cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Stabilisierung zerfallsgeschädigter Zeitungsseiten
title: Sachbericht zum Projekt
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Pohlmann, Carola
Publisher: name: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Year: 2012
Subjects: Conservation

description: Ein großer Teil der in Bibliotheken und Archiven im Original aufbewahrten Zeitungen ist vom Zerfall bedroht. Von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts an zunehmend Papiere aus holzschliffhaltigem Material für den Druck eingesetzt. Die Leimung des Papiers mit Alaun führt im Alterungsprozess zum Papierzerfall. Dieser „Säurefraß“ genannte Vorgang ist bei zahlreichen Druckschriften seit der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts nachweisbar, zeigt aber bei Zeitungen, die meist auf billigem Papier und in großen Formaten gedruckt wurden, besonders gravierende Schadensbilder.
Ohne den Einsatz geeigneter Konservierungs- und Restaurierungsmaßnahmen können diese bedeutenden und von Forschern häufig nachgefragten historischen Quellen weder dauerhaft aufbewahrt, noch verfilmt oder digitalisiert werden.

Die herkömmlichen Konservierungs- und Restaurierungsmaßnahmen sind aus unterschiedlichen Gründen nicht geeignet, dem Verfall Einhalt zu bieten: Entsäuerungsverfahren stoppen zwar den Zersetzungsprozess, führen jedoch nicht zu einer Stabilisierung des Papiers. Die Verfahren des manuellen und des maschinellen Papierspaltens sind zu aufwendig und damit zu teuer, um für Massenprodukte wie Zeitungen eingesetzt werden zu können. Papierspaltverfahren sind deshalb lediglich im Ausnahmefall für besonders wertvolle Objekte anwendbar.

Ziel des Projekts war es, ein innovatives und kostengünstiges Verfahren zur Stabilisierung vom Zerfall bedrohter Zeitungsseiten des Zeitsegments ab 1860 zu entwickeln.
Dazu mussten zunächst verschiedene alternative Technologien auf ihre Eignung für stark geschädigte Zeitungen geprüft werden. Das favorisierte Verfahren, das prinzipiell für den Masseneinsatz geeignet sein muss, sollte in einem Pilotprojekt an 5.000 Zeitungsseiten erprobt werden.
Das Verfahrenskonzept bestand aus drei Teilen:
1. Paginieren der Zeitungsseiten und Erfassen der Schadensbilder, Auftrennen der Papierstapel (Lösen der Bindung der Zeitungsbände)
2. Abheben der Einzelseiten vom Stapel durch das Aufbringen einer adhäsiven Folie
3. Stabilisierung der Einzelseiten
Intestinal, extra-intestinal and systemic sequelae of Toxoplasma gondii induced acute ileitis in mice harboring a human gut microbiota
Creators: name: Von Klitzing, Eliane
name: Ekmekciu, Ira
name: Kuehl, Anja A.
name: Bereswill, Stefan
name: Heimesaat, Markus M.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background Within seven days following peroral high dose infection with Toxoplasma gondii susceptible conventionally colonized mice develop acute ileitis due to an underlying T helper cell (Th) -1 type immunopathology. We here addressed whether mice harboring a human intestinal microbiota developed intestinal, extra-intestinal and systemic sequelae upon ileitis induction. Methodology/Principal findings Secondary abiotic mice were generated by broad- spectrum antibiotic treatment and associated with a complex human intestinal microbiota following peroral fecal microbiota transplantation. Within three weeks the human microbiota had stably established in the murine intestinal tract as assessed by quantitative cultural and culture-independent (i.e. molecular 16S rRNA based) methods. At day 7 post infection (p.i.) with 50 cysts of T. gondii strain ME49 by gavage human microbiota associated (hma) mice displayed severe clinical, macroscopic and microscopic sequelae indicating acute ileitis. In diseased hma mice increased numbers of innate and adaptive immune cells within the ileal mucosa and lamina propria and elevated intestinal secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators including IFN-γ, IL-12 and nitric oxide could be observed at day 7 p.i. Ileitis development was accompanied by substantial shifts in intestinal microbiota composition of hma mice characterized by elevated total bacterial loads and increased numbers of intestinal Gram-negative commensals such as enterobacteria and Bacteroides / Prevotella species overgrowing the small and large intestinal lumen. Furthermore, viable bacteria translocated from the inflamed ileum to extra- intestinal including systemic compartments. Notably, pro-inflammatory immune responses were not restricted to the intestinal tract as indicated by increased pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in extra-intestinal (i.e. liver and kidney) and systemic compartments including spleen and serum. Conclusion/Significance With respect to the intestinal microbiota composition “humanized” mice display acute ileitis following peroral high dose T. gondii infection. Thus, hma mice constitute a suitable model to further dissect the interactions between pathogens, human microbiota and vertebrate host immunity during acute intestinal inflammation.
Schwerpunkte 2015 - Jahrespublikation des Umweltbundesamtes
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Umweltbundesamt
subject: Schwerpunkte
subject: Jahresbericht
subject: Das UBA

