cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The implications of usage statistics as an economic factor in scholarly communications
Creators: name: Morrison, Heather
Publisher: name: Haworth Press
Year: 2008

description: Usage statistics for electronic resources are needed, and highly desirable, for many reasons. It is encouraging to see the beginnings of quality, reliable usage data. This data can form the basis of economic decisions (selection and cancellation) that make a great deal of sense in the context of the individual library. However, the cumulative effects of such decisions could have serious implications for scholarly communications. For example, the journals of small research communities could easily be vulnerable to mass cancellations, and might fold. Fortunately, open access provides an alternative. The question of whether the impact of local decisions on scholarly communications as a whole should be taken into account in collection development policies is raised. The possibility that usage statistics could form the basis for a usage-based pricing system is discussed, and found to be highly inadvisable, as usage-based pricing tends to discourage usage.
Ein Referenzmodell für Gemeinschaften und Medien - Case Study Amazon.com
Creators: name: Lechner, Ulrike
name: Schmid, Beat
name: Schubert, Petra
name: Klose, Martina
name: Miler, Olga
Publisher: name: Josef Eul Verlag
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Electronic Markets
subject: Virtual Communities
subject: Virtuelle Gemeinschaften
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Medienmodell und Medienreferenzmodell beschreiben Informationssysteme als Sphären für Gemeinschaften von Agenten und Märkte. Das Medium stellt die Mittel für das Management einer Gemeinschaft von Agenten bereit. Die Modelle werden mit einer Modellierungsmethode, die insbesondere das Management der Gemeinschaft durch die Medien berücksichtigt, ergänzt. Der Ansatz wird mit einer Studie von Amazon.com illustriert.
SuisseID braucht weitere Förderung
Creators: name: Quade, Michael H.
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Competence Center E-Business Basel
subject: Datenaustausch
subject: E-Government
subject: Elektronischer Identitätsnachweis
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Im Mai 2010 wurde die SuisseID lanciert, die bereits im Vorfeld viele Vorschusslorbeeren erhalten hatte. Der elektronische Identitätsnachweis sollte die Art und Weise, wie die Schweizer Bevölkerung und Unternehmen mit den Behörden kommunizieren, revolutionieren. Doch wie kommt die SuisseID überhaupt an? Das Competence Center E-Business Basel (CCEB) der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz hat dazu in einer Online-Umfrage 953 Personen befragt.
Database of Machine Vision in Art, Games and Narratives: Archival Version in HTML and CSS
Creators: name: Rettberg, Jill Walker
name: Kronman, Linda
name: Solberg, Ragnhild
name: Gunderson, Marianne
name: Bjørklund, Stein Magne
name: Stokkedal, Linn Heidi
name: de Seta, Gabriele
name: Jacob, Kurdin
name: Markham, Annette
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: digital humanities
HTML
CSS
database
machine vision
digital art
digital culture
science fiction
game studies
video games
narrative

description: This is a static version of the Database of Machine Vision in Art, Games and Narratives, which was originally developed as a Drupal 9 database as part of the ERC project Machine Vision in Everyday Life: Playful Interactions with Visual Technologies in Digital Art, Games, Narratives and Social Media. The static version consists of HTML and CSS files that can either be downloaded, or viewed in a web browser at https://machinevisionuib.github.io. To view the website in your browser, select GitHub-pages from the Environments section in the right hand menu of the Github repository, then select View deployment. The static version is intended as a permanent archive of the database. It does not have the search functionality of the database, but is more portable and durable, and will still be accessible after the database itself is no longer maintained. We plan to maintain the original database until at least July 2023. Data from the database is also available as a dataset consisting of csv files and documentation: Rettberg, Jill Walker; Kronman, Linda; Solberg, Ragnhild; Gunderson, Marianne; Bjørklund, Stein Magne; Stokkedal, Linn Heidi; de Seta, Gabriele; Jacob, Kurdin; Markham, Annette, 2022, "A Dataset Documenting Representations of Machine Vision Technologies in Artworks, Games and Narratives", https://doi.org/10.18710/2G0XKN, DataverseNO, V1 This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 771800).
