We provide axiomatizations for six variants of the Public Good Index for games with a priori unions. Two such coalitional PGIs have been introduced and alternatively axiomatized in Alonso-Meijide et al. (2008b). They assign power in two steps. In the first step, power is distributed between unions according to the PGI of the quotient game. In a second step, the Solidarity PGI splits power equal...

outcomes in a genocide-affected population in Rwanda. Specifically, we examined whether an individual’s belief in their ability to change and develop had an adaptive role in managing symptoms of distress. Prior research has demonstrated that high levels of PGI are associated with psychological well-being (Robitschek & Keyes, 2009), and lower levels of depression and anxiety (Robitschek & Kashub...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the motion interplay effect in early-stage left-sided breast cancer intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), incorporating the radiobiological gamma index (RGI). The IMRT dosimetry for various breathing amplitudes and cycles was investigated in 10 patients. The predicted dose was calculated using the convolution of segmented measured ...

The discus is a very popular and expensive aquarium fish belonging to the family Cichlidae, genus Symphysodon, formed by three Amazon basin endemic species: Symphysodon aequifasciatus, S. discus and S. tarzoo. The taxonomic status of these fish is very controversial, with a paucity of molecular research on their population genetic structure and species identification. Information on molecular g...

BACKGROUND Prostaglandin (PG) I(2) and thromboxane (TX) A(2), the most common prostanoids in the cardiovascular system, are produced abundantly during cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R); their roles in I/R injury, however, remain undetermined. We intended to clarify these roles of PGI(2) and TXA(2) using mice lacking the PGI(2) receptor, IP(-/-) mice, or the TXA(2) receptor, TP(-/-) mice. MET...

The cyclooxygenase (COX) product, prostacyclin (PGI(2)), inhibits platelet activation and vascular smooth-muscle cell migration and proliferation. Biochemically selective inhibition of COX-2 reduces PGI(2) biosynthesis substantially in humans. Because deletion of the PGI(2) receptor accelerates atherogenesis in the fat-fed low density lipoprotein receptor knockout mouse, we wished to determine ...

PURPOSE Several studies have shown an overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and elevated levels of prostacyclin (PGI(2)) and thromboxane (TXA(2)) in colon cancer. In this report, we determined the distribution of inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), PGI(2), and TXA(2) in cancerous and adjoining areas of specimens from human colon and breast cancer obtained during surgery. Additi...

This paper explored the question of how volunteered and professional geographic information (VGI and PGI) can be used together in an outdoor recreation context. In particular, consideration is given to what makes each information source valuable to the user, and how this can be used to help developers of GIS provide more useful, usable and satisfying products. The assumption that VGI is inferio...

Caitlin Morgan, Maciej Misiorny, Dominik Metten, Sebastian Heedt, Thomas Schäpers, Claus M. Schneider, and Carola Meyer Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany JARA—Fundamentals of Future Information Technologies, D-52425 Jülich, Germany Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden Pet...