582 research outputs found
Economic Impact of Rural Development Plan 2007 2013 in Tuscany
No full textIn 2007 in every European Union region, involved in the planning of Rural Development Plan (RDP), an independent evaluator should asses the impact of the plan in term of value added and productivity. Each region has adopted different methodologies but few of them have followed the indications of Common and Monitoring Evaluation Framework (CMEF) to evaluate the net value deriving by direct and indirect effect. IRPET, the Independent evaluator of Tuscany, utilising REMI-IRPET model has assed the impact of RDP on the main economic variables until 2020. Among 30 different measures it has been chosen only 5 of them that cover more than 54% of total amount of public and private investments. The economic impacts are also evaluated at provincial level.evaluation, regional model, rural development, Community/Rural/Urban Development,
Endogenous Plasma Erythropoietin, Cardiovascular Mortality and All-Cause Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients
No full textCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTR). Classical factors only partly explain the excess risk. We hypothesized that high EPO-a marker for inflammation, angiogenesis and hypoxia-is associated with CVD in RTR. A total of 568 RTR (51 +/- 12 years; 45% female; creatinine clearance (CrCl) 57 +/- 20 mL/min/1.73 m(2)) were included at median 6 [IQR 311] years after transplantation. Subjects on exogenous EPO and ferritin-depleted subjects were excluded. Median EPO level was 17.3 [IQR 11.9-24.2] IU/L. Gender-stratified tertiles of age-corrected EPO were positively associated with waist circumference (but not BMI), CVD history, time since transplantation, diuretics, azathioprine, CRP, mean corpuscular volume and triglyceride levels, and inversely with CrCl, RAAS-inhibition, cyclosporine, hemoglobin, total- and HDL-cholesterol. During follow-up for 7 [6-7] years, 121 RTR (21%) died, 64 of cardiovascular (CV) causes. Higher EPO (per 10 IU/L) was associated with total (HR1.16 [1.04-1.29], p = 0.01) and CV mortality (HR1.22 [1.06-1.40], p = 0.005), independent of age, gender, hemoglobin, inflammation, renal function and Framingham risk factors. Thus, EPO and mortality are linked in RTR, independent of potential confounders. This suggests that yet other mechanisms are involved. Dissecting determinants of EPO in RTR may improve understanding of mechanisms behind excess CV risk in this population
Demand analysis of global retail tourism
No full text202509 bcchNot applicableOthersThis work was supported by Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Endowed Professorship Fund and the Project of Strategic Importance of The Hong KongPolytechnic University (1-ZE2S).Published24 monthsGreen (AAM
Understanding Compressed Sensing Inspired Approaches for Path Reconstruction in Wireless Sensor Networks
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Understanding per-packet routing dynamics in deployed and complex wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has become increasingly important for many essential tasks such as network performance analysis, operation optimization, system maintenance, and network diagnosis. In this paper, we study routing path recovery for data collection in multi-hop WSNs at the sink using a very small and fixed path measurement carried in each packet. We analyze the two recent compressed sensing (CS) inspired approaches called RTR and CSPR. We evaluate RTR versus CSPR as well as other state-of-the-art approaches including MNT and Pathfinder via simulations. Our work provides insights into the better understanding of the profound impacts of different CS-inspired approaches on their respective path reconstruction performance and the resource requirement on sensor nodes. The evaluation results show that the RTR significantly outperforms CSPR, MNT and Pathfinder
Serological and molecular survey of toxoplasmosis in renal transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients in Kashan and Qom regions, central Iran
No full textToxoplasma gondii is one of the important opportunistic pathogen among solid-organ transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients (HD). This study was aimed to detect toxoplasmosis among 50 renal transplant recipients (RTR), 135 HD and 120 healthy individuals in two cities (Kashan and Qom) that located in the center of Iran, from 2014 to 2015. Serological detection (IgG and IgM antibodies) was performed among all individuals in case and control groups. Molecular detection was performed on all IgM positive individuals or IgG positive with moderate to high (>51 IU/mL) antibody titers in HD (n = 42) and control groups (n = 21). In RTR patients, molecular detection was conducted among all seropositive or seronegative individuals (n = 50). IgG seropositivity was detected in 52 (26/50) of RTR, 63 (85/135) of HD and 33.3 (40/120) of the control group. The rate of anti-T. gondii IgG antibody was significantly elevated in RTR and HD patients than the control group (p = 0.023 and p < 0.001, respectively). IgM seropositivity was only detected in one HD patient. T. gondii DNA was detected in 12 (6/50) of RTR and 7.1 (3/42) of HD patients. The results of this study suggested that the screening of toxoplasmosis should be given greater consideration among RTR and hemodialysis patients. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Political offence
No full textWe were always told that if we didn’t have anything nice to say, we shouldn’t say anything at all. But should politeness come before constructive criticism?In the Australian political domain it’s frequently the case that he or she who insults first, wins. Claiming to be offended turns this on its head; Richard King is the author about offence, strangely enough called “On Offence: The Politics of Indignation” and he was with Rewi Lyall in the studio to tell us about how it’s poisoning public debate. 
