A new vibroplasty coupling technique as a treatment for conductive and mixed hearing losses: a report of 4 cases.

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Huber, Alexander M; Mlynski, Robert; Müller, Joachim; Dillier, Norbert; Holzmann, David; Wolframm, Mario D; Hagen, Rudolf

2012-06-01

The primary objective was to report on experiences regarding the safety and efficacy of the Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) using a floating mass transducer (FMT)-partial/total ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP/TORP) assembly as a treatment for conductive and mixed hearing losses of mild-to-moderate/severe degree. The secondary objective was to gather information regarding device fitting, as well as to refine surgical procedures. Five German-speaking adults from 2 European study sites were implanted with a VSB using an FMT-PORP/TORP assembly and evaluated before and after surgery for air-and bone-conduction thresholds and speech recognition performance. Evaluating the safety and efficacy of the VSB in combination with a PORP or TORP to treat conductive and mixed hearing loss. Residual cochlear hearing was unaffected by implantation with the device. Functional gain (measured as the difference between preoperative unaided and postoperative VSB-aided thresholds) could be calculated in 2 of 5 subjects, demonstrating that the VSB is effective in treating bone-conduction hearing losses of moderate/severe degree. Word recognition tests in quiet and noise showed good improvement in 3 of the cases. One patient experienced several other medical problems, making her audiological outcomes limited. One patient was excluded from the study owing to insufficient benefit and subsequently underwent revision surgery with FMT placement at the round window. The use of the VSB, implanted using the FMT-PORP/TORP assembly, was safe in all and efficacious in 3 of the 5 cases in this study. These are patients who may have few, if any, other options to manage their hearing loss.

Muutuv kommunikatsioon kultuuri ei ohusta / Annika Poldre

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Poldre, Annika

2011-01-01

Tallinna Konverentside poolt Sokos Hotel Virus 28. aprillil 2011 korraldatud kommunikatsiooni aastakonverentsist "Muutuv kommunikatsioon: vana ei taha ja uut ei oska. Kuidas edasi?", kus esinesid Ahto Lobjakas, Priit Põiklik, Piia Tamm ja Marju Lauristin

Poisid on halvad, poisid on head / Oudekki Loone

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Loone, Oudekki, 1979-

2005-01-01

Täispikk lastefilm "Röövlirahnu Martin" : stsenaristid Mihkel Ulman, Kristian Taska, R. Vilbre, produtsent ja operaator Manfred Vainokivi : laulusõnade autor Jaak Urmet : tegevprodutsent Marju Lepp : Parunid ja Vonid, Taska Film, Amrion 2005

Kaks lõunamaist lugemikku / Sander Liivak

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Liivak, Sander

1996-01-01

Arvustus: Võrokiilne lugõmik / toim. Marju Kõivupuu, Jüvä Sullõv. 2. tr. Võru Instituut, 1996; Valimik ungari kirjandusest / Toim. Péter Pomozi, Inga Kukk. 2. tr. Trt., 1996. (Tartu hungaroloogia vihikud; 5)

Marju Lauristin : Naidite drug druga! / Marju Lauristin ; interv. Jevgenija Garanzha

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Lauristin, Marju, 1940-

2007-01-01

Intervjuu sotsioloogiga pronkssõduriga seotud Venemaa propagandasõja, rahvussuhete, integratsiooni ja dialoogi võimalikkuse teemadel, rahvastikuministri tellimusel valminud uurimustööst, mis käsitleb eestlaste ja venelaste suhteid peale aprillisündmusi

Tartusse tuleb Wilde'i ja Vilde monument

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1998-01-01

Tartu kesklinnas Wilde Irish Pubi ees peaks 1999. a. kevadel avatama kirjanike Oscar Wilde'i ja Eduard Vilde pronkskujud. Elusuuruses kirjanikud hakkavad istuma graniitistmel. Idee autorid - pubipidaja Liam Allen, ettevõtja Marju Unt, skulptor Tiiu Kirsipuu.

Glamuursed ärinaised / Ingrid Kohtla

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Kohtla, Ingrid

2005-01-01

Nõuandeid edukaks karjääriks annavad Viru Keskuse turundusjuht Mari-Liis Kapustin, EAS Turismiarenduskeskuse direktor Maarika Liivamägi, Maybelline New York ja Garnier tootejuht Marju Märtson ning Angel Cafe ja Gay Clubi tegevjuht Maret Soom

Aasta ema tekki kootud armastus / Grethe Rõõm

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Rõõm, Grethe

2009-01-01

44 eesti naist kudusid oma head soovid tekilappidesse, mis talgutööna heegeldati kokku aasta emale emadepäeval kingitavaks tekiks. Oma muljeid jagavad Helmi Valdna, Leili Karu, Marju Avald, Eddy Tulko, Maile Veelaid ja Veronika Pinka

Jah, proua president / Aune Past

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Past, Aune, 1954-

2006-01-01

Autor analüüsib, kes Eesti lugupeetud naistest võiks asuda presidenditoolile, pakkudes kandidaatideks Marju Lauristini, Siiri Oviiri, Ingrid Rüütli, Ene Ergma; Mari-Ann Kelami, Vilja Savisaare ja Maimu Bergi. Kommenteerivad Valve Raudnask ja Barbi Pilvre

Porps, torps, and homografts in tympanoplasty.

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Gillanders, D A; Cambon, K G; Doyle, P J

1980-04-01

A brief review of the use of plastique prostheses in ossiculoplasty, as well as the use of homograft tympanic membranes along with our experience is reported. Plastipore prostheses have been found to be useful, and their continued use is advocated. Homograft tympanic membranes are useful in repairing those ears which have undergone extensive damage to the tympanic membrane and ossicles.

99 riikliku ordeni saajat 2014. aastal

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2014-01-01

Valgetähe teenetemärgi pälvivad ka keeleteadlane, Tallinna Ülikooli professor Krista Kerge, psühholoog, juhtimiskonsultant ja Tallinna Ülikooli emeriitprofessor Mare Pork ning folklorist, pärimuskultuuri edendaja, Tallinna Ülikooli vanemteadur Marju Kõivupuu

Mis toimub tudengiesinduste tagatoas pärast valimisi / Karin Pool

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Pool, Karin

2008-01-01

Kohtumisest Tartu Ülikooli Üliõpilasesinduse teabespetsialisti Marju Himma, Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli üliõpilasesinduse juhatuse esimehe Oliver Kallase ja Tallinna Ülikooli üliõpilaskonna volikogu spiikri Rome Tikasega, kus arutati üliõpilasesinduste tegevust valimisjärgsel ajal

Clinical investigation of flat panel CT following middle ear reconstruction: a study of 107 patients

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Zaoui, K. [University Hospital Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Heidelberg (Germany); Kromeier, J. [St. Josefs Hospital, RkK, Department of Radiology, Freiburg (Germany); Neudert, M.; Beleites, T.; Zahnert, T. [University Hospital Dresden, Technical University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Dresden (Germany); Laszig, R.; Offergeld, C. [University Hospital Freiburg, Albert Ludwigs University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Freiburg (Germany)

2014-03-15

After middle ear reconstruction using partial or total ossicular replacement prostheses (PORP/TORP), an air-bone gap (ABG) may persist because of prosthesis displacement or malposition. So far, CT of the temporal bone has played the main role in the diagnosis of reasons for postoperative insufficient ABG improvement. Recent experimental and clinical studies have evaluated flat panel CT (fpCT) as an alternative imaging technique that provides images with high isovolumetric resolution, fewer metal-induced artefacts and lower irradiation doses. One hundred and seven consecutive patients with chronic otitis media with or without cholesteatoma underwent reconstruction by PORP (n = 52) or TORP (n = 55). All subjects underwent preoperative and postoperative audiometric testing and postoperative fpCT. Statistical evaluation of all 107 patients as well as the sole sub-assembly groups (PORP or TORP) showed a highly significant correlation between hearing improvement and fpCT-determined prosthesis position. FpCT enables detailed postoperative information on patients with middle ear reconstruction. FpCT is a new imaging technique that provides immediate feedback on surgical results after reconstructive middle ear surgery. Specific parameters evaluated by fpCT may serve as a predictive tool for estimated postoperative hearing improvement. Therefore this imaging technique is suitable for postoperative quality control in reconstructive middle ear surgery. (orig.)

Mis on peidus hariduse ajaloos? : haridus on seotud võimuga ja kuskil ei tule see esile nii selgelt kui Baltikumis / intervjueerinud Liina Lukas ; saksa keelest tõlkinud Reet Bender, Liina Uudelt ja Triinu Saks

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2016-01-01

Vestlusringis osalejad Heinrich Bosse, Jürgen Joachimsthaler, Gert von Pistohlkors, Silke Pasewalck, Kaspar Renner ja Marju Luts-Sootak selgitavad Tartu ja Marburgi ülikooli koostöös toimuva rahvusvahelise konverentsi "Baltimaised haridusteed" ("Baltische Bildungsgescichte(n)") 20.-22.09.2016 eesmärke ja teemat

August. Sajab / Urmas Petti

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Petti, Urmas, 1965-2016

2013-01-01

Mõtisklus enne uut kooliaastat; autor kommenteerib ja tsiteerib Šveitsi kirjanikku Pascal Mercier'd (romaan "Öine rong Lissaboni", orig. " Nachtzug nach Lissabon") ja briti-ameerika poeeti W. H. Auden'it ("39 luuletust ja 5 esseed") ning kommenteerib Marju Lepajõed ja Vello Salo

Valmis ristipuude kaardirakendus

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2016-01-01

Keskkonnaameti tellimusel valmis Maa-ameti interaktiivne kaardirakendus, kust saab näha Eestis leiduvaid ristipuid. Kaardi jaoks kogusid andmeid TLÜ vanemteadur Marju Kõivupuu, Keskkonnaministeeriumi looduskaitse peaspetsialist Urve Sinijärv ja Keskkonnaameti kultuuripärandi spetsialist Liina Laanemets, kes esinevad ka kaardi esitlemise infopäevadel

Moodne vägivald / Anu Samarüütel

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Samarüütel, Anu, 1966-

1999-01-01

Jaanus Vahtra ja Marju Tammiku ühise kollektsiooni teisest osast 'Domestic Crime' ehk 'Kodune Vägivald' ja kolmandast osast 'How to make a good deal with a stranger' ehk 'Eesti playboyde TOP-10' (esitatakse 15. IX Von Krahli teatris Mutant Discol). Kaubamärk TV Productions.

