The invention provides a method, device and system for processing information. The method for processing information comprises the steps of receiving an image acquisition instruction, wherein the image acquisition instruction is used for indicating starting of information processing; obtaining position information of a vehicle sending the image acquisition instruction after the image acquisition instruction is received; determining the road where the vehicle is located according to the position information of the vehicle; obtaining road condition information of the road where the vehicle is located, wherein the road condition information is obtained through a camera arranged on the road; sending the road condition information to the vehicle for display. According to the method for processing information, after the image acquisition instruction is received, the position information of the vehicle sending the instruction is obtained to determine the road where the vehicle is located, the road condition information is obtained through the camera arranged on the road, and then the road condition information is sent to the vehicle for display, so that a driver of the vehicle can timely know the road condition information of the road, and real-time performance of information acquisition is improved.


A general methodology for the classification of kinematically redundant spatial manipulator singular configurations is presented. The singular configurations are classified based on the possibility of reconfiguration into a nonsingular posture using self-motion. For one degree-of-freedom redundancy manipulators, an alignment condition is introduced, and methods from dynamical systems analysis and the center manifold theorem are used to characterize singularities.<<ETX>>


Noncontact measurements of the topography of irregular biological surfaces are important needs for biological investigators. Direct measurements with a mechanical probe are not recommended or are not feasible, especially when the biological surface interacts with another physical medium. Existing stereophotogrammetric techniques are usually designed for static measurements and are based on complex optical systems, or require lengthy computations to produce accuracies which are beyond the practical biomedical needs. This work presents a novel noncontact technique for dynamic visualization and measurement of three-dimensional surfaces of moving boundaries for applications to biomedical studies. The system is similar to rasterstereography, but involves advanced methods of image processing and linearizations that simplify the geometry reconstruction procedure. The accuracy of the measured three-dimensional geometry is better than most practical applications in biomedical engineering. Measurements of the geometry of a collapsible tube under static and dynamic conditions are presented.


【Objective】 The aims of the study were to compare influence of the different biome humid climate on the sweet cherry tree and fruit growth development. 【Method】 This paper puts forward the concept, definitions and calculation methods of the hot-humid index(HHI), calculated From the aspects of fruit trees ecological climatology by temperature(mean monthly temperature) and humidity(mean monthly rainfall) these two meteorological factor, according to conform to the sweet cherry tree growth and development law. High HHI means that the hot and humid climate, vigorous tree growth and difficult flower bud formation; Low HHI means that in a cold climate, moderate tree annual growth, and easy flower bud formation. 【Result】 Study showed that HHI of the producing areas abroad are generally within 300, rarely more than 500, with low summer temperature, large temperature difference between day and night, little rain, the moderate tree growth, sufficient tree nutrient accumulation and easy flower bud formation. Because of the low temperature and large temperature difference between day and night during the fruit growth, the fruit development time is long and cherry fruit yield is generally higher with large fruits, deep color and good quality. Because of the temperate monsoon climate and humid subtropical monsoon climate with rainy season meeting with hot season and long time high temperature, HHI of the domestic region is significantly larger and most more than 500. All of these lead to vigorous tree growth, excessive growth of branches and difficult flower formation, and therefore, special variety selection, tree management, pruning technology, etc are required. 【Conclusion】 Ecological climate condition of the sweet cherry planting industry at home and abroad is markedly different. The ecological climate condition abroad for sweet cher-ry producing is better than that of domestic generally. HHI is a good and simple evaluation tool for the sweet cherry planting regionalization and selection of the advantage production region, and could be reference for application to the related areas study of other deciduous fruit trees.


Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum is (LHAS) an unusual and benign condition characterized by the excessive deposition of adipose tissue in the interatrial septum, which is most often detected as an incidental finding on echocardiography. The classic finding is a homogenous, bi-lobed configuration of the interatrial septum with sparing of the fossa ovalis. LHAS has been associated with various atrial arrhythmias, including multifocal atrial tachycardia, multiple premature atrial contractions, atrial fibrillation and rarely sudden death. Here the author describes a case report of a 57-year-old obese female who presents to the emergency department for sudden palpitation and dizziness due paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. After succesfull cardioversion, a tranthoracic bidimensional echocardiography showed the typical finding of LHAS.


The study aimed to empirically analyse GCC's trade patterns based on the gravity model. Gravity model is derived from physics and is used to explain the bilateral flow of trade determined by GDP pe...


The AC Stark shift (the light shift) is very important in the performance of laser-pumped vapor cell atomic frequency standards. The frequency stability of a compact rubidium vapor cell atomic frequency standard with an AC Stark shift suppression laser pumping method was evaluated. The applications of such a device include serving as primary reference clocks in communication systems such as Stratum 1 reference clocks.


PURPOSE
To develop a single radiotherapy phantom system capable of performing both patient specific quality assurance (QA) measurements and commissioning measurements for mono-isocentric LinAc-based stereotactic radiosurgery ("mLSRS") treatment plans.

METHODS
DESIGN: A 20cm diameter spherical phantom was designed which contained within it a film cartridge. The surface of the sphere was machined to display a set of angular markings at both the equator and the meridian representing a spherical coordinate system. A stand was designed which allows for free rotation about any vector passing through the center of the sphere. A program was created using Python 3 to: 1) Compute the measurement setup necessary to intersect exactly one film plane with three user specified dicom points contained within the QA plan; 2) Extract the intersection dose plane from the three dimensional DICOM dose file and; 3) Generate a synthetic CT in the exact measurement geometry which is subsequently used for phantom positioning during the QA measurement.

TESTING
To assess the functionality of the phantom system dynamic conformal arc mLSRS plans were generated by a clinically-commissioned multiple metastasis treatment planning system (BrainLab Elements version 2.0) using patient specific data. A total of 7 patient plans were created that contained a total of 31 targets { = (0.382 ± 0.534)cc: Range [0.051, 2.05]cc , = (30 ± 16)mm: Range[0, 55]mm} 27 of which were directly measured with film and analyzed. Each planned isocenter was mapped to the phantom's center and the dose was recomputed. From the phantom dose distribution dicom points of interest were selected in sets of three and input into the provided software. The software computed the plane that intersects with the entered 3 points and instructed the user on the setup geometry to place the film in the intersecting plane. The software then generated a synthetic CT scan with embedded fiducial markers rotated into the setup orientation. This CT was then used as the setup reference image in ExacTrac image guidance system (tolerance 0.7mm & 0.5deg). All plans were delivered on a Varian Truebeam linear accelerator with HDMLC, Exactrac and a 6 degree of freedom couch. After delivery of each test plan a 10x10 reference field was delivered to a known dose approximately equal to the maximum dose contained within the plan for film calibration. The test film was scanned simultaneously with the 10x10 reference film and a film that received zero dose using an Epson 10000XL flatbed scanner after waiting 24 hours. The test film was scaled according to the reference film and analyzed via the gamma analysis (3%, 1mm, 10%) implemented in Ashland Film QA Pro software.

RESULTS
The spherical phantom system was able to perform validation measurements on a variety of patient specific plan geometries. The average gamma pass-rate γ(3%, 1mm,10%) for all measurements was 96.7% (σ = 3.6%).

CONCLUSIONS
A novel spherical radiotherapy phantom system has been designed and tested on clinically relevant test plans.


This article describes an infrastructure for logical analyzing associative tables (matrices), which enables to perform processing the interaction between the input vector and n-dimensional algebra-logical space, specified by using the ordered and structured tables of problem-oriented data, representing the associative behavioral models of logical objects. To estimate the interaction between vectors in algebra-logical space, the universal quality criterion is developed. It makes possible to find and evaluate the quasioptimal solution to the problems of associative logical information retrieval. Examples of the infrastructure and algebra-logical procedures, designed to solve the traditional logical analysis problems, which confirm the efficiency and practical orientation of algebraic models, are given.


The extent of hydroxylation of the single lysine residue occurring in both the oca- and OC2-CB 1 peptides obtained by cyanogen bromide cleavage of the axl- and a2-chains of collagen appears to vary according to the nature ofthe tissue from which the collagen is derived. Thus in the collagen of skin isolated from young rat and chick as in all skin collagens so far examined no hydroxylation this residue whereas in the bone from two species half the lysine converted into lysine in the collagen of membranous and tendon from chick embryos.


With this issue we are introducing 2 new categories. The first is Poetry. We were deluged with it even though we only call for short fiction and nonfiction. Apart from the obscene sonnets we carved into washroom walls, we don't know a heck of a lot about it. (The Wasteland is an album by U2, right?) So we coerced, no, invited, bardo-bard Hezekiah Scretch to abase himself as our Poetry Editor. The fact that he despises verse of any kind is only important if you're a nitpicker. And so the dude quintet has become the dude sextet.


The first series of synthetic 1-aza-9-oxafluorenes with cytostatic activities in the micromolar range was evaluated as cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK1) inhibitors. Activity was found to be selective in comparison to the inhibition of other kinases within the CDK family. Compounds were shown to inhibit the membrane-efflux pump P-glycoprotein responsible for multidrug resistance in cancer cells. First structure-activity relationships are discussed.


Flexible thin-film transistors (TFTs) devices are essential elements of future flexible electronics owing to their promising applications in various fields ranging from lighting and display, sensors, communication, smart textiles, to...


