The management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) will take on a completely new look in the next 10 years, some of which has little to do with lupus medications. By the year 2017, we will know which gene or set of genes causes lupus and under what set of circumstances these susceptibility genes are activated. Since women with SLE have a 10% risk of their daughter and a 2% risk of their son developing the disease, as well as a 50% probability of their offspring being antinuclear-antibody positive (in addition to having an increased prevalence of other autoantibodies), we should be able to identify individuals at risk [1]. It might be possible to vaccinate or give peptide toleragens to at-risk populations, with the goal being disease prevention. Additionally, environmental factors, including certain occupational exposures and immunogenic chemicals that promote autoimmune reactions will be better elucidated, which could lead to the implementation of protective measures. The future of lupus management also hinges on an improved, statistically validated definition for the various forms of lupus and its variants: SLE, chronic cutaneous lupus, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, overlap syndromes, mixed connective-tissue disease and drug-induced lupus. A national data bank complemented with an electronic medical record accrual system, which in selected centers will include updated, validated clinical indices, will permit lupologists to better understand the epidemiologic, demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the disorder. Outcomes will be easier to predict and the implementation of measures to circumvent an undesirable prognosis will be more focused. An integrated health system allowing access to rheumatologic expertise will be in place. Hopefully, rheumatologists will be able to work with primary care physicians to improve the outcome and quality-of-life of the lupus patient. Some of the interventions outside of prescribing lupus medications, which in controlled studies have been shown to improve morbidity, mortality and quality-of-life, include [2]: • Screening for osteoporosis and treating those at risk; • Identifying patients at risk for antiphospholipid mediated thromboembolic events and utilizing prophylactic initiatives (e.g., low-dose aspirin); • Recommending physical measures and exercise regimens that diminish the risks of muscle atrophy and bone demineralization while utilizing optimal ergonomic workplace dynamics; • Smoking cessation measures; • Screening for and interdicting accelerated atherogenesis, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia (especially in those on corticosteroids) and hypertension. This can be accomplished with periodic electrocardiograms, chest x-rays, laboratory testing, cardiac imaging, carotid duplex scanning, assessments of baseline pulmonary pressures and promotion of a cardioprotective diet [3]; • Patient education about the disease; • Use of biofeedback, relaxation measures and cognitive behavioral regimens to treat the dysautonomia of lupus (e.g., Raynaud's, lupus headache and cognitive dysfunction). Existing lupus medications will be complemented with newer agents, along with a more intelligent use of combinations of corticosteroids, immune suppressives and biologics.


&NA; A randomized, double‐blind, parallel‐group study comparing the efficacy and tolerability of once‐daily diltiazem capsules with amlodipine tablets in patients with stable angina. After a run‐in period of 1 to 3 weeks, 34 patients received once‐daily diltiazem and 33 patients received amlodipine. Patients received either diltiazem, 240 mg/day, or amlodipine, 5 mg/day, for 2 weeks followed by diltiazem, 360 mg/day, or amlodipine, 10 mg/day, for 2 weeks. Standard treadmill exercise testing was the primary efficacy assessment. Patients also recorded incidence of angina attacks and use of glyceryl trinitrate spray. Both treatments gave significant improvement in time to onset of angina and time to maximal exercise. With the exception of amlodipine, 5 mg/day, both treatments gave significant increases in time to 1‐mm ST segment depression. Diltiazem, 360 mg/day, gave a significant decrease in rate pressure product. There were no significant treatment differences in any of the exercise test parameters. Both treatments reduced incidence of angina attacks and use of glyceryl trinitrate spray. The incidence of edema was significantly less in patients receiving diltiazem. In conclusion, both treatments were effective in controlling patients' angina, but diltiazem was better tolerated, with a lower incidence of edema.


Electricity free refrigerator system throughout which we can make refrigeration system in electricity less areas. There are so many areas in India where electricity not available. So in that areas to preserve food, medicine, meat the electricity refrigeration must be required. LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is the combination of propane, isobutene and highest amount of butane with 56.4%.The use of LPG for refrigeration purpose can be environment friendly since it has no ozone depletion potential (ODP). In these electricity refrigerator system we have to use LPG as refrigerant because of it having low boiling point property and it also have high pressure. When high pressure LPG passed through the capillary tubes because of small internal diameter the pressure of LPG dropped suddenly due to isentropic cycle. While changing property of LPG from liquid to gas latent heat of refrigerant increased, and temperature will be dropped and it acts as a refrigerant predominately.


I n d I a n J o u r n a l o f P a t h o l o g y a n d M I c r o b I o l o g y ¦ V o l u M e 6 0 ¦ I s s u e 1 ¦ J a n u a r y M a r c h 2 0 1 7 135 why it acts as one of the commoner recipient tumors.[3] The first case of tumor to tumor metastasis was reported by Berent et al.[4] in 1902, in which a 58 year old Caucasian male with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower jaw had tumor to tumor metastasis in a renal cell carcinoma. Thereafter, there have been about 150 such case reports.[2] The common recipients include renal cell carcinoma, meningioma, and thyroid neoplasm while carcinomas of lung, breast, stomach, prostate, and thyroid are the common donor tumors.[2]


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Column is the basic framework of a periodical.Responsible editor is one of the participants and plays an important role in running the periodical.The quality of the responsible editor has certain relation to whether a periodical is running well.


The aim of this study is to determine whether the factors affecting the materials selection and supply processes of fashion design students in their costume design applications and the differences in the students' views on the selection and supply of materials used in their courses are different according to the types of schools. The population of the research consists of students studying at the undergraduate level in the Department of Fashion DesignFashion and Textile Design-Textile and Fashion Design in Turkey and its sample consists of 368 students studying in the Departments of Fashion Design-Fashion and Textile Design-Textile and Fashion Design for the 2017- 2018 academic year. The data of the measurement tool applied to the sample of the study was analyzed using the statistical package program "SPSS 25". The frequency and percentage values of the data were determined and the relationship between the type of school where the students received education and their views on material selection and supply was analyzed at P<0.05 significance level by applying t-test. According to the results of the research, the students who studied fashion design had different views on the choice and supply of materials according to the type of school they studied. It was determined that the students studying at the foundation university know where they can obtain the materials at the best price compared to the students studying at the state university and that they experience fewer problems with the supply of materials.


In this article we examine the relationship between incumbent governors' popularity ratings and their subsequent vote percentages. Analysis shows that the popularity ratings are clearly related to the vote percentages. Specifically, our model suggests that an incumbent governor can be confident of reelection with a popularity "approval" rating above approximately 48%.


Having deep friendships is a necessary part of a happy life, and the importance of friendships is shown in various research. The term, "Friendship Games" is a relatively new genre of games that aims to create cooperative video-games that utilizes systems to intentionally design for building deeper friendships among players. To explore this genre further, this study will investigate game design patterns for friendship formation and how to apply it to cooperative video-games. By applying other studies of friendship formation and positive/negative feedback loops, an iterative framework for one dimension of friendship formation was developed to illustrate how reinforcing and balancing relationships can intentionally create consensual reciprocity between players in cooperative online video-games. The extent to which the proposed framework can be used is discussed, however tests of the system with a real video-game scenario is needed for any real validation of the system.


A dithiobenzoate end group of polystyrene generated by reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer radical polymerization was reduced to a thiol group in various reduction methods, and the str...


The spread of a new virus has caused a worldwide effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Humans, however, have experienced many viral outbreaks in the past. Historical data can help inform current analyses and decisions. Thus, this infographic compares COVID-19 with past pandemics and outbreaks to showcase similarities and differences. This can allow for a better understanding of COVID-19 in the context of past events and changing perspectives.


This study aims to improve and describe the increase in cooperative competence and student learning outcomes in the ecology material in class X MIPA SMA Negeri 7 in Surakarta through the application of the Talking Chips type cooperative learning model combined with Jeopardy Games. This research is a classroom action research). The research was conducted in two cycles. The subjects of this study were students of class X MIPA 5 SMA Negeri 7 in Surakarta consisting of 36 students. The technique of collecting data is done through observation observation sheets, evaluation questions, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the application of the Talking Chips learning model combined with Jeopardy Games could improve the cooperation skills and student learning outcomes from pre-cycle to cycle I and from cycle I to cycle II. The average number of cooperative skills averages 41.2%; 57.41%; and 84.3%. The average achievement of combined cognitive contributions is 61.11; 74,92; and 83.92. The average achievement of affective contributions was 38.19%; 60.1%; and 88.19%. The average achievement of the combined psychomotor aspects is 33.33%; 56.6%; and 85.07%. The conclusion of this study is the application of the cooperative learning model of Talking Chips type combined with Jeopardy Games to improve cooperation skills and student learning outcomes in the ecology material of class X MIPA SMA Negeri 7 in Surakarta


The ability of social and political bots to influence public opinion is often difficult to estimate. Recent studies found that hyper-partisan accounts often directly interact with already highly polarised users on Twitter and are unlikely to influence the general population's average opinion. In this study, we suggest that social bots, trolls and zealots may affect people's views not just via a direct interaction (e.g. retweets, at-mentions and likes) and via indirect causal pathways through infiltrating platforms' content recommendation systems. Using a simple agent-based opinion-dynamics simulation, we isolate the effect of a single bot – representing only 1% of the population – on the average opinion of Bayesian agents when we remove all direct connections between the bot and human agents. We compare this experimental condition with an identical baseline condition where such a bot is absent. We used the same random seed in both simulations so that all other conditions remained identical. Results show that, even in the absence of direct connections, the mere presence of the bot is sufficient to shift the average population opinion. Furthermore, we observe that the presence of the bot significantly affects the opinion of almost all agents in the population. Overall, these findings offer a proof of concept that bots and hyperpartisan accounts can influence average population opinions not only by directly interacting with human accounts but also by shifting platforms' recommendation engines' internal representations.


