Pediatric hospitalization is a common experience that may increase children's sense of isolation and impinge on their social-emotional wellbeing. Educators and medical practitioners could minimize these negative effects of hospitalization if they were able to listen to the voices of the children and, therefore, better meet their needs. This qualitative study provides an overview of how children with a medical condition actively construct and organize their thoughts and feelings about illness, life in hospital, and relationships. We extrapolated from a collection of children's narratives from a previous more comprehensive study (consisting of 379 narratives from children in 29 public hospitals across Italy, age range 3–14 years). Narratives grouped under the headings "Me and my illness" or "Me and the others" were selected and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to identify the richness and complexity of children's experience. Results showed that children's description of their illness was affected both by cognitive and social factors. For children, the concept of feeling ill or well is not linked only to the fact that they are in hospital for a medical condition; rather, it is influenced by their ability to form relationships with others, play, be active, and feel alive within the hospital environment. Listening to narratives can deepen our understanding of children's illness-related experiences and how they make sense of their situation. A set of practice implications are presented to help health professionals and educators to improve their listening capabilities and better prevent adverse pediatric hospitalization outcomes.


For further studying structure characteristics of Ammonoxidized Lignin(AOL) and its degradation product,experiments were carried out through Infraed Ray(IR) and GC-MS.Firstly,AOL and Aalkali Lignin(ALG) samples were pretreated and their structures were compared through Infraed Ray(IR).The results indicated that the partial phenyls of AOL were broken and nitrogen(amide nitrogen mostly) was connected to the structure,which differed from ALG.That is to say,modified lignin,AOL,still preserved the nature as lignin of its own besides new characteristics because of part of changed structure.Secondly,the degradation product of AOL and ALG was studied by GC-MS.AOL and ALG with equal amount were added to cone-shaped bottles which contained some pretreated soil samples and cultivated one month under 30 ℃ and some degree of humidity.Then acetone was added to cone-shaped bottles to soak and distil organic components.The extract liquid after being treated was analyzed through GC-MS.The results demonstrated that hydroxybenzene,quinone and some organic compounds with nitrogen were among the degradation product of AOL,but not in ALG and the contrast treatment(CK).The degradation product above mentioned could offer nitrogen and inhibit urease and nitrification in soil,which offered evidence to prove the fact that AOL could be used as slow-release fertilizer or fertilizer synergist.


To make databases more accessible to a much broader audience of non-technical users, many applications, such as chatbots and search engines, have developed a natural language (NL) interface for the underlying databases (NLIDB). With the advances in machine learning techniques, most recent research employs language translation models to build NLIDB systems. In this demonstration, we introduce GenSql, a generative NLIDB system that enables users to query databases using NL. Unlike most existing NLIDB systems that attempt to leverage a generalized language translation model to convert NL to SQL queries (NL2SQL) for any database, GenSql utilizes a set of sample queries to capture the specific structure and semantics of a given database and thus to provide more accurate translation results. The underlying NL2SQL model in GenSql is a novel generate-and-rank model named Gar designed by the authors, which first generates a set of generalized SQL queries with corresponding NL expressions from the given sample queries, and ranks the NL expressions to get the best matching one, and hence the SQL query. This demonstration shows the effectiveness of GenSql, especially in answering complex queries, which proves its utility in practice.


{In this paper we generalize $\mathbb{Z}_{2}\mathbb{Z}_{2}[u]$-linear codes to codes over $\mathbb{Z}_{p}[u]/{\langle u^r \rangle}\times\mathbb{Z}_{p}[u]/{\langle u^s \rangle}$ where $p$ is a prime number and $u^r=0=u^s$. We will call these family of codes as $\mathbb{Z}_{p}[u^r,u^s]$-linear codes which are actually special submodules. We determine the standard forms of the generator and parity-check matrices of these codes. Furthermore, for the special case $p=2$, we define a Gray map to explore the binary images of $\mathbb{Z}_{2}[u^r,u^s]$-linear codes. Finally, we study the structure of self-dual $\mathbb{Z}_{2}[u^2,u^3]$-linear codes and present some examples.


T he occurrence of small-vessel occlusions (thrombotic microangiopathy) in association with anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL) affecting, for example, the retinal vessels, the nail fold, 3 the skin, or major intrabdominal organs such as the kidney, the liver or the bowel, although uncommon, is well documented. These occlusions have been described in the simple or classic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), whether or not associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or in the primary APS, but they do not in any way dominate the clinical picture in these conditions. However, with the description and definition of the catastrophic APS (also known as Asherson's syndrome) in 1992 8 (a new subset of the APS, often fatal, with many distinguishing characteristics separating it from the simple APS), there has been renewed interest in the thrombotic microangiopathies and their association with aPL. Although large-vessel occlusions do occur in catastrophic APS, they do not dominate the clinical picture, and their frequency is completely different from that encountered in the classic APS itself. Additionally, the catastrophic APS is frequently accompanied by a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). The term thrombotic microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (TMHA) was originally introduced by Symmers in 1952 to describe a clinical state with localised or diffuse microvascular thrombosis in association with haemolytic anaemia and fragmented red cells referred to as schistocytes. Indeed, the great haematologist John Dacie and his colleagues published a seminal paper on TMHA and related the condition to vascular damage some 10 years later. TMHA encompasses a spectrum of disorders including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), haemolytic–uraemic syndrome (HUS), malignant hypertension, postpartum renal failure, pre-eclampsia and catastrophic APS. Recent articles still refer to the difficulty in distinguishing among these conditions 15 as the overlap is so great. With the advent of refined testing for aPL, many cases of TTP were published with this association, although Kincaid-Smith in 1988 had already pointed out the existence of renal thrombotic microangiopathy with lupus anticoagulant positivity. The next major advance in this field was the identification of the cleaving enzyme—a von Willebrand factor Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase ThromboSpondin protein (ADAMTS–13). Three patients with TTP and aPL have been reported so far. 24 Espinosa et al in 2005 reviewed the association of aPL with TMHA comprehensively and found an association of TMHA with catastrophic APS rather than with classic APS. The association of HUS with aPL has also been anecdotically documented. Simultaneous with the TTP and aPL story came the association of patients with the haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome and aPL. Hepatic infarctions, retinal vascular occlusions and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) 39 have now been reported in patients with HELLP syndrome. Three recent papers have speculated as to whether a continuum exists between several of these conditions (TTP, HUS, HELLP syndrome and catastrophic APS). This has been prompted by the reports of TTP and HELLP syndrome in patients in whom aPL has been demonstrated and alluded to above and also by recent case reports of patients with HELLP syndrome and catastrophic APS. 44 To these conditions must also be added disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), another situation where microvascular thromboses may be seen because of the hypercoagulability, and this may often be accompanied by a haemorrhagic state. There is usually strongly enhanced inflammatory activity, activated coagulation and impaired fibrinolysis in DIC, with a major role proposed for granulocytes. 46 Its frequency in catastrophic APS has also been highlighted recently, and there have also been studies pointing out the frequency of positive aPL demonstrated in DIC itself. Indeed, the index case for catastrophic APS demonstrated serological evidence of DIC. It should be stressed, however, that TTP, HUS, HELLP and DIC display abnormalities in the coagulation that are not usually associated with classic APS and are responsive to treatment regimens not effective in APS. It is therefore time to address this topic objectively and to evaluate whether indeed there is a case to be made for another separate ''subset'' of the APS— namely, a microangiopathic APS. The primary APS 50 and the catastrophic APS have certainly stood the test of time as unique conditions in the APS spectrum. We now know that patients with primary APS may develop SLE with time, and also that .80% of patients with catastrophic APS have a history of simple APS. What is the role of the aPL (if any) in these microangiopathic conditions? Are they truly pathogenic, or are they simply ''bystanders'' induced by endothelial cell activation/apoptosis and exposure of phospholipid on the endothelial cell membranes of small vessels? In these conditions—for example, in TTP itself (apart from 20–30% of patients with catastrophic APS)—there are no large vascular occlusions. Hence, their relationship with the APS itself, with predominantly large-vessel occlusions, is distant, although a minority of patients with TTP demonstrate features of APS and the vast majority of patients with HELLP do not demonstrate larger vascular occlusions. The first major player in this scenario must be the endothelial cells themselves and, in particular, those vascular endothelial cells present only on small vessels. The pathogenesis of the vascular occlusions affecting larger vessels causing DVT and strokes must then surely be different. The multifactorial pathogenesis of the APS has recently been well reviewed by Mackworth-Young. The second major player in this scenario is the complement cascade, and both their roles will be briefly summarised here.


OBJECTIVE: The pathophysiology underlying chronic constipation in older people is poorly understood. Our objective was to determine if functional bowel disease (particularly constipation) in this population is associated with risk factors (age, immobility, low dietary fiber intake, and medication use) or directly with slow colonic transit.


This research was conducted to determine the impact of the existence of PT. Martabe Batang Toru Gold Mine on the level of community welfare in Batang Toru District, South Tapanuli Regency, by comparing the situation before and after the existence of the mine in the 2011-2021 period. The population in this study is the community of Batang Toru District which consists of 11 villages, with a population of 17,379 people. The sample in this study amounted to 100 people who were determined using the Slovin formula with a 90% confidence level. The types of data used in this study are primary and secondary data. The analysis in this study uses the mean difference test and partial t test using SPSS 23. The results in this study indicate that the existence of mining has a positive impact on the welfare of the people of Batang Toru District.

Keywords: PT. Martabe Batangtoru Gold Mine, Average Difference Test, t Test, Community Welfare.


