cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Concrete spillway-earthfill interface for large dams: A parametric study on soil-structure interaction.
Creators: name: Lalonde, Richard D.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1989
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: Ever since earth dams have been constructed, engineers are faced with the problems of interfaces within or adjacent to the impervious core material. The design approach to these interfaces are based on engineering judgement and empirical procedures of which their implementation is largely left to the discretion of the site engineers. Although the design of such interfaces is important to the safety of the dam, very little is reported on this subject in the technical literature. A parametric study was conducted to determine the influence of wall inclination, wall roughness, foundation compressibility and various backfill materials on the stresses and deformations developed in the region of the soil-structure interface. Using a non-linear finite element program (SSTIPN), the results show that the normal stress distribution, although approximating at-rest conditions, has larger magnitudes than anticipated in the lower region of the wall if a compressible foundation is present. The large settlements observed in the soil mass due to the compressible foundation, combined with a rough interface at the spillway/earthfill junction, may cause large deformations problems. Based on these findings and the behaviour of the interface when varying the parameters being studied, a recommendation for the selection of the materials is presented.
ทัศนคติและพฤติกรรมในการเรียนภาษาจีนของนักศึกษา มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Creators: name: ปารีซะ รักเกื้อ
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Year: 2567
Subjects: ทัศนคติ
พฤติกรรม
การเรียนภาษาจีน

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์, 11, 2, 1-12
ทัศนคติต่อข้อสอบและความพึงพอใจในการจัดสอบวัดระดับความสามารถทางภาษาอังกฤษPNU-TEP ของศูนย์ภาษา มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Creators: name: ฟิรดาว นิสะนิ
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Year: 2567
Subjects: ทัศนคติ
ความพึงพอใจ
การสอบวัดระดับความสามารถทางภาษาอังกฤษ

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์, 11, 2, 13-24
Uaica mapia Rheims, 2025, gen. et sp. nov.
Creators: name: Rheims, Cristina A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Sparassidae
Uaica
Uaica mapia

description: Uaica mapia gen. et sp. nov.
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Figs 10–11, 15
Diagnosis
Males of Uaica mapia gen. et sp. nov. resemble those of U. uatuma gen. et sp. nov. (Figs 12C–E, 14AC) by the E slender, longer than C and arising from tegulum at 8:30 o’clock position (Figs 10D, 11B), but are distinguished by the RTA S-shaped in retrolateral view (Figs 10E, 11C) (straight and conical in U. uatuma) and by the E arising straight from the tegulum (Figs 10D, 11B) (arising from an indentation of the tegulum in U. uatuma). Females are unknown.
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to the type locality, the Mapiá River; noun in apposition.
Type material
Holotype BRAZIL – Amazonas State • ♂; Borba; Rio Mapiá; [4.4500º S, 59.3333º W]; 22 Apr. 1996; equipe IBSP/SMNK leg.; IBSP 8817.
Paratypes BRAZIL – Amazonas State • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; IBSP 60015 • 1 ♂; Coari; Trocaris; Comunidade Trocaris; 3.8980º S, 62.8670º W; 25 Sep. 2003, F. Rego et al. leg.; IBSP 270063 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; 3.8940º S, 62.8850º W; IBSP 270044.
Other material examined
BRAZIL • 3 juvs; same data as for holotype; IBSP 8817.
Description
Male (holotype)
COLOR. Prosoma pale brownish orange slightly darker along thoracic striae; fovea dark brown; eye borders black. Chelicerae, legs and palps slightly lighter than prosoma. Labium pale brown, distally pale orange. Endites pale orange. Sternum pale yellow with pale brown margins. Opisthosoma brownish gray; dorsally with whitish marbled irregular marks around cardiac mark and posteriorly close to spinnerets; ventrally with wide gray band with two parallel lines of muscle impressions. Spinnerets cream colored (Fig. 10A–B).
MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.4. Prosoma: 2.7 long, 2.6 wide. Opisthosoma: 3.5 long, 1.6 wide. Eyes: diameters 0.24, 0.20, 0.16, 0.18; interdistances 0.12, 0.06, 0.30, 0.20, 0.12, 0.10. Legs (2143): I: 21.6 (5.7, 1.7, 6.3, 6.3, 1.6); II: 25.8 (6.8, 1.7, 7.7, 7.5, 2.1); III: 14.7 (4.2, 1.3, 4.1, 4.0, 1.1); IV: 18.0 (5.0, 1.3, 4.9, 5.4, 1.4).
PALP. RTA almost 4 × as long as wide; sp running retrolaterally with slight medial indentation; C slightly over 4 × as long as wide, same width throughout; E tapering towards tip, longer than C (Figs 10C–E, 11).
Female
Unknown.
Variation
Four males: total length 6.4−7.3; prosoma length 2.7−3.4; femur I length 5.7−6.2.
Distribution
Known from the northeastern state of Amazonas (Fig. 15).
description: Published as part of Rheims, Cristina A., 2025, Uaica gen. nov., a new genus of huntsman spiders from the Brazilian Amazonia (Araneae: Sparassidae), pp. 24-49 in European Journal of Taxonomy 989 on pages 39-41, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2879, http://zenodo.org/record/15323017
Combustion model for a spark-ignited lean hydrocarbon-air mixture near misfire.
Creators: name: Craig, Angus G.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.

