cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Sind Biozideinträge in die Umwelt von besorgniserregendem Ausmaß? Empfehlungen des Umweltbundesamtes für eine Vorgehensweise zur Untersuchung der Umweltbelastung durch Biozide
title: Sind Biozideinträge in die Umwelt von besorgniserregendem Ausmaß? Empfehlungen des Umweltbundesamtes für eine Vorgehensweise zur Untersuchung der Umweltbelastung durch Biozide
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biozid
subject: Kläranlage
subject: Antifouling
subject: Anstrich
subject: Schiffsanstrich
subject: Gülle
subject: Klärschlamm
subject: Biozide
subject: Biozidprodukte
subject: Antifoulinganstrich
subject: Bootsanstrich
subject: Gülleausbringung
subject: Messprogramme
subject: Chemikalien

description: Über 43.000 Biozidprodukte sind derzeit auf dem deutschen Markt gemeldet, unter anderem Mittel zur Desinfektion, zum Holz- und Fassadenschutz, zur Nagetier- und Insektenbekämpfung oder Antifoulings. Alle Biozide wirken bestimmungsgemäß auf Lebewesen und können in die Umwelt gelangen. Obwohl manche Biozide schon in relevanten Konzentrationen in der Umwelt gefunden wurden, sind sie noch immer unzureichend in Monitoringstudien oder Routineüberwachungsprogrammen berücksichtigt. Das UBA hat deshalb Empfehlungen für künftige, konkrete Erhebungen der Umweltbelastung mit Bioziden entwickelt und zusätzlich Listen von priorisierten Biozidwirkstoffen und relevanten Transformationsprodukten generiert. Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Über 43.000 Biozidprodukte sind derzeit auf dem deutschen Markt gemeldet, unter anderem Mittel zur Desinfektion, zum Holz- und Fassadenschutz, zur Nagetier- und Insektenbekämpfung oder Antifoulings. Alle Biozide wirken bestimmungsgemäß auf Lebewesen und können in die Umwelt gelangen. Obwohl manche Biozide schon in relevanten Konzentrationen in der Umwelt gefunden wurden, sind sie noch immer unzureichend in Monitoringstudien oder Routineüberwachungsprogrammen berücksichtigt. Das ⁠UBA⁠ hat deshalb Empfehlungen für künftige, konkrete Erhebungen der Umweltbelastung mit Bioziden entwickelt und zusätzlich Listen von priorisierten Biozidwirkstoffen und relevanten Transformationsprodukten generiert.Das Umweltbundesamt hat die Stofflisten des im Jahr 2017 erschienenen Berichts aktualisiert, da neue Biozidwirkstoffe genehmigt, weitere Bewertungsberichte vorgelegt und neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse gewonnen wurden. Zusätzlich wurden zwei neue Stofflisten zur Bodenbelastung in urbanen Gebieten und die Aufnahme in terrestrische Biota beziehungsweise zur Belastung von Grundwasser in urbanen Gebieten erarbeitet, die im Bericht 2017 noch keine Berücksichtigung fanden. Siehe "Addendum".
Go Play Outside! Effects of a risk-reframing tool on mothers’ tolerance for, and parenting practices associated with, children’s risky play: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Brussoni, Mariana
name: Ishikawa, Takuro
name: Han, Christina
name: Pike, Ian, 1958-
name: Bundy, Anita
name: Faulkner, Guy E. J., 1970-
name: Mâsse, Louise C.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: Children’s risky play is associated with a variety of positive developmental, physical and mental health outcomes, including greater physical activity, self-confidence and risk-management skills. Children’s opportunities for risky play have eroded over time, limited by parents’ fears and beliefs about risk, particularly among mothers. We developed a digital tool and in-person Risk-reframing (RR) workshop to reframe parents’ perceptions of risk and change parenting behaviours. The purpose of this paper is to describe our RR intervention, rationale and protocol for a randomised controlled trial to examine whether it leads to increases in mothers’ tolerance of risk in play and goal attainment relating to promoting their child’s opportunities for risky play. Methods: We use a randomised controlled trial design and will recruit a total of 501 mothers of children aged 6–12 years. The RR digital tool is designed for a one-time visit and includes three chapters of self-reflection and experiential learning tasks. The RR in-person tool is a 2-h facilitated workshop in which participants are guided through discussion of the same tasks contained within the digital tool. The control condition consists of reading the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play. Primary outcome is increased tolerance of risk in play, as measured by the Tolerance of Risk in Play Scale. Secondary outcome is self-reported attainment of a behaviour-change goal that participants set for themselves. We will test the hypothesis that there will be differences between the experimental and control conditions with respect to tolerance of risk in play using mixed-effects models. We will test the hypothesis that there will be differences between the experimental and control conditions with respect to goal attainment using logistic regression. Discussion: The results of this trial will have important implications for facilitating the widespread change in parents’ risk perception that is necessary for promoting broad societal understanding of the importance of children’s risky play. In addition, the findings may provide relevant information for the design of behaviour-change tools to increase parental tolerance of risk. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03374683 . Retrospectively registered on 15 December 2017.
