CE21: Total Cross Section for pd → pdπ^0 Close to Threshold

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Deliberation, Unjust Exclusion, and the Rhetorical Turn

Theories of deliberative democracy have faced the charge of leading to the unjust exclusion of voices from public deliberation. The recent rhetorical turn in deliberative theory aims to respond to this charge. I distinguish between two variants of this response: the supplementing approach and the systemic approach. On the supplementing approach, rhetorical modes of political speech may legitimately supplement the deliberative process, for the sake of those excluded from the latter. On the systemic approach, rhetorical modes of political speech are legitimate within public deliberation, just so long as they result in net benefits to the deliberative system. I argue that neither of these two approaches adequately meets the unjust exclusion charge. Whereas the supplementing approach does not go far enough to incorporate rhetorical speech into public deliberation, the systemic approach goes too far by legitimizing forms of rhetoric that risk only exacerbating the problem of unjust exclusion. More constructively, I draw on Aristotle’s conception of rhetoric, as an art (technē) that is a counterpart to dialectic, to argue for a constitutive approach to rhetoric. I show how this approach provides a more expansive notion of deliberation that remains normatively orientated

Fission coincident particle emission from 64^{64}Ni + 165^{165}Ho at 12.2 Mev/U

this article presents a survey about differents approaches of information in the organizations. Management and sociology are useful but leave information activity aside. A better understanding may help to study the evolution of information management

Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infections in immunodeficiency

A patient with immunodeficiency due to a B-cell lymphoma has repeatedly been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and has twice received in-hospital treatment. Chronic and recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infections are a threat to the individual health of immunodeficient patients. Only few therapeutic options are available especially due to emerging virus variants with immune escape mechanisms. The medical care of immunodeficient patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections is a great challenge to the treating physician in the ongoing pandemic

A Measurement of σ_tot for p+d → p+d+pi0 Close to Threshold

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Characterization and outcome of invasive infections due to Paecilomyces variotii: Analysis of patients from the FungiScope®registry and literature reports

Objectives: To provide a basis for clinical management decisions in Paecilomyces variotii infection. Methods: Unpublished cases of invasive P. variotii infection from the FungiScope® registry and all cases reported in the literature were analysed. Results: We identified 59 cases with P. variotii infection. Main baseline factors were presence of indwelling devices in 29 cases (49.2%), particularly peritoneal catheters (33.9%) and prosthetic heart valves (10.2%), haematological or oncological diseases in 19 (32.2%), major surgery in 11 (18.6%), and diabetes mellitus in 10 cases (16.9%). The most prevalent infection sites were peritoneum (n = 20, 33.3%) and lungs (n = 16, 27.1%). Pain and fever were frequent (n = 35, 59.3% and n = 33, 55.9%, respectively). Diagnosis was established by culture in 58 cases (98.3%). P. variotii caused breakthrough infection in 8 patients. Systemic antifungals were given in 52 patients (88.1%). Amphotericin B was administered in 39, itraconazole in 15, and posaconazole in 8 patients. Clinical isolates were frequently resistant to voriconazole, whereas the above-mentioned antifungals showed good in vitro activity. Infections of the blood and CNS caused high mortality. Overall mortality was 28.8% and death was attributed to P. variotii in 10 cases. Conclusions: P. variotii causes life-threatening infections, especially in immunocompromised and critically ill patients with indwelling devices. Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis are at particular risk. Multidisciplinary management is paramount, including molecular techniques for diagnosis and treatment with efficacious systemic antifungals. Amphotericin B, itraconazole and posaconazole are regarded as treatments of choice. Combination with flucytosine may be considered. Surgical debridement and removal of indwelling devices facilitate favourable outcome. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy