Marc Dollinger offers a highly detailed, engrossing depiction of the responses of major Jewish organizations to the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) and to the varied government and public policy understandings of racism and proposals for remediation. Support for the CRM from individual Jews and rabbis is well known; Jews are white America's most liberal and progressive ethnic group, viewing American social life "through a group-based lens" (79). Yet by examining the positions of major Jewish organizations, this book reconfigures the standard narrative in crucial ways and makes an important contribution to Jewish cultural and political history. Dollinger focuses on the national level, with little attention to regional differences, and traces a sort of "big macher" history—that is, he is attentive primarily to the leaders of major Jewish organizations and less so to grassroots groups (for instance, New Jewish Agenda), religious groups (rabbinical associations, lay organizations), or individual voices of prominent Jewish intellectuals (such as Hannah Arendt). Rabbinical sermons are occasionally quoted, but not in a systematic way. That Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins used his Yom Kippur sermon in 1967 at the highly distinguished Conservative Har Zion Temple in well-heeled suburban Philadelphia to speak in support of affirmative action is dramatic and important; one wonders how the congregation reacted and whether such a sermon could have been given elsewhere in the United States or even just a few years later—or by an Orthodox rabbi. Indeed, the religious divisions within the Jewish community were exacerbated by American politics. Even as


Ants of the genus Eciton are characterized by their raiding expeditions, and by their temporary colony clusters or "bivouacs." In the matter of raiding, species in which the advance is formed by a large mass of ants may be termed the "swarm raiders," since their behavior is to be broadly distinguished from that of other species, the "column raiders," in which the raiding is marked by relatively small advance groups that head narrow columns. The behavior of Eicton hamatum, the type species of the genus and a representative column raiding species, has been described.2 In the raiding of this species a small group of ants, the "pushing party," heads the advance into new territory. The membership of a pushing party constantly changes, due to the fact that each newcomer first meanders excitedly forward, and leaves the group shortly after having made a few hesitant advances. As the ants move forward in this relay manner, the direction of progress is partly determined by the momentum of newcomers and partly by topographical features which (1) furnish guiding tactual stimuli (e.g., a course along the top of a log), or which (2) may split the pushing party, the result being a division of the group (e.g., some of the ants follow the edge of a buttressed root while the others turn, to one side of the root). Behind the advance group, ants move in a narrow column which follows a route first chemically saturated by the excited members of the pushing party. When the ants are very active in raiding, and the advance group is wider than the usual few centimeters, the frequent division of this body gives rise to numerous branching and anastomosing trails. In time, and as the supply of booty is depleted in a given area, the ants desert most of the trails there, and usually they continue to follow one trail that leads into a new raiding zone further on. In this manner the typical fan-shaped complex of moving ant columns is moved forward, and there remains behind a constantly lengthening serpentine route which is closely followed by ants passing up to enter the advanced raiding zone or returning bootyladen toward the bivouac. After a period of active raiding the E. hamatum colony will have formed one system or more of the type sketched in figure 1. The part played by tactual sensitivity in the matter has been suggested, and the chemical factor is of basic importance in the formation, the following and the extinction of trails. For instance, ants passing outward on the principal trail are able to respond to chemical differences that exist PROC. N. A. S. 316


Global geochemical cycles of bromine (Br) and chlorine (Cl) largely parallel one another. Oceanic emissions dominate the atmospheric fluxes of both halogens, augmented by terrestrial biogenic sources and volcanic emissions. Wet and dry deposition and biological uptake transfer the halogens to soil and vegetation. Ultimately, the halogens return to their marine origins via surface runoff or are carried into the subsurface with groundwater. Cl/Br ratios are widely used as natural tracers of groundwater history due to generally conservative behavior in this environment. In other parts of their geochemical cycles, however, multiple physical and chemical processes lead to differing rates of transformation and transport and subsequent fractionation of Cl/Br ratios. These include bursting bubbles at the ocean surface, partitioning between gas and particulate phases in the atmosphere, partitioning between organic and inorganic atmospheric compounds, photodissociation, aerosol acidification, precipitation scavenging, sorption onto organic and inorganic surfaces, plant uptake, and precipitation of salts from brines. A conceptual box model lays the groundwork for assessing past, present and future variations in Cl/Br ratios in global environmental compartments.


Organic salts with strong nonlinear optical (NLO) responses are the focus of much recent attention, in part due to their stability and the ease of tailoring them for specific physical properties. In particular, styryl-pyridinium salts have been widely applied in such diverse areas as frequency-upconversion, optical power limiting, fluorescent probes, laser scanning fluorescent microscopy and molecular electronics. 1 Motivated by our recent results 2 in donor-acceptor heterocyclic NLO-phores we synthesized chromophores 2 containing pyrrole as electron donor group linked to different -bridges (thiazolyl, phenyl, biphenyl, arylthienyl) functionalized with the pyridinium acceptor moiety. Pyridinium salts 2 were synthesized through Knoevenagel reaction between the precursor aldehydes 1 and 1-methylpyridinium salt in good yields. On the other hand, aldehydes 1 were prepared through Paal-Knorr synthesis and Suzuki cross coupling reaction (Figure). Here we report on the synthesis of compounds 2 and evaluate their potential as efficient and thermally stable NLO materials by experimentally characterizing their redox properties, thermal stability and second order nonlinear optical response (HRS).


In this work, an ultra-thin glass substrate based absolute pressure sensor was developed and manufactured to study the implementation of different build-up technologies with focus on high-temperature sensor application. Physical vapour deposition was used to realise strain gauge sensor structures as well as several protective layers. Screen printed thick-film layers were applied to deposit routing traces. Also, a housing assembly using two ultra-thin glass substrates was achieved this way. The electrical connection to the measurement instrumentation was realised by either platinum or high purity nickel wires. Wires were connected to the contact pads by thick-film sintering. The measured overall thickness of the sensor is 390 µm. Furthermore, the ultra-thin glass substrates were cut by Laser and saw dicing resulting in a recommendation to prefer Laser dicing for future work. To characterise the pressure sensor, a customised pressure chamber with integrated muffle furnace was used. First tests showed that the manufactured sensor proved to be functional at temperatures of up to 450 °C while applying a pressure range of 1 to 5 bar (absolute).


ABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken to investigate pancreatic lipase inhibitory and cytotoxic activity of butanol extract of a Streptomyces species isolated from the western ghat soil samples of Agumbe, Karnataka, India. The isolated organism was identified on the basis of morphological, cultural and biochemical parameters. The isolate was inoculated into Starch casein broth, incubated aerobically on a rotary shaker for 7 days at 30oC. After incubation, the culture broth was extracted with butanol solvent. Pancreatic lipase inhibitory (Anti-obesity) activity of solvent extract was tested against chicken pancreatic lipase using olive oil as the substrate. Cytotoxic activity was determined in terms of lethal nature of the extract towards the brine shrimp Artemia nauplii. The inhibition of lipase by the extract was concentration dependent and an inhibition of >60% was observed at extract concentration 50mg/ml. The mortality of brine shrimp larvae by the extract was also concentration dependent. Mortality of larvae was 100% at extract concentration 1000μg/ml. The LC50 of solvent extract was found to be 42.11μg/ml. The present study highlighted the pancreatic lipase inhibitory and cytotoxic potential of crude solvent extract of a Streptomyces species recovered from soil. The metabolites of actinomycetes from western ghat area of Karnataka may be useful as anti-obesity and cytotoxic agents. Further studies are needed to be carried out to isolate the active and characterize the active principles present in the crude solvent extract and determine their biological activity.


Pneumopericardium is defined as the presence of air within the pericardial sac. Pneumopericardium is a rare condition that may occur secondary to blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, pericardial infection with gas‐forming organisms, or iatrogenically. Tension pneumopericardium is even less common and is defined as pneumopericardium that leads to hemodynamic instability. Despite its severity and a mortality rate of greater than 50%, the optimal management of tension pneumopericardium is unknown because of its rarity. We discuss the identification, stabilization, and management options of this potentially devastating traumatic injury in the setting of multisystem trauma in a resource‐limited setting. There are no previous case reports we are aware of describing the management of this condition in resource‐limited settings.


In the Karst area,the main evriromental engineering geology problem in red mud stack field is the pollution caused by groundwater seepage.The key to resolve it is to find out the seepage characteristic of grounderwater in the area,and then the seepage passage.The test and investigation indict that there is certain waterpower relation among groundwater emergences in the field and between in and out the field.The velocity of flow fluctuates with season: it is slower in the period of low water.The flow direction of the groundwater is decided by the underground river.Generally,the groundwater in the field flow to You river.The flow direction of the groundwater in local area is decided by geologic structure and rock cranny. The Kasrt pipeline is the main channel of groundwater.It is possible that the red mud pollutes the source of yield and drinking water in the area.The main diffuse avenue of the pollution is the Kasrt pipeline.


The paper analyses the impact of the technological specializations of the EU-15 countries on their production specializations. A neoclassically inspired empirical model is specified and estimated to explain for the considered countries the value added shares of the manufacturing industries in the area of R&D-intensive technology as well as in the area of the remaining technology by technological differences and relative factor endowments. Technological specialization is approximated by the patent stocks in the areas of leading-edge, high-level and the remaining technology, while further technological differences are captured by indices of transferable knowledge and fixed country effects. The empirical results show that the technological specializations of the EU countries are an important driving force of their production specializations.


