Workshop 2: Persistent identifiers for ETDs, institutional use cases - ETD 2021. November 15, 2021. Qatar. / Topics for persistint identifiers, especially ORCID IDs. Experience UPC University in using ORCID in theses.

Conferencia realizado del 12 al 14 de setiembre en Lima, Peru del 2012 en el marco del 15º Simposio Internacional de Tesis y Disertaciones Electrónicas (ETD 2012). Evento aupiciado por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) y la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). / In 2008 the Peruvian Network for Digital Theses (RPTD) started with 4 universities. According to the National Association of Rectors (ANR, in Spanish), there are 77 universities in Peru, both public and private; 12 of them have an electronic theses portal, and only 9 share their metadata through the OAI-PMH protocol. Relying on strategic alliances, RPTD has rendered more visible scientific information produced in Peru, and has promoted the creation of other portals hosting digital theses and other contents as in the case of AMAUTA, the First Peruvian Digital Repository. It is not a surprise that AMAUTA and RPTD have some common features in design and functioning. Contents collected in RPTD and AMAUTA pose challenges that must be addressed so we can secure a sustainable functioning in time. First, these repositories centralize information so they and make access faster; make possible the re-utilization of data and the generation of other online scientific projects (UNMSM Research Journals); help identify deficiencies in bibliographic description and identifiers, helping us in the elaboration of proposals for the standardization of the bibliographical description and the creation of a authorities data base. These are some of the activities proposed and designed in this article, including challenges faces and possible solutions.

The question of context in architecture theory has become more complex and controversial as globalization, urbanisation and resource scarcity have added yet more layers to the debate (O’Donnell 2016:380). As these aspects increasingly enter every facet of our lives, its effect on architecture has resulted in a development approach that is exploitative of people, nature and culture (Fioramonti 2017:3). This study argues that working with scarcity in a productive manner could lead to an alternative approach for development. A critical look at the continuum of architectural discourse and its engagement with issues of context will place the debate in a broad historical context which ranges from theories posed by Vitruvius to current theories on the vernacular, to establish the role of the architect as an enabler of social space. An in-depth context analysis of the spatial logics found in Mamelodi East (City of Tshwane, South Africa) will consider the spatial relationship and rules of engagement that allow certain patterns of living and public exchange to emerge. This paper argues that there are key lessons to be learnt from this logic because of the way in which people are resolving daily problems under the construction of scarcity. Till (2014:9) argues that scarcity will become an inevitable feature of modern life. However, these limits will not lead to the end of design or an emasculated version of it, but will rather open up new fields in which the designer may operate. The strength thus lies in defining a response to a vernacular through its understanding of scarcity and the rules of engagement in which new roles and opportunities through architecture can emerge. / Konteks in argitektuurteorie word meer kompleks en kontroversieel soos globalisering, verstedeliking en hulpbronskaarste meer lae by die debat voeg (O’Donnell 2016: 380). Namate hierdie aspekte elke faset van ons lewe betree, lei dit tot ‘n ontwikkelingsbenadering wat die uitbuiting van mense, natuur en kultuur tot gevolg het (Fioramonti 2017: 3). Hierdie studie is van mening dat die produktiewe omgang met skaarste, ‘n alternatiewe benadering tot ontwikkeling kan wees. ‘n Kritiese ontleding van argitektoniese diskoers en die dissipline se betrokkenheid by kontekstuele kwessies plaas die debat in ‘n breë historiese konteks - van Vitrivius tot die hedendaagse teorieë - om sodoende die rol van die argitek as ‘n fasiliteerder van sosiale ruimte te identifiseer. ‘n In-diepte konteksanalise van die ruimtelike logika van Mamelodi- Oos (Tshwane, Suid-Afrika), sal die verhouding en onderliggende reëls vir sosiale en ruimtelike interaksie ontleed. Dit is hierdie verhouding wat sekere lewenstylpatrone en sosiale interaksie moontlik maak. Hierdie studie beweer dat daar belangrike lesse uit hierdie logika geleer kan word, omdat mense, temidde van die skaarste aan hulpbronne, hulle daaglikse probleme oplos. Till (2014:9) beweer dat skaarsheid ‘n onvermydelike aspek van die moderne lewe sal word. Hierdie beperkinge sal nie noodwendig tot die einde van ontwerp of ‘n magtelose weergawe daarvan lei nie, maar sal eerder nuwe uitdagings vir die ontwerper bied. Die waarde lê daarin om deur ‘n studie van die volkstaalargitektuur wat op die skaarsheid van hulpbronne en die reëls vir sosiale interaksie gebasseer is, nuwe rolle en geleenthede vir formele argitektuur te skep. / Mini Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2018. / Architecture / MArch(Prof) / Unrestricted