The dynamics of He atoms, which were implanted into copper at 10 K, were observed via their trapping at $^{111}\mathrm{In}$ atoms, using the perturbed $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ angular correlation technique. During annealing in the temperature range 10 to 300 K, two types of In-He complexes were detected with the He atom occupying either a trapped single vacancy or an octahedral interstitial lattice site. The formation of the latter He complex shows that He atoms migrate via interstitial sites in Cu already at 25 K.


The design and experiment results of laser range finder for detection of optical aperture are introduced.The system works on the fundation of the "cat pupil"effects of optical apertures.The reflective characteristics of this kind of optical systems are discussed,and get a new estamate method of laser range equation for this"cat pupil"kind of optical systems,its results are demonstrated by experiments.


This paper makes an attempt to estimate the joint abatement cost function for major water pollutants of paper and pulp industry in India, using different alternative functional forms and to estimate the emission charges for each pollutant under the cost minimization principle. It is observed that simple log-log explains the observed behavior better than any other functional form. It is suggested that more cost-effective regulatory instruments would produce considerably better environmental quality at a lower over all cost, which leads to significant saving under an emission charge system.


Mischmetal and zirconium were added to the Mg–Zn–Ca alloy in order to strengthen. The high-pressure die castings of this alloy have higher ultimate strength than 200 MPa between room temperature and 150°C. The minimum creep rate of the gravity die-castings of this alloy is lower than that of QE22–T6 below 100 MPa at 150°C. Fine precipitate with a size of 5 nm is found by TEM observation of the as-cast and T6–treated specimens. T6–treated specimen has higher precipitate density than the as-cast one. It is considered that the precipitate contributes to the improvement on mechanical properties.


A collection of ten essays, with Introduction and Index, by scholars based in England, Canada and France, dealing with various aspects of female transgression in Early Modern Britain. The perspective is resolutely double--literary and historical, hence interdisciplinary--but an attempt is made to highlight points of complementarity in both content and methodology.


Examined in this study were the effects of copper oxide (II) addition and sintering conditions on the chromatic characteristics of copper glaze. Oxidatively sintered samples exhibited the negative increase of CIEa* and the positive increase of CIEb* with the increase of CuO concentration, leading to Green and Green-Yellow coloration. On the other hand, CIEa* and CIEb* of reductively sintered samples were positively increased in direct proportion. The green color of oxidatively sintered samples was originated from the Cu2+ ions formed by the dissolution of CuO. The reductively sintered samples resulted in dull tone red color with low chroma. Such behavior seems to be influenced by the interplay of metal Cu aggregation, metal Cu globule, and Cu 2 O formed in the glaze layer through the redox interaction of CuO during the sintering process.


Benzimidazole derivatives have received much attention and have been extensively studied because of their various pharmacological activities [1, 2]. A number of benzimidazole derivatives are known to possess versatile pharmacological activities, such as antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic, antiallergic, antineoplastic, local analgesic, antihistaminic, vasodilative, hypotensive and spasmolytic activities [3-5]. Benzimidazole and some related heterocyclic compounds had considerable antimicrobial activity against standart strains; Enterococcus feacalis, staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomanas aeruginosa and yeast Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. In recent years particularly bis-benzimidazole compounds have begun to attract particular interest because of their potential use in cancer therapy by the blocking of DNA binding [6, 7]. The most intense and the most useful fluorescence is found in compounds containing aromatic functional groups with low-energy π → π* transition levels. Compounds containing aliphatic and alicyclic carbonyl structures or highly conjugated double–bond structures may also exhibit fluorescence, but the number of these is small compared with the number in the aromatic systems. Substitution on the benzene ring causes shifts in wavelength of absorption frequently affects the fluorescence efficiency. Substitution of a cyano-group on an aromatic ring generally exhibits fluorescence and causes to the red shifts on the excitation and emission wavelengths. Solvation dynamics of fluorescent molecule with its environment has an important effect on kinetics of many photochemical parameters. The Stokes' shift observed in fluorescence emission has generally invoked the interaction between the solvent and fluorescent molecules 8. In this study, the effect of structural characterizations of the cyanopropyl-substituted bisbenzimidazole derivatives upon fluorescence properties have been studied at room temperature in a series of solvents with different polarities and proton-donating abilities. For this purpose, emission spectra of these compounds in dioxane, methanol, ethanol, chloroform, N,N-dimethyl sulphoxide, N,N-dimethyl formamide, acetonitrile, hexane, toluene and water were measured by changing excitation wavelengths and then fluorescence intensities at excitation (ex) and emission wavelengths (em) were determined in these solvents and compared with each other.


PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to induce sufficient fatigue through the Jiu-Jitsu game imitation exhaustion treatment that reflects the characteristics of Jiu-Jitsu competition, and then fatigue-related indicators according to the self-healing treatment method performed during the break between each treatment and to examine the effect on Jiu-Jitsu exercise performance.
METHODS: Eight Jiu-Jitsu athletes (28.3±3.62 years, 24.6±2.5 kg/m2, 14.6±4.6% fat) participated in the study, and their exercise performance, RPE, lactate, CK, and CRP were measured after inducing exhaustion using the Jiu-Jitsu Fight Gone Bad (JFGB; 4 rounds×6 minutes JFGB, 12 minutes of recovery between rounds) test. These variables analyzed using two-way ANOVA with bonferroni's correction.
RESULTS: All the exercise performance, lactate level, and RPE showed only the difference over time according to JFGB treatment, and there was no significant difference according to recovery methods (passive recovery; PR, active recovery; AR, cryotherapy; CTR, oxygen inhalation; OIR). On the other hand, in the case of CRP, there was no significant difference in interaction effect, group, and time main effects. CK showed a significant difference only before and after JFGB treatment, but similarly, there was no difference according to recovery methods.
CONCLUSIONS: Regardless of the recovery method, all variables showed a significant difference only over time according to the JFGB test, and the AR, CTR, and OIR methods were similar to the PR. However, it was observed that in the case of CK, immediately after the JFGB test, it increased significantly regardless of recovery measures.


Background: Immunoassays allow the specific detection of biological molecules in complex samples at physiologically relevant concentrations, however there are concerns over the comparability of such techniques when the same test is performed by different operator, or laboratory. An international intercomparison study was performed to assess the uncertainty involved in the estimation of a protein cytokine concentration using a fluorescent ELISA.
Methods: The laboratories chosen for the study represented national measurement institutes, or nominated expert laboratories. The method was based on a non-competitive sandwich immunoassay with an enhancement step to generate a fluorescent readout. The intercomparison was performed in 2 phases, where the uncertainty of the instrument was determined separately from that of the assay.
Results: Participants were asked to determine an undisclosed concentration of interferon using the supplied standard. The mean participant estimate and SE was 3.54 ± 0.22 mg/ml, with the spread of data ranging ± 35 % of the mean. The quantitation range of the ELISA and of participant's instruments displayed a large variation that contributed to the overall uncertainty.
Conclusions: Sources of uncertainty within the ELISA methodology included; pipetting, model selection and instrument/plate variation.


Not so Distant Voices or Still Lives. Paying attention to the voice of the psychiatric service user and survivor voice in research Post WWII years brought a new wave of therapeutic discourse and practice parallel to the spectacular development of neurobiological approaches to "mental illness". Today, against the latest rebirth of psychiatry as a "Global Movement" grounded in a resolutely neuro-bio-genetic approach and the resurgence of reactionary practice, a new phenomenon is emerging, Mad Studies. Mad Studies is the umbrella term for a growing movement of re-appropriation of 'madness' that goes beyond protestation. While its concerns are hardly new, its focus on theoretical and conceptual approaches and on the representation of critical alternatives to the medicalized understandings of madness means that it has an important contribution to make to disability studies. Following a critical and reflexive view from my own perspective as a survivor-researcher and activist, this paper will explore aspects of the paradigm shift that Mad Studies offer. Specifically I propose to explore the voice of users and survivors in psychiatric research using a variety of examples and how this involvement helps create a new epistemic and political appraisal of the concerns and interests of the "Mad".


We present a multiscale treatment of electron correlations based on hyperbolic wavelet expansions of Jastrow-type correlation functions. Wavelets provide hierarchical basis sets that can be locally adapted to the length- and energy-scales of physical phenomena. Combined with hyperbolic tensor products and local adaptive refinement near the interelectron cusp, these wavelet bases enable sparse representations of Jastrow factors. The computational efficiency of wavelets in electronic structure calculations is demonstrated within the coupled electron-pair approximation (local ansatz). Based on a diagrammatic multiresolution analysis, we discuss various kinds of sparsity features for matrix elements required by the local ansatz. Sparsity originates from the hierarchical structure and vanishing moments property of wavelet bases. This led us to a recurrence scheme for the evaluation of matrix elements with almost linear computational complexity with respect to the size of the underlying isotropic 3d-wavelet basis. Numerical studies for selected diagrams are presented for a homogeneous electron gas.


The opioid epidemic places enormous social, ethical, and legal pressure on orthopaedic prescribers to balance postoperative pain relief with responsible prescribing practices.A catalog of the type and average number of narcotic pills used by patients recovering from various orthopaedic surgeries may serve as a starting point for safe opioid prescribing strategies.Prescriber education and guidelines that depersonalize discussions about the maximum strength and number of pills that can be provided may reduce overprescribing.The large ranges of opioid consumption reported in many studies challenge the notion that opioid use is an objective measure of pain level and prompt further investigation into the variety of individual or cultural factors that may influence postoperative opioid consumption.


