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Long term effects of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation in an inpatient and outpatient setting (2011)

To compare the long-term effects of comprehensive outpatient versus inpatient rehabilitation with respect to morbidity and mortality, as well as to changes in physical performance and physical activity. DESIGN: A total of 163 consecutive patients were enrolled for comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) following a recent coronary event, to outpatient or inpatient CCR according to treatment preference because randomisation was accepted by only 4 patients. CCR was six hours per day for 4 weeks and consisted of exercise training, education, psychological support, and nutritional and occupational advice. Examinations were before, after and 12 months after CCR. Primary outcome measures were event-free survival with or without interventions, EFS-I or EFS, respectively, 12 months after rehabilitation. RESULTS: Main patient characteristics were distributed equally in the cohorts. Results were adjusted by logistic regression for age, BMI, LV-function, exercise capacity and physical activity before the event. Adjusted EFS, EFS-I , overall survival and other morbidity outcome measures did not differ significantly. During CCR, physical activity was higher in outpatients, but this difference was not maintained in the follow up. Average physical activity was increased 12 month after CR with no difference between groups. CONCLUSION: Although influenced by patient preference, participation in either inpatient or outpatient CCR led to comparable results in terms of all-cause or cardiac overall survival, event-free survival and other secondary outcome measures like cardiac morbidity, physical performance and increased physical activity.
ChemInform Abstract: Novel Silicon Naphthalocyanines: Synthesis and Molecular Arrangement in Thin Films. (1992)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Cp<sub>2</sub>TiCl<sub>2</sub>-Catalyzed Regio- and Chemoselective One-Step Synthesis of γ-Substituted Allylsilanes from Terminal Alkenes Using Dianion-Type Zincate (SiSiNOL-Zn-ate) (2005)

A regio-/chemoselective silylation reaction of various functionalized terminal alkenes in the presence of titanocene dichloride, based on a newly designed dianion-type zincate, was developed. The present silylation of terminal alkenes is a powerful tool for the one-pot generation of regiocontrolled functionalized allysilanes, which are available for various transformation reactions, such as hydroxyalkylation, epoxidation, and hydroboration.
ChemInform Abstract: A Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of α‐Substituted cis‐α,. beta.‐Dibenzyl‐γ‐butyrolactones. (1993)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Evolving Inferential Sensors in the Chemical Process Industry (2010)

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Background State of the Art of Industrial Inferential Sensors Optional Offline Preprocessing Using Genetic Programming Input Variables Selection Using eTS+ Case Studies��-��Inferential Sensors for the Chemical Process Industry Experimental Results and Analysis Conclusion Acknowledgment References
Pregnancy complications predict thrombotic events in young women with essential thrombocythemia (2013)

Although Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) occur typically in middle to advanced age, any age group may be affected, posing a challenge for their management during pregnancy when they occur in young females. There is a high incidence of thromboembolic events and pregnancy complications in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, and a possible relationship between these complications is a matter of concern. The aim of this article was to correlate thrombosis and pregnancy outcome in 158 females with ET experiencing 237 pregnancies. Seven patients had a thrombotic event before their first pregnancy, one of them ended (14.3%) in a miscarriage. Among the 151 patients with no history of thrombosis before they became pregnant, 40 (26.5%) had a miscarriage (P = NS). Eighteen patients (11.4%) developed major thrombotic complications (12 splanchnic vein, 1 cerebral vein, 2 coronary syndromes, and 3 strokes) after at least one pregnancy (4 uneventful and 14 complicated). The occurrence of thrombosis was significantly more frequent (P < 0.001) in patients with a history of pregnancy complications (28%) than in those experiencing a normal pregnancy and delivery (3.7%). Pregnancy complications in women with ET are associated with a higher risk of subsequent thromboses, so pregnant women with this neoplasm who miscarry need to be carefully monitored.
Plic-Plac: a novel constructive algorithm for placement (2003)

