cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of guided internet-based interventions in the indicated prevention of depression in green professions (PROD-A): study protocol of a 36-month follow-up pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Braun, Lina
name: Titzler, Ingrid
name: Ebert, David Daniel
name: Buntrock, Claudia
name: Terhorst, Yannik
name: Freund, Johanna
name: Thielecke, Janika
name: Baumeister, Harald
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Internet- and mobile-based interventions
subject: Green professions
subject: RCT
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Depressive disorder
subject: Depressive disorder; Prevention and control
subject: Telemedicine
subject: Depression
subject: Telemedizin

description: Background People in green professions are exposed to a variety of risk factors, which could possibly enhance the development of depression. Amongst possible prevention approaches, internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) have been shown to be effective and scalable. However, little is known about the effectiveness in green professions. The aim of the present study is to examine the (cost-)effectiveness of a tailored IMI program for reducing depressive symptoms and preventing the onset of clinical depression compared to enhanced treatment as usual (TAU+). Methods A pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted to evaluate a tailored and therapeutically guided preventive IMI program in comparison to TAU+ with follow-ups at post-treatment (9 weeks), 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-months. Entrepreneurs in green professions, collaborating spouses, family members and pensioners (N = 360) with sufficient insurance status and at least subthreshold depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) are eligible for inclusion. Primary outcome is depressive symptom severity (QIDS-SR16). Secondary outcomes include incidence of depression (QIDS-SR16), quality of life (AQoL-8D) and negative treatment effects (INEP). A health-economic evaluation will be conducted from a societal perspective. The IMI program is provided by psychologists of an external service company and consists of six guided IMIs (6–8 modules, duration: 6–8 weeks) targeting different symptoms (depressive mood, depressive mood with comorbid diabetes, perceived stress, insomnia, panic and agoraphobic symptoms or harmful alcohol use). Intervention choice depends on a screening of participants’ symptoms and individual preferences. The intervention phase is followed by a 12-months consolidating phase with monthly contact to the e-coach. Discussion This is the first pragmatic RCT investigating long-term effectiveness of a tailored guided IMI program for depression prevention in green professions. The present trial builds on a large-scale strategy for depression prevention in green professions. The intended implementation of the IMI program with a nationwide rollout has the potential to reduce overall depression burden and associated health care costs in case of given effectiveness. Trial registration German Clinical Trial Registration: DRKS00014000. Registered on 09 April 2018.
Supplementary document for In-line characterization of nanostructures produced by roll-to-roll nanoimprinting - 5039543.pdf
Creators: name: Madsen, Jonas
name: Geisler, Mathias
name: Lotz, Mikkel
name: Zalkovskij, Maksim
name: Bilenberg, Brian
name: korhonen, Raimo
name: peltonen, petri
name: Hansen, Poul-Erik
name: Jensen, Søren
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Image mode and hyperspectral image comparison. Analysis of fields not analyzed in Fig. 3 of main manuscript.
La strada, il ponte, la piazza, la torre: essere educatori sociali oggi.
The road, the bridge, the square, the tower: the act of being a social educator today
Creators: name: Ciotti, Luigi
name: Speltini, Giuseppina
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2010

description: Incontro con Luigi Ciotti, Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione, Bologna, 13 ottobre 2010. Dibattito a cura di Giuseppina Speltini.

