cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
FAIR and Open Non-Traditional Research Outputs Project Report
Creators: name: Pearce, Gary
name: Clift, Julie
name: Neish, Peter
name: Ratana, Piyachat
name: Reeson, Thomas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Academic Library Practice
Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL)
Research Output Data
NTROs
FAIR
FAIR data reporting

description: This exploratory project investigates how current academic library practice related to FAIR principles are applied to research outputs such as software and other NTROs(e.g. film, creative writing, website design), including areas where there are opportunities to improve or expand practice related to the application of the FAIR principles to NTROs. The project also explores how the CARE principles should be applied to these outputs. The project situates the role of the academic library in the broader Open Research landscape and explores how the library's work relates to the work of other bodies both within and beyond the researcher's institution. The project also produces a framework that provides guidance for CAUL Member institutions about how to increase the proportion of NTROs by Australian university researchers that are appropriately described, archived, preserved and made accessible.
Outputs from this project include:
- *FAIR and Open Non-Traditional Research Outputs Project Report.pdf *- the main report from this project (under review - expected to be published here mid November) - *NTROs Environmental scan.xlsx* - a spreadsheet of results from an environmental scan - *Support for Open and FAIR Non-Traditional Research Outputs - A Strategic Framework for Academic Libraries.docx* - the strategic framework in a single MS Word document. - *Survey - Library support for FAIR and Open Non-Traditional Research Outputs.pdf* - the survey questions
The interview transcripts can be found at: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.c.6850431
The libguide of the framework is available at https://caul.libguides.com/fair-open-ntro-framework.
3599084.pdf
Creators: name: Accanto, Nicolo
name: MOLINIER, CLÉMENT
name: Tanese, Dimitrii
name: Ronzitti, Emiliano
name: NEWMAN, ZACHARY
name: Wyart, Claire
name: ISACOFF, EHUD
name: Papagiakoumou, Eirini
name: Emiliani, Valentina
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2018
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Konzepte gesellschaftlichen Wohlstands und ökologische Gerechtigkeit
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Bürgergesellschaft
subject: Wohlstand
subject: Wohlstandstheorie
subject: Ökologische Gerechtigkeit
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales
subject: Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

description: Die Diskussion um die Energiewende hat gezeigt, dass Umweltpolitik zunehmend mit Fragen der Gerechtigkeit verknüpft ist. Wenn diese These zutrifft, dann kann die Akzeptanz für Umweltpolitik nur dadurch gesichert werden, indem Umwelt- und Gesellschaftspolitik in adäquater Weise integriert werden. Die vorliegende Studie zeigt die sehr vielfältigen Facetten der Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Umweltpolitik und der Diskussion um alternative Wohlfahrtsmodelle auf.
Quelle: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: Die Diskussion um die Energiewende hat gezeigt, dass Umweltpolitik zunehmend mit Fragen der Gerechtigkeit verknüpft ist. Wenn diese These zutrifft, dann kann die Akzeptanz für Umweltpolitik nur dadurch gesichert werden, indem Umwelt- und Gesellschaftspolitik in adäquater Weise integriert werden. Die vorliegende Studie zeigt die sehr vielfältigen Facetten der Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Umweltpolitik und der Diskussion um alternative Wohlfahrtsmodelle auf.
But here we are dancing
Creators: name: Cashbaugh, Brooks
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2022
Subjects: public abstract

