cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Professional Development of Physiotherapists Working in Long-term Care
Creators: name: Marice, Prior
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: professional development
physiotherapy
Interprofessional practice
social learning
community of practice
long-term care

description: The purpose of this study is to learn about the professional development practices of physiotherapists working in long-term care homes in Ontario. A survey was created based on relevant literature and piloted for this study. The survey included both quantitative and open-ended questions. 44 Physiotherapist responded, which represents approximately 10% of physiotherapists working in long-term care in Ontario. The results indicate that physiotherapists are isolated from their physiotherapist peers and lack access to communities of practice, professional socialisation, professional culture and social regulation. Although physiotherapists’ interactions with interprofessional teams added breadth to their knowledge, these interactions did not enhance their profession-specific skills. Many physiotherapists are seeking professional community and social supports in healthcare settings outside of the long-term care context. The implications of this study are that physiotherapists, their professional associations, and their college must understand the importance of professional socialization in learning, and ensure that physiotherapists working in long-term care have access to and seek such social support. Physiotherapy service providers in long-term care should provide mentoring, support and opportunities for social learning for their clinicians. Finally, long-term care homes and the Ministry of Health and Long-term care need to ensure that policies provide a better definition of the role of physiotherapists in long-term care.
Data on the environment 2017
Creators: name: Arle, Jens
name: Balzer, Frederike
name: Baumgarten, Corinna
name: Bilharz, Michael
name: Bünger, Björn
name: Dauert, Ute
name: Dewitz, Anja
name: Drosihn, Detlef
name: Eckermann, Frauke
name: Ehlers, Knut
name: Frerk, Michel
name: Gellrich, Angelika
name: Geupel, Markus
name: Gniffke, Patrick
name: Golde, Michael
name: Grimski, Detlef
name: Günther, Jens
name: Hermann, Sebastian
name: Hilliges, Falk
name: Hintzsche, Matthias
name: Hofmeier, Maximilian
name: Kallweit, Dagmar
name: Kartschall, Karin
name: Kessinger, Susan
name: Köder, Lea
name: Kohlmeyer, Regina
name: Langner, Marcel
name: Leujak, Wera
name: Leuthold, Sandra
name: Ludwig, Anett
name: Mohaupt, Volker
name: Mohr, Lennart
name: Papenroth, Lysann
name: Penn-Bressel, Gertrude
name: Pohl, Marian
name: Richter, Nadja
name: Schnepel, Jürgen
name: Schütze, Gudrun
name: Schwermer, Sylvia
name: Szewzyk, Regine
name: Timme, Stephan
name: Töpfer, Christoph
name: Werner, Stefanie
name: Wintermeyer, Dirk
name: Wolter, Rüdiger
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017

description: In its indicator report Data on the Environment 2017, the German Environment Agency gives a comprehensive overview of the state of the environment, the causes of environmental pollution and leverage points for improvement. A total of 50 indicators have been selected from all environmental domains and, wherever possible, underpinned by policy targets, as defined in documents such as the German Sustainable Development Strategy or EU directives. Thus, the environmental indicator system is also a record of environmental policy. Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
Representation Theory of Compact Inverse Semigroups
Creators: name: Hajji, Wadii
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Inverse Semigroups
Groupoids
Representations
Compact Inverse Semigroups
Semilattices

description: W. D. Munn proved that a finite dimensional representation of an inverse semigroup is equivalent to a ⋆-representation if and only if it is bounded. The first goal of this thesis will be to give new analytic proof that every finite dimensional representation of a compact inverse semigroup is equivalent to a ⋆-representation. The second goal is to parameterize all finite dimensional irreducible representations of a compact inverse semigroup in terms of maximal subgroups and order theoretic properties of the idempotent set. As a consequence, we obtain a new and simpler proof of the following theorem of Shneperman: a compact inverse semigroup has enough finite dimensional irreducible representations to separate points if and only if its idempotent set is totally disconnected. Our last theorem is the following: every norm continuous irreducible ∗-representation of a compact inverse semigroup on a Hilbert space is finite dimensional.
Budget deficits and current account deficits in the Philippines: a causal relationship?
Creators: name: Pahlavani, Mosayeb
name: Saleh, Ali Salman
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The problem of budget deficits and current account imbalances has attracted serious consideration from academics and policy-makers in both developed and developing countries. The question is whether such relationships between budget deficits and current account deficits exist in the case of Philippines. The purpose of this study was to test the validity of the Keynesian proposition and the Ricardian equivalence hypothesis with respect to the direction of causality between budget deficits and current account deficits in the case of the Philippines. Testing procedure was applied to data from that country for the period 1970-2005 to test such relationships. A bi-directional causality between budget deficits and current account deficits was found. This finding was plausible, given the economic crisis in the early 1980s which was associated with economic driven foreign debt in the Marcos era. The results suggested that policy measures to reduce the budget deficit could play an important role in reducing the current account imbalances and vice-versa.
Characterization of Liver Damage Mechanisms Induced by Hepatitis C Virus
Creators: name: Soare, Catalina P.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: Hepatitis C virus
Alcohol
HCV-transgenic mouse model
Dendritic cells

