Objective: We tested the hypothesis that the rotational information provided by the semicircular canals and the gravito-inertial information provided by the otolith organs are synthesized abnormally by the brain in patients with vestibular migraine. Background Vestibular migraine (VM), defined as vestibular symptoms such as vertigo generated by migraine mechanisms rather than other inner ear or brain abnormalities, is a common and disabling problem. Despite its frequency, the pathophysiology of VM remains uncertain and no specific defect has been described. Given the high frequency of positional dizziness and nystagmus in VM and reduced perceptual thresholds during roll tilt which we previously documented, we examined percepts of head tilt and eye movements during combined canal-otolith stimulation in VM to determine if canal-otolith integration is abnormal. Design/Methods: We studied 8 patients with VM, 8 migraine patients without dizziness, and 8 normal controls. Percepts of head orientation were measured with a somatosensory bar during fixed-radius centrifugation with the centrifugal force aligned with the inter-aural axis, and eye movements were measured after post-rotational tilts of the head in the roll plane. Results: Percepts of roll tilt during centrifugation developed more slowly in VM subjects compared to the control groups. The shift of the eye9s rotational axis was larger after post-rotational tilts in VM and these subjects did not show the negative correlation between the size of the axis shift and the extent of VOR tilt-suppression that was evident in the control groups. Conclusions: Percepts of head orientation during centrifugation and eye movements produced by post-rotational tilt were different in VM compared to normal and migraine control groups. The results are consistent with an enhanced interaction between canal and otolith cues in VM and suggest that this mechanism may contribute to the vestibular symptoms and motion intolerance that are associated with migraine. Disclosure: Dr. Lewis has nothing to disclose. Dr. Wang has nothing to disclose. Dr. Balkwill has nothing to disclose.


-A cladistic analysis of 42 two-state characters of the adults of five species in the monophyletic Trimmatom nanus species group resulted in a fully resolved cladogram of 48 steps with a consistency index of 88% (excluding autapomorphies of the group and of terminal taxa). The initial analysis was based on 52 osteological and external two-state characters (although in both cases some characters were analyzed as ordered transformation series). The monophyly of three of the species-T. sagma, T. offucius, and T. nanus-was especially well corroborated, with 19 synapomorphies. Within this subgroup, eight synapomorphies unite T. offucius and T. nanus as sister species. These two species mature at smaller sizes and do not reach the lengths attained by the other three species in the species group. Reexamination of the eight apomorphic character states in similar-sized specimens of their sister species, T. sagma, led to the interpretation of three of the eight character states as being consistent with progenesis. Because these character states are the result of progenetic processes, they are subsumed as a single apomorphy of truncated development. The potential to reassign the position of the progenetic (at this level of analysis) character states on the tree is explored. Some character states involving lack of ossification that cannot be positively identified as synapomorphies of T. offucius and T. nanus by comparison with juveniles of T. sagma and T. zapotes may be interpreted as the result of heterochronic shifts earlier in development. Cladograms therefore can be used on real data sets to identify progenetic characteristics and their level of universality. [Progenesis; phylogeny; heterochrony; truncated development; Trimmatom.] The publication of Gould's (1977) book on ontogeny and phylogeny was followed by an increased interest in heterochronic phenomena (e.g., McNamara [1988] and references cited therein). Numerous workers have investigated the consequences of truncated development at small size, or progenesis (e.g., Alberch et al., 1979; Alberch and Alberch, 1981). Often the detection of heterochronic processes has been probed with a two-taxon statement involving the "inferred ancestor" or "closest relative," which is used to polarize the character states (e.g., Schweitzer et al., 1986; Anstey, 1987: his Tables 2-4). In the case study by Alberch and Alberch (1981), a "derived" salamander was compared morphologically and ontogenetically with two "generalized" members of the same genus. In these examples, an implicit (if imprecise) phylogeny is assumed. In many cases, the interpretation given will, in fact, be correct, but for the wrong reasons. In essence, the problem associated with these approaches is the lack of "explicit descriptions of the procedure for detecting" heterochronic results in nature (Fink, 1982: 254). There is no mechanism to distinguish the distribution of plesiomorphy and apomorphy on the phylogenetic tree because there is no tree to begin with, and therefore assessments of relative plesiomorphy or apomorphy cannot be made. As Fink and others have shown in theoretical models, such distinction is essential to protocols for research on heterochrony (Fink, 1982: his Figs. 1, 2, 1988; Kluge and Strauss,


A regional study was conducted in the northern Pampas of Argentina in order to compare soil quality at proximal cropland sites that are managed under either continuous cropping (CC) (n = 11) or integrated crop–livestock (ICL) (n = 11) systems under zero tillage. In the ICL system, samples were taken in the middle of the agricultural period. Although soil total and resistant organic carbon (TOC, ROC) were significantly higher in silt loam soils than in loam/sandy loam soils, variations in carbon concentration were not associated with differences in soil management. Soil relative compaction was the only property that was significantly (P < 0.05) affected by the soil type × management interaction. Soil relative compaction values were significantly lower with ICL in loam/sandy loam soils, but there were no significant differences in silt loam soils. Structural instability index showed little change from CC to ICL sites, indicating that there was no soil structural damage. Soil penetration resistance was significantly higher in ICL soils within the first 0.075 m of soil depth, slightly exceeding the critical threshold (2000 kPa). However, firmer topsoil under ICL was not due to shallow compaction, as evidenced by no increase in soil bulk density.


In light of the growth of data breaches in both occurrence and scale, it is more important than ever for consumers to be aware of the protections afforded to them under the law regarding electronic fund transfers and alternative payment services. Additionally, it is important that agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), charged with the protection of unsuspecting and often defenseless consumers, are carefully monitoring these protections to ensure they keep pace with the technological evolution of the payment services they regulate. Alternative payment services, such as PayPal, are conducting an enormous number of payments and providing an extremely beneficial service in the era of e-commerce. This Issue Brief argues that, as currently written, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, implemented by Regulation E, does not adequately protect consumers using these alternative payment services. Regulation E is insufficiently specific and provides circular language in its key definitions, including those for the terms "financial institution" and "account." These deficiencies could leave consumers engaged with alternative payment services in the unique position of facing unlimited liability for losses resulting from unauthorized electronic fund transfers from their alternative payment service account. Thus, this Issue Brief argues that in order to ensure that Regulation E is written broadly enough to apply to all the functions of PayPal, the CFPB should clarify its language. † Duke University School of Law, J.D. expected 2015; Western Michigan University, Lee Honors College, B.A. Summa Cum Laude, 2010. Special thanks to Professor Jeremy Mullem, Professor Lawrence Baxter, Taylor Bartholomew, Danny Beaulieu, Francesca Bochner, Jonathan Hayes, Matt Kelsey, Zach Lloyd, Mark Loftus, Cameron Williamson and Josephine Woronoff for their various


Seed production of Korean red pine ( Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.) was ranging from 25 to 27 seeds/m2 with a viability averaging between 42 and 44%. Seed dispersal reaches about 80 m. Germination rate of seed varied from 19 to 90%, and survival rate of seedling varied from 0 to 30% depending on moisture condition in field experiment. Survivorship curve of the pine population showed type III. Species composition of the pine forest was characterized by possessing plants with resistant capacity to water deficit such as Rhododendron micranthum , Vaccinium hirtum var. koreanum , Spodiopogon sibiricus , and Lespedeza cyrtobotrya . Ecological longevity of the pine was about 140 years based on mean age of gap makers. Natural maintenance of the pine forest depended on distur- bance regime, which is dominated by endogenous factor. Natural regeneration of the pine forest is possible only in a very restricted site such as ridgetop with thin and infertile soil condition. Therefore, active and systematic management is required for artificial regeneration of the forest as is known in silivicultural method. Pine gall midge damage accelerated succession of the pine forest to the deciduous broadleaved forest dominated by oak except on the ridgetop where the forest can be maintained naturally. to clarify the whole life cycle from birth as a seed to regeneration and/or succession of Korean red pine forest as the representative forest community in Korea. To arrive at the goal, we analyzed the process by organizing this chapter as 10 sections including production and dispersal of seed, germination rate, survival rate of seedling, survivorship curve of Korean red pine population, species composition of Korean red pine community, disturbance regime in Korean red pine forest, regeneration of Korean red pine forest in natural condition, natural regeneration of Korean red pine forest disturbed by air pollution and by applying silvicultural method, and succession of Korean red pine forest damaged by pine gall midge.


Abstract This article discusses the benefits and limitations of collecting electronic data for large-scale thematic content analysis. We will discuss a number of methodological and technical issues. The first one is the construction of a list of relevant keywords that serves as the primary data collecting device. This is not only a technical necessity, but also secures a theoretically and empirically valid collection of data. The second concern is the quality of electronic archive information. Finally, source-specific data characteristics and coding difficulties are dealt with. In conclusion, seven guidelines for electronic data collecting are proposed.


Quality loss during storage is often associated to changes in relevant product colors and/or to the appearance of new pigments. Computer Vision System (CVS) for non-destructive quality evaluation often relies on human knowledge provided by operators to identify these relevant colors and their features. The approach described in this paper automatically identifies the most significant colors in unevenly colored products to evaluate their quality level. Its performance was compared with results obtained by exploiting human training. The new method improved quality evaluation and reduced the subjectivity and the inconsistency potentially induced by operators.