description: My practice examines personal relationships and the importance of caring for one another as both a product of and resistance to the dehumanizing forces of capitalism. In this system, acts of genuine care, connection and empathy have a subversive edge. Domestic spaces and relationships become a refuge from the relentless external pressures. My paintings describe feelings and experiences that are unglamorous and resist easy consumption. The moments in these paintings are neither tragic or blissful - they’re somewhere in the middle and messy. My art practice celebrates these tender moments of care between depleted individuals that help us reclaim our humanity in an inhuman system.
Reliability and responsiveness of the Self-Efficacy in Assessing, Training and Spotting wheelchair skills (SEATS) outcome measure
Creators: name: Rushton, Paula Wendy
name: Smith, Emma Maria
name: Miller, William C.
name: Kirby, R. Lee
name: Daoust, Geneviève
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency, test-retest reliability and responsiveness of the Self-Efficacy in Assessing, Training and Spotting manual wheelchair skills (SEATS-M) and Self-Efficacy in Assessing, Training and Spotting power wheelchair skills (SEATS-P). Methods: A 2-week test-retest design was used with a convenience sample of occupational and physical therapists who worked at a provincial rehabilitation center (inpatient and outpatient services). Sixteen participants completed the SEATS-M and 18 participants completed the SEATS-P. Results: For the SEATS-M assessment, training, spotting and documentation sections, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.90-0.97, the 2-week intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC1,1) ranged from 0.81-0.95, the standard error of measurements (SEM) ranged from 5.06-8.70 and the smallest real differences (SRD) ranged from 6.24-8.18. For the SEATS-P assessment, training, spotting and documentation sections, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.83-0.92, the ICCs ranged from 0.72-0.86, the SEMs ranged from 4.54-8.91 and the SRDs ranged from 5.90-8.27. Conclusions: Both the SEATS-M and the SEATS-P have good test-retest reliability and support for responsiveness. These tools can be used in evaluating clinician self-efficacy with assessing, training, spotting and documenting wheelchair skills included on the Wheelchair Skills Test.
Oat beta-glucan: Biochemistry, structure and genetic variation.
Creators: name: Miller, S. Shea.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: An enzymatic assay designed for measurement of $\beta$-glucan in barley was modified to allow measurement of total $\beta$-glucan content in oats by manipulating the grinding and incubation protocol. Using the modified enzymatic assay, the range of genetic and environmental variation of $\beta$-glucan content in Canadian domestic and breeder's lines of oats was assessed using several cultivars grown in 5 locations in eastern Canada in 3 growing seasons. Analysis of variance indicated that the predominant source of variation was genetic. A second assay using Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) to measure $\beta$-glucan was also evaluated. Although a high correlation was observed for the results of the two methods (r = 0.90), the results obtained using FIA tended to be somewhat lower than those obtained using the modified enzymatic assay: the enzymatic assay was judged to be more accurate for estimation of total $\beta$-glucan in oats. Nevertheless, because of its greater speed and simplicity, FIA would be a valuable screening tool for routine-applications. Using the enzymatic assay, $\beta$-glucan content was also measured in 18 primitive species of Avena to evaluate possible sources of germplasm for expanding the range of $\beta$-glucan content currently available in domestic cultivars. A comparison of $\beta$-glucan content with protein content, oil content and thousand kernel weight in domestic oats showed that these quality parameters are independent of $\beta$-glucan concentration in oats. Scanning microspectrofluorometry was used to map $\beta$-glucan distribution in single kernels of oats: differences were observed within single kernels, and also among kernels from different cultivars of oats. Microscopic examination suggests that the different distribution patterns are due to differences in cell wall thickness adjacent to the germ and around the periphery of the kernel, and also to differences in cell size and shape in the central endosperm. A high $\beta$-glucan (Marion) and a low $\beta$-glucan oat cultivar (OA516-2) were selected for isolation and preliminary characterization of the endosperm cell walls, which are the major source of $\beta$-glucan in the oat kernel. It was concluded that the differences in $\beta$-glucan content that were observed in whole groats were not due to differences in the composition of isolated endosperm cell walls, but to variation in cell size and cell wall thickness in different areas of the groats. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Velocity and Timing of Multiple Spherically Converging Shock Waves in Liquid Deuterium
Creators: name: Boehly, T. R.
name: Goncharov, V. N.
name: Seka, W.
name: Barrios, M. A.
name: Celliers, P. M.
name: Hicks, Damien
name: Collins, G. W.
name: Hu, S. X.
name: Marozas, J. A.
name: Meyerhofer, D. D.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The fuel entropy and required drive energy for an inertial confinement fusion implosion are set by a sequence of shocks that must be precisely timed to achieve ignition. This Letter reports measurements of multiple spherical shock waves in liquid deuterium that facilitate timing inertial confinement fusion shocks to the required precision. These experiments produced the highest shock velocity observed in liquid deuterium (Us=135  km/s at ∼2500  GPa) and also the first observation of convergence effects on the shock velocity. Simulations model the shock-timing results well when a nonlocal transport model is used in the coronal plasma.
title: Fungal Peritonitis
title: Underestimated Disease in Critically Ill Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Peritonitis
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Lahmer, Tobias
name: Brandl, Andreas
name: Rasch, Sebastian
name: Schmid, Roland M.
name: Huber, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften

description: Introduction Spontaneous peritonitis, especially spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP), is an important and potentially fatal complication in patients with endstage liver disaese. We evaluated potential risk factors, microbiological findings, and outcome of patients with SFP compared to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in critically ill patients. Methods Retrospective analyses of critically ill patients with suspected spontaneous peritonitis. Results Out of 205 patients, 20 (10%) had SFP, 28 (14%) had SBP, 48 (24%) had peritonitis without microbiological findings (SP) and 109 (52%) had no-peritonitis (NP). APACHE II and SOFA score were significantly higher in patients with SFP (26; 22–28; p<0.004 and 16; 14–18; p<0.002), SBP (26; 22–28; p<0.004 and 16; 14–18; p<0.002) and SP (24; 18–30; p<0.045 and 14; 10–18; p<0.044) as compared to NP (22; 16–24 and 12; 10–14). CHILD Pugh classification was mainly CHILD C and MELD Score was in patients with SFP (34; 18–40; p<0.001), SBP (32;12–40 p<0.002) and SP (29; 14–40 p<0.003) significantly higher as compared to NP (25;8–40). Nosocomial peritonitis could be significantly more often found in patients with SFP (65%; p<0.023) and SBP (62%, p<0.030) as compared to SP (51 p = 0.243) and NP (45%). Antibiotic pretreatment last 3 month prior peritonitis was significantly more often in patients with SFP (85%; p<0.002), SBP (71%, p<0.033), and SP (56; p<0.040) as compared to NP (33%). Candida albicans (60%; 12/20) was the most common isolated fungus, followed by Candida glabrata (13%) and Candida krusei (13%). Mortality rate was significantly higher in patients with SFP (90%, p<0.001), followed by SBP (75%; p<0.001) and SP (69%; p<0.001) as compared to NP (45%). Conclusion SFP is not a rare complication in end stage liver disease which is associated with increased mortality. Physicians should be aware of SFP in patients with CHILD C liver cirrhosis, elevated MELD score, antibiotic pretreatment and nosocomial peritonitis.
Adaptive digital image watermarking based on predictive embedding and a dynamic fuzzy inference system model
Creators: name: Sakr, Nizar
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: A novel image watermarking scheme is introduced that consists of an adaptive watermarking algorithm based on a model of the Human Visual System (HVS) and a Dynamic Fuzzy Inference System (DFIS). This scheme relies on the DFIS to extract the human eye sensitivity knowledge using the HVS model. The DFIS and the HVS combined are used to adjust and select the appropriate watermark length as well as the watermarking strength for each pixel in an image. The main goal of the algorithm is to provide a more robust and imperceptible watermark. The primary contribution of this work is to present a unique approach to perform image-adaptive watermarking by introducing a dynamic fuzzy logic technique. This logic relies on the statistical distributions of the HVS-generated data in order to accurately approximate the relationship found between all properties of the human perceptual system. In addition, we introduce a Predictive Watermark Embedding (PWE) algorithm that exploits the average power of the frequency-domain image coefficients as well as the aforementioned DFIS model in order to insure that the watermark insertion process is adaptively and accurately performed in lower-frequency components and significant DCT coefficients. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Factors influencing career intentions of early to mid-career US Air Force dental officers
Creators: name: Senn, William
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Air Force
subject: Compensation
subject: Dentist
subject: Doctor
subject: Retention
subject: Turnover
subject: Dentistry
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with retention intent among early to mid-career US Air Force dental officers. The goal is to provide a foundation for enhancing retention through evidenced based interventions and inform future research.
description: METHODS: The data source was an online survey sent to all US Air Force dentists in 2022 about retention issues. The dependent variable measured the respondent’s intention to remain with the Air Force Dental Service until retirement at 20 years with respondents having the options of intending to remain until retirement, separating prior to, or that they were unsure of their career intentions. Independent variables included demographic characteristics, such as rank, years of service, and commissioning status, as well as the extent to which several characteristics of military dentistry influenced their career intentions. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and logistic regression.
description: RESULTS: In multivariable analyses, career intent was significantly associated with years of service (p<0.001) and most recently completed dental training (p<0.001). In descriptive analyses of reasons to stay or separate, the top five influences to separate among all participants were: impact of policy changes (87%), adequacy of clinic staffing (82%), amount of additional duties (81%), turnover of personnel (80%), and civilian job prospects (78%). Conversely, the top five influences to remain among all participants were: benefits (71%), group practice environment (66%), patriotism (64%), quality of dental practice (53%), and opportunity to mentor others (51%). Additionally, there were significant differences in the influence of compensation, family quality of life, job satisfaction, and the desire to pursue certain dental opportunities across the three different career intentions.
description: CONCLUSIONS: Factors associated with and significantly influencing the career intentions of Air Force dental officers are complex and numerous. Emphasis should be placed on the experience of young officers, work environment, and extra organizational factors for those interventions aimed at retention. Future research should be prospective and concentrated on those influential factors that are modifiable.
The fuzzy factor: An empirical investigation of fuzzy matching in the context of translation memory systems
Creators: name: Fifer, Matthew
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Speech Communication.

