Mailed Outreach Invitations Significantly Improve HCC Surveillance Rates in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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A Multi-Chamber System for Analyzing the Outgassing, Deposition, and Associated Optical Degradation Properties of Materials in a Vacuum

We report on the Camera Materials Test Chamber, a multi-vessel apparatus which analyzes the outgassing consequences of candidate materials for use in the vacuum cryostat of a new telescope camera. The system measures the outgassing products and rates of samples of materials at different temperatures, and collects films of outgassing products to measure the effects on light transmission in six optical bands. The design of the apparatus minimizes potential measurement errors introduced by background contamination.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figures, published in RSI (minor edits made to match journal accepted version

The X-ray Luminosity Function Evolution of Quasars and the Correlation Between the X-ray and Ultraviolet Luminosities

We explore the evolution of the X-ray luminosity function of quasars and the intrinsic correlation between the X-ray and 2500\AA $\,$ ultraviolet luminosities, utilizing techniques verified in previous works and a sample of over 4000 quasars detected with Chandra and XMM-Newton in the range $0<z<5$. We find that quasars have undergone significantly less evolution with redshift in their total X-ray luminosity than in other wavebands. We then determine that the best fit intrinsic power law correlation between the X-ray and ultraviolet luminosities, of the form $L'_{\rm X} \propto ({L'_{\rm UV}})^{\gamma}$, is $\gamma=0.28\pm$0.03, and we derive the luminosity function and density evolution in the X-ray band. We discuss the implications of these results for models of quasar systems.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, updated to version published in Ap

A giant swelling over the upper limb

Although lipomas are common entity in the literature but giant lipoma is rare disease. We are reporting a case in an adult patient who presented with a huge swelling in the right arm. It was present over the lateral aspect of the upper limb. Surgical excision of the tumour was done. In follow – up of 9 months, patient isdoing well with all normal movements without any neurological deficient. Although, it is not the only case reported, giant lipoma of the upper limb is very uncommon. Keywords: Subcutaneous; Tumour; Lipoma; Ultrasonography; Surger

Evaluasi Penyusunan Laporan Laba Rugi dan Neraca Berdasarkan Sak Etap pada Pt.karunia Multiguna Abadi

Laporan keuangan merupakan suatu bentuk pertanggungjawaban pengelolaan Perusahaan oleh manajemen kepada pihak eksternal maupun internal. Standar Akuntansi Keuangan yang berlaku umum yang ada saat ini cukup menyulitkan para pelaku Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM).Maka dari itu IAI telah menerbitkan Standar Akuntansi Keuangan untuk Entitas Tanpa Akuntabilitas Publik (SAK ETAP). Standar Akuntasi Keuangan Entitas Tanpa Akuntabilitas Publik (SAK ETAP) hadir dengan tujuan untuk mengakomodir kebutuhan entitas yang tidak memiliki akuntabilitas publik signifikan dalam penyelenggaraan usahanya seperti UMKM. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi penerapan SAK ETAP pada penyajian laba rugi dan neraca pada PT. Karunia Multiguna Abadi. PT. Karunia Multiguna Abadi merupakan usaha kecil menengah yang bergerak di bidang distributor meubel. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif komparatif dengan sumber data primer dan data sekunder. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan penyajian laporan neraca dan laba rugi yang dibuat oleh PT.Karunia Multiguna Abadi pada bulan September tahun 2015 masih belum sesuai dengan kaidah SAK ETAP dan masih ada pengklasifikasian pos akun yang belum disajikan, hal tersebut dikarenakan terbatasnya pengetahuan dan sumber daya manusia yang dimiliki. Sebaiknya manajemen Perusahaan mempekerjakan karyawan yang terampil dalam bidang akuntansi, dan meningkatkan kesadaran akan pentingnya penggunaan laporan keuangan. Kata kunci: SAK ETAP, laporan keuanga

ARCADE 2 Measurement of the Extra-Galactic Sky Temperature at 3-90 GHz

The ARCADE 2 instrument has measured the absolute temperature of the sky at frequencies 3, 8, 10, 30, and 90 GHz, using an open-aperture cryogenic instrument observing at balloon altitudes with no emissive windows between the beam-forming optics and the sky. An external blackbody calibrator provides an {\it in situ} reference. Systematic errors were greatly reduced by using differential radiometers and cooling all critical components to physical temperatures approximating the CMB temperature. A linear model is used to compare the output of each radiometer to a set of thermometers on the instrument. Small corrections are made for the residual emission from the flight train, balloon, atmosphere, and foreground Galactic emission. The ARCADE 2 data alone show an extragalactic rise of $50\pm7$ mK at 3.3 GHz in addition to a CMB temperature of $2.730\pm .004$ K. Combining the ARCADE 2 data with data from the literature shows a background power law spectrum of $T=1.26\pm 0.09$ [K] $(\nu/\nu_0)^{-2.60\pm 0.04}$ from 22 MHz to 10 GHz ($\nu_0=1$ GHz) in addition to a CMB temperature of $2.725\pm .001$ K.Comment: 11 pages 5 figures Submitted to Ap

Luminosity-Luminosity Correlations in Flux-Limited Multiwavelength Data

We explore the general question of correlations among different waveband luminosities in a flux-limited multiband observational data set. Such correlations, often observed for astronomical sources, may be either intrinsic or induced by the redshift evolution of the luminosities and the data truncation due to the flux limits. We first address this question analytically. We then use simulated flux-limited data with three different known intrinsic luminosity correlations and prescribed luminosity functions and evolution similar to the ones expected for quasars. We explore how the intrinsic nature of luminosity correlations can be deduced, including exploring the efficacy of partial correlation analysis with redshift binning in determining whether luminosity correlations are intrinsic and finding the form of the intrinsic correlation. By applying methods that we have developed in recent works, we show that we can recover the true cosmological evolution of the luminosity functions and the intrinsic correlations between the luminosities. Finally, we demonstrate the methods for determining intrinsic luminosity correlations on actual observed samples of quasars with mid-infrared, radio, and optical fluxes and redshifts, finding that the luminosity– luminosity correlation is significantly stronger between mid-infrared and optical than that between radio and optical luminosities, supporting the canonical jet-launching and heating model of active galaxies

ARCADE: Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission

The Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission (ARCADE) is a balloon-borne instrument designed to measure the temperature of the cosmic microwave background at centimeter wavelengths. ARCADE searches for deviations from a blackbody spectrum resulting from energy releases in the early universe. Long-wavelength distortions in the CMB spectrum are expected in all viable cosmological models. Detecting these distortions or showing that they do not exist is an important step for understanding the early universe. We describe the ARCADE instrument design, current status, and future plans.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures. Proceedings of the Fundamental Physics With CMB workshop, UC Irvine, March 23-25, 2006, to be published in New Astronomy Review