The analysis of reverse tandem running of Temnothorax rugatulus colonies
No full textabstract: Collective decision making in social organism societies involves a large network of communication systems. Studying the processes behind the transmission of information allows for greater understanding of the decision making capabilities of a group. For Temnothorax rugatulus colonies, information is commonly spread in the form of tandem running, a linear recruitment pattern where a leading ant uses a short-ranged pheromone to direct a following ant to a target location (in tandem).The observed phenomenon of reverse tandem running (RTR), where a follower is lead from a target back to the home nest, has not been as extensively studied as forward tandem running and transportation recruitment activities. This study seeks to explain a potential reason for the presence of the RTR behavior; more specifically, the study explores the idea that reverse tandem run followers are being shown a specific route to the home nest by a highly experienced and efficient leading ant. Ten colonies had migrations induced experimentally in order to generate some reverse tandem running activity. Once an RTR has been observed, the follower and leader were studied for behavior and their pathways were analyzed. It was seen that while RTR paths were quite efficient (1.4x a straight line distance), followers did not experience a statistically significant improvement in their pathways between the home and target nests (based on total distance traveled) when compared to similar non-RTR ants. Further, RTR leading ants were no more efficient than other non-RTR ants. It was observed that some followers began recruiting after completion of an RTR, but the number than changed their behavior was not significant. Thus, the results of this experiment cannot conclusively show that RTR followers are utilizing reverse tandem runs to improve their routes between the home and target nests
The history of Colonel Francis Ch-Rtr-s. [electronic resource] : Containing the birth, parentage, education, rise, progress, and most memorable exploits of that Great Man, down to his Present Catastrophe in Newgate. Collected from the most authentick Accounts of gentlemen who have been intimately aquainted with him, and his transactions.
No full textColonel Francis Ch-rtr-s = Colonel Francis Charteris.Price from imprint: price One Shilling.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
Comparison of water extraction models for grain sorghum under continuous soil drying
No full textThe aim of this study was to compare three contrasting models of water extraction, by comparing predictions of the models with water extraction observed under continuous soil drying from seven crops of grain sorghum in the field. Sensitivity of the model predictions to variation in evaporative demand, and soil and root characteristics were also assessed. The datasets covered soil types ranging from 68 to 252 mm of total extractable soil water (TESW), and levels of mean evaporative demand ranging from 1.8 to 4.9 mm d. The first model was based on the simple function relating daily relative transpiration rate (RTR), the ratio of transpiration to demand, to the fraction of extractable water (FESW) in the maximum root zone of 200 cm, where RTR declined from 1.0 to zero as FESW fell from 0.3 to zero. The second model was the same as the first, except that RTR depended on FESW in the current root zone, where the current root zone was assumed to increase by 3 cm d from emergence to reach 200 cm at anthesis. The third, more complicated model calculated daily transpiration as the lesser of potential extraction and transpirational demand, with potential uptake calculated in each soil layer from root-soil diffusivity and simulated root length density. Inputs of transpirational demand and extractable soil water contents were the same for all models. All models gave good predictions of the observed pattern of RTR and cumulative extraction in the seven crops studied, despite the differences in the level of detail specified within the models. The results indicated that in most situations, RTR will decline once FESW in the maximum rooting depth reaches around 0.3. Sensitivity analysis revealed that this threshold will change substantially where crops are growing on a low TESW soil under high demand, or on a high TESW soil under low demand. Of the soil and root characteristics assessed, the threshold FESW at which RTR declined was most sensitive to the downward rate of root front penetration, rather than the density of rooting or the root-soil diffusivity. This study confirms the robustness and validity of the simple relationship between RTR and extractable soil water currently used in many crop growth models. Use of the more detailed model showed under which situations the form of this relationship is likely to change
Paradoxical Strength Conditions in Harmony Systems
No full textMany harmony systems impose conditions on the triggers and targets of harmony that involve prosodic features such as stress, length, or peripherality in the prosodic word domain. Such conditions serve to distinguish a 'strong' anchor (SA) from a 'weak' anchor (WA) for a given feature, and are responsible for asymmetries in the class of segments that may trigger or undergo harmony. Yet, languages employ prosodic conditions on the strength of an anchor in different ways, deriving what appears to be a paradoxical typology of harmony systems, as in (1).
(1) A partial typology of prosodic conditions on targets and triggers
WA's are good triggers: Mellieh'a Maltese round and palatal harmony.
SA's are good triggers: Tigre palatal harmony (Palmer 1956, 1962); Wolof RTR and ATR harmonies (Ka 1988); Pasiego and Tudanca Montañes vowel raising (Hualde 1989).
WA's are good targets: Qormi Maltese palatal and round harmony (Peuch 1978); Woleaian raising (Poser 1982); Wolof ATR harmony; Standard Maltese palatal and round harmony (Peuch 1978).
SA's are good targets: Menomini ATR harmony (Bloomfield 1962); Coeur d'Alene progressive RTR harmony (Reichard 1938); Lena Bable Spanish metaphony (Hualde 1989).The definitive version of this paper was published in Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society 25 and is available at http://glsa.hypermart.net/Cole, J. and C. Kisseberth. (1995). Paradoxical strength conditions in harmony systems. In J. Beckman (Ed.) Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Conference of the North-Eastern Linguistic Society, U Mass, Amherst, pp. 17-31.Peer reviewe
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