cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
FENILKETONURIYANI DAVOLASHGA ZAMONAVIY YONDASHUVLAR
Creators: name: Abduvohidova, Durdona
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ushbu maqolada fenilketonuriyaning o‘ziga xos jihatlar yoritilgan. Fenilketonuriya kam uchraydigan irsiy kasallik bo'lib, uni ko'pchilik hatto eshitmagan. Ammo unga duch kelganlar uchun bu ularning butun hayotini tubdan o'zgartirishi mumkin. Tasavvur qiling-a, siz muntazam ovqat iste'mol qila olmaysiz, chunki tanangiz ma'lum bir proteinning parchalanishiga dosh bera olmaydi. Ilmiy fantastikaga o'xshaydimi? Afsuski, bu ba'zi odamlar uchun og'ir haqiqatdir. Lekin tushkunlikka tushmang! Tibbiyot bir joyda turmaydi va fenilketonuriyani davolashga zamonaviy yondashuvlar ko'plab bemorlarga umid baxsh etadi.
Ecosystem-based global fishing policy scenarios
Creators: name: Alder, Jackie
name: Guénette, Sylvie
name: Beblow, Jordan
name: Cheung, William W. L.
name: Christensen, Villy
Publisher: name: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD. ECOSYSTEM-BASED GLOBAL FISHING POLICY SCENARIOS. Abstract. Introduction. Materials and methods. The model. Assessments and scenarios. Results. Discussion. Acknowledgements. References. Appendices.
Tapinoma tauridis Emery 1925, syn. nov.
Creators: name: Seifert, Bernhard
name: Kaufmann, Bernard
name: Fraysse, Lorenzo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Tapinoma
Tapinoma tauridis

description: Tapinoma tauridis Emery 1925, syn. nov. [type investigation]
The taxon has been described from the Crimea based on collections made by Mejunov and Karavajev. Investigated were two type specimens, a male and a worker, from MCSN Genova.
 The male, labelled “ Crimée Mejunoff”, “ SYNTYPUS Tapinoma tauridis Emery, 1925 ” was fixed by present designation as lectotype (“ Lectotype Tapinoma tauridis Emery 1925, des. B Seifert 2015”). A synonymization with T. erraticum and israelis is excluded by geographic indication. The syntype worker is labelled “ Crimée Karavaiev”, “ T. tauridis Emery ”[Emery’s handwriting], “ANTWEB CASENT 0904021”, “ SYNTYPUS Tapinoma tauridis Emery, 1925 ”. It is allocated to the T. glabrella cluster with p= 0.9960 in a wild-card run of a LDA considering 12 morphometric characters (Tab. 1).
description: Published as part of Seifert, Bernhard, Kaufmann, Bernard & Fraysse, Lorenzo, 2024, A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic species of the ant genus Tapinoma Mayr 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 1-74 in Zootaxa 5435 (1) on page 36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5435.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10954893
From stage to page: Restoration theatre and the prose of Andrew Marvell
Creators: name: Hackler, Neal
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Literature, English.
subject: Theater History.

description: Andrew Marvell (1621-78), though best known today as a lyric poet, was also the author of a handful of aggressive pamphlets on religious toleration and proto-Whig political values. In comparison to earlier polemic produced by divines such as John Owen, Richard Baxter, or Samuel Parker, Marvell's books appear as a radical aesthetic departure into a witty style of dramatic pamphlet. This thesis argues that Marvell's aesthetic innovation owes to his infusion of theatre and theatricality into ecclesiastical controversy. The hybrid polemic caused a point of contact between smaller separate publics foreshadows the opening of the wider Public Sphere that Jurgen Habermas situates in the wake of the 16889 Glorious Revolution. As a new style of public writing, Marvell's hybrid polemic initiated a crossover between the ecclesiastical and theatrical publics that expanded debate to a new idiom and a wider audience.
MOBILE MAVERICKS: A TWENTY-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ON ADVANCEMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING
Creators: name: Mei, Ling Chen Wang
Publisher: name: AMERICAN SERIAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Mobile-assisted language learning
MALL
language education
electronic devices
language acquisition

description: Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has gained significant attention as electronic devices like computers, tablets, and smartphones have become integral to our daily lives. These devices offer a wealth of intelligent applications that can enhance language learning and teaching experiences. Unlike traditional language learning and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), MALL represents an independent mode of language learning that leverages advancements in mobile technology and theories of mobile learning (M-learning).

Despite its potential, MALL faces various challenges, including learner reluctance, low satisfaction levels, frequent interruptions, ineffective learning strategies, and limited communication opportunities. To address these issues and enhance the effectiveness of MALL, increased engagement within mobile-assisted classrooms is necessary.

