cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An Investigation of the Efficacy of Curcumin for the Prevention and Amelioration of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
Creators: name: Cox, Katherine H. M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Epidemiological and pre-clinical studies suggest that curcumin may protect against or ameliorate, cognitive decline in both normal aging and dementia. Despite its therapeutic potential, there is a relative paucity of data regarding the cognitive effects of curcumin in humans. This thesis investigated the acute and chronic effects of oral curcumin administration on cognitive function, mood, and wellbeing, in older adults. A number of beneficial effects were observed including enhancements in learning, working memory and attention, consistent with improved hippocampal function. Curcumin was also associated with reduced fatigue and resistance to the detrimental effects of cognitive stress on mood.
Bearing capacity and settlement behavior of unsaturated soils from model footing tests
Creators: name: Sun, Rui
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: A series of model footing tests were conducted to determine the bearing capacity and settlement behaviour of four different soils of which the first two were coarse-grained soils (Le. Filtration sand and Quarry sand) and the remainder two were fine-grained soils (i.e. Sil-co-sil 106 and Mil-u-sil 30) using four different sizes of model footings (Le. 20 mm x 20 mm, 37 mm x 37 mm, 41.75 mm in diameter, and 50 mm x 50 mm) over a suction range of 0 to 8 kPa. This range of matric suction 0 to 8 kPa extends over the boundary effect, transition and residual stages (Vanapalli et al. 1999) for the two coarse-grained soils (Le. Filtration sand and Quarry sand). A soil container which is 300 mm in diameter and 700 mm in height has been used in the experiment. The targeted matric suction values in the soils were achieved by controlling the level of water table in the soil container and confirmed using Tensiometers installed in the soil at different depths. The experimental results demonstrated that: 1) The variation of bearing capacity of coarse-grained soils (Le. Filtration sand and Quarry sand) with respect to matric suction was nonlinear in nature. The bearing capacity increases up to the residual suction value and then decreases with further increase in matric suction values. The trends for settlement are however opposite; the settlement decreases up to residual suction value and gradually start increasing along with an increase in the matric suction. 2) For the unsaturated fine-grained soils (Le. Sil-co-sil 106 and Min-u-sil 30), bearing capacity increases and settlement decreases as the matric suction increases because the suction range (Le. 0 to 8 kPa) is in the boundary effect zone. In other words, the suction range in the boundary effect zone is lower than the air-entry value (i.e. saturation zone). More detailed discussions are offered with respect to the bearing capacity and settlement behaviour of unsaturated soils including the influence of footing size on the bearing capacity and settlement results. In addition, these test results were used to verify the semi-empirical models proposed by Vanapalli and Mohamed (2007) and Oh et al. (2009) for predicting the bearing capacity and settlement behaviour of unsaturated soils, respectively.
Correction to: Tackling injustices of occupational lung disease acquired in South African mines: recent developments and ongoing challenges
Creators: name: Kistnasamy, Barry
name: Yassi, Annalee
name: Yu, Jessica
name: Spiegel, Samuel
name: Fourie, Andre
name: Barker, Stephen
name: Spiegel, Jerry M.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

Abstract
Early or delayed onset of food intake in time-restricted eating : associations with markers of obesity in a secondary analysis of two pilot studies
Creators: name: Kesztyüs, Dorothea
name: Cermak, Petra
name: Kesztyüs, Tibor
name: Barzel, Anne
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: time-restricted eating
subject: health-related quality of life
subject: adults
subject: pilot study
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Fasting; Physiology
subject: Circadian rhythm
subject: Adult
subject: Anthropometry
subject: Intermittierendes Fasten
subject: Erwachsener
subject: Tagesrhythmus
subject: Anthropometrie

description: Time-restricted eating (TRE) has rapidly gained interest in the public and the scientific community. One presumed mechanism of action is the adaptation of the eating–fasting rhythm to the evolutionary circadian rhythm of the metabolism. Study results regarding the suggestion that earlier beginning of food intake leads to better outcomes are heterogeneous. We conducted a secondary analysis of pooled data from two pilot studies on TRE to examine an association between the timing of onset of food intake with obesity-related outcomes. Participants (n = 99, 83 females aged 49.9 ± 10.8 years) were asked to restrict their daily eating to 8–9 h for three months. Tertiles of the onset of food intake were assessed for changes in anthropometry, blood lipid levels, and health-related quality of life. We detected no significant differences in outcomes between early (before 9:47), medium (9:47–10:50), and late onset (after 10:50) of food intake. However, the duration of the eating period was longest in the group with the earliest (8.6 ± 1.0 h) and shortest in the group with the latest onset (7.5 ± 0.8 h). Subsequently, fasting duration was longest in the last group (16.5 h). This may have compromised the results. More research is needed in this area to address this question.
Supplementary document for Guiding and confining of light in a two-dimensional synthetic space using electric fields - 4545695.pdf
Creators: name: Chalabi, Hamidreza
name: Barik, Sabyasachi
name: Mittal, Sunil
name: Murphy, Thomas
name: Hafezi, Mohammad
name: Waks, Edo
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Experimental details and theoretical analysis
Financial Fraud Detection Using Multi-Classifier Systems
Creators: name: Ragbir Singh, Kuldeep Kaur
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Online payment card fraud poses a growing challenge, leading to significant financial losses for businesses and consumers alike. Utilizing extensive data, the research introduces advanced machine learning techniques as a robust solution to detect and prevent these fraudulent activities. Compared to traditional methods, this innovative approach offers markedly higher accuracy and efficiency. By swiftly analyzing vast volumes of transaction data, the proposed machine learning-based system not only promises faster, more precise results but also represents a crucial step forward in safeguarding financial transactions in our increasingly digitalized world.
TUNE ULR Technisch wissenschaftliche Unterstützung bei der Novellierung der EU-Umgebungslärmrichtlinie: Arbeitspaket 2: Geschwindigkeitsreduzierungen
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: EU-Umgebungslärmrichtlinie
Gesetzesnovellierung
Verkehrsberuhigung

