cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Grenzflächenuntersuchung in hybriden Festkörperbatterien - Kombination oxidischer und thiophosphatischer Festelektrolyte
Creators: name: Hüttl, Juliane
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: Festkörperbatterie
Grenzflächenuntersuchung
Elektrochemie
Impedanzspektroskopie
Festelektrolyte

description: Die Arbeit untersucht einen hybriden Festkörperbatterie-Aufbau, in dem mehrere Festelektrolyte kombiniert werden, um deren spezifische Vorteile zu nutzen. Thiophosphate dienen als Elektrolyt in der Kathode, während Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) als Separator fungiert. Im ersten Teil wird die Alterung von LLZO an Luft mittels TG/FTIR-Messungen untersucht, wobei Carbonat-Schichten die Leitfähigkeit und Anbindung an die Li-Metall-Anode beeinträchtigen. Diese Alterung kann durch Erhitzen in Argon-Atmosphäre rückgängig gemacht werden. Im zweiten Teil wird der Grenzflächenwiderstand zwischen dem thiophosphatischen Festelektrolyten (LPS) und LLZO untersucht. Der Widerstand hängt von der mechanischen Anbindung und der Ausbildung der Grenzfläche ab. Eine vollständige Anbindung reduziert den spezifischen Grenzflächenwiderstand, sodass Ionentransport möglich ist. Im finalen Abschnitt wird eine Vollzelle mit Li-Metall-Anode, LLZO-Separator und NCM-LSPS-Kathode charakterisiert. Die elektrochemische Degradation ist minimal, und ein moderater Druck ermöglicht stabiles Zyklieren über mehr als 20 Zyklen.
Indian Diasporic Films as Quantum (Third) Spaces: A Curriculum of Cultural Translation
Creators: name: Ausman, Tasha
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Diaspora
Third Spaces
Bend It Like Beckham
American Chai
Bhaji on the Beach
Curriculum Studies

description: This thesis examines narrative articulations in the films Bend It Like Beckham, Bhaji on the Beach, and American Chai as a complicated conversation in relation to bicultural-identity construction in the Indian diaspora. Unpacking the way desi identities are managed in/as a quantum (third) space – one that is continuously shifting and deferred – the films exemplify how "desi" is a heterogeneous cultural "group" without a homeland from which to speak or to return. The narratives of these films are considered cultural translations that expose inter-generational culture-clashes in the spaces between Indian and Western cultures. Screenplay pedagogy was used as a methodology to (re)read analysis of the films, revealing the ways that different movies employ and reinscribe themes of the multicultural pastoral, the carnivalesque, and melodrama, respectively. This thesis concludes by opening up some of the places from which individuals enunciate their desi identities, including the possibilities for (self)reflection.
Mothers' Responses to their Children's Negative Emotions and their Effects on Emotion Regulation
Creators: name: Moore, Rebecca R.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: emotion
emotion regulation
emotional development
socialization of emotion
child
parenting

description: Research on the socialization of emotion has examined the role of parents’ behavioural responses to children’s negative emotions in the development of a number of psychosocial outcomes for children. Parents’ unsupportive socialization practices have predicted poorer social and emotional functioning both in childhood and later in adulthood. The current study aimed to broaden existing knowledge of the nature and impact of parent emotion socialization practices on emotion regulation. This was done through an exploration of the emotional, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of mothers’ responses to their children’s anger and sadness; by examining the impact of factors such as child gender and age as well as contextual factors on mothers’ responses; and by examining the impact of socialization practices on the development of emotion regulation. An online community sample of 114 mothers of 6- to 10-year-old children read a series of hypothetical situations in which they were asked to imagine their child responding with either anger or sadness. Mothers reported on their emotional responses, their acceptance of their child’s reaction, their causal attributions, and their socialization responses. Mothers also completed measures that assessed perceived social support, recent stressful life events, and the emotion regulation abilities of their child. Mothers were generally positive and supportive in their responses. Mothers were more likely to endorse negative responses to anger than sadness Responses did not differ according to the gender or age of the child. There was general consistency in the tendency to react positively or negatively. High levels of stressful life events predicted anger and punishment responses to child anger. Minimization of sadness was predicted by lower educational status. No other contextual factors were significant. As expected, minimization of sadness and anger both emerged as significant predictors of poorer emotion regulation in children; problem-focused responses predicted better emotion regulation for anger not sadness; unexpectedly emotion-focused responses to anger predicted poorer emotion regulation. Results are discussed in relation to the existing literature on the socialization of emotion and child outcomes. Limitations of this study and future directions for the research are discussed.
Microservices in kritischen Infrastrukturen
Creators: name: Muszalcyk, Nico
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: Microservices
Infrastruktursektor Energie
Virtuelle Kraftwerke
Domain Driven Design

