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In the early 1990s, investigations of the Italian judiciary began to reveal extensive networks of corrupt dealings between political parties, industrial companies and in some instances criminal organizations, aimed at personal aggrandisement and the control of power and resources. Although no party has emerged entirely... |
Power-constrained systems, such as RF-powered smart cards are gaining increased significance in the embedded system's domain. These systems are highly susceptible to supply voltage drops caused by power peak regions that impact on the system stability. Power profile flattening mechanisms have emerged as an effective po... |
Using cement kiln dispose sludge from sewage plants can achieve the sludge stabilization, harmless, reduction and resource comprehensive utilization purposes. This is Not only to solve the problem of sludge treatment which is difficult to solve by sewage treatment plant, but also to make full use of the sewage treatmen... |
Abstract We prove that the automorphism group of a one-sided subshift of finite type is generated by elements of finite order. For one-sided full shifts we characterize the finite subgroups of the automorphism group. For one-sided subshifts of finite type we show that there are strong restrictions on the finite subgrou... |
The World Conference on Education for All (1990) stated that learning begins at birth. The Dakar Framework for Action (2000) included the expansion and improvement of early childhood care and education as the first of six global goals. A number of countries have launched a variety of efforts to meet their global commit... |
Three-dimensional stack memory that provides both high-bandwidth access and large capacity is a promising technology for next-generation computer systems. While a large number of memory cubes increase the aggregate memory capacity, the communication latency and power consumption would become significant due to its low-... |
BACKGROUND--To evaluate the effect of inhaled beta 2 adrenergic agonists on the sensitivity of airway cough receptors, the effect of inhaled procaterol on cough induced by aerosolised capsaicin, a stimulant of C fibres, was studied in patients with asthma or chronic bronchitis and in normal subjects. METHOD--Eleven pat... |
Interactions between acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) blasts and neighbouring endothelial cells in the bone marrow seem important both for disease development and susceptibility to chemotherapy. We investigated the effects of soluble mediators released by microvascular endothelial cells on native human AML cells. AML c... |
Numerous attempts have been made to translate mussel adhesion to diverse synthetic platforms. However, the translation remains largely limited to the Dopa (3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) or catechol functionality, which continues to raise concerns about Dopa's inherent susceptibility to oxidation. Mussels have evolved ada... |
An ex vivo model of a perfused canine tibia was used to investigate the effect of human adrenomedullin, a novel peptide with known vasodilator properties, on the vascular resistance of bone. Human adrenomedullin has a potent and long‐lasting vasodilator effect in the canine tibia following precontraction of vascular sm... |
Of 723 infertile men (128 with a history of cryptorchidism) whose testes were biopsied at the outer lateral face of the testis, five presented carcinoma in situ (CIS) in one testis. These testes were removed, serially sectioned, and examined by light microscopy. In order to evaluate whether only one or two biopsies are... |
Lipid metabolism plays important roles not only in the structural basis and energy supply of healthy cells but also in the oncogenesis and progression of cancers. In this study, we investigated the prognostic value of lipid metabolism-related genes in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). The recurrence predictive gene signa... |
Clinical modalities based on inhibition of gelation of HbS are hindered by the lack of quantitative information on the extent of participation of different amino acid residues in the aggregation process. One such site is Asp-85(alpha), which is involved in a parallel interdouble strand ionic interaction with Lys-144(be... |
Based on the interviews of 18 people in Finland in 2001-2, conceptions of the Internet as an information source were explored. In general, the conceptions reflect the acceptability, accessibility and usability of Internet sources. Most conceptions appeared to be quite impressionistic, reflecting the basic difficulty of... |
We construct explicit deterministic extractors for polynomial images of varieties, that is, distributions sampled by applying a low-degree polynomial map $f : \mathbb{F}_q^r \to \mathbb{F}_q^n$ to an element sampled uniformly at random from a $k$-dimensional variety $V \subseteq \mathbb{F}_q^r$. This class of sources g... |
This paper presents the Verilog-A implementation of charge control based model of dual gated graphene field effect transistor (GFET) and initial results towards bending induced changes in their electrical response. The ambipolar region of the device has been described using the saturation and displacement current model... |
The monomeric fragment In-C(SiMe3)3 was inserted into the Ni-Ni bond of Ni2Cp2(mu-CO)2 upon treatment of the carbonyl complex with the tetraindium(I) compound In4[C(SiMe3)3]4, 1, in a molar ratio of 4 to 1. The product (3) contains an indium atom coordinated to one alkyl substituent and two Ni(Cp)CO groups in a planar ... |
A spirocyclic-caged, small-molecule imaging probe fluoresces upon cleavage by a cancer-specific enzyme and can be used during surgical or endoscopic tumor removal procedures. No Tumor Left Behind Although quick action with spray paint usually conjures images of a schoolboy prank, researchers now show that spray paintin... |
Intentionality, as Brentano originally introduced the term in modern philosophy, was meant to provide a distinctive characteristic definitively separating the mental from the physical. Mental states have an intrinsic relationship to an object, to that which they are ‘about.’ Physical entities just are what they are, th... |
