cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Redundant Input Cancellation by a Bursting Neural Network
Creators: name: Bol, Kieran G.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: neural computation
neural learning
plasticity
adaptive filter
noise cancellation
LIF
neural modeling
neural network
burst learning
neuroscience
neurophysics
weakly electric fish
neural circuits
sensory processing
feedback
spike-timing dependent plasticity
burst induced depression
leaky integrate-and-fire model
stochastic modeling

description: One of the most powerful and important applications that the brain accomplishes is solving the sensory "cocktail party problem:" to adaptively suppress extraneous signals in an environment. Theoretical studies suggest that the solution to the problem involves an adaptive filter, which learns to remove the redundant noise. However, neural learning is also in its infancy and there are still many questions about the stability and application of synaptic learning rules for neural computation. In this thesis, the implementation of an adaptive filter in the brain of a weakly electric fish, A. Leptorhynchus, was studied. It was found to require a cerebellar architecture that could supply independent frequency channels of delayed feedback and multiple burst learning rules that could shape this feedback. This unifies two ideas about the function of the cerebellum that were previously separate: the cerebellum as an adaptive filter and as a generator of precise temporal inputs.
title: The Sensory Experience of Nature and its Impact on Post-Secondary Students’ Mental Health
Creators: name: Cisterna, Ana Carolina Herrera
Publisher: name: Social Work
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Nature
subject: mental health
subject: well-being
subject: sensory perception
subject: post-secondary students
subject: IPA
subject: social work
subject: Social Work
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: In this qualitative study, grounded in Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and informed by sensory and arts-based methods, I explore the relationship between sensory perceptions of nature and mental well-being among post-secondary students self-reporting anxiety and/or depression. Guided by the theoretical frameworks of Attention Restoration Theory (ART) and Stress Reduction Theory (SRT), and acknowledging traditional nature-based practices, I investigate how six University of Calgary students perceive and interpret their experiences of mental health on a sensory path in an urban green space. Findings reveal nature's multifaceted restorative potential, fostering inspiration, creativity, emotional regulation, and mindful engagement. Through this study, I explore the individual nature of sensory experiences and the influence of sociocultural factors on students' access to and experiences of nature. This research contributes to the literature by emphasizing the mental health benefits of nature experiences, the subjective nature of sensory engagement, and the impact of sociocultural factors on student well-being. I conclude this thesis with potential recommendations for Canadian universities to enhance student well-being through nature engagement.
Supplementary document for Plasmonic optical fiber for bacteria manipulation—characterization and visualization of accumulation behavior under plasmo-thermal trapping - 5247158.pdf
Creators: name: Kim, Jang
name: Yeatman, Eric.
name: Thompson, Alex
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Powder and Particle Technology
Image Processing
Biomechanical Engineering
Optical Physics not elsewhere classified
Optical Technology

description: This supplementary file contains: 1. Reynolds number calculation 2. Solution of motion equations for calculation of the thermophoretic trapping force 3. Descriptions of supplementary videos 4. Supplementary figures 5. References
LA PARABOLA DEL GUSTO NEL SETTECENTO ITALIANO ED EUROPEO
Creators: name: Franzini, Elio
Publisher: name: Italiano LinguaDue
Year: 2012

description: Pubblichiamo il testo della prolusione ai “Corsi internazionali di Lingua e cultura italiana” di Gargnano del Garda (LV edizione:  www.calcif.unimi.it ), tenuta il 7 luglio 2012 dal prof. Elio Franzini, ordinario di Estetica nell’Università degli studi di Milano e prorettore per la programmazione e i servizi alla didattica.
description: Italiano LinguaDue, Vol 4, N° 1 (2012)
Functional Recovery Following Regeneration of rhe Damaged Retina in the Adult Newt, Notophthalmus Viridescens
Creators: name: Beddaoui, Margaret
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: regeneration
newt
retina
electroretinogram
phototoxicity
retinectomy
function

description: A hallmark of retinal diseases is degeneration of neural cells, leading to subsequent vision loss. For such diseases, replenishment of functional neural cells may be an optimal therapy. Unlike humans, the adult red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, possesses the remarkable ability to regenerate a complete retina following its removal or injury. The purpose of this study was to develop a reproducible model of retinal damage and regeneration in the newt to understand the process of retinal regeneration. Intense light, shown in other organisms to be a relevant model of visual cell loss, was tested in the newt and resulted in variable loss of retinal function, correlating with the appearance of apoptotic cells. Due to the variability of damage observed, surgical removal of the retina was used to complement the light-damage model. A novel and non-invasive protocol using full-field electroretinography was developed to assess retinal function in vivo following damage. Measures of retinal function with the electroretinogram protocol successfully showed that photoreceptor function is initially lost and subsequently restored during regeneration. These results enhance our understanding of retinal regeneration in the adult newt and serve as a starting point for further studies aimed at determining the molecular mechanisms involved in the regeneration process.
Open Data in EU-Projekten
Creators: name: Dreher, Lena
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2021
Subjects: Information Technology
open access
open data
open science
open-access.network

