BibSonomy publications for /tag/selfWed Jul 27 18:03:00 CEST 2011Washington, D.C.OOPSLA’93 Garbage Collection WorkshopOctoberA Fast Write Barrier for Generational Garbage Collector1993GC GarbageCollection Generational SELF WriteBarrier Tue Jul 26 15:05:16 CEST 2011ChicagoXXXVIII, 400 S.Mind, self, and society1959Mead Self Fri May 20 23:16:35 CEST 2011Angewandte Chemie194584--4588Rhodium-Phosphit-SILP-Katalysatoren f{\\"u}r die hochselektive Hydroformylierung von gemischten C4-Str{\\"o}men1232011Hydroformylation self Fri Mar 11 10:05:34 CET 2011{BMJ} {(Clinical} Research Ed.)sep{PMID:} 129699007415574--575Self esteem and health3272003Concept, Health Humans, Populations Self Status, Vulnerable Fri Mar 11 10:05:34 CET 2011Pediatricsmar{PMID:} 192549853e502--509Outcomes of meningococcal disease in adolescence: prospective, matched-cohort study1232009Adolescent, Adult Aftercare, B, C, Cognition Cohort Depression, Disability Disorders, Educational Efficacy, England, Evaluation, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Life, Male, Meningitis, Meningococcal, Neisseria Neuropsychological Prospective Quality Rehabilitation, Self Serogroup Social Status, Studies, Support, Tests, Vocational, Young meningitidis, of {Case-Control} {Follow-Up} {OBJECTIVE:} We examined the physical, cognitive, educational, social, and psychological outcomes of invasive meningococcal disease in adolescence, as well as demographic and disease factors associated with outcomes. {METHODS:} A population-based, matched-cohort study was performed. A total of 101 gender- and age-matched case-control pairs (15-19 years of age at the time of disease; 46\% male) from 6 regions of England underwent follow-up evaluations 18 to 36 months after invasive meningococcal disease. Educational, social, and vocational function, mental health, social support, self-efficacy, and quality-of-life data were collected by using standardized questionnaires and neuropsychological tests. {RESULTS:} Fifty-seven percent of case subjects (n = 58) had major physical sequelae. Survivors had greater depressive symptoms, greater fatigue, less social support, greater reduction in quality of life, and lower educational attainment compared with control subjects. Survivors with serogroup C disease had greater physical sequelae than did those with serogroup B disease. Greater cognitive deficits were associated with younger age at diagnosis. Only 53 of 101 case subjects reported any medical follow-up care after invasive meningococcal disease. {CONCLUSIONS:} Survivors of invasive meningococcal disease in adolescence have a disturbing series of deficits, including poorer physical and mental health, quality of life, and educational achievement. Serogroup C is associated with poorer outcomes. Invasive meningococcal disease attributable to serogroup B disease remains a major cause of morbidity and death among adolescents. Medical care is poor after discharge from the hospital. Routine follow-up care of adolescent survivors may prevent or ameliorate physical and psychosocial morbidity after invasive meningococcal disease.Fri Mar 11 10:05:34 CET 2011Sexually Transmitted Infectionsnov{PMID:} 190289536488--492Self-taken pharyngeal and rectal swabs are appropriate for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in asymptomatic men who have sex with men842008Acid Amplification Care, Chlamydia Diseases, Gonorrhea, Handling Homosexuality, Humans, Infections, Male, Neisseria Nucleic Observer Pharyngeal Pharynx, Rectal Rectum, Self Sensitivity Specificity, Specimen Techniques, Variation, and gonorrhoeae, trachomatis, {INTRODUCTION:} Self-taken specimens from men who have sex with men {(MSM)} could be important in reducing high levels of demand on sexual health services. The performance of self-taken specimens for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis {(CT)} and Neisseria gonorrhoeae {(GC)} from both pharyngeal and rectal sites in asymptomatic {MSM} was assessed. {METHODS:} {MSM} were examined according to clinic protocol: a rectal and pharyngeal swab for {GC} culture and a rectal swab for the {CT} strand displacement assay. An extra set of nurse-taken and self-taken pharyngeal and rectal specimens were also requested and were tested using the Aptima Combo 2 assay and the result compared with the routine clinic result, which was considered the gold standard. {RESULTS:} A total of 272 {MSM} was recruited and the sensitivity and specificity of nurse-taken and patient-taken swabs, respectively, was as follows: rectal {GC:} 94.9\% and 90.1\% (nurse); 92.3\% and 87.9\% (patient); pharyngeal {GC:} 88.2\% and 91.8\% (nurse); 100\% and 87.8\% (patient); rectal {CT:} 80.0\% and 99.6\% (nurse); 91.4\% and 98.2\% (patient). No significant difference in sensitivity or specificity was observed between the nurse-taken and the patient-taken rectal swabs for either {GC} or {CT.