10 research outputs found
Advances in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Hypothermia versus Normothermia in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
No full textDespite high levels of public awareness, the widespread use of automatic external defibrillators and the ongoing education of doctors in advanced life support seminars, the percentage of victims who arrive at the hospital after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is small. Of those who reach the hospital, the main cause of death in two thirds of the cases is persistent neurologic disability. The only therapy that has so far seemed to positively affect the neurological outcome of patients after cardiac arrest is mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH). However, the application of MTH is also known to be associated with a number of potential adverse effects, and recent trials report on an increasing rate of stent thrombosis. If the results are confirmed, safe levels of temperature regulation would need to be defined. Recently, a study was published that takes a critical approach to MTH. Hypothermia was compared to targeted temperature management near normothermia. After the end of the study period, there was no statistically significant difference regarding the survival to discharge and the neurological prognosis at 180 days. The authors stress that in both groups the temperature was actively controlled to avoid temperatures over 37 degrees Celsius. There followed few more publications with similar findings. The most important message from these trial is that even if the aggressive regulation of temperature with the form of hypothermia may seem unjustified, this does not mean that fever should be left untreated. Normothermia is a goal that can be achieved rather easily and can also save the lives of many patients
Hierarchical Mapping: A Rao-Blackwellized Particle Filter based hierarchical SLAM framework
No full textMobile robots need to be fully autonomous in order to perform their tasks inside their environment. To do that, robots need to have an understanding of their environment, so that they can successfully localize and navigate themselves within it. The understanding of the robots' environment is created by solving the SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) problem. The SLAM problem is usually approached using probabilistic laws; both the robot's path and the environment are estimated and represented by probability distributions. The estimate of the environment is incorporated into a map, which could either be one global map or a network of smaller connected local maps. In small areas where the sensors' errors and inaccuracies remain low, the creation of one global map is preferred. However, as the area grows larger, the global map becomes inaccurate due to accumulated errors. Therefore the strategy of creating a network of local maps is employed. Even though this strategy produces low error results, there is still a limit beyond which it does not scale. Specifically, as the mapping area grows even wider, the number of local maps increases which in turn causes the amount of required memory to increase. In addition, when it comes to loop closure or in other words the procedure of estimating whether the robot returned to a previously visited point in the map, the required computational power increases linearly or sometimes quadratically with respect to the number of local maps.Consequently, SLAM algorithms suffer from scalability problems, especially when the mapping area becomes too large. Since robots are real-world devices, mapping solutions should be efficient and applicable to the robot's resources, even when these resources are limited. In this thesis we propose a framework which addresses this scalability issue, aiming to reduce the computational needs and memory usage during the SLAM procedure. Additionally, our framework intends to facilitate loop closure, which can become troublesome in large environments. Our framework uses multiple sensors and creates a network of hierarchically structured local maps. In order to assess our framework, we compare it to a technique which produces a network of non-hierarchically structured local maps. Our experiments show that in large areas our framework works ideally; the speedup is encouraging and the RAM memory overhead is negligible or conditionally lower
The State of Modern Greek Literature in North America
