cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ ПОЛОЖЕНИЙ ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ХАРТИИ О ПРАВЕ НА СОЦИАЛЬНОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ В ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВЕ РОССИИ
Creators: name: Акатнова Мария Игоревна
Publisher: name: Вестник Саратовской государственной юридической академии
Year: 2020
Subjects: Европейская социальная хартия
права человека
международные стандарты социального обеспечения
социальное обеспечение
социальное страхование

description: Введение: ратификация Россией положений Европейской социальной хартии в сфере социального обеспечения обязывает установить национальный уровень социаль- ного обеспечения не ниже минимальных европейских стандартов, что в свою очередь позволяет определить полноту реализации одного из наиболее важных основных прав человека — права на социальное обеспечение. Цель и задачи: установление со- ответствия социально-обеспечительных норм положениям Европейской Социальной Хартии посредством анализа действующего российского законодательства и право- применительной практики с сфере медицинской помощи, предоставления пенсий и пособий по различным основаниям. Методологическая основа: исследование проведено на основе сравнительного анализа норм Европейской социальной хартии и российского законодательства и обобщения правоприменительного опыта в сфере социального обеспечения. Результаты и выводы: перечень охватываемых социальных рисков и круга лиц, имеющих право на получение различных видов социального обеспечения в случае их наступления, по российскому законодательству в целом соответствует требованиям Хартии. Автор, в части определения объема и размеров социального обеспечения обосновывает необходимость значительного совершенствования.
AFDM Channel Estimation in Multi-Scale Multi-Lag Channels
Creators: name: Cao, Rongyou
name: Zhong, Yuheng
name: Lyu, Jiangbin
name: Wang, Deqing
name: Fu, Liqun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing (AFDM) is a brand new chirp-based multi-carrier (MC) waveform for high mobility communications, with promising advantages over Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and other MC waveforms. Existing AFDM research focuses on wireless communication at high carrier frequency (CF), which typically considers only Doppler frequency shift (DFS) as a result of mobility, while ignoring the accompanied Doppler time scaling (DTS) on waveform. However, for underwater acoustic (UWA) communication at much lower CF and propagating at speed of sound, the DTS effect could not be ignored and poses significant challenges for channel estimation. This paper analyzes the channel frequency response (CFR) of AFDM under multi-scale multi-lag (MSML) channels, where each propagating path could have different delay and DFS/DTS. Based on the newly derived input-output formula and its characteristics, two new channel estimation methods are proposed, i.e., AFDM with iterative multi-index (AFDM-IMI) estimation under low to moderate DTS, and AFDM with orthogonal matching pursuit (AFDM-OMP) estimation under high DTS. Numerical results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed methods against the original AFDM channel estimation method. Moreover, the resulted AFDM system outperforms OFDM as well as Orthogonal Chirp Division Multiplexing (OCDM) in terms of channel estimation accuracy and bit error rate (BER), which is consistent with our theoretical analysis based on CFR overlap probability (COP), mutual incoherent property (MIP) and channel diversity gain under MSML channels.
description: presented in GLOBECOM 2024. Investigate AFDM under underwater multi-scale multi-lag channels. Derive the new input-output formula with the impact of Doppler time scaling. Propose two new channel estimation methods to tackle different level of Doppler factors. Perform diversity analyis based on CFR overlap probability (COP) and mutual incoherent property (MIP)
О РОЛИ НОВЫХ МЕДИА В ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ ИНФОРМАЦИОННОГО ПРОСТРАНСТВА РОССИИ
Creators: name: Сорокина Юлия Викторовна
name: Бирюлин Иван Викторович
Publisher: name: Вестник Саратовской государственной юридической академии
Year: 2020
Subjects: информационное пространство
новые медиа
средства массовой информации
цифровизация

description: Введение: в XXI в. процессы информатизации приобрели уже общемировой мас- штаб. Эти процессы меняют структуру информационного пространства и карди- нально меняют традиционные прежде модели коммуникации, управления, образо- вания и другие сферы жизни общества. Новые медиа в этом контексте играют свою значимую роль, добавляя скорости и неоднородности обозначенным процессам. Цель: анализ столкновения вертикальной государственной информационной системы и не- государственной горизонтальной информационной системы, результатом чего стал доступ к созданию отдельными гражданами каналов массового потребления (что на протяжении последних двухсот лет было прерогативой государства и экономических элит) и определение понятия и содержания категории «новые медиа»; анализ мнения теоретиков и практиков относительно их роли в российском информационном про- странстве. Методологическая основа: системный, структурно-функциональный методы исследования. Результаты: характеристика новых медиа как категории основывается на их положительной и отрицательной оценках в совокупности, при этом положительных моментов отмечается больше, т.к. пользователи новых ме- диа являются не просто пассивными получателями информации, но и активными участниками процесса. Вывод: новые медиа являются не только новым термином в информационном пространстве России и на страницах научных изданий, но и ре- альностью, создающей новый информационный мир — мир горизонтального сетевого взаимодействия — в котором традиционным СМИ придется использовать техно- логии сети либо уйти с информационного пространства.
Design and Implementation of a Framework for Process Management in Service Oriented Virtual Organizations Using Service Zones
Creators: name: Ahmadi Danesh Ashtiani, Mohammad Hosein
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Service Oriented Architecture
Virtual Organization
Enterprise Service Bus
Collaborative Business Process Management
ESB Federation

