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culture. The first part of the article outlines critical debates on differences and similarities between neorealism and socialist realism. The latter part of the article focuses on the critical reception of Vittorio De Sica’s Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves) and Miracolo |
a Milano (Miracle in Milan), as evaluations of the Italian director’s cinema fluctuated during the Stalinist period and after the thaw.Coefficient of friction in mixed film lubrication: Gears versus twin-discs |
Abstract This work compares the friction between two contacting discs with the friction between gear teeth, using a mixed film lubrication model developed for the evaluation of contact pressure and shear stress fields [5]. Such model is used to analyse twin-disc contacts with smooth surfaces and gear teeth contacts wit... |
PURPOSE |
To evaluate the effects of alterations in the volume of contrast material on liver enhancement. |
MATERIALS AND METHODS |
Thirty patients underwent repeat computed tomographic (CT) examinations within 6 months, the first with either 100, 150, or 180 mL of nonionic contrast material (2 mL/sec). In the second, only volume was altered. Liver attenuation was measured before and after contrast material administration, and enhancement was calcu... |
RESULTS |
Mean liver enhancement was greater with 150 mL compared with 100 mL beyond 55 seconds after injection. Mean peak enhancement was greater by 21 HU with 150 mL; mean time to peak enhancement was longer by 14 seconds. Mean liver enhancement was greater with 180 mL compared with 150 mL at all intervals beyond 80 seconds. M... |
CONCLUSION |
Alterations in contrast material volume have substantial impact on liver enhancement and potentially tumor conspicuity. The optimal window of time for liver imaging after contrast material injection varies with the volume administered.[Factors influencing the immunization of children in the outpatient clinic of a pedia... |
In 1991 a study conducted at the Hospital Infantil de Mexico in Mexico City, as a project of the MCH IPHI Program at the Center for Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York. The purpose was to investigate health professional's knowledge, perceptions of barriers and actions to promote immunization. Kn... |
Random forest has been an important technique in ensemble classification, due to its effectiveness and robustness in handling complex data. But many of the previous random forest models tend to treat all features equally and often lack the ability to well reflect the potentially different importance of different featur... |
Neurobehavioural and cognitive impairments are reportedly associated with both types of diabetes mellitus; and the structural and molecular aberrations in support of these are emerging. In the present study, we report the effects of induced diabetes and its treatment with or without oral hypoglycaemic drugs on the morp... |
Abstract Membrane-initiated or nongenomic activities of steroids contribute to the effects of steroids on a wide variety of target organs, including those with low receptor numbers, recently discovered due to the increased sensitivity of new measurement techniques. Membrane-initiated responses are the cell's rapid and ... |
The Immune competence of 16 breast cancer patients treated with radical mastectomy was evaluated by lymphocyte counts, delayed hypersensitivity skin tests, and in vitro response of blood lymphocytes to phytohemagglutinin. Twelve patients who received postoperative irradiation were evaluated before and immediately after... |
Arsenic trioxide has recently been shown to inhibit growth and induce apoptosis in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but little is known about the molecular mechanisms mediating these effects. Here we demonstrate that treatment of promonocytic U937 cells with arsenic trioxide leads to G2/M arrest which was associated... |
Purpose: The backwardness of civil control in modern Russia is connected with a complex of the reasons of sociocultural character, including with specifics of the Russian traditions of public participation. It is proved that only collective forms of civil control relying on mobilization and use of the social capital of... |
Methodology: The complexity of a research was provided: first, studying of the various conditions influencing realization of principle of social justice, the analysis as the standard importance of value of justice in consciousness of the population and satisfaction with her realization in practice; secondly, complexity... |
Result: However, owing to a crisis of confidence the social capital of municipal units and separate groups is minimum and a little demanded. The most important starter of civil control aspiration to justice as the realization of social justice usually doesn't contact inhabitants of local communities’ personal civil act... |
Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. |
Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of Sociocultural Aspect of Realization of Civil Control in Modern Russian Society is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OF PATHOGEN EXPOSURE IN SOUTHERN AND ALASKAN SEA OTTERS |
The southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) population in California (USA) and the Alaskan sea otter (E. lutris kenyoni) population in the Aleutian Islands (USA) chain have recently declined. In order to evaluate disease as a contributing factor to the declines, health assessments of these two sea otter populations ... |
The use of renewable energy sources (RES) is a promising direction for improving the energy security of remote areas. The article is devoted to the selection of the optimal combination of RES and energy sources on fossil fuel for a standalone power supply system of small rural region. A method for selecting energy sour... |
