cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Evidence of multiple cellulase forms in Trichoderma harzianum E58 and their significance in cellulose hydrolysis.
Creators: name: Porter, Suzanne L.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Biology, Microbiology.

description: The occurrence of multiple cellulase components of Trichoderma harzianum E58 and the implications of their existence on the hydrolysis of cellulose were examined. A single commercial enzyme preparation, Novo-Celluclast, showed different extents of hydrolysis of several cellulosic substrates over time. The filter paper activities of six batches of T. harzianum E58 showed poor correlation with the ability of these enzymes to hydrolyze other cellulosic substrates over extended periods of time. Hydrolysis of a single substrate by a single enzyme preparation resulted in similar slopes in reducing sugar production with enzyme concentration, between one-hour and twenty-four-hour hydrolyses. The multiplicity of the cellulase components of T. harzianum E58 was examined, and the number of endoglucanase components and their specificities towards $\beta$-1,4-linkages were studied. Several types of endoglucanases were produced by the fungus. The role of the exoglucanase was examined using sub-saturation concentrations of T. harzianum E58 cellulase. No significant increase in hydrolysis was observed when purified exoglucanase was added to the cellulase mixture. The high proportion of non-specific endoglucanases and the need for an efficient endoglucanase-to-exoglucanase ratio are discussed in terms of a modified model for cellulose hydrolysis. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Phosphorylation of a Central Clock Transcription Factor Is Required for Thermal but Not Photic Entrainment
Creators: name: Lee, Euna
name: Jeong, Eun Hee
name: Jeong, Hyun-Jeong
name: Yildirim, Evrim
name: Vanselow, Jens T.
name: Ng, Fanny
name: Liu, Yixiao
name: Mahesh, Guruswamy
name: Kramer, Achim
name: Hardin, Paul E.
name: Edery, Isaac
name: Kim, Eun Young
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Transcriptional/translational feedback loops drive daily cycles of expression in clock genes and clock-controlled genes, which ultimately underlie many of the overt circadian rhythms manifested by organisms. Moreover, phosphorylation of clock proteins plays crucial roles in the temporal regulation of clock protein activity, stability and subcellular localization. dCLOCK (dCLK), the master transcription factor driving cyclical gene expression and the rate- limiting component in the Drosophila circadian clock, undergoes daily changes in phosphorylation. However, the physiological role of dCLK phosphorylation is not clear. Using a Drosophila tissue culture system, we identified multiple phosphorylation sites on dCLK. Expression of a mutated version of dCLK where all the mapped phospho-sites were switched to alanine (dCLK-15A) rescues the arrythmicity of Clkout flies, yet with an approximately 1.5 hr shorter period. The dCLK-15A protein attains substantially higher levels in flies compared to the control situation, and also appears to have enhanced transcriptional activity, consistent with the observed higher peak values and amplitudes in the mRNA rhythms of several core clock genes. Surprisingly, the clock- controlled daily activity rhythm in dCLK-15A expressing flies does not synchronize properly to daily temperature cycles, although there is no defect in aligning to light/dark cycles. Our findings suggest a novel role for clock protein phosphorylation in governing the relative strengths of entraining modalities by adjusting the dynamics of circadian gene expression.
Effects of tea garden soil on aroma components and related gene expression in tea leaves
Creators: name: Wang, Haibin
name: Chen, Xiaoting
name: Wang, Yuhua
name: Ye, Jianghua
name: Jia, Xiao-Li
name: Zhang, Qi
name: He, Haibin
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2020

description: In order to explore the effect of soil on the synthesis of aroma components in tea leaves, tea seedlings replanted in tea rhizosphere soil of different ages were used as research materials. Tea seedlings were replanted in soils aged 0, 4, 9, and 30 years, and after one year of growth, 34, 37, 29, and 26 substances were detected in the tea leaves, respectively, using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The relative contents of terpenoids and alcohols in the tea leaves dropped from 66.40% to 44.52% and 5.21% to 2.61%, respectively, as the age of the rhizosphere soil increased. Aldehydes, esters, and nitrogen compounds increased from 3.80% to 22.36%, 1.33% to 12.02%, and 3.13% to 19.96%, respectively, as the age of the rhizosphere soil increased. Gene differential expression measured by fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) showed that the number of nerolidol synthetase and linalool synthase genes in tea leaves increased significantly, and the terpineol synthetase, phellandrene synthase, myrcene synthetase, ocimene synthase, limonene synthetase, germacrene synthase, and farnesene synthase genes declined significantly with the increase in soil age. In summary, as the number of years tea had been planted in the soil increased, the soil significantly affected the expression of terpene synthase genes in tea leaves, and then the composition and content of aroma substances in tea leaves changed. The results provide a theoretical basis for the improvement of tea quality.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol. 93 (2020): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Ein glückliches Leben statt immer mehr materiellen Wohlstand: Konsequenzen der Glücksforschung für die Ökonomie
Creators: name: Binswanger, Mathias
Publisher: name: Springer VS
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 659 - Werbung & Public Releations (PR)

