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Predictive Value of the Parent Guide to Quality Day Care Centers: Study II The purpose of the present study was to establish, through a replication in a second community, the reliability and predictive validity of the Parent Guide to Quality Day Care Centers. 28 women were asked to use the items in the guide as a basis...
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Comparison of a new reduced lead set ECG with the standard ECG for diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia. In a few patients, 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) derived from reduced-lead-set configurations do not match the standard ECG. Constructing an ECG from a reduced number of standard leads should m...
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criteria for transient ischemia with the interpolated ECG (ie, DeltaST >or= 100 microV in >or=1 lead(s) lasting >or=1 minute(s). The interpolated 12-lead ECG is comparable to the standard ECG for diagnosing multiple cardiac abnormalities, including wide-QRS-complex tachycardias and acute myocardial ischemia. The advant...
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SOME ASPECTS OF INVESTIGATION OF MAGNETIC FIELDS PRODUCED BY MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHGEARS Investigation of magnetic fields in medium voltage switchgears (up to 40 kV) becomes a strongly topical business, which has several reasons. Nowadays, various switchgears and substations of this kind are often installed in densely p...
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definition area with boundary conditions, parameters of discretization mesh) and solution. Discussed is accuracy of results and also problems concerning measurements and evaluation of the field distribution. The methodology is illustrated on an example – switchgear substation of type WS, manufacturer Areva Sachsenwerk,...
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using FEM software it is usually necessary to simplify this relatively complicated geometry and take into account only the relevant shielding parts reducing the magnetic field outside the device. Resembling all above mentioned parts, the authors used in phase of preprocessing a combination of possibilities of CAD syste...
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How to write an Interpretation To cite: Behjati S. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2013;98:49–51. As the arsenal of clinical investigations is continuously changing, it can be challenging to choose the right test for your patient. Novel tests arrive and supersede old ones; indications for established tests change; test re...
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Deep Learning for Better Variant Calling for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment High-throughput techniques have revolutionized the study of genomics and molecular biology in recent years. These methods provide a large quantity of sequence data, and have applications in different areas of bioinformatics. One can sequence pa...
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Factors Associated with Independent Meal Preparation, Self-Care and Mobility in CVA Clients This study compared factors associated with and predictive of performance by stroke clients on two tests, namely a Meal Preparation Scale and the Barthel Index (a measure of independence in self-care and mobility). There is some...
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Alpha du centaur: a prototype environment for the design of parallel regular alorithms We describe Alpha du Centaur (ADC), a prototype environment for the design of parallel regular algorithms. In ADC, a program is specified using the Alpha language, using system of parameterized linear recurrence equations. The goal o...
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Solvent based compositions containing a substantially non-gelled polymeric composition A solvent based composition containing a non-aqueous solvent and a substantially non-gelled polymeric composition is disclosed. The polymeric composition comprises the reaction product of an A polymer which is an addition polymer hav...
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Online Control and Near-Optimal Algorithm for Distributed Energy Storage Sharing in Smart Grid This paper proposes an online control approach for real-time energy management of distributed energy storage (ES) sharing. A new ES sharing scenario is considered, in which the capacities of physical ESs (PESs) are reallocate...
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Coordinated motion control of a pneumatic-cylinder-driven biaxial gantry for contour tracking tasks In this paper, coordinated motion control of the pneumatic-cylinder-driven biaxial gantry for precise contour tracking is investigated. An adaptive robust coordinated motion controller is developed by incorporating the t...
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Sorbent Suspensions vs. Sorbent Columns for Extracorporeal Detoxification in Hepatic Failure Abstract: Hepatic failure is a significant medical problem which has been unsuccessfully treated by hemodialysis. However, similar therapies using recirculated dialysate regenerated by sorbents in place of single‐pass dialysate...
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Calorimeter for Real-Time Dosimetry of Pulsed Ultra-High Dose Rate Electron Beams An aluminum calorimeter was investigated as a possible real-time dosimeter for electron beams with an ultra-high dose per pulse (DPP), as used in FLASH radiation therapy (a few Gy/pulse). Ionization chambers, the most widely used active d...
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a dosimeter with real-time read-out for clinical FLASH radiation therapy beams.