} For the detection of {GC} from the pharynx, comparable sensitivities were achieved between nurse-taken and patient-taken swabs (p = 0.5); however, a significant difference in specificity was observed (p = 0.006). This was due to a higher number of false {GC-positive} self-taken pharyngeal swabs from patients with high rates (90.9\%; 10/11) of confirmed concurrent {GC} infection in different anatomical sites. {CONCLUSIONS:} {MSM} are able to collect self-taken rectal and pharyngeal swabs that are comparable to those taken by clinicians.Fri Mar 11 10:05:34 CET 2011Sexual Health{PMID:} 163349942121--126Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections {(STI)} using self-collected non-invasive specimens12004Adult, Animals, Australia, Care, Chlamydia Condoms, Diseases, Female, Gonorrhea, Handling, Herpes Humans, Infections, Male, Neisseria Papillomaviridae, Papillomavirus Self Semen, Sexually Simplex, Simplexvirus, Specimen Surgical, Tampons, Transmitted Trichomonas Urine, Vagina Vaginitis, gonorrhoeae, trachomatis, vaginalis, Paramount in control of transmission of sexually transmitted infections {(STIs)} is their prompt recognition and appropriate treatment. In countries where definitive diagnoses are difficult, a 'syndromic approach' to management of {STIs} is recommended and practiced, yet many {STIs} have common symptoms or are asymptomatic and therefore go undetected and untreated. This is of particular concern with the recognition that {HIV} transmission is increased with co-existent {STIs:} the attributable risk for each {STI} varying with the prevalence within a particular population. Hence, {HIV} public health prevention approaches must include {STI} preventative strategies to be effective. Even then, microbiological screening is incorporated into {STI} control strategies; lack of access to appropriate services (especially in rural and remote areas), reluctance of at-risk populations to attend for treatment, fear of invasive genital examinations, and lower sensitivities of conventional diagnostic assays reduces the effectiveness of such programmes. Therefore, accurate, cost-effective, reliable diagnostic assays (preferably those which can be used in the field) are needed to impact on the incidence of the various {STIs,} as well as {HIV.} With the advent of molecular technologies, including target and signal amplification methods, diagnoses of {STIs} have been revolutionised and allow the use of non or minimally invasive sampling techniques, some of which are self-collected by the patient, e.g. first-void urine, cervico-vaginal lavage, low vaginal swabs, and tampons. Most studies evaluating such self-sampling with molecular diagnostic techniques have demonstrated an equivalent or superior detection of {STIs} as compared to conventional sampling and detection methods. These sampling methods can also be used to determine prevalence of {STIs} in various populations, but particularly those with difficult access to medical care. In this article, the utility of self-sampling collection devices for detection of various {STIs,} particularly in women, is reviewed as one step towards formulating appropriate strategies in control of {STIs,} and which are especially suited for remote areas.Fri Mar 11 08:41:53 CET 2011Analyzing Social Networks on the Semantic Web2005design networks self semantic social Wed Mar 02 10:00:58 CET 2011Inductance and Resistance Computations for Three-Dimensional Multiconductor Interconnection Structures1992Computations Inductance Resistance Self and Mon Feb 28 16:07:01 CET 2011Be Careful of Self and Mutual Inductance Formulae?Formulae Inductance Mutual Self and Mon Jul 26 18:11:50 CEST 2010New York, (NY)Making Stories: Law, Literature, Life63-88The narrative creation of self2003cerme6 development identity law learning literature narrative psychology self Tue Jan 05 23:12:10 CET 2010Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B)Special Issue: Hazards XVIII2145--150Self-ignition of combustible bulk materials under various ambient conditions832005condensation; evaporation; ignition; numerical self simulations wetting; It has been known for a long time that combustible bulk materials may undergo selfignition