Statistics are presented of accidents at level crossings in Finland. Fatalities are given per types of road user, and the installation of safety devices resulting in improvements in safety is described. (TRRL)


Mayr, the long-time grand master of modern evolutionary biology, has prepared a surprisingly short book that is both erudite and concentrated. He presents clear statements and explanations of virtually every aspect of the evolution of life on earth. What an accomplishment! He deals with the vast literature in a series of twelve intensely written chapters. Evolution, which is simply descent with genetic change, is quickly accepted as a fact that he proceeds to defend with great skill and thoroughness. The author states that this book is written for '' . . . anyone, biologist or not, who simply wants to know more about evolution''. The general reader, however, will soon find it necessary to have had considerable prior exposure to the many intricacies of biological processes. These range from mating systems in local populations to the detailed nature of the genetical coding system and what happens to it when it is forced, by wholly natural forces, through the amazing egg/sperm bottleneck in each generation. Over the years, Mayr's primary area of expertise has been with natural populations, encouraging the perceptive observer to draw conclusions based directly on natural-history observations. In this, he follows very closely in the steps of Darwin. Thus, the strongest parts of this book deal with his enthusiastic endorsement of Darwinian natural selection in all its aspects, as the primary cause of evolutionary change and the building of specific adaptedness in populations. Few professional biologists will disagree with this presentation. A major ''natural-history'' contribution of Mayr is his longterm advocacy of ''population thinking''. Mayr is a ''panselectionist'', championing the powerful idea that the object of selection is ultimately the sexually produced individual. Indeed, each such individual is monitored by selection from the time that it originates as a fertilized egg carrying a unique genetic code. After braving the many challenges that natural selection poses to survival, some small proportion may finally reach sexual maturity. This is when the code-bearer faces the new game of sexual selection, which is perhaps the hardest test of all. Mayr's point stresses the realization that the causes of evolutionary change can be profitably analyzed at the level of the small, local interbreeding population of present-day organisms. This viewof thegrowing point of evolutionary change has had a wide influence among modern experimental population geneticists. There are, of course, the dissenters, who hold that to producean innovative character, selectionmust be carried out within large out-breeding populations, which hold maximum genetic variability. In biology, the 20th was the century of genetics. This fact imposes daunting difficulties for the popular writer in the 21st century. The influence of this hugely documented, quantitative,molecular, statistical and highly technicalmodern science has reached into every corner of biology, including medicine. The discovery in 1953 of the precise nature of the hereditary material as codedmolecular information that goes from parent to offspring, seized the imagination of biologists. Molecular genetics was born as an exciting new research adventure that required novel modes of investigation. Curiously, the science developed quite separately from the study of evolution. Nowhere has the influence of genetics been greater than in evolutionary biology. It has fallen to traditional evolutionists, like Mayr, to connect Darwinian natural selection with genetics. In this book, genetical properties of organisms relevant to evolution are dealt with in a complex thirty-two page chapter called ''Variational Evolution''. The account goes from one technically difficult genetic topic to another, barely getting to the central molecular aspects. Mayr tackles this difficult task boldly but I feel that the job is too big for a book intended for a broad audience. Indeed, for example, it has never been possible to successfully present nuclear physics to a general reader. Biology has now reached the stage that to really understand it requires extensive specialized furniture for the mind. There is no easy road. In discussing the various patterns of descent with change, Mayr has longagomadeuphismindwhere the evidence leads on many topics and he is not hesitant to make declamatory statements of his view. An example is his conclusion that the individual, not the gene, is themajor object of natural selection. I happen to agree with him on this, but there are certain contexts, as in clonal selection, where single-gene selection can be cogently argued. A long-term interest of Mayr's has been the mode of origin of new species. In the 1940s, he advocated that species arise through gradual change in geographically partly separated populations that slowly, through selection, have acquired reproductive isolation from one another. Mayr has always made ''isolation'' an integral part of his definition of the species. Dissenters from this view look at the evolutionary process as a continuous accumulation of genetic differences over time in a gradual manner. This process is considered to proceed in a manner unrelated to any final human-conceived, idealized


BACKGROUND
In the context of a rapidly increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases, fruit and vegetables could play a key preventive role. To date, there is no rapid assessment tool available for measuring the fruit and vegetable intakes of North-African women. The present study aimed to investigate the reproducibility and relative validity of an eight-item quantitative food frequency questionnaire that measures the fruit and vegetable intakes (FV-FFQ) of Moroccan women.

METHODS
During a 1-week period, 100 women, living in the city of Rabat, Morocco (aged 20-49 years) completed the short FV-FFQ twice: once at baseline (FV-FFQ1) and once at the end of the study (FV-FFQ2). In the mean time, participants completed three 24-h dietary recalls. All questionnaires were administered by interviewers. Reproducibility was assessed by computing Spearman's correlation coefficients, intraclass correlation (ICC) coefficients and kappa statistics. Relative validity was assessed by computing Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and Spearman's correlation coefficients, as well as by performing Bland-Altman plots.

RESULTS
In terms of reproducibility, Spearman's correlation coefficient was 0.56; ICC coefficient was 0.68; and weighted kappa was 0.35. In terms of relative validity, compared with the three 24-h recalls, the FV-FFQ slightly underestimated mean fruit and vegetable intakes (-10.9%; P = 0.006); Spearman's correlation coefficient was 0.69; at the individual level, intakes measured by the FV-FFQ were between 0.39 and 2.19 times those measured by the 24-h recalls.

CONCLUSIONS
The brief eight-item FV-FFQ is a reliable and relatively valid tool for measuring mean fruit and vegetable intakes at the population level, although this is not the case at the individual level.


Abstract Context: Cilnidipine (CN) is a novel dihydropyridine calcium antagonist that is practically insoluble in aqueous media and exhibits a low oral bioavailability or limited clinical efficacy. Objective: This study investigated the effects of three commercial and chemically diverse polymers – PVP, PVP/VA and Soluplus – on crystallization tendency and in vitro dissolution profiles of CN in order to determine an optimum carrier for composing the preferred solid dispersion (SD) of CN. Methods: All these co-evaporated systems were characterized up to 3 months by thermoanalytical (DSC), crystallographic (POM, PXRD), microscopic (SEM) and spectroscopic (FTIR) techniques. Results: The results showed that the polymers could be sorted by their effects of inhibiting CN crystallization in the ascending order: Soluplus, PVP/VA, PVP. The sequence was in accordance with that of the strength of drug–polymer hydrogen bonds revealed by FTIR spectra. It could be ascribed to relative hydrogen-bonding acceptor strengths of N-vinylpyrrolidone moiety in the polymer molecules. On the other hand, all the SDs showed enhanced dissolution profiles compared to pure CN alone. On their effects of enhancing CN dissolution, the polymers could be sorted in the descending order: Soluplus, PVP, PVP/VA. Conclusions: It implied that the dissolution behavior of CN could bear a close relationship to both hydration capacity and hydrogen-bonding interaction tendency of moieties of the polymers. It might suggest an optimal formulation for CN comprising both PVP and Soluplus.


In order to understand the role of water desorption and mass transport process in optical clearing effect on gastric tissues with the application of hyperosmotic agents, the porcine stomach tissues (pyloric mucosa) applied topically with glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) are investigated with the near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Three solutions of 80% and 50% glycerol, and 50% DMSO are studied, all of which shows significant improvement in light transmittance and thus reduction of the light scattering of tissue. Among the solutions investigated, the best clearing effect is achieved by 80% glycerol in terms of the light penetration. Light transmittance is increased by approximately 23% and diffuse reflectance decreased by approximately 24% at 30 min after the topical application of 80% glycerol. 50% DMSO is more effective than 50% glycerol only at the beginning stage, thereafter the rate of optical clearing is slowed down with time. Although DMSO can enhance the light transmittance and thus reduce the scattering, it has a negligible effect on the imaging contrast improvement. The mass transport process of agent to tissue accounts for the different clearing effects for glycerol and DMSO, respectively. We conclude that the optical clearing by the hyper-osmotic agent is strongly correlated with the water desorption kinetics induced by agent and the agent mass transport process within tissue.


ABSTRACT Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is increasingly being utilized in Europe, North America and elsewhere due to its superior mechanical properties and environmental-friendly performance. Considering regions and countries, such as China, those are scarce in structural wood resource but rich in bamboo forest, an idea of introducing bamboo into CLT system has been proposed to form a novel composite material, named as cross-laminated bamboo and timber (CLBT). This paper focuses on the comparison of thermal insulation performance of CLBT and CLT panels. The thermal resistance and transmittance of CLT and CLBT wall specimens were measured by the Guarded Hot Box test. A calculation method provided by ISO standard and a finite element (FE) model were also used to evaluate the thermal resistance of CLT and CLBT panels. Based on the proposed FE model, some parametric analysis was performed through 11 CLBT panels with different compositions, including the layer number of glubam and timber, the thickness of extruded polystyrene and the use of gypsum board and screws. Moreover, the feasibilities of these CLBT panels were evaluated for the application in different climate regions of China and the United States in accordance with the corresponding Chinese and American building energy efficiency standards, respectively. It can be finally concluded that, the development and application of CLBT contributes to achieving the low carbon sustainable features of structures, which is due to the good carbon sequestration ability of its component materials (i.e., timber and bamboo) as well as the good insulation performance of CLBT panels.


The use of escape factors to compute atomic number densities of optically thick non-thermal plasmas is given a basis of plausibility by examining carefully the validity conditions of Biberman's approximate solution of Holstein-Biberman's integral equation.


