cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Mite-y Bee: Factors Affecting the Mite Community of Bumble Bees (Bombus spp., Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Creators: name: Haas, Stephanie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Bombus
Mites
community ecology

description: Parasites and other associates can play an important role in shaping the communities of their hosts; and their hosts, in turn, shape the community of host-associated organisms. This makes the study of associates vital to understanding the communities of their hosts. Mites associated with bees have a range of lifestyles on their hosts, acting as anything from parasitic disease vectors to harmless scavengers to mutualistic hive cleaners. For instance, in Apis mellifera (the European honey bee) the parasitic mite Varroa destructor has had a dramatic impact as one of the causes of colony-collapse disorder. However, little is known about mites associated with bees outside the genus Apis or about factors influencing the makeup of bee-associated mite communities. In this thesis, I explore the mite community of bees of the genus Bombus and how it is shaped by extrinsic and intrinsic aspects of the bees' environment at the individual bee, bee species, and bee community levels. Bombus were collected from 15 sites in the Ottawa area along a land-use gradient and examined for mites. The number of individual mites and number of mite species hosted by particular bee species increased significantly with bee species abundance. In addition, several bee species differed in terms of mite abundance, mite species richness, mite prevalence, and mite diversity at the level of individual bees and at the species level. In particular, individuals of rare bee species tended to have particularly high mite abundance in comparison to other bees. However, geography, site quality, and bee diversity were never significant predictors of mite community attributes at any level of analysis. Overall, the best predictor of bee-mite community attributes is the bee species themselves. Thus, these mite communities were not shaped by the factors that are known to shape the parasite communities of other species (i.e., geographic distance, host diversity), perhaps because of the commensalistic nature of most of the mite species investigated here. These findings have implications for conservation of bumble bees, given that commensals may become cleptoparasitic at high densities and may act as disease vectors.
Metrics for Inter-Dataset Similarity with Example Applications in Synthetic Data and Feature Selection Evaluation -- Extended Version
Creators: name: Rajabinasab, Muhammad
name: Lautrup, Anton D.
name: Zimek, Arthur
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Measuring inter-dataset similarity is an important task in machine learning and data mining with various use cases and applications. Existing methods for measuring inter-dataset similarity are computationally expensive, limited, or sensitive to different entities and non-trivial choices for parameters. They also lack a holistic perspective on the entire dataset. In this paper, we propose two novel metrics for measuring inter-dataset similarity. We discuss the mathematical foundation and the theoretical basis of our proposed metrics. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed metrics by investigating two applications in the evaluation of synthetic data and in the evaluation of feature selection methods. The theoretical and empirical studies conducted in this paper illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed metrics.
description: This is the extended version of a paper accepted at 2025 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM)
Polycomb-like 2 (Mtf2/Pcl2) is Required for Epigenetic Regulation of Hematopoiesis
Creators: name: Rothberg, Janet L.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: polycomb
hematopoiesis
erythropoiesis
stem cells

