cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 1 of Maternal gut microbes shape the early-life assembly of gut microbiota in passerine chicks via nests
Creators: name: Chen, Cheng-Yu
name: Chih-Kuan Chen
name: Chen, Yi-Ying
name: Fang, Andrew
name: Shaw, Grace Tzun-Wen
name: Chih-Ming Hung
name: Wang, Daryi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Rarefaction curves across sample types plotted based on OTUs abundance using the R package iNEXT [76] and ggplot2 [77]. Figure S2. NMDS ordination on Bray-Curtis distances plotted based on OTUs abundance of all finch and environmental microbiota from three rearing groups. Figure S3. Cumulative distribution of Bray-Curtis dissimilarity calculated pairwise between hatchling gut samples from hand- (solid lines) or finch-reared groups (dashed lines) and other samples. Figure S4. Bubble plot of average relative abundances and IndVal showing the most prevalent bacterial families in each sample type from three rearing groups. Figure S5. Plot LEfSe Results of a) 3-, b) 7-, c) 10-dph hatchling and d) adult gut microbiota from three rearing groups.
Finite Element Analysis to Examine the Mechanical Stimuli Distributions in the Hip with Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement
Creators: name: Ng, Kwan-Ching Geoffrey
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: femoroacetabular impingement
hip
impingement
finite element
finite element analysis
patient-specific
osteoarthritis
computer modelling
segmentation
biomechanics

description: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is recognized as a pathomechanical process that leads to hip osteoarthritis (OA). It is hypothesized that mechanical stimuli are prominent at higher range of motions in hips with cam FAI (aspherical femoral head-neck deformity). Adverse loading conditions can impose elevated mechanical stimuli levels at the articulating surfaces and underlying subchondral bone, which plays a predominant mechanical role in early OA. The aim of this research was to determine the levels of mechanical stimuli within the hip, examining the effects of severe cam impingement on the onset of OA, using patient-specific biomechanics data, CT data, and finite element analysis (FEA). Patient-specific hip joint reaction forces were applied to two symptomatic patient models and two control-matched models, segmented from patient-specific CT data. The finite element models were simulated to compare the locations and magnitudes of mechanical stimuli during two quasi-static positions from standing to squatting. Maximum-shear stress (MSS) was analyzed to determine the adverse loading conditions within the joint and strain energy density (SED) was determined to examine its effect on the initiation of bone remodelling. The results revealed that peak mechanical stimuli concentrations were found on the antero-superior acetabulum during the squatting position, underlying to the cartilage. The MSS magnitudes were significantly higher and concentrated for the FAI patients (15.145 ± 1.715 MPa) in comparison with the MSS magnitudes for the control subjects (4.445 ± 0.085 MPa). The FAI group demonstrated a slight increase in peak SED values on the acetabulum from standing (1.005 ± 0.076 kPa) to squatting (1.018 ± 0.082 kPa). Insignificant changes in SED values were noticed for the control subjects. Squatting orients the femoral head into the antero-superior acetabulum, increasing the contact area with the cartilage and labral regions, thus resulting in higher peaks behind the cartilage on the acetabulum. The resultant location of the peak MSS and SED concentrations correspond well with the region of initial cartilage degradation and early OA observed during open surgical dislocation. Due to the relatively low elastic modulus of the articular cartilage, loads are transferred and amplified to the subchondral bone. This further suggests that elevated stimuli levels can provoke stiffening of the underlying subchondral plate, through bone remodelling, and consequently accelerating the onset of cartilage degradation. Since mechanical stimuli results are unique to their patient-specific loading parameters and conditions, it would be difficult to determine a patient-specific threshold to provoke bone remodeling at this stage.
Environmentally Harmful Subsidies In Germany 2014
Creators: name: Burger, Andreas
name: Köder, Lea
name: Eckermann, Frauke
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Umweltschädliche Subvention
Umweltbelastung
Bundesrepublik Deutschland

description: In 2010 environmentally harmful subsidies in Germany amounted to more than €52 billion. The state granted subsidies among others to the lignite industry and aviation sector. The volume of subsidies therefore remains high - and there is no sign of a systematic reduction. Environmentally harmful subsidies not only thwart environmental protection, they are also a burden on public funds. A reduction would create the financial means for the state to shape a sustainable policy, for example for the benefit of climate protection or to modernize transport infrastructure. In its updated edition of the "Environmentally Harmful Subsidies in Germany" report the Federal Environment Agency recommends that these subsidies be systematically reduced without delay.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
Supplementary document for Radiometric and design model for the Tunable Light-guide Image Processing Snapshot Spectrometer (TuLIPSS) - 5402557.pdf
Creators: name: Zheng, Desheng
name: Flynn, Christopher
name: Stoian, Razvan
name: Lu, JIAWEI
name: Cao, Haimu
name: Alexander, David
name: Tkaczyk, Tomasz
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Description of disperser selection, model App, and calibration process
Architecture of Deep-Marine Interchannel Deposits: Isaac Formation, Windermere Supergroup (Neoproterozoic), Southern Canadian Cordillera
Creators: name: Davis, Leena
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: turbidite
levee
crevasse splay
overbank splay
Windermere Supergroup
Neoproterozoic