The increasing importance of meta-heuristics, demands solutions to their main drawback, the CPU time required. Initial placement is done by constructive placement algorithms such as Random and Quadratic placement. This article presents a new algorithm for constructive placement, with a CPU time comparable to random placement but with improvement of 39,5% in Wire Length and a 48,8% improvement in wire congestion to the random technique.
Light field optical flow for refractive surface reconstruction (2012)

This paper discusses a method to reconstruct a transparent ow surface from single camera shot with the aid of a Micro-lens array. An intentionally prepared high frequency background which is placed behind the refractive flow is captured and a curl-free optical flow algorithm is applied between pairs of images taken by different micro-lenses. The computed raw optical ow vector is a blend of motion parallax and background deformation vector due to the underlying flow. Subtracting the motion parallax, which is obtained by calibration, from the total op- optical flow vector yields the background deformation vector. The deflection vectors on each images are used to reconstruct the flow profile. A synthetic data set of fuel injection was used to evaluate the accuracy of the proposed algorithm and good agreement was achieved between the test and reconstructed data. Finally, real light field data of hot air created by a lighter flame is used to reconstruct and show a hot air plume surface.
DETERMINATION OF TIME-DEPENDENT CONSTITUTIVE MODEL PARAMETERS FOR MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (2000)

ABSTRACT Material parameters of a time-dependent elasto-viscoplaslic constitutive model, proposed by Adachi and Oka, have been determined for microcrystalline cellulose. Adachi and Oka model has eight material parameters, with five of them (i.e., consolidation index, swelling index, critical index, shear modulus, and Poisson's ratio) same as those in the more commonly used in time-independent modified Cam-clay model, and remaining three parameters account for time-dependency. To measure the time-dependent parameters, constant strain-rate conventional triaxial compression (CTC) test was designed and conducted using Penn Slate's flexible-boundary cubical triaxial tester (CTT) with microcrystalline cellulose as the test material. To deposit the powder, the sprinkle filling method was used in a layer by layer fashion with a small spoon. The three time-dependent Adachi and Oka parameters were determined from these tests. Adachi and Oka model was verified by comparing the predicted values from the model with measured values from the CTT at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that: 1) there were no significant differences (p > 0.05) between measured and predicted HTC responses at all loading rates; 2) failure values were predicted accurately (p > 0.05); and 3) there were significant differences (p < 0.05) between measured and predicted CTC responses at all loading rates.
Moonshine (2007)

Moonshine The older boy said, Take ye a slash o' this—hit'll make yore sticker peck out— which would have been a more profound effect than putting hair on my chest, to which I was already accustomed. Proverbially, of course, he was right. I took a slash, another, and then I felt an impassioned swelling, though, between my ears, as they say, a hot illumination in my brain. The shine had not been cut; full of the moon it was for sure. I knew the mountain county it came from— my family's section, on Little Goose. A distant cousin would have been proud to know another cousin was drinking what might as well be blood, at least the bonds which come with blood, the laugh before the tragic truth, the love of certain women, the hate for lies, the knowledge that death can be a mercy, the vision blurred and burning there in the mind and in the wounded heart. This was the first time I heard the story I was born to tell, the first I knew that I was in the story, too. —Maurice Manning 65 ...
Inhibitory activity of antibodies to human Ia-like determinants: comparison of intact and pepsin-digested antibodies. (1983)

Antibodies which react with products encoded by the human DR locus precipitate a biomolecular membrane glycoprotein complex with m.w. of 29,000 and 34,000 daltons. Such antibodies are directed against HLA-DR Ia-like antigens found on human B cells and human monocytes and have been shown previously to inhibit a variety of in vitro cellular and humoral immune reactions. We have compared the in vitro effects of such antibodies on two assays of human immunity: antigen-specific proliferation and polyclonal immunoglobulin production. Intact IgG fractions of a rabbit heteroantiserum (anti-P29,34), a human MT-2 locus alloantiserum (Ia 172), and a mouse monoclonal antibody (LB 3.1) markedly inhibited in vitro immune reactivities of human mononuclear cells. Interestingly, F(ab')2 preparations of these antibodies failed to inhibit these in vitro immune responses at the concentrations tested. These data suggest that under certain conditions, Fc domains play a critical role in the inhibitory activity of antibodies to Ia-like molecules.
A field programmable analog array for continuous, fuzzy, and multi-valued logic applications (2002)

