627 research outputs found

    State v. Gumkowski, 223 A.3d 321 (R.I. 2020)

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    Neuropsychological performance, psychiatric symptoms, and everyday cognitive failures in Bosnian ex-servicemen with posttraumatic stress disorder

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    A previous study of ours (Koso & Hansen, 2006) indicated remarkably large decrements in neuropsychological functioning in Bosnian war veterans with posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). The present study assessed attention (Sustained Attention to Response Task), executive function (Trail Making Test), and memory (Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test) in an additional group of veterans with (n = 45) or without (n = 34) PTSD. Replicating our prior study, sizeable performance decrements were observed. furthermore, multivariate analyses revealed that (a) good verbal IQ partly buffered against the harmful effect of PTSD on more fluid cognitive functions, (b) cognitive impairment was related to PTSD symptom severity (Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale scores) and to (c) difficulties in everyday cognitive functioning (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire scores)

    Julkisten menojen kerroinvaikutus : yhteisintegroituvuusanalyysi julkisten menojen ja kokonaistuotannon välillä Suomessa

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    Julkisten menojen hyödyllisyys keinona edistää kokonaistaloudellista aktiviteettia on makrotaloustieteen kysymys, jolla voidaan sanoa olevan paljon merkitystä talouspolitiikassa. Julkisten menojen kerroinvaikutus mittaa kokonaistuotannon vastetta päätösperäiseen julkisten menojen lisäykseen, ja sen avulla pyritään usein määrittämään finanssipolitiikan tehokkuutta julkisten menojen osalta. Keynesiläisen talousteorian näkökulmasta julkisia menoja lisäämällä voidaan tasata talouden suhdannevaihteluita ja elvyttää tehokkaasti taloutta taantumissa. Kerroinvaikutuksen estimointiin sovelletaan ekonometrisistä menetelmistä useimmiten uuskeynesiläisiä DSGE-malleja sekä aikasarja-analyysiin perustuvia vektoriautoregressioita. Runsaasta tutkimuskirjallisuudesta huolimatta julkisten menojen tehokkuudesta finanssipolitiikan instrumenttina löytyy varsin vähän yksimielisyyttä. Tämän pro gradu -tutkielman tarkoituksena on selvittää julkisten menojen kerroinvaikutusta käsittelevän kirjallisuuden nykytilaa sekä tutkia syitä yleisen konsensuksen puutteelle liittyen finanssipolitiikan tehokkuuteen. Tutkielman empiirisessä osassa analysoidaan julkisten menojen ja kokonaistuotannon välistä dynaamista suhdetta Suomen aikasarja-aineistolla yhteisintegroituvuusanalyysillä, vektorivirheenkorjausmallilla sekä Granger-kausaalisuus analyysillä. Tuloksia analysoidaan keynesiläisen talousteorian näkökulmasta. Tulosten perusteella julkisten menojen ja kokonaistuotannon aikasarjamuuttujat ovat yhteisintegroituneita, ja niiden välillä esiintyy pitkän aikavälin tasapainorelaatio. Estimoidun virheenkorjausmallin perusteella julkiset menot ovat virheenkorjaava muuttuja ja kokonaistuotanto puolestaan heikosti eksogeeninen muuttuja. Tulosten perusteella julkisilla menoilla ei ole keynesiläisen teorian kaltaista voimakasta kerroinvaikutusta kokonaistuotantoon, vaan julkiset menot vaikuttavat pikemminkin reagoivan viiveellä kokonaistuotannon sokkeihin

    Two Cases of Dizygotic Twins with Androgenetic Mole and Normal Conceptus

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    Two cases showing a molar placenta with a fetus/infant were analyzed for karyotype and enzyme polymorphisms and found to be dizygotic twin pregnancies with an androgenetic mole and a normal conceptus. One case resulted in spontaneous abortion at 19 weeks' gestation and was subsequently diagnosed as an invasive mole and required chemotherapy. The other case was a conception following clomiphene plus human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG) therapy and resulted in a normal female infant born at 33 weeks. It is emphasized that, since dizygotic twins in which one is an androgenetic mole have a high propensity for malignancy, they should be carefully differentiated from partial moles with which they might be confused by analysis of genetic polymorphisms and they should be followed up with care

    Reducing neonatal mortality associated with preterm birth: gaps in knowledge of the impact of antenatal corticosteroids on preterm birth outcomes in low-middle income countries

