cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Paysannerie et développement : étude de l'expérience de Vallue.
Creators: name: Septembre, Abner.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Political Science, General.

description: Le but est d'etudier l'"Experience de Vallue" a la lumiere d'une reflexion sur le developpement rural en Haiti et l'Etat haitien. Dans la foulee "revolutionnaire" des annees 80 on a assiste dans la paysannerie a l'eclosion d'une certain nombre d'organisations locales pour le changement. L'etude evaluative nous a permis de constater que cette experience signifie non seulement l'emergence d'un nouvel espace de socialisation a Vallue, mais aussi une reaction organisee des paysans aux clotures sociales. Dans la mesure ou des experiences comme celles de l'Association des Paysans de Vallue pouvaient se multiplier davantage a l'echelle de la paysannerie, la lutte pour le developpement rural en Haiti y trouverait du point de vue operationnel l'alternative necessaire a son essor. Cependant, sur le plan politique notamment, il n'en demeure pas moins que l'avenir de ce mouvement social paysan est encore assez fragile ou incertain. Si les mesures de repressions ont commu un repit sous le gouvernement d'Aristide, elles se sont par contre intensifiees au lendemain des evenements du 30 septembre 1991, poussant ainsi un nombre sans cesse croissant de paysans a prendre les "kannte" pour se rendre a l'etranger, et cela au prix de sacrifices irreversibles. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Supplementary document for Interaction of light carrying orbital angular momentum with a chiral dipolar scatterer - 4057554.pdf
Creators: name: Wozniak, Pawel
name: Banzer, Peter
name: De Leon, Israel
name: Hoeflich, Katja
name: Leuchs, Gerd
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2019
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document
Robust Statistical Detection of Power-Law Cross-Correlation
Creators: name: Blythe, Duncan A. J.
name: Nikulin, Vadim V.
name: Mueller, Klaus-Robert
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: We show that widely used approaches in statistical physics incorrectly indicate the existence of power-law cross-correlations between financial stock market fluctuations measured over several years and the neuronal activity of the human brain lasting for only a few minutes. While such cross-correlations are nonsensical, no current methodology allows them to be reliably discarded, leaving researchers at greater risk when the spurious nature of cross- correlations is not clear from the unrelated origin of the time series and rather requires careful statistical estimation. Here we propose a theory and method (PLCC-test) which allows us to rigorously and robustly test for power- law cross-correlations, correctly detecting genuine and discarding spurious cross-correlations, thus establishing meaningful relationships between processes in complex physical systems. Our method reveals for the first time the presence of power-law cross-correlations between amplitudes of the alpha and beta frequency ranges of the human electroencephalogram.
title: Neoplasias de riñones nativos en pacientes con trasplante renal: el papel de las pruebas de imagen
Creators: name: Garcia Roa, María Dolores
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
El trasplante renal es la principal opción de tratamiento para los pacientes con insuficiencia renal terminal.
En los últimos años se ha conseguido mejorar la supervivencia tanto del paciente trasplantado como del injerto,
gracias a los nuevos...
upstreamFoam: an OpenFOAM-based solver for heterogeneous porous media at different scales
Creators: name: Lange, Roberto
name: Magalhães, Gabriel M.
name: Rocha, Franciane F.
name: Coimbra, Pedro V. S.
name: Favero, Jovani L.
name: Dias, Rodrigo A. C.
name: Moraes, Antonio O. S.
name: Schwalbert, Mateus P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A new OpenFOAM application to simulate multiphase flows in porous media is formulated and tested. The proposed solver combines the Eulerian multi-fluid formulation for a system of phase fractions with Darcy's law for flows through porous media. It is based on the multiphaseEulerFoam and includes models for reservoir simulation of the porousMultiphaseFoam, taking advantage of the most recent technologies developed for these well-established solvers. With such an innovative combination, we are able to simulate a system of any number of compressible phase fractions in reservoirs that rely on specialized models for relative permeability, capillary pressure, and time step selection. We successfully validate the solver for classical problems with analytical, semi-analytical, and reference solutions. A wide range of flows in porous media has been studied, demonstrating the potential of the solver to approximate complex multiphase problems.
description: 30 pages, 14 figures
Towards an energy rating system for telecommunications
Creators: name: Chan, Chien Aun
name: Wong, Elaine
name: Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai
name: Gygax, André F.
name: Leckie, Christopher
name: Kilper, Daniel C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Internet can provide many opportunities to improve the sustainability of society. However, it also has potentially adverse environmental impacts in terms of energy consumption. To address these negative impacts a new energy rating system for the telecommunications sector is being developed. The new rating system will serve as a systematic framework for assessing, reporting and benchmarking the sustainability of telecom products and services. In this paper, we discuss the ecosystem of the new rating system and methodologies for computing a telecom service's green index rating. Further, we use real network measurements obtained from a research and education network to demonstrate how the green service index rating of a telecom service can be calculated. © 2012 Swinburne University of Technology.
title: Aplicación y utilidad de los criterios de indicación clínica “ACR Appropiateness Criteria” en las exploraciones de RM de cerebro y RM de base del cráneo.
