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Packaging Ink Market
The market for packaging inks remains strong, with water-based, solvent-based, sheetfed and UV/EB inks all having their areas of growth.
By David Savastano
The packaging field remains the strongest area of growth in printing, and the numbers of consultants and trade associations appear to back this up. For example, in its report, The Future of Packaging in North America to 2017, Smithers Pira estimates that the North American packaging industry had sales of $169.1 billion in 2012, with an estimated growth to $186 billion by 2017.
In terms of segments, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) estimates in its FPA Flexible Packaging Industry Segment Profile Analysis that the U.S. flexible packaging market was $26.7 billion in 2012. By contrast, the FPA reported that 2001 flexible packaging sales in the U.S. were $19.5 billion, or a nearly 37%?growth rate during the past 11 years.
For corrugated printing, the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters puts corrugated packaging sales at $21 billion for 2012. On the folding carton side, the Paperboard Packaging Council estimates North American sales at $8.8 billion, with an average annual growth rate of 2.4% in sales through 2016.
PCI Films Consulting calculates the overall global flexible packaging market to be approximately $80 billion.
In terms of printing ink, in its 2013 State of the Industry Report, the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) estimated the U.S. liquid ink market to be approximately $1 billion in 2012, with more than two-thirds being flexo ink sales.
In other words, packaging continues to be a major business, and for the most part, packaging ink manufacturers are seeing growth in their business.
Felipe Mellado, chief marketing officer, Sun Chemical, said that Sun Chemical has seen moderate growth in 2012 and similar growth in
"Sun Chemical will continue to see significant growth in the flexible packaging segment," Mr. Mellado added. "The packaging market faces different challenges than other market segments, such as migration, the push toward smaller package size, recyclability and other efforts to reduce the impact of packaging on the environment, but these challenges are great opportunities for growth at Sun Chemical. We're working with brand owners and major packaging groups to provide them with solutions for specialized packaging for the future."
"The North American flexible packaging volumes remained flat to slightly up compared to 2011, which could be characterized as resilient in the face of decreasing GDP and consumer confidence as 2012 closed,"?said Deanna Whelan, global marketing manager, packaging and narrow web at Flint Group. "With raw material pricing coming back in line and with the economic headwinds subsiding, we expect growth in 2013 more in line with generally accepted CAGRs for this segment. The North American paper and board segment was flat to slightly down compared to 2011 for the same reasons but with the added complication of a growing consumer preference for the flexible form factor."
Mark Hill, vice president of R&D for INX International Ink Co., said that packaging was very strong overall in 2012, particularly on the food side.
"Food packaging was especially strong with increased activity in that segment, and it has carried over into the first quarter this year with positive results," Mr. Hill said. "The remaining markets, however, posted flat results or showed slight declines."
"With improvement in the overall economy, printers are busier and their backlogs are improving,"?said Daryl Collins, vice president of sales and marketing for Wikoff Color. "They are using existing capacity to fill demand, but we do not see capital investment in new presses picking up steam as yet. Our best growth this year came in the label and flexible packaging markets."
"The packaging business is growing and is strong in the U.S.,"?said John Copeland, president and COO, Toyo Ink America, LLC. "Globally there is growth in the packaging arena and many opportunities. A number of third world countries are in the initial phases of transformation from non-packaged food to packaged products. That's the good news."
"It has been steady to slight growth,"?said Rob Callif, vice president, BCM Inks.
Key Growth Opportunities
Packaging encompasses a wide range of products, from foods to electronics and much more. Not surprisingly, ink manufacturers see certain products growing faster than others. Ms. Whelan noted that flexible packaging and labels are strong growth areas.
"The converted flexible packaging segment is attractive and growing,"?Ms. Whelan said. "Within flexible packaging, lamination structures that offer improved protection and shelf life will grow above rates associated with the main segment. Label markets like shrink, IML and heat transfer (wide and narrow web) are also estimated to grow at attractive rates."
Mr. Copeland also sees flexible packaging as a strong growth market.
"Although relatively small at this moment, more pouch printing will make inroads into the folding carton markets,"?Mr. Copeland added. "More companies are looking for innovation in packaging, and flexible packaging offers a variety of interesting options."
Mr. Hillbelieves that food packaging offers the best opportunities.
"I think the biggest growth market will continue to be food packaging," Mr. Hill said. "Paper and paperboard packaging are stable in certain markets, but plastic packaging is trending upwards at a much faster rate. We are seeing customers investing in equipment for the flexible packaging markets that were not players in that segment previously."
"We feel the graphic corrugated market and digital print market offer tremendous growth opportunities due to the growing interest in brand color management and short runs," Mr. Callif said.
"Overall, we are seeing an increased focus on the various regulatory legislations worldwide that are driven by large CPGs, such as Nestle and the Swiss Ordinance adoption,"?said Tony Renzi, vice president, product management packaging, North American Inks, Sun Chemical.
"In the near term, we expect continued growth in the label, flexible packaging, inkjet and export markets," Mr. Collins said.
Raw Materials
The ink industry has been heavily impacted by rising raw material costs and supply concerns in recent years, but the past year has seen a stabilization in these areas, albeit at a higher level than before.
"In general, raw material costs have stabilized,"?Ben Price, director of purchasing for Wikoff Color, said. "Throughout 2010 and 2011, Wikoff Color's raw material costs increased drastically, and supply issues were numerous during this period. There were shortages of titanium dioxide, nitrocellulose and carbazole violet, to name a few. Rosin resin prices were another significant concern during this time. In late 2011, prices for most of our raw materials peaked, and we have experienced moderate price decreases throughout 2012 and into early 2013. Supply is not a concern for the majority of our raw materials at this time."
"For the most part, the raw materials have stabilized," Mr. Callif said. "However, there is continued consolidation within the supplier market, which will affect price and supply."
"In general, at Sun Chemical we see a continuation of the current moderation trend in the raw materials market this year,"?said Ed Pruitt, chief procurement officer, Sun Chemical. "Although we have not recently experienced the widespread shortages and allocations that plagued the industry two years ago, the raw material supply chain is a continuing concern to Sun Chemical. A sharp uptick in demand from the emerging markets or developed economies could quickly put products like titanium dioxide, nitrocellulose, carbon black and some pigments in very tight inventory positions. We also need to be mindful of the potential impact of global weather conditions on such raw materials as gum rosin, ethanol and vegetable oils."