Sulfones are useful bioisosteres in drug discovery, and have an unusual ability to engage in binding with both polar and nonpolar regions of target proteins. Despite this, they have seen limited use in drug-screening campaigns, compared with other functional groups. With the goal of generating a library of bicyclo[3.2.1]sulfone-containing molecules to probe biological function, a tandem 1,2-addition/anionic oxy-Cope/1,2-addition reaction proceeding from 3-sulfolene and discovered by previous members of our group was used to prepare highly substituted scaffolds for diversification. Functional group manipulations on this scaffold were partially successful, but ultimately provided limited scope for exploring three-dimensional space. Moving to a less-substituted bicyclo[3.2.1]sulfone scaffold that could be accessed using methodology developed by the Chou group, it was found that a greater range of chemical diversification could be achieved. Using both substrate-directed methods and intrinsic functional group reactivity, about 70% of the skeletal framework was functionalized with high levels of regioselectivity and (in some cases) good levels of diastereoselectivity. Chemoinformatic analysis was performed on our collection of synthesized bicyclo[3.2.1]sulfone-containing molecules, and diverse molecular descriptors were obtained. Collaborations were established with industrial partners and non-profit institutions for the purpose of determining biological properties in medicinally relevant areas. Significantly, each of these partners joined the project with therapeutic expertise in a different field (oncology, neurodegenerative diseases, antimicrobial agents, and skin inflammation), thereby maximizing the chances of finding useful lead compounds for future development. Preliminary biological screening data were obtained, which suggest future potential for sulfone-containing conformationally restricted small molecules to be impactful in therapeutic development. / Graduate

In this dissertation, we study fractal sets and their properties, especially the open set condition, Hausdorff dimensions and Hausdorff measures for certain fractal constructions.

Open innovation opens up organizational boundaries so that a company can use and combine internal and external knowledge to develop and commercialize its own innovations, and can take its internal knowledge to market through external channels to generate additional value. There are many studies on large companies that use open innovation in order to develop their products, and keep up with rapid economic changes which affect their businesses. However there are not many studies on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in terms of open innovation. SMEs are crucially important in global economy and innovation. They account for a large proportion in the global economy and create a large number of employment opportunities. They are more innovative than larger companies due to their flexibility and ability to quickly and efficiently integrate inventions created by their development activities. Nonetheless they lack of resources and appropriate structures. Accordingly innovation processes and strategies used for product development by large companies may not be appropriate for them. This study examines if SMEs should adopt open innovation activities for their product development and suggests that SMEs should adopt open innovation activities as complementary approaches to their internal R&D for their product development.

Machine learning algorithms have shown their abilities to tackle difficult recognition problems, but they are still rife with challenges. Among these challenges is how to deal with problems where new categories constantly occur, and the datasets can dynamically grow. Most contemporary learning algorithms developed to this point are governed by the assumptions that all testing data classes must be the same as training data classes, often with equal distribution. Under these assumptions, machine-learning algorithms can perform very well, using their ability to handle large feature spaces and classify outliers. The systems under these assumptions are called Closed Set Recognition systems (CSR). However, these assumptions cannot reflect practical applications in which out-of-set data may be encountered. This adversely affects the recognition prediction performances. When samples from a new class occur, they will be classified as one of the known classes. Even if this sample is far from any of the training samples, the algorithm may classify it with a high probability, that is, the algorithm will not only be wrong, but it may also be very confident in its results. A more practical problem is Open Set Recognition (OSR), where samples of classes not seen during training may show up at testing time. Inherently, there is a problem how the system can identify the novel sound classes and how the system can update its models with new classes. This thesis highlights the problems of multi-class recognition for OSR of sounds as well as incremental model adaptation and proposes solutions towards addressing these problems. The proposed solutions are validated through extensive experiments and are shown to provide improved performance over a wide range of openness values for sound classification scenarios.