description: The Windermere turbidite system, exposed in the southern Canadian Cordillera, east-central British Columbia, is a continental scale, passive margin, submarine fan system, part of which is well exposed in the Castle Creek study area. Here millimetre- to decametre-scale sedimentological and stratigraphic observations identified five facies in interchannel strata: very thin- to medium-bedded turbidite (F1), thick-bedded turbidite (F2) coarse-tail graded structureless sandstone (F3), mudstone clast breccia (F4) and carbonaceous mudstone (F5) and four architectural elements: channel (AE1), distal levee (AE2), overbank splays (AE3) and crevasse splays (AE4). These elements are assembled into a predictive depositional model that describes the initiation and evolution of sandy splay elements developed in distal levee strata of deep-marine slope channels. These data can be used in hydrocarbon exploration to identify and differentiate splay deposits in core and on seismic, and thereby improve the accuracy of subsurface reservoir models.
Hypoxia-induced Manipulations of Relative Exercise Intensity do not Alter Steady-state Thermoregulatory Responses or Maximal Heat Loss Capacity During Exercise
Creators: name: Coombs, Geoff
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: hypoxia
skin blood flow
thermoregulation
sweating

description: This study sought to determine the independent influence of hypoxia on thermoregulatory responses to exercise in compensable and uncompensable hot conditions. Eight participants completed three experimental trials of cycling in either normoxia (21% O2) or hypoxia (13% O2) in order to manipulate relative exercise intensity (%VO2peak), since VO2peak was reduced by ~30% in hypoxia. When trials were matched for %VO2peak, changes in core temperature and local sweat rates (LSR) were significantly lower in the hypoxic trial as a result of a lower rate of metabolic heat production (Hprod) in order to maintain a similar %VO2peak compared to normoxia. However, when Hprod was fixed between normoxic and hypoxic trials the systematic differences in core temperature and LSR were eliminated. Conversely, at a fixed Hprod skin blood flow (SkBF) was greater in hypoxia compared to normoxia by ~40%. Despite improvements in SkBF, the potential for maximum heat loss was unaffected during an incremental humidity ramp protocol, resulting in no difference between normoxia and hypoxia in the critical ambient vapour pressures at which core temperature inflected upwards. These data further demonstrate, using a within-subjects design, that metabolic heat production, irrespective of large differences in %VO2peak, determines thermoregulatory responses during exercise. Furthermore, this study suggests that the influence of large differences in skin blood flow on heat dissipation may be lesser than previously thought.
The resolution of symbol meaning in multi-agent systems
Creators: name: Lorkiewicz, Wojciech
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research assumes a language game model of interaction between autonomous agents and studies three meta-models of alignment, i.e. models based on the elimination strategy, frequency strategy, and proportional strategy, implemented in two novel models of semiosis, individual - with predefined semantics - and population - without predefined semantics. The introduced models are analysed using a developed simulation framework and a defined set of basic measures that resemble the dynamic character of the alignment process. The obtained results explain a number of theoretical and practical issues related with the process of semiosis in multi-agent systems. In particular, they establish a basic set of criteria to asses a specific implementation of the communication system, understood as a set of components (model of environment, interaction, population, agent and alignment strategy) applied to a particular model of semiosis. Research's thesis: The characteristics of the external world, interaction, population and agents affect the behaviour of the system undergoing a dynamic process of symbols' meaning resolution. There exists a mixture of the characteristics that allows a particular language alignment strategy to result in a formulation of coherent substance of symbols within the interacting population.
Pathways leading to prevention of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease: An interaction model on 15 years population-based cohort study
Creators: name: Shakibaei, Najmeh
name: Hassannejad, Razieh
name: Mohammadifard, Noushin
name: Marateb, Hamid R
name: Mansourian, Marjan
name: Mañanas, Miguel A
name: Sarrafzadegan, Nizal
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: A comprehensive study on the interaction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is critical to prevent cardiovascular events. The main focus of this study is thus to understand direct and indirect relationships between different CVD risk factors. Methods: A longitudinal data on adults aged ≥35 years, who were free of CVD at baseline, were used in this study. The endpoints were CVD events, whereas their measurements were demographic, lifestyle components, socio-economics, anthropometric measures, laboratory findings, quality of life status, and psychological factors. A Bayesian structural equation modelling was used to determine the relationships among 21 relevant factors associated with total CVD, stroke, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and fatal CVDs. Results: In this study, a total of 3161 individuals with complete information were involved in the study. A total of 407 CVD events, with an average age of 54.77(10.66) years, occurred during follow-up. The causal associations between six latent variables were identified in the causal network for fatal and non-fatal CVDs. Lipid profile, with the coefficient of 0.26 (0.01), influenced the occurrence of CVD events as the most critical factor, while it was indirectly mediated through risky behaviours and comorbidities. Lipid profile at baseline was influenced by a wide range of other protective factors, such as quality of life and healthy lifestyle components. Conclusions: Analysing a causal network of risk factors revealed the flow of information in direct and indirect paths. It also determined predictors and demonstrated the utility of integrating multi-factor data in a complex framework to identify novel preventable pathways to reduce the risk of CVDs.
Electrophysiological Investigations of the Effects of a Subanesthetic Dose of Ketamine on Monoamine Systems
Creators: name: El Iskandarani, Kareem S.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Ketamine
Major depressive disorder
Monoamines
Glutamate
AMPA
NMDA

