cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A typology of children's friendship motivation.
Creators: name: Richard, Jacques F.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Developmental.

description: In this study, correlates of children's motivation to form friendships are examined using the Friendship Motivation Scale for Children (FMSC), a new scale designed to assess the motivational dimensions that contribute to children's desire for friendships. Specifically, the FMSC consists of four subscales that measure intrinsic motivation, two forms of regulation for extrinsic motivation (identified and external), and amotivation. The results, obtained with a sample of 490 fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade boys and girls, confirmed the factor structure of the scale for both genders and revealed adequate reliability (i.e., internal consistency and test-retest stability). Construct validity of the scale was demonstrated by (a) correlations among the four subscales displaying a simplex pattern, and thus supporting the underlying theoretical model (i.e., self-determination continuum), (b) positive correlations between subscales situated at the high end of the self-determination continuum (i.e., intrinsic motivation and identified regulation) and a relationship-maintaining goal, positive correlations between subscales situated at the low end of the self-determination continuum (i.e., external regulation and amotivation) and a revenge goal, and a positive correlation between external regulation and a control goal, (c) positive correlations between self-determined friendship motivation and items assessing the global importance of friendships, and (d) positive correlations between self-determination scores from members of friendship dyads. Furthermore, analyses revealed the existence of several correlates of children's friendship motivation. Children who were more self-determined in their motivation to form friendships were preferred by their peers, and they reported greater perceived social competence, a more internal locus of control of social experience, greater social support from family members, best friend and teacher, and fewer feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction. Moreover, loneliness was partially predicted by the discrepancy between children's friendship motivation and presence or absence of a best friend. Finally, girls reported greater self-determined friendship motivation than boys, and gender differences were observed in the relationships between friendship motivation and some of its correlates (i.e., one item stating that friendship is more important than popularity, peer preference, number of reciprocated friends, and having a mutual best friend).
Micro-scale behaviour of recycled construction and demolition materials: discrete element method simulations and physical testing
Creators: name: Afshar, Tabassom
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Granular recycled Construction and Demolition materials used in pavements, roads, and embankments experience static and dynamic loading during their service life. As a result, particle breakage can cause serious issues such as settlement and reduction in hydraulic conductivity. A new insight into the importance and effect of particle shape on the degree of crushing is presented. The fracture characteristics were found to be highly dependent on the particle shape factor, and a modified particle tensile strength as a function of particle aspect ratio is introduced.
The Internal Spoiler: Impediments to Peace Between Israel and Palestine
Creators: name: Franklin, NoaSapir
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Palestine
Hamas
Netanyahu
Likud
Fatah
PLO
Peace Negotiations
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Arafat
Two-State Solution
Gaza
Jerusalem
Israeli History
Fatah-Hamas Conflict
Israel
International Relations
West Bank

description: This study will explore how certain factors have affected the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian peace process and why this stalemate has continued to plague peace negotiations. While there are many causes of the breakdown of peace, I will focus on three primary catalysts for unrest. Namely, the rise of the Israeli right-wing and its hawkish policies, the growth of the settlement movement as an obstruction to a two-state solution, and the rise of Hamas as a spoiler for negotiations. This study will demonstrate how strangling the peace process serves to legitimize and empower Hamas and the Israeli right-wing to the detriment of peace. Thus, my research suggests that for reasons of personal and party gain, negotiations are more likely to fail under a right-leaning Israeli government, an increasingly powerful settlement movement, and the emboldenment of organizations such as Hamas who actively seek to sabotage peace work.
Tracking mercury biomagnification in fish from the Gulf of Oman using stable isotopes (carbon-13carbon-12 and nitrogen-15nitrogen-14)
Creators: name: Al-Reasi, Hassan Ali
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Biology, Oceanography.
subject: Environmental Sciences.
subject: Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture.

description: Attempts to use stable isotope carbon (delta13C) and nitrogen (delta15N) ratios to construct trophic positions and track mercury biomagnification in zooplankton and 13 fish species from a coastal food web of the Gulf of Oman illustrated some potential differences in this environment compared to the aquatic ecosystem of the northern hemisphere. Due to the large difference in delta13C values (3.4‰) between zooplankton planktivorous fish species (S. crumenophthalmus, S. longiceps and R. kanagurta), zooplankton would seem to not be the primary diet of these fish species as commonly described in literature. Total mercury (T-Hg) concentrations of zooplankton were very low (range 0.010 to 0.037 mug·g-1, N = 27) with a mean methyl mercury (MeHg) of 0.001 mug·g-1 (range 1-19%, N = 5). The lowest T-Hg (0.003 mug·g-1) was found in planktivore (S. longiceps) and the highest was 0.760 mug·g -1 in predator shark (R. acutus) with average MeHg for all fish of 72% (range: 33-100%, N = 150). Using 15 N as indicator of trophic position, neither total mercury (T-Hg) nor methyl mercury (MeHg) were found to biomagnify. Regression slopes were 0.08 and 0.05 for T-Hg and MeHg respectively as a function of delta15 N. This indicates that biomagnification was lower in this tropical ocean compared to that found in freshwater and marine ecosystems of the arctic and temperate zones. Methyl mercury levels in the fish species commonly consumed are low and intake calculations showed that individuals can safely consume fish.
Le trafic international des femmes et l'exploitation sexuelle : analyse de l'influence des groupes féministes sur le discours hégémonique des Nations Unies.
Creators: name: Doucet, Cindy Lee.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Women's Studies.

