cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An investigation of the gut microbiota and butyrate producers in a cohort of hypertensive African Americans
Creators: name: Raval, Devanshi
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: Objectives: Hypertension (HTN) poses significant health risks, exacerbated by factors like age, obesity, lifestyle, diet, and race, particularly affecting African Americans (AAs) due to various socio-economic, lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors. Gut microbiota's role in HTN, especially in AAs, remains unclear. Therefore, we sought to identify gut microbial differences in a cohort of AA that were hypertensive (H) or normotensive (N), and determine the effect of supplementing butyrate enema, a beneficial short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced by the gut, on systolic blood pressure (SBP). We also measured circulating blood butyrate levels in subjects that received a butyrate enema, and compared the abundances of specific microbes between those who had an increase or decrease in blood butyrate (responders vs. non-responders) in an effort to predict beneficial responses to a butyrate enema.
Methods: A cross-sectional study with 10 H and 10 N AA subjects was conducted, where initial fecal samples, SBP, and butyrate levels were collected. The control (0.9% saline) and experimental (80mM butyrate) enema was given to the H group. Fecal samples underwent DNA isolation and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Taxonomic classification took place using the QIIME 2 pipeline.
Results: N subjects exhibited higher microbial diversity and abundance of butyrate-producing bacteria like Odoribacter, Alistipes, Ruminococcus torques, and Prevotella. Responders to butyrate showed significant differences in Acidaminococcus, Dorea, Subdoligranulum, and Ruminococcus.
Conclusions: Increased butyrate-producing microbes in N subjects and decreased blood pressure post butyrate enema suggest butyrate's potential in HTN mitigation. Further research is needed to understand butyrate's effectiveness in H groups and its relation to gut permeability. Larger studies and mice models can provide insights for personalized HTN treatments in AAs via the gut microbiome.
Post-translational processing of atrial natriuretic factor. A study using a novel cell culture system.
Creators: name: Dubé, Gilles.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Biology, Animal Physiology.

description: In the present work, a reproducible cell culture system using adult rat atrial cardiocytes was developed to study ANF processing. Freshly isolated atrial cardiocytes stored high molecular weight ANF (38.0 $\pm$ 4.5 pg/$\mu$g of DNA) and released almost exclusively (83.3% $\pm$ 6.7%) low molecular weight ANF, at an average rate of 12 pg/hour/$\mu$g of DNA. The cell content and the rate of release of ANF decreased over 15 days in culture to 3.9 $\pm$ 1.2 pg/$\mu$g of DNA and 0.32 pg/h/$\mu$g of DNA $\pm$ 0.08 respectively and 62.7% $\pm$ 6.3% of the released peptide was of a low molecular weight. Cultures of non-cardiocytes, superfused with exogenous proANF, did not process the peptide. There was no correlation between the changes in cell population and the reduction in processing. Therefore, atrial non-cardiocytes are not involved in ANF processing. The results presented in this work vary from other reports which found that ANF processing in cultures is absent. The discrepancies may be due to differences related to serum-free culture conditions versus serum supplemented cultures. This suggests that factors present in the serum may be responsible for maintaining ANF processing activity in culture. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
La validità degli atti giuridici
Creators: name: Maternini, Maria Fausta
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: La voce è destinata alla pubblicazione, in lingua spagnola, nel Diccionario general de Derecho canónico edito dall’Instituto Martìn de Azpilcueta, Universidad de Navarra.SOMMARIO: 1. La validità dell’ atto giuridico in ambito privato - 2. Gli atti giuridici pubblici e il procedimento amministrativo che concorre alla loro formazione - 3 Le anormalità dell’atto.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 14 aprile
Libertà religiosa e libertà d’insegnamento
Creators: name: Onida, Francesco
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Testo della relazione tenuta al Convegno su “La libertà di manifestazione del pensiero e la libertà religiosa nelle società multiculturali”, organizzato dalla Facoltà di Scienze Politiche dell’Università della Calabria (Cosenza, 7 aprile 2008), destinato alla pubblicazione negli Atti.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 14 aprile
La participation des défenseurs du territoire dans le contexte post-autoritaire et post-conflit du Guatemala
Creators: name: Bacher, Stéphanie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Participation
compagnies minières
autoritarisme
conflit armé
démocratie
Guatemala

