cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 2 of Intrapartum uterine activity and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review
Creators: name: Reynolds, Adam J.
name: Geary, Michael P.
name: Hayes, Breda C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 2: Supplementary Tables. detailing the search results, the characteristics of the included studies, the risk of bias assessments, the results of the individual included studies, and the data extraction template.
Brouillage au petit écran : de l'influence des stéréotypes âgistes à la télévision sur le sentiment de privation relative, le désengagement social et l'estime de soi des aînés
Creators: name: Lavallée, Marie-Lyse
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: écoute télévisuelle
stéréotypes âgistes
privation relative
désengagement social
estime de soi
aînés

description: Le but de cette étude quantitative est d’analyser l’influence de la consommation télévisuelle (en termes de nombre d’heures) et des stéréotypes âgistes négatifs véhiculés à la télévision sur le bien-être psychologique des aînés. Un sondage par questionnaire a été effectué auprès d’aînés retraités (N = 112). Les résultats obtenus confirment le rôle de la perception négative des gens quant à la représentation des aînés à la télévision comme précurseur des conséquences psychologiques négatives (le sentiment de privation relative, le désengagement social, et la baisse de l’estime de soi). Cependant, le nombre d’heures élevé d’écoute télévisuelle ne semble pas avoir des répercussions négatives sur la manière dont les aînés perçoivent le portrait des gens âgés au petit écran.
Economic sanctions, oil price fluctuations and employment: new empirical evidence from Libya
Creators: name: Yahia, Abdusalam Faraj
name: Saleh, Ali Salman
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research attempts to examine the links between fluctuating oil prices, economic sanctions and the employment in the Libyan economy. In particular, this study attempts to answer the basic question whether UN's resolutions number 748 (1992) of 31 March 1992 and oil price fluctuations have any significant influence on the employment in Libya. One of this study's key findings is that fluctuating oil prices and economic sanctions have strongly affected both the Libyan and non-Libyan employees. The periods of sharp decline in oil prices (1983-1998) and economic sanctions (1990-2003) had a negative impact on the movement of skilled non-Libyan workers. This resulted in a huge loss of this type of labour, which is almost impossible to replace in the short term. It could also negatively affect various other sectors in the country, such as oil production and industry, among others. In addition, our cointegration results show that there is no evidence of long run relationship between the non-Libyan employees and fluctuating oil prices in Libya. This research brought a new empirical evidence on the relationship between fluctuating oil prices, economic sanctions and the employment in the Libyan economy. It also provides important policy implications for the Libyan government, the Security Council and multinational companies. JEL classification: C22, E20, E30.
title: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Programm 2010-2012
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
Towards a Framework for Social Media Applications in Consumer Health
Creators: name: Sajjad, Jawad
name: Ruhi, Umar
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Consumer Health Informatics
Health 2.0
Medicine 2.0
Healthcare

description: As social media applications have now become a part of daily life for many individuals, there is no doubt that it is changing the way patients communicate in the modern age. This paper will try to examine the key concepts, tools, frameworks, preliminary work and trends for the future of Social Media in healthcare. Additionally, it will also analyze recent case studies related to the actual implementation of social media in healthcare and the results achieved through its use. Finally, this paper will provide a conceptual framework that integrates various forms of social media with Health 2.0 use-cases in consumer health.
History at Play in the Portrayal of Politicians in Canadian Drama
Creators: name: Green, Sean Douglas
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Drama
Canadian
Politician
Historiography

description: This thesis intends to focus on certain playwrights’ creative fascination and complex relationship with ‘politicians as subject’ who have been elevated to the rank of ‘greatness’ in part through their work. More specifically, it serves as a study into how playwrights mold certain politicians’ images, a type of creative investment that in turn helps craft, (re) affirm, or deconstruct the politician as a ‘cultural symbol.’ Using a historigraphic model based on Paul Ricoeur and Hayden White’s work, this thesis explores the dramaturgical approaches used by ‘artist-historian’ playwrights when creating dramatic figures inspired by Canadian politicians. In particular, it examines Linda Griffiths’ portrayal of Pierre Elliot Trudeau in Maggie and Pierre, David Fennario’s portrayal of René Lévesque in The Death of René Lévesque, and Allan Stratton’s portrayal of William Lyon Mackenzie King in Rexy!
title: Einblicke in das Programm 2017-2019: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der MHH
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
Regulation of the Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis 1 (cIAP1) Translation by IRES Trans-Acting Factors and Impact on Cancer
Creators: name: Faye, Mame Daro
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: cIAP1
IGF2BP1
Translation
IRES
Cancer
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Apoptosis
Smac mimetics
NF45
immune modulators