"There has been some slowing to the rise in raw material costs, but in general the trend in still going up," Mr. Hill said. "The price of oil and a tight intermediate supply of raw materials are two reasons for the price instability, and price fluctuations will likely continue this year."
Ms. Whelan said that 2012 appeared more stable, but costs did continue upward at a slower rate and continue to work their way through the supply chain.
"We do expect to see residual cost increases along with some raw material increases in 2013," Ms. Whelan said. "And, of course, increasing transportation and energy costs will always face us. Acrylic-based price increases that affect water-based inks are starting to surface once again."
"Raw material supplies continue to be a major concern," Mr. Copeland said. "Pricing has been somewhat more stable this past year, but is still not at a comfortable level. In recent years various suppliers have discontinued products, manufacturing sites and changed strategies, leaving the ink industry scrambling for specific products from time to time."
New Technologies
To meet the needs of consumer goods companies and packaging printers, ink manufacturers have developed a number of interesting technologies.
"We have developed UV/EB inks to help customers address migration issues in food packaging, and flexographic inks for high speed printing presses," Mr. Hill said.
"Customers that print packaging for food or pharmaceutical companies are more interested in low odor and low migration inks," Dr. Don Duncan, director of R&D at Wikoff Color, said. "Wikoff continues to develop new products to address these needs."
"We believe digital technologies will continue to grow at a rapid pace," Mr. Copeland said. "This will drive new ink and equipment developments. Our line of high sensitive curing inks have been performing very successfully in the commercial print markets.This has been very encouraging news for Toyo Ink America."
"Sustainability continues to be at the forefront for us and our customers," Mr. Callif said. "We developed a flexographic black ink from post consumer recyclable inkjet cartridges called PCR Black."
Ms. Whelan said that Flint Group has a number of new offerings for packaging. For wide web packaging applications, FlexiStar BRC, solvent-based ink for wide web flexible packaging is the first solvent-based ink to receive NAPIM BRC certification; VarioLam RT is a system for retortable structures; FlexiTech Shrink U and PluriTech Shrink U are universal shrink systems for flexo and gravure, respectively.
For narrow web tag and label applications, EkoCure, UV inks for narrow web tag and label applications are the first flexo and screen inks designed for printing with UV LED lamp technology. Flint Group also has developed Flexocure ANCORA, high quality, UV flexo, low migration inks; Flex2Screen, which provides the ability to convert UV flexo inks to UV rotary screen inks; and CombiScreen silicone-free UV rotary screen inks.
Mr. Renzi noted a number of new packaging inks from Sun Chemical, including SunSpectro Sunsharp solvent-based inks for high-speed, wide web flexo presses of bread bags and frozen food packaging; SunSpectro Sunsharp HR solvent-based inks for use with conventional and high-performance printing plates for flexographic printing on polyethylene film; and SunStrato SB Velocity DPT-285 lamination links for printing on polypropylene and polyethylene.
Outside of inks, Sun Chemical has developed SunGraphics high definition flexographic plate technology, with Esko HD software and CDI high resolution imaging; SunBar Oxygen barrier coatings designed to enable lightweighting of packaging by removing the metal foil and one layer of adhesive from packaging, as well as offering improved laminate flexibility; SunScent coatings, developed in partnership with ScentSational Technologies; and for the corrugated market, SunGraphics SunLite In-Position Plates.
Solvent-Based, Water-Based and UV Inks
Packaging ink covers a wide range of inks, and the type of packaging ink used depends upon the packaging. Typically, solvent-based flexo and gravure inks are used in flexible packaging, as water-based inks are difficult to dry on plastic substrates. Water-based flexo inks are found on corrugated and narrow web packages. Sheetfed inks are used on folding cartons. ?Meanwhile, UV-based inks are used throughout the packaging segment.
Mr. Renzi noted that environmental advantages are driving interest in water-based inks, while solvent- and UV/EB-based inks have some specific performance advantages.
"For specific product lines, there is growing interest for water-based inks, especially with regard to high quality process printing for pre-print corrugated,"?Mr. Renzi said. "The use of water-based systems continue to be of interest in an effort to reduce waste and emissions. We're also seeing some renewed interest in water-based inks for high performance laminations and one part systems for outdoor applications.
"As printers continue to push toward higher press speeds, we're also seeing increased interest in solvent-based inks to deliver high quality print results with improved speeds and efficiencies," Mr. Renzi reported. "There is increasing interest in specialty inks (metallic, color shifting) as well as the use of HD plate technology in order to create a high quality, differentiated package. We are seeing growing interest in our UV curing/energy curing offerings for the packaging market and applications, especially EC products where product resistance performance is a key criteria. There is also growing interest in EB lamination in combination with EC flexo printing inks."
Mr. Callif sees growth in UV varnish, and sees opportunities ahead for UV LED.
"There has been a growing interest in UV varnish," Mr. Callif said. "We believe the next trend will be UV LED."
Mr. Collins noted that EB?curing appears to be picking up interest among food packagers.
"Due to concerns of using UV inks with food packaging, we see renewed interest in EB curing inks vs. UV inks for food packaging," Mr. Collins said.
"Some of the more interesting trends are in the area of energy curable inks for the label markets," Mr. Copeland said. "We see interest in UV, electron beam and LED technologies. There is also continued interest in solvent-based inks due to performance qualities and new and improved solvent reclamation systems."
Ms. Whelan said that energy curing has enjoyed growth in recent years.
"In the converted flexible packaging segment, we are seeing a renewed interest in water-based inks for shrink sleeve and lamination," Ms. Whelan said. "At the same time, energy cure processes, especially EB, for film substrates continues its steady foray into flexible packaging, but it's potentially limited by capital investment required.
"In the narrow web tag and label market, the trend continues moving toward UV curable ink systems versus water-based,"?added Ms. Whelan. "The use of UV curable inks in the packaging markets continues to grow - especially with the introduction of low migration inks that support current global and regional regulations. We also see an increasing interest in UV LED curing technologies - this is a good move for printers who have a focus on economical and ecological sustainability."
"I don't see any specific trends, but all ink types have a firm grasp on certain markets," Mr. Hill concluded. "Solvent has a hold on plastic, whereas water is being used for paper and paperboard, corrugated and labels, and UV is in use across several markets. The markets that have adopted certain ink types appear to be sticking to those technologies more often than not."
