cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Crematogaster sotobosque Longino 2003
Creators: name: Arredondo, Brandon S.
name: Carreño-Guevara, Yennifer
name: Gutierrez-Villanueva, Yenifer
name: Duran-Bautista, Ervin Humprey
name: Gamboa-Tabares, Jean
name: Guerrero, Roberto J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Crematogaster
Crematogaster sotobosque

description: Crematogaster sotobosque Longino, 2003
Distribution
Caquetá, Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca (Castro et al. 2018, Fernández et al. 2019).
description: Published as part of Arredondo, Brandon S., Carreño-Guevara, Yennifer, Gutierrez-Villanueva, Yenifer, Duran-Bautista, Ervin Humprey, Gamboa-Tabares, Jean & Guerrero, Roberto J., 2025, Soil and leaf litter ants from the Amazon Region offer new distribution records for Colombia, pp. e 142813 in Biodiversity Data Journal 13 on page e142813, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e142813
The commensal real-time ASKAP fast-transients (CRAFT) survey
Creators: name: Macquart, Jean Pierre
name: Bailes, Matthew
name: Bhat, N. D.R.
name: Bower, G. C.
name: Bunton, J. D.
name: Chatterjee, S.
name: Colegate, T.
name: Cordes, J. M.
name: D'addario, L.
name: Deller, Adam
name: Dodson, R.
name: Fender, R.
name: Haines, K.
name: Halll, P.
name: Harris, C.
name: Hotan, A.
name: Jonston, S.
name: Jones, D. L.
name: Keith, M.
name: Koay, J. Y.
name: Lazio, T. J.W.
name: Majid, W.
name: Murphy, T.
name: Navarro, R.
name: Phillips, C.
name: Quinn, P.
name: Preston, R. A.
name: Stansby, B.
name: Stairs, I.
name: Stappers, B.
name: Staveley-Smith, L.
name: Tingay, S.
name: Thompson, D.
name: van Straten, Willem
name: Wagstaff, K.
name: Warren, M.
name: Wayth, Randall
name: Wen, L.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We are developing a purely commensal survey experiment for fast (<5 s) transient radio sources. Short-timescale transients are associated with the most energetic and brightest single events in the Universe. Our objective is to cover the enormous volume of transients parameter space made available by ASKAP, with an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and field of view. Fast timescale transients open new vistas on the physics of high brightness temperature emission,extreme states of matter and the physics of strong gravitational fields. In addition, the detection of extragalactic objects affords us an entirely new and extremely sensitive probe on the huge reservoir of baryons present in the IGM. We outline here our approach to the considerable challenge involved in detecting fast transients, particularly the development of hardware fast enough to dedisperse and search the ASKAP data stream at or near real-time rates. Through CRAFT, ASKAP will provide the testbed of many of the key technologies and survey modes proposed for high time resolution science with the SKA.
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Reveals Auditory and Frontal Cortical Regions Involved with Speech Perception and Loudness Adaptation
Creators: name: Berding, Georg
name: Wilke, Florian
name: Rode, Thilo
name: Haense, Cathleen
name: Joseph, Gert
name: Meyer, Geerd J.
name: Mamach, Martin
name: Lenarz, Minoo
name: Geworski, Lilli
name: Bengel, Frank M.
name: Lenarz, Thomas
name: Lim, Hubert H.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Considerable progress has been made in the treatment of hearing loss with auditory implants. However, there are still many implanted patients that experience hearing deficiencies, such as limited speech understanding or vanishing perception with continuous stimulation (i.e., abnormal loudness adaptation). The present study aims to identify specific patterns of cerebral cortex activity involved with such deficiencies. We performed O-15-water positron emission tomography (PET) in patients implanted with electrodes within the cochlea, brainstem, or midbrain to investigate the pattern of cortical activation in response to speech or continuous multi-tone stimuli directly inputted into the implant processor that then delivered electrical patterns through those electrodes. Statistical parametric mapping was performed on a single subject basis. Better speech understanding was correlated with a larger extent of bilateral auditory cortex activation. In contrast to speech, the continuous multi-tone stimulus elicited mainly unilateral auditory cortical activity in which greater loudness adaptation corresponded to weaker activation and even deactivation. Interestingly, greater loudness adaptation was correlated with stronger activity within the ventral prefrontal cortex, which could be up-regulated to suppress the irrelevant or aberrant signals into the auditory cortex. The ability to detect these specific cortical patterns and differences across patients and stimuli demonstrates the potential for using PET to diagnose auditory function or dysfunction in implant patients, which in turn could guide the development of appropriate stimulation strategies for improving hearing rehabilitation. Beyond hearing restoration, our study also reveals a potential role of the frontal cortex in suppressing irrelevant or aberrant activity within the auditory cortex, and thus may be relevant for understanding and treating tinnitus.
