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The Musiims«, Promoter of Cultural Transfer: Controversies and Suggestions |
Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250), who ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1220 to 1250,1 is one of the central figures of Europe's historical narrations, or rather myths, about its premodern past? Already in his own time, he aroused responses ranging from profound adoration to vehement rejection. Frederick used different ... |
Clinical and epidemiological studies were performed on 1,184 cases of urolithiasis treated in the Department of Urology, Poh Ai Hospital. The incidence of urolithiasis was 147/100,000 population in 1991. The highest incidence was found in patients in their 50s. The male to female ratio was 2.9:1. There were 895 cases w... |
This work presents general classes of optimal training signals for estimation of frequency-selective channels in MIMO OFDM systems. Basic properties of the discrete Fourier transform are used to derive the optimal training signals which minimize the channel estimation mean square error. Both single and multiple OFDM tr... |
This article reports on an `extraordinary' time perspective, one that partitions the future into pre- and post-death time frames. Based on data from 1235 individuals, the `transcendental-future' extends from the point of imagined death of the physical body to infinity, yet may influence present behavior. Related to num... |
ABSTRACT Acetate kinase catalyzes the reversible phosphorylation of acetate (CH3COO− + ATP⇄CH3CO2PO32− + ADP). A mechanism which involves a covalent phosphoryl-enzyme intermediate has been proposed, and chemical modification studies of the enzyme from Escherichia coli indicate an unspecified glutamate residue is phosph... |
Technological innovation is transforming the structure of the retail banking sector. Traditional business models are facing a rapid disruption process led by the emergence of FinTech companies which provide innovative digitally-enabled banking and financial services. |
In order to offer payment initiation services and account information services, third party providers need to access customer accounts, since information on the availability of funds on the consumer’s payment account is a key element. |
The paper focuses on two major trends that underpin this new business environment, which is known as Open Banking. First, the EU has taken the lead in the transition by providing, within the revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2), a sector-specific portability regime (the access to account rule) expressly aimed at fo... |
Regulators in other countries have recently expressed interest in developing frameworks that put consumers in control of their account data. Additionally, they have encouraged standardization initiatives aimed at defining shared, open application programming interfaces (APIs). Will regulators in the U.S. follow suit?A ... |
The reliability of the power supply depends on the reliability of the structure of the grid. Grid networks are exposed to varying weather events, which makes them prone to faults. There is a growing concern that climate change will lead to increasing numbers and severity of weather events, which will adversely affect g... |
This book applies concepts from evolutionary science and military innovation to explore how state and nonstate adversaries of the Western powers have learned to defeat (or render irrelevant) the model of high-tech, expensive, precision warfare pioneered by the United States in 1991 and globally dominant since. The book... |
Recently many kinds of transmitting techniques have been developed, and a communicating network system with a very high transmission-rate has been constructed. Broad-band internet system may be one of the most useful communicating network systems. In this paper, a transmitting process of holographic 3D moving pictures ... |
In this study, 35 young, healthy adults were tested on whether speech-like stimuli evoke a unique response in the auditory efferent system. To this end, descending cortical influences on medial olivocochlear (MOC) activity were indirectly evaluated by studying the effects of contralateral suppression on distortion prod... |
With capability of performing computations on encrypted data without needing the secret key, homomorphic encryption (HE) is a promising cryptographic technique that makes outsourced computations secure and privacy-preserving. A decade after Gentry’s breakthrough discovery of how we might support arbitrary computations ... |
We conducted a randomized study of fentanyl compared to isoflurane anesthesia in patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing mitral valve surgery.Patients were premedicated and randomly assigned to one of two groups: 21 patients had anesthesia induced with thiopental and maintained with isoflurane; 23 patients had ... |
The recent redefinition of the kilogram provides encouragement for widespread adoption of primary methods to realise the kilogram. To support this, NPL is building a “next generation” Kibble balance which, by eliminating the need for careful alignment of the coil and magnet, will be simpler in construction and operatio... |
Public comments are being solicited on this draft guide (including any implementation schedule) and its associated regulatory analysis or value/impact statement. Comments should be accompanied by appropriate supporting data. Written comments may be submitted to the Rules and Directives Branch, Office of Administration,... |
Population ageing is a major challenge for European Union (EU) society and economy, particularly for Italy, which is the oldest country in Europe. According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of European citizens who have reached the retirement age suffer from at least two chronic conditions, with a strong pr... |
Aims: The aim of study was to evaluate the scientific basis for the traditional use of Elephantopus scaber leaves. Materials and Methods: In the present study, ethanol extract of Elephantopus scaber leaves was evaluated for preliminary phytochemical screening and antiasthmatic activity using histamine and acetylcholine... |
A simple proof is given that the Hückel aromaticity rules generalise to cycles with an arbitrary number of half-twists, T; addition/removal of half-twists two at a time preserves all eigenvalues and degeneracies, so that closed-shell aromatic systems occur at pi-electron counts 4N+ 2, and antiaromatic at 4N for even T,... |
Work in Progress. Many of our students in the Bachelor in Computer Science start working when they are sophomores. By the time they are senior students, they have already learned different computer languages and technologies and have developed skills that are very well appreciated in the labor market. Tomorrow, the bes... |
Purpose:To determine the incidence of intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation on postoperative day 1 (POD1) after cataract surgery performed by resident surgeons compared with attending surgeons and to examine the influence of associated variables on the incidence of postoperative IOP elevation. Patients and Methods:Retro... |
