cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Survey design and first data release
Creators: name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Jurek, Russell J.
name: Blake, Chris
name: Woods, David
name: Pimbblet, Kevin A.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Sharp, Rob
name: Pracy, Michael B.
name: Brough, Sarah
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Croom, Scott M.
name: Davis, Tamara M.
name: Forbes, Duncan
name: Forster, Karl
name: Gilbank, David G.
name: Gladders, Michael
name: Jelliffe, Ben
name: Jones, Nick
name: Li, I-hui
name: Madore, Barry
name: Martin, D. Christopher
name: Poole, Gregory B.
name: Small, Todd
name: Wisnioski, Emily
name: Wyder, Ted
name: Yee, H. K. C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey is a survey of 240 000 emission-line galaxies in the distant Universe, measured with the AAOmega spectrograph on the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT). The primary aim of the survey is to precisely measure the scale of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) imprinted on the spatial distribution of these galaxies at look-back times of 4–8 Gyr. The target galaxies are selected using ultraviolet (UV) photometry from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite, with a flux limit of NUV < 22.8 mag . We also require that the targets are detected at optical wavelengths, specifically in the range 20.0 < r < 22.5 mag . We use the Lyman break method applied to the UV colours, with additional optical colour limits, to select high-redshift galaxies. The galaxies generally have strong emission lines, permitting reliable redshift measurements in relatively short exposure times on the AAT. The median redshift of the galaxies is zmed= 0.6. The redshift range containing 90 per cent of the galaxies is 0.2 < z < 1.0. The survey will sample a volume of ∼1 Gpc3 over a projected area on the sky of 1000 deg2, with an average target density of 350 deg−2. Detailed forecasts indicate that the survey will measure the BAO scale to better than 2 per cent and the tangential and radial acoustic wave scales to approximately 3 and 5 per cent, respectively. Combining the WiggleZ constraints with existing cosmic microwave background measurements and the latest supernova data, the marginalized uncertainties in the cosmological model are expected to be σ(Ωm) = 0.02 and σ(w) = 0.07 (for a constant w model). The WiggleZ measurement of w will constitute a robust, precise and independent test of dark energy models. This paper provides a detailed description of the survey and its design, as well as the spectroscopic observations, data reduction and redshift measurement techniques employed. It also presents an analysis of the properties of the target galaxies, including emission-line diagnostics which show that they are mostly extreme starburst galaxies, and Hubble Space Telescope images, which show that they contain a high fraction of interacting or distorted systems. In conjunction with this paper, we make a public data release of data for the first 100 000 galaxies measured for the project.
Microgrid Energy Management Using Multi-Agent System Approach
Creators: name: Morsali, Roozbeh
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: One of the great challenges of current times is to provide clean energy to all people around the world, including those in remote areas. In this regard, a small-scale and self-sufficient electricity grid is one of the most promising solutions, which falls under the Microgrid concept. One of the ways to effectively utilise the microgrid is to optimally manage the energy flow in it. However, microgrid energy management involves many challenges. Microgrids are versatile systems and can have a variety of load types, electricity sources and conditions, each with an impact on the Energy Management System (EMS).
This thesis focuses on the problem of developing approaches for EMS with realistic modelling of the components in the microgrid, especially in the area of demand (at appliances level) and storage systems. Incorporating a realistic model of the components poses few new challenges to the microgrid EMS. For instance, the convexity of the optimisation problem can be compromised or the complexity of the system can increase remarkably. In this thesis, those challenges are addressed and novel measures are proposed to mitigate problems.
Mobile Community Support: A Mobile Reservation System for the Leisure Industry
Creators: name: Hampe, J. Felix
name: Schubert, Petra
name: Schneider, Frank
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: M-Commerce
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Communities (especially virtual communities) of Interest have recently been the focus of substantial consideration within academic literature. This paper addresses Communities of Interest within the Leisure Industry and provides an innovative value added service concept for mobile coordination support for individuals. Thus it extends the discussion to mobile communities, which in fact leads to a hybrid-solution. After briefly presenting the state of the art of IT in the leisure industry and describing the empirical aspect of the project objectives we introduce the MCOR (Mobile Community Online Reservation) system. Finally we discuss design considerations and the blueprint of our future research.
title: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
title: Postpartum adherence to Option B+ until 18 months in Western Uganda
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Decker, Sarah
name: Rempis, Eva
name: Schnack, Alexandra
name: Braun, Vera
name: Rubaihayo, John
name: Busingye, Priscilla
name: Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona
name: Harms, Gundel
name: Theuring, Stefanie
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: HIV transmission
subject: mother-to-child transmission
subject: Option B+
subject: Western Uganda
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::616 Krankheiten
subject: 900 Geschichte und Geografie::960 Geschichte Afrikas::967 Geschichte Zentralafrikas und vorgelagerter Inseln

description: Since 2012, the WHO recommends Option B+ for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. This approach entails the initiation of lifelong antiretroviral therapy in all HIV-positive pregnant women, also implying protection during breastfeeding for 12 months or longer. Research on long-term adherence to Option B+ throughout breastfeeding is scarce to date. Therefore, we conducted a prospective observational cohort study in Fort Portal, Western Uganda, to assess adherence to Option B+ until 18 months postpartum. In 2013, we recruited 67 HIV-positive, Option B+ enrolled women six weeks after giving birth and scheduled them for follow-up study visits after six, twelve and 18 months. Two adherence measures, self-reported drug intake and amount of drug refill visits, were combined to define adherence, and were assessed together with feeding information at all study visits. At six months postpartum, 51% of the enrolled women were considered to be adherent. Until twelve and 18 months postpartum, adherence for the respective follow-up interval decreased to 19% and 20.5% respectively. No woman was completely adherent until 18 months. At the same time, 76.5% of the women breastfed for ≥12 months. Drug adherence was associated with younger age (p<0.01), lower travel costs (p = 0.02), and lower number of previous deliveries (p = 0.04). Long-term adherence to Option B+ seems to be challenging. Considering that in our cohort, prolonged breastfeeding until ≥12 months was widely applied while postpartum adherence until the end of breastfeeding was poor, a potential risk of postpartum vertical transmission needs to be taken seriously into account for Option B+ implementation.
GIS concepts and capabilities needed to support Kluane National Park Reserve management planning: The Alsek River valley pilot study.
Creators: name: Wilson, Philip James.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Geography.

description: Parks Canada uses park management planning to put into practice the dual mandate of protecting environmentally significant areas and providing for recreational activities within those areas. A park management plan lays out the objectives and strategies to indicate how each national park will protect and represent its natural and cultural heritages. A geographic information system (GIS) can support park management planning by providing the concepts of a data base management system and the capabilities of transforming spatial data into information through data integration, analysis-synthesis, and communication. Park management planning of a section of the Alsek River valley of Kluane National Park Reserve in the Yukon Territory requires the use of specific GIS concepts and capabilities. A three-phase GIS framework focusing on the pre-conditions to GIS application, the GIS application, and the GIS application evaluation is used to define the necessary concepts. The capabilities include acting as an inventory, analysis-synthesis or management tool to contribute to mapping, monitoring, and modelling the valley's resources and visitor activities.
Advancing the literature on designing audit and feedback interventions: identifying theory-informed hypotheses
Creators: name: Colquhoun, Heather L.
name: Carroll, Kelly
name: Eva, Kevin W.
name: Grimshaw, Jeremy M.
name: Ivers, Noah
name: Michie, Susan
name: Sales, Anne
name: Brehaut, Jamie C.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Background: Audit and feedback (A&F) is a common strategy for helping health providers to implement evidence into practice. Despite being extensively studied, health care A&F interventions remain variably effective, with overall effect sizes that have not improved since 2003. Contributing to this stagnation is the fact that most health care A&F interventions have largely been designed without being informed by theoretical understanding from the behavioral and social sciences. To determine if the trend can be improved, the objective of this study was to develop a list of testable, theory-informed hypotheses about how to design more effective A&F interventions. Methods: Using purposive sampling, semi-structured 60–90-min telephone interviews were conducted with experts in theories related to A&F from a range of fields (e.g., cognitive, health and organizational psychology, medical decision-making, economics). Guided by detailed descriptions of A&F interventions from the health care literature, interviewees described how they would approach the problem of designing improved A&F interventions. Specific, theory-informed hypotheses about the conditions for effective design and delivery of A&F interventions were elicited from the interviews. The resulting hypotheses were assigned by three coders working independently into themes, and categories of themes, in an iterative process. Results: We conducted 28 interviews and identified 313 theory-informed hypotheses, which were placed into 30 themes. The 30 themes included hypotheses related to the following five categories: A&F recipient (seven themes), content of the A&F (ten themes), process of delivery of the A&F (six themes), behavior that was the focus of the A&F (three themes), and other (four themes). Conclusions: We have identified a set of testable, theory-informed hypotheses from a broad range of behavioral and social science that suggest conditions for more effective A&F interventions. This work demonstrates the breadth of perspectives about A&F from non-healthcare-specific disciplines in a way that yields testable hypotheses for healthcare A&F interventions. These results will serve as the foundation for further work seeking to set research priorities among the A&F research community.
Manganese Assisted Fungal Treatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuels Production
Creators: name: Fu, Xiao
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biomass energy

description: This dissertation study explored the effect of manganese addition on fungal treatment for improving enzymatic hydrolysis of different lignocellulosic feedstocks. The main topics included investigating destruction of lignocellulose structures and changes in biomass compositions, revealing the mechanism of enhanced preferential delignification by Mn addition, and developing an effective Mn assisted fungal treatment (MAFT) for improving biomethane yield. First, the effects of Mn addition on treatment of wheat straw and poplar with Phanerochaete chrysosporium were investigated. After 28 d treatment, ~50% sugar yield was obtained from the treated wheat straw and poplar with Mn addition of 0.01 mM/g biomass, which was 4-8 folds increase over the biomass treated only with fungus. The increased sugar yield of the treated biomass resulted from the combined effects of selective lignin degradation, reduced cellulose consumption, and destruction of the biomass structure after Mn addition. The Mn-assisted treatment was further tested with another fungus, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora. Approximately 85% sugar yield was obtained. Analysis of the compositional and structural characteristics of the biomass indicated that the key factors that led to high sugar yield were the enhanced degradation of lignin and minimal cellulose consumption. The mechanism of delignification by Mn-assisted C. subvermispora was related to be an increased activity of manganese peroxidases (MnPs) that led to preferential degradation of S-lignin units via breakdown of I? -O-4 ether linkages. Finally, the effective MAFT (C. subvermispora) was used to treat biomass for maximizing biomethane yield with reduced treatment times. MAFT effectively improved the biodegradability of wheat straw and corn stover up to ~97% after 14 d treatment. The corresponding methane yield was ~310 L/kg volatile solids (VS), which was 1.4-folds higher than that of the untreated samples. This study suggests a possible pretreatment method for producing sugar and biomethane from lignocellulose. It also addresses knowledge gaps pertaining to preferential delignification by fungus enhanced by Mn addition and improved digestibility of biomass.
