cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Parent’s mindset of their children’s abilities impacts the development of growth mindset in students
Creators: name: Barattini, Vanessa O.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Parent and child

description: The relationship between student perception of ability and their academic success rate is a well-known discussion topic within the education field. As the principles of growth mindset have become more prominent practice in teaching practice, there has also been a large focus on asserting that how teachers respond to their student’s success or failure can impact how their students approach their academic work. However, there has not been much research conducted on how parental influence can impact student mindset, with particular focus on how a parent’s mindset of their child’s ability affects the mindset that their child creates for themselves. Through extensive review of important terms and definitions relating to growth mindset and intelligence, the current research literature on growth mindset, along with evaluations on teacher and parental influence on children’s behaviour, the paper sought to prove that it is highly likely that parents are also a major factor in whether or not their children build a growth mindset. The evidence based created through the research allowed for the creation of an applied project, which is a book on growth mindset created for parent and child to engage with together. The purpose of having both parent and child read the book together was so that they could create a co-growth mindset that parents can further help their children develop.
Immunological studies of human interferons-alpha : antibodies with predetermined specificity
Creators: name: Sattayasai., Nison
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Dynamics of Vortex-Induced-Vibrations of a Slit-Offset Circular Cylinder for Energy Harvesting at Low Reynolds Number
Creators: name: Verma, Mayank
name: De, Ashoke
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIV) offer a safe, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy source for energy harvesting. To enhance the energy harvesting capability of the circular cylinder-based devices, the authors explore the placement of the normal slit by determining the most effective slit offset location from the cylinder's center. Using the open-source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program OpenFOAM, a series of numerical simulations are conducted to determine the utility of the slit placement on the circular cylinder and how it influences (positively/negatively) the harvester's performance for a 1-degree-of-freedom (1-DOF) VIV system. The study shows that the slit-cylinder displays the three-branch VIV response (i.e. initial branch (IB), upper branch (UB), and lower branch (LB)). At a Reynolds number of 150, the cylinder with no slit exhibits the two-branch VIV response (i.e. IB and LB) but lacks the upper branch. This is the first time the Upper Branch has been acquired for such low Re flows. The results indicate that adding a normal slit to the middle of the cylinder improves the alternating suction and blowing phenomena. Offsetting it from the center towards the back stagnation point suppresses the VIV and makes it unsuitable for energy harvesting applications. While positioning the slit toward the front stagnation point improves aerodynamic lift, and the cylinder sheds vortex closer to each other. It enhances the amplitude of transverse oscillation and, consequently, the power extraction. In addition, the peak energy transfer ratio for these scenarios is comparable to that of the no-slit case but with a larger range of peak energy transfer ratio values. It makes it suitable for energy harvesting applications.
Improved radiosynthesis of 123I-MAPi, an auger theranostic agent
Creators: name: Wilson, Thomas C.
name: Jannetti, Stephen A.
name: Guru, Navjot
name: Pillarsetty, Nagavarakishore
name: Reiner, Thomas
name: Pirovano, Giacomo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: 123I-MAPi, a novel PARP1-targeted Auger radiotherapeutic has shown promising results in pre-clinical glioma model. Currently, 123I-MAPi is synthesized using multistep synthesis that results in modest yields and low molar activities (MA) that limits the ability to translate this technology for human studies where high doses are administered. Therefore, new methods are needed to synthesize 123I-MAPi in high activity yields (AY) and improved MA to facilitate clinical translation and multicenter trials. 123I-MAPi was prepared in a single step via 123I-iododetannylation of the corresponding tributylstannane precursor. In vitro internalization assay, subcellular fractionation and confocal microscopy where used to evaluate the performance of 123I-MAPi in a small cell lung cancer model. 123I-MAPi was synthesized in a single step from the corresponding stannane precursor in AY of 45 ± 2% and MA of 11.8 ± 4.8 GBq µmol−1. In vitro in LX22 cells showed rapid internalization (5 min) with accumulation found predominantly in the membrane, nucleus and chromatin of the cell as determined by subcellular fractionation. Here, we have developed an improved radiosynthesis of 123I-MAPi, an Auger theranostic agent. This process was achieved using a single step, 123I-iododestannylation reaction from the corresponding stannane precursor in good AY and MA. 123I-MAPi was evaluated in vitro in a small cell lung cancer model with high PARP expression, rapid internalization and high nuclear uptake shown.
On the Borders of Bolshevism:
Creators: name: Isitt, Benjamin
Publisher: name: Leipziger Universitätsverlag
Year: 2012