The invention concerns an apparatus (1) for rheological analysis comprising a support plate (8), a vessel (7) having a side wall whereof part at least is adjusted along an axis, and a base, a plunger element (4) whereof at least a portion of the peripheral surface is adapted to define a space of uniform width (e) called gap width with the adjusted part of the vessel (7) side wall, means (2) for alternately moving in translation the plunger element (4) parallel to said axis inside said vessel, sensing means (3) interposed between the plunger element and the means moving (2) the latter, adapted to deliver signals representing the alternating translation movement imparted to said plunger element and the force countering said movement, and means (11) for analysing the signals delivered by the sensing means (3) for determining at least a rheological parameter.


In his seminal 1987 book, The Truly Disadvantaged, William Julius Wilson attempted to explain the growth of an inner-city " underclass " and its attendant " social disloca-tions " such as joblessness, crime, and out-of-wedlock births. One important aspect of Wilson's argument was his emphasis on interpersonal influence. For instance, he argued that middle-class " role models " help to encourage labor-force participation within neighborhoods. Conversely, he suggested that joblessness becomes more socially acceptable in neighborhoods where unemployment is widespread. Following Wilson's lead, many social scientists have subsequently attempted to assess the importance of these " neighborhood effects. " Beyond emphasizing interpersonal influence, Wilson also identified two macro-structural changes contributing to the rise in joblessness. First, high-paying manufacturing jobs became increasingly scarce, as many employers moved production from the city to the suburbs (or outside the US altogether). Second, given the decline in barriers to residential mobility, many middle-class blacks also left the city for the suburbs. Crucially, the impact of these macro-structural changes may be compounded by neighborhood effects. Any rise in unemployment increases the social acceptablility of joblessness, leading to further unemployment. This vicious cycle might potentially account for the sudden, dramatic rise in joblessness observed in some inner-city neighborhoods. Wilson's argument suggests a threshold model in which the actual neighborhood employment rate depends upon the expected neighbhorhood employment rate. In the present chapter, we formally develop a simple threshold model, and then analyze the effect of the two macro-structural changes identified by Wilson. Beyond providing an interesting application of threshold models, this chapter also introduces the notion of a catastrophe in a dynamical system. 13.1 The model Following the structure of threshold models introduced in the previous chapter, we assume that each individual i faces a binary choice. Here, the " participation " decision involves the choice between employment and non-employment. Adopting terminology from economics, each of these options is associated with some level of " utility " (i.e., satisfaction) for the individual. More precisely, we'll assume that the utility of employment for individual i is given by


: In this paper, a new system for mapping and discovering an environment using simple ultrasound transceivers, connected to a microcontroller, is developed with the aid of an ultrasonic wavelet propagation simulation program. Environment mapping is achieved by sending ultrasonic pulses with known characteristics and listening to the reflections from all directions in real time. The change induced in the shape of a pulse wavefront due to reflection is found to be dependent on the barriers in the environment and on its geometry. The correlation between the changes in the shapes of the wavefronts and the shapes of the reflecting objects is investigated. This includes the slope or curvature of the reflecting wall (or barrier), wall tilt or angle and possible twists in corners. By analyzing the interference patterns and counting the interference fringes in the reflected pulses, a method for measuring object orientation is developed. The presented technique can also discover unseen objects behind corners. The results obtained show that this method is not only effective in discovering an environment, but also in measuring subtle features, such as the rotation of an object with an accuracy of 0 . 1 ◦ . The mapping and discovery techniques described in this paper are targeted for artificial intelligence applications and robotics. The infinite number of possibilities in the reflected wavefront characteristics, due to the similarly infinite environment shapes, makes experimentally collecting this data impossible. The simulated data presented in this paper will take more than six months to be collected experimentally.


Introduction and objectives Children on long term tracheostomy ventilation (tr-LTV) have complex needs and are high users of PICU, specialist inpatient beds, and community care packages. Improvements in survival in PICU, and changing expectations mean children with previously life limiting conditions are often offered tr-LTV. Although a Canadian study showed no increase in total numbers of tr-LTV patients,1 data on complexity and outcomes of tr-LTV children is sparse. We hypothesised that both numbers of patients, and complexity, were increasing. Our goal was to examine outcomes to inform counselling of families when tr-LTV was being considered. Methods All children established on home tr-LTV since 1998 at a large Children's Hospital were included. Year/age of initiation, diagnostic group, treatment intention ('bridge to recovery' or 'destination'2), and outcomes were recorded. Data were compared between 2 decades (1998–2008, 2009–19). Results 56 patients were established on tr-LTV (table 1). Between the two decades 4.5 times (10 vs 46) more children were established on tr-LTV. Both the proportion established under 1yr of age (40% to 59%), or with multi-system problems (10% to 52%) increased. Whilst mortality was similar (20% vs 22%) in both groups, of the total 12 deaths, 9 patients had multi-system problems. Median time on tr-LTV for patients who died was 12 months (12,48 months). In total 9 patients weaned off ventilation of which 8 had single system involvement only. Conclusions Not only has there been an increase in the number of patients receiving tr-LTV, but the patients are younger and have multi-system problems. This may impact on mortality. References McDougall CM :ADC: 2013, 98(9):660–5 Ray S: ADC: 2018,103(11):1080–1084.Abstract S62 Table 1 1998–2008 2009–2019 n 10 46 Sex (M:F) 5:5 20:26 Age of T-LTV initiation n(%) <1 yr>1 yr 4 (40)6 (60) 27(59)19(41) Primary diagnosis n(%)NeuromuscularCNSRespiratory 6 (60)4 (40)0 10(22)16(35)20 (43) Multisystem n(%) 1 (10) 24(52) 24 hr ventilation n (%) 6 (60) 24(52) Outcome n(%) LiberatedTransitionedDeathCurrent patientInpatient-awaiting 1st discharge 1 (10)5(50)2(20)2(20)0 8(17)5(11)10(22)19(41)4(8) Destination patients n(%) 9(90) 28(61) Bridge patients n(%) 1(10) 18(39)


The NF-κB pathways have been implicated in tumorigenesis in several lymphoid malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphomas. However, the antiapoptotic functions and the mechanism responsible for signaling through each NF-κB pathway remain to be elucidated. In the current study, lymphoma cell lines with constitutively active NF-κB were found to be resistant to inducers of the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis pathways. Resistance to cell death resulted from blocks early and late in the apoptosis cascade. Several NF-κB target genes were overexpressed in these cell lines, including Bcl-xL, Fas-associated death domain-like IL-1β-converting enzyme inhibitor protein, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis, and X inhibitor of apoptosis. Inhibition of the canonical or noncanonical NF-κB pathways with small interfering RNAs or adenovirus expressing a stable form of inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) enhanced sensitivity to apoptosis inducers and resulted in lower levels of Bcl-xL or Fas-associated death domain-like IL-1β-converting enzyme inhibitor protein, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis, and X inhibitor of apoptosis. These findings demonstrate an important role of both NF-κB pathways in mediating resistance to apoptosis and distinctive antiapoptotic downstream target gene profiles responsible for this effect.


Multipath transport protocols require awareness of the capability of different paths being used for transmission. It is well known that round trip time (RTT) can be used to estimate retransmission timeout with reasonable accuracy. However, using RTT to evaluate the delay of forward or backward paths is not always suitable. In fact, these paths are usually dissimilar, and therefore the packet delay can be significantly different in each direction. We propose a forward and backward delay estimator that aims to solve this problem. Based on the results of the estimator, a new retransmission heuristic mechanism for multipath transport is proposed. With this same technique we also build two other heuristics: A bottleneck bandwidth estimator and a shared congestion detector. These help the sender to choose the high bandwidth path in retransmission and ensure TCP-friendliness in multipath transport, respectively.


In a recent paper (Math. Ann. vol. 114, p. 237), Jonas has given a very interesting new property of W-congruences. After some general remarks, this paper will give here new, easy, and purely projective demonstrations of these theorems. On the last page we state a new problem which seems to be important for the theory of W-congruences. We shall say that two surfaces, whose points are in a given one-to-one reciprocal correspondence, are congruence-transforms of each other if they are the focal surfaces of the congruence generated by the straight lines joining two corresponding points of the two surfaces. We shall denote by x, y, *. the points whose homogeneous projective coordinates are xi, yi, .** (i = 1, 2, 3, 4), by ax + by + * ** the point whose coordinates are axi + byi + * i i . If (p is a function of two parameters u, v, we denote by so", so,,, #uu, Or".,, ... the derivatives 8co/cu, 8cp/8v, l2V/8u2, 8 2V/8U8V, ... .When xi are functions of u, v, we denote by x", X, * the points whose coordinates are 8xi/8u, 8xi/8v, * . By (x, y, z, t) we denote the determinant


This paper explores how bad working conditions impact absenteeism at work through their effect on health. Our contribution is two-fold. First, we develop a model of labour supply which accounts for the evolution of health status. Second, we empirically estimate the effect of working irregular schedules on sickness absence for male manual workers. To reduce the selectivity bias, we use a propensity score matching method and test its robustness with a "selection on unobservables" specification. Our estimates show that working irregular schedules has a significant impact on sickness absence, the sign and the extent of which crucially depend on age.


