The invention discloses a method for realizing a handwriting input rapid instruction and a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps: after a user opens a handwriting input board on any interface of a mobile terminal touch screen, detecting the operation of the user on the handwriting input board by the mobile terminal; when detecting that the operation of the user on the handwriting input board is sliding operation, detecting a graph input by the user through the mobile terminal; comparing the graph input by the user with a pre-set instruction graph; and when the graph input by the user is matched with the pre-set instruction graph, carrying out an instruction corresponding to the graph input by the user through the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal comprises an operation detection module, a graph detection module and an execution module. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the handwriting input board can be opened on any interface of the touch screen; and the corresponding instruction is carried out according to the graph input by the user so as to realize operation of rapidly opening applications or rapidly setting brightness, sounds and the like.


Gramsci as one of the principal representatives of western Marxism,proposed the historical absolutism in the process of explaining the practical ontology,making great construction to the development of Marxism philosophy.However,his historical absolutism neglects the dialectical relationship between man and nature since it overemphasizes the subjectivity of human beings and treat nature just the object of human's practice.So it can be regarded as a kind of reappearance of human centralism.Renewing Germanic's historical absolutism may exert great practical significance on the construction of the harmonious socialist society in China today.


Cavitation is a physical and chemical phenomena that bears a large energy, which can affect every aspect of life, especially on water conservancy and irrigation machinery. With the development of science and technology, people are increasingly aware of the tremendous potential of cavitation, and then tend to utilize it, especially the cavitation water-jet. In the review, the research background of cavitation water-jet application was introduced firstly. Then progress of research in its application to oil production, environmental chemical engineering, cleaning and derusting as well as material surface modification and strengthening was described. Finally follow-up development direction of cavitation water-jet technology was proposed.


Experiments with ultrashort laser pulses have indicated that the intersection of a rotational symmetric ellipsoidal by a flat surface at any angle appears circular when studied form one focal point of the ellipsoidal. This statement is mathematically proved for the general case. The spherical coordinate system of an observer that travels at ultrahigh velocity appears transformed into an ellipsoidal coordinate system but this fact is hidden from sight by said statement. If this was not so, his absolute velocity would be visible to the traveling observer in contradiction to Einstein's postulate.


Using information fusion unique three layer structure, proposes a method of Honeynet analysis and assessment of hierarchical fusion model based on information fusion technology. The model uses the active defense technology of Honeynet real time tracking hacker intrusion behavior, and introduces multiple sensor information fusion thought; using intelligent algorithm automatic identifies a variety of network attacks finally in each layer. Firstly, analyzes the problems existing in the network security model, Then discusses the fusion model of levels of processing functions, introduces the technology, algorithm and problem resolved in the model.


In this thesis we discuss thoroughly a class of linear and non-linear Schrödinger equations that arise in various physical contexts of modern relevance. First we work in the scenario where the main linear part of the equation is a singular perturbation of a symmetric pseudo-differential operator, which formally amounts to add to it a potential supported on a finite set of points. A detailed discussion on the rigorous realisations and the main properties of such objects is given when the unperturbed pesudo-differential operator is the fractional Laplacian on R. We then consider the relevant special case of singular perturbations of the threedimensional non-fractional Laplacian: we qualify their smoothing and scattering properties, and characterise their fractional powers and induced Sobolev norms. As a consequence, we are able to establish local and global solution theory for a class of singular Schrödinger equations with convolution-type non-linearity. As a second main playground, we consider non-linear Schrödinger equations with time-dependent, rough magnetic fields, and with local and non-local nonlinearities. We include magnetic fields for which the corresponding Strichartz estimates are not available. To this aim, we introduce a suitable parabolic regularisation in the magnetic Laplacian: by exploiting the smoothing properties of the heat-Schrödinger propagator and the mass/energy bounds, we are able to construct global solutions for the approximated problem. Finally, through a compactness argument, we can remove the regularisation and deduce the existence of global, finite energy, weak solutions to the original equation.


The etiology of obstinate constipation is very complicated, also the diagnosis and treatment are very difficult. Recently, by using defecography and some colorectal tests, such as anal and rectal pressure measurement, EMG recording of the pelvic floor skeletal musculature, and colonic transit time study, we discovered a series of outlet constipation. Some obstructive factors in outlet areas are characteristic of this constipation. This obstruction can be treated by surgery with good results1'. Now, we report the results of defecography and discuss its clinical value.


The perno-triasic basin of Tahanaout reflects a tectono-sedimentary organization typical of synrift basins. The genetic modes of its replenishment, reviewed in light of the sedimentary heterogeneity and the position of the sediments reveal an evolution in 3 episodes: individualization, differentiation and homogenization. The tectonics expresses itself every time, by a reorganization of the deposit areas, a dissymmetry of the syntectonic gutters and structures in the tilled blocks, within a NS extensional regime (episode 1) and NW-SE even (episode 11 and 111). The intermediate sequences follow each other in sequences of deposit that reflect and evolve in fluvio-deltaic environments, since the cone toward the alluvial or deltaic plain according to a topographic gradient. The sedimentary model suggests the existance basins in vertical relays in severa1 lateral progradation phases interrupted by phases of silt-clay sedimentary aggradations. The generalized semi-arid climate and the closed country environment plays an important role in the configuration of this type of basins, whose borders are essentially clastics, of an extended alluvial plain.


The wavelet transform is a natural tool for characterizing self-similar signals. In this work, the spectral exponent γ derived from the wavelet-based representation for 1/f processes is used to investigate the self-similarity of electrocorticography (intracranial EEG) signals from an epilepsy patient. An increase in γ leads to sample signals with smoother temporal patterns. Our computational results show that during an epileptic seizure γ is significantly higher than that associated with other states of the brain, implying that wavelet-based fractal analysis is potentially a useful computational tool for epileptic seizure detection.


The vector space structure of non-cooperative games is investigated. For its 5 well known subspaces: pure potential games, non-strategic games, pure harmonic games, potential games, and harmonic games, dual expressions are discussed systematically in this paper. They are: (1) geometric expression, which provides the bases for each subspaces; (2) algebraic expression, which provides algebraic equation(s) for games in the subspaces to be satisfied. Some additional geometric relationship among some subspaces are also provided. Based on the geometric and/or algebraic structures the Nash equilibriums of each subspaces are also explored.


OBJECTIVE To study the relative bioavailability of glipizide sustained-release capsule in healthy volunteers.METHODS The plasma concentrations of gliplzide sustained-release capsule and controlled-realease tablet were determined with HPLC in 16 healthy male volunteers after 10 mg orally single dosage and multiple dosage.The pharmacokinetic parameters and relative bioavailability of two drugs were calculated.The c max and AUC 0~36 were used to evaluate the bioequivalence of the two drugs with analysis of variance and double single t -test.RESULTS The concentration-time curves of these two drugs had two peaks.The stable phase could be attained after the drugs were taken in consecutive 4 days.The main pharmacokinetic parameters between single dosage and multiple dosage had no singificant difference by statistic analysis.CONCLUSION The glipizide sustained-release capsule was bioequivalent to the glipizide controlled-release tablet.


In this paper, an adaptive smoothing filter algorithm based on gradient information is proposed. The new method solves the problem of conventional filer that can't smooth noise and sharp edge simultaneously. It is based on the iterative convolution of local adaptive template and the original image signal, the template has the property of diffusing anisotropically. In each iteration, the weight coefficients of the filter are determined by the gradient function of each pixel, and they vary with the variety of the gradient function, thus reflects the degree of continuity of the gray value. The weight coefficients also depend on one parameter, which controls the amplitude of the breaking point that needs to be preserved during the iteration. This algorithm sharps the edge of image by iteratively computation, after several iterations the image is adaptively smoothed according to the edge blocking. The simulation results demonstrate that this algorithm can perform filtering effectively, it has appropriate computation complexity and is suitable for real-time processing. Key-words: Image filtering, gradient Information, adaptive smoothing, smooth noise, sharp edge


The objective of this study was to investigate the magnitude and relative contribution of the different sources of measurement error present in the estimation of food intake via the 24‐hr recall technique. We applied variance decomposition methods to the difference between data obtained from the USDA's Automated Multiple Pass Method (AMPM) 24‐hr recall technique, and measured food intake (MFI) from a 16 wk cafeteria‐style feeding study. The feeding study involved the participation of twelve healthy, lean men (39 ± 9 yr, weight of 79.9 ± 8.3 kg, and BMI of 24.1 ± 1.4 kg/m−2). The bias and variance of the difference between AMPM and MFI were analyzed by macronutrient content, subject, and nine categories of foods. Mean food intakes for AMPM and MFI were not significantly different, but within‐subject differences for energy (EI), protein, fat and carbohydrate intakes were 14%, 18%, 23% and 15% of daily intake, respectively. Mass and Deletion errors each represented about one third of the error. Vegetables constituted 8% of EI but represented >25% of the error across macronutrients, while grains contributed 32% of EI but contributed only 12% of the error across macronutrients. In conclusion, although the major sources of reporting error were Mass and Deletion errors, individual subjects differed widely in the magnitude and types of errors they made.