description: Das Wort Glück ist zu einer Allerweltsvokabel geworden. Die traditionsreichen Philosophien und Theologien des Glücks melden sich zwar nach wie vor zu Wort, die Gewichte haben sich aber verschoben. Stichworte sind u.a. Wirtschaft, Politik, gesellschaftliche Umstände, Ländervergleiche, hirnorganische Befunde, psychologische Befragungen, Wohlfühl-Angebote, Interviews und vieles andere mehr. Man muss keinen normativen Glücksvorstellungen anhängen, kann aber auf manche erheblichen Defizite im gegenwärtigen Glücks-Diskurs hinweisen. Die in diesem Band wieder abgedruckten, weil aktuell gebliebenen Beiträge sind deshalb informativ und beachtenswert. Eine umfassende Theorie des Glücks wird selbstverständlich nicht erwogen.
title: The Use of Natural Resources
title: The Use of Natural Resources: Report for Germany 2018.
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Lutter, Stephan
name: Giljum, Stefan
name: Manstein, Christopher
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: resources
subject: Waste | Resources

description: In 2012, Germany made a commitment to the conservation of natural resources through the Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess). Six years after its adoption, where do we find ourselves in Germany today? The German Environment Agency supports the implementation of ProgRess through a range of measures, including the production of this report on the use of natural resources in Germany, which is being published for the second time after the first edition of 2016. This report analyses new data relating to the interlinkage of raw material extraction, trade in raw materials, the role of the economy, and that of consumption.
SYSTEM OF INDICATORS REPRESENTING COMPETITIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN SERVICE ENTERPRISES AND THEIR ANALYSIS
Creators: name: Xaydarova Luiza Komilovna Independent researcher of SamIES
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In this article, the author carried out research and analysis of the system of indicators representing competitiveness and efficiency in service enterprises and developed suggestions and recommendations within the scope of the topic.

Key words: service, competition, competitiveness, efficiency, the state, the economy, the model, marketing, innovation, the system
title: SAUDI ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
title: NEEDS, WANTS, AND OUTCOMES OF FLIPPED INSTRUCTION
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Rajeh, Hamzah Sabri
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2026
Subjects: Active learning
EFL
Flipped learning
Teachers
Art Education
Professional Development
Saudi Arabia

description: This dissertation comprises two manuscripts that investigate Saudi EFL teachers’ development based on their needs, wants, and outcomes of Flipped Instruction. The first study incorporating active learning, particularly the concept of flipped learning, into English as a foreign language teaching may significantly improve language learning effectiveness. This study gathered information on Saudi EFL teachers’ readiness and willingness to apply flipped learning. Results show that teachers’ self-efficacy of their current teaching was high. Most reported positive attitudes and abilities related to flipped learning, although they also identified potential challenges related to engagement and assessment. Teachers expressed a strong willingness to participate in professional development in this area, with a preference for online videos and group workshops. The study offers guidelines for planning effective professional development. The second study investigates the impact of flipped professional development (FPD) on English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in Saudi Arabia. Addressing the limitations of conventional PD, this case study focuses on three teachers and assesses their application of flipped learning (FL) principles in their instruction. The research explores whether FPD aids teachers in understanding, planning, and employing FL techniques. Utilizing a combination of surveys, interviews, and observations, the study follows the guidelines by Avci et al. (2020) and Rajeh (2023) to deliver a PD program centered on active learning and technology integration. Results show that FPD can enhance teachers' understanding of FL, improve lesson planning, and increase teacher engagement in PD and their classroom. Concluding that personalized and continuous PD is crucial, the study advocates for PD models that are adaptable to individual teacher needs and interests.
Egg size, chick development, and the nest departure decision of the Thick-billed Murre.
Creators: name: Hipfner, James Mark.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Biology, Ecology.

