cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The inheritance: a novel and exegesis
Creators: name: Todd, Edward
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This exegesis considers narrative theory and practice and how they impact upon our memories which are at least partly what builds the concept of self, meaning and identity. The basis of what follows is taken from narrative theory with a psychological and philosophical influence. The investigation reviews how narratives construct personal meaning and identity, and shows that there will be always be an 'incommensurability' (Bruner 1986, 1990, 2004) between society and the individual. Narrative meaning and identity is discussed throughout the paper via the ideas of master and personal narratives and how these differ, interact and direct lives. There are conflicts between the various master narratives we all imbibe from culture and society. It is from these master narratives that each of us build our personal narratives, which build meaning and personal identity. Our narratives are known or unknown---often hidden from one’s own view---and may clash with master narratives and with our other personal narratives. Since this exegesis accompanies an artefact, the novel The Inheritance, I considered all my material in light of the art of writing a novel and/or an autobiography. The artefact is called an 'auto-bio-fiction' so the issue of what is autobiographical (and even autoethnographical) as compared to fiction is tackled throughout the paper. My initial research took me to other, perhaps at times peripheral, although associated, areas of study. For example, I found that I had to explore areas such as the use of humour, and the more serious question---also tackled in the story of the artefact – of whether present pasts might be partially re-written into a more current narrative. This led to an exploration of creativity in the writing process, and particularly the idea of 'sub selves' or sub-personalities as a possible explanation for how memories and identity, imagination, meaning and our inevitable narrative nature of these might result in creative writing and in some personal resolution of present pasts.
Interactive animation of ordered set algorithms using three-dimensional graphics.
Creators: name: Ben Saidane, Nabil.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Information Science.

description: After reading the book Combinatorics and Partially Ordered Sets written by W. T. Trotter, we wondered how much more effective an interactive version of this book would be. Using hypertext linking techniques a reader would get immediate access not only to the referenced index entry point, but to all referred to or linked information. Such a system would become even more powerful if the algorithms were not only explained in words, but available as interactive animations which could be played with. Algorithm animation is a form of program visualization that includes a number of specialized subareas that will be addressed in this thesis: In the first part of the thesis, we will address the issue of data structure visualization, for instance, the structure of partially ordered sets (Posets). We will describe methods for visualizing Posets in 2D and then motivate the need and the importance of providing three-dimensional representation of these structures and discuss how 3D graphics can provide additional information to the structure, while maximizing readability and visibility through the use of computations and metrics. In the second part we will focus on the area of the algorithm animation. We will introduce our model for abstracting the data, the operations and the semantics of computer programs, and the creation of graphical views of those abstractions. We will then, explain what is an interactive mapping (operation mapping) and their relations with input data and the algorithms, and finally we will present our system's architecture and discuss its components. We emphasize that the potential of such algorithm animation environment is great, but can be fully realized only if they are sufficiently easy, highly interactive, and enjoyable to use. This dissertation is a step toward achieving these goals.
Ένας κώδικας με μονόγραμμα των Παλαιολόγων (Conventi Soppressi B.1, Camaldoli 1214)
Creators: name: Μίνεβα, Εβελίνα
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2015
Subjects: St Parasceve of Epibatai, Palaeologi, Monogram, codex Conventi Suppress B.1, Camaldoli 1214

description: The article presents the MS Conventi Soppressi B.1, Camaldoli 1214 of the National Central Library of Florence, which contains the Byzantine Life of St. Parasceve of Epibatai (BHG 1420z). It appears to be the second known codex, preserving a monogram of the Palaiologos family (usually manifested in the architecture and the material objects) in the decoration of a manuscript, except for the manuscript Vat. gr. 1158, described earlier by H. Belting. Some common features of the Florentine manuscript and the codex Gothoburgensis gr. 4, the other manuscript, which preserves the Byzantine Life of St. Parasceve of Epibatai, are discussed as well.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 5 (2015)
New concepts in design of olefin metathesis catalysts.
Creators: name: Amoroso, Dino.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Inorganic.