D4.10 Workflow and requirements to ensure interoperability for Cultural Heritage Resources
Creators: name: ROSSI, IRENE
name: Scarpa, Erica
name: VALENTE, RICCARDO
name: CHIRIVÌ, ALESSANDRA
name: BUCCIERO, ALBERTO
name: PANDURINO, Andrea
name: Greco, Matteo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The Humanities and Cutural Heritage Open Science Cloud (H2IOSC) project aims to create a federated network of Italian nodes to support four European Research Infrastructures in the Humanities and Cultural Heritage sectors: DARIAH, CLARIN, OPERAS, and E-RIHS. By integrating digital resources, physical instruments, archives, and data services, H2IOSC seeks to advance data-driven research and digital transformation across cultural and creative fields, aligning with FAIR principles for data accessibility.Within the project, the Institute of Heritage Science (CNR-ISPC) is instrumental, particularly its Milan branch, which leads Task 4.10 focused on “Resources Interoperability: DIGILAB Resources (E-RIHS)” as part of Work Package 4 (WP4). This task emphasizes the mapping of formats, standards, and ontologies essential for Heritage Science, aiming for cross-domain integration and semantic interoperability through DIGILAB—a collaborative platform for data sharing and virtual research in Heritage Science. Key outputs include a semantic mapping of resources and the development of a specialized Heritage Science ontology compatible with international standards like CIDOC CRM. An annex, developed by ISPC’s Lecce branch, further supports interoperability for pilot projects in WP7, with specific applications in illuminated manuscript and diagnostic ontology extensions.
Endostromatolites: Life in extreme environments and lessons for the detection of life on Mars
Creators: name: Pellerin, Andre
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Geology.
subject: Paleontology.

description: Finely laminated carbonate columns---endostromatolites, grow in carbonate rock fissures in permafrost regions. Their formation is thought to be microbially mediated but the processes of accretion are thought to be very slow and possibly intertwined with abiotic mineralization processes. The samples analyzed in this study are from the Haughton impact structure, located on Devon Island, Nunavut in the Canadian high Arctic. The carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of the endostromatolites, along will the microbial community diversity were determined. The delta13C and delta 15N of the organic matter contained within the endostromatolites averaged around -30‰ and 0‰, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy observations revealed the presence of spheroidal calcite and filamentous structures reminiscent of biological activity. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the endostromatolites and soil samples found in Haughton crater showed that the endostromatolite microbial community is mostly aerobic and chemoheterotrophic, belonging in large part to the Phylum Actinobacteria and the subphylum Alphaproteobacteria. Rubrobacter radiotolerans was the dominant species in the endostromatolites. Soil bacterial communities were more diverse, harboring all the phyla found in the endostromatolites as well as many others which were not encountered in endostromatolites. Understanding the variability of microbial life between specific environments might shed some light on the mechanisms responsible for endostromatolite formation and provide useful data for contrasting abiotic and biotic systems on earth and other planetary bodies, such as Mars.
Polypyrrole operating voltage limits in aqueous sodium hexafluorophosphate
Creators: name: Shoa, Tina
name: Cole, Matthew
name: Munce, Nigel R.
name: Yang, Victor
name: Madden, John D. W.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: Actuation of polypyrrole in aqueous sodium hexafluorophosphate solution has been shown to produce relatively large strains. However little has been published on appropriate potential range of actuation in this electrolyte. This information is clearly crucial for applications. Our particular interest is in disposable applications where a relatively small number of cycles are needed, and maximum strain is desired. The electrochemical degradation as a function of voltage is investigated by cycling the film between fixed voltages and measuring the charge transfer. The experiment was done on a glassy carbon substrate in order to reduce effects of change in resistance with oxidation state, preventing actuation. The dependence of charging on voltage and the rate of reduction in the extent of charging are measured. The voltage range for effective operation of the device was found to be -0.4 V to 0.8 V versus a Ag/AgCl reference electrode in order to achieve stable performance over at least 30 minutes. The mechanisms of degradation at potentials beyond 0.8 V appear to be the substitution of hydroxyl ions in the polymer backbone, as suggested in reports on degradation of polypyrrole in other electrolytes. An observed reduction in charge transfer rate at potentials lower than -0.4 V is consistent with a reduction in ionic conductivity at highly reduced states, as has also been suggested in the literature. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
eXperience-Methodik zur Dokumentation von Fallstudien
Creators: name: Schubert, Petra
name: Wölfle, Ralf
Publisher: name: Hanser
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: eXperience steht für die seit sechs Jahren praktizierte Methode, authentisches Wissen rund um E-Business und IT-Management zu vermitteln. Der Kern besteht in der Aufbereitung empirischer Best-Practice-Lösungen nach einem einheitlichen Raster. Unter dem Label "eXperience" vereinen sich drei Kanäle für die Veröffentlichungvon Fallstudien: 1. eine öffentlich verfügbare Fallstudiendatenbank im Internet (www.experience-online.ch) 2. eine Buchreihe, in der jedes Jahr ca. 15 Fallstudien unter einem Fokusthema behandelt werden 3. ein jährlicher Fachkongress, an dem ausgewählte Fallstudien von den Projektverantwortlichen vorgestellt werdenDie Inhalte der Fallstudien werden von unabhängigen Autoren direkt bei den in das IT-Projekt involvierten Vertretern der porträtierten Firmen erhoben. Die Dokumentationerfolgt mit Hilfe einer einheitlichen Systematik, die in den folgendenAbschnitten vorgestellt wird.