description: In this thesis, I examine the factors that influence egg size, chick development, and the nest departure decision of young Thick-billed Murres, Uria lomvia. The study was conducted at a colony of 30,000 breeding pairs at Coats Island, N.W.T., Canada, in 1994 and 1995. Experienced birds initiated egg formation earlier in the season, and deposited more yolk per day, than younger birds. Among experienced pairs, egg size and laying date were unrelated; eggs laid by young birds at the same time as those of experienced pairs were similar. There was a positive relationship between egg size and the rate at which nestling Thick-billed Murres grew their wing feathers. Growth rate in mass was independent of egg size. Chicks with long wings left the nest to go to sea at a younger age than those with shorter wings in one of two years. The chicks of high quality, experimentally-delayed breeders grew as quickly, and departed at similar mass, as those of unmanipulated early-breeding birds. I conclude that the poor quality of late-breeding birds, more than a seasonally-deteriorating environment, causes the declines in growth of nestlings. I tested two predictions of the Ydenberg model of alcid nest departure for the Thick-billed Murre, which employs a nest departure strategy intermediate within the Alcidae. Among and within colonies, was little support for the model. I suggest that there are developmental and behavioural considerations in the nest departure decision not adequately explained by the Ydenberg model. I propose that the strategy centres around getting the chick from the cliff to the sea as quickly as possible, but with the mortality risk involved in making the transition minimized. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
title: Modeling the Evolution of Prehistoric Northwest Coast Economic Decision-making
title: Considering Division of Labor, Prestige, and Plant Foods
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Croes, Dale R.
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 1987
Subjects: Archaeology

description: This draft paper also was a philosophy statement of Steven Hackenberger and my computer simulation models of ancient economic decision-making based on catchment and archaeological data of the Hoko River Archaeological Site Complex. Actual published papers resulting from this approach are included under papers here: 1988 Hoko River Archaeological Complex: Modeling Prehistoric Northwest Coast Economic Evolution and 1989 Coastal Resource Management in a Clam Shell. This draft paper contrasts evolutionary processes with mechanisms and explore the genetic mechanism in biological evolution with the shared ideas mechanisms in cultural transmission. Though never published as presented, it does lead the way into our explorations into Northwest Coast economic evolution, with reference to aspects of the division of labor, prestige, and use of plant foods. Paper Abstract: Using computer simulation techniques, 9,000 years of economic patterns have been modeled concerning the southern Northwest Coast of North America. In preliminary efforts to consider new aspects affecting decision-making by prehistoric Northwest Coast groups, the emphasis on division of labor, increased consideration of prestige and ownership, and the role of plant foods in the overall diet have been added to the programming. The early results provide interesting hypotheses involving the influence of these added modeling criteria. For example, plant food use probably decreased in emphasis through time.
The myotonic distrophy kinase 3' untranslated region and its effect on gene expression.
Creators: name: Ang, Caroline Wan-Yin.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: A mutation occurring outside the coding region in the 3$\sp\prime$UTR or the myotonic dystrophy kinase (DMK) suggests the formation of a defective gene product may not be involved in the disease process. Instead, the effect of the repeat expansion may be directed toward gene regulation or expression. In this study, investigation of the possibility or cellular factors capable of directly binding DNA or RNA revealed the presence of at least two factors in cytosolic extract. Mobility shift assays were done using an RNA probe comprising a portion of the 3$\sp\prime$UTR containing the repeat region and approximately 150bp of upstream and downstream flanking sequence. Probes with repeat sizes of 13 repeats, 45 repeats, and 90 repeats did not appear to vary greatly in gel mobility complex size. Clones using the CAT reporter gene (Gorman et al., 1982) with the DMK 3$\sp\prime$UTR containing repeat sizes from 5 to 90 repeats were constructed. Transient transfection of the constructs into TE32 cells and assay for CAT gene expression revealed increased CAT activity correlating with increasing repeat size. Deletion of portions of the 3$\sp\prime$UTR sequence, either up- or downstream of the repeat region abrogated any CAT activity from constructs containing these variants. The complete inactivity of the deletion clones suggests the repeat sequence must be presented in the context of the full 3$\sp\prime$UTR to impose any regulatory control. Taken together, these data suggest a role for the DMK 3$\sp\prime$UTR in the regulation of gene expression. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
ROLE OF CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR IN COCAINE-MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION
Creators: name: Ritchie, Jobe
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Addiction
Memory Reconsolidation
Cocaine