Investigation of the Response of a Cable-stayed Bridge with Deteriorated Orthotropic Steel Deck
Creators: name: Panda, Debora
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Year: 2024
Subjects: Cable-stayed bridge behavior
Deck damage analysis
Structural deformation patterns
Vibration mode symmetry

description: The current study delves into the structural response of cable-stayed bridges, focusing on the Stonecutters Bridge, under various scenarios of deck deterioration. For one deck module, a dual-phase approach was adopted, using ANSYS v22.2, beginning with four parametric studies that investigated the impact of single and multiple rib suppression, as well as general and localized corrosion. The findings from these parametric studies yielded distinct deformation patterns and structural response of the Damaged Deck Module (DDM). Damage investigation was performed by suppressing one single rib and groups of symmetric ribs on the upper and lower surface of the inside DDM section, and three damage levels were assigned in respect to the most pronounced deformations recorded. Several general corrosion cases were also performed for the DDM, as uniform thickness reduction of the upper and lower decks steel plates, which displayed various deformation responses, underscoring the uneven impact of corrosion on different bridge components. The study of local corrosion highlighted the bridge's irregular structural reactions to varying corrosion patterns, with the severity and nature of the damage critically influencing the DDM's moment of inertia. Furthermore, the overall behaviour of the Stonecutters Bridge Deck model was examined by implementing into its main deck several DDMs affected by different levels of damage and investigated the change in vibration modes of the bridge. Symmetric mode shapes suggested more predictable and stable behavior, while asymmetry introduced complex challenges necessitating further analysis. Three cases of static wind loadings corresponding to high wind speeds were applied to the deck and it was noticed that despite the consistent deformation in all directions pointing to structural stability in the damaged bridge, a notable insensitivity to the inflicted damage was observed. This lack of responsiveness under various damage conditions raises concerns about potential unpredicted structural behaviors. Finally, this study provides significant insights into the structural response of a cable-stayed bridges subjected to different types and levels of deck damage. These findings are crucial for developing effective maintenance strategies and for enhancing design considerations for such structures. The research underlines the need for comprehensive understanding and proactive measures to ensure the long-term integrity and safety of cable-stayed bridges.
Equilibrium sampling of suspended particulate matter as a universal proxy for fish and mussel monitoring
Creators: name: Wernicke, Theo
name: Abel, Sebastian
name: Koschorreck, Jan
name: Escher, Beate I.
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Bioakkumulation
Fisch

description: Bioaccumulation of persistent and hydrophobic organic compounds in the aquatic environment puts secondary consumers, such as fish, at risk. To assess their exposure, monitoring programs with high numbers of individuals have been conducted worldwide over decades that require major efforts and raise ethical issues. This study aimed at testing suspended particulate matter (SPM) as an alternative and accessible abiotic matrix to estimate the internal exposure concentrations of such chemicals in fish and mussels. Muscle tissues of bream (Abramis brama), tissues of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and SPM were collected from four major German rivers, Elbe, Danube, Saar and Saale, in 2018 within the national monitoring program of the German Environmental Specimen Bank. We used (i) total solvent extraction for biota samples to quantify the lipid-normalized concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hexachlorobenzene and (ii) passive equilibrium sampling of SPM to derive equilibrium partitioning concentrations in lipids and (iii) set these independent data sets into context. Since the ratio of lipid-normalized concentration / equilibrium partitioning concentration in lipids was in most cases <â€¯1.0, SPM may serve as a conservative proxy for the internal concentration of bream and mussels, although bream of high age (i.e., older than 10 years) showed a tendency for this ratio to exceed 1.0. This observation indicates that age-dependent biomagnification can exceed the predictions based on thermodynamic equilibrium relative to SPM. © 2022 The Authors.
Identities Management: An Approach to Overcome Basic Barriers in E-Commerce and Collaboration Applications
Creators: name: Koch, Michael
name: Schubert, Petra
name: Lechner, Ulrike
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Virtual Communities
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: The development of the Internet was originally based on the assumption that users remain anonymous. In the real world, however, people always have an identity ? often even more than one. The transfer of real world transactions to the online world therefore requires identity information. More and more services, especially in e-commerce and collaboration applications, need to identify the user for providing personalized services or for presenting the user to other users. As in real life, a user in an online environment usually plays different roles and interacts with different services hosted by different providers. Current approaches to provide identity information on the Web still force users to provide and update information about their identity for each service independently.
Intertextualidad y posmodernidad en Juegos de la edad tardía (1989) de Luis Landero : estrategias para la formación de una identidad textual.
Creators: name: Villamandos Ferreira, Alberto.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Literature, Romance.