description: Ketamine is a non-competitive NMDA antagonist that has been shown to have antidepressant properties both clinically as well as in preclinical studies when administered at a subanesthetic dose. In vivo electrophysiological recordings were carried in male Sprague Dawley rats 30 minutes following ketamine administration (10 mg/kg) to first assess its effects on monoaminergic firing. Whilst no change in the firing activity of serotonin (5-HT) neurons was observed in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), an increase in the firing activity was observed for dopamine (DA) and noradrenergic (NE) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and locus coeruleus (LC), respectively. The effect of ketamine on these electrophysiological parameters was prevented by pre-administration of the AMPA receptor antagonist NBQX 10 minutes prior to ketamine administration. In a second series of experiments, an increase in AMPA-evoked response was observed within 30 minutes in the CA3 layer of the hippocampus (HPC) following acute ketamine administration. These findings suggest that acute ketamine administration produces a prompt enhancement of AMPA transmission in the forebrain and also results in increased catecholaminergic activity. These effects may play a crucial role in the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine observed shortly following its infusion in the clinic.
Training police to better respond to people with mental illness
Creators: name: Ogloff, James
name: Thomas, Stuart
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In 2013 alone, NSW police responded to more than 40,000 mental health incidents; while in Victoria, the police apprehend one person every two hours and take them to hospital for assessment. Surprisingly few police have the knowledge and skills to know how to deal with mentally ill people in crisis. In fact, fewer than 10% of frontline officers in New South Wales have had mental health training. It is the rare and tragic cases where mentally ill people cause serious harm to others or are themselves harmed or killed by police that receive media attention. But sadly, the police use force, including lethal force, against a disproportionate number of people suffering from a serious mental illness. So the recent announcement that New South Wales police will roll out a one-day intensive training program to assist all operational police officers to work with people with mental illness is most welcome.
Überblick und Entwicklungsvorgehen
Creators: name: Puchan, Jörg
name: Gann, Thomas
name: Zapf, Sophia
Publisher: name: e-Journal of Practical Business Research
Year: 2012
Subjects: managementScience

description: e-Journal of Practical Business Research, Business Process Benchmarking - Band II Gesamtkonzeption, S. 1-18
Bifurcating Mach Shock Reflections with Application to Detonation Structure
Creators: name: Mach, Philip
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: shock reflections
detonations
bifurcating Mach stems
numerical simulations
cellular regularity

description: Numerical simulations of Mach shock reflections have shown that the Mach stem can bifurcate as a result of the slip line jetting forward. Numerical simulations were conducted in this study which determined that these bifurcations occur when the Mach number is high, the ramp angle is high, and specific heat ratio is low. It was clarified that the bifurcation is a result of a sufficiently large velocity difference across the slip line which drives the jet. This bifurcation phenomenon has also been observed after triple point collisions in detonation simulations. A triple point reflection was modelled as an inert shock reflecting off a wedge, and the accuracy of the model at early times after reflection indicates that bifurcations in detonations are a result of the shock reflection process. Further investigations revealed that bifurcations likely contribute to the irregular structure observed in certain detonations.
MA'LUMOTLAR VA ROZILIK: O'ZBEKISTONDA BIOMETRIK MA'LUMOTLARNI TO'PLASH VA ULARDAN FOYDALANISHNING HUQUQIY MUAMMOLARI
Creators: name: Ochilov, Asliddin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ushbu maqola Oʻzbekistonda biometrik maʼlumotlarni toʻplash va ulardan foydalanish bilan bogʻliq huquqiy landshaftni oʻrganadi, asosiy eʼtiborni ish joyi va jamoat joylaridagi ilovalarga qaratadi. Unda xalqaro standartlar va milliy qonunchilik o‘rtasidagi o‘zaro bog‘liqlik tahlil qilinib, amaldagi qonunchilik bazasidagi muammolar va kamchiliklar ko‘rsatilgan. Tadqiqot Markaziy Osiyoda rivojlanayotgan texnologiyalar kontekstida maʼlumotlarni himoya qilish va shaxsiy daxlsizlik huquqlari boʻyicha davom etayotgan muhokamaga hissa qoʻshishdan iborat.
Reference Process Model Munich: Modellierung RPM2, Anpassung und Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement
Creators: name: Puchan, Jörg
name: Gann, Thomas
name: Schreyer, Tanja
name: Konrad, Thomas
Publisher: name: e-Journal of Practical Business Research
Year: 2012
Subjects: managementScience

