The phase equilibrium study on x (Co3Al2Si3O12)-(1-x) (Y3Al5O12) series (x being the weight fraction) showed that garnet was the only stable phase in the composition range of x=0.0-0.30; garnet coexisted with spinel, cristobalite, and Y2O3-SiO2 mineral in the range of x>0.30-0.46; and spinel, cristobalite, olivine and Y2O3-SiO2 mineral were the stable minerals for x=0.49 (T. Noda and M. Ushio, this journal, 75, 330 (1967).In the present paper, the pressure effect on the stability region of garnet or other minerals of this series are reported. Glasses or gel mixtures corresponding to x (Co3Al2Si3O12)-(1-x) (Y3Al5O12) series (x being the weight fraction) were heattreated at pressures up to 40 kbar, using a sgeezer or a modified girdle type high pressure apparatus.The increases in temperature from 385° to 800°C and in pressure up to 40 kbar resulted in the extension of the region of garnet formation to a larger value of x. At relatively lower temperatures, however, the x-value of garnet formation region was not found to exceed a certain value even if high pressure was applied. Cobalt garnet proper could not be synthesized below 800°C at pressure even above 25 kbar. As was already shown, dp/dT for the reaction of cobalt garnet formation was positive, and even in the stability region of the garnet, reaction of the garnet formation hardly proceeded at temperatures below 1000°C (T. Noda and M. Ushio, this journal, 75, 125 (1967)).The results obtained in the present experiments that the x-value of garnet formation region increased with the increase in temperature are probably due to the sluggish rate of reaction at low temperatures. Therefore, the observed region of formation is not considered to be in the true equilibrium state.With heat treatment at 1200°C cobalt garnet was obtained at pressures above 21 kbar. The x-value of the garnet formation region increased almost linearly with increase in pressure. The experimental results obtained at 1200°C are likely to show relationships in the equilibrium state.


Relationship between Theory of Mind and Figurative Language Comprehension in Schizophrenia when controlling for IQ and Executive Functions Jose M. Gavilan Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Psychology Department (Associate professor). Jose E. Garc´ia-Albea Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Psychology Department (University Professor). Abstract: In a previous study (Gavil´ an & Garc´ia-Albea, 2009) 23 schizophrenic patients and 23 healthy controls were assessed in Theory of Mind (ToM) and Figurative Language Comprehension (FLC) abilities in order to explore the functional relationship between both capacities. We used 3 ToM and 3 FLC tasks. We found that ToM correlated high and significantly with FLC only in the group of patients. In the present study we aim to identify whether the association found in patients between ToM and FLC was genuine or it is better explained by impairments in general intelligence and/or executive functions. For that purpose, the same sample was assessed using a short form of the WAIS-III-R in order to estimate their IQ, and 7 Executive Functions (EF) tests to estimate their executive integrity. Results show that the correlation between ToM and FLC capacities remains significant when controlling either for IQ, or when controlling for EF.


This study proposes a method for accurately predicting river water levels by using hydrological information and machine learning . The provision of hydrological information has been promoted in wide areas of Japan . In recent years, large-scale flood damage has frequently occurred, including that from heavy rainfall in Hokkaido in August 2016. The importance of flood prediction, which is used for planning the evacuation of residents, has been increasing . In this study, water levels of previous floods were predicted with lead times of 6 hours or longer by using the Random Forest ( RF ) method, a machine learning method. Explanatory variables with high contribution were extracted from all the RF explanatory variables used for predicting previous floods, and prediction was done by developing a regression, that is the related factor correlation method to express the relationship between the extracted variables and the objective variables. The prediction of the peak water level was found to be evaluated on the safety side,and the authors were able to propose a practical water level prediction method based on the information engineering tech-nique .


A cross-sectional study was performed to screen vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in pigs from 6 farms in 5 provinces of the Central Region, Thailand. Fecal samples were collected aseptically from breeding sows, and screened for VRE by plating on a bile-esculin azide selective agar supplemented with 6 μg/ml vancomycin. An isolate was then tested for catalase and Gram stain. A positive isolate was gram-positive cocci and tested negative for catalase. Of 71 samples, 17 samples were presumptive for VRE (23.9%), in which farm A was found in five of 12 samples (41.7%), farm B was found in five of 12 samples (41.7%), farm C was found in two of 12 samples (16.7%), farm D was found in three of 10 samples (30%), and farm E was found in two of 15 samples (13.3%). In farm F, none of VRE was isolated. Correlation between the presence of VRE in pig farms and antimicrobial regimens supplemented in swine feed, as well as size of farm was discussed. ภาควิชาจุลชีววิทยาและวิทยาภูมิคุมกัน คณะสัตวแพทยศาสตร มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University ภาควิชาเวชศาสตรและทรัพยากรการผลิตสัตว คณะสัตวแพทยศาสตร มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร วิทยาเขตกําแพงแสน Department of Farm Resources and Production Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University Key word: vancomycin-resistant enterococci, antimicrobial resistance, pigs, breeding sows, Enterococcus spp. e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com


The thesis analyzes the present state of the occupation population distribution in provinces(city,region) and different regions by using the indices of the occupation population density and region quotient.The occupation population distribution differs greatly not only between provinces(city,region) but also in the regions of the East,Middle,West China and the South,North China.There are also differences in each province(city,region) and region,the traditional and contemporary characters of Chinese occupational composition co-exist today.Through quantitative and qualitative analysis of the factors which influence the occupation population distribution,the author thinks the differences are caused by natural conditions and social economy development.


Constitutional political dynasties can be regulated in such a way, but in the context of a democratic state it is considered bad because it prevents the freedom of the people from participating in contesting political positions and bureaucratic positions within the Regional Government. The author discusses the practice of political dynasties that had been established by the elected regional heads over the power they already possessed. The issues raised in this study are (1). How is the practice of political dynasties carried out by the Regional Government in Riau Province? And what are the implications of political dynasties in Riau Province that have never been healed? Data collection in this research was carried out by studying literature by collecting related documents both journals, books and news in the mass media. The results of this study indicate that in the regional government environment in Riau Province whether the Governor, Regent and Mayor are considered to have built political dynasties by inaugurating families, namely children, wife, brothers and sisters to fill strategic positions in the Province, Regency and City. Finally, the practice of political dynasties has an adverse effect on governance because the practice of political dynasties is an early form of abuse of power. Among them is the flourishing of corrupt and collusive practices as well as blocking the freedom of people who have the competence to compete in filling strategic positions within the Regional Government.


In this report, we use Monte Carlo simulations to estimate the confidence limits for survival and death probabilities, life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy, as well as any other quantity based on a conventional life table or on Sullivan's healthy life table. Two Excel spreadsheets for use with this method are provided. Background Life-table measures computed from empirical data can be seen as deterministic or random variables. The deterministic approach is by far more popular in demography. It assumes that the population under consideration is a general universe, and that life expectancy and other life table quantities precisely describe the true mortality regime in this population. However, studies on mortality in small populations tend to produce shaky values for life-table functions. These inexplicable fluctuations require researchers to apply the stochastic approach by estimating the likely magnitude of stochastic error. The growth in the use of Sullivan's (1971) method for estimating health expectancy, which involves combining the life table with survey-based prevalences of poor health, calls for an even greater degree of statistical estimation. Indeed, estimates of health expectancy can be imprecise even in large populations if the prevalence of ill-health origins from samples consist of a few thousand respondents. In this case, stochastic errors in age-specific prevalence of poor health (disability, chronic illness) can be important. One of the most widely used approaches for addressing statistical inference of life expectancy and other aggregated mortality measures was introduced by Chin Long Chiang (1961, 1984). Chiang considered an unbiased estimate of probability of death N D q = ˆ , where D denotes death number (number of events) within a certain age interval and N cohort size (number of trials) at the beginning of the same age interval. For estimation of the standard error of the probability of death, Chiang considered the scheme of Bernoulli trials. Then the random death numbers would be distributed binomially around the mean value estimated as and with the standard deviation estimated as N q ⋅ ˆ N q q ⋅ − ) ˆ 1 ( ˆ . In this case, standard error of probability of death is N q q Sq ) ˆ 1 ( ˆ ˆ − ⋅ = . If the observed death number and population size are higher than 15-20, the normal distribution can be considered as a good approximation of the binomial distribution. In this case, upper and lower confidence limits for the confidence level can be expressed according to the Wald formula , q S z q CI ˆ 2 / ˆ α ± =


Blank et al1,2 have written comprehensively on neuroendocrine dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in the recent literature, but have made several assertions which I find difficult to tie in with the current knowledge base. In this critique, I therefore focus on the three areas of disagreement below and argue the case for a more satisfactory explanation of these three issues based on the evidence available to us today and studies from our group.


We prove a comparison result for the solutions of Cauchy–Dirichlet problems for a nonlinear parabolic equation. Using Schwarz spherical symmetrization, we compare the concentration of solutions to such problems with the concentration of solutions to conveniently symmetrized problems. The result takes into account, in a sharp form, the influence of the zero-order term.


Intramolecular coupling reaction of benzylic O-hydrox-amates and aldehydes was investigated to afford a variety of 4-substituted 1H-2,3-benzoxazine ring systems in good to excellent yields. The reaction involved an intramolecular C-C bond formation between an N-acyl- or N-sulfonyl-oxoiminium ion with the aryl ring. Under the studied conditions, electron-donating groups in the aryl ring are essential for the desired coupling reactions.