Inglise mood ja foto Kunstihoones

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1999-01-01

5. nov.-st Tallinna Kunstihoones näitus "Look at me", Suurbritannia mood ja fotograafia 1960ndatest tänapäevani. Kuraatorid Val Willams, Brett Rogers. Osalejaid. 6. XI samas eesti moekunstnike britiaineline moeshow. Osalevad Anu Lensment, Eve Hanson, Marit Ahven, Jaanus Vahtra, Marju Tammik, Anu Samarüütel

Disease: H01950 [KEGG MEDICUS

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Igapäevaelu ajalugu / Marje Oja

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Oja, Marje

2001-01-01

14.-18. märtsini toimus Tallinnas Euroopa Ajalooõpetajate Assotsiatsiooni aastakonverents EUROCLIO (European Standing Conference of History Teachers Association), mille teemaks oli igapäevaelu käsitlemine ajalooõpetuses. Esinesid Tartu Kunstimuuseumi direktor Heiki Pärdi, Chaplini keskuse kuraator Mark Soosaar, Riigikogu liige Marju Lauristin, peaminister Mart Laar, TPÜ professor Voldemar Kolga

Siin on käinud esinemas Länik, Veski, Apelsin... / Jaanus Piirsalu

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Piirsalu, Jaanus, 1973-

2010-01-01

Tallinnstroi ehitajate rajatud Kitšera asulast Baikali järve põhjakaldal. Asula 30 aasta juubeli tähistamisest 2011. a. BAM-i muuseumi juhataja Nelja Trifonova Kitšera praegusest elust ja meenutusi ajast 30 aastat tagasi. Marju Länik meenutab 1987. a. turneed "Magistraali tuled" mööda BAM-i ja esinemist Kitšeras

Ilmus võrukeelne aabits

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1999-01-01

ABC kiräoppus ja lugõmik algkooli latsilõ / koost. Võro Seltsi VKKF ja Võru Instituudi aabitsatoimkond ; Jüvä Sullõv, Kauksi Ülle, Marju Kõivupuu ... [jt] .Võro, 1998. Ka asjatundjate komisjoni koosseisust, mille vabariigi valitsus moodustas lõunaeesti keele ja kultuuri säilitamise ja arendamise riikliku programmi väljatöötamiseks

[Einheit und Vielfalt in der Rechtsgeschichte im Ostseeraum] / Marelle Leppik

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Leppik, Marelle

2013-01-01

Arvustus: Einheit und Vielfalt in der Rechtsgeschichte im Ostseeraum. Unity and plurality in the legal history of the Baltic Sea area Sechster Rechtshistorikertag im Ostseeraum, 3.-5. Juni 2010 Tartu (Estland) / Riga (Lettland9. Hrsg. von Marju Luts-Sootak, Sanita Osipova und Frank L. Schäfer. (Rechtshistorische Reihe, Bd. 428.) Land. Frankfurt am Main u. a. 2012

International Symposium on the Biology and Management of Aquatic Plants. Volume 31

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1993-01-01

Yang. 1991. Lipid peroxidation and antioxidative transgenic plants overexpressing peroxidase. Plant Physiol 96:577- defense systems in early leaf...Factors 3. Chandrasena, J. P. N. R. and W. H. T. Dhammika. 1988. Studies on limiting the distribution of cogongrass, Imperata cylindrica, and torpe

Ear surgery techniques results on hearing threshold improvement

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Farhad Mokhtarinejad

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Background: Bone conduction (BC threshold depression is not always by means of sensory neural hearing loss and sometimes it is an artifact caused by middle ear pathologies and ossicular chain problems. In this research, the influences of ear surgeries on bone conduction were evaluated. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a clinical trial study. The ear surgery performed on 83 patients classified in four categories: Stapedectomy, tympanomastoid surgery and ossicular reconstruction partially or totally; Partial Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis (PORP and Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis (TORP. Bone conduction thresholds assessed in frequencies of 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz pre and post the surgery. Results: In stapedectomy group, the average of BC threshold in all frequencies improved approximately 6 dB in frequency of 2000 Hz. In tympanomastoid group, BC threshold in the frequency of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz changed 4 dB (P-value < 0.05. Moreover, In the PORP group, 5 dB enhancement was seen in 1000 and 2000 Hz. In TORP group, the results confirmed that BC threshold improved in all frequencies especially at 4000 Hz about 6.5 dB. Conclusion: In according to results of this study, BC threshold shift was seen after several ear surgeries such as stapedectomy, tympanoplasty, PORP and TORP. The average of BC improvement was approximately 5 dB. It must be considered that BC depression might happen because of ossicular chain problems. Therefore; by resolving middle ear pathologies, the better BC threshold was obtained, the less hearing problems would be faced.

Detsibill : Meie aja kangelane Maryn E. Coote ning ajakirjandus. White label : Soda Effect - Uus kraam. Kuula / DJ Pickney Tiger

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DJ Pickney Tiger, pseud., 1970-

2007-01-01

Poplauljast Marju Kuudist. Ansambli Soda Effect heliplaadist. Heliplaatidest: Sentenced "Buried Alive", Depeche Mode"Best of. Volume 1", Moby "Go: The Very Best", Bill Frisell, Ron CArter, Paul Motian "Nonesuch", My Chemical Romance "The Black Parade", Arabanda "Shams", Barbariz "Auh", Demogustico "Demogustico", Tutty Moreno ft. Jouce "Magica", Akon "Konvicted", Union Of Knives "Violence and Birdsong", Snoop Dogg "The Blue Carpet Treatment"

Näitused kunstiakadeemias

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2003-01-01

EKA galeriis näitusel "Kirju pall" esitavad "krutskilist ökokunsti" rühmitus Puhas Rõõm, Mart Viljus, Anu Vahtra, Maris Mändel, Katrin Tees, Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo, Erki Kasemets, Raivo Hool. Aula fuajees näeb Jaak Soansi juhendamisel valminud skulptuuriosakonna õppetöid, valdavalt poliitikute skulptuurportreid. Osalevad Kristiina Järvelaid, Jelena Levtshenkova, Rene Reinumäe, Kaisa Uusoksa, Marju Vaher

Cosmic ray physics goes to school

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2002-01-01

With the help of a CERN physicist, German Schools bring the Largest Cosmic Ray Detector in Europe one step closer to reality   Eric Berthier and Robert Porret (CERN, ST/HM), Frej Torp and Christian Antfolk from the Polytechnics Arcada in Finland, and Karsten Eggert, physicist at CERN who initiated this project, during the installation of cosmic ray detectors in the Pays de Gex, at point 4. Niina Patrikainen and Frej Torp, Finnish students from Rovaniemi and Arcada Polytechnics, installing cosmic ray counters at the Fachhochschule in Duesseldorf. The science of cosmic ray detection is growing, literally. Cosmic rays, energetic particles from space, strike our planet all the time. They collide with the air molecules in our upper atmosphere and initiate large showers of elementary particles (mainly electrons, photons, hadrons and muons) which rain down upon the earth. The shower size and the particle density in the showers reflect the initial energy of the cosmic ray particle, a detail which makes d...

Tule väest sündinud kunst / Eeva Kumberg

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Kumberg, Eeva, 1964-

2010-01-01

Kohila rahvusvaheliste keraamikasümpoosionide ülevaatenäitus Tallinnas Rüütelkonna hoones 14. augustini 2010. Näitusega tähistatakse keraamikasümpoosioni 10. aastapäeva. Kujundaja Urmas Luure. Lühidalt Arina Alincai (Rumeenia), Marju Vaheri, Dainis Pundursi (Läti), David Stuempfle'i (USA), Māris Grosbahsi (Läti), David Jones'i (Suurbritannia), Sergei Isupovi (USA), Nanako Kaji (Jaapan) töödest

Nu Nordik 10 lemmiktoodet

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2016-01-01

Lemmiktooted on: presskannusoojendaja by Putka; puidust aksessuaarid by Lum (Igor Volkov); iste Yes by Toivo Raidmets; köiest nagisüsteem Nõrk Rack by Johanna Tammsalu; disainkaltsuvaibad by Madebymemm; Marju Tammiku illustratsioonid, signeeritud prindid; kuumaalus Pliks- Plaks by Minumo (Triin Maripuu); Ear cuffs by Anni Jürgenson; skulpturaalse vormiga nahast kotid by Bïut (Merilin Pärn) ja seinavalgusti kassett by Tarmo Luisk

Jah, proua president / Aune Past

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Past, Aune, 1954-

2006-01-01

SL Õhtuleht valis välja seitse daami, kes võiksid kandideerida ja saada Eesti Vabariigi presidendiks: Marju Lauristin, Siiri Oviir, Ingrid Rüütel, Ene Ergma, Mari-Ann Kelam, Vilja Savisaar ja Maimu Berg. Avalikkussuhete ja teabekorralduse lektor Aune Past toob välja nende positiivsed küljed ning annab nõu, mis alal võiks iga daam end täiustada

Kultuuriajakirjad sotsioloogi pilguga / Marju Lauristin

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Lauristin, Marju, 1940-

2008-01-01

Vaadeldakse "Keele ja Kirjanduse" ning teiste kultuuriajakirjade lugejate arvu muutumist 1950. aastatest kuni tänapäevani, ning mõtiskletakse lugejaskonna suurendamise võimalikkuse ja/või vajalikkuse üle

Sextose sententsidest / Marju Lepajõe

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Lepajõe, Marju, 1962-

2011-01-01

Ühte varaseimat, 2. saj. pärinevat kristliku eetika käsiraamatut tutvustatakse Henry Chadwick'i teose kaudu: The sentences of Sextus : a contribution to the history of early Christian ethics / by Henry Chadwick. Cambridge : University Press, 2003

Basic instinct / Marju Lepajõe

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Lepajõe, Marju, 1962-

2011-01-01

Arvustus: Franz Kafka. Kirjad Milenale : [autori kirjad M. Jesenskale]. Tallinn : Perioodika, 1996. (Loomingu raamatukogu ; 1996, 27/30) ; Juhan Liiv. Mu kallis Liisi : [kirjad Liisa Goldingule]. Tartu : Ilmamaa, 1996

Effects of a Novel Cooling Shirt on Various Physical Performance Parameters in Elite Athletes

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2015-06-03

related illness requires up to four members of a squadron to carry him or her to a safe location [7]. Therefore, proper heat management is paramount to...RPE for the exercise session was reported following each workout using a 6-20 Borg scale, with 6 being “no exertion at all” and 20 being “maximal

Lähme, naised / Tiina Kuuler

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Kuuler, Tiina, 1969-

2008-01-01

Muusikasündmustest: Jääboileri kontsert 22. veebr. Tartus Genialistide klubis, "EV 90: Palju õnne, Eesti!" (esinevad Kuressaare lauljad ja rahvatantsijad, tantsuks ansambel Anna Minna) 23. veebr. Kuressaare kultuurikeskuses, Metsatöllu sünnipäev 23. veebr. Tallinnas klubis Woodstock, Etnosari: Vägilased 27. veebr. Estonia Talveaias, Zemfira 23. veebr. Eesti Näituste messikeskuses, Winterfest 22. veebr. Tallinnas Kultuurikatlas, Marju Länik 27. veebr. Türi kultuurimajas, Chris Rea 23. veebr. Tallinnas Saku Suurhallis

ERKÜ valimiste tulemused

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2006-01-01

8. aprilli koosolekul kinnitas valimiste peakomitee XIX Esinduskogu liikmed: Mati Kõiva, Ylo Anson, Juhan Simonson, Airi Vaga, Gilda M. Karu, Taavo Virkhaus, Marju Rink-Abel, Markus Vaga, Eric Suuberg, Endel Reinpõld, Jaak Juhansoo, Ülle Ederma, Lya Karm, Heino Jõgis, Kersti Linask, Jaak Rakfeldt, Erik Puskar, Jüri Linask, Viiu Vanderer, Andres Kurrik, Mati Valdek Laan, Ilmar Vanderer, Henno Uus, Jüri Tults, Urmas Wompa, Astrid Jaanson, Jüri Virkus, Lilian G. G. Bein, Tiina Harris, Tõnu Vanderer

Popperi ärkamine / Marju Lepajõe

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Lepajõe, Marju, 1962-

2011-01-01

Arvustus: Popper, Karl. Avatud ühiskond ja selle vaenlased. [I, Platoni lummus]. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2010 ; Popper, Karl. Avatud ühiskond ja selle vaenlased. II köide, Prohvetluse kõrgaeg: Hegel, Marx ja järellainetused. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2011

Dares Phrygiuse probleemi ajalugu / Marju Lepajõe

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Lepajõe, Marju, 1962-

2011-01-01

Käsitletakse Dares Phrygiuse Trooja sõja kroonika teksti päritolu ja autorsuse probleeme, kroonika töötlusi ja tõlkeid, uusväljaandeid ning kroonika uurimist ja uurijaid kuni 20. sajandi lõpuni

President hoiatas lati langetamise eest / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2009-01-01

President Toomas Hendrik Ilvese kõnest Tartu Ülikoolis emakeelse ülikooli 90. aastapäeva aktusel 1. detsembril 2009. Vt. ka foto lk. 1: Eesti Vabariigi president Toomas Hendrik Ilves õnnitles ülikooli uut audoktorit Andres Tauli. Foto on ilmunud ka: Eesti Elu = Estonian Life 18. dets. 2009, lk. 13

