were from relatively sparsely populated areas, mainly on the north-west coast, and all had meningitis. The greater facility for mass chest X-ray surveys to be. carried out in the metropolitan area probably accounts for the finding of localized pulmonary disease, and raises the question of whether similar cases are occurring undiagnosed in other parts of the State.. Nevertheless, the absence of any such local pulmonary lesions in patients from outside the Perth area is surprising, and perhaps there is the possibility of a different mode of infection, or of strains of varied virulence.


Available online: 17.12.2019 In this research, it was aimed to determine the effect of critical thinking skills on secondary school students' creativity levels and motivation within the scope of art criticism activities. The study group consisted of 40 (13 male/27 female) students at 6th class level in a secondary school of Erzincan city centre. The students were chosen with simple random sampling. The mixed research pattern was applied as the method and qualitative and quantitative analysis were used. The "Painting Assessment Form" and "Interview Form" were used as the data collection tools. According to the quantitative results of the research, it was found that the creative interpretations of the students in terms of the critical thinking dimension were good level and demonstrated no difference according to gender. According to qualitative data, it was found that the activity affected the students' motivations positively. © 2020 IOJES. All rights reserved


This week's papers describe therapies for myeloid cancers and a kinase to inhibit in order to prevent pathogenic bone destruction. This week's papers describe therapies for myeloid cancers and a kinase to inhibit in order to prevent pathogenic bone destruction.


In the fall of 1995, an ion beam analysis (IBA) laboratory was established at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) as a part of the Ohio Materials Network (MatNet). A brief overview of MatNet and the accelerator/endstation equipment will be given, followed by a sampling of IBA projects during the laboratory's first year of operation. Included are boron concentration measurements of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) diamond using the 11B(p,α)2α reaction at 660 keV and the application of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and elastic recoil detection analysis (ERDA) for the determination of film density and hydrogen content in SiO2 films grown on SiC.


In the late 1980s, the changingpolitical environment in the former USSR provided an opportunity for large scale immigration to Canada. Faced with shrinking resources and increased demands for its services, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS) changed its traditional format of one-to-one casework to include a group service component. The new service was called the Integration Program. Four program modules were developed which reflected the core settlement service needs of newcomers: instruction in English as a second language (E.S.L.); job preparation; ethnocultural programming; and group counselling. All new clients were placed in small groups of 15 to 20 over a five month period. During that time, each group met weekly for each of the four modules. This group approach provided basic resettlement services over a short period of time in a very intensive manner. The results of a recent program evaluation indicated that the program enabled JIAS to: 1. Improve its efficiency and service larger numbers of its case load; 2. Provide a strong peer support base via the group approach; 3. Provide resettlement information, guidance and counselling through the professional group leaders; and 4. Provide cultural programs with the host community which have facilitated the initial integration of newcomers into their host community.


Table of contents: Portland & Western's scenic Cornelius Pass line was once an important route for Spokane, Portland & Seattle freight trains through Oregon.


This paper concerns the existence and regularity of entropy solu- tions to the Dirichlet problem Au = div(a(x,u,ru)) = f div (u) in u = 0 on @ . In particular, we show the L ¯ q -regularity of the solution to this boundary-value problem.


Aiming at the problem of vehicle routing in logistics distribution, an improved ant colony optimization algorithm was proposed. In the distribution process, shortening the delivery mileage minimizes the path Introduction. By establishing a corresponding matlab distribution model, an improved ant colony algorithm is used to solve the optimal path. The improved ant colony algorithm sets the volatility factor according to the search stage, and considers the starting point, the end point and the distance between each node in the heuristic factor. The experimental results show that compared with the traditional manual scheme, the logistics distribution path planning model and the improved ant colony algorithm are adopted to effectively reduce the logistics distribution operation path.


Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
Runtime 117 minutes
Blu-ray
USA, 2019
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (region A/1)


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to better understand technology adoption and working from home (WFH) behaviour of micro and small enterprises (MSE) with 4 to 49 employees during the first (2020) and second (2021) COVID-19 lockdowns in Switzerland.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses two data sets gathered using computer-assisted telephone interviewing surveys conducted with 503 managing directors of Swiss MSEs after the first and 506 MDs after the second COVID-19 lockdown period.

Findings
The study revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, WFH arrangements are related to the adoption of technology by Swiss industry groups. Furthermore, industry characteristics and technology adoption strategies are also associated with the long-term prospect of WFH. The overall result confirms the predominant role of technology pioneers.

Research limitations/implications
The study focuses on MSEs in Switzerland during a specific period. The data set includes mainly quantitative data. Future studies could investigate larger enterprises in international contexts, integrating employees' viewpoints founded on long-term gathered qualitative data. The implications of this study include predictions about future WFH behaviour in Swiss MSEs.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study collecting data in Swiss MSEs after the two COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. As a result, this study offers a unique perspective on a specific business segment, which accounts for around 70% of global employment.


Paediatric patients require specific attention when it comes to postoperative analgesia.[1] Single-shot caudal block is the most commonly used regional technique for children. Simpson et al.[2] showed that the use of ropivacaine in a caudal block causes a quicker onset and longer duration of action. The α2-adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant reduces the onset time, prolongs the block time and reduces the dose of local anaesthetics. It produces sedation, analgesia, reduces stress response and can be used for caudal blocks in children.[3] This study was carried out to compare the efficacy of ropivacaine with different doses of dexmedetomidine in caudal block for paediatric lower abdominal surgeries.


The market economy is currently characterized by a high mutual influence of the activities of various business entities on each other. Cooperation between small and large businesses will allow both parties to achieve maximum efficiency. The article is devoted to the consideration of venture financing as a factor in ensuring the growth of the small and medium-sized business sector, particularly in the sector of innovation.


Sexual dimorphism in 45 ( 27 males, 18 females ) specimens of Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus was studied in specimens collected from three localities: Bahr AL-Najaf, AL-Najaf Province; Albedhan village, Said dekheel county, Dhi-Qar Province and Khor AL-Zubair, AL-Basra Province, southern Iraq. Of 23 studied characters in males and females, statistical analysis using SPSS software version 20.00 showed significant differences in 11, out of 23, characters (male-biased): SVL, TL, HW, HH, DCC, RP, NP, CT, VL, AbnL and LHS. In comparison to females, males had different color pattern, much darker and more developed gular folds and darker ventral regions.


In recent studies it has been shown that graph representation of protein structures is capable of capturing the 3-dimensional fold of the protein very well, thus providing a computationally efficient approach for protein structure analysis. Centrality measures are generally used to identify the relative importance of a node in the network. Here we demonstrate a novel application of centrality analysis: to identify tandemly repeated structural motifs in 3-d protein structures. This is done by analyzing the profile of various centrality measures in the repeat region. The comparative analysis of five centrality measures based on local connectivity, shortest paths, principal eigen spectra and feedback centrality is presented on proteins containing contiguous ankyrin structural motifs to identify which centrality measure best captures the repetitive pattern of ankyrin. We observe that principal eigen spectra of the adjacency matrix and Katz status index, both exhibit a distinct profile for the ankyrin motif capturing its characteristic anti-parallel helix-turn-helix fold. No such conserved pattern was observed in the repeat regions of equivalent random networks, suggesting that the conserved pattern arises from the 3d fold of the structural motif.


Forensic dentistry and paleodontology are two disciplines sharing common observational platforms and methodology, but not a common purpose. The aim of this paper is to provide a short overview and comparison of these two disciplines in order to highlight their similarities and differences. Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology is the study of teeth and stomatognathic system in legal proceedings in the interest of justice. Forensic dentistry covers a wide variety of topics including individual or mass identification (including age and sex assessment) and bite mark analysis. Paleodontology is a discipline investigating teeth, features of stomatognathic system and oral health of ancient populations or early forms of life through skeletal or fossil remains. Paleodontology combines methods used in forensic dentistry and interprets the results in archaeological circumstances. Although forensic dentists and paleodonotologists very often use the same methods, the aim of their work is different. Identification of an unknown body is one of the most important parts of forensic dentist's work. Matching the unknown body and the name of the missing person is of the highest importance in forensic dentistry. This has less or no importance in paleodontology, because single bodies or skeletal remains of individuals are in the majority of cases used for reconstruction of life of the whole population. Making the dental pathology profile of earlier human populations (including data about dental caries, antemortem tooth loss, periapical abscess, enamel hypoplasia, dental calculus and alveolar resorption) yields valuable clues regarding diet, food preparation, nutrition and subsistence. The distribution of dental diseases by age, sex and status group can aid in the identifying the differential effects of nutritional stress within a population. Diagnosis and interpretation of dental illnesses in paleodemographic contexts are important steps in the attempt to reconstruct past lives. Forensic dentists and paleodontologists have been quick to recognize that a multidisciplinary approach is essential if they are to interpret correctly unidentified skeletal human remains of recent or archaeological origin found in excavations.


The BepiColombo mission (ESA/JAXA) is devoted to the exploration of Mercury, the innermost planet of the Solar system. Among the experiments onboard of the spacecraft, the Mercury Orbit Radio Science Experiment (MORE) aims to gather information about the surface and the internal structure of the planet, and to carry out fundamental physics tests, thanks to a state-of- the-art tracking system. During the cruise phase of BepiColombo, a general relativity test is performed in order to determine the Eddington parameter. Due to the proximity to the Sun, the solar irradiance random fluctuations have a dynamical effect that cannot be neglected. In this work a complete numerical simulation of the MORE fundamental physics experiment in cruise is carried out, taking into account the irradiance fluctuations. A precise orbit determination simulation has been used in order to assess the attainable accuracy on the determination of the Eddington parameter.


