cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) for the modeling of warm season soil loss in eastern Ontario, Canada
Creators: name: Wilkes, Graham A
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Agriculture, Agronomy.
subject: Geography.
subject: Geotechnology.

description: Soil loss in eastern Ontario is of great concern. The objective of this study is to map soil loss risk in Eastern Ontario for 2001. The universal soil loss equation (LISLE), the universal soil loss equation 2 dimensions (USLE2D), and the unit stream power erosion deposition (LISPED) models are applied within a Geographic Information System (GIS) to calculate soil loss within agricultural fields. Hourly precipitation, soil survey, digital elevation, field boundary, and satellite imagery data are main inputs used to generate model parameters at non-depositional areas. These datasets are integrated to compute mean annual and monthly soil loss at multiple scales. For precision agriculture purposes, results are given as a number of high precision, high accuracy soil loss grids and associated summary tables under a variety of farming practices and erosion processes. Results indicate that: (1) soil loss is occurring at intolerable levels (>6 t ha-1 yr -1) in the region, particularly in the southeastern study region, (2) slope steepness followed by the cropping and management factor affect soil loss to the greatest extent, and (3) under no tillage systems, a considerable amount of soil is lost at intolerable levels in high slope areas. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
AIDS and the ancestor cult: Toward a contextual theological conversation in the "New" South Africa.
Creators: name: Knox, Peter.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Anthropology, Cultural.

description: This thesis investigates the meanings of Christian salvation within the context of the AIDS pandemic in South Africa. The pandemic poses enormous social, economic, developmental, as well as theological, problems for the fledgling democracy of South Africa. The pandemic has stricken the whole continent of Africa particularly forcefully, but in South Africa, where there had been expectations of a new order since the peaceful overthrow of the apartheid government in 1994, the expectations of "salvation" for the nation have been cruelly dashed by the force of the pandemic. With the aid of a lemma, I show that salvation is neither equivalent to and coextensive with political liberation, nor reducible to a unassignable spiritual state of being in relationship with Christ. Rather, as in Old Testament writings, salvation should be understood as having direct bearing on the immediate context of the person or nation in question---which understanding is frequently overlooked. In the context of AIDS, then, an understanding of salvation should have a bearing on social death due to the stigma of the condition; on the healing of the illness itself; on the reconciliation of people whose lives are immediately affected by the pandemic; on addressing those social factors which allow the spread of HIV, and on the tardiness in the provision of effective medical care for people with various AIDS-related illnesses. In the thesis I demonstrate that another unavoidable dimension of the "New" South Africa is the traditional Bantu cult of the ancestors. I cite numerous reports showing that the cult is widely practiced, even by Christians. The ancestors are therefore an unavoidable dimension of the common religious understanding of life. If the meanings of salvation in the pandemic are being sought, then it would be a grave oversight not to consider how they relate to the cult of the ancestors. This research has shown that the cult of the ancestors makes a definite contribution to an understanding of salvation in the context of the pandemic in South Africa. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
DocKMan's knowledge base builder: A tool for the organization of knowledge.
Creators: name: Prpic, Jamie G.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Information Science.

description: Information, both print and online is growing at an exponential rate. The ability to locate individual items of information has not kept pace. Once this information has been brought to bear on a problem, the resulting knowledge is lost. It is difficult to organize and store the results of an information search. We propose a tool to assist in the resolution of these problems. DocKMan's knowledge base builder. Through the use of a hierarchical concept organization and a frame-based inheritance scheme, we believe we have found a means of structuring information which allows easier browsing and retrieval of knowledge. The combination this 'structuring tool' with a text analysis tool facilitates the construction of organized repositories of knowledge or 'knowledge bases'. Text can now be analyzed for specific pieces of information which are then inserted into the appropriate area of the hierarchy. Such a set of tools will prove especially useful to knowledge workers in technically oriented fields.
The masterful construction: An analysis of liberal theories of equality.
Creators: name: Thomson, Kathryn E.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Law.

description: This thesis reviews the Supreme Court of Canada's (the "Court") interpretation of equality, particularly, gender equality. It is argued that liberal theories of the state have influenced and continue to influence the development of the meaning of equality. With the development of human rights and the introduction of section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Court has become more informed on gender issues. However, the Court has maintained an approach to equality which is rooted in the liberal paradigm. This thesis argues that cultural characterizations of women's social, political and economic roles in society ("gender identity") affect which liberal theory of state the Court will use when determining an equality issue. For example, if the equality issue impacts on a woman's ability to conform to an accepted gender identity, such as to be a good mother, the Court will more readily adopt a concept of equality which allows state action to promote community values. If the equality issue challenges accepted gender identity, the Court will more likely adopt a traditional equality approach. This paper begins by examining liberal theories of the state with an emphasis on conceptions of the individual and the state. Next, the paper considers how the liberal theory of the state has been applied to the legal system and the critiques of this application. Finally, a detailed description of the liberal notion of equality is provided with a discussion of how different readings of gender identity may affect the Court's approach to equality. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Beyond Books: How Public Libraries are a Crucial Form of Social Infrastructure
Creators: name: Bindman, Rachel Carolyn
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024