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5446/51149
description: Der Vortrag 'Open Data in EU-Projekten' wurde im Rahmen der Online-Reihe Open Access Talk des BMBF-geförderten Projekts open-access.network anlässlich der Love Data Week 2021 gehalten. In dem halbstündigen Vortrag 'Open Data in EU-Projekten' beleuchtet die Referentin die rechtlichen Vorgaben der EU-Kommission für Forschungsdaten in von ihr geförderten Projekten. Der rechtlich relevante Text wird auf einfache Bausteine heruntergebrochen, sodass Projektkoordinator:innen wissen, was zu welchem Zeitpunkt gefordert wird. Im Vortrag werden u.a. folgende Fragen beantwortet: Was fordert die EU-Kommission in Bezug auf Forschungsdaten, welche Mandate gibt es? Was erwartet oder empfiehlt der Forschungsförderer außerhalb der Mandate? Was haben faire Daten damit zu tun und wo bekomme ich Hilfe zur fairen Datenhaltung? Den Vortrag hielt Lena Dreher, National Open Access Desk Germany für das Projekt OpenAIRE, das im Auftrag der EU-Kommission alle EU-geförderten Projekte für sie kostenlos in Open-Science-Fragen berät.
Plasma Treatment Reduced the Discoloration of an Acrylic Coating on Hot-Oil Modified Wood Exposed to Natural Weathering
Creators: name: Jamali, Arash
name: Evans, P. D. (Philip D.)
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: We test the hypothesis that plasma-treatment will remove oil from the surface of hot-oil modified blue-stained pine wood, and improve the adhesion and outdoor performance of a white acrylic coating on the modified wood. Modified wood was treated with water-vapour plasma, and microstructural changes at wood surfaces were examined. Plasma treatment removed oil from the surface of modified wood and etched bordered pits. The contact angle of water droplets on modified wood was 91.8°, but plasma-treatment for only 33 s reduced contact angle to less than that of the unmodified control (48.6°). The adhesion of the acrylic paint to modified wood was unaffected by plasma-treatment, but the adhesion rating of coated samples tested wet was slightly lower (3.1) than that of the coating on samples tested dry (3.5). The lightness value (CIE-L) of the acrylic coating on hot-oil modified wood samples exposed outdoors for 18 months was significantly lower (darker, 65.5) than that of the coating on similarly modified and exposed samples pre-treated with plasma (75.8). We conclude that plasma-treatment shows promise as a way of removing oil from the surface of hot-oil modified wood and reducing the discolouration of an acrylic coating on modified wood exposed to natural weathering.
Una chiacchierata con Serena Sinigaglia
Creators: name: Gennari, Alessia
name: Colombo, Raffaella
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2012

description: Nell'anno accademico 2011-2012, Serena Sinigaglia ha collaborato con la cattedra di Estetica e di Estetica dello Spettacolo alla realizzazione di un laboratorio teorico-pratico sulla figura di Ipazia d'Alessandria finalizzato alla messa in scena di testi elaborati dagli studenti. Intervista a Serena Sinigaglia realizzata da Alessia Gennari e Raffaella Colombo il 20 aprile 2012 nel foyer del Teatro Ringhiera.
description: Itinera, N° 4 (2012)
Indicators of senior physics enrolment
Creators: name: Evans, Paul
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2011
Subjects: Sunshine Coast
Queensland
senior physics
Year 12 physics enrolments
participation rate
completion rate
drop-out rate
curriculum diversification
senior subject selection process
perceptions of physics
physics and physics-related careers

description: Through a mixed methods approach, the research quantifies and qualifies the complexities that constitute a studentâ€Ÿs perception of physics and determines if these perceptions influence a studentâ€Ÿs subject choice. The study reported in this thesis was undertaken to compare the number of Sunshine Coast senior physics enrolments within the context of what is occurring to the number of Queensland and Australian senior physics enrolments. Investigation of Queensland and Sunshine Coast physics enrolments emphasise not only declining enrolments, but more importantly, the increasing number of Year 12 physics students who are failing to complete the senior physics course. Analysis showed a correlation not only between a student perceiving that â€žphysics is useful for the futureâ€Ÿ and selecting senior physics, but also between a student perceiving a physics career as â€—interesting' and selecting senior physics. Students have confirmed that the science teacher is the major contributor to the development of these perceptions. There is also a significant difference between male and female student perceptions of physics. A logistic regression analysis used to identify factors that impact on a student selecting senior physics revealed that â€žconfidence level in describing physics concepts' is the most important. This study and recommended strategies address the support required for science and physics teachers to deliver an effective awareness of physics and physics-related careers to inform the negative perceptions of physics which have contributed to declining senior physics enrolments. This study is of crucial importance, not only in relation to the future of senior physics in a secondary educational setting, but also to the wider context of preparing and developing skilled employees for an increasingly technological and â€žphysics-reliantâ€Ÿ world.
Experiences of Governance in the Context of Community-Based Research: Structures, Problems and Theory
Creators: name: Runnels, Vivien E.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: governance
community-based research
collaboration

