cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Mentoring as a Knowledge Translation Intervention to Inform Clinical Practice: A Multi-Methods Study
Creators: name: Abdullah, Ghadah Mubarak
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mentorship
subject: Knowledge Translation Intervention
subject: Evidence-Based Practice
subject: Guidelines
subject: Outcome Evaluation
subject: Systematic Review
subject: Qualitative Research
subject: Advanced Nursing Practice
subject: Nursing
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Social Influence

description: Background: Mentoring is an intervention for implementing evidence into practice, but little is known about this intervention. The overall aim of this dissertation was to examine mentoring as a knowledge translation (KT) intervention to inform clinical practice. Methods: 1) A systematic review was used to determine the effectiveness of mentoring as a KT intervention. 2) An interpretive descriptive qualitative study was conducted to explore the use of mentoring in the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario’s Best Practice Guidelines Implementation/ Knowledge Transfer Fellowship program. Findings: 1) Of 10,669 citations from 1988 to 2012, 10 studies were eligible. Findings showed that mentoring alone (n = 1 study) improved one behavioral outcome. When mentoring was used as part of a multi-faceted intervention (n = 9), there were various effects on knowledge, beliefs/attitudes, use of research evidence in clinical practice, and the impacts on healthcare professionals, patients and organizations. 2) Qualitative interviews with 6 fellows, 8 mentors and 4 program leaders revealed that mentoring involved building relationships, establishing a learning plan, and using teaching and learning activities. Mentors were described as accessible, dedicated, and having expertise; fellows were described as dedicated, self-directed, and having mixed levels of expertise. Mentoring was described as positively impacting upon mentoring relationships, fellows, mentors, and organizations. Participants reported no negative outcomes. Conclusion: Mentoring was used as a KT intervention to support the implementation of evidence into clinical practice. The systematic review and qualitative study findings informed the Mentoring for Guideline Implementation model. Mentoring involved mentees selecting more experienced mentors who provided individualized support based on mentees’ learning needs, which resulted in mutual benefits for mentees and mentors. Future research is required to validate this new mentoring model, develop an instrument to measure the mentor-mentee relationship, and evaluate the effectiveness of mentoring as a KT intervention for guideline implementation in nursing.
title: NEWSLETTER Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie 06/21
Creators: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 610

description: NEWSLETTER Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, vol. 2021, no. 06
VisTaxa: Developing a Taxonomy of Historical Visualizations
Creators: name: Zhang, Yu
name: Chen, Xinyue
name: Zheng, Weili
name: Guo, Yuhan
name: Li, Guozheng
name: Chen, Siming
name: Yuan, Xiaoru
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Historical visualizations are a rich resource for visualization research. While taxonomy is commonly used to structure and understand the design space of visualizations, existing taxonomies primarily focus on contemporary visualizations and largely overlook historical visualizations. To address this gap, we describe an empirical method for taxonomy development. We introduce a coding protocol and the VisTaxa system for taxonomy labeling and comparison. We demonstrate using our method to develop a historical visualization taxonomy by coding 400 images of historical visualizations. We analyze the coding result and reflect on the coding process. Our work is an initial step toward a systematic investigation of the design space of historical visualizations.
description: Accepted to IEEE TVCG (IEEE PacificVis 2025 Journal Track)
Evolution of Seasonal Variations in Motion of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory
Creators: name: Herdes, Emilie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Glacier motion
Subglacial hydrology
Glacier mass balance

description: Differential GPS data from 2007-2014 are used to assess horizontal and vertical velocity variations of the Kaskawulsh Glacier at interannual and intra-annual timescales. These indicate that an upglacier propagating high velocity event occurs every spring at the onset of melt, and that a downglacier propagating high velocity event occurs every fall or winter after melt has finished. These events suggest that the subglacial drainage system alternates between a distributed system in the winter and channelized system in the summer and fall. In addition, there is a strong negative correlation between summer melt and velocity the following fall and winter, with strong melt years resulting in low velocities. For each additional metre of summer melt, an 8.6% average decrease in velocity is observed on the glacier the following fall-winter. These results suggest that changes in the subglacial drainage system limit the sensitivity of glacier motion to increased meltwater inputs. Glacier motion will likely show a net decrease under a warming climate due to the negative correlation between surface melt rates and ice motion and a decrease in driving stresses as a result of reduced ice thicknesses. In addition, future fall-winter velocity patterns could be accurately predicted from only a month or two of summer melt data, with May-June melt providing the best indication of fall-winter motion. This study also suggests that the common assumption that glaciers are ‘stable’ in the late fall and winter is incorrect.
The Role of the Neuronal gap Junction Protein Connexin36 in Kainic Acid Induced Hippocampal Excitotoxicity
Creators: name: Akins, Mark S.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Kainic acid
Excitotoxic injury
Excitotoxicity
Neuron
Neuronal survival
Connexin36
Connexin
Pyramidal cell
Interneuron
Hippocampus
Microglia
Neural protection
Seizure

