cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Linguistic and attitudinal aspects of school year group exchanges: Immediate and long-term outcomes for participants.
Creators: name: MacFarlane, Alina.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Education, Language and Literature.

description: Neither interactional ability nor cultural understanding are easily acquired in the language classroom. In a recent study (MacFarlane & Wesche, 1995), French immersion graduates who reported using their French during contact opportunities with francophones outside the classroom were those who attained higher French proficiency and integrated French more into their daily lives after graduation. This led to the hypothesis that certain classroom limitations may be overcome by providing young learners of both official languages with opportunities for contact with native speakers and their culture beyond the classroom. To test this hypothesis, this study examined interethnic contact in the context of the SEVEC (The Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada) School Year Group Exchange Program. This exchange program, linked directly to classroom language study through pre- and post-exchange activities which supplement the 5 to 7 day visits in each community, pairs groups of anglophone and francophone students between the ages of 10 and 18 at minimal cost to participants. Although many exchange formats exist, the School Year Group Exchange program is accessible to a wider range of language students than longer exchanges. This research sought to answer the following questions: (1) What are the characteristics of school year group exchanges? (2) Which factors promote successful school year exchanges? (3) How are brief interethnic contact experiences and classroom language learning complementary? Evidence from the case study exchange indicates that exchange language learning processes and classroom language learning processes are complementary. The classroom equips participants with basic language skills without which communication would be impossible. It also provides participants with the self-confidence to attempt communication with native speakers (NSs). The exchange provides a sheltered "real" L2 use context: participants are paired with native-speaking peers in situations which guarantee opportunities and incentive for communication. Finally, different learning styles are accommodated in each context. For gregarious students, unmotivated by classroom academic-type L2 acquisition, the exchange context provides a social stage for language acquisition more suited to their personalities. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
title: Análisis del impacto de la Colonoscopia Virtual en nuestro medio como técnica nueva: Nuestra experiencia
Creators: name: Caracela Zeballos, Claudia
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Colon
subject: CT
subject: Colonography CT
subject: Neoplasia

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Les structures sociales traditionnelles, les réfugiés et la dégradation forestière dans la préfecture de Guéckédou, République de Guinée.
Creators: name: Traore, Fatoumata.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife.

description: Increasing of the population by refugees invasion puts under constraint the process of Gueckedou's sustainable development. This area is passing through a dramatic damage upon its forest because of surexploitation of Sierra Leonai and Liberian refugees and native's population. Comparatively refugees are majority and natives the minority. So concerning the management of their resources, they don't have any responsibility. This is opposite to Rio summit objectives. Agenda 21 recommends to all governments that local populations' participation is essential to attend sustainable development. An inquiry made in Gueckedou's region shows that Kissi natives have many possibilities to be involved in their forests' management. That means traditional structures which can help to participate in development process are weakened by cultural identity crisis from the fact of Kissi's "minorization" due of refugees' invasion. Because those structures are prohibited by the administration contributes to weaken them. So, to reach a better management of resources in Gueckedou prefecture, it will be useful to restore traditional structures before they disappear. They would be a good opportunity for the Kissi native to participate actively in laws application about forest resources management.
Supplementary document for Detecting single infrared photons toward optimal system detection efficiency - 4932549.pdf
Creators: name: YOU, Lixing
name: hu, peng
name: Li, Hao
name: Wang, Heqing
name: You, Xiao
name: jia, huang
name: Yang, Xiaoyan
name: Zhang, Weijun
name: Wang, Zhen
name: Xie, Xiaoming
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Device simulation,measurement , and results
title: Inesperado desarrollo evolutivo en 2 casos de aneurismas cerebrales gigantes tratados con stent tipo flow diverter
Creators: name: Labayen Azparren, Ion
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Stents
subject: Catheter arteriography
subject: Head and neck
subject: Interventional vascular

description: Objetivos
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description: Objetivos:
Advertir sobre la posibilidad de una evolución clínica negativa en el tratamiento de aneurismas cerebrales gigantes con stents diversores de flujo,
a propósito de 2...
Intraspecific classification of Fragaria chiloensis: A molecular approach to germplasm protection and utilization.
Creators: name: Porebski, Suzanna.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Agriculture, Agronomy.