description: Governance is a response to a recognition that traditional forms of decision-making have become inadequate to address complex societal and health problems generated by significant social and global changes (Chhotray & Stoker, 2009). The contributions of scientific and technical knowledge towards solving these complex problems have also been recognized as insufficient (Jasanoff, 2007). Community-based research (CBR) is an approach to research which is designed to make use of the knowledge of community and university members and their participation and collaboration ―in all phases of the research process, with a shared goal of producing knowledge that will be translated into action or positive change for the community‖ (Lantz, Israel, Schulz & Reyes, 2006, p. 239). However, although the contributions of lay knowledge have been acknowledged, how governance or collaborative decision-making is arranged in the context of community-based research is not well described in the literature. In order to address this knowledge gap, a study was undertaken in which in-depth interviews were conducted with community and university members of Canadian CBR collaborations to determine their governing experiences. Results are reported in a thesis by research papers. The first paper focuses on describing the governance structures that CBR collaborations used. In the second paper, the nature and content of problems which occurred in governing CBR collaborations, point to the importance of theory for conceptualizing and solving governance problems. To develop a theory of participation in governance of community-based research, the third paper uses Arnstein‘s theory of participation to propose a grounded theoretical basis for implementing participation in governance of CBR collaborations (Arnstein, 1969). Governance is a means of organizing, shaping and steering a course of decision-making. Governance is a critical component in the organization of knowledge production. Study and theory of governance in community-based research may help in improving understanding and implementation of a critical population health practice.
Mining dates from historical documents
Creators: name: McKay, Dana
name: Cunningham, Sally Jo
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The essential quality of information in a digital library is accessibility. Full text search is not enough for some collections, more can be done. Historical collections, for example, contain dates and it would be useful to historians to be able to search by them. However, these dates may occur anywhere within the text of historical documents, and to be searchd they must be extracted from the documents and integrated into the collection index. Doing this manually is very expensive, and described here is a system to do it automatically. This system was implemented within the Greenstone framework used by the New Zealand Digital Library, and involved the use of some carefully designed heuristics.
Multiphoton Microscopy and Interaction of Intense Light Pulses with Polymers
Creators: name: Guay, Jean-Michel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Multiphoton Microscopy
Interaction of intense pulses with polymers
light-matter interaction

description: The nanoscale manipulation of soft-matter, such as biological tissues, in its native environment has promising applications in medicine to correct for defects (eg. eye cataracts) or to destroy malignant regions (eg. cancerous tumours). To achieve this we need the ability to first image and then do precise ablation with sub-micron resolution with the same setup. For this purpose, we designed and built a multiphoton microscope and tested it on goldfish gills and bovine cells. We then studied light-matter interaction on a hard polymer (PMMA) because the nature of ablation of soft-matter in its native environment is complex and not well understood. Ablation and modification thresholds for successive laser shots were obtained. The ablation craters revealed 3D nanostructures and polarization dependent orientation. The interaction also induced localized porosity in PMMA that can be controlled.
Plan S and funding
Creators: name: Rooryck, Johan
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2020
Subjects: Information Technology
Open Access
Plan S
Open Science
open-access.network

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5446/49702
description: This presentation was given by Johan Rooryck during the Open Access Talk on 29 October 2020. Johan Rooryck, Professor at Leiden University and Executive Director of cOAlition S, briefly outlines the rationale for the principles of Plan S. Beyond that, he discusses its implementation for all grants awarded by cOAlition S funders from 1 January 2021, including the Horizon Europe framework. In his talk, Johan Rooryck covers the following questions: Which conditions do you need to fulfil to publish in a journal of your choice under Plan S? What can the newly developed Journal Checker Tool do for you? How does the recent Rights Retention Strategy help you to keep the rights to your Author Accepted Manuscript? In addition, Johan Rooryck mentions a number of other projects initiated by cOAlition S, such as the Price Transparency Framework to ensure that prices for publishing services become more transparent and fair or the commission of a study to identify concrete funding mechanisms to support and strengthen diamond journals and their platforms. The lecture 'Plan S and funding - What is going to change?' was held as part of the Open Access Talk online series of the BMBF-funded project open-access.network.
Ipazia, eroina tragica o vittima melò? Un viaggio estetico nel mito letterario dell’alessandrina
Creators: name: Scanu, Roberto
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2012