We study a white-noise driven semilinear partial differential equation on the spatial interval [ 0 , 1 ] with Dirichlet boundary condition and with a singular drift of the form cu − 3 , c > 0. We prove existence and uniqueness of a non-negative continuous adapted solution u on [ 0 , ∞ ) × [ 0 , 1 ] for every nonnegative continuous initial datum x , satisfying x( 0 ) = x( 1 ) = 0. We prove that the law π δ of the Bessel bridge on [ 0 , 1 ] of dimension δ > 3 is the unique invariant probability measure of the process x (cid:2)→ u , with c = (δ − 1 )(δ − 3 )/ 8 and, if δ ∈ N , that u is the radial part in the sense of Dirichlet forms of the R δ -valued solution of a linear stochastic heat equation. An explicit integration by parts formula w.r.t. π δ is given for all δ > 3.


We design and implement a hyper-focal imaging system for acquiring iris images in the visible spectrum. The proposed system uses a DSLR Canon T2i camera and an Okii controller to capture videos of the ocular region at multiple focal lengths. The ensuing frames are fused in order to yield a single image with higher fidelity. Further, the proposed setup extends the imaging depth-of-field (DOF), thereby preempting the need for employing expensive cameras for increased DOF. Experiments convey the benefits of utilizing a hyper-focal system over a traditional fixed-focus system for performing iris recognition in visible spectrum.


Abstract Compressible hydrodynamic turbulence is studied under the assumption of a polytropic closure. Following Kolmogorov, we derive an exact relation for some two-point correlation functions in the asymptotic limit of a high Reynolds number. The inertial range is characterized by: (i) a flux term implying in particular the enthalpy; and (ii) a purely compressible term $\mathcal{S}$ which may act as a source or a sink for the mean energy transfer rate. At subsonic scales, we predict dimensionally that the isotropic $k^{-5/3}$ energy spectrum for the density-weighted velocity field ( $\rho ^{1/3} \boldsymbol {v}$ ), previously obtained for isothermal turbulence, is modified by a polytropic contribution, whereas at supersonic scales $\mathcal{S}$ may impose another scaling depending on the polytropic index. In both cases, it is shown that the fluctuating sound speed is a key ingredient for understanding polytropic compressible turbulence.


It′s important to select the best one from several feasible projects in water construction.Based on the Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Project,ideal scheme is introduced briefly.Application degree of each feasible project is calculated by figuring out the ideal scheme and the minimum ideal scheme.The project whose application degree is maximum is regarded as the best project.


Promotion is a strategy used to introduce products or services that are owned in order to increase room revenue in hotels. Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali carries out promotional activities by means of advertising, personal selling and sales promotion. However, in reality the cost of the promotional mix and room income do not go hand in hand, so the main point of this research is how the effect of the promotional mix costs on room income at Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali and the purpose of this study is to find out how the effect of the promotional mix costs in the form of advertising costs, personal costs selling and sales promotion costs to room revenue at Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali. The data analysis technique used in this research uses descriptive quantitative analysis techniques through classical assumption analysis methods, multiple regression analysis, t test, f test and the coefficient of determination. The results of the t test indicate that partially the advertising cost variable has a significant effect on room income. Based on the F test, advertising costs, personal selling costs, and sales promotion costs simultaneously have a significant effect on room revenue. Based on the results of the analysis, the variable advertising costs, personal selling costs, and sales promotion costs, the advertising cost variable that has the most dominant influence on room income at Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali.


A motor (M1) is provided with a hollow rotor shaft (3), inserted into the rotor shaft (3) and is connected to the output shaft (T) on the inner circumference of one end of the rotor shaft (3), and acts on the output detecting rotation angle detecting apparatus of the output shaft changes with torque (T) of the shaft.


Flame of the gas stove is the source of heat where only the upper surface of flame in contact with the vessel is utilized in conducting heat and the remaining part of the flame other than the upper region, surrounding the burner cannot be utilized for cooking. This heat is utilized in conversion of heat energy into electrical energy by "power cook from gas stove" product, Design and development of a "power cook from gas stove" product, based on seebeck effect principle, waste heat region of gas stove was done and experiment was carried out. Through the experiment, it was concluded that waste heat can be utilized by placing the product closer to the gas flame for better output, also we concluded that by increasing the temperature of heat absorber and decreasing the temperature of heat sink output voltage can be maximized. Hence the output is directly proportional to the heat absorber temperature and inversely proportional to the heat sink temperature together.


An object tracking algorithm in region-space is proposed for sports applications. The region adjacency graphs are used to perform a search for the given object description. It is proposed to overcome any inter-frame inconsistencies in region-space by using the textual description of the object and the concept of picture tree traversal.


A deposition apparatus (38) comprises a deposition source (40) that generates a deposition flow (44) of deposited material, and includes a Evaporationsquelle (48) and therein a abzulagerndes material (50) and a sputter source (68) to be deposited on the material (50) in the Evaporationsquelle (48) directed sputtering ions (70) generated. A deposition target (42) is opposite to the deposition source (40). The sputtering source (68) and the Evaporationsquelle (48) are in operation simultaneously.


This study investigates the propagation characteristics of rectangular Hermite-Gaussian array beams (RHGABs) through the oceanic and atmospheric turbulence considering ocean waves. Firstly, a theoretical model for the RHGABs in seawater-to-air propagation path is proposed. Secondly, we derive the expressions of the mean squared beam width and angular spread of RHGABs by using the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and Rytov approximation. Finally, the effects of turbulent mediums on the RHGABs spreading are studied by analyzing the Rayleigh range. Our findings suggest that the Rayleigh range increases with the beam order of RHGABs. And the mean squared beam width of RHGABs in oceanic turbulence increases significantly higher than that in atmospheric turbulence. The results of this research can be applied to underwater optical communication systems.


Gain‐of‐function NLRP3 mutations cause cryopyrin‐associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), with gene mosaicism playing a relevant role in the pathogenesis. This study was undertaken to characterize the genetic cause underlying late‐onset but otherwise typical CAPS.


137 Background: As the majority of oncology care is delivered in the ambulatory setting, patients and families require reliable and efficient ways to contact the care team with clinical concerns. The Abramson Cancer Center is comprised of 40 medical oncologists seeing over 100,000 annual outpatient visits. Press Ganey phone access satisfaction scores in the 12th percentile reflect patient dissatisfaction with phone communication. We initiated a pilot project to improve phone access.

METHODS
Baseline data was collected from 3 main sources of patient calls: intake office, administrative assistants, and triage RN's. Over 2,000 patient calls were tallied during a one week period documenting: time of call; live answer vs voice mail; reason for call; whether and to whom the call was transferred. A subset analysis of calls related to symptom/medication management (SM) was performed via EMR audit to determine: time to call resolution (TTR), % resolved within 2 hours, % documented in the EMR, and % answered live. The TTR of patient SM calls and % resolved in < 2hrs were calculated by comparing the time of call receipt per log to the time of closed phone encounter in the EMR. The percent of calls documented was determined by comparing the call log to corresponding EMR encounters. The percent answered live was determined by review of the call log. As a pilot test of change, all calls in one of the practices were forwarded to a single source (intake office) to ensure live answer. The staff was educated to create an EMR encounter for each SM call and then route the encounter to a clinical pool (RN, APP and MD). An automated report enabled monitoring of key metrics.

RESULTS
The goals set for the pilot project were exceeded for 2 of the 3 performance metrics (Table).

CONCLUSIONS
Within a complicated academic health system, we utilized our EMR and modified our phone triage system to streamline and reduce variation for management of SM calls. 62% of these calls were resolved within 2 hours, and the mean time to resolution of SM calls was reduced from 127 to 87 minutes. [Table: see text].


In an effort to understand the current status of specialized accreditation in collegiate aviation and the reasons why so few aviation programs are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), a comprehensive study was undertaken to determine the perceptions held by the following four stakeholders of collegiate aviation regarding specialized accreditation by AABI: administrators of both AABI accredited and non-AABI accredited aviation programs, aviation program students, and aviation industry employers. This article is the third in a series of three reporting the results of this nationwide study. Recommendations specific to part three of this nationwide study include: (a) AABI should develop a comprehensive marketing program aimed toward the various stakeholders of collegiate aviation, (b) AABI should seek enhanced collaboration with industry, and (c) AABI should explore the intrinsic merits of accreditation to truly determine how beneficial AABI accreditation is and the degree to which AABI is fulfilling its original purpose.


Community contexts are important ecological settings related to problem behavior and positive youth development (PYD). While substantial work has focused on neighborhood disadvantage, the current study explores the role of community assets, specifically linkages to important institutional resources and people in those settings. These concepts are explored in a cross-sectional sample of African American and White, male and female adolescent offenders with an eye toward approaches to reducing further delinquency. The findings of confirmatory factor and path analyses demonstrate that personal relationships and linkages to important community resources including recreational, school, faith-based, extended-family, and work-related sources, are related not only to better family functioning but also to positive peer relations and indirectly to youth self-reliance. This study highlights the potential role of community networks and support in the lives of youthful offenders and their families, a population in need of more research identifying potential positive pathways of development.


Here we report a successful efficiency improvement strategy in both conventional and inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on multiple polymer blends, using a feasible and commercially available cathode buffer layer (CBL), namely barium hydroxide [Ba(OH)2], to modify the photoactive blend and cathode contacts. High performance PSCs with an identical Ba(OH)2 buffer layer were fabricated based on the multiple light-harvesting PBDT-TS1:PC71BM, PffBT4T-2OD:PC71BM, and PBDT-TS1:N2200 blends. The conventional PSC with Ba(OH)2 as the CBL showed a higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.65% based on the PBDT-TS1:PC71BM system under the illumination of 100 mW/cm2. For the inverted cells based on the PffBT4T-2OD:PC71BM system, the PCE can be improved from 4.26% (without CBL) to 9.02% after inserting the Ba(OH)2 buffer layer. More importantly, the Ba(OH)2 buffer layer presents similar positive effects in the conventional and inverted all-polymer devices based on a new combination, i.e., the PBDT-TS1:N2200 ...


