197 research outputs found
Comparison of lead failure manifestation of Biotronik Linox with St. Jude Medical Riata and Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead.
No full textPURPOSE
To compare lead failure manifestation and lead performance of the Biotronik Linox/Sorin Vigila defibrillator lead (Linox group) with the St. Jude Medical Riata/Riata ST (Riata group) and Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads (Fidelis group).
METHODS
We assessed the performance of all aforementioned leads implanted at our center and investigated the manifestation of lead failures.
RESULTS
Of 93 Linox, 86 Riata, and 81 Fidelis leads implanted at our center, 11 (12%), 22 (26%), and 25 (31%) leads failed during a median follow-up of 46, 61, and 84 months, respectively. Inappropriate shocks were delivered in 64% (Linox), 5% (Riata), and 32% (Fidelis) of lead failures; a device alert was noted in none (Linox), 5% (Riata), and 52% (Fidelis); and lead failure was a coincidental finding in 36% (Linox), 91% (Riata), and 16% (Fidelis) of cases (p < 0.001). Non-physiological high rate signals were observed in 73% (Linox), 27% (Riata), and 80% (Fidelis) of lead failures (p = 0.001) and damaged lead integrity was found in 36% (Linox), 73% (Riata), and 24% (Fidelis) of cases (p = 0.064). Lead survival at 5 years was 88%, 92%, and 71% for Linox, Riata, and Fidelis group, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
The most frequent clinical manifestation of lead failure was inappropriate shocks for Linox, coincidental finding for Riata and device alert for Fidelis leads. Non-physiological high rate signals were frequently observed in Linox and Fidelis lead failures whereas in Riata lead failures, a damaged lead integrity was the predominant finding
Passive-fixation lead failure rates and long-term patient mortality in subjects implanted with Sprint Fidelis electrodes
No full textTo evaluate passive-fixation lead failure rates and long-term patient survival in subjects implanted with Sprint Fidelis electrodes. We identified 748 subjects who received a Sprint Fidelis (n 429; Medtronic models 6948: 94.8, 6949: 2.6, 6930: 1.9, 6931: 0.7) or a Sprint non-Fidelis implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead (n 319, Medtronic models 6944: 68.6, 6947: 17.9, 6942: 7.8, 6943: 3.4, 6945: 2.2) at our centre between 1998 and 2008. KaplanMeier patient survival was lower in the Fidelis group than in the Control cohort (68.4 vs. 77.0 at 5 years, P 0.0061), but multivariate analyses revealed no significant association between mortality and implanted lead type. Passive-fixation lead failure rate at 5 years was 14.4 (95 confidence interval (CI) [9.2, 19.3]) in the Fidelis (n 414) group and 1.8 (95 CI [0.03.8]) in the Control (n 241) cohort (P 0.001 upon multivariate comparison). Failure rates of passive-fixation Sprint Fidelis leads are increased and similar to those previously reported for active-fixation Fidelis electrodes. Despite the elevated risk for lead failure and its potential sequelae, the Sprint Fidelis has no obvious impact on long-term mortality
An unpublished stele of a veteran of legio VII Claudia pia fidelis from Siculi / Neobjavljena stela veterana legije Sedma Claudia Pia Fidelis iz Sikula
No full textThe author publishes a stele of a veteran of legio VII Claudia pia fidelis found in Siculi. He provides reading of the inscription, onomastic analysis and interpretation in the context of other epigraphic confirmations of the legionary veterans in Salona in the 1st century and their settlement in Siculi in the period of the Emperor Claudius (41-54)
Samuel Wainer: entre Diretrizes e Ultima Hora
No full textO presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir uma parte da trajetória de Samuel Wainer, jornalista que entrevistou em 1949 Getúlio Vargas, em sua propriedade no interior do Rio Grande do Sul. Dentre os vários assuntos discutidos, o então senador e ex-presidente teria declarado que seria novamente candidato ao posto máximo do Executivo na eleição do ano seguinte. A partir daí Wainer, que durante o governo de Vargas teve sua revista, Diretrizes, fechada por conta da ação da censura e exilou-se para fugir da repressão do Estado Novo, acabou se aproximando do político gaúcho e foi um dos repórteres que acompanhou toda a candidatura vitoriosa de Getúlio. Pouco tempo depois da posse, em 1951, o jornalista fundou o jornal Ultima Hora, publicação que disputaria espaço no campo jornalístico para, ao contrário dos outros diários, defender o governo e o legado de Vargas, buscando direcionar as ações do mandatário de maneira positiva. Assim, foi discutido o caminho de Wainer entre Diretrizes e Ultima Hora, indicando como o então perseguido político passou a ser uma das figuras mais próximas de Vargas durante seu último governo (1951-1954)
On Adorno: (An Interview)
No full textThis interview was conducted in 2003 and first published in Portuguese in SCHWARZ, R. “Sobre Adorno (entrevista)”. In: Martinha versus Lucrécia: ensaios e entrevistas. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2012.
