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Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy after radical cystectomy in advanced high risk bladder cancer: A prospective randomized trial.

4545 Background: High risk locally advanced bladder cancer patients experienced low survival rates, high local recurrence and extensive distant metastasis. Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) though improved the survival through improving local control. METHODS A prospective randomized trial was performed at NCI, Cairo, Egypt including 142 patients in 2 arms. Patients who underwent radical cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy had to have one more of the following: P3b or P4a stage, G3 or involved lymphadenopathy. Arm I (71 patients) received PORT 45 G/30 fractions/3 weeks. Arm II (71 patients) received 2 courses of adjuvant chemotherapy (Gemcitabine 1 gm/m2 D1 and D8 and cisplatin 70 mg/m2 D2), same PORT regimen followed by another 2 courses of Gemcitabine-cisplatin. RESULTS Chemotherapy was tolerated with grade 1/2 toxicities. Early radiation reactions were also tolerable in both arms, slightly more in arm II. Delayed toxicity was comparable in both arms. The 2-year DFS was 67.6 ± 5.9% in the whole group. This was affected significantly by performance status (p = 0.009), pathological stage (p = 0.001), tumor cell type (p = 0.053), nodal involvement (p = 0.07) and number of risk factors (p = 0.09). Though there was improvement of DFS from 61.5 ± 7.4% in PORT group to 70.9 ± 6.1% in chemoradiotherapy group, yet it was not statistically significant (p = 0.2). Patients having one risk factor, low pathological stage or no nodal involvement in arm II experienced better DFS than those in arm I (p = 0.07, 0.08 and 0.09 respectively). CONCLUSIONS Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy using Gemcitabine-cisplatin and PORT was tolerable with minimal severe toxicities. There was DFS improvement with the addition of chemotherapy to PORT (not statistically significant yet). Patients with one risk factor, lower pathological stage or no nodal involvement seemed to benefit more from added chemotherapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
Wavelet-based motion artifact removal for functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a powerful tool for monitoring brain functional activities. Due to its non-invasive and non-restraining nature, fNIRS has found broad applications in brain functional studies. However, for fNIRS to work well, it is important to reduce its sensitivity to motion artifacts. We propose a new wavelet-based method for removing motion artifacts from fNIRS signals. The method relies on differences between artifacts and fNIRS signal in terms of duration and amplitude and is specifically designed for spike artifacts. We assume a Gaussian distribution for the wavelet coefficients corresponding to the underlying hemodynamic signal in detail levels and identify the artifact coefficients using this distribution. An input parameter controls the intensity of artifact attenuation in trade-off with the level of distortion introduced in the signal. The method only modifies wavelet coefficients in levels adaptively selected based on the degree of contamination with motion artifact. To demonstrate the feasibility of the method, we tested it on experimental fNIRS data collected from three infant subjects. Normalized mean-square error and artifact energy attenuation were used as criteria for performance evaluation. The results show 18.29 and 16.42 dB attenuation in motion artifacts energy for 700 and 830 nm wavelength signals in a total of 29 motion events with no more than −16.7 dB distortion in terms of normalized mean-square error in the artifact-free regions of the signal.
Symbolism of Community I: The Boundary between Hospital and Community

Objective: To study the symbolism of community as understood and practised in a mental health Crisis and Assessment Service in an Australian city. Theoretical approaches: The paper draws on anthropological theories of symbolism and boundary work. Method: Ethnographic fieldwork techniques were employed for data collection. Ethnographic analysis was then applied to these data. Results: In mental health practice, community is primarily defined in contradistinction to hospital. Narratives about community, including an orthodox version and a sceptical counter-narrative, revolve around this community–hospital boundary. Conclusions: This analysis identifies a key symbol, which we have designated community, and enumerates the social values that comprise it.
Limiting Perovskite Solar Cell Performance by Heterogeneous Carrier Extraction.

