8,342 research outputs found
Severe community-acquired adenovirus pneumonia in an immunocompetent 44-year-old woman: a case report and review of the literature
No full textAbstract Introduction This case report describes a rare condition: community-acquired adenovirus pneumonia in an immunocompetent adult. The diagnosis was achieved by using a multiplex real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay and highlights the usefulness of these novel molecular diagnostic techniques in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory illness. We also performed a literature search for previously published cases and present a summary of the clinical, laboratory and radiological features of this condition. Case presentation A 44-year-old immunocompetent Caucasian woman was admitted to our hospital with an acute febrile respiratory illness associated with a rash. Her blood tests were non-specifically abnormal, and tests for bacterial pathogens were negative. Her condition rapidly deteriorated while she was in our hospital and required mechanical ventilation and inotropic support. A multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay performed on respiratory specimens to detect respiratory viruses was negative for influenza but positive for adenovirus DNA. The patient recovered on supportive treatment, and antibiotics were stopped after 5 days. Conclusions Community-acquired adenovirus pneumonia in immunocompetent adult civilians presents as a non-specific acute febrile respiratory illness followed by the abrupt onset of respiratory failure, often requiring mechanical ventilation. Its laboratory and radiological features are typical of viral infections but also are non-specific. Novel multiplex real-time RT-PCR testing for respiratory viruses enabled us to rapidly make the diagnosis in this case. The new technology could be used more widely in patients with acute respiratory illness and has potential utility for rationalization of the use of antibiotics and improving infection control measures.</p
Interview with Father James Martin
No full textIn May 2011, the Ignatian Faculty Scholars at Regis University conducted a Skype interview with Father James Martin, S. J., author of The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything. The Scholars had used Father Martin’s book as a text for their year of study, which focused on Ignatian Spirituality, the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm, and teaching and learning at a Jesuit university. The interview was transcribed and is printed below. Father Martin reflects on the book, and responds to questions about the book itself, about finding God in all learners, and about the Church
Finding Aid for the James W. Silver & Martin J. Dain Collection (MUM00411)
No full textCorrespondence between James W. Silver, author of Mississippi: The Closed Society (1964), and Martin J. Dain, a photographer who documented Silver for Life magazine
Letters on Thelyphthora: with an occasional prologue and epilogue. By the author [electronic resource].
No full textThe author of 'Thelyphthora' = Martin Madan.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
The concept of the contemporary author in case of J. K. Rowling
No full textThe concept of the contemporary author in case of J. K. Rowling The diploma thesis deals with the contemporary concept of the author which is examined on the specific case of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the biography of the author and the previous philosophical theories concerning the concept of the author and his/her role in the identity of the literary work. The main authors of the theories are Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, and Umberto Eco, whose concept is crucial for this thesis. The research part presents specific styles of writing which are characteristic for authors and applies this theory to the analysis of two literary works of J. K. Rowling. The conclusion of the thesis is the summary of the research and an attempt to define the concept of the contemporary author. Key words The author, authorship, literary work, pseudonym, the concept of the author, style of writing, J. K. Rowling, Robert Galbraith, Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, Umberto Ec
Evidence for the decay B0→J/ψω and measurement of the relative branching fractions of meson decays to J/ψη and J/ψη′
No full textFirst evidence of the B 0 → J / ψ ω decay is found and the B s 0 → J / ψ η and B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ decays are studied using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb -1 collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. The branching fractions of these decays are measured relative to that of the B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0 decay:frac(B (B 0 → J / ψ ω), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 0.89 ± 0.19 (stat) - 0.13 + 0.07 (syst),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 14.0 ± 1.2 (stat) - 1.5 + 1.1 (syst) - 1.0 + 1.1 (frac(f d, f s)),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 12.7 ± 1.1 (stat) - 1.3 + 0.5 (syst) - 0.9 + 1.0 (frac(f d, f s)), where the last uncertainty is due to the knowledge of f d / f s, the ratio of b-quark hadronization factors that accounts for the different production rate of B 0 and B s 0 mesons. The ratio of the branching fractions of B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ and B s 0 → J / ψ η decays is measured to befrac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B s 0 → J / ψ η)) = 0.90 ± 0.09 (stat) - 0.02 + 0.06 (syst)
Humour styles, personality, and well-being among Lebanese university students