description: A phenomenological model for a turbulent premixed flame in homogeneous turbulence, which incorporates the conservation of the probability distribution function (pdf) of a scalar, was developed. This was used to simulate the lean burn and misfire limits of combustion within a constant volume chamber. A one-dimensional numerical approximation of the pdf equation in spherical co-ordinates was obtained using the control volume formulation. The air-fuel premixture in the chamber was divided into particles of equal mass, which in turn were distributed among control volumes considered as spherical concentric shells. Monte-Carlo methods were applied to model the diffusion of particles between and mixing of particles within the concentric spherical shells. The chemical reaction of the mixture used a first order reaction from which a set of ordinary differential equations were solved for the evolution of the temperature and species concentration of each particle. Turbulence was modelled using the rapid distortion theory. A parametric study was conducted with the present model to show its operation in the misfire region of combustion. There has also been a comparison of mean expansion speeds with the compiled experimental combustion data of Bradley (1992). A suggestion for future research with the established model involves the adoption of the k-epsilon theory for the development of turbulence-related properties. This would allow comparison to the results obtained with the present rapid distortion theory for turbulence.
Character's Identity Construction through Speech Attributes of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter Novels: A Corpus-Based Analysis
Creators: name: Peemrapat Rongsawat
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Year: 2567
Subjects: Corpus-based
Characterization
Identity
Harry Potter Heptalogy
Hermione Granger

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์, 11, 2, 25-46
Bayesian Treatment of Sensory Tuning Curves
Creators: name: Wu, Zongting
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Bayesian Estimation
Primary Visual Cortex
Spatial Selectivity

description: This study explores the efficacy of Bayesian estimation in modeling the orientational and directional selectivity of neurons in the primary visual cortex (V1), providing a profound understanding of neuronal response mechanisms. Unlike traditional methods such as least squares, Bayesian estimation adeptly handles the probabilistic nature of neuronal responses, offering robust analysis even with limited data and weak spatial selectivity. Through the analysis of both simulated and experimental data, we demonstrate that Bayesian estimation not only accurately fits the neuronal tuning curves but also effectively captures the nuances of both strongly and weakly selective neurons. Our results affirm the complex interdependencies among response parameters and highlight the variability in neuronal behavior under varied stimulus conditions. Our findings provide guidance as to how many response samples are necessary for Bayesian parameter estimation to achieve reliable fitting, making it particularly suitable for studies with constraints on data availability.
Characterization of the lipid composition of washed and percoll gradient centrifuged epididymal mouse sperm.
Creators: name: Furimsky, Anna M.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: Capacitation is an important yet poorly understood process during which the fluidity of the sperm membrane increases to prepare sperm for the acrosome reaction (AR) and subsequent sperm-egg binding. While cholesterol efflux may be partially responsible for this increase, modification of lipid components, such as remodeling of specific phospholipid (PL) bound unsaturated fatty acyl chains, may also be involved, since no change in the cholesterol:PL molar ratio following capacitation in mouse has been previously described. In this study, lipid classes (cholesterol, PL, sulfogalactosylglycerolipid (SGG), diacylglycerol and triacylglycerol) were quantified and the fatty acyl chain compositions of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) were characterized in washed non-capacitated (WS), washed capacitated (WCS), and Percoll gradient centrifuged (PGC) capacitated (PGCS) epididymal mouse sperm. Fatty acid methyl esters were generated from PC and PE by acid methanolysis and their identity was analyzed by gas chromatography. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
The Compost Connection for Western Agriculture, August 1998
Creators: name: Granatstein, David
Publisher: name: Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
Year: 1998
Subjects: composting
Agriculture

description: Compost Connection Expands Focus / CERWA: A New Compost Initiative / CERWA Project Satellite Broadcasts on Compost / Compost Turning:Tools and Frequency / Field Research of Dairy Compost on Idaho Crops / Compost Resources
Treatment of 5 dogs with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia using Romiplostim
Creators: name: Kohn, Barbara
name: Bal, Guerkan
name: Chirek, Aleksandra
name: Rehbein, Sina
name: Salama, Abdulgabar
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Immune thrombocytopenia
subject: ITP
subject: Dog
subject: Romiplostim
subject: Thrombopoietin
subject: mpl
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft

description: Background Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in dogs is analogous to that in humans. Romiplostim, a novel thrombopoietin receptor (TPO-R) agonist, is currently used for the treatment of refractory ITP in humans, but not in dogs. Here, we describe the response to romiplostim in five dogs with refractory ITP. Five dogs with severe and refractory ITP (three primary and two secondary) received romiplostim subcutaneously. Four dogs were administered 3–5 μg/kg and one dog received 10–13 μg/kg body weight once weekly. Results Romiplostim was well-tolerated and administration was associated with an increase in platelet counts in all five dogs. Four of the five dogs entered remission and relapses were not observed over a follow-up period of 3–10 months. Conclusions Romiplostim is effective in the treatment of ITP in dogs at least as well as in humans. This finding may help to develop and use new therapeutics for ITP in dogs and humans.
The Polysemy of "Gender Identity" in Recent Sociological, Psychological, and Feminist Theory Journals
Creators: name: Weiner, Quinn
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: English Language or Literature
subject: Feminist Theory
subject: Literary Criticism
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Sociology of Sex and Gender

description: This study seeks to understand the multiple meanings of the phrase “gender identity,” as it appears within sociology, psychology, and feminist theory journal articles, in an attempt to address the phenomenon within which scholar-activists concerned with gender utilize critical terms in inconsistent ways. Illustratively, one sociologist uses “gender identity” to mean “one’s state of being a man or a woman,” while a psychologist employs the term to refer to the accumulation of multiple quantifiable aspects of gender, including one’s conformity to and comfort with their gender, without acknowledgement of this difference. Through the application of an original literary analysis methodology to 23 paradigmatic articles, this study aims to provide a minimal platform for these discussions of meaning so absent from current academic conversations. Rather than advancing any particular meaning of gender or the phrase “gender identity,” this thesis-length written project recognizes the variety of meanings already established but unacknowledged by scholars, outlining and analyzing five definition categories which collectively account for all 23 definitions. With consideration for the multidisciplinary nature of gender studies discourses and the real consequences of these discourses for gender minority communities, this project aims to create an accessible platform for outlining the competing ways that “gender identity” is defined and claimed across disciplines and locations, and among the academy, the blogosphere, and activists. Ideally, this platform would serve to uncomplicate future discourses around “gender identity” and lower one communicational barrier to greater gender justice.
title: Remote Collaboration using Mixed Reality: Exploring a shared model approach through different interaction methods
Creators: name: Barroso Rego, João Paulo
name: Fonseca, Luís
name: Marques, Bernardo
name: Dias, Paulo
name: Sousa-Santos, Beatriz
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2020

description: In many situations, performing maintenance procedures can be facilitated by providing on-site professionals with the possibility to request assistance from remote experts, thus performing the task collaboratively. Since remote experts don't have access to the local environment, they need additional mechanisms to provide instructions and guidance in such context. In this ongoing work, we present a Mixed Reality (MR) platform that explores the use of a shared model approach for collaboration scenarios. The platform uses predefined 3D models, which can be accessed by remote experts using Virtual Reality (VR) and by on-site users through Augmented Reality (AR). In addition, the remote expert can manipulate virtual models using different interaction methods and devices, as a mouse and a keyboard (computer), an interactive projector (touch) and controllers (Head Mounted Display). Our goal was to enrich his experience and improve collaborative awareness. We conducted a preliminary user study to evaluate collaboration, and different interaction methods, using as case study the assembly of Lego blocks.
Applications of Quantum Interference in Bose-Einstein Systems
Creators: name: Corbin, Ryan A.
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Bose-Einstein Condensation
Interference
WKB
Atom Interferometry

description: We present theoretical and numerical techniques useful for the description of atom interferometric experiments of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). Methods of semiclassical physics are explored in an effort to describe dilute BEC systems efficiently and from simple physical principles. In particular, we develop the WKB (Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin) approximation for quantum wavefunctions using the classical trajectories of particles to calculate their action. We apply these techniques to a variety of system geometries, and in cases of one and two-component systems. A manuscript is presented demonstrating the imaging of differential potentials for a two-component BEC atom laser subject to weak external potentials. We then analyze a single-component suite of expansion experiments where the potential geometry causes the classical trajectories of particles to overlap. The resulting caustics indicate regions where the quantum system is self-interfering, giving rise to matter-wave interference. Cases where the WKB technique break down are discussed. The techniques presented assist in intuitive understanding of quantum interference and facilitate the description of experiment in a computationally inexpensive framework.
Outlook for graphene-based desalination membranes
Creators: name: Boretti, Albert
name: Al-Zubaidy, Sarim
name: Vaclavikova, Miroslava
name: Al-Abri, Mohammed
name: Castelletto, Stefania
name: Mikhalovsky, Sergey
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We discuss here next-generation membranes based on graphene for water desalination, based on the results of molecular simulations, application of nanofabrication technologies, and experiments. The potential of graphene to serve as a key material for advanced membranes comes from two major possible advantages of this atomically thin two-dimensional material: permeability and selectivity. Graphene-based membranes are also hypothetically attractive based on concentration polarization and fouling, and graphene's chemical and physical stability. Further research is needed to fully achieve these theoretical benefits, however. In addition, improvement in the design and manufacturing processes, so to produce performance and cost-effective graphene-based desalination devices, is still an open question. Finally, membranes are only one part of desalination systems, and current processes are not optimized to take full advantage of the higher selectivity and permeability of graphene. New desalination processes are, therefore, needed to unlock the full benefits of graphene.
ส่อง...ความสุขในการใช้ชีวิตในมหาวิทยาลัยของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรีมหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ วิทยาเขตปัตตานี ตามแนวคิดองค์กรแห่งความสุข
Creators: name: นัทธมน ราชเสน
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Year: 2567
Subjects: ความสุข
การใช้ชีวิตในมหาวิทยาลัย
แนวคิดองค์กรแห่งความสุข