description: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease, affecting more than 170 million people worldwide. The mechanisms of hepatitis C pathogenesis are unknown. Viral cytotoxicity and immune mediated mechanisms might play an important role in its pathogenesis. HCV infection and alcohol abuse frequently coexist and together lead to more rapid progression of liver disease, increasing the incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The cytopathic effect of HCV proteins, especially the core, E1 and E2 structural proteins, which induce liver steatosis, oxidative stress and cell transformation may be amplified by alcohol abuse. The purpose of this study was to characterize the liver damage mechanisms induced by HCV structural proteins and alcohol and to determine the potential molecular mechanism(s) that may promote chronic, progressive liver damage. A transgenic mouse model expressing HCV core, E1 and E2 was used to investigate whether alcohol increased HCV RNA expression. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of genes involved in lipid metabolism and transport confirmed their abnormal expression in the alcohol-fed transgenic mice. In addition, light and electron microscopy analysis were performed on liver tissues of transgenic mice on an alcoholic diet versus those on a normal diet, in order to identify histological changes. The severe hepatopathy in HCV transgenic mice was exacerbated by alcohol. Mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum had severe abnormalities in the electron microscopy analysis. The second part of this study focused on adaptive immune responses, which may also play an important role in HCV pathogenesis. I focused my analysis on dendritic cells (DC), which have been the main suspects to explain immune impairment in HCV infection. Their powerful antigen-presenting function allows them to stimulate the antiviral response of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, the effector cells of the immune system. This unique function of the DC makes them possible targets for immune evasion by the Hepatitis C virus. In this study, DCs were generated from mouse bone marrow cells. I investigated their maturation capacity in the presence of structural proteins of HCV. The impact of HCV core/E1/E2 polyprotein on DCs cytokine expression and ability to activate T-cell lymphocytes was also analyzed. A dysfunctional CD4 T cell response was observed after exposure of DCs to core/E1/E2 polyprotein, indicating inefficient CD4 priming, which might lead to chronic HCV infection in humans. The presence of the core/E1/E2 polyprotein reduced the DC maturation capacity and the expression of certain cytokines (IL-12, IFNg, IL-6, MCP-1) important for stimulation and chemotaxis of T cells and other immune cells. My studies contribute to the understanding of HCV pathogenesis and may have implications to the development of better therapies for HCV infection.
Are Stimuli Representing Increases in Acoustic Intensity Processed Differently? An Event-Related Potential Study
Creators: name: Macdonald, Margaret
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Mismatch Negativity (MMN)
Auditory Change Detection
Intensity Increments
P3a
Event-Related Potentials

description: The present thesis employed event-related potentials, the minute responses of the brain, to examine the differences in processing of increases and decreases in auditory intensity. The manner in which intensity was manipulated (i.e., whether it represented physical or psychological change) varied across the studies of the thesis. Study 1 investigated the processing of physical intensity change during wakefulness and natural sleep. An oddball paradigm (80 dB standard, 90 dB increment, 60 dB decrement) was presented to subjects during the waking state and during sleep. The increment elicited a larger deviant-related negativity and P3a than the decrement in the waking state. During sleep, only the increment deviant continued to elicit ERPs related to the detection of change. The waking and sleeping findings support the notion that increases in intensity are more salient to an observer. Studies 2 and 3 of this thesis determined the degree to which this differential salience could be attributed to the fact that intensity increments result in increased activation of the change and transient detection systems while intensity decrements result in greater activation of only the change detection system. In order to address this question, an alternating intensity pattern was employed (HLHLHLHL) with deviants created by the repetition of a tone in the sequence (HLHLHHHL) that violated the expectancy for a higher (psychological decrements) or lower intensity tone (psychological increments). Because deviant stimuli were physically identical to preceding standards, this manipulation should not have led to increased output of the transient detection system (N1 enhancement), permitting isolation of the output of the change detection system (Mismatch Negativity, MMN). The findings of these studies indicated that psychological increments resulted in shorter latency and larger amplitude MMNs than psychological decrements and that these differences could not be explained by the physical differences between deviant stimuli or temporal integration. This thesis provides convincing evidence that stimuli representing increments in intensity result in faster and more robust change detection. Further, the increased salience of increment stimuli cannot be solely explained by the contribution of transient detector activation, as it persists even when deviance-related processing is isolated to the change detection system.
Supplementary document for Adjustable color response during plasmon resonance by monochromatic light irradiation - 5376044.pdf
Creators: name: Li, Xin
name: Fu, Shencheng
name: Miao, Jingying
name: Zhang, Mingyue
name: Zhang, Xintong
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The preparation process, pore size distribution, spectra fitting, reflectance spectra, Raman scattering spectrum, XRD patterns, TEM, SEM, FDTD simulation, and optical images of samples
Properties of Basic Vocabulary in Poetic Discourse (The Lexeme «Earth» in the Poetry of A. S. Pushkin)
Creators: name: Gik, Anna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In the report I am planning to analyze the lexical properties of the word “earth” in the poetic world of A.S. Pushkin. The research material is based on texts included in the National Corpus of the Russian Language. The functioning of the lexeme “earth” in a poetic text is associated with the peculiarities of perception of the world, with the linguistic characteristics of basic vocabulary. By basic vocabulary we mean those words that are at the center of the mental description of the world. Basic vocabulary allows you to determine a person’s place in the world. Often such words are the basis for figurative meanings and are included in oppositions: top-bottom, friend-foe, etc.
Fluorescent and Photocaged Lipids to Probe the Ceramide-mediated Reorganization of Biological Membranes
Creators: name: Carter Ramirez, Daniel Marcelo
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Lipid rafts
Ceramide
Photocages
Fluorescent probes
Model membranes
Fluorescence microscopy

description: This thesis describes the development of novel fluorescent and photocaged lipids, and their application as tools to probe the morphological effects of ceramide (Cer)-mediated membrane reorganization in supported lipid bilayers. Cer is a sphingolipid found in eukaryotic cells that plays a key role in regulating biological processes such as apoptosis, cell-to-cell communication, differentiation and some types of pathogenesis. Sphingolipid and cholesterol-rich lipid rafts in the plasma membrane are thought to be the point of origin for many of this lipid second messenger’s effects. Cer is formed in the exoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane via the enzymatic hydrolysis of sphingomyelin. The compositional complexity of biological membranes has prompted the adoption of simpler model systems to study the effects of Cer generation. When it is directly incorporated into model membranes, Cer segregates into highly ordered domains with physical properties that are distinct from those of the surrounding fluid environments. However, enzymatic generation of Cer induces complex and dynamic membrane heterogeneity that is difficult to interpret and reconcile with its direct incorporation. Here I describe the synthesis of 4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-7-yl (NBD)-labelled cholesterol (Chol) and Cer analogs, and their use as probes in model membranes exhibiting liquid-disordered (Ld) and liquid-ordered (Lo) phase coexistence. The Chol probes reproduce the modest enrichment of Chol in Lo membrane domains as well as the Cer-induced displacement of cholesterol. One of the NBD Chol probes is used to provide direct visualization of Chol redistribution during enzymatic Cer generation, and assists in identifying new features as Cer-rich regions. The NBD-labelled Cer quantifies membrane order using orientational order parameter measurements derived from polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (pTIRFM) images. The probe reports on changes in membrane order upon enzymatic generation of Cer, and indicates a significant increase in the molecular order of Ld membrane regions that is consistent with the redistribution of Chol into these areas. The probe also identifies de novo Cer-rich domains as areas of particularly high molecular order. In the final project area, 6-Bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-ylmethyl (Bhc)-caged Cers are shown to release Cer rapidly and efficiently upon irradiation with near-visible UV light. The caged lipids are then incorporated into supported membranes and photolyzed to release Cer with a high degree of spatial and temporal control. Controlled Cer generation is then used to drive protein-ganglioside clustering in lipid bilayers.
'It's an epidemic out there': Constructing the Online Solicitation of Children as a Social Problem
Creators: name: Cotter, Adam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: rhetoric

