cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Checklists for surveying and assessing industrial plant handling materials and substances, which are hazardous to water
title: Installation-related water protection: Checklist 14: Equipment
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Winkelmann-Oei, Gerhard
name: Platkowski, Jörg
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Gewässerschutz
subject: Risikomanagement
subject: Leitfaden
subject: water protection
subject: installation-related
subject: water pollution
subject: water pollutants
subject: risk management
subject: checklist
subject: guideline
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Chemicals

description: Based on recommendations by international river basin and water body commissions, a checklist concept was developed as a tool to efficiently evaluate the condition of installations handling substances and preparations hazardous to water. It comprises an overview of potential fields of action as well as specific checklists subdivided by functional units, sectors and risk areas.
First year student engagement, discussion forums, and reflections on mentoring practice
Creators: name: Schier, Mark
name: Curtin, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: As part of the ascilite community mentoring program, an exploratory study was initiated on the use of discussion forums and online activities for first year student engagement in the life sciences. This was started in first semester and based upon the discoveries made, modified for second semester. The results indicated that outcomes were poor for first semester, and positive for second semester when marks were assigned for the participation in the discussion forums.
Equivariant Functions for the Möbius Subgroups and Applications
Creators: name: Saber, Hicham
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Equivariant functions
Hyperbolic geometry

description: The aim of this thesis is to give a self-contained introduction to the hyperbolic geometry and the theory of discrete subgroups of PSL(2,R), and to generalize the results on equivariant functions. We show that there is a deep relation between the geometry of the group and some analytic and algebraic properties of these functions. In addition, we provide some applications of equivariant functions consisting of new results as well as providing new and simple proofs to classical results on automorphic forms.
Factors that Influence the Decision to Seek Help in a Police Population
Creators: name: Burns, Carolyn M.
name: Buchanan, Marla
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: Police officers face many competing pressures and demands. Exposure to potentially traumatic incidents and significant job-related stressors can place many at higher risk of developing physical and mental health problems. The police culture exerts a pronounced influence on officers, preventing some from asking for or receiving assistance. The stigma of being perceived as weak or incompetent, concerns about being labelled unfit for duty, and worry that accessing psychological support will impact future career advancement can affect the decision to seek help. The Enhanced Critical Incident Technique was utilized to investigate the following research question: What helps or hinders the decision to access psychological services in a police population? Qualitative interviews were conducted with 20 serving Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The findings encompass five main themes: the importance of systemic factors, access to information and education, quality and influence of relationships, individual characteristics, and organizational processes that will increase the likelihood of accessing mental health services. The results contribute to the empirical literature by enhancing what is known about elements that influence an officers’ decision to seek psychological services, and factors that can enable officers to overcome barriers.
Technical Design Report: X-Ray Optics and Beam Transport
Creators: name: Sinn, H.
name: Dommach, M.
name: Dong, X.
name: La Civita, D.
name: Samoylova, L.
name: Villanueva, R.
name: Yang, F.
Publisher: name: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
Year: 2012

description: Technical Report (2012). doi:10.3204/XFEL.EU/TR-2012-006
title: Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study
title: Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Baloch, Ramen Munir
name: Maesano, Cara Nichole
name: Christoffersen, Jens
name: Moriske, Heinz-Jörn
name: Giacomini, Marcia
name: Neumann, Anett
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Allergie
Sick-Building-Syndrom

description: Substantial knowledge is available on the association of the indoor school environment and its effect among schoolchildren. In the same context, the SINPHONIE (School indoor pollution and health: Observatory network in Europe) conducted a study to collect data and determine the distribution of several indoor air pollutants (IAPs), physical and thermal parameters and their association with eye, skin, upper-, lower respiratory and systemic disorder symptoms during the previous three months. Finally, data from 115 schools in 54 European cities from 23 countries were collected and included 5175 schoolchildren using a harmonized and standardized protocol. The association between exposures and the health outcomes were examined using logistic regression models on the environmental stressors assessed in classroom while adjusting for several confounding factors; a VOC (volatile organic compound) score defined as the sum of the number of pollutants to which the children were highly exposed (concentration > median of the distribution) in classroom was also introduced to evaluate the multiexposure - outcome association. Schoolchildren while adjusting for several confounding factors. Schoolchildren exposed to above or equal median concentration of PM2.5, benzene, limonene, ozone and radon were at significantly higher odds of suffering from upper, lower airways, eye and systemic disorders. Increased odds were also observed for any symptom (sick school syndrome) among schoolchildren exposed to concentrations of limonene and ozone above median values. Furthermore, the risks for upper and lower airways and systemic disorders significantly increased with the VOCs score. Results also showed that increased ventilation rate was significantly associated with decreased odds of suffering from eye and skin disorders whereas similar association was observed between temperature and upper airways symptoms. The present study provides evidence that exposure to IAPs in schools is associated with various health problems in children. Further investigations are needed to confirm our findings. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Supplementary document for Terahertz non-label subwavelength imaging with composite photonics-plasmonics structured illumination - 5409783.pdf
Creators: name: zhao, jin
name: Yin, Li-Zheng
name: Han, Feng-Yuan
name: Wang, Yi-Dong
name: Huang, Tie-Jun
name: Du, Chao-Hai
name: Liu, Pu-Kun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: pseudocodes and Experimental setup
Effects of Chemotherapy on Neural Processes During Cognitive Functioning in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients: An fMRI Study
Creators: name: Wallis, Nancy J.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: fMRI
Breast Cancer
Chemo Fog
Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment
Working Memory