description: Four subspecies of Fragaria chiloensis defined on a geographic basis have been proposed, but never supported with quantitative data; ssp. lucida and ssp. pacifica from North America, ssp. chiloensis from South America and ssp. sandwicensis from the Hawaiian Islands. The objective of the present research was to develop a classification that was both operational and an accurate portrayal of genetic relationships in order to achieve efficient protection and utilization of germplasm in crop improvement. Discriminant analysis based on 14 measurements in 95 herbaruim specimens revealed a distinct separation of ssp. sandwicensis: longer leaflets, longer hairs on the undersurface of the leaflets and more numerous leaflet veins. The South and North American plants were significantly different but overlapped to a degree, the former having 6-10 petals, instead of 5-6 (rarely 7). The two North American subspecies overlapped extensively with the only morphological distinction being hair type. DNA was removed from fresh leaf tissue of 54 plants and analysed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPDs). From 100 primers screened, 12 were selected providing 68 scorable polymorphic bands. The phenogram (corphenetic correlation, $r = 0.97)$ based on UPGMA clustering of Jaccard's coefficients revealed a clear division between North and South American plants but only partial separation between the two North American subspecies. It is proposed that the two North American subspecies be reduced to the rank of forma. The resulting taxonomic change creates Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Duchesne ssp. lucida (E. Vilm) f. lucida and f. pacifica (Staudt) Catling & Porebski. Ssp. lucida and ssp. sandwicensis provide a valuable source of novel genes for incorporation into the crop. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
title: Eco-PAAF de nódulos tiroideos. Correlación anatomopatológica en una serie de 121 pacientes.
Creators: name: Severino Rondón, Wilsa
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Thyroid / Parathyroids
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Puncture
subject: Hysterosalpingography

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description: Objetivos:
Conocer los resultados anatomopatológicos obtenidos de lasPAAFecodirigidas de pacientes con nódulos tiroideos,
que se realizaron en nuestro servicio en año...
Contrasting Differences in Responses of Streamflow Regimes between Reforestation and Fruit Tree Planting in a Subtropical Watershed of China
Creators: name: Xu, Zhipeng
name: Liu, Wenfei
name: Wei, Xiaohua
name: Fan, Houbao
name: Ge, Yizao
name: Chen, Guanpeng
name: Xu, Jin
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Fruit tree planting is a common practice for alleviating poverty and restoring degraded environment in developing countries. Yet, its environmental effects are rarely assessed. The Jiujushui watershed (261.4 km2), located in the subtropical Jiangxi Province of China, was selected to assess responses of several flow regime components on both reforestation and fruit tree planting. Three periods of forest changes, including a reference (1961 to 1985), reforestation (1986 to 2000) and fruit tree planting (2001 to 2016) were identified for assessment. Results suggest that the reforestation significantly decreased the average magnitude of high flow by 8.78%, and shortened high flow duration by 2.2 days compared with the reference. In contrast, fruit tree planting significantly increased the average magnitude of high flow by 27.43%. For low flows, reforestation significantly increased the average magnitude by 46.38%, and shortened low flow duration by 8.8 days, while the fruit tree planting had no significant impact on any flow regime components of low flows. We conclude that reforestation had positive impacts on high and low flows, while to our surprise, fruit tree planting had negative effects on high flows, suggesting that large areas of fruit tree planting may potentially become an important driver for some negative hydrological effects in our study area.
Supplementary document for Hyperspectral two-photon excitation microscopy using visible wavelength - 4932707.pdf
Creators: name: Kubo, Toshiki
name: Temma, Kenta
name: Smith, Nicholas
name: Lu, Kai
name: Matsuda, Tomoki
name: NAGAI, Takeharu
name: Fujita, Katsumasa
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

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Reduction of Arrhythmia Burden and Reverse Remodeling in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Severe Atrial Remodeling: The Benefits of Hybrid Ablation
Creators: name: Mounsey, J Paul
name: Hummel, James P
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2016

description: The article discusses a study of hybrid ablation in a series of 37 patients with persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation of duration 2.8 to 8.5 years and significant left atrial remodeling. Highlights include analysis of arrhythmia recurrence by an implantable looping event recorder, percentage of patients who achieved the rhythm control end point, and limitation of electrogram analysis by lack of device memory.
Fliegen
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Lärm
subject: Luftverkehr
subject: Fliegen
subject: Flugverkehr
subject: Luft
subject: Boden | Fläche
subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Gesundheit
subject: Verkehr
subject: Lärm

description: Das Magazin "Schwerpunkt" des Umweltbundesamtes widmet sich in jeder Ausgabe relevanten Themen im Bereich Umweltschutz. Es erscheint halbjährlich. In der Ausgabe 2-2019 beleuchtet das UBA den Flugverkehr:Welche Auswirkungen hat Fliegen auf die Umwelt? Wie wirken sich Lärm und Schadstofffausstoß auf die menschliche Gesundheit aus? Und welche Lösungen hat das UBA erarbeitet, um Fliegen in Zukunft umweltschonender zu machen? Zudem erläutert das Heft Möglichkeiten zur Kompensation von Flugreisen und stellt das Lärmlabor des Umweltbundesamtes vor. Quelle: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: Das Magazin "Schwerpunkt" des Umweltbundesamtes widmet sich in jeder Ausgabe relevanten Themen im Bereich Umweltschutz. Es erscheint halbjährlich. In der Ausgabe 2-2019 beleuchtet das UBA den Flugverkehr: Welche Auswirkungen hat Fliegen auf die Umwelt? Wie wirken sich Lärm und Schadstofffausstoß auf die menschliche Gesundheit aus? Und welche Lösungen hat das UBA erarbeitet, um Fliegen in Zukunft umweltschonender zu machen? Zudem erläutert das Heft Möglichkeiten zur Kompensation von Flugreisen und stellt das Lärmlabor des Umweltbundesamtes vor.
Generalized Fiducial Inference: A Review and New Results
Creators: name: Lai, Randy C. S.
name: Hannig, Jan
name: Lee, Thomas C. M.
name: Iyer, Hari
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016

