cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Buckling of broad, anchored, cylindrical liquid-storage tanks subjected to horizontal ground motion.
Creators: name: Boutros, Tony.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: The study of the seismic response of broad, anchored, cylindrical liquid-storage tanks has large practical significance because these structures are used in many critical engineering applications (petroleum industries, nuclear power stations, municipal water supply systems, wine industries ...). The performance of such tanks during recent earthquakes and in experiments has indicated that the existing codes for designing tanks are in need of improvement. Due to the complexity of the dynamic analysis, several researchers have used a static approach to predict the dynamic buckling load. It has been demonstrated that such a static analysis yields useful information. On the basis of this finding, an approximate analytical method is developed to study the buckling of broad, anchored, cylindrical liquid-storage tanks subjected to horizontal ground motion. The solution is based on the linearized Donnell's shell stability equations and Galerkin's approach. The smallest buckling load (or the critical load factor) is calculated using the inverse iteration method. Theoretical results are then determined for two cases of broad tanks presented as examples. The validity of the findings of the present work is checked through comparison with results obtained by the numerical Finite Element Method (FEM).
Reflections on the Development and Implementation of the Digital Humanities Hub at Nelson Mandela University.
Creators: name: Sibeko, Johannes
name: Ngcungca, Nkazimlo
Publisher: name: Knowledge Commons
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Digital humanities

description: Establishing a Digital Humanities hub in Africa offers a unique opportunity to reimagine how African scholarship can engage with digital technologies to address local and global challenges. This paper reflects on developing and implementing the Digital Humanities Hub of Nelson Mandela University, a proud African university, as part of a broader strategy to revitalise the Faculty of Humanities. By integrating DH methodologies into research, teaching, and public engagement, the hub is mandated to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, enhance digital literacy, and address pressing societal issues such as social justice and cultural preservation. This reflection explores the challenges encountered in setting up the hub, including a low uptake by students and academics, the resistance to interdisciplinary collaborations, resource and funding constraints, the need for training and infrastructure, and ensuring cultural relevance within a predominantly Western-dominated field. Additionally, it outlines key successes, such as the hub's role in empowering scholars and students through workshops, seminars, and digital projects that use African knowledges and are thus also interpreted from African perspectives. Through these experiences, this paper offers insights into how a structured, intentional approach to Digital Humanities can contribute to the decolonisation of knowledge and the Africanisation of knowledge, and contribute to the creation of a model for the African DH projects and centres based in Africa. The ultimate goal is to harness the potential of digital tools to enrich African scholarship, support diverse narratives, and promote sustainable research practices.
Plastic deformation and energy absorption of lightweight cellular materials
Creators: name: Zhang, Joel
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The thesis is to investigate the energy absorption and plastic deformation of the three novel lightweight cellular materials: auxetic materials, origami materials and graded materials. The mechanisms of plastic deformation and the effect of cell geometries and loading conditions on their energy absorption and protective performance are to be explored. Three research methods are to be employed: experiments, finite element simulation and analytical modelling. The research findings are expected to pave the way for engineering applications of lightweight cellular materials as energy absorbers and protective equipment.
Fokker-Planck approach to stochastic delay differential equations.
Creators: name: Guillouzic, Steve.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Physics, General.

description: Models written in terms of stochastic delay differential equations (SDDE's) have recently appeared in a number of fields, such as physiology, optics, and climatology. Unfortunately, the development of a Fokker-Planck approach for these equations is being hampered by their non-Markovian nature. In this thesis, an exact Fokker-Planck equation (FPE) is formulated for univariate SDDE's involving Gaussian white noise. Although this FPE is not self-sufficient, it is found to be helpful in at least two different contexts: with a short delay approximation and under an appropriate separation of time scales. In the short delay approximation, a Taylor expansion is applied to an SDDE with nondelayed diffusion and yields a nondelayed stochastic differential equation. The aforementioned FPE then allows the derivation of an alternate and complementary approximation of the original SDDE. This method is illustrated with linear and logistic SDDE's. Under the separation of time scales assumption, the FPE of a bistable system is reduced to a form that is uniquely determined by the steady-state probability density when the diffusion term of the SDDE is nondelayed. In the context of an overdamped particle with delayed coupling to a symmetrical and stochastically driven potential, the resulting FPE is used with standard techniques to express the transition rate between wells in terms of the noise amplitude and of the steady-state probability density. The same is also accomplished for the mean first passage time from one point to another. This whole approach is then applied to the case of a quartic potential, for which all realisations eventually stabilise on an oscillatory trajectory with an ever increasing amplitude. Although this latter phenomenon prevents the existence of a steady-state limit, a pseudo-steady-state probability density can be defined and used instead of the non-existent steady-state one when the transition rate to these unbounded oscillatory trajectories is sufficiently small. The transition to this peculiar attractor is investigated in more detail for a family of single-well potentials, and interestingly, the transition rate follows Arrhenius' law when the noise amplitude is small. Overall, it is found that the Fokker-Planck approach can play a significant role in the analysis of SDDE's.
Fallstudie felix martin Hi-Fi und Videostudios: SAP im Kleinunternehmen (atlantis it solutions GmbH)
Creators: name: Schneider, Raoul
Publisher: name: Hanser
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: B2B-Integration
subject: Business Software
subject: E-Business
subject: ERP-Systeme
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Die felix martin Hi-Fi und Videostudios ist ein im Schweizer Kanton Schwyz ansässiges Handelsunternehmen, das sich auf den Vertrieb von Unterhaltungselektronik an Privatkunden spezialisiert hat. Bisher verwendete man dort für die Verwaltung der Kunden-, Lieferanten- und Gerätedaten eine gut 15 Jahre alte Lösung. Um für die Zukunft gerüstet zu sein, entschied man sich auf das auf SAP basierende Produkt "smart-HiFi" der Firma atlantis it-solutions zu wechseln. In dieser Fallstudie wird aufgezeigt, wie ein kleines KMU durch Spezialisierung auf seine Kernfähigkeiten und den bewussten Einsatz von Computertechnologie in einer hart umkämpften Branche bestehen und seine Effizienz verbessern kann.
Transnationales Humankapital und soziale Ungleichheit - Eine qualitative Studie über elterliche Motive für die Wahl bilingualer Grundschulen
Creators: name: Rasche, Sarah
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung

