Introduction: The brachial artery is the principal artery of the arm. Variations in course and branching patterns of brachial artery are important for physicians, plastic and vascular surgeons and radiologists. Case Report: In the present case, unilateral trifurcation of brachial artery into radial, ulnar and superior ulnar collateral artery was observed in the right upper limb of an adult female cadaver. Conclusion: Our case appears to be unique in that the brachial artery was trifurcating at a higher level into ulnar, radial and superior ulnar collateral arteries. Health specialists must be aware of the possible variations of the brachial artery as it has several clinical applications.


The current proliferation of computer-based sources and resources challenges librarians to teach the commonalities of using a computer to retrieve relevant sources, rather than to instruct users how to cope with the quirks of individual databases and systems. Since the spring of 1991, Bobst Library at New York University has been teaching open workshops on the use of DIALOG Information Service's Classmate system to students with a wide range of computer skills, academic levels, and in different disciplines (often in the same class). A core group of librarian instructors designed a syllabus which stresses the common techniques and strategies of computer-based research. Teaching just the basics allows these classes to focus on casting a research question in terms of computer logic, and to demonstrate the recursive process of an evaluative path. Applying this approach to any computer-based resource (whether OPACs, CD-ROMs, or online databases) will address the need to create an integrated framework for how t...


Culinary instructors and professional chefs control the flavor and the nutritional composition of the foods served up across the country. Instructors direct and influence the growing numbers of culinary arts students in the U.S. Culinarians are tasked with the responsibility of searching for and interpreting research-based, up-to-date nutrition information. Surveys from instructors and industry chefs (n = 327) from eight presentations across the country on current topics of food and health including: sodium, lipids, protein, and healthy food preparation have been analyzed and interpreted. Considerations for educators to share with future chefs include nutrition knowledge on issues and trends, skills and practices in the kitchen, and presentation of healthy menu choices for the consumer. Research at this foundational level will contribute to design and delivery of educational materials and sessions to support the culinary educator as well as industry chef in providing healthy meals for Americans.


Let Ω ⊂ R 2 be a bounded, convex domain and let u be the solution of − ∆ u = 1 vanishing on the boundary ∂ Ω . The estimate is classical. We use the P-functional, the stability theory of the torsion function and Brownian motion to establish the estimate for a universal c < (2 π ) − 1 / 2 . We also give a numerical construction showing that the optimal constant satisfies c ≥ 0 . 358 . The problem is important in different settings: (1) as the maximum shear stress in Saint Venant Elasticity Theory, (2) as an optimal control problem for the constrained maximization of the lifetime of Brownian motion started close to the boundary, and (3) optimal Hermite-Hadamard inequalities for subharmonic functions on convex domains.


Vegetable based insulating oil is a green substitute for mineral insulating oil, which has poor oxidation stability. Thus, oxidation stability is a key index for its popularization and application, while there is no corresponding test method. This work summarized the oxidation mechanism, process of vegetable based insulating oil, and current test methods of oxidation stability used in vegetable oil or traditional mineral oil. By comparing those methods, an improved method based on Rancimat method was proposed, which was more suitable for vegetable based insulating oil. This work has made a certain contribution to the promotion of green and sustainable materials.


The characteristics of GaN photoluminescence have been measured in situ as a function of potential at gold and electrolyte contacts. In the case of the GaN/electrolyte contact, it was found that for aqueous KOH and sulfate-based electrolytes over a pH range of 0–14, the photoluminescence intensity increased sharply at applied potentials close to the flatband value. In contrast, no significant increase in photoluminescence intensity above the open-circuit value was measured for the GaN/Au contact. In this case, the photoluminescence intensity was reduced under reverse biased conditions and the photoluminescence was effectively quenched at reverse potentials above 7.5 V.


This work develops a unified modeling framework for piezoelectric structures controlled by passive shunts connected to a single transducer and/or networks interconnecting multiple transducers. A common tuning procedure for these different control approaches, termed decentralized and centralized approaches, respectively, is proposed. The generic model is then used to compare them in terms of vibration mitigation performance. It is shown that decentralization can be detrimental to performance in general. Digital vibration absorbers are then leveraged to realize the shunts and/or networks. In this regard, the proposed tuning procedure solely relies on characteristics that can be identified from the digital units of these absorbers. The theoretical developments are numerically and experimentally validated on piezoelectric beams.


If you are a newly qualified accountant, you probably realise that you have the talent and ambition to become a rising star.


The development of novel transition metal carbides for improved hard coating technologies requires a detailed understanding of the factors influencing their stability and mechanical performance. To this end, we carried out first principles calculations based on density functional theory to tabulate the electronic structures, formation energies, and phonon dispersion curves of 3d transition metal carbides adopting zincblende, rocksalt, and cesium chloride structures. By analyzing the corresponding results, we outline a theoretical framework that describes how valence electron concentration and bonding configuration control the stability of these compounds. Many early transition metal carbides are predicted to be stable in the rocksalt and zincblende structures, enabled by filled bonding states, whereas the cesium chloride structure shows persistent instability. For compounds that are predicted to be stable, mechanical properties were investigated through calculation of elastic tensors, from which observable properties including Vicker's hardness and ductility were derived. A robust mechanical performance is shown to be correlated with complete filling of bonding orbitals as illustrated for rocksalt TiC and VC, which have calculated hardnesses of 25.66 and 22.63 GPa respectively. However, enhanced ductility and toughness can be achieved by allowing partial occupation of the antibonding states as in CrC, which has a relatively low Pugh's ratio of 0.51. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


Submitted for the DFD09 Meeting of The American Physical Society Slow oscillation of passive scalar fluxes in stratified turbulence HIDESHI HANAZAKI, TOHRU OKAMURA, Kyoto University — Scalar fluxes in decaying stratified turbulence are investigated when vertical mean gradients of density and passive scalar coexist. Direct numerical simulations show temporal oscillations of a passive scalar flux which contain a component of double-period oscillation, as predicted by the rapid distortion theory. The slow modes appear always when there are initial density fluctuations. For passive scalars with high Schmidt number (Sc>2Pr/(1+Pr), Pr: Prandtl number of the active scalar), the slow modes become dominant at large times, and the turbulent diffusion coefficient of a passive scalar Kc decays more slowly than the turbulent density diffusion coefficient. On the other hand, at low Schmidt numbers (Sc<2Pr/(1+Pr)<2), slow mode suffers strong initial decay, so that Kc and Krho decay at similar rates. These results illustrate the importance of molecular diffusivity, initial conditions and unsteadiness in strongly stratified turbulence. Applicability of RDT is tested for a range of Reynolds numbers and Froude numbers, showing strong sensitivity to the Froude number but with weak sensitivity to the Reynolds number, in agreement with the scaling analysis. Hideshi Hanazaki Kyoto University Date submitted: 10 Aug 2009 Electronic form version 1.4


Acoustical design for performance spaces is generally considered to be both an art and a science. Part of the science involves assuming an engineering mindset when deciding where to draw the line with respect to criteria for room acoustics, sound isolation, HVAC noise control, and other issues. When does sound from the outside truly become intrusive? How quiet is quiet enough when it comes to HVAC noise? Renovation projects often impose practical constraints that preclude aiming for extreme degrees of sound isolation or HVAC noise control. Even well-funded new construction projects sometimes require careful consideration of how to expend project resources to best effect. This paper will explore the authors' experiences making such decisions on a range of projects involving new construction (Las Vegas' Smith Center for the Performing Arts), historic restoration (Cincinnati Music Hall), adaptive re-use (Milwaukee's Bradley Symphony Center), and substantial reconstruction (David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center).


A method of predicting the stability of a hydrocarbon process stream is disclosed and claimed. The method includes obtaining samples from one or more process streams and measuring the actual stability and the near infrared spectral absorbance of those samples. A classification model is initially developed to identify sample subsets and correlation model is created using the stability and absorbance data by inserting that data into a mathematical function. Online or offline measurements are then taken from the hydrocarbon process stream, the classification model is used initially to identify the subset and corresponding correlation model is used to predict the stability of the stream.


To the Editor.— Serious side effects, including aseptic meningitis, were noted in several systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients treated with ibuprofen (239:1062, 1978). 1-3 We presently describe a specific cell-mediated immunity (CMI) to ibuprofen in SLE. The study group consisted of 11 women with SLE—two treated with ibuprofen, while the others never received this agent. Sixteen patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (five of them treated with ibuprofen) as well as ten healthy persons served as control subjects. In seven of the 11 SLE patients, the disease was active at the time of examination, as evidenced by high titers of antinuclear factor, anti-DNA antibodies, and low titers of C3 and C4 complement components. All but one patient were treated with antiinflammatory drugs, including aspirin, indomethacin, phenylbutazone, or corticosteroids. In the SLE patients treated with ibuprofen, 800 to 1,200 mg/day, maculopapular skin rashes developed on the trunk and extremities. Fever occurred


Various health care professionals provide dedicated anticoagulation management services (AMS). There is limited literature describing head‐to‐head trials comparing outcomes among different types of AMS.


On April 13-14th, 2023, more than 50 researchers located in Hamburg, mainly working at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), met to present research projects focusing on extracellular vesicles (EVs). The meeting was supported by State Research Funding (LFF-FV74: Mechanisms of cell communication in Infection; Speaker Maura Dandri, UKE), which aims to develop existing and promising research areas further. This meeting certainly surpassed all expectations: what was first organized as a tentative get-together between a dozen EV scientists, soon revealed the existence of a much broader and strong EV community with more than 50 basic researchers and clinicians currently active in Hamburg. This first UKE-EV meeting created a platform to share experiences, projects, and protocols and mainly discuss future requirements to create a consolidated structure and network in Hamburg, enabling state-of-the-art EV research.