Although the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells has improved rapidly, a rational path for further improvement remains unclear. The effect of large morphological heterogeneity of polycrystalline perovskite films on their device performance by photoluminescence (PL) microscopy has now been studied. Contrary to the common belief on the deleterious effect of morphological heterogeneity on carrier lifetimes and diffusivities, in neat CH3 NH3 PbI3 (Cl) polycrystalline perovskite films, the local (intra-grain) carrier diffusivities in different grains are all surprisingly high (1.5 to 3.3 cm2 s-1 ; comparable to bulk single-crystals), and the local carrier lifetimes are long (ca. 200 ns) and surprisingly homogenous among grains, and uniform across grain boundary and interior. However, there is a large heterogeneity of carrier extraction efficiency at the perovskite grain-electrode interface. Improving homogeneity at perovskite grain-electrode contacts is thus a promising direction for improving the performance of perovskite thin-film solar cells.
The Work Addiction Risk Test: Development of a Tentative Measure of Workaholism

The development and analyses of the psychometric characteristics of a tentative self-report measure of work addiction are reported. A total of 363 college students completed a battery of tests including the Work Addiction Risk Test. Internal consistency of the scores was . 88. Also, these scores were compared with those on the Type A Self-rating Scale and the Jenkins Activity Survey, which give self-reports of Type A behavior and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. That scores on the work addiction risk test were reliable and showed concurrent validity supported psychometric utility for research and clinical practice.
Timed Probabilistic Automaton: A Bridge between Raven and Song Scope for Automatic Species Recognition

Raven and Song Scope are two, state-of-the-art automated sound analysis tools, based on machine learning techniques for detection of species vocalisations. Individually, these systems have been the subject of a number of reviews; however, to date there have been no comparisons made of their relative performance. This paper compares the tools based on six aspects: theory, software interface, ease of use, detection targets, detection accuracy, and potential applications. Examining these tools, we identified that they fail to detect both syllables and call structures, since Raven only aims to detect syllables while Song Scope targets call structures. Therefore, a Timed Probabilistic Automata (TPA) system is proposed which separates syllables and clusters them into complex structures.
Processus de Markov diffusifs par morceaux : outils analytiques et numériques

Ce travail de these a pour objet l'etude de modeles markoviens qui resultent de la prise en compte d'incertitudes dans des systemes possedant une dynamique hybride : entrees bruitees, dynamique mal connue, ou evenements aleatoires par exemple. De tels modeles, parfois qualifies de Systemes Hybrides Stochastiques (SHS), sont utilises principalement en automatique et en recherche operationnelle. Nous introduisons dans la premiere partie du memoire la notion de processus diffusif par morceaux, qui fournit un cadre theorique general qui unifie les differentes classes de modeles "hybrides" connues dans la litterature. Differents aspects de ces modeles sont alors envisages, depuis leur construction mathematique (traitee grâce au theoreme de renaissance pour les processus de Markov) jusqu'a l'etude de leur generateur etendu, en passant par le phenomene de Zenon. La deuxieme partie du memoire s'interesse plus particulierement a la question de la "propagation de l'incertitude", c'est-a-dire a la maniere dont evolue la loi marginale de l'etat au cours du temps. L'equation de Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) usuelle est generalisee a diverses classes de processus diffusifs par morceaux, en particulier grâce aux notions d'intensite moyenne de sauts et de courant de probabilite. Ces resultats sont illustres par deux exemples de modeles multidimensionnels, pour lesquels une resolution numerique de l'equation de FPK generalisee a ete effectuee grâce a une discretisation en volumes finis. La comparaison avec des methodes de type Monte-Carlo est egalement discutee a partir de ces deux exemples.
Understanding women’s mobile phone use in rural Kenya: An affordance-based approach

Increases in mobile phone ownership and Internet access throughout Africa continue to motivate initiatives to use information and communication technologies (ICTs)—in particular, mobile phones—to address long-standing socioeconomic problems in the “developing world. ” While it is generally recognized that mobile phones may help to address these problems by providing pertinent information, less widely known is exactly how (and if) a handset’s human–computer interface—that is, its software and hardware design—supports this form of communication. The concept of “affordances” has long been used to answer such questions. In this paper, we use Hartson’s definition of affordances to qualitatively investigate rural Kenyan women’s interactions with their mobile phones. Our detailed analysis provides empirically grounded answers to questions about the cognitive, physical, and sensory affordances of handsets used in our field sites and how they support and/or constrain mobile communication. We then discuss the implications of our findings: in particular, how this affordance-based approach draws attention to mobile phones’ design features and to the context in which they and their users are embedded—a focus which suggests new design and research opportunities in mobile communication.
The strategic value of authentic narrative in branded entertainment