description: Environmental stimuli elicit drug craving and relapse in cocaine users by triggering the retrieval of cocaine-associated contextual memories. Retrieval can also destabilize drug memories, requiring reconsolidation, a protein synthesis-dependent storage process, to maintain memory strength. Manipulations that interfere with memory reconsolidation can reduce stimulus control over cocaine craving in clinical populations and attenuate relapse-like behaviors in animal models. As such, experimental manipulations that target memory reconsolidation are promising from an anti-relapse treatment perspective. However, a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying cocaine-memory reconsolidation is required to inform the development of effective therapeutic approaches. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a critical brain region for the reconsolidation of emotionally salient memories, including cocaine memories. Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 1 (CRFR1) is densely expressed in the BLA. CRFR1 stimulation can activate intra-cellular signaling cascades that mediate memory reconsolidation in the BLA. However, the role of CRF, or specific CRF circuits, in memory reconsolidation was not ascertained previously, and is the focus of this dissertation. Chapter one provides detailed background information for the studies in Chapters 2-4. Chapter two details investigations into the necessity and sufficiency of CRF signaling in the BLA for cocaine-memory reconsolidation. Chapter three describes experiments that test whether the functional integrity of the dorsal raphe (DR) is necessary for cocaine-memory reconsolidation, as the DR is a potential source of CRF to the BLA based on its neurochemistry and connectivity. Chapter four outlines experiments that build on the results of the prior two chapters by testing if signaling through the DR CRF to BLA circuit is required for memory reconsolidation and assessing the cell type of the BLA-projecting DR CRF neurons that are activated during cocaine-memory reconsolidation. Finally, Chapter five contains a summary of the key findings of the prior chapters, a discussion of overarching themes, and identifies several future directions of research. The experiments detailed in this dissertation are the first to investigate the contributions of specific CRF circuitry to cocaine-memory reconsolidation and provide novel insight into the mechanisms that maintain strong cocaine-associated memories that elicit drug craving and relapse. Overall, the findings suggest that CRF signaling in the BLA, and particularly CRF input from the DR to the BLA, is critical for the maintenance of cocaine memories. These findings provide impetus for future investigations into the contributions of CRF circuitry to memory processes and may help to inform the development of anti-relapse therapeutic strategies.
The High Time Resolution Universe Pulsar Survey - I. System configuration and initial discoveries
Creators: name: Keith, M. J.
name: Jameson, A.
name: van Straten, Willem
name: Bailes, Matthew
name: Johnston, S.
name: Kramer, M.
name: Possenti, A.
name: Bates, S. D.
name: Bhat, N. D. R.
name: Burgay, M.
name: Burke-Spolaor, S.
name: D'Amico, N.
name: Levin, Elizabeth
name: McMahon, Peter L.
name: Milia, S.
name: Stappers, B. W.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We have embarked on a survey for pulsars and fast transients using the 13-beam multibeam receiver on the Parkes Radio Telescope. Installation of a digital backend allows us to record 400 MHz of bandwidth for each beam, split into 1024 channels and sampled every 64 μs. Limits of the receiver package restrict us to a 340 MHz observing band centred at 1352 MHz. The factor of 8 improvement in frequency resolution over previous multibeam surveys allows us to probe deeper into the Galactic plane for short-duration signals such as the pulses from millisecond pulsars. We plan to survey the entire southern sky in 42 641 pointings, split into low, mid and high Galactic latitude regions, with integration times of 4200, 540 and 270 s, respectively. Simulations suggest that we will discover 400 pulsars, of which 75 will be millisecond pulsars. With 30 per cent of the mid-latitude survey complete, we have redetected 223 previously known pulsars and discovered 27 pulsars, five of which are millisecond pulsars. The newly discovered millisecond pulsars tend to have larger dispersion measures than those discovered in previous surveys, as expected from the improved time and frequency resolution of our instrument.
Increased MACC1 levels in tissues and blood identify colon adenoma patients at high risk
Creators: name: Ashktorab, Hassan
name: Hermann, Pia
name: Nouraie, Mehdi
name: Shokrani, Babak
name: Lee, Edward
name: Haidary, Tahmineh
name: Brim, Hassan
name: Stein, Ulrike
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Colorectal cancer
subject: Adenoma
subject: Prognosis
subject: MACC1
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background Colorectal cancer is a preventable disease if caught at early stages. This disease is highly aggressive and has a higher incidence in African Americans. Several biomarkers and mutations of aggressive tumor behavior have been defined such as metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) that was associated with metastasis in colorectal cancer patients. Here, we aim to assess colon tissue MACC1 protein and circulating MACC1 transcripts in colon preneoplastic and neoplastic African American patients. Methods Patients’ tissue samples (n = 143) have been arranged on three tissue microarrays for normal (n = 26), adenoma (n = 68) and cancer (n = 49) samples. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect MACC1 expression. Blood samples (n = 93) from normal (n = 45), hyperplastic (n = 15) and tubular adenoma (n = 33) patients were used to assess MACC1 transcripts using qRT-PCR. Distribution of continuous variables was tested between different diagnoses with Kruskal–Wallis test. Categorical variables were tested by Chi square test. We assessed the prognostic ability of IHC staining by calculating area under receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC) for adenoma and cancer separately. Differences between groups in terms of MACC1 transcript levels in plasma were calculated by using non-parametric (exact) Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney tests. We performed all calculations with SPSS, version 21. Results In patient tissues, there was a statistically significant difference in MACC1 expression in normal vs. adenoma samples (p = 0.004) and normal vs. cancer samples (p < 0.001). There was however no major difference in MACC1 expression between adenoma vs. cancer cases or tubular adenomas vs tubulovillous adenomas. The area under the curve for both normal vs. adenoma and normal vs. cancer cases were 70 and 67 %, respectively. MACC1 expression was not correlated to age, gender or anatomical sample location. In patient plasma, MACC1 transcripts in adenoma patients were significantly higher than in plasma from normal patients (p = 0.014). However, the difference between normal and hyperplastic plasma MACC1 transcripts was not statistically significant. Conclusion Metastasis- associated in colon cancer 1 is expressed at early stages of colorectal oncogenesis within the affected colonic tissue in this patient cohort. The plasma transcripts can be used to stratify African American patients at risk for potential malignant colonic lesions.
Autonomous management for service specific overlay networks
Creators: name: Al-Oqily, Ibrahim Z
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Overlay networks emerging as a main player in content delivery because they provide effective and reliable services that are not otherwise available. Extensive research has recently focused on the design of Service Specific Overlay Networks (SSON) to deliver media in a heterogeneous environment. This dissertation investigates the problem of SSON's management, and proposes an autonomous SSON management framework. The framework consists of a policy layer that in turn constitutes a set of Overlay Policy Enforcement Points (OPEP) and Overlay Policy Decision Points (OPDP). An OPEP is where policy decisions are actually enforced---policy decisions are made primarily at the OPDP. The research plan presented in this dissertation addresses the functionalities of these components. To realize dynamic SSONs construction, a novel, fault-resilient semantic overlay for MediaPorts resource discovery is proposed. It allows services to be efficiently and accurately located, and is based on a widely studied family of chordal rings called the optimal chordal ring. In addition to the semantics of the services offered, our solution is based on the geographical locations of the nodes. The increased complexity and heterogeneity of SSONs led to the proposal of autonomic overlays management architecture. Overlays are viewed as a dynamic organization for self-management in which self-interested nodes can join or leave according to their specific goals. It dynamically adapts the behavior of the overlay network to the preferences of the user, network, and service providers. To capture the overlay nodes autonomic behavior, a new approach for SSONs self-organized composition is proposed. Using a self-organizing approach, autonomic entities are dynamically and seamlessly composed into SSONs to achieve system-wide goals. The algorithm that encompasses that approach is powered by learning rules induced from biological systems, and endowed with filtering rules to achieve the highest possible performance. Experimental studies are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed schemes.
Forældres betydning som rollemodeller, når det gælder trafik
Creators: name: Svärd, Pernille
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2012

