Petroleum transportation accidents often cause losses of millions of dollars and take human lives. SIGA (Integrated Anomaly Management System) is an accident/incident reporting system that was designed by the largest petroleum transportation company in Brazil, to help remediate these accidents. SIGA's function is to track reported accidents and their cost, determine the cause of these accidents, identify solutions, communicate accidents to relative parties, document the passing of information, and protect the company and employees from litigation. While the existing system administers the workflow of accident remediation, it lacks the functionality necessary for holistic posterior analysis. Such analysis is critical and would enable the examination of all reports to find patterns. This paper proposes a software solution to track large quantitative data sets composed from incident reports in order to preemptively identify potential hazards and recommend appropriate actions to eliminate future hazards before they occur


Biocatalysts originating from Badamu (Prunus communis) have been applied to catalyze the asymmetric synthesis of (R)-4-methylsulfanylmandelonitrile, a key building block of thiamphenicol and florfenicol. Here, four hydroxynitrile lyase (HNL) isozymes from Badamu were cloned and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The biochemical properties and catalytic performances of these isozymes were comprehensively explored to evaluate their efficiency and selectivity in asymmetric synthesis. Among then, PcHNL5 was identified with outstanding activity and enantioselectivity in asymmetric hydrocyanation. Under the optimized mild biphasic reaction conditions, seventeen prochiral aromatic aldehydes were converted to valuable chiral cyanohydrins with good yields (up to 94%) and excellent optical purities (up to >99.9% ee), which provide a facile access to numerous chiral amino alcohols, hypoglycemic agents, angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and β-blockers. This work therefore underlines the importance of discovering the most potent biocatalyst among a group of isozymes for converting unnatural substrates into value-added products.


The ATLAS analysis model has been overhauled for the upcoming run of data collection in 2015 at 13 TeV. One key component of this upgrade was the Event Data Model (EDM), which now allows for greater flexibility in the choice of analysis software framework and provides powerful new features that can be exploited by analysis software tools. A second key component of the upgrade is the introduction of a dual-use tool technology, which provides abstract interfaces for analysis software tools to run in either the Athena framework or a ROOT-based framework. The tool interfaces, including a new interface for handling systematic uncertainties, have been standardized for the development of improved analysis workflows and consolidation of high-level analysis tools. This paper will cover the details of the dual-use tool functionality, the systematics interface, and how these features fit into a centrally supported analysis environment.


This paper presents a method of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping(SLAM). Our method uses the Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO) algorithm to estimate the amount of movement. The accuracy of the previous method was enough high in normal environments, but the error was remarkable when the number of features was low. In such case, the estimation of the rotation tends to failed. In order to solve this problem, the weights of the evaluation function are introduced. From experimental results, it is proved that our method is effective in the outdoor environment.


The aim of this paper is to highlight the origins of the currency and maturity mismatches in the balance sheets of emerging countries. We show that short term debt under the form of demandable debt works as a commitment device of the financial intermediary and as a form of protection of foreign lenders in a context of poor enforceability of contracts. The currency mismatch in the non tradable sector is mainly viewed as a supply-side phenomenon. It results from the choice of foreign lenders whose anticipations of exchange rate risk overpass those of default of the banking and/or private sector following a real adverse shock. Finally, when it comes to simultaneously explain the maturity and the currency composition of debt, the paper puts into light that the short term foreign currency denominated debt allows investors to offset the debtor default risk in case of depreciation by the option of early withdrawal of the demandable debt.


Baramura forest range is one of the largest forest ranges in Tripura. It is mainly inhabited by people from the Halam scheduled tribe, who have established permanent settlements in and around the forest. The forest harbours a rich biodiversity and it supports local people in contributing to their daily needs. Local people have also established and are managing forest-like, species-rich homegardens. These homegardens have never been studied. In this short note, we report results of the first study on the Halam homegardens of the Baramura range, combining an ecological assessment of the tree component with an assessment of their livelihood importance.


We propose a new, direct, correlation-free approach based on central moments of profiles to the asymptotics of width (size of the most abundant level) in random trees of logarithmic height. The approach is simple but gives very precise estimates for expected width, central moments of the width, and almost sure convergence. It is widely applicable to random trees of logarithmic height, including recursive trees, binary search trees, quadtrees, plane-oriented ordered trees and other varieties of increasing trees. Abbreviated title: Width of random log trees. MSC 2000 subject classifications: Primary 60C05; secondary 05C05 68P10.


A detailed biostratigraphical and cyclostratigraphical study provided the opportunity of cycle-bycycle correlations between sections from the marginal and deep areas of the Caltanissetta Basin (Sicily), and the northern Calabrian Rossano Basin. All the sections were compared with the Falconara-Gibliscemi composite section. We present new mineralogical and geochemical data on the transition from Tripoli to Calcare di Base (CdB), based on the study of several field sections. The outcrops display good record of the paleoceanographical changes that affected the Mediterranean Sea during the transition from slightly restricted conditions to the onset of the Mediterranean Salinity Crisis (MSC). This approach permitted to better constrain depositional conditions and highlighted a new palaeogeographical pattern characterized by separated subbasins. The sedimentological and geochemical parameters of these basins introduced a different and diachronous response to the global constraints of the MSC. Our preliminary results display already evidences of paleoenvironmental changes: (1) a lithological transition passing from the Tripoli's triplet (grey marls, reddish laminites and diatomites) to the complex carbonates of CdB; (2) the appearance of evaporite pseudomorphs implying early stage diagenesis; (3) the presence of sulphur-rich deposits involving process of bacterial sulphate reduction. The local transition from the uppermost part of the Tripoli cycles to the CdB reflects the worsening of the marine connections, leading to the individualisation of semi-closed settings where the marine inputs were not great enough to balance the effects of the climate fluctuations and especially of the evaporation/precipitation budget.


Based on research that aims to describe and mengekspla-nasikan patterns political intervention in the judicial process Komando Jihad, and basing on non-doctrinal approach, it is known that the process of checking and passing judgment in the case Komandi Jihad, can not be separated from the executive power and the intervention or military, conducted through: (a) the use of military kekuatasan, which shall: (1) structural interventions, whether made directly or indirectly, (2) non-structural interventions, (b) through Intelligence Operating System, which is done through the strategy are: stocking, fishing rods and nets as well; glassware and mastered. Key word : Komando jihad, intervention, trial.


There is a need for a simple straightforward method for measuring the mobility of human spermatozoa for gynecological and birth control purposes. Present methods are time consuming and often include subjective measurements as in the photographic method which requires the manual measurement of photo tracks. An experimental electronic method for measuring human sperm mobility has been developed. This makes use of a matrix of integrated photodiodes mounted in the ocular of a standard microscope. The video signal from the diode matrix is processed to give a resulting output which is a statistical measure of the rate of movement of the sperms. (FULL TEXT)


The paper describes an analytical method for calculating in detail the size distributions of small crystallites and nuclei in supercooled liquids as they are being quenched to form a glass and subsequently reheated above the glass transition to produce crystallization. This method is applied to experiments performed using differential thermal analysis (DTA) to estimate the barriers to crystal nucleation and the cooling rates required to form glasses or bodies with various degrees of crystallinity. DTA data and derived nucleation barriers are reported for anorthite and for the following lunar compositions: 15498, 15418, matrix and intrusion compositions of breccia 15286, Apollo 15 green glass, Luna 24 highland basalt, and 65016.


Andrew J. Viterbi (F), executive vice president of the Linkabit Corporation, San Diego, Calif., has received the 1975 Christopher Columbus International Communications Award, which is given annually by the City of Genoa, Italy, upon the recommendation of an international committee selected by the Italian National Research Council.


We study a mean–variance investment problem in a continuous-time framework where the interest rates follow Cox–Ingersoll–Ross dynamics. We construct a mean–variance efficient portfolio through the solutions of backward stochastic differential equations. We also give sufficient conditions under which an explicit analytic expression is available for the mean–variance optimal wealth of the investor. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The invention relates to method for automatically detecting a damage of a connection at least one secondary axle in a vehicle having an at least temporary wheel drive and a source coupled with at least one engine of the vehicle drive axle as well as at least one other via at least one coupling in the force flow of the engine to the drive axle at least temporarily, to be coupled to the secondary axle, wherein when it exceeds respective to deploy, in advance threshold values with current values of a ratio of the slip of wheels of the drive axle and actual slip of wheels of the at least one secondary axis, as well as a currently determined lateral acceleration value of the vehicle and a closing moment currently determined at least a clutch damage to the connection of the at least one secondary axis to a control unit of the vehicle is reported. The invention further relates to a corresponding control unit and a vehicle with a corresponding control device for implementing the method according to the invention.


Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (bfd) defined in RFC5880 is
comprehensive and has sufficient mechanisms to overcome challenges in
surviving Graceful Restart (Planned). However, implementations with
architectural limitation were found to influence a BFD failure, in a
process intensive environment.This memo outlines design options to
overcome the challenges, within the existing bfd framework, in
surviving planned GracefulRestart.


