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The Mine Injury and Trauma Seminar: A Way to Save Lives
No full textThe author describes his journey to Ecuador for a seminar he was invited to teach for medical personnel working in or around demining sites. Working with the Organization of American States, the author developed a seminar to teach mine-clearance experts what actions to take if someone is injured by a mine, enabling personnel to react to multiple types of stimuli while working in the field. The author explains the details of this seminar and why it is an important part of the mine-action process. He also provides information on Ecuador’s own mine problem
Approximating solutions of fredholm integral equations via a general spline maximum entropy method
No full textIn this paper, we describe a general spline maximum entropy method for the approximation of solutions for solving Fredholm integral equations. The general spline maximum entropy method allows to extract piecewise linear, piecewise quadratic, piecewise cubic, piecewise quartic, piecewise quintic and other maximum entropy methods for solving Fredholm integral equations. We present numerical examples of piecewise linear, piecewise quadratic, piecewise cubic, piecewise quartic, piecewise quintic and other piecewise maximum entropy methods for solving Fredholm integral equations of second kind and first kind respectively. A proof of convergence for the piecewise spline maximum entropy method is also presented
A linear spline maximum entropy method for Frobenius-Perron operators of multi-dimensional transformations
No full textA piecewise linear spline maximum entropy optimization method is described for the approximation of fixed densities of the Frobenius-Perron operator associated with higher-dimensional transformations. Convergence in 1-norm is proved and several examples with results are given.NSERC D
Environmental and Parental Influences on Offspring Health and Growth in Great Tits (Parus major)
No full textPMCID: PMC3728352This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
"Joining the End to the Beginning" Divine Providence and the Interpretation of Scripture in the Teaching of Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
No full textIn this dissertation, the author argues that Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons in the second century, reads the scriptures as the living proclamation of the Creator by which he creates and forms human flesh and blood. The scriptural narrative originates in God’s creation of all things ex nihilo and traces the movement of humanity toward its eschatological perfection in the incarnate, crucified, and risen Christ. Thus, the author argues that, for Irenaeus, the scriptures are as anthropological as they are theological. The biblical narrative possesses a continuity that is rooted in the substance of the human body. The very body that was created out of the dust in Adam, preserved from the flood in Noah, catechized by the law in Abraham and Moses, and became accustomed to the Spirit in the prophets is assumed by the Son of God from the Virgin Mary, crucified on the tree of the cross, and raised from the grave. The author maintains that Irenaeus views the scriptures as a single narrative describing precisely that flesh and blood given at the eucharistic altar in the fellowship of the church. Irenaeus reads the scriptures, not only in an intimate relationship with the creation of all things in the beginning and their recapitulation in Christ, but also in accord with an ecclesial dimension. The biblical narrative describes the identity of the baptized, who are joined to the body of Jesus through the baptismal and eucharistic life of the church. From this perspective, the author insists that the meaning of the scriptures, for the second century bishop, is not merely rational, moral or mystical, but truly ontological
The Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile and the Jews during World War 2 (1938-1948)
No full textThe thesis analyses Czechoslovak-Jewish relations in the twentieth century using the case study of the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile in London and its activities during the Second World War. In order to present the research in a wider perspective, it covers the period between the Munich Agreement, when the first politicians left Czechoslovakia, and the Communist Coup in February 1948. Hence the thesis evaluates the political activities and plans of the Czechoslovak exiles, as well as the implementation of the plans in liberated Czechoslovakia after 1945.In comparison with previous contributions to the theme, this thesis is based on extensive archival research. It examines how the Czechoslovak treatment of the Jews was shaped by