Lydia H. Liu. Translingual practice : literature, national culture, and translated modernity : China, 1900-1937

This article reviews the book Translingual Practice: Literature, National Culture, and Translated Modernity—China, 1900-1937 , written by Lydia H. Liu

Yingjin Zhang. The city in modern Chinese literature and film : configurations of space, time, and gender

This article reviews the book The City in Modern Chinese Literature and Film: Configurations of Space, Time, and Gender written by Yingjin Zhang

Soil Temperature as Influenced by Forest Cover

The purpose of this investigation is to study the effect of the forest on soil temperature at definite depths, expressed in terms of daily maximum and daily minimum. By forest is meant not only the trees but the surface vegetation and litter as well. Effort was made to preserve the vegetation and litter from being disturbed over the period covered by the investigation

Impedances of a Cubical Quad Antenna

Rectangular loop antennas and short electric dipoles are two of the oldest antennas in existence. In 1888, twenty years after Maxwell invented his famous Maxwell's equations, Hertz used these two antennas to prove that high frequency electric energy sources could radiate electro- magnetic waves. The "Cubical Quad" or, simply, "Quad" antenna is a development of the rectangular loop antenna. It consists of a pair of square loops, one-quarter wavelength on a side or one wavelength around the periphery; one loop being driven and the other used as a parasitic reflector. The separation between the two is usually of the order of 0.15 to 0.2 wavelength, with the planes of the loops parallel. While studying the properties of this antenna, it was discovered that little had been done to develop it from a theoretical aspect. The purpose of this thesis is to obtain values of the self and mutual impedances existing in such an antenna array. The values are obtained from mathematical analysis and experimental measurements and may be used in field pattern and gain calculations

The WNT signalling pathway in Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumour : an immunohistochemical investigation

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The WNT pathway is a major developmental pathway that plays an important role in the development of many tumours, including neuroectodermal and bone tumours. Ewing sarcoma (ES) / primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) shows varying degrees of neuroectodermal differentiation and is the second commonest bone malignancy in childhood. A recent study on ES cell lines using RT-PCR analysis and biological response assays suggests that an intact WNT pathway exists in ES and that addition of exogenous WNT ligands enhances cell motility. Based on this we hypothesize that the WNT pathway may play a role in the biology of ES/PNET and we aim to investigate this by immunohistochemical stains on archival tissue

Behavior of a remolded silty-clay subjected to sequential loading

The investigation was undertaken to determine shear strength and pore pressure parameters of a soil when subjected to sequential loading. This method is intended to similate the in-situ condition of stress application under certain field conditions. The testing procedure, a sequential triaxial shear test, is described. This test consists of successive stages of partial consolidation followed by undrained shear. Triaxial consolidation and shear strength characteristics of a sedimented remolded silty-clay are compared with the results from conventional tests on isotropically consolidated samples. The undrained strength was found to be a function of moisture content, irrespective of the method of test and initial stress system for the normally consolidated soil. A unique relationship was established between a pore pressure parameter, the ratio of the change in pore pressure to the effective vertical consolidation pressure, and undrained strength. It is concluded that this sequential procedure of testing does change the strength characteristics of the soil. These cannot be predicted from the conventional test --Abstract, page ii

Prognostic models for the clinical management of malaria and its complications: a systematic review

Objective Malaria infection could result in severe disease with high mortality. Prognostic models and scores predicting severity of infection, complications and mortality could help clinicians prioritise patients. We conducted a systematic review to assess the various models that have been produced to predict disease severity and mortality in patients infected with malaria. Design A systematic review. Data sources Medline, Global health and CINAHL were searched up to 4 September 2019. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Published articles on models which used at least two points (or variables) of patient data to predict disease severity; potential development of complications (including coma or cerebral malaria; shock; acidosis; severe anaemia; acute kidney injury; hypoglycaemia; respiratory failure and sepsis) and mortality in patients with malaria infection. Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted the data and assessed risk of bias using the Prediction model Risk Of Bias Assessment Tool. Results A total of 564 articles were screened and 24 articles were retained which described 27 models/ scores of interests. Two of the articles described models predicting complications of malaria (severe anaemia in children and development of sepsis); 15 articles described original models predicting mortality in severe malaria; 3 articles described models predicting mortality in different contexts but adapted and validated to predict mortality in malaria; and 4 articles described models predicting severity of the disease. For the models predicting mortality, all the models had neurological dysfunction as a predictor; in children, half of the models contained hypoglycaemia and respiratory failure as a predictor meanwhile, six out of the nine models in adults had respiratory failure as a clinical predictor. Acidosis, renal failure and shock were also common predictors of mortality. Eighteen of the articles described models that could be applicable in reallife settings and all the articles had a high risk of bias due to lack of use of consistent and up-to-date methods of internal validation. Conclusion Evidence is lacking on the generalisability of most of these models due lack of external validation. Emphasis should be placed on external validation of existing models and publication of the findings of their use in clinical settings to guide clinicians on management options depending on the priorities of their patients

Takayasu's arteritis in an adult female from Cameroon: diagnosis via Doppler echocardiography

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