Inimene tähistaeva all / Marju Riisikamp

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Riisikamp, Marju, 1958-

2011-01-01

12. - 15. maini toimunud 5. Türi kevadfestivalist alapealkirjaga "Tähistaevas", festivali korraldaja Iren Lill. Festivali kavas olid raadio Ööülikooli salvestused, loengud, fotonäitus, animafilmi töötuba, tähetorni Orion, Mart Saare majamuuseumi külastus Hüpassaares, loodusmatkad, Urmas Sisaski autoriõhtu ja teised kontserdid

The use of total ossicular replacement prosthesis after radical tympanomastoidectomy

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Rančić Dejan

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Background/Aim. This paper presents our operative method for hearing recovery after the previous radical tympanomastoidectomy, radical trepanation of the temporal bone (trepanatio radicalis ossis temporalis - TROT in eight patients submitted to operations for giant cholesteatotoma. Methods. All the patients were admitted to our clinic after TROT. There were no signs of cholesteatoma or infection. The patients refused any stent implantations or any hearing aids due to possible aesthetic problems. The described procedure developed in two steps. The first one was to restore the destroyed cavum tympany and to covert with chondroperichondral new membrane with a pin-like “guide” as collumela. The second step was to insert a TORP (total ossicular replacement prosthesis after guide excision. Results. After the first operation (stage one there were no infections in the operated area nor chondroperichondral graft rejection. Postoperative audiometry (6 to 8 weeks was done to demonstrate the improvement of air conduction. Three months following the first, the second (stage two operation was performed and 2.5 to 3 months after this operation even greater audiometry revealed hearing improvement in air- and bone-conduction. The patients were dismissed from the hospital 2 days after each procedure without any complications. They did not experience any dizziness, vomiting nor a severe pain. Three months after the second operative stage, otoscopic findings were very good. The audiometry findings after a 3-months period (after stage one and 3 months after final TORP insertion was done for each of the patients. After one year, the audiometric curve was the same. Clinical and audiometry follow up demonstrated a hearing recovery and closure of air bone gap (ABG to values of 5 to 15 dB. Conclusion. The use of TORP after radical tympanomastoidectomy is feasible. The first step of the procedure is the fixation of a neomembrane. A stabilized neomembrane is essential

Kas teie arvates tuleks Ülejõe pargid Emajõe vasakkaldal taashoonestada? / intervjueerinud Ivi Drikkit ja Jüri Saar

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2011-01-01

Vastasid: Mati Tolmoff, Veljo Ipits, Toomas Savi, Verni Loodmaa, Väino Kull, Toomas Kapp, Triin Anette Kaasik, Kristjan Karis, Hele Everaus, Margot Fjuk, Janika Mölder, Hannes Astok, Jaak Adamsoo, Martin Parmas, Toivo Kabanen, Oleg Nesterenko, Tõnu Ints, Piret Uluots, Peep Peterson, Marju Lauristin, Jarno Laur, Arno Arukask, Ülo Veldre, Toomas Jürgenstein, Veera Sirg, Maie Pastik, Elmut Paavel, Avo Rosenvald, Toivo Maimets, Peeter Tulviste, Joel Luhamets, Jüri Kõre, Ants Kask, Enn Tarto, Tarmo Punger, Merle Jääger, Vladimir Šokman, Boris Habramov, Jevgenia Lindevaldt, Harri Jallajas, Natalja Trošina, Olev Raju, Nikolai Põdramägi

Õigusteaduse osa Eesti õiguskorra kujunemises : teaduskonverents professor Kalle Meruski 60. juubeli auks / koost. Peep Pruks. K. Meruski bibliograafia: Maia Ruttu

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2009-01-01

Sisu: Programm. Õigusteaduse rollist Eesti Vabariigi põhiseaduse aluspõhimõtete sisustamisel / Raul Narits. Keskkonnaõiguse kodifitseerimise teaduslikud alused / Hannes Veinla. "Kord Vestmann peal ja Piibeleht all, siis jälle..." : praktika ja õigusteaduse vahekord õiguse kujundamisel 19. sajandi Läänemereprovintsides / Marju Luts-Sootak. Teaduslik analüüs tsiviilõigusloomes / Paul Varul. Õiguslaenud ja võrdlev õigusteadus Eesti eraõiguse süsteemi kujundamisel / Irene Kull. Professor Meruski juubeliks / Märt Rask. Kolleegi kiituseks / Raul Narits. Professor Kalle Merusk : õpetaja ja inimene / Ivo Pilving. Kalle Merusk : valikbibliograafia 1990-2009 / koost. Maia Ruttu

Clinical consequences of hospital variation in use of oral anticoagulant therapy after first-time admission for atrial fibrillation

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Hansen, M L; Gadsbøll, N; Rasmussen, S

2009-01-01

Abstract. Hansen ML, Gadsbøll N, Rasmussen S, Gislason GH, Folke F, Andersen SS, Schramm TK, Sørensen R, Fosbøl EL, Abildstrøm SZ, Madsen M, Poulsen HE, Køber L, Torp-Pedersen C (Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup; Sygehus Nord, Køge; National Institute of Public Health; Rigshospitalet-Copenh...... thromboembolic events were observed amongst patients from low OAC use hospitals. Our study emphasizes the need for a continued vigilance on implementation of international AF management guidelines....

"Vesi - elu lähte mineraal" / Marju Riisikamp

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Riisikamp, Marju, 1958-

2009-01-01

5.-7. juunini toimunud III Türi kevadfestivalist, kus leidsid aset järgmised kultuurisündmused: luuleõhtu, Raadioteatri kuuldemäng-põimik, Ööülikooli päevase osakonna loengud, fotonäitus, filmiõhtu, loodusmatkad ja kontserdid. Festivali algataja, kunstiline juht ja produtsent Iren Lill

Kesk-Euroopa ühtsus ja kirevus / Marju Ilves

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Ilves, Marju

2003-01-01

Arvustus: Közép-Eur̤pa : egység és sokszÍnüség : a Nyelvek Eur̤pai ⁹ve 2001 z{u00E1r̤konferenci{u00E1j{u00E1nak elöad{u00E1sai / szerkesztök: Gad{u00E1nyi K{u00E1roly, Pusztay J{u00E1nos. Szombathely, 2002

Long-term hearing result using Kurz titanium ossicular implants.

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Hess-Erga, Jeanette; Møller, Per; Vassbotn, Flemming Slinning

2013-05-01

Titanium implants in middle ear surgery were introduced in the late 90s and are now frequently used in middle ear surgery. However, long-term studies of patient outcome are few and have only been published in subgroups of patients. We report the long-term effect of titanium middle ear implants for ossicular reconstruction in chronic ear disease investigated in a Norwegian tertiary otological referral centre. Retrospective chart reviews were performed for procedures involving 76 titanium implants between 2000 and 2007. All patients who underwent surgery using the Kurz Vario titanium implant were included in the study. Audiological parameters using four frequencies, 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz, according to AAO-HNS guidelines, was assessed pre and postoperatively. Otosurgical procedures, complications, revisions, and extrusion rates were analyzed. The study had no dropouts. The partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP) was used in 44 procedures and the total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP) in 32 procedures, respectively. Mean follow-up was 5.2 years (62 months). The ossiculoplasties were performed as staging procedures or in combination with other chronic ear surgery. The same surgeon performed all the procedures. A postoperative air-bone gap of ≤ 20 dB was obtained in 74 % of the patients, 82 % for the Bell (PORP) prosthesis, and 63 % for the Arial (TORP) prosthesis. The extrusion rate was 5 %. We conclude that titanium ossicular implants give stable and excellent long-term hearing results.

[The technique of hearing reconstruction in the cases of conductive hearing loss with malformed tympanic segment of facial nerve].

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Yang, Feng; Song, Rendong; Liu, Yang

2016-02-02

To explore the technique of hearing reconstruction in the cases of conductive hearing loss with malformed tympanic segment of facial nerve. Data of 10 cases from July 2010 to March 2015 were collected.The status of tympanic segment of facial nerve, malformed ossicles and the reconstructed methods of ossicular chain were analyzed and discussed based on the embryo anatomy and surgical technique. All facial nerves in 10 cases were exposed and drooping to stapes or cover the oval window.Three patients who had normal stapes, pushed by the exposed facial nerve, were reconstructed with partial ossicular replacement prostheses (PORP). Two patients who had footplate, with partial fixation, were reconstructed with total ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP). Three patients who had atresia of the oval window were implanted with Piston after being made hole in the atresia plate.Another two cases who had atresia of the oval window were implanted with TORP after promontory being drilled out.All cases had no injury of facial nerve and nervous hearing, and no tinnitus.Nine cases had conductive hearing improvement, except one with promontory drilled out. Patients who had conductive hearing loss with malformed tympanic segment of facial nerve can be treated by the technique of hearing reconstruction.The fenestration technique in the bottom of the scala tympani of the basal turn provides us a new method for treating patients whose oval window was fully covered by malformed facial nerve.

Ossiculoplasty: A Prospective Study of 80 Cases

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Shrinivas Shripatrao Chavan

2014-07-01

Full Text Available Introduction: The use of ossicular graft material in ossicular chain reconstruction has significantly improved hearing results hearing after tympanoplasty and tympanomastoid surgery for chronic otitis media. Today, otologists have a wide array of tools from which to choose, but may find it difficult to know which middle ear implant works best.   Materials and Methods: A prospective study of 80 patients who underwent ossiculoplasty was performed in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT department at a tertiary health care facility from 2011 to 2013. Patients with chronic suppurative otitis media with an air-bone gap (ABG of >25 dB with ossicular involvement were included in the study. Total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP, partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP, and refashioned incus were used. Success was defined as ABG   Results: The majority patients were of middle age with moderate conductive hearing loss. Incus was the most susceptible ossicle. Overall success rate in this study was 80.0% with an average change of 15.76 dB in ABG.   Conclusion:  With continuing advances in our understanding of middle ear mechanics, the results of ossiculoplasty are improving and results can be very rewarding in experienced hands. Severity of preoperative ear discharge, preoperative mastoid cellularity, presence of disease, and surgical procedure proved to be significant prognostic factors. Autograft incus and PORP fared better when the malleus handle was present while TORP gave better results when the malleus handle was eroded.  

A model technology transfer program for independent operators: Kansas Technology Transfer Model (KTTM)

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Schoeling, L.G.

1993-09-01

This report describes the development and testing of the Kansas Technology Transfer Model (KTTM) which is to be utilized as a regional model for the development of other technology transfer programs for independent operators throughout oil-producing regions in the US. It describes the linkage of the regional model with a proposed national technology transfer plan, an evaluation technique for improving and assessing the model, and the methodology which makes it adaptable on a regional basis. The report also describes management concepts helpful in managing a technology transfer program. The original Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP) activities, upon which the KTTM is based, were developed and tested for Kansas and have proved to be effective in assisting independent operators in utilizing technology. Through joint activities of TORP and the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), the KTTM was developed and documented for application in other oil-producing regions. During the course of developing this model, twelve documents describing the implementation of the KTTM were developed as deliverables to DOE. These include: (1) a problem identification (PI) manual describing the format and results of six PI workshops conducted in different areas of Kansas, (2) three technology workshop participant manuals on advanced waterflooding, reservoir description, and personal computer applications, (3) three technology workshop instructor manuals which provides instructor material for all three workshops, (4) three technologies were documented as demonstration projects which included reservoir management, permeability modification, and utilization of a liquid-level acoustic measuring device, (5) a bibliography of all literature utilized in the documents, and (6) a document which describes the KTTM.

