Tracking on-orbit changes in response versus scan angle for MODIS reflective solar bands using Dome C

Author(s):  
Aisheng Wu ◽  
Amit Angal ◽  
Xiaoxiong Xiong
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2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 2147-2150
Author(s):  
Liliana Coldea ◽  
Florin Grosu ◽  
Alina Liliana Pintea ◽  
Sebastian Ioan Cernusca Mitariu ◽  
Nicolae Grigore ◽  
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The chronic hepatitis C is a frequently problem in worldwide, the number of infected individuals is high and go on, getting a public health problem [1]. In Romania there are nearly 1 million persons infected with hepatitis C virus, the scope of spreading is related with specific risk factors. An important number of infection with hepatitis C virus present simultaneous extrahepatic manifestations proved to be alone manifestation tracing; its important for diagnosis and treatment. We analyzed the effects of interferon and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C in General C.F. Hospital Sibiu, between 2008 � 2012. The association between infection with hepatitis C virus and extrahepatic manifestations is important to be recognized for adequate diagnosis tests. By comparing the results of therapy in patients with hepatic and extrahepatic manifestations, the study found that 30 patients (58.83 %) with liver manifestations had an incomplete response versus 10 patients (26.32 %) with extrahepatic manifestations; 11 patients (21.54 %) with hepatic manifestations had a complete response versus 3 patients (7.89 %) with extrahepatic manifestations; and 10 patients (19.63 %) with hepatic manifestations did not respond to treatment versus 25 patients (65.79 %) with extrahepatic manifestations. Analyzing the results of antiviral therapy in patients with hepatic manifestations and those with extrahepatic manifestations, antiviral treatment appears to be more advantageous in cases with only hepatic manifestations.


Author(s):  
Friedhelm Struck ◽  
Patrick Schreiner ◽  
Eva Staschik ◽  
Karin Wochinz‐Richter ◽  
Sarah Schulz ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sun ◽  
X. Xiong ◽  
H. Chen ◽  
A. Angal ◽  
X. Geng ◽  
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Author(s):  
Annette N Markham

This paper explores echolocation as a conceptual framework to extend our understanding of digital sociality. Echolocation is a process whereby the characteristics of an echo build a map of location and relation. Most often we think of how bats, whales, and dolphins echolocate to navigate. If we think of radar, sonar, or lidar, we might think of submarines, autonomous vehicles, or even geolocation on our mobile devices. In this paper, I discuss echolocation as a symbolic interaction framework for describing how the Self is negotiated and identified in and as a part of social space. It focuses attention on the character and function of pings, push notifications, red dots on device screens, and other responses in ongoing interactions between people in social media or between humans and nonhuman or more than human elements of media ecologies. The interpretive qualitative analysis is part of a six year ethnographic study of youth. The analysis of echolocation emerges from a subset of the larger study, those who feel anxiety and even existential vulnerability when disconnected. Based on this qualitative analysis of narratives, the paper builds and extends echolocation as a theory of digital sociality that pays close attention to the response versus the performance in the interaction model.


2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 2276-2289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra Bhatt ◽  
David R. Doelling ◽  
Amit Angal ◽  
Xiaoxiong Xiong ◽  
Conor Haney ◽  
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Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie J. W Shoop-Worrall ◽  
Kimme L Hyrich ◽  
Lucy R Wedderburn ◽  
Wendy Thomson ◽  
Nophar Geifman ◽  
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Abstract Background Treatment response in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is currently viewed as a binary outcome of response versus non-response. In a heterogenous disease such as JIA, it is likely that different, identifiable clusters of children and young people (CYP) may display varying patterns of the different features of the disease. Identifying these response clusters is an important step toward stratified medicine in JIA. The aim of the study was to explore trajectories of juvenile arthritis disease activity score (JADAS) components following methotrexate (MTX) initiation for JIA. Methods MTX-naïve CYP with JIA were selected if enrolled prior to January 2018 in either the UK BSPAR Etanercept Register or the Biologics for Children with Rheumatic Diseases Study at point of starting MTX. JADAS components (active joint count, physician’s global assessment (0-10cm), parental global evaluation (0-10cm) and standardised ESR (0-10) were calculated based on data collected in the year following MTX initiation. Multivariate group-based trajectory models were used to explore MTX response clusters across the different JADAS components, using censored-normal (global scores, ESR) and zero-inflated Poisson (active joint count) models. Optimal models were selected based on a combination of model fit (BIC), parsimony and clinical plausibility. Results Of 611 CYP selected, the majority were female (69%) and of white ethnicity (85%), with RF-negative JIA the most common disease category (33%). The optimal model identified multiple patterns of disease activity following initiation of MTX, which have greater complexity than simple ‘response’ versus ‘non-response’ clusters. Differences between clusters included initial intensity of disease features and speeds of improvement over time. In addition, the components of the JADAS did not always follow similar patterns over time, even within the same outcome cluster. Conclusion This study has identified that within CYP initiating MTX, different patterns of disease activity are apparent, suggesting that a simple responder/non-responder analysis at a set point may be inadequate. Understanding both clinical factors associated with, and biological mechanisms underpinning, these clusters would aid stratified medicine in JIA. Disclosures S.J.W. Shoop-Worrall None. K.L. Hyrich None. L.R. Wedderburn None. W. Thomson None. N. Geifman None.


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