cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Release of Soluble Interleukin-7 α Receptor (CD127) from CD8+ T-Cells and Human Thymocytes
Creators: name: Sanchez Vidales, Maria Del Mar
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: IL-7
MMPs
CD8+ T cells
Thymocytes
CD127

description: ABSTRACT Background Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a cytokine crucial for T-cell development and homeostasis. IL-7 is thought to be a limited resource, and its interaction with the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R) has effects on increasing cell survival, proliferation and cytolytic function. Considering the roles of IL-7, it is no surprise that the expression of the IL-7 receptor alpha chain (CD127) is tightly regulated. Despite increased levels of soluble CD127 (sCD127) being detected in a number of disease states and being associated with disease activity, the biological function of sCD127 and its clinical relevance remains to be established. In this study, I explore the post-translational mechanisms leading to the release of the soluble form of CD127 receptor through IL-7 and αCD3/αCD28 stimulation. Here I specifically established two different mechanisms by which CD127 is processed; shedding of the receptor ectodomain and clipping. Results In CD8+ T-cells, IL-7 plus TcR stimulation resulted in an increased release of sCD127. Here I found that matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), in particular MMP-9, have a role in the proteolytic clipping of CD127 resulting in the release of sCD127. In addition, I found that IL-7 plus TcR stimulation resulted in an increase in MMP activity and this activity was particularly dampened when MMP-2 and -9 inhibitors were used. I also found that neither MMP-3 nor cysteine and serine proteases seem to be directly involved in the generation of sCD127. Using a biotinylation assay I found that CD127 is being shed from the surface of CD8+ T-cells as well as thymocytes through a MMP-independent mechanism. Conclusion These results demonstrate that MMPs (in particular MMP-9) have a role in the generation of sCD127. Further studies are required to determine the specific sheddase responsible for the ectodomain shedding of CD127, as well as the details behind the regulation of MMP-9 activity both in CD8+ T-cells and thymocytes. A thorough understanding of these mechanisms will aid in the development of alternative and more specific strategies to control IL-7 mediated processes in both normal and disease states.
Application of genetic algorithms in the design of a solar array-exclusive standalone photovoltaic system
Creators: name: Tan, Zheng Hong
name: Shen, Weixiang
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In this paper a methodology for optimum design of solar array and battery bank for a solar array-exclusive standalone photovoltaic system using energy balance concept is presented. Long-term data of solar radiation obtained from Malaysian Meteorological Services Department and typical load requirement of a residential house in Malaysia are used. The constraint of system cost function based on loss of power supply probability (LPSP) is implemented using Genetic Algorithms. For a given desired LPSP, the optimum arrangement of solar array and battery bank that gives the minimum system cost is then determined.
The Garden, the Serpent, and Eve: An Ecofeminist Narrative Analysis of Garden of Eden Imagery in Fashion Magazine Advertising
Creators: name: Colette, Shelly Carmen
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Genesis 3
Bible in advertising
Bible in popular culture
ecofeminism and the Bible
Adam and Eve
characterization
Garden of Eden
narratology

description: Garden of Eden imagery is ubiquitous in contemporary print advertising in North America, especially in advertisements directed at women. Three telling characteristics emerge in characterizations of Eve in these advertising reconstructions. In the first place, Eve is consistently hypersexualized and over-eroticized. Secondly, such Garden of Eden images often conflate the Eve figure with that of the Serpent. Thirdly, the highly eroticized Eve-Serpent figures also commonly suffer further conflation with the Garden of Eden itself. Like Eve, nature becomes eroticized. In the Eve-Serpent-Eden conflation, woman becomes nature, nature becomes woman, and both perform a single narrative plot function, in tandem with the Serpent. The erotic and tempting Eve-Serpent-Eden character is both protagonist and antagonist, seducer and seduced. In this dissertation, I engage in an ecofeminist narratological analysis of the Genesis/Fall myth, as it is retold in contemporary fashion magazine advertisements. My analysis examines how reconstructions of this myth in advertisements construct the reader, the narrator, and the primary characters of the story (Eve, Adam, the Serpent, and Eden). I then further explore the ways in which these characterizations inform our perceptions of woman, nature, and environmentalism. Using a narratological methodology, and through a poststructuralist ecofeminist lens, I examine which plot and character elements have been kept, which have been discarded, and how certain erasures impact the narrative characterizations of the story. In addition to what is being told, I further analyze how and where it is told. How is the basic plot being storied in these reconstructions, and what are the effects of this version on the archetypal characterizations of Eve and the Garden of Eden? What are the cultural and literary contexts of the reconstructed narrative and the characters within it? How do these contexts inform how we read the characters within the story? Finally, I examine the cultural effects of these narrative reconstructions, exploring their influence on our gendered relationships with each other and with the natural world around us.
title: Заболеваемость детского населения онкологическими болезнями в Республике Саха (Якутия), 2000–2015 гг.
Creators: name: Бурцева, Т. Е.
name: Иванов, П. М.
name: Афанасьева, Л. Н.
name: Аргунова, Е. Ф.
name: Николаева, Л. А.
name: Кондратьева, С. А.
name: Харабаева, Л. М.
Publisher: name: Реноме
Year: 2018