Creators: name: Paniagua Bravo, Alvaro
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Health policy and practice
subject: Audit and standards
subject: MR
subject: RIS
subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: Management

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
Conocer y comparar el grado de adecuación de la indicación clínica de las exploraciones de RM de cerebro y de RM de base del cráneo respecto a los criterios definidos por el American College of Radiology (ACR) en seis hospitales de similares...
title: Enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: hallazgos radiológicos, experiencia propia y correlación con la cirugía
Creators: name: Ruiz Perona, Víctor
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Inflammation
subject: Fistula
subject: Abscess
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Ultrasound
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Gastrointestinal tract
subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
El término EII engloba una serie de enfermedades,
básicamente la enfermedad de Crohn y la colitis ulcerosa,
caracterizadas por la inflamación crónica y recurrente de las asas intestinales. La enfermedad de Crohn (EC) afecta a cualquier parte del...
Gas-diffusion electrode with metal-organic framework catalyst for a selective reduction of CO₂ to formate
Creators: name: Selva Ochoa, Ángela Gabriela
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to useful products could alleviate emissions from industrial processes. To do so, CO₂ electroreduction requires selective and stable catalysts that can be easily synthesized and are cost-effective for their scalability. This thesis investigates the importance of Bi CAU-17 metal-organic framework (MOF) as an electrocatalyst for CO₂ reduction to formate. The advantage of using CAU-17 for its possible application in CO₂ electrolyzers or redox flow batteries is discussed, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and obtain useful products such as chemicals or energy. A novel synthesis method is developed to obtain the Bi-CAU-17, which in situ transforms into a highly active Bi₂O₂CO₃ during the CO₂ reduction to formate. The experimental tests in different electrochemical cells show that this material can successfully perform the CO₂ reduction with an outstanding performance. High formate faradaic efficiencies (FE_{HCOO⁻} = 85–100%) at current densities up to 1 A cm⁻² in a gas diffusion electrode, at low catalytic loading (0.5 mg cm⁻²) are achieved in a GDE H-cell device. Compared with common catalysts, the Bi CAU-17 shows superior electrocatalytic performance at high current densities (>300 mA cm⁻²). Results in a flow cell at 100 mA cm⁻² demonstrate the CAU-17 scalability capacity and the importance of the system's dynamics, such as CO₂ pressure and electrolyte flow rates, reaching a formate selectivity over 80%. The Bi MOF forms a robust and versatile material whose activity stays unaffected in different electrolytes in a broad pH range (8–14) for long periods of time. Intensive characterization analysis (XRD, EDX, SEM) pre- and post-electrolysis highlight the importance of the CAU-17, indicating that this material generates abundant Bi/Bi-O vacancies that promote a selective electroreduction of CO₂ to formate. This thesis finally clarifies the advantages of using this MOF in CO₂ electrolysis to promote the formation of an active Bi₂O₂CO₃ with improved performance compared to previously reported materials. The synthesis methodology to obtain the CAU-17 coupled with the incorporation of a gas diffusion electrode, allows the formation of a stable and reliable structure that explains the advantage of this material over others, a problem that remained undefined until now.
Empowering Women through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs: A Study of Gender Equality in Rural Pakistan
Creators: name: Hamid, Ullah
name: Abid Ullah
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: TVET
subject: TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training);
subject: Gender Equity/economics
subject: Gender Equality
subject: Women's Empowerment and Rural Women
subject: Economic Independence
subject: Social Mobility/economics
subject: Barriers to Education
subject: Vocational training
subject: Pakistan
subject: Socio-cultural Barriers
subject: Gender Norms
subject: Unemployment/psychology
subject: Gender Role

description: This empirical study examines the role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls in rural Pakistan. In a context where patriarchal norms, limited educational access, and socio-economic barriers restrict women’s labor market participation, TVET serves as a vital tool for economic independence and social inclusion. Using a mixed-methods approach—including surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions with women, community leaders, and TVET facilitators—the study explores the impact of vocational training on women's empowerment. It investigates how TVET influences women’s economic outcomes, social status, and challenges traditional gender roles. The research also identifies key barriers to participation, such as limited mobility, cultural constraints, and a lack of awareness, and proposes policy recommendations to enhance accessibility and effectiveness. The findings suggest that while TVET programs significantly contribute to women’s economic independence and employment, broader societal and cultural support is essential for sustainable empowerment. This study underscores the need for gender-sensitive TVET policies, improved infrastructure, and community engagement to unlock the full potential of vocational training in promoting gender equality in rural Pakistan.
