cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Coronavirus : Where Has All the Health Economics Gone?
Creators: name: Donaldson, Cam
name: Mitton, Craig, 1972-
Publisher: name: Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Year: 2021

description: As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to unfold there is an untold number of trade-offs being made in every country around the globe. The experience in the United Kingdom and Canada to date has not seen much uptake of health economics methods. We provide some thoughts on how this could take place, specifically in three areas. Firstly, this can involve understanding the impact of lockdown policies on national productivity. Secondly, there is great importance in studying trade-offs with respect to enhancing health system capacity and the impact of the mix of private-public financing. Finally, there are key trade-offs that will continue to be made both in terms of access to testing and ventilators which would benefit greatly from economic appraisal. In short, health economics could – and we would argue most certainly should – play a much more prominent role in policy-making as it relates to the current as well as future pandemics.
Born In a Crowd: Subjecthood Across Authorial Modes In the Nineteenth-Century Writer's Market
Creators: name: Friedlander, Keith
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Authorship
Romanticism
Publishing
Poetry
Periodicals
19th century
Subjecthood
English literature

description: This dissertation examines representations of authorship and subjecthood in the Romantic period as products of market position and publishing mode. In doing so, it views the traditional concept of Romantic individualism commonly associated with the solitary poet as a strategy developed to help the author navigate a complex writer’s market. Rather than focusing upon individualism as the defining authorial model for this period, however, my project presents it as one example of a diverse range of representational strategies employed by different authors operating from different positions within the market. To this end, this study compares the authorial model of the independent poet with authors engaged in a variety of other modes of publishing, including hack essayists, serialized poets, periodical editors, and celebrity authors. By examining authors operating across different publishing modes, I demonstrate that each one’s concept of public identity is shaped principally by his or her particular market position, as defined by working relationships with peers, involvement in the particulars of publishing, exchanges with the critical press, and engagement with readers. These authors include William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Charles Lamb, and Francis Jeffrey. By juxtaposing their different models of authorship, this study seeks to bridge the longstanding discourse regarding the social isolation of the Romantic poet with more contemporary streams of scholarship into the material realities of the nineteenth-century publishing industry. Drawing upon the social philosophy of the Frankfurt School and Eric Gans’ theory of Generative Anthropology, I examine how different strategies of representation were developed to preserve personal meaning and sustain public attention. By comparing responses to the rise of the writer’s market and the ubiquity of print culture, this dissertation argues that Romantic period authors demonstrate a distinctly modern understanding of public identity as a product of mediation in mass media culture.
Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenco et Pezier 2002
Creators: name: Navidpour, Shahrokh
name: Kovařík, František
name: Soleglad, Michael E.
name: Fet, Victor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Odontobuthus
Odontobuthus bidentatus

description: Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenço et Pézier, 2002
Figures 2, 5, 27–30
 Odontobuthus odonturus: Habibi, 1971: 44 (in part); Farzanpay, 1987: 155; Farzanpay, 1988: 39; Kovařík, 1997a: 47; Kovařík, 1998: 115 (in part); Fet & Lowe, 2000: 188 (in part); Akbari, 2007: 76.
 Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenço & Pézier, 2002: 118; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 13; Navidpour et al., 2008b: 15; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 11.
TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iraq, 180 km north of Bagdad, Khanagin-Dyala; MHNG.
 KOHGILOUYEH & BOYER AHMAD PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Behbahan to Gachsaran (Dogonbadan) road, 30º28'36"N 50º30'05"E, 498 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Y-1), ΙII.2008, 3♂ 1♀ RRLS, 2ims. FKCP, leg. Ghafarnia & Habibzadeh; Dehdasht to Behbahan road, Filegah Village, 30º31'21"N 50º24'51"E, 770 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Y-9), IIΙ.2008, 2♀ RRLS, leg. Ghafarnia, Hayader & Bahrani.
DISTRIBUTION: Iran, known from provinces Bushehr (Lourenço & Pézier, 2002: 118), Khoozestan (Navidpour et al., 2008a: 13), Ilam (Navidpour et al., 2008c: 11), and Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad (first report); Iraq (Lourenço & Pézier, 2002: 118).
description: Published as part of Navidpour, Shahrokh, Kovařík, František, Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2008, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part IV. Kohgilouyeh & amp; Boyer Ahmad Province, pp. 1-24 in Euscorpius 2008 (74) on page 7, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss74.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13237101
An Identity and an Uprising: The Politicization of Egyptian Canadians in Ottawa
Creators: name: Fecteau, André
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Diaspora
Transnationalism
Egypt
Egyptian Canadians
Diaspora Politics
Immigration
Social Movements

description: Historically, political mobilization within the Egyptian Canadian community in Ottawa for homeland politics has been minimal. Yet, since 2011, its members have taken part in a wide range of activities with the hope that they could contribute to the Egyptian uprising and shape the new political environment that arose from it. What compelled them to do so, and why only since 2011? Rooted in both the literatures on diaspora and transnationalism, this thesis argues that there were two simultaneous processes behind their mobilization. First, their sense of belonging to Egypt led some individuals within the Ottawa community to give a new political aspect and meaning to their Egyptian identity, and second, a series of events linked to the Egyptian uprising acted as catalysts to turn these identity-related feelings into action, which subsequently created new rifts within the community.
The Role of Iron and Anthropogenic Activities in Eutrophication: A Contemporary and Paleolimnological Study
Creators: name: Varin, Marie-Pierre
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Paleolimnology
Diatoms
Climate change
Lake management
Lake eutrophication