description: Artiklen præsenterer delresultater fra en undersøgelse som Rådet for Sikker Trafik og TrygFonden iværksatte i sommeren 2011. Undersøgelsen handler bl.a. om forældres betydning som rollemodeller for de unge(13-24 år), når det gælder trafiksikkerhed. Undersøgelsen belyser bl.a. samspillet mellem forældre og unge. Temaerne er: • Hvilke forskelle er der mellem unge og forældre i adfærd og holdninger? • Hvordan smitter forældres adfærd af på de unge? • Er forældre gode rollemodeller? Er der forskel på fars og mors rolle? • Taler forældre og unge om trafiksikkerhed? Hvad taler de om og laver de aftaler? • Potentialer for forebyggelse. Hvad og hvem kunne have indflydelse på de unge, når det handler om adfærd i trafikken?
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Honouring mystery: The evolutionary fiction of Wayland Drew
Creators: name: Belyea, Andy
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Literature, Canadian (English).
subject: Literature, English.

description: As the environmental crisis worsens, the time has never been more ripe for a scholarly reclamation of Ontario writer and environmental activist Wayland Drew (1932--1998), known only marginally by Canadian literary scholars for two novels: The Wabeno Feast (1973) and Halfway Man (1989). In addition to these works, Drew published a trilogy, The Erthring Cycle (1984--86), which explores environmental holocaust, and several ecological essays, travelogues, and other nonfictional works. Forming a unique genre of "evolutionary fiction" rooted in the sciences of ecology and evolution and in his intimate knowledge of traditional aboriginal land practices, Drew stands alone in the Canadian literary tradition for making the global environmental crisis the central focus of his writing. His fictional and nonfictional oeuvre launches an unremitting critique of the anthropocentric discourses of humanism and reductivist science, as well as the current debates about cultural identity politics, in the interest of highlighting the "mystery" of evolutionary and cosmological history and our responsibility, as the now-dominant species, to pursue homeostatic living in order to protect the planet for the future of all biotic life. Moreover, Drew recognizes the irony that our species is driven by instincts that, if left unchecked, ultimately may lead to biospheric ruin: human curiosity and an urge for "progress," for instance, must be restrained if we are to safeguard the future of the planet. Drew argues with a voice unique in the tradition of Canadian Literature that humans must embrace their evolutionary inconsequentiality, and nurture their connections with other lifeforms (via a philosophy of "mutual aid"), as part of a broader survival strategy. His sustained argument is that not only Western nations but all of the Earth's denizens need to undertake a radical epistemological shift if we are to survive.
Communicating in virtual worlds through an accessible Web 2.0 solution: (Winner of the inaugural Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize for the best paper submitted to TJA demonstrating the benefits of telecommunications in assisting people with disabilities)
Creators: name: Wood, Denise
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Online Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) make accessing information any time, any place and using any device a reality for more than a quarter of the world's population. The Internet can improve communication and increase the independence of people who have disabilities and those who are geographically or socially isolated. Despite this potential, Web 2.0 applications and 3D virtual worlds remain largely inaccessible to many people with disabilities. This paper describes the design and development of an open source accessible 3D virtual world environment and Web 2.0 solution incorporating features that address the identified accessibility limitations of currently available technologies.
Hvordan bruges takstinstrumentet bedst i den kollektive trafik?
Creators: name: Nielsen, Uffe
name: PEtersen, Thomas Damkjær
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2012