Urban areas need to deploy a lot of services and stations. This work considers the issue of establishing new branches for a certain service. Given a number of stations we plan to construct, our goal is to recommend locations as deploy placements and transportation cost could be efficiently reduced by jointly considering road network, existing stations and spatial event data. Our model can be divided into four parts: 1) Adopting DBSCAN clustering method to find hot spots of spatial events. 2) Doing community detection for road network to split the road network to smaller components. 3) Exploiting a refined closeness centrality to identify a good candidate location in each community. 4) Developing a greedy-based distance minimized method to establish stations sequentially. The results show our solution is effective and efficient for a large crime event dataset of Chicago.


Abstract On the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the provincial government relies on roving creel surveys to assess the fishery for brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis. The estimation of catch and harvest rates for these surveys requires on-site interview methods that gather information from incomplete fishing trips. When the objective is to determine total catch, the mean-of-ratios estimator is the accepted method for deriving catch rate from incomplete trips, whereas the ratio-of-means estimator is the accepted method for deriving catch rate for completed trips. When we compared the two estimators using incomplete and complete trip catch data measured from the same sample of anglers, we found a persistent bias. Catch and harvest rates derived from the mean-of-ratios estimator were significantly higher than those obtained with the ratio-of-means estimator. Catch rate was higher by 32%, while harvest rate was higher by 39%. When we only used the completed trip data set for both calculati...


The radiolysis of aqueous solutions of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) using N˙3 as a one-electron oxidant leads to the formation of dopasemiquinone and, successively, dopaquinone and dopachrome. It is now shown that under pH conditions where significant protonation of N–3 to HN3 occurs, dopachrome formation is suppressed, probably due predominantly to addition of HN3 to dopaquinone. The possibility of such nucleophilic reactions occurring needs to be considered in studies of quinone intermediates generated using N–3 as oxidant.


Design Hotels 51 Degrees Thermal in Switzerland - With a privileged area in Switzerland's Valais location, nestled significant inside the mountains of Leukerbad, this world-class exclusive getaway sparkles along with attractive holiday vibes. The 51 Degrees...


Introduction: Behaviors or source exposures may differ across socioeconomic groups and result in varied chemical mixture exposures. The objective of this study was to visualize and statistically co...


A hollow needle incorporates a fibre optic cable 3 for monitoring blood pressure. Pressure and pressure variations cause compression of the fibre optic cable, the resulting strain causing a modification of the Bragg wavelength of a grating 4 written into the fibre optic cable. Pressure measurement is achieved by monitoring the wavelength of light reflected back from the grating in a measurement system 5 The hollow needle may comprise a catheter 1 or a hypodermic needle. A glass sphere may be incorporated at the end of the fibre optic cable. Deformation of the sphere caused by pressure variations may exert pressure on a grating written in the cable. Alternatively the surface of the sphere may form an interferometer for measuring pressure variations and a grating may be found in the fibre to allow temperature measurements also to be made. The device may be adapted for external use.


Before the introduction of Computer Aided Design and solid modeling systems, designers had developed a set of techniques for designing solid objects by sketching their ideas on pencil and paper and refining them into workable designs. Unfortunately, these techniques are different from those for designing objects using a solid modeler. Not only does this waste avast reserve of talent and experience (people typically start drawing from the moment they can hold a crayon), but it also has a more fundamental problem: designers can use their intuition more effectively when sketching than they can when using a solid modeler. Viking is a solid modeling system whose user-interface is based on interactive sketch interpretation. Interactive sketch interpretation lets the designer create a line-drawing of a desired object while Viking generates a three-dimensional object description. This description is consistent with both the designer's line-drawing, and a set of geometric constraints either derived from the line-drawing or placed by the designer. Viking's object descriptions are fully compatible with the object descriptions used by traditional solid modelers. As a result, interactive sketch interpretation can be used with traditional solid modeling techniques, combining the advantages of both sketching and solid modeling.


A wavelet-based watermark casting scheme and a blind watermark retrieval technique are investigated in this research. An adaptive watermark hiding method is first developed to determine significant wavelet subbands and to select a couple of significant wavelet coefficients in these subbands automatically. Then, a blind watermark retrieval technique that can detect the embedded watermark in the wavelet domain without the help from the original image is proposed. Experimental results show that the embedded images's watermark can be retrieved successfully without the original image even after the JPEG compression with a quality factor of 20 percent and the wavelet based compression attack with the 64 to 1 compression ratio. With the help of original image, the watermark can be detected after more serious attacks.


Recent seismological studies suggest the importance of the plate junction on the mantle flow and the deformation of subducting slab. As an example of this, we consider the junction of the southwestern Kurile arc and the northeastern Japan arc in this presentation. The observations of S-wave splitting in this region show that the fast polarization direction in the mantle wedge is approximately the same as the maximum dip direction of the subducting slab, which suggests 3D mantle flow. The angle of subduction shows some variation along the strike of the trench. It is smallest at the plate junction and it becomes larger beneath the southwestern Kurile arc where oblique subduction occurs. We shall explore the origin of these features by numerical modeling. In numerical simulation, we use the previously-developed numerical model of subduction zone in a spherical coordinate system with a minor modification to include the non-linear rheology (i.e., dislocation creep). The numerical model is set so that it is similar to the geometry of the plate boundaries in the region considered. We estimate seismic anisotropy based on the theory of LPO development. Our results show that the flow in the mantle wedge is 3D, whereas that in the subslab mantle (i.e., the mantle below the subducting slab) is almost 2D. Our results also show that the geometry of the subducting slab is qualitatively the same as the observations. It may be explained by considering the torque balance acting on subducting slab, that is, the torque due to the dynamic pressure and that due to the gravity of the subducting slab. We find that the pattern of seismic anisotropy obtained in the numerical simulation and the observations are similar in the mantle wedge, which suggests that the 3D mantle flow as seen in our results may exist in this region.


This is a survey of recent results related to cohomology jump loci. It emphasizes connections with deformations with cohomology constraints, global structural results for rank one local systems and line bundles, some connections with restrictions on fundamental groups and homotopy types, and connections with classical singularity theory and Bernstein-Sato ideals.


This is an era of information technology and Industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector. Globalization and spread of technology have leveled the field of competition among all economies. With aforementioned development, there is a need for sustainable manufacturing practices to justify the use of natural resources all over the globe. Both developed and developing economies should adopt the sustainable practices of manufacturing. On other hand, managing challenges of sustainable manufacturing is an uphill task for manufacturing organizations for several reasons. In this chapter, the author has analyzed the challenges of sustainable manufacturing by using DEMATEL technique to differentiate them in cause and effect challenges. This differentiation can further help in effective analysis of these challenges. From practical and managerial viewpoints, this study can help the policymakers and strategy planners of manufacturing organizations in better understanding of sustainability and its aspects. Further, it can help in developing policies on sustainable manufacturing on national and international level both in developed and developing economies.


The present invention relates to a multi-audio broadcasting system and method using a wireless LAN, in the prior art, so in a number of television sets installed in public places, the user does not listen to the audio well as to view only the video of the television program viewing normally the desired broadcast program this was not a problem. The present invention considering the above problems will select the network identification to provide channel information, and the private IP address of a selected IP address to create a wireless network and to screen an IP packet to the audio of a broadcast program broadcast transmission plurality of television that and; Select a broadcast channel by an operation of the user interface to detect a network identification corresponding to a broadcasting channel that is connected to the wireless network, and consists of a headset that converts the audio stream of IP packets to the analog sound multiple by using a wireless LAN by transmitting audio over the broadcast channel, users have the effect of wearing a headset to listen to audio, select the desired TV channel.


From the sea-urchin, Hemicentrotus pulcherrismus, we have purified by four column chromatographic steps for DNA polymerase activity. The molecular weight of DNA polymerase u was determined to be around 137,000-138,000 by Sephadex G-200 gel filtration and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The purified enzyme had the optimal activity at pH 7.4. This enzyme showed to be a function of the metal ion employed as activators, the optimum concentration were 20 mM or 25mM and the optimum concentration was 10 mM. The enzyme activity was inhibited by N-ethyl-maleimide, aphidicolin, cytosine 5'-triphoshate (ara CTP) and phosphonoacetic acid.


Internet of Things (IoT) has been a major research topic for almost a decade now, where physical objects would be interconnected as a result of convergence of various existing technologies. IoT is rapidly developing; however there are uncertainties about its se- curity and privacy which could affect its sustainable development. This paper analyzes the security issues and challenges and provides a well defined security architecture as a confidentiality of the user's privacy and security which could result in its wider adoption by masses.


The Satellite Power System (SPS) program a joint effort to develop an initial understanding of the technical feasibility, the economic practicality, and the social and environmental acceptability of the SPS concept is discussed. This is being accomplished through implementation of the Concept Development and Evaluation Program Plan which is scheduled for completion by the end of FY 1980. This Program Summary not only covers FY 1979 but includes work completed in FY 1977 and FY 1978 in order to give a comprehensive picture of the DOE involvement in the SPS concept development and evaluation process.


Human schistosomiasis remains one of the most important yet neglected tropical diseases, with the latest estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study indicating that over 140 million people are infected with schistosomes [...].


The vertical kelp seedling clamping machine with reasonable structure and less damage on kelp seedling has a pneumatic power set, a holding cylinder to control a claw and a compression arm for loosening the kelp seedling rope so as to insert kelp seedling manually, a walking cylinder to fit the holding cylinder so as to descend the seedling rope for continuous operation, and a conveyer moving intermittently for timely conveying of the seedling rope. Compared with available technology, the present invention has the advantages of high efficiency, high safety, etc.