To achieve corn seed souing and heibicide spraying simultaneously in wheatfields,designing the miniature maize interplanting and spraying machine was decigned.With small tillage machine for power,It consists of interplanting and spraying.The machine plants corn seeds in two lines when it works along the ridge,and sprays herbicide at the same time.It effectively controls the weeds,greatly improves the working efficiency,reduces the labor quantity and wheat loss.Experiment tests show,the dynamic performance and operation quality of this machine both can meet the agronomic requirements.


Servo system is used extensively in industrial sector nowadays and all control systems that are implemented today are based on computer control. As the computer and instrument had a well defined relationship, they can be connected by using particular interfacing modules. Engineering student in control field should be familiar with servo motor control. In order to understand the servo control system, educational laboratory is needed.MS150 servo system is one of the laboratory equipment that been used to study the servos but the tuning of the experiment equipment need to be done manually. Today, direct manipulation interfaces, also called Graphical User Interface are almost universal and by implementing this, it will become handy to the laboratory experiments. A combination of the interface, software, and MS150 Modular Servo System is likely to be the key to the success of advanced laboratory experiment study. In this project, a PC based experiments on MS150 Modular servo system was developed along with interface.


This research was aimed to investigate reaction kinetic of tofu industry wastewater using zeolite medium. A static filter reactor using zeolite medium was constructed to carry out this research. Tofu wastewater was resirculated through the medium with various hydraulic retention times (HRT): 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours. First order reaction was then applied on this kinetics. The results showed that pH increased from 4.1 to 8.02. Total P in the wastewater decreased from 12,1 mg/L to 6,91 mg/L (42% reduction), while in the media total P increased from 3,04 mg/L to 5,97 mg/L within 48 hours of filtration. N-NH 4 + decreased from 64.184 mg/L to 12.85 mg/L (79.9% reduction). Total Solids decreased from 10.404 mg/L to 4003 m (61.5% reduction).


Studies specifically referring to the evaluation of learning levels and awareness of university students in environmental matters are incipient. In that order, the objective of this research is to establish the influence curriculum of the San Pedro University, Sullana subsidiary on the level of environmental knowledge of undergraduate students, 2017. The research design is non-experimental, applicative, observational and descriptive. The study population corresponds to undergraduate students of the San Pedro University, Sullana, 2018. The total population comprises 2050 students; the sample is structured by a non-probabilistic sample, represented by 188 undergraduate students of the San Pedro University Sullana 2017, students from different Professional Schools. The survey technique was applied, through a knowledge assessment questionnaire on environmental issues. With a significance level of 0.05, it was demonstrated that the Study Plan of the San Pedro University subsidiary Sullana 2017 doesn't have any significant influence on the level of environmental knowledge of undergraduate students. With an average of 2.73% of the courses dedicated to the environmental issue, it is concluded that environmental issues are not a priority within the curricular contents of the San Pedro University, Sullana subsidiary.


I mpunity in identified cases of corruption in Brazil may occur in as few as 5% of such cases. This is the percentage of cases that, between 2010 and 2016, in court districts in the states of Alagoas, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and the Federal District, were dismissed simply due to the slowness of the justice system. "The statute of limitations is commonly viewed and portrayed in the media as a mechanism by which those accused of crimes are able to avoid being tried, benefiting offenders who run out the deadlines," observes political scientist José Álvaro Moisés, a professor in the Department of Political Science of the University of São Paulo (USP) and coordinator of a study developed by the Center for Public Policy (NUPPs) at USP in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Jurimetrics (ABJ). "We start from this point of view in order to verify if impunity is actually happening and to what extent," Moisés explains. The study "Criminal justice, impunity, and the statute of limitations" brought together six researchers, four interns, and the research coordinator with the aim of seeking evidence of impunity in what is called the Brazilian Integrity System. The SI, as it has become known, is composed of judicial and law enforcement institutions targeting legal compliance in cases of corruption and money laundering. "The term is related, in political science, to the study of the quality of democracy and to the vision of preserving the integrity of public administration," says Moisés, who points to the system as being responsible for unleashing Operation Lava Jato ("Car Wash") in 2008. To understand how Brazilian institutions have been confronting impunity since that time, researchers' efforts have been divided along two main axes: mapping the flow and duration of police investigations and criminal proceedings involving crimes of this type LAW y


The present investigation had as objective the accomplishment of a sociocultural animation in the prison establishment the Model located in the city of Bogota-Colombia, specifically in the unit of mental health, through participative methodologies and intervention alternatives like the Solidarity Service Learning ( ASS); In this way it was possible to identify at first some of the felt, perceived and inferred needs, both of the institution and of the persons deprived of freedom (PPL), through art and sport. In a second moment, an intervention was developed through the aforementioned methodologies, using sport as a main tool, seeking to empower the inmates with different alternatives for the solution of problems and the transformation of assessed needs. Regarding this last objective of the intervention, not all the needs could have any modification, since some of them are linked to institutional guidelines outside the scope of this research. For this study, an stable sample, was not available, since for each session the PPL could choose their participation voluntarily and in particular cases there were transfers from the courtyard or prison establishment and, in addition, there were situations of insecurity in the courtyard, which did not allow the proper development of the last intervention sessions.


The study investigated the necessity of improvement of the technical, financial and human resources in the veterinary sector, the need for strengthening the control on the prevention and eradication measures on avian influenza and the update in the legislation. A sociological survey was carried out through an anonymous written questionnaire with open and closed questions. More than one-third (36.67%) of the respondents in the study assessed the activities of the competent authorities in Bulgaria for eradication of the avian flu outbreaks as "Very good". For 43.33% one of the main reasons for spreading the disease appeared to be the misinformation and non-declaration of the infection by the farmers, the illegal import and low biosecurity level. For more effective management of the future avian flu outbreaks, more than half of the respondents (56.67%) recommended improvement of the control measures. Of them, 20% proposed stricter control on the eradication at the farms; another 13.33% of the respondents stated the necessity of legislative amendments regarding the zoonotic character of the disease.


It is important to protect the mental health of healthcare employees who are facing the difficult experience of a pandemic. There are proofs indicating that the state of mental well-being is related with the levels of psychological resilience. It may be important for reducing the psychological issues and emotions of burnout in healthcare professionals by increasing their psychological resilience levels during this process in which disease anxiety and fear of death develop. The purpose of this review study was to attract attention to the mental issues and psychological resilience of healthcare professionals who have the closest contact with the patients.


Urban-rural integration strategy was proposed on basis of the status of Handaqi Town,which were "the four plans,the five advancements,the six co-ordination,the sever integrations",as well as the specific development strategy for the next five years. The direction of urban-rural integration in Handaqi Town was proposed.


The internal controls construction of a transaction system is important to management, operation and auditing. In the environment of manual operation, the internal controls of the transaction process are all done by manual mechanism. However, after the transaction processing environment has been changed from manual operation to computerized operation, the internal control techniques have been gradually transformed from manual mechanisms to computerized methods. The essence of internal controls in operational activities is the data expressions or constraints. The adoption of information systems often results in internal control deficiencies and operating risks due to the data unavailable in database for the data expressions of internal controls. Hence, how to design database schema to support internal controls mechanism is becoming a crucial issue for a computerized enterprise. Therefore, this paper referred Entity-Relationship model (ER model) in order to propose a Control-Data-Mapping Entity-relationship (CDMER) model by manipulating the required fields of tables to design database to support internal controls construction. Finally, a simple simulated case is prepared for illustration of the CDMER model. The contribution of this paper is to enhance the reliability of information systems through internal controls construction by applying the model to design databases.


ABSTRACT The 2017 EUROCORR congress was held in the Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic, from 3rd to 7th September 2017. For the first time, this flagship event of the European Federation of Corrosion was combined with two other prestigious events: the 20th International Corrosion Congress and the Process Safety Congress 2017. Hence the theme of the congress was Corrosion Control for Safer Living. A review of this major corrosion event will be provided over four issues, in four parts, with the opening and plenary lectures and technical sessions on atmospheric corrosion, automotive corrosion, corrosion in aerospace, corrosion of steel in concrete and various coatings-related topics being covered in the present instalment.


Area-based initiatives to address the needs of children living in disadvantaged communities have been the focus of much policy interest in Australia and overseas. Several large-scale evaluations have suggested they can be effective in addressing the needs of children and their families (Raban et al., 2006; Edwards et al., 2009; Melhuish, Belsky, Leyland, Barnes, & National Evaluation of Sure Start Research Team, 2008). Research has shown that Australian children living in neighbourhoods with greater levels of socio-economic disadvantage are more likely to experience adverse outcomes than children living in more affluent areas (Edwards, 2005). However, little is known about what mechanisms explain differences in the outcomes of children living in disadvantaged and advantaged neighbourhoods. In this article, we will focus on how neighbourhood social processes (also referred to as neighbourhood social capital) affect young children's emotional and behavioural outcomes.


