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Sony's PlayStation 3 games console has outsold Microsoft's Xbox 360 in Europe, according to figures released by Sony.More than five million PS3s have been sold across the continent, Sony's David Reeves confirmed.
Speaking at a European PlayStation event in London, he said: "The numbers are a testament to the strength of the PlayStation brand."
He said PlayStation 3 had been outselling the Xbox 360 since October last year.
"We have sold more PlayStation 3s throughout Europe than Xbox 360 even though they launched 16 months before us."
Mr Reeves, head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, also said 12 million PSP handheld consoles and 48 million PlayStation 2s had been sold in Europe.
Despite Sony's overhauling of Microsoft in Europe, both firms' sales are a long way behind the Nintendo Wii.
Price tag
Sony has managed to overtake Xbox 360 sales despite a much higher price tag.
The cheapest PS3 is available for £299, versus £159 for the Xbox 360.
"We have been consistently outselling our closest competitor [Xbox 360] since October 2007, even with the latest price
point," said Mr Reeves.
Microsoft cut the price of Xbox 360 in March.
The figures will cheer Sony after a painful launch period for the machine, which saw delays, stock problems and criticism from gamers that early titles for the machine were below par.
Kaz Hirai, Sony's global head of PlayStation, said the first year of PS3 had been difficult.
Speaking at the London event, he said: "There were teething problems... and customers were a little underwhelmed by early games."
'No surprise'
He said Sony was going to promote the PS3 as a "multi-faceted interactive entertainment system" in the year ahead.
Games consultant Nick Parker said it was "no surprise" that PlayStation had overtaken Xbox in Europe.
"The PlayStation has held out remarkably well over the last 18 months despite the press slating it because of the price. People got behind the brand.
"The PS3 is far more mass market than 360, which has gone for traditional adult males - and that does not go down well in continental Europe."
He said consumers in Europe had "never gotten over the design ethos of the original Xbox."
Microsoft had set out to broaden the appeal of its titles "but never did come up with the goods", he went on.
The Xbox 360 was performing well in the UK but has a "problem on the continent".
He said PlayStation 3 had "every chance" of overtaking the Xbox 360 in its heartland of North America in the next two to three years.
The UK is how 360 is managing to stay up there but PS3 is ahead overall hence why European software sales normally go in Sony's favour.
Third party numbers puts 360 "approximately 1 million units ahead in the aggregate"
Chris Lewis, VP for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business in the EMEA region, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he's very clear on exactly who has the console lead between Sony and Microsoft in Europe - and he says that the third party numbers prove it.
According to data from GfK Chart-Track, says Lewis, the Xbox 360 is ahead by "approximately 1 million units" across Europe, the Middle East and Africa - a common grouping of territories, although Sony tends to talk about PAL regions instead, which also includes Australia and New Zealand.
But regardless of that, and the recent confusion surrounding the next-gen console leadership - after Nintendo - he's definite that Microsoft is beating Sony in the UK and mainland Europe.
"There has been some confusion, but I'm not confused," he said. "Let me say we're confident that we talk about numbers that are meaningful customer numbers, whether they be GfK- or Chart-Track-generated, or otherwise, but they are numbers about shipments into the market, numbers that represent our performance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa - they're not PAL territories in totality, so the numbers I talk about don't include Australia and New Zealand for instance.
"But certainly across the territories that I'm responsible for, all of the data points that I've referenced I'm very confident about. It's really based on legitimate external data sources as much as anything - because it's always easy to talk about your own internal numbers, and we try to encourage people to use some of the analyst data, but also the likes of GfK and Chart-Track - very clearly customer and consumer data points, not necessarily manufacturing data points."
And on the UK and mainland Europe, specifically, he left no room for confusion: "If you look right across my area of responsibility, every data point that I've got, which I trust - and data points we've always used - put us approximately 1 million units ahead in the aggregate."
However, he was quick to play down the any suggestion of arrogance, noting that the company was "highly respectful" of its hardware competitors, and stating his belief that the feeling was mutual.
"It's not about us necessarily fixating on Sony - we like a target to run at, and a barometer of success, and we see Sony most closely aligned to our own platform," he explained. "Therefore we intend to measure our success in some way versus what they've doing."
The second part of the GamesIndustry.biz interview with Chris Lewis, in which he also talks about Microsoft's view on European currency fluctuations and whether or not price changes are planned as a result, is now live.
Actually, it is all of Europe that is also helping the Xbox stay neck and neck, even though the PS3 is ahead now.Quote:
The UK is how 360 is managing to stay up there but PS3 is ahead overall hence why European software sales normally go in Sony's favour.
Yep, 360 has been strong in the UK but PS3 has been outselling it in all of continental Europe from the articles that I've read.
Yeah, it looks like Sony reports additional territories than MS does in Europe (Sony adds Australia and New Zealand for example). Looks like it will always be tough to see the total picture. Needless to say, it's a head to head race there.
It seems like the 360 leads in game sales in Europe for certain genres, while the PS leads in the other genres. PS usually dominates in sports titles in Europe, where the Xbox seems to dominate action/adventure there.


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Juan Dixon
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Rasho Nestrovic
Why for Indy? The J.O. era is done, time to move on., They've needed a point guard upgrade for a while now, and Ford could be the man for the job.
Why for Toronto? Calderon has made Ford expendable. They need some front court help if they're ever gonna go anywhere in the playoffs. J.O. is an elite defender who can score and rebound at a fairly high level. A great front court partner for Bosh. Harrison is another big body and is more talented than any of the filler players for Toronto.
Both players are injury risks, so it works out fine.

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Product Roundup of valves, actuators and positioners
This Product Roundup of control valve technology shows that valve devices and components continue to get smarter, wired and more networked.
By Rich Merritt, Senior Technical Editor
CONTROL VALVES, regulators and actuators are one of the few products that the Third World has not been able to reduce to a commodity, so traditional valve manufacturers still have a chance to keep their business. It appears vendors are maintaining their edge through electronic technology in the form of built-in controllers, networks, fieldbuses and software.
