Resonant converters are periodic time-varying system, one of whose distinctive features is the sideband effect. To be specific, when a small-signal perturbation is injected into the converter, a series of sideband frequency components will occur. The two sideband frequency components around the switching frequency determine the small-signal response of the resonant tank if it has sufficient band-pass filtering. Using complex Fourier series, the relationship between different frequency components can be described with a series of gains. This article derives all the necessary transfer functions between different frequencies for resonant converters. Combining them together forms a general small-signal model of resonant converters. There are multiple frequency components, i.e., the perturbation frequency and two sideband frequencies in this model, hence the name multifrequency model. Two kinds of inverters, i.e., the full-bridge and half-bridge structure, and three modulation methods, i.e., the switching frequency control, the duty-cycle control, and the input voltage control are considered in this article. The experimental results verify the validity of the proposed model.


trimegestone (given in one of two doses: 0.25 and 0.5mg) or norethisterone acetate. Methods. In a randomised double blind study, 487 women were given one of the following orally administered combinations: oestradiol 2 mg daily and cyclical Tmg (days 15-28), at either 0.5 mg (n=165) or 0.25 mg (n=163) per day, or oestradiol 2 mg days 1-22, and cyclical norethisterone acetate (NETA) day 13-22, followed by oestradiol I mg days 23-28 (n=159) for 12 months. Women were asked to complete menstrual diaries in which they recorded the onset, duration, and severity (total bleeding score, TBS) of the progestogen-associated bleeding. The last day of progestogen treatment was taken as a fixed reference point. Results. The mean day of onset of the PAB after the end of the progestogen phase was later in the 0.5 mg Tmg dose group (2.3 days). This compared favourably to 0.4 days for the 0.25 mg Tmg dose group and 1.6 days for the NETA group (P<O.OOOI). The mean duration of PAB in the 0.5 mg Tmg-treated group was 5.0 days compared to 5.8 days in the 0.25 mg Tmgand 5.5 days in the NETA-treated women (P=O.002). Further, the severity of the endometrial bleeding was lower in the 0.5 mg Tmg dose group compared to 0.25 mg Tmg and NETA-treated groups, but the difference was not statistically significant. There was no significant difference between the treatment groups in the incidence of the 1MB. Conclusion. Trimegestone (0.5 mg/day) sequentially administered with oestradiol is associated with more favourable bleeding pattern compared to NETA or the lower dose of Tmg (0.25 mg) without increasing the incidence of adverse effects.


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With the networked development of control systems, control networks come into being. Control networks connect every component in networked control systems (NCS) and are the key of NCS, but they make the problems in control systems involving in control theory and communication networks. The real time of control networks determines the one of NCSs to some extent, so it is emphatically researched in this paper. Some wired and wireless control networks are discussed. Then, the data transmission procedure in control networks is analyzed, as well as the network-induced delay produced by exchanging data among the network nodes and the methods on how to improve the real time of control networks. Finally, a type of three-layer distributed database system is proposed, as well as a type of monitor & control layer real-time database structure, of which the design and implementation is discussed in detail. The distributed database system can optimize the data storage architecture of NCSs, lighten the network load and reduce the network congestion, so it has good effects on improving the real time of control networks.


The report includes a description of experimental abilities of Solid Structure Research Laboratory of IAE NNC RK, a results of microstructural characterization of A-4 grade polycrystal Beryllium produced at the Ulba metal plant and a technical project-for irradiation experiments. Technical project contains a detailed description of five proposed experiments, clearing behavior of Beryllium materials under the influence of irradiation, temperature, helium and hydrogen accumulation. Complex irradiation jobs, microstructural investigations and mechanical tests are planned in the framework of these experiments.


Objective: To describe the experience of Nursing students in health education practices about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Data Synthesis: The educational activities of an extension project were developed for first-year students at the Faculty of Nursing of the University of Para (UFPA), located in the municipality of Belem, Para, Brazil, from March to December 2019. The practice of health education was divided into three stages: STI: epidemiology, etiologic agent, symptoms and prevention; Good practices for the correct use of male and female condoms; and Sexual transmission mode of STIs / HIV and the importance of being health multipliers, which consisted of a dynamic and dialogue circle on the theme. Conclusion: The extension activity made it possible to discuss the promotion of students' sexual health aiming at the prevention and control of STI transmission. For extension workers, the experience favored the autonomy of health education activities and the understanding of the need to address the topic with young people entering the university and also to establish socialization with students to sensitize them to be health multipliers.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the individual steps during the printing of capacitor structures. The method of substrate preparation, the obtained roughness of conductive and dielectric layers are examined. Moreover, the capacitances of the obtained capacitors were examined.

Design/methodology/approach
Surface roughness and microscopic analysis were used to assess the quality of printed conductive structures. Two criteria were used to assess the quality of printed dielectric structures: the necessary lack of discontinuity of layers and minimal roughness. To determine the importance of printing parameters, a draft experimental method was proposed.

Findings
The optimal way to clean the substrate has been determined. The most important parameters for the dielectric layer (i.e. drop-space, table temperature, curing time and temperature) were found.

Research limitations/implications
If dielectric layers are printed correctly, most problems with printing complex electronic structures (transistors, capacitors) will be eliminated.

Practical implications
The tests performed identified the most important factors for dielectric layers. Using them, capacitors of repeatable capacity were printed.

Originality/value
In the literature on this subject, no factors were found which were responsible for obtaining homogeneous dielectric layers.


We explore and discuss several important issues concerning the derivation of many-body force fields from ab initio quantum chemical data. In particular, we seek a general methodology for constructing ab initio force fields that are "chemically accurate" and are computationally efficient for large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. We investigate two approaches for modeling many-body interactions in extended molecular systems. The interactions are adjusted to reproduce the many-body energy in small molecular clusters. Subsequently, the potential parameters affecting only pair interactions are then varied to reproduce the ab initio binding energy of dimers. This simple procedure is demonstrated in the design of a new polarizable force field of water. In particular, this new model incorporates the usual many-body interactions due to electrostatic polarization and a type of nonelectrostatic many-body interactions exhibited in bifurcated hydrogen-bonded systems. The static and dynamical properties predicted...


creeping clover has been most widely used in meadow and pasture forage production in recent years. In recent years, more than 29 new varieties of meadow, hybrid, and creeping clover have been created with the most important ecological and biological characteristics and economically valuable traits. The article presents the results of studying the peculiarities of formation of seed herbage of white clover varieties Lugovik the second year of life, given the productivity of herbage and seed yield in variants of experience.


Throughout the history of Japanese contemporary music composers have been exploring ways to merge Western-style art music and their original, traditional Japanese music. Although in the past compositions which applied expressions of traditional Japanese music to Western-style music were partly successful, ensembles of Western and Japanese instruments often resulted in a serious mismatch. The starting point of this paper is this experience of Japanese contemporary music. It insists that, while the cause is composers' ignorance of the difference in musical parameters between the two musics, those of electroacoustic music can be compatible with Japanese musical tradition in spite of its background in Western culture, because the most developed genre of Japanese music is timbre-dominant. This research examines, from the viewpoint of electroacoustic composition, the musical parameters, acoustical structure and sound aesthetics of traditional Japanese music, and explores the compositional strategy of live electronics for these non-Western instruments, applying them to acousmatic composition.


ABSTRACT In the past 30 years, cultural studies in mainland China has developed its own history, theoretical characteristics and problem framework with the introduction of Western theory, discussion of Chinese issues and active dialogue with international cultural studies scholars. The studies of sociology, philosophy and politics have overlapped with cultural studies in problems such as rural governance, class research, the bottom society research, gender politics and consumer society theory. Chinese cultural studies started with a critical consciousness, then activated the drives of anti-authoritarianism and generated an illusion of emergency. Today, it has outgrown the paradigm of the 1950s, and must establish new theories and thoughts on the basis of a new sense of criticism at this moment.


"I don't think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a while—just once in a while—there was at least some polite little perfunctory implication that knowledge should lead to wisdom, and that if it doesn't, it's just a disgusting waste of time. But there never is! You never even hear any hints dropped on a campus that wisdom is supposed to be the goal of knowledge. You hardly ever even hear the word 'wisdom" mentioned! Do you want to hear something funny? In almost four years of college—and this is the absolute truth—in almost four years of college, the only time I can remember ever even hearing the expression 'wise man' being used was in my freshman year, in Political Science! And you know how it was used? It was used in reference to some nice old poopy elder statesman who'd made a fortune in the stock market and then gone to Washington to be an advisor to President Roosevelt. Honestly, now! Four years of college, almost! I'm not saying that happens to everybody, but I just get so upset when I think about it I could die!"—Comment by Miss Franny Glass in "Zooey," a story by J. D. Salinger in The New Yorker, May 4, 1957.


The nonreceptor tyrosine kinase c‐Src is thought to play an important role in the mechanism of inflammatory hyper‐permeability and vascular injury. Activity of c‐Src is controlled by the SH2 domain‐containing C‐terminal Src kinase (Csk), which maintains c‐Src negative‐regulatory Tyr529 in a phosphorylated state, thus promoting the closed and inactive conformation of c‐Src. Because c‐Src is myristoylated and thus membrane‐associated, and Csk localization at the membrane is dependent upon tyrosine‐phosphorylated adaptor proteins, we hypothesized that sustained c‐Src activation during inflammation may be dependent on displacement of Csk from the membrane. TNFα stimulation of cells expressing a FRET‐based c‐Src biosensor showed increased c‐Src activity at the plasma membrane within 2 minutes. Furthermore, cell fractionation and immunoprecipitation analysis demonstrated Csk membrane‐association under basal conditions which transiently decreased upon stimulation with TNFα. We detected the opposite relocalization of SHP‐2 (an SH2 domain‐containing protein tyrosine phosphatase) which may be a possible mechanism of Csk displacement in response to TNFα. Thus, these results indicate that Cav‐1 negatively regulates Src activity by serving as a membrane adaptor for Csk under basal conditions, and that TNFα may activate c‐Src by recruitment of SHP‐2 and displacement of Csk from Cav‐1‐enriched membrane microdomains.


