cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effect of 3α-Anderostanediol and Indomethacin on Acquisition, Consolidation and Retrieval Stage of Spatial Memory in Adult Male Rats
Creators: name: Somayeh Assadian Narenji
name: Naghdi, Nasser
name: Shahrbano Oryan
name: Azadmanesh, Kayhan
Publisher: name: the Pasteur Institute of Iran
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Basic Sciences

description: Iranian Biomedical Journal (IBJ); ISSN 1028-852X
Video: Motion Planning for Connected Automated Vehicles at Occluded Intersections With Infrastructure Sensors
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Motion planning
subject: connected automated driving
subject: intersection scenario
subject: DDC 600 / Technology (Applied sciences)
subject: Automobile driving--Automation
subject: Decision making
subject: Motion perception (Vision)
subject: Kreuzung

description: Motion planning at urban intersections that accounts for the situation context, handles occlusions and deals with measurement and prediction uncertainty is a major challenge on the way to urban automated driving. As classical methods subdivide the motion planning into decision making and trajectory planning, they either come with a narrowed solution set or finding a feasible trajectory is not guaranteed. In this work, motion planning is formulated as an optimal control problem (OCP) and holistically solved for exploring all available decision options. The OCP is parametrized and simplified according to the situation context extracted from map and perception information. Occlusions are resolved using the external perception of infrastructure-mounted sensors. Yet, instead of merging external and ego perception with track-to-track (T2T) fusion, the information is used in parallel. The uncertainties are handled by a risk model that bridges the gap between set-based methods and probabilistic approaches. Particularly, for vanishing risk, the formal guarantees of set-based methods are inherited, while otherwise, the guarantees are softened to guarantees in a probabilistic sense. This video shows a short presentation of the motion planning approach as well as results from the real-world experiments.
Comparative study of methods of aeration for composting manure slurries.
Creators: name: Sartaj, Majid.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Agricultural.

description: Composting is a simple and economically attractive method to treat and stabilize animal waste slurries. However, a comparison of different methods of aeration for composting under high moisture content (MC) and the influence zones of the aeration pipes have not been reported in the literature. Therefore, a large scale study was conducted to investigate and compare the performance of three modes of aeration, namely natural, passive and forced aeration. A total of 9 piles, 3 replicates for each treatment, were built in trapezoidal shape with a volume of 5.03 m$\sp3$ each and monitored for a period of 90 days. Peat was used as the bulking agent. Initial MC of raw compost was 76%. A total of 233 thermocouples were built and installed in the compost piles to monitor the temperature profiles and distribution. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
A shared value approach to digital inclusion
Creators: name: Morsillo, Robert
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper seeks to contribute additional ideas that may foster the more equal participation of all Australians in the growing digital economy, which is the harbinger of far-reaching changes to how citizens will engage with Government, business, and each other. In Australia today, with the advent of the National Broadband Network, digital inclusion is increasingly viewed as a catalyst for achieving greater equality of opportunity for socially excluded people, as well as being key to increased business productivity. The concept of shared value creation is promoted by the influential Harvard Business School as a new and superior way of framing the relationship between business and society, which encourages business to be in the business of creating social value as well as commercial value. The paper analyses a well-established Australian communications inclusion program, Telstra's Access for Everyone, finding many features of a shared value approach such as reconceived pricing, products and services for non-users, reconceived markets that include those who may be excluded, and reconceived distribution channels in collaboration with the not-for-profit sector. The paper suggests that these elements may be applicable to the new challenge of digital inclusion with a potentially significant role for business. Through a shared value approach to corporate social responsibility, more effective digital inclusion programs could be developed as part of an expanded national framework involving greater collaboration between governments, the not-for-profit sector and business, which could lead to improved outcomes for all stakeholders.
Simulations of the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies and quasars
Creators: name: Springel, Volker
name: White, Simon D.M.
name: Jenkins, Adrian
name: Frenk, Carlos S.
name: Yoshida, Naoki
name: Gao, Liang
name: Navarro, Julio
name: Thacker, Robert
name: Croton, Darren
name: Helly, John
name: Peacock, John A.
name: Cole, Shaun
name: Thomas, Peter
name: Couchman, Hugh
name: Evrard, August
name: Colberg, Jörg
name: Pearce, Frazer
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The cold dark matter model has become the leading theoretical picture for the formation of structure in the Universe. This model, together with the theory of cosmic inflation, makes a clear prediction for the initial conditions for structure formation and predicts that structures grow hierarchically through gravitational instability. Testing this model requires that the precise measurements delivered by galaxy surveys can be compared to robust and equally precise theoretical calculations. Here we present a simulation of the growth of dark matter structure using 2,1603 particles, following them from redshift z = 127 to the present in a cube-shaped region 2.230 billion lightyears on a side. In postprocessing, we also follow the formation and evolution of the galaxies and quasars. We show that baryon-induced features in the initial conditions of the Universe are reflected in distorted form in the low-redshift galaxy distribution, an effect that can be used to constrain the nature of dark energy with future generations of observational surveys of galaxies.
Proof search algorithms for detecting interactions in telecommunication features
Creators: name: Duan, Zhiping
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: This thesis presents a theorem proving approach to automatically detecting feature interactions in telecommunications systems. Feature requirements are formalized as specifications using Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) formulas and feature conflicts are specified by LTL formulas expressing logical inconsistency of specifications of two requirements of two different features. These LTL formulas are translated into First-Order Logic (FOL) formulas. We begin with an existing FOL theorem prover and optimize and enrich this prover for our application. In particular, we develop algorithms for integers and relational expressions which appear in translated FOL formulas and integrate these algorithms into the existing proof search procedure. Implementation and experiments in lambdaProlog demonstrate that our theorem prover is efficient and powerful when applied to the task of feature interaction detection. We also develop a proof checker to verify proofs obtained from our prover.
The synthesis and characterization of early high-late low oxidation state mixed metal organometallic compounds.
Creators: name: Desnoyers, Chantal C.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Inorganic.