Dairy cow's is one of an animal which produce milk. It capable to supply the high necessary of milk in Indonesia. Many factors can influence milk production. Genetic, age, udder size, weight, lactation period, feed are the important part to decided milk production. The research aimed to study the correlation of morphometry based on chest circumference, body length, height, udder circumference, high of udder toward milk production. Data taken in form of chest circumference, body length, height, udder circumference, high of udder, and milk production. Data have been collated and analysize using regression analysis with SPSS software. The result showed that high of udder have a correlation with milk production. Chest circumference, body length, height, and udder circumference have no showed a correlation with milk production.


The invention discloses a control system for biomass boiler combustion. The control system comprises a drum level information acquisition unit, a combustion control subsystem information acquisition unit, a signal transmission unit, a central control unit and an execution unit, wherein the drum level information acquisition unit and the combustion control subsystem information acquisition unit are used for acquiring information about a biomass boiler and sending the acquired information to the central control unit via the signal transmission unit; the central control unit sends a control signal to the execution unit after processing the acquired information; and the biomass boiler is kept always in an optimal combustion state via the control method of the central control unit, thereby saving energy and reducing pollution.


Study design: Cross-sectional study. Aim: To investigate whether leisure-time physical activity can impact on fat mass distribution in post-menopausal women, users of Brazilian Public Healthcare System. Methods: The sample was composed by 176 postmenopausal women aged ≥ 50 years. Body composition was expressed as quantity in grams of total and central fat mass and lean mass, obtained by dual Xray absorptiometry (DXA). To assess leisure-time physical activity we used the second section of Baecke's questionnaire considering intensity, duration and prior engagement in physical activity practice. Economic status was assessed by a specific and previously validated Brazilian questionnaire. Spearman correlation and linear regression assessed the relationship between indicators of body fat and components of leisure- time physical activity. Results: Most part of participants was middle-income, with mean age of 65,9 ± 8 years and the onset of menopause occurred at 47,5 + 6 years. We observed relationship between higher intensity and prior engagement in leisure-time physical activities with lower levels of central fat, however, when adjusted for some confounding factors, such as this relationship is no longer statistical significant. Conclusion: For this population, intensity, duration and prior engagement in leisure-time physical activity are insufficient to cause significant changes in body composition.


jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library providing a wide range of functionality. One of its impressive features is support of plugins. The powerful jQuery plugin system and its active community cause development of more than 4,000 plugins listed in the library repository. However, the majority of them are stateless. This article presents a new plugin for RSS and Atom feeds parsing, built on the jQuery plugin system. This plugin, called jQRSS, extends jQuery library by facilitating the usage of RSS sources both from a developer's and user's perspective.


Continuous SiC fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites (SiC/SiC) have been studied and developed for high temperature and fusion applications. Polymer impregnation and pyrolysis (PIP) is a conventional technique for fabricating SiC/SiC composites. In this research, KD-1 SiC fibers were employed as reinforcements, a series of coatings such as pyrocarbon (PyC), SiC and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized as interphases, PCS and LPVCS were used as precursors and SiC/SiC composites were prepared via the PIP method. The mechanical properties of the SiC/SiC composites were characterized. Relationship between the interphase shear strength and the fracture toughness of the composites was established. X-ray tomographic scans of the SiC/SiC composites were performed and the closed porosities of the composites were calculated. The compatibility of the SiC/SiC composites with liquid LiPb at 800  ̊C and 1000  ̊C was investigated. High-resolution synchrotron X-ray tomography was applied to the SiC/SiC composite and digital volume correlation was employed for Hertzian indentation testing of the SiC/SiC composite. A Cellular Automata integrated with Finite Elements (CAFE) method was developed to account for the effect of microstructure on the fracture behavior of the SiC/SiC composite.


Method of manufacturing a root section of a blade (41) rotor of a wind turbine, the method comprising the steps of a) assembling (A) a plurality of rods (1) supporting a section (17) interface an interface hub of the wind turbine in an essentially circular so that no gaps (33) between the rods (1) support, b) providing (B) first fibers (31) in the recesses (33), first fibers (31) are physically and / or chemically compatible with injection material, c) placing (C) a first tool (35) molding along an outer surface of the circular shape and a second molding tool to along an inner surface of the circular shape, so that a space between the outer surface of the circular shape and the first tool (35) molding and / or between the inner surface of the circular shape and the second molding tool is filled with second fibers (37) are physically and / or quimicame compatible with the injection material, d) treating (D) the injection material nte so that one with the first fibers (31).


The role of selective intestinal decontamination with fluoroquinolones (FQ‐SID) in the prevention of early bacterial infections (EBIs) in liver transplant recipients (LTRs) is unknown. We used the online database of the Spanish Network of Infection in Transplantation/Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, which prospectively analyzed 1010 LTRs from 12 Spanish hospitals from September 2003 to February 2005. We compared the incidence and etiology of EBIs (30 days after transplantation) in 415 LTRs from 4 centers that used FQ‐SID (>7 days) and in 595 LTRs from 8 hospitals that did not use FQ‐SID. A multivariate logistic regression analysis (including an adjustment for the transplant center factor) was performed to evaluate the potential protective factor of FQ‐SID in the development of EBIs. We reported 266 EBI episodes in 252 LTRs (incidence = 24.9%). There were no differences in the incidence of EBIs between patients in the FQ‐SID group and patients not in the FQ‐SID group [109/415 (26.3%) versus 143/595 (24%), P = 0.9]. Although LTRs who received FQ‐SID had a lower incidence of infections due to enteric bacteria (2.7% versus 6.5%, P = 0.007) and a higher incidence of infections due to nonfermenting gram‐negative bacilli (6.6% versus 2.6%, P = 0.004), these findings could not be confirmed after an adjustment by the center factor in the multivariate models. We found no significant differences in the incidence of enterococcal infections (3.4% with FQ‐SID versus 3.9% without FQ‐SID, P = 0.5). Multivariate analysis did not confirm any protective effect of FQ‐SID against the development of EBIs by enteric bacteria. In conclusion, FQ‐SID does not reduce the incidence of EBIs in LTRs and could be withheld from this group of patients. Liver Transpl 17:896–904, 2011. © 2011 AASLD.


The invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatic, non-contact, high-intensity and high-speed measurement path differences R birefringent and transparent optical media or samples and for the simultaneous detection of the orientation layer of the optical axis of these samples. This object is achieved by the fact that the test with a Keilkompensator in the first order analogous to a Wright's eyepiece photoelectric sampling at multiple wavelengths and mechanical, the azimuthal rotation of this measuring system is carried out in the optical axis of this system. After the procedure all transparent sheets and other sheet material, but also fibers and filaments can be tested with fast and slow changes online in the still molten state in the production or in the solid state and at rest in the laboratory and on the microscope.


This paper examines the relationship between the acquisition of subject-orientation (SO) and long-distance (LD) binding of the Japanese anaphor zibun ("self') by Englishspeaking children acquiring Japanese as a second language (L2). These factors address the learnability problem of L2 acquisition. Zibun allows LD binding as well as local binding, which means that zibun does not always take its antecedent within its relevant local domain. Another property of zibun is that it is a subject-oriented anaphor, which requires the antecedent of zibun to be a subject. In contrast, the English anaphoric forms, such as himself do not allow LD binding and are not subject-oriented. Thus, if the initial state of an L2 learner's Japanese is influenced by his Ll (English), and he has access only to positive evidence, he will acquire LD binding in zibun with little difficulty, but he will have trouble acquiring [+S0] in zibun, because some form of evidence is needed to tell him that [-SO] is not allowed for zibun. This paper addresses this issue based on longitudinally collected L2 data from 12 English native-speaking children living in Japan. The results show that the L2 Japanese learners resemble Ll learners of Japanese in their acquisition of zibun despite the fact that they have already acquired English as an L 1. One possible explanation for the absence of L 1 influence is that the L2 learners fail to associate the L2 form zibun with corresponding reflexives in the Ll because they exhibit very different grammatical behaviors. Consequently, L2 learners follow the same acquisition path that Ll learners do.


This compact disc is in fact a compilation. Up to recently, classical music, and in particular early music, had been spared this new fashion, but it seems that more and more record companies are trying to make money and capitalise on stock as one company merges with another. In this case, the original recordings were made in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1992. Needless to say, a lot of engineering seems to have taken place. In spite of the DDD processing technique, I do not fmd the sound particularly exciting, and in the case of music for the viol this is a real drawback. Apart from the composers mentioned in the title of the disc, other sixteenth and seventeenth century composers are featured: Elway Bevin (1554-1638), Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), and Anthony Holborne (d. 1602). Some very famous pieces are carefully introduced among the nineteen compositions recorded: Gibbons's 'Go from my window', Dowland's 'Lachrime Antique" and 'The Earl of Essex Galliard'. The interpretations, although perfectly adequate, do not really add anything compared to other famous recordings of the same pieces. Perhaps the main interest of this disc is the presence of Michael Chance, one of the leading English counter-tenors. But here again, his interpretation of Byrd's 'Ye Sacred Muses' is so painfully slow that the real pathos of the song manages to get lost. There does not seem to be any logical organisation in the sequence of the pieces, and the booklet does not give any real information about the music, the instruments, the composers-any information on Elway Bevin would be welcome-or the interpreters. But then these shortcomings seem to be inherent in the 'compilation' genre. Francis Guinle


The paper deals with methods and ways to overcome crises that are inherent in economic cycles and that are sometimes difficult to channel and control, because they are basically autonomous processes. The topic of the work is multidisciplinary in nature, in formulating and presenting the results of the research work, the following methodological approaches were used: method of description, method of breakdown and functional combination, method of induction and deduction, method of concretization and abstraction In order to present the impact of the epidemiological crisis more reliably, the paper discusses the problems, as well as the activities and efforts that the Republic of Serbia, as a small transit country, undertakes in order to reduce the negative effects caused by the crisis, but also points to the effects that leading countries are struggling with USA and EU. Bearing in mind the ways of doing business that companies used during the pandemic, it is certain that they will be applied in the coming period as well, given that the health crisis has imposed new ways of doing business and the declaration of the end of the epidemic is still not in sight. In the further presentation, suggestions were given, that is, possible implications for future studies of topics related to business communication and unresolved issues were presented.