After ten years growth, American economy has begun to slow down and become hard landing instead of soft landing because of the September 11 Incident, which quickens the decline of economy. It is a disaster to the whole world. Influenced by the depressed state of world economy and Chinas accession of WTO, the international revenue and expenditure of China has led to the unfavourable balance of trade, which depends on foreign capitals. China must speed up strategies, reinforce the economic security and motivate internal needs from all aspects in order to develop the national economy.


This article aims to analyze the building of bonds between parents and children in Chile. In keeping with the same, the cultural elements upon which mothers and fathers who have adopted children or had children using assisted reproduction techniques base their parenthood relationships are identified. People who have required assistance for their reproductive process have had to make implicit multiples underlying parental relations explicit. The analysis of parents' narratives enables identification of the following cultural elements: 1) Blood, biology and genetics, 2) care, love and time, 3) destiny, God and the unexplainable and 4) sensory aspects or relationships between bodies. The article attempts to bring the analysis of parenthood relations closer to the real experiences of people by accounting for creativity deployed in their desire to establish their relationships.fferent ways. Participation processes were usually structured, and mothers and fathers were involved differently. In general, parcipation was very much influenced by the actual and ascribed competence of the children.


A case of multiple-drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is presented. The patient's refusal to complete a course of drug therapy culminated in numerous relapses, treatment failures, and finally, death. Noncompliant drug behavior is probably the major cause of treatment failure. Supervised intermittent and short-course regimens can be utilized when patients demonstrate poor cooperation in self-medication programs. Resistance to first-line agents complicates retreatment of TB. Drug selection in these cases should be based on the results of sensitivity studies, and effective regimens frequently require the use of more toxic secondary agents. Although published guidelines for appropriate treatment of TB are available, inappropriate therapy continues to occur. Resistant organisms can be transmissible and virulent, and patients infected with them may serve as infector pools that produce new cases of primary resistance. The control of resistant TB depends on our ability to identify these individuals and to insure that they comply with effective drug regimens.


Many test, analysis, and verification techniques have been published, but few are successfully used in practice. A major reason for this situation is that practitioners accept systematic techniques only if they are convinced that the technical requirements, e. g., the desired software reliability, will be achieved with reasonable effort, and if the existing constraints are fulfilled. This investigation focuses on establishing a framework to help select adequate combinations of test techniques for a specific software product or for the average software which is developed by an organization. The basic idea of the method is to use information about the test situation as the basis for the selection of techniques. This guarantees that the effort is focused on those aspects which need to be thoroughly tested. The necessary information includes properties of the software and data about the goals, the existing constraints, and preconditions. The characteristics of the software are primarily used to predict errors by identifying complexity peaks and also to determine whether properties exist which hinder the application of certain techniques. The relevant software properties can be quantified by the definition of appropriate metrics. The selection of techniques is completely automated. The knowledge-based tools support the measurement, the identification of complexity peaks, the determination of the suitability of single techniques, and the construction of various alternative combinations of techniques. In addition the user can reject a proposed technique and advise the expert system which supports the method to suggest alternatives. Prerequisite key words: Dynamic testing, static analysis, symbolic testing, formal verification, metric Topic descriptors: Selection of test techniques, suitability of test techniques, software complexity metrics, error prediction, constraints and preconditions  Prof. Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer 1


This paper introduces the structure and design of bridge-erecting machine with bailey double guiding beam.The bridge-erecting machine has a good character and operate simple.


state of PRP treatment among athletes, aiming to provide recommendations for clinicians, athletes and individual sports governing bodies. The purpose of this consensus paper is furthermore to review the evidence for the clinical effectiveness of PRP, its ergogenic potential and safety, and attempt to reconcile any possible disparity between its increasing popularity and the underlying science supporting its use. After an introduction into the basic science of PRP (i), the group considered the following issues regarding PRP use in clinical practice; (ii) the role of PRP in muscle injuries; (iii) the role of PRP in tendon injuries; (iv) the role of PRP in cartilage injuries and the healing of other tissues; (v) suggested techniques for the application of PRP and postinjection recommendations; (vi) potential adverse effects of PRP use; (vii) developing a randomised controlled trial (RCT) on PRP; (viii) PRP and antidop-inG2 regulations; and (ix) summary and recommendations. In broad terms, PRP may be defi ned as a volume of the plasma fraction of autolo-gous blood having a platelet concentration above baseline, 7 and is therefore a concentrated source of autologous plate-lets. Platelets contain a number of growth factors that play an important role in the healing of injured tissue. 17 PRP is prepared from a volume of autologous blood using extracorporeal blood processing techniques such as blood cell savers/ separators, table-top devices (centrifuges) and fi ltration methods. This volume may contain variable concentrations of red and white cells depending on the specifi c preparation technique that is used. Not only can PRP be prepared in a variety of methods, but it can be administered in various forms; this diversity is refl ected by the number of terms used to describe the product (table 1). These variations will inevitably infl uence the composition and potential effectiveness of the biologically active material. Allogenic fi brin glue was originally described in 1970, and is formed by polymerising fi brinogen with thrombin and calcium. 18 The fi rst reference in the scientifi c literature to the use of PRP in clinical practice dates back to 1987, when PRP was used as an autologous transfusion component after open heart surgery to prevent the need for a homologous blood product transfusion. 19 In 1990, an autolo-gous fi brin gel (fi brin sealant or fi brin glue) was introduced; a biomaterial with


3994. Anonymous. PROGRESS TOWARD GLOBAL ERADICATION OF POLIOMYELITIS, JANUARY 2003-APRIL 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2004, 53(24):532-535. In 1988, the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis globally. Since then, implementation of the eradication strategies reduced the number of countries with endemic polio from 125 in 1988 to six in 2003. However, in 2003, an unprecedented 10 countries reported poliovirus importations, including eight in West and Central Africa, one in Southern Africa (Botswana), and one in the Middle East (Lebanon).


Switching from triple combination treatment to protease inhibitor (PI) monotherapy may prevent or reverse adverse events related to long‐term nucleoside analogues. Lipoatrophy is associated with long‐term use of thymidine analogues (zidovudine and stavudine).


Growers' demographical and personal characteristics in regards to willingness to pay (WTP) per information delivery mode may have strong influence on the success and viability of privatized extension services. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of growers' demographic and personal characteristics on their WTP amounts per information delivery mode in the Abahuzamugambi Coffee Growers Cooperative in Butare, Rwanda. Using a traditional questionnaire, we employed a purposeful sampling technique and 306 farmers participated in the study. Through comparative analysis, statistically significant differences were discovered in farmers' WTP amounts per agricultural information delivery modes based on gender, years of service, and total non-farm expenses. Additional research should be conducted to understand better why these differences exist.

 Key words: Willingness to pay, delivery modes, extension, Rwanda.


Objective This study determined the most common eye-related complaints among call-center agents in Metro Manila. Methods A survey was conducted among agents employed in a call center in Metro Manila. The questionnaire used categorical scales to measure the prevalence, frequency, diurnal occurrence, duration, and intrusiveness of common eyerelated symptoms. The eye-related symptoms were: dryness, redness, eye strain, blurring of vision, doubling of vision, headaches, eye pain, watery eyes, slow focusing from near to distance or vice versa. Descriptive statistics, measures of frequencies and percentages were derived for demographic characteristics. Cramer's V coefficient was calculated to detect relationship between variables, and p values <0.05 were considered significant. Results Two hundred seventy-seven (277) respondents with a mean age of 24.56 ± 4.14 and consisting of 130 (47%) males and 147 (53%) females participated in the study. The top three eye-related complaints were eye strain or tiredness (68%), headache (66%), and blurring of vision (53%). The symptoms lasted less than an hour, except for headaches that persisted for 1 to 2 hours and had the highest mean severity of 2.31 ± 1.24. The duration of computer use was strongly correlated with the severity of the eye complaints, except for blurring of vision. The duration of employment was also strongly correlated with all the symptoms except for doubling of vision. Conclusion Ocular symptoms were prevalent among call-center agents. The severity of the symptoms was correlated with the duration of computer use and employment as a call-center agent.


The distributed large basin runoff model (DLBRM) was designed to simulate the hydrological processes of the Great Lakes watersheds. As part of its development, the DLBRM was recently applied to 18 watersheds in the Lake Erie basin, where it was first calibrated to reproduce the observed discharge in 1950–1964 and then applied to 1999–2006. Four different calibration objective functions: root mean squared error (RMSE) minimization, mean absolute error (MAE) minimization, correlation maximization, and Nash-Sutcliffe index maximization were tested, revealing RMSE minimization as the most successful method and able to achieve results very close to its global minimum. Further, the distribution of the main DLBRM parameters in the 18 watersheds was consistent with regional patterns, although each watershed was calibrated individually, thus adding credibility to the calibration process. Model performances, while generally good, varied across the basin according to a series of environmental factors, including clim...


