The poetical works of Matthew Prior.

Life of the author (v.1, p. [v]-xxviii) by Samuel Humphreys.

The works of the English poets /

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The works of the English poets /

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Prefaces biographical and critical, to the works of the english poets /

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Der Einfluss der englischen, französischen,

"Bibliographie": p. [v]-viii.

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Includes bibliographies: A bibliography of John Evelyn, by H. B. Wheatley: v.1, 77-90 -- Incunabula Virgiliana, comp. by W. A. Copinger: v.2, p.[123]-226. A list of books and papers on printers and printing, under the countries and towns to which they refer. Comp. by T. B. Reed: v.3, p.[81]-152 -- List of manuscripts and examples of metal and ivory bindings from the Bibliotheca Lindesiana: v.4. p.[213]-232 -- Bibliography of printing in Sicily, by R. S. Faber: v.5, p.209-211 -- A bibliography of the writings of Christopher Smart, with biographical references. By G. J. Gray: v.6, p.[269]-303 -- List of lace books, by E. F. Strange: v.7, p.219-246 -- Handlist of books in the library of the Bibliographical society: v.8, li p -- A bibliography of the Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, by J. W. Legg: v.10, p.[15]-81 -- The bibliography of Petronius, by S. Gaselee, with a Short-title handlist: v.10, p.[141]-233 -- A list of bibliographical books published since 1893. Comp. by R. A. Peddie: v.10, p.[235]-311 -- Richard Schilders and the English Puritans, by J. D. Wilson: v.11, p.[65]-134 -- The Schotts of Strassburg and their press, by S. H. Scott: v.11, p.[165]-188 -- Notes on English books printed abroad, 1525-48, by R. Steele: v.11, p.[189]-236 -- The romance of Amadis of Gaul, by H. Thomas: v.11, p.[251]-297 -- Notes on the bibliography of Pope, by G. A. Aitken: v.12, p.[113]-143 -- Road-books and itineraries bibliographically considered, by Sir H. G. Fordham: v.13, p.[29]-68 -- The Palmerin romances, by H. Thomas: v.13, p.[97]-144 -- Books on accountancy, 1494-1600, by C. Gordon: v.13, p.[145]-170 -- An agreement for bringing out the second Quignon breviary. Ed. by J.W. Legg: v. 13, p. [323]-348 -- Notes on the bibliography of Matthew Prior, by G. A. Aitken: v.14, p.[39]-68 -- The City printers [with partial list of titles of City official literature] by C. Welch: v.14, p.[175]-241.

Calendar of the manuscripts of the Marquis of Bath preserved at Longleat, Wiltshire /

Vols. 1 and 3 edited by J. J. Cartwright and J. M. Rigg; v. 2, by Mrs. S. C. Lomas; v. 4, by Marjorie Blatcher; v. 5, by G. Dyfnallt Owen.

Original letters from Richard Baxter, Matthew Prior, Lord Bolingbroke ... with biographical illustrations /

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Analysis of Cone-Beam CT using prior information

Treatment plans for conformal radiotherapy are based on an initial CT scan. The aim is to deliver the prescribed dose to the tumour, while minimising exposure to nearby organs. Recent advances make it possible to also obtain a Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) scan, once the patient has been positioned for treatment. A statistical model will be developed to compare these CBCT scans with the initial CT scan. Changes in the size, shape and position of the tumour and organs will be detected and quantified. Some progress has already been made in segmentation of prostate CBCT scans [1],[2],[3]. However, none of the existing approaches have taken full advantage of the prior information that is available. The planning CT scan is expertly annotated with contours of the tumour and nearby sensitive objects. This data is specific to the individual patient and can be viewed as a snapshot of spatial information at a point in time. There is an abundance of studies in the radiotherapy literature that describe the amount of variation in the relevant organs between treatments. The findings from these studies can form a basis for estimating the degree of uncertainty. All of this information can be incorporated as an informative prior into a Bayesian statistical model. This model will be developed using scans of CT phantoms, which are objects with known geometry. Thus, the accuracy of the model can be evaluated objectively. This will also enable comparison between alternative models.

An external field prior for the hidden Potts model with application to cone-beam computed tomography

In images with low contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), the information gain from the observed pixel values can be insufficient to distinguish foreground objects. A Bayesian approach to this problem is to incorporate prior information about the objects into a statistical model. A method for representing spatial prior information as an external field in a hidden Potts model is introduced. This prior distribution over the latent pixel labels is a mixture of Gaussian fields, centred on the positions of the objects at a previous point in time. It is particularly applicable in longitudinal imaging studies, where the manual segmentation of one image can be used as a prior for automatic segmentation of subsequent images. The method is demonstrated by application to cone-beam computed tomography (CT), an imaging modality that exhibits distortions in pixel values due to X-ray scatter. The external field prior results in a substantial improvement in segmentation accuracy, reducing the mean pixel misclassification rate for an electron density phantom from 87% to 6%. The method is also applied to radiotherapy patient data, demonstrating how to derive the external field prior in a clinical context.