description: Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit Microservices in kritischen Infrastrukturen. Dabei wird in der Arbeit der kritische Infrastruktursektor Energie betrachtet. Ziel ist es, mithilfe von Microservices eine Anwendung für den kritischen Infrastruktursektor Energie zu entwickeln. Es wird hierbei eine Anwendung spezifisch für die Regelleistung entwickelt. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wird die Regelleistungsfunktionalität in ein bestehendes virtuelles Kraftwerk implementiert. Das virtuelle Kraftwerk basiert auf einer Microservice Architektur. Die Implementierung wird anschließend, basierend auf verschiedenen Kriterien, evaluiert. An diesem Beispiel der Regelleistung wird entschieden, wie gut Microservices in kritischen Infrastruktur-Projekten einsetzbar sind.
Characterization of [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan as a Novel PET Tracer for Imaging AT1 Receptors
Creators: name: Hachem, Maryam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor
AT1R
RAS
[18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan
Losartan
PET
Metabolites
Antagonism
Binding selectivity
Dosimetry

description: The Angiotensin II Type I Receptor (AT1R) is the main receptor that produces most of the physiological actions of the Renin Angiotensin System (RAS). Alterations of AT1R expression in renal and cardiovascular diseases make this receptor an attractive target for developing an imaging agent to monitor its expression in disease states. [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan has been developed as a derivative of the clinically used AT1R blocker Losartan. The aim of this work was to characterize this tracer and evaluate its potential as an imaging agent for AT1Rs, thereby, progressing towards human imaging of the AT1R. MicroPET imaging in rats and PET imaging in pigs displayed specific AT1R binding, high kidney-to-blood and image contrast, and slow clearance from kidneys. [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan was shown to have 2 types of labeled metabolites in rat plasma and kidneys: hydrophilic and hydrophobic, whereas, only hydrophilic metabolite(s) in pig plasma. Plasma protein binding of [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan was determined, by an in vitro ultrafiltration method, to be 97% which is very similar to that of Losartan (98%). FPyKYNE-Losartan displayed full antagonism of Ang II pressor effect in rats in vivo, with an ED50 of 25.5 mg/Kg and 4-times (25%) less potency than Losartan. In vitro binding studies confirmed the binding selectivity of [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan. Bmax and Kd parameters were determined to be 348 ± 112 fmol/mm2 and 49.4 nM, respectively. Rat dosimetry studies exhibited that the sex averaged effective doses of [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan according to ICRP 60 and 103 protocols are 2.97E-02 (mSv/MBq) and 3.06E-02 (mSv/MBq), respectively, which are within an acceptable range compared with other F-18 labeled tracers and within the safety limits of the FDA. In conclusion, [18F]FPyKYNE-Losartan has an excellent potential for translation towards human imaging to monitor AT1R expression and guide therapy.
Auf dem Weg zu agiler Zielsetzung: Entwicklung eines ganzheitlichen Bewertungsmodells für OKR-Prozesse in wissenschaftlichen Institutionen
Creators: name: Jankowski, Sandra
name: :Unav
Publisher: name: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Year: 2024
Subjects: OKR
agiles Arbeiten
Strategie
Objectives and Key Results
Bewertungsmodell

description: Im Fokus dieser Arbeit stehen die Kernkomponenten von OKR, beginnend mit einer Definition und einer kurzen historischen Einordnung. Dabei wird die Struktur von OKRs beleuchtet, wobei insbesondere die Aspekte von Visionen, mittelfristigen Zielen sowie den eigentlichen Objectives und Key Results im Fokus stehen. Des Weiteren werden unter schiedliche Ansätze im OKR-Prozess vorgestellt. Eine tiefere Auseinandersetzung mit dem OKR-Zyklus rundet die Grundlagen des OKR ab. Ein zentrales Thema dieser Arbeit ist der Einfluss von OKRs auf die Agilität von Unternehmen. In einem wirtschaftlichen Umfeld, das einen stetigen Wandel und Anpassungsfähigkeit fordert, wird untersucht, wie OKRs die Agilität und Innovationskraft von Organisationen beeinflussen können. Hierzu gehören Aspekte wie die Ausrichtung der Vision und Mechanismen zur Verbesserung von agilen Prozessen mittels OKRs. Im weiteren Verlauf werden spezifische Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten von OKRs zur Erreichung unterschiedlicher Zielarten erörtert. Dabei wird analysiert, wie OKRs bei der Verfolgung wirtschaftlicher, technologischer und arbeitsorganisatorischer Ziele eingesetzt werden können, welche Vorteile sich daraus ergeben und welche Herausforderungen auftreten können.
Phylodynamics of Influenza A Viruses
Creators: name: Rahnama, Leila
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015