In this paper, a coordinates rotating algorithm for computing Fourier series with only basic operations adding, subtracting, and shifting was put forward. Convergence of the algorithm was proved and error estimation of the algorithm was discussed.


Page 8 the cytosolic lysate. Otherwise there did not seem to be any obvious differences in the levels and types of DUBs in the different stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle. An investigation of the levels of active DUBs in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) showed that FAM is dysregulated in intermediate colitis (IC). The levels of ubiquitinated proteins were not altered in IBD compared to healthy controls. We also used the probe-binding technique to analyze tissues obtained from patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and transplant donors. We compared the levels of several ubiquitin proteases among these tissues by western blotting and found several interesting differences. HAUSP and USP14 were completely missing in the IHD samples, and the levels of USP15, UCH37 and UCH-L3 were clearly decreased. The level of UCH-L1 was normal. Some of the control samples also showed a decrease in the levels of DUBs, but we believe this was caused by ischemic conditions developed during transplantation or transportation. A western blot for Ub showed that the levels of ubiquitinated proteins were higher for the DCM samples then for the IHD samples and controls, which was consistent with what was found in the literature. To recreate the decreased levels of active DUBs found in the IHD samples we grew HUVEC in an environment with only 1% oxygen. 96 hours of hypoxia was necessary to cause decreased levels of DUBs, though the decrease was not as profound as for the IHD samples. A western blot for Ub showed that more than 16 hours of hypoxia leads to a decreased level of ubiquitinated proteins in HUVEC. This result was unexpected as one would think that decreased levels of USP14 and UCH37, which are both involved in proteasome function, would lead to increased levels of ubiquitinated proteins. The transcription factor NF-κB is tightly regulated by the ubiquitin proteasome system. It is also known that IL-1 induces the translocation of NF-κB from the cytoplasm to the nucleus (4). We decided to investigate whether changes in the ubiquitin-proteasome system seen in hypoxia correlate with perturbations in NF-κB translocation. We grew duplicate set of HUVEC on coverslips in an environment with only 1% oxygen. Each duplicate dish received IL-1 for the final


Human Action Recognition in video has become a very important topic in many computer vision applications such as automated surveillance and human-computer interaction. Various approaches have been developed, but most of them focus on entire video sequence. In this study, we introduce a step to standard action recognition pipeline called "video highlighting". The main contribution of this paper is to propose a new approach, which highlights parts of input video data for recognition task. More informative data can be retained while less important data are eliminated when necessary. First, key-frames are extracted automatically and then, to preserve general dynamics of video sequences, continuous segments are constructed by including frames around the selected key-frames. Finally, a new input video is generated by concatenating these excerpts. This new sequence is used as input for the action recognition framework. The experiments were conducted for two different conventional action datasets: KTH, UCF sports; and the results are reported for various configurations. We give a performance comparison between our highlighted input videos and original video sequences. Furthermore, different low-level features that are used in the key-frame extraction process are tested with different numbers of extracted key-frames. The experiments indicate that the proposed method not only achieves higher performance, but also can maintain and to some extent increase recognition precision.


Optimal wireless sensor placement (OWSP) plays a pivotal role in structural health monitoring. This study proposes a method to determine the simultaneous placement of sensors and sinks that minimizes energy consumption and maximizes information effectiveness. Network connectivity and reliability are critical constraints that determine the lifetime of wireless sensor networks. In this study, OWSP was formulated as a constrained multi-objective optimization problem with mixed-integer programming. Accordingly, a dual-population constrained multiobjective optimization (DCCMO) algorithm, which includes new crossover and mutation operators, was developed. In DCCMO, weak cooperation between two offspring populations is exploited to improve the efficiency of the solution search. The performance of DCCMO was compared to that of five other state-of-the-art algorithms using numerical examples with varying network parameters. DCCMO not only successfully matches the constrained Pareto front but also balances energy consumption and information effectiveness while exhibiting greater diversity and faster convergence than all other tested algorithms.


Antibiotic resistance amongst previously susceptible an aerobic bacteria has in creased during the last decade, raising concerns about the choice of empirical therapy, in this study, Etest methodology and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines were used for processing and interpretation of minimum inhibitory concentration values for anaerobic bacteria obtained over a one-year period from two teaching hospitals in Pretoria, South Africa. From the data obtained, the genera Bacteroides, Clostridium and Peptostreptococus were most frequently isolated. The β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination, piperacillin/tazohactam seems to be the superior choice as empiric therapy for suspected serious anaerobic infections in this setting. In addition, a definite increase in resistance against metronidazole was exhibited by isolates originating from invasive samples, making the drug an unlikely choice for future empiric therapy.


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This study proposes inverse filtering operation for reconstruction of ground penetrating radar (GPR) responses in order to remove waveform distortion caused by transmitting and receiving antenna characteristics. As an example, we apply it to measured pulse response from a metallic sphere and show the effectiveness of the method.


Contents: Introduction Rights, prerogatives and law: the Petition of Right Shaking the foundations of royal authority: from divine right to the kinga (TM)s will Debating legal authorities: common law and prerogative Decentralising legal authority: from the centre to the provinces Theatre of the courtroom Epilogue Bibliography Index.


The specific surface area, zeta potential and average particle size for montmorillonite(M) dispersed in water are experimentally determined and the aggregation, structure and surface property of M particles in dispersing media are discussed. Besides of original face to face connections, some face to edge and edge to edge connections are created between M particles in water and these connections are partially desintegrated by anionic polyelectrolyte of relatively low molecular mass introduced as evidenced by decrease of average clay particle size.


The utility model relates to an intelligent heat recycling heat pump cold and hot water unit, belonging to an air conditioning, heat recycling and heat pump hot water system. The exhaust duct of the refrigerating compressor is connected with an air inlet of the heat exchanger at hot water side, the exhaust duct of the heat exchanger at hot water side is connected in series with a four-way reversing valve, an air side heat exchanger, a diversion tube, a diverter, and a single-way valve subassembly. The single-way valve subassembly is connected in series with a filter and a throttle expansion valve; the single-way valve subassembly is connected with the exhaust duct of the refrigerating compressor through an anti-freezing bypass electromagnetic valve; the single-way valve is also connected with one end of the air conditioning side heat exchanger; the other end of the air conditioning side heat exchanger is connected with the four-way reversing valve, the four-way reversing valve is connected with the refrigerating compressor through a gas-liquid separator and a suction duct. The high-low pressure controller are connected with the exhaust duct of the refrigerating compressor and the suction pipe, the anti-freezing temperature controller is connected with one end of the air conditioning side heat exchanger, and the defrosting temperature controller is connected with one end of the air side heat exchanger.


In the framework of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), a superconducting option has been chosen for the 5 MeV RF Linac of the engineering validation phase of the project (LIPAc), based on a cryomodule composed of 8 half-wave resonators (HWR), 8 RF couplers and 8 solenoid packages. The latest developments of the SRF Linac are presented in [1]. This paper will focus on the beam vacuum of the cryomodule. The cryomodule beam line is made of the pattern solenoid package / cavity-coupler, and a valve on each side of the cryomodule. During the installation of the cryomodule on the accelerator system, the cavity string has to be pumped down with the beam valves closed. Thereby a manifold is connected to the cavities during the assembly of the beam line components in the clean room. In previous conferences, the cryomodule was presented with a vacuum manifold connected to each cavity [2]. A study realized on this complex vacuum configuration with Molflow, a test-particle Monte-Carlo simulator for ultrahigh vacuum systems, permitted to reduce the number of cavities connected to the manifold and by consequence to reduce the risk of pollution during the clean room assembly.


The relationships between export competitiveness and separate productivity factors are complex. Since the late 1990s debates on these relationships have been strongly influenced by the Krugman hypothesis, which states that the competitiveness could be measured directly by productivity. In the paper it is assumed, that export competitiveness is derivative of main factors' productivities, therefore properly presented and juxtaposed data on labour, capital and energy productivity/intensity would provide with new insights about character of relations between export competitiveness and main production factors productivities. Practical approach for predicting the Lithuanian export competitiveness future change direction by using listed indicators is being suggested. As a result, possible implications of main productivity factors impact on further export competitiveness have been foreseen.