Based on the panel data of 216 Chinese cities from 2008 to 2018, the synergistic reduction efficiency of pollution and carbon (SREPC) was calculated using the super‐efficiency slack‐based measure model. Differences‐in‐differences (DID), propensity score matching (PSM)–DID, and spatial‐DID were adopted to study the impact of the carbon emission trading (CET) policy on SREPC. The study results show that SREPC was not improved overall, with an unbalanced development characteristic of high efficiency in the east and low efficiency in the west. The Meta‐frontier results show that there were indeed significant differences between pilot and non‐pilot cities before and after the implementation of the CET policy. Mechanism tests reveal that CET promoted SREPC by improving energy efficiency and optimizing industrial structures. Spatial analysis shows that CET had spatial spillover effects and decreased SREPC in neighboring cities. These reduction effects occurred in neighboring non‐pilot cities and showed an inverted U‐shaped relationship with increasing geographical distance, particularly significant within 500–600 km. Inverse data envelopment analysis shows that CET can utilize the synergistic reduction potential of pollution and carbon.


This paper discusses the results of the measurement of social benefits of snow removal on a typical national highway in the Tohoku Region. The cost benefits analysis was performed by considering the benefits of snow removal to be the reduction of motor vehicle driving time, guaranteeing punctuality, and improving driving comfort, and by measuring the generalized transportation costs based on consumer's surplus analysis. There have been no previous studies that measured the benefits of snow removal accounting for two of the benefits considered, namely guaranteeing punctuality and improving driver comfort. The results of the study have clearly shown that the snow removal work now performed by road managers provides adequate social benefits.


Seven cases of spasmodic torticollis responded to treatment with amantadine hydrochloride and haloperidol. Two patients had hyperthyroidism; in the others, precipitating factors were unknown.


Some physiological and biochemical indexes(i.e.contents of chlorophyll,anthocyanin and soluble sugar,density of stoma,activities of POD and CAT) of leaves in different colors from Nandina domestica were measured.The results showed that the contents of anthocyanin and soluble sugar in red leaf were higher than those in green leaf while green leaf had a higher content of chlorophyll.The red leaf had less and smaller stoma than the green leaf.The activities of POD and CAT of green leaf were higher than those of red leaf.


Informal inter-organizational networks provide manifold opportunities to organize the transfer of information, knowledge and technology between actors. Given their potential and their importance, the lack of theoretical discussion and empirical research on informal networks and their dynamics is surprising. The objective of this paper is twofold. It attempts to review the fragmented academic discussion of the notion of informal networking, thereby focusing on how these relationships emerge initially and what conditions (presumably) are required to make them a mutually fruitful and sustainable channel of the transfer of information and knowledge. On that groundwork, the most important empirical studies which try to confirm and disentangle the aforementioned basic mechanisms of informal exchange relationships are reviewed. Finally, we outline an agenda of future research directions that we encourage researchers to pursue in future empirical studies. Five important research gaps can be identified.


The world is currently battling the challenge of environmental degradation which is rising at an alarming rate. The situation is greatly attributed to poor waste management. The hospitality industry being a major consumer of resources contributes a lot towards waste generation. Regardless of the high level of waste generation, a lot of hotels continue to use improper waste management practices. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of waste management practices on operating cost of classified hotels in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study sought to determine the effect of waste reduction strategies, waste composting, and waste collection and disposal on operating cost of classified hotels in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study also ascertained the moderating effect of stakeholder cooperation on the relationship between waste management practices and operating cost of classified hotels. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study population comprised of 61 classified hotels in Nakuru County. Structured questionnaires and semi-structured interview guides were used to gather data. Quantitative analysis employed descriptive and inferential statistics. The research revealed that waste management practices affect operating cost of hotels (R2 = 0.467, p = 0.000). Waste reduction was found to have a negative and statistically significant effect on operating cost (β = -0.167, p = 0.021). Waste composting was found to have a negative and statistically significant effect on operating cost of classified hotels (β = -.161, p = 0.030). Waste collection and disposal was found to have a positive and statistically significant effect on operating cost of hotels (β = 0.299, p = 0.001). Lastly, stakeholder cooperation was found to have a statistically significant moderating effect on the relationship between waste management practices and operating cost of hotels (R2 = 0.532, p = 0.019). Therefore, the study recommend that hotels should prioritize effective waste management practices ascertained to be waste reduction, recycling and waste composting in order to curb the challenge of increasing operating cost. The research also recommended that national waste management policy makers should enact policies that facilitate implementation of effective waste management practices recommended by the study. Keywords: Waste management practices, waste reduction, waste composting, waste collection and disposal, stakeholder cooperation, operating cost


Aiming at the traditional way of men report which easily resulted in all kinds of power accidents,a new research scheme based on GSM network,combined with the single chip,automation control and computer was put forward.Making use of the software develop flat of all ready function,a complete mobile ground wire against misoperation management system was exploited.At the same time,the system can closedown the equipment of transformer substation,in order to avoid operating inaccurately.


A liquid emulsion membrane (LEM) was evaluated for the separation of some transition metal ions, particularly ferric ion. The effect of parameters such as composition of membrane phases, pH of source phase, temperature, number of fractions, treatment ratio, stirring time and speed and time for waiting separation of source and LEM phases were studied. Recoveries of the cations were found to be 84 ± 4%, 91 ± 1%, 89 ± 4%, 95 ± 2% and 86 ± 4% for Fe(III), Mn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II), respectively, at 90% confidence level. The effect of excess amount of Ca(II) and Mg(II) on the separation of transition metals have also been investigated. Ion concentrations were measured by flame atomic absorption spectrometry and by titration.


The article considers the term "forensic", new for Russian economic theory and practice, that means "forensic science" from English. Its importance and implementation is justified by the increasing number of cases of widespread financial fraud. Forensic is just intended for their regulation and prevention. The conducted systematization of scientific publications testifies to the accumulation and theoretical generalization of materials that provide the basis for the formation of forensic as a separate type of expert research. Forensic is a certain niche in the professional sphere and is endowed with such mandatory attributes as rationality, neutrality and independence. The main goal of the forensic investigation is the disclosure of fraud, in general which includes the identification of those involved, the formation of evidence base, the establishment of facts and mechanisms of fraudulent activity. Forensic is held at the invitation of managers, investors and shareholders to identify not only additional resources, but also possible risks of the organization. It is indicated that underground economy, fraudulent activity can serve as an object of forensic. The forensic classification is proposed for corporate (internal) and forensic counterparties (external). In addition, we should pay attention to a rather new direction in the field of computer forensics with a similar name - forensic, which can be part of the forensic investigation. It is revealed that experts in the field of forensic use to a greater extent accounting and auditing procedures in their activities. Despite the forensic similarity to the audit and forensic accounting expertise, there are still distinctive features that are discussed in the article. Spheres of additional knowledge necessary for a specialist to work in the field of forensic are: sociology, psychology, criminal law, business law, law enforcement, business and finance, information systems, communism. It is concluded that the consolidation at the legislative level of the main provisions and standards concerning specialists in the field of forensic is necessary in the current conditions of management.


The ultrasonic treatment system and key equipments for liquid metal processing were described,the research and development of improving the structure and properties of metal castings using ultrasonic treatment were summarized,including grain refinement,microstructure homogenization,segregation avoidance,degassing,removal of inclusions etc.Based on the relative research on ultrasonic treatment and its mechanism in melt,a new idea and method with adding suitable particles during liquid metal processing was presented to study the possibilities,mechanism and behaviors of refining and dispersing inclusion with ultrasonic treatment.


Against gas and / or liquid flowing through the pipe, by injecting gas and / or liquid as a mixed stream body, the multi-fluid injection mixer for uniformly mixing the pipe fluid and mixture stream body is subjected. Such multi-fluid injection mixer form a pipe section. Multi fluid injection mixer, at least one contact element with at least one contact surface such constriction is formed in the pipe inner cross-section, and at least is composed of a contact surface and the fluid communication with the contact element 1 comprising a One injection element. The contact surface facing a portion of the pipe fluid flow, and changing the direction of the pipe fluid flow, as a result, with the flow of the pipe fluid is accelerated, the direction of the fluid flowing in the vicinity of the contact surface contacts the It will be varied along the surface, whereby the flow velocity is maximum at the interface end of the sharp edge is located in the narrowest constriction. Further, the injection element, the injected mixture stream body along on the contact surface and the contact surface will be entrained in the flow of the pipe fluid due to pipe the fluid flowing over sharp edges. Incidentally, with respect to the contact element formed as a constriction pipe section, at least two injection elements is provided.