This paper investigates the implementation of restaurant tax policy to increase local revenue in Gorontalo City, including the factors determining the effectiveness of tax revenue. The objective of this study is to develop the effective tax revenue policy model for restaurant sector by considering a number of internal and external aspects. The steps of this research comprise data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings are confirmed through a focus group discussion with related stakeholders. The result shows that the implementation of the policy of restaurant tax is not that effective. This is reflected on the issues concerning human resources, facilities and infrastructure, attitude of the implementer, and bureaucratic structure. Another determining factors are geographical conditions, demography, natural resources, community culture, and the development of political climate. The finding also suggests that the involvement of the society is central to the success of the implementation of tax policy.


Let <inline-formula><tex-math id="M1">\begin{document}$ G $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> be a countable monoid and let <inline-formula><tex-math id="M2">\begin{document}$ A $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> be an Artinian group (resp. an Artinian module). Let <inline-formula><tex-math id="M3">\begin{document}$ \Sigma \subset A^G $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> be a closed subshift which is also a subgroup (resp. a submodule) of <inline-formula><tex-math id="M4">\begin{document}$ A^G $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>. Suppose that <inline-formula><tex-math id="M5">\begin{document}$ \Gamma $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> is a finitely generated monoid consisting of pairwise commuting cellular automata <inline-formula><tex-math id="M6">\begin{document}$ \Sigma \to \Sigma $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> that are also homomorphisms of groups (resp. homomorphisms of modules) with monoid binary operation given by composition of maps. We show that the natural action of <inline-formula><tex-math id="M7">\begin{document}$ \Gamma $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> on <inline-formula><tex-math id="M8">\begin{document}$ \Sigma $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> satisfies a natural intrinsic shadowing property. Generalizations are also established for families of endomorphisms of admissible group subshifts.


An increase in the lactate:pyruvate ratio as well as in serum gluocse levels and a decrease in base excess values permit an early prediction of vital outcome in severely traumatized patients. Further laboratory data such as enzymes, bilirubin, and amino-acid concentrations, however, demonstrate significant differences between survivors and nonsurvivros at a later stage, i.e., from the 6th day on.


Low NO_x combusting technology are reclassified,next their operating problems are analysed,then double staging re-deoxidized technology is proposed about ultra low NO_x emission control of utility boiler with high combusting efficiency by learning advanced NO_x control technology from abroad.Air staging is used,and it is reburnt by pulverised-coal,gas or biomass,meanwhile NO_x is re-deoxidized by selecting non-catalysed reaction,more its effect is enhanced by alkali metal salts.The technology has up to 85 % NO_x reduction using about 10 % reburning fuel.


In this article the author analyses the depiction of the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community in stories and novels of the Canadian author of Indian origin, Rohinton Mistry. Rohinton Mistry was born in India and left the country during the political crisis in 1975.Though he established himself well in Canada Rohinton Mistry felt a great deal of nostalgia for India and Bombay and made the fate of his tiny community the main theme of his prose. Mistry depicts Parsees as old and established community in the largest Indian metropolis who, however, is losing its influence due to political change. Though very nostalgic about India and Bombay Mistry is extremely pessimistic about the fate of his community there. Refs 9.


These authors sought to investigate the effect of facial cosmetic surgery and minimally invasive procedures on relevant psychological variables to


ABSTRACT The Canadian government recently oriented its foreign policy in a 'feminist' direction, including the launch of Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). At the same time, the Trudeau government has also reoriented Canada's efforts to address climate change, ratifying the Paris Agreement in 2016. This article reviews Canada's Paris Agreement commitments, formalized in Canada's Nationally Determined Contributions and National Communications, through the lens of feminist analysis. While Canada has made significant efforts to mainstream gender into its climate commitments, these commitments emphasize a focus on women in the Global South and the reinforcement of common assumptions about women, climate change and development. In doing so, Canada's efforts to integrate gender into its global climate commitments overlook the realities of gender and climate change in the Global North, as well as areas in which feminist analysis is needed, specifically in technological development and strategies to mitigate climate change.


Lantana camara is a significant weed which is a low erect or subscandent, vigorous shrub with stout recurved prickles and a strong odour of black currents. The plant is spread widely in all over Madhya Pradesh state of India. Successive extracts from the whole plants of Lantana camara Linn (Verbanaceae) were used for their phytochemical screening. Hence, the present study describes the preliminary phytochemical screening and percentage yields of the various extracts like methanol, petroleum ether, chloroform and distilled water isolated from the whole plant of Lantana camara Linn.


This paper deals with the problem of texture feature extraction in digital mammogram. For texture feature extraction, gray level histogram moments statistical texture analysis method is normally used. Entropy is an important texture feature, which is computed based on this method, to build a robust descriptor towards correctly classifying abnormal and normal regions of mammograms. Entropy measures the randomness of intensity distribution. In most feature descriptors, Shannon's measure is used to measure entropy. In this paper non-Shannon measures are used to measure entropy. Non-Shannon entropies have a higher dynamic range than Shannon entropy over a range of scattering conditions, and are therefore useful in estimating scatter density and regularity. Experiments have been conducted on images of mini-MIAS database (Mammogram Image Analysis Society database (UK)). The Results of this study are quite promising. This work is a part of developing a computer aided decision (CAD) system for early detection of breast cancer.


The article highlights the process of constructing the image of the enemy in Ukrainians after the beginning of the full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24, 2022. Even though the war has been going on for 2014 years, the full-scale invasion changed the image of the enemy: now it becomes specific from the general image of Russia, and the Russian people are added to the list of enemy subjects, in addition to the government and the army. Based on in-depth interviews conducted immediately after the beginning of the invasion, the main characteristics of the enemy image construction among Ukrainian citizens are analyzed. What kind of enemy can be reflected through the description of personal characteristics of the enemy and emotions that arise towards him. The central element in the perception of the enemy image is that the government, the military, and the population appear as not very powerful but, at the same time, dangerous enemies. Emotionally, two emotions are predominant in Ukrainians' perception of the enemy: hatred and disgust, which translates into a vision of future relations with Russia. The psychological processes of stereotyping the enemy, mirroring, dehumanization, and selective perception are present in forming the enemy image in the respondents. In addition, a psychological balance shows that the worse the enemy, the better "we" are, and the enemy itself is dangerous but one that can be overcome and defeated.


Science is a great many things but in the end they all return to this: Science is the acceptance of what works and the rejection of what does not. That needs more courage than we might think. Jacob Bronowski (Quoted in Miller, 1971, p. 73)


If we recall that the organism of man and many of the animals consists to 8;0% or more of water, and that their nourishment contains water or air, it is not surprising that many physiological processes are essentially associated with liquid and gas dynamics. However, the physiological processes and problems of medical practice lead, as a rule, to specific formulations of problems different from those traditionally investigated in mechanics (this will be illustrated below by examples taken from studies made at the Institute of Mechanics of the Moscow State University).


The discourse presented in this article is focused on the subjects of leadership and management, as well as relationships between these two. This discourse requires the inclusion of multicontextual changes of the neoliberal world which make leaders face new requirements. The most important requirements are: the increasing role of leadership, management for leadership and need of proactivity. The arguments put forward in this article show that there is a need to generate new attitudes that will go beyond the boundaries determined by partial paradigms so that they are relevant to the dynamics of changes in the contemporary world.


e14584 Background: GSK1120212 is a potent and highly selective inhibitor of MEK1, a component of the MAP kinase pathway. GSK1120212 demonstrates efficient inhibition of p-ERK which correlates with inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. PO administration of GSK1120212 achieved tumor regression in multiple mouse xenograft models. The objectives of this study are to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of GSK1120212.

METHODS
In Part 1, patients (pts) with solid tumors or lymphoma are enrolled in successive cohorts and receive a single PO dose of GSK1120212 followed by QD doses on days 1 - 21 of each 28-day cycle. Tumor response is assessed Q 8 weeks. PK blood samples are collected from all pts. Ophthalmic exams are administered at baseline and as clinically warranted. Dose escalation occurs via an accelerated titration followed by a standard 3+3 escalation. In Part 2, pts with pancreatic or K-Ras mutant CRC will be enrolled at the MTD. In Part 3, pts with biopsiable tumors will enroll at MTD and sub-MTD doses. Tumor biopsies will be taken pre- and post-dose to measure pERK and other markers of cell proliferation.

RESULTS
Six pts with advanced malignancies (neuroendocrine, thyroid, colorectal (n=2), melanoma (n=2) have been treated with tablets at four dose levels: 0.125 (n=2), 0.25 (n=1), 0.5 (n=2), and 1.0 mg (n=1). No DLTs or grade 2 toxicities have been reported. One patient was on study for over 17 weeks. Based on mean AUC and Cmax, GSK1120212 exposures following 15 days of repeat-dose administration were approximately dose proportional across the dose range (0.125-0.5 mg) with a median Tmax of approximately 1.5 hours.

CONCLUSIONS
GSK1120212 has been well tolerated to date. Dose escalation is ongoing. [Table: see text].


Objective: To observe the effect of epidural analgesia and intravenous analgesia on the plasma immunoglobulins concentration for postoperative analgesia of upper abdominal surgery.Methods: Ninety patients after upper abdominal surgery were randomly and equally divided into group Ⅰ(intramuscular injection of pethidine 50 mg),group Ⅱ(continuous intravenous analgesia) and group Ⅲ(continuous epidural analgesia).Immunoglobulins and visual analogue score(VAS) of postoperative analgesia were measured.Results: Immunoglobulins at all time points significantly reduced in group Ⅰ as compared with that respectively before operation.Immunoglobulins of group Ⅱ reduced significantly during operation and on the first day after operation.Immunoglobulins on the third day recovered to the level of pre-operation.Immunoglobulins of group Ⅱ on the third postoperative day increased significantly as compared with that of group Ⅰ.The effect of analgesia was the best in group Ⅲ,and the effect was better in groupⅡ than that in group Ⅰ.Conclusion: Epidural analgesia is better than intravenous analgesia and temporary analgesia for postoperative analgesia,and epidural analgesia can attenuate the immune suppression effects induced by surgical stress.


