introductory study. (B) The edited text of Escanderbech (based on the text in Para Todos). The spelling and punctuation have been modernized, except where pronunciation would otherwise have been affected. (C) (1) Philological notes, where biblical, mythological and historical allusions are adequately pointed out and other structures that might present semantic or syntactic difficulties have been explained; (2) abbreviations used in the philological notes; (3) an index of words commented in the philological notes; (4) an index of proper nouns. (D) Bibliography which will facilitate future study of the auto.
Euro-Atlantic Failures and Authoritarian Inroads: Historical and Contemporary International Involvement in the Former Yugoslavia
Creators: name: Brewer, Elizabeth Jeanne
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Former Yugoslavia
China
European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Org (Nato)
Russia
Turkey
United States

description: The former Yugoslavia has historically been a region with extensive international involvement and influence. However, equally historically, these connections have not gone one-way: after World War I was sparked in the heart of the then-future Yugoslavia in 1914, all three of the major powers then involved in the region - the Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire - collapsed as a result of the conflict. This thesis argues that after the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, which resulted in the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Euro-Atlantic alliance emerged as the main international influence in the region. However, in the decades that have followed since the conclusion of the conflicts, the alliance weakened its own position; NATO enlargement in the region has stagnated, while European Union credibility has been damaged by its inability to fulfill its promises to the region. This has allowed authoritarian regimes, namely Russia, pivoting from its weaker post-Yugoslav Wars position, and newer player China, to gain key footholds in the region, with Russia primarily challenging Euro-Atlantic soft power supremacy, and China challenging the European Union’s economic supremacy in the larger region. Furthermore, NATO member, but authoritarian-leaning Turkey, a state with historic interests in the region, has also cultivated its soft power image at the expense of the European Union.
The acquisition of long-distance binding in Serbo-Croatian.
Creators: name: Kudra, Danijela.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Language, Linguistics.

description: This study tested children's sensitivity to Wh-movement and Long Distance Binding in question formation. Serbo-Croatian offers two almost parallel strategies for making questions: Wh-movement, which is sensitive to islands, and Za $+$ Wh strategy, which requires Long-Distance Binding, irrespective of the presence of islands. The analysis proposed by Progovac (1992) treats Za $+$ Wh structures as a non-movement operation, presumably an instance of a language-specific application of Principle B of the Binding Theory. The possibility of creating minimal pairs of movement/non-movement questions has enabled us to test children's knowledge of both the Bounding and the Binding Theory. This study reports the results of two experiments, in which 42 child subjects (aged 4 to 6) and a control group of 8 adults, were tested. The children performed badly on Long-Distance binding structures, showing an overall preference for top clause responses, and a higher number of "other" responses in Za $+$ Wh questions. The children's performance on the Principle B experiment showed that Binding Theory is acquired by the age of four. This has ruled out the lack of knowledge of the Binding theory as a source of errors with Za $+$ Wh structures. Other possible causes for the children's insensitivity to the distinctions between Wh-movement and Long-Distance Binding are analyzed, and a follow-up study, with more "relaxed" conditions, is currently carried out.
The absence of compensatory growth in O. vulgaris
Creators: name: Stagno-Scotto, Charles
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2012
Subjects: octopus
compensatory growth