It is shown that by taking advantage of the differences in cataphoretic velocities it is possible to separate S and R types of certain acid-fast species of bacteria.


High sensitivity, small size, light weight and low power are the most critical requirements for the lasercom terminals used in free space optical communication (FSOC) systems. Coherent receivers have an exceptionally high sensitivity but their optical complexity and power consumption are too high, especially for the space-borne lasercom terminals. Recently we propose a pseudo-single-side-band-signal based single-photodiode coherent receiver (P-SCR) with very low optical and algorithm complexity which can potentially satisfy the strict requirement of the FSOC systems. In this paper, we first introduce the working principles of the P-SCR based on the frequency and time domain field reconstruction algorithms (TD-FRA and FD-FRA). We then investigate the relationships between the computation complexity and sensitivity for the two kinds of P-SCR, respectively. We also provide a method to minimize the FD-FRA complexity and demonstrate that its power consumption is only 3.7%, 25.3% and 37.8% of that of the well-known conventional Kramers-Kronig (KK) algorithm, upsampling-free KK algorithm and TD-FRA. Based on the optimized FD-FRA, we develop a highly parallel DSP circuit for the real-time P-SCR using a FPGA chip. The experiments in a 10GBaud QPSK transmission system show that the sensitivity of the real-time P-SCR is only ∼4.2 dB away from the theoretical limit.


In the paper, we study the deviation inequalities for the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) and Bayes estimator (BE) of the unknown parameter in stochastic differential equation with fractional Brownian motion. The large deviation inequalities of the two estimators are btained by using likelihood theory under some regular conditions.


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The technology exists for the migration of healthcare data from its archaic paper-based system to an electronic one and once in digital form, to be transported anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds. The advent of universally accessible healthcare data benefits all participants, but one of the outstanding problems that must be addressed is how to uniquely identify and link a patient to his or her specific medical data. To date, a few solutions to this problem have been proposed that are limited in their effectiveness. We propose the use of biometric technology within our FIRD framework in solving the unique association of a patient to his or her medical data distinctively. This would allow a patient to have real time access to all of his or her recorded healthcare information electronically whenever it is necessary, securely with minimal effort, greater effectiveness, and ease.


. It essentially depends upon an integrative application of algorithmic graphs and verbal self-instructions: Visualization and verbalization are intended to focus the students' attention, co-gnitions, and behaviors on the algorithmic rule components for enhancing their task orientation and self-regulation skills. To that degree, the intervention must provide an intensive and consistent


Production and propagation of neutrinos in hot and dense matter plays an important role in the thermal evolution of neutron stars. In this article we review the micro-physics that influences weak interaction rates in dense matter containing nucleons, leptons and or quarks. We show that these rates depend sensitively on the strong and electromagnetic correlations between baryons. We present new results, obtained using molecular dynamics, for the response of dense plasma of heavy ions. Neutrino rates are also shown to be sensitive to the phase structure of matter at extreme density. We highlight recent calculations of neutrino rates in dense color superconducting phases of quark matter. We present a brief discussion of how these differences may affect the early evolution of a neutron star. Neutrinos play an important role in stellar evolution. By virtue of their weak interactions with matter neutrinos provide a mechanism for energy loss from the dense stellar interiors. In neutron stars, neutrino emission is the dominant cooling mechanism from the their birth in a supernova explosion until several thousand years of subsequent evolution. In this talk, we present an overview of some of the nuclear/particle physics issues that play a role in understanding the rate ofmore » propagation and production of neutrinos inside neutron stars. The calculation of these rates are of current interest since several research groups are embarking on large scale numerical simulations of supernova and neutron star evolution. Even moderate changes in the nuclear microphysics associated with the weak interaction rates at high density can impact macroscopic features that are observable.« less


Professor Wenqian's theory of market types includes: the objective basis of distinguishing the market types is the comparison of market power between buyers and sellers; the market types are determined by the market structures which are formed by values, prices, supply demand and market competition; the typical sellers' market, buyers' market, balanced market, deformed sellers' market and deformed buyers' market have different characteristics in the structure factors and the run-mechanism; market value and market volume are the main variables that cause transformation of these market types. Accordingly, the development of China's basic market patterns from 1978 till now is classified into three stages.


Chronic renal failure induces bone mineral disorders and sarcopenia. Skeletal muscle affects other tissues, including bone, by releasing myokines. However, the effects of chronic renal failure on the interactions between muscle and bone remain unclear.


Backbone and branched chain of graft copolymer could be endowed with different properties by molecule design. Consequently,materials were provided with two kinds of properties that were poles apart. New synthetic techniques of graft copolymer increased realizable ability of complex molecule design. Centering on special structure and properties of graft copolymer this review introduced some research productions of graft copolymer on molecule chain and star-tailed side chain design. Furthermore,this review introduced application progress of click chemistry and in situ chlorinating graft copolymerization in synthetic techniques of graft copolymer and made some predictions for the future developments of graft copolymer.


The Prostate is an exocrine gland of the male reproductive system. Prostate cancer is a malignancy that begins in the prostate gland and has the potential to spread to other parts of the body. The cancerous tumors are most commonly diagnosed through a biopsy of the prostate or medical imaging. Prostate cancer can be treated with surgery, brachytherapy or external beam therapy. External beam therapy is a method of delivering a beam or multiple beams of high energy x-rays to a tumor. Proper treatment planning of external beam therapy allows for the beams to be placed precisely in order to destroy the tumor cells and spare the nearby healthy cells. By using Vairan Eclipse Software, we are able to make a six field eternal beam plan for a mock prostate cancer patient. With this software, we will plan the external beam therapy using the patients CT scan to target the tumor. The plan allows us to see exactly where each beam of radiation will come in contact with the tumor and the surrounding cells, so that we can irradiate the tumor while minimizing the damage to the healthy cells. External beam therapy is a valuable treatment option for prostate cancer patients because it localizes the radiation and allows for the non-tumor cells to be unaffected by radiation.


Objective Understand the level of children′s blood lead and cadmium,as well as their influencing factors in Baoji.Methods Select 318 children in our hospital from April to September of 2008,devide them into three groups including infant,preschool and school-age,and collect their blood of finger,use multi-channel BH2100 atomic absorption spectrometry to measure the level of lead and cadmium in blood.Results The average level of children′s blood lead in 318 cases is 52.8 μg/L,the average level of blood cadmium is 0.616 μg/L.There is no obvious difference(P0.05) of children blood lead and cadmium level in different sex,there is obvious difference(P0.05) of blood lead content in different age,and no obvious difference(P0.05) of cadmium content in different age.Children of blood lead levels≥100ug/L have 35 cases,about 11.0% in the total investigated number.Conclusion The prevalence of children′s blood lead level and lead poisoning in baoji city is higher; and the level of children′s blood cadmium is normal.We should continue to pay attention to children′s blood lead and cadmium levels in this region.


To optimize equipment cost structure,according as the structure is hierarchical,its main influence factors were analyzed from exterior and interior,on the basis of which,the causality charts of equipment cost structure on life cycle cost and the categories of troops were set up.Also,The idea that the equipment cost structure should be dynamic analyzed with System Dynamic and Vensim was advanced,and the main steps of dynamic analysis were given in this paper.


A majority of C57BL/10Sn females pregnant six or more times by syngeneic males do not reject male skin grafts. The pregnancy induced tolerance of male skin grafts was transferred adoptively to virgin recipients by thymus-dependent cells from multiparous tolerant donors.


The present invention relates to a hash function calculation engine implemented in hardware to the operation. More particularly, the algorithm plurality of different hash functions related to a function operation engine. Function calculation engine in accordance with the present invention the algorithm to share the intermediate values required for the other at least two or more hash function calculation or algorithm each other to share a circuit that is common in the computing circuit which is provided to the other at least to calculate two or more hash functions is. Therefore, by designing the circuit for processing a plurality of hash functions structure it is similar to the algorithm, so that they can share the same hardware component, it is possible to reduce the hardware required for the function processing. Hash function, a hash engine, SHA-1, HAS, a common engine


The article focuses on American approaches to the problems of regional security and stability in post-Soviet Central Asia since the early 1990s. It discusses the priorities of US policies in Central Asia under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations and argues that the advancement of US interests in Central Asia requires a coherence between the region-wide and the country-level tiers of American policies. Furthermore, it is argued that since the mid-1990s the development of bilateral relations between Washington and Central Asian countries has not been accompanied by a region-wide policy aimed at reducing security risks in Central Asia. The paper also discusses implications of US activism in Central Asia for long-term regional stability.