A study of the diameter characteristics of commercially produced Australian wool tops using the Sirolan-Laserscan confirms that there is a good linear correlation between the standard deviation of fibre diameter and mean diameter. Compared with earlier studies using the FDA, for a given mean diameter the currently observed standard deviation and coefficient of variation of fibre diameter were slightly smaller due to instrumental differences. For a range of critical diameters x, the coarse fibre component i.e. '% > x", was found to obey a power law function of mean fibre diameter, μ. Further, these individual relationships could be combined into one simple formula of the form: A comparison of the diameter characteristics of the fibre ends with the usual Tibre diameter measurement has shown that the fibre end properties can he accurately predicted from the usual measurement. Tbere is a linear correlation between the mean diameter of the fibre ends and the usual mean diameter with the fibre ends heing on ave...


Ways of reducing the costs of building or refurbishing tramways in the UK are discussed. Tramways are considerably more expensive to provide than bus services but the rolling resistance of rail bound transport is a third of that if rubber tyred vehicles and regenerative braking should be able to recover about 60% of traction energy, so there are economies in operating costs for trams compared with buses. Weight reduction is seen as the chief way of reducing the costs of trams, especially wheels, bogies, motors and transmissions. Mounting less equipment on the roof of a tram (excluding the pantograph) enables a reduction in the weight of the body shell. The use of wheel motors is advocated, as has been tested in the Blackpool 636 trials. A test rig was built with scaled-down wheel motors to demonstrate steering. As the motors are synchronous, their speed can be controlled very precisely and if the motors can pivot on their perpendicular axes they can be steered around curves. It is suggested that all companies working in the UK to produce lighter and cheaper trams should investigate cooperating so that major inroads into the price of light rail schemes could be made. Overspecification of tramway infrastructure is discussed.


During the 1990s, the concept of catalytic official finance (COF) gained prominence in policy debates. The concept revolves around the idea that the propensity of investors to lend to a country increases when the IMF provides its seal of approval - backed up by only limited official financing - on the country's economic program. COF aims at avoiding, on the one hand, the massive use of public money to bail out private investors; on the other, the recourse to coercive bailing-in mechanisms. The paper concludes that COF, while possibly useful in other contexts, is less reliable when used to manage capital account crises.


User's Guide: JASMINE comes with an easier-to-use graphical interface "JOSEFINE" that has interactive on-line help facility. JOSEFINE provides a fast way of building the geometry of the structure, its thermal properties, specifying the fire source, and heating and ventilation conditions before and during the fire, design of the numerical grid and graphical visualisation of the geometry, grid and the results


A system reliability approach to minimizing the life-cycle cost of a deteriorating structure offers significant advantages such as a rational assessment of the assumed risk of failure, and an understanding of the importance and contribution of individual components to the overall reliability of the structure. The reliability of a structural system as a whole is the measure of its overall performance. This measure has to include both ultimate and serviceability limit states. A system model of a structure traditionally consists of a series-parallel combination of strength-based component limit states. Serviceability limit states however, can play a tremendously important role in optimizing the inspection and repair of a deteriorating structure. This paper proposes the use of serviceability flags as a means to incorporate serviceability concerns into a strength-based reliability analysis. Using highway bridges as an example, available data sources for serviceability flags are considered. The effect of includ...


The EU-funded LIGHTest project is developing a global trust infrastructure that enables an easy and efficient verification process of electronic transactions, even if the involved instances belong to different trust domains. LIGHTest builds on the available internet Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure. This paper gives an overview on the LIGHTest project, its reference architecture and variety of application


Abstract Nephron sparing surgery or partial nephrectomy has been employed ever since in cases of renal tumors with an aim to preserve the function of residual kidney. Lately, there has been increasing adoption in robot-assisted techniques for partial nephrectomy. However, renal surgeries of any kind have always been a hazard for postoperative vascular complications owing to high vascularity of the renal tissues, of which renal artery pseudoaneurysm is one of the most fatal complications. We present a case series where highly super-selective embolization rescues the patient and augments the nephron sparing nature of the precise robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.


The electron impact induced fragmentation of trans cyclopentane-1, 2-diol has been investigated using derivatives specifically labelled with deuterium and high-resolution mass spectral data. The elimination of the elements of water from the molecular ion involves at least three mechanisms whose relative importance has been evaluated. A fragmentation scheme based upon metastable peaks and labelling is presented.


Improvement of deep learning algorithms in smart agriculture is important to support the early detection of plant diseases, thereby improving crop yields. Data acquisition for machine learning applications is an expensive task due to the requirements of expert knowledge and professional equipment. The usability of any application in a real‐world setting is often limited by unskilled users and the limitations of devices used for acquiring images for classification. We aim to improve the accuracy of deep learning models on low‐quality test images using data augmentation techniques for neural network training. We generate synthetic images with a modified colour value distribution to expand the trainable image colour space and to train the neural network to recognize important colour‐based features, which are less sensitive to the deficiencies of low‐quality images such as those affected by blurring or motion. This paper introduces a novel image colour histogram transformation technique for generating synthetic images for data augmentation in image classification tasks. The approach is based on the convolution of the Chebyshev orthogonal functions with the probability distribution functions of image colour histograms. To validate our proposed model, we used four methods (resolution down‐sampling, Gaussian blurring, motion blur, and overexposure) for reducing image quality from the Cassava leaf disease dataset. The results based on the modified MobileNetV2 neural network showed a statistically significant improvement of cassava leaf disease recognition accuracy on lower‐quality testing images when compared with the baseline network. The model can be easily deployed for recognizing and detecting cassava leaf diseases in lower quality images, which is a major factor in practical data acquisition.


1. Simple Meters 2. Major and Minor Scales and Scale Degrees 3. Compound Meters 4. Intervals 5. Triads 6. Seventh Chords 7. Harmonic Function, Improvisation, and Progression 8. Irregular Divisions and Syncopation 9. Non-Modulating Chromaticism 10. Modulation 11. Changing Meter, Polyrhythm and Asymmetric Meters 12. Extended Tonal Techniques 13. Atonality


within the pericardial sac. While this has been the traditional view, and was probably generally accepted when this "Clinic" was originally published, the recent contradictory observations of Claude Beck would seem to have merited an editorial notice. Again, the use of sodium cacodylate as a bactericidal agent in the treatment of pericarditis due to pyogenic organisms is probably to be considered out-of-date in the modern era of sulfonamide drugs, and a parenthetical comment would have given this discussion a more modern flavor. Also, in the otherwise excellent chapter on "Treatment and Management" it might have been desirable under the section on Digitalis to include at least a foot-note calling attention to the recent official increase in potency of the U. S. P. drug. The author's stated purpose in presenting the book is the same as that which actuated him several years ago to initiate the periodical Cardiac Clinics; namely, "to present concise, practical discussions dealing with the heart, intended primarily for the busy general practitioner of medicine who is usually accorded little consideration by medical authors." This purpose has unquestionably been amply fulfilled in these brief, lucid, and relatively elementary presentations of more or less every-day problems in cardiovascular disease. The book offers instructive and entertaining reading and should prove popular with those who like to supplement their intellectual diet with an apple a day from the tree of knowledge. ARTHUR J. GEIGER.


Axon regeneration in the injured adult CNS is reportedly inhibited by myelin-derived inhibitory molecules, after binding to a receptor complex comprised of the Nogo-66 receptor (NgR1) and two transmembrane co-receptors p75/TROY and LINGO-1. However, the post-injury expression pattern for LINGO-1 is inconsistent with its proposed function. We demonstrated that AMIGO3 levels were significantly higher acutely than those of LINGO-1 in dorsal column lesions and reduced in models of dorsal root ganglion neuron (DRGN) axon regeneration. Similarly, AMIGO3 levels were raised in the retina immediately after optic nerve crush, whilst levels were suppressed in regenerating optic nerves, induced by intravitreal peripheral nerve implantation. AMIGO3 interacted functionally with NgR1-p75/TROY in non-neuronal cells and in brain lysates, mediating RhoA activation in response to CNS myelin. Knockdown of AMIGO3 in myelin-inhibited adult primary DRG and retinal cultures promoted disinhibited neurite growth when cells were stimulated with appropriate neurotrophic factors. These findings demonstrate that AMIGO3 substitutes for LINGO-1 in the NgR1-p75/TROY inhibitory signalling complex and suggests that the NgR1-p75/TROY-AMIGO3 receptor complex mediates myelin-induced inhibition of axon growth acutely in the CNS. Thus, antagonizing AMIGO3 rather than LINGO-1 immediately after CNS injury is likely to be a more effective therapeutic strategy for promoting CNS axon regeneration when combined with neurotrophic factor administration. NgR1 and p75/TROY in both transfected cells and rat and human brain lysates, forming a functional receptor complex that activates RhoGTP in cells exposed to CNS myelin extracts (CME); and (4), siRNA-mediated knockdown of AMIGO3 significantly enhances DRGN and RGC neurite outgrowth in CME-inhibited cultures when stimulated with appropriate neurotrophic factors (NTF). These results suggest that AMIGO3 substitutes for LINGO-1 in centrally axotomized DRGN and RGC in the acute phase of injury and that the NgR1-p75/TROY-AMIGO3 receptor complex mediates immediate axon growth inhibitory responses to CNS myelin.