No full textThe following article offers a brief overview of the Greek-American immigration experience as an introduction to Modern Greek Literature produced in the United States. The author looks at the situation from a passionate, personal perspective as he stresses the different types of immigrant, the linguistic struggle of second-generarion Greek-Americans and the role of che Orthodox Church within the community. A writer/translator himself, the author concludes with a pica for more study of Greek-language literarure produced in America or other English-language countries. The names of several key auchors and some extracts are provided.The following article offers a brief overview of the Greek-American immigration experience as an introduction to Modern Greek Literature produced in the United States. The author looks at the situation from a passionate, personal perspective as he stresses the different types of immigrant, the linguistic struggle of second-generarion Greek-Americans and the role of che Orthodox Church within the community. A writer/translator himself, the author concludes with a pica for more study of Greek-language literarure produced in America or other English-language countries. The names of several key auchors and some extracts are provided.Pour mieux contexrualiser la littérature de la diaspora hellénique aux États-Unis, cet article fair un survol rapide de l\u27immigration grecque depuis le XIX• siècle jusqu\u27à nos jours. D\u27un point de vue personnel, empreint de sa passion, l\u27auteur traite des thèmes tels la nature de l\u27immigration, la lutte pour la survie de la langue grecque parmi les enfants de la deuxième génération et le rôle de l\u27église orthodoxe dans la communauté. Il présente les auteurs les plus importants et quelques extraits poétiques. En guise de conclusion, l\u27auteur, qui est écrivain et traducteur aussi, lance un cri de coeur pour l\u27étude et le rayonnement de la littérature grecque créée en Amérique du nord et dans d\u27autres pays anglophone
Orient-Occident. From the film version to the concert version
No full textInternational audienceOne of the first electroacoustic music histories, published in 1972, presented Xenakis' Orient-Occident (the concert version) as a masterpiece of electroacoustic music . Why did the author choose Orient-Occident among Xenakis' other early electroacoustic compositions? Probably because it is the least like Xenakis: compared to the granular works (Concret PH, Analogique B) and to the continuum ones (Diamorphoses, Bohor), Orient-Occident sounds very much like musique concrète. And this is perhaps due to the fact that, in the beginning, the piece was not intended for the concert hall, but was conceived as a "functional" project: film music
UCare: A Sophisticated Approach to Gaining Market Share in the eGrocery Industry
No full textabstract: The concept of constant feedback through direct access to advanced technological devices has shaped the way consumers approach shopping for desired goods. Nowadays, people want their items faster, cheaper, of higher quality, and on their schedule. Consumer preferences such as these have provided an avenue for innovative thinkers to develop new business categories through the assistance of websites and smart phone apps. An example of one of these up and coming fields is the e-grocery industry. With the swipe of a thumb, customers can order and have their groceries shipped directly to their doorstep, sometimes within hours of placing the order. As time progresses and firms learn from operating experience, culture shifts such as this shopping method may become the new norms in society. This thesis outlines a business proposal for existing retailers such as Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Target to get in front of the curve in this wave of online shopping and gain market share in this space through utilizing their current competitive advantage in logistics structures. We will attempt to encompass all aspects of the new venture by including an overview of the opportunity at hand, a census from the direct end customers providing proof of concept, methods for carrying out operational requirements, financial models forecasting future cash flows and returns on investment, established marketing materials appealing to end users, and a means to expand the outreach of the business. The end goal of this project is to provide a platform for an existing retailer to adopt into its current business structure and launch a trial run of the proposal in the near future
Disaggregation and consolidation of imperfect quality shipments in an extended EPQ model