description: If it is true that ancient historical sources about Hypatia are terribly run out, the same cannot be said for modern literature and narrative sources that dealt with her story and created a veritable literary legend that will be shortly rebuilt in this essay. Special attention will be devoted to the possible and varied meanings of the story of the ancient philosopher, to its many interpretations and to the different aesthetic universes of reference involved in its narrative. The final remarks will claim that the contributions of previous authors, rather than return the face of Hypatia, tend to offer a mirror through which the reader actually gazes at his society, his subjectivity and his cultural history.
description: Itinera, N° 4 (2012)
Puccini e Simoni: non solo Turandot
Creators: name: Bentoglio, Alberto
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2012

description: This essay aims to the reassessment of Renato Simoni’s work, providing a new reading of his relationship with Giacomo Puccini, further than the undoubtedly very important – as widely studied – composition of Turandot. Although for almost forty years he was, not only the theatre critic for the most important national newspaper (Il corriere della sera), but also one of the greatest representatives of Early Twentieth Century theatre culture and society, few researches are dedicated to Renato Simoni’s activities. Dramatist, critic, librettist and director, Simoni – born in Verona in 1875 and passed away in Milan in 1952, age 67 – is mainly mentioned for his collaboration with Puccini to the Turandot’s libretto, as the thick collection of letters kept in the Livia Simoni Libary testifies.
description: Itinera, N° 4 (2012)
Epithelial Sodium Channels in the Brain: Effect of High Salt Diet on Their Expression
Creators: name: Amin, Md. Shahrier
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Epithelial sodium channel
Brain
Kidney
Salt sensitive hypertension
Mineralocorticoid receptor
SGK1

description: Statement of the problem: The epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) play an important role in regulation of blood pressure (BP). Although the genes are identical in Dahl salt sensitive (S) and Dahl salt resistant (R) rats, expression of ENaC subunits is increased in kidneys of S rats on high salt diet. Intracerebroventricular (icv) infusion of ENaC blocker benzamil prevents Na+ induced hypertension. It was not known whether ENaC subunits are expressed in the brain and whether or not brain ENaC plays a role in regulation of [Na+] in CNS. Hypothesis: 1. Epithelial sodium channels are expressed in the brain. 2. Expression of ENaC is increased in the kidneys and brain of Dahl S rats on high salt diet. 3. ENaC in the brain contributes to regulation of [Na+] in the CSF and brain interstitium. Methods of investigation: We studied expression and distribution of the ENaC subunits and assessed the effects of icv infusion of Na+-rich aCSF in Wistar rats or high salt diet in Dahl S rats in different areas of the brain. Function of ENaC in the choroid plexus was evaluated by studying the effects of benzamil and ouabain on Na+ transport. Major findings: In Wistar rats, both mRNA and protein of all three ENaC subunits are expressed in brain epithelia and magnocellular neurons in the supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular (PVN) nucleus. ENaC abundance is higher on the apical versus basolateral membrane of choroid cells. Benzamil decreases Na+ influx into choroid cells by 20-30% and increases CSF [Na+] by ~8 mmol/L. Na+ rich aCSF increases apical membrane expression of βENaC in the choroid cells and of α and βENaC in basolateral membrane of ependymal cells, but has no effect on neuronal ENaC. Expression of ENaC is higher in choroid cells and SON of Dahl S versus R rats and the higher expression persists on a high salt diet. High salt attenuates the ouabain blockable efflux of Na+ from choroid cells and has no effect on CSF [Na+] in Dahl R rats. In contrast, high salt does not attenuate ouabain blockable efflux of 22Na+ and CSF [Na+] increases in Dahl S. Main Conclusion: ENaC in the brain contributes to Na+ transport into the choroid cells and appear to be involved in reabsorption of Na+ from the CSF. Aberrant regulation of Na+ transport and of Na+K+ATPase activity, might contribute to increases in CSF [Na+] in Dahl S rats on high-salt diet. ENaC in magnocellular neurons may contribute to enhanced secretion of mediators such as ‘ouabain’ leading to sympathetic hyperactivity in Dahl S rats.
Occurrence, diversity and virulence properties of nocardiae associated with foaming coastal marine waters of the Sunshine Coast in Australia
Creators: name: Wright, Luke
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Nocardia
subject: pathogenic
subject: Sunshine Coast
subject: beach
subject: foam
subject: Australia
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Microbiology
subject: Public health

description: No abstract available.
Supplementary document for Rapid, non-invasive measurement of gastric emptying rate using transcutaneous fluorescence spectroscopy - 5247253.pdf
Creators: name: Lett, Aaron
name: Lim, Alexandra
name: Skinner, Charlotte
name: Maurice, James
name: Vergis, Nikhil
name: Darzi, Ara
name: Goldin, Robert
name: Thursz, Mark
name: Thompson, Alex
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Figures and Table
JuliaGeo: a gentle introduction
Creators: name: Pronk, Maarten
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2022
Subjects: Information Technology
Open science
Open Data
Computer science
JuliaGeo