description: In this study, I examined water chemistry of 31 Canadian Shield lakes in relation to catchment characteristics to test the hypothesis that Shield lakes with more marble may exhibit iron (Fe) deficiency and, hence, be more vulnerable to eutrophication. I performed a diatom-based paleolimnological reconstruction of one of these lakes (Heney Lake), which was subjected to anthropogenic stresses including a fish farm. Results suggest that the presence of marble influenced lake chemistry, including lowering the ratio of Fe: P. The reconstruction of historical P concentrations was not statistically possible but past Fe could be inferred, which no previous study has attempted. Certain eutrophication-associated diatom species suggest that logging and European settlement beginning in the early XXth century led to a slight increase in nutrient concentrations. However, a more important diatom species shift was likely related to climate change, as observed in other temperate lakes worldwide.
HASAN BASRIY HIKMATLARI TARJIMALARI XUSUSIDA
Creators: name: Xalimboyev, Bunyod
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Hasan Basriy hikmatlari tarjimasining o‘ziga xos murakkab jihatlari borki, bunda tarjimon nafaqat so‘zma-so‘z tarjima qiladi, balki ohang, vazn, qofiya, ayniqsa, muallifning maqsadi – g‘oyani boshqa bir tilda aks ettira olishi kerak .Shu sababdan ham bunday tarjima bilan har qanday tarjimon shug‘ullana olmaydi. Ushbu maqoladan maqsad Hasan Basriy hikmatlarining arab tilidan o‘zbek tiliga tarjimasi jarayonidagi murakkabliklardan ayrimlarini ko‘rsatish va tarjima jarayonida o‘ziga xosliklarning jumladan: diniy masalalarning keng yoritilishi tahlilini ko‘rsatishdan iborat.
Supplementary document for Single-Mode Fiber Integrated Metalens for Beam Collimating - 5364405.pdf
Creators: name: Ye, Huapeng
name: Sun, Qian
name: Guo, Zhenghao
name: Hou, Yang
name: Wen, Feng
name: Yuan, Dong
name: Qin, Fei
name: Zhou, Guofu
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary materials
title: The Green New Consensus
title: The Green New Consensus
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Burger, Andreas
name: Kristof, Kora
name: Matthey, Astrid
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Wirtschaftskrise
subject: COVID-19
subject: Corona-Krise
subject: Konjunkturprogramm
subject: Wirtschaftsförderung
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

description: Das Papier analysiert 130 Studien zu grünen Konjunkturprogrammen. Es besteht Konsens, dass die Covid-19-Maßnahmen auch die Klima- und Biodiversitätskrise bekämpfen sollten und sich grüne Fördermaßnahmen sehr gut zur Konjunkturbelebung eignen. Einigkeit besteht zudem über die anzulegenden Eignungskriterien und besonders geeignete Förderbereiche. Viele Studien fordern, grüne Konjunkturprogramme mit strukturellen Reformen zu verknüpfen, um langfristig positive Wirkungen zu erzielen. Dies umfasst u.a. einen ambitionierten CO2-Preis und den Abbau umweltschädlicher Subventionen. Ferner sollten alle Maßnahmen einem Nachhaltigkeitscheck unterzogen und laufend evaluiert werden, um bei Zielverfehlungen nachsteuern zu können. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Das Papier analysiert 130 Studien zu grünen Konjunkturprogrammen. Es besteht Konsens, dass die Covid-19-Maßnahmen auch die ⁠Klima⁠- und Biodiversitätskrise bekämpfen sollten und sich grüne Fördermaßnahmen sehr gut zur Konjunkturbelebung eignen. Einigkeit besteht zudem über die anzulegenden Eignungskriterien und besonders geeignete Förderbereiche. Viele Studien fordern, grüne Konjunkturprogramme mit strukturellen Reformen zu verknüpfen, um langfristig positive Wirkungen zu erzielen. Dies umfasst u.a. einen ambitionierten CO2-Preis und den Abbau umweltschädlicher Subventionen. Ferner sollten alle Maßnahmen einem Nachhaltigkeitscheck unterzogen und laufend evaluiert werden, um bei Zielverfehlungen nachsteuern zu können.
Local government and affordable housing: leadership is fundamental
Creators: name: Sharam, Andrea
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Local government is acutely aware of cost-shifting from the Commonwealth and state Governments, and fears the additional fiscal burden of accepting a role in 'affordable housing'. Many argue housing is not a core local government activity. Yet historically, local government has been deeply involved with housing. And, it would be terrible if an argument about who should pay meant local government replicated the failure of political leadership by other levels of government.
Molecular mechanism of suppression of T cell responses by Salmonella effector SteD
Creators: name: Blundell, Samkeliso
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2024