Commercial membrane systems control water and air leakage through the building envelope, however, these membrane systems are only as effective as the quality of the installation. We have set the stage for detecting water and air leakage problems in a localized area. Installation deficiencies or imperfections are most common at seams, component junctions, T-joints, and penetrations such as screws or masonry ties. The most structurally critical elements of the building envelope are therefore the most vulnerable to air and water leakage-induced damage. Retro-Specs Ltd. of Winnipeg introduced a tool to the North American commercial construction market, which focuses directly on this problem, locating leakage points during construction. The AIRSURE testing unit is a single-operator device which isolates an individual detail, applies a pressure differential across the membrane, and provides a visual means of locatmg a point of leakage. The patented test method takes only seconds, and is performed as follows:


Gel permeation chromatography has been used to monitor the molecular weight changes that occur when polymers are degraded by photooxidation. Methods of sample preparation and procedures for conducting the chromatography measurements and for analyzing the results are discussed. Examples are given of applications to studies of polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), and glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene (GFPP) exposed to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in the laboratory. The results show that the degradation rate is fastest near the exposed surface, but in PS and PP, degradation is much faster at the unexposed surface than in the center of the molding, where the UV intensity is greater than at the unexposed surface. It is deduced that degradation at the center is slowed by a shortage of oxygen. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


The submitted work is a book review of Corpus Approaches to the Language of Sports: Texts, Media, Modalities edited by Marcus Callies and Magnus Levin. The volume brings together empirical studies that adopt corpus methods to examine language in a variety of genres and contexts of different types of sports. Structurally, it comprises an introductory chapter and ten empirical studies, where the introductory chapter (Chapter 1) lays down the theoretical and methodological context, while the following ten empirical studies (Chapter 2-11) are divided into three parts. Part one 'Texts. Contrastive and comparative aspects of the phraseology of football match reports' (Chapter 2-4) explores the phraseology of football reporting across different text types and languages by adopting a comparative/contrastive linguistic approach. Part two 'Media. Expanding the scope of research to mew contexts of use' (Chapter 5-8) extends the existing research to new media and the relatively downplayed sports discourse outside of football. The final part 'Modalities. Multimodal studies' (Chapter 9-11) addresses sports language from a multimodal perspective which has rarely been applied to the language of sports. On the whole, as the only book dealing with sports in the Corpus and Discourse series, the present volume makes a strong contribution to corpus linguistics and the application of corpus linguistic methods to the discourse and contexts of sports.


We present the application of Fourier transform microwave (FTMW) spectroscopy in monitoring the chiral purity of components in a reaction mixture. This is of particular interest due to the increasing use of continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, in which a number of attributes (including the chiral purity of the product) can change on short time scales. Therefore, new techniques that can accomplish this measurement rapidly are desired. The excellent specificity of FTMW spectroscopy, coupled with newly developed techniques for measuring enantiomeric excess in a mixture, have motivated this work. In collaboration with B. Frank Gupton (Virginia Commonwealth University), we are testing this application first with the synthesis of artemisinin. Artemisinin, a common drug for malaria treatment, is of high global health interest and subject to supply shortages, and therefore a strong candidate for continuous manufacturing. It also has moderately high molecular weight (282 amu) and seven chiral centers, making it a good candidate to test the capabilities of FTMW spectroscopy. Using a miniature cavity-enhanced FTMW spectrometer design,a we aim to demonstrate selective component quantification in the reaction mixture. Future work that will be needed to fully realize this application will be discussed.


In this paper the compressive strength/elastic modulus of the jointed rock mass was estimated as a function of intact rock strength/modulus and joint factor. The joint factor reflects the combined effect of joint frequency, joint inclination and joint strength. Therefore, having known the intact rock properties and the joint factor, jointed rock properties can be estimated. The test results indicated that the rock mass strength decreases with an increase in the joint frequency and a sharp transition was observed from brittle to ductile behaviour with an increase in the number of joints. It was also found that the rocks with planar anisotropy exhibit the highest strength in the direction perpendicular to the anisotropy and the lowest at an inclination of 30o-45o in jointed samples. The anisotropy of the specimen influences the dynamic elastic modulus more than the static elastic modulus. The results were also compared well with the published works of different authors for different type of rocks.


Normally in health, the commensal gut microbiota lives in a perfectly symbiotic relationship with the host. Initial bacterial colonization occurs through the maternal vaginal/fecal flora and oral feeding. When this symbiotic relationship is lost due to several factors, the condition is known as "dysbiosis." Dysbiosis is associated with the pathogenesis of intestinal disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and coeliac disease, but recent studies have shown that it has also been implicated in extraintestinal disorders, such as allergy, asthma, cardiovascular disease, obesity, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and some mental disorders and cancers. The proposed mechanism for the development of such disorders is disruption of the pivotal mutual relationship between the gut microbiome, the metabolic products produced by them, and the host immune response. In this review article, we would like to highlight the role of gut microbiota in the development of extraintestinal diseases.


Investments in shares and options on stock exchanges are becoming increasingly accessible to small investors, from seeking an alternative source of income to financial independence. These investors seek more than a highly profitable operation, a safe operation, riskless. Based on a profitable operation, and with little risk, this work is developed. From the linear programming search is an operation that has a risk free profit, although not so substantial. Often the strategies of buying and selling options are planned in advance, based on the experience of investors, and according to known models. Others seek to create portfolios based on one or more parameters, seeking a portfolio that minimizes the risks of the operation. To this are added to the problem some other variables beyond the conventional. This complicates the decision of the operation to be performed at any given time. A solution found to this problem is to formulate a linear programming problem to define the operation to be performed. Thus one can obtain a relatively simple solution, even with a large number of variables. This job try, by solving a linear programming problem to establish the strategy of buying or selling options that maximize profitability while minimizing risk. To maximize profitability, through the pricing model Black-Scholes it estimates theoretical prices of options, and then compares these prices with the current prices of options, determining thus under-priced options or over-assessed. At the same time, should be considered the Greek letters for each option considered in the problem, seeking the neutrality of each Greek letter. Thus the model will be neutral and not very sensitive to small changes in the market. The PPL will determine the portfolio of the operation.


Fault-tolerance has always been an important topic when it comes to running massively parallel programs at scale. Statistically, hardware and software failures are expected to occur more often on systems gathering millions of computing units. Moreover, the larger jobs are, the more computing hours would be wasted by a crash. In this paper, we describe the work done in our MPI runtime to enable transparent checkpointing mechanism. Unlike the MPI 4.0 User-Level Failure Mitigation (ULFM) interface, our work targets solely Checkpoint/Restart (C/R) and ignores wider features such as resiliency. We show how existing transparent checkpointing methods can be practically applied to MPI implementations given a sufficient collaboration from the MPI runtime. Our C/R technique is then measured on MPI benchmarks such as IMB and Lulesh relying on Infiniband high-speed network, demonstrating that the chosen approach is sufficiently general and that performance is mostly preserved. We argue that enabling fault-tolerance without any modification inside target MPI applications is possible, and show how it could be the first step for more integrated resiliency combined with failure mitigation like ULFM.


Empirically investigates predicted consumption pattern differences and the importance of brand name, related to specific product categories, between two distinct cultural groups – Hispanics and Anglos. The authors predicted that, due to differences in values and lifestyles of the two groups, intracultural differences would be observed in the level of importance members of each group attached to specific product attributes, the brand name of products, the influence of others on the purchase decision, and the price consumers expected to pay. Descriptive statistics, cross‐tabulations, bivariate correlations, ANOVA and MANOVA procedures provided support for three of the four hypotheses tested. Several managerial implications are drawn from the results and future research suggestions are provided.


Abstract One half of 42 subjects treated for painful shoulders received classic acupuncture, and one half received a placebo in which the needles did not penetrate the skin. Half of each of these g...


A key mechanism to development of Andrew/Cyrus has been the development of alliances between BP Exploration, its field partners and various contractors. One such joint venture was the well engineering alliance between BP, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes INTEQ and Transocean, created to deliver five predrilled horizontal wells in the two fields prior to Andrew platform installation. This alliance provided the opportunity to radically change usual ways of doing business in the well engineering arena. One specific aspect involved a rigorous learning process within the team. Rapid learning before and during the operation led to several substantial improvements, one of which was the development of designer bottomhole assembly (BHA) configurations. Continual development of these assemblies has optimized well placement, bringing enhanced value while reducing costs and increasing potential alliance gainshare.


It was 25 years ago that I first came to Boston, just having completed my graduate work in John Niederhuber's laboratory at the University of Michigan. In 1981, I started my postdoctoral fellowship in Emil Unanue's laboratory at Harvard Medical School. My research interests, then and now,


The large number of degrees-of-freedom of finite difference, finite element, or molecular dynamics models for complex systems is often a significant barrier to both efficient computation and increased understanding of the relevant phenomena. Thus there is a benefit to constructing reduced-order models with many fewer degrees-of-freedom that retain the same accuracy as the original model. Constructing reduced-order models for linear dynamical systems relies substantially on the existence of global modes such as eigenmodes where a relatively small number of these modes may be sufficient to describe the response of the total system. For systems with very many degrees-of-freedom that arise from spatial discretization of partial differential equation models, computing the eigenmodes themselves may be the major challenge. In such cases the use of alternative modal models based upon proper orthogonal decomposition or singular value decomposition have proven very useful. In the present paper another facet of reduced-order modeling is examined, i.e., the effects of local nonlinearity at the nanoscale. The focus is on nanoscale devices where it will be shown that a combination of global modal and local discrete coordinates may be most effective in constructing reduced-order models from both a conceptual and computational perspective. Such reduced-order models offer the possibility of reducing computational model size and cost by several orders of magnitude.