description: Transnationales Humankapital – insbesondere in Form von Fremdsprachenkenntnissen oder interkulturellen Kompetenzen – wird als Ressource im Kontext von Europäisierung und Globalisierung zunehmend wichtiger. Die Vermittlung solcher Kompetenzen geschieht sowohl über die Familie als auch über Bildungsinstitutionen. Eine Möglichkeit sehr früher Aneignung solcher Kapitalien ist der Besuch einer bilingualen Grundschule, die ab der ersten Klasse zweisprachigen Unterricht anbietet. Auf der Grundlage von Leitfadeninterviews mit (deutschsprachigen) Eltern, deren Kinder eine solche Schule besuchen, rekonstruiert die Arbeit elterliche Motive und Erwartungen an eine solche Ausbildung. Ein zweiter Fokus liegt auf der Frage der sozialen Ungleichheit im Zugang zu bilingualen Schulen und den damit einhergehenden Vorteilen für die weitere Bildungs- und Berufskarriere. Grundsätzlich wird der Zugang zum Erwerb transnationalen Humankapitals durch das kulturelle (transnationale) Kapital der Eltern und – auch aufgrund der zunehmenden Privatisierung der Schulen – durch deren ökonomisches Kapital gesteuert. Und obwohl alle untersuchten Familien in Bezug auf ihre Ressourcenausstattung recht homogen sind, finden sich auch innerhalb dieser Mittelschicht unterschiedliche Erwartungen, Distinktionen und Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten für eine bilinguale Ausbildung.
title: Research Impact & Indicators: Concept Note and Responsible Use Guide
Creators: name: Parakkat, Ellen K.
name: Welzenbach, Rebecca
name: Smith, Judith
name: Krawczyk, Meghan
name: Bathala, Deepthi
name: Aurbach, Elyse
Publisher: name: University of Michigan
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Research Impact, Assessment, Evaluation

description: Our broad objective in this effort is to support recognition and valuing of a wide variety of research impacts in faculty research, scholarship and creative practice (including but extending beyond indicators like bibliometrics and grant support). We believe that bringing together a broader, systems-wide understanding of research impact could help both individuals and units to more fully understand, recognize, value, plan for, evaluate, and communicate about a wide variety of meaningful impacts. We have created the Research Impact and Indicators Tool or RIITool (pronounced ‘re-tool’) that identifies, categorizes, and curates resources on research impact. At this juncture, three primary elements comprise RIITool: * A framework: This approach to describing and categorizing different kinds of impacts builds on the existing research literature. Our goal is to create a flexible, intuitive framework that captures a wide variety of research impacts that spans disciplines, approaches to scholarship, and outcomes. * A database of research impact indicators: This resource collects and curates a library of research impact indicators, built off existing published repositories of indicators for particular disciplines or domains. Our goal is to curate a wide variety of indicators to aid researchers in identifying appropriate approaches to tracking the impact of their scholarship. * A responsible use guide: This guide interprets recommendations from the responsible research assessment movement and outlines a process to apply the framework and use the database in line with these guidelines. Our goal is to anchor use of the framework and database in an ethical process to flexibly assess what matters.
Migráció és a bűnözés viszonya a külföldiek által Németországban elkövetett bűncselekmények tendenciái alapján – 2. rész
Creators: name: Ritecz, György
Publisher: name: Magyar Hadtudományi Társaság
Year: 2020

