cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An Archaeological Analysis of Canadian Immigration Legislation: From Welfare State Liability to Neo-Liberal Subject
Creators: name: MacDonald, Keith D.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Governmentality
Archaeology
Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
State Racism
Bio-Nationalism
Welfarism
Neo-Liberalism
Immigration Legislation
Canada

description: This study analyzes the three most recent pieces of Canadian immigration legislation: the Immigration Act of 1952, the Immigration Act of 1976, and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2001 (herein referred to collectively as the documents). The intent is to contribute to the archaeology of immigration in Canadian Federal legislation, and more specifically, to the ways that the immigration applicant, immigrant, and the immigration process in Canada, have been constituted over time. This project uses a modified version of Jean Carabine’s (2001) method of Foucauldian discourse analysis to articulate the various meanings and potential effects that are produced in the documents. The work of Michel Foucault and the governmentality approach is then applied to make sense of these findings. Two main conclusions are generated. The first details how elements of state racism and bio-nationalism are apparent in all three acts, and must be regarded as complimentary to one another, as they co-exist and operate together on different planes. The second discusses a shift in the documents from a focus on welfare rationalities, to neo-liberal rationalities, using the example of the shifting portrayal of the immigrant (and immigration applicant) from someone with the potential to become a liability to the welfare state, to a neo-liberal subject.
The learning driver: meeting traveller information needs
Creators: name: Karl, Charles A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In many parts of the world today, drivers have access to a growing range of traveller information services, from traffic reports on the radio and variable message signs along roads to customised information that could be delivered to personal mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) as well as to the global navigation units appearing in many vehicles. The key commercial question is, what information does the driver want? So far, while traveller information services deliver increasingly sophisticated incident reports, journey times and other such information, driver response has remained lukewarm. This thesis suggests that the problem lies in understanding the driver rather than improving the content. Therefore, it has sought to establish: Q1. What do drivers already know?; Q2. How did they learn it?; Q3. What do drivers need now and in the future as they continue to learn? And for traveller information service providers, the related question: Q4. How can information providers accommodate drivers' learning? This thesis reports a qualitative case study based on ten in-depth interviews with drivers who had previously participated in a six week trial receiving customised traveller information about their commutes to and from work, through their mobile phones. The thesis reports that drivers principally learn from their experiences in processes well established in the adult learning literature. It has found that commuter drivers can be regarded as experts on their commutes, but that the domain of any drivers' expertise is limited both spatially and temporally. When presented with dynamic, customised traveller information, it was found that commuter drivers enter a learning curve affected by previous experience and immediate need in which learning to access and utilise appropriate travel information is a dynamic process. Drivers learn about using traveller information, they learn about the types of traveller information available and they also learn whether to trust the information provider. As adults who learn and think, drivers see the role of an information service provider as facilitating their own understanding of the phenomena of traffic they face everyday and, in turn, supporting their learning to make better informed decisions. The thesis concludes that customised traveller information will become effective when it meets the current understanding and needs of the driver as an active learner whose information requirements change over time and from time to time. This thesis contributes to an increased understanding of drivers, their knowledge and how they learn. As a result, it offers traveller information providers with a substantially increased understanding of how to meet their drivers' needs.
Urodacinae Pocock 1893
Creators: name: Soleglad, Michael E.
name: Fet, Victor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Scorpionidae

description: Subfamily Urodacinae Pocock, 1893   Type Genus. Urodacus Peters, 1861.
 Composition. This monotypic subfamily includes a single genus, Urodacus.
 Distribution. The subfamily is endemic to Australia.
 Diagnosis. See Prendini (2000) for details on the diagnosis of this subfamily (as family Urodacidae).
 Discussion. See discussion under family Urodacidae.
description: Published as part of Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2003, High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni), pp. 1-175 in Euscorpius 2003 (11) on page 117, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss11.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13237351
New Directions in Catalyst Design and Interrogation: Applications in Dinitrogen Activation and Olefin Metathesis
Creators: name: Blacquiere, Johanna M.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Olefin Metathesis
Organometallics
Dinitrogen
High-Throughput Experimentation
MALDI Mass Spectrometry
Ruthenium
Catalysis

description: A major driving force for development of new catalyst systems is the need for more efficient synthesis of chemical compounds essential to modern life. Catalysts having superior performance offer significant environmental and economic advantages, but their discovery is not trivial. Well-defined, homogeneous catalysts can offer unparalleled understanding of ligand effects, which proves invaluable in directing redesign strategies. This thesis work focuses on the design of ruthenium complexes for applications in dinitrogen activation and olefin metathesis. The complexes developed create new directions in small-molecule activation and asymmetric catalysis by late-metal complexes. Also examined are the dual challenges, ubiquitous in catalysis, of adequate interrogation of catalyst structure and performance. Insight into both is essential to enable correlation of ligand properties with catalyst activity and/or selectivity. Improved methods for accelerated assessment of catalyst performance are described, which expand high-throughput catalyst screening to encompass parallel acquisition of kinetic data. A final aspect focuses on direct examination of metal complexes, both as isolated species, and under catalytic conditions. Applications of charge-transfer MALDI mass spectrometry to structural elucidation in organometallic chemistry is described, and the technique is employed to gain insight into catalyst decomposition pathways under operating conditions.
NUMB and Syncytiotrophoblast Development and Function: Investigation Using BeWo Choriocarcinoma Cells
Creators: name: Carey, Julie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: NUMB
BeWo
EGFR
placenta
endocytosis