As you can see in the roundup that follows, new valve products sport HART, fieldbus, DeviceNet and similar communications along with traditional 4-20 mA. Some have built-in controllers that can diagnose valve and positioner health. These advances might help account for increasing control valve sales on the world market.
The worldwide control valve market totaled nearly $2.9 billion in 2003 and will reach nearly $3.4 billion by the end of 2008, expanding at an annual rate of about 3%, according to "Control Valve Worldwide Outlook," a study by the ARC Advisory Group.
"Long-term business prospects for control valve suppliers look reasonably bright due to MRO business opportunities in developed regions and new projects' business in developing countries," says senior analyst Dave Clayton, author of the study. From a regional perspective, most of the growth over the next five years will come from Asian countries, such as India and China. Russia is also a promising market.
The share of North America in the worldwide control valve market is decreasing, the study says, and the trend will continue over the forecast period as developing countries continue expanding their manufacturing base.
The world market for all industrial valves will rise to $5l billion in 2005 from just over $41 billion in 2001, says "Valves: World Market," a study by McIlvaine. The oil and gas sector is the largest. This will grow from $11 billion in 2001 to $13 billion in 2005. The second largest sector is power, followed by chemical, refining, municipal water, and municipal wastewater.
As usual, the market researchers disagree. ARC says the world market for control valves will be $3.4 billion by 2008, but McIlvaine says automatic regulation and control valves sales are projected to reach $12 billion this year. Gate and globe valve sales will exceed $9 billion while ball valve sales in 2005 will be just under $7 billion. Three other categories (butterfly, industrial plug, and miscellaneous) comprise the balance of the market, says McIlvaine.
If you see "more info at controlglobal.com" in the product description, it means we had more information than would fit into the product writeup, so we included it in the writeup that appears on our web site. If you want to see more about these products, go to controlglobal.com, scroll down to Site Highlights, and click on the Roundup section.
Valves, Actuators and Positioners Plug In
Smart Positioner Cuts Air
In balanced conditions, the Sipart PS2 valve positioner consumes virtually no air, saving users $900/year per valve compared to using the company's conventional smart positioners. The positioner moves the actuator to a valve position corresponding to the setpoint. It can self-diagnose system changes and optimize the tuning parameters to maintain valve performance, even with changes in actuator supply pressure and valve friction. Siemens Energy & Automation; 215/646-7400; www.sea.siemens.com/ia
Digital Valve Controllers
Fisher Fieldvue DVC2000 Series digital valve controller meets NAMUR standards IEC60534-6-1 and IEC60534-6-2, and can be mounted on Fisher and other brand actuators on linear and rotary valves. It has a two stage, pre-amplifier that multiplies small changes in the pneumatic signal, a digital tuning algorithm, and performs valve diagnostics. Fisher/Emerson; www.emersonprocess.com
Fieldbus Positioner
The PMV D3 digital valve positioner for control of linear and rotary control valves communicates via Foundation fieldbus, 4-20 mA analog, HART, and Profibus PA. Its user interface employs a menu structure similar to cell phone menus, so the positioner can be configured manually via its keypad, through a HART handheld device, or from a fieldbus system. Flowserve; 281/ 292-7500; www.flowserve.com.
Smart and Safe
The microprocessor-controlled Type 8635 process controller/positioner for linear and rotary control valves is intrinsically safe for use in FM Class 1 Div 1 environments. The user can program all critical interface options via a three-key HMI with a plain-text display located within the IP 65 housing, or through HART or Profibus PA communication protocols. Burkert; 800/325-1405; www.burkert-usa.com.
Pneumatic Positioner
Models in the Series 3730 include the 3730-0 low-cost positioner for globe valves, 3730-1 for all globe and rotary applications, and 3730-2, with a microprocessor controller. Options include HART, Profibus and Foundation fieldbus communications, valve diagnostic software, and explosionproof operation. Valve diagnostics are integrated and supply the information required for predictive maintenance without the need for additional software. Samson Controls; 281/383-3677 x279; www.samsoncontrols.com
Actuator Feedback
Absolute Position Feedback linear actuator sensor provides analog feedback to the controller or PLC to determine actual load position. The option is available for the company's BC3 pneumatic and B3S electric series actuators, and can be ordered in incremental stroke lengths from 2-156 in. An analog signal of 0 to +10Vdc or –10 to +10 Vdc can be selected. Tol-O-Matic; 800/328-2174; www.tolomatic.com
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April 6 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 7 Presentations
April 5, 2010
News Highlights
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Tuesday, April 6, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. More information on the April 6 meeting, including an agenda, can be found online.
Police Department and Code Enforcement Strike Teams
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Fairfax County Police Department and the Code Enforcement Strike Teams for the successful conclusion of the largest fraud investigation in Fairfax County history.
Public Safety Telecommunications Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate April 12-16 as Public Safety Telecommunications Week in Fairfax County. The Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications — the 9-1-1 Center — is the first contact with those in need of emergency assistance. The Fairfax County 9-1-1 Center is one of the few centers of its kind in the state accredited by the commonwealth of Virginia to provide emergency medical dispatch and pre-arrival Instruction during medical emergencies prior to the arrival of public safety personnel.
John Adair and Ron Coen
The Board of Supervisors will recognize John Adair and Ron Coen for their years of service to Fairfax County in the Office of the Financial and Program Auditor.
Donate Life Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate April as Donate Life Month in Fairfax County. There are a number of ways to give the gift of life, including Virginia's online organ donor registry at www.save7lives.org; participating in a living donor program; or signing up at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Fairfax County has more than 500 residents currently on a waiting list to receive an organ transplant.
Architecture Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate April 11-18 as Architecture Week in Fairfax County. The architecture profession in Fairfax County is conscientious in its stewardship of the county's architectural and historic treasures.