description: Plus de deux décennies après la fin de l’autoritarisme et du conflit armé au Guatemala, la participation des citoyens à la prise de décision continue de se heurter à de nombreux obstacles. Alors que l’investissement direct étranger dans le secteur minier a été promu par les différents gouvernements s’étant succédé au pouvoir depuis 1996, cette politique de développement est au cœur de conflits sociaux et de l’émergence de mouvements de défense du territoire dans plusieurs régions du pays. Cette recherche vise à examiner la réponse de l’État face aux revendications des défenseurs du territoire qui sont opposés à la présence de l’activité minière sur leur territoire. À partir d’une perspective historique, il sera émis que la réponse de l’État se caractérise par l’usage de pratiques héritées de l’époque précédente, une époque marquée par un conflit armé interne et la dictature, à l’endroit des défenseurs du territoire. Cette intuition de recherche sera toutefois nuancée par la suite grâce à l’étude de deux cas qui dressent un portrait plus complexe de la situation, où l’héritage de l’époque précédente s’entremêle au nouveau contexte politique dans lequel participent les défenseurs du territoire.
Performance validation of the emergency braking motion model by SINADRA on the highD dataset
Creators: name: Seifert, Daniel
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2021
Subjects: Autonomous vehicle
safety

description: This work focuses on SINADRA's emergency brake motion model and tests its safety and utility performance on real data. The real data comes from the highD dataset. The highD trajectories are compared to the predicted trajectories from SINADRA in order to evaluate how well a constant deceleration implementation for braking does perform. The trajectories are compared in two steps. First, if the predicted vehicle brakes rather stronger or rather weaker than the actual vehicle. Second, if the predicted vehicle brakes too strong or too weak. For "too strong" and "too weak" two thresholds are introduced based on the average displacement error metric mean absolute error (MAE). The two thresholds decide whether a prediction is safety-critical or not and whether it is utility-critical or not. This e xperiment is performed on 327 emergency braking maneuvers. The results show that a constant deceleration cannot perform both safely and usable if it is applied equally for all braking scenarios. The braking parameters should be set situation-dependent. This project also shows that choosing the thresholds for safety- and utility-critical is challenging and needs further research.
Conditional Cash Transfers as Property Crime Deterrence
Creators: name: Rivas, Camilla
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: Scholars have long been concerned with the efficacy of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs regarding the development of human capital and the reduction of short-term poverty. However, none have investigated the effect of CCTs on property crime. This thesis finds that there exists a negative relationship between the coverage & generosity of conditional cash transfers and incidences of property crime in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico via the causal mechanism of poverty reduction. This paper also uses the case of CCTs to consider the broader philosophical context of what countries’ governments are responsible for and the duties they have—or do not have—toward their citizens.
Formazione civile e formazione religiosa: la questione delle “scuole di tendenza” e l’Islam
Creators: name: Parisi, Marco
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: SOMMARIO: 1. Dalla “scuola dello Stato” alla “scuola delle autonomie” - 2. La “difficile” parità scolastica nel sistema nazionale d’istruzione e la liceità di scuole islamiche parificate - 3. Il soddisfacimento delle esigenze dei gruppi etnico-sociali di recente insediamento nelle nuove modalità istituzionali di  organizzazione dell’istruzione.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2008: 14 aprile
Tata Kelola Program Studi Berbasis Akreditasi
Creators: name: Wekke, Ismail Suardi
name: Karim, Abdul
name: Herianto, Herianto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: tata kelola
program studi
akreditasi

description: Diskusi Terarah, SEAAM & Jurusan Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknik Universitas Bosowa, 11 September 2020.
The Universal Constitutionalism in an Age of Religious Diversity. Western Secularism Tested by “New” Cultural Conflicts
Creators: name: Alicino, Francesco
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: An abridged version of this article (reported by Prof. Nicola Colaianni, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”) was presented at the Seminar on “Secularism and Liberal Constitutionalism”, held at the University of LUISS “Guido Carli” (Rome) on 6th July 2010.This article is due to be published in the International Review of Sociology, in 2011.SUMMARY: 1. Introduction – 2. Relation-Collaboration between the State and Churches in Constitutional Democracies – 3. The laicité à la française Tested by a Deprivatised Religious Process – 3.1. The French Rigid Secularism. Freedom (of Religion) through the State – 4. Canada’s Open Secularism. The  question of Religious-Based Family Law Disputes – 4.1 Reasonable Accommodation and “New” Religious Nomoi Groups – 5. Collaboration-Relation between the State and Churches in Italy – 5.1. The Italian Secularism Tested by the New “Religious Geography” – 6. Conclusion.Abstract Under the pressing process of immigration and globalisation many Western constitutional democracies have moved from a number of religions, sharing a common culture, to today's age of diversity. As opposed to the past, the current democracies are facing the lack of overlapping consensus over the basic constitutional laws: namely, the meaning and the scope of freedom of religion, secularism, the separation Church-State, equal treatment and the rule of law. This is because individuals often come to adopt their basic values by very different ways. The nature, scope and force of such values are likely to be affected by competing and, sometimes, contested fundamental values and worldviews. From here stems the pressing tension – or dilemma – between “unity” and “diversity”. This essay starts with general considerations about the freedom of religion principle, strictly related with the “separation” as well as “collaboration” between secular States and Churches; then the author analyses three case-studies (France, Canada and Italy), pointing out some specific legal approaches. In particular he focuses the analyses over the French “droit commun”, the Italian ecclesiastic law and the Canadian arbitral tribunals that, especially in family law, allow disputes to be arbitrated using religious jurisdictions.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2011: 21 marzo
Assessment of Nutrient Supply by a Tidal Jet in the Northern Strait of Georgia Based on a Biogeochemical Model
Creators: name: Olson, Elise Marie Black
name: Allen, Susan
name: Do, Vy
name: Dunphy, Michael
name: Ianson, Debby
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2022