description: Geschwindigkeitsreduzierungen, insbesondere Tempo 30 an Hauptverkehrsstraßen werden vielerorts aus verschiedenen Gründen geplant: zur Senkung der Luftschadstoffbelastung, für eine höhere Aufenthaltsqualität oder zur Erhöhung der Verkehrssicherheit. Auch wegen der hohen akustischen Wirkung bei vergleichsweise geringem Realisierungsaufwand ist das Thema in vielen Kommunen aktuell.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
Accuracy evaluation for antenna measurements at mm-wave frequencies
Creators: name: Böhm, Linus
name: Bögelsack, Frank
name: Hitzler, Martin
name: Wiehler, Stefan
name: Waldschmidt, Christian
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Antenna measurements
subject: Integrated antenna
subject: accuracy
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: Antennas (Electronics)
subject: Measuring instruments
subject: Antennenmesstechnik
subject: Antenne

description: Measurements of integrated antennas are often cumbersome and erroneous. Inaccuracies of the measurement setup, unknown material parameters, and metal parts in the immediate surrounding of the antenna under test (AUT) cause errors to the measured parameters. In order to be able to measure integrated antennas at frequencies beyond 100 GHz with high accuracy, a dedicated measurement setup was developed. For the quantification of the accuracy of the setup various measurements with different parameters were taken and their individual impact on the result was analyzed. On this basis the accuracy of measured antenna parameters like gain, directivity, and radiation pattern at 280 GHz was calculated as well as their sensitivity towards certain uncertainties in the measurement process.
Understanding cognitive heterogeneity and its link to brain morphology in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder
Creators: name: Karantonis, James Anthony
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research explores how people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder may vary in their cognitive abilities, and how cognitive variability relates to physical characteristics of the brain. The findings suggest that cognitive ability is indeed variable and not specific to diagnosis, and whilst we do have an understanding of how cognition maps to variation in underlying brain morphology, more research is needed to determine why inconsistencies are present. It is hoped that this body of work will guide future research endeavours aimed at better understanding of cognition in these disorders.
Optimization of growth and electrosynthesis of PolyHydroxyAlkanoates by the thermophilic bacterium Kyrpidia spormannii
Creators: name: Pillot, Guillaume
name: Sunny, Soniya
name: Comes, Victoria
name: Kerzenmacher, Sven
Publisher: name: Elsevier Science
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbial electrosynthesis
subject: PolyHydroxyAlkanoates
subject: Thermophilic Knallgas bacteria
subject: Biofilm optimization
subject: Growth optimization
subject: 600

description: The recent discovery of the Knallgas bacterium Kyrpidia spormannii EA-1, able to produce PolyHydroxyAlkanoates (PHA) on a cathode, is of great interest to sustainably produce bioplastics from electricity and CO2. In this study, we investigated the effect of cathode properties on PHA synthesis, focusing on the choice of cathode material, the surface modification of a graphite cathode with different treatments or by electrodeposition of metal catalysts, and the distance between anode and cathode. The results show a particular high performance of iron-based electrodes with increased biofilm density and PHA production. Also, a simple treatment of the graphite cathode with isopropanol and sonication showed the best performance compared to more elaborate surface modifications treatments. Finally, the shorter the distance between anode and cathode was, the better the PHA production was obtained. These optimizations allow to increase by 5-fold the PHA production compared to initial conditions, reaching a production of 117 mg·day−1·m−2.
Relating Alpha Power and Phase to Population Firing and Hemodynamic Activity Using a Thalamo-cortical Neural Mass Model
Creators: name: Becker, Robert
name: Knock, Stuart
name: Ritter, Petra
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Oscillations are ubiquitous phenomena in the animal and human brain. Among them, the alpha rhythm in human EEG is one of the most prominent examples. However, its precise mechanisms of generation are still poorly understood. It was mainly this lack of knowledge that motivated a number of simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) – functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. This approach revealed how oscillatory neuronal signatures such as the alpha rhythm are paralleled by changes of the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal. Several such studies revealed a negative correlation between the alpha rhythm and the hemodynamic BOLD signal in visual cortex and a positive correlation in the thalamus. In this study we explore the potential generative mechanisms that lead to those observations. We use a bursting capable Stefanescu-Jirsa 3D (SJ3D) neural-mass model that reproduces a wide repertoire of prominent features of local neuronal-population dynamics. We construct a thalamo-cortical network of coupled SJ3D nodes considering excitatory and inhibitory directed connections. The model suggests that an inverse correlation between cortical multi-unit activity, i.e. the firing of neuronal populations, and narrow band local field potential oscillations in the alpha band underlies the empirically observed negative correlation between alpha-rhythm power and fMRI signal in visual cortex. Furthermore the model suggests that the interplay between tonic and bursting mode in thalamus and cortex is critical for this relation. This demonstrates how biophysically meaningful modelling can generate precise and testable hypotheses about the underpinnings of large-scale neuroimaging signals.
Los misterios de Madrid de Antonio Muñoz Molina : parodia y novela por entregas.
Creators: name: Nierojewski-Vélez, Elina.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Literature, Romance.