No full textWe consider a standard economic production quantity (EPQ) model. Due to manufacturing variability, a fraction P of the produced inventory will have imperfect quality, where P is a random variable with a known distribution. We consider a 100percent inspection policy and further assume that the inspection rate is larger than that of production. Thus, all imperfect quality items will be detected by the end of the production cycle. For such an augmented EPQ model, we first derive the new optimal production quantity assuming that the imperfect quality items are salvaged once at the end of every production cycle. Then, we extend this base model to allow for disaggregating the shipments of imperfect quality items during a single production run. Finally, we consider aggregating (or consolidating) the shipments of imperfect items over multiple production runs. Under both scenarios we derive closed-form expressions for both the economic production quantity and the batching policy, and show that our desegregation-consolidation schemes can lead to significant cost savings over the base model. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Chan WM, 2003, PROD PLAN CONTROL, V14, P588, DOI 10.1080-09537280310001626179; Eroglu A, 2007, INT J PROD ECON, V106, P544, DOI 10.1016-j.ijpe.2006.06.015; GOSWAMI A, 1991, J OPER RES SOC, V42, P1105, DOI 10.1057-jors.1991.204; Goyal SK, 2002, INT J PROD ECON, V77, P85, DOI 10.1016-S0925-5273(01)00203-1; Hayek PA, 2001, PROD PLAN CONTROL, V12, P584, DOI 10.1080-095372801750397707; Hou KL, 2007, APPL MATH MODEL, V31, P10, DOI 10.1016-j.apm.2006.03.034; Huang CK, 2004, INT J PROD ECON, V91, P91, DOI 10.1016-S0925-5273(03)00220-2; KALRO AH, 1982, INT J PROD RES, V20, P775, DOI 10.1080-00207548208947804; Konstantaras I, 2007, INT J SYST SCI, V38, P473, DOI 10.1080-D0207720701352837; Maddah B, 2008, INT J PROD ECON, V112, P808, DOI 10.1016-j.ijpe.2007.07.003; Maddah B, 2010, INT J PROD ECON, V124, P340, DOI 10.1016-j.ijpe.2009.11.029; Maddah B, 2009, APPL MATH MODEL, V33, P1997, DOI 10.1016-j.apm.2008.05.009; Makis V, 1998, J OPER RES SOC, V49, P66, DOI 10.1057-palgrave.jors.2600484; Papachristos S, 2006, INT J PROD ECON, V100, P148, DOI 10.1016-j.ijpe.2004.11.004; PORTEUS EL, 1986, OPER RES, V34, P137, DOI 10.1287-opre.34.1.137; ROSENBLATT MJ, 1986, IIE TRANS, V18, P48, DOI 10.1080-07408178608975329; Ross Sheldon M., 1996, STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; Salameh MK, 1997, APPL MATH MODEL, V21, P85, DOI 10.1016-S0307-904X(96)00149-7; Salameh MK, 2000, INT J PROD ECON, V64, P59, DOI 10.1016-S0925-5273(99)00044-4; SHIH W, 1980, INT J PROD RES, V18, P677, DOI 10.1080-00207548008919699; YANO CA, 1995, OPER RES, V43, P311, DOI 10.1287-opre.43.2.311; Zipkin P. H., 2000, FDN INVENTORY MANAGE108
The bestiary and Henryson's "Morall Fabillis". Symbolic animals in Middle English literature
No full textUpdate on laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis
No full textThe persistent worldwide prevalence of human brucellosis causes serious public health concerns and economic loss to communities. The multisystem involvement and the protean and unusual clinical presentations of the disease pose significant diagnostic challenges. The clinical features are non-specific and can overlap with a wide spectrum of other infectious and non-infectious diseases, leading to brucellosis being labelled the 'disease of mistakes'. Protracted chronicity and serious complications can result and mislead physicians onto a path of costly laboratory and radiological investigations. To reach a diagnosis clinicians must use a wide range of non-specific routine haematological and biochemical tests in addition to Brucella-specific assays. 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FRONTPAGE PROJECT - Exhibition, Symposium, Workshop
No full textCURATORIAL TEXT FOR FRONTPAGE, November 20 – 29, 2024, Limassol Municipal University Library:
‘The 2nd sequential exhibition of FRONTPAGE project is presented at the Limassol Municipal University Library, and wishes to bring in both physical and conceptual proximity, ongoing investigations and negotiations of the cultural relationship of word and image. Through curatorial gestures and relational configurations that involve and develop contemporary interdisciplinary and intermedial formations -between and across multiple fields of knowledge-, the exhibition unfolds within the spaces of the Municipal University Library, taking the form of an expanded art installation.
This installation is conceived under the curatorial intention to examine and negotiate cultural dialectics of what we consider as news, coming from the field of journalism and the event of the news, itself. The event itself, could, therefore, be re-interpreted and potentially re-invented in the Arts. The exhibition is developed as a conceptual and visual choreography throughout the library, where the visitor finds themselves in a new condition of study’.
Vicky Pericleous, Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts (CUT).
