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Language: Original in English (Abstract in English and Slovene, Summary in Slovene)Community environments and walking -to -school behaviors: Multi-level correlates and underlying disparities |
Community Environments and Walking-to-School Behavi ors: Multi-Level Correlates and Underlying Disparities. (December 2008) Xuemei Zhu, B.A., Southeast University, China Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Robin F. Abram s D r. Chanam Lee Walking can be a safe, healthy, and affordable mod e of school transportation. H... |
With rising weak utility grid conditions, the power quality degradation has proved to be a major cause of concern due to the escalation in integrating renewable energy sources with the distribution grid. Thus, for power quality (PQ) enhancement, it is paramount to implement a robust control technique for the grid inter... |
Managerial accountability means both a clear focus on performance and compliance with rules. It requires holding managers accountable for results by assigning them responsibility, delegating authority for decision making, and giving them the autonomy and resources necessary to achieve the expected results. In the Weste... |
This Paper analyses the state of play regarding managerial accountability in the region based on the Principles of Public Administration developed by SIGMA in collaboration with the European Commission. This paper has also benefitted from broader OECD analytical work, including OECD standards and policy frameworks. It ... |
Measurements of human-generated electrostatic discharge (ESD) were conducted during the Canadian winter under low humidity conditions. These measurements indicate the existence of ESD impulses with rise times shorter than 100 ps and peak current amplitude in excess of 50 A. The measuring system consisted of a current s... |
This paper presents a new ultrasonic motor in which the rotor rotation speed is locked by the phase-velocity difference between the two traveling waves propagating on the stator and the rotor. First, the unique construction to excite two traveling waves both in the stator and the rotor is described. Then, the operation... |
The upland sandpiper (Bartramia Longuardia) has experienced a steep population decline in the northeastern U.S. since the mid-20th Century. In Pennsylvania it was found in less than 0.5% of atlas blocks during the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania project (2nd PBBA; 2004-09) and breeding was confirmed at o... |
Purpose of review To explore the interrelationships among the pharmacokinetics of sevoflurane, epileptiform electroencephalographic (EEG) activity and awareness in children. To also describe the revised perioperative fluid management strategy espoused by Holliday and Segar and noninvasive measures that may predict who ... |
Integrating synthetic low‐dimensional nanomaterials such as metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheets with a sustainable biopolymer is a promising strategy to endow composites with attractive structural and functional properties for expanded applications. Herein, aggregation‐induced‐emission luminogen (AIEgen)‐based MOF... |
An identifier is the way an identity management system or other entity refers to a digital identity. The identifier used by the system, however, likely differs from the identifier used directly by the user and will definitely differ from identifiers in another domain. This article reviews the concept of identifiers as ... |
Calretinin is a calcium‐binding protein that colocalizes with GABA in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of the rat and the monkey. In the present study, we investigated the distribution of calretinin‐immunoreactive cells and fibers in the human amygdaloid complex. A conspicuous feature was the high density of calreti... |
with which volatile intermediates, such as ~~ygen~~~.~~~.~~ and bromine," lSb are transferred between the reactionary mixture and atmosphere; by the absorption of intermediates, i.e., bromine, onto the hydrophobic walls of the reactor, &-electrode, or ~tirrer;?~ in the case of a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR)... |
With increasing size and unit capacity of photo-voltaic power generation, the impacts of photovoltaic generation on the power system have become increasingly prominent. This paper presents one methodology to evaluate the impact of photo-voltaic generation in the random production simulation. The algorithms used to solv... |
Sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase is an important enzyme in bile acid biosynthesis, responsible for the balance between formation of cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid. The enzyme has been purified to apparent homogeneity from rabbit liver (Ishida, H., Noshiro, M., Okuda, K., and Coon, M. J. (1992) J. Biol. Chem. 267, 2131... |
Haglund syndrome, a common cause of pain in the posterior heel, consists of a painful swelling of the local soft tissues (the so-called pump bump) and prominence of the calcaneal bursal projection. The condition is caused by compression of the distal Achilles tendon and surrounding soft tissue between the os calcis and... |
This paper presents a numerical determination of the optimal shape of body located in the incompressible viscous flow. The optimal shape is defined by the shape which has the minimum fluid force acting on the body. The shape optimization problem is based on an optimal control theory and can be formulated to find out ge... |
To evaluate the effect of posture change from the supine to the sitting position and before and after passive leg raising on maternal functional hemodynamics in pregnant women at 35–37 weeks' gestation, and to compare the changes in pregnancies that subsequently developed pre‐eclampsia (PE) or gestational hypertension ... |
This article reports the development of two sensing head configurations based on extrinsic and intrinsic fiber Fabry‐Pérot interferometers for the detection of incipient faults in oil‐filled power transformers. The performances of the sensing heads are characterized and compared with the situations where it operates in... |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was used to test 30 clinical specimens (transbronchial biopsy specimens) from patients in whom tuberculosis was suspected on chest X-ray. In these patients, 15 cases were histologically diagnosed as tuberculosis. Among them, M. tuberc... |
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the relationship between |
outsourcing of core and non-core activities and integrated firm-level |
performance (IFLP) consisting of competitive, financial, strategic, and |
stakeholders’ performance. Empirical data was collected from manufacturing |
small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Quebec that outsource, using |
a web-based questionnaire. A linear regression analysis was performed to |
establish the relationship between outsourcing and IFLP. The findings show |
that outsourcing of non-core activities and insourcing (internalization) of core |