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    The Global Network’s Antenatal Corticosteroids Trial (ACT), was a multi-country, cluster-randomized trial to improve appropriate use of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) in low-resource settings in low-middle income countries (LMIC). ACT substantially increased ACS use in the intervention clusters, but the intervention failed to show benefit in the targeted < 5th percentile birth weight infants and was associated with increased neonatal mortality and stillbirth in the overall population. In this issue are six papers which are secondary analyses related to ACT that explore potential reasons for the increase in adverse outcomes overall, as well as site differences in outcomes. The African sites appeared to have increased neonatal mortality in the intervention clusters while the Guatemalan site had a significant reduction in neonatal mortality, perhaps related to a combination of ACS and improving obstetric care in the intervention clusters. Maternal and neonatal infections were increased in the intervention clusters across all sites and increased infections are a possible partial explanation for the increase in neonatal mortality and stillbirth in the intervention clusters, especially in the African sites. The analyses presented here provide guidance for future ACS trials in LMIC. These include having accurate gestational age dating of study subjects and having care givers who can diagnose conditions leading to preterm birth and predict which women likely will deliver in the next 7 days. All study subjects should be followed through delivery and the neonatal period, regardless of when they deliver. Clearly defined measures of maternal and neonatal infection should be utilized. Trials in low income country facilities including clinics and those without newborn intensive care seem to be of the highest priority.Fil: McClure, Elizabeth M.. RTI International; Estados UnidosFil: Goldenberg, Robert L.. Columbia University; Estados UnidosFil: Jobe, Alan H.. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Estados UnidosFil: Miodovnik, Menachem. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child and Human Development; Estados UnidosFil: Koso Thomas, Marion. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child and Human Development; Estados UnidosFil: Buekens, Pierre. University of Tulane; Estados UnidosFil: Belizan, Jose. Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Althabe, Fernando. Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

    Eesti Töötukassa roll Pärnumaa regionaalses innovatsioonisüsteemis

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    METODE HEUN UNTUK MENGHITUNG PENYELESAIAN NUMERIS MASALAH NILAI AWAL

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    Metode Numeris adalah suatu metode ilmiah (metode matematika) yang dapat digunakan untuk mencari penyelesaian suatu persoalan matematis secara pendekatan. Salah satu aplikasi metode numeris adalah sebagai cara untuk menyelesaikan masalah nilai awal (MNA) orde satu secara pendekatan. Karya tulis ini disusun untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan masalah nilai awal dengan menggunakan metode Heun yang merupakan modifikasi dari metode Euler. Metode Euler adalah salah satu dari metode satu langkah yang paling sederhana. Dalam metode Heun penyelesaian pendekatan diramalkan oleh metode Euler dimana penyelesaian itu dinamakan penyelesaian peramal (predictor(yp)) kemudian penyelesaian peramal dibetulkan (dikoreksi) dengan memasukan penyelesaian peramal dalam rumus Euler untuk mendapatkan penyelesaian pendekatan lebih teliti dimana penyelesaian itu disebut pembetul(corrector (yc)) Dengan bantuan MATLAB telah dibuat program aplikasi siap digunakan untuk menyelesaikan masalah nilai awal orde satu. Program aplikasi itu telah digunakan untuk menyelesaikan lima contoh berbeda dimana hasil yang diperoleh cukup dekat ke penyelesaian Eksak. Maksudnya dalam metode ini penyelesaian yang dilakukan adalah dengan cara pendekatan, yaitu penyelesaian pendekatan dilakukan dengan perkiraan yang berurutan (iterasi) sedemikian sehingga setiap hasil adalah lebih teliti atau cermat dari perkiraan sebelumnya. Dengan melakukan sejumlah prosedur iterasi yang dianggap cukup akhirnya dapat di hasilkan atau di ambil perkiraan yang mendekati penyelesaian dengan toleransi kesalahan atau error. Metode Heun telah diprogramkan menggunakan Bahasa Pemrograma MATLAB versi 5.3. Sebagai media untuk melakukan implementasi terhadap bentuk penyelesaian numeris masalah nilai awal orde satu ini di dukung dengan metode Handle Graphics dan Graphical User Interface (GUI), yang memungkinkan dibentuknya rancangan visual seperti bahasa pemrograman visual lainnya, walaupun masih dengan keterbatasan yang ada

    A Case of 48, XYY, +21

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    A 3 month-old boy with a karyotype of 48, XYY, + 21 is reported. The patient had the typical features of Down syndrome and normal male genitalia. Analysis of Q- and R-banded chromosome heteromorphisms of the patient and the parents showed that two of the three chromosomes 21 in the patient originated as a result of failure of the paternal second meiotic division. Therefore both additional chromosomes in the patient resulted from nondisjunction at paternal meiosis II

