cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
La condition physique musculaire des ischio-jambiers et des adducteurs de la hanche chez les joueurs et les gardiens de but de hockey sur glace
Creators: name: Goyette, Yves
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Biology, Anatomy.

description: Le but de l'étude était de comparer l'étendue de mouvement passif de la hanche, les moments de force et l'endurance des ischio-jambiers et des adducteurs de la hanche de gardiens de but et de joueurs durant une saison de hockey sur glace. Les paramètres de la condition physique musculaire indiqués précédemment furent mesurés à trois reprises durant la saison de hockey chez huit gardiens de but et quatorze joueurs. L'étendue de mouvement passif de la hanche fut mesurée dans le plan sagittal et frontal. Les moments de force concentriques, excentriques et isométriques des deux groupes musculaires furent mesurés à l'aide d'un appareil isocinétique (Kin Com, 500H, Chattanooga, TN, USA). L'endurance isométrique des deux groupes musculaires fut mesurée en maintenant 85% de la charge maximale isométrique le plus longtemps possible jusqu'à 60s pendant que l'activité électromyographique était enregistrée. Les résultats démontrèrent que les gardiens de but avaient une meilleure étendue de mouvement passif de la hanche que les joueurs dans le plan sagittal (gardiens de but 104.7°, joueurs 91.9°) ainsi que dans le plan frontal (gardiens de but 37.7°, joueurs 31.7°). Certaines différences mineures entre les deux groupes de participants fut remarquées en ce qui a trait aux moments de force concentriques, excentriques et isométriques des deux groupes musculaires étudiés sans être significative. Au niveau de l'endurance musculaire isométrique des ischio-jambiers, les résultats démontrèrent une baisse plus importante en pourcentage de la fréquence médiane des ischio-jambiers chez les gardiens de but pour la session 1 et 3 (BF: 24.6% et 32.2%. ST: 24.3% et 42.2%) comparativement aux joueurs (BF: 16.8% et 19.5%. ST: 27.6% et 27.9%). Les conclusions de cette étude sous-entendraient que les gardiens de but posséderaient une étendue de mouvement passif de la hanche supérieure aux joueurs tant au plan sagittal que frontal. Les deux groupes posséderaient des moments de force comparables entre eux. Cependant, les gardiens de but se fatigueraient plus rapidement au niveau des ischio-jambiers que les joueurs.
Bewertung von Maßnahmen zur Verminderung von Nitrateinträgen in die Gewässer auf Basis regionalisierter Stickstoff-Überschüsse
Creators: name: Bach, Martin
name: Klement, Laura
name: Häußermann, Uwe
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Eutrophierung
subject: Bodenstickstoff
subject: Stickstoffüberschuss
subject: Grundwasserverunreinigung
subject: Nährstoffbelastung
subject: Nährstoffeinträge aus der Landwirtschaft
subject: Grundwasserbelastung
subject: Sickerwässer
subject: Närstoffreduzierung
subject: Wasser
subject: Water
subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Soil | Land

description: Bei vielen Maßnahmen zum ⁠Klimaschutz⁠ in der Landwirtschaft tritt Zielkonkurrenz zwischen Atmosphärenschutz und Grundwasserschutz in Erscheinung: eine Verminderung der NH3- bzw. N2O-⁠Emission⁠ aus Wirtschafts- und Mineraldünger in die ⁠Atmosphäre⁠ hat eine erhöhte N-Zufuhr zur Landwirtschaftsfläche zur Folge. Wenn die höhere Zufuhr nicht durch eine äquivalente Verminderung der NZufuhr mit anderen Nährstoffträgern ausgeglichen wird, erhöht sich zwangsläufig der N-Überschuss der Flächenbilanz. Für die Zukunft wird weiterhin vorgeschlagen, die Begriffe Flächenbilanz- bzw. Stallbilanz-Überschuss abzulösen durch die Termini „hydrosphärischen N-Überschuss“ und „atmosphärischen N-Überschuss“, womit die Aussagerichtung dieser Größen klarer benannt wird. Geht man von einem Schutzgut-bezogenen Ansatz aus, dann ist als ⁠Indikator⁠ nicht länger der (nationale) N-Überschuss relevant, sondern in Bezug auf Grundwasser der Anteil der Analysegebiete, deren NO3-Konz. im Sickerwasser den WRRLGrenzwert unter-/überschreitet, und in Bezug auf NH3- und N2O-Emissionen der Anteil der Flächen, deren Critical Load für Stickstoff unter-/überschritten wird.
Supplementary document for Mechanism and sensitivity of Fano resonance tuning in high-contrast gratings - 5008322.pdf
Creators: name: Her, Tsing-Hua
name: Yao, Hsin-Yu
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This supplement contains detailed derivations and additional examples of tuning of Fano resonances in HCGs.
Hybrid learning: Understanding experiences in adult secondary education
Creators: name: Mace, Heather A
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Education, Adult and Continuing.