description: Luis Landero's Juegos de la edad tardia was published in 1989, at a time when Spain was passing through a rapid process to reach a complete democracy. After more than forty years of dictatorship, the country was taking part in Postmodernism (e.g., the cultural hedonism of the "Movida" and the creation of a new economic liberalism), having scarcely passed by the project of Modernism. The purpose of this work is to study Juegos de la edad tardia as a paradigm of its age. Located in Madrid in the mid-sixties, the novel presents the story of Gregorio Olias, who tries to accomplish his "afan" to become a poet, a man of action, a cosmopolitan adventurer. With the help of Gil, a salesman desirous of a modern hero to admire, the main character will be reborn into Faroni. After introducing the concept of intertextuality and its evolution over time, this study will emphasize the importance of the concept as the basis for the textual identity of Gregorio/Faroni. By mixing high and low culture (e.g., movies, canonical education and cultural stereotypes), Gregorio/Faroni creates a textual universe from which he can get his textual identity. By opposing this strategy of identity formation to the alienated world of Franco's Spain that surrounds him, Gregorio finally will be able to reach his "afan". Written in an age when Modernism and Postmodernism were in tension, this novel can be considered as a paradigm of the decade of the 80's. By taking Cervantes' Don Quixote as its hypotext, however, it manages to provide a certain amount of hope that the modern project against human alienation will be achieved.
Psychological and behavioural factors that contribute to alcohol consumption and alcohol hangover occurrence and severity in Australia
Creators: name: Terpstra, Chantal Geertruida
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Alcohol is frequently consumed and present in many aspects of daily life, yet excessive consumption can result in alcohol hangovers. This thesis implies that less favourable perceptions around alcohol abstinence continue to exist and individuals' own alcohol use should be considered. Estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) was calculated with two methods, with both methods demonstrating decreasing hangover resistance with increasing eBACs. Several psychological factors are significantly associated with hangover severity. Higher levels of mental resilience are associated with decreased hangover severity, whereas lower mood and high scores on avoidant coping strategies are associated with increased hangover severity.
Métapoésie et poésie française au XXe siecle
Creators: name: Gaulin, Pascale
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Literature, Modern.
subject: Literature, Romance.

description: Notre thèse porte sur la "métapoésie" chez trois poètes majeurs du XXe siècle: Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), Rene Char (1907-1988) et Yves Bonnefoy (1923). Nous entendons par le terme "metapoesie" tout poeme (qu'il soit en vers ou en prose; qu'il s'agisse de calligramme, de métagramme ou d'aphorisme) qui porte sur la poésie dans la poésie meme. Ce néologisme est un dérivé de "métatexte", "un texte qui parle lui-même d'un texte" (Henri Benac et Brigitte Reaute). Notre choix d'analyser l'oeuvre de Guillaume Apollinaire se fonde sur deux critères: il est le premier à faire entrer la poésie française de plain-pied dans le XXe siècle; il est aussi l'un des premiers à écrire ce que nous considérons comme des métapoemes. Dans le cas de René Char, disons, à la suite de Maurice Blanchot, que sa poésie "est révélation de la poésie, poésie de la poésie [...], poème de l'essence du poème". Des lors, son oeuvre, dans la perspective métapoétique, s'est imposée d'emblée à nous. Enfin, faisant de la poésie une quête de la présence, les poèmes d'Yves Bonnefoy deviennent également une quête de la poésie. Comme le notait Jean-Marie Gleize, "si le mot "poésie" est synonyme de "vrai lieu", d'accession ou de retour à la présence authentique [...], alors poésie est synonyme de recherche de la poésie". Au XXe siècle, la poésie a tendu de plus en plus vers une conscience aigue de sa propre existence qu'elle révèle à l'intérieur d'elle-meme. Dans cette perspective, il n'est pas exagéré de dire que le XXe siècle est, en poésie française, résolument métapoétique.
Exploring the Regulatory Journey of Progestin-only Emergency Contraceptive Pills in Canada: A Multi-methods Study
Creators: name: Friesen, Émilie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Year: 2024
Subjects: Emergency contraception Access
Deregulation
Access
Availability
Ulipristal acetate
Pharmacy access
Contraceptive policy
Reproductive health
Pharmacist prescribing
Public health implications

description: The journey of emergency contraception in Canada serves as a noteworthy example of drug deregulation in the sexual and reproductive health field. Over less than two decades, progestin-only emergency contraceptive pills transitioned from being a Schedule I drug requiring a prescription from a physician to being available over-the-counter as a Schedule III drug. Through a scoping review and a mystery client study in Greater Ottawa, this thesis aims to explore the regulatory reform pathway of progestin-only emergency contraceptive pills and evaluate the current availability and accessibility of both the progestin-only and ulipristal acetate forms of emergency contraception. The findings from the scoping review shed light on the process of reproductive health drug deregulation in Canada and provide a model for how a change in regulatory status might be successful for other medications with similar safety and efficacy profiles. The results from the mystery client study showcase the implementation challenges once deregulation has gone into effect. The findings highlight the need for continued education of and engagement with pharmacists and pharmacy staff. The journey of progestin-only emergency contraception offers important lessons for what the deregulation of medication abortion drugs might entail.