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On the Efficiency of Runs Rules Schemes for Process Monitoring There are two main types of variations, namely, common and special causes leading to in‐control and out‐of‐control states, respectively. Control charts are popular tools used to differentiate between these two states of a process. Implementation of runs rul...
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Mortality from external causes in Lithuania: looking for critical points in time and place Aim: A study was undertaken to analyse trends in mortality from major external causes of death, and to detect urban/rural differences by cut points over the period of socioeconomic transition. Methods: Information on deaths from ...
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Improvements of Bilayer Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistors Based on Pentacene and N,N '-Ditridecylperylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic Di-imide by Changing Growth Rate Method The changing growth rate method is adopted for the first time to improve the performance of ambipolar organic field-effect transistors (OFET...
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[Biliary calculosis--new possibilities of treatment]. The gallstone prevalence rate in Croatia is in the range of 10 to 20 per cent and for the population above age 65 years is around 30 per cent. Human gallstones are classified into two categories, i.e. cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Cholesterol stones account...
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Control of spontaneous emission with functionalized multilayered hyperbolic metamaterials The behavior of spontaneous emission of emitters embedded inside metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion has been investigated. A simple technique has been developed to fabricate lamellar metal-dielectric hyperbolic metamaterials...
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Faithful expression of living color reporter genes in transgenic medaka under two tissue‐specific zebrafish promoters To test tissue specificity of zebrafish gene promoters in a heterologous fish species, two transgenic medaka lines under two zebrafish promoters were generated. Under the zebrafish skeletal muscle‐speci...
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Avoiding Expensive Specialized Equipment in Testing the Stability of a Buck Converter Using Time Domain Analysis The common way to check converter stability is via frequency domain analysis, by measuring the open loop frequency response, and observing the control loop cross-over frequency and phase margin at the cross-...
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Performance of the fluorescence detectors of the pierre auger observatory Fluorescence detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory have been operating in a stable manner since January 2004. After a brief review of the physical characteristics of the detectors, the associated atmospheric monitoring, the calibration infras...
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Network reconstruction via graph blending Graphs estimated from empirical data are often noisy and incomplete due to the difficulty of faithfully observing all the components (nodes and edges) of the true graph. This problem is particularly acute for large networks where the number of components may far exceed availabl...
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Location of the ss--mutation of bacteriophage T7 in genes 10, the structural gene for the major capsid protein T7+ phage are unable to plate on a strain of Shigella sonnei D2 371-48. Spontaneous phage mutants arise (ss--mutants) that are able to plate on this strain of Shigella. We have shown by complementation studies...
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351 Neuronal supplement deprivation decreases erythropoietin receptor expression in mouse brain and spinal cord neurons in-vitro Purpose of study The tissue protective receptor (TPR), a heterodimer of &bgr;- common receptor (BCR) and erythropoietin receptor (EpoR), triggers a tissue protective mechanism in neurons. An ...
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(brain: 0.45±0.046 vs 0.46±0.044, p=0.91; spinal cord: 0.35±0.056 vs 0.32±0.051, p=0.74). Conclusions Neuronal supplement deprivation reduces the amount of EpoR present on neurons, while having no effect on BCR. This may imply that EpoR is required at some ratio to facilitate BCR’s protection mechanism. Future study ai...
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[Diagnostic imaging of polysplenia syndrome in the adult]. Polysplenia syndrome is a congenital disorder of situs that is characterized by the presence of multiple spleens and a variable combination of thoracic and visceral anomalies. We present three adult cases of polysplenia syndrome with emphasis on the diagnostic ...
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A fluid future for liquid biopsies O ncologists have dreamed of them for years: noninvasive alternatives to tissue biopsies that can quickly identify tumors by the cells, DNA, or other cell components that they shed into patients’ blood. Now, several promising studies and a wave of prototypes suggest that such tests ma...
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specificity of more than 99%, CancerSEEK’s sensitivity varied widely, from a high of 98% for ovarian cancer to a low of 33% for breast cancer. Based in Menlo Park, California, GRAIL, a spinoff of sequencing titan Illumina, is trying to develop its own version of a liquid biopsy for early cancer detection. In June 2018,...