description: Adult learners returning to school to complete a secondary diploma are faced with a range of extrinsic and intrinsic factors influencing their ability to engage and commit to their education (Cantor, 1992; Entwisle, Alexander, & Olson, 2004; Klein, Noe & Wang, 2006). The needs of these adult secondary learners (also known as mature learners) challenge educators to adapt programs to improve learning experiences. One avenue is technology which has changed the face of traditional classrooms at all educational levels (Becker, Ravitz, & Wong, 1999; Dawley, 2008). Particularly, eLearning has been associated with constructivist environments where flexibility and accessibility enhance learning experiences (Kassop, 2003; Johnson, 2001; Neo, 2005). Conversely, eLearning can isolate learners where technological frustration or learning anxiety translate into attrition rates ranging from 30--80% (Flood, 2002; King, 2002). Characteristics such as lack of self-directedness and motivation among mature learners suggest that pure eLearning is not ideal (Flood, 2002; Packham, Jones, Miller, & Thomas, 2004; Schrum & Hong, 2002). To support the needs of mature learners, an alternate course modality was explored. Blending classroom and online learning into a hybrid course offered a potential balance for mature learners (Berge, 2006; McCray, 2000; Skill & Young, 2002). The purpose of this inquiry was to understand the teaching and learning experiences of mature learners and their instructor within a hybrid course. A case study research approach was adopted, and multiple data collection methods helped construct a multifaceted description of the participants' experiences. The findings point to benefits of hybrid learning for mature learners, while also highlighting the skills of the learners and the role of the instructor as influential in the learning experience. The perspectives revealed in this inquiry allow us to envision how hybrid learning could shape a more dynamic learning experience for mature learners.
Supplementary document for Time-resolved HO₂ detection with Faraday rotation spectroscopy in a photolysis reactor - 5009414.pdf
Creators: name: Teng, Chu
name: Yan, Chao
name: Rousso, Aric
name: Zhong, Hongtao
name: Chen, Timothy
name: Zhang, Eric
name: Ju, Yiguang
name: Wysocki, Gerard
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Material
title: Implications of Cost Sharing Policy on Access and Persistence in Secondary Education System: A Case of Chiradzulu District in Malawi
Creators: name: Nkhoma, Dyce Kapumula
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Cost Sharing Policy
subject: Access
subject: Persistence
subject: Students
subject: Secondary School
subject: Malawi
subject: Budgets
subject: Families
subject: Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
subject: Education
subject: Education Economics

description: This study investigated the impact of cost sharing policy on access and persistence of students in secondary school system in Chiradzulu district in Malawi. The policy was implemented in 2001. The impact of the policy on families' financial budgets was investigated. The study also explored the views of secondary school head teachers and parents regarding the new secondary school fees that resulted from the implementation of the policy. Two questionnaires were used to collect data. Secondary school head teacher questionnaire was administered in 15 secondary schools, 14 questionnaires were collected, representing a return rate of 93.3%. Household survey questionnaire was administered in all the 84 households that were sampled, representing a 100% return rate. Literature records that raising school fees reduces the degree of equality of educational opportunities favoring the rich and increases dropout rate especially among the poor. High cost of secondary education affects particularly girls more than boys The poor disinvest in physical assets in order to pay school fees. This study has found out that non-reporting and dropout rates increased following the implementation of the cost sharing policy. The observed increase in the rates of nonreporting and dropout might be due to the rise in secondary school fees as a result of the policy. However the severe famine that started in 2000 might have also contributed to the high non-reporting and dropout rates. The study has also shown that the cost of secondary education was not affordable to an average parent. An average household had to spend 20% of its total annual income paying one child at a day secondary school and 3 7% of the annual income if the child was at a boarding secondary school. Secondary school head teachers in boarding schools feel that the policy has helped to ease the financial problems they used to have before the implementation of the policy. But head teachers in day secondary schools feel that the school fees are very high, they should be reduced to a manageable level. Almost all the parents feel that the secondary school fees are very high and pleaded that they should be reduced to a level that majority of the in the rural areas can afford.
Auf dem Weg zu einem nachhaltigen Pflanzenschutz
Creators: name: Bär, Susanne
name: Foit, Kaarina Pirko
name: Heß, Michael
name: Knillmann, Saskia
name: Kotschik, Pia
name: Kuppe, Konstantin
name: Matezki, Steffen
name: Müller, Alexandra
name: Otto, Sally
name: Petzold, Nora
name: Pieper, Silvia
name: Wogram, Jörn
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
subject: Pflanzenschutzmittelanwendung
subject: Biologisches Schutzgebiet
subject: Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt
subject: EU-Verordnung
subject: Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln
subject: Integrierter Pflanzenschutz
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Luft
subject: Wasser
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