Fallstudie Feldschlösschen Getränke AG
Creators: name: Pülz, Michael
Publisher: name: Hanser
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Business Software
subject: E-Business
subject: E-Commerce
subject: ERP-Systeme
subject: Integration
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Die Feldschlösschen Getränke AG ist der grösste Getränkeproduzent und das führende Getränkehandelsunternehmen der Schweiz. Im Rahmen des beschriebenen Projekts wurde der Prozess zur Leergutrücknahme von Detailhändlern und von gastronomischen Betrieben (Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, etc.) mittels einer mobilen Lösung erfolgreich optimiert und automatisiert. Die Optimierung des Prozesses umfasst Handhelds, mobile Drucker mit Infrarotschnittstelle sowie eine Integration mit dem SAP R/3-ERP-System. Das Projekt erreicht eine Payback-Zeit von zehn Monaten.
Raffael Raddatz: Patriotismusdiskurse im gegenwärtigen Japan. Identitätssuche im Spannungsfeld von Nation, Region und globalem Kapital zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts
Creators: name: Rothacher, Albrecht
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 148 (2018): ASIEN (Juli)
UML profile for goal-oriented modelling
Creators: name: Abid, Muhammad Rizwan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a standard for visual modelling. We can design abstract models by using its elements. Although the semantic scope of UML elements is very broad, it does not fully address the needs of some modelling domains, including the modelling of goals and non-functional requirements (NFR). To address this problem, UML allows the customization of its metamodel with an extension mechanism called UML profile. Some work has already been done in the area of UML profiles for NFR and goals. In some cases, the proposed solutions were incorrectly or only partially integrated with UML. Sometimes, the profiles were based on metamodels whose nature and accuracy for this domain were unclear. In other cases, the profiling approaches taken were not well supported by tools, which have led to unsatisfactory solutions. In this thesis, we propose a UML profile for the Goal-oriented Requirement Language (GRL), a goal/NFR notation undergoing standardization at the International Telecommunication Union. Our profile is based on an abstract metamodel of GRL, which has already been successfully tested and implemented in non-UML tools. This profile is also implemented in a UML 2 tool, namely Telelogic G2 4.0, and is well integrated with the rest of UML. Challenges and design decisions for the concrete support of this profile with tools are discussed along the way. The profiling approach used in this thesis is one that has been recommended by modellers and standards developers. Our profile for goal-oriented modelling is also illustrated and validated with several examples.
Ken’ichi Mishima, Wolfgang Schwentker (in Zusammenarbeit mit Manfred Hubricht, Tadashi Suzuki, Kuniyuki Terada und Robin Weichert): Geschichtsdenken im modernen Japan. Eine kommentierte Quellensammlung
Creators: name: Derichs, Claudia
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 148 (2018): ASIEN (Juli)
Distributed subwavelength grating demultiplexer in SOI
Creators: name: Bisaillon, Eric
name: Nadeau, Marie-Claude
name: Chrostowski, Lukas
name: Kirk, Andrew
name: Tan, Dawn T.H.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: A shallow-etched, distributed grating is proposed as a wavelength demultiplexer. The distributed grating constitutes a structure with completely decoupled reflective and diffractive properties. The theory behind the layout of the distributed grating is presented. The structure is modeled using RCWA and FDTD. Modeling results predict up to 79% efficiency over a 60nm wavelength range. Device fabrication results are presented. Early optical characterization of a test structure confirms the expected behavior for the device. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Refractive index sensor based on etched D-fibres with wavelength adjustable operating point and resolution.