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New epiphytic sooty molds: Alloscorias syngonii (Readerielliopsidaceae) from Thailand A novel taxon was found as epiphytic sooty molds on Syngonium podophyllum from Thailand. A new genus, Alloscorias gen. nov. is established to accommodate a novel taxon, named A. syngonii. The morphological characters of the species ar...
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An efficient 175 MHz programmable FIR digital filter An efficient 175-MHz programmable finite impulse response (FIR) digital filter is implemented. It uses a novel switchable unit-delay to allocate the optimal hardware resources to each filter tap. The authors' prototype circuit can have up to 32 linear taps with 16-bi...
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Prevalence of Corynebacterium urealyticum in urine specimens collected at a university-affiliated medical center Corynebacterium urealyticum (formerly Corynebacterium group D2) has been implicated as a cause of alkaline-encrusted cystitis and urinary tract struvite calculi. Despite preselecting urine specimens with neu...
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Epileptic seizure classification using novel entropy features applied on maximal overlap discrete wavelet packet transform of EEG signals Using electroencephalography for diagnosis of seizure attacks has been in a great attention as it records abnormal electrical activities of the brain. This paper proposes a novel tec...
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Teacher Perceptions of School-Based Interventions This article reports the results of a study investigating teachers' perceptions of intervention alternatives used to control classroom behavior problems. Regular and special educators from a two-state area completed a 65-item questionnaire assessing teachers' perception...
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Deinstitutionalization, social rejection, and the self-esteem of former mental patients. Modified labeling theorists have long argued that the stigma of mental illness has important consequences for the lives of people with mental illness. We propose that social rejection is an enduring force in the lives of people wit...
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Support structure for the ankle joint. This holding structure, susceptible of being used both as a prevention means and as a curative means comprises three parts hinged between each other, respectively: a first rigid part (1), called rod and intended to surround partially and bear against the lower end of the user's le...
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The misidentification syndromes as mindreading disorders The patient with Capgras' syndrome claims that people very familiar to him have been replaced by impostors. I argue that this disorder is due to the destruction of a representation that the patient has of the mind of the familiar person. This creates the appearan...
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Study of linear and nonlinear optical properties of dendrimers using density matrix renormalization group method. We have used the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) method to study the linear and nonlinear optical responses of first generation nitrogen based dendrimers with donor acceptor groups. We have empl...
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Indices of adrenal deficiency involved in brain plasticity and functional control reorganization in hemodialysis patients with polysulfone membrane: BOLD-fMRI study. This work purpose was to estimate the implication of suspected adrenal function deficiencies, which was influenced by oxidative stress (OS) that are gener...
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Which Route to Recovery? New learning often interferes with the production of older, previously learned responses. However, the original responses usually appear to spontaneously recover and regain their dominance after a delay. This article takes a new approach to questions of interference and recovery by examining pe...
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A Large‐scale, Hospital‐based Case‐Control Study of Risk Factors of Breast Cancer According to Menopausal Status We conducted a large‐scale, hospital‐based case‐control study to evaluate differences and similarities in the risk factors of female breast cancer according to menopausal status. This study is based on a que...
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An International Overview of the Electronic Financial System and the Risks Related to It A significant milestone in the evolution of financial reporting systems occurred when the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) were first applied in the year of 1989. The XBRL (extensible business reporting language) ...
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Determination of Symptoms of Depressive, Anxiety and Somatic and Perceived Threat of Covid-19 Among Health Care Workers This study aimed to determine symptoms of depressive, anxiety and somatic and perceived threat of coronavirus disease among health care workers. The study was conducted in Istanbul. 315 health care wo...
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Spin-dependent transport between magnetic nanopillars through a nano-granular metal matrix We investigate the influence of local magnetic field on the spin-dependent transport properties of magnetic granular metals. By means of electron-beam-induced-deposition we fabricate a complex granular system made of Co nanopilla...
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Reproducibility and reliability of first pass radionuclide ventriculography with Au-195m. Validation of Au-195m radionuclide ventriculography. Au-195m is a radio-isotope with an ultra-short half-life with which multiple sequential evaluations of ventricular function can be made. In order to evaluate the reliability and...
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valid method of monitoring rapid variations induced in overall and regional left ventricular function.
