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T.C. Powers, '25, author of the book, "Leakage: The Bleeding of the American Economy"
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The application of two-dimensional imaging to very high energy gamma ray astronomy. [Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts]
No full textAfter an introductory overview of gamma-ray astronomy, very brief summaries of research results are given. Summary topics may be grouped as follows: observations (survey of candidate gamma-ray sources; Cygnus X-3; Markarian 421; AGN's: general survey; Crab observations: pulsar outburst; Geminga; AE Aqr; bursts; ARTEMIS; muon telescope), technical developments (11m telescope: dedication and performance; 10m mount control; CCD cameras; light cones; filters; GRANITE upgrade; trigger configuration; miror coatings; lightning protection), data analysis (quick look; optical disk archive; false source method), infrastructure, and reviews
Search for TeV gamma rays from the X-ray pulsar 1E2259+586
Get PDFEvidence for TeV gamma-ray emission from 1E2259 + 586 has recently been reported by the Durham Group (Brazier et al., 1990). Evidence suggests that the source is a steady gamma-ray emitter, with a flux an order of magnitude higher than that of the Crab Nebula (Weekes et al., 1989). The Whipple Collaboration observed 1E2259 + 586 for a total of 80 H between November 1985 and November 1988 using the atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique. These observations, were analysed for evidence of periodic emission at the fundamental and second harmonic of the X-ray period. No evidence for gamma-ray emission from this source is found
Controversies in the management of acute tonsillitis: an evidence-based review
No full textBACKGROUND: Patients admitted with acute tonsillitis generate a substantial workload for the National Health Service (NHS), placing huge financial pressures on an already overstretched budget.OBJECTIVE OF REVIEW: Due to the difficulty of accurate diagnosis and varying practices across the UK, there exist a number of controversial areas and non-standardised practice. These will be highlighted and tackled within this article.TYPE OF REVIEW AND SEARCH STRATEGY: A literature review, last performed in September 2013, searched PubMed citing variations on the areas of controversies with 'tonsillitis', 'pharyngitis' and 'pharyngotonsillitis' - from 1956 to present with language restrictions. Excluded articles included those regarding sore throat after tonsillectomy and peritonsillar abscess.EVALUATION METHOD: Titles and abstracts were initially screened, and full text of potentially relevant articles obtained. The bibliographies of articles were searched for relevant references. The references were then compiled and reviewed independently by two authors (JB & TB), overseen by the senior author (EK).RESULTS: (i) Diagnosis and investigation: Use of the Centor criteria is inadequate within the secondary care setting. Blood testing is unnecessary in the majority of cases where patients do not require admission, as they are unlikely to change management. (ii) Antibiotics: Antibiotics are likely to be indicated in all those presenting to secondary ENT care, with penicillin being the antibiotic of choice for first-line therapy. (iii) Corticosteroids: Moderate evidence supports the benefit of steroid administration in this patient cohort, advocating a single dose initially followed by reassessment. (iv) Analgesia: Paracetamol and NSAIDs have good evidence of action. Codeine should be used with caution in the paediatric population. (v) Reduced admission rates and early discharge: There is evidence suggesting that a trial of medical therapy prior to admission is beneficial in reducing rates of admission and length of stay.CONCLUSIONS: Management of acute tonsillitis within a secondary care setting largely consists of anecdotal or relatively low-quality evidence. Thus, much evidence from management comes from expert opinion or practice within a primary care setting. Management across the UK can also vary greatly. An evidence-based review of best practice has been presented here, but further evidence will be required in the future examining the significance of corticosteroids and antibiotic administration in this patient cohort specifically, ensuring practice is evidence based and clinically relevant.</p
Gamma-ray Absorption and the distance to Cyg X-3
Get PDFIf the effect of gamma ray absorption by photon-photon pair production is taken into account, the gamma ray luminosity of Cygnus X-3 above 1015 eV is significantly increased. This would have the effect of favoring the minimum distance (11.4 kpc) to the source
Instrumentation for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy
Get PDFConsiderable progress has been made in the last half-decade in the field of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy (photons with energies between 1011 and 1013 eV). The high background level due to the isotropic cosmic ray flux which has bedevilled the field since its inception in the early 1960's can now be reduced to such a degree that significant gamma-ray signals from several sources become visible within a few hours of observation. The instrumentation and methodologies which have made this possible are reviewed. A brief historical introduction is followed by a summary of the salient properties of the atmospheric Cherenkov flash associated with VHE gamma-ray events. The major components of a VHE gamma-ray astronomy telescope are then reviewed. This is followed by a discussion of the different methodologies currently being used to discriminate against the cosmic ray background. Properties of several specific installations are then summarized, and possible future developments in VHE instrumentation are briefly discussed
(13(3):51-56)酸桔葉片殊形潰瘍病斑之利用
No full textCitrus canker caused by Xanthomonas citri (Hasse) Dowson is normally charac-terized by corky, hard, and somewhat suberized lesions surrounded by a yellowish halo on the infected leaves of susceptible varieties. If the canker lesion has developed quickly under extremely favorable conditions, the white spongy tissue will excruded in some degree, and accumulated on the lesions. This special canker lesions with spongy eruption of tissue will be found, sometime, when artificial inoculation was made by overstaying the inoculated plant in pot (Fig. 4) in the inoculation chamber for three or four days after inoculation. It is also easy to induce special lesions by keeping the leaves of susceptible varieties in such a semi-vivo condition as in the moistened Petri-dish (Fig. 3) placed in the incubator for five or six days after inoculation.
The present author was deeply interested in the formation of this special lesion and had made his attempt to utilize them for several purposes, such as screen test for canker-control bactericides, identrfication of newly isolated canker organism, and determination of resistance of citrus varieties to the disease. The present report was made in deal with utilization of this inoculation technique for testing inhibiting effectiveness of the bactericides on the fomation of canker lesion.
柑桔類潰瘍病於極度適宜之環境下所發生之病斑，因罹病組識之海棉細胞受病原菌之刺激致呈畸形膨大，多量溢出，而形成白色隆起之明顯殊形病斑，此種殊形病斑頗易由人工接種而顯現。將酸桔半成熟葉片採下，以自來水沖洗後以解剖針輕刺一定數目之傷痍，浸漬於病原菌懸浮液，使葉面餘液陰乾後排放於潮濕培養皿之玻璃支架上，置28℃定溫箱培養六天，即可於傷痍部位呈現明顯之殊形潰瘍病斑。
筆者以此病斑形成之明顯與容易，乃探測其利用價值。本試驗以五種抗生製劑供作傷痍葉片人工接種後作藥劑侵漬處理，以葉片病斑發生數目，測定供試藥劑對病原菌之抑制或殺減效力。據試驗結果，病斑之發生與藥劑濃度具有規律之相關關係。筆者認為此法於藥劑試驗之初步選定上，為一簡便而可行之方法
Smart Redundancy Schemes for ANNs against Fault Attacks
No full textArtificial neural networks (ANNs) are used to accomplish a variety of tasks, including safety critical ones. Hence, it is important to protect them against faults that can influence decisions during operation. In this paper, we propose smart and low-cost redundancy schemes that protect the most vulnerable ANN parts against fault attacks. Experimental results show that the two proposed smart schemes perform similarly to dual modular redundancy (DMR) at a much lower cost, generally improve on the state of the art, and reach protection levels in the range of 93% to 99%.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Computer EngineeringQuantum & Computer Engineerin
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