Jaapanlased filmisid Struvet ja Tartu Tähetorni / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2009-01-01

Jaapani telekanali TBS Vision telesarja "Maailmapärand" ("The World Heritage") jaoks filmiti Tartus tähetorni ning astronoomi Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struvet kehastavat Juho Juutilainenit, teemaks Sruve geodeetiline kaar. Sari valmib UNESCO ja Sony koostöös

Ajakiri LibeRaal Tartine esitleb uut numbrit / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2009-01-01

Esitletakse Tartu Kultuuritehase liberaalset kultuuriajakirja LibeRaal Tartine, mis on tasuta leitav nii internetist kui ka 200-eksemplaris trükitult. Selle väljaandmiseks on programm Euroopa Noored andnud 75 000 krooni. Ajakirja plaanitakse välja anda maikuu lõpuni. Veebiaadress http://web.zone.ee/LibeRaalTartine/

Inteligencia intuitiva de Malcolm Gladwell

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Navarro, Rolando

2007-01-01

En el libro Blink. Inteligencia Intuitiva. ¿Por qué sabemos la verdad en dos segundos? (Taurus, 2005), su autor, el periodista Malcolm Gladwell, desde los últimos avances de la psicología y la neurología, y en un estilo fresco y ameno da respuesta a preguntas como: ¿Por qué algunas personas son brillantes a la hora de decidir y otras son torpes? ¿Por qué algunos siguen su instinto y triunfan, mientras que otros acaban siempre dando un paso en falso? ¿Cuál es el funcionamiento real del cerebro...

Días sin TV: la salud del hombre

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Nelson González Leal

2004-01-01

Hoy hace una tarde tranquila. Por la ventana lateral del apartamento se cuela un zumbido espasmódico y ligero, lo producen los escasos automóviles que cruzan la avenida de cuando en cuando. El edificio que habito parece un Titán dormido, trasmite una molicie áspera y duradera, pero eso no quiebra la armonía del ambiente, por el contrario, le otorga sentido al clima, que es casi tibio. Son las cinco pasado el meridiano y los árboles juguetean con una brisa ligera y torpe, que de cuando en cuan...

Synthetic ossicular replacements: Normal and abnormal CT appearance

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Swartz, J.D.; Zwillenberg, S.; Berger, A.S.; Granoff, D.W.; Popky, G.L.

1986-01-01

Numerous synthetic ossicular replacements are currently in use. The TORP conducts sound from the newly formed tympanic membrane to the oval window; the PORP is used when the stapes superstructure is maintained, being interposed between the tympanic membrane and the stapes capitulum. In 12 patients the surgical results of ossicular replacement procedures were good, which gave the author the opportunity to study the normal CT appearance. In an additional 10 patients CT was performed before surgical revision. Using CT, they have been able to diagnose subluxation and fibrous tissue fixation. In two patients the CT appearance was unremarkable, but at surgery lateralization of the graft was found, with a nonfunctioning interface

Diabeedibuss liigub külast külla / Marju Past

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Past, Marju, 1963-

2011-01-01

Diabeediliidu poolt käivitatud projektist avastamaks diabeeti varajases staadiumis. Maakondade väiksemates asulates mõõdetakse erinevaid tervisele olulisi parameetreid ning määratakse vajadusel esialgne ravi

Ja mul oli veel nii palju öelda! / Marju Kõivupuu

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Kõivupuu, Marju, 1960-

2006-01-01

Ka järgmistest raamatutest: Schultz-Bertram, Georg Julius. Balti idealisti kirjad emale / tlk. Ilmar Vene. Tartu : Ilmamaa, 2003 ; Dr. Bertram. Tartu tudengid viiskümmend aastat tagasi / saksa keelest Viktor Sepp. Tallinn : Perioodika, 1999. (Loomingu Raamatukogu ; 17) ; Pärnik, Ylo M. Dr Georg Julius von Schultz-Bertram. Tartu : Ilmamaa, 2006 ; Dr. Bertram. Kolm Tartu balli / tlk. Viktor Sepp. Tallinn : Perioodika, 1990. (Loomingu Raamatukogu ; 26)

Parmas diskuteeriti sotsiaaltöö tuleviku üle / Marju Medar

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Medar, Marju, 1957-

2007-01-01

15.-17. märtsil toimus Itaalias Parmas rahvusvaheline sotsiaaltöötajate konverents "Sotsiaalne muutus ja sotsiaalsed elukutsed", kus käsitleti sotsiaalseid muutusi ühiskonnas ja sotsiaaltöö elukutses. Vt. samas lk. 55-56: IFSW (Rahvusvaheline sotsiaaltöötajate föderatsioon - International Federation of Social Workers) Europe presidendi Hans van Ewijk ülevaade konverentsil käsitletud teemadest

Estimation of land-atmosphere energy transfer over the Tibetan Plateau by a combination use of geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite data

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Zhong, L.; Ma, Y.

2017-12-01

Land-atmosphere energy transfer is of great importance in land-atmosphere interactions and atmospheric boundary layer processes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP). The energy fluxes have high temporal variability, especially in their diurnal cycle, which cannot be acquired by polar-orbiting satellites alone because of their low temporal resolution. Therefore, it's of great practical significance to retrieve land surface heat fluxes by a combination use of geostationary and polar orbiting satellites. In this study, a time series of the hourly LST was estimated from thermal infrared data acquired by the Chinese geostationary satellite FengYun 2C (FY-2C) over the TP. The split window algorithm (SWA) was optimized using a regression method based on the observations from the Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) of the Asia-Australia Monsoon Project (CAMP) on the Tibetan Plateau (CAMP/Tibet) and Tibetan observation and research platform (TORP), the land surface emissivity (LSE) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the water vapor content from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) project. The 10-day composite hourly LST data were generated via the maximum value composite (MVC) method to reduce the cloud effects. The derived LST was validated by the field observations of CAMP/Tibet and TORP. The results show that the retrieved LST and in situ data have a very good correlation (with root mean square error (RMSE), mean bias (MB), mean absolute error (MAE) and correlation coefficient (R) values of 1.99 K, 0.83 K, 1.71 K, and 0.991, respectively). Together with other characteristic parameters derived from polar-orbiting satellites and meteorological forcing data, the energy balance budgets have been retrieved finally. The validation results showed there was a good consistency between estimation results and in-situ measurements over the TP, which prove the robustness of the proposed estimation

Kaks soomukit või ühine infoväli? / Marju Lauristin

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Lauristin, Marju, 1940-

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Lääne Elu 20. sept. lk. 2, Postimees : na russkom jazõke 23. sept. lk. 9. Tartu ülikooli professori ettekandest Eesti inimarengu aruande arutelul Riigikogus, kus ta rõhutas vajadust ühise infovälja loomist eestlaste ja siin elavate muulaste vahel. Diagrammid: Eesti inimarengu aruanne 2007

Kas on olemas euroopa identiteet? / Umberto Eco ; tõlk. Marju Aas

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Eco, Umberto, 1932-2016

2004-01-01

Autor kirjeldab, kuidas ta avastas oma euroopa identiteedi. Tema sõnul on Euroopa teel, et kujuneda enamaks liikmesriikide foorumist ning tihedates sidemetes olevate linnade võrgustikust. Euroopa on kujunemas regioonide konföderatsiooniks

Eesti teadlaste artikkel juutide põlvnemisest jõudis tippajakirja / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2010-01-01

Eesti ja Iisraeli teadlaste rühm uuris juutide geneetilist sarnasust üle maailma. Artikkel avaldati rahvusvahelises teadusajakirjas Nature. Uurimisrühma juhtideks olid Tartu Ülikooli ja Eesti Biokeskuse teadlased Doron M. Behar, Bayazit Yunusbayevi, Mait Metspalu ja Richard Villems

Congenital ossicular malformation. A study of 27 ears

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Morioka, Shigefumi; Sakaguchi, Hirofumi; Taki, Masakatsu; Hyogo, Misako; Suzuki, Toshihiro; Hisa, Yasuo

2010-01-01

Despite otological surgerical progress improving clinical congenital ossicular malformation management, some cases remain inadequately treated. We report 27 cases of congenital ossicular malformation, focusing on reasons for remaining or delayed postoperative hearing loss evaluated in 27 congenital ossicular malformation cases in Kyoto Prefecture from 2002 to 2008. Overall success was 93% (25/27) 6 months postoperatively. Two ears had no hearing improvement and three delayed hearing loss 8 to 48 months postoperatively. The first two ears underwent small fenestration stapedotomy with malleus attachment piston, and the other three tympanoplasty type III using an autologous ossicle or total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP) as a columella. We discuss problems and solutions using a malleus attachment piston or prosthesis, preoperative audio- and radiological findings, and operative findings including facial nerve anomaly and congenital cholesteatoma. (author)

Gracias cortesanas en El médico de su honra: más sobre la apuesta del bufón Coquín y el rey don Pedro

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Adrián J. Sáez

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Muchos de los acercamientos a El médico de su honra de Calderón se han centrado en el examen de la función del gracioso Coquín en la dominante atmósfera seria y especialmente en la apuesta de los dientes con el rey don Pedro, que ha dado lugar a ciertas lecturas eróticas que conviene revisar. Tanto este chiste como el alcance y sentido general de la comicidad en el drama solo cobran sentido a la luz de la tradición bufonesca y cortesana, que se basa en un concepto del humor torpe y violento, enmarcado a la vez en la perfecta imbricación de la risa en las tragedias de Calderón.

Predicting new-onset of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery using semi-automatic reading of perioperative electrocardiograms

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Gu, Jiwei; Graff, Claus; Melgaard, Jacob

2015-01-01

P10 Predicting new-onset of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoingcardiac surgery using semi-automatic reading of perioperative electrocardiograms. Jiwei Gu, Claus Graff, Jacob Melgaard, Søren Lundbye-Christensen, Erik Berg Schmidt, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Kristinn Thorsteinsson......, Jan Jesper Andreasen. Aalborg, DenmarkBackground: Postoperative new onset atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate if semi-automatic readings of perioperative electrocardiograms (ECGs) is of any value in predicting POAF after...... ECG monitoring. A semi-automatic machine capable of reading differentparameters of digitalized ECG’s was used to read both lead specific (P/QRS/T amplitudes/intervals) and global measurements (P-duration/QRS-duration/PR-interval/QT/Heart Rate/hypertrophy).Results: We divided the patients into two...

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2010-03-22

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Teadlased: Pere peaks õpetama eakale digiühiskonnas pensionil olemist / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2017-01-01

Iga kahe aasta tagant küsitlevad Tallinna ülikooli rahvastikuteadlased enam kui 6000 üle 50-aastast eesti elanikku. SHARE nime kandev eakateuuring tunneb praegu käimas olevas küsitluslaines huvi inimese lapsepõlve, töö ja lähisuhete vastu. Selgitusi jagavad TLÜ Eesti demograafia keskuse juhataja Luule Sakkeus ja SHARE uuringu projektijuht Tiina Tambaum

Kerugian Ekonomi Akibat Penyakit Rabies di Provinsi Bali (ECONOMIC LOSSES OF RABIES IN BALI

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I Wayan Batan

2015-05-01

Full Text Available The purposeof this studywas toanalyze theeconomic losses due torabies outbreak on human anddogin the province ofBali in2008-2011. The data usedin this research wereobtainedfrom the DepartmentofHealth, Department of Animal Husbandryand Animal Healthin district level, and theprovince ofBali,Disease of Investigation Centre of Denpasar, mass media(BaliPost, as well asinterviews withtheallegedvictims of dogbiterabies. The data wereanalyzed usingeconomic models.The results showedthatthetotaleconomic loss(TK due toan outbreakof rabiesinBali in2008-2011amounted toRp336,509,892,200.Economic lossesdue torabiesin Bali provincewere mainly frompublic health costs(KM and the costofvaccinationandelimination(BVE dogs. Public health costs(KM spent the greatest loss of moneyin 2010.However, costof dogvaccination andcullingwere spent at highestin 2011. Total of economic losses(the highestlosses(TK of the diseasein the province ofBalioccurredin 2011, whilethe lowestin 2008.Publicawarenessfortied and cage pet is urgently needed toreduce thenumber of rabiescases. Decreasenumber of dog bites may result in reducing the related economic losses.