description: In Experiment 1, two groups, matched for body weight, were fed ad libitum and 1.5% of their body weight respectively for one week. All the animals were then fed ad lib for 21 days. In Experiment 2, three groups, matched for body weight, were fed 2%, 1%, and 0.5% of their body weight respectively for one week. All the animals were then fed ad lib for four days. On the first day of ad lib feeding, all animals that underwent restricted feeding became hyperphagic, with the animals in Experiment 1 ingesting food approximating 6% of their body weights, and the animals in Experiment 2 ingesting approximately 9% of their body weights. On all subsequent days, no further hyperphagia occurred. Food intake was dependent upon current body weight, with the animals in both experiments consuming about 2.5-4.5% of their body weights in food daily. No compensatory body weight growth was observed, either via above-average food intake or increased conversion efficiency. The causes and implications of the absence of compensatory growth in octopus were discussed.
From requirements to scenarios through specifications: A translation procedure from use case maps to LOTOS.
Creators: name: Guan, Ruoshan.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: The precise specification of communication systems is a crucial part of their successful development and implementation. Different methodologies for generating high-level formal specifications from informal requirements have been used by researchers and industrial groups. This thesis proposes an automatic approach, which is used for the early stages of the design of communication systems. In the first part of the thesis, we describe our automatic approach, which is based on Use Case Maps for the capture and design of the requirements and on LOTOS for simulation and validation. In the second part of the thesis, we discuss the design of two tools for our automatic approach. Ucm2LotosSpec is a tool that supports the automatic translation from UCMs to LOTOS specifications. Ucm2LotosScenarios is a tool that generates LOTOS scenarios from UCMs. Finally, our proposed approach is applied to a case study of the Location Based Service in the Wireless Intelligent Network, a standard that was under development when this work was done. Stage 2 scenarios for this standard are obtained from informal requirements represented by Use Case Maps. It is concluded that our approach is feasible, based on this experience carried out on a realistic example.
Viral Metalloprotease: Occurrence, Evolution, and Metallocofactor Content
Creators: name: Nguyen, Henry Thanh Huu
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Viral protease
Fe-S Cluster
Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Virus
Hepatitis E Virus
Corona Virus
Occurence
Phylogeny
Sequence Alignment
Similarity Sequence Network
Nsp1a
HEV_PCP
AlphaFold
Structural comparison
Protein-protein interaction
Zinc-finger motifs
Evolution

description: Viral proteases are essential for the proteolytic processing that liberates individual proteins crucial for infection and replication. This work focused on two of the three proteases that contain a ZF motif: the PCP from HEV and Nsp1a from PRRSV, as no current treatments exist for these two viruses. Both of these proteases have been established in the Pandelia lab to contain an Fe-S cluster, serving as a potential novel therapeutic target. If these are bonafide Fe-S cluster-containing proteins, they must obtain this cofactor from the host machinery as viruses lack the biosynthetic machineries for Fe-S cluster assembly. A dedicated chaperone, Hsc20, accredits proteins as recipients of Fe-S clusters by recognizing an LYR tripeptide. Interestingly, all of the viral proteases examined contain this sequence. Among the over 1,000 retrieved PCP sequences, no Cys-His dyad is structurally identified, suggesting that it is not a protease. Furthermore, the hexa-cysteine motifs at the N-terminus are strictly conserved, indicating that these residues play critical roles in the metal site. Evolutionary and occurrence inspections demonstrate that the LYR motif is conserved, suggestive of PCP binding an Fe-S cluster and interacting with Hsc20.  Among the inspections of 2,223 retrieved Nsp1a sequences, Nsp1a does not have similarity to known proteins. The metal binding (zinc-finger motifs) and protease sites (catalytic dyad) are conserved. The LYR motif is also conserved, suggestive of potential Fe-S cluster binding. Nsp1 evolution matches that of Arteriviruses, in which Oliver Shrews are considered the most ancient. It appears that Nsp1a diversified and specialized towards infecting pigs. Experimental analysis with respect to metal sites (Fe-S cluster or Zinc), indicate that cleavage of Nsp1 WT is not metal dependent in cellulo, and proteolysis comes from Nsp1a only. The metal binding Nsp1 mutant (C8/C10/C25/C28A) cleaved similar to WT indicating that the ZF is not critical for proteolytic.  Alpha Fold does not predict an interaction of the PCP or the Nsp1a protease with Hsc20 in two dimensional plots, albeit predicts an interaction interface on the structural models. Experimental validation using Size Exclusion Chromatography and Ni-NTA pull down column confirmed successful interactions between IscU and Hsc20, however interaction with viral proteases is not detected by size exclusion chromatography.
Between Art and Science: Growing Old in Shakespeare’s Worlds
Creators: name: Bui, Hanh
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2027
Subjects: early modern
old age
Renaissance
science
Theater
Aging
Renaissance Period
Shakespeare
Drama