Cardiovascular disease is increased prior to onset of rheumatoid arthritis but not osteoarthritis: The population-based Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT)

Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. We sought to test the hypothesis that due to increased inflammation, CV disease and risk factors are associated with increased risk of future RA development. Methods: The population-based Nord-Trøndelag health surveys (HUNT) were conducted among the entire adult population of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. All inhabitants 20 years or older were invited, and information was collected through comprehensive questionnaires, a clinical examination, and blood samples. In a cohort design, data from HUNT2 (1995-1997, baseline) and HUNT3 (2006-2008, follow-up) were obtained to study participants with RA (n = 786) or osteoarthritis (n = 3,586) at HUNT3 alone, in comparison with individuals without RA or osteoarthritis at both times (n = 33,567). Results: Female gender, age, smoking, body mass index, and history of previous CV disease were associated with self-reported incident RA (previous CV disease: odds ratio 1.52 (95% confidence interval 1.11-2.07). The findings regarding previous CV disease were confirmed in sensitivity analyses excluding participants with psoriasis (odds ratio (OR) 1.70 (1.23-2.36)) or restricting the analysis to cases with a hospital diagnosis of RA (OR 1.90 (1.10-3.27)) or carriers of the shared epitope (OR 1.76 (1.13-2.74)). History of previous CV disease was not associated with increased risk of osteoarthritis (OR 1.04 (0.86-1.27)). Conclusion: A history of previous CV disease was associated with increased risk of incident RA but not osteoarthritis.

Biceps femoris architecture and strength in athletes with a prior ACL reconstruction

Purpose To determine if limbs with a history of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury reconstructed from the semitendinosus (ST) display different biceps femoris long head (BFlh) architecture and eccentric strength, assessed during the Nordic hamstring exercise, compared to the contralateral uninjured limb. Methods The architectural characteristics of the BFlh were assessed at rest and at 25% of a maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) in the control (n=52) and previous ACL injury group (n=15) using two-dimensional ultrasonography. Eccentric knee-flexor strength was assessed during the Nordic hamstring exercise. Results Fascicle length was shorter (p=0.001; d range: 0.90 to 1.31) and pennation angle (p range: 0.001 to 0.006: d range: 0.87 to 0.93) was greater in the BFlh of the ACL injured limb when compared to the contralateral uninjured limb at rest and during 25% of MVIC. Eccentric strength was significantly lower in the ACL injured limb than the contralateral uninjured limb (-13.7%; -42.9N; 95% CI = -78.7 to -7.2; p=0.021; d=0.51). Fascicle length, MVIC and eccentric strength were not different between the left and right limb in the control group. Conclusions Limbs with a history of ACL injury reconstructed from the ST have shorter fascicles and greater pennation angles in the BFlh compared to the contralateral uninjured side. Eccentric strength during the Nordic hamstring exercise of the ACL injured limb is significantly lower than the contralateral side. These findings have implications for ACL rehabilitation and hamstring injury prevention practices which should consider altered architectural characteristics.

Assessing behavioural manifestations prior to clinical diagnosis of Huntington disease: "anger and irritability" and "obsessions and compulsions"

The Functional Rating Scale Taskforce for pre-Huntington Disease (FuRST-pHD) is a multinational, multidisciplinary initiative with the goal of developing a data-driven, comprehensive, psychometrically sound, rating scale for assessing symptoms and functional ability in prodromal and early Huntington disease (HD) gene expansion carriers. The process involves input from numerous sources to identify relevant symptom domains, including HD individuals, caregivers, and experts from a variety of fields, as well as knowledge gained from the analysis of data from ongoing large-scale studies in HD using existing clinical scales. This is an iterative process in which an ongoing series of field tests in prodromal (prHD) and early HD individuals provides the team with data on which to make decisions regarding which questions should undergo further development or testing and which should be excluded. We report here the development and assessment of the first iteration of interview questions aimed to assess "Anger and Irritability" and "Obsessions and Compulsions" in prHD individuals.

The impact of prior preeclampsia on the risk of superimposed preeclampsia and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with chronic hypertension

OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the rates of superimposed preeclampsia and adverse outcomes in women with chronic hypertension with or without prior preeclampsia.STUDY DESIGN: We conducted secondary analysis of 369 women with chronic hypertension (104 with prior preeclampsia) enrolled at 12-19 weeks as part of a multisite trial of antioxidants to prevent preeclampsia (no reduction was found). Outcome measures were rates of superimposed preeclampsia and other adverse perinatal outcomes.RESULTS: Prepregnancy body mass index, blood pressure, and smoking status at enrollment were similar between groups. The rates of superimposed preeclampsia (17.3% vs 17.7%), abruptio placentae (1.0% vs 3.1%), perinatal death (6.7% vs 8.7%), and small for gestational age (18.4% vs 14.3%) were similar between groups, but preterm delivery <37 weeks was higher in the prior preeclampsia group (36.9% vs 27.1%; adjusted risk ratio, 1.46; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-2.03; P = .032).CONCLUSION: In women with chronic hypertension, a history of preeclampsia does not increase the rate of superimposed preeclampsia, but is associated with an increased rate of delivery at <37 weeks.

»How much Brunelleschi?«. Matthew Cohen und sein Phantom-Architekt von San Lorenzo in Florenz

Matthew Cohen hat in San Lorenzo ein mittelalterliches Proportionssystem nachgewiesen und deshalb Brunelleschi als Architekten dieser Kirche ausgeschlossen, da Brunelleschi in Sto. Spirito Proportionen verwendete, die der Renaissanceästhetik entsprechen. Cohen hält den Prior von San Lorenzo, Matteo Dolfini, für den maßgeblichen Architekten. Seine Deutung wird jedoch durch die vorhandenen Dokumente und den Baubefund widerlegt. Ab 1418 wurde – unter der Leitung Brunelleschis! – kein völliger Neubau in Angriff genommen, sondern lediglich ein Anbau, der sich nahtlos an den Altbau von San Lorenzo anfügte. Auf diese Weise erklären sich die mittelalterlichen Proportionen. Erst ab 1465 wurde Alt-San Lorenzo durch einen Neubau ersetzt.