This paper provides an in-depth exploration of MALL, delving into its development, research trends, and associated challenges. By gaining a comprehensive understanding of MALL, educators and learners can optimize language performance, foster greater interest in language acquisition, and establish a solid foundation for language teaching and research endeavors
Kill-or-Cure Remedy in Edvard MunchPaintings: AuthenticityChallenges DistinguishingIntended Weathering from Decay by the Ravages of Time
Creators: name: Markevicius, Tomas
name: Strand Ferrer, Jin
name: Syversen, Terje
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: This article explores the philosophical and methodological challenges in conserving modern art in articulating authentic conditions and artist intent in a group of weathered paintings by Edvard Munch. This group of paintings is associated with his 'kill-or-cure remedy,' whereby the artist arguably engaged the elements of nature as part of his technique, which led to the weathering and degradation of his paintings. The article parallels Julian Schnabel's intentionally weathered canvases and ephemeral contemporary art. The paper discusses new approaches in contemporary art conservation theory. It emphasizes the importance of a holistic conservation decision-making process that encompasses materials and intangible historical, social, and cultural aspects to find a balance point whereby the artwork still has its own voice, not just the voice of the passage of time.
INCOFISH ecosystem models: Transiting from Ecopath to Ecospace.
Creators: name: Le Quesne, Will J.F.
name: Arreguín-Sánchez, Francisco
name: Heymans, Sheila J.J.
Publisher: name: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: Director's Foreward (Daniel Pauly). Preface. Trophic model of the northern Adriatic Sea, an eutrophic and highly exploited ecosystem (A. Barausse, A. Duci, C. Mazzoldi, Y. Artioli and L. Palmeri). Updated ecosystem model for the northern Benguela ecosystem, Namibia (S.J.J. Heymans and U.R. Sumaila). Modelling the food web in the upwelling ecosystem off central Chile (33°S–39°S) in the year 2000 (S. Neira and H. Arancibia). Spatial resources and fishery management framework in the East China Sea (H.Q. Cheng, H. Jiang, H.G. Xu, J. Wu, H. Ding, W. Le Quesne and F. Arreguín-Sánchez). An ecosystem simulation model of the northern Gulf of California (D. Lercari, F. Arreguín-Sánchez and W. Le Quesne). Marine ecosystem analyses in the Gulf of Ulloa, Mexico: BAC meets Ecopath (P. del Monte-Luna,F. Arreguín-Sánchez and D. Lluch-Belda). Trophic model of the ecosystem of La Paz Bay, southern Baja California Peninsula, Mexico (F. Arreguín-Sánchez, P. del Monte-Luna, J.G. Díaz-Uribe, M. Gorostieta, E.A. Chávez and R.Ronzón-Rodríguez). Spatial modelling of the Senegambian ecosystem (B. Samb). A benthic ecosystem model of the Sinaloa continental shelf, Mexico (L.A. Salcido-Guevara and F. Arreguín-Sánchez).
The role of p300 in regulation of Myf5 expression
Creators: name: Francetic, Tanja
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: The commitment of cells to skeletal muscle differentiation is regulated by the myogenic regulatory factors Myf5, MyoD, myogenin and MRF4. Myf5 is the earliest of the MRFs expressed in an embryo. An array of transcriptional factors and signals present in dermomyotome and myotome such as Wnt, Shh, Six1/4, Eya1/2 and Pax3/7 regulate the expression of Myf5. Also, the HAT activity of coactivator p300 is also needed for Myf5 expression. However, the exact function of the p300 HAT activity that is required for expression of Myf5 has not been determined. The spatio-temporal expression of Myf5 is also regulated by a large number of enhancers spread over 140 kb upstream of the transcription start site. The early epaxial enhancer regulates the expression at the earliest time point known. We hypothesized that HAT activity of p300 may be involved in direct regulation of Myf5. We used the embryonal carcinoma P19 cells to study skeletal myogenesis and the chemical inhibitor curcumin to study the role ofp300 HAT activity. Curcumin was able to inhibit commitment into skeletal myogenesis by downregulating expression of Myf5 and MyoD. Furthermore we show that p300 is present at the early epaxial ehancer and that the function ofp300 there may be histone acetylation. Therefore we provide evidence that p300 may be directly involved in regulation of Myf5 expression.
Thomas Engelbert: Die chinesische Minderheit im Süden Vietnams (Hoa) als Paradigma der kolonialen und nationalistischen Nationalitätenpolitik
Creators: name: Grabowsky, Volker
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 90 (2004): ASIEN (Januar)
A simple technique for estimating the one-dimensional heave of natural expansive soils
Creators: name: Lu, Lu
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Geological.
subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: Expansive soils are considered to be a nightmare to the geotechnical engineers. As the losses to the infrastructure constructed on expansive soils is estimated to be in billions of dollars world wide annually, several researchers and practitioners from various regions of the world have made significant contributions to better our present understanding of these problematic soils. One of the topics that attracted interest is related to the 1-D heave prediction or estimation methods for expansive soils. Early research studies on this topic were focused on developing empirical relationships which are not universally valid. Current techniques use soil suction methods and oedometer test methods to predict or estimate the 1-D heave; however, the various soil parameters required in these techniques can only be obtained from time consuming laboratory or in-situ tests that are expensive and difficult to be performed by conventional geotechnical engineers. In the present study, a simple technique is proposed to estimate the 1-D heave in expansive soils which requires only the information of plasticity index, Ip and variation in water content with respect to depth in the active zone. This technique is developed using the results of 5 case studies published in the literature. In addition to these case studies, 8 other case studies results of 1-D heave in expansive soils are summarized. The data of 13 of the case studies is collected from various regions of the world which include Australia, Canada, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United States and Yugoslavia. Comparisons are provided between the measured and estimated 1-D heave for all the case studies have been using the proposed simple technique. There is a reasonably good comparison between the measured heave and the estimated heave for 8 of the 13 case studies results (i.e., less than 30%). The estimated heave is more than the measured heave for all the case studies; which is conservative from an engineering practice perspective. The reasons associated with the discrepancies between the measured and predicted 1-D heave values for the remainder of the five case studies are also discussed. The proposed simple technique is encouraging for the practicing geotechnical engineers in the estimation of 1-D heave in expansive soils.
Menschlich-soziale Unternehmensführung: Strategischer Vorteil von KMU?
Creators: name: Lombriser, Roman
Publisher: name: Luchterhand
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 659 - Werbung & Public Releations (PR)