description: In today's global marketplace, translators are responding to the current demand to produce fast and high-quality translations by using electronic tools to help them do their jobs, and one of the most promising tools that translators have at their disposal is translation memory (TM) software, a veritable database of previously translated material. Fuzzy matching---where the TM system identifies a portion of the text that is similar to but not exactly the same as one stored in the database---has become an integral feature of TM software; yet using this feature effectively remains a mystery to most translators. This is largely because translators have not been presented with any type of guidelines with regard to helping them identify an ideal setting for the fuzzy match value. The objective of this thesis is to provide translators with a better understanding of TM systems by exploring fuzzy matching in detail, and particularly by investigating factors such as the TM system selected, the category of text being processed, the working languages involved, and the degree of fuzziness of the match. Accordingly, a series of experiments have been designed and carried out to determine the influence that these four factors might have on the ideal fuzzy match setting. The results of these experiments show that these factors should indeed be taken into account when translators are selecting the fuzzy match value to be used with a TM system.
Effects of an Affective Mental Contrasting Intervention on Physical Activity : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Ruissen, Geralyn R.
name: Rhodes, Ryan E.
name: Crocker, Peter R. E. (Peter Ronald Earl)
name: Beauchamp, Mark R. (Mark Robert), 1972-
Publisher: name: American Psychological Association
Year: 2023

description: Objective: University is a vulnerable period for discontinuing regular physical activity that can 2 have implications for students’ physical and psychological health. Accordingly, it is imperative 3 to find and implement cost and time-effective interventions to mitigate the consequences of this 4 transition. Intervention research has shown mental contrasting is an effective means of 5 promoting various health-enhancing behaviors including physical activity (Oettingen, 2012). 6 However, the efficacy of this intervention approach may be bolstered by targeting affective 7 judgements (e.g., enjoyable-unenjoyable), which exert greater influence on physical activity 8 behaviors compared to health-related instrumental judgements (e.g., useful-useless; Rhodes, 9 Fiala, & Conner, 2009). The purpose of this study was to compare the relative efficacy of a 10 mental contrasting intervention that targeted affective judgements associated with physical 11 activity, in relation to a mental contrasting intervention that targeted instrumental judgements, 12 and a ‘standard’ mental contrasting intervention (with no modifications). Method: Using a three-13 arm parallel randomized controlled trial design (ClinicalTrials.gov #: NCT02615821) 110 14 inactive, female, university students were randomly assigned to an affective, instrumental, or 15 standard mental contrasting intervention following simple randomization procedures. 16 Assessments were conducted at baseline and 4-weeks post intervention. Results: Participants in 17 the affective mental contrasting condition displayed higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous 18 physical activity (MVPA) than those in the instrumental or standard comparison conditions, F(2, 19 90) = 3.14, p < .05, ηp2 = 0.065. Conclusion: Overall, affective mental contrasting has the 20 potential to represent a low-cost and time-efficient intervention that may help inactive, female 21 students increase activity or attenuate declining levels of MVPA that occurs during university.
Impact of chronic inflammatory airway disease on stroke severity and long-term survival after ischemic stroke - a retrospective analysis
Creators: name: Haeusler, Karl Georg
name: Herm, Juliane
name: Konieczny, Maria
name: Grittner, Ulrike
name: Lainscak, Mitja
name: Endres, Matthias
name: Doehner, Wolfram
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background Chronic inflammatory airway disease (CIAD) has emerged as independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and ischemic stroke but the impact of co-existing CIAD in patients with ischemic stroke is less clear. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 1013 patients with acute ischemic stroke who were consecutively admitted to the Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany within one year. Mean follow-up was 80 months (IQR 32–85 months). Using multivariable regression models we analyzed the impact of CIAD (defined as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma bronchiale) on stroke severity and outcome. Results Co-existing CIAD was evident in 7.1 % (n = 72) of all patients with acute ischemic stroke. Baseline characteristics of stroke patients with CIAD did not differ significantly from ischemic stroke patients without CIAD. Age (OR 1.17 [95 % CI 1.03-1.37] per decade), atrial fibrillation (OR 3.43 [95 % CI 2.47-4.78]) and coronary artery disease (OR 1.51 [95 % CI 1.07–2.14]) but not a history of CIAD (p = 0.30) were associated with severe stroke (NIHSS≥11) on hospital admission. Age (HR 1.70 [95 % CI 1.53-1.87] per decade), peripheral artery disease (HR 1.91 [95 % CI 1.35-2.7]), stroke severity at hospital admission (NIHSS per point HR 1.08 [95 % CI 1.06-1.10]), and history of CIAD (HR 1.43 [95 % CI 1.02-2.00]) were independently associated with mortality during long-term follow-up. However, CIAD was not significantly associated with short-term mortality after stroke. Conclusion Co-existing CIAD showed no significant association with stroke severity at hospital admission and early mortality after ischemic stroke. CIAD was negatively associated with long-term survival after ischemic stroke.
title: Taken to heart
title: Phenotype discovery and intervention effectiveness for older adult women with circulation problems
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Schwartz, Cathy Irwin
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2022
Subjects: Circulation
Community nurses
Latent class
Older women
Phenotypes
Targeted intervention effectiveness
public abstract
Public Health

