cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity in a Murine Knock-Out Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Creators: name: Gandhi, Reno
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2014
Subjects: Fragile X Syndrome
Hebb-Williams Mazes
PSD-95
Western Blot

description: The dissertation is divided into two separate experiments that explore the effects of visual-spatial learning on PSD-95 dorsal hippocampal expression. Specifically, the aim of these studies was to explore the effect of learning an assay, the Hebb-Williams mazes, on the protein expression of PSD-95 in Fmr1 KO mice. PSD-95 is an important scaffolding protein hypothesized to be involved in learning and memory. In cellular models of Fragile X Syndrome it has been shown to be dysregulated but it has never been measured following behavioural learning. Establishment of a deficit using an ecologically valid behavioural assay could lead to the development of novel interventions. Study one employed a subset of the Hebb-Williams mazes of various levels of difficulty to evaluate PSD-95 protein expression in Fmrp intact and Fmr1 KO mice following learning. The results revealed significant increases in PSD-95 protein expression in control runners when compared to Fmr1 KO mice. There was a negative correlation between PSD-95 protein levels and mean total errors on the mazes meaning that as expression was increased, errors were decreased. The goals of study two were to reverse the molecular and behavioural deficits using pharmacological antagonist treatment shown to be effective in cellular models of Fragile X Syndrome. Fmr1 KO mice were treated with either saline or 20 mg/kg of a metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl) pyridine (MPEP). Relative to saline treated controls, drug treated Fmr1 KO mice made fewer errors on the same subset of Hebb-Williams mazes used in study one. Latency to complete these mazes did not differ between groups, indicating that MPEP treatment does not adversely affect motor functioning. Protein assessment revealed that PSD-95 was selectively rescued in MPEP treated mice and not saline controls. Similar to study one, a negative correlation between PSD-95 protein levels and mean total errors was observed. When taken together, these studies indicate that protein deficits are associated with a deficit of learning that can be reversed with a selective glutamate receptor antagonist. One of the strengths of the Hebb-Williams mazes is that performance is measurable without floor or ceiling effects, which plague other common behavioural assays. These data further suggest that pharmacological antagonist treatments may be promising in correcting the learning deficits in human Fragile X Syndrome patients.
Impact of socioeconomic and behavioral factors on oral health of adult Americans: analysis of the 2011-2016 NHANES data
Creators: name: Ayoubi, Doaa
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: Oral health is a critical determinant of overall health with reported links to adverse chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease. Several risk factors related to lifestyle behaviors and socioeconomic characteristics have direct influence on the oral health status. In order to establish specific oral health care measures the relationship of demographics and behavioral factors specifically dietary and smoking habits with oral health was examined. The individual socio-demographic and major dietary characteristics were analyzed using univariate models, while the interaction of these factors with general oral health was evaluated as a multivariate model using a binary logistic regression. The dataset from 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey targeting civilian, non-institutionalized adults living in the 50 States of USA and the District of Columbia was used to conduct this secondary analysis. Findings indicate health insurance was associated with a lower risk for urgent dental treatment [F(1, 47)=212.2, P< 0.001] and untreated dental caries (OR = 1.6, P<0.001). Older age group was found to experience more tooth loss (OR =19.9, P< 0.001) and less likely to suffer from dental decay (OR =077, P=0.007), while African-Americans were more likely to experience both dental decay and tooth loss (OR =1.75, P<0.001, OR =2.2, P<0.001, respectively). The prevalence of tooth decay in U.S adults aged 20 years and above was approximately 21%. Current smokers [F(2, 94) = 143, P < 0.001] and males [F(1, 47)=64.4, P < 0.001] were more likely to need urgent dental care. Higher sugar intake was associated with poor oral health. Modifiable unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, gender, age, ethnicity and health insurance are important predictors of poor oral health status in adult population. Collectively, these findings provide important insights into the relationship between multiple behavioral as well as socioeconomic factors and oral health that have considerable public health implications and can be an important measure to monitor the progress of health promotion goals set by public health programs.
Supplementary document for High-Order Nonlinear Dipole Response Characterized by Extreme-Ultraviolet Ellipsometry - 5095091.pdf
Creators: name: Chang, Kuang-Yu
name: Huang, Long-Cheng
name: Asaga, Koji
name: Tsai, Ming-Shian
name: Cabezas, Laura Rego
name: Huang, Pei-Chi
name: Mashiko, Hiroki
name: Oguri, Katsuya
name: Hernandez-Garcia, Carlos
name: Chen, Ming-Chang
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