description: The role of NUMB, a protein important for cellular differentiation and endocytosis in non-placental cells, was investigated in syncytiotrophoblast development and function in the human placenta. The BeWo choriocarcinoma cell line was used as a model for villous cytotrophoblast cells and syncytiotrophoblast to investigate NUMB’s involvement in differentiation and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) endocytosis. NUMB isoforms 1 and 3 were found to be the predominant isoforms and were upregulated following forskolin-induced differentiation. Overexpression of NUMB isoforms 1 and 3 did not mediate differentiation or EGFR signaling. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that NUMB colocalized with EGFR at perinuclear late endosomes and lysosomes following EGF stimulation. We have demonstrated for the first time that NUMB isoforms 1 and 3 are expressed in BeWo cells, are upregulated in forskolin-differentiated BeWo cells and are involved in ligand-dependent EGFR endocytosis in BeWo cells.
Protruding Nanostructured Surfaces for Antimicrobial and Osteogenic Titanium Implants
Creators: name: Ishak, Mohd I.
name: Liu, Xiayi
name: Jenkins, Joshua
name: Nobbs, Angela H.
name: Su, Bo
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: Protruding nanostructured surfaces have gained increasing interest due to their unique wetting behaviours and more recently their antimicrobial and osteogenic properties. Rapid development in nanofabrication techniques that offer high throughput and versatility on titanium substrate open up the possibility for better orthopaedic and dental implants that deter bacterial colonisation while promoting osteointegration. In this review we present a brief overview of current problems associated with bacterial infection of titanium implants and of efforts to fabricate titanium implants that have both bactericidal and osteogenic properties. All of the proposed mechano-bactericidal mechanisms of protruding nanostructured surfaces are then considered so as to explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of adopting such novel technologies for use in future implant applications. Different nanofabrication methods that can be utilised to fabricate such nanostructured surfaces on titanium substrate are briefly discussed.
Supplementary document for Mode-evolution-based ultra-broadband polarization beam splitter using adiabatically tapered extreme skin-depth waveguide - 5396208.pdf
Creators: name: Mia, Md Borhan
name: Ahmed, Syed Ziauddin
name: Jaidye, Nafiz
name: Ahmed, Ishtiaque
name: Kim, Sangsik
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
Entwicklung einer Erweiterungsplatine für die Multimodale Autarke Sensorplattform MAUS zur Near Field Communication (NFC)-Anbindung
Creators: name: Gallei, Lea
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: Near Field Communication (NFC)
Multimodale Autarke Sensorplattform MAUS

description: Die Nahfeldkommunikation (engl. Near Field Communication, kurz NFC) ist aus dem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Aber ist auch ein sinnvoller Einsatz dieser Technologie in der Forschung möglich? In dieser Arbeit wird mit der kontaktlosen Erfassung von Sensordaten mittels NFC eine mögliche Anwendung vorgestellt. Das Ziel dieser Bachelorthesis ist die Entwicklung einer NFC-Erweiterungsplatine für die Multimodale Autarke Sensorplattform MAUS. Diese soll das Auslesen einer NFC-fähigen Sensorplatine zur Temperaturmessung in einem Zellkulturinkubator ermöglichen. Um diese Entwicklung erfolgreich durchführen zu können, werden zunächst Aufbau und Funktionsweise der Multimodalen Autarken Sensorplattform MAUS erläutert. Da außerdem Kenntnisse über die Funktionsweise der Nahfeldkommunikation notwendig sind, folgt eine Einführung in die dazugehörigen theoretischen Grundlagen. Im Anschluss wird die Vorgehens-weise bei der Entwicklung mit den Themen Antennenauswahl und Antennenanpassnetzwerk, Schaltplanerstellung, Programmierung und Inbetriebnahme vorgestellt. Zum Abschluss wird die Reichweite der Antenne getestet und der gesamte Aufbau wird in den Zellkulturinkubator eingebaut. Mit dieser Arbeit wird gezeigt, dass das Auslesen der Temperatur im Zellkulturinkubator mittels NFC mit der entwickelten Erweiterungsplatine möglich ist. Dies legt einen Grundstein für weitere mögliche Anwendungen, wie das Auslesen von in Beton eingegossenen Sensoren in Bauwerken oder an anderen Orten, an denen eine leitungsgebundene Verbindung nicht möglich ist.
The Impact of Telemedicine in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Heart Diseases
Creators: name: Kotb, Ahmed
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Network Meta-analysis
Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial Design
Telemedicine
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Failure

