Energy harvesting network is a promising new solution to provide energy harvesting and energy sharing capability to traditional network. In practice, the existence of malicious nodes leads to inefficiency of EH networks. In this paper, we studies the robust security beamforming design for energy harvesting cognitive radio network with SWIPT. In particular, the probabilistic CSI error model is utilized to capture the channel uncertainty. The considered robust security beamforming design is formulated as a non-convex optimization problem constrained by security, energy harvesting, energy transfer and tolerable interference. We are aiming at minimizing the total transmit power of cognitive base station. As the intractability of the problem, a one-dimension search algorithm is proposed based on Bernstein-type inequalities to obtain the optimal solution. In addition, the simulations are submitted to illustrate the system performance.


The study of certain Lejeuneaceae types from the Geneva Herbarium (Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Geneve, G) resulted in the new synonymy of Drepanolejeunea cambouena Steph. with Drepanolejeunea pentadactyla (Mont.) Steph., that of Lejeunea rodriguezii (Steph.) Steph. with Lejeunea anisophylla Mont. and proved the independent identity of Lejeunea jungneri (Steph.) Steph. Types of some rare species, as Lejeunea angulifolia Mitt. and Lejeunea julacea Steph. were also examined and illustrated. Drepanolejeunea dactylophora (Nees et al.) Schiffn. is new to Africa and L. angulifolia for the Chagos Archipelago and to the Seychelles.


Intensive competition is a key characteristic of the air transport market. Particularly in the low-cost sector, where air fares tend to decide the level competition, it is of paramount importance for the continued presence of airlines to position themselves strategically and to aim for optimum profits. One of the most important elements of low-cost airlines' strategy is to focus on smaller regional airports that offer 'value for money'. This link is at the forefront of the report presented here since it allows actual costs to serve as a starting point for the creation of a most favourable organizational framework for this scenario. The result of this investigation has shown that, from a low-cost carrier's point of view, market-oriented cooperation - integrated with medium-term agreements - is the modus to aim for.


Objective To approach the influence of resveratrol on the action of NF-κB in acute pancreatitis associated lung injury(APALI),and investigate the effects and mechanism of Resveratrol in acute pancreatitis associated lung injury(APALI).Methods A total of 30 rats were divided into 3 groups randomly with 10 rats in each group:sham operated group(SO),severe acute pancreatitis group(SAP),resveratrol treatment group(RES).The model of SAP was performed by injection 5% sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct.Resveratrol was given through vena caudalis after modeling.The rats were killed at 6 hours after modeling;the ascites volume,contents of amylase,wet/dry were determined, The activation level of NF-κB was detected by immunohistochemistry stain.Results The ascites volume,AMS level, pulmonary wet/dry weight ration,NF-κB masculine rate of SAP group was remarkably higher than SO group(P0.05),those of RES group were higher than SO group,but they were much lower than SAP group(P0.05).Conclusion Resveratrol plays a role in the treatment of APALI,it may depress the expressions of NF-κB and suppress the inflammatory response of the pulmonary tissue.


Since William Golding won the Noble Prize, those of us who have through the years continued to teach Lord of the Flies feel vindicated. Golding's most, perhaps only, teachable novel for high school, Lord of the Flies, easily lends itself to a humanities approach, especially in conjunction with Peter Brueghel. Striking similarities, many and varied, although in different media, can be found between Brueghel's engravings and William Golding's novels, particularly in Lord of the Flies. Reading the critics of the two artists, one is frequently struck by almost identical phrasings. Examine these passages. His subject is "man and behavior." He "held a mirror up to a topsy-turvy world .... Things were as they had to be because men were what they were." He is concerned with "human behavior when ordinary social controls are absent." "Evil is human, and would vanish if the mind could alter its theme. .. ." The first two of


A short-wave-infrared camera, in combination with an eye-safe laser-radar system, provides sophisticated tracking abilities, and can take advantage of natural "nightglow" radiation.


The design of a new type of parameters- varying PID controller based on fuzzy rules was present- ed.For unknown systems,the PID controllers can be designed through some classical tuning technique ( Ziegler- Nichols,Kalman,etc) .The refining of the PID parameters is often based on experience ex- pressed in linguistic form.This approach assumes that we can design a fuzzy controller by use of this lin- guistic information.Based on TS ( Takagi- Sugeno) model,a type of fuzzy PID controller ( TS- PID) was given.The TS- PID controller takes the advantages of both fuzzy controller and PID controller,whose po- tential application is great.The simulation results illustrate good qualities of this type of fuzzy controller.


The dynamics of modern education are increasingly highlighting the importance of social processes and the role of the emotional intelligence of professionals for their successful realization. A leading subject in socio-educational reality is the pedagogue who, in the context of the whole-day organization of the educational process, should not only be able to work for a positive social climate but to organize the school social environment as well. The purpose of this publication is to diagnose the state of social skills of students from pedagogical specialties at the Faculty of pedagogy of South-West University "Neofit Rilski". It is assumed that the development of social skills will be established as part of the structure of the social and emotional competence of the students, based on their training, visible in the results in the upper courses. For collecting the data, a standardized toolbox is used - a test by Robert Wood and Harry Tolly, and in particular his fifth module. The study was conducted with students from pedagogical specialties at the university who are preparing the future teachers. The analysis of results draws attention to the specific manifestations of social skills in the students. Possible solutions for creating conditions for the development of the so-called soft skills of students are suggested to meet the challenges of modern times.


Chambersiella bakeri n. sp., collected from the bark of an oak tree in the vicinity of Richmond, Ontario, is described and figured. It differs from C. rodens in the structure of the stoma, in the f...


ABSTRACT This study represents a novel approach to speed up the solution of nonlinear inverse heat conduction problems (IHCPs) by the implementation of the complex variable differentiation method (CVDM). A difficulty appeared in the solution of nonlinear problems is the great amount of computational time. To handle this problem, a new scheme is introduced to improve the conjugate gradient method (CGM). The main contribution in the improvement of conventional CGM is the simultaneous solution of direct and sensitivity problems by applying the complex variable method. The derivation of sensitivity problem by utilizing the analytic derivative is difficult or impossible, since the direct problem is complicated mathematically in many cases. By this approach, the analytic derivation of sensitivity problem is circumvented, while the Jacobian matrix components are obtained accompanied by the solution of the direct problem. Therefore, the developed scheme results in the reduction of mathematical manipulations. Due to the high nonlinearity of moving boundary inverse problems, the ablation problem is considered as the benchmark to examine the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed scheme. The simulated results illustrate that the developed scheme has the potential to significantly reducing of the computational expenses while maintaining the quality of numerical solution.


Food is closely related to education or reeducation, which has led to addressing some extraordinary issues so that people understand how they can use food in their daily lives in a balanced way and yet, getting rid of some problems such as hypertension and especially , obesity, a condition that evolves to other diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and that has affected many military police officers and, thereby, compromising both their quality of life and the proper performance of their duties with regard to public security. The problem to develop this theoretical discussion was the following question: What has caused obesity and other diseases in military police? The overall objective of this paper is to understand what has been causing obesity and type 2 diabetes in military police officers. And the specific objectives are: to know what obesity and type 2 diabetes are; identify the causes and consequences of these diseases and; to point out measures that may reverse, control or even mitigate this negative situation. This scientific article was produced is a theoretical discussion. It has been found that many military policemen need to change their eating habits, eliminate sedentarism, fight anxiety and stress, and with that, if they can get quality of life. The studies pointed out in this study that the appropriate diet related to physical activity is energetic to anticipate the development of diseases.


. herbal remedy in the previous year; by 1997 this figure had increased to 12.1 %. Mass marketing data from 1997-98 confirm this trend, estimating the sale of herbal supplements at $663.4 million, not including sales of herbal supplements from natural food stores.2 Accordingly, pharmacists must be aware of patients' use of, interest in, and vulnerability regarding herbal products. Much of the literature on herbal supplements has been published in German, French, Chinese, and Japanese publications and is not readily accessible to the practicing pharmacist in this country Ignoring this research, however, is not in the best interest of patient care. Furthermore, pharmacists and physicians who assume that all herbal supplements are "voodoo" medicine have only driven patients away from seeking professional advice about these products from col1ventional health care providers. Eisenberg'sl surveys determined that 39.8% of patients told their primary care provider about their use of alternative medicine in 1990 compared to 38.5% in 1997, even as the numbers of patients using such supplements greatly increased. Partnering with the patient to select the best herbal products will help avoid problems with dosing, adverse effects, and interactions, and also will gain the patient's trust and cooperation, allowing the pharmacist to truly be responsible for the patient's drug therapy According to Hepler and Angaran,3 the "nature of caring" is an integral part of pharmaceutical care and includes decision making that takes into account not only scientific theory and knowledge, but also understanding of the patient's preferences or basic values as


This essay is an analysis of the main political and cultural problems connected with the accelerated modernization in the Andean area since 1980. Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia experience now a growing disillusion with the political parties and also with the democratic system (antipolitics), which may have incalculable consequences, for the traditional political culture of authoritarianism is still very strong.


The paper discusses the role of records management in public institutions. It outlines reasons why effective records management is an important aspect of the public sector's ability to deliver efficient and effective services and in ensuring accountability and transparency in the management of public resources.


Principles of ion transport across the interface of two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES) are dealt with. The effect of macrocyclic ionophores on equilibria at ITIES and, particularly, on transport across ITIES under electric current flow will be described. Finally, the paper is concerned with applications to ionophore analysis, determination of selectivity coefficients of ion-selective electrodes, and extraction study.


The Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN), used for surface generation and representation, has received much attention since its inception by Thomas Poiker [formerly Peucker] in the mid-1970s. Many articles have been written about the advantages of TIN generated surfaces and the promotion of new TIN-generation algorithms. Most of the available literature only touches on specific applications or techniques. Thus, no current review article is available. This article clarifies many of the arrlbiguities surrounding the TIN structure and offers new insights into future TIN applications.


WANTED THE EDITOR is urgently seeking the following back issues of Medical History in order to complete a set and would be grateful to any reader who may be able to supply them.


This report provides a brief summary of experimental and theoretical work carried out at Princeton University on flame spreading across liquid fuels. The importance of surface tension driven flows ahead of the flame front in controlling flame spread across liquids at temperatures below the flash point was demonstrated experimentally. Buoyancy and radiation effects were also present but were of lesser importance. Variations in the temperature of the liquid surface are attributed to eddies in the gas phase ahead of the flame front. These eddies may also play a role in flame propagation across solid combustibles. It is proposed to investigate these eddies by means of laser doppler velocimetry. A two-dimensional, steady-state computer program is under development for use as a tool in studying flame propagation above liquid and solid fuels.


The purpose of the study was to provide implications and directions for developing and implementing multicultural art educations based on the systematic review of studies on multicultural art education programs for school aged students in Korea. Total 8 studies were chosen and analyzed on authors(year), participants, types of research, research design, program contents, measurements, and brief results of the research. The secondary analysis was focused on three areas, including (a) multicultural education, (b) teaching and learning strategies, and (c) art activities, which were consisted of 11 sub areas(diversity, cultural relativism, anti-bias education, multicultural capability of students, consideration of students from multicultural families, reorganization of curriculum, diverse instructional methods, integrated education, experiential learning, expressions, and artworks appreciations. From the results of the analysis, implications and discussions for further studies and practice were provided.


In cases with congenital microtia and meatal atresia the authors have reconstructed the auditory canal and achieved a firm hold for the prosthetic ear in the following way.The cartilage in the rudimentary auricle was removed and the remaining skin sac pushed in and tamped against the walls of a newly established external meatus (attico-anthrotomy). In a later session a bone transplant was used to form, over the canal opening, a skin-covered bridge whose purpose is to provide a hold for the prosthetic ear.


A formal deductive system L * for fuzzy propositional calculus, and the revised Kleene logic system W-,W, W k were studied. Both of them were first proposed by professor WANG Guo jun. A kind of weak completely dual formal deductive system WC L- * was given. And the equivalence between them was proved. This work offers a useful tool for further studying and developing L * system.


Theoretical and experimental results concerning diffraction of ultrasonic waves on periodic liquid–elastic solid interfaces are presented. A general system of linear equations is established and solved numerically for triangular surfaces. Theoretical results are in good agreement with measurements obtained by a broadband pulse‐echo system in the region where the wavelength is of the same order of magnitude as the period and much greater than the depth of the grating. In the spectrum of the reflection coefficient frequency minima are identified as the surface waves excited along the periodic surface.


monitoring and preparing the extubation criteria for patients receiving mechanical ventilator support are among the responsibilities of nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU) (1). While respiratory therapists are mostly responsible for endotracheal tube (ETT) and ETT cuff pressure management in US healthcare institutions, in other countries these are the Received/Geliş Tarihi : 07.03.2019 Accepted/Kabul Tarihi : 27.09.2019


Through control of the temperature, T, and film thickness, h, the relative influence of forces associated with crystallization, long-range van der Waals forces, and block-copolymer ordering were manipulated to control the structure of films of asymmetric polyethylene-b-poly(styrene-r-ethylene-r-butene) (E-b-SEB) diblock copolymers. The bulk equilibrium structure of this copolymer consists of spheres of the crystallizable E block embedded in the amorphous SEB matrix. In thin films, the E component resides at the free surface and the SEB block resides in contact with the substrate. Within the temperature range T > Tm, where Tm is the melting temperature, yet below the order−disorder transition (ODT) temperature, TODT, all films of thickness h > 12 nm were ordered throughout. The thickness of the brush layer L0, in contact with the substrate, of these films was 12 nm; this thickness is about one-half of the intersphere spacing of the bulk copolymer. Films equal to or thinner than 12 nm dewet, forming droplet...


Professor Morris E. Fine is a pioneer in teaching the unifying concepts underlying all classes of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials. He is a founder and the guiding genius of the first materials science department in the world. His research career at Northwestern University has spanned a broad range of topics, from physical chemistry to mechanical behavior, and includes studies on metals and alloys, ceramics, and composite materials. A symposium to recognize the many outstanding contributions by Professor Fine to the development of materials science as a discipline was organized on behalf of the TMS-ASM Committees of Mechanical Metallurgy, Flow and Fracture, and Structural Materials. This symposium was held in Detroit, Michigan, on 8-11 October in conjunction with the 1990 TMS Fall Meeting and Materials Week. Academic, government, and industrial speakers from around the globe gathered to present the latest concepts and experimental results on topics ranging from advanced materials to fundamental principles governing materials behavior. The papers were divided into seven sessions: Physical Metallurgy, Ferrous Structural Materials, Metal Matrix Composites, Microstructural Evolution, Engineering Materials, Fatigue and Fracture, and Flow and Fracture in Non-Ferrous Materials.


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The effects of different doses of ~(60)Coγ ray radiation on seeds of perennial ryegrass(Derby Supreme)were studied,and the POD and EST isozymes of plants were analyzed.The results showed that the ~(60)Co-γ ray radiation had caused changes of POD and EST isozymes under different doses,and the characteristics of POD and EST isozymes had also changed after the seeds were treated with different ~(60)Co-γ ray radiation doses.


Microorganisms make good weapons and bioterorism has been known to exist since centuries. This has most recently been highlighted by the terrorist attack using anthrax in the fall of 2001 in U.S. Although such attacks of bioterrorism are few, forensic evidence to criminally prosecute the perpetrator is necessary. To strengthen defence against bio crimes, a comprehensive technological network involving various fields needs to be developed. Microbial forensics is one such new discipline combining microbiology and forensic science. It uses advanced molecular techniques like microarray analysis and DNA fingerprinting etc. to associate the source of the causative agent with a specific individual or group by measuring variations between related strains. High quality assurance and quality control standards for microbial forensics will ensure highly reliable results that will stand up in the court of law. The more precise and refined a microbial system becomes, the more proper guidelines for investigations will be defined. An integrated approach towards developing this field of microbial forensics needs to be followed, to meet the challenges of bioterrorism more effectively.


The economy of our country heavily depends on agrarian produce. This is the driving force behind Recognizing unhealthy leaves is the key to preventing crops from declining and yield from declining. It required a tremendous amount of labour, knowledge of the leaf diseases, and a tremendous lot of time. As a result, methods for image processing are used to find and identify unhealthy plant leaf conditions. Automatically identifying plant leaf diseases is helpful because it reduces the laborious task of observing in large farms and identifies disease symptoms right away. The stages of image acquisition, image pre-processing, picture segmentation, feature extraction, and classification are involved in the detection and identification of plant leaf diseases. The methodologies for pre-processing images, picture segmentation algorithms for automatic recognition, and research on potential plant leaf disease classification algorithms are all included in this work.


The RCN has called for health services across the UK to 'learn the vital lessons' from an independent review of cardiac services at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.


The essay estimates the relation between population size and municipal costs. Whether the efficiency in service provision in municipalities is depending on population size is discussed in Sweden as well as other countries. The relation is measured using two measures for total costs and two measures for "fixed costs" associated with having an additional decision level. The result give some support for a negative relation between costs and population size, but is sensitive to the cost measure and model specification. Whether the municipality is located in a rural or urban region is of importance for the results, which highlights the need of looking beyond population size in the discussion on municipal amalgamations


This work estimates the impacts of the main conditional and unconditional transfers on the tax collection of 5.570 Brazilian municipalities. For this, transfer data referring to the Municipalities Participation Fund (FPM), Tax on Commerce and Services (ICMS), Unified Health System (SUS) and Basic Education Fund (FUNDEB) are used. The econometric methodology involves GMM Dynamic Panel estimations, for annual data from 2003 to 2017. The results show that FPM has a negative impact on tax collection. This effect is greater on IPTU, compared to ISS, components of the largest portion of municipal tax collection. On the other hand, transfers coming from SUS and FUNDEB have positive effects. This signals that conditional transfers are more efficient in encouraging the fiscal effort of Brazilian municipalities.


Environmental pollution is
the result of human activities, which causes carbon accumulation on the earth.
The accumulated carbon resides not only in CO2, but also in urban
garbage, aquatic weeds, agricultural refuses and other wastes. The forced
carbon circulation (FCC) strategy aims to bringing the accumulated carbon back
to the ecological cycle through carbonization and carbon reduction. The former
changes all refuses to gaseous fuel (ca. 10 wt%) and inorganic carbon; the
latter changes all acid/acidic gases (SO2, NOx, CO2)
to inoffensive/useful substances with the inorganic carbon. Application of FCC
strategy will effectively alleviate environmental pollution in a simple way.
However, the essence of environment pollution is the heavy population that
cannot be sustained by the earth. Therefore, no technical measure, but politics
can solve the problem thoroughly.


