We consider the future dynamics of a transient phantom dominated phase of the universe in LQC and in the RS braneworld, which both have a non-standard Friedmann equation. We find that for a certain class of potentials, the Hubble parameter oscillates with simple harmonic motion in the LQC case and therefore avoids any future singularity. For more general potentials we find that damping effects ...

Цель исследования. Определить роль различных методов поддержки, таких как энтеральное зондовое и полное паренте: ральное питание в разных фазах течения острого панкреатита (ОП). Материал и методы. У 774 больных с ОП (средний возраст — 45,3±4,7 лет) проведен сравнительный анализ влияния различных способов нутритивной поддержки на секре: торную активность поджелудочной железы (ПЖ) и течение ОП. К...

In an earlier article in this journal Shalvi, Baas, Handgraaf and De Dreu1 presented data to support their hypothesis that one should write when hot, submit when not. Their data suggested that over a four-year period more authors submitted papers for publication in the summer months (when it was hot) but that, as acceptance rates did not vary across the months, it would be better to submit pape...

The optimal time to start antiretroviral therapy in asymptomatic patients has been one of the central controversies in the care of patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since the introduction of the first antiretroviral agent, zidovudine, more than two decades ago.1 Since then, periods of enthusiasm for aggressive early intervention2 have been followed by a more cautious approach...

1077© 20 Publi Termination of psychotherapy has received less attention in the research literature than other aspects of the treatment process. This paper presents a structured framework emphasizing observable markers to indicate when termination with a client is appropriate during cognitive behavioral treatment. The 7 criteria that indicate when a client is ready for termination are: (a) decre...

In recent years, the notion that computers and robots will attain superhuman levels of intelligence in the next few decades, ushering in a new “posthuman” era in evolutionary history, has gained widespread attention among technology enthusiasts, thanks in part to books such as Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near. This paper describes an introductory-level AI course designed to examine this i...