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Machine learning to predict cardiovascular mortality from electrocardiogram data
Creators: name: Kim, Chang
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and subsequent adverse cardiovascular events remain highly prevalent in the U.S., making primary prevention an important goal. While the 2013 ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) remains the gold standard for cardiovascular event prediction, not represented in the model is cardiac electrophysiology, a major cause of sudden cardiac death. The electrocardiogram (ECG), a routinely available test that reflects one’s electrophysiologic health, may thus be useful for cardiovascular risk stratification in addition, and in comparison, to the PCE. Given the automated and highly correlated nature of its measurements, ECG data are well suited for analysis via machine learning. In this work, the value of aggregated ECG measurements for prediction of cardiovascular mortality is assessed in a nationwide cohort (NHANES III), via a comparative analysis of traditional survival analysis and machine learning methods. Overall, machine learning models could predict 10-year cardiovascular mortality with superior accuracy and event detection capacity compared to the PCE. Interestingly, only demographic and ECG data were necessary for such improved performance. Variable comparison between different prediction models provided insight into the relative importance of specific ECG components and the detection of silent myocardial infarctions as a possible underlying mechanism.
Intégration économique des pays d'Europe centrale et orientale (PECO) dans le contexte du nouvel ordre mondial.
Creators: name: Assélé Lendoye, Valérie.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Political Science, General.

description: Depuis la fin des années 80, le monde connaît des changements marqués notamment à l'Est par l'effondrement du communisme et de l'URSS, révélant les PECO (Bulgarie, Hongrie, Pologne, Roumanie, Slovaquie, Rép. Tchèque) comme des pays en développement (PED) en quête d'une intégration économique pour une meilleure insertion dans l'économie-monde. Les PECO réagissent, entre autre, par le recours à l'adhésion à l'Union Européenne (VUE), conditionnée par l'instauration de la démocratie libérale et de l'économie de marché imposées par l'UE et réalisées par les PECO à travers des réformes politiques et économiques et des stratégies d'intégration. L'analyse des réformes permet de distinguer les plus avancés (Hongrie, Pologne, Rép. Tchèque) des moins avancés (Bulgarie, Roumanie, Slovaquie); quant à l'analyse des stratégies, elle montre que les plus avancés adoptent une stratégie ouverte dans tous les cas alors que les moins avancés passent progressivement d'une stratégie fermée à une stratégie plus ou moins ouverte.
World Bank Information Services Series: Open Science 101
Creators: name: Grigorov, Ivo
name: McWalters, Devika
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2021
Subjects: open science

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5713915
description: Introduction to Open Science for WB's Information Services staff (internal training), as part of a 3 part series on various aspects of Open Science relevant to WB Research Units.
The approval of new forms of consecrated life in the light of Canon 605.
Creators: name: Casey, Mary Bridget.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Religion, General.

description: During the Second Vatican Council the state of life then known as religious life was recognised as a structure in the Church though not of the Church. This recognition was verbalised in a separate chapter in the Dogmatic Constitution of the Church, Lumen gentium. Chapter 6, "On Religious", was a watershed document as far as religious life (and all other forms of the life that came to be called "consecrated life") was concerned. It recognised consecrated life as an integral element in the Church and part of its mystery, with its mission intimately connected to that of Jesus through His Church. Consecrated life evolved over centuries in response to the needs of particular times and within particular social, cultural and ecclesiological frameworks. This study examines the evolution of forms recognised in the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the treatment of consecrated life in specific Conciliar and Post-conciliar documents, in the documents of the 1994 Synod of Bishops on Consecrated Life and in the ensuing document, Vita consecrata. It follows the history of the development of Canon 605 which speaks of the approval of new forms and the roles of the Holy See and of diocesan bishops in the process of approval. It looks at the possibilities for new forms and suggests principles that would enable bishops to establish criteria for the discernment of new charisms and new forms of consecrated life. This study also examines the understanding of consecration as perceived in the documents and in the Code of Canon Law. It peruses the possibilities of expanding the meaning of the term to include persons who consecrate themselves to God without necessarily undertaking all the obligations as outlined in the canonical requirements for members of consecrated life. Finally, the study outlines the need for a revision of terminology to express the realities of what is happening in the Church today with respect to the consecration of lives to God.
Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Behavior in Heterogeneous Laminated Rock Using a Micromechanics-Based Numerical Approach
Creators: name: Zhao, Haijun
name: Tannant, Dwayne D.
name: Ma, Fengshan
name: Guo, Jie
name: Feng, Xuelei
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Understanding hydraulic fracturing mechanisms in heterogeneous laminated rocks is important for designing and optimizing well production, as well as for predicting shale gas production. In this study, a micromechanics-based numerical approach was used to understand the physical processes and underlying mechanisms of fracking for different strata orientations, in-situ stresses, rock strengths, and injection parameters. The numerical experiments revealed a very strong influence of the pre-existing weakness planes on fracking. Geological models for rock without weakness planes and laminated rock behave very differently. Most simulated fractures in the rock without weakness planes were caused by tensile failure of the rock matrix. In an intact rock model, although a radial damage zone was generated around the injection hole, most of the small cracks were isolated, resulting in poor connectivity of the fracture network. For rock models with pre-existing weakness planes, tension and shear failure of these structural planes formed an oval-shaped network. The network was symmetrically developed around the injection well because the strength of the pre-existing weakness planes is generally lower than the rock matrix. The research shows that the angular relations between the orientation of the structural planes and the maximum horizontal stress, as well as the in-situ stress ratios, have significant effects on the morphology and extent of the networks. The strength of the pre-existing weakness planes, their spacing, and the injection rate can dramatically influence the effectiveness of hydraulic fracturing treatments.
Reduct-based result set fusion for relevance feedback in CBIR
Creators: name: Zutshi, Samar
name: Wilson, Chris
name: Srinivasan, Bala
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Relevance feedback (RF) is a widely used technique to deal with the issues of user subjectivity and the semantic gap in Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR). We build on existing work that outlined a rough set based general framework called CAFe for RF and proposed a re-weighting strategy based on a rough set theoretic analysis of the user feedback. This paper presents a method that uses the approximation of the information need distilled from the user classification as the busis for multiple distinct retrievals. The final result set that is presented as the subsequent iteration to the user is obtained by fusing the result sets from the different retrievals. The method is demonstrated in the context of a simple test image collection for clarity. An analysis of the sample iterations of feedback is presented. The method presented remains independent of the retriever, relies on a conceptually appealing model of the user feedback and serves to establish the utility of the gene ral framework.
Il Buongoverno "melancolico" di Ambrogio Lorenzetti e la "costituzionale faziosità" della città
Creators: name: Schiera, Pierangelo
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
Year: 2010

