Let A be a fixed ring, and consider the projective space PA = ProjA[x0, . . . , xn] over A. On PA we have the invertible sheaf O(1), and the homogenous coordinates x0, . . . , xn give rise to global sections ẋ0, . . . , ẋn ∈ Γ(PA,O(1)). Throughout this section we drop the dot in this notation and just write xi for the global section of O(1). One sees easily that the sheaf O(1) is generated by t...

BACKGROUND The EXtracorporeal TReatments In Poisoning (EXTRIP) workgroup was formed to provide recommendations on the use of extracorporeal treatment (ECTR) in poisoning. To test and validate its methods, the workgroup reviewed data for thallium (Tl). METHODS After an extensive search, the co-chairs reviewed the articles, extracted the data, summarized findings, and proposed structured voting...

OBJECTIVE Suicide remains a serious, preventable public health problem. This study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics associated with various suicide methods and to investigate outcomes after suicide-associated sudden cardiac arrest (S-SCA), stratified by different suicide attempt methods. METHODS An S-SCA database was constructed from ambulance run sheets and augmented by a...

This paper analyses different alternatives for solid waste management that can be implemented to enable the targets required by the European Landfill and Packaging and Packaging Waste Directives to be achieved in the Valencian Community, on the east coast of Spain. The methodology applied to evaluate the environmental performance of each alternative is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The analysis ...

BACKGROUND Acute poisoning is frequently encountered at emergency department. This study was to investigate the epidemiology and characteristics of patients with acute poisoning who were treated at the Emergency Center, Fujian Provincial Hospital, China. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the gender, age, causes of poisoning, types of poisons, poisoning route, emergency diagnoses, outcomes, ...

A particle method with linear transformation of the particle shape functions is studied for the 1d-1v Vlasov-Poisson equation, and a priori error estimates are proven which show that the approximated densities converge in the uniform norm. When compared to standard fixedshape particle methods, the present approach can be seen as a way to gain one order in the convergence rate of the particle tr...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS A piezoelectric sensor, floating piezoelectric microphone, driven by acoustic vibration of the ossicles, is one possible design for a microphone for a totally implantable cochlear implant. The purpose of the article was to study the frequency response of the floating piezoelectric microphone and to identify the ideal feasible position in the ossicular chain. STUDY DESIGN...