description: Die Diskussion zur Corporate Governance ist in vollem Gange, allerdings fokussiert sie nur auf die Interessen der Shareholder. Die sozialen und personellen Aspekte einer guten Unternehmensführung stehen dabei im Abseits. Dieses Ungleichgewicht will das Buch mindern. 48 Expertinnen und Experten aus der Unternehmens- und Beratungspraxis sowie aus Forschung und Lehre äußern sich dazu in bewusst knapp gehaltenen Statements konstruktiv-kritisch und zeigen Lösungswege wie -mittel auf.
PHONETIC PROWESS: UNRAVELING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCURATE PRONUNCIATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Creators: name: Mei, Ling Zhang
Publisher: name: AMERICAN SERIAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Pronunciation acquisition, Second language acquisition, Language learning, Chinese English learners, educational strategies

description: Achieving authentic Standard English pronunciation is a challenging endeavor for Chinese high school and college students as they grapple with the influence of their native language. Many Chinese students tend to speak English with discernible Chinese accents due to their predominant use of their mother tongue over the Target Language (TL). The lack of emphasis on English pronunciation in China's education system, spanning from primary school to college, further perpetuates this issue, leading to a noticeable gap in pronunciation quality.

Research has shown a strong correlation between individuals' pronunciation and their value systems, attitudes, and socio-schemata [1]. Despite various studies highlighting contributing factors, the prevailing indifference toward pronunciation persists among both teachers and students.

This paper seeks to explore the factors impacting pronunciation acquisition, a pivotal component of second language acquisition (SLA). It commences by discussing the author's initial beliefs and observations, followed by an examination of relevant literature and emerging insights. The core of the research revolves around identifying the factors influencing individuals' pronunciation acquisition. The paper concludes by proposing potential strategies to address this prevalent issue and improve English pronunciation among Chinese learners
Management Accounting - ABC des Betrieblichen Rechnungswesens
Creators: name: Sutter, Emilio
Publisher: name: Rüegger
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 023 - Personalmanagement

description: In drei Teilen wird in diesem Buch das wichtigste Instrumentarium zur erfolgreichen finanziellen Führung eines Betriebs dargelegt: Teil A) Betriebsbuchhaltung, Teil B) Planungsrechnung und Teil C) Investitionsrechnung. Mit dem ausführlichen Sachwortverzeichnis dient dieses Buch auch als Nachschlagewerk, um sich im Fachgebiet 'Management Accounting' zurechtzufinden.
Erfolgreiche Zusammenführung von Verwaltungsstellen
Creators: name: Bannwart, Bettina
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 023 - Personalmanagement

description: Positionierung der Fachstelle Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern im Rahmen der Zusammenführung mit den Bereichen Behinderung und Migration anlässlich der Regierungs- und Verwaltungsreorganisation 2009 (RV09)
Evaluation und Bedarfsabklärung multifunktionales Kommunalfahrzeug für Investitionsentscheid. im Auftrag der Einwohnergemeinde Duggingen
Creators: name: Müller, Marcel
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 023 - Personalmanagement