description: Mixed metal organometallic complexes with oxide co-ligands may serve as useful models for platinum metal catalysts on early transition metal oxide supports. Reaction of the electronically unsaturated hydride containing cluster [H2Os3(CO)10] with [W(C≡CPh)(O) 2(Cp*)] afforded the mu-oxo, mu-hydrido, mu-vinylidene cluster [Os3W(mu-H)(mu-eta1-C=CHPh)(CO)10(O)(mu-O)(Cp*)] 1 via a process involving acetylide and oxide coordination to the Os 3 framework and transfer of a hydride ligand to the unsaturated hydrocarbyl. Under thermal conditions, cluster 1 undergoes smooth decarbonylation concomitant with the formation of a novel mu3-oxo ligand to afford [Os3W(mu-H)(trans-mu-eta1-C=CHPh)(CO) 9(O)(Cp*)(mu3-O)] 2. Under photolysis, 2 isomerizes in high yield to a second mu3-oxo, mu-vinylidene complex [Os3W(mu-H)(cis-mu-eta1-C=CHPh)(CO) 9(O)(Cp*)(mu3-O)] 3. Under photolytic conditions, the mu-hydrido ligand of 1 is transferred over to the mu-vinylidene ligand resulting in the formation of a mu-eta1,eta2-vinyl ligand in [Os 3W(CO)10(O)(mu-eta1,eta2-CH=CHPh{ W-Os})(mu-O)(Cp*)] 4. Cluster 4 reacts under photolytic conditions with dihydrogen gas in a non-regioselective manner to produce two clusters, [Os3W(mu-H)(anti-mu-eta 1-CHCH2Ph)(CO)9(O)(Cp*)(mu3-O)] 5 and [Os3W(mu-H)(gauche-mu-eta 1-CHCH2Ph)(CO)9(O)(Cp*)(mu3-O)] 6, bearing a mu3-oxo ligand and a mu-alkylidene organic fragment. The complexes 1, 4, 5 and 6 resemble species proposed as intermediates on hydrogenation catalysts. A rational next step in such a catalyzed reduction process would be the elimination of the organic fragment from the metal framework. However in this study no evidence supporting such chemical behavior was observed. Nevertheless interesting clusters bearing no hydrocarbyl fragments were isolated from a related experiment. Thermolysis of 4 led to the isolation of two clusters, [Os 3W(mu-H)(CO)9(mu-O)2(Cp*)] 9 and [Os3W(CO)8(mu-O)2(Cp*)]2 12, without hydrocarbyl units. The metal framework of 12 consists of a rare Os6 rhombic raft and a packing diagram suggested the presence of a layered W(O)2|Os6|W(O)2 lattice. This reaction also led to the isolation of an additional four clusters demonstrating various bonding modes for both the [W(O)2(Cp*)] fragment and the vinyl ligand on a Os3 skeleton. As suggested by TLC analysis and infrared spectroscopy, the first complex formed upon thermolysis of 4 is [Os3W(CO)9(mu-O)2(mu-eta 1,eta2-CH=CHPh{W-Os})(Cp*)] 7 which further isomerizes to [Os3W(CO)9(mu-O) 2(mu-eta1,eta2-CH=CHPh{ Os···Os})(Cp*)] 8. The reaction of 8 with carbon monoxide liberated during previous reaction steps led to the isolation of [Os3W(CO)10(O)(mu-eta 1,eta2-CH=CHPh{Os-Os})(mu-O)(Cp*)] 10 which also reacts with one molecule of carbon monoxide to provide [Os3W(eta1-CH=CHPh)(CO)11(O)(mu-O)(Cp*)] 11.
White Settler-Colonialism, International Development Education, and the Question of Futurity: A Content Analysis of the University of Ottawa Master’s Program Mandatory Syllabi in Globalization and International Development
Creators: name: Bazinet, Trycia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: settler-colonialism
decolonization
curricula
international development education