Abstract In this paper, we present a new parallel sorting algorithm which maximizes the overlap between the disk, network, and CPU subsystems of a processing node. This algorithm is shown to be of similar complexity to known efficient sorting algorithms. The pipelining effect exploited by our algorithm should lead to higher levels of performance on distributed memory parallel processors. In order to achieve the best results using this strategy, the CPU, network, and disk operations must take comparable time. We suggest acceptable levels of system balance for sorting machines and analyze the performance of the sorting algorithm as system parameters vary.


Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices are among the safest and most effective reversible contraceptives used worldwide. It is also the most effective emergency contraception and particularly suitable for women in developing countries as they are affordable, convenient and do not require frequent visits to the clinic. To review the profile and prevalence of intra uterine contraceptive device acceptors at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). A 10 year retrospective review of all 814 clients' records that accepted intrauterine contraceptive device in the family planning clinic of the hospital from 1st January 2008 - 31st December 2017. Data was extracted, coded and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) IBM version 25.0 (Armonk, NY).There were 1893 contraceptive acceptors during the study period, out of which 814 (43%) accepted the IUCD, which was the highest compared to other contraceptives. Majority of the clients 762 (93.6%) were between the age range of 25-44 years, married 779 (96%), multiparous 512 (62.9%), Christians 779 (96%) and 805 (98.9%) had formal education with secondary level of education being the highest, 610 (74.9%). Clinical personnel were the commonest source of information, accounting for 634 (77.9%). Though the uptake rate of IUCD was the highest among the contraceptives in the family planning clinic during the study period, there is still need to improve on its uptake by creating more awareness including on its effectiveness as an emergency contraception.


Folder Title: Economic Reform in China 1v Folder ID: 1182275 Dates: 09/01/1982 ISAD Reference Code: WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-17 Series: Publication File of Bela Balassa Sub-Fonds: Records of the Office of the Vice President, Development Economics and Chief Economist and later Senior Vice President, Development Economics and Chief Economist (DECVP) Fonds: Records of the Office of the Chief Economist Digitized: 05/31/2018


Airplanes traveling at hypersonic speed require engines, called scramjets, in which the combustion takes place in a supersonic flow. This work analyzes the mixing mechanisms which occur in such a combustion chamber by means of large-eddy simulation. The simulation code was extended by multispecies capabilities and validated for supersonic flow and mixing. Selected setups with several species, based on a recent experiment, were simulated and studied in detail. The measured data could be adequately reproduced.


Introduction: Nigella sativa L. is an herb belonging to the Ranunculaceae family that grows in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. They are traditional Arab herbal medicines. The seed of N. sativa (black cumin or Habbatul Barakah) reported to have antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor, antihypertensive, antioxidant, hepatoprotective histamine release inhibitors. The recent development in the field of nanotechnology is by the imminent application of nano-hydroxyapatite in dentistry for remineralization of enamel. The aim of the study is to incorporate the black cumin seed extract with  hydroxyapatite crystals into a new  formulation for the first time to evaluate the antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties  and to characterize their structural and morphological properties. Materials and method: The organisms used were Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, E. Faecalis and Candida albicans. Agar well diffusion method was used to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of the nanoparticles at various concentrations that ranges from 25 µL, 50 µL and 100 µL. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by using ultraviolet double beam spectrophotometers in the wavelength range of 250-750nm. Results: Zone of inhibition was found to be highest at 100 µL concentration against Staphylococcus mutans and Candida albicans.


Software component is an inevitable commodity in the field of web technology applications. Any business transaction in online has been taken care by the software component as the whole. Web service is a software component, which is all articulating highly in the market. Selection and prediction for such a type of component is a tough task for our application. Prism classifier is a statistical tool through which obtaining good classification and ontology for our semantics with number of attributes. Every web service component has its own significance and QOS. Prism classifier generates output considering only high values, resulting in the rules, which contains only the best component, skipping the next components in the priority queue. The drawback in classical prism classifier is rectified by considering the attributes of the component having tie between maximum values. The homogeneity levels amongst a class, variation between the training data sets are also analyzed. By, improving the prism classifier, the resulting rule contains the best of the best component suitable for the customer. The series of tests like Simple Matching co-efficient, Jaccard distances, cosine distance, T-test, ANOVA etc., together with modified Prism classifier is named as IH2RC [Improvised High Hit Ratio Classifier]. In this paper, IH2RC is applied on a training data set, which contains online translators with their related attributes. For cost effectiveness of the software component MODI'S method is employed in this scenario.


Nannochloropsis oculata were cultured in sea bass, Lates calcarifer larval rearing water under different concentrations which were 0.0 Million cell s/ml (control), 0.5 Million cells/ml, 1.0 Million cells/ml, 1.5 Million cells/ml, 2.0 Million cells/ml and 4.0 Million cells/ml in order to determine the optimum survival and growth level for sea bass larvae. The interaction between water quality and levels of survival and growth were also measured. The survival was highest in green water with 1.0 Million cells/ml concentration, which is as high as 90.33% while the lowest survival was in green water with 0.0 Million cells/ml concentration, providing only 26.67% survival rate. The growth for sea bass larvae was highest in green water with 4.0 Million cells/ml concentration, achieving a length of 0.85 cm.


AIM To evaluate the clinical effect of zhiganning mixture (ZGN) on fatty liver. METHODS One hundred and forty eight patients with fatty liver of pixu shikun (water retention due to hypofunction of spleen) or gandan shire (dampness and heat in liver and gallbladder) were selected and randomly divided into two groups, group Ⅰ, treated with zhiganning (ZGN) ( n =98),and group Ⅱ dongbao gantai ( n =50) as control. The changes of clinical symptoms, blood lipids and liver ultrasonogram or CT were observed to evaluate the therapeutic effect. RESULTS The notable effective rate was 66 3% and total effective rate was 90 8% in ZGN group with a high remission rate of 83 3% to 94 4% for all the clinical symptoms. Total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein were significantly reduced, and elimination rate of fatty liver monitored with medical imaging was up to 39 8%. All the therapeutic indices were better in ZGN group than in the control group. CONCLUSION ZGN has notable and reliable effect on fatty liver and the accompanying hyperlipemia.


Double transverse foramen is an anatomical variant often observed in the inferior cervical spine and which may present clinical considerations with regard to the vertebral artery. There is some current controversy as to whether the origin of this cervical variant is congenital or acquired. Despite the fact that its presence in children would discard a degenerative osteo-arthritic origin, there is a lack of information on the origin and physiological meaning of this anatomical feature. In this respect, our objective was to analyse the presence of double transverse foramen in infantile cervical vertebrae in skeletal samples dating from the end of the 17 and early 18 centuries and exhumed from a common grave in the "Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles" church, in Castielfabib (Ademuz, Valencia, Spain). Ten infantile vertebrae with double transverse foramen were discovered: 4 from children under 4 years old and 6 from children over 4 years old. This finding supports more a congenital origin than a degenerative osteoarthritis process. Therefore, it is fundamental to further study its prevalence in a current paediatric population and its clinical significance.


This paper examines the market volumes, service times, vessel characteristics, and economics for marine highways that would serve the U.S. Pacific Coast. This work was performed under contract to the Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies. Market volumes were assessed by routes of interest and by filtering for cargo that would be eligible for marine highway service on the basis of the drayage distance and other factors. Sufficient daily truckload volumes exist in the Northern California to Southern California route to justify marine highways with multiple daily sailings of vessels with capacities of 450 to 700 trailers, should service times and economics prove to be competitive enough to divert cargo. Market volumes in the California to Pacific Northwest route are sufficient for daily sailings of smaller vessels with capacities of approximately 150 to 200 trailers. A door-to-door supply chain perspective was maintained, and discrete-event simulation was used to assess the service times and the vessel speeds required. The resulting voyage analysis served as input to both a parametric analysis of vessel characteristics and an economic analysis of marine highways by considering all maritime and land-side cost elements associated with the door-to-door movement of trailers. It was concluded that current truck rates are not high enough for marine highways to compete on the basis of cost in short next-day-turnaround markets, such as Northern California to Southern California. Marine highways are viable for longer routes such as those from California to the Pacific Northwest, where truck rates are higher and both distance and trucking hours-of-service regulations permit vessels to be time competitive at lower speeds.


Active ultrasonic sensing allows for simultaneous touch/force sensing on a wide variety of surfaces • Can sense force without requiring surface deflection • Allows for new device industrial design, as well as user interaction on traditionally inactive surfaces


Ethylene was polymerized using both homogeneous and modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO)-treated silica supported nickel-diimine catalysts (1,4-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) acenaphthene diimine nickel(II) dibromide) in a slurry semibatch reactor. The effects of catalyst support and polymerization conditions (ethylene pressure and reaction temperature) on catalyst activity and polymer properties were systematically investigated. The supported catalyst gave far lower activity than the homogeneous catalyst. The activities of both catalyst systems increased with polymerization temperature with a maximum at 40 °C. Compared with the homogeneous catalyst, the supported catalyst system produced polyethylene with a different microstructure. Due to steric effects, the supported catalyst system exhibited lower chain walking rates than the homogeneous catalyst, producing polymers with less branching content and, thus higher melting points. Depending on polymerization conditions, two active site populations were observed during polymerization using supported catalyst; one population remained fixed on the surface of the support, and the other was extracted from the support, exhibiting the same polymerization behavior as the homogeneous catalyst.