description: e-Journal of Practical Business Research, Business Process Benchmarking - Band II Gesamtkonzeption, S. 1-49
Microglial and peripheral immune priming is partially sexually dimorphic in adolescent mouse offspring exposed to maternal high-fat diet
Creators: name: Bordeleau, Maude
name: Lacabanne, Chloé
name: Fernández De Cossío, Lourdes
name: Vernoux, Nathalie
name: Savage, Julie C
name: González-Ibáñez, Fernando
name: Tremblay, Marie-Ève
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Maternal nutrition is critical for proper fetal development. While increased nutrient intake is essential during pregnancy, an excessive consumption of certain nutrients, like fat, can lead to long-lasting detrimental consequences on the offspring. Animal work investigating the consequences of maternal high-fat diet (mHFD) revealed in the offspring a maternal immune activation (MIA) phenotype associated with increased inflammatory signals. This inflammation was proposed as one of the mechanisms causing neuronal circuit dysfunction, notably in the hippocampus, by altering the brain-resident macrophages—microglia. However, the understanding of mechanisms linking inflammation and microglial activities to pathological brain development remains limited. We hypothesized that mHFD-induced inflammation could prime microglia by altering their specific gene expression signature, population density, and/or functions. Methods: We used an integrative approach combining molecular (i.e., multiplex-ELISA, rt-qPCR) and cellular (i.e., histochemistry, electron microscopy) techniques to investigate the effects of mHFD (saturated and unsaturated fats) vs control diet on inflammatory priming, as well as microglial transcriptomic signature, density, distribution, morphology, and ultrastructure in mice. These analyses were performed on the mothers and/or their adolescent offspring at postnatal day 30. Results: Our study revealed that mHFD results in MIA defined by increased circulating levels of interleukin (IL)-6 in the mothers. This phenotype was associated with an exacerbated inflammatory response to peripheral lipopolysaccharide in mHFD-exposed offspring of both sexes. Microglial morphology was also altered, and there were increased microglial interactions with astrocytes in the hippocampus CA1 of mHFD-exposed male offspring, as well as decreased microglia-associated extracellular space pockets in the same region of mHFD-exposed offspring of the two sexes. A decreased mRNA expression of the inflammatory-regulating cytokine Tgfb1 and microglial receptors Tmem119, Trem2, and Cx3cr1 was additionally measured in the hippocampus of mHFD-exposed offspring, especially in males. Conclusions: Here, we described how dietary habits during pregnancy and nurturing, particularly the consumption of an enriched fat diet, can influence peripheral immune priming in the offspring. We also found that microglia are affected in terms of gene expression signature, morphology, and interactions with the hippocampal parenchyma, in a partially sexually dimorphic manner, which may contribute to the adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes on the offspring.
Benchmarking Method Munich: Quick Reference Guide
Creators: name: Puchan, Jörg
name: Gann, Thomas
name: Zapf, Sophia
name: Lugauer, Werner
name: Jäck, David
Publisher: name: e-Journal of Practical Business Research
Year: 2012
Subjects: managementScience

description: e-Journal of Practical Business Research, Business Process Benchmarking - Band II Gesamtkonzeption, S. 1-35
Parental psychological flexibility in parenting of adolescents
Creators: name: Burke, Kylie
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This study explored the relationship between parental psychological flexibility, parenting and adolescent outcomes. The term 'psychological flexibility' refers to a series of processes that assist individuals to take action even when those actions are accompanied by difficult thoughts, memories, emotions or sensations. The study found that parents who have higher psychological flexibility use fewer ineffective parenting strategies even when they are experiencing negative thoughts and feelings; and that their adolescents have fewer behavioural difficulties. Outcomes from this research add to our understanding of factors with potential to strengthen the parent-adolescent relationship and reduce the risk for behavioural difficulties during adolescence. This understanding could result in significant changes to prevention and intervention approaches for youth.
Examining the Effects of Mixed-Models and Self-Observation on Motor Skill Acquisition Within a Gymnastics Environment
Creators: name: Robertson, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Observational learning
Self-observation
Video feedback
Mixed-models
Gymnastics
Motor learning

description: Watching oneself on video (self-observation) compared to self-observation coupled with a skilled model video (mixed-models) was examined in a gymnastics environment to determine whether combining two model types would be better than just one. Twenty-one gymnasts learned one gymnastics skill with mixed-models and a second skill with self-observation across pre-test, three learning sessions, and post-test. Physical performance, scored by two evaluators, revealed a significant condition by session interaction (F(3,51) = 3.329, p = .027). At session 3 and post-test, scores obtained with mixed-models were significantly higher than those with self-observation. Cognitive representation of the skills was measured at pre-test and post-test via error detection and recognition tests, analyzed using signal detection. Participants had significantly higher response sensitivity scores with mixed-models (F(1,14) = 10.810, p = .005) compared to self-observation. The conclusion drawn is that it is better to incorporate self and skilled models in a gymnastics setting than self-observation alone.
Prozesskennzahlen
Creators: name: Puchan, Jörg
name: Gann, Thomas
name: Seifert, Lena
name: Drexler, Magdalena
Publisher: name: e-Journal of Practical Business Research
Year: 2012
Subjects: managementScience