description: The dissertation examines the role that early modern science plays in the construction of aging bodies in Shakespeare’s works. Some scholars have analyzed Shakespeare’s elders within the context of contemporary discourses on senescence, particularly those drawing from Galenic medicine, while others have examined the poet’s use of scientific metaphors. This project combines multiple approaches and archives to widen the historiography of old age to focus on early modern material culture—inventions such as spectacles, the crystal mirror, and the mechanical clock—which, it is argued, transformed the experience and representation of growing old by calling into question certain biological and social givens. By marking a convergence between early modern and post-modern engagements with science and technology, the dissertation highlights Shakespeare’s contribution to current scholarly debates about the relationship between technology and aged embodiment.
New Normal Covid-19: Peluang dan Tantangan Menuju Transformasi Digital di Bidang Pendidikan dan Kesehatan
Creators: name: Wicaksono, Hendro
name: IASI, Jerman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: COVID-19
Digital Transfromasi
Webinar IASI
Tantangan dan Peluang
Kesehatan dan Pendidikan

description: Jerman dapat dikatakan tertinggal dibandingkan Amerika Serikat dan China dalam hal transformasi digital di luar sektor industri. Seperti yang diperkirakan oleh menteri urusan digitalisasi, transformasi digital akan berjalan cepat ketika terjadi krisis. Hal ini terbukti dalam pandemi COVID-19 kali ini. Webinar ini membahas peluang dan tantangan transformasi digital di Jerman di bidang kesehatan dan pendidikan tinggi dalam masa pandemi COVID-19, serta inspirasi yang didapatkan untuk implementasinya di Indonesia. Tentunya dengan keunikan kondisi dan potensi Indonesia, kita tidak bisa mengandalkan copy-paste apa yang terjadi di Jerman.
Hidden on the X: Psychosocial Implications of Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency in Female Carriers
Creators: name: Thompson, Chelsea Anne
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
OTC
OTCD
Urea Cycle Disorder
Carrier
Heterozygote
Partial OTCD
Genetic Counseling

description: Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an inborn error of metabolism and the most common urea cycle disorder. Affected individuals may experience hyperammonemia, which can be associated with headaches, disorientation and nausea. Sustained hyperammonemia can cause neurodevelopmental disability, coma, and even death. OTCD is an X-linked disorder that affects both males and females with a spectrum of severity. Males may present with hyperammonemia as an infant while others develop symptoms later in life. Female carriers may or may not ever have symptoms, and many learn of their carrier status with the birth of an affected infant. Our study aimed to identify the specific needs and concerns of women who are known to be OTCD carriers and to learn how they were initially diagnosed. In this study we used an anonymous online survey with quantitative and qualitative questions. We recruited female OTCD carriers who were 18 years of age or older through the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCDF). Thirty-four women completed the survey. We found that most participants were blindsided by their OTCD carrier diagnosis, and that in 70.6% of respondents, the diagnosis followed the illness or death of an affected child. Our respondents have had many misconceptions about the diagnosis, the genetics of OTCD, and the risks associated with it. Our study further demonstrates that OTCD carriers have unique emotional and physical challenges, and would benefit from additional resources and support from genetic counselors and other healthcare providers, especially at the time of diagnosis. The findings of this study will promote awareness of OTCD and better inform healthcare providers of its implications for female carriers.
A novel reduced-complexity approach to hidden Markov modeling of two-dimensional processes with application to face recognition.
Creators: name: Othman, Hisham H. A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The 2-D Hidden Markov Model (HMM) is an extension of the traditional 1-D HMM that has shown distinctive efficiency in modeling 1-D signals. Unlike 1-D HMMs, 2-D HMMs are known for their prohibitively high complexity. This encouraged many researchers to work on alternatives such as Pseudo 2-D HMM and Embedded HMM for 2-D recognition applications to avoid the complexity problem. Those applications include, but are not limited to, Face Recognition, Optical Character Recognition, Face Detection, Image Retrieval, and Object Recognition. The Hidden Layer's complexity of a typical second-order 2-D HMM is normally in the order of (N3). The term "Hidden Layer" refers to the computations of the probabilities of state transition and N is the number of states in the model. In this thesis, a low complexity high performance 2-D Hidden Markov Model (HMM) is proposed and is applied to the problem of Face Recognition. The proposed model is a true 2-D HMM. The complexity of the Hidden Layer is brought down to the order of (2N2) using a basic assumption of conditional independence between vertical and horizontal state transitions. This assumption allows replacing the 3-D state transition matrix with two 2-D transition matrices. HMM complexity is always addressed in the literature from the Hidden Layer perspective, yet the complexity of the observation layer is not trivial. The mixtures of the proposed model are tied for lower observation layer complexity. The performance and the complexity of the proposed model with tied mixtures are investigated while applied to the problem of face recognition. The proposed face recognition system achieves recognition rates up to 100% on the AT&T facial database with complexity that is comparable to that of 1-D HMM.
Inculturation and ancestor veneration: The case of the Dagaaba Catholics.
Creators: name: Dapila, Fabian Naangmensuma.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Religion, General.

