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Individual-Level Compliments and Insults Thanks for the Compliment ? Emotional Reactions to Group-Level Versus

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Fundamentals of control-oriented system identification and their application for identification in H∞

This paper examines the system identification problem from the standpoint of control system design. Noting first that nearly all robust control design methods require explicit worst-case/deterministic bounds on the existing plant uncertainty, it is argued that the class of system identification methods which are inherently compatible with robust control design methods-or control-oriented is a subset of the class of system identification methods which yield an explicit worst-case/deterministic bound on the resulting identification error. An abstract theoretical framework for control-oriented system identification is then developed. This framework is inherently worst-case/deterministic in nature, and makes precise such notions as identification error, algorithm convergence, and algorithm optimality from a worst-case/deterministic standpoint. Finally, the abstract theoretical framework is utilized to formulate and solve two related control-oriented system identification problems for stable, linear, shift-invariant, distributed parameter plants. In each of these problems the assumed apriori information is minimal, consisting only of a lower bound on the relative stability of the plant, an upper bound on a certain gain associated with the plant, and an upper bound on the noise level. In neither case are any assumptions made concerning the structure of either the plant (i.e., dynamic order, relative order, etc.) or the noise (i.e., zero-mean, etc.). The first of these problems involves identification of a point sample of the plant frequency response from a noisy, finite, output time series obtained in response to an applied sinusoidal input with frequency corresponding to the frequency point of interest.
Seasonal variability of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) congener profiles in butter in Poland: Dietary risk evaluation

Various statistical methods have been employed to analyse in details seasonal diversification of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)/polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congener profiles found in butter fat. The variability of the PCB/PBDE congener profiles indicates the presence of various sources of the milk fat contamination. The obtained results suggest that the environmental chemical background has the highest share in the contamination sources pattern. Ion trap mass spectrometry coupled to high-resolution gas chromatography with semi-permeable membrane dialysis sample cleanup was used for determination of PCBs and PBDEs in milk fat. Determined butter fat PCB profiles were similar to the profiles characteristic for Aroclor 1254 technical mixture. Our data indicate that dietary intake of PCB/PBDE with milk and milk products may be estimated to be about 717.5 pg kg b.w. −1 day−1 for six-indicator PCBs, 0.329 (equivalent toxicity, TEQ) pg kg b.w. −1 day−1 for 12 DL PCBs and 50 pg kg b.w. −1 day−1 for PBDEs (sum of 14 congeners).
Simultaneous Comparison of Intraarterial, Oscillometric, and Finapres Monitoring During Anesthesia

In 30 patients (15 with normal peripheral vascular status and 15 with peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, or a heavy smoking history), systolic, mean, and diastolic arterial pressures were recorded simultaneously every 5 min using a radial arterial catheter, an oscillometric arm cuff, and a Finapres finger cuff during 1–6 h of anesthesia and operation. The average accuracy of oscillometric and Finapres pressure measurements was good. Comparisons of arterial, oscillometric, and Finapres pressures showed only a small bias in the oscillometric and Finapres pressure estimations. Finapres pressures underestimated arterial pressures by 1 mm Hg more than oscillometric pressures did. Peripheral vascular status had no effect on comparisons made between pressures measured with these two techniques. Although bias was small, precision was often lacking as shown by the large variability of the difference between individual values from the three monitors. However, the precision of Finapres pressure measurements was about the same order of magnitude as that of oscillometric measurements.
The Value of Liver Biopsy