A systematic procedure that provides an efficient workflow for formulating conductive inks is developed. Qualitative product attributes of the inkjet ink are first identified and transformed into quantitative product specifications. Ingredients are then selected based on heuristics, mechanistic, and empirical models to meet the product specifications. Printability checks based on theoretical criteria are used to ensure that stable droplets can in principle be formed and coalesced properly to form a printed line of ink. Then, the conductive ink is prepared and printed to evaluate the performance of the inkjet ink experimentally. An example of preparing a copper ink for inkjet printing is used to illustrate the systematic procedure. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 2740–2753, 2016


To investigate the problems connected with Income of the villages and providing appropriate and practical solutions to them so that the Income of the villages can be increased to change their living standards. To promote entrepreneurship in Villages and make villagers to establish small scale industries under CoOperative Societies. To promote Agricultural Products, Handicrafts and Goods produced by the villagers Via an ECommerce portal and then marketing Offline as well as online. So that we can Decrease Unemployment as well as increase the income. Agriculture is the most important sector of Indian Economy. Indian agriculture sector accounts for 18 percent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) and provides employment to 50% of the countries workforce. Making Farmers to sell their Agriproducts online through e-commerce store and make money without interference of any mediators, this also avoids delay in getting returns after sales. All these things help Village to increase economy by commercialization of goods. To increase the standard of living of that villagers.


In practical operation of hybrid excitation permanent magnet synchronous motor(HPMSM),a third-order formation is modeled under the condition that the additional exciting current is stable.Using differential geometry,decoupling control and complete linearization of HPMSM are realized.Simulation shows that HPMSM control based on nonlinear decoupling control theory has good performance.


Plasma response of the external magnetic field plays an important role in suppression or mitigation of the edge localized modes (ELMs) in tokamaks [1-4] . It is known that the single fluid theory predicts various screening regimes [5, 6] when plasma responds to the externally applied 3D magnetic field perturbations. One particular regime of screening, which occurs only at very slow flow, is associated with toroidal averaged curvature effect and referred as the GGJ-regime [7] . It has been shown in Ref. 6 that this effect can induce additional screening of the field pitch aligned components of the RMP field. From the experimental viewpoint, this can be an interesting regime, when the plasma flow locally vanishes near one rational surface in the pedestal region of the H-mode plasma.


Wild animals sometimes accidentally got killed when they try to cross the road in their habitat. However, data and information on the road kill/mortality of wild animals in Indonesia was still lacking. The objective of this study was to record and analyze the road kill (e.g.e species and number) along the 22,4 km highway in Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Southeast Sulawesi. Road kills were observed during February-March 2020 through series of driving along the highway by motorcycle. Data collected were species and number of road kill, as well as number of vehicles passing by. A total of 529 individuals from 37 species were found accidentally killed of which about half (49,3%) happened along the beginning of the highway (km 0-10). Species prone to road kill were identifed, naley 19 species of bird (mostly Tricoloured Munia, Lesser Coucal, Zitting Cisticola), 3 species of small mammals (mostly Ricefield Rat), 10 species of reptileses species (mostly Water Monitor and Matana Mud Snake), and 5 species of amphibians species (mostly Crested Toad). Big mammals (Booted Macaque, Wild Boar) were not prone to road kill. There was a positive correlation (r=0,721) between the number of vehicle and the number of road kill.


Quantitative 31P magnetic resonance imaging of the whole human brain is often time‐consuming even at low spatial resolution due to the low concentrations, long T1 relaxation times, and low detection sensitivity of phosphorus metabolites. We report herein the results of combining the increased detection sensitivity of an ultra‐high field 9.4 T scanner designed for human imaging with a new pulse sequence termed simultaneously imaging of multiple spectral peaks with interleaved excitations and flexible twisted projection imaging readout trajectories to rapidly sample multiple resonances in the 31P spectrum. The phosphocreatine and γ‐adenosine triphosphate images, obtained simultaneously from the entire human head, are demonstrated at 1.5 cm isotropic nominal resolution in a total acquisition time of 33 min. The phosphocreatine/γ‐adenosine triphosphate ratio calculated for brain parenchyma ( 1–2 ) and the superficial temporalis muscle ( 3–5 ) are in agreement with literature values. Magn Reson Med, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


This paper examines the ceremonial entries of the kings of Hungary and the dukes of Slavonia into Split, Trogir and Zadar during the twelfth and thirteenth-centuries. The focus is on the royal and princely visits and entries, and the rituals that occurred during the kings' and dukes' personal presence in Dalmatia. First, I provide general details about the medieval ceremonial entries and their origin. Thereafter I examine the temporal aspects of the royal and princely visits in Dalmatia. The paper analyses the role and importance of the visits in the relationship between the royal court of Hungary and the Dalmatian towns. Finally, I focus on the analysis of the ceremonial entries in the Dalmatian towns. My examination highlights the structure of the entries, their cultural and political background, and the rituals that were carried out during the royal presence. The aim of the analysis is to present the role and importance of the entries and the reasons behind the changes in their patterns. The paper also seeks to place the entries and visits within the social and cultural context of the Dalmatian towns.


ABSTRACT Narrative is a primary tool in human meaning-making and communication. Frequently value-laden, it plays an important role in global public health communication and advocacy efforts. State-endorsed homophobia is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa, severely restricting access to sexual health services and undermining human rights and mental health for sexual minorities. Young Africans' narratives about same-sex attraction (SSA) can both inform message framing and provide a source of creative ideas for communication and advocacy efforts. We conducted an analysis of 56 narratives about SSA submitted by young people aged 13–24 years from 10 African countries to a spring 2013 scriptwriting competition in response to a prompt inviting participants to 'Tell a story about someone who is attracted to people of the same sex.' We categorised the narratives across a spectrum of attitudinal perspectives vis-à-vis SSA and identified characteristics of each category, ranging from condemnation (including characterising SSA as satanic), through ambivalence (e.g. 'love the sinner, hate the sin'), to acceptance, activism (including petitioning for same-sex marriage), and normalisation. The texts shed light on potential message frames and cultural narratives that can be countered or leveraged in communication efforts to improve the health and human rights of sexual minority Africans.


Blood donor screening now identifies asymptomatic persons with antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), but without liver biopsy it is unclear which


TALKS in the third thread of the climate change symposium, Impacts, focused on possible impacts on sea level rises (Dr Kathleen McInnes), water resources (Dr Dasarath Jaya Jayasuriya), human health (Associate Professor Grant Blashki) and agriculture (Dr Leanne Webb) in the Victorian context. The series of articles here summarise the state of knowledge and provide an entry point for readers who want to delve further into the different impacts. We recognise that the consequences of climate change are so far reaching that the entire symposium could have been dedicated to each topic. This introduction highlights key points of each of the presentations. A short overview of the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Victoria is also included in this introduction, even though it was not able to be included in the symposium due to time constraints.


A particle can be axially positioned where its scattered light has a plane wavefront. The phase anomaly compared to a plane wave is fitted to 3D Chebyshev polynomial, where coefficients correspond to the axial position.


With the advance of computing technology, Monte Carlo simulation research has become increasingly popular among quantitative researchers in a variety of disciplines. More and more, statistical methods are being subjected to rigorous empirical scrutiny in the form of statistical simulation so that their limitations and strengths can be understood. With the combination of powerful built-in statistical procedures and versatile programming capabilities, the SAS System is ideal for conducting Monte Carlo simulation research! SAS for Monte Carlo Studies: A Guide for Quantitative Researchers provides a detailed and practical guide for conducting Monte Carlo studies using the SAS System. Quantitative researchers will find this book attractive for its practicality and for its many hands-on application examples of Monte Carlo research.


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Regression equations between skinfold (SKF) measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) were determined 6 to 18 year old athletes (80 males / 34 females) using Pearson r correlation coefficients. Triceps and mid-calf SKF and percent body fat (%BF) by ADP were measured during an Athletic Ability Assessment at The HIT Center (Huntington, WV). A high relationship was found between SKF and %BF by ADP (males; r = .76, females; r = .74, all; r = .77). Data from the subjects were compared with similar correlations determined between SKF and %BF by hydrostatic weighing (HW) from another study (Slaugter et al., 1988). SKF showed a higher correlation with %BF by ADP than by HW (ADP, r = .77 and HW, r = .72). Therefore, the SKF regression equation based on % BF by ADP may be more accurate than the equation calculated in children for %BF by HW.


Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) consist to group many sensor nodes with limited capacity of energy, communicating and computing. For this reason, conserving energy consumption is the most important design considerations in Wireless Sensor Networks The hierarchical clustering architecture is considered one of the best choices to satisfy this issue. To deal with this, many researchers proposed new hierarchical algorithms or improved some already existing ones. In this article, we propose a new clustering algorithm by combining two existing algorithms; HEED (Hybrid Energy-Efficient Distributed) using the clustering concept, and PEGASIS (Power-Efficient Gathering in Sensor Information Systems) using the chain concept organization. In our proposal algorithm; the clusters are formed in the first iteration like the HEED concept. After this first step; the nodes belonging to the same cluster form a chain using the greedy algorithm. So that energy dissipation within clusters can be minimized and consequently, the lifetime of the network can be improved.


