A strain of bacteria was isolated from the organs of a pig with pericarditis and pneumonia which came from a herd in Huizhou of Guangdong province.This isolation was identified as Corynebacterium pyogenes(Arcanobacterium pyogenes)preliminary after the analysis of morphological and biochemical.The 16SrRNA genes and virulence genes as PLO,nanH,nanP,cbpA,fimA,fimG,fimC were amplified by PCR and sequenced.The results of Blast indicated that the nucleotide sequence homology of 16SrRNA gene was 91.6%~95.0% between this isolation and other animals as wild boar,cattle,sheep,Lin She and so on.This confirmed that the isolation was Arcanobacterium pyogenes(A.pyogenes).The virulence genes as PLO,nanH,fimA,were detected and the nanP,cbpA,fimC,fimG genes were not.In Animal pathogenicity test,3 weeks old Babl/c mice were infected with the bacteria which the final concentration was 6.0×109cfu/mL,then died after 24h,indicated that this strain was more pathogenicity.Drug sensitive test indicated that this strain was high sensitive in cefazolin,cefradine,cefotaxime,novobiocin,ampicillin,vancomycin,andmoderate sensitive in doxycycline,enrofloxacin,amikacin,ofloxacin,and resistant in streptomycin,sulfamethoxazole,tetracycline,gentamicin,clindamycin,sulfamethoxazole,norfloxacin.This research provides the reference of identification,epidemiological investigation and control of porcine Arcanobacterium pyogenes.


The main aim of this work is to obtain carbon-based materials such as graphene, few layer graphene (FLG) and graphite by thermal decomposition of 4H - silicon carbide (4H-SiC) polar surfaces. This process takes place annealing SiC at temperatu res ranging from 1000°C to 1600°C, in UHV conditions or in inert atmosphere. This range of temperatures could be attained by the rmal annealing in quartz tube furnaces or rapid thermal processes. Even the reactors commonly used for SiC epitaxial growth were successfully employed. We used a laser-assisted annealing process for the silicon carbide graphitization. Experimental characterizations were performed by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Raman spectroscopy and X-rays Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).Raman analysis show that laser annealing proven effective in order to o btain a graphitic phase on the C-face of 4H-SiC samples. A nano crystalline graphitic phase was obt ained on the C-face of 4H-SiC samples when an Argon atmosphere was used in the process chamber during the laser annealing. This environment permitted a better control on the Si sublimation fr om the 4H-SiC surface during the annealing. Moreover, on the same samples the possible presence of graphene was detected by XPS and Raman analyses.A nano crystalline graphitic phase was obt ained on the C-face of 4H-SiC samples when an Argon atmosphere was used in the process chamber during the laser annealing. This environment permitted a better control on the Si sublimation fr om the 4H-SiC surface during the annealing. Moreover, on the same samples the possible presence of graphene was detected by XPS and Raman analyses.


A key challenge in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is that of extending the lifetime of these networks while maintaining certain coverage goals. Existing work has studied scheduling sensors into a sleep-sense cycle based on simple greedy criteria or by using centralized optimization techniques. We look beyond these greedy heuristics to study the problem structure that exists between different cover sets. In this position paper, we argue that improved distributed algorithms can be designed by paying attention to the inherent dependency that exists between different cover sets since they share sensors in common. In our work on this problem [5–7, 9], we propose a model for capturing the dependencies between different cover sets, examine localized heuristics based on this dependency model and present various improvements on the basic model. These heuristics represent a 20-30% increase in the network lifetime over the existing work [2,3] which uses greedy criteria to make scheduling decisions. This work has opened up a new approach to designing distributed scheduling algorithms.


Brassica alba, one of the very anciently well known plants, was used as biofertilizer long time before. Pot culture technique was introduced and three different pots were prepared. Plants of first pot provided only normal dose of urea, in second pot additionally 10% B. alba liquid manure sprayed along with the normal dose of urea. Third pot was provided with blue green algal fertilization and 10% of B. alba liquid manure. Various parameters like plant height, leaf length, leaf number and inflorescence length were evaluated in test culture receiving different dose of urea and bio-fertilizer. In pot-1, plant height, length of inflorescence, grain yield , husk yield , grains per panicle , number of panicle per plant and weight of 1000 grains was found to be 84.30 cm, 19.50 cm, 2800 kgha -1 , 4300 kgha -1 , 42 grains per panicle, 4 panicle and 24.80 gm respectively, whereas in pot-2 plant height, length of inflorescence, grain yield, husk yield, grains per panicle, number of panicle per plant and weight of 1000 grains was found to be 98.50 cm, 21.40 cm, 3700 kgha -1 ,5600 kgha -1 , 56 grains, 6 panicle and 29.30 gm respectively and in test pot-3, plant height, length of inflorescence, grain yield, husk yield, grains per panicle, number of panicle per plant and weight of 1000 grains was found to be 112.80 cm, 24.30 cm, 3850 kg ha -1 , 5630 kgha -1 , 60 grain per panicle, 6 panicle, and 30.60 gm respectively. The results clearly indicated that in comparison to urea, B. alba treated paddy plant performed higher plant height, higher yield production, higher husk production, larger number of grain per panicle and panicle length and higher grain weight.


Pectin is one of the biopolymers in the cell walls of all plant tissues, but the pectin-containing materials have been discarded as industrial waste in food-processing factories. We prepared a water-insoluble pectin-inorganic composite material by mixing pectin and a silane coupling reagent, bis(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)amine. The mechanical strength of the pectin-inorganic composite material was higher than that of the pectin material without the addition of an inorganic component. In addition, the thermal stability of the composite material increased with the addition of the inorganic component. Furthermore, when the pectin-inorganic composite materials were incubated in an aqueous solution of Cu(II), Zn(II), or In(III), these composite materials effectively accumulated not only the heavy metal ions, but also rare-earth metal ions. Additionally, based on the infrared (IR) measurements, the metal ion accumulative mechanism into the composite material is described. As a result, the IR spectra suggested an electrostatic interaction between the metal ion and carboxy group in the pectin. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42056.


Copper is a metal that is widely used in many fields such as industry and construction, etc. These different industrial sectors use acid solutions such as nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, etc. The use of acid solutions in the industrial environment causes degradation of materials. In recent decades, the use of corrosion inhibitors has become very essential.

The objective of our study is to test the performance of meloxicam as a copper corrosion inhibitor in a nitric acid medium.

The studies were conducted using the gravimetric method and density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-311G (d,p) level of theory. The inhibitory efficiency of the molecule increases with increasing concentration of Meloxicam, but decreases with increasing temperature. The adsorption of the molecule on the copper surface follows the Villamil model.

The thermodynamic quantities of adsorption and activation were determined and discussed. Quantum chemical calculations have allowed determining the molecular descriptors.

There is a good agreement between the experimental and theoretical results. Electrochemical studies are envisaged.


Background  and study aim: ELISA can determine serum Interleukin (IL)-18 level. It is a sensitive, simple and rapid test, thus help to study changes of serum IL-18 levels in chronic HCV related liver diseases during different stages. The objective of this study was to study serum IL-18 levels in chronic HCV related liver diseases. Patients and methods: Sera from 60 patients with HCV related chronic liver diseases at various stages of HCV infection (chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and complications) and sera of 10 normal controls were subjected to measurements of serum IL-18 level by ELISA assay. Results: There were highly significant increase in the mean values of serum IL-18 in chronic HCV related liver cirrhosis, non complicated and complicated patients in comparison to chronic active hepatitis C patients and healthy subjects and highly significant increase in the mean values of serum IL-18 in complicated patients in comparison to non complicated patients. There was highly significant increase in the mean values of serum IL-18 in decompensated liver cirrhosis patients when compared to compensated patients. Conclusion: Serum IL-18 level shows highly positive significant correlation with severity of  liver dysfunction in HCV related liver cirrhosis.


Specific heats that are believed to be accurate in general to within ± 2 percent are reported tor four alloys: from 00 to 9000 C for 80 Ni-20 Cr and two stainless steels (type 347, containing 18 percent of chron'lium, 11 percent of nickel , an d 1 percent of niobium, and type 446, containing 26 percen t of chromium); a nd from 00 to 3000 C for Monel, containing 67 percent of nickel and 30 percent of cappel'. These values were calculated from enthalpies measured with a drop method and a precision Bunsen ice calorimeter. The relatively small amounts of heat lost by the alloys as they dropped from t he furnace to the calorim.eter were estimated and corrections were applied therefor. Disco nt inui ties in specific heat were found onl.v in t he case of 80 Ni-20 Cr anrl the stainless steel type 446.