Luigi Ciotti partendo da una panoramica sulla situazione culturale, sociale ed etica attuale in cui l’educatore si trova ad operare, sottolinea l’importanza di un sano realismo, accompagnato dalla passione, per affrontare in modo costruttivo le pesantezze ed i rischi del lavoro educativo e sociale. Valorizza l’importanza di una sempre rinnovata motivazione e del coraggio nel proprio agire per continuare a co-struire speranza nell’incontro con i bisogni delle persone. Nel confronto con la professoressa Speltini emergono esperienze concrete di vita vissuta che hanno segnato il percorso di Luigi Ciotti e hanno rinforzato in lui l’attenzione a  non sentirsi mai arrivati, ma sempre in ascolto.
description: Beginning with an overview of the current cultural, social and ethical climate in which a social educator operates, Luigi Ciotti underlines the importance of healthy realism, accompanied with passion in order to face the difficulties and risks involved in social and educational work. He emphasised the importance of constantly renewing motivation and courage in order to continue to build hope when dealing with peoples needs. Concrete examples of real life experiences that have marked the life of Luigi Ciotti emerge from this from this discussion with Professoressa Spetltini reinforcing the idea of feeling of never arriving at a destination but always being ready to listen.
Response to Sulfur Dioxide Addition by Two Commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains
Creators: name: Morgan, Sydney C.
name: Haggerty, Jade J.
name: Johnston, Britney
name: Jiranek, Vladimir
name: Durall, Daniel
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an antioxidant and antimicrobial agent used in winemaking. Its effects on spoilage microorganisms has been studied extensively, but its effects on commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, the dominant yeast in winemaking, require further investigation. To our knowledge, no previous studies have investigated both the potential SO₂ resistance mechanisms of commercial yeasts as well as their production of aroma-active volatile compounds in response to SO₂. To study this, fermentations of two commercial yeast strains were conducted in the presence (50 mg/L) and absence (0 mg/L) of SO₂. Strain QA23 was more sensitive to SO₂ than Strain BRL97, resulting in delayed cell growth and slower fermentation. BRL97 exhibited a more rapid decrease in free SO₂, a higher initial production of hydrogen sulfide, and a higher production of acetaldehyde, suggesting that each strain may utilize different mechanisms of sulfite resistance. SO₂ addition did not affect the production of aroma-active volatile compounds in QA23, but significantly altered the volatile profiles of the wines fermented by BRL97.
Supplementary document for In-line characterization of nanostructures produced by roll-to-roll nanoimprinting - 5039543.pdf
Creators: name: Madsen, Jonas
name: Geisler, Mathias
name: Lotz, Mikkel
name: Zalkovskij, Maksim
name: Bilenberg, Brian
name: korhonen, Raimo
name: peltonen, petri
name: Hansen, Poul-Erik
name: Jensen, Søren
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Image mode and hyperspectral image comparison. Analysis of fields not analyzed in Fig. 3 of main manuscript.
L'opposition à l'accord multilatéral sur l'investissement (A.M.I.) : un exemple de résistance à la mondialisation.
Creators: name: Diagne, Momar.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Political Science, General.

description: Ces derniers temps, le phénomène de la mondialisation est devenu l'objet d'une très large mobilisation de réseaux associatifs de toutes sortes. L'efficacité de nouvelles stratégies de lutte sociale et de contestation, «adaptées à la mondialisation, et du recours systématique à Internet» a été prouvée lors des négociations au sein de l'Organisation de coopératon et de développement économique (O.C.D.E.) portant sur l'Accord multilatéral sur l'investissement (A.M.I.) durant lesquelles les mouvements socio-politiques revendicatifs de plusieurs pays soutenus parlementaires et des gouvernements se sont mobilisés pour en empêcher la ratification. Cette mobilisation active d'organisations non-gouvernementales (O.N.G.) qui, avec des moyens limités, ont réussi à faire prendre en considération les prèoccupations des citoyens et citoyennes sera l'objet de cette thèse.
Nord e Sud dell’Italia: tra localizzazione dei diritti e sfide interculturali
The North and South in Italy: the localisation of rights and intercultural challenges
Creators: name: Propato, Palmiro Potentino
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2010

description: Storicamente, la qualità del sistema scolastico nel nostro paese è stata geograficamente determinata. Per cui, ad aree diverse hanno corrisposto diverse opportunità formative, diversi livelli di alfabetizzazione e di dispersione scolastica e diversi esiti da parte degli alunni. Una differenziazione che, nel tempo, ha determinato una frattura geografica ed educativa tra le scuole del Nord dell’Italia e quelle del Sud e che ha segnato, diversamente, i destini scolastici degli alunni delle due diverse aree del paese. Questa ricerca, condotta nell’ottica di un sistema formativo integrato, ha voluto indagare se, quanto e in che modo, questa geografia educativa sia cambiata, oggi che viviamo in  un’epoca sempre più complessa e multiculturale, e quale posto occupino, in essa, gli alunni con cittadinanza non italiana. Più nello specifico, questo lavoro, ha cercato di verificare se la “localizzazione dei diritti” che, in passato, ha determinato una diversa alfabetizzazione e un diverso esito scolastico tra gli studenti del Sud e quelli del Nord del paese, si ripresenti ancora oggi, come dicotomia nord-sud, in tema d’integrazione e di alfabetizzazione interculturale. Ha cercato, inoltre, di vedere se, e in che modo, è stata colta, da parte delle istituzioni scolastiche e della classe insegnante, quella sfida educativa e di rinnovamento rappresentata dalla presenza, in classe, di alunni così detti “stranieri”.
description: Historically the quality of education in school system in Italy has depended on geography. This has been reflected in contrasting opportunities, levels of literacy, and drop out rates and student achievement. The differentiation has resulted in a deep educational divide between the north and south resulting in markedly different educational destinies of students in the two areas. This research, carried out from the point of view of an integrated  educational system, seeks to investigate how and what extent that educational geography of the country has changed. Today’s situation is increasingly complex  and multicultural and we must also consider the place of non- Italian citizens. In particular we set out to investigate whether the “localisation of rights and opportunities” which previously resulted in different levels of literacy and educational achievement in the north and south, still exists as a north-south dichotomy in terms of integration and intercultural  awareness. It also analyses how, and if, institutions and teachers have risen to the educational challenge and renewal represented by the presence of so-called “foreign” students in classes.
Work-integrated learning: the poor relation in student learning choices
Creators: name: Calway, Bruce A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: What is it about the Australian society's view of tertiary education that sees the imperative for integration of work and learning, but when it comes to choices the students and teachers pragmatically focus on content and assessment outcomes? Here I suggest that 'work ready' learning, focusing on vocational competencies, is not the equivalent to 'work-based' learning i.e. work and learning integration, even though elements of the former are encapsulated in the latter. In this paper I suggest that few students will choose work-based learning (work and learning integration) because of pragmatic tensions and enculturation within the tertiary education environment that sees the imperative of vocational competencies and passing as greater than any desire to integrate work and learning as a 'Real Life' (abstract and ill-defined) learning space. The tension extends to both students and teachers where teachers may well be seeking to engage students in 'real life', work-based learning but students simplistically demand, ''what do I have to do to pass' and where teachers choose or are forced to be pragmatic and instructive in approach..
Measuring What Matters: Open to Interpretation?
Creators: name: Kramer, Bianca
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2022
Subjects: bibliometrics