description: Salmonella enterica is an intracellular pathogen that resides within specialised vacuoles and creates a niche that enables its survival and replication. Salmonella achieves this by translocation of virulence proteins, effectors, into the host cell by a type 3 secretion system. One such effector, SteD, depletes surface levels of three immune receptors from infected dendritic cells - antigen-loaded MHC class II, CD97 and CD86 – by inducing their ubiquitination and subsequent lysosomal degradation. A genome-wide mutant screen identified two host proteins are required for this process: the HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP2 and its adaptor the transmembrane protein TMEM127(Alix et al., 2020). Here I show that although TMEM127 has a PPxY motif it is unable to activate WWP2. In contrast, SteD is an Ndfip and can activate WWP2 in the presence of TMEM127. Therefore, SteD and TMEM127 are co-activators. However, SteD is a non-canonical Ndfip, as it requires the co- activating protein TMEM127, it does not have a canonical activating PPxY motif and interacts with the C2 domain of WWP2 and not the WW domains. Remarkably, SteD and TMEM127 together mimic how the mammalian Ndfip Dishevelled-2 activates WWP2. I also show that the canonical Ndfip NDFIP2 interacts with multiple WW domains of WWP2 and that interaction via multiple L/PPxY motifs of NDFIP2 is required for interaction with and activation of WWP2. Furthermore, I show that SUSD6 is an Ndfip with a single LPxY motif and although SUSD6 can interact with multiple WW domains of WWP2, it is a weak activator of WWP2. This work has expanded our knowledge of how Ndfips activate WWP2. To our knowledge, SteD is the first description of a bacterial protein that activates an E3 ubiquitin ligase and is another example of how a bacterial protein co-opts the host machinery to interfere with the host immunity.
6G KPIs - Definitions and Target Values
Creators: name: Mesogiti, Ioanna
name: Gavras, Anastasius
name: Trichias, Konstantinos
name: Kaloxylos, Alexandros
name: Fontes, Francisco
name: Charemis, Athanasios
name: Ghoraishi, Mir
name: Mollà Roselló, Marc
name: Yadranjee Aghdam, Parisa
name: Agapiou, George
name: Sgambelluri, Andrea
name: Al-Rawi, Mohammed
name: Marques, Carlos
name: Mohr, Werner
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The Test, Measurement, and KPIs Validation (TMV) Working Group (WG) of SNS JU focuses on developing and sharing best practices for 6G testing, monitoring, and analytics. The TMV WG aims to promote common methodologies across projects, support 6G trial Use Cases (UCs), and ensure a unified European vision for the 6G network lifecycle. A key objective is the definition and validation of performance KPIs. This white paper consolidates 6G KPIs from SNS JU projects, providing definitions, target values, and context to shape the 6G vision. Furthermore, the TMV WG promotes common collection procedures, validation methodologies, and analysis of KPI metrics. Various SNS JU projects provided the KPIs, which drive their technical developments.
Induction of ABCA1 Expression Is Correlated With Increased CREB Phosphorylation and Altered Cytokine Secretion
Creators: name: Zaid, Maryam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: ABCA1
atherosclerosis
LXR-agonist
CREB
MKP-1
PKA
inflammation

description: ABCA1 is believed to affect macrophage inflammatory responses, but the mechanism by which ABCA1 may impact cytokine secretion in macrophages has yet to be fully defined. We observed that the induction of ABCA1 expression in three different cell lines, namely BHK, RAW 264.7 macrophages, and primary bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs), results in a significant increase in phosphorylated CREB, a known protein kinase A (PKA) substrate. In RAW macrophages, induction of ABCA1 expression by the LXR-agonist T0901317 is correlated with a decrease in LPS-stimulated secretion of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α. Additionally, the secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was increased upon ABCA1 induction. A similar trend was observed in BMDMS: ABCA1-expressing BMDMs released less TNF-α and more IL-10 compared to ABCA1-knockout BMDMs. We speculated that the inflammation modulating effects of ABCA1 in macrophages could be a result of PKA activation. Indeed, we found that the LXR-induced ABCA1 phenotype can be mimicked by cAMP in macrophages. 8-bromo-cAMP, a PKA activator, dose-dependently suppressed inflammatory cytokine secretion while promoting IL-10 release in the absence of ABCA1 expression. Finally, we found that the T0901317-induced ABCA1 expression is correlated with higher expression levels of MKP-1, a downstream target of PKA known to suppress inflammatory responses. Together, our results suggest that ABCA1 expression may activate PKA and CREB and that such activation may contribute to the inflammatory modulating effects of ABCA1.
La réception critique de Putain de Nelly Arcan
Creators: name: Langlois, Marie-Claude
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011