description: Polycomb proteins are epigenetic regulators that are critical in mediating gene repression at critical stages during development. Core and accessory proteins make up the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2), which is responsible for trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone 3 (H3K27me3), leading to maintenance of chromatin compaction and sustained gene repression. Classically, Polycomb accessory proteins are often thought of as having minor roles in fine-tuning the repressive action of PRC2. Their actions have often been attributed to chromatin recognition, targeting to specific loci and enhancing methyltransferase activity. In our previous work in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs), we showed that Polycomb-like 2 (Mtf2/Pcl2) is critical for PRC2-mediated regulation of stem cell self-renewal through feed-forward control of the pluripotency network. In moving beyond the ESC model system, we sought to interrogate the role of Mtf2 in vivo by creating a gene-targeted knockout mouse model. Surprisingly, we discovered a tissue-specific role for Mtf2 in controlling erythroid maturation and hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal. Via its regulation of other PRC2 members, Mtf2 is critical for global H3K27me3 methylation at promoter-proximal sites in developing erythroblasts. Thus, Mtf2 is required for proper maturation of erythroblasts. Loss of Mtf2 also reduces HSC self-renewal leading to stem cell pool exhaustion. Additionally, misregulation of Mtf2 in leukemia models contributes to massive leukemic blast expansion at the expense of leukemic stem cell self-renewal. In the developing hematopoietic system, Mtf2 functions as a core complex member, controlling epigenetic regulation of self-renewal and maturation of both stem and committed cells.
title: Nachhaltigkeitsdiamant – Bewertungs- und Implementierungsmethode für eine nachhaltigkeitsorientierte Produktentwicklung
Creators: name: Kammerl, Daniel
name: Zink, Roland
Publisher: name: Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciendes, 5 (2019), 423-434.
description: Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird eine Methode beschrieben, um Nachhaltigkeit in der Produkt- und Produkt-Service-System-Entwicklung zu bewerten. Der Fokus liegt dabei insbesondere auf der frühen Phase der Entwicklung, um im Gegensatz zu einer Vielzahl der bestehenden Bewertungsmethoden proaktiv und nicht reaktiv handeln zu können. Mithilfe der Methode wird der komplexe Sachverhalt der Nachhaltigkeit messbar und graphisch auf einfach verständliche Art und Weise dargestellt.
description: The paper presents an assessment methodology to measure sustainability for product and product-service system development. The focus is on the early phase of the development to enable a proactive instead of a reactive approach. This contrasts with most of the existing assessment methodologies. By means of the methodology the complex issue of sustainability is made assessable and presented graphically in an easy and understandable manner.
landmarker: a Toolkit for Anatomical Landmark Localization in 2D/3D Images
Creators: name: Jonkers, Jef
name: Duchateau, Luc
name: Van Wallendael, Glenn
name: Van Hoecke, Sofie
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Anatomical landmark localization in 2D/3D images is a critical task in medical imaging. Although many general-purpose tools exist for landmark localization in classical computer vision tasks, such as pose estimation, they lack the specialized features and modularity necessary for anatomical landmark localization applications in the medical domain. Therefore, we introduce landmarker, a Python package built on PyTorch. The package provides a comprehensive, flexible toolkit for developing and evaluating landmark localization algorithms, supporting a range of methodologies, including static and adaptive heatmap regression. landmarker enhances the accuracy of landmark identification, streamlines research and development processes, and supports various image formats and preprocessing pipelines. Its modular design allows users to customize and extend the toolkit for specific datasets and applications, accelerating innovation in medical imaging. landmarker addresses a critical need for precision and customization in landmark localization tasks not adequately met by existing general-purpose pose estimation tools.
description: 11 pages, 4 figures
title: Kommunale Homepages zur nachhaltigen Bürgerkommunikation und -partizipation – ein Vergleich von Stadt und Land
Creators: name: Zink, Roland
name: Piser, Melanie
name: Wöllmann, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences, 5 (2019), 412-422
description: Motiviert durch die aktuellen Trends in der digitalen Kommunikation hin zu interaktiven Homepages und Sozialen Medien, thematisiert dieser Beitrag das quantitative Angebot von digitalen Funktionen auf kommunalen Homepages im Vergleich von Stadt und Land. Dazu findet eine Sichtung von insgesamt 209 Homepages von Kommunen in Bayern mit unterschiedlicher Einwohnergröße und unterschiedlicher infrastruktureller Ausgangslage statt. Die Analyse unterscheidet dabei in die etablierten Bereiche des (1) Bürgerkontakts (Web 1.0) sowie in (2) Bürgerdialog und (3) Soziale Medien mit interaktiven und Web 2.0 Angeboten. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass ländliche Kommunen in den beiden ersten Kategorien mit den städtischen Kommunen auf Augenhöhe agieren, beim Einsatz Sozialer Medien aber bisher weit zurückbleiben. Gründe hierfür können sowohl mangelnde Kompetenzen im Umgang mit Sozialen Medien als auch die infrastrukturelle, personelle und finanzielle Ausstattung der Kommune sein. Dennoch bedarf es künftig einer proaktiven Herangehensweise der Kommunen, um diese Lücke zu schließen und moderne digitale Kommunikationsangebote im ländlichen Raum weiter zu stärken.
Introducing Technology into an Acute Care, Multi-site Teaching Hospital
Creators: name: Tkach, Pamela
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Technology
Implementation
Ottawa Model of Research Use
Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinet

description: Objective: To investigate and describe how an acute care, multi-site teaching hospital implements a new technology called the Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) that will be used by nurses. Design and methods: Qualitative, descriptive, single-case study method using the Ottawa Model of Research Use as a framework to guide data collection and analysis. The project was evaluated from the beginning, through the planning stages until a cabinet vendor was chosen. Results: A multidisciplinary committee was created to implement the ADCs across the organization. Clinical nurses, the intended users, were not directly involved in the implementation; usability testing was not done; they were not prepared for all the needed training costs and no evaluation was planned. Conclusions: An implementation framework was not used to guide the ADC project and several key area surrounding implementation were missed. Recommendations were made to improve future implementation projects in heath organizations.
title: Integrated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)- / Sustainability Management System
Creators: name: Scherer, Josef
name: Kollmann, Patricia
name: Birker, Ann-Kathrin
Publisher: name: Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences
Year: 2019

description: Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences, 5 (2019), 435-448
description: Da sich weltweit Unternehmen / Organisationen bei der Implementierung eines Managementsystems an diversen populären (internationalen) Standards / Codices (ISO / COSO / IDW / DIIR /etc.)  orientieren, dienen diese auch als Referenz für dieses Werk.

Daher wird mithilfe des „Universal-Standards Integriertes Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)- / Nachhaltigkeits-Managementsystem“ versucht, aufzuzeigen, dass die meisten Standardwerke auf einem „gemeinsamen Nenner“ beruhen, wenngleich sie auch in Aufbau oder Formulierungen differieren mögen.
description: Since companies / organisations all over the world orient themselves to various popular (international) standards / codes (ISO / COSO / IDW / DIIR / etc.) when implementing a management system, these standards / codes also serve as a reference for this work.

For this reason, the “Universal Standard Integrated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Sustainability Management System“ attempts to show that most standard works are based on a “common denominator“, although they may differ in structure or wording.
1410-Article Text-2518-1-10-20200613.pdf
Creators: name: Safaei, Mehdi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 150604 Tourism Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150603 Tourism Management

description: Today, tourism has emerged as the largest and most booming industry in the world, which will have a major impact on the economies of nations.Undoubtedly, one of the most important steps towards the sustainable development and economic growth of Islamic countries is to enhance tourism interactions between them.Therefore, it is important to know the status of infrastructure and tourism platforms. Consequently, the transfer of experience between these countries will add to the continuity and sustainability of thisindustry in all economic, social, cultural, political and technological aspects.Hence, the main purpose of this research is to compare and evaluate this industry in Iran and Turkey.
Ground states for the NLS on non-compact graphs with an attractive potential
Creators: name: Adami, Riccardo
name: Gallo, Ivan
name: Spitzkopf, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 35R02, 35Q55, 81Q35, 49J40, 58E30

description: We consider the subcritical nonlinear Schrödinger equation on non-compact quantum graphs with an attractive potential supported in the compact core, and investigate the existence and the nonexistence of Ground States, defined as minimizers of the energy at fixed $L^2$-norm, or mass. We finally reach the following picture: for small and large mass there are Ground States. Moreover, according to the metric features of the compact core of the graph and to the strength of the potential, there may be an interval of intermediate masses for which there are no Ground States. The study was inspired by the research on quantum waveguides, in which the curvature of a thin tube induces an effective attractive potential.
description: 23 pages, 4 figures
Due Process to be Followed in the Administration of Discipline in Religious Institutes According to the Code of Canon Law
Creators: name: Rosinski, Michael Francis
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: canon law
religious institutes
misconduct
penal law
due process
procedures

description: The need for just and fair procedures for responding to accusations of misconduct is a sad but necessary part of governance in religious institutes. Many institutes, or parts of institutes, have established protocols for addressing accusations of sexual misconduct by their members. Not all forms of misconduct, however, are sexual in nature, nor does the law (proper or universal) anticipate every imaginable form of misconduct. Superiors in religious institutes rightly have discretionary authority to address matters, including disciplinary matters, about which the law is silent. Rarely, however, do superiors in religious life have adequate experience or training to address complex disciplinary cases in ways that follow the relevant law, respect the rights of all parties, and ensure the safety of potential new victims. The thesis begins with an examination of the Church's magisterial documents that have bearing on the administration of discipline in religious institutes from the time of the Second Vatican Council until the present. It looks at the nature of power exercised by religious superiors and the place of rights and other legal parameters in structuring all disciplinary procedures, even when the misconduct in question is not defined in law as a delict. The thesis uses the disciplinary procedures that exist in Book II and Book VI of The Code of Canon Law as the basis for developing guidelines for non-penal disciplinary cases, that is, cases of misconduct which violate some divine, ecclesiastical, or proper law, but which are not defined in the law as a delict.
ЗАКОНОТВОРЧЕСКАЯ ПРАКТИКА СМОЛЕНСКОГО КНЯЗЯ ПО ОФОРМЛЕНИЮ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННО-КОНФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ ВЗАИМООТНОШЕНИЙ В ПЕРИОД ФЕОДАЛЬНОЙ РАЗДРОБЛЕННОСТИ НА РУСИ
Creators: name: Руслан Маратович Ахмедов
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: устав
Смоленск
древнерусское государство
памятник права
христианство
Церковь
императив

description: По мере развития децентрализованных процессов в политической консолидации древнерусских княжеств незыблемым фактором, объединяющим интересы народов Киевского государства, осталась лишь та духовность, которая была воспринята в виде государственного исповедания на основе христианской идеологемы. В то же время удельная законотворческая практика местных правителей внесла ряд существенных корректировок юридического характера с учетом местных национальных особенностей и традиций.
Sherlock Holmes et la France: marginalité, imaginaire et identités nationales paradoxales
Creators: name: Chartrand, Marise
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Sherlock Holmes
France
Angleterre
Relations
Romans policiers
XIXe siècle français
Belle -Époque
Identitié nationale