Parks, green areas and landscape in view of new concepts related to the shaping
of structure and form of a city


The effects of various experimental conditions on the preferred orientations of titanium nitride (TiN) thin films were investigated. These films were formed on Si (100) wafers and sapphire (0001) substrates by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) with various N/Ti transport ratios, N ion incidence angles, film thicknesses and substrate temperatures. The acceleration voltage of the incident ions was 1 kV. The preferred orientation of the TiN films changed from (111) to (100) as the N/Ti transport ratios and ion incidence angles increased. This phenomenon is caused by the selective damage to crystal growth due to the energy of the bombarding particles. It was also found that an increase in film thickness changed the preferred orientation of the TiN (100) film to a (100) plus (110) orientation. Furthermore, this orientation reverted to (100) with the heating of the substrate during film preparation. It is concluded that these phenomena were caused by the process of minimizing the overall energy. Thus, the heating of the substrate was useful for synthesizing thick TiN (100) films in this preparation method. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation of TiN (100) films suggested that these films had good crystallinity.


The principle of anodic bonding is described and effects on CMOS circuits caused by the process is given. The feasibility and methods of packaging monolithically integrated MEMS by anodic bonding is studied and proved by analysis and experiment. Two different methods of anodic bonding between glass and silicon with circuit patterns are used in protecting CMOS circuits from the damage of anodic bonding process. One method is that the circuits deposited by a layer of Si3N4 on the silicon is covered again with a piece of Pyrex glass which is etched according to the circuit patterns. Another is to put the glass under the silicon with the circuits on the front side. The first method can alleviate the effects on the CMOS circuits to a large degree, and by the second one anodic bonding process effects little on the circuits. Each of them has a strong and weak point.


Gas‐breakdown threshold measurements with 10.6‐μ wavelength radiation have been made in air, argon, and helium. The threshold was determined with 50‐ and 200‐nsec‐duration pulses and was found to depend on the peak intensity of the pulse, showing that the breakdown process is a balance between the rate of energy absorption and some rate of energy loss. The threshold also decreased as the focal spot size was increased from 10−2 to 10−1 cm, showing that the loss process is reduced for larger beam sizes. The threshold varied inversely with gas pressure from 0.1 to 4 atm, which is evidence that the loss mechanism is not electron diffusion but must be some other process which exhibits a beam‐size dependence and is apparently weakly dependent on gas pressure.


The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of learning environment designed for creative thinking method on student academic achievement and the retention of the success. Research was conducted with pre-post test and the control group of the actual experimental design. Research was held on the Science and Technology course and in the unit of "" watch the world of living things to know"" in 2009 - 2010 academic year - in Primary school of the Notaries Union in Ankara. The study group consists of 20 students of the 4.grade. In this assignment the students" test and control group were repaired according to the rule in which experimental and control group of ten students were chosen randomly. Science and technology achievement test was used to collect the research data. With the experimental group, teaching-learning activities were held on the learning environment designed in accordance with the method of creative thinking. In the control group, in accordance with straight nar


For over 30 years, field effect transistors (FETs) have been used as ion sensors [1]. Recently, functionalized silicon nanowires have been used to detect a variety of species including proteins and single viruses [2]. In addition to the specific design of the device, careful consideration must be given to the properties of the liquid media and its interaction and coupling effects with the FET. This is paramount to the resolution of the "true" sensing signal from that of other factors, and is important not only for pH sensors, but also for bio-sensors. Some of these effects, such as screening due to salt concentrations, changes in sensitivity of devices to dielectric constants [3] and signal to noise ratios [4] have been considered. In this work, we explore other important factors including ionic response to applied voltages, salt contamination of oxides, bias dependence of signal drift and hysteresis in the presence of fluid.


In 1996, World Bank president James Wolfensohn announced a change in the way the bank would accomplish its unchanging mission of reducing global poverty. He contended that the bank should become a knowledge bank, as focused on disbursing the knowledge assets poor and developing countries needed as it was about providing economic support for development projects. Until then, the World Bank thought of itself mainly in traditional banking terms. Its officers had considerable knowledge of economic development that they used to help define and evaluate projects, but that knowledge was generally considered secondary to the organisation's financial assets, a tool for deciding how its capital should be employed. At this time, economists and business thinkers were describing the birth of a new global economy, where knowledge was outstripping material resources and capital as a source of wealth. Taking heed of these predictions, Wolfensohn asserted that the knowledge the World Bank accumulated through its participation in development projects around the world was as valuable as, or indeed more valuable than, its financial resources. Knowledge was a powerful poverty-reduction instrument in its own right. Putting it to good use – getting it to the bank officers and clients who needed it when they needed it – would require a new definition of the bank's assets, new mechanisms and behaviours, and a complex set of changes in how the bank thought and functioned. The idea of the knowledge bank was revolutionary, but the process of creating it proved to be more of an evolution. In 1997, the bank's shareholders and management agreed to finance a 30-month series of changes in how the institution did business. The concept was called the Strategic Compact and included plans to shift resources from administration to front-line operations, develop new financial products and advisory services, decentralise activities to the field, and strength the creation, sharing and application of knowledge. During the Compact's term, some $50m a year were spent on the creation of a knowledge-management system, including the development of knowledge communities supported by knowledge managers and co-ordinators in operational units that facilitated and encouraged cultural change to foster knowledge sharing. Seven years after Wolfensohn articulated this vision, the bank's 2003 Knowledge Forum was an opportunity to evaluate its progress and discuss what remained to be done. Carla O'Dell, president of the American Productivity and Quality Center and one of the forum participants, defined five stages of knowledge sharing: vision, strategy, pilot projects, expansion and institutionalisation. She noted that the bank was now well on its way to the fifth stage. The history of our progress and continuing efforts to turn the vision into a reality offer useful learning about what does and does not work. It also gives insights into the toughest challenges:


Convergence
behaviors of solutions arising from certain system of third-order nonlinear
differential equations are studied. Such convergence of solutions corresponding
to extreme stability of solutions when relates a pair of solutions of the system considered.
Using suitable Lyapunov functionals, we prove that the solutions of the
nonlinear differential equation are convergent. Result obtained generalizes and
improves some known results in the literature. Example is included to
illustrate the result.


Diabetes is a chronic disease requiring intensification of therapy as it progresses. The goal of many clinicians who manage diabetes is to achieve glycaemic control and a minimum number of hypoglycaemic episodes. The present study is designed to evaluate the better glycaemic control efficiency of Metformin and its combination with Glimepiride and Pioglitazone in patients with acid peptic disease along with diabetes. A total of 82 patients were assigned in to two groups i.e., group of patients with Diabetes only group and group of patients with Diabetes and Acid Peptic disease. In this work various parameters Weight, BMI, SBP, DBP, Hb, Serum creatinine, FBS, PLBS, HbA1c, Serum Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL, CHOL/HDL ratio, LDL/HDL ratio, TG were measured to investigate and to compare the efficacy of three treatment regimens to achieve durable glycaemic control in patients suffering with diabetes along with complications (Acid peptic disease) who were undergoing treatment i.e. monotherapy with Metformin, combination therapy (Metformin and Pioglitazone , Metformin and Glimepiride). Results of the present study showed that in Diabetic only group the three regimens decreases FBS and PLBS levels where as in diabetic and acid peptic disease patients the treatment with Metformin and Pioglitazone showed significant glycaemic control.


An Internet interactive music station (IMS) is presented. The IMS system is a personal audio multicast transmission system and provides an interactive environment over the Internet. The IMS server site plays the DJ role and can multicast the DJ's voice and MP3 music to multiple clients. The IMS client site plays the audience role and can receive audio and MP3 music from the IMS server. Additionally, the IMS provides two features using the real time multimedia interaction technique. The first one is that the IMS audience can transmit his voice to the IMS server with a call-in operation. The second one is that the IMS offers the dual server mode to allow a secondary DJ, who is geographically separated from the main DJ, to join the program. That is, two geographically separated DJs cooperatively control the program. Related technical issues and the corresponding system development of the IMS are presented in detail.


The recent massive earthquake causes a lot of damage. To reduce earthquake damage, improved seismic retrofit techniques and maintenance systems are needed. In this study, a seismic reinforcement maintenance system that combines an advanced seismic reinforcement technology, CFT(Concrete Filled Steel Tube) and IoT(Internet of Things), is proposed. The proposed system collects information about seismic waves in real time and uses it to determine the seismic performance level of buildings. Secondary casualties can be reduced by alarming through an alarm system according to the seismic performance level during an earthquake.


Pipeline service failures have occurred because of pressure-cycle-induced fatigue crack growth of defects. Research has been conducted to predict the fatigue life of surface crack on the natural gas pipeline subjected to cyclic internal pressure. Information regarding cyclic pressure variations, amplitude and frequency, for a gas pipeline was surveyed The fatigue crack propagation behavior of weld metal and base metal of API 5L X65 pipeline was evaluated The full scale fatigue test was conducted to compare experimental value with predicted fatigue life.


Introduction: The relationship between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and stress, depression and anxiety; negative effects on quality of life have been shown in studies so far. In this study, we aimed to investigate cognitive personality disorders through schema model.

Methods: Our study was planed as a case-control study in patients with IBS who were admitted to the internal medicine outpatient clinic of our hospital. All participants completed the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF3), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).

Results: Case-control study including patients with IBS and 50 healthy individuals without any chronic disease. According to the Young schema model, IBS patients had higher pessimism, dependence / nesting and insecurity / social isolation schemas than control group.
. In addition, IBS patients were more depressive than the control group (12% to 2%; p


The article is devoted to the study of the probability as a civil category, reflecting a complex legal and social phenomenon. When studying this category in the article, the author studies the aspects of its definition in the fields of humanitarian, social and exact sciences. Special attention is paid to categories in which the term under study is displayed and through which, according to the author, its legal meaning is determined. In particular, this applies to the categories of "risk" and "case" which are quite often used both in the theory of jurisprudence and in legislative practice. When studying the category of "probability" accents are marked to delimit the meaning of this category from similar, but not identical categories. These are both independent terms and those through which the meaning of the category under study is determined. In particular, this concerns the category of "uncertainty". According to the results of the research, the author suggests the definition of the category of "probability", its attributes, the theoretical and applied possibilities of the use of this category in civil law, as well as the possible prospects for its further research through the lens of civil law methodology and the conceptual apparatus of civil law.


