196 research outputs found
Rethinking the Common Intention Constructive Trusts in Stack v Dowden and Jones v Kernott – should the Resulting Trusts be preferred?
No full textYee Ching Leung takes the two landmark cases, Stack v Dowden [2007] UKHL 17 and Jones v Kernott [2011] UKSC 53, as starting points to consider the new Common Intention Constructive Trust approach in dealing with the issue of how the beneficial interest of a property is to be shared between two separating cohabitants. The article analyses whether this new approach should be preferred over the traditional Resulting Trust approach. The author explains the two approaches and gives three arguments in support of the Resulting Trust approach. First, it provides a greater degree of certainty, which is crucial in property law. Secondly, the traditional approach is more coherent in principle when comparing to the Common Intention Constructive Trust approach. Thirdly, the author argues that the Resulting Trust approach would not leave the discretion of judges unconfined. Toward the end of the article, the author gives two brief replies to the critics of the Resulting Trust approach. However, the Common Intention Constructive Trust approach is now the law of England and whether the Resulting Trust approach will return remains to be seen
Optimization under uncertainty in radiation therapy
No full textThesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2007.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182).In the context of patient care for life-threatening illnesses, the presence of uncertainty may compromise the quality of a treatment. In this thesis, we investigate robust approaches to managing uncertainty in radiation therapy treatments for cancer. In the first part of the thesis, we study the effect of breathing motion uncertainty on intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatments of a lung tumor. We construct a robust framework that generalizes current mathematical programming formulations that account for motion. This framework gives insight into the trade-off between sparing the healthy tissues and ensuring that the tumor receives sufficient dose. With this trade-off in mind, we show that our robust solution outperforms a nominal (no uncertainty) solution and a margin (worst-case) solution on a clinical case. Next, we perform an in-depth study into the structure of different intensity maps that were witnessed in the first part of the thesis. We consider parameterized intensity maps and investigate their ability to deliver a sufficient dose to the tumor in the presence of motion that follows a Gaussian distribution. We characterize the structure of optimal intensity maps in terms of certain conditions on the problem parameters.(cont.) Finally, in the last part of the thesis, we study intensity-modulated proton therapy under uncertainty in the location of maximum dose deposited by the beamlets of radiation. We provide a robust formulation for the optimization of proton-based treatments and show that it outperforms traditional formulations in the face of uncertainty. In our computational experiments, we see evidence that optimal robust solutions use the physical characteristics of the proton beam to create dose distributions that are far less sensitive to the underlying uncertainty.by Timothy Ching-Yee Chan.Ph.D
The spatial and temporal distribution of heavy metals in sediments of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: Chloe Wing-yee TangAuthor name used in this publication: Carman Ching-man Ip2007-2008 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishedGreen (AAM
Underlying Differences in the Treatment of Left Ventricular Thrombus With Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants
No full text10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.07.001AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY1246991-99
Characterisation of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular thrombus
No full text10.1016/j.ejim.2020.01.003EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE74110-11
Surprisingly low incidence of left ventricular thrombosis in anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
No full text10.1002/clc.23072CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY41101297-129
Long-Term Outcomes and Recurrence of Left Ventricular Thrombus After Anticoagulation
No full text10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.064JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY764484-48
Quantitative Evaluation of Infection Control Models in the Prevention of Nosocomial Transmission of Sars Virus to Healthcare Workers: Implication to Nosocomial Viral Infection Control for Healthcare Workers
No full textHealthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring emerging infections while caring for patients, as has been shown in the recent SARS and swine flu epidemics. Using SARS as an example, we determined the effectiveness of infection control measures (ICMs) by logistic regression and structural equation modelling (SEM), a quantitative methodology that can test a hypothetical model and validates causal relationships among ICMs. Logistic regression showed that installing hand wash stations in the emergency room (p = 0.012, odds ratio = 1.07) was the only ICM significantly associated with the protection of HCWs from acquiring the SARS virus. The structural equation modelling results showed that the most important contributing factor (highest proportion of effectiveness) was installation of a fever screening station outside the emergency department (51%). Other measures included traffic control in the emergency department (19%), availability of an outbreak standard operation protocol (12%), mandatory temperature screening (9 %), establishing a hand washing setup at each hospital checkpoint (3%), adding simplified isolation rooms (3%), and a standardized patient transfer protocol (3%). Installation of fever screening stations outside of the hospital and implementing traffic control in the emergency department contributed to 70% of the effectiveness in the prevention of SARS transmission. Our approach can be applied to the evaluation of control measures for other epidemic infectious diseases, including swine flu and avian flu
恋母、弑父、召唤、告别 ：黎紫书小说中恋母与恋子情结的主题研究 = Oedipus, patricide, evocation, farewell : a study of the Oedipus and Jocasta complex on Li Zishu’ s novels
No full text弗洛伊德根据古希腊罗马神话伊底帕斯王子杀父娶母的情节提出“恋母情结”的概念。“恋母情结”又称“伊底帕斯情结”，是恋子情结溺养出的扭曲情感。在文学写作中，它除了是个敏感的素材外，更是作家的创作来源。作家得以将性心理发展过程中被压抑或无法满足的欲望，藉着艺术创作而得到纾解。创作，就这样成了作家继童年以后一次玩耍的继续与代替。正因为如此，弗洛伊德认为作者与作品的关系是息息相关的。在探讨作者与作品的课题上，本文以马华作家黎紫书的小说为研究对象，并以其短篇小说、及为主。这三篇小说除了同时出现“恋母”与“弑父”两大攸关“恋母情结”的主要元素外，也透漏着作者在文字中暗藏的写作动机：寻获不可得的替代性满足。 Sigmund Freud coined the term Oedipus complex from the myth of Oedipus. According to the myth, Oedipus had killed his father and married his own mother. Oedipus complex is a sensitive topic in literary writing and also the creative source of a author. Through writing, author expresses his desires. Freud considered a piece of creative writing as a continuation or substitute for the play of childhood. Because of this, he believed that the relationship between the author and his work was closely related. This thesis analyses three short stories about Oedipus and Jocasta complex of a Malaysian Chinese writer, Li Zishu, which is “Heaven’s Gate”, “The Streaker” and “We watched Lijima-Ai together ”. Lastly, this thesis discovered the writing motivation of author: in search of alternative gratification.Bachelor of Art
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