description: Kainic acid induced excitotoxicity causes pyramidal cell death in the CA3a/b region of the hippocampus. Electrical synapses, gap junctional communication, and single membrane channels in non-junctional membranes (hemichannels) composed of connexin36 (Cx36) have been implicated in both seizure propagation and the spread of excitotoxic cell death. In rats, Cx36 protein is expressed by pyramidal neurons. Localization of protein in mouse, however, is highly controversial. Expression is reported to be restricted to hippocampal interneurons yet the same excitotoxic mechanisms (electrical and metabolic coupling between pyramidal neurons) are invoked to explain the role of Cx36 in excitotoxic pyramidal loss in murine brain. To address this controversy, I show by confocal immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization that Cx36 protein expression is restricted to interneurons and microglia in murine hippocampus and is not expressed by, or is below level of detection in pyramidal neurons. Using behavioural and electrophysiological measures, seizure propagation was found to be moderately enhanced in the absence of Cx36 likely due to the loss of interneuron-mediated synchronous inhibition of the pyramidal cells. Further, CA3a/b neurons die post kainic acid injury in the presence of Cx36 but are protected in Cx36-/- mice. When delayed excitotoxic cell death is maximal, Cx36 is primarily expressed by activated microglia as demonstrated by confocal immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, and Western blotting. These activated microglia are located in the direct vicinity of, and surrounding cells in the damaged Ca3a/b region. Finally, I show that loss of Cx36 from activated microglia in mice is sufficient to prevent excitotoxic cell death in the CA3a/b with surviving neurons functional as assessed by both electrophysiological and behavioural measures. Together, these data identify a new mechanism of excitotoxic injury, mediated by neuronal-glial interactions, and dependent on microglial Cx36 expression.
title: NEWSLETTER Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie 09/21
Creators: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 610

description: NEWSLETTER Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, vol. 2021, no. 09
Legislated Multiculturalism & Second-Generation Hybrid Identities: A Phenomenological Study of Canadian Ismaili Muslim Men in Montreal, Quebec
Creators: name: Karmali, Rahim
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Multiculturalism
Second-Generation
Identity
Legislation
Canada
Muslims
Phenomenological
Hybridity
Montreal
Quebec

description: The recent controversy over the 2014 proposed Quebec Charter of Values suggests the integration of minorities is, at present, a fundamental social and political debate in such a multicultural nation as Canada. Yet, minimal consideration has been given to second-generation citizens who find themselves living between various dimensions of culture. This study examines the impact of legislated multiculturalism and how it has evolved to influence second-generation Canadians in this country. This qualitative research explores the contemporary challenges of multiculturalism by examining the phenomenological analysis of second-generation Canadian Ismaili Muslim men in Montreal, Quebec. In-depth interviews were conducted to expand their perspective of identity negotiation in Canada. Research findings suggest that a symbolic sense of identity is created by simultaneously being part of the cultures found in Quebec, Canada and the global Ismaili Muslim diaspora community. This study argues that research participants challenge fixed conceptions of cultural identity markers; that their sense of diaspora community is indispensable to their perception of home and belonging in Canada; and that the legislation of multiculturalism is a practical and positive influence for second-generation Canadians. This discussion of the second-generation identity, along with the literature review and findings, provides further insight into the Canadian approach of multiculturalism.
A national cross-sectional survey of public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic : Self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors
Creators: name: Leigh, Jeanna Parsons
name: Fiest, Kirsten
name: Brundin-Mather, Rebecca
name: Plotnikoff, Kara
name: Soo, Andrea
name: Sypes, Emma E.
name: Whalen-Browne, Liam
name: Sofia B., Ahmed
name: Burns, Karen E. A.
name: Fox-Robichaud, Alison
name: Kupsch, Shelly
name: Longmore, Shelly
name: Murthy, Srinivas
name: Niven, Daniel J.
name: Rochwerg, Bram
name: Stelfox, Henry T.
Publisher: name: PLoS ONE
Year: 2021