We successfully demonstrated a real time 6.4Tbps self-homodyne coherent transmissions without polarization tracking through specially designed 10km multi-core fibers with 1 polarization maintaining core and 8 normal single-mode cores, using the wavelength unlocked DFB laser.


Exceptions are the preferred method for error handling in object-oriented languages like Java. Current program-slicing algorithms do not correctly deal with exception-handling constructs, because they do not account for the additional control and data dependences introduced by exceptions. This paper extends previous work on program slicing using the system dependence graph (SDG) to support slicing programs with exceptions.


With the development of information and cloud computing technology, the global data volume shows an explosive growth trend. Information has become the "circulating currency" supporting the data operation analysis of various industries, and it is the key for the website platform to obtain the core competitiveness. However, with the expansion of network transaction scale, information disclosure problems between various network platforms begin to appear. Users will continue to receive various marketing emails, SMS, and even harassing calls, which has brought great problems to users' life and led to users' refusal to disclose personal information. The network platform cannot obtain accurate information from users, so it cannot analyze and predict the bias of user behavior to provide personalized services, which undoubtedly hinders the development of the network platform. Therefore, how to promote users' information disclosure has become an urgent problem for network platform managers. Based on the multidimensional development theory, combined with the factors at the website and user level, this paper discusses its influencing factors and mechanism and develops the relevant research on privacy disclosure in a more in-depth and comprehensive way. Then, this paper studies corporate social responsibility. Stakeholders such as the government, the media, consumers, and the public all hope that enterprises will bear more social responsibility while obtaining economic benefits. Based on the analysis of relevant technologies of cloud computing network platform, this paper studies the information disclosure and corporate social responsibility of network platform so as to solve the existing problems.


We can produce better results or rational outcomes if we engage in such skillful thinking process as we call 'Critical Thinking'. So I ask myself, as a Buddhist, am I a critical thinker; or in a broader sense: are Buddhists critical thinkers? This is a question that also has been asked quite a few times to me by some individuals, both Buddhist and non-Buddhists. When I try to answer, it is more than a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Yet, being follower of the Enlightened One, the Buddha, who is the ultimate critical thinker, Buddhists can also regard themselves as critical thinkers if they really do follow Dhamma and apply it in their daily life.


Conventional linear phase comparison meters are used widely in the measurement of the frequency and stability. It can also be used in the measurement of length or distance in the navigation and orientation. Phase comparison methods not only reduce the cost of system, but also enhance precision, which can reach the measurement resolution of 10-13/tau in time domain. By the research on the major factors of precision effect of in the measurement of the length with phase comparison method, such as the linearity and trigger error, a solution to the improvement of the high precision is proposed in this paper. The avoidance of the dead region and the improvement of the linearity can be realized in small scope by sampling and phasing the geminated signals, controlling the region of the discriminator and phase displacing of the fixed region. In order to improve precision, this measuring technique must reduce trigger error as much as possible. The trigger error can be decreased by small signal reshaping, frequency transformation and wave filtering. In addition, the temperature shift of the whole circuit can be improved by the supply power of the low noise, the low shift & the high stability, the simple self-adjustment technique for the shift and the filtering treatment. Besides, by the choices of circuit components and the improvement of circuit design, output saturation voltage shift can be conquered and higher precision can be obtained. In this paper, the measurement precision of length or distance can be reached 0.1 ps-C. The change on the delay in the method of the linear can reflect the subtle change on the object distance. By collecting the data of the stimulated time of the phase change, the data can be transferred into the measurement of the distance or the length so as to realize the measurement of the subtle change on the distance.


BACKGROUND: Congenital disorders of vertebrae formation are a common pathology in children. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring is a mandatory procedure, although it may not be effective enough due to the immature neural structures and the use of inhalation anesthetics in young children.
AIM: To study aims to investigate the characteristic features of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in children with a congenital deformity of the spine during dorsal resection of the hemivertebrae.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: 42 patients aged 117 years with a congenital deformity of the spine underwent 46 resections of the abnormal vertebra from an isolated dorsal approach (egg-shell technique). Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring at the stages of the operation included a muscle relaxant test (TOF), transcranial electrical stimulation of the motor cortex (TCeMEP), control of the approach to the nerve (N. Proxy), correct placement of the pedicle screw (Screw Integrity), and EMG recording of the electromyogram. The accuracy of the screw placement was assessed by the Gerzbien method, and the presence of neurological disorders was tested by the Frenkel scale. The effect of inhalation anesthetic (sevoran) on motor evoked potentials was monitored by regulating its delivery, and the dependence on the age of patients was evaluated.
RESULTS: The average age of patients was 7.7 4.5 years, and the TOF value was 80.5 17%. In 41 patients, the N. Proxy test was unremarkable, while in one patient, the 812 mA value did not require a change in the trajectory of the screws. From the beginning of sevoran and intraoperatively, motor evoked potentials from all tested muscles were recorded in 54.8% of patients; in children over 8 years old, this was observed in 92.8%, in children under 8 years old in 35.7% of cases in their age groups. In other patients, motor evoked potentials were most often not recorded from the muscles of the thigh and lower leg after sevoran administration. In children over 8 years old in 7.2%, under 8 years old in 83.3% of patients; Interestingly, in 7.2% of patients who are under 8 years of age, motor evoked potentials were not initially recorded from any muscle. Withdrawal of sevorane in 30.9% of patients allowed intraoperative motor evoked potentials to be obtained from all tested muscles in 100% of cases. For adequate management of anesthesia, 5 patients (50%) 14 years old and one patient 6 years old (5.6%) did not receive sevoran, and motor evoked potentials were recorded from the abdominal muscles. This allowed to assess the conduction only at the thoracic level and are required increased vigilance of surgeons when carrying out any corrective manipulations.
CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring with dorsal hemivertebra resection is an effective method that allows controlling the neurological complications during manipulations on the spine.


To realize the value of one second, ask the person who has survived an accident." Transportation plays a key role in development of a country. Travel, mainly road travel is inevitable to any individual. With at least 13 people dying every hour on Indian roads, India had topped the global list of deaths in road accidents (global status report, WHO). Roads are the key access to many places. Places situated over the mountain ranges are sometimes accessible only by roads. Thus ghat roads play a important role in the road transport system. In Ghat roads, the major accident prone zones are Uturns where the approach of vehicles in opposite direction is almost invisible which results in fatal accidents. Besides prevention, the acknowledgement of accidents is a major problem due to poor communication facilities. India doesn't have a scientific traffic engineering which forms the basis of road safety improvement. Though many conventional methods were implemented, they proved largely unsuccessful. We propose a scientific approach to this problem. Our proposal to prevent this phenomenon is to detect the vehicles approaching the turn by using sensors and to warn the vehicles in opposite direction. To detect the occurred accidents in time, we use electronic toll systems. K. Surya Teja AV hostel345, ECE-III year Sastra University, Tanjore Tamilnadu-613402, India The full text of the article is not available in the cache. Kindly refer the IJCA digital library at www.ijcaonline.org for the complete article. In case, you face problems while downloading the full-text, please send a mail to editor at email@example.com


Corn hair (Zea mays L.) is an extension of the stigma of the female flower of the maize plant. So far, the use of corn hair, which is a waste from corn cultivation, is limited as a medicine for urinating and lowering blood pressure. The chemical composition of corn hair has the potential to be used to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood because of the presence of beta-sitosterol in it. Based on research it is known that giving corn hair decoction (Zea mays) has a very significant effect on reducing levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol and increasing levels of HDL cholesterol. High levels of HDL cholesterol in the blood (about 40 mg/dl or more) are good for health. Conversely, a high LDL level (100 mg/dl or more) is a bad sign. The buildup of LDL on the walls of blood vessels can cause hardening of the walls of blood vessels which can cause hardening of the walls of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and block blood flow which can be fatal because it triggers disease. coronary heart disease and stroke.


In order to solve the problems of big errors in results and weak spatial expression ability of the existing three-dimensional visual modelling methods for geological information of hydraulic engineering, a three-dimensional visual modelling method of geological information of hydraulic engineering based on surface constraint reconstruction is proposed. Geological information of large-scale hydraulic engineering is loaded into an expert image processing system through the sparse scatterplot analysis method to construct a spatial scatterplot model for geological information distribution; adaptive feature matching is performed to the geological information through the template matching method, and edge contour features of the three-dimensional visual image are extracted through surface interpolation and vector edge clipping method; information enhancement and local profile horizon reconstruction are performed for the three-dimensional reconstruction image about geological information of large-scale hydraulic engineering through the wavelet domain feature decomposition method. Simulation results show that the method proposed in this paper can provide high accuracy in visual modelling of large-scale hydraulic engineering geological information with error of only 0.04 mm, strong spatial expression ability of three-dimensional visual modelling and relatively high matching of feature points, so it can provide good three-dimensional reconstruction effect of geological information.