description: Le trafic des femmes pour les fins de leur exploitation sexuelle est un problème complexe et difficile à résoudre qui ne cesse de croître, malgré les instruments internationaux anti-trafic déjà en place. Sans pouvoir voir que le fondement du système international privilégie la masculinité par rapport à la féminité, les efforts onusiens pour mettre fin à ce problème de violence sexuée sont inadéquats. Deux ONG féministes luttent pour éradiquer le trafic des femmes mais adoptent des discours opposés; une, le GAATW, est pro-prostitution tandis que pour l'autre, le CATW, anti-trafic veut dire anti-prostitution. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'examiner le discours hégémonique onusien et l'effet des deux discours anti-trafic féministes sur celui-ci. Nous étudierons quel groupe aura le plus d'influence sur l'ONU et la possibilité de l'émergence d'un discours contre-hégémonique féministe.
Investigating the targets and mechanism of specialized translation regulation
Creators: name: Fleming, Rebecca Hamilton
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: eIF3d
Nanobodies
Ribosome Heterogeneity
rpL40
Specialized Translation
VSV (Vesicular Stomatitis Virus)

description: In response to cell stress, our cells inhibit global protein synthesis. This global protein shutoff is well characterized. In contrast, how cells reprogram the translation machinery for selective gene expression during global protein shutoff remains poorly understood. Our work demonstrates that two multi-subunit complexes are important for selective gene expression during cell stress. First being the noncanonical 5’cap-binding protein eIF3d is activated in response to metabolic stress. The activation of eIF3d requires reduced CK2-mediated phosphorylation near the eIF3d cap-binding pocket. Unphosphorylated eIF3d controls a gene program containing factors important for glucose homeostasis. The eIF3d-directed translation pathway is essential for cell adaptation and survival which regulates the cellular response to metabolic stress.
description: Secondly, evidence suggests the ribosome may also play a role in selective gene expression during inhibition of global protein synthesis. Heterogeneity of ribosome composition has been shown to be one way the ribosome gains specificity for select groups of mRNA transcripts. In particular, rpL40 is necessary for translation initiation of the VSV mRNA and is sub-stoichiometric in free subunits. Our work demonstrates that the cell regulates rpL40 occupancy in the ribosome during stress and selectively translates cellular mRNA targets. A majority of these targets respond to stress and are important for cell homeostasis. To help determine the mechanism of rpL40-mediated translation, we developed a nanobody to separately isolate ribosomes with or without rpL40. Together this work shows that selective gene translation is regulated by multi-subunit complexes that have various functions within canonical and noncanonical translation regulation.
Insulin secretion: The nitric oxide controversy
Creators: name: Gheibi, Sevda
name: Ghasemi, Asghar
Publisher: name: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Year: 2020
Subjects: nitric oxide
insulin secretion
insulin synthesis

description: Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas that serves as a ubiquitous signaling molecule participating in physiological activities of various organ systems. Nitric oxide is produced in the endocrine pancreas and contributes to synthesis and secretion of insulin. The potential role of NO in insulin secretion is disputable – both stimulatory and inhibitory effects have been reported. Available data indicate that effects of NO critically depend on its concentration. Different isoforms of NO synthase (NOS) control this and have the potential to decrease or increase insulin secretion. In this review, the role of NO in insulin secretion as well as the possible reasons for discrepant findings are discussed. A better understanding of the role of NO system in the regulation of insulin secretion may facilitate the development of new therapeutic strategies in the management of diabetes.
description: EXCLI Journal; 19:Doc1227; ISSN 1611-2156
Deterrence and Proportionality in Israeli Military Doctrine: The Second Lebanon War
Creators: name: Ganem-Rosen, Miriam
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2011
Subjects: security
low-intensity warfare
deterrence
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Israel

