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Pomarino, David, Juliana Ramírez-Llamas, Stephan Martin, and Andrea Pomarino. "The 3-Step Pyramid Insole Treatment Concept for Idiopathic Toe Walking." Foot & Ankle Specialist 9, no. 6 (September 21, 2016): 543–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1938640016669794.
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The idiopathic toe walking (ITW) gait pattern is characterized in children for walking since the beginning on their first steps on the forefoot; however, these children are able to support their whole foot on the ground. ITW can only be diagnosed in the absence of any orthopaedic or neurological condition known to cause tiptoe walking. The aim of this article is to review other references and provide an outline of the different treatment options, including the 3-step-pyramid insole treatment concept for children with ITW. Methods. Fifty-four articles in English, German, and Spanish were reviewed. There were comparative, retrospective or case studies, classifications or literature reviews and they were divided according with these categories. All the literature reviewed was published between 2000 and 2015. Results. There are some studies that proved the 3-step pyramid insole treatment concept as an effective option compared with other therapeutic modalities such as physical therapy, casting, botolinum toxin type A (BTX), and surgery. Conclusion. There is a wide spectrum regarding the therapeutic options for children with ITW, from physical therapy to surgery options. However, any of these treatment modalities have been reported to be fully successful for the whole toe walking population. Some procedures seem to have achieved faster results or seem to have longer lasting effects. Therefore, further research on the causes of ITW is recommended. Levels of Evidence: Therapeutic, Level II: Systematic review, prospective, comparative
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Palluel, Estelle, Isabelle Olivier, and Vincent Nougier. "The lasting effects of spike insoles on postural control in the elderly." Behavioral Neuroscience 123, no. 5 (October 2009): 1141–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0017115.
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Xu, Zhewei, Kun Chen, Mu Li, Changying Hu, and Panchao Yin. "Sustained release of Ag+ confined inside polyoxometalates for long-lasting bacterial resistance." Chemical Communications 56, no. 39 (2020): 5287–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0cc01676d.
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The release of Ag+ confined in the cavities of nanoscale inorganic clusters can be selectively triggered by the Na+ present in solutions or biological media for long-lasting bacteriostasis.
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Dresing, N., R. Gómez-Herrero, B. Heber, A. Klassen, M. Temmer, and A. Veronig. "Long-lasting injection of solar energetic electrons into the heliosphere." Astronomy & Astrophysics 613 (May 2018): A21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731573.
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Context. The main sources of solar energetic particle (SEP) events are solar flares and shocks driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). While it is generally accepted that energetic protons can be accelerated by shocks, whether or not these shocks can also efficiently accelerate solar energetic electrons is still debated. In this study we present observations of the extremely widespread SEP event of 26 Dec 2013 To the knowledge of the authors, this is the widest longitudinal SEP distribution ever observed together with unusually long-lasting energetic electron anisotropies at all observer positions. Further striking features of the event are long-lasting SEP intensity increases, two distinct SEP components with the second component mainly consisting of high-energy particles, a complex associated coronal activity including a pronounced signature of a shock in radio type-II observations, and the interaction of two CMEs early in the event. Aims. The observations require a prolonged injection scenario not only for protons but also for electrons. We therefore analyze the data comprehensively to characterize the possible role of the shock for the electron event. Methods. Remote-sensing observations of the complex solar activity are combined with in situ measurements of the particle event. We also apply a graduated cylindrical shell (GCS) model to the coronagraph observations of the two associated CMEs to analyze their interaction. Results. We find that the shock alone is likely not responsible for this extremely wide SEP event. Therefore we propose a scenario of trapped energetic particles inside the CME–CME interaction region which undergo further acceleration due to the shock propagating through this region, stochastic acceleration, or ongoing reconnection processes inside the interaction region. The origin of the second component of the SEP event is likely caused by a sudden opening of the particle trap.
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Xu, Xuhai. "Integrating people-centered and planet-centered design." XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students 28, no. 1 (September 2021): 42–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3481839.
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Exploring the many approaches and issues involved in developing technologies for wellbeing---from including environmental concerns to building long-lasting, transdisciplinary partnerships both inside and beyond the academy.
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Balbuena, María Sol, Andrés Arenas, and Walter M. Farina. "Floral scents learned inside the honeybee hive have a long-lasting effect on recruitment." Animal Behaviour 84, no. 1 (July 2012): 77–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.04.008.
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NIJMAN, JANNE E. "In Memoriam: Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans (1933–2013)." Leiden Journal of International Law 26, no. 2 (May 3, 2013): 239–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0922156513000186.
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Professor Emeritus of Public International Law Pieter Hendrik (Peter) Kooijmans passed away on 13 February 2013. He leaves a lasting void within the international-law community both inside and outside the Netherlands.
