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This paper surveys projected climate impacts and national planning efforts in three major countries. The three countries are in varying stages of planning for climate adaptation. Planning frameworks in all three countries suffer from a lack of specificity and urgency. To address this situation, the paper recommends the... |
tion. It has been suggested that utilizing evidence-based medicine is the best way to integrate clinical research within medical practice [4, 5] . Although evidence-based medicine is built upon the triad of the best research evidence available, clinical expertise and patient values, the role of the clinician’s experien... |
We exploit close elections in Swedish municipalities to test whether relatives of politicians who become mayors obtain economic benefits. We find no benefits for the siblings of new mayors, but the average earnings of children of newly appointed mayors rise by about 15%. Administrative information on occupational and r... |
The convergence of eye-specific thalamic inputs to visual cortical neurons forms the basis of binocular vision. Inputs from the same eye that signal light increment (On) and decrement (Off) are spatially segregated into subregions, giving rise to cortical receptive fields (RFs) that are selective for stimulus orientati... |
We report the case of a 37‐year‐old woman who suffered for years of Raynaud's phenomenon associated with gangrene of digits. The patient displayed high levels of circulating antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies, which on treatment with aspirin decreased significantly along with resolution of both Raynaud's phenomena and d... |
Abstract Patient nonadherence is widespread and costly. This paper provides a brief narrative review of research on (non)adherence and validates a clinically useful three-factor heuristic model to guide practitioners as they work with patients to improve adherence. This model is based on the most stable findings from m... |
This study aims to determine the effect of job satisfaction on turnover intention, job satisfaction on employee performance, turnover intention on employee performance, and job satisfaction on employee performance through turnover intention as a mediating variable in KSU Mandiri Dana Sinar. This study took 32 responden... |
Backgrounds: Our aim was to confirm the utility of paramedics using the Kurashiki Prehospital Stroke Scale (KPSS), with a maximum score of 13, for patients who may be eligible for administration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV t-PA). Methods: The subjects comprised acute stroke and transient ischemic at... |
A hypothesis concerning FAB mechanisms, referred to as a 'bubble chamber FAB model', is proposed. This model can provide an answer to the long-standing question as to how fragile biomolecules and weakly bound clusters can survive under high-energy particle impact on liquids. The basis of this model is a simple estimati... |
This study examines factors that influence the likelihood that founders hold executive level positions in firms at the point of Initial Public Offering (IPO). Our model is conceptually more comprehensive than existing work, as we develop theory that examines founder involvement across executive positions beyond the oft... |
Fourteen current-use pesticides (CUPs) in the surface seawaters of the typical Liaoning sea areas were analyzed using HPLC-MS/MS. The concentrations, distribution, and ecological risks were studied, as well as their source appointments using principal component analysis (PCA). The results revealed that seven types of C... |
The study aimed at how to improve the technical support to enhance productivity of rural community in Boloso Sore and Boloso Bombe Woredas/Districts of Ethiopia. It employed both quantitative and qualitative study design. The study used questionnaire, KII and FGD guides to gather primary data and the secondary data wer... |
BACKGROUND |
Swelling, pain and trismus are undesirable consequences of impacted mandibular third-molar extraction. The authors conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of cryotherapy, the therapeutic use of cold, in reducing undesirable consequences after surgery. |
METHODS |
Fourteen patients aged 20 to 28 years comprised the sample. The authors extracted two impacted mandibular third molars at different times from each patient. Immediately after surgery, the patient underwent cryotherapy on one side for 30 minutes every one and one-half hours for 48 hours when he or she was awake. The pat... |
RESULTS |
The authors compared both sides for differences in swelling, pain and trismus in each patient. The results showed significant statistical differences in two of the five points that were used to measure the swelling (Wilcoxon nonparametric signed rank test of linear distances between the angle of the mandible to the pog... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Cryotherapy was effective in reducing swelling and pain in this sample. Despite playing no role in the reduction of trismus, cryotherapy was effective in reducing swelling and pain in this sample, and the authors still recommend it be used. |
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS |
Cryotherapy is helpful after third-molar extraction. Further studies need to be conducted that use larger samples of patients and other types of therapy, such as low-level laser therapy.Energy-Efficient Stabilized Automatic Control for Multicore Baseband in Millimeter-Wave Systems |
The fifth generation (5G) cellular network is upon us. Academia and Industry have intensively collaborated together to bring the power of 5G cellular networks to the masses, and now the 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) platforms come into being in the market. One of the most popular 5GmmWave platforms mounts the massive mmW... |
A compact periodic permanent magnet focused 9290 MHz klystron is described that produces 2.7 MW of output power with 52 dB of gain and 43% efficiency. Three klystrons have been manufactured that exhibited a high degree of repeatability and robustness with all meeting the performance requirements. The goal of a first-ti... |
Investigates the separation between types and classes by putting to use a special feature of Java regarding classes, interfaces and inheritance. We propose an original method which, from a single inheritance class hierarchy, extracts a multiple inheritance interface hierarchy, which contains all the types of the origin... |
A boreal deciduous forest in Saskatchewan, Canada, sequestered 144±65, 80±60, 116±35 and 290±50 g C m−2 y−1 in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively. The increased carbon sequestration was the result of a warmer spring and earlier leaf emergence, which significantly increased ecosystem photosynthesis, but had little ... |
INTRODUCTION Shiga toxin-producing E. coil (STEC) O157:H7 and enteropathogenic E. coil (EPEC) produce a characteristic histopathology on intestinal epithelial cells known as attaching and effacing (AlE). The characteristics of this pattern includes effacement of epithelial cell microvilli and intimate adherence between... |