description: Nach der Revolution von 1917 war die Machtfrage in Vladivostok ungeklärt. Rivalisierende staatliche und nicht-staatliche Akteure rangen um politischen Einfluss. Die geopolitischen Konflikte übertrugen sich auf die lokalen Verhältnisse und sozialen Beziehungen – ein Prozess, der mit Blick auf Klasse, Rasse und Ideologie seinerseits Grenzen festlegte und soziale Räume im besetzten Vladivostok formte. Nach dem Machtverlust der Bol’ševiki in Vladivostok strömten im Sommer 1918 mehr als einhunderttausend ausländische Soldaten in Russlands fernöstliche Hafenstadt. Sie mischten sich mit der dort ansässigen asiatischen und europäisch-russischen Zivilbevölkerung und Emigranten, vorwiegend Anhängern der antibolschewistischen Weißen Bewegung, die vor dem Bürgerkrieg im Inland geflohen waren. Am Beispiel des besetzten Vladivostok soll in diesem Artikel das Konzept des „Wanderarbeiters“ so erweitert werden, dass es sowohl ausländische Soldaten als auch die lokale Zivilbevölkerung und Flüchtlinge erfasst. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den Beziehungen zwischen den kanadischen Soldaten und der lokalen Zivilbevölkerung. Die höheren Offiziere identifizierten sich mit den Anhängern der Weißen Bewegung und reagierten mit Empörung auf die Guerilla-Taktik der Partisanenverbände aus den Dörfern der Region Primor’e. Einfache Soldaten hingegen standen den Zielen ihrer Länder in Russland eher skeptisch gegenüber und identifizierten sich mit dem Volksaufstand im Frühjahr 1919. Die Zivilbevölkerung chinesischer und koreanischer Abstammung wurde durch einen „kolonialen Blickwinkel“ wahrgenommen, aber kaum mit Geringschätzung, weil man sie (fälschlicherweise) für immun gegenüber kommunistischen Einflüssen hielt. In Cafés, auf den Straßen, in den Kinos und der Straßenbahn, auf Marktplätzen, in den Kasernen und Bordellen des besetzten Vladivostok entwickelten sich zwischen alliierten Soldaten und der aufsässigen Zivilbevölkerung der Grenzstadt komplexe Wechselbeziehungen, die einen einzigartigen sozialen Raum an der Grenze zum Bolschewismus schufen.
description: Comparativ, Vol 22 No 5 (2012): Borders in Imperial Times. Daily Life and Urban Spaces in Northeast Asia
CheapET-3: Cost-Efficient Use of Remote DNN Models
Creators: name: Weiss, Michael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: On complex problems, state of the art prediction accuracy of Deep Neural Networks (DNN) can be achieved using very large-scale models, consisting of billions of parameters. Such models can only be run on dedicated servers, typically provided by a 3rd party service, which leads to a substantial monetary cost for every prediction. We propose a new software architecture for client-side applications, where a small local DNN is used alongside a remote large-scale model, aiming to make easy predictions locally at negligible monetary cost, while still leveraging the benefits of a large model for challenging inputs. In a proof of concept we reduce prediction cost by up to 50% without negatively impacting system accuracy.
description: Research Abstract. Contact me for a pre-print of the full paper (currently not yet published)
On the complexity of Chooser-Picker positional games
Creators: name: Csernenszky, András
name: Martin, Ryan R.
name: Pluhár, András
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 91A24, 90D42, 05C65, 68Q17

description: Two new versions of the so-called Maker-Breaker Positional Games are defined by József Beck in [{\em Combinatorica} {\bf 22}(2) (2002) 169--216]. He defines two players, Picker and Chooser. In each round, Picker takes a pair of elements not already selected and Chooser keeps one and returns the other to Picker. In the Picker-Chooser version Picker plays as Maker and Chooser plays as Breaker, while the roles are swapped in the Chooser-Picker version. The outcome of these games is sometimes very similar to that of the traditional Maker-Breaker games. Here we show that both Picker-Chooser and Chooser-Picker games are NP-hard, which gives support to the paradigm that the games behave similarly while being quite different in definition. We also investigate the pairing strategies for Maker-Breaker games, and apply these results to the game called "Snaky."
description: 16 pages, 8 figures. Integers 11 (2011), Research Paper G2, 16pp
title: Strengths-based reflective practices to broaden inclusive practices
Creators: name: Dryden, John A.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Inclusive education

