Lottery Action, October 7-20, 2002 Vol. 9 no. 19

Newsletter for Iowa Lottery

Lottery Action, August 25-September 7, 2003, Vol. 10, no. 17

Iowa Lottery Authority Retailer Information Newsletter

Lottery Action, April 7-20, 2003, Vol. 10, no. 7

Iowa Lottery Authority Retailer Information Newsletter

7-1-19 [i.e. 7-1-20], intérieur de la salle de la Maison des syndicats [rue de la Grange-aux-Belles, Paris] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 57542

Managing IT, December 2001, Vol.7, no.1

Newsletter for Information Tecnology Department

Missing Persons Summary, July 7, 2003

Missing persons summary

Missing Persons Summary, April 7, 2003

Missing persons summary

Hottentottisch. 7 : Nama, Bergdamaramundart : einzelne Sätze, Unterhaltung ; Hottentottisch. 8 : Nama, Bergdamaramundart : Unterhaltung, Fabel, Lieder, Erzählung / gespr. von Missionar Baumann

[Traditions. Afrique du sud. Namibie. Khoïkhoï]

Assessment of distribution and evolution of mechanical dyssynchrony in a porcine model of myocardial infarction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

BACKGROUND: We sought to investigate the relationship between infarct and dyssynchrony post- myocardial infarct (MI), in a porcine model. Mechanical dyssynchrony post-MI is associated with left ventricular (LV) remodeling and increased mortality. METHODS: Cine, gadolinium-contrast, and tagged cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) were performed pre-MI, 9 ± 2 days (early post-MI), and 33 ± 10 days (late post-MI) post-MI in 6 pigs to characterize cardiac morphology, location and extent of MI, and regional mechanics. LV mechanics were assessed by circumferential strain (eC). Electro-anatomic mapping (EAM) was performed within 24 hrs of CMR and prior to sacrifice. RESULTS: Mean infarct size was 21 ± 4% of LV volume with evidence of post-MI remodeling. Global eC significantly decreased post MI (-27 ± 1.6% vs. -18 ± 2.5% (early) and -17 ± 2.7% (late), p < 0.0001) with no significant change in peri-MI and MI segments between early and late time-points. Time to peak strain (TTP) was significantly longer in MI, compared to normal and peri-MI segments, both early (440 ± 40 ms vs. 329 ± 40 ms and 332 ± 36 ms, respectively; p = 0.0002) and late post-MI (442 ± 63 ms vs. 321 ± 40 ms and 355 ± 61 ms, respectively; p = 0.012). The standard deviation of TTP in 16 segments (SD16) significantly increased post-MI: 28 ± 7 ms to 50 ± 10 ms (early, p = 0.012) to 54 ± 19 ms (late, p = 0.004), with no change between early and late post-MI time-points (p = 0.56). TTP was not related to reduction of segmental contractility. EAM revealed late electrical activation and greatly diminished conduction velocity in the infarct (5.7 ± 2.4 cm/s), when compared to peri-infarct (18.7 ± 10.3 cm/s) and remote myocardium (39 ± 20.5 cm/s). CONCLUSIONS: Mechanical dyssynchrony occurs early after MI and is the result of delayed electrical and mechanical activation in the infarct.

Generació de volcans de 7-isogènies de corbes el·líptiques

En aquest treball hem desenvolupat un algorisme que donada una corba el·líptica amb punts d'ordre 7 genera el volcà de 7-isogènies al qual pertany. Aquest algorisme també ens ha de permetre calcular la longitud del cràter (nombre de corbes que el formen), l'alçada del volcà, el nivell de la corba dins el volcà. Aquest desenvolupament ens donarà molta utilitat per a la criptografia (ECC). Els criptosistemes de corbes el·líptiques (ECC) són més eficients que els criptosistemes més utilitzats, ja que ens donen la mateixa seguretat però amb claus més petites.

Determinació del subgrup de 7-Sylow d'una corba el·líptica

La criptografia de corbes el·líptiques ha despertat un interés molt gran degut a que garanteix la mateixa seguretat amb longituds de claus molt més petites.Tot i això, queden problemes oberts com el de trobar el cardinal d'una corba el·líptica sobre un cos finit, que és un problema computacionalment difícil. En aquest treball estudiem i implementem un algoritme per determinar el subgrup de 7-Sylow d'una corba el·líptica. El coneixement d'aquest subgrup ens dóna informació parcial del cardinal de la corba, concretament, la potència del factor 7 que té el cardinal. Així, si aquesta potència fos molt gran, la corba s'hauria de descartar per a usos criptogràfics basats en el problema del logaritme discret.

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, December 2003

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

Association Study of Common Genetic Variants and HIV-1 Acquisition in 6,300 Infected Cases and 7,200 Controls.

Multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed in HIV-1 infected individuals, identifying common genetic influences on viral control and disease course. Similarly, common genetic correlates of acquisition of HIV-1 after exposure have been interrogated using GWAS, although in generally small samples. Under the auspices of the International Collaboration for the Genomics of HIV, we have combined the genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data collected by 25 cohorts, studies, or institutions on HIV-1 infected individuals and compared them to carefully matched population-level data sets (a list of all collaborators appears in Note S1 in Text S1). After imputation using the 1,000 Genomes Project reference panel, we tested approximately 8 million common DNA variants (SNPs and indels) for association with HIV-1 acquisition in 6,334 infected patients and 7,247 population samples of European ancestry. Initial association testing identified the SNP rs4418214, the C allele of which is known to tag the HLA-B*57:01 and B*27:05 alleles, as genome-wide significant (p = 3.6×10(-11)). However, restricting analysis to individuals with a known date of seroconversion suggested that this association was due to the frailty bias in studies of lethal diseases. Further analyses including testing recessive genetic models, testing for bulk effects of non-genome-wide significant variants, stratifying by sexual or parenteral transmission risk and testing previously reported associations showed no evidence for genetic influence on HIV-1 acquisition (with the exception of CCR5Δ32 homozygosity). Thus, these data suggest that genetic influences on HIV acquisition are either rare or have smaller effects than can be detected by this sample size.