description: The persisting failure to improve the health outcomes of older adult women with circulation problems is attributed to knowledge gaps concerning the circulation health experiences specific to women and the effective interventions targeted to groups, or phenotypes, of women distinguished by clinically meaningful characteristics and health needs. This observational study used an exploratory, observational, comparative descriptive design. Descriptive and inferential statistics as well as intervention data management and visualization techniques were employed to analyze electronic health record real-world data of 2,363 home-dwelling women 65 and older with circulation problems and who received two or more nurse home visits to manage the women’s holistic health needs. The heterogeneous sample was described using demographics, home visit care patterns, circulation symptom burden, and client outcomes. The Omaha System Data Collaborative provided all study data. Using Latent Class Analysis, women were classified into one of three phenotypes: Poor Circulation, Irregular Heart Rate, and Limited Symptoms. A data reduction management method that created intervention category ratios, the Round-Up Round-Down approach, heat map visualizations, and clinical expertise were used to transform the 1.24 million interventions the women received into seven uniquely identified interventions approaches. Parallel coordinate graphs enabled examination of relationships among phenotypes, intervention approaches, and outcomes.
description: Findings revealed that the interventions delivered to the phenotypes differed significantly and were clinically logical. Significantly differing percent use of intervention categories provided clinically meaningful descriptions of the intervention approaches. Intervention approach proportional use by phenotype differed significantly and in patterns aligned with the phenotype characteristics and circulation burdens. Lastly, the differing proportional intervention approach use by phenotypes was associated with significantly differing small effect improvements in knowledge, behavior, and status outcomes. Associations were clinically logical. Overall, highest discharge and change-over-time outcomes were associated with the intervention approaches with the highest percent use of surveillance and teaching, guidance, and counseling interventions and with the phenotypes that had the highest proportional use of these intervention approaches.
description: These exploratory results provide evidence that supports additional research to further investigate the stability and magnitude of variable relationships, hypothesis generation, and a new approach of discovering and creating effective targeted intervention guidelines based on real-world data.
title: Sowing seeds in the rain
title: a narrative Inquiry into the lived experiences of three graduate student writers
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Bernfeld, Tamar
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2023
Subjects: Doctoral Students
Graduate Education
Identities
Narrative Inquiry
Writing
Writing Across the Curriculum
public abstract
Curriculum Development

description: This dissertation study explores the lived experiences of three graduate writers. Using narrative inquiry and ethnographic methods, I collected and analyzed data that focused on how three graduate writers, in two PhD programs housed within the same college of education, perceived and experienced their writing projects and themselves as writers. The graduate writers in this study expressed ongoing adaptive challenges related to what constitutes evidence in the academy, the divide between theory and practice, and the degree to which their voices and selves are permitted or denied in academic spaces.
description: In addition to challenges within the academy, the writers encountered external and internal conflicts in their social and emotional lives that frequently created barriers in both their writing processes and products. These writers’ experiences highlight an institutional lack of transparency in graduate programs, gaps in guidance and mentorship, assumptions about who graduate students are when they enter a program and what their goals are for their writing and future careers. Further, through feedback from advisors, professors and others in their academic communities, these writers perceive messages that their unique voices and perspectives are not respected in academic work, thus undermining their confidence, and influencing their writing choices.
description: In this study I tell the stories of three graduate writers to call attention to the need for human-centered approaches to graduate student wellness and mentorship. The implications of this study relate to issues of equity in higher education and pertain to graduate support programs, professors, and advisors; I ask them to question their assumptions about what skills and experiences graduate student writers have when they enter a program, increase transparency in the norms and expectations for writing, and provide discipline specific writing instruction.
Les opposés alchimiques dans les romans d'Alain Robbe-Grillet.
Creators: name: Milat, Christian.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Literature, Modern.