if stored in sufficient amounts at adequate ambient temperatures. Most of the studies according to this problem refer to atmospheric ambient conditions (oxygen volume fraction of 21%). In some technical applications, however, bulk materials are processed or stored at a reduced level of oxygen concentration. Besides the oxygen volume fraction, the moisture content of the bulk material itself as well as the humidity of the ambient air effect self-ignition. The first part of the current paper presents experimental investigations on the influence of the volume fraction of oxygen on the self-ignition temperature of the bulk materials. The lower the oxygen volume fraction in the surrounding gas, the higher is the self-ignition temperature as a general trend. In the second part, tests under a normal atmosphere were carried out to investigate the influence of water in a liquid and vapour state on the self-ignition procedure of lignite coal. They showed that sub-critical deposits could become super-critical by pouring water into the bulk or by exposing a dry bulk sample to humid air. Besides the experiments, a numerical model was established which allows to compute the process of heating and self-ignition in bulk deposits. Technical applications of the model cover safe storage of dusts, granulate, bulk materials and wastes.Tue Jan 05 23:12:10 CET 2010Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B)2101--107Some characteristics of transient self-heating inside an exothermically reactive porous solid slab731995Exothermic Experimental Laboratory Numerical Porous Sawdust Self Theoretical Unsteady crossing heating material modelling point reaction simulation state study temperature; test transient We report the results of numerical simulations and laboratory investigations carried out to explore the characteristics of the transient self-heating process. Various initial and boundary conditions were considered. It was demonstrated that a characteristic temperature, defined as the crossing-point temperature, does not change (to within ±0.01°C) for the same exothermicity, activation energy, thermal properties, half-thickness and boundary temperature when only the initial uniform temperature is varied. This initial temperature must be lower than the critical ignition boundary temperature and the boundary temperature must not be supercritical to lead to a periphery ignition. This crossing-point temperature may be used as a physicochemical property to indicate the propensity of a solid material to self-heat. The calculations also suggest a linear temperature dependence of the heat conduction term in the energy balance applied at the symmetry of a slab for a certain temperature range, from a value smaller than the crossing-point temperature to a value just before ignition. This concept of a crossing-point temperature was confirmed by experiments carried out on a wood sawdustWed Dec 02 23:57:56 CET 2009Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.1110817-10819{Homogeneous ruthenium-based water-gas shift catalysts via supported ionic liquid phase (SILP) technology at low temperature and ambient pressure}2009Homogenous Ruthenium Water-Gas-Shift-Reaction self Tue Nov 03 13:56:03 CET 2009{The self we live by}2000identity narrative postmodern rhiz08 self symbolicInteractionism The Self We Live By addresses the major trends in the sociological analysis of the self. Taking issue with contemporary trivializations of the self, the book traces a course of development from the early pragmatists who formulated what they called the "empirical self," to contemporary constructionist views of the storied self. Presenting an institutional context for the increasing complexity and ubiquity of narrative identity, the authors illustrate the "everyday technology of self construction" and discuss the resulting moral climate.Wed Oct 21 15:46:54 CEST 2009Berlin/HeidelbergAdvances in Intelligent Web Mastering130--135Automated Ontology Learning and Validation Using Hypothesis Testing2007self Semantic Web technologies in general and ontology-based approaches in particular are considered the foundation for the next generation of information services. While ontologies enable software agents to exchange knowledge and information in a standardized, intelligent manner, describing today's vast amount of information in terms of ontological knowledge remains a challenge. In this paper we describe the research project AVALON - Acquisition and VALidation of ONtologies, which aims at reducing the knowledge acquisition