description: R. A. Fisher, the father of modern statistics, proposed the idea of fiducial inference during the first half of the 20th century. While his proposal led to interesting methods for quantifying uncertainty, other prominent statisticians of the time did not accept Fisher’s approach as it became apparent that some of Fisher’s bold claims about the properties of fiducial distribution did not hold up for multi-parameter problems. Beginning around the year 2000, the authors and collaborators started to reinvestigate the idea of fiducial inference and discovered that Fisher’s approach, when properly generalized, would open doors to solve many important and difficult inference problems. They termed their generalization of Fisher’s idea as generalized fiducial inference (GFI). The main idea of GFI is to carefully transfer randomness from the data to the parameter space using an inverse of a data-generating equation without the use of Bayes’ theorem. The resulting generalized fiducial distribution (GFD) can then be used for inference. After more than a decade of investigations, the authors and collaborators have developed a unifying theory for GFI, and provided GFI solutions to many challenging practical problems in different fields of science and industry. Overall, they have demonstrated that GFI is a valid, useful, and promising approach for conducting statistical inference. The goal of this article is to deliver a timely and concise introduction to GFI, to present some of the latest results, as well as to list some related open research problems. It is authors’ hope that their contributions to GFI will stimulate the growth and usage of this exciting approach for statistical inference. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Supplementary document for Hyperspectral two-photon excitation microscopy using visible wavelength - 4932707.pdf
Creators: name: Kubo, Toshiki
name: Temma, Kenta
name: Smith, Nicholas
name: Lu, Kai
name: Matsuda, Tomoki
name: NAGAI, Takeharu
name: Fujita, Katsumasa
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

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Comparison of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes and low-pressure mercury-arc lamps for disinfection of water
Creators: name: Walters, Glenn W.
name: Linden, Karl G.
name: Lowe, Kincaid
name: Sholtes, Kari A.
name: Sobsey, Mark D.
name: Casanova, Lisa M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016

description: Ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting at 260 nm were evaluated to determine the inactivation kinetics of bacteria, viruses, and spores compared to low-pressure (LP) UV irradiation. Test microbes were Escherichia coli B, a non-enveloped virus (MS-2), and a bacterial spore (Bacillus atrophaeus). For LP UV, 4-log10 reduction doses were: E. coli B, 6.5 mJ/cm(2); MS-2, 59.3 mJ/cm(2); and B. atrophaeus, 30.0 mJ/cm(2). For UV LEDs, the 4-log10 reduction doses were E. coli B, 6.2 mJ/cm(2); MS-2, 58 mJ/cm(2); and B. atrophaeus, 18.7 mJ/cm(2). Microbial inactivation kinetics of the two UV technologies were not significantly different for E. coli B and MS-2, but were different for B. atrophaeus spores. UV LEDs at 260 nm are at least as effective for inactivating microbes in water as conventional LP UV sources and should undergo further development in treatment systems to disinfect drinking water.
Trends and technology: using furniture design to inform a rigorous design education process
Creators: name: de Vere, Ian
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Teaching furniture design is both a means to an end, and a vehicle for supporting other educational agendas. Whilst students may be learning skills specific to a particular vocation; in reality a furniture design project can also be utilised to support the development of a palette of skills essential to any design discipline. Furniture design is an ideal tool for teaching the theory of materials and construction, human interaction and for driving agendas such as sustainable design. At Swinburne University it is offered to both Industrial Design and Interior Design students in the second or third year of undergraduate study, linking trends and technology across a multi-disciplinary student cohort. The integration of students from different design disciplines allows significant peer based learning opportunities, but adds to the teaching challenge, as students differ in skills and technical knowledge, design methodology and workshop proficiency. Furniture design and prototyping allows a rare opportunity for a rigorous and critical appraisal process, not often found in student projects. Built furniture can be evaluated for ergonomics and comfort, and structurally loaded and tested for strength, stability, user safety and structural integrity. Construction methods and material choice are easily appraised and designs evaluated against an agenda of sustainability, appropriateness to environment, and user and market needs. In many instances, designing and prototyping furniture allows design students their only opportunity to realise and test their designs in a real world context. Critical appraisal by non-designers through public exhibition is an excellent validation tool for both faculty and student.
Extent, trends, and determinants of controller/reliever balance in mild asthma: a 14-year population-based study
Creators: name: Khakban, Amir
name: FitzGerald, J. M
name: Tavakoli, Hamid
name: Lynd, Larry
name: Ehteshami-Afshar, Solmaz
name: Sadatsafavi, Mohsen
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: The majority of patients with asthma have the mild form of the disease. Whether mild asthma patients receive appropriate asthma medications has not received much attention in the literature. We examined the trends in indicators of controller/reliever balance. Methods: Using administrative health databases of British Columbia, Canada (2000 to 2013), we created a population-based cohort of adolescents/adults with mild asthma using validated case definition algorithms. Each patient-year of follow-up was assessed based on two markers of inappropriate medication prescription: whether the ratio of controller medications (inhaled corticosteroids [ICS] and leukotriene receptor antagonists [LTRA]) to total asthma-related prescriptions was low (cut-off 0.5 according to previous validation studies), and whether short-acting beta agonists (SABA) were prescribed inappropriately according to previously published criteria that considers SABA in relation to ICS prescriptions. Generalized linear models were used to evaluate trends and to examine the association between patient-, disease-, and healthcare-related factors and medication use. Results: The final cohort consisted of 195,941 mild asthma patients (59.5% female; mean age at entry 29.6 years) contributing 1.83 million patient-years. In 48.8% of patient-years, controller medications were suboptimally prescribed, while in 7.2%, SABAs were inappropriately prescribed. There was a modest year-over-year decline in inappropriate SABA prescription (relative change − 1.3%/year, P < 0.001) and controller-to-total-medications (relative change − 0.5%/year, P < 0.001). Among the studied factors, the indices of type and quality of healthcare (namely respirologist consultation and receiving pulmonary function test) had the strongest associations with improvement in controller/reliever balance. Conclusions: Large number of mild asthma patients continue to be exposed to suboptimal combinations of asthma medications, and it appears there are modifiable factors associated with such phenomenon.
Supplementary document for Combined total internal reflection AF spectralimaging and Raman spectroscopy for fast assessment of surgical margins during breast cancer surgery - 4933568.pdf
Creators: name: Lizio, Maria Giovanna
name: Liao, Zhiyu
name: Shipp, Dustin
name: Boitor, Radu
name: Mihai, Raluca
name: Sharp, James
name: Russel, Matthew
name: Khout, Hzem
name: Rakha, Emad
name: Notingher, Ioan
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Material
Mercury in Ontario wetlands: Concentrations in water, sediments, and a common aquatic plant in relation to geochemical variables.
Creators: name: Thompson, Elizabeth.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Biology, Ecology.