description: Le rayonnement de Sherlock Holmes dépasse de loin celui de son créateur (Arthur Conan Doyle) ou du roman qui l’a vu naître (Une étude en rouge, 1887) : ce personnage avalisé par ce que Cornelius Castoriadis appelle le « collectif anonyme » est ainsi devenu un mythe moderne. L’imaginaire collectif en fait l’incarnation même du détective et de l’Anglais : il habite Londres, voyage en hansom cab, prend le thé et porte son fameux deerstalker sur la tête. Son appartenance à l’identité nationale britannique est toutefois plus problématique qu’on ne serait spontanément porté à le croire. Effectivement, Conan Doyle s’est inspiré de deux personnages à la fois marginaux et représentatifs de l’identité nationale française pour imaginer son héros tout aussi marginal et représentatif de sa propre identité nationale : le chevalier Dupin d’Edgar Allan Poe (« Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue », 1841) et monsieur Lecoq d’Émile Gaboriau (L’Affaire Lerouge, 1863). Mais il y a plus. Sherlock Holmes est non seulement né grâce à la France, mais a à son tour donné naissance à des personnages français, dont le gentleman cambrioleur de Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin (« L’Arrestation d’Arsène Lupin », 1905), et le journaliste de Gaston Leroux, Joseph Rouletabille (Le Mystère de la chambre jaune, 1907). Tout se passe ici comme si la création de personnages incarnant l’identité nationale devait d’abord passer par la recherche de modèles paradoxaux liés à l’autre puissance nationale. Ancrés dans une période où chaque nation tente de définir son identité, les personnages du corpus incarnent le discours social de l’époque, tout en ayant été créés, paradoxalement, grâce à des personnages issus de la nation voisine. Balisée par le Second Empire et la Belle Époque, la présente thèse se divise en quatre chapitres, portant chacun sur un personnage français. La première partie, intitulée « En amont », se concentre sur Dupin et Lecoq, les deux figures françaises ayant mené Conan Doyle à créer son héros, alors que la seconde partie, « En aval », explore les personnages nés de l’influence de Sherlock Holmes, soit Lupin et Rouletabille. En adoptant une approche entre la socio et la mythocritique et en se basant sur l’herméneutique de la question et de la réponse proposée par Hans Robert Jauss, cette thèse cherche à objectiver les questionnements auxquels la société aurait trouvé des réponses au travers les corpus étudiés, permettant ainsi l’enracinement de Sherlock Holmes et d’Arsène Lupin dans l’imaginaire social et leur survie dans l’imaginaire collectif, et expliquant l’effacement progressif, voire l’oubli, des autres personnages.
Les difficultés et les stratégies d'insertion en emploi des immigrants haïtiens dans la région d'Ottawa-Gatineau
Creators: name: Knight, Catherine
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Immigration
Haitiens
Insertion en emploi

description: La plupart des immigrants étrangers qui tentent d'intégrer le marché du travail au Canada vont connaître une trajectoire impliquant diverses contraintes. Cette étude qualitative se penche sur la problématique de l'insertion en emploi des immigrants francophones hors Québec. Elle est réalisée par le biais d'entrevues auprès de douze immigrants haïtiens dans la région Ottawa-Gatineau et vise à identifier les obstacles d’intégration en emploi et les stratégies de contournement employées par les immigrants tout au long de leur trajectoire respective. Il s'agit d'examiner comment les éléments du capital humain, du capital social et de la discrimination peuvent influencer leur insertion en emploi. Suite aux données recueillies dans nos entrevues nous avons déterminé que la non-reconnaissance des diplômes et des compétences acquises à l'étranger, la barrière linguistique due à la non-maîtrise de l'anglais, le manque d'expérience sur le marché du travail canadien, la faiblesse des réseaux sociaux et la discrimination sont les principaux obstacles rencontrés par les immigrants dans leur trajectoire d'insertion en emploi. Malgré ceux-ci, les immigrants ne se découragent pas et mettre en place diverses stratégies. Ainsi, le retour aux études postsecondaires, l'apprentissage de l'anglais, le recours aux réseaux sociaux, ne pas porter attention à la discrimination et prendre du recul face à ce phénomène sont certains des éléments qui ont favorisé l'insertion en emploi des participants de notre recherche.
Pharmacogenomics at the Point of Care: A Community Pharmacy Project in British Columbia
Creators: name: Breaux, Samantha
name: Desrosiers, Francis Arthur Derek
name: Neira, Mauricio
name: Sinha, Sunita
name: Nislow, Corey
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: In this study 180 patients were consented and enrolled for pharmacogenomic testing based on current antidepressant/antipsychotic usage. Samples from patients were genotyped by PCR, MassArray, and targeted next generation sequencing. We also conducted a quantitative, frequency-based analysis of participants’ perceptions using simple surveys. Pharmacogenomic information, including medication changes and altered dosing recommendations were returned to the pharmacists and used to direct patient therapy. Overwhelmingly, patients perceived pharmacists/pharmacies as an appropriate healthcare provider to deliver pharmacogenomic services. In total, 81 medication changes in 33 unique patients, representing 22% of all genotyped participants were recorded. We performed a simple drug cost analysis and found that medication adjustments and dosing changes across the entire cohort added $24.15CAD per patient per year for those that required an adjustment. Comparing different platforms, we uncovered a small number, 1.7%, of genotype discrepancies. We conclude that: (1). Pharmacists are competent providers of pharmacogenomic services. (2). The potential reduction in adverse drug responses and optimization of drug selection and dosing comes at a minimal cost to the health care system. (3). Changes in drug therapy, based on PGx tests, result in inconsequential changes in annual drug therapy cost with small cost increases just as likely as costs savings. (4). Pharmacogenomic services offered by pharmacists are ready for wide commercial implementation.
209 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcb) and Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins and -Furans (Pcdd/F) in ambient air and deposition in the German background
Creators: name: Dreyer, Annekatrin
name: Minkos, Andrea
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Außenluft

