cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Production of Recycled HDPE Containing Flame Retardants at Small-Scale: a thermo-analysis study
Creators: name: Samadi Ghandehari, Parya
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Flame retardant
Recycled
HDPE
High-density polyethylene
Plastic

description: This study focuses on investigating the fire retardancy of recycled milk bottles using small-scale extruders. The aim is to enhance the fire resistance properties of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk bottle waste. The HDPE milk bottles were shredded into 5-10 mm shreds and combine with fire retardant additives, aluminium hydroxide (ATH) and fly ash (FA). The produced samples were subjected to various tests and experiments to evaluate their performance. The evaluations included the vertical flammability test (UL 94) to determine the flammability characteristics of the compositions. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed to study the thermal degradation behaviour, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measured the thermal stability and heat flow properties. The melt flow index (MFI) was measured to assess the flowability and processability of the compositions. Furthermore, the morphology and elemental composition of the produced samples were investigated using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS).
description: The results obtained from these comprehensive tests and analyses offered valuable information regarding the fire retardancy and thermal characteristics of the compositions. The SEM analysis correlated with the manufacturing process by confirming the uniform distribution and incorporation of additives within the polymer matrix. Notably, a composition containing 46% virgin HDPE, 26% recycled HDPE, and 28% fly ash achieved a V-2 rating in the UL 94 vertical flammability test. TGA and DSC tests provided further insights, showing enhanced thermal stability and improved heat resistance due to the incorporation of fire retardant additives.
description: Overall, this research highlights the feasibility of converting plastic waste into high-quality, flame-retardant products, paving the way for future applications in building materials and offering a sustainable solution to plastic waste management.
Limit orbits in real reductive lie algebras.
Creators: name: Jin, Bo.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Mathematics.

description: Let G be a real reductive group, X a semisimple element of the Lie algebra g of G. We define the limit set $$\lim\sb{t\rightarrow0\sp+}t {\bf G}\cdot X\ {:=}\ \{ Y\mid Y=\lim\sb{i\rightarrow\infty}t\sb{i}\cdot Ad(g\sb{i})\cdot X,\ g\sb{i}\ \in {\bf G},\ t\sb{i}\rightarrow0\sp+\}$$ The problem considered in this thesis is to dertermine when this set is the closure of a single G-orbit (necessarily nilpotent). For complex groups this problem, has been solved by W. Borho and H. Kraft (2). For real groups, a conjecture of D. Barbasch and D. Vogan (1) states that $\lim\limits\sb{t\rightarrow\infty}t {\bf G}\cdot X$ is the closure of exactly one real nilpotent orbit where X is an elliptic semisimple element. In this thesis, we do not solve the above problem in general, but we prove a result which provides a reduction to certain Levi subalgebras. This reduction leads to a complete solution in some special cases. In particular, for complex groups we recover a result of W. Borho and H. Kraft.
Supplementary document for Simulations of micro-sphere/shell 2D silica photonic crystals for radiative cooling - 5176311.pdf
Creators: name: WHITWORTH, Guy
name: Jaramillo-Fernandez, Juliana
name: Pariente, Jose
name: Fernandez, Pedro David Garcia
name: Blanco, Alvaro
name: Lopez, Cefe
name: TORRES, Clivia SOTOMAYOR
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Information
Exploring the impact of a community of practice on the social construction of nurse educator identity and practice through critical participatory action research
Creators: name: Woods, Andrew J
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Education
Participatory action research
Professional identity
Community of practice
Social constructionism

description: This participatory action research aimed to explore the impact of a professional community of practice on the social construction of nurse educator identities and practice. National and international literature has identified that nurses struggle to transition to educator roles and authenticate their professional identities. Where Australian health strategy and policy has not addressed these issues, a local grassroots approach provided an opportunity for communicative action and knowledge generation. Through this process and a clearer perception of their efficacy as educators, the nurse educator participants will help to deliver better health outcomes in their region of Australia.
Statistical Inference for Lévy-Driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Processes
Creators: name: Abdelrazeq, Ibrahim
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Lévy-Driven process
Ornstein-Uhlenbeck
Sampled process
Goodness-of-fit
Model checking
Testing

description: When an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (or CAR(1)) process is observed at discrete times 0, h, 2h,··· [T/h]h, the unobserved driving process can be approximated from the ob- served process. Approximated increments of the driving process are used to test the assumption that the process is L\'evy-driven. Asymptotic behavior of the test statis- tic at high sampling frequencies is developed assuming that the model parameters are known. The behavior of the test statistics using an estimated parameter is also studied. If it can be concluded that the driving process is L\'evy, the empirical process of the approximated increments can then be used to carry out more precise tests of goodness-of-fit. For example, one can test whether the driving process can be modeled as a Brownian motion or a gamma process. In each case, performance of the proposed test is illustrated through simulation.
Aus der Energiekrise durch Effizienz und Suffizienz
Creators: name: Fee, Eric
name: Wehinger, Franziska
name: Hölting, Philipp
name: Schuberth, Jens
name: Hendzlik, Manuel
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Energiekrise
subject: Energieversorgung
subject: Erdöl
subject: Erdgas
subject: Gasversorgung
subject: Energieimport
subject: Energieeffizenz
subject: Suffizienz
subject: Klima | Energie