description: Jeder Gemeindewerkhof verfügt über einen Bestand an Kommunalfahrzeugen, die im Laufe der Jahre ersetzt werden müssen. In den Gemeinderäten der Gemeinden wird deshalb in gewissen Abständen die Neubeschaffung von kommunalen Fahrzeugen diskutiert. Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit von Herrn Marcel Müller aus Duggingen bietet anderen Gemeinden einen idealen Leitfaden, was bei der Beschaffung eines neuen kommunalen Fahrzeugs zu beachten ist. Mit einem ausführlichen Bewertungsraster hat er Funktionalität und Wirtschaftlichkeit einer Neuanschaffung detailliert untersucht. Auch die Beurteilung der Offerten verschiedener Anbieter nach einem Punktesystem liefert für einen Anschaffungsentscheid eine gute Basis.
Plume mantle source heterogeneity through time: Insights from the Duarte Complex, Hispaniola, northeastern Caribbean.
Creators: name: Weis, Dominique
name: Ullrich, Thomas D.
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: Located in the Cordillera Central of Hispaniola, the Duarte Complex offers an opportunity to study an on-land fragment of the Caribbean-Colombian oceanic plateau. Geochemical, Sr-Nd isotope, and 40Ar-39Ar radiometric age data combined with detailed mapping have shown that the Duarte Complex includes two lithostratigraphic units, composed of four geochemical groups of metavolcanic rocks: Group Ia, low-Ti high-Mg basalts, and group Ib, high-Ti picrites and primitive high-Mg basalts, occur interlayered in the lowermost levels of the lower unit; group II, light rare earth element (LREE)-enriched picrites, ferropicrites and high-Mg basalts, forms the main lava sequence of the lower unit; and group III, LREE-enriched Fe-Ti basalts, is present exclusively in the upper unit. Nd isotope and incompatible trace element patterns are diverse in the Duarte Complex metavolcanics and are consistent with mantle sources related to a heterogeneous plume. Mantle melt modeling suggests that an early, extensive melting (10–20%) of shallow mantle resulted in the formation of relatively depleted group I and II magmas, whereas the late, more enriched group III magmas were the product of deeper, low-degree (<3%) melting of a heterogeneous plume. Therefore plume mantle sources were more enriched and deeper through time. Foliated amphibolites of the Duarte Complex yield 40Ar-39Ar hornblende plateau ages of 93.9 ± 1.4 and 95.8 ± 1.9 Ma (Cenomanian, 99.6–93.5 Ma) that demonstrate an older age of the protholiths, probably Albian (>96 Ma). Hence an Early Cretaceous phase of the Caribbean-Colombian oceanic plateau construction is recorded in Hispaniola. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2007 American Geophysical Union.
Umweltethik. Ein Lehr- und Lesebuch
Creators: name: Brenner, Andreas
Publisher: name: Paulusverlag
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 023 - Personalmanagement

description: Sollen wir die Natur achten, das Klima schützen und Tiere und Pflanzen gut behandeln? Mit diesen Fragen sehen wir uns immer öfter konfrontiert und es scheint notwendig, sich eine begründete Meinung zu machen, wie wir uns zu der Natur verhalten wollen. Damit befinden wir uns bereits mitten in der Umweltethik. Das vorliegende Buch will den anspruchsvollen Prozess, ein differenziertes Naturverhältnis zu erarbeiten, unterstützen. Dazu wird in die Hauptpositionen der allgemeinen Ethik eingeführt und darauf aufbauend werden die aktuellen Debatten der Tier-, Pflanzen- und Naturschutzethik dargestellt. Ein Ausblick auf eine Umweltethik in der globalisierten Welt beschliesst den Band. Das Buch richtet sich sowohl an Fachstudierende wie auch an den engagierten Laien. (Französische Übersetzung)
Flood basalts from Mt. Capitole in the central Kerguelen Archipelago: insights into the growth of the archipelago and source components contributing to plume-related volcanism.
Creators: name: Weis, Dominique
name: Scoates, James
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2016

description: The Kerguelen Archipelago, constructed on the submarine Northern Kerguelen Plateau, is attributed to Cenozoic volcanism arising from the Kerguelen hot spot. Geochemical studies of 325 to 1000 m thick lava sections of the ∼30 to 25 Ma flood basalt forming the bulk of the archipelago show a temporal change from older tholeiitic basalt to younger slightly alkalic basalt. This compositional transition is expressed in a 630 m lava section at Mt. Capitole where the lava sequence is lowermost tholeiitic basalt overlain by slightly alkalic basalt overlain by plagioclase-rich cumulates that are mixtures of plagioclase-phyric basalt and more evolved magmas. During growth of the archipelago, magma supply from the hot spot was variable and at times sufficiently low to enable extensive crystal fractionation; e.g., at Mt. Capitole and nearby Mt. Tourmente only 10 of 120 lava flows have >6 wt% MgO. On the basis of this study and previous isotopic data for the ∼34 Ma submarine lavas erupted on the Northern Kerguelen Plateau, other flood basalt sections in the Kerguelen Archipelago, and younger lavas erupted in the archipelago and at Heard Island, there is significant Sr, Nd, Hf, and Pb isotopic heterogeneity that can be explained by two stages of mixing. The first mixing event, best shown by the submarine lavas, is between components that are related to Indian Ocean mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) and the Kerguelen hot spot. From ∼34 Ma to <1 Ma, on average the proportion of the MORB-related component decreased. Subsequently, a second mixing process involved addition of a component with relatively high 87Sr/86Sr (>0.7060) and low 143Nd/144Nd (<0.5125) and 176Hf/177Hf (<0.2827) and nonradiogenic Pb isotope ratios (<17.9 for 206Pb/204Pb). We infer that this component was lower continental crust. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2007 American Geophysical Union.
Cartographie socio-traductionnelle des transferts littéraires Québec-Espagne (1975--2004)
Creators: name: Cordoba Serrano, Maria Sierra
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Literature, Modern.
subject: Literature, Romance.
subject: Literature, Canadian (French).