description: Nelly Arcan s’est imposée sur la scène littéraire de façon éclatante. Totalement inconnue du monde littéraire autant québécois que français, elle réussit à faire publier en 2001 son premier roman, Putain, aux Éditions du Seuil. L’attention des critiques tant universitaires que journalistiques qui y est consacrée est sans précédent : les articles de journaux, les analyses de fond, les comptes rendus et même les thèses sont nombreux à paraître. Puisqu’elle n’a jamais été entreprise, une étude de type réception critique de Putain s’impose. L’analyse présentée dans cette thèse repose sur trois axes théoriques principaux : la composante littéraire et institutionnelle, soutenue par les travaux de Bourdieu, les concepts de réception et de lecture, théorisés par Jauss et Iser, et enfin l’approche féministe, cautionnée par Lori Saint-Martin, Louise Dupré et plusieurs autres. À l’aide de ces assises théoriques, nous ferons ressortir divers aspects du premier roman de Nelly Arcan qui ont retenu l’attention selon le champ de production dont se réclame le critique littéraire, son lieu de provenance géographique ainsi que ses convictions en matière de féminisme.
Regionalspezifisches Vorhersagesystem für das Vorkommen gesundheitsgefährdender Nagetiere als Anpassung an den Klimawandel
Creators: name: Reil, Daniela
name: Jacob, Jens
name: Imholt, Christian
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Klima
subject: Populationsdynamik
subject: Schnelltest
subject: Nagetier
subject: Menschliche Krankheit
subject: Klimaänderung
subject: Virus
subject: Infektionsrisiko
subject: Maus
subject: Wetterabhängigkeit
subject: hantavirus
subject: Anpassung an den Klimawandel
subject: Rötelmaus
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Gesundheit

description: In Deutschland ist vor allem die Rötelmaus (Myodes glareolus) für die Übertragung humanpathogener Hantaviren verantwortlich (Puumalavirus, PUUV). Vor allem bei hohen Rötelmausdichten, die direkt und indirekt durch klimatische Bedingungen beeinflusst werden, kann es zu einer erhöhten Zahl von Humaninfektionen kommen. In diesem Projekt wurde ein wetterbasiertes Prognosemodel entwickelt, das Vorhersagen zu Populationsdichten und humanen PUUV-Inzidenzen auf Landkreisebene bis zu 1,5 Jahre im Voraus ermöglicht. Das Model bietet daher die Möglichkeit, entsprechende Gesundheitsdienste sowie die Bevölkerung frühzeitig zu sensibilisieren und damit mögliche PUUV-Epidemien einzudämmen.
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor (AT1R) Changes in Animal Model of Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation and Pharmacotherapy
Creators: name: Ismail, Basma
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Angiotensin type 1 receptor
PET imaging
Chronic Kidney Disease
Antihypertensives

description: Cardiovascular complications represent the leading cause of death in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Significant renal mass reduction induced by 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy (Nx) animal model leads to a chain of events that culminates in hypertension and CKD. The renin angiotensin (Ang) system (RAS) is known to be dysregulated, specifically Ang type 1 receptor (AT1R) plays a major role in development and progression of the disease. However, conflicting results have been reported on intrarenal AT1R levels, and the impact of antihypertensive drugs on RAS signaling is divergent. We hypothesize that PET imaging will be able to quantify kidney AT1R expression reliably in healthy and disease states. The broad objectives of this research project were: (i) to develop a positron emission tomography (PET) probe capable of detecting changes in the AT1R binding in the kidney; (ii) to elucidate the nature/temporal role of renal AT1R in Nx rat model of CKD; and (iii) to explore the predictive value of non-invasive PET imaging of AT1R to guide the use of antihypertensive therapy in preventing the progression of the disease. The novel selective AT1R PET radioligand [18F]FPyKYNE-losartan was successfully used with PET in detecting renal AT1Rs at early and late stages of the CKD. The PET results correlated well with in vitro [125I]-[Sar1, Ile8]Ang II autoradiography. Over the time-course of the study (10-20 weeks), the Nx rats exhibited renal impairment, proteinuria and sustained hypertension. Echocardiography indicated the development of cardiac hypertrophy most likely secondary to the hyperdynamic circulation. These abnormalities were associated with increasing plasma and kidney levels of Ang II, and compensatory downregulation of renal AT1Rs. ACEI enalapril attenuated renal impairment, hypertension and prevented progression of cardiac hypertrophy in Nx rats. This was successfully accomplished through reduction of systemic and kidney Ang II, and consequent normalization of renal AT1R as measured by PET (and autoradiography). The non-dihydropyridine CCB diltiazem also reduced blood pressure but did not normalize renal AT1R expression. Diltiazem induced elevation in Ang II levels in plasma, kidney and heart, associated with exacerbation of renal and cardiac dysfunction, and no change in AT1R renal expression. This outcome adds value to the use of [18F]FPyKYNE-losartan PET for determination of receptor abnormalities with progression of the disease and monitoring of therapy.
Supplementary document for Giga-voxel multidimensional fluorescence imaging combining single-pixel detection and data fusion - 5365761.pdf
Creators: name: Soldevila, Fernando
name: Lenz, Armin
name: Ghezzi, Alberto
name: Farina, Andrea
name: D'Andrea, Cosimo
name: Tajahuerce, Enrique
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

