During the first half of this century, several authors reported a variant of a small vessel vasculitis that appeared similar to the then recognized polyarteritis nodosa. The condition was distinguished by a significant atopic component, in the form of allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, and hypereosinophilia (1). Such patients frequently had a poor prognosis, with many patients dying as a resu...

Churg-Strauss angiitis or syndrome (CSA) is defined as an eosinophil-rich and granulomatous inflammation involving the respiratory tract, and necrotising vasculitis affecting small- to medium-sized vessels, and is associated with asthma and eosinophilia. It is usually classified among the so-called anti-neutrophil antibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitides (AASVs) because of its clinical ...

Claude Lévi-Strauss’s theories have been fundamental to the renewal of modern anthropology, in particular the study of kinship systems, totemism, classification, and mythology. Throughout his works, he has sought to understand the functioning of so-called “primitive” modes of thought. In opposition to the theories formulated by influential predecessors such as Lucien LévyBruhl, he has revealed ...

Given a graph G whose adjacency matrix is A, the Motzkin-Strauss formulation of the Maximum-Clique Problem is the quadratic program maxfxTAxjxT e = 1; x 0g. It is well known that the global optimum value of this QP is (1 1=!(G)), where !(G) is the clique number of G. Here, we characterize the following: 1) rst order optimality 2) second order optimality 3) local optimality 4) strict local. Thes...

Chairmen: Fred Eggan and Daryll Forde. Papers discussed: Kluckhohn, «Universal Categories of Culture"; ~ Hoijer, «The Relation of Language to Culture";~ Martinet, "Structural Linguistics";~ Levi­ Strauss, «Social Structure"; ~ Boyd, «The Contributions of Genetics to Anthropol­ ogy";~ Steward, «Evolution and Process," Speakers: Eggan, Boyd, '''ashburn, Kluckhohn, Murdock,t Henry, HOijer, Ken­ na...