The Probability Of Mission Success /POMS/

Probability of mission success by trajectory optimization for translunar space flight

Examination of accelerated first order methods for aircraft flight path optimization

Accelerated first order methods for aircraft flight path optimizatio

Acute Concussion Diagnostics and Treatment: Case Study Results

We will discuss various clinical presentations of concussions and risk factors for prolonged recover

Circulating emm types of Streptococcus pyogenes in Scotland: 2011-2015

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Asymmetrical marriages in Aboriginal Australia: an annotated bibliography

This bibliography lists a large but incomplete selection of materials that deal directly or indirectly with Australian systems of asymmetrical descent, marriage and kinship. These systems seem to be significantly different from bilaterally symmetrical Kariera and Aranda models that have dominated Australian Aboriginal anthropology for more than a century. Several key items listed below are doctoral dissertations that are difficult to locate, and most of the items have a mathematical orientation. The asymmetry that concerns me has been labeled in many ways. Minimally, if the asymmetry is simply a unidirectional horizontal flow of spouses in an endogamously closed society, it contrasts easily with the bidirectional flow in Kariera and Aranda systems and has been called a circulating connubium. In it a chain of siblings-in-law form a closed circle that links multiple descent lines by marriage, typically with mother's brother's daughter (MBD) but not with father's sister's daughter (FZD). Through the generations, a mechanical representation of these relationships assumes the appearance of a cylinder with horizontally stratified generations stacked on top of each other and spouses flowing in one direction. The terminological problem becomes more complex when we take into consideration the 14+ year mean age difference between wives and husbands (W<H) that seems to characterize many or most Australian Aboriginal societies. The resulting age bias in same-generation cross-cousin marriages is reflected in systematic differences in father-child and mother-child generation lengths, wife-husband age differences and age differences at first marriages for men and women. It lends its name to sibling-in-law chains that assume the appearance of age biased generations

Celecoxib or Diclofenac Hepatic Status in the Presence or Absence of Rebamipide

OBJECTIVE: Utilization of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as diclofenac, can produce gastrointestinal ulceration. Thus, cyclooxygenase-2-selective inhibitors, such as celecoxib, and protective agents (e.g. rebamipide) have been employed to alleviate harmful NSAID effects. This study sought to explore the influence of rebamipide on the hepatic outcomes following administration of two commonly prescribed NSAIDs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rats were given either vehicle or rebamipide (30 mg/kg) orally twice daily for two days, then on the third day respective groups were dosed with either vehicle, celecoxib (40 mg/kg), or diclofenac (10 mg/kg) in addition to a respective dose of vehicle or rebamipide. Livers were collected on day 4 following euthanasia. Hepatic tissue was examined via histopathology and assayed for oxidative stress and specific NSAID concentration. RESULTS: The liver sections were found to be free from structural changes. Oxidative stress biomarkers, reduced glutathione and malondialdehyde, were discovered to be unaltered among the groups tested. The hepatic NSAID concentrations were not significantly affected by the presence of rebamipide. CONCLUSIONS: The concomitant administration of rebamipide does not influence the hepatic condition of rats administered either celecoxib or diclofenac at the dosages and over the time course examined

A Chebyshev minimax technique oriented to aerospace trajectory optimization problems.

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76822/1/AIAA-6604-910.pd