1 Neurotrophin‐3 (NT‐3) supports the survival and differentiation of neurones in the central and peripheral nervous systems through a number of mechanisms that occur in a matter of hours or days. NT‐3 may also have a more rapid mode of action that influences synaptic activity in mature neurones. In the present study, the effect of NT‐3 on developing GABAergic synapses was investigated in 3‐ to 7‐day‐old cultures of rat hypothalamic neurones with whole‐cell patch‐clamp recording. 2 NT‐3 induced a substantial dose‐dependent potentiation of the frequency of spontaneous postsynaptic currents (sPSCs; 160 %) in developing neurones during a period when GABA evoked inward (depolarizing) current, as determined with gramicidin‐perforated patch recordings. The NT‐3 effect was long lasting; continued enhancement was found > 30 min after NT‐3 wash‐out. NT‐3 evoked a substantial 202 % increase in total GABA‐mediated inward current, measured as the time‐current integral. Action potential frequency was also increased by NT‐3 (to 220 %). 3 The frequency of GABA‐mediated miniature postsynaptic currents in developing neurones in the presence of tetrodotoxin was potentiated (to 140 %) by NT‐3 with no change in the mean amplitude, suggesting a presynaptic locus of the effect. 4 In striking contrast to immature neurones, when more mature neurones were studied, NT‐3 did not enhance the frequency of GABA‐mediated spontaneous postsynaptic currents (sPSCs), but instead evoked a slight (16 %) decrease. The frequency of miniature post‐synaptic currents was also slightly decreased (16 %) by the NT‐3, with no change in amplitude. These results were recorded during a later period of neuronal maturity when GABA would evoke outward (hyperpolarizing) currents. NT‐3 had no effect on the mean amplitude of GABA‐evoked postsynaptic currents in either developing or mature neurones. 5 Intracellular application of K252a, a non‐selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, did not block the NT‐3 effect postsynaptically. In contrast, bath application of K252a prevented the enhancement of sPSCs by NT‐3, consistent with NT‐3 acting through presynaptic induction of tyrosine kinase. Decreasing extracellular calcium with BAPTA or inhibiting calcium channels with Cd2+ blocked the augmentation of sPSC frequency by NT‐3, suggesting that an increase of calcium entry may be required for the facilitation of NT‐3. 6 Together, our results suggest NT‐3 enhances GABA release during the developmental period when GABA is depolarizing and calcium elevating, but not later when GABA is inhibitory, suggesting that one mechanism through which NT‐3 may influence neuronal development is via presynaptic potentiation of GABA excitation.


ABSTRACT This paper provides an empirical analysis of annual income and expenditure inequality in New Zealand over a 30-year period from the early 1980s. The extent of redistribution through the tax and benefit system is also explored. Household Economic Survey data are used for each year from 1983/84 to 1997/98 inclusive, 2000/01 and 2003/04, and for each year from 2006/07.Survey calibration methods are used to examine inequality on the assumption that a range of (approximately 50) population characteristics remain constant over the period. Furthermore, decomposition methods are used to examine the separate contributions to changing inequality of population ageing, changes in labour force participation and household structure.


According to Mathon and Rosa /The CRC Handbook of combinatorial designs, CRC Press, 1996/ there is only one known symmetric design with parameters (69, 17, 4). This known design is given in Beth, Jungnickel, and Lenz /Design theory, B.I. Mannheim, 1985/ ; the Frobenius group F39 of order 39 acts on this design, where Z13 has exactly 4 fixed points and Z3 has exactly 9 fixed points. The purpose of this article is to investigate the converse of this fact with the hope of obtaining in this way at least one more design with these parameters. In fact we obtain exactly one new such design. In this article we have classified all such designs invariant under F39.


Knowledge about health and medicine expanded dramatically in the first half of the twentieth century. This expansion raised an important question for women, especially mothers, who are traditionally responsible for the health of their families: where could they learn the most up-to-date information? One possible significant venue was the public library. This close study of five public libraries analyzes the diverse sources of scientific and medical information available in Midwest rural libraries. It documents the critical role that individual librarians played in bringing new sources to their patrons, and discloses that such collections reinforced contemporary medical orthodoxy.


A novel turn-on fluorescent probe, N-N2H4 was synthesized with ethyl cyanoacetate as a recognition site for detecting hydrazine (N2H4). The novel probe is expected to be employed to detect N2H4 in biosamples and environmental pollution.


PURPOSE: To provide a computer mounted performance supporting system adaptable to overall quality management processing. CONSTITUTION: The 'quality information product processing-performance support system'(QIPP-PSS) 24 that is mounted on a computer 10 so as to support user through a training course and a documentation development process is provided to the system. The GIPP-PSS24 has a project folder manager 26, which controls communication between the GIPP-PSS24 mounted on the computer and the user. The project manager 26 displays selectively projects, phases, job activities and job aid records related to each other on a monitor so as to design the project by executing addition, correction or deletion to the projects, phases, job activities and job aid records related to each other. COPYRIGHT: (C)1995,JPO


Introduction Injury is a leading cause for morbidity and mortality in otherwise healthy children. There are few data (especially in Iran)about epidemiology and incidence of injury in the first two years of life. Materials and Methods This research was a cross sectional descriptive study on a group of 1000 infants (6-24 months old), from all the health care centers in Mashhad, who were evaluated about the history of any kind of injury since birth. The study was performed in autumn of 2004. Results The mean age of the study group was 13.8±7.8 months. During this time 55.7 of the infants had experienced some kind of injury.The occurred injuries in order of frequency were Falls (13.4), Chocking due to foreign body aspiration (12.8), Cuts and lacerations (11.9), Burning (10.9), Poisoning (3.9) Traffic accidents (1.5) Drowning (0.7) and electrical injuries (0.6). Overall Fifty infants (5) in our group were visited (for accident) in an office by a doctor, which burning (with 16 outpatient visits) was the most common injury in this group. There was history of 80 hospital admission in the study group but only seven of them were due to accidents, and poisoning in three cases was the most common cause of injury related admission. Conclusion The periodic prevalence of injuries in our study group was 55.7. Falls, Chocking (due to foreign body aspiration), Cuts and burns were (in order of frequency) the most common types of the injuries in infants of Mashhad. Injury was not a significant cause for hospital admission in this age group.


Warm El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, indicated by large negative values of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), are significantly correlated with decreases in the frequency of strong and violent tornadoes (Fujita scale F2 to F5) between February and July in two regions of the south-central United States from 1955 to 1994. Cold ENSO events, indicated by large positive values of SOI, are significantly correlated with higher incidences of F2 to F5 tornadoes during the warm convective seasons in the same regions: the Mid-South (MSO) and the Southern Low Plains (SLP). Rossby waves, influenced by ENSO, aid in determining the mesoscale thermodynamic seasonal climatology of the central states. These large-scale upper-level circulation patterns can affect the frequency of significant tornadoes during the primary convective season through changes to atmospheric buoyancy; specifically, cap strength may be attenuated during warm events and enhanced during cold events. Upper air flow patterns suggest a re...


Hybridization of different electrode materials to yield favorable synergistic effects and enhanced function is a focus of current research in developing advanced electrochemical energy-storage devices. This Focus Review summarizes recent progress in rational design and fabrication of advanced electrode materials with heterogeneous nanostructures and interfaces engineered on the nanometer scale. The hybridization typically involves two or more materials such as metal oxides (or sulfides, carbides, and nitrides) and various forms of nanostructured carbon materials. We focus on two devices: sodium ion batteries and supercapacitors, as well as their integration with other devices to realize multifunctional systems.


To the Editor, In October 2007 a 54yearold nonsmoking woman was referred to the Department of Rheumatology because of asthenia, arthralgia and xeropthalmia. Physical examination revealed arthritis involving interphalangeal joints of both hands. The rest of the physical exam including respiratory system was unremarkable. Laboratory testing results showed normal white cell/differential count with normal renal and liver function tests. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was elevated at 100 mm/h with positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) 1/2560 speckled pattern, antiRo SS/A 52 kd, antiRo/SSA 60 kd and rheumatoid factor 1/1280. Thyroid function test was normal, and human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B and C serologies were negative. Schirmer test was positive. A diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome was made, starting treatment with chloroquine and prednisone 5 mg/d. After 5 years chloroquine was discontinued due to macular toxicity and methotrexate was added with good response. In April 2014, a routine chest Xray showed ground glass opacities in both lower lung fields, the patient reported no respiratory symptoms. A highresolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan evidenced patchy ground glass densities predominantly in bilateral lower lobes, multiple cysts and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, changes compatible with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia. Other tomographic features were a solid right superior lobe nodule (5.4 mm), 1 solid right inferior lobe nodule (9 mm) and another right medium lobe solid nodule with calcifications (6.4 mm). Pulmonary function test including gas transfer (diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide) was normal. In February 2019 a follow up HRCT evidenced a slight enlargement of inferior right lobe nodule, so an 18Ffluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan was done and demonstrated an uptake at the nodular site with a maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of 2.7 (Figure 1).


A version of this commentary and bibliography was originally presented at the 'Greek Drama II' conference in Christchurch in February 1992. A subtitle could have been 'What's been done since Sydney' (site of 'Greek Drama I' in 1982), since my topic was to present a survey of the work of the past decade in Old Comedy. In a short period I cannot deal with all plays and topics, but will limit myself to six areas of discussion: (a) general studies, (b) Aristophanes' early career, (c) Aristophanes and politics, (d) ritual as sub-text, (e) women in comedy, and (f) Eupolis and Kratinos.


How to cite this paper: Maphanga, G.C., & Jokonya, O. (2017). The risk of users' negative behaviours influence on information security compliance policy in organizations. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 7(4), 30-40 http://doi.org/10.22495/rgc7i4art4 Copyright © 2017 The Authors This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC


We discuss explicit coupling schemes for fluid‐structure interaction problems where the added mass effect is important. In this paper, we show the close relation between coupling schemes by using Nitsche's method and a Robin–Robin type coupling. In the latter case, the method may be implemented either using boundary integrals of the stresses or the more conventional discrete lifting operators. Recalling the explicit method proposed in Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 198(5‐8):766–784, 2009, we make the observation that this scheme is stable under a hyperbolic type CFL condition, but that optimal accuracy imposes a parabolic type CFL conditions because of the splitting error. Two strategies to enhance the accuracy of the coupling scheme under the hyperbolic CFL‐condition are suggested, one using extrapolation and defect‐correction and one using a penalty‐free non‐symmetric Nitsche method. Finally, we illustrate the performance of the proposed schemes on some numerical examples in two and three space dimensions. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The advantages of pd measurements have led to a frequent implementation into after-installation AC-tests for high voltage cable systems. Both the technology for providing the test voltage and the pd measurement devices and techniques have undergone a constant improvement process. However, a main aspect of improvement is often left unconsidered: Optimizing the existing and field-tested equipment with adequate arrangements at the test site can increase the sensitivity of the measurements greatly. To achieve this, the measurement frequency has to be taken into account as well as high voltage and earth connection components including their dampening characteristics.