description: doi:10.5281/ZENODO.7311200
description: Keynote address. In this presentation, Bianca Kramer addresses several aspects of openness in research assessment, as well as developments that either facilitate or limit that openness. This ranges from the freedom researchers, institutions and funders have to decide what is important in assessment, to the availability of data, infrastructure and services to make such assessments possible. Measuring what matters, and how to do that, is open to interpretation – and there are important choices to make!
Development of an incident-responsive spatial decision support system for the Hajj.
Creators: name: Alsawydani, Saleh.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Geography.

description: This study provides a framework and general guidelines for the development of an Incident Responsive Spatial Decision Support System (IRSDSS) using a geographic information system approval. The system designed is for disaster response operations of the Saudi Red Crescent Society during the Hajj season. In recent years, a number of serious disasters have occurred during the Hajj and the need for a superior response system to deal with such events and minimize their consequences is evident. Such a response system will rely on increased use of automation in the communications and in some way to include geography. The Hajj is a special religious gathering that takes place at the last month of the lunar calendar every year. The Hajj has particular settings and characteristics not the least of which is its magnitude in terms of number of pilgrims, physical settings, and length of time. During this period the Saudi Red Crescent Society has specific needs and requirements to manage emergency situations and incidents. The settings and needs of disasters are evaluated and analyzed when developing IRSDSS system and data models presented in this study. Structured analysis methodology is applied, and various modeling tools are used to satisfy the objectives of this research. The primary objective of this study is to examine the applicability of geographic information systems for dispatching resources in response to disasters. Two scenarios are developed to test who should respond first to an incident and what resources should be deployed to that incident. The system is tested under various incident magnitudes, using the Arafat Holy Site as a pilot area. The determinant factors used to answer the question posed by the scenarios are: the optimal path to the incident location, capacity of the Saudi Red Crescent Society stations, and the magnitude of the incident. The findings of this research indicate that the geographic information system technology, in its current state of vendor practices, does not provide complete facilities to support the objectives of the scenarios developed in this study. To demonstrate acceptable solutions to these issues, further data manipulation and analysis are undertaken and special additional C code programs are written for this purpose. When these programs are integrated with geographic information systems technology, they yield an effective spatial reference system that could be used by the Saudi Red Crescent Society for disaster response during the Hajj season.
Explainability of Predictive Process Monitoring Results: Can You See My Data Issues?
Creators: name: Elkhawaga, Ghada
name: Abu-Elkheir, Mervat
name: Reichert, Manfred
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: predictive process monitoring
subject: machine learning eXplainability
subject: XAI
subject: outcome prediction
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: Process mining
subject: Machine learning
subject: Explainable Artificial Intelligence
subject: Maschinelles Lernen