activities have a positive impact on a firm’s integrated performance. The findings |
also demonstrate that offshore outsourcing enhances the economic, social, |
and strategic performances of manufacturing SMEs, which enables them to |
thrive in the current volatile business environment. However, managers need |
to identify carefully functions that could be outsourced in order to determine |
trade-offs between outsourcing and internalization. The broadness of the |
IFLP concept and the intrinsic complexity of offshore outsourcing tasks call for |
further study with larger samples.An Exploration of the English Exit Examination Policy in Thai Public Universities |
ABSTRACT One of the many education reforms in Thailand is a policy aimed at improving English language proficiency among university students. One direction in this policy requires that each university administer a standardized English language test to their students before they graduate, and that the students’ scores s... |
Purpose of review Unlike immunocompetent hosts, solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with posttransplant histoplasmosis (PTH) often present with disseminated disease and have an attributable mortality of approximately 10%. In this review, we discuss currently available diagnostic tests and treatment strategies in PT... |
To the Editor: |
I write briefly to compliment Ms Mukhopadhyay on her paper “A Biographical Sketch of Lewis Dexter,” which appeared recently in the Texas Heart Institute Journal (28:133-6). Although she did not know the man, she accurately captured his essence in her historical review. |
Few outside the circle of former Dexter fellows can imagine how fortunate we consider ourselves. I do not presume to speak for the group, but I do believe that Ms Mukhopadhyay—in undertaking her Arbeit at the suggestion of Dr. Taegtmeyer—did all of us and many others an inestimable service in bringing cardiologic atten... |
I served a fellowship with Dr. Dexter for 3 years, from 1953 to 1956. During the span of my professional experience (1948 to 1990), I was exposed directly and personally to many giants of American academic medicine, yet Dr. Dexter clearly stood out for his engaging qualities as a scientist, teacher, physician, father, ... |
I was privileged to head a cardiologic training program (1964–1982), over 50 graduates of which are scattered all over this country. Hard as I tried, I never came close to duplicating Dr. Dexter's high standards, but at least I always knew what it was that I was attempting to accomplish. |
Incidentally, Sandy Dexter Coburn is the equal of Lew, and we all hold her in the same high esteem.001 An unusual cause of lymphocytic meningitis |
A 36-year-old Spanish man, with a background of ketamine use, presented with a 10-day history of severe headache, photophobia, nausea, unsteadiness and slurring of speech. His CT head was normal. CSF white cell count was 151 (lymphocytes), protein 0.7, glucose 2.3 (serum 3.6). He was treated with IV acyclovir for two w... |
The “set membership Classi6cation” problem provides a unifying &anework in which several important problems in computational geometry and solid modeling can be formulated. We present m algorithm based on sorting to resolve the ON/ON ambiguity of the set membership classification problem. This algorithm also computes th... |
William Hann’s Northern Expedition set off on 26 June 1872 from Mount Surprise, a pastoral station west of Townsville, to determine the mineral and agricultural potential of Cape York Peninsula. The expedition was plagued by disharmony and there was later strong criticism of the leadership and its failure to provide an... |
Postsynaptic calcium feedback between rods and rod bipolar cells in the mouse retina |
Light-evoked currents were recorded from rod bipolar cells in a dark-adapted mouse retinal slice preparation. Low-intensity light steps evoked a sustained inward current. Saturating light steps evoked an inward current with an initial peak that inactivated, with a time constant of about 60–70 ms, to a steady plateau le... |
This paper deals about the use of non metric reflex digital cameras in landslide monitoring and the analysis of landscape evolution from comparison of present digital photographs and old digitized analogue metric terrestrial photographs. The methodology has been improved in a test area (a slope along a road with instab... |
As processing difficulty associated with a product increases, information about a subsequently encountered product becomes easier to process, leading to more favorable evaluations of it (a contrast effect). If, however, the two products are categorized as part of the same overall experience, then the negative feelings ... |
This paper proposes a battery power management strategy using the estimated lithium-ion concentration in the electrodes to prevent battery over-charging and over-discharging under aggressive driving conditions. Excessive battery operation is moderated by adjusting the allowable battery power limits through the feedback... |
Although the currently most popular concept of species and speciation is described as a "synthetic" or "biological" one, it is a population-genetic concept in its essence, since it was in its terms that the synthesis of Darwinian natural selection and Mendelian genetics was realized (Chetverikov, 1926; Fisher, 1930; Ha... |
A wide range of information technology has been available for several years from which to build information handling systems for bibliographic control. That technology, continuing to outrun the ability of designers to build complex systems and administrators to agree on the institutional aspects of running them, has be... |
Abstract According to Slavoj Zizek, ‘Real’ is the world before it is carved up by the Symbolic. The Symbolic is the big Other that distorts/represses the Real. Fantasy is the mask that covers up this distortion and makes people of necessity live with repressed or sublimated forms of pleasure in different versions of th... |
In the neurological evaluation of weakness, we distinguish between upper motor neuron weakness, and lower motor neuron weakness. The differences are tabulated below. Lower motor neuron weakness (LMN) Upper motor neuron weakness (UMN) Flaccid Spasticity, including a Babinski response Decreased tone Increased tone Decrea... |
Head and neck cancer (HNC) exhibiting resistance to molecular-targeted therapeutics poses a challenge to their effective clinical management and alternative treatment strategies are actively sought to improve results. Src is commonly hyperactivated in HNC cells and has been implicated as an oncogenic driver in the deve... |
Gouty arthritis (GA), a recurrent arthritis induced by precipitation of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, has a 1.4% prevalence.1 2 The hands are affected in 24.7% of patients3 often with long-standing and diuretic-induced disease. Imaging can help in the differential diagnosis of GA and in understanding its pathogenic ... |
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