We propose a novel approach to the realization of continuous, fuzzy, and multi-valued logic (mvl) circuits. We demonstrate how a general-purpose field programmable analog array (FPAA), with cells realizing simple arithmetic operations on signals, can be used for this purpose. The FPAA, which is being implemented in a bipolar transistor array technology, operates from /spl plusmn/3.3 V or /spl plusmn/5 V power supplies and works in the range of frequencies up to several hundred MHz.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Early Alteration of Coronary Hemodynamics in Late Restenosis after Coronary Angioplasty (1999)

It is not known whether changes in coronary hemodynamics may antedate the development of restenosis after percutaneous coronary transluminal angioplasty (PTCA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early change in coronary microvascular function in patients with late restenosis after PTCA. Coronary hemodynamics were studied in series before, immediately after, 2 weeks and 3 months after successful PTCA in 12 male patients with a single lesion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. In each patient, great cardiac venous flow (GCVF) and oxygen content were measured both at baseline and during hyperemia induced by adenosine infusion. The sequential changes of coronary hemodynamics were compared between patients with and without restenosis at 3 months after PTCA. Basic characteristics did not differ between the patients with (n = 6) and those without restenosis (n = 6). Luminal diameter stenosis (in percentage) was also similar between the two groups both before (79.2 +/- 18.4% vs 83.0 +/- 9.6%, p = NS) and up to 2 weeks after PTCA (25.8 +/- 10.9% vs 28.5 +/- 7.9%, p = NS). In patients without restenosis, basal and hyperemic GCVF was unchanged up to 2 weeks after PTCA. There was a significant increase in CFR 3 months after PTCA. In patients with restenosis, basal GCVF was significantly increased and hyperemic GCVF was unchanged immediately after PTCA. However, 2 weeks after PTCA, basal GCVF was decreased while luminal diameter was still preserved. In comparison with those without restenosis, patients with restenosis had significantly lower CFR before (1.98 +/- 0.42 vs 2.69 +/- 0.46, p = 0.019), immediately after (1.47 +/- 0.27 vs 2.24 +/- 0.47, p = 0.006) and 3 months after PTCA (1.51 +/- 0.32 vs 3.40 +/- 0.54, p = 0.001). In patients without restenosis, the recovery of coronary microvascular function was delayed up to 3 months after PTCA. In patients with late restenosis, basal coronary microvascular tone was altered within 2 weeks after PTCA suggesting early deterioration of coronary microvascular function before the development of angiographic restenosis.
Chunkwood: Production, characterization, and utilization. (1991)

Presents a collection of U.S. research papers about chunkwood, an alternative form of comminuted wood particles that range from finger size up to fairly large, blocky particles of wood. Discusses chunkwood`s characteristics, storage and drying, machinery, and use to build low-volume roads and as furnish for composite flake products.
Asparagine test in relation with the nitrogen nutritional status of crop plants II (1959)

Abstract In the previous paper it was reported that the early panicle formation is the most important period of top dressing for rice plant, and to determine the requirement of top dressing asparagine test may be used.
Self-starting passive mode locking (1991)

We investigate the evolution of continuous-wave laser oscillation from free-running to mode-locked operation assuming a nonlinear device with an intensity-dependent transmittivity or reflectivity to be the mode-locking element. An intensity threshold for self-starting passive mode locking is predicted and related to the linewidth of the first beat note of the power spectrum of the free-running laser output. Experimental results confirm the predictions of the theory.
The population pharmacokinetics of long‐term methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis (1998)