description: This paper asks whether Israel’s strategy of deterrence through disproportionate retaliation is effective in its asymmetrical conflicts against non-state actors. It begins with an analysis of the Israeli strategy of deterrence and retaliation methods against non-state actors, surveying the application of deterrence and retaliation strategies from 1948 through the 1982 Lebanon War. It culminates in an analysis of Israeli involvement in Lebanon, the rise of Hezbollah, and the Second Lebanon War of 2006. The paper finds that Israel has developed an overreliance on military force, which leads it to use it excessively in situations where it is ineffective, such as in asymmetrical conflict. It concludes that not only does the use of excessive force in asymmetrical conflict fail to affect the motivation or capabilities of the non-state adversary which would enforce Israeli deterrence, but it also creates humanitarian catastrophes, which in turn bring about diplomatic isolation and the delegitimization of Israel’s struggle against terrorism.
Emotion-oriented requirements engineering
Creators: name: Kissoon Curumsing, Maheswaree
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The adoption and use of technology is driven by perception, and issues such as privacy, burden on others, safety, security and feeling monitored play a significant role in technology adoption. In particular, emotional expectations of users are an important determinant, yet they are not systematically addressed in many technology projects, causing them to fail. This thesis presents a set of techniques that can assist technology creators to incorporate user’s emotional goals and deliver a more impactful solution.
Trends in "avoidable" mortality by neighbourhood income in urban Canada from 1971 to 1996
Creators: name: James, Paul Damien
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Public Health.
subject: Sociology, Public and Social Welfare.
subject: Sociology, Demography.

description: Objective. To examine changes in neighbourhood income-related differences in 'avoidable', and other cause, mortality in urban Canada from 1971 to 1996. Data source. Canadian Mortality Database and population censuses for 1971, 1986, 1991 and 1996. The deaths were coded to census tract and grouped into neighbourhood income quintiles. Methods. Deaths were classified as amenable to medical or public health interventions according to seven selected classification lists. Age-standardized period expected years of life lost (SEYLL) were calculated. Quintile differentials were determined using rate ratios and rate differences. Results. From 1971 to 1996, the avoidable SEYLL differences between the richest and poorest quintiles diminished 58.5--72.1% for men and 56.4--82.2% for women, depending on the classification list considered. The SEYLL differences relating to other causes increased 8.0% in men and decreased 0.5% in women. Conclusion. Deaths amenable to medical and public health interventions contributed to reducing socioeconomic mortality disparities in urban Canada.
Sustainable Farming Quarterly, July 1995
Creators: name: Granatstein, David
name: Reichert, Paul
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 1995
Subjects: Agriculture

description: Alfalfa tops annual legumes for building soil / Looking back, moving ahead: the SFQ says its goodbyes / Support for sustainable agriculture has blossomed in SFQ's lifetime / Flea beetles launch attack on Montana leafy spurge / Reduce your herbicide bill with variable application / Teamwork leads to shared discovery
"Roget's Thesaurus" as a lexical resource for natural language processing
Creators: name: Jarmasz, Mario
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Language, Linguistics.
subject: Artificial Intelligence.
subject: Computer Science.

description: This dissertation presents an implementation of an electronic lexical knowledge base that uses the 1987 Penguin edition of Roget's Thesaurus as the source for its lexical material---the first implementation of a computerized Roget's to use an entire current edition. It explains the steps necessary for taking a machine-readable file and transforming it into a tractable system. Roget's organization is studied in detail and contrasted with WordNet's. We show two applications of the computerized Thesaurus: computing semantic similarity between words and phrases, and building lexical chains in a text. The experiments are performed using well-known benchmarks and the results are compared to those of other systems that use Roget's, WordNet and statistical techniques. Roget's has turned out to be an excellent resource for measuring semantic similarity; lexical chains are easily built but more difficult to evaluate. We also explain ways in which Roget's Thesaurus and WordNet can be combined.
A Call for Reform: The Impact of Universal Healthcare and Economic Development on Inequalities in Japan
Creators: name: Nicholson, Patrick
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Japan Healthcare

description: Social inequalities today are becoming more concerning as global economies are changing at a rapid pace with the increases in technological development. In the studying the Japanese economy, it is apparent that there are many inequalities; particularly within the healthcare system in Japan. Through the analysis of Japanese economic statistics, as well as the research of the Japanese healthcare system, social inequalities and health inequalities are distinctly manifested throughout Japan’s society. From reviewing the data and observations regarding these inequalities, it is imperative to view previous attempts at reforming equality in Japanese society, as well as look forward toward new policies of equality. The research provided within this paper will support the call for social policy reform in Japan while also demonstrating the underlying inefficiencies in the economic and healthcare sectors.
Critique de la littérature sur le terrorisme et l'islam
Creators: name: Dabboussi, Hala
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Religion, History of.