description: Inclusive education continues to be an area that creates passionate debate. Current research provides evidence that teachers generally endorse inclusion when appropriate resources are provided. Other research shows that teachers are recognized to have the most understanding of the needs of their classrooms, and are the most important factor when an effort to implement improvement in professional practice is pursued. However, literature also points to a gap between research and practice to meet the diverse needs of today’s classrooms. This is generally found where teachers are requested to apply what worked in a context that is alien to their reality and likely results in unsuccessful implementation, if implemented at all. Current research was reviewed in the area of special-education, inclusion, professional development, stress, burnout and strengths-based reflective practices. There was a dearth of educator-focused, strengths-based professional developmental tools that could be immediately utilized and customized by growthminded educators to their own needs. This applied project is strengths-based and focuses on deep, thoughtful personal reflection to improve personal job-satisfaction. The purpose of this project is to broaden professional practices towards including all students with the values of shared leadership, co-constructed decision making and collaboration in mind.
Numerical analysis of dilute methanol spray flames in vitiated coflow using extended Flamelet Generated Manifold model
Creators: name: Bhatia, Bharat
name: De, Ashoke
name: Roekaerts, Dirk
name: Masri, Assaad R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The present work focuses on the large eddy simulation (LES) and the study of turbulent dilute methanol spray flames in vitiated coflow using the secondary oxidizer Flamelet Generated Model (FGM). The modified FGM model uses an additional secondary oxidizer parameter in addition to the three other parameters previously used for spray flames progress variable, mixture fraction, and enthalpy. The results for gas phase and droplet properties are validated against the dilute methanol spray flame database for varying fuel injection amounts. The droplet statistics and the lift-off flame heights are accurately captured for all the cases. A proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) of the scalar fluctuating hydroxyl radical (OH) field and velocity-temperature field capture the flame structures in the downstream region of ignition kernels. The detailed POD analysis reveals that the base frequency of the dominant OH field equals that of the dominant vortical structure of 67.3 Hz. The flame propagation happens around these dominant vortical structures because of the less-strained fluid mixing.
Forward rate models with linear volatilities
Creators: name: Barski, Michał
name: Zabczyk, Jerzy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Finance (q-fin.MF)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60G60, 60H20, 91B24 91B70

description: Existence of solutions to the Heath-Jarrow-Morton equation of the bond market with linear volatility and general Lévy random factor is studied. Conditions for existence and non-existence of solutions in the class of bounded fields are presented. For the existence of solutions the Lévy process should necessarily be without the Gaussian part and without negative jumps. If this is the case then necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence are formulated either in terms of the behavior of the Lévy measure of the noise near the origin or the behavior of the Laplace exponent of the noise at infinity.
description: 21 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:0911.1119
An approach to assessing the contribution of the high LET effect in strategies for Auger endoradiotherapy
Creators: name: Lobachevsky, Pavel
name: Skene, Colin
name: Munforte, Laura
name: Smith, Andrea
name: White, Jonathan
name: Martin, Roger F.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Purpose: The interest in exploiting Auger emitters in cancer therapy stems from their high linear energy transfer (LET)-type radiation damage to DNA. However, the design of Auger-emitter labeled vehicles that target the Auger cascade specifically to the DNA of tumour cells is challenging. Here we suggest a possible approach to evaluate tumour-targeting Auger-labeled conjugates by assessing the impact of a radioprotector known to be effective in protecting from low LET radiation, but not high LET radiation. Given some similarity between the energy spectrum of Auger electrons and that of secondary electrons from soft X-rays, we report the results of radioprotection experiments with 25 kVp X-rays. Materials and methods: Clonogenic survival curves for cultured human keratinocytes were established for three different irradiation conditions: 137Cs γ-rays, 25 kVp X-rays and 320 kVp X-rays, and the effect of including a new radioprotector, denoted “2PH”, was investigated. Results: The extent of radioprotection by 2PH was comparable for all radiation conditions, although RBE was higher (about 1.7) for soft X-rays. Conclusions: Radioprotectors like 2PH will help to evaluate Auger endoradiotherapy strategies, by determining the relative contributions of the high-LET effects (not protected), compared to other components, such as Auger electrons not effectively targeted to DNA.
Signal transduction pathways utilised by mouse and human β₃-adrenoceptors
Creators: name: Sato., Masaaki
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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$L^p$-Wasserstein distance for stochastic differential equations driven by Lévy processes
Creators: name: Wang, Jian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Coupling by reflection mixed with synchronous coupling is constructed for a class of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) driven by Lévy noises. As an application, we establish the exponential contractivity of the associated semigroups $(P_t)_{t\ge0}$ with respect to the standard $L^p$-Wasserstein distance for all $p\in[1,\infty)$. In particular, consider the following SDE: \[\mathrm{d}X_t=\mathrm{d}Z_t+b(X_t)\,\mathrm{d}t,\] where $(Z_t)_{t\ge0}$ is a symmetric $α$-stable process on $\mathbb{R}^d$ with $α\in(1,2)$. We show that if the drift term $b$ satisfies that for any $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^d$, \[\bigl\langle b(x)-b(y),x-y\bigr\rangle\le\cases{K_1|x-y|^2,\qquad |x-y|\le L_0;\cr -K_2|x-y|^θ,\qquad |x-y|>L_0}\] holds with some positive constants $K_1$, $K_2$, $L_0>0$ and $θ\ge2$, then there is a constant $λ:=λ(θ,K_1,K_2,L_0)>0$ such that for all $p\in[1,\infty)$, $t>0$ and $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^d$, \[W_p(δ_xP_t,δ_yP_t)\le C(p,θ,K_1,K_2,L_0)\mathrm{e}^{-λt/p}\biggl[\frac{|x-y|^{1/p}\vee|x-y|}{1+|x-y|{\mathbf{1}}_{(1,\infty )\times (2,\infty)}(t,θ)}\biggr].\]
description: Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/15-BEJ705 in the Bernoulli (http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm)
Apple Counting using Convolutional Neural Networks
Creators: name: Häni, Nicolai
name: Roy, Pravakar
name: Isler, Volkan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Estimating accurate and reliable fruit and vegetable counts from images in real-world settings, such as orchards, is a challenging problem that has received significant recent attention. Estimating fruit counts before harvest provides useful information for logistics planning. While considerable progress has been made toward fruit detection, estimating the actual counts remains challenging. In practice, fruits are often clustered together. Therefore, methods that only detect fruits fail to offer general solutions to estimate accurate fruit counts. Furthermore, in horticultural studies, rather than a single yield estimate, finer information such as the distribution of the number of apples per cluster is desirable. In this work, we formulate fruit counting from images as a multi-class classification problem and solve it by training a Convolutional Neural Network. We first evaluate the per-image accuracy of our method and compare it with a state-of-the-art method based on Gaussian Mixture Models over four test datasets. Even though the parameters of the Gaussian Mixture Model-based method are specifically tuned for each dataset, our network outperforms it in three out of four datasets with a maximum of 94\% accuracy. Next, we use the method to estimate the yield for two datasets for which we have ground truth. Our method achieved 96-97\% accuracies. For additional details please see our video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0mb5P-SYc}{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0mb5P-SYc.
Go Team Harbin.
Creators: name: Hohler, Susanne
Publisher: name: Leipziger Universitätsverlag
Year: 2012