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Kappstein, Ines, Christian M. Schneider, Hajo Grundmann, Regina Scholz, and Peter Janknecht. "Long-Lasting Contamination of a Vitrectomy Apparatus With Serratia marcescens." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 20, no. 03 (March 1999): 192–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/501610.
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AbstractObjective:To investigate the contamination of a vitrectomy apparatus withSerratia marcescens.Design:Descriptive microbiological and molecular environmental study.Setting:An 1,800-bed university hospital.Results:S marcescenswas found inside the vitrectomy apparatus at the pressure transducer. Molecular typing by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-automated laser flourescence analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis identified a single pattern for all strains isolated from the apparatus. Surprisingly, the contaminating strain was identical to two strains ofS marcescensisolated nearly 2 years earlier from two patients who were involved in a small outbreak of acute postoperative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery at another hospital. The emergency vitrectomies in these patients were performed at our hospital with the same apparatus that was found to be contaminated 2 years later.Conclusion:Performing a systematic environmental search for the assumed bacterial reservoir within the system of the vitrectomy apparatus finally made it possible to find and eliminate the nidus for the gram-negative rod. Molecular typing demonstrated that all isolates belonged to a single genotype, and revealed unexpectedly a link to two vitrectomies performed 2 years earlier. The data support the hypothesis that the source of the contamination was one of these patients, and thus contamination of the apparatus was present for almost 2 years.
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Corain, Benedetto, Marco Zecca, Patrizia Canton, and Paolo Centomo. "Synthesis and catalytic activity of metal nanoclusters inside functional resins: an endeavour lasting 15 years." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368, no. 1915 (March 28, 2010): 1495–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2009.0278.
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Cross-linked functional polymers (functional resins) are versatile, designable and useful supports for metal nanoclusters that are able to provide reasonably thermally and mechanically stable multi-functional metal catalysts characterized by good activity and selectivity. The paper reviews authors’ contributions to the field from the early 1990s to the present.
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Liu, Yong, Shanshan Wang, Ziping Wang, Qiaofeng Yao, Shasha Fang, Xianfeng Zhou, Xun Yuan, and Jianping Xie. "The in situ synthesis of silver nanoclusters inside a bacterial cellulose hydrogel for antibacterial applications." Journal of Materials Chemistry B 8, no. 22 (2020): 4846–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0tb00073f.
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An antibacterial hydrogel is developed through in situ formation of Ag nanoclusters on bacterial cellulous, which shows better and longer-lasting killing efficacy than that of pristine Ag NCs against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Lasting insole"
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Lachnit, Marco Antônio. "Compósito termoplástico de PA-6/ABS e PA-6 copoliéster reforçado com fibra de vidro para aplicação em palmilha de montagem para calçado." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/181824.
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O calçado está presente desde os primórdios da história da humanidade e sua evolução incorporou novos materiais que o tornaram mais resistente e seguro. Além de proteger os pés, o calçado possui um apelo de moda e estilo que leva à criação de modelos que utilizam saltos altos e finos, ultrapassando os 100 mm de altura. Tais sapatos exigem componentes estruturais resistentes que tragam segurança ao andar sendo o mais importante deles a palmilha de montagem, ao redor da qual o calçado é construído. Produzida em celulose ou polímeros tais como ABS (Acrilonitrila Butadieno Estireno) e PP (Polipropileno), a palmilha de montagem utilizada em calçados de salto alto leva em seu interior uma alma-de-aço fabricada em aço temperado que confere a resistência e rigidez necessária para resistir aos esforços a que a palmilha é submetida no caminhar. Com objetivo de obter um material resistente que permita a fabricação de palmilhas de montagem sem a necessidade de utilização de almas-de-aço, foram avaliadas duas famílias de blendas, uma constituída de PA-6 (Poliamida 6) com ABS e outra de PA-6 com Copoliéster, e seus respectivos compósitos contendo fibra de vidro em sua composição. Estes materiais foram extrusados e injetados em corpos de prova e suas propriedades físicas, mecânicas, térmicas e morfológicas avaliadas. Também foram obtidas palmilhas de montagem que foram submetidas a ensaios de fadiga. Os resultados indicaram que as blendas não possuem a rigidez estrutural necessária para aplicação em palmilhas de montagem, enquanto que os compósitos contendo fibra de vidro alcançaram desempenho satisfatório que lhes conferem potencial de utilização em palmilhas de montagem de calçados de salto alto sem a utilização de alma-de-aço.Footwear has been present since the early days of human history and its evolution has incorporated new materials that have made it stronger and safer. In addition to protecting the feet, the footwear has a model of fashion and style that leads to the creation of models that use thin and high heels, exceeding 100 mm in height. Such shoes require tough structural components that bring safety when walking and the most important is the lasting insole. Around of it the footwear is built. Produced in cellulose or polymers such as ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) or PP (Polypropylene), a lasting insole used in high-heels shoes carries inside a shank made of tempered steel that provides strength and stiffness required and submitted during walking. With the aim of obtaining a resistant material to allow the manufacture to build an insole without the need to use a steel shank, once we evaluated two blend families, a PA-6 (Polyamide 6) with ABS and PA-6 with Copolyéster, and their respective composites containing fiberglass in their composition. These materials were extruded and injected into test bodies and their physical, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties were evaluated. Also were submitted to assembly insoles that were submitted to fatigue tests. The results indicate that as blends do not have a structural rigidity required for the application in lasting insoles, while composites with fiberglass have achieved satisfactory performance which gives them potential for use as lasting insole used in high-heels shoes without shank steel.