description: In this thesis I explore the relationships between post-secondary education in the field of international development, and the maintenance and practices of white settler-colonialism at home and abroad. My method is to search for recurring present and absent themes found in French and English course syllabi of the Canadian Master’s Program in Globalization and International Development of the University of Ottawa. Through search strings in 81 syllabi of four mandatory courses taught over an 8-year period, 2007-2015, I find that colonialism is little mentioned, and when it is, it is usually either as something of the past or something geographically distant. I conclude that, for students, academics and others to address settler-colonialism as an obstacle to decolonization, requires (1) acknowledging their current role in naturalizing settler-colonialism, (2) denaturalizing the logics of settler-colonialism, and (3) working to deliberately give up on white settler futures, while other futures (Indigenous futures) are flourishing through the process of decolonization. While this content analysis is only a small and possibly ungeneralizable example of higher education and its simultaneous potential for colonization and decolonization, it nevertheless represents an addition to the few applications of the theoretical field of settler-colonial studies and of its material implications.
title: Granites of the Erzgebirge
title: relation of magmatism to the metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the Variscan Orogen ; guidebook to Eurogranites 2012 fieldtrip October 7 to October 13, 2012
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Romer, Rolf L.
name: Foerster, Hans-Juergen
name: Kroner, Uwe
name: Mueller, Axel
name: Roessler, Ronny
name: Roetzler, Jochen
name: Seltmann, Reimar
name: Wenzel, Thomas
Publisher: name: Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
Year: 2012

description: Scientific Technical Report; 12/15; ISSN 1610-0956
Composite Zirconium Phosphate/PTFE Polymer Membranes for Application in Direct Hydrocarbon Fuel Cells
Creators: name: Al-Othman, Amani Lutfi
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: composite membranes
Direct Hydrocarbon fuel cells

description: Higher temperature (~ 200°C) operation for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells would have several advantages including enhanced electrochemical kinetics, useful heat recovery, and improved catalyst tolerance for contaminants. Conventional perfluorosulfonic acid membranes (PFSA), such as Nafion show a dramatic decrease in proton conductivity at temperatures above 80°C. For this reason, there has been an increasing effort toward the development of stable, higher temperature membranes with acceptable proton conductivity. This work is directed toward the development of Nafion free membranes for direct hydrocarbon PEM fuel cells containing zirconium phosphate as the proton conductor component. Hence, composite membranes composed of zirconium-phosphate (ZrP), a solid proton conductor, which was precipitated within the voids of a porous polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) support were synthesized. Amorphous-like zirconium phosphate (ZrP) powder was synthesized in this work. ZrP was prepared by precipitation at room temperature via reaction of ZrOCl2 with H3PO4 aqueous solutions. The proton conduction properties of ZrP powder were studied under the processing conditions found in direct hydrocarbon fuel cell. Our experimental results showed that the ZrP powder processed at 200°C possess a proton conductivity that is greater by one order of magnitude than the oven-dried samples at 70°C. Thereby, it was possible to avoid the normal decrease in conductivity with increasing temperature by having sufficient water in the vapor phase. This thesis reports the first synthesis of composite ZrP/PTFE/Glycerol (GLY) membranes. Glycerol (GLY) was introduced into the pores of PTFE with the ZrP proton conductive material using the successive wetting/drying technique. These membranes had reasonable values of proton conductivities (0.045 S cm-1), approaching that of Nafion (0.1 S cm-1) at room temperature. Samples of these composite membranes were processed at the inlet conditions of a propane fuel cell, at 200°C. Experimental results showed that the proton conductivity remained almost unchanged. This thesis also describes and reports the first synthesis of sulphur “S” or silicon, Si–modified zirconium phosphate (ZrP), porous polytetrafluoethylene (PTFE) and, glycerol (GLY) composite membranes. It was aimed at the substitution of a minor amount of phosphorus “P” in the ZrP by (S or Si) in the ZrP to modify the proton conduction properties. The modification was performed by adding a certain amount of silicic acid or sulphuric acid into phosphoric acid then proceeding with the precipitation in situ. A high proton conductivity, of 0.073 S cm-1,i.e. 73% of that of Nafion, was observed for the Si–ZrP/PTFE/GLY composite membrane.
Key Concepts and Rationalities in Canada's Environmental Enforcement Act: Tensions between Environmental Protection and Economic Development
Creators: name: Doyle, Jessica J.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Environmental Enforcement Act
Bill C-16
Anthropocentrism
Sustainability
Canadian Federal Environmental Legislation
Environmental Harm
Environmental Criminology
Economic Globalization

description: This thesis first describes and analyzes the key concepts and rationalities that are dominant in the content of the Environmental Enforcement Act (EEA). The research project concludes that despite legislative shifts towards increased punishment and deterrence, key concepts and rationalities such as the importance of economic globalization, the continuation of risk-management and anthropocentric values, and the dominance of staples development can be observed in the content of the EEA. The EEA also reflects growing concerns towards managing known structural economic problems such as Canada’s staples development and economic globalization. Secondly, this thesis critically evaluates whether the EEA is likely to contribute towards the effectiveness of Canadian environmental governance strategies. The EEA is likely to be ineffective based on observations of structural challenges in environmental governance and the Canadian political economic context. Neoliberalism, economic globalization, risk management, anthropocentrism, and staples based economic development characterize the problems identified in existing research that the content of the EEA does not adequately address.
Modeling free-radical polymerizations with depropagation using Java(TM): Methyl methacrylate/alpha-methylstyrene at elevated temperatures.
Creators: name: Badeen, Christopher.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Chemical.