description: Social problems emerge when a behaviour, individual, or group is collectively defined as problematic. Online child solicitation is explored as a behaviour that has been defined as a social problem. This paper analyzes and explores the claims and claimsmaking process of one advocacy group, Perverted Justice. Their use of rhetorical strategies designed to persuade are of particular importance. In addition, the definitions, examples, and estimates they use to construct the problem are explored. Perverted Justice constructs the Internet as an inherently dangerous space, asserts that all children are at risk, and that online solicitation is a significant social problem. Furthermore, law enforcement, parents, and advocacy groups cannot protect children. Criticisms are rendered illegitimate through the use of rhetorical strategies. The way in which Perverted Justice constructs online child solicitation and their role in solving this issue incorporates elements of neo-liberalism, neo-conservatism, and vigilantism, reflecting the wider regulatory framework.
Space-variant geometrical phases in focused cylindrical light beams
Creators: name: Bomzon, Ze'ev
name: Gu, Min
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We show that the depolarization caused when light is focused with a high-numerical-perture lens is accompanied by a space-variant geometrical phase. This phase results in the formation of modes with helicities and phase singularities that differ from those of the original beam. We show that this effect can be explained as a transverse shift of the rays, which is reminiscent of the recently discovered optical Hall-Magnus effect. Our results show that the asymmetric focal spot associated with the focus of linearly polarized light can be explained through geometrical effects.
title: Internationalization as a New Paradigm for Higher Education in the Post-Soviet Area: The Cases of Western CIS Countries of Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
Creators: name: Narbutovich, Olga
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2005

description: The general aim of the project is to give an overview of the initiatives for internationalization in Higher Education (HE) in the former Soviet Union area over the last decade, to analyze these developments and to demonstrate their impact on national higher education systems. The research is guided by the following research questions: - What current internationalization initiatives in CIS countries are in place and what are the rationales for them? - Are these internationalization strategies and rationales different from those of the EU? - What impact have internationalization initiatives produced on higher education system in the countries and national higher education policies? Thus the general aim can be further differentiated into the following more specific objectives: - To describe major political commitments underpinning internationalization initiatives; - To analyze changes in national higher education systems Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine as a result of internationalization (by giving examples); - To assess how national policymaking in HE is affected by international/multilateral organizations (by giving examples)
Significance of body temperature in elderly patients with sepsis
Creators: name: Shimazui, Takashi
name: Nakada, Taka-Aki
name: Walley, Keith R. (Keith Robert)
name: Oshima, Taku
name: Abe, Toshikazu
name: Ogura, Hiroshi
name: Shiraishi, Atsushi
name: Kushimoto, Shigeki
name: Saitoh, Daizoh
name: Fujishima, Seitaro
name: Mayumi, Toshihiko
name: Shiino, Yasukazu
name: Tarui, Takehiko
name: Hifumi, Toru
name: Otomo, Yasuhiro
name: Okamoto, Kohji
name: Umemura, Yutaka
name: Kotani, Joji
name: Sakamoto, Yuichiro
name: Sasaki, Junichi
name: Shiraishi, Shin-Ichiro
name: Takuma, Kiyotsugu
name: Tsuruta, Ryosuke
name: Hagiwara, Akiyoshi
name: Yamakawa, Kazuma
name: Masuno, Tomohiko
name: Takeyama, Naoshi
name: Yamashita, Norio
name: Ikeda, Hiroto
name: Ueyama, Masashi
name: Fujimi, Satoshi
name: Gando, Satoshi
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Elderly patients have a blunted host response, which may influence vital signs and clinical outcomes of sepsis. This study was aimed to investigate whether the associations between the vital signs and mortality are different in elderly and non-elderly patients with sepsis. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. A Japanese multicenter sepsis cohort (FORECAST, n = 1148) was used for the discovery analyses. Significant discovery results were tested for replication using two validation cohorts of sepsis (JAAMSR, Japan, n = 624; SPH, Canada, n = 1004). Patients were categorized into elderly and non-elderly groups (age ≥ 75 or < 75 years). We tested for association between vital signs (body temperature [BT], heart rate, mean arterial pressure, systolic blood pressure, and respiratory rate) and 90-day in-hospital mortality (primary outcome). Results: In the discovery cohort, non-elderly patients with BT < 36.0 °C had significantly increased 90-day mortality (P = 0.025, adjusted hazard ratio 1.70, 95% CI 1.07–2.71). In the validation cohorts, non-elderly patients with BT < 36.0 °C had significantly increased mortality (JAAMSR, P = 0.0024, adjusted hazard ratio 2.05, 95% CI 1.29–3.26; SPH, P = 0.029, adjusted hazard ratio 1.36, 95% CI 1.03–1.80). These differences were not observed in elderly patients in the three cohorts. Associations between the other four vital signs and mortality were not different in elderly and non-elderly patients. The interaction of age and hypothermia/fever was significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions: In septic patients, we found mortality in non-elderly sepsis patients was increased with hypothermia and decreased with fever. However, mortality in elderly patients was not associated with BT. These results illuminate the difference in the inflammatory response of the elderly compared to non-elderly sepsis patients.