Books on the topic "Lasting insole"
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Changing on the inside: The keys to spiritual recovery and lasting change. Guildford: Eagle, 1991.
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Johnson, Tory. Shift for good: Simple changes for lasting joy inside and out. 2015.
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Johnson, Tory. Shift for Good: Simple Changes for Lasting Joy Inside and Out. Hachette Books, 2015.
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Gorgeous for Good: A Simple 30-Day Program for Lasting Beauty-Inside and Out. Hay House, Incorporated, 2015.
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Uliano, Sophie. Gorgeous for Good: A Simple 30-Day Programme for Lasting Beauty - Inside and Out. Hay House UK, Limited, 2015.
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Kucinskas, Jaime. Interventions’ Transformation from the Inside Out. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190881818.003.0006.
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This chapter examines what meditation is intended to do for practitioners at a micro-level in their “intervention” programs. Mindfulness educators carefully introduced meditation practices to new adopters through modeling and gradual exposure to religious ideology. Meditation practice was used to fundamentally change how participants construed themselves, their place in the world, and their interactions with others at work and in other parts of their lives. Participating in mindfulness programs changed many people’s individual worldviews, self-regulation, and interactions with others. However, there is not conclusive evidence suggesting that contemplative interventions have deep, lasting structural impacts on the organizations and institutional fields they are working in.
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Books, Aspatore. Inside the Minds: The Performing Arts Business--Industry Leaders on Business & Financial Strategies for Lasting Success in Music & Theatre (Inside the Minds). Aspatore Books, 2004.
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Houchens, Chris, Dan Gearon, Kathy Broniecki, Charles Weaver, Chris Doyle, and Christopher Ray. Achieving Customer Mindshare Through Advertising: Industry Leaders on Creating Awareness, Making a Lasting Impression, and Achieving Bottom-line Results (Inside the Minds). Aspatore Books, 2007.
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Wurster, Charles F. DDT Wars. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190219413.001.0001.
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DDT Wars is the untold inside story of the decade-long scientific, legal and strategic campaign that culminated in the national ban of the insecticide DDT in 1972. The widespread misinformation, disinformation and mythology of the DDT issue are corrected in this book. DDT contamination had become worldwide, concentrating up food chains and causing birds to lay thin-shelled eggs that broke in the nests. Populations of many species of predatory and fish-eating birds collapsed, including the American Bald Eagle, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon and Brown Pelican. Their numbers recovered spectacularly in the decades following the ban. During the campaign DDT and five other insecticides were found to cause cancer in laboratory tests, which led to bans of these six pesticides by international treaty in 2001. This campaign produced lasting changes in American pesticide policies. The legal precedents broke down the court "standing" barrier, forming the basis for the development of environmental law as we know it today. This case history represents one of the greatest environmental victories of recent decades. DDT is still "controversial" because it has been deceptively interjected into the "climate wars." This campaign was led by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), founded in 1967 by ten citizens, most of them scientists, volunteers without special political connections or financial resources. Their strategy was to take environmental problems to court. There were many setbacks along the way in this exciting and entertaining story. The group was often kicked out of court, but a few determined citizens made a large difference for environmental protection and public health. Author Charles Wurster was one of the leaders of the campaign. The first six years of EDF history are described as it struggled to survive. Now EDF is one of the world's great environmental advocacy organizations defending our climate, ecosystems, oceans and public health.
Book chapters on the topic "Lasting insole"
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Costa, Rafael, and Helga A. G. de Valk. "Socio-spatial Disparities in Brussels and its Hinterland." In The Urban Book Series, 271–91. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64569-4_14.
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AbstractBrussels’ urban and suburban landscape has changed considerably since the 1980s. The consolidation of socioeconomic fractures inside the city, a reinforcement of long-lasting disparities between the city and its prosperous hinterland, as well as the increasing diversification of migration flows—both high- and low-skilled—contributed to these disparities. Recent evolutions of these patterns, however, have not been investigated yet and therefore remain unknown. Besides, the extent to which segregation is primarily related to economic inequalities and to migration flows—or a combination/interaction between the two—so far has not been studied. This chapter offers a detailed overview of the socio-spatial disparities in the Brussels Functional Urban Area. Our analyses relied on fine-grained spatial data, at the level of statistical sections and of individualised neighbourhoods built around 100 m x 100 m grids. We analysed socioeconomic segregation measures and patterns, as well as their evolution between 2001 and 2011. Socioeconomic groups were defined based on individuals’ position with respect to national income deciles. In line with previous research, our results show very marked patterns of socioeconomic segregation in and around Brussels operating both at a larger regional scale and at the local level.