Background:
Ischemic Stroke is a heterogeneous disease and needs to be classified into sub-types, which helps in proper selection of therapies, prognostication and in research. There is racial and ethnic difference in stroke sub-types. Whites have more extra-cranial LVA where as African Americans and Asians have more of intra-cranial disease and Lacunar Strokes. TOAST classification of stroke sub-type is most widely used. There are very few studies on Stroke Sub-Type Classification in India.
Objective:
To study the clinical, radiographic and angiographic profile of ischemic stroke sub-types in the study population.
Methods:
Patients with Ischemic Stroke presenting to hospital within two weeks between February 2012 and January 2014 were prospectively studied. Detailed history including risk factors and necessary biochemical and radiological investigations are done. Subtype of Stroke as per TOAST classification, etiology of stroke and vessels involved were assessed according to clinical and laboratory data including angiography. NIHSS score and mRS score are used to assess stroke severity and early outcome.
Results:
Present study evaluated 110 patients and 68[percnt] are above 55 years of age. Most common risk factors are Hypertension (60[percnt]), Diabetes (27[percnt]), Dyslipidemia (18[percnt]) and smoking in 39[percnt]. Angiographic pattern showed 57 [percnt] in anterior circulation, 24[percnt] in posterior circulation and 21[percnt] in both. Stroke-Subtypes according to TOAST showed LVA in 57 patients (53[percnt]), Lacunar Stroke in 23[percnt], Cardio-embolic in 15[percnt] and other determined etiologies in 3[percnt]. In 57 patients of LVA stroke, Doppler and angiographic profile showed extra-cranial disease in 26.3[percnt], intra-cranial disease in 24.5[percnt], 31.5[percnt] had both EC and IC abnormality and 17.7[percnt] had normal study.
Conclusion:
The study contributes to understanding of demographic characteristics, risk factors and stroke-subtype in acute ischemic stroke. Like other studies LVA is the commonest subtype and intra-cranial vessels are commonly involved as in other Asian studies. Disclosure: Dr. Garuda has nothing to disclose. Dr. Uppaturi has nothing to disclose. Dr. T has nothing to disclose. Dr. S has nothing to disclose.


The paper simple forward discussed the concept and design idea for a fire control computer.Aimed at GJB150A,the paper put forward requests for EMC of elector equipment on surface car.In allution to a certain radar fire control computer EMC designed,it supplied a designreference.


Two hundred eight faculty members and 314 graduate students located at a West Coast university were presented with 24 brief situations describing five types of sexual harassment in a university setting: gender harassment, seductive behavior, sexual bribery, sexual coercion, and sexual imposition or assault. The participants were randomly assigned to rate the situations under one of four instructional conditions that described combinations of the level of the student and authority of the faculty portrayed in the brief vignettes. Women were more likely than men to view less explicitly coercive situations as harassing; however, neither the target student's level (i.e., graduate or undergraduate) nor the degree of the faculty member's power over her affected the participants' ratings of the situations. The results indicated that, with the exception of the more coercive and intrusive behaviors, considerable uncertainty may still exist about what constitutes sexual harassment within the university setting.


Abdominal kidney segmentation plays an essential role in diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, particularly in surgical planning and clinical outcome analysis before and after kidney surgery. It still remains challenging to precisely segment the kidneys from CT images. Current segmentation approaches still suffer from CT image noises and variations caused by different CT scans, kidney location discrepancy, pathological morphological diversity among patients, and partial volume artifacts. This paper proposes a fully automatic kidney segmentation method that employs a volumetric convolution driven cascaded V-Net architecture and false positive reduction to precisely extract the kidney regions. We evaluate our method on publicly available kidney CT data. The experimental results demonstrate that our proposed method is a promising method for accurate kidney segmentation, providing a dice coefficient of 0.95 better than other approaches as well less computational time.


In this work, we present a spectral method for recovering an unknown time‐dependent lower‐order coefficient and unknown wave displacement in a nonlinear Klein–Gordon equation with overdetermination at a boundary condition. We apply the initial and boundary conditions to construct the satisfier function and use this function in a transformation to convert the main problem to a nonclassical hyperbolic equation with homogeneous initial and boundary conditions. Then, we utilize the orthonormal Bernstein basis functions to approximate the solution of the reformulated problem and use a direct technique based on the operational matrices of integration and differentiation of these basis functions together with the collocation technique to reduce the problem to a system of nonlinear algebraic equations. Regarding the perturbed measurements, the method takes advantage of the mollification method in order to derive stable numerical derivatives. Numerical simulations for solving several test examples are presented to show the applicability of the proposed method for obtaining accurate and stable results.


Aristol, an antiseptic drug prepared by iodination of thymol under alkaline conditions, has been on the market since the 1880s. Up until 1951, a myriad of (unlikely) structures were put forward, but none of them were in full agreement with the observed chemical and physical properties of aristol. Today, according to most pharmacopoeias and commercial sources, aristol represents an iodooxybiphenyl derivative; the origin of this structure is unknown. Motivated by these facts, we decided to elucidate the structure of aristol using modern chromatographic and extensive spectrometric techniques (NMR/FTIR/MS/UV), combined with chemical transformations and quantum mechanical calculations. Based on our findings, it was revealed that aristol does not represent a single chemical entity but a complex mixture of a large number of structurally closely related iodinated dehydrodithymol molecules together with (di)iodothymols and unreacted thymol. Five products of oxidative coupling (CAr–CAr, CAr–O–CAr and CAr–CH2–CAr) were successfully isolated in a pure state and fully spectrally characterized: 3,3′-diiodo-5,5′-diisopropyl-2,2′-dimethyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diol, 5,5′-diiodo-3,3′-diisopropyl-6,6′-dimethyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diol, 2-iodo-4-(4-iodo-2-isopropyl-5-methylphenoxy)-6-isopropyl-3-methylphenol, 4-(5-hydroxy-2-iodo-4-isopropylbenzyl)-2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol, and 3-(4-hydroxy-5-isopropyl-2-methylbenzyl)-2,4-diiodo-6-isopropylphenol. A lateral meta-coupling (with respect to the phenoxy-radical), CAr–CH2–CAr, previously never reported for oxidative coupling of phenols, was firmly established in two aristol constituents. This provides evidence for a mechanism that involves benzyl radicals unknown to form under these conditions. An additional 16 aristol constituents were identified by the use of a QSPR model (readily available structure-derived descriptors used to predict gas chromatography retention data), in combination with mass spectrometry, directly from the aristol matrix without preparative chromatography. The herein presented results urge a revision of the currently accepted formula (composition) of aristol in both primary and secondary literature.


Not only recent Science Fiction – e.g., Star Trek Beyond (USA 2016) – celebrates the capacities of robot collectives. Also RoboCup, an annual robot soccer competition, or Harvard University's Kilobot Project show stunning examples of the central idea behind Swarm Robotics: »[U]sing swarms is the same as getting a bunch of small cheap dumb things to do the same job as an expensive smart thing« (Beni/Wang 1989). This article examines some crucial aspects of the techno-history of a research field which intertwines engineering and biological knowledge and whose applications deal with compelling questions about synchronization and self-organization in changing environments – on the ground, in the air, and under water.


An investigation was made of the characteristics of lasing due to the self-terminating transition 6p1P1–5d1D2 of the barium atom when barium vapor was excited in a quasi-cw discharge. A train of stimulated emission pulses was generated in a longitudinal discharge, the average specific power in a train being ~150 mW/cm3. This figure exceeded the average specific laser output power from pulsed barium vapor lasers. In a hollow-cathode discharge a specific power for quasi-cw lasing of ~20 mW/cm3 was obtained. The discharge parameters needed for quasi-cw lasing were estimated.


For addressing the low efficiency of structural reliability analysis under the random‐interval mixed uncertainties (RIMU), this paper establishes the line sampling method (LS) under the RIMU. The proposed LS divides the reliability analysis under RIMU into two stages. The Markov chain simulation is used to efficiently search the design point under RIMU in the first stage, then the upper and lower bounds of failure probability are estimated by LS in the second stage. To improve the computational efficiency of the proposed LS under RIMU, the Kriging model is employed to reduce the model evaluation numbers in the two stages. For efficiently searching the design point, the Kriging model is constructed and adaptively updated in the first stage to accurately recognize the Markov chain candidate state, and then it is sequentially updated by the improved U learning function in the second stage to accurately estimate the failure probability bounds. The proposed LS under RIMU with Kriging model can not only reduce the model evaluation numbers but also decrease the candidate sample pool size for constructing the Kriging model in two stages. The presented examples demonstrate the superior computational efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method by comparison with some existing methods.


The collaboration between supply chain partners is often characterised by complex interactions comprising various interorganisational interfaces. Accurately planned and designed interorganisational interfaces raise the effectiveness and efficiency of organisations, whereas problems at the interorganisational interface disrupt the value-added processes within supply chain partnerships. Furthermore, interorganisational interface problems have a negative effect on the supply chain partner's productivity. The current paper presents specific problems that arise at supplier-buyer interfaces, such as organisational, personnel and procedural problems. An empirical research study in which 101 international companies were surveyed through an online-questionnaire was used to demonstrate the influence of problems at supply chain interfaces on a company's productivity. Finally, productivity-enhancing interface management instruments are presented.


The paper aims at the interpretation and analysis of teaching thought and writing style on the Textbook of Polymer Chemistry,4~(th) edition written by Prof.PAN Zuren,concerning with the selection and arrangement of the content,consideration of the chapter and section names,logical thinking and teaching method,and some technical terms.And then Table 1 shows some literal errors in 4~(th) edition.


Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the useful treatments of H. pylori-positive chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) [1, 2], and considered as a first-line treatment in Japan [3]. However, there are few reports concerning the efficacy of secondary eradication of residual H. pylori for chronic ITP. Here, we report a case of successful secondary eradication of residual H. pylori for chronic ITP. A 78-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of progressive thrombocytopenia. Initial investigations revealed normal hemoglobin (13.0 g/dl) and leukocyte count (3.5 10/l) and differentiation, but decreased platelet count to 51 10/l. Based on the clinical manifestation, laboratory tests and findings of bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, the patient was diagnosed as having chronic ITP. Because H. pylori infection was present by detecting anti-H.pylori IgG antibody, H. pylori eradication was selected as an initial treatment for ITP with amoxicillin, clarithromycin and proton pomp inhibitor (PPI). The patient had no gastrointestinal manifestation that associated with H. pylori infection or eradication. Two weeks after eradication, the platelet count increased to 88 10/l. However, H. pylori remained positive by the urea breath test. Six months after the first eradication, ITP was exacerbated with the decreased platelet count to 10 10/l, and the patient suffered from macroscopic hematuria. Although immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone was recommended for the patient as a next therapeutic option, the patient declined any treatment other than secondary eradication of H. pylori. Therefore, after obtaining informed consent from the patient, we decided to treat the patient of secondary eradication with amoxicillin, metronidazole and PPI [4]. No serious adverse effect of this treatment was observed. Three months after the secondary eradication, the platelet count increased to 125 10/l without bleeding, and H. pylori had returned negative by the urea breath test. The platelet count remained normal 6 months after the second eradication. Eradication of H. pylori is now considered one of the first-line treatments for H. pylori-positive ITP, especially in Japan [3], and metronidazole was recommended as second-line therapy after failure of first-line eradication therapy in the Japanese guideline [4]. The duration of treatment will be shorter and less costly than immunosuppressive agents such as prednisolone, or trombopoietin receptor antagonists, and therefore less toxic in terms of long-term adverse effects. Although little is known about the efficacy of secondary eradication of residual H. pylori for ITP, it would be a useful treatment. Further investigation will be required.


Inclusive cross sections for the reactions p+A..-->..p+X at 100 GeV are discussed in the framework of the evolution model proposed by Hwa. An exact solution to the evolution equation is found. A momentum-degradation length of 4.9 fm is inferred from the data.


This research paper is aimed to figure out the linguistics forms of taglines used in education institution advertisement and their intentions. The data of this research are in the form of words, phrases, clause, or sentences taken from taglines used in education institution advertisement. This research is a descriptive-qualitative study, which uses technique of seeking, collecting, classifying, and analyzing, then drawing conclusion. In analyzing the forms of taglines, the researcher referring to linguistics forms. To describe the intentions of the taglines, the researcher employs the speech act theory especially locution and illocution. The result of the study shows that first; the linguistic forms of taglines used in education institution advertisement are word, phrases, and sentences. Word is (4%), Noun Phrases, (60%), Verb Phrases, (8%), Gerund Phrase, (12%), Adjective Phrase, (4%), Imperative Sentences, (4%), and Declarative sentences are (12%). There are no taglines in the form of clause. Among those forms, noun phrase are dominating them. Second, all the data of tagline used in education institution advertisement that are analyzed in this paper have three intentions, they are: persuading (56%), asserting (28%), and convincing (16%). Mostly, the content of tagline is persuasion.


The bifurcation and chaos phenomenon which exist in power grid are threats to the stable operation of power grid and the safety of people and equipment. In order to eliminate the chaos phenomena in power grid, a kind of non-singular terminal sliding mode (NTSM) variable structure control method based on immune algorithm is put forward. The second-order model of grid chaotic oscillation is built and to be controlled by non-singular terminal sliding mode va riable structure controller. Meanwhile, the immune algorithm is introduced to optimize the sliding mode controller parameters. By means of simulation, the effectiveness of this method in the grid chaos control is verified.


The anion transference number was measured as a function of concentration for sodium --ammonia solutions at --37 by the moving-boundary method. The apparatus is described. The iontc equivalent conductance of Na+ was calculated from these data and existing conductivity data. Assuming that the conductance of free sodium ions follows the Shedlovsky equation, the degree of dissociation of ionpairs (or monomers) and the concentration of dimers were calculated. A satisfactory fit of the data was obtained using two equilibrium constants; K/sub 1/ = 9.2 x 10/sup -3/ for the dissociation reaction, and K/sub 2/ = 18.5 for the dimerization reaction. (auth)


The present invention provides a coaxial connector and the like which can be adjusted such that the VSWR is improved and the characteristic impedance of a coaxial cable is maintained, and effectively achieves a great reduction in height. This coaxial connector (1) is characterized by being provided with a signal conductor (3), a ground conductor (5), and an insulator (7), and in that in a both-conductor-opposed region (13) in which the ground conductor (5) and the signal conductor (3) are disposed opposing each other, a distance enlargement part (15) in which the vertical distance (X) between the inner surface (5a) of the ground conductor (5) and the back surface (3a) of the signal conductor (3), which is the surface facing the inner surface (5a), becomes larger without increasing the thickness dimension (t) of the coaxial connector (1) is formed.


Objective To observe the changes of oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption of tissues during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)Methods Fifteen patients with end disease of hepatism were scheduled for OLT under combined general anesthesia Veno-venous bypass was applied to all the cases during the anhepatic phase ECG, SpO_2 and P_ ETCO_2 were monitored during whole procedures 7-French pulmonary artery catheter was inserted into right jugular vein and an arterial line was put in the left radial artery, to measure hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation parameters including arterial partial pressure of oxygen(PaO_2), arterial oxygen saturation(SaO_2),arterial oxygen content(CaO_2),alveolar-arterial oxygen difference(AaDO_2) mixed venous oxygen pressure (PvO_2),mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO_2), mixed venous oxygen content(CvO_2), oxygen delivery (DO_2),oxygen delivery index (DO_2I), oxygen consumpation (VO_2), oxygen consumpation index (VO_2I) and oxygen extraction rate (ERO_2) during perioperationResults There were no significant changes in PaO_2, PvO_2, SvO_2, CaO_2, CvO_2 and AaDO_2 during perioperation (P005) As compared with those before operation ERO_2, VO_2I, DO_2 and DO_2I increased significantly during early neohepatic stages (P005), and VO_2 rose obviously markedly following the neohepatic procedure(P005) Conclusions The oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption during OLT are associated with the variations possibly due to metabolism of new liver


We all like to take photographs, and today a "point and click" culture has developed in photography, because of the relative ease and automation of the process to simply capture an image with a single click. However, if you are an artist or researcher who uses digital photography as the medium for your study, it is often necessary to quantify and subsequently qualify the integrity of your work, which can often be difficult, but is necessary for comparison of the relative quality of photographs that is needed to help ensure future funding and enhancing ones own profile as an artist. By applying emergy methods an alternative and novel way of assessing the impact and effort involved in digital photography can be determined.

This research aims to show how emergy can be applied to quantify the process of digital photography, looking at aspects related to the decisions made when taking a photograph, the technology used, the consideration given towards subject matter and image, and the further enhancement/digitisation of the photograph. The emergy methods will also be used to illustrate the effort put in by the photographer in producing a photographic composition by quantifying the process and giving a numerical figure to quantify effort. This is something new and has not been applied within the visual arts, so it can be seen as an exciting opportunity to demonstrate the effort that has gone in to a particular photograph or into the photography of an individual. Another result of the study will be that of being able to give another level of assessment of the potential impact of the photographic research, something that funding bodies in the UK are keen to de aware of.


AbstractSecrecy is the greatest enemy of democracy and science: the key to their advance lies in the wider spread of knowledge, the only natural resource which is constantly increasing. The arguments for and against secrecy, external or internal security, are analysed and illustrated with British and American examples. Commercial and individual secrecy are reviewed, and the techniques of how secrecy is upheld and how it is broken are given in some detail. Five reforms are urged to make private knowledge public, thus to safeguard democracy and the scientific tradition of freedom which depends on it.


The Nazz w ill undergo several changes in its program this spring as part o f a rehab ilita tion effort by its management. Plans include m oving its traditional music com petition from early A p ril to Feb. 1. Jun io r Sarah Molinsky, marketing d irec to r fo r the Nazz, said, " W e're try ing to attract more atten tion to the Nazz. We want to h igh ligh t the way that it used to be in the 1970s when, on any given night, 150 people w ou ld pack in to that litt le place."


Abstract. Most of the earthquakes in Iran have occurred irreparable damages due to the incorrect management. In hand act in order to confront the earthquakes have not been useful so far. The newest accomplishment of earthquake management is to make the use of the Crisis Management Council's potential, so the main point of this survey is the Crisis Management Council's performance in the latest earthquakes of Zohan. The applied descriptive method has been used in this research. The model of Spillan&Hiugh (2003) is used in this research, in which the operations and the performance of crisis management related to the earthquake consist of five sections (the recognition of the crisis signs, the improvement and learning, the destruction restraint, the prevention, and the readiness). The society under the study including all the personnel and managers of South Khorasan who have been involved with the earthquake, and according to Cochran formula, the statistical volume consisted of 120 which has been standardized by random sampling and questionnaires in the government and the organizations of the South Khorasan. By the evaluation and surveying the research hypotheses which is consisted of one primary and five secondary hypotheses, the first, second, third and fifth were verified as the fourth was denied. For descriptive analyses, the charts and percentages, the average and the standard deviation and for the illative analysis, the Regression test and Pearson Correlation test were used. The software package of16.0 VerSPSS /pc has been also used. The results show that the performance of the Crisis Management Council in the Zohan's earthquake has had a favorable quality in the recognition of the crisis signs, the improvement and learning, the destruction restraint, and the readiness. As for the prevention has not been favorable.


Theory of constraint (TOC), a popular theory of management in advanced countries such as the united states and Japan, is introduced with its history, components and application, focusing on the core theories of TOC with illustration. Brief comment is given on the application of TOC in china.


