111 research outputs found
Supplemental material for Initial clinical results with a fusion prototype for mammography and three-dimensional ultrasound with a standard mammography system and a standard ultrasound probe
No full textSupplemental material for Initial clinical results with a fusion prototype for mammography and three-dimensional ultrasound with a standard mammography system and a standard ultrasound probe by Julius Emons, Marius Wunderle, Arndt Hartmann, Marcus Radicke, Claudia Rauh, Michael Uder, Paul Gass , Peter A Fasching, Hanna Langemann, Matthias W Beckmann, Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland and Sebastian M Jud in Acta Radiologica</p
The devotional life : Catholic and Protestant translations of Thomas à Kempis' 'Imitatio Christi', c.1420-c.1620
No full textThe incorporation of the Imitatio by Protestant and Catholic reform movements
suggests important points of continuity between late medieval and early modem
religion, especially within the realm of spirituality. The study of the Imitatio is
testimony to the versatility of spirituality; it was accessible both to the laity and monks
and also to Protestants and Catholics. The ethical emphasis of the Imitatio, its
interiority, its simplicity and intended renewal in Christ, were vital to its endurance.
The text's accessibility was reinforced by the expansive nature of late medieval
and early modem translations. English and French translations of the Imitatio at the turn
of the sixteenth century reflected the concern for simplification, thereby simplifying the
text rather than providing an alternative interpretation. In the sixteenth century,
Protestant translators, grounded in the essential tenets of Lutheran theology, inevitably
revised or removed any explicitly Catholic elements of the Imitatio's spirituality.
Despite its apparent widespread appeal, the promotion of the Imitatio tended to
be undertaken by late medieval and early modem movements which had links with the
devotio moderna. The Imitatio was circulated in late medieval England and France by
individuals whose connections with the devotio moderna were marked. Indeed, a
similar trend was evident with the Protestant tradition of the text; Leo Jud, Caspar
Schwenckfeld and Sebastian Castellio were all directly or indirectly influenced by the
Brethren.
Most striking of all was the timing with which translations of the Imitatio
appeared. The translations by Caspar Schwenckfeld, Leo Jud, Edward Hake and
Thomas Rogers were undertaken at a critical stage of their respective Reformations.
Similarly, the Jesuits, traditionally viewed as the vanguards of the Counter-
Reformation, were deeply committed to the Imitatio. Devotional works were vital to the
maturing progress of Reformations, regardless of the confession. Spirituality was not a
peripheral, insignificant dimension of religion; it remained at the very centre of
Protestant and Catholic self-perception and identity
Multivariate Money: A statistical analysis of Roman Republican coin hoards with special reference to material from Romania
No full textThe aim of this thesis is assess the usefulness of the statistical analysis of coin hoards for the
examination of aspects of ancient societies including coin use and exchange. Special attention was
paid to various aspects of ‘formation processes.’ The thesis was divided into three parts.
Part I — Background. This Part initially reviews the history of the project and then goes
on to examine the concept of money in the light of anthropological and economic work. A brief
discussion of types of exchange (gift, barter, commodity exchange) in societies is offered. The Part
is concluded with a review of previous statistical analyses of coin assemblages.
Part II—Analysing Hoards A large database of Roman Republican coin hoards was collected
for this project. The problems with this type of data, its storage and retrieval are discussed. The
database is then analysed in great detail in order to answer a series of numismatic, archaeological
and statistical questions.
Correspondence analysis was used on twenty-two subsets of the data to reveal patterning in
the data-set which is discussed. A new variant of cluster analysis was developed to subdivide
the data set whilst minimising the time series element. The results are compared to principal coordinates
and detrended correspondence analyses. The analyses reveal aspects of the use and supply
of Roman coinage over Europe and show clearly the unique nature of the Romanian data.
An attempt is made to estimate the speed of circulation of coin in Italy. It is shown that the
nature of coin supply leads to variation between periods which is the result of simple probability
and sampling theory, not changes in the speed of circulation of coin as has been suggested by other
authors.
Simulation studies are used to examine the validity of estimates of coin production and annual
coin loss.
The results are summarised. The usefulness of the techniques used is discussed. In the light of
the formation processes examined, the patterns in coin hoard data are tentatively interpreted.