Design and development of P2P multilingual collaborative multimedia tool
Creators: name: Rahman, Md. Abdur
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: With the technological advancements, both client-server-based and fully decentralized collaborations are gaining popularity. Throughout the last decade, many collaborative tools have emerged based on the former technology or in some cases a combination of both technologies, which is often called hybrid collaboration system. The need for fully decentralized or Peer-to-Peer (P2P) collaboration over the Internet is increasing nowadays. Moreover, due to the rapid growth of multimedia technology over the web, more and more P2P Environments are adopting numerous multimedia applications such as audio, video, text, etc. to enhance the quality of collaboration. However, there are many factors that make this task challenging. These factors include not only the limited bandwidth (especially of peers having dialup connections), the presence of firewalls, proxy servers and Network Address Translation (NAT's) in Intranets, but also how to efficiently design such a fully decentralized system that supports different multimedia. A flexible architecture needs to be defined that overcomes these problems and permits a smooth and rich collaborative multimedia environment that would satisfy the needs of end users. This thesis illustrates the architecture, design and implementation of a fully decentralized collaborative multimedia system called PECOLE (PEer-to-peer COLlaborative Environment). PECOLE supports real-time collaboration and provides the following collaborative facilities: (1) Shared browsing (2) Multilingual collaboration (3) Shared telepointer (4) Moderation (5) Multipoint-to-multipoint audio/video conferencing and (6) Chat.
Interpellative tautologies: A critique of Hegel's philosophy at the University of Berlin
Creators: name: Turpin, Stephen
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Philosophy.

description: The study undertakes a critical examination of Hegel's philosophy by constructing a Foucauldian critique of Hegel's use of interpellative techniques (i.e. the call to become subjects of Hegelian Science) that rely on tautological arguments. Salient aspects of Foucault's research on history, governmentality, and subjectivity and power are applied, respectively, to Hegel's teleological metaphysics, his concept of Civil Society, and his notion of the State as freedom. Through this Foucauldian reading, poverty is revealed as an endemic feature of the capitalist economy, while war is demonstrated to be a necessary practice of statecraft. By indicating how the interpellation of individuals into subjective categories forecloses alternative arrangements of economic and political power, the study shows that the Hegelian subject is extremely vulnerable to a logic of domination and oppression. The study then unpacks the truth-effects of Hegel's pedagogical design for the University of Berlin, revealing that his attempt to construct a subject of the modern liberal State is a gesture of violence with dangerous political implications.
Structural Equation Modelling of the Redeveloped SUEIT-EY for Scale Revision, Validation and Standardisation, and to Model the Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Bullying and Victimisation
Creators: name: Bunnett, Emily Rae
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The current study provides a measure of ability emotional intelligence (EI) in children and pre-adolescents and thus addresses the lack of sufficient measurement indices of EI in the target population. Furthermore, the study provides evidence of the potential utility of implementing EI programs within the school curriculum as an avenue for prevention and intervention of bullying and victimisation in schools.
title: Skeletal muscle mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contacts (MERCs)
title: impact of aging and exercise
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Allen, Ryan J.
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2024
Subjects: mitochondria
muscle
sarcopenia
public abstract
Aging
Exercise

description: A prominent factor contributing to age-associated loss of muscle mass, (i.e., sarcopenia), is mitochondrial dysfunction. Apposition of the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) to the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), termed mitochondria SR contact sites (MERCs), modulate many mitochondrial processes. In an energetically demanding tissue like skeletal muscle, maladaptation in MERCs may contribute to sarcopenia. Further, MERCs are likely to respond to exercise training and contribute to beneficial muscular remodeling with age. We therefore studied three groups of male C57BL6N mice at baseline: young adults (Y, 5 mo. of age), old (O, 21-22 mo. of age), and very old (VO, 30-31 mo. of age). An additional group of old mice underwent 6-weeks of treadmill training (OET). Muscle mass and percutaneous-stimulated contractile function decreased with aging with VO animals displaying ~25% decline in maximum tetanic force vs. Y mice (p<0.0001). Fatigability (assessed via repetitive sub-maximal contractions) increased by ~10% with aging but was attenuated in the OET group (p<0.001). In saponin-permeabilized muscle fibers, aging did not affect mitochondrial oxidative capacity. H2O2 emission was nearly doubled in the O group (p<0.01), but this trend was partially alleviated by exercise training. Via TEM, aging decreased the size of MERCs (i.e., length of SR and OMM apposition) by around 20% (p<0.01). Interestingly, OET animals displayed ~50% increase in MERC coverage (i.e., proportion of OMM covered by SR; p<0.0001). Immunoblots of subcellular fractions revealed that MERC protein composition was also altered with age and exercise. The OMM channel, VDAC1, was reduced by 20% in O muscles (p=0.02), while Grp75, a tether protein, was ~25% higher in OET (p=0.02). Our findings indicate that changes in MERC structure and composition may underlie aspects of sarcopenia and that exercise-mediated adaptations at MERCs may contribute to the beneficial adaptations in aging skeletal muscle.