description: The potential that telemedicine interventions may have in effectively delivering remote specialized cardiovascular care to large numbers of patients with heart diseases has recently come under question. In the first phase of this thesis, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to compare the impact of a basic form of telemedicine that is regular patient follow-up by telephone, with usual care for individuals with coronary artery disease following their discharge. In the second phase of this thesis, a network meta-analysis, using Bayesian methods for multiple treatment comparisons, was conducted to compare the more complex forms of telemedicine for patients with heart failure. In the third and final phase of this thesis, a randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the impact of two forms of telemedicine, identified in the earlier two phases as being the most promising, on clinical outcomes, cardiac risk factors and patient reported outcomes.
Heteroscorpioninae Kraepelin 1905
Creators: name: Soleglad, Michael E.
name: Fet, Victor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Liochelidae

description: Subfamily Heteroscorpioninae Kraepelin, 1905   Type Genus. Heteroscorpion Birula, 1903.
 Composition. This taxon is here downgraded to subfamily rank, and placed in the family Urodacidae. This monotypic subfamily includes a single genus, Heteroscorpion.
 Distribution. The subfamily is endemic to Madagascar.
 Taxonomic history. This monotypic taxon was traditionally listed as a subfamily of Scorpionidae. Lourenço (1985, 1989) suggested that its only genus Heteroscorpion belongs to Ischnuridae (now Liochelidae). In an unpublished classification of Stockwell (1989) Heteroscorpioninae was transferred to Ischnuridae as a subfamily. Sissom (1990) listed Heteroscorpion under Ischnuridae without subfamilial division. The subfamily Heteroscorpioninae was elevated to the family level by Lourenço (1996a), and subsequently was treated as a family (Fet, 2000b; Prendini, 2000).
 Diagnosis. See Prendini (2000) for details on the diagnosis of this subfamily (as family Heteroscorpionidae).
 Discussion. See discussion under family Urodacidae.
description: Published as part of Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2003, High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni), pp. 1-175 in Euscorpius 2003 (11) on page 117, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss11.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13237351
Efficacy of Foundation-Model-Based Distillation for Image Classification
Creators: name: Syed Ibrahim Shakir, Syed
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: computer vision

description: In this work, we explore the efficacy of knowledge distillation in the field of computer vision classification tasks. We focus on the distillation of a large foundation teacher model to a less complex student model. The teacher model, characterized by its size and complexity, trained on large amounts of data, serves as a rich source of knowledge for training a compact student model. Our methodology involves selection and comparative analysis of distillation techniques and their impact on student performance. We provide insights regarding the effectiveness of foundation model distillation techniques for improving the performance of student models in image classification. To evaluate the distillation performance, we conduct experiments primarily on the CIFAR-100 dataset. We find that distillation methods that leverage richer teacher outputs (e.g., logits or feature-based representations) can significantly enhance the student’s performance. Additionally, we demonstrate that under specific conditions, label refinement and pre-processing techniques can further boost distillation performance. Our findings also emphasize the trade-offs between model complexity, training time, and distillation effectiveness, offering practical recommendations for distillation applications. These insights underscore the potential of foundation model distillation techniques to enhance student model performance in real-world image classification tasks.
Small-Signal and Noise Modeling of High-Electron-Mobility Transistors for Use in Quantum Technologies
Creators: name: Heinz, Felix
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2021
Subjects: Cryogenic Electronics
Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs)
Small-Signal and Noise Modeling
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs)
Transistors

description: The processing of weak electromagnetic signals at radio frequencies, as needed in radio astronomical receivers or in qubit read-out, demands for low-noise amplifiers cooled to cryogenic temperatures. This work describes the characterization, modeling, and optimization of high-electron-mobility transistor amplifiers for cryogenic ultra-low-noise operation. As a result, a monolithic 4 - 8 GHz LNA with a noise temperature of 3.6 K is demonstrated.
Implementierung und Evaluierung von Strategien zur Speicherung und Verarbeitung dynamischer und tabellarischer Simulationsergebnisse
Creators: name: Mühle, Tim
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: dynamische Tabellen
dynamische Daten
Datenbanken