Microdisplays based on an array of micro-sized GaN-based light emitting diodes (μLEDs) are very promising for high brightness applications. As the size of Micro-LED decreases, the sidewall damage caused by plasma etching becomes an important factor in reducing the luminescence efficiency. Here, the photoluminescence, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and high‑resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR‑TEM) were combined to reveal physical defects on the sidewall surface, such as plasma-induced lattice disorder, the enrichment of impurity atoms such as oxygen, and the destruction of the exposed part of the quantum well during etching. The structure of the 20 um mesa after inductively coupled plasma (ICP) dry etching was characterized optically, and the luminescence intensity begins to decrease gradually at 5 um from the sidewall, which was caused by the surface non-radiative recombination. Finally, through the combination of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) treatment and SiO2 passivation, the sidewall passivation process is optimized, and the luminous efficiency of Micro-LED edge is effectively improved 4.5 times. These results have reference significance for reducing sidewall defects to improve Micro-LEDs luminescence efficiency in the future.


The karyotypes of the insectivorous bats (Microchiroptera) are well represented (cf. Baker 1970, Capanna and Civitelli 1970, Matthey 1973, Yonenaga, Frota Pessoa and Lewis 1969). On the other hand, only seven species belonging to four genera of fruit bats (Megachiroptera) have been reported. Of the 14 species of Malayan fruit bats belonging to 11 genera (cf. Medway 1969), only 2 species be longing to a single genus Cynopterus have been studied karyologically (Yong, Dhaliwal, Lim, Teh and Start 1973). The present paper deals with the fruit-bat subfamily Macroglossinae which is represented by 2 genera, Macroglossus and Eonycteris, in Peninsular Malaysia. Macroglossus comprises two species whilst Eonycteris is monotypic. The common long-tongued fruit bat Macroglossus lagochilus Matschie is widespread in the low lands particularly in the mangroves. The hill long-tongued fruit bat Macroglossus minimus (Geoffroy) is found only in the foothills and the highlands. The cave fruit bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson) is widespread and locally common, particularly the caves, in the mainland.


Optical components from nanostructured materials such as photonic crystals have gained special interest for applications in elementary optical and photonic components such as waveguides, scatterers, attenuators and others for optoelectronic systems and components in quantum computation. Robust manufacturing concepts require the handling of systematic and erratic fabrication tolerances. Beyond that, the concept of 'tailored disorder' has reached the science and engineering field in which the deviation from order in the nanostructured morphology is intentionally employed for tailoring optical properties. In our work, we propose a theoretical approach based on first principles of electromagnetic wave propagation to study the influence of a tuned disorder of the nanostructured materials on the optical properties of various model components. Our results show that intentional inclusion of disorder can result in a particular spectral tuning of optical reflection and transmission properties, respectively.


The objective of this study was to understand the government's aims in promoting farmer participation in agricultural development in Nepal, and to explore the experiences of farmers in a Sustainable Soil Management Program. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were held with farmers, policy makers, and extension staff to collect mainly qualitative data. Data were also collected on the stated aims of farmer participation from government policy and program documents and from staff and officials. Findings suggest large difference between the official aims of farmer participation stated in national policy documents, interpretations in government's program documents, views by extension staff and the experiences of farmers. Government policy stresses close coordination among research, extension and farmers but in practice farmers' needs and priorities were not considered in program design. Extension staff directed farmer participation in the program mainly to generate the data for program reporting, while farmers often participated mainly for the 'incentives' offered. These results point to a need for stronger interaction and coordination between national policy makers, participatory practitioners, and farmers on setting the aims and type of participation in agricultural development, and in evaluating their achievement. Emphasis should be given to approaches based on co-learning between extension and farmers, to ensure that interventions developed are appropriate to farmers' needs and resources. The finding that national policies on farmer involvement in development programs are not followed in program implementation suggests a serious need for awareness training and incentives systems for extension staff.


In vitro macrophage colony‐forming cells (M‐CFC) have been detected in bone marrow (BM) (317/105 cells), spleen (SPL) (81/105), and peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) (242/105) of the mouse. These M‐CFCs were similar to those previously detected in thymus (T) (30/106) and lymph node (LN) (22/106) tissue in several respects. BM‐ and SPL‐derived M‐CFC required PMUE to consistently initiate colony formation, whereas PBL‐derived M‐CFC formed colonies with stimulation by either PMUE or L‐cell‐conditioned medium. All colonies formed showed a singular macrophage line of differentiation, a lag of 13 to 18 days prior to initiating colony formation, a marked ability to survive in culture in the absence of PMUE, and markedly slow rates of appearance in culture once colony formation was initiated. The macrophage progeny were identified on the basis of morphology, glass adherence, the phagocytosis of agar, bacteria and SRBC, and the presence of receptors for IgG. These characteristics are also shared by those macrophage CFCs observed within stimulated peritoneal exudate, pleural effusion, and alveolar space. These M‐CFCs are most likely members of a large, heterogeneous population of macrophage progenitor cells distributed throughout the hemato‐lymphopoietic organs, serosal cavities and surfaces, and inflammatory and alveolar tissue sites. The degree of heterogeneity may be determined in part by the influence of tissue‐specific microenvironment.


Penelitian aims to understand or further understand the role of nationalist understanding of the nationalist movement in Indonesia. The method used in this research is literature study method to conduct research some important documents, read and examine the books and other resources related to the title. Heuristics, with traces of book collecting relics of the past, as well as make comparisons anatar opinion of some writers who have some differences. Historically, many methods used in historical research merekonstraksikan past attempts to systematically and objectively by collecting and evaluating and systematize robust conclusions that are connected with the facts. The results of this study indicate that in general national movement in opposing and fighting the invaders are repleksi resistance as a result of repression committed by the invaders. Growing and growing nationalist movement carried out by the Indonesian figures are also influenced by the ideology of new growth in mainland Europe in its time was the idealism formation of dissatisfaction with layers of European society in the joints of life, growth and development of Understand-understood new such as nationalism, liberalism, socialism and democracy that spread across the world make basic materials rose and the growth of the Indonesian National movement. In addition to the influence of Understandunderstood new Indonesian national movement also influenced by the presence of the nationalist movement that occurred in mainland Asia and Africa, Imperialism western nations lead the nations of the Asia-Africa losing political independence, on the other nations of Asia and Africa are also experiencing suffering in social-economic and cultural. Asian-African nationalism not only want to pursue national independence but also has other properties that have some aspect of Indonesian National penting.Pergerakan is a reflection of a sense sebuh oppressed because of colonization that happened, the development of the Indonesian National Movement is a process of resistance undertaken by the Indonesian people because of the existence of the factors driving the arrival of domestic and external factors, as well as their understanding of the formation of new ideologies and national movements grew in Asia and Africa. Keywords: Understand Nationalism and National Movement in Indonesia


Community Transport has been the primary transport service for the frail aged and people with a disability in NSW for over 20 years. Funded under the Home and Community Care (HACC) program by the Federal and State Governments, Community Transport has grown from a few small services to a State wide industry providing transport to the HACC target population who are not able to use mainstream public transport. This paper considers the transport services that are available in NSW for people with mobility problems. The paper draws on a case study of Community Transport operators in Northern Sydney and compares it with the model for the provision of transport for the aged and people with a disability in the US, using a case study from Washington State. The paper also considers the role which the Community Transport sector could play in providing a more flexible transport service which would benefit a wider community, while still being a provider of specialised transport services for the aged and people with a disability.


A major problem in modelling fermentation processes is the choice of the "best" kinetic model describing the growth of the organism. This is due to the fact that several kinetics can fit the available data from batch fermentations, which is shown for the fermentation of the Basidiomycete Cyathus striatus as an example. However, often not only data about biomass and substrate are reported during a course of fermentation, but also exhaust gas analysis is applied. This paper discusses the use of this additional process information for the determinaton of the "best" kinetic model and the identification of the model parameters. Additionally it is shown that special fed-batch experiments lead to fermentation data allowing for improved model identification.


The research included the preparation of zinc oxide (Quantum Dots) with a diameter of 4.33- 6.37 nm as indicated in the results of transmissionelectron (HRTEM) microscopy at different points of the colloidal (ZnO Q.Ds) produced using Iraqi materials and simple conventional devices available in the local market. . The manufacturing process was carried out by a simple chemical process by adding 0.4 g of crystallized zinc acetate to 100 ml of isopropyl alcohol C3H 9O with constant stirring for a period of 30 minutes under the influence of 70 oC temperature. The effect of adding sodium sulphide (Na2S) has been studied where the weight (0.15 grams) was added to the previous solution prepared within the above paragraph and then added 10 ml of TEA under the effect of constant stirring using a magnetic mixer for five hours . Then a white colloidal ZnO was obtained and separated using a 6000 rpm centrifuge for only one hour. The product was washed with distilled water and methanol and dried in a vacuum oven for 7 hours at a drying temperature of 50 oC. The results of the synthesis properties of zinc oxidized colloidal quantum dots by X-ray diffraction study showed that zinc oxide granules were centered towards (102), (110), (103), (200), (112), (201), (101), (100) and (002). The sensitivity results showed high efficiency of gas sensing under lighting effect.