description: Das „zu viel“ an Stickstoff in der Umwelt, moderne Kreislaufwirtschaft und die Mobilität der Zukunft – diese drei Themen hat das ⁠UBA⁠ 2015 zu Schwerpunkten seiner Arbeit gemacht und ihnen in seiner Jahrespublikation je ein Kapitel gewidmet.
Galaxy ecology: Groups and low-density environments in the SDSS and 2dFGRS
Creators: name: Balogh, Michael
name: Eke, Vince
name: Miller, Chris
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Bower, Richard
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Nichol, Robert
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Baldry, Ivan K.
name: Baugh, Carlton
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Cross, Nicholas
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Gomez, Percy
name: Gray, Alex
name: Hawkins, Edward
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Madgwick, Darren
name: Norberg, Peder
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Percival, Will
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We analyse the observed correlation between galaxy environment and Hα emission-line strength, using volume-limited samples and group catalogues of 24 968 galaxies at 0.05 < z < 0.095, drawn from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (MbJ < -19.5) and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Mr < -20.6). We characterize the environment by: (1) ∑5, the surface number density of galaxies determined by the projected distance to the fifth nearest neighbour; and (2) ρ1.1 and ρ5.5, three-dimensional density estimates obtained by convolving the galaxy distribution with Gaussian kernels of dispersion 1.1 and 5.5 Mpc, respectively. We find that star-forming and quiescent galaxies form two distinct populations, as characterized by their Hα equivalent width, W0(Hα). The relative numbers of star-forming and quiescent galaxies vary strongly and continuously with local density. However, the distribution of W0(Hα) amongst the star-forming population is independent of environment. The fraction of star-forming galaxies shows strong sensitivity to the density on large scales, ρ5.5, which is likely independent of the trend with local density, ρ1.1. We use two differently selected group catalogues to demonstrate that the correlation with galaxy density is approximately independent of group velocity dispersion, for σ = 200-1000 km s-1. Even in the lowest-density environments, no more than ∼70 per cent of galaxies show significant Hα emission. Based on these results, we conclude that the present-day correlation between star formation rate and environment is a result of short-time-scale mechanisms that take place preferentially at high redshift, such as starbursts induced by galaxy-galaxy interactions.
Barbilophozia attenuata Loeske 1907
Creators: name: Pioli, Achille
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Jungermanniopsida
Jungermanniales
Anastrophyllaceae
Barbilophozia
Barbilophozia attenuata