description: Die vorliegende Masterarbeit "Implementierung und Evaluierung von Strategien zur Speicherung und Verarbeitung dynamischer und tabellarischer Simulationsergebnisse" erforscht die Modellierung und Umsetzung dynamischer Tabellenstrukturen in Datenbanken. Als Anwendungsfall dient die Lieferketten- Simulationssoftware OTD-NETWORK, die dynamische Tabellen als Simulationsergebnisse erzeugt. In diesem Zusammenhang werden sowohl relationale Datenbanken als auch NoSQL-Datenbanken und NewSQL (eine Erweiterung von relationalen Datenbanken für dynamische Modelle) betrachtet. Die Umsetzbarkeit von Lösungsstrategien für dynamische Tabellen wird für relationale Datenbanken, Dokumentendatenbanken, spaltenorientierte Datenbanken (Wide-Column-Stores und Spaltenfamilien-Datenbanken) und NewSQL- Datenbanken diskutiert. Dazu werden mögliche Modellierungen mit den Datenbanken CouchDB, Apache Cassandra, Apache HBase, MariaDB und PostgreSQL näher untersucht. Als vielversprechendste Modelle stellen sich Spaltenfamilien in HBase und JSON-Spalten in PostgreSQL heraus. Für diese Lösungsvorschläge wird die Einbindung in ein auf Spring Boot basierendes Java-Backend gezeigt. Im Anschluss wird eine Evaluierung anhand von Kriterien aus den Kategorien Operationen, Softwarearchitektur und Risiko durchgeführt. Zur Bewertung der Operationen werden Benchmarktests definiert und ausgewertet. Die Arbeit kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass HBase auf Big Data-Probleme ausgelegt ist und sich nicht für zu kleine Datenmengen (unter Hundertmillionen Datensätze) eignet. Für den betrachteten Anwendungsfall zur Speicherung dynamischer Ergebnisse einer Simulationssoftware für Lieferketten stellt sich die Modellierung einer JSON-Spalte in PostgreSQL als die beste der getesteten Lösungen heraus.
Ökologische und hygienische Kennzahlen im Benchmarking der Wasserversorgung
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Wassergüte
subject: Gütekriterien
subject: Kenngröße
subject: Gesundheitsvorsorge
subject: Wasserversorgung
subject: Betriebsgröße
subject: Versorgungsunternehmen
subject: Ökologische Bewertung
subject: Vergleichsuntersuchung
subject: Wasserhygiene
subject: Wassergütekriterium
subject: Gewässerwirtschaft
subject: Benchmark
subject: Kennzahlensystem
subject: Wasser
subject: Water

description: Mit dem Antrag „Nachhaltige Wasserwirtschaft in Deutschland“, beschlossen vom Deutschen Bundestag im Jahr 2002, hat sich die Bundesregierung für eine Strategie zur kontinuierlichen Modernisierung der deutschen Wasserwirtschaft anstelle einer Marktliberalisierung ausgesprochen. Als wesentliches Element wurde in dieser Stragtegie die Einführung eines Benchmarkingverfahrens zur Optimierung der technischen und wirtschaftlichen Leistung und Effizienz der Wasserunternehmen sowie zur Gewährleistung der Transparenz vorgesehen.
Die «Handschlag-Affäre» von Therwil als Gegenstand einer Process Tracing-Analyse zur Schweizer Religionspolitik. Dokumentation der Storyline (September 2015 bis August 2018)
Creators: name: Lots, Laura
name: Liedhegener, Antonius
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: Die sogenannte «Handschlag-Affäre» von Therwil schlug in der Schweiz 2016 medial und politisch hohe Wellen. Zwei muslimische Schüler hatten mit Verweis auf ihren Glauben und unter Berufung auf die Religionsfreiheit ihrer Lehrerin in einer Therwiler Schule den obligatorischen Handschlag an der Klassentür verweigert. Die Schweizer Öffentlichkeit und Politik, aufgeschreckt durch einen Fernsehbeitrag in der bekannten Talkshow Arena, reagierten heftig und einmütig ablehnend. Der Streit um den verweigerten Handschlag und seine Bedeutung für die Integration von Muslimen in der Schweiz beschäftigte die Schweizer Politik und Gerichte im Anschluss an die Sendung für geraume Zeit. In diesem Working Paper, das Teil einer umfassenderen Policy-Analyse zu diesem Fall ist, wird der Hergang der Ereignisse detailliert rekonstruiert. Dargestellt wird der chronologische Ablauf als Storyline. Die Storyline ist das Herzstück der Process Tracing-Methode, die in der Politikwissenschaft an Bedeutung gewonnen hat, wenn es gilt, Politikergebnisse zu analysieren. Weitgehender Konsens herrscht unter den inzwischen verschiedenen Spielarten der Methode darin, dass die chronologische Rekonstruktion des Hergangs der Ereignisse im Zentrum der Anwendung des Process Tracing steht. Die ausführliche und der Intention nach bewusst normativ neutrale Beschreibung der Ereignisse ist somit die Grundlage für die intersubjektive Nachvollziehbarkeit von Fallanalysen beim Process Tracing. Die Storyline zur «Handschlag-Affäre» basiert auf der internen Datenbank des Autors und der Autorin zu Religionspolitik und politischen Konflikten über Religion und religiöse Diversität in der Schweiz und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland seit 1990. Der Falleintrag der Datenbank zur «Handschlag-Affäre» verzeichnet mehr als 70 Quellendokumente. Sie bilden die Datenbasis der hier vorgelegten Storyline, die ihrerseits die Grundlage für weitere Analysen zu diesem zentralen Fall Schweizer Religionspolitik darstellt.
III-V-Semiconductor Subcell Absorbers in Silicon-Based Triple-Junction Solar Cells
Creators: name: Schygulla, Patrick
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: Alternative Energiequellen
Erneuerbare Energien
Festkörperphysik
Nachhaltigkeit
Energieeffizienz
Materialwissenschaft