The diploma thesis introduces the domain of proactive disclosure of public sector information via linked open data. At the start, the legal framework encompassing public sector information is expounded along with the basic approaches for its disclosure. The practices of publishing data as open data are defined as an ap- proach for proactive disclosure that is based on the application of the principle of openness to data with the goal to enable equal access and equal use of the data. The reviewed practices range from necessary legal actions, choices of appropriate technologies, and ways in which the technologies should be used to achieve the best data quality. Linked data is presented as a knowledge technology that, for the most part, fulfils the requirements on open technology suitable for open data. The thesis extrapolates further from the adoption of linked open data in the public sector to recognize the impact and challenges proceeding from this change. The distinctive focus on the side supplying data and the trust in the transformative effects of technological changes are identified among the key sources of these challenges. The emphasis on technologies for data disclosure at the expense of a more careful attention to the use of data is presented as a possible source of risks that may undermine the...

Die Technische Universität Chemnitz setzt seit vielen Jahren auf den Einsatz von Open-Source-Software im gesamten Campus. Da liegt es nahe, dass auch die Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz auf frei verfügbaren Code zurückgreift. Die Möglichkeiten für Bibliotheken, Anwendungen und Dienstleistungen auf Open Source zu stützen, haben sich in den letzten Jahren deutlich verbessert, da zahlreiche spezielle Softwarelösungen für Bibliotheken entwickelt wurden. Neben dem Katalog auf VuFind-Basis, dem ERMSystem Coral und weiteren im internen Bereich eingesetzten Speziallösungen wird seit April 2013 auch eine interaktive Standortkarte auf Grundlage von Open-Source-Code in der Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz eingesetzt.

The traditional design of printed circuit board assembly focuses on finding a set of parameter values (that characterizes the process), such that the desired circuit performance specifications are met. It is usually assumed that this set of values can be accurately realized when the circuit or the assembly is built. Unfortunately, this assumption is not realistic for assemblies produced in mass scale. Fluctuations in manufacturing processes cause defects in actual values of the parameters. This variability in design parameters, in turn, causes defects in the functionality of the assemblies. The ratio of the acceptable assemblies to total assemblies produced constitutes the yield of the assembly process. Assembly yields of area array packages are heavily dependent on design of the board as much as package and process parameters. The economics of IC technology is such that the maximization of yield rather than the optimization of performance has become the topic of prime importance. The projected value of yield has always been a factor for consideration in the advancement of Integrated Chip technology. Due to considerable reduction in the package size, minimum allowable tolerance and tight parameter variations, electronic assemblies have to be simulated, characterized and tested before translating them to a production facility. Also, since the defect levels are measured in parts per million, it is impractical to build millions of assemblies for the purpose of identifying the best parameter. A mathematical model that relates design parameters and their variability to assembly yield can help in the effective estimation of the yield. This research work led to the development of a mathematical model that can incorporate variability in the package, board and assembly related parameters and construction of an effective methodology to predict the assembly yield of area array packages. The assembly yield predictions of the model are based on the characteristics of input variables (whether they follow a normal, empirical or experimental distribution). By incorporating the tail portion of the parameter distribution (up to ±6 standard deviation on normal distribution), a higher level of accuracy in assembly yield prediction is achieved. An estimation of the interaction of parameters is obtained in terms of the expected number of defective joints and/or components and a degree of variability around this expected value. As an implementation of the mathematical model, a computer program is developed. The software is user friendly and prompts the user for information on the input variables, it predicts the yield as expected number of defective joints per million and expected number of defective components (assemblies) per million. The software can also be used to predict the number of defects for a user-specified number of components (less or more than one million assemblies). The area array assembly yield model can be used to determine the impact of process parameter variations on assembly yields. The model can also be used to assess the manufacturability of a new design, represent the capability of an assembly line for bench marking purposes, help modify designs for better yield, and to define the minimum acceptable manufacturability standards and tolerances for components, boards and designs. / Master of Science