The WiggleZ dark energy survey: The selection function and z = 0.6 galaxy power spectrum
Creators: name: Blake, Chris
name: Brough, Sarah
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Croom, Scott
name: Davis, Tamara
name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Forster, Karl
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jelliffe, Ben
name: Jurek, Russell J.
name: Li, I-hui
name: Madore, Barry
name: Martin, Chris
name: Pimbblet, Kevin
name: Poole, Gregory B.
name: Pracy, Michael
name: Sharp, Rob
name: Wisnioski, Emily
name: Woods, David
name: Wyder, Ted
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We report one of the most accurate measurements of the three-dimensional large-scale galaxy power spectrum achieved to date, using 56 159 redshifts of bright emission-line galaxies at effective redshift z≈ 0.6 from the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. We describe in detail how we construct the survey selection function allowing for the varying target completeness and redshift completeness. We measure the total power with an accuracy of approximately 5 per cent in wavenumber bands of Δk= 0.01 h Mpc−1 . A model power spectrum including non-linear corrections, combined with a linear galaxy bias factor and a simple model for redshift-space distortions, provides a good fit to our data for scales k < 0.4 h Mpc−1 . The large-scale shape of the power spectrum is consistent with the best-fitting matter and baryon densities determined by observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation. By splitting the power spectrum measurement as a function of tangential and radial wavenumbers, we delineate the characteristic imprint of peculiar velocities. We use these to determine the growth rate of structure as a function of redshift in the range 0.4 < z < 0.8 , including a data point at z= 0.78 with an accuracy of 20 per cent. Our growth rate measurements are a close match to the self-consistent prediction of the Λ cold dark matter model. The WiggleZ survey data will allow a wide range of investigations into the cosmological model, cosmic expansion and growth history, topology of cosmic structure and Gaussianity of the initial conditions. Our calculation of the survey selection function will be released at a future date via our website wigglez.swin.edu.au.
Neural correlates of moral judgment in pedophilia
Creators: name: Massau, Claudia
name: Kärgel, Christian
name: Weiss, Simone
name: Walter, Martin
name: Ponseti, Jorge
name: Krueger, Tillmann H. C.
name: Walter, Henrik
name: Schiffer, Boris
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: child sexual abuse
subject: decision-making
subject: morality
subject: pedophilia
subject: sexual preference
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Pedophilia is a sexual preference that is often associated with child sex offending (CSO). Sexual urges towards prepubescent children and specifically acting upon those urges are universally regarded as immoral. However, up until now, it is completely unknown whether moral processing of sexual offenses is altered in pedophiles. A total of 31 pedophilic men and 19 healthy controls were assessed by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in combination with a moral judgment paradigm consisting of 36 scenarios describing different types of offenses. Scenarios depicting sexual offenses against children compared to those depicting adults were associated with higher pattern of activation in the left temporo-parietal-junction (TPJ) and left posterior insular cortex, the posterior cingulate gyrus as well as the precuneus in controls relative to pedophiles, and vice versa. Moreover, brain activation in these areas were positively associated with ratings of moral reprehensibility and negatively associated with decision durations, but only in controls. Brain activation, found in key areas related to the broad network of moral judgment, theory of mind and (socio-)moral disgust - point to different moral processing of sexual offenses in pedophilia in general. The lack of associations between brain activation and behavioral responses in pedophiles further suggest a biased response pattern or dissected implicit valuation processes.
3292211.pdf
Creators: name: Coburn, Sean
name: Alden, Caroline
name: Wright, Robert
name: Cossel, Kevin
name: Baumann, Esther
name: Truong, Gar-Wing
name: Giorgetta, Fabrizio
name: Sweeney, Colm
name: Newbury, Nathan
name: Prasad, Kuldeep
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Information
Elektronisch Rechnung stellen - Ein Leitfaden für Unternehmen und Organisationen
Creators: name: Brun, Pierre
name: Tanner, Christian
name: Beglinger, Jacques
Publisher: name: Treuhand-Kammer, Schweizerische Kammer der Wirtschaftsprüfer und Steuerexperten
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: ERP-Systeme
subject: Zahlungsabwicklung
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Der Leitfaden für die elektronische Rechnungsstellung wurde von der Economiesuisse-Arbeitsgruppe E-Invoicing verfasst. Er informiert z. B. über den Gesetzesrahmen, die digitale Signatur, die Vollständigkeit der Rechnungsdaten, die Anforderungen der Revision oder bietet Entscheidungshilfen zu verschiedenen Fragestellungen.
title: Lehren aus der Corona-Krise: Neue Leitmotive für die Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik erforderlich? - ein Diskussionsbeitrag
title: Lehren aus der Corona-Krise: Neue Leitmotive für die Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik erforderlich?