Part III — Romania. It is argued that to attempt a detailed interpretation of the patterns
revealed above the material must be seen in its archaeological context. This case study is offered as
one such attempt. Romania was chosen for two reasons: 1) the exceptional quantity of hoards found
in an area outside Roman control; 2) the unique evidence for the copying of coins. After reviewing
various aspects of Romanian archaeology, a detailed analysis of the problem of copies is offered
including the results of a large scale archaeometallurgical study conducted under the direction of
the author. Estimates of the quantities of coins copied are given. A brief review of the settlement
evidence in the counties of Sibiu, Alba and Hunedoara, of special settlement and structure types,
and of hoards of silverware is presented. The thesis concludes by discussing the nature of Dacian
society and its use of coin in the light of the theoretical discussions in Part I, the evidence for coin
supply discussed in Part II and the results of the analyses in Part III in the context of the wider
archaeological evidence
The Austrian financial system and its capability to support the development and growth of innovative SMEs in the regional context
No full textIn my paper on "The financial system and its significance for the development and growth of innovative SMEs in the regional context" (presented at the ersa97 conference) I investigated the process of financing innovative SMEs during their different phases of development and the impact financial institutions have on their growth over and above the pure provision of capital. I argued that a financial system has to consist of different types of actors able to deal with the different financial needs of innovative SMEs during their development phases and has to be characterised by well established networks between these actors to fulfil its capital providing function and that this function is inseparably connected with its supervising and resource creating powers which in turn have a major influence on the development and growth of innovative SMEs in the regional context. Based on the results of this previous work, additional theoretical and empirical studies, available secondary data and a survey of Austrian equity capital suppliers conducted by the author, the current paper analyses the specific Austrian situation: The capabilities of the financial system to support SMEs' growth and the potential effects recently implemented measures and initiatives to improve SMEs' access to financial resources could actually have. I will argue that the main obstacles to provide growth capital to innovative SMEs are caused by the Austrian financial system being strongly credit-based, the procedures used by Austrian banks to provide credits and above all the insufficient availability of equity-based financial instruments. Recently established initiatives and support programmes to activate equity capital markets are useful but they do not fully exhaust potentials available and they do not cover regional dimensions of the financing process, which are so essential in supporting SMEs growth. Therefore the paper will propose several new instruments, designed to close existing gaps and to cope with the drawbacks of the current situation, e.g.: Existing guarantee schemes should be supplemented by elements offering incentives for private Venture Capital Funds to provide more early stage financing. And Existing regional equity capital funds supplying public money should provide incentives for private funds to co-invest in young high-tech firms, thereby supporting the development of financial networks, which improve risk-sharing procedures and accelerate flows of information and know-how between financial actors.
International Comparisons of Real Estate E-nformation on the Internet
No full textHow much information should brokers supply on a website? The Internet allows brokers to reduce the cost of providing information to potential buyers. However, brokers may risk disintermediation if they provide too much information. This paper presents a model of a broker’s choice of how much information to provide on a website. The model considers buyers’ tradeoffs between hiring a broker and gathering information on their own. It then investigates why real estate brokers in different countries provide different amounts of information on websites. Tests reveal that information provided on broker websites depends on the search cost of prospective buyers.
Asuhan Keperawatan Pada Ny. M dengan Gangguan Sistem Persarafan: Edema Serebri di Ruang Gladiol Atas RSUD Sukoharjo
No full textNURSING CARE OF MRS. M WITH NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM PROBLEM: EDEMA CEREBRI IN GLADIOLWARD
SUKOHARJO HOSPITAL
(Arief Adhita, 2015, 67 pages)
ABSTRACT
Background: Head injury is still a global health problem as the cause of death, disability, and mental deficits at a young age. Head injury sufferers often experience edema cerebri i.e the accumulation of excess fluid in the brain extracellular or intracelluler spaces or intracranial hemorraghe resulting in increased intracranial pressure.
Objective: Knowing about the study of nursing care with edema cerebri and able to apply it in patiens with edema cerebri includes assessement, diagnose intervention, implementation and evaluation of nursing.
Method: The research is an assesment. Data is obtained by using interview and physical examination on edema cerebri patient.
Result: After assasment obtained three problems namely, pain, distruption of normal sleep patterns, and anxious. The author makes an intevention to prevent an increase in intracranial pressure, improve sleep quality and anxiety. Implementations have largery done, all problems can be resolved most and need further treatment so that the problem can be completely resolved.