description: The Spanish contemporary writer Antonio Munoz Molina is generally considered to be a representative of Postmodernism, a name given to a movement in contemporary cultural forms that displays certain common characteristics. The purpose of this study is to approach one of Munoz Molina's most recent novels, Los misterios de Madrid, from the point of view of Postmodernist theories in order to determine which, if any, of the essential characteristics of the literary movement are present in the book. In order to do so, we have turned to the valuable studies of Fredric Jameson, "Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism" and The Seeds of Time, as well as those of Linda Hutcheon, A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction and A Theory of Parody: The Teachings of Twentieth Century Art Forms. Through the study of the characteristics of Postmodernism that are present in Los misterios de Madrid and, more specifically, through the study of one of the most important characteristics to this thesis, that of postmodern parody, we arrive at the conclusion that, although the novel may indeed be considered representative of the Postmodern period, it is by no means exclusively so.
Ultracompact monostatic MIMO radar with nonredundant aperture
Creators: name: Grüner, Patrik
name: Geiger, Martin
name: Waldschmidt, Christian
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biomimetic antenna array (BMAA)
subject: direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation
subject: radar-on-chip
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: MIMO systems
subject: Radar
subject: Bionics
subject: Millimeter waves
subject: MIMO
subject: Bionik
subject: MMIC
subject: FMCW-Radar
subject: Antennengruppe
subject: Bildgebendes Verfahren

description: Monostatic,multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radar configurations using the same antenna array for transmission and reception inherently lead to redundant virtual antenna positions within the virtual MIMO aperture. This article presents a new method for designing monostatic MIMO radars where this disadvantage may be overcome and nonredundant virtual arrays are yielded by exploiting biomimetic antenna arrays (BMAAs). The new concept of biomimetic MIMO is introduced and thoroughly investigated in this article. Its working principle is compared with conventional monostatic MIMO and verified by radar measurements. The new approach is intended to improve the angle estimation capability of, in particular, small radar systems. Therefore, the concept is applied to an ultracompact two-channel radar monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) with fully integrated antennas for range and angle measurements in the 150-GHz range. The chip features two monostatic transmit-receive (TRX) channels with an antenna spacing of λ/4 and occupies less than 3 mm² of space. By applying biomimetic MIMO, a virtual aperture consisting of four unique antenna positions and an equivalent total size of around 1.5λ is achieved.
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Creators: name: Adler, Nicole
name: Küster, Anette
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: pharmaceutical
subject: pharmaceuticals
subject: pharmaceutical residue
subject: pharmaceutical residues
subject: medicinal product
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Chemicals

description: Pharmaceutical substances are biologically highly active chemicals which can unintentionally but regularly be released into the environment. More than 600 different pharmaceuticals can be found worldwide in soils, sediments, surface waters and some of them even in groundwater. To protect human health and the environment it is urgent to implement strong and effective measures to reduce emissions of pharmaceuticals. Respective measures have already been defined by various stakeholders. These measures should be merged now in order to work out an EU strategy. In this position paper UBA proposes six key measures which should be taken into account to promote the best protection of our water from pollution of pharmaceuticals. Quelle: Umweltbundesamt
description: Pharmaceutical substances are biologically highly active chemicals which can unintentionally but regularly be released into the environment. More than 600 different pharmaceuticals can be found worldwide in soils, sediments, surface waters and some of them even in groundwater. To protect human health and the environment it is urgent to implement strong and effective measures to reduce emissions of pharmaceuticals. Respective measures have already been defined by various stakeholders. These measures should be merged now in order to work out an EU strategy. In this position paper ⁠UBA⁠ proposes six key measures which should be taken into account to promote the best protection of our water from pollution of pharmaceuticals.
Anomalously low modulus of the interpenetrating-phase composite of Fe and Mg obtained by liquid metal dealloying
Creators: name: Okulov, Ilya
name: Geslin, Pierre-Antoine
name: Soldatov, Ivan
name: Ovri, Henry
name: Joo, Soo-Hyun
name: Kato, Hidemi
Publisher: name: Elsevier Science
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Dealloying
subject: Interpenetrating-phase composite
subject: Low modulus
subject: Immiscible metals
subject: Fe-Mg
subject: 600