Translation into English by Simone Fernandes and Mariana Fidelis
Brachinus fidelis LeConte
No full textBrachinus fidelis LeConte Brachinus fidelis LeConte, 1862: 524. Brachinus lecontei Motschulsky, 1859: 139. (Primary homonym of B. lecontei LeConte, 1844:49.) In 1859, Motschulsky described B. lecontei from California, but it was a primary homonym of B. lecontei LeConte, 1844, from the southern United States. According to LeConte (1862) B. lecontei LeC. is a synonym of B. perplexus Dejean. Motschulsky's name B. lecontei must also be rejected, on the grounds that it was, when proposed, a primary homonym. LeConte, in 1862, described B. fidelis, from California, as a species distinct from B. lecontei Mots. During the course of this research the author sent identical specimens of Brachinus from Del Puerto Creek, California, to both A. G. Ponomarenko and P. J. Darlington with requests that several characters be critically compared with those of the type specimens at the University of Moscow Museum and the Museum of Comparative Zoology. As a result of these comparisons, it was determined that the Del Puerto Creek specimens are identical both with Motschulsky's two type specimens of B. lecontei (in Moscow) and with LeConte's eleven type specimens of B. fidelis (in the Museum of Comparative Zoology). Accordingly, B. fidelis LeC. is a synonym of B. lecontei Mots. Because B. lecontei Motsch. is invalid, the first available valid name is B. fidelis LeConte 1862. (B. lecontei Dejean [1837: 14] must be considered a nomen nudum.) TYPE LOCALITY: B. fidelis: "Kern" is handwritten on the label of LeConte's first specimen. A gold disc represents the state of California on all of LeConte's types of this species. B. lecontei: "California" is cited in Motschulsky's description, but his cotypes are labelled B. latipennis lecontei Motsch., California. TYPE SPECIMENS: Two cotypes of B. lecontei Mots. are in the Motschulsky collection at the University of Moscow. Eleven specimens are in LeConte's series of B. fidelis LeC. at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. The first specimen in this latter series is designated as type number 5852. The last specimen in the series is labelled "Or." DISTRIBUTION: This species, as far as is known, is confined to California, Arizona, and Mexico, occurring sympatrically with B. costipennis. It is one of the three species occurring on Santa Cruz Island, 20 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara County in southern California (fig. 14). DESCRIPTION: Size. Length 7 to 9 mm.; width 4.5 to 4.6 mm. Coloration. Elytra of both sexes dark blue with blue epipleura; head and pronotum ferrugineus; mandibles dark red-brown to piceous at tips and along mesal edges; antennal segments 3-5 black or banded black; segments 6-11 dusky to brown; mesepisterna and sides of abdominal sterna black (venter may vary from dark ferrugineus to dark brown). Head. Labrum entire; dorsal surface of the mentum convex at middle with a setae at each anterior corner; bead around eyes entire joining with ridge over antennal base; furrows on frons shallow, finely rugose usually in form of a "V"; numerous setae arise behind eyes and a few from top of head; microscultpure consists of fine isodiametric meshes. Pronotum. Widest just behind anterior angles well in front of middle; anterior angles prominent and rounded; posterior angles prominent and acute; with lateral margins narrowly reflexed and narrowly beaded with a dark reddish-brown color; disc convex to flat, slightly rugose at center and at most a few setiferous punctures occurring in apical and basal transverse impressions; anterior transverse impression reduced to almost a triangular fovea; microsculpture consists of small isodiametric meshes. Elytra. Male elytra truncate, widest at apical