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Ginzky, Harald
name: Löwe, Christian
name: Neßhöver, Carsten
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Umweltpolitik
subject: Nachhaltigkeitspolitik
subject: Resilienz
subject: Gesundheit
subject: Digitalisierung
subject: Corona-Krise
subject: Corona
subject: Gerechtigkeit
subject: Gesundheit
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

description: Das Positionspapier diskutiert, welche Leitmotive für die zukünftige Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik ggf. ergänzend zu den Bestehenden erforderlich sind, um erstens ein effektives Krisenmanagement der aktuellen und ggf. zukünftigen Pandemien und zweitens eine baldige sozial-ökologische Transformation insbesondere hin zu mehr Klimaverträglichkeit erreichen zu können. Grundlage der Vorschläge ist eine sorgfältige Analyse der Erfahrungen mit der Covid-19-Pandemie. So soll etwa der Nexus von Umwelt und Gesundheit mehr Beachtung finden. Ferner wird vorgeschlagen, die Resilienz der wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Systeme, strukturelle Gerechtigkeit, Solidarität, eine lernende Steuerung, die Stärkung handlungsfähiger staatlicher Institutionen sowie eine neue digitale Kultur als Anforderungen zu etablieren. Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: Das Positionspapier diskutiert, welche Leitmotive für die zukünftige Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik ggf. ergänzend zu den Bestehenden erforderlich sind, um erstens ein effektives Krisenmanagement der aktuellen und ggf. zukünftigen Pandemien und zweitens eine baldige sozial-ökologische Transformation insbesondere hin zu mehr Klimaverträglichkeit erreichen zu können. Grundlage der Vorschläge ist eine sorgfältige Analyse der Erfahrungen mit der Covid-19-Pandemie. So soll etwa der Nexus von Umwelt und Gesundheit mehr Beachtung finden. Ferner wird vorgeschlagen, die ⁠Resilienz⁠ der wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Systeme, strukturelle Gerechtigkeit, Solidarität, eine lernende Steuerung, die Stärkung handlungsfähiger staatlicher Institutionen sowie eine neue digitale Kultur als Anforderungen zu etablieren.
Feeding the hungry allies: Canadian food and agriculture during the Second World War
Creators: name: Barker, Stacey J
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.
subject: Economics, Agricultural.

description: Food is a vital component of modern warfare and during the Second World War Canada used its agricultural capacity to help feed the Allied cause. State direction and the application of new regulatory protocols led to increased production and modified food habits. Canada's food exports increased and farm incomes climbed. Nutritional health was maintained, while economic controls enacted by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board (WPTB) kept Canadian food prices from soaring. The nation's military contributions overshadowed this portion of the Canadian war effort, but food production proved to be a major theme throughout the war and into the peace. Still, feeding the hungry allies was not a painless process. This dissertation examines how the main actors within Canada's food system responded to the exigencies of war in relation to the state policies that sought to maximize the amount of food available. Farmers, hampered by a significantly depleted labour force and lower commodity prices, had to adjust to meet war needs. The war fostered the development of the modern farm lobby in Canada, as the Canadian Federation of Agriculture emerged as a strong campaigner for the nation's farm interests. Consumers enjoyed stable prices but reduced supplies, and experienced a variety of consumption restrictions, including rationing. Called upon to uphold the rules set out by the WPTB, they were enjoined to re-conceptualize food as a communal 'weapon of war' and thus to tailor their eating habits to fit 'patriotic' standards. The majority accepted these codes of behaviour, but obedience co-existed alongside activities such as panic buying, hoarding, and patronizing the black market. This study argues that while Canadians largely accepted and supported wartime food policies, they were also willing to demonstrate their unhappiness with moves that seemed to favour one set of interests over theirs. For the state, navigating this minefield of contending factions was necessary to ensure that Canada's bigger wartime objectives could be realized.
Thewigglez dark energy survey: Star formation in uv-luminous galaxies from their luminosity functions
Creators: name: Jurek, R. J.
name: Drinkwater, M. J.
name: Pimbblet, K.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Blake, Chris
name: Brough, S.
name: Colless, M.
name: Contreras, C.
