cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Performance on a pattern separation task by Alzheimer's patients shows possible links between disrupted dentate gyrus activity and apolipoprotein E is an element of 4 status and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-beta 42 levels
Creators: name: Wesnes, Keith A.
name: Annas, Peter
name: Basun, Hans
name: Edgar, Chris
name: Blennow, Kaj
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Introduction: Emerging evidence suggests that decreased adult hippocampal neurogenesis represents an early critical event in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In mice, adult neurogenesis is reduced by knock-in alleles for human apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is an element of 4. Decreased dentate gyrus (DG) neural progenitor cells proliferation has been observed in the triple-transgenic mouse model of AD (3xTg-AD); this reduction being directly associated with the presence of amyloid-beta (A beta) plaques and an increase in the number of A beta-containing neurons in the hippocampus. Cognitive tasks involving difficult pattern separations have been shown to reflect DG activity and thus potentially neurogenesis in both animals and man. This study involved the administration of a pattern separation paradigm to Alzheimer's patients to investigate relationships between task performance and both ApoE status and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) A beta 42 levels. Methods: The CDR System pattern separation task involves the presentation of pictures that must later be discriminated from closely similar pictures. This paper presents pattern separation data from 66 mild to moderate AD patients, of which 50 were genotyped and 65 in whom CSF A beta 42 was measured. Results: ApoE is an element of 4 homozygotes were not compromised on the easy pattern separations compared with the other patients, but they were statistically significantly poorer at the difficult separations. In all patients CSF A beta 42 correlated significantly with the ability to make the difficult discriminations, but not easier discriminations. Pattern separation speed correlated negatively with CSF A beta 42, and thus the association was not due to increased impulsivity. Conclusions: These are, to our knowledge, the first human pattern separation data to suggest a possible genetic link to poor hippocampal neurogenesis in AD, as well as a relationship to A beta 42. Therapies which target neurogenesis may thus be useful in preventing the early stages of AD, notably in ApoE is an element of 4 homocygotes.
Supplementary document for Enhanced multi-detector reconstruction by confocal sparsity based super-resolution correlation microscopy (cSPARCOM) - 5160583.pdf
Creators: name: Rossman, Uri
name: Dadosh, Tali
name: Eldar, Yonina
name: Oron, Dan
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary information and details
Death rituals in ethnic and cultural mix of urban environment
I rituali del morire nelle mixitè etniche e culturali dell’ambiente urbano
Creators: name: Landuzzi, Carla; Centro Di Studi Sociali IPSSER (Istituto Petroniano Di Studi Sociali Dell’Emilia-Romagna)
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: multiethnic city; migrations; urban space; housing; funerary rituals
città multietnica; migrazioni; spazio urbano; casa; riti funebri

description: This paper focuses on funeral ceremonies in the multiethnic and multicultural urban society. Western cities display a variety of funeral rituals through a different usage of space and time. Some of them have such a considerable spatial impact that the completeness of the ceremony itself is threatened. From the perspective of time, on the other hand, some funeral rituals result remarkably demanding, with a notable duration. As a consequence, various ethnic communities experience some adaptations in space and time of their rituals. Moreover, some cases of incompatibility and loss of ceremonial features have also been observed.
description: Il testo intende esaminare la complessità dei rituali funebri nella società urbana multietnica e pluriculturale. Le città occidentali esprimono una varietà di rituali funebri attraverso forme di fruizione dello spazio urbano e di utilizzo della temporalità. Alcuni di essi hanno un forte impatto nello spazio al punto da provocare  problemi di sostenibilità alla completezza del cerimoniale. Anche dal punto di vista della temporalità alcuni cerimoniali funebri si mostrano particolarmente impegnativi prolungandosi nel tempo. In ragione di ciò si verificano presso le varie comunità etniche modifiche nell’estensione spaziale e temporale dei riti. Frequenti sono le forme di incompatibilità e di deritualizzazione.
description: IN_BO. Ricerche e progetti per il territorio, la città e l'architettura; Vol. 3, n. 4 (2012) - EVOLUZIONI CONTEMPORANEE NELL'ARCHITETTURA CIMITERIALE, a cura di L. Bartolomei e G. Praderio; 261 - 268
A multiethnic identity for funeral homes. Premises and functions for an urban multi-confessional religious space for funeral rituals
Un’identità multietnica per la sala del commiato. Premesse e funzioni per uno spazio multiculturale urbano a servizio delle ritualità funebri
Creators: name: Rijillo, Sara; Università Di Bologna
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: funeral rites; multiconfessional space; funeral home project; immigrant funerals; death
riti funebri; spazio multiconfessionale; progetto sala commiato; funerali immigrati; morte