description: Il s'agit dans cette thèse de faire une critique de la littérature sur le terrorisme et l'islam. À cause des actes terroristes exécutés au nom de l'islam, la religion musulmane est souvent accusée de violence. Cette thèse présenté en fait deux courants divergents qui traitent de ce sujet; le premier accuse l'islam d'encourager ses fidèles à la violence tandis que le deuxième tend à souligner plutôt les facteurs socio-politiques contemporains qu'il juge être la vraie cause du terrorisme. D'après une revue détaillée du Coran et des hadiths authentiques, il a été démontré dans cette thèse qu'il n'existe en fait aucune loi islamique qui pousse les musulmans à accomplir des actes extrémistes et/ou violents, au contraire le terrorisme est l'opposée de la religion. Toutefois, les versets du glaive présents dans le Coran sont tout simplement censés guider les croyants en temps de guerre.
Dynamic Modulation of Spatial Selection: When, Where, and How?
Creators: name: Villalonga, Mercedes
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024

description: In a world full of distractions, there is a constant need for human cognitive systems to separate the wheat from the chaff— that is, to selectively attend goal-relevant sensory input and generate appropriate responses, all while ignoring irrelevant information (Carrasco, 2011). Compensating for the limited processing capacity of perceptual and cognitive systems, attention is a selective process, and visuospatial attention specifically has been studied extensively and characterized via prominent models of neural competition (Desimone & Duncan, 1995).
description: Visual attention has been likened to a spotlight (C. W. Eriksen & Hoffman, 1972; Posner et al., 1980) whose spatial extent narrows over time in order to enhance processing of goal-relevant targets (C. W. Eriksen & St. James, 1986; White et al., 2011). Behavioral and neurophysiological studies have shown that the spatial properties of the attentional “spotlight” are malleable, and may be altered by stimulus properties or task demands (Dubois et al., 2009; C. W. Eriksen & St. James, 1986; M. M. Müller & Hübner, 2002; Pan & Eriksen, 1993). Less effort has been devoted to characterizing the temporal dynamics of spatial selective attention.
description: Herein I present a set of four theory-driven studies that use complementary protocols and tools in an effort to elucidate the spatiotemporal dynamics of selective attention in a widely used conflict task, the Eriksen flanker task (B. A. Eriksen & Eriksen, 1974). Study 1 investigated the temporal dynamics of spatial selective attention in the flanker task by manipulating target-distractor stimulus onset asynchrony and analyzing congruency effects across response time distributions. In Study 2, I manipulated stimulus location to investigate how spatial uncertainty influences behavioral responses in the flanker task. Study 3 explored the effects of dynamic perceptual inputs on congruency effect magnitude. Study 4 extended Study 2 by investigating neural correlates of conflict processing using electroencephalography. Together, my results across these studies demonstrate that the time course of target selection in Eriksen’s flanker task is modulated by subtle variations in both spatial and temporal features. This work contributes to a deeper understanding of the interplay among visual selection, spatial uncertainty, and neural dynamics, shedding light on underlying mechanisms of visuospatial attention and cognitive control.
Modified Monod and linear substrate utilization rate equations for activated sludge biodegradation processes.
Creators: name: Orzechowski, Gregory.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: Substrate removal is most commonly modelled with a Monod or a linear rate equation. In these expressions the removal rate is most often assumed to be first order with respect to volatile suspended solids, which are used as an approximation of the active biomass in the reactor. Wastewater treatment systems are typically operated at sludge ages at which the biomass is in the condition of advanced endogenous decay. This results in the accumulation of dead biomass and other organic debris which reduces the accuracy of volatile suspended solids as a measure of active biomass. The active biomass percentage of volatile suspended solids decreases as sludge age increases. To account for the those conditions, a modified substrate removal expression with volatile mass concentration $\rm(X\sb{v})$ replaced with active biomass concentration $\rm(X\sb{a})$ represented as $\rm AX\sb{v}\sp{n}$ (A - constant, n between 0 and 1) was hypothesized as an improved model. Theoretically the expression $\rm AX\sb{v}\sp{n}$ can represent accurately the actual active biomass concentration. Activated sludge from sequencing batch reactors at steady state conditions was studied for substrate removal kinetics in batch utilization tests. Those tests were conducted on different initial substrate concentrations and different sludge dilutions. The best fitting exponent n, found from the experimental data from those tests, was equal to 0 in both equations. The fitting error (residual mean square) computed from modified equations with n equal to 0 was much lower then fitting error from unmodified equations in which n was equal to 1. The kinetic coefficients computed from modified equations were a better representation of the intrinsic kinetic coefficients (substrate and bacterial population specific) than coefficients computed from unmodified equations. The modified Monod equation provided better fit to the experimental data than the modified linear equation. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Surface modifying macromolecules for enhancement of polyethersulfone pervaporation membrane performance.
Creators: name: Pham, Vu Anh.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: The objective of this work was to modify the surface of polyethersulfone membranes in order to render them more useful in pervaporation for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from aqueous solutions. Surface Modifying Macromolecules (SMNs) were designed and developed as surface modifiers of asymmetric polyethersulfone (PES) membranes. Eight SMM polymers were synthesized in triplicate using methylene bis-p-phenyl diisocyanate (MDI), polypropylene oxide (PPO) and polyfluoroalcohol (BA-L). They represented a 2$\sp3$ factorial design used to study the effects of reactant stoichiometry, prepolymer reactant concentration and chain length of the polyfluoroalcohol on the SMM properties and reproducibility of the SMM synthesis. The bulk SMM polymers were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and elemental analysis. The compatibility between PES and SMM polymers was studied by DSC. The average molecular weight of SMM polymers, determined by GPC, were in the range of $1.0\times10\sp4\rm\ to\ 3.5\times10\sp4$. As predicted by theoretical considerations, SMMs were found to have migrated to the PES surface, rendering it more hydrophobic. This migration effect was confirmed by water droplet contact angle measurements and X-ray photoelectric spectroscopy (XPS). Opaqueness of PES/SMM films and results of DSC showed that SMM was either immiscible or partially miscible with PES. Preliminary pervaporation studies indicated that the addition of SMMs improved the selectivity of PES membranes, used in the separation of chloroform/water mixtures by 150 to 240%, depending on the chemical formulation of the SMM. In several cases, SMMs also improved the permeation rate. From a preliminary assessment of the changes in membrane surface and bulk characteristics, the surface chemistry and energetics were observed to contribute an important role in inducing the membranes' enhanced properties. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Anthro News, 2021-2022
Creators: name: Washington State University Department Of Anthropology
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Chair's message / New courses created / Grad students spotlight (Molly Carney) / Alumni spotlight (Caitlyn Placek) / Faculty updates / PhD candidate wins Fulbright-Hays grant to study Buddhist women / WSU honors Bill Lipe / AGO news / In memoriam, David Taylor / Anthro Museum update
Infrared studies of selected reactions on oxide surfaces.
Creators: name: Wang, Yaohua.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Physical.