description: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) was used to examine brain activity in women with early stage Breast Cancer (BC) and to compare their neural profiles to a matched control group. This was accomplished as participants performed two working memory tasks, before and at two time points following the chemotherapy intervention of the BC group. Nineteen BC patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years were recruited from the Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre. The nineteen control participants were matched on sex, language, age and education. The results, from whole brain analyses, show significant differences in neural activity between BC patients and matched control participants during both verbal and visuospatial working memory tasks, before and right after chemotherapy. However, these differences were no longer observed one year post chemotherapy for verbal WM processing. Performance results were not significantly different between groups until the third imaging sessions when patients made significantly more errors of omission than controls for both tasks. Importantly, mood, anxiety and fatigue all played significant roles in the observed findings demonstrating the multifaceted nature of the impact of both cancer and chemotherapy on neural function during working memory. This is one of the first fMRI studies to measure neural activations during cognitive performance both before and after chemotherapy in BC patients and a control group while controlling for many potentially confounding variables. While BC patients should be made aware of the potential cognitive challenges they might face before, during and shortly after treatment, they can also feel reassured that these impairments may not be long lasting.
Acute reproductive toxicology after intratesticular injection of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in Wistar rats
Creators: name: Brito, Juliana Lis Mendes De
name: Lima, Vanessa Nicolau De
name: Dorleta Otaegui Ansa
name: Moya, Sergio Enrique
name: Morais, Paulo Cesar
name: Azevedo, Ricardo Bentes De
name: Lucci, Carolina Madeira
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an intratesticular injection of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on reproductive parameters and health of rats, and to evaluate the AgNPs biodistribution in order to develop a nanotechnological contraceptive agent for male animals. Treated animals received 220 μL of AgNPs solution (0.46 µg-Ag/ml) in each testicle and were euthanized: seven, 14, 28, and 56 days after injection. A significant decrease (p p p
The effects of genotype × phenotype interactions on silver nanoparticle toxicity in organotypic cultures of murine tracheal epithelial cells
Creators: name: Nicholas, Tyler P.
name: Anoria K. Haick
name: Workman, Tomomi W.
name: Griffith, William C.
name: Nolin, James D.
name: Kavanagh, Terrance J.
name: Faustman, Elaine M.
name: Altemeier, William A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) are used in multiple applications but primarily in the manufacturing of antimicrobial products. Previous studies have identified AgNP toxicity in airway epithelial cells, but no in vitro studies to date have used organotypic cultures as a high-content in vitro model of the conducting airway to characterize the effects of interactions between host genetic and acquired factors, or gene × phenotype interactions (G × P), on AgNP toxicity. In the present study, we derived organotypic cultures from primary murine tracheal epithelial cells (MTEC) to characterize nominal and dosimetric dose-response relationships for AgNPs with a gold core on barrier dysfunction, glutathione (GSH) depletion, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, lipid peroxidation, and cytotoxicity across two genotypes (A/J and C57BL/6J mice), two phenotypes (‘Normal’ and ‘Type 2 [T2]-Skewed’), and two exposures (an acute exposure of 24 h and a subacute exposure of 4 h, every other day, over 5 days [5 × 4 h]). We characterized the ‘T2-Skewed’ phenotype as an in vitro model of chronic respiratory diseases, which was marked by increased sensitivity to AgNP-induced barrier dysfunction, GSH depletion, ROS production, lipid peroxidation, and cytotoxicity, suggesting that asthmatics are a sensitive population to AgNP exposures in occupational settings. This also suggests that exposure limits, which should be based upon the most sensitive population, should be derived using in vitro and in vivo models of chronic respiratory diseases. This study highlights the importance of considering dosimetry as well as G × P effects when screening and prioritizing potential respiratory toxicants. Such in vitro studies can be used to inform regulatory policy aimed at special protections for all populations.
Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Medically Ill Cancer Patients
Creators: name: Moretto, Patricia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: thromboprophylaxis
hospitalized
cancer
systematic review
survey
pilot trial
VTE
MCID