description: Im Verordnungsentwurf zur "Nachhaltigen Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln" (SUR) konkretisiert die Europäische Kommission das 50 % Pestizidreduktionsziel der Farm-to-Fork-Strategy. Durch eine rechtsverbindliche Umsetzung des integrierten Pflanzenschutzes werden die Weichen für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft neu gestellt. Doch damit die Vorgaben auch in der Praxis wirken, zum Artenerhalt beitragen und resiliente Ökosysteme in Agrarlandschaften hervorbringen kann, braucht es noch weitere Voraussetzungen. Dieses Scientific Opinion Paper erklärt aus der Umweltperspektive vier Verbesserungsvorschläge zur SUR, die dafür notwendig sind. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Im Verordnungsentwurf zur „Nachhaltigen Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln“ (SUR) konkretisiert die Europäische Kommission das 50 % Pestizidreduktionsziel der Farm-to-Fork-Strategy. Durch eine rechtsverbindliche Umsetzung des integrierten Pflanzenschutzes werden die Weichen für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft neu gestellt. Doch damit die Vorgaben auch in der Praxis wirken, zum Artenerhalt beitragen und resiliente Ökosysteme in Agrarlandschaften hervorbringen kann, braucht es noch weitere Voraussetzungen. Dieses Scientific Opinion Paper erklärt aus der Umweltperspektive vier Verbesserungsvorschläge zur SUR, die dafür notwendig sind.
Progress on pricing with peering
Creators: name: Lee, Eui-Woong
name: Buchfuhrer, David
name: Andrew, Lachlan L. H.
name: Tang, Antony
name: Low, Steven H.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper examines a simple model of how a provider ISP charges customer ISPs by assuming the provider ISP wants to maximize its revenue when customer ISPs have the possibility of setting up peering connections. It is shown that finding the optimal pricing is NP-complete, and APX-complete. Customers can respond to price in many ways, including throttling traffic as well as peering. An algorithm is studied which obtains a 1/4 approximation for a wide range of customer responses.
akhbari az darun-e zobaledan
Creators: name: Böger, Britta
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017

description: Übersetzung in Farsi (Persisch) des Kinderbuches "Nachrichten aus der Tonne Ń Leo und Polly Pop auf den Spuren des Abfalls̮. Kinder begeben sich mit Leo und Polly auf die Spuren des Abfalls. Woher kommt er, wo ist er zu finden und wie vermeidet man Abfall.
Influence of synthesis, dopants and cycling conditions on the cycling stability of doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinels
Creators: name: Höweling, Andres
name: Stoll, Andreas
name: Schmidt, Dirk O.
name: Geßwein, Holger
name: Simon, Ulrich
name: Binder, Joachim R.
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: cycling between 2.0 and 5.0V
subject: high voltage spinel
subject: in situ XRD
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: High voltages
subject: Lithium ion batteries
subject: Doping
subject: Lithium-Ionen-Akkumulator

description: The high voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel suffers from severe capacity fade when cycled against a graphitic anode as well as a relatively low theoretical capacity. Using metallic lithium as counter electrode, the stability is improved and the ability of the spinel structure to host 2 Li eq. can be used to improve the capacity. This leads to a theoretical specific energy of ∼1000 Wh kg−1. Unfortunately, the cycling of 2 Li eq. involves a phase transition from cubic to tetragonal associated with material degradation. In this work doping is used to improve capacity retention when cycling between 2.0 and 5.0 V. Initial capacities and stabilities are directly dependent on synthesis conditions and doping elements. Therefore, Fe- and Ti-doped spinels are compared with Ru- and Ti-doped spinels and tested at different cycling conditions. The cycling stability can be improved significantly by using reannealed material and by changing the discharge cutoff criteria. Thus a capacity of 190 mAh g−1 is achieved at a rate of C/2 with a capacity retention of ∼92% after 100 cycles. Furthermore, differences in the discharge behavior between the differently treated Ru- and Ti- doped materials are discussed based on the electrochemical behavior, the particle morphology and in-situ XRD analysis.
What do you assume? A Theory of Security-Related Assumptions
Creators: name: Corallo, Sophie
name: Weber, Thomas
name: König, Lars
name: Schmidt, Kathrin Leonie
name: Reiche, Frederik
name: Koziolek, Anne
Publisher: name: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Year: 2024
Subjects: assumption management
security assumptions

description: Assumptions play a significant role in software engineering. Especially for security, implicit, inconsistent, or invalid assumptions on the system can have a high impact. Even though there are several approaches for managing assumptions in security engineering, most of them are highly specific for their domain and phase in software development. However, for holistic assumption management, a general understanding of security-related assumptions is needed. Funded on a Grounded Theory-based approach, including nine interviews with security researchers and a literature review of 53 scientific publications on assumptions, we propose a first definition of security-related assumptions.
Designing Picturebook Apps : Valuing Culture & Community
Creators: name: Meyers, Eric M. (Professor In Information Science)
name: Nathan, Lisa P.
name: Tulloch, Bonnie
Publisher: name: Association for Computing Machinery
Year: 2021