In connection with synthetic applications, we have foreseen to study the reactivity of the poorly reactive tert-butyl acrylate electrophile with chiral imines of unsymmetrical ketones, using conventional or microwave flash heating under carefully controlled reaction conditions in order to develop a selective and efficient access to the corresponding Michael adducts in which a created stereogenic quaternary carbon center was fully stereocontrolled. Depending on the conditions, either a keto ester or a lactam were obtained. A good correlation was obtained between experiment and theoretical calculations. The stereoselectivity of the process (e>95%) was determined using natural abundance 13 C-{ 1 H} NMR in a chiral polypeptide liquid crystal. The scope of the reaction was screened using a set of electrophilic alkenes giving Michael adducts in good yield and similar high enantiocontrol. SciForum


Evidence suggests that the intake of added sugar increases the risk of chronic disease and should be targeted for reduction. It is unclear if all types of added sugar have equivalent effects on food intake. This prospective, blinded intervention study compared parallel groups consuming one of five types of beverage sweeteners: glucose (GLU), fructose (FRU), sucrose (SUC), high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or aspartame (ASP). The beverages were provided at ~25% of estimated energy needs for weight maintenance for 2 weeks and consumed along with the subjects' usual diets. Before (week 0) and at the end (week 2) of the intervention, subjects were admitted to a metabolic ward and as inpatients participated in a day‐long protocol designed to measure ad libitum food and beverage intake from buffets offered at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. One hundred and thirty men and women with an average age of 26.3 ± 6.3 y and a BMI of 25.3 ± 3.6 kg/m2 participated. The changes in food and beverage energy intake (week 2 – week 0) were analyzed using ANCOVA, adjusting for BMI, sex, and energy intake at week 0. Energy intake was significantly affected by sugar (p=0.0026, ANCOVA), with subjects consuming SUC (386 ± 96 kcal, p=0.0011, Tukeys) or HFCS (242 ± 89 kcal, p=0.022, Tukeys) significantly increasing their intake at 2 weeks compared with subjects consuming ASP (−169 ± 100 kcal) and compared with their week 0 intake (p=0.0001 and p=0.0072, respectively). Buffet energy intake did not change significantly for the groups consuming GLU (p=0.198), FRU (p=0.064), or ASP (p=0.096) between weeks 0 and 2. Further analysis of the influence of sex on buffet intake showed that the increases in energy intake at week 2 were mainly attributable to men. Men consuming SUC (580 ± 137 kcal, p=0.0072, Tukeys) or HFCS (426 ± 123 kcal, p=0.047, Tukeys) significantly increased their energy intake at 2 weeks compared with men consuming ASP (−176 ± 143 kcal). In contrast, for women, there were no differences among groups, or between week 0 and week 2 buffet energy intake, regardless of the sweetened beverage assigned. In conclusion, we found that compared with aspartame, the caloric sweeteners, HFCS and sucrose, commonly used to sweeten soft drinks and fruit drinks, increased total energy intake during a day‐long buffet protocol offered in a controlled research setting. The effect of these sweeteners was more pronounced in men.


PURPOSE
To study the spontaneous variability of single (VPCs) and coupled (CVPCs) in patients with chronic Chagas' disease (CCD).

PATIENTS AND METHODS
Twenty patients with CCD, 14 male, in class I and II NYHA, with frequent VPCs and VCPCs, free of drug therapy were studied. 21 hour Holter monitoring was done for 4 subsequent days. The data analysis assessed the variation in the frequency of VPCs and CVPCs between patients, seven hour periods one hour periods in a hierarchical model by a Poisson process.

RESULTS
a) the frequency of VPCs follows a circadian rhythm, closely related to the hourly variations of the mean heart rate; b) disregarding the heart rate influence on the variability of the ventricular arrhythmia, its behavior was at random and unpredictable; c) the minimal percentual reduction in VPCs/h that discriminated between antiarrhythmic effect and spontaneous between antiarrhythmic effect and spontaneous between antiarrhythmic effect and spontaneous variability was 121.86% for seven-hour, 58.42% for 21-hour and 38.45% for 42-hour electrocardiographic monitoring periods; d) the same approach for the VCPCs revealed values of 133.6%, 63.21% and 41.3% respectively.

CONCLUSION
The large variability of ventricular arrhythmia in CCD during a 24 hour period makes necessary observations always longer. The minimal percentual reduction in VPCs/h that discriminated between antiarrhythmic effect and spontaneous variability might be 58.42% for two 21-hour electrocardiography monitoring periods.


Ground test for space berthing and docking mechanism plays crucial roles in their stable operation in orbit. In this paper, a hardware-in-the-loop based ground test system is presented for economic reliability test for space berthing and docking mechanism of small spacecraft. In the system, the support and adapter unit is employed to fix the active part of the berthing and docking mechanism, and the end-effector of the manipulator connects the passive part. The manipulator is driven according to the relative motion calculated by the hardware-in-the-loop model after gravity compensation, to simulate motion of space berthing and docking mechanism in space. A Smith predictor is introduced for control system delays compensation. A berthing and docking mechanism was employed in the experiment to evaluate the performance of the test system. The results validated the effectiveness of the test system. Since only one manipulator is exploited in the test system, compared with existing systems using two manipulators, the system cost can be greatly decreased.


With growing amount of network information flowing, the limitations of the traditional network IDSs are more and more outstanding, it couldn't adapt to the trend of increasing novel network attacks and data quantity. Rough Set's reduction theory can effectively avoid redundancy, reduce the extra attributes in the large information. In order to find the novel attacks in IDSs, this paper presents the method of how to measure distance with rough set theory, and the results show that it is efficient to find anomaly. Keywords-Rough set, Attribute reduction, Anomaly Intrusion Detection, Classification


A group of Bichrome IV vases, probably produced at Salamis, adapt motives of Egyptian and Levantine origin together with purely Cypriote images such as the dominant bird, often paired with Phoenician palmette and lotus flowers. Vases showing ladies holding flowers seem to derive from Phoenician ivory plaques, while the tilapia fish of the blue faience bowls from Egypt was transformed by the Cypriote potter into a sea fish.


The project aims in designing a system which makes operating of electrical appliances in home through Android mobile phone possible. The controlling of electrical appliances is done wirelessly through Android smart phone using the Bluetooth feature present in it. Here in this project the Android smart phone is used as a remote control for operating the electrical appliances using Raspberry Pi processor. Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. Android boasts a healthy array of connectivity options, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and wireless data over a cellular connection (for example, GPRS, EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution), and 3G). Android provides access to a wide range of useful libraries and tools that can be used to build rich applications. In addition, Android includes a full set of tools that have been built from the ground up alongside the platform providing developers with high productivity and deep insight into their applications.  Bluetooth is an open standard specification for a radio frequency (RF)-based, short-range connectivity technology that promises to change the face of computing and wireless communication. It is designed to be an inexpensive, wireless networking system for all classes of portable devices, such as laptops, PDAs (personal digital assistants), and mobile phones. It also will enable wireless connections for desktop computers, making connections between monitors, printers, keyboards, and the CPU cable-free. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation . The Raspberry Pi has a Broadcom BCM2835 system on a chip (SoC), which includes an ARM1176JZF-S 700  MHz processor, Video Core IV GPU, and was originally shipped with 256 megabytes of RAM , later upgraded to 512  MB . It does not include a built-in hard disk or solid-state drive , but uses an SD card for booting and long-term storage.  The controlling device of the whole system is a Raspberry Pi processor. Bluetooth module, 4-Relays board are interfaced to the ARM1176JZF-S 700  MHz processor Raspberry Pi. The data received by the Bluetooth module from Android smart phone is fed as input to the ARM1176JZF-S 700  MHz processor. The processor acts accordingly on the Relays to switch connected electrical appliances. In achieving the task the controller is loaded with a program written using Embedded Linux programming language.


In this study, 110 tidewater glaciers from Spitsbergen were studied to characterize the frontal zone using morphometric indicators. In addition, their time variability was also determined based on features of the active phase of glacier surges. Landsat satellite imagery and topographic maps were used for digitalization of the ice-cliffs line. In recent years (2014–2017) all the glaciers studied can be thus classified as: stagnant (33%), retreating and deeply recessing (33%), starting to move forward/fulfilling the frontal zone (23%), and surging (11%). Indicators of the glacier frontal zone (CfD and CfE) allow to identify the beginning and the end of the active phase through changes in their values by ca. 0.05–0.06 by the year and get even bigger for large glaciers as opposed to typical interannual differences within the limits of ±0.01 to 0.02. The active phase lasted an average of 6–10 years. The presence of a "glacier buttress system" and the "pointed arch" structure of the ice-cliff seem to be an important factor regulating the tidewater glacier stability.


The yellow colored pigment, curcumin present in turmeric is responsible for its various biological activities like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic activity. Different functional group present in curcumin includes a β-diketone group, carbon-carbon double bond and two phenyl rings with hydroxy and methoxy substituents. A controversy exists in literature on the site and mechanism for the antioxidant activity (AOA), the keto-enol/phenolic moiety present in curcumin. In the present work AOA of curcuminoids and its boron complex with oxalic acid-rubrocurcumin analogues were conducted which differ in the substituent in the benzene ring. Since in rubrocurcumin analogue β-diketone group is blocked through bonding with boron its influence will be absent in its antioxidant activity.


The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of instant tea by blending quantified. The method of the present invention is obtained by separation after the extraction of raw tea leaves, tea various components of enrichment obtained, as a selected target species tea samples, extracted according to the extraction process similar separation, to determine the amount of each component in the sample tea ratio, and the tea-rich component according to the content of competition with, to give instant tea having respective characteristics of the target species. The method of the present invention described above can fight with different flavors of instant tea, can also significantly improve the quality and sensory evaluation of instant tea, instant tea product so obtained uniform quality, without problems of uneven quality.


We introduce an efficient linkable ring multisignature construction, compact linkable spontaneous anonymous group (CLSAG) signatures. These admit d-dimensional keys with a specified linking coordinate but do not have signature sizes directly proportional to d. Compared to existing constructions used for signer-ambiguous confidential transactions without trusted setup, CLSAG signatures are smaller and more efficient in terms of both proving and verification time. CLSAG signatures also satisfy some rigorous security definitions: unforgeability depends upon the k-OMDL hardness assumption, linkability depends on unforgeability as well as the collision resistance of key aggregation, and signer-ambiguity depends on the DDH assumption. We demonstrate an application for CLSAG signatures for use in transacting multiple assets over ring signature-based transaction protocols.