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Croom, S.
name: Croton, Darren
name: M. Davis, T.
name: Forster, K.
name: Gilbank, D.
name: Gladders, M.
name: Jelliffe, B.
name: Li, I.-h.
name: Madore, B.
name: Martin, D. C.
name: Poole, G. B.
name: Pracy, M.
name: Sharp, R.
name: Wisnioski, E.
name: Woods, D.
name: Wyder, T. K.
name: Yee, H. K. C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: We present the ultraviolet (UV) luminosity function of galaxies from the GALEX Medium Imaging Survey with measured spectroscopic redshifts from the first data release of the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey. Our sample consists of 39 996 NUV < 22.8 emission line galaxies in the redshift range 0.1 < z < 0.9. This sample selects galaxies with high star formation rates: at 0.6 < z<0.9 the median star formation rate is at the upper 95th percentile of optically selected (r < 22.5) galaxies and the sample contains about 50 per cent of all NUV < 22.8, 0.6 < z<0.9 starburst galaxies within the volume sampled. The most luminous galaxies in our sample (-21.0>MNUV > -22.5) evolve very rapidly with a number density declining as (1 + z)5±1 from redshift z = 0.9 to 0.6. These starburst galaxies (MNUV < -21 is approximately a star formation rate of 30M⊙ yr-1) contribute about 1 per cent of cosmic star formation over the redshift range z = 0.6-0.9. The star formation rate density of these very luminous galaxies evolves rapidly, as (1 + z)4±1. Such a rapid evolution implies that the majority of star formation in these large galaxies must have occurred before z = 0.9. We measure the UV luminosity function in δz = 0.05 redshift intervals spanning 0.1 < z < 0.9, and provide analytic fits to the results. Our measurements of the luminosity function over this redshift range probe further into the bright end (1-2 mag further) than previous measurements, e.g. Arnouts et al., Budav'ari et al. and Treyer et al., due to our much larger sample size and sampled volume. At all redshifts z > 0.55 we find that the bright end of the luminosity function is not well described by a pure Schechter function due to an excess of very luminous (MNUV < -22) galaxies. These luminosity functions can be used to create a radial selection function for theWiggleZ survey or test models of galaxy formation and evolution. Here we test the AGN feedback model in Scannapieco, Silk & Bouwens, and find that this AGN feedback model requires AGN feedback efficiency to vary with one or more of the following: stellar mass, star formation rate and redshift.
Human isotype‐dependent inhibitory antibody responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Creators: name: Zimmermann, Natalie
name: Thormann, Verena
name: Hu, Bo
name: Köhler, Anne-Britta
name: Imai-Matsushima, Aki
name: Locht, Camille
name: Arnett, Eusondia
name: Schlesinger, Larry S.
name: Zoller, Thomas
name: Schürmann, Mariana
name: Kaufmann, Stefan H. E.
name: Wardemann, Hedda
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Accumulating evidence from experimental animal models suggests that antibodies play a protective role against tuberculosis (TB). However, little is known about the antibodies generated upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) exposure in humans. Here, we performed a molecular and functional characterization of the human B‐cell response to MTB by generating recombinant monoclonal antibodies from single isolated B cells of untreated adult patients with acute pulmonary TB and from MTB‐exposed healthcare workers. The data suggest that the acute plasmablast response to MTB originates from reactivated memory B cells and indicates a mucosal origin. Through functional analyses, we identified MTB inhibitory antibodies against mycobacterial antigens including virulence factors that play important roles in host cell infection. The inhibitory activity of anti‐MTB antibodies was directly linked to their isotype. Monoclonal as well as purified serum IgA antibodies showed MTB blocking activity independently of Fc alpha receptor expression, whereas IgG antibodies promoted the host cell infection. Together, the data provide molecular insights into the human antibody response to MTB and may thereby facilitate the design of protective vaccination strategies.
Seismic retrofit of existing reinforced concrete moment resisting frame structures using diagonal prestressing
Creators: name: Carriere, Jean-Michel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: The national building code of Canada (NBCC) has been under constant evolution since its first issue in 1941. Over the years, knowledge related to structural engineering and more specifically seismic response has continued to evolve through research and field investigations. Recently, the 2005 NBCC has been made available with a new perspective on seismic design, including uniform hazard spectra provided for each city for static and dynamic analyses. Due to a greater understanding of seismic response of structures and the Canadian seismicity, the NBCC has increased the values of elastic base shears over the years. Between the 1970 and 2005 editions of NBCC, the elastic design base shear has increased by a factor as high as 2.6. A structure designed in 1970, if subjected to 2005 NBCC compatible design earthquake record would potentially be labeled as seismically deficient and fail under code specified loads. Multiple technologies currently exist to retrofit seismically deficient structures. The purpose of this research is to explore the possibilities of using diagonal prestressing, in various configurations, to increase structural stiffness and decrease lateral drift demands under seismic loading. Shallouf (2005) successfully demonstrated experimentally that a 1 bay, 1 storey R/C frame with masonry infill panels, designed based on the ACI 318-1963 building code, hence seismically deficient, could be retrofitted with prestressed cables to reduced lateral drift. In addition, analytical modeling of the 1 storey frame and analysis of a 5 storey structure in a high seismic region (i.e. Vancouver) were used to illustrate the effectiveness of the approach. This analytical model was successful in reducing lateral drift under various prestressing patterns. The objective of this research is to continue investigating the effectiveness of the retrofit methodology for structures in two different seismic zones, such as Vancouver and Ottawa. Also, it is examined for buildings with different heights. Structures varying between five and fifteen storeys are analyzed. The results indicate the effectiveness of high-strength prestressing cables as lateral bracing elements, while the effect of prestressing the cables changing with the dynamic characteristics of the building and their interaction with the frequency of the exciting force, i.e., earthquake record.