description: We present a coupled three‐dimensional biological‐physical model for the Salish Sea and evaluate it by comparison to nitrate, silicate, and chlorophyll observations. It accurately reproduces nitrate concentrations with Willmott skill scores, root‐mean‐square error, and bias ranging from 0.84–0.95, 4.02–6.5 μM, and −2.33–1.84 μM, respectively, compared to three independent discrete sample data sets. A prominent feature of the model output is a tidal jet emanating from Discovery Passage producing a downstream plume of elevated surface nitrate. The signal is present from April to September, when surface nitrate is otherwise drawn down. It has a weak but statistically significant correlation to Discovery Passage tidal velocity (R = 0.37, p < 0.01). Within the turbulent jet and associated plume, the average rate of vertical nitrate supply due to mixing and advection across a depth of roughly 6 m is 0.46 μmol m -² s -¹ between 15 May and 20 August 2015, compared to 0.10 μmol m -² s -¹ for the northern Strait of Georgia as a whole. Close to Discovery Passage, where velocities and shear are strongest, the majority of the vertical nitrate flux is due to mixing. As velocities weaken downstream, vertical advection becomes more important relative to mixing, but vertical velocities also decrease. The tidal pulses out of Discovery Passage drive waves that contribute net upward nitrate flux as far south as Cape Lazo, 40 km away. The nitrate supply drives new production, consistent with existing observations. Similar dynamics have been described in many other tidally influenced coastal systems.
Dialogo, tolleranza e libertà religiosa in Nigeria
Creators: name: Attollino, Simona
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Il contributo, segnalato dal Prof. Raffaele Coppola e dal Prof. Nicola Colaianni, è destinato alla pubblicazione negli Atti del Convegno sul tema “Rilevanza dei diritti cultural-religiosi dei cittadini immigrati nell’ordinamento italiano ed europeo” (Bari, 11 dicembre 2009) tenuto presso l’Università degli Studi “Aldo Moro”.SOMMARIO: 1. Considerazioni introduttive – 2. Luci ed ombre in materia di tolleranza e libertà religiosa – 3. La religione in Nigeria come strumento di integrazione nazionale – 4. Attuazione e inattuazione della libertà religiosa nel contesto sociale – 5. La reintroduzione della Shari’a: un problema aperto – 6. Le “sfide” democratiche.Abstract: With this essay the Author analyses the characteristics of religious freedom in Nigerian legal system, which is considered part of a wider legal phenomenon, what is called the African legal system. Considering the issues related to the religious attitude of the African peoples, and in particular that of the Nigerian ones, the Author underlines the influence exercised by the various religious creeds on other spheres of public life. Besides, in this context one has to take into account the fact that both traditional cultures and political framework have been deeply influenced by the British colonial power. Finally, in this essay the Author also analyses some aspects concerning the fundamental rights in Nigeria, including the religious rights: the way these rights have been recognised and implemented in Nigerian legal system.

description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2011: 21 marzo
Impact of organic anions on metal hydroxide oxygen evolution catalysts
Creators: name: Hou, Shujin
name: Xu, Lili
name: Mukherjee, Soumya
name: Zhou, Jian
name: Song, Kun-Ting
name: Zhou, Zhenyu
name: Zhang, Shengli
name: Ma, Xiao-xin
name: Warnan, Julien
name: S. Bandarenka, Aliaksandr
name: A. Fischer, Roland
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 34
subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Structural metamorphosis of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) eliciting highly active metal-hydroxide catalysts has come to the fore lately, with much promise. However, the role of organic ligands leaching into electrolytes during alkaline hydrolysis remains unclear. Here, we elucidate the influence of organic carboxylate anions on a family of Ni or NiFe-based hydroxide type catalysts during the oxygen evolution reaction. After excluding interfering variables, i.e., electrolyte purity, Ohmic loss, and electrolyte pH, the experimental results indicate that adding organic anions to the electrolyte profoundly impacts the redox potential of the Ni species versus with only a negligible effect on the oxygen evolution activities. In-depth studies demonstrate plausible reasons behind those observations and allude to far-reaching implications in controlling electrocatalysis in MOFs, mainly where compositional modularity entails fine-tuning organic anions
title: Клинический случай: лечебный патоморфоз 4-й степени при раке прямой кишки после неоадъювантного курса ДЛТ
Creators: name: Малышев, А. П.
Publisher: name: Реноме
Year: 2018