description: Virtual Organizations (VO)—a network of independent organizations collaborating to address specific business opportunities—have become popular in today’s technology driven business environment. Due to their autonomous and interdependent nature, management of collaboration among such organizations is a challenging task. Although many solutions have been proposed over the past two decades to support inter-organizational interactions, VOs still face several challenges due to their dynamic and temporal nature that cannot be addressed by traditional solutions such as ebXML, RosettaNet and EDI. In this research, we present a framework for process management in service oriented virtual organizations and a distributed architecture for a flexible infrastructure that supports collaborative business process execution, monitoring and management. The framework contains 6 layers with multiple components within each layer. In designing the components of the framework, standard reference architecture such as the Open-EDI reference model and the S3 service oriented architecture, as well as best practices such as ITIL V3 and PMBOK are used. The infrastructure supports the common topologies of inter-organizational collaboration (e.g. peer-to-peer, star, linear), and responds well to changes due to its loosely coupled components. The proposed infrastructure is based on federating multiple SOA infrastructures with the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) as its core. It is implemented using IBM WebSphere ™ products. We demonstrate that VOs built with our framework and implementation architecture facilitate flexibility, rapid process integration and dynamic evolution.
Decentralized Online Learning in General-Sum Stackelberg Games
Creators: name: Yu, Yaolong
name: Chen, Haipeng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We study an online learning problem in general-sum Stackelberg games, where players act in a decentralized and strategic manner. We study two settings depending on the type of information for the follower: (1) the limited information setting where the follower only observes its own reward, and (2) the side information setting where the follower has extra side information about the leader's reward. We show that for the follower, myopically best responding to the leader's action is the best strategy for the limited information setting, but not necessarily so for the side information setting -- the follower can manipulate the leader's reward signals with strategic actions, and hence induce the leader's strategy to converge to an equilibrium that is better off for itself. Based on these insights, we study decentralized online learning for both players in the two settings. Our main contribution is to derive last-iterate convergence and sample complexity results in both settings. Notably, we design a new manipulation strategy for the follower in the latter setting, and show that it has an intrinsic advantage against the best response strategy. Our theories are also supported by empirical results.
description: Accepted for the 40th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI 2024)
Bisaltes (Bisaltes) spegazzinii Bruch 1911
Creators: name: Juárez-Noé, Gino
name: Perales-Chiscul, Franco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Bisaltes
Bisaltes spegazzinii

