Transient MR changes and symptomatic epilepsy following gamma knife treatment of a residual GH-secreting pituitary adenoma in the cavernous sinus

To report a rare side effect of gamma knife treatment of pituitary macroadenoma.

Roller, Brustbild

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F06037

Cutting knife assembly for a combine

A cutting knife assembly for a combine having an elongated platform with an auger means rotatably mounted thereon. The auger means has first and second helical fighting sections extending inwardly from its ends which are adapted to convey the cut crop to the center of the platform. A first endless chain is operatively positioned forwardly of the first flighting section and has a plurality of first cutting elements mounted thereon. A second endless chain is operatively positioned forwardly of the second flighting section and has a plurality of second cutting elements mounted thereon. The first and second chains are operated in opposing directions so that the first and second cutting elements move away from the center of the platform as the cutting elements cut the standing crop. The opposing action of the cutting elements causes the crop stems to be properly oriented with respect to the flighting sections so that the stems will be inclined towards the center of the platform in the same direction as the auger feed.

Cortázar : The smiler with the knife under the cloak

Este trabajo se propone tratar tres postulaciones concomitantes en la obra de Cortázar: el pudor sexual, la ausencia del sentimiento amoroso como revancha contra el romanticismo y la asimetría en la relación del acto sexual. En esta lectura, el año de 1976, fecha de publicación del primer tomo de la Historia de la sexualidad, de Foucault, aparece como una divisoria de aguas frente a las consideraciones de los más variados aspectos de la vida sexual que entrarían en la discusión académica en las últimas décadas. Cortázar se ubica en este campo de intereses siguiendo muy de cerca el canon borgeano, en una cercanía que el propio Cortázar habría negado. En definitiva, el presente artículo pone el acento de cuánto le debe Cortázar a Borges, a pesar de sus intentos de separación de él, y cuánto habrá que esperar en la literatura argentina para que el gesto de emancipación que Cortázar había esbozado se hiciera realidad.

Cortázar : The smiler with the knife under the cloak

Este trabajo se propone tratar tres postulaciones concomitantes en la obra de Cortázar: el pudor sexual, la ausencia del sentimiento amoroso como revancha contra el romanticismo y la asimetría en la relación del acto sexual. En esta lectura, el año de 1976, fecha de publicación del primer tomo de la Historia de la sexualidad, de Foucault, aparece como una divisoria de aguas frente a las consideraciones de los más variados aspectos de la vida sexual que entrarían en la discusión académica en las últimas décadas. Cortázar se ubica en este campo de intereses siguiendo muy de cerca el canon borgeano, en una cercanía que el propio Cortázar habría negado. En definitiva, el presente artículo pone el acento de cuánto le debe Cortázar a Borges, a pesar de sus intentos de separación de él, y cuánto habrá que esperar en la literatura argentina para que el gesto de emancipación que Cortázar había esbozado se hiciera realidad.

Cortázar : The smiler with the knife under the cloak

Este trabajo se propone tratar tres postulaciones concomitantes en la obra de Cortázar: el pudor sexual, la ausencia del sentimiento amoroso como revancha contra el romanticismo y la asimetría en la relación del acto sexual. En esta lectura, el año de 1976, fecha de publicación del primer tomo de la Historia de la sexualidad, de Foucault, aparece como una divisoria de aguas frente a las consideraciones de los más variados aspectos de la vida sexual que entrarían en la discusión académica en las últimas décadas. Cortázar se ubica en este campo de intereses siguiendo muy de cerca el canon borgeano, en una cercanía que el propio Cortázar habría negado. En definitiva, el presente artículo pone el acento de cuánto le debe Cortázar a Borges, a pesar de sus intentos de separación de él, y cuánto habrá que esperar en la literatura argentina para que el gesto de emancipación que Cortázar había esbozado se hiciera realidad.

Full-Wafer Roller-NIL Processes for Silicon Solar Cell Texturisation

The highest solar cell efficiencies both for c-Si and mc-Si were reached using template based texturing processes. Especially for mc-Si the benefit of a defined texture, the so called honeycomb texture, was demonstrated impressively. However, up until now, no industrially feasible process has been available to pattern the necessary etching masks with the sufficient resolution. Roller-Nanoimprint Lithography (Roller-NIL) has the potential to overcome these limitations and to allow high quality pattern transfers, even in the sub-micron regime, in continuous in-line processes. Therefore, this etch-mask patterning technique is a suitable solution to bring such elaborate features like the honeycomb texture to an industrial realization. Beyond that, this fast printing-like technology opens up new possibilities to introduce promising concepts like photonic structures into solar cells.

The anthropometric profile of elite roller figure skaters

Although the anthropometric profiles of Olympic athletes, as a group, are well known, there is still a need for specific reference data for each sport given that each discipline has its own characteristics. This study has been designed considering the limited number of articles that focus on the anthropometric characteristics of artistic roller skating and, more specifically, the figures discipline. The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, to define the anthropometric profile, body composition and somatotype of male and female artistic roller figure skaters in order to establish specific profiles; and, secondly, to establish the differences between the anthropometric profiles, body compositions and somatotypes of male and female skaters. Twenty-nine professional roller skaters (male = 15, female = 14) underwent measurements of standard anthropometry (height, body mass, arm span, 8 skinfolds, 3 breadths and 11 girths). The somatotype was measured using the Heath-Carter methods. A T-Student test for independent samples was conducted in order to assess the differences between male and female skaters. Significant statistical differences were found between male and female skaters in terms of body mass, height, arm span, the sum of four and six skinfolds and all skinfold measurements. Male skaters have a BMI of 21.4± 1.6 and female skaters have a BMI of 21.5 ± 2.4. The results indicate that arm span is an important characteristic for skaters. Mesomorphy is the most important component, followed by endomorphy, for male and female skaters. Male skaters have an endomesomorphic somatotype (3.5-4.5-2.5) and female skaters have a balanced mesomorphic somatotype (3.3-4.1-2.9).

Chemical diversity and potential biological functions of the pygidial gland secretions in two species of Neotropical dung roller beetles

Dung roller beetles of the genus Canthon (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) emit an odorous secretion from a pair of pygidial glands. To investigate the chemical composition of these secretions, we used stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE), coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) for analysis of extracts of pygidial gland secretions secreted by the dung roller beetles Canthon femoralis femoralis and Canthon cyanellus cyanellus. Chemical analyses of volatiles collected from pygidial gland secretions comprise a great diversity of the functional groups. Chemical profile comparisons showed high intra- and interspecific variability. The pygidial gland secretion of Canthon f. femoralis was dominated by sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, whereas the profile of Canthon c. cyanellus was dominated by carboxylic acids. The different pygidial secretions have a high diversity of chemical compounds suggesting a multifunctional nature involving some key functions in the biology. We discuss the biological potential of these compounds found in the pygidial glands of each species with respect to their ecological and behavioral relevance.

The fruit tree leaf roller and its control under Illinois conditions /

Issued originally as Entomological series, circular 9.