description: Introduction: Thromboprophylaxis recommendations for hospitalized cancer are based on trials done for the general medically patients, as there are no randomized clinical trials(RCTs) looking at thromboprophylaxis in medically ill patients with cancer. Methods: To determine if thromboprophylaxis is safe and effective to prevent VTE these patients, a Systematic Review(SR) was done. A survey was performed to assess: clinical equipoise, trial design and minimally clinically important difference(MCID) for a potential trial. Lastly, a pilot study for an RCT was designed. Results: The pooled RR of VTE was 0.91 (95%CI:0.21 to 4.0;I2:68%) among hospitalized cancer patients receiving thromboprophylaxis compared to placebo. 63.9% believe there is clinical equipoise and 58.3% would consider participating in a RCT comparing different agents/dosing. The MCID for absolute reduction in symptomatic VTE between two arms was 2% and for “acceptable” increase in major bleeding events was 1%. Conclusion: The risk-benefit ratio of current doses of thromboprophylaxis administered to hospitalized cancer patients is unclear and additional RCTs are necessary.
Spatial transferability of random forest models for crop type classification using sentinel-1 and sentinel-2
Creators: name: Orynbaikyzy, Aiym
name: Geßner, Ursula
name: Conrad, Christopher
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 550

description: Large-scale crop type mapping often requires prediction beyond the environmental settings of the training sites. Shifts in crop phenology, field characteristics, or ecological site conditions in the previously unseen area, may reduce the classification performance of machine learning classifiers that often overfit to the training sites. This study aims to assess the spatial transferability of Random Forest models for crop type classification across Germany. The effects of different input datasets, i.e., only optical, only Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and optical-SAR data combination, and the impact of spatial feature selection were systematically tested to identify the optimal approach that shows the highest accuracy in the transfer region. The spatial feature selection, a feature selection approach combined with spatial cross-validation, should remove features that carry site-specific information in the training data, which in turn can reduce the accuracy of the classification model in previously unseen areas. Seven study sites distributed over Germany were analyzed using reference data for the major 11 crops grown in the year 2018. Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data from October 2017 to October 2018 were used as input. The accuracy estimation was performed using the spatially independent sample sets. The results of the optical-SAR combination outperformed those of single sensors in the training sites (maximum F1-score–0.85), and likewise in the areas not covered by training data (maximum F1-score–0.79). Random forest models based on only SAR features showed the lowest accuracy losses when transferred to unseen regions (average F1loss–0.04). In contrast to using the entire feature set, spatial feature selection substantially reduces the number of input features while preserving good predictive performance on unseen sites. Altogether, applying spatial feature selection to a combination of optical-SAR features or using SAR-only features is beneficial for large-scale crop type classification where training data is not evenly distributed over the complete study region.
Organomodified nanoclays induce less inflammation, acute phase response, and genotoxicity than pristine nanoclays in mice lungs
Creators: name: Ianni, Emilio Di
name: Møller, Peter
name: Mortensen, Alicja
name: Szarek, Józef
name: Clausen, Per Axel
name: Saber, Anne Thoustrup
name: Vogel, Ulla
name: Jacobsen, Nicklas Raun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Surface modification by different quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) makes nanoclays more compatible with various polymeric matrices, thereby expanding their potential applications. The growing industrial use of nanoclays could potentially pose a health risk for workers. Here, we assessed how surface modification of nanoclays modulates their pulmonary toxicity. An in vitro screening of the unmodified nanoclay Bentonite (montmorillonite) and four organomodified nanoclays (ONC); coated with various QAC, including benzalkonium chloride (BAC), guided the selection of the materials for the in vivo study. Mice were exposed via a single intratracheal instillation to 18, 54, and 162 µg of unmodified Bentonite or dialkyldimethyl-ammonium-coated ONC (NanofilSE3000), or to 6, 18, and 54 µg of a BAC-coated ONC (Nanofil9), and followed for one, 3, or 28 days. All materials induced dose- and time-dependent responses in the exposed mice. However, all doses of Bentonite induced larger, but reversible, inflammation (BAL neutrophils) and acute phase response (Saa3 gene expression in lung) than the two ONC. Similarly, highest levels of DNA strand breaks were found in BAL cells of mice exposed to Bentonite 1 day post-exposure. A significant increase of DNA strand breaks was detected also for NanofilSE3000, 3 days post-exposure. Only mice exposed to Bentonite showed increased Tgf-β gene expression in lung, biomarker of pro-fibrotic processes and hepatic extravasation, 3 days post-exposure. This study indicates that Bentonite treatment with some QAC changes main physical-chemical properties, including shape and surface area, and may decrease their pulmonary toxicity in exposed mice.
Catch me if you can
Creators: name: Bruni, Estelle P.
name: Otto, Sally
name: Harms, Hauke
name: Wick, Lukas
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017