Fair Housing Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate April as Fair Housing Month in Fairfax County. April 11 marks the 42nd anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Fairfax County. Staff and volunteers in Fairfax County work year-round to end sexual violence and support survivors by providing prevention education and survivor empowerment information to schools, churches and civic organizations, as well as medical, mental health, law enforcement and criminal justice personnel.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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text: WVU looking for the right mix By Dave Hickman December 21, 2012 Story Share MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The first 10 games of West Virginia's basketball season have been a monumental struggle for the Mountaineers. For every step forward it seems there are two steps back.Write off that opening-game 34-point loss to Gonzaga. That's what West Virginia did, taking 10 days off to regroup and recover and essentially start over again.But then a rout of Marist in the first game of the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla., was followed by a mystifying defeat at the hands of Davidson and a loss to Oklahoma.Three games within the state provided some relief in the form of three wins, including Marshall and handing Virginia Tech its first loss. But then came that meltdown at Duquesne - losing a 15-point second-half lead - and briefly competitive loss to No. 3 Michigan in Brooklyn."It's been a struggle, honestly,'' sophomore point guard Juwan Staten said. "I thought we had it going after the Virginia Tech game, but we just couldn't keep it up.''The hope now is that the Mountaineers can build at least a little bit of momentum and confidence with three home games before the start of Big 12 play. The first step was Wednesday night's 76-71 win over Oakland. That wasn't much of a confidence builder given that West Virginia struggled mightily against a team that is now 4-8, but at this point beggars can't be choosers. It was a win.Up next is today's 4 p.m. game against Radford at the Coliseum. The Highlanders are 5-6 and lost their third straight at Charlotte Wednesday night, 68-52. The Mountaineers are then off for a short holiday break before hosting Eastern Kentucky a week from Sunday. League play begins the following Saturday at home against Oklahoma.While the question of whether West Virginia can string together some wins in what qualifies as the soft spot in its schedule is in some ways secondary to another issue: Who do the Mountaineers rely upon to get that done? By this point in the season, coach Bob Huggins has generally pared his rotation down to nine or 10 players. Not so now.Nine of WVU's 13 scholarship players have started a game this season and all 13 seem likely to be called upon at any time. Save for Aaric Murray's one-game suspension against Michigan, Huggins has used 11 and 12 players the last two games. And the one who has played the least in those two games, Aaron Brown, started as recently as the Virginia Tech game."We probably have too many guys that are all about the same,'' Huggins said. "The prudent thing to do is play the ones who are playing the best that day.'' The problem is that through 10 games Huggins has found very few players who are reliable in the long term, so he works each game to find the ones who might be playing well that night."I thought when I came here that we probably weren't going to have the five best players in our league, probably not even close,'' Huggins said. "But maybe we have the 10 best and we can wear people down. We can get out and pressure and make everything hard, make every pass hard, and just wear them down. And to a degree we have. But this team is just not consistent. We'll have somebody do a really good thing and then they'll do a really stupid thing.''As such, the Mountaineers might have Kevin Noreen scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds against Virginia Tech and then disappearing for three games. Jabarie Hinds will take over a game for brief stretches and then try to do it and miss everything he shoots (4 for 21 in one three-game stretch). Murray will be suspended for an attitude and then have an all-world performance when he returns against Oakland.And then there's Deniz Kilicli, who against Marshall was as good as he's ever been with 21 points. In the last two games he has been a liability who was benched for virtually the entire second half of both games."But at least Deniz knows he's not been playing very well,'' Huggins said. "We have a couple in there who [won't admit that].'' In Radford, the Mountaineers will face a team that, like the Mountaineers, will use its bench and doesn't shoot the ball very well (41.7 percent). A pair of sophomores, 6-4 forward Javonte Green and 6-foot guard R.J. Price lead the Highlanders in scoring, each averaging about 13 points.Radford also starts 6-5, 205-pound sophomore Kyle Noreen, the younger brother of WVU's Kevin. He averages 4.4 points and 4.8 rebounds. The Highlanders are coached by Mike Jones, who was an assistant under John Beilein at Richmond and came with him to West Virginia for a year.Jones is the first of two consecutive former WVU assistants who will coach at the Coliseum. Eastern Kentucky's coach is former Beilein assistant Jeff Neubauer.Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 4 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 5 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme Park puts it in overdrive Previous Story Prep basketball scores, boxes -- Dec. 22 Next Story


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About Tesla
Palo Alto, California-based, Tesla Motors uses proprietary technology, world-class design, and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to create a new generation of highway capable electric vehicles. We utilize an innovative distribution model based on Company-owned sales and service centers. This approach allows us to maintain the highest levels of customer experience and benefit from short customer feedback loops to ensure our customer needs are fulfilled. We believe our operational infrastructure provides us with a competitive advantage compared to traditional automobile manufacturers.
The Role:
Tesla Motors is growing quickly and is currently seeking a payroll accountant. You should have a keen eye towards detail, be a collaborative solutions seeker and have an effective customer service approach. You will actively communicate with the Company's Accounting and HR department to coordinate the information flow of benefits and other employee-related matters. The role reports to the Payroll manager.
- Booking payroll and benefits entries in the accounting system.
- Book appropriate accruals for month end close and ensure all costs have been recorded in the correct period.
- Partner with accounting to ensure all accounting deadlines are being met and all transactions have been booked accurately.
- Partner with stock administration to ensure all stock and ESPP transactions are being recorded accurately in the payroll and the accounting system.
- Reconciling the payroll and benefits general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
- Manage the general ledger pay codes in the payroll system.
- Reconciling payroll prior to transmission and validating confirmation reports.
- Ensuring timely and accurate processing of payroll.
- Reviewing data and import files from HR to ensure reasonableness and accuracy.
- Ensuring compliance of all SOX controls relating to payroll.
- Professionally and effectively responding to employee questions or queries
- Driving continuous improvements in policy, processes and system.