As one of the cheapest photovoltaic polymers, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) has been considered as one of the prospective donor materials for commercial application. Thus, various non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs), especially A2-A1-D-A1-A2 type...


The article highlights various aspects of book exchange activities of the V. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine with Austrian research institutions and libraries. It contains characteristics of the update working relationship with the most active book exchange partners, particularly with the National Library of Austria and the Library of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Considered and analyzed are the negative factors which hamper the progress of our book exchange contacts


This paper is about visitor engagement in a museum, with reference to the Imperial War Museum (IWM) (North). Modern museums can be considered part of the leisure industry, and are increasingly subject to financial and marketing considerations which, rightly, put the visitor at the centre of their thinking and planning. Facilitating visitor engagement is an important factor in ensuring the smooth delivery of a museum's core aims. It is also key to enabling accessibility, both physical and intellectual, to all as part of the museum's widening participation agenda. The idea of what constitutes the roles and functions of museums is at an interesting point: museums have changed over the last few decades from places that were primarily about collections to places of educative and serious leisure. Findings of a case study of visitor engagement in the IWM (North) indicate that proactive visitor engagement strategies and programmes will improve the visitor experience.


In this paper we introduce the notions of pure ideals, weakly pure ideals in ternary semigroups. We also de ne purely prime ideals of a ternary semigroup and study some properties of these ideals. The space of purely prime two-sided ideal is topologized.


Objective:To take hold of the epidemic status and tendency of sexually transimittde disease,and work out the countermeasure of prevention and cure Methods:Use descriptive epidemiology principle to statistically analyze data Result:Incidence reports of 7 kinds sexually transimitted disease from 6 26/100000 in 1996 went up to 64 14/100000 in 2000,it increased 876 68% The first three places were gonorrhea,condyloma acuminata,nongoncoccal urethritis The prevalence rate was highest in the age groups of 20,and middle school culture In profession the highest were peasant,worker and individual,primary pollution source was the local single sexual intercourser Conclusion:The incidence rate of sexually transimitted disease is high The disease is wide-epidemic and very harmful It is a very prominent public health and social problem


Abstract Purpose Physical activity (PA) messaging is an important step in the pathway towards improving population PA levels, but best practice is not yet understood. A gap in the literature existed for a PA messaging framework to help guide creation and evaluation of messages. This study aimed to further develop and improve, and gain international expert consensus on, a Physical Activity Messaging Framework and Checklist. Methods A modified Delphi study consisting of three online survey rounds was conducted. A preliminary version of the framework and checklist developed using findings from a scoping review of PA messaging were used as a starting point for this study. Each survey gathered feedback from an international expert panel using quantitative and qualitative methods. The framework and checklist were amended each round based on survey results until consensus (defined a priori as 80% agreement) was reached. Results The final expert panel (n = 40, 55% female) came from nine countries and comprised academics (55%), healthcare and other professionals (22.5%) and government officials or policymakers (22.5%). Consensus was reached in survey 3 with 85% and 87.5% agreement on the framework and checklist, respectively. The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC) comprise several PA messaging concepts organised into three overarching sections: (1) who, when, what, how and why, (2) message content, and (3) message format and delivery. Conclusion This study presents an expert- and evidence-informed framework and checklist for physical activity messaging. The PAMF and PAMC can be used to create physical activity messages, plan evaluation of messages, and aid understanding and categorisation of existing messages. The PAMF and PAMC may improve practice by encouraging development of evidence-based and target audience-focused messages, as well as enhance the research base on physical activity messaging by harmonising key terminologies and improving quality of reporting. Funding source This research was conducted as part of CW's PhD, funded by the University of Edinburgh's Principal's Career Development Scholarship, Oct 2018 - Jan 2021.


Simple Summary Acoustic technology is a potential tool to protect wood materials and live trees from colonization by bark beetles and other wood-infesting insects. Bark beetles such as the pinyon engraver beetle Ips confusus use chemical and acoustic cues to communicate and to locate potential mates in trees. In this study, we describe the structures and airborne sounds produced by the pinyon engraver beetle, and test the efficacy of vibroacoustic treatments for tree protection against this beetle. Only female beetles possessed sound producing structures, located on the back of the head and inside the thorax. We analyzed and described the airborne sounds, called chirps, produced by females when held by tweezers or placed on their back. We tested a wide variety of vibroacoustic treatments played into logs but these sound treatments did not prevent male entry into logs and did not disrupt female–male interactions, female tunneling behavior, reproduction or egg laying. We suggest further studies if acoustic methods are to be utilized to control this bark beetle. Abstract Bark beetles are among the most influential biotic agents in conifer forests, and forest management often focuses on bark beetle chemical communication for tree protection. Although acoustic communication occurs in many bark beetle species, we have yet to utilize acoustic communication for bark beetle control. Here, we describe the stridulatory organs and 'stress' chirps of the pinyon engraver, Ips confusus, a significant pest and mortality agent of pinyon pine in western North America. Only females possessed stridulatory organs and their stress chirps varied significantly in duration, pulses per chirp, and dominant frequency. We tested an array of acoustic-vibrational treatments into logs but were unable to disrupt male entry into logs or alter female–male interactions, female tunneling, and female oviposition. We found acoustic–vibrational treatments had little effect on I. confusus behavior and suggest further studies if acoustic methods are to be utilized for bark beetle control.


There has been great success for making transgenic animals using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) up to this time. However, the success rates of the production of live transgenic animals are still very low. The current research has been carried out for delineation of differentially expressed genes between SCNT and normal placenta in cattle. In the present observations, high expression has been observed for CTSZ, LOC509426 and ELF1 genes in normal placenta. On the other hand, TIMP2, PAG1B, PAG-21, LOC782894, SERPINB6 and mKIAA2025 protein were highly expressed in SCNT placenta. Five genes, which were highly expressed in SCNT placenta, have been further investigated using semi-quantitative real-time PCR. The results were similar to that we observed using ACP. In the future, all genes affecting the SCNT and normal placenta have to be discovered and their networks will be fully investigated. The genes were identified in this study would be great help for identifying differential gene expressions in SCNT placenta.


To provide a safety vent of the battery. Safety vent of the battery includes explosion-proof film which is fixed to the cover plate of the battery, cover the top of the explosion-proof film, the safety vent cover including a pressure release hole, and the explosion-proof pin that is disposed in the top portion of the safety vent cover, the free end of the pin, without a non-sharp shape, are directed to the explosion-proof film. Further to provide a battery with a safety vent of the battery. If the internal pressure is increased, in order to ensure the safety of the battery, the safety vent of the battery, the explosion-proof film which is destroyed on a large scale, can be opened to the internal pressure of the battery. .FIELD 1


The aim of this paper is to reconstruct, for the first time, the etymology of three Italian place names from the current regions of Piedmont and Liguria (North-Western Italy). The toponyms analyzed in this study, Vinchio (Piedmont), Laigueglia (Liguria), and Lingueglietta (Liguria), allow the assessment of epistemological issues connected with the dynamics pre IndoEuropean / proto-Indo-European in the reconstruction of European hydronymy and toponymy. Vinchio and Lingueglietta, in particular, offer the opportunity to evaluate possible common etymologies both by hypothesizing pre-Indo-European origins and by analyzing their original naming process according to an eminently Indo-European approach. Some Indo-European place names whose etymology is debated and difficult to ascertain and establish can find in a possible pre-Indo-European substratum. However, the impossibility of explaining a toponymic etymology according to Indo-European historical phonetics does not necessarily mean that the origins of a place name can be found in an undefined 'pre-Indo-European' time. The present work reconstructs, for the first time, the Indo-European (prehistoric) etymologies of Laigueglia, Vinchio, and Lingueglietta, highlighting links among the place names and paretymologies that have survived over centuries, in an effort to shed light on the remote origins of these possibly prehistoric place names. The aim of this paper is to fill the research gap affecting the etymological reconstruction of the three toponyms and their onomastic relations, since there is no previous scientific literature on them. The article is the first comprehensive study on the etymology of the three place names in the context of Indo-European toponymy. This toponymic research in the field of historical toponomastics is eminently qualitative and intensive, reconstructing proto-forms and roots of the place names on a case-by-case basis. The aim of studies like this is to provide, over time, a large amount of documented and reliable etymologies of toponyms to allow a quantitative and extensive research with the ultimate goal of reconstructing patterns in the naming processes of place names and to allow the assessment of settlement dynamics and population movements in prehistoric times.


Since the May Fourth Movement in 1919, the word "culture" has been a glamorous term in Chinese society, and the issues related to the culture have been the frontier topics attracting the Chinese academia. This article focuses on the analysis and comment on the contemporary Chinese cultural evolutionism and relativism, cultural radicalism and conservatism, and cultural globalism and nationalism. It is believed that strengthening our study on the important theoretical issues in the cultural construction has a crucial significance for establishing a new socialist Chinese culture containing both the spirit of the times and the excellent Chinese traditions, and having our feet planted in our own country while keeping the whole world in view.