description: Наиболее реальную картину масштабов онкологической заболеваемости детей и подростков дает количество случаев впервые выявленных новообразований по данным единственного отделения в Республике Саха (Якутия) для детей с онкологической патологией. Реальную картину масштабов онкологической заболеваемости в Республике Саха (Якутия), на наш взгляд, может дать единый регистр онкологических больных, созданный с использованием информационных технологий, в котором будут учитываться персональные данные пациентов с обязательным указанием места проживания, этнической принадлежности, возраста, пола и других характеристик ребенка.
title:  Narcisi, Turchi, fanciulli, elfi, ‘frus’. Mitologie della gioventù nel Pasolini friulano
Creators: name: Felice, Angela
Publisher: name: RomaTrE-Press
Year: 2017

description: Il saggio esamina l’attività teatrale e poetica pasoliniana legata, in particolare, al periodo friulano al fine di mettere in luce come il giovane poeta, già nei suoi primi scritti, risistemi la permanente auscultazione di sé. In questo modo riesce ad avviare una versatile e prodigiosa scrittura alle cui radici permarrà anche in seguito lo sguardo soggettivo, come garanzia, referente e filtro consapevole per l’operazione autoriale e per ogni sua manifestazione.
description: «L’ora è confusa e noi come perduti la viviamo». Leggere Pier Paolo Pasolini quarant’anni dopo
title: Освещение истории Академии наук СССР/РАН в трудах Б. В. Лёвшина
Creators: name: Косырева, Е. В.
Publisher: name: Реноме
Year: 2018

description: В статье дан обзор трудов директора Архива АН СССР/РАН в 1963–2003 гг. Б. В. Лёвшина по истории Академии наук. Труды написаны на основе большого круга документальных материалов, характеризующих деятельность высшего научного учреждения страны. Они являются обобщающими исследованиями по истории деятельности Академии наук и служат примером систематического изучения истории организации и развития отечественной науки.

Ключевые слова: история науки, документы, Академия наук, архивоведение, археография.
Supplementary document for Ultrafast attosecond-magnetic-field generation of the charge migration process based on electronically excited HeH²+ and H₂+ + by circularly polarized laser pulses - 5353252.pdf
Creators: name: Xu, qing yun
name: Yang, Zhijie
name: He, Yong
name: Gao, Fang
name: Lu, Huizhong
name: Guo, Jing
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supporting Information
title: Грамматические учебники в гимназии Петербургской академии наук: прагматика выбора и создания
Creators: name: Костина, Татьяна
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Изданные при Петербургской академии наук грамматики для преподавания немецкого, латинского, французского и греческого языков создавались и адаптировались в тесной связи с принятыми в Академической гимназии программами обучения. Это влияло не только на выбор источников для их перевода и адаптации, но и на особенности процесса создания, а также на бытование этих учебных пособий. Die Teutsche Grammatica (1730) представляла собой переработанные М.Шванвицем немецкие грамматики, адаптированные, переведенные на русский язык и изданные в виде билингвы. Грамматика создавалась для обучения русских детей немецкому языку, но из-за изменений в программе Академической гимназии, по-видимому, успешно применялась в билингвальной аудитории, где часть детей усваивала немецкий язык как иностранный, а часть как родной. Латинский, французский, греческий и итальянский языки также преподавались в билингвальной аудитории Академической гимназии по пособиям, разработанным в немецких протестантских землях и адаптированным для немецкоязычных учеников. Популярность грамматик, созданных при Академии наук, позволяет поставить вопрос о необходимости более детального изучения картины мира, которую они предлагали ученикам вместе с изучением очередного иностранного языка.
An Investigation of a Highly Successful Team Environment: The Case of the Male French National Whitewater Slalom Single Canoe and Kayak Team
Creators: name: Cartwright, James A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: cohesion
collaboration
coach leadership
competition
whitewater canoe and kayak slalom