description: e-Journal of Practical Business Research, Business Process Benchmarking - Band II Gesamtkonzeption, S. 1-74
Lotus Pond, Bicultural Ripples: The Psychological Orientations of Korean-Canadian Practitioners of Buddhism
Creators: name: Choi, Glen S.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Buddhism in Canada
Korean Buddhism
Younger-generation Korean Buddhists
Psychology and Religion
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Buddhism in the West
Contemporary Buddhism
Religion and Immigration
Religion and Culture
Sociology of Religion
Korean Buddhism in Canada
Younger-generation Korean Buddhists in Canada
Korean Religions in North America
Younger-generation Korean Christians
Younger-generation Korean Christians in Canada

description: This dissertation examines whether Buddhist beliefs and practices serve to reinforce and/or promote a Korean and/or Canadian cultural prism for next-generation Korean Buddhist practitioners in Toronto, Canada. I define Korean and Canadian cultural prisms based on the cross-cultural psychological framework of Individualism-Relational Collectivism (I-RC) and Analytical-Holistic (A-H) cognition. The aim of my research is to problematize culture in the construction of religious meaning and behaviour for relatively bicultural individuals. My research question can thus be summarized as follows: How is religious meaning and behaviour culturally constructed by next-generation Korean Buddhist practitioners in Canada? What role do individual cultural orientations and the different Buddhist cultural traditions play in this cultural construction and how does Buddhism compare to the other religions (namely Protestantism) practiced by younger-generation Korean-Canadians in this regard? By answering these questions, I ultimately hope to show whether the meaning system of Korean culture is preserved through religion among the younger generation of Korean Buddhist practitioners. I hypothesize that, due to the relatively non-authoritarian nature of Buddhism, the light of Buddhist beliefs and practices will predominantly be refracted through the a priori cultural prism of the individual in question, and the role of Buddhist doctrine and institutions in promoting a particular orientation (individualistic/relationally collectivistic and analytic/holistic) will be minimal and subordinate to the individual. The particular cultural orientation of this prism will, in turn, be dependent upon individual levels of monoculturalism (Korean or Canadian) or biculturalism (Korean and Canadian). In this way, Buddhism may serve to both preserve and undermine the Korean cultural meaning system. By comparison, I hypothesize that the relatively authoritarian nature of (Protestant) Christianity will likely encourage younger-generation Korean Christians to relate to their religion in a predominantly uniform way, regardless of the individual’s cultural orientation.
Notes from Below
Creators: name: ABADIR
name: Aubry, Gilles
name: Maksud, Keli Safia
name: Tirando A Violeta, Lila
name: Buhlungu, Simnikiwe
Publisher: name: ACUD Galerie
Year: 2023

description: Notes from Below brings together the works of artists whose research, poetics, and discursive practices are attuned to sounding out and listening in. The work of Gilles Aubry, Keli Safia Maksud, Sara Ouhaddou, and Simnikiwe Buhlungu are thought of as creative notes that search beyond the surface – of inscription (cultural, sociological and technological) to creatively interrogate, recover and imagine traditions, practices and knowledge. The artworks here are thought of as inscriptive notes, whose arrangement create a composition of ideas and perspectives within the exhibition space. The exhibition is an attempt to tender an approach to considering notes (account, notation, inscription, reminders) as creative impressions that are in process of becoming, that are being read. Notes also refers to (graphic) scores, musical notations and instruction as creative forms that propel knowledge and action into the future. These notes are coupled with an understanding of below as that which is beneath – the quiet, inaudible yet present. Each of these artists are guided by processes of translation, encoding and transcription, and demonstrate how inherited forms and traditions inform lineages, yet are unstable and open to change and adaptation. Their works demonstrate a myriad of approaches to how history, memory and knowledge can be cast across generations and geographies. From ancestral methods of care and manufacture, language as a mutable form, gestural communication of bees, to graphic notations and scores for the casting and transfer of practices, Notes from Below asks for us to look and listen closer to the cultural and epistemic transfers that occur on micro and macro levels, personal and communal spaces.
Verbesserung der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung aus umweltrechtlicher Sicht
Creators: name: Mutert, Tina
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2013

