A treatise on the origin, progressive improvement, and present state of the silk manufacture.

Work has 3 title-pages; 1st has at head of title: The cabinet cyclopædia. Conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner ... Useful arts; 2d has at head of title: The cabinet of useful arts. Conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner ...; 3d is engraved and has no series note.

The Progressive reader, or, Juvenile monitor : carefully selected from the most approved writers : designed for the younger classes of children in primary schools.

Mode of access: Internet.

The history of the reign of George III, to the termination of the late war : to which is prefixed, a view of the progressive improvement of England, in prosperity and strength, to the accession of His Majesty ... /

Includes bibliographic references and index.

A progressive grammar of the Malayalam language for Europeans,

Mode of access: Internet.

Progressive problems in general chemistry,

Mode of access: Internet.

Progressive Medicine. a Quarterly Digest of Advances, Discoveries, and Improvements in the Medical and Surgical Sciences

Mode of access: Internet.

Progressive democracy of James M. Cox,

Mode of access: Internet.

The Teacher's journal; a practical educational periodical for progressive teachers.

Editor: 1901- Arras Jones.

The Edinburgh new philosophical journal, exhibiting a view of the progressive discoveries and improvements in the sciences and the arts.

Vols. for Apr./July 1826- lack numbering.

Conservation and the gospel of efficiency; the progressive conservation movement, 1890-1920.

"Bibliographical note": p. [277]-282. Bibliographical footnotes.

Pedagogies of U.S. Imperialism: Racial Education from Reconstruction to the Progressive Era

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2016-06

Biocompatible properties of surgical mesh using an animal model

To study the biocompatibility of surgical meshes for use in pelvic reconstructive surgery using an animal model. Eight different types of mesh: Atrium, Dexon, Gynemesh, IVS tape, Prolene, SPARC tape, TVT tape and Vypro II, were implanted into the abdominal walls of rats for 3 months' duration. Explanted meshes were assessed, using light microscopy, for parameters of rejection and incorporation. Type 1 (Atrium, Gynemesh, Prolene, SPARC and TVT) and type 3 (Vypro II, Dexon and IVS) meshes demonstrated different biocompatible properties. Inflammatory cellular response and fibrosis at the interface of mesh and host tissue was most marked with Vypro II and IVS. All type 1 meshes displayed similar cellular responses despite markedly different mesh architecture. The inflammatory response and fibrous reaction in the non-absorbable type 3 meshes tested (IVS and Vypro II) was more marked than the type 1 meshes. The increased inflammatory and fibrotic response may be because of the multifilamentous polypropylene components of these meshes. Material and filament composition of mesh is the main factor in determining cellular response.

Progressive resistance training and stretching following surgery for breast cancer: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Background: Currently 1 in 11 women over the age of 60 in Australia are diagnosed with breast cancer. Following treatment, most breast cancer patients are left with shoulder and arm impairments which can impact significantly on quality of life and interfere substantially with activities of daily living. The primary aim of the proposed study is to determine whether upper limb impairments can be prevented by undertaking an exercise program of prolonged stretching and resistance training, commencing soon after surgery. Methods/design: We will recruit 180 women who have had surgery for early stage breast cancer to a multicenter single-blind randomized controlled trial. At 4 weeks post surgery, women will be randomly assigned to either an exercise group or a usual care ( control) group. Women allocated to the exercise group will perform exercises daily, and will be supervised once a week for 8 weeks. At the end of the 8 weeks, women will be given a home-based training program to continue indefinitely. Women in the usual care group will receive the same care as is now typically provided, i.e. a visit by the physiotherapist and occupational therapist while an inpatient, and receipt of pamphlets. All subjects will be assessed at baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months later. The primary measure is arm symptoms, derived from a breast cancer specific questionnaire (BR23). In addition, range of motion, strength, swelling, pain and quality of life will be assessed. Discussion: This study will determine whether exercise commencing soon after surgery can prevent secondary problems associated with treatment of breast cancer, and will thus provide the basis for successful rehabilitation and reduction in ongoing problems and health care use. Additionally, it will identify whether strengthening exercises reduce the incidence of arm swelling. Trial Registration: The protocol for this study is registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN012606000050550).

A scaleless data model for direct and progressive spatial query processing

A progressive spatial query retrieves spatial data based on previous queries (e.g., to fetch data in a more restricted area with higher resolution). A direct query, on the other side, is defined as an isolated window query. A multi-resolution spatial database system should support both progressive queries and traditional direct queries. It is conceptually challenging to support both types of query at the same time, as direct queries favour location-based data clustering, whereas progressive queries require fragmented data clustered by resolutions. Two new scaleless data structures are proposed in this paper. Experimental results using both synthetic and real world datasets demonstrate that the query processing time based on the new multiresolution approaches is comparable and often better than multi-representation data structures for both types of queries.