Informationsmanagement in mittelständischen Unternehmen: Eine mikroökonomische und empirische Untersuchung
Creators: name: Leimstoll, Uwe
Publisher: name: Peter Lang
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: E-Commerce
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Diese Untersuchung setzt sich mit den Spezifika des Informationsmanagements mittelständischer Unternehmen auseinander. Der Begriff der mittelständischen Unternehmung wird dabei an der Konzentration des Eigenkapitals auf wenige Eigentümer und an der Nähe zwischen Eigentum und Führung festgemacht. Die im Kern ökonomisch orientierte Analyse diskutiert drei Themengebiete: die Potenziale und Risiken der Informationstechnik (IT), die organisationalen Bestimmungsgründe der IT-Nutzung sowie die Möglichkeiten einer an die Besonderheiten mittelständischer Unternehmen adaptierten Ausgestaltung des Informationsmanagements. Die empirische Überprüfung der theoretischen Aussagen liefert ein differenziertes Bild über die Auswirkungen des Informationsmanagements auf den organisationalen Wandel und auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der mittelständischen Unternehmung. Dabei zeigen sich zum Teil Unterschiede zwischen deutschen und französischen Unternehmen.
Nitrogen Limitation Promotes Accumulation and Suppresses Release of Cylindrospermopsins in Cells of Aphanizomenon Sp.
Creators: name: Chorus, Ingrid
name: Preußel, Karina
name: Fastner, Jutta
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Blaualgen
Freiwerdung [Organismen]

description: As the biosynthesis of cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is assumed to depend on nitrogen availability, this study investigated the impact of nitrogen availability on intra- and extracellular CYN and deoxy-CYN (D-CYN) contents in three Aphanizomenon strains from temperate waters. Nitrogen deficient (-N) cultures showed a prolonged growth phase and intracellular toxin accumulation by a factor of 2-6. In contrast, cultures with additional nitrate supply (+N) did not accumulate CYN within the cells. Instead, the maximum conceivable CYN release estimated for dead cells (identified by SYTOX® Green staining) was much lower than the concentrations of dissolved CYN actually observed, suggesting these cultures actively release CYN from intact cells. Furthermore, we found remarkably altered proportions of CYN to D-CYN: as batch cultures grew, the proportion of D-CYN increased by up to 40% in +N medium, whereas D-CYN remained constant or decreased slightly in -N medium. Since +N cultures showed similar toxin patterns as -P cultures with increased extracellular CYNs and higher proportion of D-CYN we conclude that nitrogen limitation may affect the way the cells economize resources, especially the yield from phosphorus pools, and that this has an impact on CYN production and release. For water management, these result imply that nutrient availability not only determines the abundance of potentially CYN-producing cyanobacteria, but also the amount of extracellular CYNs (challenging drinking-water treatment) as well as the ratio of D-CYN to CYN (affecting toxicity).
Quelle: http://www.mdpi.com/
Integrated Pest Management, 2022 Quarter 2 Newsletter
Creators: name: Washington State University Extension
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022

description: Highlights include:
description: Onion and potato IPM alerts
description: Outreach in grape, mint, hop
description: Resources for wheat growers
description: Second edition grape IPM guide released
description: Downy mildew and millipedes on small farms
description: Biodegradable mulch newsletter and article
description: Grape newsletter, webinar, boot camp
description: Nationwide SWD group charts course
description: Understanding exotic hornets
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Testing the cosmological model with baryon acoustic oscillations at z= 0.6
Creators: name: Blake, Chris
name: Davis, Tamara
name: Poole, Gregory B.
name: Parkinson, David
name: Brough, Sarah
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Contreras, Carlos
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Croom, Scott
name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Forster, Karl
name: Gilbank, David
name: Gladders, Mike
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Jelliffe, Ben
name: Jurek, Russell J.
name: Li, I-hui
name: Madore, Barry
name: Martin, D. Christopher
name: Pimbblet, Kevin
name: Pracy, Michael
name: Sharp, Rob
name: Wisnioski, Emily
name: Woods, David
name: Wyder, Ted K.
name: Yee, H. K. C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: We measure the imprint of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) in the galaxy clustering pattern at the highest redshift achieved to date, z= 0.6, using the distribution of N= 132 509 emission-line galaxies in the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey. We quantify BAOs using three statistics: the galaxy correlation function, power spectrum and the band-filtered estimator introduced by Xu et al. The results are mutually consistent, corresponding to a 4.0 per cent measurement of the cosmic distance–redshift relation at z= 0.6 [in terms of the acoustic parameter ‘A(z)’ introduced by Eisenstein et al., we find A(z= 0.6) = 0.452 ± 0.018]. Both BAOs and power spectrum shape information contribute towards these constraints. The statistical significance of the detection of the acoustic peak in the correlation function, relative to a wiggle-free model, is 3.2σ. The ratios of our distance measurements to those obtained using BAOs in the distribution of luminous red galaxies at redshifts z= 0.2 and 0.35 are consistent with a flat Λ cold dark matter model that also provides a good fit to the pattern of observed fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation. The addition of the current WiggleZ data results in a ≈30 per cent improvement in the measurement accuracy of a constant equation of state, w, using BAO data alone. Based solely on geometric BAO distance ratios, accelerating expansion (w < −1/3) is required with a probability of 99.8 per cent, providing a consistency check of conclusions based on supernovae observations. Further improvements in cosmological constraints will result when the WiggleZ survey data set is complete.
