Changing biophysical conditions due to amplified climate change in northern latitudes has significant implications for species' habitat and populations and can dramatically alter interactions between harvesters and local resources. Tribal, regional, and state governments, federal agencies, and other local planning entities have begun documenting observations of changing harvest conditions and the information necessary for communities to adapt to shifting resource availability. We identify and evaluate what stakeholders are saying about wild foods in the context of climate change information needs in Alaska through a review of published grey literature (n = 87). Documents consistently expressed that climate change was impacting habitat conditions, resource distribution, and the abundance of wild foods. They solicited more information on biophysical processes (e.g., sea ice conditions) and populationlevel responses (e.g., shift in migration patterns). They also recommended that future projects focus on information that will improve food security, travel access, and community well-being. Documents suggested that communities have successfully sustained harvest practices, but most current adaptations are localized decisions being made by harvesters to manage the risks of current climate change. Strategies include finding new areas to hunt, substituting harvest species with other wild foods, or using new modes of travel. Documents also identified several adaptation strategies that still need to be implemented, and are dependent on actions by actors at larger scales; these strategies include legal, policy, and management actions to help reduce climate change impacts to wild food harvest. This review of the grey literature complements the climate-change literature by describing information needs of Alaskan wild food harvesters as well as providing tangible suggestions about how to improve adaptation and management strategies for harvesters grappling with changing resource conditions in the Arctic.


[Objective]To establish in vitro LPS-induced Chang Liver cells damage model.[Method]After received LPS 24h at different concentrations(20,40,60,80,100 μg / ml),Chang Liver cells viability effects were detected by MTT methods,and the AST,ALT,ALP,γ-GT,LDH activity in cell supernatant were measured.The Chang Liver cells morphology changes were showed by Hoechst 33258 staining.[Result] Chang Liver cell viability was significantly reduced with LPS in 80 and 100 μg / ml.AST,ALT,ALP,γ-GT,LDH activity in cell supernatant were increased;the number of cells were reduced;cell morphology was changed showing cell apoptosis with nuclear condensation.[Conclusion] Chang Liver cells co-cultured with 80 μg / ml LPS might be an ideal in vitro model of hepatocellular injury.


We welcome the comments from Tanik et al. on our article "Osmophobia and OdorTriggered Headaches in Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Importance in the Diagnosis of Migraine."1,2 In our work, we found a high positive predictive value for the diagnosis of migraine in those who presented with osmophobia during headaches, osmophobia between headache attacks and odors as a trigger for headaches, which suggests an impairment in the processing of odors in children and adolescents with migraine. Osmophobia was also a marker of migraine severity.1 This was a replication of a previous study performed in adults that found similar results regarding osmophobia.3,4 We agree that there are few studies on the subject. Research is even more scarce in children. The diagnosis of migraine in children is more challenging than in adults. The headaches in these patients, in addition to being shorter, are often bilateral and have fewer associated symptoms.5 Eight percent of children who have an initial diagnosis of migraine change their diagnosis to tensiontype headache after 5 years of followup.6 One possible explanation for this change in diagnosis is the difficulty in diagnosing migraine in younger children. De Carlo et al. followed 90 children and adolescents who had the initial diagnosis of tensiontype headache for 3 years, carried out according to the diagnostic criteria of the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders. Of these 90 children, 37 had osmophobia at the initial assessment. The group with osmophobia had a significantly higher number of migraine diagnoses at followup.7 Consequently, this raises the possibility that these children already had migraine in the initial assessment and that the International Classification of Headache Disorders was not able to identify them. Osmophobia would then be a marker for migraine. Thus, the suggestion for further studies of neuroimaging in patients with headache and osmophobia is welcome, especially if these are pediatric studies.


We implement a gym-attendance incentive intervention and elicit subjects' predictions of their postintervention attendance. We find that subjects greatly overpredict future attendance, which we interpret as evidence of partial naivete with respect to present bias. We find a significant postintervention attendance increase, which we interpret as habit formation, and which subjects appear not to predict ex ante. These results are consistent with a model of projection bias with respect to habit formation. Neither the intervention incentives, nor the small posttreatment incentives involved in our elicitation mechanism, appear to crowd out existing intrinsic motivation. The combination of naivete and projection bias in gym attendance can help to explain limited take-up of commitment devices by dynamically inconsistent agents, and points to new forms of contracts. Alternative explanations of our results are discussed.

Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2091 .

This paper was accepted by Uri Gneezy, behavioral economics.


200 adults completed various questionnaires about their general health awareness, health locus of control, and the perceived causes of illness. Whereas there were fewer age differences than expected, a number of consistent sex differences appeared. For example, the women relied less on "provider control" of health (doctors being in charge), expressed greater "nutritional consciousness," and believed more than men that psychological factors play an important part in the aetiology of illness.


This paper carries out deformation measurement on surrounding rock in Zhongnanshan super-long highway tunnel in Qinling by SJW-IV convergence indicator to grasp the deformation regularity of the surrounding rock,carries out regression analysis on the collected datum by logarithmic function and exponential function,and shows by the analysis results that the deformation of surrounding rock accords with the rule of logarithmic function and has small measured value and calculated value,which can ensure construction safety and quality of the tunnel,in order to offer a reference for similar construction.


Background and aims WHO (2014) estimates a remarkable decline in per capita pure alcohol consumption in Italy, dropped from 18.1 to 7.1 lt in the period 1970–2013. Despite this, Italian Report on Alcohol 2016 showed an increase in drinking outside meals and a rise in consumption and binge drinking among young people (18–24, 14–17), particularly in males. The impact of these drinking styles on hospitalisation is still under-researched. This study aims to evaluate the trends of hospitality discharge for alcohol-related liver disease in the period 2000–2016 in Veneto Region in North Eastern Italy (4.8 million inhabitants). Method Retrospective cohort analysis based on Veneto Region anonymous computerised database of hospital discharges between 2000 and 2016. All Veneto residents discharge records with principal diagnosis of alcohol-related liver disease (cod. ICD9-CM: 571.0, 571.1, 571.2, 571.3) were included in the study. The principal diagnosis was chosen as it is considered the primary reason for hospital admission. Standardised Hospitalisation Ratio (SHR) per five-year age group (ref. pop. Veneto 2008) was calculated and expressed per 100.000 population. Results Over the period 2000–2016, 28.968 hospital admissions for alcohol-related diseases were recorded. Most part of subjects were males (74%) with a SHR more than double compared to females (53.3 vs. 18; OR:2.96; CI 95%:2.89–3.04 p<0,05). The longitudinal analysis of the hospitalisation trend shows a 7% increase on average age in both sexes (from 58.8±9,2 to 62.6±9,6) and a substantial decrease of 66% in SHR (X2 trend: 3933,326). In the last year of observation SHR tends to 19.5, and the greater risk for males is confirmed (30.2 vs. 8.8; OR:3.51; CI 95%:3.05–4.10; p<0.05). Considering the age groups, the highest decline in SHR can be found in the ranges 45–64 (from 69.2 to 34.1) and >65 (from 69.3 to 26.8). Interestingly, SHR shows a slightly rising trend in the group 25–44 betweeen 2013 and 2016 (p<0.05). Conclusion In Veneto Region, the reduction in alcohol intake over the last 30 years has lead to a marked decrease in hospitalisation for alcohol-related diseases. However, the changes in drinking styles occurred in the age range 25–44 may explain the upward SHR trend between 2013 and 2016. Thus, in the next few years it is likely to expect an increase in hospitalisation in this age group. Public Health strategies are needed to address the new styles of alcohol consumption, especially in young people.Abstract PWE-074 Figure 1


This article outlines general principles and practical information useful for conflict management practitioners who conduct consultations and trainings on democratic decision-making and dispute resolution processes in countries making a transition from authoritarian to democratic structure. The article, which is based on the authors' work in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, identifies key considerations for collaborative partnerships with foreign practitioners who need to develop coequal working relationships. A number of models for assistance and interventions are described and evaluated, and a series of practical suggestions on developing common vision, designing collaborative decision-making processes, and responding to cultural differences when working with interpreters is presented.


It has been known for many years that the strength of a spun yarn depends on the two important testing parameters, namely, the gauge length and rate of extension. There is no doubt that all studies relating to the influence of gauge length and extension rate on yarn strength are invaluable both in theory and practice. In this article, a critical review of various theoretical and practical aspects of the influence of gauge length and extension rate on yarn strength has been discussed.


INTRODUCTION: The physical exercises have been beneficial for the control of the fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms. OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of stretching exercises to aerobic exercises on pain, number of tender points, sleep, anxiety and depression of patients with FM. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen patients with diagnosis of FM according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria were divided into two groups: the stretching group, with 12 patients, performed a program composed by 45 minutes eight sessions of stretching exercises once a week, and the aerobic group, with seven patients, carried out walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes. Both groups received orientation to exercise at home on the other days. Pain intensity, tenderness threshold at the tender points, sleep, anxiety and depression were evaluated by, respectively, visual analogic scale, dolorimeter, Post Sleep Inventory (PSI), Trait-State Anxiety Inventory (IDATE) and Beck Depression Scale (BDS). RESULTS: The data show that the clinical improvement was higher in the stretching group in relation to pain (25%), number of tender points (15%), sleep (38%) and depression (22%), compared to aerobic group (clinical improvement in pain was 2% and in sleep, 4%; the number of tender points and depression became worse, respectively 3% and 18%). The anxiety clinical improvement was more important in the aerobic group (8% in the trait anxiety and 10% in the state anxiety) compared to stretching group (the trait anxiety become worse at 3% and the state anxiety clinical improvement was 2%). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the stretching exercises are more effective than the aerobic exercises on pain, number of tender points, sleep and depression in FM. On the other hand, the aerobic exercises seem to produce a more important effect on anxiety reduction compared to stretching exercises.