description: Bisaltes (B.) spegazzinii Bruch, 1911  (Fig. 11)
 Syn. Bisaltes (Bisaltes) picticornis Galileo & Martins, 2003: 379.
 Remarks. Currently, this species is known from Argentina (Catamarca, Santiago del Estero, Salta, Tucuman, Mendoza, Buenos Aires), Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz) and Peru (Junin: Satipo) (Breuning 1971; Audureau 2016; Santos-Silva & Bezark 2022; Roguet 2023; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023; Monné 2024).
description: Published as part of Juárez-Noé, Gino & Perales-Chiscul, Franco, 2024, First record of Bisaltes (Bisaltes) brevicornis Breuning, 1939 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Apomecynini) in Peru, with notes regarding other Peruvian species of Bisaltes (s. str.) Thomson, 1868, pp. 75-81 in Revista Chilena de Entomología (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) (Rev. Chil. Entomol.) 50 (1) on page 80, DOI: 10.35249/rche.50.1.24.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13239121
A response to A. B. Yehoshua
Creators: name: Veracini, Lorenzo
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Lorenzo Veracini responds to Yehoshua, A. B. (2013, May 21). Defining Zionism: the belief that Israel belongs to the entire Jewish people. Haaretz. See http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/defining-zionism-the-belief-that-israel-belongs-to-the-entire-jewish-people.premium-1.525064
A cluster-based analysis evaluating the impact of comorbidities in fibrotic interstitial lung disease
Creators: name: Wong, Alyson
name: Lee, Tae Yoon
name: Johannson, Kerri A.
name: Assayag, Deborah
name: Morisset, Julie
name: Fell, Charlene D.
name: Fisher, Jolene H.
name: Shapera, Shane
name: Gershon, Andrea S.
name: Cox, Gerard
name: Halayko, Andrew J.
name: Hambly, Nathan
name: Manganas, Helene
name: Sadatsafavi, Mohsen
name: Wilcox, Pearce
name: To, Teresa
name: Marcoux, Veronica
name: Khalil, Nasreen
name: Kolb, Martin
name: Ryerson, Christopher J.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background Comorbidities are frequent and have been associated with poor quality of life, increased hospitalizations, and mortality in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, it is unclear how comorbidities lead to these negative outcomes and whether they could influence ILD disease progression. The goal of this study was to identify clusters of patients based on similar comorbidity profiles and to determine whether these clusters were associated with rate of lung function decline and/or mortality. Methods Patients with a major fibrotic ILD (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, connective tissue disease-associated ILD, and unclassifiable ILD) from the CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF) were included. Hierarchical agglomerative clustering of comorbidities, age, sex, and smoking pack-years was conducted for each ILD subtype to identify combinations of these features that frequently occurred together in patients. The association between clusters and change in lung function over time was determined using linear mixed effects modeling, with adjustment for age, sex, and smoking pack-years. Kaplan Meier curves were used to assess differences in survival between the clusters. Results Discrete clusters were identified within each fibrotic ILD. In IPF, males with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had more rapid decline in FVC %-predicted (− 11.9% per year [95% CI − 15.3, − 8.5]) compared to females without any comorbidities (− 8.1% per year [95% CI − 13.6, − 2.7]; p = 0.03). Females without comorbidities also had significantly longer survival compared to all other IPF clusters. There were no significant differences in rate of lung function decline or survival between clusters in the other fibrotic ILD subtypes. Conclusions The combination of male sex and OSA may portend worse outcomes in IPF. Further research is required to elucidate the interplay between sex and comorbidities in ILD, as well as the role of OSA in ILD disease progression.
Hybrid Stabilizer Matrix Product Operator
Creators: name: Mello, Antonio Francesco
name: Santini, Alessandro
name: Collura, Mario
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We introduce a novel hybrid approach combining tensor network methods with the stabilizer formalism to address the challenges of simulating many-body quantum systems. By integrating these techniques, we enhance our ability to accurately model unitary dynamics while mitigating the exponential growth of entanglement encountered in classical simulations. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our method through applications to random Clifford T-doped circuits and Random Clifford Floquet Dynamics. This approach offers promising prospects for advancing our understanding of complex quantum phenomena and accelerating progress in quantum simulation.
description: 7 pages, 5 figures
ВЫПЛАТА ЗАРАБОТНОЙ ПЛАТЫ В НЕДЕНЕЖНОЙ ФОРМЕ: МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ И НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ АСПЕКТ
Creators: name: Герасимова Екатерина Александровна
Publisher: name: Вестник Саратовской государственной юридической академии
Year: 2020
Subjects: трудовое право
работник
заработная плата
конвенция Между- народной организации труда
алкогольная продукция
криптовалюта
табачная продукция
международные договоры

description: Введение: заработная плата, ее размер, прядок начисления, способы выплаты — все это является актуальной темой. Совершенствование ее правового регулирования естественно влияет на эффективность функционирования трудовых отношений. Цель: обоснование необходимости оптимизации трудового законодательства в аспек- те выплаты заработной платы в неденежной форме. Методологическая основа: диалектический метод, представляющий собой универсальное средство познания, а также иные общенаучные и частнонаучные методы, такие как формально-логический и системный. Результаты: аргументирована авторская позиция относительно необходимости оптимизации трудового законодательства в аспекте выплаты за- работной платы в неденежной форме. Выводы: содержание ст. 131 ТК РФ, устанав- ливающей условия выплаты заработной платы в иной (неденежной) форме требует внесения изменений; существует потребность в законодательной замене понятия «спиртные напитки» на дефиницию «алкогольная продукция»; высказывается мнение относительно обоснованности включения табачной продукции в перечень запрещенных к выдаче товаров; с учетом сложившейся судебной практики делается предположение о недопустимости выплаты заработка в натуре криптовалютой.
Stereoselective Cope-Type Hydroamination of Allylic Amines Using Simple Aldehydes as Catalysts
Creators: name: Hesp, Colin R.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Organocatalysis
Asymmetric Hydroamination