Problem Based Learning (PBL) is model which confronts problems in learning , where the students perform authentic investigation to find real solutions to real problem. L earning cycle is model of learning phase consists of activities organized , so that students can master the competencies that must be achieved in the way of learning to play an active role. P urpose of this study was to examine differences in process of science skills students and result studies after using PBL and 5E Learning Cycle model. And , to reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of PBL and 5E Learning Cycle model. This type of research is comparation research in SMA Negeri Kalisat. The techniques of data collection are used interviews , observation, documentation and test s . Analisa data using Independent Samples T-test in SPSS 16. Research hypothesis 1 shows that Sig. (2-tailed) 0.002 £ 0.05,  there are significant differences in the skills of the students using the process PBL and 5E learning cycle model . Research hypothesis 2 shows that Sig. (2-tailed) 0.038 £ 0.05, there are significant difference in student learning outcomes that use PBL and 5E learning cycle models. 5E learning cycle model has  advantages of experimental activities more focused and students are given the opportunity to apply the material they can in the new concept and disadvantage is the time management often miss and students uncotrolled. PBL in terms of time or the students are more controlled, more active students discuss and convey opinions and disadvantage is less students gain practical implementation, and matter of practice less according to the purpose .


The present invention discloses a method for realizing the group calling uplink access after the cell of a group calling speaker is switched. The method comprises that a network side broadcasts the control channel information of the cell on a group calling channel, after the cell of a mobile station speaking at the moment is switched, the control channel information of the cell is received on thegroup calling channel, and the group calling uplink is accessed according to the control channel information. The present invention also discloses a system for the group calling uplink access after the cell of the group calling speaker is switched. The system comprises a network side unit and the mobile station, the network side unit broadcasts the control channel information of the cell on the group calling channel, after the cell of the mobile station speaking at the moment is switched, the control channel information of the cell is received on the group calling channel, and the group calling uplink is accessed according to the control channel information. The present invention avoids the time delay of the mobile station because receiving system messages on a BCCH channel.


The invention relates to a metal ceramic composite material and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of composite materials. The metal ceramic composite material comprises the following raw materials in part by mass: 20-30 parts of nanometer molybdenum carbide, 5-15 parts of cobalt, 8-17 parts of chromium, 5-18 parts of niobium carbide, 1-3 parts of zirconium oxide, 3-13 parts of silicon carbide, 4-9 parts of copper, 10-12 parts of cerium oxide, 1-3 parts of aluminium oxide, and 1-5 parts of titanium powder. The metal ceramic composite material has the advantages that the performance is excellent, the bending strength can reach up to 2500 MPa, and the Rockwell hardness can reach 93; the composite material further has excellent wear resistance and high temperature resistance; the preparation method is simple, feasible, and suitable for large-range popularization and application.


Since ancient times,philosophy experienced from the former subjectivity to subjectivity,and then to the Intersubjeetivity.Marx's Theory of Intersubjeetivity is not just theories,but also practical philosophy of survival on the significance of the problem.


Based on the practice coke-oven plant in Liuzhou ore steel group company,the article expounds the improvements on cost accounting,in which the timely and scientific adjustment to the cost separation coefficient hold the key to the cost accounting of various coke-oven products.This speaks volumes of the importance of cost separation coefficient in the same production procedure.


The regulation of bank liquidity has been one of the primary issues in the developed regulatory requirements of banks (Basel III). We by this paper examine two concerns that have not been addressed in Basel III and are of prime importance for the realization of a more effective liquidity regulation. Chief of the concerns is the need for a dynamic definition of liquidity that takes into account the time-varying liquidity and stability of banks' balance sheet items as well as other issues regarding macro fragility-related liquidity requirements. We however offer empirical evidence which suggesting that the banking industry does not enforce such requirements. It is by virtue of this evidence that we seek to put in place a positive link between bank liquidity requirements as well as fragility in terms of macroeconomic fundamentals.


In this paper, we construct a new Lax operator for the elliptic $A_{n-1}$ Calogero-Moser model with general $n(2\leq n$) from the classical dynamical twisting,in which the corresponding r-matrix is purely numeric (nondynamical one). The nondynamical r-matrix structure of this Lax operator is obtained, which is elliptic $Z_n$-symmetric r-matrix.


This paper is an argument for the inclusion of considerations of sexual orientations within art education. It identifies explanations for lack of attention to sexual subjectivity, offers definitions and conceptualizations which further discussion of sexual identity, and articulates the values for art education of recognizing sexual plurality.


Pitch is one of the most important parameters to describe the speech characteristics. The paper proposed a new pitch detection algorithm for ultra-low-bit-rate vocoder based on dynamic programming as well as frequency-time domain analysis to eliminate the multi-half pitch errors. The algorithm detected the candidate pitches based on auto correlation function firstly and then utilized the dynamic programming and frequency-time domain analysis to get the final pitch. Simulation result showed that the algorithm had a better performance and could eliminate the multi-half pitch errors efficiently. Keywords-Pitch detection, ultra-low-bit-rate, dynamic programming, frequency-time domain analysi


In this paper the authors intend to show how the finite difference time domain (FD-TD) technique for solving differential Maxwell's equations may be a very powerful tool for doing computer 'experiments' where conceptual understanding is the primary goal. >


This paper presents a multi-core processing solution for ROS-based service robots. The power management together with the control and availability of the processing resources are supervised by a custom-made Power Management Board (PMB) based on a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) micro controller, implementing a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS). The proposed architecture also allows for the PMB to control the most critical robot functions in case of low battery conditions or impossibility of performing energy harvesting, thus extending the lifespan of the robot. All PMB data is recorded on a SD card so as to allow offline analyses of the robotic mission and, thus, support subsequent maintenance activities. Two different implementations of the proposed system have been fielded in two Multi-Robot Systems (MRS) for environmental monitoring, covering aerial, water surface, and wheeled ground vehicles. An additional implementation of the architecture is currently being deployed on an industrial autonomous logistics robot. These three implementations are presented and discussed.


The present invention relates to novel double-stranded short interfering (siRNA) containing locked nucleic acid (LNA) monomer provides analog. The compounds of the present invention, by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi), induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms. The compounds of the invention, a comparator and improved properties in the unmodified siRNA, therefore, may be useful as therapeutic agents for example in the treatment of various forms of cancer. More particularly, the present invention is a siRNA analog (here containing a sense strand and an antisense strand, each strand comprises 12 to 35 nucleotides, and siRNA analogue least one locked nucleic acid (LNA) providing including the monomer).


Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors; patients exhibit a poor prognosis. Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (mIDH) are present in most patients with lower grade glioma (LGG), and are correlated with better prognosis and survival. We postulated that mIDH1 induces epigenetic reprogramming leading to alteration in immune cells' function. To examine the role of mIDH1 in the tumor immune microenvironment (TME), we generated LGG glioma models using the sleeping beauty system (Koschmann et al., 2016, Nunez et al., 2019). We show that mIDH1 gliomas exhibit increased levels of CD11b+ Gr1+ myeloid derived suppressor cells in the tumor, BM, circulation and spleen of mice. We found that mIDH1 modifies the cytokines' repertoire in the glioma microenvironment altering the phenotype and function of the tumor infiltrating CD45+/CD11b+/Gr-1+ myeloid cells, rendering them non-immunosuppressive. Production of these cells results from activation of the granulocytic differentiation program in the BM. This novel mechanism is mediated by tumor-derived granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) which elicits expansion and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells, skewing hematopoiesis towards the immature myeloid lineage. Moreover, mIDH1 glioma derived G-CSF causes mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and myeloid progenitors (MPs) from BM to spleen. Blocking G-CSF in mIDH1 bearing mice significantly restored HSCs, and MPs frequencies in the spleen to levels encountered in wtIDH1 glioma. Interestingly, blocking G-CSF restored the inhibitory function of the granulocytic CD11b+ Gr-1+ in mIDH1, and shortened the median survival (MS) of mIDH1 bearing mice to the same MS encountered in wtIDH1 glioma. Our results provide insights into novel epigenetic alterations triggered by mIDH1 which regulate myeloid cells' heterogeneity and immunosuppression; a feature that can be harnessed to develop novel immunotherapeutic strategies.


The aim of present study was to analyze the moderating effect of the life cycle stages of firms (ECV) on the relationship between tax aggressiveness and the investment level of Brazilian companies listed in B3. The research descriptive, archival and quantitative approach used quarterly data of 2012-2020 of 3,853 observations of 270 companies available in the Thomson Reuters and COMDINHEIRO databases. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, differences tests, correlation analysis and regression with panel data using stata 16 software. The results showed that ECV have a moderating effect on relationship between tax aggressiveness and the investment level. It was observed that in companies in the Growth, Shakeout and Decline stages, tax aggressiveness has a positive effect on the level of investments, reinforcing the importance of tax planning. The results were consistent for different proxies of investment level and tax aggressiveness, including, using the tax burden measured from the Statement of Added Value (DVA). The findings provide important insights for accountants, managers, auditors and contribute to the discussion about the use of alternative proxies to identify tax aggressiveness and its impacts Brazilian context.