Presentation/Concept Development of the FRONTPAGE PROJECT
‘The purpose of this project is to achieve an artistic and dynamic outcome through the interaction and collaboration of creators from both the visual arts and the broader fields of journalism and communication. Participants are inspired by front-page newspaper articles they choose and by prominent news from the media, both international and Greek print and digital press. These ‘front pages’ serve as a canvas for creation, commentary, expression, and positioning. The themes developed by the creators have a referential and conceptual approach regarding the transmission of the message, the concept of news, writing, text, and the power of words and images.
More specifically, the exhibition develops along five main axes: Timeliness - Communication - Image - Word - Memory and will include visual works from already recognized and upcoming visual artists, photographers, photo reporters, and video artists.
The FRONTPAGE has already been presented at the Melina Mercouri Cultural Center in Athens in 2023, and a new presentation is scheduled in Vienna that involves the participation of creators and communicators from Central Europe’.
Curatorial Team for FRONTPAGE, CYPRUS
Eva Marangaki, Visual Artist/Concept/Curator (AXIONART)
Marios Nottas, Director of the European Communication Institute, ECI
Gioula Papadopoulou, Director of the Video Art Festival Miden.
Vicky Pericleous, Assistant Professor | [Ρε:Re] Speculative Fine Art Practices Lab, (CUT)
Andreas Savva Special Teaching Staff, (CUT)
Julia Sysalova, Curator, Art Critic, and Art Communication Educator
Rebecca Taki, Curatorial Assistant, MA Student|MA History and Theory of Art, (CUT)
Production: European Communication Institute E.C.I., AXIONART in partnership with the Athenian Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), AxionArt, Cyprus University of Technology, Festival, Miden.FRONTPAGE PROJECT - Exhibition | Symposium | Workshop, Department of Fine Arts, School of Fine and Applied Arts, CUT - Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol Municipal University Library, November 20 – 29, 2024
Group exhibition | symposium | workshop centered on the themes of "front page" and "headline news" in print and digital media.
Participants include artists and cultural producers from the visual arts, from academic fields, and the media.
The Department of Fine Arts at the School of Fine and Applied Arts of Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) develops and organises the second part of the international investigative project FRONTPAGE in collaboration with the European Communication Institute (ECI), in partnership with the Athenian Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) and the open visual arts group AxionArt and the collaboration of the Video Art Festival Miden (Mηδέν). It is supported by various academic institutions, including Donau-Universität Krems (DUK). In Cyprus, the research project is curated and organised by assistant professor and visual artist Vicky Pericleous and [Ρε:Re] Speculative Fine Art Practices Lab (CUT), which she develops and coordinates, visual artist Andreas Savva (special teaching staff), and curatorial assistant, Rebecca Taki, student of the MA History and Theory of Art, (CUT), with the support and involvement of the Department of Fine Arts (CUT).
The FRONTPAGE project will unfold through a public symposium featuring esteemed academic speakers addressing topics relevant to the project, alongside the international FRONTPAGE exhibition at Limassol Municipal University Library, and a visual art workshop that engages academics from various fields and students from the Department of Fine Arts at CUT. The outcomes of the workshop will be presented in 2025 in Athens in an expanded exhibition featuring student work from the Athens and Thessaloniki Schools of Fine Arts, the University of West Attica (ΠΑ.Δ.Α.), the Department of Digital and Performing Arts of the University of Peloponnese, the Ionian University, as well as contributions from established artists.
*International Art Exhibition: November 20 – 29, 2024, Limassol Municipal University Library.
Exhibition Opening: Wednesday, November 20, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Exhibition Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM.
Contact: 25-362155, 25-002211, Municipal Building, 269 Karaiskaki & Agiou Andrea, 3035 Limassol.
