ALICE Diffractive Detector Control System for RUN-II in the ALICE Experiment

This paper describes general characteristics of the deployment and commissioned of the Detector Control System (DCS) AD0 for the second phase of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The AD0 detector is installed in the ALICE experiment to provide a better selection of diffractive events.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, To be published in Journal of Physics Conference Series (IOP). Joint Proceedings of the XV Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields & the XXX Annual Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the Mexican Physical Societ

A Nation Without a Supreme Court

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America, unanimously adopted on March 11, 1861, by the as- sembled delegates of the original seceding states and on June 19, 1861, by the state of Virginia, was for all practical purposes a copy of the Constitution of the United States. Its judicial provisions begin in Article III with the familiar-sounding phrase The judicial powers of the Confederate States shall be vested in one supreme court and. . . . There is no reason to believe that this phraseology was a blind copy of the older document, and that it was not the intention of the framers of the Confederate -Constitution to include the provisions for supreme judicial review in the chart that was to guide the newborn nation. Nearly sixty years had passed since John Marshall had brilliantly expounded the necessity for supreme judicial autho-rity over the acts of the various legislative and executive bodies that comprised the nation and the years had only confirmed the wisdom of his decision. Surely the forty-four delegates who signed the Constitution of the Confederate States were aware of this necessity when they retained a provision for a supreme court within the confederation. Otherwise it would have been a simple matter to expunge such a requ

Impacto de las pistas forestales en medios frágiles mediterráneos. El caso del Turó de Burriach (Maresme Barcelona- España)

[Resumen] Con el presente estudio se pretende evaluar el impacto producido por la apertura de una pista forestal en la comarca del Maresme (Barcelona), concretamente en la zona del Turó de Burriach. A esta zona se le atribuyeuna dinámica erosiva muy baja, principalmente por el alto grado de protección del suelo. Lo que se pretende es demostrar que al desmantelar este manto protector, la dinámica aumenta considerablemente, produciéndose una rápida degradación del medio. Para ello, se hará en primer lugar, un análisis de como incide el clima sobre este medio y en segundo lugar, se evaluará el grado de degradación a través de un análisis de la erosión hídrica.[Abstract] With this paper we want to value the impact produced by the way construction in the Maresme region (Barcelona), concretely at the Burriach Hill area. In this area the erosion dinamic is very low, because of the good soil protection. In this way we pretend to demonstrate that the erosion is higher when the vegetation is dismantled, producing a fast land degradation. To get it, in a first time we will do a climate inf1uence analysis, and in a second moment we will value the degradation level using a hidrological erosion analysi

Economics of the Sapogenin-Bearing Yam as a Crop Plant in Puerto Rico

From experiments at the Federal Experiment Station, Mayagüez, data on costs in Puerto Rico, and other estimates an analysis of the costs of production and potential profits in the growing of Dioscorea were recorded and calculated. The analysis was divided into costs of producing plants, establishing a plantation, yearly maintenance, and harvest. Values and profits were calculated on the basis of species, yields, ages, and sapogenin contents. The chief suggestions to be made as a result of the study were: That initial costs would be heavy and almost prohibitive; that the greatest single expense would be the cost of staking; that profits would not be possible within less than 3 years of field growth; that profits would increase during the fourth year; that D. composila could be grown more profitably than D. floribunda; and that plantations established from tuber-pieces would be more profitable than plantations established from seed. Provided no serious pest or disease destroys the plantings, it is concluded that Dioscorea could compete favorably with certain presently existing crops in Puerto Rico

Past, present, and future research on self-service merchandising: A co-word and text mining approach

Purpose This study aims to discern emerging trends and provide a longitudinal perspective on merchandising research by identifying relationships between merchandising-related subdomains/themes. Design/methodology/approach This study sourced 657 merchandising-related articles published since 1960, from the Scopus database and 425 from Web of Science. After processing and normalizing the data, this study performed co-word and thematic network analyses. Taking a text mining approach, this study used topic modeling to identify a set of coherent topics characterized by the keywords of the articles. Findings This study identified the following merchandising-related themes: branding, retail, consumer, behavior, modeling, textile and clothing industry and visual merchandising. Although visual merchandising was the first type of merchandising to be used in-store, only recently has it become an emerging topic in the academic literature. There has been a further trend over the past decade to understand the adoption of simulation technology, such as computer-aided design, particularly in supply chain management in the clothing industry. These and other findings contribute to the discussion of the merchandising concept, approached from an evolutionary perspective. Research limitations/implications The conclusions of this study hold implications at the intersection of merchandising, sectors, new technologies, research methodologies and merchandising-practitioner education. Research trends suggest that, in the future, virtual reality and augmented reality using neuroscientific methods will be applied to the e-merchandising context. Practical implications The different dimensions of merchandising can be used to leverage store managers’ decision-making process toward an integrated store-management strategy. In particular, by adopting loyalty merchandising tactics, the store can generate emotional attachment among consumers, who will perceive its value and services as unique, thanks to merchandising items designed specifically with that aim in mind. The stimulation of unplanned purchases, the strategic location of products and duration of each merchandising activity in the store, the digitalization of merchandising and the application of findings from neuroscience studies are some of the most relevant practical applications. Originality/value This study provides the first-ever longitudinal review of the state of the art in merchandising research, taking a holistic perspective of this field of knowledge spanning a 60-year period. The work makes a valuable contribution to the development of the marketing discipline.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Automated team selection and compliance checking in business processes