description: Public libraries are a cornerstone of society. Not only do libraries provide free access to books and literature, but they also foster a physical space that allows people to connect and gain new knowledge. This thesis explores how public libraries are a crucial form of social infrastructure. Furthermore, libraries are a place for people to connect and ultimately gain social and cultural capital. This project was grounded in sociological theory and aims to reflect how public libraries contribute to and benefit society. Qualitative data was collected through four semi-structured interviews with staff members at the Waltham Public Library and 20 Waltham Public Library patron surveys. This research finds that public libraries have a widely positive impact on society as a form of social infrastructure, where people of all backgrounds can indulge in the slew of free resources. The interview and survey data highlighted how people can use the space in the way that best fits their lifestyle, which ranges from language learning classes to borrowing a gardening kit. Additionally, this thesis also examines the important anti-capitalist structure of public libraries as an emergent finding. The anti-capitalist framework of libraries reaffirms how this public space can be a gateway to accessing new resources and services. This research concludes that public libraries as a form of social infrastructure greatly contribute to society by providing a space where people can connect socially, utilize various resources, and resist capitalist structures. 
THE SIGNIFICANCE AND POTENTIAL OF BRONCHOSCOPY IN DIAGNOSING CONGENITAL BRONCHIAL ANOMALIES
Creators: name: Shevketova, L.Sh.
name: Makhamov, N.Zh.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Diseases associated with congenital anomalies of the airways during the neonatal and infant periods represent life-threatening conditions. These conditions not only require urgent resuscitation measures but also demand early and accurate diagnosis, as they often manifest with rare and complex clinical presentations. Congenital bronchial anomalies—such as bronchomalacia, bronchial stenosis, bronchogenic cysts, and bronchial atresia—are structural defects occurring at the bronchial level. These anomalies often lead to partial or complete obstruction of the airways due to cystic masses or dynamic collapse, hindering normal airflow.
Globular clusters and supermassive black holes in galaxies: Further analysis and a larger sample
Creators: name: Harris, Gretchen L. H.
name: Poole, Gregory B.
name: Harris, William E.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We explore several correlations between various large-scale galaxy properties, particularly total globular cluster population (NGC), the central black hole mass (M•), velocity dispersion (nominally σe) and bulge mass (Mdyn). Our data sample of 49 galaxies, for which both NGC and M• are known, is larger than used in previous discussions of these two parameters and we employ the same sample to explore all pairs of correlations. Further, within this galaxy sample, we investigate the scatter in each quantity, with emphasis on the range of published values for σe and effective radius (Re) for any one galaxy. We find that these two quantities in particular are difficult to measure consistently and caution that precise intercomparison of galaxy properties involving Re and σe is particularly difficult. Using both conventional x2-minimization and Monte Carlo Markov Chain fitting techniques, we show that quoted observational uncertainties for all parameters are too small to represent the true scatter in the data. We find that the correlation between Mdyn and NGCis stronger than either the M•-σe or the M•-NGC relations. We suggest that this is because both the galaxy bulge population and NGC were fundamentally established at an early epoch during the same series of star-forming events. By contrast, although the seed for M• was likely formed at a similar epoch, its growth over time is less similar from galaxy to galaxy and thus less predictable.
The Aesthetics of Alterity in Gustav Mahler's Symphonic Output
Creators: name: Bernard, Lauren
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Gustav Mahler
Alterity
Fin-de-Siècle Vienna
Symphony

description: From his early compositional endeavors to the present day, Gustav Mahler has long been studied from various perspectives: musicology, psychology, and even from medical perspectives, to name a few. The intricacies of his idiosyncratic musical style and othered identity can be attributed to his experiences as a marginalized individual. His aesthetics of form, orchestration, scope, and scale were especially unusual and not always well received by conservative audiences; Mahler’s symphonic approach was, at times, as foreign to the audience as he was. His alterity is a significant factor when considering what makes his symphonies so unique. This paper will establish a novel way of examining Mahler’s prolific symphonic output. This will consist considering Mahler’s alterity in the context of his critical reception, but also as a crucial compositional tool Mahler consciously applied to his inimitable musical style.
WARC Thunderbird, Volume 7
Creators: name: Croes, Dale R.
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 1986
Subjects: Washington Archeological Research Center
Archaeology