Spinning and mixing: Two studies of microfluidic problems using molecular dynamics simulations
Creators: name: Oliver, Eric C. J
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Physics, Molecular.

description: Advances in microfluidics have led to the development of devices which can perform simple operations on fluids with the aim of developing a fully integrated "lab-on-a-chip". Of prime importance to this procedure is the efficient operation of each individual component. Using theoretical prediction sand two-dimensional Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, we have explored the operation of two such devices: one which forces a cavity of fluid into rotational motion and one to mix two different fluid species. For the rotational operation, we have referred to experimental results for a circular cavity coupled to a microfluidic channel in which a laminar flow is induced. This flow causes the fluid in the cavity to rotate which we model with MD simulations. We examine the role of wall-fluid interactions and its effect on enhancing the amount of angular momentum generated in the cavity. The reduction in wall-fluid interaction allows the fluid to slip along the wall and acquire a greater level of spin. We hope this technique can be applied experimentally to enhance the rotation in these devices. For the mixing operation, we examined a previously studied theoretical system where the authors claim obstacles in microchannels increase mixing efficiency for a fluid composed of two species. We make theoretical predictions to the contrary and demonstrate, using MD simulations, that our predictions are correct. Our results show that obstacles have two effects. First, obstacles increase the amount of contact between fluid species which only has a negligible effect on increasing the mixing efficiency. Second, the obstacles flatten the normally Poiseuille (quadratic) flow profile over a finite channel length which decreases the distance required for partial but not complete mixing. We demonstrate that all channels of at least a certain length, defined by the diffusive properties of the channel, will reach full mixing at the same point. Both projects illustrate the utility of MD simulations in predicting fluid behaviour in microfluidic systems. Our aim is that these studies can be integrated into the greater body of knowledge pertaining to microfluidics.
Between the pillar of state and social stigma : military reform and military exile in Chosŏn Korea, 1863–1894
Creators: name: Kim, Jinsung
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: This dissertation, entitled “Between the Pillar of State and Social Stigma: Military Reform and Military Exile in Chosŏn Korea, 1863–1894,” examines military reform policies and the concurrent enforcement of military exile from 1863 to 1894 during King Kojong’s reign. While the Chosŏn government undertook military reforms to bolster its defenses against escalating foreign threats and emphasized the military’s importance, it paradoxically employed military service as punitive measures for offenders, adhering to traditional legal norms. This study argues that, contrary to the prevailing perception of military reform as a process of “modernization,” the Chosŏn government’s policies remained deeply entrenched in traditional values, prioritizing civil over military ideals and lacking any objective to fundamentally transform the military system. Furthermore, the sustained implementation of military exile underscored King Kojong and the ruling class’s perception of military service as a form of social disgrace. This dissertation is organized into three chronological chapters. Chapter One reexamines the characteristics of military policies, the changing status of military officials within the government, and the development of military exile during Taewŏn’gun’s regency from 1863 to 1873. Chapter Two explores King Kojong’s military reform policies, which reversed Taewŏn’gun’s major military agenda, including military exchanges with foreign states, efforts to strengthen royal guards, and the expansion of military exile to enforce national policies during the king’s first decade of direct rule between 1873 and 1884. Chapter Three examines King Kojong’s military policies and the enforcement of military exile during his second period of direct rule (1884–1894), highlighting Chosŏn’s continued reliance on Qing China’s military forces—grounded in traditional international relations—and the persistent implementation of military exile until the Kabo Reform of 1894. Through the analysis of military reform policies and the military exile practice, this study illuminates the characteristics of military affairs in Late Chosŏn during the late 19th century. It examines the contradictory nature of these reforms and the enduring influence of tradition, offering deeper insights into King Kojong and the ruling class’s stance on military reform while shedding light on the broader nature of the regime’s reform policies during this pivotal period.
