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Wetting: Theory and Experiment
No full textComitato organizzatore: Amy Novick-Cohen, Alexander Nepomnyashchy, Leonid Pismen.
Comitato Scientifico: M. Ben Amar, S. Davis, L. Giacomelli, G. Gruen, J. King, D. Mukamel, A. Nepomnyashchy, A. Novick-Cohen, L. Pismen, Y. Pomeau, D. Quere.
The goal of the conference is to exchange information and discussion among numerous people interested in this field and coming from various disciplines, with an emphasis on the analytical and the asymptotic, the theoretical as well as the experimental
Quere vs. mediane Laparotomie bei Etappenlavage für Peritonitis: eine Fallserie
No full textBackground: Staged lavage was first introduced in the 1970s and now serves as a therapeutic option for septic patients with peritonitis. A central aspect of this treatment concept is leaving the abdomen open after a wide incision. To evaluate the influence of transverse vs. median access to the abdomen in staged lavage, data from the authors' patients were analyzed.Methods: To evaluate patients with peritonitis, prospective intensive care data were examined together with data on the surgical details. The main aspects covered here were the surgical details of the lavage (namely, transverse vs. median laparotomy), number of lavages, fascia closure, wound-healing disorders, and observed lethality, in combination with the preoperatively evaluated SAPS-II score, expected hospital lethality, patient age, and the Mannheim Peritonitis Index.Results: Between January 2008 and December 2018, 522 patients were treated with open abdomen and staged lavage. The mean age of the patients was 66.0 years (standard deviation (SD) 15.9 years). A median incision was used in 140 cases, and transverse laparotomy was performed in 382. The mean SAPS-II score was 46.5 (SD 15.7), expected lethality was 39.6% (SD 26.3%), and observed lethality was 19.9%. On average, two lavages were performed after the index operation. Transverse incision was significantly less likely to cause wound-healing disorder (p=0.03), and fascial dehiscence was observed less frequently in the transverse laparotomies group than in median incisions in the statistical trend (p=0.06).Conclusion: In summary, staged lavage reduced expected lethality in patients with peritonitis. Transverse incision caused wound-healing disorders and fascial dehiscence less often. Therefore, the indication for transverse laparotomy should be generous, as this form of treatment is advantageous in case of peritonitis.Hintergrund: Die sogenannte Etappenlavage wurde erstmals in den 1970er Jahren eingeführt und dient bis heute als therapeutische Option für septische Patienten mit Peritonitis. Ein zentraler Aspekt dieses Behandlungskonzepts ist es, den Bauch nach einer weiten Laparotomie offen zu belassen. Um den Einfluss der queren vs. medianen Laparotomie bei der Etappenlavage zu bewerten, wurden eigene Daten analysiert.Methoden: Zur Beurteilung von Patienten mit Peritonitis wurden prospektive Intensivmedizindaten zusammen mit Daten zu chirurgischen Details untersucht. Die wichtigsten Aspekte waren die chirurgischen Details der Lavage (nämlich quere vs. mediane Laparotomie), Anzahl der Lavagen, Faszienverschluss, Wundheilungsstörungen und beobachtete Letalität, in Kombination mit dem präoperativ ausgewerteten SAPS-II-Score, der erwarteten Krankenhausmortalität, dem Patientenalter und dem Mannheimer Peritonitis-Index.Ergebnisse: Zwischen Januar 2008 und Dezember 2018 wurden 522 Patienten mit offenem Bauch und Etappenlavage behandelt. Das Durchschnittsalter der Patienten betrug 66,0 Jahre (Standardabweichung (SD) 15,9 Jahre). In 140 Fällen wurde ein medianer Schnitt verwendet, und die quere Laparotomie wurde in 382 Fällen durchgeführt. Der durchschnittliche SAPS-II-Score lag bei 46,5 (SD 15,7), die erwartete Letalität lag bei 39,6% (SD 26,3%) und die beobachtete Letalität bei 19,9%. Im Durchschnitt wurden nach der Indexoperation zwei Lavages durchgeführt. Die quere Laparotomie führte dabei signifikant seltener zu Wundheilungsstörungen (p=0,03), und die fasziale Dehiszenz wurde in der Gruppe der queren Laparotomien ebenfalls seltener beobachtet als bei medianen Einschnitten im statistischen Trend (p=0,06).Schlussfolgerung: Zusammenfassend reduzierte Etappenlavage die erwartete Letalität bei Patienten mit Peritonitis. Die quere Laparotomie verursachte seltener Wundheilungsstörungen und Fasziendehiszenzen. Daher sollte die Indikation für die transversale Laparotomie großzügig sein, da diese Behandlungsform bei Peritonitis vorteilhaft ist
Settlement dynamics and recruitment responses of Mediterranean gorgonians larvae to different crustose coralline algae species
No full textSessile marine species such as Anthozoans act as ecosystem engineers due to their three-dimensional structure. Gorgonians, in particular, can form dense underwater forests that give shelter to other species increasing local biodiversity. In the last decades, several Mediterranean gorgonian populations have been affected by natural and anthropogenic impacts which drastically reduced their size. However, some species showed unexpected resilience, mainly due to the supply of new individuals. To understand the mechanisms underlying recovery processes, studies on the first life history stages (i.e. larval dispersal, settlement and recruitment) are needed. In tropical coral reefs, crustose coralline algae (CCA) are known to influence coral larvae habitat selection and settlement. This capacity however is not ubiquitous among CCA species and larvae of different coral species may have different preferences. The present work focuses on three Mediterranean gorgonians (Eunicella singularis, Paramuricea clavata and Corallium rubrum) with the objective of quantifying settlement and recruitment in presence of two common CCA species (Litophyllum stictaeforme and Litophyllum incrustans). Results showed that the presence of CCA activates earlier settlement in E. singularis and increases the density of recruits, with different trends for the three species. Our results suggest that CCA should be taken into account in the implementation of conservation strategies. Moreover, a deeper comprehension of settlement mechanisms could help improving restoration techniques based on sexual reproduction