description: Treatment of compounds with general formula RuCl2(PP)(PPh 3) (PP = dppb (3a); binap (3b); dcypb ( 3c)) or [RuCl2(PP)]2 (PP = dppb (4); dcypb (5)) with PhCHN2 generates alkylidene complexes of the type RuCl2(PP)(CHPh) (2a--c), the first such systems to exhibit high ROMP activity without halide or phosphine abstraction. Low polymer polydispersity is found in ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene via these catalysts. Investigations into the role of dissociated PPh3 show that free phosphine acts as a poison, dramatically retarding the rate of polymerization via 3 relative to catalysts derived from 4 or 5. Chelate retention is suggested by the narrow polydispersities and increased cis olefin content of the polymers obtained, and is consistent with the detrimental effects of phosphine scavenger. Reaction of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with bis(dicyclohexyl)-1,4-phosphinobutane (dcypb) under N2 gives access to PPh3-free RuCl(dcypb)(mu-Cl) 3Ru(dcypb)(N2) 5 in which the presence of N 2 and dative chloride bridges stabilize two equivalents of "RuCl 2(dcypb)". Under Ar or vacuum atmosphere, decomposition occurs via Ru-promoted dehydrogenation of the dcypb ligand, while reaction with chlorinated solvents rapidly yields paramagnetic RuCl(dcypb)(mu-Cl)3RuCl(dcypb) 6. However, the N2-stabilized species 5 is easily handled under N2 in non-chlorinated solvents, giving an ideal entry point into Ru-dcypb chemistry. The N2 ligand within 5 is readily displaced under H2 or CO atmosphere, yielding RuCl(dcypb)(mu-Cl)3Ru(dcypb)(H2) 6 or RuCl2(dcypb)(CO)2, the latter as a mixture of ccc (8) and tcc (9) isomers. Interestingly, the CO ligands can be displaced, and the symmetrical dimer RuCl(dcypb)(CO)(mu-Cl)2RuCl(dcypb)(CO) 10 is formed by decarbonylation of 8/9 on prolonged storage under N2. The incorporation of the stable silylene ligand 1,3-di-tert-butyl-1,3,2-diazasilol-2-ylidene (SiLN2) in to the ligand scaffold of a metathesis catalyst was undertaken to probe its utility as a phosphine mimic. Reaction of [(dcypb)ClRu(mu-Cl)3Ru(dcypb)(N2)] (5) with 4 equivalents of the silylene yields coordinatively unsaturated RuCl(eta 3-dcypb)(SiLN2) (12). Complex 12 is a rare example of a trans-spanning diphosphine complex, this geometry resulting from an unprecedented attack of the metal on the tetramethylene ligand backbone. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
L’éloge de Saint Eudocime par Constantin Acropolite (BHG 606)
Creators: name: Taxidis, Ilias
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2015
Subjects: Constantine Akropolites, Saint Eudocimos, Iconoclasm

description: L’étude comprend la présentation et l’édition critique de l’éloge que Constantin Acropolite a écrit en l’honneur de saint Eudocime qui a vécu et œuvré en Cappadoce pendant la deuxième phase de la période iconoclaste. La tradition manuscrite de l’oraison et ses similitudes avec la version antérieure de la vie d’Eu­do­cime, attribuée à Syméon Métaphraste (BHG 607), ou les autres éloges de l’auteur en l’honneur de saints divers sont étudiées dans l’introduction. Les diver­ses graphies des manuscrits, mais aussi les fautes ou les corrections de la prémière édition figurent dans l’apparat critique de l’édition, tandis qu’un détaillé apparat de sources est également ajouté.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 3 (2013)
Nuclear import of the glucocorticoid receptor: From plasma membrane glucocorticoid binding sites to nuclear localization signal binding proteins and import models.
Creators: name: LaCasse, Eric C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: Relatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in the import of proteins into the nucleus. This lack of knowledge extends to he mode of nuclear entry of steroid-receptor complexes and modulation of steroid hormone action during its passage across the nuclear envelope. The main goal of this thesis was to identify the molecular machinery that interacts with the nuclear localization signals located in steroid hormone receptors. Synthetic peptides corresponding to the glucocorticoid and thyroid hormone receptor nuclear localization signals were radioiodinated and incubated with cytosol, high salt- and detergent-extracted rat liver nuclei or nuclear envelopes in the presence of a crosslinking agent. Two specifically labeled polypeptides of 60 and 76 kDa were identified with both synthetic peptides in all fractions by autoradiography after SDS-Page. The two general conclusions drawn from my data are: first, that these two specifically labeled polypeptides may act as shuttling vectors in nuclear transport; and second, the binding sites may be part of a general mechanism for nuclear entry of most nuclear proteins. Nuclear import of proteins is comprised of two steps, the first step being the binding of the protein to he outer nuclear envelope and nuclear pore complex, and the second step being the translocation of the protein through the nuclear pore complex into the nucleus. I established an in vitro system, which consist of isolated rat liver nuclei, capable of the first step but not the second step, to study glucocorticoid receptor nuclear binding. I have also demonstrated that digitonin-permeabilized cells can be used to study both steps (binding and import) of the glucocorticoid receptor translocation into nuclei in an ATP-dependent manner similar to other nuclear proteins. These in vitro models will allow us to further define the mechanisms involved in the nuclear import of the glucocorticoid receptor, particularly the hormone-induced nuclear translocation of the receptor, and to establish the role of the 60- and 76-kDa polypeptides in nuclear import. The ligand-induced nuclear translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor is dependent on the intracellular hormone concentration which is influenced by membrane binding sites for the glucocorticoid ligand. With the affinity label, dexamethasone 21-mesylate, I have identified a 45-kDa microsomal membrane site that displays the characteristics of a low affinity glucocorticoid binder. This protein may limit the amount of free hormone for the receptor and therefore blunt the action of the steroid hormone in the nucleus.
Miscellanea Palaeographica
Creators: name: Kotzabassi, Sofia
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2015
Subjects: Georgios Lolenos; Kosinitza; Saints David, Symeon and George of Mytilene