description: Apoptosis is the mechanism by which complex multicellular organisms induce the programmed death of damaged cells, thus maintaining tissue homeostasis. One of the main hallmarks of cancer, apoptosis is tightly regulated by pro- and anti-apoptotic factors whose equilibrium will decide of the fate of the cell. Among these factors, the cellular inhibitor of apoptosis cIAP1 is a key regulator of nuclear factor-κB dependent signaling and of caspase-8 mediated apoptosis. cIAP1 expression is controlled primarily at the translational level through an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) that facilitates the recruitment of the ribosome to the translation initiation start independently of the 5’ cap. We have previously identified four putative IRES trans-acting factors (ITAFs) that bind specifically to the cIAP1 IRES, namely NF45, NF90, IGF2BP1 and RH1. My research project characterised NF45 as an ITAF that positively regulates the IRES-mediated translation of cIAP1 and of the Xlinked inhibitor of apoptosis, XIAP. This regulation is important for maintaining Survivin and Cyclin E protein levels and insuring proper cell division. Furthermore, I showed that IGF2BP1 is another ITAF that is overexpressed in rhabdomyosarcoma cancer (RMS) and positively regulates cIAP1 translation, thus leading to apoptotic resistance in these cells. Importantly, the use of Smac mimetics, chemical compounds that cause cIAP1 proteasomal degradation, induces TNFα-mediated apoptosis of RMS cells and leads to growth inhibition of RMS xenograft tumors as well as significantly improved survival. Finally, I show that certain modulators of innate immunity synergize with Smac mimetics to improve the killing of RMS cancer cells. Hence, cIAP1 translation regulation by NF45 and IGF2BP1 is highly important for maintaining proper functioning of the cell and dysregulation of these ITAFs can lead to carcinogenesis.
title: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Programm 2012-2013
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
Additional file 1 of Retention of metals in periprosthetic tissues of patients with metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty is reflected in the synovial fluid to blood cobalt transfer ratio in the presence of a pseudotumour
Creators: name: Nousiainen, Tomi
name: Palosaari, Sanna
name: Peräniemi, Sirpa
name: Tervahauta, Arja
name: Niinimäki, Jaakko
name: Leppilahti, Juhana
name: Lehenkari, Petri
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1. Detailed screening protocol.
Investigating environmental matrices for use in avian influenza virus surveillance - surface water, sediments, and avian fecal samples
Creators: name: Ahrens, Ann Kathrin
name: Selinka, Hans-Christoph
name: Wylezich, Claudia
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Vogelgrippe
Überwachung
Oberflächengewässer
Sediment
Umwelt
Filtration
Kot

description: Surveillance of avian influenza viruses (AIV) in wild water bird populations is important for early warning to protect poultry from incursions of high-pathogenicity (HP) AIV. Access to individual water birds is difficult and restricted and limits sampling depth. Here, we focused on environmental samples such as surface water, sediments, and environmentally deposited fresh avian feces as matrices for AIV detection. Enrichment of viral particles by ultrafiltration of 10-L surface water samples using Rexeed-25-A devices was validated using a bacteriophage Phi 6 internal control system, and AIV detection was attempted using real-time RT-PCR and virus isolation. While validation runs suggested an average enrichment of about 60-fold, lower values of 10 to 15 were observed for field water samples. In total 25/36 (60%) of water samples and 18/36 (50%) of corresponding sediment samples tested AIV positive. Samples were obtained from shallow water bodies in habitats with large numbers of waterfowl during an HPAIV epizootic. Although AIV RNA was detected in a substantial percentage of samples virus isolation failed. Virus loads in samples often were too low to allow further sub- and pathotyping. Similar results were obtained with environmentally deposited avian feces. Moreover, the spectrum of viruses detected by these active surveillance methods did not fully mirror an ongoing HPAIV epizootic among waterfowl as detected by passive surveillance, which, in terms of sensitivity, remains unsurpassed. © 2023 Ahrens et al.
title: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Programm 2016-2017
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
Toward Understanding the Mechanisms of of Lipid Sensitivity in Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Creators: name: Labriola, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Infrared Spectroscopy
Nervous system
Protein structure and function
Electrophysiology
Protein thermal stability
Lipid-protein interactions

