cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Seeing as Landscape: a Wittgensteinian approach
Creators: name: Goldfarb, Jorge D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 520499
subject: Cognitive and computational psychology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520206
subject: Psychophysiology
classificationCode: 520404
subject: Memory and attention
classificationCode: 500304
subject: Environmental philosophy
classificationCode: 500399
subject: Philosophy not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 500312
subject: Philosophy of cognition

description:
In this work, the author proposes to consider landscape, place, and space as alternative aspects of perceptual environing worlds. The aspects in question have requirements in accord with those described by Ludwig Wittgenstein when discussing events of ‘seeing-as’ (hence the sub-title “a Wittgensteinian approach”). The world-making procedures leading to the ad-hoc notion of the perceptual environing world (PEW) are examined first to give it a firmer grounding. This done, the said Wittgensteinian requirements for aspects of a PEW are scrutinized using criteria derived, among others, from the rules of a game, aspect seeing as a sense- making activity, and the issue of commitment. Thus, in Chapters I and II, the foundations are laid to support a survey of the similarities and differences between seeing-as landscape/place/l-space. The suggestion is stressed that, although not necessarily so, a typical perceptual experience of an environing world involves an alternation of seeing-as each member of the triplicity; the overall aboutness of the experience depending on the relative time dedicated to each. The case when the period of time spent on seeing-as landscape is by far the longest is taken up in the last Chapter. While ‘seeing-as landscape’, a further interplay of the cognitive and affective influences on visual perception may lead to the dawning of novel landscape aspects. Evidence from findings in cognitive physiology and psychology is used to justify the argumentation. The author suggests that, in this, associative successions of thoughts play a leading role. Perhaps, the plot of the story dealt with in this book could be summarized to: from ‘seeing-as landscape’ to ‘seeing landscape as’.
Full text can be accessed with this link: https://sites.google.com/view/landskip
From Fur to Felt Hats: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Consumer Revolution in Britain, 1670-1730
Creators: name: Hawkins, Natalie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Hudson's Bay Company
Consumer Revolution
Eighteenth Century
Beaver Hat
London
fashion
Beaver
Hudson's Bay
Rupert's Land
fur trade
Britain

description: This dissertation seeks to explore the wide reaching effects of the ‘Consumer Revolution of the Augustan Period’ (1680-1750) by examining the Hudson’s Bay Company from the perspective of the London metropole. During this period, newly imported and manufactured goods began flooding English markets. For the first time, members of the middling and lower sorts were able to afford those items which had previously been deemed ‘luxuries.’ One of these luxuries was the beaver felt hat, which had previously been restricted to the wealthy aristocracy and gentry because of its great cost. However, because of the HBC’s exports of beaver fur from Rupert’s Land making beaver widely available and therefore, less expensive, those outside of the privileged upper sorts were finally able to enjoy this commodity. Thus, the focus here will be on the furs leaving North America, specifically Hudson’s Bay, between 1670 and 1730, and consider the subsequent consumption of those furs by the British and European markets. This thesis examines English fashion, social, economic, and political history to understand the Hudson’s Bay Company and the Consumer Revolution, and their effects on one another.
Toward a Strategic Communication Plan for the Afghanistan Humanitarian Intervention Mission
Creators: name: Williston, John
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Strategic communication planning
Humanitarian intervention
Strategic communication
Communication planning

description: Strategic communication planning and its requirements have evolved considerably over the past 20 years as a reflection of the needs of our changing world; people, technology and the requirement for military and civilian actors to work together. Nowhere has this change been more pronounced than with the development of international humanitarian intervention missions that necessarily involve military and international aid actors working in mutual dependence in areas of natural and man-made crises. Using the 2007-2011 period of the combined war and humanitarian intervention mission in Afghanistan, this study develops the requirements for a strategic communication plan for the humanitarian aspects of that mission with implications for practical reach to all long-term crises. It establishes the real from the ideal practices by the international community (military, humanitarian aid, international bodies) and, based on recommendations from the expert literature, presents a strategic communication planning format that guides both the practitioner and theoretician.
The dependance between clinical condition and value of the maximum force at the muscle quadriceps femoris during MVC test of the gonarthrosis patients
Creators: name: Nowak, K.
name: Sobota, G.
name: Bacik, B.
name: Hajduk, G.
name: Kusz, D.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: inclined plane, maximal power, average power, training, break