Universal platform of point-gap topological phases from topological materials
Creators: name: Nakamura, Daichi
name: Inaka, Kazuya
name: Okuma, Nobuyuki
name: Sato, Masatoshi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Whereas point-gap topological phases are responsible for exceptional phenomena intrinsic to non-Hermitian systems, their realization in quantum materials is still elusive. Here we propose a simple and universal platform of point-gap topological phases constructed from Hermitian topological insulators and superconductors. We show that (d-1)-dimensional point-gap topological phases are realized by making a boundary in d-dimensional topological insulators and superconductors dissipative. A crucial observation of the proposal is that adding a decay constant to boundary modes in d-dimensional topological insulators and superconductors is topologically equivalent to attaching a (d-1)-dimensional point-gap topological phase to the boundary. We furthermore establish the proposal from the extended version of the Nielsen-Ninomiya theorem, relating dissipative gapless modes to point-gap topological numbers. From the bulk-boundary correspondence of the point-gap topological phases, the resultant point-gap topological phases exhibit exceptional boundary states or in-gap higher-order non-Hermitian skin effects.
description: 6+6 pages, 4+4 figures, 1+0 table
title: Incidencia de complicaciones en pacientes diagnosticados de colesteatoma adquirido del oído medio.
Creators: name: Arias Morales, Yeison
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: CT
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: MR
subject: Ear / Nose / Throat
subject: Head and neck

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Revisar de una forma breve la etiología,hallazgos radiológicostípicos y complicaciones del colesteatoma adquirido del oído...
Dark Universe Phenomenology from Yukawa Potential?
Creators: name: Jusufi, Kimet
name: Leon, Genly
name: Millano, Alfredo D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We argue that the effect of cold dark matter in the cosmological setup can be explained by the coupling between the baryonic matter particles in terms of the long-range force having a graviton mass $m_g$ via the Yukawa gravitational potential. Such a quantum-corrected Yukawa-like gravitational potential is characterized by the coupling parameter $α$, the wavelength parameter $λ$, which is related to the graviton mass via $m_g=\hbar/(λc)$, that determines the range of the force and, finally, a Planck length quantity $l_0$ that makes the potential regular at the centre. The corrected Friedmann equations are obtained using Verlinde's entropic force interpretation of gravity based on the holographic scenario and the equipartition law of energy. The parameter $α$ modifies Newton's constant as $G_{\rm eff}\rightarrow G(1+α)$. We argue that dark matter is an apparent effect as no dark matter particle exists in this picture. Furthermore, the dark energy is also related to graviton mass and $α$; in particular, we point out that the cosmological constant can be viewed as a self-interaction effect between gravitons. We further show that there exists a precise correspondence with Verlinde's emergent gravity theory, and due to the long-range force, the theory can be viewed as a non-local gravity theory. To this end, we performed the phase space analyses and estimated $λ\simeq 10^3 $[Mpc] and $α\in (0.0385,0.0450)$, respectively. Finally, from these values, for the graviton mass, we get $m_g\simeq 10^{-68}$ kg, and cosmological constant $Λ\simeq 10^{-52}\rm m^{-2}$. Further, we argue how this theory reproduces the MOND phenomenology on galactic scales via the acceleration of Milgrom $a_0 \simeq 10^{-10}\rm m/s^2$.
description: 13 pages, 4 figures, final version
Supplementary document for Do Truly Unidirectional Surface Plasmon-Polaritons Exist? - 4057808.pdf
Creators: name: Gangaraj, Seyyed Ali Hassani
name: Monticone, Francesco
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications)

description: Analytical solution for bulk and surface modes supported by a nonlocal and nonreciprocal plasmonic platform; and additional dispersion diagrams type-I and type-II SPP modes.
Production of phytase and reduction of phytic acid content in canola meal by solid state fermentation using Aspergillus carbonarius.