description: Il Buongoverno "melancolico" di Ambrogio Lorenzetti e la "costituzionale faziosità" della città.
Open Science: cosa succede in Europa
Creators: name: Giglia, Elena
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2022
Subjects: Horizon Europe, Open Science

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5281/ZENODO.7157516
description: Lezione introduttiva all'evento satellite della Scuola InterHealth Iniziative internazionali per la condivisione di dati clinici e biomedici, Pula, sardegna ricerche, 10 ottobre 2022
School of Advanced Professional Studies - Jahresbericht 2012
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Berufsbegleitendes Studium
subject: Innovations- und Wissenschaftsmanagement
subject: SAPS
subject: School of Advanced Professional Studies
subject: Sensorsystemtechnik
subject: Zentrum für berufsbegleitende universitäre Weiterbildung
subject: DDC 050 / General serial publications
subject: Continuing education
subject: University extension
subject: Kontaktstudium

description: Nach der Gründung der School of Advanced Professional Studies im November 2011 war das Jahr 2012 davon geprägt, Strukturen aufzubauen und Kooperationen des Zentrums innerhalb der Universität und nach außen zu etablieren. Folgende Aktivitäten und Ereignisse sind dabei besonders hervorzuheben: - Bestellung von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Schumacher zum Wissenschaftlichen Leiter und von Dr. Gabriele Gröger zur Geschäftsführerin (zum 01.04.2012); - Durchführung des Projekts "Mod:Master" (gefördert bis 31.03.2015 mit Mitteln des BMBF und aus dem ESF-Fonds: 2,3 Mio Euro); - Entwicklung eines für die Zielgruppe der Hochschulabsolventen geeigneten didaktischen Konzepts (Blended Learning, mindestens zwei Lernpfade, etc.) unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Tina Seufert; - Entwicklung, Erprobung und Evaluation erster Module: a) geplanter Studiengang "Sensorsystemtechnik": "Entwurfsmethodik eingebetteter Systeme" (Leitung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Slomka; 10 Teilnehmende), b) geplanter Studiengang "Innovations- und Wissenschaftsmanagement": "Strategisches Prozessmanagement" sowie "Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement - Kultur und Prozesse" (Leitung: Prof. Dr. Leo Brecht; jeweils 12 Teilnehmende); - Zustimmung der universitären Gremien und des MWK zur Einrichtung des Studiengangs "Sensorsystemtechnik"; - Durchführung eines einwöchigen, kostenpflichtigen "Short Course"-Programms in englischer Sprache ("Passive and active reconfigurable antenna design") für 27 internationale Teilnehmende in Zusammenarbeit mit der European School of Antennas; - Entwicklung einer "Product Management School" im Rahmen eines "Public Private Partnerships" mit Voith Paper, Heidenheim, und Durchführung mit 12 Teilnehmenden (Abschluss im Februar 2013)
Mesoporous gold sponge
Creators: name: Cortie, Michael B.
name: Maaroof, Abbas I.
name: Stokes, Nicholas
name: Mortari, Alessia
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Mesoporous gold sponge may be prepared by the removal of aluminium from AuAl2 by an alkaline leach. The resulting material has nanoscale pores and channels, with a high specific surface area that can be exploited in electrochemical applications. For example, the material may serve as the basis of a more sensitive capacitive sensor or biosensor, as an electrode material for a high efficiency ultracapacitor, as the semi-transparent current collector in a dye sensitized photovoltaic cell, or as the lithium storage electrode in a lithium ion cell. The properties of the sponge may be controlled by varying its density, pore size, and pore size distribution, factors which are in turn controlled by the microstructure of the precursor compound and the conditions of deposition.
Supplementary document for Plasmonic hollow fibers with distributed inner-wall hotspots for direct SERS detection of flowing liquids - 5096262.pdf
Creators: name: Mu, Yunyun
name: Liu, Miao
name: Li, Jiajun
name: Zhang, Xinping
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Figures S1, S2, S3
Caractéristiques physico-chimiques du vieillissement des oxydes de fer biogéniques formés à la surface de différentes bactéries.
Creators: name: Ladouceur, Isabelle.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Biology, Microbiology.