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
30 Jahre SRU-Sondergutachten "Umweltprobleme in der Landwirtschaft" - eine Bilanz
Creators: name: Heißenhuber, Alois
name: Haber, Wolfgang
name: Krämer, Christine
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Biodiversität
subject: Bodenverschlechterung
subject: Klimabelastung
subject: Schadstoffbelastete Böden
subject: Intensivierung der Flächennutzung
subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Soil | Land

description: Das hiermit vorgelegte Gutachten zeigt fast 30 Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung des ersten Sondergutachtens des SRU, wie sich die Belastungs- und Gefährdungssituation der Schutzgüter heute darstellt und wie sich die landwirtschaftlichen Aktivitäten, die sich negativ auf die Situation der Schutzgüter auswirken, seitdem entwickelt haben. Des Weiteren werden die 1985 vom SRU formulierten Empfehlungen hinsichtlich ihres Umsetzungsstandes betrachtet: welche Empfehlungen wurden aufgegriffen und umgesetzt, welche nicht. Abschließend wird aufgezeigt, in welchen Bereichen heute weiterer Handlungsbedarf existiert. Zusammenfassend lässt sich feststellen, dass sich die Situation der Umwelt- und NaturschutzgüterBiodiversität, Landschaftsbild, Boden undKlimaseit 1985 tendenziell negativ entwickelt hat. Der Belastungs- und Gefährdungszustand der Schutzgüter Luft und Wasser ebenso wie die Schadstoffbelastung von Lebensmitteln hat sich- auch durch Maßnahmen z.B. der Luftreinhaltung - hingegen günstig entwickelt. In Bezug auf die landwirtschaftlichen Wirkfaktoren lässt sich jedoch festhalten, dass die Landwirtschaft weiterhin maßgeblichen Einfluss auf den Zustand und auf die Situation der Schutzgüter hat und der Anteil der landwirtschaftlichen Belastungen an den Gesamtbelastungen teilweise zugenommen hat.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de

description: Das hiermit vorgelegte Gutachten zeigt fast 30 Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung des ersten Sondergutachtens des SRU, wie sich die Belastungs- und Gefährdungssituation der Schutzgüter heute darstellt und wie sich die landwirtschaftlichen Aktivitäten, die sich negativ auf die Situation der Schutzgüter auswirken, seitdem entwickelt haben. Des Weiteren werden die 1985 vom SRU formulierten Empfehlungen hinsichtlich ihres Umsetzungsstandes betrachtet: welche Empfehlungen wurden aufgegriffen und umgesetzt, welche nicht. Abschließend wird aufgezeigt, in welchen Bereichen heute weiterer Handlungsbedarf existiert. Zusammenfassend lässt sich feststellen, dass sich die Situation der Umwelt- und Naturschutzgüter ⁠Biodiversität⁠, Landschaftsbild, Boden und ⁠Klima⁠ seit 1985 tendenziell negativ entwickelt hat. Der Belastungs- und Gefährdungszustand der Schutzgüter Luft und Wasser ebenso wie die Schadstoffbelastung von Lebensmitteln hat sich- auch durch Maßnahmen z.B. der Luftreinhaltung - hingegen günstig entwickelt. In Bezug auf die landwirtschaftlichen Wirkfaktoren lässt sich jedoch festhalten, dass die Landwirtschaft weiterhin maßgeblichen Einfluss auf den Zustand und auf die Situation der Schutzgüter hat und der Anteil der landwirtschaftlichen Belastungen an den Gesamtbelastungen teilweise zugenommen hat.
Application of muscle model to the musculoskeletal modeling
Creators: name: Wojnicz, W.
name: Wittbrodt, E.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: muscle, modeling, differential equations system, integro-differential equation

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
A mixed-method evaluation of a volunteer navigation intervention for older persons living with chronic illness (Nav-CARE): findings from a knowledge translation study
Creators: name: Pesut, Barbara
name: Duggleby, Wendy
name: Warner, Grace
name: Bruce, Paxton
name: Ghosh, Sunita
name: Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna
name: Nekolaichuk, Cheryl
name: Parmar, Jasneet
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Volunteer navigation is an innovative way to help older persons get connected to resources in their community that they may not know about or have difficulty accessing. Nav-CARE is an intervention in which volunteers, who are trained in navigation, provide services for older persons living at home with chronic illness to improve their quality of life. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of Nav-CARE on volunteers, older persons, and family participating across eight Canadian sites. Methods: Nav-CARE was implemented using a knowledge translation approach in eight sites using a 12- or 18-month intervention period. A mixed method evaluation was used to understand the outcomes upon older person engagement; volunteer self-efficacy; and older person, family, and volunteer quality of life and satisfaction with the intervention. Results: Older persons and family were highly satisfied with the intervention, citing benefits of social connection and support, help with negotiating the social aspects of healthcare, access to cost-effective resources, and family respite. They were less satisfied with the practical help available for transportation and errands. Older persons self-reported knowledge of the services available to them and confidence in making decisions about their healthcare showed statistically significant improvements (P < .05) over 12–18 months. Volunteers reported satisfaction with their role, particularly as it related to building relationships over time, and good self-efficacy. Volunteer attrition was a result of not recruiting older persons in a timely manner. There was no statistically significant improvement in quality of life for older persons, family or volunteers from baseline to study completion. Conclusions: Findings from this study support a developing body of evidence showing the contributions volunteers make to enhanced older person and family well-being in the context of chronic illness. Statistically significant improvements were documented in aspects of client engagement. However, there were no statistically significant improvements in quality of life scores even though qualitative data illustrated very specific positive outcomes of the intervention. Similar findings in other volunteer-led intervention studies raise the question of whether there is a need for targeted volunteer-sensitive outcome measures.
Multivariate Analysis of Canadian Water Quality Data
Creators: name: Tardif, Geneviève
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Water quality
Multivariate analysis