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5446/59405
description: Julia is a programming language that is simple to write and scriptable like Python and R, but fast like C or C++. At 10 years, it’s a young language, so the ecosystem isn’t as large and mature as you want it to be. Maarten Pronk was an early adopter of the language in his research at Deltares, a Dutch research institute. In this lecture(s) he introduced Julia, his motivation to use it and his OSS journey. Half of the lecture was non-spatial, while the latter half focused on the JuliaGeo ecosystem and showcased some of the possibilities of the Julia language.
Compassione e linguaggio nelle riflessioni di Montaigne sugli animali
Creators: name: Mormino, Gianfranco
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2012

description: The study presents Montaigne’s considerations about the status of non-human animals. In his Essais the French philosopher describes compassion as the capability to pay attention to the claims for justice of weaker beings, showing how cruelty derives from the refusal or from the incapacity to listen to the voice of the “Other”; Montaigne’s fundamental thesis, according to which language is the most important vehicle of any correct ethical relationship, is thus confirmed. Empathy is not a “classical” virtue, grounded on fortitude, but rises, instead, from a weakness, which acquires a positive value inasmuch as it poses us on the same level of all other creatures. It has the quality of being grounded on the personal experience of the negativity of pain, which we share with all living beings, and is therefore incontrovertible.
description: Itinera, N° 4 (2012)
Supplementary document for Rapid, non-invasive measurement of gastric emptying rate using transcutaneous fluorescence spectroscopy - 5247253.pdf
Creators: name: Lett, Aaron
name: Lim, Alexandra
name: Skinner, Charlotte
name: Maurice, James
name: Vergis, Nikhil
name: Darzi, Ara
name: Goldin, Robert
name: Thursz, Mark
name: Thompson, Alex
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Figures and Table
Sim-MAPP: A framework for simulation design in pre-registration nursing curricula
Creators: name: Heaton, Leeanne
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2019
Subjects: simulation-based education
Sim-MAPP
pedagogy
fidelity
learning

description: This research responds to a call from the nursing profession for a robust pedagogical framework to assist in guiding simulation learning events. It sought to understand nurse educator and learner perceptions of simulation and how various factors influenced the pedagogy of simulation. The question 'What are nurse educator and learner perceptions of factors that influence the pedagogy of simulation in pre-registration nursing education?' was used to elicit information about simulation pedagogy. This led to the development of a framework that would assist in guiding simulation design and implementation. Interpretive Description (ID) methodology with semi structured interviews were used to collect data from nurse educators and pre-registration nursing students. Nine experienced nurse educators representing Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, and 11 learners from three universities in Australia participated in this enquiry. Data analysis used constant comparative analysis, a reading frame and schematic diagramming. Six key concepts including pedagogy, milieu, approach, physical, psychological and fidelity came together to form a conceptual model. This is presented as a framework, Sim-MAPP that can be used to inform simulation design and integration in pre-registration nursing curricula. The findings of this research highlight that the environment in which the education is delivered, the availability of resources including experienced staff, choosing a modality that fits the learning outcomes, adequate preparation and/or orientation for participants, the cognitive and emotional level of the participants and the level of fidelity required for the situation, are critical to successful implementation and learning in simulation based education.
Linee per una morfologia della storia: gli orizzonti metodologici e disciplinari della ricerca storica da Heinrich Wölfflin a Ernst Cassirer
Creators: name: Bertolini, Michele
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2012

description: Cassirer’s late theory on historical knowledge as symbolic form grows side by side with his plan for a philosophical anthropology. This essay aims to point out how the morphological tradition as well as the works of Heinrich Wölfflin concerning the history of fine arts plays an important role in Cassirer’s definition of the Logic of Humanities and, specifically, of the historical object and its related methodology. In An Essay on Man and in Yale’s seminar Philosophy of History, Cassirer discovers in historical knowledge a problematic symbolic form.
description: Itinera, N° 4 (2012)
Working models of attachment: The impact of emotionally focused marital therapy.
Creators: name: Sims, Ann E. B.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Clinical.

