... One way of answering this question is to reflect on the goal of aesthetic science The psychologist Rolf Reber recently suggested that “art theorists… define the criterion ofwhatthe [aesthetic] ... experience is expected to be; scientists… provide a test of whether this criterion is fulfilled.”2 Or consider the case of neuroaesthetics This new branch of empirical aesthetics is often defined as the ... monthly honorarium from the Society The editor is responsible for the content ofthe journal The editor is a member ofthe Board of Trustees ofthe Society and serves on the Executive Committee...
... the product ofthe inside probability ofthe item and its prior probability Any item with a score less than 10 −5 times of that ofthebest item is pruned from the chart Whatisthe Minimal Subtree ... seen, there may be several distinct derivations that generate the same parse tree The probability of a parse tree T is thus the sum ofthe probabilities of its distinct derivations Let tid be the ... probability of a tree: everything from counts of single-level rules to counts of entire trees This means that the model is sensitive to the frequency of large subtrees while taking into account the smoothing...
... access is preferable when the risk for infection is high Because the risk for infection increases with the duration of catheter use, the subclavian approach is probably thebest choice if the patient ... Haemodialysis catheter insertion is associated with an increased risk for venous thrombosis and subsequent stenosis [13] When manoeuvred around the bend at the innominate–caval junction, the tip ofthe ... the expected duration of catheter use is less than 5–7 days, the risk for infection is limited and the jugular approach is therefore preferable, given its lower associated risk for life-threatening...
... pathogenesis and pathogen time-courses The number of components [7,36] that can be modeled is smaller than in discrete models because ofthe increase in the number of parameters The state ofthe variables ... compatible with the existing experimental knowledge on the pathogenesis The distribution ofthe parameter values for each immune component in the model tells us about its role in the pathogenesis Recent ... effectively to study the progression ofthe infections Acknowledgements This opinion is an outcome ofthe discussions at the workshop organized in June 2008 at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics...
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... value AMS isthe paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s ... health starts with an assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment ... simple as a mouse-trap The complication is that for most customers they already have an IT investment So the assessment of cloud value will involve a comparison between what other IT investments...
... εicgbt (24) where X is a vector of controls, B the vector of behaviors, ε isthe error term, i denotes the individual, c the country, t the year ofthe interview, g gender, and b isthe birth cohort ... males) While the precision ofthe estimates ofthe effects of behaviors declines with respect to the micro data, we cannot reject the null hypothesis that these effects are jointly statistically significant ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother and the father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal component...
... of microfinance (Bateman 2010) Synthesise what these studies tell us about: a The impact of microfinance on the incomes ofthe poor b The impact of microfinance on wider poverty/ wealth of ... this study therefore retains its status as a high quality evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what isthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis ... incomes (and there are plenty of opportunities for this failure to occur), then the number of MFIs is likely to increase The proliferation of MFIs may therefore be a symptom ofthe failure of micro-credit...
... run high in the area ofthe free movement of goods.22 All of these three aspects feature in the trio of spectacular cases on the use of goods,23 which form the subject-matter of this 20 See LAURENCE ... to the market for the product concerned It is therefore, in my view, preferable to examine measures of that kind in the light ofthe Treaty rules rather than to remove them from the scope ofthe ... within the European Union II PARADISE REGAINED? The first ofthe cases under discussion to come to judgment was Commission v Portugal,99 a decision ofthe Third Chamber ofthe ECJ In a model of orthodox...
... NOTICE: The project that isthe subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... for those who wish to conduct further research on the influence ofthe NSES This publication includes a summary ofthe workshop, the five commissioned review papers, a master list of all references...
... worsening of health (GRoC of or 2) the sign ofthe change in the SF-6D score was reversed (i.e multiplied by minus one) The MID was then taken as the mean change on the SF-6D scale ofthe patients ... SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand mean ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of MID across the nine studies If there ... establish the interpretability ofthe SF6D, a new single summary preference-based measure of health derived from the SF-36 The SF-36 is one ofthe most widely used HRQoL outcome measures in the...