description: Physical-chemical water quality data from lotic water monitoring sites across Canada were integrated into one dataset. Two overlapping matrices of data were analyzed with principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis to uncover structure and patterns in the data. The first matrix (Matrix A) had 107 sites located throughout Canada, and the following water quality parameters: pH, specific conductance (SC), and total phosphorus (TP). The second matrix (Matrix B) included more variables: calcium (Ca), chloride (Cl), total alkalinity (T_ALK), dissolved oxygen (DO), water temperature (WT), pH, SC and TP; for a subset of 42 sites. Landscape characteristics were calculated for each water quality monitoring site and their importance in explaining water quality data was examined through redundancy analysis. The first principal components in the analyses of Matrix A and B were most correlated with SC, suggesting this parameter is the most representative of water quality variance at the scale of Canada. Overlaying cluster analysis results on PCA information proved an excellent mean to identify the major water characteristics defining each group; mapping cluster analysis group membership provided information on their spatial distribution and was found informative with regards to the probable environmental influences on each group. Redundancy analyses produced significant predictive models of water quality demonstrating that landscape characteristics are determinant factors in water quality at the country scale. The proportion of cropland and the mean annual total precipitation in the drainage area were the landscape variables with the most variance explained. Assembling a consistent dataset of water quality data from monitoring locations throughout Canada proved difficult due to the unevenness of the monitoring programs in place. It is therefore recommended that a standard for the monitoring of a minimum core set of water quality variable be implemented throughout the country to support future nation-wide analysis of water quality data.
Seeing as Landscape: a Wittgensteinian approach
Creators: name: Goldfarb, Jorge D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 520499
subject: Cognitive and computational psychology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520206
subject: Psychophysiology
classificationCode: 520404
subject: Memory and attention
classificationCode: 500304
subject: Environmental philosophy
classificationCode: 500399
subject: Philosophy not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 500312
subject: Philosophy of cognition

description: Landscape(together with place ans space are considered as aspects of perceived environing worlds. Aspects are taken up (at a perceptual level) in the senses expounded by Wittgenstein in his Phil. Investigations. Partial worlds and world-making are applied to environing worlds. The notions of aspect-seeing, sense-making, language games, etc. are applied to the triplicity: landscape/place/l-space.
Falling between the gaps: appraising the past and future of widening participation at Liverpool John Moores University
Creators: name: Mason, Chris
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Of the many challenges facing Higher Education in the United Kingdom, widening participation is one of the most critical. Despite the support for enhancing access to Higher Education for excluded groups, such as ethnic minorities, forthcoming cuts in funding mean it will be harder for many institutions to meet their commitments to Widening Participation. This paper reviews the history of Widening Participation in higher education in the United Kingdom, focussing on the potential impact of current policy initiatives and the economic environment on Widening Participation at Liverpool John Moores University. The paper recognises the macro-level impact of increasing marketization of Higher Education on Widening Participation initiatives. It also explores micro-level issues, such a staff awareness and commitment to widening participation policy.
Stress and coping of parents of pediatric heart transplant patients and parents of pediatric patients with chronic heart disease a comparative study implications for health care providers
Creators: name: Greshik, Katherine Jo
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: Chronically Ill Children
Parent and Child
Heart Diseases

description: This descriptive study (1) identified and compared the stress levels and coping mechanisms of 24 parents of pediatric heart transplant patients and pediatric patients with chronic heart disease and, (2) identified ways health care providers can assist these parents in the coping process. Both groups of parents frequently reported stress involving the family. There was no difference between the groups concerning stress. Increased stress was found in families from rural areas and families with adolescents. Parents most frequently utilized coping mechanisms involving the family, religion, and talking with others. No difference was found between the two groups regarding their coping mechanisms. Six themes were identified how health care providers can assist these families in the coping process including Communication, Empathy, Information, Listens/Trust, Availability, and Honesty. Parents also reported the need for more information, consistent health care providers, emotional support, and talking with other parents in a similar situation.
Inheritance of flower type in some grape varieties (Vitis vinifera L.)
Creators: name: Avramov, L.
name: Jelenković, G.
name: Jovanović, M.
name: Rodić, Z.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2017