description: This thesis has been concerned with some aspects of the reactions of SO$\sb2$ and H$\sb2$S over various catalysts, and it has been peripherally concerned with the use of probe molecules to study the surface structure of silica. The major experimental technique has been infrared spectroscopy, sometime supported by data obtained from Raman spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, temperature programmed desorption and gravimetric measurements. Most of the work has been related to the Claus reaction, 2H$\sb2$S + SO$\sb2 \longrightarrow$ 2H$\sb2$O + $\sp3/\sb{\rm n}$S$\sb{\rm n}$. In Chapter 3 this reaction has been studied over Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$ catalysts, in Chapter 4 over sodium impregnated Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$ catalysts, in Chapter 5 over sodium impregnated SiO$\sb2$ catalysts, and in Chapter 6 over Y type zeolites. Chapter 7 is concerned with a study of the oxidation of SO$\sb2$ over spinel (magnesium aluminate, MgAl$\sb2$O$\sb4$) with the view of examining the suitability of this material for adsorprion of SO$\sb{\rm x}$ (SO$\sb2$ + SO$\sb3$) during the regeneration of fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts. Chapter 8 is concerned with a study of the adsorption of NO$\sb{\rm x}$ and of NO$\sb{\rm x}$/SO$\sb2$ mixtures over Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$ and CuO/Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$ catalysts, with respect to the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NO$\sb{\rm x}$ species. The last Chapter, 9, is related to a very different study, an IR examination of the use of antimonypentamethyl, SbMe$\sb5$, as a molecule for probing the structure and accessibility of surface silanol (SiOH) groups on silica. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Dynamic characteristics of inclined cable
Creators: name: Oh, Jongseok
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: This thesis aims to investigate dynamic characteristics, especially the natural in-plane vibrations, of a perfectly flexible elastic suspended cable. A finite element procedure using the linear elastic rod as cable elements is formulated and a program implemented in Matlab is developed to determine natural frequencies and mode shapes. Results show how the properties of inclined cables meaningfully differ from those of horizontal cables. Influence of cable inclination induces the mixture of mode shapes through the transition range and the region of non-contact crossings of frequency. These phenomena assure that the existence of crossover points is only exception for the case of horizontal cables.
Family Pals: An Exploration of Parents' Experiences
Creators: name: Fanelli, Kimberly
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2009
Subjects: family pals program
first-hand experience with disability
disability awareness
Genetic counseling training

