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Assessing acute itch intensity : general labelled magnitude scale is more reliable than classic visual analogue scale
The reliable measurement of itch intensity is crucial, both in research as well as clinical contexts. For example, when the reliability of a measurement scale is unknown, it is impossible to determine whether a patient has changed sufficiently to be confident that the change is beyond that which could be attributed to measurement error (1). One factor that might influence the reliability of measurements is the type of rating scale used to assess itch intensity. Previous research (2-4) has documented the retest reliability of different rating scales for assessing chronic itch intensity. However, a retest reliability analysis of rating scales for acute experimental itch, induced using substances such as histamine or cowhage, is currently lacking. Here, we compare the test-retest reliability of three rating scales commonly used for this purpose. First, we considered the visual analogue scale in its classic form (cVAS), where participants indicate itch intensity on a line ranging from 0 (no itch) to 100 (the most intense itch imaginable). Second, we included a variant of the VAS, where an additional âScratch Thresholdâ marker is set at 33% (tVAS,5), defined as itching strong enough to be scratched (6). Finally, we considered the general Labelled Magnitude Scale (gLMS,7), where participants judge the magnitude of itch on a line with quasilogarithmically placed labels of âno sensationâ at 0, âbarely detectableâ at 1, âweakâ at 6, âmoderateâ at 17, âstrongâ at 35, âvery strongâ at 53 and âstrongest imaginable sensationâ at 100. Thus, all three scales have an identical range, but differ in the type and number of verbal labels provided
Die be-tekening van konsepte in die opvoedkunde met verwysing na standpuntverskille aangaande die skool en ouerhuis as gesagstrukture
In this article attention is focused upon the diversity of meanings that educationists attach to a societal relationship like the school. The opinion often appearing in literature on education that the school is an "extension" of the family and that the teacher can take action as a substitute parent is questioned in particular. By means of a cosmological analysis of the societal structures, school and family, an attempt is made to refute such statements. This variety of meanings which tend to cause confusion and are conveyed by the mentioned concepts in literature, is ascribed to the outcome of a diversity of paradigmatic and theoretical presuppositions
Die be-tekening van konsepte in die opvoedkunde met verwysing na opvoeding as âvormingâ en die kind as âwordende mensâ
In this article the opinion of many educationists that education is to be regarded as a formative processâby which the child can be âshapedâ or 'mouldedâ in an unrestricted and dominative fashion is highlighted. As an alternative, the concept of the 'normative disclosureâ of the personality structure of the child is suggested as it brings the true meaning of education to the fore. The variety of meanings conveyed by the mentioned concepts, which tend to cause confusion, is ascribed to the outcome of a diversity of paradigmatic and theoretical presuppositions as well as to the outcome of disparity regarding the cosmological, anthropological and epistemological basis of education that has given rise to divergent interpretations of concepts in different schools of philosophy and even among individuals in the same school of thought
Around traces and quasitraces
This paper presents a survey of results on traces and quasitraces on
C-algebras, and it provides some new results on traces on ultrapowers and
on the existence of faithful traces. As for the former, we exhibit a sequence
of traceless simple, separable, unital, nuclear C-algebras whose ultrapower
does admit a quasitrace (and likely also a trace). We characterize in different
ways C-algebras that admit a faithful trace, respectively, where each
quotient of the C-algebra admits a faithful trace.Comment: 21 page
Probing the radial temperature structure of protoplanetary disks with Herschel/HIFI
Herschel/HIFI spectroscopic observations of CO J=10-9, CO J=16-15 and [CII]
towards HD 100546 are presented. The objective is to resolve the velocity
profile of the lines to address the emitting region of the transitions and
directly probe the distribution of warm gas in the disk. The spectra reveal
double-peaked CO line profiles centered on the systemic velocity, consistent
with a disk origin. The J=16-15 line profile is broader than that of the J=10-9
line, which in turn is broader than those of lower J transitions (6-5, 3-2,
observed with APEX), thus showing a clear temperature gradient of the gas with
radius. A power-law flat disk model is used to fit the CO line profiles and the
CO rotational ladder simultaneously, yielding a temperature of T_0=1100 \pm 350
K (at r_0 = 13 AU) and an index of q=0.85 \pm 0.1 for the temperature radial
gradient. This indicates that the gas has a steeper radial temperature gradient
than the dust (mean q_{dust} ~ 0.5), providing further proof of the thermal
decoupling of gas and dust at the disk heights where the CO lines form. The
[CII] line profile shows a strong single-peaked profile red-shifted by 0.5 km
s-1 compared to the systemic velocity. We conclude that the bulk of the [CII]
emission has a non-disk origin (e.g., remnant envelope or diffuse cloud).Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ
Resolving HD 100546 disc in the mid-infrared: Small inner disc and asymmetry near the gap
A region of roughly half of the solar system scale around the star HD 100546
is largely cleared of gas and dust, in contrast to the bright outer disc.