This research aimed at describing empirically the criteria of determining partners for life, the ways of carrying out the wedding and wedding ceremonies before. During, and after the marriage oath with all its regulation sets. These were studied stroke the approach of legal anthropology, namely, observing how to events of customary regulation operated in the empirical world, how the community members behave actually. In the behavior what roles call be seen from the various normative which to place in their surrounding.m Nowadays, in the applications of the customary in the Islamic community of Laihitu, the configuration of customary cultural an Islamic values had taken place. As the Islamic values were unified in to the application of customary cultural plastice, then at that time they were considered as customary regulation. In the terminy the partner for life, a young man shall give priority to regulation factor, descendent and should avoid endogamic system. The nature of family relationship followed by the community was patrilineal system. To carry the wedding ceremonies, there were to choices: (1) through marriage in which the husband carried off his wife to another city or place ("balari bini"); and (2) through marriage in which a young man proposed to marry a girl to be his wife ("kawin minta bini"). One of the two ways could be be done on the condition that the responsibility for the rights and obligations, legal guarantee, and legal certainty should be taken into consideration. Before the wedding ceremonies, it was claimed that both sides unite the perception in one family gathering (Bakumpul basudara). This family gatering was a unifying force for friendship and as a team of successfulness in the wedding ceremonies. The regulation that should be obeyed was the execution of contract (Ijab qabul) according to the procedures and the necessity that the bridegroom should obey the usual regulation of the time he met the bride. After the marriage oath, each family should appliciate the service of all persons taking part actively in the ceremonies by making something as standar.


It is pointed out that the model of dangling bonds from the {111} and {111} surfaces of III‐V compounds proposed by Gatos, Moody, and Lavine is open to serious objection. The idea of resonance is introduced in order to develop a model which is not subject to the same difficulties. Certain implications of this model for dislocation theory are discussed.


The silk road was a thoroughfare avenue of connecting east and west trade,economic,political and cultural communication.In 2014,the northwest silk road as a cross regional cultural lines successful jointly applied for the world cultural heritage,more and more the scholars have been studing the silk road probiems.This paper from the northwest Silk Road joint application perspective,analyzes the trade cultural exchanges,the representative of the cultural heritage,the ethnic customs and vigorous and magnificent natural landscape.Then the image position of the silk road,the image of publicity slogan and the promotion strategy were determined.


The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing the color filter substrate and a touch screen, the color filter substrate comprising: a base substrate and a black matrix positioned on the base substrate, the black matrix defining a plurality of pixel units, each in the pixel unit is provided with a color filter, the color filter substrate further comprises: a photosensitive unit, insulated from each other and touch scanning lines touch sensing lines, the sensing unit is located within the pixel unit, a photosensitive unit, the said touch scanning lines and the touch sensing line disposed within the region corresponding to the black matrix, a photosensitive unit in contact with the touch scan lines and the touch sensing line. Aspect of the present invention, the photosensitive unit, a touch scanning lines and touch sensing line is disposed on the color filter substrate, can improve the aperture ratio of the pixel unit, and also reduces the difficulty of the process of the touch screen, to enhance the process yield, while also enables multi-touch functionality.


Although the thermal depth profiles measured for Cu-C interface systems show similarities to the depth profiles of 2-layer systems with the effusivity of the first layer smaller than that of the substrate, large differences between the 2-layer model approximations and measured data are found at higher modulation frequencies. This is due to the fact, that the properties of the Cu films are not well described. If on the other hand, a 2-layer model with additional thermal contact resistance between the thin sputter-deposited Cu film and the C substrate is considered, a large variety of mathematically possible solutions can be found, which depend on parameter triplets consisting of the ratio of the effusivities film-to-substrate, the film's thermal diffusion time, and the thermal contact resistance.


The effect of seasonal temperature fluctuation, organic loading rate shocking and aeration intensity change on the performance of large-scale vegetation-activated sludge process (V-ASP) was evaluated, and effective system regulation measures were proposed. Vegetation characteristics, including photosynthetically active radiation, transpiration ratio and stomatal conductance were also monitored before and after regulation measures implemented. The temperature-proof measures in low winter improved the sludge activity, vegetation characteristics and rhizosphere microorganism function, which helped the effluent COD and NH4 + -N meet Chinese wastewater discharge standards stably. By increased the sludge recirculation ratio from 0.5 to 0.75 to resist organic loading rate shocking, the pollutions removal as well as the vegetation activities were improved greatly. As for the instable aeration intensity in varied unit, switch between continuous feeding and pulse feeding effectively enhanced the NH4 + -N removal capability.


Subsequent yield curves covering all four quadrants of axial stress-shear stress space were experimentally determined for SAE 1017 steel. Initial-yield test results for six different specimens under various combinations of axial load and twisting moments for dead-weight loading exhibited too much scatter to provide a definitive surface. However, after initial yielding of one to five percent a family of small-offset multiple probe yield curves was determined for each specimen. Subsequent curves in a given family of curves were derived from the preceding curves by either strain aging or loadings into the plastic range. Plastic stream increment vectors for zig-zag loading paths were determined. In general, natural aging and plastic straining resulted in smooth yield curves. There was some evidence to support occasional formation of well-rounded blunt corners under combined axial and shear loading. Subsequent yield surfaces underwent translation and changes in shape, and exhibited considerable Bauschinger and cross effects. In agreement with the maximum plastic work inequality all yield curves were convex and normality was obeyed.


This paper presents the results of a thermal investigation of the physical and chemical properties constituting the macromolecular structure of natural organic matter (NOM). It presents new evidence of glass transition phenomena in a peat humic acid and a stream-derived fulvic acid as identified through use of temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC) and thermal mechanical analysis (TMA). Identification of glass transition temperatures (Tgs) in both soil- and stream-derived humic materials suggests a general macromolecular structure for humic and fulvic materials in NOM. Quantified Tgs are found to be related to their elemental and chemical functional group composition, where a more aromatic peat humic acid possesses higher glass transition temperatures than Suwannee River fulvic acid. Theory of glass transition behavior is used as a backdrop to explore the potential use of thermal analysis techniques for quantifying other thermodynamic parameters of NOM, including specific heat cap...


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of distance education in diarrhea and cholera case management on the quality of physicians' and nurses' practice.

DESIGN
The pre-post panel, program and control group design used trained physician observers to measure if doctors and nurses complied with case management standards. Extended observations and client exit interviews were used to analyze audience bias and the validity of counseling measurements.

SETTING
Health care facilities in six districts of Guatemala. Ministries of Health in four Central American countries and the Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama implemented the course.

STUDY PARTICIPANTS
The study panel consisted of 66 course graduates (program group) and 66 doctors and nurses who were interested in taking the course where the course was not offered (control group).

RESULTS
The percentage of diarrhea cases assessed correctly and dehydration cases classified correctly increased by 25% more in the program group than in the control group, but post-course performance was still only approximately 60% in the program group. Rehydration treatment did not improve. Counseling improved insignificantly. Client exit interviews suggested that indicators for counseling may need to be re-examined for validity. No audience effect on health worker practice was found. Completion rates were high. The program cost 60 dollars US per enrollee.

CONCLUSION
This is an effective, relatively low-cost program that substantially improved case management of diarrhea in Guatemala, in particular the quality of assessment and classification. However, many health workers who completed the course are still not performing to standard, so additional work is needed to resolve this problem.


An Impact of Social Media and Online Travel Information Search in Vietnam
Abstract
Social media is increasingly prevalent among and beneficial for travelers. A large percentage of travelers use search engines when it comes to making travel-related decisions. In addition, social media websites which appear on the search results are becoming preferable information sources to travelers. In Vietnam, numerous customers (83%) use search engines before making ground travel purchase decisions and over one fifth of the population, which is equivalent to 19.6 million, is currently Facebook users. Therefore, the goal of this research is to investigate the role of social media presented by a search engine within Vietnam trip planning context. The research employs a set of selected searching keywords together with ten Vietnam urban destination names in order to unveil the information searching for travel planning. The findings show to some extent that social media websites can help display searching results, and how certain types of social media websites are distributed across the result pages in online tourism domains. Implications for online marketers targeting Vietnamese audience are also mentioned.


Nitrogen compounds in RFCC(fluid catalytic cracking of residue oil) gasoline were extracted by acid. Two reagents of extraction and two ratio of oil to solvent were investigated. The results indicated that a good extraction rate was obtained by using 10%(φ) HCl as an extracting reagent with 10∶1(by volume) of ratio of oil to the reagent. Nitrogen compounds which separated form RFCC gasoline were analyzed by GC-MS. C0~C2 anilines, and a little of pyridine and quinoline compounds were detected out.


When Artificial Bee Colony(ABC) algorithm is applied to the load balancing system,local intensive resources may arise due to improper handling of the relationship between requests.Therefore,an improved adaptive ABC algorithm was proposed.By introducing other types of requests,the request accumulation of the similar type got blocked.Then,not only the availability but also the system throughput had been improved.The experimental results show that either the system throughput or the scalability of the load balancing mechanism based on ABC algorithm,is applicable to cloud computing environments.The improved adaptive ABC algorithm is superior to traditional algorithms more than 5% in system throughput.