Appraising celebrity feminism
Creators: name: Flood, Michelle Laura
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2025
Subjects: public abstract

description: Celebrity feminism is not a gateway nor is it “feminism lite,” as many feminist scholars and critics called it in the early 2010s. Instead, it is a critical vernacular feminism that relies heavily on appeasing the demands of a white, cisgender, heterosexual, patriarchal celebrity culture. In its early configurations and throughout its continuous development, celebrity feminism struggled with the tensions between popularity, capitalist requirements, and an intersectional imperative. The result is a flawed multitude of feminisms, but it would be remiss to overlook its potential. Celebrity feminism is an integral part in debunking postfeminist culture’s contention that feminism is a relic – past its prime and no longer necessary. I argue that the celebrity embrace of feminism and the feminist embrace of celebrity, as demonstrated by their co-constitutive nature throughout this project, acts as a powerful rejoinder to postfeminism.Each chapter examines the shifts in celebrity feminism’s development as celebrity and feminism converged in the U.S. In its earliest configuration, both celebrity feminists and feminist celebrities did the work of destigmatizing feminism and encouraging their listeners to consider the ways that feminism could enrich their own lives. From that starting point, celebrity feminism augmented its efficacy, turning its attention to modes of accountability within celebrity culture and beyond. I offer feminist infamy as a theorization of celebrification that offers accountability and justice for victim-survivors of sexual violence. Finally, the recuperation of the celebrity trainwreck offers a perspective on how celebrity feminism can prompt cultural retrospection and social change. Each chapter is dedicated to analyzing a set of subjects that shaped how celebrity feminism moved beyond its shortcoming and became a multifaceted moment of reflexivity in popular culture.
Biologically inspired dexterous robot hand actuated by smart material based artificial muscles
Creators: name: Price, Aaron David
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.
subject: Engineering, Robotics.

description: Modern externally powered upper-body prostheses are conventionally actuated by electric servomotors. Although these motors achieve reasonable kinematic performance, they are voluminous and heavy. Deterring factors such as these lead to a substantial proportion of upper extremity amputees avoiding the use of their prostheses. Therefore, it is apparent that there exists a need for functional prosthetic devices that are compact and light-weight. The realization of such a device requires an alternative actuation technology, and biological inspiration suggests that tendon based systems are advantageous. Shape memory alloys are a type of smart material that exhibit an actuation mechanism resembling the biological equivalent. As such, shape memory alloy enabled devices promise to be of major importance in the future of dexterous robotics, and to prosthetics in particular. This thesis investigates the issues surrounding the practical application of shape memory alloys as artificial muscles in a three fingered robot hand. First the function of the human hand and the kinematic requirements for manipulation are reviewed. An overview of artificial hands is provided, followed by a discussion on shape memory alloys focused on the unique phenomena of the shape memory effect. Second, the forward and inverse kinematics of the artificial finger are established in order to relate the desired finger tip contact point to the required joint angles. This is followed by the design of the requisite instrumentation and control systems. Due to the highly nonlinear nature of both the SMA and the robot hand, alternative control approaches such as neural networks are reviewed. Finally, a large-strain SMA actuator is proposed and the concepts explored herein are applied to the design, manufacture, and evaluation of an SMA actuated robotic hand.
Understanding the neutron star population with the SKA
Creators: name: Tauris, T. M.
name: Kaspi, Victoria M.
name: Breton, R. P.
name: Deller, Adam
name: Keane, Evan
name: Kramer, M.
name: Lorimer, Duncan R.
name: McLaughlin, Maura A.
name: Possenti, A.
name: Ray, P. S.
name: Stappers, B.
name: Weltevrede, P.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Since their discovery in the late 1960s the population of known neutron stars has grown to ∼2500.
The last five decades of observations have yielded many surprises and demonstrated that the observational properties of neutron stars are remarkably diverse. The surveys that will be performed
with SKA (the Square Kilometre Array) will produce a further tenfold increase in the number of
Galactic neutron stars known. Moreover, the SKA’s broad spectral coverage, sub-arraying and
multi-beaming capabilities will allow us to characterise these sources with unprecedented efficiency,
in turn enabling a giant leap in the understanding of their properties. Here we review the neutron star population and outline our strategies for studying each of the growing number of diverse classes that are populating the “neutron star zoo”. Some of the main scientific questions that will be addressed by the much larger statistical samples and vastly improved timing efficiency provided by SKA include: (i) the spin period and spin-down rate distributions (and thus magnetic fields) at birth, and the associated information about the supernovae wherein they are formed; (ii) the radio pulsar–magnetar connection; (iii) the link between normal radio pulsars, intermittent pulsars and rotating radio transients; (iv) the slowest possible spin period for a radio pulsar (revealing the conditions at the pulsar death-line); (v) proper motions of pulsars (revealing supernova kick physics); (vi) the mass distribution of neutron stars; (vii) the fastest possible spin period for a recycled pulsar (constrainingmagnetosphere-accretion disc interactions, gravitational wave radiation and the equation-of-state); (viii) the origin of high eccentricity millisecond pulsars; (ix) the formation channels for recently identified triple systems; and finally (x) how isolated millisecond pulsars are formed. As well as this lengthy (but not exhaustive) scientific shopping list, we can expect that the first phase of the SKA (SKA1), and in particular the full SKA (SKA2), will break new ground unveiling exotic and heretofore unknown systems that will challenge our current knowledge and theories, thus fostering the development of new research areas. Some possibilities for future landmark discoveries representing significant milestones in the astrophysics of compact objects include: (i) sub-millisecond pulsars; (ii) neutron stars born as millisecond pulsars; (iii) neutron stars with masses below 1.1 or above 2.5 M⊙; (iv) neutron star-black hole binaries; and (v) a triple system containing a pair of neutron stars.