description: To date, most of the research on group cohesion has focused on team sports, with little known about how this body of knowledge relates to individual sports. The case of the male French whitewater slalom canoe and kayak team was chosen because of the success of the team at World Championships and Olympic Games. The purpose of the present case study was to investigate how the coaches and athletes of this highly successful team worked together in training and competition within a highly competitive environment. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with six athletes and four coaches. Three themes, each containing numerous sub-themes, emerged from the analysis: (a) the nature of collaboration within the team environment, (b) coach leadership, and (c) the fragility of collaboration. The results of the present study have advanced our understanding of what collaboration within an individual sport team may look like. For a period of time, the leadership skills of the coaches, as well as their technical coaching expertise, and the willingness of the talented and driven athletes to work together, contributed significantly to a collaborative environment for this team. Then a change in the Olympic entry rules, the departure of an influential coach, and the inevitable change in the ages and experiences of the athletes themselves all combined to erode the foundation of that productive and collaborative environment.
title: Государственный контроль и преподавательская свобода в школах братьев Лихудов в России конца XVII — начала XVIII в.
Creators: name: Рамазанова, Джамилия
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Преподавательскую деятельность братьев Лихудов в России можно разделить на несколько этапов, каждый из которых связан с их преподаванием в Славяно-греко-латинской академии, Итальянской школе в Москве, Новгородской греко-славянской школе и Московской греческой школе Софрония Лихуда. В статье на основе исследования архивных источников представлен опыт анализа мер государственного обеспечения и контроля за школами Лихудов. Описаны границы вмешательства властей в преподавательский процесс, в связи с чем определяется то пространство педагогической свободы, которое оставалось у греческих учителей для реализации процесса обучения. Показано, что это пространство не ограничивалось рамками учебного процесса. В результате Лихудам удалось сформировать вокруг себя группу наиболее способных учеников, составлявших скрипторий, деятельность которого не ограничивалась копированием учебных текстов.
Consequences of Gill Remodeling on Na+ Transport in Goldfish, Carassius auratus
Creators: name: Bradshaw, Julia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: gill remodeling
ion regulation
freshwater
osmorespiratory compromise
gill morphology
Na+ transport
acid-base regulation
hypoxia
hypercapnia
temperature

description: Goldfish undergo an adaptive morphological change in their gills involving the reversible growth and loss of a mass of cells (interlamellar cell mass, ILCM) in between the lamellae depending on oxygen demand, which can be altered by the environment or metabolic demands of the individual. The ILCM contributes to decreased passive Na+ efflux across the gill. Active uptake is maintained by the re-distribution of the ionocytes expressing Na+-uptake relevant genes (NHEs and H+-ATPase) to the outer edge of the ILCM where they can establish contact with the external environment and/or lamellar epithelium. This adaptation is thought to be partly responsible for the extreme anoxia tolerance demonstrated by goldfish, which they experience on a seasonal basis living in a pond environment. Hypoxia and hypercapnia are frequently encountered in such freshwater environments and as such, the effect of the ILCM on the capacity for acid-base regulation was evaluated. Differences in the time course of acid excretion to the environment without effect on systemic pH regulation were likely the result of the ILCM.
title:  Tra teoria e scrittura. La sperimentazione drammaturgica di Pasolini
Creators: name: Tomassini, Francesca
Publisher: name: RomaTrE-Press
Year: 2017

description: Nel corso della sua produzione saggistica, Pier Paolo Pasolini ha affrontato una consistente varietà di tematiche sociali, culturali e politiche in cui si evince sempre un punto di vista, originale e lungimirante. Questo studio mira invece alla ricostruzione delle considerazioni teoriche pasoliniane in ambito teatrale poiché, nonostante il poeta friulano abbia condotto, sin dagli anni giovanili trascorsi tra Bologna e Casarsa, la sua personale sperimentazione drammaturgica, non appare ancora chiara la riflessione che precede l’elaborazione del corpus delle sei tragedie borghesi del 1966 e del Manifesto per un nuovo teatro.
description: «L’ora è confusa e noi come perduti la viviamo». Leggere Pier Paolo Pasolini quarant’anni dopo
Mycorrhizal Colonization and Growth Characteristics of Salt Stressed Solanum Lycopersicum L.
Creators: name: Benothmane, Faycal
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Mycorrhizal
salt
Solanum
lycopersicum
stress

description: The present study aimed to examine the effects of root colonization in tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Moneymaker, by the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus, Glomus intraradices Shenck and Smith, on alleviating salt stress. I postulated that AM symbiosis increases tomato plant performance to salt stress. Two greenhouse experiments were done according to a randomized factorial experimental design. The results showed a significantly higher level of AM root colonization that also occurred earlier in salt than non-salt treated plants. There were also positive interactions between root colonization levels and the alleviation of salt stress; these contributions resulted initially on higher root fresh mass (FM), later on shoot FM, and DM, and higher phosphorus and unchanged potassium concentrations in roots. The effects observed in salt-treated plants were significant when root colonization levels were significantly different than those observed in non-salt treated plants. This suggests a relationship between the level of root colonization and the alleviation of salt stress in plants. The attempt to use molecular techniques to detect early root colonization was quite successful in detecting the presence of G. intraradices in AM plants. However, it was not possible to detect the presence of the AM fungus as early as by classical root staining. This was observed presumably because sampling methods were different. In general, the results support the hypothesis that AM root colonization contributes to some extent to salt resistance of tomato plants.
Cibercultura e a matriz lacaniana dos discursos (Cyberculture and the Lacanian matrix of discourses)
Creators: name: Castro, Julio Cesar Lemes De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Digital Humanities
subject: 220311 Philosophical Psychology (incl. Moral Psychology and Philosophy of Action)
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 220317 Poststructuralism
subject: 220318 Psychoanalytic Philosophy
subject: 200101 Communication Studies
subject: 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 200204 Cultural Theory
subject: FOS: Other humanities
subject: 200299 Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified

description: Discourses, for Lacan, are the fundamental modalities of social link. He initially defines a matrix of four discourses – those of the master, university, hysteria and the analyst –, to which is added later the discourse of capitalism. This article shows how these social links can be identified in the specific context of cyberculture and how they articulate with each other in this context. / Os discursos, para Lacan, são as modalidades fundamentais de laço social. Ele define inicialmente uma matriz de quatro discursos – do senhor, da universidade, da histeria e do analista –, à qual é acrescentado mais tarde o discurso do capitalismo. Este artigo mostra como esses laços sociais podem ser identificados no contexto específico da cibercultura e como eles se articulam entre si nesse contexto.
Amazing Grace: decadence, deviance, disco
Creators: name: Lobato, Ramon
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The article looks at diva Grace Jones as a pipe dream of postmodernity whose new-wave star persona challenges gender, sexuality, race definitions and power relations. The article also discusses Jones' performances and works that are all hallmarks of postmodernism. She is also known for her abundance of style and voice. The author concluded that her rediscovery offers a need for star figures within the popular culture.
L'impact des changements institutionnels dans le secteur de la protection environnementale en Chine
Creators: name: Côté, Patricia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Chine
changements institutionnels
protection environnementale
croissance économique
décentralisation
système de responsabilité des cadres
corruption
néo-institutionnalisme

description: La Chine éprouve de nos jours d’importants problèmes de pollution. Les dirigeants du Parti communiste chinois mettent en place des mesures de protection environnementale depuis plus de 30 ans mais celles-ci semblent n’avoir aucun effet. Quelles limites rencontrent-ils lors de la mise en œuvre des politiques? Dans une perspective néo-institutionnaliste historique, le présent travail analysera les répercussion de trois effets institutionnels et d’un problème institutionnel sur le système administratif du secteur de la protection environnementale depuis sa création en 1979. Selon l’hypothèse de la dépendance au sentier, la croissance économique, la décentralisation, le système de responsabilité des cadres et la corruption génèrent des effets qui s’intègrent au système et qui s’auto-renforcent dans les années subséquentes. Ils auront des incidences importantes sur la mise en œuvre des politiques environnementales, malgré les changements effectués par le gouvernement central pour améliorer ce secteur administratif entre 1979 et 2008.
Supplementary document for Strong couplings between magnetic quantum emitters and subwavelength all-dielectric resonators with whispering gallery modes - 5353838.pdf
Creators: name: Hu, Ma-Long
name: Yang, Zhong-Jian
name: Du, Xiao-Jing
name: Ma, Lin
name: He, jun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
How do Novice Parasport Coaches Develop Their Knowledge? A Look at the Experiences of Para Sailing Coaches
Creators: name: Davey, Jennifer J.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Disability sport
Coach learning
Coach development
Paralympic
Sailing

description: Despite growing interest in coaching sciences, literature has revealed a dearth of research on coaches who work with para athletes (e. g. Cregan, Bloom, & Reid, 2007; McMaster, Culver, & Werthner, 2012). The purpose of this study was to explore how novice coaches in parasport develop their knowledge. The study was conducted in real-time during the coaches’ first contact with the context. Semi-structured interviews and participant observation were conducted with six Canadian para sailing coaches. Thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) revealed that coaches developed context-specific knowledge and skills through a blend of formal, nonformal, and informal learning situations. The participants highlighted the importance of learning from others, especially other coaches and from athletes.
The Starch Granule Surface: Technological and Biological Implications of Puroindoline and Host-pathogen Interactions
Creators: name: Wall, Michael L.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: puroindoline
host-pathogen interactions
mass spectrometry
wheat
corn
microscopy
starch granule
triticum aestivum
zea mays
defense
pathogen

description: The sun is the primary source of all chemical energy on the planet. Starch granules have evolved as storage deposits for captured light energy. Many complex biological functions take place at the starch granule surface, including starch granule metabolism and defense. The starch granule-associated protein puroindoline is a known antimicrobial with unique functional and biological properties, attributed to the presence of a unique tryptophan-rich domain. To test puroindoline's tight association, puroindoline removed from the starch granule surface during water-washing was assessed. Washing more than eight times failed to further reduce puroindoline content of starch granules, suggesting a strong association of puroindoline with the starch granule surface. To identify the tryptophan-rich domain tightly associated with the starch granule surface, we used a combination of in situ tryptic digestion and mass spectrometry. We identiﬁed the tryptophan-rich domain of puroindoline directly bound to the starch granule surface of wheat. This is the first instance of the tryptophan-rich domain directly observed at the starch granule surface. In addition, using mass spectrometry, we determined that during development and maturation, wheat seeds appear to have resisted infection and lysed the pathogens where, upon desiccation, the molecular evidence remained fixed at the starch granule surface. Proteins with known antimicrobial activity were identified, as well as several proteins from the plant pathogens Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Pectobacterium carotovorum, Fusarium graminearum, Magnaporthe grisea, Xanthomonas axonopodis, and X. oryzae. Future characterization may reveal previously unknown host-pathogen interactions. Finally, we have demonstrated that puroindoline, when expressed in the seeds of transgenic corn, will localize and associate with the starch granule surface in a pattern similar to the puroindoline expression pattern observed in wheat. Surprisingly, puroindoline expression in transgenic corn is correlated with an increase in total seed oil content.
EXAMINING EXISTENTIALISM IN THEATRICAL CONTEXT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO CANONICAL WORKS
Creators: name: Johan, Andersson
Publisher: name: CARSON JOURNAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Theatre of the absurd, absurdist fiction, existentialism, Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee

description: In the aftermath of World War II and amidst the escalating global tensions, existentialism, pessimism, and nihilism pervaded the intellectual landscape, significantly influencing the trajectory of modern drama. As social contradictions deepened between Britain and America, a fresh and illuminating dramatic style known as "The Theatre of the Absurd" emerged. Coined by critic Martin Esslin in his influential 1960 essay, this movement introduced a profound shift in theatrical expression.

The Theatre of the Absurd encompasses a genre of plays rooted in absurdist fiction, predominantly crafted by European playwrights during the late 1950s. It also characterizes the evolving theatrical style that emerged from their collective efforts. These works delved into the repercussions of human existence devoid of meaning or purpose, leading to the breakdown of all communication. Paradoxically, this artistic movement sought to awaken audiences to the pursuit of the opposite. In this context, rational discourse and structured argumentation gave way to irrational, illogical speech, ultimately culminating in silence.

Renowned playwrights hailed as masters of The Theatre of the Absurd include Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, Jean Genet, Harold Pinter, Luigi Pirandello, Tom Stoppard, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Miguel Mihura, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Fernando Arrabal, Václav Havel, Edward Albee, and Badal Sarkar. Among these luminaries, American playwright Samuel Beckett and British-born Irish playwright Edward Albee made an indelible mark on the theatrical world when they simultaneously unveiled their groundbreaking dramas, "Krapp's Last Tape" and "The Zoo Story," at Berlin's Schiller Theater in 1959.
Dynamic allocation of subcarriers and transmit powers in an OFDMA cellular network
Creators: name: Hanly, Stephen Vaughan
name: Andrew, Lachlan L. H.
name: Thanabalasingham, Thaya
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper considers the problem of minimizing outage probabilities in the downlink of a multiuser, multicell orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) cellular network with frequency selective fading, imperfect channel state information, and frequency hopping. The task is to determine the allocation of powers and subcarriers for users to ensure that the user outage probabilities are as low as possible. We formulate a min-max outage probability problem and solve it under the constraint that the transmit power spectrum at each base station is flat. In particular, we obtain a subchannel allocation algorithm that has complexity O(L log L) in L, the number of users in the cell. We also consider suboptimal but implementable approaches with and without the flat transmit power spectrum constraint. We conclude that the flat transmit spectrum approach has merit, and warrants further study.
Deconstructing Newspaper Representations of the International Criminal Court
Creators: name: Kramer, Amanda L.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: International Criminal Court
ICC
Propaganda model
Social constructionism

description: This thesis employs a social constructionist perspective to analyze constructions of the International Criminal Court (ICC), specifically (1) the notion of impunity; (2) the presence of a critical analysis; and (3) the connection between state support/opposition and favourable/negative portrayals of the Court. The theory chapter focuses on the propaganda model’s main premise that “media serve the interests of that state … framing their reporting and analysis in a manner supportive of established privilege and limiting debate accordingly” (Herman & Chomsky, 1998, p.32). A thematic qualitative content analysis and several tools of grounded theory deconstructed 1,982 articles collected from The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Overall, the newspapers contained a high level of support for the propaganda model’s main assertions. Some of these conversations were quite limited and/or biased; specifically, American newspapers manipulated debates to justify American opposition to the Court.
Образная параллель человек – цветок в русской поэзии XVIII–XXI веков (сравнительные конструкции с союзом как)
Creators: name: Gik, Anna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Сравнение человека с растением является традиционным для поэтической и мифологической картин мира. Это образное соответствие вписывается в идею соотношения строения человека и строения Космоса. Поэтому можно говорить о соотношении частей тела и элементов Космоса [Топоров 1995].