description: Introduction Efforts to mitigate the global spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have largely relied on broad compliance with public health recommendations yet navigating the high volume of evolving information can be challenging. We assessed self-reported public perceptions related to COVID-19 including, beliefs (e.g., severity, concerns, health), knowledge (e.g., transmission, information sources), and behaviors (e.g., physical distancing) to understand perspectives in Canada and to inform future public health initiatives. Methods We administered a national online survey aiming to obtain responses from 2000 adults in Canada. Respondent sampling was stratified by age, sex, and region. We used descriptive statistics to summarize responses and tested for regional differences using chi-squared tests, followed by weighted logistic regression. Results We collected 1,996 eligible questionnaires between April 26th and May 1st, 2020. One-fifth (20%) of respondents knew someone diagnosed with COVID-19, but few had tested positive themselves (0.6%). Negative impacts of pandemic conditions were evidenced in several areas, including concerns about healthcare (e.g. sufficient equipment, 52%), pandemic stress (45%), and worsening social (49%) and mental/emotional (39%) health. Most respondents (88%) felt they had good to excellent knowledge of virus transmission, and predominantly accessed (74%) and trusted (60%) Canadian news television, newspapers/ magazines, or non-government news websites for COVID-19 information. We found high compliance with distancing measures (80% reported self-isolating or always physical distancing). We identified associations between region and self-reported beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors related to COVID-19. Discussion We found that information about COVID-19 is largely acquired through domestic news sources, which may explain high self-reported compliance with prevention measures. The results highlight the broader impact of a pandemic on the general public’s overall health and wellbeing, outside of personal infection. The study findings should be used to inform public health communications during COVID-19 and future pandemics.
title: NEWSLETTER Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie 12/21
Creators: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 610

description: NEWSLETTER Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, vol. 2021, no. 12
Supplementary document for Ultrafast machine vision with novel artificial neural network devices based on GaN-based micro-LED array - 5417927.pdf
Creators: name: Wang, Zhenpeng
name: Lin, Runze
name: Qu, Daopeng
name: Cui, Xugao
name: Tian, Pengfei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Diamantina: World Cultural Heritage
Diamantina: Patrimônio Cultural da Humanidade
Creators: name: Albuquerque, Fernanda De Alencar Machado; Universidade Federal De Uberlândia
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: Heritage; Culture; Preservation.
Patrimônio; Cultura; Preservação

description: Awareness on preservation of cultural values in Brazil has been characterized as a current trend, and local communities play an important role in this process. The country’s preservationist policy has emerged with the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage that aims at identifying and preserving the historical, cultural and artistic heritage. In the Brazilian scene the city of Diamantina/MG stands out for its remarkable cultural heritage, considered by UNESCO a World Cultural Heritage.
description: No Brasil, a conscientização com relação à preservação dos valores culturais caracteriza-se como uma tendência da atualidade e a comunidade local passa a ser um importante ator neste processo. A política preservacionista no país surge com a criação do Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional – IPHAN com o objetivo de identificação e tombamento do patrimônio histórico, cultural e artístico. No cenário brasileiro se destaca, por seu notável acervo cultural, a cidade de Diamantina/MG, sendo considerada pela UNESCO como Patrimônio da Humanidade.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 207-210
O'ZBEK TILI LEKSIKASINING BOYISH MANBASI BO'LGAN NEOLOGIZMLAR VA ULARNING TAHLILI
Creators: name: Xudoynazarova, Nasibaxon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Mazkur maqoladan ko’zlangan maqsad o’zbek tili leksikasining boyish manbasi bo’lgan neologizmlar va ularning tahlili haqida gap boradi.Bir qancha tilshunosh olimlarimiz tomonidan leksikologiyani tadbiq etish borasida bir qancha vazfalar belgilangan bo’lib, keying vazifa o’zbek tilining sistemaviy lug’atini tuzish etib belgilandi.Maqolada o’rganish obyekti etib o’zbek tili leksikasidagi o’zlashma so’zlar- neologizmlar olindi. Materiallar ,asosan ,eski va yangi nashrdagi “O’zbek tilining izohli lug’ati” dan hamda bir qancha lug’atlardan to’plandi.Ishga nazariy manba sifatida tilshunosligimizda bajarilgan monografiya va ilmiy maqolalardan foydalanildi.
The Association Between Dietary Methyl Donor Intake During Pregnancy and Offspring Birth Weight
Creators: name: McGee, Meghan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: folic acid
dietary methyl donors
pregnancy
birth weight

description: Maternal consumption of dietary methyl donors (DMDs) such as folate, methionine, choline, as well as co-factors including zinc, vitamins B2, B6 and B12 can lead to permanent alterations in the DNA and gene expression of the developing fetus. This study aimed to identify patterns of DMD intake during the second trimester of pregnancy and their associations with infant birth weight, small and large for gestational age (SGA and LGA, respectively). From food sources alone, most pregnant women were below the estimated average requirement for dietary folate equivalent (DFE) (69%) and below the adequate intake measure for choline (99%). Zinc seemed to be the most important nutrient for attaining adequate birth weight. DFE and vitamin B12 were positively associated with birth weight. DFE also reduced the risk for SGA whereas choline increased the risk for LGA. Therefore, DMD intake from food sources during pregnancy may be important to ensure optimal infant birth weight.
Helicoid and Architectural application
L’elicoide e le sue applicazioni in architettura
Creators: name: Inzerillo, Laura; Università Di Palermo
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: descriptive geometry; graphics; homology; helicoid; orthogonal axonometric
geometria descrittiva; grafica; omologia; elicoide; assonometria ortogonale