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- 6-8 years of accounting and multi-state payroll processing experience
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A Trial of the Urine LAM Strip Test for TB Diagnosis Amongst Hospitalized HIV-infected Patients (LAMRCT)
This study has been completed.
University of Cape Town
University of Zimbabwe
University of Zambia
NIMR - Mbeya Medical Research Programme
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jonathan Peter, University of Cape Town
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 11, 2013
Last updated: June 1, 2015
Last verified: June 2015
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The novel urine LAM point-of-care strip test offers potential clinical utility to improve TB diagnosis in HIV co-infected patients. Urine LAM strip test performance improves with increasing illness severity and more advanced immunosuppression, thus offering the greatest potential utility in hospitalised HIV-infected patients with advanced immunosuppression (CD4 cell count less than 200). However, in the context of high rates of empiric treatment and the availability of other novel TB diagnostics, the clinical impact of the urine LAM strip test is unknown. This study will investigate the impact of the urine LAM strip test. The study hypothesis is that the urine LAM strip test, when combined with standard TB diagnostics (smear microscopy and culture) will significantly improve TB treatment-related outcomes (TB-related mortality, morbidity and length of hospital stay) in HIV-infected hospitalized patients when compared to standard TB diagnostics alone.
|Device: Urine LAM strip test
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Using a Point-of-care Urine LAM Strip Test for TB Diagnosis Amongst Hospitalized HIV-infected Patients in Resource-poor Settings
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Urine and UrinationU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Jonathan Peter, University of Cape Town:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- All-cause mortality [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]All-cause mortality at 8-weeks after study enrollment
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change in TB-related morbidity score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks ]Comparative change in TB score between baseline and 8 weeks after enrollment
- Change in Karnofsky performance index [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8 week ]Comparative changes in the Karnofsky performance index between baseline and 8 weeks following enrollment
- Hospital length of stay [ Time Frame: Date of hospital discharge (max 8 weeks) minus date of admission ]This is the number of days of hospital admission for enrolled patients up to a maximum of 8 weeks post enrollment.
- Diagnostic accuracy of urine LAM strip test [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and likelihood ratios) of the urine LAM strip test using TB culture as the diagnostic reference standard
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: LAM plus standard care
Patients allocated to this study arm will receive urine LAM strip testing in addition to the standard TB diagnostic tools WHO approved and available at each site
Device: Urine LAM strip test
This is a point-of-care lateral flow strip test to detect the presence of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in patient urine samples. Only patients with a grade 2-5 visual band intensity will be considered positive and commenced on treatment
Other Name: Determine TB urine LAM Antigen strip test
No Intervention: Standard care
Patients allocated to this study arm will receive standard TB diagnostics currently WHO approved and available at the study site
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-infected (1x rapid HIV test positive)
- Considered TB suspect by attending doctor (must comprise at least 1 of the following: current fever or cough, drenching night sweats, self-reported LOW)
- Illness severity sufficient to warrant hospitalization
- ≥18 years old
- Provision of informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV-uninfected
- Patients receiving any anti-TB medication in the 60 days prior to testing
- Unable to provide 30mls urine
- Inability to provide informed consent
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01770730
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01770730
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|University of Cape Town
|Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 7945
|Mbeya Medical Research Programme
|Mbeya, Tanzania
|University Teaching Hospital
|Lusaka, Zambia
|University of Zimbabwe
|Harare, Zimbabwe
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Cape Town
University of Zimbabwe
University of Zambia
NIMR - Mbeya Medical Research Programme
|Study Director:
|Keertan Dheda, MD
|UCT Lung Infection and Immunity Unit
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Jonathan Peter, University of Cape Town:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Peter JG, Theron G, van Zyl-Smit R, Haripersad A, Mottay L, Kraus S, Binder A, Meldau R, Hardy A, Dheda K. Diagnostic accuracy of a urine lipoarabinomannan strip-test for TB detection in HIV-infected hospitalised patients. Eur Respir J. 2012 Nov;40(5):1211-20. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00201711. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
Lawn SD, Kerkhoff AD, Vogt M, Wood R. Diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost, urine antigen, point-of-care screening assay for HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis before antiretroviral therapy: a descriptive study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;12(3):201-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70251-1. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Peter JG, Zijenah LS, Chanda D, Clowes P, Lesosky M, Gina P, Mehta N, Calligaro G, Lombard CJ, Kadzirange G, Bandason T, Chansa A, Liusha N, Mangu C, Mtafya B, Msila H, Rachow A, Hoelscher M, Mwaba P, Theron G, Dheda K. Effect on mortality of point-of-care, urine-based lipoarabinomannan testing to guide tuberculosis treatment initiation in HIV-positive hospital inpatients: a pragmatic, parallel-group, multicountry, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Mar 19;387(10024):1187-97. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01092-2. Epub 2016 Mar 10.
|Responsible Party:
|Jonathan Peter, Honorary consultant, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01770730 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 11, 2013
|Last Updated:
|June 1, 2015
Keywords provided by Jonathan Peter, University of Cape Town:
urine LAM strip test
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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LIAM McCullough scored the only goal of the game as Faringdon Town won 1-0 at Long Wittenham Athletic in North Berks League Division One on Saturday.
Elsewhere in the division, three late second-half goals gave Dorchester a 3-1 win at Harwell International to return them back to the top of the table.
Jamie Fleet scored first followed by two Josh McInnerney strikes. Alan Gray netted a penalty late on for Harwell.
Overnight Division One leaders Ardington & Lockinge saw their Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup adventure finally come to an end going down 2-1 at home to Chalfont Wasps from Hellenic League Division One East in the quarter-finals. Jonny Eudell scored their final goal in a cup run that saw them defeat three other sides from the higher Hellenic League.
A 3-0 win at Marcham has moved Wantage Town A back level on points with Division Two league leaders Abingdon United Reserves. George Howard, Chris Roche and Liam Humphreys were their three goal-scorers.
Division Three league leaders Kintbury Rangers Reserves were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Blewbury, and now have a two point lead at the top. Pete Mewse scored their goal with Brendan Morris replying for the visitors.