In gas chamber of circuit-breaker and GIS equipment with sulphur hexafluoride gas as arcs blow-out medium,too much water content in sulphur hexafluoride will generate harm to equipment operation and maintenance.Standards for different gas chambers with sulphur hexafluoride gas water content were given,introduction was made to water content measuring method,analysis was made on several factors which would have impacts on moisture measurement,and relevant counter measures were provided.Correct measurement result will lay firm foundation for reliable operation of equipment.


One of the main objects in view throughout this series of studies of the processes operative in solutions has been to discover the nature of the changes which attend dissolution, particularly the extent to which substances undergo hydration when dissolved in water; another primary object has been to unravel the nature of the process of hydrolysis. The evidence thus far obtained has been always such as to show that the phenomena are far more complex than is usually supposed and even to discredit the interpretation that it is now customary to give of them. In Communication XII of the series, I have given an account of experiments made with improved apparatus and with extreme care of the behaviour of cane sugar towards chlorhydric and nitric acids and of the influence of certain chlorides and nitrates on the rate of change. It was shown that the rate of hydrolysis could not be accurately expressed by any simple formula, as it was not even proportional to the concentration of the sugar, though it was approximately so when the molecular ratio of sugar to water was not high. Evidence was adduced to show that water as such, i.e. free water, did not play any part in the change but acted solely as solvent and that the active factor of the interaction besides the sugar was the hydrated acid catalyst.


An expert system for selecting the forming system for the floors and roofs of cast-in-place concrete buildings, and based on building conditions, site conditions and cost, has been successfully developed. Codenamed EXSOFS (for expert system for formwork selection), the expert system was developed using Expertech's Xi plus expert shell (1988). EXSOFS's knowledge bases were built from available literature, personal knowledge of the authors, and extensive interviews of formwork experts in both academia and industry. Also incorporated within EXSOFS is a Dbase IV based database management system for tracking the cost of different formwork systems and their components. EXSOFS was tested with real-world data on three kinds of construction project. The results from the validation testing confirmed that EXSOFS gives valuable advice on formwork selection. (A)


Let F (n, k) denote the maximum number of two edge colorings of a graph on n vertices that admit no monochromatic Kk, (a complete graph on k vertices). The following results are proved: F (n, 3) = 2bn /4c for all n ≥ 6. F (n, k) = 2 k−2 2k−2+o(1))n 2 . In particular, the first result solves a conjecture of Erdos and Rothschild.


A 3-year project to develop advanced inelastic design provisions for steel girder bridges is ongoing and is in the testing phase. Study objectives include verifying design limit behavior of current inelastic design provisions for compact shapes and extending the inelastic procedures to include noncompact plate girder designs. This article discusses the results of the first girder tests; tests on two more girders are planned. The test results compared well with theoretical expectations. More economical steel bridge designs can be accomplished using inelastic design provisions. Large-scale testing is necessary, though, to validate theoretical engineering practice. The remaining tests will provide essential information for the development of the provisions.


To identify aberrantly expressed proteins contributing to pathogenesis of canine mammary tumors (CMTs) which are the most prevalent neoplasms in female dogs and include different types.


Recent reports suggest that self-poisoning with insulin in diabetics is more common than previously appreciated (Gale, 1980) whilst little is known of the extent of self-poisoning with other drugs in diabetics. We therefore made a prospective study of the pattern and the complications of deliberate self-poisoning in diabetic patients referrred to the National Poisons Information Service, London (NPIS) during the two years 1978 -1979. For comparison we have also reviewed a small series of reports of drug overdosage with antidiabetic drugs in non-diabetic patients.


Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic material.There are cryptic plasmids in most of Chlamydia,whose unique genomics and proteins encoded by the genomics play an important role in the growth cycle,virulence,pathogenicity and immunity of chlamydia.The studying of chlamydia plasmid is benefit of understanding their biological roles and base the prevention and treatment of Chlamydia infection.


Key Points Question Can graphic warning labels on cigarette packs affect cognitions and smoking behavior among US daily smokers who are not ready to quit smoking? Findings This randomized clinical trial found that graphic warning labels decreased positive perceptions of cigarettes associated with branded cigarette packs but without clearly increasing health concerns. They also increased quitting cognitions but did not affect either cigarette cessation or consumption levels. Meaning Placing graphic warning labels on US cigarette packs did not have an effect on smoking behavior; however, these findings suggest that they may enhance other tobacco control strategies to reduce cigarette smoking.


Hyperuricemia is an increasing risk of metabolic syndrome in recent years. This study explored the effect and mechanism of gypenoside on serum uric acid concentration in hyperuricemic rats. The secondary hyperuricemia rat model induced by unreasonable dietary structure was made by intragastric administration of yeast and potassium oxonate. Indicators of hyperuricemic rats,including serum uric acid concentration,oxidase activity of xanthine in serum and uric acid excretion in 24 hours,were monitored. The results of biochemical detection showed that the concentration of serum uric acid in hyperuricemic rats of each gypenoside group were obviously lower than those in model group. In addition,the oxidase activity of xanthine in serum and uric acid excretion in 24 hours of gypenoside groups with different dosages had no significant differences. Hence,it was hypothesized that gypenoside played a role in inhibiting uric acid generation without inhibiting the activity of xanthine oxidase. On the other hand,there was no obvious difference in pH value of each group,while the concentration of serum uric acid in each gypenoside group were obviously higher than those in model group.Hence,it was hypothesized that gypenoside promoted the dissolution of serum uric acid in the urine. Based on these experimental results,it was concluded that gypenoside was beneficial for improving health status in patients with hyperuricemia by reducing the body's serum uric acid concentration via inhibiting generation and promoting excretion.


Outlier removal is a very important step for visual inertial odometry (VIO). Traditionally, outlier removal in extended Kalman filter (EKF) based VIO is achieved by Mahalanobis gating test. However, this simple test may not perform well for practical applications. One-point RANSAC is an effective approach for outlier removal. In this paper, we propose an enhanced approach based on one-point RANSAC. We employ feature re-projection error as an additional criterion to further identify outliers. Some experiments are conducted and the results are encouraging. The position and velocity deviation error of proposed method is better than that of the original one-point RANSAC algorithm.


After the exemption of agricultural tax,the problem facing villages and towns is not the simple increase or decrease in organizations and funds or the "permutation and combination"of personnel,but institution and mechanism at the deeper level.The key to solving the problems resides in accommodating to the changed circumstances,singling out and tackling the principal contradiction,lifting weights just as twiddling a feather,and settling contradictions through development and reform.


Direct-photon measurements in p+p and Au+Au collisions at sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200 GeV from the PHENIX experiment are presented. The p+p results are found to be in good agreement with next-to-leading-order (NLO) perturbative QCD calculations. Direct-photon yields in Au+Au collisions scale with the number of inelastic nucleon-nucleon collisions and don't exhibit the strong suppression observed for charged hadrons and neutral pions. This observation is consistent with models which attribute the suppression of high-pT hadrons to energy loss of quarks and gluons in the hot and dense medium produced in Au+Au collisions at RHIC.


We are presenting a working system for automated news analysis that ingests an average total of 7600 news articles per day in five languages. For each language, the system detects the major news stories of the day using a group-average unsupervised agglomerative clustering process. It also tracks, for each cluster, related groups of articles published over the previous seven days, using a cosine of weighted terms. The system furthermore tracks related news across languages, in all language pairs involved. The cross-lingual news cluster similarity is based on a linear combination of three types of input: (a) cognates, (b) automatically detected to geographical place names and (c) the results of a mapping process onto a multilingual classification system. A manual evaluation showed that the system produces good results.


This study has examined the effect of the TiO2 addition on properties of magnesium oxide obtained from seawater by substoichiometric precipitation. The addition of dolomite lime, used as the settling agent, was 80% of the stoichiometrically required quantity. In sample preparation, the combined method of rinsing of the magnesium hydroxide precipitate was used (3+2), i.e. rinsing by decantation was done three times with alkalised distilled water with pH of 12.50 and twice with distilled water with pH of 6.74. Repeated rinsing on the filter paper (5 times) was done with fresh distilled water with pH of 6.74. Isothermal and activated sintering of MgO samples (80% precipitation) then took place without TiO2 addition, and with the addition of 5 and 8 mass % TiO2 at the temperature of 1700 oC during 1 hour, in order to determine the properties of these samples, particularly as regards the amount of B2O3 in samples after sintering. The results indicate that the addition of TiO2 in the amount of 5 mass % is sufficient to bind the CaO present and thereby lead to significant evaporation of B2O3 in the process of activated sintering of seawater-derived magnesium oxide. Samples became significantly denser during sintering, i.e. all the samples examined had very low open porosity.


An Analysis of Teachers Who Teach Struggling Students by Brett Rankin MA, Walden University, 2004 BS, University of the District of Columbia, 1997 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education


By using a combination of hydrodynamics, scaling, and renormalization-group analysis, and a fit to the simulations of a classical rotor model, we can predict the form of the dynamic structure factor $S(\mathrm{k}, \ensuremath{\omega})$ of a two-dimensional quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet at low temperatures, if the zero-temperature spin-stiffness constant ${\ensuremath{\rho}}_{s}$ and magnetic susceptibility ${\ensuremath{\chi}}_{\ensuremath{\perp}}^{0}$ are known. These results should be applicable to inelastic neutron scattering in stoichiometric ${\mathrm{La}}_{2}$Cu${\mathrm{O}}_{4}$ above its N\'eel temperature, with only ${\ensuremath{\rho}}_{s}$ as an adjustable parameter.