Development of a Multiplex Exoglycosidase Assay for Diagnosis of Oligosaccharidoses using Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Creators: name: Ng, Dione K.M
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Analytical.
subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: Oligosaccharidoses are Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) that result from mutations in genes encoding exoglycosidases, leading to accumulation of unmetabolized N-linked oligosaccharides within lysosomes. Age at onset and rate of disease progression vary among patients. Diagnosis based solely on clinical presentation is often challenging because of overlapping clinical symptoms between these disorders. The aim of this research is to use tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) to establish a multiplex method to measure exoglycosidase activities, in dried blood spots (DBS), involved in the degradation of N-linked oligosaccharides using natural substrates. Current fluorometric assays for each exoglycosidase using specific 4-methylumbelliferyl (4MU) substrates allow enzyme activities to be determined separately from a variety of human tissue sample types. A universal buffer was established by comparing these assay conditions to allow multiplexing of the exoglycosidases in a single vial. Initial attempts to develop an enzyme activity assay using disaccharides as the starting substrate and by monitoring unique monosaccharide products by MS/MS after exposure to an enzyme source from cultured skin fibroblasts were unsuccessful due to interfering endogenous hexose isomers. Taking another approach, multiplexing was successfully demonstrated for beta-Galactosidase and beta-Hexosaminidase using alternative substrates. 4MU and paranitrophenol (PNP) conjugated to particular monosaccharides allowed 4MU and PNP products to be measured and enzyme activities to be calculated. Here, we provide a proof of principle that MS/MS technology can allow simultaneous multiplexing of several enzyme activities using distinctive starting substrates. A multiplex assay for the remaining exoglycosidases can still permit the development of an Oligosaccharidoses screening test to assist clinical diagnosis.
title: Lo no importante
title: experimentando con poesía documental
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Gomez Molina, Claudia Carolina
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2026
Subjects: Poesía
Poesía documental
Latin American literature

description: Lo no importante: Experimentando con poesía documental [That which is not important: experimenting with documentary poetry] is a work of poetry in Spanish which examines the genre of documentary poetry from different approaches and styles. Documentary poetry is based on research and can work in dialogue with sources such as print, broadcast and online news, videos, photographs, and/or old records: all of these sources can become part of a poem.
description: The poems in this book are based on different kinds of research and documentation. Some work with direct experience and testimonies, while others react to news articles and scientific research. Topics addressed by the poems include language and translation, travel testimonies and diaries, historical, archeological and zoological research, folkloric traditions, and biblical and historical records: besides the experimentation with the form, these poems are concerned with memory and history.
description: The first section of this poetry collection is an introduction to the wide range of topics mentioned above. The second section focuses on the European and Eastern Mediterranean folklore tradition of “telling the bees”, and the third section examines archeological findings.
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey: QSO clustering and the L-z degeneracy
Creators: name: Da Ângela, J.
name: Shanks, Tom
name: Croom, Scott
name: Weilbacher, P. M.
name: Brunner, Robert J.
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Miller, Lance
name: Myers, Adam D.
name: Nichol, Robert C.
name: Pimbblet, Kevin A.
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Richards, Gordon T.
name: Ross, Nicholas P.
name: Schneider, Donald P.
name: Wake, D.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We combine the quasi-stellar object (QSO) samples from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) and the 2dF-Sloan Digital Sky Survey luminous red galaxy (LRG) and QSO Survey (2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO, hereafter 2SLAQ) in order to investigate the clustering of z ~1.5 QSOs and measure the correlation function (ξ). The clustering signal in redshift-space and projected along the sky direction is similar to that previously obtained from the 2QZ sample alone. By fitting functional forms for ξ(σ, π), the correlation function measured along and across the line of sight, we find, as expected, that β, the dynamical infall parameter and Ω0m, the cosmological density parameter, are degenerate. However, this degeneracy can be lifted by using linear theory predictions under different cosmological scenarios. Using the combination of the 2QZ and 2SLAQ QSO data, we obtain: βQSO(z = 1.5) = 0.60+0.14−0.11, Ω0m = 0.25+0.09−0.07 which imply a value for the QSO bias, b(z = 1.4) = 1.5 ± 0.2. The combination of the 2QZ with the fainter 2SLAQ QSO sample further reveals that QSO clustering does not depend strongly on luminosity at fixed redshift. This result is inconsistent with the expectation of simple ‘high peaks’ biasing models where more luminous, rare QSOs are assumed to inhabit higher mass haloes. The data are more consistent with models which predict that QSOs of different luminosities reside in haloes of similar mass. By assuming ellipsoidal models for the collapse of density perturbations, we estimate the mass of the dark matter haloes which the QSOs inhabit as ~3 × 1012 h−1 Mo. We find that this halo mass does not evolve strongly with redshift nor depend on QSO luminosity. Assuming a range of relations which relate halo to black hole mass, we investigate how black hole mass correlates with luminosity and redshift, and ascertain the relation between Eddington efficiency and black hole mass. Our results suggest that QSOs of different luminosities may contain black holes of similar mass.