TUMOURS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. PROFESSOR LUDWIG BRuINS appropriately dedicates this valrable monograph upon tumours of the nervous system to the late Prokssor Ed. -Hitzig, the founder of experimental cerebral localization.' In the preface to this the second edition, the author tells us that in grinding through all the literature of the last ten years he has experienced mingled feelings, for by no means a small portion of the work published is of little value. However, one important advance has been made, for it has been shown that tumours of the posterior cranial fossa and cerebellum are operable; but the greatest progress and succees has been in the correct diagnosis and successful treatment by operation of tumours of the spinal cord. In the chapter on pathology, Professor Bruns refers to the statistics of Allen Starr, who In 300 collected cases found 152 tumours, or a little more than half, to be tuberculous; now Bruns, besides the experience of autopsies In connexion with his nerv-3linic, has been physician toa children's hospital for twelve years, yet in 63 autopsies he hLas only met with 10 tuberculous tumours, 9 of which occurred in childhood and 1 just after puberty. Are tuberculous turmours, therefore, so common as the textbooks state? With regard to syphilitic tumours the author remarks: "I have at least seen a large number of cases causing Jacksonian epilepsy and leading to paralysis with headache, but without specially marked general symptoms of tumour, promptly yield to potassium iodide." Syphilitic gamma occurs fifth in order of frequency in his list of 63 cases. He agrees with Gowers and Oppenheim that gummata may disappear completely under appropriate treatment. Tamours of the brain, in his experience, are twice as common in men as In women, and of 11,5C0 patients attending his nervous clinic about 2 per cent. were cases of tumour cerebri. Chapter IlI deals with the effects of intracranial preesure upon the production of the ge,neral symptoms of tumour, and he was the first to point out that relief of intracranial pressure would lead to subsidence of optic neuritis. He Is of opinion that lumours of the brain may directly produce stupor; but other psychoses are due to the general disturbance of the brain in persons potentially insane or of an unstable temperament. Frontal tumours are occasionally mistaken for general paresis. He discusees in a full and comprehensive manner the general symptoms and local diagnosis of intracranial tumours. This chapter is valuable, becauEe it is based upon a thorough knowledge of the experience of other authorities, combined with his own large experience of 210 cases. It may incidentally be mentioned that Bruns was the first to call attention to the ataxy occurring in frontal tumours, and he gives a very complete differential diagnosis of them from cerebellar tumours. Probably the book was already in the press before the important observations of Grainger Stewart had been made to the effect that in frontal tumour there is tremor of the hand on the side of the lesiou, and an absence of the abdominal reflex on the opposite side. Beevor,; in bis Lettsomian lectures In the early part of the year, refers to this valuable observation. English authorities, however, cannot complain of their work not having been' recognized, for Bruns speaks enthusiastically of the advances made in our knowledge of this subject by English physiologists, physicians, and surgeons. It is interesting to note that the author calls attention to the fact that local spasm is not so useful for a correct diagnosis as local paralysis; the reasons are twofold. First, the case may be one of pseudo-tumour, a condition in which the general signs of tumour -are associated with epileptiform convulsions localizing it in the central convolutions, and yet, 'as pointed out by Nonne, Henneberg, and Oppenheim, no tumour exists. Secondly, epileptiform convulsions may occur, owing to the tumour being situated adjacent to, but not in. the motor area. In such a case Bruis very wisely remarks that it is safer to localize the tumour in the cortex adjacent to the motor area beneath the spot which is most painful on percufssion. The author's experience is based on 210 cases; he concludos that only 47 per cent. of the cases of intracranial tumour are favourable for operation, and in only 75 per cent. of the favourable cases can a local diagnosis be made, so that about 35 per cent. remain suitable for surgical intervention. In recording his experience of surgery of cerebral tumours, he says: "I have had 14 caees of cerebral tumour in which a precise general and local diagnoeis was made; in only 1 case was the operation, however, successful. In 8 cases various surgical mishaps occurred-for example, haemorrhage, shock, and purulznt meningitis." The eecond half of the book deals with tumours of the spinal cord and the spinal column. It embraces a comprehensive survey of the symptomatology, diagnosis, and prognosis of these somewhat rare diseases. The author points out (p. 405) that it was long known that in caries of the spine a cure and restoration of conductivity of the spinal cord could take place; but it was not known until the first case of Gowers and Horsley that removal of a tumour long compressing the spinal cord could be followed by restoration of function. The -knowledge acquired by experiment and clinico-anatomical obeervations, of the segmental functions of the spinal cord in reference to the distribution of the roots of each segment for the innervation of groups of muscles and defined skin areas permits a correct localization of the tumour to be made. The author discusses, first, the general diagnosis of spinal tumour; and then, fully and scientifically, the segmental diagnosis and its relation to the intraspinal passage of the roots to their exit at the intervertebral foramina. The third section of the work deals with tumours of the cranial nerves outside the skull, the peripheral spinal nerves and plexuses, neuroma and paraneural tumours. The work is a valuable contribution to neurology; it is comprehensive, reliable, and written in a scientific spirit, always with the practical bearing that can alone come from an extensive clinical experience. Finally, it Is well printed, the illustrations are for the most part very goods and there is a complete bibliography. F. W. M.


Bernard Williams speaks approvingly of "the liberalism of fear" (2005). The liberalism of fear is an idea first found in the writings of Judith Shklar (1989). This chapter offers a brief presentation of what is the liberalism of fear and focusses on why Williams finds this idea attractive. My argument will be that the liberalism of fear has a close affinity with the theory of republicanism, challenging the distinctiveness of the liberalism of fear. Furthermore, I will argue that republicanism represents a more compelling political philosophy more generally.


Background:
 Patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) have higher prevalence of albuminuria than those with essential hypertension (EH). We have shown that about 15% in PA patients had chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hence, the active screening of PA is important to prevent CKD. Urinary angiotensinogen (UAGT) has been reported as the earliest predictor of nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes (DM). UAGT indicates the intrarenal renin angiotensin systems (RAS) activation which plays an important role in the development of CKD. This study aimed to confirm the existence of activated intrarenal RAS by measuring UAGT in patients with PA.

 Methods:
 Consecutive 58 patients of aldosteronoma (APA) participated. No patients had CKD defined as eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73m
 2
 or urinary albumin (UA) ≥30 mg/g cre and DM defined as HbA1c ≥6.5% or taking treatments. As control subjects, 59 EH patients were included. All APA patients were treated by sufficient dose of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists (MRA) until the day of adrenalectomy. Urine samples were collected on 10g salt diet between baseline and after MRA treatment. UAGT (ng/g cre) was measured and the value was transformed by logarithm.

 Results:
 Age, sex distribution, blood pressure, duration of hypertension, eGFR, and UA were similar between two groups at baseline. However, UAGT was significantly higher in APA than in EH (Fig). In multivariate analysis, only plasma aldosterone was significantly related with UAGT in APA (t=3.572, p=0.0007). UAGT was significantly decreased after MRA treatment (Fig).

 Conclusion:
 Intrarenal RAS is activated by aldosterone/MR in patients of PA, which might contribute to the development of CKD.


This article applying numercal method caculate straightness error, explored a new method assessing straightness error. Using this method assess straightness error, not only result measuring and computing is a high degree of accuracy,but also it is rationale of program calculating straightness error.


The object of this research was to understand how hierarchic and igualitarian
values relative to gender operate in the constitution of the identities and sexual-afective
relations of adolescents.
Eight interviews were carried out with adolescents of both sexes who study in
Carangola and use the health post there. The interview was based on a relational
perspective on gender, and considered the contemporary context of sexual-afective
relations.
The interviews reveal the coexistence of hierarchic values characterized by the
affirmation of masculine superiority, and of egalitarian values which admit differences
without hierarchy. This coexistence is reflected in contradictions in the adolescents'
discourses, where the egalitarian content is more clearly announced, with hierarchical
values appearing as background.
Although the majority of these young people have sexual-afective practices
which reflect dignifying and humanizing values, they also point to violence between
couples and the dissociation of love and sex, which could be seen as reinforcing
formerly masculine values.
These results could be useful to professionals who work with adolescents, as
they suggests that discussion of the underlying contradictions in values could be useful
in promoting personal empowerment based on dignifying and humanizing values


The response of steady-state continuous cultures of Methylobacterium sp. RXM to the addition of methanol pulses was studied. The increase of methanol concentration in the medium did not result in cell death under any of the conditions tested. When the growth rate of the steady-state cultures was low (D = 0-046 h -1 ), the specific growth rate increased. When the concentration of methanol in the pulse was increased from 36 mmol l -1 to 280 mmol l -1 , uncoupled growth occurred and the molar cell yield decreased. Conversely, steady-state cultures at high growth rate (D = 0.2 h -1 ) showed a decrease in both specific growth rate and molar cell yield after the addition of the methanol pulses (32 and 164 mmol l -1 ). For all conditions, formaldehyde and formate were excreted into the medium but the levels did not exceed 1.13 mmol l -1 . Slow-growing cultures were characterized by cells with high derepressed specific activities of methanol dehydrogenase and low specific activities of formaldehyde and formate dehydrogenases, fast-growing cells had lower specific activity for methanol dehydrogenase and higher activities of formaldehyde and formate dehydrogenases, resulting in the excretion of lower concentrations of formaldehyde and formate. It is concluded that slow-growing cultures are more stable than fast-growing cultures for low methanol concentration fluctuations, and it is expected that maximum growth yields throughout the fermentation time are better achieved under the former conditions. However, for large fluctuations in the substrate concentration, the bacterial metabolic responses were identical both for slow-growing and fast-growing cultures.