description: This paper presents the results and genetical analysis of crossing grape varieties Vitis vinifera L. with regard to the inheritance of flower type. From the results obtained, following conclusions could be drawn: • The flower type (hermaphrodite and female) in grape varieties Vitis vinifera L. is controlled by two allels. The genetic factor for female flower is designated by sr and the factor for hermaphroditism by Sh. Factor Sf is recessive to Sh. • Varieties with hermap hrodite flower type are either homozygous (Sh Sh) or heterozygous (Sh Sf) for hermaphroditism. Out of 20 tested varieUes with hermaphrodite flowers, 14 were heterozygous and 6 homozygous. The following varieties are homozygous: Datier, Smederevka, Queen of the Vineyards, Volovsko Oko, Traminer Red and Zilavka. Heterozygous varieties are: Muscat Hamburg, Chasselas Buvie, Pearl of Csaba, Chasselas White, Italia, Italian Riesling, Merlo, Beli Medenac, Bagrina, Semillon, Pinot Noir, Prokupac, Šljiva, Muscat Otonel. • Varieties with functionally female flowers are probably homozygous, i. e. Sf Sf. These are: Čaus and Crveni Drenak. In all combinations of crossings, seedlings having homogametic flower type were in deficit. • Considering the improvement of grape varieties it is suggested to use hermaphrodite varieties of t he genetic constitution Sh Sh.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 6 No. 2 (1967): Vitis
Välisstažeerimised kui kogemus, mis soodustavad teadus- ja õppetööd
Creators: name: Raudjärv, Matti
Publisher: name: Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy
Year: 2018

description: Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy, Vol 26 No 1-2 (2018): Eesti Vabariik – 100 (24. veebruar 1918). 100 aastat eestikeelset rahvuslikku Tehnikaülikooli Eestis (17. september 1918)
Humanistisk Sundhedsforskning
Creators: name: Jørgensen, Jens Lohfert
name: Kjær, Malene
name: Riis, Anita Holm
Publisher: name: Akademisk kvarter | Academic Quarter
Year: 2016

description: I dette nummer af Akademisk Kvarter præsenteres tolv artikler under den brede betegnelse ’humanistisk sundhedsforskning’. Artiklerne repræsenterer fire temaområder; et litterært-æstetisk, et interaktionsanalytisk, et diskursanalytisk og et filosofisk-etisk. Områderne danner tillige en ramme for artiklernes kronologi, om end der i sagens natur også forekommer overlapninger mellem temaerne. Under en samlet betragtning er de her præsenterede forskellige tilgange til den humanistiske sundhedsforskning et godt eksempel på, at såvel helt praksisnære studier som abstrakte fortællinger og filosofiske refleksioner kan bidrage til at gøre os klogere på, hvordan vi kan håndtere helse, sygdom og død som fundamentale vilkår for vores eksistens. At forstå omstændighederne omkring disse størrelser er en væsentlig drivkraft i den humanistiske sundhedsforskning, som dermed bidrager med noget andet end fx medicinsk forskning i sygdom.
description: Akademisk kvarter | Academic Quarter, Sundhed | Health, Vol. 12
title: Contemplative Education: How Contemplative Practices Can Support and Improve Education
Creators: name: Johannes, Judith
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Contemplative Education
subject: Education
subject: Awareness
subject: Mindfulness
subject: Meditation
subject: Transformation
subject: Medicine
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Mental Health
subject: Self-regulation
subject: Empathy Awareness
subject: Benefits
subject: Classroom
subject: Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
subject: Curriculum and Instruction
subject: Educational Methods
subject: Health and Physical Education
subject: International and Comparative Education
subject: Other Education
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: Practical Theology

description: The purpose of this study is to explore how contemplative education can have a viable role in education. In the first part of this thesis I will share my own personal experience with contemplative practices and how they led to my personal growth and transformation. The second part will give some brief insights about the benefits the ancient wisdom traditions Hinduism and Buddhism attributed to contemplative practices. They claim that those practices help to reach a state of expanded awareness and stillness of the mind. Contemplative practices such as mindfulness, which is a Buddhist meditation technique, were used to better understand and train the mind. In those ancient traditions it was believed that contemplative practices could enhance the attention and expand the awareness, and cultivate kindness, empathy and altruism. Those practices were therefore used intentionally for personal growth and social transformation. The study of the use of contemplative practices in medicine and psychology will be discussed in the third part of thesis. The practice of mindfulness is currently used in mental health to help patients suffering from anxiety, depression, personality disorders, insomnia, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and attention deficit disorders. It is also successfully used with cancer patients to reduce their physical pain. There is a significant body of research on the effects of meditation on our brain and behavior. Demonstrated benefits of contemplative practices include stress reduction, enhanced attention and awareness abilities, improved self-regulation and enhanced empathy awareness. The expansion of the body of research on contemplative practices lead to an increased interest in those practices by the education systems. All those benefits of those practices for learning and character development will be investigated in the fourth part of the thesis. The fifth part will explore the benefits of the use of contemplative practices for teachers and their potential to generate a good classroom climate. The sixth and last part of the thesis will discuss how contemplative practices can be applied to international education, in developing countries and, more specifically, in emergency education.
The Effect of Freud-1/CC2D1A Knockout on EGF Receptor Activation
Creators: name: Hashim, Irshaad
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Neuroscience
Cell Signaling
Freud-1
Molecular Biology

