cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
On a new graph theory approach to designing zero-aliasing space compressors for built-in self-testing
Creators: name: Hossain, Md. Altaf
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: Built-in self testing (BIST) schemes that compress the test responses from k-output circuit to q signature streams, q << k, are known as space compactors. In this thesis, we use compression techniques in digital core based systems to facilitate deterministic or pseudorandom testing. Our objective is to minimize the storage requirement of the module under test (MUT) and also to obtain the maximum fault coverage. The objective is to achieve the same fault coverage as obtained without the compactors. We use some well known switching theory techniques, like cover table and frequency ordering, to the compression schemes. Clique detection algorithm is used to find out the maximal compatibility classes (MCCs) of the MUT outputs. In designing zero-aliasing space compressors, the concept of strong and weak compatibilities of response approach is considered, and in most cases maximal compaction is achieved. The techniques used in this thesis are simple designs that have high or full fault coverage for single stuck-line faults and acceptable area overhead. We used ISCAS 85 combinational benchmark circuits and ISCAS 89 sequential scan circuits with ATALANTA and FSIM simulation programs to simulate the suggested approaches.
Identification of therapeutic peptide scaffold from Tritrpticin family for urinary tract infections using in silico techniques
Creators: name: S. R. Shruti
name: R. Rajasekaran
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) like tritrpticins, exhibit non-specific membrane lysis of gram-negative bacteria and can replace antibiotics, combating multi-drug resistance observed in UTI patients. Tritrpticins designated - NT, T1, T2, T3, T5, T7 and T8, were computationally investigated by interaction with Escherichia coli membrane model, mammalian cell toxicity and structural stability to identify a potential drug scaffold for UTI. Initially T3 was eliminated due to low interaction with Escherichia coli membrane model, based on its computed solvation energy. Further, negative support vector machine (SVM) scores revealed non-toxicity of T1, T2, T5, T7 and T8. Finally, at 310K and varying pH 4.5-9.0, T5 exhibited highest structural stability based on its highest consistency of hydrogen bonds (H-bonds), root mean square deviation (RMSD) and secondary structure profiles along with its lowest conformational free energy. Overall, T5 could be considered a promising peptide drug scaffold to combat UTI.
Performance of low-density generator matrix codes at short block lengths
Creators: name: Jin, Lei
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: It is often necessary to apply codes with short block lengths in many delay-sensitive applications. In this thesis, primarily driven by their complexity advantages, we investigate and explore the performance of low-density generator rnatrix (LDGM) codes [1] at short block lengths. We show that with proper constructions LDGM (codes may perform no worse than the state-of-the-art, low-density parity-check codes (LDPC) [2] but with lower complexity. Our construction of LDGM codes uses the Progressive Edge-Growth (PEG) algorithm [3], originally proposed for LDPC codes.
Le ressac des non-Innus du Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean face a l'Approche commune des Pekuakamiulnuatsh; defaut de communication interculturelle?
Creators: name: Lord, Audrey
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Political Science, General.

description: Les Innus de Mashteuiatsh ont initie une revendication territoriale globale en 1979 afin de decoloniser leur rapport avec l'Etat et la societe majoritaires. Au debut des annees 2000, la ratification par les Innus et les gouvernements du Quebec et du Canada d'un projet de traite, appele Approche commune, a suscite une vive opposition chez les non-Innus du Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean. Cette etude demontre que ce ressac decoule d'un defaut de communication interculturelle qui recele une meconnaissance des Innus et une incomprehension du projet de traite. L'analyse des echanges interculturels entourant l'Approche commune revele cependant que l'interlogue intercommunautaire initie par les Innus a engendre, chez plusieurs non-Innus, une prise de conscience de l'etat colonial des Innus, une reconnaissance de leur devoir de decolonisation a l'egard des Innus et un appui au projet de traite. Cette etude souligne l'importance de la communication interculturelle dans le cadre de la negociation de traites impliquant les Autochtones.
Degeneracy, Neuromodulation, and Phase Response Properties in Model Pyloric Neurons
Creators: name: Guzman, Noah
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2019
Subjects: theoretical neuroscience
stomatogastric
STG
pyloric
crustacean
degeneracy
phase response curve
neuromodulation
bursting
multi-compartment model
conductance based model
Computational Neuroscience
Biophysics
Dynamical Systems