Narratives and attachment styles: Role of rumination, reflection and self-compassion in relation to psychological health and well-being
Creators: name: Collins, Justine Anne
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Dr. Collins explored how memory recall relates to psychological functioning and well-being in mid-life adults. She showed how secure and insecure relationship styles (developed from early attachment experiences) influence the way in which people recall self-defining memories and create their personal narratives and the impact on psychological health and well-being. The research has implications for effective interventions that reduce psychological vulnerability and simultaneously improve psychological growth.
Towards an Inclusive Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Morocco: CGEM's Commitment
Creators: name: Imane, Gnaoui
name: Aziz, Moutahaddib
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Econometrics (econ.EM)
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Corporate social responsibility encourages companies to integrate social and environmental concerns into their activities and their relations with stakeholders. It encompasses all actions aimed at the social good, above and beyond corporate interests and legal requirements. Various international organizations, authors and researchers have explored the notion of CSR and proposed a range of definitions reflecting their perspectives on the concept. In Morocco, although Moroccan companies are not overwhelmingly embracing CSR, several factors are encouraging them to integrate the CSR approach not only into their discourse, but also into their strategies. The CGEM is actively involved in promoting CSR within Moroccan companies, awarding the "CGEM Label for CSR" to companies that meet the criteria set out in the CSR Charter. The process of labeling Moroccan companies is in full expansion. The graphs presented in this article are broken down according to several criteria, such as company size, sector of activity and listing on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, in order to provide an overview of CSR-labeled companies in Morocco. The approach adopted for this article is a qualitative one aimed at presenting, firstly, the different definitions of the CSR concept and its evolution over time. In this way, the study focuses on the Moroccan context to dissect and analyze the state of progress of CSR integration in Morocco and the various efforts made by the CGEM to implement it. According to the data, 124 Moroccan companies have been awarded the CSR label. For a label in existence since 2006, this figure reflects a certain reluctance on the part of Moroccan companies to fully implement the CSR approach in their strategies. Nevertheless, Morocco is in a transitional phase, marked by the gradual adoption of various socially responsible practices.
description: in French language
title: An acceptance and commitment therapy-based group intervention with individuals who have experienced homelessness
title: a qualitative focus group interview study
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Cervantes, Ziomara M.
Publisher: name: University of Iowa
Year: 2023
Subjects: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Chronic Homelessness
public abstract

description: Nearly a quarter of individuals experiencing homelessness in the United States are chronically homeless; the experience of homelessness is associated with psychological, physical, and emotional, and interpersonal suffering. Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is described by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as a direct service that helps adults with mental and substance abuse disorders who are homeless or disabled secure long term affordable housing and offers access to support services. There is variability across PSH programs regarding the types of support services offered and limited existing research about what types of psychotherapy interventions are well suited for participants in these programs. The present study consisted of the facilitation of a newly developed brief, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a group of individuals living in a PSH program who experienced past homelessness. Group participants (n=4) were interviewed in a focus group to assess their experience with the intervention and the group facilitator was separately interviewed to provide her perspective on how the participants experienced the group; results were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Qualitative analysis revealed one theme and two subthemes related to psychosocial and contextual factors that contributed to how participants engaged with the group. Two additional themes revealed to participants evaluations of specific interventions (primarily mindfulness and values) and new skills participants described developing. Implications for PSH housing programs and therapists working in these programs are discussed.
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey: The spectroscopic QSO catalogue
Creators: name: Croom, Scott
name: Richards, Gordon T.
name: Shanks, Tom
name: Boyle, Brian J.
name: Sharp, Robert G.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Brunner, Robert J.
name: Cannon, R. D.
name: Carson, Daniel
name: Chiu, Kuenley
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Couch, Warrick
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Edge, A. C.
name: Fine, Stephen
name: Loveday, Jon
name: Miller, Lance
name: Myers, Adam D.
name: Nichol, Robert C.
name: Outram, Phil
name: Pimbblet, Kevin A.
name: Roseboom, I. G.
name: Ross, Nicholas P.
name: Schneider, Donald P.
name: Smith, Allyn
name: Stoughton, Chris
name: Strauss, Michael A.