description: In den 1930er Jahren war Harbin eine multikulturelle Stadt, in der Menschen aus mehr als 50 unterschiedlichen Nationalitäten mehr oder weniger friedlich zusammenlebten. Der multikulturelle Alltag mit all seinen Besonderheiten und Konflikten sowie die dynamischen Beziehungen zwischen Menschen so unterschiedlicher Herkunft machten Harbin zu einem außergewöhnlichen Ort, der auch heute noch das Interesse von Wissenschaftlern verschiedener Disziplinen weckt. Wie dieser Artikel zeigt, ermöglicht Sport einen einzigartigen Einblick in die komplexen, vielschichtigen und zeitweise durchaus konfliktgeprägten Beziehungen zwischen den unterschiedlichen Gruppierungen innerhalb der Stadt Harbin. Dieser Artikel versucht anhand von Sport Prozesse der Grenzüberschreitung und Grenzziehung zwischen den verschiedenen nationalen Bevölkerungsgruppen im sozialen Geflecht Harbins der 930er Jahre zu beleuchten, indem das eigentliche Spielfeld oder der Sportplatz als städtischer Raum (urban space) konzeptualisiert wird – also als ein gemeinschaftlicher Raum (common space) oder eine Kontaktzone, wo sich Vertreter der verschiedenen Bevölkerungsgruppen sowohl auf als auch außerhalb des Platzes begegneten. Mit Blick auf die multikulturelle Zusammensetzung der Bevölkerung, die wiederholten Machtwechsel und Auseinandersetzungen über die Identität Harbins waren sowohl die Ausgestaltung des als auch das Verhalten im städtischen Raum von größter Bedeutung. Dies führte häufig zu Konflikten. Ich argumentiere, dass aufgrund seiner besonderen Charakteristika das Spielfeld zu einem gemeinschaftlicher Raum werden konnte, auf dem ansonsten klar definierte Grenzen verschoben oder zumindest zeitweise aufgehoben werden konnten.
description: Comparativ, Vol 22 No 5 (2012): Borders in Imperial Times. Daily Life and Urban Spaces in Northeast Asia
Improved radiosynthesis of 123I-MAPi, an Auger theranostic agent
Creators: name: Wilson, Thomas C.
name: Jannetti, Stephen A.
name: Guru, Navjot
name: Pillarsetty, Nagavarakishore
name: Reiner, Thomas
name: Pirovano, Giacomo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Purpose:123I-MAPi, a novel PARP1-targeted Auger radiotherapeutic has shown promising results in pre-clinical glioma model. Currently 123I-MAPi is synthesized using multistep synthesis that results in modest yields and low molar activities that limits the ability to translate this technology for human studies where high doses are administered. Therefore, new methods are needed to synthesize 123I-MAPi in high activity yields and improved molar activities to facilitate clinical translation and multicenter trials. Materials and methods:123I-MAPi was prepared in a single step via 123I-iododetannylation of the corresponding tributylstannane precursor. In vitro internalization assay, subcellular fractionation and confocal microscopy where used to evaluate the performance of 123I-MAPi in a small cell lung cancer model. Results:123I-MAPi was synthesized in a single step from the corresponding stannane precursor in activity yields (AY) of 45% ± 2% and molar activities (MA) of 11.8 ± 4.8 GBq µmol−1. In vitro in LX22 cells showed rapid internalization (5 minutes) with accumulation found predominantly in the membrane, nucleus and chromatin of the cell as determined by subcellular fractionation. Conclusions: Here, we have developed an improved radiosynthesis of 123I-MAPi, an Auger theranostic agent. This process was achieved using a single step, 123I-iododestannylation reaction from the corresponding stannane precursor in good activity yields and molar activities. 123I-MAPi was evaluated in vitro in a small cell lung cancer model with high PARP expression, rapid internalization and high nuclear uptake shown.
title: Is it effective? The state of sexual health education for adolescent students with intellectual disabilities in British Columbia
Creators: name: Glavin, Sari
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Sex instruction