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์, 11, 2, 47-65
title: Pre-beginnings in Human-Robot Encounters: Dealing with time delay
Creators: name: Joline, Scheffler
name: Pitsch, Karola
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2020

description: Based on a video corpus and logfiles of HRI in a museum guide scenario the paper investigates a model of a stepwise process for opening a focused encounter. Towards developing an autonomous system, a Wizard of Oz set-up is used to investigate strategies for dealing with a system’s time delay in the ‘pre-beginning’. Initial Analysis shows that the wizard orients to the visitor’s head orientation for proceeding to next steps.
Mobilizing Distrust: Understanding Institutional Power in the Anti-5G Movement
Creators: name: Halford, Sarah J
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2031
Subjects: Anti-5G
Conspiracy Theory
Culture in Action
Social Movements

description: This dissertation explores how institutional distrust shapes the development of radical discourses through an analysis of the anti-5G movement: a mobilization of individuals who oppose the fifth generation of mobile network technologies. As a collective, anti-5G activists produce a range of discourses on 5G, from concerns about the potential environmental health effects of wireless technologies to conspiracy theories that position 5G as a weapon that was created to control, surveil, and harm the public. Using digital ethnographic methods, I explore the social factors that motivate individuals to express their institutional distrust through movement participation. Overall, I argue that institutional distrust shapes radical discourses by framing systems of institutional power as inherently suspicious.
description: Contrary to popular narratives that purport that radical discourses lead to public distrust of institutions, I find that the social contexts in which institutional distrust is developed encourages individual’s receptiveness to radical discourses. In the anti-5G movement context, I find that a combination of perceived institutional failure and pedagogical interactions between activists help to develop an individual’s distrust of the institutions that are facilitating the wireless expansion. This interactive teaching and learning process drives participation in anti-5G collective actions. Additionally, I investigate the sudden influx of conspiracy activists into the movement during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and explore some of the similarities between more moderate criticisms of the telecommunications industrial complex and systemic conspiracy theories related to the 5G network.
Pertussis immunization during pregnancy : a review of the evidence and gap analysis
Creators: name: Raya, Bahaa Abu
name: Scheifele, David W.
name: Halperin, Scott A.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Some countries have experienced marked increases in pertussis incidence, morbidity and mortality, especially among young infants. To protect infants too young to be vaccinated, several countries recommend tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) immunization during pregnancy, preferably during late second or third trimester. Protection is postulated to result from transplacental transfer of enhanced maternal levels of pertussis-specific antibodies. Maternal immunization with Tdap vaccine has been shown to be highly effective in preventing pertussis disease in young infants, but instances of vaccine failure have been reported. Maternally derived antibodies also have the potential to blunt infants’ immune responses to primary pertussis immunization, but the clinical relevance of this is unclear. Maternal titers of pertussis antibodies decline rapidly following parturition so re-immunization is likely needed in subsequent pregnancies. While scientific evidence supporting maternal immunization against pertussis is accumulating, there are still important knowledge gaps that should be addressed by future research.
Attitudes of regard: Dignity, mystery, and desire in Barry Lopez, Edward Abbey, and Annie Dillard.
Creators: name: Mallory, Kevin D.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Literature, American.

