From the making of Paralympic champions to justification of the bio-technical improvement of man. The ideology of progress in action

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Nicolas Bancel ◽  
Julie Cornaton ◽  
Anne Marcellini
Keyword(s):  
Technical Improvement

From the history of manufacturing Romanian nai at the turn of 20–21 centuries

2018 ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
A. Drutsé
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Music Theater ◽  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Doctoral Candidate ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance

The modern world popularity of the nai — a traditional Romanian instrument — has identified interest in writing this article. This problematic constitutes the circle of our research interest as a doctoral candidate, but also as a concert performer, a graduate of the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts. One of the most interesting aspects of the study of nai is its technical improvement since 60s of the 20th century, which led to the acquisition of a number of new, innovative skills and performance skills. In this article we have identified some pages of the modern history of the manufacture of this ancient instrument associated with these processes.

Assessing reforestation failure at the project scale: The margin for technical improvement under harsh conditions. A case study in a Mediterranean Dryland

2021 ◽  
pp. 148952
Author(s):  
Antonio D. del Campo ◽  
Guillem Segura-Orenga ◽  
Inmaculada Bautista ◽  
Carlos J. Ceacero ◽  
María González-Sanchis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Harsh Conditions

Abstract P33: Blind Exchange With the Mini-Pinning Technique Using Tron Fx Retriever for M2 Occlusion Thrombectomy

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Yoshimoto
Keyword(s):  
Stent Retriever ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Modified Rankin Scale ◽  
Target Vessel ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Vessel Size ◽  
Blind Navigation ◽  
First Pass ◽  
Stent Retrievers

Introduction: Technical improvement to enhance M2 occlusion thrombectomy is desirable. Tron FX® is the only stent-retriever that can be deployed through 0.0165-inch microcatheters. Here we report outcomes of blind exchange with mini-pinning (BEMP) technique using Tron stent-retrievers. Methods: Consecutive stroke patients with M2 occlusion treated with 2 x15 mm or 4 x 20 mm Tron stent-retrievers using the BEMP technique were included. The technique involves the deployment of a Tron stent-retriever through a 0.0165-inch microcatheter followed by microcatheter removal and blind navigation of a 3/4MAX aspiration catheter over the bare Tron delivery wire until the aspiration catheter reaches the clot,. Tron stent-retriever was inserted into aspiration catheter like corkscrew, and subsequently pulled as a unit. A first pass effect (FPE), modified FPE (mFPE) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days were assessed as outcomes. Results: Fifteen M2 vessels were treated in 13 patients (5 women, median 81 years of age, and median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score 18 [11–25]). BEMP technique was successful in all cases. Whether to use 3MAX or 4MAX was determined according to the target vessel size while proceeding with the procedure (3MAX, n=8; 4MAX, n=5). Final mTICI 2b–3 was achieved in 92% (12/13). FPE and mFPE rates were 50% and 64%, respectively. Six patients (46%) were achieved in mRS score 0–2 at 3 months. Conclusions: Tron stent-retriever was successfully and safely used in the BEMP technique for M2 occlusion

scholarly journals Genetic diversity in Australian Cedar genotypes selected by mixed models

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rulfe Tavares ◽  
Alexandre Pio Viana ◽  
Deborah Guerra Barroso ◽  
Antonio Teixeira do Amaral Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mixed Models ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Diameter At Breast Height ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Toona Ciliata ◽  
Increasing Demand

The increasing demand for raw material for multiple uses of forest products and by-products has attracted the interest for fast growing species, such as the Australian Cedar (Toona ciliata), which presents high productive and economic potential. The present work aimed at estimating genetic diversity by DNA markers and morphological traits supported for the mixed models. The following traits were measured and genotypes were sampled randomly in different areas: diameter at breast height, height, cylindrical volume, diameter, distance between nodes and crown diameter. Twelve RAPD primers were used and generated a total of 91 marks, 82 of which were polymorphic. The high percentage of polymorphic markers, 90.10%, demonstrated that discrimination in this species is efficient, but it yet little studied, for this case we can find the extent of the genetic basis for the application of technical improvement. The assessment of genetic diversity by the UPGMA method using the binary and morphological data provided the expression of genetic dissimilarities among the accessions evaluated, optimizing the perception of this divergence. The use of mixed models was efficient to assess combined genetic diversity to optimize the selection of genotypes with divergent genetic values for diameter at breast height.

