Magnetoresistance in Sn-Doped In2O3Nanowires

In this work, we present transport measurements of individual Sn-doped In2O3nanowires as a function of temperature and magnetic field. The results showed a localized character of the resistivity at low temperatures as evidenced by the presence of a negative temperature coefficient resistance in temperatures lower than 77 K. The weak localization was pointed as the mechanism responsible by the negative temperature coefficient of the resistance at low temperatures

Global wealth disparities drive adherence to COVID-safe pathways in head and neck cancer surgery

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Patients with Crohn's disease have longer post-operative in-hospital stay than patients with colon cancer but no difference in complications' rate

BACKGROUNDRight hemicolectomy or ileocecal resection are used to treat benign conditions like Crohn's disease (CD) and malignant ones like colon cancer (CC).AIMTo investigate differences in pre- and peri-operative factors and their impact on post-operative outcome in patients with CC and CD.METHODSThis is a sub-group analysis of the European Society of Coloproctology's prospective, multi-centre snapshot audit. Adult patients with CC and CD undergoing right hemicolectomy or ileocecal resection were included. Primary outcome measure was 30-d post-operative complications. Secondary outcome measures were post-operative length of stay (LOS) at and readmission.RESULTSThree hundred and seventy-five patients with CD and 2,515 patients with CC were included. Patients with CD were younger (median = 37 years for CD and 71 years for CC (P < 0.01), had lower American Society of Anesthesiology score (ASA) grade (P < 0.01) and less comorbidity (P < 0.01), but were more likely to be current smokers (P < 0.01). Patients with CD were more frequently operated on by colorectal surgeons (P < 0.01) and frequently underwent ileocecal resection (P < 0.01) with higher rate of de-functioning/primary stoma construction (P < 0.01). Thirty-day post-operative mortality occurred exclusively in the CC group (66/2515, 2.3%). In multivariate analyses, the risk of post-operative complications was similar in the two groups (OR 0.80, 95%CI: 0.54-1.17; P = 0.25). Patients with CD had a significantly longer LOS (Geometric mean 0.87, 95%CI: 0.79-0.95; P < 0.01). There was no difference in re-admission rates. The audit did not collect data on post-operative enhanced recovery protocols that are implemented in the different participating centers.CONCLUSIONPatients with CD were younger, with lower ASA grade, less comorbidity, operated on by experienced surgeons and underwent less radical resection but had a longer LOS than patients with CC although complication's rate was not different between the two groups

Quevedo’s “antiMachiavellian Instant” in England: Christian Politicks against Atheist Tyrants, Sathan’s Disciples

Grupo de Investigación Francisco de QuevedoQuevedo’s political literature succeeded particularly in England. This country shared with other European countries their fascination about his two most spreaded burlesque writings, the Buscón and the Sueños, translated into the main European languages since their publication in the 17th century. Together with some political works, published also in English –Marco Bruto or lucianesque prose like Discurso de todos los diablos and La Fortuna con seso–, his Política de Dios, which became a best-seller, was well known: its first part was translated in 1715, transformed in a sort of antidote against Whig and Tory parties; and the second one, in 1720, turned into an allegation against “tyrant and atheist” politicians, disciples of the Satanic Machiavelli. This article examines the strategies of the English translation of the second part in order to increase the antiMachiavellism of Quevedo’s work, and to adapt it to the peculiar political and religious circumstances in England during the first decades of the 17th century. This analysis is preceded by a triple contextualization of the English version: the wide circulation of the Spanish writer’s literature in Europe, Machiavelli’s reception in the English culture, and Quevedo’s own position, always fluctuating and ambiguous when facing the Florentine theorist. This paper allows for getting to know the unsuspected “antiMachiavellian instant” that Quevedo’s work experienced through Christian Politicks, slanted English version of his Política de Dios against the “state outrage”La literatura política de Quevedo gozó de una particular fortuna en Inglaterra. Este país compartió con el resto de Europa la fascinación por sus dos obras burlescas más difundidas, el Buscón y los Sueños, traducidas una y otra vez a las principales lenguas europeas desde su publicación en el siglo XVII. Junto a otros tratados políticos divulgados también en versión inglesa –Marco Bruto o textos lucianescos de contenido político como Discurso de todos los diablos y La Fortuna con seso–, su Política de Dios, convertida en una suerte de best-seller, fue bien conocida: su primera parte se tradujo en 1715, convertida en antídoto contra los partidos whig y tory; y la segunda, en 1720, transformada en alegato contra políticos “ateos y tiranos”, discípulos del satánico Maquiavelo. El presente artículo analiza las estrategias de la traducción inglesa de la segunda parte para acentuar el antimaquiavelismo del texto de Quevedo, y para adaptarlo a las peculiares circunstancias políticas y religiosas de Inglaterra en las primeras décadas del siglo XVIII. Tal análisis está precedido de una triple contextualización de la versión inglesa: la difusión de la literatura del escritor español en Europa, la recepción de Maquiavelo en la cultura inglesa y la posición de Quevedo, fluctuante y ambigua, frente al teórico florentino. El estudio permite conocer el insospechado “instante antimaquiavélico” que vive la obra de Quevedo a través de Christian Politicks, la sesgada versión inglesa de su Política de Dios contra la “sinrazón de estado”Este artículo es resultado de proyectos del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (RYC-2012-10138) y la Xunta de Galicia (EM2014/007)S