A comparison was carried out o f the chemical composition and nutri t ive value o f three genotypes o f faba beans: two wi th coloured flowers, Nadwiś l ańsk i and the self-ending Tinos varieties, and one wi th white flowers, Caspar. Caspar seeds were heavier and had a lower hul l p ropor t ion and lower crude protein content (27.2% D M ) . The largest differences were in the content o f proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins) which ranged f rom 0.02% (Caspar) to 1.11% D M (Tinos). The proanthocyanidin content in dehulled seeds o f coloured flower varieties was low (0.02%) and similar to that in the low-tannin variety, Caspar. The antitrypsic activity o f the seeds varied, ranging f rom 3.4 T I U / m g (Caspar) to 7.4 T I U / m g (Tinos). The inositol phosphate (1.05-1.15% D M ) and agalactoside (2.1-2.4% D M ) contents d id not differ significantly. The new varieties, Caspar and Tinos, contained almost twice as much vicine and convicine (0.75% and 0.92%, respectively) as the tradi t ional variety, Nadwiś l ańsk i (0.36% D M ) . True digestibility coefficients ( T D ) for seeds determined on rats differed significantly and were: for Caspar, 83.9; Tinos, 77.3 and Nadwiś l ańsk i , 80.0. Replacing whole seeds wi th dehulled seeds significantly increased the digestibility o f dietary protein, to 88.1, 88.3 and 84.9, respectively. The net protein uti l ization ( N P U ) o f the Nadwiś l ańsk i and Tinos seeds were similar (55.4 and 55.0, respectively) and significantly lower than the N P U o f Caspar seeds (61.0). The protein efficiency rat io (PER) o f whole seeds supplemented w i th methionine and tryptophan were similar (Caspar, 2.21; Nadwiś l ańsk i , 2.18; Tinos, 2.03) and insignificantly lower than the PER o f dehulled seeds (2.37, 2.32 and 2.25, respectively). K E Y W O R D S : faba bean, antinutrients, proanthocyanidins, nutri t ive value, rats, protein 402 FREJNAGEL S. ET AL.


Plant functional types (PFTs) bridge the gap between plant physiology and ecosystem processes, providing a powerful tool for studies on global change, vegetation dynamics and vegetation-atmosphere processes . In this paper, a two-stepped hierarchical PFT classification system was proposed based on six key plant attributes. Three of six key attributes were related to plant canopy structure, including permanence of above-ground live biomass ( woody vs. herbaceous ) , leaf longevity ( evergreen vs. deciduous) and leaf structure (broad-leaved vs. needle-leaved) . The other three attributes were related to plant physiological characteristics, including photosynthetic pathway (i.e. C3 vs. C4 grasses) , drought resistance and temperature tolerance (e.g. warm evergreen, cool conifer) . In the first step of the analysis, five basic plant types were derived based on canopy attributes. In the second step, these five basic plant types were sub-divided into 29 types according to their photosynthetic pathways, drought resistance and temperature tolerance. We tested this PFT classification system by simulating the distribution of vegetation in China. A sub-set of 18 plant types was selected from the 29 PFTs that were characteristic of the vegetation in China, especially in relation to the water balance and energy budget as affected by the monsoon climate and the Tibetan Plateau. This set of PFTs contained 7 trees, 6 shrubs and 5 grasses. Two types of bare ground were added for the simulation. Six climatic variables were selected to be used as the distributional constraint of each PFT, which included absolute minimum temperature (Tmin) , mean temperature of the warmest month (Tw) , growing-day degrees (GDDs) , annual range of monthly mean temperature (DTY), moisture index (annual precipitation-annual potential evapo-transpiration, MI), annual precipitation (P). The values of these climatic variables were determined based on the geographical distribution of each plant functional type. Using BIOME1, the distribution of the PFTs across China was then modeled. The simulated map of China's vegetation was in close agreement with the ac- tual vegetation map, indicating that this set of PFTs was capable of simulating the geographical distribution of vegetation in China. This study provides a basis for future studies on climate-vegetation interactions and for developing regional dynamic vegetation models and regional climate models for China.


I n the present issue, Peterson et al. [1] reviewed the files of 2,056 5-year survivors of childhood brain tumors (BT) included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) database between 1973 and 1998, concluded that the most important risk factor for developing a secondary malignant neoplasm (SMN) was the most recent era of treatment (1985/1998 vs. prior 1979 vs. 1979/1984). They hypothesized that the increased use of chemotherapy (CT) in combination with radiotherapy (RT) throughout this treatment era could partially explain this finding. Despite some intrinsic limitations related to the lack of details regarding the actual type of RTand CT delivered, the histologic subtype of the primaryBTand of the SMN, and the modality of documenting SMN (based on treating physicians' reports only), and possibly some methodologic bias (the lack of data adjustment for physiologic changes in siteand sex-specific cancer risk associated with aging), this increased incidence of SMN with time periods is scientifically and appropriately documented. The hypothesis proposed to explain this finding is also fully acceptable. In the time periods considered, CT has been increasingly included in the RT-based treatment protocols for childhood BT; drugs known for their potential carcinogenic effects such as nitrogen mustards and, more recently, topoisomerase II inhibitors (notably VP16), administered both at conventional and high dosages, have been some of the agents more frequently used [2–4]. In summary, the finding is real and themessage clear.Was this unexpected? Clearly not! Until now many reports have highlighted the risk of developing SMN—the threatened ''boomerang effect'' of therapy—after some childhood cancer treatment exposures, particularly if combining CT and RT [5,6]. It is frustrating, however, the observation made by the authors that this increase in treatment intensity in the eras considered was not mirrored by a significant improvement in the overall survival of this heterogeneous cohort of patients. What is next? For the vast majority of childhood malignant CNS tumors, further intensification of conventional therapies are predicted [2–4]. Thus, it must be anticipated that the long-term survival risk for patients with brain tumors of developing SMN will inevitably increase. How to minimize this effect?While waiting for different and safer, targeted therapies, this can be achieved by implementing the lessons learned on the carcinogenic effects of some therapeutic agents as well as on the cancer-preventive measurements of some life-style practices; by protecting those children affected by cancer-predisposition syndromes; and by fostering research into genetic predisposition factors, including genetic polymorphisms. Finally, diagnostic, therapeutic, and long-term follow-up protocols must become more andmore available to these patients in order tomonitor, document, and prevent this adverse outcome. While the finding of this manuscript is true, the risk of SMN development is low, and thus, it should neither overshadow the success achieved inBT treatment nor jeopardize the sense that we must give to a long-term survivor of BT to have been actually cured.


Korla pears were used as experimental materials, the soluble solids content, hardness, release rate of ethylene and respiration intensity as the indexes of storage quality were investigated in this paper. The effect of different temperature(-0.7,0.5 ℃) and humidity(85 %RH,90 %RH) on the storage quality of Korla pears at selling places were studied. The results showed that:-0.7 ℃ +85 % RH treatment significantly decreased the respiratory rate and ethylene production of korla pears, postponed the ethylene peak coming, inhibited the a*changing of the peel, and depressed the decreasing rate of firmness and soluble solids content, compared with the other storage environments. In a word, the-0.7 ℃+85 %RH was the best storage condition for Korla pears under rapid cooling.


Abstract The past few years have witnessed tremendous growth in the number and complexity of ambulatory surgical procedures. Despite these advances, postoperative pain remains a significant limiting factor to further expansion of outpatient surgery. Regional anesthesia techniques, including continuous peripheral nerve blockade, are ideal techniques for major outpatient surgery. A detailed infrastructure must be in place to facilitate the optimal and safe use of these techniques in the outpatient setting. This review discusses important factors to develop an appropriate ambulatory infrastructure for a continuous catheter program with a special focus on patient safety.


Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) account for less than 1% of all gastrointestinal tumours. It mainly involves the stomach and small intestines and very rarely involves the ampulla of Vater. Endoscopic biopsy and endoscopic ultrasound allow for preoperative tissue diagnosis and local evaluation of the ampullary lesions. We herein report the case of a patient with GIST of the ampulla of Vater presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding and undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. The management of ampullary GIST is reviewed.


A recent expansion to turnover research suggests that turnover may not be a permanent state because some employees who quit will return to their former organization in a "boomerang" fashion (Shipp,...


P70 kinase of S6 ribosomal protein represented by α and β isoforms is among the key enzymes participating in the protein synthesis activation mediated by mitogenic signals. The expression of two p70S6 kinase isoforms in several cell lines as well as in malignant and non-malignant breast tumors was analyzed. The expression of both p70S6 kinase forms increased in all breast tumor cell lines examined. The enhanced synthesis of α and β isoforms in malignant tumors may reflect their important role in cancerogenesis. The increased levels of S6Kα expression comparable in malignant and non-malignant tumors have been shown for the first time.


Abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the LOHAS index value of school food service employees on the purchase of food materials and foodservice quality. The subjects consisted of 566 foodservice employees. The findings were as follows. (1) The foodservice employee's LOHAS index fell within that of a NOMADICS group with an average of 72.18 points out of 100 points. (2) When the age, working experience and LOHAS index of the foodservice employees was high, the necessity, view, interest and recognition of LOHAS introduction for the improvement of the foodservice environment was high. (3) The amount of environmentally-friendly food materials purchased by foods-ervice employees was high, when they had a high LOHAS index. (4) High foodservice quality management items of foodservice employees were 'sanitation management' (3.87 points) and 'human resource management' (3.84 points), whereas 'menu management' (3.57 points) and 'food material and inspection management' (3.61 points) scored low. (5) The LOHAS index of foodservice employees has a significant impact on the purchase intention of environmentally- friendly food materials in LOHAS and NOMADICS groups. (6) This study confirmed that a higher LOHAS index of foodservice employees was associated with higher foodservice quality management behavior, which leads to an improved quality of foodservice.


Techniques such as using hidden cameras or voice recording have become widely used instruments of investigative journalism both in Brazil and other countries, such as France. With the aim of breaking stories about illegal conduct, the media has assumed the role of an "investigative press". These "scoops" are obtained in a far from orthodox fashion, returning us to the old dilemma: what are the limits of a free press and, more specifically, what parameters should be used for journalist work? Indeed, do any such parameters exit? If they do, under what legal and moral order are they classed? In the current context, since the Brazilian Press Act (Law 5.250, of 1967) was revoked, press freedom has been addressedonly in the sphere of the Federal Constitution, as a fundamental right, and treated by the Supreme Federal Court as a practically limitless "super right". There are, however, other fundamental rights often affected by excessive media actions. The central question proposed in this study is: when using methods of dubious merit, is the media providing a service or disservice to society? Is it invading the authority attributed in the constitution and by law to the civil and federal police forces and the federal prosecution service to perform criminal investigation work? Moreover, does this "vigilante" behaviour surpass or violate legal and ethical limits?