description: Dieses Kurzpapier bietet konkrete Maßnahmen, die dazu beitragen können, schnellstmöglich den Verbrauch von Gas und Öl zu reduzieren, um die Energieversorgung sicherzustellen, die Verbraucher*innen zu entlasten und gleichzeitig zu Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit beizutragen. Das Papier enthält Vorschläge, die innerhalb weniger Wochen und daher bis zum nächsten Winter problemlos umzusetzen sind. Ergänzend werden bestehenden UBAâĄ -Vorschläge zusammengefasst und die weiteren Schritte für die Beschleunigung der Nachhaltigkeitstransformation skizziert. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Dieses Kurzpapier bietet konkrete Maßnahmen, die dazu beitragen können, schnellstmöglich den Verbrauch von Gas und Öl zu reduzieren, um die Energieversorgung sicherzustellen, die Verbraucher*innen zu entlasten und gleichzeitig zu ⁠Klimaschutz⁠ und ⁠Nachhaltigkeit⁠ beizutragen. Das Papier enthält Vorschläge, die innerhalb weniger Wochen und daher bis zum nächsten Winter problemlos umzusetzen sind. Ergänzend werden bestehenden ⁠UBA⁠-Vorschläge zusammengefasst und die weiteren Schritte für die Beschleunigung der Nachhaltigkeitstransformation skizziert.
Supplementary document for Simulations of micro-sphere/shell 2D silica photonic crystals for radiative cooling - 5176311.pdf
Creators: name: WHITWORTH, Guy
name: Jaramillo-Fernandez, Juliana
name: Pariente, Jose
name: Fernandez, Pedro David Garcia
name: Blanco, Alvaro
name: Lopez, Cefe
name: TORRES, Clivia SOTOMAYOR
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Information
An Analysis of the Effects of Exchange Fluctuations on Employment, Output and Productivity in Canada
Creators: name: Ghasemi, Sima
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Exchange rate
output
productivity
Canada
petro-currency
manufacturing sector
Resource Sector
natural resources
Dutch Disease
Canadian dollar
Oil price
employment
Exchange Fluctuations
Canadian economy
commodity price

description: Since the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canadian dollar has come to be regarded as a petro-currency. Consequently, rising prices of oil and gas (as well as other natural resources) would increase capital inflows that would lead to a higher exchange rate and contribute to the decimation of the export-oriented Canadian manufacturing sector by making Canadian products less competitive internationally. Some have argued that the Canadian economy has started to show symptoms related to the Dutch Disease. One important symptom is the slow rate of productivity growth, which consequently leads to the theory that Canada’s productivity performance depends significantly on the foreign exchange value of the domestic currency. This dissertation attempts to address these issues and seeks to solve the question of whether the Canadian economy is suffering from the Dutch Disease, as well as whether or not movements of the Canadian dollar are responsible for the low Canadian productivity growth since the 1990s.
Sigma-1 Receptors Modulate NMDA Receptor Function
Creators: name: Sokolovski, Alexandra
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Immunocytochemistry
Immunohistochemistry
Neuroscience
NMDA Receptor
σ-1 Receptor
Modulation
Colocalization

description: The sigma-1 receptor (σ-1R) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein that modulates a number of ion channels. It is hypothesized that σ-1Rs activated with agonist translocate to the plasma membrane. The σ-1R potentiates N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptors (NMDARs), important constituents of synaptic plasticity. NMDARs are anchored in the plasma membrane by Postsynaptic Density Protein-95 (PSD-95). The mechanism behind σ-1R modulation of NMDARs is not known. The results of my investigation confirm that σ-1Rs localize extrasomatically. Following σ-1R activation, σ-1R localization to dendrites and postsynaptic densities (PSDs) is upregulated. Unpublished work from our lab has shown that σ-1Rs associate with PSD-95 and NMDARs. Furthermore, immunocytochemistry (ICC) showed σ-1R colocalization with PSD-95 and NMDAR subunits. After σ-1R activation there was significantly increased colocalization between σ-1R, PSD-95, and GluN2B. Overall, this study may have provided insight into the molecular mechanism behind σ-1R modulation of NMDARs, which could have implications in the understanding of synaptic plasticity.
Fostering implementation of knowledge into health practice: study protocol for the validation and redevelopment of the Knowledge Uptake and Utilization Tool
Creators: name: Shankar, Sneha
name: Skinner, Kelly
name: Morton Ninomiya, Melody E.
name: Bhawra, Jasmin
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Measurement of what knowledge is taken-up and how that information is used to inform practice and policies can provide an understanding about the effectiveness of knowledge uptake and utilization processes. In 2007, the Knowledge Uptake and Utilization Tool (KUUT) was developed to evaluate the implementation of knowledge into practice. The KUUT has been used by numerous large health organizations despite limited validity evidence and a narrow understanding about how the tool is used in practice and interpreted by users. As such, the overall purpose of this protocol is to redevelop the KUUT and gather validity evidence to examine and support its use in various health-related organizations. This protocol paper outlines a validation and redevelopment procedure for the KUUT using the unitary view of validity. Methods: The protocol outlined in this article proceeds through four phases, starting with redeveloping the tool, then evaluating validity evidence based on: test content, response processes and internal structure. The initial phase gathers information to redevelop the tool, and evaluates item content and response format. The second phase evaluates response process validity evidence by examining how a variety of users interact with the tool. In the third phase, the tool will be pilot tested with knowledge users and, in the final phase, psychometric properties of the tool will be examined and a final scoring structure will be determined. A knowledge translation plan described herein outlines where the final tool will be housed and how the information about the tool will be disseminated. Discussion: This protocol outlines a procedure to gather different sources of validity evidence for the KUUT. By addressing limitations in the original KUUT, such as complexities with scoring, a redeveloped KUUT supporting validity evidence will enhance the ability of health-related organizations to effectively use this tool for its intended purpose.
Lateral Torsional Buckling of Wood I-Joist
Creators: name: St-Amour, Rémi
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Lateral torsional buckling
Engineered wood products
Lateral instability
Lateral stability
Wood I-joist