East Hendred Reserves move up to third in Division Four following a 3-1 win at Grove Rangers. Andy Pickering scored for the hosts, but goals from Jamie Hicks, Blake Latimer and Mike Gale gave East Hendred the victory and lifts them above their opponents in the table.
The top two sides met in Division Five and league leaders Uffington United stretched their advantage to 11 points following their tight 4-3 home win over Radley Reserves.


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Sanabia unable to find form as Marlins' bats go quiet
San Diego native's Petco Park debut cut short as Miami injuries mount
SAN DIEGO -- Alex Sanabia's homecoming was sideswiped by an aggressive Padres lineup and an injury.
A San Diego native, Sanabia's night never got on track.
Will Venable belted a two-run homer off Sanabia, and the Padres' Eric Stults allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings to lift San Diego to a 5-1 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday night in front of 16,263 at Petco Park.
The Padres secured a series win by taking the first two in the series, and the Marlins fell to 2-4 on their 10-game road trip. Now, they may be down a starting pitcher.
Sanabia was lifted after 4 1/3 innings due to tightness in his right groin. On his 76th and final pitch, he struck out Yonder Alonso. Immediately after throwing the pitch, he reached to his right side. Pitching coach Chuck Hernandez and assistant trainer Mike Kozak headed to the mound, and Ryan Webb was called in to relieve.
Sanabia is optimistic that the tightness is minor, and he will be ready to go. He will be further evaluated on Wednesday.
"It's a little pull, nothing serious," Sanabia said. "I should be fine to go for my next start."
Overall, it was a rough start for the right-hander who grew up 15 minutes away from the ballpark, and he had more than 30 family members and friends on hand.
"I left pitches up in the zone, and what not," Sanabia said. "It happens. It was just one of those days. Obviously, if you leave the ball up, it's going to get hit. Just something to work on in my next bullpen."
The setback to Sanabia was the first concern for the Marlins on the night. A bigger issue arose in the eighth inning when second baseman Chris Valaika sustained a fracture to his left wrist while covering second base on Alonso's stolen base.
An X-ray revealed a break to the tip of his radius bone, and he will be examined in a few days in Miami by Marlins physician, Lee Kaplan.
A Los Angeles-area native, Valaika is starting at second base because Donovan Solano was placed on the disabled list on Tuesday with a left intercostal strain.
On Friday, the Marlins face the Dodgers in Los Angeles, and Valaika had been looking forward to going home.
"That's the game. It is what it is," Valaika said. "I tried to stay in there with that ball. Things happen."
After the painful loss, Marlins manager Mike Redmond and president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest met for an extended period of time and didn't address the media.
The clubhouse was especially somber as players continue to push forward in the face of adversity. Chris Coghlan, an infielder in the Minor Leagues, has been in the outfield since his 2009 National League Rookie of the Year season.
After Valaika went down, Coghlan played second base for the first time in the big leagues since his debut on May 8, 2009.
"This is my fifth year here," Coghlan said. "It seems like each year, more and more keep going down. It's weird. Hopefully that breaks and we don't have that.
"This is what happens in the game. Everybody writes it up and wants to say, 'This roster looks great. They're going to win it.' It's like people have no idea how there is so much that you can't control in this game. And in 162 games, it's tough to stay healthy. And the teams that stay healthy are usually the ones that are there at the end. It's another opportunity for someone else to step up."
The bullpen kept the Padres from adding on, but the Marlins weren't able to do much off Stults, who scattered seven hits and walked two.
In relief of Sanabia, Webb threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
"You've got to be on your toes, there are really no defined roles when you're not winning ballgames," Webb said. "You have to be ready at any point. It's kind of based on who's pitched the day before, or who threw how many innings. You've got to be ready and go out there and compete when it's your inning to go."
After being shut out on Monday, the Marlins were held scoreless for 12 straight innings at San Diego before they finally pushed across a run in the fourth inning on Marcell Ozuna's RBI double.
Matt Diaz doubled to right field to open the inning, and he moved to third on Placido Polanco's grounder to second. With two outs, Ozuna floated a soft liner into short right field.
For the second straight night, a first-inning error resulted in an unearned run. Sanabia put himself in a bind by walking Everth Cabrera to open the inning. With one out, Chase Headley singled to right field, extending his hitting streak to 12 games.
On the play, the Padres were respecting the arm of Ozuna in right, and Cabrera was holding up. But while charging, Ozuna didn't come up cleanly with the ball. Cabrera moved to third on the error, and he scored on Alonso's sacrifice fly.
In the second inning, Venable's two-run homer highlighted a three-run inning. After Jedd Gyorko singled, Venable unloaded a towering shot to right field. Initially, Ozuna appeared primed to make a play. The right fielder settled in a spot, and then lost the ball in the lights. Venable hesitated, wondering if Ozuna had a play.
Ozuna stood looking upwards, and he signaled as if he couldn't find the ball, which landed in the right-field stands.
"I followed the ball," Padres manager Bud Black said. "They were both in my sight line -- the ball and the outfielder -- so I knew right away he didn't see it. I thought off the bat it was going to be a home run. I knew we were in pretty good shape when he had his hands in the air, and he didn't see the ball. I knew one way or the other it was going to be a good result."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Weighing BricksMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
A bricklayer has 9 bricks. 8 bricks weigh the same amount, but one brick is slightly heavier than the rest. The bricklayer wants to find the heavy brick. He has a balance scale. How can he find the heavy brick in only two weighings?
AnswerHe should divide the bricks into 3 groups of 3. He then weighs 2 sets of 3 bricks against each other. If they balance, the heavy brick is in the group that was set aside. If they do not balance, he then takes the group that was heaviest. He has 3 bricks left. He takes the 2 bricks from the 3 and weighs them against each other. If they balance, the heavy brick is the one which is set aside. If they do not balance, the scale will show which is the heavier brick.