Pretended banking? The struggle for banking facilities in Kingston, Upper Canada (1810--1837)
Creators: name: Bergeron, L. David
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.

description: This dissertation examines the events surrounding Kingston's struggle to establish a bank between 1810 and 1832. As the commercial centre of Upper Canada in the early nineteenth century, Kingston's economy prospered, yet the lack of capital, and the chronic shortage of money impinged on the town's potential for further economic development. Faced with cash flow problems, and a complicated trade mechanism still based on credit, merchants in Kingston identified the need for banking services, consisting of issuing notes, buying and selling exchange, deposits and loans. Petitions to charter a bank were presented to the Provincial Legislature on several occasions, but the bills were denied either for political or financial reasons. It is believed that the Family Compact and other members of government with a vested interest in the Bank of Upper Canada at York blocked Kingston's chances of opening a bank. Furthermore, difficulty in raising capital was a serious impediment to the establishment of a bank in Upper Canada. The delay in securing a charter may have been a contributing factor to the town's commercial decline starting in the mid-1830s.
3292211.pdf
Creators: name: Coburn, Sean
name: Alden, Caroline
name: Wright, Robert
name: Cossel, Kevin
name: Baumann, Esther
name: Truong, Gar-Wing
name: Giorgetta, Fabrizio
name: Sweeney, Colm
name: Newbury, Nathan
name: Prasad, Kuldeep
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2018
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Information
Leitfaden für die nachhaltige Organisation von Veranstaltungen
Creators: name: Dubrikow, Klaus-Michael
name: Eggers, Hans-Hermann
name: Jaeckel, Ulf
name: Huth, Dagmar
name: Schmidt-Räntsch, Annette
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Veranstaltungsorganisation
subject: Nachhaltigkeit
subject: Veranstaltungen
subject: Eventorganisation
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales
subject: Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

description: Eine ganze Reihe der in diesem Leitfaden vorgestellten Maßnahmen dürfte OrganisatorInnen von Veranstaltungen bereits bekannt sein. Einige OrganisatorInnen haben diese wahrscheinlich auch schon selbst in der Praxis getestet. Dabei hängt es von vielen Faktoren ab (z. B. Charakter der geplanten Veranstaltung, Bedingungen am Veranstaltungsort oder verfügbares Budget), welche konkreten Einzelmaßnahmen tatsächlich berücksichtigt werden können. Der Leitfaden soll OrganisatorInnenentsprechende Anregungen geben und sie bei ihrer Arbeit unterstützen. Die nachfolgenden Bereiche werden als relevanteHandlungsfelder für eine umweltgerechte und sozial verträgliche Gestaltung von Konferenzen und Veranstaltungen angesehen:Mobilität,Veranstaltungsort und Unterbringung der TeilnehmerInnen,Energie und ⁠Klima⁠,Beschaffung von Produkten und Dienstleistungen,Catering,Abfallmanagement,Umgang mit Wasser,Gastgeschenke,Kommunikation undSoziale Aspekte.Diese 2015 veröffentlichte Fassung des Leitfadens ist Bestandteil des Maßnahmenprogramms Nachhaltigkeit der Bundesregierung (Beschlussfassung 2015). 2020 wurde eine überarbeitete Auflage des Leitfadens herausgegeben (siehe Link unten).
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: high-resolution kinematics of luminous star-forming galaxies
Creators: name: Wisnioski, Emily
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Blake, Chris
name: Wyder, Ted
name: Martin, Chris
name: Poole, Gregory B.
name: Sharp, Rob
name: Couch, Warrick
name: Kacprzak, Glenn
name: Brough, Sarah
name: Colless, Matthew
name: Contreras, Carlos
name: Croom, Scott
name: Croton, Darren
name: Davis, Tamara
name: Drinkwater, Michael J.
name: Forster, Karl
name: Gilbank, David G.
name: Gladders, Michael
name: Jelliffe, Ben
name: Jurek, Russell J.
name: Li, I-hui
name: Madore, Barry
name: Pimbblet, Kevin
name: Pracy, Michael
name: Woods, David
name: Yee, H. K. C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: We report evidence of ordered orbital motion in luminous star-forming galaxies at z∼ 1.3. We present integral field spectroscopy (IFS) observations, performed with the OH Suppressing InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (OSIRIS) system, assisted by laser guide star adaptive optics on the Keck telescope, of 13 star-forming galaxies selected from the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey. Selected via ultraviolet and [O ii] emission, the large volume of the WiggleZ survey allows the selection of sources which have comparable intrinsic luminosity and stellar mass to IFS samples at z > 2. Multiple 1–2 kpc size subcomponents of emission, or 'clumps', are detected within the Hα spatial emission which extends over 6–10 kpc in four galaxies, resolved compact emission (r < 3 kpc) is detected in five galaxies and extended regions of Hα emission are observed in the remaining four galaxies. We discuss these data in the context of different snapshots in a merger sequence and/or the evolutionary stages of coalescence of star-forming regions in an unstable disc. We find evidence of ordered orbital motion in galaxies as expected from disc models and the highest values of velocity dispersion (σ > 100 km s−1) in the most compact sources. This unique data set reveals that the most luminous star-forming galaxies at z > 1 are gaseous unstable discs indicating that a different mode of star formation could be feeding gas to galaxies at z > 1, and lending support to theories of cold dense gas flows from the intergalactic medium.