description: The article (a) presents the identification of the priest Georgios, owner of the manuscript Princeton, Garrett MS 14 (a. 955) and author of a poem to the Virgin (f. 295) with the priest Georgios Lolenos who wrote an invocation on Serd. Dujčev, Cod. D. gr. 221, f. 67v (10th century), and (b) identifies the last folio of the two missing bifolia in codex Laur. 9.21 (14th century), the only containing the Vita and the Akolouthia of SS David, Symeon and George of Mytilene, with f. 1 of codex Laur. 10.28 (16th century).
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 5 (2015)
Vektorpotential einheimischer Stechmücken
Creators: name: Heitmann, Anna
name: Jansen, Stephanie
name: Lühken, Renke
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Stechmücken
subject: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
subject: Deutschland
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Gesundheit

description: In den letzten Jahren haben sich klinisch relevante Arboviren geographisch ausgebreitet. Im Rahmen des Projektes "Vektorpotential einheimischer Stechmücken" wurden Daten erhoben, um für Deutschland eine räumliche Risikoanalyse in Abhängigkeit von Temperatur, Stechmückenverbreitung und der Populationsdichte des Menschen für relevante tropische Arboviren durchzuführen (Dengue-, Chikungunya- und Zika-Virus). Im Forschungsbericht werden die im Labor erhobenen Daten zur Vektorkompetenz einheimischer und exotischer Stechmückenarten sowie die Adaptionsfähigkeit von Viren an niedrigere Temperaturen in Zellkultur dargestellt. Das Vektorpotential der Stechmückenspezies ist dabei sehr unterschiedlich bezüglich der untersuchten Temperaturen sowie der verschiedenen Viren. Übergreifend ergibt sich, dass die Verbreitung von exotischen Arten wie Aedes albopictus mit hohem Vektorpotential verbunden ist, aber auch einheimische Arten (Aedes sticticus, Culex torrentium) beobachtet werden müssen, um auf mögliche Eintragungen neuer Arboviren vorbereitet zu sein. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: In recent years, clinically relevant arboviruses have spread. As part of the project "Vektorpotential einheimischer Stechmücken", data was collected in order to carry out a spatial risk analysis depending on temperature, mosquito distribution and human population density for relevant tropical arboviruses (dengue virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus). The research report presents the data collected in the laboratory on the vector competence of native and exotic mosquito species as well as the ability of viruses to adapt to lower temperatures in cell culture. The vector potential of the mosquito species is very specific to the investigated temperatures as well as viruses. Overall, it can be seen that the spread of exotic species such as Aedes albopictus carries a high vector potential, but also native species (Aedes sticticus, Culex torrentium) must be observed in order to be prepared for possible entries of new arboviruses. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: Krankheitserreger, die durch Stechmücken übertragen werden, spielen weltweit eine zunehmende Rolle. Humanpathogene Erreger, wie z. B. das Chikungunya (CHIKV)- oder Dengue (DENV)-Virus werden regelmäßig durch infizierte Reiserückkehrer aus Endemiegebieten verschleppt. Unter der Voraussetzung, dass vor Ort kompetente Vektoren etabliert sind, kommt es damit auch in Europa regelmäßig zu autochthonen Übertragungen bzw. kleineren Krankheitsausbrüchen. Im Zuge des Klimawandels, könnten sich die Bedingungen für die Erregerübertragung auch in Deutschland zukünftig weiter verbessern. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde das Vektorpotential einheimischer Stechmücken für das CHIKV, das DENV und das ZIKA-Virus unter Berücksichtigung steigender Temperaturen untersucht.
Zu einigen Recentiores der Epitome physica von Nikephoros Blemmydes
Creators: name: Valente, Stefano
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2016
Subjects: Nikephoros Blemmydes, Demetrios Damilas, Alexios Keladenos, Georgios Laurezeos, Michael Rosaitos, Francesco Zanetti

description: In this paper, some copies of Nikephoros Blemmydes’ Epitome physica produced in Italy between the end of the 15th and the first decades of the 16th century will be investigated according to a palaeographic, philological and cultural perspective, also in relation to the older manuscripts of this work. The first part of the article is devoted to the Barb. gr. 226 and to its copies, especially to the Laur. plut. 86,15 and to the Ambr. O 82 sup., also with some observations concerning the Laur. plut. 86,31. The second part concerns the Laur. plut. 71,8 and the Barb. gr. 246, two copies by Demetrios Damilas from the Vat. gr. 315.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 6 (2016)
Voices for Change: Campus Safety and Respect Survey
Creators: name: Shadare, Oluwatobiloba
name: Compton, Sarah
name: Darteh, Eugene Kofuor Maafo
name: Duma, Sinegugu E.
name: Fedina, Lisa
name: Randa, Moreoagae Bertha
name: Afolabi, Abiola Ayokomi
name: Owusu-Antwi, Ruth
name: Dickson, Kwamena
name: David, Darlington
name: Mwiseneza, Marie Josee
name: Nsereko, Etienne
name: Kamusoko, Sibongile
name: Seidu, Abdul-Aziz
name: Padi, Abigail
name: Zhandire, Tracy
name: Banjo, Olufunmilayo O.
name: Akinyemi, Akanni
name: Munro-Kramer, Michelle L.
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: survey
subject: questionnaire
subject: interpersonal violence
subject: universities
subject: campus climate
subject: students
subject: sexual harrassment
subject: sexual assault
subject: stalking
subject: domestic violence
subject: dating violence
subject: Nursing
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Health Sciences