Creators: name: Chandani, Sameer M.
name: Jaeger, Nicolas A. F.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: Silica based fibre-optic refractive index sensors are gaining acceptance over conventional refractometers and finding applications in chemical/biological sensing due to many of their desirable properties. Here we present an optical fibre-based refractive index sensor that uses the power transmission through etched D-shaped fibres. The sensor's operating point and resolution can be tailored for a specific application by selecting the correct combination of the operating wavelength and the cladding thickness of the etched fibre. The sensor's power transmission depends on the surrounding refractive index in which the sensor head is immersed. The sensor presented has a maximum resolution on the order of 10-6 in its "high resolution" region and on the order of 10-4 in its "low resolution" region. The refractive index at which the maximum resolution occurs in the high resolution region can be shifted by ~0.012 and by ~0.027 in the low resolution region. To date, such high resolutions have been reported over narrow ranges and/or for fibre Bragg grating based sensors, which require optical spectral analysis which typically, is costly. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
ESTRATEGIAS DE AFRONTAMIENTO EN PADRES QUE HAN PERDIDO UN HIJO DE MANERA INESPERADA EN SU PROCESO DE ELABORACIÓN DE DUELO
Creators: name: Miranda, Isaura
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Duelo
Pérdida
Hijos
Muerte
Padres
Complicado
Estrategias

description: En la siguiente tesis, se presenta un trabajo de investigación correlacional acerca de las estrategias de afrontamiento positivas y negativas que utilizan los padres ante la muerte de un hijo, y como estas estrategias se vinculan con una adecuada o inadecuada elaboración del proceso de duelo.
Flow and hydraulic efficiency of vertical intake structures
Creators: name: Auckland, Adam
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: This thesis presents the results of an extensive experimental investigation into the hydraulic efficiency of a vertically-oriented water intake. Water supplied from rivers and reservoirs is usually drawn through intakes. Under low submergence conditions, the operation of an intake is associated with the formation of surface vortices, which result in flow reduction and the downstream entrainment of air and swirl. The experimental work considered the fact that vortex formation is governed by the geometrical characteristics of the intake (e.g. diameter, shape, submergence, surrounding boundary, etc.) and the approaching flow conditions. Therefore, the experimental study was conducted to investigate the influence that the local shape and the proximity to boundaries each have on the hydraulic performance of a water intake. The results of the present experimental program have lead to a better understanding of the phenomena that govern the flow in such structures and to the elaboration of improved design guidelines.
Downregulation of ATRX disrupts cell proliferation and cell cycle progression
Creators: name: Delorme, Marilyne
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.
subject: Biology, Cell.
subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: ATRX is a chromatin remodelling protein of the SNF2 family of chromatin remodelling proteins. Mutations in the ATRX gene have been shown to cause the ATR-X syndrome, an X-linked mental retardation disorder. ATRX is part of a chromatin-remodelling complex with Daxx that localizes to PML nuclear bodies or pericentromeric heterochromatin and is thought to regulate gene expression. In mice, Atrx inactivation results in embryonic lethality whereas conditional forebrain specific Atrx ablation showed impaired development and disorganization of the cortex. Furthermore, ATRX phosphorylation was shown to be cell cycle dependant, suggesting an important role for ATRX in cell cycle regulation. In this study we investigated the effects of ATRX downregulation in cell culture models, using siRNA transient transfection, a clone expressing an shRNA targeted to ATRX, and Atrxnull MEFs. ATRX downregulated cells showed reduced growth rates and cell cycle defects at the G1 and S phases of the cell cycle. Moreover, ATRX ablation was associated with an altered Rb phosphorylation status and decreased expression of the cyclin A and E2F-1 proteins. Taken together our results suggest that ATRX may play a significant role in cell cycle progression that is pertinent for proper development.
The design of a culturally sensitive smoking cessation programme for low-income Franco-Ontarian women
Creators: name: Laplante, Denise M
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Public Health.