description: Predictive process monitoring (PPM) has been discussed as a use case of process mining for several years. PPM enables foreseeing the future of an ongoing business process by predicting, for example, relevant information on the way in which running processes terminate or on related process performance indicators. A large share of PPM approaches adopt Machine Learning (ML), taking advantage of the accuracy and precision of ML models. Consequently, PPM inherits the challenges of traditional ML approaches. One of these challenges concerns the need to gain user trust in the generated predictions. This issue is addressed by explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). However, in addition to ML characteristics, the choices made and the techniques applied in the context of PPM influence the resulting explanations. This necessitates the availability of a study on the effects of different choices made in the context of a PPM task on the explainability of the generated predictions. In order to address this gap, we systemically investigate the effects of different PPM settings on the data fed into an ML model and subsequently into the employed XAI method. We study how differences between the resulting explanations indicate several issues in the underlying data. Example of these issues include collinearity and high dimensionality of the input data. We construct a framework for performing a series of experiments to examine different choices of PPM dimensions (i.e., event logs, preprocessing configurations, and ML models), integrating XAI as a fundamental component. In addition to agreements, the experiments highlight several inconsistencies between data characteristics and important predictors used by the ML model on one hand, and explanations of predictions of the investigated ML model on the other.
The role of First Nations in oil and gas development under federal regulatory regimes: Options for change and lessons from New Zealand.
Creators: name: Davis, Tracy R.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Law.

description: The objective of this thesis is to determine what role First Nations have under federal oil and gas regulatory regimes and to make recommendations to enable them to participate in oil and gas development. The author argues that there are persuasive legal and policy grounds to support an active role for First Nations in oil and gas development within their traditional territories. This position is supported through a comprehensive analysis of three federal oil and gas regimes (Northern, Offshore and Indian Reserve Regimes), their legislative frameworks, and recent developments in aboriginal jurisprudence and policy. An assessment of what role First Nations have under the federal environmental assessment regime is undertaken to supplement the overall analysis. The thesis is further supported by an international comparative component that highlights contemporary resource management issues in New Zealand.
Challenges for social work in modern Russia: problems and future prospects. Towards the 20th anniversary of social work in Russia
Challenges for social work in modern Russia: problems and future prospects. Towards the 20th anniversary of social work in Russia
Creators: name: Mukhametzyanov, Guzel V.
name: Tregoubova, Tatiana M.
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2010

description: This article began working on the exchange of research papers with the Kazan State University. The collaboration with the Chair of Intercultural Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Bologna, was launched on March 2010 with the visit of Professor Liliya Yagudina. We hope that this cooperation will continue developing on the issues of relations between ethnic minorities, the evaluation of university systems, the problems inherent to social services and welfare. The purpose of this article is to attract attention to modern social work in Russia and to create a body of knowledge of its development for the comparative follow-on research. The article has six sections: 1. Social work as a synthetic, integrative, interdepartmental profession; 2. Main characteristics of Russian social services network; 3. Large families as an object of social work; 4. The teenager-mothers’ support centers: prevention and rehabilitation; 5. Social work problems which need a solution; 6. Some directions for the actions needed to solve Russia’s social work problems.
description: This article began working on the exchange of research papers with the Kazan State University. The collaboration with the Chair of Intercultural Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Bologna, was launched on March 2010 with the visit of Professor Liliya Yagudina. We hope that this cooperation will continue developing on the issues of relations between ethnic minorities, the evaluation of university systems, the problems inherent to social services and welfare. The purpose of this article is to attract attention to modern social work in Russia and to create a body of knowledge of its development for the comparative follow-on research. The article has six sections: 1. Social work as a synthetic, integrative, interdepartmental profession; 2. Main characteristics of Russian social services network; 3. Large families as an object of social work; 4. The teenager-mothers’ support centers: prevention and rehabilitation; 5. Social work problems which need a solution; 6. Some directions for the actions needed to solve Russia’s social work problems.
MUSE-ALMA Haloes XI: gas flows in the circumgalactic medium
Creators: name: Weng, Simon
name: Péroux, Céline
name: Karki, Arjun
name: Augustin, Ramona
name: Kulkarni, Varsha P.
name: Hamanowicz, Aleksandra
name: Zwaan, Martin
name: Sadler, Elaine M.
name: Nelson, Dylan
name: Hayes, Matthew J.
name: Kacprzak, Glenn
name: Fox, Andrew J.
name: Bollo, Victoria
name: Casavecchia, Benedetta
name: Szakacs, Roland
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The flow of gas into and out of galaxies leaves traces in the circumgalactic medium which can then be studied using absorption lines towards background quasars. We analyse 27 log[N(H I)/cm−2] > 18.0 H I absorbers at z = 0.2 to 1.4 from the MUSE-ALMA Haloes survey with at least one galaxy counterpart within a line of sight velocity of ±500 km s−1. We perform 3D kinematic forward modelling of these associated galaxies to examine the flow of dense, neutral gas in the circumgalactic medium. From the VLT/MUSE, HST broad-band imaging, and VLT/UVES and Keck/HIRES high-resolution UV quasar spectroscopy observations, we compare the impact parameters, star-formation rates, and stellar masses of the associated galaxies with the absorber properties. We find marginal evidence for a bimodal distribution in azimuthal angles for strong H I absorbers, similar to previous studies of the Mg II and O VI absorption lines. There is no clear metallicity dependence on azimuthal angle, and we suggest a larger sample of absorbers is required to fully test the relationship predicted by cosmological hydrodynamical simulations. A case-by-case study of the absorbers reveals that ten per cent of absorbers are consistent with gas accretion, up to 30 per cent trace outflows, and the remainder trace gas in the galaxy disc, the intragroup medium, and low-mass galaxies below the MUSE detection limit. Our results highlight that the baryon cycle directly affects the dense neutral gas required for star-formation and plays a critical role in galaxy evolution.
Wave-induced upper-ocean mixing and climate modelling
Creators: name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Ganopolski, Andrey
name: Phillips, William
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In air-sea interaction models, the wind stress is usually parameterised to directly drive the dynamics of the upper ocean, that is the wind stress provides a momentum flux to the ocean surface and the flux is then diffused down by means of turbulence. The dominant part of the wind stress, however, is supported by the flux of momentum from the wind to waves. This means that, before the momentum is received by the upper ocean in the form of turbulence and mean currents, it goes through a stage of surface wave motion. This motion can directly affect or influence the upper-ocean mixing and other processes, and thus disregarding the wave phase of momentum transformation may undermine accuracy of such parameterisations. There are at least two processes in the upper ocean which can deliver turbulence directly to the depths of the order of 100m instead of diffusing it from the top. First process is Langmuir circulation. Another mechanism is the wave-induced turbulence (in absence of breaking). The concept of this turbulence, its estimates and measurements, as well as implications of such turbulence for ocean circulation models, will be discussed.
Intercultura, tecnologia e rete. Progettare l’apprendimento straniero
Interculture, technology and the web
Creators: name: Parmigiani, Davide
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2010

