Wiliam Van Every's Account with Grant Kerby - 1815-1816

Account ledger for Mr. William Van Every by Grant Kerby 1815-1816

La recepción de Wiliam Faulkner y Alain Robbe-Grillet por José María Castellet y Juan Goytisolo.

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Demonstration of Closed Circuit TV by filming Wiliam C. H. Meyer in an Automotive classroom at the New York Trade School

Depiction of closed circuit TV students at the New York Trade School filming a voltage regulator check performed by William C. H. Meyer. Original caption reads, "Closed-circuit TV takes a class at the New York Trade School into the Automotive Shop where William C. H. Meyer, head of the Automotive Department, demonstrates a voltage-regulator check. Students Robert Niefeld (left) and Denis Mahoney serve as cameramen." Black and white photograph part of series of four photographs accompanying a press release of the New York Trade School announcing the demonstration of a new technique in closed-circuit TV developed at the New York Trade School.

Revisión de:Sport facing cultural diversity. Integration and intercultural dialogue in Europe: analysis and practical example, de Wiliam Gasparini y Aurélie Cometti

Con motivo de la celebracio?n en 2008 del An?o Europeo del Dia?logo Intercultural, el Con- sejo de Europa promovio? una serie de encuentros y foros de debate en torno al papel de Europa en la gestio?n de la inmigracio?n, desde sus mu?ltiples dimensiones. Entre ellas, se encuentra el a?mbito deportivo, por su papel socializador como elemento cultural de dia?logo e identidad, aun- que tambie?n como espacio de confrontacio?n y discriminacio?n, que concierne tanto a participantes como espectadores, desde una perspectiva global y local. Con el objetivo de contrastar experien- cias y reflexiones a este respecto, tuvo lugar la primera conferencia europea con el nombre ?De- porte y Diversidad?, celebrada en Estrasburgo y organizada por la Agencia para la Educacio?n a trave?s del Deporte, el Consejo de Europa - a trave?s del EPAS - y la Universidad de Estrasburgo.

Simplikiou hupomnem?ata eis ta 3 biblia tou Aristotelous peri psuches? : Alexandrou Aphrodisieos? hupomnem?ata eis to peri aisthes?eos?, kai aisthet?ou. Michael?ou tou Ephesiou scholia eis to peri mnem?es? kai anamnes?eos?. Eis to peri enupnion?. Eis to peri kath' hupnon pantikes?. Eis to peri zo?n? kines?eos?. Eis to peri makrobiotet?os, kai brachubiotet?os. Eis to peri neotet?os kai ger?os?, kai zo?s? kai thanatou. Eis to peri anaplnoes?. Eis to peri zo?n? poreias = Simplicii Commentaria in tres libros Aristotelis de anima /

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A letter to Wiliam Richmond, Esq., relative to the shipping interest of England, the reciprocity treaties, and the evils of impressment; the latter particularly exemplified in the case of the brig Oak, of Whitby.

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Wiliam D. Ward, UM Football Coaches, 1896

[Copy print, original from Princeton University yearbook.]

Serotonin receptors are involved in the spinal mediation of descending facilitation of surgical incision-induced increase of Fos-like immunoreactivity in rats

Background: Descending pronociceptive pathways may be implicated in states of persistent pain. Paw skin incision is a well-established postoperative pain model that causes behavioral nociceptive responses and enhanced excitability of spinal dorsal horn neurons. The number of spinal c-Fos positive neurons of rats treated intrathecally with serotonin, noradrenaline or acetylcholine antagonists where evaluated to study the descending pathways activated by a surgical paw incision. Results: The number of c-Fos positive neurons in laminae I/II ipsilateral, lamina V bilateral to the incised paw, and in lamina X significantly increased after the incision. These changes: remained unchanged in phenoxybenzamine-treated rats; were increased in the contralateral lamina V of atropine-treated rats; were inhibited in the ipsilateral lamina I/II by 5-HT(1/2B/2C) (methysergide), 5-HT(2A) (ketanserin) or 5-HT(1/2A/2C/5/6/7) (methiothepin) receptors antagonists, in the ipsilateral lamina V by methysergide or methiothepin, in the contralateral lamina V by all the serotonergic antagonists and in the lamina X by LY 278,584, ketanserin or methiothepin. Conclusions: We conclude: (1) muscarinic cholinergic mechanisms reduce incision-induced response of spinal neurons inputs from the contralateral paw; (2) 5-HT(1/2A/2C/3) receptors-mediate mechanisms increase the activity of descending pathways that facilitates the response of spinal neurons to noxious inputs from the contralateral paw; (3) 5-HT(1/2A/2C) and 5-HT(1/2C) receptors increases the descending facilitation mechanisms induced by incision in the ipsilateral paw; (4) 5-HT(2A/3) receptors contribute to descending pronociceptive pathways conveyed by lamina X spinal neurons; (5) alpha-adrenergic receptors are unlikely to participate in the incision-induced facilitation of the spinal neurons.

