Rule B Attachment of Electronic Fund Transfers in the United States

Christopher W. Nicoll,Bay Moon 해상보험법연구회 2007 해상보험법연구 Vol.3 No.-

HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FLOW OVER FLEXIBLE GRASS AND AN ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA

TESCHKE ULF,LIEBERMAN NICOLE VON,DEUSSFELD NICOLLE 한국수자원학회 2005 한국수자원학회 학술대회 Vol.2005 No.1

Competent Communicative Skills Developed within EFL Settings through the Medium of Poetry

Kim, Hae-Ri,David Nicoll 경북대학교사범대학부속 중등교육연구소 2005 중등교육연구 Vol.53 No.1

This study was conducted to develop a new EFL curriculum which aims to promote foreign language learning within a framework of the transactional theory of reading. The authors examined the integration of poetry within an EFL curriculum. The data collection consisted of a survey, interviews, samples of dialogue journal writing, classroom video recordings, classroom teachers' journals and the researchers' field notes and journal. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed to address the research question: What happens when middle school students read poetry within a response-oriented framework? Data analysis revealed that: 1) The students showed positive attitudes and beliefs toward the study, 2) Reading poetry within a response-oriented framework was a good means of promoting the English language, and extending students' learning experiences. The researchers conclude that poetry has a unique and invaluable working contribution to make to EFL. 본 연구는 상호교통읽기 이론을 기반으로 하여 외국어학습을 향상시키기 위한 영어교과과정 개발을 목적으로 실험되었으며, 교과과정에 영시를 통합하는 과정을 연구, 소개한다. 연구의 데이터는 설문조사, 면담, 대화저널, 수업 녹화테이프, 교사의 저널과 연구자의 현장기록문 및 저널에서 수집되었다. “반응중심의 중등 영어수업에 영시를 활용할 때 학생들의 반응과 학습효과는 어떠한가?”라는 연구 질문을 제기하고, 수집된 데이터를 정량적, 정성적 방법론으로 분석했다. 분석결과 1) 본 연구에 학생들은 매우 긍정적인 반응을 보였으며, 2) 반응중심의 학습에 영시를 활용할 경우 학생들은 영어능력의 향상은 물론 경험을 넓힐 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구자들은 영시가 학습에 도움을 주는 독특하고, 가치있는 자료이므로, 영어 수업에 다양하고 폭넓은 활용과 더불어 더욱 심도있는 연구가 필요하다고 제언한다.

Developing Communicative Competence in EFL Settings through the Use of Poetry

Hae-Ri Kim(김혜리),David Nicoll 신영어영문학회 2005 신영어영문학회 학술발표회 자료집 Vol.2005 No.2

Cornichon Proteins Determine the Subunit Composition of Synaptic AMPA Receptors

Herring, Bruce E.,Shi, Y.,Suh, Y.,Zheng, C.Y.,Blankenship, Sabine M.,Roche, Katherine W.,Nicoll, Roger A. Cell Press 2013 Neuron Vol.77 No.6

Cornichon-2 and cornichon-3 (CNIH-2/-3) are AMPA receptor (AMPAR) binding proteins that promote receptor trafficking and markedly slow AMPAR deactivation in heterologous cells, but their role in neurons is unclear. Using CNIH-2 and CNIH-3 conditional knockout mice, we find a profound reduction of AMPAR synaptic transmission in the hippocampus. This deficit is due to the selective loss of surface GluA1-containing AMPARs (GluA1A2 heteromers), leaving a small residual pool of synaptic GluA2A3 heteromers. The kinetics of AMPARs in neurons lacking CNIH-2/-3 are faster than those in WT neurons due to the fast kinetics of GluA2A3 heteromers. The remarkably selective effect of CNIHs on the GluA1 subunit is probably mediated by TARP γ-8, which prevents a functional association of CNIHs with non-GluA1 subunits. These results point to a sophisticated interplay between CNIHs and γ-8 that dictates subunit-specific AMPAR trafficking and the strength and kinetics of synaptic AMPAR-mediated transmission.

Monetary Policy, the Composition of GDP and Crisis Duration in Europe

Nicolás Cachanosky,ANDREAS HOFFMANN 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2016 Global economic review Vol.45 No.2

This paper analyzes the effects of changes in interest rates on the composition of production in 10 European countries during the boom period of the 2000s. We find that output elasticity differs across industries and across countries for similar industries. The paper suggests that in the run-up to the 2008 crisis, the European Central Bank’s low interest rate policy affected the allocation of resources across industries. This may explain the sluggish overall recovery from the crisis in Europe.