Creators: name: Al-Asheh, Sameer.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: Solid state fermentation (SSF) with canola meal as substrate was carried out to study the production of phytase and the reduction of the phytic acid content in the meal using Aspergillus carbonarius NRC 401124. Some characteristics of the phytase were studied. $K\sb{\rm m}$ and $\nu\sb{max}$ values of 0.345 mM and 0.8071 units were determined when sodium phytate was used as the substrate for this enzyme. The enzyme showed an optimum pH and temperature of 4.7 and 53$\sp\circ$C respectively. It was found that the production of phytase was growth associated and that the maximum activity was attained after 72 h of incubation during SSF process. Apparent increases of about 25% and 10% of protein content of canola meal were noticed after 48 h and 72 h of the process respectively. A 25% reduction in the total carbohydrate concentration was reached at the end of fermentation. The rate of the reduction of phytic acid content of the meal depended on the physical parameters of the SSF. The optimum particle size of the meal for this process was found to be 1.4 mm, and negative results are noticed with particle sizes higher than 1.4 mm. It was found that the increase in glucose amount up to and including 6 g per system in the initial medium resulted in an increase in the rate of the biomass growth, enzyme concentration and the rate of phytic acid content reduction in canola meal. The addition of 1 mg of phosphate per system remarkably increased the biomass and enzyme productions and phytic acid content reduction. Sodium oleate increased the biomass and enzyme productions and the rate of phytic acid content reduction, while Triton X-100 gave a negative effect. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
ZFIRE: A KECK/MOSFIRE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY of GALAXIES in RICH ENVIRONMENTS at z ∼ 2
Creators: name: Nanayakkara, Themiya
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Kacprzak, Glenn
name: Yuan, Tiantian
name: Tran, Kim Vy
name: Spitler, Lee
name: Kewley, Lisa
name: Straatman, Caroline
name: Cowley, Michael
name: Fisher, Deanne
name: Labbe, Ivo
name: Tomczak, Adam
name: Allen, Rebecca
name: Alcorn, Leo
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: We present an overview and the first data release of ZFIRE, a spectroscopic redshift survey of star-forming galaxies that utilizes the MOSFIRE instrument on Keck-I to study galaxy properties in rich environments at 1.5 < z < 2.5. ZFIRE measures accurate spectroscopic redshifts and basic galaxy properties derived from multiple emission lines. The galaxies are selected from a stellar mass limited sample based on deep near infrared imaging (K-AB < 25) and precise photometric redshifts from the ZFOURGE and UKIDSS surveys as well as grism redshifts from 3DHST. Between 2013 and 2015, ZFIRE has observed the COSMOS and UDS legacy fields over 13 nights and has obtained 211 galaxy redshifts over 1.57 < z < 2.66 from a combination of nebular emission lines (such as H alpha, [N II], H beta, [O II], [O III], and [S II]) observed at 1-2 mu m. Based on our medium-band near infrared photometry, we are able to spectrophotometrically flux calibrate our spectra to similar to 10% accuracy. ZFIRE reaches 5 sigma emission line flux limits of similar to 3 x 10(-18) erg s(-1) cm(-2) with a resolving power of R = 3500 and reaches masses down to similar to 10(9) M-circle dot. We confirm that the primary input survey, ZFOURGE, has produced photometric redshifts for star-forming galaxies (including highly attenuated ones) accurate to Delta z(1+ z(spec)) = 0.015 with 0.7% outliers. We measure a slight redshift bias of < 0.001, and we note that the redshift bias tends to be larger at higher masses. We also examine the role of redshift on the derivation of rest-frame colors and stellar population parameters from SED fitting techniques. The ZFIRE survey extends spectroscopically confirmed z. similar to. 2 samples across a richer range of environments, here we make available the first public release of the data for use by the community.
title: Hallazgos en TC de lesiones del conducto auditivo externo.
Creators: name: Soriano Mena, Diego
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Head and neck
subject: CT
subject: Biopsy

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
El oído externo se compone del pabellón auricular y el conducto auditivo externo que llega hasta el borde lateral de la membrana timpánica. El conducto auditivo externo (CAE) se forma a partir del día 35-40 con origen en la primera hendidura...
Cathepsin E Deficiency Ameliorates Graft-versus-Host Disease and Modifies Dendritic Cell Motility
Creators: name: Mengwasser, Joerg
name: Babes, Liane
name: Cordes, Steffen
name: Mertlitz, Sarah
name: Riesner, Katarina
name: Shi, Yu
name: McGearey, Aleixandria
name: Kalupa, Martina
name: Reinheckel, Thomas
name: Penack, Olaf
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: GVHD
subject: cathepsin E
subject: dendritic cells
subject: HSCT
subject: motility
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Microbial products influence immunity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). In this context, the role of cathepsin E (Ctse), an aspartate protease known to cleave bacterial peptides for antigen presentation in dendritic cells (DCs), has not been studied. During experimental acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), we found infiltration by Ctse-positive immune cells leading to higher Ctse RNA- and protein levels in target organs. In Ctse-deficient allo-SCT recipients, we found ameliorated GVHD, improved survival, and lower numbers of tissue-infiltrating DCs. Donor T cell proliferation was not different in Ctse-deficient vs. wild-type allo-SCT recipients in MHC-matched and MHC-mismatched models. Furthermore, Ctse- deficient DCs had an intact ability to induce allogeneic T cell proliferation, suggesting that its role in antigen presentation may not be the main mechanism how Ctse impacts GVHD. We found that Ctse deficiency significantly decreases DC motility in vivo, reduces adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM), and diminishes invasion through ECM. We conclude that Ctse has a previously unrecognized role in regulating DC motility that possibly contributes to reduced DC counts and ameliorated inflammation in GVHD target organs of Ctse- deficient allo-SCT recipients. However, our data do not provide definite proof that the observed effect of Ctse−/− deficiency is exclusively mediated by DCs. A contribution of Ctse−/−-mediated functions in other recipient cell types, e.g., macrophages, cannot be excluded.