third narrowing toward rounded humeri which are not prominent; deeply costate; microsculpture consists of fine isodiametric meshes; pubescent band confined anteriorly to 7th and 8th intervals, but broadened gradually and covering entire elytra beyond apical third. Female elytra similar, but proportionately wider than those of male in apical half. Aedeagus (fig. 5). Phallus cylindrical, ending in a rounded point; a median ridge occurs on dorsal surface at apex; microsculpture lacking. Endophallus bears a poorly pigmented virga consisting of two lateral plates. CALIFORNIA LOCALITY RECORDS: 894 specimens were examined. Alameda County: (Niles Canyon) ATM, (San Leandro) UIM, (Oakland Hills) CAS, (Livermore) CAS; Amador County: (5 miles west oi Sutter Creek) TLE; Colusa County: (Hwy. 20 and 16) ATM, (Rumsey Canyon) ATM; El Dorado County: ("El Dorado County") CAS; Fresno County: (La Ferre Creek) CAS; Imperial County: (Calpatria) CAS; Inyo County: (Little Lake) CAS, (Owens Lake) CAS, (Westgard Pass Plateau) CAS, (Olancha) CAS, (Deep Springs Lake) CAS, (Big Pine) CAS, (Independence) CAS, (Freeman) CAS, (Lone Pine) CAS, (Diaz Lake) CAS; Glenn County: (Elk Creek) CAS; Los Angeles County: (Alhambra) CAS, (Frenchman Flat) CAS, (Arroyo Seco Canyon) VVB, (San Dimas) CAS, (Pasadena) CAS, (Los Angeles) CAS, (Big Dalton Dam) ATM; Madera County: (O'Neals) ATM, (Coarsegold) CAS; Mariposa County: (Mariposa) CAS; Merced County: (Merced) CAS; Monterey County: (Stone Canyon) CAS, (3 miles S. E. of Jolon) CAS, (Jolon) CAS; Napa County: (Monticello) ATM; Orange County: (Laguna Beach) CAS, (Black Star Canyon) ATM; Placer County: ("Placer County") CAS; Riverside County: (Colton CAS, (Hemet) VVB, (Riverside) CAS, (Palm Canyon) CAS, (San Jacinto Mts.) CAS, (Palm Springs) CAS; San Benito County: (Panoche Valley) CAS; San Luis Obispo County: (Cambria) CAS, (San Luis Obispo) CAS, (Santa Margarita) CAS, (Atascadero) CAS; San Diego County: (Mt. Palomar) CAS, (Carrizo) UIM, (Guatay) UIM, (San Juan Capistrano) UIM, (Poway) CAS, (3 miles south of Dehesa) TLE, (Jacumba) CAS, (Sweetwater River) RES, (Chicken Creek) CAS, (Knaus) CAS, (9 miles east of Pine Valley) ATM, (Mission Valley) ATM; San Joaquin County: (Corral Hollow) TLE; San Bernadino County: (Cajon Pass) ATM; Santa Barbara County: (Gaviota) CAS, (Cuyama River) CAS, (Santa Ynez River, San Lucas) CAS, (Canada del Venadeto) ATM, (Bluff Camp, San Rafael Mts.) ATM; Santa Cruz Island: (Santa Cruz Island) CAS; Santa Cruz County: (Santa Cruz) CAS; Santa Clara County: (Gilroy Hot Springs) TLE, (Pacheco Pass) UIM, (Uvas Creek) TLE, (Alum Rock Park) CAS, (Arroyo Bayo) JGE; Stanislaus County: (Del Puerto Creek) TLE, (Del Puerto Canyon) UIM; Tehama County: ("hills west of Tehama County") CAS; Tulare County: (Kaweah) CAS; Ventura County: (Santa Paula) CAS ATM, (Wheeler Hot Springs) CAS, (Ventura) CAS, (Fillmore) CAS, (Foster Park) ATM; Yolo County: (Putah Canyon) ATM, (Davis) ATM, (Putah Creek) TLE. DISCUSSION: This is the most common species of Brachinus in California. It is easily recognized by the darkened 3rd and 4th antennal segments, together with the dark mesepisterna and abdominal sides.Published as part of Erwin, Terry L., 1965, A Revision Of Brachinus Of North America: Part I. The California Species (Coleoptera: Carabidae), pp. 1-19 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 19 (1) on pages 9-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.382888
De usu philosophiae in s. theologia
No full textquas ... sub praesidio Dn. Samuelis Haberüteri, philosophiae professoris, praeceptoris sui fidelis, placidae ... publicè expositas, defendendas suscipiunt per vices suas Ioachimus Freudenbergerus et Iacobus Anthonius Vulpius, ad diem 10. mense Maio, loco, horisque solitisDiss. Hohe Schule Bern, 164