description: revised supplement text
Analysis of a trapped atom clock with losses
Creators: name: Ivannikov, Valentin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present a number of analytical means for the analysis of the evolution of an atom clock, emphasizing the role of many-body processes in the population and coherence loss. A master equation with one-body and two-body losses included is presented for a thermal cloud ensemble, suitable for modelling atom clock evolution. Approximate solutions for the coupled rate equations with one-body and two-body losses are obtained for the case of Ramsey free evolution, and their validity is analyzed. An approach is suggested to combine the analytical trap-induced fringe envelope function with a numerically evaluated many-body envelope function. A set of Ramsey and spin echo models is offered with analytical solutions for the off-resonant and on-resonant regimes with one-body population loss and phenomenological dephasing. Their detuning spectra are presented and the difference between them and the standard Ramsey model is shown: the Rabi pedestal in the present model has no spectral ripples due to the pi/2-pulse duration equal to a quarter of a Rabi oscillation, even off resonance, in contrast to the Ramsey method where the pi/2-pulse duration is not corrected off resonance and causes spectral ripples. the off-resonant and on-resonant regimes with one-body population loss and phenomenological dephasing. Their detuning spectra are presented and the difference between them and the standard Ramsey model is shown: the Rabi pedestal in the present model has no spectral ripples due to the pi/2-pulse duration equal to a quarter of a Rabi oscillation, even off resonance, in contrast to the Ramsey method where the pi/2-pulse duration is not corrected off resonance and causes spectral ripples. An interferometric fringe in long evolution experiments is typically measured with a visibility decay primarily due to phase diffusion, phase instability, trapping effects and many-body losses. It constitutes a problem to extract parameters from a fringe obtained in the time domain because of the growing uncertainty of the fringe amplitude and phase. This visibility loss can be compensated for systems with unequal state population losses, as the one we have, by tailoring the pulse durations. Methods are suggested for the one-body and many-body cases.A comprehensive set of experiments is conducted on the characterization of the stability of the trapped atom clock: with condensate and thermal cloud ensembles, with phase-domain Ramsey and spin echo interferometries, with synchronization from a rubidium frequency standard and from an oven-controlled quartz oscillator. The types of noise present in the system are identified by means of an Allan deviation analysis. Despite the 50 times different cloud densities of the condensate and the thermal clouds, an equality of the phase stability in the Ramsey interferometry with BEC and thermal clouds is demonstrated. The spin echo interferometry has shown a slightly superior stability with the thermal clouds as compared to the BEC.
Orthochirus iranus Kovarik 2004
Creators: name: Navidpour, Shahrokh
name: Kovařík, František
name: Soleglad, Michael E.
name: Fet, Victor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Orthochirus
Orthochirus iranus

description: Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004
Figures 3, 10, 13, 39–42
 Orthochirus sp. n.?: Kovařík, 1997a: 47 (in part).
 Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004: 13; Kovařík & Fet, 2006: 8; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 15; Navidpour et al., 2008b: 17; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 11.
 TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iran, Bushehr Province, cca 17 km NW. Bandar-e Gonárer, 29°38' 32"N 50°26'56"E, 10 m a.s.l.; FKCP.
 KOHGILOUYEH & BOYER AHMAD PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Yasuj, Deelaroo Village, 30º33'44"N 50º44' 44"E, 820 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Y-2), ΙII.2008, 1♂ RRLS, 1♀ FKCP, leg. Navidpour, Ghafarnia & Bahrani.
DISTRIBUTION: Iran, known from provinces Bushehr and Khoozestan (Kovařík, 2004: 13), Lorestan and Hamadan (Navidpour et al., 2008a: 20), Ilam (Navidpour et al., 2008c: 11), and Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad (first report).
description: Published as part of Navidpour, Shahrokh, Kovařík, František, Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2008, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part IV. Kohgilouyeh & amp; Boyer Ahmad Province, pp. 1-24 in Euscorpius 2008 (74) on page 7, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss74.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13237101
Handoff Management Schemes in Wireless Mesh Networks
Creators: name: Zhang, Zhenxia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Handoff
Wireless Mesh Networks
Smooth roaming

description: Recent advances in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) have overcome the drawbacks of traditional wired networks and wireless ad hoc networks. WMNs will play a leading role in the next generation of networks, and the question of how to provide smooth mobility for WMNs is the driving force behind the research. The inherent characteristics of WMNs, such as relatively static backbones and highly mobile clients, require new handoff management solutions to be designed and implemented. This thesis first presents our research work on handoff management schemes in traditional WMNs. In general, a handoff process includes two parts, the MAC layer handoff and the network layer handoff. For the MAC layer handoff, a self-configured handoff scheme with dynamic adaptation is presented. Before the mobile node starts the probe process, it configures parameters for each channel to optimize the scan process. Moreover, a fast authentication scheme to reduce authentication latency for WiFi-based mesh networks is introduced. A tunnel is introduced to forward data packets between the new access router and the original reliable access router to recover data communication before the complete authentication process is finished. To minimize the network layer handoff latency, a hybrid routing protocol for forwarding packets is proposed: this involves both the link layer routing and the network layer routing. Based on the hybrid routing protocol, both intra-domain and inter-domain handoff management have been designed to support smooth roaming in WMNs. In addition, we extend our work to Vehicular Mesh Networks (VMNs). Considering the characteristics of VMNs, a fast handoff scheme is introduced to reduce handoff latency by using a multi-hop clustering algorithm. Using this scheme, vehicle nodes are divided into different multi-hop clusters according to the relative mobility. Some vehicle nodes are selected as assistant nodes; and these assistant nodes will help the cluster head node to determine the next access router for minimizing handoff latency. Extensive simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can reduce handoff latency significantly.
A Case Study of Creating a Sustainable Marine Transportation Workforce
Creators: name: Burt, Zelda
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Explanatory Case Study
Organizational Communication
Organizational Learning Theory
Sustainability
Adaptation
Marine Transportation Industry

