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Comprising a novel and complementary discourses, this thesis blurs the traditional distinctions between critical theory and creative practice, and contributes new insights into the practice, craft, and theory of the contemporary novel. It stages a praxical enquiry in which the creative texts perform a triple function: ... |
Alongside the novel, complementary discourses present the poetics that have been developed in its production. They examine the critical and historical context of my work, articulating insights gained into the novelist’s craft, the nature and purpose of the writer's tool kit, and its relationship with the author's life... |
Research disciplines and subdisciplines are steeped in epistemological beliefs and theoretical assumptions that guide and constrain research. These beliefs and assumptions both enable scientific inquiry and limit scientific progress. Theory and review papers tend to be a means for reproducing ideological assumptions. H... |
The role of alfa2-macroglobulin in diabetic microangiopathy pathogenesis is described. A study of the behaviour of this protein in a group of diabetic patients with and without microangiopathy and in a control group of healthy patients has been carried out. It has been found that the protein greatly increases in diabet... |
This study preliminarily applies the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) in the two major monsoon seasons (Northeast and Southwest monsoons) for the South Central Vietnam sea (9–14.5 o N, 105–112 o E), in which the hydrodynamic and ecological modules are coupled. The results show that the plankton only develop in 200... |
Ultrastructural study of neuroblastoma group tumors including 7 neuroblastomas, 4 ganglioneuroblastomas, and 2 ganglioneuromas was performed by using both TEM and SEM. Tumor cells showed a wide variation comparable to the developmental stages of nerve cells and were classified into four types according to the neuritic ... |
The aims of the present study are to examine the reliability and validity of the Heart Rate signal registered using two self-made wireless ECG systems, R-Tips and TipsShirt, and to compare them with another commercial ECG device typically used in psychophysiology studies. An ECG simulator was used to artificially gener... |
We present a series of 17 non acoustic tumours of the cerebellopontine angle. They include ten meningiomas, five epidermoid cysts, one cavernous haemangioma and one cholesterinic cyst. In all cases histological verification was obtained at surgery. Evaluating the results of both CT and MRI studies, an accurate pre-oper... |
Human islets of Langerhans were isolated from the pancreata of 13 adult organ donors, cultured for 24 h, cryopreserved, stored in liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C for 6-88 days, thawed, and then cultured again. The number of islets recovered after this procedure was 80% of that present at the beginning. The viability ... |
A new interatomic potential has been developed for the Ni–Cr system in the angular-dependent potential (ADP) format by fitting the potential parameters to a set of experimental and first-principles data. The ADP potential reproduces a wide range of properties of both elements as well as binary alloys with reasonable ac... |
RoboCamp provides an innovative experience in the area of robotics for educators. This fun, hands-on experience strengthens the teachers’ knowledge and skills in science, mathematics, engineering, and telecommunications and prepares them to effectively transfer the experience to students in the classroom. |
RoboCamp is supported with a grant from the Tennessee State Department of Education and is a collaborative effort involving the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), area school systems, industry supporting robotics, and the Universities of Tennessee and Memphis. |
RoboCamp is held on-site at the ORNL and gives the teachers firsthand look at research in action. The teachers work side-by-side with scientists and engineers on robotics-related topics. These topics include the following: |
• history and future of robotics; |
• science, mathematics, and engineering as they relate to robotics; |
• national standards and state and local curriculum frameworks; |
• classroom implementation of robotics education utilizing national standards; |
• current thinking on pedagogy and assessment; and |
• fun, innovative ways to answer the age-old question, “But how do we use it in real life!?!” |
RoboCamp participants tour a variety of sites that use robots. These tours include production plants, research facilities, and public schools involved in robotics education. Participants build several kinds of robots based on different operating principles, use computers and the Internet for robotics-related research,... |
Approximately twenty teachers are selected for participation in RoboCamp. Participants apply, and are selected, as members of a school team. A team is comprised of 3–5 members and may include teachers of the same grade or educators teaching different grades but within a school; teams are encouraged to include administ... |
We present a budget for lead, zinc, and copper in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, and use the results from this and seven other lakes in Europe and the United States to develop two simple, generic models for heavy metals in lake water. The models, based on retention coefficient and sedimentation coefficient, are assesse... |
. We fully characterize the post-quantum security of the CBC , CFB , OFB and CTR modes of operation by considering all possible notions of qIND-qCPA security defined by Carstens, Ebrahimi, Tabia and Unruh (TCC 2021), thus extending the work performed by Anand, Targhi, Tabia and Unruh (PQCrypto 2016). We show that the re... |
Popular GaAs FET large-signal drain conduction current models depend only on instantaneous terminal voltages, and ignore important phenomena that result in low frequency dispersion. To be valid at microwave frequencies, both the DC and time-varying components of current must be accurately modelled. This paper proposes ... |
BACKGROUND AND AIM |