description: Основным методом в радикальном лечении рака прямой кишки является оперативное вмешательство. Предоперационный курс ДЛТ комбинированном/комплексном лечении рака прямой кишки II–III стадии значительно снижает риск локального рецидива, снижает токсичность, вызванную лечением, а уменьшение объема образования увеличивает вероятность проведения сфинктеросохраняющих операций у пациентов с локализацией образования в нижнеампулярном отделе.
Osservazioni sulla laicità quale tecnica metodologica di produzione del “diritto giurisprudenziale”
Creators: name: Domianello, Sara
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Testo, corredato delle note, dell’intervento programmato effettuato al Convegno nazionale di studio dell’A.D.E.C. “Laicità e dimensione pubblica del fattore religioso. Stato attuale e prospettive”, Bari, 17-18 settembre 2009, destinato alla pubblicazione degli Atti.SOMMARIO: 1. Dove siamo – 2. Chi ha interesse e perché a screditare: a) il valore dell’assunzione dell’impegno al rispetto di regole del gioco stabilite ed accettate ex ante – 3. Segue: b) il valore dell’affermazione ed attuazione dell’indipendenza reciproca di politica e religione – 4. Segue: c) il valore della rimessione della tutela sostanziale dei diritti all’esercizio, da parte dei titolari degli stessi, di un potere indiretto di controllo sulla corretta applicazione delle regole preliminari relative al come della produzione giuridica – 5. L’incidenza della crisi in atto sulla laicità del diritto italiano repubblicano – 6. Il “momento” della laicità giuridica: la fase giurisprudenziale, in senso lato, del processo di produzione del diritto – 7. Il “funzionamento” della laicità giuridica: a) le istruzioni per l’uso – 8. Segue: b) la tecnica di lavorazione da padroneggiare – 9. Il “bilancio” della laicità giuridica in Italia: un Rapporto nazionale che evidenzi sia gli effetti positivi della coincidenza sia le cause del divario registrabili tra laicità di partenza e laicità di risultato.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2011: 21 marzo
Preferences, enablers, and barriers for 1.5°C lifestyle options: Findings from Citizen Thinking Labs in five European Union countries
Creators: name: Vadovics, Edina
name: Richter, Jessika Luth
name: Tornow, Maren
name: Ozcelik, Nadin
name: Coscieme, Luca
name: Lettenmeier, Michael
name: Csiki, Eszter
name: Domröse, Lena
name: Cap, Stephanie
name: Puente, Luisa Losada
name: Belousa, Inga
name: Scherer, Laura
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The Horizon 2020 project EU 1.5°C Lifestyles aims to mainstream lifestyles aligned with the aspirational target of the Paris Agreement. The project analyzes lifestyle perspectives at the household level and links them to studies of relevant political and socio-economic structures at various levels of government. Within this project, Citizen Thinking Labs were organized in five EU countries to explore the acceptance of and motivations and barriers to changes that could lead to lifestyles compatible with the 1.5°C target. Through a unique mixed-methods approach, including an exploratory board game (the Climate Puzzle), this research generated insights into citizen acceptance by exploring motivations and barriers associated with the acceptance of key lifestyle changes toward 1.5°C. The results confirm previous research in that citizens are more accepting of lower-impact lifestyle options requiring financial investment (e.g., changing lighting and using efficient devices) than higher-impact options that require more substantial behavior changes. Citizens were also motivated by perceived co-benefits for example, concerning health. The research developed insight into the conditions underlying the acceptance of the least preferred options that included plant-based eating and smaller housing. The results also indicated that citizens’ acceptance could be shaped by discussing options with other citizens. Thus, we note the important role citizens may play in devising solutions for overcoming barriers to the acceptance of less-preferred lifestyle options in various contexts. While this study focused on individuals, the findings also underscore the limitations of individual and household agency and the importance of modifying the socio-technical context that shapes behavioral patterns and environmental impacts.
Experiences of Parents of Children Diagnosed with Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMD) in Canada: Qualitative Description and Identification of Patient- and Family-Centred Outcomes
Creators: name: Siddiq, Shabnaz
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: pediatric inherited metabolic diseases (IMD)
caregiver experiences
qualitative description
meta-synthesis
patient- and family-centred outcomes