description: This laboratory study was undertaken to investigate the natural mechanisms of Fe-oxide formation onto bacteria and their ageing under laboratory conditions simulating the natural aquatic environment. Fe-oxides were formed the oxidation of Fe(II) at pH 5.75 at two different Fe concentrations (i.e. 10-5 M and 10-4M) in the presence of four different bacterial strains (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Various dissolved species (SO4 (10-4M), PO 4 (10-5M), Al (10-7 M) and Si (10-3M)) were also added to the systems in order to assess their role on the formation and ageing of biogenic Fe-oxides. All systems were left in the dark at 4°C for a period of six months to simulate lake diagenesis. Abiotic systems were formed under identical conditions for further comparisons. Each month, a filtered aliquot of each system was analyzed for its content in dissolved Fe, SO4, PO4 and Si, and for pH and Eh. Sub-samples were also taken for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations and X-ray diffraction. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Research report 2011
Creators: name: Korth, Martin
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Universities; Germany; Ulm
subject: Research Ulm
subject: DDC 540 / Chemistry & allied sciences
subject: Universities and colleges; Germany
subject: Theoretical chemistry; Research
subject: Universität Ulm
subject: Theoretische Chemie
subject: Forschung

description: Forschungsbericht der Barbara-Mez-Starck Stiftungsprofessur für das Jahr 2011
Discovering the rules of the game of preprints
Creators: name: Richens, Emma Louise
name: Chiarelli, Andrea
name: Johnson, Rob
name: Task, Knowledge Exchange
name: Finish Group on Preprints, -
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2019
Subjects: preprints
publication
open science
open access
open scholarship

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3554358
description: The preprints landscape has been evolving fast – with a 20-fold increase in the number of preprints posted in the Life Sciences alone, there is no doubt that things are changing. The landscape, however, is very complex, as it involves a wide range of stakeholder groups with somewhat different requirements and objectives. Across 2018 and 2019, Knowledge Exchange and Research Consulting undertook a study on preprints and investigated them through the innovation diffusion theory. Our study has been investigating the core benefits of publication via preprints, attitudes towards them, trends in usage, incentives and disincentives and the core values, strategies, and aims of preprint services providers. We interviewed about 40 stakeholders, including research funders, research performing organisations, service providers (preprint servers) and individual researchers. Based on their views, we were able to fully appreciate the high level of uncertainty in this area, but also its untapped potential. In our proposed presentation, we will provide our views on this increasingly important topic and engage the OR2019 attendees in an open discussion to drive future technical and cultural developments.
A review of applicant faking in selection interviews
Creators: name: Melchers, Klaus G.
name: Roulin, Nicolas
name: Buehl, Anne‐Kathrin
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: faking
subject: impression management
subject: personnel selection
subject: selection interviews
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: Employee selection
subject: Employees; Recruiting
subject: Interviews
subject: Truthfulness and falsehood
subject: Interview
subject: Personalauswahl
subject: Persönlichkeitsdiagnostik