This article provides a practical review to undertaking safe endoscopic ampullectomy and highlights some of the common difficulties with this technique as well as offering strategies to deal with these challenges. |
METHODS |
We conducted a review of studies regarding endoscopic ampullectomy for ampullary neoplasms with special focus on techniques. |
RESULTS |
Accurate preoperative diagnosis and staging of ampullary tumors is imperative for predicting prognosis and determining the most appropriate therapeutic approach. The optimal technique for endoscopic ampullectomy is dependent on the lesions size. En bloc resection is recommended for lesions confined to the papilla. Ther... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Endoscopic ampullectomy is a safe and efficacious therapeutic procedure for papillary adenomas in experienced endoscopist and it can avoid the need for surgical intervention.Mass sensitivity calculation of the protein layer using love wave SAW biosensor. |
Love waves, a variety of surface acoustic waves (SAWs), can be used to detect very small biological surface interactions and so have a wide range of potential applications. To demonstrate the practicality of a Love wave SAW biosensor, we fabricated a 155-MHz Love wave SAW biosensor and compared it with a commercial sur... |
Abstract: This paper is concerned with the development of adaptive numerical methods for elliptic operator equations. We are particularly interested in discretization schemes based on wavelet frames. We show that by using three basic subroutines an implementable, convergent scheme can be derived, which, moreover, has o... |
This paper proposes a method of power system voltage stability enhancement by rescheduling the real power outputs of the generators. A regression-based method is proposed for computing sensitivities of the voltage stability margin with respect to generator outputs. Optimum generator outputs are found by using the sensi... |
We used the Illumina reversible-short sequencing technology to obtain 17-fold average depth (s.d.~8) of ~94% of the euchromatic genome and ~1-5% of the heterochromatin sequence of the Drosophila melogaster isogenic strain w1118; iso-2; iso-3. We show that this strain has a ~9 kb deletion that uncovers the first exon of... |
This paper addresses a terminal sliding mode control U+0028 T-SMC U+0029 method for load frequency control U+0028 LFC U+0029 in renewable power systems with generation rate constraints U+0028 GRC U+0029. A two-area interconnected power system with wind turbines is taken into account for simulation studies. The terminal... |
Amides are unquestionably one of the most important functional groups in organic chemistry because of their presence in numerous interesting molecules such as peptides, pharmaceutical agents, naturally occurring molecules, proteins and alkaloids, among others. This synopsis surveys the diverse recent approaches to amid... |
Increased competition as a means of health care cost control has brought hospital productivity under scrutiny. Hospital personnel per adjusted census has been increasing. Productivity increases require active participation of workers at all levels, including doctors and trustees. Participation is its own powerful rewar... |
When a water droplet is suspended in an immiscible, insulating liquid medium of essentially infinite dimensions and is subjected to a periodically alternating electric field, it will undergo periodic deformation at a frequency twice that of the field. This work examined the periodic deformation and bursting of microsiz... |
Time is the best important resource in real-time video image processing system. Only few structure or algorithm can be used in real-time video image processing system because of time limitation. Establish a high speed data-access is a way to this problem. It transfer the video signal between output ports and kernel pro... |
OBJECTIVE |
Serum hyaluronan (HA) was determined in 37 patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis (PSA), 39 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 31 with osteoarthritic joint disease (OA) and 26 healthy controls (C) in order to examine earlier reports that HA levels are increased in the serum of RA and to assess whether this f... |
METHOD |
HA in the serum samples was measured with an enzyme linked microplate assay. |
RESULTS |
Sera from PSA, RA and OA patients showed a significantly higher HA concentration than those of healthy controls (56.0 +/- 16.0 micrograms/l). The serum HA concentration in PSA patients amounted to 107.8 +/- 57.2 micrograms/l, which was not significantly different from OA patients (104.9 +/- 16 micrograms/l). A signific... |
CONCLUSION |
The data obtained support recent studies which have shown HA levels to be higher in RA patients than in OA patients. Seronegative and seropositive RA patients showed the same HA concentrations, while patients suffering from "seronegative" PSA were found to have lower HA concentrations. Therefore, HA serum levels may re... |
OBJECTIVE |
Vietnam, Indonesia, and Ukraine have major burdens of injection drug use (IDU) and HIV. We estimated prevalence of depressive symptoms at baseline among people living with HIV (PLWH) who inject drugs, evaluated associations between depression at baseline and 12-month HIV care outcomes and medication-assisted treatment ... |
DESIGN |
HPTN 074 was a randomized study. The study intervention included psychosocial counseling, systems navigation, and antiretroviral treatment (ART) at any CD4 count. |
METHODS |
Moderate-to-severe depression was defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score of 10 or above. ART and MAT were self-reported. Eligibility criteria were: 18-60 years of age, active IDU, and viral load ≥1000 cp/mL. Adjusted probability differences (aPD) were estimated using inverse-probability weighting. |
RESULTS |
502 participants enrolled from April 2015-June 2016. Median age was 35 years; 85% identified as men. Prevalence of baseline moderate-to-severe depression was 14% in Vietnam, 14% in Indonesia, and 56% in Ukraine. No evident associations were detected between baseline depression and ART, viral suppression, or MAT at 12-m... |
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