The legal responsibilities and liabilities of auditors are explored, along with some of the problems associated with the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLEW 9) audit reform proposals. In its CLERP 9 issues paper, the government proposes to tighten the rules and standards governing auditor independence and broaden the duties of oversight bodies.


We have measured the relative phase of two Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) using a time-domain separated-oscillatory-field condensate interferometer. A single two-photon coupling pulse prepares the double condensate system with a well-defined relative phase; at a later time, a second pulse reads out the phase difference accumulated between the two condensates. We find that the accumulated phase difference reproduces from realization to realization of the experiment, even after the individual components have spatially separated and their relative center-of-mass motion has damped.


A series of new 3,1′-bridged 2-[2′-(4″-dialkylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-4,6-diarylpyrylium perchlorates (3), 2-[2′-(4″-dialkylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-7-diethylamino-1-benzopyrylium perchlorates 5–8, 2-[4′-(4″-dialkylaminophenyl)butadien-1′,3″-yl]-, and 2-[2′-(7″-diethylaminocoumar-3″-yl)ethenyl]-7-diethylamino-1-benzopyrylium perchlorates 10–12 were synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analysis, m.p., Vis/NIR, and 1H NMR spectra. Semiempirical MO calculations were performed to elucidate the essential features of the chromophores. The size of the bridging ring strongly affects the geometry of the chromophores which, in turn, determines the extent of charge transfer of the longest wavelength electronic transition. Increasing deviation from planarity causes the polymethine-like chromophore to become more polyene-like.


The signals are emitted from the wireless communication systems to the environment at many frequencies. Energy harvesting is the process of converting the the existing signals to the direct current and voltage by taking the energy. In this study, we designed an energy harvesting circuit using Wilkinson power combiner. The proposed circuit; combines received power from two input arms, and then transmits to the Greinacher Rectifier circuit. The central frequency of the design was selected as 2.45 GHz to cover the ISM band. In the study, input power-efficiency and input power-output voltage analysis of the designed circuit were performed. In addition, these analyzes were repeated according to the changing values of the load resistance. After all, the best performance; for 9 dBm input power and 200 Ohm load resistance; approximately 68% of the total conversion efficiency and 1Volt output voltage was obtained.


Screening for residues of anabolic steroids frequently requires extraction from tissues and fluids before analysis. Chemical procedures for these extractions can be complicated, expensive to perform and not ideal for the simultaneous extraction of analytes with different solubilities. Extraction by multi‐immunoaffinity chromatography (MIAC) may be used as an alternative. Samples are passed through a column containing a range of antibodies immobilized on an inert support. The desired analytes are bound to their respective antibodies, washed and then eluted by a suitable solvent The purified extracts can then be incorporated into the analytical tests. The analytes that can be extracted presently are α‐nortestosterone, zeranol, trenbolone, diethylstilboestrol, boldenone and dexamethasone. Manually, the MIAC procedure is limited to about six columns per operator but by automating the process using a robotic sample processor (RSP), 48 columns can be run simultaneously during the day or night. The RSP has also ...


The objective of this research was to study the harvest moisture and drying method systems as a function to storage period on the conservability and technological quality of wheat. Grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum L), cultivar 'Embrapa 16', produced in the Granja Bretanhas, in Jaguarao, RS, agricultural harvest of 1997/1998 were harvested dry in the plant (14% of moisture), with 16 and 18% of moisture. The samples harvested with moisture of 16 and 18% were submitted to artificial drying by intermittent method, with air at 70°C, stationary, with air at 45°C; and stationary, at room temperature. The grains were stored in a conventional system, during 12 months, with the realization of evaluations at 4 month intervals. Wheat grains harvested dry shown inferior technological quality and conservability in storage as compared to harvested with moisture above 14% and dry at artificial dryer.


The review is dealing with monoperoxidovanadium (V) complexes, intensively studied in many laboratories during the last decades, due to their importance in biocoordination chemistry which is based mainly on the fact that they represent synthetic structural and functional models for the peroxo form of the vanadium haloperoxidase enzyme (VHPO), or can exhibit insulin mimetic properties or antitumor activity. We discuss here the methods of synthesis from the viewpoint of composition of reaction solutions and reaction conditions. A complete summarization of seventy two structurally characterized mono- and dinuclear monoperoxidovanadium (V) complexes, with their chemical composition, set of donor atoms and space groups, is given. The general features in


STUDY QUESTION
What impact does surrogacy have on the surrogates' own children?

SUMMARY ANSWER
The children of surrogate mothers do not experience any negative consequences as a result of their mother's decision to be a surrogate, irrespective of whether or not the surrogate uses her own egg.

STUDY DESIGN, SIZE AND DURATION
Participants were recruited as part of a study of the long-term effects of surrogacy for surrogates and their family members. Data were collected from 36 children of surrogates at a single time point.

PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS
Participants whose mother had been a surrogate 5-15 years prior to interview and who were aged over 12 years were eligible to take part. Thirty-six participants (14 male and 22 female) aged 12-25 years were interviewed (response rate = 52%). Questionnaires assessing psychological health and family functioning were administered.

MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE
Forty-four per cent (15) of participants' mothers had undergone gestational surrogacy, 39% (14) had used their own egg (genetic surrogacy) and 19% (7) had completed both types of surrogacy. Most surrogates' children (86%, 31) had a positive view of their mother's surrogacy. Forty-seven per cent (17) of children were in contact with the surrogacy child and all reported good relationships with him/her. Forty per cent (14) of children referred to the child as a sibling or half-sibling and this did not differ between genetic and gestational surrogacy. Most children (89%, 32), reported a positive view of family life, with all enjoying spending time with their mother. Mean scores on the questionnaire assessments of psychological health and self-esteem were within the normal range and did not differ by surrogacy type.

LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION
The sample size for this study was relatively small and not all children chose to take part, therefore their views cannot be known. Nevertheless, this is the first study to assess the experiences of surrogacy from the perspective of the surrogates' own children. There may be some bias from the inclusion of siblings from the same family.

WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS
Findings of this study show that family relationships within the surrogate's own family are good and that the children are not negatively affected as a result of their mother's decision to be a surrogate. These results are of importance to counsellors and support groups offering advice to surrogates and intended parents.

STUDY FUNDING, COMPETING INTERESTS
This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (grant number ES/I009221/1). None of the authors has any conflict of interest to declare.


Turmeric is a natural spice which has high edible and medicinal value.Its volatile oil is rich in turmerone,curcumene and so on.The chemical composition,extraction methods and biological activity of turmeric volatile oil are reviewed in this paper,and the application prospects of turmeric volatile oil are summarized.


Fe-based compositionally modulated films composed of five 100-nm-thick nonnitride and nitride layers were prepared by N/sub 2/ reactive sputtering. Soft magnetic properties are obtained when the layer thickness is less than 15 nm for metal-metalloid-type alloy films such as Fe-Nb-B/Fe-Nb-B-N and when less than 30 nm for metal-metal type films such as Fe-Nb/Fe-Nb-N. The layered structure and the soft magnetic properties are thermally stable up to 600 degrees C. The films having high saturation magnetization, 4 Pi Ms=12-16 kG, and high permeability, mu =2000-3000 (at 1 MHz), are promising head-core materials for high-density recording. >


This damage assessment report is the product of a field investigation undertaken in September 2007 after the Mw 8.0 August 15, 2007 Pisco, Peru earthquake. It provides a brief description of the event and the consequential damage to the highway system. It relies on government reports issued immediately after the event that include investigations from leaders in Peru's academia, and the authors' field observations. The purpose of the report is to document the performance of structures designed according to AASHTO specifications and to help assess the adequacy of the standards used at the time of construction. Another important benefit of the task is the exchange of information for the mutual benefit of engineers and policy makers here in the U.S. and in Peru.


Higher degree implicit polynomials can be used conveniently for describing 2-D curves and 3-D surfaces. Implicit polynomials are known to possess few Euclidean and affine invariants. However, the instability of fitting algorithms and errors in the estimation of invariants due to occlusion are some of the major issues concerning their usefulness. We proposed a tensor based approach for obtaining the invariants and pose estimation using higher degree implicit polynomials. We demonstrated that the relative values and signs of the invariants from higher degree polynomials are not sensitive to small levels of occlusion and it can be used for recognition and pose estimation of free-form objects.


We estimate the precision of information that prices communicate about firm value, and examine its relation to public disclosure and the cost of equity. We find public disclosure increases the precision of information in prices. For example, stock returns on earnings announcement days reflect the change in the long-term value of the firm more precisely than returns on other days. Similarly, precision of information in prices is higher for firms that voluntarily disclose earnings guidance, and precision has increased for firms that disclose more information following the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Testing the consequences of higher precision of information in prices, we find it to be associated with a lower cost of equity capital. Our evidence supports the theory that increasing the precision of investor information on the value of the firm will lower its cost of capital. Acknowledgment: We thank workshop participants at the 2015 American Accounting Association meetings in Chicago, the 2015 European Accounting Association meetings in Glasgow, University of Exeter (UK), Hebrew University (Israel), University of Oulu (Finland), Rutgers University, Tel Aviv University (Israel), and UCLA for many useful comments. We also thank the Henry Crown Center for Business Research for supporting this research.