description: The tension between indigenous African cultures and religions on the one hand, and Christian Churches on the other, is a well known fact that has been addressed by all concerned but still not resolved. From the point of view of the Africans, the history of the Christian missions is filled with misunderstandings and a lack of sensitivity on the part of the Churches. The African Synod of Bishops held in Rome in April 1994, is only the latest example of the problems surrounding the Church's attitude towards African Christians. From a personal experience of the tension between indigenous African cultures and religions, the author analyses the situation of the Dagaaba Catholics as it exists and lays out the tools that can be used to come to a mutually acceptable solution. In the light of the ongoing modifications in the process of evangelization, the thesis explores the interaction between Catholic missionaries and the Dagaaba of Upper West Ghana from the beginning of the Christian mission to today. The area chosen for this study is ancestor veneration as it was and is practised by the Dagaaba. The discussion of the Dagaaba's beliefs and practices related to their ancestors showed, on the other hand, the centrality of the latter in the life of the Dagaaba, and on the other, important similarities with Christian attitudes towards the saints. Both Dagaaba ancestors and Christian saints are community heroes that were "sanctifed" by the group from which they hailed. They are models for the members of the respective communities. The images of the ancestors and saints are meant to establish a lasting memory of the heroes and make them ever-present. Both the Dagaaba sculptures and their ancestors and the statues of Christian saints are placed in locations where they are easily accessible, i.e., either the house or the church. As a result of the analysis the author confidently states that the integration of Dagaaba ancestor veneration with the Christian cult of the saints would be a vital step towards inculturation. If the Church were to allow the ancestors to play the role which in Christianity traditionally is played by the saints, Dagaaba Christians would become fully Christian and at the same time they would not feel that they have to abandon their African roots. The elements that play a vital part here are the naming of children after Dagaaba ancestors rather than European saints to whom the African have no relationship; the saying of prayers that include the ancestors; the celebration of the Eucharist in the consciousness that living and dead form the community of the faithful; and the performing of family rituals that involve past and present members. Together, clergy and lay persons must embark on the road towards inculturation. The process itself must be informed by thorough research into the genuine meaning of the beliefs and practices of Africans in view of the teachings of Christianity.
Isolation, immortalization, and characterization of rabbit cortical collecting duct cells which express AT(1) angiotensin II receptors.
Creators: name: Regnier, Laura R. J.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Biology, Cell.