Artur Lemba - tunglakandja : Ühe suurmehe metaelulugu / Ene Metsjärv ; intervjueerinud Marju Riisikamp

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Metsjärv, Ene, 1943-

2014-01-01

Pianist, helilooja ja pedagoog Artur Lemba elust ja loometööst. A. Lemba õpilaste Veera Lensini, Salme Lohuaru (kuni 1950 Andre), Valentine Riivese, Tiiu Targamaa, Villem Reimanni ja Elsa Avessoni ülestähendusi oma õpetajast

Juutide uurimine tõi tunnustuse : eesti teadlaste artikkel jõudis maailma tippajakirja / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2010-01-01

Juutide erinevate kogukondade genotüübilistele erinevuste uurimisrühma juhtideks olid Tartu Ülikooli ja Eesti Biokeskuse teadlased Doron M. Behar, Bayazit Yunusbayev, Mait Metspalu ja Richard Villems. Artikkel ilmus teadusajakirjas Nature

Comparative study of new autologous material, bone-cartilage composite graft, for ossiculoplasty with Polycel® and Titanium.

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Kong, J S; Jeong, C Y; Shim, M J; Kim, W J; Yeo, S W; Park, S N

2018-04-01

Ossiculoplasty is a surgical procedure that recreates sound transmission of the middle ear in conductive hearing loss. Various materials have been used for ossicular reconstruction, but the most ideal material for ossiculoplasty remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to introduce a novel method of autologous ossiculoplasty, bone-cartilage composite graft (BCCG) and to compare its surgical results with different types of ossiculoplastic prostheses. A retrospective study was performed in a tertiary referral centre. Data of 275 patients who received ossiculoplasty using the three different materials of BCCG, Polycel ® and titanium were analysed according to type of ossiculoplasty: partial or total ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP or TORP). Hearing results, complication rates and clinical parameters including age, sex, past history, preoperative diagnosis and surgery type were compared among different groups. Ossiculoplasty with BCCG showed satisfactory hearing outcomes and the lowest complication rate among the three different materials. In particular, its extrusion rate was 0%. We propose that the BCCG technique is a useful alternative method for ossiculoplasty, with proper patient selection. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Recommendations for the Design of Serious Games in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

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Ben-Sadoun, Grégory; Manera, Valeria; Alvarez, Julian; Sacco, Guillaume; Robert, Philippe

2018-01-01

The use of Serious Games (SG) in the health domain is expanding. In the field of Neurodegenerative Diseases (ND) such as Alzheimer's Disease, SG are currently employed to provide alternative solutions for patients' treatment, stimulation, and rehabilitation. The design of SG for people with ND implies collaborations between professionals in ND and professionals in SG design. As the field is quite young, professionals specialized in both ND and SG are still rare, and recommendations for the design of SG for people with ND are still missing. This perspective paper aims to provide recommendations in terms of ergonomic choices for the design of SG aiming at stimulating people with ND, starting from the existing SG already tested in this population: "MINWii", "Kitchen and Cooking", and "X-Torp". We propose to rely on nine ergonomic criteria: eight ergonomic criteria inspired by works in the domain of office automation: Compatibility, Guidance, Workload, Adaptability, Consistency, Significance of codes, Explicit control and Error management; and one ergonomic criterion related to videogame: the game rules. Perspectives derived from this proposal are also discussed.

Waterfilling: Balancing the Tor network with maximum diversity

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Rochet Florentin

2017-04-01

Full Text Available We present the Waterfilling circuit selection method, which we designed in order to mitigate the risks of a successful end-to-end traffic correlation attack. Waterfilling proceeds by balancing the Tor network load as evenly as possible on endpoints of user paths. We simulate the use of Waterfilling thanks to the TorPS and Shadow tools. Applying several security metrics, we show that the adoption of Waterfilling considerably increases the number of nodes that an adversary needs to control in order to be able to mount a successful attack, while somewhat decreasing the minimum amount of bandwidth required to do so. Moreover, we evaluate Waterfilling in Shadow and show that it does not impact significantly the performance of the network. Furthermore, Waterfilling reduces the benefits that an attacker could obtain by hacking into a top bandwidth Tor relay, hence limiting the risks raised by such relays. Waterfilling does not require any major change in Tor, and can co-exist with the current circuit selection algorithm.

Etnografía de una música envolvente

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Felipe Gértrudix Barrio

2012-04-01

Full Text Available La sensación sonora nos envuelve; percibimos el sonido de forma integral, ubicua, multidireccional y continua; el sistema auditivo es nuestro guardián porque incluso cuando descansamos, está alerta. Durante muchos años, los sistemas de grabación y reproducción sonora han limitado el carácter tradicionalmente envolvente de la música al condicionar su registro y escucha a un ámbito espacial estrecho: inicialmente en mono, y posteriormente en un formato estéreo que trataba de emular, de forma torpe aunque socializada, la riqueza expresiva de la percepción musical en vivo.Con la aparición de los sistemas multicanal, y las experiencias en el campo del sonido envolvente, estamos asistiendo al nacimiento de una nueva forma de aproximarse a esta riqueza y, con ello, está tomando cuerpo un ideario técnico que, como se analiza en este artículo, ha estado presente siempre en la tradición creativa de la composición musical.

Communautés andines, biodiversité, pommes de terre natives, capucines tubéreuses et autres tubercules

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Ledent, JF.

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Phytochemical Study of Two Medicinal Plants from Cameroon: Harungana madagascariensis and Bridelia micrantha; Chemical Transformations and Biological Activities of some Isolated Elements. Douze génotypes de pois (Asgrow, Jumbo, Lincoln, Merveille de Kelvedon, Purser, Rajai Torpe, Snajor Kosep Korai, Wando, Rondo, génotype local, Major Kosep Korai et Surgevil ont été étudiés pour leur résistance aux maladies (Oïdium, mildiou, anthracnose, brunissement, jaunisse apicale et leurs performances agronomiques (matières fraîches: racines, partie aérienne, nombre de branches fructifères/plante, nombre de fleurs/plante, nombre de gousses/plante, nombre de grains/gousse et rendements en grains/plante. La culture a été faite dans un milieu contrôlé (serre plastique sur tourbe noire durant 5,5 mois (octobre à avril. Les résultats obtenus montrent que seul le génotype Purser est résistant à toutes les maladies et que le génotype Surgevil est sensible uniquement à la jaunisse apicale. Par contre, le génotype local est sensible aux trois maladies les plus fréquentes (Oïdium, Mildiou et Anthracnose. En ce qui concerne la croissance végétative, c'est le génotype Asgrow qui a synthétisé le plus de matière fraîche, deux fois plus que la matière fraîche synthétisée par le génotype Purser. Toutefois, le rendement élevé en matière fraîche ne contribue pas à un taux de nouaison élevé. En effet, seuls les génotypes ayant donné un rendement faible en matière fraîche (Snajor Kosep Korai, Asgrow, Major Kosep Korai, Rajai Torpe et Purser ont eu le taux de nouaison le plus élevé, supérieur à 30%. Chez ce groupe, le bon rendement le plus élevé (&gt; 9 g/plante résulte du nombre de gousses/ plante (7,5 à 21,6 et du nombre de grains/gousse (2,8 à 4,92. De cette collection, le génotype Purser peut être retenu en raison de sa résistance à toutes les maladies et à ses bonnes performances agronomiques au profit des

Does timbre affect pitch?: Estimations by musicians and non-musicians / Allan Vurma, Marju Raju, Annika Kuuda

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2011-01-01

Muusikutel ja mittemuusikutel lasti kuulata lindilt inimhääle, vioola ja trompetihelisid ning hinnata järgmisena kõlanud helikatket võrreldes eelmisega kas "madalaks", "kõrgeks" või "hääles". Leiti, et tämbrist mõjutatud helikõrguse muutused võivad tekitada konflikti subjektiivse tunnetamise ja fundamentaalsel võnkesagedusel põhineva heli hindamise vahel

Sotsialismi muinasjutt : kui "sotsialistlik" oli Nõukogude Eesti kirjandus / Cornelius Hasselblatt ; inglise keelest tõlkinud Marju Roberts

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2015-01-01

Eesti kirjandusest 1940-1956. Lähemalt järgmistest romaanidest: Erni Krusteni "Pekside raamat" (1946), Osvald Toominga "Pruuni katku aastail" (1950), Aadu Hindi "Tuulise ranna" 1. osa (1956), Johannes Semperi "Punased nelgid"(1955) ja Rudolf Sirge "Maa ja rahvas" (1956)

Geenid kontrollivad söögiisu : eesti teadlased haukasid tüki olümpiamedalist / Marju Himma

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2010-01-01

Võrreldi inimese geeniproove Euroopast, Põhja-Ameerikast ja Austraaliast. Leiti 18 uut geeni, mis mõjutavad kehamassi indeksit. Artikkel uuringute tulemustega ilmus 10. okt. teadlaste tippajakirjas Nature Genetics

"Vaba ja sotsiaalne" kui õiguspõhimõte. [1.-2. osa] / Joachim Ruckert ; tõlkinud Marju Luts-Sootak

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2008-01-01

Sotsiaalsest õiglusest filosoofilisest aspektist ning "vaba ja sotsiaalse" probleemi lahendamisest. Tõlkeallikas: Würzburger Vorträge zur Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtstheorie und Rechtssoziologie, Heft 34. Baden-Baden, 2006

Arsti eraõigusliku vastutuse põhimõtted Saksa õiguses / Antje Reumann de Fernandez ; tõlkinud Marju Luts

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1998-01-01

Ravilepingust, ravivea mõistest, liikidest ja tõendamisest, omavolilisest ravist ja terapeutilise teavitamise kohustusest Saksamaal ning Saksamaa Liidu Ülemkohtu meditsiiniõiguse alasest kohtupraktikast

Tartu ülikooli kohus 19. sajandil / Jüri Jegorov ; tõlkinud vene keelest Olja Kivistik, Marju Luts-Sootak

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2012-01-01

Tartu ülikooli kohtuorganite struktuurist ja asjaajamise arengust 19. sajandil. Kohtu kompetentsist, kohtumenetlusest, 1803. ja 1820. aasta põhikirjadest, üliõpilasreeglitest, kohtu määratud karistustest ning tudengite aukohtust

Kokkuvõtted kunstiõpetuse ainevõistlusest Tallinna üldhariduskoolides / Liia Jung, Marju Liidja, Jüri Mäemat... [jt.

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Kunstiõpetuse ainevõistlus toimub kolmes eraldi hinnatavas osas: kodune praktiline töö etteantud teemal vabas tehnikas, kohapeal tehtav teooriatest ja praktiline töö etteantud tehnikas ja teemal

Ühiseid väärtusi hoides : haridusministeerium otsib abi eetikast / Avo Rosenvald ; kommenteerinud Tõnis Lukas, Marju Lauristin ... [jt.