description: Stereoselective hydroaminations of unactivated alkenes are rare as this represents a very challenging synthetic transformation. The most efficient examples occur in biased intramolecular systems and highly enantioselective intermolecular examples are rare, which is consistent with the forcing conditions required to catalyze the reactions. This limited reactivity also accounts for the lack of highly diastereoselective hydroamination variants. Recently our group has shown that intermolecular Cope-Type hydroamination of unactivated alkenes can be achieved using simple aldehydes as catalysts. The aldehyde promotes pre-association of the two reaction partners, inducing temporary intramolecularity resulting in a remarkably facile hydroamination event. This thesis will present the development of two reactions: intermolecular enantioselective Cope-type hydroamination and intermolecular diastereoselective Cope-type hydroamination of allylic amines.
РАЗВИТИЕ И СОВРЕМЕННОЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ РОССИЙСКИХ НАУЧНЫХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ О РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ПРАВА РЕБЕНКА НА ДОСТУП К ИНФОРМАЦИИ И ЛЕГАЛЬНОГО ЕГО ОГРАНИЧЕНИЯ В ЦЕЛЯХ ЗАЩИТЫ ДЕТЕЙ ОТ ВРЕДОНОСНОЙ ИНФОРМАЦИИ, ПОСТУПАЮЩЕЙ ИЗ ИНФОРМАЦИОННО- КОММУНИКАЦИОННОЙ СРЕДЫ
Creators: name: Шварц Лариса Владимировна
name: Ситкова Ольга Юрьевна
Publisher: name: Вестник Саратовской государственной юридической академии
Year: 2020
Subjects: информация
ребенок
защита
механизм
баланс интересов
международное сотрудничество
право на информацию
коллизия
правовое регули- рование
нововведение

description: Введение: в современных условиях формирование комплексного и объективного представления о реализации права ребенка на доступ к информации и легального его ограничения в целях защиты детей от вредоносной информации, поступающей из информационно-коммуникационной среды, невозможно без сведений о развитии и актуальном состоянии юридической науки, изучающей данную область отношений. Цель: провести обзор научных исследований авторов, ведущих работу по поиску действенных путей защиты детей от вредоносной информации, а также выяснить мнения отдельных выдающихся правоведов — специалистов об эффективности применяемых мер в настоящее время в исследуемой области. Методологическая основа: базовый общенаучный диалектический метод познания, а также методы ин- дуктивной и дедуктивной логики, обобщения опыта правоприменения. Результаты: в статье проведен обзор российских научных исследований за период с 2010 г. по 2019 г., предметом которых явились отношения, возникающие в сфере защиты прав несо- вершеннолетних граждан от вредной информации, поступающей из информационно- коммуникационной среды. Проведенный анализ позволил сделать ряд существенных выводов об эффективности действующего на сегодняшний день законодательства в указанной сфере отношений, о продуктивности мер, направленных на защиту детей от вредной информации, о необходимости выработки новых методик для обеспече- ния информационной безопасности несовершеннолетних. Выводы: в современных условиях необходимо проведение комплексного научного исследования, позволяющего определить эффективные меры по защите детей от вредной информации с учетом права ребенка на доступ к информации.
СУБЪЕКТЫ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОГО КОНТРОЛЯ В РОССИИ
Creators: name: Троицкая Татьяна Викторовна
Publisher: name: Вестник Саратовской государственной юридической академии
Year: 2020
Subjects: общественный контроль
субъекты общественного контроля
гражданское общество
демократия
институты гражданского общества
обще- ственные объединения
профессиональные союзы

description: Введение: общественный контроль является атрибутом развитого гражданского общества в государстве. В России федеральный закон, регламентирующий порядок осуществления общественного контроля, был принят в 2014 г. Данный закон закре- пил ограниченный круг субъектов осуществления общественного контроля в России, вместе с тем текущее законодательство свидетельствует о фактическом включении в данный механизм иных, не закрепленных в законе субъектов. Цель: на основе тео- рии и правоприменительной практики проанализировать механизм осуществления общественного контроля в разных сферах жизнедеятельности государства и сфор- мулировать его субъектный состав. Методологическая основа: данное исследование основывается на применении методов анализа и синтеза, дедукции и индукции, системного анализа, а также метода диалектики. Неотъемлемой составляющей методологии осуществления общественного контроля являются частнонаучные методы исследования, такие как: исторический, историко-правовой, сравнительно- правовой и формально-юридический. Результаты: анализ содержания федерального закона «Об основах общественного контроля в Российской Федерации», с точки зрения закрепления субъектов осуществления общественного контроля и форм его реализации, фактически позволяет сделать вывод, что данный закон продублировал закрепленные ранее ФЗ «Об Общественной палате РФ», формы осуществления обще- ственного контроля и его субъектный состав. Выводы: анализ субъектного состава осуществления общественного контроля в России предполагает необходимость законодательного закрепления возможности реализации функций общественного контроля и механизма их реализации такими субъектами, как общественные объеди- нения, непарламентские политические партии, профессиональные союзы, средства массовой информации и граждане России.
Time-adaptive phase estimation
Creators: name: de Neeve, Brennan
name: Lebedev, Andrey V.
name: Negnevitsky, Vlad
name: Home, Jonathan P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Phase estimation is known to be a robust method for single-qubit gate calibration in quantum computers, while Bayesian estimation is widely used in devising optimal methods for learning in quantum systems. We present Bayesian phase estimation methods that adaptively choose a control phase and the time of coherent evolution based on prior phase knowledge. In the presence of noise, we find near-optimal performance with respect to known theoretical bounds, and demonstrate some robustness of the estimates to noise that is not accounted for in the model of the estimator, making the methods suitable for calibrating operations in quantum computers. We determine the utility of control parameter values using functions of the prior probability of the phase that quantify expected knowledge gain either in terms of expected narrowing of the posterior or expected information gain. In particular, we find that by maximising the rate of expected gain we obtain phase estimates having standard deviation a factor of 1.43 larger than the Heisenberg limit using a classical sequential strategy. The methods provide optimal solutions accounting for available prior knowledge and experimental imperfections with minimal effort from the user. The effect of many types of noise can be specified in the model of the measurement probabilities, and the rate of knowledge gain can easily be adjusted to account for times included in the measurement sequence other than the coherent evolution leading to the unknown phase, such as times required for state preparation or readout.
From the Philippines to Iraq Investigating Counterinsurgency Operations, Atrocity, and Race
Creators: name: Bangs, Richard
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Race
Racism
United States Foreign Policy
American Imperialism
The American Invasion of the Philippines (1898-1903)
The American Invasion of Iraq (2003-2007)
Atrocity
Counterinsurgency
Michel Foucault
Roxanne Lynn Doty
Discourse Analysis
American Empire
biopolitics
orientalism