description: The prevalence of migratory strategies aimed at sedentary settlement should draw the attention of local social policies towards an attitude of cultural opening which focuses on specific themes, such as for example those relating to funeral practices. This aspect, on a par with others, has direct bearing on the core question of rooting and integration, and on the possibility of coexistence between the local receiving population and immigrant groups.For this reason, it would be desirable to create a place able to welcome the multiplicity of cultural responses given to death. In the elaboration of these spaces, new solutions would be identified which would be capable of defining a concept of growth that can move beyond mere technological innovation to a cautious compromise between different and distant traditions.
description: La prevalenza di strategie migratorie orientate alla stabilizzazione insediativa dovrebbe richiamare l’attenzione delle politiche sociali territoriali su un’apertura culturale rivolta anche a tematiche specifiche, come quelle legate al commiato. Non meno di altri, questo aspetto ha direttamente a che fare con il nocciolo del radicamento e della possibile convivenza tra popolazione che accoglie e gruppi immigrati.In tal senso, sarebbe auspicabile la realizzazione di un luogo che possa accogliere la molteplicità delle risposte culturali date alla morte, individuando, nell’elaborazione dei suoi spazi, nuove soluzioni, capaci di fare chiarezza su un concetto di crescita che sappia allontanarsi dalla mera innovazione tecnologica e che ricerchi, piuttosto, un cauto compromesso tra tradizioni lontane.
description: IN_BO. Ricerche e progetti per il territorio, la città e l'architettura; Vol. 3, n. 4 (2012) - EVOLUZIONI CONTEMPORANEE NELL'ARCHITETTURA CIMITERIALE, a cura di L. Bartolomei e G. Praderio; 269 - 278
Death as a semiotic frontier
La morte come frontiera semiotica
Creators: name: Galofaro, Francesco; CUBE-Centro Universitario Bolognese Di Entosemiotica
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna
Year: 2012
Subjects: semiotics; death; culture; biopolitics; eterotopia
semiotica; morte; cultura; biopolitica; eterotopia

description: If we try to identify the actual moment of the death, we discover that the semiotic frontier between life and death depends on the considered culture. Society certifies the end of the biologic process through religion, law, medicine, and the respective institutions. Political controversies on death, euthanasia, persistent vegetative state, transplantation, are always controversies on who has the power to decide the meaning connected to death. In order to describe it, the essay represents death as an eterotopic space, which topologically connects a system of values with the topic spaces of everyday life.
description: Se cerchiamo di individuare il “vero” momento della morte, scopriamo che il confine semiotico tra la vita e la morte dipende dalla cultura considerata. La società certifica la fine del processo biologico attraverso la religione, diritto, medicina, e le rispettive istituzioni. Le controversie politiche sulla morte, l'eutanasia, lo stato vegetativo permanente, il trapianto, sono sempre polemiche su chi ha il potere di decidere il significato connesso alla morte. Per descrivere questo senso, il saggio rappresenta la morte come uno spazio eterotopico  che collega topologicamente un sistema di valori con gli spazi topici della vita quotidiana.
description: IN_BO. Ricerche e progetti per il territorio, la città e l'architettura; Vol. 3, n. 4 (2012) - EVOLUZIONI CONTEMPORANEE NELL'ARCHITETTURA CIMITERIALE, a cura di L. Bartolomei e G. Praderio; 279 - 284
MPEC 2024-N138 : 2023 XA11
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Modelling accelerated proficiency in organisations : practices and strategies to shorten time-to-proficiency of the workforce
Creators: name: Attri, Raman Kumar
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Proficiency,
Expertise,
Performance,
Workplace

description: This study explored strategies that have reduced time-to-proficiency of the workforce in multinational organisations. 85 participants contributed 66 project cases. Data were collected through interviews with project leaders and analysed using thematic analysis. Matrix analysis was used to perform within-case and cross-case analysis. An Accelerated Proficiency Model was developed representing interactions among six business-level practices as a closed-loop system to explain accelerated proficiency. These practices were implemented through twenty-four strategies proven successful in various workplace contexts. The strategies employed were much beyond the boundaries of conventional training interventions, while the job itself acted as the primary mechanism to accelerate proficiency.
Managerial Demographics: Measurement and Implications for the Innovation Performance of Manufacturing Firms
Creators: name: Sharma, Asmita
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Managerial Demographics
Management Ratio
Managerial Knowledge
Gender-role
Leadership-Role
Innovation Intensity