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26. septembril Tallinnas väärtuste ja nende arendamise teemal toimunud konverentsist "Ühiseid väärtusi hoides", mille korraldas Tartu Ülikooli eetikakeskus koostöös Haridus- ja Teadusministeeriumiga

Días sin TV: la salud del hombre

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Nelson González Leal

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Hoy hace una tarde tranquila. Por la ventana lateral del apartamento se cuela un zumbido espasmódico y ligero, lo producen los escasos automóviles que cruzan la avenida de cuando en cuando. El edificio que habito parece un Titán dormido, trasmite una molicie áspera y duradera, pero eso no quiebra la armonía del ambiente, por el contrario, le otorga sentido al clima, que es casi tibio. Son las cinco pasado el meridiano y los árboles juguetean con una brisa ligera y torpe, que de cuando en cuando choca con los cristales de las ventanas y se dispersa en fuga. Yo me acerco al balcón y observo las construcciones vecinas. Son moles grises, aunque su color sea blanco, verde o azul, parecen grises y dormitan igual que la antigua estructura desde donde fisgoneo. Vivo en una zona residencial de clase media, construida al interés de personas dispuestas a la caminata diurna y la larga y serena conversación vespertina. A doscientos metros de donde estoy hay una plaza, muchos árboles, una estación del Metro, varios locales comerciales y una gran avenida principal. Vivo en Altamira, baluarte de la reacción sociopolítica al gobierno del ex teniente coronel del ejército Hugo Chávez Frías.

Kui neid kapitulatsioone ees ei oleks...? : ehk õiguse moderniseerimise takistused Vene impeeriumi Läänemere-provintsides 19. sajandil / Marju Luts

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2006-01-01

Tartu Keiserliku Ülikooli õigusteaduse õppejõudude iseloomustusi 19. sajandi esimesel poolel kehtinud kohaliku õiguse kohta, kodifikatsioonitülist Balti moodi. Õigusteaduse ärkamisajast 1838-1851, kodifikatsioonidest 1854-1864

Nota editorial: materialismo e idealismo

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Gonzalo Buenahora

1935-07-01

Full Text Available Hay actualmente en la Universidad bogotana un apreciable número de estudiantes que tienen de la palabra materialismo un concepto equivocado. Para ellos el materialista es un hombre sin sentimientos ni corazón, sin ideales de ninguna especie, sin ningún principio moral, ni norma alguna espiritual. Un hombre que ha llegado a destruir lo más noble y bello de la vida humana, el espíritu, para subyugar todo anhelo a la materia, a los sentidos y a la carne. Por eso le creen un sér torpe, vicioso, concupiscente y sensual. A ese grupo de estudiantes quiero aclararles el concepto, vulgarizándolo solamente, ya que una distinción profunda y plena de las dos únicas teorías que en definitiva luchan en el mundo, la idealista y la materialista, la encontrarán mejor expuesta en cualquier honrado compendio, de esos que se cubren de polvo y abandono en una mísera pena de arrabal. El materialismo es una escuela filosófica que nos enseña a concebir el mundo y a concebir el hombre de una manera más razonable que el idealismo, más de acuerdo con la realidad científica, .más en armonía con la verdad biológica, y por tanto, de un modo más humano y natural.

Caracterização de acessos de bananeira com base na concentração de compostos funcionais Characterization of banana accessions with base on functional compounds

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Edson Perito Amorim

2011-04-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a concentração de polifenóis totais, flavonóides, vitamina C e carotenóides totais em 61 acessos de banana pertencentes ao Banco Ativo de Germoplasma de bananeira da Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura. Foram detectadas diferenças significativas para todas as características analisadas por meio da análise de variância. A média para os teores de polifenóis totais entre os 61 acessos de banana foi de 38,06mg 100g-1, com variação de 12,51mg 100g-1 para o triplóide 'Torp' a 257,80mg 100g-1 para o tetraplóide 'Teparod'. A média para flavonóides foi de 2,09mg 100g-1, variando de 0,85mg 100g-1 ('Maravilha' AAAB a 6,63mg 100g-1 ('Teparod' ABBB. Para vitamina C, a média foi de 21,60mg 100g-1, variando de 8,60mg 100g-1 (tetraplóide 'Bucaneiro' a 76,82mg 100g-1 (tetraplóide 'Teparod'. A média do teor de carotenóides totais foi de 4,34mg g-1, variando de 1,18mg g-1 ('Champa Madras', triplóide ABB a 19,24mg g-1 ('Saney', triplóide AAB. Os diplóides Modok Gier e NBA-14 apresentaram, respectivamente, quatro e cinco vezes mais carotenóides totais que as cultivares do grupo Cavendish ('Nanica', 'Willians' e 'Lacatan'. Esses resultados permitem concluir sobre a possibilidade da obtenção de cultivares com altos níveis de compostos funcionais por meio de cruzamentos e seleção. Cultivares com este perfil têm potencial como alimento funcional, ajudando a prevenir doenças, por meio da neutralização de radicais livres.The objective of this research was to determine the concentration of polyphenols, flavonols, vitamin C and carotenoid and in 61 banana accessions from Musa germplasm collection from Embrapa Cassava and Fruits, Brazil. Was detected significant differences for all characteristic analyzed in ANOVA. The average for polyphenols among the 61 accessions was of 38.06mg 100g-1, with variation of 12.51mg 100g-1 for the triploid 'Torp' to 257.80mg 100g-1 for the tetraploid 'Teparod'. The average

Three dimensional CT of stapes. Stapedial imagings in dry temporal bone and clinical applications

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Edamatsu, Hideo; Kubota, Osamu; Yamashita, Koichi [Kanazawa Medical Univ., Ishikawa (Japan)

1995-03-01

This study was performed to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of three dimensional (3-D) imagings of stapes in the middle ear by high speed helical CT. One dissected human temporal bone, ten normal and diseased ears were scanned with a slice of 1.0 mm and reconstructed in a thickness of 0.2-0.5 mm. Every specimen of 3-D can be observed in any plane and from any direction. Ossicular imagings of the temporal bone in 3-D were reconstructed as if the malleus, incus and stapes were observed under microscope. The whole structure of stapes was impossible to be represented by two dimensional CT heretofore in use, but 3-D in our study showed the head, crus and foot plate of the stapes in detail. Stapedial imagings of 3-D CT in normal ears showed the same findings as those recorded in temporal bone. Preoperative diagnostic findings of ossicles in the affected ears were very useful. Especially in ossicular anomalies, 3-D CT was positive in diagnosis and its accuracies were confirmed with operative observation. For the postoperative evaluation concerning the ossicular reconstruction, i.e. TORP and PORP, 3-D CT was also important method. It could present an anatomical relation between those prosthesis and the oval window. High speed helical CT can scan an object more quickly and clearly than formerly used CT, and its biological damage for human is less than that of the others. 3-D CT can be more clearly reconstructed with helical CT than former CT. (author).

Libraries as 'everyday' settings: the Glasgow MCISS project.

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Whitelaw, Sandy; Coburn, Jonathan; Lacey, Marion; McKee, Martin J; Hill, Carol

2017-10-01

A settings-based approach is now well-established in health promotion, initially undertaken in conventional places like schools and workplaces, but more recently being expressed in a wider range of what Torp et al. call 'everyday' settings. In this context, libraries have emerged as another potential setting whose ubiquity and accessibility suggests that they may be particularly effective in addressing health inequalities. Drawing on a case study-the Glasgow Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Services Library project-this paper reports on the potential for seeing 'libraries as settings' and in the context of a set of associated theoretical resources, specifically scrutinizes the nature of initiative implementation. Data were drawn from multiple sources: semi-structured interviews and focus groups with strategic partners and stakeholders, operational staff, project volunteers, service users and members of the general public. Qualitative data were complemented by quantitative insights from surveys with members of the partnership, libraries staff and volunteers. Despite some concerns associated with potentially hostile cultural and financial contexts that might threaten longer term sustainability, insights suggested that in pragmatic terms, the project was attracting sizable 'footfall' and successfully addressing a range of needs. Additionally, the formal implementation processes associated with project implementation were considered to have been highly successful in embedding the model into the library culture. In summary, there is evidence that libraries have the potential to be considered as supportive settings and could act as a model for an emergent vision of what libraries do. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Endoscopic middle ear exploration in pediatric patients with conductive hearing loss.

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Carter, John M; Hoff, Stephen R

2017-05-01

To describe our indications, findings, and outcomes for transcanal endoscopic middle ear exploration in pediatric patients with conductive hearing loss of unknown etiology, without effusions. Prospective case series for all pediatric patients undergoing totally endoscopic transcanal middle ear exploration between April 2012 and October 2015 at a pediatric tertiary care referral hospital. Demographic data, operative findings, and hearing results were reviewed. 21 cases were performed in 20 ears (1 revision). Average age at surgery was 7.98 years and average follow up was 2.1 years. Middle ear pathology identified on CT imaging was confirmed in 55% of cases while identified in 45% of cases where pre-operative imaging was non-diagnostic. 6/20 patients (30%) had an ossicular deformity. 8/20(40%) had bony ossicular fixation. 5/20(25%) had ossicular discontinuity. 2/20(10%) had facial nerve dehiscence impinging on the stapes. 15% had adhesive myringosclerosis or severe granulation causing hearing loss. Prosthetic ossiculoplasty was done in 7/21 (33.3%) of the cases, with 1 TORP, 3 PORPs, and 3 IS joint replacements. Imaging was predictive of intra-operative findings in 13/20 cases (55%). Trainees assisted in 16/21(76%) of cases. The average improvement of PTA was 11.65 dB (range -10 to 36.25), and the average ABG improved 10.19 (range -11.25 to 28.75). There were no perioperative complications or adverse events. The endoscopic transcanal approach for middle ear exploration offers excellent visualization and is one of the best applications for the endoscopes in pediatric otology cases. This is particularly helpful for "unexplained" conductive hearing loss where ossicular deformity/fixation/discontinuity is suspected. The etiology of the conductive hearing loss was definitively found in 100% of cases, and can be repaired in the same sitting when applicable. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

"Kohtuniku amet on liiga raske neile": Eesti naisjuristide pürgimisest kohtunikuks kahe maailmasõja vahelisel perioodil / Merike Ristikivi, Marju Luts-Sootak, Heli-Triin Räis

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2017-01-01

Kohtukorraldusest 1918-1941, kohtunikele esitatavatest nõuetest, kohtuameti kandidaadiks saamisest, Auguste Susi-Tannebaumi ja Olli Oleski taotlustest kohtuameti kandidaadiks saamiseks, Tartu vaeslastekohtu esimehest Ljubov Hütsist, esimestest naiskohtunikest nõukogude perioodil

Endoscopy-Assisted Ear Surgery for Treatment of Chronic Otitis Media With Cholesteatoma, Adhesion, or Retraction Pockets.

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Ulku, Cagatay Han

2017-06-01

The objective of this study was to analyze the results of endoscopy-assisted ear surgery for the treatment of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma, adhesion, or retraction pockets.Fifty-one patients who underwent oto-endoscopy-assisted canal wall up tympanomastoid surgery and/or limited anterior atticotomy with tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma, adhesion, or retraction pocket from 2006 to 2013 have been included in this study. Eradication of the disease from the middle ear and mastoid air cells was achieved by combination of the oto-microscobic and oto-endoscopic approaches. Second look surgery was performed 18 months later from the initial surgery in selected patients. Age, gender, pre-/postoperative otoscopy findings/audiograms, type of the used prostheses, and follow-up time were obtained from the patient's file. Anatomic integrity rates of the tympanic membrane, the mean gains of air bone gap, on pure-tone audiogram at 4 frequencies and existence of the residual disease were reviewed parameters. Functional evaluation was made in patients with intact tympanic membrane.Of the 51 patients, the ratios of the chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma and isolated adhesive otitis or retraction pocket cases were 74.5% (38/51) and 25.5% (13/51), respectively. Ossicular chain reconstruction was made with PORP in 27 patients and TORP in 20 patients, whereas the ossicular chain was intact in 4 patients. Anatomic integrity rates of the tympanic membrane were 90.2% (46/51). The overall (n = 46) pre-/postoperative mean ABG obtained at 4 frequencies were 28.3 ± 12.26 and 9.18 ± 5.68 dB (P otitis media with cholesteatoma patients. However, there was no recurrence or new cholesteatoma formation in isolated retraction pockets or adhesive otitis patients.Oto-endoscopic eradication of the cholesteatoma or epithelial tissue from hidden area after the all visible cholesteatoma removal by oto-microscope improves the quality of surgery

The slave-girls who enslaved the free-born: Slave-girls and their masters in Islamic literature (Las esclavas que esclavizaron a los nacidos libres: Esclavas y sus amos en la literatura islámica

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Aram A. Shahin

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Abstract: Slave-girls, and in particular singing slave-girls, hold a prominent place in Islamic literary sources. These sources provide quite a number of stories in which the masters of slave-girls fall deeply in love with them, and then, when faced with the prospect of separation or are indeed separated from them, humble themselves and risk losing their honour, all of their wealth, and even their own lives in order to be reunited with the girl whom they love. In some stories, intelligent and learned slave-girls take the initiative to preserve their relationships with their masters who are often depicted as inept and clueless. In the end, the girl is typically given her freedom and marries her master. Although the men are the legal masters of the slave-girls, it seems that there is an inversion of the master/slave roles in the tales and that it is the slave-girl who controls the destiny of both.Resumen: Las esclavas, con mención especial de las que cantan, tienen un lugar de preferencia en las fuentes literarias islamistas. Estas fuentes proveen un gran número de cuentos en los que los amos de estas esclavas se enamoran de ellas y luego al afrontarse la posibilidad de separación, y de hecho los dos se encuentran separados, se humillan y corren el riesgo de perder su honor, toda su riqueza y hasta sus propias vidas para reunirse con la chica que aman. En algunos cuentos, esclavas listas y doctas toman la iniciativa para preservar sus relaciones con los dueños, quienes parecen ser torpes y negados. A fin de cuentas, la chica suele recibir su libertad y se casa con el amo. A pesar de ser el amo legal de las esclavas, parece que hay una inversión de los papeles de amo/esclavo en estos cuentos y es la esclava la que controla el destino de los dos.