description: Degeneracy is a ubiquitous feature of many biological systems, especially neural circuits. Degenerate systems exhibit multifunctionality and robustness in the face of environmental perturbations. Currently no rigorous measures for quantifying the degeneracy of dynamical systems exist. Here, I introduce a measure of degeneracy for biophysical neuron models based on the theory of time delay embeddings that is also applicable in experimental settings. Additionally, I construct a new two-compartment model of the conditional burster AB of the crustacean pyloric network. This model was initially conceived to rememdy shortcomings in single compartment models of AB based on the work of Liu et al. (1998); these models fail to exhibit the transition from a tonic spiking state to a bursting state in the presence of a neuromodulatory current, I_MI. I describe these deficiencies in this thesis. In order to compare the new two-compartment models to the single compartment ones, my colleagues and I began to analyze their respective phase response properties. Here, I report the emergence of fine structural features in the phase response curves of these models. These fine structures can in part be accounted for by the dynamical phenomena of spike addition and spike deletion during a burst. Moreover, I report the discovery of multi-stability in the single compartment bursting models.
In vitro and in silico studies of nitrobenzamide derivatives as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents
Creators: name: Kulabas, Seda Savranoglu
name: Onder, Ferah Comert
name: Yılmaz, Yakup Berkay
name: Ozleyen, Adem
name: Durdagi, Serdar
name: Sahin, Kader
name: Ay, Mehmet
name: Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases

description: In vitro and in silico studies of nitrobenzamide derivatives as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents
Supplementary material for "Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration"
Creators: name: Vincent, Jeffrey R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: afforestation
Bonn Challenge
carbon sequestration
forest restoration
low- and middle-income countries
natural climate solutions
private investment

description: This upload includes four supplementary files for an article by Jeffrey R. Vincent et al., “Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration” (Journal of Forest Business Research 4(1): 37-72, 2025; https://doi.org/10.62320/jfbr.v4i1.64):

Private investment in FR - SI.pdf. Supplementary information on data and methods.

Private investment in FR - data.dta. Stata dataset used in the analysis. Includes 35 variables on 18,421,426 30-arcsecond pixels in 115 low- and-middle income countries. See files named Private investment in FR - analysis.do and Private investment in FR - log file.log for variable descriptions.

Private investment in FR - analysis.do. Stata do-file for analyzing the data.

Private investment in FR – log file.log. Text file showing output from running the do-file. Can be opened using any text editor.
Paired feed-forward excitation with delayed inhibition allows high frequency computations across brain regions
Creators: name: Cao, Alex Shan
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Feed=forward
Cross-area computing
Striate cortex
Area 17
LGN

description: The transmission of high-frequency temporal information across brain regions is critical to perception, but the mechanisms underlying such transmission remain unclear. Long-range projection patterns across brain areas are often comprised of paired feedforward excitation followed closely by delayed inhibition, including the thalamic triad synapse, thalamic projections to cortex, and projections within hippocampus. Previous studies have shown that these joint projections produce a shortened period of depolarization, sharpening the timing window over which the postsynaptic neuron can fire. Here we show that these projections can facilitate the transmission of high-frequency computations even at frequencies that are highly filtered by neuronal membranes. Further, they can coordinate computations across multiple brain areas, even amid ongoing local activity. We suggest that paired feedforward excitation and inhibition provides a hybrid signal – carrying both a value and a clock-like trigger – to allow circuits to be responsive to input whenever it arrives.
The impact of restrictive immigration policies on human trafficking in Canada
Creators: name: Muftic, Maja
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Political Science, General.
subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.
subject: Sociology, Social Structure and Development.

description: Trafficking human beings is a global phenomenon that has garnered increasing international attention in recent years. Globalization has created a growing awareness of Western socio-economic advantages among people of poorer, developing countries, and has led to a pursuit of legal and illegal methods of migration. International concerns regarding heightened national security, stemming from the global war on terrorism, have implications on illegal methods of migration, in particular human trafficking. Over the past two decades, many immigrant-receiving countries, including Canada, have repositioned the immigration issue as a security threat and foreigners or migrants are now seen as outside the circle of legality. Thus, Western governments implemented stricter immigration policies with more rigorous border controls to ensure the security and stability of their nation. This thesis investigates the relationship between stricter migration policies and human trafficking. Restrictive immigration policies in Canada confine migrants into exploitative temporary visa programs such as exotic dancers and live-in caregivers. Studies and available information demonstrate these programs leave migrants extremely vulnerable and susceptible to exploitation.
Computational Models for Fluid-Structure Interaction of Passive and Active Suspensions in Microfluidic Networks
Creators: name: Kelly, Narges
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023
Subjects: active particles
biofluids
colloidal transport
networks
porous media
Microfluidics
Biophysics