description: Human populations are constantly exposed to emerging pathogens such as influenza A viruses that result from cross-species transmissions. Generally these sporadic events are evolutionary dead-ends, but occasionally, viruses establish themselves in a new host that offers a novel genomic context to which the virus must adjust to avoid attenuation. However, the dynamics of this process are unknown. Here we present a novel method to characterize the time it takes to G+C composition at third codon positions (GC3 content) of influenza viruses to adjust to that of a new host. We compare the inferred dynamics in two subtypes, H1N1 and H3N2, based on complete genomes of viruses circulating in humans, swine and birds between 1900-2009. Our results suggest that both subtypes have the same fast-adjusting genes, which are not necessarily those with the highest absolute rates of evolution, but those with the most relaxed selective pressures. Our analyses reveal that NA and NS2 genes adjust the fastest to a new host and that selective pressures of H3N2 viruses are relaxed faster than for H1N1. The asymmetric nature of these processes suggests that viruses with the greatest adjustment potential to humans are coming from both birds and swine for H3N2, but only from birds for H1N1.
Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (JAAACS), Vol. 14 No. 1 (2020)
Creators: name: Journal Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Curriculum Studies (JAAACS)
Publisher: name: Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (JAAACS)
Year: 2020

description: CONTRIBUTORS H. Spector & T. Price, K. P. Vaughan & I. Nuñez, P. Appelbaum, B. Tomin, M. Morris, T. Newell & D. W. Jardine, W. Pinar
description: Each Other's Harvest As the Virtual Dust Settles looking Back at and Beyond AAACS 2020 Curriculum Scholars' Reflections on the Curriculum Field An Ongoing Invitation: Speculative Fiction, Curriculum Studies, and Crisis Worlds in the Making: World Building, Hope, and Collaborative Uncertainty Currere at the Cross-Roads: The Deeply Theological in the Age of Covid-19 "Arms Outstretched in Love Toward the Further Shore": A Conversation Inscape
Climate change risk assessment on Blue Economy and impact chain analysis for 12 European Islands
Creators: name: Briche, Elodie
name: Dubois, Ghislain
name: Hernandez, Matias Gonzalez
name: Galindo, Carmen Garcia
name: Gonzalez, Yen Lam
name: Lionello, Piero
name: Bacciu, Valentina
name: Lehr, Ulrike
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: European Islands, climate change, impact chains, sectoral approach

description: Theme: Data, methods and approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Sub-Theme: Integrating methods and tools for disaster risk and adaptation, Economic evaluation of risks and responses Format: Oral Communication
description: ECCA Conference
Advances in climate risk assessment: Measuring with Impact Chains
Creators: name: Briche, Elodie
name: Dubois, Ghislain
name: Royer, Lucie
name: Zebisch, Marc
name: Schneiderbauer, Stefan
name: Rome, Erich
name: Lückerath, Daniel
name: Lehr, Ulrike
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: climate risk assessment, impact chains, adaptation, climate change, geographical scales

description: Theme: Data, methods and approaches in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Sub-Theme: Integrating methods and tools for disaster risk and adaptation Format: Session (science-practice)
description: ECCA Conference (2019)
Integration von Power to Gas/Power to Liquid in den laufenden Transformationsprozess
Creators: name: Adlunger, Kirsten
name: Burger, Andreas
name: Hain, Benno
name: Kuhnhenn, Kai
name: Lange, Martin
name: Lehmann, Harry
name: Mönch, Lars
name: Müschen, Klaus
name: Osiek, Dirk
name: Proske, Christopher
name: Purr, Katja
name: Schmied, Martin
name: Vollmer, Carla
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Power to Gas
subject: power to liquid
subject: alternative Kraftstoffe
subject: Regenerative Energien
subject: Regenerative Energieerzeugung
subject: Klima | Energie

description: Unter Power to Gas (PtG) versteht man die Bereitstellung von Wasserstoff sowie Methan und unter Power to Liquid (PtL) die Bereitstellung flüssiger Kraftstoffe mithilfe von Strom. Zusammen mit anderen "Power to X-Techniken" ermöglichen diese Techniken eine regenerative Energieversorgung aller Anwendungsbereiche. Ziel dieses Positionspapiers ist es, aus dem derzeitigen Kenntnisstand des Umweltbundesamts die Rolle und Perspektive von Power to Gas/Power to Liquid (PtG/PtL) in einem vollständig regenerativen Energiesystem einzuschätzen und insbesondere die Herausforderungen bei der Integration und Weiterentwicklung dieser Technik im laufenden Transformationsprozess in den nächsten Jahren zu benennen.
Quelle: Verlagsinformation
description: Unter Power to Gas (⁠PtG⁠) versteht man die Bereitstellung von Wasserstoff sowie Methan und unter Power to Liquid (⁠PtL⁠) die Bereitstellung flüssiger Kraftstoffe mithilfe von Strom. Zusammen mit anderen "Power to X-Techniken" ermöglichen diese Techniken eine regenerative Energieversorgung aller Anwendungsbereiche. Ziel dieses Positionspapiers ist es, aus dem derzeitigen Kenntnisstand des Umweltbundesamts die Rolle und Perspektive von Power to Gas/Power to Liquid (PtG/PtL) in einem vollständig regenerativen Energiesystem einzuschätzen und insbesondere die Herausforderungen bei der Integration und Weiterentwicklung dieser Technik im laufenden Transformationsprozess in den nächsten Jahren zu benennen.
Supplementary document for Design approach for photonic quasicrystals to enable multiple nonlinear interactions - 5396735.pdf
Creators: name: Tsvetkov, Dmitrii
name: Gao, Jiannan
name: Frantz, Jesse
name: Litchinitser, Natalia
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary materials
Patron-client dynamics in Flavius Josephus' "Vita": A cross-disciplinary analysis.
Creators: name: Strangelove, Michael.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Biography.