For the degree constrained minimum spanning tree problem, the basic ant algorithm is improved. The concept of degree information is presented to improve transition probability, which makes solutions feasible. Degree - based tabu list in the algorithm based on depth first search is introduced to obtain connected trees. Mutation as local search is to improve minimum trees. It can improve its efficiency and avoid stagnation. Compared with the other algorithms, numerical examples are tested which give promising results.


We consider a system of two liquids in a Hele‐Shaw cell that form a viscoelastic material layer between them by a chemical reaction. Is has been demonstrated that this system leads to a fingering instability, supposedly by the elasticity of the newly created material phase. To explore this mechanism we employ a novel phase‐field model [1], which can handle fluid‐structure interaction involving growing elastic materials. Assuming the newly created phase to be a viscoelastic Kelvin‐Voigt material, we find that this mechanism alone does not explain the experimentally observed fingering. Imposing a viscosity contrast between the materials, we even find the presence of elasticity to suppress any viscous fingering.


The present investigation was conducted on morphometric variations and expression of body colour pattern of honeybee, Apis cerana from five different locations of Kashmir region viz; Pahalgam, Tral, Srinagar, Sonamarg and Bandipora at insect systematic laboratory, Division of Entomology, SKUAST Kashmir during 2011-2012. A. cerana F. collected from areas of mountainous zone (Pahalgam and Sonamarg) showed significant higher value of several morphological characters as compared to those found in sub mountainous zone (Srinagar and Bandipora).Similarly, the colour pattern of honeybees in Kashmir region showed a wide range of variation and this high variation reflects the ecological diversity from different locations. A. cerana F. collected from mountainous zones were darker in colour as compared to those found in sub-mountainous zones, which indicated that the colour pattern of A. cerana F. varies with the altitude. The results confirmed that the bees get darker at higher elevation. Thus morphometric and colour pattern variations found in A. cerana F. viz-a-viz altitudes could have a significant impact in future bee breeding programmes with respect to A. cerana F. in Kashmir.


A series of transition metal-doped VPO composite catalysts were prepared by impregnating method in an organic medium,and were employed to catalyze reaction of cyclohexane with nitrosyl sulfuric acid in the presence of fuming sulphuric acid.The results show that e-caprolactam can directly be obtained from such one-step catalytic process and the Mn-Al-VPO catalyst works the best with 20.19% of conversion and 48.86% of selectivity to e-caprolactam among these VPO composites,which promises a potential new one-step process for making e-caprolactam from cyclohexane.


Fermented dairy products are increasing in consumer acceptance; discusses two such examples – yogurt and fromage frais – in detail. Also refers to the creative side to product development and how fermented products in general have been managed creatively. Also mentions the different starter cultures used in yogurt fermentations and the potential health benefits, if any. Uses cone penetrometry to assess the different textural properties of fermented dairy products such as yogurt and fromage frais.


A 38‐year‐old woman was evaluated for a 2‐year history of intermit‐ tent palpitations. She had previously presented to the emergency room with wide complex SVT, which was terminated by intravenous adenosine. In the electrophysiology laboratory, during the introduc‐ tion of the venous sheaths and catheters, the patient had sponta‐ neous sustained wide complex tachycardia with left bundle brunch block (LBBB) morphology. Responses to two different His‐refractory premature atrial complexes (PAC) from the lateral right atrium are given in Figure 1 (arrows in A and B). What is the mechanism of the tachycardia?


Textile composites become more and more popular in aeronautic industries, due to their high performances. In this work, based on the model shown in the paper [9], a solid-shell element is used to simulate the woven composite forming. Comparing with other shell elements, a distinctive advantage of solid-shell elements is that the complication on handing finite rotations does not exist. Accounting the specific mechanical behaviors of woven composite material, the tensile, in-plane shear, bending and compressive energies are taken into account depending on the fiber direction, and then the total strain energy is computed to be the sum of those energies. The necessary material data for the simulation come from standard tensile, compressive and bias test experiments. Some forming simulations are performed with this method, and we can observe the wrinkles that exhibit the influence of bending stiffness. The results show the efficiency of the approach.


Objective To research a more economical and convenient test way, which uses excimer laser therapeutic apparatus eye-test of Allegretto Wave Eye-Q. Methods In testing, a film of transparent and fit thickness was coved on original test-chip to exam. Results Test paper can be reused and determines clearly of all cases. Conclusion The modified method not only raises efficiency and reduces cost, but also saves test specimen with easy operation.


The Eastern Carolinas Section (ECS) Education Committee has successfully tapped into all grade levels of eastern North Carolina's public schools. The keys to access are building a section organization geared toward education and maintaining a wide variety of products from which teachers can choose. The education committee conservatively estimates that in 1990 it relayed information on nuclear-related issues to over a thousand students.


In this paper,we prepared antimicrobial peptides by hydrolyzing wheat gluten protein using Protamex.Taking the inhibitory rate as index and Escherichia coli as target,the article studied the effects of reaction factors,such as reaction temperature,pH value,hydrolysis time,substrate concentration and Protamex amount on the preparation of antimicrobial peptides.Based on the single factor experiments,the optimal hydrolysis conditions of the antimicrobial peptides were obtained as follows by orthogonal experiment,temperature 55 ℃,pH value 9.0,Protamex amount 200 mg/g,and substrate concentration of 2.0%.Under the optimal conditions,the inhibitory rate of the antimicrobial peptides to Escherichia coli was up to 7.2%.The antimicrobial test results showed that the antimicrobial peptides had effects in inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus,Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus,wherein the antimicrobial peptides had the highest inhibition effect on Aspergillus niger,and the inhibition rate was up to 12.4%.


Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the three major geriatric neurodegenerative diseases and is an important issue among Koreans [1]. During the last 10 years, this disease has exhibited annual increases of 13.2% in its incidence and 21% in related healthcare costs [1,2]. Patients with PD primarily experience motor symptoms, including resting tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia, which are caused by pathological loss or degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the midbrain, as well as the development of neuronal Lewy bodies [3]. As the disease proReliability and Validity of the Korean Short-form Eight-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8) Sehyun Kim, Hye-Ja Park, Min Jung Park, Hyun Sook Kim Professor, Graduate School, Dankook University, Jukjeon; Professor, College of Nursing, CHA University, Pocheon; Professor, Department of Nursing, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam; Professor, Department of Neurology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea


Side-channel security has become a significant concern in the NIST post-quantum cryptography standardization process. The lattice-based CRYSTALS-Dilithium (abbr. Dilithium) becomes the primary signature standard algorithm recommended by NIST for most use cases in July 2022 due to its excellent performance in security and efficiency. Compared to Dilithium's rich theoretical security analysis results, the side-channel security of its physical implementations needs to be further explored. In 2021, Liu et al. proposed a two-stage randomness leakage attack against Dilithium, in which only one randomness bit with a probability $> 0.5$ per signature is enough to recover the private key. However, they only carried out proof-of-concept experiments on "research-oriented" reference implementation of polynomial addition. Whether this method applies to complete real-world implementations of Dilithium is unknown. In this paper, we put this randomness leakage attack into real-world and recover the private key of unprotected and masked Dilithium on Arm Cortex-M4 processor using non-profiled power analysis attacks. Since randomness is introduced in the signing process, it is challenging to recover the randomness bit of Dilithium with high success rate in only one trace. Inspired by Liu et al., we propose a new non-profiled attack called Public Template Attack (PTA), a template-attack-like method that builds templates using public information. With PTA, we recover the randomness bit of unprotected and masked Dilithium with a success rate of 95% and 62% in one power trace, respectively. To demonstrate practicality, we perform practical power analysis attacks against different security levels of round 3 unprotected and masked Dilithium on STM32F405 microprocessor. Using 10,000 traces, the private key of unprotected Dilithium2 is recovered in 0.5 hours with an ordinary PC desktop. Our attack is 240 times faster than the state-of-the-art non-profiled attack. Moreover, the private key of masked Dilithium2 is recovered using 680,000 traces in 38 hours. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to successfully attack masked Dilithium using non-profiled attacks.


Rationale: We have demonstrated that smooth muscle (SM) 22&agr; inhibits cell proliferation via blocking Ras-ERK1/2 signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and in injured arteries. The recent study indicates that SM22&agr; disruption can independently promote arterial inflammation through activation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated NF-&kgr;B pathways. However, the mechanisms by which SM22&agr; controls ROS production have not been characterized. Objective: To investigate how SM22&agr; disruption promotes ROS production and to characterize the underlying mechanisms. Methods and Results: ROS level was measured by dihydroethidium staining for superoxide and TBA assay for malondialdehyde, respectively. We showed that downregulation and phosphorylation of SM22&agr; were associated with angiotensin (Ang) II–induced increase in ROS production in VSMCs of rats and human. Ang II induced the phosphorylation of SM22&agr; at Serine 181 in an Ang II type 1 receptor–PKC&dgr; pathway–dependent manner. Phosphorylated SM22&agr; activated the protein kinase C (PKC)&dgr;-p47phox axis via 2 distinct pathways: (1) disassociation of PKC&dgr; from SM22&agr;, and in turn binding to p47phox, in the early stage of Ang II stimulation; and (2) acceleration of SM22&agr; degradation through ubiquitin-proteasome, enhancing PKC&dgr; membrane translocation via induction of actin cytoskeletal dynamics in later oxidative stress. Inhibition of SM22&agr; phosphorylation abolished the Ang II–activated PKC&dgr;-p47phox axis and inhibited the hypertrophy and hyperplasia of VSMCs in vitro and in vivo, accompanied with reduction of ROS generation. Conclusions: These findings indicate that the disruption of SM22&agr; plays pivotal roles in vascular oxidative stress. PKC&dgr;-mediated SM22&agr; phosphorylation is a novel link between actin cytoskeletal remodeling and oxidative stress and may be a potential target for the development of new therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases.