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Komparative analysen und überlegungen zum übersetzen in die germanischen sprachen deutsch, englisch und dänischHansen, Gyde (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Based on empirical studies of texts, the three Germanic languages German, English and Danish are compared regarding similarities and differences. The analysis focuses on special aspects depending on how meaning is structured in the three languages. Some typical difficulties and pitfalls human translators experience are described. In the last part of the article, errors of machine translations are shown. Interestingly also many of the problems of machine translation systems are caused by linguistic differences and interferences. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9090
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An Evaluation on Wu Kun's Philosophy of InformationLi-qian, Zhou; Brier, Søren (Xi'an, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: WU Kun's philosophy of information is the product of Dialectics of Nature coming from Stalin Textbook System and thought liberty movement in 1980s. It is a distinguish philosophy in Chinese style. This philosophical system begins with new founding of the area of objective unreality through re-dividing the field of existence which he called the world of information in itself. Actually, the concept of information in his system is different from information in common sense. So his philosophy of information is not the philosophy about information. A proper theoretical framework of information should be a framework covering objective laws, subjective meaning and intersubjective normativity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8996
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Brier, Søren (København, 2014)[More information][Less information]
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Alabau, Vicent; González-Rubio, Jesús; Ortiz-Martínez, Daniel; Sanchis-Trilles, Germán; García-Martínez, Mercedes; Mesa-Lao, Bartolomé; Cheung Pedersen, Dan; Dragsted, Barbara; Carl, Michael (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper describes a pilot study with a computed-assisted translation workbench aiming at testing the integration of online and active learning features. We investigate the effect of these features on translation productivity, using interactive translation prediction (ITP) as a baseline. User activity data were collected from five beta testers using key-logging and eye-tracking. User feedback was also collected at the end of the experiments in the form of retrospective think-aloud protocols. We found that OL performs better than ITP, especially in terms of trans- lation speed. In addition, AL provides better translation quality than ITP for the same levels of user effort. We plan to incorporate these features in the final version of the workbench. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9070
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Singla, Karan; Orrego-Carmona, David; Gonzales, Ashleigh Rhea; Carl, Michael; Bangalore, Srinivas (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of the current investigation is to predict post-editor profiles based on user be- haviour and demographics using machine learning techniques to gain a better understanding of post-editor styles. Our study extracts process unit features from the CasMaCat LS14 database from the CRITT Translation Process Research Database (TPR-DB). The analysis has two main research goals: We create n-gram models based on user activity and part-of-speech sequences to automatically cluster post-editors, and we use discriminative classifier models to character- ize post-editors based on a diverse range of translation process features. The classification and clustering of participants resulting from our study suggest this type of exploration could be used as a tool to develop new translation tool features or customization possibilities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9071
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Lindholst, Morten (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While scholars agree that planning and preparation is key to a negotiation's effectiveness, negotiation research has largely focused solely on what happens at the negotiation table and little is known about what occurs in preparation for a negotiation meeting. This paper aims to redress the balance by clarifying which preparation and planning activities are undertaken to conduct a complex business negotiation compared to the recommendations found in the literature. In contrast to the majority of negotiation research this study follows a qualitative research design multiple methods of inquiry and draws upon data grounded in a large global industrial company. The results suggest that a significant number of activities recommended in the literature concerning negotiation preparation and planning do not take place in the real-world. In addition, the study demonstrated the inherent weakness of relying on an open-ended survey as the sole data source through which to understand an internal-organizational phenomenon. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9074
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Andreasen, Troels; Bulskov, Henrik; Nilsson, Jørgen Fischer; Jensen, Per Anker (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper outlines a system, OntoScape, serving to accomplish complex inference tasks on knowledge bases and bio-models derived from life-science text corpora. The system applies so-called natural logic, a form of logic which is readable for humans. This logic affords ontological representations of complex terms appearing in the text sources. Along with logical propositions, the system applies a semantic graph representation facilitating calculation of bio-pathways. More generally, the system a ords means of query answering appealing to general and domain speci c inference rules. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9224
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Closure and Common GroundBülow, Anne Marie (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper suggests that for negotiation studies, the well-researched role of cognitive closure in decision-making should be supplemented with specific research on what sort of information is seized on as unambiguous, salient and easily processable by negotiators. A study of email negotiation is reported that suggests that negotiators seize on concrete examples as building blocks that produce immediate positive feedback and consequent utilization in establishing common ground. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8737
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Nabeth, Thierry; Razmerita, Liana; Kirchner, Kathrin (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Social media has transformed the web into a hyper-connected social space that is inundated by a flood of social signals that reflects the activities of the members, and contributes to the dynamic of the interaction. In this context, the participants decode, process and emit information for making sense of this social world, and for acting upon it. The objective of this paper is to explore the implication of this setting for an application in the context of supporting creativity online. More specifically, we examine the effect of the massive circulation of this social information and its management on systems supporting the collective creative process online. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8690
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Influence of cultural prior-knowledge in cross-cultural communicationKano Glückstad, Fumiko (, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The role of ontology in a multilingual context is one of the emerging challenges in our modern information society. This work first explains different types of ontology applications in a multilingual context based on a number of dimensions defined in [Cimiano 2010]. These dimensions are useful for clarifying the role of ontologies depending on different types of cross-cultural communication scenarios. What is emphasized here is a new dimension in the ontology applications, namely the inherent asymmetric relation of communication between a communicator and an information receiver, which has been inspired by the pragmatic approach of the so-called Relevance Theory of Communication (RTC) [Sperber 1986]. Based on this ground theory, a new framework for simulating the cognitive processes involved in a cross-cultural communication is proposed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8646
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Abstract: Due to advances of technology including faster and ubiquitously accessible Internet connection, on-line gaming have grown tremendously in the last couple of years. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether escapist motives for playing games are linked to strengthening of weak ties through on-line gaming. The research investigates Facebook and other on-line games separately. A surprising result is that while most of the investigated escapist motives are positively correlated with strengthening of weak ties, the mundane breaking motive is negatively correlated with strengthening of weak ties. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8620
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A dual-layer Danish speech corpus for perception studiesChristiansen, Thomas Ulrich; Juel Henrichsen, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper, we present the newly established Danish speech corpus PiTu. The corpus consists of recordings of 28 native Danish talkers (14 female and 14 male) each reproducing (i) a series of nonsense syllables, and (ii) a set of authentic natural language sentences. The speech corpus is tailored for investigating the relationship between early stages of the speech perceptual process and later stages. We present our considerations involved in preparing the experimental set-up, producing the anechoic recordings, compiling the data, and exploring the materials in linguistic research. We report on a small pilot experiment demonstrating how PiTu and similar speech corpora can be used in studies of prosody as a function of semantic content. The experiment addresses the issue of whether the governing principles of Danish prosody assignment is mainly talker-specific or mainly content-typical (under the specific experimental conditions). The corpus is available at http://amtoolbox.sourceforge.net/pitu/. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8619
