... shows the relative importance ofthe variouskinds of data written to disk, both in terms of how much of the live blocks they occupy on disk and in terms of howmuch ofthe data written to the ... clean. The policy rates each segmentaccording to the benefit of cleaning the segment and the cost of cleaning the segment and chooses the segments with the highest ratio of benefit to cost. The benefit ... used the most recentmodified time of any block in the segment (ie. the age of the youngest block) as an estimate of how long the space islikely to stay free. The benefit of cleaning is the space-timeproduct...
... with radio waves to probe the interior of the human body. Properly adjusting the strength and frequency ofthe fields cause the atomic nuclei in a localized region ofthe body to resonate between ... away at the speed of light. Aircraft in the path of this wave will reflect a small portion of the energy back toward a receiving antenna, situated near the transmission site. The distance to the ... tounderstand the theoretical implications ofthe work. A basic premise of this book is that most practical DSP techniques can belearned and used without the traditional barriers of detailed mathematics...
... over-generalized, and chronic. The issues raisedby these incompatible points of view attending the inception of the notion of social phobia are as relevant now as they were then; they areas controversial ... examine the validity ofthe measures devised to ascertain and quantify social anxiety,as this is most relevant to social phobia.Examination ofthe validity both ofthe construct and ofthe methodsassessing ... Phobia?‘ Of all the many wonders, none is more wonderful than man whohas learnt the arts of speech, of wind-swift thought, and the living inneighborliness.’’Sophoclesin the grip of panic. The...
... from the super-stitions ofthe weak, and the imposing craft ofthe subtle’ (323).Thomas Holcroft placed a similar emphasis on the art of printing’in the defence of this progressivist vision of ... these apparently dis-tinct histories became part ofthe same story ofthe fragmentation of the ideal of literature as a public sphere. The excesses gener-ated by the French Revolution, on the ... the mistake of simply reproducing the Romantic myth of the originality ofthe creative act. The point of concluding withone ofthe most established Romantic poets is to dispel an either/or approach...
... chapter the results ofthe study will be presented. The chapter begins with a brief background ofthe two restaurants, followed by the analysis ofthe data we collected from our respondents with the ... generalization ofthe result. There are several ways of assessing external validity, for example taking of random sampling as it is done in politics.• Internal validity has to do with the design ofthe ... purchase Intention.Another example of a study which offered a good way of understanding brand equity in the service industry is the study of Prasad and dev. (2000). Their study was based on...
... and difficult on the other. Because ofthe emergence of information sources such as the world-wide computer network called the Internet2 (the source of information this thesis will focus ... get a clear picture ofthe size ofthe Internet, let alone to make an estimation ofthe amount of information that is available on or through it;• The dynamic nature ofthe information on ... are pieces of software code, people like to deal with them as if they were dealing with other people (regardless ofthe type of agent interface that is being used).Agents that fit the stronger...
... 1964. , 1937a, Alternative Theories ofthe Rate of Interest, The EconomicJournal, 47, June, 241-52. , 1937b, " ;The 'Ex-Ante' Theory ofthe Rate of Interest, The EconomicJournal, 47, ... to further improve the bank’s risk positionand counterparties, on their side, might consider for them unnecessary to further assess the riskiness ofthe bank. Finally, the inadequacy ofthe static ... DevelopmentEconomics, 1996 (Washington, DC: The World Bank).Chernow, Ron, 1997, The Death ofthe Banker. The Decline and the Fall ofthe Great FinancialDynasties. The Triumph ofthe Small Investor (New York:...
... referral) maydepend on the nature ofthe condition, whether the refer-ral is for reasons of diagnosis and/or treatment, the pref-erence ofthe provider, and the relationship between the providers. ... evi-dence of efficacy/effectiveness for a given condition suchas musculoskeletal chest pain, that the path of referral forchest pain will depend on the nature ofthe condition and the urgency ofthe ... situation, that the point of referral maydepend on the familiarity or relationship between the providers, and that the nature ofthe referral (e.g., amountand type of information accompanying the referral)...
... 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of 65 [4]. A two-fold increase inincidence of gout has been reported in the USA and NewZealand over the past 30 years, while the prevalence of gout ... thatthese were most likely due to old trauma. Mild osteoar-thritic changes were noted at the carpal-metacarpal jointat the base ofthe thumb. The report stated that the radio-graphs were otherwise ... three-fold in the UKover 20 years of follow-up [10]. This rise may be attrib-uted in part to the continuous aging ofthe population aswell as the widespread use of diuretics for treatment of hypertension...
... (3) the location ofthe impact and the occur-rence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe ... documented the absence of tumor at the time ofthe brain injury. We suggest that these conditions for the accep-tance of a causal relationship between cranial trauma and brain tumor study are the ... interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe tumor of at least 1 year, a longer latent period increasing the likelihood of a causal relationship. 5. The presence ofthe tumor must be proved...
... minutes, which then switched to the opposite polarity for another 11.5 minutes. The device was designed to switch the di-rection of current flow halfway through the cycle. The resulting cycle ... (67). Inter-ruption ofthe overproduction of superoxide by the mitochondrial electron transport chain would nor-malize the pathways involved in the development of the oxidative stress ... role in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. The low levels of antioxidants accompanied by raised levels of markers of free...
... The relatively low expression of Cx43 and Cx40 in VSMCs and endothelial cells was observed in the normal group. However, the expression of Cx43 and Cx40 in the intima and tunica media ofthe ... (10mg/kg/d) in the food for eight weeks. These ani-mals were given ad libitum access to water. Collection of blood vessels At the end ofthe experiment, rabbits were sacri-ficed. Then the aortas ... connections. The present study aimed to detect the expression of Cx40 and Cx43 in the artery at early stage of high fat diet induced atherosclerosis and to investigate the effects of AT1 antagonist...
... the potential benefit of prolonged peginterferon therapy in mitigating the progression of fibrotic liver disease. [8] In this study, 391 of the 1045 patients enrolled into the initial “lead-in” ... even with the latest combination therapy. However, existing data support therapy ofthe patient with compensated cirrhosis. Cirrhotic patients may tolerate therapy less well, given the propensity ... their value and impact on efficacy of therapy although they are now widely used in patients receiving interferon therapy. 2. Treatment of advanced liver disease Chronic HCV infection is the...