A maximum likelihood method with spline smoothing is proposed for linear transformation models with varying coefficients. The estimation and inference procedures are computationally easy. Under some regularity conditions, the estimators are proved to be consistent and asymptotically normal. A simulation study using the Stanford transplant data is presented to show that the proposed method performs well with a finite sample and is easy to use in practice. Copyright 2010, Oxford University Press.


Objective To study the therapeutic efficacy of gamma knife on pituitary adenomas.
Methods 292 cases of pituitary adenomas were treated with Leksell gamma knife. For
localization, 1.5 Tesla MRI was used to transmit the image from the network workstation to the
gamma planning system.All tumors with diameters ranging from 3.8 to 51.1mm (mean 16.3mm)
and volumes ranging from 0.043 to 17.1cm3 (mean 1.7cm3) were so treated.The peripheral
doses ranged from 9 to 35 Gy (mean 21.6 Gy). Results 204 cases were followed for 1234
months(mean 21 months).The tumor disappeared in 39 cases (19.1%) and reduced in 156
cases(76.4%).The elevated hormone levels became normal in 14 cases (11.8%),and decreased
in 94 cases (79.6%).The clinical symptoms and signs were improved in 190 cases (93.1%),but
in 9 cases they became worse. In three cases, the tumor volume was enlarged. Two cases were
operated with one operative mortality. One case died. Conclusions Gamma knife radiosurgery
is safe and effective methods in the treatment of pituitary adenomas.Complications of
hypopituitism may occur.


This study aims at investigating the correlation between the wage level and the well being of the rubber plantation enterprise workers in East Aceh in the period of 1907 to 1939. It is of high significance in the historiography of Aceh because no studies on Aceh have been found that examine plantation enterprise workers. The major source of this study is the annual reports of the Labor Inspectorate from 1907 to 1939, the collection of National Library, Jakarta. The results of the study indicate that the wage of the plantation enterprise workers in East Aceh was very low and worth only for subsistence and determined unilaterally by the enterprise. The workers contributed nothing to the wage determination. The wage level was adjusted to the living cost, especially the price of rice, and the financial condition of the enterprise. Therefore, the living standard of the rubber plantation workers in East Aceh never changed although their wage increased.


Summary India ink and diphtheria toxin were injected intradermally in the rabbit, in previously X-irradiated and unirradiated skin areas, the latter being symmetrically opposite to the former. In the irradiated areas the spreading surface of the injected materials was larger than in control areas. It is assumed that the increase of diffusion is due to depolymerization of the mucopolysaccharides of the ground substance by X-irradiation.


The article deals with the questions of understanding the notion of competence in the sphere of economic training for students including students of secondary vocational institutions. Also definitions of business competences and economic competences are presented. Main ideas which can become a base for economic and business education of students are also covered.


The social aspects of development strategies in Latin American countries came to occupy an important rore in gouverment preocupation and development theories.


Disables have to face various problems concerning their physical abnormalities. The apparent influence of the physical abnormalities can be seen on their psychological problem, which is lack of self-acceptance. A positive thinking may possibly affect the successful self-acceptance of the disables. This research limitedly conducted on the issues of positive thinking and self-acceptance of the disables that experienced disability due to congenital factor. This study aims to determine the extent of the correlation between positive thinking and self-acceptance of the congenital disables. This research is a quantitative study. Subjects of this study were both male and female who study at SLB Negeri 3 Yogyakarta. The data was collected using self-acceptance scale and positive thinking scale. Data analysis method which used in this research is Pearson product moment and it examines there is a correlation between positive thinking and self-acceptance. All data computations were processed using SPSS 17.0 for Windows. The results on this research shown that the correlation coefficient between two variables (rxy) = 0.799 and the probability (p) = 0.000 (p < 0.01). Therefore, there is a high significance of positive correlation between positive thinking and self-acceptance variables of the disables. The higher ability to think positively, the higher self-acceptance of the disables can be. keywords: positive thinking, self-acceptance, disables.


Objective To explore the relationship between polymorphism of platelet membrane glycoprotein 1bαgene and unstable angina pectoris.Methods The study consisted of 90 unstable angina pectoris,and an age and sex matched control per case,the controls were selected from healthy people.The study observed difference genotype frequencies of dimorphism of the 145Thr/Met in the platelet membrane glycoprotein 1bα gene of the unstable angina pectoris and healthy people.PCR-RFLP was used to analyze polymorphism of the 145Thr/Met in the platelet membrane glycoprotein 1bα gene.Results 145Thr/Met in the platelet membrane glycoprotein 1bα gene was found in 18 of 90 patients with unstable angina pectoris(20.00%)and in 11 of 90 healthy control subiects(12.22%).This difference was statistically significant(P=0.004).OR=2.12,95% Cl:1.13-3.18.Conclusion The present study demonstrates that 145Thr/Met in the platelet membrane glycoprotein 1bα gene is closely related to the unstable angina pectoris,suggesting that this 145Thr/Met is an inherited risk factor for the unstable angina pectoris.


The celebration of the bicentenary year of Darwin's birthday and of 150 years since the publication of his book " Origin of the Species "are the initial beginning of the two events that will occur with occasion of the bicentenary of our national Independence, the year of the biodiversity and of the Congress of the Latinamerican Genetic Association, ALAG 2010, that will take place in Vina del Mar, Chile. The central conceptual pillars of Darwinism, Descendence with modification and Evolution by Natural Selection represent a revolutionary idea and without counterpart to explain the origin and diversity of the living world which overcomes the biological limits and even has a practical application. The main topic of the ALAG Congress is LatinAmerican Biodiversity: man ad his genetic resources, although these topics will be discussed, at the same time the problems concerning the Genetics that Darwin did not know at his time will be dealt with. On the one hand, it explains the causes of individuality and of human diversity, and on the other the genetic resources as the bases for the stability of the eco-system and human welfare. In order to celebrate the year of the bio-diversity it is important to join the exploitation with the conservation of


Much of the water and wastewater lines in the United States are nearing the end of their useful life. A significant reinvestment is needed in the upcoming decades to replace or rehabilitate the water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States. Currently, the traditional method for delivering water and wastewater pipeline engineering and construction projects is design-bid-build (DBB). The traditional DBB delivery system is a sequential low-integration process and can lead to inefficiencies and adverse relationships between stakeholders. Alternative project delivery methods (APDM) such as construction manager at risk (CMAR) have been introduced to increase stakeholder integration and ultimately enhance project performance. Schedule performance can have significant impacts on pipeline projects and can be a major contributor to cost growth. However, the schedule performance of CMAR projects in the pipeline engineering and construction industry has not been quantitatively studied. The objective of this paper is to develop a baseline for the schedule performance of CMAR water and wastewater pipeline projects. The research objective will be accomplished by administering a quantitative survey developed to facilitate the data collection from 53 projects, followed by a statistical analysis of the schedule performance data. The results show an average schedule growth of 1.77%, which is notably less than the typical schedule growth observed with other delivery systems. This research contributes to the body of knowledge by providing the first quantitative study of CMAR schedule performance for pipelines engineering and construction projects.


This study examines co-workers' roles as organisational and brand ambassadors. The purpose is to investigate to which extent the co-workers at the destination organisation Visit Dalarna act as amba ...


The ways of meat emulsions preparation and also technological preparation and use of soya albuminous isolators are considered in the article.The concrete recommendations for the emulsified meat products development are given.


In this paper, effects of mechanical, chemical and composite methods on the activity of fly ash were studied, and the activation mechanisms of above methods were analysed. Results showed that composite activation of fly ash could improve early and 28-day strength of high-volume fly ash concrete.


problems, and in particular the questions of using the living resources of coastal sea waters, would be resolved in an integrated and interrelated manner, taking into account the legal interests of all states. Having in view that until the conclusion of such a convention it is necessary to take measures without delay for the protection of the interests of the Soviet state with respect to the preservation, reproduction, and also the optimal utilisation of the living resources of marine areas adjacent to the coasts of the USSR, the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet decrees: 1. In marine areas, adjacent to the coast of the USSR, of . a breadth up to 200 nautical miles computed from the same baselines as the territorial waters of the USSR, these shall be introduced in accordance with the provisions of the present Edict provisional measures for the preservation of living resources and for the regulation of fishing. The establishment of such provisional measures shall not affect the regime of territorial waters of the USSR. 2. The USSR, within the limits of the maritime areas provided for in Article 1 of the present Edict, shall exercise sovereign rights over fish and other living resources for the purpose of exploring, exploiting, and preserving them. These rights of the USSR also shall extend to migratory species of fish within the migratory areas of such species .


Extradural Motor Cortex Stimulation (EMCS) is a minimally invasive therapy that has been employed in cases of neuropathic central pain. We believe that it might be proposed in Parkinson's disease (PD) for patients excluded or unresponsive to DBS. Ten patients with advanced PD underwent unilateral EMCS by epidural implanting of quadripolar plate electrode over M1 through a single burr hole after identification of the area with neuronavigation and neurophysiological tests. Clinical assessment was performed by Total UPDRS, UPDRS III total, UPDRS III-items 27-31, UPDRS IV and UPDRS II before implantation in off-medication and on-medication states and after surgery at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 months in on-medication/on-stimulation and off-medication/on-stimulation states. We assessed changes of QoL with Parkinson's disease QoL scale (PDQoL-39), the dose of anti-Parkinson's disease medications with L-Dopa Equivalent Daily Dose (LEDD). During OFF-medication state we observed moderate and transitory reduction of Total UPDRS and UPDRS Total scores, significant long-lasting improvement in UPDRS III items 27-31 score for axial symptoms. There was marked reduction of UPDRS IV score and LEDD and prolonged amelioration of activities of daily living. PDQL-39 improvement was significant from 6 months to 24 months evaluation. No severe complications and adverse events occurred. Despite the limited small sample, results suggested that in PD patients excluded from DBS treatment the unilateral MCS is a safe and minimally invasive surgical alternative with significant and prolonged effects on axial symptoms, complications of antiparkinsonian drugs therapy and activities of daily living.