description: Couples in which at least one partner was rated as insecurely attached were randomly assigned to an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) treatment group or a waitlist control group to determine whether EFT could improve attachment working models of self and other. Fifteen couples received a minimum of 15 sessions of EFT. Eleven couples served as the control group. Assessment of the EFT group took place at recruitment, at the end of therapy, and four months later. The control group was assessed at recruitment, and 4 and 8 months later. Measures included two self-report measures of Bartholomew's four category model of attachment and a measure of marital satisfaction. Results indicated that at the end of therapy the EFT group showed significantly greater improvement in model of self, and in 3 of the 4 attachment prototypes for one attachment measure and in 2 of the 4 for the second measure of attachment. Gains were not maintained at 4-month follow-up. Changes in marital satisfaction did not differ significantly between groups from either pre- to posttreatment or from pretreatment to follow-up. For the EFT group as a whole, gains in marital satisfaction from pre- to posttreatment were predicted by increases in models of self and other scores, and improvement in secure and avoidant-fearful ratings of attachment. Gender differences were found for the treatment group. Increases in DAS scores for females in the treatment group were predicted by increases in model of self scores and in secure ratings. For males in the treatment group, improvement in DAS scores was predicted by an increase in model of other scores, and by improvement in secure and avoidant-fearful ratings.
Edible seaweeds of Samoa: cultural values, consumer preferences and nutritional benefits
Creators: name: Tiitii, Ulusapeti
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2021
Subjects: edible seaweeds
Samoa
macroalgae
seagrapes
seaweeds
limu fuafua
limu a'au
Caulerpa
Halymenia
cultural values
traditional use
consumer preference

description: Seaweeds are used mainly as a source of food throughout the Pacific Island countries. The Samoan edible seaweeds commonly known as limu fuafua (sea grapes, Caulerpa species) and limu a’au (red seaweed, Halymenia species) are traditional, hand-harvested fisheries in Samoa and are typically consumed fresh or cooked respectively. Limu (seaweeds) are rich in minerals, have a range of nutritional benefits and can be domesticated through aquaculture practices. This provides a promising opportunity to restore traditional uses and provide culturally appropriate farming practices to facilitate economic growth and local food availability. This also provides an opportunity to manage the variation in wild-harvest supply due to climate change and extreme weather. However, there is limited scientific or traditional information documenting these important commodities in the Samoan context. My Masters by Research aimed to determine the traditional use and cultural value of edible seaweeds in the community and to evaluate consumer preferences and perceived nutritional benefits.
Null and Overt Subjects in a Variable System: The Case of Dominican Spanish
Creators: name: Martinez-Sanz, Cristina
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Spanish
Dominican Spanish
syntactic variation
dialectal variation
language change

description: This dissertation investigates subject expression patterns in Dominican Spanish (DS). In this variety, the null subject constructions associated with Non-Caribbean Spanish co-exist with the widespread use of overt subjects, which are found in specific constructions that are either rare or unattested in other Spanish varieties. Interestingly, these structures co-exist in the Dominican grammar with the null subject constructions associated with Non-Caribbean Spanish. While subject expression has been studied in a number of Spanish dialects within the generative and the variationist paradigms, monolingual Dominican Spanish, to the best of my knowledge, has not been investigated in previous variationist work. This study covers this gap by examining a large corpus of spontaneous speech (N=6005) gathered in the capital city of Santo Domingo and a rural area in the northwestern Cibao region. Furthermore, in line with the cohesive approach to syntactic variation developed in recent work (Adger and Smith 2005), theoretical implications are drawn from quantitative results. The results obtained in this study show that null and overt subject patterns in DS are regulated by the same constraints that have been found relevant in previous variationist work, i.e. discourse-related factor groups and Person (Otheguy, Zentella and Livert, 2007). These results depart from previous work in that evidence for language change in progress has been found in subject position patterns, rather than in null and overt subject distribution. When this phenomenon is examined, urban, young, high-middle class and female speakers arise as the social groups leading grammatical restructuring. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is taken into account for testing previous syntactic-theoretical proposals on DS. Taking the cartographic approach to syntactic structure (Rizzi 1997) as a point of departure, it will proposed that multiple specifier positions are available within the TP and CP fields to host strong and weak subjects. This proposal, in turn, makes it possible to account for the Null Subject Parameter profile displayed by synchronic DS without resorting to competing grammars in the minds of the speakers.
Xanadu, the Web and a Little ZigZag
Creators: name: Barnet, Belinda
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: To any self-respecting hacker, Ted Nelson needs no introduction. Philosopher, showman, genius, and gadfly: Nelson is Professional Visionary. He sees the future of computing. And he has been remarkably successful--­at seeing things. He forecast word processing, he forecast hypertext. And in 1967, he forecast the Web. One day a big, networked structure of information will connect computers, he wrote. And 'it will be read from an illuminated screen; the cathode-ray display; it will respond or branch upon actions by the user.' Needless to say, the Web has happened: You could put money on his visions. Well, almost. His business ventures have yet to meet with success. Especially his greatest vision, the vision of a global writing system: Xanadu. A lifetime's obsession wrapped into one massive program. A program that has been in development for over 40 years, causing Wired magazine to label it 'the longest-running vaporware project in the history of computing.' Much to Nelson's dismay. But despite years of criticism from the digerati, Xanadu refuses to die. It has become an image of potentiality within the hypertext community. And like a specter of the future, all we have of Xanadu is its erotic simulacrum, its ideal, its idea. A computer filing system which would store and deliver the great body of human thought, in all its historical versions and with all its messy interconnections, acknowledging authorship and ownershipp A nonlinear writing system. Like the Web, but much better.
Journal practices (other than OA) promoting Open Science goals
Creators: name: Bosman, Jeroen
name: Kramer, Bianca
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2019
Subjects: journal policies
journal editors
editorial boards
open science
publishing