... – this is some distance back and where the crater is formed The position for this highest isothermal region can vary, depending upon the feedrate For example, if the feedrate is increased, the ... inserts consist of: • ‘Pure’ ceramic – this isthe traditional tooling insert material, consisting of aluminium oxide The alumina is white in colour and is produced by cold pressing powder in the desired ... optimisation ofthe cutting insert grades For example, in turning operations, the depth of cut can probably maximised and, as a result, the number of passes along, or across the part can be minimised...
... performance of an individual in a large organization where the air is due to work or the work culture ofthe organization that brings Increase work efficiency Therefore the employee in the company ... conflicts is an important task of managers to promote organization to operate better 2 Conflict resolution There are many kinds of conflict, a good manager is a person who can aware what are thebest ... time Part 2: Whatisthe importance of good human resources management? Recruitment and training Human resource management help looking good staff actively involved in the success ofthe company...
... more precise prevalence estimate However, this isthe first study in this area Our findings raise issues for the planning of studies and ethical issues related to the obligation ofthe physician-researcher ... to the purpose ofthe imaging, are not missed There may be a number of ways of providing this function apart from review by a musculoskeletal radiologist or other suitably trained specialist ... or other suitably trained specialist review all the images or just the baseline images in a longitudinal study This will also add to the cost ofthe research study Despite the increasing use of...
... a role in the aetiology ofthe disease itself [44] Disease stage and phase of therapy In PSV, and especially in SVV, the therapeutic approach usually consists of an induction of remission and ... and higher GC doses, are utilised Furthermore, in SVV the selection of drugs depends on the stage ofthe disease: in the localised and early systemic stage - that is, disease without threatened ... PCP incidence of 6% in a cohort of 180 WG patients PCP occurred during induction of remission Estimating the risk of PCP during induction of remission is further complicated as therapeutic strategies...
... control, and statistical processes to evaluate the impact of initiatives [123] A strength of this review was the quality appraisal of reporting excellence using the newly established SQUIRE guidelines ... management of missing data (n = 10) Only one-half ofthe authors contextualized findings within existing literature The weakest section of reporting across studies was planning ofthe interventions, ... provider and system outcomes This review revealed that the foci within each ofthe dimensions of quality, the interventions implemented by teams, the composition of teams, and the context in which initiatives...
... above the umbilicus The SAAT was defined as the thickness between the skin-fat interface and the linea alba, and the VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior wall ofthe aorta and the ... insulin resistance (IR) [3] The pattern of adipose tissue distribution, i.e., visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAAT), is an important predictive factor of metabolic ... WC, [21]) A second point ofthe problem to stress is whether the weight control can slow down the progression of IR and the worsening of fat deposition in organs in these obese young patients...
... transplantation In the cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, ... in prospective randomized trials, so what justification is there for the use of these approaches in lung transplantation? A body of evidence has been established that indicates that surfactant ... substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of iNO and surfactant proved to be successful in experimental severe reperfusion injury [15], strengthening...
... renal rather than hepatic mechanisms 436 The pathogenesis of hyperammonaemic encephalopathy is still incompletely understood, and a detailed discussion ofthe topic is beyond the scope of this ... Conversely, there is no evidence for accumulation of valproylCoA in brain tissue, suggesting that the effects of VPA in the CNS are independent ofthe formation of this metabolite [80] Development of ... elimination via the urea cycle in the liver [19,24] This effect appears related to the dose of VPA [73] As acetyl-CoA stores are depleted, the synthesis of NAGA – an important cofactor of CPS I –...
... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studies the hypothesis ... capillaries The activated neutrophils release reactive oxygen species and proteases that damage the parenchyma [15] The final proof of this hypothesis was to deplete the animals of their neutrophils ... their neutrophils and determine how this affected the response to inhalation injury In these studies of sheep depleted of their leukocytes, a high percentage ofthe response to smoke inhalation was...