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star family-friendly hotel near BolognaFiere
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Bologna hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of EuropAuditorium Theater, BolognaFiere, and National Art Gallery of Bologna. University of Bologna and Tower of the Asinelli are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and 24-hour room service. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, conference rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 43 rooms provide free WiFi, 24-hour room service, and cable TV. Refrigerators, minibars, and free newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.
Guest Highlights
- Friendly, helpful staff
- Convenient parking
- Overall value of stay
- Clean guestrooms
- Guestroom size
Savoia Hotel Country House
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
A business center is on site at this 4-star property. This family-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a fireplace in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Conference space
- Business center
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Express check-in
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 43
- Number of floors - 3
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- Free self parking
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- Room service (24 hours)
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- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
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- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Cable TV service
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Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
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Universe Is Flux: The Art of Tawara Yūsaku
Tawara saw all existence as composed of vibrational energy, made up of wavelike forms he called "hado." Fundamentally based on Buddhist thought, Tawara translated his vision of reality into paintings with intense visual impact. Highlights of the exhibition include several renditions of the Japanese character "ichi," which means "one." Traditionally executed in a single stroke in calligraphy, Tawara painted these ichi with his method of layering innumerable brushstrokes.
Featuring 77 works, mostly in ink on paper, Universe Is Flux will introduce audiences in the United States to this artist's unique philosophy and its impact on his paintings. The exhibition will feature works created in the 1990s, following Tawara's several decade hiatus from painting, as well as pieces created just before his death in 2004.
About Tawara Yūsaku
Tawara Yūsaku (1932-2004) was born in present-day Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture. His original name was Okada Toshihiko. He began studying oil painting as a high school student under the tutelage of Kobayashi Wasaku (1888–1974), who gave him the artist name, "Tawara Yūsaku" (the character for "saku" being part of his teacher's name). In 1951 he entered the Law Faculty of Chuo University in Tokyo. While still a university student he won awards for his paintings, which led to his decision to halt his university studies and turn to painting professionally. He formed a painters' group with Kizawa Teiichi and Kondo Kazuo.
In 1963, he abruptly decided to put down his brush and quit painting, saying that he came to doubt the validity of his work. Later he often mentioned the opinion of the French artist Balthus, whom he met in 1965, that the oil paintings of Asian artists were lacking in power and that they were indeed more suited to working in ink. In the intervening period before returning to painting, he poured his efforts into polishing his artistic sensibilities through collecting and dealing in ancient and modern art from around the world, and focusing on folk arts and crafts by mounting and writing exhibition catalogues on folk art. His activities brought him into close contact with towering figures in the field such as Hamada Shoji (1894–1978). Through his close friendship Serizawa Keisuke (1895–1984), the textile design artist and Living National Treasure in Japan, he became absorbed in the expressive potential of brush and paper, and he began to paint again in 1993.
Exhibition Catalogue
Recognized in Japan as a connoisseur, collector and proprietor of a famous folk art shop in Tokyo, Tawara Yusaku returned to painting late in life and had a single show in London before his death in 2004. Universe is Flux is the first examination of his accomplishments within the context of Asian and contemporary painting. The essays by IMA Curator of Asian Art John Teramoto, Stephen Addiss and David Rosand draw on conversations with the artist and notes that he left behind. They discuss how Tawara's unique methods express his view of art and the universe at large. The essays also examine the work in the context of traditional Japanese and Chinese ink and literati painting, and focus on Tawara's "Thinking of Leonardo da Vinci" series. Purchase the catalogue from our Museum Store.
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If you really want to move on after a bad breakup, Miriam's Advice Well suggests getting rid of the sentimental things cluttering up your emotional life.
Dear Miriam,
After a bad break-up last year, I finally started dating again, and I recently met someone I really like. I'm not sure if we're getting serious or not, but either way, it seems like this is a good time to figure out what to do with all the stuff I have around my apartment that reminds me of my ex. Should I get rid of all the gifts he gave me and all the pictures that include both of us? What if there are some things I really like? What's appropriate here, and what do I do if a new boyfriend asks me where something came from, and the answer is from my ex?
Moving On
Dear Moving On,
Mazel tov on finding someone who makes you feel ready to move on! You're right that even if this new relationship doesn't go anywhere, it's a positive motivator to get past the old one. Getting past that mental hurdle of not thinking about him all the time, wondering if he's going to call and fantasizing about getting back together is the hard part; unloading the physical reminders now should be easy compared with that.
Get rid of pictures and sentimental garbage that only meant something because you were with this guy. If you want to, keep jewelry, clothes, books or anything that he gave you that you use and get enjoyment out of using. Get rid of whatever reminds you of him in a baggage-that's-holding-you-back kind of way. If he gave you a copy of your favorite book but now you can't read it anymore without thinking of him, free yourself to give that copy to a friend or a library and buy yourself a new one. It may also make sense to unload anything that's explicitly relationship-based (say, lingerie) even if you still like it. Make room for new people to give you new gifts! Make room for the thiings and the people you decide you need in this new chapter of your life.
Just as you wouldn't (please say you wouldn't!) talk about exes on your first date, at the beginning of a new relationship, it's fine to say, "Oh, I've had that necklace for a while," or, "I got that shot glass on vacation," or even, "An old friend gave it to me who I'm not in touch with anymore." As any new relationship grows, though, there's an increasing need for increasing honesty, and at some point, you can say, without apology, "Oh, my ipod? The ex gave it to me. At least I got one good thing out of that relationship!"
For that matter, at some point, I think couples can benefit from talking openly about past relationships and both the physical and emotional stuff that gets left behind. Pretending you've never been involved with anyway else is naive and closes off a part of yourself to your new partner. The flip side is that keeping too many mementos around prevents your new partner from fully being able to be part of your life. You have to find the balance and you have to do so in a way that feels right to you, so doing it now, before you get serious with anyone new, is the right way to go. Do a little clean-up, see how you feel, and keep moving on from there!