The aim of this study was to determine the clinical-pathological alterations and laboratory findings in cattle inoculated with Bothrops alternatus venom, with the intention of providing information for the establishment of diagnosis and differential diagnosis procedures, as well as to elucidate some obscurities observed in the pertinent literature. The lyophilized venom was diluted in 1 ml of physiologic solution. It was administered to 5 bovines by the subcutaneous route at doses of 0.0625, 0.125 and 0.25mg/kg body weight, and to 2 bovines by the intramuscular route at doses of 0.25 e 0.45mg/kg. Six bovines died and the only animal that survived, who had subcutaneously received the venom at a dose of 0.0625mg/kg, recovered. The first clinical signs were observed from 25min to 5h30min after the inoculation. The clinical evolution time varied from 7 hours 18 minutes to 92 hours. Regardless of the dose, the clinical picture was characterized by swelling (hemorrhage/hematoma) at the site of inoculation, increase in bleeding time and capillary refill time, paleness of mucous membranes and apathy. The laboratory exams revealed progressive normocytic normochromic anemia, thrombocytopenia, reduction in fibrinogen and total plasma proteins, decreased hematocrit and hemoglobin, and slight increase in creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase. When subjected to necropsy, the animals that received the venom through the subcutaneous route showed large hematomas and hemorrhagic areas in the subcutaneous tissue, extending from the site of inoculation. The animals in which inoculation was performed intramuscularly exhibited, in addition, intramuscular hemorrhage. The left endocardium showed extensive hemorrhagic lesions, and petechiae were found on the serosae of rumen, omasum, abomasum and gall bladder. The colon, rectum and perirenal areas were surrounded by clotted blood in three animals. Besides hemorrhage, the histological examination revealed hemorrhage and coagulative muscle necrosis in the vicinities of the inoculation site in the animals that received the venom by the intramuscular route. These lesions were mild in the muscles close to the site of inoculation in the animals inoculated by the subcutaneous route. The swelling on the site of inoculation and its surroundings was a consequence of blood accumulation and not merely edema. Myoglobinuria and gross or microscopic lesions were not observed in the kidneys. This study indicates that B. alternatus can lead adult bovines to death if they release all their venom during a bite. Conversely, since venomous ophidians can control the amount of poison they inoculate and they probably do not identify bovines as potential preys, it is likely that the number of accidents involving this species is small, which is in agreement with the findings of the majority of the centers for anatomical-pathological diagnosis in Brazil.


The UCR of Cordoba was the first to adopt and practice nationwide a direct vote for the election of party officials and candidates for elective office. This text offers an exercise of a comparative analysis between elections by direct vote in 1935 and 1939, and suggests the hypothesis that marked differences in the characteristics of the mentioned electoral processes correlates with the key role of the provincial state. In 1935, elections were done inside an opposition party. In 1939 elections were done in the frame of a party of government. The distinction will have significant effects on the quality of internal democracy.


The amount of sulphur in crude oils plays an important role in determining their prices. Sulfur compounds are the most abundant non-hydrocarbon constituents in petroleum. The aim of this work is to predict the possible microbial metabolism of petroleum ethylmethylmercaptane by a software of (Q)SAR Application Toolbox. The ethylmethylmercaptane was metabolically activated in the microorganisms and their protein and DNA binding was estimated. Predicted microbial pathway was observed. Predicted metabolites have different mechanisms of protein binding.


The identification of two step nucleation mechanisms considerably extended our understanding of crystal nucleation. Here, we report an analogous observation of a two-step mechanism but in 2-D for deposition of molecules to a growing crystal face. Using molecular dynamics simulations connected with the Kawska-Zahn approach, α-resorcinol precipitation from the vapor is treated at the low driving force regime. Growth at the faster growing (011) face reveals the deposition of molecules to form a disordered liquid-like layer. Strikingly, this apparently divergent (nonepitaxial) molecular arrangement does not represent self-poisoning which would lower the growth rate of the (011) face. On the contrary, more favorable attachment energy along with a disorder–order transition, akin to a two-step nucleation observed in 3-D systems, leads to growth rates that are about 20 times faster than the more standard mode association of molecules at the (011) face where the molecules readily align according to the crystal...


Presented at the 23rd Annual Nutritional Medicine Today Conference, April 30, 1994, Vancouver, Canada. This paper discusses something that seems a bit on the abstract or theoretical side, but I think that the best fact is a good theory. If you are familiar with the theoretical basis of what you're doing, that is better than a lot of facts, some of which may not be facts at all. I have to work in the theoretical area because I am not a physician. I don't treat patients, so I talk or write about what others are doing. I became interested in the theory of medicine about 30 years ago when I first came into contact with homeopathy — because of sickness in my family, serious illness. The results seemed to be extremely good, but when I tried to present this information to my allopathic physician friends, they pooh-poohed it and laughed at me. I was curious why they were so dismissive of homeopathy, and that is what got me started on a lifetime research project. I have written on the homeopathic-allopathic conflict, the meaning of "scientific method" in medicine, on AIDS and its relationship to syphilis, on the controlled clinical trial, on childhood vaccinations, and on medical history generally. My research led ultimately to the production of Divided Legacy, a four-volume history of medical ideas. The first three volumes were published in the 1970s, and the fourth volume, which deals with modern medical history, is in press now and will be coming out late this summer or early in the autumn. What I want to discuss today is the relevance of this historical or theoretical research to nutritional medicine. I think that my ideas on the course of medical history and the nature of therapeutic theory will be of some value to those of you who work in nutritional medicine. Fundamentally, what I have discovered — or rediscovered — is the existence of a conflict in therapeutics between what are called


The composition of commensal bacteria plays a critical role in controlling immune responses in the intestine. Studies have shown that specific bacterial strains may have the capacity to enhance host immune defense against gastrointestinal viral infections. While norovirus is known to be the most common cause of gastroenteritis, leading to an estimated 200,000 deaths every year, identification of bacterial strains with protective effects against norovirus infection remains elusive. Here, we discovered
 Lactobacillus salivarius
 HHuMin-U (HHuMin-U) as a potent antiviral strain against norovirus infection. HHuMin-U significantly suppressed murine norovirus replication and lowered viral RNA titers in macrophages. The transcriptome sequencing (RNA sequencing) analysis revealed that HHuMin-U markedly enhanced the expression level of antiviral interferon-stimulated genes compared to mock treatment. HHuMin-U treatment dose-dependently induced type I interferons (IFN-α and IFN-β) and tumor necrosis factor-α production in mouse and human macrophages, promoting antiviral innate responses against norovirus infection. Investigation on the molecular mechanism demonstrated that HHuMin-U can activate nuclear factor κB and TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1)–interferon regulatory factor 3 signaling pathways, leading to the phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 and signal transducer and activator of transcription 2, the key mediators of interferon-stimulated genes. Finally, oral administration of HHuMin-U increased IFN-β levels in the ileum of mice and altered the gut microbiome profile. These results suggest the species/strain-specific importance of gut microbial composition for antiviral immune responses and the potential use of HHuMin-U as a probiotic agent.


The present invention relates to that, more particularly, to a thermally conductive grease and a thermally conductive grease comprising the composite heat-conductive grease which is a thermally conductive non-woven fabric is impregnated on the composite heat-conductive grease which is used in the cooling of various types of electronic products. The thermally conductive grease of the present invention the complex shows a heat dissipation, electrical insulation and at the same time provide a superior dimensional stability compared to conventional heat-conductive grease to flow when used for a long time, or even takes place. The thermally conductive grease, a ceramic non-woven fabric, composite, heat radiation, electrically insulating, dimensionally stable


The optimum technology of Sevag method was studied to remove protein from Phellinus igniarius crude polysaccharides,and test antitumor activity of polysaccharides by MTT method.On the basis of single factor experiment,including the amount of Sevag reagent,the volume ratio of chloroform and butanol,extraction times and shaking time,an orthogonal experiment was designed.After analysis of variances,the optimum technology of Sevag method was determined.Then,anti-tumor experiment in vitro was tested.The results showed that the optimum technology conditions of Sevag method were as follows the amount of Sevag was 50 mL,the volume ratio of chloroform to butanol was 3,the extraction times was 6,and the shaking time was 20 min.The result of cell experiment in vitro showed that the inhibition toward cancer cell EC109 and SiHa between the crude and deproteinizative polysaccharides had no significant difference.


This presentation is concerned with a novel method of estimating rotor position from measurements of voltage and current at the terminals of an electrical machine. The method is potentially valuable in eliminating the need for a discrete position sensing element in the broad class of rotor position-switched electric drives. The estimator can be used in drives based on different types of motor e.g. switched reluctance motors or permanent magnet motors with sinusoidal or nonsinusoidal back EMF waveforms. >


This research project examined objective measures of driver behaviour and road users' perceptions on the usefulness and effectiveness of three specific VMS (Variable Message Signs) interventions to improve speeding and headway behaviours. The interventions addressed speeding behaviour alone (intervention 1), headway behaviour alone (intervention 2) and a combination of speeding and headway behaviour (intervention 3).
Six VMS were installed along a segment of the Bruce Highway, with a series of three signs for each of the northbound and southbound traffic. Speeds and headway distances were measured with loop detectors installed before and after each VMS. Messages addressing speeding and headway were devised for display on the VMS. A driver could receive a message if they were detected as exceeding the posted speed limit (of 90km/hr) or if the distance to the vehicle in front was less than 2.0s.
In addition to the on-road objective measurement of speeding and headway behaviours, the research project elicited self-reported responses to the speeding and headway messages from a sample of drivers via a community-based survey. The survey sought to examine the drivers' beliefs about the effectiveness of the signs and messages, and their views about the role, use, and effectiveness of VMS more generally.


In normal subjects the electrocardiographic T wave decreases in amplitude during exercise. Immediately after exercise the T amplitude increases, and there is a rise in the ST segment and in its slope. These changes, which may be due to alterations of sympathetic tone, are relevant to the interpretation of ECG exercise tests.