However, some material is observed in the immediate vicinity of the star. We
investigate how the dust is distributed within and outside the gap, and
constrain the disc geometry with mid-infrared interferometric observations
using VLTI/MIDI. With baseline lengths of 40m, our long baseline observations
are sensitive to the inner few AU from the star, and we combined them with
observations at shorter, 15m baselines, to probe emission beyond the gap at up
to 20AU from the star. We modelled the mid-infrared emission using radial
temperature profiles. Our model is composed of infinitesimal concentric annuli
emitting as black bodies, and it has distinct inner and outer disc components.
We derived an upper limit of 0.7AU for the radial size of the inner disc, from
our longest baseline data. This small dusty disc is separated from the edge of
the outer disc by a large, roughly 10AU wide gap. Our short baseline data place
a bright ring of emission at 11+-1AU, consistent with prior observations of the
transition region between the gap and the outer disc, known as the disc wall.
The inclination and position angle are constrained by our data to i=53+-8deg
and PA=145+-5deg. Compared to the rim and outer disc geometry this suggests
co-planarity. Brightness asymmetry is evident in both short and long baseline
data, and it is unequivocally discernible from any atmospheric or instrumental
effects. The origin of the asymmetry is consistent with the bright disc wall,
which we find to be 1-2AU wide. The gap is cleared of micron-sized dust, but we
cannot rule out the presence of larger particles and/or perturbing bodies.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in A&
Die PrimÀrstruktur der HÀmoglobine von EisbÀr (Ursus maritimus, carnivora) und KragenbÀr (Ursus tibetanus, Carnivora)
Kinematic and Thermal Structure at the onset of high-mass star formation
We want to understand the kinematic and thermal properties of young massive
gas clumps prior to and at the earliest evolutionary stages of high-mass star
formation. Do we find signatures of gravitational collapse? Do we find
temperature gradients in the vicinity or absence of infrared emission sources?
Do we find coherent velocity structures toward the center of the dense and cold
gas clumps? To determine kinematics and gas temperatures, we used ammonia,
because it is known to be a good tracer and thermometer of dense gas. We
observed the NH(1,1) and (2,2) lines within seven very young high-mass
star-forming regions with the VLA and the Effelsberg 100m telescope. This
allows us to study velocity structures, linewidths, and gas temperatures at
high spatial resolution of 3-5, corresponding to 0.05 pc. We find on
average cold gas clumps with temperatures in the range between 10 K and 30 K.
The observations do not reveal a clear correlation between infrared emission
peaks and ammonia temperature peaks. We report an upper limit for the linewidth
of 1.3 km s, at the spectral resolution limit of our VLA
observation. This indicates a relatively low level of turbulence on the scale
of the observations. Velocity gradients are present in almost all regions with
typical velocity differences of 1 to 2 km s and gradients of 5 to 10 km
s pc. These velocity gradients are smooth in most cases, but
there is one exceptional source (ISOSS23053), for which we find several
velocity components with a steep velocity gradient toward the clump centers
that is larger than 30 km s pc. This steep velocity gradient is
consistent with recent models of cloud collapse. Furthermore, we report a
spatial correlation of ammonia and cold dust, but we also find decreasing
ammonia emission close to infrared emission sources.Comment: 20 pages, 10 figure
The structured environments of embedded star-forming cores. PACS and SPIRE mapping of the enigmatic outflow source UYSO 1
The intermediate-mass star-forming core UYSO 1 has previously been found to
exhibit intriguing features. While deeply embedded and previously only
identified by means of its (sub-)millimeter emission, it drives two powerful,
dynamically young, molecular outflows. Although the process of star formation
has obviously started, the chemical composition is still pristine. We present
Herschel PACS and SPIRE continuum data of this presumably very young region.
The now complete coverage of the spectral energy peak allows us to precisely
constrain the elevated temperature of 26 - 28 K for the main bulge of gas
associated with UYSO1, which is located at the interface between the hot HII
region Sh 2-297 and the cold dark nebula LDN 1657A. Furthermore, the data
identify cooler compact far-infrared sources of just a few solar masses, hidden
in this neighbouring dark cloud.Comment: accepted contribution for the forthcoming Herschel Special Issue of
A&A, 5 pages (will appear as 4-page letter in the journal), 6 figure file
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