This research examine lakeside resident perception of declining water quality, WTP for water quality improvements using contingent valuation method and its influencing factors using logistic regression, and motives underlying WTP using descriptive analysis. Based on survey data, lakeside residents' perception regarding environmental conditions on Lake Maninjau, they felt the occurrence of water pollution and realized that water pollution that occurred was the contribution of the existence of fish farming, waste and household disposal and hydropower. Contingent valuation results showed that the average value of WTP is Rp 59,179.70/household/month. Logistic regression output showed that lakeside residents' WTP in the first bid class offered was significantly influenced by income level and dependency on water quality, lakeside residents' WTP in the second bid class offered was influenced by dependency on water quality. In the third bid class offered, lakeside residents' WTP was significantly influenced by income level, number of dependent and dependency on water quality, while in the fourth bid class offered, lakeside residents' WTP was influenced by dependency on water quality. The motives that underlying lakeside resident willingness to pay were water quality improvement, increase in productivity of fish and better management for Lake Maninjau sustainability.
Keywords: Lake Maninjau, Water Pollution, Willingness to Pay, CVM, Logistic Regression


Abstract Although the literature is replete with guidelines as to how soil and plant samples should be obtained, soil sampling remains a fragile link in the soil testing process, and interpretation of plant analytical data is often fraught with uncertainty. There is unquestionably a need to re‐examine currently accepted procedures and to identify aspects which might lead to an improvement in the quality of samples submitted to advisory laboratories. This paper discusses some of the weaknesses in soil sampling identified in Natal, South Africa, and an aspect of plant sampling usually overlooked, but deserving of much closer examination. None of the issues discussed are uniquely original, but all have had an impact on soil testing and plant analysis in South Africa and may well have application elsewhere. Aspects of soil sampling discussed include the sampling tool, the influence of subsoil properties on the value and meaning of topsoil analytical data, and heterogeneity in farmer fields and experimental pl...


In second or foreign language learning, attitudinal factors were one of the key factors that determine language success and achievement. In Indonesia, foreign language (English) had been taught since elementary school, however research showed most Indonesian language learners in English showed unsatisfactorily result. This research aims at disclosing the students' attitudinal factors in learning foreign language by exploring their first experience in learning foreign language. This qualitative study employed exploratory case study design to interview students' attitudinal factors by exploring the students past experience at first time learning foreign language. These students were from different education unit background when they were in elementary school. This study applied thematic analysis to interpret and analyze the data. The findings showed in case of attitudinal factors were categorized into three component that were cognitive, affective, and behaviour. In case of cognitive and affective components, those who had good experiences felt happy in their first experience in foreign language and the vice versa. However, both were having the similar learning behavior d when they serve as an English teacher, they adopted particular learning behavior that was able to make students enjoy the foreign language learning.


Early vigor in cotton is related to its ability to access nutrients present in the soil. Mycorrhizal associations are known to benefit cotton establishment by enhancing nutrient and moisture acquisition, particularly phosphorus and zinc. If the colonisation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is incomplete, the cotton crop may be restricted in its establishment and growth. The need for vigorous germination, strong emergence and establishment at appropriate densities becomes paramount to subsequent crop development and ultimate yield. Commercial mycorrhizal testing of 'pre-plant' soil samples showed a wide range of spore counts (4100 spores/g), dependant on the crop rotational circumstances. Additionally, a field site previously used for rice that displayed growth differences between old bank lines and the adjacent rice bay area was utilised for soil sampling. Paired soil core samples from these areas were taken in PVC tubes (100mm diameter, 250mm depth). Plant height and establishment rates were measured in the field at time of sampling. Plant heights at time of soil core sampling between bank and bay areas were significantly different (p <0.001). Subsequently, PVC tubes were then sown with cotton and utilised in a pot experiment. Cotton plants were grown for six weeks in a temperature controlled glasshouse (day/night cycle 30°C/20°C). Roots were then washed, stained and mycorrhizal colonisation was determined in each sample. Mycorrhizal colonisation was greater in soil cores sampled from old bank areas compared with the adjacent bay (p < 0.05). This paper discusses the relationship between crop rotations and their effect on colonisation of mycorrhiza in cotton and the implications of converting old rice bays into raised beds for cotton production.


An intelligent robot has been developed which understands the goal a user wants to be performed, recognizes its environment, develops strategies to execute the goal and operates autonomously. By means of a speech recognition sensor the robot listens to a spoken command and derives the goal a user wants the robot to perform, i.e. to bring a specific object. Next, the robot uses its smart camera and other sensors to scan the environment and search for the demanded object. After it has found and identified the object, it grabs it and brings it to the user. Additionally, a method for generating a will is proposed. This enables the robot to operate optimally even under conflicting requirements.


Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic tool in patients with suspected lung cancer Our experience at a tertiary care center. Chauhan R.1, Awasthi S.2, Arora D.3*, Ahmed F.4, Joshi H.5, Garg I. 6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/jopm.2020.i07.01 1 Rashmi Chauhan, Assistant Professor, 2 Seema Awasthi, Professor and Head, 3* Deepti Arora, Associate Professor, 4 Faiyaz Ahmed, Professor, 5 Himanshu Joshi, Associate Professor, 6 Ina Garg, Post-Graduate. All the authors are affiliated with the Department of Pathology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India


An architecture design of the intelligent agent for speech recognition and translation is presented in this paper. The design involves the agent architecture and the method of the agent is used. The architecture design shows the relationship between the intelligent agent and speech recognition also translation. The intelligent agent for speech recognition is called S-AGENT and T-AGENT for translation. The purpose of the S-AGENT is to facilitate for transmitting the speech data via Internet or network. The S-AGENT is acting as a data transmit control to ensure the transmitted speech data is securely delivered. The task of the T-AGENT is different from the S-AGENT. The T-AGENT is acting as information retrieval. It processes the output from the speech recognition and translates the output based on its information memory database. If the information cannot be found on its memory, it searches the information required from the database dictionary provided. At the same time, it learns the information and saves the information to its memory for the future purpose.


A. Hernandez, A. Borquez, L. Alcaino, J. Morales, P. Dantagnan, and P. Saez. 2010. Effects of autoclaving on the apparent digestibility coefficient of dehulled pea seed meal (Pisum sativum) in Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Cien. Inv. Agr. 37(3): 39-46. The effect of autoclaving on the nutrients' apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC), digestible protein and energy of pea seed meal (P. sativum) fed to Rainbow trout (O. mykiss) was examined. Two samples of the pea meal were autoclaved at 121oC and 1.1 atm for 5 min (5'APM) or 15 min (15'APM), respectively. A third sample, used as control, was not treated (RPM). One reference diet (Basal diet) and 3 experimental diets were elaborated and labelled based on autoclaving time applied to the ingredient (RPM, 5'APM and 15'APM). The four diets were assigned using a completely randomised design, with each treatment having three replicates. 12 tanks were stocked each with 15 trouts with an average weight of 235 ± 10.4 g. Faeces were collected over a 7-day period using a settlement column and pooled within the tank. ADCs were determined using chromium oxide (Cr 2 O 3 ) as an inert digestibility indicator. No significant differences (P>0.05) regarding protein ADC were found among all treatments. On the other hand, dry matter, energy and nitrogen free extract (NFE) ADC showed significant differences (p<0.05) among all the different treatments. Results showed that 5'APM improved dry matter, protein, and energy ADC of the dehulled pea seed meal in diets for rainbow trout.


Health maintenance flavor milk shake is made of one or a plurality of protein powder, lily, raw oatmeal, almond, coix seeds, semen juglandis, semen sesami nigrum, propolis, traditional Chinese medicine annexing agents, milk, garden stuff and water. The traditional Chinese medicine annexing agents comprise rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae, codonopsis pilosula, prepared fleece flower root, astragalus mongholicus, radix polygonati officinalis, rhizoma curculiginis, radix ophiopogonis, angelica sinensis, medlar, chinese-date, hawthorn, chinese yam, poria cocos, dogwood, radix paeoniae alba and glossy privet fruit. The health maintenance flavor milk shake has double effects of drug properties and trophism, can prevents diseases and can adjust immune functions of an organism. The traditional Chinese medicine annexing agents nourish the brain and benefit vital essence, improve immunity, fixes the basis, remove heat, reduce blood pressure and lead and embellish bowel. Holistic health of a human body is protected and coordinated, diseases are prevented, metabolism of the human body is strengthened, blood circulation is promoted, the kidney is cured, taste is special, production method is simple, and the health maintenance flavor milk shake is particularly suitable to drinking of students and fragile crowds.


Purpose The lncRNA TRG-AS1 and its co-expressed gene P2RY10 are important for colorectal cancer (CRC) occurrence and development. The purpose of our research was to explore the roles of TRG-AS1 and P2RY10 in CRC progression. Methods The abundance of TRG-AS1 and P2RY10 was determined in CRC cell lines. LoVo cells were transfected with si-TRG-AS1 and si-P2RY10 constructs. Subsequently, the viability, colony formation, and migration of the transfected cells were analyzed using cell counting kit-8, clonogenicity, and scratch-wound/Transwell® assays, respectively. Cells overexpressing GNA13 were used to further explore the relationship between TRG-AS1 and P2RY10 along with their downstream functions. Finally, nude mice were injected with different transfected cell types to observe tumor formation in vivo. Results TRG-AS1 and P2RY10 were significantly upregulated in HT-29 and LoVo compared to FHC cells. TRG-AS1 knockdown and P2RY10 silencing suppressed the viability, colony formation, and migration of LoVo cells. TRG-AS1 knockdown downregulated the expression of P2RY10, GNA12, and GNA13, while P2RY10 silencing downregulated the expression of TRG-AS1, GNA12, and GNA13. Additionally, GNA13 overexpression reversed the cell growth and gene expression changes in LoVo cells induced by TRG-AS1 knockdown or P2RY10 silencing. In vivo experiments revealed that CRC tumor growth was suppressed by TRG-AS1 knockdown and P2RY10 silencing. Conclusions TRG-AS1 knockdown repressed the growth of CRC cells by regulating P2RY10 and GNA13 expression, thereby controlling CRC occurrence and development.