description: Barbilophozia attenuata (Mart.) Loeske
− 2B, Forêt de Valdoniellu, vers la voie d’accès au lac de Lavigliolu [UTM: NM 964796], exposition nord, fissure dans paroi rocheuse, en touffe avec la mousse Racomitrium elongatum, zone rocheuse granitique, dalles, parois verticales, avec alternance de fruticée naine à genêts de Lobel, bouquet d’aulnes odorants et pelouses rases, 1800 m, sol acide, 29.7.2011, Pioli, A. (Hb. privé 20110729013).
Espècenouvelle pourla Corse. Elle est présente en France et presque partout sur le continent européen. (SCHUMACKER & VANA, 2005; ROS et al., 2007).
description: Published as part of Pioli, Achille, 2015, Contribution à l'inventaire des bryophytes de corse: nouvelles données sur la présence de quelques espèces nouvelles, rares ou peu fréquentes, pp. 101-107 in Candollea 70 (1) on pages 102-103, DOI: 10.15553/c2015v701a9, http://zenodo.org/record/5684377
An investigation into the sustainability practices of large food manufacturers with operations in Australia and their supply chains
Creators: name: Adams, David Jeffery
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Globally the food industry has a very significant environmental and social footprint. Environmental Issues include significant deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and water useage. Social issues include poor and dangerous working condtions, underpayment and child labour in some instances. The research that was carried out and is decribed in the thesis involved interviewing senior management from 16 large food companies with manufacturing operations in Australia who had responsibilty for sustainability. Most of the interviewed companies had extensive global supply chains. Drivers and barriers to the implemention of sustainabililty initiatives in the large food companies were identified as were sustainability practices and best practices that should be of benefit to industry, academia, and regulatory personnel.
Excellence in Leadership in Jordan: The Role of Mindfulness
Creators: name: Alqhaiwi, Zaid Oqla Ali
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This thesis investigated the influence of the Islamic leadership principles of al-amanh, shura and itqan, and the Arab tribal values of wasta, ayb and karam on leadership excellence in Jordan. Given that wasta and ayb are perceived to be negatively related to leadership excellence, leaders’ mindfulness was proposed to mitigate these relationships. The results demonstrated positive relationships between the Islamic principles and leadership excellence and negative relationships between wasta and ayb and leadership excellence. However, mindfulness was found to strengthen these negative relationships. Accordingly, the thesis draws contributions to theory and practice. Particularly to those in the Middle East.
Galaxy groups in the 2dFGRS: The group-finding algorithm and the 2PIGG catalogue
Creators: name: Eke, V. R.
name: Baugh, Carlton M.
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Norberg, Peder
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Baldry, Ivan K.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Madgwick, Darren
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The construction of a catalogue of galaxy groups from the Two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) is described. Groups are identified by means of a friends-of-friends percolation algorithm which has been thoroughly tested on mock versions of the 2dFGRS generated from cosmological N-body simulations. The tests suggest that the algorithm groups all galaxies that it should be grouping, with an additional 40 per cent of interlopers. About 55 per cent of the similar to190 000 galaxies considered are placed into groups containing at least two members of which similar to29 000 are found. Of these, similar to7000 contain at least four galaxies, and these groups have a median redshift of 0.11 and a median velocity dispersion of 260 km s(-1). This 2dFGRS Percolation-Inferred Galaxy Group (2PIGG) catalogue represents the largest available homogeneous sample of galaxy groups. It is publicly available on the World Wide Web.
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Correlation functions, peculiar velocities and the matter density of the universe
Creators: name: Hawkins, Ed
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Madgwick, Darren S.
name: Norberg, Peder
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Baldry, Ivan K.
name: Baugh, Carlton M.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Jones, Bryn
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Percival, Will
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present a detailed analysis of the two-point correlation function, ξ(σ, π) , from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS). The large size of the catalogue, which contains ∼220 000 redshifts, allows us to make high-precision measurements of various properties of the galaxy clustering pattern. The effective redshift at which our estimates are made is zs≈ 0.15 , and similarly the effective luminosity, Ls≈ 1.4L* . We estimate the redshift-space correlation function, ξ(s) , from which we measure the redshift-space clustering length, s0= 6.82 ± 0.28 h−1 Mpc . We also estimate the projected correlation function, Ξ(σ) , and the real-space correlation function, ξ(r) , which can be fit by a power law (r/r0)−γr , with r0= 5.05 ± 0.26 h−1 Mpc, γr= 1.67 ± 0.03 . For r≳ 20 h−1 Mpc, ξ drops below a power law as, for instance, is expected in the popular Λ cold dark matter model. The ratio of amplitudes of the real- and redshift-space correlation functions on scales of 8– 30 h−1 Mpc gives an estimate of the redshift-space distortion parameter β. The quadrupole moment of ξ(σ, π) on scales 30– 40 h−1 Mpc provides another estimate of β. We also estimate the distribution function of pairwise peculiar velocities, f(v), including rigorously the significant effect due to the infall velocities, and we find that the distribution is well fit by an exponential form. The accuracy of our ξ(σ, π) measurement is sufficient to constrain a model, which simultaneously fits the shape and amplitude of ξ(r) and the two redshift-space distortion effects parametrized by β and velocity dispersion, a. We find β= 0.49 ± 0.09 and a= 506 ± 52 km s−1 , although the best-fitting values are strongly correlated. We measure the variation of the peculiar velocity dispersion with projected separation, a(σ), and find that the shape is consistent with models and simulations. This is the first time that β and f(v) have been estimated from a self-consistent model of galaxy velocities. Using the constraints on bias from recent estimates, and taking account of redshift evolution, we conclude that β (L=L*, z= 0) = 0.47 ± 0.08 , and that the present-day matter density of the Universe, Ωm≈ 0.3 , consistent with other 2dFGRS estimates and independent analyses.
Anwendung des REM-CALGRID-Modells auf die Ballungsräume Berlin, München und Ruhrgebiet
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Feinstaub
subject: Luftreinhaltemaßnahme
subject: Ballungsraum
subject: Luft
subject: Air

description: In diesem Bericht wird die Anwendung des RCG-Modells auf die Ballungsräume Berlin, München und Ruhrgebiet vorgestellt. Ziel der Anwendung ist eine immissionsseitige Abschätzung der Unterschiede, die sich durch die Verwendung unterschiedlicher Emissionsda-tenbasen ergeben.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: In diesem Bericht wird die Anwendung des RCG-Modells auf die Ballungsräume Berlin, München und Ruhrgebiet vorgestellt. Ziel der Anwendung ist eine immissionsseitige Abschätzung der Unterschiede, die sich durch die Verwendung unterschiedlicher Emissionsda-tenbasen ergeben.
title: Checklists for surveying and assessing industrial plant handling materials and substances, which are hazardous to water
title: Installation-related water protection: Checklist 11: Flood
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Winkelmann-Oei, Gerhard
name: Platkowski, Jörg
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Gewässerschutz
subject: Risikomanagement
subject: Leitfaden
subject: water protection
subject: installation-related
subject: water pollution
subject: water pollutants
subject: risk management
subject: checklist
subject: guideline
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Chemicals