description: A review of available literature indicates that sexual health outcomes for adolescent students with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been understudied in British Columbia. The research available indicates that adolescent students with ID experience a number of significant sexual health inequalities in comparison with their neurotypical peers including, unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates, and prevalence of sexual abuse. This study seeks to examine if there is a relationship between these inequalities and the relationship between the type of sexual health education students with ID are receiving in British Columbia. Specifically, this study asks, what the breadth and the depth of sexual health education is for students with ID in British Columbia and what specific challenges special educators face when trying to teach their students sexual health and how they try to overcome these challenges. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through an online survey and were analyzed using a mixed methods research design. Based on the analysis, students with ID, in British Columbia, have limited access to learning sexual health education topics and sexual health education delivery methods, specifically evidence based practices, are inconsistent for students with ID. Challenges to teaching sexual health for adolescent students with ID include, lack of support from colleagues, administration, and parents in addition to a lack of professional development. Solutions include, professional development, specifically in sexual health education for students with ID, for classroom teachers, specialist teachers, parents and administration, in addition to improvement in communication between education assistants, classroom teachers and specialist teachers.
Potential applications of growth hormone : effects of exogenous bovine growth hormone on growth, mammary development and milk production of identical-twin dairy cattle
Creators: name: Sandles., Leslie David
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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Oncologic impact of concomitant prostate cancer characteristics at the time of radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer: a population-based analysis
Creators: name: Kachanov, Mykyta
name: Vetterlein, Malte W.
name: Soave, Armin
name: Karakiewicz, Pierre I.
name: Liakos, Nikolaos
name: Jankowski, Thomas
name: Pose, Randi M.
name: Mendrek, Mikolaj
name: Fisch, Margit
name: Witt, Jorn H.
name: Graefen, Markus
name: Leyh-Bannurah, Sami-Ramzi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of concomitant prostate cancer (PCa) of the cancer-specific mortality (CSM) in the aging patient’s papulation with bladder cancer (BCa) treated with radical cystoprostatectomy (RCP). Within the SEER database (2004–2015), 1468 patients were treated with RCP for BCa harboring histopathological PCa findings. To account for other cause mortality (OCM), multivariable competing risk regression (CRR) tested for potential BCa-CSM differences according to PCa characteristics risk factors predicting CSM CRR analysis revealed that only following BCa characteristics, as high pathological tumor stages(Ta/Tis/T1 [REF.] vs. T2; HR 2.03, 95% CI: 1.16-3.57, p = 0.014 vs. T3; HR 4.32, 95% CI: 2.45-7.61, p < 0.001 vs. T4; HR 5.06, 95% CI: 2.77–9.22, p < 0.001), as well unfavorable BCa grade IV (Grade I–II [REF.] vs. Grade IV; HR 0.58, 95% CI: 0.35-0.98, p < 0.041) achieved independent predictor status of CSM. With regard to PCa characteristics, none of the covariates yielded independent predictor status of CSM. Our study, based on the largest population cohort, demonstrates that even in organ-confined BCa patients, concomitant PCa as second malignancy does not represent a risk factor for survival.
title: Indigenizing science curriculum with an eye to place and authentic experience
Creators: name: Gasson, Andrew W.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Ethnoscience