The article presents the results of systematic studies on the search for new biologically active molecules with antidepressant activity in the series of thietane-containing heterocyclic compounds and 3-substituted thietane dioxides. The used strategy for the search for antidepressant substances, based on in vivo pharmacological screening in combination with in silico methods of mathematical modeling and toxico-pharmacokinetic evaluation, is described. Studies of the biological activity of thietane-containing reaction products of azoles with thiiranes have been carried out in the series of thietanylimidazoles, titanixanthines, thietanyltriazoles, thietanyltriazolones, and 3-substituted thietane-1,1-dioxides (more than 300 compounds have been studied). The main results of the preclinical evaluation of promising drug candidates with antidepressant activity, 3-methoxythiethane-1,1-dioxide and 3-ethoxythiethane-1,1-dioxide, are presented. Both 3-substituted thietane-1,1-dioxides are characterized by low toxicity when administered intraperitoneally to mice (class IV low toxicity), the absence of toxic risks (mutagenic, carcinogenic, reproductive toxicity, local irritant action), high pharmaceutical potential (compliance with the rule of five Lipinsky), a wide range of action and pronounced antidepressant activity, not inferior to the reference drug amitriptyline (10 mg/kg), confirmed in highly valid in vivo models of depressive-like states (chronic mild stress and resident intruder). In tests of neuropharmacological interaction, it was found that the proposed mechanism of action of 3-substituted thietane-1,1-dioxides is associated with stimulation of 5-HT1A receptors, blockade of 5-HT2A/2C receptors and/or 2-adrenergic receptors. The need for further research is substantiated in order to create domestic first in class antidepressants on their basis.


Two broadly applicable strategies for extending the available ligand platforms of the virtually unexplored terminal Ti=N-NR2 functional group are described, along with the highly selective room temperature insertion of alkynes into the N-N bond of Ti{MeN(CH2CH2NSiMe3)2}(NNPh2)(py) and the catalytic cis-diamination of PhC[triple bond]CMe by diphenylhydrazine.


Abstract In remote sensing, principal components analysis is usually performed using unstandardized variables. However, the use of standardized variables yields significantly different results. In this paper principal components of two LANDSAT MSS subscenes were separately calculated using both methods. The result indicate substantial improvement in signal-to-noise ratio and image enhancement by using standardized variables in the principal components analysis.


Management control system(hereinafter referred to as MCS) is regarded as an efficient mechanism for dealing with fiercely competitive environment and improving corporate performance.Based on a survey,this paper employs structural equation model to empirically examine the relationship among market competition intensity,MCS and corporate performance.It arrives at the following conclusions: firstly,the increase in market competition intensity results in firms' greater willingness to adopt MCS;secondly,the adoption of MCS has a positive impact on corporate internal operating performance and customer or market performance;thirdly,the market competition intensity has an indirect positive effect on corporate performance through MCS.


RSI Jemursari Surabaya has a queueing system for hospitalize that had reservation for elective surgical cases, but there were some cancelled service during the last five months in 2016. Reservation of hospitalize system was implemented to optimize the service especially for elective surgical cases. This study was conducted to analyze the difference of patient's perception who going to be hospitalized for elective surgery purpose.This is a descriptive quantitive study using cross sectional approach for data collection. Simple random sampling technique was used to determine sample size to be studied. Sample criteria was patient aged 25 to 46 years old who domiciled in Surabaya. Data collected by questionnaire which given to 50 respondents. There were two types of respondent, patients that decided to cancel and patient that decided not to cancel the service. The statistical test of this study used Sample T Test with significancy 0,05. The perceptions of waiting time can determine the decision of the patients to be hospitalized for the case of elective surgical. The shorter period of waiting time (≤7 days) would minimized the probability of patients from cancelling the indent for elective surgical. This study concluded that there were dissimilarity patient's perception regarding the waiting time of reservation for elective surgical  cases.  Keywords: decision, elective surgery, hospitalize, perceptions, utilization


Samarium, Sulfides, Oxysulfides, Crystal Structure Stoichiometric oxidation o f SmCl2 with sulfur in the presence o f NaCl (evacuated silica ves sel, 850 °C, 7 d) results in the formation o f A -Sm -,S3 (orthorhombic, Pnma (no. 62), a = 737.64(5), b = 397.44(3), c = 1536.26(9) pm, Z = 4, /?w = 0.017). In contrast, C ~S m 2S3 (cubic, I43d (no. 220), a = 844.71(3) pm, Z = 5.333, Rw = 0.017) is obtained upon reaction o f the elements (Sm :S = 2:3) under otherwise analogous conditions. According to Sm2 67Q 0 33S4 it represents a defect-variant o f mixed-valence Th3P4-type Sm3S4 (a = 852.39(3) pm, Z = 4, Rw = 0.013) which forms whenever reducing tantalum is used as container material instead o f silica tubing. Ubiquitous oxidic impurities thereby also react to yield the oxygen-poor oxysulfides Sm10S14O (tetragonal, 14,/acd (no. 142), a = 1485.96(4), c = 1974.04(8), Z = 8) and Sm2OS2 (monoclinic, P 2,/c (no. 14), a = 840.54(6), b = 706.20(5), c = 697.72(5) pm, ß = 99.294(6)°, Z = 4^/?w = 0.024) as by-products. Regardless o f the container material, NaCltype SmS (cubic, Fm 3 m (no. 225), a = 596.04(3) pm, Z = 4) emerges as product from equimolar oxidation o f samarium with sulfur. Reactions o f Sm2S3 with Sm20 3 in 1:2 molar ratios are suitable to produce Ce20 2S-type Sm20 2S (trigonal, P 3 m l (no. 164), a = 389.25(3), c = 671.18(7) pm, Z = 1) even in tantalum capsules at 850 °C when some NaCl is added as a flux.


Known species of Myxobolus from catostomid fishes are reviewed and Myxobolus bibullatus (Kudo, 1934) n.comb. and Myxobolus lamellus n.sp. (Myxosporea) are described from common sucker (Catostomus c...


Background and Aims The microbiome has long been suspected of a role in colorectal cancer (CRC) tumorigenesis. The mutational signature SBS88 mechanistically links CRC development with the strain of Escherichia coli harboring the pks island that produces the genotoxin colibactin, but the genomic, pathological and survival characteristics associated with SBS88-positive tumors are unknown. Methods SBS88 positive CRCs were identified from targeted sequencing data from 5,292 CRCs from 17 studies and tested for their association with clinico-pathological features, oncogenic pathways, genomic characteristics and survival. Results In total, 7.5% (398/5,292) of the CRCs were SBS88 positive, of which 98.7% (392/398) were microsatellite stable/microsatellite instability low (MSS/MSI L), compared with 80% (3916/4894) of SBS88 negative tumors (p=1.5x10-28). Analysis of MSS/MSI-L CRCs demonstrated that SBS88 positive CRCs were associated with the distal colon (OR=1.84, 95% CI=1.40-2.42, p=1x10-5) and rectum (OR=1.90, 95% CI=1.44-2.51, p=6x10-6) tumor sites compared with the proximal colon. The top seven recurrent somatic mutations associated with SBS88-positive CRCs demonstrated mutational contexts associated with colibactin-induced DNA damage, the strongest of which was the APC:c.835 8A>G mutation (OR=65.5, 95%CI=39.0-110.0, p=3x10-80). Large copy number alterations (CNAs) including CNA loss on 14q and gains on 13q, 16q and 20p were significantly enriched in SBS88-positive CRCs. SBS88-positive CRCs were associated with better CRC-specific survival (p=0.007; hazard ratio of 0.69, 95% CI=0.52-0.90) when stratified by age, sex, study, and by stage. Conclusion SBS88-positivity, a biomarker of colibactin-induced DNA damage, can identify a novel subtype of CRC characterized by recurrent somatic mutations, copy number alterations and better survival. These findings provide new insights for treatment and prevention strategies for this subtype of CRC.


Insects and microorganisms are the major agents which cause spoilage of grains and seeds during storage. Among the microorganisms, fungi are the most important deteriorants as they cause loss in all kinds of stored products throughout the world (1). Botanical products are considered to be safer, non-phytotoxic and effective against various plant pathogens(5,8). Report on the control of seed mycoflora associated with rice seed during storage using plant extracts are, so far, meagre. An investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of indigeneous plant species known to have medicinal/ anti bacterial properties on seed mycoflora of rice during storage.


In order to enrich our country Japanese larch breeding resources,improve breeding situation,and raising breeding level,it is necessary to?select fine cultivated varieties of Larix kaempferi that are suitable for planting in north subtropical high mountainous area.The provenance trial of Larix kaempferi has been carried out Jianshi county,Hubei province.Three superior families(No.127,No.92 and No.121) were?filtered out.Of them,No.127 family's(14-year-old) DBH,tree height,volume were 18.07 cm,13.65 m,0.1679 m3 respectively,they were higher than corresponding values of No.217 family's by 19.5%,21.9%,74.1%;92,respectively;No.92 family's(14-year-old) DBH,tree height,volume were 17.94 cm,13.26 m,0.1608 m3,they were higher than corresponding values of No.217 family's by 18.7%,18.4%,66.7%;No.121 family's(14-year-old) DBH,tree height,volume were 17.94cm,13 m,0.1577 m3 they were higher than corresponding values of No.217 family's by 18.7%,16.1%,63.4%.


A previously proposed model for uniaxial loading of confined high strength concrete (HSC) is extended in this paper to include cyclic loading. Parameters such as, compressive strength, volumetric ratio of transverse reinforcement, yield strength of ties, tie spacing, and tie pattern, dissipation of energy through the hysteresis loops, stiffness degradation as damage progresses, degree of confinement, and ductility are all taken into account. Comparison of the results from finite element analysis using ADAPTIC, in which the proposed material model is implemented, against experimental results demonstrated good agreement, thus paving the way for much needed parametric studies on the behavior of structures made of HSC.


