Search results for "EWS"

1994

Liquid crystalline side chain polymers containing photoreactive azobenzene chromophores in the dark-adapted trans form and phenylbenzoate groups as co-mesogens have been prepared and investigated as monomolecular layers at the water/air interface and as multilayer assemblies deposited onto solid supports by the Langmuir–Blodgett–Kuhn (LBK) technique. Pressure area isotherms at variable temperatures together with reflection absorption spectra and Brewster angle microscopic pictures have been taken and analyzed (i) to derive information about the structural order and the packing properties of the mesogenic side groups within the monolayers of different homo- and co-polymeric systems and ii) t…

BOOK REVIEWS: Bernard E. Harcourt , The Illusion of Free Markets; Punishment and the Myth of Natural Order

2015

The review presents the book The Illusion of Free Markets; Punishment and the Myth of Natural Order describing the contents and showing its historiographical view on the link between the market and legal order.

Sylvén, L. K. (2019). Investigating Content and Language Integrated Learning. Insights from Swedish High Schools. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters

2019

This volume presents a three-year research project on Content and Language Integration in Swedish Schools (CLISS). CLISS particularly focused on sciences and economics programs in senior high schools (Grades 10-12; 245 participants), which intended to prepare students for higher education. Divided into five sections, the book explores the language, rather than content, side of CLIL. The volume starts with background information concerning CLISS and CLIL in Sweden. The following four sections of the book concern assessment and motivation (Chapters 4-5); English vocabulary, reading comprehension and exposure to English (Chapters 6-9); students’ L1 proficiency and development through CLIL (Cha…

Association between passive tobacco exposure and caries in children and adolescents. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

2017

To examine the available evidence on the association between exposure to tobacco use in the womb and in infancy and the presence of caries in primary and permanent dentition in children and adolescents. A systematic review was conducted through searches in 4 data bases (Pubmed, Scopus, Embase and Web of Science), complemented by hand-searching. Of the 559 articles identified, 400 were duplicates. Finally, 28 articles were included in the qualitative review and 21 in the meta-analysis. Their quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. The quality was medium in 44% of the articles included and high in 56%. The overall meta-analysis gave a significant odds ratio (OR = 1.53, 95% conf…

The efficacy of balneotherapy, mud therapy and spa therapy in patients with osteoarthritis: an overview of reviews.

2021

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease considered a leading cause of functional disability. Its treatment is based on a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, but the role of these latter is still debated. This overview of systematic reviews aimed at evaluating the short-term efficacy of different thermal modalities in patients with osteoarthritis. We searched PubMed, Scopus, CINHAL, Web of Science, ProQuest and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception until October 2020, with no language restrictions. We selected the following outcomes a priori: pain, stiffness and quality of life. Seventeen systematic reviews containing 27 unique relevant…

Baltijas valstu un Somijas tūrisma galamērķa tēla elementi Krievijas auditorijā

2022

Tēlam ir ļoti liela nozīme ceļojuma galamērķa veiksmīgā attīstībā, jo pozitīvs tēls palielina galamērķa atpazīstamību un ietekmē tūristu vēlmi apmeklēt šo galamērķi. Šī pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt galamērķa tēlu veidojošos elementus, ko Krievijas ceļotāji veido un izplata par Baltijas valstīm (Igauniju, Latviju un Lietuvu) un Somiju. Šajā darbā tēls, tostarp tēla elementi tiek pētīti, izmantojot krievu tūristu atsauksmju, kas publicētas ar ceļošanu saistītās tīmekļa vietnēs, satura analīzi. Darbā tiek atklāti nozīmīgākie galamērķa tēla atribūti, tādi kā, kultūras un dabas resursi, atmosfēra, infrastruktūra, gastronomiskais piedāvājums un nakts dzīve, tīrība, drošība, vietējo iedzīvotāju vies…

Medical news aggregation and ranking of taking into account the user needs

2019

The purpose of this work is to develop an intelligent information system that is designed for aggregation and ranking of news taking into account the needs of the user. The online market for mass media and the needs of readers, the purpose of their searches and moments is not enough to find the news is analyzed. A conceptual model of the information aggression system and ranking of news that would enable presentation of the work of the future intellectual information system, to show its structure is constructed. The methods and means for implementation of the intellectual information system are selected. An online resource for aggregation and ranking of news, news feeds and flexible setting…

Pilsētas upuri. Lielpilsētas atveidojums eiropas literatūra XIX gadsimta beigās - XX gadsimta sākumā

2018

Bakalaura darbā tiek apskatīts globālās pilsētas aspekts un tās spēcīgā ietekmi uz iedzīvotājiem un atsevišķiem indivīdiem, balstoties uz Alfrēda Deblīna romāna “Berlīne. Aleksanderplatca” un Fjodora Dostojevska romāna “Noziegums un sods”. Darba mērķis ir pierādīt, ka iepriekš minētie aspekti ir savstarpēji saistīti un apstiprina darba hipotēzi, ka globālai pilsētas ir nenovēršamas sekas uz cilvēka likteni. Šajā darbā uzsvars tiek likts ne tikai uz šo aspektu īpatnībām, bet arī uz to funkcionalitāti. Bakalaura darbs apstiprina pieņēmumu tam, ka cilvēks ir kļuvis par pilsētas upuri. To apliecina bakalaura darbā aplūkotie Deblīna un Dostojevska romāni.

POLYSACCHARIDE COMPOUNDS AND USE OF SAME FOR STIMULATING DEFENCE RESPONSES OF PLANTS AGAINST PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS

2020

The present invention relates to novel oligogalacturonans having a degree of methylation of 0 and a degree of polymerisation of 1 to 10, and to use there of for stimulating defence responses of plants against pathogenic microorganisms.

Effectiveness of classic physical therapy proposals for chronic non-specific low back pain: a literature review

2018

Introduction Chronic low back pain is a pathological process that compromises the functionality and quality of life worldwide. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of classical physiotherapy in the management of non-specific chronic low back pain. Methods A literature search in English electronic databases was performed from November to December of 2015. Only those studies addressing chronic non-specific low back pain by manual therapy and different types of exercises methods were included, and those, which combined acute or subacute pain with systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines, were excluded. Studies involving cognitive-behavioral approaches were al…