45 research outputs found
Wykładanie przedmiotów prawniczych — typowe problemy wykładowcy
No full textThe author deals with problems with which lecturer of legal subjects meets (especially during the first years of studies i.e. lecturing for first-year students). The article (presentation for the conference: Law as an interdisciplinary phenomenon, 22 May 2018, GSW, Gdańsk) is written primarily on the basis of our own experience. The author considers the following problems to be particularly serious: lowering the level of teaching in secondary schools (especially history and Polish language), specific legal terminology, low quality of law in Poland, over-reliance on sources available on the Internet.Autor zajmuje się problemami, z którymi spotyka się wykładowca przedmiotów prawniczych, szczególnie na pierwszych latach studiów. Artykuł (referat) jest napisany przede wszystkim na podstawie własnych doświadczeń. Za szczególne problemy autor uważa: obniżenie poziomu nauczania w szkołach średnich (szczególnie historii i języka polskiego), specyficzną terminologię prawniczą, niską jakość prawa w Polsce, nadmiernie poleganie na źródłach dostępnych w Internecie
Generalized spike-wave discharges involve a default mode network in patients with juvenile absence epilepsy : A MEG study
No full textThis study uses magnetoencephalography (MEG) to examine whether cortical regions that constitute a default mode network are involved during generalized spike-wave discharges (GSWs) in patients with juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE). We studied five JAE patients for whom MEG was recorded using a 204-channel, whole-head gradiometer system. Dynamic statistical parametric mapping (dSPM) was done to estimate the cortical source distribution of GSW. The dSPM results showed strong medial prefrontal activation in all patients, with activation in the posterior cingulate and precuneus in three of five patients simultaneously or slightly after medial prefrontal activation. Furthermore, dSPM showed that the initial activation of a GSW appears in the focal cortical regions. Cortical regions that constitute a default mode network are strongly involved in the GSW process in some patients with JAE. Results also show that focal cortical activation appears at the onset of a GSW
Assessing Usable Ground and Surface Water Level Correlation Factors in the Western United States
No full textabstract: The Western Continental United States has a rapidly changing and complex ecosystem that provides valuable resources to a large portion of the nation. Changes in social and environmental factors have been observed to be significantly correlated to usable ground and surface water levels. The assessment of water level changes and their influences on a semi-national level is needed to support planning and decision making for water resource management at local levels. Although many studies have been done in Ground and Surface Water (GSW) trend analysis, very few have attempted determine correlations with other factors. The number of studies done on correlation factors at a semi-national scale and near decadal temporal scale is even fewer. In this study, freshwater resources in GSW changes from 2004 to 2017 were quantified and used to determine if and how environmental and social variables are related to GSW changes using publicly available remotely sensed and census data. Results indicate that mean annual changes of GSW of the study period are significantly correlated with LULC changes related to deforestation, urbanization, environmental trends, as well as social variables. Further analysis indicates a strong correlation in the rate of change of GSW to LULC changes related to deforestation, environmental trends, as well as social variables. GSW slope trend analysis also reveals a negative trend in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. Whereas a positive GSW trend is evident in the northeast part of the study area. GSW trends were found to be somewhat consistent in the states of Utah, Idaho, and Colorado, implying that there was no GSW changes over time in these states.Dissertation/ThesisMasters Thesis Geography 201
The surrealist world of artist Salvadore Dahli
No full textA summary of Dali's life with explanations from Peter Tush and references to Dali's autobiography, Diary of a Genius. The author includes the most recent items sold at the Pierre Argillet, Royal Medici Family and other fine art auction hosted by GSW. Those items are listed as follows. Pegasus, Les Demons, Aubusson tapestry created from Dali's Burning Giraffe, an Aubusson tapestry created from Nude with Garter, study for the Blue Horses and The Birth of Venus
Raised serum hCG in a male patient caused by primary jejunal choriocarcinoma
No full textA rare case of primary choriocarcinoma of the jejunum occurred in a 45 year old Chinese man. This tumour was associated with massive melaena and a markedly raised serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (β-hCG) concentration. Necropsy examination showed no primary lesion in other possible sites including testes, mediastinum, and pineal gland. Histologically, the tumour showed morphology typical of choriocarcinoma with no adenocarcinomatous element identified. The presence of choriocarcinoma in non-gonadal sites may be explained by retrodifferentiation or metaplasia of a conventional carcinomatous component to primitive trophoblasts. Serum β-hCG level may represent a useful marker in earlier diagnosis and monitoring of this potentially treatable disease.published_or_final_versio
Comparative efficacy of inhaled medications (ICS/LABA, LAMA, LAMA/LABA and SAMA) for COPD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
No full textMohamed Ismail Abdul Aziz,1,* Ling Eng Tan,1,* David Bin-Chia Wu,1 Fiona Pearce,1 Gerald Seng Wee Chua,2 Liang Lin,1 Ping-Tee Tan,1 Kwong Ng1 1Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health, Singapore; 2Division of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore *These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: To assess the comparative efficacy of short-acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMAs), long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs), LAMA in combination with long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs; LAMA/LABAs) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in combination with LABA (ICS/LABAs) for the maintenance treatment of COPD.Materials and methods: We systematically reviewed 74 randomized controlled trials (74,832 participants) published up to 15 November 2017, which compared any of the interventions (SAMA [ipratropium], LAMA [aclidinium, glycopyrronium, tiotropium, umeclidinium], LAMA/LABA [aclidinium/formoterol, indacaterol/glycopyrronium, tiotropium/olodaterol, umeclidinium/vilanterol] and ICS/LABA [fluticasone/vilanterol, budesonide/formoterol, salmeterol/fluticasone]) with each other or with placebo. A random-effects network meta-analysis combining direct and indirect evidence was conducted to examine the change from baseline in trough FEV1, transition dyspnea index, St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and frequency of adverse events at weeks 12 and 24.Results: Inconsistency models were not statistically significant for all outcomes. LAMAs, LAMA/LABAs and ICS/LABAs led to a significantly greater improvement in trough FEV1 compared with placebo and SAMA monotherapy at weeks 12 and 24. All LAMA/LABAs, except aclidinium/formoterol, were statistically significantly better than LAMA monotherapy and ICS/LABAs in improving trough FEV1. Among the LAMAs, umeclidinium showed statistically significant improvement in trough FEV1 at week 12 compared to tiotropium and glycopyrronium, but the results were not clinically significant. LAMA/LABAs had the highest probabilities of being ranked the best agents in FEV1 improvement. Similar trends were observed for the transition dyspnea index and St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire outcomes. There were no significant differences in the incidences of adverse events among all treatment options.Conclusion: LAMA/LABA showed the greatest improvement in trough FEV1 at weeks 12 and 24 compared with the other inhaled drug classes, while SAMA showed the least improvement. There were no significant differences among the LAMAs and LAMA/LABAs within their respective classes. Keywords: anticholinergics, muscarinic antagonists, frequentist meta-analysis, mixed treatment comparison, indirect treatment comparison, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas
NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget: Integrated Data Product With Reprocessed Radiance, Cloud, and Meteorology Inputs, and New Surface Albedo Treatment
No full textThe NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) project produces shortwave and longwave surface and top of atmosphere radiative fluxes for the 1983-near present time period. Spatial resolution is 1 degree. The current release 3.0 (available at gewex-srb.larc.nasa.gov) uses the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) DX product for pixel level radiance and cloud information. This product is subsampled to 30 km. ISCCP is currently recalibrating and recomputing their entire data series, to be released as the H product, at 10km resolution. The ninefold increase in pixel number will allow SRB a higher resolution gridded product (e.g. 0.5 degree), as well as the production of pixel-level fluxes. In addition to the input data improvements, several important algorithm improvements have been made. Most notable has been the adaptation of Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) from CERES to improve the initial calculation of shortwave TOA fluxes, from which the surface flux calculations follow. Other key input improvements include a detailed aerosol history using the Max Planck Institut Aerosol Climatology (MAC), temperature and moisture profiles from HIRS, and new topography, surface type, and snow/ice. Here we present results for the improved GEWEX Shortwave and Longwave algorithm (GSW and GLW) with new ISCCP data, the various other improved input data sets and the incorporation of many additional internal SRB model improvements. As of the time of abstract submission, results from 2007 have been produced with ISCCP H availability the limiting factor. More SRB data will be produced as ISCCP reprocessing continues. The SRB data produced will be released as part of the Release 4.0 Integrated Product, recognizing the interdependence of the radiative fluxes with other GEWEX products providing estimates of the Earth's global water and energy cycle (I.e., ISCCP, SeaFlux, LandFlux, NVAP, etc.)
Building the new State. First Lithuanian (provisional) constitutions
No full textThe author is describing the circumstances of the coming into existence — after the First World War — of the independent Lithuanian state. In particular he is presenting three Lithuanian provisional constitutions (1918, 1919, 1920)
Imaging of penetrating thoracic trauma in a large Nordic trauma center
No full textBackground Penetrating trauma is rarely encountered in Nordic trauma centers, yet the incidence is increasing. Typical imaging findings in penetrating trauma should thus be familiar to all radiologists. Purpose To evaluate incidence and imaging findings of penetrating chest trauma, gunshot wound (GSW) and stab wound (SW) injury spectrum, imaging protocols, and outcome in a large trauma center. Material and Methods Trauma registry data from 2013-2016 was retrieved, and imaging accessed through hospital PACS. Retrieved variables included age, gender, injury severity scores, mechanism of injury, time to CT, and 30-day mortality. Depth of thoracic, pulmonary, abdominal and skeletal injury, active bleeding, and use of chest tubes were evaluated. Results Of 636 patients with penetrating injuries, 443 (69.7%) underwent imaging. Of these, 161 (36.3%) had penetrating thoracic injuries. Of 161 patients with penetrating chest trauma in imaging, 151 (93.8%) were men (mean age = 34.9 years) and 10 (6.2%) were women (mean age = 40.7 years). The majority of patients had SWs (138 SW vs. 15 GSW). Patients with GSWs were more severely injured (mean ISS 17.00 vs. 8.84 [P=0.0014] and ISS >= 16 in 53.3% vs. 16.7%) than SW patients. In CT, intrathoracic injuries were found in 49.4% (77/156) and active bleeding in 26.3% (41/156). Emergency surgery was performed in 6.2% (10/161) with postoperative CT imaging. Thirty-day mortality rate was 1.2% (2/161). Conclusion Penetrating thoracic trauma often violates intrathoracic structures and nearby compartments. Arterial phase whole-body CT is recommended as multiple injuries and active bleeding are common. CT after emergency surgery is warranted, especially to assess injuries outside the surgical field.Peer reviewe
PISM MISMIP experiment with sediment transport
No full text<p>The original repository is hosted at [0] and includes a modified version of the PISM[1] MISMIP example included with upstream PISM[1]. All scripts here should be run with a modified version of PISM[2] that supports modeling of subglacial till advection.</p>
<p>Author:<br>
Anders Damsgaard <[email protected]></p>
<p>License:<br>
See LICENSE file</p>
<p>Funding:<br>
This dataset is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 897967.</p>
<p>References:<br>
0: https://src.adamsgaard.dk/pism-exp-gsw<br>
1: https://github.com/pism/pism<br>
2: https://src.adamsgaard.dk/pism (tillflux branch)</p>