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A Multi-lingual Speech Corpus for Cognitive ResearchJuel Henrichsen, Peter; Uneson, Marcus (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We present the speech corpus SMALLWorlds (Spoken Multi-lingual Accounts of Logically Limited Worlds), newly established and still growing. SMALLWorlds contains monologic descriptions of scenes or worlds which are simple enough to be formally describable. The descriptions are instances of content-controlled monologue: semantically "pre-specified" but still bearing most hallmarks of spontaneous speech (hesitations and filled pauses, relaxed syntax, repetitions, self-corrections, incomplete constituents, irrelevant or redundant information, etc.) as well as idiosyncratic speaker traits. In the paper, we discuss the pros and cons of data so elicited. Following that, we present a typical SMALLWorlds task: the description of a simple drawing with differently coloured circles, squares, and triangles, with no hints given as to which description strategy or language style to use. We conclude with an example on how SMALLWorlds may be used: unsupervised lexical learning from phonetic transcription. At the time of writing, SMALLWorlds consists of more than 250 recordings in a wide range of typologically diverse languages from many parts of the world, some unwritten and endangered. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8618
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Christiansen, Thomas Ulrich; Juel Henrichsen, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Digital hearing aids use a variety of advanced digital signal processing methods in order to improve speech intelligibility. These methods are based on knowledge about the acoustics outside the ear as well as psychoacoustics. This paper investigates the recent observation that speech elements with a high degree of information can be robustly identified based on basic acoustic properties, i.e., function words have greater spectral tilt than content words for each of the 18 Danish talkers investigated. In this paper we examine these spectral tilt differences as a function of time based on a speech material six times the duration of previous investigations. Our results show that the correlation of spectral tilt with information content is relatively constant across time, even if averaged across talkers. This indicates that it is possible to devise a robust method for estimating information density in the speech signal based on computationally simple short-term band-level differences. The principle described here has the potential to improve speech transduction in hearing aids and cochlear implants. In addition, the concept of information-based speech transduction may also be applicable in automatic speech recognition systems. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8617
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Glückstad, Fumiko Kano; Herlau, Tue; Schmidt, Mikkel N.; Mørup, Morten; Rzepka, Rafal; Araki, Kenji (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper analyzes patterns of conceptualizations possessed by different groups of subjects. The eventual goal of this work is to dynamically learn and structure semantic representations for groups of people sharing domain knowledge. In this paper, we conduct a survey for collecting data representing semantic representations of 34 subjects with different profiles in gender and educational background. The collected data is analyzed by an approach combining two extended versions of the Infinite Relational Model (Kemp et al. 2006) [1]: multiarray Infinite Relational Model (Mørup et al. 2010) [2] and normal Infinite Relational Model (Herlau et al. 2012) [3]. Results indicate that the employed approach not only localizes similar patterns of conceptualization within a group of subjects having a common profile, but also identifies differences in conceptualization across different subject groups. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8918
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Application of Infinite Relational Models to the FCA VisualizationGlückstad, Fumiko Kano; Herlau, Tue; Schmidt, Mikkel N.; Mørup, Morten (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This work presents a conceptual framework for learning an ontological structure of domain knowledge, which combines Jaccard similarity coefficient with the Infinite Relational Model (IRM) by (Kemp et al. 2006) and its extended model, i.e. the normal-Infinite Relational Model (n- IRM) by (Herlau et al. 2012). The proposed approach is applied to a dataset where legal concepts related to the Japanese educational system are defined by the Japanese authorities according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Results indicate that the proposed approach effectively structures features for defining groups of concepts in several levels (i.e., concept, category, abstract category levels) from which an ontological structure is systematically visualized as a lattice graph based on the Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) by (Ganter and Wille 1997). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8913
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Abstract: This paper outlines work-in-progress research suggesting that domain-specific knowledge in terminological resources can be transferred efficiently to end-users across different levels of expertise and by means of different information modes in-cluding articles (written mode) and con-cept diagrams (graph mode). An experimental approach is applied in an eye-tracking laboratory, where a natural user situation is replicated for Danish professional potential end-users of a ter-minology and knowledge bank in a cho-sen pilot domain (taxation). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8799
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Alabau, V.; González-Rubio, J.; Leiva, L. A.; Ortiz-Martínez, D.; Sanchis-Trilles, G.; Casacuberta, F.; Mesa-Lao, B.; Bonk, R.; Carl, Michael; García-Martínez, M. (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper reports on the results of a user satisfaction survey carried out among 16 translators using a new computer-assisted translation workbench. Participants were asked to provide feedback after performing different post-editing tasks on different configurations of the workbench, using different features and tools. Resulting from the feedback provided, we report on the utility of each of the features, identifying new ways of implementing them according to the users' suggestions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8754
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Abstract: Due to advances of technology including faster and ubiquitously accessible Internet connection, on-line gaming have grown tremendously in the last couple of years. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether escapist motives for playing games are linked to strengthening of weak ties through on-line gaming. The research investigates Facebook and other on-line games separately. A surprising result is that while most of the investigated escapist motives are positively correlated with strengthening of weak ties, the mundane breaking motive is negatively correlated with strengthening of weak ties. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8603
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Towards a Framework of Personalization TechniquesRazmerita, Liana; Nabeth, Thierry; Kirchner, Kathrin (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper aims to elaborate on the role of user modelling for personalization and enhanced attention support. User modelling is an important element in the management of personal profiles and identity of users, but also a key element for providing adaptive features and personalized interaction. In this paper, we present personalization as the process consisting on the customization, and the adaptation of the interaction along the structure, the content, the modality, the presentation and the level of attention required. The paper surveys personalization techniques and provides concrete examples of personalized interaction. In particular, the paper focuses on the role of user modeling for enhanced, personalized user support within interactive applications. The key contribution of the paper is to propose a framework of personalization techniques and to identify new forms of personalization that aim at taking into account human cognitive capabilities and emotions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8602
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theman wrote:10thousandfists2 wrote:theman wrote:10thousandfists2 wrote:Alan Neer-84 Bismarck his son Zach Neer is try to be better than his father but not happening so far
Zach's credentials-05 doubled out 06 1-2 (the win was against his cousin Seth Neer) 07 5th place 08 2nd place
But no one in ND can beat Scott Schiller in recent years
10thousand fists should not be thrown at someone because they have some rough times. I personally know Zach Neer, and I know that he's in wrestling because he loves it, not because he's trying to be better than his dad. Just because his dad was good doesn't mean that Zach has to live up to expectations. Zach could probably beat you anyday
I know Zach Neer better then you and I never said he was wrestling just to be better then his dad. Also I have wrestled him to screw around, and not sweet he'd beat me I'm not a wrestler but doesn't mean I don't know my sweet
Read your own comment. You specifically said that he is trying to better than his dad. .