description: CC2D1A (coiled-coil and C2 domain containing protein 1A), also known as Freud-1, has been identified as a transcriptional repressor of the serotonin receptor 5-HT1A, a regulator of endosomal budding and an activator of NF-KB signaling. It also acts as a scaffold that promotes activity of the PI3K/Akt pathway upon stimulation by the epidermal growth factor (EGF). Moreover, several studies highlight naturally occurring mutations of CC2D1A in humans that produce varying degrees of intellectual disorder and autism. Use of the Cre-LoxP system to conditionally knockout CC2D1A in mice has provided promising results regarding its effect on 5-HT1A expression and behaviour. This thesis aims to extend the use of this knockout model by studying cell signaling activity in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), derived from the CC2D1Aflx/flx transgenic line, that have been treated with a commercially available Cre recombinase to completely knock out CC2D1A. I hypothesize that CC2D1A directly regulates EGF receptor activity and that its Cre-mediated knock down in vitro will entirely block cell signaling pathways activated by the EGF receptor. Western blot analysis demonstrated that, after Cre-mediated CC2D1A knockout, Akt and Erk1/2 phosphorylation were still maintained upon EGF treatment. In addition, overexpressing Freud-1 via transfection had no effect on cell signaling compared to the wild-type control. Analysis of recombinant Freud-1 constructs reveal that a C-terminal truncation enhances its ability to bind to PIP2 and PIP3 – phospholipids essential to the Akt pathway. In addition, immunocytochemistry analysis demonstrates a responsiveness of CC2D1A to EGF treatment. Altogether, these data highlight a unique and effective way in carrying out gene knockout in vitro while also emphasizing the need to further investigate CC2D1A’s importance in regulating cell signaling pathways and functional compensation by other homologous proteins
Estimating Invasion Dynamics with Geopolitical Unit-Level Records: The Optimal Method Depends on Irregularity and Stochasticity of Spread
Creators: name: Liang, Wanwan
name: Tran, Liem
name: Grant, Jerome
name: Srivastava, Vivek
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: Biological invasions are an ongoing threat for sustainability of ecosystems, and estimating the spread of invasive species is critical for making management decisions. Geopolitical unit-level data (GULD) are often used to estimate invasions due to their wide availability, and researchers had evaluated the abilities of multiple methods to estimate invasion with GULD. However, earlier studies were case based and only addressed limited information on the spread, thus making it inadequate to determine which method to choose to estimate invasions with GULD under various spread scenarios. Here, we conducted a simulation study to (1) evaluate performances of eight methods on estimating expansion patterns, spread rates, and spread dynamics of invasive species with GULD; (2) assess the impact of size and homogeneity of size of geopolitical unit on the estimations by studied methods; (3) evaluate the similarities of all studied methods. Additionally, we presented a concave hull boundary displacement method (Ctd_BD) and an area-based regression method (SqrtNA_R) to estimate spread with GULD. Three regions with varying sizes of counties in the United States (U.S.) were selected to conduct the simulations, and three spread scenarios and three expansion patterns were simulated. AIC, and R2 and root mean square error (RMSE) were used to evaluate the accuracy of methods on estimating expansion pattern, and overall spread rate and spread dynamics, respectively. Correlation coefficient and RMSE were used to assess the similarity of eight methods. We found Ctd_BD and area-based regression methods consistently estimated the right expansion patterns. Boundary displacement and area-based regression methods estimated highly correlated spread rates and dynamics. Distance-based regression methods provided a high accuracy on estimating overall spread rate without long-distance jump dispersal but performed poorly on estimating the spread dynamics. We recommend boundary displacement method, especially Ctd_BD, for estimating spread with GULD, whereas for spread without clear infestation boundaries, distance-based regression can be used to estimate overall spread rate and area-based regression can be used to estimate spread dynamics.
Spreading Speeds and Travelling Waves in Integrodifference Equations with Overcompensatory Dynamics
Creators: name: Bourgeois, Adèle
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: spreading speed
travelling waves
integrodifference equation
overcompensation