DSC thermograms for polyethylene produced with homogeneous and supported catalysts at an ethylene pressure of 50 psig (3.45 · 105 Pa) and reaction temperature 40 °C.


The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that school-aged children and adolescents obtain their education in school in the least restrictive setting, that is, the setting most conducive to learning for the particular student. However, at times, acute illness or injury and chronic medical conditions preclude school attendance. This statement is meant to assist evaluation and planning for children to receive non–school-based instruction and to return to school at the earliest possible date.


Binary joint toxicities of phenol with 14 substituted phenols to photo bacterium phosphoreum were determined with the concentration ratio of equal toxic unit (1:1), based on the single toxicity tests of above compounds. Four common-used evaluating methods, toxic unit (TU), additive index (AI), mixture toxicity index (MTI) and similarity parameter (λ), were used to evaluate the types of the binary joint toxicities. And the mechanism of joint toxicity was discussed preliminarily on the basis of the observed data. The results showed that the toxicities of substituted phenols to photobacterium phosphoreum were influenced by the variety, quantity and position of the substituents. Most of the binary mixtures of phenol with substituted phenols presented synergistic effect and others presented addition or antagonistic effect. For the same binary mixture of phenol with substituted phenols, the results of joint action types were incompletely identical using different evaluating methods. TU and MTI were recommended in this work because of their more sensitivity than AI and λ.


Surfactants and colloids are ubiquitous in biology, the environment, home and personal care products, and industrial applications. The self-assembly of surfactants into micellar aggregates is crucial to their use in many industrial applications, including: detergency, cosmetics, oil-spill remediation and nanoparticle dispersion. Because of their ubiquity, surfactant and colloid self-assembly are canonical subjects of soft matter study, yet there are concentration effects, for example the free surfactant concentration, that remain difficult to measure and understand. We present our findings on the driving forces behind aspects of self-assembly and methodologies for characterizing the behavior of three self-assembling systems: colloids with shortrange attraction long-range repulsion, nonionic surfactants and ionic surfactants. To study molecular details of these systems, we use Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations with implicit-solvent models. We directly compare different methods for calculating the critical micelle concentration in all self-assembling systems. We establish that excluded volume and counterion condensation are the main driving forces for the decrease of free surfactant concentration in nonionic and ionic surfactants, respectively. We compare counterion condensation and mean ionic activity measurements directly to experiments, and address experimental disagreements. For short-range attraction long-range repulsion colloids, conditions are found where large preferred aggregates have no net effect on the pressure, which is strikingly different behavior from surfactant self-assembly. The results in this thesis offer a deeper understanding of the phenomena of low-concentration self-assembly, leading to improved methods for estimating micellar properties over wider concentration ranges. These methods will benefit the development of more accurate molecular models and speed up development of new industrial formulations.


In this paper, we discuss tensile strength of kinds of splices of reinforcing bars in recent years. As we could anew obtain more than 200,000 tensile test data carried out in Kinki-area and Tokyo area during 2004-2007, the data were compared with the previous 1982-1986 data on gas pressure welded splices in Tanaka's research.[1] As a result, failure ratio, that is the ratio of the number of specimens ruptured at the part other than mother bars, is reduced from 0.52% to 0.13% as for SD345 and it is 0.32% as for SD390, however, the splice of bars with bigger diameter and higher tensile strength show higher failure ratio as before. We also reconsidered the strength distribution of the splices and proposed a probability density function expressed as eq.(7) assuming a simple stochastic process.


Abstract Responsible Research and Innovation has become a core concept in many of the Horizon 2020 programs. In this article the concept of RRI is discussed in context of secondary education, and the interpretation used within the project 'Irresistible' is introduced. In the article several ways in which RRI can be incorporated in science classrooms are discussed, connected to the teaching of contemporary research taking place in universities as well as recent innovations coming from industry. The presented modules are designed in groups in which teachers work together with researchers, science educators and science center experts. As one of the educational approaches used in the modules, students created exhibits in which both the scientific content as well as the RRI concepts related to the content are demonstrated for the general public. These exhibits have been very successful as a learning tool.


List of tables List of maps and charts Preface 1. Introduction 2. Uneven economic development in the United States 3. Platform demands, party competition and industrialization 4. Claims on wealth and electoral coalitions 5. Political construction of the national market 6. Political administration and defense of the Gold Standard 7. Tariff protection and the Republican party 8. Conclusion Index.


The paper presents the monitoring of the power quality of an underground electric line fed by a high voltage transformer station 110/10 kV and a subsequent earthing fault situation followed by a short circuit. The monitoring process was performed using a power quality analyzer. The analysis of the evolution in time of the phenomena highlights the variations of the voltage in the medium voltage bus of the transformer station during the failure situation.


The influence of data deleted on Almon estimator is discussed in this paper.W-K statistics which is established can assess the influence of data on Almon estimator when a set of cases are removed.Inequality relation between W-K statistics and generalized coefficient correlation is built.


Using ultrashort-pulse radar with compact vivaldi antennas,the simulation experiment of breast cancer detection has been performed in a synthetic breast phantom.Two metallic balls with 9 mm and 6 mm in diameter are used as tumors in our experiment.The image reconstructions of the breast models with tumors using reflection data have been presented by a confocal microwave imaging technique.The method can be used for a pulse compression technique to reflected waves for clear image formation.


A case of a fatal dog attack on a middle aged woman is presented. The offending dog was her own Bull-mastiff, which had previously shown signs of aggression towards her. Most of the injuries were found on the victim's face, neck and skull. A noteworthy feature of this attack was that the victim was known to suffer from Huntington disease. It is postulated that the involuntary movements, progressive dementia and increased moodiness characteristic of the disease may have had a significant role in triggering the attack.


This study investigated the effect of weight loss and weight regain on accuracy of perceived exertion (APE) in previously overweight African American (AA) and European American (EA) women.


In order to scientifically,resonably,and effectively allocate a regional water resources,it will greatly improve the speed of distribution to establish a decision-making support system for optimal distribution of water resources.This paper puts forward a set of solving schemes for optimal allocation of water resources by the decision-making support system based on GIS.These included the gross structure,communication,design method of database,kinds and allocation of decision model,management method,measures and demand of constructing and after constructed.It provides a plat form for the integrated management of water affairs in Liuhe area,and scientific,resonable brainman action for decision-makers to make correct decision in water resources deployment.It advances reliable of information and veracity of forecast.


Coronal mass ejections are often associated with coronal dimmings, i.e., transient dark regions that are most distinctly observed in Extreme Ultra-violet wavelengths. Using Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) data, we apply Differential Emission Measure diagnostics to study the plasma characteristics of six coronal dimming events. In the core dimming region, we find a steep and impulsive decrease of density with values up to 50%–70%. Five of the events also reveal an associated drop in temperature of 5%–25%. The secondary dimming regions also show a distinct decrease in density, but less strong, decreasing by 10%–45%. In both the core and the secondary dimming the density changes are much larger than the temperature changes, confirming that the dimming regions are mainly caused by plasma evacuation. In the core dimming, the plasma density reduces rapidly within the first 20–30 minutes after the flare start and does not recover for at least 10 hr later, whereas the secondary dimming tends to be more gradual and starts to replenish after 1–2 hr. The pre-event temperatures are higher in the core dimming (1.7–2.6 MK) than in the secondary dimming regions (1.6–2.0 MK). Both core and secondary dimmings are best observed in the AIA 211 and 193 Å filters. These findings suggest that the core dimming corresponds to the footpoints of the erupting flux rope rooted in the AR, while the secondary dimming represents plasma from overlying coronal structures that expand during the CME eruption.


This study is on relations among perceived value, attitude, and behavior intention according to yes or no recognition of native local foods' storytelling. The analysis is based on 404 cases. TV(16.8%) marks highest in channel of storytelling recognition. We got a differences among perceived value, attitude, and behavior intention between group yes and group no about storytelling recognition of native local foods. Perceived value was presented higher in group yes than in group no. Regression analysis showed that relations among perceived value, attitude, and behavior intention according to yes or no recognition of native local foods' storytelling affected both perceived value, attitude, and behavior intention. This study maintains that it is necessary to develop storytelling on native local foods in cooperation with provincial governments.


Oral drug delivery is the most preferred route for the various drug molecules among all other routes of drug delivery, because ease of administration which lead to better patient compliance. So, oral extended release drug delivery system becomes a very promising approach for those drugs that are given orally but having the shorter half-life and high dosing frequency. Extended release drug delivery system which reduce the dosing frequency of certain drugs by releasing the drug slowly over an extended period of time. There are various physiochemical and biological properties which affect the extended release drug delivery system. This article providing the recent literature regarding development and design of extended release tablets.


Purpose To investigate the accuracy of surface-based ultrasound-derived PSA-density (US-PSAD) versus gold-standard MRI-PSAD as a risk-strati�cation tool. Methods Single-centre prospective study of patients undergoing MRI for suspected prostate cancer (PCa). Four combinations of US-volumes were calculated using transperineal (TP) and transabdominal (TA) views, with triplanar measurements to calculate volume and US-PSAD. Intra-class correlation coe�cient (ICC) was used to compare US and MRI volumes. Categorical comparison of MRI-PSAD and US-PSAD was performed at PSAD cut-offs <0.15, 0.15-0.20, and >0.20 ng/mL 2 to assess agreement with MRI-PSAD risk-strati�cation decisions.