description: Nell’ottobre del 2009 l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – organismo incaricato di attribuire e regolamentare i nomi di dominio sul web) ha deciso che si potranno registrare siti internet con nomi espressi anche con un alfabeto diverso da quello latino come: arabo, persiano, russo, hindi, greco, coreano, ebreo, giapponese, tamil, cinese tradizionale e semplificato. In questo modo la rete sarà resa più accessibile per milioni di utenti che utilizzano caratteri diversi da quelli occidentali. Cosa rappresenta questo cambiamento tecnico da un punto di vista educativo? La rete diventa multipolare o più complicata? Partendo da questo spunto, l’articolo focalizza i significati educativi della rete in senso interculturale cercando di individuare le caratteristiche formative dei linguaggi (scritti e non) fra universalità e individualità. Nella seconda parte, vengono sottolineate le competenze dei docenti che intendono organizzare lezioni tecnologiche in classi dove sono presenti alunni stranieri al fine di progettare percorsi didattici che avvi-cinino gli stili di apprendimento sviluppatisi in contesti e culture differenti da quella occidentale.
description: In October 2009 ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) the body responsible for attributing and regulating internet domain names, decided that internet sites can be registered with names expressed in other non-Latin alphabets such as Arab, Persian, Russian, Hindi, Greek, Korean, Hebrew, Japanese, Tamil, and traditional and simplified Chinese. Following this decision internet will be more accessible for millions of users who use different characters to westerners. What does this technical change signify from an educational point if view? Will the web become multipolar  or more complicated?
This article focuses on the educational significance of the internet from a intercultural perspective  and sets out to identify the characteristics of languages (written or not) between universality and individuality. The second part of the article highlights the competences needed by teachers who organise technological lessons in classes with non-Italian students, in order to plan a course of lessons that reflect learning styles that have developed in different cultures and contexts to those of the West.
The viability of input enhancement in second language teaching: An exploratory study.
Creators: name: Dufresne-Martini, Thérèse.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Education, Language and Literature.