description: 1980's WARC (Washington Archeological Research Center) was an experiment in communitarianism for Northwest Archaeology--and it did WARC (Work). This is Volume 7 of our News Bulletin, the WARC Thunderbird, with Issues 1-8, 1986-1987. The WARC Thunderbird provided a platform for communications across the region and contains a wealth of information about this formative period of Archaeology in Washington State. The Washington Archaeological Research Center was established in 1972 at Washington State University as a contract clearinghouse, mainly for Federal and State funded archaeological field projects, with the goal of assigning field projects throughout the state through a Scientific Committee with archaeologists at the six four-year universities and colleges. The founder of this phase of WARC’s operations was Dr. Richard D. Daugherty, Director, and most field projects were coordinated by his Assistant Harvey Rice. In 1980 the WARC Administrative Board, the Graduate Deans at the six four-year Washington colleges, and the Scientific Committee, felt each institution should be allowed to take their own directions as archaeological field contract programs, and decided to keep the general framework of WARC intact, to coordinate and maintain, with the State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP), the State’s site records, contract/research reports library, and facilitate communications and coordination of general records-based research at the six WARC institution. Dr. Dale R. Croes was assigned Acting Director (a 1/2-time position) and he recruited Steven Hackenberger as his able Assistant Director. This revised structure continued to bring together the WARC Administrative Board, the Scientific Committee and the establishment of a broad Advisory Council representing private contract archaeologists; professional archaeologists from Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, Canada; Native American Representatives; Federal/State agencies; and Archaeological/Historical Societies. In many ways it was an effort to work together, using our limited resources, to promote archaeological interests (especially digitizing, standardizing and updating our paper-based archaeological site forms)—a coordinating of our discipline, in a form of communitarianism, based on the idea that those involved in archaeology were essentially cooperative (“good”) people who wanted to work together for our common goals.
Study of the relationship of rheology, morphology and biomass concentration of Trichoderma reesei fermentation
Creators: name: Malouf, Philippe
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: Bioethanol produced from cellulosic materials, abundantly found as wastes, appears to be a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Cellulose is a glucose polymer and must undergo a hydrolysis step by cellulase enzymes prior to be used for bioethanol production. In order to make bioethanol more cost competitive, all aspects of the production are being examined, including trying to improve the production of these enzymes using a filamentous microorganism, Trichoderma reesei. Filamentous fungi broth is widely known for being highly viscous, which limits transport properties, thus hindering the production of cellulase. Therefore, the overall objective of this work is to understand the intimate relationship that exists between enzyme production, morphology of microorganism, rheology of the broth and operating conditions. In this work, the rheology of the fermentation broth is examined in order to understand its impact on the other process variables. As a preliminary step, the choice of an appropriate rheological instrument was discussed. Fed-batch fermentation runs were performed in two bioreactors: a stirred tank bioreactor with an agitation speed of 200, 300, 400 and 500 RPM and a reciprocating plate bioreactor agitated at 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00 Hz. Herschel-Bulkley equation described relatively well rheological data. The effect of morphology and biomass concentration (X) on the consistency index (K) was studied separately. Biomass reconstitution experiments showed that biomass exponent alpha, in K/Xalpha, remained constant. K/X alpha varied during the course of the fermentation runs, underlying the importance of including a morphological parameter in the prediction of K. Although several morphological parameters were analyzed, K/Xalpha was found to correlate well with the average roundness, when the batch and the fed-batch data were considered separately. Parity plot analysis of the models showed good prediction of the experimental K.
Ideology, subversion and the translator's voice: A comparative analysis of the French and English translations of Guillermo Cabrera Infante's Tres Tristes Tigres
Creators: name: Modrea, Andreea
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Literature, Modern.
subject: Language, General.

