Les jeux de damier

Dans une étude publiée depuis peu nous avons essayé de mettre le doigt sur les difficultés qu’offrait la situation européenne du courant baroque littéraire en tant que phénomène homogène. Cette fois, c’est la question de terminologie qui nous préoccupe. Remarquons qu’il ne s’agira plus de définition du terme baroque, puisqu’après tout on dispose à ce sujet d’un certain nombre de propositions plausibles, si même on ne peut pas opter sans restriction pour l’une ou pour l’autre. Nous aimerions, ..

Modelowanie oddzialywania gruntu na maszyny robocze

In the paper some remarks concerning mechanical modelling of engineering machine including soil-rrmchine interaction are presented. A more adequate model of ground-excavator interaction than the model presented in the recently published paper is proposed. Analysis of dynamics of a caterpillar model with unilateral soil-caterpillar interaction allows establish a stability region of machine during the operation

Synchronisation phenomenon in three blades rotor driven by regular or chaotic oscillations

The goal of the paper is to analysed the influence of the different types of excitation on the synchronisation phenomenon in case of the rotating system composed of a rigid hub and three flexible composite beams. In the model is assumed that two blades, due to structural differences, are de-tuned. Numerical calculation are divided on two parts, firstly the rotating system is exited by a torque given by regular harmonic function, than in the second part the torque is produced by chaotic Duffing oscillator. The synchronisation phenomenon between the beams is analysed both either for regular or chaotic motions. Partial differential equations of motion are solved numerically and resonance curves, time series and Poincaré maps are presented for selected excitation torques

Serum S100B Protein Concentrations in SGA/FGR newborns

Objectives: Fetal growth restriction is associated with chronic fetal hypoxia, poor perinatal outcome and increased perinatal mortality. There are no reliable methods to detect cell damage in the central nervous system (CNS) in these patients. The findings of increased an acidic calcium-binding protein (S100B) concentration in biological fluids of infants after brain injury have supported the use of S100B as a biochemical marker of CNS damage. The purpose of the study was to assess blood S100B concentrations in small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) newborns and to evaluate the usefulness of S100B for early detection of hypoxia. Material and methods: The investigation was carried out between November 2011 and April 2014. Serum S100B protein level was assessed in cord blood collected from newborns after birth. Medical records of mothers of neonates studied were reviewed for pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), preeclampsia, maternal smoking during pregnancy and abnormalities in umbilical artery (UA) Doppler ultrasound examination. Results: The study was carried out in 88 SGA neonates and 80 AGA neonates. The median value of S100B protein concentration in the SGA study group was significantly higher than in AGA controls (p < 0.001). Cord blood serum S100B concentration in SGA neonates with prenatal normal UA Doppler ultrasound findings (n = 32) did not differ from that SGA neonates with abnormal prenatal UA Doppler findings (n = 25) (p = 0.74), but was significantly higher than in AGA newborns (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Elevated S100B protein levels in cord blood collected from SGA newborns may be helpful in detecting infants at higher risk of postnatal neurologic disturbances at an early stage