description: A bulk interpenetrating-phase composite consisting of immiscible Fe and Mg metals is fabricated by liquid metal dealloying. The composite exhibits an anomalously low value of the Young's modulus of 20 ± 3 GPa, when probed in compression. The Young's modulus values obtained from nanoindentation and ultrasonic measurements are, however, significantly higher than that in compression, but still remain lower than theoretical values obtained from the Hashin-Shtrikman bounds and a micromechanics model. Such a deviation is explained by the weak interfaces between Fe and Mg phases that promote phase boundary sliding upon mechanical loading, leading to a low effective modulus.
Klimaschutzpotenziale der Abfallwirtschaft
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: OECD-Länder
subject: USA
subject: Indien
subject: Ägypten
subject: Klimaschutzpotenzial
subject: Abfallwirtschaft
subject: CO2-Vermeidungskosten
subject: Ökobilanz
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Abfall | Ressourcen
subject: Climate | Energy
subject: Waste | Resources

description: Ziel der Studie ist die Darstellung der Klimaschutzpotenziale der Abfallwirtschaft in denOECD-Staaten sowie in Indien und Ägypten. Es werden drei detaillierte Treibhausgasbilanzen für die USA, Indien, Ägypten sowie eine Bilanzierung für die OECD-Staaten nach der Methode der "Ökobilanz der Abfallwirtschaft" in Anlehnung an ISO 14040/14044 vorgenommen. Dem jeweils ermittelten Status-Quo werden je zwei Zukunftsszenarien für 2030 gegenübergestellt. In Workshops mit Ökobilanz-Experten und lokalen Akteuren sind das methodische Vorgehen sowie Rahmendaten und Annahmen intensiv diskutiert worden. Es konnte ein Ansatz zurTreibhausgas(THG)-Bilanzierung entwickelt werden, der einheitliche Emissionsfaktoren zur Anrechnung von vermiedenen Emissionen durch stoffliche Verwertung verwendet.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de

description: Ziel der Studie ist die Darstellung der Klimaschutzpotenziale der Abfallwirtschaft in den ⁠OECD⁠-Staaten sowie in Indien und Ägypten. Es werden drei detaillierte Treibhausgasbilanzen für die USA, Indien, Ägypten sowie eine Bilanzierung für die OECD-Staaten nach der Methode der „Ökobilanz der Abfallwirtschaft“ in Anlehnung an ISO 14040/14044 vorgenommen. Dem jeweils ermittelten Status-Quo werden je zwei Zukunftsszenarien für 2030 gegenübergestellt. In Workshops mit Ökobilanz-Experten und lokalen Akteuren sind das methodische Vorgehen sowie Rahmendaten und Annahmen intensiv diskutiert worden. Es konnte ein Ansatz zur ⁠Treibhausgas⁠ (THG)-Bilanzierung entwickelt werden, der einheitliche Emissionsfaktoren zur Anrechnung von vermiedenen Emissionen durch stoffliche Verwertung verwendet.
Mass Effect Drive: A Theoretical Framework for Interstellar Travel
Creators: name: Billions, Ava
name: Knight, Chris
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Abstract

The vast expanse of the cosmos has always beckoned humanity, fueling our dreams of interstellar exploration and the discovery of new worlds. However, the limitations of conventional propulsion systems, bound by the speed of light, have confined us to our own solar system. The Mass Effect Drive emerges as a beacon of hope, a theoretical propulsion system that proposes a revolutionary approach to achieving faster-than-light (FTL) travel. By harnessing the principles of relativistic physics and gravitomagnetism, this concept envisions a future where humanity can transcend the boundaries of space and time, venturing into the depths of the universe. This paper delves into the scientific foundations, mathematical models, and technological considerations surrounding the Mass Effect Drive, while also exploring its potential implications for the future of space exploration and humanity's expansion beyond our solar system.
Influence of perception on the selection of risk treatments
Creators: name: Jeges, Robert
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Perception of risk is determined by a number of factors including cognitive processes, psychophysics of the brain and mental models, which are at the foundation of behavioural economics. The normative models of risk assessment based on expected utility omit the role of perception biases, and the descriptive models lack predictive ability. This thesis introduces the concept of disutility as a quantifier of risk perception that modifies the expected utility calculus to predict preferences under uncertainty.
New Intelligent Pattern Classifiers based on Human Deep-thinking
Creators: name: Zhenyi, Shen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The development of new intelligent classifiers based on human thinking logic is a challenging research topic in the area of pattern classification. Currently, most classifiers are designed by using mathematical optimization-based techniques, rather than human thinking and reasoning. This thesis focuses on the development of new intelligent classifiers, based on human deep-thinking logic, to approximate the optimal design process in conventional classifier designs and to avoid the complex and time-consuming mathematical optimization-based trainings. This research will greatly enhance the learning efficiency and improve classification performance.
Density of direct factors in normed arithmetical semi-groups.
Creators: name: Thomas, John R.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1977
Subjects: subject: Mathematics.