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What are the origins of ecdysteroids in gastropods? Terrestrial gastropods contain ecdysteroids, the origins of which are unknown. Whether they are synthesized by the animals or they arise from the diet is an open question. To address this problem, labeled cholesterol and various molecules which are efficiently convert...
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Cystic fibrosis and the pseudomonads. The microbiology of pulmonary disease in cystic fibrosis has altered over the past 10 years. The major pathogens in this disease are now Pseudomonas aeruginosa and, increasingly, Pseudomonas cepacia. P. aeruginosa respiratory infection in these patients is rarely eradicated and thi...
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Neonatal jaundice and developmental defects trauma, and are rarely associated with biliary malignancy. The most common type is the cholecystoduodenal fistula, and this accounted for 76% of cases in the Mayo Clinic study of 424 patients with fistulae.I Cholangitis is frequently found with the cholecystocolic type.':' Ch...
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557 INFECTION IN NEWBORN INFANTS - A CHANGING PATTERN IN A SPECIAL CARE UNIT (SCU) An analysis of bacterial infection in the intensive and intermediate care nurseries (special care unit) of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was made over a 3 year period to determine if changes in the predominant organisms ...
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Elastic Slowing of Supersonic Beams allowed me great freedom in my work and put a lot of trust in me. Nevertheless, you were always there with good advice and great ideas when I needed you. I am very proud that I was given the opportunity to work in your group. Thank you for supporting me during my time in Austin and b...
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" you are the postdoc "). I thank you v for working with me, for bringing some sereneness in our lab, for advising me on my plans for the future and for being my friend. I wish you success in your professional life and you and your family great happiness in your private life. " Thank y'all! " Christian, you came in our...
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After Rome; or, Why Spenser Was Not a Republican This essay raises some objections to the emerging critical consensus that Spenser’s political values were, at least in certain significant ways, aligned with Renaissance republicanism. Noting Spenser’s tendency to downplay the Roman state’s own institutional history in f...
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Qualitative spatial reasoning for activity recognition using tools of ambient intelligence The aging population represents a growing concern of governments due to the extent that it will take in the coming decades and the speed of its evolution. This problem will result in increasing number of people affected by many d...
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Moreover, many errors can be detected only by using the spatial reasoning such as position problems (inappropriate objects are brought into the activity zone) or orientation of object issue (cup of coffee is upside down when pouring coffee). This thesis provides potential solutions to the problem outlined, which deals ...
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leur vie quotidienne. L'assistance technologique a l'interieur de ce qu'on appelle une maison intelligente pourrait apporter une solution abordable pour cette tâche. Une des questions cles inherentes a ce type d'assistance est de reconnaitre les activites courantes de la vie quotidienne faite par le patient afin d'etre...
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utilisant uniquement les criteres spatiaux. Nous demontrons a travers le texte que certaines activites ne pourraient pas avoir ete identifiees autrement. Le modele permet egalement la detection de nouvelles anomalies liees au comportement d'un individu en perte d'autonomie. Enfin, le modele a ete implemente et valide e...
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Distribution of bacteria infected by metagenomic sequencing technology in maxillofacial space. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare and analyze the consistency and difference between metageno-mic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and conventional bacterial culture in the detection of pathogenic microorganisms in maxi...
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was higher than the latter (P<0.05). The detection rate of aerobic bacteria in bacterial culture was 12.50% (1/16), the former was higher than the latter (P>0.05). mNGS detected 15 kinds of pathogenic bacteria, among which 3 were Gram positive, 12 were Gram negative, 49 were non-pathogenic, 16 were Gram positive, and 3...
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A modified likelihood function approach to DOA estimation in the presence of unknown spatially correlated Gaussian noise using a uniform linear array The problem of modified ML estimation of DOAs of multiple source signals incident on a uniform linear array (ULA) in the presence of unknown spatially correlated Gaussian...
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the validity of the proposed algorithm and to compare it with some previous solutions.
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Pathology and prognosis in pseudomyxoma peritonei: a review of 274 cases Aims The classification of abdominal mucinous neoplasia is a controversial area. In 2010, WHO published a classification which divides pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) into low and high grades. The aim of the authors was to correlate this classificati...
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likely to be associated with high grade PMP.