resurgent Czech and Slovak nationalism/s caused by the war and the experience of the occupation by the German army. Simultaneously, the thesis enquires into the role played in the Czechoslovak exiles’ decision making by their efforts to maintain the image of a democratic country in the heart of Europe. An adherence to western liberal democracies was a key political asset used by Czechoslovakia since her creation in 1918. Fair treatment of minorities, in particular the Jews, became part of this ‘myth’. However, the Second World War brought to the fore Czechoslovak efforts to nationally homogenize the post-war Republic and rid it of its ‘disloyal’ minorities. Consequently, the thesis evaluates how the Jews as a minority were perceived and constructed.The thesis is divided into five chapters, following the developments in chronological, as well as thematic order. The first chapter analyses the influence of people in occupied Czechoslovakia on the exiles’ policy towards the Jews. Chapter two and three document the exiles’ policy towards the Jews during the war, including the government’s responses to the Holocaust. Chapter four enquires into the wartime origins of the post-war Czechoslovak policy towards the Jews. Finally, the last chapter analyses the influence of public opinion abroad on the Czechoslovak policy towards the Jews during and after the war
Introduction to property theory - the fundamental theorems
No full textThe market system consists of a price mechanism, built on the foundation of a system of property, and contract. In many developing, and transition economies, the market system functions poorly. In many cases, if not most, the malfunctioning is not simply in the price system (for example, anti-competitive activities), but in the underlying property system (such as contracts being breached, and externalities in the sense of transfers not covered by contracts). Economic theory tends to take the functioning of the system of property, and contract for granted, and focuses on the operation of the price mechanism. Property theory focuses on the underlying system of property, and contract. In this paper, the author inaugurates the mathematical treatment of property theory.In contrast with earlier work in"law and economics", and the"new institutional economics", this approach uses principles drawn from jurisprudence, and does not attempt to reduce"law"to"economics"in the sense of efficiency considerations, such as the minimization of transaction costs. The main results are the two fundamental theorems of property theory that are analogous to the two fundamental theorems of price theory that, in essence, state that: 1) A competitive equilibrium is Pareto optimal. 2) Given a Pareto optimal state, there exists a set of prices such, that a competitive equilibrium at those prices would realize that Pareto optimal state.Environmental Economics&Policies,Labor Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Municipal Housing and Land,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Economic Theory&Research,Municipal Housing and Land,Land and Real Estate Development
Rubor: Reflections on Medicine from the Wasatch Front: 2019 (Issue 7)
No full textPostcard to My Dermatologist (Front Cover) - Phoebe Draper; On Being a Different Man p.4 - Luke Mirabelli; Triplets p.5 - Anne Vinsel; Holes p.6 - Stephen Mossbarger; Tree of Hippocrates p.7 - Michael Bishop; Balance p.8 - Kevin Rodriguez; Mourning\u27s Glory p.8 - Lindsey Wright; Team 1 p.9 - Lillian Boettcher; A Joke a Day p.10 - Christian Schmutz; Snoop p.12 - Ali Etman; Rules for Attending Withdrawing Care Conferences p.13 - Dannen Wright; The Gift p.14 - David K. Twitchell; Differential Diagnosis: Climate Change p.15 - Adam Kessel; "Worlds Apart" p.16 - Jorgen Madsen; PICU Rambling p.17 - Tyler Brown MD, Kajsa Vlasic; What\u27s Worse p.17 - Julie Kilpatrick; Bye Bye Baby: Mom\u27s Perspective p.17 - Anna Shvartsur; Who Heals the Healer? p.18 - Jenna Tiller; Mooring p.19 Hunter Wright; Step 1 p.19 Anonymous; To Astra in Clinic 6 p.20 - Dannen Wright; The Words We Use: Observations from Psych Rotation p.20 - Anna Shvartsur; Windows p.21 - Jordan Peacock; Hospital Tourism, Benjamin Drum p.22 - MD, PhD; Nirvana, Awais Riaz p.23 - MD, PhD; Of Patients and People p.24 - Ben Berger p.25 - Magpie Wisdom, Romany Redman, MD; NPO p.26 - Amy N. Cowan, MD; Author Biographies, p.28; Jack\u27s Mountain - Serena Fang (Back Cover
The dark side of mast cells and their role in metastasis
No full textKomarowska Marta Diana, Korakiewicz Gabriela, Pilaszewicz Agata, Hermanowicz Adam, Reszec Joanna, Debek Wojciech, Chyczewski Lech. The dark side of mast cells and their role in metastasis. Journal of Health Sciences. 2014;4(14):273-284. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X.