description: This thesis asks two central questions: (1.) Is there a link between atrocities committed during American counterinsurgency campaigns and race? (2.) Is there continuity between the counterinsurgency techniques deployed in the Philippines and in Iraq in this respect? In an effort to answer these questions I propose to briefly outline the chapters which are to follow. In Chapter 1 I propose to tackle the question of race using the following questions as broad guides to my investigation: what is it? how do we understand it? how will it be operationalized? In other words, this first chapter serves both as a literature review and an outline of the theoretical framework to be adopted in the later sections of this thesis. It outlines the current state of the concept ‘race’ in the literature of various fields of politics with an eye to finding space for a critical approach. In the end, I settle on the elegant framework set forth by Roxanne Lynn Doty. In Chapter 2, carrying forward Doty’s operationalized concept of race, I undertake an analysis of the discourse and practice surrounding American Counterinsurgency Policy during the invasion of the Philippines from 1899-1903. First; I investigate the role that racialized discourse played in the domestic and international contexts surrounding the invasion of the Philippines. Second; I delve into the empirical historical record to attempt to sketch out how racism was deployed on the ground in the counterinsurgency in the Philippines and what relationship the acts of atrocity committed there had with racial discourse. Following the findings of Chapter 2 I attempt to investigate the extent to which these mechanisms existed in the counterinsurgency in Iraq in Chapter 3. The investigation of Iraq is structured similarly to that of the Philippines but, due to the absolute abundance of information on Iraq, it is broken into three sections. The first section examines the role of race in the 2 domestic politics of the United States before, during, and after September 11, 2001. The second section sketches out an emerging international logic concerning military intervention and development. The final section sketches out the empirical reality of how race was used in atrocity in Iraq.
Does Work Experience Using Technology for College and University Nursing Students Influence the Nursing Informatics Competency Scores by the End of the 4th Year Program for One School in the Province of Ontario, Canada? A Cross-Sectional Design
Creators: name: Dionne, Marie-Pierre
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Nursing
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: informatics
subject: competencies
subject: nursing students
subject: Anova
subject: Nursing informatics
subject: self-perceived
subject: assessement

description: The use of Information Technology (IT) in healthcare organizations is omnipresent. The nursing curriculum needs to include IT in order to prepare nursing students to acquire Nursing Informatics (NI) competencies before entering the workplace. The literature review suggests that pre-licensure nurses are ill prepared to enter the workforce because they lack some of the essential computer skills that employers are seeking when hiring new graduates (Fetter, 2009a; Gassert, 2008; Ornes & Gassert, 2007). The lack of defined competencies in NI is a worldwide problem (Chang, 2007; Fetter, 2009b; Staggers, Gassert, & Curran, 2001; Ragneskog & Gerdner, 2006). This thesis will examine two questions: 1) Do nursing students increase their NI competency scores progressively in their school program from year 1 to 4? 2) Do nursing students with work experience requiring the use of technology outside of the curriculum get higher scores for NI competencies than those without by the end of 4th year? A questionnaire was given to 176 nursing students asking them to rate their computer use and computer knowledge. The results were consistent for both independent variables of year of study and experience with technology in the work setting. There is no interaction present between variables; they each influence individually the total score for NI competencies for nursing students. The results show NI competencies progressively increasing over the four academic years. The nursing students scored higher still when they had technology experience in any work field on NI competencies. The combination of academic and work experience that uses IT provides nursing students with more opportunities to practice and assimilate their NI competencies before graduation.
О ЦИФРОВОЙ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО АДМИНИСТРИРОВАНИЯ ДАНИИ
Creators: name: Холодная Елена Викторовна
Publisher: name: Вестник Саратовской государственной юридической академии
Year: 2020
Subjects: цифровизация государственного управления
публичные услуги
электронное правительство
цифровые данные