Abstract Objectives:   To evaluate the outcome of trans-vaginal repair of vesico-vaginal fistula through vaginal appro-ach. Study Design:  Prospective study. Material and Methods:   This study was carried out in Department of Urology, Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute and National institute of Kidney Dis-eases, Lahore for the period extending from April 2009 to April 2014. Total 17 patients were included in the study. History, physical examination and findings on investigations were reviewed. In all patients cysto-scopy and vaginal examination was performed to see fistula site and ureteral orfices. Then trans-vaginal repair was done in all cases. Results:   VVF repair was performed on 17 patients Ashraf S. 1 Professor and Head of Department Kidney Transplant Unit Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore Hussain N. 2 Assistant Professor Kidney Transplant Unit Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore Ibrahim M. N. 3 Senior Registrar Kidney Transplant Unit Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore Rahim J. 4 Assistant Professor Department of Urology Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore aging 25 to 45 years (mean 35.83 ± 7.37 years). The symptoms preceded for a period of 3 months to 8 years. The cause was gynecological hysterectomy 8 (47.05%), obstetric C-section 7 (41.17%) and obstruc-ted labor 2(11.76%). In three of our patients VVF was previously repaired trans-abdominally. On cystoscopy no patients had more than one fistula. In two (11.76%) patients fistula was supratrigonal. The average size of fistula was 2.05 cm, detail of fistula site and size is given in table. One patient had leakage on second post op day that was managed with change of Foleys cathe-ter. Successful repair was achieved in all patients and no patient required second attempt. No ureteric injury and other complications were observed. Conclusion:   Trans-vaginal repair of VVF avoid lapa-rotomy and bladder bisection. It has reduced hospital stay and morbidity. Key Words:  Urinary bladder, vagina, fistula, VVF.


Manufacturing processes that consist of time series data are frequently monitored by forecast-based quality control schemes. These control schemes are based on the application of a time series forecast to the process and monitoring the resultant forecast errors with a tracking signal. This study compares the performance of tracking signals in their ability to detect the presence of changes in the process mean (step shift) and additive outliers in an autocorrelated manufacturing process. The criteria used are the Average Run Length (ARL) and Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) of the run lengths. The CDF is offered an alternative performance evaluation criterion, for forecast-based schemes. Based on the CDF criterion, the Smoothed Error Tracking Signal offers the greatest probability of early detection of a step shift and an additive outlier in an autocorrelated process.


The distribution and chemical nature of the protective agent in the various tissues of 8- to 10-week-old C57BL/6J male mice given a protective dose of MEG-S/sup 35/ and GEDS/sup 35/ were studied. Results were obtained at 20 minutes after an intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 140 and 280 mg of MEG per kilogram and at 20, 60, and 120 min after an i.p, injection of 140 mg of GED per kilogram. Protein-bound S/sup 35/, GED, taurocyamine, guanidoethanesulfinic acid, MEG, and sulfate were identified in the serum, tissues, and excreta. Several unknown compounds were also observed. Concentrations of protein-bound S/ sup 35/ and GED decreased at 120 minutes after GED administration and correlated best with protection of the mice. All products increased in the tissues at the higher dose of MEG. Some differences in the concentrations of products were noted on comparison of MEG with GED-treated animals. The relation of the results to the mechanisms of action of MEG and GED is discussed. (auth)


Starting from an ethnographic research carried out in Campobello di Mazara (Trapani), the article focuses on the living conditions of the laborers employed as olive pickers. The contribution investigates the institutional strategies aimed at the management of the seasonal workforce, shedding light on the effects they have on the productive system and on workers' everyday life. By trying to transfer workers from "ghettos" to camps, the effect has been to produce, on the territory, a multiplication of the settlements and a wider segregation of the laborers.


Background and Objectives The most important component of fibrinolytic system is the proenzyme plasminogen that through various activators is converted to its active form plasmin and performs its vital functions that is fibrin clot lysis. The first anti human plasminogen antibody was prepared by Ploplis in 1982 and its effect was studied. Since then many researchers have attempted to prepare and study anti plasminogen antibodies to elucidate important aspects of structure and activation mechanism of plasminogen , physiologic condition of fibrinolysis, etc. In the present study, we studied the probable effects of three antihuman plasminogen monoclonal antibodies A4D10, A5E10 and A2C8 on the activation of the fibrinolytic system. Materials and Methods After separate steps like the culture of antibody-producing hybridoma cells, their injection to mice, extraction of the ascites fluid and purification of antibodies were taken, various methods such as optical evaluation of plasma clot lysis in the presence of antibodies, quantitative measurement of DD/E in D-dimer assay, evaluation with ELIZA assay using S-2251 synthetic substrate lysis and the like were used to study the effects of thses antibodies. Results Primary observations with human pooled plasma showed that in the presence of plasminogen activators (t-PA, u-PA and SK), A5E10 and A4D10 can enhance activation of fibrinolytic system, but A3B2 has no effect on this system. According to Ddimer assay, it was shown that the lytic effects of A5E10 and A4D10 antibodies were dose dependent; the higher the amount of antibodies, the lower their effects. The other test performed with S-2251 synthetic substrate showed plasminogen activation in the presence of Urokinase; therefore, lysis of this substrate enhanced in the presence of A5E10 and A4D10 antibodies. Moreover, in this test ineffectiveness of A3B2 on plasminogen activation was confirmed. Conclusions In conclusion, we suggested A4D10 and A5E10 antibodies by modification of structural from of plasminogen facilitate its activation in presence of plasminogen activators.


Fatigue properties of as-rolled and shot-blasted mild steel plates were investigated in air, in sea water and under impressed current cathodic protection. By shot-blasting the fatigue limit in air rises about 20% over that of as-rolled plate. The reasons why the S-log N diagrams of two surface conditions are close to each other in the corrosion-fatigue test and the fatigue limits under cathodic protection are lower than those in air were considered.


Front crashworthiness evaluations by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety include driver (left) side small overlap (25%) frontal crash tests at 64 km/h with a rigid, radius‐edged flat barrier. Ratings are based on  occupant  compartment  structural  integrity,  driver  dummy  injury measures,  and  analysis  of  restraints  and dummy kinematics. Additional tests offset to the passenger (right) side were conducted with seven small SUVs rated Good in left‐side tests to compare small overlap crash protection for drivers and front passengers. Provi‐ sional  ratings  based  on  right‐side  tests  ranged  from Good  to  Poor.  Higher  right‐side  occupant  compartment structural intrusion was the main reason for different assessments of driver and front passenger protection. Ad‐ ditionally,  some near‐side  front passenger dummies  recorded higher  forces on  their outboard  legs  than  their near‐side driver counterparts. While injury measures from far‐side driver dummies suggest lower risk compared with near‐side counterparts, observations of inadequate restraint system performance reveal a need to further investigate their relevance with real‐world far‐side driver injuries. These results indicate a need for auto manu‐ facturers to consider both sides of the vehicle when developing front small overlap crash protection strategies and may  also  indicate  a  need  to  include  the  driver  dummy  in  right‐side  evaluations  of  frontal  small  overlap crashworthiness.


(57) of a scale ring monitoring device can measure the scale rate of the tube in the Abstract: OBJECTIVE automatically and accurately. [Configuration] glass tube 5 having an inner diameter of substantially the same diameter as the pipe 3 to be measured, is arranged in the flow direction in the glass tube, and non-corrosion material made coupon having the same shape in the coupon and the coupon made of the same material to the pipe 3 , provided to the image receiving scaling growth of coupons and Hikusa foodstuffs made coupons from the glass tube outer observation means for displaying the difference (TV scope 10, a data processor 11, CRT 12).


In 2018, a 45-year-old woman, hairdresser, smoker, consulted our center reporting clinical history of recurrent periareolar abscesses in the right breast resistant to antibiotic. Clinically the breast was reddish, swollen with an inverted nipple and associated with a palpable mass at the periareolar region. The patient reports that she began to have symptoms as soon as she started cutting men's hair and everyday, she had to remove short "exogenous" hairs protruding from her nipples (Figure 1). Mammography shows a radiopaque mass in the periareolar region at net margins and multilobulated (Figure 2). US showed a heterogeneous collection of fluid (2.5 × 2.4 × 1.0 cm), a central hypoechoic area and a thread-like hyperechoic image (4 mm) in the context (Figure 3). Considering the patient's anamnesis and the imaging, she was diagnosed with a nonpuerperal periareolar abscess. She was prescribed cloxacillin for 10 days and US re-evaluation. Ultrasonography examination after 1 month shows a complete resolution of the abscess collection, a thread-like hyperechogenicity (Figure 4). In recent decades, new female occupational diseases have emerged, with several clinical presentations compared to the same male occupational pathology. Breast pilonidal abscess in the periareolar area is a professional risk rarely reported by hairdressers.1,2 Interdigital pylon sinus is a rare work-related disease with short hair; if it develops in male barbershops, it is known as hairdressing disease.3-5 Gannon's patient also had a similar clinical history in the literature, as by cutting males' hair, stiffer, shorter, and thicker than female ones, and they are more likely to infiltrate the nipple and lead to abscesses.1 Risk factors are as follows: male gender, occupational diseases, tobacco smoking, breast size, and personal hygiene.6,7 In the case of recurrent periareolar breast abscesses in hairdressers working with male hair, the senologists should first think about


