Objective:To understand the features of children's typhoid fever in the years1991~2001.Methods:34hospitalized children identified as typhoid fever were analyzed retrospectively.Results:All patients had fever,28cases had hepatomegaly,19splenomegaly,of?which18had splenohepatomegaly.White blood cell accounts were unormal in31cases,eosinophil accounts were decreased to zero in the major patients.Antibiotics sensitive tests revealed that aminoglycosides,the third generation cephalosporins and fluorquinolone drugs were sensitive to salmonella typhoid,Conclusion:Typhoid fever could be present all year around.The clinical characteristics are?com-plex and untypical.The third generation cephalosporins and fluorquinolones antibiotics show good efficacy in the treatment of children's typhoid fever.


To popularize the higher education as the necessity means to develop the strategy of "invigorating the country through science,technology and education" and the strategy of reinvigorating China through human resource development is consonant with the long-term and stable development of the country;and is an education model which accords with the situation of China.The industrialization of education development will harm the cause of social construction and the stability of the state,and also will jeopardize the development of education itself.


With the shock of COVID-19 pandemic bringing changes to world economy, it is necessary to reexamine the efficiency of models for asset pricing. In this paper, three different financial assets models, namely the CAPM as well as Fama-French (FF) three factor and five factor model, have been applied to provide explanation for the return of pharmaceutical industry of the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the analysis, it is congruent with existing theories suggesting greater explanation capacity of the FF models over the CAPM and in this case, the FF five factor model is superior to the three factor one. However, the FF models are more complex than the CAPM and it takes more time and effort to conduct the calculations. It provides evidence that despite the restructuring of world economy the three models still stand and the FF5 model has the best explanatory power out of the three. These results shed light on guiding further exploration of financial asset-pricing models application in specific times.


Sphere offers process mapping solutions to assist organizations in becoming more efficient. Our consultants map the business processes and suggest  improvements that  might be required in the existing process. We facilitate the companies to epitomize their  operations that are aligned with the company's values and capabilities.


In this contribution the authors cover current topic of Islamic
phobia which interrests not just general public, but mainly
criminal lawyers, criminalists as well as forensics. It is so
because this new phenomenon provides new branch of criminality
- terrorism based on Islamic phobia which demands new
approaches to this type of criminality including investigation,
covering of motive and social background of the suspect.


Egalitarianism is a practice as much as it is an ideology (Woodburn 1982), and several authors highlighted the importance of the use of the body in huntergatherers' egalitarian societies as well as the ways political power is framed by a subtle balance between genders (e.g. Biesele 1993; Kisliuk 1998; Finnegan 2013) through embodied performative practice. An important context in which Mbendjele egalitarianism is embodied by individuals is through musical and playful performances obeying the strict rules of the institution massana. In this thesis, I describe these embodied processes with a focus on the role of aesthetics and emotions, to show how egalitarianism is re-created/re-asserted during each massana performance. Mbendjele egalitarianism and the role of massana in this political system are investigated through an analysis of the processes of embodiement of egalitarian values and behaviour, and of the effect of play, music, dance and emotions on the human body in the Mbendjele context. This thesis is divided in six chapters. Chapter 1 defines egalitarianism, Mbendjele egalitarianism and the role of massana in this political system. Chapter 2 explores the processes of embodiement of egalitarian values and behaviour, and the effect of play, music, dance and emotions on the human body in the Mbendjele context. Chapter 3 investigates the structure of Mbendjele music, and chapter 4 looks at visual aesthetics in forest spirit performances (mokondi massana). Chapter 5 focuses on Mbendjele's 'collective body' through a study of gender communication. Chapter 6 shows how Mbendjele achieve beauty and restore harmony through the performance of forest spirit rituals (mokondi massana).


This paper investigates a decomposition approach for binary optimization problems with nonlinear objectives and linear constraints. Our methodology relies on the partition of the objective function into separate low-dimensional dynamic programming (DP) models, each of which can be equivalently represented as a shortest-path problem in an underlying state-transition graph. We show that the associated transition graphs can be related by a mixed-integer linear program (MILP) so as to produce exact solutions to the original nonlinear problem. To address DPs with large state spaces, we present a general relaxation mechanism that dynamically aggregates states during the construction of the transition graphs. The resulting MILP provides both lower and upper bounds to the nonlinear function, and it may be embedded in branch-and-bound procedures to find provably optimal solutions. We describe how to specialize our technique for structured objectives (e.g., submodular functions) and consider three problems arising ...