description: This article examines picturebook apps as sites of value negotiation and design in support of community and culture, illustrated through the ongoing design and development of an O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree community-centred picturebook app, Pīsim Finds Her Miskanow (Pīsim Miskam Omiskanow). We introduce the C&T community to early research on electronic picturebooks, and illustrate how picturebook theory is expanded with the remediation of print texts into multimodal narrative experiences. We turn to the case of Pīsim to further enrich and diversify these conceptions, weaving elements of culture into earlier models of picturebook apps. We draw on design theory, specifically the concept of values as hypotheses, to offer storied insights on how the design process of the Pīsim picture book app is enriched through its commitment to the originating community. We conclude with implications for the community-grounded design of interactive cultural belongings, not limited to picturebooks, including museum exhibits, educational installations, and digitized cultural heritage pieces.
Routine VTE prophylaxis : Is there a net health benefit?
Creators: name: Therapeutics Initiative (University Of British Columbia)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Therapeutics Letter 120 explores whether or not there is a net health benefit for routine venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. Conclusions: The risk of symptomatic VTE in hospitalized medical patients is less than 2%. Prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparins does not reduce all-cause mortality. Prophylaxis has unknown effects on PE/DVT (due to missing outcome data), but increases the risk of major bleeds. Risk assessment tools for DVT (such as IMPROVE RAM) can identify patients at low risk of VTE.
Cas1 and fen1 display equivalent functions during archaeal DNA repair
Creators: name: Wörtz, Julia
name: Smith, Victoria
name: Fallmann, Jörg
name: König, Sabine
name: Thuraisingam, Tharani
name: Walther, Paul
name: Urlaub, Henning
name: Stadler, Peter F.
name: Allers, Thorsten
name: Hille, Frank
name: Marchfelder, Anita
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: CRISPR-Cas
subject: Cas1
subject: Fen1
subject: DDC 570 / Life sciences
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: CRISPR-Cas systems
subject: DNA repair
subject: Haloferax volcanii
subject: Archaea
subject: CRISPR/Cas-Methode
subject: Archaebakterien
subject: DNS-Reparatur

description: CRISPR-Cas constitutes an adaptive prokaryotic defence system against invasive nucleic acids like viruses and plasmids. Beyond their role in immunity, CRISPR-Cas systems have been shown to closely interact with components of cellular DNA repair pathways, either by regulating their expression or via direct protein-protein contact and enzymatic activity. The integrase Cas1 is usually involved in the adaptation phase of CRISPR-Cas immunity but an additional role in cellular DNA repair pathways has been proposed previously. Here, we analysed the capacity of an archaeal Cas1 from Haloferax volcanii to act upon DNA damage induced by oxidative stress and found that a deletion of the cas1 gene led to reduced survival rates following stress induction. In addition, our results indicate that Cas1 is directly involved in DNA repair as the enzymatically active site of the protein is crucial for growth under oxidative conditions. Based on biochemical assays, we propose a mechanism by which Cas1 plays a similar function to DNA repair protein Fen1 by cleaving branched intermediate structures. The present study broadens our understanding of the functional link between CRISPR-Cas immunity and DNA repair by demonstrating that Cas1 and Fen1 display equivalent roles during archaeal DNA damage repair.
A survey for planetary transits in the field of NGC 7789
Creators: name: Bramich, D. M.
name: Horne, Keith
name: Bond, I. A.
name: Street, R. A.
name: Cameron, A. Collier
name: Hood, B.
name: Cooke, Jeff
name: James, D.
name: Lister, T. A.
name: Mitchell, D.
name: Pearson, K.
name: Penny, A.
name: Quirrenbach, A.
name: Safizadeh, N.
name: Tsapras, Y.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present results from 30 nights of observations of the open cluster NGC 7789 with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope, La Palma. From ~900 epochs, we obtained light curves and Sloan r' - i' colours for ~33000 stars, with ~2400 stars having better than 1 per cent precision. We expected to detect ~2 transiting hot Jupiter planets if 1 per cent of stars host such a companion and a typical hot Jupiter radius is ~1.2 R j. We find 24 transit candidates, 14 of which we can assign a period. We rule out the transiting planet model for 21 of these candidates using various robust arguments. For two candidates, we are unable to decide on their nature, although it seems most likely that they are eclipsing binaries as well. We have one candidate exhibiting a single eclipse, for which we derive a radius of 1.81^+0.09 -0.00 Rj. Three candidates remain that require follow-up observations in order to determine their nature.
Proposed code provisions for slab span thickness limitations including early-age construction loads and time-dependent effects.
Creators: name: Ofosu-Asamoah, Kwabena.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Civil.