description: Hadtudomány, vol. 30. issue 1., ISSN 1215-4121, eISSN 1588-0605
The Effect of Concentration Factor on Membrane Fouling
Creators: name: Lok, Appana
name: Bérubé, Pierre R.
name: Andrews, Robert C.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Bench-scale systems are often used to evaluate pretreatment methods and operational conditions that can be applied in full-scale ultrafiltration (UF) systems. However, the membrane packing density is substantially different in bench and full-scale systems. Differences in concentration factor (CF) at the solution–membrane interface as a result of packing density may impact the mass transfer and fouling rate and the applicability of bench-scale systems. The present study compared membrane resistance when considering raw water (CF = 1) and reject water (also commonly referred to as concentrate water) (CF > 1) as feed in UF systems operated in deposition (dead-end) mode. A positive relationship was observed between the concentration of the organic matter in the solution being filtered and resistance. Bench-scale trials conducted with CF = 1 water were more representative of full-scale operation than trials conducted with elevated CFs when considering membrane resistance and permeate quality. As such, the results of this study indicate that the use of the same feed water as used at full-scale (CF = 1) is appropriate to evaluate fouling in UF systems operated in deposition mode.
Shielding effectiveness of enclosures predicted via the finite element method.
Creators: name: Gravelle, Luc B.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: This thesis presents the application of the numerical finite element method (FEM) in solving the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of enclosures. The emphasis is placed on the solution of time-dependant varying fields, as for example an NEMP or a digital signal, directly in the time domain. Previous numerical prediction of shielding effectiveness on complicated structures have been analyzed with the FEM in the frequency domain whereas no study, to the author's knowledge, has been conducted in the time domain. EMP type varying fields impinging on enclosures are studied with this new CAD tool and compared to the analytical solution of a simple parallel plate shield. Following the validation of the technique for the one-dimensional case, the shielding effectiveness of a more general two dimensional structure is investigated and validated with the introduction of a second numerical technique, TLM. Included in this study are two user-friendly, general, interactive Fortran codes. One analyzes the field penetration through rectangular enclosures (with apertures) of various EMP type plane waves (TE or TM) having a certain angle of incidence on enclosures. The another analyzes the field radiation from enclosures (with apertures) due to currents in signal lines.
Emerging Technologies: Blockchain for enhancing security in data warehousing
Creators: name: Blessing, Elisha
name: Stephen, Mike
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 460806
subject: Human-computer interaction
classificationCode: 460904
subject: Information security management
classificationCode: 460407
subject: System and network security
classificationCode: 460403
subject: Data security and protection

description: This study delves into the intersection of emerging technologies, focusing on the integration of blockchain to enhance security in data warehousing. Blockchain, with its decentralized and immutable ledger, offers a transformative solution to address critical security challenges in traditional data warehousing systems. The research explores the fundamentals of blockchain technology, including its distributed ledger, smart contracts, and cryptographic techniques, providing a comprehensive understanding of its applicability in fortifying data security. The paper examines real-world case studies, showcasing successful implementations of blockchain in diverse industries, such as supply chain management and healthcare. These cases highlight the tangible benefits of blockchain, including increased security, enhanced privacy, improved data integrity, and decentralized control.
Prevalence of arterial stiffness and the risk of myocardial diastolic dysfunction in women
Creators: name: Seeland, Ute
name: Brecht, Anna
name: Nauman, Ahmad T.
name: Oertelt-Prigione, Sabine
name: Ruecke, Mirjam
name: Knebel, Fabian
name: Stangl, Verena
name: Regitz-Zagrosek, Vera
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: The present study determines the prevalence of vascular dysfunction and arterial stiffness (ASt) in a female urban population by measuring the brachial augmentation index (AIx) and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV). The study tests the hypothesis that the measurement of AIx and PWV is useful in addition to that of traditional cardiovascular risk factors when assessing the risk for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). This cross-sectional study recruited 965 women aged 25–75 years from 12 districts of Berlin. The ASt indices, brachial AIx, aortic PWV and the central blood pressure were measured by an oscillometric method. A randomly selected subgroup (n=343) was examined by echocardiography. Trans-mitral inflow E/A ratio and diastolic mitral annulus velocity (é) were assessed. Questionnaires, medical history and blood sampling were used for the evaluation of individual risk factors. Normal vascular function was found in 55% of the women included. The prevalence of women with pathological AIx only (AIx ⩾ −10%, PWV normal) was 21.5%, whereas 17.9% were affected by increased AIx and PWV (AIx ⩾ −10%, PWV ⩾9.7 m/s), and 6% with only pathological PWV values. The prevalence of LVDD was 31.7%. LVDD was significantly associated with pathological PWV ⩾ 9.7 m/s [OR: 1.27, 95%CI: 1.02–1.57], age [OR: 4.17, 95%CI: 2.87–6.07] and a waist circumference >80 cm [OR: 3.61, 95%CI: 1.85–7.04] in multiple regression analysis. The high prevalence of markers for vascular dysfunction and ASt in a general female population and their importance as a mediator of diastolic dysfunction should encourage implementation of aortic PWV measurement to improve cardiovascular- risk assessment in particular to identify subclinical myocardial diastolic dysfunction.
Wie Unternehmen von E-Business profitieren können
Creators: name: Dettling, Walter
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Lead:Die Begriffe E-Business und E-Commerce werden derzeit vor allem in den Medien als Zauberformeln gehandelt. Was steckt tatsächlich hinter den Vokabeln, und worauf kommt es bei der Planung und Umsetzung von E-Business als eigenständiges Geschäftsfeld an? Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt: vor allem auf ein klar geplantes und systematisches Vorgehen.
A beléptetés egy lehetséges technológiája nagy irreguláris migrációs hullám esetén
Creators: name: Vizvári, Béla
name: Takács, Szabolcs
Publisher: name: Magyar Hadtudományi Társaság
Year: 2020