description: The purpose of this questionnaire is to assess the campus climate and culture in relation to interpersonal violence, including the experiences of students and the degree to which students feel safe and respected, particularly in regards to issues of interpersonal violence. We are interested in learning more about students' knowledge and satisfaction related to resources and policies on interpersonal violence.
The Elimination race in track cycling: Patterns and predictors of performance
Creators: name: Dwyer, Daniel B.
name: Bahadorreza, Ofoghi
name: Huntsman, Emy
name: Rossitto, Daniel
name: McMahon, Clare
name: Zeleznikow, John
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The track cycling Omnium is a multi-event competition that has recently been expanded to include the Elimination Race (ER), which presents a unique set of physical and tactical demands. The purpose of this research was to characterise the performance attributes of successful and unsuccessful cyclists in the ER, that are also predictive of performance. Video recordings of four international level ERs were analysed. The performance attributes measured related to the cyclists' velocity and two dimensional position in the peloton. The average velocity of the peloton up to lap 30 (of 50) was relatively high and consistent (52.2±1.5 km/h). After lap 30, there was a significant (p<0.001) change in velocity (49.9±2.4 km/h), characterised by more fluctuations in lap-to-lap velocity. Successful ER cyclists adopted a tactic of remaining in the middle of the peloton, in the lower lanes of the velodrome, thus avoiding the risk of elimination at the rear and the extra effort required to remain on the front of the peloton. Unsuccessful cyclists tended to reside in the rear and upper (higher) portions of the peloton, risking elimination more often and having to ride faster than those in the lower lanes of the velodrome. The physiological demands of the Elimination Race that are determined by velocity, vary throughout the Elimination Race and the pattern of movement within the peloton is different for successful and unsuccessful cyclists. The findings of the present study may confirm some aspects of race tactics that are currently thought to be optimal, but they also reveal novel information that is useful to coaches and cyclists who compete in the Elimination Race.
The Use of Monograms on Byzantine Seals in the Early Middle-Ages (6th to 9th Centuries)
Creators: name: Seibt, Werner
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2016
Subjects: Monograms, Byzantine Seals

description: The paper deals especially with monograms on Byzantine lead seals. The early form was the block monogram, a type used already in Classical times, which came into fashion in the Byzantine world in the 6th or already in the 5th century and remained important till the early 7th century. Such monograms hide normally a name, a title or an office, the Greek ones in genitive, the Latin ones in nominative or genitive. Many of them can be read in different ways. For the double using of parts of letters for other ones the well-known Latin monogram of Theoderich is explained in detail. But the “typical Byzantine monogram” became the cross monogram, with letters more or less affixed on the arms of a Greek cross. The earliest example stems from a coin of Justinus I, starting 522, quite earlier than Theodora’s monograms on capitals in the Hagia Sophia. These cruciform monograms presented in the beginning also a name, a title or an office, but in the 8th century already often a combination of them; these monograms with prosopographical information stopped in Byzantium at the end of the 8th century. On the other hand invocative monograms (like Θεοτόκε βοήθει), often with the tetragram τῷ σῷ δούλῳ in the free quarters of the monogram, started around the middle of the 7th century and can be found till the earlier 11th century. The most common ones were collected by V. Laurent – we use this system till today, though there are much more types documented. An important problem is that sometimes single letters are “hidden” in another letter, e. g. Lambda in Alpha or Delta, Epsilon in a Kappa on the left bar of a cross monogram, Sigma in Epsilon, Sigma in Kappa, Omikron in Rho, etc. In Vienna we developed a special program to solve many monograms. If we bring all the readable letters of a monogram (including the possibly additional ones) in an alphabetical order, and do the same with the letters of names, titles and offices which were used in this time, both categories can be combined without problems. Sometimes even modest combinations of letters can be interpreted in many ways – e.g. with usual and very rare names; but who could forbid someone with a rare name to produce a monogram for himself?
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 6 (2016)
МИТОХОНДРИАЛЬНАЯ ДИСФУНКЦИЯ ПРИ ЭНДОКРИНОПАТИЯХ, СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ МЕТОДЫ ДИАГНОСТИКИ.
Creators: name: Иргашева, Ойдин
name: Халимова, Замира
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Эндокринопатии, то есть заболевания гормонообразующих желез, влияют на различные обменные и физиологические процессы в организме человека. Эти заболевания часто связаны с митохондриальной дисфункцией, которая приводит к нарушению производства энергии и функции клеток. Митохондриальная дисфункция, в свою очередь, снижает выработку энергии, необходимой для нормального функционирования эндокринной системы. В статье рассмотрена роль митохондриальной дисфункции при эндокринопатиях и современных методах диагностики.
Generelle Fallzahl- und Powerabschätzung über Simulation bei Studien mit komplexen hierarchischen Daten als Unterstützung der Studienplanung in der Versorgungsforschung
Creators: name: Dreyhaupt, Jens
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Clusterrandomisierte Studien
subject: Hierarchische Studiendesigns mit Kovariaten
subject: Power- und Fallzahlberechnung
subject: Versorgungsforschung
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Health services research
subject: Simulation

description: Studien stellen wichtige Instrumente im Erkenntnisgewinn in der Versorgungsforschung dar, wobei oft Studiendesigns mit hierarchischer Datenstruktur und zusätzlichen Kovariaten auftreten (Studiendesigns mit komplexer hierarchischer Datenstruktur). Werden konfirmatorische Fragestellungen untersucht, ist eine a-priori Abschätzung der Fallzahl bzw. statistischen Power erforderlich, wofür in komplexeren Situationen nur unzureichende oder keine Methoden verfügbar sind. Im Ergebnis eines vom Nachwuchsprogramm des Netzwerks "Versorgungsforschung Baden-Württemberg" unterstützten Projekts entstanden drei Berichte zu dieser Problematik: 1) Anwenderbroschüre zur nutzerfreundlichen Anwendung einer Spezialsoftware für Powersimulationen bei metrischen und binären Zielgrößen; 2) Formelsammlung für Fallzahl- und Powerberechnungen in einfachen Situationen; 3) Ein Dokument mit Hinweisen für Planung und Durchführung von Feasibility- oder Pilotstudien im Kontext komplexer hierarchischer Datenstrukturen. Das PDF enthält die drei Berichte. ---- english version---- Studies are an important source of knowledge in health service research. Here, designs with hierarchical data structures and additional consideration of covariates (complex hierarchical data structures) often occur. In case of confirmatory studies in such situations, a-priori power or sample size calculation is needed but available methods are limited. Three reports were developed as result of a project funded by the trainee program of the health services research network in Baden Wuerttemberg: 1) User brochure for a user-friendly application of a special software for power simulation for continuous and binary outcomes; 2) Formulary containing formulas for sample size or power calculation in some special situations; 3) A document which contains information for planning and carrying out feasibility or pilot studies in situations with complex hierarchical data structures. The PDF contains the three reports.
Φιλολογικὲς παρατηρήσεις σὲ κείμενα τοῦ αὐτοκράτορα Ἰουλιανοῦ
Creators: name: Πολέμης, Ἰωάννης
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2016
Subjects: Julian

description: The new edition of the texts composed by Julian at the time of his short reign (361-363) by H.-G. Nesselrath offered us the opportunity to propose some emendations to the text of those orations.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 6 (2016)
Protecting the future - Investigation of phase equilibria and freeze linings in novel high temperature recycling processes
Creators: name: Crivits, Tijl
name: Jak, Evgueni
name: Hayes, Peter
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In pyrometallurgical processes where high temperatures and/or corrosive slag systems are used, excessive deterioration of the refractory lining is often a problem. One of the newer technologies to protect the furnace wall is freeze lining. A freeze lining is formed by cooling down the furnace wall and solidifying part of the slag onto the wall to form a protective layer. Previously, the interface between the bath and freeze lining was mostly assumed to be the primary phase at the liquidus temperature [1-2]. Recent research, though, has demonstrated that this is not always the case [3]. The present research focuses on the determination of the effect of several slag and process parameters on this bath-freeze lining interface.
Unveiling growth and reproduction of a giant Patagonian galaxiid: an experimental rearing study
Creators: name: Figueroa-Muñoz, Guillermo
name: Arismendi, Ivan
name: Parraguez, José Zamorano
name: Isler, Iván Valdebenito
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Understanding the life history of understudied native and threatened fishes is crucial to develop conservation strategies for freshwater ecosystems. Puye grande (Galaxias platei) is an endemic freshwater fish of Patagonia with little known about its life history traits. To bridge this information gap, comprehensive studies under controlled conditions could expand our basal understanding of puye grande’s life history. We conducted a long-term experimental study using one cohort of puye grande throughout its lifespan. We collected 423 postlarvae individuals from the Riñihue Lake (southern Chile) and reared them for 11 years under captivity. We documented the maximum longevity of this species as 11 years, with a survival rate of 0.47% for the entire study period. Hatchery-reared individuals showed isometric growth (b = 2.75). Parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth model were asymptotic total length L∞ = 20.80 cm, growth coefficient K = 0.75 yr−1, and theoretical age at-length zero t0 = 0.45 yr, including both sexes. Puye grande showed an iteroparous life history, with the first spawning event occurring at age 2+ and consecutive spawning events occurring mainly in fall and winter. Females had a mean (standard deviation) total fecundity of up to 58 500 (23 331) eggs individual−1 and a mean relative fecundity in fall of 621 (109) eggs g−1 wet mass; males had a mean spermatic density of 28.41 (4.18) × 109 spermatozoa mL−1. The embryonic development until eclosion occurred 432 h post fertilization (hpf) at 12 °C. Our valuable baseline findings about the life history of puye grande can contribute to future strategies for managing and conserving galaxiids under global environmental change in Patagonia.
Encomium to the Monastic Life: An Unedited Poem of Alexios Makrembolites
Creators: name: Nikou, Dimitrios
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2016
Subjects: Alexios Makrembolites, Patrikiotes, Monastic Life, cod.Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417

