Microquasars: uns sistemes estel.lars extraordinaris

Quan alcem els ulls en una nit estel·lada d'estiu, sovint veiem una banda de llum que travessa la volta del cel amb una lluentor blanquinosa ...

Academisk afhandling och oeconomisk beskrifning öfwer Kulsiala församling i Tavastehus län, ... : under ... Pehr Adrian Gadds anförande, utgifwen och förswarad af Lars Palander, Gabr. S. Tawast-Finne. I Åbo Academiens öfre lärosal den 25 Junii 1767. På wanlig tid, förr middagen.

Dedicated to: Otto Ernst Boije, Anders Boije, Eric Johan Andersin, Gustaf Lewander.

Desempenho dos modelos CLIGEN, LARS-WG e PGECLIMA_R na simulação de séries diárias de temperatura máxima do ar para localidades do estado do Paraná

Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho dos modelos CLIGEN, LARS-WG e PGECLIMA_R na simulação de séries diárias de temperatura máxima do ar para localidades do Estado do Paraná. Foram utilizadas séries históricas de temperatura máxima do ar das localidades de Campo Mourão, Castro, Curitiba, Ivaí, Londrina, Maringá e Paranaguá. Foram geradas cinco séries de temperatura máxima do ar para cada modelo, nas localidades avaliadas, que foram confrontadas com as respectivas séries históricas. O processo de validação foi composto de análises estatísticas através de testes de significância (sobre as médias mensais (teste t), sobre a variância das médias mensais (teste F), sobre a forma das distribuições de frequência (teste K-S)), de gráficos de tendência anual, de tabelas com os índices "r" de Pearson, "d" de Willmott e “c” de Camargo-Sentelhas. Na simulação de temperatura máxima do ar, os modelos PGECLIMA_R e LARS-WG não diferiram em desempenho, obtendo poucas rejeições e bons resultados nos índices “c”, “d” e “r”. No entanto, o CLIGEN obteve resultado abaixo do esperado, superestimando as temperaturas máximas do ar em dias úmidos e, subestimando-as em dias secos, nas localidades avaliadas.

Lars Ahlfors vei Suomen matematiikan huipulle

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L'espace sacrificiel féminin dans le cinéma de Lars von Trier

La création cinématographique de l’étudiant qui accompagne ce mémoire sous la forme d’un DVD est disponible à la Médiathèque de la Bibliothèque des lettres et sciences humaines sous le titre : She is Lars.(http://atrium.umontreal.ca/notice/UM-ALEPH002343877)

On the Nusselt number for frazil ice growth—a correction to ”Frazil evolution in channels“ by Lars Hammar and Hung-Tao Shen

The growth (melt) rate of frazil ice is governed by heat transfer away from (towards) the ice crystal, which can be represented by the Nusselt number. We discuss choices for the Nusselt number and turbulent length scale appropriate for frazil ice and note an inaccuracy in the study ”Frazil evolution in channels“ by Lars Hammar and Hung-Tao Shen, which has also led to potentially significant errors in several other papers. We correct this error and suggest an appropriate strategy for determining the Nusselt number applicable to frazil ice growth and melting.

The effectiveness of proactive telephone support provided to breastfeeding mothers of preterm infants : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background: Although breast milk has numerous benefits for infants' development, with greater effects in those born preterm (at < 37 gestational weeks), mothers of preterm infants have shorter breastfeeding duration than mothers of term infants. One of the explanations proposed is the difficulties in the transition from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to the home environment. A person-centred proactive telephone support intervention after discharge from NICU is expected to promote mothers' sense of trust in their own capacity and thereby facilitate breastfeeding. Methods/design: A multicentre randomized controlled trial has been designed to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of person-centred proactive telephone support on breastfeeding outcomes for mothers of preterm infants. Participating mothers will be randomized to either an intervention group or control group. In the intervention group person-centred proactive telephone support will be provided, in which the support team phones the mother daily for up to 14 days after hospital discharge. In the control group, mothers are offered a person-centred reactive support where mothers can phone the breastfeeding support team up to day 14 after hospital discharge. The intervention group will also be offered the same reactive telephone support as the control group. A stratified block randomization will be used; group allocation will be by high or low socioeconomic status and by NICU. Recruitment will be performed continuously until 1116 mothers (I: 558 C: 558) have been included. Primary outcome: proportion of mothers exclusively breastfeeding at eight weeks after discharge. Secondary outcomes: proportion of breastfeeding (exclusive, partial, none and method of feeding), mothers satisfaction with breastfeeding, attachment, stress and quality of life in mothers/partners at eight weeks after hospital discharge and at six months postnatal age. Data will be collected by researchers blind to group allocation for the primary outcome. A qualitative evaluation of experiences of receiving/providing the intervention will also be undertaken with mothers and staff. Discussion: This paper presents the rationale, study design and protocol for a RCT providing person-centred proactive telephone support to mothers of preterm infants. Furthermore, with a health economic evaluation, the cost-effectiveness of the intervention will be assessed. Trial registration: NCT01806480