BrainNPT: Pre-training of Transformer networks for brain network classification
Creators: name: Hu, Jinlong
name: Huang, Yangmin
name: Wang, Nan
name: Dong, Shoubin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Deep learning methods have advanced quickly in brain imaging analysis over the past few years, but they are usually restricted by the limited labeled data. Pre-trained model on unlabeled data has presented promising improvement in feature learning in many domains, including natural language processing and computer vision. However, this technique is under-explored in brain network analysis. In this paper, we focused on pre-training methods with Transformer networks to leverage existing unlabeled data for brain functional network classification. First, we proposed a Transformer-based neural network, named as BrainNPT, for brain functional network classification. The proposed method leveraged token as a classification embedding vector for the Transformer model to effectively capture the representation of brain network. Second, we proposed a pre-training framework for BrainNPT model to leverage unlabeled brain network data to learn the structure information of brain networks. The results of classification experiments demonstrated the BrainNPT model without pre-training achieved the best performance with the state-of-the-art models, and the BrainNPT model with pre-training strongly outperformed the state-of-the-art models. The pre-training BrainNPT model improved 8.75% of accuracy compared with the model without pre-training. We further compared the pre-training strategies, analyzed the influence of the parameters of the model, and interpreted the trained model.
description: Prepared to Submit
title: Patología sinovial de la rodilla: Diagnóstico diferencial por RM
Creators: name: Simonet, María
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Inflammation
subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Definir la membrana sinovial y sus detalles anatomicos en la rodilla. Ilustrar la patología sinovial en la rodilla a partir de su semiología en resonancia magnética,
enfatizando en datos clave de cara a su diagnóstico diferencial. Describir un...
Supplementary document for Do Truly Unidirectional Surface Plasmon-Polaritons Exist? - 4057808.pdf
Creators: name: Gangaraj, Seyyed Ali Hassani
name: Monticone, Francesco
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2019
Subjects: Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications)

description: Analytical solution for bulk and surface modes supported by a nonlocal and nonreciprocal plasmonic platform; and additional dispersion diagrams type-I and type-II SPP modes.
The implementation of canon law in Ontario regarding decent support for retired Diocesan clergy
Creators: name: Kiffman, Robert M
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Religion, Clergy.
subject: Law.

description: More Roman Catholic clergy enter retirement every year. Vatican II and the Code of Canon Law, 1983, introduced language common to the marketplace and changed the framework of support for a presbyter. Changes included, such terminology as wages, remuneration and contract; the values, rights, and criteria to determine the support due to an active, inactive or a retired presbyter. The right to support, including housing, normally for life, resides in the juridical bond of incardination. The pertinent canons in the matter of support for clergy are canons 281 and 538, §3. Are the dioceses of Ontario in compliance with the laws pertinent to the support of a presbyter in retirement? Chapter One provides the biblical and historical foundations associated with the support of ministers of religion in the Old and New Testaments, early Christianity up to the Edict of Milan in 313, and in the 1917 Code . Chapter One considers problems associated with "wandering clergy" and the development of the notion of canonical title to ensure the support of the presbyter for life. The titles of benefice, patrimony, and pension existed in the context of property law. The ordinary title for ordination in Ontario, "service to the diocese" is a non-proprietary title included in the 1917 Code that shifted the source of rights to support from property law to law of contract for hire. Chapter Two considers the ecclesiastical documents from Vatican II and the 1983 Code concerning presbyteral support. Social justice and the dignity of the human person and the value of a presbyter's labour is the cause of rights to obtain support in commutative and distributive justice. Canonical issues revolve around the obligation of the Christian faithful to provide support, the sources and loss of support in active ministry, incapacity, and in retirement. Chapter Three considers the law and CCCB decree, No. 31, measured against a number of objective economic standards of time and place. The chapter considers constitutive elements of support, classifications of housing and the tax implications of low rent. According to the narrative accounts of two surveys, the "Priests' Survey on Retirement" indicates the current diocesan practice of providing support is flawed.
title: Complicaciones de la pancreatitis aguda (PA). Tratamiento vascular y no vascular.
