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About twin primes and distribution of primes
No full textThis paper give us a demonstration of twin primes conjecture using approximation of function �(iupsilon) that we introduce in section 6. Section 1-5 give us introduction to terminology and a clarification on (iupsilon) terms. In particular section
5 is really important because of its Lemma. Section 7 reassume foregoing explanations and it give us two theorems and one corollary;the theorem 7.2 give us exact approximation of twin primes counting function
Characterization of liver focal lesions in dogs and cats by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
No full textIntroduction and aim of the study - The use of ultrasonography for the
detection of parenchymal disorders of the liver is rarely specific. Contrastenhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) improves the accuracy of focal liver lesion
characterization. Nevertheless, in veterinary medicine, data on liver lesion
characterization by CEUS are scant and based on a small number of cases
in dogs, and totally missing in cats. Aim of this study is to describe the
contrast enhancement pattern of focal liver lesions in dogs and cats.
Materials and methods - 34 dogs and 6 cats with hepatic lesions were
considered. Each animal underwent a qualitative contrast-enhanced ultrasound
using a contrast agent consisting of sulphur hexafluoride; cytohistology
was used as a gold standard for the diagnosis. Sensitivity,
specificity, positive and negative predictive values and positive and negative
likelihood ratios were determined in order to classify the liver focal
lesions examined with Sonovue® as benign or malignant.
Results - CEUS showed that 86.4% of benign lesions had homogeneous
enhancement in the portal and late phase compared with the adjacent liver
parenchyma; all (100%) malignant lesions showed hypoenhancement
in the late phase, while the portal phase ranged from iso- to hypoechoic
in primary and metastatic carcinomas.
Discussion - The results of our study confirm the usefulness of CEUS in
differentiating benign from malignant lesions. Nevertheless, three cases of
benign lesions with atypical behaviour were detected. The main differences
in terms of vascular behaviour were registered in the late phase,
with hypoenhancement in malignant lesions in both the dog and the cat.
In four cases (10%), hypoenhancement was detected in the advanced late
phase, suggesting that observation must be prolonged for at least 2 minutes
in order to avoid possible false negatives. Pathognomonic patterns
capable of characterizing specific lesions were not recognized. In our experience,
Sonovue® showed a high sensitivity and specificity in the differentiation
of benign or malignant liver focal lesions.
CEUS, a non-invasive and relatively cheap technique, could have an important
role in the diagnostic approach to characterize hepatic lesions in
dogs and cats, particularly when more complete exams (i.e. CT) and/or
biopsy are not available
Established and Outsiders at the Same Time - Self-Images and We-Images of Palestinians in the West Bank and in Israel
No full textPalestinians frequently present a harmonizing and homogenizing we-image of their own national we-group, as a way of counteracting Israeli attempts to sow divisions among them, whether through Israeli politics or through the dominant public discourse in Israel. However, a closer look reveals the fragility of this homogenizing we-image which masks a variety of internal tensions and conflicts. By applying methods and concepts from biographical research and figurational sociology, the articles in this volume offer an analysis of the Middle East conflict that goes beyond the polar opposition between “Israelis” and “Palestinians”. On the basis of case studies from five urban regions in Palestine and Israel (Bethlehem, Ramallah, East Jerusalem, Haifa and Jaffa), the authors explore the importance of belonging, collective self-images and different forms of social differentiation within Palestinian communities. For each region this is bound up with an analysis of the relevant social and socio-political contexts, and family and life histories. The analysis of (locally) different figurations means focusing on the perspective of Palestinians as members of different religious, socio-economic, political or generational groupings and local group constellations – for instance between Christians and Muslims or between long-time residents and refugees. The following scholars have contributed to this volume: Ahmed Albaba, Johannes Becker, Hendrik Hinrichsen, Gabriele Rosenthal, Nicole Witte, Arne Worm and Rixta Wundrak. Gabriele Rosenthal is a sociologist and professor of Qualitative Methodology at the Center of Methods in Social Sciences, University of Göttingen. Her major research focus is the intergenerational impact of collective and familial history on biographical structures and actional patterns of individuals and family systems. Her current research deals with ethnicity, ethno-political conflicts and the social construction of borders. She is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Holocaust in Three Generations (2009), Interpretative Sozialforschung (2011) and, together with Artur Bogner, Ethnicity, Belonging and Biography (2009)
Ultrasonographic findings of shoulder teno-muscular structures in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs
No full textAsymptomatic unilateral ovarian leiomyoma in a german shepherd bitch
No full textThis report shows for the first time clinical imaging (ultrasound and computed tomography), histological and immunohistochemical findings of an ovarian leiomyoma, coincidentally diagnosed in an asymptomatic unmated nulliparous ten year-old German shepherd bitch concurrently suffering from multiple mammary tumors. A thorough examination allowed the differentiation of ovarian leiomyoma from other spindle cell tumors. An accurate description of the diagnostic procedures useful in the managing of ovarian leiomyoma could provide valuable information to veterinary practitioners. Indeed, despite its rarity and nonspecific symptoms, ovarian leiomyoma may also affect the dog with an unknown potential risk
Gendered Adaptations: Canadian Rewritings of Classical Texts. Author-Translator Conference 2010, University of Swansea, Wales
No full textQuantum many-body scars : realizations and applications
No full textauthor: Gabriele Calliari, BScMasterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202
The Last Bastion of Architecture
No full textThe essay is a critical interpretation of Rem Koolhaas' theory of Bigness. In fact, of the theories that have best marked the development of architectural culture since World War II – from those of the Smithsons to Rossi, from Eisenman to Venturi and Scott Brown – Rem Koolhaas’s theory of Bigness has probably, more than any other, investigated the intrinsic possibilities of architecture at the end of the 20th century. In light of the number of pseudotheories that have largely characterized the last decade, Bigness is the last constituent fact of recent history: an extremely lucid attempt to draw to a conclusion a history that goes back to the very invention of the modern city, comparing it with architecture’s own immutable core, its physicality, even exposing the theory of Bigness itself to the risk of total failure. The essay investigates the development of the theory of Bigness from its incubation in Koolhaas’s book Delirious New York in 1978, to the "official" presentation in S,M,L,XL in december 1995. The essay presents some parts of the PhD research "L'architettura dei libri. Progetto, scrittura, editoria nella ricerca architettonica contemporanea", developed by the author at Università degli studi G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Facoltà di Architettura di Pescara, in 2001-2004.
Log 7 Winter/Spring 2006 includes essays of Richard Anderson, Marie J. Aquilino, Amos Gitai, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Manuel Orazi, Jean-Louis Cohen, William Drenttel, Peter Eisenman, Luis Fernandez-Galiano, John Kaliski, Sabir Khan, Reinhold Martin, Gabriele Mastrigli, Deborah Richmond, Julie Rose, Paul Virilio, Eyal Weizman, Mirko Zardini.
Log 7
Winter/Spring 2006
Co-edited by Denise Bratton
Saggi di Richard Anderson, Marie J. Aquilino, Amos Gitai,
Pier Vittorio Aureli, Manuel Orazi, Jean-Louis Cohen, William Drenttel, Peter Eisenman, Luis Fernandez-Galiano, John Kaliski, Sabir Khan, Reinhold Martin, Gabriele Mastrigli, Deborah Richmond, Julie Rose, Paul Virilio, Eyal Weizman, Mirko Zardini
Quantum many-body scars : realizations and applications
No full textauthor: Gabriele Calliari, BScMasterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202
Quantum many-body scars : realizations and applications
No full textauthor: Gabriele Calliari, BScMasterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202
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