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Optical and structural properties of ions in crystals
No full text1. The Atomic Position and Size of the Thallium Ions
in KC1 (T1) Phosphors.
W. A. Runciman and E. G. Steward, Proc.Phys.Soc., 66A,
484, 1953. •
2. Alkaline Earth Uranates of the R3MX6 Type.
E. G. Steward and W. A. Runciman, Nature, 172, 75, 1953. •
3. Atomic Configurations in Luminescent Centres.
W. A. Runciman, Brit.J.App.Phys.Supp. No. 4, S78, 1955. •
4. Absorption and Emission Spectra of Bismuth -Activated
Phosphors.
W. A. Runciman, Proc.Phys.Soc., 68A, 647, 1955. •
5. Fluorescent Centres in Uranium-Activated Sodium Fluoride.
W. A. Runciman, Nature, 175, 1082, 1955. •
6. Atomic Wave Functions for Gold and Thallium.
A. S. Douglas, D. R. Hartree and W. A. Runciman, Proc.
Camb. Phil. Soc., a, 486, 1955. •
7. Centres Luminogens dans les Fluorures Actives a L'Uranium.
W. A. Runciman, J.Phys. Radium, 17, 645, 1956. •
8. The Luminescence of Uranium-Activated Sodium Fluoride.
W. A. Runciman, Proc.Roy.Soc., 237A, 39, 1956. •
9. Stark-splitting in Crystals.
W. A. Runciman, Phil.Mag., (8)1, 1075, 1956. •
10. Optical Fluorescence in Non-Destructive Testing.
W. A. Runciman, Brit.J. DD.Phys.Supp. No. 6, S34, 1957. •
11. Energy levels in Rare-Earth Ions.
J. P. Elliott, B. R. Judd and W. A. Runciman, Proc.Roy.
Soc., 240A, 509, 1957. •
12. Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra. of Ions in Crystals.
W. A. Runciman, Rep.Progr.Phys., 21, 30, 1958. •
13. The Absorption Spectrum of Vanadium Corundum.
M.H.L. Pryce and W. A. Runciman, Faraday Soc. Disc.
No. 26, 34, 1958. •
14. A Neutron- Diffraction Study of Potassium Cobalticyanide.
N. A. Curry and W. A. Runciman, Acta Cryst., 12, 674, 1959. •
15. Analysis of the Spectra of Gadolinium Salts.
W. A. Runciman, J.Chem.Phys., 30, 1632, 1959. •
16. Spectra of Trivalent Praseodymium and Thulium Salts.
W. A. Runciman and B. G. Wybourne, J.Chem.Phys., 31,
1149, 1959
Trauma: development of a sub-algorithm
No full text© 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.BACKGROUND: Anaesthetists are regularly involved in the management of patients who have suffered trauma. Acute physiological derangements can occur at any time after the original injury, with life threatening sequelae. These problems may be complex in nature and evolve rapidly, often with an obscure aetiology, so a systematic approach to them is essential. OBJECTIVES: To examine the role of a previously described core algorithm "COVER ABCD–A SWIFT CHECK" supplemented by a specific sub-algorithm for trauma, in the management of anaesthesia involving trauma cases. METHODS: The potential performance of a structured approach for each of the trauma incidents among the first 4000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study (AIMS) was compared with the actual performance as reported by the anaesthetists involved. RESULTS: There were 38 relevant reports relating to trauma in the first 4000 reports to AIMS. In 39% of these there was "emergency corner cutting", although in the majority the urgency was thought to have been more perceived than real. The previously described "core" crisis management algorithm for crises during general anaesthesia was an effective means of discovering (82%), diagnosing (68%), and correcting (66%) the majority of trauma incidents. However a sub-algorithm specific for the traumatised patient was required for unusual, obscure, or complex presentations. CONCLUSION: Although the small numbers preclude validation of the sub-algorithm, it would have successfully managed all the trauma cases reported to AIMS.W M Griggs, R W Morris, W B Runciman, G A Osborne and A D Pai
49. Runciman (W. G.). Plato's later Epistemology. Cambridge University Press, 1962
No full textWeil Raymond. 49. Runciman (W. G.). Plato's later Epistemology. Cambridge University Press, 1962. In: Revue des Études Grecques, tome 77, fascicule 364-365, Janvier-juin 1964. p. 347
49. Runciman (W. G.). Plato's later Epistemology. Cambridge University Press, 1962
No full textWeil Raymond. 49. Runciman (W. G.). Plato's later Epistemology. Cambridge University Press, 1962. In: Revue des Études Grecques, tome 77, fascicule 364-365, Janvier-juin 1964. p. 347
W. G. Runciman? Translated by E. Matthews.
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Crisis management during regional anaesthesia
No full text© 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.BACKGROUND: Regional anaesthesia is widely used and has been considered to pose few risks once the block is established. However, life threatening problems can occur both during the establishment and maintenance phases of a regional block which require prompt recognition and management. OBJECTIVES: To examine the role of a previously described core algorithm "COVER ABCD–A SWIFT CHECK", supplemented by a specific sub-algorithm for regional anaesthesia, in the management of problems arising in association with regional anaesthesia. METHODS: The potential performance of this structured approach was assessed for each of the relevant incidents among the first 4000 reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study (AIMS). RESULTS: There were 252 incidents involving regional anaesthesia, 6.3% of the first 4000 reports to AIMS. Of these, the majority (78%) involved the use of epidural or spinal anaesthesia. The core algorithm AB COVER CD properly applied, would have accounted for 45% of all problems, and is worth applying to eliminate unexpected problems unrelated to the regional anaesthesia technique itself. Hypotension and dysrhythmias made up over 30% of all incidents and accounted for all six deaths in the 252 incidents. The specific sub-algorithm for regional anaesthetic techniques accounted for 55% of all incidents: problems with delivery to the site of action, 49 cases (19%); problems with the block, 30 cases (12%); local anaesthetic toxicity, 30 cases (12%); trauma, infection, or pain, 14 cases (6%), wrong side or wrong patient, five cases (2%). CONCLUSION: Based on an analysis of 252 incidents, the core algorithm and the regional anaesthesia sub-algorithm, properly applied, would lead to swift recognition and appropriate management of problems arising in association with regional anaesthesia.M A L Fox, R W Morris, W B Runciman and A D Pai
1. Constructing a selectionist paradigm. The theory of cultural and social selection. By W. G. Runciman
No full textIn his latest contribution to the application of Darwinian evolutionary thinking to the social sciences, W. G. Runciman conceives of human behavior as resulting from three levels of selection - biological, cultural, and social. These give rise, respectively, to evoked, acquired, and imposed patterns of behavior. The biological level is hardly controversial, but to draw a distinction between separate cultural and social selective processes is more problematic. Runciman takes memes to be the variants competitively selected at the cultural level and the practices constituting rule-governed roles to be the variants competitively selected at the social level - thus preserving separate spheres of research for anthropology and sociology. It is not clear, however, what drives cultural and social evolution. Nor are the three levels theoretically well integrated. The book's strength lies in the numerous examples provided of how the application of selectionist theory illuminates and enriches sociological and historical explanations and contributes to the construction of historical narrative
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