In this paper we are interested in sequentialization of form al power series with coefficients in the semiring(R ∪ {−∞},max,+) which represent the behavior of timed Petri nets. Several approaches make it possible to derive nondete rministic (max,+) automata modeling safe timed Petri nets. Their nondeterminism is a seriou s drawback since determinism is a crucial property for numerous results on (max,+) automata ( in particular, for applications to performance evaluation and control) and existing procedur s for determinization succeed only for restrictive classes of (max,+) automata. We present a na tural semi-algorithm for determinization of behaviors based on the semantics of timed Petri n s. The resulting deterministic (max,+)-automata are often infinite, but a sufficient condit ion is proposed to ensure that the semi-algorithm terminates and leads to a finite state determ inistic (max,+)-automaton. Moreover, if the net cannot be sequentialized we propose a restric tion of its logical behavior so that the sufficient condition becomes satisfied for the restricte d net. MOTS-CLÉS :réseaux de Petri temporisés, automate (max,+), politique d e course.


The present disclosure pertains to waking a subject from a period of wakeful sleep by modulation of a flow of breathable gas being delivered to the airway of the subject, with the modulation being performed based on a monitoring of wakefulness of the subject during sleep Typical sleep cycles comprise periods of deeper sleep and/or periods or lighter (wakeful) sleep. Waking during lighter stages of sleep may result in feeling more energetic and well-rested compared to waking from deeper sleep. Sleep therapy such as, for example, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), typically monitors sleep characteristics of a subject. These sleep characteristics comprise one or more of tidal volume, pressurized gas leakage (indicating movement), respiration rate, and/or other characteristics. During use of sleep therapy devices, sleep characteristics may be collected during therapy that can be used to determine whether the patient is in light sleep or deep sleep. The present disclosure contemplates utilizing a sleep therapy device in combination with the system described herein to collect sleep characteristics of a subject during sleep, and to wake the subject from wakeful sleep during an alarm window so the subject may feel as well rested and energetic as possible.


ERNST HAECKEL AND COMPARATIVE EMBRYOLOGY Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) is both a hero and a villain in the biological community. He was a prominent figure in the late nineteenth-century comparative anatomy community and is famous for his phylogenetic trees, anatomical illustrations, support for evolution, and strong personality. He is perhaps as well known, and considerably misunderstood, for his studies in embryology and his dictum that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," called the Biogenetic Law. Haeckel espoused the view that evolution generally proceeds by placing each innovation on top of a previous one, like adding layers on a cake. Therefore, the embryo of an "advanced" organism should pass through ("recapitulate") the adult stages of more "primitive" forms as it develops. However, repeated observations of development by other workers (e.g., Wilhelm His, Walter Garstang, Wilhelm Roux, Adam Sedgwick, Gavin de Beer, and others; see Gilbert, 1991, or Gould, 1977 for a detailed history) clearly showed that embryos do not go through adult stages of lower forms; rather, they share many common features in development. No biologist has accepted the biogenetic law for many decades and it may have been a caricature of Haeckel's actual views anyway. Much of Haeckel's developmental work is now considered invalid, and some historians of science have provided reasonable evidence to suggest that he manipulated his drawings to fit his preconceived views about development and evolution. Haeckel's views about the progressive nature of evolution are no longer accepted. Regardless of Haeckel's accuracy or preconceptions, comparative embryology continues to be central to our understanding of evolution. Comparative embryology shows how different adult structures of many animals have the same embryonic precursors. These shared developmental features suggest that many animals have ancestors in common. Further comparative embryology shows that closely related animals show a unity of developmental pattern, particularly in earlier stages, and have more developmental features in common than do more distantly related organisms. The fact that certain incipient structures such as pharyngeal pouches or arches exist in all vertebrate embryos yet develop into very different adult structures suggests that they all share a common ancestor whose embryo had pharyngeal pouches (at least at some stage in development). In this way, developmental similarities that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous, just like the patterns of bones in adult limbs. DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENT Wells's entire chapter on embryology amounts to little more than a misreading of Darwin, Haeckel, and others, combined with a general failure to acknowledge recent work on Haeckel and his embryos by Gould, Richardson, and others. In it, he conflates ideas in history of developmental biology with ideas of contemporary developmental biology. He also fails to recognize close to 60 years of work in developmental biology and thus completely omits any discussion of the real developmental evidence for evolution. It almost seems that Wells's goal is to discredit the entire field of comparative embryology by proxy, employing a bait-andswitch between Haeckel and Darwin. Wells's ploy is reminiscent of a child's false logic proof. It goes like this: Darwin relied on Haeckel, Haeckel was a fraud, therefore Darwin is a fraud. Icons of Evolution? Why Much of What Jonathan Wells Writes about Evolution is Wrong Alan D. Gishlick, National Center for Science Education


The theories consider macroeconomic variables to be major determinants of stock market returns or performance. But, the empirical evidence collected from different countries over the world is ambiguous. The effect of macroeconomic variables on stock market has been very popular among the researchers from past many decades. This study chooses two macro variables, i.e., oil price and exchange rate because of their increasing importance nowadays. The variables chosen do not show long run association, while short run association was evident from the analysis.


Widespread use of sensors and multisensory personal devices generate a lot of personal information. Sharing this information with others could help in various ways. However, this information may be misused when shared with all. Sharing of information between trusted parties overcomes this problem. This paper describes a model to share information based on interactions and opinions to build trust among peers. It also considers institutional and other controls, which influence the behaviour of the peers. The trust and control build confidence. The computed confidence bespeaks whether to reveal information or not thereby increasing trusted cooperation among peers.


Service-learning is a high-impact pedagogical strategy embraced by higher education institutions. Direct service based on a charity paradigm tends to be the norm, while little attention is paid to social change-oriented service. This article offers suggestions for incorporating social justice education into courses designed to promote social change through service-learning. The article delineates the characteristics of social justice education, discusses ways to incorporate social justice and service-learning components into appropriate courses, and provides a blueprint for constructing the syllabus.


Abstract Xenusion auerswaldae Pompeckj 1927 is refigured and redescribed. Some details which have hitherto been neglected or incorrectly interpreted are discussed. It is shown that each of its paired, hump-like protuberances was provided with a spine or papilla. This fact, as well as the relative size and apparent rigidity of the humps, disproves the earlier interpretations of these details as ventral (coxal) sacs. The specimen described by Pompeckj is a cast of the dorsal side of the fossil. Xenusion was an almost homonomously metameric animal with appendages similar to onychophoran lobopodia; the fossilized characters known hitherto permit no more exact classification than incertae sedis among the Articulata. Red-striped quartzites in the lowermost Cambrian of the Kalmarsund area in SE Sweden are the only rocks which may now be considered as the source of the drift boulders containing the two specimens of Xenusion found hitherto. Xenusion auerswaldae Pompeckj 1927 wird neu abgebildet und beschrieben. Au...


In the 21st century, new trends in the study of international humanities and social sciences are gradually being formed. These new trends are mainly due to the "globalization" of the times and the "leap in Asia", which are being created through the interaction of these two capabilities. Asia's leap is not only the great spiritual traditions and religious beliefs such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Shinto that appeared in the past history of Asia, It also affects culture. We will review the dissemination of Chinese characters and Chinese texts through reconstruction of East Asian Chinese culture, and examine the influence of Chinese culture in the political, economic and cultural areas of Chinese characters. Particularly, through concrete examples of the use of Chinese characters in Southeast Asian culture, we will seek to expand the culture of Chinese characters and look for ways to go along with them. We will make concrete plans and implement them step by step.


ABSTRACT With increased interest in materials and construction in the architectural field, the use of building structure as the element of architectural expression has gained interest in recent years. In his analysis of contemporary Swiss architecture, Arthur Rüegg has coined the notion of "Strong Structures" for the tendency to activate a load-bearing structure for spatial and conceptual expression. The article applies this notion to the works of renowned Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara, who has influenced many prominent Swiss figures in the debate over "Strong Structures." By conducting phenomenological research on his experimental practices in House in White, Tanikawa House, and House in Uehara, the article examines how Shinohara used the organisation of structural elements and relations to express the architectural and cultural context. Finally, by contrasting the structural design methods used in Switzerland and Japan, this article aims to introduce a relational structure design mindset in order to complement and extend the concept of "Strong Structures", which can enrich structural design by focusing on the art of structural relations.


Netfilter/iptables is a function framework of IP packet filtering,packet mangling and NAT which is integrated with the latest 2.4.x versions of the Linux kernel.It is ideal for us to use it configure firewalls according to our specific needs on Linux systems.This paper main discussed how to setting and applying an access control strategy which based on IP address and user and time,to stop unauthorized and unreliably sources from accessing our Linux systems,and also restrict authorized network traffic can go out.


The mirror neuron system in the cerebrum, which are handled by visual information-based imitative learning. When we observe the observer`s range of mirror neuron system, we can assume intention of performance through progress of neural activation as specific range, in include of partially hidden range. It is goal of our paper that imitative learning is applied to 3D vision-based intelligent system. We have experiment as stereo camera-based restoration about acquired 3D image our previous research Using Optical flow, unscented Kalman filter. At this point, 3D input image is sequential continuous image as including of partially hidden range. We used Hidden Markov Model to perform the intention recognition about performance as result of restoration-based hidden range. The dynamic inference function about sequential input data have compatible properties such as hand gesture recognition include of hidden range. In this paper, for proposed intention recognition, we already had a simulation about object outline and feature extraction in the previous research, we generated temporal continuous feature vector about feature extraction and when we apply to Hidden Markov Model, make a result of simulation about hand gesture classification according to intention pattern. We got the result of hand gesture classification as value of posterior probability, and proved the accuracy outstandingness through the result.


