My previous young doctor host Walking quickly away Head down, embarrassed Scolded by a nurse—where was his mask? Too busy and careless, poor fool He still serves me well, dragging me into his wake. Here I go, following and fl oating A door nearby opens—negative pressure! In I go, but on a cancer ward, This should be positive pressure! To keep bugs out, not draw them in. I cannot complain All go...

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As an index of fetal lung maturity, the ratio of total surface-active phospholipid (phosphatidylethanolamine + phosphatidylinositol + phosphatidyglycerol + lecithin) to sphingomyelin performs as well as or better than any other indicator that we tested, showing 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The sensitivity and specificity, respectively, of the other methods were: (a) lecithin/sphingomyel...

This paper describes the optimization of a program for the factorization of large integers on two large vector processors: a CDC Cyber 205 and a NEC SX-2. The factoring method used is the so-called multiple polynomial version of the quadratic sieve algorithm. Several large integers in the 48–92 decimal digits range have actually been factorized with these two programs. The largest number, the 9...

While firms have frequently been conceptualized as configurations of choices, the evolution of configurations has not received much attention. We start to develop a typology of evolutionary patterns by describing two developmental paths. Patch-by-patch development is characterized by managers’ sequential creation and elaboration of strategic themes, whereas thin-to-thick development consists of...

Much work has been done recently on the design of a temporal extension to SQL-92, called TSQL2. Similar work is being done to add temporality to the forthcoming SLQ3 standard. Still, TSQL2 is based on the relational model, which is hardly adequate for conceptual modeling of any but the simplest applications. This paper presents a temporal conceptual model, called TERC+, that can be used for dev...

many who have been studying artistic products and the creative impulse that no glib formula can be stated on the basis of a superficial examination, even though of hundreds of free drawings. Joanna Field gives an answer to those who are constantly criticizing psychoanalysis for lack of integrative functions or any philosophic approach to life. She has for the first time, as far as I know, put i...

In 1601, the British ship captain James Lancaster tested what was then a little known innovation in naval dietary practice when he set sail for India with a fleet of four ships. While the crew of three of his ships followed their usual diets, all of the men on the fourth were required to consume a teaspoon of lemon juice three times a day. The utility of this innovation was irrefutable. By half...

Background and AimsVolumetric laser endomicroscopy (VLE) is an advanced imaging modality used to detect Barrett’s esophagus (BE) dysplasia. However, real-time interpretation of VLE scans complex time-consuming. Computer-aided detection (CAD) may help in the process image interpretation. Our aim was train validate a CAD algorithm for VLE-based BE neoplasia.MethodsThe multicenter, PREDICT study, ...

INTRODUCTION To assess progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 initiative targets, we examined the HIV care cascade in the population-based Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) in rural Uganda and examined differences between sub-groups. METHODS Self-reports and clinical records were used to assess the proportion achieving each stage in the cascade. Statistical inference based on a χ2 test for ca...