description: For the past twenty years, there has been a growing trend in translation studies to follow a deconstructionist philosophy and give translators authorship of their work. Translation, in this sense, is no longer a target language equivalence of an 'original' text by an author, but rather a creative process of 're-writing.' In this regard, translators have the possibility of showing their own voice in the translation. The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether either of the French or English translators (Albert Bensoussan and Suzanne Jill Levine, respectively) of the Cuban novel Tres Tristes Tigres (Barcelona: 1967) intervened in the text to show their own voices; and in Levine's case, whether this intervention corresponded to a declared ideology of 'subversion.' A systematic analysis of the wordplay in Chapters 16, 17 and 18 of the two translations reveal significant differences. Whereas the French translation has only minor adjustments, the English translation shows a large number of alterations to existing source text wordplay as well as additional instances of wordplay. In the final tally, there are almost twice as many instances of wordplay in Levine's English translation than in the Spanish source text. From the results of the analysis and from Levine's own self-portrayal in her book The Subversive Scribe (St. Paul: 1991), it would appear that her extensive intervention in the text is ideologically motivated. However, closer examination of circumstances surrounding the actual translation process reveals that the author, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, greatly influenced the final 're-writing.' Therefore, Levine's translation was not so much subversion as it was a sub-version of the original.
Biosorption of cupric and cadmium ions by corncob particles
Creators: name: Shen, Jiacheng
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: The effects of various parameters, such as initial pH, biomass concentration, temperature, buffer, agitation speed, and particle size, on the biosorption of cupric and cadmium ions by the corncob particles were investigated. A modified Langmuir model, which considers the effect of pH on the isotherm, is appropriate for the experimental equilibrium data. The enthalpy changes calculated from the equilibrium constants at various temperatures indicate that the biosorption processes of copper and cadmium on the corncob particles are exothermic. The smaller comcob particles have a higher adsorption rate and uptake, which suggests that the particle size not only affects adsorption kinetics, but also the equilibrium (isotherm). A novel reversible surface reaction model combined with an effectiveness factor was developed. An experimental procedure was designed to determine four constants (the effectiveness factor, the maximum adsorption capacity, the forward and backward rate constants) in the model. In addition, a preliminary study on competitive biosorption of copper and cadmium ions from their mixture by the corncob particles was conducted. The pH at zero charge point of the corncob particles was measured (pH zcp 4.97) by applying the primary equilibrium method of H+ and OH-. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Social media and social movements: connections between Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter in New York City
Creators: name: Holmes, Marisa Allison
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2025

description: Worsening inequality, lack of representation, and the increasing role of communications all shaped the context of the 2010s. Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and Black Lives Matter (BLM) shared this historical moment. The primary objective of my dissertation here is to examine the how OWS and BLM in NYC were organized. To this end, I describe social media use byparticipants. I show how OWS embraced prefigurative politics and a tactical media approach. I challenge the dominant scholarship on social movements and propose instead adopting societies in movement as a framework for social action. OWS moved through social media, creating what I term a participatory movement. I show how similar cultural practices continued in BLM in NYC.
Functional characterization of ZmGRP5, a glycine-rich protein specifically expressed in the cell wall of maize silk tissue
Creators: name: Tao, Titus
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.
subject: Biology, Plant Physiology.

description: Silk tissue is a specialized reproductive tissue of the maize plant, equivalent to the stigma and style portion of the female inflorescence. The moist and nutrient rich properties of maize silk tissue that facilitate pollen reception and the support of pollen tube growth also make maize silk a preferred site of infection by fungal pathogens such as Fusarium graminearum. The cDNA clone zmgrp5 was isolated in a previous study to identify silk tissue-specific genes. ZmGRP5, the encoded protein, was predicted to be a cell wall glycine-rich protein (GRP) and was experimentally characterized in this study. Using polyclonal antiserum, immunoblot analysis confirmed the silk tissue specificity of the protein. Additionally, subcellular fractionation studies confirmed ZmGRP5 localization in the cell wall fraction, and not in any other subcellular fractions. Interaction of ZmGRP5 with the cell wall matrix was observed to be disrupted by the addition of the reducing agent beta-ME. The reversible nature of disulfide bond formation and disruption under different redox conditions suggest that ZmGRP5 could potentially be important in the regulation of cell wall structural properties such as elasticity and rigidity in accordance with environmental and developmental changes. The variable immobilization of ZmGRP5 to the cell wall matrix could also serve as a potential mechanism of activation or inactivation of any non-structural functions. The identification of potential post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation and glycosylation, which are rarely observed in other cell wall GRPs, suggest that the functional significance of these modifications in ZmGRP5 is worthy of further study.
Intelligent system design, operation and management to govern on electrical energy to the consumer
Creators: name: Al-Bahrani, Loau Tawfak Abd Ali
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The economic dispatch of electrical energy to the consumer using large-scale thermal generating units is one of the fundamental issues in operation and management of large power systems. In this study, two novel optimization techniques have been proposed, are orthogonal particle swarm optimization and multi-gradient particle swarm optimization algorithms. Developing new techniques such as these techniques for solving the economic dispatch issue is necessary with the rapid technological evolution in smart power grids. Thus, the power systems have become more cost-effective, stable and reliable. This study will help the electrical engineers to manage and govern electrical energy to the consumer.`
Design and implementation of SIP-based ad hoc conferencing system
Creators: name: Dong, Yanlin
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standardized signaling protocol that can establish, modify, and terminate multimedia sessions or calls over the Internet. Combining SIP and agent technologies, a SIP-based ad-hoc meeting management system is proposed in the thesis. Using a precisely defined procedure, the system architecture and scenarios are designed to solve problems such as, (1) How to start and manage an ad-hoc conference? (2) How do users indicate their private constraints for private services? (3) How do users initiate and manage a sidebar association in an on-going conference? (4) How do conferencing participants identify other conference members and be notified of the changes made in an on-going conference? The proposed SIP-based ad hoc meeting management system is capable of creating and managing conference sessions in an ad hoc environment, where participants are nomadic users. With several features, the SIP-based ad hoc meeting management system supports various services to users and provides mechanism to realize them. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Where Do We Draw the Line?: Navigating Conflicts of Interest in the Genetic Counseling Profession
Creators: name: Laudisi, Stephanie
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Conflict of interest; potential conflict of interest; genetic counselor; conflict of interest disclosure; guidelines; National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)