ABSTRACT HIGEE (an acronym of high gravity) devices have attracted considerable attention among the researchers due to its immense process intensification capability. In order to achieve desired process efficiency this technology replaces terrestrial acceleration by centrifugal one (typically 1000g) which can be attained by rotating a specially shaped rigid bed. This study focuses on liquid–liquid extraction of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from wastewater using aliquat-336 as an extractant inside a novel rotating zigzag contactor (RZC). Extraction efficiency of RZC were observed with the variation in pH (2–10), rotational speed (300–1100rpm), aqueous phase (0.4–1.2 L-min−1) and organic phase (0.05–0.15 L-min−1) flow rate, feed (25–200 mg-L−1) and extractant (0.5–1.25 vol%) concentration. The results obtained from this study showed a significant improvement in extraction efficiency (85–99%) with the variation in rotational speed (300–1100rpm). It was observed that the efficiency increased with rotational speed, total flow rate and the organic phase flow rates but decreased with the feed concentration and pH of the aqueous solution. Comparison with some conventional contactors reveals that the extraction efficiency obtained in RZC was nearly 40–50% higher under the same operating conditions. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa synonym with Melaleluca symphyocarpa of the Myrtaceae family is an endemic plant at Northern Australia, South Papua (Indonesia , ) and Papua New Guinea. Wasur National Park (South Papua District, Papua, Indonesia) is one of  A.symphyocarpa ' s  distribution areasTwo villages in Wasur National Park , namely Yanggandur Village and Rawa Biru Village have been  perform ing utilization of A. symphyocarpa with the process of distillation.  Today, the utilization of A. Symphyocarpa has become one of livelihoods sources for the people s in this region.  However, A. symphyocarpa in Wasur National Park was facing a high level of threats, the mostly are: habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, habitat degradation, and the invasion of alien species.  This paper was aimed at  explor ing other potential use s of A. symphyocarpa in addition to its essential oil and also to formulate conservation efforts in Wasur National Park . The a nalysis is was done through literature  studies and  authors '  experience s .  An alternative solution to preserve this species is was t o development of  stakeholders' participation.  Those stakeholders must be involved actively of performing in  the real conservation efforts. Key words: Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa, u tilization, t hreats, c onservation , Wasur National Park


Deuterons of 9.1. 8.3. and 7.4 Mev were used to produce (d.p) reactions in Pb/sup 206/ and Bi/sup 209/ targets. The proton d ifferential cross section was measured for different Q values, each of which corresponded to a final state of known assignment. With one exception, all the observed angular distributions were broad peaks with maxima near 180 deg . The theoretical approximations that apply for low deuteron energy predict a Gaussian distribution peaked in the backward di- rection. Although the measured distributions were not of Gaussian form, a comparison of the measured and predicted width variation with Q showed fair agreement with one theoretical result and poor agreement with the other. For the reaction with the highest Q( approx equal 4.5 Mev). a peak near 120 deg was observed. This more forward peak would be expected both from a reduced Coulomb effect and from the influence of the nuclear potential on the proton. As expected when the Coulomb field is dominant, there was only a small observed correlation between the measured angular distribution and the angular momentum of the captured neutron. In a few cases, triton angular distributions from (d.t) reactions were measured, and these also showed peaks atmore » large scattering angles. (auth)« less


Geometric modeling of man-made objects from 3D data is one of the biggest challenges in Computer Vision and Computer Graphics. The long term goal is to generate a CAD-style model in an as-automatic-as-possible way. To achieve this goal, difficult issues have to be addressed including (i) the scalability of the modeling process with respect to massive input data, (ii) the robustness of the methodology to various defect-laden input measurements, and (iii) the geometric quality of output models. Existing methods work well to recover the surface of free-form objects. However, in case of manmade objects, it is difficult to produce results that approach the quality of high-structured representations as CAD models.In this thesis, we present a series of contributions to the field. First, we propose a classification method based on deep learning to distinguish objects from raw 3D point cloud. Second, we propose an algorithm to detect planar primitives in 3D data at different level of abstraction. Finally, we propose a mechanism to assemble planar primitives into compact polygonal meshes. These contributions are complementary and can be used sequentially to reconstruct city models at various level-of-details from airborne 3D data. We illustrate the robustness, scalability and efficiency of our methods on both laser and multi-view stereo data composed of man-made objects.


Sikkim is known as a natural and ideal destination for the tourists looking for exotic and varied experiences. The study explores the adequacy of the policy in the context of eco-tourism principles espoused by eco-tourism society (TES) which are minimize physical, social and psychological impact, Build environmental and cultural awareness, Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts, Produce direct financial benefits for conservation, and Recognize the rights and spiritual beliefs of the Indigenous People. Methodology used is case study for based on a structured questionnaire with 55 statements (on Likert scale) responded by the civil officers of the state government involved with eco-tourism policy and its implementation. To make it more meaningful one sample t-test has been conducted to test hypotheses. It concludes that the policy document has areas with distinct adequacies and inadequacies. The purpose of the study is to identify inadequacies that need to be addressed to make the policy document holistic and help in facilitating its proper implementation.


INTRODUCTION: Hypophosphatemic rickets represents a group of heritable renal disorders of phosphate characterized by hypophosphatemia, normal or low serum 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D and calcium levels. Hypophosphatemia is associated to interglobular dentine and an enlarged pulp chambers. AIM: Our goal was to verify the dental abnormalities and the oral health condition in these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective study of oral conditions in patients with Hypophosphatemic rickets. This report employed a simple method to be easily reproducible: oral clinical exam and radiographic evaluation. RESULTS: Fourteen patients were studied, 5 males, median age of 11years (4 to 26). Occlusion defects (85,7%) and enamel hypoplasia (57,1%) were significant more frequently than dental abscesses (one patient). We observed enlarged pulp chambers in 43% of the patients and hypoplasia and dentin abnormalities in 14,3%. We could not detect a significant correlation between dental abnormalities and delayed treatment (p>0,05). DMFT index for 6 to 12 years patients (n = 12) showed that the oral health is unsatisfactory (mean DMFT =  5). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with Hypophosphatemic Rickets frequently present dental alterations and these are not completely recovered with the treatment, unless dental abscess and they need a periodical oral examination.


This provocation responds to Lagunaries' participation as a keygroup in Philosophy Performance Problems 2022. Using our constantly evolving methodology to work with texts and stories, we set out to think together through a coral writing exercise, the different meanings to the words key and group. In Spanish key is both a llave and a clave, which in turns unlock different meanings.  We also use the word grupa to propose breaking away from established non-feminist ways of being together.


A parallel algorithm to solve the all pairs shortest paths problem for a directed graph using O(n 3) processors on a CREW PRAM is described followed by a new model of parallel computation and results indicating how this model can be used to achieve lower processor bounds for the above and related problems.


In recent years, "Internet +" and e-commerce technology have had a profound impact on the recycling industry. Consumer psychology, as the most important factor in the positive sales chain, has received little attention in the recycling field. Based on the consumer's acceptance of online recycling channels and sensitivity to recycling prices, this paper investigates a two-channel reverse supply chain system consisting of the brand owner and a dismantling center. Firstly, the pricing strategy model, which takes consumer psychology into account, is established based on the Stackelberg game. It is found that the consumer's acceptance of the online recycling channel will reduce the profit of the dismantling center, but has no effect on the profit of the brand owner. Consumers' sensitivity to price will increase the profits of both the brand owner and the dismantling center, and will also make the optimal pricing of both parties tend to be fixed. Finally, the simulation experiment is carried out to verify the influence of psychological indicators on the pricing strategy and profit of the brand owner and dismantling center, and the optimal pricing strategy of both models is obtained after the online acceptance index and price sensitivity index are determined.


The synchronization of stock price is an important index to measure the information of stock price. Compared with the countries with mature capital market, the synchronization of stock price in China is on the high side, and the fluctuation of stock price often presents the phenomenon of "rising and falling together". This paper studies the impact of pledge of major shareholders' equity on the synchronization of stock price, and further explores the role of information disclosure quality. Based on the data of China's A-share listed companies in 2013-2019, the empirical study shows that: there is a large shareholder equity pledge in enterprises, and the synchronization of stock price is higher, and with the increase of the proportion of large shareholder equity pledge, the impact is more significant; the quality of information disclosure plays a significant negative role in the relationship between the synchronization of large shareholder equity pledge and stock price, easing the impact of large shareholder equity pledge the impact on stock price synchronization.


This paper presents a fast method to construct the simplified terrain model with the multi-resolution. In this method, we adopt the normal quad-tree hierarchy to subdivide the original terrain surface into the multi- resolution levels. For the sake of implementing the compressive storage and the efficient index for the elevation data, a connotative hierarchy is proposed and its corresponding index strategies are deduced. On the basis of the connotative hierarchy, we focus on resolving the crack problem of the simplified model. We firstly create the space filling curve during the simplification process to accelerate the search for the potential cracks. Afterwards, the different approaches are utilized to process the cracks in terms of the dissimilar terrain features. For this reason, we put forward an evaluation function that can selfadaptively identify the terrain feature according to the normal vector angle of the adjacent nodes in the connotative hierarchy. Consequently, there are not redundant triangles in our seamless multi-resolution terrain model. The proposed approaches are experimented on the real data and the results show that our method is relatively efficient and robust. Besides, the seamless simplified model has less number of triangles than the other common algorithm.


A combination of survey and ethnographic research was used to investigate what injectors have labeled as the "jelling-up" of their heroin: insolubility leading to the clogging of needles/syringes. A total of 856 interviews, were conducted in two inner-city Chicago communities. Three separate samples were drawn from heroin injectors over a period of 18 months. In each sample, 85% (n = 39), 72% (n = 417) and 81% (n = 400) of the respondents reported that their heroin clogged their needles/syringes. In each of these respective samples, 55%. 28%, and 19% of the respondents reported that they had shared needles/syringes with others because their "works" had clogged. The paper explores the conditions under which inappropriate diluent/adulterants are used in the "cutting" of heroin. A complex of factors helps explain the use of improper cuts; these include: oligopolistic market conditions engendered by gangs, ignorance of the proper diluents/adulterants. and the creation of dual markets (intranasal and injecting...