Plenty of activities in many business contexts must be performed collaboratively, e.g., in a hospital or when organising a conference. Tasks such as team composition and allocation are usually performed manually and on the ground of limited criteria such as individual skills, a.o. because adequate automatic support is missing. This paper addresses this shortcoming. We present an approach for team selection and compliance checking in business processes, which includes (i) a language for describing teams; (ii) a way to de- ne team selection conditions and policies related to team composition; and (iii) a mechanism for the automatic resolution of the team selection conditions and for team-related compliance checking based on formal ontologies.Austrian Research Funding Association (FFG) 845638 (SHAPE)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación TIN2009-07366 (SETI)Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad TIN2012-32273 (TAPAS)Junta de Andalucía TIC-5906 (THEOS

Priority-Based Human Resource Allocation in Business Processes

In Business Process Management Systems, human resource management typically covers two steps: resource assignment at design time and resource allocation at run time. Although concepts like rolebased assignment often yield several potential performers for an activity, there is a lack of mechanisms for prioritizing them, e.g., according to their skills or current workload. in this paper, we address this research gap. More specifically, we introduce an approach to define resource preferences grounded on a validated, generic user preference model initially developed for semantic web services. Furthermore, we show an implementation of the approach demonstrating its feasibility. Keywords: preference modeling, preference resolution, priority-based allocation, priority ranking, RAL, resource allocation, SOUP

Feasibility of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Treatment of Oxygen-Dependent COVID-19 Patients in Peru

Intensive care is expensive, and availability is limited. Low- and middle-income countries in particular have struggled to cope with the large influx of critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Noninvasive respiratory support devices delivering continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) require less resource and staff expertise compared with invasive mechanical ventilators and can be routinely used outside of intensive care units. This study assessed the use of the UCL-Ventura Wayrachi CPAP device in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Peru. A secondary analysis of data collected for a feasibility study commissioned by the Peruvian Ministry of Health was conducted. Data were collected from three hospitals, including patient demographics, clinical data, and outcomes. Forty-five patients were enrolled from July 16 to September 1, 2020. Eight patients (18%) were intolerant of the CPAP mask. Of the remainder, 18 (48.7%) improved and were discharged from hospital after 6 days. Eight (21.6%) died while on CPAP and 11 (29.7%) were eventually intubated, of whom two died. In total, 27 (60%) survived to hospital discharge. Participating physicians noted the device was easy to use and provided patient benefit, though voiced concerns about the strain on hospital oxygen supplies. In conclusion, the UCL Ventura Wayrachi CPAP device proved feasible in COVID-19 patients in Peru, and offered a bridging therapy for patients who required a ventilator when none were available

ENCEFALITIS ASOCIADA A ANTICUERPOS CONTRA LOS RECEPTORES NMDA: REPORTE DE CASO

La encefalitis por anticuerpos contra el receptor de N-metil-D-aspartato (NMDA) es un trastorno autoinmune caracterizado por síntomas neuropsiquiátricos, movimientos hipercinéticos e incluso hipoventilación central. Fue descrita por primera vez en el 2007 como parte de los síndromes neurológicos para neoplásicos y es considerada una de las principales etiologías de encefalitis de origen no infeccioso. Cada vez es más reconocida como el cuadro encefalopático más común en mujeres jóvenes y niños, aunque frecuentemente sin asociación con tumores. Presentamos el caso de un niño de 2 años y 8 meses de edad con cuadro encefalopático subagudo que inició con crisis epilépticas seguidas de regresión neurológica y discinesias, y en quien el estudio del líquido cefalorraquídeo fue confirmatorio. La tomografía craneal mostró realce leptomeningeo y la angioresonancia cerebral evidenció asimetría en la distribución de las ramas de la arteria cerebral media sin compromiso en el parénquima cerebral. El paciente recibió tratamiento con corticoides y tras demostrarse la positividad de anticuerpos contra el receptor NMDA, se inició tratamiento con inmunoglobulina intravenosa, presentando reacción adversa medicamentosa. Posteriormente, el paciente recibió plasmaféresis como tratamiento de segunda línea