description: Objectives: The objectives of this thesis were to: (i) understand the experiences of parents/caregivers of children with inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs), including perceptions of the health care system; and (ii) identify important patient/family-centred outcomes for measurement in future studies. Methods: A qualitative study used semi-structured interviews to gain in-depth insight into caregivers’ experiences. In an adapted meta-synthesis study, the qualitative findings were integrated with the results of related research to identify priority outcomes. Results: Twenty-one caregivers were interviewed. Participants described adjusting to the management of their child’s illness through specific coping strategies but reported stress related to social development. While generally satisfied with disease-specific care, participants described negative experiences with non IMD-specific health services. Health-related quality of life, parental coping, and specific experiences with health care emerged as high-priority outcomes. Conclusions: This project contributes to the limited published literature on caregiver experiences with pediatric IMD and informs future patient-centred research.
OpenSource tools to generate BIM models for application in HVAC plant simulation
Creators: name: Challagulla, Jayakanth
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2023
Subjects: Gebäudedatenmodellierung
BIM
CAD
Heizung, Lüftung und Klimatisierung (HVAC)

description: Die Auslegung von HLK-Systemen muss effizient und effektiv sein, um sicherzustellen, dass sie die spezifischen Anforderungen eines Gebäudes und seiner Bewohner erfüllen. Um dies zu erreichen, werden Simulationen von HLK-Systemen durchgeführt, um deren Leistung vor der Installation zu bewerten und so Änderungen an der Konstruktion zu ermöglichen, um die Energieeffizienz zu erhöhen, die Betriebskosten zu senken und den Komfort der Bewohner zu gewährleisten. In diesem Szenario sind Building Information Modeling (BIM)-Modelle für den Entwurf und die Implementierung von HLK-Systemen erforderlich. Diese BIM-Modelle können mit einer Vielzahl von kommerziellen CAD-Tools erstellt werden. Leider können diese Technologien teuer sein, was ihre Zugänglichkeit für die Nutzer einschränkt. In dieser Studie wird untersucht, ob Open-Source-CAD-Software anstelle teurer kommerzieller Tools verwendet werden kann, um genaue und vollständige BIM-Modelle zu erstellen, die für die Simulation von HLK-Anlagen verwendet werden k¨onnen, ohne dass dabei erhebliche Kosten entstehen. Es wurden mehrere Open-Source-CAD-Programme untersucht und anhand von Kriterien für die Erstellung von BIM-Modellen, die für HLK-Anlagensimulationen verwendet werden können, verglichen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Open-Source-CAD-Software eine gute Option für die Erstellung von BIM-Modellen für die HLK-Anlagensimulation ist, da sie die Kosten senken kann und relativ einfach zu bedienen ist. Neben der Bewertung von Open-Source-CAD-Software werden in dieser Studie auch kommerzielle CAD-Tools mit ähnlichen Funktionen zur Erstellung von BIM-Modellen untersucht, die sich für die Simulation von HLK-Anlagen eignen. Dieser Vergleich ist wichtig, um herauszufinden, welche Software die beste und effizienteste für die Planung und Umsetzung von HLK-Anlagen ist.
Horizons of expectation: imaginary trajectories of electronic government
Creators: name: Thomas, Julian
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The dominant academic and journalistic images of the Internet are of commercial, community or research-driven technologies. Government is often portrayed as an external force, either challenging or challenged by the Net. But what if we looked at the Internet as a technology of government? Since the early 1990s, governments and international agencies around the world have devoted enormous resources to understanding, documenting and participating in the evolution of the Internet. New communications technologies are now seen as central not only to economic growth and cultural and social life but also to the modernisation of democratic practice and public administration. Yet the role of government in the wider history of the Internet remains marginal and little understood. This chapter is about one facet of that history: the way the Internet has gradually and unevenly begun to change Australian government itself, and how we can conceptualise that change. Given Australia’s natural geography, small population and high takeup rates for new technologies, the benefits of networked public services for this country have long been particularly attractive; and over the past decade commonwealth, state and local governments have made significant, though not uniform, progress in using the Internet to make government information more widely available, to provide services and to enable citizens to engage more closely with government. The commonwealth agency responsible for electronic government claims that about 80 per cent of individuals and businesses with access to the Net are 'predisposed' to use online government services. There is, however, surprisingly little independent analysis of what electronic government has achieved. Further, as in many areas involving new technologies, a host of potentially confusing terms surround the topic.
La “struttura ecclesiastica” dello Scottish Enlightenment. Le origini dell’illuminismo scozzese fra religione naturale e teologia razionale
Creators: name: Alicino, Francesco
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: Il contributo, segnalato dal Prof. Nicola Colaianni, dell’Università degli Studi di Bari, è destinato alla pubblicazione nella Rivista del Giornale di Storia costituzionale, n. 20 (2/2010) a cura di A. Torre, Idee e principî costituzionali dell’Illuminismo scozzese / Constitutional Ideas and Principles of Scottish Enlightenment. In questa versione del lavoro sono stati ridotti all’essenziale i riferimenti bibliografici: per una più ampia bibliografia si rinvia al succitato volume della Rivista del Giornale di Storia costituzionaleSOMMARIO: 1. Prologo. Le origini della Secular Age – 2. I princìpi fondamentali della Chiesa di Scozia: la Professione di Fede e i Catechisms – 3. Il legame fra il mondo accademico e quello ecclesiastico – 4. La macchina processuale (ecclesiastica) e il Right of Patronage – 5. L’influenza del giusnaturalismo razionalista sulla dottrina teologica cristiana 6. Lo sguardo scettico del bon David – 7. Epilogo. La progressiva secolarizzazione dello Scottish Enlightenment.AbstractBetween the late XVII century and the second half of the XVIII century Scotland faced very important constitutional changes, involving the relationships between the State and the Churches. In this context, the "religious question" continued to play a crucial role, finding its place – as so often in the past – at the top of the political agenda. However, this agenda was also influenced by the intellectual movement called Scottish Enlightenment, which gave an important contribution to the evolution of the Scottish Established Church that was Calvinist in its official documents, but Presbyterian in the ecclesiastical order.After general considerations about the process of secularization (which spread out in Europe at that time) the author analyses the peculiar evolution of relationships between the Scottish Established Church and the Scottish Enlightenment, which also affected the constitutional system in this country.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2011: 28 marzo
Applications of Traditional and Concentrated Photovoltaic Technologies for Reducing Electricity Costs at Ontario Data Centers
Creators: name: Tomosk, Steven
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Data center
Economic analysis
Feed-in Tariff
Global Adjustment
Internal rate of return
Levelized Cost of Electricity
Offsetting
Ontario
Photovoltaics
Solar