description: This applied project represents an attempt by the author to find an answer to two questions. First, what are the Indigenous knowledge-forms, appropriate to place, available to give to the next generation? Second, how can these teachings be transmitted in a science classroom in a way that honors both the traditions of science and Indigenous knowledge? This project is a curriculum (in the sense of Currere) that promotes a reconciliation between a scientific world-view and traditional wisdom-in-action.
title: Parent workshop: supporting your typically developing sibling
Creators: name: Gellineau, Chelsea M.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Children with disabilities

description: Sibling relationships play an important role in a family system which can be influenced by the attitudes and behaviours of parents. Having a child with a disability in the family presents a distinctive set of challenges for the entire family. Research has shown that some typically developing siblings have negative experiences whereas others have had a positive experience. This project is a workshop that is designed to educate parents and caregivers about the lived experiences of children who have a sibling with disabilities. Once the parents and caregivers gain a better understanding of the impact a child with a disability has on the interrelationships of individuals in their family, they will be more cognizant of their own stressors their typically developing child experiences, as well as have the tools to strengthen their familial relationships. Parental initiative to understand their children and their family dynamics could strengthen the relationship between the parent, caregiver, the typically developing sibling and the child with a disability.
Oncologic impact of concomitant prostate cancer characteristics at the time of radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer: a population-based analysis
Creators: name: Kachanov, Mykyta
name: Vetterlein, Malte W.
name: Soave, Armin
name: Karakiewicz, Pierre I.
name: Liakos, Nikolaos
name: Jankowski, Thomas
name: Pose, Randi M.
name: Mandrek, Mikolaj
name: Fisch, Margit
name: Witt, Jorn H.
name: Graefen, Markus
name: Leyh-Bannurah, Sami-Ramzi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of concomitant prostate cancer (PCa) of the cancer-specific mortality (CSM) in the aging patient’s papulation with bladder cancer (BCa) treated with radical cystoprostatectomy (RCP). Within the SEER database (2004–2015), 1468 patients were treated with RCP for BCa harboring histopathological PCa findings. To account for other cause mortality (OCM), multivariable competing risk regression (CRR) tested for potential BCa-CSM differences according to PCa characteristics risk factors predicting CSM CRR analysis revealed that only following BCa characteristics, as high pathological tumor stages(Ta/Tis/T1 [REF.] vs. T2; HR 2.03, 95% CI: 1.16-3.57, p = 0.014 vs. T3; HR 4.32, 95% CI: 2.45-7.61, p < 0.001 vs. T4; HR 5.06, 95% CI: 2.77–9.22, p < 0.001), as well unfavorable BCa grade IV (Grade I–II [REF.] vs. Grade IV; HR 0.58, 95% CI: 0.35-0.98, p < 0.041) achieved independent predictor status of CSM. With regard to PCa characteristics, none of the covariates yielded independent predictor status of CSM. Our study, based on the largest population cohort, demonstrates that even in organ-confined BCa patients, concomitant PCa as second malignancy does not represent a risk factor for survival.
title: Teachers and inclusion: improving inclusion support through co-teaching within the framework of universal design for learning (UDL)
Creators: name: Ma, Timothy S.
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Inclusive education

description: With the many changes happening with educational policies involving inclusion, curriculum updates, and new innovative educational approaches, many teachers are finding it difficult to adjust and apply all these changes at once. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach that teachers can use to address the diverse learning needs of all students through meaningful adaptations and thoughtfully designed inclusive lessons, promoting students to access the curriculum to their full individual potentials. Co-teaching is an effective form of collaborative professional development involving generalist and special education teachers sharing individual talents and expertise while working together to plan, instruct and support all students. Professional development opportunities to gain skills and strategies in collaborative-teaching within the framework of UDL can be a powerful tool to provide adequate supports to both students and teachers while facilitating authentic inclusion.
Health-RI FAIR data stewards basics course materials
Creators: name: Schoots, Fieke
name: Jetten, Mijke
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: FAIR
health
course
data stewards
data stewardship

description: Course description, schedule and materials for the Health-RI FAIR data stewards basics course, Utrecht, 19, 20 June & 3 July 2023
Finding positively invariant sets and proving exponential stability of limit cycles using Sum-of-Squares decompositions
Creators: name: August, Elias
name: Barahona, Mauricio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: 93D05, 90-08, 34A34, 90C22