The specimen to be described was the heart of a Negro baby, 7 montlis of age. The history which accompanied the specimen indicated a probable congenital cardiac malf ormation. Clinical symptoms were : severe attacks of dyspnea ; cyanosis which became quite marked just before death ; and progressive loss in weight. The autopsy findings were: an extremely enlarged right auricle ; lungs pale and almost bloodless. No other pathology or anomaly was noted at the time of autopsy. The specimen was brought to this laboratory by Dr. 13. F'. I-Tauenstein of the Tornpkins County Laboratory, Ithaca, N. Y., to whom the writer wishes to express his appreciation. The gross specimen measured 29 mm. from base to apex and 36 mm. across the base. The enlarged right auricle measured 22 X 30 X 16 mm. and was filled with a post mortem clot. The left auiicle appeared quite normal in all respects and contained a small amount of blood. The right and left atria were also normal. There was a persistent left horn of the sinus venosus, and the coronary sinus had not yet been fully taken into the base of the heart. The ventricular surfaces of the heart were normal. The coronary arteries were quite tortuous throughout their course. The cardiac veins were well distended. The ascending aorta was enlarged and had a lumen of 9 mm. I t s wall measured 1 mm. in thickness. The pulmonary arteries were atrophic ; the right pulmonary was barely patent while the left had a lumen of only 2 mm. The


This study analyzes the effect of applying hyperbolic social discount rate onto the results of benefit-cost analysis of environmental public investment projects in Korea. In order to check the application possibility to the actual feasibility study, the discount factors generated by hyperbolic function, rather than traditional exponential one, would be applied to the benefit and cost data from the pre-feasibility studies which peformed for environmental public investment projects. The results of this study shows that using hyperbolic social discount rate is effective for enhancing test results, only under the condition of which the full expansion of the time periods of analysis is satisfied. According to the simulation results of this study, to achieve higher benefit/cost ratio by using hyperbolic social discount rate, the period should be increased up to 120 to 150 years at least.


In the present work, we extend results of a previous paper [Peter et al., Phys. Plasmas 20, 12 3104 (2013)] and develop a semi-analytical model to account for thermal effects on the nonlinear dynamics of the electron beam in free-electron lasers. We relax the condition of a cold electron beam but still use the concept of compressibility, now associated with a warm beam model, to evaluate the time scale for saturation and the peak laser intensity in high-gain regimes. Although vanishing compressibilites and the associated divergent densities are absent in warm models, a series of discontinuities in the electron density precede the saturation process. We show that full wave-particle simulations agree well with the predictions of the model.


Abstract Sphecophaga vesparum (Curtis), an ichneumonid parasitoid of vespid wasps, has been introduced into New Zealand for the biological control of Vespula species. S. vesparum is divided into two allopatric subspecies: S. v. vesparum (Curtis) from Europe, and S. v. burra (Cresson) from North America. S. v. vesparum has been released over most of New Zealand since 1987, and is established at two sites. S. v. burra was released in the field at one site in 1979 and failed to establish. It is now being held in quarantine pending re‐release. Establishment success and distribution patterns of the two subspecies will be studied in future, so a morphological study was carried out to determine whether they could be reliably distinguished. We examined 164 specimens of S. v. vesparum and 87 specimens of S. v. hurra, and scored 13 characters. Results showed that the two subspecies could not be reliably discriminated on any morphological characters, but that three colour characters gave >98% separation for females ...


Coherence has been remaining a key resource for numerous applications of quantum physics ranging from quantum metrology to quantum information. Here, we report a theoretical work on how maximally created coherence results in the squeezing of cavity field coupled to a coherently driven single quantum dot. We employ a recently developed polaron master equation theory for accurately incorporating the impact of exciton-phonon coupling on squeezing.


The deformed Dirac equation invariant under the $\kappa$-Poincare-Hopf quantum algebra in the context of minimum, vector and scalar couplings under spin and pseudospin symmetric limits is considered. Expressions for the energy eigenvalues and wave functions are determined for both symmetry limits. We verify that the energies and wave functions of the particle are modified by the deformation parameter.


In a passive restraint seatbelt assembly, a first belt, attached to the interior of the vehicle through an inertia sensitive locking retractor reel, and a fixed length slideable belt are joined by a snubbing slip ring which allows free sliding of the slideable belt therethrough in normal conditions but frictionally restrains the slideable belt in emergency situations. The snubbing slip ring is formed with a snubbing bar slideable within a housing by a reverse bend portion of a looped end of the first belt. During tension of the belts, the reverse bend tends to straighten out forcing the snubbing bar against the slideable belt.


(1931). Philosophies of Beauty from Socrates to Robert Bridges, Being the Sources of Aesthetic Theory. Selected and Compiled by E. F. Carritt. Parnassus: Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 32-34.


Translated by Jeanne Ferguson. Games, festivals, folklore, a derivation of them, and artistic expression are manifestations of symbolic invention. To compare them is to bring out the differences in the order of the symbolic production and have, as a consequence, a differentiated perception of the way they function. It is also to put them into a perspective of filial relationship. In fact, a genealogy appears with the processes that regulate the passage from one to the other of these means


A the present paper we show that messages may improve efficiency even in model of complete information. Messages are useful two main reasons. First, if the principal is not allowed to use stochastic mechanisms, mechanisms with messages can induced mixed strategies and hence indirectly a stochastic outcome. Second, even if stochastic mechanisms are allowed, messages can allow correlation between efforts and outcome. We then argue that indirect mechanisms can be interpreted as delegation and show how simple indirect mechanisms can improve efficiency in a simple model of moral hazard.


Abstract This article examines language and local identity in an urban space analysing the enregisterment of a local variety at one of the most relevant dialect borders in Germany: the Bavarian city of Augsburg which is in close proximity to both Upper Bavaria and Bavaria's capital Munich. The local dialect of Augsburg mixes Swabian-Alemannic and Bavarian features and it is because of this mix that Swabians, the group to which the Augsburgians are generally deemed to belong to, are often regarded not to be 'proper' Bavarian speakers. Augschburgerisch has become a stylized register with authenticated sociolinguistic features and can thus be employed to construct local identity and index a stereotyped group of speakers, e. g. that local dialect speakers are down-to-earth but grumpy and close-lipped towards strangers. This study examines Augsburgian on social media by qualitatively analysing posts from a local Facebook group. In these posts, authentification practices are used to resolve the ambiguous nature of what it means to be 'Bavarian' and the intricacies imposed on the speakers by the border situation while also highlighting the users' creativity via ironic role alignments.


If we look beyond the notion of films as the meeting point between director and creative space, we will discover that the major films in this series clue us into their authentic aesthetic nature, to how they reflect the struggle with the borderline between fiction and documentary, and to how they bring out a series of figurative iconographic elements that will play a determining role on the theme of the sea in future films. The Breton films contain a fascinating mystery of how this film form came to be, situated on the border between fiction and documentary, where a realist and anthropological bent would gradually progress toward the oniric and the esoteric


A physician on the consultative committee for noncriminal abortions in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, offers personal reflections on her view of her role. Physicians at the commission evaluate appeals after an initial refusal, cases of foreigners not residing in the canton for 3 months, and particularly difficult cases referred by colleagues. Members of the commission judge whether the case meets the legal criteria for noncriminal abortions. The procedures followed are basically the same as for any other medical consultation: establishing trust with the patient, gathering and evaluating data on the patient's condition, making a decision and communicating it to the patient, and using the rapport established to further therapeutic and preventive goals. The consultation is of extreme importance to the patient, because it will affect her entire future life. Establishing trust begins before the consultation and is aided by a warm and respectful reception of the woman. During the 1st minute of the consultation, the physician should make introductions, define the function of the interview, and attempt to create an authentic physician-patient relationship. The information gathering stage does not involve a physical examination as the pregnancy has already been confirmed. Linguistic problems may arise with foreign women, but use of an interpreter should be avoided if possible. The physician should seek information on whether both partners are in agreement on the abortion, and about cultural problems likely to affect the patient if the pregnancy is continued or alternatively in case of an abortion. The physician can seek further information if necessary by telephoning the patient's family doctor, social worker, or other sources. The decision should be communicated to the patient by the interviewing physician, and may be made immediately or after a period of reflection. When authorization of an abortion is granted, the patient immediately faces the prospect of the procedure itself and the attendant sadness and ambivalence. If the abortion is denied, the reasons should be explained to the patient. The preventive interventions of the physician should include explaining precisely why approval for the abortion was granted in order to avoid excessive guilt feelings, ensuring that the patient is informed about contraception, and providing accurate information about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection.


By employing the two-body relativistic equation as the starting point to calculate the spin-averaged spectrum of heavy quarkonium, we obtain a negative P-state energy difference ΔEP=E(3Pcog)−E(1P1) of charmonium, which fits the data.