The population pharmacokinetics of methotrexate in adults with rheumatoid arthritis were well described by this investigation. Substantial interpatient variability was explained by incorporating patient specific data into regression equations predicting pharmacokinetic parameters.
Cost effective and robust optical network by inversely aggregated networking with programmable protection architecture (2014)

An inversely aggregated networking with programmable protection ( i ‐ANP 2 ) architecture is proposed to provide a cost‐effective and robust optical network. It is shown to reduce more than 50% of capital expenditure (CAPEX) for protected services and the operational cost by several orders of magnitude.
The Man Who Loved Languages: A scholar with the ability and audacity to rebuild the Tower of Babel died a year ago, but his controversial project lives on (2016)

time, the origins of pitch accent in Old Japanese, Sergei Starostin called out to his graduate students as they left his afternoon seminar in historical linguistics at the Russian State University for the Humanities. No one in the room that day, September 30, 2005, had any inkling that with these words he was saying farewell to an illustrious academic career and to life. Half an hour later, he lay dead in a corridor from a massive heart attack. Starostin was 52. The devastating loss felt by his wife and two grown sons was shared by colleagues within the field of historical (or comparative) linguistics, where he was a renowned, if polarizing, figure. Ilia Peiros, himself a Russian linguist of international reputation, said: Before his death he was probably the best comparative linguist in the world. He had an ability to learn languages quickly and well, to see patterns in their relationships and order them into systems, and to work extremely hard. Other linguists know a lot of languages but aren't productive. He was both. He was unique. Proud but not boastful of his abilities, Starostin let his resume do the talking. His shyness with strangers disappeared when asked about his esoteric field. Answers emerged slowly, in smooth paragraphs, dotted with footnotes referencing the centuries-long history of linguistics. His facility in learning and speaking languages was not, he believed, singular. can name several people who are much better in this respect than I am, he told me. Forced to make an accounting, he would admit to oral fluency in English, German, French, Polish, and his native Russian; and to reading fluency in 13 other Slavic languages, along with Chinese,
Process Dynamics and Control of a Pilot Flotation Column (1991)

Froth flotation column is a counter-current bubble column that has recently been applied to separate hydrophobic mineral particles from mineral ore slurries. This paper describes the process control strategy, the process dynamics, and the control of a pilot scale froth flotation column. Control and monitoring of the flotation column was carried out using a personal computer equipped with an interface device. A direct digital feedback control loop was employed to control the interface level between the bubbly zone and the froth zone of the column. The incremental form of Proportional (P) and Proportionalintegral (PI) control algorithms were studied. Experimental results are presented for step changes in the interface level (set point), the feed flow rate, the wash water flow rate, and the gas flow rate. The start-up behaviour of the column is also described. Résumé Une colo nne de flottation d'écume est une colo nne à bulle fonctionnant à contre-courant. Récement, elle a été utilisée pour séparer des particules de minéraux hydrophobiques d'une suspension de minéraux. Cet article décrit la stratégie de contrôle du procédé, la dynamique du procédé et le contrôle d'une telle colonne à l'échelle pilote. Le contrôle et la surveillance de la colonne de flottation est possible grâce à un ordinateur personnel équipé d'une interface. Une boucle de rétroaction digitale a été utilisée pour contrôler le niveau de la frontière, entre la zone contenant des bulles et celle contenant l'écume, dans la colonne. La forme incrémentale des algorithmes de contrôle proportionnel (P) et roportionnel–intégral (PI) ont été utilisés. Les résultats expérimentaux, pour différentes valeurs du niveau de la frontière, de la vitesse d'écoulement des intrants, de la vitesse d'écoulement de l'eau de lavage et de celle des gaz, sont présentés. Le régime transitoire, en début de procédé, est aussi décrit.
Three-Dimensional Scapular Orientation and Muscle Activity at Selected Positions of Humeral Elevation (1996)