We have tried to determine whether it is still true that an accurate hepatological diagnosis can only be achieved with liver biopsy, or if the information from a liver biopsy could be obtained using other simpler, non-invasive techniques. The value of a test, in the medical context, implies more than just accuracy. A test result is of value if the information so obtained can enable the doctor to improve the patient's existing state of health. Thus, liver biopsy data are valuable if of help in classifying patients in such a way that treatment is improved. One of the most important effects of a test result is the degree of confidence that it gives to a doctor when evaluating the problem in hand. Confidence is reflected in a number of ways. The accuracy of liver biopsy data in discriminating between different diseases can be easily assessed for conditions in which the true diagnosis can be established by alternative techniques. For example, in assessing jaundiced patients with suspected extrahepatic biliary obstruction, the true diagnosis can be obtained using cholangiographic techniques such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and percutaneous cholangiography, which give direct visualisation of the biliary tree. The discriminating ability of liver biopsy can then be tested by comparing the biopsy data with those obtained from cholangiography. This is, of course, not possible in conditions such as chronic active hepatitis where liver biopsy is the main yardstick available for evaluation. However, irrespective of its discriminating ability, the value of liver biopsy will also depend on the competence of the histopathologist in producing an accurate histological report, thus the observer's error should
Phone-based speaker verification with various adaptation configurations

This paper introduces an examination of several adaptation schemes for phone-based speaker verification. It is argued that different phonemes convey different amount of valuable information about speaker classification. Thus, the presented study tries to find more optimal settings to exploit this information. Experiments with short duration of training and testing of clean and telephone text-independent speech highlighted the superiority of one configuration over the rest. This configuration implements a two-stage adaptation of phone models, outperforming the standard phone-independent GMM-based system. The paper also considers adaptation of a subset of the whole phonetic set, and its comparative improvement of performance. Experiments showed that this partial adaptation approach, beyond reducing storage requirement, significantly improves the overall performance.
[Clinical studies on 40 cases of so-called denture fibroma (author's transl)].

われわれは日常臨床で比較的しばしば遭遇する, いわゆる義歯性線維腫の臨床病態像を明らかにする目的で本研究を行った。 対象症例は1966年1月より1976年12月までの11年間に東京医科歯科大学歯学部付属病院第1口腔外科を受診した義歯性線維腫40例である。 結果: 40例の年齢は50～60歳代を中心に32～81歳に分布し, 性別では男性7例に対し, 女性33例であった。 当該顎に装用せる義歯の種類は総義歯36個, 局部床義歯4個で, これらの装着期間は2～30年, 平均7年であった。 患者の自覚症状の大部分は無痛性腫瘤であったが, 義歯装着より症状自覚までの期間は, 2年以内, 3～4年および5年以上が各々ほぼ均等に認められた。 腫瘤の形状は弁状型, 分葉型, 腫瘤型の3型に分類され, 各々30, 7, 3例であった。 その発生部位は大部分が上下顎前歯部の歯肉唇移行部で, 他に舌側口底移行部, 歯槽部にも認めた。 腫瘤の形状と症状自覚までの期間とを比較すると, 腫瘤型では比較的短期間内に発生し, 分葉型では長期間経過後に発生する傾向にあった。 弁状型では, その期間は多様であった。 これらの腫瘤はすべて手術的に切除され, いずれも経過良好であった。
Diabetes control and pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes treated during pregnancy with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion or multiple daily insulin injections.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to compare diabetes control and obstetrical outcomes in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes treated during pregnancy with either continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) or multiple daily insulin injections (MDII). PATIENTS AND METHODS It was a descriptive, retrospective, observational study of 116 Caucasian pregnant women with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Thirty women were treated during pregnancy with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII group) and 86 with multiple daily insulin injections (MDII group). RESULTS Mean age and body mass index did not differ between groups (p >0.05). Duration of diabetes was longer in CSII than in MDII group, 12.7 +/- 7.20 vs. 7.71 +/- 6.13 years, respectively (p = 0.0005). There were no differences between the studied groups in glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) levels in the I, II and III trimesters of pregnancy - in CSII group 7.41 +/- 1.75, 6.57 +/- 1.09 and 6.46 +/- 0.87, respectively, in MDII group - 7.71 +/- 2.37, 6.65 +/- 1.18 and 6.75 +/- 1.21, respectively (p >0.05). There were no severe hypoglycemia and diabetic coma. Mean duration of pregnancy, rate of premature deliveries, newborn birth weight, incidence of SGA and LGA, and the frequency of neonatal hypoglycemia did not differ between groups (p >0.05). The total malformation rate was 5.13%, including 2 terminated pregnancies and the frequency did not differ between groups (p >0.05). The rate of spontaneous abortions was 16.7% in CSII group and 10.3% in MDII (p >0.05). CONCLUSIONS No apparent relationships between mode of insulin therapy and pregnancy outcome were found in type 1 diabetes patients.
Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of Cotton Epicuticular Wax in Defense Against Cotton Leaf Curl Disease.