description: This paper deals with the issue of a long time research concerning the representation of complex surfaces in descriptive geometry. The ability to use the different techniques of representation aims to achieve results never thought before. In the University of Palermo, at the Engineering School, the research involved the study on simplifying a more elaborated way to represent the geometry and its applications in buildings architecture and related engineering plants and equipment. Specifically, is here reported the application of the proposed method to represent one of the most used surfaces in the buildings design. It concerns a helicoid surface represented in orthogonal axonometric projecting. The method is essentially based on the experimental homology that, by the way, is extensively documented in the bibliography section of this paper.
description: Questo articolo è un risultato parziale di una ricerca riguardante la rappresentazione di superfici complesse in geometria descrittiva. La padronanza e l’abilità nell’uso delle diverse tecniche di rappresentazione, consente di raggiungere risultati che altrimenti non sarebbero perseguibili. La Scuola di Disegno di Ingegneria, dell’Università di Palermo si è da sempre fatta promotrice della scienza della rappresentazione attraverso la sperimentazione di tecniche semplificative ed innovative della geometria descrittiva applicata all’architettura e all’ingegneria. In particolar modo, in questo lavoro, si riporta lo studio di una superficie complessa quale è l’elicoide che trova larga applicazione nell’architettura. L’elicoide è qui trattata nella rappresentazione dell’assonometria ortogonale.. il metodo proposto è basato fondamentalmente sull’applicazione indispensabile ed imprescindibile dell’omologia. Alcuni passi, qui dati per scontato, trovano riscontro nei riferimenti bibliografici.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 219-224
Finite Element Modeling and Multivariate Optimization Over Fibre Orientation and Volume Fraction of Fibre Composite Parts Aimed at Minimizing Targeted Displacements
Creators: name: Gadoury, Pascal
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Finite Element Analysis
Optimization
Multivariate
Composite
Fibre
Discontinuous
Reduced Generalized Node
NLOpt
LBFGS

description: A software program was written that implements a finite element analysis (FEA) solution as the basis of an optimization function used for guiding the inverse design problem of aligning fibres, minimizing displacements in a fibre-reinforced polymer composite part in response to a given loading condition, for various part geometries. The FEA solution makes use of the superlinear RGNTet4 element, which includes 3 displacement and 3 rotational degrees of freedom at 4 nodes. Convergence testing verified the accuracy of the solver versus symbolic results for simple cases. Multivariate optimization over fibre orientations and volume fractions was carried out for a simple test case using the NLOpt nonlinear optimization library. Both derivative-free and gradient-based algorithms were tested. Low-Storage Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shannon was the most effective algorithm. Four more complex cases were examined, and by varying fibre orientations, reductions of 48%, 66%, 58% and 32% were achieved in displacements at the loaded nodes.
Architectural archives. Tools of knowledge for the restoration project
Archivi di architettura. Strumenti di conoscenza per il progetto di restauro
Creators: name: Galli, Claudio; Università Di Bologna
name: Conserva, Francesco; Università Di Bologna
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: Archival sources; Restoration; Venturoli’s archive
Fonti archivistiche; Restauro; Archivio Venturoli

description: The analysis of archival sources, especially of the “construction site events”, twisted with thematic surveys conducted on the building, allow the acquisition of unpublished  information useful for a critical and conscious restoration.
description: Le analisi delle fonti archivistiche, in specie delle “microstorie di cantiere”, intrecciate con le indagini tematiche condotte sul manufatto, permettono l’acquisizione di informazioni inedite fondamentali per un intervento di restauro consapevole.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 225-232
The Snf2h and Snf2l Nucleosome Remodeling Proteins Co-modulate Gene Expression and Chromatin Organization to Control Brain Development, Neural Circuitry Assembly and Cognitive Functions
Creators: name: Alvarez-Saavedra, Matias A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: ISWI
SNF2H
SNF2L
epigenetics
chromatin remodeling
cortex
cerebellum
mouse