description: Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) are membrane bound receptors found in the nervous system. They are responsible for detecting neurotransmitters released from neurons and subsequently mediating responses of the cells on which they are found. Thus, pLGICs play an invaluable role in communication between cells of the nervous system and understanding their function is pivotal to understanding how the nervous system works in general. One factor which is known to mediate pLGIC function is lipids found in the membrane environment in which pLGICs are embedded. This dissertation explores the various ways in which lipids interact with and modulate the function of pLGIC. Potential mechanisms and biological consequences of this modulation will be presented and discussed within the context of our current state of knowledge of pLGIC and nervous system function.
title: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoringfür Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnenan der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Programm 2014-2015
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
title: Mentoring für Wissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Programm 2007-2008
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
title: Mentoring für Wissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Pilotprojekt 2004
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
title: Mentoring für Wissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover: Einblicke in das Programm 2005 / 2006
Creators: name: Miemietz, Bärbel
Publisher: name: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Bibliothek
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Ina-Pichlmayr-Mentoring für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
Food Insecurity in Urban and Rural Settings: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Risk Factors and Health
Creators: name: Calhoun, Melissa Dawn
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Food insecurity
Urban
Rural
Risk factors
Health

description: Food insecurity exists when access to safe, nutritionally adequate foods is limited or uncertain, or when acquisition of these foods occurs in socially unacceptable ways (Anderson, 1990). Considerable research has focused on identifying the risk factors for and potential consequences of household food insecurity; however, few studies have investigated whether and how place of residence might influence household food insecurity. To address this gap in the literature, a mixed methods approach was used to explore the connections between risk factors, household food insecurity, and health in urban and rural settings. This dissertation comprised three studies. In the first study, secondary data were used to identify the household factors that increased the risk for household food insecurity and to examine whether place of residence moderated these relationships. Significant associations were found between household sociodemographics and household food insecurity. In addition, rural households were more likely to report household food insecurity. Although most moderation models were non-significant, a moderation effect was found for educational attainment: secondary school graduation increased the risk for household food insecurity in urban households, yet it was protective in rural households. In the second study, secondary data were used to examine the relationship between household food insecurity and poor general, physical, and mental health, and to test for a moderation effect of place of residence. In the main effects models, household food insecurity was associated with an increased likelihood of poor health on all measures. There was no evidence of urban-rural differences in these relationships. In the third study, qualitative data were used to explore household food insecurity from the perspective of urban and rural residents in Eastern Ontario. Findings revealed that urban and rural residents described similar conditions, processes, and consequences of household food insecurity; however, the unique features of the urban and rural settings influenced how people managed these experiences. In particular, certain aspects of the rural settings added to the complexity of managing household food insecurity. Overall, the results of this dissertation suggest that the urban-rural context, although important, is secondary to the primary contribution of low economic and social resources in household food insecurity.
Managing and Monitoring Literacy for a ‘Knowledge Society’: The Textual Processes of Inequality in Adult Education Policy, Pedagogy and Practice
Creators: name: Pinsent-Johnson, Christine
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: international literacy testing
institutional ethnography
adult education
literacy pedagogy
curriculum development
policy analysis
education inequality

description: This thesis explicates how an international literacy testing (ILT) initiative, overseen by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), is put to use to coordinate teaching and learning in adult literacy education programs in Canada, and in Ontario in particular. The testing initiative was conceived to manage and monitor global literacy resources, and promote their development for economic productivity and competitive advantage. Guided by institutional ethnography, the analysis reveals how certain operational and support devices of the testing initiative have been transposed into the context of adult education and training, carrying with them the ideological concerns of the economistic testing project and some of its methodological procedures. Various devices and technologies of the ILT are reformulated as individual assessments for adult learners, and are also incorporated— as is and with extensions— into a national occupational skills framework, a provincial curriculum reform, and a series of policy persuasion projects. Educators, program coordinators and curriculum developers, concerned with the development of literacy that is responsive to learners and their aspirations, recognize the limitations of the curricular frameworks and assessments. They devote inordinate amounts of time and effort reformulating, translating, force-fitting, and supplementing them. At the same time, a narrowly conceived locating information pedagogy—distinct from both academic literacy needed to access formal education systems and a responsive and situated literacy needed to actively participate in social practices—is developed and widely promoted. Policy entrepreneurs have incorporated the devices into their policy persuasion projects, including a project that profiles adults according to their literacy proficiency, their value in the labour market and whether or not they are ‘economically efficient’ to educate. Persuasion tactics are aimed at policy-makers and adult educators in order to convince them to shift educational support away from those who already experience limited access to educational opportunities (adults with secondary education or less) to those closest to reaching what is deemed to be an acceptable literacy level (adults with post-secondary education). Attempts to limit and privilege the purpose of adult education and training, in combination with the development of curricula and assessments that do the same, obstruct and contradict efforts to support equitable literacy learning opportunities for Canadian adults.
The Impact of Fatherhood on Men's Earnings in Canada
Creators: name: Aravena, Fabiola
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Fatherhood
Parental leave
Work
Earnings Gap