Distributed corporeality: Anatomy, knowledge and the technological reconfiguration of bodies in ballet

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-890
Author(s):  
Sophie Merit Müller
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Black Box ◽  
The Body ◽  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Anatomical Knowledge ◽  
Classical Ballet ◽  
Anatomy Knowledge

Various specialist cultures configure bodies as complex technological devices. We know little about how exactly this is done. I focus on one of these cultures, classical ballet, to praxeologically reconstruct the conceptual, situational and material configuration of bodies as particular instruments. The technologization of the body is closely intertwined with the scientification of the practice – its ladenness with scientific knowledge about the body and an elaborate apparatus for the production of bodies. When anatomical knowledge and didactics intertwine in ballet class, this facilitates an opening of the black box ‘body’ for technical improvement. ‘A body’ becomes a plurality of (in this case, anatomically distinguished) actants. This distributed corporeality suggests that ‘the body’ is an assemblage that becomes apparent as such in moments of its modification. The empirical case as well as the analytical approach here give reason to reconsider the distinction between humans and non-humans that still prevails in actor-network theory and elsewhere.

scholarly journals Traffic Analysis and Pavement Technology as a Tool for Urban Noise Control

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Kowalski ◽  
A. J. Brzeziński ◽  
J. B. Król ◽  
P. Radziszewski ◽  
Ł. Szymański
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Noise Emission ◽  
Noise Barriers ◽  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Pavement ◽  
Acoustic Conditions

Traffic related noise is currently considered as an environmental pollution. Paper presents results of multidirectional study attempting to serve urban traffic without the need to erect noise barriers interfering urban space. Initial concept of the road expansion included construction of 1000 m of noise barriers dividing city space. Improvement in the acoustic conditions after construction completion is possible due to the applied noise protection measures: vehicle speed limit, smooth of traffic flow, use of road pavement of reduced noise emission and the technical improvement of the tramway.

scholarly journals Diagnostic Biomarkers: Are We Moving from Discovery to Clinical Application?

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1657-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy A Parker ◽  
Elisa Chilet-Rosell ◽  
Ildefonso Hernández-Aguado ◽  
María Pastor-Valero ◽  
Sonia Gea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Application ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Biomarker Discovery ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Technical Improvement ◽  
Diagnostic Biomarkers ◽  
Diagnostic Studies ◽  
Research Investment ◽  
Biomedical Journals

Abstract BACKGROUND Despite considerable research investment, moving from biomarker discovery to clinical application has presented unique challenges. We aimed to evaluate progress toward clinical application of a sample of molecular- and “omics”-based diagnostic tests over a 10-year period. METHODS We used Scopus to locate studies, published before the December 31, 2016, citing 107 original-research articles published in 2006 that assessed the diagnostic value of a molecular- or “omics”-based test. We identified diagnostic studies of the same test and disease and determined whether the article represented progress in the validation of the molecular test. We classified the types of progress: (a) clinical validation (measuring diagnostic accuracy in a series of patients similar to the population in which the test will be used in practice), (b) technical improvement, (c) extended diagnostic application (modification of the diagnostic question attended initially by the test), (d) economic evaluation, or (e) clinical use or implementation. RESULTS In the 10-year period analyzed, 4257 articles cited the 107 diagnostic studies; 118 (2.8%) were diagnostic studies of the same test, and of these papers, 25 (21.2%) did not constitute progress toward validation of the test for use in clinical practice (potential research waste). Of the 107 molecular- or “omics”-based tests described in 2006, only 28 (26.2%) appeared to have made progress toward clinical application. Only 4 (9.1%) of 44 proteomics-based tests had made progress toward clinical application. CONCLUSIONS Articles evaluating molecular- or “omics”-based diagnostic tests are numerous in biomedical journals. Few tests have made progress toward clinical application in the 10 years following their discovery.

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