Abnormal scapular kinematics and associated muscle function presumably contribute to shoulder pain and pathology. An understanding of scapular kinematic and electromyographic profiles in asymptomatic individuals can provide a basis for evaluation of pathology. The purpose of this study was to describe normal three-dimensional scapular orientation and associated muscle activity during humeral elevation. Twenty-five asymptomatic subjects, 19-37 years old, were evaluated. Digitized coordinate data and surface electromyographic signals from the trapezius (upper and lower), levator scapulae, and serratus anterior were collected at static positions of 0, 90, and 140 degrees of humeral elevation in the scapular plane. The scapula demonstrated a pattern of progressive upward rotation, decreased internal rotation, and movement from an anteriorly to a posteriorly tipped position as humeral elevation angle increased. Electromyographic activity of all muscles studied increased with increased humeral elevation angles. Differences between mean values at all elevation angles for all variables were significant (p < .05), except for the lower trapezius between the 90 and 140 degrees humeral angles. The results of this study suggest assessment of scapular tipping and internal rotation as well as upward rotation may be necessary to understand pathologies of the shoulder that are related to abnormal scapular kinematics.
Calculation and measurement of electromechanical coupling coefficient of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (2003)

The electromechanical coupling coefficient is an important figure of merit of ultrasonic transducers. The transducer bandwidth is determined by the electromechanical coupling efficiency. The coupling coefficient is, by definition, the ratio of delivered mechanical energy to the stored total energy in the transducer. In this paper, we present the calculation and measurement of coupling coefficient for capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). The finite element method (FEM) is used for our calculations, and the FEM results are compared with the analytical results obtained with parallel plate approximation. The effect of series and parallel capacitances in the CMUT also is investigated. The FEM calculations of the CMUT indicate that the electromechanical coupling coefficient is independent of any series capacitance that may exist in the structure. The series capacitance, however, alters the collapse voltage of the membrane. The parallel parasitic capacitance that may exist in a CMUT or is external to the transducer reduces the coupling coefficient at a given bias voltage. At the collapse, regardless of the parasitics, the coupling coefficient reaches unity. Our experimental measurements confirm a coupling coefficient of 0.85 before collapse, and measurements are in agreement with theory.
Autonomic Query Allocation based on Microeconomics Principles (2007)

In large federations of autonomous database systems, automatic distribution of the query workload to those systems is a critical issue. We examine this problem under the perspective of microeconomics theory and show how the latter can be used to construct an efficient decentralized mechanism that maximizes system throughput. In particular, we introduce a solution that is based on the notion of query markets. We examine the properties of these markets and show that they result in Pareto-optimal allocations of resources to queries. An extensive set of experiments with both a simulator and an actual implementation on top of a commercial DBMS demonstrate significant improvements in the overall system throughput when our technique is used.
MRSA Causing Infections in Hospitals in Greater Metropolitan New York: Major Shift in the Dominant Clonal Type between 1996 and 2014 (2016)

A surveillance study in 1996 identified the USA100 clone (ST5/SCCmecII)-also known as the "New York/Japan" clone-as the most prevalent MRSA causing infections in 12 New York City hospitals. Here we update the epidemiology of MRSA in seven of the same hospitals eighteen years later in 2013/14. Most of the current MRSA isolates (78 of 121) belonged to the MRSA clone USA300 (CC8/SCCmecIV) but the USA100 clone-dominant in the 1996 survey-still remained the second most frequent MRSA (25 of the 121 isolates) causing 32% of blood stream infections. The USA300 clone was most common in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and was associated with 84.5% of SSTIs compared to 5% caused by the USA100 clone. Our data indicate that by 2013/14, the USA300 clone replaced the New York/Japan clone as the most frequent cause of MRSA infections in hospitals in Metropolitan New York. In parallel with this shift in the clonal type of MRSA, there was also a striking change in the types of MRSA infections from 1996 to 2014.
Preventing the Pain of PTSD (2013)

A selective opioid receptor agonist prevents fear memory consolidation in the amygdala in a mouse model of posttraumatic stress disorder (Andero et al.).