description: A typical construction procedure for a multi-storey reinforced concrete building involves supporting newly cast slabs on a number of previously cast floors through a reshore system. The loads transferred by the forms to the previously cast partially cured supporting slabs may appreciably exceed the design capacity. A further complication is that large early-age construction loads applied to immature slabs will cause large immediate deflections and extensive flexural cracking. The large ratio of applied stress to developed strength, coupled with the low elastic moduli of the immature slabs, will cause significant creep, mostly non-recoverable, resulting in large longterm deflections. Shrinkage, though a non-stress originated concrete deformation phenomena, also affects concrete deformation and needs to be accounted for in calculations to predict longterm deflections. Most cases of deflection damage occur as a result of exceeding the permissible deflection of slabs supporting non-structural elements. This creates serviceability problems such as cracked partitions, jamming of doors and windows, and an uneven placement of furniture. In most cases, the visual impact of cracks and sagging floors may cause concern for safety of the structure even if the structure has adequate strength. Problems related to excessive slab deflection constitutes a serviceability limit state. Current deflection control provisions of the ACI and CSA codes do not address the sensitivity of slab deflections to early-age construction loading and schedule. The present study develops a more realistic span-thickness criterion which includes the effect of early-age construction loads, concrete strength and panel aspect ratio. Undesirable slab deflections can be reduced by appropriately chosen camber in the formwork. The concept is to use a prescribed camber to offset the immediate deflections. An equation is recommended for the estimation of the amount of camber needed for any given span.
Symmetrically multi-connected optical fiber wide area networks.
Creators: name: Liu, Feng.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: Self-routing all-optical WAN design is becoming more and more important in broadband communications. However, little has been done in this field. In this thesis, we propose a Multi-Dual Ring Connected Shuffle Network and a Multi-Shuffle Connected Shuffle Network for a WAN environment. The performance of the proposed architectures is studied under a uniform traffic pattern analytically and numerical results are provided. The Multi-Dual Ring Connected Shuffle Connected Networks are studied under the nonuniform traffic patterns with an analytical method 'extreme value analysis' and a simulation method 'random load generation'. All of the studies are done with respect to the Perfect Shuffle Networks. The proposed architectures outperform the conventional Perfect Shuffle Network proposed in the literature.
Combined depth-resolved cathodoluminescence spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy on Al(Ga)N multi quantum well structures
Creators: name: Hocker, Matthias
name: Thonke, Klaus
name: Li, Yueliang
name: Biskupek, Johannes
name: Kaiser, Ute
name: Scholz, Jan-Patrick
name: Hubáček, Tomáš
name: Rettig, Oliver
name: Scholz, Ferdinand
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: depth-resolved
subject: AlGaN
subject: HRTEM
subject: DRCLS
subject: DDC 530 / Physics
subject: Cathodoluminescence
subject: Transmission electron microscopy
subject: Kathodolumineszenz
subject: Durchstrahlungselektronenmikroskopie

description: AbstractA stack of five Al(Ga)N-based quantum wells is investigated by combined laterally and depth resolved cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy in order to distinguish lateral and vertical inhomogeneities of these wells. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs provide data for the real sample structure, which enters into the Monte-Carlo simulation of the depth-resolved CL measurements to refine the depth resolution. The comparison of these CL measurements to the results of electron energy loss spectra (EELS) allows to identify local thickness variations of the lower three quantum wells to be the origin of two different luminescence contributions to the overall spectrum. The differentiation of the two groups of quantum wells by depth-resolved CL is demonstrated.
Real-time, Location-based Hand Hygiene Monitoring and Notification System
Creators: name: Baslyman, Malak
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Real-time location system
Hand hygiene
Dispenser
Infrared
Automated monitoring and notification
Wi-fi

description: Rising infection rates in healthcare is a global issue that causes complications for the patient, extended hospital stay, financial difficulties, and even death. One of the crucial factors that reduce those infections is better hand hygiene. Due to the lack of automated systems that can help monitoring hand hygiene compliance and reporting on collected data, some hospitals use direct observations, surveys, dispensers usage measurements and other such methods to monitor the compliance of care providers. This thesis proposes an alternative system that takes advantage of emerging off-the-shelf infrastructures in hospitals, and in particular of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) and intelligent hand sanitizer dispensers. Our RTLS-based system improves upon the current methods by enabling interactions with care providers through notifications when they do not execute expected hand hygiene actions during care processes, even for fine-grained location situations and by introducing the concept of intelligent dispensers. RHMNS (RTLS-based Hand Hygiene Monitoring and Notification System) has two approaches (time-based and activation-based) that are sharing the same structure but they are different in their way of deciding on taken or missed hand hygiene opportunities. RHMNS also provides informative reports about hand hygiene compliance and trends.
Functional Recombinant Extra Membrane Loop of Human CD20, an Alternative of the Full Length CD20 Antigen
Creators: name: Anbouhi, Mahdi Habibi
name: Barazandeh, Aida Feiz
name: Saeid Bouzari
name: Abolhassani, Mohsen
name: Khanahmad, Hossein
name: Golkar, Majid
name: Aghasadeghi, Mohammad Reza
name: Behdani, Mahdi
name: Jahanian-Najafabadi, Ali
name: Shokrgozar, Mohammad Ali
Publisher: name: the Pasteur Institute of Iran
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Basic Sciences

description: Iranian Biomedical Journal (IBJ); ISSN 1028-852X
Facteurs qui nuisent et facteurs qui contribuent à la présence des femmes comme entraîneures en soccer au Québec.
Creators: name: Gaston, Valérie.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Women's Studies.