description: As a practice situated beyond national and linguistic borders, literary translation is located at the heart of international exchanges. It falls between various cultural spaces, which are negotiating, with a variable degree of conflict, the ways in which they perceive one another and interact. Translation, as we know, cannot be considered a mere textual practice operating on two symmetrical languages, but as a practice where the product is subjected to the same symbolic violence as other cultural goods. In order to analyze translation from this angle, while also studying the way in which these cultural spaces negotiate their relationship to the Other within the text itself, I combine two approaches - one sociological, the other semiotic. More specifically, the project draws on a theoretical framework incorporating the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu (1992) to which I inject the concept of "networks" to explain the effective relationships between agents within, and beyond, national borders. Interwoven with this are concepts and methodological principles borrowed from the Polysystem Theory (PT) formulated by Even-Zohar (1978) and from the descriptive approach (Toury, 1995) which follows it. On this theoretical foundation, my thesis looks at Quebec literature translated into Spanish and Catalan between 1975 -- a key date in contemporary Spanish history (the end of Franco's dictatorship) -- and 2004. After presenting the theoretical and methodological framework (chapter 1), the thesis is divided into two main sections. The first section (chapter 2) aims to reveal the institutional strategies for exporting and promoting Quebecois fiction in Spain. The second section (chapters 3, 4, and 5) examines the corpus itself. Here I study the structural factors (social and literary), and by extension, the different logics (political, economic and literary) that influence the selection, production and reception of the transferred goods. I also analyse agents who have a central role in these phases, analyzing their trajectories (Bourdieu, 1992) within the literary fields to determine to what extent these, as well as other structural factors, have impacted the translated text and its branding. Given that production and legitimation are tightly interlinked (Dubois, 1978), the critical reception of the corpus is also analyzed.
Supplemental_file_3
Creators: name: Ferraro, Salvatore
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 309999
subject: Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Assessment of the impact of the number of surplus calves sold by farms on the multivariable model made for the study published by Ferraro et al. paper Dairy farm management factors associated with auction sale price of young dairy calves sold at auction markets in Québec, Canada. A cross-sectional study
The Role and Regulation of p73 in Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells in vitro
Creators: name: Al Bahlani, Shadia Mohamed
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: Chemoresistance is a primary concern in chemotherapyand is an obstacle to successful treatment of human ovarian cancer (OVCA). P73 is important in drug-induced apoptosis in some cancer cells, yet its role in the regulation of chemosensitivity in OVCA is poorly understood. Furthermore, how the deregulation of p73-mediated apoptosis confers resistance to CDDP is unclear. In the present studies, we found that TAp73alpha over-expression enhanced CDDP-induced PARP cleavage and apoptosis in the chemosensitive OVCA cells OV2008 and A2780s and their resistant counterpart (C13* and A2780cp) in addition to a chemoresistant (Hey cells; the effect of Deltap73alpha over-expression was to be found variable. P73alpha down-regulation attenuated CDDP-induced PUMA and NOXA up-regulation and apoptosis in OV2008 cell. CDDP decreased p73alpha steady-state protein levels in OV2008, but not in C13*, although the mRNA expression was identical. CDDP-induced TAp73alpha and DeltaNp73alpha down-regulation in OV2008 was not affected by the presence of proteasome inhibitors (Epoximicin and Lactacystine), nor by the forced expression of Xiap, an anti-apoptotic protein. CDDP-induced, p73alpha down-regulation was calpain-dependent. CDDP induced calpain activation and enhanced its cytoplasmic interaction and co-localization with p73alpha in OV2008, but not C13* cells. Calcium (Ca 2+ homeostasis plays an important role in apoptosis. We have evaluated the contribution of the Ca2+-mediated, calpain activation and its influence on TAp73alpha and DeltaNp73alpha contents in CDDP-induced apoptosis. We found that CDDP increased the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in OV2008 but not C13* while cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor, caused this response and calpain activation, p73alpha processing and apoptosis in both cell types. CDDP-induced [Ca2+]i increase in OV2008 cells was not affected by the elimination of extracellular Ca2+, but stopped by the depletion of internal Ca2+ store, indicating that mobilization of intracellular Ca2+stores was potentially involved. These findings demonstrate for the first time that p73alpha and its regulation by the Ca2+-mediated calpain pathway are involved in CDDP-induced apoptosis in OVCA cells and that disregulation of Ca 2+/calpainlp73 signalling may in part be the pathophysiology of CDDP resistance. Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of chemoresistance will direct the development of effective strategies for the treatment of chemoresistant OVCA.
A novel approach to dissolution correction of Mg/Ca-based paleothermometry in the tropical Pacific
Creators: name: François, Roger
name: Soon, Maureen
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2017