description: To cope with heterogeneous environments and resource distributions, filamentous fungi have evolved a spatially extensive growth enabling their hyphae to penetrate airŃwater interfaces and pass through air-filled pores. Such mycelia are also known to act as dispersal networks for the mobilisation of bacteria (ĺfungal highways̷) and connection of microbial microhabitats. Hitherto, however, nothing is known about the effect of mycelia-based dispersal on interactions between bacterial predators and their prey and concomitant effects on biomass formation. We here hypothesise that mycelia enable the contact between predators and their prey and shape a prey̷s population. We investigated the impact of predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J on the growth of its potential prey Pseudomonas fluorescens LP6a in the presence of mycelia. Our data give evidence that hyphae increase the accessibility of the prey to B. bacteriovorus 109J and, hence, allow for efficient foraging and shaping of prey populations not seen in the absence of mycelia. To test our hypothesis tailored microbial landscapes were used for better reduction of emerging properties in complex systems. Our data suggest that mycelia have substantial influence on preyŃpredator relationship and hereby may promote the structure of prey and predator populations and, hence, may be a determinant for biomass formation in heterogeneous environments. Quelle: https://www.nature.com/
The Independent Influence of Large Differences in Adiposity on Thermoregulatory Responses during Exercise
Creators: name: Dervis, Sheila
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Exercise
Fat
Thermoregulation
Obese
Lean

description: Currently no previous study has isolated the independent influence of body fat (BF) on thermoregulatory responses from the confounding biophysical factors of body mass and metabolic heat production (Hprod). Therefore, seven lean (L, BF:10.7 ± 4.1%) and seven non-lean (NL, BF:32.2 ± 6.4%) males matched for total body mass (TBM, L: 87.8 ± 8.5 kg, NL: 89.4 ± 7.8 kg; P= 0.73), cycled for 60 min in a 28.2 ±0.2˚C and 27 ± 10% RH room at i) a Hprod of 546 W; and ii) a Hprod of 7.5 W·kg lean body mass (LBM). Rectal (Tre) and esophageal (Tes) temperatures, and local sweat rate (LSR) were measured continuously; while whole body sweat loss (WBSL) was measured from 0-60 mins. At 546 W, changes in Tre (L: 0.74 ± 0.16ºC, NL: 0.83 ± 0.14ºC), mean local sweat rate (MLSR) based on an average of upper-back and forearm local sweat rates (L: 0.65 ± 0.25, NL: 0.59±0.12 mgcm-2min-1) and WBSL (L: 568 ± 28 mL, NL: 567 ± 29 mL) were similar (P>0.58). At 7.5 W·kg LBM, the L group had greater changes in Tre (L: 0.87 ± 0.16ºC, NL: 0.55 ± 0.11ºC), MLSR (L: 0.83 ±0 .38, NL: 0.41 ± 0.13 mgcm-2min-1) and WBSL (L: 638 ± 19 mL, NL: 399 ± 17 mL) (P<0.05). In conclusion, i) body fat does not independently alter thermoregulatory responses during exercise; ii) core temperature comparisons between groups differing in BF should be performed using a Hprod normalized for TBM, not LBM.
Peak Perimenopause Bone Mineral Density Predicts Incident Fracture : population-based, Canada-wide data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos)
Creators: name: Goshtasebi, Azita
name: Prior, Jerilynn C., 1943-
name: Berger, Claudie
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2020

Abstract
A 3-tier architecture for adoption of RFID in emergency management
Creators: name: Ahmed, Ashir Zeeshan
name: Sugianto, Ly-Fie
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper describes the use of RFID in emergency management. It outlines the use of RFID in all four phases of emergency management life cycle, such as mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. A three layer novel architecture is proposed in this paper. This architecture serves as an implementation framework to assists organisations in adopting RFID for disaster management. It encompasses three aspects of RFID application, (a) types of RFIDs, (b) activities of emergency management life cycle and (c) issues involved in the selection and mapping of RFID in various phases of emergency management. A hypothetical emergency scenario is also presented in this paper to illustrate the usefulness of RFID application in emergency situation.
A Utopian Failure: The One-Tonne Challenge, Climate Change and Consumer Conduct
Creators: name: Lait, Michael C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: Public Education
Climate Change
Consumerism
Governmentality