description: Based on recommendations by international river basin and water body commissions, a checklist concept was developed as a tool to efficiently evaluate the condition of installations handling substances and preparations hazardous to water. It comprises an overview of potential fields of action as well as specific checklists subdivided by functional units, sectors and risk areas.
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Galaxy clustering per spectral type
Creators: name: Madgwick, Darren S.
name: Hawkins, Ed
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Norberg, Peder
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Baldry, Ivan K.
name: Baugh, Carlton M.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We have calculated the two-point correlation functions in redshift space, Ζ (σ, π), for galaxies of different spectral types in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. Using these correlation functions, we are able to estimate values of the linear redshift-space distortion parameter, β ≡ Ωm0.6/b, the pairwise velocity dispersion, a, and the real-space correlation function, Ζ(r), for galaxies with both relatively low star formation rates (for which the present rate of star formation is less than 10 per cent of its past averaged value) and galaxies with higher current star formation activity. At small separations, the real-space clustering of passive galaxies is very much stronger than that of the more actively star-forming galaxies; the correlation-function slopes are, respectively, 1.93 and 1.50, and the relative bias between the two classes is a declining function of scale. On scales larger than 10 h-1 Mpc, there is evidence that the relative bias tends to a constant, b passive/bactive ≃ 1. This consistent with the similar degrees of redshift-space distortions seen in the correlation functions of the two classes - the contours of Ζ(σ, π) require β active = 0.49 ± 0.13 and βpassive = 0-48 ± 0.14. The pairwise velocity dispersion is highly correlated with β. Despite this, a significant difference is seen between the two classes. Over the range 820 h-1 Mpc, the pairwise velocity dispersion has mean values of 416 ± 76 and 612 ± 92 km s-1 for the active and passive galaxy samples, respectively. This is consistent with the expectation from morphological segregation, in which passively evolving galaxies preferentially inhabit the cores of high-mass virialized regions.
Location-Referencing Requirements to Support Road-Asset Information Management: Using a Case Study of a Road Network in Sarawak, Malaysia
Creators: name: Behnam Manesh, Ali
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The knowledge of location provides a critical source of information such as positioning, navigating and visualisation. The concept of location has been considered as an integrative concept that needs to be specified in a sharable manner. This thesis discusses the practice and challenges of international road authorities and their stakeholders in managing their location-data throughout various phases of road asset management (from design to operation). Using a case study of a road network in Sarawak, Malaysia, the thesis shows the benefit of a new potential location-referencing system (LRS) that better integrates all types of road-data from the emergent digital-engineering technologies.
Parameter constraints for flat cosmologies from cosmic microwave background and 2dFGRS power spectra
Creators: name: Percival, Will J.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Baugh, Carlton M.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Moody, Stephen
name: Norberg, Peder
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We constrain flat cosmological models with a joint likelihood analysis of a new compilation of data from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS). Fitting the CMB alone yields a known degeneracy between the Hubble constant h and the matter density Ωm, which arises mainly from preserving the location of the peaks in the angular power spectrum. This 'horizon-angle degeneracy' is considered in some detail and is shown to follow the simple relation Ωm h3.4 = constant. Adding the 2dF-GRS power spectrum constrains Ωm h and breaks the degeneracy. If tensor anisotropies are assumed to be negligible, we obtain values for the Hubble constant of h = 0.665±0.047, the matter density Ωm = 0.313±0.055, and the physical cold dark matter and baryon densities Ωm h2 = 0.115±0.009, Ωm h2 = 0.022±0.002 (standard rms errors). Including a possible tensor component causes very little change to these figures; we set an upper limit to the tensor-to-scalar ratio of r < 0.7 at a 95 per cent confidence level. We then show how these data can be used to constrain the equation of state of the vacuum, and find w < -0.52 at 95 per cent confidence. The preferred cosmological model is thus very well specified, and we discuss the precision with which future CMB data can be predicted, given the model assumptions
Robust Disturbance Observer-based Repetitive Control for Brushless DC Motors
Creators: name: Chuei, Raymond Choon Lang
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Repetitive control (RC) is widely applied in rotational control systems including brushless DC servo motor (BLDC), since it can track periodic reference signals and reject periodic disturbances. However, RC cannot compensate aperiodic disturbances, friction, parameter uncertainties, backlash, and time delays. All of these uncertainties may lead to higher tracking errors. To overcome this issue, a series of novel RCs is developed to track the reference signal accurately and reduce the tracking error. The novel RCs can improve the performance of BLDC in hard drives, vehicles, air conditioning, robots and more. Subsequently, the efficiency is increased and the cost is reduced.
Seeking and engaging in psychotherapy: Investigating the comparative value of two models
Creators: name: Rumstein McKean, Orly
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Clinical.