description: Over the past ten years, the roles of genetic counselors have expanded beyond the clinical realm into new and emerging non-clinical opportunities. Recently, the media began to question whether genetic counselors who counsel patients on genetic testing should be paid by the same companies performing the test, thus presenting the possibility of a conflict of interest (COI). The purpose of this study is to assess genetic counselors’ current opinions on what constitutes a COI, whether they believe it is necessary to disclose a given COI to a patient, whether they experienced a COI in their practice, how they managed the COI, and where they sought out guidance regarding its disclosure. Two hundred forty-two genetic counselors practicing within the U.S. and belonging to NSGC completed our anonymous online survey with a response rate of 10.1%. Regardless of their current role as a genetic counselor, most genetic counselors generally agree whether or not a given hypothetical situation presents a COI and most agree that disclosure of a COI to a patient is necessary. Fewer than 25% of the respondents reported encountering at least one COI throughout their career, whereas 69.2% report that they never had (N=240). Of the 32 genetic counselors that reported experiencing at least one of six specific listed COI’s, twenty-five did not disclose their COI to their patient. The most common resources used by genetic counselors seeking guidance on COI disclosure were their institutional guidelines (N=58) and most genetic counselors found their institution’s guidelines to be the most helpful of all resources used (N=54). In light of the increasing potential for COI’s in the genetic counseling profession, it is important to develop clear-cut professional guidelines on what constitutes a COI, when a COI should be disclosed to a patient, and if so, how.
title: Optical detection of the density-wave instability in the kagome metal KV3Sb5
Creators: name: Uykur, Ece
name: Ortiz, Brenden R.
name: Wilson, Stephen D.
name: Dressel, Martin
name: Tsirlin, Alexander A.
Publisher: name: Universität Stuttgart
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 530

description: Coexisting density-wave and superconducting states along with the large anomalous Hall effect in the absence of local magnetism remain intriguing and enigmatic features of the AV3Sb5 kagome metals (A = K, Rb, Cs). Here, we demonstrate via optical spectroscopy and density-functional calculations that low-energy dynamics of KV3Sb5 is characterized by unconventional localized carriers, which are strongly renormalized across the density-wave transition and indicative of electronic correlations. Strong phonon anomalies are prominent not only below the density-wave transition, but also at high temperatures, suggesting an intricate interplay of phonons with the underlying electronic structure. We further propose the star-of-David and tri-hexagon (inverse star-of-David) configurations for the density-wave order in KV3Sb5. These configurations are strongly reminiscent of p-wave states expected in the Hubbard model on the kagome lattice at the filling level of the van Hove singularity. The proximity to this regime should have intriguing and far-reaching implications for the physics of KV3Sb5 and related materials.
Device selection by personal proxy agent in a wireless environment.
Creators: name: Hadibi, Nabila.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: A multitude of machines surrounds people at home, at the office or in public places. These machines range from small to big devices, small microprocessors to powerful ones. Each time the user changes location, he faces a new set of devices so the need to make those devices collaborate and interact with each other fascinates many researchers. We know this as a pervasive computing environment. While many projects focus on the device and session mobility for telecommunication applications, few if any, take into account the multimedia Quality of Service (QoS) parameters in satisfying user requirements. This project proposes a new architecture for mobile communication services, which includes QoS management. Our architecture intends to achieve three main goals: (1) The user is always connected, so he/she is always reachable; (2) It allows the user to select and access services on devices in his personal working area; and (3) It builds a composite/virtual machine by combining one or more services of several devices to give the illusion of being one single distributed machine. To construct this architecture we introduce a new component that we call Personal Proxy Agent (PPA). This PPA is the heart of our architecture. It will be the medium between the user's Home Directory and the user himself. The user receives incoming requests/calls and sends outgoing requests/calls through his PPA. The PPA will act on behalf of the user to detect, select and build composite devices that satisfy his preferences and requirements. As a proof of concept, we built a prototype that uses Bluetooth components for wireless device interaction, the Jini protocol for service location and the SIP protocol for request processing.
title: Semaine de botanique dans les Pyrénées andorranes du 3 au 9 juillet 2022
title: La Bressonne et la Mérine et leurs falaises de molasse, le 20 juin 2020
titleType: Subtitle
title: Semaine de botanique dans les Pyrénées andorranes du 3 au 9 juillet 2022
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Blanchon, Catherine
name: Thiébault, Philippe
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2023