Maize production and technological issues in islamabad capital territory , Maize production and technological issues in islamabad capital territory , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی


Duel was a prevailing social phenomenon in the West and was a tradition in the ancient times. The competitive sports in the modern times reflect the dream of duel. The Olympics, the Football World Cup and some other major events annotate the inner spirit of duel with their own expressions. The natural cultural implication of duel guides the evolution of mankind in the way of competitive sports. The civilization and cultural system established by duel have become the sole reliable cultural resources of human being in the postmodern times.


arative History in Macrosocial Inquiry. Comparative Studies in Society and History 22:174-197. Smelser, Neil. 1976. Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. Tilly, Charles. 1984. Big Structures, Large Processes, Huge Comparisons. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Waldner, David. 2002. "Anti Anti-Determinism: Or What Happens When Schrodinger's Cat and Lorenz's Butterfly Meet Laplace's Demon in the Study of Political and Economic Development." Paper presented to the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, Boston MA (AugustSeptember). Watkins, J. W. N. 1952. Ideal Types and Historical Explanation. British Journal of the Philosophy of Science 3 (9):22-43. Weber, Max. 1949. 'Objectivity' in Social Science and Social Policy. In The Methodology of the Social Sciences, edited by M. Weber. New York: The Free Press. Weber, Max. 1978. Economy and Society. An Outline of Interpretive Sociology. Berkeley: University of California Press. Yanow, Dvora. 2003. Interpretive Political Science: What Makes This Not a Subfield of Qualitative Methods. Qualitative Methods 1 (2):9-13. Zukav, Gary. 1979. The Dancing Wu Li Masters. An Overview of the New Physics. New York: Bantam.


An intravenous glucose tolerance test was carried out in 11 patients with chronic manganese poisoning. Prolonged reactionary hypoglycaemia was observed. The underlying mechanism is discussed. It may be due to a disturbance of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. In seven of these patients total serum proteins were estimated and were separated electrophoretically. The albumin: globulin ratios were lower in patients than in controls. There were significant reductions in serum albumin concentrations and increases in concentrations of α1 and β globulins.


The use of a spectrum analyzer becomes more and more interesting in radio-interference measurements because it gives direct view of the interference level on the whole frequency range considered and thus it is time saving. Unfortunately the spectrum analyzers have peak detectors and are calibrated in terms of r.m.s. value of a sinusoidal waveform. This characteristic limits their use to measure correctly sinusoidal interference only (also called "narrow-band" interference).


BACKGROUND
Rehabilitation service providers in Cambodia are increasingly adopting family-centred practices when working with children with cerebral palsy and their families. This study examined the perceptions of parents living in rural Cambodia regarding family-centred rehabilitation practices.

METHODS
This qualitative study used in-depth semi-structured individual and small group interviews with a convenience sample of 24 parents of children with cerebral palsy from three rural provinces. Participants were drawn from Cambodia Trust's client database and had been involved in a rehabilitation planning process which incorporated family-centred practices.

RESULTS
Twenty-four parents and carers of children with cerebral palsy aged 3-12 years were interviewed. Almost all parents valued family-centred practices in rehabilitation, with many of the needs and preferences of parents living in rural Cambodia similar to those of parents in Western contexts.

CONCLUSIONS
Family-centred approaches to paediatric rehabilitation were found to be valued in and appropriate for a rural Cambodian context. Social and cultural mechanisms to be considered when adapting a Western, family-centred model of rehabilitation planning to the rural Cambodian context include the hierarchical nature of Cambodian culture, the emphasis on group relational patterns rather than individual needs and the context of chronic poverty.


Vehicle collisions can result in criminal charges that range from traffic violations to manslaughter and murder. Although vehicle collisions may be recognized as criminal immediately if death or alcohol are involved, incidents such as fraudulently staged collisions may not be identified as criminal for years. This paper discusses how ethical considerations can figure in criminal cases involving vehicle accidents. Investigations must be thorough to identify, collect, and preserve evidence until criminality is adjudicated. Subsequent forensic analysis supporting or refuting criminal responsibility requires a competent investigation; otherwise probable cause may be established early, but the higher standard of beyond a reasonable doubt may never be met. Thorough investigation and competent forensic analysis are fundamental to fair and impartial jurisprudence. Examples are given that highlight ethical considerations in accident reconstruction.


Objective Analysis of Jianpi Jiangzhi Decoction clinical efficacy and safety in the treatment of elderly patients with hyperlipidemia. Methods We selected 120 cases of elderly patients with hyperlipidemia, were randomly divided into treatment group(Jianpi Jiangzhi Decoction) and control group(simvastatin), Before and after treatment were detected in TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C levels, and observe the adverse reactions. Results The total effective rate of treatment group was higher than that of the control group, treatment group TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C levels were higher than those in the control group improved significantly, the difference was statistically significant(P0.05). Conclusion Jianpi Jiangzhi Decoction can effectively treat elderly patients with hyperlipidemia with less adverse reactions, is worthy of clinical application..


Poster: "ECR 2015 / C-1952 / Combined local and whole-body staging of primary breast carcinoma using hybrid FDG PET/MR mammography and PET/CT: added value of early PET acquisition in lesion characterization" by: "T. Vag, S. Metz, C. Meisinger, J. Ettl, M. Schwaiger, S. G. Nekolla; Munich/DE"


Her funding tight, a biologist adapts her work on early brain development as she strives to keep training young scientists.


The symposium ''Phase transitions in functional ABO3 perovskites'', held at the 2010 E-MRS Fall meeting at the Technical University of Warsaw in Poland ( September 13–17, 2010), was organized in honor of Professor A.M. Glazer, in recognition of his outstanding career at Oxford University (UK). Mike is one of the leading scientists who is investigating average and local structural details and phase transitions of functional oxides by powder & single crystal diffraction, by advanced optical birefringence measurements, through symmetry considerations and by developing related instrumentation and software. Mike has namely promoted research on crystals with the so-called ABO3 perovskite structure, which is both academically and technologically important. His pioneering work on the classification of phase transitions with octahedral rotations in perovskites was published in 1972 and is still today, a masterpiece of applied crystallography. The choice of the symposium's place in Warsaw was not accidental. A significant number of scientists affiliated to scientific institutions and universities in Poland have had the privilege to be co-authors of Professor Glazer's papers. Moreover, Polish scientists have visited his group in Clarendon Laboratory and benefited from the Oxford Colleges Hospitality Scheme during, and after, the extremely difficult years of martial law in Poland. Professor Glazer's openness and style of scientific profession has certainly influenced their carrier in Poland and Europe. The main topic of the symposium concerns the understanding of ABO3 perovskites, which remain among the most challenging topics at the interface between solid state chemistry and solid state physics, both from an academic and application point of view. Currently, coupling phenomena in multiferroics and new properties at interfaces in perovskite heterostructures attract great interest. Many of the most interesting physical phenomena such as ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity and multiferroicity magnetoresistance are directly related to phase transitions in solid states. Also, most of the functional materials used in the electronics and spintronics display specific properties that can be optimized due to the phase transitions which they undergo. Among the studied materials, perovskites are of particular importance, since they exhibit an extraordinary range of crystallographic structures, chemical bonding and physical properties. Although perovskites have been known for a long time, new intriguing physical effects are periodically discovered and their understanding remains an internationally highly competitive area. A considerable amount of current investigations concentrate on multifunctional materials whereby several physical properties could potentially be used in applications. One of the key questions for future development and understanding of multifunctional materials concerns mutual coupling between physical properties and mechanisms enabling industrial applications.


Considering the requirement of NDT for offshore jacket platform, the effection of welding angle to the propagation characteristic of acoustic emission (AE) is studied. Amplitude and energy are the main analysis parameters for the experiment. As used wildly in jacket structure, the 90 and 45 degrees welding angle are discussed. The research result can provide references for engineering application of AE technique to locate the damage source and analyse the failure feature.


Derek Wall, The Rise of the Green Left: Inside the Worldwide Ecosocialist Movement London: Pluto, 2010 ISBN: 978-0745330365, £13 This little book by Derek Wall is essentially a primer and manifesto of eco-socialism advocated by the Green Party. Wall seems to have replaced Jonathon Porritt as the principal intellectual guru of the Green Party, although it is unclear whether Wall is still an active member or 'principal speaker' of the party. In many ways this is an excellent text, lucidly written, well-researched, engaging and informative, and Wall's heart is clearly in the right place as he describes and supports social movements and the struggles of indigenous peoples across the globe. He is supportive of any movement, organization or political party that is conducive to radical or 'positive social change', embracing both struggle for social justice and ecological integrity. The book consists essentially of four topics: the politics of climate change, a manifesto and advocacy of Marxist eco-socialism, an outline and history of green anti-capitalist thought, and a brief discussion of eco-socialism in Latin America. The basic premise of the book is that eco-socialism can be found amongst 'green parties, socialist movements, socialist groups and indigenous networks'; that it has its origins in the politics of Karl Marx (p.2); and that it is necessary to gain 'state-level power' in order to transform capitalism, and thus achieve the transition to an ecosocialist society (p.143). It is, however, not really a manifesto for eco-socialism; it is rather a plea for ecostate socialism, and state socialism, like anarcho-capitalism, is essentially a contradiction in terms. Like many Marxists, Wall tends to conflate socialism with Marxism. He thus envisages some kind of dichotomy between socialism and anarchism. Yet apart from a brief mention of Edward Carpenter and Murray Bookchin, anarchism - that is, libertarian socialism - is hardly mentioned in the entire text. Bookchin, of course, is dismissed as a 'sectarian' and for his alleged 'rejection' of socialism (p.85). Bookchin was no more 'sectarian' than the anarcho-primitivists, or those who fervently advocate the parliamentary politics of the Green Party - he just happened to be rather abrasive and strident towards those he disagreed with. Wall disagrees with those who reject electoral politics, or belong to what he describes as the 'purist left' (which includes the anarchists), but he does so in a more benign fashion. To suggest that Bookchin rejected socialism is quite untrue. He rejected Marxist authoritarian socialism. For most of his life Bookchin was an anarchist, that is a libertarian socialist. This he affirmed in one of his last essays on 'communism'. Even so, in his last years, he was reluctant to call himself an anarchist, mainly because in the United States anarchism had become identified with primitivism, anarcho-capitalism, Stirnerite individualism, and the obscurantist mysticism of Hakim Bey. …