As a result of PCR with various primers, it has been shown that the summer rape breed Raudis that was characterized as naturally resistant to glyphosate and obtained by the conventional selection method is a genetically modified organism that contains a gene construct typical of the rape line GT73 (Monsanto). This construct seems to be responsible for the experimentally confirmed gluphosate-resistance of the breed.


Electro-optical absorption in alpha-Si:H/alpha-SiCxNy multilayers has been studied in three different planar multistack waveguides realized by PECVD technology. Light absorption is induced at lambda=1.55 mum by carrier accumulation through the application of electric field across the multiple insulator/semiconductor device.


Abstract: Previous studies have established that methanolic extracts of bovine brain and lung possess CDS activity with an agonist‐like profile at a2‐adrenoceptor binding sites (i.e., greater potency against [3H]‐clonidine sites than against [3H]‐RX‐821001 sites). Following prolonged reflux in ethylacetate, monovalent cations and histamine were removed from the lung extract, and the resulting extract exhibited similar potency against both radioligands, indicative of an antagonist‐like profile. These observations help explain the absence of biologic activity at a2‐adrenoceptors in the methanolic extracts as reported in our companion paper.


This paper applies the electromagnetic theory that forms the basis of the railgun mass driver to an elevator with comparable performance to those that are found in large buildings around the world. The current required to accelerate an inhabited elevator chamber was found to be 266kA.


The article shows the necessity of pupils' spiritual development in the process of physical education, it draws the attention to the interaction of school and parents. Spiritual health of teenagers depends on comprehension of zoetic plans and worth, own acts and actions, tendency to knowledge and self-improvement, harmonic unity of spirit, douches and bodies with the count of age anatomical physiological habits of each person, family and national traditions.


The security problems of internet were described.The authentication and encryption mechanism of IP security was seriously studied,and the security problems of IPSec protocols were analyzed.The value of IPSec to the practical applications is pointed out.


Filtrations using 0.2/0.22-μm rated membranes do not yield sterile effluent in all cases. Therefore, it has been suggested that their 0.1 μm counterparts be substituted as sterilizing filters. However, 0.1 μm rated membranes do not retain all oragisms that escape 0.2- or 0.22-μm filter captures. Additionally, the use of tighter filters has the disadvantages of lower flow rates and abbreviated throughputs. Most important, no industry standard exists for the 0.1-μm rated filters, and in the absence of such a standard, a general reliance upon this rating seems unjustified. It seems unlikely that a universal sterilizing filter can be designated on basis of pore-size ratings, one dependent solely upon sieve retentions. In each case, the selection of the filter for sterilizing a given drug preparation must be based on bioburden studies and confirmed by filter validation. If the choice is made by trial and error, the 0.2/0.22-μm filter still can usually serve well, albeit not universally, as the sterilizing filter.


Over 1.3 billion people worldwide primarily in Africa and South-East Asia have no access to electricity. Electrification of these remote rural regions through national power grids is largely unviable low due to i) a high infrastructure cost and ii) limited power generation capacity in many countries. Therefore, low-power, low-voltage, solar photovoltaic (PV) based DC microgrids are becoming very popular in these regions. Many of these low voltage solar powered DC microgrids are based on central generation and central storage with distribution efficiencies typically ranging from 60% to 80%. Therefore, it is important to design better architectures to attain the highest possible efficiency within system constraints. In this work, we analyze three possible distribution architectures and evaluate their operational efficiency with regards to typical spatial village orientations in many developing countries. These include C-Architecture, Cluster-Architectures and O-Architecture with maximum distribution efficiencies of 83.5%, 91.6% and 95.6%, respectively for a typical 40-house village at 24V DC distribution utilizing 10 AWG conductors. Based upon the comparative analysis in this work, an efficient distribution architecture of a village can be proposed in accordance with its orientation (arrangement of houses) to achieve a higher operational efficiency and a reduced upfront cost. This work will typically be useful in the design and implementation of new low-power low-voltage microgrid systems as well as in upgradation of existing microgrid systems to maximize their utility.


The process of physical education teaching is a system.If elements of the system can be dealt with in a harmonious way,the system is good for students to acquire sports skills to reach the teaching target.


This work was commissioned by the NCCHPP in order to further the insights available to the policy-making and public health communities with respect to two related questions: what constitutes evidence in policy-making?, and what models of policy-making are available in political science that can inform our understanding of how to develop healthy public policy?


A measuring system was developed to test surface flatness of a large panel for space use. A fringe scanning moire method was adopted for the system and high measuring accuracy and short sampling time was realized. A linear drive mechanism was used to move the grating by 25 μm for the fringe scanning. The deformation of the panel caused by heat in space was simulated using honeycomb panel (1.5m×1.0m) and a computer controlled heat source. The deformation caused by temperature difference between front and rear surface was measured by the moire system.


In the framework of the design of a High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) for the atmospheric monitoring in High Energy Cosmic Ray Observatories, we demonstrate an accurate and noninvasive method for determination of the effective mirror spacing of the Fabry-Perot of one of the etalons being used for the receiver and having a nominal value of 5 mm. We used as a reference three very well known spectral lines of natural isotope mixture of Hg I at 435 and 546 and 579 nm. Furthermore, we present the investigation of the robustness of the obtained solution for the effective mirror spacing, by means of conclusions concerning the validity of the experimentally measured "excess fractions". Because as the light source of the HSRL prototype we intent to use an SLM Nd:YVO4 laser it is very crucial to study and verify its spectral stability. This could be done using three Fabry–Perot etalons with precisely known mirror spacing.


We show that the most general protocol of quantum communication between two end-points of a quantum network with arbitrary topology can be reduced to an ensemble of Choi matrices subject to local operations and classical communication. This is found by using a teleportation-based technique which applies to a wide range of quantum channels both in discrete- and continuous-variable settings, including lossy channels, quantum-limited amplifiers, dephasing and erasure channels. Thanks to this reduction, we compute the optimal rates (capacities) at which two end-points of a quantum network can transmit quantum information, distil entanglement, or distribute secret keys. These capacities are all bounded or equal to a single quantity, that we call the entanglement flux of the quantum network. As a particular case, we derive these optimal rates for the basic paradigm of a linear chain of quantum repeaters. Thus our results establish the ultimate rates for repeater-based and network-assisted quantum communications under the most relevant models of noise and decoherence.


This paper is concerned with a novel control scheme for full-bridge series-resonant phase-shifted PWM inverter. This control scheme is based upon varying inverter frequency adaptively according to load circuit parameters and phase-shifted angle phi . As a result, switching losses and stresses are minimized under phase-shifted power regulation. High frequency series-resonant inverters using this control technique and static induction power devices are practically applied to a 30 kHz-500 kHz high-power induction heating and melting power supply. The trially-produced inverter breadboards using static induction transistors are successfully demonstrated and discussed from a practical point of view. Finally, zero-voltage soft-switching effects of lossless capacitive snubbers are mentioned for an inverter circuit design which is incorporated into one switching leg of the full-bridge configuration.


A large number of embryo recovery and also transferable is a major problem in superovulation regime of the ewe. The purpose of the study was to recover a large number of transferable embryos by using eight different protocols of synchronization and superovulation for each group of sheep. In this study, the Merino ewes aged between 1-3 years and rams between 2-5 years were used. The embryos were collected surgically on day-7, day-8, day-9 and day-10 after the onset of oestrus. The mean number of normal embryos recovered (3.90±1.49) at day 7 with oFSH alone (4-4.5ml) and the combination of oFSH (4-4.5ml) with PMSG (400 IU) was significantly higher (P<0.01) than in the sheep treated with PMSG (1,200 IU) alone (0.92±0.32). The results of this study showed that a mixture of oFSH and PMSG gives the best result in embryo recovery of the ewe and also transferable compared to other methods. Key words : Embryo, sheep, superovulation


Time‐resolved fluorometry is now used extensively for immunological assays and to a lesser extent in other research areas. In this review I describe applications of time‐resolved fluorometry in nucleic acid hybridization and in blotting techniques, including Southern and Western blotting. Clearly, timeresolved fluorometry has potential for playing a major role in techniques other than immunological assays.


One hundred and seventy eight isolates of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn collected on different rice varieties from eighteen districts belonging to five agro-climatic zones of Odisha were studied for their variability. Based on the mycelia and sclerotial characters, the isolates were grouped into eighteen cultural types. Three types of mycelia viz. white, brown and deep brown were observed. The white mycelia of the isolates were thin (6.5–9.5μ) and all the brown and deep brown mycelia were thick (10.5–15.2μ). There was rapid and heavy mycelial growth (81-95mm) with scloretial production (70–88) in respect of the isolates from Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda and Gajapati districts. The mycelial growth was very poor (33-52mm) along with scloretial production (23–39) in afew isolates from Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, and Jajpur and in all the isolates from Angul, Sambalpur and Ganjam. Ten highly virulent, six moderately virulent and two avirulent isolates were identified in the population structure of the isolates studied.


Being one of the most prolific and eloquent commentators in and of our time, Richard Rorty has been formulating a discourse, which opposes the traditional Western philosophy's preoccupation with qu ...