description: We consider integrodifference equations (IDEs), which are of the form N_{t+1}(x) = \int K(x-y)F(N_t(y))dy, where K is a probability distribution and F is a growth function. It is already known that for monotone growth functions, solutions of the IDE will have spreading speeds and are sometimes in the form of travelling waves. We are interested in the case where F has a stable 2-point cycle, namely for the Ricker function and the logistic function [May, 1975]. It was claimed in [Kot, 1992] that the solution of this IDE alternates between two profiles, all the while moving with a certain speed. However, simulations revealed that not only do the profiles alternate, but the solution is a succession of two travelling objects with different speeds. Using the theory from [Weinberger, 1982], we can prove the existence of two speeds and establish their theoretical formulas. To explain the succession of travelling objects, we relate to the concept of dynamical stabilization [Malchow, 2002].
Australia is way out of the loop with broadband
Creators: name: Barr, Trevor
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Dr Sam Paltridge of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development asked me in his Paris office, 'Guess what you get for $A50 a month from a broadband operator in Paris?' The answer: internet download speeds of up to 24 megabits a second and unlimited downloads, at least 100 television channels in the basic package (and the offer of another 100 channels if you pay extra), unlimited voice-over-internet protocol calls within France, and phone calls to other countries that save heaps -- all offered with no maximum contract periods for customers. Paltridge, an expatriate Australian who has worked for the OECD in Paris for the past decade providing research for their much-quoted index of comparative broadband take-up in 30 OECD countries, added: 'How does that speed compare with what's on offer at home?' A bird's-eye view of new Western European broadband systems shows just how far Australia is lagging behind, and just how much we are missing out on. [Introduction]
title: Pattern extraction from the world wide web
Creators: name: Mettu, Praveena
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2010

description: The World Wide Web is a source of huge amount of unlabeled information spread across different sources in varied formats. This presents us with both opportunities and challenges in leveraging such large amount of unstructured data to build knowledge bases and to extract relevant information.
As part of this thesis, a semi-supervised logistic regression model called “Dual Iterative Pattern Relation Extraction” proposed by Sergey Brin is selected for further investigation. DIPRE presents a technique which exploits the duality between sets of patterns and relations to grow the target relation starting from a small sample.
This project built in JAVA using "Google AJAX Search API" includes designing, implementing and testing DIPRE approach in extracting various relationships from the web.
The Role of Telemedicine in the Management of Stroke Patients and Knowledge Sharing among Health Care Providers in Afghanistan
Creators: name: Mayar, Wahidullah
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Telemedicine
Knowledge sharing
Actor-network
Diffusion of innovations
Exploratory research
In-depth interviews

description: Focusing on the potential use of telemedicine among other efforts for better treatment of stroke patients, this study explored the role of telemedicine in the management of stroke patients and knowledge sharing among health care providers in Afghanistan. To this end, fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with physicians, specialists, neurologists, and decision makers from the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). Actor-network and diffusion of innovations theories provided a theoretical framework for this exploratory qualitative study. The study was intended: 1) to find out about the major challenges and problems associated with managing stroke patients in Afghanistan; 2) to explore the perceptions of Afghan health professionals about the application of telemedicine as a means of improving the delivery of health services for stroke patients in Afghanistan; and 3) to understand the perceived barriers to knowledge sharing and to ascertain the potential role of telemedicine in knowledge sharing among health care providers in Afghanistan. The findings of this study demonstrated that almost all of the participants were optimistic about the potential positive role telemedicine could play in the management of stroke patients and knowledge sharing among health care providers in Afghanistan. Some important existing organisational, socio-economic, geographical, security, and cultural barriers to the management of stroke patients and knowledge sharing among health care providers in Afghanistan were revealed. To the best knowledge of the researcher, there has been no study of this kind conducted in Afghanistan yet; thus, the findings of this study will likely contribute to the development of health communication in the context of Afghanistan, and could likely be used as a resource for future research about the applications of telemedicine in various medical specialities.
Islamic Finance Ethics and Perception of Western Consumers
Creators: name: Alamad, Samir
Publisher: name: European Journal of Islamic Finance
Year: 2017

description: This paper investigates consumers’ perceptions of Islamic finance (IF) in non-Muslim majority markets. Building on research done previously and data from an original survey, the paper carries out a principal descriptive analysis (PDA) to construct the main dimensions on which financial consumer agents diverge. Five key components emerged from the PDA that is interpreted with the help of a survey covering different types of consumers. Furthermore, it explores the perceived association of Islamic financial values with ethical norms in the West. The findings help us understand how IF has been conceptualised by consumers in non-Muslim majority markets. The five components identified shed light on the constructs that have informed the growth of IF as an ethical option in international non-Muslim majority markets. This advocates the view that IF should be characterised by multidimensional drivers in the global financial market, rather than a single component of religious values.
description: European Journal of Islamic Finance, No 6 (2017): EJIF - European Journal of Islamic Finance, 6, 2017
Breathing training characterization by thermal imaging: a case study
Creators: name: Ludwig, N.
name: Gargano, M.
name: Formenti, D.
name: Bruno, D.
name: Ongaro, L.
name: Alberti, G.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: thermography, thermoregulation, respiratory muscles, skin-temperature