description: This article presents the first critical edition of a metrical Encomium to the monastic life written by the fourteenth-century Byzantine author Alexios Makrembolites. The text is preserved in only one manuscript (Hierosolymitanus Sabbaiticus gr. 417). Makrembolites, after referring to the constant rejuvenation of the nature, wonders why people are drawn towards material goods and not to spiritual ones, distancing themselves from the immortality offered by a life close to God. After apologizing for his sinful life, he praises monastic life which he believes he should follow in order to bring an end to all his pains.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 6 (2016)
Palaeoenvironmental support for long-term aquatic refugia in Australia’s Great Artesian Basin discharge springs
Creators: name: Negus, Peter M.
name: Watson-Fox, Loraine
name: Moss, Patrick
name: Gadd, Patricia S.
name: Hua, Quan
name: Farrell, Amirah
name: Vink, Judith
name: Ting, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: In dryland areas, wetland refugia that provide permanent wetted habitats are important for the persistence of obligate aquatic species. Situated in Australia’s arid and semiarid regions, Great Artesian Basin discharge springs contain high biodiversity and many endemic species and are believed to provide the only permanent wetted habitat. However, conflicting information indicates that hydroperiods in these springs can be variable. The aim of this study was to use palaeoenvironmental information to assess millennial-scale variability in one large spring wetland and provide an initial assessment on the long-term presence of wetted habitat. A sediment core was collected from Big Spring at Byarri (Edgbaston Station) in central Queensland, Australia, and the sedimentary layers were analysed using radiocarbon dating, geochemistry, and palynology. An age model developed on the radiocarbon dates indicated that changes in the rate of sediment deposition are likely associated with the last glacial maximum but with no disruption in the sediment accumulation, or therefore wetland development. Variable wetland and landscape conditions over ∼43 000 years are supported by the geochemistry and palynological sedimentary records, including a change from a lacustrine to palustrine wetland and more recent changes, likely due to an anthropogenic presence in the landscape. The lack of a hiatus in available wetted habitat throughout the period of sediment development corroborates that Great Artesian Basin discharge springs represent a permanent wetted refugia in Australia’s drylands.
Analysis of two birth tissues provides new insights into the epigenetic landscape of neonates born preterm
Creators: name: Wu, Yonghui
name: Lin, Xinyi
name: Lim, Ives Y.
name: Chen, Li
name: Teh, Ai L.
name: MacIsaac, Julia L.
name: Tan, Kok H.
name: Kobor, Michael S. (Geneticist)
name: Chong, Yap S.
name: Gluckman, Peter D.
name: Karnani, Neerja
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: Preterm birth (PTB), defined as child birth before completion of 37 weeks of gestation, is a major challenge in perinatal health care and can bear long-term medical and financial burden. Over a million children die each year due to PTB complications, and those who survive can face developmental delays. Unfortunately, our understanding of the molecular pathways associated with PTB remains limited. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting the role of DNA methylation (DNAm) in mediating the effects of PTB on future health outcomes. Thus, epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS), where DNAm sites are examined for associations with PTB, can help shed light on the biological mechanisms linking the two. Results: In an Asian cohort of 1019 infants (68 preterm, 951 full term), we examined and compared the associations between PTB and genome-wide DNAm profiles using both cord tissue (n = 1019) and cord blood (n = 332) samples on Infinium HumanMethylation450 arrays. PTB was significantly associated (P < 5.8e−7) with DNAm at 296 CpGs (209 genes) in the cord blood. Over 95% of these CpGs were replicated in other PTB/gestational age EWAS conducted in (cord) blood. This replication was apparent even across populations of different ethnic origin (Asians, Caucasians, and African Americans). More than a third of these 296 CpGs were replicated in at least 4 independent studies, thereby identifying a robust set of PTB-linked epigenetic signatures in cord blood. Interrogation of cord tissue in addition to cord blood provided novel insights into the epigenetic status of the neonates born preterm. Overall, 994 CpGs (608 genes, P < 3.7e−7) associated with PTB in cord tissue, of which only 10 of these CpGs were identified in the analysis using cord blood. Genes from cord tissue showed enrichment of molecular pathways related to fetal growth and development, while those from cord blood showed enrichment of immune response pathways. A substantial number of PTB-associated CpGs from both the birth tissues were also associated with gestational age. Conclusions: Our findings provide insights into the epigenetic landscape of neonates born preterm, and that its status is captured more comprehensively by interrogation of more than one neonatal tissue in tandem. Both these neonatal tissues are clinically relevant in their unique ways and require careful consideration in identification of biomarkers related to PTB and gestational age. Trial registration: This birth cohort is a prospective observational study designed to study the developmental origins of health and disease, and was retrospectively registered on 1 July 2010 under the identifier NCT01174875 .
Attachment, re-mobilization, and inactivation of bacteriophage MS2 during bank filtration following simulation of a high virus load and an extreme rain event
Creators: name: Wang, He
name: Kaletta, Judith
name: Klitzke, Sondra
name: Kaschuba, Sigrid
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uferfiltration
Klimaänderung