description: The factors that regulate bioaccumulation of mercury in wetland systems and aquatic plants in particular have yet to be identified. Concentrations of total mercury were determined in water, sediments, and the yellow pond lily (Nuphar variegatum L.) for 22 wetlands from South-Central Ontario (Lat. 45$\sp\circ\ 11\sp\prime,$ Long. 78$\sp\circ\ 50\sp\prime$; Lat 46$\sp\circ\ 19\sp\prime$, Long. 80$\sp\circ\ 47\sp\prime)$ and for 23 wetlands from the St. Lawrence River (Lat. 45$\sp\circ\ 02\sp\prime,$ Long. 74$\sp\circ\ 44\sp\prime).$ The South-Central wetlands are remote from any industrial sources of mercury, whereas the wetlands from the St. Lawrence River come from an area where known Hg contamination exists. Positive correlations were found between the organic content of the sediments and the sediment Hg concentrations for both the South-Central and the St. Lawrence River wetlands. However, no relationships between water Hg and pH, alkalinity, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were found in either wetland group. The yellow pond lily is a common floating leaved aquatic plant which is the nutrient and energy source for a variety of wildlife. Thus, the importance of determining if the yellow pond lily accumulates toxic levels of mercury is evident. The results indicated that Nuphar variegatum does not accumulate mercury in relation to pH, alkalinity, DOC, or the organic content of the sediment, despite a wide range in these variables from the two wetland groups. Nuphar variegatum is an "excluder" or "non-indicator" of mercury. Remote South-Central wetlands had significantly higher concentrations of mercury in the sediments and the water compared to the St. Lawrence River wetlands. The South-Central wetlands also had significantly higher amounts of organic matter in the sediments and DOC in the water, both of which are known to bind mercury. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Design and study of a switch reactor for Central Queensland SWER system
Creators: name: Hesamzadeh, M. R.
name: Hosseinzadeh, N.
name: Wolfs, P. J.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) systems are a widely applied, low cost electrification method used in many rural areas. In Central Queensland a single SWER system supplying approximately 100kW may extend more than 300km. Many SWER systems include shunt reactors to control the effects of the line charging capacitance. One effect, the Ferranti effect, causes the line voltage to rise with the distance. In three phase distribution systems this effect is not visible but in SWER systems, this effect makes it difficult to maintain the consumers supply within the acceptable regulation range. As the second effect, the loading of the SWER system supply transformer increases. Controllable shunt reactors are used as one solution to the aforementioned problems. Stanage Bay feeder in Central Queensland area has been chosen for the installation of the designed shunt reactor. Stange Bay feeder is supplied by an isolating transformer with the total capacity of 150kVA and the voltage level of 22kV. Using the Stanage Bay feeder, this paper details the process of design and simulation of a suitable switch reactor. This step has been carried out by firstly, the design of the switch reactor and secondly, the proper modelling of the designed reactor for the voltage regulation studies.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Guidance Regarding Morcellation of Leiomyomas: Well-Intentioned, but is it Harmful for Women?
Creators: name: Kaunitz, Andrew M.
name: Parker, William H.
name: Berek, Jonathan S.
name: Pritts, Elizabeth A.
name: Clarke-Pearson, Daniel L.
name: Chalas, Eva
name: Olive, David L.
name: Leiomyoma Morcellation Review Group
Publisher: name: Wolters Kluwer
Year: 2016