description: Referat fra Workshop
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
How movies move us : movie preferences are linked to differences in neuronal emotion processing of fear and anger : an fMRI study
Creators: name: Zwiky, Esther
name: König, Philine
name: Herrmann, Rebekka Maria
name: Küttner, Antonia
name: Selle, Janine
name: Ptasczynski, Lena Esther
name: Schöniger, Konrad
name: Rutenkröger, Mareike
name: Enneking, Verena
name: Borgers, Tiana
name: Klug, Melissa
name: Dohm, Katharina
name: Leehr, Elisabeth Johanna
name: Bauer, Jochen
name: Dannlowski, Udo
name: Redlich, Ronny
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 150

description: Introduction: As a source of audio-visual stimulation, movies expose people to various emotions. Interestingly, several genres are characterized by negative emotional content. Albeit theoretical approaches exist, little is known about preferences for specific movie genres and the neuronal processing of negative emotions. Methods: We investigated associations between movie genre preference and limbic and reward-related brain reactivity to close this gap by employing an fMRI paradigm with negative emotional faces in 257 healthy participants. We compared the functional activity of the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) between individuals with a preference for a particular movie genre and those without such preference. Results and discussion: Amygdala activation was relatively higher in individuals with action movie preference (pTFCE-FWE = 0.013). Comedy genre preference was associated with increased amygdala (pTFCE-FWE = 0.038) and NAcc activity (pTFCE-FWE = 0.011). In contrast, crime/thriller preference (amygdala: pTFCE-FWE ≤ 0.010, NAcc: pTFCE-FWE = 0.036), as well as documentary preference, was linked to the decreased amygdala (pTFCE-FWE = 0.012) and NAcc activity (pTFCE-FWE = 0.015). The study revealed associations between participants’ genre preferences and brain reactivity to negative affective stimuli. Interestingly, preferences for genres with similar emotion profiles (action, crime/thriller) were associated with oppositely directed neural activity. Potential links between brain reactivity and susceptibility to different movie-related gratifications are discussed.
Genes to predict VO2max trainability: a systematic review
Creators: name: Williams, Camilla J.
name: Williams, Mark G.
name: Eynon, Nir
name: Ashton, Kevin J.
name: Little, Jonathan P.
name: Wisloff, Ulrik
name: Coombes, Jeff S.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) is an excellent predictor of chronic disease morbidity and mortality risk. Guidelines recommend individuals undertake exercise training to improve VO2max for chronic disease reduction. However, there are large inter-individual differences between exercise training responses. This systematic review is aimed at identifying genetic variants that are associated with VO2max trainability. Methods Peer-reviewed research papers published up until October 2016 from four databases were examined. Articles were included if they examined genetic variants, incorporated a supervised aerobic exercise intervention; and measured VO2max/VO2peak pre and post-intervention. Results Thirty-five articles describing 15 cohorts met the criteria for inclusion. The majority of studies used a cross-sectional retrospective design. Thirty-two studies researched candidate genes, two used Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), and one examined mRNA gene expression data, in addition to a GWAS. Across these studies, 97 genes to predict VO2max trainability were identified. Studies found phenotype to be dependent on several of these genotypes/variants, with higher responders to exercise training having more positive response alleles than lower responders (greater gene predictor score). Only 13 genetic variants were reproduced by more than two authors. Several other limitations were noted throughout these studies, including the robustness of significance for identified variants, small sample sizes, limited cohorts focused primarily on Caucasian populations, and minimal baseline data. These factors, along with differences in exercise training programs, diet and other environmental gene expression mediators, likely influence the ideal traits for VO2max trainability. Conclusion Ninety-seven genes have been identified as possible predictors of VO2max trainability. To verify the strength of these findings and to identify if there are more genetic variants and/or mediators, further tightly-controlled studies that measure a range of biomarkers across ethnicities are required.
Prolegomenon to an edition of the pseudo-Virgilian "Culex".
Creators: name: St. Louis, Lisa Lianne.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Literature, Classical.

