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Faiths, facts, and frauds of religious history : a treatise in ten sections / by Emma Hardinge Britten.
Ferguson, J.A. Australia, : 7432; Electronic reproduction. Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, 2009
J.A. Daigneau
Photograph - J.A. Daigneau building, Athabasca, Alberta. It was built in 1912 by Joseph Daigneau and burnt down in 198
Author inscription in The Chinese slave-girl: a story of woman's life in China
This edition includes a gift inscription by author Rev. J.A. Davis, "To Rev. A. G. Russell with the warmest regards of the author J.A. Davis."Davis, John Agnell, 1839-1897
The long-acting beta2-agonist salmeterol xinafoate: effects on airway inflammation in asthma
Salmeterol xinafoate is an inhaled long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist recently introduced for the treatment of asthma. Both in vitro and animal studies suggest that it may have anti-inflammatory activities of benefit in this disease. To assess this directly, the effects of 6 weeks' treatment with salmeterol on indices of clinical activity, airway dysfunction and inflammation in subjects with stable atopic asthma were investigated. In a double blind study, asthmatic patients were randomized to 6 weeks' treatment with either salmeterol 50 microg twice daily (n=14) or placebo (n=12). They underwent bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and bronchial biopsy immediately before starting treatment and again after 6 weeks. Treatment with salmeterol improved clinical indices of asthma activity, but there were no changes in BAL differential cell counts or mediator levels, and no change in T-cell numbers or activation status. In the biopsy specimens there were no changes in numbers of inflammatory cells, sub-basement membrane collagen deposition or mast cell degranulation. Regular treatment with salmeterol improves clinical indices of asthma but has no effect on the underlying inflammatory process. These findings strengthen guideline recommendations that long-acting beta2-agonists should not be prescribed as sole antiasthma medication
Group living homes for older people with dementia: Concept and effects
Eefsting, J.A. [Promotor]Pot, A.M. [Promotor]Depla, M.F.I.A. [Copromotor]Lange, J. de [Copromotor
Interleukin-4, -5, and -6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in normal and asthmatic airways: evidence for the human mast cell as a source of these cytokines
Energieverloop en golfopstuwing bij brekende onregelmatige golven: Metingen en berekeningen
A description is given of a model developed for the prediction of the dissipation of energy in random waves breaking on a beach. The dissipation rate per breaking wave is estimated from that in a bore of corresponding height, while the probability of occurrence of breaking waves is estimated on the basis of a wave height distribution with an upper cut-off which in shallow water is determined mainly by the local depth. A comparison with measurements of wave height decay and set-up, on a plane beach and on a beach with a bar-trough profile, indicates that the model is capable of predicting qualitatively and quantitatively all the main features of the data. A summary of this thesis is published as: Battjes, J.A., Janssen, J.P.F.M. (1978) Energy loss and set-up due to breaking random waves, proc. ICCE HamburgHydraulic EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Visueel & dynamisch: De stedebouw van Granpré Molière en Verhagen 1915-1950
De vernieuwing van een in formalisme en academisme vastgelopen vormentaal van architectuur en stadsuitleg tekende zich in de eerste helft van deze eeuw af in twee stromingen: de ene hechtte grote waarde aan zintuiglijke, visuele kwaliteiten en het gebruik van natuurlijke materialen, waarbij grote aandacht werd gegeven aan het specifieke en individuele in de opgave; de andere zocht naar de uiterste zuiverheid van expressie, hetgeen noodzaakte tot eliminatie van wat bijkomstig scheen, waarbij het algemene prioriteit kreeg boven het individuele. Deze stromingen ten onrechte vereenvoudigd tot Delftse School versus het Nieuwe Bouwen of tot Traditionalisme versus Functionalisme komen rond 1950 in hoofdzaak weer in één bedding samen. Ir J.A. Kuiper, schrijver van deze studie, behoort tot de tweede generatie architecten en stedebouwkundigen in het door Granpré Molière en Verhagen in 1916 opgerichte bureau, dat thans als Kuiper Compagnons zijn voortzetting vindt.ArchitectureArchitectur
Optical Flow Based State Estimation for an Indoor Micro Aerial Vehicle
This work addresses the problem of indoor state estimation for autonomous flying vehicles with an optic flow approach. The paper discusses a sensor configuration using six optic flow sensors of the computer mouse type augmented by a three-axis accelerometer to estimate velocity, rotation, attitude and viewing distances. It is shown that the problem is locally observable for a moving vehicle. A Kalman filter is used to extract these states from the sensor data. The resulting approach is tested in a simulation environment evaluating the performance of three Kalman filter algorithms under various noise conditions. Finally, a prototype of the sensor hardware has been built and tested in a laboratory setup. Paper published: Verveld, M.J., Chu, Q.P., De Wagter, C. and Mulder, J.A. “Optic Flow Based State Estimation for an Indoor Micro Air Vehicle” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, August 2010, Toronto, Canada AIAA 2010-8209, DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-8209Aerospace EngineeringControl & Simulatio
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