Abstract: Governments have a lot of responsibilities, which involves a lot of money transactions for various projects, employees, and farmer schemes. Corruption is a big problem as it's hard to track and can slow progress. We can solve this by using blockchain technology. Blockchain is a list of records that are linked and secured using cryptography. Each record contains transaction data, a timestamp, and a cryptographic hash of the previous record. We use security algorithms like AES encryption and decryption to protect the data. This project proposes a system to track government funds using key pair generation, metadata file decryption, and data verification algorithms.


This paper presents a MATLAB-based approach for GPU parallelization of the Physical Optics method on parametric surfaces. Physical optics, which is widely used for computing the scattered field from electrically large objects, involves an intensive computational burden. However, illumination test and scattered field calculations can be performed independently. Thus, the calculations can be implemented on Graphical Processing Unit which makes it possible to solve the problem in parallel. Emphasis is placed on efficient MATLAB implementation over parametric surfaces. To show the computational efficiency improvement, the Radar Cross Section of a cylindrical object with conic nose as well as the radiation pattern of a reflector antenna are calculated. The numerical results show speedup up to 200 times in comparison with usual implementation on CPU.


The micronucleus test has been used to detect the genotoxic effect of mutagens in environment. Genotoxic effects of dyeing industry effluent have been evaluated by using piscine micronucleus test. In the present study, 96h LC50 of dyeing industry effluent against Cirrhinus mrigala came out to be 48.97%. Three sublethal concentrations (24.48%, 12.24% and 6.12%) were made and fishes were exposed to these concentrations. Blood from anterior kidney was used to study micronuclei in erythrocytes of fishes after 24h, 48h, 72h and 96h. There were significant differences (p<0.05) between the control and treated fishes. The results showed that at higher concentration (24.48%) and exposure time (96h), there was maximum number of micronuclei in erythrocytes as compared to other concentrations at various time durations as well as in control.


This paper is a personal recollection of the creation of the first 401(k) plans. The author played a leadership role in designing and implementing Johnson & Johnson's 401(k) plan from 1979 to 1982. He maintains that development of the plan was the result of years of research, tax planning, careful study, and investigation by many people. The PDF for the above title, published in the December 2003 issue of EBRI Notes, also contains the fulltext of another December 2003 EBRI Notes article abstracted on SSRN: Retirement Annuity and Employment-Based Pension Income.


The discussion focuses on the implementation of visual grammar in the study program for primary school teachers in the course Slovene language 1 - basics of text. It points out the theoretical premises of the Systemic Functional and Visual Grammar as the basis for discussing the multimodal texts, and along with a case study (34 student exam solutions) and findings from practice, presents the more challenging areas of student acquisition of theory and metalanguage. It justifies the need and shows the possibility of teaching multimodal textual analysis in school education.


Purpose: To measure the subjective depth of focus (DOF) in keratoconic eyes and compare it to that of normal eyes. Methods: We measured the subjective DOF in two groups of subjects with a dual-Badalchannel optical system. The first group consisted of 10 normal subjects and the second group consisted of 5 keratoconic subjects. We measured DOF of the normal subjects under conditions both with and without cycloplegia, whereas for the keratoconics, measurements were performed on both eyes without cycloplegia. The wavefront aberrations and corneal topography were also collected for the keratoconic subjects. From the topography files, we calculated the physical dimensions of the keratoconic cone including its distance to the pupil centre and volume. Results: When comparing the subjective DOF and higher order aberration (HOA) measured in the control group with and without cycloplegia, the results were highly correlated and no statistically significant difference was found (p>0.05). It was found that the subjective DOF measured in the keratoconic eyes (0.90 ± 0.21 D) was significantly larger than that in normal eyes (0.73±0.09 D). The keratoconic group showed a mean value of HOA RMS approximately three times larger than that in the control group, with high levels of coma. However, there was no significant correlation between the larger HOA RMS and DOF of keratoconics (Pearson"s r=0.31, p>0.05). Significant correlation was found between keratoconic DOF and the HOA RMS contributed by the anterior cornea (Pearson"s r=0.67, p<0.05), and moderate correlation was found between DOF and the cone location, and between DOF and cone volume (r=-0.59, 0.58 and p=0.07, 0.08 respectively). Analysis was also performed between the two eyes of each keratoconic subject to identify the optical factors causing the difference of DOF between the two eyes. Strong correlation was found between the difference of DOF and the RMS value of symmetrical aberrations (r=0.96, p<0.01), and between the difference of DOF and the difference of cone dimensions (r=-0.95 and 0.92, both p<0.05). Conclusion: By using a dual-Badal-channel optical system, we can reliably measure the subjective DOF without cycloplegia. The DOF measured in keratoconic eyes was significantly larger than that in normal eyes. However there was not a strong correlation between the large amount of HOA RMS and DOF in keratoconic eyes.


Frescoes from a Roman fort and an Abbasid qasr (manor estate) were discovered in al-Humeima, Jordan. Ancient Hawar, now called al-Humeima or al-Humayma, was the major Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic center in the Hisma, Jordan's southern desert. The Roman fort was founded on unoccupied ground sometime in the first half of the second century CE. It seems to have been abandoned briefly in the later third century, then reoccupied for part of the fourth. The Abassid qasr was erected in the early eighth century CE. The pigments used to paint the frescoes were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy/x-ray spectrometry (SEM/XES), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and polarized light microscopy (PLM). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to determine if any organic binding medium was present. The pigments were all traditional mineral pigments, such as yellow ochre, red ochre, various iron earth pigments, and green earth. However, an unusual yellow pigment, lead silicate sulfate chloride, was found on fragments from the Abbasid qasr frescoes. It is a compound of the ellestadite group, which includes all of the apatite isotypes of composition (Ca...) 5 [(Si,S,P,C)O 4 ] 3 (OH ,F,Cl).


Water is one of the natural resources and an important element to support the sustainability of life on earth. Agriculture is an important sector that requires water to support food supplies. The existence of an uneven distribution of potential water resources will result in agricultural yields that are not optimal on land with insufficient water availability. Therefore, it is necessary to calculate the need and availability of water in the Warungkiara Irrigation Area. The method used in this research is the Mock method. The results obtained from the study are that the highest value occurred in July period 2 with a figure of 1,510 m3/sec available discharge. This means that in that month agricultural land really needs a lot of water.


Under appropriate conditions, bismuth molybdates can catalyze a number of transformations of olefins with selective oxidation being of particular importance. Experimental evidence suggests that the propylene is activated to an allylic species by a site associated with the Bi and that the oxidation step occurs at an Mo site. In order to address the mechanistic steps associated with these Mo sites. The authors discuss the chemistry of terminal oxo and imido groups. They find that for surface sites such as 1 about, 2 about and 3 about, the presence of two double bonds leads to a much more active species than those with a single multiple bond. This leads to a situation similar to that in olefin metathesis by high oxidation state Mo catalysis where the (spectator) oxo group species promotes formation of the metallacycle intermediate by formation of a partial Mo==O triple bond that stabilizes the intermediate. Calculations suggest that the magnitude of the spectator oxo activation is 35 kcal for species such as 1 about and 2 about and that the spectator imido stabilization is 15 kcal for species such as 1 about and 3 about. In addition, the calculations show some special coupling effects of the lonemore » pairs of the Mo==NH groups that affect the geometries and possibly the mechanisms. The results of reactions of various organic substrates with species 1 about-5 about will be used to assess various steps in the mechanisms for 3) and 4), with the emphasis on 4). These results lead to support for the main features in the Barrington-Grasselli mechanism.« less


The paper introduces two-dimensional data converted from three-dimensional model data in product kinematics analysis oriented towards virtual environment, gives coordinate positive conversion and inverse transformation formulas, which is tested and verified by combining with the virtual prototype of internal combustion engine.


During certain pressure tests of gas piping the tested sections of a pipeline are also repeatedly overloaded, depending on the type and purpose of the pressure test. One of the effects of the overload test in pressure-induced repair of older gas pipelines is the so-called C-effect, characterised by the opening of the most aggressive sub-critical defect when the pipe is exposed.