description: Whereas the effect of motherhood on women’s earnings has been well documented, little research has been done in Canada exploring the impact of fatherhood on men’s earnings. Although international research has shown that, unlike women, men who have a child increase their earnings, a growing body of research suggests that this benefit may be mediated by whether or not the father takes a parental leave. Using the 2011 General Social Survey (GSS) on family issues and employing ordinary least squares regression I investigate whether fathers receive an earnings bonus compared to childless men and whether fathers who take paternity/ parental leave earn less than fathers who do not. Our findings show that after controlling for personal and work related characteristics fathers earn significantly more than childless men and fathers who took paternity/parental leave earn significantly less than fathers who did not. Potential explanations for these earnings gaps are discussed.
The association of ABO blood group with indices of disease severity and multiorgan dysfunction in COVID-19
Creators: name: Hoiland, Ryan
name: Fergusson, Nicholas
name: Mitra, Anish
name: Griesdale, Donald
name: Devine, Dana V.
name: Stukas, Sophie
name: Cooper, Jennifer
name: Thiara, Sonny
name: Foster, Denise
name: Chen, Luke Y. C.
name: Lee, Agnes Y. Y.
name: Conway, Edward M.
name: Wellington, Cheryl L.
name: Sekhon, Mypinder S.
Publisher: name: American Society of Hematology
Year: 2021

description: Studies on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 (SARS-CoV-1) suggest a protective effect of anti-A antibodies against viral cell entry that may hold relevance for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether ABO blood groups are associated with different severities of COVID-19. We conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis and nested prospective observational substudy of critically ill patients with COVID19. We collected data pertaining to age, sex, comorbidities, dates of symptom onset, hospital admission, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), standard laboratory parameters, and serum inflammatory cytokines. National (N 5 398 671; P 5 .38) and provincial (n 5 62 246; P 5 .60) ABO blood group distributions did not differ from our cohort (n 5 95). A higher proportion of COVID-19 patients with blood group A or AB required mechanical ventilation (P 5 .02) and CRRT (P 5 .004) and had a longer ICU stay (P 5 .03) compared with patients with blood group O or B. Blood group A or AB also had an increased probability of requiring mechanical ventilation and CRRT after adjusting for age, sex, and presence of $1 comorbidity. Inflammatory cytokines did not differ between patients with blood group A or AB (n 5 11) vs O or B (n 5 14; P . .10 for all cytokines). Collectively, our data indicate that critically ill COVID-19 patients with blood group A or AB are at increased risk for requiring mechanical ventilation, CRRT, and prolonged ICU admission compared with patients with blood group O or B. Further work is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms.
Design and Development of Novel Performance Improvement Techniques for ZigBee Packet Transmission Under Wi-Fi Interference
Creators: name: Du, Tianyu
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: WSN
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
coexistence

description: ZigBee based Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) utilize the same un-licensed 2.4GHz frequency band. In our research, it is noticed that ZigBee could suffer serious performance degradation due to the collocated WLAN interference. After going through the available literature and combining with a thorough statistical analysis of our experimental results, several important factors that severely impact the ZigBee packet transmission performance have been identified. Motivated by these findings, novel techniques are designed to improve the performance of ZigBee packet transmission under WLAN interference. ACK with Interference Detection (ACK-ID) technique is developed to improve the delivery rate of ACK packets, and consequently reduce the number of redundant retransmissions. In order to improve the energy efficiency, Adaptive Transmit Power Adjustment (ATPA) is proposed to adaptively adjust the optimal transmit power while maintaining the predefined Packet Loss Rate (PLR) requirement. Time Aware Backoff and Transmission (TABTx) technique controls the time spent on each packet transmission attempt so as to avoid the Transmit First In First Out Byte Register (TXFIFO) overflow. Adaptive Preamble Padding with Retransmission Control (APPRC) is proposed to improve the transmission efficiency while satisfying the PLR requirement by determining the appropriate number of protective preamble padding bytes and whether or not to adopt packet retransmission. All these novel techniques have been implemented in the Crossbow MICAz motes and evaluated through extensive experimental measurements in the testbed.
Supplementary document for Non-Degenerate Two-Photon Imaging of Deep Rodent Cortex using Indocyanine Green in the water absorption window - 7109420.pdf
Creators: name: Tomar, Alankrit
name: Dunn, Andrew
name: Engelmann, Shaun
name: Woods, Aaron
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2024
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental figures referred in the manuscript
Causes of Intra-specific Variation in Metabolic Rate in Zebrafish, Danio rerio
Creators: name: D'Silva, Joshua
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Intra-specific variation in metabolic rate
zebrafish