description: There is growing interest in polymerization reactions at elevated temperatures due to potential advantages of elevated-temperature operation. However, most studies to date have focused on polymerization reactions at relatively low temperatures (i.e., below 80°C). This study of the copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and alpha-methylstyrene (alpha-ms) at elevated temperatures (100--140°C), is in response to both the growing interest in the area of elevated temperature polymerization and the scarcity of knowledge in this area. A computer program was written in the Java(TM) programming, language to simulate the copolymerization being investigated. This is the first published use of Java(TM) to write a numerical polymerization simulation program. The program implements the model for free-radical polymerization described in Dube et al. (1997), but with modifications to account for reverse polymerization reactions. The model described by Kruger (1987) was used to account for reversible polymerization reactions. The results of this investigation indicate that the model used for this system shows promise. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
The philosophical basis of social and legal control in China with special reference to juvenile delinquency.
Creators: name: Chen, Xiaoming.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.

description: The thesis provides some insights into social and legal control of juvenile delinquency in China based on the data available. The work examines social and legal control system of juvenile delinquency and focuses on the early social-education intervention, work-study school and juvenile reformatory, examining their philosophy, official policy and their apparent success in preventing juvenile delinquency and reforming juvenile offenders. The thesis examines the process of translation of the overall philosophical and ideological assumption about the human nature and the essence of society into concrete practices of control and rehabilitation of juveniles. The thesis also scrutinizes the implications of labeling theory and reintegrative shaming theory, as they were elaborated in the West, and tests their sensitivity to cross-cultural differences. In order to make the final interpretation of my findings more significant, I assess them from a comparative perspective. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Compensatory T-type Ca2+ channel activity alters D2-autoreceptor responses of Substantia nigra dopamine neurons from Cav1.3 L-type Ca2+ channel KO mice
Creators: name: Pötschke, Christina
name: Dragicevic, Elena
name: Duda, Johanna
name: Benkert, Julia
name: Dougalis, Antonios
name: Dezio, Roberta
name: Snutch, Terrance P.
name: Striessnig, Jörg
name: Liss, Birgit
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Gated calcium channels
subject: Parkinson disease
subject: Small conductance
subject: Oxidant stress
subject: CA(V)1.3
subject: Currents
subject: Transcription
subject: DDC 570 / Life sciences
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Calcium channels, T-type
subject: Substantia nigra
subject: Mice, Knockout
subject: Calciumkanal
subject: Substantia nigra

description: The preferential degeneration of Substantia nigra dopamine midbrain neurons (SN DA) causes the motor-symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Voltage-gated L-type calcium channels (LTCCs), especially the Cav1.3-subtype, generate an activity-related oscillatory Ca2+ burden in SN DA neurons, contributing to their degeneration and PD. While LTCC-blockers are already in clinical trials as PD-therapy, age-dependent functional roles of Cav1.3 LTCCs in SN DA neurons remain unclear. Thus, we analysed juvenile and adult Cav1.3-deficient mice with electrophysiological and molecular techniques. To unmask compensatory effects, we compared Cav1.3 KO mice with pharmacological LTCC-inhibition. LTCC-function was not necessary for SN DA pacemaker-activity at either age, but rather contributed to their pacemaker-precision. Moreover, juvenile Cav1.3 KO but not WT mice displayed adult wildtype-like, sensitised inhibitory dopamine-D2-autoreceptor (D2-AR) responses that depended upon both, interaction of the neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1 with D2-ARs and on voltage-gated T-type calcium channel (TTCC) activity. This functional KO-phenotype was accompanied by cell-specific up-regulation of NCS-1 and Cav3.1-TTCC mRNA. Furthermore, in wildtype we identified an age-dependent switch of TTCC-function from contributing to SN DA pacemaker-precision in juveniles to pacemaker-frequency in adults. This novel interplay of Cav1.3 L-type and Cav3.1 T-type channels and their modulation of SN DA activity-pattern and D2-AR-sensitisation, provide new insights into flexible age- and calcium-dependent activity-control of SN DA neurons and its pharmacological modulation.
Interaction between sex and cardiac interoceptive accuracy in measures of induced pain
Creators: name: Ferentzi, Eszter
name: Geiger, Mattis
name: Mai-Lippold, Sandra A.
name: Köteles, Ferenc
name: Montag, Christian
name: Pollatos, Olga
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: cardiac interoceptive accuracy
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: Interoception
subject: Pain perception
subject: Affect (Psychology)
subject: Sex differences
subject: Interozeption
subject: Affekt
subject: Geschlechtsunterschied