description: Hadtudomány, vol. 30. issue 1., ISSN 1215-4121, eISSN 1588-0605
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF BUPRANOLOL TRANSDERMAL PATCHES
Creators: name: Lal Singh Bariya*, Prithu Pathak, Trapti Shrivastava, Kuldeep Ganju
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The present study aimed to develop and evaluate matrix-type transdermal patches of bupranolol using various polymers such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), Eudragit RLPO, Eudragit RSPO, and ethyl cellulose for sustained drug delivery. Bupranolol, a non-selective β-blocker with a short half-life and low oral bioavailability due to extensive first-pass metabolism, is a suitable candidate for transdermal administration. The patches were prepared using the solvent casting technique with PEG 400 as a plasticizer and methanol/chloroform as solvents. Six formulations (F1–F6) were developed and evaluated for physical parameters including thickness, folding endurance, moisture content, moisture uptake, tensile strength, drug content uniformity, and in vitro drug release. Among the formulations, F4 demonstrated optimal properties, showing high folding endurance (285 ± 6), suitable tensile strength (0.969 ± 0.014 kg/cm²), high drug content (99.45 ± 0.36%), and a sustained drug release of 98.65% over 12 hours. The drug release profile of F4 followed zero-order kinetics (R² = 0.9872), indicating a consistent and controlled release. These results suggest that F4 is a promising formulation for effective transdermal delivery of bupranolol, potentially improving patient compliance and therapeutic outcomes.

Keywords: Bupranolol, Transdermal Patch, HPMC, Eudragit RLPO, Sustained Release, Zero-order Kinetics, Solvent Casting, Drug Delivery System
Performing a servant’s faithful parts: Master-Servant Relations in Early Modern Drama
Creators: name: Gutierrez-Popoca, Emiliano
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Roleplaying
Servants
Service
Social mobility
Subjectivity
Theatricality

description: This dissertation explores master-servant relationships in three Early Modern plays: JohnWebster’s The Duchess of Malfi, Ben Jonson’s Volpone, and William Shakespeare’s The
description: Tempest. I argue that these playwrights engage with the representation of social mobility
description: by staging negotiations between masters and their subordinates that hinge on the abilities of
description: servants for roleplaying. I consider theatricality to be a crucial part of this relationship, since
description: masters profit from servants’ acting skills as they employ them as actors, while servants also
description: rely on roleplaying to gain agency, and ultimately to strive for independence. By examining
description: the role of theatricality in these plays, I demonstrate that playwrights use the language of
description: theater to explore the success or failure of servants to secure advancement and recognition
description: under the terms dictated by the social and economic transformations of the early seventeenth
description: century. Furthermore, my dissertation contributes to conversations on the subjectivity of
description: the lower classes and the agency they gained from positions of precarious employment in the
description: context of nascent capitalism and European colonialism.
On energy and self-regulation: A test of the Self-Regulatory Strength Model and Self-Determination Theory
Creators: name: Sharp, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Behavioral.
subject: Psychology, General.