description: In this thesis we study direct factors A and B of normed arithmetical semi-groups. Essentially, we prove that such direct factors have asymptotic densities. The generality of this result is restricted to unique factorization semi-groups whose counting functions satisfy some regularity conditions. The treatment is broad enough, however, to include, in addition to the semi-group N* of positive integers, analogous "normalized" semi-groups of Gaussian integers and other algebraic integers.
Supplementary document for Guiding and confining of light in a two-dimensional synthetic space using electric fields - 4545695.pdf
Creators: name: Chalabi, Hamidreza
name: Barik, Sabyasachi
name: Mittal, Sunil
name: Murphy, Thomas
name: Hafezi, Mohammad
name: Waks, Edo
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Experimental details and theoretical analysis
Schizophrenia, human rights and access to health care : A systematic search and review of judgements by the European Court of Human Rights
Creators: name: Wigand, Moritz E.
name: Orzechowski, Marcin
name: Nowak, Marianne
name: Becker, Thomas
name: Steger, Florian
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Psychiatric ethics
subject: law
subject: involuntary confinement
subject: structural stigma
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Schizophrenia
subject: Mentally ill persons
subject: Commitment of mentally ill
subject: Law enforcement
subject: Social stigma
subject: Torture
subject: Psychiatry; Ethics
subject: Human rights
subject: Schizophrenie
subject: Psychisch Kranker
subject: Stigmatisierung
subject: Unterbringung
subject: Vollstreckung
subject: Menschenrecht
subject: Psychiatrie
subject: Medizinische Ethik

description: Background: Persons with schizophrenia are vulnerable regarding human rights violations. Aims: The aim of this research is to systematically analyse judgements by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) involving persons with schizophrenia. Methods: A systematic search of judgements by the ECtHR, using the search term ‘schizophrenia’. Descriptive statistics and a qualitative thematic analysis were performed. Results: A total of n = 105 judgements were included, originating in n = 29 countries. Article 5 (Right to liberty and security) of the European Convention on Human Rights was ruled by the ECtHR to have been violated in 45.7% of judgements, Article 3 (Prohibition of torture) in 20.0% and Article 8 (Right to respect for private and family life) in 19.0%. Relevant themes were inadequate access to mental health care, especially in prisons and during police operations, involuntary confinement, detention and ill-treatment as a risk factor for psychosis, the right to family life versus the rights of others, extradition/expulsion and protection of other persons’ human rights against violent behaviour by persons with schizophrenia. Discussion: Persons with schizophrenia often do not receive adequate treatment and are especially vulnerable in prisons, where ill-treatment can be an additional risk factor. They can have both offender and victim status. The judgements suggest that the ECtHR has a balanced view on involuntary confinement. National legislation and internal hospital guidelines should be written in a manner to help minimise human rights violations against persons with schizophrenia.
Influenza A virus infection dysregulates the expression of microRNA-22 and its targets; CD147 and HDAC4, in epithelium of asthmatics
Creators: name: Moheimani, Fatemeh
name: Koops, Jorinke
name: Williams, Teresa
name: Reid, Andrew T.
name: Hansbro, Philip M.
name: Wark, Peter A.
name: Knight, Darryl
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: Specific microRNAs (miRNAs) play essential roles in airway remodeling in asthma. Infection with influenza A virus (IAV) may also magnify pre-existing airway remodeling leading to asthma exacerbation. However, these events remain to be fully defined. We investigated the expression of miRNAs with diverse functions including proliferation (miR-20a), differentiation (miR-22) or innate/adaptive immune responses (miR-132) in primary bronchial epithelial cells (pBECs) of asthmatics following infection with the H1N1 strain of IAV. Methods: pBECs from subjects (n = 5) with severe asthma and non-asthmatics were cultured as submerged monolayers or at the air-liquid-interface (ALI) conditions and incubated with IAV H1N1 (MOI 5) for up to 24 h. Isolated miRNAs were subjected to Taqman miRNAs assays. We confirmed miRNA targets using a specific mimic and antagomir. Taqman mRNAs assays and immunoblotting were used to assess expression of target genes and proteins, respectively. Results: At baseline, these miRNAs were expressed at the same level in pBECs of asthmatics and non-asthmatics. After 24 h of infection, miR-22 expression increased significantly which was associated with the suppression of CD147 mRNA and HDAC4 mRNA and protein expression in pBECs from non-asthmatics, cultured in ALI. In contrast, miR-22 remained unchanged while CD147 expression increased and HDAC4 remained unaffected in cells from asthmatics. IAV H1N1 mediated increases in SP1 and c-Myc transcription factors may underpin the induction of CD147 in asthmatics. Conclusion: The different profile of miR-22 expression in differentiated epithelial cells from non-asthmatics may indicate a self-defense mechanism against aberrant epithelial responses through suppressing CD147 and HDAC4, which is compromised in epithelial cells of asthmatics.
Powerful H2 Line Cooling in Stephan's Quintet. II. Group-wide Gas and Shock Modeling of the Warm H2 and a Comparison with [C II] 157.7 μm Emission and Kinematics
Creators: name: Appleton, P. N.
name: Guillard, P.
name: Togi, A.
name: Alatalo, K.
name: Boulanger, F.
name: Cluver, Michelle
name: Pineau des Forets, G.
name: Lisenfeld, U.
name: Ogle, P.
name: Xu, C. K.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We map for the first time the two-dimensional H2 excitation of warm intergalactic gas in Stephan's Quintet on group-wide (50 × 35 kpc2) scales to quantify the temperature, mass, and warm H2 mass fraction as a function of position using Spitzer. Molecular gas temperatures are seen to rise (to T > 700 K) and the slope of the power-law density-temperature relation flattens along the main ridge of the filament, defining the region of maximum heating. We also performed MHD modeling of the excitation properties of the warm gas, to map the velocity structure and energy deposition rate of slow and fast molecular shocks. Slow magnetic shocks were required to explain the power radiated from the lowest-lying rotational states of H2, and strongly support the idea that energy cascades down to small scales and low velocities from the fast collision of NGC 7318b with group-wide gas. The highest levels of heating of the warm H2 are strongly correlated with the large-scale stirring of the medium as measured by [C ii] spectroscopy with Herschel. H2 is also seen associated with a separate bridge that extends toward the Seyfert nucleus in NGC 7319, from both Spitzer and CARMA CO observations. This opens up the possibility that both galaxy collisions and outflows from active galactic nuclei can turbulently heat gas on large scales in compact groups. The observations provide a laboratory for studying the effects of turbulent energy dissipation on group-wide scales, which may provide clues about the heating and cooling of gas at high z in early galaxy and protogalaxy formation.
title: Manifestaciones Radiológicas de la Neumonía en la práctica diaria. Sujeto inmunodeprimido SIDA.
Creators: name: Aguilar García, Jesús José
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Thorax
subject: Education
subject: Lung