Link chains are widely used in many different sectors of industry, for example in hoist applications, marine applications, manure chains in agricultural applications, snow chains for cars or even as a bicycle lock. A more specific application is the tickler chain, where the link chain is used to drag over the seabed in order to increase the catch rate. In this case the link chain is subjected to extreme abrasive wear due to the sand and seawater environment. Fracture of these chains causes serious economical damage due to downtime and especially production loss. The main objective of this research is to quantify the most important wear mechanisms that act on a link chain, and with that knowledge to try to design and build a reliable test rig that simulates abrasive wear of tickler chains. With these simulation results the chain parameters, such as geometry and material, can be improved in order to decrease the wear rate. Ghent University, Laboratory Soete, Belgium


was unquestionably the most important event which had happened during the twenty years that had elapsed since the amalgamation. Its healthy action had already become apparent, but it would require some time yet before all its latent powers for good could be fully developed. Its elevating influence would increase with each succeeding year. Mr. Rymer then spoke of other signs of progress in the profession; of the growth of the British Dental Association, the establishment of new schools in the provinces, the flourishing condition of the dlental societies and the progress of dental literature and journalism; and concluded by referring to some of the unsolved problems still before the profession, the most important being a clearer knowledge of the conditions which would favour longevity in the dental organs.


The aim of this study was to determine the differences in the pancreas structure of dogs with normal and impaired glucose tolerance. The experiment was conducted in 20 dogs. Pancreas elements were studied using histological, electron microscopic and morphometric methods. The differences in the structure were found at the level of organs, tissues and cells in the acinar parenchyma and islets.


The existence of at least two morphologically similar species, or strains of Trichogramma was first established by Peterson (6) while he was studying Trichogramma minutum Riley as an egg parasite of the oriental fruit moth, Grapholitha molesta Busck, and the codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella Linn., in New Jersey. He observed that two forms or species were present that could not be differentiated on a morphological basis. Cross-breeding tests demonstrated that they would not interbreed. A difference in the color of the females of the two species was noted. There was also noted a difference in the flight habits of the two forms, and in the time required for development from egg to adult.


This text expound the fact how finish Luo thatch air blower thouble judgement and treatment method of reason in factory reality mainly, for relevant personnel's reference.


The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as persons between the age of 10 and 19 years, a majority fitting the age-based definition of a "child" by the Convention on the Child's Rights. Adolescents go through significant physical, physiological, and psychosocial changes from childhood to adulthood during this period. There are indications that during the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents experienced a myriad of challenges as reported by various forms of media. These challenges included teenage pregnancies/ motherhood and early marriages amongst girls, drug and substance abuse, and other social deviancies that came with devastating consequences, notably a surge in school dropout, which shuttered their dreams for a better future. During the outreach activities by the African Women in Science and Engineering (AWSE), MMUST chapter, a gap for research in the realm of Sexual and Reproductive Health of adolescents was established, necessitating this study. The objective guided the study: To establish the adolescents' prior Knowledge on Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) and how this Knowledge shaped their behavior in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The study adopted a Mixed Methods Research (MMR) approach, drawing on the strengths of both quantitative and qualitative paradigms. A total of 340 adolescents formed the study sample, and the sampling techniques employed were multi-stage, purposive, stratified, and simple random sampling. The data collection tools included questionnaires, interviews schedules, and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Data was collected on the ASRH knowledge base and their behavior within the period of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This was done conscious of the various demographic parameters that are likely to influence adolescents' knowledge and behavior, such as parents' level of education and occupation; Faith of the family, and the gender of the adolescent, among others. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS version 20. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically and used in triangulating quantitative findings. Results showed that 90% of adolescents had Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, an indication that there was a10% knowledge gap. Significant differences were recorded across gender (Chi=4.715, p=0.030); age (Chi=8.775, p=0.012); religion (Chi=10.204, p=0.017) and education level (Chi=14.338, p=0.008), among others. Results further showed that Knowledge on ASRH had a positive impact on adolescents' behavior as a smaller proportion (34.3%) of those with the Knowledge engaged in sexual relationships, compared to 42.9% of those without the Knowledge. Whereas they had Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, it was evident that this did not translate to better behavior as manifested in a surge in unsafe abortions, failure to embrace contraception, and inability to seek appropriate medical care. In this vain, the study recommends empowerment of youth through developing education programs that focus on the needs of adolescent sexual reproductive health and development and implementation of appropriate regulatory frameworks and policies to mitigate the risks and challenges adolescents encounter.


Ni0.95S is a Pauli‐paramagnetic d‐band metal which never orders magnetically. Susceptibility, conductivity and Mossbauer spectra have been measured to determine the magnetic behaviour of iron impurities substituted into an Ni0.95S matrix in concentrations of 0.1−2.0 %. The extra susceptibility due to the iron is proportional to its concentration and follows a Curie‐Weiss law with ϑ=6 K and peff=1.2 μB. No sign of spin‐glass order is found in the iorn‐doped samples down to 1.5 K. The extra residual resistivity is also proportional to iron concentration, and a resistivity minimum occurs between 7 and 20 K. These observations suggest that the iron impurities are in a non‐magnetic state at low temperatures.


ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (November 8, 2013) – Kenneth C. Brostron has been selected by his peers as one of the Top 50: 2013 St. Louis Super Lawyers and Top 100: 2013 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. Brostron ranked top of the list in both the Top 50 St. Louis and Top 100 categories, having been among those who received the highest point totals in the Missouri nominations, research and blue ribbon review process.


This poster presents a comparative analysis of these two simultaneously emerging sub-fields and the analytical frameworks that they advance.   Methodological tenets to guide research into the learning and knowledge production inherent in transnational feminist activisms are also illustrated.


sources invites further consideration of the issue. Given the relative failure of Spain's colonial endeavors in Asia, it would be not only highly implausible but unseemly to expect to find Asian responses in Spanish language outside of the Spanish Philippines. There are, nevertheless, ample examples of earlier Asian responses to the Spanish incursion to Asia, which Ellis does not acknowledge in the book. Of these texts, some of the most outstanding Chinese examples are Zhang Xie's Dong xi yang kao (On the Eastern and Western Oceans, 1617) and some chapters of Ming shi (History of Ming Dynasty). As for the case of the Philippines, one may also contend Ellis's statement with a quick reminder of the existence of the Librong pagaaralan nang manga tagalog nang uicang Castila, which Filipino Tomás Pinpin composed in 1610 to help Tagalogs learn the Spanish language. In all these Asian sources, perspectives other than those of the Spanish "conquerors" were provided although of special interest is Pinpin's book because of the ways in which the Filipino (the colonized) reworked and reshaped Spanish Catholic doctrine in order to help his compatriots survive in a world dominated by the Spanish intruders. In his conclusion, Ellis invites scholars to further explore Hispano-Asian relations in future projects. He also points out that, in contrast to the growing scholarly interest in the history of Asians in Latin America, both early Spanish presence in Asia and the presence of Asians in twenty-first-century Spain remain subjects of marginal interest both within Spain and abroad (181). And these are areas of inquiry that should be included in Hispanic Studies, Ellis emphasizes, as the field seeks to expand its "transatlantic and transnational scope" (181). Ellis's scholarship throughout is impressive, with a multitude of sources that have been largely overlooked by scholars of Hispanic studies. Material is clearly presented, well organized, and quoted in the original Spanish with English translation, thereby providing non-Spanish speakers with an opportunity to appreciate and enjoy a fascinating subject of Spain's history and literature. Because of these features, this book is an invaluable introduction to the literature on early Hispanic exploration in Asia, particularly since it is the first book-length study of its kind.


The utility model discloses a remote monitoring module for power system switching value, which mainly comprises a microprocessor, a switching value input circuit, a switching value output circuit, a keying signal acquisition circuit, a communication interface circuit and other parts; and an external power module provides working power for the system. The module is provided with a UART interface to realize the function of data uploading, receives a command of a host computer by a communication interface, executes the reading of the switching value input state and controls the output. The remote monitoring module for power system switching value has the following advantages of: 1. outward logic unified whole: set values of a communication address and baud rate can be unified with a matched multifunctional electricity quantity instrument and other devices, and the modulization performance is strong; 2. strong flexibility: the module is clamping groove type and can be matched with the multifunctional electricity quantity instrument for use; 3. strong expandability: a plurality of paths of switching values can be expanded according to practical needs; 4. saved cost and high price performance ratio: a switch power supply in the module can be externally arranged; and 5. succinct and attractive appearance, small volume and convenient installation.


Three macerals, liptinite, vitrinite and inertinite separated from Pingshuo coal were used in this study. The formation of HCN during macerals pyrolysis was investigated using a quartz tube reactor at 600℃~900℃. Both the programmed heating and fast heating pyrolysis have been studied. It was found that the yield of HCN increased with pyrolysis temperature for all three macerals. The yield of HCN during vitrinite pyrolysis was the biggest among the three below 800℃, and that of liptinite was the highest at 900℃. The yields of HCN depended not only on their volatile content but also on the nitrogen functional groups in different macerals. More pyrrole-type nitrogen could form more HCN at lower temperature. The yield of HCN increased with increasing heating rate. Comparing the HCN yield at different period during pyrolysis, it could be found that most of HCN was released at the feeding period. The synergistic effect for the formation of HCN existed in the pyrolysis of acid-washed parent coal.


Welcome to the fifth edition of the IFIP/ACM Latin America Networking Conference, LANC'09, taking place in the city of Pelotas, located in the beautiful state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. As happened in the previous editions, LANC'09 is taking place jointly with CLEI, the Latin American Computing Conference, now at its thirty fifth edition.

LANC is organized by CLEI (Centro Latino Americano de Estudios en Inform´tica), with the sponsorship of IFIP, in cooperation with ACM SIGCOMM, organizations providing funds for invited speakers and tutorialists, and publishing the proceedings in their digital libraries. ACM SIGCOMM also funded prizes for top LANC 2009 papers by Latin American authors.