Part 1: Migration and Globalization 1: Double Threat? Unauthorized Migration as a Global Phenomenon - Marie T. Friedmann Marquardt 2: The Moral Economy of Labor Mobility: Migration and the Global Workforce - Gemma Tulud Cruz 3: Root Causes of Forced Migration in Africa - Ogenga Otunnu 4: Migration in a Post-Colonial World - Marianne Heimbach-Steins 5: International Law and Forced Migration: The UN and NGOs' Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking and Protect Refugees and Labor Immigrant Rights - Marco Tavanti Part 2: religious and Ethical Perspectives on Justice for Migrants 6: Loving the Stranger and the Moral Myopia at Agriprocessors - Moses Pava 7: And They Fled into Egypt: Migration in Light of Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching - Elizabeth Collier 8: Islam and Immigration - Azam Nizamuddin 9: The Migrant, My Mother: Buddhist Ethical Perspectives on Migration - Charles R. Strain 10: Ethical Reflections on Childhood Migration - Frida Kerner Furman Part 3: Migration: Ethical Issues in the U.S. Context 11: Arguing About Immigration: The Claims of Restrictionists and Non-Restrictionists - Elizabeth Collier 12: From the Sanctuary Movement to No More Deaths: The Challenge to Communities of Faith - Reverend John Fife 13: No More Deaths: Border Enforcement and Moral Devolution - Charles R. Strain 14: On the Just Treatment of Immigrant Workers - Kim Bobo 15: Immigrants and Refugees Held in Detention - Sioban Albiol 16: Immigration Reform: What Can Religious Voices Require of the State? - Reverend Craig Mousin


Today's broadband access is moving towards PONs at 10Gb/s. This requires a burst-mode receiver to support the TDMA protocol used in its upstream path. Such a receiver consists of a burst-mode transimpedance amplifier (BM-TIA) which largely dictates the performance of the receiver and a burst-mode post-amplifier (BM-PA) that removes all dc-offsets present in the BM-TIA signal and regenerates the logical amplitude information. The BM-TIA is fabricated in a 0.25mum SiGe BiCMOS technology. The TIA is mounted together with a PIN photodiode in a butterfly package. These measurements show that the gain locking happens within 4.5ns from the start of the burst.


An improved analysis method for non-stationary signal based on Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) and the wavelet packets decomposition (WPD) is presented in this paper. First, the WPD is used to decompose the signal into a set of narrow band signals prior to HHT. Second, the suitable threshold value is selected for each decomposed components. Last, HHT is only applied to those components which wavelet coefficients are larger than the threshold value. The proposed method can not only solve the shortcoming of empirical mode decomposition (EMD) in HHT, but also decrease the unnecessary noise influence upon the later decomposition, and reduce the computing quantities and the decomposition layers of EMD. The results of simulation and experiment indicate the proposed method is very effective


Marine mammal species diversity off Zanzibar and Tanzania, East Africa, has been recorded by the Marine Mammal Education and Research Group at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Zanzibar, Tanzania since 1998. The data presented in this report reflect the efforts of 10 years collection of information from marine mammals stranded and incidentally caught in Tanzanian waters. Additional information from dedicated surveys of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and incidental sightings reported by the general public are also provided. From 1992 through 2008 a total of 235 specimens of 13 cetacean species and the dugong were recorded. 214 (90.7%) records referred to specimens from bycatch in drift and bottom-set gillnets and 22 (9.3%) referred to specimens from strandings. Based on incidental catch and sightings records, Indo-Pacific bottlenose, spinner and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, observed year-round, and humpback whales, observed seasonally during July to November, were the most common species in Tanzanian coastal waters.


Reconstruction of century‐scale Indian monsoon and winter hydrography is made from an AMS‐dated core located in the unique region of the southeast Arabian Sea which lies in the pathways of the low‐salinity Bay of Bengal Waters, advecting during winter northeast monsoon (NEM). Based upon clay mineral analyses in seawaters, we identify chlorite and kaolinite as specific clays supplied by the Bay of Bengal Waters and local fluvial flux (by the southwest monsoon (SWM) precipitation from the Peninsular India), respectively, along the southwest continental margin of India. An evaluation of clay flux and δ18O in G. ruber portrays century‐scale weaker SWM precipitation events during ∼450–650 yr, ∼1000 yr, and 1800–2200 cal yr BP. Kaolinite wt % and flux were found to be low during all these events, though chlorite had a persistent or enhanced flux. From the enhanced flux of chlorite and reduced kaolinite/chlorite ratio, during weaker phases of SWM, we deduce a stronger NEM (winter hydrography), implying an inverse coupling between the summer and the winter monsoon.


Some scattered poems written on scrolls was collected in the ariticle,and the article makes philological studies of them,so as to help to revise The Complete works of Weiyang.


This research work demonstrates the use cases of "Farmer Connect"- A Progressive Hybrid Application meant to ease out many primary low-level concerning issues in agriculture like a proper price margin for farmers, expanding the reach of traditional import-exports (from a region base system to a nation-wide system), reducing post-harvest crop wastage, connecting the buyer and the seller directly by eliminating the middlemen, forecasting prices of agriculture commodity accurately using Machine Learning, etc. This all small steps eventually helps in increasing the per capita income, brining changes in the agriculture sector and finally creating a roadmap to efficiently enable Agriculture 4.0. Currently, the networking is used on a heavy basis, whether it is LinkedIn for the tech guys or Social Media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tinder for dating etc. through which the people are connected on a global scale, hence making new contacts which eventually directly affects in our business or other personal gains. But there's no such platform when it comes to the case of farmers or the Food Industries!! Then why not build a robust system which can connect the Farmer, the Dealer, Retailer and even large corporations together on a national or a global scale? This allows the farmer to find the right buyer at a competitive price across the nation and at the same time the dealer can buy good quality products through a single platform! Even the large corporations can get in touch with the farmers and buy products directly through them hence limiting the intermediaries which eventually is a win-win situation for both the farmer and the corporation. Combining all of this, this research work has developed a progressive hybrid application, which contains information about various farmers, dealers, retailers, corporations, transport service providers, cold storage facilities in lieu to connect all of them together. This directly results into situation where farmer no longer need to store their crops in cold storage or any other locations (or minimal use) as they can get buyers from across the nation. Hence, even reducing the major food wastage in logistics and cold chain section.


Numerical study of flow and heat transfer characteristics in a rotating cascade of a small gas turbine,which adopted direct-transfer pre-swirl cooling system,was conducted by using ANSYS CFX 12.0.The effects of pre-swirl angle,cooling air Reynolds number and non-dimensional mass flow rate on the total pressure loss,cooling effectiveness and turbine efficiency were analyzed.The results show that total pressure losses of pre-swirl system and temperature distributions on blade are nearly same under various pre-swirl angles.Both cooling efficiency of blade and turbine efficiency increase with the diminishing of pre-swirl angle and non-dimensional mass flow rate or increasing of cooling air Reynolds number.


This paper presents an approach which can elucidate automatically the structures of simple organic compounds from their C-13 NMR spectral data by using a computer. Based on a substructure/C-13 NMR chemical shift topological correlation model, the approach deduces the candidate substructures and the constraints for the substructure assembling from the molecular formula and C-13 NMR spectral data. Then, candidate structures are generated under these constraints by assembling the candidate substructures in a partial superposition manner. Candidate substructures or structures are evaluated once they are generated in order to eliminate those conflicting with the original data as early as possible. The evaluation of a (sub)structure is mainly carried out by simulating its C-13 NMR (sub) spectrum, which is again based on the model, and comparing the simulated spectrum with the original data.


summary There is considerable current interest in the need for a more ecologically sustainable future. If environmental educators wish to make a significant contribution to this debate, two prior and interrelated areas of concern need addressing. The first is recognition that teaching about global issues can sometimes be counterproductive and lead to feelings of despair. The second, explored in more detail here, is the need to know how young people conceptualise the future in the first place. A recent study of pupils' views of the future is described which provides important information about their attitudes to the local and global environment.


Ramkrishna Mukherjee (1917-2015) passed away in Calcutta on November 15, 2015. He leaves behind, among others, two daughters and three grandsons, all of whom are active in the academic profession. His wife, Prabhati Mukherjee, was an academic in her own right. She had passed away earlier in 2008. Known for his facility with numbers in social research, one of his first job descriptions being 'computer' (one assigned the task of computation), not many know of his facility with musical notes. He loved classical music and played the sarod for relaxation.


Objective: To probe into irritation of rabbit skin induced by tinctura coptis so that evidence could be provided for clinical application of tincture coptis.Method: Acute skin irritation,scraped skin irritation and dermal sensitivity test were performed on 28 healthy rabbits in order to observe the irritation on complete and scraped skin of rabbit.Result: Tinctura coptis showed no irritation to complete and scraped skin of rabbit.Conclusion: Tinctura coptis demon strated no acute toxic reaction to rabbit and should be widely used in clinics.


For each Mathieu characteristic number of integer order (MCN) we
construct sequences of upper and lower bounds both converging to
the MCN. The bounds arise as zeros of polynomials in sequences
generated by recursion. This result is based on a constructive
proof of convergence for Ince's continued fractions. An important
role is also played by the fact that the continued fractions
define meromorphic functions.