Evaluation of an Active Humidification System for Inspired Gas

Nicolás G. Roux,Gustavo A. Plotnikow,Darío S. Villalba,Emiliano Gogniat,Vivivana Feld,Noelia Ribero Vairo,Marisa Sartore,Mauro Bosso,José L. Scapellato,Dante Intile,Fernando Planells,Diego Noval,Pablo 대한이비인후과학회 2015 Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Vol.8 No.1

Objectives. The effectiveness of the active humidification systems (AHS) in patients already weaned from mechanical ventilation and with an artificial airway has not been very well described. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of an AHS in chronically tracheostomized and spontaneously breathing patients. Methods. Measurements were quantified at three levels of temperature (Tº) of the AHS: level I, low; level II, middle; and level III, high and at different flow levels (20 to 60 L/minute). Statistical analysis of repeated measurements was performed using analysis of variance and significance was set at a P<0.05. Results. While the lowest temperature setting (level I) did not condition gas to the minimum recommended values for any of the flows that were used, the medium temperature setting (level II) only conditioned gas with flows of 20 and 30 L/minute. Finally, at the highest temperature setting (level III), every flow reached the minimum absolute humidity (AH) recommended of 30 mg/L. Conclusion. According to our results, to obtain appropiate relative humidity, AH and T° of gas one should have a device that maintains water T° at least at 53°C for flows between 20 and 30 L/m, or at T° of 61°C at any flow rate.

Species Content Effect on the Rejuvenation Degree of CuZr Metallic Glasses Under Thermal-Pressure Treatments

Nicolás Amigo,Felipe J. Valencia 대한금속·재료학회 2022 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.28 No.9

Rejuvenation is a process devoted to the structural excitation of metallic glasses (MGs), ultimately leading to enhanced plasticity. In this work, thermal-pressure treatments were performed on Cu100−xZrx MGs using molecular dynamics simulationsand the rejuvenation degree was explored by means of compression tests and structural characterization. MGs with high Zrcontent presented increased rejuvenation than their Cu-rich counterparts. This behavior is attributed to the large populationsof liquid-like polyhedra promoted by high contents of Zr species, which favor the deformation and re-arrangement processof the more centrosymmetric polyhedra during rejuvenation. Overall, our results indicate that thermal-pressure treatmentsare more effective at larger contents of Zr atoms, offering new insights in the fabrication of MGs with tailored properties.

A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment

Pereira Nicolás,Oñate Vanessa,Roa Ricardo 대한성형외과학회 2023 Archives of Plastic Surgery Vol.50 No.4

Background Posttraumatic lymphedema (PTL) is sparsely described in the literature. The aim of this study is to propose a comprehensive approach for prevention and treatment of PTL using lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymphatic vessels free flap, reporting our experience in the management of early-stage lymphedema. Methods A retrospective observational study was performed between October 2017 and July 2022. Functional assessment withmagnetic resonance lymphangiography and indocyanine green lymphography was performed. Patients with lymphedema and functional lymphatic channels were included. Cases with limited soft tissue damage were proposed for LVA, and those with acute or prior soft tissue damage needing skin reconstruction were proposed for superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator lymphatic vessels free flap (SCIP-LV) to treat or prevent lymphedema. Primary and secondary outcomes were limb volume reduction and quality of life (QoL) improvement, respectively. Follow-up was at least 1 year. Results Twenty-eight patients were operated using this approach during the study period. LVA were performed in 12 patients; mean reduction of excess volume (REV) was 58.82% and the improvement in QoL was 49.25%. SCIP-LV was performed in seven patients with no flap failure; mean REV was 58.77% and the improvement QoL was 50.9%. Nine patients with acute injury in lymphatic critical areas were reconstructed with SCIP-LV as a preventive approach and no lymphedema was detected. Conclusion Our comprehensive approach provides an organized way to treat patients with PTL, or at risk of developing it, to have satisfactory results and improve their QoL.

How to Prevent and Manage Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence: A Review

Schifano Nicolò,Capogrosso Paolo,Tutolo Manuela,Dehò Federico,Montorsi Francesco,Salonia Andrea 대한남성과학회 2021 The World Journal of Men's Health Vol.39 No.4

Purpose: To provide an overview of the currently available evidence relating to the prevention and management strategies of urinary incontinence (UI) after radical prostatectomy (RP). Materials and Methods: A comprehensive research was carried out on MEDLINE/PubMed database to identify pertinent studies concerning post-RP UI. The search strategy included these words: urinary continence; urinary continence recovery; urinary incontinence; radical prostatectomy; and prostate cancer. Results: Post-RP UI still represents a challenging issue for both urologic patients and clinicians. A complete preoperative assessment of the risk factors associated with post-RP UI aids both in counseling those patients with a higher estimated likelihood of postoperative UI and in identifying those who would probably benefit from preventive strategies in the preoperative and in the intraoperative settings. Over the last decades different surgical strategies based on either the “preservation” or the “reconstruction” of the anatomical elements responsible for urinary continence (UC) led to an overall improvement of postoperative functional outcomes. Finally, several therapeutic strategies should be evaluated for the postoperative UI management. Artificial urinary sphincter implantation represents the gold standard for treatment, notwithstanding its wide adoption is limited due to high costs and significant risk of surgical revision. In this context, male sling positioning seems the most promising strategy, in particular in mild and moderate post-RP UI. Conclusions: To enhance the likelihood of obtaining an optimal UC recovery after RP, it is here strongly suggested to intervene throughout the overall clinical management process thus including the pre-, intra- and postoperative settings.