description: Введение: цифровая трансформация государственного управления в настоящий момент является мировой тенденцией, которая, по оценкам специалистов за 2018 г., наиболее эффективно реализована в Дании. Использование международного опыта цифровизации государственного администрирования для Российской Феде- рации является актуальной задачей как в целях синхронизации национального законодательства, так и для возможного практического воплощения зарубежного опыта при преобразовании российского государственного управления. Цель: иссле- довать стратегию Дании по цифровизации государственного сектора и выделить ее основные направления. Методологическая основа: формально-логический и методы системного и сравнительного правоведения. Результаты: аргументирована автор- ская оценка перевода публичного управления в цифровой формат на основе принципа синергетического взаимодействия ИКТ и цифровых данных. Выводы: рассмотрены приоритетные направления цифровой стратегии Дании; сделаны предложения по практической реализации правового опыта Дании по цифровой трансформации государственного управления в условиях российской действительности.
Strategic Deployment of Honeypots in Blockchain-based IoT Systems
Creators: name: Commey, Daniel
name: Hounsinou, Sena
name: Crosby, Garth V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper addresses the challenge of enhancing cybersecurity in Blockchain-based Internet of Things (BIoTs) systems, which are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks. It introduces an AI-powered system model for the dynamic deployment of honeypots, utilizing an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) integrated with smart contract functionalities on IoT nodes. This model enables the transformation of regular nodes into decoys in response to suspicious activities, thereby strengthening the security of BIoT networks. The paper analyses strategic interactions between potential attackers and the AI-enhanced IDS through a game-theoretic model, specifically Bayesian games. The model focuses on understanding and predicting sophisticated attacks that may initially appear normal, emphasizing strategic decision-making, optimized honeypot deployment, and adaptive strategies in response to evolving attack patterns.
Shaw, Smith, Napthine ... just what is going on in Victoria?
Creators: name: Halse, Dustin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Speaker Ken Smith has lost control of the Victorian parliament and the legislative agenda of premier Denis Napthine has ground to a halt. In an extraordinary move, Smith decided to shut down the Legislative Assembly until the next sitting day on November 26. Rarely has Victoria's parliament been overcome by such absurdity.
A geometrical description of non-Hermitian dynamics: speed limits in finite rank density operators
Creators: name: Hörnedal, Niklas
name: Prośniak, Oskar A.
name: del Campo, Adolfo
name: Chenu, Aurélia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Non-Hermitian dynamics in quantum systems preserves the rank of the state density operator. Using this insight, we develop a geometric framework to describe its time evolution. In particular, we identify mutually orthogonal coherent and incoherent directions and provide their physical interpretation. This understanding enables us to optimize the success rate of non-Hermitian driving along prescribed trajectories, with direct relevance to shortcuts to adiabaticity. Next, we explore the geometric interpretation of a speed limit for non-Hermitian Hamiltonians and analyze its tightness. We derive the explicit expression that saturates this bound and illustrate our results with a minimal example of a dissipative qubit.
Predicting Risk Factors of Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries during Single-Leg Landing
Creators: name: Nicholas, Ali
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Risk factors

description: The literature suggests that body kinematics and musculoskeletal differences are major factors contributing to the high disparity in non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury rate between genders. The literature also indicates that the incidence of non-contact ACL injury predominates during single-leg landing sports such as basketball, soccer, and handball. Despite this, there are few studies investigating kinematics or musculoskeletal differences between genders during single-leg landing from increasing vertical heights and horizontal distances. The objectives of this study are threefold: first, conduct a gap study identifying the barriers to predicting mechanisms and risk factors for non-contact ACL injury. Second, propose a new approach that can address some of the challenges encountered in some existing non-contact ACL injury study approaches. Finally, whilst determining whether or not gender differences explain the higher rate of ACL injuries among females, identify and correlate the biomechanical and musculoskeletal variables significantly impacted by gender, vertical landing height, and/or horizontal landing distance and their interactions to various ACL injury risk predictor variables during single-leg landing. Experiments using male and female subjects, inverse dynamics analysis using Visual3D, and musculoskeletal modeling simulation using AnyBody Modeling System were approaches used to explore these objectives. Salient findings from this dissertation includes but are not limited to, non-contact ACL injury that occurs during single-leg landing is mutifaceted entailing many factors that cannot be captured in any one existing ACL injury study approach. Non-contact ACL injury during single-leg landing may not be gender specific. Both vertical height and horizontal distance of landing increase the risk of non-contact ACL injury during single-leg landing. Body kinematics during single-leg landing may not be the sole determinant in attenuating ground reaction forces and consequently risk of ACL injury. The hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles were determined to strain shield the ACL while the quadriceps were found to have no significant effect on risk of ACL injury during single-leg landing. Within the findings and limitations of this study the knowledge garnered from this research may aid in tailoring future studies so as to enable more robust non-contact ACL injury prevention protocols.
Transarterial coil embolization of an aortic root pseudoaneurym in a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome: a case report
Creators: name: D’Ortenzio, Robert
name: Cardarelli-Leite, Leandro
name: Dhatt, Ravjot
name: Saw, Jacqueline
name: Heran, Manraj
Publisher: name: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2020