description: The purpose of this thesis is to generate hypotheses pertaining to Input Enhancement as a pedagogical strategy or procedure by examining studies dealing with Input Enhancement and relating them to formal language learning environments. Input Enhancement (Sharwood Smith 1991, 1993) is the process by which language becomes salient on the basis of evidence presented to the learner Its premise is that input can be manipulated so that ultimately there might be an improvement in the accuracy and overall effectiveness of second language learning in the formal environment of the classroom. There are numerous studies dealing with Input Enhancement. An analysis of these studies in a controlled setting should help in the specification of aspects that might be likely candidates for the formulation of hypotheses. In order to generate hypotheses, elements such as the following are considered: the morpho-syntactic focus targeted for Input Enhancement, the specific type of Input Enhancement offered to the learner, and the language skills that should benefit from this type of intervention. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
The Brazilian education system. Students with disabilities
Il sistema scolastico brasiliano e l'integrazione degli alunni con disabilità. Riflessioni a margine di un’esperienza
Creators: name: Dainese, Roberto
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2010

description: The Brazilian education system provides a specific form of organization for the inclusive education of students with disabilities. Law No. 9394 dated December 20, 1996, “Lei de diretrizes e bases da  educação  nacional”, presents in Chapter V the “educação especial" as a form of organization  offered to students "portadores de Necessidades especiais”. Admission of students with disabilities in the Brazilian schools was characterized by several phases: the welfarist phase, the integration phase  and the inclusion phase, which is the most recent one and now being debated. The presence of a special device fosters the differences, even when everybody enters the classbecause a separation perspective damps down all the procedural and design efforts towards a true integration, holding back collaboration and action sharing among teachers. We consider however effective an action that accompanies the gradual learning evolution  mediating between the student with disabilities and peers, between him and the teachers, between him and the learning tools designed.
description: Il sistema scolastico brasiliano prevede una specifica modalità organizzativa per l’inserimento scolastico degli alunni con disabilità. Il Capitolo V della Legge n. 9394 del 20 dicembre 1996, “Lei de diretrizes e bases da  educação  nacional”, pre-senta l’“educação especial”come una modalità organizzativa offerta agli alunni “portadores de necessidades especiais”. L’ingresso degli alunni con disabilità nella scuola è stato contraddistinto in Brasile da più fasi: la fase assistenzialista, la fase dell’integrazione e la fase dell’inclusione che è quella più recente, quella su cui si sta discutendo. La presenza di un dispositivo speciale, anche quando è previsto un ingresso  nella classe di tutti, alimenta le differenze; dato che lasciare aperta la prospettiva della separazione smorza gli sforzi  procedurali e progettuali verso la vera integrazione, frenando la collaborazione e la condivisione delle azioni degli inse-gnanti. Riteniamo invece efficace un’azione che, gradualmente e adeguatamente, accompagni l’evoluzione degli apprendimenti mediando tra l’alunno con disabilità e i compagni, gli insegnanti, gli apprendimenti predisposti.
Chi ha paura dell'Open Science?
Creators: name: Lazzeri, Emma
name: Di Donato, Francesca
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2022
Subjects: Open Science
Horizon Europe
Open Access
Research Assessment

description: doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6473494
description: Chi ha paura dell’Open Science? “ISA Topic 2021 – Di chi sono le idee?” DATE: 05 APRIL 2022  from 14:30 to 16:30 EVENT LOCATION: Aula A di Farmacologia, via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna - In presence and online event TYPE: ISA Topic HIGHLIGHTS:  Programma dell'evento Presiding and moderating Prof.  Monica FORNI  - Responsible UniBo per EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) association  Speakers Dr. Emma LAZZERI (GARR) - Che cos’è l’Open Science e perché è importante? Dr. Francesca DI DONATO (CNR) – Riformare la valutazione della ricerca in ottica Scienza aperta
title: Reverse innovation
title: Reverse innovation
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Ulrich, Alina
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Stadtverkehr
Nachhaltige Mobilität

description: The joint UBA-GIZ brochure "Reverse Innovation - Rethinking Urban Transport through Global Learning" looks into the potential of "reverse innovation" in the urban transport sector. Ten interesting innovations from developing- and emerging countries were selected, that offer relevant impulses for cities and towns in Germany. Alongside technical innovations, social, regulatory and business model innovations were considered. All innovations can help the UBA vision of Tomorrow´s Cities become reality. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
Gleichstellungsbericht 2013
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Universität Ulm ; Gleichberechtigung
subject: DDC 300 / Social sciences
subject: Women in higher education
subject: Women in science; Germany; Ulm; University
subject: Sex discrimination in higher education
subject: Gleichstellung

