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FINITE-SIZE CORRECTIONS TO CORRELATION FUNCTION AND SUSCEPTIBILITY IN 2D ISING MODEL
2006
Transfer matrix calculations of the critical two-point correlation function in 2D Ising model on a finite-size [Formula: see text] lattice with periodic boundaries along 〈11〉 direction are extended to L = 21. A refined analysis of the correlation function in 〈10〉 crystallographic direction at the distance r = L indicates the existence of a nontrivial finite-size correction of a very small amplitude with correction-to-scaling exponent ω < 2 in agreement with our foregoing study for L ≤ 20. Here we provide an additional evidence and show that amplitude a of the multiplicative correction term 1 + aL-ωis about -3.5·10-8if ω = 1/4 (the expected value). We calculate also the susceptibility for…
Estudiantes de Música del Máster de Profesor de Educación Secundaria: creencias, expectativas y valoración de la distribución de créditos
2021
En este estudio cuantitativo de carácter descriptivo se investigan las creencias de 31 estudiantes de la especialidad de Música del Máster de Profesor de Educación Secundaria de la Universitat de València, sus expectativas al cursar este tipo de formación, su valoración de la distribución de los créditos de las asignaturas que lo conforman y diferencias en base al género. Los resultados presentan sus consideraciones para realizar este Máster, su opinión sobre la función docente, la metodología y contenidos que desarrollarán en futuras clases, las expectativas y la valoración de los créditos de las asignaturas del Máster, entre otros.
Cancer chemotherapy in the older cancer patient.
2009
This article reviews the principles of systemic cancer treatment in older individuals. These include: assessment of physiologic age with a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), adjustment of chemotherapy doses to the patient's renal function, and prevention of myelotoxicity with hemopoietic growth factors. Other complications that become more common with age include mucositis, peripheral neuropathy and cardiomyopathy. Two chronic complications of chemotherapy become more common with age, including myelodysplasia and chronic cardiomyopathy. The goal of systemic cancer treatment in the older person should include prolongation of active life-expectancy and compression of morbidity in addit…
I comportamenti virtuosi tra rispetto delle norme e aspettative sociali
2020
Il capitolo si sofferma sull’azione rispetto alle norme spiegando come le aspettative sociali ricoprano un ruolo cruciale nella gestione delle informazioni utili per muoverci nell’ambiente in cui viviamo, giacchè ci consentono di ridurre l’incertezza derivante dall’assunzione di determinate scelte, di stimare quali possibili effetti avrà una nostra azione in un determinato tempo e in uno specifico contesto, o ancora di valutare quali possono essere le strategie che possiamo mettere in campo per ridurre la probabilità di una risposta indesiderata da parte degli altri. The chapter focuses on action with respect to the rules, explaining how social expectations play a crucial role in the man…
Legalità, violenza e criminalità organizzata
2020
I contributi di questo volume, diversi per argomentazione e per tipo di approccio selezionato guardano ai temi della violenza e del rispetto delle norme evidenziando aspetti diversi, tutti tenuti insieme, però, dall'obiettivo generale del libro: approfondire la conoscenza delle dimensioni della violenza, dell'uso della violenza stessa da parte delle organizzazioni criminali, delle azioni di prevenzione e contrasto poste in essere, non trascurando il punto di vista dei giovani, anche a partire dai quali è stata costruita buona parte della base empirica necessaria per alcune riflessioni, utili per fornire indicazioni anche a coloro che quotidianamente sono impegnati in percorsi formativi volt…
Cancer cure for 32 cancer types: results from the EUROCARE-5 study
2020
Abstract Background Few studies have estimated the probability of being cured for cancer patients. This study aims to estimate population-based indicators of cancer cure in Europe by type, sex, age and period. Methods 7.2 million cancer patients (42 population-based cancer registries in 17 European countries) diagnosed at ages 15–74 years in 1990–2007 with follow-up to 2008 were selected from the EUROCARE-5 dataset. Mixture-cure models were used to estimate: (i) life expectancy of fatal cases (LEF); (ii) cure fraction (CF) as proportion of patients with same death rates as the general population; (iii) time to cure (TTC) as time to reach 5-year conditional relative survival (CRS) &gt;95…
Erythropoietin: effects on life expectancy in patients with cancer-related anaemia
2006
ABSTRACTAnaemia is common in patients with cancer and has a detrimental impact on the quality of life. Anaemia has also been shown to reduce survival in patients with cancer. Tumour hypoxia resulting from the reduced oxygen carrying capacity of the blood in anaemic patients has been hypothesised to be a major contributor to this reduced survival. Several studies have shown that tumour hypoxia reduces the effectiveness of anticancer therapies including standard radiotherapy and some types of chemotherapy, and is associated with tumour progression. Moreover, preclinical data have demonstrated that erythropoietic protein therapy may delay tumour progression by improving tumour oxygenation. Mos…
Genomic profile of breast cancer: costeffectiveness analysis from the Spanish National Healthcare System perspective.
2014
Background: Costeffectiveness analysis of MammaPrint® (70-gene signature) in the diagnosis of early breast cancer as a prognosis assay to study the risk of tumor recurrence to administer adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: Markov model assuming a cohort of 60-year-old women with breast cancer. Treatment costs and effects were assessed by comparing the 5-year, 10-year and lifetime risk of recurrence using Adjuvant! Online® (online algorithm), 70-gene signature or Oncotype DX® (21-gene assay). Results: 70-gene signature showed a life expectancy of 23.55 years at lifetime. Life expectancy was lower for 21-gene assay and online algorithm, with associated quality-adjusted life year gains up to 0.23 …
Selection of the Optimal Design Rainfall Return Period of Urban Drainage Systems
2014
Abstract The aim of this work is to define a methodology to identify the optimal rainfall return period for the design of urban drainage systems. The choice of the optimal return period is made minimizing the total costs of the system: the sewer network is dimensioned for a set of possible design rainfall return periods, and the corresponding construction, maintenance and operation costs are evaluated. For each scenario, the total expected damage from flooding caused by rainfall events with return period greater than the design one is then estimated by hydraulic simulation. This methodology has been applied to a small urban catchment in Palermo (Italy).
Hedging foreign exchange rate risk: Multi-currency diversification
2016
Abstract This article proposes a multi-currency cross-hedging strategy that minimizes the exchange risk. The use of derivatives in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is not common but, despite its complexity, can be interesting for those with international activities. In particular, the reduction in the exchange risk borne through the use of natural multi-currency cross-hedging is measured, considering Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) and Value-at-Risk (VaR) for measuring market risk instead of the variance. CVaR is minimized using linear programmes, while a multiobjective genetic algorithm is designed for minimizing VaR, considering two scenarios for each currency. The results obtai…