Invited Artists | Cultural Producers:
George Gyzis (Greece), Eleni Zouni (Greece), Kyriakos Kallis (Cyprus), Yiannis Christidis, (Cyprus), Makis Faros (Greece), Nikos Kouroussis (Cyprus), Kyriakos Kousoulides (Cyprus), Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert and Nicolas Lambouris (Cyprus), Eva Maragaki (Greece), Demetris Neokleous (Cyprus), Omiros Panayides(Cyprus), Aspasia Papadima (Cyprus), Vicky Pericleous (Cyprus), Nikos Podias (Greece), Artemis Potamianou (Greece), Andreas Savva (Cyprus), Efi Savvides (Cyprus), Anneta Spanoudaki (Greece), Marios Spiliopoulos (Greece), Nicos Synnos (Cyprus), Panos Tsagaris (Greece), Kostas Tsolis (Greece), Hourig Torossian (Cyprus), Dimitra Chanioti (Greece), Savvas Christodoulides (Cyprus), Yioula Hatzigeorgiou (Cyprus), Horst Weierstall (Cyprus/Germany).
Video Art | Festival Miden: Sandra Araujo (Portugal), Katina Bitsicas (USA), Pamela Falkenberg & Jack Cochran (Outlier Moving Pictures) (USA), Rodrigo Amarante Guerreiro Gomes (Portugal), Niki Kapokaki (Greece), Kristýna Kopřivová (Czech Republic),Smaragda Nitsopoulou (Greece), Gioula Papadopoulou (Greece), Bruno Pavić (Croatia), John O’Hare & Tom Phipps (UK), Guli Silberstein (UK), Kuesti Fraun & Andreas Uehlein (performer) (Germany), Martha Tsiara (Greece), Chris Tigra (Brazil), Jack Williams (Poland), Jody Zellen (USA).
*With the Participation of the Program MIXANITOUXRONOU (ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ) (TIME MACHINE), produced by ERT, (broadcast/show based on research, documentaries, tributes, and interviews referencing history, culture, and society) | Creators: Journalists Christos Vassilopoulos and Dimitris Petropoulos (Greece) and video: Panagiotis Parnassas
*At the exhibition's opening, the documentary of the tv show MIXANITOUXRONOU, produced by ERT, 2023, will be presented, with the FRONTPAGE project as its subject. A guided tour by the project curatorial team will follow. The in situ performance "CRYME," 2024, a live dialogue of sound and image, between Giannis Christidis and Kyriakos Kousoulidis will be presented at 19:45.
*The new site-specific sculptural installation Odyssey II, 2024, by Nikos Kouroussis is presented at the garden of the library, as an expansion of Kouroussis’ work, Odyssey, presented in the Venice Biennale, 1990.
*In the context of the FRONTPAGE project and in collaboration with the Erasmus Office of the Cyprus University of Technology, Kristýna Kopřivová (Czech Republic), a filmmaker and researcher, presents Before the Storm, 2024, a short documentary video art. The screening will be followed by a talk from the author. Wednesday 27 November, 18:00, Tseriotis Building
Homo imago Dei. La inmanencia del dogma de la creación en la construcción científica de la relación entre variación, diferencia y desigualdad en la especie humana. Siglos XVIII y XIX
No full textThrough a cultural analysis in long-term, the author tries to analyze the influence of the idea of the specificity of the human being in the construction of Western natural history. The aim is to show how this concept of human being influenced the construction of the different scientific reasoning about the relationship between variety, difference and inequality, and how that conditioned the construction of a biological identity marked by the appropriation of the value of an essential physical and moral superiority attributed to the first man. This leads to a reflection on the way in which the relationship between science and power, imposed limits on the process of Western secularizationValiéndose de un análisis cultural de larga duración, el autor trata de analizar la influencia de la idea de la especificidad del ser humano dentro de la construcción de la historia natural en occidente. Se pretende mostrar cómo ese concepto del ser humano incidió en la construcción de los distintos razonamientos científicos sobre la relación entre variedad, diferencia y desigualdad, condicionando una forma de identidad biológica marcada por la apropiación del valor de superioridad física y moral esencial que se atribuyó al primer hombre. Ello da pie a una reflexión sobre la forma en que la relación entre la ciencia y el poder impuso límites al proceso de secularización en occidente