description: Self-regulation is important for successful functioning. The Self-Regulatory Strength Model (SRSM) proposes that all acts of self-regulation draw on a common and limited pool of self-regulatory energy, leading to self-regulatory failure if it is depleted. In contrast, Self-Determination Theory (SDT) proposes that people can regulate themselves for different reasons, with different consequences for both energy and success. More specifically, intrinsic motivation and autonomous extrinsic motivations for regulation are hypothesized to result in maintenance or increase of energy and successful self-regulation. Only controlled regulation is postulated to be associated with feeling drained. This thesis tests these competing views in a series of five studies (total N=1316). Using survey and laboratory methodologies, results revealed that self-regulation is not depleting to all participants. Participants regulate themselves for different reasons, and these motivational orientations are associated with different consequences for vitality and self-regulation. Intrinsic motivation was found to be associated with an increase in energy, while autonomous extrinsic motivation was associated with maintaining one's energy. Only controlled motivation was associated with a decrease in energy. In addition, intrinsic and autonomous motivations were directly associated with successful self-regulation on all measures: self-relevant activities; schoolwork and exercise; frustrating laboratory tasks and a global measure of success. These findings suggest that the processes proposed by the SRSM may be more closely associated with a controlled form of motivation for an activity. In other words, it is not the self-regulation of an activity itself that depletes energy; rather it is the way an activity is regulated that makes it draining. This suggests that fostering intrinsic motivation and internalization of extrinsic motivation should lead to an increase in vitality and success at self-regulation. In contrast, pressuring people to perform behaviors depletes their energy and indirectly leads to failure at self-regulation.
RADIOACTIVE DECAY
Creators: name: Kholkhodjayev, B.A.
name: Dilmurodov, J.J.
name: Asatullayeva, D.B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The term 'radioactive decay' is used in the Uzbek language, although its core terminology originates from international scientific nomenclature. This article explains the fundamental concepts and calculations related to radioactive decay.
The phonology and morphology of Halfway River Beaver.
Creators: name: Randoja, Tiina Kathryn.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Language, Linguistics.

description: This dissertation is an examination of word formation and the phonological properties of the verb in Halfway River Beaver (HRB), a Northern Athapaskan language of British Columbia. Due to various types of discontinuous dependencies between verb prefixes, I adopt the traditional analysis of the Athapaskan verb into verb theme, verb base, and verb form (Sapir and Hoijer 1967, among others) to determine the sequence of affixation in the morphology. The resulting representation structures prefixes in a way which is vastly different from their surface ordering; the differences seem bizarre, as they are not encountered in non-Athapaskan languages. I propose a mapping protocol to arrive at the correct surface sequence, whereby affixes are inserted into a thematic template. It is argued that this template is a motivated structure, because it represents both the theme, which is the lexical entry of the verb, and the division of the verb into phonological rule domains. Two aspects of verb prefix phonology are considered. First, I account for the phonological similarity of two nonadjacent rule domains of the surface verb, the disjunct and the stem domains, in terms of the mapping protocol developed earlier. Secondly, I investigate the very complex and seemingly arbitrary phonological alternations undergone by prefixes in the conjunct domain, which intervenes between the disjunct and stem domains. These alternations are shown to be systematic in an analysis which adopts the notions of syllable template mapping and extraprosodicity. Conjunct prefix vowels are considered to be mostly epenthetic and vowel quality is seen to be largely predictable. The morphological and phonological analyses are preceded by a chapter which describes the properties of HRB verb prefixes in detail.
The development and assessment of a mental training program with young female figure skaters.
Creators: name: Mumford, Blaize.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Education, Physical.

description: The present investigation had two purposes. First, to examine whether a group of young competitive figure skaters could effectively learn and use mental training skills taught to them during a mental training program intervention. Second, to examine to what extent the skaters could learn and use the three primary mental training skill components from Orlick's heuristic model of personal excellence (i.e., imagery, focusing, and refocusing). A group of 17 female competitive figure skaters (mean age 13.6 years) were divided into two groups--experimental 1 and experimental 2. Measures used to assess mental skills and trait anxiety were taken on three occasions--pre-test, post-simulation, and follow-up. The measures included both qualitative (short-answer and interview responses) and quantitative (Sport Competition Anxiety Test, Commitment to Sport and Self-Control Scales) methods of assessment. The pre-test measures were taken prior to any subjects receiving the mental training program. The post-simulation measures were taken after a simulated competition when only the experimental group 1 skaters had completed the mental training program. Follow-up measures were taken several months after all skaters (both experimental 1 and experimental 2) had received the mental training. Comparisons done between pre-test and post-simulation measures, and pre-test and follow-up measures were used to assess the effectiveness of the mental training program. Results from the pre-test--post-simulation comparisons showed virtually no change following the experimental group 1 training. Comparisons of the pre-test--follow-up measures did show improvements in the skaters' imagery, focusing and refocusing skills. The discussion examines factors which contributed to the mental training program success, aspects of the program found most useful by the skaters, and gives suggestions for future research in this area.
Social movements and the Great Law of Peace in Akwesasne.
Creators: name: Lemelin, Raynald Harvey.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Anthropology, Cultural.