The objective of this study is to analyze the historical evolution of political communication in the electoral processes of Peru. Political communication has been filled with the means that are available to everyone, the use of the internet and social networks, form a conglomerate of digital communication, this digital issue is causing a great impact on all social and economic strata, political communication has advanced in such a way that communication between voter and politician is closer for the exchange ofideas and discuss proposals made by politicians, so when making a brief historical description of how political communication evolved in Peru as a state democracy and what were those changes that occurred in the political communication of Peru. It is concluded that the politician took advantage of the media to give a false promising speech and make them believe that in an eventual government of his, things would change radically, making the speech a weapon that the politician uses in his favor.


However, considering that the electric and magnetic vectors (1) are both real valued, no conditions other than Eq. (2) should be imposed on E. Therefore, the conditions (5) in my work, which amount to E(−k,t) = E∗(k,t), are redundant. In this Erratum I want to point out that those redundant conditions do not alter, except for a factor of 2, the final expressions for the energy, momentum, and angular momentum in reciprocal space. This fact has already been taken into account by the factor 1/ √ 2 in Eqs. (1), which takes the place of the factor 1/2 in Eqs. (3) and (4) of my work. Here are the detailed derivations. The contribution of the electric field to the total energy is defined [1] as We = ε0 2 ∫ E2d3x. Upon substituting Eq. (1a), one finds, by a straightforward calculation,


This thesis presents a legitimacy assessment method. Three core elements constitute the basis of the method the stakeholder figure, the legitimacy themes and the legitimacy bases. The analysis combines the deductive and inductive investigative approaches. The context for the legitimacy assessment is the Illinois livestock industry. Results indicate the Illinois livestock industry has severe legitimacy liabilities. Additionally, the industry strategy may be ineffective addressing the legitimacy challenges posed by local communities. A secondary result of the research identifies the role of the legitimacy agent as a central component of the legitimacy state. Recommendations to improve the current legitimacy state of the Illinois livestock industry are provided.


To the Editor Patients with multivessel coronary disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction are good candidates for surgical revascularization and considered at high-risk for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Indeed, in these patients the benefit of percutaneous revascularization is offset by an absolute increase of short-term and long-term mortality. Nevertheless, in some cases the presence of severe comorbidities (i.e. chronic pulmonary disease and cerebrovascular disease), significantly increases perioperative risk, making these patients not suitable for surgical revascularization, and PCI remains the unique alternative to an insufficient pharmacologic treatment. Thus, with the progressive expansion of PCI horizons, several circulatory support devices, originally designed for surgical revascularization [i.e. intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), external left ventricle assist device (LVAD)] have been progressively adopted by interventional cardiologists in order to improve procedural outcomes, but no single approach has achieved wide acceptance.


In this article the shortest path of the acyclic network is determined through the hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal fuzzy numbers and the results are being compared. The fuzzy numbers are defuzzified by the magnitude measure. Magnitude measure of the hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal fuzzy numbers are derived using α-cut. Here the dynamic programming method is used to determine the shortest path.


Through visiting three agricultural research center of Canada Agricultural Ministry, introduced the way to innovate science technology and equipment, and the stucture of scientific research.Aimed at the insufficient invest in agricultural scientific research in China, gave some suggestions on structural reforms of agricultural science.


We present in this paper a new method for improving the decoding of the LDPC (low-density parity check) codes by optimising the log-SPA (sum-product algorithm). Currently, the LDPC codes give very good results with iterative decoding algorithm, log-SPA, based on the propagation confidence BP (belief propagation). To improve the existing log-SPA, we propose a decoding algorithm (log-SPA modified), which minimises the error decoding of words that could not be previously decoded. This algorithm is based on the dependency between the weight of the syndrome and the weight of the error sequence generated during iterations of decoding. Simulations illustrate the performance of our approach compared with classical LDPC code based on log-SPA.


Objective:To study the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract(GBE) on the concentration of Glu and Asp in rat ischemia brain under different cerebral temperature.Methods :The model of rat middle cerebral artery ischemia reperfusion was established,induced to target cerebral temperature,then detected the concentration of Glu and Asp in variant ischemia brain group of high temperature,normal temperature,and subhypothermia.Results :(1) Compared with sham operated group in normal temperature,the concentration of Glu and Asp were predominantly increased in cerebral ischemia control group and GBE group(P0.001).(2) Compared with cerebral ischemia control group in normal temperature,the concentration of Glu and Asp were decreased in GBE group under normal temperature and cerebral ischemia group under subhypothermia(P0.001).(3) Compared with GBE group under normal temperature,Glu and Asp concentration were notably increased(P0.001) in GBE group under mild high temperature while notably decreased(P0.01~0.001) in cerebral ischemia group and GBE group under subhypothermia.(4) Compared with cerebral ischemia group in subhypothermia,Glu and Asp concentration have no distinct diversity(P0.05) in GBE group under subhypothermia.Conclusion:(1) The cerebral temperature may affect GBE decreasing the exitotoxicity of Glu in cerebral ischemia.The GBE can decrease the exitotoxicity of Glu under normal temperature;those effect may be attenuated at mild hyperthermia while enhanced under subhypothermia,then enhance neuroprotection of GBE.(2) It suggests that the effect of decreasing the exitotoxicity of Glu,when subhypothermia combined with GBE,isn't the result of either subhypothermia or GBE intervention factor,but the main effect of subhypothermia and cooperation of both.


The sustained development of Taiwan's investment in China's mainland is the necessary requirement for Taiwan to develop its economy of modern handicraft industry and the certain trend toward economic integration.After China's joining WTO,the regions,forms and fields in which Taiwan invests in mainland have a series of new characteristics.Understanding these new characteristics are bound to promote the further economic integration between mainland and Taiwan and the formation of Chinese economic circle.


Strain sensors used in electronic skins, wearable devices for health monitoring, and implanted devices should have high sensitivity, flexibility, simplicity, and low cost. The fabrication of highly sensitive and flexible nanomaterial-based strain sensors generally requires self-assembly, transfer, and other complex processes. Thus, this study proposed a simple and efficient method for the production of a flexible strain sensor based on Au thin film, which was prepared only through common microfabrication technologies and could realize the mass production of highly sensitive and flexible strain sensors. A transitional Cr layer was fabricated for the improvement of the adhesion force between the Au and polyimide films. Additionally, the gauge factor of the sensor reached 220, and the sensor exhibited good repeatability during the multiple cycle tests. Moreover, the response time of sensor was approximately 300 ms. The high sensitivity was attributed to the combined action of microcrack formation and the size effect of the ultra-thin films, which were characterized through atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Because of these excellent properties, this ultrasensitive and flexible strain sensor based on Au thin films has potential applications in electronic skins and wearable devices.


A phenomenological model is constructed for an extended class of multibottom configurations that incorporates in an explicit fashion the effects of marine reverberations on seismic signals sought in a background of ambient and reverberant noise. A class of dereverberation operators of increasing complexity is described, and the related effects of water ghosts for bottom cables are included. The operator formalism explicitly distinguishes between phenomena occurring in the near‐surface (water and mud) and those resulting from deep strata reflections. This formalism permits a more extensive investigation of the water‐trapped mode (j=0), which has now been found to be more significant than previously suspected. Dereverberation procedures based on both structure‐dependent and structure‐free forms of the basic models are considered and compared. The former lead to parameter‐search techniques, while the latter employ linear‐least‐squares estimation of waveform. These models and procedures are illustrated by com...


Significance Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) is a major structural protein of caveolae found in cell membranes and is critical for numerous cellular functions. However, it remains unclear whether Cav-1 plays a role in ocular neovascularization, a major cause of blindness. In this study, we found that the gene deletion of Cav-1 exacerbates ocular neovascularization, and cavtratin, a cell permeable peptide mimicking Cav-1 function, inhibits ocular neovascularization by targeting multiple critical components of angiogenesis. Importantly, combined administration of cavtratin and anti–VEGF-A inhibits neovascularization more effectively, suggesting at least a partially VEGF-A–independent effect of cavtratin. Our findings reveal multitargeted effects of caveolin-1 and cavtratin in ocular neovascularization that may be of great therapeutic value for antiangiogenic therapy. Ocular neovascularization is a devastating pathology of numerous ocular diseases and is a major cause of blindness. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) plays important roles in the vascular system. However, little is known regarding its function and mechanisms in ocular neovascularization. Here, using comprehensive model systems and a cell permeable peptide of Cav-1, cavtratin, we show that Cav-1 is a critical player in ocular neovascularization. The genetic deletion of Cav-1 exacerbated and cavtratin administration inhibited choroidal and retinal neovascularization. Importantly, combined administration of cavtratin and anti–VEGF-A inhibited neovascularization more effectively than monotherapy, suggesting the existence of other pathways inhibited by cavtratin in addition to VEGF-A. Indeed, we found that cavtratin suppressed multiple critical components of pathological angiogenesis, including inflammation, permeability, PDGF-B and endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression (eNOS). Mechanistically, we show that cavtratin inhibits CNV and the survival and migration of microglia and macrophages via JNK. Together, our data demonstrate the unique advantages of cavtratin in antiangiogenic therapy to treat neovascular diseases.