description: Interviews are commonly used for selection but research on interview faking only gained momentum relatively recently. We review both theoretical and empirical work on prevalence, antecedents, processes, and effects of interview faking. Most applicants fake at least to some degree. Personality (e.g., Conscientiousness, Honesty‐humility, the Dark Triad) and attitudes toward faking substantially correlate with faking behaviors. Research concerning applicants' ability, interview structure components, or contextual factors is limited. Furthermore, the impact of faking on interview ratings is mixed and effects on criterion‐related validity are not consistently negative. Finally, the detection of faking seems hardly possible and there are limited options available to reduce interview faking. Throughout our review, we describe important gaps and derive suggestions and propositions for future research.
The experiences of peer support specialists supervised by non-peer supervisors
Creators: name: Forbes, Joanne
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: This qualitative study examines the experiences of peer support specialists (PSS) supervised by non-peer supervisors (NPS) in adult community mental health settings. Participants completed a demographic survey designed to address inclusionary criteria. From those eligible, a random number generator was used to select participants who would be interviewed using a semi structured interview guide. The critical incident technique was used to elicit memorable experiences of supervision. Data was analyzed thematically. Twenty interviews were completed before saturation was reached. Thematic analysis revealed eight major themes which are best understood in the context of the ongoing transformation of mental health services from the traditional medical model to a recovery-oriented model. Those eight themes were supervisor attitudes, role integration, trauma informed supervisory techniques, facilitative/supportive environment, perspective taking, mutual learning, opportunities for peer networking and the desire for a supervisor who was a more experienced peer support worker. The supervisor’s attitude was a critical factor in providing what PSS perceived as adequate supervision. An attitude of respect for the peer role combined synergistically with positive nonjudgmental communication to create a facilitative/supportive environment. That environment supported autonomous functioning which in turn worked to address role integration and suggest trauma informed supervisory techniques. Peer Support Specialists are integrating into a mental health service system transitioning from a medical model to a recovery-oriented model of care. PSS are the embodiment of recovery. The experiences of PSS reflect the challenges inherent in role innovation. NPS are the necessary guides who assist the PSS in navigating a system not yet aligned with peer values. If the mental health system is going to successfully become recovery oriented, then NPS need a unique skill set to support those with lived experience whose recovery can help point the way.
Determining the optical properties of apple tissue and their dependence on physiological and morphological characteristics during fruit maturation. Part 2: Mie's theory
Creators: name: Lohner, Stefan A.
name: Biegert, Konni
name: Nothelfer, Steffen
name: Hohmann, Ansgar
name: McCormick, Roy
name: Kienle, Alwin
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Intercellular space
subject: Starch degradation
subject: Cell walls
subject: RESOLVED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY
subject: OPTIMIZED INTEGRATING SPHERE
subject: WHEAT-STARCH GRANULES
subject: PRECISE DETERMINATION
subject: SINGLE-SCATTERING
subject: CROSS-SECTIONS
subject: TIME
subject: DDC 530 / Physics
subject: DDC 580 / Botanical sciences
subject: DDC 600 / Technology (Applied sciences)
subject: Mie scattering
subject: Scattering (Physics)
subject: Scattering (Light)
subject: Light--Scattering
subject: Radiative transfer
subject: Refractive index
subject: Streuung
subject: Interzellularsystem
subject: Zellwand
subject: Lichtstreuung
subject: Strahlungstransport
subject: Brechungsindexprofil
subject: Weizenstärke

description: Mie's theory was used to develop a theoretical model to describe light propagation in apple tissue based on its microstructural properties. Taking into account the size distributions and volume fractions of intercellular space and starch granules, which are known in detail from previous studies, the model predicted a decrease in the effective scattering coefficient µ's of about 30 % during maturation. For the lateral change of µ's within a ripe apple, the model predicted an increase up to 35 % from core to skin. In both cases, the relative changes agree well with the experimental results obtained with spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) and an integrating sphere setup. Based on the model, at least 70 % of total µ's is attributable to intercellular space, which accordingly plays a dominant role in the temporal and lateral change of scattering. Using an extended Mie model for layered particles assuming a dense cell structure, a negligible effect on µ's was observed for the cell wall. However, for cells separated from the surrounding tissue by a narrow air gap (e.g. dissolution of the middle lamella), µ's was 20 % higher than for cells theoretically isolated in air. Lastly, it was shown that an increase in soluble solids content (SSC) during maturation by up to 15 % and the associated higher refractive index in the cells led to an increase in µ's by about 3-5 % compared to the case without considering SSC. Overall, the application of Mie's theory proved suitable to investigate the influence of different morphological structures on light scattering in apple tissue.
Open Science Observatory: Understanding the European open science landscape
Creators: name: Grypari, Ioanna
name: Bardi, Alessia
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2021
Subjects: OpenAIRE
Open Science Observatory
metrics
indicators
Open science
webinar

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5785639
description: OpenAIRE Webinar, 15th December, 2021 This OpenAIRE Webinar aimed to present the Open Science Observatory (https://osobservatory.openaire.eu/), a plataform that presents a collection of indicators and visualizations that help interested stakeholders (policy makers and research administrators among others) better understand the Open Science landscape in Europe across countries. Webinar recording:  https://youtu.be/EiIthLvfe14
Gestion de l'identité chez les agents doubles
Creators: name: Moreau, Sophie
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.