Multi-level Strategy for Identifying Proteasome-Catalyzed Spliced Epitopes Targeted by CD8+ T Cells during Bacterial Infection
Creators: name: Platteel, Anouk C. M.
name: Liepe, Juliane
name: Textoris-Taube, Kathrin
name: Keller, Christin
name: Henklein, Petra
name: Schalkwijk, Hanna H.
name: Cardoso, Rebeca
name: Kloetzel, Peter M.
name: Mishto, Michele
name: Sijts, Alice J. A. M.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Proteasome-catalyzed peptide splicing (PCPS) generates peptides that are presented by MHC class I molecules, but because their identification is challenging, the immunological relevance of spliced peptides remains unclear. Here, we developed a reverse immunology-based multi-level approach to identify proteasome-generated spliced epitopes. Applying this strategy to a murine Listeria monocytogenes infection model, we identified two spliced epitopes within the secreted bacterial phospholipase PlcB that primed antigen-specific CD8+ T cells in L. monocytogenes-infected mice. While reacting to the spliced epitopes, these CD8+ T cells failed to recognize the non-spliced peptide parts in the context of their natural flanking sequences. Thus, we here show that PCPS expands the CD8+ T cell response against L. monocytogenes by exposing spliced epitopes on the cell surface. Moreover, our multi-level strategy opens up opportunities to systematically investigate proteins for spliced epitope candidates and thus strategies for immunotherapies or vaccine design.
Conformity and peer rejection.
Creators: name: Hanna, Jayne.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Social.

description: This study examined adolescent conformity involving peer rejection in the face of a negative group opinion. 192 adolescents rated the likeability of a hypothetical peer prior to and after exposure to an apparently negative group opinion of the peer. The measure of conformity was derived from the difference between likeability ratings of the hypothetical peer before and after exposure to the negative group norm. Subjects participated in either friendship cliques or non-clique groups, and expected either that the other group members would see their opinions (public condition) or that their opinions would be kept to themselves (private condition). Overall, subjects conformed more in clique groups than in groups comprised of non-clique members. However, this effect was dependent on both sex and surveillance variables. Females conformed the most when they both were in their cliques and expected their group members to see their opinions. Conversely, males conformed most when they were also in their cliques, but expected their opinions to be kept to themselves. Fear of negative evaluation did not correlate significantly with conformity behaviour. Implications of these findings for the role of conformity in peer rejection are discussed.
Characterisation of high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells and tunnel junctions
Creators: name: Kolhatkar, Gitanjali
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Physics, Condensed Matter.

description: Tunnel junctions for use in solar cells and monolithic multi junction solar cells are studied experimentally. The current density-voltage characteristic of an AlGaAs/AlGaAs tunnel junction having a mesa resistance of 0.11 mO·cm2 is determined using time-averaged measurements. A tunneling peak higher than the operating point of a solar cell is recorded by this method, with a value of ∼950 A/cm2. Due to the unstable nature of the negative differential resistance region of the current density-voltage curve, measurements of the tunneling peak and valley current densities are obscured. A time-dependent analysis is performed on this sample, from which a tunneling peak of a value larger than 1100 A/cm 2 is determined. An A1GaAs/InGaP tunnel junction having a tunneling peak of 80 A/cm2 is presented. Multi junction solar cells fabricated using indium tin-oxide as transparent top electrodes are measured. These cells have a maximal efficiency of 25.1% at 3 suns illumination and 26.1% at 20 suns, ∼40% lower efficiency than the standard multi junction solar cell.
Internet Groupware Systems for Project Management: Experiences from a Longitudinal Study
Creators: name: Schubert, Petra
name: Leimstoll, Uwe
name: Romano, Nicholas C
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: GSS
subject: Group Support System
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: This paper describes a longitudinal study of practical experiences with three different groupware systems over a period of three years. The findings are based on surveys conducted each year among the project participants. The most recent groupware system, used in 2002, offers numerous services of which almost exclusively the central document database, the group calendar, and the to do list were used. From the user?s perspective the main advantages were improved access to information and increased control of performed work. However system use consumed additional time and personal contacts among the users were reduced. Overall, users see more advantages than disadvantages and state that they would use a groupware system in future projects again. The comparison of the observations of the last three years shows that user interface usability and reliability are decisive factors for perceived usefulness and system acceptance.