Creators: name: Villa Pérez, Manuel
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Pancreas
subject: Interventional vascular
subject: Catheter arteriography
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: Arterial access
subject: Contrast agent-intravenous
subject: Complications
subject: Abscess
subject: Cysts
subject: Acute

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Objetivo: Exponer los puntos clave de la anatomía pancreática,
con especial atención en el conocimiento del sistema vascular,
necesario para realizar un adecuado tratamiento de las complicaciones vasculares. Analizar los hallazgos radiológicos...
Quantifying the effect of X-ray scattering for data generation in real-time defect detection
Creators: name: Andriiashen, Vladyslav
name: van Liere, Robert
name: van Leeuwen, Tristan
name: Batenburg, K. Joost
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Background: X-ray imaging is widely used for the non-destructive detection of defects in industrial products on a conveyor belt. In-line detection requires highly accurate, robust, and fast algorithms. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) satisfy these requirements when a large amount of labeled data is available. To overcome the challenge of collecting these data, different methods of X-ray image generation are considered.
 Objective: Depending on the desired degree of similarity to real data, different physical effects should either be simulated or can be ignored. X-ray scattering is known to be computationally expensive to simulate, and this effect can greatly affect the accuracy of a generated X-ray image. We aim to quantitatively evaluate the effect of scattering on defect detection.
 Methods: Monte-Carlo simulation is used to generate X-ray scattering distribution. DCNNs are trained on the data with and without scattering and applied to the same test datasets. Probability of Detection (POD) curves are computed to compare their performance, characterized by the size of the smallest detectable defect.
 Results: We apply the methodology to a model problem of defect detection in cylinders. When trained on data without scattering, DCNNs reliably detect defects larger than 1.3 mm, and using data with scattering improves performance by less than 5%. If the analysis is performed on the cases with large scattering-to-primary ratio ($1 < SPR < 5$), the difference in performance could reach 15% (approx. 0.4 mm).
 Conclusion: Excluding the scattering signal from the training data has the largest effect on the smallest detectable defects, and the difference decreases for larger defects. The scattering-to-primary ratio has a significant effect on detection performance and the required accuracy of data generation.
description: This paper appears in: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 1099-1119, 2024. Print ISSN: 0895-3996 Online ISSN: 1095-9114 Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3233/XST-230389
THE PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX SENTENCES
Creators: name: Khodjimatova, Mokhinur
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This article is devoted to the pragmatic analysis of complex sentences, the role and importance of these language units in the process of communication is studied. The semantic and pragmatic features of the structure of complex sentences are analyzed, and their communicative purposefulness is highlighted. During the study, the role of various components in complex sentences in expressing the intention of the speaker and changes in meaning depending on the context are considered. In the process of analysis, discourse and contextual factors are taken into account, and practical examples are given. At the same time, conclusions are made about pragmatic aspects and communicative effectiveness of complex sentences.
Driving Australia’s digital future? Online engagement and the National Digital Economy Strategy
Creators: name: Freeman, Julie
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Infrastructure developments under the National Broadband Network and the prominence of Web 2.0 technologies and other broadband-enabled applications and services have prompted the Australian Federal Government to address Internet use for two-way communication with citizens. Online civic engagement is encouraged and endorsed through recent policies; however, there is a significant gap in transforming visions of engagement into forms of action. Federal initiatives emphasise the role of customers over citizens and implicitly equate improved service delivery with increased online engagement. This article explores the e-government goal of the National Digital Economy Strategy, which aims to have four out of five Australians engaging with governments online by 2020 and identifies that local and state governments will drive greater digital engagement. Improved infrastructure will not routinely transfer into increased online engagement, and local governments in particular will require additional guidance and support when advancing e-government practices. This article suggests that a cohesive e-government policy approach that coordinates knowledge and action through the various tiers of Australian government would facilitate the development of citizen-centric opportunities for e-government engagement. © 2012 Swinburne University of Technology.