E-Government meets E-Business
Creators: name: Schubert, Petra
name: Häusler, Urs
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule beider Basel (FHBB), Institut für angewandte Betriebsökonomie (IAB)
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: E-Government
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Netzwerk und Internettechnologie für geschäftliche Zwecke ist nicht nur noch eine Domäne von privaten Unternehmen. Das Internet hat sich in den Haushalten und bei den privaten Benutzern etabliert und wir zunehmend zu einer Kommunikationsschnittstelle zwischen privaten Personen, Unternehmen und dem Staat. Der Einfluss der virtuellen Welt veranlasst staatliche Einrichtungen und Behörden über ihre Rolle als Gestalter von sozialen- und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen nachzudenken uns sich die Frage zu stellen, wie sie in der Zukunft ihren Kunden (Bürgern und Unternehmen) - ähnlich wie heute private Unternehmen - elektronische Schnittstellen für ihre Dienstleistungen anbieten können. Dieses Dokument beschreibt zum einen die Beziehungen zwischen E-Business und E-Government und liefert entsprechende Definitionen der neuen Begriffe in diesem Gebiet. Zum andern präsentiert es ein E-Government-Szenario für die Organisation und das Handling von geistigem Eigentum speziell für Startup-Unternehmen.
Effect of Short-Term Stimulation with Interleukin-1β and Differentiation Medium on Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Paracrine Activity in Coculture with Osteoblasts
Creators: name: Voss, Jan O.
name: Loebel, Claudia
name: Bara, Jennifer J.
name: Fussinger, Marc Anton
name: Duttenhoefer, Fabian
name: Alini, Mauro
name: Stoddart, Martin J.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Introduction. Human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) exhibit the potential to accelerate bone healing by enhanced osteogenic differentiation. Interleukin-1β is highly expressed during fracture healing and has been demonstrated to exert a significant impact on the differentiation behaviour of hMSCs. Here, we investigate the effect of 2-hour IL-1β stimulation on the differentiation and paracrine activity of hMSCs in coculture with osteosarcoma cells in vitro. Methods. hMSCs from 3 donors were incubated for 2 hours with 10 ng/mL IL-1β and subsequently cocultured with MG63-GFP cells either in control or in differentiation medium in a transwell system for 28 days. Genetic and functional effects were investigated. Results. hMSCs cultured in control medium exhibited a regulatory effect on cocultured MG63-GFP cells, resulting in upregulation of osteogenic gene expression in combination with increased ALP activity. However, while stimulated hMSCs cultured under differentiation conditions exhibit signs of osteogenic differentiation, osteogenic differentiation also caused an impaired regulatory effect on the cocultured MG63-GFP cells. Conclusion. Short stimulation of hMSCs has the potential to modify their long-term behaviour. In addition, undifferentiated hMSCs are able to regulate osteoblast differentiation; however, this regulatory function is lost upon osteogenic differentiation in vitro. This offers a novel approach for clinical cell therapy protocols.
Beschleunigte Auftragsabwicklung und niedrige Kosten
Creators: name: Hügli, Raphael
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: E-Business
subject: EDI
subject: Integration
subject: 330 - Wirtschaft
subject: 005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und Daten

description: Die Auftragsabwicklung und die dadurch angestossenen Logistikprozesse sind zunehmenden Optimierungsansprüchen unterworfen. Es gilt, die vielen Einzeltätigkeiten im Unternehmen so zu organisieren, dass die geforderten Produkte zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort sind. Das Ganze muss blitzschnell gehen und darf nicht viel kosten! Dazu beitragen kann ein annähernd papierloser Warenfluss, der durch den integrierten Einsatz von ERP-Systemen und mobilen Erfassungsgeräten erreicht werden kann.
Marktcheck checkt Rossmann - Wie gut ist der Drogeriemarkt wirklich?
Creators: name: Born, Sigrid
name: Kaschwich, Martin
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2021

description: Rossmann ist der zweitgrößte Drogeriemarkt in Deutschland - hinter dm. Marktcheck hat sich die Produkte genauer angeschaut. Wie gut ist die Qualität und der Preis der Rossmannprodukte? Quelle: https://www.swrfernsehen.de/
Thick Care: Patterning Care in Complexity
Creators: name: Lorenzetto, Anna Ida
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This thesis examines the theoretical orientation of complexity, systems theory and an Ethic of Care. It asserts that these share a common ontology that has utility for developing an improved model for researching and designing care-based services. The thesis identifies the potential to designing for service for combining complex systems theory with an Ethic of Care. It gives fresh empirical insight into designing for service and Australian community aged care from applying an original framework, Thick Care, for understanding experience resulting from service system behaviour.