Implementing Interprofessional Education (IPE) across health professions schools is challenging. Within an Asian context, academic staff at the National University of Singapore designed a platform to create a sustainable IPE effort. A two-pronged approach was developed to ensure adequate coverage of key concepts relati... |
Cardiotonic effect of proscillaridin A, cardiac glycoside derived from a squill, was tested in some methods. 1. Lethal doses (Hatcher doses) of proscillaridin A were 0.142mg/kg in cats, 0.152mg/kg in dogs, and 0.484mg/kg in rabbits, whereas the dose of g-strophanthin was 0.104mg/kg in cats. 2. 3.16×10-8 Molar concentra... |
An estimation of functional results of gastrectomy for gastric cancer in 183 patients has been made. Radical operations with the formation of Y-shaped interintestinal anastomosis and an artificial food reservoir in the area of the small intestine portion anastomozed with the esophagus were performed in 102 patients. Ma... |
On 23 January 2014, a group of 73 member states’ officials and representatives from the European institutions and academia gathered at Clingendael Park in The Hague for a day-long seminar co-organised by the Netherlands Institute of International Relations and CEPS for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands... |
In particular, the paper explores the political and practical relevance of some of the ideas currently being considered to solidify the principle of subsidiarity in day-to-day decision-making. It maps the current political contours of subsidiarity as they appear in speeches and policy papers and presents some of the ma... |
The ongoing scaling of semiconductor devices is leading to a growing influence of discrete dopants on the device electrostatics. This discretization is accompanied by an increasing dependency of the resulting device currents on the dopant distribution. Hence, the need to consider random dopant fluctuations (RDF) in com... |
The task of putting volume 40 of the American Journal of Sports Medicine to bed has put me in a philosophical mood, prompting reflection upon the trends that have swept through the world of orthopaedic sports medicine during the journal’s lifetime. One example is the assessment of the torn anterior cruciate ligament (A... |
This article presents the design, control, and implementation of a small quad-rotor system under the practical limitation of being cost effective for private use, such as in the cases of control education or hobbies involving radio-controlled systems. Several practical problems associated with implementing a small quad... |
In this paper, a new modelling approach using finite element method is presented which enables detailed simulation (two turn-to-turn resolution) of the induction motor (IM) and insulation degradation. The benefit of this approach is that it enables virtual testing to simulate different fault types and fault locations u... |
Work has a synergistic relationship to health, and workplaces are increasingly the focus for both health promotion initiatives and health research.1 Electronic technologies are a common feature of many workplaces and as such are convenient low cost survey vehicles for the health researcher. The methods and the implicat... |
The current situation in the manufacture and positioning of clay toys in Russia — a country with rich traditions of the existence of large and small crafts of this kind — is ambiguous, but has positive dynamics. The appeal to the activities of individual toy makers, both amateur and professional artists, provides the ... |
Dissociating hippocampal subregions: A double dissociation between dentate gyrus and CA1 |
This study presents a double dissociation between the dentate gyrus (DG) and CA1. Rats with either DG or CA1 lesions were tested on tasks requiring either spatial or spatial temporal order pattern separation. To assess spatial pattern separation, rats were trained to displace an object which covered a baited food‐well.... |
Children frequently visit emergency departments with asthma exacerbations. Many of these asthmatic children may have fever and/or pneumonia, but when associated with eosinophilia or evidence of vasculitis, other diagnoses should be considered. Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare form of systemic vasculitis, which usually ... |
Abstract The ileal Peyer's patches (Pp), secondary gut-associated lymphoid tissue of the mucosal immune system, may serve as an important site for monitoring inflammatory and immunologic responses of the host against enteric pathogens. Chicken Pp are often difficult to observe grossly, and a simple technique to enhance... |
GPS (Global Positioning System) have high position and velocity precision, star sensor is a high accuracy attitude measurement system, SINS (Strapdown Inertial Navigation System) can get all navigation information precisely at short period. In order to realize high-precision navigation, according to analyze the error m... |
In semiconductor manufacturing processes, mixed-products are usually fabricated on the same set of process tool with different recipes. Run-to-Run controllers which based on the exponential weighted moving average (EWMA) statistic are probably the most frequently used in industry for the quality control of certain semi... |
The process of agonist-promoted internalization (sequestration) of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is intimately linked to the regulation of GPCR responsiveness. Following agonist-mediated desensitization, sequestration of GPCR is presumably associated with the dephosphorylation and recycling of functional receptor... |
Covalent modifications of nucleotides in genetic material have been known from the beginning of the last century. Currently, one of those modifications referred to as DNA methylation, is impacting personalised medicine both as a treatment target and a biomarker source for clinical disease management. In this short revi... |
BACKGROUND |
Most people with cystic fibrosis (80% to 90%) need pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy to prevent malnutrition. Enzyme preparations need to be taken whenever food is taken, and the dose needs to be adjusted according to the food consumed. A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of pancreatic enzyme replacement... |
OBJECTIVES |
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy in children and adults with cystic fibrosis and to compare the efficacy and safety of different formulations of this therapy and their appropriateness in different age groups. Also, to compare the effects of pancreatic enzyme replacement thera... |
SEARCH METHODS |
We searched the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group Trials Register comprising references identified from comprehensive electronic database searches and handsearches of relevant journals and abstract books of conference proceedings. Most recent search: 14 August 2014.We also searched an ongoing trials ... |
SELECTION CRITERIA |
Randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials in people of any age, with cystic fibrosis and receiving pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, at any dosage and in any formulation, for a period of not less than four weeks, compared to placebo or other pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy preparations. |
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