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There is an urgent need for instruments to evaluate supervisor competence. The current study describes the development of the SE-SC8, an eight-item version of a previously published Supervision Evaluation and Supervisory Competence scale that has adequate reliability and validity. The current study analysed data from t... |
High speed permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) drive systems are widely used owing to their high power density, high efficiency. An emerging area for such systems is the electrified aircraft propulsion where high specific power machines are in demand. However, robust control of high speed motors has been a chal... |
INVESTIGATION TEE ~-BOUNDARY-~ TEMPERATURE-RECOVERYFACTOR ON BODIES REVOLUTION AT MACH NUMEERS FROM The 10C6J temperature-recoveryfactor of a “twbulent boundsq layer produced by natural transition on a thin-walled, metal, 10° cone was measured at Mach numbers of 1.97 and 3.77 and at length Reynolds nunibers, based on t... |
Objective: Intraoperative CARTO Mapping for Atrial Fibrillation ablation in cardiac surgery. |
Background: Surgical ablation of Atrial Fibrillation is usually performed without mapping. The study aims to determine if intraoperative CARTO can be useful to guide the ablating procedure. |
Methods and Findings: Fourteen patients with symptomatic and drug-refractory concomitant AF were operated on in 2003 and 2004. CARTO mapping was performed before and after surgical bipolar radio-frequency ablation. Application of energy was repeated when residual electrical activity was detected at the pulmonary veins-... |
The mapping protocol was completed in 12 patients. Acute left atrium-pulmonary vein isolation was achieved after single or double energy application in 2/12 (16.6%) and 9/12 (75%) patients, respectively. The mean duration of the mapping and ablation procedure was 67 minutes. |
At discharge, PV isolation persisted in 10 patients: exit block was confirmed by the absence of pacing through the pulmonary veins electrodes. |
After a mean follows up of 181 months, no further recurrent AF events were registered in 9/12 (69.2%) patients. |
Conclusions: CARTO system is useful during open-heart surgery to guide the ablating strategy.Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of copper bonding wire during continuous annealing |
Abstract In this study, the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties during continuous annealing for the copper bonding wire containing trace Mg and Ag were investigated. The relationship of microstructure evolution about recovery, recrystallisation and grain growth with breaking strength, hardness and elonga... |
The idea of generalizing quasi injective by employing a new term is introduced in this paper. The introduction of principally self-injective modules, which are principally self-injective modules. A number of characteristics and characterizations of such modules have been established. In addition, the idea of strongly m... |
PURPOSE |
to identify sensitivity alteration in the intercostal brachial nerve pathway using an extensiometer, and to observe the measurement reproducibility of the apparatus. |
METHODS |
the Semmes-Weinstein extensiometer was used to evaluate the sensitivity along the intercostal brachial nerve pathway. Ninety-four women have participated in the study, divided into two groups: a CA Group composed of 47 women submitted to breast cancer axillary lymphadenectomy, and a comparative group composed of 47 wom... |
RESULTS |
based on Control Group responses, the prevalence of sensitivity changes was 85.1% in the CA Group. Reproducibility of the extensiometer application was confirmed in the CA Group through the Kappa's test (p=0.8). |
CONCLUSIONS |
in this studied sample, sensitivity alterations had high prevalence; evaluations made with the extensiometer were reproducible, and thus we consider the equipment reliable to evaluate sensitivity along the intercostal brachial nerve pathway.Approximated Vector Diffraction Theory for Readout Signal of Multi-Level Run-Le... |
Multi-level run-length-limited read-only optical storage is a kind of high density storage method. The width and height of recording marks are varied with different levels, which is the key technology for the optical storage. When the readout signal of these discs with complex recording marks is computed by vector anal... |
A dosimetric experiment was performed at the Medico-Technical Complex in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, to investigate the effects of metallic dental implants in the treatment of head and neck tumours with proton therapy. The goal of the study was to evaluate the 2D dose distributions of different cli... |
The gene encoding Catechol‐O‐methyltransferase (COMT), a dopamine catabolic enzyme, has been associated inconsistently with schizophrenia in spite of consistent evidence for dopaminergic dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of schizophrenia. Since one contribution to this inconsistency might be genetic heterogene... |
Background— Patients with heart failure are at increased risk for thromboembolic events, including stroke. Historically attributed to blood stasis, little is known about the adverse effects of elevated chamber filling pressure on endocardial function, which could predispose to intracardiac thrombus formation. Methods a... |
The Japanese-American population was particularly well suited for the study of cancer occurrence because: 1) An American-born population as well as the immigrant Japanese-American population could be studied; 2) good cancer incidence and mortality data from Japan could be compared with data from the United States; and ... |
Cascade likelihood vector quantization is proposed for coding LPC spectral parameters for application in low-rate code-excited linear prediction systems. The approach is based on representing the LPC all-pole filter as a cascade of two lower-order all-pole filters. The partitioning of the LPC polynomial is done in the ... |
The authors test two theories linking religion and economic beliefs in predominantly Muslim nations using data from national surveys of Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Moral Cosmology theory posits that because the religiously orthodox are theologically communitarian in viewin... |