logical' elements that she unearths here are less worthy of the name and her thesis wears rather thin; for example, she is reduced to citing 'the careful technique of separating subject-matters' and 'a consuming interest in the kinds of thing that there are and the processes that make them these kinds' as indicative of Aristotle's biological attitude. This illustrates the chief weakness of Mrs Grene's central thesis. Many of the ideas that she cites as 'biological' are in fact not specifically biological at all, but rather ideas based on common sense. The belief in universal univocal predication (pp. 70-72), the confidence that specimens are specimens (i.e. that the individual is a true instance of the species) (p. 108), the belief that things have their natures written on their faces (p. 161)—these are cited as beliefs of the practising biologist or naturalist. But in fact they are the beliefs of the man in the street, based not on any philosophy of science but on common sense. No doubt they are also the beliefs of the biologist, but he holds them not qua biologist but qua ordinary man. Again, it is perfectly true, as Mrs Grene points out, that the concept of the xt rfv elvai is fundamental to Aristotle's view of living creatures; but this does not mean that it is essentially a biologist's concept, for it is equally fundamental to Aristotle's way of looking at any object. It is worth noting that while Mrs Grene always uses biological examples to illustrate such concepts as form and matter, ovaia and evtsMr/eia, one of Aristotle's own common examples in this context is the building of a house.


In this article we set a context for three Initial Learning Environments Alice, Greenfoot, and Scratch. We consider historical antecedents, technical comparators and design approaches.


A 2009 survey of the Geneva Division of Addictology healthcare team monitored their perception of the decision in 2007 to stop the prescription of Disulfiram for alcohol dependence. The decision was supported by the lack of evidence based efficacy studies. At that time the majority did not agree with the decision to stop Disulfiram and 75% still believed that Disulfiram was useful for some patients, despite the fact that most of the caregivers acknowledged that aversive treatment works mainly through psychological constraints and that this decision was based on EBM.

In 2014 the same slightly modified questionnaire was submitted to the healthcare team to assess if after 6 years of practice changes the results were comparable. An online questionnaire of 15 questions ask the participants about their perception of Disufliram efficacy, the impact of stopping Disulfiram on their clinical practices and the pertinence of the decision. The results of this questionnaire will be discussed in the presentation.


The invention provides a steam turbine generator stator-rotator magnetic center measuring tool, which is characterized by comprising an angle square and a sliding block with a hole in the middle, wherein the sliding block is sleeved on the angle square through a hole and can slide on the angle square freely; and a positioning device positions the sliding block on the angle square through a positioning hole. The invention also provides a using method of the tool, which comprises the following steps that: after a rotor is transferred to a stator, the angle square is leaned against a protective ring of the rotor; the short edge of the angle square moves toward the inside of the iron core of the generator to prop up the step stopper of the iron core of the stator, so that the sliding block slides along the angle square, props up the outer side of the protective ring of the rotor and fastens the positioning device to fix the angle square and the sliding block; and the angle square is takenout, the distance from the sliding block to the tail end of the angle square is measured, the size of a steam end and the size of an excited end are compared, the axial position of the rotor is adjusted according to the difference, and when the difference is adjusted to a required range, the axial magnetic centers of the stator and rotor of the generator are aligned. In the invention, the problemof difficult positioning of the magnetic centers of the stator and rotor of the large-sized steam turbine generator is solved.


In this paper river stage discharge models using Adaptive NeuroFuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and Linear Multiple Regression (MLR) methods have been developed. This paper also investigates the best model to forecast river discharge. From the literature it is clear that ANN models and Fuzzy logic models are quite applicable on river stage discharge modelling. Hence this present study carried out for hybrid ANFIS models. Ten ANFIS models were developed out of which best five ANFIS models are selected. The developed models were trained, tested & validated on the data of Godavari river at Rajahmundry, Dhawalaishwaram Barrage site in Andhra Pradesh. Comparing observed data and the estimated data through developed ANFIS models, it has been proved that the developed ANFIS models predicted better results the traditional models, like MLR.


1. By a "comprehensively digital" scholarly edition, I mean here one based (1) on a complete digital transcription of all primary sources and (2) on an automated collation of those transcriptions – the main model that I have in mind is that of the Canterbury Tales Project. In this admittedly rather restrictive concept of a "comprehensively digital" scholarly edition, I concur with Peter Robinson: "A digital edition should be based on full-text transcription of original texts into electronic form, and this transcription should be based on explicit principles". This leaves out wonderful projects like TLG and Perseus, which however do not give account of textual variance, and interesting works like Musisque Deoque, which encodes some variants (in TEI/XML), but is based on the encoding of an already constituted text, or the HTML editions with variants by Michael Hendry. The Euripides Scholia by Donald Mastronarde, Hyperdonat, and especially Catullus Online by Dániel Kiss are, among existing classical digital editions, those closest to the Canterbury Tales Project-type of digital edition. Catullus Online even has digital images of manuscripts. However, their apparatus has been directly written by the editor and does not result from a (semi)automatic collation of full digital transcriptions of the primary sources.