STM (Software Transactional Memory) systems can be used to speculatively parallelize irregular applications such as those based on graphs and trees. While the transactional paradigm is suitable for such speculative parallelization, STMs do not deal with the semantics of speculation. In this paper we introduce merge sem... |
Query facilities typically ship as part of database management systems or, sometimes, bundled with programming languages. Issuing interactive ad-hoc queries on program data is tough. For object-oriented applications, database management systems impose an expensive model transformation; general purpose programming langu... |
Compact and concise scheme of eight-port couplers without junctions discontinuities, vias, high or low characteristic impedance transmission lines are proposed. The structure is based on a back-to-back double layer microstrip configuration with a common ground in between. Only two half-wavelength microstrips on both la... |
Yen’s Q1 statistic was adapted to test the fit of the two-parameter logistic model (2PLM) in item response theory (IRT), whereby a significant result implies that the model fits given an acceptable magnitude of misfit. A Monte Carlo simulation study was performed to evaluate the empirical Type I error rate and power of... |
The wear resistance of thermal spray coatings mainly depends on coating properties such as the microstructure, hardness, and porosity, as well as on the residual stress in the coating. The residual stress is induced by a variety of influences e.g. temperature gradients, difference of the thermal expansion coefficient ... |
Thanks to the demand response (DR), the system operators have a substantial opportunity to manipulate the demand side of the power system. Moreover, the system operators can easily incorporate trending technologies such as electric vehicles (EV) due to the idea of introducing improved level of controllable loads. In th... |
Objective To assess the risk of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment in different ethnic groups. Design Retrospective observational study on ROP screening and treatment. It involved a cross-sectional review of all eligible infants over a seven-year period. Statistical tests used were the Kruskal-... |
A 42-year-old man suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage manifesting as sudden severe headache one month before admission. On admission, his headache had subsided and he had no neurological deficits. Cerebral angiography demonstrated an aneurysm originating from the bifurcation of the right middle cerebral artery. The aneury... |
To the Editor: Reshef et al. describe neurologic events during induction of anesthesia to explain the relevant central reflexes. They describe that when giving a hypnotic drug as an IV bolus during a period of 5 to 10 s, the patient becoming unresponsive, atonic, and apneic follows rapidly. They attribute the apnea to ... |
Musical education and development are connected with numerous challenges, such as great expectations, repertoire requirements, or consistent practice. At the same time, a destructive role of assessment, comparisons and expectations does not influence solely the effectiveness and quality of concerts, or auditions. Music... |
Over the course of music education, it is worth striving for the development of working methods regarding the prophylaxis of mental health and maintenance of mental well-being, which could be introduced as part of systemic programs offering psychological help. |
What may potentially be used here is a model of psychological flexibility, equipped with firm empirical foundations and covering processes that are tailor-made for the needs of the musical community. |
Formal and informal exercises in mindfulness, value recognition, or setting goals based on values, applied as part of work within the psychological flexibility model, result directly in, for instance, mindful, dedicated preparation and performances, as well as in enhanced self-confidence indirectly. For musicians this ... |
[Antiphospholipid syndrome. A better codified treatment]. |
Therapeutic guidelines are progressively emerging for the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). In the absence of associated systemic lupus erythematosus, i.e. in primary APS, the prevention of recurrent miscarriages is frequently achieved by a combination of heparin plus aspirin. To date, there is no agreement about the ty... |
This paper presents a novel computational method for micromechanical modeling of adipose tissue. The model can be regarded as the first step for developing an inversion based framework that uses adipose stiffness data obtained from elastography to determine its microstructural alterations. Such information can be used ... |
The soluble extracellular domains of human interleukin-20 (IL-20) receptors I and II (sIL-20R1 and sIL20R2), along with their ligands IL-19 and IL-20, were expressed in Drosophila S2 cells and purified to homogeneity. Formation of the receptor/receptor and ligand/receptor complexes was studied by size exclusion chromat... |
Army policy calls for each installation to install a building automation system (aka utility monitoring and control system [UMCS]) to provide for centralized monitoring of buildings and utilities to reduce energy and water commodity and maintenance costs. Typically, the UMCS, including building control systems (BCS), i... |
Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease are the main causes of death in hemodialysis patients. Possession of the apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) allele has been associated with increased levels of serum lipids and with coronary and carotid artery atherosclerosis. We investigated the possible relationship between ApoE poly... |
In this brief, but elegantly written and highly readable book, Richard Bradley returns to a set of themes that have fascinated him for many years. Specifically, his concerns focus around different conceptions of time held by ancient societies, the re-use of ancient monuments and artefacts at different times in the past... |
Abstract Certain types of carbon nanotubes (CNT) can evoke inflammation, fibrosis and mesothelioma in vivo, raising concerns about their potential health effects. It has been recently postulated that NLRP3 inflammasome activation is important in the CNT-induced toxicity. However, more comprehensive studies of the prote... |
The alternative to immediate radical treatment of prostate cancer is active surveillance, to which an estimated 30% of new patients with prostate cancer could be directed on the basis of risk classification. Active surveillance is based on repeated PSA measurements, digital rectal examination, repeat biopsies, and incr... |
The present study has aimed to answer the following questions: 1) to what extent does the profile of volume related hormones in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) differ from that of healthy subjects, and 2) do volume related hormones influence the electrolyte composition of thermal sweat? Twelve hemodialyzed pa... |
A retrospective clinicopathologic evaluation of 42 patients with cystosarcoma phyllodes was undertaken to determine if tumor size, contour, degree of stromal atypia and mitotic activity were reliable indicators of clinical behavior. Excluding size, the latter three determinants showed a positive correlation with progno... |
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