Please tell me how you know Zach Neer, please
I know him more than anyone in this world...he's like a best friend to me..if you knew how a writers opinion is you'd know what I'm talking about
He loves wrestling yeah....but as a wrestler in a wrestling family he takes after his father so obviously he wants to be better then him


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The idea of a Go Picnic will be familiar to many by now following the success of the one in Green Park, London, in 2005, the ones in Purbrook and Belfast in 2006, and again in 2007.
This year there will again be a picnic in Purbrook, Hampshire, on Sunday 13th July from 10:00 am onwards.
The venue will again be the house and garden of Peter and Sheila Wendes.
Previously participants were asked to bring:
Children are welcome, as are non Go players. There is no need to stay all day - people can come and go as they wish.
Various Go films will be shown throughout the day.
This is not a tournament, although people can run impromptu ones if they like. The competitive can place themselves on the Purbrook Go Ladder for the day. The idea is to have a day of fun - playing, teaching and nibbling.
Further details from Peter and Sheila.


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Q&A With Senior Swimmer Dan Perdew
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Already one of the most decorated swimmers in the UC San Diego annals, senior Dan Perdew will be looking to add to his list of accolades at next week's 2010 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in Canton, OH. Perdew is the two-time defending national champion in the 100 freestyle and last spring clocked 43.30 to set a new NCAA D-II mark in the event. As a sophomore in 2008, he also won the NCAA 50 freestyle. "Dan's greatest strength is his single-mindedness that he is the best out there and everyone else is going to fall in line behind him," says UCSD Head Coach Scott McGihon. "On face, his credentials obviously make him one of the best swimmers in the history of the program because there are only a select few who have won multiple national championships. But he's probably done more to maximize his abilities than any other swimmer we've had." Perdew will be one of 28 Triton student-athletes in Canton. On the eve of departure for the big meet, the La Verne native spent time talking about his career, individual and team possibilities at the NCAA Championships, and what the future holds.
Q: It's been a long, successful run for you at UCSD -- has it set in that the end is near? What kind of thoughts do you have on that topic?
PERDEW: As it is with every season, I can feel the end nearing. You wait a full year for NCAA's and there is so much build up going into this meet that you can't help but feel the end of the season coming. I don't think it has set in yet that not only is this the end of the season, but this will be the end of my collegiate swimming career.
I got glimpses of this during the senior recognition at our last home dual meet and at our conference meet, but there was always something to look forward to after those meets. Even going into NCAA's the last three years I knew there was something to look forward to afterwards. It's weird knowing that this is it for me. I don't think it will truly set in until all is said and done at NCAA's and I don't have to wake up at 5:00 a.m. for practice on the first day of spring quarter.
Q: You have a college career full of accomplishments. Is there one that stands out? Was there a turning point somewhere in there?
PERDEW: I can't say there is one accomplishment that really stands out to me. Winning events at nationals and setting records are great, but the most fun I have had with swimming is at our conference meet. I was lucky enough to be part of a team that won conference three out of the four years I was here. Jumping in the pool after winning conference on the men's and women's sides is something I will never forget. There is no greater feeling than being a part of a team that stuck together though a long and grueling season, especially one like this (i.e. not having a home pool for two months and driving all over San Diego to swim in the mornings) and coming out on top. To me, those are the most memorable accomplishments.
The turning point came before I actually started swimming here. Most people don't know that I didn't swim my freshman year at UCSD. So I guess the turning point came during spring quarter my freshman year when I decided to get back into swimming.
Q: You achieved a lot fairly early. What's it like being the "old man" on the team now?
PERDEW: It's definitely a big change going from being one of the young guys looking up to the older leaders to actually being one of those leaders. The team is so young that often, being a fifth year myself, they make me feel older than I really am. That said, what is surprising is how little guidance these student-athletes really need. They all have the right attitude about swimming and show more maturity than their years in the pool. I have found myself enjoying watching some of the younger guys on the team grow as athletes and reach goals they set for themselves.
Q: The 2010 NCAA Division II Championships are just days away. For you, what will make this meet a fitting climax to your career?
PERDEW: To make a fitting end to my career I would love to walk away with national records in the 50 and 100 free. Those are the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the season and I would definitely like to accomplish them. Also, if a team national title isn't in the cards for us, I would really like to win a relay (or two). Having said that, if that doesn't happen, all will not be lost. In the end I will not measure my career by records and national championships, but by how much I have put into this sport and how much I have enjoyed swimming. I have dedicated my life to swimming for the past four years and everything else I have done has been centered around swimming. If NCAA's don't go as planned this year, I will no doubt be unhappy, but I will not let one meet define my career.
Q: Go through the individual races you'll be swimming at this year's Championship and share your expectations and objectives in each.
PERDEW: The first race I will be swimming is the 50 free. This is definitely the most nerve-racking event. One mistake can completely take you out of the race. There are basically three components to this race: start, turn, and finish. If any one of those is off, you're done. The 50 is a huge mental game and that's why I like it. I always believe myself to be mentally tougher than my competition and that definitely gives me confidence. As I said before, my goal is a national record but I would settle for a win.
The next race I will swim is the 100 butterfly. Swimming this event individually really came about from our team's need for a flyer in the relays a couple years ago. That led me to swim it individually. Last year I had a poor showing in finals at NCAA's, so this year I want to come back strong. The last individual event I will swim is the 100 free. Not only do I expect to win, but I expect to better the national record I set last year.
Q: How important is winning a third consecutive NCAA 100 freestyle title?
