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A preliminary assessment of the accuracy of selected meteorological parameters determined from Nimbus 6 satellite profile data
Published rms errors in rawinsonde data and discrepancies between satellite and rawinsonde profile data for temperature, dewpoint temperature, mixing ratio, and wind speed. Satellite rms errors were found to be 2 to 3 times as large as those for rawinsonde data. Gradients of the preceding parameters were computed for both rawinsonde and satellite data and compared with means and near extreme values computed from the AVE 2 and AVE 4 experiments. In all cases, it was found that satellite data can be used to determine with relatively good accuracy the near extreme gradients but not those whose value does not exceed the average. Synoptic charts were prepared to show that patterns of temperature could be determined with relatively good accuracy, while those of dew point were not as good as those for temperature. Winds represented by cloud motion vectors (satellite winds) were compared with rawinsonde winds, and it was found that large gaps exist in satellite values for a given pressure level and that errors in the satellite determined concluded that satellite profile data are very useful in synoptic analysis, particularly in data sparse regions as well as regions where near extreme gradients exist in the measured parameters
Tridactyl tracks from the Lavini di Marco dinosaur ichnosite (Hettangian, Southern Alps, NE Italy). Ichnotaxonomical review and palaeobiogeography
BCI-assisted training for upper limb motor rehabilitation: estimation of effects on individual brain connectivity and motor functions
The aim of the study is to quantify individual changes in scalp connectivity patterns associated to the affected hand movement in stroke patients after a 1-month training based on BCIsupported motor imagery to improve upper limb motor recovery. To perform the statistical evaluation between pre- and post-training conditions at the single subject level, a resampling approach was applied to EEG datasets acquired from 12 stroke patients during the execution of a motor task with the stroke affected hand before and after the rehabilitative intervention. Significant patterns of the network reinforced after the training were extracted and a significant correlation was found between indices related to the reinforced pattern and the clinical outcome indicated by clinical scales
The use of aerial- and close-range photogrammetry for the mapping of the Lavini di Marco tracksite (Hettangian, Southern Alps, NE Italy)
(EXCERPT FROM ABSTRACT) Close-range photogrammetry was executed following the procedure proposed by Mallison & Wings (2014). More than seventy 3D models were obtained and interpreted by means of color-coded and contour line images, which allow to improve the ichno- logical knowledge of the tracksite. The 3D models of the best-preserved tracks were used for the osteological reconstruction of the trackmakers’ autopodia, supposing the arthral position of the phalangeal pads. Three indirect methods were used to correlate tracks and their trackmakers: (i) synapomorphy-based approach; (ii) phenetic correlation; (iii) coincidence correlation (see Carrano & Wilson, 2001)
The final map was produced with different level of knowledge due to the distribution of tracks and current state of site preservation. Furthermore, it represents a complete documentation that will be used for future work of enhancement, preservation and valorization of the tracksite.
The ichnotaxonomical review of the quadrupedal trackways led us to emend the diagnosis of Lavinipes cheminii Avanzini et al. (2003) and to assign several other sparse tracks and trackways to L. chemini. The skeletal reconstruction of fore and hind limbs points towards Gongxianosaurus sp. as the most suitable trackmaker of L. cheminii. The herein supposed Laurasian affinity of the Lavini di Marco dinosaur assemblage clashes with the previous hypotheses that always link the Southern Alps sector with the Gondwana mainland
Determination of Strange Sea Quark Distributions from Fixed-target and Collider Data
We present an improved determination of the strange sea distribution in the
nucleon with constraints coming from the recent charm production data in
neutrino-nucleon deep-inelastic scattering by the NOMAD and CHORUS experiments
and from charged current inclusive deep-inelastic scattering at HERA. We
demonstrate that the results are consistent with the data from the ATLAS and
the CMS experiments on the associated production of -bosons with
-quarks. We also discuss issues related to the recent strange sea
determination by the ATLAS experiment using LHC collider data.Comment: 23 pages, 14 figure
Nucleon axial-vector radius and form factor from future neutrino experiments
Precision measurements of antineutrino elastic scattering on hydrogen from
future neutrino experiments offer a unique opportunity to access the low-energy
structure of protons and neutrons. We discuss the determination of the nucleon
axial-vector form factor and radius from antineutrino interactions on hydrogen
which can be collected at the future Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF),
and study the sources of theoretical and experimental uncertainties. The
projected accuracy would improve existing measurements by one order of
magnitude and be competitive with contemporary lattice-QCD determinations,
potentially helping to resolve the corresponding tension with measurements from
(anti)neutrino elastic scattering on deuterium. We find that the current
knowledge of the nucleon vector form factors could be one of the dominant
sources of uncertainty. We also evaluate the constraints which can be
simultaneously obtained on the absolute flux normalization.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figure
NA0D – The new traumatic dental injury classification of the world health organization
An accurate, clear, and easy-to-
use
traumatic dental injury (TDI) classification and definition
system is a prerequisite for proper diagnosis, study, and treatment. However,
more than 50 classifications have been used in the past. The ideal solution would be
that TDIs are adequately classified within the International Classification of Diseases
(ICD), endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). TDI classification provided
by the 11th Revision of the ICD (ICD-11),
released in 2018, and previous Revisions,
failed to classify TDIs satisfactorily. Therefore, in December 2018, a proposal was submitted
by Dr's Stefano Petti, Jens Ove Andreasen, Ulf Glendor, and Lars Andersson, to
the ICD-11,
asking for a change of the existing TDI classification. Proposal #2130 highlighted
the TDI paradox, the fifth most frequent disease/condition neglected by most
public health agencies in the world, and the limits of ICD-11
classification. Namely,
injuries of teeth and periodontal tissues were located in two separate blocks that did
not mention dental/periodontal tissues; infraction, concussion, and subluxation were
not coded; most TDIs lacked description; and tooth fractures were described through
bone fracture descriptions (e.g., comminuted, compression, and fissured fractures).
These limitations led to TDI mis-reporting,
under-reporting,
and non-specific
reporting
by untrained non-dental
healthcare providers. In addition, no scientific articles on
TDIs, present in PubMed, Scopus, and Web-of-
Science,
used the ICD classification.
Proposal #2130 suggested to adopt the Andreasen classification, the most widely
acknowledged classification used in dental traumatology. The Proposal was reviewed
by two WHO teams, two scientific Committees, one WHO Collaborating Center, and
the Department of Non-Communicable
Disease Prevention at WHO headquarters,
and it underwent two voting sessions. In March 2022, the Andreasen classification
was accepted integrally. A new entity was generated, called NA0D, “Injury of teeth
or supporting structures” (https://icd.who.int/brows e11/l-m/
en#/http://id.
who.int/icd /ent ity/141 3338122). Hopefully, this will contribute to increasing
the public awareness, and the dental profession's management, of TDIs
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