In this study, we propose a comprehensive and computationally efficient Probabilistic Quasi-Static Time Series (PQSTS) method in which the multiple uncertainties of forecasted load and PV data are employed in the distribution network planning problem. Additionally, inverter reactive power capability is implemented to r... |
As graphics processing units (GPUs) are becoming increasingly popular for general purpose workloads (GPGPU), the question arises how such processors will evolve architecturally in the near future. In this work, we identify and discuss trade-offs for three GPU architecture parameters: active thread count, compute-memory... |
Office workers perform tasks using different information and communication technologies (ICT) involving various postures. Adequate variation in postures and muscle activity is generally believed to protect against musculoskeletal complaints, but insufficient information exists regarding the effect on postural variation... |
This paper describes a case of epithelioid leiomyosarcoma of the rectum in a patient admitted for constipation and rectal bleeding. After an initial biopsy diagnosis of leiomyoma, a local excision was performed, showing the malignant nature of the tumour. Consequently, the patient underwent an abdomino-perineal amputat... |
Mobile games now represent the largest sector of the game market when measured by revenue [1]. Ubiquitous smartphones with their wide range of integrated peripherals present designers with opportunities to use the devices in novel ways. Our goal was to build an Android app that turns a smartphone into the equipment to ... |
The successful functioning and development of the regions is ensured by the symbiosis of cooperation and competition, based on the positive synergistic effects of the territorial agglomeration. Stable partnerships between enterprises provide a solution to the problems of the regional economy, associated with increased ... |
The prevention of biofilm development on the surfaces of implanted medical devices is a global challenge for the healthcare sector. Bio-instructive materials that intrinsically prevent bacterial biofilm formation and drive an appropriate host immune response are required to reduce the burden of healthcare associated in... |
A 17-year-old boy who had been treated for insulin-dependent diabetes since age 2, and for coeliac disease since age 6, presented a major growth retardation (-6 SD), a delayed puberty and a hepatomegaly with excessive glycogen storage (Mauriac's syndrome). Improved metabolic control resulted in normal pubertal developm... |
In this contribution we present a custom test-bench capable of delivering multi-path mm-wave signals with amplitude and phase control to an on-wafer environment. The setup employs direct IQ up-conversion in the 7.5GHz to 10GHz band, with high resolution DACs to modulate both amplitude and phases of n coherent LO signal... |
Competitive environments are driving manufacturing organisations to react quickly to unpredictable changes and customer opportunities. To face these new challenges, manufacturing organisations require the support of information technology/systems in their operations. An information technology/systems infrastructure cap... |
The introduction of photovoltaic (PV) modules in the early 1970's to energize remote telecommunication sites has provided a much needed backbone for communications in far reaching and remote areas of Australia. Whilst accurate analysis of batteries is common, little data is captured on PV modules. Where a “rule of thum... |
In this paper a single band beam steering antenna is designed using branch line coupler and it obeys the property of phase shifting of the radiation pattern in both positive and negative direction. A microstrip patch antenna is designed at Industrial Scientific and Medical ISM Band III (24 GHz) which is an unlicensed b... |
TO THE EDITOR: Dr. Weiner's editorial [1] on the article by Langdon and colleagues [2] was thoughtful in its laudatory reflection. However, I must take exception to his statement that a related issue that also appears to have been sidestepped is a delineation of the exact role the Board (and other internal medicine gro... |
BACKGROUND |
Activity and footwear may be associated with plantar heel pain (PHP), however both factors have rarely been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate activity and footwear characteristics in PHP while controlling for important confounders. |
METHOD |
This cross-sectional observational study compared 50 participants with PHP to 25 participants without PHP who were matched for age, sex and body mass index. Activity was measured using the Stanford Activity Questionnaire, as well as the number of hours per day participants stood for, and whether they stood on hard floo... |
RESULTS |
Participants with PHP stood for more than twice as long as participants without PHP (mean difference 3.4 hours, p < 0.001, large effect size). Participants with PHP also reported greater difficulty accessing suitable footwear (FHSQ footwear domain mean difference (MD) 22 points, p = 0.002, large effect size (ES), and t... |
CONCLUSIONS |
Compared to people without PHP, people with PHP stand for more than twice the amount of time each day, have substantial difficulties accessing suitable footwear, and the primary shoes they wear are harder under the heel.Humble Opinions on the Relationship between the Percentage of Urban Residents in an Urban Region and... |
Abstract It is a fact that in U.S. the immigration between rural areas and city areas is free, but in China this type of immigration is restricted by HUKOU system (Hukou, namely the household registration system, was designed to control rural-urban in China). All of those national policies in city areas are much better... |
The pattern of lymphatic spread was evaluated in 81 previously untreated ovarian cancer patients (Stage I, 35; Stage II, 2; Stage III, 44) undergoing systematic aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy. Positive nodes were found in 14% Stage I and 68% Stage III patients. Either pre- and paraaortic, or pre- and paracaval nodes... |
According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, there were 117 law enforcement fatalities in the United States in 2015. Assaults with sharp‐edged weapons have resulted in a total of over 400 fatalities in the United States. The goal of the current research was to examine sharp‐edged weapon assaults against law... |
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