description: Pain perception is influenced by several factors, and among them, affect, sex, and perception of bodily signals are assumed to play a prominent role. The aim of the present study is to explore how sex, cardiac interoceptive accuracy, and the interaction of the latter two influence the perception of experimentally induced pain. We investigated a large sample of young adults (n = 159, 50.9% female, age: 23.45, SD = 3.767), assessing current positive and negative affective state with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (both involved as control variables), cardiac interoceptive accuracy with the mental heartbeat tracking task, and pain sensitivity with electrical stimulation on the back of the dominant hand, applying a repeated-measures staircase protocol. Males showed a significantly higher pain threshold and tolerance level than females, whereas cardiac interoceptive accuracy was not associated with pain sensitivity. The impact of sex × cardiac interoceptive accuracy interaction was significant for pain threshold only, while pain tolerance was predicted only by sex. According to these findings, the associations between pain sensitivity, cardiac IAc, and sex might be more complicated than it was supposed in previous studies. Interactions between factors impacting pain perception appear worthy of further investigation.
Transport-related measures to mitigate climate change in Basel, Switzerland: A health-effectiveness comparison study
Creators: name: Perez, L.
name: Trüeb, S.
name: Cowie, H.
name: Keuken, M.P.
name: Mudu, P.
name: Ragettli, M.S.
name: Sarigiannis, D.A.
name: Tobollik, Myriam
name: Tuomisto, J.
name: Vienneau, D.
name: Sabel, C.F.
name: Kuenzli, N.
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Klimaänderung
Politik
Luftverunreinigung
Lärm

description: Background
Local strategies to reduce green-house gases (GHG) imply changes of non-climatic exposure patterns.

Objective
To assess the health impacts of locally relevant transport-related climate change policies in Basel, Switzerland.

Methods
We modelled change in mortality and morbidity for the year 2020 based on several locally relevant transport scenarios including all decided transport policies up to 2020, additional realistic and hypothesized traffic reductions, as well as ambitious diffusion levels of electric cars. The scenarios were compared to the reference condition in 2010 assumed as status quo. The changes in non-climatic population exposure included ambient air pollution, physical activity, and noise. As secondary outcome, changes in Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) were put into perspective with predicted changes of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.

Results
Under the scenario that assumed a strict particle emissions standard in diesel cars and all planned transport measures, 3% of premature deaths could be prevented from projected PM2.5 exposure reduction. A traffic reduction scenario assuming more active trips provided only minor added health benefits for any of the changes in exposure considered. A hypothetical strong support to electric vehicles diffusion would have the largest health effectiveness given that the energy production in Basel comes from renewable sources.

Conclusion
The planned local transport related GHG emission reduction policies in Basel are sensible for mitigating climate change and improving public health. In this context, the most effective policy remains increasing zero-emission vehicles.
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Trust and the ethical challenges in the use of whole genome sequencing for tuberculosis surveillance: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives
Creators: name: Jackson, Carly
name: Gardy, Jennifer L
name: Shadiloo, Hedieh C
name: Silva, Diego S
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: Emerging genomic technologies promise more efficient infectious disease control. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly being used in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, surveillance, and epidemiology. However, while the use of WGS by public health agencies may raise ethical, legal, and socio-political concerns, these challenges are poorly understood. Method: Between November 2017 and April 2018, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 key stakeholders across the fields of governance and policy, public health, and laboratory sciences representing the major jurisdictions currently using WGS in national TB programs. Thematic analysis of the interviews was conducted using NVivo 11. Results: Respondents identified several ethical and practical challenges associated with WGS in TB care and surveillance, all related to issues of trust, including: 1) the power of public health; 2) data sharing and profits derived from surveillance efforts; and 3) concerns regarding who has access to, and can benefit from, the technology. Additional challenges included: the potential utility that WGS adds to a public health program, the risks associated with linking necessary epidemiological metadata to the genomic data, and challenges associated with jurisdictional capacity to implement the technology. Conclusions: Successful implementation of WGS is dependent on fostering relationships of trust between those working with genomics technology and those directly impacted by it, including clinicians. Building trust (a) between the public and the public health agencies and (b) within public health agencies themselves is critical due to the inherent complexity of WGS and its implementation for communicable disease control purposes.
Trunk balance in stroke: The effects of right and left cerebral lesions on the sensory and motor components of response to tilt.
Creators: name: Eckstrand, Marlene.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Psychobiology.