description: PCDD/Fs and 209 PCBs were investigated in ambient air and atmospheric deposition at two background monitoring sites in Germany over a period of 12 months in 2018/19. Both substance groups have been frequently found in ambient air, principally with the expected seasonal variations. In deposition, PCDD/Fs as well as PCBs were frequently below the method quantification limits. Besides the frequently investigated dioxin-like PCBs and six indicator PCBs, the analysis of the 209 PCBs (166 separated PCB-peaks) enabled the identification and evaluation of additional PCBs that might be of environmental concern. Of 166 PCBs or PCB-coelutions, up to 144 were quantified in air samples and up to 94 in atmospheric deposition samples. Some of these PCBs were observed at levels similar to or exceeding those of the frequently investigated six indicator PCBs. Important additional PCBs in ambient air were PCB 5/8, PCB 11, PCB 17, PCB 18, PCB 20/33, PCB 31, PCB 43/49, PCB 44, PCB 47/48/65/75, PCB 93/95/98/102, PCB 139/149, and PCB 151. The presence of these PCBs in atmospheric samples implies that routine analysis oversees potentially important contaminants. Quelle: https://papers.ssrn.com/
Au-delà de l'inclusion financière : peut-on agir sur l'espace de capabilité ? : le cas du Programa Social Agropecuario d'Entre Ríos, Argentine
Creators: name: Normand-Marleau, Michel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2017
Subjects: capabilités
microfinance
femmes
paysans
développement
impact
Sen

description: La présente thèse traite de l’impact d’un programme de microfinance et d’assistance technique (Programa Social Agropecuario ou PSA) mis en œuvre dans la province d’Entre Ríos, en Argentine. Cette thèse contribue à répondre à la question de l’impact de la microfinance sur le développement et des mécanismes pouvant maximiser cet impact en s’attardant principalement sur la perception des bénéficiaires. Pour ce faire, des entrevues et des groupes de discussions ont été menés dans 4 villages du département de Villaguay (Entre Ríos, Argentine) afin de dresser un portrait des interventions et des impacts de celles-ci sur leur vie. Les résultats ont été analysés depuis la perspective de l’approche des capabilités de Sen. Le PSA a permis à plusieurs individus de démarrer une activité productive mais les résultats sur le long terme sont mitigés. En effet, plusieurs ont abandonné depuis notamment en raison de vulnérabilités, nouvelles ou anciennes, qui n’ont pas été tenues en compte au moment du démarrage de l’activité productive. Par contre, la méthode de travail en groupe, les formations et les réunions ont permis des retombées intéressantes sur le plan du développement humain et particulièrement, pour les femmes.
Dyslexia: all in their heads? (Book review)
Creators: name: Scott, Catherine
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A review of the book 'Dyslexia, learning, and the brain', by Roderick I. Nicolson and Angela J. Fawcett, published by MIT Press, 2008. The authors' reveal a strong commitment to the standard position on dyslexia--that it is a 'real,' neurologically based condition--when they attempt to counter the reasonable observations made by many who teach or interact with children but do not have research careers in specific learning difficulties to defend, that is, that supposedly dyslexic children can be taught to read with the appropriate instruction. Nicolson and Fawcett's book is another brick in the wall of the edifice erected to the existence of and biological causality of dyslexia. The existence of the edifice represents a real tragedy because it excuses the failure of the education systems of the English-speaking world to properly instruct children in reading. The consequences of this are appalling: Countless individuals are condemned to a life of diminished possibility and to an image of themselves as flawed and not quite right, with the added dread that they may pass on their 'bad genes' to their children and thus condemn them to a similar fate.
Accessing Mental Health Care in the Canadian Armed Forces: Soldiers’ Stories
Creators: name: Compton, Lisa Ann
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: military culture
military identity
post traumatic stress disorder
stigma
veterans

description: Background: Recent Canadian Armed Forces operations involved multiple deployments and exposure to traumatic events that are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. Despite efforts to facilitate mental health care, some soldiers do not get the help they need. Objective: To understand soldiers’ experiences and explore barriers and facilitators they encountered accessing mental health care. Results: Qualitative descriptive interviews with 11 Canadian Armed Forces members revealed six major categories that provide insights into their experiences accessing mental health care. Participants’ revealed significant barriers to care including fear of damaging their career or being released, stigma beliefs and actions from peers and leaders, and physical and organizational barriers to care. Social support from family, military co-workers, and unit leaders facilitated care. Conclusions: Notwithstanding efforts to facilitate access to mental health care, some soldiers still perceive significant barriers to care.
ОБЩЕТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКАЯ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА ГАРАНТИЙ ПРАВ ГРАЖДАН В ПРАВОПРИМЕНИТЕЛЬНОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ
Creators: name: Андрей Александрович Мецгер
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: права человека
гарантии прав граждан
правоприменительная деятельность
режим законности

description: В статье рассматривается общетеоретическая характеристика гарантий прав граждан в правоприменительной деятельности.
Exploring the Role of a Strength Training Facility on Community Development: Cree Nation of Chisasibi
Creators: name: Randall, Andrew
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: community development
Chisasibi
strength training facility
community leisure initiative model
First Nations
recreation and leisure