Direct measurement of quantum efficiency of single photon emitters in hexagonal Boron Nitride: supplementary material - 4057959.pdf
Creators: name: Nikolay, Niko
name: Mendelsohn, Noah
name: Ozelci, Ersan
name: Sontheimer, Bernd
name: Böhm, Florian
name: Toth, Milos
name: Aharonovich, Igor
name: Benson, Oliver
name: Kewes, Günter
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Quantum Optics

description: supplemental document
Oxidative stress enhances tumorigenicity and stem-like features via the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin/MYC/Sox2 axis in ALK-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma
Creators: name: Wu, Chengsheng
name: Gupta, Nidhi
name: Huang, Yung-Hsing
name: Zhang, Hai-Feng
name: Alshareef, Abdulraheem
name: Chow, Alexandra
name: Lai, Raymond
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: The phenomenon that malignant cells can acquire stemness under specific stimuli, encompassed under the concept of cancer cell plasticity, has been well-described in epithelial malignancies. To our knowledge, cancer cell plasticity has not yet been described in hematopoietic cancers. To illustrate and study cancer cell plasticity in hematopoietic cancers, we employed an in-vitro experimental model of ALK-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALK+ALCL) that is based on the phenotypic and functional dichotomy of these cells, with cells responsive to a Sox2 reporter (i.e. RR cells) being significantly more stem-like than those unresponsive to the reporter (i.e. RU cells). Methods: H₂O₂ was employed to trigger oxidative stress. GFP expression and luciferase activity, readouts of the Sox2 reporter activity, were quantified by using flow cytometry and luciferase activity assay, respectively. Doxorubicin-resistance and clonogenicity were assessed by using the MTS, methylcellulose colony formation and limiting dilution assays. Western blotting and quantitative PCR were used to assess the expression of various members of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Pull-down studies using a Sox2 binding consensus sequence were used to assess Sox2-DNA binding. Quercetin and 10074-G5 were used to inhibit β-catenin and MYC, respectively. siRNA was used to downregulate Sox2. Results: Under H₂O₂-induced oxidative stress, a substantial fraction of RU cells was found to convert to RR cells, as evidenced by their acquisition of GFP expression and luciferase activity. Compared to the native RU cells, converted RR cells had significantly higher levels of doxorubicin-resistance, clonogenicity and sphere formation. Converted RR cells were characterized by an upregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin/MYC/Sox2 signaling axis, previously found to be the key regulator of the RU/RR dichotomy in ALK+ALCL. Furthermore, Sox2 was found to bind to DNA efficiently in converted RR cells but not RU cells, and this finding correlated with significant elevations of several Sox2 downstream targets such as WNT2B and BCL9. Lastly, inhibition of β-catenin, MYC or Sox2 in RU cells significantly abrogated the H₂O₂-induced RU/RR conversion. Conclusions We have demonstrated that cancer cell plasticity exists in ALK+ALCL, a type of hematopoietic cancer. In this cancer type, the Wnt/β-catenin/MYC/Sox2 axis is an important regulator of cancer cell plasticity.
THE DISTURBANCE of A MILLISECOND PULSAR MAGNETOSPHERE
Creators: name: Shannon, Ryan
name: Lentati, L. T.
name: Kerr, M.
name: Bailes, Matthew
name: Bhat, N. D.R.
name: Coles, W. A.
name: Dai, S.
name: Dempsey, J.
name: Hobbs, G.
name: Keith, M. J.
name: Lasky, P. D.
name: Levin, Y.
name: Manchester, R. N.
name: Oslowski, Stefan
name: Ravi, V.
name: Reardon, Daniel
name: Rosado, P. A.
name: Spiewak, R.
name: van Straten, Willem
name: Toomey, L.
name: Wang, J. B.
name: Wen, L.
name: You, X. P.
name: Zhu, X. J.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 5101
subject: Astronomical sciences
classificationCode: 5109
subject: Space sciences

description: Pulsar timing has enabled some of the strongest tests of fundamental physics. Central to the technique is the assumption that the detected radio pulses can be used to accurately measure the rotation of the pulsar. Here, we report on a broadband variation in the pulse profile of the millisecond pulsar J1643−1224. A new component of emission suddenly appears in the pulse profile, decays over four months, and results in a permanently modified pulse shape. Profile variations such as these may be the origin of timing noise observed in other millisecond pulsars. The sensitivity of pulsar-timing observations to gravitational radiation can be increased by accounting for this variability.
Le changement d'emploi, suite à un épuisement professionnel, en fonction de ses causes et du niveau de congruence personne-emploi
Creators: name: Lapointe, Johanne A
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Industrial.