description: Throughout history, Flavius Josephus has been the victim of character assassinations carried out by Jews, Christians and modern scholars alike. This thesis uses the methodology of social scientific analysis to compile a model of patron-client relations from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, political science, and ancient history. This eclectic model is then applied to Josephus' autobiography, the Vita, in an effort to arrive at a culturally sensitive understanding of the social personality of Josephus as a patron of the Galileans. Patron-client dynamics are uncovered in four groups of relational encounters: (1) Josephus, Poppea Sabina and Aliturus; (2) Josephus and John of Gischala; (3) Josephus and the Galileans; and (4) Josephus and Vespasian, Titus, Domitian and Epaphroditus. The results of this modelling process are contrasted against the results of the dominant historical methodology, with particular attention being given to the conclusions of Shaye J. D. Cohen's Josephus in Galilee and Rome: His Vita and Development as a Historian, (Leiden: Brill, 1979). It is demonstrated that patron-client relations are a significant factor within the Vita and the application of a model of patron-client relations serves to eliminate ethnocentric judgements that have been erroneously applied to both the text and its author.
Capillary Electrophoresis - Mass Spectrometry for Bioanalysis
Creators: name: Mironov, Gleb
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: capillary electrophoresis
mass spectrometry
bioanalysis

description: Bioanalysis is a subdivision of analytical chemistry and deals with biological analytes such as metabolites, proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, virus particles and entire cells. The rationale of my thesis was to achieve two goals: (i) develop a set of ready to use methods (ii) which are capable providing exact concentrations of analytes as well as kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of their interactions. To investigate interactions between biomolecules special conditions are required which do not interfere with the course if biomolecule interactions. Establishing these conditions and optimization of separation and detection parameters can be tedious and can take longer than actual analysis of samples. I developed a variety of Capillary Electrophoresis – Mass Spectrometry (CE-MS) methods suitable for bionalalysis. CE-MS establishes a new paradigm that separation methods together with MS detection can be used as comprehensive kinetic tools. Most previous attempts to use chromatography and electrophoresis for studying nucleic acid interactions were restricted to assuming slow or no equilibrium between reactants. Kinetic CE (KCE) shows that non-zero kinetics and structural dynamics must be taken into account when separation happens. KCE-MS could be a valuable supplement to IM-MS due to the separation of ions in solution according to their size-to-charge ratio. These methods allowed to reveal new facts about biomolecules and added novel data to the bank of the mankind knowledge. For the best of my knowledge, kinetic parameters for TG2 and thrombin G-quadruplex folding were reported for the first time. I developed a homogeneous method to determine kon, koff and Kd of fast and weak noncovalent interactions between multiple unlabeled ligands (small molecule drugs) and an oligosaccharide (α- or β-cyclodextrin) simultaneously in one capillary microreactor. It has been shown for the first time that KCE can be used to separate and detect the slowly interconverting open and closed conformations of human TG2. It allowed the first direct measurement of the Kd value for calcium binding. Sixteen new substrates were discovered for three aminotransferases (AAT, BCAT, and DAAT). In addition, Viral qCE showed a feasibility to analyse both the count of intact viral particles and sample nucleic acid contamination.
Export Propensity of Canadian SMEs: A Gender Based Study
Creators: name: Liao, Xiaolu
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Export
SMEs
Female
Gender
Logistic Regression
Interaction

description: SME exporters constitute a critical economic force that contributes significantly to national productivity and job creation in the Canadian economy. However, the academic literature suggests that female-owned SMEs are less likely to export. With lower export propensity, the potential of female-owned SMEs for organic growth, economic self-sufficiency and wealth creation could be comprised. This paper applies logistic regression to study factors that influence SME owners’ export propensity with particular reference to the moderating effect of gender in the context of the Ajzen and Fishbein ’s (2005) theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior. We improve the methodology of prevailing research by redefining “gender” in a more appropriate way and by computing gender interaction effects more accurately. Based on this analysis, we found that, although male- and female-owned SMEs show different likelihoods of exporting, gender does not have a direct residual impact. Instead, systemic gender differences account for most differences in the export propensity between male-owned and female-owned SMEs. Specifically, female-owned SMEs may be systemically disadvantaged because their firms are smaller, more limited in management capacity with younger and less-experienced managers. The lack of resources and market knowledge become constraining factors for them with respect to becoming “export-ready”. Additionally, female SME owners show a higher perception of risk and financing difficulty (although they do not encounter higher rejection rates of financing applications). Their subjective perceptions of potential barriers may contribute to their reluctance to export.
Berechnung von Kosteneffektivitäten im Projekt PAREST
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Feinstaub
subject: Luftverunreinigende Partikel
subject: Luftreinhaltemaßnahme
subject: Anlagekosten
subject: Luft
subject: Air