Programming languages are vital components of the computer industry in the world today. There are many different programming languages which do not address which language performs the best and more efficiency than the other programming languages. In this paper we present a couple of different algorithms which we tested with a couple of different programming languages. This helps us out by a functional standpoint on which language is the better one. We report the results of the experiment by comparing the results that we have gotten from each of the programming languages. Our results show which programming language is the better suited for each of the algorithms that we tested.


Proliferative Periostitis (Garre's osteomyelitis) is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that mostly affects children and adolescents. This chronic disease is characterized by reactive subperiosteal bone formation and nonsuppurative ossifying periostitis as a response to a mild local infection or irritation. Periosteal reaction in Garre's osteomyelitis usually represents an "onion skin" appearance. This disease is rare in occurrence due to the presence of a set of integrated conditions such as chronic infection in a young patient, increased osteoblastic activity and a balance between the virulence of the infectious agents and the resistance of the host. The purpose of this presentation is to report a rare case of Garre's osteomyelitis and to give information about the imaging findings with 2 years follow-up. Key words: Periostitis; osteomyelitis; mandible


Morey. J. and Hollis, G.. 1997. Australia's most diverse crayfish habitat? Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 56(2): 667-669. Labertouche Creek, a tributary of the Tarago River in West Gippsland, arguably has the most diverse freshwater crayfish assemblage in Australia. Six crayfish species are known from the creek, including the rare and vulnerable Warragul Burrowing Crayfish, Engaeus stemalis. the only known location of this species in Australia (Horwitz, 1990, 1992). Other species of burrowing crayfish found are E. hemieirratulus, E. eunieularius, and E. quadrimanus. Two species of Euastaeus (Spiny Freshwater Crayfish) are also known from these waters, Euastaeus yarraensis and E. kershawi (Gippsland Spiny Crayfish). A third species, E. woiwuru. is possibly present, as the creek is shown to be within this species* range.


An attempt has been made to present a profile of patients with aortic valvular disease who presented themselves for operative correction, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of prosthetic replacement in the surgical treatment. Experience to date, in 115 patients so treated, demonstrates the effectiveness of this technique. The operative mortality due to technical factors has been low, and the clinical results have been excellent. Since the operative mortality now occurs primarily in those patients with myocardial failure, its prevention, if possible, is advisable by earlier detection and surgical correction.


Abstract Geographical surveys of plant feeders on weeds are essential for finding species which can be studied as classical biological control agents of alien plants. Four eriophyoid species have been collected on well-known weeds surveyed on the Italian territory. A new species, Aceria verbenacae sp. nov., was found on leaf and stem deformations of Salvia verbenaca L. (Lamiaceae) and is described and illustrated. Two Phyllocoptinae species were found for the first time in Italy: Aculus mosoniensis (Ripka & Érsek) comb. nov. and Metaculus rapistri Carmona. Aculus mosoniensis was collected on leaf deformations of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Simaroubaceae), whereas M. rapistri was collected on leaf and stem deformations of Isatis tinctoria L. (Brassicaceae). Finally, Aceria drabae (Nalepa) was found on deformed leaves and stems of Lepidium draba L. (Brassicaceae) in central Italy. Its previous record in Friuli Venezia Giulia was based only on symptoms observed on the host plants. Three last species are described and illustrated in details to allow morphological comparisons along with previous reports.


When writing can change your life, when writing can enrich you by offering much money, why don't you try it? Are you still very confused of where getting the ideas? Do you still have no idea with what you are going to write? Now, you will need reading. A good writer is a good reader at once. You can define how you write depending on what books to read. This handbook of interventions for structural heart and peripheral vascular disease can help you to solve the problem. It can be one of the right sources to develop your writing skill.


The transformer is a long run device in a power system network. When transformer oil comes in contact with cellulosic insulation in the presence of heat, the solid insulation undergoes polymerization. As a result, dielectric, mechanical and chemical properties of the oil and kraft paper get affected. In this present study, electrical, mechanical and chemical degradation of the thermally aged nanofluid (NF), and mineral oil (MO) impregnated kraft papers are analysed. To understand the degradation of the aforementioned properties of the kraft paper, thermal ageing study has been performed. A comparative study of the aged kraft paper is carried out to study the electrical breakdown, tensile strength and the degree of polymerization. The thermal ageing experiment is performed for two different insulating oils, namely: MO and exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (Eh-BN)/MO-NF impregnated kraft paper. 0.01wt.% of nanofiller concentration is chosen for the preparation of Eh-BN/MO-NF. Highly insulating, thermally conducting and superior physicochemical properties of the NF are suitably chosen for the thermal ageing. An ageing study of both MO and NF impregnated kraft paper is performed in two different ageing vessels at 160°C for different aging durations such as 100, 500, 1000 and 2000 hours respectively. It is observed from the experimental results that both modulus and tensile strength of Eh-BN/MO-NF aged kraft papers are superior than that of MO aged kraft papers. Electrical strength of the NF impregnated aged kraft paper has minimum decrement in the AC breakdown voltage. Early polymerization in MO impregnated kraft paper is the reason for drastic degradation of its mechanical strength. Eh-BN/MO-NF reduces the effect of early polymerization and minimum affinity towards polar contamination during thermal ageing and hence provides better electro-mechanical stability to the insulating NF impregnated kraft paper.


Trees in the folk image of the world. Contribution to the study of folk beliefs about trees, their use in magic and healing

The subject of the article are folk beliefs concerning trees and their use in magic and medicine. The source basis for the presented descriptions, analyzes and interpretations are materials obtained during ethnographic field research in the Kielce region, which I conducted in 2010–2021, and published works. In the article I present cultural images of selected trees functioning in the minds of the inhabitants of Kielce villages. The analysis of the acquired ethnographic materials made it possible to find out how people think about trees as important elements of the cultural landscape, how they perceive them, what beliefs they connect with, and in the treatment of what ailments they use them. The phenomenon of a tree in folk culture results both from the mythical worldview, i.e. specific attitudes of rural residents towards natural phenomena, as well as from the specific features that trees have.

The most important aspect determining the place of trees in the folk image of the world is their personification, ascribing to them the mediating features of the cosmic tree and the tree of life. Hence their significant position in the mental picture of the world and rich symbolism manifested in magical and religious rituals, vegetation rituals and healing practices with the participation of trees.


Chicago, Ill., Dec. 18, 1896. To the Editor: —At a recent meeting of the faculty of the Harvey Medical College the following resolutions were passed unanimously: "That the licensing power to the practice of medicine in the State of Illinois be taken from the State Board of Health and given to a separate board of medical examiners. "That a diploma from a medical school of good standing shall be a necessary qualification for examination. "That the examination shall be in the English language." A committee was appointed to confer with a joint committee of the State medical societies to assist in furthering the passage of the bill. Does this look as if the faculty of the Harvey Medical College desire or intend to run a diploma mill?


This thesis examines the factors that influence perceptions of judicial corruption. A statistical analysis using data from such sources as Transparency International, the World Bank, and Freedom House demonstrates that aspects of accountability (the ability to remove judges) and transparency (freedom of the press) are only weakly related to perceptions of judicial corruption. A systematic country comparison shows that the structure of the judicial system explains variations in perceived judicial corruption. INDEX WORDS: Corruption, Judiciary, Legal System CORRUPTED COURTS: A CROSS-NATIONAL PERCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL CORRUPTION


Effects of V,Cr single and combined stress on the growth and physiological characteristics of wheat seedling were studied by water culture.The results showed that with the increase of V,Cr concentrations,fresh weight,plant height and chlorophyll content of wheat seedling increased first and decreased afterwards.At low concentrations(V≤5 mg · L-1,Cr≤10 mg · L-1),fresh weight,plant height and chlorophyll content were higher than those of the control,while at high concentrations(V5 mg · L-1,Cr10 mg · L-1),they decreased by 0.2%—46.8%,0.8%—40.7% and 2.5%—76.9% respectively.The content of malondialdehyde(MDA) increased with increasing stress by 7.5%—251.6% respectively compared to the control.In V,Cr single treatment condition,the cell membrane permeability(CMP) increased and the activities of root subsystems decreased by 17.8%—59.8% and 8.1%—53.0% respectively with increasing stress,compared to the control.In V,Cr combined treatment condition,the cell membrane permeability decreased first and increased afterwards,and the activities of root subsystems increased first and decreased afterwards with increasing stress.The permeability increased by 0.6%—126.2% and the activities decreased by 6.1%—97.3%,compared to the control.The low concentration of V,Cr combined stress had antagonistic effect on the growth of wheat seedling,while,the high concentration of V,Cr had synergistic action.Toxicity and injury of V,Cr combined stress were higher than that of individual V,Cr treatment.The toxic harm of Cr stress was stronger than V stress.


Air pollution is among the major causes of death and disease all around the globe. The prime impact of ambient air pollution is on the lungs through the respiratory system. This study aims to estimate the health cost due to air pollution from a Sugar Mill in the Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. To determine the impact of pollution on respiratory illness, primary data were collected from 1141 individuals from 200 households living within a 3 km radius of the mill. The Household Production Method was used to drive the reduced-form Dose–Response Function and the Mitigation Cost Function for assessing the impact of pollution on health and then estimating the monetary cost associated with mitigating such illnesses. The results indicate that about 60% of the respondents living in the surrounding area of the mill suffered from different respiratory illnesses. The study estimates that by reducing the suspended particulate matter (SPM) level by 50%, the expected annual welfare gains to an individual living within a 3 km radius of the mill are US $20.21. The whole community residing within a 3 km radius of the mill will enjoy an estimated welfare gain of PKR. 70.67 million (US $0.511 million). If the pollution standard limits prescribed by the World Health Organization are followed, the expected monetary benefits to all the individuals living within a 3 km radius of the mill are PKR. 114.48 million (US $0.27 million) annually.