В статье мы остановимся на анализе сравнительных конструкций, включающих объект сравнения – цветок и субъект сравнения – человек. Предметом исследования являются материалы поэтического корпуса Национального корпуса русского языка (НКРЯ) XVIII–XXI веков. Мы приходим в выводу, что в поэзии указанного периода прослеживается тенденция к стабильности образа (человек – цветок), сосуществующая с тенденцией обновления (части тела человека – цветок). В поэтических контекстах указанного периода оказываются не востребованными семы запаха, которые присутствуют в семантической структуре цветка. Сравнительные конструкции выстраиваются в однородные цепочки сравнения с разными основаниями.
Quality Control of Next-Generation Sequencing-Based HIV-1 Drug Resistance Data in Clinical Laboratory Information Systems Framework
Creators: name: Capina, Rupert
name: Li, Katherine
name: Kearney, Levon
name: Vandamme, Anne-Mieke
name: Harrigan, Paul Richard
name: Van Laethem, Kristel
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) in HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) testing has the potential to improve both clinical and public health settings, however it challenges the normal operations of quality management systems to be more flexible due to its complexity, massive data generation, and rapidly evolving protocols. While guidelines for quality management in NGS data have previously been outlined, little guidance has been implemented for NGS-based HIVDR testing. This document summarizes quality control procedures for NGS-based HIVDR testing laboratories using a laboratory information systems (LIS) framework. Here, we focus in particular on the quality control measures applied on the final sequencing product aligned with the recommendations from the World Health Organization HIV Drug Resistance Laboratory Network.
Imaginaires collectifs : le récit du mythe du Grand Dérangement dans l’imaginaire acadien.
Creators: name: McLaughlin, Gilbert
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Acadie
imaginaire
mythe
discours
déportation
Grand Dérangement
Acadian
Acadien
mythology
imaginary

description: La déportation des Acadiens de leurs terres en 1755 est un évènement sur lequel se fonde cette communauté. Le Grand Dérangement, comme on l’appelle fréquemment, n’est pas un simple évènement historique. Il aura passé de l’histoire à la mémoire et de la mémoire au mythe. Élevé officiellement au rang de mythe fondateur lors de la première Convention nationale acadienne de 1881, le Grand Dérangement subira par la suite de nombreuses réinterprétations dans les discours politiques. Reprenant la théorie de Gérard Bouchard sur les mythes et les imaginaires collectifs, cette thèse vise à comprendre quelles ont été les interprétations historiques du mythe du Grand Dérangement dans le discours national des élites acadiennes entre 1763 et 2005. Retourner au mythe, c’est retourner à l’imaginaire d’un peuple et de son importance dans ses processus de conciliation des conflits. L’objectif est donc de comprendre les nombreuses réinterprétations du Grand Dérangement issues des discours des élites politiques acadiennes, mais aussi de démontrer le rôle structurant du mythe dans la construction de l’identité acadienne. The expulsion of the Acadians from their land in 1755 is an event which defined this community. The “Grand Dérangement”, or Great Upheaval, long ago made the passage from historical event to collective memory and from collective memory to myth. Officially raised to the level of a founding myth during the first Acadian National Convention of 1881, the Great Upheaval has been subject to several political reinterpretations. Using Gérard Bouchard’s theory of collective myths and imaginaries, this thesis aims to understand the historical reinterpretations of the Great Upheaval myth within the Acadian elite national discourse between 1763 and 2005. To appreciate the power of the myth is to appreciate the power of a people’s imagination and its potential for resolving conflict. The objective of this thesis is to understand the many reinterpretations of the Great Upheaval through the Acadian elite political discourses, and also to demonstrate the role of the myth in constructing the Acadian identity.
Cibercultura e a matriz lacaniana dos discursos
Creators: name: Castro, Julio Cesar Lemes De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Discourses, for Lacan, are the fundamental modalities of social link. He initially defines a matrix of four discourses – those of the master, university, hysteria and the analyst –, to which is added later the discourse of capitalism. This article shows how these social links can be identified in the specific context of cyberculture and how they articulate with each other in this context. / Os discursos, para Lacan, são as modalidades fundamentais de laço social. Ele define inicialmente uma matriz de quatro discursos – do senhor, da universidade, da histeria e do analista –, à qual é acrescentado mais tarde o discurso do capitalismo. Este artigo mostra como esses laços sociais podem ser identificados no contexto específico da cibercultura e como eles se articulam entre si nesse contexto.
title: Выбор языка: из истории обучения языкам в России в эпоху Петра I
Creators: name: Ржеуцкий, Владислав
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Рассматривается история изучения языков в одной школе царствования Петра I — школе пастора Эрнста Иоганна Глюка. Глюк предлагал в своей школе целый ряд древних и восточных языков, которые не изучались в школах иезуитов. Глюк также вводит в программу своей школы французский язык, который не изучали у иезуитов. Именно с инициативой властей следует связать введение французского в институциональное обучение прежде всего как языка дипломатии, ведь школа находилась в ведомстве Посольского приказа. В то же время Глюк явно рассматривал французский как язык важный для дворянства, об этом свидетельствует его желание ввести в этой школе преподавание некоторых «благородных искусств». Однако школа Глюка так и не стала «дворянской академией», в которой французский мог бы занять особое место как культурный маркер дворянства. Очевидно, что власти видели в ней скорее учебное заведение, дающее возможность любому незакрепощенному человеку приобрести познания, в особенности в иностранных и древних языках.
title:  The Imitation Game. Variazioni del personaggio-Pasolini fra scena e schermo
Creators: name: Rimini, Stefania
Publisher: name: RomaTrE-Press
Year: 2017