description: The present study addresses the perceived gap in literature on contribution of managerial demographics to the innovation performance of manufacturing firms of 12 European countries so as to highlight the distinctive role of managers in a broader context. The managerial demographics is conceptualised as the managerial knowledge(education and experience), gender role (number of female managers), leadership role (top manager's years of experience) and, management ratio. The effect of managerial demographics is examined on two dimensions of innovation performance: first, the propensity of firms to perform innovation and, second, the innovation intensity of firms. We report that the role of female managers in innovation is more significant, than that otherwise emphasised in innovation literature, as evident in case of countries under study. And, the number of female managers have a positive impact on the innovation performance of manufacturing firms. Moreover, the results show that managerial experience also have a non-linear effect on the innovation performance of manufacturing firms. Finally, the implications of the findings are discussed in-detail.
Factors impacting on childcare teacher retention in the Singaporean early childhood industry
Creators: name: Pek, Philly Tin Tin
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University, School of Business
Year: 2014
Subjects: Employee retention
Human resource management
Childcare teachers
Early childhood education

description: The childcare industry in Singapore has undergone rapid growth in recent years and retention of childcare teachers has become a workforce and human resource management issue. This mixed method research study focuses on current, qualified childcare teachers, their experiences in their childcare jobs and their intention to continue to work in the childcare sector in Singapore. In summary, it was found that significant factors such as employee remuneration, organisation support, employee work schedule, employee workload and work demand influence childcare teachers retention in the Singaporean early childhood industry.
Tradition and modernity in Vietnamese forest management : case studies of Central Vietnam
Creators: name: Nguyen, Thi Thuy Phuong
Publisher: name: Southern Cross university
Year: 2019
Subjects: Traditional knowledge
Vietnam
Forest management
Central Vietnam
Vietnamese ethnic groups
The Co Tu
The Ta Oi

description: This study examines the contribution of traditional practices of ethnic people to current forestry management in Central Vietnam. It reveals that traditional forest management systems have been replaced by legalized management systems implemented by the government. Some traditional collection methods and uses of forest products are practised still, but these make little positive contribution to contemporary forest management. Ethnic parents undervalue the importance of teaching and transmitting traditional knowledge, while their children exhibit reluctance to learn of it. These findings suggest an unpromising future for maintenance and extension of traditional forest practices of the ethnic peoples of Central Vietnam.
Behaviour of Self Consolidating Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Reversed Cyclic Loading
Creators: name: Aghniaey, Nima
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Steel Fiber
Self Consolidating Concrete
Beam
Reverse Cyclic
Reinforced Concrete
Load Reversal

description: Concrete is a very weak and brittle material in tension. It has been shown in previous researches that the addition of steel fibers to a concrete matrix can improve this behavior. The ability of fibers to control and redistribute stresses after cracking results in a number of improvements in the structural behaviour of concrete. A review of existing literature shows that the addition of steel fibers enhances concrete’s tensile resistance, crack control properties, ductility and damage tolerance. In beams, fibers can transform brittle shear response into a flexural response and promote ductility, thereby allowing for a full or partial replacement of traditional shear reinforcement. The enhanced shear capacity, ductility and damage tolerance of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) can also potentially be used to relax seismic detailing requirements in frames by partially replacing the required transverse reinforcement in the plastic hinge regions of RC beams. One of the drawbacks associated with SFRC is that the addition of steel fibers to a traditional concrete mix at high fiber contents can result in workability problems. The combined use of Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) and fibers can solve this problem and facilitate placement for a wider range of structural applications. Although several studies have been conducted on the behaviour of SFRC beams subjected to monotonic loading, there is limited research on the behaviour of SFRC beams under cyclic or reverse-cyclic loading. This thesis presents the results of an experimental and analytical study conducted on nine SFRC beam specimens tested under load reversals. The main objective of this research program was to investigate the effect of fibers on structural behaviour and to examine the ability of steel fibers to replace transverse reinforcement. The experimental and analytical results show that use of fibers results in several improvements in behaviour, including enhanced damage tolerance and post-peak ductility. The results also show that steel fibers can potentially be used to allow for a reduction of transverse reinforcement in beams, however further research is required.
Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund Nr. 18/2020
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 080

description: Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik der Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 03. September 2020
description: Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik der Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 03. September 2020
description: Prüfungsordnung für den Masterstudiengang Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik der Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 03. September 2020
description: Prüfungsordnung für den Masterstudiengang Automation and Robotics der Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 03. September 2020
description: Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund;2020, 18
What Eros and Anamnesis Can Tell Us About Knowledge of Virtue in Plato's Protagoras, Symposium, and Meno
Creators: name: Vendetti, Rebecca A.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2012
Subjects: virtue
recollection
anamnesis
Socrates
Plato
Phaedrus
Symposium
Protagoras
Meno