Background. Globally, about 47.4% of children under five are suffering from anemia. In Ethiopia, 60.9% of children under two years are suffering from anemia. Anemia during infancy and young childhood period is associated with poor health and impaired cognitive development, leading to reduced academic achievement and earnings potential in their adulthood life. However, there is scarcity of information showing the magnitude of iron deficiency anemia among young children in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing prevalence and associated factors of iron deficiency anemia among children under two (6–23 months). Methods. Institution based cross-sectional study was carried out from March to May, 2014, at Tsitsika Health Center in Wag-Himra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia. Systematic random sampling technique was employed. Automated hemoglobin machine was used to determine the hemoglobin level. Socioeconomic and demographic data were collected by using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify associated factors and odds ratio with 95% CI was computed to assess the strength of association. Results. Total of 347 children participated in this study. The overall prevalence of anemia was 66.6%. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, male sex were significantly associated with anemia. Conclusion. The overall prevalence of anemia among children who aged 6–23 months has sever public health importance in the study area. Integrated efforts need to be prioritized to improve health as well as appropriate infant and young child feeding practice among children under. 1. Background Currently, micronutrient deficiencies are coming to be the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies causing serious developmental problems in the world [1]. Anemia is one of micronutrient deficiencies which have serious public health significance in the world. It is second leading nutritional cause of disability [2–4]. Anemia is an important outcome indicator of poor nutrition and health with its major consequences on socioeconomic development of a population [5]. Anemia can occur at any time and at all stages of the life cycle [3] but young children and pregnant women are the most at risk segment of the community [1]. Globally, about 47.4% of children under five are suffering from anemia [6]. In developing countries, it affects 46–66% of children aged under five years [7]. Africa and Asia are found with sever public health importance of anemia [8]. About 67.6% of children under five in Africa are suffering from anemia while they are 65.5% in Southeast Asia [6]. The highest overall prevalence of anemia in …


In order to investigate the prevention of Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) in adolescent athletes, the strength and flexibility of the quadriceps muscles were examined in 30 adolescent athletes with unilateral OSD and 20 adolescent soccer players as a control. The following three factors were examined: 1) quadriceps strength in concentric and eccentric contraction, 2) quadriceps flexibility, and 3) the laterality of the involved knee. There was no significant difference in quadriceps muscle strength between athletes with OSD and soccer players, while quadriceps muscle flexibility in athletes with OSD was significantly low in comparison with soccer players. Although there was no significant difference in quadriceps muscle strength between the uninvolved and involved sides in our patients with unilateral OSD, the left knee was more prone to be affected than the right knee in adolescent athletes. In the great majority of adolescent athletes, the left knee had a tendency to be a dominant leg which was defined as the take-off leg. Since the dominant leg is susceptible to eccentric quadriceps contraction during rapid deceleration while jumping, landing or running when playing sport, we consider that these factors may play a role in the decrease of the quadriceps muscle flexibility in adolescent athletes with OSD. With regard to the prevention of OSD, stretching exercises to relieve the decrease of the quadriceps muscle flexibility and training to reduce the load on the dominant leg are recommended in adolescent athletes.


Here, we report a new facial method to improve both the conductivity and alkaline stability of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) by directly growing poly(ionic liquid) (imidazolium cations, PImIL) from the...


Objective To study the influence of culture supernatant of psoriatic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) on the colony-forming of bone marrow-derived hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells. Methods Bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells were separated by density gradient centrifugation. Methylcellulose semi-solid culture medium was used to culture the bone marrow mononuclear cells in culture systems. The PBMC culture supernatant from psoriatic patients or normal controls were added to the culture, to observe their influence on the marrow-derived high proliferative potential colony forming cells (HPP-CFCs), erythroid and granulocyte-macrophage colony forming units (CFUs-E and CFUs-GM) of bone marrow hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells from healthy individuals. Results The values of HPP-CFCs, CFUs-E and CFUs-GM were significantly lower in the bone marrow cells stimulated by the supernatant of cultured psoriatic PBMCs than those stimulated by the supernatant of cultured normal PBMCs and those in the spontaneous proliferation group (P 0.05, P 0.01); however, no significant difference of those values was found between the group stimulated by supernatant of cultured normal PBMCs and the spontaneous proliferation group (P 0.05). Conclusions Psoriatic PBMCs have specific biological activity and can inhibit the colony forming of bone marrow hematopoietic cells from healthy individuals.


The research investigates the formation and key concepts of the critical social theory of Jurgen Habermas. It is possible to distinguish two types of social critique in the context of Habermas' philosophy – a reflexive one and a communicative one. Both theoretical constructs are based on the model of normative-empirical science. However, if the main role in the reflexive critique belongs to its hermeneutical component, in the communicative one it is shifted to a normative-transcendental level.


The goal of the author for the creation of the Entrepreneurship Model is to present it as an instrument for increasing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in the agrarian sector. The strengths and weaknesses of the company must be matched with the opportunities and threats that arise from the external environment so that it can realize and strengthen its competitive advantages and avoid threats. Firm strengths should focus on exploiting the potential of the environment.


Broken casing is one of the main casing broking in heavy oil thermal recovery.The patching technique is the effective mean to repair casing.The processing,technical data and feature of casing patching are introduced.The onsite application showed that the processing is worth to repair broken casing in heavy oil thermal recovery.


The simple tree polynomials of the basic graphs with cyclomatic number 3
are derived. From these results, explicit formulae for the number of decompositions of the graphs into forests with specified cardinalities are extracted. Explicit expressions are also given for the number of spanning forests and spanning trees in the graphs. These results complement the results given in [1].


Mathematical way of thinking is the essence of mathematics.It takes the core position in mathematics.Moreover,it has profound educational meaning.For learning mathematics,the students should not only learn the knowledge of its contents,but also learn its spirit and way of thinking.Therefore,mathematics teachers in primary schools,combining with the contents of teaching,should infiltrate the basic mathematical way of thinking,such as classification, transformation,combination of number and form,induction,sets,equation and so on into mathematics teaching in order to help students understand the knowledge of mathematics,develop their mathematical capacity and lay a good mathematical foundation for their further study and work.


outlinearoadmapforenhancingtheVISIRremotelaboratory.TheroadmapisbasedonaSWOTanalysis conducted by experienced experts, considering technical, pedagogical, and educational factors. The resulting strategy focuses on a RAKID model and highlights strengths like the user interface and weaknesses like matrix limitations. Opportunities include new developments, while threats in the educational category relate to ICT availability, a challenge in fl uenced by institutional practices. This roadmap aims to ensure the future growth and sustainability of VISIR, fostering community expansion.


We have detected FIRST J101614.3+520916 with the XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory. FIRST J101614.3+520916, one of the most extreme radio-loud, broad absorption line (BAL) quasars so far discovered, is also a Fanaroff-Riley type II (FR II) radio source. We find that, compared to its estimated intrinsic X-ray flux, the observed X-rays are likely suppressed, and that the observed hardness ratio indicates significant soft X-ray photons. This is inconsistent with the simplest model, a normal quasar spectrum absorbed by a large neutral HI column density, which would primarily absorb the softer photons. More complex models, involving partial covering, an ionized absorber, ionized mirror reflection, or jet contributions need to be invoked to explain this source. The suppressed but soft X-ray emission in this radio-loud BAL quasar is consistent with the behavior displayed by other BAL quasars, both radio-loud and radio-quiet.


Environmentalists in the United States are often confronted by rural landowners who feel that they have the right to do whatever they want with their land regardless of the consequences for other human beings or of the damage to the environment. This attitude is traced from its origins in ancient German and Saxon land use practices into the political writings ofThomas lefferson where it was fused together with lohn Locke's theory of property. This view of land and property rights was most influential in the late nineteenth century after the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862 when it was used in the arguments opposing national parks and nature preservation. Today it remains a formidable obstac1e to planning and zoning in rural areas, despite unstated underlying assumptions which are either outdated or false.


Haruhiko Iba (Kobe University) From the viewpoint of business administration, this study aims to elucidate the development of family farm businesses that contribute favorably to US society. To achieve its objectives, this study focuses on the Energyshed (ES) project undertaken by family farms in the Capay Valley district of California. The ES project is a collective initiative between farmers and either residents or consumers to introduce renewable energy sources that provide farm businesses with electricity. The main methodology of this study was to interview farmers participating in the project; additionally, project documents were analyzed. As a result, we summarize three characteristics of the ES project. First, it consists of collaboration between family farms and either regional residents or consumers, as mediated through farm businesses. Second, it is sustained in the absence of government subsidies. Third, it hinges on residents' and consumers' understanding of family farm businesses.


Considering the insecurity issues in electron data transmission and the requirement of reliable data transferring,several coonmon reliable encryption technologies are analyzed.A method for combining the encryption techniques with the digital signature is introduced and illustrated with an example.


Structures with tin-rich island arrays on silicon pedestals were obtained by molecular beam epitaxy using Sn as a catalyst for the growth of nanostructures. A tin island array was used further to s...


In a highly competitive market, an optimised processing plays a key role for the future of our industry. Intelligent processing is only feasible, when the materials and products are controlled directly during and after processing. Traditional methods for controlling corrosion are often very time consuming and destructive (e.g. corrosion under paint, delamination of paints on metals), Therefore these tests are restricted to a small number of samples and give only limited representative information of the investigated sample. In previous papers it has been shown, that diffuse reflectance spectroscopy can be used to describe such a complex behaviour like corrosion tendency of car body steel. This is an on line method, that is fast, contact free and gives statistical sufficient information. Due to the overlap of diffuse and specular information of the spectra, modern classification methods as neural networks must be applied. Additional difficulties appear, as the standard reference methods for corrosion evaluation like salt spray tests etc. give data only with a statistical variation. The authors look at the benefits of classification of the spectra by Kohonen nets.