description: Family Pals was created by the Brandeis University Genetic Counseling Program to provide students the opportunity to meet with families who have a child with a disability. First-year genetic counseling students are placed with a family during their spring semester in order to more fully appreciate the life experiences of families who have a child with a disability. The students meet with their assigned families in their homes or at mutually agreed upon family/child-centered activities. Since the Family Pals Program inception 11 years ago, the Genetic Counseling Program has actively sought feedback from students, but the perspective of the participating families has never been examined. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of parents who have participated in the Brandeis University Family Pals Program. Any parent who had participated in Family Pals at least once was eligible to participate. A total of 10 Family Pals parents took part in the study, which included a qualitative, semi-structured phone interview lasting approximately 15-30 minutes. Participants discussed their motivation in being a part of the Family Pals Program, and provided a program evaluation. Our findings show that parents are motivated to participate in Family Pals in order to “give back” to other similar families. This motivation is facilitated by 1) providing a first-hand experience for genetic counseling students 2) educating students about their child’s specific condition and about disability in general and 3) demonstrating the possibility of normalcy even with a disabled child. Suggestions for improvement of Family Pals included allowing the parents to provide feedback about the students, and enabling the students in turn to provide feedback to the parents. Our findings may be of interest to other genetic counseling program directors interested in incorporating similar experiences into student curriculum.
A role for type I interferons in the resistance of chronic lymphocytic leukemia to vesicular stomatitis virus
Creators: name: Adatia, Femina
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Biology, Genetics.
subject: Health Sciences, Immunology.
subject: Health Sciences, Oncology.

description: Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) is a naturally oncolytic agent that is exquisitely sensitive to the antiviral effects of Type I Interferons (IFN). Although 81% of human cancer cell lines in the NCI-60 panel are sensitive to VSV, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), the most common adult leukemia in the West, is resistant. It is hypothesized that this resistance is due to an intact IFN pathway in CLL cells. A quantitative PCR based approach was taken to examine the IFN gene expression profile of CLL cells. It was discovered that CLL cells constitutively express IFNbeta and IFNalphaR1 transcripts which may contribute to an inherent antiviral state in these cells. However, upon activation of CLL cells, IFN transcript levels decrease and susceptibility to VSV infection is increased. As complete sensitivity to VSV is not achieved, the contribution of other antiviral mechanisms cannot be excluded. Understanding the mechanisms of viral resistance in CLL and uncovering novel approaches of manipulating them will have future implications for VSV therapy of CLL.
The impact of a standardized order set for the management of non-hip fragility fractures in a Fracture Liaison Service
Creators: name: Senay, A.
name: Delisle, J.
name: Giroux, M.
name: Laflamme, G. Y.
name: Leduc, S.
name: Malo, M.
name: Nguyen, H.
name: Ranger, P.
name: Fernandes, J. C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Summary: We analysed the impact of a standardized order set empowering staff nurses to independently manage a Fracture Liaison Service over a 9-month period. Nurses identified between 30 and 70 % of non-hip fragility fractures to the unit in charge of management over time. The latter managed 58 % of referred patients. Introduction: The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a standardized order set empowering nurses to independently manage a fracture liaison service (FLS). Methods: Since November 2014, an order set allowed nurses of a Montreal hospital, Quebec, Canada to entirely manage an FLS on their own. Nurses followed an 6-h training program on-site. Emergency department (ED) and orthopaedic outpatient clinic (OC) nurses identified non-hip fragility fractures. Medical day treatment unit (MDTU) nurses were in charge of the management (investigation and treatment initiation). The list of patients, 50 years and older, with a fracture were retrieved for the period of November 2014 to July 2015. Performance was assessed with the rate of identification over time and the rate of management of non-hip fragility fractures. Results: Over the 9-month period, 346 patients of ≥50 years old were seen for a fracture, of which 190 met fragility criteria (excluding hip fractures). A sinusoid pattern of rates of identification between 30-70 % was observed over time. An average proportion of 58.1 % of fracture patients were managed by MDTU nurses. Conclusions: A standardized order set legally allowing nurses to manage an FLS led to identification rates varying from 30–70 % and a management rate close to 60 % for referred patients over a 9-month period, which largely exceeds that of standard care. Identification was mostly compromised by difficulty integrating the order set into routine practice. Enforcement of the hospital policy on fragility fractures could help yield efficiency of identification of osteoporosis-related fractures by the staff.
A study of two electron defect systems in alkali halide crystals.
Creators: name: Zhang, Chang Gang.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Physics, Condensed Matter.