description: This thesis lays the foundation for a new edition of the pseudo-Virgilian Culex. Fifty manuscripts containing the text are gathered along with all relevant information which would assist a scholar in locating, identifying and tracing the history of each one. The findings are presented in the form of a catalogue. Next, the manuscripts are collated in detail and their variant readings are entered into a computer program which is specifically designed to determine the relationship between manuscripts. The results prove that some manuscripts belong to the Florilegium Gallicum or Iuuenalis Ludi Libellus groups which have been defined by previous researchers. Others have been copied from printed books and are valuable only for conjectures as they add nothing to the construction of a stemma. The data from the manuscripts forms the basis for an apparatus criticus along with many readings from incunabula. The main goal of the thesis is to present late manuscripts which have not been sufficiently studied as well as incunabula and other rare books which are not readily accessible to scholars. During the composition of the apparatus, it becomes apparent that old conjectures have been improperly attributed to some scholars and that more work needs to be done to assess the contribution of certain individuals. Once the apparatus is complete, the task of editing the text begins. Professor Clausen's Oxford Classical Text serves as the starting point but original conjectures and changes proposed by other scholars are also inserted into the text. Finally, these alterations as well as issues of grammar and scansion are discussed in a commentary at the end of the work.
Brugerundersøgelser i trafikplanlægning
Creators: name: Kromand, Rolf
name: Hansen, Anders Rody
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2012

description: Referat af Workshop
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Theoretical and experimental investigations of neutral ligand effects in ruthenium-mediated catalysis
Creators: name: Foucault, Heather M
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Physical.

description: The activity of novel ruthenium-hydride complexes RuHCl(CO)(IMes)(PPh 3) and RuHCl(CO)(H2IMes)(PPh3) was screened for the hydrogenation of sterically-hindered trans internal olefins, and compared to known catalysts RuHCl(CO)(PCy3)2 and RuHCl(CO)(IMes)(PCy 3). The presence of a labile ancillary donor (i.e. PPh3) proved to be necessary for the high activity of the N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts. However, where possible, competing isomerization and polymerization reactions occurred on the timescale of hydrogenation. Quantum chemical calculations were performed on model systems RuHCl(CO)(PH 3) and RuHCl(PH3)2 to identify the role of the carbonyl ligand within the context of catalysis. The resulting data did not support the proposal that this ligand's presence activates the resulting catalyst toward hydrogenation of olefins. No net stabilization of the rate-determining step by CO-containing RuHCl(CO)(PH3)2 was observed. The resistance to &sgr;→pi isomzerization afforded by a chelating iminopyrrolato ligand was examined through synthesis of RuCl(&kgr; 2-N,N'-(2,6-iPr2C 6H3)-N=CHC4,H3N)(PPh3) 2]2. Retention of the &sgr;-bound binding mode was confirmed on the basis of solution NMR characterization. Data from one dimenional 31P dipolar chemical shift, and two-dimensional 31P- 31P J-resolved NMR spectra, both of which were gathered in the solid state, confirm that the PPh3 ligands on each metal center are cis-disposed. Data from pulsed field gradient spin echo diffusion NMR experiments establish the dimeric structure of this compound.
title: Internal health locus of control in users of complementary and alternative medicine
title: a cross-sectional survey
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Schützler, Lena
name: Witt, Claudia M.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used in Germany, with some treatments eligible for health insurance reimbursements. CAM encourages patients to play an active role in their healing process. The belief that a person’s own behavior influences health is assessed as the internal health locus of control (IHLOC). Studies on the association between IHLOC and CAM use yield inconsistent results. Using various indicators of CAM use, we evaluated whether there were differences in IHLOC between different groups of CAM users. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was conducted. IHLOC was compared between participants with high and low appraisal of CAM, between participants who used different types of medications (none, CAM, conventional, both), and who consulted with different health care professionals (none, CAM, conventional, both). Independent samples t-tests and ANOVAs were conducted for the total group and for subgroups of chronically ill and healthy participants. Post-hoc, we conducted a multivariate linear regression evaluating which indicators of CAM use or other characteristics showed the strongest association with IHLOC. Results A total of 1,054 undergraduate students completed the survey. Participants with high CAM appraisal showed higher IHLOC than those with low CAM appraisal, regardless of whether they were chronically ill (p
Transportplaner for virksomheder og erhvervsnetværk
Creators: name: Puggaard, Anja
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2012

description: Referat af Workshop
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Seeds for Thought, August 2023
Creators: name: Master Gardener Foundation Of Washington State
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Horticulture