description: Gleichstellungsbericht der Universität Ulm 2013
Technical efficiency analysis of layer and broiler poultry farmers in Pakistan
Creators: name: Khan, Nisar Ahmed
name: Ali, Majid
name: Ahmad, Nihal
name: Abid, Muhammad Ali
name: Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid
Publisher: name: Technische Hochschule Ulm
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: technical efficiency
subject: layer and broiler farmers
subject: battery cage system
subject: stochastic frontier analysis
subject: DDC 630 / Agriculture and related technologies
subject: Broilermast
subject: Legebatterie
subject: Umweltkontrolle
subject: Cobb-Douglas-Funktion
subject: Ressourceneffizienz
subject: Lebensmittel

description: Achieving high production with limited resources is a major challenge faced by poultry farmers in countries with developing economies, such as Pakistan. Optimization of the technical efficiency (TE) of poultry business operations is a promising strategy. A representative sample of 210 poultry farms in the province of Punjab in Pakistan was analyzed for TE. The studied sample comprised 105 layer chicken farms (battery cage system, egg production) and 105 broiler chicken farms (environmental control shed system, meat production). A Cobb–Douglas stochastic frontier production analysis approach with the inefficiency effect model was used to simultaneously estimate TE levels and identify factors that influence efficiency. The results indicated that flock size, labor, feed, and water consumption are positively related to egg production, whereas vaccination was found to be insignificant. For broiler businesses, flock size, feed, and water consumption were positively related to the output, whereas labor and vaccination were found to be insignificant. The results of the TE inefficiency effect model revealed that farmer age, education, experience, access to credit, and access to extension services all had a significant and positive influence on the technical efficiency of both layer and broiler farmers. The estimated mean TE level of layer and broiler poultry farmers was 89% and 92%, respectively, evaluated against the benchmark of the identified frontier of efficient production with prevailing systems. The study concludes that it is possible to increase egg production by 11% and meat production by 8% by making more efficient use of the available resources and technology. To improve poultry farmers’ efficiency, policy interventions should focus more on the pronounced effects of variables such as education, farmer experience, credit access, and extension services.
Many diversity for an inclusive perspective
Tante diversità per una prospettiva inclusiva
Creators: name: Canevaro, Andrea
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2010

description: Andrea Canevaro’s paper to the congress: Alunni con disabilità, figli di migranti. Approcci culturali, questioni educative, prospettive inclusive.  (Students with disabilities, children of migrants: Cultural approaches, educational questions, inclusive perspectives) Bologna, 29 ottober 2010, Cappella Farnese, Comune di Bologna. The congress is part of a study and research project “Alunni con disabilità, figli di migranti” (Students with disabilities, children of migrants) run by Bologna City Council , Education Department, and the University of Bologna, Education Faculty. Coordinator: Roberta Caldin.
description: Intervento di Andrea Canevaro al convegno: Alunni con disabilità, figli di migranti. Approcci culturali, questioni educative, prospettive inclusive. Bologna, 29 ottobre 2010, Cappella Farnese, Comune di Bologna. Il convegno si inserisce nelle attività legate al progetto di studio e ricerca “Alunni con disabilità, figli di migranti” del Comune di Bologna, Settore Istruzione e Politiche delle Differenze, e dell’Università di Bologna, Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione. Coordinatrice: Roberta Caldin.
A case of intraplacental gestational choriocarcinoma; characterised by the methylation pattern of the early placenta and an absence of driver mutations
Creators: name: Savage, Philip
name: Monk, David
name: Hernandez Mora, Jose R.
name: Van Der Westhuizen, Nick
name: Rauw, Jennifer
name: Tinker, Anna
name: Robinson, Wendy P.
name: Song, Qianqian
name: Seckl, Michael J.
name: Fisher, Rosemary A.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: Gestational choriocarcinoma is a rare malignancy believed to arise from the trophoblast cells of the placenta. Despite the frequently aggressive clinical nature, choriocarcinoma has been routinely curable with cytotoxic chemotherapy for over 50 years. To date little is known regarding the route to oncogenesis in this malignancy. Methods: In a case of intraplacental choriocarcinoma, we have performed detailed genetic studies including microsatellite analysis, whole genome sequencing (WGS) and methylation analysis of the tumour and surrounding mature placenta. Results: The results of the WGS sequencing indicated a very low level of mutation and the absence of any driver mutations or oncogene activity in the tumour. The methylation analysis identified a distinctly different profile in the tumour from that of the mature placenta. Comparison with a panel of reference methylation profiles from different stages of placental development indicated that the tumour segregated with the first trimester samples. Conclusions: These findings suggest that gestational choriocarcinoma is likely to arise as a result of aberrations of methylation during development, rather than from DNA mutations. The results support the hypothesis that gestational choriocarcinoma arises from a normally transient early trophoblast cell. At this point in development this cell naturally has a phenotype of rapid division, tissue invasion and sensitivity to DNA damaging chemotherapy that is very similar to that of the mature choriocarcinoma cell.
Communication challenges experienced by migrants with cancer: A comparison of migrant and English-speaking Australian-born cancer patients
Creators: name: Hyatt, Amelia
name: Lipson-Smith, Ruby
name: Schofield, Penelope
name: Gough, Karla
name: Sze, Ming
name: Aldridge, Lynley
name: Goldstein, David
name: Jefford, Michael
name: Bell, Melanie L.
name: Butow, Phyllis
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Objectives: Understanding the difficulties faced by different migrant groups is vital to address disparities and inform targeted health-care service delivery. Migrant oncology patients experience increased morbidity, mortality and psychological distress, with this tentatively linked to language and communication difficulties. The objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the communication barriers and challenges experienced by Arabic, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) speaking oncology patients in Australia. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design using patient-reported outcome survey data from migrant and English-speaking Australian-born patients with cancer. Patients were recruited through oncology clinics and Australian state cancer registries. Data were collected regarding patient clinical and demographic characteristics and health-care and communication experiences. Data from the clinics and registries were combined for analysis. Results: Significant differences were found between migrant groups in demographic characteristics, communication and health-care experiences, and information and care preferences. Chinese patients cited problems with understanding medical information, the Australian health-care system, and communicating with their health-care team. Conversely, Arabic- and Greek-speaking patients reported higher understanding of the health-care system, and less communication difficulties. Conclusions: Our study findings suggest that migrant groups differ from each other in their health communication expectations and requirements. Lower education and health literacy of some groups may play a role in poorer health outcomes. Public health interventions and assistance provided to migrants should be tailored to the specific needs and characteristics of that language or cultural group. Future research directions are discussed.
Life on dialysis and its effects on meaning-making in people's lives
Creators: name: Smith, Helen G
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Clinical.
subject: Psychology, Physiological.