: Objective : The present study involves isoniazid as a model drug for the development and evaluation of microspheres for the treatment of tuberculosis disease. Material and Methods : The microspheres were prepared by the solvent evaporation method using variability in a variation of polymers, drug-polymer concentration ratio and stirring rate during the manufacturing process. The size or average diameter of prepared microspheres was characterized by the method prescribed in the text. Scanning electron microscopy was carried out as one of the characteristic methods for the identification of surface characteristics (SEM) of microspheres. Result : The result showed, prepared microspheres were spherical with a smooth surface (Characterization of flow property of microspheres indicated as the polymer concentration increases the size of microspheres increase, this could change the flow of microspheres). Variability of stirring rate during the preparation of microspheres change the size as well as flow property of microspheres and this was also observed by in vitro drug release kinetic studies. The prepared microspheres exhibited prolonged drug release up to 12 h. The cumulative release of isoniazid significantly increases with increasing polymer concentration (p<0.05) and increase the stirring rate (p<0.05). The increased density of the polymer matrix at higher concentrations resulted in an increased diffusional path length. This may decrease the overall drug release from the polymer matrix. In vitro studies demonstrated diffusion-controlled drug release from the microspheres. Conclusion : It is concluded that the controlled release drug delivery system can be prepared at a large scale in the form of microspheres with these polymers for the treatment of tuberculosis


Calculation of transient 3D eddy current is presented using a special mixed FEM-BIEM method. The eddy current equations are formulated in terms of h in eddy-current region and in eddy free region. The problem is solved by edge-elements on hexahedron. This leads to a symmetric and positive definite system of equations which can be solved by ICCG method. The eddy current region is discritized with hexahedron, which reduces the number of unknowns by a half comparing to filling a hexahedron with tetrahedron. The result of its using to calculate end region transient eddy current of large turbo-generator shows the applicability of the method.


Purpose:To evaluate in a prospective trial the effects of age and prostatic volume on serum PSA level in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Methods:Using radioimmunoasay,free prostate specific antigen (FPSA) and total prostatic specific antigen (TPSA) were determined in 66 patients with BPH,F/TPSA was calculated,prostatic actual volume excised was determined.Results:r between patients′ age,prostatic volume and serum FPSA,TPSA levels is 0.32 , 0.25 , 0.70 and 0.57 respectively,P 0.05 .r between patients′ age,prostatic volume and F/TPSA is - 0.14 and - 0.10 respectively,P 0.05 .Conclusion:Patients′ age,prostatic volume in positive correlative with serum FPSA,TPSA levels respectively,and is not correlative with serum F/TPSA level respectively.


Key Points Question What was the gender distribution of National Institutes of Health funding among surgeon-scientists between 1995 and 2020? Findings This cross-sectional study of 2078 surgeon-scientists who received National Institutes of Health funding between 1995 and 2020 found that despite an increase in proportion of women surgeon-scientists, women surgeons remained significantly underrepresented. Compared with surgeon-scientists who are men, women surgeon-scientists were significantly less likely to hold $750 000 or more in annual research funding. Meaning These findings suggest that substantial additional support for women surgeon-scientists is necessary to achieve a gender-diverse surgical research workforce.


In silico hyper-modelling is a complex process which requires interdisciplinary effort. Hyper-modelling is a challenge for scientists, and determining applicable legal protection is a challenge for lawyers. Insofar as a computer model is defined as a computer program, software copyright comes into play. At this stage several questions arise: What elements in computer modelling are copyrightable? Is the modelling work protected? What about copyright in a hypermodel design? In this paper, we seek to suggest answers to these questions. In particular, we investigate the scope of copyright, the requirements for protection, and what elements may be subject to copyright in the context of cancer modelling. Keywordsin silico oncology; cancer modelling; computer models; software copyright; copyright in compilations.


INTRODUCTION. Pain is probably the most common symptom of lesions situated in the anorectal region. The anal canal is abundantly supplied with sensory nerves and lesions produce pain of varying severity. On the other hand, the sensory nerve supply of the rectum is poor and disease confined to this region may have progressed considerably before causing very much discomfort. This point is of importance in connection with malignant disease of the rectum-pain is not an early symptom.


Dimethyl cathate was synthesized through a reaction sequence starting from 3,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid anhydride, and hydrolyzed to the not yet described cathic acid. Pharmacological screening procedures only showed a protection against the convulsive effect of pentylenetetrazol.


We consider the problem of selecting a subset of m most informative features where m is the number of required features. This feature selection problem is essentially a combinatorial optimization problem, and is usually solved by an approximation. Conventional feature selection methods address the computational challenge in two steps: (a) ranking all the features by certain scores that are usually computed independently from the number of specified features m, and (b) selecting the top m ranked features. One major shortcoming of these approaches is that if a feature f is chosen when the number of specified features is m, it will always be chosen when the number of specified features is larger than m. We refer to this property as the "monotonic" property of feature selection. In this work, we argue that it is important to develop efficient algorithms for non-monotonic feature selection. To this end, we develop an algorithm for non-monotonic feature selection that approximates the related combinatorial optimization problem by a Multiple Kernel Learning (MKL) problem. We also present a strategy that derives a discrete solution from the approximate solution of MKL, and show the performance guarantee for the derived discrete solution when compared to the global optimal solution for the related combinatorial optimization problem. An empirical study with a number of benchmark data sets indicates the promising performance of the proposed framework compared with several state-of-the-art approaches for feature selection.


The (first-order) gravitational self-force correction to the spin-orbit precession of a spinning compact body along a slightly eccentric orbit around a Schwarzschild black hole is computed through the ninth post-Newtonian order and to second order in the eccentricity, improving recent results by Kavanagh et al. [Phys. Rev. D 96, 064012 (2017)10.1103/PhysRevD.96.064012]. We show that our higher-accurate theoretical estimates of the spin precession exhibits an improved agreement with corresponding numerical self-force data. We convert our new theoretical results into its corresponding effective-one-body counterpart, thereby determining several new post-Newtonian terms in the gyrogravitomagnetic ratio gS*.


"Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke/' published in Partisan Review in 1958, Ralph Ellison discusses with his friend Stanley Edgar Hyman the relationship between African American literature and African American folklore. In particular, Ellison finds Hyman' s conception of the trickster simplistic and even misguided. Tricksters, Ellison argues, are not unique to African American folklore; indeed, "from a proper distance all archetypes would appear to be tricksters and confidence men" (102), whether they emerge in Ellison's own Invisible Man or Homer's The Odyssey. Ellison is not denying the influence of "Negro American folklore" in his work, but he is questioning the reductive binary on which Hyman relies, a binary that designates certain archetypes as "Negro" (or African) and other archetypes as "American" (or European). As a writer who claimed both "Negro" and "American" literary ancestry, Ellison resists such easy categorization. More troubling to him, however, is Hyman's contention that the " 'darky' entertainer" or African American minstrel is descended from the folkloric trickster figure. To be sure, it is


Background: Diabetes self-management refers to the way in which
 patients adhere to their recommended regimen including diet, exercise, medication, and
 self-monitoring. Research indicates diabetes self-management is related to a range of
 psychological outcomes (e.g., distress, quality of life, coping). The present study aims to
 explore experiences of diabetes self-management among Indian patients. Method: Using
 semi-structured interviews, 50 patients with Type II diabetes were asked about their
 experiences of managing their illness, specifically focusing on what helped and did not help in
 successful self-management. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Interpretative
 Phenomenological Analysis. Findings: Nine themes emerged from the analysis: (1) illness
 knowledge and discovery, (2) illness beliefs, (3) symptoms guide behaviour (4), using multiple
 strategies, (5) locus of control, (6) financial situation, (7) social support, (8) cultural
 perceptions, (9) patient-physician relationship. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that
 diabetes self-management is related to a range of psychosocial and culturally specific
 variables. Further, these findings can guide the design of future self-management interventions
 in culturally diverse populations.


The radioluminescence (RL) response under X-rays is investigated for five different types of multimode silica-based optical fibers doped with Ge, P, Al, F, or Ce. The results indicate that all tested fibers show a measurable RL signal at dose rates from 0.1 to 15 Gy(SiO2)/s, using 10-cm-long samples and a photomultiplier-based acquisition chain. Other influences of radiation, such as radiation-induced attenuation, are discussed in order to evaluate the potential of such fiber types for radiation detection or dosimetry applications.


59Co NMR and magnetization study has been performed in two series of multilayer stacks: [Ru(2.5 nm)/Co(x)/Cu(2.5)]10 and [Cu(2.5 nm)/Co(x)/Ru(2.5)]10. The amount of Co involved in the interfaces of the two respective series was found to be 0.6 nm and 0.75 nm per Co layer. This asymmetry of intermixing as a function of deposition sequence is related to differences in spreading energy between Co on Ru and Ru on Co. The resulting difference in the effective thickness of the Co layer was shown to affect the magnetoresistive properties of the mixed Co/Cu/Co/Ru multilayers.


With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families providing less support during recessions than its predecessor safety net, Supplemental Security Income has become important for low-income families with children.


To date, seven species of viroids have been described infecting Citrus. However, only Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd), Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) and Citrus dwarfing viroid (CDVd) have been reported in this crop in Brazil. The aim of our work was to identify and characterize viroids infecting plants of 'Navelina ISA 315' sweet orange cultivar grafted on 'Rangpur' lime from field experiments located in Bebedouro, SP, that showed gumming in the bark and wood symptoms. Biological indexing was done on the indicator host 'Clemelin 1120' tangor plants that reacted with typical gumming symptoms. Viroid infection was assessed by graft-inoculation of buds from the field trees on 'Etrog' citron plants grafted on 'Rangpur' lime, followed by RNA extraction and sPAGE analysis. RNAs were subjected to RT-PCR with primers for citrus viroids. The full-length amplified products were sequenced and compared to those available in the GenBank. The trees were found to be infected with cachexia (Ca) variants of HSVd-Ca or HSVd-Ca plus CDVd. The results indicate that efforts have to be made to increase and stimulate the indexing programs, to maintain plants healthy and to develop sanitary programs focused on reducing the spread of viroids and other graft-transmissible agents.


Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Anti-Feminist Woman 1792-1850 - Anti-Feminist Women and Women's Writing - 'Ardour and Submission': Heroines - Heroes - Journalism - The Anti-Feminist Woman and Religion - Conclusion - Notes - Biographical Appendix - Bibliography -Index


This article from the computer system of information on the importance of the issue of security,focused on the impact of computer information network security factors and preventive measures.


Objective To explore the effect of recombinant human endostatin injection combination with chemstherapy treatment for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Methods 80 patients were divided into two groups,each group of 40 cases,the control group were used chemotherapy as:docetaxel 75 mg/m2and gemcitabine1000 mg/m2,the observation group were used recombinant human endostatin injection combination with chemotherapy based on the control group,then quality of life with KPS before and after treatment and recent statistical effect in the two groups were compared. Results After treatment,the quality of life in the observation group with KPS score was significantly higher than control group(P0.05),the efficiency of the observation group was 35.0%,it was significantly higher than 10.0% of control group(P0.05). Conclusion The effect of recombinant human endostatin injection combination with chemotherapy for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer can significantly improve the quality of life and prolong survival time,so it is worthy of promotion.


The project "Socioeconomic study of production systems around the cultivation of chocho in the parish Juan Montalvo, Yugsiloma neighborhood, Cotopaxi province" has as specific aims to determine the Social, Economic, Environmental and productive structure in the margin of sustainability taking as reference ranges of 1 which means very sustainable; 0,75 which means more or less sustainable; 0,50 as sustainable and 0,25 not sustainable for the following, the study area where the research was carried out was defined, for which the survey was designed and applied through a collect application that served as a guide for the survey field in which it was addressed to the producers of the neighborhood. Once the collection of the survey was analyzed the information collected and the information collected (data) was elaborated with the tabulated data consequently it disseminates the information that will be acquired as knowledge about analyzed results for deducing the investigated components of the community. The universe under study is made up of 21 families of small producers which, for optimization of resources it worked with the universe in total. For the achievement of the aims it used non-experimental research and documentary bibliography, the methods used were the descriptive and the hypothetical deductive; diagnostic criteria used for the elaboration of the surveys as general characteristics of the UPA, long-cycle crops, pests of long-cycle crops, if it has orchards, perception of pests, if it has animals, labor and organization of agricultural work and finally evaluation of expenses with this research information was obtained. The alternative proposed for improving the production systems in the community would be required according it faces the problems such as the requirement of drinking water, more training in the agricultural area, marketing proposals, for the strengthening of the community. The results obtained in the community of Yugsiloma of the social component resulted that it is sustainable with an average of 0,63 which is bigger than 0,50 while in the economic component resulted that it is sustainable with an average of 0,72 which is bigger than 0,50. On the other hand, the environmental component resulted that is sustainable with a range of 0.61 that is bigger than 0.50 and finally in the production component resulted that is sustainable with a range of 0,57 that is bigger than 0,50; the places where the agriculture is minimal and the excellent crop is the corn occupying the 75% percentage of the sector lands, being older adults who dedicate themselves to this activity, the profits of the harvests use it in education and the payment of credits related with the activities carried out, their income oscillates between 360 to 400 USD.


Objective To study the origin of Herbra Isodonis Lophanthoidis,and to select certified plants as germplasm in cultivation,in order to ensure the safety and efficacy of Herbra Isodonis Lophanthoidis crud drug and its preparation.Methods The distribution and development of Herbra Isodonis Lophanthoidis was investigated.Results The source of Herbra Isodonis Lophanthoidis was abound,and was widely distributed. However,there were still some problems,such as no unifying plants name,and some common local plants were mistakenly used as Herbra Isodonis Lophanthoidis.Conclusion Scientific names of Herbra Isodonis Lophanthoidis should be Isodon Iophanthoides (Buch.-Ham.ex D.Don) H.Hara and its varieties. Isodonis Lophanthoidis crude drugs should be renamed and separately collected,to differentiate Isodonis Lophanthoidis and Isodon Iophanthoides (Buch.-Ham.ex D.Don) H.Hara.


A Fohn wind blowing off-shore produces super-refraction at radio frequencies. This results in the guiding of very high frequency radio waves beyond the horizon in a radio duct close to the sea surface. The problems involved and the experimental techniques adopted in a long term investigation of this phenomenon are described, and selected data are discussed. Field observations are presented in the form of isopleths of the relevant meteorological quantities and of modified refractive index over the area under investigation, together with contours of radio field strength for wavelengths of 300 cm., 60 cm, 10 cm. and 3 cm., corresponding to the particular meteorological situations described. It is found that with off-shore winds of strength up to force 6 radio ducts of about 100 m. height are formed and the field strength everywhere beyond the horizon is much increased In the duct itself, at ranges up to 200 km. from the coast, field strengths approximately equal to the free space level are obtained on wavelengths of 10 cm. and 3 cm., and up to 10 or 20 db. below this level on a wavelength of 60 cm. The duct is not sufficiently high to trap radiation at a wavelength of 300 cm. With stronger winds turbulence limits the duct height to 20 m. and radiation of wavelength above 10 cm is no longer trapped. The presence of a local sea breeze underneath the off-shore drift has little effect on propagation normal to the coastline.


Mission -To foster the ideals of Jens Peder Hart Hansen: Increase international cooperation in circumpolar health research and education by mentoring and encouragement of emerging researchers and workers in the field of circumpolar health. Selection Process -The 2003 selection method was a deliberative process during which the ASCH sent out e-mail, website, and word of mouth announcements to all the representative education institutions, Native Corporations, and professional groups, etc....in our region. We also called for faculty, supervisor, and self-nominations.(Int J Circumpolar Health 2004; 63(1):95–101)


The effect of various hydrogen interstitial contents between 60 and 312 ppm on the notch sensitivity and low strain rate embrittlement of four titanium alloys was investigated at room temperature. The materials investigated included the alpha-beta alloys Ti-6A1-4V, Ta-2A1-6Mo, and Ti2.5A1-16V, and one all alpha alloy, Ti-5A1-2.5Sn. An optimum embrittling effect was encountered at 180 to 220 ppm hydrogen content in the alpha-beta alloys. Over the range of hydrogen content investigated the alpha alloy was not appreciably embrittled. (auth)


BAFF is a critical factor for B cell maturation and survival, and its overexpression is involved in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. As blockade of BAFF activity significantly improves the symptoms of autoimmune diseases such as SLE and RA, BAFF is a promising therapeutic target for treating these diseases. Currently, most BAFF antagonists are antibodies against BAFF or soluble BAFF receptor-IgG1 Fc fusion proteins. Small molecules such as peptides as antagonists to block the biological activity of cytokines have been investigated intensively. Based on the crystal structures of the protein–protein complexes, protein mimics can be designed as antagonists with computer-aided drug design (CADD) to block the cytokine-receptor interactions. Since the crystal structures of BAFF and its receptors are known, we designed BAFF antagonist peptides with CADD. The peptides could inhibit the binding of BAFF with its receptors BCMA, TACI and BR3. In addition, BAFF-binding peptides originated from CADD were compared to the peptide selected from the phage display library. Both kinds of peptides could inhibit the binding of BAFF to its receptors, a peptide from the phage display library showed two-fold inhibition effect on BAFF binding to its receptors. 3-copy vs 1-copy of peptides were also studied and the results indicated that increasing the copy numbers of peptides in peptide-Fc fusion proteins did not significantly enhance the bioactivities of the peptides. Therefore, BAFF antagonist peptides designed by CADD could bind to BAFF in a dose-dependent manner and inhibit BAFF biological activity significantly, which might be potential agents for autoimmune disease therapies.


A 25.78-Gbit/s × 4-ch active optical cable (AOC) with an ultra-compact form factor is proposed. The size of the proposed AOC is 5.2 cm3, which is 55% smaller than the standard form factor of Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP28), and 45% smaller than that of Micro Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (μQSFP). As a result of utilizing a high-efficiency heat-dissipation structure and optimizing signal transmission lines and ground vias, the proposed AOC achieves high-heat dissipation and low-crosstalk characteristics. Furthermore, the proposed AOC demonstrated 25.78-Gbit/s error-free optical transmission over a 100-m Optical Multimode 3 (OM3) multimode fiber under all-channels (4-ch) operation and case temperature (Tc) of 70 °C.


This thesis is devoted to the study of systems of particles undergoing successive coagulations and fragmentations. In the deterministic case, we deal with measure-valued solutions of the coagulation - multifragmentation equation. We also study, on the other hand, its stochastic counterpart: coalescence - multifragmentation Markov processes. In Chapter 1 we only take into account coagulation phenomena. We consider the Smoluchowski equation (which is deterministic) and the Marcus-Lushnikov process (the stochastic version) which can be seen as an approximation of the Smoluchowski equation. We derive a satisfying rate of convergence of the Marcus-Lushnikov process toward the solution to Smoluchowski's coagulation equation. \noindent The result applies to a class of homogeneous-like coagulation kernels with homogeneity degree ranging in $(-\infty,1]$. It relies on the use of the Wasserstein-type distance $d_{\lambda}$, which has shown to be particularly well-adapted to coalescence phenomena. It was introduced and used in preceding works. In Chapter 2 we perform some simulations in order to confirm numerically the rate of convergence deduced in Chapter 1 for the kernels studied in this chapter. Finally, in Chapter 3 we add a fragmentation phenomena and consider a coagulation multiple-fragmentation equation, which describes the concentration $c_t(x)$ of particles of mass $x \in (0,+\infty)$ at the instant $t \geq 0$. We study the existence and uniqueness of measured-valued solutions to this equation for homogeneous-like kernels of homogeneity parameter $\lambda \in (0,1]$ and bounded fragmentation kernels, although a non-finite measure giving the mass distribution of fragments and a possibly infinite number of fragments are considered. We also study a stochastic counterpart of this equation where a similar result is shown. We prove existence of such a process for a larger set of fragmentation kernels, namely we relax the boundedness hypothesis. In both cases, the initial state has a finite $\lambda$-moment.