description: Many studies have reported individual differences in resting metabolic rate (RMR), the energetic cost of self-maintenance. Differences among individuals in the energetic cost of self-maintenance may influence life-history decisions and hence, fitness. In this study, we examined potential causes of intra-specific variation in RMR in zebrafish, Danio rerio. First, the repeatability of RMR was determined to check whether a single measure was reflective of future physiological performance. As predicted, RMR was repeatable over a period of three weeks. However, none of stress-coping style, baseline cortisol levels, metabolically-active organ (gill, heart, intestine and liver) mass, aggression or activity levels were correlated with RMR, i.e. none of these factors were significant contributors to individual variation in RMR. These results imply that other factors must be sought to explain the inter-individual variation in RMR observed in zebrafish.
Influence of Alumina Addition to Aluminum Fins for Compact Heat Exchangers Produced by Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
Creators: name: Farjam, Aslan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Heat transfer
Cold Spray
Material
pin fin array
aluminum
additive manufacturing

description: Aluminum and aluminum-alumina powder mixtures were used to produce pyramidal fin arrays on aluminum substrates using cold spray as an additive manufacturing process. Using aluminum-alumina mixtures instead of pure aluminum powder could be seen as a cost-effective measure, preventing nozzle clogging. The fin geometries that were produced were observed using a 3D digital microscope to determine the flow passages width and fins geometric details. Heat transfer and pressure tests were carried out using different ranges of appropriate Reynolds numbers for the sought commercial application to compare each fin array and determine the effect of alumina content. It was found that the presence of alumina reduces the fins’ performance when compared to pure aluminum but that they still outperform traditional fins. Numerical simulations were performed and were used to explain the obtained experimental results. The numerical model opens up new avenues in predicting different parameters such as pressure and substrate temperature.
Does Respiratory Viral Testing in Adult Hospitalized Patients Impact Hospital Resource Utilization and Improve Patient Outcomes?
Creators: name: Mulpuru, Sunita
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Febrile Respiratory Illness
Infection Control
Respiratory Viral Testing

description: Respiratory viral testing in hospitalized patients is thought to improve quality of care by reducing the use of diagnostic tests, guiding infection control precautions, and rationalizing antimicrobial therapies. Few small published studies have tested these assumptions, and have demonstrated conflicting results. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 24,567 hospitalizations using administrative data to determine the associations between viral testing, patient outcomes, and process of care. Viral testing was not associated with improved mortality or length of stay in hospital, and resulted in more resource utilization. The test result did not influence the duration of isolation precautions. This implies that health care providers may not use the results of testing in making management decisions, or in guiding the use of isolation precautions. This study provides the foundation for further scientific evaluation and reform of our current respiratory infection control policy.
Citoyens aux commandes des médias québécois: L'intégration des contenus générés par les usagers sur les sites web de médias télévisuels du Québec
Creators: name: Laurie, Trudel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: contenu généré par les usagers
médias
journalisme
participation citoyenne

description: La présente étude cherche à déterminer la stratégie médiatique entourant l’offre de contenu généré par les usagers chez les médias télévisuels généralistes québécois. Plus précisément, de présenter un portrait figé dans le temps des différents dispositifs CGU offerts sur les sites web de Radio-Canada et TVA ainsi qu’une vue d’ensemble des différents facteurs qui influencent leur prise de décision face à l’intégration de cette innovation. S’inspirant d’études réalisées sur les sites internet de journaux du Royaume-Uni et de la Belgique, une analyse de contenu a été effectuée pour identifier les formats à la disposition des usagers afin qu’ils puissent participer à la production de contenu médiatique. Des entrevues semi-dirigées ont également été effectuées avec les personnes clés des deux organisations médiatiques afin de comprendre les facteurs qui influencent leur intégration des contenus générés par les usagers. Les théories du journalisme de marché de John McManus et de l’innovation d’Everett Rogers ont été mobilisées pour tenter de comprendre ces facteurs d’intégration. Les résultats de cette étude permettent de confirmer une très forte influence d’impératifs économiques du marché de l’information dans la stratégie numérique des médias télévisuels généralistes québécois, ainsi qu’une différence marquée entre les deux organisations médiatiques dans les facteurs qui influencent leur offre de contenu généré par les usagers, tels que leur mode de financement, la grandeur de leur organisation et l’importance accordée aux normes journalistiques.
Étude sur la relation entre le marxisme et le messianisme dans « Sur le concept d'histoire » de Walter Benjamin
Creators: name: Noreau-Pérodeau, Sonia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Walter Benjamin
marxisme
messianisme
philosophie
histoire
Kabbale
juif-allemand
progrès