As the neural network becomes wired, postsynaptic signaling molecules are thought to control the growth of dendrites and synapses. However, how these molecules are coordinated to sculpt postsynaptic structures is less well understood. Henkemeyer and colleagues found that ephrin-B3, a transmembrane ligand for Eph receptors, serves as a postsynaptic receptor to transduce reverse signals into developing dendrites of hippocampal neurons (Nat Neurosci 2011;14:1421–1429). Both tyrosine phosphorylationdependent GRB4 SH2/SH3 adaptor-mediated signals and PSD-95discs large-zona occludens-1 (PDZ) domain-dependent signals are required to inhibit the branching of dendrite, whereas only PDZ interaction is necessary for spine formation and excitatory synaptic function. PICK1 and syntenin, two PDZ domain proteins, participate together with ephrin-B3 in these postsynaptic activities. PICK1 has a specific role in spine and synapse formation; syntenin promotes both dendrite pruning and synapse formation to build postsynaptic structures that are essential for neural circuits. The study dissected ephrin-B reverse signaling into three distinct intracellular pathways and protein–protein interactions that mediate the maturation of postsynaptic neurons.


Little is known about the relationship
between family history and family identity.
One way to initially explore
whether or how families incorporate
their history into the development of
their identity would be to talk to members
of families who have had a discrete
event in their history. Refugee families
are such families. Seventeen members
from ten refugee families who fled Cambodia
or Vietnam and resettled in the
United States between 1975 and 1990,
were interviewed about their perceptions
of how their experience affected
·their family identity. Transcripts were
qualitatively analyzed. The findings
presented here are limited to descriptions
of adjustment that occurred in
family roles.


James Barr's well received A Line in the Sand is now followed by this equally dramatic account of Britain's decline in the Middle East. The whole story will be well known to RSAA members, some of whom were consulted by the author, and are therefore regrettably disqualified from reviewing this book. Much has already been written on the subject, so what is new? The bibliography shows that much use has been made of recently released US records, which bring the story to life with many personal observations showing the importance of the relations – often acid – between the protagonists. Many British records covering the same period are still under wraps, which makes the story more one-sided than it should be – no fault of the author's.


Strong vocal expressions in singing use hoarse voice effectively in various manners. However, analysis and synthesis of such voice quality have been a challenging topic with virtually little success. An excitation structure extraction framework called XSX was introduced to represent such complex structured vocal excitation with various types of aperiodicity as an integral component of TANDEM-STRAIGHT, a widely used speech analysis, modification and resynthesis framework. TANDEM-STRAIGHT is basically a source-filter model extended by introducing temporally stable power spectral representation for periodic signals and F0 adaptive spectral envelope estimation based on the consistent sampling theory. The excitation source signal used in TANDEM-STRAIGHT is a mixture of pulses and colored random signals. The source signal parameters are extracted by XSX and an aperiodicity extraction procedure. XSX is based on spectral division and inverse Fourier transform of power spectra by their spectral envelopes, which were calculated for a set of periodicity candidates. Combining salience scores for each candidate yields an integrated measure to detect locally periodic components. The aperiodicity extraction procedure is based on long-range linear prediction of band-pass signals by a set of Quadrature Mirror filters applied to the original and the time-warped signals. This data-driven approach enables to extract and represent complex excitation structures such as diplophonia. The analysis results are used to design voice excitation source, which is capable of adding/modifying hoarse vocal expressions and enables morphing between two or more expressive performance examples.


AIM To investigate the variety images in CD(Crohns Disease)of the small bowel on double contrast examination and improve diagnosis. METHODS With Meloclopramide dihydrochloride and Raceanisodamine hydrochloride medicine, drank 80%(W/V) barium liquid 200 ml and air insufflated into the rectum method to perform small intestine double contrast images. Read and analyzed feature from 11 appearances of the small intestine double contrast images in 16 patients with histopathologically verified CD. RESULTS in sixteen cases, only one patient had CD in the duodenum, jejunum and ileum at the same time(6 25%), 5 in jejunum and ileum(31 25%), 3 in distal jejunum and proximal ileum(18 75%), 7 in ileum or terminal ileum(43.75%).Double contrast image findings included ①thickened mucosal fold and intestine wall in 12(75%),② partial dilatation of the bowel lumen 11(68.75%),③ bound sign in 7(43.75%),④ arch dilatation of the bowel as the "lead pipe" in 6(37.5%),⑤ limit stricture of bowel in 6(37.5%), ⑥ small bowel pseudodiverticulum in 6(37.5%),⑦ulcers in 5(31.25%),⑧ mucosal erosions and contract in 5(31.25%), ⑨ cobblestone mucosal pattern in 3(18.75%), ⑩ two patients had a fistula(12.5%),B11"multiple feet insect" sign in 1(6.25%).CONCLUSION ①The CD of the small bowel on Double contrast have variety images that based on pathology at the every period. ②arch dilatation of the bowel as the "lead pipe", small bowel pseudodiverticulum, cobblestone mucosal pattern, "multiple feet insect" sign, bound sign and elongated ulcer is the key points for diagnosis in small bowel CD patients. (3) "multiple feet insect" sign is a new sign. Indicating the small bowel CD have a long time ,encroach widely and at the activity times.


Mace, Richard David, M.S., 1984 Wildlife Biology Identification and Evaluation of Grizzly Bear Habitat in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area, Montana ( 176 pp.). Director: Dr. B. O'Gara Eight grizzly bear habitat components were identified. They were: floodplain complex, avalanche chute complex, timbered creekbottom, mountain sidehill park, burn shrubfield, subalpine meadow, slabrock, and alpine complex. Within these components, 28 vegetation types were sampled by stratified random sampling. Vegetative information was also obtained for 3 forest habitat types. Vegetation types were evaluated for 2 forging seasons (herbaceous foraging season, and fruit foraging season). Each vegetation type was seasonally evaluated on the basis of succulent vegetation, modified stems (roots,corms, bulbs), and fruit. During the herbaceous forage season, the tallgrass/Senecio triangularis vegetation type (subalpine meadow) ranked first in succulent vegetation. Several vegetation types of the avalanche chute complex and the floodplain complex ranked relatively high for this season. Vegetation types of the floodplain complex, slabrock, and alpine complex habitat components ranked high for modified stems. The Abies laslocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax-Vaccinium globulare forest habitat type ranked the highest of all vegetation types for shrub taxa (fruit). Most habitat components did not correlate well with landtype associations. Those that did correlate well included the floodplain complex, timbered creekbottom, and the alpine complex. Physiographic descriptions of each habitat component and vegetation type are given and comparisions with pertinent literature are made. ii


&NA; Following his clinical nursing career that included adult and pediatric intensive care, cardio‐thoracic surgical, education, teaching, consulting, and management, Thomas M. Smith moved into the utilization management and quality improvement field. Currently, he is director of operations and education for The American Health Quality Association (AHQA), based in Washington, DC. AHQA represents Quality Improvement Organizations and professions working to improve healthcare quality and patient safety. At the time of this interview, he was director of Virginia operations for the West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), Inc., Richmond, VA. Smith is the immediate past president of the Virginia Association for Healthcare Quality, serving on the board of directors for 6 years. His other appointments include a seat on the School Health Advisory Board for Hanover County and Virginia's Improving Patient Care & Safety, as well as his appointment to the Governor's Task Force for the Evaluation and Monitoring of the Comprehensive Services Act by the Commonwealth of Virginia Secretary for Health and Human Services. He also currently serves as the cochair for the NAHQ Conference Planning Team. Smith received his MA degree in administration/education from West Virginia University, Morgantown, and his BSN in nursing/biology from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon. A member of Sigma Theta Tau and Omicron Delta Kappa, he is a certified professional in healthcare quality. He completed his executive fellowship in patient safety from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, in May 2003.


Investigation of phase structure of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and characterization of its NMR fingerprints from three main polymorphs are presented by exploiting 13C-{19F,1H} and 19F-{1H} MAS NMR experiments. Selective excitation of 19F NMR signal from different phases has been used for a straighforward identification and separation of spectroscopic signatures not only from the amorphous part but also from α, β, and γ polymorphs. A new insight into the phase structure of morphologically different samples has been gained by T1ρ(19F) relaxation measurements in the conditions of very high spinning speeds and strong radio-frequency field. Motional heterogeneity of the reverse units has been revealed, and their spatial location in the amorphous, intermediate, and crystalline phases was quantified for the first time. The spectroscopic fingerprints along with phase structure features of PVF2 and the ways exploited in this work for their retrieval might be useful to obtain structural information on PVF2 of differ...


This paper deals with reusing of software process models. Based on the insufficiencies of existing software process reusing approaches (limited reusability of the software process components), we propose a new approach that promotes a large reuse of existing proven software process models even not oriented components. Our approach is based on two steps: we use domain ontology to capitalize the software process knowledge and we handle the inferred knowledge as software process architecture. In this paper, we present a related works on this field and introduce the general outlines of our approach that is under validation.


(...) Average soybean field losses were 10% of the potential yield, but ranged from 5.5% in 1983 to 12.7% in 1984. Loss of potential yield increased linearly at a rate of 0.2%d -1 from an average of 6.1% at the initial harvest to 13.9% 42 d later. In 1984 and 1986 net yields were reduced 14 and 18 kg ha -1 d -1 , respectively. Harvest delays of 42 d resulted in plant deterioration and, in turn, lodging increased 20% (...)