description: Chromatin remodeling enzymes are instrumental for neural development as evidenced by their identification as disease genes underlying human disorders characterized by intellectual-disability. In this regard, the murine Snf2h and Snf2l genes show differential expression patterns during embryonic development, with a unique pattern in the brain where Snf2h is predominant in neural progenitors, while Snf2l expression peaks at the onset of differentiation. These observations led me to investigate the role of Snf2h and Snf2l in brain development by using conditionally targeted Snf2h and Snf2l mice. I selectively ablated Snf2h expression in cortical progenitors, cerebellar progenitors, or postmitotic Purkinje neurons of the cerebellum, while Snf2l was deleted in the germline. I found that Snf2h plays diverse roles in neural progenitor expansion and postmitotic gene expression control, while Snf2l is involved in the precise timing of neural differentiation onset. Gene expression studies revealed that Snf2h and Snf2l co-modulate the FoxG1 and En1 transcription factors during cortical and cerebellar neurogenesis, respectively, to precisely control the transition from a progenitor to a differentiated neuron. Moreover, Snf2h is essential for the postmitotic neural activation of the clustered protocadherin genes, and does so by functionally interacting with the matrix-attachment region protein Satb2. My neurobehavioral studies also provided insight into how Snf2h loss in cerebellar progenitors results in cerebellar ataxia, while Snf2h loss in cortical progenitors, or in postmitotic Purkinje neurons of the cerebellum, resulted in learning and memory deficits, and hyperactive-like behavior. Molecularly, Snf2h plays an important role in linker histone H1e dynamics and higher order chromatin packaging, as evidenced by loss of chromatin ultrastructure upon Snf2h deletion in progenitor and postmitotic neurons. I further demonstrated that Snf2h loss in a neuronal cell culture model results in reduced H1e deposition, and that overexpression of human SNF2H or SNF2L upon Snf2h knockdown rescues this biochemical dysfunction. My experiments suggest that Snf2h and Snf2l are regulatory nucleosome remodeling engines that co-modulate the gene expression programs necessary for proper brain development, maturation and function.
A Comparative Study of Neuroepithelial Cells and O2 Sensitivity in the Gills of Goldfish (Carrasius auratus) and Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Creators: name: Zachar, Peter C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: hypoxia
anoxia
oxygen
neuroepithelial cell
goldfish
zebrafish
electrophysiology
patch-clamp
confocal microscopy
calcium imaging

description: Serotonin (5-HT)-containing neuroepithelial cells (NECs) of the gill filament are believed to be the primary O2 chemosensors in fish. In the mammalian carotid body (CB), 5-HT is one of many neurotransmitters believed to play a role in transduction of hypoxic stimuli, with acetylcholine (ACh) being the primary fast-acting excitatory neurotransmitter. Immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy was used to observe the presence of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT), a marker for the presence of ACh, and its associated innervation in the gills of zebrafish. VAChT-positive cells were observed primarily along the afferent side of the filament, with some cells receiving extrabranchial innervation. No VAChT-positive cells were observed in the gills of goldfish; however, certain key morphological differences in the innervation of goldfish gills was observed, as compared to zebrafish. In addition, in zebrafish NECs, whole-cell current is dominated by an O2-sensitive background K+ current; however, this is just one of several currents observed in the mammalian CB. In zebrafish NECs and the CB, membrane depolarization in response to hypoxia, mediated by inhibition of the background K+ (KB) channels, is believed to lead to activation of voltage-gated Ca2+ (CaV) channels and Ca2+-dependent neurosecretion. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology, I discovered several ion channel types not previously observed in the gill chemosensors, including Ca2+-activated K+ (KCa), voltage-dependent K+ (KV), and voltage-activated Ca2+ (CaV) channels. Under whole-cell patch-clamp conditions, the goldfish NECs did not respond to hypoxia (PO2 ~ 11 mmHg). Employing ratiometric calcium imaging and an activity-dependent fluorescent vital dye, I observed that intact goldfish NECs respond to hypoxia (PO2 ~ 11 mmHg) with an increase in intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and increased synaptic vesicle activity. The results of these experiments demonstrate that (1) ACh appears to play a role in the zebrafish, but not goldfish gill, (2) goldfish NECs likely signal hypoxic stimuli primarily via the central nervous system (CNS), (3) goldfish NECs express a broad range of ion channels as compared to the NECs of zebrafish, and (4) goldfish NECs rely on some cytosolic factor(s) when responding to hypoxia (PO2 ~ 11 mmHg). This thesis represents a further step in the study of neurochemical and physiological adaptations to tolerance of extreme hypoxia.
CLOG-CD: Curriculum Learning based on Oscillating Granularity of Class Decomposed Medical Image Classification
Creators: name: Abbas, Asmaa
name: Gaber, Mohamed
name: Abdelsamea, Mohammed M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Curriculum learning strategies have been proven to be effective in various applications and have gained significant interest in the field of machine learning. It has the ability to improve the final model's performance and accelerate the training process. However, in the medical imaging domain, data irregularities can make the recognition task more challenging and usually result in misclassification between the different classes in the dataset. Class-decomposition approaches have shown promising results in solving such a problem by learning the boundaries within the classes of the data set. In this paper, we present a novel convolutional neural network (CNN) training method based on the curriculum learning strategy and the class decomposition approach, which we call CLOG-CD, to improve the performance of medical image classification. We evaluated our method on four different imbalanced medical image datasets, such as Chest X-ray (CXR), brain tumour, digital knee X-ray, and histopathology colorectal cancer (CRC). CLOG-CD utilises the learnt weights from the decomposition granularity of the classes, and the training is accomplished from descending to ascending order (i.e., anti-curriculum technique). We also investigated the classification performance of our proposed method based on different acceleration factors and pace function curricula. We used two pre-trained networks, ResNet-50 and DenseNet-121, as the backbone for CLOG-CD. The results with ResNet-50 show that CLOG-CD has the ability to improve classification performance with an accuracy of 96.08% for the CXR dataset, 96.91% for the brain tumour dataset, 79.76% for the digital knee X-ray, and 99.17% for the CRC dataset, compared to other training strategies. In addition, with DenseNet-121, CLOG-CD has achieved 94.86%, 94.63%, 76.19%, and 99.45% for CXR, brain tumour, digital knee X-ray, and CRC datasets, respectively
description: Published in: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing
Geographical Information System for the Cultural Heritage of Tuscany
Il Sistema Informativo Territoriale dei Beni Culturali della Toscana
Creators: name: Costantini, Roberto; Consorzio LaMMA (CNR, Regione Toscana)
name: Angeli, Luca; Consorzio LaMMA (CNR, Regione Toscana)
name: Del Buono, Marinella; Ministero Per I Beni E Le Attività Culturali (Direzione Regionale Per I Beni Culturali E Paesaggistici Della Toscana)
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: Cultural Heritage; Conservation Measures; Geographical Information System; Cartography; Regione Toscana; Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
beni Culturali; provvedimenti di tutela; sistema informativo territoriale; cartografia; Regione Toscana; Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali

description: LaMMA Consortium, with collaboration of Regione Toscana and Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC), has realized the web Geographical Information System for Cultural Heritage and Landscape of Regione Toscana. This system gives today the possibility to access the digital maps and the digital archives of archaeological, architectural and landscape related restrictions over the entire region (counts today over 18.000 measures).
description: Il Consorzio LaMMA (Regione Toscana e Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), con la collaborazione della Regione Toscana e del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC), ha realizzato il Sistema Informativo Geografico per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici della Regione Toscana. Attraverso uno specifico portale web, è oggi possibile accedere agli oltre 18.000 documenti digitali e alla nuova cartografia GIS, di tutti i beni immobili vincolati (archeologici, architettonici e paesaggistici) presenti nell’intero territorio regionale.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 233-240
Enhancing Reflection and Deep Learning through ePortfolios: Analysis of Eight Ottawa-area Personal Trainers' Perceptions on ePortfolios in a Kinesiology Setting
Creators: name: Kamping, Tyanne
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: assessment
client
deep learning
ePortfolio
fitness journey
outcomes
personal trainer
reflection

description: In this research project, the potential of integrating ePortfolios into the reflection and assessment component between a personal trainer and client was examined. Research demonstrates that more effective learning occurs when reflection and engagement are integral components. The problem that this thesis aimed to answer was the importance of enhancing student engagement, in the classroom and beyond. New technology applications like ePortfolios allow for great student reflection and deep learning but are not universally applied. As such, this study explored the potential of integrating an e portfolio as a reflection technology to enhance engagement during learning. While ePortfolios are commonly found in an academic setting, professionals in healthcare have also used ePortfolios with their patients, clients or peers. Could ePortfolios be used by personal trainers, clients, coaches and athletes? If so, how? What would be the outcomes? The focus of this research project was to explore the potential of integrating ePortfolios into the reflection and assessment component between a personal trainer/client. Eight trainers throughout the Ottawa area were interviewed to gain an understanding of their perception on the ways in which trainers could enhance their client’s fitness journey through the use of an ePortfolio and if so, how would the ePortfolio would be used. The results of this research project provided insight as to whether or not reflective technology strategies such as ePportfolios would enhance the client’s fitness journey and if so, how would the ePortfolio be used. Ultimately, this thesis will inform our understanding of how ePortfolios can be transferred from an academic setting to foster deep learning in kinesiology settings.
COVID-19 and Women’s Health : A Low- and Middle-Income Country Perspective
Creators: name: Premji, Shahirose Sadrudin
name: Shaikh, Kiran
name: Lalani, Sharifa
name: Yim, Ilona S.
name: Moore, Sarah
name: Ali, Naureen Akber
name: Aijaz, Saher
name: Letourneau, Nicole
Publisher: name: Frontiers Media S.A.
Year: 2021