In these notes, we prove some general theorems for establishing properties of untyped λ-terms, using a variant of the reducibility method. These theorems apply to (pure) λ-terms typable in the systems of conjunctive types DΩ and D. As applications, we give simple proofs of the characterizations of the terms having headnormal forms, of the normalizable terms, and of the strongly normalizing terms. We also give a characterization of the terms having weak head-normal forms. This last result appears to be new. Comments University of Pennsylvania Department of Computer and Information Science Technical Report No. MSCIS-93-49. This technical report is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn.edu/cis_reports/258 Reducibility Strikes Again, I! MS-CIS-93-49 LOGIC & COMPUTATION 67


The concept of automated assembly is widely used to reduce production lead times and is implemented wherever possible. For example, the automotive industry has taken the concept to exceptionally high levels of efficiency in order to drive production costs down. This has been largely possible due to the introduction of more accurate and repeatable machining processes allowing mating parts to be assembled without any manual 'fitting'. There are areas of industry, such as aerospace, which handle large components and still rely upon jigs for drilling mating holes on assembly. Large machine tools used to machine features over long components struggle to repeatably maintain the required positional accuracy to allow automated assembly. This is for two reasons, the feedback system may not be accurate enough to position the machine tool, and thermal expansion means the component will expand or contract. This thermal growth is not compensated for by conventional positioning systems. To give large machines the accuracy to produce long components for automatic assembly, a laser interferometer can be fitted as the primary positioning feedback system. Firstly this will position the machine extremely accurately regardless of machine tool expansion due to temperature. This is because the laser forms an independent metrological reference line. Secondly, component temperature is monitored to track and compensate for component thermal growth in real time. This paper discusses the advantages, disadvantages and other issues to consider when fitting this type of system to large machine tools. It draws on information gathered from a rapidly growing number of real installations in a production environment mainly in the Aerospace industry. Transactions on Engineering Sciences vol 16, © 1997 WIT Press, www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3533


The utility model provides a valve clack of a hydraulic control valve and belongs to the technical field of valves. The valve clack of the hydraulic control valve comprises a valve rod, rubbers, an iron core and a nut. The valve clack of the hydraulic control valve is characterized in that the outside iron core is covered with rubbers. The iron core is fixed on the valve rod. The iron core is tightly fixed on the valve rod through the nut. A full rubber-coating craft is used for producing the iron core. The valve clack of the hydraulic control valve is simple in structure and reasonable in design. The full rubber-coating form is used for an outer surface of the iron core of cast iron so as to solve the problems that the cost of stainless steel material main body of the existing valve clack is higher, and the spraying plastics layer of cast iron spraying plastics form can be dropped as the growth of time so as not to achieve an anti-corrosion effect, and the plate-pressing structure is complex so as to bring difficulties for the processing and assembling and the like.


It is a norm for people from a multilingual and multicultural country such as Malaysia to speak at least two or more languages. Thus, the Malaysian multilingual situation resulted in speakers having to make decisions about which languages are to be used for different purposes in different domains. In order to explain the phenomenon of language choice, Fishman domain analysis (1964) was adapted into this research. According to Fishman's domain analysis, language choice and use may depend on the speaker's experiences situated in different settings, different language repertoires that are available to the speaker, different interlocutors and different topics. Such situations inevitably cause barriers and difficulties to those professionals who work in the education domain. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to explore the language choice and use of Malaysian public university lecturers in the education domain and to investigate whether any significant differences exist between ethnicity and field of study with the English language choice and use of the lecturers. 200 survey questionnaires were distributed to examine the details of the lecturers' language choice and use. The findings of this research reveal that all of the respondents generally preferred to choose and use English language in both formal and informal education domain. Besides, all of the respondents claimed that they chose and used more than one language. It is also found that ethnicity and field of study of the respondents influence the language choice and use in the education domain. In addition, this research suggested that the language and educational policy makers have been largely successful in raising the role and status of the English language as the medium of instruction in tertiary education while maintaining the Malay language as having an important role in the communicative acts, thus characterizing the lecturers' language choice and use. Keywords: Language choice and use; lecturers; Malaysian public university, education domain; domain analysis


Objective:To explore the distribution law of TCM pattern elements of respiratory failure of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(CDPD). Methods: Literature about respiratory failure of COPD over the past 15 years were searched and the distribution and association law of the nature and location pattern elements were calculated and analyzed. Results: Phlegm,interior heat(fire),deficiency of vital energy,blood stasis,yin-deficiency and yang-deficiency are the main nature elements of pattern of respiratory failure of COPD. Lung,kidney,heart,brain and spleen are the main location elements of pattern. In combination with single nature element and location element,the phlegm blocking brain-orifices pattern is the most common one;in combination with two nature elements and location element,the phlegm-heat obstructing lungs the most common one;the combination of three nature elements and location element is rather complicated. Conclusion: phlegm is the main pathogenic factors,fire and heat transformation or stagnation of blood stasis are the pathologic evolution,deficiency of vital energy and yang is the main internal factor,while lung and brain are the main locations of the disease.


Repeated chromatographic separation and purification of the n -hexane-ethyl acetate (3:1) extract of aerial parts of Polygonum viscosum provided a flavonoid- ternatin ( 1 ) and two steroids- stigmasterol ( 2 ) and stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one ( 3 ). The structure of these compounds were determined on the basis of extensive NMR and other spectroscopic techniques and comparison with published data. The identity of steroids 2 and 3 was confirmed by co-TLC with authentic sample. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 19 (2): 166-169, 2016


Civic consciousness is the product of modern civilization,which reflects the democracy and orderliness of society development.It consists of various contents,including consciousness of citizen identity,right and responsibility,democracy and equality,social and personal morality.Education of civic consciousness,which should be promoted as nation policy and mixed into ideological and political education,and leads citizensin participating in public activities,optimizes the circumstance of society institution,establishes the culture basis of education of civic consciousness


Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is a promising degree of freedom for fundamental studies in electromagnetics and quantum mechanics. The unlimited state space of OAM shows a great potential to enhance channel capacities of classical and quantum communications. By exploring the Pancharatnam-Berry phase concept and engineering anisotropic scatterers in a metasurface with spatially varying orientations, a plane wave with zero OAM can be converted to a vortex beam carrying nonzero OAM. In this paper, we proposed two types of novel perfect electric conductor-perfect magnetic conductor anisotropic metasurfaces. One is composed of azimuthally continuous loops and the other is constructed by azimuthally discontinuous dipole scatterers. Both types of metasurfaces are mounted on a mushroom-type high impedance surface. Compared to previous metasurface designs for generating OAM, the proposed ones achieve nearly perfect conversion efficiency. In view of the eliminated vertical component of electric field, the continuou...


This paper summarizes the functions of appliances for labor protection.The writer analyzes the current situation and problems existing in the appliances in our country,discusses the developing trends of the products and forecasts the developing prospect of the appliances for labor protection.


Context: Use of distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) as a measure of hearing sensitivity is common in clinical practice. However, use of a more informative DPOAE fine-structure has been limited due to non-reliability of DPOAE fine-structure. Aim: The current study was aimed at testing the interaural differences between the DPOAE fine-structure across three age groups. Settings and Design: Acoustically treated room with a calibrated dual channel audiometer (Orbiter 922) along with TDH-39 headphones and B-71 bone vibrator. GSI Tympstar was used for tympanometry and acoustic reflex measurements while 'ILO V6' OAE analyzer was used for recording of DPOAE and DPOAE fine-structure. Material and Methods : A total of 98 subjects with normal peripheral hearing sensitivity were tested for DPOAE fine-structure. The three age groups consisted of young (8-18 years; n = 50), middle aged (30-40 years; n = 30), and elderly (50-60 years; n = 18). DPOAE fine-structure was studied at 8 points per octave on a total of 25 frequencies from 1000 to 8000 Hz. Statistical Analysis Used: Repeated measure analysis of variance. Results: There was a significant difference ( P Conclusions: Interaural asymmetry can be attributed as a reason to these findings and it occurred mostly in the speech perception frequencies. Reduced amplitude of DPAOE in the elderly group can be attributed to presbycusis.


In this paper, we employed the as‐prepared TiO2/C core/shell nanoarrays (TiO2/C) obtained by a facile thermal evaporation method as a three‐dimensional (3D) architecture to support Pt nanoparticles through an optimized electrodeposition process. The morphology and structure of the as‐prepared electrode are characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Its catalytic performance towards H2O2 electroreduction in basic medium is evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and chronoamperometry (CV). Results revealed that the electrode exhibits significantly high catalytic activity. The current density reached –0.172 A cm−2 in 1 mol dm−3 NaOH and 0.5 mol dm−3 H2O2 at –1.1 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). This high performance might be due to the 3D electrode architecture inheriting the high electronic conductivity from carbon shell and providing a short pathway for the ion diffusion, and the using of Pt owning an excellent catalytic activity.


Objective To establish an HPLC method for the content determination of radix polygoni multiflori in Shouwu Bushenjiu.Methods The determination was performed on a Thermo Hypersil ODS-2(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm).The mobile phase was acetonitrile-water(15∶85).The detection wavelength was set at 320 nm.Results The content of 2,3,5,4'-tetera-hydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside in Shouwu Bushenjiu could be accurately determined by HPLC.The assay was linear in the range of 11.08~110.80 μg/ml(r=0.9998,n=5).The average recovery was 100.90%,RSD=0.5%(n=6).Conclusion The method is accurate,and is suitable for the determination of Shouwu Bushenjiu.