name: Wake, D.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present the final spectroscopic QSO catalogue from the 2dF-SDSS LRG (luminous red galaxy) and QSO (2SLAQ) survey. This is a deep, 18 < g < 21.85 (extinction corrected), sample aimed at probing in detail the faint end of the broad line active galactic nuclei luminosity distribution at zâ‰² 2.6 . The candidate QSOs were selected from SDSS photometry and observed spectroscopically with the 2dF spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. This sample covers an area of 191.9 deg2 and contains new spectra of 16 326 objects, of which 8764 are QSOs and 7623 are newly discovered [the remainder were previously identified by the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) and SDSS]. The full QSO sample (including objects previously observed in the SDSS and 2QZ surveys) contains 12 702 QSOs. The new 2SLAQ spectroscopic data set also contains 2343 Galactic stars, including 362 white dwarfs, and 2924 narrow emission-line galaxies with a median redshift of z= 0.22. We present detailed completeness estimates for the survey, based on modelling of QSO colours, including host-galaxy contributions. This calculation shows that at gâ‰ƒ 21.85 QSO colours are significantly affected by the presence of a host galaxy up to redshift z~ 1 in the SDSS ugriz bands. In particular, we see a significant reddening of the objects in gâˆ’i towards the fainter g-band magnitudes. This reddening is consistent with the QSO host galaxies being dominated by a stellar population of age at least 2â-3 Gyr. The full catalogue, including completeness estimates, is available on-line at http://www.2slaq.info/.
Les essais de jeunesse d'Hubert Aquin : la genèse d'un écrivain.
Creators: name: Madore, Geneviève.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Biography.

description: Hubert Aquin a exercé, à l'intérieur de son activité créatrice, une réflexion sur la condition de l'écrivain et sur l'esthétique de l'oeuvre littéraire, instituant ainsi un métalangage, soit un deuxième niveau narratif qui subsume l'univers fictionnel de ses romans. Les essais d'Hubert Aquin sont aussi le lieu d'une conceptualisation de la littérature, où le métalangage s'actualise au sein même de l'énoncé et en devient l'enjeu. On connaît plusieurs essais d'Aquin, particulièrement ceux publiés dans les revues Liberté ou Parti pris , tels que «La fatigue culturelle du Canada français» ou «Profession : écrivain». Nous nous pencherons sur les écrits de jeunesse (1947-1960), rédigés par Aquin avant sa consécration par le milieu littéraire québécois et le début de sa vie publique. Ces derniers, caractérisés par le dualisme d'un je , déchiré entre «le jouisseur et le saint», de même que par une réflexion sur la notion de totalité, constituent les prémisses de ce que seront plus tard les réflexions d'Aquin sur l'engagement de l'écrivain et sur la disparition élocutoire. Nous verrons en quoi cette conception de la littérature reprend les aspects fondamentaux de l'essai et comment les premiers essais d'Aquin, aux antipodes de la prose dogmatique, s'inscrivent dans leur contexte de production, marqué par la publication de Refus global , qui est considéré comme le point d'ancrage de la modernité québécoise.
The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey: Evolution of the clustering of luminous red galaxies since z = 0.6
Creators: name: Wake, D.
name: Sheth, Ravi K.
name: Nichol, Robert C.
name: Baugh, C. M.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Croom, Scott
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Edge, A. C.
name: Loveday, Jon
name: Lam, Tsz Yan
name: Pimbblet, Kevin A.
name: Roseboom, I. G.
name: Ross, Nicholas P.
name: Schneider, Donald P.
name: Shanks, Tom
name: Sharp, Robert G.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present an analysis of the small-to-intermediate scale clustering of samples of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO Survey (2SLAQ) survey carefully matched to have the same rest-frame colours and luminosity. We study the spatial two-point autocorrelation function in both redshift space [ξ(s)] and real space [ξ(r)] of a combined sample of over 10 000 LRGs, which represent the most massive galaxies in the universe with stellar masses >1011 h−1 M⊙ and space densities ≃10−4 h3 Mpc−3 . We find no significant evolution in the amplitude (r0) of the correlation function with redshift, but do see a slight decrease in the slope (γ) with increasing redshift over 0.19 < z < 0.55 and scales of 0.32 < r < 32 h−1 Mpc . We compare our measurements with the predicted evolution of dark matter clustering and use the halo model to interpret our results. We find that our clustering measurements are inconsistent (>99.9 per cent significance) with a passive model whereby the LRGs do not merge with one another; a model with a merger rate of 7.5 ± 2.3 per cent from z= 0.55 to 0.19 (i.e. an average rate of 2.4 per cent Gyr−1) provides a better fit to our observations. Our clustering and number density measurements are consistent with the hypothesis that the merged LRGs were originally central galaxies in different haloes which, following the merger of these haloes, merged to create a single brightest cluster galaxy. In addition, we show that the small-scale clustering signal constrains the scatter in halo merger histories. When combined with measurements of the luminosity function, our results suggest that this scatter is sub-Poisson. While this is a generic prediction of hierarchical models, it has not been tested before.