The absence of reliable drug delivery systems to pancreatic islet cells hampers efficient treatment of type 1 diabetes. Nanoparticle delivery systems equipped with imaging capabilities could enable selective delivery to pancreatic islet cells. Biodistribution of nanoparticles is defined by several factors including the mode of administration, which determines accumulation in various organs.


The Basilicata region (South of Italy) is land of truffles where the gastronomic, economic and cultural awareness has developed for this non-timber forest product only in the past decade. Little is known about truffle production and its social, economic and environmental implications. In this article we investigate the Basilicata truffle sector by devoting particular attention to the truffle hunters who gather the truffles from the forests. The data for the analysis were collected through a survey with the aim of describing the gathering activity (people involved, specie and quantities collected, etc.) and assessing its significance as a source of income. Results show that truffles can provide local communities with earning opportunities. However, the truffle sector needs to be protected and enhanced.


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PURPOSE
To report clinical findings and surgical outcome in a large series of patients with fibrosis of the inferior rectus muscle.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Subject Cases: A total of 17 cases were diagnosed with unilateral fibrosis of the inferior rectus muscle during the past 27 years at our institution. They were aged from 5 months to 17 years, with 15 cases under 10 years of age. No differences were present regarding the laterality or gender.

FINDINGS
All the cases showed hypotropia with restricted eye elevation. Forced duction test showed resistance to upward eye movement. A horizontal deviation in primary eye position was also present in 10 cases (59%). The affected eye was amblyopic in the majority of cases. Binocular vision was absent in 15 of the 17 cases.

RESULTS
Surgical Outcome: All the cases received either recession or free tenotomy of the inferior rectus muscle. Resection of the ipsilateral superior rectus muscle was additionally performed to correct residual hypotropia. Fibrosis of the inferior rectus was present as intraoperative finding in all the 17 cases. Hypotropia disappeared in 10 cases and decreased in 7 cases. Restoration of satisfactory binocular alignment was obtained in all the 17 cases.

CONCLUSION
Recession of the inferior rectus muscle was effective treatment for fibrosis of the inferior rectus. Additional resection of the ipsilateral superior rectus muscle was useful to correct residual hypotropia. Free tenotomy is not recommended.


By using four independent rotors to provide lift and control moments, the quadrotor helicopter provides researchers with a small, mechanically simple and e↵ective vertical-flight platform. Typically, the lift and resultant torque due to each rotor can be approximated with simple aerodynamic models. Although these models have proven to be adequate in low advance-ratio flight conditions [1], they cannot account for the flow conditions associated with high-speed flight or the presence of large disturbances such as wind gusts or downwash from nearby rotorcraft. Real-time measurements of the flow-field around a flying vehicle provide a description of the flight conditions that would otherwise be impossible with only inertial-based instruments. This paper introduces a pressure-probe flow measurement system developed for a small quadrotor. The design, fabrication and calibration of the instrumentation package are presented along with data from autonomous flight trials using motion-capture-based positioning data. As a demonstration of the capabilities a↵orded by onboard flow sensing, a strategy for avoiding the downwash of a neighboring rotorcraft is proposed and demonstrated. Assimilating vertical flow-field measurements with a Bayesian estimation algorithm detects and localizes the source of vertical flow disturbances for use in a flight-path planner developed for proximity flight. The path planner minimizes a cost function that drives the vehicle to a desired waypoint while avoiding the Research Associate, Department of Aerospace Engineering, firstname.lastname@example.com , AIAA Member. Ph.D Candidate,Department of Aerospace Engineering, email@example.com , AIAA Student Member. Willis H. Young Jr. Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering Education, Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the Institute for Systems Research firstname.lastname@example.com, AIAA Senior Member. Computer Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, firstname.lastname@example.com , AIAA Member.


PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a high-strength lightweight suspension hub for an electric vehicle is provided to lighten the suspension hub with high strength using an aluminum alloy. CONSTITUTION: A method for manufacturing a high-strength lightweight suspension hub for an electric vehicle includes: a step (20) of spraying molten aluminum alloy with inert gas into a chamber having a substrate through a nozzle, and forming a formed body with laminating the aluminum alloy and the inert gas on the substrate; and a step (30) of separating the formed body from the chamber, and processing the formed body into the shape of the desired suspension hub. The aluminum alloy comprises 0.15 wt% of Cu, 0.6 wt% of Si, 1.0 wt% of Mg, 0.68 wt% of Fe, 0.16 wt% of Mn, 3.0 wt% of Bi, 0.5 to 0.6 wt% of Mm, and remnants aluminum. [Reference numerals] (10) Melting an AI alloy; (20) Spraying the melted alloy with an inert gas; (30) Processing a molding material


Michowitz et al1 present an interesting study on the prevalence of familial atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). They report a prevalence of 127 out of 10 000 of familial AVNRT with a …


This paper investigates the performance of multi- antenna spatial diversity in the overlaid wireless ad hoc network. We apply the more practical stochastic geometry tools to model the network. Then we derive closed-form expressions for the outage probability of two coexisting networks employing two basic diversity techniques, the maximum ratio combining (MRC) and the transmit antenna selection (TAS). Monte Carlo simulations verify the accuracy of our expressions, based on which, we further evaluate these two basic diversity schemes from the newly developed perspectives of transmission capacity and overlaid network. We explore the gain source for the transmission capacity of the overlaid network over that of a single network. Our work shows that employing low complexity diversity schemes at either transmit or receive side can significantly improve the overall transmission capacity requiring little or no feedback.


OBJECTIVE
To explore a new method for finite element modeling to achieve material property assignment based on in situ CT gray value in simulated osteotomies for deformities.

METHODS
A CT scan dataset of the lower limb of a patient with extorsion deformity was obtained for three-dimensional reconstruction using Mimics software and preparing a solid model. In the CAD software, the parameters for osteotomy simulation were defined including the navigation axis, rotation angle and reference plane. The tibia model was imported to the FEA pre-processing software for meshing procedure and then exported to Mimics. All the segments of the tibia meshed model were assigned uneven material properties based on the relationship between CT gray values and material properties in the Mimics software. Finally, all the segments of the tibia model, reference axis and reference plane were assembled in the pre-processing software to form a full finite element model of a corrected tibia, which was submitted to resolver for biomechanical analysis.

RESULTS
The tibia model established using our modeling method had inhomogeneous material properties based on CT gray values, and was available for finite element analysis for the simulation of osteotomy.

CONCLUSIONS
The proposed finite element modeling method, which retains the accuracy of the material property assignment based on CT gray value, can solve the reposition problem commonly seen in modeling via the routine method of property assignment and provides an efficient, flexible and accurate computational biomechanical analysis method for orthopedic surgery.


Applications like stock markets, embedded systems and telecommunications are becoming more demanding real-time database management systems. Research in the area of real-time databases leads to the development of sophisticated control algorithms and for testing these in different configurations we need a simulator framework that allows us to see how they behave for different transaction workloads. As a means for evaluating real-time database algorithms, we have developed RTDS, Real-Time Database Simulator, a Java simulator which is based on components and aspects. RTDS is fully configurable and has the ability of simulating a real-time database with differentiated services and distinct configurations.


This study aimed to identify the extent of knowledge and willingness of hotel and tourist village officials to plant wooden trees from Alexandria to Mersa Matrouh, Egypt, to protect beaches from erosion. The data were collected from


The surfacing metal welded by self-shielded flux-cored wire contained different contents of rare earth were investigated by impact tests at ambient temperature and metallographic observations.The impact fractures were observed by SEM,and the inclusions were analyzed by EDS,and at the same time,the generated free energies of inclusions were calculated.The results show that with the increasing of rare earth,impact toughness present increased tendency and then decreased.When the contents of 4% rare earth were added in,welds possess fine grain sizes and impact toughness is highest.When the contents of rare earth exceed 8%,rare earth sulfides and rare earth oxides remaining in the weld form inclusions.The generated sequences of some inclusions can be calculated by thermodynamics,which can explain the roles of rare earth in the purification.


Rural schools in developing countries present a unique opportunity to understand the factors required to create a successful learning environment for students with a specific set of challenges. This paper proposes a developmental model for evaluating rural schools, constructed with data derived from evaluation and research projects carried out in Yucatan, Mexico.  In short, the model assumes that rural schools should provide a comprehensive set of services and support for a socially vulnerable population.  Thus, this is a developmental model of evaluation that considers the school as a holistic unit, including the quality and length of educational services, the social supports, the school infrastructure, and the availability of comprehensive services before evaluating learning and curriculum.  Sustainability, a key element in the model, is examined through school infrastructure, constancy and overall provision of services, and the degree of students' readiness to learn and opportunities offered. The model can place a school along a specific point along a continuum of a developmental process, providing clear directions and specific goals for school leaders to use to grow and advance the rural school toward a fully comprehensive center of learning and social change.


The article observes the problems of the abundance and the structure of osteopenic states among children and adolescents of Perm region. The study presents correlations between the frequency of abundance of «bone mass deficiency» and children's dwelling-place. The abundance and seriousness of the osteopenic syndrome is more typical of children living in urban areas than of those living in rural areas. Children living in towns were diagnosed with the clinical diagnisis «bone mass deficiency» 4,1 times more frequently than children living in rural areas. The highest indices of osteopenic statesabundance are typical of urban areas with the high level of industrial load. The researches determined that the osteopenic syndrome develops earlier among girls than among boys and it is mostly connected with the beginning of pubertal period.