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The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to rise worldwide, and this is related primarily to the prevalence of viral hepatitis. Even though the majority of patients with HCC present too late in the course of the disease to be considered for anything other than medical/palliative therapy, there remains a small group of patients who are candidates for potentially curative therapy [liver transplantation (LT), liver resection, or cytoreductive therapy]. Fortunately, there is no absolute resource barrier to liver resection or cytoreductive therapies; however, the same is not true for LT. Prior to Mazzaferro et al.'s landmark publication in 1996 on suggested guidelines for LT in the presence of HCC, the transplant community lacked a cogent paradigm for the application of LT in those with HCC. As a result, tumor recurrence rates were unacceptably high, and justifiable criticism was brought to bear in an effort to bring order to chaos. This was accomplished with the widespread adoption of Mazzaferro et al.'s recommendation of restricting LT to patients with HCC who fit a welldefined set of imaging criteria (disease confined to the liver, no imaging evidence of vascular invasion, and 1 lesion <5 cm or no more than 3 lesions, none larger than 3 cm). These criteria, now commonly called the Milan criteria, have become the gold standard against which all new criteria must rightfully be judged. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) correctly adopted the Milan criteria, and this resulted in better utilization of donated deceased donor livers and improved oncological outcomes after transplantation. UNOS codified the application of these criteria by awarding additional Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) points to this very restricted subset of patients (it should be noted that UNOS does not restrict the transplantation of patients outside the Milan criteria; however, as such patients are not permitted a MELD upgrade, in most instances this prevents them from receiving a deceased donor transplant). More recently, UNOS further restricted addition MELD upgrade to patients with stage II disease (ie, candidates with a single tumor 2 cm and <5 cm or no more than 3 lesions, the largest being <3 cm in size) as defined by the modified tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging classification. This change in policy (to disallow MELD upgrades for patients with stage I HCC) was a result of the large number of patients ( 50%) undergoing transplantation with stage I disease who ultimately proved not to have HCC on an explant pathological examination. Currently, organ allocation policies are still based on the TNM classification system despite evidence showing that it is not predictive of HCC oncological outcomes. Furthermore, and also at odds with current evidence, patients are given MELD exception points solely on the basis of their presenting tumor characteristics. Patients who are effectively downstaged from > stage II to stage II cannot receive exception MELD points without a local UNOS regional agreement or approval by the regional review board, and this decision varies widely between UNOS regions. In the past several years, numerous studies have shown that the Milan criteria are too restrictive and effectively exclude many patients without other


AN IMPROVEMENT in transportation facilities produces many types of social change. More intricate division of labor, geographic specialization, extension of the market, greater mobility of capital and labor, replacement of local monopoly with regional and national monopoly-these are some of the changes which result from the introduction and use of a major transportation facility. Religious, political, and economic ideologies are transformed, and local customs, beliefs, habits, and other forms of social differentiation are replaced by a new cosmopolitanism in thought and action. As the transcontinental railroad moved west in the 186o's, for example, the self-sufficient family and village economies widened into a national commercial organization. National commerce, in turn, involved regional and local specialization and a high degree of interdependence. Never was an economy of such magnitude knit together so quickly and so securely as the economy of the United States during the first few years after the end of the Civil War. As with other sections of the country, the territory of Utah was profoundly influenced by the junction of the Pacific railroads at Promontory, near Ogden, on May io, 1869. That a social revolution did not occur in Utah, that Utah was not immediately absorbed into the national free trade area, and that the economic and social changes in Utah were never as great as those which transformed other western states, can be attributed largely to the action of the leaders of the Mormon church who exercised a dominant influence in the determination of the economic


We extended the SPA(Super Pairwise Alignment) algorithm based on general penalty/score matrix.This algorithm is a suboptimal algorithm but has ultra-fast speed compared with Smith-Waterman algorithm(The computational complexity grows linearly with the length of the sequence).


Trial results suggest that the occurrence of heavy rain only 5 minutes after the application of the butyl ester of 2,4,5-T to gorse (Ulex europaeus) does not influence the herbicidal effect. When rain fell, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes after spray application, control of gorse was better than when there was a 24-hour timelag. INTRODUCTION AND METHOD There has been considerable discussion (Chavasse, 1975) on factors which influence effectiveness of herbicidal sprays on gorse — growth stage of plant, time of day, quantity of diluent, temperature, fog, drizzle, and rain. A trial was conducted to quantify the influence of rain, occurring at vaious times after spraying, on the herbicidal effect of 2,4,5-T butyl ester on gorse. Rooted cuttings of gorse were grown in 6-litre pots in a glasshouse until foliage was mature and the plants were flowering — that is, until August/September some 13-14 months after setting. Plants were watered and fertilised to maintain vigorous growth. When regrowth had reached 18-20 cm in length, the 60 most vigorous plants were selected for treatment. Six pots were used in each of 10 treatments (Table 1) with 3.6 kg a.i. 2,4,5-T in 330 litres water/ha. No surfactant was used. Temperature, relative humidity, duration of sunlight, and amount of rain (both artificial and natural) were recorded at time of spraying (Table 1) and during the early part of the trial. "Rain" was applied to all treatments with a coarse-droplet sprinkler for the first 45 minutes of treatment, after which natural precipitation occurred for a further 14 hours. In the first 45 minutes after completion of spraying of Treatment 8, a total of 25 mm of rain equivalent was recorded. Another 23 mm of rain •Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box 31-011, Christchurch


− Nanoparticles have been developed and applied for various applications to intelligently deliver bioactive materials. Herein, lactocin was processed into nanoparticles with methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1) (eudragit L100). The eudragit polymer can protect lactocin from the stomach acid and release lactocin in the intestines. When acetone and pH 7 buffer solution were used as non-solvent and solvent, respectively, the smallest volume-average particle size (290 nm) could be obtained. Freeze drying in presence of carrageenan (dispersant) can process the particles into dried powders with minimum aggregation. SEM observation revealed the primary particles prepared based on lactocin and eudragit were of a few tens of nanometers.


The newer triphasic oral contraceptive agents were designed to produce a more "normal" endometrial profile with understandably less breakthrough bleeding and a very low failure rate. This formulation because of the low dose of hormones has broader applications including administration to the "difficult" over 35-year-old patient. Patient acceptance is however poorly described and to my knowledge no adequate South African experience is available -- certainly no comparative study of different types of triphasic agents. While actively encouraging long-term oral contraceptive users to change to the low-dose triphasic agents a group of patients who had unacceptable side effects became apparent. These were almost all (10 out of 12) due to estrogenic dominance; viz. fluid retention mastalgia nausea and headache. These patients were then changed from Logynon and Triphasil which are identical to Trinovum. The estrogenic effects were exaggerated in 9 out of 10 patients. The conclusions to be drawn are that estrogenic effects appear to be dominant in the triphasic oral contraceptive agents and that patients should be forewarned and hence forearmed particularly those who have antecedent estrogenic dominance. These effects can of course be desirable particularly in long-term management of acne. The presumed basis for this effect must lie in the unmeasurable "peripheral sensitivity" at the receptor level since hormonal investigation of these fertile patients was negative. The lesson to me was that in order to obtain maximum patient acceptance cognizance must be taken of the estrogenic balance of triphasic oral contraceptive agents. (full text)


In his "The World's smallest macroeconomic model" (Krugman(1999)), Paul Krugman argued that under the assumption of price rigidity, a shortage of money supply leads to underemployment or recession, so increasing money supply can eliminate underemployment and restore full employment. But, how do we increase the money supply? I will show that we need a budget deficit to increase the money supply in order to restore full employment from recession. Also, I will show that in a growing economy, if people hold money, a budget deficit is necessary to maintain full employment under constant price or inflation. A budget deficit is not only effective in pulling the economy out of recession, it is even necessary for continued growth without inviting either recession or inflation.


In this research, ride quality of a truck is investigated to understand vibration specifications of the multi-degree of freedom 3-axle rigid truck. for this purpose, a Benz 2624 model have been modelled. An off-road duty is considered for this analysis. A modeling procedure and simulation of the truck is produced in this research. The system is modelled by a linear model which contains the seat and cab suspensions, rigid live axles, and also suspension geometries, the motion equations and system matrices are obtained by utilizing the Lagrange's equation. Then, a numerical central difference method is utilized to gain the system responses subject to the sinusoidal road excitations. Truck's physical parameters and dynamic properties of its components are not well-known therefore these properties have been achieved by modeling the truck in SOLIDWORKS software. Finally, a code based on these equations is developed in MATLAB software to calculate system time responses under different cases, which contains low and high drive frequency of the truck. The developed model can also be used for newer trucks with some modifications to change the current model it's necessary to have accurate information for input data.


PURPOSE: An anti-slipping and guide-indicating synthetic wooden floor panel for a deck is provided to form a guide-indicating line by spreading a fluorescent pigment, thereby guiding walks on a mountain trail, a sidewalk, and a promenade at night through the line. CONSTITUTION: An anti-slipping and guide-indicating synthetic wooden floor panel(100) for a deck comprises a deck panel(110), a polyurea resin layer(120), an anti-slipping bump(130), and a guide-indicating line. The polyurea resin layer is formed with a polyurea main agent and a polyurea curing agent which are injected into each resin fixing groove and are hardened and fixed. The polyurea main agent is mixed with the polyurea curing agent in a ratio of 40-60:40-60 wt%. The anti-slipping bump for preventing slipping is longitudinally formed on a surface between the resin fixing grooves of the deck panel. The guide-indicating lines are longitudinally formed on both upper surfaces of the deck panel by spreading a fluorescent pigment, and guide walks at night.