description: Low-income Franco-Ontarian women have a higher prevalence of smoking than the general population. Smoking cessation programmes specifically designed for low-income women and in the French language are not offered in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario. In order to redress inequities in delivery of French language services, a culturally sensitive smoking cessation programme for low income Franco-Ontarian women was designed. The following three studies were conducted: 1) a systematic review of the effects of smoking cessation interventions for low-income women; 2) an exploration study on the meaning of smoking to disadvantaged Franco-Ontarian women and their programme needs; 3) a narrative synthesis that informed the development of a logic model for a culturally sensitive smoking cessation programme for the population of interest. The first study, the systematic review, no evidence was found to support that smoking cessation interventions were effective in a population of low-income pregnant women. In addition, there was limited evidence that smoking cessation interventions were effective in low-income non-pregnant women. Overall, this systematic review was inconclusive: there were few studies included in this review, and several studies had limitations. This review has important implications for future research, suggesting that further attention should be given to the design of smoking cessation interventions by including outcome measures of cessation at 6-month and 12-month as well as biochemical validation of self-reported cessation. In addition, interventions should be tailored to meet the specific needs of low-income women and target the underlying causes of smoking. The second study provided new and important contextual information surrounding a population of low-income and Franco-Ontarian female smokers that are living in the community of Vanier. The third study involved a narrative synthesis which integrated several forms of knowledge and informed the development of a logic model. The logic model explains the pathways for a culturally sensitive smoking cessation program for low-income Franco-Ontarian women. The main levers of the intervention are to improve coping strategies/mechanisms, improve self-esteem while providing social support within a working group. Potential programme components were recommended: a gender-centered, holistic and culturally competent approach; the inclusion of empowerment, skill building and self-care; as well as community involvement.
Optical fiber-based liquid level sensor.
Creators: name: Chandani, Sameer M.
name: Jaeger, Nicolas A. F.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: A liquid level sensor based on etched D-shaped silica optical fibers is presented. The optical transmission of the sensor depends on the liquid level. The sensor can be realized as a continuous level sensor with a high resolution and requires only one fiber and one optical source and detector. We have demonstrated a sensor with a resolution of ~ 1 mm. The sensor works for liquids with refractive indices greater than ~ 1.45. We show that the sensor response is the same for increasing and decreasing liquid levels. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Robert G. Sutter: East Asia and the Pacific. Challenges for U.S. Policy; Walden Bello: People and Power in the Pacific. The Struggle for the Post-Cold War Order
Creators: name: Klein, Susanne Nicolette
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 49 (1993): ASIEN (Oktober)
A study of optical frequency domain reflectometry and its associated distributed sensor applications
Creators: name: Bolen, Ryan
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Physics, Optics.

description: Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) is an interferometric technique which is capable of interrogating fibers under test (FUT) up to kilometers in length with millimeter resolution[10]. It does so by taking the Rayleigh backscattered light, or Fresnel back-reflected light and combining it with the reference arm to create a beating signal. The beating signal is then Fourier transformed to create a scattering profile of the FUT. Presented in this thesis are 5 novel OFDR configurations that improve the SNR in the spatial domain up to 26dB. As well, 4 new data analysis algorithms are presented that improve the spectral resolution by up to a factor of 40 and spectral SNR by 1.31dB. The FUT's investigated are regular SMF, linear FBG's, and chirped FBG's. With these, the wavelength shift at specific points along the FUT is measured and correlated with temperature changes (with associated applications), longitudinal stress, and torsional stress stimuli.
Helmut Buchholt: Kirche, Kopra, Bürokraten. Gesellschaftliche Entwicklung und strategisches Handeln in Nord-Sulawesi/ Indonesien
Creators: name: Van Eeuwijk, Peter
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 49 (1993): ASIEN (Oktober)
Electroactive polymer actuator online database
Creators: name: Shkuratoff, K. A.
name: Genereux, N.
name: Madden, John D. W.
name: Filipozzi, Luca
name: Hsu, G.
name: Poon, D.
name: Van Der Star, A.
name: Cheng, P.
name: Irwin, D.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: As polymer actuator performance improves there is an increasing demand to understand and compare properties. Past comparisons have relied on general statements of properties but do not capture the interdependence of these properties or keep up with the rapid pace of change. Modeling such interdependencies is complex. An alternative is to compile many measurements. A new actuator database has been created that is a compilation of experimental methods and results (mechanical, electrical, chemical and other properties) combined with a web interface. The objective is to capture actuator performance under a wide variety of conditions. The current content of the page is presented and justified. Researchers may submit data to the web page via an online form. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Modelling of elliptical core D-fibers for determination of cladding thickness.