description: Le but l'etude etait d'identifier les facteurs qui nuisent et ceux qui contribuent a la presence des femmes comme entrai neures de soccer recreatif ou competitif, mais a un niveau moindre que le niveau elite. La methode de recherche, l'entrevue de groupe semi-dirigee, a permis d'investiguer le vecu, les sentiments, les perceptions et les attitudes des participantes en ce qui concerne l'occupation d'entrai neure. L'echantillon de l'etude etait compose: d'entrai neures potentielles, soit d'athletes impliquees en soccer recreatif ou competitif ou bien d'athletes ayant joue a ce niveau mais ayant depuis arrete (n = 14); d'entrai neures actuelles d'equipes de soccer recreatif ou competitif (n = 18); et d'anciennes entrai neures d'equipes de soccer recreatif ou competitif (n = 20). L'echantillon total comprenait 52 femmes francophones des regions montrealaise, outaouaise et des Cantons de l'est. Les resultats de l'etude indiquent que se sont les facteurs de type organisationnel, plutot que de type personnel ou social qui nuisent le plus a la presence des femmes entrai neures au soccer et ce sont egalement ces facteurs qui aideraient le plus a la presence de femmes entrai neures en soccer. Tous types confondus, les principaux facteurs qui nuisent a la presence des femmes comme entrai neures sont relies a la critique et l'absence de reconnaissance, la lourdeur des exigences administratives et logistiques, le manque de confiance en soi et de preparation et la discrimination et la devalorisation et l'attitude negative des joueuses. Les resultats de l'etude indiquent egalement que tous types confondus, les principaux facteurs qui contribuent a la presence des femmes comme entrai neures sont relies a: l'atteinte d'objectifs d'equipe, l'amour du role d'entrai neure, la presence de situations facilitatrices, le desir d'implication sportive secondaire et l'appui logistique et technique.
Mental health applications for primary and secondary prevention of common mental disorders: attitudes of german employees
Creators: name: Michaelis, Martina
name: Burgess, Stephanie
name: Junne, Florian
name: Rothermund, Eva
name: Gündel, Harald
name: Zipfel, Stephan
name: Wolf, Markus
name: Rieger, Monika A.
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: e-mental health
subject: mental health apps
subject: survey
subject: employees
subject: attitudes
subject: common mental disorders
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Mental health
subject: Telemedicine
subject: Mental health services
subject: Mobile applications
subject: Mental disorders; Therapy
subject: Surveys and questionnaires
subject: Psychische Gesundheit
subject: Telemedizin
subject: E-Health
subject: Psychotherapie
subject: App

description: Background: Web-based and mobile mental health applications for the prevention and treatment of common mental disorders (CMDs) are on the rise. Under certain circumstances they have proved to be effective for a range of conditions (e.g., depression). Objective: There is not sufficient evidence regarding the benefits and barriers especially for mobile phone apps and for programs in the field of primary prevention. Studies on the acceptance of potential users of mental health apps yielded mixed outcomes. In a large survey we investigated the attitudes of employees toward mental health apps and various traditional mental health services. Our main research question in this contribution focuses on the acceptance of apps compared to other measures and the moderating influence of individual characteristics. Methods: The standardized survey was completed by members of an online access panel with different job types. A set of 33 self-developed items, including three questions on e-health, captured the perceived relevance of prevention at the (A) occupational, (B) individual, and (C) societal level. On the basis of an exploratory factor analysis, mean scores for mapping seven (sub-)dimensions were constructed and compared using the Wilcoxon test. The influence of potential predictors was analyzed in linear regression models. Results: The data of 610 respondents were analyzed (response rate 75%). Support from mental health applications was rated significantly less important compared to all other dimensions at the levels (A) to (C). Respondents were more likely to use mental health apps if they felt literate with electronic devices, perceived a high relevance of work-related demands as causal factors for CMDs, stated they would be ashamed of having a CMD, and would be willing to begin psychotherapy if recommended. Discussion and Conclusions: The results confirm the critical attitudes of potential mental health app users found in other studies. Since users with a negative attitude toward e-health might have a higher risk for dropout and non-adherence as well as lower intervention effects, well-designed educational strategies should be carried out beforehand.
CHAT study healthcare professional participant information sheet
Creators: name: Nolan, Claire
name: Taylor, Stephanie JC
name: Man, William DC
name: Steed, Elizabeth
name: Victor, Christina
name: Pokhrel, Subhash
name: McEwen, Andy
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420109
subject: Rehabilitation
classificationCode: 420319
subject: Primary health care
classificationCode: 420307
subject: Health counselling

description: CHAT study healthcare professional participant information sheet
Building infrastructures for university-community knowledge exchange : The Role of Information Professionals and Literacy Educators : Panel
Creators: name: De Forest, Heather
name: Freund, Luanne
name: McCauley, Aleha
name: O'Brien, Heather, 1977-
name: Smythe, Suzanne
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: This panel argues that information professionals and literacy educators play an important bridging role between universities and community groups and stakeholders. We describe the context of university-community knowledge exchange, which is increasingly expected, but remains under-supported and under-theorised, and consider new opportunities that exist to support and build capacity in researchers and communities to co-create, share, and use information. We focus on the training and professional development needed to position information professionals and literacy educators as knowledge brokers, and innovative projects that demonstrate their value and potential in this role.
Regulatory Freedom and Indirect Expropriation: Seeking Compatibility with Sustainable Development in New Generation Bilateral Investment Treaties
Creators: name: Kuprieieva, Anna
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2015
Subjects: Indirect Expropriation
Sustainable Development
Bilateral Investment Treaties
Regulatory Freedom
Environmental Protection
Investment Protection
Foreign Direct Investment
Proportionality