description: doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3518896
description: Poster presented at meeting 'Editorial boards and the transition to full open access' - Utrecht University, October 25 2019 shared in various formats (png, pdf, pptx, odp) for (re)use and modification Journal practices (other than OA) promoting Open Science goals (relevance, reproducibility, efficiency, transparency) Early, full and reproducible content preregistration – use preregistrations in the review process registered reports – apply peer review to preregistration prior to the study and publish results regardless of outcomes preprint policy – liberally allow preprinting in any archive without license restrictions data/code availability – foster or require open availability of data and code for reviewers and readers TDM allowance – allow unrestricted TDM of full text and metadata for any use null/negative results – publish regardless of outcome   Machine readable ecosystem data/code citation – promote citation and use standards persistent IDs – e.g. DOI, ORCID, ROR, Open Funder Registry, grant IDs licenses (in Crossref) – register (open) licenses in Crossref contributorship roles – credit all contributors for their part in the work open citations – make citation information openly available via Crossref   Peer review open peer review – e.g. open reports and open identities peer review criteria – evaluate methodological rigour and reporting quality only or also judge expected relevance or impact? rejection rates – publish rejection rates and reconsider high selectivity post-publication peer review – publish immediately after sanity check and let peer review follow that?   Diversity author diversity – age, position, gender, geography, ethnicity, colour reviewer diversity – age, position, gender, geography, ethnicity, colour editor diversity – age, position, gender, geography, ethnicity, colour Metrics and DORA DORA: journal metrics – refrain from promoting DORA: article metrics – provide a range and use responsibly
Développement agricole dans le Sud du Rwanda : étude du processus de participation locale au sein des coopératives
Creators: name: Turmel, Pierre-Anne
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Développement rural
Agriculture
Coopératives
Participation
Rwanda

description: Dans les années 2000, pour assurer son développement, le Rwanda revoit sa stratégie agricole en prenant un virage coopératif majeur. Parallèlement, les critiques internationales des pratiques « néocoloniales » de développement rural provoquent un changement vers des approches plus participatives. Ces deux bouleversements entraînent des changements considérables dans les communautés rurales rwandaises, où naissaient des centaines de coopératives agricoles. Le mouvement grassroots (développement par le bas) et la méthode ÉRP (évaluation rurale participative) favorisent le renforcement des capacités de la société civile et sa participation aux projets, comme l’ont voulu les organisations partenaires au projet Développement agricole coopératif au Rwanda. La littérature et l’expérience coopérative sur le terrain nous enseignent comment s’articule la participation locale, du point de vue des partenaires CCA (Association des coopératives du Canada) et UGAMA-CSC (Centre de service aux coopératives du Rwanda). Mais, qu’en est-il du point de vue de la population bénéficiaire? C’est en menant 27 entrevues semi-dirigées, individuelles et anonymes, auprès de membres réguliers ainsi que les chefs de zone et les professionnels impliqués dans les coopératives, que l’étudiante-chercheure a voulu répondre à la question de recherche suivante : dans le Rwanda agricole, où œuvrent différents acteurs de développement sur un même projet, comment s’articule le processus de participation locale aux yeux de la population bénéficiaire ? La recherche offre un regard rétrospectif sur la participation de la population ciblée par le projet, ainsi que le pouvoir qu’elle a exercé à travers les différentes étapes du dit projet. Son objectif secondaire est d’améliorer ce processus pour des projets futurs en tirant des apprentissages. La participation qui est présentée dans la théorie n’est pas toujours calquée intégralement dans la pratique et les processus de prises de décisions ne revêtent pas toujours le caractère démocratique prétendu. Dans un contexte culturel unique, la signification de la participation peut être interprétée de façon bien différente, dépendamment de la position que l’on occupe dans la hiérarchie locale. L’analyse des réponses permet de dégager des recommandations issues de ces acteurs qui sont souvent cloîtrés dans le bas de l’échelle, où la prise de parole n’est pas la plus facile d’accès.
Response of Reinforced Concrete Reservoir Walls Subjected to Blast Loading
Creators: name: Fan, Jin
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: blast loading
shock tube
SDOF method
structural response
RC reservoir wall
support condition
one-way bending
two-way bending
reflected pressure
reflected impulse
yield
blast test
displacement
strain