description: Background: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare autosomal-dominant connective tissue disorder characterized by arterial aneurysms and vascular friability. Surgical intervention for LDS patients carries significant morbidity and mortality. Currently, the standard management of aortic root pseudoaneurysms is surgical intervention. Case presentation: A 20 year old male with LDS presented with a progressively enlarging ascending aortic aneurysm. He underwent a Bentall-type aortic root replacement complicated by a 20 mm aortic root anastomotic pseudoaneurysm. Due to the patient’s high risk for repeat surgical intervention, he underwent successful transarterial coil embolization of his aortic root pseudoaneurysm without complication. Conclusions: Coil embolization may provide an alternative treatment for patients presenting with aortic root pseudoaneurysm who are high risk for traditional surgical treatment, such as those with connective tissue disease.
A Thesis of Clinical Research: Part A: An Investigation into Cognitive and Behavioural Profiles of Children and Young People with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS). Part B: An Investigation into Social, Emotional and Behavioural Profiles and the Impact on Quality of Life in Children and Young People with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) and an Autistic Comparison Group. Part C: Summary of Clinical Practice and Assessments
Creators: name: Blumer, Gabrielle Jane
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: BBS
subject: Neuropsychology
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is an extremely rare genetic disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 125,000 individuals in the United Kingdom. BBS is characterised by a range of features including degenerative visual impairment, obesity, hormonal problems and developmental differences. It is thought that individuals with BBS are more likely to present with learning difficulties (including meeting the criteria for a learning disability) and characteristics associated with autism. This thesis aimed to further explore the neurodevelopmental profiles of children and young people with BBS through two empirical studies. The aims of these studies were to guide support needs for children with BBS and their families, which have traditionally focused on medical needs. Part A of this portfolio focused on the prevalence and profile of learning disability through direct assessment of cognitive and adaptive functioning in a clinic setting. Part B looked at a broader behavioural phenotype through parent-report questionnaires, with an autistic comparison group. The findings of both studies supported the hypothesis of developmental differences in a BBS population and provided further information about the developmental phenotype, and recommendations for support.
Fully parallel implementation of digital memcomputing on FPGA
Creators: name: Nguyen, Dyk Chung
name: Pershin, Yuriy V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Emerging Technologies (cs.ET)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a fully parallel digital memcomputing solver implemented on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) board. For this purpose, we have designed an FPGA code that solves the ordinary differential equations associated with digital memcomputing in parallel. A feature of the code is the use of only integer-type variables and integer constants to enhance optimization. Consequently, each integration step in our solver is executed in 96~ns. This method was utilized for difficult instances of the Boolean satisfiability (SAT) problem close to a phase transition, involving up to about 150 variables. Our results demonstrate that the parallel implementation reduces the scaling exponent by about 1 compared to a sequential C++ code on a standard computer. Additionally, compared to C++ code, we observed a time-to-solution advantage of about three orders of magnitude. Given the limitations of FPGA resources, the current implementation of digital memcomputing will be especially useful for solving compact but challenging problems.
A thesis of clinical research: Part A: What are adult-children’s psychosocial experiences related to having a parent living with dementia: A qualitative systematic review. Part B: What do families need? A thematic analysis exploring the needs of families supporting a loved one with dementia.
Creators: name: Smith, Sophie
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2024
Subjects: systemic
family carers
adult-child carers
parent-child
caregiving
Dementia
Family