description: Tandem solar cells are required for higher photovoltaic module efficiencies and thus reduced costs and land demand. This thesis was concerned with the development of a two-terminal III-V//Si triple-junction solar cell. Two compound semiconductors, AlGaAs and GaInAsP, were investigated. The samples were grown lattice matched on GaAs substrates using metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. GaInAsP exhibited a high performance with a minimum loss to the radiative limit of 18 mV in a rear-heterojunction solar cell. An optical parameter morphing method was optimised to generate continuous refractiv index data for arbitrary absorber compositions. The robustness of the method was experimentally confirmed by a comparison to literature values as well as spectral ellipsometry, external quantum efficiency, and reflection measurements. With the complex refractive index data the target absorber thicknesses in multi-junction solar cells were adjusted by transfer matrix modelling to achieve current match between the subcells. The triple-junction solar cell achieved a power conversion efficiency of 35.9 % under the AM1.5g solar spectrum, the highest efficiency for monolithic silicon based cells to date.
Protoischnuridae Carvalho & Lourenco 2001
Creators: name: Soleglad, Michael E.
name: Fet, Victor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Protoischnuridae

description: Family Protoischnuridae Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 – Extinct.    Type Genus. Protoischnurus Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001. – Extinct.
 Composition. The family includes two genera: Protoischnurus Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 and Araripescorpius Campos, 1986 (the latter assigned here provisionally by Carvalho & Lourenço (2001)).
GEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCE. Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (Crato member, Santana Formation; ca. 110 Mya).
 Taxonomic history. Araripescorpius was earlier listed under “ Scorpionoidea sensu lato ” (Campos, 1986; Selden, 1993), and under “ Orthosternina Incertae Sedis ” by Fet et al. (2000). Carvalho & Lourenço (2001) placed this family in the superfamily Scorpionoidea (sensu Lourenço, 2000a) commenting that Protoischnurus shows some affinities with the modern families Scorpionidae and Ischnuridae (now Liochelidae).
 Biogeographic history. The South American Cretaceous record of Protoischnuridae has a particular biogeographic importance for interpreting scorpion evolution. We interpret Scorpionoidea as the Pangean superfamily based on its modern biogeographic distribution, and typical scorpionoid features of Protoischnuridae confirm that by the time when the Gondwanaland breakup was complete, scorpionoids indeed existed in South America.
 Diagnosis. See Carvalho & Lourenço (2001) for details on the diagnosis of this family.
 Discussion. We agree with placement of Protoischnuridae in Scorpionoidea. However, more work (currently ongoing) on rich Santana fossils needs to be done to clarify position of Araripescorpius, which shares some features with Chactoidea.
description: Published as part of Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2003, High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni), pp. 1-175 in Euscorpius 2003 (11) on page 117, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss11.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13237351
Exploring the parameters for the optimum funding of Australian incubators from an incubator manager perspective
Creators: name: Burnett, Hermina H. M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Incubators assist new businesses to grow by providing start-up entrepreneurs with physical and/or internet space, access to shared equipment, administrative services and business assistance programs. This qualitative research study explored management and stakeholder practices in business incubators to gain deeper insights about the motivations and objectives of incubator sponsors and the clients-entrepreneurs served by the incubator manager. The thesis is centred on two major research questions: 1. What are the challenges of the not-for-profit incubator manager, split between the social objectives of the sponsors and the need to run the incubator as a selfsustaining entrepreneurial business oriented organisation? 2. What are the parameters for optimum sponsorship and funding of Australian notfor- profit incubators? These questions, divided into a number of sub-questions, were investigated in ten incubators during two research phases with data collected over a period of two and a half years from forty six incubator tenants, four Australian incubator managers and six managers of incubators and incubator programs in Portugal, the UK and the Netherlands. The data sets were coded and analysed following grounded theory principles primarily using NVivo®7 software in which the data was subjected to open, axial and selective coding processes. The findings showed that there was a direct link between the sponsor's strategic orientation whether for-profit and not-for-profit and the effectiveness and organisational performance of the incubator manager and thus the incubator as a whole. The findings further indicated that despite inadequate finance, lack of profit making tools, autonomy and training to optimise success, not-for-profit incubator managers almost single-handedly contributed to the successful performance of the incubators because of their high levels of social capital and entrepreneurial orientation styles. Based on these findings, a new conceptual model was developed in order to determine the parameters for the funding of not-for-profit incubators that would facilitate both its financial success and its socio-economic mission. Following the dialectic system of requisite holism and critical realism perspectives (Neergaard, 1999; Rebernik and Mulej, 2000) which views incubators as part of a complex social system, a new conceptual model was developed depicting relationshipbased traits and activities recognised as socio-economic tools that have an impact on business performance and success in Australian and international incubators.
Coherent Terahertz Tomography by Multi-Pixel Detection and A Priori Consideration
Creators: name: May, Karl Henrik
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: Terahertz
Tomography
Reconstruction Algorithm
A Priori Information
Material Science