We present a proof (without any set-theoretical assumptions) that every infinite complete Boolean algebra includes a free subalgebra of the same cardinality. It follows that the set of all ultrafilters on an infinite complete Boolean algebra B has power 2 1. Problems and results. Let B be a Boolean algebra and St(B) its Stone space, i.e. the set of all ultrafilters on B with the usual topology. If B is finite, then obviously I St(B) I= log2 1 B I,I see [Ma]. The classical result due to Hausdorff [H] and Pospisil [PI] states that for a power set Boolean algebra B = 6T(K) for any infinite cardinal K, I St(B) I= 22 = 2IBI . The key role in their proof is played by the notion of an independent family of sets and the fact that there is such a family of subsets of K of size 2K. The very natural problem of whether this can be generalized for all infinite complete Boolean algebras was first formulated (as far as we know) by Efimov [E]. Partial positive solutions were known from works of Kesl'yakov [K], Koppelberg [Ko], Monk [M] and Blaszczyk [Bla]. A short historical survey of this problem can be found in [Bla]. Independent systems in complete Boolean algebras are studied in Vladimirov's book. We shall present proofs (in ZFC only) of the following theorems. THEOREM A. In every infinite complete Boolean algebra B there is an independent family 6YC B so that I Yl =I B I . THEOREM B. If B is an infinite complete Boolean algebra homogeneous in sat, then B is well semifree. (For precise definitions see ?3.) Although many partial results concerning Theorem A have been achieved, e.g. Monk proved Theorem A under a hypothesis slightly weaker than GCH, we are offering a general approach covering all results obtained so far. It is not surprising that notions and results about filters and ultrafilters on power set algebras can be translated to ones on complete Boolean algebras. We shall give one such example concerning good ultrafilters. Kunen's proof, see [Kul, Ch,K], of the existence of good ultrafilters on a power set algebra, can be pushed through in this more general situation as well. Received by the editors February 10, 1981. 1980 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 06E10, 54A25; Secondary 03E05, 06E15, 54G05. Otherwise I BI


Stirred by a letter to Verulam in the March issue, David Blockley calls on young
engineers to take to their keyboards and spread the message that engineering
is a creative, people profession that improves the human condition.


ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of the labor of the living dead through readings of recent Senegalese films, novels, comics, and music videos in Wolof and French. The undead have been resurgent in cultural production for decades but these are not your average zombies: they do not inspire collective dread nor are they directed by opaque, outside forces. In Senegal, the focus has more often been on the work of the undead. This enigmatic concept speaks to the pervasive and potentially fatal mismatch between discourses of entrepreneurial self-realization and the crushing limitations and dangers imposed on many by their present circumstances. In representations of undead labor, projects of normative self-improvement devour and outlive the selves they are meant to improve, generating affects of shame and powerlessness and sparking violence toward more marginalized lives. Alongside these dynamics, though, the figure of undead work also seems to contain a grain of counter-hegemonic imagination, even affording visions of alternatives to existing configurations of labor and humanity. Central to this phenomenon is a tendency to exploit the polysemy of the Wolof term liggéey, which means work in a conventional sense but which also refers in certain contexts to witchcraft or gendered labor.


BACKGROUND
With recent increases in the number of elderly and medically compromised patients, dentists are required to have a more comprehensive understanding of medical problems. There is, however, little awareness of the importance of internal medicine at dental schools in Japan.

OBJECTIVE
The aims of the present study were to examine whether dentists need medical knowledge, to examine how often they experience difficulties regarding internal medicine in dental practice, and to determine whether their specialty or career influences their needs or difficulties.

DESIGN
A questionnaire based on the above objectives was designed and was sent to all the faculty members in the department of dentistry at Tsurumi University and all dentists who work at the university hospital.

RESULTS
Of 408 surveys, 307 (75%) responded. Ninety-nine per cent of respondents recognized the necessity of internal medicine. The dentists specializing in gerodontology, dental anesthesiology or oral and maxillofacial surgery (group S) felt the need of knowledge of internal medicine more frequently than those of other specialties (group O) (Odds ratio 17.5, 95% CI: 2.4 approximately 129.9; P = 0.000). Seventy-four per cent of the dentists experienced difficulties in day-to-day practice caused by a lack of medical knowledge. Those in group S, experienced difficulties more frequently than those in group O (Odds ratio 5.3, 95% CI: 2.1 approximately 12.9; P = 0.000). While the more experienced dentists in group S encountered difficulties more often, the more experienced dentists in group O encountered difficulties less often.

CONCLUSIONS
The need for instruction in internal medicine varies according to dental specialty. Even very experienced dentists might fail to find solutions because of a lack of knowledge of internal medicine.


The water-saving and environmental pollution prevention are important task of paper-making industry,and the close circulation and zero discharge of paper-making wastewater have become the difficult fields of technological research of paper-making wastewater treatment.Through improved designing,used rational techniques and equipments and expanded the comprehensive utilization,the zero discharge of recycling wastewater can be realized for pulp-making paper industry which adopt waste paper as materials.


This paper reviews the requirments and attitudes as to the construction, design, and economics of "what makes a good marine boiler feed pump?" The first section discusses historical background, overall responsibility of the feed pump manufacturer, and the economics required to meet and satisfy this market. The second section discusses the technical aspects involved and some of the design criteria necessary to meet the pump manufacturer's major responsibility -- to "get water into that boiler!"


To determine the safety of vaginal deliveries in Nigerian women with 2 previous cesarean sections, questionnaires were sent to Mother of Christ Maternity and Jubilee Maternity, maternal mortality was 20%, perinatal mortality 60%, and ruptures uterus 40%. Comparing outcomes involved in elective cesarean sections after 2 previous cesarean sections and those involved in attempted vaginal deliveries reveals for the former group a maternal mortality, perinatal mortality, and ruptured uterus of 0%; the latter group's outcome included a maternal mortality of 13%, perinatal mortality of 37%, and ruptured uterus 19%. Causes of maternal death include ruptured uterus, hemorrhage, and severe septicemia following cesarean section. Vaginal deliveries for women with histories of 2 previous cesarean sections should be discouraged. The safety of cesarean sections should be promoted.


For existing insufficiencies as complicated structure,larger vibration and impact in high-speed dynamic follow cutting supporting device of flexible bar stock,the support principle of Pivot Rotary Ledger Supporting Device(PRLSD) was proposed and the mechanism and dynamics of the device were analyzed.Through the multi-objective optimization of the ledger groove width,the cutting torque,deflection and the maximum speed difference between blade and ledger in axis direction of bar stock were reduced.The cutting quality was also improved.In consideration of the effect design processing error to institutions dynamic performance,the reasonable device support arrangement plan was proposed and the impact vibration coming from the structure was avoided effectively.The structure of the device is simple and the support is steady.It can meet the requirement of high-speed dynamic follow cutting and has a high practical value.


1 Introduction Recent improvements in the precision of Li and B isotope measurements have demonstrated the potential of these elements in tracing a wide range of geological processes. The Li and B isotope systematics of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks provides a unique opportunity to investigate the behaviour of Li and B during fluid-rock interaction at high temperatures and very high pressures and to constrain the fluid budget and the recycling of subducted crustal materials into the mantle during UHP metamorphism. ……


The influence of initial pH of sugar cane juice in high concentration was investigated for levan production by Zymomonas mobilis. In the initial pH of medium of 5.4; 5.9 and 6..3 the levan concentration achieved 1.66; 2.54 and 3.83 g/L, respectively, in 48 hours of fermentation. The final levan concentration in the initial pH of 6.3 and 5.9 increased 130 and 53% when compared to concentration at initial pH 5.4 in the medium. The levan yield at pH 5.9 was 87.5% and at pH 6.3 was 162.5% superior in relation to that obtained at initial pH 5.4.


Objective
To analyze the research status of private hospitals in China for policy recommendations of their development.

Methods
Using CNKI as the object to retrieve, and key words of "private hospital ", "social capital to run hospitals" or the titles of' "private hospitals ", "social capital to run hospitals" to retrieve 853 articles that are valid and published since end of 2013, for a biliometric analysis.

Results
The number of articles published were increasing year by year; the most of the articles published in the developed southern areas; the number of articles in hospital internal management was the largest (384 articles, 45.02%), followed those on external management and development situation and countermeasures (accounting for 27.43% and 22.39% respectively).

Conclusion
The increase of articles on private hospitals is connected with the support of national policy, the research of private hospitals is not in balance and its development environment is not favorable.

Key words:
Bibliometric method; Private hospital; Social capital to run hospitals


The estimation of crustal movements along the Cam Lo fault (Quang Tri province, Vietnam) from repeated GPS data (1995-1998) is addressed in this paper. The study area is relatively small and locates at about latitude of N 16 40' 10" and longitude of E 106 58' 40" in the middle of Vietnam. The network consists of 6 points, is located in 3 tectonics units, baselines are from 3 km to 11 km. GPS observations were perforemed to the stations of our network during two campaigns in March 1995 and May 1998. Considering the relation of coordinate variation and its standard deviation based on the result, some remarks can be made: during interval from March, 1995 to May, 1998, there are movements in the investigated area, and the. vertical movements are stronger than horizontal ones. The above results will be favor in a geophysical interpretation of Cam Lo fault for geologists. This seems to be an encouraging result in studying activity of faults in Vietnam.n Vietnam.


