An electromagnetic shashlik calorimeter with longitudinal segmentation

A novel technique for longitudinal segmentation of shashlik calorimeters has been tested in the CERN West Area beam facility. A 25 tower very fine samplings e.m. calorimeter has been built with vacuum photodiodes inserted in the first 8 radiation lengths to sample the initial development of the shower. Results concerning energy resolution, impact point reconstruction and electron/pion separation are reported.Comment: 13 pages, 12 figure

Multilevel modeling of heterogeneity in math achievements: different class- and school-effects across Italian regions

Catching the differences in educational attainments between groups of students and across schools is becoming increasingly interesting. With the aim of assessing the extent of these differences in the context of Italian educational system, the paper applies multilevel modeling to a dataset containing detailed information of students\u2019 math attainments at grade 6 of primary school in the year 2011/12, provided by the Italian Institute for the Evaluation of Educational System (Invalsi)

A Comprehensive & Systematic Study of Coincidence Time Resolution and Light Yield Using Scintillators of Different Size and Wrapping

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Comprehensive rehabilitative care across the spectrum of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a neurodegenerative disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and wasting. There is no known cure and the disease is uniformly fatal

Palliative Care Issues in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Evidenced-Based Review

As palliative care physicians become increasingly involved in the care of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), they will be asked to provide guidance regarding the use of supplements, diet, exercise, and other common preventive medicine interventions. Moreover, palliative care physicians have a crucial role assisting patients with ALS in addressing health care decisions to maximize quality of life and cope with a rapidly disabling disease. It is therefore important for palliative care physicians to be familiar with commonly encountered palliative care issues in ALS. This article provides an evidenced-based review of palliative care options not usually addressed in national and international ALS guidelines

Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Given the severity of their illness and lack of effective disease modifying agents, it is not surprising that most patients with ALS consider trying complementary and alternative therapies. Some of the most commonly considered alternative therapies include special diets, nutritional supplements, cannabis, acupuncture, chelation and energy healing. This chapter reviews these in detail. We also describe 3 models by which physicians may frame discussions about alternative therapies: paternalism, autonomy and shared decision making. Finally, we review a program called ALSUntangled which using shared shared decision making to review alternative therapies for ALS

An electromagnetic shashlik calorimeter with longitudinal segmentation

A novel technique for longitudinal segmentation of shashlik calorimeters has been tested in the CERN West Area beam facility. A 25 tower e.m. calorimeter has been built with vacuum photodiodes inserted in the first 8 radiation lengths to sample the initial development of the shower. Results concerning energy resolution, impact point reconstruction and $e/\pi$ separation are reported.A novel technique for longitudinal segmentation of shashlik calorimeters has been tested in the CERN West Area beam facility. A 25 tower very fine samplings e.m. calorimeter has been built with vacuum photodiodes inserted in the first 8 radiation lengths to sample the initial development of the shower. Results concerning energy resolution, impact point reconstruction and electron/pion separation are reported

Sheep Updates 2007 - part 5

This session covers six papers from different authors: GENETIC IMPROVEMENT 1. Breech Strike Resistance: Selecting for resistance traits reduces breech strike, Bindi Murray, John Karlsson, Johan Greeff, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 2. Breeding Merino Sheep for Worm Resistance increases profit in a Mediterranean Environment, John Karlsson and Johan Greeff Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia FEEDING 3. Embryo lasses were not increased when Merino ewes that had lost weight were supplemented with lupins, C. Viñoles Gil, B.L. Paganoni, K.M.M. Glover, J.T.B. Milton & G.B. Martin, School of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 4. Mineral nutrition of sheep grazing dual-purpose wheats, Hugh Dove, CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT BEEF PRODUCTIVITY 5. The effect of genetic potential and pre feedlot growth path on beef eating quality, Bill McKiernan and John WilkinsNSW Department of Primary Industries 6. Long-term consequences of growth and nutrition of cattle early in life for beef production, Paul Greenwood and Linda Cafe, Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies, and NSW Department of Primary Industries Beef Industry Centre of Excellence, University of New England, Armidale NS