description: Engineered wood I-joists have grown in popularity as flooring and roofing structural systems in the past 30 years, replacing solid sawn lumber joists. Typical wood I-joists are manufactured with a very slender section, which is desirable to achieve higher flexural capacities and longer spans; however, this makes them susceptible to lateral torsional buckling failure. Continuous beam spans and uplift forces on roof uplift are potential scenarios where lateral instability can occur and reflects the need to investigate the lateral torsional buckling behavior of wood I-joists. Within this context, the present study conducts an experimental investigation on the material properties and the critical buckling load of 42 wood I-joist specimens. A 3D finite element model is built using the experimentally determined material parameters to effectively predict the observed buckling behavior of the specimens while also accounting for initial imperfections in the joists. The adequacy of other analytical models to predict the critical buckling load of wood I-joists are also investigated. It is demonstrated that the American design standard underestimates the critical buckling load of wood I-joists while the classical theory provides an adequate estimate of the buckling capacity. Furthermore, the effects of initial imperfections on the lateral torsional buckling behavior are discussed. The developed and verified FE model is used to reproduce the nonlinear buckling behavior of the wood I-joist and also to provide an accurate estimate of the lateral torsional buckling capacity using the linear buckling analysis.
Residual stress and deformation in SPR joints of high strength materials
Creators: name: Haque, Rezwanul
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The first aim of this work was to study systematically force-displacement curve of self-piercing riveting (SPR) process in conjunction with specimen characterization. Carbon steel sheet with different thicknesses and hardnesses and steel rivets with different lengths and hardness levels were used to examine the influence of material properties on the force-displacement characteristic curve. Flat dies with three specific diameters and five types of depth also have been used to observe their influence on the joint formation and force-displacement curve. This study shows that the force-displacement curve can be used to monitor the quality of a joint within the process parameters (rivet length and hardness, total stack thickness and die geometry) studied. A simple and effective model was developed to determine rivet flaring in selfpiercing riveted (SPR) joints by taking into account the effect of C-frame deflection on the force-displacement curve. Both interrupted and un-interrupted SPR experiments were performed to define the start of rivet flaring and the subsequent path of the flaring rivet tip. Two key point events of the forcedisplacement curves were identified, d0 and dmax for start and end of rivet flaring respectively. A relationship was established for interrupted SPR samples, and was then validated for complete (un-interrupted) joints. The study shows that the characteristic force-displacement curve can be used to predict the rivet flaring inside an SPR joint without characterising the cross-section of a joint.
Studying the Properties of a Distributed Decentralized b+ Tree with Weak-Consistency
Creators: name: Ben Hafaiedh, Khaled
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: b-tree
b+tree
p2p
data-structure
distributed computing
systems design
distributed tree data structure
data vailidity