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This conceptual study focuses on health disparities among African Americans in the Arkansas Delta. The author uses an ecosocial perspective to explore several social and individual-level influences upon patients' perceptions of health care quality, including health beliefs and life experiences of discrimination that can lead to not accessing health care systems. The study findings identify community-based strengths that can inform the development of strategies and programs to reduce rural health disparities. The discussion includes the potential implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for progress in health care quality and health equality, especially for rural racial/ethnic minorities.


A different systematic structural algorithm is applied, which was developed theoretically and enclosed to this study, instead of the inert extrapolation approach "mutatis mutandis", which is applied in management theory and practice. This algorithm has mathematical and empirical evidences and rapid balancing coherence. It provides for a systematic involvement and targeting the restructuring of industry & distribution in the economic development (including price updates). The parameters of the balance equilibrium of economic decisions are also measured in general and in specific components – in direct and total costs and in economic productivity. The decisions are optimized by boosting the value added in the economic development. The sustainability of this evolution is entirely in the n-dimentional positive space (n is the number of components in the system).


Until recently, repairing faults, or performing upgrades on different kinds of software systems have been tasks performed as a maintenance activity conducted by human operators. However, as software systems become central to support everyday activities and face increasing levels of complexity, as well as of uncertainty in their operational environments, there is a critical need to improve their dependability, optimize their performance, and at the same time, reduce their development and operational costs. This situation has led to the development of systems able to reconfigure their structure and modify their behaviour at run-time in order to improve their operation, recover from failures, and adapt to environmental changes, with little or no human intervention. These kinds of systems typically operate using an explicit representation of their own structure and goals, and appear in the literature under different designations (e.g. self-adaptive, self-healing, self-managed, autonomic, etc.).

In spite of recent and important advances in the area, one key aspect of self-adaptive systems that poses important challenges that remain to be tackled in depth is assurances, that is, providing evidence that systems satisfy their set of stated functional and non-functional properties during operation. Specifically, assurances involve not only system dependability and security, but also resilience with respect to attributes such as availability, reliability, safety, or performance. Developing high-assurance, self-adaptive systems is difficult, since these systems tend to be highly context-dependent, and this fact introduces a high degree of uncertainty that has to be dealt with (e.g., resource variability).

ASAS will bring together researchers to discuss software engineering aspects, including the methods, architectures, languages, algorithms, techniques, and tools that can be used to support assurances in development and deployment of self-adaptive software systems. In particular, ASAS is intended as a complement to the efforts started while ago at the successful FSE workshop series on Self-Healing Systems (WOSS), which has culminated with the organization of the ICSE workshop series on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems (SEAMS), which now is a symposium. In contrast with those events, ASAS intends to focus on the collection of evidence, its storage and analysis for the provision of assurances that a self-adaptive software system is able to behave functionally and nonfunctionally according to its specification.


Chemical composition of air-dried ripe fruits (in %) was moisture, reducing sugars, ash, fat, potassium, tartaric acid, proteins, phenolics, nitrogen, iron, phosphorus, ascorbic acid, and unidentified chemicals. Gas chromatographic analysis of fatty acids in fats revealed the presence of palmitic, hexadecadienoic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, α-linolenic, and a few minor unidentified acids. Amino acids from extract of their-dried ripe fruits showed the presence of proline, hydroxyproline, methionine, alanine, glycine, and valine. Paper chromatography studies on simple reducing sugars and their alditol acetates indicated the presence of arabinose, glucose, fructose and galactose


To compensate for shortages of nurses and to reduce the stress of nursing work, we have attempted to create a patrol robot system for hospitals. The system consists of an autonomous mobile robot that can judge the condition of patients while moving around sickrooms, and a patrol information terminal to allow observation of the patrol conditions from the nurse center. For motion control during autonomous running, we propose a navigation technique using self-estimation of the robot's position from a sequence of view images and color information. Running experiments have been performed as a preliminary practical implementation. In the proposed technique, the combined use of broad and narrow position estimation is possible and real-time performance is excellent. In addition, the system is robust to environmental changes. A patient condition checking algorithm has been designed and the effectiveness of personal identification and facial expression recognition by SOM have been confirmed. Field tests at hospital facilities have confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed system equipped with the capability for navigation by visual information and with the patient condition checking algorithm. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 3, 86(12): 14–26, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecjc.10139


• Toddlers and children should participate in family meals • Toddlers do not need specially prepared commercial foods for particular nutritional uses. The use of such meals is determined by convenience • Food-based dietary guidelines for children should name basic food groups, give approximate amounts to be consumed and provide exemplary recipes according to local habits • Nutrient supplements and fortified foods should be used only when indicated • Beverages of no or low energy content should accompany meals © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel


Composites with high elastic modulus, high specific stiffness, and ultra-low coefficient of thermal expansion (ppb/K-level) will likely be necessary for future ultra-stable optomechanical systems, such as space telescopes for high-contrast imaging. Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) offer many favorable properties but suffer from instability due to moisture absorption and creep, and currently cannot cost-effectively achieve the 1-5 ppb/K coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) required. New materials are desired with high elastic modulus, high specific stiffness, and ppb/K-level CTE. This paper presents three composite designs whose CTE is tunable by ablating material from one or more layers after fabrication and CTE metrology. Each composite design contains sapphire facesheets and a core material of fused silica, silicon carbide or Allvar® to achieve zero- and tunable-CTE. Finite element models reveal that each composite design exhibits CTE tunability of 200-800 ppb/K. The specific stiffness of the Sapphire-Allvar® composite design is around 60 GPa/(g/cc), whereas the others have lower specific stiffness < 20 GPa/(g/cc). These designs demonstrate the principle of tunable low- CTE materials that may have promise for future ultra-stable telescopes.


The use of flexible fillers in lieu of cement grout in post-tensioned bridges enables the application of new methods for detecting tendon damage. This paper presents two distinct monitoring approaches based on the anchor response and compares their effectiveness in wire breakage detection. The first method captures the static response of the strand to wire breaks through the change in strain distribution in anchors. The second method relies on the change in dynamic characteristics of the broken strand by detecting the shift in strand's natural frequencies after each wire break. The feasibility of these two methods have been separately investigated by analytical and experimental studies. To facilitate autonomous tendon monitoring, an efficient data processing algorithm has been developed with an optimized sensor arrangement. A sensitivity study has been carried out with random measurement errors to predict in-field performance of the proposed damage detection model. Extensive finite element analysis has been conducted with varying degrees of strand confinement to determine its effects on stress recovery and breakage detectability. The analysis provides useful insights into localized and global strand and anchor response that are pivotal for developing a robust tendon monitoring system. The numerical results have been subsequently verified by experimental findings.


Objective To observe the curative effect of oral use and external application of Chineseherbal medicine plus TDP instrument irradiation in treatment of ovarian cysts.Methods 200Cases ofovarian cysts were divided randomly into two groups.In the treatment group(n=100),the patients weretreated by oral use of self-made Gongliu NO.1 and external application of Shang San or Shuangbo San PlusTDP instrument irradiation;then in the control group,the patients were treated only by oral use ofGongliuqing capsule.Seven days were as a period of treatment in two groups.Results In the treatmentgroup,56case cured,24cases had good results,20cases had no effective,the curative rate was 56% and thetotal effective rate was 80%;then in the control group,14cases cured,28cases had good results,58 caseshad no effective, the curative rate was 14% and the total effective rate was 42%.The curative rate inthe treatment was higher than that in the control group,the difference of two groups was significantly(p0.01).conclusion The oral use of self-made Gongliu No.1 and external application of Sihuang Sanor Shuangbo San plus TDP instrument rradiation have good curatve effect for ovarian cysts.


On 4chan, an anonymous imageboard, certain users are labelled as 'ESL' even though there are no information regarding their ethnicity, nationality, or languages spoken. Perceived ESL users on the website are often insulted, harassed, and ostracized by other users. To further understand this phenomenon, 1000 posts and 10 discussion threads containing the term 'ESL' are extracted from a third party archive of the website as data. To analyse the data, the conventionalised impoliteness formulae by Culpeper (2011) are used. The data analysis reveals that the impoliteness towards perceived ESL users are triggered by agrammatical posts and perceived ESL users are often stereotyped as being less intelligent compared to native speakers of English. In addition, the racial slurs found in the data also suggest that there seems to be a relationship between being perceived as ESL and being perceived as a minority on the website.


The wave chaos signs in quasi-optical cavity resonator with random bulk inhomogeneities has been studied experimentally. It is shown that inhomogeneities in the resonator lead to intermode scattering which results in the shift and broadening of spectral lines. The shift and the broadening of each spectral line are strongly depended upon the frequency distance between the nearest-neighbor spectral lines. We have found out that inhomogeneities result in the resonator spectrum stochastization. The active self-excited system based on the inhomogeneous quasi-optical millimeter wave cavity resonator with a Gunn diode was examined as well. We have detected that random inhomogeneous in our resonator can rarefy its spectrum.


FDA guidelines limit the use of blood from donors taking testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to red blood cell (RBC) concentrates, whereas plasma and platelets are discarded. The purpose of this study is to bring awareness to above‐average free testosterone concentrations in RBC units from TRT donors.


median survival was 16,9 months vs 11,3 months in patients who received vincristine/nitrosourea derivatives (р=0,016). There was no significant difference in life expectancy in patients with AA (р=0,13): median survival was 29,9 (group 3) and 22,7 months (group 4).