In this letter, explicit transmission zero conditions, for the ultra-wide bandstop filter (BSF) with five transmission zeros, are derived using even-odd mode, analysis. The BSF topology is obtained by folding the two connecting transmission lines in a conventional optimum BSF to compose a stub-loaded coupled-line section and using λ g/2 end open-stubs. A necessary and sufficient condition is explored for the crucial coupled-line section to produce three transmission zeros. Further, it is shown that the same five zeros BSF stopband bandwidth and rejection level performance is obtained with compact three zeros BSF (without λ g/2 open-stubs) with improved passband flatness and return loss.


Chapter 6 examines the role of law and justice in the speeches of Demosthenes and other Greek orators. The Demosthenic corpus consists of 42 judicial speeches in which issues of justice are central and legal cases are assessed for their conformity with the laws of Athens. After discussing how the laws and justice figure in the oratory of Demosthenes, in connection with the judges' expectations and with the rules and institutional habits that determined how these cases were assessed, the chapter considers the place of law and justice in Athenian trials. It also analyses the ways that the law is applied in the Athenian lawcourts and the importance of laws being consistent among themselves and in the principles they foster.


Preface Section I. Introduction 1: Important Issues in Natural Resource Economics 2: Natural Resources and the Economy Section II. Building Blocks 3: Willingness to Pay/Demand 4: Costs/Supply 5: Efficiency and Sustainability Section III. General Natural Resource Issues 6: Markets and Efficiency 7: Public Policy for Natural Resources Section IV. Natural Resource Analysis 8: Principles of Analysis 9: The Valuation of Natural Resources Section V. Applied Natural Resource Problems 10: Mineral Economics 11: Energy 12: Forest Economics 13: Marine Resources: Current Problems in Marine Fisheries, Fisheries Management Institutions of the U.S., Modeling a Fishery, Efficient Rates of Effort, The Problem of Open Access, Approaches to Fisheries Management, Uncertainty and Fisheries Management, Summary. 14: Land Economics 15: Water Economics 16: Economics of Agriculture 17: Economics of Outdoor Recreation 18: The Economics of Wildlife Management 19: The Economics of Biodiversity Preservation Section VI. Natural Economics in Developing Countries 20: Natural Resources and Economic Growth 21: Natural Resource Decisions in Developing Countries


In this paper,a method to implement optimization control system for correlative intersection was discussed.A definition for dynamic correlative intersection was proposed.Optimization strategies for complicated correlative grouped intersections were put forward.Based on these strategies,an optimal offset model aiming at the minimal delay of vehicles within one cycle was proposed.A real-time optimization control system for dynamic correlative intersection was designed.The algorithm can satisfy the demand of real-time traffic control.Thus,the model is highly efficient in solution and calculation,and can be used in establishing real-time coordinate control system for urban regions.The simulation shows that the method proposed in this paper is more effective in reducing delay of vehicles than traditional way used in correlative grouped intersections.


The invention discloses waterproof leather prepared via polymerization deposition of low-temperature plasmas and a preparation method of the waterproof leather. The method comprises the following steps: vaporizing siloxane monomers or crylic acid monomers or acrylate monomers or fluorinated acrylate monomers or fluorosilane monomers under the vacuum degree of 25Pa to 45Pa at the temperature of 25 DEG C to 50 DEG C; then adding the vaporized monomers into plasma reaction equipment according to a certain flow and reacting for 1 to 25 minutes under the discharge power within 0.15W/cm to 1.5W/cm ; and depositing the monomers on the leather in the plasma reaction equipment, wherein the thickness of a waterproof membrane deposited on the surface of the leather in a polymerization manner is in a micron level or below the micron level, the static contact angle of the waterproof membrane is within 136 DEG to 155 DEG and the rolling angle of the waterproof membrane is within 7 DEG to 22 DEG, and stagger collagen fibers can be seen clearly by observing through a scanning electron microscope. The method is simple in treatment process, short in time, high in efficiency and low in energy consumption. The obtained waterproof membrane is thin, and not only can maintain the real leather feeling of the surfaces of stone washed leathers, suede leathers, double-purpose leathers and the like but also can maintain the sanitation performance of nature leathers.


Sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation is responsible for over 400,000 deaths per year in the United States alone. The only treatment for this fatal arrhythmia is electrical defibrillation of the ventricle. During the initial seconds of ventricular fibrillation, multiple reentry circuits cause action potentials to occur rapidly with a cycle length determined primarily by the cellular refractory period. A successful defibrillation shock stimulates cells during the refractory period to produce a prolonged postshock response throughout the ventricle. The ventricle is then refractory to propagating fibrillation wavefronts and fibrillation ceases. Biphasic defibrillator waveforms, formed by reversing the polarity partway through the shock, lower defibrillation threshold significantly thereby allowing nonthoracotomy implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). These waveforms appear to defibrillate at lower shock intensities primarily because sodium channel recovery from inactivation by the first phase of the waveform allows the shock to produce the required prolonged responses at these lower intensities. Defibrillation becomes much more difficult at the longer fibrillation durations encountered in "out-of-hospital" cardiac arrest, due to changes in fibrillation morphology. Recent studies suggest that sodium channel recovery produced by biphasic waveforms may also have the potential to increase probability of successful resuscitation under these more stringent conditions.


The utility model relates to a Y-type multi-functional gastrointestinal nutrition tube, which belongs to the technical field of making supplementary instruments for surgery or diagnosis and treatment, and substantially comprises a main catheter (1), a Y-type three-way pipe (4) with two branched catheters (2), an one-way valve (5) and a side hole (6) and the like, wherein the Y-type three-way pipe (4) with the two branched catheters (2) is arranged on one end of the main catheter (1), the one-way valve (5) is arranged in the Y-type three-way pipe (4), the side hole (6) is arranged on the branched catheters (2), and an outer interface (3) on the other end of the main catheter (1) is a funnel form structure. The Y-type multi-functional gastrointestinal nutrition tube has reasonable design, the whole structure and the size range can meet clinical requirements of the surgery, the materials are soft, the damage does not exist, the operation is simple and convenient, and complications do not exist. The Y-type multi-functional gastrointestinal nutrition tube can effectively drainage and supply postoperative nutrition after doing operations which are a total gastrectomy. Longmire-Lahey type reconstruction, a duodenum severe injury and pancreatic duodenal resection, a gastric cancer resection Billroth-II type, when an abdomen is severely injured, the Y-type multi-functional gastrointestinal nutrition tube can be used as stomach ostomy.


This paper presents an experimental study of prospects for using adaptable local search techniques in probabilistic roadmap based motion planning. The classical PRM approach uses a single fast and simple local planner to build a network representation of the configuration space. Advanced PRM planners utilize heuristic sampling techniques and combine multiple local planners. The planner described here uses a single local planner, but adjusts its competence during the roadmap construction stage according to the problem at hand. Two adjusting strategies are proposed and compared experimentally against using a static local planner at a set competence level. The results indicate that roadmap construction with an adaptive local planner can bring advantages including more robust performance and a reduction in planning cost variance.


Hyperspectral data fusion technique is the focus of hyperspectral data processing in recent years. Many fusion methods have been proposed, but little research work has been done to evaluate the performances of different data fusion methods. In order to meet the urgent need, a new method called quantitative correlation analysis is proposed in this paper. With this method, the performances of different fusion methods can be compared and analyzed directly based on the data of before and after the data fusion take place. The experiment results show that the new method is effective and the comparative results conform to the application results.


The study presents an empirical investigation on the determination of priced risk factors and consideration of risk-return trade-off using monthly security data in the Nigerian stock market for the period of 2003 to 2011. The results show that the unconditional market factors are not priced but they maintain positive relationship with return except the systematic co-kurtosis while the effects of four latent size and value risk factors are evident in the market. However, one of the latent factors and value factor show negative relationship.


For the advantages such as the low cost,simple structure,security and reliability,the temperature control bimetallic strip has been widely used in household appliances and the temperature control instrument field.With the development of industrial technology,requirements for the product quality of the temperature control bimetallic strip increase,and the manufacturing technology also develops.The temperature control bimetal is discussed in this paper,including the characteristics and application,the fundamental constitute,the development of manufacturing technology,as well as the mechanism of the solid phase rolling compound at room temperature.Finally,the development trend of the temperature control bimetal is discussed.


This article deals with the development of an innovative low-loss monolithic AC switch based on super-gain BJT manufactured on silicon substrate. The GREMAN laboratory has started this study for ten years. Two main categories of AC switch are described: hybrid AC switch (based on the discrete association of 2 super-gain BJTs) and monolithic AC switch. The key criteria to design and process the monolithic power device are particularly discussed taking into consideration its application areas and its manufacturability.