A B S T R A C T Insect pollination have an important role for the production of food crops, vegetables and fruits. Various studies have shown that pollination contributes very significantly to agricultural production, such as fruits, vegetables, fiber crops and nuts. Zucchini is one vegetable that depend on these ecosystem services. The purpose of this study was to analyze the economic contribution of insect pollinators on yield zucchini production at the farm level. To calculate the economic value of insect pollinators used bio economy model. The results showed that the dependence on bee pollinators zucchini plants is very high, bee pollinators not only affect the quantity of production but also can affect the quality of zucchini such as the size and weight of the fruit.


Gothic ivory carving is notable for its repetition of subjects and compositions across more than two centuries of production (ca. 1200–1450). Even a cursory search of the Courtauld Institute of Art's "Gothic Ivories Project" database reveals over four hundred ivory diptych wings in public and private collections featuring the crucified Christ beneath a Gothic architectural facade. Ameans of exchange of form, composition, and style within and among artistic workshops was essential for such consistency, but the method of transmission remains yet undetermined. As we look to a more globalized art history, frameworks of transmission, portability, and movement play an ever-larger role in our percep-


With the applications of the ground-based GPS technology in meteorology improved steadily,ground-based GPS detection technology has become an effective atmospheric detection means for water vapor.The principles of retrieving of the total water vapor content with ground-based GPS is introduced,and its causes of error and the feasibility through the example are presented.


Starting from the basic conception and definition of cut- in network, this paper briefly introduces the services provided by the service nodes of cut- in network, and expounds systematically various cut- in models and the future developing directions.


A moisture curable composition contains: (a) one or more episulfide compounds having on the average more than one 1,2-epithiopropyl ether group of the formula I (I) per molecule, and (b) one or more aliphatic N,N'-dialkyl-substituted diketimines of the general formula II (II) wherein A is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or arylaliphatic group, and R1 and R2 are each an alkyl group, or form together with the C-atom, to which they are bonded, a cycloalkyl group or cycloalkenyl group, and (c) at least one component, selected from the group of the setting accelerators as well as commercially available solvents, reactive diluents, plasticizers, thixotropic aids, fillers and pigments. This composition may be used as lacquers, paints and coatings for steel and concrete. There is also described a process for the preparation of 1,2-epithiopropyl ethers.


This thesis deals with programming and machining test parts using milling . The aim of this thessis is to create and test postprocessors for school FC 16 CNC milling machine . The theoretical part deals with the use of CNC milling techniques and explanation of the postprocessor term. The practical part deals with the possible strategies for programming in NX 9.0. The next step is to programing the postprocessor for controlling the individual axis school milling machine and verify their functionality for simple parts.


Highly c-axis oriented Mg_(0.1)Zn_(0.9) O thin films are fabricated on(100) Si and glass substrates at different temperature by RF magnetron sputtering.The influence of the substrate temperature on the structure,surface morphology and optical properties of Mg_(0.1)Zn_(0.9) O thin films are studied by XRD,SEM,UV-visible spectrometer and photoluminescence(PL) spectra.The results indicate that the Mg_(0.1)Zn_(0.9) O thin films grown at substrate temperature of 400℃show good c-axis orientation and optical properties.Different PL spectra of Mg_(0.1) Zn_(0.9) O thin films are acquired at room temperature using xenon lamps as excitation light sources with excitation wavelengths of 300nm,The intensity of UV PL peaks is related to crystalline quality,and the blue-green peaks may be related to the oxygen vacancies. The physical mechanism throngh which the substrate temperature affects the red shift and blue shift of UV PL peaks is also discussed.


Abstract In this paper, an improved ridge type estimator is introduced to overcome the effect of multi-collinearity in logistic regression. The proposed estimator is called a modified almost unbiased ridge logistic estimator. It is obtained by combining the ridge estimator and the almost unbiased ridge estimator. In order to asses the superiority of the proposed estimator over the existing estimators, theoretical comparisons based on the mean square error and the scalar mean square error criterion are presented. A Monte Carlo simulation study is carried out to compare the performance of the proposed estimator with the existing ones. Finally, a real data example is provided to support the findings.


Urothelial cancer of the bladder and upper urinary tract is currently the fifth most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the USA [1]. Despite its prevalence and significant mortality, almost no novel therapies have been produced in the past 20 years for this disease, and only marginal improvements in survival have occurred, likely owing to improved knowledge about existing therapies and better supportive care. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy represents the only available standard for locally advanced and metastatic urothelial cancer. While cisplatin-based therapy improves survival in these settings, only approximately one-third of patients achieve a complete pathologic response to cisplatin in the neoadjuvant setting [2], and only 50% respond in the metastatic setting [3]. Prediction of which individuals will benefit is currently not possible. Cisplatin-based therapy is not without significant toxicity and can even be associated with treatment-related death in up to 3% of patients [3]. This begs a logical question: is there a biomarker or biomarkers that can help identify the patients most likely to benefit from cisplatinbased chemotherapy, while allowing others who will not benefit be spared chemotherapy-related toxicity and instead considered for novel agents? Pharmacogenomic investigations may be useful in answering this question. If responders and nonresponders could be preidentified, it seems rational that not only could the existing standard treatment be more appropriately applied, but it might even accelerate the development of new agents (which are desperately needed) for this difficult disease. p53 as a first pharmacogenomic test case in bladder cancer The concept of applying pharmacogenomic biomarkers to the treatment of urothelial cancer, like other cancers, is not new, and indeed prospective testing of at least one prominent example has already been conducted – albeit with highly disappointing results. Tumor p53 dysregulation was, based on retrospective data, believed to be associated with both a worse prognosis for patients with urothelial cancer and simultaneously with increased likelihood of responding to DNA-damaging chemotherapy [4]. This was the basis for a Phase III study in which approximately 500 patients with pT1/pT2 N0 disease at cystectomy were screened for the presence of tumor p53 (≥10% nuclear immunoreactivity by immunohistochemistry [IHC] was considered indicative of p53 dysregulation), and patients with p53 reactivity ('p53 altered') were randomized to either adjuvant therapy with methotrexate/vinblastine/doxorubicin/cisplatin (MVAC) or observation [4]. Unfortunately, the study was halted after interim data and safety monitoring board review found that the trial met criteria for futility. Importantly, only approximately 40% of patients with dysregulated p53 agreed to randomization, and only two-thirds of the patients randomized to MVAC received the planned three cycles. There was no difference in disease recurrence among the randomized, p53-dysregulated patients who were given adjuvant therapy versus those that were observed. While p53 was unable to be confirmed as a biomarker for adjuvant chemotherapy use in urothelial cancer, the execution and observed limitations of the trial are likely to inform future


Objective – The study aims to explore the opportunities of quality measurement concepts in print and visual media.

Methodology/Technique – The study focuses the key issues and concerns related to quality dilution and total quality damage of news and information.

Findings – The primary issues are identified as agenda setting, framing, lobbying, politicization, paid news syndrome and absence of code of ethics and value based professional education.

Novelty – The study describes the importance of quality measurement standards, and standardization, role of ombudsman, positive news framing and agenda setting, citizen journalism etc.

Type of Paper: Conceptual


Background: Lifestyle factors, including environmental and occupational exposure, have a key role in reproductive health status and may impact fertility. Formaldehyde (FA) is a suspected reproductive toxicant, which may cause significant adverse effects on the reproductive system. This study was aimed at detecting the impact of FA and the possible protective role of vitamin E on the male reproductive system in rats. Materials and Methods: Thirty-two adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: control rats, rats treated with vehicle (corn-oil), rats treated with 10 mg/kg/day FA (FAt), and rats treated with FA plus 30 mg/kg/day vitamin E plus vehicle (FAt+ vitamin E) for two weeks. After treatment, sex hormone levels were examined using ELISA. Moreover the count, morphology, and motility of sperm, were observed. Results: The sperm count and the percentage of rapid progressive sperm were significantly decreased in rats in the FAt-treated group compared with those in the control and vehicle-treated groups (p<0.05). Vitamin E treatment significantly improved the parameters examined in the FAt+ vitamin E group (29.85±8.62 vs. 10.04±4.79 for sperm count and 60.50±5.67 vs. 42.19±8.02 for sperm motility). Moreover, serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels mildly decreased in the FA exposure group, although the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that FA exposure had a negative impact on sperm parameters and some reproductive hormones in rats and vitamin E attenuated the deleterious impact of FA on the reproductive system of adult male rats. [GMJ.2017;6(4):330-7] DOI: 10.22086/gmj.v6i4.904


Growth and digestion trials were made to determine the nutritive value of pelleted aspen (Populus tremuloides) foliage as a dietary ingredient for sheep. Lambs offered diets without or with 25, 50 and 75% aspen leaves, with lucerne as the other dietary ingredient, ate less and gained less weight as the proportion of aspen leaves in the diet increased (P less than 0.05). Digestibility coefficients for DM, organic matter, crude protein, gross energy, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose and cellulose decreased linearly (P less than 0.01) as the percentage of aspen foliage eaten increased. Calculated digestibility of individual aspen leaf components gave values as low as 16.6 and 13% for crude protein and cellulose, respectively. Coefficients of determination for the linear regressions indicated no associative effects between lucerne and aspen leaves. Due to the depressed value for crude protein digestibility, the amount of acid detergent fibre-insoluble nitrogen was estimated. Over 50% of the total N in aspen foliage was bound to the acid detergent fibre fraction, reflecting the presence of heat-damaged protein, tannin-protein complexes that are unavailable for digestion or both. After adjustment for unavailable N, the crude protein digestibility of aspen foliage was 61.5%. Balances of 10 mineralsmore » were estimated during the digestion trial. Negative mineral balances for the 75% aspen leaf diet suggest that the lambs were in a nutrient deficient condition when fed on this diet. 29 references.« less


In this chapter the typology of grazing livestock farming developed in the ELPEN project is explored in the context of multiple land use


The damaged K465 nickel-based superalloy parts were repaired by laser forming repair technology. The cracking characteristics and grain boundary liquation in heat affected zones were investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was found that the cracks originated from the heat-affected zone and extended to the repaired zone. The calculation by Thermol-Cale software showed that the larger γ′ particles at grain boundaries partly dissolved in the γ phase, which made the solutes' concentration at the γ′/γ interface meet the eutectic-type liquation reaction condition of γ + γ′ → L. Then, grain boundaries liquation occurred and liquid films appeared with the temperature increasing in a rapid heating process. However, the intragranular γ′ phase completely dissolved into the γ phase with no devotion to the liquid film. The dissolution of M5B3 borides at grain boundaries could promote grain boundary liquation.