The conference program includes four invited talks, two tutorials, and 11 regular papers. These works were selected from the 29 submissions received, resulting in a 39% acceptation rate. It was very hard to choose, as the submissions quality was very high. The Program Committee members contributed generously their time so that the submissions were evaluated by at least two, and often by three or four different reviewers, ensuring the highest standards for the selection process, which resulted in a high quality program.


The trunnion rods that operate tainter gates on many of the nation's earthen and concrete dams are aging and deteriorating, sometimes to the point of posing a safety hazard. But the typical method of determining the useful remaining life of such rods—stressing them until movement occurs—is not only difficult but in some cases dangerous. Now the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is refining a successful, safe, and nondestructive method for determining the remaining strength of these critical elements.


Ferguson, A. W., and Milner, R. D. G. (1970). Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus in sibs. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 80. Ferguson, I. C. (1967). Neonatal hyperglycaemia; case report with plasma insulin studies. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 42, 509. Gentz, J. (1969). Transient diabetes of the newborn. Acta Paediatrica, 58, 655. Hutchison, J. H. (1967). Practical Paediatric Problems, 2nd ed., p. 376. Lloyd-Luke, London. Hutchison, J. H., Keay, A. J., and Kerr, M. M. (1962). Congenital temporary diabetes mellitus. British Medical Journal, 2, 436. Lewis, S. R., and Mortimer, P. E. (1964). Idiopathic neonatal hyperglycaemia. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 39, 618. Rastogi, G. K., Letarte, J., and Fraser, T. R. (1970). Proinsulin content of pancreas in human fetuses of healthy mothers. Lancet, 1, 7. Steiner, D. F., Hallund, O., Rubenstein, A., Cho, S., and Bayliss, C. (1968). Isolation and properties of proinsulin, intermediate forms, and other minor components from crystalline bovine insulin. Diabetes, 17, 725.


A large-scale field experiment was conducted to examine the efficacy of 1, 2, and 4% chlorpyriphos and 1,2, and 4% carbaryl for protecting high-value ponderosa pine trees from attack by Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte. Each of the 510 trees utilized in the experiment was separated by at least 0.4 km. At 1 month, 3 months, and 1 year after insecticide application, D. brevicomis pheromone was attached to the boles of treated and untreated check trees. All six treatments were regarded as effective 1 month after application. At 3 months after application, 1 and 2% chlorpyriphos were regarded as ineffective. One year after application, low mortality of untreated check trees hindered the determination of efficacy of the remaining four treatments. At 3 months and 1 year after application, significantly more Temnochila chlorodia (Mannerheim) were found in catchment traps beneath treated than beneath untreated trees. The best explanation for this is insecticide-induced mortality of T. chlorodia . There were no significant differences in numbers of D. brevicomis or Enocleris lecontei (Wolcott) in the catchment traps.


This paper explores all kinds of problems faced by labor migrants under the three major aspects of life i.e social, economic and psychological factors. During the time of post migration, the emigrants face various kinds of socio-economic problems that increase maladjustment with their social environment especially in collecting livelihoods, interactions with other people and also in their attitudes as well as perceptual organizations. In addition, it was observed that there were also changing patterns, having occurred in life style of other family members of migrants. The main investigations were based on whole sphere of life of migrants and their family members in respect of income, expenditure, ability to save money, investment, job attitudes, as well as intra and inter family relationships etc. Stratified sampling procedure had been followed in this study. Structured questionnaire was designed and case study was pursued also to collect necessary information and evidence. Likert Scale has been used to measure attitudes of head of the households of respective families of Sultanpur Village. The findings indicate that though international labor migration changes economic conditions of rural people of Bangladesh by its remittance but this positive change is being occurred for short term only and other aspects of life namely social, psychological that are essential parts of life are being hampered rigorously in the long term.


In 1885 Dr. J. Leonard Corning 1 of New York published the first article onspinal anesthesia. Not considering it feasible to introduce the solution within the arachnoid, Dr. Corning injected a solution of cocain between the spinous processes in the lower dorsal region of a man and a dog. Although in both instances there were evidences of anesthesia, and although Dr. Corning considered the feasibility of operating under this method, nearly fifteen years elapsed before August Bier at Bonn, Germany, first produced intradural anesthesia. Bier had the experiment made on himself and later injected his assistant, an example of medical herosim that recalls Sir James Y. Simpson's demonstration of the anesthetic value of Chloroform. Despite the warning from Bier, the intradural injection was promptly tried in many of the clinics of the world but soon was abandoned from imperfections in the technic and disadvantages attending the use of cocain. In 1902, with the discovery of a series of synthetic alkaloid-like bodies having local analgesic properties, the method was revived and came into larger use. Of these substances,


An approach to the computer-aided study of multivariable nonlinear and time-varying systems in the time-domain is outlined, the basis of modern input-output (I/O) theory of control systems. A theoretical justification of the approach is given, together with some observations on the representation problem. The concept of k-time sequence matrices is described. A new simulation language which has been specifically designed to implement this I/O methodology is discussed. An example illustrating one of the I/O representations is presented.<<ETX>>


Titanium is seen as a good material for application in many fields due to its compatibility with different environments. However, it remains unclear whether what happens when this material is exposed to certain high temperatures for longer periods of time. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of heat on a 3 mm commercially pure titanium grade 2 plate at a constant temperature of 900°C at different heating times. Three different heating times were employed in this study: 30 minutes for the first period, 60 minutes for the second period, and 90 minutes for the third period. All heated samples were air cooled to room temperature after each heating period. Microhardness, microstructure, tensile strength, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) tests were performed. All the results were analyzed and compared with the parent sample. It was observed that the heating period influenced microstructural arrangement of the material. The microstructural changes affected negatively the ultimate tensile strength while percentage elongation was improved. The microhardness of the heat treated samples were firstly negatively affected which later jumped and exceeded that of the parent material.


The Biodiversity Bill has been drafted in response to the Biodiversity Convention (CBD). However, the CBD is not as specific and demanding as TRIPS and substantial scope is left to states to adopt laws that fit their needs and priorities. The bill reflects, for instance, the government's strong reaction to biopiracy or the illegal appropriation of resources or knowledge. The bill is also partly informed by the desire to avoid a direct confrontation with WTO obligations in this field.


NP-completeness is one of the most central concepts in computer science, and has been extensively applied in many diverse application areas. Despite this, students have problems grasping the concept and, more specifically, applying it to new problems. Independently, we have identified these problems at our universities in different countries and cultures. In an action research approach we have modified our courses and studied the effects. We here present some promising results. Our approach is mainly based on the idea of making more evident the fact that proving a new NP-completeness result is not at all different from designing a new algorithm. Based on this idea, we used tools typically used to teach algorithms (such as automatic program assessment and algorithm visualization systems), accompanied by other activities mainly devoted to augmenting the motivation to study computational complexity and forcing students to think and adopt a standpoint.


Classical mass flux parametrization schemes for cumulus convection generally transport heat and moisture only but do not include a net mass transport. This is well justified for large grid spacings comprising the whole convective circulation in the local grid column, such that all convective mass fluxes locally cancel out. A conceptual problem arises for finer grid spacings as used in contemporary numerical weather prediction (NWP) models, when convection becomes partially resolvable. This problem can be overcome by the hybrid approach presented here. Only updraft and downdraft are parametrized with a net mass transport; the environmental subsidence is treated by the grid‐scale equations. The total mass flux in the continuity equation is split into a grid‐scale and a subgrid‐scale contribution. This parametrization scheme is designed for use in any nonlinear, non‐hydrostatic and fully compressible NWP model. We here have chosen the Lokal–Modell (LM) of Deutscher Wetterdienst.


Rainbow trout with a cautery-induced 30% reduction in functional gill area showed significant proportional reductions in maximum oxygen consumption (V o o2 max ) in comparison to controls, but oxygen consumption at rest and at subcritical swimming speeds was not affected. This corroborates suggestions that total gill area is utilized for oxygen uptake only under conditions of maximum aerobic demand. During swimming trials, hyperoxia (P O O2 300mmHg) neither increased V O O2 max of control fish nor compensated for the reduced V O O2 max apparent in fish with reduced gill area. Therefore a direct limitation on oxygen uptake at the gills is implied.


In 1930, Sinclair Lewis became the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. During the 1940s, he kept this diary, which reveals the introspective man rather than an embattled celebrity author.


The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with healthcare utilization in patients with chronic liver disease with a focus on pain, opioid use and psychiatric symptoms.