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Felber, Garrett. "Whose Law and What Order?" In Those Who Know Don't Say, 85–119. University of North Carolina Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469653822.003.0004.
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Throughout the 1950s, the Nation of Islam encountered increasing surveillance and harassment from local and state police on the streets as well as inside prisons. As Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam became a force within the Harlem community, they seemed poised to submerge their political and religious differences in the interest of forming a local Black united front. An alliance of Black Nationalists, liberals, and labor activists was forging an ambitious and sweeping political coalition in Harlem around a platform of Black unity. Though the resulting Emergency Committee would not last long, it raises lasting questions about postwar Black social movements and the development of the carceral apparatuses that suppressed them.
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Fuller-Seeley, Kathryn H. "Masculine Gender Identity in Jack Benny’s Humor." In Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy. University of California Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520295049.003.0004.
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Jack Benny’s comedy frequently upended the idea of heterosexual white masculine domination. Jack was portrayed as a struggling employer and a failure as a patriarch whose radio cast constantly get the better of him. The long-lasting comic feud with fellow radio comic Fred Allen demonstrated a playful camaraderie through insult-throwing. As a second-generation immigrant, Benny’s Midwestern Jewish identity seemed much assimilated, although his humorous themes were deeply rooted in Jewish traditions. Benny greatly enjoyed blurring the sharp divides between masculine and feminine presentation, and his role in the cross-dressing farce Charley’s Aunt, the occasional risqué humor of his radio shows, and his uncannily close imitations of Gracie Allen, discomfited an American culture becoming increasingly anxious about rules of gender identity.
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Frühauf, Tina. "Werner Sander and the Formation of the Leipziger Synagogalchor." In Transcending Dystopia, 211–36. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197532973.003.0015.
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Werner Sander’s establishment of the Leipziger Synagogalchor as a concert choir with Jewish repertoire was relatively independent from any institutions. From his founding of the choir in 1962 to his death in 1972, Sander developed with the choir a repertoire of nearly eighty works of synagogue music and forty titles of Yiddish and Hasidic music, as well as Hebrew folklore. Under his baton, the choir performed three to four times a year, and from 1968 on assumed a steady role in the musical life of the GDR, both inside and outside the Jewish community. In spite of pressure, Sander preserved the secularity and independence of the ensemble by never overtly defining it or creating specific or lasting alliances, in a spatial mobility that navigated between different venues—synagogue, church, concert hall, and radio station. In this way, he ensured Jewish music’s cultural survival under unique and changing conditions, preserving this musical heritage for the Jewish community and transmitting it to the wider public.
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Ewoodzie, Joseph C. "Creating Conventions." In Break Beats in the Bronx. University of North Carolina Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469632759.003.0004.
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If Part One of this book described the beginnings of a new entity, this second part describes how it coalesced. If the former showed how sites of difference developed and how proto-boundaries formed, the latter discusses how a certain set of relations and proto-boundaries became longer lasting. Chapter 3 argues that boundaries become more durable when an internal logic develops within them. It shows that some conventions were intentionally introduced from within the scene; some came from inside the scene but were the result of accidents; some came from outside but were intentionally incorporated; and some were imposed on the scene from changes in the surrounding context. The empirical details of these arguments about the making of hip hop include an exploration of how scratching was invented; how security crews became important; how MCing emerged as a vital part of South Bronx parties; how hustlers became part of the scene; and how DJs and MCs competed with one another for recognition in the South Bronx. Further, I show how, with the entrée of new actors, certain attributes of the emerging entity became standard while others died off.
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Yücel, Gökçen Firdevs. "Vertical Landscape Desıgn." In Green Technology Applications for Enterprise and Academic Innovation, 276–92. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5166-1.ch018.
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Vertical landscapes are areas of vegetation growing directly on the facade of a building or on separate structural systems; they are usually made up of modular units, vegetated mats, or trellises attached to structural walls or frames. In general, they are vertical planting systems used on the inside walls or on the exteriors of buildings. They are irrigated by either closed or open drainage systems to minimize water consumption. In their construction, the integrity of the structural support elements must be protected by durable and long-lasting waterproofing to preclude damage and the need for later reconstruction, which may be costly. Vertical landscapes are aesthetically pleasing and sustainable, and they contribute to the greening of urban settings by utilizing vertical surfaces: they enliven built-up commercial and office areas, parks and public facilities, educational and health-care buildings, and retail shopping areas; and they also bring additional color to eco-friendly buildings and their surroundings. At present, vertical landscapes are generally thought of as aesthetic additions, but as the technology used in them develops, they may play a significant role in the future of sustainable urban environments. Vertical landscapes are explored in this chapter.
