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A Modular Logic Approach for Expressing Web Services in XML Applying Dynamic Rules in XML
No full textRuleML is considered to be a markup language for the semantic web. It allows the enrichment of web ontologies by adding definitions of derived concepts and it enhances interoperability among different systems and tools by publishing rules in an XML format. Moreover the in-creasing demand for interfaces that enhance information sharing has given rise to XML doc-uments that include embedded calls to web services. In this paper we propose a variation of RuleML that is based on modular logic programming. Our approach is based in a two level architecture. In the first level a modular logic language, called M-log, is presented. This lan-guage encompasses several mechanisms for invoking web services. In the second level we ex-ploit the semantics of M-log to present a variation of RuleML with rich modeling capabilities. Formal foundations for this variation are given through direct translation to M-log semantics.Knowledge Management, XML, Modular Logic Programming, E-Services
Ioannis Dallaei De imaginibus libri IV.
No full textIncludes errata at end.Signatures: *⁸ A-2L⁸ 2M⁴ chi².Woodcut printer's device on t.p. Head- and tail-pieces, initials.Scanned copy bound with: Joannis Dallaei Apologia pro ecclesiis reformatis. Amstelodami : Apud Jodocum Jansonium, 1652.Mode of access: Internet.Binding: vellum. Author & titles written at head of spine.With his: Apologia pro ecclesiis reformatis (Amsterdam : J. Janson, 1652)
Outcomes and monocyte response in percutaneous coronary intervention
No full textPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a well-established treatment for coronary artery disease. Despite continuous refinement of the stent-technology and significant improvement of patient outcomes over the years, stent failure continues to be its Achille’s heal. Inflammation, the foundation of coronary artery disease, also appears to be related to the small but lifelong risk that accompanies coronary stents. Drug coated balloon (DCB)-only angioplasty is a relatively new technique, which aims to deliver an anti-restenotic drug to the vessel wall without leaving any foreign material behind. Currently, it is recommended by international guidelines for treatment of in-stent restenosis, but not for de novo coronary artery disease.
The main aims of this thesis are: a) assessment of safety and efficacy of DCB-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease and b) assessment of the inflammatory reaction after elective angioplasty with specific focus on monocyte subsets.
In chapter 1, I gave a summary of the historical perspective of PCI from balloon angioplasty to drug eluting stent (DES) and DCB. I focused on the significance of pre-PCI and post-PCI inflammatory status for patient outcomes. Finally, I reviewed Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Particles of Iron Oxide – enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (USPIO-enhanced CMR), a relatively recent technique which makes possible the in vivo assessment of myocardial cellular inflammation. In chapter 2, I have described the general methods for the retrospective and prospective studies.
In chapter 3, I demonstrated that day-case DCB-only angioplasty is safe in terms of readmission with acute vessel closure (1%). In chapter 4, I demonstrated that paclitaxel DCB-angioplasty is not associated with increased late mortality. I compared 429 consecutive patients treated with paclitaxel DCB versus 1088 consecutive patients treated with non-paclitaxel 2nd generation DES and demonstrated that there was no evidence of late mortality signal.
In chapter 5, I assessed DCB-only angioplasty as part of routine clinical practice, in patients with stable angina. I compared a total of 544 consecutive patients (640 de novo lesions) treated with paclitaxel DCB and 693 consecutive patients (831 de novo lesions) treated with 2nd generation DES and demonstrated that there is no difference between DCB-only angioplasty and 2nd generation DES in terms of all-cause mortality and net cardiac events including target lesion revascularisation.
In chapter 6, I assessed DCB-only angioplasty as part of routine clinical practice, in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction due to de novo disease. I compared a total of 452 consecutive patients treated with paclitaxel DCB only and 687 consecutive patients treated with 2nd generation DES only and demonstrated that there is no difference between DCB-only angioplasty and 2nd generation DES in terms of all-cause mortality and net cardiac events including target lesion revascularisation.