Bridges, Borders, Breaks evaluates the current state of Chicana/o literary studies using one of its now foundational works—Ramón Saldívar's Chicano Narrative: The Dialectics of Difference—as its starting point. The Introduction clearly and meticulously lays out the importance of Chicano Narrative for contemporary literary studies by explicating its basic theoretical principles, grounded in Marxist and poststructuralist theory— primarily via Fredric Jameson's The Political Unconscious. The editors then trace the subsequent methodological developments that stemmed from Chicano Narrative, particularly transnationalist paradigms. Finally, the Introduction outlines how the various contributors to the volume articulate concerns that, in some way or another, can be traced to the influence of Chicano Narrative, although clearly some essays engage this legacy more directly than others. The fine essays by Paula Moya, Belinda Rincon, and Ralph Rodríguez hint at Chicano Narrative more than interrogate it, although Rodríguez slyly suggests that the dominance of ideological critique as exemplified by Chicano Narrative has occluded other forms of engagement with the text, particularly (dis)identificative modes of sexualities placed under erasure by racialized heternormativity.


The hole distribution of underdoped and optimum doped states in (Cd0.5Pb0.5)Sr2(CaxY1 – x)Cu2O7 compounds has been investigated by high-resolution oxygen K-edge and copper L-edge X-ray absorption near-edge-structure spectra. Near the oxygen 1s edge, a pre-edge peak with a maximum at ≈528.3 eV was found, which is ascribed to the excitations of oxygen 1s electrons to 2p hole states located in the CuO2 planes. The intensity of this pre-edge peak increased with calcium doping for 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.5. This demonstrates that the chemical substitution of Ca2+ for Y3+ in (Cd0.5Pb0.5)Sr2(CaxY1 – x)Cu2O7 gives rise to an increase in hole concentration within the CuO2 planes and a change from a semiconductor to a superconductor with Tc up to 30 K. The results of the copper L-edge absorption are consistent with those observed for oxygen 1s X-ray absorption.


We present a second order accurate in time numerical scheme for curve shortening flow in the plane that is unconditionally monotone. It is a variant of threshold dynamics, a class of algorithms in the spirit of the level set method that represent interfaces implicitly. The novelty is monotonicity: it is possible to preserve the comparison principle of the exact evolution while achieving second order in time consistency. As a consequence of monotonicity, convergence to the viscosity solution of curve shortening is ensured by existing theory.


Workplaces around the world are becoming ever more culturally diverse through the advance of globalisation, and as a result, more attention is being given to workplace communication between expatriates and local staff. This empirical study attempts to craft a richer description and deeper understanding of intercultural workplace communication than that elaborated in expatriate-local staff literature and intercultural communication discourse. This thesis, through a single-case ethnographical study, explores the specific context of Australian-Japanese intercultural workplace communication in Japan. Specifically, it explores the use and interaction of high second-language (L2) (Japanese) competency and cultural intelligence by an Australian expatriate when communicating with his Japanese co-workers with a particular focus on the communication accommodation strategies used by him. Multiple perspectives on the communication strategies used in Japanese by the Australian expatriate are sought through an array of workplace conversation themes that emerged from the six-month fieldwork conducted at the research site. The on-site research employed an array of data collection techniques, including a questionnaire, on-site observation, audio-recordings and in-depth interviews of the Australia expatriate and his Japanese co-workers in order to acquire multiple perspectives from the research participants. The inclusion of auto-ethnographic philosophy also allowed the researcher, myself, as a bilingual and bicultural expatriate to reflect on his own communication strategies by exploring the findings. By illustrating how L2 proficiency and cultural intelligence interact, the present study expands upon the literature that has questioned the separation of L2 competency and cultural intelligence in studying intercultural communication competence in the workplace (Du-Babcock & Babcock, 1996, 1998, 1999; Marriott, 1993, 1997; Harris & Bargiela-Chiappini, 2003; Selmer, 2001, 2005). Through a thematic analysis of the ethnographic findings, I specifically show how the Australian expatriate intertwines his L2 proficiency and cultural intelligence in order to communicate effectively with his Japanese co-workers. Moreover, the findings of the present study broaden current understanding of accommodation strategies and their effectiveness in intercultural workplace communication through the incorporation of the above-mentioned multiple-perspective (Australian expatriate, Japanese co-workers and bilingual/bicultural researcher) evaluation of the Australian expatriate's workplace communication performances captured during the on-site research. In contrast to anecdote-laden findings present within much of the previous literature on expatriate-local staff communication (e.g., Du-Babcock & Babcock, 1996, 1998, 1999; Peltokorpi 2006, 2007, 2008; Selmer, 2005), the present study finds that cultural intelligence does indeed play a significant role in the accommodation strategies used by an expatriate. In other words, the analysis of the recorded conversations between the Australian expatriate and his Japanese co-workers and the results from the follow-up evaluation interviews show that the higher the bilingual expatriates' cultural intelligence, the more likely they are to able to accommodate their strategies in L2, so as to be evaluated positively by local staff. More importantly, the specific context of an Australian/Japanese workplace dynamic provides thematically useful insights into Japanese communication strategies used by an Australian expatriate that are deemed conducive to successful communication by Japanese local staff in Japan. In this regard, the findings potentially contribute also to language policy regarding future content of Japanese language studies in Australia by way of actual examples of specific Japanese language use for the workplace. The present study suggests that future research and literature on the interaction of L2 language proficiency and cultural intelligence in different contexts will contribute to further understanding of effective accommodation strategies in intercultural workplace communication. More importantly, the empirical findings provide scope for future research in the specific intercultural communication context of Australians and Japanese working together in culturally diverse environments in Japan and Australia, including how the elements of the Australia-Japan relationship and cultural diversity impact on the competence.


The placenta is an essential organ involved in mammalian development in utero. The main function of the placenta is the control of the transfer of nutrients and waste between mother and fetus, and production and delivery of hormones and growth factors. There is a lack of research that investigates the role of maternal and fetal genetics and molecular biology of the placenta's impact on fetal neurodevelopment. Igf‐1 is a gene involved in mediating fetal development as well as growth of the brain. It is also involved in regulation of placental growth and transport. The placenta is the main source of fetal Igf‐1. Igf‐1 gene expression is altered in some individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) which may reflect a role of Igf‐1 in ASD etiology. We previously found that prenatal stress, a risk factor for ASD, increased placental Igf‐1 expression and increased proliferation of striatal neural progenitors which express Igfreceptors. Developmental striatal changes are found in ASD. We therefore hypothesized that placental alterations in Igf‐1 lead to ASD‐relevant brain changes.


The oceanic mantle is an important region to understand the Earth system, because more than 2/3 of the surface is covered by oceanic area. Since 1990s, we have operated several seafloor observations by using newly developed long-term broadband ocean bottom seismometers (BBOBSs) in the northwest and central part of the Pacific Ocean. These observations have revealed the structures in and around the subduction zone in the Pacific Ocean and in the Pacific superswells, respectively. However, we have no observation and result in the normal oceanic regions. To reveal the normal oceanic mantle structure from observational approach, we conduct a long-term observation called " Normal Oceanic Mantle Project " (NOMan project) from 2010, deploying ocean bottom geophysical (seismic and electromagnetic ) instruments in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. We conduct two arrays in that region. One is northwest side of the Shatsky Rise (Area A) and the other is southeast side of the Shatsky Rise (Area B). Sea floor age of Area A is 125 135 Ma, that of Area B is 135 145 Ma, so that the shear wave structures of those area should be similar. By using seismograms of the NOMan project, other BBOBS observations, and permanent broadband seismic stations on land, we have determined the three-dimensional shear wave velocity structure of the upper mantle in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to reveal this area to be really normal. We used a surface wave tomography technique in which multimode phase speed of the surface wave are measured and inverted for a 3-D shear wave velocity structure by incorporating the effects of finite frequency and ray bending. Our obtained model shows that lateral heterogeneity of each area is not strong and that average structures are different in two areas. Area A is consistent with previous models, whereas Area B is faster than previous models. We think for the present that Area A seems to be normal oceanic mantle, though Area B is not. We will recover all BBOBSs in this year. These BBOBS's data enable us to obtain more reliable mantle structures.


Release the larynx,and establish a right condition of it.During the whole process of sound production,the voice should sticks to the pharynx,and is placed in the cavity.Establishing the right condition of singing is the vital base of closed singing.The tenor training process is therefore a constant adjustment of the condition of sound production to the best.When the organs of sound production of a tenor reach their correct condition and work together in harmony,and the cavities of sound production are brought into play,it is time that the brilliant sound of a tenor was produced.


one intended to bring Christians together in wonderment and to warn them against intellectual arrogance, while Bodin's own (probable) unorthodox beliefs remained unexpressed. Finally, she describes the Theatrurris reception by tracing the production of subsequent Latin editions and vernacular translations and adaptations, and by analyzing readers' annotations. The weaknesses in Blair's study are minor and probably difficult to avoid given her worthy ambition of writing "total history": striking the right balance between context and her main subject, and between Bodin's typicality and idiosyncracy. The most appealing chapters are those where we hear Bodin's own voice the most — indeed, I wanted to hear more examples of what delighted Bodin's readers and more of his biblical allegories, which led to accusations of "judaizing." Her illuminating analysis of the names Bodin gave the participants in his dialogue would have had greater force if it had appeared with her treatment of the contemporary metaphorical significance of "theater," which should have appeared earlier than chapter 5. But such quibbles do not detract from an impressive achievement that also satisfies the Theatrurris acknowledged goals: Delectare et docere. APRIL G. SHELFORD Society of Fellows, Columbia University