A cavitating-flow calculation method is presented, based on the panel technique with minimization of a certain vector characterizing the discretion error which may become important under cavitating conditions. Several practical examples are presented: partial cavitation on an isolated foil, cavitation behind a blunt-ended body, and the problem of two cavities around an axisymmetrical body. In the case of partial cavitation, the Joukowski condition and tangential outlet condition can be satisfied by the form of the error vector. The cavity-wake modelling problem is not extensively dealt with. It is shown, however, that in order to obtain a satisfactory cavity length/cavitation number ratio, it is probably necessary to introduce a displacement thickness behind the near wake of the cavity which does not close on the body according to a separated flow scheme analagous to the wake, as introduced previously by Yagamuchi & Kato (1983). The method is shown to be capable, after a few minor modifications, of dealing with the case of bodies with a rounded rear edge. Even so, the advantage is essentially didactic as the problem of predicting the position of separation points is not treated. The problem of two cavities around axisymmetrical bodies has a more obvious practical interest. The nonlinear closure condition of each cavity is exactly satisfied by an iterative resolution scheme in which allowance is made for the presence of an axial gravity field.


A novel method for extracting absolute resonance strengths has been investigated. By implanting 22 Ne ions into a thick aluminum backing and simultaneously measuring the 22 Ne + p and 27 Al + p reactions, the strength of the E lab r = 479 keV resonance in 22 Ne(p,γ) 23 Na was determined to be ωγ = 0.524(51) eV. This result has significantly reduced uncertainties compared to earlier work. Our results are important for the absolute normalizations of resonance strengths in the 22 Ne(p,γ) 23 Na hydrogen-burning reaction and in the 22 Ne + α s-process neutron-source reactions.


Pillow Tetra Pak was taken as the raw material,and TG-FTIR analysis technique was adopted to study the pyrolysis characteristics of Tetra Pak,10 ℃/min was set as the heat up rate in experiment,and the temperature range was from room temperature to 750 ℃.The results show that the pyrolysis process of Tetra Pak could be divided into thermal decomposition of paper under lower temperature and thermal decomposition of polyethylene under high temperature.The two stages had certain interaction,and the pyrolysis products were hydrocarbons and organic compound containing oxygen;meanwhile,metal aluminum can also be recovered by pyrolysis.


Introduction: in the course of the history of humanity, numerous social changes have taken place. In the twentieth century, in developed Western countries, a new way of thinking and understanding the world emerged, postmodernism, which differs from what until then was called "spirit of modernity". In addressing this issue, it is intended to bring Stomatology professionals to knowledge of the philosophical approaches for application in teaching in particular and in the practice of this profession in general. Relevant comments: postmodernism is not susceptible of clear definition or a finished theory to explain it. It is, above all, a new lifestyle. We can say there is a street postmodernism and other intellectual postmodernism. We are referring to the most contemporary. Postmodernism is the time of "I", the intimacy. Also the individual wants health from the technology, because it is "better health". Professionals long to be armed with the latest technology, master it, and possess the most modern advances. Global considerations: it is imperative to open eyes to this reality. Postmodernism offers opportunities to the analysis of reality; learning in this path should lead to common sense, seeking creativity to be accompanied by sensitivity, humanism and solidarity, so as to contribute to what enriches life.


Topics covered are: anomalous transport and E x B flow shear effects in the H-mode pedestal; RMP (resonant magnetic perturbation) effects in NSTX discharges; development of a scaling of H-mode pedestal in tokamak plasmas with type I ELMs (edge localized modes); and divertor heat load studies.


1. The regional distribution of flow was studied at different times after the onset of reperfusion in isolated rat heart preparations. The hearts were submitted to 30 min of global ischaemia followed by 60 min of reperfusion. Microspheres labelled with various nuclides were added to the perfusate before ischaemia and 1, 5, 20, and 60 min after the onset of reperfusion.


Sea cucumber is marine invertebrate that that member of Echinodermata (the thornskinned animals), which has considerable economic potential because it contains many useful material and can be used as source of animal protein, drug injury, and anti inflammatory. Massive exploitation is predicted destroying the existance of sea cucumbers in nature. Furthermore, basic information related with the type and morphology of sea cucumbers, especially in Pari Island and Pramuka Island is required. Sampling was carried out in the morning and the afternoon when the condition of waters around Pari Island and Pramuka Island is being low tide. The following samples were collected to identify the species based on morphological differences. The result of the analysis of shape, colour, colour shades, and type of spicules on sea cucumbers showed there are four different types of sea cucumbers from the Class Holothuroidea, Subclass Aspidochirotacea, Order Aspidochirotida, Family Holothuriidae and Genus Holothuria. Two types found in Pari Island are Holothuria impatiens and H. atra, whereas two types found in Pramuka Island are H. edulis and H. fuscicinerea. The diffrences in each type are caused by the difference of habitat and food source in the waters of Pari Island and Pramuka Island.


The real estate estimate is getting more and more obvious in our country market economy's influential role,real estate estimate theoretical knowledge is also unceasingly consummation and renewal.However as a result of external environment's influence,some questions which appeared in real estate estimate practice,in the certain extent has hindered the estimate method application.This article in view in the market law transaction example collection selection's in question,the income law the return rate seeking question,with the different estimate method reckoning's result existence big difference's question,proposes own view and the suggestion measure.


A method for determination of metal ions subsequent to ion chromatographic separation has been devised. The method is based on indirect amperometric detection whereby a decrease in an oxidation current, proportional to the concentration of metal ion, is monitored. In this particular work, an easily oxidized ligand is added postcolumn. Upon complexation with the metal ions, the ligand is rendered electroinactive at the preselected potential. The fact that the ligand is oxidized at low anodic potentials results in a selective detection system.


Purpose To determine if age, gender, risk level and glucosylated hemoglobin could predict foot amputations in HMO patients with diabetes. Data Sources A retrospective chart review of a non‐random sample of 27 patients with amputation and 110 randomly selected patients without amputation during the same time period. Chi‐square, t‐tests and logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Conclusions There was no significant difference between the group with amputation and those without amputation in age or gender. However, there was a significant difference between the two groups in the risk stratification (p=.005) and glycosylated hemoglobin levels (p=.058). Implications for Practice Nurse practitioners can effectively screen for amputation risk factors and closely monitor glycosylated hemoglobin levels of diabetic patients to reduce the incidence of vascular complications and related lower extremity amputation.


In this article the author analyzes the structure of the commercial agent profession among the jews in Saragossa, the main city of Aragon kingdom, taking as a reference the period time between 1300-1425, and using notarial and Royal sources (Chancillerie and Royal Patrimony) to do it. After considering the king's purpose to control this office, and after explaining the meaning of the brokerage and its functions, she studies the different classes of brokers (clothes, animals, books, etc.), including a brief but well-documented biography of each of the jews brokers registered in Saragossa in that period of time.


Rupture is the single most common cause of death in patients with thoracic aortic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm (TAA/TAAA) and is almost uniformly fatal.


In this paper, we use satellite images, field observations and aeromagnetic data to describe major tectonic features in the central portion of the Urumieh–Dokhtar Magmatic Arc (UDMA) in Central Iran. Most of the analyzed structures such as horsetail splays, rotated blocks, positive flower structures and sedimentary basins have not been previously recognized. The NW–SE-trending Zefreh Fault is the most important dextral transpressional active lineament in the area. Maps of filtered aeromagnetic anomalies confirmed that the fault also affects the basement. Based on our field observations and cross-cutting relationships, tectonic evolution of the central part of the UDMA is interpreted in terms of two main stages: (1) formation of main thrusts during shortening and exhumation of older rocks in the UDMA after Eocene–Oligocene, and (2) transpressional movements reactivating the main thrust faults to reverse-dextral strike-slip faults during the Pliocene–Quaternary. The present-day deformation of the UDMA is mostly dominated by strike-slip movements. These two stages are interpreted as reflecting a change in convergence vector between Arabian and Eurasian plates.


This text introduce the our country university the college system the inside that establish the problem,Discuss of the Inside,background,characteristics and essed the university college system to manage the moded should problem of a few aspects that grasp the point.


'...the technology of DBE is an extension of standard endoscopic techniques using manual advancement of a video scope through a natural GI orifice.' Laurel R Fisher Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 3912 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0362,USA Tel.: +1 734 936 4775 Fax: +1 734 936 7392 firstname.lastname@example.com Expert Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 1(1), 3–5 (2007)


Although literary sources from the early Empire attest to the importance attached to the presence of a large staff of specialized servants at the banquets of the wealthy, in the art of this period little emphasis is placed upon the servants in banquet scenes, who serve essentially utilitarian functions. By the later Empire, however, figures of attendants bearing offerings become much more prominent and convey messages of the wealth and status of the owners and of the lavishness of their hospitality. The article studies the iconographical sources of these figures and compares the processions of servants shown in other contexts as part of the general representation of the life of luxury.


Romanticism is an important school in the development of literature, and, compared with realistic ones, romantic movies show distinctive features in their themes, expressions and temperaments. The combination of Chinese traditional culture with romantic movies results in a genre characterized by its unique cultural mood. Among the basic patterns of Chinese romantic movies there are the prose style, the fantastic science fiction and so forth.


The basic phenomena from studies relating Individual differences in cognitive and perceptual-motor abilities to skill development are investigated. A general theory is provided for predicting patterns of correlations between ability measures and performance scores during training. The theory is based on two major perspectives, Automatic and Controlled Processing types and modern hierarchical theories of cognitive abilities. Additional attention is devoted to Performance-Resource characteristics, task difficulty and task content. A short review of supporting data is also provided.