In recent years,research on cultural elements in English proverbs in China has witnessed great deficiencies in creativity,depth,scientificalness and systematicness.Based on studies concerning the origin,content,function and historical evolution of English proverbs,it is suggested that future researchers avoid old topics,employ more scientific analytical framework,pay more attention to the discussion of deep culture,and introduce diachronicism in forming the analytical framework while doing the discussions.It is hoped that the above deficiencies will by and large be removed,and that learners and users of English proverbs may understand better their cultural and ideological content and thereupon use them better.


One of the main concerns in my country, Kenya, is poverty and decreased living standards as a result of the serious economic downturn that has taken place since 1989. Today more than 5,000 enterprises in Kenya are in the red financially. It is very common to hear through the media that a certain business enterprise has suffered irreparable financial losses and has been put under receivership by their bankers. But surprisingly, despite the very lean economy, only banks make huge profits in Kenya. These factors create unemployment, poverty, political instability and, consequently, health issues. The Government of Kenya enacted the Factories and Other Places of Work Act, Cap. 514 laws of Kenya as early as in 1951. That was before independence, which came much later – in 1963, more than ten years after this statute had come into being. This statute and its subsidiary legislation have been in force all these years; a few amendments have been made from time to time. The statutes are meant to make provision for the health, safety and welfare of persons employed in factories and other similar workplaces, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. The Factories and Other Places of Work Act only provides for the basic requirements in terms of occupational health, safety and welfare. In Kenya today, the total population is about 32 million, 70% of whom live below the poverty line. The population is rising rapidly. Young men and women are leaving various institutions of Poverty is diminishing health and safety


Experiments are reported on a highly ionized argon plasma of a pulsed discharge with a specific power of 0.2--3 MW/liter which is rotating in a magnetic field of 10--20 kG. Spectral diagnostic methods were used to determine the values of the following properties and their time dependence: the density, n/sub e/ = (4--6)x10/sup 14/ cm/sup -3/; the temperatures, T/sub i/ = 15--20 eV and T/sub e/ = 2 eV; the ion velocity, up to 40 km/s; and diamagnetic weakening of the magnetic field, up to 40%. No large-scale instabilities were detected, despite the large values of the centrifugal acceleration, v/sup 2//r = 5 x10/sup 10/ m/s/sup 2/, and the value theta = 6.


The wave propagation in a group of soft resin based (3d printed) materials is investigated by using a Split Hopkinson Bar setup. The principal assumptions and the role of pulse shaping, as an approach to achieve constant strain rates and dispersion reduction, is discussed. The measured dynamic elastic modulus is presented and indicates that flexible resins have a dynamic elastic modulus of 20 to 40 MPa.


In this study, a new eye tracking system, namely Eye Touch, is introduced. Eye Touch is based on an eyeglasses-like apparatus on which IrDA sensitive sensors and IrDA light sources are mounted. Using inexpensive sensors and light sources instead of a camera leads to lower system cost and need for the computation power. A prototype of the proposed system is developed and tested to show its capabilities. Based on the test results obtained, Eye Touch is proved to be a promising human-computer interface system.


Abstract IAC-pop is a code designed to solve the star formation history (SFH) of a complex stellar population system, like a galaxy, from the analysis of the color-magnitude diagram (CMD). It uses a genetic algorithm to minimize a χ2 merit function comparing the stellar distribution of an observed CMD and the stellar distributions of CMDs arising from linear combination of simple synthetic populations. To this purpose, IAC-star is used to compute a single seminal synthetic CMD from which the simple populations and their corresponding CMD stellar distributions are extracted. In the current version, IAC-pop provides two different estimates of the errors in the SFH. It is offered for free use and can be downloaded from the site www.iac.es/iac-pop.html.


It is often discussed about the possibilities that more efficient windows offer to reduce the energy loads in residential buildings. Often such results can be achieved reducing the thermal transmittance or optimising the solar gains, not so often the influence of the air permeability is taken into account. This issue is, on the contrary, very important in countries, as Italy, where the age of the building stock is accompanied by the installation of very old windows, characterised by high air leakage, which causes strong heat losses and discomfort phenomena for users. This paper aims at giving an idea of the achievable heating energy savings coming from the application of more tight fenestration systems at national and dwelling level. This should give also some useful indication for users about the economic savings that can be obtained during the life cycle of the installed product. It is also presented the ENEA experimental building, where testing and evaluation of different fenestration products, concerning the energy and the thermal comfort performances, are scheduled for the next heating season .


In recent years the main mortality reasons were coronary heart disease, hypertension, cancer, peptic and duodenal ulcers, mental illness. Provoking factor of these diseases is chronic stress. It activates lipid peroxidation, which is one of the damaging factors for the internal organs. In the present study, we investigated the possibility to increase stress resistance and to find pathogenetic grounding of the use of plant adaptogens astragalus, ginseng, and "Arur Tan N 7" in experimental stress. We have shown that all herbal remedies improve metabolic processes in the tissues of experimental animals and regulate the processes of free radical oxidation. Studies have shown that phyto remedy "Arur-Tan N 7 "shows antiradical activity against NO-binding radicals comparable to that of quercetin, rutin and hydroquinone. On this basis, phyto remedy "Arur-Tan N 7" was more effective in animals in simulation of stress induced by strenuous activity, it restores cells energy potential, normalizes "lipid peroxidation antioxidant protection" balance and maintains the balance of thiols in animal body. Moreover, all tested herbal remedies at the dosages used are not toxic and therefore can be recommended for further studies.


As of 30 November 2017, the State Library's harvested collection [10] contains approximately 5.4TB of data contained in over 100 million documents. The archive has attracted visitors from around the world. One of the challenges in dealing with this information is the sheer size, breadth and depth of the archive. The collection contains a wide variety of material including: budget papers for both the state government and local councils, planning documents, videos, information, announcements and public library websites .


Background: Condyloma acuminatum is considered to be a benign lesion of oral cavity; in comparison to its anogenital counterpart which carries a significant malignant potential. Oral condyloma acuminatum lesions have not been reported in literature to undergo malignant change. Methods: A 47 year old patient presented with a rapidly progressive proliferative mass in oral cavity infiltrating the skin. He was operated earlier for excision of tumour at same site which was diagnosed as condyloma acuminatum. Results: This case study shows that there may be a potential risk of malignant degeneration for oral condyloma acuminatum to oral squamous cell carcinoma in long term. Conclusion: An oral condyloma acuminatum patient need to be followed up regularly for long time to detect potential malignant transformation and larger prospective study is required to establish its malignancy potential and/or annual transformation rate.


In this paper we investigate the performance of multiplier free FIR filter design using an extremely non-linear Σ-∆ architecture. This architecture which is known as the Look Ahead Decision Feedback (LADF) circuit [1], has not been used in FIR filter design earlier. The circuit is highly non-linear because of the thresholding operation in the architecture. In this paper, we compare the LADF architecture with other conventional Σ-∆ architectures in the design of FIR filters. The noise characteristics of these architectures are discussed. It will be shown that the LADF architecture has relatively low noise power at low frequencies in comparison to other modulators. The design of optimum lowpass filters and comb filters for good noise reduction for LADF architecture is also addressed in the paper. Using a lowpass FIR filter design example, the appropriate filter design methodology is presented in the paper.