description: In diesem Bericht werden die Kosteneffektivitäten der im Rahmen von PAREST modellierten „realen“ Maßnahmenbündel beschrieben. Darüber hinaus werden auch Kosteneffektivitäten für die hypothetischen Maßnahmenbündel "Reduzierter Konsum von tierischem Eiweiß" und "Der Ersatz von Holzfeuerungen durch Ölfeuerungen".
On New Constructive Tools in Bayesian Nonparametric Inference
Creators: name: Al Labadi, Luai
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Dirichlet process
Nonparametric Bayesian inference
Ferguson and Klass Representation
Brownian bridge
Quantile process
Weak convergence
Simulation
Gamma process
Levy measure
Stick-breaking representation
Stable law process
Two-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet process
Beta-Stacy process
Goodness of fit test
Kolmogorov distance
Wolpert and Iskstadt representation
Cramer-von Mises distance
Levy distance
Beta process

description: The Bayesian nonparametric inference requires the construction of priors on infinite dimensional spaces such as the space of cumulative distribution functions and the space of cumulative hazard functions. Well-known priors on the space of cumulative distribution functions are the Dirichlet process, the two-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet process and the beta-Stacy process. On the other hand, the beta process is a popular prior on the space of cumulative hazard functions. This thesis is divided into three parts. In the first part, we tackle the problem of sampling from the above mentioned processes. Sampling from these processes plays a crucial role in many applications in Bayesian nonparametric inference. However, having exact samples from these processes is impossible. The existing algorithms are either slow or very complex and may be difficult to apply for many users. We derive new approximation techniques for simulating the above processes. These new approximations provide simple, yet efficient, procedures for simulating these important processes. We compare the efficiency of the new approximations to several other well-known approximations and demonstrate a significant improvement. In the second part, we develop explicit expressions for calculating the Kolmogorov, Levy and Cramer-von Mises distances between the Dirichlet process and its base measure. The derived expressions of each distance are used to select the concentration parameter of a Dirichlet process. We also propose a Bayesain goodness of fit test for simple and composite hypotheses for non-censored and censored observations. Illustrative examples and simulation results are included. Finally, we describe the relationship between the frequentist and Bayesian nonparametric statistics. We show that, when the concentration parameter is large, the two-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet process and its corresponding quantile process share many asymptotic pr operties with the frequentist empirical process and the frequentist quantile process. Some of these properties are the functional central limit theorem, the strong law of large numbers and the Glivenko-Cantelli theorem.
Lysis of 'Escherichia coli' for the Recovery of Pentamerised Single-Domain Antibody Used for the Gender Specific Separation of Bovine Sperm
Creators: name: O'Reilly, Jordan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Cell Lysis Methods
E. coli
Single-Domain Antibody
Sperm Sexing

description: Gender of animal offspring is of great interest to farmers where gender selection is achieved via the separation of male-bearing from female-bearing sperms prior to performing artificial insemination. A start-up company (Ab Biotech Inc.) has developed a technique for gender selection based on the production of an intracellular single-domain antibody (sdAb) using the bacterium Escherichia coli capable of sexing bovine sperm. The purpose of this research was to provide a recommendation to Ab Biotech Inc. for the lysis of E. coli. An efficient lysis technique was required in order to release the intracellular sdAb. In the dairy industry, sexing for female calves is preferred since male calves are not useful for the purpose of milk production. Multiple lysis techniques were tested in order to provide a feasible recommendation for Ab Biotech Inc. These techniques included high pressure homogenization, sonication, bead milling and enzymatic/chemical lysis using lysozymes and Triton X-100. Required lysis time, extent of lysis and potential operating costs were contributing factors for determining an optimal technique. The extent of lysis was determined by quantifying the total amount of released protein using SDS-PAGE densitometry. It was recommended to choose bead milling for potential process upscaling since a large amount of fractional lysis (0.70) was obtained over a short amount of lysis time (3 min) with an inexpensive ($9.50/kg) 0.3 mm mixture of glass beads.
Perspectives of HIV-positive and -negative people who use drugs regarding the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Ng, Cara
name: Chayama, Koharu L.
name: Krüsi, Andrea
name: Small, Will
name: Knight, Rod E.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: While previous research has identified how criminalization of HIV non-disclosure can have deleterious effects on those living with HIV, the perspectives of people who use drugs – a population disproportionately affected by HIV– should be more meaningfully considered in these discussions. Methods: Using constant comparative techniques, data from 60 interviews with men and women living with and without HIV and who use drugs in Vancouver were analyzed to explore their perceptions about Canada’s HIV non-disclosure legal framework. Results: Participants’ perspectives on the framework involved three themes: understandings of HIV risk; HIV-related stigma; and their own experiences with HIV. While several participants favored the punitive character of the legal framework, these arguments were premised on misinformed and stigmatized assumptions regarding HIV. Conclusions: The paper concludes by discussing the challenges and opportunities for resisting HIV stigma and misconceptions about HIV within the context of personal accounts that, at times, support criminalization of non-disclosure.
Women in technology: an international collaborative celebration
Creators: name: Clear, Alison
name: Craig, Annemieke
name: Lang, Catherine
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The low numbers of female students in computing and computer science courses is still of concern. Initiatives to bring together women in technology to share their experiences, is an important aspect of increasing the numbers of female students entering the computing profession. A very successful celebration of Women in Technology was recently held in Australasia based on a tried and true US model. This model was adapted for the region and added to, other countries will be able to take the model and use it in their own environments and cultures. This poster will describe the recent event and give suggestions and models for other regions and countries to be able to replicate it.
The performance of a large farmer-managed irrigation system in the Terai of Nepal.
Creators: name: Stevens, Daniel A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: Agriculture, General.