The gut microbiota is an ecosystem composed of trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Microbes living in our intestine perform crucial functions for us. For example, they help us to digest the food that we eat, synthesize vitamins and protect us from infections. Consequently, severe alterations in the gut microbiota can compromise our health. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, which comprises two main phenotypes: ulcerative colitis and Crohn's diseases. So far, we do not know what causes the disease: a fact that has increased the interest in understanding the role of the gut microbiota in this disease. In this thesis, we have made use of sequencing techniques to explore the gut microbiota in the context of IBD. We describe which bacterial species and metabolic functions are enriched and depleted in the gut of these patients compared to the normal population. Moreover, we highlight how this information can potentially be used to assist the diagnosis of IBD. We have also investigated the impact of several clinical factors on the gut microbiome composition. One of the most striking findings is the association between the use of proton-pump inhibitors, commonly used drugs against heartburn, and a marked alteration of the gut microbiota. This thesis contributes to understanding the relevance of the gut microbiota in human health, which will pave the future for new therapeutic and diagnostic approaches to IBD.


This paper has introduced domestic and international intelligent residential family intelligent systematic development condition,discussed the function and the basic composition of family intelligent system,and its characteristic,elaborated the development tendency of intelligent residential family intelligent system.


Indonesian literature in 1942-1945 was definited by Japan's gavermant. Many of literature products such as short story centain the Japan's wishes. Because of Netherlands still held the power at that time, Japan tried to fight against Netherland by creating short story which contain the opposed toward colonial dommination. Short story which centain the opposed toward colonial domination short story titled "Hamid, Pahlawan Perkumpulan Anti A.V.C. (Di Bawah Bayangan Jembatan)" written by A.S. Hadisiswoyo told abaut the struggle toward colonial dommination. We can see fron the character'stic of short story.


Introduction Chapter One: Human Organ Sales and Moral Arguments: The Body for Beneficence and Profit IntroductionChallenges for Public Health Care Policy"Global Consensus"Prohibition: Controversies and Criticisms Chapter Two: Metaphysics, Morality, and Political Theory: The Presuppositions of Proscription Reexamined Introduction Initial Considerations: Assessing Standards of Evidence and Placing the Burden of Proof Persons and Body Parts Owning One's Body Repugnance: Adjudication Among Moral Institutions Government, Health Care Policy, and Private Choices Summary Chapter Three: A Market in Human Organs: Costs and Benefits, Vices and Virtues Introduction Health Care Costs and Benefits Special Moral Costs and Benefits: Equality and Liberty Exploitation: Organ Markets Verses Other Procurement and Allocation Strategies Community, Altruism, and Free Choice Scientific Excellence and the Market Place The Market and Profit: The Virtues and Vices of Free Choice Summary Chapter Four: The Body, Its Parts, and the Market: Revisionist Interpretations From the History of Philosophy Introduction Major Theories Summary Chapter Five: Prohibition: More Harmful than Benefit? Aspiring to an International Bioethics False Claims to Moral Consensus Crafting Health Care Policy Amidst Moral Pluralism Appendix: Sample of International Legislation Restricting the Sale of Human Organs for Transplantation List of Cases Notes Index


In this paper we present a Smart Push system with feedback enabled flow control suitable for web enabled mobile and IoT devices. Our push architecture incorporates a gateway client and gateway server component. The flow of the web push notifications is controlled so that they are delivered to the device when the user is most likely to open them. We present an overview and implementation details of the Smart Push system with enhanced web push features, and describe the algorithm running on the gateway server to enable the push flow control. This architecture also provides flexibility for users to move seamlessly across different geographies and mobile operating systems like Android and Tizen without any changes at the content provider's applications servers. We also present results of an experiment performed on multiple users to measure the effectiveness of the system to perform flow control of the notifications to ensure that more of them are clicked.


ABSTRACT In this article, I examine Catherine Malabou's concept of trauma, and argue that her replacement of the Freudian unconscious with the cerebral unconscious might fit adequately into a different framework from the one she proposes. Comparing her view of pathology to that of Georges Canguilhem, I propose a dimensional reading of pathology. Building on this – and by reference to metaplasticity – I ask whether one can explain the mechanisation characteristic of the new wounded mechanistically. I then look at her exchange with Slavoj Žižek to get at Malabou's understanding of psychoanalysis. She seeks to realign Freud and neuroscience to resolve issues with both. As part of this shift, she introduces the term 'the Material' – linked to the cerebral unconscious – as an alternative to the Lacanian triad of Real, Symbolic, and Imaginary. She does, however, leave it underdeveloped, and I argue that this points to tensions in her theory. While her concept of plasticity runs against ideas of an isolated transcendental subject exempt from the outside, Malabou seems to literalise (or 'corporealise') trauma. If this is correct, then how radical is her concept of trauma, and are there ways of describing trauma that are equally compatible with her concept of plasticity?


Objectives ] To explore the potential application of real time RT-PCR in early diagnosis of HIV vertical transmission. Real time RT-PCR and HIV isolation were utilized to determine HIV status of 4 infants who were born to HIV positive mother and all confirmed HIV antibodies positive with aged under 18 months old. 3 cases,aged at 8,12 and 13 months old tested positive with real time RT-PCR,their viral load ranging from 5.12×10 4 copies/ml to 6.80×10 6 copies/ml. Among whom the case aged 8 months old was positive in HIV isolation as well. The other case,only 5 days old,was negative in real time RT-PCR and HIV isolation. It suggested that the case aged 8 months old was HIV carrier; And the two cases,aged 12 and 13 months,were likely to be infected and the only 5 days old case was negative in real time RT-PCR and HIV isolation could not exclude from HIV infection,and further follow up will be needed. [Conclusion ] The real time RT-PCR will be potentially used in early diagnosis of HIV vertical transmission,with its own characteristics such as easy to perform,to obtain test results quickly etc at common molecular biological research labs.


As the nature of work rapidly changes to become more interdependent and dynamic, it has become necessary to reinvestigate the nature of effective leadership within this context. The purpose of this...


In science education, there are often highly three-dimensional concepts, processes, and objects which are difficult to understand in a two-dimensional context, yet, this is how we usually attempt to teach them. For example, when teaching chemistry we may attempt to describe an atom by drawing it on a whiteboard and describing it. Although this method can be beneficial, it leaves much up to the imagination and can often leave many students confused. However, augmented reality (AR) can be leveraged to help students not only visualize three-dimensional objects and ideas but interact with them in a meaningful way. It provides many affordances, such as recreating existing aspects of the physical world in a controlled environment or allowing visibility of things normally invisible to the naked eye. Using sound design principles and relevant earth science education content, we created an AR experience using the tether-free Magic Leap AR headset to enhance a 6-ft globe exhibit in a university library. It teaches about the Earth ' s magnetic field and how it protects the Earth from harmful solar particles. In designing and testing the experience, we have learned many valuable lessons about AR in science education and important considerations when designing and developing a virtual learning experience that we hope to share with the world.


The problem and the solution. One very strong and cohesive aspect of Korean culture is a traditionally strict sense of hierarchy based on age, gender, and formal position that dictates interaction, including communication patterns among coworkers. Embedded in this hierarchical aspect of the culture is a pattern of sovereign power. Team learning and organizational learning processes are potentially inhibited by these characteristics. It is important to recognize the role of sovereign power prior to implementing teams as organizational learning mechanisms. A learning strategy directed toward a transition to disciplinary power is a condition for team learning.


new Books for ChILdren And Young PeoPLe Yet unlike many comic alphabet-based texts, this actually remains useful for its original purpose; viewers can enjoy the thrill of the hunt as they figure out which alphabetical elements Moose is obscuring or upending and match the line of characters waiting offstage to their relevant letters. Enterprising classrooms may even want to stage their own version of this, and everybody will be elated by this goofy new way of going from A to Z. (See p. 390, for publication information.) Deborah Stevenson, Editor


1. In this study, we sought to determine if sensitivity to dose‐related changes in arterial pressure (AP) and heart rate (HR) elicited by microinjection of L‐glutamate (L‐GLU) into the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) evolves after deafferentation in adult male Sprague‐Dawley rats.


A state-of-the-art machine learning based significant wave height (Hs) estimation model, which is based on a temporal convolutional network (TCN), is proposed for X-band marine radar in this paper. The input space of the network is composed of three features (i.e., signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)-based, ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD)-based, and gray level co-occurrence matrix based features) extracted from radar images. Two typical Hs estimation methods (i.e., SNR-based linear regression and EEMD-based linear regression methods) are utilized for comparison with the proposed method using the radar and buoy data collected at the East coast of Canada. It is found that the proposed method can generate the most accurate Hs results with a root-mean-square error of 0.24 m and a correlation coefficient of 0.94.


We have developed all metal spintronic devices which convert an alternating current (AC) in-plane current into a direct current (DC) voltage without using external magnetic fields. The devices are based on the modulation of the magnetization of the free magnetic layer in an exchange biased giant magneto resistance nanowire by the current-induced Oersted field. They can be operated at frequencies extending into the GHz range, and the resistance is easily tunable by changing the wire length. The devices can be operated on- or off-resonance. Even off-resonance we demonstrate an efficiency of 0.7 mV DC-output voltage per 1 mW input power. At ferromagnetic resonance, the efficiency is increased and can be as high as 1.8 VW in zero magnetic field. The efficiency of the devices can also be tuned by applying external magnetic fields. The device performance is dominated by the interplay of the Oersted field and the shape anisotropy of the free layer, and for narrow wires the output signal becomes smaller while the...


Overall, data minimization provides more benefits to the United States in both the short and the long term because it directs governmental resources to areas that curb the spread and effects of COVID-19; it honors our democratic, republican principles of government; and it protects individual liberties reinstated by judicial precedent and guaranteed by the United States Constitution. While it may appear, in the short term, broader data information would aid in the fight against COVID-19, it would need to reach the level of surveillance as seen in communist, dictatorial regimes in order to be effective, which is something the Constitution and the American people will not allow. Thus, in the short term, it is far wiser and more prudent to direct financial energy toward those areas that do in fact aid in the fight against COVID-19, which, in the long term, upholds American democracy and liberty. When the COVID-19 chapter of history closes, those governments that did not give in to the reactionary, totalitarian temptations will be made clear. If there only be one, let it be America.