description: Distributed computing is very popular in the field of computer science and is widely used in web applications. In such systems, tasks and resources are partitioned among several computers so that the workload can be shared among the different computers in the network, in contrast to systems using a single server computer. Distributed system designs are used for many practical reasons and are often found to be more scalable, robust and suitable for many applications. The aim of this thesis is to study the properties of a distributed tree data-structure that allow searches, insertions and deletions of data elements. In particular, the b- tree structure [13] is considered, which is a generalization of a binary search tree. The study consists of analyzing the effect of distributing such a tree among several computers and investigates the behavior of such structure over a long period of time by growing the network of computers supporting the tree, while the state of the structure is instantly updated as insertions and deletions operations are performed. It also attempts to validate the necessary and sufficient invariants of the b-tree-structure that guarantee the correctness of the search operations. A simulation study is also conducted to verify the validity of such distributed data-structure and the performance of the algorithm that implements it. Finally, a discussion is provided in the end of the thesis to compare the performance of the system design with other distributed tree structure designs.
Regards sociologiques sur la traduction philosophique (Mexique, 1940-1970)
Creators: name: Castro-Ramirez, Nayelli-Maria
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Traductologie
traduction philosophique
sociologie culturelle
sociologie des réseaux
réseaux intellectuels
histoire de la traduction
philosophie
traduction
sociologie de la traduction
Translation studies
translation of philosophy
cultural sociology
intellectual networks
history of translation
philosophy
translation
sociology of translation

description: Depuis une perspective sociologique, la présente recherche est centrée sur le rôle des traducteurs de la philosophie vers l’espagnol, au Mexique, entre 1940 et 1970. Elle se fonde sur les développements sociologiques en traductologie, développements qui visent à mettre en relief l’intervention des traducteurs dans la construction des identités nationales, des répertoires bibliographiques et des traditions intellectuelles. Elle puise également à la sociologie culturelle, emprunte ses outils, et prête une attention particulière à l’intervention paratextuelle des agents faisant partie du réseau intellectuel mexicain dans la période à l’étude. La recherche offre une perspective macroscopique et une perspective microscopique du phénomène étudié. Depuis la perspective macroscopique, il est possible de construire le réseau intellectuel mexicain et de donner à voir la place que les traducteurs y occupent. En effet, ce « grand angle » ou vue d’ensemble permet de constater que la grande majorité des philosophes actifs pendant la période ont exercé la traduction de différentes manières, les deux facteurs déterminants étant représentés par la position où ils se situaient ou le courant de pensée qui définissait leur identité intellectuelle à l’intérieur du réseau. Depuis la perspective microscopique et à l’aide de données extraites d’un catalogue des traductions de philosophie publiées dans cette période, est construit un corpus d’interventions paratextuelles permettant d’analyser les stratégies discursives par lesquelles ces philosophes se servent de la traduction pour se constituer en tant qu’énonciateurs autorisés de la parole philosophique, mais également pour justifier l’importation des ouvrages considérés comme nécessaires pour intégrer la philosophie en espagnol au panorama intellectuel international.
title:  Roma, un laboratorio delle identità? Comunità ‘nazionali’, dinamiche associative e linguaggio devozionale tra XVI e XVIII secolo
Creators: name: Serra, Alessandro
Publisher: name: RomaTrE-Press
Year: 2018

description: Nella Roma d’Età moderna, all’interno dell’assai vario panorama delle confraternite laicali e nel quadro di una società che mantiene la sua tradizionale vocazione cosmopolita, le comunità ‘nazionali’ hanno una grande importanza in qualità di agenti della circolazione delle nuove devozioni – provenienti dalla loro rispettiva terra d’origine – nello spazio sacro urbano. Attraverso questi culti locali, le comunità forestiere rivendicano la propria specificità in relazione alle altre ‘nazioni’, rinforzando nel contempo, talvolta attraverso processi di sintesi tra componenti percepite come differenti, la propria rappresentazione identitaria e, di conseguenza, il senso di appartenenza dei propri membri.
description: Venire a Roma, restare a Roma. Forestieri e stranieri fra Quattro e Settecento
Supplementary document for Choosing a model for laser speckle contrast imaging - 5176375.pdf
Creators: name: Liu, Chang
name: Kilic, Kivilcim
name: Erdenerr, Sefik Evren
name: Boas, David
name: Postnov, Dmitry
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental figures 1 and 2 with descriptions, and detailed derivations for Eq. 12 and 13
The role of glucoregulatory processes in the cognition-enhancing effects of selected botanicals
Creators: name: Ossoukhova, Anastasia
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Relationship between cognitive and glucoregulatory properties of selected botanical extracts were accessed in a series a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-dose, repeated measures design studies. American ginseng significantly improved various aspects of working memory performance in both young and middle-aged healthy adults, although the dosage required for optimal effects varied according to the cognitive task employed. Peripheral blood glucose measures were unaffected suggesting that cognitive benefits were unrelated to the glucoregulatory properties of the herb. Differences of a Steady State Visually Evoked Potential measures in response to the active treatment compared to placebo suggest greater neural efficiency following American ginseng ingestion.
Realising a quantum absorption refrigerator with an atom-cavity system
Creators: name: Mitchison, Mark T.
name: Huber, Marcus
name: Prior, Javier
name: Woods, Mischa P.
name: Plenio, Martin B.
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: cavity quantum electrodynamics
subject: quantum absorption refrigerator
subject: quantum thermodynamics
subject: sideband cooling
subject: DDC 530 / Physics
subject: Thermodynamics
subject: Quantenthermodynamik