description: Many workforce-related shortages in the marine transportation industry can be attributed to low birth rates, high levels of upcoming retirements, and evolving occupational complexities of the industry. These challenges may soon place the marine transportation industry in a workforce crisis within some high-demand occupations. This explanatory case study examines how the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland’s learns and adapts its practices to more effectively attract, recruit, and retain students for a career at sea. The study applies organizational learning theory as a practical lens to better understand the phenomenon of learning at the organizational level, how it occurs, and the processes involved which enable transformation. The study looks at communicative and collaborative processes of members, including collective thinking, reflection on past experiences, and dialogue, which combined, enable changing conventional ways of thinking. The findings describe how the organization constructs solutions, how it learns and reacts to workforce complexities.
Social networks as dispositives of neoliberal governmentality
Creators: name: Castro, Julio Cesar Lemes De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Digital Humanities
subject: 220317 Poststructuralism
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 200101 Communication Studies
subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
subject: 200299 Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other humanities
subject: 200204 Cultural Theory

description: This article of theoretical reflection investigates the social networks that emerge in the context of Web 2.0, such as Facebook, as dispositives of neoliberal governmentality in the sense proposed by Foucault. From the standpoint of government of self, the design of social networks establishes a competition for attention that tends to favor the neoliberal culture of performance. In terms of social organization, the way in which users intertwine their connections is paralleled by the neoliberal paradigm of spontaneous market order. Furthermore, the use of personal information on these users, encompassing all their activities within the networks, in order to set up databases to attract advertisers reflects the neoliberal tendency of colonization of the different realms of existence by economic forces. However, the tensions that accompany neoliberal governmentality in social networks reveal its limitations, opening the possibility for these networks to also act as instruments of resistance to neoliberalism.
Supplementary document for Giga-voxel multidimensional fluorescence imaging combining single-pixel detection and data fusion - 5365761.pdf
Creators: name: Soldevila, Fernando
name: Lenz, Armin
name: Ghezzi, Alberto
name: Farina, Andrea
name: D'Andrea, Cosimo
name: Tajahuerce, Enrique
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

description: revised supplement text
A Study on Customer Satisfaction of College Students Towards Airtel and Jio  Services of Mobile Data in Bengaluru City
Creators: name: VISHNU.V
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The telecom industry in India has experienced 1.2 Need for the Study rapid growth, with Airtel and Jio emerging as dominant mobile data service providers. This study examines the customer satisfaction levels of college students in Bengaluru regarding Airtel and Jio’s mobile data services.  The objective is to understand key factors influencing their satisfaction, such as network performance, data speed, pricing, affordability, customer service, and overall user experience. The research adopts a survey-based approach, collecting primary data from college students across Bengaluru.  A structured questionnaire was designed to assess their preferences, experiences, and satisfaction levels with Airtel and Jio services. Secondary data from existing literature, reports, and studies on telecom customer satisfaction were also reviewed to support the analysis.  The findings indicate that while Jio is widely preferred for its affordable pricing and attractive data plans, Airtel is favored for its network stability and customer service. Many students using Jio reported higher data speeds but occasional network fluctuations, whereas Airtel users experienced consistent network coverage but at relatively higher costs. Factors such as promotional offers, customer support responsiveness, and service reliability played crucial roles in shaping customer satisfaction.
Scheduling Algorithms for Instruction Set Extended Symmetrical Homogeneous Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chip
Creators: name: Montcalm, Michael R.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Scheduling
ILP
System on Chip
SoC
Instruction level parallelism
Integer Linear Program
Custom Instruction
Instruction Set Extension
Multiprocessor