The invention provides a peak current controlled power factor compensation circuit, wherein the current peak of a main switching tube arranged in the power factor compensation circuit does not change along with input voltage. The peak current controlled power factor compensation circuit comprises a driving control module, a current control module and a power factor compensation module. The current control module is used for controlling current of the main switching tube arranged in a main control circuit. The driving control module is used for controlling the switching state of the main switching tube according to signals sent by the current control module. The power factor compensation module is used for sampling input voltage Vdc or driving signals of the main switching tube arranged in the main sampling circuit or current signals of the main switching tube and compensating the sampled signals into the current control module to increase the current peak of the main switching tube, lead the increasing amount of the current peak of the main switching tube to be the largest when the input voltage Vdc reaches the peak and lead the increasing amount of the current peak of the main switching tube to be the smallest when the input voltage Vdc is in zero passage. The peak current controlled power factor compensation circuit can improve waveforms of input current and reduces waveform distortion degree of the input current, and the circuit power factor is improved.


A patient with amebic colitis in which the rare complication of ameboma developed accompanying liver abscess is presented. The diagnosis was made by colonic mucosal biopsy and microscopic stool examination which revealed hematophagous trophzoites of Entamoeba histolytica. All rnanifestations of this patient's illness, including liver abscess, completley reverted to normal after appropriate therapy.


Computer users usually type at their own personal computer keyboards and look at their own display screens but, on occasion, every user needs to access a printer, or some other resource, even another computer.


During the enterprises crisis public relations,not only can the media predict the environment of social pubic opinion and potential factors of crisis,but also as the media between the enterprises and public audience it can communicate the information and public opinion to keep the public interests and help the enterprises to overcome the crisis successfully.Meanwhile it provides the viewpoint that the enterprises should plan their media strategies according to the mass communication needs.


iOS is one of the most broadly used mobile operating systems after Android. In today's era, smartphones are widely used to perform several tasks such as net banking, GPS tracking, ordering products, etc. One of the main features of smartphones is that their capabilities can be expanded by installing third-party apps. However, these apps pose privacy threats to the user as they contain a lot of user's personal information, which may be vulnerable to attackers. Background studies have identified that a lot of user's personal and sensitive data is stored on smartphones and thus, they have become a perfect target for privacy threats in the whole mobile ecosystem. Machine learning techniques to detect malware apps have offered promising results for the Android platform whereas nominal work has been done for the iOS platform. In this paper, we are incorporating various machine learning techniques to detect malicious iOS apps from several categories. Some of the ensemble learning techniques with different classification algorithms are inculcated to enhance the precision of classifiers. A weighted average method on active and ensemble learning has been proposed which proved to be more efficient as compared to other machine learning techniques in most of the categories. Our empirical analysis has demonstrated that the proposed technique is statistically significant than active and ensemble learning.


Objective To observe the residual neuromuscular blockade of cisatricurium in the patients undergoing epilepsy surgery.Methods Fifty patients scheduled for selective epilepsy surgery were equally allocated into two groups and neuromuscular blockade was monitored with train of four(TOF) stimulation.The patients were free of psychiatric,neurologic,neuromuscular,hepatic,renal,pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and none of them had a history of unusual susceptibility to muscle relaxants or malignant hyperthermia.4×ED95 dose of cisatricurium(group A) or vecuronium(group B) was injected within 5 seconds during anesthesia induction.Intubation conditions were assessed at T1 = 0 after 4×ED95 of cisatracurium or vecuronium injection.Onset time and clinical duration were recorded.One third of induction dose of cisatracurium or vecuronium was given when T1 recovered to 25%,and recovery time and recovery index of the last dose were recored.ResultsTracheal intubation conditions were all satisfactory in two groups.The recovery index and the duration of TOFr recovered to 70% and 90% were longer after the last dose of vecuronium in group B than those of cisatracurium in group A.No adverse effects were recorded in two groups.Conclusion4×ED95 of cisatricurium or vecuronium can provide satisfactory intubation conditions in the patients undergoing epilepsy surgery.Repeated doses of vecuronium,but not cisatracurium,may cause remarkable cumulative effect.


Dysregulated macrophages (MΦ), IL-23/Th17 axis, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Therapeutic strategies that can restore the homeostasis of these factors in RA are unknown. Death receptor 5 (DR5) can mediate apoptosis upon binding to an anti-human DR5 antibody, TRA-8. To investigate the immunomodulatory effects of TRA-8, a 3kb mouse promoter/Floxed-STOP/humanized mouse DR5 transgenic (Tg+) mouse was generated and crossed with lysozyme M.Cre mice to achieve MΦ specific expression. Collagen II (CII)-induced arthritis was induced by chicken CII. TRA-8 (0.2 mg/mouse) was I.V. weekly initiated on day 30 until mice were sacrificed 3-mo post CII. TRA-8 treatment resulted in a 60% reduction of CD11b+ MΦ in the draining lymph nodes (LN) of Tg+ mice. Within the CD11b+ cells, ~60% of the Gr1+Ly6G+ activated MΦ and ~90% of the IL-23+ MΦ were eliminated by TRA-8. The depletion also leads to elevation of CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs (3.6% to 5.9%, P<0.05) and reduction of the CD4+IL-17+ Th17 cells (1.4% to 0.6%, P<0.05). After TRA-8, joint histopathology showed a significantly decreased MAC3+ MΦ infiltration, synovial hyperplasia, and destruction (arthritis score: 9.8 versus 1.5, P<0.01). Neither systematic toxicities nor increased infection were found. Our study suggested that TRA-8 can be developed into a novel biologic which depletes the IL-23 secreting inflammatory macrophages (MΦ) to restore the balance between Th17 and Tregs.


We present a novel approach for Layer-by-Layer (LbL) polyelectrolyte deposition in a "microfluidic pinball" device. Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) were coated on oil droplets by guiding them through parallel laminar streams of alternatively charged polyelectrolytes. Conventional LbL process is a time consuming and laborious process [1]. Past microfluidics based LbL approaches add operational and interfacial complexities with each deposited layer. Our microfluidic pinball approach utilizes a row of micropillars within a microfluidic channel to guide droplets while maintaining a fixed number of interface components. Uniform sized droplets were generated and six layers of PEMs were deposited, more than any existing technology [2-4].


Purpose- This research proposes an expert system approach for the internal audit of ISO 9001: 2015. Methodology- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 Certificate is one of the main indicators of a good organization. One of the important steps of providing ISO 9001 quality management system is the internal audit. Depending on its importance, this study aims to facilitate the internal audit process with respect to ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation via Expert System approach. Expert systems are knowledge based systems which can be as successful as human experts in the solution of complicated problems by utilizing the expertise and knowledge of experts. However, rule based approach is used in the proposed expert system. Findings- The internal audit evaluations and scoring reports regarding ISO 9001: 2015 directives are obtained as a result of the expert system. Conclusion- The study provides an expert system for internal audit of ISO 9001: 2015 which is essential for all the organizations. With the proposed expert system, the organizations will be able to operate the internal audit process in a systematic way without the need of an expert. Moreover, the deficiencies that do not comply with ISO requirements can be easily identified.


Objective This study was conducted to evaluate quality characteristics of cured pork loin with natural nitrite source from Swiss chard. Methods Pork loin was cured in brine and the ratio of water and fermented Swiss chard (FSC) solution in the brine was changed by 4:0 (control), 3:1 (T1), 1:1 (T2), 1:3 (T3), 0:4 (T4), and pickled samples with 0.012% sodium nitrite (PC, positive control) and nitrite free brine (NC, negative control) were considered as the control. Results The pH values of cured pork loins with FSC were decreased with increasing addition level of FSC. Cooking loss was not significantly different among all treatments. T4 had the lowest value in moisture content and lightness value and the highest value in curing efficiency. The redness value of T4 was not significantly different from that of PC in raw. After cooking, however, it was higher than that of PC. The yellowness value of cured pork loin added with FSC was increased with increasing level of FSC. Volatile basic nitrogen content of cured pork loin added with FSC was higher than PC and NC. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance value of cured pork loin added with FSC was decreased with increasing FSC level. Residual nitrite level and shear force were increased with increasing FSC level. In the sensory evaluation, sensory score for flavor, off-flavor, chewiness, juiciness, and overall acceptability were not significantly different among all treatments. However, sensory score for color was increased when the concentration of FSC added to pork loin was increased. Conclusion The FSC solution had a positive effect on redness and lipid oxidation. As shown by the results in protein deterioration and sensory, Swiss chard can replace sodium nitrite as natural curing agent.


The Party and Government continue to control all print and broadcast media tightly and use them to propagate the current ideological line in People's Republic of China. The Constitution states that freedom of speech and of the press are fundamental rights to be enjoyed by all citizens; however, the Government restricts these rights in practice. There is heavy government involvement in the media field; the largest media organizations such as CCTV, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency are agencies of the government of Public Republic of China.Television. Broadcasting is controlled largely by Chinese Central Television. There are also local television channels. All media employees are under explicit; both formal and informal guidelines continue to require journalists to avoid coverage of many politically sensitive topics. The Government does not permit citizens to publish or broadcast criticisms of senior leaders or opinions that directly challenge Communist Party rule. Chinese newspapers and radio television organizations tend to lack in analysis of political events as this tends to more critical or sensitive. Legal regulations criminalize publication or broadcast of material containing content intended to incite national division, damage national unity, incite subversion of national authority or incite the overthrow of the socialist system. The process of news production is heavily controlled. All discussions of public policy in China are dominated by the authoritarian elite.