Creators: name: Chandani, Sameer M.
name: Jaeger, Nicolas A. F.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: Cladding-reduced fibers with elliptical cores can be used in the fabrication of fiber-optic sensors. Here we analyze the power transmission ratio in cladding reduced D-shaped optical fibers for the purpose of determining the cladding thickness, in a non-destructive manner, when the fibers have been etched to reduce their cladding thicknesses to allow interaction of the optical evanescent field with an external medium having a refractive index greater than the mode effective index of the fiber. Parameters needed to determine the cladding thickness are determined empirically using the measured power transmission ratio of a few calibration fibers. We show that one can estimate the cladding thickness by fitting the measured transmission ratio curves for the fiber of interest to the curves generated for the calibration fibers. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
La territorialisation mediatisee: Le narratif de la souverainete nationale dans l'Arctique
Creators: name: Lauzon, Daniel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Political Science, General.

description: Longtemps isole et pratiquement inaccessible, l'Arctique est recemment devenu un lieu hautement conteste par la communaute internationale. Entre autres, les ressources petrolieres abondantes et l'ouverture imminente du celebre Passage du Nord-Ouest font en sorte qu'au 21e siecle l'importance economique, strategique et environnementale de l'Arctique n'est plus en cause. Le controle de ce territoire, par contre, est vivement conteste. Pour mieux comprendre l'enjeu de la souverainete dans l'Arctique, cet ouvrage se penche sur la strategie de territorialisation du gouvernement canadien et etudie la creation d'un narratif de souverainete nationale qui vise a creer un lien entre la population, le territoire et l'autorite. L'ouvrage reconnait aussi que dans le cas de l'Arctique la plus grande partie de la population n'a presque aucun contact direct avec l'espace a territorialiser, et postule que le gouvernement doit donc creer un lien mediatise entre l'autorite, la population et le territoire afin de le controler.
母婴健康全人群——孕妇血浆游离DNA高深度测序构建胎儿全基因组检测遗传病项目
Creators: name: 唐庄媛
Publisher: name: CNGB
Year: 2025
Subjects: Genome sequencing and assembly
Raw sequence reads
Phenotype or Genotype
Multiisolate

description: 50例孕妇血浆游离DNA（cell-free DNA, cfDNA）的测序数据比对后的结果文件
Capacitive charging and background processes in carbon nanotube yarn actuators
Creators: name: Mirfakhrai, Tissaphern
name: Kozlov, Mikhail
name: Zhang, Mei
name: Fang, Shaoli
name: Baughman, Ray H.
name: Madden, John D. W.
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: Twist-spun carbon nanotube yarns actuate when extra charge is added to the yarn. This charge can be stored in a doublelayer capacitor formed when the yarn is submersed in an electrolyte. The dependence of the actuation stress and strain on the stored charge must be studied if double layer charging models are to be fully verified over large potential ranges. However, background currents are generated in the system when an electrical potential is applied, making it hard to discern the charge stored in the actuator and the charge that passes through the cell due to faradaic processes. A model is developed to separate the capacitive and faradaic portions of the actuator current. The model is then applied to the analysis of the actuation data. The consistency of the results paves the way to understanding the real strain-charge behavior of the actuator. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Dynamism of collaboration: Examining four teachers' experience of implementing inclusion using Nonaka's theory of knowledge creation
Creators: name: Robertson-Grewal, Kristen
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Education, Leadership.
subject: Education, Special.

description: This qualitative study explored four Eastern Ontario public school teachers' experiences of implementing inclusion through collaboration. The framework for investigating these experiences was Nonaka's (1994) theory of organizational knowledge creation, the crux of which is the mobilization and conversion of tacit (or experiential) knowledge. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed inductively. The findings showed that these teachers wanted to collaborate to implement inclusion, but the organizational structures and culture were not in place to promote this activity. Although Nonaka's (1994) theory has the potential to describe how teachers create knowledge through collaboration, it did not occur in this research. Practical implications and future research are discussed. Keywords: inclusion, collaboration, Nonaka, tacit knowledge, knowledge creation
Using UAV photogrammetric data to support multi-objective forest management plans
Creators: name: Giannetti, Francesca
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Forest sustainable management
Farming/Forestry competitiveness and diversification
Decisional Support System
silviculture

description: In Italy and Europe, there is a growing demand for forest and agroforestry companies to prioritize multifunctionality and certification. The first step involves obtaining spatial data to derive multifunctionality indicators for developing multi-objective management plans.