Conclusing: On nursing care process all problem are can be overcome but jud partly of problem, so need to continue nursing care and cooperation with medical team, patient and family was very need to successfuly nursing care
Key Words: Edema cerebri, tissue perfusion, sleep patterns, anxious
Material-Dependent Implant Artifact Reduction Using SEMAC-VAT and MAVRIC: A Prospective MRI Phantom Study
No full textOBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the degree of artifact reduction in magnetic resonance imaging achieved with slice encoding for metal artifact correction (SEMAC) in combination with view angle tilting (VAT) and multiacquisition variable resonance image combination (MAVRIC) for standard contrast weightings and different metallic materials. METHODS Four identically shaped rods made of the most commonly used prosthetic materials (stainless steel, SS; titanium, Ti; cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, CoCr; and oxidized zirconium, oxZi) were scanned at 3 T. In addition to conventional fast spin-echo sequences, metal artifact reduction sequences (SEMAC-VAT and MAVRIC) with varying degrees of artifact suppression were applied at different contrast weightings (T1w, T2w, PDw). Two independent readers measured in-plane and through-plane artifacts in a standardized manner. In addition, theoretical frequency-offset and frequency-offset-gradient maps were calculated. Interobserver agreement was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient. RESULTS Interobserver agreement was almost perfect (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.86-0.99). Stainless steel caused the greatest artifacts, followed by CoCr, Ti, and oxZi regardless of the imaging sequence. While for Ti and oxZi rods scanning with weak SEMAC-VAT showed some advantage, for SS and CoCr, higher modes of SEMAC-VAT or MAVRIC were necessary to achieve artifact reduction. MAVRIC achieved better artifact reduction than SEMAC-VAT at the cost of longer acquisition times. Simulations matched well with the apparent geometry of the frequency-offset maps. CONCLUSIONS For Ti and oxZi implants, weak SEMAC-VAT may be preferred as it is faster and produces less artifact than conventional fast spin-echo. Medium or strong SEMAC-VAT or MAVRIC modes are necessary for significant artifact reduction for SS and CoCr implants. KEY POINT
Analysis of the Effects of Large Lot Zoning
No full textThis study extends a test for the presence of binding zoning, originally developed to be applied across many adjacent jurisdictions, so that it can be applied within a single jurisdiction. This study also demonstrates how to carry out this test in the presence of spatially correlated OLS residuals by using a mixed effects model whose coefficients are estimated using the maximum likelihood technique. The study examines twenty years of land sales data from a Midwestern county containing two adjacent cities surrounded by rural areas. A thirty-five-acre acre, minimum lot size in the rural area is found to be binding; while a 9,000 square foot minimum lot size in the cities is found to be not binding.
The diabolic metamorphosis and its images en Quevedo\u27s work
No full textThe purpose of this study is to analyze the diabolic images in the work of Francisco de Quevedo from two perspectives: the terrifying mask and comic caricature. The diabolic spirit in Quevedo\u27s work has several nuances that derive from the author\u27s ideological belief: the tempting devil, the rebellious demon, the demon destroyer, the devil burlesque, as well as satanic things, nations, and characters. The study is based on the following works: la Pol?Ática de Dios, gobierno de Cristo y tiran?Áa de Satan? s, Los sue??os, La hora de todos, la Espa??a defendida, el Mundo caduco y desvar?Áos de la edad, La vida del Busc??n, la Execraci??n contra los jud?Áos, la Visita y anatom?Áa de la cabeza del Cardenal Armando de Richelieu, Alabanzas de la moneda, Libro de todas las cosas y otras muchas m? s, Carta al Rey Cristian?Ásimo Lu?Ás XIII, Carta a don Francisco de Oviedo, La musa Cl?Áo del parnaso espa??ol and Poes?Áa sat?Árico-burlesca de Quevedo. | 84 page
The Effects of Subdivision Design on Housing Values: The Case of Alleyways
No full textSubdivision design likely impacts residential housing values. This study examines the sale prices of houses located in subdivisions utilizing rear-entry alleyways in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth-Denton metroplex. Regression analysis on a sample of 1,672 home sales, some of which are located on alleyways, reveals statistically significant impacts. Consequently, developers, appraisers, New Urbanists and other real estate participants should consider subdivision design when estimating value for residential dwellings.
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