description: The object of this study is a program of government that has, as its immediate objective, the modification and regulation of consumer conduct deemed pertinent to climate change. Drawing from the analytical grid and conceptual tools of governmentality, this study has organized and analyzed an archive of documents related to the One-Tonne Challenge, a ‘public education’ program implemented by the Government of Canada from 2003 to 2006. There are numerous forms of conduct targeted by this program, involving many of the mundane and routine practices of everyday life. Despite their heterogeneity, the targeted forms of conduct can all be measured and evaluated according to the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, an ecological technology of government that has had its application extended to the ‘personal’ level. As consumers increasingly engage in practices that are energy efficient, a ‘low intensity GHG emission lifestyle’ will emerge as a new societal norm, which is declared to be the ‘ultimate strategic objective’ of the program. The analysis indentifies and describes two rationalities of government articulated within the archive of the program. Liberal principles and assumptions regarding the market economy are ascendant in practice; they delimit the range of governmental techniques that can be put into operation by the state. Nevertheless, the objectives and technologies of this program belong to an ecological rationality of government. It problematizes the liberal emphasis on ‘voluntary action’ and advances state planning of the market economy through price formation as a necessary governmental technique with which to manipulate the demand for energy and ensure that consumers become energy-efficient. The conclusion interprets and diagnoses the main dangers that could arise from the radical transformation of the market economy that would be brought about by an ecological political reason.
title: The Influence of a Course on Assessment for Inservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Creators: name: Anderson, Natalie M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Many mathematics teachers are not prepared to design valid and usable measurements of their students’ mathematical achievements. There are relatively few opportunities for mathematics teachers to improve their assessment literacy. The purpose of this study is to (1) design a course on assessment for inservice mathematics teachers and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the course. This paper recounts the development of the course and its influence on 16 teachers. Teachers who completed the course submitted a unit outline with learning objectives, a test blueprint, and a unit test. These artifacts influenced my evaluation on the effectiveness of the course. All 16 participants identified new assessment practices they will implement in their classrooms. The results suggest that this course on assessment influences the measurement design skills of mathematics teachers.
Improvements to the standard torque game engine for Australian indigenous storytelling: developing the digital songlines game engine
Creators: name: Leavy, Brett
name: Wyeld, Theodor
name: Carroll, Joti
name: Gibbons, Craig
name: Ledwich, Brendan
name: Hills, James
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper reports on the development of the Torque Game Engine (TGE) as a digital storytelling platform for Indigenous Australian storytelling. It outlines the project cycle, improvements to the base TGE, and the key features of the Digital Songlines engine (DSE) version of the TGE. It concludes with an overview of recent implementations of the DSE. The Digital Songlines project is funded by the Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design (ACID). It has been developing protocols, methodologies and toolkits to facilitate the collection, education and sharing of Australian indigenous cultural heritage knowledge. The project explores the areas of effective recording, content management and virtual reality delivery capabilities that are culturally sensitive and involve the indigenous custodians, leaders and communities from around Australia. It investigates how players, in a serious gaming sense, can experience Indigenous virtual heritage in a high fidelity fashion with culturally appropriate interface tools. This paper reports on the development of the specific technology which makes the game engine most suitable for the goals of this project.
Supplementary document for Terahertz non-label subwavelength imaging with composite photonics-plasmonics structured illumination - 5409783.pdf
Creators: name: zhao, jin
name: Yin, Li-Zheng
name: Han, Feng-Yuan
name: Wang, Yi-Dong
name: Huang, Tie-Jun
name: Du, Chao-Hai
name: Liu, Pu-Kun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: pseudocodes and Experimental setup
The July Arctic Front in North America from ECMWF ERA-40 and NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Products
Creators: name: Ladd, Matthew Jared
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: Arctic front
North America
reanalysis
ERA-40
NCEP
air mass

description: Boundaries between air masses, called frontal zones, have been associated with vegetation boundaries (Bryson, 1966; Hare and Ritchie, 1972). Using gridded climate reanalysis data, we analyze the air masses and frontal zones of North America. The position of the July Arctic front varies significantly through the period 1948-2007, with a mean position similar to that found by Bryson (1966). The variability of the front position can be associated with changes in the general circulation; when the AO and SOI are positive (negative), the position of the July Arctic front is further north (south). There is also more variability in the July Arctic front position in Eastern versus Western Canada. When the July Arctic front is north (south) of the mean position, the boreal forest and tundra vegetation is more (less) productive. There is some evidence that climate warming is only starting to shift the July Arctic front to the north.
description: This study was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Polar Climate Stability Network (PCSN) project funded by the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS).
A Geochemical Exploration of the Sagehen Volcanic Centre, Truckee-Tahoe Region, California, U.S.A.
Creators: name: Clarke, Christopher Angus Leo
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Sagehen
Andesite
Basalt
Lake Tahoe
Sr isotopes
Nd isotopes
geochemistry
Ancestral Cascades
Sierra Nevada
Crustal contamination
Calc-alkaline