description: This longitudinal study examined the predictive ability of the Theory of Self-Determination and the Transtheoretical Model of Change with respect to seeking and engaging in adult psychotherapy. Seeking therapy was operationalized by time (days between deciding to seek therapy and contacting a clinic), and difficulty (concerning this decision). Engagement was measured both behaviourally (attending at least three sessions of therapy) and psychologically (client rated alliance and satisfaction, and therapist rated alliance). To facilitate comparison between the models of motivation and change, the measures of these models were scored in identical ways (i.e., continuous full scale index scores, summary scale scores, and subscale scores). Modifications made to these measures and the implications of doing so are described. The study variables were examined with self-report data from 155 clients and 107 therapists at a community mental health clinic. Data were collected before the therapy began and after the third treatment session, providing both prospective and retrospective information. Hierarchical multiple regression (HMR) and sequential logistic regression (SLR) were used to test three sets of hypotheses and their corresponding research questions. Client rated alliance was significantly predicted by the full measure of motivation and by some of its scales (i.e., intrinsic subscale, identified regulation subscale, internal motivation summary scale). It was also predicted by the action subscale and the ready for change summary scale of the measure of change. Finally, client satisfaction was significantly predicted by the intrinsic motivation subscale. Further significant findings included the importance of the referral source and the waiting list. When clients were self-referred, they required less time but experienced more difficulty in seeking therapy. Also, the longer clients spent on the waiting list, the less likely they were to attend at least three sessions of therapy. The hypotheses of this study were generally not supported however several summary and subscales demonstrated predictive ability. Also, the serendipitous findings with respect to type of referral for therapy and length of time on the waiting list are noteworthy. The strengths and limitations of the study and the implications of these results for future research and clinical application are discussed.
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: The bJ-band galaxy luminosity function and survey selection function
Creators: name: Norberg, Peder
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Baugh, Carlton M.
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Baldry, Ivan
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Cross, Nicholas J G
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Madgwick, Darren
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We use more than 110 500 galaxies from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) to estimate the bJ-band galaxy luminosity function at redshift z = 0, taking account of evolution, the distribution of magnitude measurement errors and small corrections for incompleteness in the galaxy catalogue. Throughout the interval -16.5 > MbJ -5log10 h > -22, the luminosity function is accurately described by a Schechter function with M*bJ -5 log10 h = -19.66 ± 0.07, α = -1.21 ± 0.03 and Φ* = (1.61 ± 0.08) × 10-2 h3 Mpc-3, giving an integrated luminosity density of ρL = (1.82 ± 0.17) × 108 h L⊙ Mpc-3 (assuming an Ω0 = 0.3, Λ0 = 0.7 cosmology). The quoted errors have contributions from the accuracy of the photometric zero-point, from large-scale structure in the galaxy distribution and, importantly, from the uncertainty in the appropriate evolutionary corrections. Our luminosity function is in excellent agreement with, but has much smaller statistical errors than, an estimate from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data when the SDSS data are accurately translated to the bJ band and the luminosity functions are normalized in the same way. We use the luminosity function, along with maps describing the redshift completeness of the current 2dFGRS catalogue, and its weak dependence on apparent magnitude, to define a complete description of the 2dFGRS selection function. Details and tests of the calibration of the 2dFGRS photometric parent catalogue are also presented.
A Novel Technique for Region and Linguistic Specific nTMS-based DTI Fiber Tracking of Language Pathways in Brain Tumor Patients
Creators: name: Raffa, Giovanni
name: Baehrend, Ina
name: Schneider, Heike
name: Faust, Katherina
name: Germano, Antonino
name: Vajkoczy, Peter
name: Picht, Thomas
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: brain tumors
subject: DTI fiber tracking
subject: eloquent areas
subject: language pathways
subject: nTMS
subject: preoperative planning
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has recently been introduced as a non-invasive tool for functional mapping of cortical language areas prior to surgery. It correlates well with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) findings, allowing defining the best surgical strategy to preserve cortical language areas during surgery for language-eloquent tumors. Nevertheless, nTMS allows only for cortical mapping and postoperative language deficits are often caused by injury to subcortical language pathways. Nowadays, the only way to preoperatively visualize language subcortical white matter tracts consists in DTI fiber tracking (DTI-FT). However, standard DTI-FT is based on anatomical landmarks that vary interindividually and can be obscured by the presence of the tumor itself. It has been demonstrated that combining nTMS with DTI-FT allows for a more reliable visualization of the motor pathway in brain tumor patients. Nevertheless, no description about such a combination has been reported for the language network. The aim of the present study is to describe and assess the feasibility and reliability of using cortical seeding areas defined by error type-specific nTMS language mapping (nTMS-positive spots) to perform DTI-FT in patients affected by language-eloquent brain tumors. We describe a novel technique for a nTMS-based DTI-FT to visualize the complex cortico- subcortical connections of the language network. We analyzed quantitative findings, such as fractional anisotropy values and ratios, and the number of visualized connections of nTMS-positive spots with subcortical pathways, and we compared them with results obtained by using the standard DTI-FT technique. We also analyzed the functional concordance between connected cortical nTMS- positive spots and subcortical pathways, and the likelihood of connection for nTMS-positive vs. nTMS-negative cortical spots. We demonstrated, that the nTMS-based approach, especially what we call the “single-spot” strategy, is able to provide a reliable and more detailed reconstruction of the complex cortico-subcortical language network as compared to the standard DTI-FT. We believe this technique represents a beneficial new strategy for customized preoperative planning in patients affected by tumors in presumed language eloquent location, providing anatomo-functional information to plan language- preserving surgery.
Image guided sclerotherapy for the treatment of venous malformations
Creators: name: Gorman, Johnathon
name: Zbarsky, Steven J
name: Courtemanche, Rebecca J M
name: Arneja, Jugpal S
name: Heran, Manraj K S
name: Courtemanche, Douglas J
Publisher: name: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2018