bottleneck by using methods from ontology learning in the context of a cybernetic control system. We will present techniques allowing us to automatically extract knowledge from textual data and formulating hypothesis based upon the extracted knowledge. Based on real world indicators, like for example business numbers, hypotheses are validated and the result is fed back into the system, thereby closing the cybernetic control system's feedback loop. While AVALON is currently under development, we will present intermediate results and the basic idea behind the system.Mon Oct 05 22:17:39 CEST 2009Constructivist FoundationsNovember11-42How and Why the Brain Lays the Foundations for a Conscious Self42008Anticipatory MVButz MVButzJ bodyspaces, cognition. consciousness, drive, language, mirror neurons, self sensorimotor social Purpose: Constructivism postulates that the perceived reality is a complex construct formed during development. Depending on the particular school, these inner constructs take on different forms and structures and affect cognition in different ways. The purpose of this article is to address the questions of how and, even more importantly, why we form such inner constructs. Approach: This article proposes that brain development is controlled by an inherent anticipatory drive, which biases learning towards the formation of forward predictive structures and inverse goal-oriented control structures. This drive, in combination with increasingly complex environmental interactions during cognitive development, enforces the structuring of our conscious self, which is embedded in a constructed inner reality. Essentially, the following questions are addressed: Which basic mechanisms lead us to the construction of inner realities? How are these emergent inner realities structured? How is the self represented within the inner realities? And consequently, which cognitive structures constitute the media for conscious thought and selfconsciousness? Findings: Due to the anticipatory drive, representations in the brain shape themselves predominantly purposefully or intentionally. Taking a developmental, evolutionary perspective, we show how the brain is forced to develop progressively complex and abstract representations of the self embedded in the constructed inner realities. These self representations can evoke different stages of self-consciousness. Implications: The anticipatory drive shapes brain structures and cognition during the development of progressively more complex, competent, and flexible goal-oriented bodyenvironment interactions. Self-consciousness develops because increasingly abstract, individualizing self representations are necessary to realize these progressively more challenging environmental interactions. Key words: Anticipatory drive, self consciousness, mirror neurons, sensorimotor bodyspaces, language, social cognition.Mon Sep 21 17:19:16 CEST 2009{The novel: Disclosing the self in a creative social act}2005identity rhiz08 self selfDisclosure We view novelists as people who work alone through the night typing away at their keyboards while deeply absorbed in thought. Although no novel could be published without the performance of the solitary role of the writer, the publication of a novel involves far more than merely the performance of this one role. Book agents must screen writers’ novels for possible representation by their agency, acquisition editors must screen them for possible publication by their publishing houses, and production editors must prepare them for distribution; therefore, the publication of a novel is a genuine “social act.” Nevertheless, a novel's publication is a distinctively creative social act because it affords greater opportunity than most social acts for people to express their “selves” or, more precisely, “phantom communities,” which are etched from their past “significant social actions.” A novelist's phantom community primarily discloses itself through the “voice” in which she tells her story. Thus, the “voice” that an author uses while writing her novel can provide telltale signs of not only her phantom community, but also of the past significant social actions in which she has and has not participated during the course of her life.Mon Sep 14 10:09:12 CEST 2009Success In Innovative Leadership: Modelling Strategic Excell2008Improvement Self activate and innovation innovative out spread strategy the Mon Sep 14 10:06:35 CEST 2009Finding True Happiness Within2008happines happiness improvement self selfCommunity for tag(s) self