description: Die Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung kann einen Beitrag dazu leisten, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsbelastungen stärker als bisher zu vermeiden und so dem Schutz der Umwelt undden Interessen der Bürgerinnen und Bürger besser Rechnung zu tragen. Daher enthält das Recht bereitsheute vielfältige Vorgaben und Möglichkeiten für eine Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit. Die Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung kann aber dennoch verbessert werden. Der Gesetzgeber hat dazu mit seiner aktuellen Gesetzgebung schon richtige Schritte getan. Es gibt aber noch weitere Möglichkeiten das Recht so zu gestalten, dass es alle Akteure in Beteiligungsverfahren noch besser unterstützt. Darüber hinaus sollten die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter,die in den Behörden umweltrelevante Entscheidungen treffen, sich über ihre heute schon bestehendenSpielräume klar werden und sie bei der Gestaltung der Verfahren und der Beteiligung der Bürgerinnenund Bürger nutzen. Praktischen Rat dafür wird ein vom UBA in Auftrag gegebener Leitfaden anbieten. Quelle: UMID (2013)2, S.28.
description: Public participation in environmental matters can contribute to further reduce burden for the environment and human health and thus allows for a better protection of the environmentand the interests of citizens. Therefore, legislation already contains manifold provisions and opportunities for public participation. However, there are further possibilities to improve legislation and to support stakeholders. Moreover, the staff in authorities should in environmental decision-making be aware of the chances law is providing and readily use its full scope. A practical guideline will be published by UBA in the near future.Quelle: UMID (2013)2, S. 28.
Correlates of Saudi Male and Female Students Work Values and Organizations Desirability
Creators: name: Albabtain, Ebtasam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015

description: Discrimination between males and females within labor markets is clear. Also, men’s domination of top management positions in many countries is mentioned in different research. The labor market in Saudi Arabia has special characteristics due to strict social, religious, and tribal values, which makes it of special attention. This research investigates gender disparities in terms of preferred work values, job needs, six dimensions achievement motivation (excellent, achievement via independence, acquisitiveness, expert status, peer status, and competitiveness), Rokeach values, and organizational desirability among 200 male and female (graduate and under graduate) students from eight different universities in Saudi Arabia. The research uses the independent groups’t-test to investigate gender differences significance in terms of work values, organizational desirability, job needs, Rokeach instrumental and terminal values, and six dimensions achievement motivation variables. The study also explores the correlation associating work values with demographics and six dimensions achievement motivation. It also presents the correlation relating organizations desirability with the demographics and six dimensions achievement motivation. Interestingly, both genders showed no significant differences in all values whose impact is isolated to the development of their professional careers. However, they showed clear gender-based differences regarding professional values that had effects on their personal lives. Overall, the results suggest that females prefer jobs offering them independence, reliability, job and family security while respecting traditions and societal norms. Male students seem to prefer jobs offering them prestige as well as comfortable and exciting lives. Both genders showed no differences in preferring jobs with possibilities for promotions and high status with peers and experts. We suggest that Saudi male students have higher preference for jobs with prestige, while Saudi female students have higher preference for jobs at hospitals and charity organizations. However, both genders showed no-significant differences in preferring to work in jobs with high job security (education and public institutions).
Supplementary document for Temperature-Induced Surface Phonon Polaritons Dissipation in Perovskite SrTiO3 - 5402721.pdf
Creators: name: Yang, Jia-Yue
name: Cheng, Tao
name: Fei, Tianhao
name: Zhang, Chun
name: LIU, LINHUA
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: See Supplement 1 for supporting content
BPB-Tool-Entwicklung
Creators: name: Puchan, Jörg
name: Nagel, Christian
name: Jäck, David
Publisher: name: e-Journal of Practical Business Research
Year: 2012
Subjects: managementScience

description: e-Journal of Practical Business Research, Business Process Benchmarking - Band II Gesamtkonzeption, S. 1-33
Investigating the Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 in Response to Genotoxic Stress
Creators: name: Davidson, Adam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Interferon
Interferon Regulatory Factor 3
Genotoxic Stress
Adenovirus
DNA Damage

description: Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) plays an important role in activating the innate immune response in a variety of conditions, including viral infection. As well as regulating the immune response to viruses, IRF3 is involved in regulating cellular functions including apoptosis. Apoptosis and the inflammatory response to viral infection are very different; therefore, it is obvious that IRF3 plays dramatically different roles in the cell depending on the conditions. We previously identified a non-activating phosphorylation of IRF3 in response to adenovirus (Ad) in which Serine-173 is phosphorylated. In addition to Ad infection, IRF3- S173 is phosphorylated in response to genotoxic stresses including ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and etoposide. In this study, I show that this phosphorylation event is involved in a variety of processes including protein stability, cell survival and IRF3 regulation. Thus, phosphorylation of IRF3-S173 is a novel and important event in a complex regulatory pathway of an integral protein.
Additional file 1 of What are the effects of climate variability and change on ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migration in North America? A systematic map protocol
Creators: name: Malpeli, Katherine C.
name: Weiskopf, Sarah R.
name: Thompson, Laura
name: Hardy, Amanda R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1. ROSES form.
Resolving the spectral properties of extremely star-forming galaxies at z=0.1
Creators: name: Bassett, Robert C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In this thesis I explore the properties of rare, nearby galaxies with extreme levels of star-formation, which are far more common in the distant universe. Due to the finite speed of light, very distant galaxies exist at an earlier epoch in the universe and, thus, they represent the progenitors of the current galaxy population. Studies of nearby analogs, such as the work presented here, provide detailed tests of galaxy formation models at far greater fidelity than is possible using observations of very distant galaxies.
Additional file 3 of What are the effects of climate variability and change on ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migration in North America? A systematic map protocol
Creators: name: Malpeli, Katherine C.
name: Weiskopf, Sarah R.
name: Thompson, Laura
name: Hardy, Amanda R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 3. Results of the sensitivity testing of the final search string and the list of articles used to test the sensitivity of the search string.
Cdk1 Regulates Anaphase Onset
Creators: name: Lianga, Noel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Cdk1
PP2A
Wee1
Kinase
Phosphorylation
Mitosis
Phosphatase
Cell cycle

