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Hidden Broad Line Seyfert 2 Galaxies in the CfA and 12micron Samples
We report the results of a spectropolarimetric survey of the CfA and 12micron
samples of Seyfert 2 galaxies (S2s). Polarized (hidden) broad line regions
(HBLRs) are confirmed in a number of galaxies, and several new cases
(F02581-1136, MCG -3-58-7, NGC 5995, NGC 6552, NGC 7682) are reported. The
12micron S2 sample shows a significantly higher incidence of HBLR (50%) than
its CfA counterpart (30%), suggesting that the latter may be incomplete in
hidden AGNs. Compared to the non-HBLR S2s, the HBLR S2s display distinctly
higher radio power relative to their far-infrared output and hotter dust
temperature as indicated by the f25/f60 color. However, the level of
obscuration is indistinguishable between the two types of S2. These results
strongly support the existence of two intrinsically different populations of
S2: one harboring an energetic, hidden S1 nucleus with BLR, and the other, a
``pure S2'', with weak or absent S1 nucleus and a strong, perhaps dominating
starburst component. Thus, the simple purely orientation-based unification
model is not applicable to all Seyfert galaxies.Comment: 5 pages with embedded figs, ApJ Letters, in pres
Characteristics of magnetoacoustic sausage modes
Aims: We perform an advanced study of the fast magnetoacoustic sausage oscillations of coronal loops in the context of MHD coronal seismology to establish the dependence of the sausage mode period and cut-off wavenumber on the plasma- of the loop-filling plasma. A parametric study of the ratios for different harmonics of the mode is also carried out.
Methods: Full magnetohydrodynamic numerical simulations were performed using Lare2d, simulating hot, dense loops in a magnetic slab environment. The symmetric Epstein profile and a simple step-function profile were both used to model the density structure of the simulated loops. Analytical expressions for the cut-off wavenumber and the harmonic ratio between the second longitudinal harmonic and the fundamental were also examined.
Results: It was established that the period of the global sausage mode is only very weakly dependent on the value of the plasma- inside a coronal loop, which justifies the application of this model to hot flaring loops. The cut-off wavenumber kc for the global mode was found to be dependent on both internal and external values of the plasma-, again only weakly. By far the most important factor in this case was the value of the density contrast ratio between the loop and the surroundings. Finally, the deviation of the harmonic ratio P1/2P2 from the ideal non-dispersive case was shown to be considerable at low k, again strongly dependent on plasma density. Quantifying the behaviour of the cut-off wavenumber and the harmonic ratio has significant applications to the field of coronal seismology
Identification and taxonomy of some entomopathogenic Paecilomyces spp. (Ascomycota) isolates using rDNA-ITS sequences.
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Earth resources evaluation for New Mexico by LANDSAT-2
The author has identified the following significant results. The Middle Rio Grande project has not yet progressed to the point where mineral exploration sites can be chosen; however, there does appear to be some correlation between the known structure and mineral deposits and the LANDSAT lineament map. A circular feature identified in the southern Magdalena Mountains on LANDSAT-1 imagery agrees well with the location of a newly proposed caldron complex. Several recognized and unrecognized circular features were identified on imagery of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field. A check of aeromagnetic maps for New Mexico found that the circular features on the LANDSAT imagery showed up as areas of generally high magnetic intensity
Geologic analysis of ERTS-1 imagery for the State of New Mexico
There are no author-identified significant results in this report
Meeting the challenges posed by an escalating diabetes healthcare burden: A mixed methods study
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: The ongoing escalation in the incidence of diabetes is contributing to a growing burden on health services because patients with diabetes as a co-morbidity are now spread throughout the hospital (rather than being located in specific areas). Thus, there is a need for expertise in diabetes care throughout services to ensure optimal care and reduce threats to patient safety. Aims and objectives: To identify new strategies to maintain optimal care for patients with diabetes while in hospital. Design: Mixed methods underpinned by Appreciative Inquiry. Methods: The Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire Survey (DKQS) (n = 173); focus group interviews with nurses and midwives (n = 40), and individual interviews with recently discharged hospital patients (n = 6). Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data by thematic analysis. Results: Highlight a need to enhance knowledge and confidence of diabetes management among nursing, midwifery, medical and ancillary staff through the introduction of focused education strategies. This, together with improved communication and team work, is required to relieve the burdens on frontline nursing staff and patients caused by delays in prescribing and reviewing insulin requirements and in accessing needed food for people with diabetes. Conclusions: In seeking solutions to the challenges in caring for hospitalised patients with diabetes there is a need to work across the entire hospital workforce and to develop effective and efficient methods for ensuring appropriate skills and knowledge of diabetes management for staff across complex and rapidly changing hospital systems. Relevance to clinical practice: The introduction and implementation of innovative educational and organisational strategies are needed to assist in meeting the challenges posed by an escalating diabetes healthcare burden. The safety of patients with diabetes can be optimised with the timely availability of appropriate meals and snacks, and enhanced coordination and communication between and within multidisciplinary teams
Disease management interventions for improving self-management in lower-limb peripheral arterial disease
The objective of this review is to systematically review, synthesise and quantify the effects of non-pharmacological and non-surgical chronic disease management interventions targeting self-management for people with lower-limb PAD
Effects of crack tip geometry on dislocation emission and cleavage: A possible path to enhanced ductility
We present a systematic study of the effect of crack blunting on subsequent
crack propagation and dislocation emission. We show that the stress intensity
factor required to propagate the crack is increased as the crack is blunted by
up to thirteen atomic layers, but only by a relatively modest amount for a
crack with a sharp 60 corner. The effect of the blunting is far less
than would be expected from a smoothly blunted crack; the sharp corners
preserve the stress concentration, reducing the effect of the blunting.
However, for some material parameters blunting changes the preferred
deformation mode from brittle cleavage to dislocation emission. In such
materials, the absorption of preexisting dislocations by the crack tip can
cause the crack tip to be locally arrested, causing a significant increase in
the microscopic toughness of the crack tip. Continuum plasticity models have
shown that even a moderate increase in the microscopic toughness can lead to an
increase in the macroscopic fracture toughness of the material by several
orders of magnitude. We thus propose an atomic-scale mechanism at the crack
tip, that ultimately may lead to a high fracture toughness in some materials
where a sharp crack would seem to be able to propagate in a brittle manner.
Results for blunt cracks loaded in mode II are also presented.Comment: 12 pages, REVTeX using epsfig.sty. 13 PostScript figures. Final
version to appear in Phys. Rev. B. Main changes: Discussion slightly
shortened, one figure remove
Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women
Objective: Trichomonas vaginalis vaginal infections are often both asymptomatic and difficult to
detect by current methods. We evaluated the ability of a newly developed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to
identify T. vaginalis in vaginal samples from pregnant and non-pregnant women
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