This study explored the strategic value of authentic narrative in branded entertainment. Authentic narrative gives form to narrative that is original, communicates the brand’s identity and purpose, and aligns with the target audience’s value system in a meaningful way, with the potential to achieve customer-brand resonance – therefore, its strategic value. The discipline of branded entertainment is imbedded in alternative brand contact planning. The term branded entertainment seemingly holds varied meanings among industry professionals and academics. This is of concern as the discipline is growing in importance as a means to disrupt conventional brand communication practice and to break through commercial clutter. One can compare this problem to an industry that for argument’s sake does not understand or agree on the fundamental principles of advertising or public relations, resulting in ineffective communication efforts. In many instances, branded entertainment is employed with an overt sales orientation as opposed to a brand orientation that engages an authentic brand identity-based narrative. The brand communication effort thus comes across as insincere, in particular where Millennials are concerned. This generation responds to brand communication that they can make a genuine emotional connection with and they expect of brands to provide entertaining content in their brand communication Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za
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The late preterm birth rate and its association with comorbidities in a population-based study.

We sought to identify rates, associated morbidities, and preventable causes of late preterm birth (LPB) in a defined population. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis using deidentified delivery data for all who delivered in San Antonio/Bexar County, Texas between 2000 and 2008 (N = 259,576). LPB was defined as a live birth from 34(0/7) to 36(6/7) weeks. Variables analyzed included age, race/ethnicity, weight gain, hypertensive disease, diabetes, and preterm labor including premature rupture of membranes. From 2000 to 2006, the LPB rate in San Antonio/Bexar County, Texas, was slightly higher than the national average, 9% versus 8.7% (P < 0.01). From 2000 to 2008, 23,312 LPBs occurred in San Antonio/Bexar County and 53% experienced at least one studied comorbidity. Using logistic regression comparing LPB to term, variables associated with an increased risk of LPB were black race, age < 17, age ≥ 35, gestational hypertension, eclampsia, chronic hypertension, and diabetes. LPB was higher than the national average in our population, and preventable causes of LPB (extremes of age, hypertensive disease, and diabetes) were commonly associated with LPB. We speculate that teenage pregnancy prevention, counseling regarding risks associated with advanced maternal age, and improved management and prevention of hypertensive disease and diabetes should prove beneficial in decreasing the LPB rate.
Three-Dimensional Real-Space Simulation of Surface Roughness in Silicon Nanowire FETs

We address the transport properties of narrow gate-all-around silicon nanowires in the presence of surface-roughness (SR) scattering at the Si/SiO2 interface, considering nanowire transistors with a cross section of 3 times 3 nm2 and gate length of 15 nm. We present transfer characteristics and effective-mobility calculations based on a full 3-D real-space self-consistent Poisson-Schrodinger solver within the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism. The effect of SR is included via a geometrical method consisting in a random realization of potential fluctuations described via an exponential autocorrelation law. The influence on transfer characteristics and on low-field mobility is evaluated by comparison with the clean case and for different values of the root mean square of potential fluctuations. The method allows us to exactly account for mode-mixing and subband fluctuations and to evaluate the effect of SR up to all orders of the interaction. We find that SR scattering is mainly responsible for positive threshold-voltage shift in the low-field regime, whereas SR-limited mobility slowly depends on the linear charge density, showing the inefficiency of mode-mixing scattering mechanism for very narrow wires.
An FSS structure based on apollonius circles with stable resonance frequency for WLAN applications

In this study, the fractal structure of the Apollonius Circle previously used for array antenna structures is modified and used as a stable resonance element on frequency selective surfaces (FSS) operating at the WLAN band. The proposed structure designed using a low-cost Taconic-RF35 substrate resonates at 5 GHz and has a bandwidth of 3.52 GHz. The performance of the design is simulated using CST Microwave Studio in terms of surface current on the proposed structure and the dependence of the FSS resonant frequency on the angle of the incident plane wave. From the result, the FSS design provides stable performance as a band stop filter at different angles ranging from 0° to 55° in TE and TM modes.
Swimming against the Tide: Mobility of the Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau in Neurons