PERDEW: The number of times I have won an event really doesn't matter to me. I expect to do well in whatever I swim, whether I have been swimming that event for years or it's the first time I have ever swam it. Although I'm sure there is a target on my back, I don't really feel any pressure to repeat. I'm just looking forward to swimming a good race and seeing my hard work pay off.
Q: Which of the two freestyle sprint events do you consider your favorite and why?
PERDEW: It used to be that the 50 was my favorite event, but that has changed as I have swam the 100 more. I have come to appreciate the subtleties of the 100 and the strategy needed to be a good 100 swimmer. In the 50 free everyone swims it the same, all out the whole way. There's not a lot of strategy involved and not a whole lot of thinking.
That is not so with the 100. Although it may appear everyone swims the 100 the same way, when you examine a race closely, it's not true. Everyone who swims the 100 (or everyone who swims the 100 successfully, rather) swims it to their abilities. Even sprinters vary according to how fast they need to take it out in the first 50 and how much they need to have in reserve to finish the race. It is figuring out the subtle aspects of this race and the strategy involved that lead me to enjoying the 100 the most.
Q: Talk about the UCSD men's team's possibilities in the various relays, the team's "history" in those events and how important they are in terms of team success.
PERDEW: As our coach always says, relays are key to a team's success at nationals. Having good individual swimmers helps, but relays are what makes a team at nationals. Relays are also the reason why the men's team has not placed as highly as it should have the last two years. Due to some untimely disqualifications we (the men) have finished seventh two years in a row. That is going to change this year. We should have strong showings from all of our relays, especially the 200 and 400 frees.
Q: The American record in the short course 50 yard freestyle is just about a second faster than your best time. What creates that difference? Do you feel you have the capability to close that gap?
PERDEW: Thanks in part to our assistant coach Matt Macedo, I have had the opportunity to meet and swim against Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian. After meeting him, I immediately realized why there is the almost full second gap between my best time and his American record. If we were both on a basketball team Nathan would be a power forward and I would be a point guard. Not only does he have a size advantage, but also way more experience swimming.
Most swimmers at his level have been swimming their whole lives, whereas I first touched the pool in high school. I actually learned a lot just from watching him swim. With the right training situation and some more experience, I think I could close that gap considerably. I'm not saying I would set a new American record, but definitely close the gap.
Q: A hot topic in the swimming world over the last several years has been the high tech suits that have laid waste to most of the sport's records. They were legal at last year's NCAA's but new rules have been adopted for 2010. Without the "speed suits," do you think you'll be able to replicate the times you swam last year in Houston?
PERDEW: Replicate the times from Houston? No. Beat them? Absolutely. You're not going to find a swimmer in the country who will sit there and say, "Yeah, I plan on going slower this year" (or, I should say I would hope no swimmer would say that).
Personally, I was not a fan of the suits, but you have to go with the "best" suit at the time. When the suits got banned there was no part of me that felt like I couldn't have done what I did last year without them. I am swimming the best I have ever swam right now regardless of what suit I have worn in the past and I do not expect that to change at nationals.
Q: Do you feel you (or other swimmers) have to swim your races differently without the "speed suits?"
PERDEW: I'm sure there are some swimmers who will be greatly affected without the suits. I am not one of those swimmers, nor is anyone on our team. A huge part of swimming is the mental aspect and this is just another mental hurdle. I definitely have gone into this year with a bit of a chip on my shoulder because of the suits. I would be lying if I said I wasn't out to prove what I did last year was not a result of the suit. I'm just glad that after this year no one will be able to look back at my career and place an asterisk next to anything I did because of the suit.
Q: Will the 2010 NCAA Championships be your final competitive meet? Do you ever see yourself being able to simply quit cold turkey?
PERDEW: I'm not Brett Favre. I'm not going to sit here and say this is going to be my last competitive meet. I am extremely active and competitive, so I don't really see myself quitting right after nationals. I still feel there's a lot more I can do with swimming after college if I want to go down that road.
Q: You've had the opportunity to train and compete with another accomplished sprinter, Todd Langland, during your UCSD career. Is there a rivalry between the two of you and how has his presence helped your swimming?
PERDEW: I can't say enough good things about having Todd as a training partner for the last four years. Having another sprinter as good as he is to practice with 12 months out of the year has been a tremendous benefit to me. He puts the work in day in and day out and training with him has definitely allowed me to be in the position I am today. I wouldn't say there is a rivalry, but something develops between two people when they race head to head everyday for four years straight. As far as nationals goes, after training with Todd for four years and seeing how hard he works, he is the only person I would be OK with losing to.
Q: In your opinion, what have been the most important factors in your development as a premier swimmer?
PERDEW: Swimming is really a simple sport and is summed up in this quote: "The will to win pales in comparison to the will to prepare." A lot of swimmers want to succeed and do well, but the best swimmers put themselves in a position to succeed long before they come to a big meet. I feel the same goes for myself. There is no offseason for swimming, it is a year-round sport. Those who train year-round and put in the right effort every day are the most successful. It is no different for me. Of course, being competitive almost to a fault doesn't hurt either.
Q: What three words best describe you in the pool? Out of the pool?
PERDEW: In the pool -- intense, hard-working, dedicated. Out of the pool -- jovial, impulsive, active.
Q: If there were no limits, no restrictions and no repercussions, what's something you would really like to do?
PERDEW: I want to challenge Adam Richman from Man Vs. Food to an eating challenge.
Q: Can you share one thing about yourself that's totally out of character with the person people know?
PERDEW: I really like cooking shows or any shows about food. Tyler's Ultimate, Man Vs. Food, Cake Boss, for whatever reason I love them all. Maybe it's because I'm a terrible cook, who knows.
Q: You're a Management Science and Psychology major at UCSD. What's the long term game plan?
PERDEW: That is one question I do not have the answer to. I'm just going to take life as it comes and enjoy whatever I decide to do.
Q: When it's all over, what would you like your legacy to be at UCSD?
PERDEW: When I look back on my years swimming at UCSD, I want to leave knowing that the program is in a better position than when I came in. I want to see my team develop into a perennial national championship contender and know that in some way I was part of the journey that lead the team to be in that position.
