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A qualitative exploration of internet forum discussions surrounding female sexual function for individuals with Sj\uf6gren\u27s syndrome
No full textCopyright: \ua9 2023 McCready et al. This 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. Sexual dysfunction is a common experience for women with the autoimmune rheumatic disease, Sj\uf6gren\u27s syndrome (SS); however, the lived experience of how the disease affects sexual functioning and the sexual environment remains unexplored. This qualitative study explores the conversations pertaining to female sexual function and the sexual environment that individuals with SS have on an internet forum. Qualitative data posted on one publicly accessible, worldwide, internet forum was extracted using an automated web scraping tool. A total of 247,694 posts across 23,382 threads were scraped from the forum in July 2019 and June 2022 (from the United Kingdom). A predetermined and theoretically informed keyword search strategy was used to screen the captured data for content relevant to the study aim. The dataset was cleaned to remove duplication and identifying information and screened for topic relevance. The Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis software tool, ATLAS.ti, was used to facilitate the data analysis process. Thematic analysis was conducted on 1443 female-oriented posts, and four key themes were identified: the symptoms of SS and their impact on the sexual environment; the emotional responses that are commonly evoked in response to sexual difficulties; the strategies that users have implemented to manage sexual problems; and the impact that a partner\u27s behavior may have on the sexual environment. Together these themes provide an insight into the nature of sexual difficulties for females with SS. Our findings provide novel insights to inform clinical discussions between practitioners and patients whilst further outlining the importance of undertaking qualitative research with this population
The optimal-range-velocity-polar : a new theoretical tool for the optimization of sailplane flight trajectories
No full textOn a cross-country flight a sailplane pilot may optimize his average cross-country
speed by adjusting his instantaneous horizontal velocity (and therewith his instantaneous vertical velocity) so that he flies faster through regions with downward moving air and slower through regions with upward moving air. For the exact solution of this optimization problem in case of a given arbitrary vertical atmospheric velocity distribution along the course a simple new tool is introduced in this paper in the form of the definition of an optimal-range-velocity-polar or, short, ORV-polar. This ORV-polar is the plot which provides the optimal average vertical velocity of the sailplane over the range as a function of its average horizontal velocity. In the paper the shape, the properties, the construction and the use of the ORV-polar are discussed. In particular it is shown that the optimal velocity histories which correspond to the individual points of the ORV-polar are each dependent on only one quantity, the so called McCready-ring setting . As a result these optimal velocity histories may be generated in practice in a relatively easy way with aids and/or instruments currently in use by the sailplane pilots.
For theoretical purposes the ORV-polar concept facilitates the understanding of known theoretical results, such as the rule that (not taking into account the possibility of an early landing by lack of height) the optimal velocity history over the total range is completely determined by the largest possible net rate of climb encountered along the course. Also, the concept of the ORV-polar makes it easy to understand that flying S-curves, as proposed by some authors, when optimal, is never the only optimal strategy.
For practical purposes the ORV-concept makes it feasible to determine the exact optimal McCready-ring-setting for any range with any vertical atmospheric velocity distribution. For the special case of a square-wave thermal model the optimal McCready-ring-setting may even be determined by a simple graphical method which requires no more information that the velocity polar (i.e. the regular relationship between the horizontal and vertical velocity) of the sailplane. As such this particular optimal McCready-ring-setting can be determined by any sailplane pilot without the aid of a computer. As an example of this last use of the ORV-polar concept the paper also presents the optimal McCready-ring-settings for a variety of square-wave-thermal-model values for a particular sailplane type (LS-3) representative for the modern racing-class of sailplanes
Reflections of a Jewish, Lesbian Author
No full textIn this essay, Jewish lesbian author Leslea Newman speaks of the importance of finding one's own identity reflected in works of literature, citing examples of her own work, and recommending the writings of other Jewish lesbian authors of merit
Staging the life-world: Habermas and the recuperation of Austin speech act theory
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MODEIN2 and Colby: computer codes for sediment transport computations
No full textNovember, 1976.CER76-77VMP-JL-DBS19
Tunneling microscopy of NbSe2 in air
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Absence of xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus in UK patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
No full textBackground: Detection of a retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV), has recently been reported in 67% of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. We have studied a total of 170 samples from chronic fatigue syndrome patients from two UK cohorts and 395 controls for evidence of XMRV infection by looking either for the presence of viral nucleic acids using quantitative PCR (limit of detection <16 viral copies) or for the presence of serological responses using a virus neutralisation assay.