description: Included in this newsletter:
description: WSU Extension Master Gardener Endowed Faculty Chair
description: WSU Extension MG Endowed Chair Drive Matching Opportunity
description: MG Fun at the Rhododendron Parade
description: 2023 WSU Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference
description: Skagit County Annual Plant Fair Hat Contest
description: Growing Lavender: A Year-Round Guide
description: Extension Master Gardener 50th Commemorative Magazine Now Available!
description: Thurston County Webinar with Marianne Binetti
ON AN EXPRESSION FOR (_2^)F_1 (n+1/2,n+1; n+3/2; -1)
Creators: name: R. Sivaraman*, M. MuniruIddrisu** & J. López-Bonilla***
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Recently Feng Qi obtained an expression for  , here we deduce an alternative formula for this Gauss hypergeometric function.
Meeting and Weaving with Your 100th Grandparents
Creators: name: Croes, Dale R.
name: Carriere, Ed
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Basketry
subject: Salish culture
subject: Salish Sea basketry
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Ed Carriere, Suquamish Elder (87) and Master Basketweaver and Canoe Carver, and Dale R. Croes, Washington State University (WSU) wet/waterlogged archaeological site and ancient basket specialist (72), have written a book documenting their partnership in understanding and replicating the over 2,000 years, or 100 generations, of ancient Salish Sea basketry artifacts. This article takes excerpts from this new book in Ed’s own words as he contributes half the text in this 300 page book, accompanied with details by 314 color plates, 100 line drawings, maps and charts, bibliography, list of suggested readings, a glossary and full index. The book, Re-Awakening Ancient Salish Sea Basketry, Fifty Years of Basketry Studies is published by Northwest Anthropology, LLC. and available through Amazon.com. Search for Carriere and click on his Author’s page for a great video featuring him making his traditional clam baskets that he had made for his family.
Local political initiatives in French imperialism: The case of Louisbourg, 1713-1758.
Creators: name: Varkey, Joy.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.

description: This dissertation illustrates the role of Louisbourg in the enunciation and implementation of French imperial policies in the colonies of Isle Royale (Cape Breton), Isle St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) and the British colony of Nova Scotia between 1713 and 1758. It explains imperialism in the framework of the relations between the colonising nation and the colony and from the perspective of colonial or local initiatives. Based on an examination of the functioning of the government of Louisbourg under the control of the governor and commissaire ordonnateur and the pattern of the evolution of policies and decisions with regard to colonial administration this study demonstrates that French imperialism in the North Atlantic littoral was more a product of local political initiatives than that of metropolitan policies and programmes. The management of the fishery, commerce, and military affairs, as well as French relationships with the Mi'kmaq, the Maliseet and the Abenakis, the influence of the missionaries and Catholicism in Amerindian societies, the Native peoples' part in resisting Anglo-American colonial expansion, the distinct political and cultural position of the Acadians of Nova Scotia in favour of French imperial interests, and the nature of Anglo-French contest for empire substantiate this thesis. In brief, French imperialism in the context of Louisbourg and its seaboard empire was characterised by four principal aspects: first, the absence of large-scale successful combined land and naval operations designed to "conquer" the Amerindians and expel the British from Nova Scotia; second, the absence of the imposition of a centralised metropolitan policy of imperialism; third, the formation of an imperial power structure in the colony based on a linkage of colonial forces and facilities, and fourth, the formulation and implementation of imperial policy with, or without, the collaboration of the mother country. In general policies, strategies, tactics, and military operations of France's imperial system in Isle Royale and the "informal empire" (a zone of political influence without a recognised territorial base) in Nova Scotia were directed from within the colony. This process of empire building is defined as "imperialism from below" in this study.
Subcellular Imbalances in Synaptic Activity
Creators: name: Takahashi, Naoya
name: Kobayashi, Chiaki
name: Ishikawa, Tomoe
name: Ikegaya, Yuji
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: The dynamic interactions between synaptic excitation and inhibition (E/I) shape membrane potential fluctuations and determine patterns of neuronal outputs; however, the spatiotemporal organization of these interactions within a single cell is poorly understood. Here, we investigated the relationship between local synaptic excitation and global inhibition in hippocampal pyramidal neurons using functional dendrite imaging in combination with whole- cell recordings of inhibitory postsynaptic currents. We found that the sums of spine inputs over dendritic trees were counterbalanced by a proportional amount of somatic inhibitory inputs. This online E/I correlation was maintained in dendritic segments that were longer than 50 μm. However, at the single spine level, only 22% of the active spines were activated with inhibitory inputs. This inhibition-coupled activity occurred mainly in the spines with large heads. These results shed light on a microscopic E/I-balancing mechanism that operates at selected synapses and that may increase the accuracy of neural information.