In recent years, a number of experimental observations have indicated that interactions between mobile point defects generated during ion implantation play an important role in the damage production in Ill-V compound semiconductors, and particularly GaAs. This paper reviews a set of such observations based on ion channeling measurements of the lattice damage in GaAs implanted with Si ions. Selected independent observations are also surveyed to illustrate the importance of point-defect interactions. Taken together, these show that at least two contributions to the lattice damage must often be considered: a "prompt" contribution attributed to direct-impact amorphization, and a "delayed" contribution attributed to point-defect clustering. New measurements are then described which show the different effects that these two damage components have on the electrical activation in annealed, Siimplanted GaAs. The aim is to indicate the potential to exploit the balance between these two damage contributions in order to improve the electrical performance and reproducibility of ion-implanted and annealed layers. Finally, the applicability of these concepts to other ion species and other compound semiconductors (GaP and InP) is briefly discussed.


The disclosed herein One exemplary system includes an audio input device configured to detect an audio input and sends the audio signal associated with the audio input. An exemplary system further includes a trigger haptic device comprising a sensor, the sensor is configured to transmit a sensor signal associated with this event. Furthermore, the exemplary system includes an audio input device and the haptic device and a trigger for the communication processor, a processor, receiving an audio signal; Substantially simultaneously receiving a sensor signal to receiving the audio signal; Recording audio signals to the audio track and; Based in part on the sensor signal and is configured to insert the haptic effect in the marker track haptic, the haptic track and an audio track is associated with a video.


Shape memory alloy (SMA) wires are employed as actuators in small devices for consumer electronics, valves and automotive applications. Because of the continued miniaturization of all the industrial products, nowadays the tendency is to produce MEMS (micro electromechanical systems). Among the most promising functional MEMS materials, the thin SMA wires that are offering a rapid actuating response with high power/weigh ratio of the material, are attracting a world wide interest. This paper is aimed at showing the production process and the characterizations of thin NiTi shape memory wires. The activity was focused on drawing procedure and on functional and TEM characterizations of the final products. In particular, it was evaluated the performance of the SMA wires for actuators in terms of functional fatigue and thermo-mechanical properties by means of an experimental apparatus design ad hoc for these specific tests


TEE experiments of Harden and Young [1906; 1911] showing that arsenate and arsenite ions accelerate the rate of liberation of inorganic phosphate from hexosediphosphate by the enzymes of yeast juice have led to much speculation as to the mechanism involved. Recent investigations of the effects of arsenate on the activity of the phosphatases and the glycolytic enzyme systems present in different kinds of biological material have yielded results which have been variously interpreted. All but the most recent of this work has been summarised by Harden [1932]. The view, originally expressed by Harden and Young, that the stimulating effect is exerted on the hexosephosphatase of yeast juice is This hypothesis is not considered by Morgulis and Pinto be generally applicable in view of their results with rabbit and dog blood. Recently Braunstein Lewitow have observed progressive diminution of the inorganic arsenate in mixtures of yeast, sugar, arsenate, toluene and water and they suggest that the accelerating effect of arsenate on fermentation and glycolysis depends on the formation of a labile hexosearsenate. The present paper represents a study of the effects of arsenate and arsenite ions on the enzymic breakdown of phosphoric acid esters. The work was under-taken with the purpose of determining whether stimulation of phosphatase activity by these ions can be regarded as a general phenomenon or whether their effects on the rate of breakdown of phosphoric acid esters concern rather the mechanisms by which the organic portions of the esters are


No less important than the rational and empirical investigation of the metaphysical validity of mechanism on the one hand and vitalism on the other, but quite as fundamental, is a satisfactory answer to the question as to why men believe in mechanism and vitalism. Nor is the answer simple, since human nature is so complex that the wisest of men understand it only in part. That it is essentially a question of human nature is shown by the fact that the issue reaches an acute form in the empirical study of the mind-body relation, and by the tenacity with which the human race as a whole has clung to a vitalistic interpretation of perplexing problems of its physical and social environment. Though the nature of the nerve impulses continues to be the subject of discussion among scientists, it is not so difficult to agree that the transition from external physical stimuli to physiological nerve impulses may be described in mechanistic terms. But the transmutation of physical and physiological stimuli into sense perception-atmospheric vibrations into a largo or a symphony, for instance, or vibrations of the ether into a Mona Lisa or an Ecce Homo -is quite another issue; for the data of immediate experience seem to indicate the presence of something more than causal relation as viewed and interpreted by the onlooker, even though he be a trained scientific observer. The deep-seated tendency of a man to espouse vitalism is evidenced not only in its historic continuity but in its presentday manifestations in the attitude of the men at the front during the past months, for example, and of their relatives and close friends at home. Whatever a man may be in the grillroom or at golf, he is quite different in the presence of an impending crisis. In seasons of great danger, difficulty and distress, he puts his trust in vitalism, not infrequently of an extremely naive type. Though the innermost motives and purposes of men are not readily exhibited, it is entirely probable that at unguarded moments all men are vitalists. The


Abstract Morphological, physical, and chemical characteristics of soils developed on three physiographic units (sand dunes, interdunal areas, and alluvial terraces) in the arid zone of Punjab in Northwest India have been investigated. The soils developed on sand dunes are coarser in texture, lack subsurface diagnostic horizons, and are classified as Ustic Torripsamments. The soils developed on alluvial terraces are relatively fine textured, show the development of a structural B horizon, and are classified as Ustochreptic Camborthids. The soils of interdunal areas are intermediate in texture and are classified as Ustochreptic Camborthids.


There are an estimated 100,000 refugees in Australia from around the world. A review of the literature gives an overview of how their problems may be conceptualised; possibilities for therapeutic interventions are explored. A pilot group program in Victoria called "Standing Tall" is described.


Synopsis: Efficiency of pulsed arterial spin labeling (PASL) to tag blood water is one factor besides physiological and instrumental fluctuations that can limit the reliability of brain perfusion studies. This study compares the reliability of different PASL schemes, including EPISTAR, PICORE, and a new scheme termed DIPLOMA to measure perfusion on 13 subjects. DIPLOMA was best, achieving an intra-class correlation (ICC) between testretest perfusion studies of 0.92 for mean perfusion of whole brain, followed by PICORE (ICC=0.82) and EPISATR (ICC=0.73). DIPLOMA substantially improved the reliability of perfusion measurements and therefore should provide more power in detecting differences between groups and individuals.


A double diaphragm type dynamic microphone transducer, especially, without sacrificing professional level dynamic microphone performance, dual diaphragm type dynamic microphone, characterized in that to enable control of the sound source / receiver proximity transducer.


The bachelor thesis is focused on current situation in the sphere of rail vehicles braking systems. It devotes to all important aspects from braking theory, through portioning and characterization of individual systems, to brief description of the most important parts. There is also historical development of braking systems and its present trends briefly described .


Let [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] be two connected subgraphs of an interconnection network [Formula: see text]. If the removal of any minimum [Formula: see text]-structure-cut (respectively, minimum [Formula: see text]-substructure-cut) splits [Formula: see text] into exactly two components, one of which is isomorphic to [Formula: see text], then [Formula: see text] is said to be hyper[Formula: see text]-connected (respectively, hyper sub-[Formula: see text]-connected). The hierarchical star network [Formula: see text] is one of alternative interconnection networks for multiprocessor systems. Let [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we prove that (i) both the [Formula: see text]-structure connectivity and the sub-[Formula: see text]-structure connectivity of [Formula: see text] are [Formula: see text]; and (ii) both the [Formula: see text]-structure connectivity and the sub-[Formula: see text]-structure connectivity of [Formula: see text] are [Formula: see text]; and (iii) [Formula: see text] is hyper [Formula: see text]-connected and hyper sub-[Formula: see text]-connected, where [Formula: see text] is the complete graph with one vertex and [Formula: see text] is a star with [Formula: see text] vertices.


Introduction As revealed by past experiences, cities which are strongly integrated with other cities perform better than cities that are only moderately or weakly integrated with neighboring cities. In addition, a higher degree of functional integration between neighboring cities, apart from cultural and institutional integrations, can override the negative effects of competition and result in diminishing agglomeration shadows. For optimising functional integration, the role of transport policy is of paramount importance.


The growing influence of Islam in the global scene and the controversy that surrounds Islam in its expressions of life whether religious, political or civil urge for a better understanding of the Islamic religion and its messages. In business, the Muslim population do not embrace the Western practice of separating religion from government and secular organizational behavior, but rather hold to the belief that all daily activity, organizational and otherwise, should be grounded in Islamic tenets stemming from the Islamic primary sources, the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The purpose of this panel symposium is to shed light on one aspect of business, on Islamic Leadership. Specifically, this panel symposium aims at engaging a group of panelists in a formal, moderated, interactive discussion of (1) Principles of Islamic leadership (2) Research on Islamic leadership (3) Practice of Islamic leadership.


Frogs of genus Dendrobates retain alkaloids in their skins that are probably related to their diets, so alkaloids composition can be affected by the offer on food resources. This study assessed the differences in diet and alkaloid composition between two populations of D. truncatus that inhabit habitats with different degree of perturbation. Consequently, pitfall traps were installed, and gastric washings were applied to all individuals. Finally, alkaloid composition by thin-layer chromatography and identification by GC-MS was determined. The chromatography revealed substances that were present only for the population in the less disturbed zone. On the other hand, mass spectrometry indicated that alkaloids as indolizidine, decahydroquinoline and histrionicotoxin are present in both populations, but that the zones differ in the presence of alkaloids from the quinilones family. However, no differences between populations were found in diet or food availability, which suggest that composition of alkaloids is not influenced by dietary differences. Therefore, results indicate that habitat perturbation can probably affect alkaloid composition in D. truncatus, but differences between zones are not related to differences in diet.