description: In Arctic Dreams (1986), Barry Lopez explores the natural history as well as the human history of the Arctic. Using a Lacanian framework, my dissertation theorizes Lopez's "attitude of regard" and suggests that his imperative is to follow one's desire to discover new places, new scientific data, or new theories with vigilant awareness of the desire for finite understanding. The land is "mysterious," he argues, and if we approach it with an "uncalculating mind," we will recognize in our designs "stains" that render the familiar unfamiliar: animals behaving uncharacteristically, plants growing outside their microhabitats, people with inscrutable worldviews. Our ethical obligation is to give rein to our desire but also to regard the object of that desire, the land, with alertness, to see it as uncanny. The very source of the land's dignity is its "fundamental strangeness" which can never be exhausted by our desire. Within the framework of desire and dignity, therefore, my dissertation moves to a detailed analysis of Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire (1968) and Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1975), showing how each author comes to an ethic similar to Lopez's: Abbey through audacious adventure and anarchist polemics; Dillard through a lyrical and rapturous exploration of a world of fecundity, death, and mystery. Abbey calls for us to live within paradox, trying to comprehend a strange, beautiful, and dangerous earth despite the impossibility of ever knowing it. Dillard's narrator is traumatized by the realization that there are aspects of the world she inhabits that are beyond the understanding of science and language. She faces the world with openness, waiting for what could be rapture or terror. My dissertation concludes with a study of the interconnections of the ethic of this literature with the theoretical use of the term love by writers such as Frye, Kristeva, and Adorno. I then trace the affinity of this ethic with several contemporary movements in environmental thought: postmodern science, environmental pragmatism, and ecofeminism. The final section is an exploration of the potential contribution of contemporary nature writing to radical democracy as described by Z˘iz˘ek, Laclau and Mouffe, Rorty, and Connolley.
Single-Cell Virology: On-Chip, Quantitative Characterization of the Dynamics of Virus Spread from One Single Cell to Another
Creators: name: Cameron, Craig E.
name: Arnold, Jamie J.
name: Sotoudegan, Mohamad S.
name: Liu, Wu
name: Wilke, Claus O.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Year: 2024

description: Virus spread at the single-cell level is largely uncharacterized. We have designed and constructed a microfluidic device in which each nanowell contains a single, infected cell (donor) and a single, uninfected cell (recipient). Using a GFP-expressing poliovirus as our model, we observed both lytic and non-lytic spread. Donor cells supporting lytic spread established infection earlier than those supporting non-lytic spread. However, non-lytic spread established infections in recipient cells substantially faster than lytic spread and yielded higher rates of genome replication. While lytic spread was sensitive to the presence of capsid entry/uncoating inhibitors, non-lytic spread was not. Consistent with emerging models for non-lytic spread of enteroviruses using autophagy, reduction in LC3 levels in cells impaired non-lytic spread and elevated the fraction of virus in donor cells spreading lytically. The ability to distinguish lytic and non-lytic spread unambiguously will enable discovery of viral and host factors and host pathways used for non-lytic spread of enteroviruses and other viruses as well.
Modal and fixpoint linear logic.
Creators: name: Martin, Alan J.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Mathematics.

description: This thesis provides adaptations of the algebraic and relational semantics of modal logic to model J.-Y. Girard's linear logic extended with general modalities. This work extends the work of M. D'Agostino, D. Gabbay, and A. Russo on modalities in implication systems, which include a fragment of linear logic, and the work of J.-Y. Girard on phase semantics for linear logic. We develop deductive systems based on the Gentzen-style sequent calculi of Ohnishi and Matsumoto and the indexed sequents of Mints, and prove cut-elimination properties. We show that semantics and deductive systems that are equivalent for classical modal logic become nonequivalent when adapted to linear logic. We also provide a semantics based on Girard's phase semantics for the fixpoint operators of the modal mu-calculus, developed by D. Kozen, E. A. Emerson, E. Clarke, and others, in linear logic, and consider the translation of Y. Lafont's exponentials with the Free Storage rule into linear logic with fixpoint operators.
Effect of pH on adsorption and desorption equilibria and kinetics of 2-nitrophenol and phenol onto two activated carbons.
Creators: name: Karimi-Jashni, Ayoub.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: The objective of this thesis was to investigate the impact of pH on the adsorption equilibria, adsorption kinetics, desorption equilibria and desorption kinetics. A study was conducted by using 2-nitrophenol (2NP) and phenol as organic pollutants and F-400 and WV-B carbons as adsorbents. The batch adsorption isotherms study showed that at pHs less than pK$\rm\sb{a}$ (undissociated form of compounds), 2NP and phenol adsorption was markedly higher than at pHs greater than pK$\rm\sb{a}$ (dissociated form of compounds). Both carbons were similarly impacted by pH in the adsorption process and they had almost the same adsorption capacity in adsorbing phenol while F-400 showed more adsorption capacity in adsorbing 2NP. Adsorption-desorption experiments showed that the adsorption of 2NP by F-400 carbon is fully reversible. The presence of 1% NaCl solution did not affect the extent of reversibility. Accordingly, experiments showed both carbons were similarly impacted by pH in the desorption process. For both compounds, the extent of desorption was much greater for the pHs greater than the pK$\rm\sb{a},$ i.e. when the adsorbate is in its dissociated form. Much greater desorption at high pHs suggests that in an electrochemical regeneration process there is a higher probability of regeneration through enhanced desorption at the cathode, because it has a high localized pH. The initial adsorption and desorption rates were significantly affected by pH. Adsorprion kinetics of 2NP onto both carbons were described by the homogeneous surface diffusion model and it was not necessary to utilize separate terms for slow and rapid adsorption mechanisms. Also, it was found that the surface diffusion coefficient, D$\rm\sb{s},$ within the HSSD model was essentially the same at all pHs. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
A COMPETENCY-BASED SUCCESSION PLANNING MODEL WITH RESPECT TO ADJUSTING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY OF IRAN (TICIR)
Creators: name: Narges Hosseini, Masoud Pourkiyani
Publisher: name: TuEngr Group
Year: 2019
Subjects: Succession planning
Competency model
Competency-based management
Organizational culture
Adjusting (variable)
Infrastructural communication.