description: The purpose of the study was to evaluate motor and sensory components of trunk control in individuals with unilateral cerebral stroke and to identify differences in response between right and left sided lesions. Eighteen subjects, who were unstable in standing or unable to stand were tested. There were 9 subjects with right hemiplegia and 9 subjects with left hemiplegia for the motor testing and 8 subjects in each group for the sensory testing. Subjects were tested on a motorized seat that could be tilted approximately 15$\sp\circ$ to either side at a controlled velocity. The motor response was tested by tilting the seat to each side and recording the response to maintain the upright position. Both the trunk movement relative to the starting position and the end position of the trunk relative to the vertical were calculated. The sensory response was tested by tilting the seat to the side and asking the subject to indicate when the seat felt level as it returned slowly to the horizontal. Clinical data was collected on motor function and sensation of the leg, lateral trunk strength, lateral pelvic alignment, neglect, spatial deficits and apraxia. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Supplementary document for Hybrid CO₂-Ti:sapphire laser with tunable pulse duration for mid-infrared-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy - 5013486.pdf
Creators: name: Budden, Matthias
name: Gebert, Thomas
name: Cavalleri, Andrea
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Information
Ensemble master equation for a trapped-atom clock with one- and two-body losses
Creators: name: Ivannikov, Valentin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: An ensemble density matrix model that includes one-and two-body losses is derived for a trapped-atom clock. A trapped-atom clock is mainly affected by one-and two-body losses, generally giving nonexponential decays of populations; nevertheless, three-body recombination is also quantitatively analyzed to demonstrate the boundaries of its practical relevance. The importance of one-body losses is highlighted without which population trapping behavior would be observed. The model is written with decay constants expressed through experimental parameters. It can complement, e.g., the ISRE (identical spin rotation effect) model to improve its predictions: ISRE dramatically increases the ensemble coherence time, hence it enables one to observe the influence of two-body losses on the interferometry contrast envelope. The presented model is useful for Ramsey interferometry and is ready for immediate experimental verification in existing systems.
The relationship between work and leisure among employees of a federal government department
Creators: name: Sharaf, Amanda A
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Industrial.
subject: Recreation.

description: The purpose of this study was to: (1) explore the type of relationships that exist for work and leisure for workers of a federal government department, and (2) examine the perceptions of workers believed to experience leisure at work. The study employed a phenomenological design in an attempt to understand people's perceptions and perspectives of a particular situation. Access to the population group was provided by a senior sponsor of the department, who had secured five workers to partake in the semi-structured interviews. The key results indicate that: (1) leisure tends to be experienced during work, (2) work offers a "leisure appeal", and (3) leisure appears to be a "state of mind" notion that is distinctly experienced from the obligations of structured work. The study provides insight regarding the work-leisure relationship for some public sectors workers; however, more research is needed in order to make generalizations.
Improved methodology for deriving the critical heat flux look-up table
Creators: name: Tanase, Aurelian
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Mechanical.

description: A literature review on critical heat flux (CHF) prediction methods confirmed that the CHF look-up table (LUT) has many advantages over the other prediction methods: it covers the widest range of flow conditions, it is the most accurate CHF prediction method and it is computationally very efficient. The LUT has been included in the major thermalhydraulics and safety analysis computer codes. The LUT accuracy has increased over the years, although several areas have been identified where further improvements are desirable. These areas include (i) the screening of the experimental data, (ii) effect of the heated channel diameter and length on the CHF, and (iii) difficulties in predicting the CHF in the limiting quality region in LUT, at low flow/low pressure conditions and in the very high dryout quality range. This thesis describes the various improvements that have been made to the LUT derivation. In addition to the improvements in the LUT derivation methodology, a new visual analysis technique that allows simultaneous LUT trend visualization and comparison in all parametric directions has been developed. Based on the findings and improvements in the LUT derivation methodology, a new version of the LUT has been developed. The error analysis revealed that refined data screening and removal of outliers is an effective method for improving the CHF LUT accuracy. Because the majority of the experimental data were obtained for diameters close to the standard 8 mm ID, a better correction of diameter effect on the CHF does not significantly affect the overall LUT accuracy, although it appears to be very important at specific conditions such as low flow or extreme diameters.
Summary measures for assessing the risk of a new disease: The case of the sexual transmission of HIV.
Creators: name: Declich, Silvia.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Behavioral.