BEO. G. M. Reid. 1985. J. Kramer, Braunschweig, German Democratic Republic. 322 p., 160 DM (hardbound).-Intended as "a new look at classification and biology of Labeo, with a detailed survey of all African species," this book provides a good starting point for further study of this biologically poorly known and systematically difficult group of fishes. Its main contribution is to systematics at the species level. There is a three page introductory statement on biology of Labeo, and a telegraphic topical review of the biological literature is given for each of the African species, but no attempt has been made to analyze the information available and weave it into a comprehensive, comparative review of Labeo biology such as Trewavas provided recently for the oral-brooding tilapiine Cichlidae of Africa. There is virtually no previously unpublished information on food habits, reproductive biology, sensory adaptations, physiology, or behavior. Reid provides an excellent systematic account of the African Labeo species, which he divides into six newly erected species-groups. He states that these groups are not necessarily monophyletic, and that five of them may have their closest relationships with Asian species (p. 54). The Labeo forskalii species-group "is the only one which appears to have no Asian counterpart." This is noteworthy, because it is by far the largest of the species-groups (with 19-24 species), has a "pan African" distribution, and is in my opinion the one most likely to be polyphyletic. Other features include discussion of the lips and other soft parts and their terminology, illustrated by an excellent set of line drawings; illustrations of nearly all of the species recognized (most reproduced from earlier publications); keys to the species-groups and their included species; and designations of new primary type specimens for over 40 nominal species. This is a very conservative account of the species, in which lies its strength and perhaps its weakness. It is clear that many of the nominal species were inadequately described and very poorly known, and that many of them are not valid. Reid has cleared up most of this confusion. On the other hand, he has chosen to recognize only those species for which he has found irreconcilable morphological differences in preserved specimens. Thus, if morphometric and other differences between samples of two nominal species are accountable for in terms of intraspecific variation documented within some other species of Labeo, the samples are considered conspecific even in the absence of further supporting data. This questionable ad hoc procedural device (frequently inserted in the middle of species descriptions), combined in many instances with examination of only a few small samples, contributes to a substantial reduction in the number of species recognized. Thus, at one point Reid states "there may be as many as 200 species of African Labeo" (p. 11), at another "type material and general samples have been examined for most of the 100 or so species and subspecies previously recognized" (p. 6). In the actual revision (p. 57-275) only 46 species are recognized. Although many nominal species are placed as junior synonyms, only a few are taken out of synonymy and recognized as valid species; no new species are described. Possibly Reid has given too much attention to old museum specimens (especially types) and not enough to field observations and freshly collected material. He has had some experience with Labeo in Nigeria and elsewhere, but none in the Congo basin (where the species are most numerous). Among the topics of particular interest to ichthyologists dealing with the African fauna are the discussion of ecophenotypic variation in L. coubie and other species (resulting in placement of L. pseudocoubie as a junior synonym of L. coubie) and the recognition of the unusual variegated coloration of L. variegatus as a juvenile characteristic. Reid places L. variegatus as a junior synonym of L. cyclorhynchus. There is no discussion of zoogeographic distribution of the species because Reid feels that their phylogeny is too poorly known for it to be worthwhile. Typographical errors and textual inaccuracies are few. The references cited apparently provide a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography on the biology as well as the systematics of African Labeo. There is an index to nominal species. Reid's notions of species and of zoogeography deserve comment. Regarding species, he states "the Labeo species in this paper are 'morphological' more than 'biological' entities. I share Rosen's view (1978, 1979) that the biospecies concept is not a useful analytical tool" (p. 12). He also notes that a morphological species concept can lead to recognition as full species of populations which traditionally would be re847


Review(s) of: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, by David Crystal. Cambridge University Press, 1987. $65.00 he, 470 pp. For all teachers with an interest in language.


Using the nucleophilic ability of tertiary phosphines we have been able to prepare a large variety of unprecedented stable phosphonium anionic zirconocene(IV) complexes.


Fukang fault zone is located in piedmont of Bogda mountain in Junggar basin.Influenced by superimpositions of multistage sub-tectonic movements of the Hercynian,Yanshan and Himalayan,its structural deformation and hydrocarbon accumulation process were complicated.Comprehensive geological studies suggest that at the late of Early Permian the Bogda trough began to closing,forming the foreland halfgraben-like depression of the Middle Permian Jiangjunmiao depositional stage in the piedmont of Bogda mountain,above which the lagoon facies dolomitic shale of the Middle Permian Pingdiquan formation is the major hydrocarbon source rock in this area;the Yanshan movement period that occurred three episodes of strong movements is the main reconstructive stage in Fukang fault zone;the powerful extrusion stress of Himalayan movement allows Fukang fault zone's footwall to develop the halfgraben-like sag of thrust-type foreland basin and the thrust nappe at upper wall.The three-stage strong tectonic movements control the structural framework and hydrocarbon accumulation in this area.


Abstract Research on low-damage systems has been significant in recent years. These systems combine post-tensioning, which provides self-centring; and replaceable devices, which provide energy dissipation. Research by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, on low-damage bridge piers has been used and developed into a real structure: the Wigram–Magdala Link Bridge. This is believed to be the first bridge in New Zealand, and possibly worldwide, to adopt such a system. This paper uses the Wigram–Magdala Link Bridge as a case study to describe the low-damage details adopted. The paper will then discuss the opportunities which exist for future incorporation of low-damage detailing on bridge structures. For example, the unique features of controlled damage, excellent post-damage performance and ease of repair offer the potential for a change in seismic design philosophy. The low-damage connections provide an opportunity to permit controlled and easily repairable damage to occur in a lower return period earthquake than currently allowed. This shift in seismic design philosophy enables a more efficient use of materials, while still preventing collapse of the structure.


On the basis of present conditions of fruit production and its market,as well as cultivation structure of fruit species and varieties,the opportunities and challenges of fruit production in Yunnan,brought out along with Chinas accession of WTO and the implementation of the Western Development of China project,were analyzed.It was considered that the present fruit cultivation structure in the province cannot fulfill the needs of the market.There are complicated topography and diverse climates in Yunnan province,which resulted in vertical fruit distribution characteristics in tropical,subtropical,temperate,and cold temperate zones.In accordance with the characteristics of landform,climate,and fruit species and varieties in Yunnan,a strategy to adjust the fruit cultivation structure were proposed with the principle of "acting according to actual circumstances,producing according to market needs,using advantages and avoiding disadvantages" and the measures of "planting,controlling,converting and cutting".The strategy suggested that species distribution,varieties cultivation structure,and fruiting proportion should be adjusted based on the different climate and market conditions in Yunnan.The adjusted structure would meet the requirements of different places,different fruit species/varieties,and market needs as well.Of major fruit species,improved varieties suitable for Yunnan were listed at the end,so as to provide a reference for the adjustment of fruit cultivation structure in each place of the province.


Water is widely used in industry for processes such as washing, stripping, extraction, heating and cooling. Water minimization has become an urgent need in industry due to the scarcity of quality w...


Various composites with nanosilicas, as well as with other nanooxides, and polymers are of importance from a practical point of view. Detailed textural and morphological characterization, applied here to nanosilicas treated alone and in composites with a set of polymers (poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(ethylene oxide), poly(ethylene glycol), polydimethylsiloxane, and polymethylsiloxane) and proteins (egg albumin, gelatin, and ossein), could be considered as a tool to evaluate the reorganization of hierarchical structures in composites from aggregates of nanoparticles, agglomerates of aggregates, to micro and visible particles. This analysis allows one to elucidate various changes in the porosity, accessible surface area, contributions of pores of different sizes and shapes and pore walls with silica or polymer/protein depending on a set of varied factors. Collected information could be used to forecast possible characteristics and properties of various composites with nanooxides. Among the factors affecting the properties and characteristics of the composites, a type, molecular weight, and content of a polymer and treatment conditions may play an important role. The presence of a large set of the factors makes difficult analysis of the composites using simplified approaches and methods. As a whole, selection of the composition and certain conditions of the composite preparation allows one to control all the textural characteristics of the final materials. For these purposes, the characteristics should be accurately estimated with minimum possible errors using well developed and adequate methods.


Method for desalting coal contains 10-30 wt% of the coal, forming a slurry of coal particles in an alkali solution, the slurry, at a pressure sufficient under to prevent boiling, 150 step of maintaining the temperature of to 250 DEG ° C., the slurry, separating the alkaline coal and spent alkaline leachant, of the alkaline coal, the acidified slurry having a pH of 0.5 to 1.5 forming, the acidified slurry, separating into a coal-containing fraction and a substantially liquid fraction, the coal containing fraction, the coal fraction is mixed with water and polar organic solvents or water and organic acid, cleaning step of forming the mixture Te, step particularly subjected to hydrothermal washing process, comprising the step of separating the coal from the mixture. Desalting coal has an ash content of 0.01 to 0.2 wt%, may be used as a feed to the gas turbine.


I frequently tell young prospective research students that respiratory infections are a great area to develop expertise in because unlike cancer or cardiovascular disease they can be guaranteed the problem will not be solved and go away in their lifetime. The burden of respiratory infectious disease is large, not only acutely, but also due to their chronic complications. Lower respiratory tract infections remain the number one cause of death in the developing world. In the developed world, lower respiratory tract infections are still the fifth leading cause of death. The increasing age of the general population in most countries, our ability to keep people from succumbing to chronic organ failure and the ever increasing array of immunosuppressant drugs being used in a variety of neoplastic and immune diseases ensure that there is an ever increasing pool of vulnerable hosts. As well as host factors, it is the speed of adaptation of the pathogens that makes it most likely that we will not conquer death from respiratory infection any time soon. While some progress has been made in reducing pneumococcal disease with the newer conjugate vaccines, there is evidence that the speed of adaptation (as measured by the proportion of strains not covered by the vaccines) is increasing. Adaptation in other pathogens is posing challenges in multiple areas including drug-resistant tuberculosis, pan-resistant Gram-negative pathogens and ever increasing rates of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in many Western countries. Not only is there adaptation of existing pathogens, the progressive encroachment of humans on other habitats has seen the rise of new pathogens such as coronaviruses causing severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome, as well as novel influenza strains such as H1N1 09 and the avian H5, H7 and H9 strains. With the notable exception of H1N1 09, all of these viral infections are associated with severe disease and high mortality rates. In this series on respiratory infections in Respirology, many of the above-mentioned challenges will be covered including the burden of disease due to respiratory pathogens (both acute and long-term), drug-resistant pathogens and newly emerging pathogens. Other reviews will focus on key areas such as the evidence around what is best practice in caring for patients with respiratory infections and key differences in respiratory pathogens in different areas of particular relevance to the Asia-Pacific region. I hope readers of Respirology will find these reviews a useful resource clinically and an inspiration to get involved in research as since the bugs will not stand still, neither can we!


Metalenses, which control the amplitude, phase, and polarization state of incident waves based on metasurface to achieve focusing and imaging, have many important applications in various optical systems. We design a bifocal metalens that can independently control the focusing of right-handed circularly polarized light and left-handed circularly polarized light. Due to the demand for enormous simulations, traditional design methods are extremely time-consuming. Here, we propose a deep-learning-forward genetic algorithm to efficiently design the metalens parameters. The numerical simulation results of the metalens are in good agreement with the theoretical results. Meanwhile, it is flexible to change intensity ratio of the two foci through altering incident light ellipticity without redesigning the light intensity profile. This work provides a novel approach to multifunctional metasurface device realization.