Desempenho de diferentes estádios embrionários no cultivo in vitro de embriões de 'Pêra Rio' x 'Poncã' Perfomance of different embryo stage of sweet orange x mandarin cultivated in vitro

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Edvan Alves Chagas

2003-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivou-se verificar qual o melhor estádio embrionário para o cultivo de embriões imaturos oriundos de frutos provenientes de hibridação entre 'Pêra Rio' x 'Poncã' , bem como o efeito de diferentes concentrações do meio de cultura MT. Os embriões em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento (globulares, torpedo e cordiforme foram excisados e inoculados em tubos de ensaio contendo 15 mL do meio MT com diferentes concentrações (0; 50; 100 e 150% da composição original e acrescido de 50 g.L-1 de sacarose. Após a inoculação, os embriões foram incubados à 27±1ºC, fotoperíodo de 16 horas e irradiância de 32 mmol.m-2.s-1. Após 90 dias, avaliou-se o comprimento da parte aérea e do sistema radicular, massa fresca e número de folhas das plântulas. Melhor desenvolvimento dos embriões imaturos foi obtido em estádio cotiledonar e com a concentração de 150% do meio MT.Embryos obtained from Citrus sinensis Osbeck 'Pêra Rio' x Citrus reticulata Blanco 'Poncã' crossings were excised in diverse phases of development and cultivated in different medium concentrations. Embryos in globular, torped and cotiledonary stage were excised and inoculated individually in test tubes with 15 mL in distinct MT medium concentrations (0; 50; 100 and 150% of original composition and added sucrose (50 g.L-1. After inoculation, the embryos were maintained in growth room at 27±1ºC, 16 hour photoperiod and 32 umol.m-2.s-1 irradiance. After 90 days, the length of the aerial part and roots system, fresh mass and number of leaves, were evaluated. The best results were obtained by incubating embryos in the cotiledonary stage, in MT medium with concentrations of 150%.

Embriogênese somática direta em explantes foliares de Coffea arabica L. cv. acaiá cerrado: efeito de cinetina e ácido giberélico Direct somatic embryogenesis in Coffea arabica L. cv. Acaiá Cerrado: kinetin and giberelic acid effects

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Alba Regina Pereira

2007-04-01

Full Text Available Objetivou-se estudar o efeito da cinetina, GA3 e ANA na indução in vitro de embriões somáticos de cafeeiro pela via direta. Segmentos foliares retirados de plântulas cultivadas in vitro foram inoculados em meio de cultura 'MS' com 50% dos sais contendo as seguintes combinações de cinetina (0; 1; 2; 4 e 8 mg L-1 e GA3 (0; 2,5; 5; 10 e 20 mg L-1. Os meios de cultura utilizados tiveram pH ajustado para 5,8 ± 1 antes de serem autoclavados. O experimento foi mantido em sala de crescimento a 25 ± 1ºC. Avaliou-se número total de embriões somáticos, o número de embriões cotiledonares, o número de embriões torpedo e a média dos comprimentos dos embriões. A ação combinada entre cinetina, GA3 e ANA estimulou a indução de embriões somáticos pela via direta. O maior comprimento de embriões foi observado quando se utilizou 8 mg L-1 de cinetina e 8,0 mg L-1 de ANA ou 17 mg L-1 de GA3 e 8,0 mg L-1 de ANA isoladamente.It was aimed to study kinetin, GA3 and ANA effects in the in vitro induction of direct somatics embryos. Leaf segments withdrawn from plantlets in vitro were inoculated in 'MS'50% containing the following combination of kinetin (0; 1; 2; 4 and 8 mg L-1 and GA3 (0; 2,5; 5; 10 and 20 mg L-1. The culture media utilized had their pH adjusted to 5,8 ± 1 before being autoclaved. The experiment was carried out growth room at 25 ± 1ºC. Total number of embryos, number of embryos cotiledonar, number of embryos of torped and length of embryo were evaluated. The combination between kinetin and GA3 promoved induction of embryos. The use of kinetin 8 mg L-1 and GA3 17 mg L-1 not associate in medium with 8,0mg L-1 of ANA, promoter higher rates in vitro.

[Thomas Ditt: „Stoßtruppfakultät Breslau“. Rechtswissenschaft im „Grenzland Schlesien“ 1933-1945. (Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts ; 67). Mohr Siebeck. Tübingen 2011] / Marju Luts-Sootak

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Luts-Sootak, Marju, 1966-

2013-01-01

Arvustus: Thomas Ditt. „Stoßtruppfakultät Breslau“. Rechtswissenschaft im „Grenzland Schlesien“ 1933-1945. (Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts, Bd. 67.) Mohr Siebeck. Tübingen 2011

Eesti ülikoolid janunevad muutuste järele : ülikool tegi plaane järgnevaks kuueks aastaks / Marju Himma ; kommenteerivad Peeter Kreitzberg, Tõnis Rüütel, Olga Tšerjomuškina ja Raivo Vare

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Himma, Marju

2008-01-01

7. novembril 2008 toimunud Tartu Ülikooli arengukonverentsist. Arvamust avaldavad Riigikogu kultuurikomisjoni esimees Peeter Kreitzberg, Tartu Ülikooli geograafiatudeng Tõnis Rüütel, Eesti Üliõpilaskondade Liidu aseesimees Olga Tšerjomuškina ja Tartu Ülikooli kuratooriumi liige Raivo Vare. Konverentsil esines ka president Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Leer a Maquiavelo, traducir el Corán: Muḥammad, príncipe y legislador en el Alcorano di Macometto (Venecia, 1547

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Mattia Tommasino, Pier

2013-02-01

Full Text Available This article focuses on L’Alcorano di Macometto, written by Giovanni Battista Castrodardo from Belluno (1588 ca.-1517 ca., and published by Andrea Arrivabene at Venice in 1547. Although this text is considered to be a paraphrase of the Latin translation of the Qur’ān made by Robert of Ketton (1143 AD, a closer look shows that it was a handy pocket encyclopedia of the history of Islam and the Ottoman empire. Following a suggestion of Alessandro D’Ancona (1889, I analyze the historical texts published in the introduction to the Alcorano and especially Castrodardo’s biography of the prophet Muḥammad. This biography includes a prayer addressed to Muḥammad through the character of the monk Sergio-Bahīrā in order to persuade him to dethrone Emperor Heraclius. A deep linguistic analysis of this speech sheds light on Castrodardo’s reading of Machiavelli. While this new portrayal of Muhammad is based on medieval sources, it presents the Prophet of Islam as a distinctly Renaissance Prince, a lawgiver and a “Prophet Armed”. It also reflects the pro-Ottoman and anti-Imperial hopes of Italian circles linked to the French embassy in Venice.Este artículo se centra en L’Alcorano di Macometto, escrito por Giovanni Battista Castrodardo de Belluno (1517 ca.-1588 ca. e impreso por Andrea Arrivabene en Venecia en 1547. Aunque hoy sea considerado como una torpe paráfrasis de la traducción latina del Corán de Roberto de Ketton (1143 AD, un examen atento demuestra que L’Alcorano costituyó una práctica y exitosa enciclopedia de bolsillo sobre la historia del islam y del Imperio otomano. Siguiendo una intuición de Alessandro D’Ancona (1889, analizo los textos históricos publicados en la introducción del texto, centrándome especialmente en la biografía del profeta Muḥammad escrita por Castrodardo. Dicha biografía presenta una larga oración renacentista pronunciada por el monje Sergio-Bahīrā para convencer a Muḥammad a derrocar

[Avenarius, Martin. Fremde Traditionen des römischen Rechts. Einfluß, Wahrnehmung und Argument des ‚rimskoe pravo‘ im russischen Zarenreich des 19. Jahrhunderts. Wallstein, Göttingen 2014. 776 S., ISBN 978-3-835-31541-9] / Marju Luts-Sootak

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Luts-Sootak, Marju, 1966-

2016-01-01

Arvustus: Avenarius, Martin, Fremde Traditionen des römischen Rechts. Einfluß, Wahrnehmung und Argument des ‚rimskoe pravo‘ im russischen Zarenreich des 19. Jahrhunderts. Wallstein, Göttingen 2014

Topeltstandardid Eesti Televisiooni partei-algorganisatsioonis aastatel 1968–1988 / Double Standards at the Communist Party Sub-organisation at Eesti Televisioon 1968 –1988

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Marek Miil

2013-12-01

Full Text Available It has been thought that Soviet society was characterised by a phenomenon that only the truth sanctioned by the authorities was talked about in public, even in cases when the real, diametrically opposite truth was actually known. Such dualism and duplicity were also characteristics of Soviet journalism. For example, Peeter Vihalemm and Marju Lauristin (2004 have drawn attention to ambivalence as one of the characteristic features of Soviet Estonian journalism: on the one hand, it was a part of the totalitarian ideology and propaganda system, but on the other hand, it was a bearer of the cultural sphere, cultural identity and opposition. However, according to the Marxist-Leninist canons, journalism was only a means for achieving the political and ideological goals of the Communist Party. Therefore, from the time it was founded, Eesti Televisioon (ETV (Estonian Television Company was highly controlled by the party. ETV was granted the status of an ‘ideology institution’ and the party treated TV journalists as ideology workers. Consequently, the requirements for them were high, e.g., they had to have the ability to “evaluate social phenomena from Marxist-Leninist viewpoints” and the skill to defend this ideology and to expose hostile ideologies. Hagi Shein, having researched the history of ETV (2004, has argued that journalists could express themselves more freely on apolitical areas of TV programmes, and although self-censorship was strong, they learned to make use of different situations, to balance on the edge between the allowed and the prohibited, to deceive the censors, and to use different contexts. The author of this article researched the minutes and records of the party meetings of the Teleradio Committee of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic and ETV to find the double standards of Communists working at ETV. The period under examination started with the year 1968 when events in Czechoslovakia caused the strengthening of

Racionalidad del terror

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Sauquillo, Julián

2012-06-01

ío de esa potencia difusa que conocemos como el Occidente desarrollado. Al Qaeda no duda en presentar su guerra con Occidente como una «guerra sin cuartel» hasta eliminar a los cristianos infieles y someter al mundo al Islam. Mientras tanto, en similar sentido conflictual, la campaña teórica de Samuel Huntington por todo el planeta, responde con un paradigma postguerra fría capaz de inflamar el conflicto internacional en un sentido no menos beligerante con anti-Occidente que el empleado por los imanes radicales. Como ha señalado Amartya Sen, al priorizar de esta forma la identidad religiosa, la respuesta de Occidente al terrorismo internacional como «terrorismo islámico» es muy torpe pues se magnifica la importancia de las autoridades religiosas en detrimento de los cauces gubernativos en la resolución de los problemas.