description: The overall goal of this work is to critically assess and clarify methodologies for risk assessment and summary measure development which may be useful in appraising the risk involved in sexual transmission of HIV. The source of information for the available methods for risk assessment which various disciplines have developed, was a systematic review of the literature, the raw material being papers containing indexes assessing risk. Papers containing information about the development procedure were selected and sorted into reasonably homogeneous groups, which resulted in the proposal of a classification for risk assessment methods. The proposed classification identified the following methods: (1) the empirical method, which relies on collected data; (2) the judgemental method, which is based on the opinions of experts; (3) the psychometric method, which is built on a theoretical hypothesis about the construct; and (4) the mathematical method, which is based on an abstract representation in mathematical form of the phenomenon under study. A strategy similar to the one used in the search for risk assessment methods was employed in the search of the literature for existing indexes for the risk of HIV due to sexual behaviour. A logical progression of methods over time is evident, with the mathematical method as a foundation of risk assessment, followed by the psychometric method supported by a theoretical hypothesis, and finally, the judgemental and empirical methods, which require a sufficient amount of experts' knowledge and empirical data, respectively. The assessment of risk for HIV infection seems to be reaching the final stage of this progression. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Transport in thin polarized Fermi-liquid films
Creators: name: Li, David Z.
name: Anderson, R. H.
name: Miller, M. D.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We calculate expressions for the state-dependent quasiparticle lifetime τσ, the thermal conductivity κ, the shear viscosity η, and discuss the spin diffusion coefficient D for Fermi-liquid films in two dimensions. The expressions are valid for low temperatures and arbitrary polarization. In two dimensions, as in three dimensions, the integrals over the transition rates factor into energy and angular parts. However, the angular integrations contain a weak divergence. This problem is addressed using the method of K. Miyake and W. J. Mullin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 197 (1983); J. Low Temp. Phys. 56, 499 (1984)]. The low-temperature expressions for the transport coefficients are essentially exact. We find that κ−1∼TlnT, and η−1∼T2 for arbitrary polarizations 0≤P≤1. These results are in agreement with earlier zero-polarization results of H. H. Fu and C. Ebner [Phys. Rev. A 10, 338 (1974).], but differ from the temperature dependence of the shear viscosity found by D. S. Novikov (arXiv:cond-mat/0603184). They also differ from the discontinuous change of temperature dependence in D from zero to nonzero polarization that was discovered by Miyake and Mullin. We note that in two dimensions the shear viscosity requires a unique analysis. We obtain predictions for the density, temperature, and polarization dependence of κ,η, and D for second-layer He3 films on graphite, and thin He3−He4 superfluid mixtures. For He3 on graphite, we find roughly an order of magnitude increase in magnitude for κ and η as the polarization is increased from 0 to 1. For D a similar large increase is predicted from zero polarization to the polarization where D is a maximum (∼0.74). We discuss the applicability of He3 thin films to the question of the existence of a universal lower bound for the ratio of the shear viscosity to the entropy density.
Bending fatigue of cancellous bone screws used in anterior spine surgery.
Creators: name: Gilbert, Stephen Gregory.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Biomedical.

description: Bending fatigue has been noted in early clinical results of anterior spinal fixation using standard 6.5mm outside diameter (3.2mm inside diameter) cancellous bone screws. Fractography was used to qualify and quantify the failure mode. Fracture mechanics was used to determine the load level from the fractographic findings. These results were used in a test program to reproduce the fatigue failures seen in-vivo. The validity of the experimental model was investigated by varying test coupon parameters, testing the modified specimens and comparing the results to those predicted.
title: LABO-Statusbericht 2020
title: LABO-Statusbericht 2020
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Apel, Swantje
name: Brandt, Marina
name: Braun, Jördis
name: Mathews, Jeanette
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020

description: Bereits in 2010 hat die Bund/Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bodenschutz im Auftrag der Umweltministerkonferenz (UMK) einen Bericht zur Reduzierung der Flächeninanspruchnahme an die Konferenz der Chefs der Staats- und Senatskanzleien der Länder (CdS) sowie zwei Statusberichte erarbeitet und veröffentlicht. Der vorliegende Bericht knüpft an diese vorhergehenden Dokumente an. Neben dem Status Quo bei der Reduzierung der Flächenneuinanspruchnahme und Versiegelung, will der Bericht Lösungsansätze zum nachhaltigen Schutz der Ressource Boden aufzeigen. Als Nachhaltigkeitsindikator kann der Flächenverbrauch nur in einer gemeinsamen Anstrengung mit den für Bau, Raumordnung und Landwirtschaft zuständigen Ministerkonferenzen auf das ausgegebene Ziel von 30 ha/d reduziert werden. Es soll ein Beitrag des Bodenschutzes für gemeinsame Lösungsansätze zur interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit beim Thema Flächensparen geleistet werden. Quelle: https://www.labo-deutschland.de
Supplementary document for Hybrid CO₂-Ti:sapphire laser with tunable pulse duration for mid-infrared-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy - 5013486.pdf
Creators: name: Budden, Matthias
name: Gebert, Thomas
name: Cavalleri, Andrea
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Information
“Placebo by Proxy” and “Nocebo by Proxy” in children: a review of parents' role in treatment outcomes
Creators: name: Czerniak, Efrat
name: Oberlander, Tim F.
name: Weimer, Katja
name: Kossowsky, Joe
name: Enck, Paul
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: nonspecific effects
subject: treatment environment
subject: clinical implications
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Placebo effect
subject: Nocebo effect
subject: Placebo
subject: Nocebo-Effekt