The enormous reach of Vygotsky's theoretical approach to mental development derives from the very concept of semiotic mediation. What makes the concept so powerful is the fact that it establishes connections across some of the most important areas of human social existence. More specifically, it foregrounds a fundamental relationship between mental functions and discourse within the context of social/cultural activity. This, in turn, invites us to explore the relations between the disciplines of psychology, semiotics and sociology. Reflection on these interconnections suggests that if we wish to fully understand the implications of Vygotsky's claims about the sociogenesis of human mind, then on the one hand we must be willing to ignore the conventionally accepted boundaries erected in the name of specialisation across these and many other disciplines, and on the other hand we must be prepared to probe deeper into the significance of the claims made by this powerful theory


Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) is a sophisticated deterministic tool based on fracture mechanics, which is mainly used to assess criticality of defects in metallic structures and particularly welds. Such analyses are routinely undertaken in the development phases of Oil and Gas pipeline projects to develop weld defect acceptance criteria. This enables an efficient fabrication campaign, while ensuring the integrity of the joint are not compromised at the time of fabrication, during installation and for the intended service life. The ECA of pipeline girth welds operating in inert environments is generally considered to be a mature technology and codified through dedicated industry standards which provide a robust framework for such analysis. Although the same fracture mechanics principles can be used, the assessment of defect criticality in a girth weld when in an aggressive environment such as sour service requires additional considerations. This is due to inherent uncertainties associated in defining some of the key input parameters required for an ECA, in particular the material resistance to crack extension (i.e. fracture toughness) in a hydrogen charging (e.g. sour service) environment. As a result, the traditional deterministic ECA, which is designed to define safe boundaries may be too conservative or otherwise based on the values used for such inputs. This is driven by the large scatter seen in toughness data which is influenced by multitude of factors, consequently a probabilistic approach to ECAs may offer potential advantages. Probabilistic fracture mechanics assessment could provide an alternative approach, which would not just define the conditions at which a given defect is determined to be "safe" but provide a quantitative measure of level of uncertainty associated with a defect which is not deterministically safe. This would enable the probability of failure to be estimated taking into account uncertainties and scatter in input data. This approach involves a large number of iterations where various combinations of input parameters are considered. The choice of key variables in such assessments depends on which parameters are likely to carry high levels of uncertainty and/or have a significant effect on the results. The paper presents the results of a study, which was aimed at examining applicability of a probabilistic fracture mechanics method to the assessment of circumferential girth weld defects in sour service. The paper further discusses the approach and the challenges associated with the determination of relevant input parameters.


Heparin-coated circuits used during extracorporeal circulation reduce many postoperative complications occurring after heart surgery. Such complications are partly related to leukocyte activation with subsequent release of active substances, e.g. oxygen free radicals, myeloperoxidase and lactoferrin. This experiment was performed to elucidate a possible influence of heparin-coating on leukocytes. A 2-h-long simulated extracorporeal circulation was performed on two groups of five extracorporeal circulation circuits, primed with heparinized, fresh whole human blood and Ringer's solution. Heparin-coated circuits (HC group) were compared with uncoated circuits (NC group). Oxygen free radical production was estimated by determination of malonyldialdehyde in plasma and erythrocyte suspension. Granulocyte activation was measured in terms of myeloperoxidase and lactoferrin release. Time-related changes in leukocyte subset counts were analysed. Heparin-coating diminished myeloperoxidase and lactoferrin release. There were significant inter-group differences after 90 and 120 min of extracorporeal circulation for myeloperoxidase (1 01 (1 2) pgll and 107(12) pgn in the HC group versus 154(20) pgn and 174(23) pgll in the NC group), and after 120 min of extracorporeal circulation for lactoferrin (78(5) pgll in the HC group versus 212(49) pgll in the NC group). No significant changes of MDA concentration were observed in plasma or erythrocytes: however, a tendency towards lower MDA levels was seen after 90 and 120 min of extracorporeal circulation in the NC group. Neutrophil, monocyte and eosinophil numbers decreased significantly in the NC group but were unchanged in the HC group. as were lymphocyte counts. Heparin-coated extracorporeal circulation circuits significantly reduce granulocyte activation and better preserve the number of circulating neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes, but do not change oxygen free radical production during simulated extracorporeal circulation. O 1997 The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery


The article discusses the problems and difficulties generally existing in the teaching material work of colleges and universities,and further puts forward a basical approach to scientization and modernization of teaching material work and some tentative ideas about how to improve the construction and management of teaching material in colleges and universities.It is argued that the key is to deal well with all kinds of relations,strengthen management and heighten managerial personnel's qualities.


To study cardiovascular diseases, the isolation and culture of functional endothelial cells are very important. This study uncovered a novel approach to isolate and culture endothelial cells. The thoracic aorta was collected from Wistar rats with the attached tissue clearly removed. These aorta segments were seeded onto a six‐welled plate with the endothelium facing down and removed 2 days after endothelial sprouting started. The endothelial cells were harvested until 80% uneven confluence and cultured for another two passages for use in the following assays: immunofluorescence and flow cytometry assays for endothelial marker expression (CD31 and von Willebrand factor [vWF]), the Dil‐labeled acetylated low‐density lipoprotein (Dil‐Ac‐LDL) uptake assay, the tube formation assay, the Hoechst staining apoptosis assay, the β‐galactosidase staining assay for cell senescence, and the Cell Counting Kit‐8 (CCK‐8) assay for cell viability. Morphologically, the endothelial cells started to migrate away from the aorta after 50 to 72 hours of culture, showing a cobblestone‐like structure. The cultured cells expressed high levels of CD31 and vWF, 94.65% of the cells were positive for CD31, and most of the cells showed low‐density lipoprotein uptake. They were able to form tube‐like structures in vitro and were negatively stained for β‐galactosidase or Hoechst staining. Importantly, the cells at passages 3 and 10 showed similar levels of CCK‐8, β‐galactosidase, Hoechst staining, uptake of Dil‐Ac‐LDL, and capillary tube formation. This novel technique is useful to isolate and culture rat aortic endothelial cells for future studies of endothelial functions and biology. In addition, primary vascular endothelial cells at passages 3 to 10 are suitable for experiments.


Intravenous magnesium (IV Mg), a commonly utilized therapeutic agent in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response, is thought to exert its influence via its effect on cellular automaticity and prolongation of atrial and atrioventricular nodal refractoriness thus reducing ventricular rate. We sought to undertake a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the effectiveness of IV Mg versus placebo in addition to standard pharmacotherapy in the rate and rhythm control of AF in the nonpostoperative patient cohort given that randomized control trials (RCTs) have shown conflicting results.


This article deals with the urban-planning aspects of science parks' (SP) formation. Based on the conducted analysis, centralized, pavilion, block-concentrated schemes of a volumetric solution are proposed depending on the size of the enterprise. The concept of SP formation in accordance with urban planning and topographical conditions in the form of centric, linear, satellite, free and quarterly schemes are recommended. Furthermore, the indicators of the placement of various functional groups within the SP, as well as the organization of the IE by type of activity in the structure of urban development, are determined. In addition, the most rational schemes for the organization of external and internal transport routes and space-planning solutions for the main functional blocks in science parks are recommended. Different climatic layers of the urban environment are considered. Recommendations are based on creating an IE microclimate, including the proportional regulation of green and water zones, a competent location of industrial buildings in relation to the residential zone, water resources and prevailing winds, as well as the correct configurations of industrial buildings and structures, which are sources of harmful by-products. The requirements for the organization of public centers of the second (houses of cultural tours, libraries, cinemas, clubs, sports centers, etc.) and the third (museums, exhibitions, large spectacular halls, administrative buildings, etc.) are considered) and the fourth degree of attendance (resorts, suburban recreation centers) on the territory and in the vicinity of individual entrepreneurs.


The Greater Vancouver Regional District distributes drinking water that displays several attributes of an aggressive water: low pH, low alkalinity, and high dissolved oxygen. A study, consisting of two experimental sessions, was conducted at the University of British Columbia to examine the effects of pH adjustment on internal corrosion of residential cast-iron and copper water distribution pipes.Because of its aggressive nature, this water accelerates the corrosion of water pipes, which not only increases maintenance costs, but also encourages high levels of metal in the water. This last finding was confirmed by a preliminary survey wherein, after one month's sampling of six dwellings, it was found that the recommended maximum level of 1.0 mg/L was exceeded in 67% of the morning cold water first-flush samples.Adjustment of pH with hydrated lime, Ca(OH)2, was used for corrosion control. Cast-iron and copper samples were exposed to pH-adjusted water for varying lengths of time, in two flow-through experime...