description: Dans cette thèse, nous questionnons la cohabitation du marxisme et du messianisme juif au sein du dernier texte de Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), philosophe juif-allemand. Notre objectif est de comprendre la philosophie de l’histoire qui est exposée dans Sur le concept d’histoire. Dans ce texte, écrit juste après la signature du pacte germano-soviétique, Benjamin s’oppose à la foi envers le progrès, compris comme un phénomène naturel et irrésistible. Conséquemment, il s’en prend au progressisme des politiciens communistes et sociaux-démocrates de l’époque. Il présente une alternative à leur philosophie de l’histoire. Selon lui, un potentiel révolutionnaire se trouve dans le passé, qu’il comprend à partir du point de vue des vaincus de l’histoire. Pour activer ce potentiel, il faut lier le passé au présent, afin que les deux se comprennent à la lumière l’un de l’autre. Ceci afin qu’au présent, il soit possible de saisir, comme dans une course à relais, les luttes passées qui ont échoué et de les mener à bien.
Projecting Presence: Creating an "Effet de Présence" for Virtual Characters
Creators: name: Ahluwalia, Kyle
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Contemporary Theatre
Presence
Effet de presence (effect of presence)
Framing
Projections
Virtual Characters
Multimedia Theatre
Mimesis

description: Given the expansion of multimedia technology and proliferation of moving projections on the theatre stage in the 21st century, this thesis examines how a virtual or projected character can appear to be present without a physical body on the stage. This study is grounded in the theories of effet de présence (effect of presence) as elaborated by Josette Féral, but also uses other theories to look at how productions can create such an effect for virtual characters. Specifically, this thesis examines the character’s relationship with the real, framing devices and actions of the characters. The specific examples of Rwanda 94 (Groupov), La Belle et la Bête (4D Art) and Les Aveugles (UBU CC) are used as case studies in order to focus on these techniques. Partant de l’intégration des nouvelles technologies et la prolifération des projections vidéo au sein des scènes théâtrales du 21e siècle, cette thèse examine les techniques par lesquel les personnages projeté peut sembler présent en l’absence d’un corps physique visible. Cette réflexion est basée sur l’effet de présence, concept élaboré par Josette Féral, ainsi que d’autres théories et examine comment un effet de présence est constitué pour ces personnages virtuels en considérant leur relation au réel (mimesis), les dispositifs de cadrage dans lesquels ils s’inscrivent de même que leurs actions. Cette analyse sera menée à porter de avec trois étudies de cas : Rwanda 94 (Groupov), La Belle et la Bête (4D Art) et Les Aveugles (UBU CC).
Facilitating access for older adults in residential care to computers and the internet
Creators: name: Kiss, Vincent
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Australian Bureau of Statistics predicts that older adults aged 65 and over will number 4 million in 2021 (18 percent of the population, ABS, 1998a). Consequently, the psychological and social factors that may improve quality of life for these older adults, and especially those in residential care, need to be examined. The goal of this study was to look at some of the social factors that may improve older adults’ quality of life. A model of quality ageing was tested. This model proposed that if an activity that satisfies psychological needs of competency, autonomy and relatedness is undertaken by older adults, then their quality of life may be improved. Facilitating access to computers and the Internet is one activity that could satisfy needs for competency, autonomy, and relatedness. This study used a quasi-experimental longitudinal design over a twelve-month period, with measurements at baseline, post-test, and follow-up. An experimental group of older adults was instructed on using computers and the Internet with a training program devised for the current study. A control group was visited regularly but was not taught to use computers. Meanwhile, a comparison group was taught to use computers and access the Internet through an alternative program run by the Victorian state government. Results showed that whilst older adults may be stereotyped as being “over the hill” and incapable of embracing new technology (for example the Internet), the reverse may be true. There was significant improvement in the overall quality of life of the experimental group (who were instructed with the special program) and this improvement was sustained at follow-up. In contrast, the control group showed a significant deterioration in well-being and psychological functioning over time, whilst the comparison group showed some improvement in psychological functioning but deterioration in well-being. Statistical tests of an indirect effects model also suggested that many of the benefits for the experimental group were through improvements in competency and relatedness, lending support to the proposed model of Quality Ageing. This study illustrated the psychological and social value of assisting older adults to access information technology. It was concluded that there is a need for greater discussion and understanding in the selection, development, and delivery of quality activities to older adults to ensure the ageing population will have a better quality of life.
The Role of ALS8-linked VAMP-associated Protein B (VAPB) in Caenorhabditis elegans Motor Neurons
Creators: name: Zhang, Wendy W.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALS8
Caenorhabditis elegans
VAPB
VPR-1
Motor neurons