description: Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), a contagious disease, is a global pandemic affecting the lives and health of individuals across borders, genders and races. Much of what is known about the effects of natural disasters and disease outbreaks on women’s health in particular, is based on studies conducted in high-income countries. The evolving evidence suggests that COVID-19 has a profound negative impact on the perinatal mental health of women. It is also clear that global pandemics such as COVID-19 disproportionately affect the less affluent, including individuals living in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this review is to summarize and critically discuss extant knowledge on COVID-19 as it relates to the perinatal health of women in low and middle-income countries, using Pakistan as a case example. We specifically highlight the effects on perinatal mental health, preterm birth, and timing of the COVID-19 exposure. Our review suggests that it is essential to consider the effects of COVID-19 within this cultural context and that findings from high-income countries do not necessarily translate to the situation in low and middle-income countries.
Representing geometry shape and matter of a complex façade: the church of San Placido in Catania
Rappresentare geometria forma e materia di una facciata complessa: la chiesa di San Placido a Catania
Creators: name: Galizia, Mariateresa; Università Di Catania
name: Santagati, Cettina; Università Di Catania
name: D'Agostino, Graziana; Università Di Cataniaiat
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: 3D modelling; baroque architecture; geometric analysis; 3D reconstruction; complex surfaces
modellazione 3D; architettura barocca; analisi geometrica; ricostruzione 3D; superfici complesse

description: This study investigates the potentialities, the limits and the advantages of the 3D model obtained by means of 3D laser scanner for the documentation and the geometric, formal, materic stdudy of an historical complex façade such as the one of the eight-century church of san Placido in Catania. The aim is also to detect possible protocols useful for 3D modeling and data management. The carried out elaborations have absorbed the research team in the exploration of the subsequent 3D digital models which represent, each one with its own feature, the geometry and the measure, the shape and the matter.
description: Il presente studio indaga le potenzialità, i limiti e i vantaggi del modello ottenuto da laser scanner 3D per la documentazione e lo studio geometrico, formale, materico di una facciata storica complessa quale quella della chiesa settecentesca di San Placido a Catania, anche al fine di individuare possibili protocolli per la modellazione e gestione dei dati. Le elaborazioni condotte hanno impegnato il gruppo di ricerca nell’esplorazione dei modelli digitali tridimensionali che ne derivano e che rappresentano, ognuno con la propria specificità, la geometria e la misura, la forma e la materia.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 241-248
Integrated Information Systems
Sistemi Informativi Integrati
Creators: name: Moscati, Annika; Università La Sapienza Di Roma
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: GIS; AIS; Web; Topology; 3D Models; Cultural Heritage
GIS; AIS; Web; Topologia; Modelli 3D; Patrimonio Culturale

description: Currently in the field of management, enhancement, territory and cultural heritage analysis, two types of information systems offer significant tools: GIS (Geographic Information System) and AIS (Architectural Information System). The first one manages urban and territorial scale data, the second one administers architectural scale data. For a complete management and analysis of heritage both scales (territorial-urban and architectural) are essential. But despite numerous attempts made in recent years, currently no system is really able to manage them simultaneously. This study aims to create a hybrid system, which is a new interface that allows to simultaneously view an AIS, a GIS and a window for management of spatial queries. Considering the profound differences between the two systems, the ultimate goal is to integrate them by proposing a new Hybrid System (HS) to solve the problem of scale change (from analysis to synthesis) using a new data structure and a new interface. To achieve the ultimate goal it has been studied mainly: a) the possibilities of implementation of the two systems; b) spatial analysis and 3D topology.
description: Attualmente nel campo della gestione e valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale due sono i sistemi informativi che offrono strumenti significanti: GIS (Sistemi Informativi Geografici) e AIS (Sistemi Informativi Architettonici). Il primo gestisce dati a scala urbana e territoriale, il secondo amministra dati a scala architettonica. Per una completa gestione e analisi del patrimonio entrambe le scale (territoriale-urbana e architettonica) sono essenziali. Ma nonostante i numerosi tentativi fatti negli ultimi anni, attualmente nessun sistema è realmente capace di una loro gestione simultanea. Questo studio mira a creare un sistema ibrido, una nuova interfaccia che consenta la contemporanea visione e gestione di AIS e GIS e che presenti una finestra per effettuare analisi spaziali. Gli obiettivi finali sono stati: risolvere il passaggio di scala (dall'analisi alla sintesi); consentire analisi spaziali e creare un sistema accessibile tramite internet.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 249-254
Linking Parental Support and Parental Control to Physical Activity Participation in Youth: The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy and Enjoyment
Creators: name: Wing, Erin Katherine
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Youth
Physical activity
Parental influence
Enjoyment
Self-efficacy