This study sought to examine the effect of financial deepening on poverty reduction in Nigeria. Secondary data from 1999 to 2019 was extracted from Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin and World Development Indicator. Time series properties of the data was tested with ADF and PP unit root test which was followed by a test of the long run relationship among the variables using Johansen-Juselius cointegration test, and granger causality, and OLS was equally conducted to establish short run relationship among the variables. Findings revealed existence of long run relationship among the variables while OLS revealed a positive and significant relationship of financial deepening with poverty reduction and unemployment rate in Nigeria. Granger Causality Test showed that credit to private sector granger causes improvement in National development. The study concluded that financial deepening if well pursued, will contribute to the reduction in poverty level among the people and engender human development in the country. It is thus argued that the more people have access to financial services, the more their welfare improves. The government should therefore embark on policy thrusts to improve financial deepening and formulate financial reform policies that will have a proportionate beneficial welfare impact on the living conditions of the people.


The tide observed in nature is made up of constituents with periods equal to the periods of the relative astronomical motions of the Earth, Sun and Moon, but with amplitudes and phases which are unique to each location. The tidal prediction printed in tide tables, are derived from a large number of constituents, and the future astronomical positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon. The numerical modeller often requires tides idealised in some manner, and his use differs from that of the hydrographer. This report is a practical guide to the numerical modeller in his special use of these constituents.


In this letter, the left‐handed metamaterial (LH‐MTM) which has a negative refractive index (NRI) is employed to improve the performance of microstrip patch antenna. The LH‐MTM used in this work is a 3D periodic structure which consists of split ring resonators and thin wires (SRR/TW). The LH‐MTM is placed in front of the microstrip patch antenna and due to the NRI property of the LH‐MTM; the radiated electromagnetic beam size reduces which results in a highly focused beam. The proposed antenna has been designed and simulated using CST microwave studio and the MTM effective parameters are extracted from the s parameters by using Nicolson–Ross–Weir (NRW) algorithm. A parametric analysis has been performed to study the effects of the patch antenna and LT‐MTM lens separation and the size of the 3D LH‐MTM structure on the radiating properties and the impedance matching of the proposed antenna. For the experimental verification, the proposed antenna operating at 10 GHz is fabricated, the return loss and the gain for the proposed antenna with and without MTM are measured. Furthermore, the results show the antenna gain improved by 1.5 dB which validate the concept of beam focusing using NRI MTM structure, while the return loss and the bandwidth are slightly reduced. However, the idea has been extended to the terahertz frequency range by designing and simulating a 303 GHz antenna for heartbeat rate (HR) measurement. For 303 GHz patch antenna, the results demonstrate an improvement in the gain by 1.1 dB, in the bandwidth by 14.73 GHz, and in the return loss by 12.62 dB over their original values without MTM lens, while the beam size is slightly reduced. The simulation and experimental results investigated the idea of the beam focusing using NRI MTM for wide frequency ranges including microwaves and terahertz. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 58:382–389, 2016


ABSTRACT The television market can be one of the most dynamic industries if country-specific regulations allow for private competitors to enter the market. The entry of competition changes the market from monopolistic to oligopolistic, which has positive performance implications for the industry. Our research analyzes the development of the Croatian TV market from the monopolistic stage to the current oligopolistic stage. Econometric models in this article aim to estimate the current trend of market concentration and its future potential. The authors' research focusing on the industry from a market concentration perspective provides guidance for the practitioner in regard to profitable investment opportunities. They also illustrate for other transitional economies that to move toward a "free" society, media must be free from government control which will evolve rapidly once privatized.


Previous evidence suggests that pisatin-demethylating ability (PDA+) is necessary for tolerance of pisatin and for high virulence of Nectria haematococca on pea and that positive alleles at any one of at least three loci can give a PDA+ phenotype. A number of naturally occurring isolates of this fungus lack the ability to demethylate pisatin, but it is not known whether the PDA− phenotype is always due to the presence of negative alleles at all three of the previously studied genes. We have attempted to identify other functional classes of pda genes by searching for PDA+ recombinants among the ascospore progeny of crosses between PDA− isolates. A method was developed to detect rare PDA+ recombinants in a mixed culture containing a large number of PDA− progeny. No PDA+ recombinants were detected from 99 crosses of PDA− isolates when analysed by this method, nor were any detected among 171 ascospore progeny assayed individually. Complementary heterokaryons for the PDA+ phenotype were not formed from mixture...


The invention provides a method used for measuring the content of strontium in Mg-Sr preliminary alloy by a flame atomic absorption spectrometry; the method adopts the flame atomic absorption spectrometry to measure the content of the strontium in the Mg-Sr preliminary alloy and comprises the steps as follows: a sample is placed in a conical bottle and distilled water is added in the conical bottle; subsequently, hydrochloric acid solution and hydrogen peroxide are added; after the sample is completely dissolved, the solution is cooled and transferred to a volumetric flask, diluted to a calibration and uniformly mixed; the sample is measured under the working condition of an atomic absorption spectrophotometer; the content of the strontium is queried on the working curve of the strontium; and simultaneously, a recovery test is carried out by a recovery rate testing method. The method can detect the content of the strontium in the Mg-Sr preliminary alloy and provide the judgment basis for exactly measuring the content of strontium in the Mg-Sr preliminary alloy.


CMC samples obtained by gel filtration on a preparative scale were used to calibrate an agarose column. The relation between molecular weight and the peak elution volume for monodisperse samples were calculated as well as the relation between band broadening and the peak elution volume. In the calculations of the molecular weight distribution curves of the studied CMC samples, consideration was given to the variable band broadening by proper transformations of the experimental data, thus making it possible to obtain numerical solutions free from oscillations. The method admits a rapid determination of the molecular weight distribution of cellulose and related materials.


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Backs from two bacon weight pigs, one of high ultimate pH and the other of normal ultimate pH, were slice cured with either nitrate free or nitrate containing brines and then stored in vacuum packs. Microbiological conditions likely to occur in chemically similar bacons produced by the traditional Wiltshire method were produced in half the packs using an inoculum from mature Wiltshire bacon sides. Changes in nitrite concentration were followed in the M. longissimus dorsi and in the total slice during storage at 5°C. Although the initial levels of nitrite and nitrate (where added) in the total slice were within currently permitted limits, rapid conversion of nitrate, and with little or no nitrite depletion produced 380 ppm NaNO2 within the first week of storage in the inoculated bacon from the high pHu pig. The implications of these findings with regard to commercial practice are discussed.


nowadays, graphical password has not been widely used in practical. Most of the graphical password authentication schemes are only discussed in laboratory. In this paper, some typical graphical password authentication schemes are introduced, and the security of them are analyzed according to its estimate criterions. One conclusion is drawn that the memorability and security of graphical password are better than that of text-based password. In addition, it's shown that the graphical password scheme has better resistance to major password attacks than others.


A rich research history exists for crystalline growth by vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) methods, but not for amorphous growth. Yet VLS growth in the absence of crystallographic influences provides an ideal laboratory for exploring surface energy effects, including the role of line tension. We discuss the growth of amorphous silica nanowires from indium droplets by a modified VLS method. Multiple strands issue from each droplet, each strand having <1% (i.e.,?<?5 nm) of the radius of the droplet. We analyze the surface forces for this system, including line tension, and combine data in a novel way to estimate the surface energy of silica, the interfacial energy of liquid indium on silica, and the line tension at the three-phase boundary. The results suggest that the growth of these silica strands would be impossible without the presence of a negative line tension that also serves to stabilize the strand radii against perturbation.


By using the dilution plate method,166 bacterial strains isolated from soil samples and one strain,TGase1318,which could produce transglutaminase,was obtained after screening with gel formation method and Folk's colorimetry method.The strain was identified as Bacillus subtilis according to the morphology,physiological and biochemical characters as well as 16 S r DNA sequence homological analysis.The tgl gene,which was a 738 bp long nucleotide,was cloned from the strain and encoded a 245 residue long TGase.Homological analysis of TGase peptide sequence revealed that it shared 94% ~100% conservation with TGase of other B.subtilis strains released by NCBI.The expression recombinant plasmids p TZ- tgl and p ET21b- tgl were constructed and transformed into B.subtilis WB800 and E. coli BL21,respectively. The results of BSA crosslink at 70℃ indicated the tgl gene was expressed in both B.subtilis and E.coli with TGase activity.This study laid a foundation for the application of TGase from B.subtilis TGase1318 to food industry.


The oxidation of benzene, chlorobenzene, toluene, and anisole by lead tetra-acetate in trifluoroacetic acid or, in some cases, trichloroacetic acid has been studied. The products include biaryls, aryl trifluoroacetates (usually analysed as phenols), aryl acetates, and aryl-lead compounds, in proportions which vary markedly with the aromatic compound and the conditions; for example, in trifluoroacetic acid, benzene gives phenol in up to ca. 80% yield whereas anisole gives mainly the dimethoxybiphenyls, and in trichloroacetic acid anisole gives about 50% of bis-p-methoxyphenyl-lead bistrichloroacetate, the reactions of which are discussed. Evidence is adduced for the occurrence of two oxidation pathways. One involves electrophilic plumbylation of the aromatic compound, which can be followed by heterolysis to give an aryl cation; the other is a process involving, formally, electron-transfer from the aromatic compound to lead(IV). The relative importance of the two not only depends on the electron-releasing ability of the benzenoid substituents but is also sensitive to the acid strength of the medium.


