627 research outputs found

    Mads Andersen Rumley Tractor

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    Copy negative of Mads Andersen on his farm with his Rumley Tractor. Arthur Andersen is driving the tractor and pulling a flat-bottomed plow behind him

    Lifecourse social position and D-dimer; findings from the 1958 British birth cohort

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    The aim is to examine the association of lifecourse socioeconomic position (SEP) on circulating levels of D-dimer. Data from the 1958 British birth cohort were used, social class was determined at three stages of respondents' life: at birth, at 23 and at 42 years. A cumulative indicator score of SEP (CIS) was calculated ranging from 0 (always in the highest social class) to 9 (always in the lowest social class). In men and women, associations were observed between CIS and D-dimer (P<0.05). Thus, the respondents in more disadvantaged social classes had elevated levels of D-dimer compared to respondents in less disadvantaged social class. In multivariate analyses, the association of disadvantaged social position with D-dimer was largely explained by fibrinogen, C-reactive protein and von Willebrand Factor in women, and additionally by smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity in men. Socioeconomic circumstances across the lifecourse at various stages also contribute independently to raised levels of D-dimer in middle age in women only. Risk exposure related to SEP accumulates across life and contributes to raised levels of D-dimer. The association of haemostatic markers and social differences in health may be mediated by inflammatory and other markers

    03-01-2006 Rumley Wins Shopping Spree

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    SWOSU student Cristie Rumley (left) of Alex won a $500 shopping spree from Weatherford merchants during a recent promotion by the Panorama Committee. The committee surveyed students about possible events for the 2006-07 school year on the SWOSU campus. Making the presentation to Rumley is Midge Gerber, who is a member of the Panorama Committee. The shopping spree was donated by several Weatherford merchants.https://dc.swosu.edu/barkpic06/1058/thumbnail.jp

    Danny Rumley, 2009 ROTC Cadet Staff

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    Danny Rumley was a student and member of the ROTC cadet staff at Jacksonville State University in 2009.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/rotc_photos/7430/thumbnail.jp

    Propelling breakthrough embedded microprocessors by means of integrated photonics

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    The tutorial aims to address electrical communications link limitations by developing chipscale, integrated photonic technology to enable seamless intrachip and off-chip photonic communications that provide the required bandwidth with low energy/bit. The emerging technology will exploit wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), allowing much higher bandwidth capacity per link, which is imperative to meeting the communication needs of future microprocessors. Such a capability would propel the microprocessor onto a new performance trajectory and impact the actual runtime performance of relevant computing tasks for power-starved embedded applications and supercomputing. The challenges in realizing optical interconnect technology are developing CMOS and DRAM-compatible photonic links that are spectrally broad, operate at high bit-rates with very low power dissipation, and are tightly integrated with electronic drivers. Ultimately, the goal of this tutorial is to demonstrate photonic technologies that can be integrated within embedded microprocessors and enable seamless, energy-efficient, high-capacity communications within and between the microprocessor and DRAM. It is envisioned that optical interconnect technology will be especially useful for those platforms where extreme performance coupled with low size, weight, and power is a necessity (e.g. UAVs, and satellites)

    Fibrin D-dimer, markers of coagulation activation and the risk of major ischaemic heart disease in the Caerphilly Study

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    We have previously reported that plasma fibrin D-dimer (a marker of turnover of cross-linked Fibrin) showed a strong and independent association with incident ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in the Caerphilly Study cohort of 1,998 men a-ed 49-65. To establish the specificity of this finding, we assayed plasma samples from this cohort with a more specific assay for fibrin D-dimer: this showed an association with incident IHD which was at least as strong and independent as that for the original assay (odds ratio, OR for top fifth compared to bottom fifth 3.79; 95% CI 1.77-8.10; p lt 0.0001). To establish potential causes of the increased fibrin turnover. we also assayed several potential markers of coagulation activation or thrombotic tendency (prothrombin fragment F1+2, thrombin- antithrombin complexes, factor VIIc, activated partial thromboplastin time [APTT] and activated protein C resistance): none of these variables were associated with incident IHD in this cohort. We suggest that further studies are required to establish the causes of increased cross-linked fibrin turnover, which is associated with incident IHD in the general population when measured by a specific assay

    'Securing' the Indian Ocean? Competing Regional Security Constructions

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    Dictated and driven to a significant extent by the changing dynamics of the knowledge-power equation, regional constructions are devised and propagated for a range of purposes - describing economic success, structuring a set of relationships, reproducing a particular vision of (in)security or organising a specific function, such as to maximise economic cooperation, to minimise insecurity or to fashion a particular form of security architecture. It is argued that there are three competing regional constructions for security (currently in circulation) in the Indian Ocean Region, emanating largely from Australia, the United States and India - an Indian Ocean-wide concept, an East Indian Ocean construct and an Indo-Pacific concept. It is suggested that there exists an overriding narrative in favour of an 'Indo-Pacific' construction at the expense of Indian Ocean concepts. As a result, it is concluded that the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) will remain relatively weak for the foreseeable future and that, unless there is a concerted attempt to involve China in a new maritime security regime, the discourse and practices of regional security might become the preserve of an Indo-Pacific alliance comprising Australia, India, the United States and other East Asian states, including Japan
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