I ask would probably never have arisen in the first place. Despite a few areas in which it might have thought through the nature of its analysis a bit more carefully, this edition of Hm/Hm2, in sum, offers unprecedented amounts of data and the ability to manipulate that data, as well as outstanding editorial, textual, ... |
BACKGROUND |
No previous study has examined the effect of dual-task training using changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) as an outcome. |
OBJECTIVE |
This study aimed to examine the effects of simultaneous dual-task training of exercise and cognitive tasks on rCBF using SPECT in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). |
METHODS |
In this non-randomized control trial, 40 older adults with aMCI participated from May 2016 to April 2018. Outpatients in the intervention group (n = 22) underwent 24 sessions (12 months) of dual-task training twice a month for 60 mins per session. Participants in the control group (n = 18) continued to have regular out... |
RESULTS |
Of the 22 participants in the intervention group, six dropped out; therefore, 16 were included in the analysis. The intervention group showed more significant increases in rCBF in multiple regions, including the bilateral frontal lobes, compared with the control group. However, the rates of reversion or conversion from... |
CONCLUSION |
Dual-task training for older adults with aMCI increased rCBF in the frontal gyrus but did not promote reversion from MCI to normal cognition. Future intervention studies, such as follow-up examinations after the intervention, are warranted to consider long-term prognosis.Molecular and Carbon Isotopic Variation during C... |
Molecular and carbon isotopic variation during degassing process have been observed in marine shale reservoirs, however, this behavior remains largely unexplored in terrestrial shale reservoirs. Here, we investigate the rock parameters of five terrestrial shale core samples from the Xiahuayuan Formation and the geochem... |
PURPOSE |
The paper aims to explore the barriers that currently exist to patient-driven treatment within the field of mental health care and reform. |
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH |
This study represents action learning research using grounded theory to explore a possible causal basis for recidivism related to non-compliance with medication. Interviews addressed concerns from the literature around perceived barriers to patient-driven treatment evidenced by non-compliance with medically recommended... |
FINDINGS |
An analysis of the resulting emergent themes illustrated the importance of participatory treatment and coaching rather than medically applied paternalistic care, which is seen as encouraging learned helplessness on the part of patients. Similar helplessness was also revealed in clinicians themselves. Patients' awarenes... |
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS |
The research was limited to only a small number of interviewees in one institution, all of whom were closely associated with mental illness in various capacities. The grounded theory nature of the research does, however, provide a framework for more research in other institutions to test and further explore some of the... |
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS |
The study demonstrated a reinforcement of Maslow's theory of needs hierarchy. The study illustrated a step-wise approach to treatment to decrease the rate of failure and recidivism in mental health care. The provision of a stable living environment was viewed as instrumental in improving patients' compliance with pharm... |
ORIGINALITY/VALUE |
Recidivism in mental health-created by non-compliance in pharmaceutical treatment, is a major issue in Canada's health care system. This study brings to the forefront issues from a number of perspectives in order to form a course of action in response to its findings.Control Model for an Elastomer Extrusion Process Obt... |
Some elastomer profile extrusion processes in the automotive industry are still hard to control, generally because they are open loop systems with continual changes in manufacturing conditions. It is at the start-up stage that most time and raw materials are lost. This article describes the development of a dynamic ext... |
The attainment set of the $\varphi$-envelope of a function at a given point is investigated. The inclusion of the attainment set of the $\varphi$-envelope of the closed convex hull of a function into the attainment set of the function is preserved in sufficiently general settings to encompass the case $\varphi$ being a... |
The wedge‐like and nose‐like ion spectral structures, named after their characteristic shapes in the energy‐time spectrograms, appear to be distinctively different structures in the Earth's inner magnetosphere. Here. we present a case study with conjugate observations from the Arase spacecraft and the twin Van Allen Pr... |
This paper describes InterModeller, a computer program intended to assist children in primary and secondary schools to learn concepts and skills associated with classification. The design of the program consolidates and extends previous work by including support for multiple forms of representation, provision for autom... |
The intelligent structure system is described in the paper based on three modules, including intelligent workshop, intelligent production and intelligent monitoring. The intelligent workshop is the starting point to design and study the system structure of robot. The classical application of robot in the region of stee... |
The aim of this paper is to combine curvelets with wave atoms by using the mixed constraints, namely smoothness of semi-norm of decomposition spaces and sparsity. It fully considers the sparse representation of curvelets and wave atoms. Curvelets are an essentially optimal representation of objects which is C^2 away fr... |
The corneas and/or the iridocorneal angles of 13 dogs were examined morphologically by use of transmission electron microscopy. Virologic identification techniques also were used for tissue from 2 dogs. Four dogs had clinical signs of chronic superficial keratitis or pannus, 9 dogs had normal eyes. In the tissue from 7... |
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