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
A Social Ecological Approach to Understanding Physical Activity. A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Individual, Family and Neighbourhood Characteristics That Influence Physical Activity Among Family Heart Health: Randomized, Controlled Trial Participants
Creators: name: Riley, Dana L.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Physical Activity
Family Systems Theory
Coronary Heart Disease
Theory of Planned Behaviour
Walkability
Neighbourhood
Social Ecological
Behavioural Intervention
Mixed Methods
Qualitative
Quantitative

description: Study 1 - Individual - The purpose was to determine whether a 12-week behavioural risk reduction intervention caused self-reported MVPA to increase and to identify associated Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) constructs. Three hundred twenty-four physically inactive (<150 minutes/week moderate-vigorous PA) participants were included. Intervention participants were significantly more likely to meet PA guidelines at 12-weeks (OR=3.54, 95% CI 2.22-5.63, p
Investigation of Steam Treatment on the Sorption Behavior of Rice Straw Pellets
Creators: name: He, Xiao
name: Wang, Lianjun
name: Lau, Anthony
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: Agricultural residue is a readily available biomass source for making biofuels. However, complex structure along with low calorific value makes it reluctant to be utilized. This necessitates the pretreatment of biomass to improve its accessibility. In this study, rice straws were treated with saturated steam at 180–200 °C for 5–10 min and pelletized. Results indicated that the pretreatment process could effectively improve the calorific values and enhance the hydrophobicity of the rice straws. The steam explosion process changed the content of chemical components in the biomass materials. With the increase of reaction temperature and retention time, the content of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin declined. Comparedwith the raw materials, there was an increase in the calorific value from 16.24 MJ/kg to 17.26 MJ/kg for the steam treated straws. For moisture sorption test under the condition of 30 °C and 90% relative humidity, the equilibrium moisture content dropped from 21% for untreated straw pellets to 14.2% for the steam treated straw pellets treated at 200 °C for 10 min. Moisture adsorption rate reduced along with the increase in steam temperature and retention time. This study demonstrated that steam explosion performed an effective way to improve the characteristics of agricultural residues.
Numerical modelling and verification of polish ventricular assist device
Creators: name: Milenin, A.
name: Kopernik, M.
name: Jurkojć, D.
name: Gawlikowski, M.
name: Rusin, T.
name: Darłak, M.
name: Kustosz, R.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: tinite element method (fem), representative volume element (rve), titanium nitride (tin), ventricular assist device (vad), digital image correlation (dic), polymer

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
Mechanisms of Na+ Homeostasis by Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) in Acidic Water
Creators: name: Kumai, Yusuke
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: zebrafish
osmoregulation
Na+ H+ exchanger
cortisol
angiotensin
cAMP
low pH

description: Zebrafish, Danio rerio, are able to survive exposure to extreme acidity (pH 4). Because previous studies demonstrated that disruption of ionic balance during exposure to acidic water is the major cause of mortality in acid-sensitive freshwater species, the focus of this thesis was to characterize the molecular mechanisms enabling zebrafish to maintain their Na+ homeostasis following exposure to acidic water. Initial findings (Chapter 2) demonstrated that branchial mRNA expression of selected isoforms of claudins, major components of tight junctions, are altered in an isoform-dependent manner, suggesting the potential regulation of epithelial permeability to minimize ion loss. Concurrently, a marked stimulation of Na+ uptake was observed in adults and larvae following acid-exposure. Because of the uniqueness of this response (increasing Na+ uptake in acidic water) among freshwater teleosts, the mechanisms related to Na+ uptake and its stimulation were investigated further (Chapters 3 - 7). Pharmacological treatments and gene knockdown approaches revealed that a functional metabolon consisting of an apically expressed Na+-H+-exchanger (NHE3b) in association with an apically expressed ammonia-conducting channel (Rhcg1), enables Na+ uptake in acidic water. During chronic (>1 day) exposure to acidic water, cortisol (via glucocorticoid receptors) and catecholamines (via β-adrenergic receptors) are involved in stimulating Na+ uptake. Although catecholamines may act on both NHE3b and Na+-Cl- co-transporter (NCC), the effects of cortisol on Na+ uptake are mediated primarily by activation of NHE3b. On the other hand, during acute (<3 h) exposure to acidic water, cortisol does not appear to affect Na+ uptake; rather, the stimulation of Na+ uptake appears to be mediated by angiotensin II and catecholamines. Cyclic AMP (cAMP), a signalling molecule synthesized following the activation of β-adrenergic receptors, is critically involved in stimulating Na+ uptake, likely via activation of NHE3b and NCC. In agreement with this idea, ionocytes that express NHE3b also express high levels of β-adrenergic receptor (propranolol binding sites) as well as trans-membrane adenylyl cyclase (forskolin binding sites). Taken together, the results of this thesis provide fresh insight into the mechanisms of osmoregulation in freshwater (FW) fish. In particular, the data reveal the presence of complex pathways regulating Na+ uptake in zebrafish exposed to acidic water. The relative importance of the various pathways depends in part on the duration of exposure; acute versus chronic.
Developing a Mouse Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Through Over-Expression of an Endothelial-Specific Fas-Inducing Apoptosis Construct
Creators: name: Goldthorpe, Heather A.M.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Endothelial Fas-Induced Apoptosis
Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
Transgenic
DsRed-Express 2
SuperTie2
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor 2