description: One of the most notorious dilemmas of international rules on the protection of foreign investment is how to decrease the tension between a state’s regulatory freedom and private property rights in addressing indirect expropriation. Bilateral investment treaties need to achieve a crucial balance: to protect the interests of foreign investors and support rights of states to regulate in pursuit of sustainable development. In dealing with indirect expropriation past tribunals relied on different approaches and adopted mutually inconsistent positions. By demonstrating this incoherence, this thesis reviews the most recent BITs and identifies an archetype of investment treaty provisions and language that may result in the interpretation of indirect expropriation most compatible with states being free to act to achieve sustainable development.
Supplementary document for Multiplexing multifoci optical metasurfaces for information encoding in ultraviolet spectrum - 5010017.pdf
Creators: name: huang, jinpeng
name: Gao, Xiang
name: Hu, Zelin
name: Yan, jianchang
name: Yi, Xiaoyan
name: Wang, Liancheng
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplement information
Inflammation, thrombosis, and destruction: the three-headed Cerberus of trauma- and SARS-CoV-2-induced ARDS
Creators: name: Lupu, Ludmila
name: Palmer, Annette
name: Huber-Lang, Markus
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
subject: Acute respiratory distress syndrome
subject: Pathophysiology
subject: Innate immune-response
subject: Syndrome SARS
subject: Pathology
subject: Epidemiology
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Complement activation
subject: Respiratory distress syndrome
subject: Lung
subject: Infections
subject: Mortality
subject: ARDS
subject: Lungenkontusion
subject: Makrophage
subject: Trauma
subject: SARS-CoV-2
subject: SARS

description: Physical trauma can be considered an unrecognized “pandemic” because it can occur anywhere and affect anyone and represents a global burden. Following severe tissue trauma, patients frequently develop acute lung injury (ALI) and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) despite modern surgical and intensive care concepts. The underlying complex pathophysiology of life-threatening ALI/ARDS has been intensively studied in experimental and clinical settings. However, currently, the coronavirus family has become the focus of ALI/ ARDS research because it represents an emerging global public health threat. The clinical presentation of the infection is highly heterogeneous, varying from a lack of symptoms to multiple organ dysfunction and mortality. In a particular subset of patients, the primary infection progresses rapidly to ALI and ARDS. The pathophysiological mechanisms triggering and driving severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)- induced ALI/ARDS are still poorly understood. Although it is also generally unknown whether insights from trauma-induced ARDS may be readily translated to SARS-CoV-2-associated ARDS, it was still recommended to treat coronavirus-positive patients with ALI/ARDS with standard protocols for ALI/ARDS. However, this strategy was questioned by clinical scientists, because it was documented that some severely hypoxic SARS-CoV-2-infected patients exhibited a normal respiratory system compliance, a phenomenon rarely observed in ARDS patients with another underlying etiology. Therefore, coronavirus-induced ARDS was defined as a specific ARDS phenotype, which accordingly requires an adjusted therapeutic approach. These suggestions reflect previous attempts of classifying ARDS into different phenotypes that might overall facilitate ARDS diagnosis and treatment. Based on the clinical data from ARDS patients, two major phenotypes have been proposed: hyperand hypo-inflammatory. Here, we provide a comparative review of the pathophysiological pathway of trauma-/hemorrhagic shock-induced ARDS and coronavirus-induced ARDS, with an emphasis on the crucial key points in the pathogenesis of both these ARDS forms. Therefore, the manifold available data on trauma-/hemorrhagic shock-induced ARDS may help to better understand coronavirus-induced ARDS.
Uni Ulm intern - das Ulmer Universitätsmagazin, Nr. 291 (38. Jg.), April 2008
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Uni Ulm intern
subject: DDC 050 / General serial publications
subject: Universities; Germany; Ulm
subject: Ulm / Universität

description: N/A
Interplay of Ku antigen and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 in the regulation of non homologous DNA-end joining
Creators: name: Crawley, Clayton D
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.
subject: Chemistry, Biochemistry.