【Objective】 This experiment aimed to standardize the structure parameters of sunlight greenhouses in Central Shaanxi Plain,and select reasonable parameters of greenhouses in this area.【Method】 Three greenhouses with span lengths of 8 m,9 m and 10 m were studied.The "Jinpeng One" was used as experimental plant.Temperature,humidity,light intensity,plant height,stem diameter,chlorophyll content and yield were recorded and analyzed.【Result】 The temperature,light,and humidity conditions of greenhouses with span lengths of 10 m and 9 m were better than that of greenhouse with span length of 8 m.The average temperature and light intensity of greenhouse with span length of 10 m were 2.5 ℃ and 2.18 klx higher than that of 8 m,respectively,while its average relative humidity was lower than that of 8 m by 0.7%.The average temperature and light intensity of greenhouse with span length of 9 m were 1.5 ℃ and 2.01 klx higher than that of 8 m and its average relative humidity was 3.3% lower than that of 8 m.The light and temperature performances of greenhouse with span length of 10 m were better,while the thermal insulation and humidity performances of greenhouse with span length of 9 m were better.【Conclusion】 The structure parameters of Sp9 and Sp10 were more reasonable than Sp8.On account of land utility rate,Sp9 was most suitable for extension and application in Central Shaanxi Plain.


As the Oil & Gas industry journeys towards net zero carbon emissions, a lot needs to be done, one of which is the adoption of digital transformation across companies. Decarbonization requires a transformational shift in the way companies operate, how they source, use, consume and think about energy and feedstocks. If the Oil & Gas sector will continue to exist, it must carry out its activities in the safest possible way and digitalizing it will help in achieving this.
 A survey by Newsweek shows that areas where transformative technologies are having the biggest impact are production-related, operations and maintenance, enhanced recovery, fracking/tight reservoirs, and exploitation at greater depths. Luis Abril of Minsait opined that digital technology enables companies to extract more value from data, using new platforms to share data with the entire organization, suppliers, contractors, and partners. The real-time visualization of data helps optimize decision making.
 Big data can be analyzed to find answers to questions such as: What piece of equipment is showing signs of wear and should be replaced? What sort of predictive maintenance can be leveraged? What is the most effective fracking approach for this well? AI helps to reduce routine flaring, employ methane capture, optimize production and reservoir management using digital tools such as IoT sensors, digital twins, and virtual reality to model scenarios, monitor operations, track emissions, energy usage and proactively maintain equipment, produce lower-emission products by moving from one hydrocarbon to another (e.g., from coal to natural gas) or creating another product (such as biofuels or syngas).
 Transformative technologies, particularly IoT, mobility and cloud applications are going to have a profound effect on the future of the oil and gas sector. Investment in these technologies cost a lot which might be difficult for private companies, but it is worth the money in the long run.


In recent years, people are often exposed to electromagnetic waves due to the increase of electromagnetic devices such as satellite broadcasting systems, microwave ovens, induction ovens, police and army radar systems and medical imaging modalities. Particularly, the microwave sources used in industry have extreme effects on the employee health. Because of inaccurate using of devices such as induction ovens etc. or leakage from from devices, serious damages mayoccur in the brain, eye and skin tissue of the person using the device. In this study, the SAR value and temperature increase of tissues were computed by using multi layered tissue model at the frequency ranges of 915, 2450 MHz which are operating frequencies of industrial microwave sources. Analytical analysis were implemented using MATLAB Software tool. The results were compared with medical safety limitsand observed that they are under the limits.


This study attempts to measure the effect of demographic characteristics of respondents from Kota Kinabalu towards risk tolerance when making financial decision. A quantitative study that consists of about hundred and seventy two respondents was performed. Data was collected using personally administer questionnaire. The effects of demographic variables (gender, age, marital status,
income, education, number of financial dependents as well as occupation) on financial risk tolerance were analyzed by using multiple regressions. The findings revealed that demographic variables had significant effect on financial risk tolerance (FRT). The validity of gender, age, marital status as well as income in determining FRT was supported. However, education, number of financial dependents and
occupation were found to be insignificant in this study compared to some previous studies. This was due to some societal differences between Kota Kinabalu and Western countries. Therefore, some demographic variables that were appeared to have significant effect on FRT were found to be insignificant in this study.


In the light of internet, social media marketing cut down the marketer's budget for advertisement because in social media marketing most of the activities are free are with less cost. Social media marketing strategies are explained with example of face book marketing using observation technique and case study method. Objectives of the study was to know, how effectively marketing strategies were used in social media marketing?.


In this paper we consider the issue of Foucault?s introduction of genealogy.
 We begin with his Archeology of Knowledge, in which he summarizes his
 previous work, explaining the elements of the archaeological procedure
 practiced in earlier books but also expressing somewhat of a dissatisfaction
 with what he has achieved. In this way, he opens the door for hitherto
 unnamed but clearly foreshadowed genealogy. At the same time, Foucault
 neither abandons nor rejects archaeology, but conjoins it with genealogy in
 order to ensure that a transformation principle as the function of
 foundation has been established. By focusing on the transition from one
 phase of his work to another, we reveal that the concept of positivity has
 the role of a mediator, appearing in Archeology of Knowledge as a rarefied
 form of positivism (according to Deleuze?s interpretation) and then occuring
 in a phrase according to which ?genealogical mood will be one of happy
 positivism?. Since positivism is incompatible with the philosophical school
 of thought to which Foucault believed he belonged, we dedicate the central
 part of the paper to the issue of positivism in his work. We then turn to
 genealogy itself, considering not only the text ?Nietzsche, Genealogy,
 History?, the manifesto of Foucault?s late work, but also his ?Lecture One:
 7 January 1976?. Next, we demonstrate how Foucault implemented his views on
 genealogy as a pairing of underground and scholarly knowledge in the book
 Discipline and Punish. Finally, we present Foucault?s stance on archeology
 as a method and genealogy as a tactic, which, according to him, establishes
 the completeness of the project.


Performance assessment on the supplier by the supermarket manager is relatively difficult to conduct and implies subjectivity, because there is no measureable and objective performance indicator. This study aims to assist in the decision making process and to look for alternative solutions in assessing the performance of each supplier, so that the service towards the customers will improve as well. ANP method is used to find the weight of each sub-criteria that will be used to measure the supplier performance. The weight result of each sub-criteria derived from the ANP method is used again in measuring the performance and to rank the performance of each supplier by using TOPSIS method. Performance measuring by using the ANP and TOPSIS that generates the highest value of the supplier is 0.71666 while the lowest value is 0.24825. The result of this study shows that the ANP and TOPSIS methods can be used to measure the supplier performance therefore it can assist the selection of supplier which can increase service towards the mart's consumers.


This paper deals with the studies on influence of roller diameter and roller speed in hot rolling. This analysis is carried out using new software AFDEX and data is interpreted. The roller diameter is varied from 100 mm to 300 mm over a speed reduction of 480rpm to 30 rpm. The main aim of this analysis is to study the effect of roller diameter and speed on Pressure, Von Mises stress, Effective Stress, Effective strain and Shear stress of the workpiece. The simulation is done for steel material AISI_1055 at 1000 ̊C. The results show the decrease in Pressure, Von Mises stress, Shear stress, Effective stress, Effective strain etc.


Presents hydrodynamic deep drawing (HDD), an advanced forming process for sheet metal and the process of cylindrical cup HDD based on general HDD equipment, and the numerical simulation of this process. The equipment′s overall plan, structure features of general die sets with fluid inside, hydrodynamic system, CNC system designed and experimental results are obtained.


In this paper, a CAD model compression approach is presented by representing blending surfaces with their spine curves and variation functions of blending radiuses. The core idea of this approach is to recognize blending surfaces from all B-spline surfaces in a CAD geometry model by analyzing their principle curvature curves, and then extracting their feature parameters i.e. spine curves and variation functions of blending radiuses. Experiments demonstrate that the geometry models including blending surfaces are greatly compressed, which benefits much to cooperative development of complex products, mass customization, and 3D geometry search over internet.Copyright © 2008 by ASME


Are the statements listed beneath each question true or false? Answers are given overleaf.

Congenital pyloric stenosis:

A Usually presents in the first few days of life

B  Occurs more commonly in males than females

C Presents with bile-stained vomiting

D  May be accurately diagnosed by clinical examination

E Is treated by pyloroplasty.

Spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus:

A Occurs after a heavy meal

B  Usually occurs in a previously abnormal oesophagus

C  Diagnosis is aided by the presence of mediastinal gas

D  Diagnosis is confirmed by oesophagoscopy

E  Is preferably treated conservatively

The diagnosis and staging of a carcinoma of the oesophagus should ideally include:

A  Upper gastrointestinal and biopsy

B  Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level

C  Oesophageal manometry

D  Laparoscopy

E  Transoesophageal ultrasound and lymph node biopsy

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Model selection is a central component of data analysis. Though there are a variety of methods for likelihood-based estimation methods, there are relatively few for non-likelihood-based generalized linear models (GLMs), such as in the quasi-likelihood and generalized estimating equation (GEE) approaches. In this paper, we develop basic and bias-corrected bootstrap approaches to estimate the predictive mean squared error (PMSE) of a model and use the PMSE for model selection. Simulation studies show that the bias-corrected bootstrap estimate works well when quasi-likelihood or GEE is used to fit either overdispersed or correlated response GLMs. For correlated response data, when the marginal distribution assumption is (almost) correct, Akaike's information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information criterion (BIC) calculated under the working independence model also perform well. For illustration, the methods are applied to data sets from evolutionary biology and teratology.