description: Community development (CD) is viewed as a way to improve the social, physical, organizational and economic outcomes of a community. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of a strength training facility on CD and provide an insight into its impact on the community. Qualitative research was conducted by two data collection exercises. The first was a 12-week period, while the second was one week long. A segmented thematic analysis was used to explore the data provided by three target groups and participants’ observations. The findings provided insight into the facility’s contribution to CD in particular, noting that a strength training facility can influence personal, economic, social, environmental and organizational outcomes within a community. The research contributes to the existing literature in leisure by providing evidence of CD from a remote First Nations community. The research reveals how arrangements for physical activities can improve the welfare of a community.
Exploring the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Provision Practices Of Pharmacists in Ontario: A Mixed-Methods Study Dedicated to Emergency Contraception
Creators: name: Chaumont, Andréanne
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Canada
emergency contraception
pharmacy
reproductive health

description: The availability of accessible, effective, and timely emergency contraception (EC) technologies is an important issue in women’s reproductive health. In Canada, three methods of EC are currently available: the levonorgestrel pill (LNg-EC), the Copper-T intrauterine device (IUD), and ulipristal acetate (UPA). This study explores the EC knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Ontario pharmacists through a mixed-methods study. The mixed-methods study includes a bilingual mailed survey with a representative sample of retail pharmacists and in-depth interviews with a subset of respondents. Results of the survey indicate that there is considerable interest among pharmacists to expand access to EC in Ontario; however, the results indicate that LNg-EC continues to be a behind-the- counter product and knowledge of other EC modalities is modest. Pharmacists view themselves as playing a critical role in patient education and counseling, as well as raising awareness about EC in the community. Developing and implementing continuing education efforts targeting pharmacists appears warranted. This research could ultimately play a role in expanding access to IUDs and UPA, as well as raising awareness of these modalities within the pharmacy community. La disponibilité à des technologies de contraception d’urgence (CU) accessible, efficace et dans un délai raisonnable est une problématique d’importance pour la santé reproductive des femmes. Au Canada, trois méthodes de CU sont actuellement disponibles : le comprimé de levonorgestrel (CU-LNg), le dispositif intra-utérin de cuivre (DIU) et l’acétate ulipristal (UPA). Cette étude multi-méthodes qui est composée d’une sondage bilingue posté à un échantillon représentatif de pharmaciens travaillant en milieu communautaire et d’entrevues réalisées avec un sous-ensemble de participants a pour but d’explorer les connaissances, les attitudes et la prestation de services des pharmaciens en Ontario par rapport à la contraception d’urgence. Les résultats des sondages démontrent qu’il y a un intérêt considérable de la part des pharmaciens quant à l’amélioration de l’accessibilité à la CU en Ontario. Toutefois, nos résultats démontrent que la CU-LNg continue d’être un produit situé en Annexe II et que les connaissances des pharmaciens quant aux autres méthodes de contraception d’urgence sont limitées. Les pharmaciens croient qu’ils sont un élément clé pour l’éducation de leurs patients et pour prodiguer des conseils sur la CU dans la communauté. Le développement et l’implantation de formation continue spécifiques aux pharmacies sont nécessaires. Cette recherche pourrait favoriser l’accessibilité au DUI et à l’UPA en plus d’améliorer les connaissances de ces technologies au sein de la communauté pharmaceutique.
ЛИНГВИСТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭКСПЕРТОЛОГИЯ КАК НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКОЙ И ПРИКЛАДНОЙ ЛИНГВИСТИКИ
Creators: name: Гульнара Рифовна Шагиева
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: теоретическая лингвистика
прикладная лингвистика
лингвистическая теория
лингвистическая экспертология
экспертиза звучащей речи
вербально-визуальная экспертиза
письменная экспертиза
речевые деликты
юридическая лингвистика

description: Статья посвящена лингвистической экспертологии как одному из направлений лингвистики. В статье раскрываются функции лингвистики, а также выделяются основные ее направления и методы исследования. В основном в статье особое внимание уделяется лингвистической экспертизе, являющейся направлением лингвокриминалистики. В статье отмечается, что лингвистическая экспертология имеет связь с теоретической и практической лингвистикой, а также необследованные лингвистические теории исследуются конкретными направлениями прикладной лингвистики, одной из которых является лингвокриминалистика, изучающая продукты речевой деятельности человека; выделяются виды и направления лингвистических экспертиз. Автором выделяются типы лингвистических экспертиз, их классификация, а также задачи теории лингвистических экспертиз, акцентируется внимание на возникновение новых речевых деликтов, которые требуют законодательного закрепления, в связи с чем возникают новые виды экспертиз и на базе данных фактов разрабатываются новые методы и приемы производства лингвистических экспертиз.
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ПОЛИТИКА ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ НЕСОВЕРШЕННОЛЕТНИХ В СФЕРЕ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
Creators: name: Татьяна Николаевна Балашова
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: несовершеннолетние
государственная политика
охрана здоровья детей
безопасность несовершеннолетних