description: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 10, 12, 10A12L: 1-11
RESOURCE-SAVING WASTE-FREE PRODUCTION AS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD OF IMPROVING ENTERPRISES' BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IN THE MEAT PRODUCTION
Creators: name: I.P. Bogomolova, A.V. Kotarev
Publisher: name: TuEngr Group
Year: 2019
Subjects: Meat management
food security
Meat production subcomplex
Food industry resource-saving
Innovative meat production
Resource efficiency management.

description: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 10, 12, 10A12M: 1-12
The effects of intranasal oxytocin on visual processing and socio-emotional brain regions in body dysmorphic disorder
Creators: name: Grace, Sally A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This thesis examined how oxytocin, a brain hormone, changed the brain function in people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder; a severe and often misunderstood mental health condition. While more research is needed, the results suggest that oxytocin could be used to treat body dysmorphic disorder, by making patients more receptive to current psychological treatments.
การพัฒนาเส้นทางการท่องเที่ยวชุมชนอย่างมีส่วนร่วม กรณีศึกษาชุมชนเกาะแต้วอำเภอเมือง จังหวัดสงขลา
Creators: name: สุวิมล บัวทอง
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Year: 2567
Subjects: ศักยภาพชุมชน
การท่องเที่ยวชุมชน
การมีส่วนร่วม
จังหวัดสงขลา

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์, 11, 2, 66-94
title: Status Dynamics Beyond the Scope Conditions
title: Deference, Incompetence, and Group Contribution
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Lee, Seon Yup
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Descriptive Norms
Longitudinal Models
Social Status
Status Hierarchies

description: In task-based encounters, status hierarchies tend to be maintained through an implicit norm of deference and influence. Disapproval is given to those who do not follow such norms, including low-status individuals who do not defer to the group or high-status individuals who are incompetent. Moreover, individuals’ group-oriented behaviors often lead to approval and positive outcomes (e.g., higher status), because of the group’s strong interdependence from the collective task. In this dissertation, I examine conditions in which such patterns can be found or violated. Even without direct involvement in the task, bystanders tend to show disapproval of low-status dissenters (Chapter 2). Second, incompetent high-status individuals – despite their potential harm towards the group’s goal – may continue to receive deference when the group is publicly supportive of them (Chapter 3). Lastly, I find that (i) not all group contributions lead to a higher status and (ii) the relationship between behaviors and status over time tends to be stable (Chapter 4). This dissertation sought to extend the existing literature on status and suggest its theoretical connections to other orthogonal bodies of research (e.g., social norms). Based on the findings, implications for future research and practical applications are also discussed (Chapter 5).
The province of the poetess: Chastity and the poetry of Pilkington, Barber and Grierson.
Creators: name: Lavoie, Chantel.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Literature, English.

description: This dissertation explores the poetry of three women included in Jonathan Swift's circle of friends in Dublin. The demands of chastity and related tensions for eighteenth-century women provide a context for the poems and reputations of Constantia Grierson, Laetitia Pilkington and Mary Barber. Chapter 1 provides personal histories and an overview of their relationships to Swift. Chapter 2 explores familial and gender issues alongside the problematic implications of appearing in print. The final chapter deals with the persona each poet created in order to realize her ambitions, and the dubious success with which publication was accomplished. Images of near-saint, coquette and righteous matron have informed speculation about Grierson, Pilkington, and Barber respectively, originating in Grierson's apparent lack of ambition. Pilkington's divorce and audacity in printing her memoirs, and Barber's emphasis that she wrote "to improve the minds of (her) children". Simplified versions of the lives of writing, women are a produce not only of (frequently misogynistic) misunderstandings; they also result from taking these poets at their word, believing the re-creations on the page.
title: Work of the ‘Unemployed’: A Design Fiction
Creators: name: Nielsen, Trine Rask
name: Holten Møller, Naja
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2020