description: The “placebo (effect) by proxy” (PbP) concept, introduced by Grelotti and Kaptchuk (1), describes a positive effect of a patient's treatment on persons in their surrounding such as family members or healthcare providers, who feel better because the patient is being treated. The PbP effect is a complex dynamic phenomenon which attempts to explain a change in treatment outcome arising from an interaction between a patient and an effect from proxies such as parents, caregivers, physicians or even the media. By extension the effect of the proxy can also have a negative or adverse effect whereby a proxy feels worse when a patient is treated, giving rise to the possibility of a “nocebo (effect) by proxy” (NbP), and by extension can influence a patient's treatment response. While this has yet to be systematically investigated, such an effect could occur when a proxy observes that a treatment is ineffective or is perceived as causing adverse effects leading the patient to experience side effects. In this narrative review, we take these definitions one step further to include the impact of PbP/NbP as they transform to affect the treatment outcome for the patient or child being treated, not just the people surrounding the individual being treated. Following a systematic search of literature on the subject using the Journal of Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (JIPS) database (https://jips.online) and PubMed (NCBI) resulted in very few relevant studies, especially in children. The effect of PbP per se has been studied in parents and their children for temper tantrums, acupuncture for postoperative symptoms, as well as for neuroprotection in very preterm-born infants. This paper will review the PbP/NbP concepts, show evidence for its presence in children's treatment outcome and introduce clinical implications. We will also offer suggestions for future research to further our understanding of the role of the proxy in promoting or distracting from treatment benefit in children. Increasing an appreciation of the PbP and NbP phenomena and the role of the proxy in children's treatment should improve research study design and ultimately harness them to improve clinical child healthcare.
Supplementary document for Influence of feedback optical phase on relaxation oscillation frequency of a semiconductor laser and its application - 5014277.pdf
Creators: name: liu, bin
name: Ruan, Yuxi
name: Yu, Yanguang
name: Wang, Bo
name: An, Lei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Detailed derivation of equation (11)
A Novel Mutation in the Aprataxin (APTX) Gene in an Iranian Individual Suffering Early-Onset Ataxia with Oculomotor Apraxia Type 1(AOA1) Disease
Creators: name: Nayereh Nouri
name: Nouri, Narges
name: Aryani, Omid
name: Kamalidehghan, Behnam
name: Sedghi, Maryam
name: Houshmand, Massoud
Publisher: name: the Pasteur Institute of Iran
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Basic Sciences

description: Iranian Biomedical Journal (IBJ); ISSN 1028-852X
title: Better define beta-optimizing MDD (minimum detectable difference) when interpreting treatment-related effects of pesticides in semi-field and field studies
title: Better define beta-optimizing MDD (minimum detectable difference) when interpreting treatment-related effects of pesticides in semi-field and field studies
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Duquesne, Sabine
name: Alalouni, Urwa
name: Egerer, Sina Elisabeth
name: Frische, Tobias
name: Gergs, René
name: Gräff, Thomas
name: Pieper, Silvia
name: Sahm, René
name: Wogram, Jörn
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Umweltrisikobewertung

description: The minimum detectable difference (MDD) is a measure of the difference between the means of a treatment and the control that must exist to detect a statistically significant effect. It is a measure at a defined level of probability and a given variability of the data. It provides an indication for the robustness of statistically derived effect thresholds such as the lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC) and the no observed effect concentration (NOEC) when interpreting treatment-related effects on a population exposed to chemicals in semi-field studies (e.g., micro-/mesocosm studies) or field studies. MDD has been proposed in the guidance on tiered risk assessment for plant protection products in edge of field surface waters (EFSA Journal 11(7):3290, 2013), in order to better estimate the robustness of endpoints from such studies for taking regulatory decisions. However, the MDD calculation method as suggested in this framework does not clearly specify the power which is represented by the beta-value (i.e., the level of probability of type II error). This has implications for the interpretation of experimental results, i.e., the derivation of robust effect values and their use in risk assessment of PPPs. In this paper, different methods of MDD calculations are investigated, with an emphasis on their pre-defined levels of type II error-probability. Furthermore, a modification is suggested for an optimal use of the MDD, which ensures a high degree of certainty for decision-makers. © 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
E-Learning technologies in support of epistemic competency
Creators: name: Frunzetti, Teodor
Publisher: name: Editura Universitara
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 0 Social sciences
subject: 37 Education
subject: 371 Instructional design
subject: 004:37 Elearning

description: The article explores the e-learning facilities that can be useful in the development of the epistemic competency project. It offers a possible bridge between epistemology, metacognition and IT relevant tools, altogether assembled in an attempt towards a holistic approach.The goal is to provide the learner with a friendly environment for learning complex notions dealing with knowledge that can prove essential in better tackling everyday complex problems.
Flexibility and creativity in designing course notes through virtual campus
Creators: name: Alexe, Maria; Almasan, Beatrice
Publisher: name: Editura Universitara
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 0 Social sciences
subject: 37 Education
subject: 371 Instructional design
subject: 004:37 Elearning

description: This paper presents the way in which we used existing facilities of the Credis Virtual Campus and the way in which we want to develop it order to establish a real dialogue with our students, as a leading step in designing a competitive course. Due to the fact that they belong to the faculty of Nursery and Primary School Pedagogy our aim is to teach them not only our particular academic curricula, but also how to use those facilities for their future students.