description: Il saggio analizza le molteplici declinazioni cinematografiche del personaggio-Pasolini, in alcuni film italiani, più o meno recenti, per tentare di capire quali strategie retoriche e visive hanno segnato l'apparizione sullo schermo di tanti 'doppi' pasoliniani. Il catalogo di opere filmiche dedicate all’esistenza dello scrittore offre una galleria di volti, pose ed espressioni che evidenziano uno sforzo imitativo notevole da parte degli attori, decisi a somigliare il più possibile al modello originale, a non infrangere la sua aura mitica del personaggio.
description: «L’ora è confusa e noi come perduti la viviamo». Leggere Pier Paolo Pasolini quarant’anni dopo
Open data Koninklijke Bibliotheek, hergebruik op Wikipedia, Commons en Wikisource - KB, 08-06-2013
Creators: name: Janssen, Olaf
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: GLAM
Wikisource
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia
open data
dataset
GLAMwiki
Wikipedia
KB, national library of the Netherlands
Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Olaf Janssen
data reuse

description: Open Data Koninklijke Bibliotheek - reuse for Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource.

Presentation (in Dutch) about the open data sets of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB). What open data does the KB offer (dd. 8-6-2013), where can you find it and what are you allowed to do with it? What are the opportunities for reusing this data on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons en Wikisource?
Inocybe tanitiae alignments
Creators: name: Pancorbo, Fermin
name: Esteve-Raventós, Fernando
name: Altés, Alberto
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310411
subject: Plant and fungus systematics and taxonomy

description: Alignments used in the paper "Inocybe tanitiae Pancorbo & Esteve-Rav., sp. nov. Fungal Planet
title: Yet Another Algorithm for Pitch Tracking (YAAPT)
Creators: name: Kasi, Kavita
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2002

description: This thesis presents a pitch detection algorithm that is extremely robust for both high quality and telephone speech. The kernel method for this algorithm is the Normalized Cross Correlation (NCCF) reported by David Talkin [16]. Major innovations include: processing of the original acoustic signal and a nonlinearly processed version of the signal to partially restore very weak F0 components; intelligent peak picking to select multiple F0 candidates and assign merit factors; and, incorporation of highly robust pitch contours obtained from smoothed versions of low frequency portions of spectrograms. Dynamic programming is used to find the ''best" pitch track among all the candidates, using both local and transition costs. The algorithm has been evaluated using the Keele pitch extraction reference database as "ground truth" for both "high quality" and ''telephone" speech. For both types of speech, the error rates obtained are lower than the lowest reported in the literature.
Modified atmosphere packaging to improve the shelf-life of Goji berries during cold storage
Creators: name: Palumbo, Michela
name: Capotorto, Imperatrice
name: Cefola, Maria
name: Burbaci, Salvatore
name: Pace, Bernardo
Publisher: name: Advances in Horticultural Science
Year: 2020

description: This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of modified atmosphere packaging on the quality parameters and the shelf-life of fresh goji berries. Fruits, placed in trays, were closed in passive modified atmosphere packaging (pMAP) using polypropylene bags or kept in open polyethylene bags (AIR) as control. Samples were analyzed just after harvest and during storage (5, 13 days) at 7°C for visual quality (VQ), color parameters, weight loss, dry weight, total soluble solids (TSS), antioxidant activity (AA) and total phenols (TP), while respiration rate (RR) was evaluated only after 5 days. Changes in gas composition in pMAP samples was measured daily. The use of pMAP allowed to reduce the RR of about 26% compared to fresh sample, to preserve the berries weight loss during storage and their marketability until 13 day at 7°C, while AIR samples were not edible after 5 days due to mold growth on the berries surfaces. No changes of color parameters, dry weight, TSS, AA and TP were observed during storage comparing treatments. In conclusion, the use of pMAP was able to extend the shelf-life of goji berries for 13 days at 7°C, 8 days more than berries stored in AIR.
description: Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 34 No. 1S (2020): Special issue on postharvest
Optimality, fairness, and robustness in speed scaling designs
Creators: name: Andrew, Lachlan L. H.
name: Lin, Minghong
name: Wierman, Adam
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This work examines fundamental tradeoffs incurred by a speed scaler seeking to minimize the sum of expected response time and energy use per job. We prove that a popular speed scaler is 2-competitive for this objective and no 'natural' speed scaler can do better. Additionally, we prove that energy-proportional speed scaling works well for both Shortest Remaining Processing Time (SRPT) and Processor Sharing (PS) and we show that under both SRPT and PS, gated-static speed scaling is nearly optimal when the mean workload is known, but that dynamic speed scaling provides robustness against uncertain workloads. Finally, we prove that speed scaling magnifies unfairness under SRPT but that PS remains fair under speed scaling. These results show that these speed scalers can achieve any two, but only two, of optimality, fairness, and robustness.
Component-Based Crawling of Complex Rich Internet Applications
Creators: name: Moosavi Byooki, Seyed Ali
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: AJAX
crawl
ria