description: Depuis quelques décennies, la police est devenue un sujet d'étude de prédilection. La police d'infiltration est toutefois largement restée dans l'ombre, malgré certaines études importantes en ce domaine. Cette recherche a pour but de pallier à ce manque de connaissances en la matière, particulièrement en ce qui a trait à la gestion de l'identité chez l'agent double. Une méthodologie qualitative est appliquée à six entretiens réalisés auprès de gens ayant exercé les fonctions d'agent double. Deux stratégies d'analyse sont utilisées sur le matériau: l'analyse thématique et l'analyse de récit. La première vise à dégager la récurrence des thèmes de l'ensemble des entretiens alors que la seconde observe la structure personnelle de chaque entretien, conservant ainsi son contexte. Par le biais de l'adaptation du modèle théorique des stratégies d'acculturation de John William Berry, l'analyse offre une perspective originale d'aborder le problème de recherche. En effet, cette théorie, tirée de la psychologie interculturelle, est adaptée au sujet d'étude criminologique, proposant une démarche conceptuelle personnalisée. Différents moyens de gérer l'identité sont énumérés par les participants, les amenant à employer les stratégies d'acculturation d'intégration et d'assimilation, lesquelles sont des concepts développés par Berry. Préalablement, l'identité de l'agent double est définie, tel que l'entendent les participants, soit leur identité personnelle et leur identité professionnelle, laquelle se divise en deux: l'identité policière et l'identité d'infiltration. Les participants y expliquent alors les particularités de chacune de ces identités, offrant ainsi une meilleure compréhension de leur réalité professionnelle.
Cooperative Maneuver Planning for Mixed Traffic at Unsignalized Intersections Using Probabilistic Predictions
Creators: name: Mertens, Max Bastian
name: Müller, Johannes
name: Buchholz, Michael
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Kooperatives Fahren
subject: Vernetzte Fahrzeuge
subject: Vehicle-to-infrastructure
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: Automated vehicles
subject: Car-to-Car-Kommunikation

description: Intersections are among the scenarios that are most crucial for efficiency and traffic flow on roads. Several approaches to traffic control at intersections exist, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. These days, wireless connections between road users, automated vehicles, and intelligent infrastructure enable new ways of coordinating traffic. However, the gradual deployment of those advanced technologies leads to a heterogeneous mixture of partially automated, connected, and legacy vehicles. Planning and coordinating maneuvers for this mixed traffic is a challenge and subject to current research, as it can achieve significant efficiency improvements in those scenarios. In this paper, we propose a new maneuver planning system for cooperative connected vehicles in mixed traffic at unsignalized intersections, which often occur in urban areas. Our system consists of a probabilistic multi-modal prediction based on a driver model and an efficient optimization algorithm to find the best maneuvers. We present the functionality of our approach and evaluate the impact on traffic efficiency using simulations of two different intersection layouts at various rates of cooperative vehicle penetration.
Rehabilitation counseling students' attitudes toward sex offenders with mental illnesses
Creators: name: LaCon, Lisa
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: This study attempted to compare the attitudes of prospective rehabilitation counselors (PRCs) toward sex offenders with a mental illness to sex offenders without a mental illness, while considering sex offense typology. The Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders Scale (CATSO) was used to assess attitudes of 191 students currently enrolled in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) from four states. Employment acquisition for people with a history of criminal activity is indispensable (Singer et al., 2013). In fact, being gainfully employed reduces recidivism for formerly incarcerated individuals, including individuals charged with sex crimes (Nally et al., 2014; Singer et al., 2013). In the Nally study, 63% were employed and 45% did not recidivate. Research shows that employment for people with disabilities is an essential component in the rehabilitative process (Bond et al., 2001). Rehabilitation counselors, based on the principles guiding the vocational rehabilitation field, have a responsibility to work with sex offenders with mental illnesses who are seeking employment, according to CACREP standards. In order to provide equitable employment services to sex offenders with mental illnesses, PRCs should consider what their attitudes convey to this alienated and stigmatized population (Singer et al., 2013).The findings indicated that PRCs did not have a high degree of negative attitudes towards sex offenders. Their attitudes were overall neutral. Second, there were no differences in attitudes based on sex offense typology. Adult offenders were not viewed more negatively than child offenders and vice versa. Third, PRCs who self-identified as being sexually victimized held more positive attitudes toward sex offenders than PRCs who indicated that they were not sexually victimized. Last, there were no differences in PRCs viewing sex offenders with a mental illness more negatively than a sex offender without a mental illness. This research is essential in contributing to a greater understanding of how attitudes toward sex offenders with mental illnesses can either assist or impede the vocational rehabilitation process.
Peri-operative amiodarone in cardiac surgery patients at high risk for post-operative atrial fibrillation, clinical and economic analysis
Creators: name: Haddad, Michel
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery.
subject: Health Sciences, Epidemiology.