description: The goal of this thesis is ultimately to answer the two questions raised and left unresolved in Plato’s Protagoras: What is virtue? Is virtue teachable? Following the dramatic order of Plato’s dialogues as outlined by Catherine Zuckert, I intend to show that the Meno returns to the issues raised and left unresolved in the Protagoras, but now with the idea of recollection. My intention is to look at how the idea of recollection, developed and associated with eros in the intervening dialogues, can help explain the nature of virtue and its teachability. I believe that we can come to answer both questions, “What is virtue?” and “Is virtue teachable?” posed in the Protagoras and the Meno by drawing on the ideas of anamnesis and eros as they appear in the Meno, Phaedrus, and Symposium.
Einsatz eines Niederspannungslängsreglers zur Behebung von Spannungsunsymmetrien hervorgerufen durch Elektromobilität und dezentrale Energieerzeugung
Creators: name: Jahn, Robert
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 621.3

description: Mit dem steigenden Anteil einphasiger dezentraler Energieerzeuger (Photovoltaiksysteme) und moderner einphasiger Lasten (Elektrofahrzeuge) wächst die Herausforderung für den Netzbetrieb im Niederspannungsnetz. Dabei ist die Spannungsqualität von ländlichen Regionen mit langen Leitungen besonders gefährdet. Spannungsregler wie regelbare Ortsnetztransformatoren oder Spannungslängsregler bieten hier eine praktische Alternative zum Netzausbau. Im Fokus dieser Arbeit stehen die durch einphasige Photovoltaiksysteme und einphasige Elektrofahrzeuge entstehenden Spannungsunsymmetrien im Niederspannungsnetz. Dafür wird zunächst ein realitätsnahes Niederspannungsmodell erstellt, welches die Analyse von Spannungsunsymmetrien ermöglicht. Zudem werden ein regelbarer Ortsnetztransformator, die Ansteuerungslogik eines Spannungslängsreglers und ein Zick-Zack Lastregler modelliert. Anschließend werden mit statischen und dynamischen Worst Case Szenarien die Regler mit geeigneten Kriterien hinsichtlich ihres Regelverhaltens untersucht. Abschließend wird ermittelt, inwiefern die Regler das Integrationspotential weiterer unsymmetrischer Leistungen steigern können.
Optical probing of a Bose-Einstein condensate
Creators: name: Leblanc, Pierre J
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Physics, Condensed Matter.

description: Experimental results acquired with various methods used to optically probe an excitonic Bose-Einstein condensate are presented. The condensate is initially created by a high-intensity pulsed laser illumination (lambda = 532 nm) incident on a high-quality natural single crystal of Cu2O (at T = 1.8 K), having (100) symmetry. The travelling condensate is laterally probed by a laser pulse tuned at the 1S orthoexciton resonance (lambda = 609.51 nm), where significant condensate amplification is observed. Correspondingly, the resonant probing beam is additionally attenuated upon being transmitted through the excitonic packet. In an attempt to measure the condensate's lateral and longitudinal dimensions, the additional attenuation (NDA) is determined at various probing beam positions relative to the perpendicularly propagating packet. A three-dimensional representation of the exciton packet was constructed with spatially dependent NDA measurements. Highly detailed continuous spectra of the 1S line were taken with the use of a tunable dye laser, permitting the observation of never before seen features in the 1S line. The wavelength dependance of both the condensate amplification and the lateral pulse's additional attenuation were studied using this technique. The onset of a secondary exciton packet observed in various excitation geometries, further contributed to the amplification model proposed in previous work. Moreover, a strong correlation between electrical and all-optical measurements was found, providing reassurance on the validity of past interpretations based on electrical measurements.
The political economy of drug trafficking: Case of Peru.
Creators: name: Gordillo-Carrillo, Xavier E.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Economics, General.

description: This thesis will be structured in the following way. The first section will examine the political and economic dimensions of the narcotics economy in Peru. It will analyze the significance of the coca leaf and coca paste in the main economic aspects, as well as the socio-economic impact of narcotics in Peru. It will also analyze the dynamics of the coca industry. The politics of control and eradication evaluate the role of foreign aid and political pressure vis-a-vis the internal resistance and group interests in the national society. Therefore, the second section will examine the problems, strategies and solutions to tackle the underlying issues, analyzing the role of governments and the military, and the responsibility of supply and demand countries. It will outline Peru's position facing the drug trafficking problem, the U.S. intervention, the evaluation and measure of effectiveness, and options regarding drug control and alternative development policies. Finally, this thesis will conclude with some opinions. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Multidimensional federalism: A revision of the two-tier federal structure as seen through the Canada Works Infrastructure Program.
Creators: name: Morrison, Jeff.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Canadian Studies.