description: Abstract An autonomous quantum thermal machine comprising a trapped atom or ion placed inside an optical cavity is proposed and analysed. Such a machine can operate as a heat engine whose working medium is the quantised atomic motion or as an absorption refrigerator that cools without any work input. Focusing on the refrigerator mode, we predict that it is possible with state-of-the-art technology to cool a trapped ion almost to its motional ground state using a thermal light source such as sunlight. We nonetheless find that a laser or a similar reference system is necessary to stabilise the cavity frequencies. Furthermore, we establish a direct and heretofore unacknowledged connection between the abstract theory of quantum absorption refrigerators and practical sideband cooling techniques. We also highlight and clarify some assumptions underlying several recent theoretical studies on self-contained quantum engines and refrigerators. Our work indicates that cavity quantum electrodynamics is a promising and versatile experimental platform for the study of autonomous thermal machines in the quantum domain.
Fritz Hochwälders Großstadtroman «Donnerstag» oder Wie sich Schnitzler-Szenarien mit Horváth-Figuren erden lassen
Creators: name: Polt-Heinzl, Evelyne
Publisher: name: Studia austriaca
Year: 2012

description: The 155 scenes of Fritz Hochwälder’s posthumous novel group around one central idea: each of the characters expects a final decision from the coming Thursday. What was read as a loosely connected series of expressionistic short scenes reveals itself as a carefully constructed whole. The narrative cement is provided by erotic relationships, by the visualization of metropolitan patterns of motion, and by a tightly woven texture of motives. Through emotional and economic treason, Hochwälder puts Schnitzler’s language of love in the mouths of characters from Horváth’s narrative worlds, and he exploits an up to now overlooked criminal plot.
description: Studia austriaca, Vol 20 (2012)
Website and social networks profiles
Creators: name: Vergnani, Raffaele
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This deliverable gives proof and details of TANGENT website and social media accounts that will provide information on the evolution of the project to a wide audience. It provides detailed information about the overall structure, layout, and main features of the project website, which will be the most relevant interface to the public and useful to showcase all related information and disseminate the future results achieved.In addition, three social media channels will be used throughout the project duration: Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. They are particularly used by any type of professional and they are a widespread tool to share, promote and access information via short, direct, and targeted messages. The document provides information about the accounts, explaining why they are going to be used and providing an overview of the chosen layout (logo and banners).
Eva Rossmann’s mystery novel «Russen kommen». The Russians Are Coming. New Crimes, Old Fears, and Intercultural Alliances
Creators: name: Henderson, Heike
Publisher: name: Studia austriaca
Year: 2012

description: Eva Rossmann’s mystery novel Russen kommen, the tenth in a popular series, takes up a hot topic in Austria’s tourism industry: the tensions surrounding the recent influx of newly rich Russian visitors. This article uses Rossmann’s mystery as a case study to examine the impact of global culture and transnational investments on Austrian society. Trapped between provincialism and globalization, Austrians are forced to revisit old fears and find new ways of dealing with contemporary challenges. Due to its wide appeal, popular culture can lead the way in these negotiations.
description: Studia austriaca, Vol 20 (2012)
CO2 and CH4 emissions from mangrove dominated estuaries and tidal creeks in Australia
Creators: name: Rosentreter, Judith Andrea
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Carbon dioxide
Methane
Mangroves
Estuaries
Carbon cycling
Emissions
Climate change

description: Carbon budgets of the coastal ocean and mangrove ecosystems remain incomplete and global estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes have large uncertainties. This study investigates spatial, seasonal, and tidal variability of water pCO2 and CH4 concentrations, gas transfer velocities, organic and inorganic carbon exports, and potential carbon source in tropical mangrove dominated estuaries and tidal creeks in Australia. Global mangrove emissions of CO2 and CH4 are revised and potential offsets of ‘blue carbon’ burial by CH4 emissions are estimated, highlighting the important role of mangrove carbon cycling in the coastal ocean on a local and global scale.
Forced displacement and migration
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Springer Fachmedien
Year: 2022
Subjects: Sozialstaat

description: This book presents effective long-term solutions for displacement and migration against the background of the current debates. It offers insights on practical suggestions for dealing with displacement and migration due to violence, examines ideas for the management of global migration movements and looks into the integration of refugees and migrants. Throughout the chapters, experts from science, politics and practice shed light on the causes of global migration and the consequences of migration on a political, economic and social level. The focus of the discussion is not the avoidance of migratory movements, but above all the use of positive effects in countries of origin, transit and destination. The book is a must-read for researchers, policy-makers and politicians, interested in international cooperation and in a better understanding of causes, consequences and solutions of displacement and forced migration. © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2022
Structural brain signature of cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease: DTI-based evidence from the LANDSCAPE study
Creators: name: Gorges, Martin Peter
name: Müller, Hans-Peter
name: Liepelt, Inga
name: Storch, Alexander
name: Dodel, Richard C.
name: Hilker-Roggendorf, Rüdiger
name: Berg, Daniela
name: Kunz, Martin
name: Kalbe, Elke
name: Baudrexel, Simon
name: Kassubek, Jan Rainer
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: mild cognitive impairment
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Parkinson disease
subject: Dementia
subject: Diffusion tensor imaging
subject: Magnetic resonance imaging
subject: Parkinson-Krankheit
subject: Demenz
subject: Diffusionsgewichtete Magnetresonanztomografie