description: The growing demand for enhanced product quality and ecological efficiency leads to the increasing necessity for non-destructive testing across the entire production process. Terahertz-based measurement systems have become a popular choice for non-destructive testing applications due to their unique capability to penetrate dielectric materials. This work focuses on mitigating optical challenges arising from the application of tomography in the terahertz domain and enhancing the operational efficiency of the imaging systems. This thesis introduces key methodologies to counteract optical phenomena appearing in terahertz tomography such as scattering, reflection, and refraction. The primary focus lies in using a priori information to improve the reconstruction formalism and the application of a multi-channel detector array to increase the measurement speed. The work stands as a substantial stride in terahertz tomography, offering practical solutions to optical challenges and presenting innovative setups for enhanced efficiency. It is aimed at professionals in industrial quality control and non-destructive testing, as well as researchers in the field of terahertz tomography.
State of WikiCite in 2020
Creators: name: Mietchen, Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: About This is a contribution to the Workshop On Open Citations And Open Scholarly Metadata 2020 held on 9 September 2020 in Bologna and online. Abstract WikiCite is an initiative to collect bibliographic and citation information, particularly of references cited from Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikisource or Wikidata. It provides an umbrella for a broad range of activities at the intersection between Wikimedia, libraries and other organizations engaged in scholarly communication or cultural heritage. Over the past few years, many of these activities have involved in-person events - including participation in the Workshop on Open Citations in 2018 - but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed that, and the WikiCite community is adapting.In this talk, I will provide an overview of WikiCite activities during the last 12-18 months as well as of what is ongoing and planned. Recording The entire event has been livestreamed. This talk starts at about 1h50m into the recording.
Developmental expression of voltage-gated calcium channels in embryonal carcinoma cells.
Creators: name: Petrof, Elaine O.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: I have examined the expression of calcium channels in P19 cells to determine how their expression is altered during differentiation into cardiac muscle cells. Colonies of beating muscle cells formed from DMSO-induced differentiation of P19 cells were treated with low concentrations of specific L-type calcium channel blockers and all contractions ceased, implying the existence of functional L-type calcium channels in DMSO-differentiated P19 cells. The expression of the various subunits of the L-type calcium channel was examined by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) and Northern blot analysis. The adult skeletal muscle isoform of the $\alpha$1 subunit was undetectable by PCR; however, Northern blot analysis using the skeletal muscle $\alpha$1 subunit probe revealed the presence of two possible isoforms in P19 cells, with mRNA sizes of 6.5 kb and 13 kb. The cardiac isoform of the $\alpha$1 subunit was found to be expressed in DMSO-treated cells, and the appearance of the cardiac $\alpha$1 subunit mRNA on Northern blots corresponded with the on-set of contractile activity. The $\alpha$1 subunit transcript observed was found to correspond to a 9 kb message which was similar to that identified in adult cardiac muscle. The expression of the other subunits of the L-type calcium channel was also investigated. The skeletal forms of the $\beta$ and gamma subunits were undetectable in P19 cells, whereas the $\alpha$2 subunit was present in DMSO-treated P19 cells as determined by PCR but was undetectable by Northern blot analysis. Northern blot analysis using the $\beta$ subunit probe indicated the presence of a weakly related transcript in P19 cells. These results indicate that unique subunits of the L-type calcium channel may be expressed in P19 cells. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Methodik zur modellbasierten Systemarchitekturdefinition von Smart-circular Product-Service Systems
Creators: name: Halstenberg, Friedrich Andreas
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2021
Subjects: Circular Economy
Systems Engineering
Product-Service Systems
Produktentwicklung
Systemarchitektur