This article explores the behavior of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in underwater temperature environments and develops a thermal management system to control the battery's temperature. When the battery is operating at low temperature conditions, the life span of the battery is shortened due to increasing internal resistance and results in reduced capacity. A Li-ion battery pack was tested inside a thermal chamber to simulate underwater conditions, which maintained room temperature during high discharge rates, but decreased to the environment temperature at low discharge rates. To maximize battery performance, a heat pad and thermal control mechanism is proposed. The thermal management system was able to reduce the internal resistance of the battery, thereby reducing the power loss. From this result, we expect the battery lifespan to increase with this method. The proposed system was tested with a 18Ah, 14.8V, 4 series 6 parallel 18650 Li-ion battery pack in a water-tight enclosure inside the thermal chamber simulating underwater temperature conditions.


Literature review evaluating local economic development initiatives South Africa's space economy and the Eastern Cape's key historical, economic and spatial features incipient local economic development in the Eastern Cape, 1909-1955 regional development planning in the Eastern Cape, 1940-1993 evolving local economic development policy and practice in South Africa community initiated and driven local economic development in a small town - the case of Stutterheim, 1990-1996 external facilitation and support of a locally initiated local economic development strategy - the case of Seymour community initiated local economic development in the rural district of Hertzog externally supported and initiated local economic development in Kei Road external attempts to induce local economic development and job creation programmes in rural communities in the Border Corridor local economic development in the city of East London, 1992-1996 assessment findings and comparison with international experience conclusion and policy recommendations.


This paper introduces two methods of dependency parsing by means of rules automatically inferred from training data. For Czech the accuracy of the proposed parsers is considerably behind that of the state-of-the-art parsers, but the paper brings a new method of inference of rules and applies transformation-based learning to parsing in a novel way. Moreover, the parsers use properties of Czech language in a very limited way and thus can easily be used for parsing another language. The paper also introduces a method of assigning so called analytical functions that outperforms that currently used.


We introduce a criterion of eeciency to simulate-reduction in calculi of explicit substitutions and we apply it to several calculi: , * , , s, t and u. The latter is presented here for the rst time and may be considered as an eecient variant of s. The results of this paper imply that calculi a la s are usually more eecient at simulating-reduction than calculi in the-style. In fact, we prove that t is more eecient than and that u is more eecient than , * and s. We also give counterexamples to show that all other comparisons are impossible.


We are a team of specialist teachers within the Learning Support Service that offer an outreach provision for Key Stage 2 pupils in mainstream schools.


Thesis Submitted to the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement of the Award of Master of Science Degree in Food Science and Technology, 2008


During the past decade the coordination chemistry of lanthanides has progressed enormously, where the ligands employed range from simple acycl ic to complex macrocyclic ones 1-4 . As far as the saccharides as ligands are concerned, the studies with the lanthanides are extended only up to their interactions in solution. The solution studies in thi s context have primarily utili zed NMR techniques.. While the transition metal saccharide chemistry has been very well focu sed in the recent years, that of the lanthanides is still in its early stage. In view of the chemical, biological and industrial importance of saccharides, we have been motivated to address the saccharide chemistry of lanthanides as well. In continuation with our on-going efforts in developing metal-saccharide chemistry in general and rare-earth metal ion-saccharide chemistry in particularS, th is paper deals wi th the synthesis and characterizat ion of Sm(III), Eu(III) and Dy(llI ) complexes with different monoand disaccharides.


s in Proceedings Casanova, F., Oliveira, J., Williams, A. M., & Garganta, J. (2009). Excelencia e performance perceptivo-cognitiva no Futebol. In Abstracts Book of the II International Congress of Team Sports, 5F. University of Corunha, Corunha. Casanova, F., Oliveira, J., Williams, A. M., Garganta, J. (2010). Validation study of attacking scenarios to evaluate perceptual-cognitive expertise of soccer players. In the Second World Conference Book of Science and Soccer (abstract number 125). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa. Casanova, F., Garganta, J., Williams, A. M., Oliveira, J., Barreira, D., & Brito, J. (2011). Validation of offensive scenarios to evaluate perceptual-cognitive skills in soccer. In Abstracts Book of the VII World Congress on Science & Football, 8 (suppl. 1): 166. Nagoya, Japan.


Low‐temperature photoluminescence spectroscopy enables the determination of the dopant concentration of shallow impurities in silicon. This measurement method is therefore well suited for identifying and analyzing dopants (intentional impurities in silicon). A method is presented which allows the determination of the boron concentration in silicon in a range from 2.2⋅1012$2.2 \cdot \left(10\right)^{12}$ to 2.2⋅1016 cm−3$2.2 \cdot \left(10\right)^{16} \left(\text{cm}\right)^{- 3}$ at temperatures from 4.2 to 20 K with increased temperature accuracy. This method requires only one calibration function for the photoluminescence intensity ratio of the boron‐bound exciton IBTO(BE)$I_{\left(\text{B}\right)_{\text{TO}} \left(\right. \text{BE} \left.\right)}$ and the free exciton IITO(FE)$I_{I_{\text{TO}} \left(\right. \text{FE} \left.\right)}$ . The measurement temperature is obtained from the intrinsic silicon photoluminescence line of free excitons ( ITO(FE)$I_{\text{TO}} \left(\right. \text{FE} \left.\right) \left.\right)$ ) using a fitting method, which distinguishes the TO $\text{TO }$ and LO$\text{LO}$ components of the free exciton peak. The determined calibration function is IBTO(BE)/IITO(FE)=(5.8±0.1)⋅10−18 cm3⋅cboron⋅e(56.7±0.7)KT$\left(I_{B_{\text{TO}} \left(\right. \text{BE} \left.\right)}\right)/\left(I_{I_{\text{TO}} \left(\right. \text{FE} \left.\right)}\right) = \left(\right. 5.8 \pm 0.1 \left.\right) \cdot \left(10\right)^{- 18} \left(\text{cm}\right)^{3} \cdot c_{\text{boron}} \cdot \left(\text{e}\right)^{\frac{\left(\right. 56.7 \pm 0.7 \left.\right) \text{K}}{T}}$ . The obtained exciton binding energy to boron, Eb=4.9±0.1 meV$E_{\text{b}} = 4.9 \pm 0.1 \text{meV}$ , agrees well with literature data.


The Every Student Achieves Act of 2015 emphasized the importance of student expression through writing and other means. Students across grade levels benefit from direct and explicit instruction on writing. However, teaching writing is complex, extending beyond providing additional opportunities to write (e.g., journaling). Instead, for students with disabilities and their peers, instruction needs to be purposeful, consistent, specially designed, and based on proven practices. Although there are numerous writing interventions, the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) writing strategies are among the most effective for struggling writers. Recently recognized by the What Works Clearinghouse (Mathematica, 2017) as having potentially positive evidence for use with students with disabilities, SRSD is a series of strategies meant to empower students in their writing development. Given that effective writing instruction is crucial, digital tools are increasingly essential. For example, in the new normal brought on by COVID-19, students are drafting, editing, and completing their writing using various digital devices. Having access to digital tools, however, is often not enough (West, 2019). Educators and the students they support need explicit instruction to meaningfully implement technology solutions (Ok & Rao, 2019). Meaningful solutions assist in idea generation, fluency, grammar, general mechanics, and similar supports to directly affect the quality of the written product. To facilitate the use of effective strategies and employ the growing number of digital tools, educators should consider pairing the two. By combining writing interventions (e.g., SRSD) with proven technology solutions (e.g., word prediction), educators offer a pathway for students to adopt both practices. Consider Andre, a student with a learning disability, full of ideas yet challenged with organizing his thought in a written format.


59 children with gangrenous (n= 11) or perforated (n=48) appendicitis underwent a prospective, randomized trial and received cefazolin or cefazolin plus metronidazole. Whereas postoperative abscesses developed in 44% of the controls, they were seen in 7% of the children who had received metronidazole (p< 0.00 I). Relaparotomy for intestinal obstruction had to be performed in I 1% and 13% of the cases respectively. The germ most frequently isolated from the abseesses was Bacteroides fragilis.


Michael J. Lambert of the Institute for Studies in Values and Human Behavior, Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, wrote this review of studies on the results of psychological treatment. This is a first volume in a series put out by Annual Research Reviews published by Eden Press. The work surveys the effectiveness of psychotherapy and the research methods for studying this. It skillfully clarifies many of the professional controversies and concludes that there is a definite, but modest, positive result from therapy when compared with no treatment, waiting lists, and placebos. There is a brief, incompletely explained summary of the deterioration in patients, which may be caused by therapy itself. The volume attempts to look primarily at individual psychotherapy, but it includes some material on group treatment, behavior therapy, and family therapy and covers nonmedical as well as medical therapists. (Reference is made throughout to clients rather than to


1M.E. Geotechnical Engineering, 2Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering, Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC), Jabalpur (M.P.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract Expansive soils possess undesirable properties like excessive variation in volume with change in water content, formation of extensive crack upon shrinkage, low compressive strength at higher water content etc. This experimental study is conducted on black cotton soil mixed with varying percentage of fly ash and coir waste. The objectives of the present study focuses on analyzing properties of soil stabilized with fly ash and coir waste such as Atterberg Limits, Compaction Curve (O.M.C. and M.D.D.), Shrinkage Limit, unconfined compression test. To achieve this goal a study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, the physical properties of soil such as moisture content, specific gravity, Atterberg limits, maximum dry density (MDD), optimum moisture content (OMC),unconfined compressive strength (UCS) values were determined. In the second phase, various tests were performed on the soil with varying percentages of Fly Ash at 5%,10%, 15%, 20%, 25%,30% fly ash and Coir waste at 2.5%, 5% by dry weight of the soil. It was observed that the MDD and UCS characteristics of soil increased with increase in fly ash percentage up to 20% and then decreased on further addition of fly ash in a soil sample. 2.5% and 5% coir was added to 20% fly ash and soil mix. The maximum values of dry density and UCS were obtained at 20% fly ash and 2.5% coir waste mixed soil.