description: Mg/Ca in planktonic foraminifers carries two main signals: calcification temperature and postdepositional test dissolution. Shell dissolution thus distorts water temperature reconstructions made with Mg/Ca in foraminifers. This problem could be resolved by quantifying the impact of carbonate dissolution on Mg/Ca with an independent, temperature-insensitive deep-sea calcite dissolution proxy, such as the Globorotalia menardii fragmentation index (MFI). To test the validity of this approach, we measured Mg/Ca in the tests of several planktonic foraminifers and MFI in core tops collected over a wide geographic region of the tropical Pacific and covering a wide range of deep-sea calcite dissolution and seawater temperature. We confirm that Mg/Ca from different species have different susceptibility to temperature and dissolution. Mg/Ca in surface-dwelling Globigerina bulloides is controlled by calcification temperature and is largely unaffected by carbonate dissolution estimated from MFI. In contrast, Mg/Ca in deeper dwelling G. menardii is minimally sensitive to temperature and dominantly affected by dissolution. Mg/Ca in Neogloboquadrina dutertrei and Pulleniatina obliquiloculata are significantly affected by both temperature and dissolution, and MFI can be effectively used to correct temperature estimates from these species for calcite dissolution. Additional variables besides temperature and dissolution appear to control Mg/Ca in Globorotalia tumida, and their identification is a prerequisite for interpreting elemental shell composition in this species. Combining down-core measurements of Mg/Ca in multiple foraminifer species with MFI provides a powerful tool for reconstructing past changes in the upper water column temperature structure in the tropical Pacific. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2007 American Geophysical Union.
’’Greater Mekong Subregion” - eine Region zwischen hemmungslosem Raubbau und nachhaltiger Entwicklung (II)
Creators: name: Wischermann, Jörg
name: Sander, Ingvar
name: Förster, Renate
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: Internationale wie nationale Geldgeber beeinflussen maBgeblich eine Entwicklung in dieser Region, deren Planung und Ausfuhrung von vielen (lokalen und intemationalen) Nichtregierungs-Organisationen (NGOs), kritischen Entwicklungsexperten und Wissenschaftlem als sozial unausgewogen, bkologisch unvertraglich und in Bezug auf eine Mitwirkung der lokalen Bevolkerung als auBerst partizipationsfeindlich beurteilt wird.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 90 (2004): ASIEN (Januar)
Von Karten und Grenzen
Creators: name: Clemens, Jürgen
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: Dieses Statement des pakistanischen Botschafters in Kabul dokumentiert die jüngste Zuspitzung des vor mehr als einhundert Jahren durch die Briten begründeten Konfliktes zwischen Afghanistan und Pakistan.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 90 (2004): ASIEN (Januar)
Вильгельм II и Русско-японская война 1904-1905 гг.: к вопросу о влиянии германского кайзера на внешнюю политику Российской империи в начале XX века
Creators: name: Низалова Е. В.
Publisher: name: Известия Российского государственного педагогического университета им. А.И. Герцена
Year: 2006
Subjects: русско-японская война 1904-1905 гг.
российская империя
вешняя политика российской империи
германия
вильгельм ii
россия и германия
русско-германские отношения

description: Основным предметом настоящей статьи является анализ традиционных (официальных) взаимоотношений, в основном дипломатического характера, между Россией и Германией во время Русско-японской войны 1904-1905 гг. Этот период является переломным и противоречивым в истории внешней политики Российской империи, так как именно в это время российская дипломатия переходит от родственной" к государственной. Несмотря на формальное сохранение традиционной династической дипломатии между Россией и Германией, соглашения между монархами уже не могли влиять на ход мировой политики время союзов императоров и родственной" политики неумолимо проходило. Учитывая охлаждение русско-германских отношений в 1905 г., германская дипломатия не оставляла попыток втянуть Россию в орбиту своей политики, особенно в условиях революционных потрясений и поражения империи в Русско-японской войне.
description: The main subject of this article is an analysis traditional (official) relations, basically diplomatic nature, between Russia and Germany during Russian-Japanese war 1904-1905. This period is critical and inconsistent in history of Russian empire"s foreign policy, since in this time exactly Russian diplomacy goes from «related» to state. In spite of formal conservation of the traditional dynastic diplomacy between Russia and Germany, agreement between monarchs already could not influence to move world policy. Time of Emperor"s alliance and «related» policy relentlessly passed. Considering the cooling Russian-German relations in 1905, the German diplomacy did not leave attempts to involve Russia in orbit of its policy, in condition of the revolutionary convulsions particularly and defeat an Empire in Russian-Japanese war.
neue asiatische Regionalismus
Creators: name: Nabers, Dirk
name: Ufen, Andreas
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: After discussing theories of international relations, they focus their analysis on neoinstitutionalist and constructivist approaches, in order to avoid interpreting cooperation processes merely in terms of power, national interest and functional efficiency. These theoretical considerations build the foundation for examining in the main part of the article the specific quality of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and ASEAN+3 (ASEANplus China, Korea and Japan). Their main thesis is that even the "New Regionalism" in East Asia could acquire a new dimension. For the first time wide-ranging, comprehensive cooperation among two regions in Asia is evolving, and for the first time the two regions could be able to establish a new integrated complex.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 90 (2004): ASIEN (Januar)
An electromagnetically actuated fiber optic switch using magnetized ferromagnetic materials
Creators: name: Pandojirao-Sunkojirao, Praveen
name: Dhaubanjar, Naresh
name: Phuyal, Pratibha C.
name: Chiao, Mu
name: Chiao, J.-C.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Year: 2011