description: The assemblage of ca. 6–4 Ma volcanic rocks exposed at the Sagehen Research station in the Truckee-Tahoe region of the northern Sierra Nevada, United States, is interpreted to be, within the Ancestral Cascades volcanic arc, a Lassen-type stratovolcano complex. Sagehen is of particular importance because it is one of the few Tertiary arc volcanic centres in California which has not been heavily glaciated during the Pleistocene. The volcanic rocks are variably porphyritic or aphanitic, including abundant plagioclase with clinopyroxene and amphibole. The rocks range from basalt to basaltic-andesite to andesite in composition. Basalts are olivineand clinopyroxene-bearing with minor phenocrysts of plagioclase. The basaltic-andesites are primarily pyroxene bearing while the andesites contain pyroxene-, plagioclase- and hornblende porphyritic phases. Sagehen arc lavas are calc-alkaline and enriched in the large ion lithophile elements and depleted in High Field Strength Elements. The basalts are depleted in Zr and Hf while the andesites are enriched with Zr and Hf relative to the middle rare earth elements. Compared to previously studied Ancestral Cascade arc samples, Sagehen region basalts have lower 143Nd/144Nd isotopic values that do not correspond to proposed mantle-lithosphere mixing lines, while the andesite samples appear to represent the interplay of these two components on a 87Sr/86Sr vs. 143Nd/144Nd. The trace element data and isotopic plots suggest that the melts that produced the basalts are from subduction modified mantle wedge peridotites that ponded near the base of the lithosphere similar to the generation of other subduction related calc-alkaline lavas along convergent continental margins. The andesitic samples appear to be the result of further modification through crustal assimilation as seen in the higher isotopic Sr contents in the andesites and Ce/Smpmn vs. Tb/Ybpmn plots. Finally, the proposed map units from Sylvester & Raines (2007) were found to contain various geochemical facies based on the samples collected indicating that some map units may have to be redefined or sub-divided.
Strategien nachhaltiger Bekämpfungen kommensaler Nagetiere
Creators: name: Plenge-Bönig, A.
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Infektionsschutzgesetz

description: Die Zuständigkeiten und Aktivitäten der kommunalen Nagetierbekämpfung in Deutschland haben zwar durch das Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG) einen gemeinsamen rechtlichen Rahmen, die Lenkung der Nagetierbekämpfung auf kommunaler Ebene ist jedoch sehr heterogen, da die einzelnen Länder unterschiedliche oder aber auch gar keine Regelungen zum Management der Vermehrung und Verbreitung von kommensalen Nagetieren (Wanderratten, Hausratten, Hausmäuse) getroffen haben. Bekämpfungsziele und Bekämpfungserfordernisse werden selten genau definiert und gehen oft nicht über allgemeine Maßnahmen und Ziele hinaus. Der Begriff der Nachhaltigkeit findet sich in entsprechenden Verordnungen als solcher nicht, wohl wird aber in kommunalen Informationen auf notwendige Präventionsmaßnahmen zur Verhinderung der Etablierung von Nagetierpopulationen aufmerksam gemacht. Eine zentral gesteuerte und Datenbank-gestützte kommunale Nagetierbekämpfung ist nachhaltig, da sie ein systematisches und analytisches Vorgehen ermöglicht, um Nagerpopulationen zu erkennen und zu verkleinern. Die A-priori-Voraussetzung zur Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen Managementstrategie von Schadnagerpopulationen auf kommunaler Ebene ist, dass diesbezüglich eine Zielformulierung vorgenommen und diese in Rechtsverordnungen verankert wird. Die systematische Erfassung von Schadnagervorkommen aus einem kommunal betriebenen Monitoring bietet die entscheidende Datengrundlage für ein gezieltes Nagermanagement, das bereits in einigen deutschen und europäischen Großstädten bzw. landesweit in Dänemark angewandt wird. Ein solches nachhaltiges Nagermanagement beinhaltet wegen gezielterer und langfristig geringerer Rodentizid-Ausbringungen Einsparungspotenziale für die Kommunen, verringert den Eintrag der Substanzen in die Umwelt und wirkt der Gefahr der Resistenzentwicklung im Zielorganismus entgegen.
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Inflammation and prediction of death in type 2 diabetes. Evidence of an intertwined link with tryptophan metabolism
Creators: name: Menzaghi, Claudia
name: Marucci, Antonella
name: Mastroianno, Mario
name: Di Ciaccia, Giulio
name: Pia Armillotta, Maria
name: Prehn, Cornelia
name: Salvemini, Lucia
name: Mangiacotti, Davide
name: Adamski, Jerzy
name: Fontana, Andrea
name: Cosmo, Salvatore De
name: Lamacchia, Olga
name: Copetti, Massimiliano
name: Trischitta, Vincenzo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420299
subject: Epidemiology not elsewhere classified

