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The contribution of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), health anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty to distress in Ménière's disease
No full textThis study assessed whether symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), health anxiety, and intolerance of uncertainty were associated with distress in members of the Ménière's Society (n = 800), and compared the extent of anxiety, depression, intolerance of uncertainty and health anxiety with a healthy control group (n = 484). PTSD symptoms were associated with anxiety, depression, and handicap. Health anxiety was associated with anxiety and depression. Intolerance of uncertainty was directly associated with anxiety; its association with depression and handicap was mediated by PTSD symptoms. The Ménière's group reported more anxiety, depression, and health anxiety than the control group, but were not more intolerant of uncertainty. More than half of the Ménière's group reported experiencing partial or full PTSD symptoms. As PTSD, health anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty are modifiable with psychological treatment, we advise that clinicians should screen patients with Ménière's disease who are particularly distressed
From Canon Road, 900 ft. above river, S.E. to Upper Falls (109 ft. high), Yellowstone Park, U.S.A.
No full textFrom Canon Road, 900 ft. above river, S.E. to Upper Falls (109 ft. high), Yellowstone Park, U.S.A
Database-assisted state machine learning
No full textThe behavior of software systems can be modeled as state machines by looking at the log data from these systems. Conventional algorithms, such as L∗, however, require too much memory to process log data when it gets too large. These algorithms must first load all available data into memory, which is often way too much.The approach investigated to deal with this large amount of data is to load the data instead in an on-disk database. The thesis researches the viability of this approach and proposes an algorithm for it.When log data is present in a database, a state machine can be constructed iteratively by gradually querying more and more data from the database. Each time more data is gathered, partial data can be used to construct a hypothesis for the state machine in question. Such an approach is thus a combination of an active learning part that queries more data and an passive learning part that constructs the state machine from partial data.Database technologies can contribute to what such an algorithm should look like. Given the vast landscape of different database technologies, some can shape what kinds of queries can be more efficiently executed. This should be taken into account when constructing an algorithm that queries data from a database to construct a state machine.This thesis starts with an overview of the existing state machine learning algorithms and relevant database technologies. Then a new algorithm is roposed and it is tested on different datasets and compared with existing algorithms.Computer Scienc
Mean (± S.E.) Cath per unit effort (number of fish/Megalitre) across different mesh and velocity treatments.
No full text<p>Mean (± S.E.) Cath per unit effort (number of fish/Megalitre) across different mesh and velocity treatments.</p
Adolescent sexual risk behavior on the internet
Get PDFRecurrently, there have been concerns about the influence of new media on children and adolescents. Some of these concerns have been refuted while others have been supported by scientific scrutiny. To overcome an uninformed public discussion, this dissertation provides a detailed account of online sexual risk behavior among adolescents. On the one hand, this dissertation identifies a small group of adolescents who engage in online sexual risk behavior. Although the percentage of adolescents engaging in this behavior seems rather low, it still comprises a considerable number of adolescents in absolute terms. These adolescents constitute a risk group that deserves special attention, not only because of their engagement in online sexual risk behavior, but also because this behavior has been linked to offline sexual risk behavior, online victimization experiences, and low life satisfaction. Thus, these adolescents may be particularly vulnerable. On the other hand, the findings of this dissertation suggest that the vast majority of adolescents do not engage in online sexual risk behavior. This finding may be reassuring for many parents who worry about their child’s online sexual risk behavior. Although the internet may have become an important part of adolescent sexual development, most adolescents behave responsibly and safely on the internet
Victimised Actors and Despotic Directors: Clichés of Theatre at Stake in Beckett's 'Catastophe'
No full textThe essay focuses on 'Catastrophe', one of the last plays Beckett wrote, which the author sees as almost the culmination of his idea of the theatre. This 1982 play is the epitome of the demanding performance Beckett's theatre requires from the actors and of the great freedom and power paradoxically it gives them. By undermining, with a great sense of irony, himself and his working method, but even more radically the directorial function itself, in this play, Beckett, the celebrated 'tyrant-director' reveals the sole concrete reality of the production: that it is the realm of the actor
A comparative case study of coordination mechanisms in Design and Build BIM-based projects in the Netherlands
No full textBIM implementation can affect the project coordination mechanisms in unexpected ways, even in widely-applied project procurement structures. Apart from the chosen procurement approach, the BIM technology and the distribution of roles in the project team influence and shape the project coordination. This paper aims to explore the emerging coordination structures and processes from BIM implementation in design-build procurement. An exploratory comparative case study has been undertaken. The findings included two main coordination mechanisms: a centralized and decentralized structure and a hierarchical ver-sus participative decision-making processes. These two patterns subsequently open a debate about the rela-tions between BIM implementation and business models in AEC and particularly the emergence of specialized all-around BIM firms versus BIM-knowledgeable engineering firms.Accepted Author ManuscriptDesign & Construction Managemen
In morte di S.E. il cardinale Gaisruck, arcivescovo di Milano.
No full textAcquisition made accessible thanks to a 2015-2017 grant from the Council on Libraries and Information Resources.Cavagna 21365: Inscription in ink on inside rear cover: Frid. Minetti, 1869.Both copies: University of Illinois bookplate: "From the library of Conte Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana Lazelada di Bereguardo, purchased 1921"."Note"--Page [1] at end.Final page blank.Attributed to Ottavio Tasca.Mode of access: Internet
Dual-band wide-angle scanning planar phased array in X/Ku-bands
No full textAccepted author manuscriptMicrowave Sensing, Signals & System
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