description: Alors que la plupart des etudes concernant Alain Robbe-Grillet ont jusqu'a present examine l'aspect formel de l'oeuvre, cette these vise a proposer une nouvelle lecture de l'ensemble des romans robbe-grilletiens en confrontant ceux-ci aux opposes alchimiques. Abordee a partir de traites dus a des alchimistes d'envergure tels que Fulcanelli, Canseliet et Alleau, et de commentaires formules notamment par des inities (Guenon, Evola) ou des scientifiques (Eliade, Jung) reconnus, l'alchimie est consideree ici comme une philosophie doublee des preceptes d'un art. Aussi la demarche est-elle ideologique, l'objectif etant a la fois de deceler l'existence de l'episteme alchimique dans le texte robbe-grilletien et de decouvrir le role joue par celle-ci dans l'economie et la portee de l'oeuvre romanesque. La premiere partie met en evidence la presence des opposes alchimiques, dans lesquels peuvent etre reconnus la conscience et l'inconscient, sur le triple plan des personnages, de l'espace et du temps. Il est montre comment ces opposes fonctionnent a l'interieur du texte au point de generer un certain nombre de constantes thematiques et narratologiques. La seconde partie met au jour le processus dynamique qui, anime par un intermediaire pouvant etre identifie a Eros, provoque d'abord l'eclatement de l'unite primordiale et l'apparition consecutive des deux opposes, puis instaure, entre ces contraires, des relations conflictuelles au cours desquelles ceux-ci subissent une serie de metamorphoses conduisant progressivement a la reconstitution de l'unite. La structure de l'oeuvre romanesque robbe-grilletienne epousant la succession des differentes phases de l'oeuvre alchimique, l'oeuvre au Noir est principalement traite dans les trois premiers volumes (Un regicide, Les Gommes et Le Voyeur), l'oeuvre au Blanc dans les trois romans suivants (La Jalousie, Dans le labyrinthe et La Maison de rendez-vous), et l'oeuvre au Rouge dans les quatre derniers romans (Projet pour une revolution a New York, Topologie d'une cite fantome, Souvenirs du triangle d'or et Djinn). L'ensemble des romans d'Alain Robbe-Grillet apparaissent ainsi comme une fidele allegorie de l'opus hermetique dans laquelle le role de l'alchimiste est tenu par le narrateur, personnage fragmente dont tous les autres personnages symbolisent les divers etats de conscience et au travers duquel est visible la figure de l'auteur.
title: Current regulations for the protection against noise from wind turbines in Germany
title: Current regulations for the protection against noise from wind turbines in Germany
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Bauerdorff, Andrea
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2019

description: The wind energy sector is growing steadily in Germany. With 29213 wind turbines and an installed capacity of around 52931 MW [1], Germany ranks first in Europe. For a successful realization of the transformation of the energy system it is necessary to increase the acceptance of wind turbines in the neighborhood. The basis for the approval of wind turbines in Germany is the German Federal Immission Control Act. According to this act installations subject to licensing shall be established and operated in such a way that this does not involve harmful effects on the environment. This requirement is specified in the "Technical Instructions on Noise Abatement, TI Noise" which contain noise immission values. The total noise exposure at a decisive immission point may not exceed these values. An important part of the noise assessment of wind turbines is a prediction of the noise immission. For this purpose, the TI Noise as well as the recommendations for the protection against noise exposure from wind turbines of the federal states are used in Germany. These recommendations have been fundamentally revised under consideration of the current state of knowledge in 2017. The procedure for the protection against noise from wind turbines in Germany will be explained in detail. Copyright: Andrea Bauerdorff
Mapping activity-dependent gene expression in the brain
Creators: name: Vanrobaeys, Yann
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2024
Subjects: Memory
Mice
Single cell
Sleep deprivation
Spatial transcriptomics
Translating ribosome affinity purification