description: Ce compte-rendu a été rédigé sur la base du livret d’excursion préparé par Jean-Jacques Lazare et des listes quotidiennes établies par Pierre-Antoine Précigout, Catherine Blanchon, Philippe Thiébault, Patrick Charlier et Joëlle Magnin-Gonze. La traditionnelle semaine de botanique alpine a amené les membres du Cercle vaudois de botanique (CVB) bien loin de la Suisse, en principauté d’Andorre, sur le versant sud des Pyrénées orientales. Nous avons pu organiser la logistique et l’accompagnement botanique grâce aux compétences et à la disponibilité de Jean-Jacques Lazare, directeur du CECRV (Centre d’étude et de conservation des ressources végétales) qui nous a guidé durant ces sept journées. Pour la première fois dans l’histoire du CVB, ce voyage a accueilli des membres de la Société botanique de France (SBF), permettant des échanges enrichissants.
The Influence of Acculturative Factors on False Memories in Belarusian Immigrants in the US
Creators: name: Lokhmanenko, Helen
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024
Subjects: acculturation
Belarusian immigrants
cognition
false memories
Culture

description: Psychologists are interested in studying culture because it impacts people’s cognition. Located in the geographical center of Europe, Belarus was exposed to both Western and Eastern cultures making it an interesting country to study. In our study, we examined how the acculturation of Belarusian immigrants in the US affected false memories, building on prior work by Wang et al. (2021). Their study showed that Westerners had more false recognitions of categorically related unpresented items (“lures”) than Easterners and claimed to remember more clearly details of falsely recognized pictures compared to Easterners. We recruited Belarusian immigrants in the US on Facebook, and our final sample included 35 participants. Using the Deese Roediger McDermott false memory paradigm with pictures, participants were presented and directed to memorize a series of categorically related images. Participants were questioned on the vividness of their memory for images that they identified as seen before at the retrieval stage of the experiment. Our hypotheses were tested with a general linear model. Our first hypothesis that the number of vivid experiences of falsely recognized lure pictures would increase in Belarusian immigrants as a function of how much time they have lived in the US, controlling for participants’ age, was not supported by our data. While our second hypothesis that having more social support from Americans will be associated with an increase in the number of vivid experiences of lure images in Belarusian immigrants, controlling for participants’ age, was not supported by our data, we observed a trend in the increase of vivid recognitions of lure items with the increase of the level of social support. More participants should be recruited to obtain statistically reliable results.
Analyse de la variabilité spatio-temporelle de l'uniformité radiométrique des sites d'étalonnage des capteurs d'observation de la terre.
Creators: name: Omari, Khalid.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Geography.

description: L'étalonnage radiométrique des capteurs de télédétection optique avec vérité terrain est la méthode qui peut garantir la meilleure précision avec un coût le moins cher. Néanmoins, la bibliographie nous a montré que cette méthode est contrôlée, entre autres, par le problème de la variabilité spatio-temporelle de l'uniformité radiométrique des sites. Dans la littérature, nous avons recensé plusieurs sites test utilisés pour l'étalonnage direct et indirect des capteurs satellitaires et aéroportés. Nous avons montré que chacun de ces sites a ses propres caractéristiques et son uniformité dépend de la variation de son humidité, sa couleur et sa brillance, sa rugosité, sa topographie, son climat, sa taille, etc. Le but de cette thèse est de réaliser une étude d'uniformité des sites Newell County en Alberta (Canada), Lunar Lake Playa et Railroad Valley Playa au Nevada (États Unis). Les objectifs qui ont été soulignés sont la caractérisation spatiale, temporelle et spectrale et la détermination d'une taille appropriée pour chacun des trois sites. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Incorporating power and assimilating nature: Electric power generation and distribution in Ottawa, 1882--1905
Creators: name: Adamek, Anna
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.
subject: Engineering, Civil.
subject: Energy.