Data Security and Privacy in Transactive Energy Markets
Creators: name: Sousa-Dias, Daniel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Year: 2024
Subjects: transactive
energy
blockchain
security
privacy
encryption
aggregation
anonymity

description: Innovation in power generation, storage, and information technology have created new opportunities in grid management. Advanced metering equipment and smart grid infrastructure enable energy providers to operate more efficiently and cost effectively through better reporting and prediction. While these improvements to the traditional energy management model are important, opportunities for further gains in economic and energy efficiency have been discovered in distributed systems. The next generation of energy market will be transactive, enabling prosumers, consumers equipped with energy generation or storage devices, to trade energy directly between each other. This capacity will result in increased price efficiency, reduced transmission distances, and better integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. The incentive to modernize the grid is clear, but increased information flow demands heightened security measures to protect consumer safety and trust. Many proposed transactive energy market solutions use distributed ledger technology, or blockchain, along with smart contracts to underpin their energy auctions. Blockchain technology has many desirable security properties that make it suitable for handling trades. However, security gaps remain in the processes not managed by the blockchain. The goals of this thesis are to discover the cybersecurity gaps present in transactive energy market systems, identify the areas most in need of improvement, and propose solutions to some of those areas. A thorough review of the literature led us to identify fourteen cybersecurity threat categories. We selected two processes that were significantly affected by these threats and that had few solutions addressing them. These processes are: energy usage data collection and market anonymity. In addition to the literature review, this thesis contributes secure, privacy-preserving schemes for each of these processes, namely Cyclic Homomorphic Encryption Aggregation (CHEA) and Individually Linkable Pseudonymous Trading Scheme (ILPTS). Both schemes improve security and efficiency by reducing infrastructural requirements and increasing decentralization. Formal analysis found that both solutions successfully achieve their security design goals, while performance simulations found that CHEA performs well compared to similar data aggregation schemes from the literature.
Die Schweiz ist für das E-Business grundsätzlich gut gerüstet
Creators: name: Dettling, Walter
Publisher: name: Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Lead des Artikels:Die Schweizer Wirtschaft bringt in mehrfacher Hinsicht gute Voraussetzungen mit, um die Herausforderung des E-Business erfolgreich zu meistern. Bei vielen Unternehmen herrscht jedoch eine gewisse Unsicherheit, weil E-Business einseitig mit Hightech- Start-ups gleichgesetzt wird.
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Scale for Evaluation of Psychiatric Integrative and Continuous Care—Patient’s Version
Creators: name: Ignatyev, Yuriy
name: Timm, Juergen
name: Heinze, Martin
name: Indefrey, Sonja
name: Von Peter, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: This pilot study aimed to evaluate and examine an instrument that integrates relevant aspects of cross-sectoral (in- and outpatients) mental health care, is simply to use and shows satisfactory psychometric properties. The development of the scale comprised literature research, held 14 focus groups and 12 interviews with patients and health care providers, item-pool generation, content validation by a scientific expert panel, and face validation by 90 patients. The preliminary scale was tested on 385 patients across seven German hospitals with cross-sectoral mental health care (CSMHC) as part of their treatment program. Psychometric properties of the scale were evaluated using genuine and transformed data scoring. To check reliability and postdictive validity of the scale, Cronbach’s α coefficient and multivariable linear regression were used. This development process led to the development of an 18-item scale called the “Scale for Evaluation of Psychiatric Integrative and Continuous Care (SEPICC)” with a two-point and five-point response options. The scale consists of two sections. The first section assesses the presence or absence of patients’ experiences with various CSMHC’ relevant components such as home treatment, flexibility of treatments’ switching, case management, continuity of care, cross-sectoral therapeutic groups, and multidisciplinary teams. The second section evaluates the patients’ opinions about these relevant components. Using raw and transformed scoring resulted into comparable results. However, data distribution using transformed scoring showed a smaller deviation from normality. For the overall scale, the Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.82. Self-reported experiences with relevant components of the CSMHC were positively associated with the patients approval of these components. In conclusion, the new scale provides a good starting point for further validation. It can be used as a tool to evaluate CSMHC. Methodologically, using transformed data scoring appeared to be preferable because of a smaller deviation from normality and a higher reliability measured by Cronbach’s α.
What is Organizational Knowledge Maturing and how can it be assessed?
Creators: name: Riss, Uwe
name: Witschel, Hans Friedrich
name: Brun, Roman
name: Thönssen, Barbara
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: ICT
subject: Knowledge Management
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: We introduce the concept of organizational knowledge maturing based on the idea of developing knowledge assets. We explain the dimensions that have to beconsidered and introduce the Knowledge Maturing Dimension Framework to measure the maturity level. Finally we describe service classes as the building blocks of afuture organizational learning and maturing environment (OLME).
Dramatically different price developments for mobile services in India and Switzerland and their underlying drivers
Creators: name: Bürkler, Erich
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Geschäftsmodell
subject: ICT
subject: IKT
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Purpose - By comparing prices for mobile services in India and Switzerland, this article aims to highlight marginal differences in regulations ? besides other significant factors ? which can result in totally different price developments.Design/methodology/approach ? A holistic approach is used to explain the various drivers behind price developments. Besides costs (including licence fees), customer behaviours (summarized in demand elasticity), competitive behaviour (explained by the applied marketing mix) and termination fees (either as a price stabilizer ? if not freezer ? or as a relatively marginal cost component) represent the relevant drivers.Findings ? The comparative study underlines the crucial role termination costs play in dynamic mobile markets ? besides the usually stressed general cost levels and numbers of competitors.