Objective To investigate weather the efficiency of narcotic colonoscopy is superior to the conventional colonoscopy in resection of sessile colorectal polyps.Methods 55 patients with sessile colorectal polyps treated with endoscopic mucosal resection,were divided into conventional colonoscopy group(n=25)and narcotic colonoscopy group(n=30).The running time of polypectomy,hemorrhage incidence during operation,and satisfaction degree of patients were compared between the two groups.Results The running time of polypectomy in narcotic colonoscopy group was significantly shorter than that in conventional colonoscopy group(6.3±2.7 min vs 8.5±3.4 min,P0.05);and the hemorrhage incidence was less(6.67% vs 12.0%,P0.05),and satisfaction degree of patients was significantly higher(100% vs 20%).Conclusion Endoscopic mucosal resection with narcotic method was an effective,rapid and acceptable therapy for sessile colorectal polyps.


Objective We compare and contrast methods for measuring malapportionment from different disciplines: law, political science, and economics. Methods With data from the U.S. House, Senate, and Electoral College (EC) over the period 1790–2010, we compare disproportionality measures and compare both across time and between institutions. Results We demonstrate that which approach to measurement we take can dramatically affect some of the conclusions we reach. However, we also demonstrate that the House and the EC are hardly malapportioned, regardless of which measure we use, while the level of malapportionment we observe in the Senate can depend on which measure we use. Conclusion Since there are many axiomatic properties we might wish to satisfy, no one measure is uniformly best with respect to all feasible desiderata. However, one measure, the minimum population needed to win a majority, offers a readily comparable measure across legislatures and jurisdictions, and is easy for nonspecialists to understand.


Two new dinuclear iron(II) complexes (1·PF6 and 1·AsF6) of the general formula [FeII2(L2C3)2](X)4·nH2O·mMeCN (X = PF6, n = m = 1.5 for 1·PF6 and X = AsF6, n = 3, m = 1 for 1·AsF6) have been prepared and structurally characterized, where L2C3 is a bis-1,2,3-triazolimine type Schiff-base ligand, 1,1′-[propane-1,3-diylbis(1H-1,2,3-triazole-1,4-diyl)]bis{N-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]methanimine}. Single crystal X-ray structure analyses revealed that 1·PF6 and 1·AsF6 are isostructural. The complex-cation [FeII2(L2C3)2]4+ of both has the same dinuclear double helicate architecture, in which each iron(II) center has an N6 octahedral coordination environment. Neighboring helicates are connected by intermolecular π–π interactions to give a chiral one-dimensional (1D) structure, and cationic 1D chains with the opposite chirality exist in the crystal lattice to give a heterochiral crystal. Magnetic and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies were performed only for 1·AsF6, since the thermal stability in a high-temperature spin crossover (SCO) region of 1·PF6 is poorer than that of 1·AsF6. 1·AsF6 shows an unsymmetrical hysteretic SCO between the low-spin–low-spin (LS–LS) and high-spin–high-spin (HS–HS) states at above room temperature. The critical temperatures of warming (Tc↑) and cooling (Tc↓) modes in the abrupt spin transition area are 485 and 401 K, respectively, indicating the occurrence of 84 K-wide thermal hysteresis in the first thermal cycle.


This paper proposes a face detection method by combining SVM into the traditional face detection algorithm named AdaBoost. This method adopts SVM classifier instead of traditional AdaBoost classifier based on AdaBoost cascade framework. To get SVM classifier, extract several Haar-like features with the strongest classification ability in the process of training SVM classifier. To ensure the generalization capability of classifier classify validation set, and using the penalty factor setting with focus makes SVM classifier pay more attention to the face samples, while the training samples reached a high goodness of fit. At the same time, this thesis improves the extraction method of Haar-like feature. Finally, using Matlab simulation test the effectiveness of the algorithm. The experiments show that the improved detection algorithm of face with combining AdaBoost and SVM reduces the amount of computation and improve the detection rate.


Since the 1989 workshop on knowledge discovery in databases, the field has seen sustained growth and interest and has attained significant maturity. The main objectives of this panel will be to reflect on the successes and failures in the field of data mining over the last eighteen years and to examine what insights we can take with us as we move forward.


Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with several psychiatric manifestations leaving undoubtedly psychological consequences. However by escaping death ,do COVID-19 survivors present a higher risk for suicide ? Objectives In this study, we aimed to explore suicidal risk among recovering COVID 19 patients . Methods Our literature review was based on the PubMed interface and adapted for 2 databases: Science Direct and Google Scholar using the following combination ( suicide [MeSH terms]) AND (COVID-19 survivors[MeSH terms]). Results Recovering COVID 19 patients are at risk for developping posttraumatic stress disorder , anxiety , depression and sleep abnormalities , especially in severe forms. Added to that ,cognitive impairment was largely described in COVID 19 causing judgment and reasoning decline. These manifestations would partially explain the suicidiality among survivors regardless to their medical hisotry. Nonetheless,many COVID-19 survivors experience persistent physical symptoms and psychiatric disorders leading to post-COVID syndrome which is associated with increased suicidal ideation and behavior In addition , social factors are considered as a suicide risk factor such as isolation ,loss of loved ones ,loss of job and economic instability . Conclusions Over the course of illness , COVID 19 survivors may suffer from psychiatric and medical conditions leading to serieous suicide risk. Therefore ,suicide prevention interventions and appropriate medical management need to be provided to keep survivors alive . Disclosure No significant relationships.


In any society the most susceptible and at risk sections are woman and children and when it comes to health services perspective the problem becomes severe especially in the case of pregnant woman and infants health. The advancement in technology doesn't fulfil its purpose till it caters to the need of this section in terms of improvement in their lives and better access to services. The pregnancy and child immunization is key of any health system and it is necessary to ensure the time specific and quality services in this context. For this purpose only, Government of Rajasthan developed a tracking system known as pregnancy child tracking and health services management system (PCTS). PCTS was built, designed and developed by the National Informatics Centre as an Integrated system for Health information management system (HIMS). This is a name based tracking system through which a pregnant woman and child will be tracked for ANCs and immunization. The thought behind this is to improve service delivery to the rural areas in the state of Rajasthan, India. This study was conducted to analyse the different tools and techniques used in tracking the mother and child from child tracking and health services management system (PCTS). Main objective of the study was to study and analyse the issues and challenges in the application of PCTS in Rajasthan. The study shows that PCTS has been successful to an extent in providing basic health care services to pregnant woman and child but still there are many issues which need to be addressed to make it more prompt and more comprehensive in approach.


Mobile navigation has become a ubiquitous technology through mobile devices and smartphones. One of these devices' most-used navigation methods is the turn-by-turn method, first used in car-based navigation systems. However, pedestrians and cyclists increasingly use other methods such as the as-the-crow-flies (ATCF) navigation method instead of the classical turn-by-turn navigation. Instead of giving fixed instruction, ATCF navigation only indicates the straight-line direction to the destination and users have to make their own decision when and where to turn. In this paper, we improve the route predictions for such alternative navigation methods as ATFC by incorporating a model on users' angle estimation error. We show that the route predictions are closer to actual human navigation behavior than methods proposed in related work.


A number of theoretical and lattice results lead us to believe that quark-gluon plasma not too far from T{sub c} contains not only electrically charged quasiparticles - quarks and gluons - but magnetically charged ones--monopoles and dyons--as well. Although binary systems such as charge-monopole and charge-dyon were considered in detail before in both classical and quantum settings, this is the first study of coexisting electric and magnetic particles in a many-body context. We perform a molecular dynamics study of strongly coupled plasmas with {approx}1000 particles and differing fractions of magnetic charge. Correlation functions and Kubo formulas lead to transport properties such as the diffusion constant, the shear viscosity, and electric conductivity: We compare the first two with empirical data from RHIC experiments as well as with results from anti-de-Sitter space/conformal field theory correspondence. We also study a number of collective excitations in these systems.


the systemic movement of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) in citrus trees remains partially unresolved. Here, we report on additional experiments conducted in an effort to elucidate the mechanisms of HLB pathogenicity. Our results based on grafting and girdling experiments confirmed that CLas (or a genetic component) can spread within the xylem tissue. By blocking phloem transport and testing additional phloem-free tissues, we also confirmed that CLas genetic components detectable by qPCR analysis are capable analysis are capable of moving through plasmodesmata connections of living cells, but not by apoplastic pathways as evidenced by its absence in pollen, embryo, and nectar. The data in this communication support the presence of alternative pathways for the spread of HLB within citrus trees.


The inspiring developments in astronomy, physics and chemistry of since 2000, which led to this Royal Society Discussion Meeting, are reviewed.


The redox state and speciation of the metalloid arsenic (As) determine its toxicity and mobility. Knowledge of biogeochemical processes influencing the As redox state is therefore important to understand and predict its environmental behavior. Many previous studies examined As(III) oxidation by various Mn-oxides, but little is known concerning the environmental influences (e.g. co-existing ions) on the process. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of As(III) oxidation by a poorly crystalline hexagonal birnessite (δ-MnO2) in the presence of Fe(II) using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), Mossbauer spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The K-edge X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) analysis revealed that, at low Fe(II) concentration (100 μM), As(V) was the predominant As species on the solid phase, while at higher Fe(II) concentrations (200-1000 μM), both As(III) and As(V) were sorbed on the solid phase. As K-e...