description: The history of electric power generation and distribution in Ottawa reflects the city's political, economic, and environmental conditions. The process of electrification of the Canadian capital was shaped by strong personalities, by municipal, provincial and federal politics, and by the city's location on the Ottawa River, an interprovincial border. The idea of electrification was introduced by municipal politicians in 1880s as a way of redefining Ottawa as a 'power capital of the Dominion' rather than as the locus of the federal bureaucracy. Yet the process was soon dominated by three powerful Liberals---Thomas Ahearn, Erskine H. Bronson and Warren Y. Soper---who gained influence among the three social groups who constituted the majority of Ottawa residents, Irish Catholics English Protestants, and Methodists. Their strong political influence in the Canadian capital allowed the three industrialists to form alliances within the provincial and federal government to permit them to build an electric empire. By 1894, the year in which they created the Ottawa Electric Company and the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, Ahearn, Bronson and Soper held a monopoly over the city's power generation and distribution. Yet as the three entrepreneurs shaped the electric market and urban development of the city, their endeavours were influenced by the politics, location, and natural resources of the Ottawa area. The same factors that fashioned a strong monopoly, also obstructed it, leading to establishment of a municipal plant in 1905 and consequently creating an electric duopoly in Ottawa.
Distributed tree schemes for DWDM network protection and restoration.
Creators: name: Zhang, Yuna.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: This thesis proposes and studies distributed spanning tree algorithms for the protection/restoration of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks. A heuristic algorithm using tokens to construct a maximum spanning tree in a distributed manner as well as the corresponding protection/restoration schemes are proposed. One algorithm involves a triangular structure on which we have proposed a triangular tree protection/restoration scheme. Since we need a root to build a spanning tree, we give three root selection algorithms to select a proper root. Properties of these algorithms are then studied. Performance analysis in terms of mean path length, capacity ratio and restorability of the spanning tree to the mesh network and number of messages transmitted during the construction of the spanning tree are provided in this thesis. We also compare the spanning tree algorithms with another distributed spanning tree algorithm in the performance. It shows that the tree protection schemes can be an alternative to the DWDM network protection/restoration.
Live hard die young: Insight into the short life time of highly active vanadium(III) catalysts. The James Dean of alpha-olefin polymerization catalysts.
Creators: name: Reardon, Damien Francis.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Polymer.

description: The effects of different donor atoms of the supporting ligands (i.e. oxygen and nitrogen donor ligands) are at the root of this study as well as an attempt to improve our understanding of the catalyst/co-catalyst interaction. Simply based on the lack of knowledge in the area of vanadium polymerization mechanism our group has set out to investigate possible activation pathways through a series of alkylation reactions to assess the vanadium-carbon bond stability by using a variety of oxygen and nitrogen donor-based supporting ligands. Upon using alkylating agents such as the alkylaluminium co-catalysts, attempts to trap and crystallize the active intermediate were attempted only to elucidate the deactivation process. Insight into the activation and deactivation pathways of vanadium-based catalysts and a few other metal congeners such as zirconium, chromium, and manganese will be investigated in the following thesis. The second chapter will cover insight into the activation and deactivation pathways of the industrially used tris(acetylacetonato) vanadium complex in the copolymerization of ethylene and propylene forming a polymer used in the production of synthetic rubber. In attempt to combine the migratory properties of the oxygen donor based ligands and the stabilization properties nitrogen donor based ligands, the reactivity of the acetylpyrrolide ligand system was investigated with V(III). Two novel organometallic complexes were synthesized where, in one case, vanadium(III) mediated an aldolic condensation of the acetylpyrrolide ligand and in a second case a vanadium(II) metal centre promoted a pinacolic coupling of the ligand (Chapter 5). Chapter 6 in mainly focused on the vanadium/aluminium interaction and the role of the co-catalyst in the activation and deactivation of the vanadium metal centre. In this case the vanadium centre is supported by the bulky N,N,N, tris-trimethylsilyl diethylenediamidoamino ligand. Formation of novel vanadium/aluminium clusters were synthesized and have given great insight into the vanadium/aluminium interaction and have demonstrated involvement of the ligand as seen previously in the case of the bis(imino)pyridyl ligand system. Preliminary reactivity of the meso-diphenyldipyrrolemethane ligand was investigated with Zr(IV), V(III), Cr(III), Cr(II) in Chapter 7. These reactions revealed the possible bonding modes of the pyrrolide moiety with the metal centre. Treatment of the V(III) meso-diphenyldipyrrolidemethane complex with a sterically demanding aryloxide led to an interesting deoxygenation reaction of the aryloxide to form an oxygen bridged vanadium dimer which exerted high polymerization activities upon activation with dimethylaluminiumchloride. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
L'inscription de la lecture : romans de la lecture, lecture du roman.
Creators: name: Hotte, Lucie.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Literature, Canadian (French).