The present invention relates to an implant healing abutment provided with a wing, more specifically, protruding laterally from the exposed end of the implant healing abutment by pressing and fixing the gum that was cut for connection of the healing abutment without the need for sutures. The present invention relates to an implant healing abutment having a wing portion which ensures a higher procedure success rate by solving a problem caused by the wing portion rotating while having a rotational suppression structure that suppresses the rotation of the wing portion. Implant healing abutment with wings according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a implant healing abutment which is fixed to the artificial root by combining a plurality of pieces, wings protruding laterally from the implant healing abutment, and the wing portion It consists of a rotational suppression structure to suppress rotation, characterized in that the wing flaps cover and fix the gum flap cut out, including the attachment gingiva. Implants, Healing Abutments, Attachment Gingival, Wings


Through the rapid expansion of information technologies, Learning Management Systems have become one of the most important innovations for delivering education. However, successful implementation and management of these systems are primarily based on the instructors' adoption. In this context, this study aims to understand behavioral intentions of higher education instructors towards Learning Management Systems and further to identify the influencing factors. A multidimensional research model has been proposed based on the Belief Factors, Application Characteristics, and Individual, Social and Technological dimensions to identify the effects of key variables on behavioral intentions of users. A comprehensive survey was conducted with 224 academicians, followed by semi-structured interviews with ten of them. This paper presents evidence for the factor structure, reliability and validity of the survey. Additionally; structural equation modeling, specifically partial least square, was applied to assess the proposed multi-dimensional research model. Consequently, relationships between the influencing factors were detected and the results showed that the research model significantly predicts instructors' behavioral intention towards Learning Management System use. Findings of this research will be valuable for academicians and practitioners in implementation, management and continuous improvement of learning management systems.


SO(superscript 2- subscript 4)/ZrO2 solid acid catalyst was prepared by hydrothermal method, the catalyst was phase esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol preformed to confirm the optimal conditions of preparation SO(superscript 2- subscript 4)/ZrO2 solid acid catalyst through hydrothermal modification made experiments in comparison with normal preparation method. At the same time, the influence of different factors on conversion of acetic acid was studied, The test results show in esterification reaction of SO(superscript 2- subscript 4)/ZrO2 catalyst through hydrothermal modification; the technological conditions of n-butyl acetate are that the reaction time is 2h, n (n-butanol) : n (acetic acid) =2:1, and w (catalyst) is 0.2% based on the total mass of initial materials. Conversion of acetic acid amounts to 99.1%. The catalysts were characterized with XRD and IR.


This paper is aim to present the SVC intelligent control strategy to achieve improvement in damping of oscillations of two machine system. The most of SVC controllers are proportional integral (PI) type, however its performance under varying system conditions is not satisfactory. This paper compared the performance of SVC with PI type and fuzzy based control schemes under various system conditions. The details of intelligent fuzzy control of SVC have been design to achieve smooth reactive power control. The input signal for fuzzy logic controller is deviation in measured voltage at SVC location. The minimum fuzzy rules are applied to achieve maximum performance of the controller. The additional power oscillation damping (POD) signal is applied with fuzzy controller to suppress the local mode as well as inter area mode of oscillations. The proposed fuzzy controller coordination with POD provides significant improvement in damping of the system. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is demonstrated in two machine systems. The results are validated in MATLAB.


This work is part of a research project sponsored by the Research Division of the Universidad de la Frontera and is set in the
area of gender and sport. The focus of this research revolves around the study of the influence of sport as a socio-cultural
phenomenon in adolescents and 1st and 2nd year of Secondary Education in the towns of Temuco and Padre Las Casas in the
region of the Araucania, Chile, both in the formation of values and attitudes and the development of habits in the practice of
sporting and physical activity. Reports on the findings and conclusions of the inquiry into the objectives of the research were, in
brief: Determination of the image of sport (as a concept, as practice and performance); the influence of family, school and media
in the formation of the image, and the influence of this same image, both in the formation of values and attitudes, and habits
related to sports. From these objectives this study focuses on those aspects where results reveal the existence of differences
depending on gender.


This paper discusses two alternative innovation representations (forward and backward) of a state space model of a multivariate weakly stationary time series, and suggests estimators of system matrices and innovation noise covariances which are alternative to these based on stochastic realization theory. A scheme for iterative improvements of the initial estimates is also suggested.


abstract Amicro-integratedwindmeasurementsensorisintroducedthatissensitivetobothlowandhighvelocityand has both mechanical and thermal parts. The mechanical part, which is based on measuring the dragforce,issensitiveandaccuratetohighvelocity.Thethermalpart,includingtwohotwires,issensitiveandaccurate to low velocity. By removing the thermal effect of the mechanical part and reducing the straineffectofthethermalpart,thestabilityandaccuracyofthedesignedsensorisenhanced.Afterintegration,a wind sensor is obtained that is sensitive and accurate to velocities over a wide range. The directionis measured using two integrated sensors positioned perpendicular to each other. Wind direction iscalculated using a specially designed algorithm that takes advantage of the merits of the mechanical andthermal parts. The results indicate that the direction determination precision is improved.© 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. IntroductionGenerally, in the flow measurement field it is difficult to manu-facture one sensor, which is based on one principle and fabricatedby microelectronic mechanical system (MEMS) technology, thathashighsensitivityoverawidemeasurementrange.Theflowmea-surement sensor, which is based on the pressure principle, has asquarerelationshipbetweentheflowrateanddifferentialpressure.However, it has low sensitivity for low flow rates because of thelowdifferentialpressureandtheneedtomeasuretheatmosphericpressureandcurrentpressuresimultaneously[1,2].Inaddition,thetemperatureandflowmaterialviscositywillaffecttheoutputofthesensor.Thethermalflowsensor,whichisnonlinear,ishighlysensi-tive at low wind velocity but cannot accurately measure high windvelocity because of a problem with thermal convection saturation,and it is easily affected by the environment [3–5]. The drag forceflowsensor,whichhasquadraticflowvelocitydependenceliketheliftforcesensor,hashighsensitivityathighflowvelocityandislessaffectedbytheenvironment[6–12].Moreover,itwilltransformtheflow energy into mechanical energy as the flow passes through it.Thus, the flow information is obtained by measuring the mechani-calenergy.However,itislesssensitiveinlowflowvelocitybecauseof the quadratic flow velocity dependence.Some groups have developed several thermal multi-range flowsensors [13,14]. The key idea is that the measurement rangechanges by varying the distance between the heater and ther-mopile. Although the range is extended, the low sensitivity of the


This paper describes an FPGA-based circuit that implements five operations over Boolean and ternary vectors. The interactions with the circuit has been provided through a Touch Panel. The design flow is based on VHDL and some other tools available for ISE 5.2 software of Xilinx. The circuit was tested in FPGA XC2S300E with the aid of the prototyping board TE-XC2Se supplied by Trenz Electronic. The primary objectives of the paper are to show how this circuit has been developed and how it works. The respective ISE 5.2 project is available on WebCT [1].


This paper presents a fully differential G-band receiver design in CMOS 65 nm technology. First a low noise amplifier (LNA) was designed using neutralized, cross-coupled common source (CC CS) differential pair topology. The measured peak power gain was 36 dB and the minimum noise figure (NF) was 8.3 dB at around 158 GHz. These are the best gain and NF results in CMOS beyond 110 GHz. With exceptionally low DC power consumption of 34.8 mW, this LNA achieves a record gain efficiency of 1.03 dB/mW compared to any integrated circuit technology at this band. Due to the excellent performance of the LNA, a highly sensitive low noise G band receiver was also designed by adding a single transistor passive mixer at the LNA output. The measured receiver conversion gain was up to 20 dB at 158 GHz and the minimum NF was 8 dB. To the best knowledge of the authors, these are the best results in CMOS receivers beyond 110 GHz.


Starting from the functional requirements of the video surveillance systems,analyzing the relevant bearing technology.This article points out that the video surveillance system can not only solve the building problems but also is safe and reliable,which meets the requirements of the video surveillance systems,after using existing cable network to carry


The utility model relates to a desertification control grass mat, which at least comprises an upper net, a fibrous layer, an organic layer, a liner layer and a lower net sequentially arranged and quilted into one body, wherein the organic layer comprises nutritional soil of which the thickness is not less than 10mm, water-retaining agent of which the volume is not less than 15 percent of the total volume of the organic layer, and seed. The utility model adopts mass water-retaining agent, and thickened the nutritional soil, thereby being favorable for the growth of the grass seed in the desertification environment, maintaining the required water and soil for ensuring fast growth, and forming a greening lawn, in addition, the fibrous layer composed of materials of agricultural wastes of straw, palm or hemp recycles the agricultural wastes, the fibrous layer can protect the grass seed before the grass seed come out, and can also perform national degradation in the later stage of lawn forming of the grass seed, and provide nutrients for the growing grass, thereby saving resources, and reducing manufacturing costs.


Abstract : An investigation was made into the medical history of a group of 35 volunteer observers who had previously been exposed to a concentration time of 15 min.mg /cu m of sarin (GB). The findings were compared with those from a similar number of men who attended CDE during the same period but were not so exposed. No significant differences were found between the number of hospital admissions, of out-patient specialist appointments, of incidents of reporting sick or of days lost through illness before or after the men's service at CDE. No significant differences in these indices were found between the records of the group exposed to nerve agent and those of the individuals not exposed. The diagnoses relating to instances of illness are listed and discussed, but no significant difference was found between groups.


The purpose of this study was to monitor physicochemical changes of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) muscle by iced water pre-treatment. Moisture content, crude fat content, nucleotide content, texture (hardness and toughness), and rigor mortis were assessed. The sensory evaluation was performed with a nine-point hedonic test. Kvalues, a parameter of fish flesh freshness, were also calculated from the content of nucleotides and their corresponding decomposition products. Pre-treatment of flounder flesh with iced water was found to be fresher compared to the control, as determined by a difference in the K-values. Iced water pre-treatment hastened postmortem stiffness, as judged from the rigor index, and increased inosine monophosphate (IMP), which is known to be a savory taste compound, more quickly as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation proceeded.