Food villain : a serious game to promote healthy eating habits
Creators: name: Okpanachi, Victor Achor
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: African international students face dietary challenges when transitioning to Western countries due to the high cost and unavailability of traditional foods, sedentary lifestyles influenced by climate, and limited access to affordable, healthy options. These challenges often lead to unhealthy dietary habits, increasing the risk of obesity and related health issues. To address this, Food Villain, a serious game, was developed to promote healthy eating habits in this demographic. The game uses gamification principles to educate users about nutrition through interactive levels where players select recipes, balance nutrients, and gain practical knowledge about healthy food choices. Accessible via the free hosting platform itch.io, Food Villain aims to provide an engaging and culturally relevant learning experience. A mixed-methods evaluation was conducted in two phases with African international students. Study 1 measured metrics such as Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Engagement, Aesthetics, and Quality of Information, while Study 2 assessed Perceived Credibility/Quality, Perceived Persuasiveness/Capability, Intention to Continue Using the System, Effectiveness, and Capability. Results from both phases showed high ratings for usefulness and information quality but identified areas needing improvement, including ease of use, engagement, and aesthetics. Thematic analysis of qualitative responses further emphasized the need for better interaction and guidance within the game. Despite these limitations, Food Villain demonstrates strong potential as an innovative tool for promoting healthy eating habits among African international students.
3883827.pdf
Creators: name: Singh, Anshuman
name: li, Qing
name: Liu, Shunfa
name: Yu, Ying
name: Lu, Xiyuan
name: Schneider, Christian
name: Höfling, Sven
name: Lawall, John
name: Verma, Varun
name: Mirin, Richard
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Information
A Structured, Manual-Based Low-Level Intervention vs. Treatment as Usual Evaluated in a Randomized Controlled Trial for Adolescents with Extreme Obesity - the STEREO Trial
Creators: name: Mühlig, Yvonne
name: Scherag, Andre
name: Bickenbach, Annika
name: Giesen, Ulrike
name: Holl, Reinhard
name: Holle, Rolf
name: Kiess, Wieland
name: Lennerz, Belinda
name: Lütke Brintrup, Diana
name: Moss, Anja
name: Neef, Madlen
name: Ose, Claudia
name: Reinehr, Thomas
name: Teuner, Christina M.
name: Wiegand, Susanna
name: Wolters, Barbara
name: Wabitsch, Martin
name: Hebebrand, Johannes
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Extreme obesity
subject: Youth
subject: Adolescents
subject: Adherence
subject: Quality of life
subject: HRQoL
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::616 Krankheiten

description: Background: To compare efficacy and safety of a manual-based low-level psychological intervention with treatment as usual (weight loss treatment). Methods: A two-armed randomized controlled trial without blinding and computer-based stratified block randomization included adolescents and young adults (14.0-24.9 years) with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 at five German university hospitals. Primary outcomes were adherence (participation rate ≥ 5/6 sessions) and quality of life (DISABKIDS-37) 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included depression, self-esteem, and perceived stress scores. Results: Of 397 screened adolescents, 119 (mean BMI 40.4 ± 7.0 kg/m2, 49.6% female) were randomized to the manual-based low-level intervention (n = 59) or treatment as usual (n = 60). We observed no group difference for adherence (absolute risk reduction 0.4%, 95% CI -14.7% to 15.5%; p = 1.0) or health- related quality of life (score difference 8.1, 95% CI -2.1 to 18.3; p = 0.11). Among all secondary outcomes, we detected explorative evidence for an effect on the DISABKIDS-37 ‘social exclusion' subscale (score difference 15.5; 95% CI 1.6-29.4; p = 0.03). 18/19 adverse events occurred in 26 participants, none were classified as serious. Conclusion: Adherence to a coping-oriented intervention was comparable to weight loss treatment, although it was weak in both interventions. Psychological interventions may help to overcome social isolation; further confirmation is required.
A program evaluation of Toronto halfway houses.
Creators: name: Huartson, Kimberley James.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.

description: This study examines the needs of all offenders being released to Toronto during a three month period; July 1 to September 30, 1988. It's purpose is to identify any needs which may exist in Toronto both in terms of a need for halfway house beds and programming needs within the houses. From the data we gathered, we were able to conclude that there is currently no policy which requires that offenders be matched to halfway houses according to their individual needs. We also found that: (1) Mandatory Supervision cases are the highest in terms of risk and need, yet they receive the least structure release of all early releases. Day Parole releases, on the other hand, have the fewest needs and present the lowest risk, yet they receive the most structured form of release, with mandatory halfway house residence. (2) There is a lack of structured programming in Toronto halfway houses, and the programs which do exist are often duplicated, where other needs are not met through any type of programming. (3) There does appear to be a small shortage of beds for Day Parole releases and a great shortage of beds for Mandatory Supervision releases. From these conclusions we were able to make recommendations concerning release policy and how it relates to halfway houses. These recommendations are designed to make the release and treatment of offenders more cost effective as well as to reduce the chances of recidivism. They require both policy and legislative changes in order to be implemented. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)