Adaptive spatial compounding for improving ultrasound images of the epidural space
Creators: name: Tran, Denis
name: Kamani, Allaudin
name: Rohling, Robert N.
name: Lessoway, Vickie
Publisher: name: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Year: 2011

description: Epidural anesthesia can be a difficult procedure, especially for inexperienced physicians. The use of ultrasound imaging can help by depicting the location of the epidural space to choose the needle trajectory appropriately. Anatomical features in the lower back are not always clearly visible because of speckle poor reflection from structures at certain angles, and shadows from bony surfaces. Spatial compounding has the potential to reduce speckle and emphasize structures by averaging a number of images taken at different isonation angles. However, the beam-steered images are not perfectly aligned due to non-constant speed of sound causing refraction errors. This means compounding can blur features. A non-rigid registration method, called warping, shifts each block of pixels of the beam-steered images in order to find the best alignment to the reference image without beam-steering. By applying warping, the features become sharper after compounding. To emphasize features further, edge detection is also applied to the individual images in order to select the best features for compounding. The warping and edge detection parameters are calculated in real-time for each acquired image. In order to reduce computational complexity, linear prediction of the warping vectors is used. The algorithm is tested on a phantom of the lower back with a linear probe. Qualitative comparisons are made among the original plus combinations of compounding, warping, edge detection and linear prediction. The linear gradient and Laplacian of a Gaussian are used to quantitatively assess the visibility of the bone boundaries and ligamentum flavum on the processed images. The results show a significant improvement in quality. Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
Anatomy of the Somerset Case of 1772: Law, Popular Politics and Slavery in Hanoverian Britain
Creators: name: Gourlay, Kristi
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: History, European.

description: This thesis examines the Somerset Case of 1772 and considers it within its immediate social, political, and legal landscape. Legal and political reform and imperial debate ensured that the case would be important for the understanding of core English ideals such as property, slavery, liberty, humanity and natural rights. These issues coalesced in 1772 and provided the background against which Lord Mansfield reached his famous decision. Instead of contributing to the ongoing economic versus humanitarian debate in recent scholarship, this thesis seeks to uncover the genesis of these humanitarian sentiments, and show how humanist arguments became useful and important in late-eighteenth century legal and abolitionist thought. Popular political agitation, the proliferation of pamphlets, the circulation of ideas concerning the rights of man, and legal reformist argument throughout England and Scotland influenced the case and Mansfield's final decision. By considering the Somerset decision within its immediate social, political, and legal landscape, it is unmistakable that the case was a harbinger that abolition was to come in England.
A Researcher Guide to Writing a Climate Justice Oriented Data Management Plan
Creators: name: DHCC Information, Measurement and Practice Action Group
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: climate justice
data management
digiatl humanities

description: This Researcher Guide to Writing a Climate Justice Oriented Data Management Plan aims to enable researchers to be bold in interpreting the data management guidance. The guide was written in Winter/Spring 2022 by the Information, Measurement and Practice Action Group of the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition. If you have suggestions for changes or improvements, please let us know. This document is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International license. Exceptions: marked images and extracts from the AHRC Research Funding Guide.
Commonly invasive serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae trigger a reduced innate immune response compared with serotypes rarely responsible for invasive infection
Creators: name: Burgess, Thomas S.T.
name: Hirschfeld, Aaron F.
name: Tyrrell, Gregory J.
name: Bettinger, Julie A.
name: Turvey, Stuart E.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Although there are more than 90 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae (or pneumococcus), it is not understood why a small number of serotypes account for most invasive infections. To investigate the human innate immune response triggered by different pneumococcal serotypes, monocyte-derived macrophages were exposed to a group of commonly and rarely invasive pneumococcal clinical isolates and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α production was measured. Commonly invasive pneumococcal serotypes triggered significantly less TNF-α production than serotypes rarely responsible for invasive infection (P < 0.004). These data indicate that one factor influencing the invasive potential of a pneumococcal serotype is the magnitude of innate immune-mediated TNF-α production triggered by exposure to the organism and suggest that the integrated host response generated against commonly invasive pneumococcal serotypes may be less effective than the response directed against rarely invasive serotypes.
РОЛЬ ФИНАНСОВЫХ ПОТОКОВ В ФИНАНСОВОЙ СИСТЕМЕ
Creators: name: Saydullayeva, Z.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description:  В статье рассмотрена структура финансового сектора и финансовой системы, дано ее научное определение, а также отражено значение финансовой системы и процесса взаимовыгодных денежных потоков в обществе. Ключевые слова: Финансы, финансовая система, деньги, потоки капитала, финансовые рынки, финансовые активы, финансовые институты, финансовые услуги.