description: Understanding brain function necessitates unraveling the molecular mechanisms governing memory consolidation and sleep deprivation. Leveraging spatial transcriptomics, we mapped gene expression changes across the hippocampus during memory consolidation in male mice. Each hippocampal subregion exhibited distinct yet overlapping transcriptomic signatures, with CA1 showing expression of genes related to transcriptional regulation and the DG exhibiting upregulation of genes associated with protein folding. Our approach also defined the transcriptomic signature of learning in less-explored CA1 subregions such as stratum radiatum and oriens. Furthermore, CA1 subregion-specific expression of a transcription factor subfamily played a critical role in long-term memory consolidation.
description: Memory consolidation is negatively impacted by sleep deprivation. Leveraging Translating ribosome affinity purification combined with unbiased RNA sequencing (TRAP-Seq), we investigated the effects of sleep deprivation on the translatome of the hippocampus, uncovering significant changes affecting the pool of actively translated mRNAs in male mice. Additionally, using spatial transcriptomics, we identified pronounced brain-wide gene expression changes in male mice, particularly in the hippocampus, neocortex, hypothalamus, and thalamus, suggesting altered gene expression patterns contribute to memory impairment.
description: The integrated spatial and single-cell transcriptomic profiling described in this thesis enhances our understanding of region and cell type-specific molecular signatures in memory, sleep, and neuronal activation within the brain, highlighting the interconnectedness of altered gene expression patterns during sleep deprivation with mechanisms associated with memory consolidation and neuronal activation.
The Convergence Review and media policy - The missed opportunities
Creators: name: Flynn, Iarla
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Convergence Review report is in some respects a step in the right direction, but there are some missed opportunities, particularly with respect to kinds of online content and content platforms that would be subject to regulation. In this article I consider what the overall policy goals for the media and communications sector should be - and what role the online world is playing in reaching those goals - before setting out what I think is missing from the Convergence Review's analysis of what regulation is needed and why when it comes to online content.
Incidental Memory Encoding Assessed with Signal Detection Theory and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Creators: name: Clemens, Benjamin
name: Regenbogen, Christina
name: Koch, Kathrin
name: Backes, Volker
name: Romanczuk-Seiferth, Nina
name: Pauly, Katharina
name: Shah, Jon N.
name: Schneider, Frank
name: Habel, Ute
name: Kellermann, Thilo
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: encoding
subject: facial recognition
subject: fMRI
subject: memory
subject: signal detection theory
subject: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie::150 Psychologie

description: In functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies that apply a “subsequent memory” approach, successful encoding is indicated by increased fMRI activity during the encoding phase for hits vs. misses, in areas underlying memory encoding such as the hippocampal formation. Signal-detection theory (SDT) can be used to analyze memory-related fMRI activity as a function of the participant’s memory trace strength (d′). The goal of the present study was to use SDT to examine the relationship between fMRI activity during incidental encoding and participants’ recognition performance. To implement a new approach, post-experimental group assignment into High- or Low Performers (HP or LP) was based on 29 healthy participants’ recognition performance, assessed with SDT. The analyses focused on the interaction between the factors group (HP vs. LP) and recognition performance (hits vs. misses). A whole-brain analysis revealed increased activation for HP vs. LP during incidental encoding for remembered vs. forgotten items (hits > misses) in the insula /temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) and the fusiform gyrus (FFG). Parameter estimates in these regions exhibited a significant positive correlation with d′. As these brain regions are highly relevant for salience detection (insula), stimulus-driven attention (TPJ), and content-specific processing of mnemonic stimuli (FFG), we suggest that HPs’ elevated memory performance was associated with enhanced attentional and content-specific sensory processing during the encoding phase. We provide first correlative evidence that encoding-related activity in content-specific sensory areas and content- independent attention and salience detection areas influences memory performance in a task with incidental encoding of facial stimuli. Based on our findings, we discuss whether the aforementioned group differences in brain activity during incidental encoding might constitute the basis of general differences in memory performance between HP and LP.
Le développement d'une matrice de prise de décision pour l'élaboration de didacticiels.
Creators: name: Levert, Guy L.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Education, Technology.

description: Cette recherche theorique a pour objet la construction d'une matrice de prise de decision qui pourrait servir d'outil d'elaboration de didacticiel. Cette matrice de prise de decision sera formulee a partir d'une analyse des differents parametres d'elaboration de plateau de formation et de la selection d'un modele portant sur l'appropriation du savoir. Plusieurs auteurs d'etudes empiriques et theoriques sont repertories afin de determiner les parametres d'elaborations qui nous ont semble necessaires a la construction de la matrice de prise de decision. Le modele de l'orientation epistemique de Rancourt (1990) a ete utilise comme base fondamentale d'un modele decrivant les modes (noetique (intuitif), empirique et rationnel) d'appropriation du savoir de l'apprenant. Les descripteurs de conviction afferents au modele de l'appropriation du savoir sont definis afin de circonscrire le vocabulaire utilise a travers les recommandations des strategies d'elaboration de didacticiel. Enfin, la matrice de prise de decision est elaboree en trois tableaux comportant les parametres d'elaboration et des recommandations sous-jacentes relatives aux modes d'appropriation du savoir. Cette matrice servira en tant qu'outil de travail ou comme un ensemble de criteres-guides pour quiconque elabore un plateau de formation sous forme de didacticiel et base sur les modes d'appropriation du savoir.
Luftqualität 2013
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Luftqualität
subject: Feinstaub
subject: Stickstoffdioxid
subject: PM10
subject: Luftschadstoff
subject: NO2
subject: Luft
subject: Air