description: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, late-onset, progressive neurodegenerative disease. A familial form of ALS, autosomal dominant ALS8, is characterized by a mutation in an ER membrane protein, VAPB. To characterize the role of VAPB in motor neurons, two C. elegans models were generated: one expressing human VAPB-P56S and another with the knockdown of C. elegans VAPB ortholog, VPR-1. Overexpression of human VAPB in DA neurons caused backward locomotion defects, enhanced vulnerability to oxidative stress and premature neuronal death. Knockdown of vpr-1 in C. elegans recapitulated the loss of protein function believed to be associated with human cases of ALS8. It caused backward locomotion defects, such as uncoordination and slowed rates of movement, as well as age-dependent motor neuronal death. In both models, DA6 and DA7 were the most vulnerable motor neurons. Because of the unexpected developmental defects associated with the VAPB transgenic model, the knockdown of vpr-1 may be a better model to recapitulate the human disease. This model provides further support that ALS8 pathogenesis is due to a loss of VAPB protein function and can also be used to test drugs or treatments that may delay the onset of neuronal death.
Experimental design of a film flow cleaning rig equipped with in-line process analytical technology (PAT) tool for real-time monitoring
Creators: name: STEINER-BROWNE, MARINA
name: Aramouni, Nicolas
name: MOURAS, RABAH
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 34
subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The main purpose of this research was to develop an experimental film flow cleaning rig that can be combined with Process analytical technology (PAT) tools to reduce cleaning time and costs. Here, we show that the use of in-line UV–Vis was successful for real-time monitoring of the cleaning process of olanzapine as a challenging residue to clean. The cleaning process was found to be affected by the properties of the olanzapine soil, and the study showed the competing effects of mechanical lift-off and dissolution action with methanol as a solvent. However, The method is limited by the cleaning mechanisms, with the dissolution being the only mechanism that can be accurately quantified using an in-line UV–Vis PAT tool. This experimental approach can be used to optimize cleaning process conditions and solvent choices at the bench scale before deployment. The material of which the cleaning rig was printed limited the solvent that could be used for this study, and future modifications will include a more chemical-resistant material.
Personal Perceptions and Experiences of Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Qualitative Descriptive Research Study
Creators: name: Pearson, Courtney
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Methadone
Opioids
Personal Perceptions
Personal Experiences
Stigmatization
Methadone Maintenance Treatment

description: Over the past ten years, there has been a consistent increase in opioid use, which has resulted in an increase in enrolment in methadone maintenance therapy [MMT]. With retention in MMT being a key factor, in order to understand the process of retention, it is important to gain an understanding of individual perceptions and experiences. No research in Ottawa, Ontario has addressed the perspective of MMT from people enrolled in MMT; therefore, nursing based research was undertaken. The objective was to understand the process and experiences associated with MMT from the perspective of persons who are enrolled in treatment. Twelve participants were engaged in semi-structured interviews. These participants described that, although MMT can positively affect the people who use such a treatment option, it continues to have a negative impact that repeatedly affects MMT initiation and delivery. The theoretical framework of Hardt and Negri’s “Triple Imperative of Empire” was used to analyze the research participants’ interviews within the current MMT program, to help develop a more inclusive healthcare service that addressed the current barriers hindering access and retention in treatment. The integration of this framework can help engage persons in treatment, tailor treatment to patient specific needs, and as a result increase access and retention in MMT programs.
TA'LIM KELAJAGI INNOVATSION TEXNOLOGIYALAR VA GLOBAL O'ZGARISHLARNING TA`LIM TIZIMIGA TA'SIRI
Creators: name: Axmadova, Muxlisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ta`lim kelajagi bugungi kunda insoniyat uchun eng muhim va dolzarb masalalardan biridir. Innovatsion texnologiyalar va global o`zgarishlar ta`lim tizimiga katta ta`sir ko`rsatmoqda. Raqamli texnologiyalar masofaviy o`qish sun`iy intelekt va boshqa zamonaviy  ta`lim jarayonining sifati va samaradorligini oshirishda muhim ro`l o`ynamoqda.Ushbu maqolada ta`lim tizimining kelajagi uning rivojlanish yo`llari  va texnik yutuqlarning o`quvchilar va o`qituvchilar uchun qanday imkoniyatlar yaratilishi haqida  batafsil tahlil qilinadi. Ta`limning glabal miqyosda  qanday o`zgarishlarga yuz tutgani va yangi avlodni tayyorlashda texnologiyalar va ilg`or  metodlarning roli muhokama qilinadi.
Balance control contributors - the relationships between leg strength and balance control ability in seniors
Creators: name: Lapszo, J.
name: Giovanis, V.
name: Prusik, K.
name: Prusik, K.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: stepping up, leg strength, balance contributor, seniors