Umbilical venous catheterization, when used, special precautions should be taken and guidelines followed. We present a case of a 3660 gram infant who suffered cardiac tamponade from a hyperosmolar infusion through an indwelling umbilical venous catheter. The infant survived as a result of early diagnosis and aggressive therapeutic intervention. Cardiac tamponade secondary to central venous catheterization is rare, but potentially lethal. To avoid this complication, the catheter tip should be prevented from entering the right atrium and its position should be checked periodically by chest X-ray. Cardiac tamponade should be suspected in any patient with a central venous catheter whose condition deteriorates suddenly. Immediate evacuation of the pericardial fluid can be life saving. Umbilical venous catheterization in neonates is an intravascular infusion route for resuscitation and maintenance fluids, blood and blood products, parenteral nutrition and hypertonic solutions that can be used as an alternative when peripheral venous access is not possible.1, 3 However this procedure is associated with a number of major complications. (1,2,3) Of these untoward injuries, cardiac tamponade is the most serious and often results in a fatal outcome. This case report describes the unusual complication of cardiac tamponade secondary to transudation of fluid from a malpositioned umbilical venous catheter against the right atrial wall. This article also highlights the importance of confirming the position of the catheter tip with anteroposterior and lateral radiographs and timely diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.1, 2


In middle and high mountain areas, the landform is complex, the flying altitude should be relatively high, and the intensity of magnetic anomalies detected by aeromagnetic survey is hence relatively weak. In order to utilize the magnetic anomaly information obtained by high-precision aeromagnetic survey more effectively, this paper, based on the reliable proof of the existence of weak magnetic anomalies in middle and high mountain areas and combined with characteristics of middle and high mountain areas, has advanced an improved nonlinear filtering method and described its effect in practical application.


The mean short path of network is discussed.The mean short path of the network product is equal to the sum of the mean short path of the networks.Based on this we calculate the mean short path of several constructed networks.


We proposed a laboratory artificial for star testing, generate wave front using a liquid display modulator in a fourier processor. in order to analyse of the phase introduced in the wave front, we captured images of the point spread function. the instrument can be used to study the effects of aberrations on image quality and the optical transfer function for a wide variety of optical systems.


species barrier. Unlike many human pathogens that appear in epidemic waves lasting only weeks or a few years—two years for measles, four years for influenza— epidemics of TB seem to occur over centuries. Historical evidence includes century-long epidemics in the Nile Valley in about 3000 BC, Greece during 750–500 BC, the Americas during about AD 700–1400 and modern Western Europe during AD 1700–1900 (Daniel, 1999). Unfortunately, we do not know why these epidemic waves eventually faded out, with the exception of the most recent one in Western Europe. Although an epidemic can last for centuries, the peak incidence might be only a few decades long. Thus, we can view the current epidemic of TB as another outbreak that will wane over time. However, the difference between previous epidemics and the current situation is the global extent of the problem, human density, globalization and extensive population movements, all coupled with the HIV epidemic. The incidence of TB might be higher in some locations, but in fact no population today is immune or isolated from risk. It is therefore no surprise that TB is a global emergency, with an estimated one-third of the world's population currently infected and an estimated 3 million deaths each year despite the availability of antibiotics that can cure this affliction.


Women's empowerment is a multidimensional concept that encompasses different aspects such as access to education, freedom to make vital decisions, labor market access, wages, and political participation, among others. In this research, the authors construct a multidimensional index of women's empowerment that takes into account individual resources and achievements and analyze its evolution across countries using data from the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations for 17 gender indicators across 96 countries over the period 1995–2015. By means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the authors identify three dimensions of women's empowerment: reproductive health, economic participation, and basic education. In addition, the authors use cluster techniques to classify countries into four groups with similar behavior patterns in the different domains of women's empowerment: a group of countries with high levels in the domains of reproductive health and basic education but with low levels in economic participation; a group of countries with high levels in the domains of reproductive health and economic participation that should pay attention to education; a group of countries with medium levels across the three dimensions of women's empowerment, especially in reproductive health and economic participation; and a group of countries with low levels in all the dimensions of women's empowerment, especially in reproductive health and basic education. The comparison of these different patterns serves to highlight the aspects in which improvements have been made or, on the contrary, to highlight the obstacles that are hindering the improvement of gender equality. Finally, the results suggest that advancements in women's empowerment improve the countries' level of development.


Vision 2020 aspires our nation to establish a progressive and resourceful society that is able to contribute to the scientific and technological civilisation of the future. One of the strategies to achieve this aspiration would be through the system of education whereby web based learning would be a good platform to begin with. The aim of this project is to develop a website for KBSM Chemistry Form Four for the subtopic Chemical Formulae, which is under the topic Chemical Formulae and Equations, Chapter 3. The aim of this website is to provide a web based learning platform for students to learn Chemical Formulae. The theory of Multiple Intelligences has been incorporated in the development of this website. However, only four multiple intelligences are selected in delivering the learning contents. The four intelligences selected are Verbal Linguistics, Logical Mathematical, Visual Spatial and Interpersonal. The Hannafin & Peck Model was adapted throughout the development process, which includes Needs Assessment, Design and Development/ Implementation Phase. Evaluation was carried out simultaneously during all three phases of development. The primary software used in developing this website is Microsoft Office Frontpage. Integration of multimedia elements such as graphics, video and animation are used to enhance the process of learning. It is hoped that this website would benefit students with the selected four intelligences at an optimum level in learning Chemical Formulae.


Tumor growth and development involves interaction between tumor cells and extracellular matrix components characterized by cell proliferation, survival, migration into other tissues by invasion or metastasis. Migration of these tumor cells involve degradation of ECM which is facilitated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Thus MMPs serve useful tool for early diagnosis, prognosis and survival of the disease. Active role of various MMPs in oral squamous cell carcinoma have been evaluated by previous researchers. In this review we depicted various details regarding MMPs as well as their role in oral cancer regarding different aspects and its importance as marker have been highlighted.


At present,the P.E.curriculum of some professional schools are not reasonable,which plays a negative role in cultivating the students' sports ability.Under the guidline of "cultivating the students' character and professional ability",curricular structure focusing on the students' sports ability should be established.


The paper mainly researched photocatalytic effect of modified interior latex coating by nano-TiO_2 and the experiment of degradation formaldehyde.According to the result we could find out that the modified latex coating can increase the ability of degradation formaldehyde.


Abstract Using the approximation of small fluctuations around a stationary point, photon statistics and squeezing of vacuum fluctuations are derived in stimulated Raman scattering including the coupling of photon-photon and photon-phonon modes. The depletion of pump light is described and it is shown that a regime of inversion of the process is related to an increase in quantum fluctuations, which are finally reduced again, more in the anti-Stokes mode than in the Stokes mode. If the anti-Stokes coupling is stronger than the Stokes coupling, then an oscillating behaviour of the statistical characteristics occurs and substantial squeezing can be found in photon-phonon modes.


Despite significant economic and social transformation in Tanzania, 95% of the milk produced in Tanzania is marketed informally. Most of this is commercialized raw (unpasteurized) and distributed and sold through informal traders and vendors to low-income consumers, making it an important source of nutrition and livelihoods. While Tanzania's official dairy policy promotes pasteurization and formal industry, in practice the regulatory environment is relatively permissive of informal raw milk trade. We draw on original data from a survey with over 200 informal market actors, and insights from key informant interviews, to examine the context, perceptions and practices that affect quality and safety in the informal milk market in Tanzania. Our insights contribute to the potential for a more realistic and effective engagement with the informal sector, in Tanzania and beyond. Our results show that all informal market actors are concerned with milk quality and safety and take measures to mitigate risk. Loyalty and repeated interactions between buyers and sellers contribute to ensuring milk quality and safety in the absence of formal mechanisms such as testing. Despite this there is room for improvement. Informal actors expressed interest in training and finance to upgrade their premises and equipment and would also like to see improved communication with policymakers. Any future policy interventions should build on the indigenous practices being used by informal actors that already contribute to risk management. Efforts to better understand the informal sector and address the broader challenge of the lack of voice and representation of the informal sector in policy making in Tanzania are needed.


This short note is addressed to answer some com ments by Ohji and Niiharai1) on our theoretical model, dealing with the mechanical performance of nanocomposite materials and recently published in this Journal.2) We shall address first a general consideration, be fore dealing with the details: if theoretical equations have to be read intelligently, one needs to be general ly aware of the physics behind the problem before computing. Apart from this statement, we have, basi cally, no objection to introducing in our equations the Orowan's theoretical strength,3) or any other strength value, in place of a dispersoid strength, ƒÐp =2GPa , which we have adopted to display the results of the fracture mechanics model. Obviously, any realistic analysis would imply to take into con sideration several factors which notoriously lower the theoretical strength of a crystal, such as, for ex ample, the (unavoidable) presence of crystallograph ic defects (particularly in SiC),4), 5) the distorsion of slip lattice planes by secondary shear strains,5) or the instability of the crystal lattice highly stressed in one direction.6) Particularly important is proved to be the effect of crystallograhic defects on the strength of a crystal. It is reasonable to assume that small crystals cannot statistically contain the total number of large-scale imperfections (per unit length) that larger crystals can. However, it is also experimental ly proved7) that there will be a critical diameter, dc, below which small-scale anomalies (e.g., crystallo


SUMMARY

The present research work was developed in order to evaluate the use of the fungus Trichoderma harziatum L for the control of Botrytis in the flower companies of the province of Carchi. For this purpose, a literature review was made on the fungus disease that attacks flowers, such as Botrytis and its biological control with the fungus Trichoderma harziatum L. Subsequently the respective surveys were carried out to the technicians who manage the different flower companies in the province of Carchi, in order to have knowledge about the use of the antagonistic fungus Trichoderma.