description: Functions of angiotensin II (Ang II) in distal nephron are poorly understood. To study Ang II signalling in cortical collecting duct (CCD), CCD cells were immortalized by transfection with a plasmid encoding the large T antigen of SV40. Hormone-induced (10$\sp{-7}$ M) cAMP responses were characteristic of intact CCD: arginine vasopressin (AVP) and prostaglandin E$\sb2$ (PGE$\sb2)$ significantly stimulated cAMP production, while parathyroid hormone (PTH) and salmon calcitonin (sCT) had no effect. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed cells with apical microplicae characteristic of $\alpha$-intercalated cells ($\alpha$-IC): other cells had few blunt microvilli consistent with either principal cells (PC) or $\beta$-intercalated cells ($\beta$-IC). Approximately 27% of transfected cells bound the rabbit $\beta$-IC marker peanut lectin agglutinin. Antibodies directed against surface antigens of PC (mAb 703) and IC (mAb 503), immunolabelled up to 26% of cells. In transfected cells, a single class of Ang II receptors (K$\rm \sb{d}$ = 0.78 nM) was detected by radioligand binding, and AT$\sb{1}$ Ang II receptor mRNA was demonstrated by Northern analysis. Ang II (10$\sp{-7}$ M) inhibited AVP-stimulated cAMP production, and low concentrations of Ang II (10$\sp{-12}$ M) significantly increased phosphoinositide hydrolysis. Thus, we immortalized a rabbit CCD cell line that retains characteristic morphological and hormonal properties. These cells express AT$\sb{1}$ Ang II receptors linked to inhibition of cAMP formation and to activation of phospholipase C. Coupling of Ang II receptors to these pathways may modulate CCD transport and growth.
Seeds for Thought, February 2024
Creators: name: Master Gardener Foundation Of Washington State
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Horticulture

description: Included in the newsletter:
description: We Grew Lunch
description: Winter Rose Pruning Basics
description: 2024 WSU Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference
description: Schilter Corn Maze in Olympia Commemorates 50th Anniversary
description: Thurston County MG Foundation 2024 Calendar
description: Cabin Fever 2024
description: Rhododendrons On the 49th Parallel
Ruthann's Rivers: Archaeology and Archaeopolitics on the Middle Fork and Dolores Projects
Creators: name: Lipe, William D.
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021

description: William Lipe presented this paper at the 2021 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) annual meeting in honor of Ruthann Knudson. The paper was part of the symposium, “PALEO LITHICS TO LEGACY MANAGEMENT: RUTHANN KNUDSON— INAWA’SIOSKITSIPAKI”, which was held virtually (via Zoom) on April 16, 2021. Dr. Knudson (1941-2018) was an archaeologist and leader in cultural resource management (CRM) who specialized in North American Paleoindian lithic technology. She was a pioneering woman in reservoir salvage archaeology and CRM advocate who took a prominent role in the drafting of the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980.
description: Dr. Knudson received her PhD from WSU in 1973. Graduate student Kim Sheets drafted a biography about Dr. Knudson as part of Shannon Tushingham and William Lipe’s Pioneers Wikipedia Project, featured at: https://labs.wsu.edu/tushingham-lab/wsu-pioneers-in-crm-project/. The bio cites this and other papers and continues to be updated and is published on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthann_Knudson.
Movie-Made Miscegenation: Censorship and the Miscegenation Drama in Pre-Code Hollywood, 1927-34
Creators: name: Kelleher, Bridget R
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Gender
Hollywood
Miscegenation
pre-Code
Race
Censorship
Ethnic Studies