description: The structures of two electron defect systems in alkali halide crystals are studied. The systems which have been studied include: two electrons localized at an anion vacancy (F$\sp\prime$-centre); positronium self-trapped at an anion vacancy (Fe$\sp+$-centre); positron self-trapped at a cation vacancy (F$\sb{\rm anti}$-centre); positronium self-trapped at an interstice; and positronium in a Bloch state. An improved version of the extended-ion method which is based on the one electron Hartree-Fock approximation is used to perform these calculations. Its main feature is the exclusive use of floating 1s Gaussian functions as basis. For the multi-electron defect systems, the calculation of matrix elements of two electron interaction terms is a most difficult problem. We developed an effective approach to treat this interaction approximately. The correlation effect of defect electrons is partly accounted for by properly arranged Gaussian basis. The binding energy, thermal dissociation energy, and transition energy between ground state and excited state are calculated for F$\sp\prime$-centres. A defect model with negative-U properties was introduced to interpret the deeply bound F$\sp\prime$-centre. Calculations of positron binding energies are made for Fe$\sp+$-centres and F$\sb{\rm anti}$-centres. In addition, we evaluate the angular correlation and lifetime of an annihilated electron-positron pair for Fe$\sp+$-centres, localized positronium and Bloch state positronium. The observed phenomena such as the transition of positronium from Bloch state to localized state, and the crystallographic effect are examined theoretically. The calculated results regarding various properties of crystals are in reasonably good agreement with experiment.
A Close Exploration of Kant's Concept of Honeste Vive: Implicit Obligations for Civil and Legal Society
Creators: name: Reiss, Sophia Talia
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Kant
subject: Legal Philosophy
subject: kantian
subject: morality
subject: civic responsibility
subject: right to dignity
subject: dignity
subject: Metaphysics of Morals
subject: morals
subject: Doctrine of Right
subject: Right
subject: Comparative Law
subject: Constitutional Law
subject: Law
subject: FOS: Law
subject: Law and Social Change
subject: Law and Society
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion

description: In Immanuel Kant's moral and political philosophy, honeste vive serves as a concept that sits at the middle of an intersection between the strictly moral and strictly political philosophy. This intersection appears throughout our lives and practical experience as well as illustrated through the power of the disinformation and misinformation at the core of the 2023 Dominion v. Fox News case. The concept of honeste vive appears to an honorable and honest life with respect for law and respect for humanity. This thesis explores this idea and how it creates a foundation for legal, political, and civic society including examining practical examples in legal frameworks and constitutions around the world.
title: The Poetics of the Sharing Economy
title: Shakespeare and Milton in the Age of the Leviathan
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Toker, Kemal Onur
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Infinitely Shareable Goods
subject: John Milton
subject: Mimesis
subject: Sharing Economy
subject: Surveillance Capitalism
subject: William Shakespeare
subject: Political Science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: “The Poetics of the Sharing Economy” analyzes the conflict between two rival paradigms of social value – the paradigm of monetary capital vs. the paradigm of infinitely shareable public goods – in the works of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Milton, and Locke. The aim of this project is to uncover the now neglected history of a fundamental conceptual clash that not only played a decisive role in the elaboration of modern liberalism, but which has also once again emerged as an urgent problem in the world of twenty-first century digital information capitalism.The idea that certain goods are infinitely shareable – "the more I give to thee, / The more I have" (Romeo and Juliet) – was a recurrent motif in the works of Shakespeare and Milton. Although this motif has resurfaced in recent social scientific work on the sharing economy of the open-source software movement, it has not yet received any of the sustained scholarly attention needed to explicate its import in the context of early modern poetic, political, and economic theory. As well as filling this significant gap in early modern literary scholarship, this dissertation also highlights the important contribution that criticism of Shakespeare and Milton can make to our attempts to get to grips with the fundamental moral and political dilemmas of the age of digital “surveillance capitalism” and “algorithmic governance”.
Ag Sounder, January 2022
Creators: name: Washington State University Thurston County Extension
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Agriculture

description: Growing Profitable Farms: Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business venture, while existing operations considering diversification or expansion must evaluate how changes can affect land, labor, capital, and family resources.
Aspects of the "Jewish" folk idiom in Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No 4, Op 83 (1949)
Creators: name: Watson, Jada
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Biography.
subject: Music.

