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Fluctuation, dissipation, and thermalization in non-equilibrium AdS_5 black hole geometries

, 2011
We give a simple recipe for computing dissipation and fluctuations (commutator and anti-commutator correlation functions) for non-equilibrium black hole geometries.
Derek Teaney, E. Witten, J. M. Maldacena, Paul M. Chesler, Simon Caron-Huot   +4 more
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Comparison of PPD and IGST Sensitivity in Latent Tuberculosis Assessment (Cross-sectional Study)

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi
Objective: Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) and Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) were performed on patients with ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis who were planned to initiate immunosuppressive treatment.
Nurhan Sarıoğlu, Nilay Şahin, Mustafa Çolak, Kazım Batıhan Büyükzengin, Fuat Erel, Hikmet Çoban   +5 more
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Comparison of interferon-γ release assay and tuberculin test for screening in healthcare workers Comparação do teste de libertação do interferão -γ e da prova de tuberculina no rastreio de profissionais de saúde

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2010
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). Screening for latent tuberculosis infection and active TB is therefore essential in infection control programs.
José Torres Costa, Rui Silva, Raul Sá, Maria João Cardoso, Carla Ribeiro, Albert Nienhaus   +5 more
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Evaluation of the tuberculin skin test and the interferon-γ release assay for TB screening in French healthcare workers

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2009
Introduction Using French cut-offs for the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), results of the TST were compared with the results of an Interferon-γ Release Assay (IGRA) in Healthcare Workers (HCW) after contact to AFB-positive TB patients.
Raffi Francois, Houdebine Marietherese, Guillaumin Guyonne, Gordeeff Claire, Durand-Perdriel Marie-Henriette, Bourrut-Lacouture Martine, Muller Jean-Yves, Naudin Frederique, Germaud Patrick, Chailleux Edmond, Audrain Marie, Nael Virginie, Brunet-Courtois Benedicte, Tripodi Dominique, Boutoille David, Biron Charlotte, Potel Gilles, Roedlich Claude, Geraut Christian, Schablon Anja, Nienhaus Albert   +20 more
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Law As Culture [PDF]

, 2001
This Essay is an attempt to theorize the relationship of law to culture and culture to law beyond the intuitive, commonplace sense that law partakes of culture - by reflecting it as well as by reacting against it - and that culture refracts law.
Mezey, Naomi
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Expression of VPAC1 in a murine model of allergic asthma [PDF]

, 2013
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) is a putative neurotransmitter of the inhibitory non-adrenergic non-cholinergic nervous system and influences the mammalian airway function in various ways.
Braun, Armin, Groneberg, Jan David Alexander, Lauenstein, Hans-Dieter, Quarcoo, David, Welte, Tobias   +4 more
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The impact of IGRA positivity in untreated inactive pulmonary tuberculosis on IVF-ET outcomes in infertile women: an ambispective cohort study

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundTuberculosis can negatively impact both overall health and female reproductive function. This study investigated the relationship between the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) status and pregnancy outcomes in infertile women, with untreated
Xiaoyan Gai, Hongbin Chi, Lin Zeng, Lixue Chen, Zikang Sheng, Wenli Cao, Chen Zhang, Jingge Qu, Yue Zhang, Weixia Zhang, Qingtao Zhou, Ping Liu, Yongchang Sun, Rong Li, Jie Qiao   +14 more
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The Social and Economic Impact of Native American Casinos [PDF]

In the late 1980s, a series of legal rulings favorable to tribes and the subsequent passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 legalized gaming operations on reservations in many states.
Julie H. Topoleski, William N. Evans
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The Roles of Ethnic Theater in Immigrant Communities in the United States 1850-1930 [PDF]

, 1981
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries millions of Europeans left their homes to form immigrant communities in the United States. Much of the literature about those immigrant communities focuses upon problems such as their ecomonic ...
Seller, Maxine S.
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Review of mechanical vibration tests conducted on control moment gyros and life test fixtures [PDF]

Experimental vibration studies performed on a number of flight control moment gyros and bearing life test fixtures are summarized. Tests were performed at MSFC, at Wyle Laboratories, Huntsville, Alabama, and at the Bendix Corporation facilities in ...
Burchill, R. F.
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