description: Background: The nonmotor symptom spectrum of Parkinson’s disease (PD) includes progressive cognitive decline mainly in late stages of the disease. The aim of this study was to map the patterns of altered structural connectivity of patients with PD with different cognitive profiles ranging from cognitively unimpaired to PD-associated dementia. Methods: Diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological data from the observational multicentre LANDSCAPE study were analyzed. A total of 134 patients with PD with normal cognitive function (56 PD-N), mild cognitive impairment (67 PD-MCI), and dementia (11 PD-D) as well as 72 healthy controls were subjected to whole-brain-based fractional anisotropy mapping and covariance analysis with cognitive performance measures. Results: Structural data indicated subtle changes in the corpus callosum and thalamic radiation in PD-N, whereas severe white matter impairment was observed in both PD-MCI and PD-D patients including anterior and inferior fronto-occipital, uncinate, insular cortices, superior longitudinal fasciculi, corona radiata, and the body of the corpus callosum. These regional alterations were demonstrated for PD-MCI and were more pronounced in PD-D. The pattern of involved regions was significantly correlated with the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD) total score. Conclusions: The findings in PD-N suggest impaired cross-hemispherical white matter connectivity that can apparently be compensated for. More pronounced involvement of the corpus callosum as demonstrated for PD-MCI together with affection of fronto-parieto-temporal structural connectivity seems to lead to gradual disruption of cognition-related cortico-cortical networks and to be associated with the onset of overt cognitive deficits. The increase of regional white matter damage appears to be associated with the development of PD-associated dementia.
Costellazioni del doppio nel «Golem» di Gustav Meyrink
Creators: name: Serio, Marco
Publisher: name: Studia austriaca
Year: 2012

description: This essay investigates the constellations of “double” in Meyrink’s novel Der Golem to the extent that the Golem derives its terror not from something alien or unknown but from something strangely familiar, which defeats our efforts to separate ourselves from it. According to this theory, the Golem turns out to be both the product of a psychic dissociation of the main character, due to a  comeback of his “removed past” induced by hypnosis, and the Jewish ghetto’s spirit brought to life by the suffering that its inhabitants have endured over the centuries. This essay also focuses on Pernath’s process of initiation, which aims at the conquest of his cultural memory.
description: Studia austriaca, Vol 20 (2012)
Developing drinking-water quality regulations and standards
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: WHO
Year: 2018
Subjects: Trinkwasserqualität
Volksgesundheit

description: This document provides practical guidance to support the development or revision of customized national or subnational drinking-water quality regulations and standards. The principles and guidance presented are broadly applicable across countries and contexts, including more resource-limited settings. Supporting examples from both lower- and higher-income countries are included. Drinking-water quality regulations and standards developed or revised in accordance with this guidance will reflect the best practices identified in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality to most effectively protect public health. Moreover, the regulations and standards will consider local needs, priorities and capacities to ensure that they are realistic and appropriate. Quelle: www.who.int
An Assessment of LEED Certification's Impact on Net Rental Rates for Commercial Office Space in Toronto, Ontario
Creators: name: Roy, Shawn
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: LEED
Environmental
responsible
green
social
building
landlord
tenant
developer
contractor
invest
rent

description: With issues such as energy crises, climate change and environmental degradation becoming evermore prevalent on national and international levels, industrialized societies are beginning to take heed of the impact they are having on the natural environment and we are beginning to see movements towards socially and environmentally responsible decision-making. With the impact that buildings have on the environment, it is important to understand what barriers are preventing or slowing investment in socially and environmentally responsible property. The present study was conducted to determine whether LEED certification has a significant impact on the market value of office buildings in Toronto, Ontario – value determined by the average net asking rent for each building. For some 68 subject and control buildings, we matched information on the net asking rent for 16 LEED certified (subject) buildings to 52 otherwise comparable properties (control buildings). Using ordinary least squares (OLS) analysis, we looked to find what relationship exists between net asking rent and the LEED label. Controlling for other variables historically shown to have an impact on property value, we expected the results of this study to determine whether there is a business case for LEED certification in the downtown Toronto office market. The results of the study have shown that LEED certification has had no impact on the market value of the sample of office buildings in Toronto. This is a surprising result, given the growth in the number of LEED buildings in Canada, but interviews with three senior executives in the industry have helped to provide insight into this trend. It seems that with time LEED will likely have an impact in this market, but it hasn‘t arrived yet.
Der geehrte Autor und die Kunst der Invektive. Zu Thomas Bernhards «Meine Preise»
Creators: name: Götze, Clemens
Publisher: name: Studia austriaca
Year: 2012

description: Thomas Bernhard reflects in his posthumously published story collection Meine Preise the most important of his many literary awards, which were often  associated with public scandals. This essay examines the mechanisms of authorship and self-stylization in the stories concerning the prizes received, shows the conglomeration of reality and fiction which characterizes his late work and offers a compact, interpretative survey of Bernhard’s prose volume in the light of his career in the literary field.
description: Studia austriaca, Vol 20 (2012)
Sexually transmitted diseases and their socio-demographic and behavioural correlates in Canada: National Population Health Survey, 1996-1997.
Creators: name: Navarro, Christine.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Public Health.