Results: We have not identified XMRV DNA in any samples by PCR (0/299). Some serum samples showed XMRV neutralising activity (26/565) but only one of these positive sera came from a CFS patient. Most of the positive sera were also able to neutralise MLV particles pseudotyped with envelope proteins from other viruses, including vesicular stomatitis virus, indicating significant cross-reactivity in serological responses. Four positive samples were specific for XMRV.
Conclusions: No association between XMRV infection and CFS was observed in the samples tested, either by PCR or serological methodologies. The non-specific neutralisation observed in multiple serum samples suggests that it is unlikely that these responses were elicited by XMRV and highlights the danger of over-estimating XMRV frequency based on serological assays. In spite of this, we believe that the detection of neutralising activity that did not inhibit VSV-G pseudotyped MLV in at least four human serum samples indicates that XMRV infection may occur in the general population, although with currently uncertain outcomes
TINJAUAN HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUKUM POSITIF TERHADAP PENGELOLAAN LIMBAH DARI USAHA LAUNDRY (STUDI KASUS PADA JASA LAUNDRY PAKAIAN DI JL. SORAWAJAN BARU YOGYAKARTA)
No full textThe emergence of many laundry businesses has helped the economy of laundry entrepreneurs and also working employees. However, laundry entrepreneurs often ignore the issue of waste management, resulting in environmental pollution. Many of the laundry entrepreneurs do not have a Wastewater Management Installation (WWTP) and they often dispose of laundry waste carelessly, resulting in water and environmental pollution. This also happened to laundry businesses in Yogyakarta, especially those on Jl. New Sorawajan, Banguntapan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Based on this, this thesis wants to do further research related to waste water management in the laundry business on Jl. Sorowajan Baru, Bantul Yogyakarta from the perspective of Islamic law and positive law. The main issues in this thesis are: (1) how is the management of wastewater from the laundry business on Jl. Sorawajan Baru Yogyakarta?, and (2) how is the waste management from the laundry business viewed from the perspective of Islamic law and positive law? The purpose of this research is to: (1) find out the waste management in the laundry business on Jl. New Sorawajan Yogyakarta and (2) knowing how waste management in the laundry is from the perspective of Islamic law and positive law. This research uses a juridical-normative approach. The theory that the author uses to analyze the problem of waste management from the laundry business on Jl. Sorowajan Baru, Bantul Yogyakarta, is the theory of environmental protection in Islamic law (hifz al-bi'ah) developed by Ali Yafie and the theory of environmental protection in positive law. This research is a field research, namely research where the main data is taken directly from the field. The authors collect these data using the method of observation, interviews and documentation. The data that has been collected is then narrated by the writer and analyzed using descriptive-comparative analysis. From the research that the author has done, the following conclusions are obtained: First, most of the laundry business waste management (six out of seven laundry businesses) in the region already have a Wastewater Development Installation (IPAL) and they dispose of waste through the WWTP. This means that they have taken part in protecting and preserving the environment. Thus, the management of the laundry business complies with the provisions of Islamic law (environmental fiqh), namely by managing the waste according to existing standards. From the perspective of environmental jurisprudence, this is in accordance with the objectives of Islamic law being prescribed, one of which is protecting and preserving the environment (hifz al-bi'ah). In addition, it is also in accordance with positive legal provisions as contained in Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and Bantul Regent Regulation Number 15 of 2015 concerning Permits to Utilize Wastewater. Second, a small number of laundry entrepreneurs (one out of seven laundry businesses) on Jl. Sorowajan Baru does not have an WWTP so they dispose of laundry waste carelessly. Not only that, this research also found that some laundry businesses that already have an WWTP also sometimes dispose of waste not through existing channels, but dispose of it carelessly. This is of course contrary to the objectives of establishing Islamic law (maqasid asy-shari'ah), especially in terms of the obligation to protect and preserve the environment (hifz al-bi'ah) and also contradicts the existing provisions in positive law, namely the Law Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and Bantul Regent Regulation Number 15 of 2015 concerning Permits for Utilization of Wastewater
Interview by author
No full textA systematic review of factors affecting children’s right to health in cluster randomized trials in Keny
Chemisorption on binary alloys with long-range order
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