description: The prevalence of dementia and therefore family carers is ever growing. Providing care for a loved one with dementia has a significant impact on family carers both physically and emotionally. Currently, no interventions and treatment for family caregivers have been shown to be consistently effective in improving wellbeing. This thesis aimed to determine the impact of caring for a loved one with dementia on family members and adult-children with the aim of informing services, interventions, and future research. Part one of this portfolio presents a thematic synthesis of the current qualitative literature exploring adult-children’s psychosocial experiences related to having a parent live with dementia. Seven electronic databases were searched in April 2023 and a comprehensive thematic synthesis of the included 24 papers was undertaken. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed when conducting and reporting results, and Thomas and Harden’s (2008) three-stage synthesis was used. The findings of the review suggested that experiences for adult-children are variable and influenced by gender. Due to cultural and societal expectations females are more likely to assume caregiving roles, and therefore more likely to experience emotional and physical strain in relation to caregiving. Additionally, the review highlighted complex emotional experiences, including specific experiences related to losing a parental figure and caring for a parent, and the challenging nature of navigating the dementia journey with little support from family and services. Part two presents a qualitative empirical paper that investigated the whole family experience of dementia to identify the needs of families. This paper took a multi-perspective approach to Braun & Clarkes’ (2022) six phase reflexive thematic analysis. Families were made up of adult-children, spouses, siblings, and the person with dementia. Semi-structured interviews with three families (10 participants) were conducted in the UK. The findings suggested that families experience transitions through their relationships, roles, and loss journey, as a result of the ever changing nature of dementia over time. This study delves into the systemic effects of dementia on families, revealing diverse family experiences and familial dynamics. Key findings highlight varied caregiving roles, communication challenges, and evolving needs over time. Conflict and limited support exacerbate family burden, emphasising the necessity for improved communication and tailored interventions.
Effect of Shoreline Subsidence and Anthropogenic Activity on Northwest Territories’ Lakes.
Creators: name: Houben, Adam James
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Climate Change
Permafrost
Thaw Slump
Freshwater
Nutrients
Primary production
Mercury
Mining
Arsenic

description: Thawing permafrost – in the form of shoreline retrogressive thaw slump events – influence adjacent arctic tundra lake systems near Inuvik, NT. Slump-affected lakes demonstrated lower organic matter and key nutrients such as phosphorus (P), as well as greater water clarity. Key terrestrial permafrost soil indicators such as U, Sr, and Li, were identified to be elevated in slump-affected lakes, while other more biologically important metals (e.g. Fe, Mn) were significantly lower in affected lakes. These physical-chemical changes led to increasing P-limitation for both phytoplankton and periphyton, resulting in lower phytoplankton biomass (Chl-a). Using P as covariate in ANCOVA analysis, slump-affected lakes were also lower in phytoplankton biomass (Chl-a) relative to other study landscapes across the Canadian low-Arctic. Slump-affected lakes also exhibited lower organic matter leading to lower overall Hg concentrations within slump-affected lakes. However, this same reduction in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has also led to an increase in bioavailable Hg, and increased bioaccumulation of Hg in both periphyton as well as macroinvertebrate species in our most disturbed lakes with DOC concentrations less than 6 and 9 mg DOC/L, respectively. A negative correlation between Hg bioaccumulation and DOC above these concentrations was also observed, and is the typical condition within reference lakes. The legacy impacts of mining were also observed in lakes within 25 km of the Giant Mine roaster stack in the Yellowknife region. Increases in both arsenic (As) and methyl mercury were measured in lakes nearer to the mine, with As concentrations well above water quality guidelines in lakes within 17 km of the roaster stack. This research highlights the necessity of baseline environmental monitoring prior to resource development, as well as the potential for compounded influences of such development within sensitive permafrost regions exposed to thawing.
Polygamy in sub-Saharan Africa and the Munus Docendi: Canonical Structures in Support of Church Doctrine and Evangelization
Creators: name: Lyimo, Prosper Baltazar
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Polygamy in sub-Saharan Africa
Munus docendi
Canonical and pastoral problems
Roman Catholic Canon Law
Traditional African cultural values
Roman Catholic theology
Christian marriage
Family life
Civil law
Rights of women and children
Councils
Popes
Catholic theologians and canonists
Canonical norms
Marital unity
Evangelization
Canonical and Pastoral Approches
Universal law
Customs
Doctrine of the Church
Inculturation
Pre-catechumenate
Catechumenate
Small Christian Communities
Catechetical instruction
Apostolate
Justice and Peace

description: The practice of polygamy poses some challenging canonical and pastoral problems for the Christian churches in sub-Saharan Africa. This work explores these problems from the perspective of Roman Catholic canon law in light of traditional African cultural values and Roman Catholic theology. It develops some strategies for evangelization and catechesis which are consistent with the Catholic Church’s teaching and which support the pastoral care of people living in polygamous societies. In the first of four chapters, the thesis considers various cultural aspects of polygamy in sub-Saharan Africa: its practice, prevalence, effects on Christian marriage and family life, civil law considerations, and related questions such as the rights of women and children in polygamous unions. The second chapter surveys the principal aspects of the Church’s teachings on marriage and polygamy, teachings that are rooted in Scripture and the great Tradition as consistently taught by councils, popes, and most Catholic theologians and canonists. The third chapter treats various canonical norms related to marital unity in general and to polygamous marriages in particular. The fourth and final chapter focuses on canonical and pastoral approaches to evangelization in polygamous societies today that conform to the requirements of the Catholic faith and its canon law. In particular, it explores how existing canonical structures in both the universal law and in the laws and customs of local African churches may be utilized in the service of the doctrine of the Church on marital unity and its mission of evangelization.