description: Given the expanding applications of microfluidics in industrial and medical fields, studies that contribute to their understanding help with control and optimization of devices that rely on their principles. This thesis examines three problems relevant to particles interacting among themselves or with the microfluidic networks. The first chapter examines the role of particle deformability in clogging and failure of microfluidic devices with simple geometry. The coarse-grained deterministic model agrees with previous probability-based models and stochastic simulations. Depending on the flow conditions and feedback, deformable particles may have a different mean-time to clogging and the fraction of clogged channels at the time of failure may be different compared to rigid particles. The second chapter examines the role of applied pressure and shear stress threshold for erosion, a material-dependent property, in deposition of colloidal particles in packings of glass beads. The interplay between these two parameters may explain the two regimes observed in experiments, one with a uniform deposition of particles and one where the particles mostly deposit near the inlet. The last chapter investigates the role of particle size and G-actin diffusivity in collective behavior of actin-propelled beads. The model shows that larger particles may compete more for actin monomers which leads to increased interaction and flocking among them in close range.
Research Series 69: Structural and rural transformation and food systems: a quantitative synthesis for LMICs
Creators: name: Arslan, Aslihan
name: Cavatassi, Romina
name: Hossain, Marup
name: Arslan, Aslihan
name: Cavatassi, Romina
name: Hossain, Marup
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: structural transformation,
subject: rural transformation,
subject: food systems index,
subject: machine learning,
subject: LMIC

description: Structural and rural transformation are intricately linked to food systems. Structural transformation captures a country’s level of dependence on agriculture, while rural transformation captures productivity in the agricultural sector. In particular, agri-food system and employment transitions influence structural and rural transformation and shape the spatial distribution of populations by influencing where people live, work and eat, all of which closely relate to food system transitions. Using country-level data from 85 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this paper outlines a food systems index (FSI) and analyses the linkages between food systems and structural and rural transformation, as well as population distributions. It also selects a number of policy-relevant variables from World Development Indicators and uses machine learning methodology to shed light on patterns related to institutions, female empowerment, infrastructure, and health. The paper finds that countries in the lowest FSI group will see their youth populations more than double in the next 30 years, indicating that the food system investments of today will affect one third of global youth in the future. It also finds that structural transformation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for desirable food system outcomes. Rural transformation by itself without structural transformation is not enough either. For LMICs, broad development interventions are more important to progress food systems.
A place called 'nowhere': Towards an understanding of St Thomas More's 'Utopia'
Creators: name: Hood, David James Sarty
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: History, European.
subject: Literature, English.

description: St. Thomas More's Utopia has been the subject of considerable debate over the past 75 years. It claims to be concerned with the 'best state of a commonwealth', but how is it concerned? It is a strange little book that records a fictional dialogue between More, his friend Peter Giles, and a very impulsive and opinionated traveler named Raphael Hythloday. Hythloday has recently returned from a voyage, and the Utopia is mostly taken up with a detailed account of the bizarre customs, laws, and rituals of a people he encountered in a place called Utopia. Hythloday praises them as the best and wisest people. More remains skeptical, but does acknowledge that certain of the Utopian practices have merit. The reader is therefore left wondering whether More created this fictional commonwealth to provide a model for reform, or whether he created it as a satire. This thesis has sought to contribute to the wealth of research on this topic, by interpreting the enthusiasm of Hythloday and the skepticism of More as evidence that More did not intend the Utopia to be taken literally, but neither did he intend for it to be read solely as satire. He meant for the Utopia to be a springboard for discussion and debate. He meant to create a platform to address issues plaguing European commonwealths. I have come to this conclusion by interpreting the Utopia within its historical and literary context. In this thesis I examine the circumstances of the Utopia's publication and distribution; the intellectual and cultural influences of Renaissance England, and More's immediate circumstances in the year 1515 when he wrote the Utopia. I then move from a general study of the Utopia to a more concentrated study of its content where I provide a character analysis of More, Giles and Hythloday. I also examine the inconsistencies inherent within the pages of the Utopia, as well as the inconsistencies that existed between More's life and the ideals he seemingly espoused within the Utopia. Lastly, I examine the Utopia in comparison to many of More's other works on the subjects of religion and property such as the Dialogue Concerning Heresies, A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, and More's letters, poems and prayers.
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law
state
criminal procedure
measures
suppression
order
trends
development
coercion

