Spätfolgen nach akuter lymphatischer Leukämie : eine Nachuntersuchung an einem Kinderonkologischen Zentrum

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2013

Prognosefaktoren für den Erfolg einer mikrochirurgischen Refertilisierung der Eileiter

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2014

Vergleich zweier Flüssigkeitsbarrieren (Adept versus Hyskon) zur Adhäsionsprophylaxe nach mikrochirurgischen Operationen am inneren Genitale

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2014

Neuroendokrine Tumore der Appendix im Kindes- und Jugendalter : Daten der GPOH-MET 97 Studie

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2014

Orofaziale Spalten in Sachsen-Anhalt

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2014

Ergebnisse des Neugeborenenhörscreenings und der pädaudiologischen Diagnostik bei Frühgeborenen an der HNO-Universitätsklinik Magdeburg

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2015

Subjektive Lebensqualität von Kindern und Jugendlichen der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie bei Aufnahme und Entlassung sowie im Vergleich mit einer gesunden Referenzgruppe

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2015

Collusion and fights in an experiment with price-setting firms and production in advance

We present results from 50-round market experiments in which firms decide repeatedly both on price and quantity of a completely perishable good. Each firm has capacity to serve the whole market. The stage game does not have an equilibrium in pure strategies. We run experiments for markets with two and three identical firms. Firms tend to cooperate to avoid fights, but when they fight bankruptcies are rather frequent. On average, pricing behavior is closer to that for pure quantity than for pure price competition and price and efficiency levels are higher for two than for three firms. Consumer surplus increases with the number of firms, but unsold production leads to higher efficiency losses with more firms. Over time prices tend to the highest possible one for markets both with two and three firms.

Reduction, Linearization and stability of relative equilibria for mechanical systems on riemannian manifolds

Consider a Riemannian manifold equipped with an infinitesimal isometry. For this setup, a unified treatment is provided, solely in the language of Riemannian geometry, of techniques in reduction, linearization, and stability of relative equilibria. In particular, for mechanical control systems, an explicit characterization is given for the manner in which reduction by an infinitesimal isometry, and linearization along a controlled trajectory "commute." As part of the development, relationships are derived between the Jacobi equation of geodesic variation and concepts from reduction theory, such as the curvature of the mechanical connection and the effective potential. As an application of our techniques, fiber and base stability of relative equilibria are studied. The paper also serves as a tutorial of Riemannian geometric methods applicable in the intersection of mechanics and control theory.

Podoconiosis in the Ethiopian Rift Valley - Role of beryllium and zirconium

A geogenic origin has been proposed in the aetiology of non-filarial elephantiasis of the feet and legs, recently renamed podoconiosis. Soil collected in an area of the Ethiopian Rift Valley, the borough of Ocholo, known for its high prevalence of podoconiosis (5.06%), has been submitted to mineral analysis. High values of sulphur (S), cerium (Ce), lanthanum (La) and neodymium (Nd), typical for basaltic bedrocks, were found. Of special interest were the values for zirconium (Zr) and beryllium (Be), 618 +/- 87 ppm and 4.6 +/- 0.5 ppm respectively, twice as high as those recorded for soils sampled in neighbouring areas where the prevalence of podoconiosis is low. To be noted also, a high content in vanadium, above 250 ppm, in half of the soil samples collected in this region. Year-long exposure of unprotected feet to Zr and Be, known for their ability to induce granuloma formation in the lymphoid tissue of man, and present in a clay rich in colloidal silica particle, highly abrasive to skin, is doubtlessly a factor involved in the development of lymph node sclerosis leading to elephantiasis.

Comment comprendre les émotions morales

Cet article a pour objet de questionner la possibilité de l'existence des émotions morales et d'en déchiffrer la notion. Je commence par relever brièvement les faiblesses de différentes lectures philosophiques des émotions morales avant de poursuivre sur une voie à première vue prometteuse qui consiste à en fournir une explication fonctionnaliste évolutionnaire : les émotions morales auraient pour fonction évolutive de soutenir les relations sociales coopératives. Après analyse, il apparaît cependant que cette approche présente également d'importantes faiblesses. En fin de compte, je propose d'abandonner l'idée d'émotion intrinsèquement morale au profit d'une solution «minimale» : la «moralité» est une appellation attribuée aux émotions (ou plus justement aux épisodes émotionnels) lorsqu'elles apparaissent dans des contextes moralement pertinents.

Establiment de bases científiques per al desenvolupament d'una estratègia integrada per avaluar toxicitat en reproducció

Report for the scientific sojourn at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands, from 2006 to 2008. This project aimed at creating scientific elements that could help deriving an integrated testing strategy for reproductive toxicity. Part of the project focused on the use of alternative tests for regulatory purposes. An in vitro-in vivo extrapolation method for embryotoxicity was proposed and evaluated. In vitro and in vivo dose descriptors were correlated; however, the scatter in the correlation was too large to allow an accurate estimation of an in vivo dose from an in vitro dose. The in vitro-in vivo extrapolation method together with toxicokinetic data was also applied to a category of substances (phthalates). Although based on a limited number of substances, the results suggested that in vitro-in vivo extrapolation for embryotoxicity is possible within a category of compounds if adequate toxicokinetic data is available. Because of the limitations that still remain in the use of alternative tests for reproductive toxicicity, other approaches to reduce animal testing were explored. Thus, a database of reproductive toxicity studies was created to retrospectively evaluate the comparative value of some studies or elements in a particular study. When compared to the subchronic toxicity study, the rat two-generation reproductive toxicity study had a considerable impact on the identification of hazard for reproductive toxicity, but not on the overall NOAEL. Among the two-generation studies included in our database, the second generation affected neither the overall NOAEL nor the critical effect. The rat and the rabbit developmental toxicity studies were, on average, similarly sensitive. However, for certain substances the developmental study in either one of the two species appeared to be more sensitive than in the other species.

Temper and Temperature: The Missing Link of Climate on Armed Conflicts

We investigate the causes of a conflict by adding ambient climate factors to the existing bundle of most significant variables. It turns out that – controlling for possible associations – temperature could actually induce a conflict. We emphasise that temperature could not be a dominant reason in starting a conflict; however, it could escalate the chances when other factors are present. This paper references some of the related psychological studies to support this claim. We also show that grievance factors could actually be rightfully effective in starting an internal conflict alongside greed based reasons. In the end, we believe that it could be informative to study ambient factors more often in economics.

Colgajo de epiplón pediculado obtenido mediante laparoscopia como técnica de rescate en cirugía de reconstrucción mamaria: Revisión sobre la experiencia clínica quirúrgica en 5 pacientes

Els avenços en cirurgia endoscòpia han permès obtenir el penjall d’epipló amb mínima deformitat per a la zona donant. Es realitzaren 5 penjalls d’epipló pediculat obtinguts mitjançant laparoscòpia com a tècnica de rescat en pacients amb dèficit de cobertura després de reconstrucció mamària mitjançant expansors tissulars i pròtesis no candidates a altres tècniques habituals de cobertura amb teixit autòleg. Segons la nostra experiència clínica el penjall d’epipló ofereix bons resultats a curt i a llarg termini amb un postoperatori favorable i sense complicacions associades a la seva obtenció mitjançant laparoscòpia, perfilant-se com a alternativa vàlida i segura en casos seleccionats de reconstrucció mamària.