description: Cdk1 is an important cell cycle regulator that, in association with different cyclin regulatory subunits, is responsible for signaling important cell cycle events in all eukaryotic cells. In budding yeast, inhibition of Cdk1 by selective deletion of cyclin subunits has been shown to prevent anaphase onset, suggesting that Cdk1 activity is critically important for triggering anaphase onset. In many eukaryotes, Cdk1 has been shown to phosphorylate subunits of the anaphase promoting complex (APC), an E3 ubiquitin ligase which directly signals anaphase onset by triggering the degradation of the anaphase inhibitor securin. It is currently unclear, however, whether the APC is the sole essential substrate of Cdk1 in anaphase onset or if Cdk1 triggers anaphase onset by phosphorylating additional proteins. Eukaryotic Cdk1 is regulated by the Wee1 family of tyrosine kinases and the Cdc25 family of phosphatases which directly oppose Wee1 activity. Wee1 phosphorylation of Cdk1 on a single tyrosine residue inhibits Cdk1 and has been shown to prevent or delay mitotic entry. In this work we sought to further elucidate the mechanism through which Cdk1 regulates anaphase onset. We showed that, in addition to regulating mitotic entry, the budding yeast Wee1 kinase and Cdc25 phosphatase (Swe1 and Mih1 respectively in S. cerevisiae) regulate anaphase onset by modulating Cdk1 activity. Activation of Swe1 delays anaphase onset and cells lacking SWE1 enter anaphase prematurely, demonstrating that Swe1 regulates anaphase onset in unperturbed cell cycles. Deletion of the CDC55 regulatory subunit of PP2A has been shown to bypass cell cycle delays due to Swe1 activation. We showed that this is due, in part, to PP2ACdc55 dephosphorylation of Cdk1 sites on the APC. We have also shown that Cdk1 directly phosphorylates separase, the protease that dissolves sister chromatid linkages upon release from inhibitory securin/separase complexes upon APC-mediated securin degradation. Similar to phosphoregulation of the APC, we showed that Cdk1 phosphorylation of separase is opposed by PP2ACdc55. Phosphoregulation of separase appears to be important for regulation of the separase substrate Slk19 which cooperates with the conserved kinesin-5 Cin8 and microtubule bundling protein Ase1 to regulate spindle elongation at the spindle midzone.
Sustainable Legal Framework for Transboundary Movement of Electronic Waste
Creators: name: Christian, Gideon
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Basel convention
e-waste
environmental justice
EPR
hazardous waste
international trade
recycling
sustainable development
trade restriction

description: The quest for sustainable development has always involved the complex task of reconciling the need for socio-economic development with public health and environmental protection. This challenge has often emerged in the trade and environment debate but has most recently been evident in international trade in used electrical and electronic equipment (UEEE). While international trade in UEEE provides means for socio-economic development in the developing world, it also serves as a conduit for transboundary dumping of e-waste in the developing world giving rise to serious health and environmental concerns. This research investigates the socio-economic as well as health and environmental impacts of international trade in UEEE in two developing countries – Nigeria and Ghana. The research identifies a major loophole in the existing international legal framework as the primary factor responsible for e-waste dumping in the developing world. This loophole relates to the absence of a legal framework for differentiating between functional UEEE and junk e-waste. This has resulted in both functional UEEE and junk e-waste being concurrently shipped to the developing world as “used electrical and electronic equipment”. The research proposes two policy frameworks for addressing this problem. On the part of developing countries, the research proposes a trade policy framework crafted in line with WTO rules. This framework will entail the development of an international certification system which will serve to differentiate functional used electronics from junk e-waste. While the former may be eligible for import, the research proposes an import ban on the latter. On the part of developed countries, the research proposes the development of a policy framework which regulates the toxic and hazardous substances that go into the production of electrical and electronic equipment as well as enhance their reusability and recyclability at end-of-life. The framework should take into consideration the entire life cycle of the products from the design stage to end-of-life. The research argues that the implementation of this design framework will go a long way in reducing the health and environmental impacts of such equipment when subsequently shipped to the developing world at end-of-life.
Additional file 2 of What are the effects of climate variability and change on ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migration in North America? A systematic map protocol
Creators: name: Malpeli, Katherine C.
name: Weiskopf, Sarah R.
name: Thompson, Laura
name: Hardy, Amanda R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2. Scoping exercises completed to determine inclusion/exclusion of secondary variable terms in final search string.
Gender Based Financing Preferences of SMEs: Discouraged Borrowers
Creators: name: Singh, Richa
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: SMEs
gender
discouraged borrowers