description: In diesem Papier gibt das Umweltbundesamt eine erste Bewertung der Luftbelastungssituation des Jahres 2013 (Stand 28.1.2014). Die Daten werden im Vergleich zu den geltenden Grenz- und Zielwerten sowie zu der Situation im Jahr 2012 diskutiert. Die Auswertung basiert auf vorläufigen, noch nicht abschließend geprüften Daten aus den Messnetzen der Länder und des Umweltbundesamtes.
Regulatory Compliance and Ethical Considerations: Compliance challenges and opportunities with the integration of Big Data and AI
Creators: name: Blessing, Elisha
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 460601
subject: Cloud computing
classificationCode: 460299
subject: Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified

description: The integration of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies offers transformative potential for industries, accompanied by intricate challenges in regulatory compliance and ethical considerations. This paper explores the multifaceted landscape of compliance challenges, encompassing data privacy, security, and algorithmic transparency, alongside the evolving ethical considerations in AI and Big Data. Drawing insights from case studies of successful organizations, the paper highlights proactive compliance measures, ethical AI frameworks, and collaborative approaches as opportunities for responsible integration. Anticipated future trends, including emerging regulatory developments and evolving ethical standards, are discussed. The conclusion emphasizes the imperative of a holistic and proactive approach to navigate challenges, leverage opportunities, and ensure the responsible integration of Big Data and AI in the evolving technological landscape.
A comparison of family needs perceived by nurses and family members of acutely brain-injured patients.
Creators: name: Neabel, Barbara.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Nursing.

description: There is a paucity of research that addresses the needs of families of persons with a brain injury. In addition, no studies have been found to date that focused on the nurses' perceptions of family needs in this population. Neuman Systems Model, which is based on stress and the reaction to stress, guided the study that was conducted on two neuroscience units in Ottawa, Ontario. The model is based on stress and the reaction to stress. The following objectives were addressed: (1) to identify the needs of family members of acutely brain injured patients (Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and stroke) on a neuroscience unit; (2) to determine the relationship between nurses and family members in identifying family needs of patients with acute brain injuries; (3) to determine whether the family members perceive their needs are met and by whom; and (4) to compare the needs of family members of patients with TBI and stroke. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
A Dietary Pattern Derived by Reduced Rank Regression is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes in An Urban Ghanaian Population
Creators: name: Frank, Laura K.
name: Jannasch, Franziska
name: Kröger, Janine
name: Bedu-Addo, George
name: Mockenhaupt, Frank P.
name: Schulze, Matthias B.
name: Danquah, Ina
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: adiponectin
subject: biomarker
subject: dietary pattern
subject: HDL-cholesterol
subject: reduced rank regression
subject: sub-Saharan Africa
subject: triglyceride
subject: type 2 diabetes
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Reduced rank regression (RRR) is an innovative technique to establish dietary patterns related to biochemical risk factors for type 2 diabetes, but has not been applied in sub-Saharan Africa. In a hospital-based case-control study for type 2 diabetes in Kumasi (diabetes cases, 538; controls, 668) dietary intake was assessed by a specific food frequency questionnaire. After random split of our study population, we derived a dietary pattern in the training set using RRR with adiponectin, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides as responses and 35 food items as predictors. This pattern score was applied to the validation set, and its association with type 2 diabetes was examined by logistic regression. The dietary pattern was characterized by a high consumption of plantain, cassava, and garden egg, and a low intake of rice, juice, vegetable oil, eggs, chocolate drink, sweets, and red meat; the score correlated positively with serum triglycerides and negatively with adiponectin. The multivariate-adjusted odds ratio of type 2 diabetes for the highest quintile compared to the lowest was 4.43 (95% confidence interval: 1.87–10.50, p for trend < 0.001). The identified dietary pattern increases the odds of type 2 diabetes in urban Ghanaians, which is mainly attributed to increased serum triglycerides.
"In memory of" Chelsea's historic cemeteries: Community institutions from pioneer times to the present.
Creators: name: Craig Martin, Jean Carol.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Anthropology, Cultural.

description: In Chelsea Quebec, four cemeteries date from the early decades of its settlement in the 1820s. Three are burial sites for Protestants and one is a Roman Catholic cemetery. These exemplify different kinds of burial sites which developed in frontier settlements: the family plot, a private burial area, a communal burial area and a church-organized site. As institutions, the cemeteries in Chelsea appear to be models or types common to stages of pioneer settlement. In this rural municipality located within a twenty-minute drive from the cities of Ottawa and Hull, the slower rate of community growth and actions to preserve two of its cemeteries as historic sites have presented an opportunity to assess their present status and to research their history. Starting with the cemeteries and their monuments as a primary source, and referring to land grants, church and municipal records, census, newspaper and local people, a rich resource of information has helped to flesh out the story of these grave sites and those buried there. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)