Kitāb Manār al-hudá fī bayān al-waqf wa-al-ibtidāʾ [microform] /

Microfilm.

Sharḥ al-Durr al-mukhtār fī Tanwīr al-abṣār [microform]

A commentary on al-Khaṭīb al-Tamartāshī's Tanwīr al-abṣār.

Ḥāshiyat al-ʻālim al-ʻallāmah al-ḥibr al-baḥr al-fahhāmah alladhī huwa min biḥār al-Nabrāwī al-Shaykh ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Shaykh Muḥammad al-Nabrāwī ʻalá al-Arbaʻīn al-Nawawīyah fī al-aḥādīth al-qudsīyah wa-al-Nabawīyah ... [microform].

Microfilm.

Lawāmiʻ al-asrār fī Sharḥ Maṭāliʻ al-anwār [microform]

Followed by al-Sayyid ʻalá Sharḥ al-Maṭāliʻ.

Deutsches Nonnenleben : Das Leben der Schwestern zu Töss und der Nonne von Engeltal Büchlein von der Gnaden überlast /

Bibliography: p. 326-328.

Medical physiology.

"Based on the ninth edition of [Macleod's] Physiology in modern medicine," first published under title: Physiology and biochemistry in modern medicine.

De summo bono /

Liber VI, Tractatus 3, capitulus 6 is the last known part of De summo bono--Liber VI, p. vii.

Avaliação da reprodutibilidade da marcação de pontos cefalométricos na telerradiografia cefalométrica póstero-anterior digital nos formatos DICOM, JPEG e TIFF

A terradiografia cetalométrica póstero-anterior digital está substituindo a telerradiografia convencional, porém permanece a dúvida se os erros de reprodutibilidade encontrados nas telerradiografias cefalométricas póstero-anteriores, também ocorreriam nas radiográfias digitais e se o formato de arquivo da imagem poderá influenciar na reprodutibilidade dos pontos cefalométricos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a reprodutibilidade da marcação de alguns pontos cefalométricas da análise cefalométrica de RICKETTS, em telerradiografias cefalométricas póstero-anteriores digitais, nos formatos DICOM, TIFF e JPEG. A amostra consistiu de 150 imagens digitais de terradiografias cefalométricas póstero-anteriores, obtidas a partir de 30 indivíduos, no formato DICOM; que foram convertidas para os formatos TIFF e JPEG nos fatores de qualidade 100, 80 e 60. Após o cegamento e randomização da amostra, três ortodontistas marcaram os pontos cefalométricos utilizando o sistema de coordenadas cartesianas, eixos x e y, no Programa Radiocef (Radio Memory) Para a análise estatística foram utilizados a Correlação Intraclasse, Fórmula de Dalhberg, Análise de Variância (ANOVA) e Análise de Comparações Multiplas de Bonferroni.(AU)

ANÁLISE DAS MUDANÇAS DOS FATORES DETERMINANTES DA ESTRUTURA DE CAPITAL EM FUNÇÃO DO CICLO DE VIDA DAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO

As várias teorias acerca da estrutura de capital despertam interesse motivando diversos estudos sobre o assunto sem, no entanto, ter um consenso. Outro tema aparentemente pouco explorado refere-se ao ciclo de vida das empresas e como ele pode influenciar a estrutura de capital. Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar quais determinantes possuem maior relevância no endividamento das empresas e se estes determinantes alteram-se dependendo do ciclo de vida da empresa apoiada pelas teorias Trade Off, Pecking Order e Teoria da Agência. Para alcançar o objetivo deste trabalho foi utilizado análise em painel de efeito fixo sendo a amostra composta por empresas brasileiras de capital aberto, com dados secundários disponíveis na Economática® no período de 2005 a 2013, utilizando-se os setores da BM&FBOVESPA. Como resultado principal destaca-se o mesmo comportamento entre a amostra geral, alto e baixo crescimento pelo endividamento contábil para o determinante Lucratividade apresentando uma relação negativa, e para os determinantes Oportunidade de Crescimento e Tamanho, estes com uma relação positiva. Para os grupos de alto e baixo crescimento alguns determinantes apresentaram resultados diferentes, como a singularidade que resultou significância nestes dois grupos, sendo positiva no baixo crescimento e negativa no alto crescimento, para o valor colateral dos ativos e benefício fiscal não dívida apresentaram significância apenas no grupo de baixo crescimento. Para o endividamento a valor de mercado foi observado significância para o Benefício fiscal não dívida e Singularidade. Este resultado reforça o argumento de que o ciclo de vida influência a estrutura de capital

Gaussian processes for classification: mean field algorithms:mean-field algorithms

We derive a mean field algorithm for binary classification with Gaussian processes which is based on the TAP approach originally proposed in Statistical Physics of disordered systems. The theory also yields an approximate leave-one-out estimator for the generalization error which is computed with no extra computational cost. We show that from the TAP approach, it is possible to derive both a simpler 'naive' mean field theory and support vector machines (SVM) as limiting cases. For both mean field algorithms and support vectors machines, simulation results for three small benchmark data sets are presented. They show 1. that one may get state of the art performance by using the leave-one-out estimator for model selection and 2. the built-in leave-one-out estimators are extremely precise when compared to the exact leave-one-out estimate. The latter result is a taken as a strong support for the internal consistency of the mean field approach.