description: Background: Percutaneous sclerotherapy is the preferred method of treatment for VMs (venous malformations). However, treatment protocols vary, and research on the most effective sclerosant is conflicting. Additionally, there is limited knowledge on the effect of sclerosant volume on treatment outcome. This study aims to determine the outcomes and complications of image-guided sclerotherapy for VMs with respect to sclerosant and sclerosant volume. Towards this, a 10-year retrospective chart review was conducted of patients with VMs treated with sclerotherapy at the Vascular Anomalies Clinic at British Columbia Children’s Hospital. Results: Thirty-four patients with VMs were treated of which 15 had a successful outcome, 13 had a failed outcome, and 6 had additional planned treatments after the study time period. Lesions on the head and neck or classified as type I or II had the highest success rates. Combination therapy with both ethanol and 3% STS (sodium tetradecyl sulphate), and ethanol alone had a higher success rate (64% and 60%) compared to 3% STS (11%). Major complications were most associated with 3% STS (17%) followed by ethanol (9%), and no major complications were found with combination. No relationship between the volume of sclerosant per lesion volume and outcome was found. Conclusions: Combination and ethanol were the most effective sclerosants in terms of highest success rates and lowest complication rates, and sclerosant volume per lesion volume had no effect on outcomes. Future work should aim at studying larger sample sizes to account for the multiple factors that may influence the choice of sclerosant and treatment outcomes.
An interactive streaming system for image-based virtual environments over heterogeneous wired-wireless networks
Creators: name: Kazem, Firas
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: Recent advances in wireless networking and multimedia systems have opened new frontiers in the design of future generations of wireless multimedia systems while creating a new set of trade-offs. The limited bandwidth of wireless networks, along with their varying nature, poses a significant obstacle when interactively streaming the large volume of data that represents image-based virtual environments. In order to overcome this obstacle, we propose an interactive streaming system over wireless networks. The main contributions of this thesis are:(1) Design and implementation of a system architecture for interactive streaming of image-based virtual environments over wireless networks based on the client server paradigm. (2) Development of an interactive streaming protocol for the purpose of exchanging interactive requests and responses between streaming server(s) and clients. (3) Proposal of a real-time transport protocol (RTP) over wireless networks with a unique payload format and packetization scheme. (4) Proposal of an adaptive rate control algorithm, an immediate feedback mechanism, and a path prediction and pre-fetching scheme to make the streaming process more adaptable and coherent to the changes in network status, and to fully utilize the available bandwidth of the wireless network. We present our architecture and algorithms, their implementation, and an evaluation of their performance using an extensive set of simulation experiments.
The association between ADHD and environmental chemicals - a scoping review
Creators: name: Kolossa-Gehring, Marike
name: Moore, Sonja
name: Paalanen, Laura
name: Melymuk, Lisa
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Blei
Bisphenol A
Quecksilber