description: Conventional theories of Canadian federalism revolve around the notion of dualism--the federal system is comprised of two levels of government; the national and provincial governments. This thesis argues that due to the changing nature of the Canadian political landscape, a more realistic interpretation of the federal model is that of multidimensional federalism, a model which allows for other orders of government to be included within the federal system. Currently, these other orders of government include municipalities, regional governments, school boards, and aboriginal governments. This paper examines from a theoretical standpoint why the conventional model of federalism no longer provides an accurate representative model, and why the multidimensional model is a more realistic interpretation. It then examines the legitimacy behind the inclusion of the four additional factors within the federal system. Finally, the Canada Works Infrastructure Program is used as a case study of multidimensional federalism in operation.
Satralizumab: First Approval - SAkuraStar and SAkuraSky clinical trial video abstracts
Creators: name: Reviews, Adis Drug
Publisher: name: Adis Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicine

description: SAKuraStar (NCT02073279) and SAkuraSky (NCT02028884) are two pivotal phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials that led to the first approval of satralizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor monoclonal recycling antibody, for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). These video abstracts of SAKuraStar and SAkuraSky provide ·  a brief overview of the pathophysiology of NMO and NMOSD, ·  the mechanism of action of satralizumab in patients with this disorder and ·  the key efficacy and tolerability outcomes for subcutaneous satralizumab 120 mg administered as monotherapy (in SAkuraStar) or as add-on therapy to baseline immunosuppressant therapy (SAkuraSky) in patients with NMO or NMOSD. These video abstracts, which have been peer reviewed and were uploaded to Figshare after the satralizumab AdisInsight Report was published, are sponsored by Roche.
Baseline characteristics and comorbidities in the CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Creators: name: Fisher, J. H.
name: Kolb, M.
name: Algamdi, M.
name: Morisset, J.
name: Johannson, K. A.
name: Shapera, S.
name: Wilcox, P.
name: To, T.
name: Sadatsafavi, Mohsen
name: Manganas, H.
name: Khalil, N.
name: Hambly, N.
name: Halayko, A. J.
name: Gershon, A. S.
name: Fell, C. D.
name: Cox, G.
name: Ryerson, Christopher J.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: The CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF) is a multi-center, prospective registry designed to study the natural history of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) in adults. The aim of this cross-sectional sub-study was to describe the baseline characteristics, risk factors, and comorbidities of patients enrolled in CARE-PF to date. Methods: Patients completed study questionnaires and clinical measurements at enrollment and each follow-up visit. Environmental exposures were assessed by patient self-report and comorbidities by the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). Baseline characteristics, exposures, and comorbidities were described for the overall study population and for incident cases, and were compared across ILD subtypes. Results: The full cohort included 1285 patients with ILD (961 incident cases (74.8%)). Diagnoses included connective tissue disease-associated ILD (33.3%), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) (24.7%), unclassifiable ILD (22.3%), chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) (7.5%), sarcoidosis (3.2%), non-IPF idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (3.0%, including idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) in 0.9%), and other ILDs (6.0%). Patient-reported exposures were most frequent amongst chronic HP, but common across all ILD subtypes. The CCI was ≤2 in 81% of patients, with a narrow distribution and range of values. Conclusions: CTD-ILD, IPF, and unclassifiable ILD made up 80% of ILD diagnoses at ILD referral centers in Canada, while idiopathic NSIP was rare when adhering to recommended diagnostic criteria. CCI had a very narrow distribution across our cohort suggesting it may be a poor discriminator in assessing the impact of comorbidities on patients with ILD.
Supplementary document for Light-Induced Umbilical Defects Due to Temperature Gradients in Nematic Liquid Crystal with a Free Surface - 5160952.pdf
Creators: name: Shvetsov, Sergey
name: zolot'ko, alexander
name: Voronin, Gleb
name: Emelyanenko, Alexander
name: Avdeev, Mikhail
name: Bugakov, Miron
name: Statsenko, Pavel
name: Trashkeev, Sergey
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Optical Properties of Materials

description: Method of NLC thickness measurement
Quality issues and challenges : a study of the private education institutes in Singapore
Creators: name: Manchanda, Ritu
Publisher: name: Southern Cross university
Year: 2020
Subjects: Singapore
PEI
PEIs
Quality
Quality challenges
5Ps Model
Singapore QA Framework