description: Demand for cloud-based applications and remote digital storage is increasing. As such, data center capacities will need to expand to support this shift in computing. Data centers consume substantial amounts of electricity in support of their operations, and larger data centers will mean that more energy is consumed. To reduce electricity bills, data center operators must explore innovative options, and this thesis proposes leveraging solar technology for this purpose. Three different photovoltaic and concentrated photovoltaic costing scenarios, as well as four different Ontario-based electricity tariff scenarios – time-of-use, feed-in tariff, power purchase agreement, and a peak-dependent electricity charge involving the province’s global adjustment fee – will be used to determine if there is a business case for using solar technology at data centers in Ontario to reduce energy costs. Discounted net present value, return on investment, internal rate of return, and levelized cost of electricity will be calculated to determine the economic viability of solar for this application, and both deterministic and stochastic results will be provided. Sensitivity of the four metrics to variability from energy yield, operations and maintenance costs, as well as system prices will also be presented.
Building a Setup to Investigate the Influence of Pressure on Electrodes in Solid-State Batteries
Creators: name: Kumbharde, Tejaswini
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024

description: This master's thesis aims to design and construct an experimental setup to examine the effects of external pressure on solid-state batteries (SSBs). The setup, designed for electrode-level SSB materials, utilizes an 18 mm diameter sample size, larger than commonly used in similar research, to provide more representative data. The setup includes a durable pressure cell accommodating various SSB materials, a precision pressure system capable of maintaining stable pressures up to 300 MPa, and an integrated real-time monitoring system for pressure and electrochemical cycling measurements. Calibration ensured the setup's reliability and accuracy. Experiments were conducted at 50°C to maintain consistent conditions. The research visualizes the "breathing" phenomenon of electrode materials, specifically Li against LFP in PEO-based electrolytes, characterized by volumetric changes during lithiation, where Li ions migrate to LFP causing increased pressure, and during delithiation, where the reverse occurs leading to decreased pressure. This shows the mechanical stresses and structural dynamics within SSBs, critical for improving battery design and safety. This breathing phenomenon helps to understand relationship between Li ions, electrode materials, and electrolytes in solid-state batteries. Notably, the findings from the experiments reveal a significant enhancement in ion conductivity and overall battery performance with increased pressure. In summary, this thesis provides valuable insights into the importance of pressure optimization for the development of efficient and long-lasting solid-state batteries. The results obtained from this study contribute to advancing the understanding of SSB technology, emphasizing the potential for developing safer and more efficient energy storage solutions.
A Scalable P2P RIA Crawling System with Fault Tolerance
Creators: name: Ben Hafaiedh, Khaled
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Fault Tolerance
Data Recovery
Rich Internet Applications
Web Crawling
RIA Crawling
Distributed RIA Crawling
P2P Networks
Graph Exploration