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description: This paper sets out the definition of measures of criminal procedural coercionand highlights the main distinctive features of this legal institution. The system of criminal procedural coercion measures used in modern Russian legislation is analyzed. The result of the study of the final qualifying work is proposals for improving the system of legal regulation of measures of criminal procedural coercion.
Gender differences in the effects of eating attitudes and obligatory exercise attitudes on stress: Protective factors against perceived stress
Creators: name: Rene, Kirsten
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2011
Subjects: perceived stress
eating attitudes
exercise attitudes
cortisol
Gender Differences

description: Excessive exercise has been found to have both negative physical and psychological health effects, with stress being one of the major pathways linking exercise to health. However, so far it is unclear whether those effects are direct effects of exercise behavior or rather mediated by exercise attitudes. Hence, the current study set out to characterize the association between exercise attitudes and stress measures, considering eating attitudes as well as gender as important moderators. Methods: 54 healthy students (33 female) were asked to complete questionnaires assessing eating and exercise attitudes, eating and exercise behaviors, as well as perceived chronic stress levels. Two days of at home saliva sampling were used to assess basal cortisol profiles. Results: No significant associations were found between self-report data and cortisol. A significant main effect of eating attitudes on perceived stress was found (independent of food intake), beta = 2.59, p = .002, while no main effect of exercise attitudes on perceived stress was found, beta = 0.01, p = .89. Further, significant interaction effects of both eating attitudes (independent of food intake), and exercise attitudes (independent of exercise behavior) on perceived stress were found, beta = -4.17, p = .045, beta = -0.42, p = .025 respectively. Conclusion: This exploratory study suggests eating attitudes do affect perceived stress outside of eating behavior. Furthermore, in support of trends found in clinical populations (eating disorders, muscle dysmorphia), it was found that having more positive eating attitudes acts as a protective factor against perceived stress for females, and that having a higher commitment to exercise acts as a protective factor against perceived stress for males.
School of Languages, Cultures, and Race Newsletter, 2022
Creators: name: Washington State University School Of Languages, Cultures, And Race
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Newsletters

description: Newsletter includes: Study Abroad Programs; Spanish Creative Writing Competition; Art For Social Change; SLCR Lecture Series; Graduate Students; Alumni Spotlight; In Memoriam: Marianna Matteson, beloved former chair, professor and longtime supporter; Research & Publications by our Faculty and Graduate Students; Faculty Retirements & Transitions; The Scoop; Welcome Alumni and Friends
Twisted recurrence in dynamical systems
Creators: name: Zheng, Jiajie
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2023

description: This thesis is concerned with twisted recurrence and its applications in ergodic theory and Diophantine approximations. In the study of some dynamical systems the limsup set of a sequence of measurable sets is often of interest. The shrinking targets and recurrence are two of the most commonly studied problems that concern limsup sets. Twisted recurrence is a definition that unifies and generalizes the shrinking target problem and recurrence theory.The zero-one laws for shrinking targets and recurrence are usually treated separately and proved differently. In this thesis, we introduce a generalized definition that can specialize into the shrinking targets and recurrence. Our approach gives unified proofs of zero-one laws for the two problems in various settings. We will also give several important examples where our results apply and zero-one laws for the twisted recurrence sets hold.
Activation of Galphai3 and interacting protein, TNFAIP8, inhibits TNFalpha-induced death and promotes transformation in mouse fibroblast
Creators: name: Laliberte, Ben
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Biology, Neurobiology.