The snuff (Nicotiana tabacum), brings to Ecuador 18% of the total income tax and 46% of revenues from excise tax, generating income for the country for its production, with average yield of 2.24 t ha-1. Its investigation studied the aphid (Myzus nicotianae), being an insect that directly affects the leaves of snuff decreasing its quality for commercialization. Which can cause significant economic losses? For them the effect of neem (Azadirachtin indica) was evaluated, it has hormone-like insect called Ecdysone (molting hormone), which controls the metamorphosis of insects or changes of growth, interrupting their growth and reproduction aspects. Furthermore, we studied the chemical insecticide Imidacloprid 35 SC for its systemic action that acts by contact and ingestion, it also involved the stimuli in the nervous system of insects, attacking and killing the same. The effect of botanical and chemical insecticides in response variables effectiveness of insecticides to control aphids, through the incidence rate is determined by the number of live aphids at 24, 48 and 72 hours were evaluated after applying treatments, as the level of attack was determined by a quantitative scale characteristics finally crop yield at harvest burley snuff was determined by dry weight of the leaves expressed hectare. The greater effectiveness (17.57% incidence), the lower level of attack (1.4) was achieved at 24 hours and better yield (1,927 kg Ms ha-1) was achieved with Imidacloprid given 500 cc ha-1 with a benefit / cost ratio (1.44).


The reform of the basic teaching courses has been carried out 4 to 8 years,but the conditions of the normal universities which constructing new teaching method to suit the reform is a issues we must face and reflection after the implementation of the reform.The questionnaire has been done on such questions among some normal universities which shows that half of the teachers advocate the new teaching method,but few students agree them.The divergence of such ideas between teacher and students may be that some teachers haven not change the conscious teaching course to teaching plans,it also may be that the conditions of pushing forward such new teaching reform in the normal universities are immature.


This paper presents a generic range sensing model and method for object detection in 3D space. Due to the complexity and stochastic nature of the physics involved, modeling the physics of sensor and sensing is often very difficult, if not impossible, in particular under unstructured environments. This paper presents a geometric approach that provides an abstraction on the functions of range sensing and objects detection. This is to enable modeling and simulation of vehicle interactions among one another under traffic and with surrounding environment for research and development, early testing and verification of many active safety, driver-assistance and sensor-guided autonomous driving features and functions.


Dental fluorosis is a specific disturbance in tooth formation caused by excessive fluoride intake during the development of tooth. The aim of this study was to assess the severity of dental fluorosis in a private dental institution. This was a retrospective institutional study. Samples were collected from June 2019 to March 2020 from patient records who visited a private dental hospital. Data of dental fluorosis was collected. Excel tabulation was done. SPSS results were obtained. P<0.05 considered significant. In the present study, 191 patients had dental fluorosis. Among patients with dental fluorosis, percentage of mild fluorosis was 50%, percentage of moderate fluorosis was 26%, percentage of very mild fluorosis was 12% and 7% percentage of severe fluorosis was found. Further, 7% had questionable fluorosis. From the present study we can conclude that the frequency of mild dental fluorosis was more among the patients who visited our dental institution in chennai. Males had higher prevalence of dental fluorosis as compared to females and greater frequency of dental fluorosis was found in the age group of 16 to 30 years, However, the results were not statistically significant.


By using the methods of literature,mathematical statistics,logic analysis and comparative analysis,this paper analyzes the age,high,weight,Katoly index,spike high and block high between our volleyball players and world elite players.The result shows that there exists significant difference in the average weight,Katoly index,spike high and block high with the world elite players,the talent,cultivation and usage principle about setters in our country fall behind the volleyball big country of world.


This study is for the quality factors of University Information Systems (UIS) that affect students' satisfaction level. We used the quality factors as an independent variable, information systems' satisfaction level as a parameter variable, and students' satisfaction toward a university as a dependent variable. User characteristics, such as region, grade, major, and gender, were used to investigate to see if these demographic variables make mediating effects in the model. We also present an implication for better way to operate or build a university information systems.


11110 Background: Pirh2, a p53 inducible gene, is proposed to be a main regulator of p53 family proteins fine tuning the DNA damage response by acting as an E3 ligase. A negative feedback loop betw...


Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to describe ambidextrous learning in organizations within the customer order-based context (COBC), here based on a dynamic view of work processes. The study focuses on how organizations can learn while working with customer orders, considering learning in organizations as both a process and an outcome.

Design/methodology/approach
This conceptual article focuses on learning in the COBC, where the individual customer requirements represent a key input into the organization's work processes, thus limiting the possibilities to plan and standardize. The COBC brings about challenges and potentials for learning in organizations where task variety and complexity are high and in which the contradictory interplay between efficiency and responsiveness is apparent not only at a strategic level but also at an operative level in the customer order fulfillment processes. Depending on the variations in tasks and parallel complex work processes between different units in the organization, the ambidextrous learning dynamic can appear in the COBC.

Findings
Five propositions were made from the analysis: Proposition 1: Learning in the COBC can occur both in real-time but also in retrospect and with sporadic and recurrent interventions. Proposition 2: Learning in the COBC can occur for, as well as from, customer order processes. Proposition 3: Learning in the COBC varies and will depend on the delivery strategy. Proposition 4: Learning can be stimulated by the variation in priorities among customer orders in the COBC because the work characteristics for the back office and front office differ between customer order fulfillment processes. Proposition 5: Learning in the COBC can occur both within the back office and front office but also between these organizational units. The paper discusses the importance of building learning infrastructure in COBC and how that can be supported by a suggested learning office.

Originality/value
The present study demonstrates the importance of functions being able to act both as back office and front office in relation to delivery strategy. It also shows the ambidextrous learning process for the sake of improving both the internal efficiency and external effectiveness across the organization.


Studies for enhancing network speed and capacity to handle the rapid increases in traffic are being conducted. Even in optical access, which is the backbone network, studies on next generation modulation schemes that utilize phase and amplitude, rather than modulation by conventional light intensity, are being conducted. However, it is difficult to update all the terminals at once, and there is a possibility that signals with old and new modulation schemes coexist on one optical fiber. Such situations are known to yield high error rates. Therefore, this study evaluates the effectiveness of TCM (Trellis Coded Modulation), which is an error correcting scheme.


Production of syngas from the gasification of a biomass is attracting attention with an eye to the concepts of circularity, sustainability, and recent needs, triggered by socio-political events, to increase the level of self-sufficiency of energy sources for a given community. This manuscript reports on the gasification of spruce wood chips in a demonstration fluidised bed gasifier (1.5 MWth, height of 5.40 m, internal diameter of 1.2 m), with 0.2–0.4 mm olivine inventory (1000 kg). Gasification was carried out in air, at four different values of equivalence ratio (from 27% to 36%). The bed was fluidised at about 0.6 m/s, and the bed temperature resulted in the range of about 960–1030 °C as a function of the different tests. A mass flow rate of biomass in the range of about 360–480 kg/h (as a function of the different tests) was fed to the fluidised bed gasifier. Syngas lower heating value, specific mass and energetic yield, and chemical composition, were reported along with data on the production of elutriated fines. Moreover, tar compounds were collected, quantified and chemically speciated. The effect of the equivalence ratio on the main process parameter was critically discussed, proposing useful analytical relationships for the prediction of syngas lower heating value, tar mass flow rate and chemical composition.


The heterogeneous nature of the earth has given rise to variations experienced in the subsurface. Some parts are good for hydrological exploration while others are good for civil engineering activities. These variations experienced in the subsurface could not be detected except through geophysical survey and analysis. Integration of ground magnetic and Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) techniques were carried out in Awgbagba to image the subsurface fabric with a view to mapping subsurface geological features, such as the weak and competent zones, to determine the overburden thickness, and suitability of Awgbagba for civil engineering and hydrogeological purposes. Ten ground magnetic traverses were established in W-E and N-S azimuths. Twenty VES points were randomly sounded for the study in order to cover the entire study area. The magnetic residual field anomaly values ranged from -1, 600 to 700 nT. The study area is grouped into low, average, and high magnetic zones. The depth to magnetic sources ranged from 8.1 to 48.9 m with a mean value of 17.4 m. Three planar feature orientations in the study area are in NE-SW, NW-SE, and SE-NW orientations. VES results showed 7 QH-curve type, 6 HA-curve type, 4 KH-curve type, 1 AA-curve type, 1 HK-curve type and 1 QQ-curve type respectively. The ratio of thin-to-thick overburden and fresh-to-fractured bedrock are 3:7 and 2:3 respectively. It is concluded that the study area cannot withstand high-rise building constructions. However, the mapped fracture zones in the study area would serve as promising zones for borehole development.


Abstract:We assessed laboratory monitoring after combination antiretroviral therapy initiation among 3678 patients in a large US multisite clinical cohort, censoring participants at last clinic visit, combination antiretroviral therapy change, or 3 years. Median days (interquartile range) to first hematologic, hepatic, renal, and lipid tests were 30 (18–53), 31 (19–56), 33 (20–59), and 350 (96–1106), respectively. At 1 year, approximately 80% received more than 2 hematologic, hepatic, and renal tests consistent with guidelines. However, only 40% received 1 or more lipid tests. Monitoring was more frequent in specific subgroups, likely reflecting better clinic attendance or clinician perception of higher susceptibility to toxicities.