description: This paper presents a design fiction: a research prototype of a platform for unemployed individuals trading their personal data. The design fiction questions the ramifications of an understanding of data as individual property by showing a near-future speculative scenario of what government-driven job placement could look like. Which are the kinds of accountability and agency that could be leveraged in the context of job placement if data of unemployed individuals are considered property that can be traded with the public sector in return for support? An algorithm classifies the performance of unemployed individuals based on the data they upload. This way the algorithm becomes the central mechanism for accountability and control instead of the caseworker, who acts as an arbitrator between the individual citizen and algorithm. Our purpose with this paper, and the speculative research prototype, is to create a space for reflection on dilemmas in relation to data property, accountability, and agency in public services.
Development and characterization of an in vitro model for liver homeostasis.
Creators: name: Brabyn, Caroline Jane.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Biology, Cell.

description: The major objective of this work was the development of an in vitro model for liver homeostasis which would allow the future study of early events in cell proliferation and cell death. The model which was set up involves growing T51B rat liver epithelial cells with a single dose of 1nM epidermal growth factor (EGF). This results in a period of hyperplasia where the cells reach double the control cell numbers two days after EGF addition. This is then followed by a decrease in cell numbers and the cell density returns to around the confluent control level five days after EGF addition. The model was investigated to ascertain whether the decrease in cell numbers three to five days after EGF addition was due to an increase in apoptosis. The results from light and electron microscopy studies, from the electrophoresis of T51B cell DNA and from the quantification of nuclear fragmentation indicated that the cells do die via an increase in apoptosis. The electron microscopy studies also show that healthy T51B cells can phagocytose apoptotic bodies. This suggests that the model is more physiological than other in vitro models of apoptosis. Cell growth studies and EGF binding studies were carried out in order to try to determine which events, if any, are EGF specific. The results from these studies suggest that occupancy of the low affinity binding site of the EGF receptor is responsible for the hyperproliferation seen when the T51B cells are grown with high doses of EGF. These studies also suggest that the apoptosis could be triggered by the down-regulation of the receptor, in a manner analogous to the removal of a trophic hormone in other systems. Thus this work describes the development and characterization of an in vitro model of liver homeostasis which closely parallels in vivo systems where animals are given mitogenic stimuli, and it also provides a good system for studying the role of EGF in cell proliferation and apoptosis.
Still "at risk" : an examination of how street-involved young people understand, experience, and engage with "harm reduction" in Vancouver's inner city
Creators: name: Bozinoff, Nikki
name: Small, Will
name: Long, Cathy
name: DeBeck, Kora
name: Fast, Danya
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Background: Vancouver is an international leader in implementing interventions to reduce harms related to drug use. However, street-involved young people who use drugs continue to be vulnerable to overdose death, hepatitis C (HCV) infection, and high rates of syringe sharing. To better understand this in the context of the intensive public health response, we examined how young people, who are involved in the ‘street drug scene’, understood, experienced and engaged with harm reduction. Methods Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2013 with 13 young people (ages 17–28) recruited from the At-Risk Youth Study, a prospective cohort of street-involved and drug-using young people. These interviews were embedded within a larger, eight-year program of ethnographic research and explored participants’ understandings of harm reduction, their use of specific services, and their ideas about improving their day-to-day lives. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and a thematic analysis was performed. Results Young peoples’ ideas about harm reduction were diverse and expansive. They articulated the limitations of existing programs, indicating that while they are positioned to reduce the risk of HIV and HCV transmission, they offer little meaningful support to improve young peoples’ broader life chances. Young people described strategies to mitigate risk and harm in their own lives, including transitioning to drugs deemed less harmful and attempting to gain access to drug treatment. Finally, young people indicated that spatial considerations (e.g., distance from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside) strongly determined access to services. Conclusions In Vancouver, a large, well established harm reduction infrastructure seeks to reduce HIV and HCV transmission among street-involved young people. However, young peoples’ multiple understandings, experiences and engagements with harm reduction in this setting illustrate the limitations of the existing infrastructure in improving their broader life chances.
title: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CRP): Collaboration in Medical Team Work
Creators: name: Pitsch, Karola
name: Krug, Maximilian
name: Cleff, Corvin
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2020

description: This paper investigates how situations of medical emergency (CPR) are organized as collaborative practice. Whilst studies have assessed CPR mainly with regard to timing of medical actions, we suggest that interactional micro-coordination between the participants and their involvement in multiple activities may contribute to such timing.
Psychological differentiation and use of syntactic and semantic cues in reading comprehension.
Creators: name: Hayes, Una.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1978
Subjects: subject: Education, Tests and Measurements.