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
La Radiografía Simple de Tórax (RST) es la prueba ‘gold standard’ para el diagnóstico de la neumonía.
En esta comunicación pretendemos revisar los hallazgos radiológicos detectados en la RST en sujetos inmunodeprimidos SIDA,
afectos de...
title: Utilidad de la Tomografía Computarizada Multidetector en el estudio del Donante Renal Vivo.
Creators: name: Aguilar García, Jesús José
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Kidney
subject: CT
subject: Image manipulation / Reconstruction
subject: Grafts
subject: Transplantation

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
En esta comunicación revisamos las diferentes variantes de la normalidad y patologías obtenidas al realizar el estudio renal previo a la donación mediante Tomografía Computarizada Multidetector (TCMD) de 64 coronas,
según la casuística de...
Supplementary document for Optical material anisotropy in high-index transition metal dichalcogenide Mie nanoresonators - 4546740.pdf
Creators: name: Green, Tomas
name: Baranov, Denis
name: Munkhbat, Battulga
name: Verre, Ruggero
name: Shegai, Timur
name: Käll, Mikael
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized
Optical Physics not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental document
title: Gas ectópico intraabdominal no iatrogénico: vías de propagación y claves radiológicas con TCMD para averiguar su procedencia.
Creators: name: Gómez Herrera, Juan Jesus
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Ischaemia / Infarction
subject: Education
subject: CT-High Resolution
subject: CT
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: Gastrointestinal tract
subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
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description: Objetivo docente:
Mostrar las vías de propagación delgas ectópicoen casos de patología abdominal en general y de perforación de víscera hueca en particular. Señalarlas claves radiológicas enTomografía Computarizada Multidetectorque puedenorientar al origen...
Deutschlands Neue Agenda
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Econ
Year: 2021
Subjects: Klimaschutz
Digitalisierung
Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Strukturwandel
Bundesrepublik Deutschland

description: Deutschland und Europa befinden sich mitten in einem gewaltigen Umbau aller Branchen, Wertschöpfungsketten und Geschäftsmodelle. Die Ausrichtung der gesamten Wirtschaft auf einen neuen Green Deal als Ziel der Klimaneutralität bis spätestens 2045 erfordert Neudenken und Veränderungen in allen Sektoren. Befördert von der Dynamik der Digitalisierung und begleitet durch die politischen Zielsetzungen müssen Klimaverträglichkeit, Wachstum, Beschäftigung und Ertragskraft der Unternehmen neu miteinander verbunden werden. Wie schaffen wir nach der Pandemie dauerhaften und fair geteilten Wohlstand im Einklang mit den Klimaschutzzielen? Wie können wir die Chancen der Digitalisierung nutzen und wie kann daraus ein digital-ökologisches Programm für die nächsten Dekaden werden? Dieses Buch stellt die Ziele, Schritte und den Stand des Umbaus der wichtigsten Wirtschaftsbereiche dar. Es gibt einen Überblick über den Umbau, präsentiert Beispiele, nennt erstmals die konkreten Anforderungen für die entscheidenden Branchen und zeigt, welche politischen Voraussetzungen in den Jahren 2022, 2025, 2030 geschaffen sein müssen, damit die ambitionierten Ziele für 2045 auch wirklich erreicht werden können. Mit Beiträgen von: Frank Appel (Vorstandsvorsitzender Deutsche Post), Werner Baumann (CEO Bayer), Manfred Fischedick (Geschäftsführer Wuppertal-Institut), Christina Förster (Vorstand Lufthansa), Ulf Kämpfer (Oberbürgermeister Kiel), Veronika Grimm (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung), Sabine Mauderer (Vorstand Deutsche Bundesbank), Timotheus Höttges (CEO Telekom), Markus Mosa (Vorstandsvorsitzender EDEKA), Norbert Rollinger (CEO R+V Versicherung), Hans Joachim Schnellnhuber (Deutscher Klimaforscher), u.v.a. Quelle: Verlagsinformation
title: Estudio de angioTC previo a la implantación de prótesis valvulares aórticas percutáneas
Creators: name: Samper Wamba, Jose Daniel
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: CT-Angiography
subject: Vascular
subject: Cardiac

