Threaded-Core Translators

1969 ◽  
Vol 184 (8) ◽  
pp. 217-224
Author(s):  
H. Goodison
Keyword(s):  
Future Developments ◽  
Sorting Machine ◽  
Core Matrix ◽  
Current Assessment

This paper explains the reasons for reviewing translator techniques after the success of the coding/sorting trial at Luton. The merits of core matrix, magnetic drum, inductive store, and threaded-core memories are discussed. The reasons for choosing the threaded-core technique for translators are explained. Descriptions are given of the coding desk translator, the sorting machine translator, and the methods of achieving flexibility. Current assessment of the production equipments is given, and future developments, including the use of computers, are suggested.

The Evolution of Lead Extraction

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Melanie Maytin ◽  
Laurence M Epstein ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Lead Extraction ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Extraction Techniques ◽  
Extraction Technology ◽  
Device Management ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Life Threatening

Prior to the introduction of successful intravascular countertraction techniques, options for lead extraction were limited and dedicated tools were non-existent. The significant morbidity and mortality associated with these early extraction techniques limited their application to life-threatening situations such as infection and sepsis. The past 30 years have witnessed significant advances in lead extraction technology, resulting in safer and more efficacious techniques and tools. This evolution occurred out of necessity, similar to the pressure of natural selection weeding out the ineffective and highly morbid techniques while fostering the development of safe, successful and more simple methods. Future developments in lead extraction are likely to focus on new tools that will allow us to provide comprehensive device management and the design of new leads conceived to facilitate future extraction. With the development of these new methods and novel tools, the technique of lead extraction will continue to require operators that are well versed in several methods of extraction. Garnering new skills while remembering the lessons of the past will enable extraction technologies to advance without repeating previous mistakes.

Challenges and future developments in liver transplantation

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierluigi Toniutto ◽  
Davide Bitetto ◽  
Ezio Fornasiere ◽  
Elisa Fumolo
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Future Developments

A Methodology of integrated assessment of the investment attractiveness of the priority social and economic development areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 780-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.A. Yakimova ◽  
S.V. Khmura
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Investment Risk ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Investment Environment ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
Development Area ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Advanced Development

Subject. This article deals with the theoretical and methodological issues of assessing the investment attractiveness of the advanced development areas. Objectives. The article aims to clarify the economic essence of the category Investment Attractiveness of Advanced Development Areas and related categories, and improve the methodological support to assess the investment attractiveness taking into account the characteristics of these areas. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization, analogy, classification, grouping, and systematization. Results. The article presents a methodology for assessing the investment attractiveness of the advanced development areas, taking into account indicators classified under three groups, namely investment potential, investment environment, and investment risk. It also offers recommendations to determine the type of investment attractiveness. Conclusions. Investment attractiveness, as a complex characteristic of the advanced development area, gets formed in the context of the influence of internal and external factors that are quantifiable and qualitatively assessed. To meet the needs of investors, a methodology that includes current assessment and forecasts is needed, indicating the areas of possible investment risk.

Narrative as active inference

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Bouizegarene ◽  
maxwell ramstead ◽  
Axel Constant ◽  
Karl Friston ◽  
Laurence Kirmayer
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Human Adaptation ◽  
Active Inference ◽  
Future Projection ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Parsimonious Model ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Theory Research

The ubiquity and importance of narratives in human adaptation has been recognized by many scholars. Research has identified several functions of narratives that are conducive to individuals’ well-being and adaptation as well as to coordinated social practices and enculturation. In this paper, we characterize the social and cognitive functions of narratives in terms of the framework of active inference. Active inference depicts the fundamental tendency of living organisms to adapt by creating, updating, and maintaining inferences about their environment. We review the literature on the functions of narratives in identity, event segmentation, episodic memory, future projection, storytelling practices, and enculturation. We then re-cast these functions of narratives in terms of active inference, outlining a parsimonious model that can guide future developments in narrative theory, research, and clinical applications.

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