description: Identifying modifiable factors associated with physical activity (PA) is necessary to develop effective behaviour change interventions to promote PA. We examined the associations between parental support, parental control, youth’s self-efficacy, enjoyment, and PA participation in- and out-of-school. Data for our cross-sectional study were collected via self-report questionnaires from 602 youth (Mage=13.4 years; SD=.6) and analyzed using path analysis. We found that parental support and parental control indirectly influenced youth’s PA via self-efficacy and enjoyment. Specifically, parental control negatively influenced youth’s self-efficacy and enjoyment (β=-.12 to -.15), whereas parental support positively influenced youth’s self-efficacy and enjoyment (β=.18 to .31). Also, youth’s self-efficacy and enjoyment positively influenced PA performed in- and out-of-school (β=.12 to .26). Our findings suggest parental supportive and controlling behaviours affect youth’s self-efficacy and enjoyment, which in turn influence PA participation in different settings. Promoting parental support, while reducing parental control, may effectively increase youth’s participation in PA.
Self-portrait of a city. City and Architecture in Bologna in the maps   between the 18th and 19th centuries
Autoritratto di una città. Architettura e città a Bologna nella cartografia  tra Settecento e Restaurazione
Creators: name: Bitelli, Gabriele; Università Di Bologna
name: Gatta, Giorgia; Università Di Bologna
name: Muzzarelli, Aurelio; Università Di Bologna
name: Savini, Maura; Università Di Bologna
name: Tura, Diana; Archivio Di Stato Di Bologna, Ministero Per I Beni E Le Attività Culturali
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: Architecture; city; urban design; Gregorian Cadastre; Bologna; georeferencing; GIS
Architettura; città; progetto urbano; Catasto gregoriano; Bologna; georefenziazione; GIS

description: The plan, being project tool and representation at the same time, allows an understanding, by means of ancient cartography, of the ancient city as an entity with its own identity connotation, whose definition derives mainly from the clarity of the construction rule which permitted its realization. The present study analyzes the main theoretical and technical questions which concern the urban architecture of Bologna between the 18th and 19th centuries, by means of historical maps and in particular the Gregorian Cadastre.
description: Il piano come strumento di progetto e al tempo stesso come rappresentazione consente di comprendere attraverso le carte storiche la città del passato come entità dotata di una sua connotazione identitaria che deve gran parte della sua definizione alla chiarezza della regola costruttiva che ne ha sostanziato la realizzazione. Il contributo individua le principali questioni teoriche e tecniche legate all’architettura urbana a Bologna tra Settecento e Restaurazione, studiata attraverso la cartografia storica in generale e il Catasto Gregoriano in particolare.
description: DISEGNARECON; Vol. 5, Numero Speciale (2012) - DOCO 2012, a cura di R. Mingucci, C. Bartolomei, L. Bravo, S. Garagnani; 255-264
Social Discourse, Subjectivity and Spatiality in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight: A Model for Interpreting Virginity Narratives
Creators: name: Whyte, Victoria
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: virginity
pop culture

description: This thesis examines virginity as a social construct, contextualizes the relevance of first sex for contemporary youth, and presents a model for reading themes of virginity and first sex in popular media. Through discursive analysis, the central sections of this thesis – Virginity, Femininity, and Masculinity – analyze themes of sexual abstinence across the four books of the Twilight series. Examining contemporary and historical contexts placing gendered value on virginity and virginity loss, this project suggests that virginity narratives reflect whose bodies are considered to be valuable in society and for what purpose. The conclusion argues that virginity narratives are fundamentally colonial narratives, requiring the fantasy of unclaimed spaces, conquerors, and those to be conquered.
Unveiling the interplay of magnetic order and electronic band structure on the evolution of anomalous Hall effect in MnPtGa single crystal
Creators: name: Dwari, Gourav
name: Dan, Shovan
name: Maity, Bishal Baran
name: Ramakrishnan, Sitaram
name: Lakshan, Achintya
name: Kulkarni, Ruta
name: Sharma, Vikash
name: Nandi, Suman
name: Jana, Partha Pratim
name: Ptok, Andrzej
name: Thamizhavel, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The recent studies on the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) have revealed an intrinsic relationship between the topological band structure and the experimentally observed transverse conductivity. Consequently, this has led to a heightened focus on examining the topological aspects of AHE. Here we have studied sign reversal of anomalous Hall conductivity with temperature in the single crystalline MnPtGa (space group: $P6_3/mmc$). From the interdependence of the linear resistance, we claim that the origin of such behavior is intrinsic. By systematically studying the electronic band structure and Berry curvature of MnPtGa using first principle calculations supported by magnetic susceptibility and isothermal magnetization measurements we demonstrate that the temperature dependent complex magnetic structure plays a significant role and leads to the sign reversal of anomalous Hall conductivity. We proposed a continuous evolution of the magnetic structure, supported by the ab initio calculations, which is consistent with the experimental data. Our studies have established that the critical temperature ($\approx$110 K), where the sign reversal appears is associated with the magnetic structure and the magnitude of Mn moments.
description: 14 pages, 5 figures