Introduction: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) persists into adulthood in about 50% of the affected children, with high rates of comorbidity with bipolar disorder (BD). Stimulants and atomoxetine (ATX) are effective treatments for ADHD, but their use in adults with comorbid BD (ADHD-BD) has not been exte... |
Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) was found in the testis, epididymis and vas deferens of rats. In tissue specimens without a prior washout of seminal fluid the highest specific ACE activity was measured in the testis. The enzyme activity was significantly lower towards the end of the excurrent ducts, suggesting th... |
The paper describes an abductive framework for mining spatio-temporal patterns. The spatial representation language RCC-8, often referred to as Region Connection Calculus and its spatio-temporal extension, ST0, a fragment of Prepositional Spatio-temporal Logic is used as the knowledge representation formalism. Abductiv... |
M a r e k ’ s d i s e a s e ( M D ) i s a lymphoproliferative disease of chicken caused by cell associated MD herpes virus (MDV) and is characterized by multiple T-cell lymphoma formation in visceral organs, muscles, skin and lesions in peripheral nerves (Calnek and Witter, 1991). Clinical signs observed for MD vary fr... |
In this work, twin wire arc additive manufacturing (T-WAAM) combined with in-situ alloying method was developed to fabricate multi-element alloys, and biomedical Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy with a good combination of strength and ductility was successfully fabricated for the first time. The modification of microstructure and the ... |
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how Jaguar Cars in the UK has increased the number of industrial robots at its XF body‐in‐white (BIW) facility at its Castle Bromwich site in the UK. This site has three BIW shops – one each for the XK sports car, the XF sports saloon and the XJ saloon. Both XK and XJ ... |
This chapter sets out the ways in which other banks manipulated LIBOR, using the same techniques and for the same reasons. As the Final Notice to UBS makes clear, the methods used were due in large part to one trader moving from one bank to another, so that networks of contacts were established.P3528Circulating microRN... |
MicroRNA (miR)-210 is induced by cellular hypoxia and circulating miR-210 concentrations are associated with clinical outcome in patients with myocardial infarction and aortic stenosis. Whether circulating miR-210 concentrations provide diagnostic and prognostic information in unselected patients with dyspnea is not k... |
To assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating miR-210 concentrations in patients hospitalised due to acute dyspnea. |
We extracted microRNA from plasma samples obtained on admission from 314 patients hospitalised for acute dyspnea and 10 healthy control subjects. miR-210 concentrations were measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and we used miR-425 for normalisation. The merit of circulating miR-210 concentrations to diag... |
In total, 143 patients (46%) were adjudicated as hospitalised due to acute heart failure (HF) and 84 patients (27%) due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease (AECOPD). All patients and control subjects had miR-210 concentrations within the range of detection (Cq 26–32) and analytical variation was ... |
Figure 1 |
Circulating miR-210 concentrations are increased in patients with acute HF, and provide prognostic information during follow-up. Still, circulating miR-210 concentrations did not diagnose acute HF among unselected patients with dyspnea and the association with outcome was attenuated by NT-proBNP. |
Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen |
The Engagement of Indian Private Banks in the Economy Through Off-Balance Sheet Activities |
After financial reform, banks in India adopted financial innovations to earn more profits through various off-balance-sheet tools. To gauge the impact of these items on the efficiency of the top private banks, the authors used the non-parametric Malmquist method. They calculated efficiency with and without the inclusio... |
In many application areas, data that is being generated and processed goes beyond the petabyte scale. Analyzing such an increasing massive volume of data faces computational, as well as, statistical challenges. In order to solve these challenges, distributed and parallel processing frameworks have been used for impleme... |
Previous studies in rabbits have shown that a unilateral ablation of the occipital lobe leads to a severe impairment of the ability to discriminate striated patterns. Considerable retraining is required in order to reach the 90% correct level with the eye contralateral to the lesion. In the present study the effects of... |
As well as highlighting why macro prudential policy tools serve as vital complements to monetary policy tools, this paper aims to highlight why the question relating to the suitability of monetary policy as a tool for facilitating financial stability has constituted a topic of contentious debates in several spheres.<br... |
This paper presents one-dimensional simulations of an experimental, amperometric sensor system designed to reduce fouling at the sensor surface. The effect exploited in this system depends on differences in the diffusion coefficients of the analytes and foulants. We describe this effect and present simulations of a typ... |
Engaging all members of the public is of paramount importance to British policing. This assists with demystifying the role of police in society, and also providing a shared vision and partnership between communities and the criminal justice system. The National VPC programme provides the opportunity to achieve this, re... |
OBJECTIVE |
The publication of DSM-IV is notable for the improved coverage of cultural issues in the diagnosis of mental disorders. In particular, Appendix I of DSM-IV includes an "Outline for Cultural Formulation" (Outline) which assists the clinician in evaluating the impact of an individual's cultural context on diagnosis and t... |
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