Loss-of-function but not dominant-negative intragenic IKZF1 deletions are associated with an adverse prognosis in adult BCR-ABL-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Creators: name: Kobitzsch, Benjamin
name: Gokbuget, Nicola
name: Schwartz, Stefan
name: Reinhardt, Richard
name: Bruggemann, Monika
name: Viardot, Andreas
name: Wasch, Ralph
name: Starck, Michael
name: Thiel, Eckhard
name: Hoelzer, Dieter
name: Burmeister, Thomas
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Genetic alterations of the transcription factor IKZF1 (“IKAROS”) are detected in around 15–30% of cases of BCR-ABL-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Different types of intragenic deletions have been observed, resulting in a functionally inactivated allele (“loss-of-function”) or in “dominant-negative” isoforms. The prognostic impact of these alterations especially in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia is not well defined. We analyzed 482 well-characterized cases of adult BCR-ABL-negative B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia uniformly treated in the framework of the GMALL studies and detected IKZF1 alterations in 128 cases (27%). In 20%, the IKZF1 alteration was present in a large fraction of leukemic cells (“high deletion load”) while in 7% it was detected only in small subclones (“low deletion load”). Some patients showed more than one IKZF1 alteration (8%). Patients exhibiting a loss-of-function isoform with high deletion load had a shorter overall survival (OS at 5 years 28% vs. 59%; P<0.0001), also significant in a subgroup analysis of standard risk patients according to GMALL classification (OS at 5 years 37% vs. 68%; P=0.0002). Low deletion load or dominant-negative IKZF1 alterations had no prognostic impact. The results thus suggest that there is a clear distinction between loss-of-function and dominant-negative IKZF1 deletions. Affected patients should thus be monitored for minimal residual disease carefully to detect incipient relapses at an early stage and they are potential candidates for alternative or intensified treatment regimes. (clinicaltrials.gov identifiers: 00199056 and 00198991).
Integrierte Geschäftsprozesse mit Business Software
Creators: name: Wölfle, Ralf
Publisher: name: Hanser
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Business Software
subject: E-Business
subject: ERP-Systeme
subject: Integration
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Geschäftsprozesse und Informationssysteme besser aufeinander abzustimmen, das ist ein Anliegen für die meisten arbeitsteiligen Organisationen. Optimierungspotenzial besteht in zahlreichen internen und externen Konstellationen. Dieser Beitrag behandelt das Thema in seiner Breite, indem für verschiedene Fachbereiche Verbesserungsansätze durch integrierter Geschäftsprozesse mit Business Software aufgezeigt werden. Abschliessend werden einige Überlegungen für die Auswahl von Integrationsprojekten angestellt. Der Artikel richtet sich an Personen, die mit der mittel- bis langfristigen Entwicklungsplanung der eigenen Informatikinfrastruktur betraut sind. Anbietern von Business Software zeigt er die aktuellen ?Baustellen? aus der Perspektive der Betreiber auf. Studierende erhalten eine Übersicht über die Bedeutung des Themas.
Industriespionage auch in der Schweiz
Creators: name: Dalla Vecchia, Martina
name: Wisler, Andreas
Publisher: name: Swiss Professional Media
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Am 7. März fand zum siebten Mal der SwissSecurityDay, der nationale Tag der Computer- Sicherheit, statt. Ziel war es, die Bevölkerung für den sicheren Umgang etwa beim E-Banking und in Sozialen Netzwerken zu sensibilisieren. Im Interview zeigt Andreas Wisler die Handlungsmöglichkeiten von Unternehmen diesbezüglich auf.
title: Does aquatic exercise reduce hip and knee joint loading?
title: In vivo load measurements with instrumented implants
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Kutzner, Ines
name: Richter, Anja
name: Gordt, Katharina
name: Dymke, Jörn
name: Damm, Philipp
name: Duda, Georg N.
name: Günzl, Reiner
name: Bergmann, Georg
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Aquatic exercises are widely used for rehabilitation or preventive therapies in order to enable mobilization and muscle strengthening while minimizing joint loading of the lower limb. The load reducing effect of water due to buoyancy is a main advantage compared to exercises on land. However, also drag forces have to be considered that act opposite to the relative motion of the body segments and require higher muscle activity. Due to these opposing effects on joint loading, the load-reducing effect during aquatic exercises remains unknown. The aim of this study was to quantify the joint loads during various aquatic exercises and to determine the load reducing effect of water. Instrumented knee and hip implants with telemetric data transfer were used to measure the resultant joint contact forces in 12 elderly subjects (6x hip, 6x knee) in vivo. Different dynamic, weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing activities were performed by the subjects on land and in chest-high water. Non-weight-bearing hip and knee flexion/extension was performed at different velocities and with additional Aquafins. Joint forces during aquatic exercises ranged between 32 and 396% body weight (BW). Highest forces occurred during dynamic activities, followed by weight-bearing and slow non-weight-bearing activities. Compared to the same activities on land, joint forces were reduced by 36–55% in water with absolute reductions being greater than 100%BW during weight-bearing and dynamic activities. During non-weight-bearing activities, high movement velocities and additional Aquafins increased the joint forces by up to 59% and resulted in joint forces of up to 301%BW. This study confirms the load reducing effect of water during weight-bearing and dynamic exercises. Nevertheless, high drag forces result in increased joint contact forces and indicate greater muscle activity. By the choice of activity, movement velocity and additional resistive devices joint forces can be modulated individually in the course of rehabilitation or preventive therapies.