Contemporary and phanerozoic patterns of global biodiversity
Creators: name: Kalmar, Attila
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Biology, Ecology.
subject: Paleontology.

description: Contemporary and Phanerozoic Patterns of Global Biodiversity is a global study testing theories explaining variation in taxic richness, and drawing parallels between contemporary- and paleodiversity. The unifying idea of the thesis is that most of the variation in contemporary and past richness depends on analogous factors: (1) sampling effects, (2) richness-energy relationships, and (3) geometric considerations pertaining to isolation and fragmentation. We present a predictive model of global island biogeography, uniting classic ideas of the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography (ETIB) with the Species-Energy Theory (Chapter 1). We quantify insular isolation and propose an equation to measure the isolation reducing effects of neighboring islands. In Chapter 2 we extend our model to continental parcels of land. We show that area-climate interactions are strong both on continents and on islands. Notwithstanding, species-area slopes do not depend either on distance-based or on historical isolation, in apparent contradiction with some predictions of the ETIB. Thus, broad-scale patterns of diversity on islands and continents are commensurable. In Chapter 3 we evaluate the completeness of the global Phanerozoic record of continental (terrestrial and freshwater) metazoans, aiming to use these data in subsequent chapters. Results of this analysis suggest the relative completeness of the continental fossil record is not markedly inferior to that of the marine fossil record at the taxonomic level of the family and at the stratigraphic level of the stage. The exponential diversification curve of suprageneric continental taxa is unlikely to be the result of rock bias. Chapter 4 adopts a multivariate approach to model variation in fossil diversity. Our main finding is that turnovers of metazoan families are strongly correlated with the number of magnetic polarity reversal records per stratigraphic stage over the Phanerozoic. This suggests that either variation in fossil richness and reversal intensity are both strongly influenced by preservation bias, or that extinction and origination rates have a strong and quantifiable perturbation regime. In Chapter 5 we classify stratigraphic stages into alternating extinction and origination cycles to test for supercyclicity. Paleomagnetic and fossil data both support this hypothesis over the Lower Paleozoic, the Upper Paleozoic and the Mesozoic.
Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) scientific use cases powered by the CFDE Data Distillery biomedical knowledge  graph, integrating multiple Common Fund datasets
Creators: name: Kumar, Praveen
name: Metzger, Vincent
name: Purushotham, Swasti
name: Kedia, Priyansh
name: Lambert, Christophe
name: Yang, Jeremy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Data Distillery (DD) partnership project has developed a knowledge graph (KG) integrating semantically precise and rich assertions from nine CF programs and numerous other high-value sources, implemented in Neo4j and designed to support a diverse range of biomedical research questions. As a partner, the Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) Data Coordinating Center (DCC) has contributed datasets and developed scientific use cases focusing on the central goal of IDG, identifying and illuminating new and understudied drug targets. More specifically, for a given disease or condition, can the DDKG be used to find associations and aggregate evidence for genes and proteins as potential drug targets? The Neo4j Cypher query language is used to represent domain-intelligent questions, and combine evidence paths as an objective measure of confidence. Collaborating with the DD core team, we developed a local research environment via a cloud-ready containerized KG, recently migrated to the new higher-performance version-5 Neo4j. Guided by LINCS-DCC (Maayan Lab) work, we have also developed a "Condensed-KG" derived and subsetted from the latest DDKG for simplicity and interpretability applicable to IDG use cases. Furthermore, we have developed a novel KG2ML module to detect genes/proteins lacking explicit association with a given disease/condition within the KG. Built upon our prior works in KG-based ML and positive-unlabeled (PU) learning, KG2ML estimates the proportion of genes/proteins that might be associated with a disease/condition among those not explicitly linked, providing well-calibrated predictions on the association between genes/proteins and a specified condition/disease.
Emotion Need Diary Study
Creators: name: Yan, Shuo
name: Berenbaum, Howard
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Clinical Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: The study explored the associations between emotions and motivation achievements. We examined six discrete, specific emotions: cheerfulness, contentment, tranquility, sadness, fear, and anger. We explored two types of motivation achievements: progress on personal strivings and satisfaction with psychological needs. We explored the satisfaction of six psychological needs: affiliation, competence, autonomy, predictability, control, and harm-avoidance. We used daily diaries to explore between- and within-level associations between each motivation achievement and each emotion.