The analysis and prediction of the quantity and composition of household refuse

This thesis describes the development of a simple and accurate method for estimating the quantity and composition of household waste arisings. The method is based on the fundamental tenet that waste arisings can be predicted from information on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of households, thus reducing the need for the direct measurement of waste arisings to that necessary for the calibration of a prediction model. The aim of the research is twofold: firstly to investigate the generation of waste arisings at the household level, and secondly to devise a method for supplying information on waste arisings to meet the needs of waste collection and disposal authorities, policy makers at both national and European level and the manufacturers of plant and equipment for waste sorting and treatment. The research was carried out in three phases: theoretical, empirical and analytical. In the theoretical phase specific testable hypotheses were formulated concerning the process of waste generation at the household level. The empirical phase of the research involved an initial questionnaire survey of 1277 households to obtain data on their socio-economic characteristics, and the subsequent sorting of waste arisings from each of the households surveyed. The analytical phase was divided between (a) the testing of the research hypotheses by matching each household's waste against its demographic/socioeconomic characteristics (b) the development of statistical models capable of predicting the waste arisings from an individual household and (c) the development of a practical method for obtaining area-based estimates of waste arisings using readily available data from the national census. The latter method was found to represent a substantial improvement over conventional methods of waste estimation in terms of both accuracy and spatial flexibility. The research therefore represents a substantial contribution both to scientific knowledge of the process of household waste generation, and to the practical management of waste arisings.

Drying of biomass for second generation synfuel production

Drying is a major and challenging step in the pre-treatment of biomass for production of second generation synfuels for transport. The biomass feedstocks are mostly wet and need to be dried from 30 to 60 wt% moisture content to about 10-15 wt%. The present survey aims to define and evaluate a few of the most promising optimised concepts for biomass pre-treatment scheme in the production of second generation synfuels for transport. The most promising commercially available drying processes were reviewed, focusing on the applications, operational factors and emissions of dryers. The most common dryers applied now for biomass in bio-energy plants are direct rotary dryers, but the use of steam drying techniques is increasing. Steam drying systems enable the integration of the dryer to existing energy sources. In addition to integration, emissions and fire or explosion risks have to be considered when selecting a dryer for the plant. In steam drying there will be no gaseous emissions, but the aqueous effluents need often treatment. Concepts for biomass pre-treatment were defined for two different cases including a large-scale wood-based gasification synfuel production and a small-scale pyrolysis process based on wood chips and miscanthus bundles. For the first case a pneumatic conveying steam dryer was suggested. In the second case the flue gas will be used as drying medium in a direct or indirect rotary dryer.

Corneal pachymetry in normal and keratoconic eyes:Orbscan II versus ultrasound

Purpose: To compare corneal thickness measurements using Orbscan II (OII) and ultrasonic (US) pachymetry in normal and in keratoconic eyes. Setting: Eye Department, Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Methods: Central corneal thickness (CCT) was measured by means of OII and US pachymetry in 1 eye of 72 normal subjects and 36 keratoconus patients. The apical corneal thickness (ACT) in keratoconus patients was also evaluated using each method. The mean of the difference, standard deviation (SD), and 95% limits of agreement (LoA = mean ± 2 SD), with and without applying the default linear correction factor (LCF), were determined for each sample. The Student t test was used to identify significant differences between methods, and the correlation between methods was determined using the Pearson bivariate correlation. Bland-Altman analysis was performed to confirm that the results of the 2 instruments were clinically comparable. Results: In normal eyes, the mean difference (± 95% LoA) in CCT was 1.04 μm ± 68.52 (SD) (P>.05; r = 0.71) when the LCF was used and 46.73 ± 75.40 μm (P = .0001; r = 0.71) without the LCF. In keratoconus patients, the mean difference (± 95% LoA) in CCT between methods was 42.46 ± 66.56 μm (P<.0001: r = 0.85) with the LCF, and 2.51 ± 73.00 μm (P>.05: r = 0.85) without the LCF. The mean difference (± 95% LoA) in ACT for this group was 49.24 ± 60.88 μm (P<.0001: r = 0.89) with the LCF and 12.71 ± 68.14 μm (P = .0077; r = 0.89) when the LCF was not used. Conclusions: This study suggests that OII and US pachymetry provide similar readings for CCT in normal subjects when an LCF is used. In keratoconus patients, OII provides a valid clinical tool for the noninvasive assessment of CCT when the LCF is not applied. © 2004 ASCRS and ESCRS.

The use of topiramate in mood stabilization

OBJECTIVE: To review data on the effectiveness of topiramate as a mood stabilizer. DATA SOURCES: Clinical literature accessed through MEDLINE (1985-September 2001) and the manufacturer. Key search terms included topiramate, mania, mood stabilizer, and bipolar disorder. DATA SYNTHESIS: The traditional standard therapy for bipolar disorder has been lithium. Other mood stabilizers are increasingly being used to manage this complex disorder. Studies that used topiramate in bipolar disorders were evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: The present data from open trials suggest that topiramate may possibly possess antimanic properties. Controlled, double-blind studies are required to confirm this efficacy

On Two Saigo’s Fractional Integral Operators in the Class of Univalent Functions

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 26A33, 30C45; Secondary 33A35