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Sisk, Cheryl L., and Russell D. Romeo. "Stress and the Adolescent Brain." In Coming of Age, 96–119. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195314373.003.0007.
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Chapter 7 considers stress as a modulator of adolescent development. It starts with an overview of the key hormones in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and describes responses of the HPA axis and the sympathetic nervous system to stress. The HPA stress response is somewhat different in adolescents compared with adults; adolescents often show heightened stress reactivity and a protracted recovery period after psychological stressors compared to adults. The chapter then reviews research on chronic stress-induced anatomical and functional changes in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala, three brain regions involved in regulation of the HPA axis and modulation of stress responses. Stress-induced changes in these brain regions include dendritic complexity of pyramidal cells, attenuated long-term potentiation, attention deficits, and changes in fear and depressive-like behaviors; these changes may be long-lasting. The perfect storm alludes to the alignment of three features of adolescence that together may render the adolescent brain especially vulnerable to effects of chronic stress: (a) The quality and quantity of stressors is different during adolescence than in adulthood; (b) stress reactivity is higher during adolescence; and (c) the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala are sensitive to stress hormones and are still developing during adolescence. However, the developing adolescent brain may be more resilient to insult, more responsive to interventions, and more buffered by social support systems.
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Ramillien, Guillaume, and Lucía Seoane. "Continental Water Storage Changes Sensed by GRACE Satellite Gravimetry." In Geodetic Sciences - Theory, Applications and Recent Developments [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96109.
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Since its launch in March 2002, the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission has been mapping the time variations of the Earth’s gravity field with a precision of 2–3 cm in terms of geoid height at the surface resolution of 300–400 km. The unprecedented precision of this twin satellite system enables to detect tiny changes of gravity that are due to the water mass variations inside the fluid envelops of our planet. Once they are corrected from known gravitational contributions of the atmosphere and the oceans, the monthly and (bi)weekly GRACE solutions reveal the continental water storage redistributions, and mainly the dominant seasonal cycle in the largest drainage river basins such as Amazon, Congo, Mississippi. The potential differences measured between the twin GRACE satellites represent the sum of integrated surface waters (lakes and rivers), soil moisture, snow, ice and groundwater. Once they are inverted for estimating surface water mass densities, GRACE solutions are also used to establish the long-term mass balance of the ice sheets impacted by global warming, for quantifying the interannual variations of the major aquifers, as well as for surveying the hydrological signatures of intense meteorological events lasting a few days such as tropical hurricanes. This chapter describes GRACE gravity products and the different data processings used for mapping continental water storage variations, it also presents the most remarkable results concerning global continental hydrology and climate changes.
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Socher, Johannes. "Post-Soviet Russian Scholarship on Self-Determination." In Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space, 177–205. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192897176.003.0006.
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Chapter 5 covers the post-Soviet Russian scholarship on self-determination and shows how it forms a separate epistemic community, with peculiar features and doctrinal positions having existed already prior to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the willingness to adjust these positions to official assessments of the Russian government, if necessary. Even before the annexation of Crimea, the discourse on self-determination in Russian scholarship showed some distinctive features, of which most can be explained by a lasting legacy of the former Soviet doctrine of international law, in particular the position that the right to self-determination may in principle also confer a right of secession. In sum, these features stayed however more or less inside the canon of the ‘invisible college of international lawyers’, as Oscar Schachter once famously called it. Only with ‘Crimea’, the company arguably parted again, and once Russia’s actions on the peninsula made it impossible for Russian scholarship to stay within the consensus view without criticizing the Russian government, former consensus was partly replaced by historical-irredentist claims, creative re-readings of self-determination, and attempts in revitalizing the concept of consolidation of historical titles. Moreover, the assessment of ‘Crimea’ in Russian international law scholarship clearly shows that the views expressed in the academic debate by and large correlated with the official positions purported by the Russian government (although criticism was not completely absent, and in particular scholars from the younger generation in Russia were not all ready to accept the official interpretation of the events).
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Crouch, Dora P. "Planning Water Quality: Potable and Subpotable Water at Selinus and Priene." In Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities. Oxford University Press, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195072808.003.0022.
