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ABSTRACT The shout of the slogan ‘dégage!’ – ‘to clear’, ‘to release’ – was central to the language of the 2010-11 Tunisian revolution. In 2017, the word was appropriated and reinterpreted by the French presidential candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and transformed into the political phenomenon of ‘dégagisme’. In followin... |
This chapter defines the different terms and processes that are the main themes of the book. This chapter starts by explaining how perturbations increase uncertainty, which pushes individuals to update and gather information. In social animals, this information is shared through the social network, which is used to mak... |
Existing ultra high voltage direct current (UHVDC) fault detection methods have low sensitivity and are difficult to identify high resistance ground faults. A fault diagnosis method for UHVDC transmission system based on the combination of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) is proposed. I... |
Results of recent studies have shown that the C→T polymorphism (rs6929846) of the butyrophilin, subfamily 2, member A1 gene (BTN2A1) was significantly associated with myocardial infarction. The aim of the current study was to examine the association of rs6929846 of BTN2A1 with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in community-... |
Most previous studies investigated the impact of paternalistic leadership and challenge stressor on employee's in-role performance in the individual level. In this study, we focused on the impact in group level. Data were collected from 208 employees within 35 research and design work teams of real estate company and a... |
Despite being identified as the most potent receptor related to vasoconstriction, human urotensin-II receptor (hUT) has not been fully explored as a target for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In view of this and with an aim to identify precise structural requirements for binding of hUT antagonists, we endeavo... |
Grammatical priming of picture naming was investigated in Kiswahili, which has a complex grammatical noun class system (a system like grammatical gender), with up to 15 noun classes that have obligatory agreements on adjectives, verbs, pronouns and other parts of speech. Participants heard a grammatically agreeing (con... |
The research aims to understand the role of empathy dimensions towards the public satisfaction to the service of Population and Civil Service Agent of South Central Timor Regency. The large number of complaints against the service quality is the reason for this research. To find out the cause of the importance of servi... |
In contemporary research literature, inconsistencies regarding the validity and reliability of different brands of global positioning systems (GPSs) have been reported regarding the positioning of GPS units on athletes. For this reason, the present work investigates the validity and reliability of the measurements of G... |
Abstract Research suggests that test anxiety is associated with a number of maladaptive factors. The majority of test anxiety research includes the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) as a primary outcome variable. However, the TAI was normed on college undergraduates in 1980. The academic landscape has altered in a variety o... |
The authors apply a gravity model to data on annual non-fuel imports for 58 countries for the years 1980-96, to quantify the effects on trade of recently created or revamped preferential trade agreements (PTAs). They modify the usual gravity equation to identify the separate effects of PTAs on intra-bloc trade, members... |
Asklepios was the main healing deity of the Classical Antiquity. After his gradual establishing, his cult expanded throughout the Greek world especially in the 5th century BC, when Asklepios reached also Athens. Around 420 BC, two sanctuaries of his (sc. Asklepieia) were founded there. Such sanctuaries were places of b... |
Many college students lack the ability to choose and/or prepare healthy meals, with consequences of convenient, but unhealthy food choices. The objective of this feasibility project was to determine whether cooking classes for college students would improve knowledge and behavior to eat healthfully and practice food sa... |
The purpose of this paper is to study the role of outcome favorability on influencing the association between fairness and taxpayer compliance. Outcome favorability is whether taxpayers have a balance owing or refundable. We develop a model of tax compliance based on an integration of fairness heuristic theory (Lind 20... |
Patchy particles possessing heterogeneous surface composition show great promise as self-organizing building blocks for new classes of hierarchical functional structures. A major hurdle is the scalable synthesis of stable patches on nanosized core particles with arbitrarily defined patch number and coverage. So far, fe... |
Periodontal disease is characterized by excessive host collagenase resulting in loss of gingival and periodontal ligament collagen and adjacent alveolar bone. Intragingival endotoxin injection induces a model of periodontal disease characterized by rapid bone loss with biochemical features similar to that of naturally ... |
up by Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Watt during the Cook Conference at Simon Fraser University' earlier this year: increasing outbursts of violence, loss of memory, moroseness and withdrawal, reluctance to make new discoveries, increasing severity with both crew and natives and diminishing rapport with his men, a curi... |
A rise in circulating triglyceride or free fatty acids (FFA) is often associated with increased F, and recent data indicate that FFA may be involved in regulation of F synthesis. F was measured in young rats allowed access to regular chow while treated with a 10% suspension of IL (3 to 6 g/kg/day) administered P.O., by... |
rather than in language. Once they are more explicit about this, they may then be able to wage the proper war—one first of values, then of usage. But neither public preaching nor legislative restrictions will likely promote those traditional Russian (language) values in any long term or meaningful way. No doubt the art... |
Literacy interventions in the family context have great potential to promote reading development in children. However, the results of meta-analyses indicate that family-based approaches tend not to be as effective as expected. Although the effectiveness of family literacy interventions can be assumed to hinge largely o... |
