Partial version presented at Workshop for Static Analysis (Bor-deaux France) october 1992. Abstract Symbolic pattern matching as ooered by Lisp dialects allows to scan Sexpressions, to verify their shape and to extract or compare subparts of them. A rich set of patterns exists and among them alternate patterns. Such patterns are handled through backtrack: a failure forces the pattern matcher to...

This paper addresses the durability of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates under natural and saline environments in Arabian Gulf. Beam specimens were conditioned sunlight water for 180, 360, 730 days tested four-point bending until failure. The load–deflection curves, strains, failure modes, ductility, stiffness exposed evaluated. CFRP-st...

Apneustic breathing is an abnormal breathing pattern characterized by a prolonged inspiratory time with an endinspiratory pause versus a shorter expiratory time.1 The termination of respiration is considered to be controlled by the pontine respiratory group (PRG). The apneustic breathing pattern is very rare in humans. Patients with autonomic breathing failure have an impaired autonomic control...

Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is characterized by a pattern of cyclic oscillations of tidal volume and respiratory rate with periods of hyperpnea alternating with hypopnea or apnea in patients with heart failure. CSR harms the failing heart through intermittent hypoxia brought about by apnea and hypopnea and recurrent sympathetic surges. CSR impairs the quality of life and increases cardiac m...

Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is characterized by a pattern of cyclic oscillations of tidal volume and respiratory rate with periods of hyperpnea alternating with hypopnea or apnea in patients with heart failure. CSR harms the failing heart through intermittent hypoxia brought about by apnea and hypopnea and recurrent sympathetic surges. CSR impairs the quality of life and increases cardiac m...

Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is characterized by a pattern of cyclic oscillations of tidal volume and respiratory rate with periods of hyperpnea alternating with hypopnea or apnea in patients with heart failure. CSR harms the failing heart through intermittent hypoxia brought about by apnea and hypopnea and recurrent sympathetic surges. CSR impairs the quality of life and increases cardiac m...

This paper will argue that the failure of the Co-operative Bank is not an isolated event but part of a pattern of systemic failure by the whole movement globally. This failure is rooted in the movement not developing an appropriate economics and in the misdirection of its original purpose to develop an alternative economy rather than simply presenting an alternative business model. These mistak...

BACKGROUND Central nervous system lesions are rare causes of respiratory failure. Simple observation of the breathing pattern can help localize the lesion, but the examiner needs to be aware of potential pitfalls such as metabolic or pulmonary alterations. METHODS We describe 3 cases in which central neurogenic respiratory failure occurred simultaneously with other alterations or in an unusua...

Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is characterized by a pattern of cyclic oscillations of tidal volume and respiratory rate with periods of hyperpnea alternating with hypopnea or apnea in patients with heart failure. CSR harms the failing heart through intermittent hypoxia brought about by apnea and hypopnea and recurrent sympathetic surges. CSR impairs the quality of life and increases cardiac m...

Objective(s) Resistance to antimicrobial agents, particularly metronidazole and clarithromycin, is frequently observed in Helicobacter pylori and may be associated with treatment failure. This resistance rate varies according to the population studied. The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of antimicrobial resistance of H. pylori isolates from dyspeptic patients in Isfahan. Material...