A coastal area has important and vital influences on community's lives due to the natural resource availability. The coastal area occurs any changes over time affecting the changes in the community and in the ecological perspectives. Banda Aceh is one of the coastal areas that has experienced several significant changes especially after earthquake and tsunami on December, 26th 2004. Due to the condition, it is required to analyze coastal vulnerability in Banda Aceh and neighbor. This research was aimed to investigate the influences of physic parameters consisting of hydrodynamic and morphology parameters on determining Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI). The analysis will determine the coastal vulnerability index in one year period. The analysis was carried out in the northern coast of Aceh Province, between Ujong Pancu and Ujung Batee by dividing the areas into 5 (five) cells bordered by natural morphology feature such as inlet, headland, river estuary, and lagoon. Based on 6 (six) physical parameters used on coastal vulnerability index (CVI) determination, it is obtained that 2 cells have low risk potential (green), which are Cell 1 and Cell 3 with the CVI values are 2.45 and 3.0, respectively. Cell 2 has moderate risk potential (yellow) with CVI value is 4.24. Meanwhile, Cell 4 and Cell 5 have high risk potential (red) with CVI values are 5.20


[Objective]To review the research of Tadehagi ohashi.Asdrugs on the biology,chemistry,pharmacology,toxicity and clinic.[Methods]To summarize by retrieval the literature at home and abroad.[Results]Tadehagi ohashi contains tannins and flavones.Its effects are the anti-antimollusc and anthelmintic.It has toxicity to fish and rabbit,and doesn't have toxicity to mouse.So it used to treat the hookworm and BPH disease clinically.[Conclusion]The study of polyphelol and its mechanism with activity is very important.


Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of chaishao chengqi decoction in the treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis.Methods We searched studies about chaishao chengqi decoction in the treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis .Randomized controlled trials or quasi-randomized trial of chaishao chengqi decoction for acute pancreatitis,we evaluated the quality of the included studies by Handbook 4.2.2 recommend standard and analyzed data by Cochrane Collaboration′s RevMan 4.2.7.We included 9 trials (n=534).Results Meta-analyses showed that the clinical effective rate of chaishao chengqi decoction plus based treatment group significantly was higher than based treatment group.Conclusion The current evidence showed chaishao chengqi decoction plus based treatment has better effectiveness when compared with based treatment.Further high quality and large sample randomized controlled trials should be carried out.


Abstract Certain phenols possessing at least one unsubstituted ortho position have been found to undergo rapid, regioselective ortho nitration with CAN (cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate) in the presence of NaHCO3 at room temperature to yield o-nitrophenols in high yields. Substituents tolerating these nitration conditions ranged from the activating methoxy and methyl groups to the moderately deactivating Cl, Br, CHO and CO2Me groups. In contrast, phenols that contained a strongly deactivating group such as nitro or cyano or 2,6-disubstituted phenols were not nitrated by the CAN/NaHCO3 reagent. More complex nitrophenols such as 6-hydroxy-5-nitro-1,3benzoxanthiol-2-one, 7-hydroxy-6-nitro-3,4,8-trimethylcoumarin, 6-hydroxy-5-flavanone, 1-(4hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol, 2-(2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)benzoxazole were also prepared in good yields by the CAN/NaHCO3 reagent.


The absorption spectra of α-(p-methoxyphenyl)vinyl cations were measured by laser flash photolysis of the corresponding vinyl halides in acetonitrile and the nucleophilicity of several alcohols to the vinyl cations was evaluated by measuring the decay rates in the presence of the alcohols.


In end‐stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) has been estimated at 30‐60%. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including increased central arterial stiffness (CAS) accompany CKD development. CAS drives pulse pressure (PP) and pulsatile component index (PCI) increases and cerebral microvascular damage resulting in a reduction of blood supply to the brain hereby contributing to CI. Elevated PP and PCI are associated with higher mortality in CVD and CKD independently of BP. The aim of the study was to determine whether CKD potentiates CI development due to CAS and the resultant increase in the PCI, a major contributor to brain and renal microvasculature damage.


This paper analyzes auctions where bidders face nancial constraints that may force them to resell part of the property of the good (or subcontract part of a project) at a resale market. First we show that the ine¢ cient speculative equilibria of second- price auctions (Garratt and Troger, 2006) generalizes to situations with partial resale where only the high value bidder is nancially constrained. However, when all players face nancial constraints the ine¢ cient speculative equilibria disappear. Therefore, for auctioning big facilities or contracts where all bidders are nancially constrained and there is a resale market, the second price auction remains a simple and appropriate mechanism to achieve an e¢ cient allocation.


In the present invention, a denture base and an engaging piece are configured as a single continuous body, the engaging piece defines a fitting hole for detachably fitting with a columnar abutment, the fitting hole is partially or completely formed, the engaging piece is adjacent to the abutment and has a first surface adjacent to the abutment and a second surface on a reverse side of the engaging piece from the first surface, and an allowing part for allowing the engaging piece to move or deform in a horizontal direction oriented toward the second surface from the first surface is formed in the denture base on the periphery of the second surface.


A method of PSO neutral network was proposed,by which the temperature of R/S UAV during missile launch process(MLP) could be forecasted.In order to find optimal structure of RBF neutral network,a switch RBF neural network was established,and the PSO algorithm was used to get the switch value and parameters of the switch RBF neural network.Training results showed that the dummy function from PSO algorithm would indicate the relationship between parameters of R/S UAV surface temperature well.The efficiency could be improved through MLP by PSO method.


At the very least, it is a problematic form, and indeed it forces (or begs) the very problematics of genre. What Foucault refers to pejoratively as "the history of ideas" has established an institutional and pedagogical matrix in which various genres are situated. Seemingly subversive or disruptive genres or discourses are eventually subsumed within the larger realm defined by that history, and inconsistencies or deviations are reconfigured as aspects internal-even conveniently integral (because integrated)-to it. "A history of ideas," argues Foucault, "attempts to melt contradictions in the semi-nocturnal unity of an overall figure" or to "transmute them into a general, abstract, uniform principle of interpretation or explanation." Consequently, since the mid-nineteenth century, we have witnessed the rise of genre specification, discrimination, and hierarchization-in short, an entire taxonomy of literary discourse based primarily on form and its aspects, including length, the presence or absence of lineation, rhythm, and sometimes even subject matter deemed "appropriate" to one "form" but not to another. The material result of such a taxonomic enterprise-the economy or commodification of discourse (and of its means)-includes appropriations and presentations of that discourse, such as the anthology. Severe and even artificial distinctions have been enforced between


AbstractSubtropical anticyclones dominate the subtropical ocean basins in summer. Using the multimodel output from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), the future changes of the subtropical anticyclones as a response to global warming are investigated, based on the changes in subsidence, low-level divergence, and rotational wind. The subtropical anticyclones over the North Pacific, South Atlantic, and south Indian Ocean are projected to become weaker, whereas the North Atlantic subtropical anticyclone (NASA) intensifies, and the South Pacific subtropical anticyclone (SPSA) shows uncertainty but is likely to intensify. Diagnostic analyses and idealized simulations suggest that the projected changes in the subtropical anticyclones are well explained by the combined effect of increased tropospheric static stability and changes in diabatic heating. Increased static stability acts to reduce the intensity of all the subtropical anticyclones, through the positive mean advection of strati...


Globalisation of the economy and in particular the competition of low-priced goods from Asia have confronted Europe with an important question of what are its real competitive capabilities, sustainability of its economy and of the values of typical Europeans. The famous Lisbon Strategy (2000) has been an attempt to answer this by creating the knowledge economy, where providing conditions for establishment of the common European market and investing in R&D and knowledge would be of crucial importance. This book analyses the Lisbon Strategy from various perspectives. The first part of the book -- Increasing Companies' Competitiveness by means of R&D Activities and Innovations -- discusses the importance of both for economic growth. The instruments of the Lisbon Strategy are presented and then critically evaluated. It is shown that every country needs its own 'Lisbon' strategy, which would emphasise individual ways of achieving higher competitive levels. . It is in the spirit of this that we present two cases of small open economies, the Netherlands and Slovenia. In the second part -- Structural Reforms, Stabilisation, and Social Cohesion in Slovenia -- we discuss the interconnections between various mechanisms and government policies aimed at achieving faster economic growth in a technology follower country, such as Slovenia. The third part -- The innovative firm -- presents few case studies. The open innovation model is used to present the case of Gorenje, d.d., a company that is active in a mature industry. We discuss innovations in tourism, which, similar as most other service industries, has no established place in the innovation literature. The last articles in this part discuss the creation of new technological companies. The fourth part of the book -- The Company Social Responsibility -- embarks upon a currently very hot topic, which deals with the question of whether a company, in addition to achieving appropriate financial results, is also in other terms responsible for social environment. Chapter 7 - The Development of the Single European Market for Financial Services and its Effects on Slovenia, by Silva Deželan and Marko Kosak


The MODIS 1 km spectral BRDF/albedo algorithm is ready for at-launch production. Output consists of two products providing BRDF/albedo parameters for a semiempirical and an empirical BRDF model and two derived utility products, ready-to-use albedo and BRDF-corrected nadir reflectance. Theoretical accuracy studies indicate robust performance. Prototyping using AVHRR observations shows the potential of this new type of data.