Be well,


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Save the red flowersProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
Hi. My name is Mister Kvakk. I live in a very big house in the country. Outside my house I have a lot of big gardens. In one of them I have ten beautiful, red flowers. These red flowers grow in a 5x2 rectangular shape:
The flowers had always lived in peace in this garden, until the day I allowed my stupid dog to go into the garden. This dog has only one goal in its life: it wants to eat as many red flowers as possible.
But the flowers are not normal flowers. They can think, and are able to talk to each other. And they now need a good plan to be able to save as many flower-lives as possible.
Each of the ten red flowers has the option to develop poison. If the dog is so unlucky to eat a poisonous flower it will surely die, and thus cannot eat any more flowers. So, when the dog arrives in the garden, it will start to eat flowers in random order as long as it is alive (the dog cannot see which flowers contain poison). If none of the flowers make poison, the dog will certainly eat all of them.
But how many flowers should make poison? Unfortunately, it's not possible to save every flower. The problem is that the creation of poison is a hard task to do. When one flower develops poison, it will use all the food and water that is in the ground around it. This will kill the flower to the left (if there is a flower to the left).
The flowers are not sure about how many flowers should make poison. They think that maybe only the two flowers to the very left should do it, but they are not sure. Therefore, they need your help.
Question 1: What is the maximum number of flowers that without risk can be guaranteed to survive?
Question 2: The flowers are risk neutral, and want to minimize the expected number of dead flowers. How many flowers should make poison to afford this?
HintQuestion 1: This is an easy question. As many flowers as possible should make poison to do this.
Question 2: Remember that expected value is the sum of each outcome times its probability. The expected value of a roll of a die is for instance:
1/6 * 1 + 1/6 * 2 + 1/6 * 3 + 1/6 * 4 + 1/6 * 5 + 1/6 *6 = 3.5
For each possible strategy, you have to calculate the expected number of flowers eaten, as well as the number of flowers killed by a flower to the right. You must find the probability that 1 flower will be eaten, 2 flowers will be eaten, and so on. If only ONE flower makes poison, this is fairly easy, because the probabilities will be the same for each possible outcome (as in the dice example). But if more than one flower make poison, this is much harder. To give you some numbers: if zero flowers make poison, the expected number of flowers eaten is 10 (all of them). If one makes poison, the expected number of flowers eaten is 5.5.
I solved this using Microsoft Excel, but you should be able to solve it without a computer.
AnswerQuestion 1: To eliminate all risk, as many flowers as possible should make poison. This means that 6 flowers will make poison. This will kill 4 flowers (symbolized by an x):
and 1 flower will be eaten by the dog. Consequently, 5 flowers is the maximum number of flowers that can be guaranteed to survive.
Question 2: If zero flowers make poison, the expected number of flowers eaten is 10 (all of them, no risk). If one makes poison, the expected number of flowers eaten is 5.5. If two make poison, the expected number of eaten flowers is 3.67.
If more than two flowers should make poison, the flowers have to suicide-kill one of their own friends. If three flowers make poison, 1 is killed by its neighbour, and 2.5 are expected to be eaten, thus the number of flowers lost will be 3.5.
If four flowers make poison, 2 will be killed, and 1.8 expected to be eaten. Expected number of lost flowers will be 3.8.
If five make poison, 3 are killed and 1.33 expected to be eaten, which gives 4.33 lost.
And if six make poison, 4 are killed and 1 is eaten, giving 5 lost flowers.
As we see, three flowers should make poison. The two flowers to the very left, and one of the six right-most others.
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SAN JOSE — San Jose State's nationally ranked football team doesn't know where it's headed for a bowl game, but the situation is gaining more clarity.
The Spartans, who debuted in the BCS standings at No. 25, can cross the Hawaii and New Orleans bowls off their list after Conference-USA announced its bowl plans.
C-USA suddenly has five bowl-eligible teams after Southern Methodist upset Tulsa and Rice beat UTEP over the weekend. That means the conference will fill all five of its contracted bowl spots, including Hawaii and New Orleans. Both had been rumored as possible destinations for SJSU.
That leaves the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit on Dec. 26 and the Military Bowl in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 27 as the most likely destinations. The Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 31 also could have an opening if Georgia Tech loses to Florida State in the Atlanta Coast Conference title game Saturday.
SMU will head to Hawaii, with coach June Jones returning to the place he spent nine years as head coach. That game also is contracted to invite a team from the Mountain West Conference.
Either East Carolina or Rice, depending on the result of Saturday's C-USA title game, will head to New Orleans to face Louisiana-Lafayette.
SJSU (10-2) might have increased its attractiveness when it made its first-ever appearance in the BCS standings that were released Sunday night.
"If you're sitting on a bowl committee and you can get a top-25 team, I think it does help us," Spartans coach Mike MacIntyre said. "I think the 10 wins helps us too. The old saying is, 'Winning makes you look a little prettier sometimes.' Hopefully that's what it does for us."
MacIntyre said the team met for dinner Sunday and he enjoyed seeing their reaction to SJSU's first national ranking since 1990.
"That was an awesome moment for me personally to see the joy on their faces when they looked at that," MacIntyre said.
MacIntyre said that two years ago, SJSU may have been the worst team in the country.
The Spartans went 1-12 in his first season as coach. The only win came over Southern Utah, a Football Bowl Subdivision team, and they lost to UC Davis, another FBS squad.
"We weren't very good, and nobody believed in us," MacIntyre said. "But our kids were getting better. I could see it before our eyes. Really the last 18 months we've gone from 120th to 25. That's exciting, and those kids have done it."
· MacIntyre said Monday that rumors of him being offered the job at Kentucky are false.
"There's no truth to that," MacIntyre said. "Even my daughter's calling me from Texas, saying, 'Hey what's this?' It's just all Internet stuff.
"Those things are always going to fly. To me, that's good for the program. I know people think that distracts, but there's all kinds of stuff all over the Internet all the time. Honestly, I'm just trying to focus on the bowl game and recruiting and we'll go from there."
