Search results for "Sel"

Media violence and its audience

1997

Viittomakielentulkki kuuron lapsen vuorovaikutustilanteissa

2000

Quantification de la dynamique sédimentaire en contexte anthropisé. L'érosion des versants viticoles de Côte d'Or.

2007

The wine slopes of Côte d'Or (Burgundy, France) are subject to the combined effects of runoff/erosion processes and intense cultivation practices. The purpose of this study is to characterize the erosion processes, and to quantify the sedimentary dynamics over different time scales and spatial scales. Sedimentary budgets show that the studied slopes, with grounds that are made very sensitive to the runoff phenomena by intensive mechanisation, are subject to erosion rates of several millimetres per year. Overflow triggering and its extension, which determine sediment transfer distances, are dependent on a runoff threshold. The existence of this threshold is observed through the analysis of t…

Suffering, Surviving and Coping : Experiences of Violence and Defeat in Post-War Europe

2017

Suffering, Surviving and Coping : Experiences of Violence and Defeat in Post-War Europe

2017

Error messages in relational database management systems: A comparison of effectiveness, usefulness, and user confidence

2021

Abstract The database and the database management system (DBMS) are two of the main components of any information system. Structured Query Language (SQL) is the most popular query language for retrieving data from the database, as well as for many other data management tasks. During system development and maintenance, software developers use a considerable amount of time to interpret compiler error messages. The quality of these error messages has been demonstrated to affect software development effectiveness, and correctly formulating queries and fixing them when needed is an important task for many software developers. In this study, we set out to investigate how participants ( N = 152 ) …

Behavioral Activation through Virtual Reality for Depression: A Single Case Experimental Design with Multiple Baselines

2022

Behavioral activation (BA) is a structured psychotherapeutic approach for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), which aims at increasing the engagement in activities that might bring enjoyment and meaning to patients’ lives. Although a growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of BA, enhancing the motivation and activity level of depressed patients is often challenging. In the present study, we explored the effectiveness of a brief BA treatment supported by virtual reality (VR) to facilitate the visualization and anticipation of four pleasurable activities that we tried to re-introduce in the patients’ daily routine. To do so, we conducted a single-case experimental de…

Virtuālas ģeogrāfiskas sētas uzstādīšana suņa atrašanās vietas ierobežošanai izmantojot Globālās pozicionēšanas sistēmu

2018

Sistēmas mērķis ir spēja reāllaikā ierobežot suņa pārvietošanos noteiktā virtuālā ģeogrāfiskā sētā pēc iespējas saudzīgākā veidā. Tas tiks panākts izmantojot arduino, akselerometru, GPS moduli, GSM/GPRS moduli, skaņas signālu, ultraskaņas signālu un tīmekļa vietni, kurā būtu iespējams uzstādīt šīs koordinātes un redzēt suņa atrašanās vietu. Šajā kvalifikācijas darbā tika izstrādāta daļa no šīs sistēmas, kas ir tās kodols – suņa ierobežošana ar skaņas signālu balstoties uz GPS un akselerometra datiem.

Pathogenic mechanisms of how human parvovirus breaks self-tolerance

2017

It is known that viral infections can cause acute, chronic, and autoimmune diseases (ADs). However, the mechanism of how a persistent viral infection contributes to ADs remains still unclear. In this thesis, pathological and immunological aspects of how common viruses can initiate autoimmunity were investigated, and human parvovirus B19 (B19V) was employed as a model virus. B19V non-structural protein 1 (NS1), a superfamily 3 (SF3) helicase, initiated DNA damage resulting in cellular apoptosis. The apoptotic bodies (ApoBods) induced by B19V NS1 were purified and characterized. These ApoBods contained viral NS1 proteins with modified autoimmune-associated self-antigens, e.g. DNA, Smith, Apol…

Spatiotemporal and gender‐specific parasitism in two species of gobiid fish

2018

Abstract Parasitism is considered a major selective force in natural host populations. Infections can decrease host condition and vigour, and potentially influence, for example, host population dynamics and behavior such as mate choice. We studied parasite infections of two common marine fish species, the sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) and the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps), in the brackish water Northern Baltic Sea. We were particularly interested in the occurrence of parasite taxa located in central sensory organs, such as eyes, potentially affecting fish behavior and mate choice. We found that both fish species harbored parasite communities dominated by taxa transmitted to fish…