THE CSCE follow-up meeting held in Belgrade between October 1977 and March 1978 provided only a disappointingly meagre contribution to furthering East-West detente. The 35 participating states agreed only on a reafhrmation of the obligations they had undertaken in the Final Act and on a further meeting to be held in Madrid in 1980. While limited, these agreements were, nonetheless, significant, for at least the CSCE 'process' continues. The reaf~rmation of the provisions of the Final Act is also useful to the extent that the Final Act has proved a constraint on states, however marginally, to respect their obligations. Moreover, Belgrade confirmed the legitimacy of demanding that states should fulfil their obligations and of criticising them when they failed to do so. It provided a vital opportunity for participating states to


Fu Si-nian was an influential historian in the 20th century and was also a litterateur who had made great contributions and his contributions in literature were all-round . When historiography field is carrying on thorough investigation into him, literature field is gradually bringing him into its field of vision. Fu Si- man Complete Works provides the well- found materials for the research of him. But because of inattentive editting, there are many mistakes in the ages of a few letters. The article proceeds to research into the ages of a few letters, and offer the more accurate nitty-gritty for the further study of Fu.


This presentation gives an overview of the results of an exploratory study on multivariable feedback and feedforward control for electromechanical motion systems. Industrial cases are presented where multivariable control may be beneficial. Multivariable control problems due to plant interaction and coupling in external disturbances and performance parameters are studied. Tools are presented to quantify multivariable properties in practical multivariable systems. Also, it is demonstrated how scalar manual loopshaping techniques may be extended to handle multivariable control problems.


In this paper cubic systems which have degenerate infinity and invariant straight lines of total multiplicity five are classified. It is proved that, modulo affine transformations and time rescaling, there are 24 classes of such systems. For every class the qualitative investigation was carried out in the Poincaré disc. Mathematics subject classification: 34C05.


The relationship between the maximum duration of a voluntary breath hold (BHT) and the alveolar Pco2 at the start and finish of the period of apnoea has been investigated in six subjects over a wide range of CO2 tensions, for breath holds made at VC, 60 per cent VC, and FRC. Alveolar Po2 was maintained above the level at which hypoxia is a significant factor in stimulating pulmonary ventilation. The results suggest that the relationship between BHT and Pco2 at breaking point may be approximated by two straight line segments: for short breath holds (with a high initial Pco2), BHT and breaking point Pco2 are linearly related; for long breath holds (with a low initial Pco2) final Pco2 is independent of the duration of the breath hold. These results suggest that the mechanical component of the drive to resume breathing saturates during long breath holds, the level of saturation depending on the lung volume at which the breath is held.


The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a brake. The apparatus includes a wheel pressure selection unit which provides wheel pressure modes different from each other with regards to current pedal stroke generated in a brake device at the time of driving a vehicle; a wheel pressure storage unit which stores information on the level of wheel pressure different from each other corresponding to the wheel pressure modes different from each other; a first control unit which receives a wheel pressure mode signal corresponding to one wheel pressure mode selected by the wheel pressure selection unit, and performs control so as to receive information on corresponding wheel pressure from the wheel pressure storage unit; a first wheel pressure adjustment unit which provides the information on corresponding wheel pressure stored in the wheel pressure storage unit to the brake device, and adjusts current wheel pressure corresponding to a current pedal stroke generated in the brake device to the wheel pressure corresponding to the information on wheel pressure stored in the wheel pressure storage unit. [Reference numerals] (10) Brake device; (100) Brake control device


The growth, survival and reproductive cycles were compared between diploid and triploid rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, through culturing both ploid fish in same pond from 8 to 59 month (Oct. 1985-Nov. 1989) after hatching. Survival in post spawning season was higher in the triploid females than in the diploid females, males and the triploid males, whose motalities increased during the post spawning season by fungus desease. The diploids grew slightly faster than the triploids until first spawning season both in females and males. Although the growth rate of the diploid females, males and triploid males gradually decreased with sexual maturation. Triploid females showed higher growth rate than diploid from the onset of second spawning season. As the result of the higher growth rate in triploid females, they reached 6.60kg in mean body weight and 7.50kg in maximum body weight at the end of the experiment and they were heavier about 2kg than diploid females. However, in the case of males, there were no clear difference in growth between ploidies even after first spawning season. Condition factor and ratio of trunk weight to body weight were higher in triploid females compared to diploid females. Fresh meat color of triploid females was maintained bright red or vermilion even in the spawning season of diploid. The typical secondary sexual characteristics, such as dark body color and long snout, were observed similarly in both ploidy males. Fresh meat color of males became thin beige by decoloring, and the thickness of muscle of abdominal region became thinner during maturation period. The gonadosomatic-index (GSI) of triploid females are moving


The existing approaches to the estimation of outsourcing efficiency have been systematized and generalized as well as methods of estimation of the accounting outsourcing efficiency have been suggested.


We prove a discrepancy estimate related to the sequence of fractional parts of $b^n/n$. This improves an earlier result of Cilleruelo et al.


The paper selects the new-style double coordinate system combined graph in category of the chart of oblique coordinate system to describe the graphic methodology of geo- information.From a variety of combined styles,the author uses the best suitable graph style to show various geo-information,which can transfer the information highly effectively and beautifully.The study creates a new way to describe graphic methodology of geo-information,which will easily find the hidden spatio-temporal patterns in the statistics data of complicated earth system.


The field experiments were conducted to compare the alternate partial root-zone irrigation (APRI) with and without black plastic mulch (BPM) with full root-zone irrigation (FRI) in furrow-irrigated okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) at Bhubaneswar, India. APRI means that one of the two neighboringfurrows was alternately irrigated during consecutive watering. FRI was the conventional method where every furrow was irrigated during each watering. The used irrigation levels were 25% available soil moisture depletion (ASMD), 50% ASMD, and 75% ASMD. The plant growth and yield parameters were observed to be significantly (p < 0.05) higher with frequent irrigation (at 25% ASMD) under all irrigation strategies. However, APRI + BPM produced the maximum plant growth and yield using 22% and 56% less water over APRI without BPM and FRI, respectively. The highest pod yield (10025kgha −1 )w as produced under APRI at 25% ASMD + BPM, which was statistically at par with the pod yield under APRI at 50% ASMD + BPM. Irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE), which indicates the pod yield per unit quantity of irrigation water, was estimated to be highest (12.3kgm −3 ) under APRI at 50% ASMD + BPM, followed by APRI at 25% ASMD + BPM. Moreover, the treatment APRI at 50% ASMD + BPM was found economically superior to other treatments, generating more net return (US$ 952ha −1 ) with higher benefit–cost ratio (1.70).


It is fundamental for us to cultivate the students' intelligenc e of dealing with people and enhance their psychological immunity in the psychol ogical health education of students, because intelligence of dealing with people determines whether students can live up to the standard of psychological health , succeed in their life or solve the main problems they will face in their socia l development. To cultivate students' intelligence of handling people, we must f irst change our ideas of education and realize the, mportance of enhancing stud ents' psychological immunity to their psychological health on students' correct attitude towards study cultivation of it.


The article is devoted to scholarly interest to N. F. Fyodorov's ideas in Soviet ac-ademic discourse of the 1920s through the 1980s, the author analyzing their fate in the period under consideration and singling out major trends of philosophical reflection based on his heritage of the time.


A novel Chinese character model with variability measurement is presented. The relationships between strokes are modelled by forces, the strengths of which depend on the character, and thus the variability is also modelled. A predication analysis by using the character model is devised to demonstrate the validity of the model.


Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) characteristically harbors many tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. In biopsies of Hodgkin or anaplastic large cell lymphoma many activated CTLs are related to a very poor clinical outcome, suggesting that in these cases with a strong CTL mediated anti-tumor cell response, selection occurs for tumor cells that have become resistant to CTL and chemo and/or radiotherapy induced apoptosis. Only activated CTLs and natural killer cells express granzyme B. Objective. Since, similar to lymphomas, the prognosis of NPC patients depends primarily on the sensitivity of tumor cells to radio- and/or chemotherapy, this study investigated whether the presence of many tumor-infiltrating activated CTLs in tumor biopsies also predicts poor prognosis in NPC patients. Methods: The study investigated 39 specimens of Indonesian NPC patients that fulfilled the following criteria; no evidence of distant metastases at the time of diagnosis, and complete remission following complete radio- and/or chemotherapy. Number of tumor-infiltrating activated CTLs was detected using a combination of antibodies against granzyme Band CD3, CD8 and CD56. Results: The presence of a high number of tumor infiltrating activated CTLs expressing granzyme B appeared to be a very strong predictor of a rapid fatal clinical outcome. Its prognostic value was stronger than and independent from the other prognostic makers; age and clinical TNM stage at presentation. Prognosis was found to decline strongly with increasing percentage of activated CTLs. The most informative cut-off value was found to be 25%. The median overall survival time of patients with


Boaventura de Sousa Santos makes a minute analysis of current society in which values such as equality and fraternity are eclipsed by the logic of neoliberal capitalism. Law and modern science have contributed to this phenomenon through the determination of societies ever more unjust and excluding. The remedy for an imminent defeat, considers De Sousa Santos, is social emancipation, that is, an encounter between different civilizations, a process that permits mutual understanding among world citizens; therefore the concept of difference cannot be considered as a factor of separation and isolation, but rather as a factor of interchange and solidarity.


2518 Background: MM-151 is a novel oligoclonal anti-EGFR antibody combination designed to overcome key challenges of the EGFR network: ligand redundancy and signal amplification. Preclinical studie...