description: Stimulation of dopamine D2S receptor introduced in Balb/c-3T3 cells induces Galphai3-dependent transformation. Galphai3 interacts with DED2-containing protein, TNFAIP8, in yeast mating and in FLAG-TNFAIP8 transfected Balb/c-3T3 cells. TNFAIP8 inhibits caspase-8 activity and is elevated in certain cancers as well as in metastatic, radiation resistant, chemo-resistant and angiogenic tumours. This study looks at Galphai3 activation of TNFAIP8 leading to the inhibition of TNFalpha-induced cell death in Balb/c-3T3 cells coexpressing D2S and either TNFAIP8 over-expression or TNFAIP8 antisense-knockdown with assays for foci formation, cell death and executioner caspase activation. The data showed D2S increases basal foci formation; this is blocked in TNFAIP8 antisense cells. D2S activation further increases foci formation; also completely blocked in TNFAIP8 antisense cells. D2S activation reduces cell death except in TNFAIP8 antisense cells. D2S activation reduces caspase-active cells. These results show that D2S mediated inhibition of caspase activity and death resulting in transformation is dependent on TNFAIP8.
Note on the Vanishing Finite Contribution of the Skenderis Solodukhin Counterterm Lagrangian to the TMG Action Offset for BTZ Black Holes
Creators: name: Kokuno, Yumeto
name: Miroku, Akagi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Holographic complexity, particularly via the Complexity=Action (CA) conjecture, relates the complexity of a boundary state to the gravitational action on the bulk Wheeler-DeWitt (WDW) patch. In 3D Topologically Massive Gravity (TMG), the gravitational Chern-Simons (GCS) term modifies the standard Einstein-Hilbert action. We investigate whether the GCS term contributes a finite offset, I0(GCS), to the WDW action, potentially related to the TMG coupling parameter mu and the background mass.

Following holographic renormalization principles for TMG established by Skenderis and Solodukhin (arXiv:0906.4926), a key counterterm Lagrangian, L(2,ct), is required. This contributes to the total counterterm action as I(CT, GCS) = (1/mu) * Integral[L(2,ct) d^2x].

This note details the explicit calculation of the finite part arising solely from the integral of L(CT, TMG) = L(2,ct) / mu over the t=0 asymptotic boundary segment. We regularize using Fefferman-Graham coordinates for a non-rotating BTZ black hole background.

The calculation yields a vanishing result ( I0(GCS) = 0 ) in the limit where the regulator is removed.

This suggests that the expected non-zero offset, which should be proportional to the TMG charge modification ( J(TMG) - J(GR) = M(GR) / mu ), likely arises from the cancellation between divergences in the on-shell bulk/boundary GCS action terms and the full set of TMG counterterms. The offset does not appear to originate solely from the finite part of the integral of L(CT, TMG) itself.
An Assessment of Genetic Counselors’ Opinions on How Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis May Impact Genetic Counseling Services
Creators: name: Maliszewski, Kristen
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2010
Subjects: Genetic counseling
Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
Prenatal testing

description: Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) is a promising prenatal diagnostic technology that is currently being developed. The premise behind it is that fetal DNA can be detected in maternal blood plasma and potentially enable women to pursue reliable and timely prenatal diagnosis, while eliminating the risk of miscarriage associated with current methods. The goal of this study was to determine how genetic counselors believe the integration of NIPD would impact the field of genetic counseling. We recruited prenatal genetic counselors from the National Society of Genetic Counselors listserv for participation in an anonymous, online survey. A total of 206 counselors completed the survey, which consisted of 25 multiple-choice and 4 open-ended response questions. The questions were designed to ascertain the counselors’ opinions regarding NIPD, as well as elucidate how the technology might affect patient decision-making, the role of genetic counselors, and other aspects of prenatal genetic counseling services. Our results showed that 87.4% of counselors believed NIPD would be an important asset to prenatal care. The majority of counselors foresaw NIPD being clinically available within five years, and anticipated that it would be offered to all women in addition to the current prenatal tests. Only a very small percentage (6.8%) predicted NIPD would become a replacement diagnostic technology. Although the majority of counselors anticipated that their time spent counseling and educating patients would not change, they acknowledged that introducing NIPD would have ethical implications, including challenging the process of obtaining proper informed consent. Because of this concern, respondents recommended that all women be offered genetic counseling services before any prenatal testing. Our findings suggest that the introduction of NIPD will require increased attention to patient understanding, as well as the development of educational tools to help prepare patients and providers for the clinical, ethical, and logistical issues that will inevitably arise.
One vote, one value?
Creators: name: Brent, Peter
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: White House press secretary Sean Spicer has had a busy week. Having just put the inauguration numbers squabble behind him, he found himself defending Donald Trump’s reprise of his earlier assertion that "millions" of illegal immigrants voted for Hillary Clinton. This time the president is reported to have been more precise: there were three to five million of them - and, according to a tweet late last year, Clinton won three states with their help, "Virginia, New Hampshire and California." If those figures were accurate, they would represent a high proportion of the total nineteen million turnout in those states. Strategically subtract five million votes across the three states and they all move to Trump’s side of the ledger. But the most important driver of the new estimate, of course, is the amount by which Clinton outpolled Trump across the nation: 2.9 million. The number of fraudulent votes needs to be bigger than that.
Before Lake Powell: Memories of Glen Canyon
Creators: name: Lipe, William D.
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Archaeology
USA, Southwest