description: Chronicling five different social movements in Akwesasne's contemporary history, this study highlights the progression of changes and reforms associated with concepts and metaphors found in the Kaianerenkowa (Great Law of Peace). Using the theory of Segmentary-Factional-Political Systems this thesis examines how the Kaianerenkowa has been transformed from a lore espounding communal participatory democracy into a socio-political construction serving the needs of various (and sometimes opposing) Mohawk political groups in Akwesasne. In the conclusion we examine the contemporary significance of the Kaianerenkowa in Akwesasne and its possible future role in the community.
Closing building energy performance gap: design factors and coping strategies
Creators: name: Wagle, Dipika
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The disparity found between the predicted energy consumption in the design stage of buildings and the energy use during operation is known as energy performance gap. This study identifies the design factors that contribute to this gap, and explores strategies for closing it. Literature review and case study were applied as groundwork for designing semi-structured interviews with 13 building energy professionals to gather 8 influencing factors and to propose a framework of strategies. It is envisioned that the findings will inform designers on the factors that cause the gap and help them identify and manage them in future projects.
Mechanisms and risk of cumulative impacts to coastal ecosystem services : an expert elicitation approach
Creators: name: Singh, Gerald
name: Sinner, Jim
name: Ellis, Joanne
name: Kandlikar, Milind
name: Halpern, Benjamin S.
name: Satterfield, Terre, 1960-
name: Chan, Kai Ming Adam, 1975-
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2022

description: Coastal environments are some of the most populated on Earth, with greater pressures projected in the future. Managing coastal systems requires the consideration of multiple uses, which both benefit from and threaten multiple ecosystem services. Thus understanding the cumulative impacts of human activities on coastal ecosystem services would seem fundamental to management, yet there is no widely accepted approach for assessing these. This study trials an approach for understanding the cumulative impacts of anthropogenic change, focusing on Tasman and Golden Bays, New Zealand. Using an expert elicitation procedure, we collected information on three aspects of cumulative impacts: the importance and magnitude of impacts by various activities and stressors on ecosystem services, and the causal processes of impact on ecosystem services. We assessed impacts to four ecosystem service benefits — fisheries, shellfish aquaculture, marine recreation and existence value of biodiversity—addressing three main research questions: (1) how severe are cumulative impacts on ecosystem services (correspondingly, what potential is there for restoration)?; (2) are threats evenly distributed across activities and stressors, or do a few threats dominate?; (3) do prominent activities mainly operate through direct stressors, or do they often exacerbate other impacts? We found (1) that despite high uncertainty in the threat posed by individual stressors and impacts, total cumulative impact is consistently severe for all four ecosystem services. (2) A subset of drivers and stressors pose important threats across the ecosystem services explored, including climate change, commercial fishing, sedimentation and pollution. (3) Climate change and commercial fishing contribute to prominent indirect impacts across ecosystem services by exacerbating regional impacts, namely sedimentation and pollution. The prevalence and magnitude of these indirect, networked impacts highlights the need for approaches like this to understand mechanisms of impact, in order to develop strategies to manage them.
3117684.pdf
Creators: name: Paulillo, Bruno
name: Pirotta, Stefano
name: Nong, H
name: Crozat, Paul
name: Guilet, Stephane
name: Xu, Gangyi
name: Dhillon, Sukhdeep
name: Li, Lian He
name: Davies, Giles
name: Linfield, Edmund
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document
Additional file 1 of Identification of a novel ERF gene, TaERF8, associated with plant height and yield in wheat
Creators: name: Zhang, Lei
name: Liu, Pan
name: Wu, Jing
name: Linyi Qiao
name: Guangyao Zhao
name: Jizeng Jia
name: Lifeng Gao
name: Jianming Wang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Nucleotide sequences of TaERF8-2A, TaERF8-2B and TaERF8-2D.
Contextual and subjective indices of coping strategies in breast cancer screening: A longitudinal investigation.
Creators: name: Savoie, Jo Anne.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Clinical.

description: With the aim of better understanding the concept of coping, the objectives of the study were to (1) examine the concordance of subjective and contextual coping indices, (2) investigate changes in the use of coping strategies as a natural stressor unfolds, and (3) predict levels of psychological stress from coping strategies used when faced with a health threat. A sample of 828 women undergoing routine breast screening completed subjective measures of stress and coping at four time points (prior to the screen as well as 24 hours, 20 days and three months follow-up). Contextual coping was gathered at the three-month follow-up for all participants with a false positive screen along with matched negative-screen counterparts (n = 132). Correlational analyses revealed poor concordance between the subjective and contextual indices of coping, with a trend toward overreporting approach and underreporting avoidance strategies compared to experimenter ratings of coping. The use of contextual avoidance and approach strategies over time peaked following the result of the screen for the positive screen group, yet remained relatively stable across time for those with the negative screen group. A stage effect was noted on subjective strategies, with all participants reporting higher levels of approach coping from pre-screen to post-result. At post-result, group differences showed that women with a positive screen displayed, but did not report on the subjective measure, more behavioral and cognitive avoidance strategies than the negative screen group. No differences between groups were noted at follow-up on either coping measure. In the prediction of stress, prospective levels of subjective cognitive avoidance predicted higher levels of stress after notification of the result. The use of contextual strategies was not found to be a significant predictor. The strengths and limitations of the study are presented in the discussion along with the research and clinical implications.
A reassessment of the Eocene crocodyloid Asiatosuchus grangeri Mook,1940 and its implications on the phylogenetic relationships and evolution of Paleogene crocodiles
Creators: name: Nguyen, John Joseph Nhan
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2025
Subjects: Asiatosuchus
crocodile
Crocodylia
Eocene
vertebrate
Paleontology