The trend of application development of the airborne "LANTIRN" pods, electrooptic targeting navigation systems and some others were reviewed in this paper. 


The White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH) clearly visible on T2 weighted FLAIR brain MR images are associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's Disease, vascular dementia, stroke, late-onset late-life depression, Multiple Sclerosis etc. Automated Segmentation of WMH from the brain MRI is used as a diagnostic tool in neuro medicine. In this work we have developed the algorithm to segment the WMH from T2 weighted FLAIR images using Fuzzy C-means method in multiple stages. The steps involved are preprocessing of the brain image, skull stripping which uses the intensity based method and morphological operation, segmentation of the WMH. The developed technique is validated using the brain MR images of stroke patients. The volume of the segmented WMH found which can be used for research into risk factors and pathogenesis of neuropsychiatry disorders.


Colloids of nanocrystalline tin dioxide containing 9.1 at. % and 16.7 at. % antimony have been prepared by the coprecipitation method. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show crystalline particles in the 2–6 nm size regime. X-ray powder diffraction patterns of nanocrystalline powders obtained by drying the colloids and heating to 100 °C indicate the same rutile lattice structure known from bulk SnO2. On heating to 500 °C in air, the nanocrystalline powder shows a slight increase in particle size but especially a change in color from yellowish to bluish which is accompanied by the development of n-type conductivity. The coordination of antimony in the SnO2 nanocrystallites has been investigated by extended x-ray absorption fine structure measurements (EXAFS) at the Sb K-edge at 5 K while its valence state was determined by near edge x-ray absorption fine structure measurements (XANES) at the Sb L1 edge. The Sb higher neighbor shell distances in the doped material differ from the ...


Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of human givens and Adlerian Therapy on happiness and psychological well-being of students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.
Method: Accordingly, 6 students were selected in a targeted sampling method. For counseling interventions, 3 couples were assigned to each experimental group (Adlerian Therapy and human givens). Subjects were consulted for 5 sessions in both experimental groups. In this research, an experimental case study was used. Adlerian Therapy and human givens were performed in the baseline, intervention and follow-up stages and the subjects responded to the RSPWB Scale and the OHI Questionnaire.
Findings: The data were analyzed by Visual Drawing, RCI Index and Improvement Percentage Formula. The results showed that human givens and Adlerian Therapy have been successful in improving and changing the psychological life style as well as increasing the happiness of the couples.
Conclusion: The analysis showed that the human givens therapy and Adlerian Therapy could improve the psychological well-being up to 37.17 and 40.43, respectively. Furthermore, the human givens therapy and Adlerian Therapy could the increase the level of happiness up to 48.94 and 51.96, respectively. This effect was significant. However, the therapies did not show any significant change. The findings of the human givens therapy in both variables had less clinical efficiency and improvement rate, compared with the effectiveness of Adlerian Therapy.


In economics and finance it is often assumed that firms merely seek the maximization of shareholder wealth. In order to test this hypothesis an empirical investigation on the goal structure of firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was performed with special reference to the relative importance of the concept of shareholder wealth maximization and social responsibility of the firm. The responses indicated that the wealth maximization hypothesis tested in this survey appears to be applicable for the firms which participated, albeit not always in terms of all the possible parameters of the wealth maximization hypothesis.


The jurisdiction of State High Courts in Nigeria is to be found in section 236(1) of the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The section provides: "236(1). Subject to the provisions of this constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by law, the High Court of a State shall have unlimited jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil proceedings in which the existence or extent of a legal right, power, duty, liability, privilege, interest, obligation or claim is in issue or to hear and determine any criminal proceedings involving or relating ot any penalty, forfeiture, punishment or other liability in respect of an offence committed by any person."


The purpose of this essay is to examine how two riding schools work with their safety. Riding is one of the most popular sports in Sweden but also very dangerous. Sweden has a lot of riding schools and almost half a million that rides. Therefore it's very important that riding, and especially riding at riding schools has the highest level of safety with regards to harmful events.The purpose leads to the overarching research question for this essay, which is: How does the Safety work look at two riding schools in the area of Karlstad? Out of this question, seven specified research questions have been constructed. They are:1. Do the pupils get education and informed about the safety?2. Is there one staff educated in safety questions and that have the main responsibility for the safety?3. Do the parents consider that they get enough information about the safety?4. Is there demands on reporting if there has been an accident and for insurance purpose?5. Is there access to safety equipments (helmet and vest) and does the pupil use them?6. Have the riding schools taken part in Konsumentverkets work on safety?7. Do the riding schools use Ridsportforbundets safety directives?The conclusion is that both Kil and Farjestad have a good safety work at their riding schools overall. There are although some deficiencies when it comes to the information about safety to parents and pupils.