description: Induziert durch Digitalisierung und Servitisierung bieten Unternehmen in zunehmendem Maße Systeme aus vernetzten mechatronischen Produkten, Software und Dienstleistungen an: sogenannte Smart-circular Product Service Systems (Smart-circular PSS). Ungeklärt ist bislang, wie Teams bei der Entwicklung von Smart-circular PSS sachgerecht methodisch unterstützt werden können. Diese Arbeit begegnet diesen Beobachtungen mit der Forschungshypothese, dass sich Systemarchitekturen von Smart-circular PSS durch geeignete Methoden des Modellbasierten Systems Engineerings (MBSE) so entwerfen lassen, dass die Systeme effektiv und effizient zu einer CE beitragen. Aufbauend auf gewonnenen Erkenntnissen wurde die Methodik zur Definition von Smart-circular PSS-Systemarchitekturen (MESSIAH) entwickelt, die Entwicklungsteams bei der Konzeptionierung von Smart-circular PSS unterstützt. Die Methode beinhaltet eine Modellierungsgenerik, eine gerichtete Methode sowie einen Baukasten zum schnellen Prototypisieren von Services. MESSIAH wurde anhand von fünf Studien evaluiert und erprobt.
A numerical study of modelling in a predator-prey system
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Aspriha
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The study in this thesis concerns the interactions of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and its predator Phytoseiulus persimilis. The logistic Lotkaâ-Volterra predatorâ-prey-taxis equations with diffusion and advection have been solved numerically to re-estimate parameters using three different response functions with two data sets. In order to observe the effect of prey-taxis on the periodicity of predatorâ-prey dynamics, limits of prey-taxis parameter have been obtained using Routh-Hurwitz's conditions for stability. It has been shown that for different values of prey-taxis it is possible to achieve periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic nature of solutions in a predatorâ-prey system. The formation of spatial patterns in the predatorâ-prey system has been studied under various environmental conditions. First spatial patterns are generated with the inclusion of prey-taxis in the predatorâ-prey system. Next spatial patterns are generated with the introduction of diffusion-driven instability and without prey-taxis in the predatorâ-prey system. Among all parameters involved in predatorâ-prey equations, only the predator interference parameter is varied to generate diffusion-driven instability leading to spatial patterns of population density. It has been shown that it is possible to generate spatial patterns with zero flux boundary conditions even in a smaller domain with a suitable value of the predator interference or preyâ-taxis. Next spatial patterns are generated with the presence of a habitat edge inside the domain. Here predators are sensitive to the presence of an internal edge while prey are free to forage in the entire domain. It has been shown that the sensivity of predators to remain in a favourable or in an unfavourable patch as well as the position of the internal edge have major impacts on the development of spatial patterns. Finally biological control of two-spotted spider mite has been achieved with the introduction of prey-taxis in the predatorâ-prey system. It has been shown that both response functions and initial conditions have major contributions in biological control of the prey population. It is possible to achieve successful biological control in space over a longer time-scale with prey population density below economic threshold provided the predator population density is at least twice that of the prey during most of the time.
Integration of the Cognitive-Behavioural Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour in the Understanding of the Process of Changing Thinking Patterns: Exploring Mechanisms of Change in a Depression Prevention Workshop
Creators: name: Bradley, Kristina Louise
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: depression prevention
cognitive behaviour therapy
university students
theory of planned behaviour

description: Despite the growing need for depression prevention programming for university students, few programs exist and those that do are too resource-intensive for broad dissemination. Furthermore, limited research has been conducted on mechanisms of change in CBT-based prevention programs and similar research conducted on CBT for depression demonstrates mixed findings. Therefore, there is a need to incorporate a formal model of health-behaviour change in prevention (and intervention) programs to clarify mechanisms of change and improve outcomes, such as the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). This series of studies developed and tested a formal CBT-TPB “hybrid” model to predict intention to change thinking patterns and a brief depression prevention program for university students and to examine the program’s potential to change the hypothesized constructs in the hybrid model. Results indicated support for the hybrid model, in that TPB factors predict intention to change thinking patterns. In addition, across an open and randomized control trial, my “Start Making a Change” intervention promotes change in TPB factors, as well as improvement in relevant CBT and well-being outcomes. The implication of this work is that brief, easy-to-disseminate, programs, based on a formal model of change, can effectively, at least in the short term, target and change important risk factors for depression onset in university students.
Supplementary document for Mode-evolution-based ultra-broadband polarization beam splitter using adiabatically tapered extreme skin-depth waveguide - 5396208.pdf
Creators: name: Mia, Md Borhan
name: Ahmed, Syed Ziauddin
name: Jaidye, Nafiz
name: Ahmed, Ishtiaque
name: Kim, Sangsik
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
Incertae Sedis
Creators: name: Soleglad, Michael E.
name: Fet, Victor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones

description: Superfamily Incertae Sedis  The fossil (Cretaceous) family Palaeoeuscorpiidae is placed here in the parvorder Iurida but cannot be currently assigned to any of the extant superfamilies.
description: Published as part of Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2003, High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni), pp. 1-175 in Euscorpius 2003 (11) on page 117, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss11.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13237351
Free motion and obstacle avoidance control for mobile robots.
Creators: name: Kim, Bumsoo.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.