In the surveys the use of the fungus Trichoderma as a biological control of the fungus disease Botrytis was evaluated, if there are subsequent benefits and, if it is convenient to use it instead of chemical control to preserve the environment.

For the proper management of the Trichoderma fungus in the floriculture companies, it is necessary to take into account the training on the benefits that it has, as well as the optimum conditions of humidity and temperature, the period of application for its multiplication and its costs in relation to the control chemical.
Keywords. Trichoderma harziatum, botrytis, fungus, biological contr


Applications for interest point detectors and descriptors are just as broad as the field of computer vision as a whole. Each technique has a slightly different approach to cover its niche. With the growing number of new detectors and descriptors, it is crucial to evaluate in which context the detector is most potent and where its struggles lie. In this paper, we will evaluate a collection of novel and established local detectors and descriptors. First, we design a dataset so that the methods are exposed to a diverse set of conditions. With this dataset, the stability of interest point detectors is tested, after which the matching capabilities of the descriptors are put to the test. The methods will also be evaluated on their capability to detect copies from a large set of images. Finally, an existing method will be improved to make it more robust to transformations. This study aims to help researchers identify which method is best appropriate for their purposes.


Opened in September 2013, ShanghaiTech University is a small-scale research university jointly established by Shanghai Municipal Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As the founding dean of the newly launched School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) of ShanghaiTech, Peidong Yang has been busy in drawing up the roadmap, initiating new programs and recruiting faculty members over the past two years. His mission at SPST is to make breakthroughs in interdisciplinary areas and promote cutting-edge original research, which he refers to as research 'from 0 to 1'. In a recent interview with NSR, Yang pointed out that many research programs in China are incremental or just simple optimization of ground-breaking work by others, leading to duplication and fragmentation of research programs. And lack of differentiation and signature contribution is a major problem for the science community in China. He hopes to wriggle out of this situation through training the young generation to be independent and innovative.


The article proves actuality of study of inter-generational relations, main positive and negative features of the younger and older generation are considered. The vision of the reasons of inter-generational controversy is formed on the basis of data of the research of Public Opinion Foundation and Russian Public Opinion Research Center in the period from 2001 till 2014, and the trend to making mutual understanding is proved. A number of reasons led to increase of solidarity of the generations in the latest decade are also described. Thus, a new format of inter-generational relations – subject-subjective is presented.


financial assets ABSTRACT: Navigational apparatuses, hardware and gadgets have created and the boat's route official needs to take assist in flighty ways with arranging and explore the ocean journey. The boat's official has a bunch of marine route hardware, which makes the upkeep of boats, freight and lives a


To secure an ad hoc network is challenging problem. Feasibly detect and defined the internal attacks against the routing protocols, such as Byzantine behaviors in ad hoc network, is challenging problem. Where adversaries have full control on a number of authenticated devices and behave arbitrarily to disrupt the network, known as Byzantine wormhole attack. There are many forms of Byzantine attacks, including byzantine black hole, Byzantine flood rushing, and byzantine wormhole attack. Among all Byzantine attacks, Byzantine wormhole attack is considered one of the most complicated and severe attack in ad hoc networks. In this paper focus on Byzantine Wormhole attack that threatens the security of system and studying its effect on ad hoc network .The objective of work is to implement byzantine wormhole attack in AODVM enabled ad hoc network. Paper presents an approach to implement and analyze the effect of Byzantine Wormhole attack. Keyword: Byzantine wormhole, AODVM, DIDS, Clustering, IDS, Central cluster-head.


Failure analysis of the cracked output shaft of a large gearbox made of 42CrMo steel was carded out by metallographic examination.SEM analysis and XRD analysis.The results show that residual stress and serious metallurgical defects near the fracture initiation site are the failure cause of the gearbox output shaft.


Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is the enzyme that mediates cross-linking between collagen and elastin molecules during cardiac remodeling, LOX expression and activity is upregulated in response to the mechanical stresses that occur during hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of lysyl oxidase (LOX) changes in cardiac structure and mechanical function during angiotensin II (AngII) induced hypertension. C57 male mice were given the LOX suicide substrate: β-aminoproprionitrile (BAPN) in their drinking water (300mg/kg/d). On day 14 of BAPN treatment an osmotic pump of AngII (490ng/kg/hr) was implanted. Weekly echo measurements were gathered. 28 days after pump implantation cardiac tissue was harvested for various assays including, LOX enzymatic activity, hydroxyproline quantification, and histological analysis. AngII treated groups showed an increase LOX protein expression, LOX activity, collagen cross-linking, and total collagen content while ECHO results showed an upregulation aortic velocity time integral (AoVTI) and LV mass and down regulation of E/E-A VTI. When BAPN was co administered with AngII there was an attenuation seen in all these areas. While AngII+BAPN treated mice showed a return of these parameters to normal control levels. These results provide evidence that Angiotensin II-Induced hypertension causes the overexpression of LOX. LOX's overstimulation has a major influence in the cardiac structure and function. Conversely both the structural and mechanical changes can be extenuated with administration of the LOX suicide substrate BAPN.


The first example highlights the Rain Bank project that was developed with funding from the Queensland and federal governments through the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan.


Humanity characteristics are the logic premise of designing the methods of stimulation.According to Marx's Humanity concept,humanity has its average qualities,including its diversity,its variability and its perfectionism.The characteristics of Chinese corporation managers have their specific qualities because they are influenced by Chinese politics,economy,culture and society.The methods of stimulation matching the individual qualities are to combine "Theory of Adaptation"and"Theory of Plasticity",and to combine material stimulus and spiritual stimulus.


The utility model discloses a novel wringing roller roll change device, drag the mechanism including spindle nose fixed establishment, hoist and mount roof beam with through the overhead traveling crane driven, spindle nose fixed establishment fixed mounting is provided with the balancing weight at the one end of hoist and mount roof beam, the other end of hoist and mount roof beam, the end that drags that drags the mechanism is connected with the hoist and mount roof beam, spindle nose fixed establishment include the control lever, upward press from both sides tight mould, press from both sides tight mould, upper and lower parallel arrangement's last trip holder and trip holder down, go up the trip holder and all fix on the support with the one end of lower trip holder, the free end of lower trip holder stretches out the edge of trip holder free end, double -layered tight mould is gone up in lower fixed surface connections of going up the trip holder free end, upward double -layered tight mould seted up with wringing roller spindle nose outer peripheral face matched with semicircular groove, the last fixed surface of lower trip holder free end connects the tight mould of clamp down, sets up the spindle nose outer peripheral face matched with semicircular groove with the wringing roller down on the tight mould of clamp. The utility model provides manpower and materials have been saved to high roll change efficiency.


A foot supports body weight moreover working. Because unbalance body weight and abnomal walking, Foot transformation can decrease dynamic balance with unbalance body weight and abnomal walking. Transformation foot is supination and pronation foot. This study carry out in order to normal anatomical balance and function increase in transformation foot. Experimental (pronation foot) group 17, control(normal foot) group 17 made an experiment in 4weeks. Experimental group made intervention sub-talar joint mobilization and ankle joint used Active exercise (meidal & lateral muscule stretching and isometric exercise) and control group not intervention. Each group made use of EMG and highly reliable(0.88~0.91) star excursion balance test(SEBT) and highly reliable(0.81~0.96) navicular drop test(NDT) to compare the possible changes of muscle activities and dynamic balance ability in two groups after treatment. In experimental group, Peroneus longus muscle activities has increase but in control group, not changed(p<.05). In experimental group, dynamic balance ability has increased in forward, rightward, leftward, and backward, but in control group, not changed(p<0.5). According to the results, we concluded that sub-talar joint mobilization and ankle joint used Active exercise is effective for increasing dynamic balance ability by making muscle activities more increase in peroneus longus.


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Introduction Myocardial perfusion and wall motion can now be assessed using CMR immediately following treadmill exercise which provides more information to link physical activity to symptoms and ischemia, compared to pharmacologic stress imaging [1]. Given that exercise stress induced perfusion deficits and wall motion abnormalities rapidly fade after cessation of exercise, imaging must be completed as quickly as possible. Additionally, shortness of breath following exercise precludes the use of segmented k-space acquisitions making real-time imaging the only practical choice for post-exercise cardiac imaging. While this eliminates the needs for ECG triggering and breath-holding, signal-noiseratio (SNR) and temporal/spatial resolution are typically sacrificed. Image degradation can be more severe for post-exercise cine due to rapid heart rate and exaggerated breathing. To improve the quality of exercise stress imaging, we propose to utilize the recently proposed SPIRIT reconstruction technique [2] by incorporating improved temporal sensitivity estimation (TSPIRIT) and spatial regularization, aiming to achieve significant better SNR than the conventional temporal GRAPPA reconstruction (TGRAPPA) [3]. Compared to the regularized SPIRIT reconstruction with averaged-all auto-calibration (ACS) signals, the proposed method significantly suppresses the ghosting artifacts caused by rapid breathing.