description: Сохранение здоровья детей и подростков, его укрепление являются целью государства и общества. Каждый ребенок должен иметь возможность жить здоровой и полноценной жизнью. Государственная политика обеспечения безопасности несовершеннолетних в сфере здравоохранения должна строиться на основе предупреждения заболеваний, доступности всех видов медицинской помощи, повышения эффективности и качества оказываемых медицинских услуг, разработки и внедрения современных медицинских технологий. Однако, несмотря на предпринятые меры по обеспечению соблюдения прав ребенка на охрану здоровья, в настоящее время в этой сфере существует ряд проблем правового, социально-экономического, психологического, этического и иного характера. В статье автором рассматриваются проблемы, оказывающие влияние на государственную политику обеспечения безопасности несовершеннолетних в сфере здравоохранения.
Boundary Quantum Field Theories Perturbed by ${\rm T}\bar{\rm T}$: Towards a Form Factor Program
Creators: name: Castro-Alvaredo, Olalla A.
name: Negro, Stefano
name: Sailis, Fabio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Our understanding of irrelevant perturbations of integrable quantum field theories has greatly expanded over the last decade. In particular, we know that, from a scattering theory viewpoint at least, their effect is realised as a modification the two-body scattering amplitudes by a CDD factor. While this sounds like a relatively small change, this CDD factor incorporates a non-trivial dependence on the perturbation parameter(s) and alters substantially the high-energy physics of the model. This occurs through the introduction of a natural length scale and is associated with phenomena such as the Hagedorn transition. In this paper we discuss how all these features extend to boundary integrable quantum field theories and propose a construction for the building blocks of matrix elements of local fields. We show that the same type of building blocks are also found in the sinh-Gordon model with Dirichlet boundary conditions.
description: 13 pages, 1 figure; Fixed some typos, added a small discussion on CDD ambiguities, added subsections 3.2 and 3.3 on 2- and higher-particle form factors
РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ КОНСТИТУЦИОННОГО ПРАВА НА ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ НЕСОВЕРШЕННОЛЕТНИМИ С ОГРАНИЧЕННЫМИ ВОЗМОЖНОСТЯМИ ЗДОРОВЬЯ
Creators: name: Оксана Владимировна Нардина
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: конституционное право на образование
дети с ограниченными возможностями здоровья
недопустимость дискриминации
коррекционное образование

description: В Российской Федерации, как и во всем мире, ежегодно увеличивается количество детей с ограниченными возможностями здоровья. Для реализации конституционного права на образование, обеспечения полноценного, всестороннего и безопасного развития детей-инвалидов государством законодательно установлена возможность получения образования как в общеобразовательных организациях, так и в специальных учебных заведениях. В статье анализируются достоинства и недостатки коррекционного образования в Российской Федерации.
Nonlinear Static Seismic Response of a Building Equipped with Hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber Floor Diaphragms and Concentric X-Braced Steel Frames
Creators: name: Roncari, Andrea
name: Gobbi, Filippo
name: Loss, Cristiano
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Simplified seismic design procedures mostly recommend the adoption of rigid floor diaphragms when forming a building’s lateral force-resisting structural system. While rigid behavior is compatible with many reinforced concrete or composite steel-concrete floor systems, the intrinsic stiffness properties of wood and ductile timber connections of timber floor slabs typically make reaching a such comparable in-plane response difficult. Codes or standards in North America widely cover wood-frame construction, with provisions given for both rigid and flexible floor diaphragms designs. Instead, research is ongoing for emerging cross-laminated-timber (CLT) and hybrid CLT-based technologies, with seismic design codification still currently limited. This paper deals with a steel-CLT-based hybrid structure built by assembling braced steel frames with CLT-steel composite floors. Preliminary investigation on the performance of a 3-story building under seismic loads is presented, with particular attention to the influence of in-plane timber diaphragms flexibility on the force distribution and lateral deformation at each story. The building complies with the Italian Building Code damage limit state and ultimate limit state design requirements by considering a moderate seismic hazard scenario. Nonlinear static analyses are performed adopting a finite-element model calibrated based on experimental data. The CLT-steel composite floor in-plane deformability shows mitigated effects on the load distribution into the bracing systems compared to the ideal rigid behavior. On the other hand, the lateral deformation always rises at least 17% and 21% on average, independently of the story and load distribution along the building’s height.
Examining the Folate Status of Canadians: An Analysis of the Canadian Health Measures Survey to Assess and Guide Folate Policies
Creators: name: Colapinto, Cynthia
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Folic acid
Folate
Canadian Health Measures Survey
CHMS
Policy