A new complex, [Cu(dien)2][Ni(CN)4] (1) [dien = diethylenetriamine] has been obtained by the reaction of Cu(ClO4)2·6H2O, diethylenetriamine and K2[Ni(CN)4] in water, and has been characterized spectroscopically. The crystal structure of 1 has been determined. In the complex, two tridentate dien ligands are bonded to the copper(II) ion in a distorted octahedral arrangement and the anion remains outside the coordination sphere.


This paper will appear in the Santa Cruz proceedings. An overview of the braid group techniques in the theory of algebraic surfaces, from Zariski to the latest results, is presented. An outline of the Van Kampen algorithm for computing fundamental groups of complements of curves and the modification of Moishezon-Teicher regarding branch curves of generic projections are given. The paper also contains a description of a quotient of the braid group, namely $\tilde B_n$ which plays an important role in the description of fundamental groups of complements of branch curves.It turns out that all such groups are ``almost solvable'' $\tildeB_n$-groups. Finally, possible applications to the study of moduli spaces of surfaces of general type are described and new examples of positive signature spin surfaces whose fundamental groups can be computed using the above algorithm (Galois cover of Hirzebruch surfaces) are presented.


In the middle of the twenties a Hungarian daily paper declared: "One day an American writerat a relatively young age and almost without previous fame, rising from entire obscurityopened his arms wide beyond the ocean, and, wreathed with the laurels of popularity, embraced and conquered the whole world. That writer was Jack London. In Hungary alone more books of his have been sold during the last three years than all Hungarian writers put together were able to sell within ten years. Without exaggeration, we may put the number of Jack London books sold within the last 3 years at a hundred thousand."1 These lines seem to indicate that the American writer had had an unparalleled success in Hungarian literary life. But a more profound examination of the question leads us to the conviction that although great masses of the reading public were passionately fond of his works, there were also quite a few people, especially the more discerning critics, who did not think highly of him. This dichotomy of opinion gives us a forewarning of exciting things in the tracing of Jack London's career in Hungary. His enormous success in the Hungary of the twentieth century was due partly to the novelty of the themes of his works and partly to the great increase during this period in the number of less discriminating readers. Among the Hungarian writers living in the second part of the nineteenth or at the turn of the twentieth century there were none who might have prepared readers and critics for the acceptance of London's works. Were foreign and especially American authors in a position to do more for him ? Leaving aside J. F. Cooper, the author of the famous LeatherStocking Stories that were just as popular with us as in all the other European countries, perhaps Bret Harte's name must be mentioned in this respect. Harte was a writer of less talent, but he too achieved some success in Hungary because of the novelty of his frontier stories about gold diggers, cowboys and other adventurers. It is likely he was the only American writer who helped Jack London to carve a way into the hearts of Hungarian readers, by making them susceptible to American adventure with stories conjuring up the local colour of California.


Acid and base properties of series of β -substituted derivatives of tetraphenylporphyrin are studied in present work. First and second stage ionization constants for investigated ligands are determined. Acid properties of porphyrins are found to be in good agreement with classical theories about influence of substituent's nature and geometrical structure of macrocycle on their physical and chemical parameters. It is found that whole investigated porphyrins have catalytic activity in heterogeneous oxidation of N,N-diethylcarbamodithioate.


This study was designed to assess the effects of topically applied hyperosmotic glycerin on the human corneal endothelium. Ten human subjects with one eye legally blind due to noncorneal causes were studied. Anhydrous glycerin was applied to one eye and normal saline to the other eye. Both eyes were studied with specular microscopy. Frequent application of topical glycerin resulted in extensive changes in the specular microscopic appearance of the corneal endothelium; these changes consisted of blurring of the endothelial mosaic, phase reversal of the cell borders, and light and dark intracellular and intercellular bodies. Most of these changes reversed by 1–1 1/2 hours with the exception of some cellular "events." In contrast, the corneas treated with saline alone showed no significant change. It is suggested that at least transient and perhaps some permanent changes in the corneal endothelium can be induced by the topical application of anhydrous glycerin.


In the article we bring to light the delusions of the theory of the crises analysis as effectless at the creation of modern systems of the state anti-recessionary regulation. The principal problem is the variability definition of the term of crisis and the vagueness of the date of its start and the ending. The knowledge propagation in the field of the circular economy development is focused in Russia on the N. D. Kondratiev's works in this area, repressed in the Stalin times. The attention is drawn to the fact that N. D. Kondratyev emphasized that, first, his cyclicity «lacks the preciseness and, of course, admits the exceptions, and secondly, it does not contain the author's explanation of the reasons, and, thirdly, the author saw that the upward waves were accompanied by the major social upheavals and the socials upheavals (revolutions, wars) in comparison of the periods of the downside waves. These circumstances are not taken into the consideration when creating «Kondratiev waves» in the excess long-term (up to 2060 year). The analysis of the development of the scope of anti-recessionary regulation in the operating regulatory legal base of the Russian Federation is performed. The author found that in the Russian legislation there are differs «the large-scale financial and economic crisis», «the crisis phenomena», «the systemic political and socio-economic crisis», «the government crisis», «the budget crisis» and many other types of the crises in the modern Russian economy


A decreased CRC risk was observed for the consumption of total (aORs of high total allium intake compared with low total allium intake = 0.21, 95% CI = 0.14–0.30, p trend < 0.001) and several individual allium vegetables including garlic, garlic stalks, leek, onion, and spring onion (p trend < 0.05). By further sex-strati ied analysis, allium vegetable intake was demonstrated to be inversely associated with the risk of CRC in both men and women. However, the association of garlic intake with cancer risk was not signi icant among those with distal colon cancer (aOR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.27– 1.05, p trend = 0.248) [1,2].


THERE are two representations of the ceremonies celebrated by a king at his Sed-festival which are sufficiently comprehensive to be used as the basis for a study of the purpose and meaning behind this ancient festival. These are found in the reliefs from the chapel of the sun temple built by King Niuserr6c at Abu Gurob and the scenes showing King Osorkon II from the temple at Bubastis. A further series of scenes existed in the great temple built by Amenhotep III at Soleb, but these scenes are not only incomplete today but were also connected with the foundation and dedication of the building as well as with the festival. Hence, while many of the scenes must have taken place at the time of one of Amenhotep's three Sed-festivals, they do not appear to deal exclusively with the ceremonies themselves. The Niuserr?c scenes were undoubtedly once the fullest and most important representation of which we have any evidence today, but they have unfortunately come down in so fragmentary a state that they are now less full than those of Osorkon. Because they were of a much earlier date they also had the additional advantage of showing the rites in what must have been the original form, an Old Kingdom representation and not one from the late period in what was probably a somewhat altered form. In the account given in the following pages the Bubastis reliefs have formed the main source of material, but certain additional scenes and evidence have been included where they might help in the understanding of the actual rites. Before discussing the scenes at Bubastis a few general observations are necessary on the layout of the reliefs in the temple. In the first place the term used to describe them in the publication, i.e., "Festival Hall" is really a complete misnomer. Naville himself pointed out that, far from being in a hall or even a pillared court, the scenes were carved in reality on the sides of a granite gateway constructed between the two great courts or halls within the temple. He also compared this with the gateway between courts at Soleb.1 This gateway of Osorkon was composed of large granite blocks, and Naville was definite about its original form and published a restoration of the gate as it may have looked when first completed. The position of the stones had to be worked out by a detailed study of the scenes carved on them; it may be of interest to quote Naville's own account of the finding of the gate. "The form of the building could not be discovered at first sight. When its remains were unearthed, the hall of Osorkon II was a mere heap of huge granite blocks; each stone had to be rolled and turned, and paper casts were made of the inscriptions engraved on its sides. When the inscriptions had been copied, order could be brought into this confused mass of writing and figures; the contiguous parts could be put together; the angles, where they had been preserved, served as clues for the measures, and by degrees the form of the edifice could be recognized." This gateway of Osorkon gave on to a court or hall measuring about 80 feet by 120


578Background: Male breast cancer is rare and accounts for less than 1% of breast cancer diagnoses. The majority of male breast cancers are hormone-receptor positive and tamoxifen is the standard adjuvant hormone treatment. Tamoxifen is metabolized primarily by CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 in the liver to the active metabolite endoxifen, increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant biomarker of therapeutic benefit. Plasma levels of endoxifen above a threshold of 15 nM appear to confer maximal anti-hormonal benefit and potentially improved outcomes. Methods: We have carried out a prospective assessment of endoxifen levels in men with breast cancer followed in a personalized tamoxifen clinic. Eleven men with breast cancer were assessed and compared with age and genotype matched female patients, with both groups initially treated at the usual tamoxifen dose of 20 mg/day. Results: Mean baseline endoxifen levels in male CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers (EM) were significantly lower than female EMs (30.88 ± 5.9 nM versus...


Objective:To investigate the relationship between TCM syndrome types of unstable angina and homocysteine (HCY),hypersensitive C reactive protein (hs-CRP).Methods:A total of 102 patients with unstable angina had their serum HCY and hs-CRP determined and underwent coronary angiography. Another 98 subjects served as control group. Results:The levels of HCY and hs-CRP in the angina group were significantly increased compared to the control group(P0.01). They were different among varied coronary lesions and TCM syndrome types (P0.01),the highest level in triple-vessel,next double-vessel and then single-vessel coronary lesions,and type of blood stagnation,type of phlegm and turbid stagnation,type of of Chest Stuffiness and Pains,type of Qi weakness,type of heart Yin deficiency,and type of heart Yang deficiency in order. Conclusion:The level of HCY and hs-CRP varies among different TCM syndrome types of angina and can be used as diagnostic markers for the differentiation of TCM syndromes of the coronary disease.