Entwicklung innovativer Personalisierungsfunktionen für den Onlineshop von buch.ch
Creators: name: Alioski, Adrian
name: Leimstoll, Uwe
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, Hochschule für Wirtschaft, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: B2C
subject: CRM
subject: Customer Relationship Management
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Dieser Arbeitsbericht beschreibt das PersECA-II-Teilprojekt mit buch.ch. Über Verbesserungen der Interaktionsmöglichkeiten des Kunden mit dem System und durch kundenspezifische Informationen und Funktionen bietet die Personalisierung verschiedene Möglichkeiten, dem Kunden einen zusätzlichen, realen Mehrwert zu verschaffen und sich über diesen Mehrwert von der Konkurrenz zu differenzieren. Das PersECA-II-Teilprojekt mit buch.ch hatte zum Ziel, neue Personalisierungsfunktionen für die bestehende E-Commerce Applikation zu entwickeln, die zu einer erhöhten Kundenbindung beitragen. Im Rahmen des Projektes wurden zahlreiche Personalisierungsfunktionen erarbeitet, aus denen drei Funktionen für die Detailkonzeption ausgewählt wurden.Dieser Arbeitsbericht entstand im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts PersECA II (Personalisierung von E-Commerce-Appplikationen) der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW.
Wissensarbeit ist nicht Routinearbeit: Prozesse - Zwängerei für Wissensarbeitende
Creators: name: Martin, Andreas
Publisher: name: Swiss Professional Media
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Um heutzutage erfolgreich zu sein, genügt es nicht mehr, nur Daten zu managen und Prozesse zu beschreiben heute und in Zukunft muss Wissensarbeit gezielt gefördert werden.
Schlussbetrachtung: Vertriebsunterstützung / CRM
Creators: name: Wölfle, Ralf
Publisher: name: Hanser
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: CRM
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Aktuelle Herausforderungen für das Unternehmen sind Margendruck, hohe Kosten der Aussendienstbesuche, Beschleunigung der Produktentwicklung und die Sortimentsvielfalt sowie eine hohe Wettbewerbsintensität.? Diesen Satz aus der Fallstudie Debrunner & Acifer (S. 49) können viele Unternehmen bestätigen. Die Antwort auf diese Herausforderungen wird in allen Unternehmensbereichen gesucht, aber in keinem so intensiv wie im Vertrieb. Fünf Fallstudien in diesem Buch haben ihren Schwerpunkt im Bereich Vertriebsunterstützung/CRM, in sechs weiteren sind die beschriebenen Lösungen für den Vertrieb relevant.
Fallstudie Verein IFIS:Koordinationsplattform IFIS UNO
Creators: name: Quade, Michael H.
Publisher: name: Hanser
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: B2B-Integration
subject: Business Model
subject: Business Software
subject: Case Study
subject: Collaboration
subject: E-Business
subject: ERP-Systeme
subject: Geschäftsmodell
subject: Integration
subject: Success Factors
subject: Supply Chain Integration
subject: Supply Chain Management
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Die Koordinationsplattform IFIS UNO veranschaulicht eindrücklich, wie die Supply Chain für Holz, mit vielen kleinen Anbietern (Waldbesitzern, Forstbetrieben, Forstunternehmen, Transporteuren und Holzvermarktern) und einigen wenigen grossen Holzverwertern (z.B. Sägewerke, Papier- und Energieproduzenten), mit Business Software effektiv unterstützt wird. Holz ist dabei nicht einfach Holz: Jedes Holzsortiment lässt sich durch Verbrennen zu Energie umwandeln, doch nicht mit jedem kann man z.B. Möbel oder Hausdächer bauen. Mit dem internetbasierten IFIS UNO gelingt es, Holz der wirtschaftlich besten Verwendung zuzuführen: Ein Holzsortiment kann in der gewünschten Menge in einem durchgängigen Prozess vermarktet und abgerechnet werden.
Informationsethik im Unternehmen
Creators: name: Bendel, Oliver
Publisher: name: Netzmedien
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Die Wissenschaft der Ethik ist 2500 Jahre alt. Eine Teildisziplin untersucht seit Jahrzehnten die moralischen Implikationen des Einsatzes von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien und neuen Medien: die Informationsethik. Deren Methoden und Inhalte können auch für Unternehmen nützlich sein.