description: This dissertation examines the institutional and cultural history of the Motion Picture Production Code (1930-1967) and the role of pre-Code era of Hollywood (1927-1934) in defining “miscegenation” and reifying its taboo for modern Americans. Narratives and imagery of miscegenation and interracialism are present from the earliest days of film, and were one of the first things to be censored by the film industry’s self-censorship apparatus within the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America in the 1920s. In banning miscegenation from films mostly for the Southern markets, censors stepped into a national cultural debate around the legality, morality, and importance of restricting interracial intimacy and marriage. During the formative period of the pre-Code, between 1927 and 1934, the miscegenation ban’s piecemeal enforcement reflected a process of negotiation that expanded the definition of miscegenation from exclusively White/Black pairings to include depictions of White/Asian interracial intimacy. This period also solidified the narrative convention, structured by the demands of the Code, of the movie miscegenation drama. This narrative convention was widely applied to all depictions of interracial intimacy, including White/Polynesian and White/American Indian pairings which were not widely considered miscegenetic within the United States at the time. The movie miscegenation drama thus portrayed all interracial intimacy as taboo and dangerous, flattening the complexities of American attitudes towards diverse relationships. By combining analyses of films, censorship, industry publications, and audience responses, I show the wide-ranging impact of the pre-Code period and industry self-censorship in developing the movie miscegenation drama and refining the normative boundaries of race and gender for national audiences.
Relationship Between Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking and Sociosexual Orientation in Life History Perspective: A SEM Approach
Creators: name: Zou, Xinjie
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023

description: Life history theory implies the trade-off mechanisms of allocating resources among organisms. As a result of different trade-off decisions, organisms generate different life history strategies (LHS). Impulsivity, sensation seeking and unrestricted sociosexual orientation have been found to be related to fast LHS. Sociosexual orientation is regarded as a behavioral indicator of life history strategies. Although considerable attention has been paid to these factors individually, the relationship among impulsivity, sensation seeking, and sociosexual orientation is unclear. Therefore, the current study explored the intercorrelation among these psychological traits and hypothesized that impulsivity has an indirect effect on sociosexuality through sensation seeking. This study also investigated whether gender moderates the relationship between impulsivity and sociosexuality. The study's analysis utilized 311 participants’ data gathered in Germany from the Personality Interaction Laboratory Study (PILS) online survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the data. Results show that sensation seeking mediated the relationship between impulsivity and sociosexual orientation. However, gender did not change the relationship between sensation seeking and sociosexual orientation. The current study exemplifies the application of life history theory and enhances our comprehension of the linkages between impulsivity, sensation seeking and sociosexuality.
On the characterization of impact properties of engineering materials: An acousto-ultrasonics pattern recognition approach.
Creators: name: Molina, Gustavo José.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.