BACKGROUND Gossypium arboreumis resistant to Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus and its cognate Cotton leaf curl Multan beta satellite (CLCuBuV and CLCuMB). However, the G. arboreum wax deficient mutant (GaWM3) is susceptible to CLCuV. Therefore, epicuticular wax was characterized both quantitatively and qualitatively for its role as physical barrier against whitefly mediated viral transmission and co-related with the titer of each viral component (DNA-A, alphasatellite and betasatellite) in plants. OBJECTIVES The hypothesis was the CLCuV titer in cotton is dependent on the amount of wax laid down on plant surface and the wax composition. RESULTS Analysis of the presence of viral genes, namely alphasatellite, betasatellite and DNA-A, via real-time PCR in cotton species indicated that these genes are detectable in G. hirsutum, G. harknessii and GaWM3, whereas no particle was detected in G. arboreum. Quantitative wax analysis revealed that G. arboreum contained 183 μg. cm-2 as compared to GaWM3 with only 95 μg. cm-2. G. hirsutum and G. harknessii had 130 μg. cm-2 and 146 μg. cm-2, respectively. The GCMS results depicted that Lanceol, cis was 45% in G. harknessii. Heptadecanoic acid was dominant in G. arboreum with 25.6%. GaWM3 had 18% 1,2,-Benenedicarboxylic acid. G. hirsutum contained 25% diisooctyl ester. The whitefly feeding assay with Nile Blue dye showed no color in whiteflies gut fed on G. arboreum. In contrast, color was observed in the rest of whiteflies. CONCLUSIONS From results, it was concluded that reduced quantity as well as absence of (1) 3-trifluoroacetoxytetradecane, (2) 2-piperidinone,n-|4-bromo-n-butyl|, (3) 4-heptafluorobutyroxypentadecane, (4) Silane, trichlorodocosyl-, (5) 6- Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, and (6) Heptadecanoicacid,16-methyl-,methyl ester in wax could make plants susceptible to CLCuV, infested by whiteflies.
The relationships of anxiety and self-attention to running economy in competitive male distance runners.

Although running economy (RE) is an important physiological characteristic associated with superior distance running performance, little is known about the potential psychological correlates of RE. Therefore, the current study examined the relationship of anxiety and self-attention to RE. Anxiety was measured with the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT; Martens, 1977) and the Trait Anxiety Inventory (TAI; Spielberger et al., 1970). Self-attention was assessed with the Private Self-Consciousness (PSC) subscale of the Self-Consciousness Scale Revised (SCSR; Scheier and Carver, 1985). Running economy was determined by the oxygen cost of running at a submaximal velocity of 4.13 m s-1 (< 80% of maximal aerobic capacity). The subjects were 18 competitive male distance runners (mean 10-km race time 34.17 min). No relationship was found between anxiety (SCAT: r = -0.18, N.S.; TAI: r = -0.17, N.S.) and RE. However, PSC and RE were related (r = 0.50, P < 0.05), suggesting that runners who habitually directed attention inwards were also the most economical. Runners high in PSC may have been more economical because they were sensitive to muscle tension interfering with performance and subsequently employed relaxation techniques to reduce tension. Additionally, they may have employed cognitive techniques aimed at increasing RE such as positive self-talk and associative strategies. Despite the tenability of these explanations, the association between PSC and RE should be interpreted cautiously due to the small sample size.
Regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and tumor necrosis factor converting enzyme in human osteoarthritis.