description: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning against the use of laparoscopic power morcellators in the majority of women undergoing myomectomy or hysterectomy for the treatment of leiomyomas because of the concern for inadvertent spread of tumor cells if an undiagnosed cancer were present. The authors, representing a 45-member review group, reviewed the current literature to formulate prevalence rates of leiomyosarcoma in women with presumed leiomyomas and to asses reliable data regarding patient survival after morcellation. The authors disagree with the FDA's methodology in reaching their conclusion and provide clinical recommendations for care of women with leiomyomas who are planning surgery.
Characteristics of low-level temperature inversions, Whitehorse Yukon Territory: 1956--2003
Creators: name: Lovatt, Angeline
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Geography.

description: Near-surface air temperature inversions are a common element of northern environments. Seasonal and inter-annual variations of low-level inversion characteristics were examined using 47 years of twice-daily radiosonde data from Whitehorse airport (1956-2003). Nocturnal low-level inversion events occurred throughout the year in 68% of the 0400h PST radiosonde ascents. Afternoon (1600h PST) inversion events, in contrast, were primarily a winter phenomena, limited to 24% of the readings between October and March, and were deepest and strongest during the winter months. Shorter, weaker, lower magnitude inversions appeared progressively more frequently during the 1974-2003 warming at Whitehorse. The impact (1956-2003) of regular low-level inversions on near surface temperatures in the Yukon River Valley is estimated to be an average annual reduction of -3.4°C. That is to say, in the absence of surface-based temperature inversion effects, the mean annual near-surface-temperature for Whitehorse (-0.7°C) would exceed 1°C, a temperature threshold at which permafrost could not be maintained. Overall inversion impact declined by about 1.5°C between 1956-1973 and 1974-2003.
Supplementary document for Combined total internal reflection AF spectralimaging and Raman spectroscopy for fast assessment of surgical margins during breast cancer surgery - 4933568.pdf
Creators: name: Lizio, Maria Giovanna
name: Liao, Zhiyu
name: Shipp, Dustin
name: Boitor, Radu
name: Mihai, Raluca
name: Sharp, James
name: Russel, Matthew
name: Khout, Hzem
name: Rakha, Emad
name: Notingher, Ioan
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Material
Clamp-force estimation for a brake-by-wire system: a sensor-fusion approach
Creators: name: Saric, Stephen
name: Bab-Hadiashar, Alireza
name: Hoseinnezhad, Reza
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The elimination of a clamp-force sensor from brake-by-wire system designs is strongly demanded due to implementation difficulties and cost issues. In this paper, a new method is presented to estimate the clamp force based on other sensory information. This estimator fuses the outputs of two models to optimize the root-mean-square error (RMSE) of estimation. Experimental results show that the estimator can accurately track the true clamp force for high-speed cases as demanded by the antilock braking system controls. A training strategy has been used to ensure that the estimator can successfully adapt to parameter variations associated with wear. This paper is concluded with a discussion on the reliability of the developed clamp-force estimator.
Evaluating Art Therapy to Heal the Effects of Trauma Among Refugee Youth
Creators: name: Linton, Kristin
name: Watson-Ormond, Rose
name: Amolegbe, Andrew
name: Agnew-Brune, Christine
name: Marshall, Ashley
name: Rubesin, Hillary
name: English, Lacey
name: Rowe, Cassandra
name: Eng, Eugenia
Publisher: name: SAGE Publications
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Art therapy uses the creative process to encourage personal growth and alleviate symptoms of mental illness. The Art Therapy Institute provides programs for refugee adolescents from Burma to decrease their trauma-related symptoms. This article describes and discusses the methods and findings from an evaluation of this program. The challenges of assessing art therapy with this population and assessment tool gaps are explored and suggestions for future evaluations discussed.
METHOD: Four validated clinical assessment tools were administered to 30 participants at baseline and follow-up to measure symptoms of anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems. Focus group discussions with clinicians were used to assess the evaluation.
RESULTS: Nearly all participants had experienced one or more traumatic events. At baseline, results showed a higher prevalence of depression than national rates among adolescents. Follow-up results showed improvements in anxiety and self-concept. Qualitative findings suggest that specific benefits of art therapy were not adequately captured with the tools used.
DISCUSSION: This evaluation showed some effects of art therapy; however, symptom-focused assessment tools are not adequate to capture clients' growth resulting from the traumatic experience and this unique intervention. Future evaluations will benefit by using an art-based assessment and measuring posttraumatic growth.
Supplementary document for Halo effect in high-dynamic-range mini-LED backlit LCDs - 4935452.pdf
Creators: name: Wu, Shin-Tson
name: Hsiang, En-Lin
name: Yang, Qian
name: He, Ziqian
name: Zou, Junyu
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
D-dimer levels and recurrence in patients with unprovoked VTE and a negative qualitative D-dimer test after treatment
Creators: name: Julian, J.A.
name: Spencer, F.A.
name: Bauer, K.A.
name: Schulman, S.
name: Kaatz, S.
name: Douketis, J.D.
name: Liaw, P.C.
name: Ginsberg, J.S.
name: Kearon, C.
name: Moll, S.
name: Weitz, J.I.
name: Parpia, S.
name: Lentz, S.R.
name: Baglin, T.
name: Kessler, C.M.
name: Stevens, S.M.
name: Connors, J.M.
name: Spadafora, L.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: The rate of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with a first unprovoked VTE who had a negative qualitative D-dimer test one month after stopping anticoagulant therapy was higher than expected in the D-dimer Optimal Duration Study (DODS).
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether quantitative D-dimer levels using a low threshold, age- and sex-specific thresholds, or repeated measurements, would improve identification of patients at low risk of recurrent VTE.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: D-dimer levels were quantified in banked samples from 307 patients in DODS who had a negative qualitative D-dimer test while on, and 1month after stopping, anticoagulant therapy and the rates of recurrent VTE were determined in patients with D-dimer levels below various predefined thresholds.
RESULTS: The rate (per patient year) of recurrent VTE was: 5.9% with D-dimer levels<250μg/l at one month; 5.2% with D-dimer levels between 250 and 499μg/l at one month; 5.0% with D-dimer levels less than predefined age- and sex-specific thresholds at one month; and 6.3% when D-dimer levels were <500μg/l at both one and 7months after stopping anticoagulant therapy. These rates are similar to the overall event rate of 6.3% in patients who stopped treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Among unprovoked VTE patients who had a negative qualitative D-dimer test during and after anticoagulant therapy, low D-dimer thresholds, age and sex-adjusted thresholds or repeated measurements, did not identify subgroups with a very low rate of recurrence.
Distribution, Fauna and Seasonal Variation of Sandflies, Simultaneous Detection of Nuclear Internal Transcribed Spacer Ribosomal DNA Gene of Leishmania major in Rhombomys opimus and Phlebotomus papatasi, in Natanz District in Central Part of Iran
Creators: name: Parvizi, Parviz
name: Akhoundi, Mohammad
name: Hanieh Mirzaei
Publisher: name: the Pasteur Institute of Iran
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Basic Sciences