description: In this article we describe, for the first time, a strong and independent association between six biologically plausible inflammatory markers (i.e., IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-13, RANTES and IP-10) and their derived inflammation score (I-score) and increased mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.Notably, our data show that the addition of the I-score on top of two 2 well-known clinical prediction models of mortality in patients with diabetes, improves discrimination measures by values much higher than the threshold requested by clinical guidelines for adding novel biomarkers to established prediction models. Such improvement is paired by the ability to reclassify a consistent proportion of individuals, both among events and non-events.In addition, we explored by epidemiological and in vitro studies the role of inflammation and its relationship with tryptophan metabolism in shaping death risk. Our data confirm a relationship between inflammation and tryptophan metabolism in shaping mortality risk and may pave the way for new therapies targeted at subgroups of patients characterized by increased low-grade inflammation and imbalanced tryptophan metabolism.Our study belongs to those efforts needed for turning precision medicine (i.e., precision prediction) into reality. Indeed, we believe that the implementation of our findings in the real-life clinical setting can help the entire diabetes community, including patients, their families and their caregivers.
Qualitative interviewing of older adults: offline versus online methods
Creators: name: Malta, Sue
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The current paper is based on a study of 45 Australian older adults (aged 60 â- 92 years) and their offline and online romantic relationships. It discusses the four different interview methods that were used to collect the data: (i) face-to-face, (ii) telephone, (iii) instant messaging and (iv) email. It is argued that with increasing numbers of older adults making use of the Internet, online interviewing provides researchers in ageing a further means of access to segments of this population. Online interviewing has many benefits, not least of which are that it is both cost effective and efficient. Furthermore, if the nature of the research topic is of a potentially sensitive nature, as in the project reported here (love, sex and intimacy), the use of online interviewing can help alleviate potentially embarrassing and confrontational moments which can occur for both researcher and participants with more traditional face-to-face and telephone interviewing methods.
Low-Cost Graphene-Based Digital Microfluidic System
Creators: name: Yafia, Mohamed
name: Foudeh, Amir M.
name: Tabrizian, Maryam
name: Najjaran, Homayoun
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: In this work, the laser-scribing technique was used as a low-cost, rapid and facile method for fabricating digital microfluidic (DMF) systems. Laser-scribed graphene (LSG) electrodes are directly synthesized on flexible substrates to pattern the DMF electrode arrays. This facilitates the DMF electrodes’ fabrication process by eliminating many microfabrication steps. An electrowetting test was performed to investigate the effectiveness of the LSG DMF electrodes in changing the contact angles of droplets. Different DMF operations were successfully performed using the proposed LSG DMF chips in both open and closed DMF systems. The quality and output resolution were examined to assess the performance of such patterned electrodes in the DMF systems. To verify the efficacy of the LSG DMF chips, a one-step direct assay for the detection of Legionellapneumophila deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was performed on the chip without the need for any washing step. The high specificity in distinguishing a single-nucleotide mismatch was achieved by detecting target DNA concentrations as low as 1 nM. Our findings suggest that the proposed rapid and easy fabrication method for LSG DMF electrodes offers a great platform for low-cost and easily accessible point-of-care diagnostic devices.
Adsorption and Desorption Behaviour of Organic Molecules on Kaolinite Particles in Non-aqueous Media
Creators: name: Fafard, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: kaolinite
oil sands
indole
cellulose
asphaltenes
adsorption
non-aqueous