description: Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) have been widely used in the web over the last decade as they were found to be responsive and user-friendly compared to traditional web applications. RIAs use client-side scripting such as JavaScript which allows for asynchronous updates on the server-side using AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). Due to the large size of RIAs and therefore the long time required for crawling, distributed RIA crawling has been introduced with the aim to decrease the crawling time. However, the current RIA crawling systems are not scalable, i.e. they are limited to a relatively low number of crawlers. Furthermore, they do not allow for fault tolerance in case that a failure occurs in one of their components. In this research, we address the scalability and resilience problems when crawling RIAs in a distributed environment and we explore the possibilities of designing an efficient RIA crawling system that is scalable and fault-tolerant. Our approach is to partition the search space among several storage devices (distributed databases) over a peer-to-peer (P2P) network where each database is responsible for storing only a portion of the RIA graph. This makes the distributed data structure invulnerable to a single point of failure. However, accessing the distributed data required by crawlers makes the crawling task challenging when the number of crawlers becomes high. We show by simulation results and analytical reasoning that our system is scalable and fault-tolerant. Furthermore, simulation results show that the crawling time using the P2P crawling system is significantly faster than the crawling time using both the non-distributed crawling system and the distributed crawling system using a single database.
Teacher Indoctrination? An Investigation into Teacher Partisanship in the Classroom
Creators: name: Whittemore, Grace
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: This thesis aimed to investigate how often teachers in North Carolina reveal their partisanship when in the classroom and whether or not school type (charter or public) and personal partisanship affected the frequency of partisanship reveal. It was generally hypothesized that North Carolina teachers were more likely than not to conceal their partisanship when in the classroom. It was also hypothesized that the school type and partisanship would have certain relationships with how likely an individual teacher is to reveal their partisanship in the classroom. The project utilized a survey, which was sent to teachers in select North Carolina counties, that asked teachers how they might react to various hypothetical classroom scenarios involving partisanship and select demographic information. Analysis of the survey data revealed that none of the three hypotheses could be definitively supported, though one statistically significant relationship was discovered. Even though none of the hypotheses were supported with full certainty,  I discovered an overarching theme of the importance of context when examining teachers’ willingness and tendency to reveal their partisanship. This study contributes to the literature on street-level bureaucrats' experience in a political system.
The Effect of Partisan Polarization on the Credibility of Militarized Threats Issued by the United States, 1960-2020
Creators: name: Osborne, Jonathan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: This paper analyzes the effect that rising partisan polarization in the United States has had on the credibility of the country's militarized threats. Using data from the Militarized Compellent Threats database, the paper finds that polarization has caused the domestic opposition party to more frequently oppose the president's threats, making them less credible.
Il crocifisso nelle aule scolastiche in Italia. Una condanna revocata, ma condizionata, dalla Corte Europea dei Diritti Umani
Creators: name: Belgiorno De Stefano, Maria Gabriella
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2011

description: SOMMARIO: La prima sentenza della Corte Europea dei Diritti Umani del 3 novembre 2009 - Le reazioni in Italia dopo la prima sentenza della Corte di Strasburgo - La sentenza di riesame davanti alla Grande Camera della Corte Europea dei Diritti Umani del 18 marzo 2011 - Le condizioni per mantenere la legittimità dell’esposizione del crocifisso nella scuola statale.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2011: 28 marzo
Novamedia: an Australian first
Creators: name: Gye, Lisa
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The challenge facing any artistic movement is to find an audience. While the sale of Tracey Moffatt’s iconic Something More No 1 for $74,000 in 2002 was seen by many as an indication of Australian photography’s new status as legitimate and collectable art, let’s not forget that medium had been around for 176 years at the time of this sale. In comparison, new media arts are mere pups. Public interest is however on the rise. This is in no small part due to the hard work of a number of key government agencies and arts organisations. The Australia Council’s New Media Arts Board has played a crucial role in the promotion and development of this work in Australia, as have organisations such as Experimenta Media Arts, dLux Media Arts, the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), to name a few key players. [Introduction]
Numerical Modeling of Tsunami Bore Attenuation and Extreme Hydrodynamic Impact Forces Using the SPH Method
Creators: name: Pich­é, Steffanie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Tsunami
Coastal Forest
Debris Impact
SPH