description: Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects up to 50% of post-operative cardiac surgery patients. AF is rarely fatal and most cases are transient and clinically benign. AF however could occasionally lead to many serious complications such as thromboembolic strokes, ischemic bowel, hypotension, or hemorrhage secondary to the required anticoagulation therapy. In addition, hospital length of stay is often prolonged due to the need to control this arrhythmia prior to discharge. Many strategies to prevent the onset of this condition have been the subject of intense research in recent years. Many pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic agents have been studied with varying degrees of success. Amiodarone, a very effective class III anti-arrhythmic agent, has been shown to reduce the onset of this condition by half in this patient population. Most Amiodarone studies were conducted on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients and the uptake of this intervention strategy by clinicians has been poor at best. The purpose of this study was to examine the possible benefit of using Amiodarone in a select group of cardiac surgery patients who were deemed to be at a higher risk of developing post-operative AF using a randomized controlled trial model. This select group of patients included valve patients, patients with poor left ventricular function, and the elderly. In addition, the possible economic benefit of such selective prophylactic strategy was evaluated. No clear clinical or economic benefits were demonstrated at the conclusion of the trial. The required a priori sample size was not achieved at the conclusion of the trial and hence many of the results did not achieve statistical significance.
Full of sound and fury: signifying nothing: the name of the father in 'King Lear'
Creators: name: Hecq, Dominique
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Lacan's conception of Eros revolves around .a presentification of lack. It is my contention that King Lear invites a theoretical reading of kin(g)ship as such .presentification of lack.. Indeed, the dialectic of desire in the text derives from King Lear.s discovering that his own kingly signifier signifies nothing. This error of judgment, which stems from a confusion be-tween desire and jouissance, leads him to misappropriate the rules of both kingship and kinship. Interestingly enough, it is Cordelia, the daughter and subject with whom he is erotically involved, who brings home to him the truth of his error. As an incestuous drama of signification, then, King Lear not only relates to the Phallus as master signifier, but also to the Name-of-the-Father as referent of the law. Moreover, the truth Cordelia speaks is a 'half-said' that leads to the 'abolition of discourse': muteness, madness and death. Thus, if the violence implicit in the erotics of the play strikes at the 'self-contained character of the participators'. it strikes first at the core of language.
Citizenship and Diaspora Engagement: The Case of the Philippines
Creators: name: Vander Meulen, Jocelyn
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Migration
Diaspora
Transnationalism
Philippines

description: Current studies on international migration often focus on transnational processes and networks conducted across borders. While states increasingly engage with their overseas populations, their strategies are becoming ever more creative. As such, we see the development of state diaspora strategies emerging that aim to connect with diaspora to influence their economic, political, social and cultural activities. One particular state strategy that is receiving increasing attention is the strategy of extending dual citizenship to overseas populations in order to create national solidarity and to promote investment and remittances back home. While the existing literature is comprehensive, there is a significant lack of research that aims to determine if these strategies have a real influence over diaspora activities and performance. As such, this thesis aims to determine whether dual citizenship facilitates home engagement. Using a transnational perspective, this research explores the relationship between citizenship, diaspora and transnational engagements within the context of Philippines by conducting semi-structured interviews to better understand how individuals perceive and engage in the policies that are targeted towards them.
LIKE Open Science Course Seminar 1: Introducing Open Science
Creators: name: Clifton, Andrew
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2020
Subjects: open science
educational material
seminar

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5281/ZENODO.4011505
description: This is the PDF of a seminar in a course on open science, first delivered as part of the Innovative Training Network Lidar Knowledge  Europe ( ITN-LIKE ). This seminar provides an introduction to open science in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. For more information see the  seminar notes on Github .
The Role of MMP8 in Cancer: A Systematic Review
Creators: name: Juurikka, Krista
name: Butler, Georgina S.
name: Salo, Tuula
name: Nyberg, Pia
name: Åström, Pirjo
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have traditionally been considered as tumor promoting enzymes as they degrade extracellular matrix components, thus increasing the invasion of cancer cells. It has become evident, however, that MMPs can also cleave and alter the function of various non-matrix bioactive molecules, leading to both tumor promoting and suppressive effects. We applied systematic review guidelines to study MMP8 in cancer including the use of MMP8 as a prognostic factor or as a target/anti-target in cancer treatment, and its molecular mechanisms. A total of 171 articles met the inclusion criteria. The collective evidence reveals that in breast, skin and oral tongue cancer, MMP8 inhibits cancer cell invasion and proliferation, and protects patients from metastasis via cleavage of non-structural substrates. Conversely, in liver and gastric cancers, high levels of MMP8 worsen the prognosis. Expression and genetic alterations of MMP8 can be used as a prognostic factor by examination of the tumor and serum/plasma. We conclude, that MMP8 has differing effects on cancers depending on their tissue of origin. The use of MMP8 as a prognostic factor alone, or with other factors, seems to have potential. The molecular mechanisms of MMP8 in cancer further emphasize its role as an important regulator of bioactive molecules.
Open Science workshop
Creators: name: Cadwallader, Lauren
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2019