No full textThis research examined the structure and correlates of the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) in Lebanese university students. Four humour factors were found, as in the original Canadian samples: Affiliative, Self-Enhancing, Aggressive, and Self-Defeating humour. Scale reliabilities were generally acceptable, and inter-correlations among the scales were low. Lebanese participants scored lower than Canadians on Affiliative and Self-Enhancing humour and lower than Belgians on Affiliative and Aggressive humour. As in Canadian and Belgian samples, males reported significantly more use of Aggressive and Self-Defeating humour than did females. Humour styles correlated differentially, and generally as predicted, with horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism, attachment styles, perceived health, and psychological well-being. Overall, the findings support the cross-cultural stability of the HSQ as well as the differential relationship of these humour styles with culture-related personality traits and psychological well-being. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.Bond MH, 1996, ANNU REV PSYCHOL, V47, P205, DOI 10.1146-annurev.psych.47.1.205; Brennan K. A., 1998, ATTACHMENT THEORY CL, P46; Fraley RC, 2000, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V78, P350, DOI 10.1037-0022-3514.78.2.350; MARTIN RA, 1983, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V45, P1313, DOI 10.1037-0022-3514.45.6.1313; Martin R, 2003, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT: HANDBOOK OF MODELS AND MEASURES, P313, DOI 10.1037-10612-020; Martin RA, 2001, PSYCHOL BULL, V127, P504, DOI 10.1037-0033-2909.127.4.504; Martin RA, 2003, J RES PERS, V37, P48, DOI 10.1016-S0092-6566(02)00534-2; MARTIN RA, 1984, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V47, P145; *ONT MIN HLTH, 1992, ONT HLTH SURV; Saroglou V, 2002, EUR J PERSONALITY, V16, P43, DOI 10.1002-per.430; Singelis T. M., 1995, CROSS-CULT RES, V29, P240, DOI DOI 10.1177-106939719502900302; Svebak S, 1996, HUMOR, V9, P341, DOI 10.1515-humr.1996.9.3-4.341; Triandis H. C., 1995, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; Triandis H. C., 2001, HDB CULTURE PSYCHOL, P3540333
On the future: prospects for humanity/ Martin Rees, with a new preface by the author.
No full textDescription based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references and index.A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin ReesHumanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes--good and bad--are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that humanity's prospects depend on our taking a very different approach to planning for tomorrow.The future of humanity is bound to the future of science and hinges on how successfully we harness technological advances to address our challenges. If we are to use science to solve our problems while avoiding its dystopian risks, we must think rationally, globally, collectively, and optimistically about the long term. Advances in biotechnology, cybertechnology, robotics, and artificial intelligence--if pursued and applied wisely--could empower us to boost the developing and developed world and overcome the threats humanity faces on Earth, from climate change to nuclear war. At the same time, further advances in space science will allow humans to explore the solar system and beyond with robots and AI. But there is no "Plan B" for Earth--no viable alternative within reach if we do not care for our home planet.Rich with fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, this accessible book will captivate anyone who wants to understand the critical issues that will define the future of humanity on Earth and beyond.Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction -- 1. Deep in the Anthropocene -- 1.1. Perils and Prospects -- 1.2. Nuclear Threats -- 1.3. Eco-Threats and Tipping Points -- 1.4. Staying within Planetary Boundaries -- 1.5. Climate Change -- 1.6. Clean Energy-and a 'Plan B'? -- 2. Humanity's Future on Earth -- 2.1. Biotech -- 2.2. Cybertechnology, Robotics, and AI -- 2.3. What about Our Jobs? -- 2.4. Human-Level Intelligence? -- 2.5. Truly Existential Risks? -- 3. Humanity in a Cosmic Perspective -- 3.1. The Earth in a Cosmic Context -- 3.2. Beyond Our Solar System -- 3.3. Spaceflight-Manned and Unmanned -- 3.4. Towards a Post-Human Era? -- 3.5. Alien Intelligence? -- 4. The Limits and Future of Science -- 4.1. From the Simple to the Complex -- 4.2. Making Sense of Our Complex World -- 4.3. How Far Does Physical Reality Extend? -- 4.4. Will Science 'Hit the Buffers'? -- 4.5. What about God? -- 5. Conclusions -- 5.1. Doing Science -- 5.2. Science in Society -- 5.3. Shared Hopes and Fears.1 online resource (281 p.
Austrian economics: a tale of lost opportunities
No full textThis is a, somewhat indirect, rejoinder to Boettke (2019, this volume, Chapter 1). Doing Austrian economics is low prestige: Austrian economics does not get published in high-prestige journals and Austrian economists are not employed by top universities. And yet, up until World War II Austrian economics was an important part of the international economics community. The author argues that Austrian economists made several theoretical innovations that could have placed them at the frontier of research in economics, and present a brief coun-terfactual history of a thriving Austrian economics based on those innovations. However, the actual history of the Austrian School is quite different. A par-ticularly decisive factor that has made Austrian economics a fringe movement was the rejection of formal methods in theory and empirics. The author argues that Austrian economics is basically dying out as a voice in the conversation of modern economists
Behavior of carbonyl ylide generated from 3-chloro-3-(p-nitrophenyl)diazirine and acetone 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to benzaldehyde and epoxide formation
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