E-Supplier-Förderprojekt
Creators: name: Tanner, Christian
Publisher: name: Verein procure.ch
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: E-Procurement
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Grossunternehmen und internationale Konzerne haben Optimierungspotenziale in ihrer Beschaffung erkannt und führen vermehrt E-Procurement-Systeme ein. Diese setzen für die Leistungs- bzw. Produktspezifikation und für den Austausch von Geschäftsdokumenten auf unterschiedliche Standards. Deshalb sehen sich heute immer mehr Zulieferbetriebe mit neuen, heterogenen Anforderungen zur Unterstützung solcher Beschaffungssysteme konfrontiert. Das von der FHBB initiierte Projekt "E-Supplier" möchte Lieferanten aufzeigen, welche Voraussetzungen erfüllt sein müssen und welche Möglichkeiten bestehen, um an ausgewogenen B2B-Lösungen teilnehmen zu können. An diesem von softnet und der UBS unterstützten Projekt nehmen fünf Zulieferbetriebe aus verschiedenen Branchen teil.
E-Procurement - Wo liegen die Potenziale in Ihrem Einkauf?
Creators: name: Tanner, Christian
name: Wölfle, Ralf
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: B2B
subject: E-Business
subject: E-Commerce
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Der Leitfaden soll Entscheidungsträgern in Unternehmen mittlerer Grösse bei der Auswahl geeigneter E-Procurement-Lösungen unterstützen. Ein spezielles Augenmerk legen wir auf die Bedürfnisse und Fragestellungen von mittelgrossen Unternehmen. Wir unterstützen diese bei der Entwicklung von E-Business-Konzepten und beim Management der Umsetzung. Unsere Dienstleistungen erbringen wir individuell und in öffentlich zugänglichen Workshops.
Calves Use an Automated Brush and a Hanging Rope When Pair-Housed
Creators: name: Zobel, Gosia
name: Neave, Heather W.
name: Henderson, Harold V.
name: Webster, James
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Calf housing often only meets the basic needs of calves, but there is a growing interest in providing enrichments. This study described the behaviour of calves when they were given the opportunity to interact with two commonly available enrichment items. Female and male calves (approximately 11 days old) were pair-housed in 8 identical pens fitted with an automated brush and a hanging rope. Frequency and duration of behaviours were recorded on 3 separate days (from 12:00 until 08:00 the following day. Calves spent equal time using the brush and rope (27.1 min/day), but there was less variation in the use of the brush as opposed to the rope (coefficient of variation, CV: 23 vs. 78%, respectively). Calves had more frequent (94 bouts, CV: 24%) and shorter (17.8 s/bout, CV: 24%) brush use bouts compared to fewer (38 bouts, CV: 43%) and longer (38.3 s/bout, CV: 53%) rope use bouts. There was a diurnal pattern of use for both items. Frequency of play was similar to rope use, but total time playing was 8% of rope and brush use. Variability among calves suggested that individual preference existed; however, the social dynamics of the pair-housed environment were not measured and therefore could have influenced brush and rope use. Multiple enrichment items should be considered when designing improvements to calf housing.
Swallowing the pills
scaling-up the use of misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage at home births in two provinces in Mozambique
Creators: name: Hobday, Karen
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2019

description: Background: Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of Mozambique’s high maternal mortality. While injectable oxytocin can prevent PPH, 30% of births in Mozambique occur without a skilled birth attendant or access to oxytocin. Misoprostol is an alternative uterotonic in tablet form that can prevent PPH. In 2015, the Ministry of Health (MoH) commenced a program to distribute misoprostol at community level in 35 districts country-wide to reduce PPH in home births. Aim: The aim of the study was to identify facilitators and barriers influencing the scale-up of misoprostol for the prevention of PPH in two provinces of Inhambane and Nampula, Mozambique. Methods: This mixed methods study was conducted in 2016-2017 in partnership with the Mozambican MoH. The qualitative component adopted a phenomenological methodology and included in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Quantitative data included frequencies and percentages of training and coverage data provided by the MoH. Findings: Scale-up involved facilitators and barriers. Facilitators included: a supportive environment; credible and relevant innovation; early expansion into some MoH systems and, a strong network of community health workers (CHW) and traditional birth attendants (TBA). Barriers included: select distribution; fear of misuse; limited communication surrounding the National PPH Strategy; inadequate monitoring and evaluation; challenges with logistics systems and the role of CHWs and TBAs. TBAs were satisfied with their role in the misoprostol program and were motivated to work alongside the formal health system. Women who used misoprostol were satisfied with the medication and encouraged wider access. Disparities existed between the coverage and access of misoprostol for PPH prevention in the provinces. Implications: The findings can assist government and maternal health stakeholders in Mozambique to better understand factors critical to introducing misoprostol at the community level and the complexities of scaling-up. Lessons learned may be applicable to other low to middle income countries.