description: The objective of this program of intensive field research was to use quantitative measurements and detailed observation over a significant period of time in order to evaluate the performance of a large farmer-managed irrigation system in the Terai region of Nepal. This study sought to evaluate the 1500 hectare Sorha Mauja Irrigation System (SMIS) near Butwal, Nepal, through one year of field research. Specific measures evaluated include water use efficiency, water allocation and equity, water supply adequacy, cropping intensity and crop production. Data collected over an eight month period corresponding to the "dry season" included: climate, water supply and deliveries at all levels of the system, second and third crop season irrigations, cropping intensity, crop production and management activities. SMIS farmers face a problem of high water conveyance and delivery losses between the source and their fields during the dry season. Nevertheless, the water supply is adequate for irrigated cropping of all the cultivable land in the command area except during the period of February through May. Resolution of the water adequacy and conveyance loss problems during the third crop period may facilitate even higher annual production. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Evaluation of Informed Consent Documents used in Critical Care Trials
Creators: name: ATWERE, PEARL
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: INFORMED CONSENT
INFORMED CONSENT DOCUMENT
CRITICAL CARE
CRITICAL CARE TRIALS
INTENSIVE CARE
RECOMMENDATIONS
documentation
consent forms
ethics
third-party consent
proxy
clinical trials
biomedical research
vulnerable populations
critical illness
cognition disorders
DECISION SUPPORT
DECISION AIDS
GUIDELINES
DECISION SUPPORT STANDARDS

description: The literature suggests that informed consent documents (ICDs) are not well understood by research participants. The patient decision aid model may suggest improvements for the informed consent process, particularly in the critical care setting (ICU) because of patient capacity issues. Our goal was to evaluate the extent to which existing ICDs used in ICU research adhere to standards and recommendations for high quality informed consent. Eighteen items from recommendations specific to ICU trials were added to a previously developed ICD evaluation tool. A sample of ICU trials was identified from clinicaltrials.gov database and the investigators contacted for their trial ICD. Conformity to the recommendations was variable. Some information are found routinely in consent documents for critical care research and some are not. Efforts should aim to establish tools for measuring decision quality in the ICU with the goal of facilitating and helping patients and surrogates work through trial participation decisions.
The Bedrooms of the Nation: A Critical Examination of the Laws of Private Sexual Ordering and Their Sources In the Legal Regimes of the 21st Century
Creators: name: Palmer, Jordan Bronte
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: polygamy
prostitution
reproduction
rights
private sexual ordering
law
international law
feminism

description: Law regulates the sexual citizen in myriad ways, from overt sexual behaviour, to conjugal and familial formation and dissolution, to issues which engage questions of sex and societal behaviour. This work uses Queer Theory, Legal Feminism, and Legal Historicism to explore the law regulating “private sexual ordering” through an analysis of three subject areas: polygamy, prostitution/sex work, and law’s regulation of female sexuality. The analysis is undertaken of both national and international legal regimes. The author’s informational methodology consists of textual analysis, comparative law, and investigating historical and social science literature which bears on, and is applied to, a legal analysis. The philosophical, religious, and moral motives of laws regulating sexual and sexualized behaviour are analyzed, as is the restriction of forms of private sexual ordering on dissenting minorities, some of whom invoke freedom of religion and conscience to justify their choices. The work concludes that contemporary law restricting forms of private sexual ordering is imbued with religio-moral content which inhibits law applying principles of human autonomy and freedom of choice. The work thus recommends reform of the laws prohibiting or restricting private sexual ordering in the areas of polygamy and prostitution, while remaining optimistic that both national and international law can be used to safeguard the agentic and physical integrity of women faced with restrictions on their private sexual ordering and reproductive behaviours.
Shared Leadership in Chamber Music Ensembles: A Preliminary Study Borrowing from Sports Psychology
Creators: name: Kleyn, Mark
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Shared Leadership
Chamber Music
Chamber Ensemble
Sport Psychology
Leadership Roles