This s tudy presents some empirical findings of a research on game learning in which business games were used for experimental purposes. Two games were used with 200 students in order to test whether lack of information about the rules of the games would significantly affect the decisions of the players. Evidence indicated that even under conditions of complete " ignorance" the players discerned the critical variables. Furthermore, on the b~is of analyses of variance it was concluded tha t no significant differences existed in the decisions of the groups that were separated into " in formed" and "uninformed" in two different business simulations of serious complexity that were designed to augment marketing and financial skills, respectively.


We have carried out numerical modeling of sub-10 nm double-gate Si MOSFETs with ultra-thin, intrinsic channel connecting n/sup +/-doped source and drain, using the self-consistent solution of the Schrodinger and Poisson equations. Two simple models of transistors with raised electrodes and with thin source and drain extensions are compared. Results show that devices of both types can be scaled to at least 5 nm gate length. However, already below /spl sim/10 nm the exponentially growing sensitivity of transistor parameters (in particular, the gate voltage threshold) to very small variations of device size may become a major challenge for the Moore's law extension beyond this frontier.


Photograph of a house, taken from the southeast corner. It is a two and a half story Victorian style building with windows on the south and east faces of the building, with awnings over some of the windows. There are stairs on the sidewalk in front of the building and leading up to the building.


Based on first-principles calculations, we have predicted an ultrathin metastable phosphorus nanotube as the smallest phosphorus nanotube and obtained a new class of two-dimensional phosphorus allotropes via assembling the smallest phosphorus nanotubes into planar structures in different stacking orientations. These two-dimensional phosphorene allotropes possess remarkable stabilities due to the strong inter-tube van der Waals interactions, which cause an energy release of about 30-70 meV/atom depending on their stacking manners. Our results show that most of these two-dimensional van der Waals phosphorene allotropes are energetically more favorable than the experimentally viable black alpha-P and blue beta-P. Three of them showing relatively higher probability to be synthesized in future are further confirmed to be dynamically stable semiconductors with strain-tunable band gaps and remarkable piezoelectricity, which may have potential applications in nano-sized sensors, piezotronics, and energy harvesting in portable electronic nano-devices


This study examined the nutritional value of proces sed Glossocalyx brevipes (Benth) leaf and bark. They are as follows: shade dried bark, sun dried bark, shade dried leaf, and the locally processed bark. After drying, the samples were pulverized and labeled as shade dr ied, and sun dried. The samples were analyzed using standard assay methods. The result showed that shad e dried leaf was higher in crude fibre (11.59%), pr otein (20.39%), moisture content (8.21%), and ash (7.84%) compared to shade dried bark which had 9.74%, 17.15%, 6.91%, and 6.59% of crude fibre, protein, m oisture content, and ash respectively. The high con tent of pro-vitamin A in all samples was probably due to the processing method. All samples had comparable value for vitamins of interest. Shade dried bark ha d the highest value for calcium (2.09 mg), magnesium(0.68 mg), potassium (0.91mg), sodium (0.0 2 mg), manganese (0.69 mg), and iron (7.23 mg). However, both the leaf and bark of Glossocalyx brevipes (Benth) exhibited fairly good levels of proximate and micronutrients content and therefore good for c onsumption.


This paper empirically analyzes the size of the underground economy in Japan. The results show that (i) the size of the underground GDP peaked in the early 1990s but has been declining since; (ii) the underground economy reached its peak in around 1992, approximating 25% of nominal GDP; and (iii) two laws (the Act for the Prevention of Wrongful Acts by Members of Organized Crime Groups and the Act Regulating the Adult Entertainment Business, etc.) successfully worked to reduce the size of the underground economy.


Old Gym, a threestory stone structure at the heart of campus, dating from 1900. It had been largely empty since the opening, in 2005, of the new, 100, 000squarefoot, stateoftheart Douglas B. Gardner Integrated Athletic Center, one of the key attractions of Haverford College. How to adapt the Old Gym for the twentyirst century? And how might humanists contribute to its remaking? McGrane, an associate professor of En glish, saw it as a special challenge. An eighteenthcentury scholar with an equal commitment to print culture and digital media, McGrane had long integrated coding and online interface into book history, leading collaborative Mellon workshops such as he (New) Digital Archivalism (2009) and running the TriCo Digital Humanities initiative with colleagues from Swarthmore and Bryn Mawr Colleges. Renovating the old is second nature to her, as is the art of teamwork. Things took a decisive turn in 2012, when McGrane became director of the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities and, through campuswide forums on the future direction of Haverford, emerged with a compelling action plan. Working with the college's capital campaign, Lives hat Speak, she helped raise a record 12.4 million dollars to transform the Old Gym into a building called VCAM (Visual Culture, Arts, and Media [ig. 1]). he new home for the Hurford Center and the interdisciplinary visual studies minor it had been championing since the late 1990s, the building now also houses three other programs: the Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives (PACC),1 the Haverford Innovations Program, and the Summer DocuLab, all sharing a community kitchen and a space called Maker Arts, equipped with cuttingedge digital tools. 1 3 3 . 3 ]


This article investigates the cointegrating and vector autoregressive relationships in CO2 allowances spot and futures prices, valid for compliance under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Our empirical analysis yields to reject a cointegrating relationship between CO2 spot and futures prices, when accounting for the presence of a structural break in February 2009 (possibly due to the delayed impact of the ``credit crunch'' crisis). Then, a vector autoregression analysis (complemented by impulse response functions) indicates that futures prices are relevant for price formation in the spot market (while the opposite is not true). Overall, this analysis appears useful to making informed hedging decisions in the banking and finance industries, while allowing regulated utilities to relate futures prices to better forecasts of spot prices.


The bioactivity of human interleukin 12 purified from transgenic potato was analyzed.The results showed that the purified hIL-12 had promotion on proliferation of PBMC activated by PHA in vitro,and it had inhibition on growth of HepG2.2.15,and its inhibition effect was enhanced with the increasing of its concn.And it also had inhibition on replication of HBV DNA and secretion of HBsAg and HBeAg in vitro.


Objective : This study was conducted to determine the emotional labor of occupational therapists and the level of their feelings of depression and to examine the impact of their emotional labor on their depressive mood.Methods : Subjects of this study were clinical occupational therapists working at hospitals and clinics in Seoul and Gyeonggi regions. The factors of emotional labor were set as independent variables, the general characteristic variable and job characteristic variable which showed significant results in the chi-square test was set as the adjusted variable and whether the depression happens or not was set as the dependent variable, after which a multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted.Results : Components of emotional labor, including frequency of emotional display(OR 1.699, 95% CI 1.202-2.401), attentiveness to required display rules(OR 1.436, 95% CI 1.070-1.982), and emotional dissonance(OR 1.866, 95% CI 1.336-2.607) all had a significant effect on depression. The possibility of depression was significantly higher in women than men(OR 5.736, 95% CI 1.746-18.846), those working for more than 8 hours per day than less than 8 hours per day(OR 8.609, 95% CI 2.306-32.137), and those working with children than those working with adults(OR 4.249, 95% CI 1.668-10.824).Conclusion : This study revealed that the emotional labor that occupational therapists are exposed to while interacting with patients and their caregivers exerts an influence on their feelings of depression. This suggests the need for developing various preventive intervention programs designed to alleviate the depressive symptoms of occupational therapists and formulating appropriate policies.


In order to enhance teachers' informational qualifications, the department of education in China decided to train teachers of primary and middle schools in the year of 2000. Teachers' informational qualifications has been investigated by way of questionnaire in Xinjiang. This paper aims to provide some constructive opinions about teachers' training patterns in the western areas of China.


In a correlation and path coefficient study in six F2 populations of green-gram, grain yield was observed to be positively associated with pods and clusters per plant. Seeds per pod also showed positive correlation with yield in all the crosses except those involving P 23–67 as one of the parents. Path coefficient analysis showed that pods per plant was the major factor contributing to yield and that selection should be focussed primarily on pod number but the latter can be increased by increasing number of clusters per plant as these are positively associated with each other. The direct effect of seed size on grain yield was dependent on its correlation with yield and also on the cross combination.


Based on the department interviews and questionnaire survey in Nanxi County, this paper analyzes on farmers' cognition of organic vegetables and factors which influence farmers' production inclination through Logistic model. The results show: 54.70% farmers can understand organic vegetables well; farmland areas per person, non-agricultural income, price, technology, and educational level are main factors that influence farmers' production inclination. Finally, according to these results the paper proposes relative comments that promote the production and development of organic vegetables.


This paper aims to make clear, through analysing Yeom Sang-seop' 〈A green frog in the laboratory〉, what he thought about 'novel' when he started to write novel as a novelist, and how he embodied it. Yeom Sang-seop began to write novel with the desire for a new style. This style acquired its differential value when it was contrasted with the novelist circle of the early 1920's which was preoccupied by Yi Kwang-su and Kim dong-In. Yeom Sang-seop searched for the other way in contrast with those of two writers through appealing to the problem of subject and individuality. He totally argued that problem in his essay named 「Individuality and Art」 after publishing of 〈A green frog in the laboratory〉. It seems that the subject which he put forth in that essay is not novelistic but poetic. Therefore, this paper is saying that he began to write novel with poetic attitude. Besides, In that essay he extended individuality from subject to nation. That extension is obviously illogical because subject and nation could not be related each other from the view point of individuality. But he attempted to extend individuality from subject to nation. Maybe he didn't have any recognition that there is a logical gap between those two items. If he wrote a novel with the methodology in that essay, the novel writing of him which started with poetic attitude become a procedure which simply extends individuality from subject to nation. 〈A green frog in the laboratory〉 is a representative example resulted from that procedure. The fact that the speaker of the text takes an 'poetic attitude' is confirmed by the narration used in the text. The narration of the text foregrounds mood of speaker against event. And the subjectivity of speaker is brought into relief by that narration. Yeom Sang-seop uses the technique of association in order to compose many pieces of mood and the technique makes him attempt to extend poetic subject to accomplish that text. But the narration which foregrounds mood against event has a distinct limit to complete a novel. To overcome the limit he brought the story of Kim Chang-eok into his text. 〈A green frog in the laboratory〉 acquired narrativity as Kim Chang-eok's story was included into it. But at this point, Yeom Sang-seop's desire for new style failed, for Kim Chang-eok' story accedes the style of Korean classical novel. Yeom Sang-seop, as a novelist in the early 1920, attempted a new style by the narration which foregrounds mood of speaker. But the problem of narrativity makes him recline to old style.