description: This thesis describes the experimental work carried out at the University of Ottawa for the characterization of the residual impact properties of polymeric material systems; namely, Polyvinylchloride and graphite/polycarbonate composite. In this context, the nondestructive Acousto-Ultrasonics (AU) technique in conjunction with Pattern Recognition and Classification methods were used. The material specimens, which present different levels of controlled low-energy repeated impact damage, were also evaluated destructively by Falling Weight Impact and Uniaxial Tensile tests. The results of these destructive tests were used to correlate and verify the AU measurements. A review of nondestructive evaluation methods, with a focus on the Acousto-Ultrasonics technique used in this thesis is presented. Analysis techniques of AU data are introduced. The Pattern Recognition and Classification methodology is reviewed for its application to identify AU signals. Fundamentals of the Falling Weight Impact Test used are also presented. The values of the Mean Failure Energy for the samples of the mentioned two materials, as obtained from Falling Weight Impact Test, were found to correlate with the damage states of these samples, as measured by the applied number of controlled repeated-impacts. Also, the values of the Acousto Ultrasonics Parameter, calculated from the retrieved AU signals, were found to correlate with the Mean Failure Energy and Ultimate Tensile Strength values that were obtained from the destructive tests. Identification of the AU signals pertaining to the considered levels of impact damage was performed by means of Pattern Recognition and Classification techniques. The results obtained indicate that a characterization of low-energy repeated impact conditions in the mentioned two polymeric materials can be based on measurements of the Mean Failure Energy, obtained from Falling Weight Impact testing of samples of specimens. Further, the predictions of the residual impact properties of the two materials can be made by Acousto Ultrasonics, in conjunction with Pattern Recognition and Classification techniques.
Analysis of Lymphocytic DNA Damage in Early Multiple Sclerosis by Automated Gamma-H2AX and 53BP1 Foci Detection: A Case Control Study
Creators: name: Rasche, Ludwig
name: Heiserich, Lisa
name: Behrens, Janina Ruth
name: Lenz, Klaus
name: Pfuhl, Catherina
name: Wakonig, Katharina
name: Gieß, René Markus
name: Freitag, Erik
name: Eberle, Caroline
name: Wuerfel, Jens
name: Dörr, Jan
name: Bauer, Peter
name: Bellmann-Strobl, Judith
name: Paul, Friedemann
name: Roggenbuck, Dirk
name: Ruprecht, Klemens
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background In response to DNA double-strand breaks, the histone protein H2AX becomes phosphorylated at its C-terminal serine 139 residue, referred to as γ-H2AX. Formation of γ-H2AX foci is associated with recruitment of p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1), a regulator of the cellular response to DNA double-strand breaks. γ-H2AX expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was recently proposed as a diagnostic and disease activity marker for multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective To evaluate the significance of γ-H2AX and 53BP1 foci in PBMCs as diagnostic and disease activity markers in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and early relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) using automated γ-H2AX and 53BP1 foci detection. Methods Immunocytochemistry was performed on freshly isolated PBMCs of patients with CIS/early RRMS (n = 25) and healthy controls (n = 27) with γ-H2AX and 53BP1 specific antibodies. Nuclear γ-H2AX and 53BP1 foci were determined using a fully automated reading system, assessing the numbers of γ-H2AX and 53BP1 foci per total number of cells and the percentage of cells with foci. Patients underwent contrast enhanced 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical examination including expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score. γ-H2AX and 53BP1 were also compared in previously frozen PBMCs of each 10 CIS/early RRMS patients with and without contrast enhancing lesions (CEL) and 10 healthy controls. Results The median (range) number of γ-H2AX (0.04 [0–0.5]) and 53BP1 (0.005 [0–0.2]) foci per cell in freshly isolated PBMCs across all study participants was low and similar to previously reported values of healthy individuals. For both, γ-H2AX and 53BP1, the cellular focus number as well as the percentage of positive cells did not differ between patients with CIS/RRMS and healthy controls. γ-H2AX and 53BP1 levels neither correlated with number nor volume of T2-weighted lesions on MRI, nor with the EDSS. Although γ-H2AX, but not 53BP1, levels were higher in previously frozen PBMCs of patients with than without CEL, γ-H2AX values of both groups overlapped and γ-H2AX did not correlate with the number or volume of CEL. Conclusion γ-H2AX and 53BP1 foci do not seem to be promising diagnostic or disease activity biomarkers in patients with early MS. Lymphocytic DNA double-strand breaks are unlikely to play a major role in the pathophysiology of MS.
Computer modeling of electromagnetic interference, radiation, and crosstalk in electronic systems.
Creators: name: Tharf, Mohammed Saleh Hussein.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: A recently proposed edge-based finite element method (FEM) solution, for eigenvalue problems, is customized for deterministic bounded applications. The solution is then combined with asymptotic expansions of the fields scattered from an inhomogeneous object due to plane wave illumination. Moreover, the combination is modified to solve for radiation problems. The validity and accuracy of the formulations are demonstrated by comparison to other published data. Variety of applications are considered including the computation of the un-intentional radiation and crosstalk interference levels on printed circuit boards, penetration into shielding enclosures, and radar cross-section. The solution described is two-dimensional and the system matrix obtained is sparse (or banded) and symmetric. Further, the solution can be obtained directly without the need for matrix inversion. In addition, a three-dimensional hybrid numerical method is proposed. The method combines the edge-based FEM with the analytical solutions of arbitrary-large cavity with aperture. This hybrid method has the advantages of producing sparse matrix and substantially reducing the number of unknowns. Thus computer storage and processing time demands are reduced. The hybrid results are in agreement with the edge-based FEM solutions. Measurements also were performed and the results match well with the hybrid solution. The applications considered involve one of the problems that concern the EMI/C society, namely, the crosstalk on dielectric boards. Since the principal contribution of this dissertation is the development of hybrid numerical methods, one chapter is devoted to review the hybrid numerical methods.
The "discovery" of the violent woman in prison: A descriptive analysis of violent incidents in the Canadian federal correctional system
Creators: name: Bell, Amey
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.