Previous Q & A Articles
Calvin Ross (Men's Volleyball) February 20, 2010
Nicole Saari (Softball) February 4, 2010
Brad Kreutzkamp (Women's Water Polo Head Coach) January 18, 2010
Tyler Acevedo (Men's Basketball) January 4, 2010
Dr. Cliff Kubiak (UCSD's Faculty Athletic Rep) December 18, 2009
Chelsea Carlisle (Women's Basketball) December 9, 2009
Carianne Cunningham (Women's Swimming) November 23, 2009
Elena Inouye (Cross Country) November 6, 2009
David Morton (Men's Water Polo) October 28, 2009
Juan Pablo Carillo (Men's Swimming) October 19, 2009
Sara Spaventa (Women's Soccer) October 10, 2009
Karen Reis (Women's Volleyball) October 2, 2009
Daniel Pavitt (Men's Soccer) September 23, 2009
Daniel Anderson (Cross Country) September 11, 2009
Peter Gresham (Men's Water Polo) September 2, 2009
Alexia Zatarain (Women's Soccer) August 24, 2009
Elaine Chen (Women's Volleyball) August 12, 2009
Jared Kukura (Men's Soccer) July 30, 2009
Dawn Lee (Former Women's Soccer Standout) July 8, 2009
Rob Mamula (Director of Athletic Performance) June 18, 2009
Garrett Imeson (Baseball) June 8, 2009
Leon Baham (Men's Track & Field) May 21, 2009
Kristyn Lesovsky (Softball) May 8, 2009
Kazumi Negishi (Men's Tennis) May 5, 2009
Laiah Blue (Women's Track & Field) April 16, 2009
Ryan Andre (Men's Crew) April 2, 2009
Josh Tanner (Baseball) March 24, 2009
Anju Shimura (Women's Swimming) March 7, 2009
Stephanie Bocian (Women's Water Polo) February 20, 2009
Lauren Chastain (Softball) February 5, 2009
A.J. Maulhardt (Men's Basketball) January 28, 2009
Annette Ilg (Women's Basketball) January 22, 2009
Steven Hardy (Men's Swimming) January 13, 2009


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Club Information : YC Carnac, BrittanyContact: Heather Chipperfield
Tel:+44 (0) 1590 610273
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There are 3 ferry ports in Brittany - St Malo, Caen, Cherbourg - which are approximately 2.5 hours, 4 hours and 4.5 hours drive away from Carnac respectively.
RS Association members have been offered a 20% discount by Brittany Ferries on all of their ex-UK crossings between 23 and 26 May, and to UK from 31 May and 3 June.
Conditions include thatdiscount applied to on-line bookings only, full payment at time of booking, and bookings accepted on a no cancellation basis. Amendments can be made at standard amendment fee of £25. To book, go to http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/rsee11
If you would prefer to take a Dover - Calais ferry, Carnac is still just a 7 hour drive away. We have a deal with Sea France - 10% discount for all Association members by quoting UKRS with booking.
Once you get to Carnac, the Yacht Club is very easy to find.
For a map, see www.ot-carnac.fr The club is shown on the map as Base Nautique at Les Roches.
There is plenty of dinghy parking space -you will be directed to the appropriate place for your fleet on arrival.
If you would like to arrive before 28 May, or stay after 31 May, this is fine.
As Carnac is such a popular holiday destination, there is loads of accommodation of all types and prices (19 hotels, 16 camp sites, 16 guest houses).
Nearest campsite is Camping des Menhirs (700m from club) -
+33 (02) 2 97 52 94 67,
[email protected] / www.lesmenhirs.com
Then Camping Le Dolmen -
+33 (02) 2 97 52 12 35,
[email protected] / www.campingledolden.com
The local tourist information office is offering an accommodation hotline -
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I have a PC that has been running the stock Intel cooler since I pieced it together in November. Now that summer is approaching I decided to give my old XP-120 a shot, it served me well with my Athlon 64 3000+ and later Opteron 170. After looking around I found the kit I needed to install it on the 775 platform (found the product here for $5.75). I grabbed an older Xigmatek 120MM PWM fan I had laying around and got it hooked up. Without the AS Céramique curing at all I'd say the difference is pretty substantial. To put the icing on the cake there's no longer that high-pitched fan whine when there is a significant load on the CPU. For rummaging through old computer parts and $5.75 I'd say the update was worth it.
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It is better than the Phenom X3 it replaced. There are 2 computers I constantly use, this one and the one I won here on LR.
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Dunkin' Donuts Extension With Boston Celtics Part Of Larger NBA Push
October 20, 2010: Dunkin' Donuts, which has been a sponsor of the Boston Celtics for more than 15 years, has renewed its alliance with the franchise for another three years. The extension, which will focus on community and promotional initiatives, will run through the 2012-13 NBA season.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The renewed alliance coincides with the upcoming start of the 2010-11 NBA season and Dunkin' Donuts' sponsorship push throughout the league. Last week, Dunkin' Donuts opened a location inside Conseco Fieldhouse as part of a new sponsorship deal with the Indiana Pacers. Other Dunkin' Donuts marketing deals with NBA teams include the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats.
As part of the Celtics deal, Dunkin' Donuts, based in Canton, Mass., said it would retain its designation as an official team sponsor and continue to have rights to use Boston Celtics team marks and logos in external and internal marketing and advertising campaigns. Dunkin' Donuts revealed that Celtics All-Star guard Ray Allen will serve as a spokesperson and be fully integrated into the company's new season-long iced coffee marketing campaign, "Caught Cold." The company said that Allen would be featured in TV and radio commercials and participate in promotional appearances.
"Caught Cold" is designed to reward New England consumers who are "caught" drinking Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee. Every Thursday throughout the 2010-11 NBA season, the Celtics street team will travel around the region and instantly reward customers spotted drinking Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee with two tickets to an upcoming Celtics home game at the TD Garden.
In addition, Dunkin' Donuts said it would activate the sponsorship through "comprehensive community relations and promotional programs, including the Dunkin' Donuts "KidZone" at the TD Garden, a special seating section unveiled in 2001 in which Dunkin' Donuts hosts children from charitable organizations at every Celtics game who might not otherwise have access to area sporting events.
"We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with the Boston Celtics for years to come and we look forward to a great season," Tom Manchester, Dunkin' Donuts' director of sports marketing, said in a statement. "This is a great opportunity for us to expand our commitment to the Celtics organization and continue to provide great experiences for the amazing Boston Celtics fans in the communities we serve."