By utilizing the theory of multimode squeezed state,the characteristics of generalized nonlinear equal-power amplitude squeezing of the multimode functional even coherent state is studied,and it is found, when the squeezed number is an odd number,the two quadrature components of the state can present symmetry equal-power amplitude squeezing effect,the squeezed degree,the squeezed depth and the squeezed amplitude are related intensively to the squeezed number,the superposition probability, the classical intensity and initial phase of each mode of the state and other parameters.The further research shown that the conclusions are not completely the same as the theoretical results if the classical intensity of the two three light-fields of the multimode functional even coherent state according to ground mode circular Gaussian distribution.


The recent claim that the exit probability (EP) of a slightly modified version of the Sznadj model is a continuous function of the initial magnetization is questioned. This result has been obtained analytically and confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations, simultaneously and independently by two different groups (EPL, 82 (2008) 18006; 18007). It stands at odds with an earlier result which yielded a step function for the EP (Europhys. Lett., 70 (2005) 705). The dispute is investigated by proving that the continuous shape of the EP is a direct outcome of a mean-field treatment for the analytical result. As such, it is most likely to be caused by finite-size effects in the simulations. The improbable alternative would be a signature of the irrelevance of fluctuations in this system. Indeed, evidence is provided in support of the stepwise shape as going beyond the mean-field level. These findings yield new insight in the physics of one-dimensional systems with respect to the validity of a true equilibrium state when using solely local update rules. The suitability and the significance to perform numerical simulations in those cases is discussed. To conclude, a great deal of caution is required when applying updates rules to describe any system especially social systems.


Liquid crystals are molecular systems that exhibit partial ordering of molecules similar to solids while maintaining the ability to flow like liquids. Depending upon the amount of ordering in the material, there are many types of liquid crystalline phases. The nematic phase is the most common and technologically most important one due to its use in display applications. In the nematic phase, the molecules tend to have the same alignment, but their positions are not correlated. In part due to fundamental scientific interest and driven by new technological motivations apart from displays, the existence of new stable nematics has been continuously searched. The continuing search led to a recent discovery of a new type of nematic phase, 1 , 2 known as the twist-bend nematic (Ntb), in certain bent-shaped liquid crystal dimers that have been supported by various independent experimental studies. Since the Ntb phase has been discovered recently, its properties have not been fully explored and a detailed description and understanding at the molecular level are still far from complete. 3 The Ntb phase's formation is highly sensitive to any slight changes in the molecular shape arising from the chemical makeup of the linking spacer, terminal moieties and mesogenic units. 4 , Such structural features are not accessible directly through experiments. Thus, in this work, we present a set of DFT calculations on a series of liquid crystal dimers. This work aims to probe the role of certain structural features in driving the formation of the Ntb phase. This study also reveals why this phase occurs in certain bent molecules, but not in all. Since the constituent molecules are flexible and exist in a range of conformers, comparing the conformational landscapes of the dimers-exhibiting-the-Ntb-phase against those-do-not would identify the molecular conformations promoting the formation of the Ntb phase. Overall, this study evaluates ideal molecular structural features and conformational ensembles potentially responsible for the appearance of the Ntb phase.


Based on the novel "A Love of Thousand Years" (Un Amour de Mille Ans) by Akira Mizubayashi, the paper attempts to reveal the problems related to intercultural communication. Linguistic, cultural and religious aspects are observed. The bearers of these aspects are Sen-nen, the main hero presenting Japan, as well as the hero who is open to other cultures, Matilda, Sen-nen's wife, who is associated with Europe and their daughter, Emily, who seems to "lack" culture, she presents modern globalist "culture".


Appl Organometal Chem. 2019;e4748. https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.4748 An efficient three‐component reaction of aromatic aldehydes, 6‐aminouracil/ 6‐amino‐1,3‐dimethyluracil and 4‐hydroxycoumarin in the presence of a novel heterogeneous catalyst H3PMo12O40‐immobilized Co3O4/chitosan led to a synthesis of a new class of pyrimidinedione derivatives under reflux conditions. The magnetically recoverable nanocomposite of Co3O4/chitosan/H3PMo12O40 was fully characterized by Fourier transform‐infrared spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, vibrating‐sample magnetometry and N2 adsorption– desorption by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis. Results show that Keggin‐ type 12‐molybdophosphoric acid immobilized into the network of the cross‐linked chitosan with super‐paramagnetic Co3O4 nanoparticles. The present method offers several advantages, such as simple procedure, short reaction times and excellent yields of products. The novelty of the catalyst, high catalytic activity, easy separation from the reaction with an external magnetic field and reusability of the catalyst in six consecutive runs are additional eco‐ friendly attributes of this catalytic system.


Objectives: To explore unique characteristics of HPV related oral malignant and premalignant lesions and to describe role of dental surgeons in prevention of this viralinduced carcinogenesis. Methods: Extensive literature search was conducted to identify articles detailing HPV associated diseases. Data collected were categorised under relevant titles of clinical interest. Results: Peculiarities of HPV linked cancers in head and neck include its different mode of transmission, younger age distribution, irrelevant habit history, good treatment response, better survival rates, less chance of local recurrence and low distant metastasis. Conclusions: The most distinguishing feature of HPV related head and neck cancers is that it is vaccine preventable. Dental surgeons have got an influential role in creating patient awareness regarding this emerging epidemic. The article advocate further research in this regard. Key Message: The carcinogenic potential of Human papilloma virus has been an interesting topic of research for the past few decades. This article discusses the recent epidemiologic and etiologic trends in Human Papilloma Virus – associated head and neck cancers, its presence in precancerous lesions and its implication in dental practise.


Methods of analysis have been developed which allow the long-time mechanical and thermal stability of polymeric materials to be predicted from experiments conducted over relatively short periods of time. Materials tested included Plexiglas, poly (vinyl chloride), polystyrene, Delrin, and Lexan. The method for accelerated testing of mechanical properties is an application to creep-rupture tests of the time-temperature equivalence concept previously developed for mechanical behavior of polymeric materials. At temperatures from approximately 25° to 125 °C below the glass-rubber transition temperature for each polymer, it was found that a 10 °C increase in temperature corresponds to approximately a tenfold decrease in time-to-failure. Thus, experiments which produce a time-to-failure of several days at a given temperature and stress may be used to predict failure times of the order of a year or more for a material temperature 20 °C lower. The method for accelerated testing of thermal stability uses the kinetic parameters and extents of reaction determined from thermogravimetric analysis and residual gas analysis. These are used to predict thermal stability of materials over a period of days or weeks from a test requiring approximately 4 hr.


A multi-chip package system includes a signal transmission line commonly coupled to a plurality of semiconductor chips to transfer data to/from the semiconductor chips from/to outside; and a termination controller suitable for detecting a loading value of the signal transmission line and controlling a termination operation on the signal transmission line based on the loading value.


There has been remarkable progress involving the application of stem cells in the orthopedic specialty. This is advancement that I have witnessed consistently among by patients, who seek to avoid partial and full joint replacements. Initially, my confidence in the use of stem cells was ignited by its impressive track record in Europe, where it has seen affirmation from studies performed on both human and animal models. In the procedure, adult stem cells are harvested from the iliac bone, isolated, and injected into the affected joint space or tissue. The entire procedure lasts at most 45 minutes, which is especially ideal for geriatric patients that have concerns with prolonged anesthesia. The recovery time is minimal – patients are encouraged to be lightly active immediately following the procedure. Through my experience, I have seen results in one to four months on average. Within this time, patients will admit general feelings of alleviation of pain, increased mobility, and overall improvement in their condition. Additionally, this procedure can be combined with others in order to facilitate healing time. In one notable example, a remarkably athletic patient was initially presented to me with symptoms of chronic pain consistent with a diagnosis of shoulder impingement syndrome and glenohumeral osteoarthritis. I performed an arthroscopy along with a glenohumeral debridement, along with injection of stem cells into the affected area. Within six weeks the patient reported almost entirely alleviated symptoms, regained strength, and a seamless return to the activities of daily living. This has come to be a normal response for those that undergo the treatment, as I have witnessed time and time again. I sincerely urge the scientific and surgical communities alike to consider stem cell treatment for orthopedic ailments a very tangible and worthwhile cause.


While prior research has studied the role of pacing in acquisition sequences, there is only limited evidence on the effects of the motives of individual acquisitions on the performance of an acquis...


In recent years, the cytokine hypothesis of depression has received considerable research attention, providing insights on the mechanism study and the therapeutic treatment of depressive disorders. Two classes of cytokines, pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines, are proven to be associated with depression. In this review, the focus is on the research of anti-inflammatory cytokines, which are believed to have a key role in alleviating depression-related symptoms. Anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-10, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, interleukin-4, interleukin-13, transforming growth factor-beta, and adiponectin, show decreased concentrations during depressive episodes. Anti-inflammatory cytokines participate in the regulation mechanism of depression through antagonizing pro-inflammatory cytokines and interacting with MAPK signaling, neurotransmitters, and glucocorticoids. Various kinds of antidepressants can lead to an increased secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines, which might be the action mechanism of antidepressants. Overall, accumulating evidences from the literature demonstrate positive prospects of using anti-inflammatory cytokines as a therapeutic alternative to treat depression.