description: Iranian Biomedical Journal (IBJ); ISSN 1028-852X
title: Evaluación con TCMD del Anillo Aórtico para el Implante Transcateter de Válvula Aórtica (TAVI): cuando todas las piezas encajan.
Creators: name: de Araujo Martins Romeo, Daniela
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: CT
subject: Echocardiography
subject: Arteries / Aorta

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
El Implante Endovascular de Prótesis Aórtica (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation –TAVI-) es una nueva alternativa eficaz y segura a la cirugía convencional para el tratamiento de pacientes con estenosis aórtica severa y alto riesgo...
title: Infartos hemorrágicos: causas, grados y posibles errores
Creators: name: Nates Uribe, Naroa
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Ischaemia / Infarction

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Revisar las causas y la clasificación de los infartos hemorrágicos. Mostrar ejemplos de los distintos grados de infarto hemorrágico. Ilustrar hallazgos que pueden conducir a error. ( Fig. 1...
Volatility of methylglyoxal cloud SOA formed through OH radical oxidation and droplet evaporation
Creators: name: Turpin, Barbara J.
name: McNeill, V. Faye
name: Ortiz-Montalvo, Diana L.
name: Lim, Yong B.
name: Schwier, Allison N.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2016

description:  The volatility of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed through cloud processing (aqueous hydroxyl radical ( OH) oxidation and droplet evaporation) of methylglyoxal (MGly) was studied. Effective vapor pressure and effective enthalpy of vaporization (ΔH vap,eff ) were determined using 1) droplets containing MGly and its oxidation products, 2) a Vibrating Orifice Aerosol Generator (VOAG) system, and 3) Temperature Programmed Desorption Aerosol-Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TPD Aerosol-CIMS). Simulated in-cloud MGly oxidation (for 10–30 min) produces an organic mixture of higher and lower volatility components with an overall effective vapor pressure of (4 ± 7) × 10−7 atm at pH 3. The effective vapor pressure decreases by a factor of 2 with addition of ammonium hydroxide (pH 7). The fraction of organic material remaining in the particle-phase after drying was smaller than for similar experiments with glycolaldehyde and glyoxal SOA. The ΔH vap,eff of pyruvic acid and oxalic acid + methylglyoxal in the mixture (from TPD Aerosol-CIMS) were smaller than the theoretical enthalpies of the pure compounds and smaller than that estimated for the entire precursor/product mix after droplet evaporation. After 10–30 min of aqueous oxidation (one cloud cycle) the majority of the MGly +  OH precursor/product mix (even neutralized) will volatilize during droplet evaporation; neutralization and at least 80 min of oxidation at 10−12 M OH (or >12 h at 10−14 M) is needed before low volatility ammonium oxalate exceeds pyruvate.
Policy review on the management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia by community health workers in Mozambique
Creators: name: Macuácua, Salésio
name: Catalão, Raquel
name: Sharma, Sumedha
name: Valá, Anifa
name: Vidler, Marianne
name: Macete, Eusébio
name: Sidat, Mohsin
name: Munguambe, Khátia
name: Von Dadelszen, Peter
name: Sevene, Esperança
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Mozambique. Limited access to health care facilities and a lack of skilled health professionals contribute to the high maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Mozambique and indicate a need for community-level interventions. The aim of this review was to identify and characterise health policies related to the role of CHWs in the management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Mozambique. Methods: The policy review was based on three methods: a desk review of relevant documents from the Mozambique Ministry of Health (n = 7), contact with 28 key informants in the field of health policy in Mozambique (n = 5) and literature review (n = 699). Policy documents obtained included peer-reviewed articles, government and institutional policies, reports and action plans. Seven hundred and eleven full-text documents were assessed for eligibility and included based on pre-defined criteria. Qualitative analysis was done to identify main themes using content analysis. Results: A total of 56 papers informed the timeline of key events. Three main themes were identified from the qualitative review: establishment of the community health worker programme and early challenges, revitalization of the CHW programme and the integration of maternal health in the community health tasks. In 1978, following the Alma Alta Declaration, the Mozambique government brought in legislation establishing primary health care and the CHW programme. Between the late 1980s and early 1990s, this programme was scaled down due to several factors including a prolonged civil war; however, the decision to revitalise the programme was made in 1995. In 2010, a revitalised programme was re-launched and expanded to include the management of common childhood illnesses, detection of warning signs of pregnancy complications, referrals for maternal health and basic health promotion. To date, their role has not included management of emergency conditions of pregnancy including pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Conclusion: The role of CHWs has evolved over the last 40 years to include care of childhood diseases and basic maternal health counselling. Studies to assess the impact of CHWs in providing services to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality are recommended.
Air Quality 2016
Creators: name: Dauert, Ute
name: Feigenspan, Stefan
name: Kessinger, Susan
name: Minkos, Andrea
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Luftgüte
subject: air quality
subject: Air

