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'Like-With-Likeā: A Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Stitching Threads used in Textile Conservation
This paper reports research undertaken to investigate
thread types used in textile conservation
by quantitatively evaluating tensile strength and
damage to conserved samples. A literature review
and questionnaire sent to textile conservators
were used to establish the most commonly used
threads for laid-thread couching treatments and
the rationale behind thread choice. Most common
threads found were two-ply hair silk and polyester
Tetex as well as other fine polyester, silk and cotton
varieties. Three natural fibre plain-weave artefact
samples conserved by laid-thread couching with
five different thread types (lace cotton, hair silk,
organsin, Skala and Tetex) were subjected to either
tensile strength testing or a fixed-load experiment
for two weeks. The tensile strength tests determined
that the conservation treatment provided
effective support and different thread types did
not give statistically different results. The fixed-load
experiment determined that longer time periods
created more damage, even with lighter loads
Early health assessment of refugees
Copyright to Australian Family Physician. Reproduced with permission. Permission to reproduce must be sought from the publisher, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.This is the first in a series of articles looking at refugee health in Australian general practice. Each year approximately 13 000 refugees settle in Australia, mostly from countries with minimal public and personal health resources. They may present in a very different manner to the rest of the population and are at risk of unfamiliar and complex illnesses. Their health care can be difficult and time consuming and the general practitioners who supply this care need support, guidance and adequate remuneration. The new Medicare Benefits Schedule item numbers 714 and 716 are an acknowledgment by the Australian government of these concerns of community GPs who are seeing refugees for their initial health assessments. This article discusses, in the context of the new item number, some of the broader issues that are important when seeing refugees for the first time.Jill Benson, Mitchell M Smithhttp://www.racgp.org.au/af
Three dimensional viscous analysis of a hypersonic inlet
The flow fields in supersonic/hypersonic inlets are currently being studied at NASA Lewis Research Center using 2- and 3-D full Navier-Stokes and Parabolized Navier-Stokes solvers. These tools have been used to analyze the flow through the McDonnell Douglas Option 2 inlet which has been tested at Calspan in support of the National Aerospace Plane Program. Comparisons between the computational and experimental results are presented. These comparisons lead to better overall understanding of the complex flows present in this class of inlets. The aspects of the flow field emphasized in this work are the 3-D effects, the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, and the strong nonuniformities generated within the inlet
Integration of patient-reported outcome measures with key clinical outcomes after immediate latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction and adjuvant treatment
Background: linical evidence on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) in breast reconstruction is lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate PROMs in implant-assisted latissimus dorsi (LDI) or tissue-only autologous latissimus dorsi (ALD) flap reconstruction in relation to complications and adjuvant treatments.Methods: this was a prospective cohort study involving six UK centres. Eligible patients had primary early-stage breast cancer. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality-of-life questionnaire (QLQ)-C30 and QLQ-BR23, Functional Assessment of Cancer TherapyāBreast Cancer scale (FACT-B), Body Image Scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were completed before operation and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery.Results: a total of 182 patients (82 LDI and 100 ALD) were recruited between 2007 and 2010 with symptomatic (59Ā·9 per cent) or screen-detected (39Ā·6 per cent) cancers. Some 64Ā·3 per cent had lymph node-negative disease; 30 per cent of the LDI group had radiotherapy, compared with 53Ā·0 per cent in the ALD group (P = 0Ā·004). Early complications up to 3 months after surgery were reported in 66 and 51Ā·0 per cent of patients in the LDI and ALD groups respectively (P = 0Ā·062) and long-term complications (4ā12 months) in 48 and 45Ā·0 per cent (P = 0Ā·845). Role functioning and pain (P = 0Ā·002 for both) were adversely affected in the ALD group compared with results in the LDI group, with no significant effects of radiotherapy on any health-related quality of life (HRQL). Chemotherapy and early complications adversely affected HRQL, which improved between 3 and 12 months after surgery (P < 0Ā·010 for all).Conclusion: there is evidence of similar HRQL between types of latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction for up to a year after surgery. There appear to be no overarching effects for radiotherapy after mastectomy on the specific HRQL domains studied in the short term. The identification of variables that affect HRQL is important, including their integration into the analysis of PROM
Integrated assurance assessment of a reconfigurable digital flight control system
The integrated application of reliability, failure effects and system simulator methods in establishing the airworthiness of a flight critical digital flight control system (DFCS) is demonstrated. The emphasis was on the mutual reinforcement of the methods in demonstrating the system safety
There is no new physics in the multiplicative anomaly
We discuss the role of the multiplicative anomaly for a complex scalar field
at finite temperature and density. It is argued that physical considerations
must be applied to determine which of the many possible expressions for the
effective action obtained by the functional integral method is correct. This is
done by first studying the non-relativistic field where the thermodynamic
potential is well-known. The relativistic case is also considered. We emphasize
that the role of the multiplicative anomaly is not to lead to new physics, but
rather to preserve the equality among the various expressions for the effective
action.Comment: 24 pages, RevTex, no figure
Requirements for the Effective Use of the Water Resources Scientific Information Center (WRSIC) -- Determined by Field Evaluation
Supplementary information and supporting data for the main report (Volume I) is presented in this second volume. All questionnaire forms and related material, as well as a complete report of the case study phase are included in Appendix I. Other appendices contain detailed listings of the narrative responses received for questions on the questionnaires. Tables which present a variety of statistical data pertinent to the study are also included
Effects of Exercise and Sertraline on Measures of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Patients With Major Depression: Results From the SMILE-II Randomized Clinical Trial
To assess the effects of supervised and home-based aerobic exercise training, and antidepressant pharmacotherapy (sertraline) on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in a sample of participants with major depressive disorder (MDD)
āItās better than daytime televisionā: questioning the socio-spatial impacts of massage parlours on residential communities
It has been shown that street sex work is problematic for some communities, but there is less evidence of the effects of brothels. Emerging research also suggests that impact discourses outlined by residential communities and in regulatory policies should be critiqued, because they are often based on minority community voices, and limited tangible evidence is used to masquerade wider moral viewpoints about the place of sex work. Using a study of residents living in close proximity to brothels in Blackpool, this paper argues that impact is socially and spatially fluid. Impact needs to be evaluated in a more nuanced manner, which is considerate of the heterogeneity of (even one type of) sex work, and the community in question. Brothels in Blackpool had a variety of roles in the everyday socio-spatial fabric; thus also questioning the common assumption that sex work only impacts negatively on residential communities
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