The synthesis and characterization of thermotropic liquid crystalline copolyesters, 1985
No full textThe synthesis of polyesters and copolyesters containing the bicycl o[2. 2.2]octane ring and 1,4-cycl ohexanedi acetic acid and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol spacers are discussed. The following homopolyesters were synthesized: poly[oxy(2-methyll, 4-phenylene)oxycarbonyl-l,4-bicyclo[2.2.2]octylenecarbonyl] I; and poly[oxy(2-chloro-l,4-phenylene)oxycarbonyl-l,4-bicyclo[2.2.2]octy-1 enecarbonyl] II. The following copolyesters were synthesized: poly[oxy (2-chl oro- 1,4-phenyl ene )oxycarbonyl-l ,4-bi cycl o[2. 2. 2]octyl enecarbonyl-co-oxy- (2-chloro-1,4-phenylene)oxysebacoyl] III; poly[oxy(2-methyl-l,4- phenylene)oxycarbonyl-l,4-bicyclo[2.2.2]octylene-co-oxy(2-methyl-l,4- phenyl ene)oxysebacoyl] IV; poly[oxy(2-methyl-l,4-phenylene)oxyterephthaloyl- co-oxy(2-methyl-l,4-phenylene)oxy-l,4-cyclohexanediacetoyl] V; poly[oxy(2-methyl-1,4-phenylene)oxyterephthaloyl-co-oxymethylene-1,4 cyclohexylenemethyleneoxyterephthaloyl] VI; and poly[oxy(2-chloro-1,4 phenylene)oxyterephthaloyl-co-oxymethylene-1,4 cyclohexylenemethyleneoxyterephthaloyl]VII. The resulting homopolyesters and copolyesters were characterized by proton NMR, DSC, TGA, IR, solution viscosity, and polarizing optical microscopy
The synthesis and characterization of poly [oxy(2-methyl-1,3- phenylene) oxyisophthaloyl-b-ox y(2-methyl-1, 3-phenylene)- oxyterephthaloyl], 1983
No full textPenerapan Metode dan Media PAK Bagi Sekolah Minggu Anak Usia 6-12 Tahun di HKBP Ukui ditinjau dari Teori Kecerdasan Majemuk Howard Gardner
No full textSekolah minggu merupakan masa depan gereja, karena di dalamnya anak-anak sekolah minggu penerus gereja belajar dan mengenal Allah untuk mengembangkan spritualitas mereka. Oleh karena itu dalam melakukan pembelajaran kepada anak-anak sekolah minggu dibutuhkan penerapan metode dan media PAK yang kreatif, kontekstual, dan sesuai dengan psikologi perkembangan dan kecerdasan yang dimiliki. Penerapan metode dan media PAK bagi sekolah minggu anak Usia 6-12 tahun di HKBP Ukui mempunyai pengaruh besar terhadap keaktifan dan kehadiran anak dalam mengikuti Sekolah Minggu. Penelitian ini difokuskan untuk mendeskripsikan dan meninjau metode media PAK yang diterapkan kepada anak-anak sekolah minggu HKBP Ukui dari teori kecerdasan majemuk Howard Gardner. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara dan observasi. Diharapkan penelitian ini mampu berkontribusi dalam peningkatan kapasitas dan peran guru sekolah minggu di HKBP Ukui dalam mengajarkan dan mengenalkan tentang Tuhan Yesus sejak dini dengan metode dan media yang merespon konteks dan kebutuhan naradidik.Sunday school is the future of the church, because in it the children of Sunday school learn and know God to develop their spirituality. Therefore, in conducting learning to the children of the week school requires the application of methods and media PAK that are creative, contextual, and in accordance with the developmental psychology and intelligence possessed. The application of PAK methods and media for weekly schools for children aged 6-12 at HKBP Ukui has a major influence on the activity and presence of children in Sunday School. This research is focused on describing and reviewing the PAK media method applied to HKBP Ukai week schoolchildren from Howard Gardner's compact intelligence theory. The research method used is qualitative descriptive with data collection techniques through interviews and observations. It is hoped that this research will contribute to enhancing the capacity and role of weekly schoolteachers at HKBP Ukui in teaching and introducing about the Lord Jesus from an early age with methods and media that respond to context and educational needs
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