description: This evaluation of air quality in Germany in the year 2016 is based on preliminary data which has not yet been conclusively audited from the air monitoring networks of the federal states and the UBA, valid on 23rd January 2017. Due to the comprehensive quality assurance within the monitoring networks, the final data will only be available in mid-2017. The currently available data allows for a general assessment of the past year. The following pollutants were subject to consideration: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3), since, the limit and target values for the protection of human health are still exceeded for such substances. Quelle: Umweltbundesamt
description: This evaluation of air quality in Germany in the year 2016 is based on preliminary data which has not yet been conclusively audited from the air monitoring networks of the federal states and the ⁠UBA⁠, valid on 23rd January 2017. Due to the comprehensive quality assurance within the monitoring networks, the final data will only be available in mid-2017. The currently available data allows for a general assessment of the past year. The following pollutants were subject to consideration: particulate matter (⁠PM10⁠ and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3), since, the limit and target values for the protection of human health are still exceeded for such substances.
Tracking of an electron beam through the solar corona with LOFAR
Creators: name: Mann, G.
name: Breitling, F.
name: Vocks, C.
name: Aurass, H.
name: Steinmetz, M.
name: Strassmeier, K. G.
name: Bisi, M. M.
name: Fallows, R. A.
name: Gallagher, P.
name: Kerdraon, A.
name: Mackinnon, A.
name: Magdalenic, J.
name: Rucker, H.
name: Anderson, J.
name: Asgekar, A.
name: Avruch, I. M.
name: Bell, M. E.
name: Bentum, M. J.
name: Bernardi, G.
name: Best, P.
name: Bîrzan, L.
name: Bonafede, A.
name: Broderick, J. W.
name: Brüggen, M.
name: Butcher, H. R.
name: Ciardi, B.
name: Corstanje, A.
name: Gasperin, F. De
name: Geus, E. De
name: Deller, Adam
name: Duscha, S.
name: Eislöffel, J.
name: Engels, D.
name: Falcke, H.
name: Fender, R.
name: Ferrari, C.
name: Frieswijk, W.
name: Garrett, M. A.
name: Grießmeier, J.
name: Gunst, A. W.
name: Haarlem, M. Van
name: Hassall, T. E.
name: Heald, G.
name: Hessels, J. W.T.
name: Hoeft, M.
name: Hörandel, J.
name: Horneffer, A.
name: Juette, E.
name: Karastergiou, A.
name: Klijn, W. F.A.
name: Kondratiev, V. I.
name: Kramer, M.
name: Kuniyoshi, M.
name: Kuper, G.
name: Maat, P.
name: Markoff, S.
name: McFadden, R.
name: McKay-Bukowski, D.
name: McKean, J. P.
name: Mulcahy, D. D.
name: Munk, H.
name: Nelles, A.
name: Norden, M. J.
name: Orru, E.
name: Paas, H.
name: Pandey-Pommier, M.
name: Pandey, V. N.
name: Pizzo, R.
name: Polatidis, A. G.
name: Rafferty, D.
name: Reich, W.
name: Röttgering, H.
name: Scaife, A. M.M.
name: Schwarz, D. J.
name: Serylak, M.
name: Sluman, J.
name: Smirnov, O.
name: Stappers, B. W.
name: Tagger, M.
name: Tang, Y.
name: Tasse, C.
name: Veen, S. Ter
name: Thoudam, S.
name: Toribio, M. C.
name: Vermeulen, R.
name: Weeren, R. J.Van
name: Wise, M. W.
name: Wucknitz, O.
name: Yatawatta, S.
name: Zarka, P.
name: Zensus, J. A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Sun's activity leads to bursts of radio emission, among other phenomena. An example is type-III radio bursts. They occur frequently and appear as short-lived structures rapidly drifting from high to low frequencies in dynamic radio spectra. They are usually interpreted as signatures of beams of energetic electrons propagating along coronal magnetic field lines. Here we present novel interferometric LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) observations of three solar type-III radio bursts and their reverse bursts with high spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution. They are consistent with a propagation of the radio sources along the coronal magnetic field lines with nonuniform speed. Hence, the type-III radio bursts cannot be generated by a monoenergetic electron beam, but by an ensemble of energetic electrons with a spread distribution in velocity and energy. Additionally, the density profile along the propagation path is derived in the corona. It agrees well with three-fold coronal density model by (1961, ApJ, 133, 983).