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A note on lexicalizing ‘what’ and ‘who’ in Russian and in Polish Abstract The contrast between the Russian čto and the Polish co ‘what’ is syntactic and reflects the way in which an identical sequence of features in the syntactic representation becomes realized as morphology. Specifically, I argue that this scenario fo...
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Process Safety Considerations for the Supply of a High-Energy Oxadiazole IDO1-Selective Inhibitor The development of a stereospecific synthesis of a IDO1-selective inhibitor is described. The synthetic strategy toward enabling early discovery efforts along with additional findings pertaining to process safety that limi...
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An Autonomous Parking Space Planning System Based on Pattern Searching Algorithm In the field of static traffic, parking space planning and moving line planning are currently carried out manually over a period of more than one week, which is inefficient and cannot be optimized automatically. Therefore, this paper propo...
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Recent Publications on International Human Rights Counter-terrorism and human rights in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights/Ana Salinas de Frías. – Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2012. – 461 p. ISBN: 978–92–871–7197–9 Terrorism has become one of the major threats facing both states and the international ...
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Acoustic Diagnostics Applications in the Study of the Oscillation Combustion in Lean Premixed Pre-Evaporation Combustor The paper presents an experimental investigation of the thermoacoustic oscillations detection in a lean premixed pre-evaporation (LPP) combustor using acoustic signals. The LPP model combustion chambe...
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An exact computational method for performance analysis of sequential test algorithms for detecting network intrusions Sequential test algorithms are playing increasingly important roles for quick detecting network intrusions such as portscanners. In view of the fact that such algorithms are usually analyzed based on in...
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Indigenous Smallholder Farming Strategies in South-Western Burkina Faso in Climate Variability Context Existing production systems in West Africa are unable to maintaining a good enough nutrient cycling at farm level. Climate change is expected to increase food production issues in agro ecosystems. Adaptation of smallh...
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RMU volume 41 issue 1-2 Cover and Back matter In addition to ten specially commissioned essays covering a range of Roman literature from Plautus to Juvenal, this volume contains an appreciation of Sullivan's life and work (including a complete list of his publications in classics and other fields) and the text of the f...
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Amylase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: a new marker for pulmonary aspiration. www.ccmjournal.org March 2013 • Volume 41 • Number 3 Aspiration is a common complication in hospitalized patients, which is usually associated with poor outcomes, especially in those with neuromuscular diseases, gastrointestinal or esophage...
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and specificity (76% and 38% for PCT using a threshold of 2.0 ng/ml, 65.8% and 91.9% for sTREM-1 using a threshold of 250 pg/ml) to diagnose aspiration pneumonia and chemical pneumonitis using above biomarker have not been widely accepted. In this issue of Critical Care Medicine, Weiss and colleagues (7) studied the ro...
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in the text, such as the absence of a gold standard to diagnose bacterial pneumonia and the potential confounding factors. Even though the amylase in BAL has a relatively long-lasting detection window, its dynamic changes of activity should not be neglected. Multiple quantitative detection of BAL amylase would be prefe...
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Deep venous thrombosis in intravenous cocaine abuse mimicking septic arthritis of the shoulder. We describe two patients with deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity who initially were thought to have septic arthritis of the shoulder. These patients had a history of recent intravenous cocaine abuse. The diagnosis...
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Deranged smooth muscle α-actin expression as a biomarker of intestinal pseudo-obstruction We read with interest the article by Knowles and colleagues ( Gut 2004; 53 :1583–9) in which the authors concluded that immunostaining of the adult jejunum with smooth muscle α-actin (ASMA) may be a valuable biomarker of chronic i...
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Penicillin tolerance among beta-hemolytic streptococci and production of the group carbohydrates, hemolysins, hyaluronidases and deoxyribonucleases. Penicillin tolerance among 67 strains of beta-hemolytic streptococci was examined by determining the ratio of the minimal bactericidal concentration to the minimal inhibit...
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Empowering Women Through Community-Based Tourism in the Western Cape, South Africa Tourism has received considerable attention in recent years with regards to the impacts of tourism and its ability to contribute toward sustainability. This article focuses on the positive impact communitybased tourism can have on the em...