Antinociceptive effect of stimulating the occipital or retrosplenial cortex in rats

A role for the occipital or retrosplenial cortex in nociceptive processing has not been demonstrated yet, but connections from these cortices to brain structures involved in descending pain-inhibitory mechanisms were already demonstrated. This study demonstrated that the electrical stimulation of the occipital or retrosplenial cortex produces antinociception in the rat tail-flick and formalin tests. Bilateral lesions of the dorsolateral funiculus abolished the effect of cortical stimulation in the tail-flick test. Injection of glutamate into the same targets was also antinociceptive in the tail-flick test. No rats stimulated in the occipital or retrosplenial cortex showed any change in motor performance on the Rota-rod test, or had epileptiform changes in the EEG recording during or up to 3 hours after stimulation. The antinociception induced by occipital cortex stimulation persisted after neural block of the retrosplenial cortex. The effect of retrosplenial cortex stimulation also persisted after neural block of the occipital cortex. We conclude that stimulation of the occipital or retrosplenial cortex in rats leads to antinociception activating distinct descending pain-inhibitory mechanisms, and this is unlikely to result from a reduced motor performance or a postictal phenomenon. Perspective: This study presents evidence that stimulation of the retrosplenial or occipital cortex produces antinociception in rat models of acute pain. These findings enhance our understanding of the role of the cerebral cortex in control of pain. (C) 2010 by the American Pain Society

Stimulation-Produced Analgesia From the Occipital or Retrosplenial Cortex of Rats Involves Serotonergic and Opioid Mechanisms in the Anterior Pretectal Nucleus

The electrical stimulation of the occipital (OC) or retrosplenial (RSC) cortex produces antinociception in the rat tail-flick test. These cortices send inputs to the anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) which is implicated in antinociception and nociception. At least muscarinic cholinergic, opioid, and serotonergic mechanisms in the APtN are involved in stimulation-produced antinociception (SPA) from the nucleus. In this study, the injection of 2% lidocaine (.25 mu L) or methysergide (40 and 80 ng/.25 mu L) into the APtN reduced the duration but did not change the intensity of SPA from the OC, whereas both duration and intensity of SPA from the RSC were significantly reduced in rats treated with lidocaine or naloxone (10 and 50 ng/.25 mu L), injected into the ANN. Naloxone or methysegide injected into the APtN was ineffective against SPA from the OC or RSC, respectively. Atropine (100 ng/.25 mu L) injected into the ANN was ineffective against SPA from either the OC or RSC. We conclude that the APtN acts as an intermediary for separate descending pain inhibitory pathways activated from the OC and RSC, utilizing at least serotonin and endogenous opioid as mediators in the nucleus. Perspective: Stimulation-induced antinociception from the retrosplenial or occipital cortex in the rat tail-flick test depends on the activation of separate descending pain inhibitory pathways that utilize the APtN as a relay station. (C) 2011 by the American Pain Society

Echocardiographic Abnormalities and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

OBJECTIVE: Lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) have been associated with thrombosis, recurrent abortion, and thrombocytopenia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but their relationship with cardiac disease is less clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and echocardiographic abnormalities in patients with SLE. METHODS: A total of 70 consecutive patients and 42 control subjects underwent M-mode, 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography and tests for lupus anticoagulant, aCL IgG, IgM, and IgA. Lupus anticoagulant was assayed with the dilute Russell viper venom time, and aCL IgG, IgM, and IgA were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: Lupus anticoagulant showed a prevalence of 10%. As a whole, aCL had a prevalence of 44.3% and aPL had a prevalence of 50%. Patients with echocardiographic abnormalities had a prevalence of 54.3% and showed a trend towards an association with aCL IgG (P=0.06). The presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) was significantly associated with aCL IgG (p=0.02). CONCLUSION: aCL IgG was significantly associated with PH and showed a strong trend towards an association with echocardiographic abnormalities taken together. These findings suggest a role for aCL IgG in the development of lupus cardiovascular disease.