description: This thesis examines the context in which the Soviet composer Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich turned to the "Jewish" folk idiom in his Fourth String Quartet, op. 83 (1949). The Fourth String Quartet falls into the second of three "Jewish" periods of composition, a period that aligns with the continual denunciation of Shostakovich as a "formalist" and "anti-People" composer, as well as with Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign. Because Shostakovich was not Jewish, these works have been read as either an attempt to rehabilitate himself following the Resolution on Music or as a method of identification with an oppressed minority. This thesis examines Shostakovich's professional and private life from 1948 to 1953. It outlines the rise of anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union during this same period and analyses elements of "Jewish" musical language in the Fourth String Quartet. Ultimately, this thesis discusses how Shostakovich both followed Party demands and found a personal response to persecution.
Noel, noel, noel: A Discussion of the French Noel
Creators: name: Reardon, Gabrielle
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Noel
Medieval
French
Song form

description: This is a discussion of the medieval French noël song form. Many different definitions exist among current scholars, with some even discounting the subject matter of the song when it comes to differentiating this song from others available during this time period. Through a review of five songs and the existent scholarship, this study attempts to provide a possible definition for the noël, something that is necessary in order to focus and enable possible future scholarship regarding this genre. This study begins by discussing the current state of the definition and comparing three definitions attributed to Block, Routley, and Rus as well as a more general idea regarding the classification of these works. It then moves into a discussion about the pitfalls of the more general methodology for classifying the works before positing a definition that is then applied to the Noel, Noel, Noel, a work attributed to Antoine Busnois, as well as an anonymous parody “noël” found in Block’s own study.
Optical beat interference countermeasures in subcarrier multiplexed wavelength division multiple access networks.
Creators: name: Banat, Mohammad Mahmoud.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: Several countermeasures to optical beat interference (OBI) in subcarrier multiplexed wavelength division multiple access (SCM/WDMA) networks are presented. The solutions studied in this thesis can be classified in two broad categories: one for which the objective is to expand the OBI spectrum by as much as possible, and one which can theoretically provide complete elimination of OBI. Using the first category of solutions, expanding the OBI spectrum results in less OBI power at the input of the electronic detection circuitry. Using the second category, OBI is reduced substantially by averaging out (using multimode fiber), or by addition and subtraction operations (balanced detection). Increasing the laser intensity modulation index, polarization scrambling, and optical carrier frequency hopping constitute the main solutions in the first category. Balanced detection, and passing the optical fields through pieces of multimode fiber or through a depolarizer are two proposed solutions that theoretically offer OBI elimination. For most of the solutions above, analytical expressions for well-known system performance measures are presented. Performance measures studied include average bit error rate, average carrier-to-interference ratio, and outage probability. Computer simulations and numerical analyses are used whenever appropriate to support or replace the analytical results. The multimode fiber method is verified experimentally, as well. In deriving the signal-to-OBI ratio for the large modulation index solution, a large signal model is used for the first time to describe the laser behavior under direct intensity modulation. Such a model is needed because small-signal models do not provide accurate representation of the modulated laser spectrum at the modulation indices of interest here. While each method discussed in this thesis offers a certain degree of OBI reduction, it is observed that optical frequency hopping (OFH) provides the most significant reduction. OFH is expected to be a very practical scheme in the near future; because the availability of tunable lasers is increasing, and their price is dropping. Even further reduction in OBI power spectral density is expected to be achievable by optical spread spectrum, where the use of coherent ultrashort laser pulses can virtually eliminate OBI, and result in an extremely high network throughput. Such schemes are anticipated to become feasible countermeasures of OBI when all-optical processing becomes well-established.
Cownose Rays, Retreating Eelgrass, and Rising Ocean Temperatures: How Long Island’s Bay Scallops Will Survive Against the Current Odds
Creators: name: Goldman, Mitchell Perry
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Bay scallops
Restoration

description: In this paper, I speak about the bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) restoration efforts that are currently underway in Long Island, NY. Bay scallop restoration in Long Island is a complex process that continues to become more complex every year due to increasingly warm ocean water, pollution, parasites, diseases, and the northward migration of species that prey upon bay scallops (i.e., cownose rays) (Rhinoptera bonasus). Bay scallops in Long Island have suffered major losses since 2019 due to a coccidian parasite outbreak. Mortality rates of planted bay scallops in Long Island were at 99-100% in 2019-2020 due to this parasite. However, many ill-informed Long Islanders believed that cownose rays were responsible for the bay scallop’s demise. In this thesis, I aim to dispel the misinformation that disseminated about cownose rays causing mass scallop mortality in Long Island and discuss the innovative ways that bay scallop restoration efforts have been able to succeed in Long Island. Without eelgrass restoration efforts, ingenuity from bay scallop restoration workers, and an incredible amount of community support, bay scallops would not exist in Long Island waters today. However, it is time for Long Island’s communities to do more to help keep their bays healthy, otherwise, bay scallop restoration efforts may prove futile into the future.