Indefinite metric field quantization or "Krein" space quantization, is considered in this paper. Application of a new version of this quantization to the linear gravity in de Sitter space-time removes the persistent problem of field quantization, i.e. the nonrenormalizability of quantum linear gravity. Pursuing this path the non uniqueness of vacuum expectation value of the product of field operator in curved space-time disappears as well. Contrary to previous methods in which the vacuum states in curved space arbitrarily altered the physical quantity, in this method the vacuum expectation value of the product of field operators can be defined properly and uniquely. In this method the Green function remains finite in the ultra-violet and infra-red limits and these result in automatic regularization of the quantum field theory. Proposed PACS numbers: 04.62.+v, 03.70+k, 11.10.Cd, 98.80.H


Anaplastic meningiomas pose a serious health concern due to their propensity for recurrence and brain invasion. Five-year overall survival of patients with anaplastic meningiomas is less than 10%, similar to that of glioblastoma patients. Standard treatment of recurrent anaplastic meningioma is radiotherapy (RT), but radioresistance is common. New therapeutic strategies, used singularly or in combination with RT, are urgently needed. Since deletion of the gene encoding the p16 cell cycle checkpoint protein is common in anaplastic meningioma, we hypothesized that such tumors would be sensitive to Palbociclib, a cdk4/6 inhibitor, and that Palbociclib could enhance RT efficacy.

 CH157 anaplastic meningioma cells were used in vitro for investigating tumor cell proliferation response to RT and Palbociclib, either alone or in combination, and as indicated by MTT assay results. CH157 cells were also used to establish intracranial xenografts in mice treated with RT or Palbociclib. Accuracy of RT dose was verified with calibrated MOSFET\OSLD dosimeters. Mice were monitored for intracranial tumor growth and response to treatment, as indicated by bioluminescence imaging. Length of survival data was collected and analyzed by log-rank test.

 At two days post RT, the in vitro anti-proliferative effect of 2, 6, and 10 Gy radiation was significantly enhanced with concurrent 1mM Palbociclib (p < 0.001). Daily administration of Palbociclib (150 mg/kg) for 1 week significantly extended the survival of mice with intracranial CH157 xenografts (group mean value of 18.4 vs. 13.6 days with vehicle control, p < 0.001). A single dose of 10 Gy RT was superior to 6 Gy administered 1x and 2Gy/day administered on 5 consecutive days (group mean values of 37.4 vs. 24.0 vs. 24.6, respectively: p < 0.001).

 These data support further investigation of RT + Palbociclib for treating p16-deficient anaplastic meningiomas.


A new construction model of analytical center in university is proposed in this paper.Based on the model, the Analytical Center has advantages of testing, scientific researching and teaching that well keeps pace with the ever changing situation.


FCS-2267, a 5-page fact sheet by Carolyn Wilken, is one in a series of six publications dealing with grief, death, and loss. This publication gives detailed descriptions of the stages of grief and explains how different kinds of deaths may cause different reactions. Also gives specific guidance on how to help someone who is grieving. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, November 2006.


This article discusses a documentation of spoken texts, sung texts, and dances of the Dagaaba , a mainly oral West African cultural group based on actua l interdisciplinary linguistic and musicological field research within the group. The importance of this documentation lies in the fact that tr aditional oral cultures are fast disappearing among some sections of such societies in the face of a ruthless process of globalization. The article outlines the socio-cultural organization of the communities investigated, gives a succinct description of the structu re of Dagaare , language of the Dagaaba , and describes the structure of bawaa, their main dance, before analyzing transcriptions of a representative sample of spoken a nd sung folktales with comments on the thought systems and world-views emanating from these texts.


The present invention relates to the use of at least one hydrophobin or a derivative thereof as a defoamer in additive compositions or fuel, a process for defoaming of fuels, fuel and additive composition comprising at least one hydrophobin or derivative thereof and at least one further fuel additive, as well as a process for preparing at least one fuel composition.


A Carry-Select Adder (CSA) is one of the most suitable adders for high-speed applications, but the power and area penalties are greater, because it requires a double Ripple-Carry Adder (RCA) structure corresponding to carry inputs 0 and 1. Current low-power and low-area techniques are not suitable for a standard cell-based design which is one of the widely adopted design methodologies. Our work proposes two simple optimised architectures suitable for standard cell-based designs. A simple decision logic that replaces the RCA for Carry input 1 in a conventional CSA is proposed. One of the proposed architectures reduces power and area significantly with a small delay penalty compared to the existing techniques. Another proposed architecture improves the speed of operation and reduces the power and area considerably. The first one is more suitable for high-speed arithmetic in battery-operated applications where there is a trade-off between speed and power, while the other one is suitable for high-performance applications which also require area and power optimisation. The proposed architectures were implemented in TSMC 0.18um CMOS technology, and compared with conventional Square Root Carry-Select Adders and an existing standard cell-based design.


The role of prostacyclin (PGI2) in human parturition was studied by measuring the concentrations of its main metabolite, 6‐keto‐prostaglandin Flα, before, during and after term labour in the plasma of 9 women and after delivery in umbilical artery and vein plasma. The mean level of 6‐keto‐PGF1α rose significantly over the course of labour. The mean level was 266 pg/ml before labour, 341 pg/ml in the presence of regular contraction, 387 pg/ml at a cervical dilatation of 5 cm, 386 pg/ml at delivery, and 397 pg/ml at the expulsion of the placenta. The 6‐keto‐PGF1α concentration dropped to below pre‐labour levels of 233 pg/ml within 2 hours of delivery, and this level was maintained for the first four postpartum days. The mean levels of 6‐keto‐PGF1α in the umbilical artery and vein plasma, 1667 and 1193 pg/ml respectively, were significantly higher than the maternal plasma levels, but there was no significant difference between the artery and vein levels. PGI2 is characterized by its antiaggregatory and vasodilating abilities, so that the rise in PGI2 during labour may play a role in the prevention of intrapartum thromboembolic complications in the maternal and the uteroplacental circulation.


The social impact of information systems becomes visible when serious system failures occur. A case of mistyping in entering a stock order by Mizuho Securities and the following lawsuit between Mizuho and the Tokyo Stock Exchange sheds light on the critical role of software in society.


Pre-registration is not only the most easy and simple way to cope with REACH issued by EU,but also the rare trade opportunities for petroleum and chemical industries in China. Some problems during the pre-registration are needed to be solved in the future. It is suggested that the countermeasures should be adopted to guarantee the registration work.


For the realization of the electric dispersed-jet technology, the dynamic behaviors of imparting a value-control charge to dielectric liquids' drops in the field of corona discharge, originated under condition of short interelectrode gap, are investigated.


Abstract Gorney RM, June SG, Stainbrook KM, Smith AJ. 2023. Detections of cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cynanoHABs) in New York State, United States (2012–2020). Lake Reserv Manage. 39:21–36. Patterns in frequency, intensity, and duration of cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) were evaluated in New York State from 2012 to 2020. The dataset included information from formal monitoring efforts, beach closures, and public reports. The total dataset included more than 24,000 records from 655 waterbodies and included cyanoHAB reports from 477 lakes. Nearly half of those lakes (49.6%) had only 1 year in which a cyanoHAB was documented. Less than 1% (6 lakes) had cyanoHABs documented in every year of the study. We noted a significant increase in the number of cyanoHABs reports each year (P < 0.001), but not an overall increase in intensity, based on evaluation of chlorophyll levels in mid-lake samples collected on a routine basis. The analysis indicated that cyanoHABs duration did not lengthen over the study period, based on beach closure data captured on a daily observation basis. This study addresses the limitations of monitoring data for analysis of patterns in cyanoHABs, based on the structure of the programs and frequency of observations. We provide retrospective feedback on the design of monitoring programs to improve future data collection and our ability to evaluate cyanoHABs in a wide range of waterbodies.


Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging technology increasingly considered by organisations world wide to coordinate their supply chain in real time. We examined a pilot implementation of RFID at one of the biggest aerospace and defence manufacturers. Case study methodology was followed to collect data from multiple sources. The result of the pilot study support the business case for RFID adoption and provides a better understanding of the challenges at the RFID implementation stage. The contextual details of the pilot study provide lessons learned that can help other firms to better plan their journey of RFID implementation.


THE recent debate about Iron Age Gao between John Hunwick and Dierk Lange within the pages of The Journal of African History has prompted the writing of this paper. Hunwick lamented the lack of archaeological research in the region, and hoped that the historical hypotheses which had been proposed would, one day, either be supported or refuted by archaeological work in conjunction with linguistic analysis. The limits of interpretation of the historical sources would appear to have been reached, and, as this author has recently conducted excavations and surveys at Gao, a contribution is offered to the debate based upon both the archaeological evidence recovered from these excavations, and from previous archaeological research which has been conducted in the Gao region.


Background Paternal aging has been consistently linked to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in offspring. While de novo mutations arising from paternal aging have been extensively studied, recent evidence has highlighted the role of epigenetic factors. We have previously revealed age-related DNA hypomethylation in mouse sperm and alterations in histone modifications during spermatogenesis.