Redução do período de internação e de despesas no atendimento de portadores de cardiopatias congênitas submetidos à intervenção cirúrgica cardíaca no protocolo da via rápida

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o atendimento de cardiopatas congênitos e cardiopatas isquêmicos submetidos à cirurgia cardíaca no protocolo de atendimento na via rápida (fast-track recovery) em relação ao convencional. MÉTODOS: Avaliada a movimentação de 175 pacientes, 107 (61%) homens e 68 (39%) mulheres, idades entre 0,3-81 anos nas diferentes unidades hospitalares. RESULTADOS: A taxa de alta das diferentes unidades hospitalares por unidade de tempo, dos cardiopatas congênitos atendidos no protocolo da via rápida em relação ao convencional foi: a) 11,3 vezes a taxa de alta quando assistidos no protocolo da via convencional, quanto ao tempo de permanência no centro cirúrgico; b) 6,3 vezes quanto à duração da intervenção cirúrgica; c) 6,8 vezes quanto à duração da anestesia; d) 1,5 vezes quanto à duração da perfusão; e) 2,8 vezes quanto à permanência na unidade de recuperação pós-operatória I; f) 6,7 vezes quanto à permanência no hospital (período de tempo entre a data da internação e a data da alta); g) 2,8 vezes quanto à permanência na unidade de internação pré-operatória; h) 2,1 vezes quanto à permanência na unidade de internação após a alta da recuperação pós-operatória; i) associada com redução de despesas pré e pós-operatórias. A diferença não foi significativa nos portadores de cardiopatia isquêmica. CONCLUSÃO: Verificou-se redução do período de internação e de despesas no atendimento dos pacientes submetidos à intervenção cirúrgica cardíaca no protocolo da via rápida.

(In)dependência funcional na dependente relação de homens tetraplégicos com seus (in)substituíveis pais/cuidadores

Objetivou-se identificar elementos da classificação internacional de funcionalidade, incapacidade e saúde, aplicáveis ao cuidado domiciliar de homens adultos tetraplégicos, com vistas à redução da dependência de ajuda de seus pais para as atividades da vida diária, e o autocuidado. Os dados foram coletados de junho de 2004 a março de 2005, a partir de entrevista semi-estruturada, realizada com 8 adultos acometidos de lesão medular alta, e com experiência de usuários do cuidado domiciliar. Optou-se pela análise de conteúdo, a partir das categorias de significados pautadas nos seguintes resultados: suporte familiar: segurança para as funções corporais do incapacitado; tecnologia assistiva: inventividades para promoção da qualidade do cuidado; medos, futuro incerto e perda dos pais: limiares e fragilidades humanas; e ganhos funcionais: respostas objetivas das funções corporais. Conclui-se que o apoio da família e, em especial, a presença dos pais, são fundamentais para enfrentar as limitações e reagir na busca de equilíbrio na deficiência, incapacidade, desvantagem e saúde dessa clientela, preparando-a para o alcance de gradativos ganhos funcionais e independência para atividades cotidianas e autocuidado.

Mineral characterization of native fruits from the southern region of Brazil

Although the greatest variety of Brazilian flora is in the Amazon region, the Southern region of Brazil also has an estimated number of at least 5,000 species of vascular native plants. These species have been neglected as potential food sources, remaining unknown and under-utilized and limiting the potential variety in the diet of Brazilians and other peoples. Therefore the aim of this study was to characterize the mineral composition and content present in seven native fruit species of Southern Brazil using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The essential element concentrations in the fruit samples were higher or similar to the values reported for traditional fruits. The araticum-do-mato fruit samples had high concentrations of the elements Ca, K, and Cu, and trace elements such as Pb and Sr. Mandacaru-de-três-quinas had predominance of Ba, Bi, and Ga, and the essential elements Mg and Mn. Uvaia and guabiroba had the highest levels of Al and Cr, but uvaia had high levels of Fe and Zn. The pindo palm had high amounts of Cd and Ni, and the yellow guava had high concentrations of Na, while red guava had high levels of Co.