description: The dynamics of many systems from physics, economics, chemistry, and biology can be modelled through polynomial functions. In this paper, we provide a computational means to find positively invariant sets of polynomial dynamical systems by using semidefinite programming to solve sum-of-squares (SOS) programmes. With the emergence of SOS programmes, it is possible to efficiently search for Lyapunov functions that guarantee stability of polynomial systems. Yet, SOS computations often fail to find functions, such that the conditions hold in the entire state space. We show here that restricting the SOS optimisation to specific domains enables us to obtain positively invariant sets, thus facilitating the analysis of the dynamics by considering separately each positively invariant set. In addition, we go beyond classical Lyapunov stability analysis and use SOS decompositions to computationally implement sufficient positivity conditions that guarantee existence, uniqueness, and exponential stability of a limit cycle. Importantly, this approach is applicable to systems of any dimension and, thus, goes beyond classical methods that are restricted to two-dimensional phase space. We illustrate our different results with applications to classical systems, such as the van der Pol oscillator, the Fitzhugh-Nagumo neuronal equation, and the Lorenz system.
description: Published Online First in Journal of Computational Dynamics
title: Parental advocacy: supporting Indian parents to be effective advocates for education of their children with special needs
Creators: name: Sohi, Sandeep Kaur
Publisher: name: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Children with disabilities

description: Parents play a critical role in making decisions concerning effective educational services for their children with disabilities. Therefore, parental advocacy is a critical form of involvement by parents. Studies have classified forms of parental advocacy; however, these definitions are limited in terms of communicating the components necessary for effective advocacy. The terminology is quite wide spread in developed countries such as Canada and America, but countries—like India—lack the introduction of role of parental advocacy at a provisional, as well as public, level. This project involves the development of a website with the goal of educating parents and stakeholders in India about the concept of parents as advocates in the education of their children with special needs and provides strategies adopted by parents worldwide to be effective advocates. Once the parents and stakeholders know the importance of parents’ involvement in the education of their children with disabilities, there is a possibility of amendments and provisions of new educational policies such as Individualized Education Plans for children with disabilities. Parents can raise their voices for a better platform for the education of their children. These voices can lead to more legal provisions like IDEA and sources of support and training programs for parents for effective advocacy by the Government of India.
Gate dependent electronic Raman scattering in graphene
Creators: name: Riccardi, E.
name: Measson, M. A.
name: Cazayous, M.
name: Sacuto, A.
name: Gallais, Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the direct observation of polarization resolved electronic Raman scattering in a gated monolayer graphene device. The evolution of the electronic Raman scattering spectra with gate voltage and its polarization dependence are in full agreement with theoretical expectations for non-resonant Raman processes involving interband electron-hole excitations across the Dirac cone. We further show that the spectral dependence of the electronic Raman scattering signal can be simply described by the dynamical polarizability of graphene in the long wavelength limit. The possibility to directly observe Dirac fermion excitations in graphene opens the way to promising Raman investigations of electronic properties of graphene and other 2D crystals.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures + Supplementary informations
The art of wildflower walks: Understanding place through creative practice
Creators: name: Stuart, Marni
name: Davis, Susan
Publisher: name: Torrens University Australia
Year: 2023
Subjects: Design practice and methods

description: Art and design processes and practices can inform and stimulate knowledge building in powerful ways. Artist/designer Marni Stuart and artist/curator Susan Davis have employed creative practice to inform their own seeing and knowing of the natural spaces that surround them in South East Queensland, Australia. Through art and design practice they seek to share ways for others to ‘see’, appreciate and value these natural habitats and wildflower heritage.
Gateway to Manchuria:
Creators: name: Hess, Christian A.
Publisher: name: Leipziger Universitätsverlag
Year: 2012