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[ABP: the testicular protein that binds androgens]. ABP is a protein found in the testicular cytosol or secreted by Sertoli cells in the rete testis fluid. It has a high affinity for androgers and binds specifically 5 alpha-DHT and testosterone (but to a lesser extent). The binding capacity is saturable. ABP is measure...
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Control of a wind turbine with a hydrostatic transmission — An extended linearisation approach In this paper, a simplified model of the NREL 5MW wind turbine with a hydrostatic transmission is derived. A suitable control scheme is described, and the steady state operating points of the system are calculated. The system...
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Approximation Analysis of Open Acyclic Exponential Queueing Networks with Blocking An arbitrary configuration of an open queueing network with exponential service times and finite buffers is analyzed. We offer an iterative procedure for approximating the marginal occupancy probabilities for each queue of the system. Th...
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Socioeconomic and Functional Outcomes after Severe Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries: A Comparison of Surgical and Nonsurgical Patients Background Data: Management of cervical spine fractures has no individualized treatment protocol. Most guidelines are based on the fracture types; our study, being done in a deve...
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period. The mean SCIM functional score at 12 months in group A and B was 36.5 and 41.6, respectively (p = 0.2). No statistically significant difference was found in the functional outcome between survivors in both groups at 12 months. Conclusion: One-year survival was better in surgically treated patients with no diffe...
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Two Habsburg Women and Two Convents in the Heart of Renaissance Madrid T his exhibition opened in December , was interrupted by COVID-, and remained closed for months. It has reopened this September with an extension until  January . A virtual exhibition is accessible at the Patrimonio Nacional website, whi...
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Royal Palace, with  artworks (some never exhibited before), which reveal the past and present religious and artistic ambiences of these convents. Permission for some loans were obtained by the abbesses of both institutions, the real custodians of this rich heritage. Many of the artworks and objects, incorporated for...
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[Based on in vivo fluorescence imaging technology, to extablish a fluorescence modification method for amphipathic block polymers]. Rhodamine B (Rh B) was used to decorate an amphipathic block polymers (β-CD-[P(AA- co-MMA)-b-PVP](4)) in this study. First, after activated by 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide...
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Molecular encapsulation of amodiaquine in 2-hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin cavity. Characterization and its in vitro cytotoxicity ABSTRACT Amodiaquine has been used widely as an antimalarial drug. Amodiaquine is a mannich base 4-amino quinolone with a mode of action similar to that of chloroquine. The inclusion complex o...
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Physical Activity in Stage III Colon Cancer: CALGB/SWOG 80702 (Alliance). PURPOSE To determine the specific types, durations, and intensities of recreational physical activity associated with the greatest improvements in disease-free survival (DFS) of patients with colon cancer. METHODS We conducted a prospective cohor...
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95% CI, 3.1 to 14.2; P = .003). CONCLUSION Among patients with stage III colon cancer enrolled in a trial of postoperative treatment, larger volumes of recreational physical activity, longer durations of light- to moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, or any vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity were ass...
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Tunable Resonant Cavity Enhanced Detectors using Vertical MEMS Mirrors Highly sensitive photodetectors for the mid infrared have been obtained by placing a photodiode inside a Fabry Perot cavity. These resonant cavity enhanced detectors (RCED) are sensitive at the resonances only, which depend on the distance between t...
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Ultrasonic Monitoring of Thermally Curing Resins with the Use of Shear Wave Reflectivity A technique is presented for estimating t he state of viscosity of a thermally curing resin. The resin's complex shear modulus at 1 MHz is derived from the measured reflection coefficient of shear wave pulses at the tool-resin inte...
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Collecting Validity Evidence for the Assessment of Mastery Learning in Simulation-Based Ultrasound Training. PURPOSE To collect validity evidence for the assessment of mastery learning on a virtual reality transabdominal ultrasound simulator. MATERIALS AND METHODS We assessed the validity evidence using Messick's frame...
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one-third of the standard simulator metrics discriminated between different levels of competence.
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A Multichannel High-Frequency Current Link Based Isolated Auxiliary Power Supply for Medium-Voltage Applications The auxiliary power supply (APS) is one of the critical components inside medium-voltage (MV) power converters. Besides high insulation capability and small footprint, low common-mode (CM) coupling capacitan...
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