Reply to Comment on "Reevaluation of the parton distribution of strange quarks in the nucleon"

A Comment on the recently published reevaluation of the polarization-averaged parton distribution of strange quarks in the nucleon using final data on the multiplicities of charged kaons in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering is reviewed. Important features of the comparison of one-dimensional projections of the multidimensional HERMES data are pointed out. A test of the leading-order extraction of xS(x) using the difference between charged-kaon multiplicities is repeated. The results are consistent with leading-order predictions within the uncertainties in the input data, and do not invalidate the earlier extraction of xS(x).Comment: Reply Comment to arXiv:1407.372

NASA Radint system site manual

Site manual for radar intelligence system capable of precise missile trajectory measurement

Active microwave users working group program planning

A detailed programmatic and technical development plan for active microwave technology was examined in each of four user activities: (1) vegetation; (2) water resources and geologic applications, and (4) oceanographic applications. Major application areas were identified, and the impact of each application area in terms of social and economic gains were evaluated. The present state of knowledge of the applicability of active microwave remote sensing to each application area was summarized and its role relative to other remote sensing devices was examined. The analysis and data acquisition techniques needed to resolve the effects of interference factors were reviewed to establish an operational capability in each application area. Flow charts of accomplished and required activities in each application area that lead to operational capability were structured

Hydrological landscape settings of base-rich fen mires and fen meadows:an overview

Question: Why do similar fen meadow communities occur in different landscapes? How does the hydrological system sustain base-rich fen mires and fen meadows? Location: Interdunal wetlands and heathland pools in The Netherlands, percolation mires in Germany, Poland, and Siberia, and calcareous spring fens in the High Tatra, Slovakia. Methods: This review presents an overview of the hydrological conditions of fen mires and fen meadows that are highly valued in nature conservation due to their high biodiversity and the occurrence of many Red List species. Fen types covered in this review include: (1) small hydrological systems in young calcareous dune areas, and (2) small hydrological systems in decalcified old cover sand areas in The Netherlands; (3) large hydrological systems in river valleys in Central-Europe and western-Siberia, and (4) large hydrological systems of small calcareous spring fens with active precipitation of travertine in mountain areas of Slovakia. Results: Different landscape types can sustain similar nutrient poor and base-rich habitats required by endangered fen meadow species. The hydrological systems of these landscapes are very different in size, but their groundwater flow pattern is remarkably similar. Paleo-ecological research showed that travertine forming fen vegetation types persisted in German lowland percolation mires from 6000 to 3000 BP. Similar vegetation types can still be found in small mountain mires in the Slovak Republic. Small pools in such mires form a cascade of surface water bodies that stimulate travertine formation in various ways. Travertine deposition prevents acidification of the mire and sustains populations of basiphilous species that elsewhere in Europe are highly endangered. Conclusion: Very different hydrological landscape settings can maintain a regular flow of groundwater through the top soil generating similar base-rich site conditions. This is why some fen species occur in very different landscape types, ranging from mineral interdunal wetlands to mountain mires

Opvattingen van artsen en verpleegkundigen over de preventie, diagnose en behandeling van delirium

Deze survey wil zicht krijgen op de opvattingen van ziekenhuisartsen en verpleegkundigen over de preventie, diagnose en behandeling van delirium. Vragenlijsten werden verspreid aan 2256 verpleegkundigen en 982 artsen werkzaam binnen de Universitaire Ziekenhuizen van Leuven (UZ Leuven). De respons bedroeg 26% met een totaal van 819 bruikbare vragenlijsten (600 verpleegkundigen; 219 artsen). 72% van alle respondenten oordeelde dat delirium geen tot een minimaal probleem was op hun afdeling. Toch vond meer dan de helft van de medewerkers op de afdeling palliatieve zorg (87%, n=15), traumatologie (67%, n=18), cardio-thoracale chirurgie (58%, n=20), intensieve zorg (55%, n=120) en geriatrie (55%, n=42) het een ernstig probleem. Delirium werd beschouwd als een ondergediagnosticeerd (85%), te voorkomen syndroom (75%). Risicopatiënten werden echter zelden (34%) tot nooit (52%) gescreend op delirium. Gebeurde dit toch (48%), dan gebruikte slechts 4% een specifiek gevalideerd meetinstrument. 97% van alle respondenten vond dat delirium een actieve en onmiddellijke interventie van de verpleegkundige en de zaalarts vereiste. Bij een delirium gebruikte 82% van de artsen haldol®, in het geval van een delirium tengevolge van alcohol of benzodiazepine onttrekking prefereerde 69% tranxène®. Het gebruik van fysieke fixatie bij onrustige, geagiteerde patiënten was belangrijk voor een groter aandeel verpleegkundigen (49%) dan artsen (28%). Conclusie: de ernst van het probleem wordt vaak onderschat. Hoewel de behandeling meestal correct wordt ingesteld, moet verder geïnvesteerd worden in de preventie en de vroegtijdige detectie van delirium