description: Despite increasing attention to the issue of female offending, little empirical research has been conducted on women's violence within Canadian prisons. This thesis provides a descriptive and exploratory analysis of violence in federal correctional institutions for women offenders in Canada. More specifically, it examines the nature and extent of violent incidents, the characteristics of violent perpetrators, and the individual and environmental influences for prison violence. To further our understanding of this phenomenon, three theoretical perspectives and their relation to female prison violence are investigated, including the strengths and limitations. These include feminist theory, prison adjustment theories, and theory of sex differences in aggression. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
The foundations of rights in the political thought of Bernard Bosanquet.
Creators: name: Sweet, William.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Philosophy.

description: In 19th century Anglo-American political philosophy, one finds an important debate concerning the nature, source and limits of rights. Two of the dominant views here were the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill and the rights-based political thought of Herbert Spencer. While there are significant differences between them, both arguably reflect a perspective that is both liberal and individualist. A response to these views--one that is sometimes taken to be fundamentally incompatible, if not entirely incommensurable, with the Anglo-American liberal tradition--is found in British idealist political thought. The most developed statement of this is, arguably, that of the British philosopher and social reformer, Bernard Bosanquet (1848-1923). Bosanquet argues that, to provide an adequate account of the nature, source and limits of human rights, one must abandon many of the individualist assumptions of his contemporaries. The question I address, then, is whether Bosanquet's theory of rights is a plausible response to (if not also more adequate than) the 'liberal individualist' views of Bentham, Mill and Spencer. In other words, does Bosanquet address the problems that he finds in these liberal individualist accounts of rights and does he provide a plausible alternative to them? My focus here is primarily, but not exclusively, historical. Moreover, I argue that a complete account of Bosanquet's theory of rights requires an elaboration of the "metaphysical theory of the nature of social reality"--"the social ontology"--on which it is based. Thus, in order to answer the question motivating this study, not only do I discuss Bosanquet's theory of rights in relation to the problems in the views of his contemporaries, but also show how it is related to his more general metaphysical concerns. In Chapter 1, "The Foundation of Rights in 'Theories of the First Look'," I set the stage for my reconstruction and presentation of Bosanquet's theory of rights. In Chapter 2, "Bosanquet's Theory of Rights," I reconstruct Bosanquet's theory of rights and respond to a number of criticisms directed directly to it. In Chapters 3 and 4, I provide and discuss what seem to be the key elements in the 'ontological' or 'metaphysical' background to Bosanquet's position. In the concluding chapter, "Bosanquet's Theory of Rights: An Assessment" (Chapter 5), I show how Bosanquet's view avoids or responds to the problems he has identified in the theories of rights of Bentham, Mill and Spencer. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Spotlight on the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
Creators: name: Baur, Xaver
name: Fischer, Axel
name: Budnik, Lygia T.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Repeated inhalative exposures to antigenic material from a variety of sources, mainly from moulds, thermophilic Actinomycetes, and avians, respectively, can induce immune responses with the clinical picture of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) or hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Delays of years or even decades till the diagnosis is made are not uncommon; frequent misdiagnoses include allergic asthma, COPD, recurrent flue and other infections. We provide here the state of the art references, a detailed case description and recommend a current diagnostics schema.