A snake venom-like protease isolated by a differential display screen between normal and osteoarthritis (OA)-affected cartilage (designated as cSVP) has a cDNA sequence identical to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha convertase enzyme (TACE) and belongs to the adamalysin group of proteases. It has unique structural properties and when expressed in baculovirus, cleaves preferentially proTNFalpha to TNFalpha. The OA-affected cartilage has upregulated mRNA for TNFalpha and TACE as compared to normal cartilage. TNFalpha and TACE regulate inflammatory mediators in OA-affected cartilage which can be inhibited by both soluble TNFalpha receptors and inhibitors of TACE. These experiments demonstrate a functional paracrine/autocrine role of TNFalpha in OA-affected cartilage that is modulated by upregulated levels of chondrocyte-derived TACE.
Endoscopic variceal ligation versus endoscopic variceal ligation and endoscopic sclerotherapy: a prospective randomized study.

OBJECTIVE To compare endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) with a combination of EVL and endoscopic scelerotherapy (EST) in the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding. METHODS Fifty patients with esophageal varices due to cirrhosis of the liver (38), noncirrhotic portal fibrosis (7), or extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (5) were included in the study. These 50 patients were randomized to receive either EVL alone or a combination of EVL and EST for variceal eradication. Twenty-one patients received EVL alone (group A), and 23 patients received EVL and EST (group B). In group B, EVLs were performed until the varices were reduced to grade II size, and, subsequently, these patients underwent low-dose sclerotherapy with 1% polidocanol until variceal eradication was achieved. RESULTS Combined EVL and EST treatment eradicated the varices in a significantly greater number of patients then EVL alone (87% vs. 24%; p < 0.05). However, significantly more endoscopic sessions were required with combined treatment than with EVL alone (5.87 +/- 2.32 vs. 4.28 +/- 1.82; p < 0.05). Rebleeding episodes before variceal eradication were similar in the two groups (19% vs. 22%). The complications were similar in both the EVL and the EVL-plus-EST group, ie. , deep ulcers (16% vs. 20%), transient dysphagia (20% vs. 32%), and stricture (4% vs. 8%). CONCLUSION Thus, combined EVL and EST treatment eradicates varices in a significantly larger number of patients than EVL alone, with no extra complications.
Risk Factors of Mortality from All Asbestos-Related Diseases: A Competing Risk Analysis

Background The mortality from all malignant and nonmalignant asbestos-related diseases remains unknown. The authors assessed the incidence and risk factors for all asbestos-related deaths. Methods The sample included 544 patients from an asbestos-exposed community in the area of Barcelona (Spain), between Jan 1, 1970, and Dec 31, 2006. Competing risk regression through a subdistribution hazard analysis was used to estimate risk factors for the outcomes. Results Asbestos-related deaths were observed in 167 (30.7%) patients and 57.5% of these deaths were caused by some type of mesothelioma. The incidence rate after diagnosis was 3,600 per 100,000 person-years. In 7.5% of patients death was non-asbestos-related, while pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma were identified in 87 (16.0%) and 18 (3.3%) patients, respectively. Conclusions Age, sex, household exposure, cumulative nonmalignant asbestos-related disease, and single malignant pathology were identified as risk factors for asbestos-related death. These findings suggest the need to develop a preventive approach to the community and to improve the clinical follow-up process of these patients.
The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey - II. Multiwavelength Photometric analysis of 1.1mm continuum sources in Abell 2744, MACSJ0416.1-2403 and MACSJ1149.5+2223