description: Objetivo docente
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description: Objetivo docente:
Con este póster se pretenden abordar los siguientes objetivos: 1.
Determinar qué mediciones por angioTC hay que realizar previamente a la implantación de prótesis valvulares aórticas percutáneas (TAVI). 2.
Explicar cómo obtenerlas en la...
Effect of cathode properties on the thermophilic electrosynthesis of PolyHydroxyAlkanoates by Kyrpidia spormannii
Creators: name: Pillot, Guillaume
name: Sunny, Soniya
name: Comes, Victoria
name: Heussner, Alenica
name: Kerzenmacher, Sven
Publisher: name: Elsevier Science
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbial electrosynthesis
subject: PolyHydroxyAlkanoates
subject: Cathode
subject: Surface modification
subject: Electrodeposition
subject: 600

description: The recent discovery of the Knallgas bacterium Kyrpidia spormannii EA-1, able to produce PolyHydroxyAlkanoates (PHAs) on a cathode, is of great interest to produce bioplastics from electricity and CO2 waste streams. However, little is known on how to improve its electroautotrophic growth and performance in PHA production. We investigated the effect of cathode properties on biofilm formation and PHA synthesis, focusing on the choice of cathode material, the surface modification of a graphite cathode with different treatments or by electrodeposition of metal catalysts, and the distance between anode and cathode. The results show higher performance of iron-based electrodes, isopropanol and sonication treatment, and close distance between electrodes, with up to a 3-fold increase of PHA production, reaching a production of 117 mg·day−1·m−2, and a 10-fold increase in cell density of the biofilm (10.7 Log10 cells·cm−2).
Energy-efficient proactive edge caching with sleep scheduling for green networks
Creators: name: Ko, Haneul
name: Lee, Jaewook
name: Pack, Sangheon
Publisher: name: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2018

description: Proactive content caching in small cells (SCs) (i.e., proactive edge caching) can significantly reduce energy consumption of networks. However, the sleep mode of SCs can make the cached contents in SCs unavailable. Therefore, a joint optimization of edge caching strategy and sleep scheduling should be conducted to maximize the effectiveness of edge caching. In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient proactive edge caching with sleep scheduling (E3CS) where the controller jointly adjusts the caching strategy and the sleep scheduling of SCs by considering the content popularity dynamics. To optimize the performance of E3CS (i.e., minimize the overall energy consumption), we formulate a Markov decision process (MDP) and the joint optimal policy on the caching strategy and sleep scheduling is obtained by a value iteration algorithm. Evaluation results demonstrate that E3CS with the optimal policy outperforms the comparison schemes in terms of the overall energy consumption.
title: Utilidad de la RM con secuencias potenciadas en difusión en la discriminación de nódulos pulmonares benignos y malignos. Estudio preliminar.
Creators: name: Ciudad Fernandez, Maria Jose
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Neoplasia
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: Thorax
subject: Lung
subject: Oncology

description: Objetivos
Material y método
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description: Objetivos:
La resonancia magnética (RM) con imágenes potenciadas en difusión (IPD) refleja el movimiento microscópico aleatorio de las moléculas de agua.
Estas moléculas presentan diferencias en sus desplazamientos en los distintos tejidos,
dependiendo...
Role-based and action-driven access control for Web services-oriented e-learning portal
Creators: name: Ke, Jianming
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Researches on access control models have been conducted on a diversity of application areas. For those applications that adopt Web services-oriented techniques and portal principles, access control model is one of their important issues. This thesis presents our research on the access control model for a Web services-oriented e-learning portal system, Ubilearn. The access control model has been designed and developed as an access control portal framework to accommodate a variety of services' components within e-learning system. This portal framework integrates two access control approaches: a role-based access control mechanism is to control the role of individual users' access to a classified group of services via its portal interface; whereas an action-driven policy-based mechanism performs the identity services and policy management in a way that identity declarations can be transmitted and shared among each of the services within the system. Finally we describe the implementation of such access control framework in Ubilearn, a Web services-oriented e-learning portal application.
title: Ecografía Doppler en la cirugía hemodinámica de la insuficiencia venosa ambulatoria (CHIVA)
Creators: name: García Carriazo, Mercedes
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Varices
subject: Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Vascular
subject: Extremities