Long-haul transport along microtubules is crucial for neuronal polarity, and transport defects cause neurodegeneration. Tau protein stabilizes microtubule tracks, but in Alzheimer's disease it aggregates and becomes missorted into the somatodendritic compartment. Tau can inhibit axonal transport by obstructing motors on microtubules, yet tau itself can still move into axons. We therefore investigated tau movement by live-cell fluorescence microscopy, FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching), and FSM (fluorescence speckle microscopy). Tau is highly dynamic, with diffusion coefficients of ∼3 μm2/s and microtubule dwell times of ∼4 s. This facilitates the entry of tau into axons over distances of millimeters and periods of days. For longer distances and times, two mechanisms of tau transport are observed. At low near-physiological levels, tau is cotransported with microtubule fragments from cell bodies into axons, moving at instantaneous velocities ∼1 μm/s. At high concentrations, tau forms local accumulations moving bidirectionally at ∼0.3 μm/s. These clusters first appear at distal endings of axons and may indicate an early stage of neurite degeneration.
Some Consequences of a Result of Ehrenfeucht and Rozenberg

— Recently, Ehrenfeucht and Rozenberg have proved that there are context-free languages that are not EDTOL languages. In the present note, some conséquences of this resuit are pointed out with référence to certain open problems related to matrix languages. Résumé. — Récemment, Ehrenfeucht et Rozenberg ont prouvé qu'il existe des langages indépendants du contexte qui ne sont pas des EDTOL-langages. Dans la présente note, nous indiquons quelques conséquences de ce résultat, en résolvant certains problèmes ouverts sur les langages matriciels.
Market Communication for small breweries in Finland : An overview of commonly used social network platforms

The amounts of small breweries in Finland have been growing at a rapid pace, yet the total market share of the 130 small breweries is still less than 5% in the country. This points out the need to differentiate yourself from the competitors. Small breweries often have a limited budget and the social network platforms have been found to be suitable platforms to communicate with customers. The aim of the thesis is to find how market communication in the form of producing interesting content can be a useful method to differentiate yourself from the competitors and making your product known and creating awareness of your company. How do small breweries communicate with people through social media? What kind of content is posted on the different platforms? The method is to analyze the content produced on 20 small breweries social network page by grouping posts into categories and looking at ratios of comments, likes, amounts of followers. The study is not considering Search Engine Marketing and advertising as they are beyond the scope to discuss here. The theory discusses the Finnish Alcohol Law, Branding, Social Networks and what kind of content makes people engage with the company. The expected results point out that a range of different content styles, ranging from text, pictures, video, blogs can be useful to reach a wide range of people.
Factors That Influence Financial Behavior Among Accounting Students in Bali

This study was aimed at analyzing factors that influence financial behavior among accounting students in Bali. This study used the quantitative approach through distributing questionnaires and a financial literacy test. The sample was selected through the multistage random sampling technique with the sample size of 518 respondents. The data were analyzed by using multiple regression analysis. The results of the study showed that there is a positive and significant effect of financial literacy, financial self efficacy, social economic status on financial behavior. Social economic status has the highest contribution. The finding shows that the independent variables in this study have an effect on financial behavior. As the consequence, they can be used as references to develop other variables that are related to students’ financial behavior.
Immunologic Significance of the Cell Wall of Mycobacteria

Summary A technic was described for separation of cell wall and internal protoplasm from cells of Mycobacteria. Data are presented which demonstrated that cell walls produced lesions when injected intradermally into rabbits, whereas protoplasm failed to produce these lesions. Cell walls were also shown to be capable of inducing hypersensitivity of the delayed type. Separation of these morphological elements resulted in definite separation of one element possessing certain biological activities from material not possessing these characteristics. Such initial fractionation of the cell should facilitate purification and characterization of substances which elicit typical tissue responses to infection with tubercle bacilli.
Do we need to listen to all stakeholders?: communicating in a coordination game with private information

We consider an experiment with a version of the Battle of the Sexes game with two-sided private information, preceded by a round of either one-way or two-way cheap talk. We compare different treatments to study truthful revelation of information and subsequent payoffs from the game. We find that the players are overall truthful about their types in the cheap-talk phase in both one-way and two-way talk. Furthermore, the unique symmetric cheap-talk equilibrium in the two-way cheap talk game is played when the players fully reveal their information; however, they achieve higher payoffs in the game when the talk is one-way as the truthful reports facilitate desired coordination.
Analyzing Qualitative Data

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