description: Embedded system designers face multiple challenges in fulfilling the runtime requirements of programs. Effective scheduling of programs is required to extract as much parallelism as possible. These scheduling algorithms must also improve speedup after instruction-set extensions have occurred. Scheduling of dynamic code at run time is made more difficult when the static components of the program are scheduled inefficiently. This research aims to optimize a program’s static code at compile time. This is achieved with four algorithms designed to schedule code at the task and instruction level. Additionally, the algorithms improve scheduling using instruction set extended code on symmetrical homogeneous multiprocessor systems. Using these algorithms, we achieve speedups up to 3.86X over sequential execution for a 4-issue 2-processor system, and show better performance than recent heuristic techniques for small programs. Finally, the algorithms generate speedup values for a 64-point FFT that are similar to the test runs.
Superior X-ray Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Biocompatible Polyaniline Reinforced with Hybrid Graphene Oxide-Iron Tungsten Nitride Flakes
Creators: name: Hashemi, Seyyed Alireza
name: Mousavi, Seyyed Mojtaba
name: Faghihi, Reza
name: Arjmand, Mohammad
name: Rahsepar, Mansour
name: Bahrani, Sonia
name: Ramakrishna, Seeram
name: Lai, Chin Wei
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: X-ray radiation is a harmful carcinogenic electromagnetic source that can adversely affect the health of living species and deteriorate the DNA of cells, thus it’s vital to protect vulnerable sources from them. To address this flaw, the conductive polymeric structure of polyaniline (PANi) was reinforced with diverse filler loadings (i.e., 25 wt % and 50 wt %) of hybrid graphene oxide-iron tungsten nitride (ITN) flakes toward attenuation of X-ray beams and inhabitation of microorganisms’ growth. Primary characterizations confirmed the successful decoration of graphene oxide (GO) with interconnected and highly dense structure of iron tungsten nitride with a density of about 24.21 g·cm−³ and reinforcement of PANi with GO-ITN. Additionally, the outcome of evaluations showed the superior performance of developed shields, where a shield with 1.2 mm thickness containing 50 wt % GO-ITN showed 131.73% increase in the electrical conductivity (compared with neat PANi) along with 78.07%, 57.12%, and 44.99% decrease in the amplitude of the total irradiated X-ray waves at 30, 40, and 60 kVp tube voltages, respectively, compared with control X-ray dosage. More importantly, the developed shields not only showed non-toxic nature and improved the viability of cells, but also completely removed the selected microorganisms at a concentration of 1000 µg·mL−¹.
title: Two Dimensional, Time Dependent Modeling and Simulation of Semi-Insulating GaAs High-Power Photoconductive Switches
Creators: name: Kayasit, Prakasit
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1998

description: The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and photoconductive behavior of semi-insulating GaAs (SI GaAs) high-power switches have been investigated by using a two-dimensional, time dependent, drift diffusion transport model. The dc current-voltage behavior as predicted by the results of this model was compared with available experimental data to evaluate the accuracy and validity of the model. The results show very good agreement, Next, research was carried out to investigate the behavior of the switches under high-field operation.

Simulations at high voltages emphasize on the two following processes: (a) The mechanism of impact ionization and the effect of this mechanism on device stability and "lock on" phenomena, (b) the role of barrier height inhomogeneities on current characteristics. The barrier height fluctuations and inhomogeneities at the contacts have been shown to exert a strong affect on the dark dc I-U characteristics. However, the impact of this mechanism under high-voltage photoexcitation condition seem to be minimal. The simulation results also lead to the conclusion that the mechanism of bulk impact ionization plays a very important role in persistent conductivity, and is responsible for "lock on" currents as well. Filamentary current behavior is also demonstrated, and shown to be distinct and separate from the "lock on" process. Spatial non-uniformities such as barrier height fluctuations, trap density variations, and nonuniform illumination are shown to be necessary for current filaments. Finally, discussions on the further research for a more comprehensive study such as the effects of nonuniform optical illumination, and some other parameters to increase the accuracy and stability of the switches are presented,
Investigating the Combined Effect of Brca1 Loss and Estradiol Increase on Ovarian Tumourigenesis
Creators: name: Rafferty, Sara
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011

description: The mechanism of how BRCA1 mutation exclusively increases susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer is unknown, however evidence suggests that Brca1 loss upregulates aromatase, the enzyme that produces estradiol, and that increased estradiol promotes tumourigenesis. To investigate these processes, Brca1 was inactivated in the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) of mice that were then exposed to placebo or estradiol for 60 days. Ovaries were examined histologically at time points up to one year. Estradiol did not induce tumourigenesis of the OSE, but did increase preneoplastic morphological changes. Inactivation of Brca1 in OSE and granulosa cells (GCs) in vitro did not upregulate aromatase or increase estradiol production. An in vivo model of Brca1 inactivation in GCs and OSE that enables monitoring of aromatase, estradiol levels and tumourigenesis remains desirable, as elucidation of the relationship between Brca1 and aromatase could impact understanding of the pathways responsible for ovarian tumour initiation and early progression.
Problématique de la gestion des ressources en eau au Maroc méditerranéen
Creators: name: Ennabili, Abdeslam
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Environmental Science
subject: 40603 Hydrogeology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Hydrology
subject: 40107 Meteorology
subject: 40604 Natural Hazards
subject: 40608 Surfacewater Hydrology

description: Problematic of water resources management in the Mediterranean Morocco. The North of Morocco is characterized by a Mediterranean climate with very dry years and rainy ones. Watersheds have a small extents and represented essentially by wadis with a seasonal regime. The climate erosive-capacity observed in the Mediterranean Morocco is among the most elevated in the country. Water tables are rare in the study area because of predominance of the facies impermeability. According to the principals agglomerations, the drinking-water demand has increased with 50 % in a 10years period, due to population growth, urbanism and seaside tourism. Untreated urban wastewater, discharged in natural habitat or reused in irrigation, represent the main factor of downstream pollution of Martil, Mghogha, Lihoud and Souani wadis in the West and Isly, Cherra and Moulouya in the Est. ln addition to the technical aspect, water-resources management in the study area integrated also the social, political, economical and strategie aspects. Although the Moroccan legal texts on water management has been actualised with water law nOIO-95, Its application would constitute a major challenge for the concerned institutions.
Tailoring the Modal Structure of Bright Squeezed Vacuum States of Light via Selective Amplification
Creators: name: Lemieux, Samuel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Quantum optics
Nonlinear optics