description: This paper presents the design, fabrication and testing of a fiber optic switch actuated electromagnetically. The ferromagnetic gel coated optical fiber is actuated using external electromagnetic fields. The ferromagnetic gel consists of ferromagnetic powders dispersed in epoxy. The fabrication utilizes a simple cost-effective coating setup. A direct fiberto-fiber alignment eliminates the need for complementary optical parts and the displacement of fiber switches the laser coupling. The magnetic characteristics of magnetized ferromagnetic materials are performed using alternating gradient magnetometer and the magnetic hysteresis curves are measured for different ferromagnetic materials including iron, cobalt, and nickel. Optical fiber switches with various fiber lengths are actuated and their static and dynamic responses for the same volume of ferromagnetic gel are summarized. The highest displacement is 1.345 mm with an input current of 260mA. In this paper, the performance of fiber switches with various coating materials is presented. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic electronic or print reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Internationale Sportveranstaltungen
Creators: name: Ducke, Isa
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: International sports events undoubtedly have numerous political functions, such as raising the national prestige of competing countries, or promoting the host country as a travel or business destination. On a national level, these factors are obvious, but can sports events also contribute to the formation of a supranational regional identity? This paper discusses three international sports events in 2002 — the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and the Asian Games — and their impact on regional consciousness in East Asia. It concludes that in most cases the effects on a national level are far greater than those on a regional level. While sports events are unlikely to kick-start the development of a regional consciousness, they can however strengthen existing trends toward regionalisation. To this end, institutionalised regional events will be more useful than one-off events.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 90 (2004): ASIEN (Januar)
Dissipative low-pass filter
Creators: name: Broyde, Frederic
Publisher: name: USPTO
Year: 1988

description: The filter comprises a series branch formed by an inductance coil (L) in parallel with a resistor (R1) and a parallel branch formed by a capacitor (C) in series with a resistor (Rc). For frequencies such that Rc>>1/ωC and R1<<ωL, the ratio between the output and input powers of the filter has a predetermined maximum value strictly lower than 1 and independent of the load impedance.
title: Body Size and Growth Patterns of Microtus Pennsylvanicus (Ord.) in Chesapeake, Virginia
Creators: name: Bell, Sara E
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2010

description: From Dec 2002-Feb 2008, a capture-mark-release study was conducted on 2 Chesapeake, Virginia populations of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). The study sites were effectively 1 ha grids in old fields. Two modified live Fitch-type traps were placed at 12.5 m intervals on grids that were trapped for 3 days each month. In northern North America, voles have distinct breeding cohorts (spring and autumn), experience autumn and winter weight loss, demonstrate both delayed growth and sexual maturation in autumn-born young, have lifespans less than 15 weeks, and average about 35-50 g as adults. Chesapeake voles bred year-round, experienced no seasonal weight loss, autumn-born young exhibited no delayed growth or sexual maturation, lived over 20 weeks, and nearly 20% weighed over 70 g. The longest-lived vole was an 80-week-old male. The heaviest voles were over 90 g and present in late autumn and winter at both sites. Body growth dynamics were different between grids, with voles from 1 grid having lower mean masses (≈52 g) and growth rates (≈1.5g/month), but longer lifespans (≈26 weeks). Voles from the other grid had higher mean masses (≈54 g) and growth rates (≈3g/month), but shorter lifespans (≈21 weeks).
Gewalt in der Politik: Die Bedeutung kultureller Rahmung von State- und Nation-building in Malay(si)a und Indonesien
Creators: name: Kreuzer, Peter
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: In 1963 Malaya and Indonesia completed two projects of state-enlargement, incorporating new territories inhabited by people of different ethno-cultural affiliation into the larger whole of the young states. The styles of integration differed dramatically. I argue that these differences can be explained by taking recourse to the different cultural frames applied to political conflict resolution which were developed during the decades of decolonization and the early years of state- and nation-building. Although the Malay political elite took recourse to an ethno-cultural foundation for state- and nation-building, whereas the Indonesian nationalists turned to the civic variant of nationalism, the outcomes in the processes of policy-making, measured in either degree of violence or democratic participation and representation, contradict the traditional expectations held about different varieties of nationalism. As can be seen in either the early processes of state- and nation-building during the 1940s and 50s or the later efforts at state-enlargement, the ethnocultural foundation proved to be not only more peaceful, but also more democratic. This success is to a large degree dependent on the separation of State and Nation, of devising the state as a rational instrument in an multi-national endeavour at peaceful and cooperative coexistence of ethno-culturally defined "nations".
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 90 (2004): ASIEN (Januar)
New developments on polymer-based MEMS phase shifters
Creators: name: Wang, Jianqun
name: Ativanichayaphong, Thermpon
name: Cai, Ying
name: Huang, Wen-Ding
name: Chiao, Mu
name: Chiao, J.-C.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Year: 2011