Traditionally, the estimation of water quality is realized through laboratory analysis which is time-consuming and requires specialized installations, equipment, and personnel. Nowadays, it is possible to make real-time water monitoring through electrochemical sensors, microcontrollers, and central processing units to detect water pollutants. This work proposes a system based on the Arduino platform for monitoring parameters associated with water quality, such as oxidation-reduction potential, pH, total dissolved solids, turbidity, temperature, electrical conductivity, and dissolved oxygen. A critical criterion for the sensor selection was its cost and availability, resulting in sensors from different companies. They were integrated without much complexity, thanks to the selected platform. In addition, a proposal is made for a signal conditioning circuit for the oxidation-reduction potential electrode. A stage of filtering is added to the pH and turbidity commercial circuits to improve their performance. Remote access to the data is done through a mini-PC with WIFI connectivity and a MySQL database. All the sensors were calibrated with reference solutions or against other commercial meters. Through the proposed system, time series having a sampling period of 20 s of all parameters were recorded for more than a week-long exhibiting circadian patterns for the same water sample. Pearson correlation for the parameters was carried on. The results show that the system successfully monitored the seven physicochemical variables through low-cost sensors. It also has remote access capabilities.


Proliferating cells can exit the cell cycle reversibly to enter a quiescent state. Better understanding of cell quiescence is important to gain deeper insights into stem cell renewal, tissue homeostasis, and cancer dormancy. Entry into quiescence involves global changes in protein‐coding genes. How these changes are regulated is not understood. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are >200 nucleotides long and regulate the expression of protein‐coding genes in cis or in trans. Here, we investigated the role of lncRNAs in the regulation of protein‐coding genes during quiescence using a quiescence cell culture model based on human dermal fibroblasts. Proliferating (P) cells were introduced into quiescence by 7‐days of serum‐starvation (SS) or contact inhibition (CI) and then restimulated to a proliferating state for 24 hours (SS‐R or CI‐R). Using data from stranded RNA‐seq of fibroblasts in the five conditions, differential gene expression analysis was performed using four different algorithms to obtain a list of protein‐coding genes and lncRNAs that changed significantly (adjusted p<0.05) between the conditions with all four algorithms. With this pipeline, 141 and 114 lncRNAs changed significantly in expression between P and CI and between P and SS, respectively, and 80 lncRNAs were common between the two groups. This suggests that different quiescent conditions adopt similar lncRNA expression profiles. Out of 80 lncRNAs, 66 were upregulated and 14 were downregulated with quiescence. Analysis of 80 lncRNA promoters showed an enrichment of motifs for a set of transcription factors that were also upregulated with quiescence. A partial reversal of the profile during quiescence was observed when the cells were restimulated to cycle for 24 hours. Co‐expression analysis revealed that in most instances (57%), expression changes with quiescence for lncRNAs and neighboring protein‐coding genes (within 10kb) were in opposite directions, suggesting the lncRNAs may repress expression of protein‐coding genes either directly or via sequestration of transcriptional machinery. These protein‐coding genes were enriched for biological processes related to quiescence such as DNA replication and repair, DNA replication checkpoints, MAP kinase signaling and transcriptional regulation. Our results, therefore, indicate a possible function for lncRNAs in regulation of cell cycle and transcription with quiescence.


Aim:  The aim of this study was to evaluate microalbuminuria at mid‐pregnancy, using the albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (ACR), as a predictor of pre‐eclampsia.


As special economic zones, resources based cities have been playing more and more attention to the hot question in their economic decline or boom. After analyzing the conception of the sustainable development power and its basic components, this paper discussed the evolution characteristics of sustainable development power in different growth stages of the resources based city and put forward the optimal model and effective countermeasures to adjust the sustainable development capability in the evolution process of resources based city.


The temporal characteristic could provide the dynamic control factor for the RBAC(Role Based Access Control)model,which is the research hotspot in the security model field.Based on the research of the periodic time theory andthe Temporal Role Based Access Control(TRBAC)model,we find that the temporal aspect not only could provide the time dimension factor for the model's access control,but also the model's constrains could impact the time dimension to form the conditional temporal plane.Hence,we put forward the conditional periodic expression and the conditional temporal concept so as to improve the flexibility and the variety of the access control.In this paper,we formally describe the definition of the conditional periodic express and detail the conditional periodic event and the conditional temporal predicate of the role status.


The LXM (subscriber line cross-connect module) is a high speed, digital multiplex cross-connect system. It can connect each subscriber in an optical access network to any switching system. In 1992, NTT developed the first LXM and installed it in the Chiyoda pilot project for terminating urban FTTO (Fiber-To-The-Office) (1)-(3) . That IXM has a large capacity (capable of supporting 115,000 POTS customers) and called large LXM. After that, NTT has developed a Small-to-Middle-size LXM (S,M-LXM) for optical access networks, which NTT plans to deploy all over Japan (4) . This paper desrribes the concepts behind and the purpose for the development of the S,M-IXM


In early 2002, over 200 people in the city of Pusan. Korea suffered from paratyphoid fever resulting from Salmonella Paratyphi A infection. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests and XbaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were conducted to 54 Salmonella Paratyphi A isolated from humans during the period of 1998 to 2002. Most of the isolates (83%) were only nalidixic acid-resistant and 78% were X 1 PFGE patterns. Also, we measured the MIC of ciprofloxacin and screened gyrA mutation(s) using allele-specific PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism (AS-PCR-RFLP). The representative 5 isolates in 2002 and 1 isolate in 2000 were 1 μg/ml of MIC and had mutation at the 83rd codon in gyrA. These data suggest that the outbreak in the early 2002 might have been due to dissemination of the strain present in 2000. Also, decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin was partly due to the mutation at the 83rd codon in gyrA.


Colors are everywhere in nature, and they communicate useful information. Flowers use colors to advertise that they have nectar, fruits change color when they are ripe, and birds and butterflies use their colorful wings to find mates or to startle enemies. To use this information, animals must be able to see colors. Humans have "trichromatic" color vision, meaning that all the colors we perceive can be produced by mixing three primary colors—red, green, and blue. This is because we have three kinds of light-sensing cells in our eyes, one kind sensitive to red, one to green, and one to blue light. Different species have different types of light-sensing cells. Honey bees also have three types, but they have cells that sense ultraviolet light instead of red light. Butterflies typically have 6 or more types of light-sensing cells, but we found one swallowtail species that has at least 15, which is the record among insects. In this article, we discuss how the world might look to a butterfly with such a complex eye.


Study of Environment Protection Questions at Modern Pig Breeding Problems of pollution were studied at three pig breeding farms, built and started up during the last period. It was taken into account that waste water resulted in such farms or in meat processing is a potential raw material for being used in agriculture. The study took into account criteria such as preventing pollution by use of best available techniques, assuring efficient energy use and also that no important pollution will be caused, avoiding appearance of waste or if they appear neutralizing or reusing them. The study emphasized that the impact on environment is minimal and inside legal frame. Modern technology, the means used for waste treatment and reuse of waste result in minimal impact on environment. New technologies permit a circuit of useful substances and reusable components of wastes that become fertilizers. These farms demonstrate radical concept changes in breeding and in environment protection.


Extremely large-scale reconfigurable intelligent surface (XL-RIS) has recently been proposed and is recognized as a promising technology that can further enhance the capacity of communication systems and compensate for severe path loss. However, the pilot overhead of beam training in XL-RIS-assisted wireless communication systems is enormous because the near-field channel model needs to be taken into account, and the number of candidate codewords in the codebook increases dramatically. To tackle this problem, we propose two deep learning-based near-field beam training schemes in XL-RIS-assisted communication systems, where deep residual networks are employed to determine the optimal near-field RIS codeword. Specifically, we first propose a far-field beam-based beam training (FBT) scheme in which the received signals of all far-field RIS codewords are fed into the neural network to estimate the optimal near-field RIS codeword. In order to further reduce the pilot overhead, a partial near-field beam-based beam training (PNBT) scheme is proposed, where only the received signals corresponding to the partial near-field XL-RIS codewords are input to the neural network. Moreover, we further propose an improved PNBT scheme to enhance the performance of beam training by fully exploring the neural network's output. Finally, simulation results show that the proposed schemes outperform the existing beam training schemes and can reduce the beam sweeping overhead by approximately 95%.


INTRODUCTION For more than 60 years! numerous authors from countries all over the world have repeatedly observed the complications of injections. Bacterial abscesses following injections using improperly sterilized materials are cornmon-. The association between quinine injections and iatrogenic tetanus has been reportedthe Ivory Coast. Other authors have reported the relation between wrongly injected quinine and sciatic nerve paralysis". The prodromal phase of poliomyelitis may predispose to paralysis of a limb injected with quinines. The person-to-person transmission of African haemorrhagic fever in Zaire? has been observed after use of contaminated and inadequately sterilized needles and syringes. Needle stick injuries can transmit HIy7, although the magnitude of the risk is subject to debate". Some cases of HIY seropositivity resulting from stick injuries have been observed in the United States7. In Zaire9 a possible correlation between a history of injections and AIDS has been reported. The poor hygenic conditions existing in many peripheral health units make this method of transmission more feasible. The advantages of injections are unquestionable in certain conditions, such as malaria or pneumonia in vomiting or unconscious patients. Compliance with treatment regimens may also improve using injections. However, in small health units such conditions are relatively rare. Eighty to 90070 of the children presumed to have malaria and treated with injectable antimalarials have, in fact, another aetiology!". And of those 'real' cases of malaria, only a small proportion require an injection. Where penicillin injections were previously prescribed, for example, in acute respiratory infections, good alternatives such as cotrimoxazole are now available.