description: Lecture at Seminar (), ; doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3237505
description: This workshop introduces the basics of open science - open access, open licensing, open data and open innovation. The workshop was designed to include practical elements and contains information from a pre-workshop survey about the participants current understanding of open science and their research data management practices.
Examining the functioning of implementation support teams in social-emotional learning and positive culture and climate program implementation
Creators: name: Eichert, Brian
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2018

description: An evolving understanding of how children learn has helped to highlight the need for school-wide social-emotional learning (SEL) and related programs to provide students with the skills needed to achieve social and academic success. Research suggests that structural supports, such as an implementation support team, should be established to facilitate and monitor the implementation of such programs. Despite this clear need for effective implementation supports, few committees have the background and resources needed to monitor and improve their own functioning and effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to examine the properties and utility of a tool called the School Culture and Climate Committee Functioning Assessment (SCCCFA). This assessment was designed to help school implementation support teams use a guiding framework of best practices in effective team functioning to reflect on, monitor, and improve their own practices. The SCCCFA was developed and piloted across 10 elementary and middle schools in an urban public school district in New Jersey over one school year. Properties of the assessment were explored, such as the internal consistency of subscales and the extent to which they were related. Additionally, respondent perceptions of the assessment structure and feasibility of completion were used to inform modifications to the tool. Aggregate responses to the SCCCFA across multiple time points were analyzed to explore possible correlations between the following constructs; committee leadership and committee functioning, active participation on committees and perceived change, perceived functioning and time, and possible correlations between perceptions of committee effectiveness and overall implementation effectiveness identified by external indicators. Cronbach’s alpha of each subscale, correlations between subscales, and factor analyses of items in the SCCCFA were promising. Positive change over time and correlations between perceptions of functioning and active participation on committees were not observed. A discriminant function analyses yielded potential profile indicators of effective committee functioning connected to higher levels of positive SEL program implementation. The discussion considers a comparison of the results with previous literature, future research directions, alternate hypotheses, and implications for the practice of school psychology.
Modèle proximo-distal de l'ajustement des enfants (6-11 ans) dans les familles reconstituées canadiennes.
Creators: name: Girard, Évelyne.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Social.

description: Cette recherche traite de l'ajustement d'enfants de 6 à 11 ans vivant daps des families reconstituées au Canada. L'objectif est de déterminer si des attributs de l'enfant, des interactions entre le parent et l'enfant, des attributs parentaux et familiaux permettent de prédire l'ajustement des enfants. Les données proviennent de l'Enquête longitudinale nationale sur les enfants et les jeunes (ELNEJ; Statistique Canada, 1995). Quatre groupes d'enfants forment l'échantillon (N = 1671): Groupe 1 (n = 279) avec parents biologiques, families reconstituées; Groupe 2 (n = 672) avec mère et conjoint; Groupe 3 (n = 99) avec père et conjointe; Groupe 4 (n = 621) dans families nonreconstituées, groupe de comparaison. Le modèle proximo-distal proposé comprend six variables critères et onze variables de prédiction (quatre niveaux ou blocs). Le niveau 0, "Critères de l'ajustement des enfants" englobe les comportements agressifs, hyperactifs, anxieux, et prosociaux, les relations sociales et le rendement scolaire. Le niveau 1, "Attributs de l'enfant", le plus proximal à l'ajustement, comprend l'âge et le sexe de l'enfant. Le niveau 2 "Pratiques parentales" inclut les interactions positives, les pratiques parentales hostiles-inefficaces et la constance. Le niveau 3 "Attribute du parent" comprend le sexe du répondant, les tendances dépressives et le soutien social. Le niveau 4 "Attributs de la famine", le plus éloigné de l'ajustement, comprend le type d'union conjugate (marié ou union libre), le fonctionnement familial et le revenu du ménage. L'hypothèse multivariée, testée par des analyses de régression, a permis d'identifier quels blocs et quelles variables spécifiques prédisent l'ajustement des enfants. Les résultats suggèrent que les trois premiers niveaux du modèle proximodistal (attributs de l'enfant, pratiques parentales et attributs du parent) contribuent à prédire l'ajustement. Les variables de prédiction statistiquement significatives parmi ces groupes sont le sexe de l'enfant, les interactions positives, les pratiques parentales hostiles-inefficaces et les tendances dépressives du répondant. Le pouvoir de prédiction varie selon l'aspect mesuré et selon le groupe d'enfants. La deuxième hypothèse confirme que les variables âge et sexe de l'enfant ne modèrent pas les relations entre les pratiques parentales et les critères de l'ajustement des enfants. Les limites, contributions et implications de cette recherche sont présentées.