An analytic model for the radiance applicable to the remote sensing of mountainous terrain is described. The atmosphere is treated as a multiple scattering, horizontally uniform layer bounded by non-homogeneous Lambertian surface. This radiance model includes the radiation arising from adjacent terrain outside the instantaneous field of view (IFOV) of the sensor. The authors take occlusion by adjacent terrain into account in estimating the diffuse sky irradiance on the target. Furthermore, the correction algorithm for removing atmospheric and topographic effects from high-resolution satellite images is formulated, and the image correction for the Landsat TM image is performed.<<ETX>>


The article presents the research results of the effect of multiple freezing-thawing on the structure and properties of membrane tissues. It was found that the change in the physical and mechanical properties of membrane tissues subjected to cryolysis occurs linearly and depends on the structure of the membrane. Porous membranes are more resistant to repeated creolize than bespravie. To give a reliable water resistance to special products, fabric must have additional water-repellent impregnation and membrane coating on the reverse side of the fabric.


This chapter focuses on the theoretical and ideological justification of socialist statistical work. It also provides an assessment of Soviet technical aid and introduces the Soviet statistical experts who were instrumental in helping organize statistical activity in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The chapter first uncovers and understands the socialist critique of statistics and, second, analyzes the role of the Soviet statistical experts who spent time in China and who were instrumental in the rise of socialist statistics to a position of epistemological and administrative dominance. It provides a discussion of the 1950s (or, more accurately, the years after 1945) as a period when the imperative to ascertain social fact took on added urgency throughout the world. There existed, however, competing approaches to ascertaining social fact. The chapter thus moves on to the rise of socialist statistics, in particular its rise in the Soviet Union (USSR), and contrasts it with other approaches to statistics. It then explores the Soviet experts who spent extended periods of time in the PRC, examining the variety of ways—teaching, translation of textbooks, and consultation—by which their expertise was mobilized by the Chinese as it sought to disseminate a correct understanding and implementation of socialist statistics.


The article analyzes thepsychological problems of theprofessional development of higher school teachers. The author substantiates the need in applying person2oriented technologies in teachers' skill upgrading system. The author examines the teaching studio and art therapy techniques as a specific means of training and professional development of university teachers.


This paper presents a synthesis method for LC filters using switched-capacitor simulations. The relation between the structure of the original LCR circuits and the synchronization of node voltages in an SCF simulating the original circuit is first investigated and a synthesis method is then derived for a low-pass filter using the results.


This paper presents the results of a conceptual design study which demonstrates the thermal-hydraulic feasibility of the RODbaffle heat exchanger concept in large-scale, nuclear steam generation service. The proposed RODbaffle nuclear steam generator tube bundle is constructed of 9840, Inconel 600, 19.05mm (0.75 in.) diameter U-tubes oriented on 25.4mm (1.00 in.), 90 degree square tube pitch. Tube support is provided by 44 RODbaffles, which are spaced 152.4 mm (6.00 in.) apart and which are fabricated of 6.35mm (0.25 in.) diameter suppor rods, which are positioned between alternate tube rows. The assembled RODbaffle tube bundle is 4128mm (162.5 in.) in diameter, nominally 10M (33 ft.) long, and contains 11,445m/sup 2/ (123,200 ft/sup 2/) of surface area. In addition to details of conceptual RODbaffle steam generator design, results of a thermal-hydraulic analysis and a proposed fabrication procedure are presented.


The scalability of multithreaded applications on current multicore systems is hampered by the performance of critical sections, due in particular to the costs of access contention and cache misses. In this paper, we propose a new locking technique, Remote Core Locking (RCL) that aims to improve the performance of critical sections in legacy applications on multicore architectures. The idea of RCL is to replace lock acquisitions by optimized remote procedure calls to a dedicated server core. RCL limits the performance collapse observed with regular locks when many threads try to acquire a lock concurrently and removes the need to transfer lock-protected shared data to the core acquiring the lock: such data can typically remain in the server core's cache. Our microbenchmark shows that under high contention, RCL is always more efficient than the other state-of-the-art lock mechanisms, and a preliminary macrobenchmark evaluation shows performance gains on SPLASH-2 benchmarks (speedup up to 4.85) and on the Web cacheapplication memcached (speedup up to 2.62).


The present invention discloses a magnetic write head and a manufacturing method thereof. A magnetic write pole structure is configured to greatly simplify the manufacture of a perpendicular magnetic write head. The magnetic write head has a magnetic yoke that is oriented along a plane that is perpendicular to the direction of the data track. This allows the entire yoke to be formed in a single electroplating step, rather than being built up in several plated layers. The yoke can also be formed with magnetic side shields, or with a trailing or wrap around shield, which can be integral with the rest of the yoke and can be advantageously formed in the same, single electroplating step.


Our business is made possible throughout the entire product lifecycle by the various ecosystems that exist on the earth and the abundant natural bounty created from biodiversity. Kao will vigorously undertake sustainable raw material procurement and development of new technologies for the effective use of limited resources as activities that can contribute to preventing the degradation of biodiversity, one of the most pressing issues shared by the entire world. We will also strive to reduce the impacts of our business on biodiversity as well as promote social activities that lead to biodiversity improvements in regions where we have business sites.


Studies of restricted securities private placements have explained the difference between the price of stock sold to private investors and the issuer's contemporaneous stock price in the market with factors such as the information asymmetry between issuer management and buyers, the possible impending financial distress of the issuer, or control and monitoring services provided by the buyers. In this paper, the implications from the LiquiStat database of investor-to-investor trades in restricted securities are explored. The pricing discounts observed in these trades are proposed to be entirely due to the illiquidity of the shares sold. The LiquiStat data also provides evidence of investor preferences with regard to non-traded, illiquid warrants and options. Factors considered possibly related to the magnitude of the discounts are analyzed in the cross-sectional regression model.


The NPP Instrument Calibration Support Element (NICSE) is one of the elements within the NASA NPP Science Data Segment (SDS). The primary responsibility of NICSE is to independently monitor and evaluate on-orbit radiometric and geometric performance of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument and to validate its Sensor Data Record (SDR) [1]. The NICSE interacts and works closely with other SDS Product Evaluation and Analysis Tools Elements (PEATE) and the NPP Science Team (ST) and supports their on-orbit data product calibration and validation efforts. The NICSE also works closely with the NPP Instrument Calibration Support Team (NICST) during sensor pre-launch testing in ambient and thermal vacuum environment [2]. This paper provides an overview of NICSE VIIRS sensor post-launch calibration support with a focus on the use of sensor on-board calibrators (OBC) for the radiometric calibration and characterization. It presents the current status of NICSE post-launch radiometric calibration tool development effort based on its design requirements.


The pain syndrome accompanying metastatic damage of bones, significantly reduces quality of patients life. In recent decades, medical practice implemented methods systemic radionuclide therapy of bone metastases using different radionuclides, which allows to stop both the pain and the progression of the disease. Results of their application give the grounds to consider the perspective development in nuclear medicine of the direction on treatment bone metastatic defeats by means of systemic radionuclide therapy.


The complete dipole oscillator strength distribution for N2 has been calculated using the multiple scattering model. From this, the moments of the distribution S(μ) and L(μ) have been computed for −6≤μ≤2. The results are analyzed by decomposing the total moments according to the contributions from various subshells and also according to the contributions from various spectral ranges, e.g., discrete vs ionizing excitations. Since many physical properties depend on these moments, this analysis can pinpoint the spectral ranges with the greatest influence. Special attention is devoted to the distinctly molecular effects on the dipole oscillator strength distribution and its moments, particularly for those channels affected by shape resonances. The Rydberg series, for example, are significantly affected. This analysis offers an explanation for the weakness of certain dipole allowed Rydberg series and suggests a tentative new assignment for Worley's third series.


The influence of aluininum and titanium on changes in the crystalline lattice and mechanical properties of nickelchromium alloys was studied with specimens of Al-CrNi, Cr-Ni-Ti, and Al-Cr-Ni-Ti alloys at 400 to 800 deg C. (R.V.J.)


Based on a sample of 702 cross-border acquisitions of 70 German MNE's we explore the value effects
associated with an increase in internationality. We argue that the value effect is related to the extent of
additional valuable options the company is able to obtain by increasing the degree of internationality – either
through increasing the breadth or the depth of the company's multinational network. Most importantly, we
show that there is a negative relationship between the depth of a company's multinational network in a country
and the value effect of an additional investment in the respective country.


Gasification is the most appropriate technology for converting biomass and other urban wastes into a cleaner gaseous fuels, called producer gas. Producer gas is a mixture of gases consisting of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrogen, tar and suspended particulate matter. Various parametric aspects of biomass gasification have been discussed in this paper. A brief description of some of the widely used configurations of biomass gasifiers has been done. The effect of various gasifying agents on the quality of producer gas and performance of different types of fixed-bed gasifiers are discussed. The performance of the different fixed-bed biomass gasifier systems is analyzed in terms of reactor temperature, gas calorific value, cold gas efficiency, equivalence ratio, and producer gas composition. Fixed-bed gasifier has been found to produce good quality producer gas for use in chemical industries, power generation or for domestic applications Keywords —Biomass, Fixed bed Gasifier, Performance, Producer gas.


Abstract The transnasal endoscopic approach is currently our surgical method of choice for the management of frontal sinus mucoceles. It is usually performed on an ambulatory basis; compared with open procedures, it significantly reduces morbidity. There is increasing epidemiologic, clinical, histologic, and physiologic evidence that this approach is successful, with recurrence rate at or close to 0%. Classification of frontal and frontoethmoid mucoceles as well as surgical technique is presented.