description: This collective case study of three men, from a pastoral care perspective, looks at how people change their meaning making and sources of support they find useful as they begin life on hemodialysis. Meaning making, a spiritual process, involves appraising the significance of ourselves and our lives in changing circumstances. The stresses of beginning dialysis may lead to altered meanings. Processes and themes in the subjects' narratives are compared to those from accounts by two more experienced dialysis patients. The new patients regarded this stage in their lives as temporary; the more experienced men had come to greater acceptance. Themes identified included illness cognitions, body images, changing relationships with families and others, the tension between dependence and autonomy, and optimism versus pessimism. The role of the men in determining who they wished to be in the circumstances was noted. Suggestions for further research and for pastoral support are provided.
Supplementary document for Mid–infrared imaging through up–conversion luminescence in trivalent lanthanide ion–doped self–organizing optical fiber array crystal - 5040017.pdf
Creators: name: Cadatal-Raduban, Marilou
name: Yoshino, Masao
name: Yokota, Yuui
name: Yoshikawa, Akira
name: Hayazawa, Norihiko
name: Asano, Daizo
name: Shinohara, Keito
name: Shimizu, Toshihiko
name: Sarukura, Nobuhiko
name: Yamanoi, Kohei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Image Processing

description: Supplemental document
Creatively rehabilitating self-esteem after an acquired brain injury: An auto-ethnography of healing
Creators: name: Smith, Claire
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Education, Educational Psychology.
subject: Psychology, Clinical.

description: This participatory auto-ethnography was conducted to explore the use of creative activities to enhance the self-esteem of individuals who have sustained an acquired brain injury (ABI). There were five participants in the study, including myself as the researcher/participant. Three questions were researched: how do ABI patients feel when they have completed a creative task, how does the way ABI patients feel when they complete their creative endeavors affect the way they feel about other aspects of their lives, and, how can ABI patients learn things about themselves by doing creative activities, which will help them be more successful in other aspects of their lives? The genre or methodology 'participatory auto-ethnography' was chosen for two reasons. Firstly, an auto-ethnography includes autobiographical writing, so the epistemological problem which can result because the researcher is from the same culture as the participants is eliminated. As the researcher, I could freely express my own experiences without fear of lessening the validity of the views of my participants. Secondly, a participatory paradigm includes alternative representation. Three were used: a short story, a play, and a pictorial representation of the data. Data were collected in multiple forms, including participant observation, conversations with the participants, field notes, and a focus group interview. The data were analyzed, and emerging findings were triangulated. The report was written in a narrative format designed to attract readers both within and beyond the academic sphere. The findings suggest that engagement in creative activities is a positive addition to ABI rehabilitation because of its favorable impact on self-esteem. I concluded the study by highlighting areas that may benefit from further research.