OTU-12 Figure 1 Cancer Dysphagia Score Abstracts Gut 2021;70(Suppl 4):A1–A220 A1 on Jauary 1, 2022 by gest. P rocted by coright. http/gut.bm jcom / G t: frst pulished as 10.113utjnl-2021-B S G .2 on 7 N ovem er 221. D ow nladed fom Results 1496 patients were studied: median age 62 (IQR 5173), 58% female. Median EDS score was 4 (IQR 2.5-6); with 67% having an EDS 3.5. 64% were triaged to 2WW endoscopy; 18% to urgent (but not 2WW) endoscopy; 2.8% to urgent CT scan; 5.5% to routine OGD; and 4.4% to barium swallow. After excluding patients who declined investigation, results were available for 96%. 91 UGI cancers were diagnosed (prevalence 7.1%); with 3 (3%) UGI cancers diagnosed in patients with EDS<3.5 (one with EDS 3, two with EDS 1.5). EDS 3.5 had sensitivity of 96.7% and negative predictive value of 99% for UGI cancer. The factors associated with UGI cancer and hence selected to develop CDS included: age odds ratio 1.05 (95% CI 1.03-1.06); male 3.95 (2.36-6.58); progressive dysphagia 2.30 (1.39-3.79); unintentional weight loss 3.28 (2.02-5.31); acid reflux symptoms 0.47 (0.25-0.88) and dysphagia localised to the neck (0.26 (0.12-0.57). Dysphagia duration less than 6 months was not statistically significant (1.02 (0.452.22). AUROC was 0.83 for CDS as compared to 0.81 for EDS. Cancer dysphagia score and its receiver operating curve in comparison to Edinburgh dysphagia score is presented in figure 1. Conclusion A national prospective cohort confirms that EDS has high sensitivity and negative predictive value for UGI cancer, however, a modified cancer dysphagia score offers higher diagnostic accuracy. Our results suggest that CDS should be incorporated in the UGI cancer 2WW pathway for risk stratification of patients with dysphagia and further studies in primary care are needed. OTU-13 EUS CHOLEDOCHODUODENOSTOMY IN MALIGNANT DISTAL BILIARY OBSTRUCTION: MULTI-CENTRE COLLABORATION FROM THE UK AND IRELAND Wei On*, Bharat Paranandi, Andrew M Smith, Alistair Young, James Pine, Suresh V Venkatachalapathy, Martin W James, Guruprasad P Aithal, Ioannis Varbobitis, Danny Cheriyan, Ciaran McDonald, John S Leeds, Manu Nayar, Kofi Oppong, Joe Geraghty, John Devlin, Wafaa Ahmed, Ryan Scott, Terence Wong, Matthew T Huggett. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre (NDDC) and NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nottingham University and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; Beaumont Hospital and RCSI, Dublin, Ireland; The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK; Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Ireland; Guys' and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-BSG.3 Introduction Endoscopic ultrasound guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDD) with electrocautery enhanced lumen apposing metal stents (EC-LAMS) has emerged as a viable option in the management of patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO). We conducted a multi-centre collaboration from the UK and Ireland with an aim to analyse the pooled efficacy, safety and long term outcomes of EUS-CDD for treatment of MDBO. Methods Consecutive patients with MDBO who underwent EUS-CDD with EC-LAMS at 8 tertiary hepatopancreatobiliary institutions between September 2016 and September 2020 were retrospectively analysed. Recorded variables included patient demographics, procedural characteristics and follow-up data. Results 112 patients (59 male) were identified. The mean age was 72 years old (range 46 94 years old). Pancreatic adenocarcinoma was the commonest underlying malignancy in 63.4% (n=71). The indications for EUS-CDD were: an inaccessible papilla (n=49), tumour infiltration of papilla (n=29) and unsuccessful biliary cannulation/stricture impassable with guidewire (n=34). Technical success was achieved in 91.1% (n=102) of patients. Additional stenting with plastic pigtails through the EC-LAMS was performed in 26 patients at the discretion of the endoscopist to augment biliary drainage. Data for clinical success (reduction of serum bilirubin to £50% of original value at day 7) was available for 90 patients and was achieved in 94.4% of these (n=84). The adverse event rate was 16.9% (n=19) and further details are summarised in the table. The biliary re-intervention rate was 8.1% (n=8) in 99 patients with successful EUS-CDD (3 lost to follow-up), over a median follow-up of 70 days (range 3 761 days). Eight patients underwent attempted surgical resection of their primary tumour and in those who did, resection and formation of hepaticojejunostomy was successful. Conclusion We present the first collaborative data from the UK and Ireland demonstrating EUS-CDD in MDBO to be efficacious with a reasonable safety profile. OTU-14 COLONOSCOPY POLYP DETECTION IS LOWER AT WEEKENDS: A NATIONAL ENDOSCOPY DATABASE ANALYSIS Liya Lu, Jamie Catlow, Raphael Broughton, Peter Rogers, Linda Sharp, Matt Rutter*. Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, on behalf of the NED-APRIQOT Team; North Tees NHS Foundation Trust; JAG, RCP London; Weblogik


Very recently, CNN attacked two scientific reports published by us (the Yan Report, the 2 Yan Report). The first attack was an article published on CNN politics, which was followed two days later by a four-minute program on TV with the same contents. CNN's goal is clear – to ruin Dr. Yan's reputation and, more importantly, discredit the lab origin theory of SARS-CoV-2. As authors of the Yan reports, we found the attack by CNN entirely baseless and full of lies. To expose the disinformation campaign that is being pushed by CNN to deny the lab origin of SARS-CoV-2, we list their lies and mistakes and offer our response correspondingly. We deem this as necessary because, on this important question, the public deserves to know who is lying and intentionally misleading and who is honest and trustworthy.


This community service aims to provide insight into knowledge about education through local cultural wisdom in Girimakmur Village, Malangbong District, by providing insight into knowledge about the importance of education from elementary to secondary education. Problems that arise in these areas are resolved in three stages of activity, namely preparation, implementation and evaluation. The results of community service activities show the level of success with an indication of the similar mindset of educators in the Malangbong District environment, there is a positive response from service participants related to an understanding of education that must synergize with the local life of the local area and most people have understood the concept of developing local culture which can be used as as an icon of community development


The optimum filter for improving the signal/noise ratio in a commonly-encountered instrumentation situation is the ideal averaging filter. Various ways of realizing the ideal response are discussed and rational approximants of order 1 to 6 are given. The circuits required to implement these approximants are considerably less complex than those required for the alternative realizations.


Whereas, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is present awaiting reauthorization by the U.S. Congress; Whereas, Numerous education organizations and associations have expressed deep concerns as to the provisions of the law and/or the negative effects of its implementation; Whereas, Action to reauthorize the law was not taken by the U.S. Congress and has not been signed by the U.S. president; and Whereas, The Obama administration has expressed interest in reauthorization of the law for a period of 3 years;


In this paper, an Monte Carlo simulation study method with 5- fold cross-validation MSE is used, a simulation experiment data and a real data set are conducted, for comparing the performances of a multiple linear regression model, a ridge regression model, and the Choquet integral regression model with respect to two well-known fuzzy measures, P-measure and λ-measure, and two new fuzzy measures proposed by authors' previous works, L-measure and extensional L-measure, respectively. Both of the results show that the Choquet integral regression model with respect to extensional L-measure has the best performance.


This book analyses government relationships with international financial institutions (IFIs) to evaluate the role of citizen participation in formulating national poverty reduction policies in low-income countries.


We present an experiment to evaluate the accuracy of power indices by measuring the political power embodied in blocks of votes per se . The experiment incorporates several players interacting in lCT chat rooms under supervision. The chat rooms and the selection process reduce or eliminate other political forces leaving logroIIing as the primary political force.


In the previous paper,we have shown dynamical properties, dynamics of the activities for states, for higher order random neural networks, which uses the weighted sum of products of input variables, with the digital state { 1-,l}-model. This paper describes dynamical properties for higher order random neural networks with the analog state models and the digital state {O,l}-model.


Geographically related queries form nearly one-fifth of all queries submitted to the Excite search engine and the most frequently occurring terms are names of places. This paper focuses on digital libraries and extends the basic services of existing library management systems to include new ones that are dedicated to geographic information extraction, retrieval and visualization. We report on some experimentation with these services in order to manage geospatial data within tourist and educational software.


Agriculture modernization provides many sector benefits, such as increasing productivity, reducing production costs and increasing product quality and, thus, agriculture in Brazil because it is a topic with a small approach in the literature and affects millions of workers who work in the informality in the country.


This paper proposes a new data link layer protocol for multicast communications on ad hoc TDMA mobile networks, which accomplishes highly efficient transmission throughput in slow fading environments. The ad hoc network structure assumed in this paper is a network with a proxy access point which relays broadcasting messages among the terminals. The proposed multicast data link protocol integrates a retransmission control function with a flow control function by a collision based procedure. This collision based procedure using a negative acknowledgement (NAK) message can improve throughput owing to the effective retransmission achieved by the NAK message. Moreover, the proposed protocol achieves the flow control function by introducing the collision procedure of the NAK message with a sending message from a sender in order to facilitate a complete transmission guarantee in the upper layer. Its throughput performance is evaluated by computer simulations in applying this protocol to the Japanese Personal Handyphone System (PHS). It is shown that, under the conditions of 1% frame error rate (which can be considered as the mobile groupware condition) the realizable effective transmission rate is about 28 kbps with a physical layer transmission rate of 32 kbps, and it suffers from no degradation regardless of the network layer packet length or the number of the group members.


BACKGROUND
A Phase II study was conducted to evaluate the response, duration of response, and duration of survival of patients with measurable gastric carcinoma treated with trimetrexate (TMTX) who had not had prior chemotherapy.

METHODS
Thirty-three patients with unresectable or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma who had not received previous chemotherapy were treated with intravenous TMTX 12 mg/m(2) daily for 5 days. The dosage of TMTX was reduced to 8 mg/m(2) daily for 5 days for those who had received prior radiotherapy. The cycle was repeated every 3 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurred.

RESULTS
Thirty-three patients could be analyzed with follow-up data. There was one Grade 5 (lethal) toxicity and four Grade 4 toxicities. Hematologic toxicity was the most common. The overall response rate was 21%, the overall median progression free survival was 2.7 months, and the overall median survival was 5.9 months for the entire cohort. No patients were alive at last follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS
Though TMTX as a single agent has activity in gastric carcinoma with manageable toxicity, it cannot be recommended for routine use as a single agent due to the brief duration of response and median survival.