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The slippery slope argument is often used in (bio)ethical debates. It is an intriguing argument: it confronts us with fears, gut feelings, and fundamental values; it invites us to think about the future, and it forces us not only to look at a technology or policy in isolation but at the whole picture. Rhetorically it is attractive with its often vivid images and sweeping statements, sometimes deri
BACKGROUND: Vascular rings are a classical cause of tracheal and esophagus compression. We report the case of such an abnormality in an infant with neurofibromatosis. CASE REPORT: A 1 week-old male infant with a familial neurofibromatosis presented a stridor with severe respiratory distress. A vascular ring was demonstrated and operated on. The stridor persisted after surgery. A postoperative oeso
Projectilelike fragment emission is studied via two-particle correlation functions, constructed from coincidence data detected at very forward angles (0.7degreesless than or equal totheta(lab)less than or equal to7degrees) in the E/A=44 and 77 MeV Ar-40+Al-27 reactions. The shape of the proton-proton correlation function is unexpected. Possible origins of this effect are discussed and a way to ree
A review on the installation Caesar's Cosmic Garden by Ronald Jones.
Aims: The use of illegal drugs is well documented in some alternative, underground music scenes, like the Goa trance scene. The aim of this article is to explore harm reduction practices employed by attendees of the Goa trance scene in order to identify potential pathways for targeted interventions in (underground) music scenes, such as Goa trance.Methods: Following pilot observations at Goa parti
This dissertation is a collection of three studies in which the main focus is on the role of Swedish L1 speakers’ background languages for the comprehension of written Italian at a lexical level. Italian is one of the foreign languages that Swedish pupils in upper secondary school can choose to study. Previous research on third language acquisition and the role of the background languages in the S
We analyzed the within-site spatial heterogeneity of microbial community diversity, polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) catabolic genotypes, and physiochemical soil properties at a creosote contaminated site. Genetic diversity and community structure were evaluated from an analysis of denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified sequences of 16S rRNA gene.
For a given number α ϵ (0, 1) and a 1-periodic function f, we study the convergence of the series Σ∞ n=1f(x+nα)/n, called one-sided Hilbert transform relative to the rotation x → x + α mod 1. Among others, we prove that for any non-polynomial function of class C2 having Taylor-Fourier series (i.e. Fourier coefficients vanish on ℤ-), there exists an irrational number α (
This paper presents a theory to quantify the informational value of human acts. We argue that living is functioning against entropy. Acting is presented as a set of decisions and choices to create order that we use as the foundation to develop the concept of complexity of human acts. Frequency theory of probability is then applied to characterize human acts in terms of their degree of freedom and
This paper summarizes recent results how to obtain approximate one-electron potentials describing exchange and correlation which depend on the local electron density. Following the lines given by Hohenberg, Kohn and Sham explicit results are given in two versions of the theory; one to describe ground state properties and one for excitation energies. The extension to spin polarized systems is discu
This research will explore the field of social movements by explaining why and how a minority social movement persists despite persistent constraints placed upon it by a majority-dominated state. The Chinese education movement has been one of the largest and most sustained social movements in Malaysia. Sociological, economic, and demographic changes of the Chinese community along with domestic pol
In many biotechnological processes it is important to perform exactdosing of the substrate into the bioreactor. The idea in this paper is to use the measurements from a balance to control the flow rate, since there is no access to the flow itself. The goals of the controller are several: it should be capable of handling load disturbances acting on the pump, measurement noise and even shocks acting