The study of mechanical properties and microstructure of friction welded Alumina-Mullite Composite with 6061 aluminum alloy is presented. The welding process was carried out under different speeds (1250 and 1800 rpm) while force and time were kept constant. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was used to investigate the morphology of the fractured surface and welding interface that had taken place during the friction welding. Studying the microstructure of the welding zone is important to investigate the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties. It was found that in the friction welding of the ceramic composite to the aluminum alloy, the fracture proceeds mainly through the cleavage planes at a low speed while the fracture was occurred through the dimples at a high speed. The experimental results showed that a higher speed had a significant effect on the structure of the joint and also it had improved microhardness and bending strength.


Fast transient response, simple control scheme and low cost are features that distinguish constant-on-time buck converters from others. Simplicity of the control scheme is reflected in a single requirement for power electronics engineers: a design that ensures enough low amplitude resistive ripple component at the feedback to precisely starts the on-time pulse. There are design rules that guide the selection of the components. A well known one reported in the literature predicts if the converter suffers of the sub-harmonic oscillations undesirable phenomenon. The authors present a better simple design expression to avoid the onset of this unwanted drawback.


This paper aims to better understand the application of stakeholder management within the university spin-offs (USOs) of the five Flemish universities (Belgium). Every organization, including USOs, must deal with different types of stakeholders. Even though a lot of research on USOs exists, as far as we know, no previous research has been performed on how USOs manage their stakeholders. For this qualitative research, 30 in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with executives from USOs to understand how they define, categorize, and manage their stakeholders. Moreover, the impact of COVID-19 on their stakeholder management is examined and an overview is conducted of the stakeholders in each development phase of the USOs. Based on these interviews, we found that stakeholder management is mostly performed in a more intuitive way. However, it is shown that stakeholder management becomes more important as the USO moves along the company life cycle.


The problem of poor profits in American agriculture is not well known to most Americans, nor policy makers. This article discusses how agricultural problems have changed over the past five decades, presents data showing that trends reported two decades ago have continued, and suggests alternative themes for future government policies.


Forget fad diets and the latest trendy workouts. This text explains an exercise programme that returns to basics. It is based on a tried and tested regime which shows how to achieve fitness and fat reduction in as little as three weeks.


The second virial coefficients of pure n-butane and of two mixtures of helium and n-butane were determined in the range 100° to 225°C. from isothermal compressibility measurements. Values of B11 (pure n-butane) agree closely with those of McGlashan and Potter (11) at low temperatures and of Hirschfelder et al. (7) at higher temperatures. Values of the mixed second virial coefficient B12 were computed from the mixture data. B12 shows little variation with temperature over this interval. The interpretation of the data as the behavior of a mixture composed of hard sphere (helium) in a real gas (n-butane) is discussed.


Influenced by Nikolas Rose"s concept of "ethopolitics" this paper explores attitudes to home and tenure amongst low-cost homeowners in Scotland. In doing so, it seeks to highlight the contested nature of contemporary governing practices and the way in which "governable subjects" can challenge, reinterpret and resist dominant policy discourses, which promote homeownership as the preferred tenure of choice, whilst simultaneously pathologising and problematising social housing.


A multi-channel parallel transmission protocol is proposed for the medium access control in cognitive radio networks (CRNs). This protocol contains two key elements: multi-channel assignment and multi-channel contention. For an incoming flow-based connection request, the minimum number of parallel channels are assigned to satisfy the rate and interference mask constraints. For the contention of the assigned channels, our protocol provides an extension of the single-channel RTS- CTS-DATA-ACK handshaking of the IEEE 802.11 scheme. The proposed MAC coherently integrates optimization results into a practical implementation. Through numerical examples, we verify that our protocol provides lower connection blocking probability and higher system throughput for CRNs than its single-channel counterpart.


Prevalence and incidence of anogenital warts and their association with HIV status and other factors in Kenyan men reporting high-risk sexual behavior, including men who have sex with men (2005-2013)


Recent experimental work has resulted in proving that there is a definite functional correlation between the growth of the corpora lutea in the ovaries and the hypertrophy of the mammary glands (Ancel and Bouin and O'Donoghue). In the present paper experiments are described showing that this hypertrophy in rabbits that have never been pregnant may be so considerable as to lead to the production of milk, the secretion of which may be temporarily increased by the injection of pituitary extract. Further experiments are recorded showing that the uterus is not a necessary factor in the development of the mammary gland. The influence of experimentally produced corpora lutea upon the uterus is also described. The Influence of the Ovaries upon the Mammary Glands. It is well known that the mammary glands in man begin to undergo enlargement at the time of puberty in correlation with the increase in ovarian activity. Apart from this pubertal growth which is more or less permanent, there is known frequently to be a slight swelling of the glands at each menstrual period. A similar process takes place in the sow and probably in other mammals at the " heat " periods (Marshall). In the virgin rabbit we have noticed a growth of the mammary duets in six cases prior to ovulation, but the cell proliferation, though quite definite, did not extend to the glandular tissue. Experiments were undertaken to determine if the growth could be increased by injecting fœtus extract, with a view to bringing further evidence to hear upon the hypothesis, put forward by Starling and Lane-Claypon, that the anabolic changes involved in mammary hypertrophy are dependent upon a foetal hormone. The results, however, were negative in each case.


Excerpt The following cases are believed to be of interest because: (1) They illustrate recovery from barbiturate intoxication, potentially fatal in degree, without the use of picrotoxin. (2) Corre...


This study compares two hypnoteaching models used to teach students mathematics. Due to the increase in the use of these models, further vigorous studies are needed to verify their effects. This is a quasi-experiment research conducted to compare the use of the hypnoteaching model using three classes of students. The first, second, and third classes of 15, 13, and 15 students were randomly taught with the Erickson Hypnoteaching Model (Erickson-HM), Elman Hypnoteaching Model (Elman-HM), and conventional non-hypnoteaching model (CM), respectively. The results showed that students in the Erickson-HM group outperformed others, while those in the Elman-HM group performed better than their peers in the CM group. In addition, students in both hypnoteaching groups had higher motivation in learning than those in the CM group. Therefore, discussions and suggestions on hypnoteaching of math were proposed.


A distance-assistant node coverage identification model was proposed which adopts distance information be-tween the node and its neighbors to identify nodes coverage without using any location information.Theory analysis and simulation results are presented to evaluate the proposed DANCI model.It is shown that in randomly deployed sensor networks,the maximum error between DANCI model and location information-aware strategy is 6.396 0%,and the nodes coverage accuracy improves significantly compared to neighbor number-based scheme and nearest neighbor-based scheme.


Based on analysis of the work conditions and structural characteristics of the exterior pipeline of the aero-engine, a kind of cantilever-structure wire-rope isolator fitted to the exterior pipeline of the aero-engine is designed for supporting and damping purposes. By static experiments, the static hysteresis loop, the relationship of stiffness and amplitude, and the relationship between the energy dissipation coefficient and the amplitude are obtained. Analyses show that the wire-rope isolator presents obvious hysteresis characteristics, and the characteristics of the isolator, such as stiffness and damping, behave obviously nonlinearly when the amplitude value of deformation changes. At the same time, by changing the structure parameters of the wire-rope, the wire-rope isolators can be made with different functions to satisfy different work conditions. The research results have important reference values for the application of the wire-rope isolator on the exterior pipeline of an aero-engine.


The adhesion behavior of perfluoropolyether (PFPE) on rough silica surfaces is investigated by steered molecular dynamics simulations. To reproduce bond breakage during sliding of PFPE, a dynamic bond breaking method is developed and applied to the PFPE–silica interface. Calculated results reveal that nanoscale roughness is a critical parameter that affects the adhesion strength due to the PFPE film thickness of 1 nm, and the adhesion strength also depends on the molecular density of PFPE on the silica surface. The effect of roughness amplitude, spacing, and molecular weight of PFPE are individually analyzed to find a key parameter for adhesion enhancement. Adhesion strength on a flat surface is highest and decreases with increasing roughness within the considered conditions. When Ra = 17.5 A, adhesion strength is 3 times lower than the flat surface, and vacant pores at the interface are observed, which implies a reduced molecular density of PFPE from 0.31 to 0.27 molecules/nm2. Increasing the roughness s...


Objective
To design new patient pants for continuous bladder washing patients and observe its application effect.

Methods
A total of 240 continuous bladder washing patients were divided into control group and experimental group (120 cases each) according to the visiting sequence. The patients of experimental group put on bladder washing patients, and the patients of control group put on normal pants.Questionnaire method was conducted to the members of both groups.

Results
In the experimental group, the satisfaction of protecting privacy, activity degree and comfortable warmth was significantly higher than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.01). For the satisfaction of medical personnel with continuous bladder washing pants, including drainage tube fixation, continuous washing situation, tube blocking solution, incision dressing and perineum nursing, experimental group was also significantly superior to it of control group.The difference had statistical significance(P<0.01). The occurring rate of tube folding pressure, drainage tube slip and urinary infection case load was significantly inferior to it of control group.The difference had statistical significance(P<0.01).

Conclusions
The design of continuous bladder washing pants is simple and practical, which is convenient for the disease observation, drainage tube fixation and tube washing of patients, but also protects privacy and is convenient for the nursing operation of medical personnel.It is worth popularizing in clinic.