description: During the past decade, web applications have evolved substantially. Taking advantage of new technologies, Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) make heavy use of client side code to present content. Web crawlers, however, face new challenges in crawling RIAs, such as how to explore and identify different client states. The problem of crawling RIAs has been a focus for researchers during recent years, and solutions have been proposed based on constructing a state-transition model with DOMs as states and JavaScript events as transitions. When faced with real-life RIAs, however, a major problem prevalent in current solutions is state space explosion caused by the complexity of the RIAs. This problem prevents the automated crawlers from being usable on complex RIAs as they fail to produce useful results in a timely fashion. This research addresses the challenge of efficiently crawling complex RIAs with two main ideas: component-based crawling and similarity detection. Our experimental results show that these ideas lead to a drastic reduction of the time required to produce results, enabling the crawler to explore RIAs previously too complex for automated crawl.
title: Goddesses of pop: Understanding God and Christianity in 21st century female-driven pop music
Creators: name: Cybulska, Magdalene
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2024

description: Christian imagery pervades the music and culture of western society, and contemporary female artists provide, in their art, both reflections of and inspiration for the culture which surrounds them. 21st Century pop music is globally influential and saturated in a culture of celebrity which is rooted in the instant gratification of the present day. In the analysis of the works of female pop artists of the 21st Century, contorted Christian imagery conveys the artists’ interpretations of Christian traditions and beliefs which have become normalised in western culture. The transference of these religious ideals into the realm of the secular allows for artistic licence which produces new, exciting and occasionally controversial art. These artists expect biblical literacy from their audiences and use established Christian narratives, characters and ideas to reveal their own expectations of God. These understandings of what God could or should be highlight the areas in which the God of Christianity fails to address the needs of 21st Century women.
Watercore in ‘Pomella Genovese’ apples: quality characteristics and antioxidants
Creators: name: Buccheri, Marina
name: Caramanico, Rosita
name: Ughini, Virginia
name: Grassi, Maurizio
name: Vanoli, Maristella
Publisher: name: Advances in Horticultural Science
Year: 2020

description: The study aimed to evaluate apple fruit affected by watercore by a physical and biochemical point of view and, at the same time, to gain an insight into the mechanisms of the watercore-related oxidative stress and browning. Fruit of the cv. Pomella Genovese (Malus x domestica Borkh.) were harvested in three different orchards and stored at 1°C (85-90% RH) for 4 months. The following analysis were performed on the fruit flesh: density, mechanical (firmness and stiffness) and acoustic (crispness) parameters, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity, ascorbic acid (AA), dehydroascorbic acid (DHA), total phenols and antioxidant activity (DPPH). In all the three orchards, fruit affected by watercore (W-Fruit) had a higher density and SSC than watercore-free ones (WF-fruit), probably because of the sugar-rich liquid that accumulates in the intercellular spaces. The peel colour of the W-fruit was darker, their flesh was firmer and crispier and the content in total phenols increased with respect to the WF samples. Watercore led to a decrease of AA and to an increase of DHA, probably caused by an imbalance of the ascorbic-glutathione cycle. The altered AA/DHA ratio can indicate an oxidative stress status of the fruit. DPPH was higher in W fruit and was related to the phenol content (r=0.83) but not with AA.
description: Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 34 No. 1S (2020): Special issue on postharvest
Dynamic rewiring of the human interactome by interferon signaling
Creators: name: Kerr, Craig H.
name: Skinnider, Michael A.
name: Andrews, Daniel D. T.
name: Madero, Angel M.
name: Chan, Queenie W. T.
name: Stacey, R. G.
name: Stoynov, Nikolay
name: Jan, Eric
name: Foster, Leonard J.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: The type I interferon (IFN) response is an ancient pathway that protects cells against viral pathogens by inducing the transcription of hundreds of IFN-stimulated genes. Comprehensive catalogs of IFN-stimulated genes have been established across species and cell types by transcriptomic and biochemical approaches, but their antiviral mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Here, we apply a combination of quantitative proteomic approaches to describe the effects of IFN signaling on the human proteome, and apply protein correlation profiling to map IFN-induced rearrangements in the human protein-protein interaction network. Results: We identify > 26,000 protein interactions in IFN-stimulated and unstimulated cells, many of which involve proteins associated with human disease and are observed exclusively within the IFN-stimulated network. Differential network analysis reveals interaction rewiring across a surprisingly broad spectrum of cellular pathways in the antiviral response. We identify IFN-dependent protein-protein interactions mediating novel regulatory mechanisms at the transcriptional and translational levels, with one such interaction modulating the transcriptional activity of STAT1. Moreover, we reveal IFN-dependent changes in ribosomal composition that act to buffer IFN-stimulated gene protein synthesis. Conclusions: Our map of the IFN interactome provides a global view of the complex cellular networks activated during the antiviral response, placing IFN-stimulated genes in a functional context, and serves as a framework to understand how these networks are dysregulated in autoimmune or inflammatory disease.
Supplementary document for Non-invasive Photoacoustic Screening of Blood Vasculature during Anti-angiogenesis using CAM Assay - 5355575.pdf
Creators: name: KHAN, SUHEL
name: Pathak, Priyanka
name: Vasudevan, Srivathsan
name: Nayak, Debasis
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Detailed methodology for inoculation of egg sample