description: Dr. William Lipe is an archaeologist with expertise in the North American Southwest, archaeological method and theory, and cultural resource management. His Ph.D. (Yale 1966) was based on fieldwork in the Glen Canyon area of southeastern Utah. Subsequent major field projects have included work in the Cedar Mesa region of Utah and the Dolores region of southwestern Colorado. Since the 1980s, he has collaborated with archaeologists at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colorado on studies of Pueblo settlement patterns, community organization, and sociocultural change in the Northern San Juan region of Colorado and Utah.
AN INVESTIGATION OF LIGNIN SYNTHESIS, DEPOSITION, AND COMPOSITION IN GRASS BIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE AND ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
Creators: name: Peracchi, Luigi Michal
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biotic Stress
Drought
Lignin
Wheat
Plant pathology

description: Lignin is an essential phenolic polymer found in the secondary cell walls of most terrestrial plants. The subunits of lignin are synthesized in the phenylpropanoid pathway in the cytosol, and exported into the apoplast during secondary cell wall synthesis. These lignin monomers are then polymerized via oxidative radical coupling, imbuing the plant cell with the properties of hydrophobicity and rigidity. Emerging evidence suggests the compositions and magnitudes of lignification of these tissues contribute to a multitude of stress resistances, including drought, heavy metals toxicity, microbial pathogens, and herbivory. This project sought to investigate how, when, and where lignin contributes to stress resistance in bread wheat, and how these potentially beneficial phenotypes can be translated into elite wheat lines to be cultivated in the Pacific Northwest. In particular, we found that lignin-related stress resistances are species specific, and that improved constitutive lignification can potentially improve water use efficiency. This project supports that lignin may be a novel focus trait to be bred for in future elite cereal lines.
Blind source separation systems for hearing aids
Creators: name: Zhou, Lihong
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: For many real-life situations, there is more than one speaker at a given time and people need to concentrate on a target sound signal to extract it. This process happens naturally for people with a normal hearing ability, but it is very difficult for hearing impaired persons. In this thesis, we present a system for enhancing the quality of the signal produced by a hearing aid. The proposed system combines spatial information with blind source separation (BSS) to extract the target signal. Results show that the proposed system can locate a target signal in different environments, with a good learning ability. The problem of locating and extracting a target source signal is first investigated. By applying a time-frequency masking method, it is then shown that the performance can be improved. Finally, the problem of underdetermined BSS is investigated and solved by combining a MVDR beamformer with a determined BSS system.
Changing attitudes towards the operations of early modern law in Shakespeare
Creators: name: Johnson, David
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2025

description: This thesis examines a selection of Shakespeare’s plays as critical
 representations of the multiple legal systems and jurisdictions that
 operated in early modern people’s everyday lives. Through the
 relationships between law and literature, the thesis reveals the
 incongruity that existed between the actions of legislators and the
 ordinary lives of the people as depicted in the plays. Instead of focusing
 on a single play as a moment captured in history, the thesis tracks the
 representation of a crime from two Elizabethan plays, 2 Henry VI and The
 Merry Wives of Windsor, to the Jacobean plays Measure for Measure,
 Macbeth, Coriolanus and The Winter’s Tale. It focuses on the
 representation of three crimes: masterlessness, sexual transgression and
 witchcraft. When taken together, the change in dramatic representation of
 each particular crime reveals a narrative from which shifting societal
 attitudes are shown as the theatrical articulation of human anxieties.