description: The role of environmental chemicals in the etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been of interest in recent research. This scoping review aims to summarize known or possible associations between ADHD and environmental exposures to substances selected as priority chemicals of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU). Literature searches were performed in PubMed to identify relevant publications. Only meta-analyses and review articles were included, as they provide more extensive evidence compared to individual studies. The collected evidence indicated that lead (Pb), phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) are moderately to highly associated with ADHD. Limited evidence exists for an association between ADHD and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), flame retardants, mercury (Hg), and pesticides. The evidence of association between ADHD and cadmium (Cd) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) based on the identified reviews was low but justified further research. The methods of the individual studies included in the reviews and meta-analyses covered in the current paper varied considerably. Making precise conclusions in terms of the strength of evidence on association between certain chemicals and ADHD was not straightforward. More research is needed for stronger evidence of associations or the lack of an association between specific chemical exposures and ADHD. © 2022 by the authors
Searching for radio pulsars in archival surveys
Creators: name: Sengar, Rahul
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Pulsars are incredibly intriguing celestial objects in the Universe with numerous scientific applications. Therefore, discovering new pulsars, including exotic ones, is a key goal in pulsar astronomy. This thesis focuses on reprocessing archival data of pulsar surveys by using GPU accelerators and new search techniques. Through this reprocessing effort, a total of 89 new pulsars were discovered, some of which are exotic. The findings of this research have enriched our understanding of pulsars and demonstrated the significance of reprocessing archival pulsar survey data. Moreover, this work highlights the potential benefits of such pulsar search techniques for future pulsar searches.
title: Evolución de la Imagen Médica Radiológica desde Roentgen hasta la Digitalización
Creators: name: Martinez Noguera, Antonio
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Education
subject: Management

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
En esta presentación revisamos los inicios de la imagen médica radiológica y su evolución hasta llegar a la era actual de la digitalización. Discutimos sus avances y ventajas en la práctica médica diaria así como sus posibles limitaciones y...
Pour une approche schizoanalytique de l'oeuvre romanesque de Réjean Ducharme.
Creators: name: Loiselle, Michel.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Literature, Canadian (French).

description: Mon étude a pour objectif d'examiner, en suivant certaines lignes directrices qu'offre l'approche schizoanalytique développée par Gilles Deleuze et Félix Guattari, comment l'énonciation ducharmienne renvoie à la transformation et à la mise en place de procédés qui minent les structures de signifiance et de subjectivation. Partant de la constatation qu'une partie du discours critique se présentait trop souvent comme une clôture signifiante et qu'elle ne parvenait pas à rendre compte des mouvements rhizomorphes et des ruptures asignifiantes qui ouvrent cette zone de turbulences ou de la communication éroginale , ainsi qualifiée par le narrateur des Enfantômes , nous avons opté pour une conception cartographique de l'analyse littéraire plutôt qu' archéologique . Dans cette perspective, nous avons principalement suivi les mouvements de déterritorialisation de l'oeuvre ducharmienne en explorant la mise en place d'un usage de la langue que Deleuze et Guattari qualifient de mineur . Ensuite, nous avons examiné comment Ducharme détourne de sa voie un des axiomes importants de la pratique littéraire: la répétition, afin non pas de s'y opposer, mais d'en dégager une ligne souple et de fuite par laquelle l'énonciation se dérobe à l'énoncé, et en se dérobant fait de l'énoncé un pur multiple qui fait vibrer l'ensemble. Notre étude a cherché, dans un troisième temps, à analyser comment les principaux procédés itératifs qu'utilisent Réjean Ducharme font entrer son énonciation dans une zone de turbulences où le sujet d'énoncé part à la dérive, c'est-à-dire où le sens prolifère dans son jeu incessant avec le non-sens, et où le sujet d'énonciation perd de sa consistance. Ainsi, l'énoncé ducharmien semble n'avoir ni sujet ni objet, mais seulement des hecceités qui dépassent le simple sujet individualisé. Enfin, nous avons vu le type de communication que la voie suivie par Ducharme ouvre. Cette communication, qualifiée par le narrateur des Enfantômes d' éroginale , prend son départ à partir du déplacement du dire du message à la sensation, du codé au non-codé , ce qui permet d'échapper aux impasses de sens et des discours. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
title: Hidatidosis hepática complicada: revisión por imagen.
Creators: name: Gijón de la Santa, Luis
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: CT
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Parasites
subject: Liver

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Realizar una revisión por imagen de las complicaciones de la hidatidosis hepática (HH) mediante...
title: Estómago: espectro de patología poco frecuente
Creators: name: Pulido Rozo, M. Claudia
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Stomach (incl. Oesophagus)
subject: Abdomen
subject: CT
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: Outcomes analysis
subject: Dynamic swallowing studies