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Today when the rigors of an arid climate (Arabia) or other constraints on water resources press the limits of water supply, hydraulic engineers have to reconsider the nineteenth century answer of one quality of water for all uses. In places where population density far exceeds the supply of potable water—Hong Kong—or where the scanty spring water is not enough to support the massive tourist industry—Bermuda—(Deb, 1987, 222) there is no choice but to use subpotable or nonpotable water whenever feasible. Absolute scarcity of drinking-quality water is the strongest reason for water managers today to consider alternate procedures, but in some situations the quality not quantity of water is the issue. Heavy metals, long-lasting pesticides, or other carcinogens may require separation of the purest supply for drinking and cooking from the less pure supply for other uses, lest the water itself cause disease during a lifetime of use. Since potable water amounts to a small fraction of use in a modern city—6 percent or less (J. Thapa, personal communication)—alternative delivery systems for that small amount may be feasible, with the main systems delivering subpotable water for bathing, cleaning, watering lawns, and so on, and nonpotable water for industry or irrigation. It is easier to contemplate in theory these logical divisions than to make actual plans for altering the delivery system in metropolitan water districts. Political and economic realities restrict change in built-up areas unless the danger is severe, but in some new suburbs in Florida dual pipelines are laid for potable water inside the house and subpotable outside. Drinking bottled water is becoming more common. Many municipal water systems now supply partially purified (nonpotable) water to industry for cooling or other processes. Still, these new ideas have not been widely implemented to date. It is unexpected, then, to find that the ancient Greeks had just such a triple system of water supply and reuse. Each Greek city had both public fountains and springs supplying flowing water of the best quality, and private cisterns in houses and public buildings to supply still water of good quality, plus a drain system that led used water outside the city.
Conference papers on the topic "Lasting insole"
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J Gackowski, Zbigniew. "Informing for Operations: The First Principia." In InSITE 2008: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3280.
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For more than 25 years, the framework of Ives, Hamilton, and Davis (1980) for research in computer-based (C-B) management information systems served hundreds of doctoral dissertations without yielding results of lasting validity. This paper summarizes the more lasting results from prior studies about the nature of informing for operations (whether human or robotic) as seen through the lens of decision-situation models. The model and framework of thinking about informing for operations entails fundamental concepts; basic distinctions; universal taxonomy of informing factors, their qualities, and priorities of their examination for research and practical applications; and quality requirements for factors in form and in substance. The paper summarizes the first identified principia. Informing and information, viewed physically, provides insights that clarify several controversial issues. This paper is presented to elicit challenge, critique, discussion, and suggestions in order to develop a mutual consensus among those dealing with informing.
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Gackowski, Zbigniew. "Quality of Informing: Credibility Provisional Model of Functional Dependencies." In InSITE 2006: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3017.
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This is an inquiry into the “actionable credibility” of information values in informing and how it depends on other attributes of data and information quality. Empirical survey-based research by Wang and Strong (1996) ignores the multidimensional aspects of credibility. Studies that ignore them may produce unreliable results. Most publications discuss these attributes as independent quality factors. This paper identifies and describes the ignored dependencies. To yield research results of a more lasting validity, one must go beyond empirical studies. This inquiry continues the development of a theoretical model of operations quality requirements of data and information values as proposed by Gackowski (2004, 2005a, 2005b). The results are presented for challenge, critique, and discussion.
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Sodiya, Adesina, H. O. D. Longe, Adebukola Onashoga, Oludele Awodele, and L. O. Omotosho. "An Improved Assessment of Personality Traits in Software Engineering." In InSITE 2007: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3164.
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The success or otherwise of Software Engineering (SE) activities depends on the interactions among software engineers. Consequently, effective interactions depend largely on personality traits, which is a consistent and long-lasting tendency in behaviour. In psychology, five major trait factors (The Big Five Factors) have been generally used to assess personality of people. But, these might not be adequate in SE because of the required technical and cognitive skills. In this work, we first present Cognitive Ability as an additional factor that must be measured in order to adequately assess personality in SE. A research survey was conducted in order to capture personality requirements in SE. Based on the result of the survey conducted, we develop a model for assessing personality traits in SE. We then design an assessment technique that is based on responses to some well-structured and deductive on-line questions. The implementation of the model using Visual Basic resulted in a much-needed tool that can guide intending software engineers in choosing area of specialization in SE based on their personality traits.
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Ellis, Christina, Tori Hollas, Mae Lane, and Jaime Coyne. "Technologies for Teaching in an Online Environment." In InSITE 2021: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences. Informing Science Institute, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4777.
