scholarly journals Analysis of Long-Term Gravitational and Seismic Measurements in the Pamir - Tien-Shan Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 223 ◽  
pp. 03014
Author(s):  
Leonid Sverdlik ◽  
Ekaterina Lazareva
Keyword(s):  
Tien Shan ◽  
Seismic Process ◽  
Satellite Measurements ◽  
Gravitational Effects ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Grace Satellite ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Seismic Measurements

Long-term variations (2003–2015) of the Equivalent Water Height (EWH) above the geoid's contour obtained from GRACE satellite measurements are analyzed to establish the relationship between changes in the gravitational field with the stress-strain state of the geological environment and the seismic process in Central Asia (Pamir and Tien-Shan regions). The earthquakes gravitational effects study, based on the use of various GRACE models allows us to distinguish the component of the gravity field, which may be related to seismic activity. The results of temporal and spatial gravitational anomalies identification, the probable causes of which were tectonic factors associated with the redistribution of masses in the lithosphere as a result of large (M>5.5) regional earthquakes, are presented.

Laparoscopy Reveals a Diversity of Peritoneal Change in Patients with Long-Term Vintage of Peritoneal Dialysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Sasaki ◽  
Hitoshi Mizuno ◽  
Noriyuki Iwamoto ◽  
Masami Imakita ◽  
Keiko Yasuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Inflammatory Cell ◽  
Interstitial Fibrosis ◽  
Inflammatory Cell Infiltration ◽  
Fibrin Deposition ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Microvascular Change ◽  
Microscopic Findings

Background: Although laparoscopy may provide more detailed morphological and histological information about peritoneal damage, its significance in patients with long vintage of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is not elucidated. Methods: Findings in 12 patients with PD vintage of 7.3 (5.0-8.4) years who had undergone laparoscopy between 2007 and 2011 were reviewed. Macroscopic (peritoneal change, hypervascular change, adhesion, encapsulation) and histopathological peritoneal findings (interstitial fibrosis, microvascular change, fibrin deposition, inflammatory cell infiltration) were scored and summed as Macro-total score (Macro-TS) and Micro-total score (Micro-TS), respectively. Factors associated with these scores and the relationship between these scores were investigated. Results: Neither Macro-TS nor Micro-TS were related to PD vintage (p = 0.069 and p = 0.769, respectively); moreover, Macro-TS varied from patient to patient regardless of similar PD vintage. However, Macro-TS showed a significant association with duration of acidic dialysate (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Macroscopic and microscopic findings via laparoscopy may help the assessment of peritoneal damage in patients with long PD vintage.

scholarly journals Understanding Former Smokers in Canada: Examining Who They are and When, Why and How They Quit

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Rovshan M. Ismailov ◽  
Scott T. Leatherdale
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Prevention Programming ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Monitoring Survey ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectives: Although the benefits of smoking cessation are well established, long-term abstinence from cigarettes is difficult for many smokers to achieve. We aimed to examine quit attempts, years since quitting and factors associated with long-term abstinence among former smokers.Methods: Data were from the 2006 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey. Descriptive analyses were performed and logistic regression models were used to examine factors associated with long-term abstinence (more than 5 years) among former smokers.Results: In 2006, over one in four Canadians (27.1%,n= 7,200,000) aged 15 and older was a former smoker. The prevalence of former smoking was higher among men (30.9%) in comparison to women (23.4%). Former smokers who quit in the past 3 years or earlier were more likely to be older as well as have children younger than 15 in the household. Logistic regression analyses revealed that older age was a significant predictor of long-term abstinence from smoking.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that there are modifiable characteristics associated with long-term smoking abstinence that could be addressed by relapse prevention programming. Longitudinal data are warranted to further clarify the relationship between certain characteristic of former smokers and the duration of abstinence.

Abstract WP212: Association Between Within-visit Blood Pressure Variability and Stroke

Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle P Lin ◽  
Bruce Ovbiagele ◽  
Rebecca F Gottesman ◽  
Nerses Sanossian ◽  
Daniela Markovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Blood Pressure Variability ◽  
Peripheral Artery ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
The Us ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Long-term variability in systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events. Little is known about the association between within-visit SBP variability and stroke. Hypothesis: Higher within-visit SBP variability is associated with higher odds of stroke. Methods: Participants included adults ≥18 years who participated in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 1999 to 2010. Stroke was self-reported. SBP was obtained up to four times by a physician, using a manual sphygmomanometer according standardized procedures. Within-visit SBP variability was defined as standard deviation of the BP measurements, stratified into quartiles. We evaluated the relationship between within-visit SBP variability and odds of having had a stroke using multivariable logistic regression. Results: Of the 27,987 adults, 16.4% were aged ≥ 65 years, 51.3% were female, 71.2% were White, 10.7% were Black and 7.9% were Mexican American. Factors associated with higher mean SBP variability included older age, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, peripheral artery disease, and smoking (all P<0.05). The prevalence of stroke significantly increased across SBP variability quartiles from 2.1% for quartile 1 to 3.7% for quartile 4. High SBP variability was associated with higher odds of stroke (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4-2.2). After adjustment for covariates, the odds ratio of stroke comparing highest vs. lowest quartile of SBP variability was 0.9 (p=0.400). Conclusions: Within-visit variability in SBP is associated with increased odds of stroke but the relationship is confounded by age and covariates.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Long-Term Care Insurance Policy in Chinese Pilot Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 3826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhe Zhang ◽  
Xiao Yu
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Degree Of Disability ◽  
Long Term Care Insurance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Since 2016, 15 pilot cities in China have implemented a long-term care insurance (LTCI) policy. The aim of this research was to explore the outcomes and evaluate the performance of the LTCI policy in the Chinese pilot cities and estimate the willingness of Chinese citizens to expand the formal implementation of LTCI policy in China. We gathered data from 1500 elderly people aged over 60 years in 15 pilot cities (100 surveys for each city) and the effective response rate was 77.8% (1167/1500). We relied on statistical analysis to elicit the outcomes and performance of LTCI implementation and an ordinal logit regression to analyze the factors associated with the extension of the LTCI policy. We examined factors associated with the perception according to sex, age, degree of disability, choices of care, living location, number of children, and monthly income. Among these factors, the relationship between living location and number of children of the family and the outcomes and performance of the LTCI policy in the pilot cities was significant. The rest of the factors showed no significance with the implementation of the LTCI in Chinese pilot cities. This study is among the first to explore the attitudes of Chinese citizens among those who have benefited from the LTCI policy in the pilot cities and contributes to identifying the outcomes of the LTCI in pilot cities to assist policymakers in their further implementation in China.

Multi-Center Calibration of the Second Reference Material for Thromboplastin, Rabbit, Plain, Coded CRM 149R

1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (03) ◽  
pp. 263-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M H P van den Besselaar ◽  
R M Bertina
Keyword(s):  
Reference Material ◽  
Standard Error ◽  
Standard Errors ◽  
Sensitivity Index ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Significant Bias ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
International Sensitivity Index

SummaryIn a collaborative trial of eleven laboratories which was performed mainly within the framework of the European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR), a second reference material for thromboplastin, rabbit, plain, was calibrated against its predecessor RBT/79. This second reference material (coded CRM 149R) has a mean International Sensitivity Index (ISI) of 1.343 with a standard error of the mean of 0.035. The standard error of the ISI was determined by combination of the standard errors of the ISI of RBT/79 and the slope of the calibration line in this trial.The BCR reference material for thromboplastin, human, plain (coded BCT/099) was also included in this trial for assessment of the long-term stability of the relationship with RBT/79. The results indicated that this relationship has not changed over a period of 8 years. The interlaboratory variation of the slope of the relationship between CRM 149R and RBT/79 was significantly lower than the variation of the slope of the relationship between BCT/099 and RBT/79. In addition to the manual technique, a semi-automatic coagulometer according to Schnitger & Gross was used to determine prothrombin times with CRM 149R. The mean ISI of CRM 149R was not affected by replacement of the manual technique by this particular coagulometer.Two lyophilized plasmas were included in this trial. The mean slope of relationship between RBT/79 and CRM 149R based on the two lyophilized plasmas was the same as the corresponding slope based on fresh plasmas. Tlowever, the mean slope of relationship between RBT/79 and BCT/099 based on the two lyophilized plasmas was 4.9% higher than the mean slope based on fresh plasmas. Thus, the use of these lyophilized plasmas induced a small but significant bias in the slope of relationship between these thromboplastins of different species.

Risk Attitude and Corporate Investment under Output Market Uncertainty: Evidence from The Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Ninh Le Khuong ◽  
Nghiem Le Tan ◽  
Tho Huynh Huu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Risk Attitude ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Market Uncertainty ◽  
Firm Investment ◽  
Output Market ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This paper aims to detect the impact of firm managers’ risk attitude on the relationship between the degree of output market uncertainty and firm investment. The findings show that there is a negative relationship between these two aspects for risk-averse managers while there is a positive relationship for risk-loving ones, since they have different utility functions. Based on the findings, this paper proposes recommendations for firm managers to take into account when making investment decisions and long-term business strategies as well.

Financial Folly and Spain’s Black Legend

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Drelichman ◽  
Hans-Joachim Voth
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Military Power ◽  
Great Flexibility ◽  
Loan Contracts ◽  
Historical Tradition ◽  
Black Legend ◽  
Contractual Obligations ◽  
The Relationship

This epilogue argues that Castile was solvent throughout Philip II's reign. A complex web of contractual obligations designed to ensure repayment governed the relationship between the king and his bankers. The same contracts allowed great flexibility for both the Crown and bankers when liquidity was tight. The risk of potential defaults was not a surprise; their likelihood was priced into the loan contracts. As a consequence, virtually every banking family turned a profit over the long term, while the king benefited from their services to run the largest empire that had yet existed. The epilogue then looks at the economic history version of Spain's Black Legend. The economic history version of the Black Legend emerged from a combination of two narratives: a rich historical tradition analyzing the decline of Spain as an economic and military power from the seventeenth century onward, combined with new institutional analysis highlighting the unconstrained power of the monarch.

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