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Describir e ilustrar los hallazgos de imagen de patología gástrica menos frecuente en un departamento de radiología a través de estudios baritados y tomografía...
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: The bias of galaxies and the density of the Universe
Creators: name: Verde, Licia
name: Heavens, Alan F.
name: Percival, Will J.
name: Matarrese, Sabino
name: Baugh, Carlton M.
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
name: Bridges, Terry
name: Cannon, Russell
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Collins, Chris
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Dalton, Gavin
name: De Propris, Roberto
name: Driver, Simon P.
name: Efstathiou, George
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jackson, Carole
name: Lahav, Ofer
name: Lewis, Ian
name: Lumsden, Stuart
name: Maddox, Steve
name: Madgwick, Darren
name: Norberg, Peder
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Peterson, Bruce A.
name: Sutherland, Will
name: Taylor, Keith
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We compute the bispectrum of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) and use it to measure the bias parameter of the galaxies. This parameter quantifies the strength of clustering of the galaxies relative to the mass in the Universe. By analysing 80 × 106 triangle configurations in the wavenumber range 0.1 < k < 0.5 h Mpc-1 (i.e. on scales roughly between 5 and 30 h-1 Mpc) we find that the linear bias parameter is consistent with unity: b1 = 1.04 ± 0.11, and the quadratic (non-linear) bias is consistent with zero: b2 = -0.054 ± 0.08. Thus, at least on large scales, optically selected galaxies do indeed trace the underlying mass distribution. The bias parameter can be combined with the 2dFGRS measurement of the redshift distortion parameter β ≃ Ω0.6m/b1, to yield Ωm = 0.27 ± 0.06 for the matter density of the Universe, a result that is determined entirely from this survey, independent of other data sets. Our measurement of the matter density of the Universe should be interpreted as Ωm at the effective redshift of the survey (z = 0.17).
Comparison of Seismic Performance & Recovery Metrics for a 1970s vs Modern Tall Steel Moment Frame Building
Creators: name: Molina Hutt, Carlos
name: Rossetto, Tiziana
name: Almufti, I.
name: Deierlein, Gregory G. (Gregory Gerard), 1959-
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: This study benchmarks the performance of older existing tall steel moment resisting frame (MRF) buildings designed following historic code-prescriptive requirements (1973 Uniform Building Code) against modern design standards (2012 International Building Code). The comparison is based on risk-based assessments of alternative designs of a 50-story archetype office building, located at a site in San Francisco, CA. The following metrics are compared: (i) mean annual rate of collapse, λc (ii) average annual loss (AAL), and (iii) average annual downtime (AAD). The mean annual frequency of collapse of the the 1973 archetype building is 28 times greater than the equivalent 2012 building (28·10−⁴ versus 1·10−⁴), or approximately 13% versus 0.5% probability of collapse in 50 years. The expected AAL is 65% higher for the 1973 than the 2012 building (0.66% versus 0.40% of building replacement cost); and the AAD to re-occupancy is 72% greater for the 1973 than the 2012 building (8.1 vs 4.7 days). The AAD to functional recovery for the 1973 building is twice that of the 2012 building (10.4 vs 5.0 days). An evaluation of the results at various earthquake ground motion shaking intensities suggests that existing 1970s tall steel moment frames are far from complying with modern design requirements in terms of both collapse safety under extreme ground motions and damage control in small to moderate magnitude earthquakes. Furthermore, while modern building code requirements provide acceptable seismic collapse safety, they do not ensure a level of damage control to assure a swift recovery after a damaging earthquake.
title: VALORACION DE LOS ESTUDIOS DE IMAGEN (TC y RM) PREVIOS Y POSTERIORES AL TRATAMIENTO CON BEVACIZUMAB
Creators: name: Perez Arnillas, Quionia
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Oncology
subject: Neuroradiology brain

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
– Evaluar las características clínicas de los pacientes con gliomas de alto grado a tratamiento con el agente antiangiogénico Bevacizumab - BVZ asociado con Irinotecan -CPT11. – Comparar las respuestas por imagen según criterios RECIST en TC...
title: Ventajas de la Colonoscopia Virtual en 100 pacientes con colonoscopia incompleta
Creators: name: de Lara Bendahan, Victoria
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Colon
subject: CT

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Revisar los hallazgos y beneficios que obtuvieron 100 pacientes a los que se les realizó Colonografía por Tomografía Computerizada (CTC) trasuna Colonoscopia Óptica...
Gefahr durch Schimmel
Creators: name: Valtanen, Kerttu
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017

description: Bewohner gehen mitunter zu leichtsinnig mit Schimmel um. Da werden befallene Stellen im Do-it-yourself-Verfahren oberflächlich entfernt oder durch einfaches Überstreichen kaschiert. Auch Anti-Schimmel-Sprays, wie sie in der Werbung angepriesen werden, sind beliebt. Fachleute raten von solchen Maßnahmen dringend ab, weil damit die Ursache nicht beseitigt wird und weil die Schimmelpilze in der Regel auch in tiefere Schichten eingedrungen sind. Manche Leute machen auch den Fehler und warten zu lange, bis sie den Schimmel melden. Quelle: https://www.rbb-online.de/