Objective: The use of essential oils in mosquito control is considered as a potential alternative of synthetic insecticides. The current study aimed to assess the larvicidal activity of the essential oils extracted from five medicinal plants collected from northeastern Algeria against the Culiseta longiareolata larvae, a vector of the Plasmodium species in birds and one of the most abundant mosquito species in Algeria. Materials and Methods: The essential oils extracted from: Thymus vulgaris, Artemisia herba-alba, Juniperus phoenicea, Rosmarinus officinalis, and Eucalyptus globulus were tested against the 3rd and 4th instar Culiseta longiareolata larvae. The larvae were exposed to a series of concentrations of the tested essential oils for 24h. The concentrations that caused between 10% and 90% mortality were replicated four times, and the entire test was repeated three times. The collected data were used to determine the LC50 and LC90 values, Results: The tested oils revealed an efficient larvicidal activity. T. vulgaris showed 100% mortality at 80ppm final concentration, while the other tested oils showed 100% mortality at 200ppm. Furthermore, the lethal concentrations that caused 50% and 90% mortality (LC50 and LC90) were varying. T. vulgaris was the most efficient essential oil (LC50=25.64ppm, LC90=50.53ppm), followed by J. Phoenicea (LC50=59.83ppm, LC90=137.68ppm), R. officinalis (LC50= 64.18ppm, LC90= 96.55ppm), A. herba-alba (LC50=86.67ppm, LC90=139.55ppm), then E. globules (LC50=95.83ppm, LC90= 168.25ppm). Conclusion: The use of essential oils or their principal active components as α-pinene, 1,8-cineole and Camphor may serve as an eco-friendly method to control mosquito larvae. Nevertheless, the field application of essential oils and their principal components remains a fundamental step to evaluate the field efficacy of these botanic extracts and to note their possible secondary effects on non-targeted organisms.


The present invention, in an OFDM communication system, a method for identifying a cyclic prefix to UE. The cyclic prefix has a dynamically changeable lengths. This method includes, in the OFDM cell, transmitting the MCCH scheduling information of the system information block in an OFDM broadcast channel, and, by using the MCCH scheduling information includes receiving the MCCH, the MCCH is either whether the sub-frame carries the MTCH including MTCH scheduling information indicating to UE.


Change of point of view is an important writing technique in revealing the aesthetic value and literature value of novels,which can be achieved through change of reported speech,vague reference and the use of idiosyncratic language that indicates the value of the narrator.The translator should make necessary alterations on the level of word and syntax to preserve the original literature effect as much as possible.


Neutron scattering on crystals of arbitrary symmetry with isolated impurity atoms is considered. The cross sections for coherent and incoherent scattering corresponding to single-quantrum excitations in the system are determined. The problem of separating that part of the incoherent cross section which is connected with scattering on impurity atoms and on the surrounding perturbation regions is analyzed. It is demonstrated that this part of the cross section contains direct information on the nature of the impurity atom vibrations and information on the frequency density distribution function of the phonon spectrum of an ideal crystal. (auth)


In order to investigate the promotional effects of ruthenium (Ru) addition on the structure, activity, and SO2 resistance of MnOx–TiO2 mixed-oxide adsorbent for Hg0 removal at lower temperature, the Ru modified MnOx–TiO2 (RMT) adsorbent, MnOx–TiO2 (MT), and RuO2–TiO2 (RT) were synthesized by the sol–gel method. The fresh and spent adsorbents were characterized by N2 physisorption, XRD, FTIR, H2-TPR, XPS, TG-DSC, and SO2-TPD. It was found that the addition of Ru oxide not only can increase the activity of Hg0 removal but also can significantly enhance their SO2 resistance performance. The amorphous structure and some synergistic effects among Ru, Mn and oxygen species may play key roles in promoting Hg0 removal and superior performance of SO2 tolerance. Although RMT exhibited an excellent SO2 resistance performance for Hg0 capture, some active sites would be destroyed with as high as 2500 ppm of SO2 introduced. The sulfate species deposited on the surface of poisoned adsorbent and the consumption of active...


Ecotourism is studied from a territorial perspective as a socio-environmental policy promoted in the rural area. The role of ecotourism is analysed at the local scale in the two fisheries that implement it in a protected area natural. The territorial complexity starting from the resources that families have, the influences to mobilize them and the configured familiar strategy are addressed using a Livelihood framework. Participative community workshops are applied as a data collection technique using the reflection of participants. The results show that the lack of local particularities in the definition of policies and coercive aspects of the rural area can influence the success or failure of ecotourism. The need to generate comprehensive government programs is elucidated.


Some amino acid derivatives have been examined for their effect on inhibition of discoloration of epinephrine hydrochloride solutions buffered at pH 4.0. The chelating agents were studied alone and in combination with sodium bisulfite. The efficacy of these agents was evaluated by comparing their ability to retard the discoloration of epinephrine hydrochloride solutions in the presence and absence of ferric iron. The progress of color formation was followed spectrophotometrically for periods up to forty-five days. In the absence of iron contaminant, the chelating agents were found to be of little value in preventing discoloration. In the presence of iron contaminant, Sequestrene® NA2, Versenol®, and Perma Kleer®-80, in that order, significantly inhibited color formation and their efficacy was enhanced with the addition of sodium bisulfite. Versene® Fe-3 Specific was of little value under these conditions.


To deal with the existing problems such as lower flexible work reliability,speed limit in downstream machine caused by invariable pitch in the transferring device of high-speed bar stock,the working principle of a flexible transferring device with variable pitch was proposed,and the transferring process and the motion interference of the bar stock were analyzed.In order to improve the flexible transferring reliability of the bar stock,the multi-objective optimization of device's structure was presented.The results have shown that the axial braking process of the bar stock is improved,the transferring speed difference and the maximum pressure angle of the cam are reduced,and the rationality of optimization design is verified through simulation.The device has the advantage of accurate location,steady transferring,gentle axial braking process,and variable pitch,which is beneficial to the enhancement of production ability in downstream machine.


This article aims to evaluate Egypt's progress on the road towards a knowledge society. The paper discusses the evolution and assesses the outcomes of ICT initiatives in place in Egypt. Equally, the paper analyzes the status and potential of factors that are necessary for the realization of such a society at this turning point in the country's history. The paper pinpoints the progress achieved on many fronts and identifies necessary steps to match leading knowledge and digital societies. The paper suggests some useful strategies for the government to expand access and contribution to knowledge – promoting a shared knowledge society in co-operation with the private sector in order to bridge the gaps. Efforts should not only be focused on expanding and enhancing connectivity and technology, but should also promote content development, provide educational opportunities and foster a comprehensive enabling environment.


In combination with the practice of building the precast concrete aqueduct works of the Beizhao Yellow River Diversion Irrigation Project( Second Phase) in Yuncheng City,the paper demonstrates the scheme to hoist the precast concrete aqueduct body. The demonstration Contents include determining the positions of lifting points on the aqueduct body,treating the binding wire ropes,calculating the hoisting parameters and the hoisting capacity and selecting the truck cranes,etc.


The continuous wavelet transform (CWT) analysis reveals the instantaneous variability of the foraminiferal δ18O and δ13C of Site 1143 for the past 5 Ma at the eccentricity, obliquity and precession bands. The cross CWT analysis further demonstrates nonstationary phases of the benthic -δ18O relative to ETP at the three primary Milankovitch bands in the last 5 Ma. The instantaneous phases between benthic -δ18O and δ13C at the precession band display a prominent 128 ka period, probably the cyclicity of the nonstationary climate close to the eccentricity. To explain these nonstationary phases, it is desirable to introduce a nonlinear response model to the global climate system, in which the output has a prominent cycle around 100 ka to match the 128 ka cycle of the instantaneous phase of the δ13C and -δ18O on the precession band.


The dispersion status achievable with different dispersing equipment of an acrylic/MFA stoving enamel was monitored in the conventional way via the Hegman-gauge and gloss, gloss haze and tinting strength measurements. Then the same drawdowns of the cured coating were submitted to diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Original and normalised remission curves were then compared and the distribution coefficients emerging from these measurements were correlated to the conventional methods for monitoring the dispersion process. The interpretation of the spectra with respect to the particle size, particle size distribution and the concentration of particles of a particular size was achieved on a qualitative and comparative way.


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Recently, scholars have suggested that biological factors, such as temperament, influence human social behavior, particularly in the formation of traits, such as communication apprehension. Despite progress in this area, the relationship between temperament and states, such as speech anxiety, remains unclear. Theories of temperament predict that the rate at which subjects habituate to stress varies inversely with the degree to which they are sensitized during initial confrontation with stress‐producing stimuli. The inverse relationship between habituation and sensitization, in the context of public speaking state anxiety, is examined in this report. In two separate studies, using both physiological and psychological measures of state anxiety, the inverse relationship between sensitization and habituation was confirmed. Specifically, sensitization accounted for 69.1% and 50.3% of the variance in physiological and psychological habituation, respectively.


Our study is developed in a general framework, namely a manifold M endowed
 with a (1,1)- tensor field ?, which is integrable. The present paper solves
 the following two problems: how many linear connections with torsion and
 without torsion exist, having the property of being parallel with respect to
 ?. To count all these connections with the given properties, certain
 algebraic techniques and results are used throughout the paper.