description: This research examines the two-year period prevalences and gender-specific correlates for self-reported gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, and genital warts among 43,192 sexually experienced Canadians aged 15 to 59 years in the 1996--97 National Population Health Survey. Reporting multiple partners in the past year was consistently related to higher prevalences of STD. Regular alcohol consumption was a potential indicator of a higher risk lifestyle that places men and women at increased risk for chlamydia and genital herpes. Canadian-born respondents were significantly more likely to report STD, which may be a result of respondent error. Gender, age, and age at first intercourse were also important correlates, acting as both direct risk factors influencing susceptibility and as markers of higher risk sexual activity. Although the survey relies on self-reports of STD experience, in combination with clinic-based studies and surveillance it can be a useful tool for targeting prevention strategies for the general population.
L’ospedale ecclesiastico: un’economia civile
Creators: name: Attollino, Simona
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2012

description: Il contributo - segnalato dal Prof. Raffaele Coppola, che ne attesta la scientificità ed originalità - è destinato alla pubblicazione nella rivista Il diritto ecclesiasticoSOMMARIO: 1. Premessa: l’attualità del tema – 2. Il Welfare State e le “nuove” protezioni sociali – 3. La laicità alla prova: sussidiarietà e cooperazione – 4. L’ente ecclesiastico ospedale classificato – 5. Libertà religiosa e associazionismo.Abstract :With this essay the Author analyses the way hospitals, managed by religious organizations (from here stems the Italian notion of so-called “ecclesiastical hospitals”), act in respect to the health care system, which in Italy is informed by the principle stated in article 32 of the Constitution: this principle affirms that “the Republic safeguards health as a fundamental right of the individual as a collective interest”. In particular, the Author is able to demonstrate that the integration process concerning the ecclesiastical hospitals can be considered either a result of the principle of “Subsidiarity” (in the horizontal sense of the term) or a product of the important role that, in Italian legal system, has been traditionally recognised to the religious groups, in primis to the Catholic ones. Despite a legal context more and more secularised, in Italy religion still plays a crucial role, especially in fields related to the common wealth. In this manner, with their organizations, religious groups can help the State in affirming and protecting the constitutional “values”, including those values which were stemmed from to secular roots.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2012: 6 febbraio
Clinical decision making in nursing practice with case-based reasoning
Creators: name: Naidu, Som
name: Oliver, Mary
name: Koronios, Andy
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper describes the development of a self-paced multimedia learning resource designed to facilitate the transition of graduating nurses into the workplace. The resource uses an authentic case to simulate the complexities of life in a typical hospital ward, and place graduating nurses in the role of problem-solvers. Problem solving in the simulation is based on a rich repertoire of cases and stories that have been extracted from the experiences of expert practitioners. This case-based reasoning architecture reflects a model of learning where graduating nurses are coached in the development of decision-making skills within the context of a contrived but an authentic presenting problem. Outcomes of formative evaluation carried out in a semi-structured format with individuals and small groups of nurse practitioners have revealed a positive disposition towards the resource and the approach to learning it utilises.
Do skilled migration policies deliver?: b a cross-country investigation of highly skilled migration to Austria and Australia
Creators: name: Herold, Natalie
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Migration
Migration policy
Skilled migration
Highly skilled migrants
Australia
Austria
457 visa
Red-White-Red Card
Policy networks
Immigration

description: In light of the growing importance of highly skilled migration in the “global race for talent”, this thesis investigates how immigration policy is designed to select and attract highly skilled migrants in Austria and Australia, and whether there is an alignment between the migration policy objectives and the motivations of highly skilled migrants themselves. With its theoretical foundations in migration theory, migration policy literature and policy network theory, this comparative case study adopts a holistic approach as it takes into account the governmental and the migrant perspective in its analysis of skill-selective, temporary, employer-driven immigration programs in Austria and Australia.
L’art. 27 ultimo capoverso del Concordato lateranense e la sua applicazione al Santuario della B. Vergine delle Grazie in Brescia
Creators: name: Vismara Missiroli, Maria
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2012

