462 research outputs found
Letter from Simeon Leo to his father
No full textLetter from Simeon Leo, Esq. to his father on paper torn from a notebook. Written in broken English.Digital imag
Thermal ablation of liver tumours: steps for further improvement
Get PDFThermal ablation is a treatment for liver tumours in which a needle is inserted into the tumour and destroys tumour cells by heating. This can be applied as an alternative to surgical resection in which a part of the liver with the tumour is removed. The main benefits of ablation included its tissue-sparing nature, low complication rates and short length of stay. Regarding these advantages, the question arises whether ablation can be considered as a first line treatment for small liver tumours. Ruiter performed a multicentre study comparing ablation to resection for colorectal liver metastasis and found comparable overall survival rates and lower complication rates for ablation as compared to resection. Moreover, this thesis has shown that ablation is also an effective and repeatable treatment for primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) in selected patients. The most important factor defining technical success after ablation is a complete coverage of the targeted tumour by the ablation zone, with a sufficient ablation margin. Ruiter confirmed the poor predictability of ablation zone dimensions solely based on the applied energy. Also, a novel 3D margin software tool was applied to analyse ablation margins. The tumour diameter and ablation margin were identified as the most important predictors for ablation site recurrence. Additionally, the application of a robotic system for needle placement for ablation was investigated. It was shown that only one needle placement attempt was needed using the robotic system, compared to multiple attempts without using the robotic system
Letter to Dr. Simeon Leo
No full textLetter to Dr. Simeon Leo from Edward Frankel. In English script on stationery with a gothic 'E' printed at top center.Digital imag
Wine Roads in Greece: A Cooperation for the Development of Local Tourism in Rural Areas
Get PDFAn association of Wine Roads was developed in Greece at the beginning of the 1990s in an attempt to boost rural tourism. The association was created by wine producers in the regions of Macedonia and was then extended to Epirus, Thessaly and Thrace. Its main purpose has been the promotion of wine companies and the association's regional members, while its specific targets have been the development of local tourism, the support of cultural heritage and the improvement of product quality and related services. The Wine Roads initiative has received substantial financial support from the European Union and the State of Greece, mainly through the LEADER II program. However, socioeconomic results for the participating companies and regions appear to differ. An assessment using a questionnaire showed a positive effect on the enhancement of relations among members, the increase in tourist visits, publicity for the regions and cultural events. In contrast, there have been no significant positive effects on employment. Finally, it should be noted that some of the participating districts and companies have been more active and have taken better advantage of this initiative.Wine roads, rural tourism, cooperation, financing, LEADER program, Greece, Community/Rural/Urban Development,
Simeon Solomon's work before 1873: interpretation and identity
No full textThis thesis has two aims. The first is to demonstrate that commentaries on the work produced by Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) before 1873, an artist who was Jewish and homosexual, have been dominated by critics’ perceptions of him as a marginal figure. Solomon’s Jewish heritage and homosexuality doubly marginalised him in the Christian, heterosexual culture of Victorian England so it is understandable that commentators have focused on his minority position and read signs of difference in his works. However, my second aim is to challenge this perspective. I will show how much Solomon’s art had in common with that of his contemporaries and broaden the discussion by analysing paintings which have been given less critical attention, possibly because they do not present so many opportunities to refer to the artist’s marginality. I will suggest alternative interpretations of specific paintings which draw upon other aspects of nineteenth-century English society in order to show how explanations which focus primarily on Solomon’s marginalised identities are not the only and, in some cases, not the most useful ways to read his work
I paradigmi traduttivi di Simeon Polockij
No full textThe article focuses on translation in the Russian area. The author argues that translation was pivotal in the westernisation of Moscovia during the baroque era through the investigation and categorisation of translation procedures in Simeon Polockij's work
Letter to Dr. Simeon Leo regarding a donation to Mount Sinai Hospital
No full textLetter to Dr. Simeon Leo from Joseph Scherer about a donation to Mount Sinai Hospital. Handwritten in English script. Folded.Digital imag
The economic analysis of sector investment programs
Get PDFThis paper discusses the economic analysis of sector investment or expenditure programs, collectively referred to as SIPS. There are many different views as to what actually constitutes a SIP. For the purposes of this paper, the essential feature of a SIP that is focused on is that the Government, World Bank, and other donors jointly finance an agreed-upon forward sectoral expenditure program. A SIP may also have many different objectives. Again, for the purposes of this paper, a critical objective of a SIP is to improve the development impact of public expenditures in the sector. Suthiwart-Narueput focuses on how to use economic analysis to help sector investment programs improve the development impact of public spending. He uses Kenya as a case study. The paper is organized as follows. Section 2 proposes a methodology for the economic analysis of SIPS which emphasizes evaluating the sectoral expenditure program based on principles of public expenditure analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on identifying the rationale for public intervention and improving cost-recovery. Section 3 discusses alternative methodologies, e.g., cost-benefit analysis. Section 4 applies the proposed methodology to the Kenya Agricultural SIP. Section 5 concludes.Business Environment,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Decentralization,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Business in Development,Business Environment,Health Economics&Finance,Poverty Assessment
Author Identifiers in Scholarly Repositories
No full textBibliometric and usage-based analyses and tools highlight the value of information about scholarship contained within the network of authors, articles and usage data. Less progress has been made on populating and using the author side of this network than the article side, in part because of the difficulty of unambiguously identifying authors. I briefly review a sample of author identifier schemes, and consider use in scholarly repositories. I then describe preliminary work at arXiv to implement public author identifiers, services based on them, and plans to make this information useful beyond the boundaries of arXiv.
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