Search results for "interpretation"

2020

The composition of phytoplankton community is the basis for environmental monitoring and assessment of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems. Community composition studies of phytoplankton have been based on time-consuming and expertise-demanding light microscopy analyses. Molecular methods have the potential to replace microscopy, but the high copy number variation of ribosomal genes and the lack of universal primers for simultaneous amplification of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes complicate data interpretation. In this study, we used our previously developed directional primer-independent high-throughput sequencing (HTS) approach to analyze 16S and 18S rRNA community structures. C…

Influence of temperature on the calibration curves in IRMA for neuron specific enolase and its physicochemical interpretation

2009

Abstract Background immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) is one of the principal methods used for the analytical determination of neuron specific enolase (NSE) concentration. We studied the influence of temperature on the calibration curves obtained by this method, and a physicochemical justification based on two theoretical models is proposed. Material and methods we used a commercially available RIA kit for NSE and a gamma counter. Data was analysed using Statistical software. Results and discussion activity bound to the antibody increases with temperature, producing results that are consistent with two modifications to the four parameter and Langmuir equations. Conclusions the two models used …

Reduction of spherical-aberration impact in microscopy by wavefront coding

2009

In modern high-NA optical scanning instruments, like scanning microscopes, the refractive-index mismatch between the sample and the immersion medium introduces a significant amount of spherical aberration when imaging deep inside the specimen, spreading out the impulse response. Since such aberration depends on the focalization depth, it is not possible to achieve a static global compensation for the whole 3D sample in scanning microscopy. Therefore a depth-variant impulse response is generated. Consequently, the design of pupil elements that increase the tolerance to this aberration is of great interest. In this paper we report a hybrid technique that provides a focal spot that remains alm…

PASSIONATE DESCARTES: A REINTERPRETATION OF THE BODY'S ROLE IN CARTESIAN THOUGHT

2020

Abstract The usual reading of Descartes' “anthropological” perspective classifies it as a radical dualism with a distinction between two substances, mind and body, which experience major interaction difficulties. Through a contextualization of Descartes' physiological and psychological thought as well as through a less fragmented reading of his work, we intend to review this traditional interpretation, thereby showing its distorted character. When we pay attention to passion, a new Descartes’ image as a sort of phenomenal monism appears, which is markedly different from the legendary image typically associated with him, even today.

On the interpretation of retrograde reaction textures in granulite facies rocks

2010

Retrograde reaction textures, such as partial pseudomorphs, coronae and symplectic coronae are a relatively common feature of granulite facies rocks and represent evidence of change of mineral modes or assemblages. Thus, such reaction textures represent one of the more potentially useful indicators of retrograde P-T evolutions. However, the interpretation of such textures requires the simultaneous consideration of the formation of the texture itself in terms of the spatial relationships in a rock, and of the changes in P-T conditions that drove the development of the reaction texture. Calculated phase diagrams provide a robust framework in which to consider reaction textures, especially via…

Prediction and Interpretation of Some Pharmacological Properties of Cephalosporins Using Molecular Connectivity

1991

A method of molecular connectivity was used to study the pharmacological and antimicrobial properties of 34 cephalosporin antibiotics to verify its applicability to these parameters. By using Kier and Hall connectivity indices (Xi) as well as geometric indices (GIs), good correlation equations were obtained with a low number of variables. In some cases, such as the lethal dose for 50% of group (LD50) values and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, better regression equations were obtained with the GIs alone, confirming their alternative nature with respect to Xi, indices.

Moc wiążąca uchwał Sądu Najwyższego in concreto w sprawach karnych

2020

Przedmiotem opracowania jest problematyka mocy wiążącej uchwał Sądu Najwyższego podejmowanych w konkretnych sprawach karnych. Podstawę prawną do podejmowania tych uchwał stanowią przepisy art. 441 k.p.k. i art. 82 ustawy z dnia 8 grudnia 2017 r. o Sądzie Najwyższym. Według art. 441 § 1 k.p.k. jeżeli przy rozpoznawaniu środka odwoławczego wyłoni się zagadnienie wymaga­jące zasadniczej wykładni ustawy, sąd odwoławczy może odroczyć rozpoznanie sprawy i przekazać zagadnienie prawne do rozstrzygnięcia Sądowi Najwyższemu, ten zaś może również przekazać roz­strzygnięcie zagadnienia prawnego powiększonemu składowi tego sądu (arg. ex art. 441 § 2 k.p.k.). Uchwała Sądu Najwyższego jest w danej sprawi…

Verification of Well-Formed Communicating Recursive State Machines

2008

AbstractIn this paper we introduce a new (non-Turing equivalent) formal model of recursive concurrent programs called well-formed communicating recursive state machines (CRSM). CRSM extend recursive state machines (RSM) by allowing a restricted form of concurrency: a state of a module can be refined into a finite collection of modules (working in parallel) in a potentially recursive manner. Communication is only possible between the activations of modules invoked on the same fork. We study the model-checking problem of CRSM with respect to specifications expressed in a temporal logic that extends CaRet with a parallel operator (ConCaRet). We propose a decision algorithm that runs in time ex…

Detecting global and local hippocampal shape changes in Alzheimer's disease using statistical shape models.

2012

Item does not contain fulltext The hippocampus is affected at an early stage in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). With the use of structural magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, we can investigate the effect of AD on the morphology of the hippocampus. The hippocampal shape variations among a population can be usually described using statistical shape models (SSMs). Conventional SSMs model the modes of variations among the population via principal component analysis (PCA). Although these modes are representative of variations within the training data, they are not necessarily discriminative on labeled data or relevant to the differences between the subpopulations. We use the shape des…

Data analysis method for evaluating dialogic learning

2001

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new method of analysing and evaluating dialogic learning. Dialogic learning offers possibilities that have not previously been found in nursing or nursing education, although some nursing researchers have lately become interested in dialogic nursing interaction between nurses and patients. The stages of analysis of dialogic learning have been illustrated by using an example. The data for this illustration were collected by video-taping a planning process where students for a Master’s degree (qualifying them to be nursing instructors in Finland) plan, implement and evaluate a course for nursing students, on the care of terminally ill patie…