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Aim/Purpose: The authors provide different technology applications useful in online instruction in addition to providing effective strategies for use in a virtual environment. Background: Last year, educators were forced to move their instruction online almost overnight. Many were not prepared to teach effectively in a virtual environment. Contribution: This paper serves as a resource to educators who are unfamiliar with teaching online as well as for those who would like to enhance their current practice. Recommendations for Practitioners: Be flexible when teaching in a virtual environment. Remain open to using new and unfamiliar technologies. Be consistent in providing feedback to students and communicate frequently with them. Impact on Society: The abrupt transition for educators, as well as for most workplaces, to an exclusively online environment in response to COVID has long-lasting effects in how business as usual will be conducted. Being proficient and comfortable in navigating a virtual environment is essential. Future Research: As we continue to work virtually, ongoing research that informs our practice is critical for remaining effective educators. Additionally, it is important to remain knowledgeable about current and new technologies available to us. *** NOTE: This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 18, 31-30. At the bottom of this page, click DOWNLOAD PDF to download the published paper. ***
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Hu, Hui, and Manoochehr Koochesfahani. "Molecular Tagging Techniques for Micro-Flow and Micro-Scale Heat Transfer Studies." In ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fedsm2009-78059.
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We report recent progresses made in development of novel molecule-based flow diagnostic techniques, named as Molecular Tagging techniques, to achieve simultaneous measurements of multiple important flow variables (such as flow velocity and temperature) for micro-flows and micro-scale heat transfer studies. Instead of using tiny particles, specially-designed phosphorescent molecules, which can be turned into long-lasting glowing molecules upon excitation by photons of appropriate wavelength, are used as tracers for both velocity and temperature measurements. A pulsed laser is used to “tag” the tracer molecules in the regions of interest, and the movements of the tagged molecules are imaged at two successive times within the photoluminescence lifetime of the tracer molecules. The measured Lagrangian displacement of the tagged molecules between the two image acquisitions provides the estimate of the fluid velocity vector. The simultaneous temperature measurement is achieved by taking advantage of the temperature dependence of phosphorescence lifetime, which is estimated from the intensity ratio of the tagged molecules in the two images. The implementation and application of the MTV&T technique are demonstrated by conducting simultaneous velocity and temperature measurements to qunatify the transient behavior of electroosmotic flow (EOF) inside a microchannel and to reveal the unsteady heat transfer, mass transfer and phase changing process inside micro-sized water droplets pertinent to wind turbine icing phenomena.
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Gupta, Narendra K., and Allen C. Smith. "Computer Simulations to Address Pu-Fe Eutectic Issue in 3013 Storage Vessel." In ASME 2007 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2007-26455.
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On November 22, 2005, the Manager of the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) in Richland, WA issued an Occurrence Report involving a potential Pu-Fe eutectic failure mechanism for the stainless steel (SS) 3013 cans containing plutonium (Pu) metal. Four additional reports addressed nuclear safety concerns about the integrity of stainless steel containers holding plutonium during fire scenarios. The reports expressed a belief that the probability and consequences of container failure due to the formation of a plutonium-iron eutectic alloy had been overlooked. Simplified thermal models similar to the HAC thermal models used in the 9975 SARP were created and analyzed to address the Pu-Fe eutectic concerns. The model uses Rocky Flats configuration with 2 stacked Pu buttons inside a 3013 assembly. The assembly has an outer can, an inner can, and a convenience can, all stainless steel. The boundary conditions are similar to the regulatory 30 minutes HAC fire analyses. Computer simulations of the HAC fire transients lasting 4 hours of burn time show that the interface between the primary containment vessel and the Pu metal in the 9975 package will not reach Pu-Fe eutectic temperature of 400°C.
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Spettu, Franco, Simone Teruggi, Francesco Canali, Cristiana Achille, and Francesco Fassi. "A HYBRID MODEL FOR THE REVERSE ENGINEERING OF THE MILAN CATHEDRAL. CHALLENGES AND LESSON LEARNT." In ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 - 9th International Congress & 3rd GEORES - GEOmatics and pREServation. Editorial Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia: Editorial Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/arqueologica9.2021.12138.
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Cultural Heritage (CH) 3D digitisation is getting increasing attention and importance. Advanced survey techniques provide as output a 3D point cloud, wholly and accurately describing even the most complex architectural geometry with a priori established accuracy. These 3D point models are generally used as the base for the realisation of 2D technical drawings and 3D advanced representations. During the last 12 years, the 3DSurveyGroup (3DSG, Politecnico di Milano) conduced an omni-comprehensive, multi-technique survey, obtaining the full point cloud of Milan Cathedral, from which were produced the 2D technical drawings and the 3D model of the Main Spire used by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano (VF) to plan its periodic maintenance and inspection activities on the Cathedral. Using the survey product directly to plan VF activities would help to skip a long-lasting, uneconomical and manual process of 2D and 3D technical elaboration extraction. In order to do so, the unstructured point cloud data must be enriched with semantics, providing a hierarchical structure that can communicate with a powerful, flexible information system able to effectively manage both point clouds and 3D geometries as hybrid models. For this purpose, the point cloud was segmented using a machine-learning algorithm with multi-level multi-resolution (MLMR) approach in order to obtain a manageable, reliable and repeatable dataset. This reverse engineering process allowed to identify directly on the point cloud the main architectonic elements that are then re-organised in a logical structure inserted inside the informative system built inside the 3DExperience environment, developed by Dassault Systémes.