description: Objetivo docente
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description: Objetivo docente:
1.
Metodología en la exploración de la IVCmediante Ecografía Doppler. 2.Comprensión de los conceptos: - insuficiencia venosa -redes venosas - flujo retrógrado y anterógrado - punto de entrada y punto de fuga -shunt veno-venoso - estrategia...
Supplementary document for Optical material anisotropy in high-index transition metal dichalcogenide Mie nanoresonators - 4546740.pdf
Creators: name: Green, Tomas
name: Baranov, Denis
name: Munkhbat, Battulga
name: Verre, Ruggero
name: Shegai, Timur
name: Käll, Mikael
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized
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User-centered design and evaluation of a dynamic biochemical pathway visualization tool
Creators: name: Khartabil, Rana
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Information visualization is a field of computer science that deals with the computerized visualization of complex information in a form that is easier for human beings to comprehend. Information visualization has applications in many domains, including business, science, and medicine. Visualization of biochemical pathways, as graphs of nodes representing biochemical entities and arcs representing the relationships between entities, is one such application. This thesis begins by reviewing work that has been done on the usability of information visualization techniques, and in particular these that apply to biochemical pathways. Then, the thesis presents three different usability evaluation techniques that are used to gather information about existing biochemical pathway visualization tools. These are (1) conducting videotaped evaluation sessions of existing biochemical visualization tools, (2) collecting questionnaires, and (3) conducting a brainstorming session. The results from these studies are used to define the requirements, design, and build a biochemical pathway visualization tool, taking into account conclusions drawn from both literature and user studies. The tool is then tested and compared to existing tools. Results show that the developed tool has more relevant features to biochemical pathway visualization than existing tools, accomplishes certain tasks faster than other tools, and is intuitive and easy to use. In addition, positive feedback from users is documented. At the end of the thesis, we make some generalizations to the area of information visualization and we then present areas for further research.
Generalized Sliding Mode Observer Design for Linear and Nonlinear Systems
Creators: name: Wong, Yat
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The development of a general framework to sliding mode observer design has always been a challenge in the field of automatic control and observation. Currently, most state-of-the-art observer designs are limited to a certain class of automatic systems. This thesis presents a new design framework to sliding mode observer for a general class of both linear and nonlinear systems. Due to its generalization capability, the generalized sliding mode observer is highly practical and can be implemented with minimum constraints. This research will greatly enhance the applicability of sliding mode observers in modern industries.
title: Hallazgos Tomográficos en la Mastocitosis Sistémica.
Creators: name: Ramos Solis, Maria Fatima
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: CT
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: Bones
subject: Haematologic
subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
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description: Objetivo docente:
Mostrar los hallazgos en la TAC de la mastocitosis sistémica. Mostrar un caso de mastocitosis sistémica agresiva con desarrollo de HT...
The diagnostic performance of patient symptoms in screening for COPD
Creators: name: Johnson, Kate M
name: Tan, Wan C
name: Bourbeau, Jean
name: Sin, Don D
name: Sadatsafavi, Mohsen
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: It is recommended that screening for COPD be restricted to symptomatic individuals, but supporting evidence is lacking. We determined the performance of wheeze, cough, phlegm, and dyspnea in discriminating COPD versus non-COPD in a population-based sample of 1332 adults. Area Under the Receiver Operating Curves (AUC) indicated that symptoms had modest performance whether assessed individually (AUCs 0.55–0.62), or in combination (AUC for number of symptoms as the predictor 0.64). AUC improved with the inclusion of multiple other factors (AUC 0.71). Restricting screening to symptomatic individuals is unlikely to substantially improve the yield of general population screening for undiagnosed COPD.
Üben und Übungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht
Creators: name: Grünewald, Andreas
Publisher: name: Narr
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Üben
subject: Übungen
subject: Fremdsprachenunterricht
subject: Aufgabenorientierung
subject: Kompetenzorientierung
subject: 400

description: In diesem Beitrag werden das Üben und Übungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht thematisiert. Zunächst werden diese Begriffe fachspezifisch definiert, ihre Funktion beschrieben und im Rahmen der Aufgaben- und Kompetenzorientierung kontextualisiert. Im Weiteren werden Herausforderungen für Lehrende und Lernrende dargelegt und Forschungsansätze zum Üben in der Fremdsprache präsentiert.
title: Correspondencia entre colono-TC y CO en la visualización de pólipos.
Creators: name: Arnau Ferragut, María Socorro
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Computer Applications-Virtual imaging
subject: Computer Applications-3D
subject: CT
subject: Colon
subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivos
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description: Objetivos:
Mostrar la correspondencia en cuanto a tamaño,
forma y localización de pólipos hallados en nuestra experiencia desde la implantación del colono-TC en febrero de 2009 hasta noviembre de 2011. El objetivo de este trabajo,
es mostrar la alta...