The WLF equation is derived from the theory of rate processes in conjunction with the theory of liquids of significant structures. The empirical parameters in the WLF equation are discussed and compared with the corresponding quantities in the derived equation.


Continuous spontaneous alternation in a symmetrical Ymaze is widely considered as a measure of spatial working memory in rodents, and is used as an entrance screening test for cognitive enhancers. The task consists of a single 8min session during which arm visits and sequence of arm entries are continuously recorded. Using EthoVision XT, we describe the implementation and validation of an automated scoring procedure for continuous spontaneous alternation in mice in a Y-maze. We optimized the design of the arena setting to avoid false arm entries, and developed an automated analysis program in order to extract from the EthoVision export file the sequence of arm entries and the number of alternations. We show that, after optimization, 100% agreement was reached between the automated output and human observers in terms of arm entries, sequence of entry and alternation percentage. We also demonstrate that several Y-mazes can be run in parallel without influencing mouse alternation behavior, and that the automated system is suitable for pharmacological testing.


Aiming at features for Web Service interoperability in the settlement of shortcomings and the growing network-based spatial data processing requirements,OGC has developed a Web Services standard WPS to solve problems.This was defined under the WPS standard and three ways to design a three-tier architecture of WPS services in the paper,and GIS spatial analysis of the buffer analysis package for the WPS service was made to call through the network to better resolve the spatial information processing interoperability.


PV cells efficiency increase by employing FZ silicon was shown in a series of works. At PVSC40 we reported our results in development of cheap FZ feedstock production using electron beam heating. However, we have encountered difficulties with obtaining dislocation free FZ single crystals from our rods and rods diameter had substantial fluctuations. Source of generation of previously absent dislocations was determined and eliminated. Dislocation free single crystals have been grown from bottom parts of newly pulled rods. Process image analysis peculiarities during automation development are discussed. Devised image processing techniques shall enhance PID regulation, rods with acceptable diameter fluctuation are pulled.


Nonvolatile holograms are recorded in near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 doped with 8 ppm of Mn by use of a two-color holographic recording method. An IR laser with wavelength of 778 nm is used for writing and a UV laser with wavelength of 350 nm is used for gating. Dependences of two-color sensitivity and M/♯ on gating and writing intensities are presented. Significant improvements of sensitivity, M/♯, and dark decay are obtained compared with reduced near-stoichiometric LiNbO3. The obtained high two-color sensitivity of 0.21 cm/J with a gating intensity of 1.5 W/cm2 is attributed to large light-induced absorption of small polarons.


In conclusion, we have provided experimental and theoretical evidence that the a-helical, coiledcoil domain of laminin is responsible for chain assembly and chain selectivity. None of the laminin chains appears to be designed for formation of homodimers, although these are common in many other fibrous proteins [ 111. Only selected heteroassociations are stable in laminin isoforms. The data on fragment E8 support the notion that dimeric laminins, composed of B1 and B2 chains only, may be stable intermediates of biosynthesis [ 101 or they may be isoforms [4], and that double-stranded, coiled-coil structures can form a triple-stranded structure by addition of an A chain.


Birch pollen, administered 6 days before primary antigenic stimulation, was found to have a stimulating effect on the production of reaginic antibodies as well as antibodies reactive in indirect haema


The article begins with a sketch of the main theoretical perspectives on compliance with multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). Much of the theoretical debate in the context of MEAs has focused on the respective merits of the "managerial" and "enforcement" approaches. Both approaches can be situated within rational institutionalism. Relatively less attention has been paid in the MEA debate to explicitly constructivist frameworks, and to efforts to identify the features that enable legal norms to exert distinctive influence on actors. Such approaches enrich the debate and provide important additional insights into ways to promote compliance with MEAs. The article then surveys the emergence and key features of MEA-specific non-compliance procedures. Next, it provides an overview of those features of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change that are directly relevant to the design of a compliance regime. Against this backdrop, the article outlines the main elements and innovations of the Procedures and Mechanisms on Compliance under the Kyoto Protocol that were adopted at Marrakech in November 2001. The article concludes with an assessment of the Procedures and Mechanisms, highlighting apparent trends in the design of MEA compliance regimes and their import for the theoretical debate on compliance.


Summary Theconcept thatmigraine results fromaninitial vasoconstriction duetoincreased release ofnoradrenaline fromthesympathetic nerves tocranial bloodvessels hasbeenreappraised inthelight of recently acquired knowledge ofthemechanisms of action ofdrugs usedinthetreatment ofmigraine, physiological andpharmacological evidence implicating noradrenaline, andtheobservations byothers that several migraine variants maybeassociated with somedegree ofsympathetic overactivity. Ifthetheory iscorrect, itsuggests thatbothprophylaxis and management oftheacute condition should bepossible bymeansofselective ox-adrenoceptor antagonism. The useofdrugs withpotentially dangerous vasoconstrictorproperties appears tobeunnecessary. Thesuggestion ismadethat theincreased adrenergic activity might result fromchanges within thehypothalamus.


Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)1 (OMIM 248600) is an inborn error of metabolism detectable by newborn screening (NBS). Deficiency of the branched-chain 2-keto acid dehydrogenase leads to the accumulation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) leucine, valine, isoleucine, and alloisoleucine. About 75% of MSUD patients have the severe classic form (<2% enzyme activity). They develop a severe encephalopathic crisis with deep coma, mostly during the second week of life, owing to very high concentrations of BCAAs (≫1000 μmol/L leucine). The remainder have milder variant forms (2%–40% enzyme activity) with lower concentrations of BCAAs (≪1500 μmol/L leucine) and later onset or absence of cerebral symptoms(1).

Severely ill newborns require urgent lowering of branched-chain compounds followed by lifelong semisynthetic diet with reduced intake of BCAAs. Because even subjects with a mild form of MSUD are at risk of acute metabolic decompensation during stressful situations, they also may benefit from early presymptomatic diagnosis by NBS. Whereas newborns with classic MSUD need emergency management including intensive care and occasionally extracorporeal detoxification, this expensive treatment is not necessary in newborns with variant MSUD. We performed the present study to find out if classic and variant MSUD can be discriminated by NBS so that adequate treatment may be initiated when receiving the result of a tentative diagnosis of MSUD in NBS.

Since 2002, electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS)–based NBS has been available in Germany for every newborn. NBS for MSUD is performed by measuring the concentration of "total …


A Δ9 ‐THC metabolite has been identified in human urine as an ester linked glucuronide of Δ9 ‐THC‐11‐oic acid. Its identity was established by a comparison of mass spectra from the metabolite extracted from human urine and synthetically prepared material. Δ9 ‐THC‐11‐oic acid glucuronide was found to be responsible for the major part of RIA crossreactivity in urine with the Guildhay cannabinoid antiserum used in this study.


Primary energy statistics method in China and contrasting it with in international area,origin of coal conversion factor in energy statistics,significance and advantage of coal actual calorific value in energy statistics are introduced in this paper.


A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is composed of a large number of sensor nodes deployed over a geographical area. Each node is a low-power device that integrates computing, wireless communication, and sensing abilities. Many applications that make use of sensor networks require secure communication. Designing an efficient key establishment scheme is of great importance to the data security in Wireless Sensor Networks. The traditional cryptographic techniques are impractical in Wireless Sensor Networks because of associated high energy and computational overheads. This algorithm supports the establishment of three types of keys for each sensor node, an individual key shared with the base station, a pair wise key shared with neighbor sensor node, and a group key that is shared by all the nodes in the network. The algorithm used for establishing and updating these keys are energy efficient and minimizes the involvement of the base station. Polynomial function is used in the study to calculate the keys during initialization, membership change and key compromise. Periodically the key will be updated. To overcome the problem of energy insufficiency and memory storage and to provide adequate security, the energy efficient scheme is proposed. It works well in undefined deployment environment. Unauthorized nodes should not be allowed to establish communication with network nodes. This scheme when compared with other existing schemes has a very low overhead in computation, communication and storage.