description: Phase shifter is one of the core components for phased-array antennas which find wide applications in satellite systems, telecommunications, wireless systems, radar systems and tracking systems. The current high-frequency phase shifters are mainly built upon active semiconductor technologies which suffer from high fabrication and assembly costs. In this work, we propose a cost-effective approach to fabricate distributed MEMS transmission line phase shifters on a polymer-glass substrate. The fabrication procedure is compatible with CMOS and post-CMOS processes. The polymerglass phase shifter was characterized from DC to 26 GHz. The measurements show a phase shift of 120° and a 2.5-dB insertion loss at 26 GHz. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Extending BGP protocol to achieve inter-domain routing in optical networks
Creators: name: Khanafer, Mounib
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The revolution of Internet and its popularity among millions of users has resulted in significant increase in the data traffic carried by today's telecommunications networks. The evolution of optical networks, along with its ingenious technologies like Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM), has played a critical role in coping with that huge data traffic. However, the unusual growth in the number of users has been paralleled by a similar growth in the size of the networks. The latter has complicated the task of network management and mandated the need to segregate huge networks into several administrative units, each controlled by a unique organization, known as Autonomous Systems (ASes). For routers in different ASes to communicate with each other, reachability information should be available at each router for it to know the optimal path to reach its targeted router. The latter task is handled in IP-based electronic networks by the de facto inter-domain routing protocol known as the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). In order to achieve efficient inter-domain routing in optical networks, we better benefit from the experience gained from the extensive deployment of BGP in electronic IP-based networks. In this thesis, we study the problem of achieving inter-domain routing in optical networks using BGP. We incorporate some modifications in standard BGP and introduce a new version of it, called the eXtended BGP for Optical Networks (xBON), which can be deployed in optical networks. We build a model for xBON and simulate it using OPNET Modeler platform. Finally, simulation results are presented and analyzed.
Supplementary Online Material
Creators: name: Flathmann, Christoph
name: Meyer, Tobias
name: Ross, Ulrich
name: Dehning, Annika
name: Jooss, Christian
name: Seibt, Michael
Publisher: name: AIP Publishing
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 51
subject: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Supplementary Material
An optical scanner based on cantilever-type electrostatic zipping actuators
Creators: name: Smitha, M. N. Rao
name: Pandojirao-Sunkojirao, Praveen
name: Dhaubanjar, Naresh
name: Chiao, Mu
name: Chiao, J.-C.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Year: 2011

description: This paper discusses modeling, design, fabrication and characterization of an optical scanner based on cantilever-type electrostatic zipping actuators. The electrostatic actuator has been designed to achieve high displacements for large optical scanning angles at lower actuation voltages. The zipping actuators are fabricated using multi-layer polysilicon foundry fabrication processes. The electrostatic force between the cantilever and the bottom electrode on the substrate pulls the cantilever down. With a warped cantilever, the force closes the gap from the anchored end and gradually the zipping effect actuates the entire cantilever. In our design, mechanical structures are arranged to avoid electrical shortcircuit. With various annealing temperatures, the warped angles are controllable. The cantilever serves as a reflective surface and the high out-of-plane displacement is used to steer a reflected laser beam for imaging and scanning applications. In this paper we present the design considerations in electrostatic zipping actuator displacement and control as well as the arrangement for optical scanning. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Everyone trusts science a bit - Study 2
Creators: name: Pfänder, Jan
name: Mercier, Hugo
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: In a first study, we tested whether participants would accept the scientific consensus on basic science facts. Most participants did, but not for all the questions. In this survey, we make two main adjustments to further investigate rejection of consensus: (i) we add a longer explanation and sources, instead of only stating the consensus. If it was the case that participants did not mistrust the science, but us the experimenters, this should increase acceptance; (ii) every time a participant rejects the scientific consensus, we ask them an open-ended question to explain why they did so. We also remove one science question that we had added ourselves (on where trees mainly draw there materials from to grow; answer: air), because the results were very different compared to other questions, suggesting the question might have been confusing.