The Raman spectra in the frequency regions of the lattice and the internal modes of the crystalline CNPy and Zn(CNPy)2Cl2 have been measured at various pressures up to 16.5 and 20 kbar, respectively. A structural phase transition at 10 kbar in CNPy and two at 8.2 and 18 kbar in Zn(CNPy)2Cl2 were observed. At high pressure, CNPy suffers a lattice distortion along the eigenvector of a soft phonon, and Zn(CNPy)2Cl2 undergoes a molecular configuration distortion which leads to the softening of a rotational phonon. The charge distribution on the CNPy molecule is changed by coordination and also by external pressure and this charge redistribution has been correlated with the vibrational spectral changes.


In this paper, a new class of two-mode optical field states is given. The quasi-spin coherent state is their lowest state. Their non-classical properties are discussed in detail.


Some insights into ballet in London in the early nineteenth century can be found in the neglected writings of two critics of the period. Henry Robertson remains an obscure figure, but the other, Leigh Hunt, is deservedly much better known. An important aspect of Leigh Hunt as critic is his vital interest in all the arts. He directed his critical attention to literature, drama, opera, music, and the fine arts, as well as to ballet. But no one has made a special study of his writing on the dance and only Louis Landre seems to have made any comment on it. He concluded that Hunt's ballet criticism reflected a


Pregnancy is associated with significant but reversible changes in thyroid function. Obstetrical complications are expected in pregnant women with thyroid dysfunction. This study aims to assess the maternal thyroid function during the first trimester in a group of pregnant women in Gaza – Palestine. The present cross sectional study was designed and included 80 pregnant women and 80 non-pregnant as a control group. Thyroid function tests were carried out including serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxin (FT4), and free triiodothyronine (FT3) using Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay (MEIA). The results showed an elevated levels of TSH  in 2.5 % of both pregnant and non-pregnant women. FT4 showed high level in 1.25 % of pregnant women. FT3 was elevated in 13.75 % and 1.25 % of pregnant and non-pregnant women respectively. The mean values of TSH for both groups were not significant; however, the mean values of FT4 and FT3 were significantly higher in the pregnant women compared to controls. It was concluded that thyroid dysfunction is not uncommon among pregnant women of Gaza. Screening of thyroid function in early pregnancy should be performed to avoid future complications for both fetus and pregnant woman. The relationship between thyroid hormones and other maternal hormones should be assessed.


This article responds to Lash and Thoburn's articles in this volume by arguing for the value of Gramsci's strategic concept of hegemony today. It places post-hegemony theories as replicating one particular reading of Gramsci as a theorist of ideology and politics only, a reading that was deepened by certain appropriations of post-structuralist theory in the 1980s. It argues that the Prison Notebooks contain a richer legacy of concepts and historical methods, many of which are applicable to today's global reach of power and communication. In particular, Gramsci was concerned with the relations between Fordist innovation and changes in state, civil society, intellectual formations and ways of living. He was especially interested in popular 'common sense', which, in his view, was the starting point of political work and could be the product of a renovative political activism. His ideas remain relevant to understanding recent transitions, especially since 11 September 2001, and the reach and limits of global neo-liberal hegemonies today, including the role of neo-liberal intellectuals and of a deepened individualism in everyday life. They also offer resources for counter-hegemonic strategies. Although Lash and Thoburn grasp a crucial coagulation of power today, their superseding of hegemony is based on an impoverished reading of the history of Gramscianism in cultural studies, and on a collapse of key complexities and local differences which is typical of some versions of social theory.


The utility model relates to a novel roller pressure-regulating device, which consists of a machine base, a control part, a sensor, a setup spring, a pressure regulation jacking block, a worm reducer, a shaft coupling II, a motor, a small bearing block, a driving shaft and a shaft coupling I. The novel roller pressure-regulating device is an electromechanical integration type novel roller pressure-regulating device which comprises the components such as the sensor, the setup spring, the pressure regulation jacking block, the worm reducer, the motor and the like, can finish two processes of pressurizing and depressurizing a left roller and a right roller on a roller press, can regulate the pressure on the rollers automatically, can ensure the normal working pressure of the roller press and the service lives of the rollers, and can regulate the pressure between the left roller and the right roller on the roller press according to the particle size of a material to be ground so as to improve the production efficiency. The novel roller pressure-regulating device has a wide pressure regulation range, can realize quick and accurate pressure regulation, and has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, convenient operation, easy maintenance, stable and reliable work, long service life, energy conservation and environmental protection.


Since the dawn of time, women have coexisted with men sometimes equally, sometimes opressed and cruelly treated and sometimes seen as divine and on a silver platter. The status of women has changed in different societies based on geography, time and culture. In this article whose aim is to put forth the public perception and rights of women, who were an important element of the society, in stepic era, the Scyth ( Saka ), the Sarmat, the Great Hun and European Huns and the Göktürk states and governments, who lived in an area from China up to Europe through an approximate timespan of one thousand five hundred years, have been examined. The rights possessed by the old steppe women in administration and social life, the perception of women in steppe society, the tasks carried out by steppe women and their status have, through the information provided by the resources, been gathered and attempted to be presented.


This study undertook the formulation of higher heating value (HHV) prediction model from 170 different biomass samples with about one-third being of Africanorigin. The data were collected from our previous studies and other open literature and subsequently subjected to a multivariable regression analysis technique. The model performance for this study was done in comparison to correlations obtained in the past with the aid of some statistical tools namely average absolute error (AAE) and average bias error (ABE). The models from this study with relatively higher accuracies are 0. 2351 ∙ VM − 0. 0775 ∙ ash and 0. 3399 ∙ C + 0. 3590 ∙ H respectively, for proximate and ultimate analyses. They both have AAE values less than 8%. It is noteworthy that the empirical relation for proximate analysis would be of profound utility within the African context giving the associated technical constraints in HHV determination. Keywords— Higher heating value; biomass; proximate; ultimate; multivariable regression


Life-history interviews were conducted with thirty-six extreme right activists in the Netherlands (1996-1998). Becoming an activist was a matter of continuity, of conversion, or of compliance. Continuity denotes life histories wherein movement membership and participation are a natural consequence of prior political socialization; conversion to trajectories wherein movement membership and participation are a break with the past; and compliance to when people enter activism, not owing to personal desires but because of circumstances they deemed were beyond their control. Stories of continuity in our interviews were either testimonies of lifetimes of commitment to extreme right politics (labeled revolutionaries) or lifelong journeys from one political shelter to the other by political wanderers (labeled converts). Activists who told us conversion stories, we labeled converts and those who told compliance stories, compliants. The article presents a prototypical example of each type of career and suggests each prototype to hold for different motivational dynamics.


Laboratory experiments are carried out where internal waves are excited by oscillating bottom topography. An absorbing layer is placed at some distance above the topography to prevent wave reflection from the surface. The topography is two-dimensio nal, and consists of a number of straight ridges with vertical walls and rounded tops. They are oriented perpendicularly to the "tidal flow" (i.e. the direction of the oscillations) and placed per iocially. Resonance phenomena occur when the wave beams emanating from one ridge interact with neighbouring ridges after reflecting at the bottom. Other experiments use sinusoidally shaped ridges or a combination of sinusoidal and vertical ridges. The ultimate purpose of the experiments is to investigate the scaling of the energy flux carried upward by the waves in the regime with stro ngly supercritical topographic slope. Complementary numerical simulations using a non-hydrostatic ocean model will be also used for this purpose.


Abstract : An extension is presented of previous results relating the parameters of an idealized two-dimensional linear vehicle to stable ground roughness as described by power spectral densities. Optimal vehicle parameters are obtained relative to a ride roughness criterion for ground contours described by power spectral densities estimated from real ground survey data. It is found that the ride is not sensitive to changes in the wheel base length parameter when is over 14 feet. However, the ride is found to be sensitive to damping and speed in this wheel base length range.


Abstract Life span appears to be under genetic control. Genes linked to the major histocompatibility complex are associated with life span. These genes also play a major role in regulating immune reactivity and suggest that immunological factors may be determinants in the length of life. Many of the immune functions which change with age can be related to the involution of the thymus gland and the decline in thymic hormone levels. Impaired proliferation of T cells from old individuals may be the cellular basis of certain changes in immunological reactivity seen with age. Lymphocytes like arterial smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts from elderly donors appear to have an impaired capacity to proliferate in culture.


The present invention is a method for preparing instant powder and fungus belongs to the field of food processing. Deficiency of the prior art or inconvenience, or rough texture, or instant poor, poor, or other aspects of the preparation effect, the present invention will be dried after the fruiting bodies of the fungus crushed cereal material in suitable proportions, then extrusion using extrusion equipment which were mixed, and then the resultant product is pulverized, classified and the like after the deployment process when powdered instant food or reconstituted white fungus as a main raw material of related products. The present method of preparing high expansion, low loss. The present invention product instant instant, easy to use, good instant, delicate taste, with a strong flavor of white fungus.


intrusive forces, are relatively well known, and our interest turns to Mr Wills's interpretation of their significance. On the slave trade his perspective is at times inadequate, for, in emphasizing the Arab role, he overlooks the part played by the French in Mauritius and Reunion in arousing a demand for slaves throughout the eighteenth century, while his remark (p. 79) that 'the traffic.. .nowhere stimulated a violent reaction or a will to resist on any scale' is untrue of the Lozi and Ngoni, to name but two Central African examples. On the whole however Mr Wills provides a good, fast-moving summary of events, with full and fair descriptions of the motives of the principal European and African actors. The sections on Livingstone and the pioneer missions are particularly well done, and there are outspoken yet balanced judgements, as for example on the repercussions of the Rudd concession in the minds of the Ndebele (p. 136). The sudden transition at the turn of the century is well described, and the last half of the book is devoted to the consequences of the European occupation up to the Monckton Commission. The main lines of twentieth-century policy, administration and economic development are set forth clearly, enlivened by percipient historical insight (for example on the consequence of the depression, p. 310) and by the criticisms of a liberal imperialist. By itself this viewpoint may date the work more quickly than the author anticipated, for his approach has been largely rejected by all the successor states of the Federation. An even more fundamental factor dating this second half of the book is the emphasis on European initiative and action, but this is at least partly due to the material available, for far more basic historical research is needed before the African reaction and contribution can he fully evaluated. Mr Wills notes the existence of this underswell, yet one wonders whether his account of African politics in Southern Rhodesia had to be confined to the brief remarks on pp. 273 and 336, and the importance that he assigns to the Rev. Michael Scott and 'foreign sympathizers' in organizing opposition to federation in Nyasaland makes one doubt whether the author has fully grasped the significance of those factors behind Malawi nationalism which he had previously summarized. In the present state of research, however, and in the swiftly changing contemporary perspective, it is well-nigh impossible to produce a definitive text-book on Central African history. In the meanwhile Mr Wills is to be warmly congratulated on a book which should introduce a wide audience to a new historical insight.