For social entrepreneurs there has always been the challenge to evaluate program effectiveness and to address stakeholders' expectations. In today's hyper-connected world, organizations are held to increasing standards for accountability and transparency. Beyond financial and operational measures, though, organizations in this sector are challenged to demonstrate their ongoing social value. Dees (1998, p. 60) notes the pressures on social entrepreneurs to become sustainable through the introduction of commercial activity and suggests a spectrum of social enterprises from the purely philanthropic to the purely commercial. In his 2003 work with Anderson, Dees (2003, p. 16) coins the term "sector-bending... a wide variety of approaches, activities, and relationships that are blurring the distinctions between nonprofit and for-profit organization." Never easy, the competition for time and money is increasingly challenging.Moreover, Porter and Kramer (2011, pp. 64-65) argue that, "the purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. . Around the world, societal needs, not just conventional economic needs, define markets, and social harms can create internal costs for firms." For-profit businesses are interdependent with their communities and stakeholders, which creates more pressure on non-profits (K'nIfe & Haughton, 2013).The challenge to be accountable, transparent, and sustainable-while delivering programs and services, coordinating volunteers, managing cash flow, and dealing with the wealth of challenges that a social entrepreneur can face in a day-can arguably be accomplished through a performance measurement system. Is there a way to capture the right metrics in the right way at the right time that does not burden the social entrepreneurial organization? And, that are meaning on predictive of a long-term existence?In the sections that follow, the motivation for the research is developed further, explaining how performance measurement can be used to the advantage of the social entrepreneur, anywhere around the world. The literature review examines performance measurement systems, social value measurement, and the capture of long-term effects known as externalities. Based on this review, a logic model is proposed and validated with empirical data. The approach and results are presented, followed by a discussion of implications of the findings.MOTIVATION AND BACKGROUNDInvestors and volunteers of the social enterprise, worldwide, are the metaphorical lifeblood that keeps these organizations alive. The intentions and commitment levels of individuals vary, but ultimately it can be argued that the investment of money and/or time is intended to have an impact. So as these organizations compete for these scarce resources, how can they demonstrate their impact? Often, they use an emotional appeal, such as video of a hungry child foraging for bits of food in a faraway land. They might take the anecdotal approach, such as highlighting the youth who participated in the after-school program and completed his/her education. Sometimes, they try to use measures the success of a group of women turning localized crafts into a profitable venture (Global Girlfriends).Measures are increasingly expected when trying to attract grants from foundations or governments. Bill Gates, reporting on the Gates' Foundation work, states that he has "been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition" (Levy, 2013). In force as of January 2013, The Social Value Act in the United Kingdom is intended to "ensure that, when awarding contracts, commissioners should consider not just costs aspects of a proposed project or bid but its overall value to the community" (Arvidson & Kara, 2013).In this context, we define social value broadly as a benefit to humankind, including health, education, quality of life, and ecological improvements. …


The invention relates to a variable-channel extrusion die and a forming method. The variable-channel extrusion die comprises a male die (1) and a female die (3), a die cavity of the female die sequentially comprises a feeding section (4), a front forming section (5), a middle forming section (6), a rear forming section (7) and a discharging section (8) from an inlet of a blank (2) to an outlet of the blank (2), wherein the feeding section (4) is a circular equant channel, the front forming section (5) is a circular-elliptical transition channel, the middle forming section (6) is a prismatic elliptical channel, the rear forming section (7) is an elliptical-circular transition channel, and the discharging section (8) is a prismatic circular channel; and the blank (2) enters from an inlet of the female die (3) and is limited by the die cavity of the female die (3) to change a circular cross-section into an elliptical cross-section and change the elliptical cross-section into the circular cross-section in order to form a performed workpiece. The variable-channel extrusion die has simple structure, low load, low cost and high efficiency and can be widely applied to producing rods and wires of steel and nonferrous metal and forging and blanking difficultly deformed materials of large-scale shaft parts, high-speed steel, powder metallurgy, and the like.


Objective To prepare stearyl alcohol derivatives modified liposome and to investigate its liver targeting and drug analysis.Methods The encapsulation efficiency and the size of the indicators were found by the synthesis of stearic alcohol-O-galactosidase(18-Gal) driven molecular modification Sorafenib(Sorafenib tosylate,ST) and the preparation of liposome(GDSL).Mice were taken to do intravenous injection of GDSL and ST solution.GDSL liver targeting index(TI) was calculated by measuring the concentration of various tissues ST.Results The encapsulation efficiency of GDSL system was 65.85%.Particle size was(203±11)nm.TI value of the liver tissue was 4.745.Conclusions The encapsulation efficiency of GDSL system is high and liver targeting is significant.


In the air, Mach-zehnder interference system was set up to study the plasma expansion process of single crystal silicon induced by millisecond pulsed laser. Electron density is the main parameter of laser plasma characteristics. Calculation electron density of silicon plasma based on the relationship between the FWHM of Stark broadening of spectral line and the electron density. Experimental results show that: The existence material splash phenomenon is existence in silicon plasma generated by millisecond laser, the long pulse laser interaction with material has the thermal effect. Silicon plasma emission spectrum is strong in the distribution of the continuous spectrum, the discrete series of atoms and ions are superimposed on it. With the increase of the laser energy density, the electron density of the plasma increases.


In this paper, we give the characterizations of Mannheim Partner Curves in Minkowski 3-space . Firstly, we classify these curves in . Next, we give some relationships characterizing these curves and we show that Mannheim theorem is not valid for Mannheim partner curves in . Moreover, by considering the spherical indicatrix of the Fr\'enet vectors of those curves, we obtain some new relationships between the curvatures and torsions of the Mannheim partner curves in .


This article discusses the contested and iconic status that former WWII Jasenovac Concentration Camp has in context of Croatian and wider Southeastern European war heritage. As a starting point, the historical background of the Jasenovac Concentration Camp will be viewed within the context of the political and social conflicts in Southeastern Europe in the mid-twentieth century, giving the special focus to the development of Croatian history from the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867) until today. Following that, the discussion will focus on the role of Jasenovac in contemporary memory politics in Croatia and neighbouring countries, which even resulted in physically and spatially separated Jasenovac memorials and competing memories which continues to fuel ethnic, national, and religious conflicts, still being tacitly present in Southeastern Europe.


Abstract The Fong–Swan theorem showed that for each irreducible Brauer character ϕ of a finite solvable group, there exists at least one ordinary irreducible character χ that lifts ϕ. Recently there has been some progress toward understanding the set of lifts of a given Brauer character, by constructing certain canonical sets of lifts and studying their properties. In this paper we develop the theory of lifts of Brauer characters that are induced from inductive pairs. This leads to a lower bound on the number of 'well-behaved' lifts of a given Brauer character in terms of the inductive pair. Moreover, it is shown that given a 'well-behaved' lift, the vertices for the lift (a generalization of the vertices of the corresponding Brauer character) are unique up to conjugacy.


Abstract Background Advanced salivary gland neoplasm have variable natural history. The goal of systemic treatment is palliation however no clear evidence regarding when and to whom it needs to be administered.The objective of this study was to determine the molecular profile of malignant salivary gland tumors and to evaluate the impact of systemic therapy.This was a retrospective cohort study. Methods Head and Neck Medical Oncology outpatient department maintains a prospective chemotherapy database of patients planned for any form of systemic therapy. Adult patients (Age > or = 18 years) with (ECOG PS) 0-3 histologically proven salivary gland malignancy treated between January 2010- September 2018 at the host institute.Data regarding demographics, baseline characteristics, tumor details, staging details, treatment details, outcome details expression of ER, PR, AR and HER-2 Neu status was extracted.The procedure for performing IHC, interpreting, and quality assurance is already published.Molecular profilingSnapshot profiling was performed using Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by multiplex base extension assay utilizing the SNaPshot TM methodology. It consists of a combination of real time PCR looking for 21 hotspot mutation sites in nine cancer genes: (EGFR, HER2, KRAS, NRAS,PIK3CA, BRAF, MEK1, PTEN,AKT1-). Results Out of the 69 evaluable patients, 55% (n = 38) had actionable target. Androgen Receptor (AR) expression was present in majority of patients (n = 23,34%), with it alone being expressed in 17% (n = 12) of patients, and along with other actionable targets in the other. 60 (87%) patients received systemic therapy either in form of chemotherapy (35,58.3%) or targeted therapy (25,41.7%). The strategy of observation in asymptomatic status lead to an median OS of 32.27 (3.03-NA) similar to patients receiving systemic therapy (p = 0.992). In patients with visceral crisis, the median OS was higher in patients receiving chemotherapy than targeted therapy (19.07 (14.20-23.8) versus 6.07 (2.23-NA), p  Conclusions Actionable targets are seen in salivary gland tumors and treatment strategies should be based on these and symptomatic status. Legal entity responsible for the study Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai. Funding Has not received any funding. Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


ABSTRACT As the cotton fiber properties are closely interrelated to the yarn properties, the correlation between the cotton fiber and yarn properties will help a mill to set the certain standard yarn properties. The purpose of this work is to produce the yarn of desired quality at minimum cost by mixing of various types of cotton fibers at the optimum-mixing ratio. The Linear Programming Technique has been suitably applied to determine the optimum mixing ratio to produce desired yarn quality at minimum cost. The solution of optimum mixing ratio obtained from the Linear Programming Equation has been solved by a computer program developed in Visual Basic software.


This paper introduces the equations that be detected with the parameters, including the atmosphere, the fan and the motor. The fan performance parameters will be calculated by MATALAB, and the interactive interface is developed by GUI. Therefore the fan performance is quickly and accurately analyzed to ensure that the fan works safely and efficiently.


References and Acknowledgements Many thanks to Marc Papazian, New England Sales Manager at WattStopper, for sharing his knowledge and sending us a motion sensor controlled powerstrip, Rosa Reynoza, an Advertising Assistant, and Bob Crane, President, of C. Crane Company, for sending us a prototype LED bulb, and our advisor, Gretar Tryggvason from the Mechanical Engineering department for guiding us through the process of creating this project. A special thanks to Michael O'Brien, our PLA, for helping us at every step of the project. Abstract The aim of our project is to create a model for a sustainable home in New England that is more efficient and environmentally friendly than previous housing models for the main purpose of lowering the homeowners' carbon footprint. In order to achieve this goal we have researched the main aspects in house design. These aspects include areas such as: structural materials and exterior aesthetics, interior need-based technologies, green energy options, and ideal housing and room placement. By compiling our research, we have created a model home that appeals to the general New England population. This model offers suggestions of small changes in a house that ultimately lowers its energy consumption. Also, we recommend larger remodeling projects, such as the installation of green energy sources, as homeowners' investments. Special attention and application of the components we researched contributes to a healthier neighborhood environment. This in turn would optimally create a local appeal in sustainable housing and consequently help minimize the carbon footprint of a homeowner.