Regarding the marketing campaign with Ray Allen, Manchester offered, "We are especially excited to work with an athlete and individual of Ray Allen's caliber. Ray will add a great dimension to our 'Caught Cold' campaign, which we feel will be a fun and interactive way for us to reward our loyal guests with the opportunity to experience Boston Celtics basketball action."
According to Allen himself, "I'm excited to work with Dunkin' Donuts like so many great Boston athletes have in the past. Ever since I've been here, it's been apparent how involved Dunkin' Donuts is in the community and how much they care about their customers. 'Caught Cold' is a fun promotion and I'm glad to be part of it, and to provide Dunkin' Donuts and Celtics fans with the chance to watch me and my teammates play at the Garden."


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Fox Chase Gleason scores better predict prostate cancer's recurrence after radiation
In a new study led by Fox Chase Cancer Center radiation oncologist Natasha Townsend, M.D., researchers have found that Gleason scores determined by pathologists at Fox Chase Cancer Center more accurately predict the risk of recurrence than Gleason scores from referring institutions. She presented the new research at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology on Monday, October 3.
When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, his tumor is assigned a Gleason score a number between 2 and 10 indicating the aggressiveness of the cancer and likelihood that the cancer will spread to other parts of his body. In general, Gleason scores 2 to 6 are considered low, 7 is intermediate, and 8 to 10 are high. A patients Gleason score is used to make important treatment decisions.
Townsend and her team looked at the records of 1,649 men who had undergone radiation therapy at Fox Chase between 1994 and 2007. Fox Chase pathologists reviewed the cases of every patient referred to the Center from another institution and determined the Gleason score, so Townsend compared those scores to scores from pathologists at the referring institutions (e.g. urologists, private pathologists' offices, and other centers that specialize in prostate cancer treatment).
A minor increase or decrease in Gleason score can significantly alter a patient's treatment, says Townsend. "We learned that twenty percent, or one in five men, with a Gleason score 7 by the referring institution were determined to have a Gleason score 2 to 6 at Fox Chase," Townsend added. "This is important because not only is the prognosis much better but, it changes what treatment might be recommended. For example, patients with Gleason 6 disease are more likely to be offered brachytherapy (i.e. prostate radioactive seeding) and uncommonly treated with androgen deprivation therapy, which strongly impacts quality of life."
Even greater benefits were seen in patients determined to have Gleason score 8 to10 disease by the referring institution. "An alarming 58% of patients with Gleason score 8 to 10 disease in our study were unconfirmed. These patients were found to have lower Gleason scores and similarly better prognosis," says Townsend. Patients with Gleason score 8 to 10 are universally characterized as having "high-risk" disease and a common practice standard is treatment with combination external beam radiotherapy and hormone therapy. When the Gleason score is lower, physicians are more confident omitting hormone therapy and avoiding the side effects that go along with that treatment.
Pathologists who specialize in prostate cancer likely explain the difference between the Gleason scores. "Most cases were examined by an oncologic pathologist with a special experience in urologic pathology," says Tahseen Al-Seleem, M.D., Fox Chase pathologist and co-author on the study. "Cases with discrepancy in diagnosis or grading with the outside institutions were examined by a panel of at least two oncologic pathologists until a consensus diagnosis was reached."
Changing the Gleason score is meaningless however, unless the changes better predict how patients will do following treatment. "Historically, we know Gleason score 6 patients fare better than Gleason 7, who fare better than Gleason 8 to10. Our study shows that the Fox Chase Gleason scores better predicted this pattern than the referring institutions. This reassures us that the changes made by Fox Chase pathologists were more accurate, enabling our doctors to better advise patients about treatment options and outcomes," says Mark K. Buyyounouski, M.D., M.S., Fox Chase radiation oncologist and senior author on the study. "Quality treatment for prostate cancer begins with understanding how aggressive the cancer may be and how far along it may have progressed. This study is an example of how a second opinion about the biopsy results improves quality."


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columbia wrote:My impression is that Sportsnet puts on a really low-rent show, when it comes to hockey...so this doesn't seem like a positive.
mikey287 wrote:Hmm, misunderstood I guess previously, the deal is just with Rogers. They bought the whole sha-bang-a-bang...and is leasing out content to CBC (HNIC), RDS and TVA (French)...tfrizz, do you get RDS and TVA in Atlantic Canada? I was pretty sure RDS and TVA split Habs games with a majority being on RDS...I know RDS is TSN's sister station, but what the hell is on TVA? I've watched RDS before, but I'm not totally clear what TVA is...I'm guessing it's not owned by Rogers or else it would get all the Habs games...still I'm kind of surprised that Rogers will lease out 60 some odd games to TSN's sister station, but I guess they're largely different entities...TVA must not have wanted to re-arrange its primetime schedule (whatever that might consist of) for a full docket of Habs games (or they're waiting for the Nordiques to come back?)
mikey287 wrote:- It seems to me that TSN's coverage of the CFL essentially saved the league...what will TSN hype up now? The NBA? What about the rest of the country outside of Toronto? My feeling is that they don't care much for basketball outside of Toronto...does Vancouver still have a team? Maybe Bell should make a push to swipe the Buffalo Bills out from Rogers (and Bon Jovi) and move the team to Toronto...that would really make a splash...TSN can't even show junior hockey because Rogers (Sportsnet) owns the rights to that currently. Get ready for a lot of Raptors, Argos and Marlies I guess...
Crankshaft wrote:mikey, you're incredibly invested in to Canadian broadcasting for living in Philadelphia (based on your location).
MRandall25 wrote:I kinda hope NBCSN picks up Bobby Mac, Dreger, Wardo, etc. and gets rid of the clowns currently in the studio.
mikey287 wrote:Sportsnet loses rights to junior games in a year or two...gotta think they'll go that route because it will tie into their World Juniors coverage. By the way, add that to the list of things that were completely irrelevant until the TSN hype machine got a hold of it...
How about Euro League soccer? I'd think they go that route before the KHL...plus, the KHL (live) comes on during their flagship program (Sportscentre), so tape delay KHL games in primetime? I think they'd rather go Lebron James than that route, to be honest...
Sportsnet is going to have a pretty full plate now with national NHL coverage...I doubt they hang on to Friday Night Hockey...are the Blue Jays shown nationally on Sportsnet or just SN-O?
MRandall25 wrote:I kinda hope NBCSN picks up Bobby Mac, Dreger, Wardo, etc. and gets rid of the clowns currently in the studio.
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