[abridged] The Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescope surveys of the Frontier Fields (FF) provide extremely deep images around six massive, strong-lensing clusters of galaxies. The ALMA FF survey aims to cover the same fields at 1.1mm, with maps reaching (unlensed) sensitivities of $ $5$\sigma$) sources in the first three FF clusters observed by ALMA, based on data from Hubble and Spitzer, the VLT and Herschel. We measure the total photometry in all available bands and determine the photometric redshifts and the physical properties of the counterparts via SED-fitting. In particular, we carefully estimate the FIR photometry using 1.1mm priors to limit the misidentification of blended FIR counterparts, which strongly affect some flux estimates in previous FIR catalogs. We identify robust near-infrared (NIR) counterparts for all 11 sources with K$_s$ detection, the majority of which are quite red, with eight having $F814W-K_s\gtrsim 4$ and five having $F160W-[4.5]\gtrsim3$. From the FIR point of view, all our objects have $z_{phot}$$\sim$1--3, whereas based on the optical SED one object prefers a high-$z$ solution ($z\geq\ $7). Five objects among our sample have spectroscopic redshifts from the GLASS survey for which we can reproduce their SEDs with existing templates. This verification confirms the validity of our photometric redshift methodology. The mean redshift of our sample is $z_{phot}$=1.99$\pm$0.27. All 1.1mm selected objects are massive (10.0$ \approx$1.6) and high dust contents (8.1 $<\log[M_{dust} (M_{\odot})]<$8.8), consistent with previous ALMA surveys.
Young people's use of online social networking sites – a uses and gratifications perspective

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore why young people use and participate in social networking sites (SNSs) with specific reference to Bebo.Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative approach is employed in this paper with a view to exploring the uses and gratifications (U and G) that girls aged 12‐14 years, both seek and obtain from the Bebo SNS. The research is conducted in a school setting in Ireland.Findings – The findings indicate that the participants are actively using Bebo for their own personal motives and gratifications in terms of presenting and managing a certain identity and persona in a social context. Furthermore, the relatively impersonal nature of the online environment is seen to especially facilitate the young participants in negotiating the practicalities and difficulties that can arise offline, in terms of forging identities and managing relationships.Originality/value – U and G theory has attracted criticism in terms of a perceived limitation that it only serves to offe.
Optimizing the performance of quorum consensus replica control protocols

The research results on replica control protocols that are based on quorum consensus are summarized. In quorum consensus methods, operations to obtain permission from a quorum group of nodes to proceed to completion are required, and the collection of quorum groups is called a quorum set. The techniques developed for finding the quorum set that maximizes a given performance measure are presented. The optimality of voting, a replica control protocol that can effectively reduce response time through load sharing, and the multidimensional voting (MD) technique, which can be used to define all quorum sets, are briefly discussed. An MD-voting-based implementation of a dynamic quorum consensus protocol that allows the synchronization procedure to adapt to the current state of the system is described. <<ETX>>
Assessment of Knowledge and Associated Factors towards Palliative Care among Greek Nurses

Introduction: Nurses can have a prominent role in end-of-life care. They should however have the appropriate knowledge and practice about Palliative Care (PC) in order to provide high quality of care at the end of life of for chronically sick patients. Methods: A cross sectional quantitative study and analysis was carried through a validated questionnaire tool based on the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN). The study included 150 nurses working in a major public hospital in Greece. Results: T he majority of nurses in Greece had poor knowledge about PC reaching a 8.9 PCQN overall score out of 20. The findings from this study confirmed the association of gender, age, work experience and level of education on nursesâ€™ knowledge about PC. Conclusions: There is a lack of proper training and there are very few healthcare units specializing in PC provision in Greece. Special programs for PC are required in order to enhance nursesâ€™ knowledge and attitude towards good PC practices.
Prospects for microwave imaging of the lymphatic system in the axillary

Lymph node status is the most reliable prognostic indicator for patients with melanoma and breast cancer. Australia has the highest rate of melanoma in the world. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among woman. Determining cancer status in lymph nodes is particular useful for these two cancers. This article provides a review of current medical imaging techniques in the literature. Several studies are discussed on dielectric properties of the axillary tissue. A microwave radar-based array approach for axillary imaging is proposed.