description: The bright squeezed vacuum state of light is a macroscopic nonclassical state found at the output of a strongly pumped unseeded travelling-wave optical parametric amplifier. It has been applied to quantum imaging, quantum communication, and phase supersensitivity, to name a few. Bright squeezed states are in general highly multimode, while most applications require a single mode. We separated two nonlinear crystals in the direction of propagation of the pump in order to narrow the angular spectrum down to a nearly-single angular mode. We observed noise reduction in the photon number difference between the two down-converted channels, which constitutes of proof of nonclassicality. By introducing a dispersive medium between the two nonlinear crystals, we were able to tailor the frequency spectrum of bright squeezed vacuum and to dramatically reduce the number of frequency modes down to 1.82 ± 0.02, bringing us closer to truly single-mode bright squeezed vacuum.
Holy birthday, Batman! Sizing up the Caped Crusader at 75
Creators: name: Burke, Liam
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This year the world's most popular superhero, Batman, celebrates his 75th birthday. From inauspicious beginnings in a six-page comic to the transmedia anchor of one of the world's largest media conglomerates, Time Warner, the hero has cast his shadow across many forms and entertainments. Such as...
title: Реклама как инструмент конструирования социально-экономических отношений современного российского общества
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2024

description: Данная монография посвящена актуальным проблемам исследования социально-экономических взаимодействий, возникновения рекламы и ее контекста в этом взаимодействии. Издание представляет интерес для специалистов в области социологии, специалистов по связям с общественностью, журналистов и в целом для широкого круга исследователей гуманитарных отраслей знания, в частности философов, культурологов, политологов. Будет полезно для студентов старших курсов высших учебных заведений.
Supplementary document for Articular cartilage optical properties in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral range vary with depth and tissue integrity - 5366347.pdf
Creators: name: Khan, Bilour
name: Kafian-Attari, Iman
name: Nippolainen, Ervin
name: Shaikh, Rubina
name: Semenov, Dmitry
name: Hauta-Kasari, Markku
name: Töyräs, Juha
name: Afara, Isaac
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Figures 4,5,6(c) with extended Y-axis
Family Caregiver Experiences: A Case Study of Caregiving for an Advanced Cancer Patient Enrolled in a Palliative Rehabilitation Program
Creators: name: Daly, Shauna
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: family caregivers
quality of life
palliative rehabilitation
cancer rehabilitation

description: This study employed a case study research design to explore how family caregivers experience caring for an advanced cancer patient enrolled in a palliative rehabilitation program. Demographic, case note, pre-post quality of life scores, and interview data sets were collected from four family caregivers throughout patient enrollment in the 8-week Ottawa Palliative Rehabilitation Program. Thematic analysis of the interview data revealed caregivers’ perceived caregiving as: 1) Being a Witness of the Patient’s Struggles, 2) A Duty Paired with a Desire to Support Patients - Regardless of the Challenges, and 3) A Role Which Requires Tailored Knowledge, Support, and Resources to Aid in Improving Patient Functioning and in Managing Caregiving Tasks. Involving family caregivers in palliative rehabilitation programs provides them an opportunity to engage with the patient and health care professionals in order to develop a shared understanding of the illness implications, learn tailored caregiving approaches, and gain social support.
Awareness and Motivation in Collaborative Practice for Disaster Management
Creators: name: Falconi, Michael
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Awareness
Disaster
Resilience
Asset-Mapping
High-Risk
Ed Model of Awareness
Collaboration
Motivation
Action

description: Disasters are prevalent worldwide and there is a need to engage high-risk populations in collaborative disaster management activities to improve resilience that is inclusive of the whole community (Enarson, & Walsh, 2007). It is clear from extant literature that awareness has a supportive influence on collaboration, however there is need for a better understanding of how this interaction activates action toward collaborative disaster management activities (Mendoza et al., 2014; Na, Okada, & Fang, 2009), especially for high-risk populations (Enarson, & Walsh, 2007). Thus the purpose of this study was to understand how awareness activated individuals to collaborate in the EnRiCH asset-mapping task, to engage high-risk populations in disaster management activities and improve community resilience in future disasters. In this study we used qualitative content analysis to analyze audio-recorded semi-structured interviews to identify concepts and emergent themes. Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2008) and the ED Model of Awareness (Kuziemsky & O’Sullivan, under review) were used as a framework for the study. Findings and elements of Self-Determination Theory were used to expand the ED Model of Awareness to demonstrate how awareness motivates collaborative action. This study concludes that awareness influences the psychological needs of competence and relatedness, both positively and negatively in different contexts, to motivate individuals toward collaboration and sustained action. This is depicted in the extended ED Model of Awareness and Action to demonstrate how awareness is situated in the interaction between the psychological needs, motivation, and collaborative action.