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
The Changing Isolation of the Outsider: A Time-based Analysis of Four Canadian Immigrant Writers
Creators: name: Osborne, Marilyn Huebener
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Canadian immigrant literature
Susanna Moodie
John Marlyn
Michael Ondaatje
Rawi Hage

description: This thesis addresses four Canadian immigrant English-language prose writers in order to identify commonalities and differences in their literary representations of the immigrant experience over time. While origin and ethnicity factored in the selection of writers so as to ensure diversity, the primary selection criterion was to obtain a significant historical range, from the 1830s to the present. The writers selected are: Susanna Moodie, an immigrant from England in the mid-19th century; John Marlyn, an immigrant from Hungary in the early-20th century; Michael Ondaatje, an immigrant from Sri Lanka via England in the mid-20th century; and Rawi Hage, an immigrant from Lebanon via the US in the late-20th century. I conclude that there are significant similarities among the works of all four writers, generally attributable to their shared experience of being immigrants, and equally significant areas of divergence, generally attributable to the development of Canada, with Moodie and Marlyn on one side of an important watershed in the mid-1950s, and Ondaatje and Hage on the other. All four write extensively of the experience of the immigrant with a fundamental similarity in their depiction of isolation, non-belonging and dislocation. Over time, the representations of isolation have become more complex, mirroring the increasing diversity and complexity of Canadian society. The mid-1950s shift in Canadian immigration policy from preferred British, US, and Northern European immigration to multinational immigration has resulted in increased diversity of both the Canadian immigrant population and Canadian literature. While the environment of the immigrant to Canada changes, one constant has been and is likely to continue to be a sense of dislocation, non-belonging and isolation, of being an uninvited outsider, or survenant. Canadian literature has reflected this reality consistently for almost 200 years and will no doubt continue to do so.
Three - dimensional human gait pattern – reference data for normal men
Creators: name: Pietraszewski, B.
name: Winiarski, S.
name: Jaroszczuk, S.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: motion analysis, gait, normal pattern, kinematics, variability

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
Influence of time of rest on the power decrease during exercising on the inclined plane
Creators: name: Witkowska, I.
name: Urbanik, C.
name: Karczewska, M.
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2012
Subjects: inclined plane, maximal power, average power, training, break

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 03/2012; ISSN 1509-409X
Canada and the Palermo Protocol of 2000 on Human Trafficking: A Qualitative Case Study.
Creators: name: Holden, Christie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Canada Transnational Organized Crime
Canada Human Trafficking
Canada Palermo Protocol

description: This study consists of a qualitative analysis on the subject of human trafficking in Canada. It is intended to explore the steps that have been taken to address the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementary Legislation to the Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (2000c), also known as the Palermo Protocol, and examine Canada’s commitment to changing the international and domestic context in which human trafficking takes place. Through exploration of Canadian legislation, literature and prosecutions presented in Canadian courts between January 2005 and December 2011, this research aims to establish whether Canada has shown a commitment to ending and preventing the problem of human trafficking that is consistent with the Recommended Guidelines published by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (2002). A nominal coding scheme was used to show in basic terms the level of commitment Canada is showing toward combating the issue of human trafficking, both internationally and domestically. Results indicate that while Canada has met minimum standards by implementing anti-trafficking legislation in 2005 which is consistent with the Palermo Protocol, the country is falling short of commitments to combat human trafficking due to inadequate victim protection measures, lack of standardized data collection procedures and insufficient efforts to combat and prevent the root causes of trafficking.