It is of general knowledge that those (ultra)filter convergence relations coming from a topology can be characterized by two natural axioms. However, the situation changes considerable when moving to sequential spaces. In case of unique limit points J. Kisyński [Kis60] obtained a result for sequential convergence similar to the one for ultrafilters, but the general case seems more difficult to ...

This paper is an academic critique of a qualitative research article written by. study of the participants – most of the research was conducted within school time. Learning objectives. ? Understand the nature and purpose of qualitative research,. Each week Nursing Times publishes a guided learning article with reflection points to help you. different approaches to qualitative studies. The proce...

Fibromyalgia is a major public health problem affecting an estimated 200 to 400 million people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of randomized controlled exercise intervention trials (aerobic, strength training, or both) on tender points (TPs) in adults with fibromyalgia. Using random effects models and 95% con...

Recent papers have considered moving breathers (MBs) in DNA models including long range interaction due to the dipole moments of the hydrogen bonds. We have recalculated the value of the charge transfer when hydrogen bonds stretch using quantum chemical methods which takes into account the whole nucleoside pairs. We explore the consequences of this value on the properties of MBs, including the ...

Methods Thirty-six subjects were recruited and randomised in a double-blind (patient-blind and observer-blind) controlled trial to receive acupuncture either at general acupuncture points only or at both general acupuncture points and ah shi points 12 times over 6 weeks. The subjects were evaluated using the following outcome measurements: an inflammatory lesion count; a quality-of-life scale (...

Almost all approaches to model-based diagnosis presume that the system being diagnosed behaves non-intermittently and analyze behavior over a small number (often only one) of time instants. In this paper we show how existing approaches to model-based diagnosis can be extended to diagnose intermittent failures as they manifest themselves over time. In addition, we show where to insert probe poin...

1. The hyperreals 3 1.1. Basic facts about the ordered real field 3 1.2. The nonstandard extension 4 1.3. Arithmetic in the hyperreals 5 1.4. The structure of N∗ 7 1.5. More practice with transfer 8 1.6. Problems 9 2. Logical formalisms for nonstandard extensions 10 2.1. Approach 1: The compactness theorem 11 2.2. Approach 2: The ultrapower construction 12 2.3. Problems 16 3. Sequences and seri...

Democratisation in Zambia in the 1990s is assessed along with a review of approaches to explaining its limitations. A brief resumé of events between 1991 and 1998 is followed by a survey of the ‘conditions’ normally considered helpful to democracy are present in Zambia, chiefly socio-economic, cultural and associational values. The problems facing democracy are located in an international conte...

This study examines the determinants of public expenditures in advanced market economies by simultaneously assessing the impact of domestic political institutions and globalization. A distinction is made between collective veto points and competitive veto points, demonstrating that not all veto points have restrictive effects. It is shown that public expenditures are significantly and positivel...