We present a time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer design for the measurement of ions in the ~30 keV to 10 MeV range for protons (up to ~40 MeV and ~150 MeV for He and heavy ions, respectively) and ~30 keV to 1 MeV range for electrons, covering half of the sky with 80 apertures. The instrument, known as the “Mushroom,” owin... |
Determination of left ventricular pressure-volume relationships in situ ideally requires both a method for easy measurement of multiple pressure-volume loops and a rapid and reversible means of altering load. We report a technique, previously used in animals, that combines conductance catheter volumes and rapid inferio... |
OBJECTIVE Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a progressive spinal condition that often requires surgery. Studies have shown the clinical equivalency of anterior versus posterior approaches for CSM surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the amount and type of resources used for anterior and posterior ... |
This paper documents that many black males experienced a change in racial classification to white in the United States, 1880 – 1940, while changes in racial classification were negligible for other races. We provide a rich set of descriptive evidence on the lives of black men “passing” for white, such as their patterns... |
Data is becoming more and more of a commodity, so that it is not surprising that data has reached the status of tradable goods. An increasing number of data providers is recognizing this and is consequently setting up platforms for selling, buying, or trading data. We identify several categories and dimensions of data ... |
In this study, we compared the assessment of remote smartphone photographs to in-office exams in the diagnosis of two groups of external eye diseases, red-eye pathology and post-operative eyelid surgery complications. Participants were examined and received an in-office diagnosis by either a corneal or oculoplastic spe... |
SYNOPTIC ABSTRACT Consider k (⩾ 2) independent uniform populations π1, …, πk, where πi ≡ U(0, θi), and θi > 0 (i = 1, …, k) is an unknown scale parameter. For selecting the unknown population having the largest scale parameter, we consider a class of selection rules based on the natural estimators of θi, i = 1, …, k. W... |
PURPOSE |
To evaluate the use of high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) in determining the depth of corneal pathology in eyes undergoing excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) for primary or recurrent anterior stromal corneal dystrophies. Corneal clarity, visual acuity and refractive changes in eyes with and wit... |
METHODS |
Twenty eyes of 14 patients with anterior stromal corneal dystrophies were treated with PTK. Eyes were evaluated preoperatively and 6 to 8 weeks postoperatively with slit-lamp biomicroscopy, manifest refraction, keratometry, computerized corneal topography, ultrasound pachymetry, and UBM. |
RESULTS |
Nineteen of 20 corneas (95%) had greatly improved corneal clarity after PTK. Mean uncorrected Snellen vision improved from 20/102 to 20/69 and best corrected vision improved from 20/62 to 20/38. Nine eyes (45%) improved 2 or more lines of uncorrected vision, and 13 eyes (65%) improved 2 or more lines of best corrected ... |
CONCLUSIONS |
PTK resulted in improvements in corneal clarity and visual acuity in most patients with superficial corneal stromal dystrophies. UBM was not an effective tool to accurately measure the depth of corneal pathology preoperatively. The combined approach of minimizing ablation depth and selective use of an antihyperopia tre... |
Cancer |
Many adult cancers arise from clonal expansions of mutant cells in normal tissue. These premalignant expansions are defined by somatic mutations shared by the cancers. Whether pediatric cancers originate in a similar way is unknown. Coorens et al. studied Wilms tumor, a childhood kidney cancer. Phylogenetic analyses re... |
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[1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aax1323Fishbowl As Pedagogical Innovation In Anatomy Teaching |
The Fishbowl is an active teaching methodology whose group discussion format promotes dialogue and exchange of experience among session students and allows everyone to have an equal chance to express their opinions and views during class. So, we use this method to teach endocrine system anatomy to undergraduate student... |
Selenium is an essential trace element but is increasingly becoming a contaminant of concern in the electric power industry due to the challenges of removing solubilized selenate anions, particularly in the presence of sulfate. In this work, we evaluate granulated layered double hydroxide (LDH) materials as sorbents fo... |
Intense debate surrounds the optimal age to integrate body checking in youth ice hockey. While extensive research suggests body checking is associated with heightened injury rates, little research has focused on the psychological and social risks of body checking among youth players. The purpose of this study was to un... |
OBJECTIVE |
To define pressure, volume and infusion speed criteria for the ice-water test (IWT). |
PATIENTS AND METHODS |
In this prospective clinical study, cystometry and IWTs were performed in 115 patients. |
RESULTS |
The critical response for a positive IWT was found to be a peak detrusor pressure above 30 cm H2O, with or without fluid leakage. Neither the infusion speed nor the infused volume was critical for the outcome of the test provided that the bladder wall was sufficiently cooled. |
CONCLUSION |
The IWT is a rapid, simple and robust test, whose results are easy to interpret. The test increases the precision of urodynamic diagnosis, especially in patients with an overactive detrusor dysfunction, at a small cost.High-Ranking Catholic Priests and the Anti-Jewish Act of 1938: Memory Politics and the Reinterpretati... |
Budapest has had the honour of hosting the International Eucharistic Congress on two occasions: in 1938 and in 2021. As it prepared for the Eucharistic Congress, originally planned in 2020 but postponed to 2021, the Hungarian Catholic Church could have used the occasion as an opportunity to confront its own past and cl... |
Collection of 15 papers by outstanding scholars covering the art, archaeology and history of Sparta and Laconia from the prehistoric to the Byzantine period. Taken from the XIXth Classical Colloquium held at the British Museum, 6-8 Dec 1995. The papers bring together evidence and methodology on recording, research and ... |
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