description: This research explores the understanding of quality among private education institutes (PEIs) in Singapore, including the nature of mutual understanding of quality assurance (QA) among PEIs and the Council for Private Education (CPE). It examines the challenges and issues faced by PEIs in establishing quality standards and the quality measures that the Singaporean government has introduced to help improve the private education sector.
description: QA mechanisms of several countries, including Australia, the US and Sweden, are discussed as a background to understanding the QA framework implemented in Singapore. There is a paucity of studies on what Singaporean PEIs understand as ‘quality’ given their profit-seeking purpose; this is the reason for this research.
description: The research uses in-depth semi-structured interviews. In total, 52 interviews from 25 institutions were conducted, transcribed and analysed for commonalities. Using a qualitative methodology framework, the primary data were collected and analysed, and supported by an examination of secondary data, such as policy documents.
description: The findings demonstrate that PEI staff share a common understanding of quality in relation to five factors commonly found in marketing models – people, price, place, product and profit – whereas CPE’s notion of quality appears to be focused mainly on academic quality. The study also reveals that there are disparities in standards between the PEIs; that is, although there are commonalities in the findings, quality is perceived slightly differently by different PEIs. A practical implication of this study is that CPE as an overseeing body and the PEIs might develop a better understanding of one another’s concerns and thus work towards building the PEIs into a more sustainable source of revenue for Singapore.
Supplementary document for Light-Induced Umbilical Defects Due to Temperature Gradients in Nematic Liquid Crystal with a Free Surface - 5160952.pdf
Creators: name: Shvetsov, Sergey
name: zolot'ko, alexander
name: Voronin, Gleb
name: Emelyanenko, Alexander
name: Avdeev, Mikhail
name: Bugakov, Miron
name: Statsenko, Pavel
name: Trashkeev, Sergey
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Optical Properties of Materials

description: Method of NLC thickness measurement
Sleep, coping, and vulnerability to bipolar disorder: modelling analyses in a non-clinical sample
Creators: name: Poulios, Simmone
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The present project developed and investigated two complex models between constructs that have attracted significant attention in the bipolar disorder (BD) literature but not previously been tested together. Constructs were proneness to depression or hypo/mania, personality, motivation, sleep (conceptualised as both trait-like and state), coping and outcome (mood and wellbeing). Primary findings were threefold: firstly, trait-like sleep can be employed as predictor of vulnerability to BD (alongside personality and motivation); secondly, state sleep partially mediated the interaction between vulnerability to BD and outcome; and thirdly, mood/wellbeing outcomes can be improved by focussing on coping styles, irrespective of vulnerability to BD.
Re-framing the Australian coastline : a contemporary reinterpretation of artwork from the parallel French (Baudin/Peron) and English (Matthew Flinders) 1801 voyages of exploration along the Australian tropical and sub-tropical coast
Creators: name: Gribble, Neil A
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Bauer
Lesueur
Baudin
Flinders

description: This practice-led research reframes the synthesis of art and science in exploration artists’ representations of the Australian coastline produced during the 1801 voyages of Baudin and Peron, and Matthew Flinders. European museum research, field research, and practice-led experiments with contemporary 3D media, utilizing technologies from art and science, are the basis of the research methods. The accompanying exhibition represents the experiences of the early exploration artists as reinterpreted by the candidate. The artwork is a tension between art and science where explorative technologies confront the contemporary artist with an alien world comparable to that experienced by the exploration artists.
title: Scardovia Wiggsiae and Streptococcus Sobrinus Prevalence Among Orthodontic and Non-Orthodontic Patients
Creators: name: Trumbo, Melissa
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Background: Dental cavities or caries have been identified as among the most prevalent of preventable oral conditions. However, studies are discovering new information regarding the incidence and prevalence of several cariogenic organisms, including Streptococcus mutans (SM), the recently discovered Scardovia wiggsiae (SW), as well as Streptococcus sobrinus (SS). These studies have revealed varying prevalence among different populations, such as those undergoing orthodontic treatment. Based upon this information, the main goal of the current study was to assess the prevalence of specific cariogenic organisms (SS and SW) within saliva samples originally obtained from a dental school-based clinic.

Methods: The protocol for this retrospective study of DNA isolated from previously collected saliva samples was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) as exempt research. In brief, clinical DNA samples were screened for SS and SW using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Demographic and subgroup (Orthodontic, non-Orthodontic) analysis was also performed.

Results: This study found that pediatric (12-17 year old patient) samples were much more likely to harbor either SW or SS compared with adult (>18 year old patient) samples. In addition, this study found many more SW-positive samples among pediatric orthodontic patients compared with either adult or pediatric non-Orthodontic patients, which may suggest this population may be at higher risk for SW-related caries or other negative oral health outcomes. Finally, this study found these microbial populations to be strongly linked within the same patient samples.

Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that prevalence of SW and SS may be more highly associated with specific population subgroups, including SS observed in non-orthodontic patients and SW found among pediatric orthodontic patients. These results also differ from previous evidence, which found only minor and partially overlapping prevalence of these and other oral microbes. The results of this current study may suggest that SS and SW may be more strongly correlated within similar oral microbial communities and their presence may be directly or indirectly linked through one or more behavioral, microbial or other factors – although more research will be needed to determine these mechanisms.
title: Modelling cumulative sound exposure around hydroacoustic sources
title: Modelling cumulative sound exposure around hydroacoustic sources
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Schuster, Max
name: Fischer, Matthias
name: Müller, Mirjam
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Umweltauswirkung
Gewässer

description: While noise emissions are an unintentional by-product of shipping operations, hydroacoustic equipment such as multibeam sonars deliberately introduce high levels of noise into the subsea environment. In this paper, we model the sound field around a ship operating two types of hydroacoustic equipment, both in directions that are meant to be insonified and those that are not. A concept has been developed to quantify the accumulated noise exposure to a receiver in the water space around the ship. The paper describes the philosophy of the approach and the calculated sound exposure around the transmitting sound source for two typical systems. The results for noise exposure can be used to assess the effect on animal receivers with their respective characteristics. Copyright of Journal of Ocean Technology
Supplementary document for Phosphor-in-glass (PIG) converter sintered by a fast Joule heating process for high-power laser-driven white lighting - 5160973.pdf
Creators: name: Liang, Yifu
name: Ding, Xinrui
name: Yan, Caiman
name: Bai, Shigen
name: Liang, guanwei
name: Yang, Shu
name: Liu, Bin
name: Tang, Yong
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles)

description: More data to support the manuscript
Welfare debate in the comments section : perceptions of sole mother poverty and welfare in an age of neoliberalism
Creators: name: Wolfinger, Emily
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Single mother
Single parent
Sole mother
Sole parent
Lone mother
Lone parent
Welfare
Poverty
Perceptions
Neoliberalism
Australia
Discourse

description: This study explores online media commenters’ perceptions of sole mother poverty and welfare in an age of neoliberalism. Findings reveal that the most dominant perception of sole mother poverty and welfare use is that they arise from the characteristics and choices of sole mothers, for example their laziness. Crucially, this research finds that across the comments, paid work among mothers is normalised, productivity is conflated with paid work participation, and care work is devalued or rendered invisible. In addition to the overarching discourse of neoliberalism, other dominant discourses and alternative perspectives are reflected in the online comments, including those which consider the impact of social and circumstantial factors in the lives of sole mothers.
La naissance de l'État chez Marcel Gauchet ou l'entremêlement des temps.
Creators: name: Strasbourg, Valérie.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Philosophy.

description: Marcel Gauchet nous invite à penser le mode de rapport au monde qu'instaure l'avènement de l'État. Ce mode tire ses origines de l'époque d'avant la modernité ou l'avènement de l'État. L'État incarne la division, phénomène qui précède l'avènement de l'État dans la forme qu'on lui conaît aujourd'hui. C'est ce mode de rapport qu'il faut donc comprendre et Gauchet ouvre la voie à une analyse fort complexe que nous allons tente de retracer dans cette thèse. Sachant que l'humanité a vécu plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'années, voire même des centaines de milliers d'années sans État, il y a lieu de se questionner sur le sujet. À défaut de comprendre pourquoi l'État est un jour né, Gauchet nous propose une explication historique et philosophique de ce par quoi fut conditionnée la naissance de l'État. Ainsi, l'émergence de l'État est une question intéressante en soi. Mais elle est également pertinente en vue de la compréhension de la pensée de Gauchet, puisque, associant l'avènement de l'État et la division politique, la compréhension du politique passe par l'étude de l'État. À cette problématique, nous avançons comme hypothèse qu'il y aurait une correspondance chez Gauchet entre la naissance de l'État et la révolution de la transcendance. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Home advantages in balanced competitions: English soccer 1991-1996
Creators: name: Clarke, Stephen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper discusses the calculation of home advantage for individual clubs in any competition where each team plays each other at home and away. Simple fomulae can be applied to the final ladder to produce home advantages for the individual teams. The method is used on a spreadsheet with data obtained from the internet. Home advantages of all clubs in the English soccer league from 1991-1996 are calculated and compared with previously published figures.
Advanced demodulation techniques for digital audio broadcast signals over fast fading channels.
Creators: name: Taylor, Douglas.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: The Canadian digital audio broadcast (DAB) system uses a multicarrier modulation technique known as coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (COFDM). Several modes of operation are available. Mode IV, which has the longest symbol duration, allows transmitting antennas to be spaced more widely than other modes of operation providing a saving in broadcast infrastructure. However, the longer symbol duration also causes partial loss of coherence in subsequent symbol epochs that can cause a noticeable degradation in audio quality at velocities exceeding 92 km/hr in a typical urban propagation environment. This thesis identifies several advanced demodulation techniques that can be used in a receiver that will operate at higher vehicle velocities. One of these techniques, an iterative decision directed linear predictive receiver, has not been previously discussed in the literature. Simulation results indicate that the maximum vehicle velocity can be increased to 144 km/hr using this new receiver design.
Exploring the experiences of women pilots in commercial aviation in Australia
Creators: name: Mosolena, Itumeleng
Publisher: name: Southern Cross University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Women pilots
Female pilots
Experiences
Commercial aviation
Australia