description: Connections between athletes and musicians have been drawn recently by scholars, sports psychologists, and musicians. Literature on these connections, however, has focused on individuals rather than exploring connections between teams and ensembles. The broad goal of our study was to determine whether leadership roles like those observed in sports research emerge in chamber music ensembles. We chose to focus on connecting the literatures of leadership in sports and music by using a questionnaire drawn from sports research (Fransen, et al., 2014) in a chamber music setting. Fransen’s model was designed to measure the emergence of four leadership roles (Task, Social, Motivational, and External) in teams. In our study, fifty local musicians responded to an online questionnaire derived from Fransen (2014). We found that all four of Fransen’s leadership roles were identified by respondents as present in chamber ensembles. Respondents were also asked to describe leadership roles in their ensemble that did not fit Fransen’s four leadership roles, where such existed. From their responses, we postulate the roles of “organizational leader” and “leader by example” in chamber ensembles. We interpreted the organizational leader to be an extension of Fransen’s “external leadership” role. We interpret he leader by example role to be a set of attributes as predictors of shared leadership in individuals, rather than as a separate leadership role. In light of our findings, we offer suggestions for improving the functioning of chamber ensembles and for future research in this topic.
Contaminant Input to the local Environment from Buildings and Building Products
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: commission for sustainable building
subject: building products
subject: chemical contamination
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Economy | Consumption

description: The guideline for sustainable building provides an extensive description of environmental protection objectives for sustainable building. In addition to the aforementioned objective it also envisages to minimize i.a. the following environmental effects caused by building: Global warming Destruction of the ozone layer Ground level ozone formation in the form of summer smog Acidification of soil and water as well as rain Overfertilization of water, ground water and soil Reduction or avoidance of building-related heatisland effects of urban structures compared to the surrounding area. Quelle: Umweltbundesamt
description: The guideline for sustainable building provides an extensive description of environmental protection objectives for sustainable building. In addition to the aforementioned objective it also envisages to minimize i.a. the following environmental effects caused by building:Global warmingDestruction of the ozone layerGround level ozone formation in the form of summer smogAcidification of soil and water as well as rainOverfertilization of water, ground water and soilReduction or avoidance of building-related heatisland effects of urban structures compared to the surrounding area.
Toward the European Army: Theory, Practice and Development of a European Defence Identity, 1945-2004
Creators: name: Garrett, Jeremy P.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: European Defence Integration
European Integration
European Defence Community
Western European Union
European Security and Defence Policy
European Security Defence Identity
Common Foreign and Security Policy
European symbols
Eurocorps
EU Battlegroups
St. Malo
European Union

description: This dissertation traces military integration in Europe from the 1940s to the early 2000s in order to reveal the growth of a common European defence identity. Four factors characterize its approach. First, European defence identity is analyzed in relation to the broader path of European integration and its historical context, showing connections with key turning points in European integration, with the evolution of Franco-German relations and European-American relations, with the Cold War and subsequent Collapse of Communism, etc. Second, the dissertation applies theories of identity formation to guide the historical analysis. This approach draws attention, for example, to the important roles that borders and symbols played in European defence identity formation. Third, the thesis adopts a hybrid “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach; one side considers formal programs, policies, and institutions that promoted a European defence identity, while the other takes stock of public perceptions, actions by “rank and file” soldiers, etc. This dual approach helps to reveal more fully the complex, negotiated character of European defence identity formation. Finally, this thesis traces the growth of a European defence identity as a path of ideological and emotional change, growing commitment, and trust-building that spanned decades.
Supplementary document for Photothermal microfluidic-assisted self-cleaning effect for highly reusable SERS sensor - 5396861.pdf
Creators: name: Liu, Shaojing
name: Zhong, Huiqing
name: Li, Zongbao
name: Xu, Yu
name: Hu, Xiaowen
name: Zheng, Zhidong
name: Liu, Liu
name: Chen, PENGXIN
name: Cai, Xiang
name: Jiang, Xiaofang
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Surface Processes