description: An attempt was made to relate Smith's psycholinguistic theory of reading and Witkin's theory of psychological differentiation to determine if the use of syntactic and semantic cues in reading is related to one's extent of field-dependence. It was hypothesized that FI subjects would make more use of syntactic and semantic cues than would FD subjects. The Sophistication of Body Concept Scale and experimenter designed paper-and-pencil adaptions of Miller's disruptive effect technique, composed of a "Woodpecker Test" and a "Groundhog Test", were used to measure the interaction of the two variables. The scores of 158 grade four subjects were used to determine the reliability of the reading tests. The scores of 119 subjects identified as FI (N = 47) and FD (N = 72) were analyzed by a repeated measures analysis of variance. Differences were found to be in the direction hypothesized, but statistically non-significant at the .05 level. Significant differences were noted, however, in reading scores between the FI and FD groups and between scores on non-disrupted and disrupted reading material. The failure to reject the null hypothesis was attributed to limitations in the measuring devices used and suggestions were made for replication.
ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อการตัดสินใจเลือกใช้บริการสินเชื่อที่อยู่อาศัยกับธนาคารกสิกรไทย ในจังหวัดสงขลา
Creators: name: สุภนิดา จารุพันธ์
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์
Year: 2567
Subjects: คุณภาพการบริการ
ส่วนประสมทางการตลาดบริการ
สินเชื่อเพื่อที่อยู่อาศัย
การตัดสินใจ

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์, 11, 2, 95-112
Design and manufacturing of a segmented thermoplastic composite wind turbine blade
Creators: name: Garate, Juan Bautista
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Thermoplastic composites
Turbines--Blades
Figure--wind--blade--turbine--Table--'wind turbine'--MW--power
Wind Turbines

description: Today a large-scale wind turbine blade can be 70 m long and 5 m in root chord length, and it is fabricated in a single piece. This feature leads to high initial costs, as transportation of a large blade requires special trucks and road adaptations. These constraints can account for approximately 6-7% of the total investment for the blade. In addition, the manufacturing process commonly used is a hand lay-up configuration of thermoset composite sheets, which is a time-consuming process for large-scale parts. The project consists of designing, manufacturing and testing a small thermoplastic composite blade in segments. The object of segmented fabrication is to simplify manufacturing and transportation. A total of six 60cm long, horizontal-axis wind turbine blades were fabricated and tested in real terrain. The blade size and profile are determined based on the idealized Betz limit condition. The design consists of a blade partitioned into four shell segments. These segments were fabricated by means of Vacuum Assisted Thermoforming, and then they were assembled by a combination of two joining techniques: fusion and adhesion. Once created, the three most suitable blades were selected for a rotor blade set. This set was attached to an existing turbine and tested at the wind farm of Washington State University Vancouver.
title: reSHAPe: A Framework for Interactive Explanations in XAI Based on SHAP
Creators: name: Chromik, Michael
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2020

description: The interdisciplinary field of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) aims to foster human understanding of black-box machine learning models through explanation-generating methods. In this paper, we describe the need for interactive explanation facilities for end-users in XAI. We believe that interactive explanation facilities that provide multiple layers of customizable explanations offer promising directions for empowering humans to practically understand model behavior and limitations. We outline a web-based UI framework for developing interactive explanation flows based on SHAP.
Personalized multimedia news agents in a broadband environment.
Creators: name: Kwan, Wen Bin.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The growing demand for efficient, flexible yet cost effective services has produced a new perspective on personalized service as a form of asynchronous interactive computing with seamless support for communications and network. Personalization of services exists at two levels: the user and remote service provider levels. At the user level is a customized interface that provides access to networked services unlimited by distance. At the remote service provider level, the aim is to offer services based on individual needs as expressed in the user customized interface. The gap between the two sides is filled by the activities of agents. Software agents are entities that constantly adapt to the needs of the user in terms of interests, time and space limitations. Agents observe and learn from the user the art of selecting information of value to the user. Autonomous agents have the right to make decisions on behalf of the user when dealing with other agents, resources or service providers. The processing involved can be done either locally (when static) or remotely (when mobile). This thesis presents the architecture and environment of an agent-based system. The design of news agents for personalized news delivery over a broadhand network is proposed. The mobile-agent paradigm has been derived from the demands of easy remote services accessibility. A new model, namely aclient-iserver model, has been created to provide an interactive and asynchronous solution to the existence of mobile agents. Personalization of services is achieved by collecting user interests locally and gathering information remotely, all transparent to the user.
title: FlexIA - A toolkit for the participatory information analysis in small and medium-sized companies
Creators: name: Becks, Daniela
name: Kruse, Christian
name: Venhuis, Sebastian
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2020

description: In times of industry 4.0 work processes are getting more and more complex.Thus, new technologies and digital tools are needed to assist especially small and medium-sized companies. The FlexDeMo project funded by ESF and BMBF focuses on this challenge. One main project goal is to develop a toolkit consisting of different digital assistants to support companies in participatory assembly planning and simulation. In this paper one of these tools, the FlexIA toolkit, is presented and first practical experiences using it are discussed.