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Borregales, Manuel A., Ruben Ensalzado, and Miguel Asuaje. "CFD Analysis of Phenomena Attributed to Pigging Run in a Straight Pipeline." In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2014-37452.
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Growing energy demand requires reliable, safe and long-lasting production systems, including, according to the new legislation, periodic inspections of the pipelines. Currently, design of cleaning tools meant for oil lines, is largely based on experimental information. Big service companies and research centres, built the right tools for their operations, but questions still remain regarding the behaviour of these devices under different flow conditions. In recent years, advances in CFD have allowed to analyse complex phenomena in many industrial applications, participating in technology improvement. The present work proposes a novel 2D CFD methodology to simulate the pigging processes, considering the straight movement of a Pig through a pipeline with a two-phase flow: water-air and oil-gas. The algorithm deforms the grid and re meshes specific domain sections to account for Pig translation relative to the pipe. Three Pig models (Mandrel Pigs, Foam Pigs and Spherical Pigs) were simulated in a horizontal pipe under single-phase liquid flow conditions. Subsequently Pigs were simulated under two-phase flow air-water conditions. Pressure and velocities profiles inside the pipe, and pressure distributions around the Pig were obtained. The result helps to understand the flow behaviour during the pigging processes, providing additional insight on design and operation of these devices.
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Sahlabadi, Mohammad, Seyedvahid Khodaei, Kyle Jezler, and Parsaoran Hutapea. "Study of Bioinspired Surgery Needle Advancing in Soft Tissues." In ASME 2017 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/smasis2017-3915.
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Although needle-based surgeries are considered as minimally invasive surgeries, the damage caused by the needle insertion in soft tissues, namely brain needs to be reduced. Any minor damage, swelling or bleeding in the brain tissue can lead to a long-lasting traumatic brain injury. Our approach to this challenge is to search for a proper solution in nature such as honeybees. In our previous studies, some new bioinspired needles (passive/active) mimicking honeybee stingers have been proposed and tested by conducting needle insertion tests in tissue gel phantoms. The main feature of the bioinspired needles is specially-design barbs on the needle structures. It was discovered that the insertion forces of the bioinspired needles are decreased by as much as 35%, which means that there is a decrease in tissue gel phantom damages. It was also observed that the needle path deflection in the tissue was greatly affected by the reduction in needle bending stiffness and the insertion force. The reduction in the bending stiffness would require lower forces of Nitinol actuators to navigate our smart/active needle inside the tissues. This work specifically aims to investigate the mechanics of the bioinspired needles in bovine brain tissues. The needle insertion tests in real tissues are designed and performed. The insertion mechanics of the bioinspired needles in bovine brain is studied and presented.
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Fay, Robert, Daniel Kreuzer, and Robert Liebich. "The Influences of Thermal Effects Induced by the Light-Rub Against the Brush Seal to the Rotordynamics of Turbo Machines." In ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2014-25395.
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Brush seals find increasing use in turbomachinery substituting conventional labyrinth seals thanks to their excellent leakage characteristics and convenient integration. Brush seals have very small clearances during operation. In case of contacts between rotor and brush seals, contact forces will be low due to the compliant behaviour of the bristles. While short term contacts between seal and rotor have no significant influence on the rotordynamics, longer-lasting rub can lead to thermally induced rotor-vibrations, also known as the Newkirk-effect. Light partial rub and the subsequently dissipated heat that enters into the shaft may yield a thermal bow performing spiral-vibrations regarding rotating coordinates. Depending on thermal coefficients and rotating speed, this thermal bow may effect instable behaviour with high amplitudes and a possible damage of the machine. At the Chair of Engineering Design and Product Reliability at Berlin Institute of Technology investigations of light partial rub of a rotor against a brush seal are conducted. A test rig is under construction in order to validate the numerically calculated parameters. Investigations are setting up on a thermoelastic model, developed by Kellenberger for a real rotor model. The goals of the investigations are to verify and to extend the model for brush seals and finally to formulate guidelines for the safe use of brush seals in turbomachinery concerning rotordynamics. The difficulty of defining stability statements is to quantify the required thermal parameters. Hence, the three dimensional temperature distribution inside the rotor, which depends on the rotating speed as well, must be known. In order to calculate this temperature distribution the three dimensional Laplace-Equation in cylindrical coordinates is solved for the different convection coefficients by means of Finite-Volume-discretization. Subsequently the required parameters are calculated by numerical integration of the 3-D-structure. The stiffness of the brush seal with respect to a partial rub is calculated using beam theory and continuous elastic support. This paper shows the numerical results of the 3-D temperature distribution, the numerically identified parameters that drive the thermal bow and stability charts regarding spiral vibrations for a chosen brush seal configuration.