description: Canada fortifies certain products with folic acid and has periconceptional supplementation guidelines – policies designed to improve folate status and reduce the incidence of poor birth outcomes. Though optimal folate concentrations have been linked to health benefits, concerns have been raised regarding potential associations with adverse health outcomes. Direct biochemical assessment of the folate status of Canadians based on a nationally representative sample has not been done in more than 40 years. The overall purpose of this research was to investigate the folate status of the Canadian population. All analyses used the nationally representative 2007–2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). Red blood cell (RBC) folate was measured by Immulite 2000 immunoassay. Key findings indicate that folate deficiency (<305 nmol/L) was virtually non-existent in the Canadian population (6–79 years old). Still, one-fifth of women of childbearing age (WCBA; 15–45 years old) had sub-optimal concentrations for the prevention of neural tube defects (<906 nmol/L). Folic acid supplement intake was a primary determinant of WCBA achieving a RBC folate concentration ≥906 nmol/L. A distinct shift towards elevated RBC folate concentrations emerged. Three hypothetical cut-offs (1450 nmol/L, 1800 nmol/L and 2150 nmol/L) were examined to create dialogue since a universal definition of high RBC folate concentration does not exist. Females, participants aged 60¬–79 years, and those who were overweight or obese had the greatest prevalence of having high RBC folate at each cut-off. We conducted the first national-level comparison of RBC folate concentrations between the United States and Canada. Two different folate assay methods – microbiologic assay (NHANES) and Immulite 2000 immunoassay (CHMS) – necessitated the application of a conversion equation. Median Canadian RBC folate concentrations (adjusted to microbiologic assay) were lower than those of Americans but unadjusted Canadian median RBC folate values were higher. Canadian WCBA were less likely than American WCBA to have RBC folate ≥906 nmol/L, though Canadian WCBA with unadjusted RBC folate values were more likely to achieve this cut-off. These results indicate a need for strategies targeting WCBA to improve compliance with folic acid supplement recommendations. The strength and necessity of supplements for the general population should be re-assessed. Further, harmonization of folate measurement procedures in future surveillance efforts would support comparisons and inform policy directions.
ВНЕШНЯЯ ТРУДОВАЯ МИГРАЦИЯ В СРЕДНИЕ ВЕКА
Creators: name: Павел Олегович Дутов
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: внешняя трудовая миграция
трудовая деятельность
трудовой мигрант
трудовая миграция в Средние века
правовое положение трудовых мигрантов в Средние века

description: В статье проведен анализ внешней трудовой миграции в Средние века. Изучены причины внешней трудовой миграции средневековья, основные сферы деятельности, в которых использовался труд иностранных граждан, а также последствия использования иностранной рабочей силы.
ОБ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИИ ГАРАНТИИ НАДЛЕЖАЩЕГО РАЗРЕШЕНИЯ СПОРА ИНОСТРАННЫМ ИНВЕСТОРАМ
Creators: name: Лилия Владиславовна Смирнова
name: Дина Павловна Стригунова
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: международное частное право
иностранный инвестор
международный инвестиционный спор
гарантия обеспечения надлежащего разрешения спора

description: Целью статьи является рассмотрение вопроса, связанного с обеспечением гарантии надлежащего разрешения споров иностранным инвесторам на территории Российской Федерации на основании норм российского законодательства, а также международных двусторонних и многосторонних соглашений Российской Федерации.
Translating the Buddha: Edwin Arnold’s Light of Asia and Its Indian Publics
Creators: name: Ober, Douglas
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: In this article, I examine the popular Victorian poem The Light of Asia (1879) and its reception and adaptation in late nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial India. Authored by the popular writer, Sir Edwin Arnold, The Light of Asia is typically regarded as one of the foundational texts of modern Buddhism in the western world. Yet significantly less has been said about its influence in Asia and especially in India, where it has as an equally rich and varied history. While most scholarship has focused on its connections to the Sinhalese Buddhist leader Anagarika Dharmapala and his popular campaigns to ‘liberate’ the MahaBodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, the singular focus on Dharmapala has obscured the poem’s much more expansive and enduring impact on a wide array of colonial Indian publics, regardless of caste, region, religion, ethnicity or language. The article explores the early history of its numerous adaptations, dramatizations, and translations in various regional languages. In providing an analysis of the poem’s Indian publics, the article shows how regional, political, and cultural idioms formed in multilingual contexts enable different readings and how literary and performative cultures interacted with colonial conceptions of religion, nation, and caste.
НЕДОБРОСОВЕСТНОЕ ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ РОДИТЕЛЬСКИХ ОБЯЗАННОСТЕЙ КАК ОСНОВАНИЕ ДЛЯ ОТОБРАНИЯ РЕБЕНКА У РОДИТЕЛЕЙ
Creators: name: Ольга Анатольевна Лаврищева
name: Елена Александровна Очеретько
Publisher: name: Государственная служба и кадры
Year: 2020
Subjects: аморальное поведение родителей
неблагополучная семья
отобрание ребенка из семьи
причинение вреда ребенку

description: Изъятие ребенка из семьи является наиболее острым вопросом в правовом поле семейных отношений. Это связано с тем, что главным субъектом здесь выступает ребенок, его привязанность к родителям. Ранимая детская психика должна максимально оберегаться нормами различных отраслей права: конституционного, семейного, административного, уголовного. Авторы в статье полагают, что при определении фактического момента, наступление которого может повлечь изъятие ребенка из семьи, законодателю, а затем и правоприменителям следует соблюдать правовой баланс. С одной стороны, не допустить причинение вреда ребенку (как морального, так и физического) его родственниками, а, с другой стороны, не переусердствовать при внедрении ювенальных средств воздействия на семейные отношения.