Analysis of matched matrices

We consider the joint visualization of two matrices which have common rowsand columns, for example multivariate data observed at two time pointsor split accord-ing to a dichotomous variable. Methods of interest includeprincipal components analysis for interval-scaled data, or correspondenceanalysis for frequency data or ratio-scaled variables on commensuratescales. A simple result in matrix algebra shows that by setting up thematrices in a particular block format, matrix sum and difference componentscan be visualized. The case when we have more than two matrices is alsodiscussed and the methodology is applied to data from the InternationalSocial Survey Program.

Intérêt du bleu de méthylène dans la chirurgie de l'hyperparathyroïdism primaire [Methylene blue in surgery of primary hyperparathyroidism]

Is surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism easier when methylene blue (MB) is given preoperatively? This retrospective study compares the durations of interventions for primary hyperparathyroidism carried out after i.v. MB administration to those when no MB was given. Over a period of 20 years (June 1976 to December 1996), 175 consecutive patients (56 men and 119 women, with ages ranging from 16 to 92, mean 59.6) were operated upon for primary hyperparathyrodism; 55 were operated before February 1986--the period when BM was introduced routinely, and 120 after. Thirty-two other patients were excluded from the study: 14 had had a previous cervicotomy and 18 another procedure in addition to the parathyroidectomy (usually on the thyroid gland), two conditions which prolonged the time devoted to parathyroid identification and excision. Preoperative calcemia averaged 2.97 mmol/L (2.34 to 4.59) and mean preoperative PTH was equal to 2.6 times the upper normal limit (0.5 to 24.1). Both groups were similar for as age, sex, preoperative calcium and PTH, and histologies. Methylene blue was administered intravenously (5 mg/kg diluted in 500 cc of 5% glucose) over a period of time of one hour starting two hours prior to surgery. All 175 procedures were performed by two surgeons and duration of surgery was recorded from the anesthesiologist's notes. There were 149 adenomas (85%), 24 hyperplasias (14%), a combination of both in two, and unspecified in two others. Except for a case of acute lower back pain synchronous to the injection of the dye (which was immediately stopped), MB was well tolerated. Mean duration for the 55 interventions performed without MB was 68 minutes (35 to 140, median 60), compared to 49 minutes for the 120 procedures carried out after MB had been given (20 to 155, median 45). Differences in operative, times were highly significant (p < 10(-6) and represented a gain of time of 27%. Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism was significantly shorter when it was preceded by the administration of MB, a dye which facilitates the identification of pathologic parathyroid gland(s).

O Auto – Conceito e a Auto – Estima nas Crianças Hiperactivas

O presente trabalho visou conhecer o auto conceito e a auto estima das crianças portadoras da hiperactividade atendidas no hospital Agostinho Neto – Extensão Trindade; caracterizar a sua auto estima e identificar a dimensão da auto - estima que essas crianças atribuem maior importância. Trabalhamos com 8 sujeitos, todos da cidade da Praia, sendo 7 do sexo masculino e 1 de sexo feminino. O recrutamento dos sujeitos para a amostra foi feito por conveniencia. Para a recolha de dados utilizamos a técnica de Desenho da Figura humana associada a entrevista. Chegamos a conclusão de que há uma relação entre o auto conceito e auto estima e a hiperactividade. Verificamos que o auto conceito e a auto estima dessas crianças se caracterizam pelo predomínio de ideias e pensamento negativistas, triste, melancólicos e muitas vezes até deprimentes, interferindo sobretudo no seu desempenho, académico, social, comportamental e físico, que foram as dimensões da auto estima mais valorizadas por essa crianças, com reflexo na auto estima global.

Distribución por tamaño de los organismos planctonicos como alimento disponible. Crucero BIC José Olaya Balandra 9811-12

Presenta la distribución y composición superficial de la biomasa planctónica total (g/m3) por tamaño de los organismos, como alimento disponible para las especies planctónicas, durante el Crucero de Evaluación Hidroacústica de Recursos Pelágicos BIC José Olaya Balandra 9811-12. La biomasa planctónica entre Lobos de Tierra y Morro Sama varió entre 0,08 y 31,4 g/m3, con un valor medio de 4,07 g/m3. Latitudinalmente entre los 07° - 08° S y entre los 14° y 15°S. Se observaron dos picos importantes superiores a los 8 g/m3 dentro de las 30 mn. Las células entre 75 y 149 µm se distribuyeron el norte en forma irregular formando parches por fuera de las 30 mn entre Pimentel y Chimbote, pero de Huarmey a Atico se presentaron con una distribución más costera y homogénea. Organismos mayores de 149 µm estuvieron mayormente distribuidos entre Callao e Ilo, representados por formas del zooplancton y fitoplancton, destacando en este último, principalmente especies de fases avanzadas de la sucesión, además de especies oceánicas y algunas cadenas largas de Skeletonema costatum y Chaetoceros spp.

Småbruket och jordbrukspolitiken (tal vid Småbrukarnas Centralförbunds ("Pienviljelijäin Keskusliitto") möte i Åbo den 2.7.1950)

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Imagerie de diffusion hépatique : facteurs prédictifs du « T2 shine-through effect » dans l'hémangiome hépatique.

Objectifs: Déterminer la fréquence et les facteurs prédictifs de l'effet T2 shine-through (T2st) dans l'hémangiome hépatique (HH). Matériels et méthodes: Entre janvier 2010 et novembre 2011, l'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) du foie de 149 patients avec 400 HH a été revue rétrospectivement. Les caractéristiques lésionnelles : taille, localisation, signal et aspect en T1, T2 et diffusion, T2st, coefficient apparent de diffusion de l'HH et du foie (ADChh et ADCf) et type de rehaussement ont été évalués. Résultats: Le T2st était observé dans 53 % des HH. Sa présence était corrélée positivement avec la taille (p=0,046) et négativement avec ADChh et ADCf (p<0,0001, p=0,021). Le T2st était plus fréquent dans le lobe gauche vs droit (p=0,038), et dans les HH typiques (hypersignal T2 et rehaussement en mottes, p=0,0043). L'analyse multivariée retrouvait comme facteurs indépendants de la présence d'un T2st : ADChh et le type de rehaussement. Conclusion: Le T2st est fréquemment observé dans les HH et notamment les formes typiques. Sa présence ne remet pas en question le diagnostic dans les formes typiques.

Exploración sobre recursos demersales en el crucero SNP-1 7205. Un intento de evaluar la cantidad de peces disponibles para la pesca

Presenta algunas estimaciones sobre la abundancia de los peces demersales y analiza las condiciones biológicas de diferentes especies de peces demersales relacionadas con las condiciones del ambiente.

Göttingen 10/8 1929

Kirje 10.8.1929