description: La présente étude examine les changements d'emploi survenus à la suite d'un burnout en fonction de la congruence personne-emploi et de l'attribution des causes du burnout. Les participants sont des professionnels de la relation d'aide et des professionnels oeuvrant dans d'autres domaines. Ils ont complété un questionnaire mesurant retrospectivement le niveau de burnout (MBI), l'attribution des causes du burnout, les intérêts personnels et professionnels (SDS) et les caractéristiques du milieu de travail au moment de leur burnout (PCI). Une mesure de dépression (BDI) a été administrée pour contrôler l'effet de l'humeur sur le souvenir qu'ont les participants de leur burnout. Cette étape avait pour but de déterminer si les personnes déprimées avaient un souvenir plus négatif de leur burnout, et par conséquent présentaient un niveau plus élevé de burnout. Les résultats indiquent que 35% des participants ont changé d'emploi suite à leur burnout. La décision de ne pas changer d'emploi est associée aux conditions de travail (contenu et contexte du travail). Tel que mesuré par quatre indices de congruence H (Holland) et I (Iachan) C (Brown & Gore) et K-P (Kwak-Pulvino) il n'y a pas de relation significative entre le niveau de congruence pré-burnout et le changement d'emploi. Contrairement au résultat attendu, il n'y a pas de différence significative entre le niveau de congruence pré-burnout et post-burnout pour les personnes qui ont changé d'emploi. Bien que les scores d'épuisement émotionnel soient élevés, aucun lien significatif n'a été trouvé entre l'état émotionnel de la personne au moment de compléter le questionnaire et le souvenir négatif qu'ont les personnes de leur burnout.
Accuracy and Reliability of the Kinect Version 2 for Clinical Measurement of Motor Function
Creators: name: Otte, Karen
name: Kayser, Bastian
name: Mansow-Model, Sebastian
name: Verrel, Julius
name: Paul, Friedemann
name: Brandt, Alexander U.
name: Schmitz-Hubsch, Tanja
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background The introduction of low cost optical 3D motion tracking sensors provides new options for effective quantification of motor dysfunction. Objective The present study aimed to evaluate the Kinect V2 sensor against a gold standard motion capture system with respect to accuracy of tracked landmark movements and accuracy and repeatability of derived clinical parameters. Methods Nineteen healthy subjects were concurrently recorded with a Kinect V2 sensor and an optical motion tracking system (Vicon). Six different movement tasks were recorded with 3D full-body kinematics from both systems. Tasks included walking in different conditions, balance and adaptive postural control. After temporal and spatial alignment, agreement of movements signals was described by Pearson’s correlation coefficient and signal to noise ratios per dimension. From these movement signals, 45 clinical parameters were calculated, including ranges of motions, torso sway, movement velocities and cadence. Accuracy of parameters was described as absolute agreement, consistency agreement and limits of agreement. Intra-session reliability of 3 to 5 measurement repetitions was described as repeatability coefficient and standard error of measurement for each system. Results Accuracy of Kinect V2 landmark movements was moderate to excellent and depended on movement dimension, landmark location and performed task. Signal to noise ratio provided information about Kinect V2 landmark stability and indicated larger noise behaviour in feet and ankles. Most of the derived clinical parameters showed good to excellent absolute agreement (30 parameters showed ICC(3,1) > 0.7) and consistency (38 parameters showed r > 0.7) between both systems. Conclusion Given that this system is low-cost, portable and does not require any sensors to be attached to the body, it could provide numerous advantages when compared to established marker- or wearable sensor based system. The Kinect V2 has the potential to be used as a reliable and valid clinical measurement tool.
Enhancing reflection and absorption mechanisms for electromagnetic shielding using printed laminates
Creators: name: Jawad, Nibirh
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: Electromagnetic shields can be used to stop electromagnetic waves from propagating in a specific direction or to isolate a space from unwanted electromagnetic waves. It can be used to stop interference within communication signals, electromagnetic measurements, or electromagnetic devices. In this thesis, we look at two methods of designing shielding for specific applications: one utilizing reflection and the other using absorption. For the reflection-based shielding, we use a technology called frequency selective surfaces (FSS), while for the absorption-based shielding, we use metasurfaces. Both the FSS and metasurface consists of periodic conductive elements drawn on top of a dielectric substrate. The FSS based shielding aims to produce a wallpaper that can block Wi-Fi waves from passing through its surface. To fabricate this Wi-Fi blocking wallpaper, an FSS must be modified to operate at the two Wi-Fi bands, while accommodating all environmental effects and fabrication tolerances that might alter its operation. We present the measurements required to quantify all the environmental effects and incorporate them into an FSS element design to produce a Wi-Fi blocking wallpaper that can block the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands with -20 dB attenuation levels in real-world testing. We also present some design modifications to increase the efficiency of operation and reduce the cost of commercial production. The metasurface based shielding aims to produce a design method that can be used to enhance the absorption inside low-loss dielectrics. Typically, shielding made from lossy dielectrics needs to be bulky to completely absorb an incident wave. However, a metasurface can be designed to convert a normally incident wave to an oblique transmitted wave by a process called anomalous refraction. The oblique transmitted wave then travels a larger path length inside a thinner substrate and enhances the overall absorption. We present a method to analytically design an absorption-enhancing metasurface. The prototype designed using this method incorporates three layers of loaded copper wires on a 6 mm thick FR4 substrate using standard commercial printed circuit board fabrication and can absorb 98% of an incident wave at 10 GHz.