ABSTRACT This paper describes the application of optimal tracking methods to identify the parameters of an induction motor. The data required can be obtained by conducting an acceleration test on an unloaded motor. The effect of the saturation of the leakage flux paths as well as the skin effect in rotor bars have been considered. The parameters of the motor thus identified can then be used to obtain any required characteristics of the motor.


This paper analyses the characteristics of the client programs on auto-switch-on device.An object oriented scheme for settling this problem is brought forward in this paper.Through plotting diagrams,selecting correlative object attributes and compiling operant equations,we can complete the client programs on auto-switch-on device.This design avoids amending sound codes,testing once more and altering check sums.


Diagnostic Workup Prognostic Factors in Histopathology of Lung Cancer: Fisseler-Eckhoff, A. FDG-PET/CT in Lung Cancer: An Update: Baum, R.P. Swietaszczyk, C. Prasad, V. Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Staging of Lung Cancer: Puls, R. Kuhn, J.-P. Ewert, R. Hosten, N. Bronchoscopy/Endobronchial Ultrasound: Herth, F.J.F. New Developments in Videomediastinoscopy: Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopic Lymphadenectomy and Mediastinoscopic Ultrasound: Witte, B. NSCLC: Stage I/II Disease Resection in Stage I/II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Smolle-Juettner, F.M. Maier, A. Lindenmann, J. Matzi, V. Neubock, N. Role of Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Bolukbas, S. Eberlein, M.H. Schirren, J. Radiation Therapy for Early Stage (I/II) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Jeremic, B. Casas, F. Wang, L. Perin, B. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Zimmermann, F. Wulf, J. Lax, I. Nagata, Y. Timmerman, R.D. Stojkovski, I. Jeremic, B. NSCLC: Stage III Disease Extended Surgical Resection in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Hillinger, S. Weder, W. Stage III: Definitive Chemoradiotherapy: Fietkau, R. Semrau, S. Adjuvant Therapy in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Serke, M. Postoperative Irradiation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Hocht, S. Heide, J. Bischoff, R. Grundel, O. Carstens, D. Altered Fractionation Schemes in Radiotherapy: Stuschke, M. Pottgen, C. NSCLC: Palliative Procedures in Stage IV Chemotherapy of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Pirker, R. Minar, W. Radiotherapy: Adamietz, I.A. Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment of Limited Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer: De Ruysscher, D. Radiochemotherapy in Extensive Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer ED-SCLC: Jeremic, B. Casas, F. Wang, L. Perin, B. Radiotherapy for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Slotman, B.J. Controversies in the Treatment of Advanced Stages of Small Cell Lung Cancer: Schmittel, A. Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Lung Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Lung Cancer Patients: A Neglected Phenomenon?: Micke, O. Buntzel, J. Kisters, K. Schafer, U. Micke, P. Mucke, R.


In a document from Tona, Catalonia, dated 888 A. D., we find the word organum among other objects donated to the church of Saint Andrew's monastery. This word has been understood as a clerical or write error, a book of polyphonic music and a musical instrument. However, by comparison with a similar document from Guimaraes, in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, dated 959 A. D., we can deduce that it is in fact a archaic way to designate the Book of Psalms, that has survived in the Northern Peninsula until the Xth century.


Text Processing has always existed in various forms. It makes voluminous text easily digestible, offers brief and quick overview of the subject contents and may provide critical context analysis to the reader. With the growth of digital articles in forms of news, blogs, wikis etc., there is serious need for a text processor which can adequately summarized an article or documents for the reader. This redirected and takes away the effort needed to read, assimilate and create summaries manually. This research paper proposed a system which provides unique opportunity for developing a core set text summarization system using Apriori Algorithm techniques to perform Binary Associated Rule on Data Mining. The system makes available a means of storing the automatic Generic-based summaries for future references and requirements.


Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) sequences find applications in spread spectrum communications, radars, system identification and cryptography. Among LFSR sequences, maximal length sequences are in variably used in these application due to their desirable properties. However maximal length sequences are available in limited number of lengths for a given number of shift register stages. On the other hand, the non-maximal length sequences can be generated in varieties of lengths. It appears that the NMLS were not investigated into, to the extent they deserve. The author conjectures that several applications other than communications and ranging might benefit from non-maximal length (NML) sequences. In this paper, NLM sequences are generated and their time domain properties are investigated in reference to the properties maximal length sequences. Simulations are carried out to generate NML sequences corresponding to polynomials of degrees from 6 to 20 and time domain properties such as Runs, One-zero Balance, Correlation, etc are investigated.


For a developmental robotic system to function successfully in the real world, it is important that it be able to form its own internal representations of affordance classes based on observable regularities in sensory data. Usually successful classifiers are built using labeled training data, but it is not always realistic to assume that labels are available in a developmental robotics setting. There does, however, exist an advantage in this setting that can help circumvent the absence of labels: co-occurrence of correlated data across separate sensory modalities over time. The main contribution of this paper is an online classifier training algorithm based on Kohonen's learning vector quantization (LVQ) that, by taking advantage of this co-occurrence information, does not require labels during training, either dynamically generated or otherwise. We evaluate the algorithm in experiments involving a robotic arm that interacts with various household objects on a table surface where camera systems extract features for two separate visual modalities. It is shown to improve its ability to classify the affordances of novel objects over time, coming close to the performance of equivalent fully-supervised algorithms.


A 55-yr-old man was admitted to the Hospital of Tohoku University in 1970, when physical examination and laboratory findings revealed malignant insulinoma with metastases to the liver. Streptozotocin treatment, totaling 79.5 g for 1 yr, improved his clinical symptoms. After discharge he was well until 1977, when he complained of palpitation and dyspnea, and he was hospitalized in September 1977 because of anorexia and a loss of body weight. Laboratory findings revealed anemia, with a decrease both in serum albumin and iron. His fasting blood glucose was 74 mg/dl and plasma insulin (IRI) 25 μU/ml. His plasma IRI increased slightly after the stimuli of glucose, arginine, and glucagon. In contrast, his plasma glucagon (IRG) increased at fasting (3372 pg/ml) and became markedly elevated after arginine or glucose was administered. After his final admission, diazoxide improved his symptoms temporarily; streptozotocin could not be administered because of dyspnea and palpitation. On 24 January 1978, he fell suddenly into a coma and 2 days later he died. An autopsy revealed a large pancreatic tumor and metastases to the liver. Measurement of hormones from the tissues revealed a smaller amount of IRI in the pancreatic tumor and liver metastases compared with that in the uninvolved pancreas. In contrast, IRG contents had increased in the pancreatic tumor and hepatic metastases. In addition to the insulin cells, numerous cells with glucagon and somatostatin were observed in morphologic examinations. This indicated a mixed endocrine pancreatic tumor exhibiting typical symptoms of insulinoma initially and a glucagonoma syndrome later.


To investigate the effect of self‐management group rehabilitation for persons with dementia (PwD) and their spouses on their health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), the cognition of the PwD, and the costs of health and social services.


Introduction Self-efficacy is an important predictor of teaching behavior. Within several research traditions (TPACK framework, school achievement tests), different ICT self-efficacy scales have been developed. The empirical structure of existing questionnaires has frequently been researched and discussed within the TPACK framework. However, for teacher ICT self-efficacy, non-instructional aspects as well as alternative instruments have rarely been investigated and compared to standard TPACK self-report scales. Methods In this study, we administer two sets of non-subject-specific ICT scales to a group of pre-service teachers (N = 165). We investigate the empirical structure using structural equation modeling. Results For both scales, the results show that instructional ICT self-efficacy forms a separate factor. For the remaining items, item difficulty and content drive further divisions. Further, more specific item formulations resulted in a higher range of scale means. Additionally, we find gender differences only on some non-instructional scales. Discussion Results confirm that the distinction between instructional vs. non-instructional ICT self-efficacy is important when developing or using questionnaires for pre-service teachers. Results also indicate that the usage of more specific task-related items is a promising alternative to general TPACK items.


SUMMARY Instantaneous aortic arch blood velocity was recorded transcutaneously from the suprasternal notch, using a 2.2 MHz Doppler ultrasound unit, in 18 normals and 16 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization who had murmurs of mitral regurgitation. In normals aortic blood velocity rose rapidly in early systole to a midsystolic peak then fell to zero velocity. These roughly parabolic patterns had area ratios beneath the first and second halves of the curves measuring 52:48 ± 3 (SD). With increasingly severe mitral regurgitation the pattern became skewed leftward such that the percent in the first half of systole ranged from 53–79%. From the angiograms of our sixteen patients an estimate of true percent regurgitation was made using the Fick cardiac output and ventricular volume measurements. When compared with the area under the first half of the velocity curve a strong correlation was found (r = 0.84) indicating that this Doppler technique can be used to evaluate mitral insufficiency.


Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is part of the pathway to consolidate waste as a relevant alternative for the valorization of organic waste. The objective of SSF is to produce one or several bioproducts of added value from solid substrates. Solid-state fermentation can use a wide variety of organic waste as substrates thus, it is an excellent candidate in the framework of the circular bioeconomy to change the status of waste from feedstock. The development of SSF was boosted in the previous decade by scientific efforts devoted to the production of hydrolytic enzymes. Nowadays, SSF has expanded to other valuable products: biosurfactants, biopesticides, aromas, pigments, and bio-flocculants, among others. This review explores the conditions to obtain the main emerging SSF products and highlight and discuss the challenges related to the scale-up of these processes and the bioproducts downstream, which hamper their further commercialization.


Organizational commitment levels of teachers who worked in elementary schools the purpose of this study the relationship between the level of organizational image perceptions, the perceptions of teachers, teachers according to some variables show significant differences to determine whether personal and organizational image perceptions contributed to organizational commitment, which is to evaluate how the findings revealed. The study group of the research designed in the relational screening model is 2020-2021 academic year 2.during the period, it consists of 442 teachers in 18 official primary schools located in Bakırköy district of Istanbul province. In the research, the data were collected through the "Organizational Image Scale", "Organizational Commitment Scale" and the personal information form. To analyze the data "arithmetic mean and standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, independent samples t-test, correlation analysis and regression analysis techniques were used. When the research findings are examined, the perceptions of classroom teachers about the entire dimension of the organizational image scale are at a "high" level. Teachers' perceptions of organizational commitment are at the "medium" level in all dimensions of the scale. A positive and moderate relationship was found between classroom teachers' perceptions of organizational image and perceptions of organizational Decency. At the same time, it is observed that teachers' perceptions of organizational image significantly predict their organizational commitment. It can be stated that an increase of one unit in teachers' organizational image perception can increase teachers' organizational commitment by 0.437. Key Words: Classroom Teacher, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Image, Research Findings


A Research Report submitted to the Wits School of Education, Faculty of Science, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Education, 2017


The paper identifies key attributes of syntopical theory as developed by Mortimer Adler, examines the status of the foundations of education, and discusses the importance of a national dialogue about foundational studies in teacher education and syntopical theory. People who work in disciplines embedded in the foundations of education lack a common body of ideas, knowledges, and languages for engaging in dialogue (with people inside and outside the field). Such a body of ideas is vital if groups of people are to access and acquire a positive orientation toward the conceptual and dispositional material which can be offered to :;eacher education students. The paper draws heavily upon Adler's Oevelopment of "The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon of Great Books of the Western World." It is suggested that associates in the foundations of education form a committer. for examining the nature of a syntopicon of foundational knowledge which would provide professional educators with a common knowledge base and language system. The committee would examine potentialities and values of such an instrument for anyone involved in teacher preparation, particularly in the foundations of education. (SM) *******************************************************************A*** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *****************************************************t****************


RATIONALE
Although alveolar epithelial cells type II (AEC2) are chronically injured in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), they contribute to epithelial regeneration in IPF.

OBJECTIVES
We hypothezised that Notch signaling may contribute to AEC2 proliferation, de-differentiation characterized by loss of surfactant processing machinery and lung fibrosis in IPF Methods: We applied microarray analysis, kinome profiling, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence analysis, western blotting, qPCR, proliferation- and surface activity- analysis to study epithelial differentiation, proliferation and matrix deposition in vitro (AEC2 cell lines, primary murine/human AEC2), ex vivo (human IPF-derived precision cut lung slices; IPF-PCLS) and in vivo (bleomycin-, pepstatin-application, Notch1 ICD overexpression) Measurements and Main Results: We document here extensive surfactant protein (SP)-B/C processing defects in IPF AEC2, due to loss of Napsin A, resulting in increased intra-alveolar surface tension and alveolar collapse and induction of ER-stress in AEC2. In vivo pharmacological inhibition of Napsin A results in the development of AEC2 injury and overt lung fibrosis. We also demonstrate that Notch1 signaling is already activated early in IPF and determines AEC2 fate by inhibiting differentiation (reduced lamellar body compartment, reduced capacity to process hydrophobic SP) and by causing increased epithelial proliferation and development of lung fibrosis, putatively via altered JAK/Stat signaling in AEC2. Conversely, inhibition of Notch signaling in IPF-PCLS improved surfactant processing capacity of AEC2s and reversed fibrosis.

CONCLUSION
Notch1 is a central regulator of AEC2 fate in IPF. It induces alveolar epithelial proliferation, loss of Napsin A and of surfactant proprotein processing and it contributes to fibroproliferation.


A 39‐years old ventricular lead of a right‐sided single‐chamber pacemaker required extraction for infection. Angulation at the right subclavian‐superior vena cava junction coupled with calcified fibrotic encapsulating tissue prevented advancement of a rotational dissecting sheath. To straighten the lead, it was pulled from the subclavian and out of the right internal jugular vein, whilst the Needle's‐Eye Snare via the femoral access provided counter‐traction. A 13‐french rotational dissecting sheath was successfully advanced over the lead via the jugular access to complete the lead extraction without any complication.


This is a brief description of the evolution, of sofware as well as hardware, in the world of personal computer, PC. It has thoroughly put into practice the automatic generation of drawings using this equipment, emphasizing in the software, data input moduli, calculations, reinforcement and drawing. In the last item it's deepened for Autocad specifically and it has explained the DXF files generation.
Attached are two addenda, with the programs made in QuickBasic, for the generation of a drawing library, and another program of automatic output of a group of drawings to a plotter.
In the same way are presented some examples of printer and plotter out-puts.


Background After cardiac surgery, postoperative delirium (POD) is common and is associated with long-term changes in cognitive function. Impact on health-related quality of life (QOL) and long-term dependence are not well known. This aim of this study is to evaluate the role of POD in poor evolution at three years after surgery including poor QOL and dependence and mortality. Patients and Methods We enrolled and followed 173 patients 60 years of age or older who were planning to undergo cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. The primary composite outcome was death of any causes, or patients with either a loss of QOL (evaluated with of EuroQuol verbal 5D EQ5D less than 50), or a loss of two points on the instrumental activities of daily living occurring three years after surgery. POD was diagnosed with the use of Confusion Assessment Method. Multivariate logistic regression was performed. Results At three years, 74 patients (42.8%) had a poor evolution. Independent risk factors in poor patient evolution were sex (female gender; OR: 3.6; 95%CI: 1.45–8.7; p=0.006), metabolic status (diabetic patients; OR: 4; 95%CI: 1.6–10.2; p=0.002), Euroscore 2 (Euroscore 2 >1.5; OR: 5.2; 95%CI: 1.7–15.4; p=0.003) and POD (OR: 3.3; 95%CI 1.4–7.8; p=0.006). Coronary disease was protective (OR: 0.3; 95%CI: 0.14–0.71; p=0.006). Conclusion After cardiac surgery, POD significantly altered patient evolution and increased risk of dependence and loss of QOL.


The Institute was founded in January 1963 as a department of the Haile Selassie I University, for research in all fields relating to Ethiopia. It is at present organised in three main sections, the Amharic collection, the library, and the museum. The Amharic collection, a unique assortment of books, pamphlets, and periodicals published in this language, is under the charge of Mr Stephen Wright, a life-long specialist in Ethiopian affairs. Mr. S. Chojnacki is responsible for the Institute's valuable library of books on Ethiopia, and for an ethnological and a small but growing historical museum.


Abstract Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) has recently received a lot of attention as a sweetener due to its taste and low calorific value. Flow and thermal properties of foods play a significant role in the quantitative analysis of unit operations in the food industry. However, there are no published data available on flow and thermal properties of stevia powder. Powder Flow Tester and KD2 Pro Thermal Properties Analyzer were used to determine the flow and thermal properties of stevia powder, respectively, at different moisture contents (4.96%, 9.68%, 13.99%, 20.08%, and 25.79%, w.b.). Mean angle of internal friction of stevia powder ranged from 41.13° to 46.3°. The mean effective angle of internal friction ranged from 47.8° to 52.5° and the mean flow index ranged from 0.27 to 0.48. Mean thermal conductivity of stevia powder ranged from 0.091 W·m-2·K-1 to 0.115 W·m-2·K-1. Mean thermal diffusivity ranged from 0.103 mm2·s-1 to 0.121 mm2·s-1 and mean volumetric specific heat ranged from 0.865 MJ·m-3·K-1 to 1.019 MJ·m-3·K-1. Polynomial regression models were developed to predict flow and thermal properties of stevia powder using moisture content of stevia powder.


Social media is an invaluable tool when seeking information or evidence in criminal cases or in finding missing persons. Social media encompasses vast amount of information such as videos, photos, texts posted by criminals, witnesses and/or victims itself. Social media forensics helps recuperation of electronic evidence from social networking sites which often plays a crucial role in the conviction of a suspect. However, there barely exist any applications which can aid in identifying a deceased person.For identification of deceased, forensic odontologists search for antemortem data such as dental casts, X-ray images, portrait pictures showing the anterior teeth etc., for comparison with the post-mortem data. Archetypal features such as tooth rotations, diastemas, missing teeth, supernumerary teeth, crowded teeth, recognizable removable/fixed prostheses and other attributes could be present in the missing person's profile and can be crosschecked during the autopsy of the unidentified corpse. For this reason, smile photos represent one of the most common sources of dental information, especially when no technical antemortem dental data is available. To date, there is only one forensic application for smartphones which helps in storage of antemortem smile photo of individuals. Storing the antemortem data that is easily accessible from the social media network aids as an important forensic tool especially in natural disasters or terrorist attacks where human identification process can be arduous.