Chapter 7 investigated the inflammatory response following angioplasty. I prospectively recruited 30 patients undergoing elective angioplasty for de novo disease either with DCB or DES. I demonstrated that intermediate monocytes, a highly proatherogenic monocyte subset, increased significantly two months after elective, uncomplicated angioplasty. The intermediate monocytes increased significantly after DES but not after DCB. Chapter 8 focused on proving the concept that it is possible to detect myocardial inflammation utilising USPIO-enhanced CMR.
In chapter 9, I reflected on the clinical implications of my studies and focused on the need for larger trials in this field
Ioannis Metaxas: Speech on the occasion of the inauguration of public works
No full textTitle: Λόγος κατά τα εγκαίνια των έργων του Σελινούντος Αιγιαλείας (Speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the public works at Selinous, Egialia) Originally published: Delivered at Selinous on 31 October 1937. Language: Greek The excerpts used are from Ioannis Metaxas, Λόγοι και Ομιλίες (Athens: Ερμής, 1992), pp. 247–255. About the author Ioannis Metaxas [1871, Ithaca (Ionian Islands)–1941, Athens]: military officer and politician. He was born into a well-known aristocratic family. In ..
Literary Recants of a Tenth-Century Scholar: The Case of Ioannis Kaminiates
No full textThis paper seeks to interpret the attitude of Ioannis Kaminiates towards Homer, for while initially criticising his literary predecessor, the author of On the Capture of Thessaloniki later adopts many of his turns of phrase
My journey
No full textTitle: Τό ταξίδι μου (My journey) Originally published: Αθήνα, n. p., 1888 Language: Greek The excerpts used are from Ἰωάννης Ψυχάρης, Τό ταξίδι μου, ed. by Alkis Agelou (Athens: Ἐστία: Νεοελληνική Βιβλιοθήκη, 1993), pp. 37–39, 64–67, 75–76, 89. About the author Ioannis (Jean) Psicharis [1854, Odessa – 1929, Paris]: writer, linguist and critic. Psicharis was born to a well-off family. After his mother’s early death his father brought him to Istanbul in 1860, where he spent his childhood. His ..
Minimal dataset for PLOS ONE.xlsx
No full textMinimal dataset regarding the inflammatory monocyte response following elective PCI</p
Of this great idea
No full textTitle: Τῆς Μεγάλης αυτής Ἰδέας (Of this Great Idea) Originally published: Ιt was published in Ἠ τῆς τρίτης Σεπτεµβρίου ἐν Άθήναις Ἐθνική Συνέλευσις, Athens, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, 1844 Language: Greek The excerpts used are from Constantinos Th. Dimaras, Ελληνικός Ρωµαντισµός (Athens: Ερµής, 1985), pp. 405–406. About the author Ioannis Kolettis [1773, Sirako (Epirus) – 1847, Athens]: medical doctor, politician and writer. He was educated in his hometown of Sirako and in nearby Kalarites, both pros..
Gramática, traducción y lengua en Ioannis Vilarás (1771-1823)
No full textThe author presents in this article Velaras’s brief treatise The Romeic Language, Corfu, 1814, a key guide on the vindication of spoken Greek. His linguistic proposals, as well as the stylistic and translation decisions of the author are succinctly analyzed and commented on in order to defend its importance for Greek studies.La autora presenta en este artículo el opúsculo de Ioannis Vilarás, La lengua romeica, Corfú, 1814, obra de referencia sobre la defensa de la lengua griega hablada. Se analizan sucintamente las propuestas lingüísticas, estilísticas y traductoras del autor que se desprenden de esta obra así como su trascendencia en las letras neogriegas
Gramática, traducción y lengua en Ioannis Vilarás (1771-1823)
No full textLa autora presenta en este artículo el opúsculo de Ioannis Vilarás, La lengua romeica,
Corfú, 1814, obra de referencia sobre la defensa de la lengua griega hablada. Se analizan
sucintamente las propuestas lingüísticas, estilísticas y traductoras del autor que se desprenden
de esta obra así como su trascendencia en las letras neogriegas.The author presents in this article Velaras’s brief treatise The Romeic Language, Corfu,
1814, a key guide on the vindication of spoken Greek. His linguistic proposals, as well as
the stylistic and translation decisions of the author are succinctly analyzed and commented
on in order to defend its importance for Greek studies
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