description: En prenant appui sur ce qui s'est accompli au cours des vingt-cinq dernieres annees pour integrer la lecture a la perspective critique, la these esquisse une approche critique qui tienne compte des mediations entre le texte et la lecture. L'hypothese de depart postule que tout texte impose un modele de lecture non seulement en suggerant un decodage, mais aussi en vehiculant une image de la litterature et du role de la lecture. D'une part, le texte fait appel a un ensemble de conventions qui informent la participation du lecteur; de l'autre, il met en oeuvre des strategies qui determinent la representation de l'objet litteraire et, par la meme, modelent la lecture. Ainsi, la representation de personnages lecteurs constitue un procede litteraire qui, parce qu'il met en relief les divers elements qui structurent la lecture, suscite une veritable metalecture, c'est-a-dire un questionnement sur les operations lecturales elles-memes et sur les rapports entre les lecture intratextuelles et extratextuelles. La premiere partie de la these degage les diverses fonctions de la representation de la lecture. La fonction referentielle, analysee dans le premier chapitre, souligne le role des connaissances culturelles pour caracteriser les personnages lecteurs: les information sur leurs lecture s'ajoutent alors aux descriptions des personnages. Ailleurs, les lectures des personnages instaurent des liens intertextuels qui permettent au lecteur externe de construire certaines interpretation: le referent est alors un autre texte. Enfin, les lextures peuvent agir comme une mise en abyme de la reception du texte lui-meme, si ce n'est de la reception en general: par l'intermediaire des lectures des personnages, un fragment intratextuel agit comme fondement hermeneutique de la lecture globale. La deuxieme partie de la these est consacree a l'etude de romans qui presentent des lectures en acte: un personnage ou un narrateur y font etat, souvent de facon detaillee, de leur lecture et de leur processus dinterpretation. En soulignant les presupposes et les convetions qui preexistent a toute lecture, les dispositifs textuels suscitent une mise en questions fondamentale de la lecture elle-meme. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Intercalation d'anions organiques dans des composés lamellaires de type hydrotalcite.
Creators: name: Raki, Laïla.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Inorganic.

description: New hydrotalcite-like intercalation products have been prepared. Organic molecules were incorporated by different methods. The first method consisted of the direct intercalation of organic species during the metal hydroxide precipitation process. The second method was based on an ionic exchange process between the chloride anions of the hydrotalcite-like compound and the organic anions. The materials which resulted from the application of these two methods were pillared layered structures. The direct incorporation of a series of long chain aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (HO$\sb2$C-(CH$\sb2)\rm\sb{p}$-CO$\sb2$H) with $\rm0\leq p\leq14$, in the interlayers of pyroaurite yielded lamellar organominerals characterized by an interlayer spacing between 9.7 A and 22.8 A. These d$\sb{001}$ values are indicative of a quasi-perpendicular orientation of the dicarboxylic acid moeities with respect to the brucite-like layers. The aliphatic methylene chains are very rigid and adopt all-trans conformations. The anionic exchange of chloride ions with phenylphosphonic acid molecules ($\rm C\sb6H\sb5PO\sb3H\sb2$) in the mixed Li-Al hydroxide system, resulted in the formation of a layered compound with an interlayer d$\sb{001}$ spacing of 14.1 A. This value is consistent with a perpendicular anti-parallel orientation of phenylphosphonic acid groups. The products thus obtained exhibited significant microporosity and were stable up to 450$\sp\circ$C. Furthermore, for the intercalation of dicarboxylic acids by anionic exchange of chloride in the mixed Zn-Al hydroxide system, it was shown by careful infrared analysis, that despite the tilted orientation of the aliphatic chains, the -CH$\sb2$- groups are in an all-trans conformation. When heated to 1000$\sp\circ$C, the intercalated products were formed a mixture of ZnO and ZnAl$\sb2$O$\sb4$. Finally, polyacrylic acid ( (-CH$\sb2$-CH-CO$\sb2$H) $\rm\sb{n}$, M.W = 5,000) was intercalated in the interlamellar space of the mixed Li-Al hydroxide by exchange with chloride. This reaction was carried out in direct fashion, without the initial use of a monomer, and without a preliminary intercalation step.
Dynamic cost-effective social network data placement and replication in the cloud
Creators: name: Khalajzadeh, Hourieh
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research analyses and emphasises the importance of data storage for online social network services. It highlights that it is not only crucial to have an optimised data placement to fulfil the users’ acceptable latency requirement in online social networks while incurring the minimum cost for social network providers, but also to keep the data placement effective and efficient over time. The research proposes a dynamic cost effective data placement and replication strategy in geo-distributed cloud services to minimise the monetary cost for social network providers while guaranteeing the individual access latency and availability requirements for social network users.