description: The detection and repair of double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) is crucial to the functioning of the cell and the integrity of the genome. In higher eukaryotes, the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway is the more widely used mechanism for repairing DSBs. The NHEJ pathway is initiated by the binding of Ku to the DSB. Ku is a ring-shaped heterodimer that binds to DNA with high affinity by threading the DNA through its central pore. Current models of the NHEJ pathway suggest that as repair proceeds, Ku is pushed to the interior of the DNA, away from the ends. According to these scenarios, upon repair of the break Ku would be trapped on the ligated DNA without a means of dissociating from the DNA once repair is completed. PARP1 is member of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzyme family, and is believed to be involved in the resolution of DSBs. When active, PARP1 transfers and polymerizes ADP-ribose polymers to target nuclear proteins, which in turn, alters their activity. The enzymatic activity of PARP1 is stimulated by the binding of PARP1 to DNA breaks and strand interruptions. Recent work has suggested a functional interaction between Ku and PARP1 in DNA repair. Given reports that PARP1 can affect the affinity of Ku for DNA and the enzymatic role of PARP1, I have developed the hypothesis that PARP1 stimulates the release of Ku from DNA. My work in this thesis has shown that the release of Ku from DNA is dramatically accelerated by the addition of PARP1 under ADP-ribosylation permissive conditions. This release is dependent upon the enzymatic activity of PARP1 rather than the presence of PAR polymers. The PARP-mediated release of Ku from DNA is not dependent upon the presence of free ends as Ku was no longer detected on closed circular DNA after incubation with PARP1. PARP1 ADP-ribosylates three glutamate residues within the C-terminal SAP domain of the Ku70 subunit of the heterodimer, and mutation of these residues abrogates the effect of PARP1 on Ku. The ribosylation of Ku by PARP1 is necessary for an appropriate DNA damage response in vivo, as mutation of these residues resulted in an increased sensitivity to DNA damaging agents and a prolonged retention of Ku at repair sites. In addition to the deficiencies in responding to DNA damage the mutations resulted in dramatically reduced V(D)J recombination potential and defects in the formation of signal joints. The findings from the current study provide a novel and significant insight into the importance of ribosylation in regulating Ku function in DNA repair, and imply a further significance for ribosylation in regulating other roles of Ku.
Searching for planetary transits in the field of open cluster NGC 6819 - I
Creators: name: Street, R. A.
name: Horne, Keith
name: Lister, T. A.
name: Penny, A. J.
name: Tsapras, Y.
name: Quirrenbach, A.
name: Safizadeh, N.
name: Mitchell, D.
name: Cooke, Jeff
name: Collier Cameron, A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present results from our survey for planetary transits in the field of the intermediate-age (~2.5 Gyr), metal-rich ([Fe/H] ~ +0.07) open cluster NGC 6819. We have obtained high-precision time-series photometry for over 38 000 stars in this field and have developed an effective matched-filter algorithm to search for photometric transits. This algorithm identified 8 candidate stars showing multiple transit-like events, plus 3 stars with single eclipses. On closer inspection, while most are shown to be low-mass stellar binaries, some of these events could be the result of brown dwarf companions. The data for one of the single-transit candidates indicate a minimum radius for the companion similar to that of HD 209458b.
“They’re always there”: resident experiences of living with rats in a disadvantaged urban neighbourhood
Creators: name: Byers, Kaylee A.
name: Cox, Susan M.
name: Lam, Raymond
name: Himsworth, Chelsea G.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Background: The presence of urban rats in the neighbourhood environment may negatively impact the physical and mental health of residents. Our study sought to describe the experiences with, perceptions of, and feelings towards rats and rat control efforts among a group of disadvantaged urban residents in Vancouver, Canada. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were held with 20 members of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) recruited by VANDU staff. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Participants reported daily sightings of rats and close contact during encounters. Participants generally disliked encountering rats, raising issues of health and safety for themselves and the community due to the belief that rats carry disease. Fear of rats was common, and in some cases resulted in avoidance of rats. Effects of rats on participants were particularly pronounced for those living with rats in the home or for homeless participants who described impacts on sleep due to the sounds made by rats. Although rats were viewed as more problematic in their neighbourhood than elsewhere in Vancouver, participants believed there to be a lack of neighbourhood-level control initiatives that angered and disheartened participants. In combination with other community-level concerns (e.g., housing quality and availability), the presence of rats was viewed by some to align with a general disregard for the community and its residents. Conclusions: This study suggests that the presence of rats in urban centres may have several consequences on the physical and mental health of residents living in close contact with them. These effects may be exacerbated with continued contact with rats and when residents perceive a lack of initiative to control rats in their neighbourhood. As such, research and policies aimed at mitigating the health risks posed by rats should extend beyond disease-related risk and incorporate diverse health outcomes.
The beautiful complexity of human prosociality : On the interplay of honesty-humility, intuition, and a reward system
Creators: name: Nockur, Laila
name: Pfattheicher, Stefan
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: prosocial behavior
subject: HEXACO
subject: Honesty-Humility
subject: reward
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: Helping behavior
subject: Virtues
subject: Social psychology
subject: Intuition
subject: Sozialpsychologie

description: Human prosociality is a fascinating and complex phenomenon. The present research takes this complexity into account by examining the interplay of three prominent factors that past research has shown to promote prosocial behavior. In two studies (total N = 1,799), we tested the impact of (a) a basic prosocial personality trait (the Honesty-Humility dimension from the HEXACO personality model), (b) intuitive decision making, and (c) the possibility of being rewarded (i.e., a reward system) in the emergence of prosocial behavior (i.e., dictator game giving). Replicating previous research, we found that (1) a reward system increased prosocial behavior and (2) Honesty-Humility was positively related to prosocial behavior. In addition, given that there was no reward system, we show that intuition (vs. a control condition) reduced prosocial behavior in individuals low in Honesty-Humility, whereas no effect was found for individuals high in Honesty-Humility. Implications for the understanding of prosocial behavior are discussed.