The effects of a DC electric field up to 1kV/cm on the deformation behavior of NiTi alloys were determined at constant strain rate of 2.6×10~(-2) s~(-1) and temperature of 600℃.The microstructures were analyzed by metallomicroscopy and SEM.The results demonstrate that the application of electric field decreases the flow stress and the tensile strength and increases the tensile elongation.The existence of the electric field also suppresses the nucleation and growth of internal cavities in tension.When NiTi alloys are tensiled at 600℃,the dynamic recrystallization occurs.Without electric field,the stress-strain curves were characterized by periodical undee graph,while under the electric field the curves present steady state.When the deformation under the electric field,the strain hardening and recrystallization take place simultaneously,thus the flow stress curves exhibits steady state.Further analyses demonstrate that the applied electric field promotes the movement of the dislocations in elevated temperature tension.


Section transmission white beam X-ray topography was applied to the evaluation of the growth of GaN on sapphire using the epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) technique. Using openings in 100 nm thick SiO 2 windows, a new GaN growth took place, which resulted in nominal overgrowth thicknesses of 6.8 μm. Measurements of the recorded Laue section topographs revealed misorientation between the epilayer and the substrate. Neglecting the misorientation contribution due to the 30° rotation of the epilayer with respect to the substrate, the misorientation mechanism was found to be a consequence of lattice rotation and dilatation. In the case of the ELO sample, these parameters varied with the stripe/window dimensions. The quality of the ELO epilayer is improved when compared to the non-ELO sample, though some local deviations from lattice coherence were observed. These results were complemented by observations made using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.


The effect of taxes on divorce has not been considered in previous empirical work on divorce. In this paper we examine the impact of the individual income tax on the likelihood of divorce. Using data from the Panel Study on Income Dynamics, we estimate a discrete-time hazard model of the probability of divorce from the first marriage. We find that couples respond to tax incentives in their decision to divorce, although these responses are typically small. We also estimate the impact of taxes on the separate divorce decisions of men and women. These results indicate that women clearly respond to tax incentives in their divorce decisions; the results for men are not always statistically significant.


Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Republican Party dominated American elections in all geographical areas except the former Confederacy, which remained solidly Democratic. Despite this, Southern states were consistently provided with a sizable delegation to the Republican National Convention (as much as 26 percent of the total). This raises the question: Why would a region that delivered no votes on Election Day be given a substantial say in the selection of the party's presidential candidate? Previous research on the role Southern delegates played in Republican conventions has been limited to individual cases or to studies only tangentially related to this question. We explore the continuous and sizable presence of Southern delegates at Republican conventions by conducting a historical overview of the 1880–1928 period. We find that Republican Party leaders—and particularly presidents—adopted a "Southern strategy" by investing heavily in maintaining a minor party organization in the South, as a way to create a reliable voting base at conventions. We also show that as the Republican Party's strength across the country grew under the "System of 1896," challenges to the delegate apportionment method—and thereby efforts to minimize Southern influence at Republican conventions—increased substantially.


A yeast in the form of micro capsule for controlling the release of protein medicine to treat uremia, hepatal failure, phenylketonuria, cancer, etc has the sodium alginate-chitosan-sodium alginate structure, and the yeast is dispersed proportionally in the liquid contained in the micro capsule.


Placental abruption complicates about 1% of singleton pregnancies and is an important cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Though
sensitivity and reliability of ultrasound are poor for detecting or excluding placental abruption, because of the advances in ultrasound resolution,
imaging and interpretation, sensitivity of ultrasound is better than what was reported previously. To determine the diagnostic performance of Aim:
Ultrasonography (USG) for the detection of placental abruption and whether sonographic results correlate with maternal and foetal management
and outcome Sixty patients with clinical diagnosis of placental abruption we Materials and Methods: re studied in the Obstetrics and
Gynaecology Department of Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj over a period of 6 months. These patients underwent
ultrasonography for conrmation. Obstetric and neonatal outcome and sonographic results were compared and reviewed. Sonographic sensitivity
and specicity and positive and negative predictive values were calculated. Incidence of abruption in present study was 3.05% (56 Results:
patients out of 1834 total deliveries). Sensitivity of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of abruption was 57% while its specicity was 100% with a
positive predictive value of 100% and a 14% negative predictive value. An 87.5% of patients(28 out of 32) with a positive USG nding of abruption
had Intrauterine foetal Death (IUD)/still birth while 91.6% of patients (22 out of 24) with negative USG ndings of abruption gave birth to babies
who required NICU admission. Sonography has a poor sensitivity for diagnosing placental abrupt Conclusion: ion, even though it has a high
specicity and PPV. In a positive sonographic result, maternal morbidity and perinatal mortality are high which needs aggressive obstetric
management as compared to the normal sonography. In case of a negative sonographic nding but a strong clinical suspicion of abruption if
Obstetric intervention is made in due time, foetal as well as maternal outcome are better


The primate hyolingual apparatus is a complex composite of a muscular hydrostat and a floating bone that is essential for feeding. In particular, the characteristic elevation (i.e., the "squeeze‐back" mechanism) and retraction of the tongue base during swallowing may be important in flipping the epiglottis to protect the laryngeal inlet. However, the link between hyolingual muscle behavior and hyolingual kinematics is poorly supported by in vivo data. Tongue base elevation and retraction could be due to one or a combination of three mechanisms thanks to its redundant morphology: intrinsic tongue muscles inducing hydrostatic deformation, extrinsic muscles moving the whole tongue, or hyoid elevation and protraction deforming the tongue. We evaluated these possibilities using a macaque model system. We implanted two rhesus macaques (one male, one female) with tantalum beads and filmed them during feeding using biplanar videofluoroscopy for X‐ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology and fluoromicrometry workflows to measure hyoid kinematics, tongue deformation, and muscle length change with high spatiotemporal resolution. The results of general linear models demonstrate significant effects of hyoid movement and hydrostatic deformation on tongue base elevation, while all three mechanisms predict tongue base retraction (p < 0.001). Future directions include incorporating electromyography to understand how hyolingual muscle activity, especially active shortening, generates to tongue movement. These findings not only give insight into the biomechanics of the hyolingual apparatus, but they are also relevant for dysphagia rehabilitation as they suggest that more muscles are involved in tongue base retraction‐‐and perhaps epiglottic flipping‐‐than previously thought.


Abstract : Role allocation has emerged as one of the key issue in teamwork involving communication. While direct point-to-point communication is expensive and uncertain, access to neighbors is reliable and efficient in scale-free networks such as those found in open environments and social networks. This suggests decentralized approaches to role allocation based on communication between neighbors. This paper adapts and evaluates some of the basic types of algorithms in distributed role allocation in open environments using a novel coordination measure in the prey/predator domain.


Since 1985, a magnetic network of telemetered stations is settled on the Montagne Pelee volcanic massif of the Martinique island. Until December 1985, at which date the initial volcanic seisms are recorded, the simultaneous variations in the differences of Earth's magnetic field intensity between two stations located on the volcano and a reference station which is 9km distant from them remain constant to within 1nT. During the seismic crisis, which ends in May 1986, over twenty shallow earthquakes are sensed within 2km below the summit, and volcanomagnetic variations of small amplitudes never exceeding 3nT can be observed. The onset of the seismic crisis that occurred in December 1985-January 1986 is primarily expressed by a slow irreversible increase of the differences, whereas partly reversible volcanomagnetic variations are observed with the last seisms in May.


The solubility of gypsum will change as the concentration of acid solution changes.When acidizing treatment gypsum-containing formation,the secondary precipitation be produced.It effects seriously acidizing result.In order to prevent effectively gypsum precipitation in acidizing and improve stimulation effect,the paper test the solubility of gypsum in different conditions and gives come suggestion for prevention and decrease the secondary precipitation.$$$$


Computer-generated hologram (CGH) is a key technology in electro-holography systems. However, the huge computational complexity is a challenge for practical demands. In this paper, we propose an improved algorithm to accelerate CGH computation based on symmetric compressed LUT (SC-LUT) algorithm. In LUT calculation, the horizontal and vertical modulation factors is reduced to one-dimension arrays instead of dual one-dimension arrays. In hologram calculation, we introduce a one-time generation of color holograms method which is accelerated by matrix convolution operation. Numerical simulation results also show at least 13 times faster than existing algorithms without sacrificing the computation precision. The proposed algorithm accelerated by the graphic processing unit (GPU) is an effective method for fast calculation of CGH in color holographic display.


A 51-year-old male was brought to the emergency room with fever and depressed consciousness. The family reported a 3-day history of asthenia, myalgia, stiffness of the neck, chills, and confusion. His medical history was relevant for chronic alcohol abuse and gout. On physical examination, the patient was febrile (39.2°C), hypertensive, and tachypneic. He was unconscious with no focal neurological deficits. Urgent noncontrast computed tomography (CT) scan showed hydrocephalus with trans-ependymal edema with sparing of the fourth ventricle. The patient was intubated and an external ventricular drain was urgently inserted, which drained obviously purulent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The patient was started on a broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, which was later readjusted because CSF and blood cultures grew Streptococcus intermedius.The brain magnetic resonance imaging (Figure 1) scan revealed severe ventriculitis evidenced by intraventricular debris, intense enhancement of the ependymal lining of the ventricles associated with periventricular cerebritis, and multiple bilateral brain microabscesses. A chest and abdomen CT scan performed to search for a primary infection revealed a perforated diverticulitis complicated by multiple liver abscesses that were subsequently drained percutaneously. During hospitalization, the patient eventually developed multiloculated hydrocephalus that required multiple drains and finally a ventriculopleural shunt after endoscopic fenestration of the ventricular septations. The patient improved remarkably and was awaiting rehabilitation when he suddenly died of a respiratory complication.