description: Supplemental document
Passive, yet not inactive: robotic exoskeleton walking increases cortical activation dependent on task
Creators: name: Peters, Sue
name: Lim, Shannon B
name: Louie, Dennis R
name: Yang, Chieh-Ling
name: Eng, Janice
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Experimental designs using surrogate gait-like movements, such as in functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cannot fully capture the cortical activation associated with overground gait. Overground gait in a robotic exoskeleton may be an ideal tool to generate controlled sensorimotor stimulation of gait conditions like ‘active’ (i.e. user moves with the device) and ‘passive’ (i.e. user is moved by the device) gait. To truly understand these neural mechanisms, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) would yield greater ecological validity. Thus, the aim of this experiment was to use fNIRS to delineate brain activation differences between ‘Active’ and ‘Passive’ overground gait in a robotic exoskeleton. Methods: Fourteen healthy adults performed 10 walking trials in a robotic exoskeleton for Passive and Active conditions, with fNIRS over bilateral frontal and parietal lobes, and electromyography (EMG) over bilateral thigh muscles. Digitization of optode locations and individual T1 MRI scans were used to demarcate the brain regions fNIRS recorded from. Results: Increased oxyhemoglobin in the right frontal cortex was found for Passive compared with Active conditions. For deoxyhemoglobin, increased activation during Passive was found in the left frontal cortex and bilateral parietal cortices compared with Active; one channel in the left parietal cortex decreased during Active when compared with Passive. Normalized EMG mean amplitude was higher in the Active compared with Passive conditions for all four muscles (p ≤ 0.044), confirming participants produced the conditions asked of them. Conclusions: The parietal cortex is active during passive robotic exoskeleton gait, a novel finding as research to date has not recorded posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex. Increased activation of the parietal cortex may be related to the planning of limb coordination while maintaining postural control. Future neurorehabilitation research could use fNIRS to examine whether exoskeletal gait training can increase gait-related brain activation with individuals unable to walk independently.
Hepatitis Delta Virus: Identification of Host Factors Involved in the Viral Life Cycle, and the Investigation of the Evolutionary Relationship Between HDV and Plant Viroids
Creators: name: Sikora, Dorota
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: hepatitis delta virus
RNA virus
PSTVd
viroid
ASF/SF2
GAPDH
eEF1A1
p54nrb
hnRNP-L
RNA promoter

description: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is the smallest known human RNA pathogen. It requires the human hepatitis B virus (HBV) for virion production and transmission, and is hence closely associated with HBV in natural infections. HDV RNA encodes only two viral proteins - the small and the large delta antigens. Due to its limited coding capacity, HDV needs to exploit host factors to ensure its propagation. However, few human proteins are known to interact with the HDV RNA genome. The current study has identified several host proteins interacting with an HDV-derived RNA promoter by multiple approaches: mass spectrometry of a UV-crosslinked ribonucleoprotein complex, RNA affinity chromatography, and screening of a library of purified RNA-binding proteins. Co-immunoprecipitation, both in vitro and ex vivo, confirmed the interactions of eEF1A1, p54nrb, PSF, hnRNP-L, GAPDH and ASF/SF2 with both polarities of the HDV RNA genome. In vitro transcription assays suggested a possible involvement of eEF1A1, GAPDH and PSF in HDV replication. At least three of these proteins, eEF1A1, GAPDH and ASF/SF2, have also been shown to associate with potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) RNA. Because HDV’s structure and mechanism of replication share many similarities with viroids, subviral helper-independent plant pathogens, I transfected human hepatocytes with RNA derived from PSTVd. Here, I show that PSTVd RNA can replicate in human hepatocytes. I further demonstrate that a mutant of HDV, lacking the delta antigen coding region (miniHDV), can also replicate in human cells. However, both PSTVd and miniHDV require the function of the small delta antigen for successful replication. Our discovery that HDV and PSTVd RNAs associate with similar RNA-processing pathways and translation machineries during their replication provides new insight into HDV biology and its evolution.
Europe in Works of Arab Travelers of the Middle Centuries
Creators: name: Mambetnazarova Rano, Kuanishbaevna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: The article examines the essence of the travel genre in Russian and world literature. It presents the scientific views and points of view of several researchers on the definition of the travel genre. It is noted that the central figure in the literature of travel is a man, he wanders, goes to unknown countries and locations, learns their history, geography, and ethnography, sees the inside offoreign cultures, and life of the people, learns languages, that is spiritually developed and enriched. At the same time, on the way you are learning about yourself, better understanding your character, interests, spiritual roots and traditions, your country and people, you are learning everything by comparison. The attractiveness of the genre for writers and its popularity among readers is understandable.The article examines the descriptions of interesting information by Karakalpak writers who have travelled abroad in different years. In addition to descriptions of historical sites, educational and pedagogical matters are considered, and the personal evaluation and conclusions of the travellers are expressed. It is noted that the works of the travel genre first appeared in verse form, and then acquired prose form, describing the observations, impressions of the traveller, his discovery, and adventure. The article is an attempt to trace the main stages in the evolution of the literary journey genre, the peculiarities of its development, appearance, and functioning, to consider the uniqueness of the genre and its poetics, using specific works of travel literature.Keywords: diary, encounter, essay, journey, motive, travel
The Integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Science Curriculum in Canada: Content Analysis of Grades 7 and 8 Official Curriculum Documents
Creators: name: Kim, Eun-Ji Amy
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Science Education in Canada
Intermediate Official Curriculum Documents

description: While Western science education has always been ubiquitous in the Canadian educational system and society, many researchers have recognized the scientific and educational values of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). This study aims to contribute to the understanding of TEK and the integration of TEK into science curricula. The prevalence and representation of TEK in grades 7 and 8 official science curriculum documents used in Canada were examined. To describe TEK in the documents, both quantitative and qualitative content analyses were conducted. The results show the high variation of the prevalence and representations of TEK. Overall, Nunavut and Saskatchewan show the highest prevalence and representation of TEK in their curriculum documents, which could establish a benchmark for developing a national learning framework for integrating TEK.