Key words:
Continuous bladder washing patient pants; Design; Effect


A media insert apparatus and a method, and an automatic media receipt system using the same are provided to handle media of different standards in one system by selectively adjusting the width of an input port according to the width of input media and to simplify receipt processes of various media. A media insert apparatus comprises a guide(130) moved by a driving unit(120) driven according to a media input command, in order to adjust the width of an input port(110); a sensing unit(140) for sensing the position of the guide; and a control unit for controlling the driving unit according to the kinds of media and correcting the position of the guide according to the sensing result transmitted from the sensing unit.


The article analyzed energy losses in CO2 capture and compress by discussing the Calculation methods of the energy consumption of gas compressor.The effect of several impurities on the energy penalty of CO2 capture is calculated.The computation showed in the various impurities in flue gas under oxy-fuel combustion,N2 is influenced mostly;As the mass fraction of SO2 rises,The compression work decreases.


Part I: Beyond a White German Past Introduction: Black Germany During the Nazi Era: The Undiscovered Country Chapter 1: "Look, a Negro": Structuring Black Marginality in Nazi Germany Part II: Blackness Before Hitler Chapter 2: Aryan Negrophobia: a Epigrammatic History of Black-German Encounters Chapter 3: Soldiers of Misfortune, Children of Misfortune: Black Troops and the Race Question in Pre-Nazi Germany Part III: "the Worst That You Can Imagine": Blacks and Nazism Chapter 4: Hiter's Black dilemmas: The Fact of Blackness Under Nazism Chapter 5: Made in America: The Nazi Sterilization Program Against Blacks in Germany Chapter 6: Behind the Wire: Black Captives of Nazism Chapter 7: Singing, Dancing, and Acting for Life: Blacks and the Nazi Propaganda Machines Chapter 8: No "Neger Musik": Blacks, Jews, and the Nazi War on Jazz Chapter 9: Punched Out and Overran: Black Athletes' Defeat of Nazism Chapter 10: From the Unknown Underground: Blacks in Resistance Movement Part IV: Black Skins, German Masks: Blackness in Contemporary Germany Chapter 11: European (Dis)Union: Racism in Contemporary Europe Chapter 12: Breathing While Black: Linking the German Racial Past with the Present


The development of a novel, stand-alone instrument for the measurement of two gases (namely methane and carbon monoxide) is presented in this paper. The main contribution of this research work is focused on the novel method for the identification of the two gases from a pair of SnO/sub 2/ sensors. Instead of suppressing the cross-sensitivity of each of the sensors, this method is combining the information from both of them to calculate the two concentrations. A two-dimensional information table, obtained from a detailed calibration procedure, is used by this microcontroller-based method which is shown to offer a clear identification and measurement of the concentration of each of the two gases with a measurement error of less than 2%.


A numerical study has been carried out to analyze the combustion characteristics in heavy duty diesel engine with post injection for reducing NO emission. For verification of numerical study results, calculated cylinder pressure was matched to experimental data. In this study, post injection timing and amount of post injection were modified as parameters, but the total amount of injection fuel was maintained. As the results, maximum cylinder pressure increases above minimum 2% by post injection and end of pressure curve is decreased rapidly. The more dwell time and amount of post injection fuel are, the more pressure drop occurs. And trade-off relation of NO and soot are appeared. In the results, NO was reduced without deterioration of cylinder pressure under condition of 10° CA dwell time and main 60%, post 40% fuel portion.


The article analyzes the revolutionary process and the struggle for power on the territory of the Komi region in 1917. For the first time analyzed the reasons for the victory of the Bolsheviks, especially when they come to power in the study area. Based on the newly introduced into scientific use of historical sources, indicates a predominance in the revolutionary movement of the socialist party, which was typical for neighboring land areas. Attention is drawn to the spontaneity of the struggle for power in the various counties of the region. If Yarenskoy and Ust-Sysolsk, the Bolsheviks came to power towards the end of 1918., in the Pechora district much later. The ruling party's victory ensured the support of armed groups, with the exception Yarenskoy County, where the Bolsheviks seized power, completing a "peaceful revolution".


The dimensionality of a dataset is the sum of all its variables, traits, and features. The objective is to minimize the number of columns used to depict this axis. Machine learning (ML) is a data-driven technique in which computers learn without human intervention by analyzing large amounts of historical data. Incredible uses of ML may be found in a variety of fields. Supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning are the three primary learning challenges in ML. The authors of this work provide a thorough comparison of several approaches to Dimensionality Reduction. Training a model using an unlabeled dataset is known as unsupervised learning. The model picks up knowledge independently by studying the characteristics of the training dataset. The model then uses these learned characteristics to draw inferences about the test data. Clustering, k- means, agglomerative, principal component analysis, and Fuzzy C-means are just few of the many unsupervised learning methodologies and algorithms available. When using support vector machines with a radial basis function kernel for disease diagnosis based on gene or protein expression data, we present empirical comparison results comparing PCA to other dimension reduction (DR) methods (i.e. K-means Clustering Algorithm, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Agglomerative, Apriori Algorithm, Fuzzy C-means). Among all this algorithms PCA gives the best results for the gene and protein dataset in terms of accuracy, cross validation rates and computing time. Our research shows that principle component analysis (PCA) not only outperforms other DR methods in terms of classification accuracy, but is also significantly more efficient since it does not need the optimization of a tuning parameter. The results lead us to believe that principal component analysis (PCA) might be a useful DR method for developing a trustworthy and unbiased classifier for gene or protein expression data.


OBJECTIVES
To find the distribution of coronary risk (CR) in the various groups of hypertense patients in the Joint National Committee (JNC VI), using both the Framingham and Sheffield tables, and to assess whether there is a relationship between the different scales used.

DESIGN
Descriptive study.

SETTING
Tortosa Oeste Health District, Tarragona. Spain.

PARTICIPANTS
Rural population between 30 and 74 years old with Hypertension, but without any background of cardiovascular pathology.

MAIN MEASUREMENTS
The variables studied corresponded to the Anderson table in the Framingham study, the Sheffield table and the JNC VI one. Concordance was assessed with the kappa coefficient.

RESULTS
148 hypertense patients with an average age of 62, 63.5% of whom were women, were studied. 23% had high CR on the Framingham, and 42.1% on the Sheffield. Distribution of the sample according to the stratification of the JNC VI was: A, 16.2%; B, 51.4%, and C, 32.4%. High risk on the Framingham in the various groups of the JNC VI was: A, 0%; B, 9.2%, and C, 56.3% (kappa, 0.533). High risk on the Sheffield in the groups of the JNC VI ran at: A, 4.2%; B, 41.3%, and C, 66.7% (kappa, 0.324).

CONCLUSIONS
There was moderate concordance between the Framingham tables and the JNC VI for calculation of CR in our population.


Bigram language model takes no advantage of the syntactic and semantic structure features during language modeling. As a result, even if online text continues to accumulate at an exponential rate, the quality of currently used statistical language models is not likely to improve by a significant factor. This paper elaborated the basic principle of statistical language modeling, and presented an approach to integrate the traditional N gram language model and topic dependency features. The preliminary experimental results show that this method can complement the deficiency of features extraction of N gram effectively and reduces the perplexity of language model by extracting the global topic dependency features.


This essay reads the mountain (war) films Berge in Flammen (The Doomed Battalion, 1931) and Standschütze Bruggler (Militiaman Bruggler, 1936) as cinematic renationalizations of the South Tyrol territory prior to and after the Nazi takeover. Alongside a flurry of publications in the early 1930s about the Alpine War by writers like Luis Trenker, Fritz Weber, and Anton Graf Bossi Fedrigotti, the films are influenced by the then rampant discussions concerning living space and pan-German geopolitics, including pressing questions about the Italianization of South Tyrol under Mussolini's fascists. The genre of the mountain film was increasingly utilized to mobilize and militarize the German population.


In this work, we present the implementation of a new method to perform high-frequency thermoreflectance measurements on thin films. The so-called differential broad-band frequency domain thermoreflectance method follows broad-band frequency domain thermoreflectance developed previously [Regner et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 84(6), 064901 (2013)], without the use of expensive electro-optic modulators. Two techniques are introduced to recover the thermal phase of interest and to separate it from the unwanted instrumental contributions to the recorded phase. Measuring a differential thermal phase by either varying the spot size or offsetting the pump and probe beams, the thermophysical properties of materials can be extracted. This approach enables the study of nanoscale heat transport where non-equilibrium phenomena are dominating.


To integrate graphene in functional devices, it is essential to understand interfacial adhesion between graphene and surrounding materials for mechanical support and encapsulation. In complement with recent efforts aiming to measure the adhesion energy experimentally, we present a theoretical model to predict how the surface roughness may affect the adhesion between graphene membranes and their substrates. It is found that the bending modulus, which increases drastically from monolayer to multilayered graphene, plays an important role in the transition from conformal to non-conformal morphology of the graphene membranes on a corrugated surface. As such, the work of adhesion drops considerably from monolayer to bilayer graphene, in good agreement with recent measurements. Moreover, the theoretical results suggest that tunable adhesion of graphene can be achieved by controlling the surface roughness of the substrate.