    Exploring covalently bonded diamondoid particles with valence photoelectron spectroscopy

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    We investigated the valence electronic structure of diamondoid particles in the gas phase, utilizing valence photoelectron spectroscopy. The samples were singly or doubly covalently bonded dimers or trimers of the lower diamondoids. Both the bond type and the combination of bonding partners are shown to affect the overall electronic structure. For singly bonded particles, we observe a small impact of the bond on the electronic structure, whereas for doubly bonded particles, the connecting bond determines the electronic structure of the highest occupied orbitals. In the singly bonded particles a superposition of the bonding partner orbitals determines the overall electronic structure. The experimental findings are supported by density functional theory computations at the M06-2X/cc-pVDZ level of theory.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure

    Loyalitas nasabah zambrut pada jasa BNI Syariah kantor cabang Palangka Raya

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    Persaingan untuk mendapatkan nasabah dengan kelas atas membuat pihak bank harus memberikan pelayanan yang ekstra, kemudahan dalam setiap transaksi dan fasilitas yang membuat nasabah kelas atas ini tertarik dan meresa nyaman terhadap bank tersebut. Terlebih bank BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya yang mempunyai nasabah kelas atas atau yang disebut nasabah zambrut yang harus diberikan kenyamanan dalam setiap kegiatan transaksi dan memenuhi kebeutuhan nasabah dengan demikian nasabah akan menjadi loyal dan tidak mudah terpengaruh oleh bank syariah lainnya. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengkaji Bank BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya tentang (1) Bagaimana Loyalitas Nasabah Zambrut Pada Jasa BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Kota Palangka Raya; (2) Apa faktor yang mempengaruhi loyalitas nasabah zambrut untuk memilih jasa BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini ialah untuk melihat (1) Bagaimana Loyalitas Nasabah Zambrut Pada Jasa BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Kota Palangka Raya; (2) Apa faktor yang mempengaruhi loyalitas nasabah zambrut untuk memilih jasa BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Adapun subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah nasabah zambrut dan pegawai bank BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya khusunya bagian funding dan custoumer service. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Pengabsahan data menggunakan teknik triangulasi sumber, yaitu pengumpulan data dari informasi sejenis dari berbagai sumber yang berbeda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) Loyalitas nasabah zambrut pada jasa yang diberikan oleh BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya sudah melewati indikator seperti transaksi berulang secara rutin yang dilakukan oleh para nasabah, merekomendasikan kepda orang lain baik itu teman ataupun keluarga, menggunakan jasa atau produk yang ditawarkan oleh BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya, dan tidak terpengaruh oleh tewaran dari bank lain. Dari keempat indikator tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa nasabah zambrut sudah loyal terhadap BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya.. (2) faktor yang mempengaruhi loyalitas nasabah zambrut yaitu, dari faktor kepuasan, ikatan emosi, kepercayaan dan kemudahan. Dari faktor tersubut menyebabkan nasabah loyal terhadap BNI Syariah Kantor Cabang Palangka Raya. ABSTRACT Competition to get high-end customers makes the bank have to provide extra services, convenience in every transaction and facilities that make these high-end customers interested and comfortable with the bank. Moreover, BNI Syariah Bank Palangka Raya Branch Office which has high-end customers or so- called zambrut customers who should be given comfort in every transaction activity and fulfill the customer's integrity thus the customer will become loyal and not easily affected by other Sharia banks. This research was conducted to examine Bank BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office about (1) How Zambrut Customer Loyalty On BNI Sharia Services Palangka Raya City Branch Office; (2) What are the factors that affect the loyalty of zambrut customers to choose the services of BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office. The purpose of this research is to see (1) How Zambrut Customer Loyalty At BNI Syariah Services Palangka Raya City Branch Office; (2) What are the factors that affect the loyalty of zambrut customers to choose the services of BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office. This research is a field study using descriptive qualitative research methods. The subjects in this study are zambrut customers and employees of Bank BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office especially the funding and custoumer service. The data collection techniques in this study use observation techniques, interviews and documentation. Data allocation uses the technique of source triangulation, which is the collection of data from similar information from a variety of different sources. The results of this study show that (1) Customer loyalty zambrut on services provided by BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office has passed indicators such as routine repeat transactions conducted by customers, recommending the kepda of others whether friends or family, using services or products offered by BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office, and not affected by offers from other banks. From these four indicators can be concluded that zambrut customers have been loyal to BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Office.. (2) factors that affect customer loyalty, namely, from satisfaction factors, emotional bonds, trust and convenience. From the following factors, customers are loyal to BNI Syariah Palangka Raya Branch Offic
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