description: Viruses, including human pathogenic viruses, can persist in water. For producing drinking water from surface water via bank filtration, natural attenuation capacities and the fate of viruses during the passage of aquatic sediments are of particular interest. Moreover, the increasing frequency of extreme hydrological events necessitate re-evaluation of the sustainability and efficacy of processes removing viruses. For this purpose, we performed bank sediment filtration experiments using a mesocosm in a technical-scale experimental facility that simulates a field situation under more tightly controlled conditions. We used the bacteriophage MS2 as a surrogate for enteric viruses to study the transport of different viral loads through the bank sediment. Additionally, we simulated a heavy rain event to investigate the re-mobilization of initially attached virus particles. We quantified the abundance of infectious MS2 phages by plaque assay and the total number of MS2 particles by qPCR. Also, we differentiated pore water concentrations by depths of the sediment column and investigated attachment to the sediment matrix at the end of the individual experimental phases. Bank filtration over a vertical distance of 80 cm through sandy sediment revealed a virus removal efficiency of 0.8 log10 for total MS2 particles and 1.7 log10 for infectious MS2 particles, with an initial phage concentration of 1.84 x 10*8 gene copies mL-1. A low load of infectious MS2 (1.9 * 106 plaque forming units mL-1) resulted in a greater removal efficiency (3.0 log10). The proportion of infectious MS2 phages of the total MS2 particle mass steadily decreased over time, i.e., in the course of individual breakthrough curves and with sediment depth. The simulated pulse of rainwater caused a front of low ionic strength water which resulted in pronounced phage remobilization. The high proportion of infectious MS2 among the detached phages indicated that attachment to the sediment matrix may substantially conserve virus infectivity. Therefore, the re-mobilization of previously attached viruses owing to hydrological extremes should be considered in water quality assessment and monitoring schemes. © 2022 The Authors
Floods drive functional zooplankton diversity in a core area of the Brazilian Pantanal Biosphere Reserve
Creators: name: de Lima, Érica Oliveira
name: de Souza Magalhães Braghin, Louizi
name: Bonecker, Claudia Costa
name: da Silva, Carolina Joana
name: Lázaro, Wilkinson Lopes
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Water dynamics in floodplains are fundamental in structuring aquatic communities. Our research investigated zooplankton communities in the Pantanal ecosystem. Different hydroperiod phases can influence the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, but an understanding of the taxonomic and functional diversity of zooplankton in these areas is lacking. Over 3 years (2018–2020), we assessed the zooplankton community in habitats along the Paraguay River at the Taiamã Ecological Station, considering the flood, ebb, drought, and inundation phases. We used indices such as Rao’s quadratic entropy (RaoQ), functional evenness (FEve), functional divergence (FDiv), community weighted means (CWM), and fourth-corner RLQ to investigate the potential relationships between the taxonomic and functional diversity of zooplankton and the hydroperiod phases and limnological variables. We identified 153 species of zooplankton, with greater richness in the families Lecanidae and Brachionidae (rotifers) and Chydoridae and Daphnidae (cladocerans). Species composition varied significantly between flood and drought phases. We observed positive relationships between chlorophyll a, total nitrogen/phosphorus, and species with larger body size, pelagic habitat, filter-feeding mode, and medium predator evasion capacity, whereas littoral species and those with low predator evasion capacity showed negative relationships. CWM exhibited differences in functional traits between hydroperiod phases. FDiv analysis indicated well-defined ecological functions among the community species, and the low FEve value during the flood phase indicated the dominance of certain functional attributes. These results emphasize the relationship between hydrological processes and the distribution of zooplankton communities, highlighting the importance of functional diversity in understanding ecological interactions.
Determination of trace elements in urine by inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry - Biomonitoring of adults in the German capital region
Creators: name: Kolossa-Gehring, Marike
name: Schmied, Andy
name: Murawski, Aline
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biomonitoring
Halbmetall
Probenahmeverfahren
Qualitätssicherung