Bibliographie Hilarion G. Petzold 1958 – 2009 mit Anhang als Einführung
No full textDieses Archiv enthält die Gesamtbibliographie der Werke des Autors nebst einiger Texte „Über H. G. Petzold“ im Schlussteil der Bibliographie sowie einen Anhang mit einer Einführung in die Architektur des Werkes in seinem wissenslogischen Aufbau als Ausarbeitung seines „Tree of Science Modells“ (2007).This archive contains the complete bibliography of the author and some texts about H. G. Petzold, moreover an epilogue with an introduction to the architecture of the works in its epistemological structure and composition and as an elaborations of Petzold’s „Tree of Science Modell (2007).https://www.fpi-publikation.de/polyloge/01-2009-petzold-h-g-gesamtbibliographie-h-g-petzold-1958-2009-updating-november2009/peerReviewedpublishedVersio
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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Behavioral modeling of GaN-based power amplifiers: impact of electrothermal feedback on the model accuracy and identification
No full textIn this article, we discuss the accuracy of behavioral models in simulating the intermodulation distortion (IMD) of microwave GaN-based high-power amplifiers in the presence of strong electrothermal (ET) feedback. Exploiting an accurate self-consistent ET model derived from measurements and thermal finite-element method simulations, we show that behavioral models are able to yield accurate results, provided that the model identification is carried out with signals with wide bandwidth and large dynamics
The Right to Strike under the United States Constitution: Theory, Practice, and Possible Implications for Canada
No full textAnswering critics of the Canadian Supreme Court's judgment in B.C. Health, the author argues that the Court laid the foundation for a principled and durable doctrine protecting constitutional labour rights, one that goes directly to the heart of the matter — the inequality of workers’ power in the employment relation. In the author’s view, two paths could lead from B.C. Health to the recognition of Charter protec- tion for a right to strike: one that treats the right as an accessory to col- lective bargaining, and one that upholds the right directly on the basis of the Charter values of equality and participation. The author supports the latter approach, contending that constitutional rights should be defined in relation to fundamental values, in a way that is not contingent on time-bound or fact-sensitive assessments about the role of strikes within a particular collective bargaining regime. Although a Charter right to strike may involve the courts in difficult choices about when to defer to legislative policy decisions, and courts may lack the institutional capac- ity to deal effectively with labour law issues, the author points out that judges can look to ILO standards for expert guidance. Noting that the U.S. experience in this area might be of considerable use to Canadians, the author concludes by providing an overview of American case law concerning a constitutional right to strike.Peer reviewe
G-Rank: Unsupervised Continuous Learn-to-Rank for Edge Devices in a P2P Network
No full textRanking algorithms in traditional search engines are powered by enormous training data sets that are meticulously engineered and curated by a centralized entity. Decentralized peer-to-peer (p2p) networks such as torrenting applications and Web3 protocols deliberately eschew centralized databases and computational architectures when designing services and features. As such, robust search-and-rank algorithms designed for such domains must be engineered specifically for decentralized networks, and must be lightweight enough to operate on consumer-grade personal devices such as a smartphone or laptop computer. We introduce G-Rank, an unsupervised ranking algorithm designed exclusively for decentralized networks. We demonstrate that accurate, relevant ranking results can be achieved in fully decentralized networks without any centralized data aggregation, feature engineering, or model training. Furthermore, we show that such results are obtainable with minimal data preprocessing and computational overhead, and can still return highly relevant results even when a user’s device is disconnected from the network. G-Rank is highly modular in design, is not limited to categorical data, and can be implemented in a variety of domains with minimal modification. The results herein show that unsupervised ranking models designed for decentralized p2p networks are not only viable, but worthy of further research.https://github.com/awrgold/G-RankComputer Scienc
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