http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/article/view/2014%3B4%2814%29%3A273-284
https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/513198
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13372
http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13372
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This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial
use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Conflict of interest: None declared. Received: 15.11.2014. Revised 05.12.2014. Accepted: 10.12.2014.
The dark side of mast cells and their role in metastasis
Marta Diana Komarowska1, Gabriela Korakiewicz2, Agata Pilaszewicz2, Adam Hermanowicz1, Joanna Reszec2, Wojciech Debek1, Lech Chyczewski2
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok
Waszyngtona 17
15-274 Bialystok
Department of Medical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Bialystok
Waszyngtona 13
15-269 Bialystok
Poland
Corresponding author
Adam Hermanowicz MD, PhD
Pediatric Surgery Department
Waszyngtona 17
15-274 Bialystok
Tel +48608612288
Email: [email protected]
We confirm that all authors have read and approved the submission of the manuscript, the manuscript has not been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere, in whole or in part, in any language, except as an abstract. We also declare no financial relationships with any industry (through investments, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria). The authors declare no conflict of interests.
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Abstract:
Mast cells are one of the best and least understood components of the immune system. They play a crucial role in inflammatory diseases as well as in the promotion of progression of many types of neoplasms. This review covers the most important pathological conditions associated with mast cell activity focusing on inflammatory diseases, e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, chronic pancreatitis, asthma, and mostly on tumor growth and metastases.
Keywords: mast cells, inflammatory diseases, tumor growth, metastases.Komarowska Marta Diana, Korakiewicz Gabriela, Pilaszewicz Agata, Hermanowicz Adam, Reszec Joanna, Debek Wojciech, Chyczewski Lech. The dark side of mast cells and their role in metastasis. Journal of Health Sciences. 2014;4(14):273-284. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X.
http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/article/view/2014%3B4%2814%29%3A273-284
https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/513198
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13372
http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1337
Quantification of training load relative to match load of youth national team soccer players
No full textBackground: Previous studies have examined the training load relative to match load in club settings. The aims of this study were to (1) quantify the external training load relative to match load in days before a subsequent international game and (2) examine the cumulative training load in relation to match load of U-17 national team field soccer players. Hypothesis: Volume and intensity load parameters will vary between trainings; the farthermost trainings have the highest load gradually decreasing toward the match. Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Level of Evidence: Level 4. Methods: External training load data were collected from 84 youth national team players using global positioning technology between 2016 and 2020. In the national team setting, training load data were obtained from 3 days before the actual match day (MD-3, MD-2, MD-1 days) and analyzed with regard to the number of days up to the game. Volume and intensity parameters were calculated as a percentage of the subsequent match load. Results: Significant differences were found between MD-1 and MD-2, as well as between MD-1 and MD-3 for most volume parameters (P < 0.01; effect sizes [ESs] 0.68-0.99) and high-intensity distance (P < 0.002; ES 0.67 and 0.73) and maximum velocity (P < 0.002; ES 0.82) as intensity parameters. Most cumulative values were significantly different from total duration (P < 0.001, common language ES 0.80-0.96). Conclusion: The training volume gradually decreased as match day approached, with the highest volume occurring on MD-3. Intensity variables, such as maximum velocity, high-intensity accelerations, and meterage per minute were larger in MD-1 training relative to match load. Training volume was lowest in MD-1 trainings and highest in MD-3 trainings; intensity however varies between training days. Clinical Relevance: The findings of this study may help to understand the special preparational demands of international matches, highlighting the role of decreased training volume and increased intensity. © 2021 The Author(s)
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