description: SOMMARIO: 1. Problemi interpretativi dell’art. 27.3 del Concordato Lateranense - 2. L'Istruzione della Congregazione del Concilio del 1930. - 3. La qualificazione di una chiesa come Santuario - 4. Requisiti per l’applicazione ai santuari dell’art. 27.3 - 4.1. Amministrazione civile - 4.2. Personalità giuridica - 5. La questione dei santuari di proprietà di persone fisiche o giuridiche - 6. Il Santuario della Beata Vergine delle Grazie di Brescia. Brevi cenni storici - 7. L’applicazione dell’art. 27.3 del Concordato lateranense al Santuario di S. Maria delle Grazie - 8. Conclusione.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2012: 6 febbraio
In vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of extracts from a marine mollusc
Creators: name: Ahmad, Tarek Belkasm
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Dicathais
Isatin
Tyrian purple
TNF
PUFA
Structure-activity-relationship
Brominated indoles

description: New drug leads for the treatment of inflammation are urgently needed. The main aim of this thesis was to assess the anti-inflammatory activity of the marine mollusc Dicathais orbita. Lipid extracts from the whole body and bromine indoles from the hypobranchial glands showed promising in vitro activity, inhibiting the production of nitric oxide, tumour necrosis factor and prostaglandin 2. The hypobranchial gland extract and 6-bromoisatin blocked the translocation of nuclear factor beta kappa into the nucleus of LPS-stimulated macrophages and prevented the development of acute lung inflammation in mice. Overall, this study identifies the marine whelk D. orbia as a promising source for potential anti-inflammatory nutraceutical development.
Supplementary document for Single-objective selective-volume illumination microscopy enables high-contrast light-field imaging - 5176634.pdf
Creators: name: Madaan, Sara
name: Dizon, Kevin
name: Jones, Matt
name: Zhong, Chenyang
name: Nadtochiy, Anna
name: Luu, Peter
name: Fraser, Scott
name: Truong, Thai
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Condensed Matter Imaging

description: Supplementary material
Il caso Lautsi contro l’Italia
Creators: name: Puppinck, Grégor
Publisher: name: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale
Year: 2012

description: Contributo segnalato dal Prof. Giorgio Feliciani, che ne attesta la scientificità e l'originalità. Grégor Puppinck, esperto presso il Consiglio d’Europa, partecipa in particolare al Comitato di esperti per la riforma della Corte. L’ECLJ è intervenuto come amicus curiae davanti alla Grande Chambre.SOMMARIO: 1. Premesse – 2. Il ragionamento della Seconda Sezione - 2.1. La ridefinizione dalla finalità del sistema educativo pubblico - 2.2. Il pluralismo educativo come finalità – 2.3. Sintesi del ragionamento della Sezione – 2.4.  Una sentenza contestata - 3.  Il ragionamento sviluppato dalla Grande Camera - 3.1. La sussidiarietà e il margine di apprezzamento – 3.2.  Il laicismo è una convinzione filosofica non neutra – 3.3. La neutralità si applica all’ “agire” e non all' "essere” dello  Stato – 3.4.  Democrazia, neutralità confessionale e laicità – 3.5.  L’educazione pubblica  nel senso della Grande Camera – 3.6.  Il crocefisso: un simbolo passivo – 3.7.  L’assenza d’ingerenza dello Stato - 4.  Gli sviluppi supplementari alla sentenza della Grande Camera – 4.1.  Il crocefisso e il velo islamico – 4.2.  La libertà negativa di religione dei non credenti – 4.3. La falsa soluzione bavarese – 4.4.  La tradizione – 4.5. La religione maggioritaria – 4.6.  Il dibattito religioso e politico – 4.7. Le conseguenze del caso Lautsi.
description: Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale, 2012: 13 febbraio
Mild [Pd(OAc)2/PPh3] catalyzed cyclization reactions of N-Alkyl-2-vinylazetidines with heterocumulenes.
Creators: name: Inman, Gyro A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Organic.

description: A synthetic route to N-alkylated 2-vinylazetidines is presented, and highly regioselective methods for the palladium(0)-catalyzed insertion of heterocumulenes into these substrates have been established, employing a Pd(OAc)2/PPh3 catalyst system under very mild conditions. An assortment of tetrahydro-pyrimidin-2-ones, tetrahydro-pyrimidin-2-imines, and [1,3]thiazinan-2-imines have been acquired in reactions with isocyanates, diarylcarbodiimides, and arylisothiocyanates. Unoptimized results in reactions with ketenes and ketenimines indicate a variety of carbon electrophiles could be used for the insertion and suggest great potential for these methods in organic synthesis. The steric and electronic influence of substituents on either the azetidine or carbodiimide has established maximal characteristics of substrates suitable for the insertion. Two conformational isomers result from insertion of o-tolylisocyanate into a variety of 2-vinylazetidines, indicating that enhanced congestion about the heterocycle creates an energy barrier at room temperature and inhibits ring flexibility. Stereochemical and regiochemical evidence support a likely catalytic cycle that involves the formation of a pi-allylpalladium intermediate as the active species for insertion and an equilibrium between a kinetic and thermodynamic product. An asymmetric procedure for the synthesis of optically active products could not be established, which suggests a more complex catalytic cycle.