description: Mobile robot motion control has been extensively studied based on a simplified mobile robot and actuator dynamic model. Free ion and obstacle avoidance require suitable robot and actuator models and the integration of sensor information into the system controller. In the present thesis, artificial impedance approach is used for developing the controller of an autonomous mobile robot. The control law is based on a Newtonian dynamics model of mobile the robot. Range sensor information is used in the trajectory correction for avoiding collision with obstacles. Simulation results illustrate the performance of the impedance based controller.
Asymptotically based modeling and optimization of fluid-structure interaction with periodic yarn structures
Creators: name: Krier, Maxime
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2025
Subjects: Fluid-structure interaction
Homogenization
Dimension reduction
Multiscale modeling
Filtration

description: The flow-induced displacement of thin flexural structures is commonly encountered in filtration applications. To account for the effect in mathematical modeling, arising fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models become much more demanding regarding both analysis and numerical methods compared to a rigid structure. Especially in the modeling of woven filters, the complex microstructure with thin yarns renders direct numerical approaches impractical. A FSI problem with non-stationary Stokes flow and a periodic structure, consisting of slender yarns in contact, is analyzed. A dimension reduction approach is employed, shrinking the three-dimensional microstructure to a two-dimensional, permeable Kirchhoff plate. Arising model parameters are three fourth-order stiffness tensors, attained from auxiliary mechanical problems on the filter’s periodic unit. The derived model is suited for efficient FSI simulations on the macro-scale. A complete numerical workflow is presented, comprising of a finite-element formulation for both micromechanical and macroscopic FSI simulations and an optimization framework for optimizing microscopic filter designs for a desired flow-induced filter displacement.
The nature of dark energy and discussions on relevant phenomena_0A
Creators: name: Anonymous, W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Dark energy
Curvature
Gravitation
Inertia
Universal repulsion

description: Abstract: From the discrepancy between theoretical predictions and actual observations, we can find something beyond previous understanding exists. In following content, a gravitation effect deduced from the principle of equivalence will be introduced. It derives from the place with lower curvature and will cause redshift when light is transmitting in space among galaxies. Meanwhile, it can be considered as the repulsion from mass, and provide a reasonable explanation for the concept of inertia.
Displacement controlled behaviour of structures subject to moderate ground shaking
Creators: name: Lumantarna, Elisa
name: Bhamare, Rupali
name: Lam, Nelson
name: Wilson, John
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Seismic assessment and design procedures are typically founded on the concept of trading off strength with ductility (displacement) to provide sufficient capability for the structure to absorb and dissipate seismically induced energy in an earthquake. However, in the regions of low to moderate seismicity, the kinetic energy demand of an earthquake will generally subside when the structure has been displaced to a certain limit. Consequently, the seismic performance of a structure can be controlled by its displacement capacity as opposed to its energy dissipation capability. This paper presents a seismic performance assessment method which accounts for the displacement-controlled phenomenon associated with moderate ground shaking. Parametric studies based on non-linear time-history analyses have been undertaken to identify the behavioural trends. Hysteretic models used in the studies were based on the observations of results from recent cyclic testings carried out at the University of Melbourne and the University of Adelaide. The effects of asymmetry in building systems on its seismic response behaviour have been investigated forming one of the main thrusts of the research. Results from parametric studies have been integrated to develop a simple and yet reliable alternative procedure for the seismic assessment of structures in regions of low and moderate seismicity like Australia.
Investigation of an ICT-based protection scheme for short-circuit events and an overload protection scheme to reduce cascading outages on HV/MV grids
Creators: name: Lipphardt, Jan
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2022
Subjects: ICT-based protection scheme
overload protection scheme
cascading

description: This thesis is divided into two sub-parts, i.e., short-circuit protection scheme for the MV grid is addressed in the first part, and in the second part, an overload protection scheme and cascading effect for the HV grid is addressed. Non-directional overcurrent relays are the conventional relay type used in radial and open-ring distribution grids. In the future grid scenario with the incorporation of distributed energy resources, which leads to bi-directional power flows, the usage of these relays would result in unselective tripping during a fault. Directional overcurrent or distance relays are used to solve this problem and to isolate the faulty part. However, the directional overcurrent and the distance relays utilize the voltage phasor as a reference for the determination of the fault direction. This requires the usage of current and voltage transformers, which makes the protection design costlier and involves huge retrofitting and new installation in the existing grids. In this thesis, an ICT-based protection scheme is proposed as an extension for non-directional overcurrent relays to gain selective tripping in the case of a short-circuit in grids. The scheme uses the current phasor angle information exchange between two primary relays over the ICT to locate a fault in their protected areas. Furthermore, the primary scheme is extended with a backup protection scheme, which isolated the fault in the case of a failure of the primary relay. The proposed primary and backup scheme is evaluated with case studies using the power system tools pandapower and PowerFactory, to verify if the scheme is able to isolate short-circuit faults reliably and selectively. Overload cascades are among the most severe grid disturbances in interconnected power systems, which mostly results in a large load loss in the grid. The cascades are initiated by the tripping of protection relays in the grid during overloads. Their prevention is an important factor for grid stability. In this thesis, an overload protection scheme is proposed, which tries to solve overload cascades by load shedding through targeted relay tripping. The scheme uses a reduced subgraph which is affected by overload for the solution finding. The reduced subgraph of the grid has the advantage, that possible overload solutions can be determined reasonably fast. The proposed overload protection scheme is evaluated with case studies using the power system tool pandapower. Here, cascades with and without the protection scheme are analyzed to evaluate how the proposed solution reduces the load loss and solves the overload problem to avoid cascade overload tripping issues in the grid.