Based on the kinematic equation describing transient flow in a river,a numerical calculation method is developed to simulate the propagating process of the transient flood wave and dam-break wave in a natural river and on dry river beds.By use of this method,the transient flood process of Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station in Jinshajiang River is simulated,and influences of the transient flow on ship sailing and harbor operation 165 km downstream of the dam are analyzed.


Japanese addressee honorifics are clause-final forms, either masu-form or plain form, which are traditionally believed to be chosen based on wakimae, or discernment of the interlocutor's social status, social distance, and the formality of the setting. Japanese language instruction uncritically accepts wakimae, while Japanese usage data show deviations from this prescriptive, norm-based system. Cook's (1996, 1997) analyses guide an understanding addressee honorifics as part of how dialectic modes of self (Rosenberger, 1989) are expressed by children and adults at home. Seen through the lens of Vygotsky's (1978) ontogenetic method, modes of self comprise a developmentally primary framework, with wakimae overlaying this earlier-established system; Japanese adults' honorifics use can thus be understood as expressing modes of self while also guided by wakimae rules. For teaching Japanese addressee honorifics, modes of self provide an appropriate conceptual foundation for creating SCOBAs, materializations of the target concepts for pedagogical purposes. This paper follows the author's process of developing SCOBAs to be used following Gal'perin's (1978/1992) instructional stages for concept-based instruction (CBI). CBI using these SCOBAs in an intact third year Japanese class is presented, along with findings that illustrate the conceptual development of the entire class, focusing on the transformation in one student's understanding and use of addressee honorifics forms.


According to the characteristics and operation principle of brushless DC motor (BLDC), a drive controller of brushless DC motor is designed from the aspects of hardware and software. The control system uses STM32F103RBT6 as the control chip, including power supply circuit, drive circuit and detection circuit. According to the structure and characteristics of the brushless DC motor, the control system adopts the FOC vector control strategy and the double closed loop control strategy of the PI speed loop and the current loop. The experimental results show that the control system can control the motor to run stably and fast, and the control effect is good and the response speed is fast.


currently the only feasible means for production of haploids in cotton is via semigamy. Haploids produced by semigamy can be used to facilitate selection Semigamy is a type of facultative apomixis in which incotton(GossypiumbarbadenseL.)breedingandgenemapping.The the male sperm nucleus does not fuse with the egg objectivesofthepresentstudyweretodetailthegeneticmechanismof nucleus after penetrating the egg in the embryo sac. Subsemigamy and its relationship with reduction in chlorophyll content. Pima 57-4, a semigametic line isolated as a doubled haploid (DH) sequent development can give rise to an embryo confrom Pima S-1, produced 46 to 50% haploid progeny when selfed. taining haploid chimeral tissues of paternal and materComparedwithitsnaturalisogeniclineS-1,57-4hadlowerleafchloro- nal origins. In cotton, the semigametic phenomena was phyll content, photosynthetic rate (Pn), and boll weight, and had first reported by Turcotte and Feaster (1963), who dehigher lint percentage, seed index, and shorter and coarser fiber. veloped the Pima line 57-4 that produced haploid seeds Three segregating populations (F2 and two BC1F1) from a cross of at a high frequency. The semigametic line was a DH 57-4 S-1 were progeny tested to investigate the genetic basis of from a natural haploid mutant found in a field of Pima semigamy. Haploid production in F1 ,F 2, and backcrosses were also S-1. In two presentations, Turcotte and Feaster (1974, recorded. The results verified that semigamy in cotton is controlled 1975) indicated that semigamy in Pima appeared to be by one gene, previously designated Se. The gene functions sporophytcontrolled by one dominant gene (Se). Despite wide ically and gametophytically, resulting in incomplete dominance nature. A generation-mean analysis for the cross of 57-4 S-1 identified acceptance by the cotton research community (Kohel one gene responsible for the parental differences in chlorophyll con- and Lewis, 1984; Smith and Cothren, 1999), no compretent. Consistent with the difference between the two parental isogenic hensive genetic data have been published. Semigametic lines, semigameticF2.3 lineshad significantlylower chlorophyllcontent lines can produce 30 to 60% haploids when self pollithan nonsemigametic F2.3 lines, an observation that was confirmed by nated, and about 0.7 to 1.0% androgenic haploids when a significant association between haploid production and chlorophyll used as female parents in crosses with normal nonsemicontent. The Se gene and the gene for reduced chlorophyll content gametic cottons (Chaudhari, 1978, 1979; Turcotte and could be either the same or closely linked. The elucidation of the Feaster, 1967). A unique feature of semigamy is that relationship between semigamy and fiber development will help charthe inheritance of the gene is conveyed by both male acterize the molecular function of the semigametic gene. and female gametes, but expression of the trait in terms of haploid production occurs only in the female parent. As a consequence, for example, in reciprocal crosses


Since the middle of the 1980s, it was understood that myosin, the motor of contraction, can be expressed in several isoforms. The isoforms of the myosin heavy‐chain (MHC) portion of the molecule were found to be mostly responsible for the diversity in the contractile and energetic properties of muscle fibers. In humans, three MHC isoforms are expressed in limb muscles (MHC‐1, MHC‐2A and MHC‐2X) and they generate three pure fiber types (types 1, 2A and 2X) and two hybrid types (types 1‐2A and ‐2AX). Type 1, 2A and 2X fibers widely differ with respect to most of their contractile and energetic properties, and a change in their relative distribution within muscles is known to modulate their functional properties in vivo through a "qualitative" mechanism. On the basis of the MHC regulation of muscle fibers properties, it is expected that a given fiber type develops the same force and shortens at the same speed regardless of the physiologic and pathologic conditions under which the muscle works. Surprisingly, several evidences have been accumulating to show that in aging and disuse, the properties of a muscle fiber type can change with no change in its myosin isoform content. This short review considers the latter phenomenon and the possible underlying mechanisms.


The performance of a wideband differential interferometric system which uses single mode optical fiber to transmit coherent light from input optics to a surface which supports ultrasonic waves is described. Polarized light from a 2.0‐mW helium‐neon laser source is divided and coupled to two flexible bundled single mode optical fibers which transmit the light to a small remote detection head. The light at the output ends of the fibers is collimated and focused by a variable focus lens system to points on the surface of a specimen to be inspected. Elastic waves on the specimen surface differentially modulate the relative phases of the two optical beams due to the periodic change in particle displacement at the surface. Upon reflection, the beams are superimposed, filtered, and detected to produce an output signal directly proportional to instantaneous displacement. The acoustic sensitivity of the interferometer may be adjusted by changing the separation distance between the spots on the surface; a 3‐dB band...


Marketing in Canadian nursing is a recent innovation. Unlike the United States, where marketing is intrinsic to an entrepreneurial health care delivery system, Canadian health care professionals historically have had little reason to engage in marketing activities. Recently, however, several Canadian professional nursing associations have begun to develop specific marketing programs to promote baccalaureate entry to nursing practice. The purpose of this article is to explore further how the concept of social marketing might be applied to the position of the Canadian Nurses' Association (CNA) that, by the year 2000, the minimum education for entry to practice should be a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
The perceived need for marketing, what constitutes social marketing, constraints of social marketing, rationales for social marketing in nursing and strategies for marketing the entry to practice position will be presented. Recommendations about strategies for marketing the entry to practice position will be based on published policy statements of involved interest groups. These recommendations will focus on the marketing roles that might be assumed by professional nursing associations and university faculties of nursing.


This article is devoted to the analysis of attitude to the migration among residents of a large city with a population of more than 1 million people. There is also assessment of the impact from various factors of the urban environment both on the overall satisfaction with life in the city and on the desire to change the place of residence. The survey of Samara residents was conducted online with the help of a questionnaire created in a Google Docs and posted on the city administration website. 1,500 respondents were interviewed in according to the quota sample (quota characteristics are gender and age). The sampling error was 3%. It was revealed that a significant contribution to the overall satisfaction with life in the city is made by the following urban environment parameters: safety, landscaping, the work of cultural and leisure institutions, the quality and quantity of goods in the stores. The strongest correlations with the desire to leave Samara or stay in it were found in the variables "schools quality of work", "city safety", "institutions of additional education quality of work", "quality and quantity of goods", and "garbage disposal". Speaking of the socio-demographic groups with the greatest desire to leave the city were revealed young people (49.6%), as well as the highest-income group of respondents, due to their desire to improve the quality of life along with the lowest-income group, striving to change their place in order to solve their economic problems. If we take social status into account, the largest share of those wishing to leave the city was revealed among entrepreneurs, self-employed and heads of organizations. It is concluded that for potential Samara migrants it is important notto get rid of existing problems, but rather to expand their opportunities to improve the quality of life.


An optimal driving strategy of a train in a long journey on a nonsteep track has four phases: an initial power phase, a long hold speed phase, a coast phase and a final brake phase. The majority of the journey is speed holding. On a track with steep gradients, it becomes necessary to vary the strategy around steep sections of track because it is not possible to hold a constant steep on steep track. Instead we must interrupt the speed hold phase with a power phase. The aim of this paper is to show that there is a unique power phase that satisfies the necessary conditions for an optimal journey. The problem is developed and solved for various cases, from a simple single steep gradient to a complicated multiple steep gradient section. For each case, we construct a set of new conditions for optimality of the power phase that minimises the energy used during the power phase subject to a weighted time penalty. We then use the new necessary conditions to develop a calculate scheme for finding an optimal power phase for a steep incline. We also present an example to confirm the uniqueness of an optimal power phase.


of changes of inflow forcing on jet flow transition and its noise for a highsubsonic round jet at a Reynolds number of Re = 4.5·10 5 and a Mach number of Ma = 0.9 is investigated using large-eddy simulations (LES). At the inflow linear instability perturbations are superimposed on a laminar base flow in order to trigger transition. The forcing amplitude of the disturbances is varied parametrically. With increasing forcing amplitude the instantaneous transitional behavior of the jet flow changes from a discernible vortex pairing in the early stages of the shear layer roll-up to a more rapid onset of transition including a broader range of scales further upstream. This change in transitional behavior aects the acoustic near field which, for high forcing amplitudes, exhibits tonal character under certain observer locations. Generally our results are in good agreement with experimental as well as numerical data.