 This thesis compares the plays’ representation of the law’s efficacy, its
 use of adjudication and punishment, with the real-world outcomes dictated
 by parliamentary legislation. It investigates how the law is represented
 as dysfunctional, unfair or inequitable while acknowledging the broader
 societal contexts in which the law operated. Through the crime of
 masterlessness, the thesis examines the divergence between an increasingly
 punitive legislative process and its representation in the plays. The
 crime of sexual transgression explores the intersections of secular,
 spiritual, and community self-regulatory jurisdictions. Finally, the crime
 of witchcraft is analysed in relation to the evolution of legal narratives
 in law and on stage. The thesis’s main argument reveals different patterns
 of divergence, intersection and evolution in the legal and theatrical
 treatments of the three different crimes. It thus demonstrates the need to
 investigate specific crimes and their temporal trajectories rather than
 assuming a treatment of ‘the law’ as monolithic and static.
Investigating Genetic Counselors' Experiences with Legius Syndrome
Creators: name: Robart, Sarah
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Legius syndrome
SPRED1
Neurofibromatosis type 1
NF1
genetic counselors
skin fold freckling
café-au-lait macules

description: Legius syndrome (LS), caused by mutations in SPRED1, is a recently identified condition characterized primarily by multiple café-au-lait macules and skin fold freckling, findings that are also among the diagnostic criteria for Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Previously, many individuals presenting only with these cutaneous manifestations were diagnosed clinically with NF1 until molecular studies identified SPRED1 mutations in them. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical experiences of genetic counselors with this newly identified patient population. We used an anonymous, online survey to collect information regarding health care providers’ experiences with LS, their discussions with patients describing the genetics and clinical impact of the condition, and perceived patient reactions to a change in diagnosis from NF1 to LS. A total of 175 individuals, primarily genetic counselors, responded, of whom 19 had seen a patient with a molecular diagnosis of the condition and 50 had discussed LS as a potential diagnosis. There was inter- and intra-clinic variability of clinical versus molecular methods of diagnosis, as well as clinical management after a SPRED1 mutation is identified. The majority of participants decrease patient management to annual physical exams after the change in diagnosis; however, some follow the patient as if he or she had NF1. Participants did not frequently discuss reproductive options or some of the rarer but serious reported manifestations of LS. Nearly half of participants did not provide patients with resources, likely because few currently exist. When transitioning diagnoses from clinical NF1 to molecular LS, participants reported that patients reacted primarily with relief at the comparatively milder phenotype, while the lack of longitudinal data caused frustration and anxiety in some. These findings suggest a lack of consistency in genetic counseling and clinical management of patients with Legius syndrome which may impact the care of this emerging patient population.
Sociology News, Spring 2023
Creators: name: Washington State University Department Of Sociology
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Newsletter includes: The WSU Sociology Legacy: An Interview with Marilyn Inhinger-Tallman; Lisa McIntyre (1953-2023); Professor Christine Horne Serves as WSU Faculty Senate Chair; Joseph R. DeMartini Excellence in Teaching Award: A Legacy of Commitment to Education and Graduate Student Support; Alumni Spotlight; Undergraduate Spotlight; Publications, Awards, and Other Accomplishments
ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON ASSESSING THE RECLAMATION STATE OF IRRIGATED LANDS
Creators: name: Arifjanov, A.M.
name: Bektashov, B.N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This study synthesizes contemporary research on evaluating the reclamation state of irrigated lands, focusing on methodologies and technological advancements. The analysis encompasses soil salinity assessment, drainage system efficacy, and the application of remote sensing, sensor-based monitoring, and data-driven modeling. Particular emphasis is placed on addressing soil salinization and waterlogging in arid regions, with Uzbekistan as a case study. Contributions from global and Uzbek scholars underscore the integration of innovative tools to enhance sustainable land and water management practices. The findings highlight the potential of precision agriculture to mitigate degradation and optimize resource use in irrigated systems.
Effigies and Exorcisms: Rituals to Purify Patients and Expel Hostile Spirits in Greece and the Near East
Creators: name: Johnson, Ryan
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2014