description: Organoclays modelling the Athabasca oil sands were prepared in heptane and toluene showing indole loading occurring exclusively on the external surface of the clay, via a multilayer adsorption mechanism. Solvent adsorption was minimal. Vermicular microstructures, similar to natural kaolinite were formed. Isotherms were constructed and fitted to the BET equation, giving monolayer quantities (9.28mg) that matched well to the theoretical amount calculated from surface area measurements (8.87mg). Dispersing the organoclays in isopropanol and in toluene left a monolayer equivalent. Using cellulose as a competitive desorption agent in asphaltene based organoclay dispersions achieved complete disaggregation of the dispersed organoclay stacks.13 C CP - MAS NMR, showed up to a 25% increase in desorption for aliphatic and up to 40% increase in desorption for aromatic functionalities of the loaded organic matter. Investigation of other saccharides and modified celluloses as competitive agents is recommended for future work.
On supporting collaborative business processes: an organisation-oriented perspective
Creators: name: Zhao, Xiaohui
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Current globalisation of economy drives organisations to streamline their business processes and to quickly form collaboration for responding to fast changing market opportunities. This thesis is dedicated to proposing a novel organisation-oriented view methodology for collaborative business process management. This methodology observes a collaborative business process from the perspective of individual organisations, and provides comprehensive solutions to the privacy, autonomy and openness issues in business collaboration. In this thesis, we first propose a relative workflow model to formalise the business process modelling from the organisation-oriented perspective. This model deploys a constraint-based visibility control mechanism to protect business privacy, and to distinguish the partnerships between collaborating organisations. At the instance level, we investigate the instance correspondence in a collaborative business process, and characterise the instance correspondence in terms of the workflow cardinality and instance correlations. An extended Petri net model formalises the representation and dynamic tracing of the instance correspondence. On this basis, we utilise the instance correspondence to perform inter-organisational workflow tracking from each participating organisation point of view. In addition, we develop a series of representation matrices and matrix operations that allow dynamic tracking and monitoring on collaborative business processes. To demonstrate the applicability of the organisation-oriented view methodology, we conduct two case studies on a virtual organisation alliance and a transient supply chain, respectively. Finally, a system design is introduced to demonstrate the feasibility and deployment of our methodology in the Web service environment. The research reported in this thesis provides a comprehensive solution for collaborative business process management. The reported research puts forward an innovative idea and constructs a solid foundation for future research towards collaborative business process management.
Supplementary document for Generation of octapartite entanglement by connecting two symmetric cascaded four-wave mixing processes with one linear beam splitter - 5410234.pdf
Creators: name: Yu, Sheng
name: Liu, Huanzhang
name: Jing, Jietai
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: the partitions corresponding to all the smallest symplectic eigenvalues
SAP Based Rapid Dewatering of Oil Sands Mature Fine Tailings
Creators: name: Aida, Farkish
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Oil sand
Tailings
Mature fine tailing
Super absorbent polymer (SAP)
Freeze/thaw
Dewatering
Strength
Consolidation
Hydraulic conductivity

description: Mature fine tailings (MFT), as a mixture of residual bitumen, sand, silt, fine clay particles and water, are a byproduct of oil sands extraction. The large volume, and poor consolidation and water release ability of MFT have been causing significant economic and environmental concerns. Therefore, several studies have been implemented on finding innovative dewatering/disposal techniques. As a result, different methods have been introduced and tested at a laboratory or a field scale, yet very few of these are commercially used in the oil sands industries. Despite the extensive research, an optimal solution has not been found due to the lack of technical or economic feasibility. In the present study, a novel approach that consists of the rapid dewatering of MFT by using a super absorbent polymer (SAP) to produce dense MFT is proposed. A comprehensive laboratory investigation on the geotechnical characteristics and behavior before and after treatment of MFT is conducted. The effects of SAP based dewatering and freeze/thaw cycles on the undrained shear strength of dewatered MFT by using a vane shear apparatus are studied. Furthermore, the ability of recycled SAP to dewater and densify MFT is assessed. Finally, this study provides the results of consolidation and hydraulic conductivity testing to evaluate the void ratio versus effective stress and hydraulic conductivity of MFT. The effects on the behavior and characteristics of MFT after amendment with usage of recycled SAP are also investigated. The results indicate that SAP has the ability to significantly dewater, densify and increase the undrained shear strength of MFT. Furthermore, when subjected to freeze/thaw cycles, the MFT dewatered with SAP shows an additional increase in strength and solid content. It is also found to be possible to regenerate the polymer (still within sachets) through light thermal drying, and the regenerated SAP can still significantly dewater and thus increase the shear strength and solid content of the MFT. In addition, the obtained high solid content affects and improves the compressibility of the material, thus resulting in low initial void ratios. On the other hand, low hydraulic permeability that is derived from low initial void ratios and consolidation is improved by the freeze/thaw process due to the interconnected voids created during the freezing process.
The development of an electronic based journal of business entrepreneurship: the building of an operational model from secondary sources
Creators: name: Tanas, Janusz
name: Yamin, Shahid
name: Selvarajah, Christopher
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper presents a rationale and support to create a web-based, electronic journal, serving Australian and International scholars and practitioners of entrepreneurship seeking advancement and knowledge. Extant literature review suggests that the World Wide Web now presents a method for entrepreneurs and business academics to communicate and respond to new approaches, opportunities, share successes and failures resulting from the exploration of new thoughts. The findings indicate that the electronic journal will deliver new knowledge in reduced time providing an opportunity for academic and practitioners to share knowledge and ideas assisting in economic progress.