MacIntyre said he has yet to be contacted by Kentucky, or any other schools with openings, including Cal.
"Nope, not as of right now," MacIntyre said. "We're just going along with what we're doing. I'm honestly just focused on that bowl game."


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Apixaban for the Prevention of Stroke in Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE)
This study has been completed.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
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First received: December 18, 2006
Last updated: September 27, 2013
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|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|December 18, 2006
|Last Updated Date
|September 27, 2013
|Start Date ICMJE
|December 2006
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Time to first occurrence of confirmed stroke or systemic embolism
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00412984 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Time to first occurrence of confirmed ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, systemic embolism, all cause death
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|Apixaban for the Prevention of Stroke in Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Phase 3, Active (Warfarin) Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Arm Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Apixaban in Preventing Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Subjects With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
|Brief Summary
|The trial seeks to determine if apixaban, an investigational anticoagulant (blood-thinner) is as effective as standard therapy (warfarin) in preventing stroke and systemic embolism in subjects with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke.
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|Phase 3
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|June 2011
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
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|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
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|Portugal, Thailand
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What exactly do the French have to do with USADA? Or with the American judge who dismissed Armstrong's lawsuit against USADA? Are any of the teammates of Armstrong that were willing to testify against him French?
It's also a complete misconception that the French dislike Armstrong. Did you follow Armstrong's comeback on the Tour in 2010? Did you see the thousands of people on the side of the road (myself included) all over France cheering for him? I can also assure you that the (French) organizers of the Tour de France would much prefer that Armstrong not be stripped of his titles.
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Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
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Regardless of whether you think he doped or not, you have to admit that USADA looks like a complete joke in this situation. Stripping him of titles when they don't have the power to. Pursuing a case that is beyond their statute of limitations. Building an entire case on hearsay when he hasn't failed single drug test. Its a damn joke.
Personally, I believe he doped. I don't say cheated because when they all are doing it, its not cheating. Cycling wasn't clean before Lance and it isn't clean after Lance. My family is heavily into cycling, my brother has made a career out of it. I've followed cycling for a long time now. The entire sport is "dirty". Your telling me that Bradley Wiggins goes on to win the most difficult and grueling race perhaps in all of sports and then goes on to win the Olympics too, but is completely clean? Sorry, not buying that one. Your body just doesn't recover like that.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
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I was reading about some statistics used by ball golf and read that one of the strongest indicators of overall performance is "Greens in Regulation". This means if you get the ball on the green with at least 2 fewer strokes than par.
So I was thinking "Circles in Regulation" might be a good statistic for disc golf. How often do you get into the circle with one fewer stroke than par. Other statistics that might be interesting:
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I've been using Profibus in ETS for a long time. I just starting having a problems when I upgraded to 2011 SP1 f1. The problem only occurs in built exe's. I made a simple project (see attached) with the Comsoft example VI (DFP2_DP-SlaveExample.vi). Everything works fine in development mode by clicking the run arrow. If I build the VI into and exe and deploy, it reports the following error in right after DFP2_Initialisation.vi:
Error 1055 occurred at Property Node in DFP2_DP-SlaveExample.vi
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LabVIEW: The object reference is invalid
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This seem to be a new problem since I patched Labview 2011 SP1 with f1. Is it possible the patch is not compatible with Labview Real-Time and the Comsoft VISA driver? Can I roll back the f1 patch? If so, how?
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It looks like property nodes to front panel object behave differently than before. Front panel property nodes now report 1055 error when built into and exe since front panel objects to not exist inside Real-Time exe's. The Profibus example does have some front panel property nodes. These types of errors are "really hard" to find since they do not show up in development mode.
Is the change to property nodes noted anywhere? Why can't the Labview compiler ignore errors to front panel property node like it did before? Was there a good reason for this change? Is it possible this was introduced because of the patch to f1?
Hello dwisti,
I have an help file from the manual that explains some of the things you can't do in RT VIs.
Specifically, check out the section on "Modifying Front Panel Objects of RT Target VIs". I believe that this has been true for a while, so I'm not sure why you're seeing this error since the patch upgrade.
Thanks for the reply. I do not see error 1055 on other versions of Labview. I just took the code above and saved it for Labview 2010, built an exe and ran it on my ETS system. The front panel property nodes did not report error 1055. I agree that property nodes to front panel objects in build Real-Time applications are not supported. However, the error 1055 is new. I've had those property nodes in this code since Laview 8.5.1 (incorrectly might I add) and they never reported error 1055. The behavior of front panel property nodes has changed in Labview 2011. And since this behavior is only in the built exe, its very painful to debug.
Hello David,
I was able to reproduce this issue in LabVIEW 2011 SP1 (without the f1 patch) using a very simple program that does nothing besides produce a heartbeat and access a property node of a front panel indicator. As you said, it does not occur in LabVIEW 2010 SP1, and it does not occur unless the front panel is closed. The error didn't even happen when I was using remote debugging on the executable.
I will be looking into this further, and I'll keep you posted. For now it sounds like you were able to just modify the code to not use those property nodes.
04-20-2012 08:42 AM - edited 04-20-2012 08:42 AM
Thanks for testing this too! This problem has really nothing to do with Profibus except the fact that the Profibus slave example code has property node to front panel objects. Those property nodes have been removed and my Profibus application is working fine now in Labview 2011 SP1 f1. What's really strange is why the behavior of front panel property nodes (in real-time exe's) has changed. I suggest Comsoft update their examples to have conditional disable structures when the code is compiled to a real-time exe.
Hello David,
I've finished looking into this, and R&D is aware of this issue. If you want to look for the fix in future releases of LabVIEW, the error is associated with CAR 348079.
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Serving Size: 1 portion (about 1 1/2 cups) Calories: 710 Fat: 26g Sodium: 1,380mg Carbs: 80g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 8g Protein: 38g PointsPlus® value 19*
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