description: Although many women have been aviation pioneers, being a pilot of a commercial aircraft is still regarded as a ‘non-traditional’ role for women. As a result, outdated stereotypes and stigmas associated with women flying aircraft, together with the gendered nature of the job role, continue to present difficulties with respect to recruiting and retaining women in the commercial aviation industry. Several sectors, including the airline industry and the Australian Government, are putting forward initiatives to foster career awareness for women about aviation, with the latest initiative being the Federal Government’s AU$4 million investment aimed to fund and encourage women to pursue careers in aviation. Therefore, understanding how the industry can help women to translate such awareness into action will go some way to closing the gender gap. To do this, a thorough understanding of the experiences of women pilots in commercial aviation is required.
description: A qualitative, interpretivist methodology informed by a gender-aware framework was used as a guiding methodological framework to address this study’s research questions. The study was guided by three overarching research questions that sought to develop a better understanding of the experiences of women pilots in the commercial sector in Australia. Fifteen in-depth interviews were held with Australian women pilots who were involved in commercial aviation in some capacity, some in training as a future commercial pilot (as cadets), some as current commercial pilots of varying levels of experience, and others as industry experts with a broad understanding of the commercial aviation sector.
description: The interview findings revealed four dominant themes derived from women pilot’s experiences. These included: gender and identity; the importance of role models; the perception of others; and a sense of purpose and fulfilment. In seeking a way forward to ensure that a greater proportion of commercial pilots in the future are women, the study highlights that the commercial aviation pilot sector can attract and retain higher numbers of women pilots by focusing on creating initiatives that include strong, visible, and effective policies tailored towards accommodating women’s gendered needs. A crucial point for the commercial aviation industry to understand is that retaining women pilots long enough for them to reach higher ranks is vital as, apart from closing the gender gap, their visibility is crucial to serving as a role model, i.e., the more women who are retained in the sector, the more will be attracted to it.
Learning in belief networks and its application to distributed databases.
Creators: name: Ouerd, Messaouda.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: In this thesis we study the problem of learning in belief networks and its application to caching data with repeated read-only accesses in distributed databases. Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) have been studied in the literature, and two classes of techniques for constructing BBNs from distributions have been studied. These schemes are methods based on probabilistic-graph models, and Bayesian methods for learning Bayesian networks. In this thesis we first consider methods to build tree structures and use these trees as a basis to build a richer structure, namely a polytree graph. We study the problem of traversing the tree and present a depth first search traversal of the tree in order to orient it so as to yield the polytree. The algorithm to yield the above polytrees uses independence tests between two random variables to detect multiple parents of a given node in the tree structure. Consequently we investigate the use of various independence tests to infer independence of random variables encountered in real-life data. We also present formal techniques to generate random distributions obeying polytree dependence models. The thesis also develops machine learning schemes to detect sequences of repeated queries to remote databases. The answers to these queries (tables) from remote servers are retrieved only once and cached locally in memory. Subsequent access to the same data or sequence of data is faster as there is no need to re-fetch it over the network. The learning algorithms we present are based on constructing polytree structures from a set of queries. Once constructed, such networks can provide insight into probabilistic dependencies that exist among the queries and thus enhance distributed query optimization.
Mettre en scène le théâtre religieux traditionnel dans une démarche interculturelle
Creators: name: Sabouri, Nikta
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: ta'zieh
mystère médiéval
interculturalisme
théâtre religieux
mise en scène
Arnoul Gréban
Mystère de la Passion

description: Ce projet de recherche, qui comporte un volet créatif, a pour objectif l’exploration des possibilités de mise en scène du mystère français, forme théâtrale qui n’est presque plus jouée, à partir d’éléments empruntés au code de représentation du ta'zieh, une forme théâtrale iranienne encore très vivante. Ce projet de création s’inscrit dans une démarche interculturelle qui vise à mettre en contact deux formes théâtrales religieuses relevant de traditions anciennes. À partir d’un modèle théorique proposé par Patrice Pavis et en nous inspirant de la démarche créatrice de quelques artistes, nous avons monté, dans le cadre d’un laboratoire, un extrait de la pièce de théâtre médiévale Le Mystère de la Passion d'Arnoul Gréban, afin non pas de reconstituer à l’identique les représentations médiévales du mystère français, mais de créer, par l’amalgame de deux formes théâtrales religieuses issues des cultures chrétienne et iranienne, une forme nouvelle.