description: The genus Asiatosuchus has historically been used as a wastebasket taxon, referring to a basal crocodile from the Paleogene and has been attributed to species from across North America and Eurasia. These species represent some of the closest extinct relatives to all modern crocodiles, possessing a combination of ancestral and derived traits to the crocodile lineage. Many of these species are represented by only fragmentary remains and are poorly described in the literature, leading to a lack of resolution in the phylogenetic relationships of these species. This study sought to reassess the type species for this genus, Asiatosuchus grangeri Mook, 1940, which was recovered from the early to middle Eocene Arshanto Formation in the Erlian Basin of Inner Mongolia, China. All known fossil specimens were reexamined to construct a composite model of the species and used to create a comprehensive morphologic description. From this description, a maximum parsimony analysis was conducted to ascertain the nature of its evolutionary relationships with other basal crocodiles and to compare it to other species which have been previously referred to Asiatosuchus.
description: Asiatosuchus grangeri largely resembles a modern crocodile, with a dorsoventrally compressed skull and triangular snout, but with a more lingual tooth occlusal pattern, flatter orbits, and longer dentary symphysis. Compared to previous analyses, A. grangeri was found to be somewhat more derived and less closely related to other species that have been previously referred to the genus. The phylogenetic trees generated from this study demonstrate a transition of traits from the ancestral crocodilian to the modern crocodile. The results of this analysis potentially point towards an Asian lineage of early crocodile which may have persisted from the Late Cretaceous up to the Eocene, with the Asian species Asiatosuchus nanlingensis Young, 1964 being returned in some trees as closely related to A. grangeri, though this remains uncertain due to A. nanlingensis’s lability in this study. Further studies are required among basal crocodyloids to both resolve the remaining degree of uncertainty in their phylogenetic relationships and reclassify species that should no longer be diagnosed to Asiatosuchus, as well incorporate these findings with other crocodilian groups to assess larger scale evolutionary patterns.
The Effect of Sustained Operations on the Psychomotor Performance of Helicopter Pilots
Creators: name: McMahon, Terry William
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The modern helicopter is a technically sophisticated and complex. The helicopter's aeronautical capability permits vertical take-off and landings allowing the helicopter to conduct operations to unprepared landing areas. There is an increasing demand for helicopter deployments to be of a sustained nature in remote hostile environments.
This thesis presents the results of research which indicated that pilots working sustained operations in a hostile environment experience a significant decrease in psychomotor performance. This may result in a differential effect with the feet deteriorating at a greater rate than the hands. This research may increase the knowledge of human interaction with helicopters during sustained flight operations.
title: Why the EU should Change its Language Policy
title: Making the Case for Promoting English as Europe’s Lingua Franca
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Gerhards, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 400 Sprache
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::320 Politikwissenschaft

description: The 28 European Union member states have 24 different official languages. While the EU seeks homogenisation and convergence of the member states in many policy areas this does not apply to its language policy. The present article discusses six arguments why the European language policy should be changed and the use of English as a lingua franca be encouraged.
Additional file 1 of Amikacin pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic in intensive care unit: a prospective database
Creators: name: Logre, Elsa
name: Enser, Maya
name: Tanaka, Sébastien
name: Dubert, Marie
name: Claudinon, Aurore
name: Grall, Nathalie
name: Mentec, Hervé
name: Montravers, Philippe
name: Pajot, Olivier
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Comparison of patients and treated infections based on the Cmax/CMI ratio. Data presented in n (%) or median [min–max]. Table S2. Comparison of patients and treated infections according to clinical outcome on D8 evaluated by SOFA score. Data presented in n (%) or median [min–max]. Table S3. Comparison of patients and infections treated according to mortality on D28. Data presented in n (%) or median [min–max]. Table S4. PK/PD parameters observed in intensive care unit (recent studies). Figure S1. MICs distribution of all bacteria identified and considered responsible for infections
Role of biogeochemical processes in metal cycling in remote lakes from the Huntsville and Clyde Forks areas, Ontario, and Kejimkujik Park, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Creators: name: El Bilali, Larbi.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Biogeochemistry.