description: The literature suggest that many young and small firms are discouraged borrowers, that is, they need finance but do not apply because they fear denial. This research aims to investigate demand-side financing differences between male and female-owned small and medium enterprises in Canada from the perspective of discouraged borrowers using secondary data from the "Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises, 2004" conducted by Statistics Canada. Women-owned firms are found to be credit constrained according to some studies, but not so in others. To date, however, there remain a lack of studies examining if there is a relationship between gender and discouragement. The study uses multivariate research methods to examine such a relationship while controlling for various firm-specific (age, size, industry, etc.) and owner-specific characteristics (experience). The study finds that majority-female owned firms are more likely to be discouraged borrowers as compared to majority-male owned firms. The study also offers support to arguments that relationship banking is important in reducing the probability of discouragement in both young and established firms.
Statistical Analysis and Optimization of Ammonia Removal from Aqueous Solution by Zeolite and Ion-exchange Resin
Creators: name: Ding, Yuanhao
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Ammonia
Zeolite
Ion-exchange resin
Isotherm
Factorial design
Response surface methodology

description: The ability of natural zeolite and synthetic ion-exchange resin for ammonia removal from aqueous solution was studied through batch experiments. The results showed that both zeolite and ion-exchange resin were effective (up to 87% of removal) in eliminating ammonia from aqueous solution. Factorial design and response surface methodology were applied to evaluate and optimize the effects of pH, dose, contact time, temperature and initial ammonia concentration. Low pH condition was preferred with the optimum pH found to be 6 for both zeolite and ion-exchange resin. High dose generated high removal rate and low exchange capacity. Results of factorial design and response surface methodology showed that temperature was not a significant parameter. The model prediction was in good agreement with observed data (R2 = 0.969 for zeolite and R2 = 0.957 for resin, respectively). For zeolite, the optimum Qe was 22.90 mg/g achieved at pH=7 and initial ammonia concentration of 3000 mg/L. For ion-exchange resin, Qe of 28.78 mg/g was achieved at pH=6 and initial TAN concentration of 3000 mg/L. The reaction kinetics for both of them followed the Pseudo-second order kinetic model (R2=0.998 and R2=0.999, respectively). Equilibrium data were fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models with Freundlich model providing a slightly better predication for zeolite (R2=0.992) and Langmuir providing more accurate prediction for ion-exchange resin (R2=0.996). The ion-exchange resin can be completely regenerated by 2N H2SO4.
Shelling of Growth Rings at Softwood Surfaces Exposed to Natural Weathering
Creators: name: Leung, Lukie H.
name: Evans, P. D. (Philip D.)
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2020

description: Shelling is the delamination of growth rings and the projection of woody tissue from wood surfaces. Shelling disrupts coatings and makes refinishing difficult, and a better understanding of the phenomenon is needed to help alleviate its unwanted effects. We tested whether confocal profilometry could quantify shelling in flat-faced and profiled-faced western larch deckboards exposed to natural weathering and examined the effects of growth-ring orientation and angle on shelling. Confocal profilometry was able to quantify shelling in both deckboard types. Shelling developed at the surface of flat-faced deckboards oriented pith-side-up, whereas it was absent from boards oriented bark-side-up. We found an inverse correlation between the height of shelled growth rings and the angle of growth rings to the surface of flat-faced boards. Shelling occurred in profiled-faced boards oriented pith-side-up due to the delamination of growth ring tips and projection of latewood from wood surfaces. A superficially similar although less pronounced phenomenon was seen in profiled-faced boards oriented bark-side-up. The shelling of profiled-faced boards oriented pith-side-up created lanceolate-shaped slivers of latewood that projected from the peaks of profiles. Some of these latewood tips were sharp and, for this reason, we suggest that profiled-faced western larch deckboards should always be oriented bark-side-up rather than pith-side-up.
Policy uncertainty continues to hamper carbon emissions management
Creators: name: Kumarasiri, Jayanthi
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Uncertainty surrounding regulatory requirements is the main hindrance to carbon-intensive companies taking long-term action on managing emissions, my research finds. I interviewed 32 managers directly involved in carbon emissions management from 18 of Australia's largest companies. The interviews were conducted over two periods, in 2013 (before repeal of the carbon tax) and in early 2016 after the repeal of the carbon tax. Even though almost all companies sampled for the research believe the carbon tax was an effective mechanism in driving climate change actions, political uncertainty surrounding climate change policies was seen as a significant restraint on strategy.