description: Understanding the impact of coastal forests on the propagation of rapidly advancing onshore tsunami bores is difficult due to complexity of this phenomenon and the large amount of parameters which must be considered. The research presented in the thesis focuses on understanding the protective effect of the coastal forest on the forces generated by the tsunami and its ability to reduce the propagation and velocity of the incoming tsunami bore. Concern for this method of protecting the coast from tsunamis is based on the effectiveness of the forest and its ability to withstand the impact forces caused by both the bore and the debris carried along by it. The devastation caused by the tsunami has been investigated in recent examples such as the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami in Japan and the Indian Ocean Tsunami which occurred in 2004. This research examines the reduction of the spatial extent of the tsunami bore inundation and runup due to the presence of the coastal forest, and attempts to quantify the impact forces induced by the tsunami bores and debris impact on the structures. This research work was performed using a numerical model based on the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method which is a single-phase three-dimensional model. The simulations performed in this study were separated into three sections. The first section focused on the reduction of the extent of the tsunami inundation and the magnitude of the bore velocity by the coastal forest. This section included the analysis of the hydrodynamic forces acting on the individual trees. The second section involved the numerical modeling of some of the physical laboratory experiments performed by researchers at the University of Ottawa, in cooperation with colleagues from the Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Lab at the National Research Council, Ottawa, in an attempt to validate the movement and impact forces of floating driftwood on a column. The final section modeled the movement and impact of floating debris traveling through a large-scale model of a coastal forest.
Pandemic designs for the future : Perspectives of technology education teachers during COVID-19
Creators: name: Code, Jillianne
name: Ralph, Rachel
name: Forde, Kieran
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Purpose – The disruption caused by the pandemic declaration and subsequent public health measures put in place have had a substantial effect on teachers’ abilities to support student engagement in technology education (TE). In this article, we explore the following research question (RQ): How do TE teachers see emergency remote teaching (ERT) transitions to blended learning into the next academic year affecting their profession? Design/methodology/approach – A snowball and convenience sampling design was used to recruit specialist teachers in TE through their professional organization, and were asked to respond to the question: What are your concerns about the future of teaching TE remotely? The qualitative data collected from the participants (N = 42) was analyzed thematically (Braun & Clark, 2006). Findings – The analysis revealed that the switch to ERT impacted the teachers’ ability to support hands-on competency development due to inequitable student access to tools, materials, and resources, all of which affected student motivation and engagement. As a result, teachers raised questions about the overall effectiveness of online learning approaches, as well as TE’s future and sustainability if offered completely online. Originality/value – This research is the first of its kind exploring the experiences of TE teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In answer to the challenges identified by teachers, we offer a blended learning design framework informed by pandemic transformed pedagogy that can serve as a model for educators to use when designing blended instruction.
Functional Analysis of the Cis-Regulatory Elements I56i, I56ii and I12b that Control Dlx Gene Expression in the Developing Forebrain of Mouse and Zebrafish
Creators: name: Yu, Man
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Dlx genes
enhancers
GABAergic neurons
mice
zebrafish
forebrain
gene regulation
transgenesis

description: The vertebrate Dlx gene family consists of multiple convergently transcribed bigene clusters and encodes a group of homeodomain-containing transcription factors crucial for the development of forebrain, branchial arches, sensory organs and limbs. At least four cis-regulatory elements (CREs) are responsible for Dlx expression in the forebrain: URE2 and I12b in the Dlx1/Dlx2 (zebrafish dlx1a/dlx2a) locus, and, I56i and I56ii in the Dlx5/Dlx6 (zebrafish dlx5a/dlx6a) locus. Here, we first show that unlike the other three enhancers, mouse I56ii CRE targets a group of GABAergic projection neurons expressing striatal markers Meis2 and Islet1. Meis2 and Islet1 proteins can activate reporter gene transcription via the I56ii CRE, suggesting that they may be potential upstream regulators of Dlx genes in vivo. To determine whether there exists a dlx-mediated regulatory pathway during zebrafish GABAergic neuron formation, we establish two independent lines of transgenic fish in which the GFP reporter gene is controlled by a 1.4kb dlx5a/dlx6a intergenic sequence (encompassing zebrafish I56i and I56ii) and a 1.1kb fragment containing only I56i CRE, respectively. Our observations reveal that dlx5a/dlx6a regulatory elements exhibit a fairly specific activity in the zebrafish forebrain and may be essential for GABAergic neuron generation, while I56i and I56ii are likely to play distinct roles in modulating this process in different subpopulations of cells. Disruption of dlx1a/dlx2a or dlx5a/dlx6a function leads to a marked decrease of enhancer activity in the diencephalon and midbrain as well as a comparatively lesser extent of reduction in the telencephalon. In order to define the specific contribution of various individual CREs to overall Dlx regulation, we also generate a mutant mouse model in which I12b CRE is selectively deleted. Despite that mice homozygous for I12b loss develop normally and harbor no overt morphological defects in the forebrain, targeted deletion of this enhancer results in a significant reduction of Dlx1/Dlx2 transcript levels and seemingly perturbs cell proliferation in the subpallial telencephalon, particularly in the ventricular and subventricular zones of ganglionic eminences. Taken together, these data illustrate a complex and dynamic Dlx regulation in the early developing forebrain through the implications of multiple Dlx CREs with overlapping and diverse functions.