description: The study of metal speciation and the role of biogeochemical processes in metal distribution and cycling in lake sediments was carried out in remote lakes from the Huntsville and the Clyde Forks areas, Ontario and Kejimkujik Park, Nova Scotia, Canada. Based on geochemical data and sequential extraction results of trace elements from sediment cores of 20 lakes from the Huntsville region, Ontario, Canada, it was demonstrated that relative affinities to organic matter and mineral fractions (silicates) played an important role in the distribution of total metal values and hence in the shape of the metal concentration profiles. The importance of atmospheric and geological trace metal fluxes was studied by using sediment traps in two circum-neutral remote lakes, Lavant Long Lake and Perch Lake, in Lanark County, southeastern Ontario, Canada, to measure sedimentation rates, to quantify trace element fluxes from watershed and atmospheric sources, and to investigate the distribution of elements amongst component phases of the trapped sediments. The results of this study showed that local watershed sources were the dominant source of Hg, Cu, Al, Fe, Mn, Sb, in both lakes with ratio sometimes exceeding 9:1 (geogenic to atmospheric). The study of the effect of humic substances (HS) content and their transformation on their interaction with metals was carried out in three remote lakes: Lavant Long Lake, Perch Lake; and Big Dam Lake. HS transformation was demonstrated by the increase of HA aromaticity and the decrease of the E4/E6 ratio in Lavant Long Lake, by the increase of 13C resonance signal in the aromatic-C region (105--150 ppm) in Perch Lake, and by the gradual decrease of the HS content with depth in Big Dam Lake. A quantitative study of trace metal cycling between pore waters and sediments using the most comprehensive diagenetic models was carried out using a two-layer diagenesis model to account for the bioturbation zone and the zone below the bioturbation zone. Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) populations were determined in the three lakes using the most probable number (MPN) method. In the zone of bioturbation of Perch Lake, Co, Cu, and Hg predicted and observed concentrations in the pore waters were close. In Lavant Long Lake and for the rest of the elements in Perch Lake, trace metal concentrations predicted by the model were generally lower than the observed. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
E-Procurement - Lieferanteneinbindung als Erfolgsfaktor
Creators: name: Tanner, Christian
Publisher: name: Verein procure.ch
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: E-Procurement
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Die mangelnde Lieferantenbereitschaft sei ein wesentlicher Grund, weshalb so manche E-Procurement-Initiative ins Stocken geraten ist, argumentierten viele grosse Beschaffungsorganisationen im vergangenen Jahr. Dies veranlasste die FHBB im Rahmen des von softnet und der UBS unterstützten Projekts "E-Supplier", die Situation der Zulieferbetriebe im E-Procurement zu untersuchen. Die mentale Bereitschaft ist bei vielen Lieferanten zwar gegeben, hingegen bestehen Defizite in den Bereichen Know-how, Prozesse und Systeme. Zudem greifen die vorgehaltenen Lösungen oft zu kurz und belasten die Lieferanten unverhältnismässig stark. Aber auch auf Seite der Beschaffungsorganisationen sind Mängel zu erkennen, speziell in der Systematik der Ansprache und Einbindung ihrer Lieferanten.
title: Der Index kultureller Ähnlichkeit
title: Konstruktion und Diskussion
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Roose, Jochen
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: In der Transnationalisierungs‐ und Europäisierungsforschung wird seit einiger Zeit gefragt, wie sich intensivere und weniger intensive Verbindungen zwischen Ländern erklären lassen. Ein möglicher Erklärungsfaktor ist die kulturelle Ähnlichkeit. Der soziologische Diskurs zu sozialer Integration legt entsprechende Argumente nahe. Eine Messung von kultureller Ähnlichkeit und damit die empirische Prüfung des Arguments bleibt aber meist aus, in Einzelfällen wurden Ersatzmessungen (Ähnlichkeit der Sprachfamilien, geographische Distanz) vorgeschlagen. Hier wird ein Index kultureller Ähnlichkeit entwickelt als quantitative Makroabbildung der kulturellen (Un‐)Ähnlichkeit von Ländern. Der Index beruht auf dem Wilks‘ Lambda von Diskriminanzanalysen im Länderpaarvergleich über die Fragebatterie der Wertefragen von Shalom Schwartz, wie sie im Europan Social Survey implementiert ist. Die Prüfung des Index weist eine sehr gute intertemporale Stabilität und deutliche Unterschiede zu den Ersatzmessungen aus. Ob die Wohnbevölkerung einschließlich der Ausländer oder ausschließlich die autochthone Bevölkerung Basis der Berechnung ist, hat dagegen nur in einem Fall (Estland) erhebliche Auswirkungen. Abschließend zeigt sich, dass die Indexwerte bei benachbarten Ländern etwas höher ausfallen als bei nicht benachbarten. Früher politisch zusammengefasste Länder und Länder mit gleicher religiöser Prägung sind dagegen nur unwesentlich ähnlicher. Im Fazit wird die Einsetzbarkeit des Index kultureller Ähnlichkeit kritisch resümiert. Ein Anhang mit den Indexwerten für verschiedene Jahre und Kontextinformationen komplettiert den Beitrag.