Reduction of emissions and geological storage of CO2. Innovation an industrial stakes

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Mandil, C.; Podkanski, J.; Socolow, R.; Dron, D.; Reiner, D.; Horrocks, P.; Fernandez Ruiz, P.; Dechamps, P.; Stromberg, L.; Wright, I.; Gazeau, J.C.; Wiederkehr, P.; Morcheoine, A.; Vesseron, P.; Feron, P.; Feraud, A.; Torp, N.T.; Christensen, N.P.; Le Thiez, P.; Czernichowski, I.; Hartman, J.; Roulet, C.; Roberts, J.; Zakkour, P.; Von Goerne, G.; Armand, R.; Allinson, G.; Segalen, L.; Gires, J.M.; Metz, B.; Brillet, B.

2005-01-01

CO 2 emissions in the transport sector (cars and aviation) by A. Morcheoine (ADEME), The contribution of biofuels and alternative fuels to reducing CO 2 emissions in the transport sector by I. Drescher (Volkswagen AG). Session III - Technological progress in the capture and geological storage of CO 2 : European projects on CO 2 capture and storage by P. Dechamps (European Commission, Research Energy Conversion and Transport); Capture of CO 2 : Innovative CO 2 capture concepts by P. Feron (TNO), Capture of CO 2 in pre- and oxy-combustion by A. Feraud, N. Otter (Alstom); Geological storage of CO 2 : Geological storage capacity by N.P. Christensen (GEUS), Feedback from industrial CO 2 storage projects by T. Torp (Statoil), The main avenues of current research by P. Le Thiez (IFP) and I. Czernichowski (BRGM), Long-term industrial experience with underground gas storage by J. Hartman (GDF). Session IV - Regulatory, economic and financial aspects. Legal and regulatory framework for capture and geological storage: UK's perspective on the regulatory framework for CO 2 storage by J. Roberts (DEFRA-UK), Monitoring and reporting of CCS in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme by P. Zakkour (ERM), Social need and public questions and perceptions by G. von Goerne (Greenpeace); Economic and financial impact: The costs of CCS by G. Allinson (CO 2 -CRC), The characteristics of CO 2 markets: players, volumes exchanged, and term and spot transaction prices by L. Segalen (European Carbon Fund), CO 2 management by J.M. Gires (Total), The forthcoming IPCC special report on carbon dioxide capture and storage by B. Metz (IPCC Working Group III). Closing Address by Bernard Brillet, Ministry for Higher Education and Research. (J.S.)

Using Biosurfactants Produced from Agriculture Process Waste Streams to Improve Oil Recovery in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs

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Stephen Johnson; Mehdi Salehi; Karl Eisert; Sandra Fox

2009-01-07

This report describes the progress of our research during the first 30 months (10/01/2004 to 03/31/2007) of the original three-year project cycle. The project was terminated early due to DOE budget cuts. This was a joint project between the Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP) at the University of Kansas and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The objective was to evaluate the use of low-cost biosurfactants produced from agriculture process waste streams to improve oil recovery in fractured carbonate reservoirs through wettability mediation. Biosurfactant for this project was produced using Bacillus subtilis 21332 and purified potato starch as the growth medium. The INL team produced the biosurfactant and characterized it as surfactin. INL supplied surfactin as required for the tests at KU as well as providing other microbiological services. Interfacial tension (IFT) between Soltrol 130 and both potential benchmark chemical surfactants and crude surfactin was measured over a range of concentrations. The performance of the crude surfactin preparation in reducing IFT was greater than any of the synthetic compounds throughout the concentration range studied but at low concentrations, sodium laureth sulfate (SLS) was closest to the surfactin, and was used as the benchmark in subsequent studies. Core characterization was carried out using both traditional flooding techniques to find porosity and permeability; and NMR/MRI to image cores and identify pore architecture and degree of heterogeneity. A cleaning regime was identified and developed to remove organic materials from cores and crushed carbonate rock. This allowed cores to be fully characterized and returned to a reproducible wettability state when coupled with a crude-oil aging regime. Rapid wettability assessments for crushed matrix material were developed, and used to inform slower Amott wettability tests. Initial static absorption experiments exposed limitations in the use of HPLC and TOC to determine

青藏高原多圈层相互作用观测工程及其应用%The observation of water-ice-air-ecosystem interactions and its application over the Tibetan Plateau area

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马耀明

2012-01-01

understand water-ice-air-ecosystem interactions over heterogeneous landscape of the Tibetan Plateau is to establish the comprehensive research stations over the different land surfaces of the Tibetan Plateau. With support from various agencies in the People' s Republic of China, the Tibetan Observation and Research Platform (TORP) is now implementing. Firstly, 5 comprehensive observation and research stations established by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, are introduced. Then the preliminary observational results are shown in the paper. Finally, the difficulty in observation and study of water-ice-air-ecosystem interactions of the Tibetan Plateau and the possible solutions are presented.

Reduction of emissions and geological storage of CO{sub 2}. Innovation an industrial stakes; Reduction des emissions et stockage geologique du CO{sub 2}. Innovation et enjeux industriels

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Mandil, C.; Podkanski, J.; Socolow, R.; Dron, D.; Reiner, D.; Horrocks, P.; Fernandez Ruiz, P.; Dechamps, P.; Stromberg, L.; Wright, I.; Gazeau, J.C.; Wiederkehr, P.; Morcheoine, A.; Vesseron, P.; Feron, P.; Feraud, A.; Torp, N.T.; Christensen, N.P.; Le Thiez, P.; Czernichowski, I.; Hartman, J.; Roulet, C.; Roberts, J.; Zakkour, P.; Von Goerne, G.; Armand, R.; Allinson, G.; Segalen, L.; Gires, J.M.; Metz, B.; Brillet, B

2005-07-01

transport systems by P. Wiederkehr (EST International), The prospects for reducing CO{sub 2} emissions in the transport sector (cars and aviation) by A. Morcheoine (ADEME), The contribution of biofuels and alternative fuels to reducing CO{sub 2} emissions in the transport sector by I. Drescher (Volkswagen AG). Session III - Technological progress in the capture and geological storage of CO{sub 2}: European projects on CO{sub 2} capture and storage by P. Dechamps (European Commission, Research Energy Conversion and Transport); Capture of CO{sub 2}: Innovative CO{sub 2} capture concepts by P. Feron (TNO), Capture of CO{sub 2} in pre- and oxy-combustion by A. Feraud, N. Otter (Alstom); Geological storage of CO{sub 2}: Geological storage capacity by N.P. Christensen (GEUS), Feedback from industrial CO{sub 2} storage projects by T. Torp (Statoil), The main avenues of current research by P. Le Thiez (IFP) and I. Czernichowski (BRGM), Long-term industrial experience with underground gas storage by J. Hartman (GDF). Session IV - Regulatory, economic and financial aspects. Legal and regulatory framework for capture and geological storage: UK's perspective on the regulatory framework for CO{sub 2} storage by J. Roberts (DEFRA-UK), Monitoring and reporting of CCS in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme by P. Zakkour (ERM), Social need and public questions and perceptions by G. von Goerne (Greenpeace); Economic and financial impact: The costs of CCS by G. Allinson (CO{sub 2}-CRC), The characteristics of CO{sub 2} markets: players, volumes exchanged, and term and spot transaction prices by L. Segalen (European Carbon Fund), CO{sub 2} management by J.M. Gires (Total), The forthcoming IPCC special report on carbon dioxide capture and storage by B. Metz (IPCC Working Group III). Closing Address by Bernard Brillet, Ministry for Higher Education and Research. (J.S.)

The effect of the Asian Monsoon to the atmospheric boundary layer over the Tibetan Plateau

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Li, Maoshan; Su, Zhongbo; Chen, Xuelong; Zheng, Donghai; Sun, Fanglin; Ma, Yaoming; Hu, Zeyong

2016-04-01

Modulation of the diurnal variations in the convective activities associated with day-by-day changes of surface flux and soil moisture was observed in the beginning of the monsoon season on the central Tibetan plateau (Sugimoto et al., 2008) which indicates the importance of land-atmosphere interactions in determining convective activities over the Tibetan plateau. Detailed interaction processes need to be studied by experiments designed to evaluate a set of hypotheses on mechanisms and linkages of these interactions. A possible function of vegetation to increase precipitation in cases of Tibetan High type was suggested by Yamada and Uyeda (2006). Use of satellite derived plateau scale soil moisture (Wen et al., 2003) enables the verification of these hypotheses (e.g. Trier et al. 2004). To evaluate these feedbacks, the mesoscale WRF model will be used because several numerical experiments are being conducted to improve the soil physical parameterization in the Noah land surface scheme in WRF so that the extreme conditions on the Tibetan plateau could be adequately represented (Van der Velde et al., 2009) such that the impacts on the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer can be assessed and improved. The Tibetan Observational Research Platform (TORP) operated by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau (Ma et al., 2008) will be fully utilized to study the characteristics of the plateau climate and different aspects of the WRF model will be evaluated using this extensive observation platform (e.g. Su et al., 2012). Recently, advanced studies on energy budget have been done by combining field and satellite measurements over the Tibetan Plateau (e.g. Ma et al., 2005). Such studies, however, were based on a single satellite observation and for a few days over an annual cycle, which are insufficient to reveal the relation between the land surface energy budget and the Asian monsoon over the Tibetan plateau. Time series analysis of satellite observations will provide the

The Mousterian complex in Portugal

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João Luís CARDOSO

2009-12-01

observed in Forte da Baralha, in the littoral of the Arrábida Ridge. Presently these species do not occur at latitudes higher than the Mediterranean or the Atlantic Moroccan coast.After the formation of the fossil deposits of Gruta da Furninha, the palaeoclimatic evolution is not known until ca. 45 Ka calBP, represented by the palaeontological sites of Vale de Janela in the Estremadura littoral and São Torpes in the Alentejo littoral. In both sites there were found species related to a cool and wet temperate climate, but Myrica also occurs, a termophilic genus. A climate cooler than the Mediterranean is in agreement with the presence of the mountain goat in the upper Mousterian levels of gruta da Oliveira dating before 43/42 Ka calBP. Afterwards, the climate became progressively warmer and Mediterranean-type: the mountain goat disappeared from Gruta da Oliveira and Mediterranean rodents are present in the Level 8 of that cave, dating from 38/37 Ka calBP, while Cepaea nemoralis appeared in Lapa dos Furos, dating from 40 Ka calBP.From 36 Ka calBP on, there was a climatic cooling and the mountain goat reappears in low altitude mountain ranges (Gruta Nova da Columbeira and Gruta da Figueira Brava. In fact, the weather conditions were probably cooler than in the present and comparable to those in the cantabrian region, as suggested by the findings in Gruta da Figueira Brava. But the presence of the land turtle, which was abundant in Gruta Nova da Columbeira (up to 34-31 Ka calBP demands summer temperatures ca. 20-30 ºC for egg hatching. On the other hand, the microfauna from Level K in Gruta do Caldeirão, including Allocricetus bursae, shows how steppic conditions migrated to the western part of the Iberian Peninsula and prevailed when the first industries of the Upper Paleolithic occurred, an evolved phase of the Aurignacian, about probably 35-34 Ka calBP.Within this particular paleoclimatic framework of the western and southwestern parts of the Peninsula, it is possible