description: My objective in this work is to examine magic rituals of exorcism and purification in Greece and the Near East, particularly those that involve the manipulation of wax effigies, and to demonstrate transmission of this particular sort of ritual practice from the latter civilization to the former. In doing so, I examine primary texts detailing rituals of purification and exorcism, primarily from Mesopotamia and the Greek world, but from Syria and Anatolia as well. On the one hand, the Near Eastern documents come primarily from cuneiform tablets upon which ritual prescriptions were written, although I utilize data from an inscription in Syria as well. The Greek documents, on the other hand, come from a wide array of sources, which also include inscriptions, along with sources such as historical works and poetic compositions. \r When analyzing these sources, I look for specific parallels between Greek and Near Eastern rituals, whether in terms of how to appease a hostile spirit, specific types of sacrifices for purification, or similarities between incantation formulae. Lastly, I give a brief summary of material evidence for contact between Greece and the Near East. This includes an overview of Near Eastern sites where Mycenaean pottery appears, as well as an overview of Greek expansion eastward and Assyrian expansion westward, thus establishing points of contact for the cultures I discuss. Having thoroughly examined all of these sources, I am able to demonstrate numerous parallels between Greek and Near Eastern rituals of exorcism and purification, and am able to prove the existence of the transmission of these rituals from the Near East to Greece.
Integrated Pest Management, 2020 Quarter 2 Newsletter
Creators: name: Washington State University Extension
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Pest Management

description: Highlights include:
description: New IPM tools launched for small grains
description: Wine grape outreach on nematodes, PM, Botrytis and more
description: Vegetable grafting article published in Hortscience
description: Stink bug and moth management in tree fruits
description: Bumble bee citizen-scientist training goes virtual
description: Key hop pests addressed in Best Practices e-meeting
description: Issues with honey bees in blueberry
Is σ70 retention on transcription elongation complexes an artifact of artificial tags?
Creators: name: Cai, Anthony
Publisher: name: Brandeis University
Year: 2024

description: σ70 is an essential bacterial transcription initiation factor in E. coli. It recruits RNA polymerase core to promoter sequences on DNA. σ70 was originally thought to dissociate from RNA polymerase immediately upon transcription initiation. However, it has been shown in vitro that histidine-tagged σ70 can remain on the polymerase during transcript elongation. It is not clear whether untagged σ70 exhibits the same behavior in living cells. In this thesis I investigated whether the histidine tag is responsible for σ70 retention on the transcription elongation complex. I expressed, purified, and fluorescently labelled σ70 constructs with and without the histidine tag. I examined transcription with both constructs using colocalization single-molecule spectroscopy experiments on a total internal reflection microscope. My experiments showed essentially no difference in σ70 retention on elongation complexes with and without the histidine tag on σ70. These data indicate that σ70 retention is not an artifact of the histidine tag.
Hardware implementation of a packet switch with an optical core
Creators: name: Abdo, Ahmad
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: With the rapid development of optical communications, transport of data over fiber channel can now reach rates as high as Gigabits per second. In order to take advantage of this tremendous bandwidth, fast packet switches that can operate at the same bit rates must be developed; as these modules currently represent the bottleneck of high speed telecommunication networks. An optoelectronic packet switch architecture using reconfigurable optics in the central stage will be described. The central stage is surrounded by two electronic buffering stages partitioned into sectors to ease memory contention and to limit the size of the memory required for each sector. A Flexible Bandwidth Provision algorithm (FBP), is used to change the configuration of the central stage; essentially creating various numbers of internal paths that allocate variable bandwidth between sector pairs depending on traffic demands. This thesis will present a scaled down demonstrator version of the packet switch, implemented on programmable logic devices (Stratix FPGA by Altera Corp.) forming electronic "islands" that are interconnected by a reconfigurable central stage crossbar. The FBP algorithm was implemented using VHDL at RTL level of abstraction. The design has 8 inputs ports, 8 output ports and 2 sectors in each buffering stage. Communication among modules within the demonstrator is performed through a custom high speed 10 Mbps interface. We will present our implementation of the central stage using first an electronic crossbar switch and then an optical switch (a Wavelength Selective Switch by Metconnex Inc.). Finally, we will also describe our configurable FPGA-based traffic generator built using the Nios II development board, Stratix Edition. The generator consists of a Hardware packet generator, a Nios II processor playing the role of the "Maestro", and a custom graphical user interface to provide a friendly way to set traffic parameters. Our traffic generator is capable of supplying the switch under test with 2 different traffic models: Self Similar and Markov Modulated Bernoulli Process. Keywords. Optical Networks, Packet Switching, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Traffic Generation