description: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a lethal disease, characterized by functional or structural abnormalities involving distal pulmonary arterioles that result in increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and ultimately right heart failure. Our objective is to establish a conditional transgenic system in mice, to test the hypothesis that lung EC apoptosis at the level of distal pulmonary arterioles is necessary and sufficient to cause a PAH phenotype. In a pilot study, the Fas-Induced Apoptosis (FIA) construct was expressed under the control of endothelial-specific Tie2 promoter in transgenic mice (i.e. EFIA mice). Administration of a small molecule dimerizing agent, AP20187, resulted in lung modest dose-dependent PAH, which was associated with proliferative vascular lesions localized to distal lung arterioles in a small proportion of mice. Due to the low level of transgene expression in preliminary EFIA lines, we re-designed the transgenic vector by incorporating a more robust endothelial promoter (superTie2). The new construct was transfected into HUVEC and BAEC and analyzed by monitoring immunofluorescence (DsRed). Data from the EFIA model suggests that EC apoptosis may be sufficient to induce a PAH phenotype with the characteristic lung vascular lesions. The EFIA model will allow us to better explore the mechanism that links distal lung EC apoptosis with reactive vascular cell proliferation in the pathogenesis of this devastating disease.
The effect of body warming on respiratory system stress recovery in the rat
Creators: name: Rubini, A.
name: Carniel, E.L.
name: Natali, A.N.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: body temperature, rat, respiratory system mechanics, respiratory system stress recovery, stress recovery analytical model

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
L'usage des médias sociaux par les relationnistes
Creators: name: Meloche Dorris, Alexandre
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: médias sociaux
relations publiques
modèle de l'excellence
usages et gratifications

description: La présente recherche porte sur l’usage des médias sociaux en relations publiques et sur leur place dans l’organisation. Nos résultats, obtenus suite à la conduite de six entretiens semi-directifs et dont l’interprétation repose sur les axiomes des théories des usages et gratifications (Blumler et Katz, 1974) et du nouveau modèle de l’excellence (Grunig, L. A., Grunig J. E. et Dozier, 2002), révèlent les fonctions principales des médias sociaux : (1) s’informer des événements dans son environnement immédiat, dans la société et dans le monde, (2) informer et promouvoir, (3) évaluer sa performance, (4) défendre la marque et (5) asseoir son positionnement, se rapprocher des autres et (6) cultiver le sentiment d’appartenance, (7) développer des intérêts pour favoriser la conversation et l’interaction sociale et (8) développer des liens virtuels en complément de ses relations réelles. Nos résultats suggèrent également que l’usage des médias sociaux profite à l’organisation dans la mesure où ils permettent, vue leur caractère dialogique, d’influencer le comportement des publics.
The influence of a complete lower denture destabilization on the pressure of the mucous membrane foundation
Creators: name: Żmudzki, J.
name: Chladek, G.
name: Kasperski, J.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: contact, denture pain, finite element method, force, pressure, stress

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
L’écriture journalistique en transformation : étude comparée des stratégies rédactionnelles de la presse écrite au blogue
Creators: name: Gouin, Geneviève
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: écriture journalistique
journalisme
presse écrite
blogue
écriture de presse
médias sociaux
écriture
stratégies rédactionnelles
blogue journalistique
nouveaux médias
article
billet

description: La présente recherche a pour but d’examiner, de façon exploratoire, les transformations de l’écriture journalistique de la presse écrite au blogue. Le cadre théorique s’appuie sur trois thèmes : les transformations du journalisme, le journalisme à l’ère du Web 2.0 et l’écriture journalistique en mouvance. Puisque l’objectif de la recherche consiste à cerner les différences d’écriture entre la presse écrite et le blogue, la méthode préconisée est l’analyse de contenu. Celle-ci nous permet d’inventorier divers éléments d’articles journalistiques à l’étude, puis de les comparer. Le traitement des données s’est fait au moyen d’une grille d’analyse, composée de variables et d’indicateurs soigneusement choisis et répartis dans trois catégories d’analyse : grammaticale, structurelle et rhétorique. Les résultats colligés confirment que les articles de presse écrite et les billets de blogue des journalistes à l’étude diffèrent et donc que ceux-ci adoptent des stratégies rédactionnelles différentes selon le support pour lequel ils rédigent.
title: In guten Händen: die Klinik für Plastische, Ästhetische, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie
Creators: name: Zorn, Stefan
Publisher: name: MHH
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 610

description: MHHinfo: Das Magazin der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, no. 2
Strength and thickness of the layer of materials used for ceramic veneers bonding
Creators: name: Mazurek, K.
name: Mierzwińska-Nastalska, E.
name: Molak, R.
name: Kożuchowski, M.
name: Pakieła, Z.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: cement strength, cement layer thickness, ceramic veneers

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X