Second, during de caro's time in india as a Fulbright scholar, he traveled all around the country, and though he made fewer references to locations in mexico, he and his wife also traveled around that country. When reading, i was constantly referring to an atlas (especially for india) to get a better sense of location and of place; it would have helped to have included maps of both countries, including specific locations referenced. Third, though stories inform this memoir, there were several stories whose narrator/informant was not identified; furthermore, there was not much commentary about the contexts in which some of the stories were told. Although de caro states numerous times that many of the stories that he has heard throughout his life have become his stories, he rarely discusses the circumstances under which he would tell them or to whom. Folklorists tend to be very good at eliciting and telling the stories of others and of others' lives. rarely do we tell the stories of our own lives. The closest that we come to hearing about each other might be through the rare biography, a Festschrift, or compilations of the folklorist's own family's folklore. This book, then, gives us the rare opportunity to learn more about the life of one of our own. Additionally, we are given the opportunity to learn both how various cycles of stories have influenced a life and how a folklore scholar understands and interprets one of the key genres of our discipline.


The performance of high-energy boiler pump directly affects the stability of large power plant.There were some limitations when the pump was designed and installed.It adds the number of shut down the machine unplanned and increases the cost of plant.The development and vibration fault of high-pressure boiler pump are expatiated in this article.And the author puts forward some advice about this fault in this article with the fieldwork.


Hubei-Chongqing Back-to-back VSC-HVDC is planned to go into operation in 2019 , and the reinforcing projects will go into operation synchronously to solve the problems of power flow evacuation, transient stability and dynamic stability. In this paper, the impacts of the reinforcing project of Hubei-Chongqing Back-to-back VSC-HVDC are analyzed in the aspects of short-circuit current, power flow evacuation and transient stability characteristics, on the basis of which the corresponding control strategies are proposed. This work can provide certain reference value for the security and stability of Hubei Power Grid after commission of Hubei-Chongqing Back-to-back VSC-HVDC and its reinforcing project.


In this study, the bacteria having ore enrichment potential were isolated from three different magnesite quarries located in Erzurum-Askale borderlines. The obtained isolates were identified and characterized according to the conventional (morphological, physiological and biochemical tests) and molecular techniques (fatty acid methyl ester profiles (FAME), BOX PCR and 16S rDNA). According to sequence analysis, they were determined as Exiguobacterium aurantiacum (4), Exiguobacterium sibiricum (2), Bacillus sp. (2), Staphylococcus epidermidis (2), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (1), Shewanella baltica (1) and Klebsiella oxytoca (1), respectively.


Summary The internal conflict in Colombia has resulted in documented violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. In particular, Colombian women and their human rights have been disproportionately impacted by the conflict. It is within this context that the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) is being proposed, and there is serious concern that Canadian investors could perpetuate the violence or become complicit beneficiaries of human rights violations in Colombia once the CCFTA is ratified. Against this background, this article takes a feminist approach to international investment law to demonstrate that international investment agreements (IIAs) and free trade agreements with investment provisions (FTAs), such as the CCFTA, maintain and reinforce gender hierarchy to the detriment of women's socio-economic rights, needs, and interests. By engaging in a feminist critique of the CCFTA's provisions on non-discrimination, performance, expropriation, corporate social responsibility, reservations, investor-state arbitration, and general exceptions, as well as the labour side agreement, the ramifications of international investment law on Colombian women's rights and women's rights generally becomes apparent. In order to remedy these shortcomings, recommendations are made to alleviate the potential strain of international investment law and the CCFTA specifically on women's rights.


M u c h have I t raveled i n the realms of go ld , A n d m a n y good ly states and k i n g d o m s seen; R o u n d many wes te rn islands have I been W h i c h bards i n feal ty to A p o l l o ho ld . O f t of one w ide expanse had I been t o l d T h a t deep-browed H o m e r ru led as his demesne; Y e t d i d I never breathe its pure serene T i l l I heard Chapman speak out l o u d and b o l d : T h e n felt I l ike some watcher of the skies W h e n a new planet swims in to his k e n ; O r l ike stout Cortez w h e n w i t h eagle eyes H e stared at the Pacific — and a l l his men L o o k e d at each other w i t h a w i l d surmise — Silent , upon a peak i n D a r i e n .


In this s tudy, 398 primary school children were investigated to ascertain ho w aggressive behaviours and selfreported temperamental traits affect children's social support from their friends. The results indicate that changes in aggressiveness and the c hild's mood and flexibility predicted social support from classmates. More specifically, anti-social behaviours such as jealousy and showing off, and poor interpersonal behaviours such as not smiling and being inflexible resulted in lower levels of classmate support.


Background: Application of technology in virtual or remote cardiac rehabilitation programs can resolve the challenge of accessing healthcare services and reduce access level inequalities. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of technology on different clinical outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation programs used for cardiovascular (CVD) patients. Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and a comprehensive evidence map of overview was used. Two researchers searched electronic databases such as Science Direct, Medline / PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, Google Scholar and Cochrane library at the time of publication until Mar 21, 2021. Results: Of 51 reviews published, most of them have reported that the virtual or remote cardiac rehabilitation had a positive effect on most outcomes compared to usual care, and the difference in the type of comparison group and the high heterogeneity in reviews with inconsistent results are due to different technologies used in the interventions, follow-up duration, the type of heart disease, tools, and reporting methods, the quality of the reviews, and the quality of the primary studies included in the reviews. Conclusion: Two important factors before choosing the remote cardiac rehabilitation technology include the complexity of technology and the level of satisfaction and acceptability of the interventions among participants. The simplicity of the interventions increases the acceptability level, and the more complex design and advanced monitoring level during the interventions and the need for specific equipment affect cost saving, so it is important to consider the above cases while choosing the type of technology.


The effects of the addition to organic acid baths for displacement solder plating of surfactants used as leveling agents and oxidation inhibitors used as bath stabilizers were investigated. The most effective surfactants were found to be isolated systems of Triton X-100 and laurylpyridinium chloride for the hydrophile-lipophile balance of the surfactants and a mixture of laurylamine and Triton X-100 for a decrease in foaming. o-Aminophenol and o-phenylenediamine, which are conjugated-system compounds of 1, 2-substituted benzenes and have moderate reducing power, showed good properties as oxidation inhibitors.


The sixth annual meeting of the ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems Conference (SMASIS) was held in the beautiful mountain encircled Snowbird Resort and Conference Center in Little Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the conference's objective to provide an up-to-date overview of research trends in the entire field of smart materials systems in a friendly casual forum conducive to the exchange of ideas and latest results. As each year we strive to grow and offer new experiences, this year we included special focused topic tracks on nanoscale multiferroic materials and origami engineering. The cross-disciplinary emphasis was reflected in keynote speeches by Professor Kaushik Bhattacharya (California Institute of Technology) on 'Cyclic Deformation and the Interplay between Phase Transformation and Plasticity in Shape Memory Alloys', by Professor Alison Flatau (University of Maryland at College Park) on 'Structural Magnetostrictive Alloys: The Other Smart Material', and by Dr Leslie Momoda (Director of the Sensors and Materials Laboratories, HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA) on 'Architecturing New Functional Materials: An Industrial Perspective'. SMASIS 2013 was divided into seven symposia which span basic research, applied technological design and development, and industrial and governmental integrated system and application demonstrations. SYMP 1. Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials. SYMP 2. Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials. SYMP 3. Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems. SYMP 4. Integrated System Design and Implementation. SYMP 5. Structural Health Monitoring. SYMP 6. Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems. SYMP 7. Energy Harvesting. Authors of selected papers in the materials areas (symposia 1, 2, and 6) as well as energy harvesting (symposium 7) were invited to write a full journal article on their presentation topic for publication in this special issue of Smart Materials and Structures. This collection of papers demonstrates the exceptional quality and originality of the conference presentations. We are very appreciative of their efforts to produce this collection of highly relevant articles on smart materials.


was unavailable due to a U.S. national drug shortage and depleted hospital supply. Rivastigmine, an orally administered and longer-acting tertiary amine acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, was used as an alternative, producing effective and long-lasting symptom reversal. Compared with physostigmine, agents such as rivastigmine have potential therapeutic advantages due to their slower rate of CNS penetration, longer duration of action, and oral and transdermal administration routes (Table 2). Proposed benefits for treatment of antimuscarinic delirium include the potential for reduced initial cholinergic symptoms, reduced symptom recurrence, and decreased need for re-dosing. Longer-acting reversal agents, like rivastigmine, may be preferable, especially when prolonged delirium is expected. We postulate that rivastigmine, with its oral administration route and favorable kinetics, may be a useful alternative treatment option for antimuscarinic delirium (Table 3).


ABSTRACT In this article, I as researcher and my mother as collaborator present small stories about our own and my late grandmother's lived experiences during the New Order and Reformasi eras in Indonesia. Both perform a collaborative witnessing, which is a form of "relational autoethnography" that enables researchers to focus on and evocatively tell the lives of others through conversation and shared storytelling as a source that informs my life writing practice. Collaborating with my mother, this article is a reflection on how I, as a young Chinese Indonesian woman writer, capture and negotiate my family's hybrid identities as double minorities through writing an autobiographical novel on my late grandmother's and my mother's lived experiences as well as my own.


We report on time-resolved absorption line shape measurements of lithiumlike fluorine produced from x-ray heated Teflon foil targets. X-ray emission created by a separate gold target was used as a backlighter. The width of the F VII 2{ital p}-3{ital d} line, which is Stark broadened, is observed to vary in time. This linewidth is used to infer the time-dependent electron density of the plasma when the density falls below 10{sup 21} cm{sup {minus}3}. These measurements agree well with hydrodynamic code calculations of the plasma density.