Vapour-liquid equilibria systems nitrogen-methane-ethane at -151.1 °F.
Creators: name: Chang, Shinn-Der.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1969
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: A forced-recirculation type apparatus for the determination of the vapour liquid equilibrium data at low temperature and high pressure conditions was designed and constructed for this study. A detailed description of the design is presented in the thesis. Vapour-liquid equilibrium data were obtained for the binary and ternary mixtures of nitrogen methane and ethane at -151.1°F. The Pressure range covered in this investigation was from 8 to 750 psi. In the correlation of the data, the experimental data were found to be self-consistent.
The Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention Archive of Website Blog Posts (October 2013 to October 2018)
Creators: name: Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951-
name: Bottorff, J. L. (Joan L.), 1950-
name: Campbell, Kristin
name: Dale, Laura Chiaranna
name: Neil-Sztramko, Sarah E.
name: Seely, Kathryn
name: Cyca, Michelle
name: Kalia, Sunil
name: Dummer, Trevor J. B.
name: Ristovski-Slijepcevic, Svetlana
name: Krueger, Hans
name: Cullen, Jay
name: Van Patten, Cheri
name: Mutti, Seema
name: Richardson, Christopher G.
name: Rachert, Joe
name: Hartley-Folz, Samantha
name: Murphy, Rachel Anne
name: Scales, Geoffrey
name: Mager, Tracey
name: Munoz, Carola
name: Parisi, Jennifer
name: Afghari, Narsis
name: Holmes, Elizabeth
name: Mahmood, Bushra
name: Kaminsky, Barbara Anne
name: Chan, Ace
name: Magee, Molly Sweeney
name: Leon, Angelica
name: Maher, Ciana
name: Ashman, Melissa
name: Murthy, Gaya
name: Sable, Carly
name: Gu, Christina
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: The Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention Blog was a web-based resource that was published online for five years (October 2013 through October 2018). The blog provided a regular source of accessible, evidence-based and current information on cancer prevention topics written by experts in the field. It was developed to be a useful and interesting resource for researchers, students, community organizations, policymakers, and members of the public interested in learning more about cancer prevention. Authors of blog posts include faculty from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, and the University of Victoria, students and staff at the Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention, BC Cancer, and community organizations (Canadian Cancer Society British Columbia Yukon, Canadian Cancer Society National, the BC Healthy Living Alliance, and the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation). Collectively, the blog topics comprise a tour de force of the field of cancer prevention, with special focus on activities carried out by the Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention and in Canada more widely during this time period. Blogs include attention to a wide array of cancer risk factors (energy balance, shiftwork, tobacco, sun exposure, nutrition, radioactivity, infections, alcohol, obesity, physical activity, and environmental exposures including climate change). A number of defined population groups with special concerns are highlighted, including Aboriginal Canadians, South Asian immigrants, gay men, men in general, Filipinos, and international variation. Issues that affect the population as a whole are also addressed, including economics, taxation, complementary and alternative medicine, and socioeconomic status. Specific intervention programs at the Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention are highlighted (e.g., the Breast Cancer Prevention and Risk Assessment Clinic, Cooking Class for Prostate Cancer Patients and Partners, Cancer Prevention 101, and the shiftworkers project), as well as other programs in BC and Canada (e.g., Food Explorers, It’s My Life). Please note that this is an archive and hyperlinks are no longer active.