description: Dieser Aufsatz untersucht die Transformation der Stadt Dalian (Russ. Dal’nii, Jap. Dairen) von einem Exporthafen der von kolonialen Einflüssen geprägten Mandschurei zu einer Industriemetropole des japanischen Imperiums während der Kriegszeit und schließlich zu einer Modellstadt für industrielle Produktion der Volksrepublik China. Dalian ist ein besonders eindrückliches lokales Beispiel für den Übergang vom Imperium zur Nation in dem strategisch wichtigen Gebiet der Mandschurei. Der Beitrag analysiert, wie die aufeinander folgenden Regime die Stadt definierten und sich die Stadt in wechselnden geographischen und ökonomischen Kontexten veränderte, von einem weit entfernten russischen Handelsposten über ein Zentrum des Exports während der japanischen Kolonialzeit und einer japanischen Produktionsstätte während des Krieges zu einer sowjetisch besetzten Zone und bis zu einem integralen Teil der Volksrepublik China. Diese fortwährenden Verschiebungen übten einen großen Einfluss auf die lokale Gesellschaft aus, insbesondere auf die chinesische Bevölkerungsmehrheit der Stadt. Der Wandel der wirtschaftlichen und politischen Funktionen der Stadt veränderte nicht nur ihre physische Gestalt, sondern auch die komplexe, im steten Wechsel begriffene Identität ihrer Bewohner. Als eine instant city oder „neue Stadt“ an den Grenzen des Imperiums, des militärischen Schutzgebiets und der Nation war die urbane Identität Dalians dynamischer als in anderen Städten Nordostasiens. Die Geschichte dieser Stadt rückt bislang von der historischen Forschung vernachlässigte Aspekte der großen Narrative von Entkolonialisierung, Revolution und Nationalstaatsbildung, die gemeinhin mit der Region in Verbindung gebracht werden, ins Zentrum der Analyse.
description: Comparativ, Vol 22 No 5 (2012): Borders in Imperial Times. Daily Life and Urban Spaces in Northeast Asia
Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of Al$_2$O$_3$ on graphene using monolayer hBN as interfacial layer
Creators: name: Canto, Barbara
name: Otto, Martin
name: Powell, Michael J.
name: Babenko, Vitaliy
name: Mahony, Aileen O
name: Knoops, Harm
name: Sundaram, Ravi S.
name: Hofmann, Stephan
name: Lemme, Max C.
name: Neumaier, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The deposition of dielectric materials on graphene is one of the bottlenecks for unlocking the potential of graphene in electronic applications. In this paper we demonstrate the plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition of 10 nm thin high quality Al$_2$O$_3$ on graphene using a monolayer of hBN as protection layer. Raman spectroscopy was performed to analyze possible structural changes of the graphene lattice caused by the plasma deposition. The results show that a monolayer of hBN in combination with an optimized deposition process can effectively protect graphene from damage, while significant damage was observed without an hBN layer. Electrical characterization of double gated graphene field effect devices confirms that the graphene did not degrade during the plasma deposition of Al$_2$O$_3$. The leakage current densities were consistently below 1 nA/mm for electric fields across the insulators of up to 8 MV/cm, with irreversible breakdown happening above. Such breakdown electric fields are typical for Al$_2$O$_3$ and can be seen as an indicator for high quality dielectric films.
Mechanisms of soot-aggregate restructuring and compaction
Creators: name: Corbin, Joel C.
name: Modini, Robin L.
name: Gysel-Beer, Martin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer

description: Soot aggregates form as open, fractal-like structures, but aged atmospheric particles are often observed to be restructured into more-compact shapes due to internal mixing (“coating”). This compaction has a major effect on the radiative properties of the aggregates, and may also influence their aerosol-cloud interactions, toxicity, and deposition in human lungs. Recent laboratory studies have presented conflicting arguments on whether this compaction occurs during condensation or during the evaporation of coatings. In this three-part study, we combine theory and experiments to explain these conflicting results. First, we review the surface-science literature and identify explicit mechanisms for condensation-compaction as well as evaporation-compaction. We also identify a mechanism for avoiding compaction during condensation, based on heterogeneous nucleation theory and the kinetic barriers to capillary formation. Second, we review the soot-restructuring literature and find clear evidence for both condensation- and evaporation-compaction, with condensation-compaction being the norm. Third, we present new experimental results where the capillary forces due to anthracene coatings were “switched on” or “switched off” by using solid or liquid phases during coating addition and removal. Consequently, we demonstrate condensation-compaction, evaporation-compaction, and no compaction, for the same soot source. Overall, our study indicates that soot particles will typically undergo compaction when internal mixing occurs by the condensation of liquid coatings, while compaction may be avoided when internal mixing occurs through coagulation or the gas-to-particle formation of solid or highly viscous coatings. Copyright © 2022 American Association for Aerosol Research
The disc origin of the Milky Way bulge
Creators: name: Di Matteo, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Galactic bulge, that is the prominent out-of-plane over-density present in the inner few kiloparsecs of the Galaxy, is a complex structure, as the morphology, kinematics, chemistry and ages of its stars indicate. To understand the nature of its main components -- those at [Fe/H] >~ -1 dex -- it is necessary to make an inventory of the stellar populations of the Galactic disc(s), and of their borders : the chemistry of the disc at the solar vicinity, well known from detailed studies of stars over many years, is not representative of the whole disc. This finding, together with the recent revisions of the mass and sizes of the thin and thick discs, constitutes a major step in understanding the bulge complexity. N-body models of a boxy/peanut-shaped bulge formed from a thin disc through the intermediary of a bar have been successful in interpreting a number of global properties of the Galactic bulge, but they fail in reproducing the detailed chemo-kinematic relations satisfied by its components and their morphology. It is only by adding the thick disc to the picture that we can understand the nature of the Galactic bulge.
description: Accepted for publication in PASA as an invited review for a special issue on the Galactic Bulge. 20 pages, 11 figures
Access representation in visual word recognition
Creators: name: Sánchez-Casas., Rosa M.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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