Blood transfusion strategies in cardiac surgeries have been subject to multiple studies to avoid the hazards associated with blood product transfusion while maintaining safe outcomes. This article investigates the effect of implementing a verbal hemoglobin trigger in the surgical timeout on perioperative transfusion in cardiac surgery. Abstract Objectives Blood transfusion represents an important and potentially modifiable risk in the daily practice of cardiac surgery. The risk profile and increasing cost of transfusion led us to study the effect of different maneuvers, interventions, or surgical techniques to minimize transfusion while maintaining patient safety. This study compares postoperative outcomes before and after incorporating a verbal hemoglobin (Hb) trigger during the surgical timeout in which the surgeon and anesthesiologist preemptively agree on a threshold for packed red blood cell (PRBC) administration in the perioperative period. Methods The authors performed a chart review of patients who underwent cardiac surgery from July 2013 through June 2014 at our institution. Patients who underwent surgery from July 2013 through December 2013 served as the pre-Hb trigger group, and patients who underwent surgery from January 2014 through June 2014 served as the post-Hb trigger group. Information collected included patient demographics, type of cardiac surgery, preoperative Hb, Hb trigger, and intraoperative and postoperative variables. The primary outcome was the incidence of PRBC transfusions. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of frozen plasma (FP) transfusion, mechanical ventilation beyond postoperative day 1, and 30-day mortality. Results The study included 191 patients, with 84 in the pre-Hb trigger group and 107 in the post-Hb trigger group. Intraoperative PRBC transfusions did not decrease in the posttrigger group compared with the pretrigger group (pretrigger 51.4% vs posttrigger 52.4%, P = 1.0); however, intraoperative FP administration was lower in the posttrigger group (65.4% vs 50.0%, P = 0.038). Postoperative mechanical ventilation beyond postoperative day 1 also was significantly lower in the posttrigger group compared with the pretrigger group (27.1% vs 14.3%, P = 0.035). Conclusions Implementation of a verbal Hb trigger during the surgical timeout was associated with a reduction in FP administration and duration of mechanical ventilation, but not a decrease in PRBC transfusion and mortality.


Blanching and freezing effects are focused on the microscopic structure, whether the softening of frozen vegetables (carrots) is related to changes in pectic substances or to firmness. Under light and electron microscopy, in the frozen raw samples, some cells were disrupted, producing cavities. The cytoplasm was destroyed and enclosed in a very thin layer inside the cell, and the organelles attached to the plasmalemma had almost disappeared. The formation of a transparent region close to the plasmalemma was observed, as a result of the extraction of some altered materials (hemicellulose, cellulose, pectin). The cell walls in the blanched samples appeared quite different from those in the frozen samples. They did not display tissue disruption as in the frozen samples, but the organelles in the cytoplasm were also altered. We also report substantial vesicle formation (swollen walls) in the cell wall, and a dark granular material inside. When the blanched samples were also frozen, compartmentalization of the material inside was observed. The pectin content was higher in the frozen and frozen blanched samples than in the raw and blanched samples. The semithin and ultrathin structure was in accordance with the objective values obtained by Kramer/Shear cell, where the greatest damage occurred to the samples in the freezing process. © 1998 SCI.


Pakistan is a developing country facing multifarious issues in the field of education. It is not only up against the challenges of low literacy but also the quality of education. In this regard efforts are being made by the government to improve the quality of teacher education in order to bring quality in the overall education system. As a step forward the government in 2009 introduced National professional standards for teachers, development of teachers on the basis of these standards is part of a broader national movement for the assurance of quality in various fields of human life. Since teaching is regarded as transfer of knowledge in an organized and systematic way, it is important to know how this teaching is planned and delivered this has been included in the National Professional Standards as "Instructional Planning and Strategies". One of the dimensions of this standard is "Performance" which has octangular indicators on the basis of which it can be measured independently. This article aimed to investigate the existing performance of secondary school teachers working in the public sector on the basis of octangular performance indicators of instructional planning and strategies as stated in the National Professional Standards. The study further determined the difference in the performance of secondary school teachers according to their experience and qualification across gender and location. The sample of the study were 80 secondary school head teachers and 400 secondary school teachers selected through multistage sampling for data triangulation from the four provinces and Islamabad Capital Territory. 'T test' was applied to calculate the difference between the: i) performance of urban/ rural secondary school teachers according to qualification and experience, ii) qualification and experience wise performance of secondary school teachers across gender. The in-depth study revealed qualification and experience wise performance differences among secondary school teachers across gender and location. On the basis of the study recommendations for the capacity development of secondary school teachers were given according to gender and location. To ensure quality teaching, teachers need to perform according to these octangular performance indicators in true spirit.


Each economic activity is perceived basically from the point of view of economic success, which is effectiveness (efficiency) and economics (thriftiness). However, this valuation is not complete as each economic activity should also be evaluated from the ethical perspective. It was only a decade ago when business ethics was viewed solely as administrative compliance with legal and internal rules and regulations. Nowadays the situation is completely different as interest in business ethics is no more pure formality but help for entrepreneurs to gain customers' trust in order to succeed. Like never before, corporations are being asked, encouraged and prodded to improve their business practices to emphasize legal and ethical behavior. Companies, professional firms and individuals alike are being held increasingly accountable for their actions, as demand grows for higher standards of corporate social responsibility naturally but often unexpectedly in a person's life. For example, some people who steal money from their employers do so because of personal financial difficulties. If they had been able to avoid personal problems, they might also have avoided the temptation to steal.


Test of contrast between 6 superior varieties of Cunninghamia lanceolata at seedling stage was finished.Through the analysis of seedling height,ground diameter,seedling height/diameter,and seedling quality classification,the results showed that sowed seeding quality was fine for tested C.lanceolata fine variety,seedling grew fine,the quality was high;The differences among seedling height,ground diameter and seedling height/diameter of different seedlings reached extremely significant or significant level;C.lanceolata provenance seeds from Rongshui in Guangxi were the best varieties at seedling stage.


All too often, one fails to perceive how stringently a psychological and psychiatric diagnosis reflects judgment based on normative and cognitive-ideological criteria. In dealing with the recently-defined condition known as «vigorexia», for example, experts consider the individual's dissatisfaction and excessive attention toward his/her physical appearance, their insecurity and the ritualistic nature of their physical training regimes, to be symptoms of the «disturbance», while to one experiencing the condition – the body-builder – such attitudes and behavior may merely be corollary to fitness-oriented activities. Such activities may involve control over one's body and self-image, as well as gratification from peer approval. The gymnasium may also represent an extreme locus serving to endow one with a new identity, as occurs today in the cyberspace of role-playing or second-life games; it may imply the overcoming of old experiences and self-images in order to challenge the anonymous forms of identity which may seem imposed by destiny. Body-building, then, might be an emerging cultural expression comparable to others linked to the need of «taking care of oneself».


Rhodium-catalyzed decomposition of methyl diazoacetoacetate in the presence of substituted cyclic ethers results in the formation of novel functionalized macrocycles.


Background: Acetone or propanone is a volatile liquid that can be absorbed by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal routes, and is distributed throughout the body.
Case Presentation: This study presented a case of an employee of the Emergency Medical Center of North Khorasan Province, Iran, who died due to acetone poisoning. He was last seen alive approximately 4 hours before his body was found. Thus, the deceased was found 4 hours after death. He was a 25-year-old unmarried male nurse. He had a history of smoking for the last 4 years and reported diarrhea and nausea on the day before death. There was no history of diabetes or alcoholism as well as no other definite causes. According to interviews with his colleagues and family, he had no history of depression. A postmortem examination was performed to define the cause of death. Postmortem quantitative toxicological analysis with Gas Chromatography with Flame-Ionization Detection (GC-FID) presented acetone in the vitreous (35 mg/dL), blood (28 mg/dL), and urine (77 mg/dL) samples. Furthermore, in postmortem pathological analysis, highly microvascular changes and the diffuse necrosis of hepatocytes were reported. Other pathological changes in the brain and lungs were observed. No other definite medical cause of death was found. The cause of death was determined to be acute acetone intoxication.
Conclusion: Contrary to public opinion, acetone is a toxic and dangerous substance; thus, it is necessary to improve and implement public safeguards concerning acetone usage, as well as its handling, and disposal. Organ toxicity due to acetone can be a major cause of death. Other alcohol-related poisoning deaths, such as acetone and other metabolites, should be considered.


In this study, two novel dichloro-(1-alkylimidazoline)-(p-cymene)ruthenium(II), 3 and dichloro-(1-alkylbenzimidazole)-(pcymene)ruthenium(II), 4 complexes have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques. In vitro antioxidant activities of new metal complexes have been investigated by inhibition properties of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl (OH) and superoxide (O2) radicals. Additionally, total antioxidant activity of each metal complexes was also determined. It was found that total antioxidant activity and DPPH, hydroxyl and superoxide radicals scavenging activities of compound 3 are more efficient than compound 4.


The authors present the results of a study of literature sources for such indices as assessment of the efficacy and quality of medical services in medical care institutions based on quantitative parameters being quality indices. The authors demonstrate that indices for assessing the quality of work at medical institutions can involve information about materials, technical and other resources and personnel available at institutions, state statistics accounting forms, data from information and analytical systems and patient registers as well as additional indices developed by experts. Incidence indices are currently the key indicator for assessing the work quality of institutions dealing with syphilis diagnostics. No indicators and criteria for assessing the quality of laboratory assistance rendered to syphilitic patients have been developed yet.