description: Recent events including deliberate terrorist attacks and accidental explosions have highlighted the need for comprehensive research in the area of structural response to blast loading. Research in this area has recently received significant attention by the civil engineering community. Reinforced Concrete (RC) water reservoir tanks are an integral part of the critical infrastructure network of urban centers and are vulnerable to blast loading. However, there is a lack of research and knowledge on the performance of RC reservoir walls under blast loading. The objective of this research study is to experimentally investigate the performance of reinforced concrete reservoir walls subjected to blast loading and to analyze the structural response. This study provides experimental test data on the performance of reinforced concrete reservoir walls under blast loading and complementary analytical predictions using the Singe-Degree-Of-Freedom (SDOF) analysis method. The reservoir walls in this study were designed according to the water volume capacity using the Portland Cement Association (PCA 1993) methodology. The design was validated using software SAP 2000. The experimental program involved the construction and simulated blast testing of two RC reservoir wall specimens with different support conditions: (1) two opposite lateral edges fixed, bottom edge pinned and top edge free; and (2) two opposite lateral edges fixed, and bottom and top edges free. The first boundary condition was intended to promote two-way bending action, while the second was dominated by one-way bending. The two specimens were each subjected to a total of six consecutive incrementally increasing blast tests. The experimental program was conducted in the shock tube testing facility that is housed in the University of Ottawa. Wall displacements, reinforcement strains, and reflected pressures and impulses were measured during testing. Analytical calculations were conducted using the equivalent SDOF method to simulate the dynamic response of the RC reservoir wall specimens under different blast loadings. Published tables, charts and coefficients contained in Biggs (1964) and UFC 3-340-02 (2008) were adopted in the equivalent SDOF calculations. The analytical results were compared against the ii experimental data. The SDOF method predicted smaller displacements than those recorded during testing. The approximate nature of the parameters and tables used in the equivalent SDOF calculations contributed to the discrepancy between the analytical and experimental results. Furthermore, assumptions regarding the support conditions and neglecting residual damage from previous blast tests contributed to the underestimation of the displacements.
Behavioural ecology of the Australian eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii): Investigating the mechanisms underpinning social behaviour in a gregarious lizard
Creators: name: Piza Roca, Carmen
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2018
Subjects: reptile
social behaviour
home range
utilization distribution
social avoidance
social preference
kinship structure
sexual selection
alternative mating tactics
social dominance
inbreeding
polyandry
SNP genotyping
parentage
relatedness

description: Behavioural ecology seeks to understand the evolutionary mechanisms underpinning animal sociality. The main drivers of variation in social behaviour are generally considered to be resource distribution and competition, predation pressure, sexual selection, inclusive fitness, and inbreeding avoidance (reviewed in Chapter 1). However, most of our knowledge in this field comes from mammalian, bird and insect studies. Reptiles, to date, have been overlooked and this is likely due to the historical perception that they are largely asocial. Yet, an increasing body of literature demonstrates that they can exhibit complex social behaviours and defined social structures. Due to their particular characteristics, reptiles may prove to be valuable study systems in behavioural ecology research. In this thesis, I aimed to help address this gap in the literature by investigating various mechanisms underpinning sociality in the eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii), a social, polygamous reptile that lacks parental care. First, I investigated whether eastern water dragons may be using social tactics as a means of managing conflict associated with group living, and how this may vary across their home range (Chapter 2). Given that levels of competition and social conflict are likely to differ through space, for instance due to heterogeneous distribution of resources and conspecifics, we would expect individuals to adjust their social behaviour accordingly. This, however, had not been explicitly investigated to date. I was able to demonstrate how individuals modify their social tactics across space. This was evidenced by an increase in the rates of both long-term social preferences and avoidances within the core home range, where both population density and rates of agonistic displays were higher. These findings highlight the importance of accounting for the spatial dimension when studying social behaviour, and suggest the use of spatial social plasticity to balance the social conflict experienced across the home range.
Pathogenesis, prevalence and persistence of pathogenic bacteria associated with farmed Tasmanian Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
Creators: name: Hatje, Eva
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2014
Subjects: atlantic salmon
vibrio
aeromonas

description: Farming Atlantic salmon and other aquaculture species is an important industry in Australia. A major limitation is the outbreak of bacterial disease amongst the farms, which can result in huge economic and fish stock losses. Gram-negative bacteria such as Vibrio spp., Pseudomonas spp. and Aeromonas spp. are part of the gut microbiota but are also associated with causing disease in fish and other aquatic animals. However, their prevalence and persistence in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of Tasmanian Atlantic salmon during seasonal water temperature changes has not been investigated. Moreover, the virulence properties that these bacteria possess are not well studied. This thesis examined the presence and persistence of potentially pathogenic bacterial populations in farmed Tasmanian Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and assessed their dynamics as affected by seasonal water temperature and diet. Special attention was paid to the virulence factors of these bacteria in fish and other marine animals such as farmed banana prawns. The ability of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to inhibit pathogens associated with fish disease as well as a comparison of the virulence properties of these bacteria isolated from different sources was also examined.