description: A method was developed and validated for multi-element analyses of human urine samples using inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry. The combination of a simple sample preparation and the state-of-the-art technique allows high-throughput and lowest limits of quantification up to 1 ng/L. Thereby coefficients of variation ranges from 0.4% (V) to 3.7% (Be), and 0.9% (Cd) to 4.8% (Ni) for intraday and interday precision, respectively. The method's performance is demonstrated by successful participation in international interlaboratory comparison programs as external quality assurance. Moreover, the method was applied for the analysis of first-morning void urine samples of adults (N = 77) living in the German capital region. 15 metals and metalloids (Astotal, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, In, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sn, Tl, V, and Zn) were determined. With exception of indium, all elements were found in urine samples above the limit of quantification, demonstrating the suitability to measure the general population's exposure to these metals and metalloids. The method presented here shall be used for analysis of urine samples collected in the upcoming German Environmental Survey, GerES VI, a cross-sectional, population-representative study. Quelle: © Elsevier 2021
A comparison of firm-developed and consumer-developed online brand communities
Creators: name: Davis, Patrick
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: With the Internet becoming increasingly accessible and user-friendly, more consumers are now creating online communities that focus on the consumption of brands - or online brand communities. Once developed predominantly by brand marketers, online brand communities developed by consumers creates concerns for brand marketers, as they're less able to control marketing messages and brand narratives. This thesis compares online brand communities created by consumers and firms, to determine who, how and why each is consumed.
Ο κανόνας του Μαξίμου Πλανούδη στον άγιο Δημήτριο
Creators: name: Paraskevopoulou, Iliana
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2016
Subjects: Maximos Planudes; St Demetrius; Hymnography; Canon

description: This article contains a canon from the 14th century manuscript Vaticanus Palat. gr. 141 that contains works from Maximos Planoudes. More specifically, a canon dedicated to St Demetrius is reissued here from the well-renowned scholar.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 6 (2016)
An analysis of how hijabi youth experience social activities in Ottawa secondary schools
Creators: name: Alvi, Saba
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Education, Bilingual and Multicultural.
subject: Education, Sociology of.

description: This interpretive qualitative study explores the lived experiences of seven hijabi youth and how they experience social activities offered in their secondary schools in Ottawa, Ontario. The main research questions are: (1) How do hijabi women in Ottawa secondary schools experience the social activities offered by their schools, and (2) In what ways are hijabi girls being included or excluded from social activities because of their religious obligations? A phenomenological tradition of inquiry has been used in order to understand the essence of the experience as perceived by each participant. Analysis has been conducted using Moustakas' (1994) modifications to the Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen Method of Phenomenological Data. The researcher has also shared her own story of interaction with social activities in high school. The findings and implications of this study have been categorized into themes in order to illustrate the essence of how hijabi youth experience social activities in Ottawa secondary schools. The themes identified are: (a) Us Versus Them; (b) Fighting Stereotypes; (c) Culture Differences; and (d) A Desire to Participate. The first emergent theme, Us Versus Them, explains the alienation hijabi students feel when partaking in social activities offered at their schools. The second emergent theme, Fighting Stereotypes, details the everyday questions, assumptions and judgements hijabi students face from peers both Muslim and non-Muslims that ultimately discourage them from partaking in activities. The third emergent theme, Culture Differences, explains how current social activities in schools compromise the religious values of hijabi girls. The fourth and final emergent theme, A Desire to Participate illustrates participants' willingness and in some instances, eagerness to participate in school social activities. The author aims to raise awareness of how hijabi girls experience social aspects of high school and with that, a message for academic authorities to examine how their students are being included or excluded with means towards creating in inclusive environment. The conclusion of this thesis raises implications for further study such as the role that self-esteem plays in the participation of hijabi girls in school social activities.
Exploring textual modeling using the Umple language
Creators: name: Brestovansky, Dusan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: The purpose of our research is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of textual modeling in software engineering, as compared to the traditional graphical modeling languages. A cornerstone of our work has been the development of a text-based modeling language called Umple. Umple has a similar syntax to Java, but it has been enhanced with additional modeling constructs (associations, software patterns, etc.). Umple has the ability to produce working systems by providing a translation into existing object-oriented programming languages (such as Java), and it can also be represented diagrammatically in UML. Graphical modeling languages have been developed and improved over many years of research. These languages allow software designers and architects to view systems from an abstract and high-level point of view. By using graphical modeling languages we abstract away much of the detail of the implementation of a design, and the process of building large and complex systems is simplified. Programming languages, on the other hand, are used for fine-grained views of the system, incorporating algorithms, conditions and constraints; in addition to the high-level components (such as classes) which could have been specified using a graphical modeling language as described above. The separation between the high-level and fine-grained abstractions results in Software Modeling and Software Construction as two separate tasks in the development lifecycle. This research explores ways to reduce complexity and increase the quality of software systems, as well as increase the speed with which systems can be generated, maintained or comprehended.