Ariefna Dewi Afian Dini, 2018; Analysis of the Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Gross Domestic Product in Indonesia. Thesis, Jakarta: Economics Education Program, Department of Economics and Administration, Faculty of Economics, Jakarta State University. Counseling Team: Dr. Saparuddin, SE, M.Si & Dr. Karuniana Dianta AS., S.IP., ME
This study aims to obtain information and knowledge that is true, valid, reliable, and accountable impact of macroeconomic variables on Gross Domestic Product in Indonesia year 2010-2017, either simultaneously or partially. This study uses secondary data by quarter. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. This study also uses classic assumption test and hypothesis test to know the effect of inflation variable measured using CPI, dollar exchange rate against rupiah, reference rate / BI Rate to Gross Domestic Product at constant price of year 2010. The method of analysis used is statistical analysis descriptive, analytical requirements analysis analysis, classical assumption test, multiple linear regression analysis at a significance level of 5%. Hypothesis testing is done by using partial regression test (t test) and simultaneous test (Test F) and test of coefficient of determination (R2). Partial research results show that there is no influence between inflation and interest rates on GDP, while there is a positive effect on exchange rate to GDP. The ability of independent variables namely inflation, exchange rate and interest rate able to explain the variable of Gross Domestic Product (R2) 71,4%
Keywords: Gross domestic product, inflation, exchange rate and interest rate.


Inference of population structure from neutral marker loci is a key issue for association genetics. However, the presence of highly related individuals, commonly observed in breeders' panels, may lead to deviation from model hypotheses and therefore unreliable group assignment. The present note proposes a tool to help interpret Structure software outputs on populations that include highly related individuals, such as plant breeding material. We ran Structure software on simple sequence repeat (SSR) data from two maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) inbred panels. We propose a criterion to evaluate Structure stability based on Euclidian distance between outputs. This approach shows a high stability across runs for the panel composed of first cycle inbred lines. On the contrary, the presence of highly related individuals in the second panel induces strong instability in Structure outputs.


INTRODUCTION
Competence in using an electronic health record (EHR) is considered a critical skill for physicians practicing in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), but few studies have examined the impact of EHR training for residents preparing to practice in PCMHs. This study explored the educational outcomes associated with comprehensive EHR training for family medicine residents.

METHODS
The PCMH EHR training consisted of case-based routine clinic visits delivered to 3 resident cohorts (N = 18). Participants completed an EHR competency self-assessment between 2011 and 2016 (N = 127), examining 6 EHR/PCMH core skills. We compared baseline characteristics for residents by low vs high exposure to EHR training. Multivariate regression estimated whether self-reported competencies improved over time and whether high PCMH EHR training exposure was associated with incremental improvement in self-reported competencies over time.

RESULTS
Residents completed an average of 8.2 sessions: low-exposure residents averaged 5.3 sessions (standard deviation = 1.5), and high-exposure residents averaged 9.0 sessions (standard deviation = 0.9). High-exposed residents had higher posttest scores at training completion (84.4 vs 70.7). Over time, adjusted mean scores (confidence interval) for both groups improved (p < 0.001) from 12.2 (9.6-14.8), with low-exposed residents having greater score improvement (p < 0.001) because of their much lower baseline scores.

CONCLUSION
Comprehensive training designed to improve EHR competencies among residents practicing in a PCMH resulted in improved assessment scores. Our findings indicate EHR training as part of resident exposure to the PCMH measurably improves self-assessed competencies, even among residents less engaged in EHR training.


Harms's case "The Blue Notebook No 10", which is a cisfinite miniature about the infinity of human non-existence, is seen by the author as an a-rational (IT = NON/IT) creative inovation: the defictionalisation of the narrative convention of the character, up to the point of cisfinite zero.      Particular attention is drawn to the polemical intertextual "collisions" (The OBERIU Declaration) of Harms's reddish-brown man with a canonized pattern of the classic Russian realistic (and socrealistic) characterisation (the 'outer' and the 'inner portrait'; procedures, actions). Simultaneously, the 'demimesis' of the reddish-brown man destroys the traditional mimetic model of character structuralisation of the European romanesque production. Naturally, with a strong emphasis on the realistic model, which has already become an object of destruction - in the dadadistic avant-garde palimpsests (poeme simultane, dadaistic collage and photomontage, ready-made) as in the romanesque fiction of, for example, F. Kaf-ka, J...


Nowadays, developers prefer to create apps using a microservice design rather than a monolithic system. The entire functionality is typically included in a single system in monolithic architecture, which is frequently huge, complicated, and closely connected. In other hand, microservice architecture works with independent and decoupled services. A message broker plays pivotal role in microservice architecture. One of the most widely used message-broker services is RabbitMQ. Most important is RabbitMQ is Open-Source message broker. RabbitMQ helps microservices to exchange data while staying independent. This article focuses on implementation of RabbitMQ with ASP.Net core and its advantages for asynchronous operations.


Digital images and digital image processing facilitated significant progress in numerous areas where medicine is an important one of them. Computer-aided detection and diagnostics systems are used to assist specialists in interpretation of medical digital images. One of the important research issues is detection and classification of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in lung CT images. In this paper we proposed a method for emphysema classification based on texture and intensity features. Only six different characteristics of the uniform local binary pattern and intensity histogram were used as input vector for support vector machine that was used as classifier. Feature vector was significantly reduced compared to the other state-of-the-art methods while the classification accuracy was increased. On images from standard dataset global accuracy of our proposed algorithm was 98.18% compared to 95.24% and 93.9% of two other compared algorithms.


The upper Wind River Basin in northwest Wyoming (USA) is located ~80– 100 km southeast of the Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field. While the upper Wind River Basin is a manifestation of primarily Cretaceous to Eocene Laramide tectonics, younger events have played a role in its formation, including Eocene Absaroka volcanism, Cenozoic lithospheric extension, and the migration of the North American plate over the Yellowstone hotspot tail. New 40Ar/39Ar ages coupled with existing K-Ar results from intrusives and lavas in the upper Wind River Basin show that igneous activity younger than ca. 5 Ma occurred locally. Field and geochemical data show that these <ca. 5 Ma upper Wind River Basin magmas were either erupted or emplaced along normal fault zones at different locations and range in composition from tholeiitic basalt (Spring Mountain) to calc-alkaline basaltic andesite through dacite (Lava Mountain, Crescent Mountain, and Wildcat Hill), and include a lamprophyre intrusion (Pilot Knob). Together, these igneous rocks define the Upper Wind River Basin volcanic field (UWRB). All UWRB rocks have large ion lithophile element enrichments, high field strength element depletions, and other geochemical characteristics associated with subduction and that are identical to those of the Miocene Jackson Hole volcanics, even though the former erupted in an intraplate setting. Our results suggest that UWRB magmatism, as well as the Jackson Hole volcanics and other small-volume, similarly aged intermediate to felsic magmatism in eastern Idaho, are the result of the interaction between the North American plate and the progression of the tectonic parabola associated with the Yellowstone hotspot tail.


Internships play an important role within education by providing on-the-job experiences to students prior to graduation. The consensus in the literature is that meaningful internships should be based upon formal learning objectives. However, shortage of information systems workers, especially in rural areas as well as those smaller and start-up companies which have difficulty competing with larger and more-established companies in metropolitan areas, often has resulted in a blurring of the distinction between internships and part-time jobs. Hence, the nature of the internship looses its meaning to employer, intern and school. Forging a thorough, more aggressive plan for information system internships requires considerable effort. Yet such a plan can result in meaningful internships that lead to part-time apprenticeships during college, and full-time post-graduation employment, hence overcoming shortages of information systems workers. This paper presents such a proactive plan successfully implemented by far-sighted enterprises.


In response to the opportunities and challenges of the machinery industry development,elaborating the direction of deepening the reform of the teaching profession and the approach of how to develop a comprehensive quality,making university students to have the direction,motion and application of learning,after graduation,they can find the fitting job.


Climate change is not just a global threat, but an unprecedented public health emergency. Climate change has been characterized by global warming, increased frequency and intensity of precipitation, catastrophic wind events, and extreme weather events, associated with heat waves, flooding disasters, and prolonged droughts. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) attributes climate change to anthropogenic or human activities. Globally, the most vulnerable regions, to hazardous impacts of climate change, are the mega-deltas of Africa and Asia, due to high exposure to sea level rise, storm surges, coastal erosion, and river flooding, compounded by increasing human-induced pressures on coastal areas. The vulnerability of the Niger Delta region, is exacerbated by oil spillages, gas flaring. and environmental degradation. This review article highlights, the urgent implementation of mitigation and adaptation as opportunities for full transformation of economies, of the Niger delta region, in line with sustainable developmental goals (SDGs).


In many things we Americans are driven to a rejection of the maxims of the Past, seeing that, ere long, the van of the nations must, of right, belong to ourselves. . . . Escaped from the house of bondage, Israel of old did not follow after the Egyptians; to her were given new things under the sun. And we Americans are the peculiar, chosen people—the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world. . . . (177)