Einstein's field equations with variable gravitational and cosmological constants are considered in presence of perfect fluid for locally-rotationally-symmetric (LRS) Bianchi type-V space-time discussion in context of the particle creation. We present new shear free solutions for both absence and presence of particle creation. The solution describes the particle and entropy generation in the anisotropic cosmological models. We observe that time variation of gravitational and cosmological constant is needed for particle creation phenomena. Moreover, we obtained the particle production rate Γ(t) for this model and discussed in detail.


Objective To explore the damage effect of iodide excess on the human thyroid cells(Nthy-ori 3-1) and the mechanism.Methods Nthy-ori 3-1 cells were treated with different concentrations of potassium iodide(KI) in vitro.After 24 hours of culture,the MTT assay and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) assay were used to measure the cell viabilities and the LDH leakage rate.The reactive oxygen species(ROS) level,the constituent ratio of the cell cycle and the apoptosis rate were measured by using flow cytometry.Results Compared with the control group,the cell viabilities in 50 mmol/L iodide-treated group decreased(P0.05) and LDH leakage rate increased significantly(P0.05).No significant difference was seen for ROS level among four groups(P0.05).The percentage of G0/G1 phase cells in 50 mmol/L iodide-treated group was higher than the control group and the percentage of apoptosis was significantly increased in 50 mmol/L iodide-treated group(P0.05).Conclusion Iodide excess can decrease the cell viabilities,increase the LDH leakage rate,block the cells in G0/G1 phase and induce cell apoptosis.These results indicate that cell cycle arrest may be related to the thyroid cells damage induced by iodide excess.


In order to solve the problem that the selection of the kernel function parameters and penalty factor parameters in the support vector machine( SVM) algorithm is blindfold,the fruit fly optimization algorithm( FOA) was applied to optimize the parameters in SVM. A fault diagnosis algorithm of SVM based on FOA was put forward,and then the pattern recognition of experimental turbine failure data was performed. The algorithm can optimize the SVM parameters automatically,and achieve ideal global optimal solution. Comparing with the SVM which is optimized by the commonly used methods of the particle swarm optimization( PSO) and the Genetic Algorithm( GA),the results demonstrate that FOASVM has the fastest recognition speed and the highest recognition rate.


Kottler's (1923) extension of Kirchhoff's diffraction integral to electromagnetic fields yields the copolarized and cross-polarized fields of segmented reflectors. For flat sections, the Maggi-Rubinowicz (1888, 1917) potential can be used to transform Kottler's surface integral into a line integral resulting in an expression composed entirely of line integrals. Computation is simplified by the use of the Asvestas (1985) potential which eliminates the need to compute a geometrical optics term required by the original Maggi-Rubinowicz potential. In computing the far fields, a further simplification is realized by considering the antenna in reception rather than in transmission as an involved dyadic potential is then replaced by a simple vector potential. This is an exact-analysis method in the context of the image-induction model which, in theory, provides results which are very close to the physical optics (PO) model for the transmitting antenna. An approximate closed-form method is obtained by applying the Gordon (1975) transform to Silver's (1949) vector far field equations.


All-carbon based photovoltaics comprised of n-type fullerenes and p-type single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are tantalizing candidates for light-harvesting and storage because of the advantageous carrier transport properties and improved mechanical/chemical stability. However, fullerenes tend to slip away from the graphitic basal plane by virtue of the weak van der Waals force between dissimilar graphitic allotropes. Here, we report that the stability of these structures can be enhanced by wrapping them with "shaped" graphene nanoribbons, forming unprecedented photoconductive core-shell heterostructures. By exquisitely controlling the size and shape of the nanoribbons, various wrapping behaviors are observed and are integrated into photoelectric chemical cells for light-to-energy conversion.


Del Bianco, Hernando, Bonetti, and Navarro [Phys. Rev. B 56, 8894 (1997)] published M\"ossbauer spectroscopy and magnetization measurements on ball-milled iron. The observed changes were attributed to the increased grain-boundary fraction and this was supported by measurements on heat treated samples. The recovery of the physical properties of bulk iron after the heat treatments was attributed to grain growth and atomic rearrangement at the grain boundaries. The effect of possible impurities (e.g., Cr originating from the milling tools) was not considered in any respect. We show that the results on the heat treated samples do not exclude the possibility of explaining some features of the M\"ossbauer hyperfine field distribution by impurities instead of a reduced hyperfine field of the grain-boundary atoms. Heat treatments of small grain size ${\mathrm{Fe}}_{95}{\mathrm{Cr}}_{5}$ samples were performed under argon and in a vacuum of ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}7}\mathrm{Pa}.$ Significant reduction of the Cr content of the alloy phase can be observed at elevated temperatures, which is explained by ${\mathrm{Cr}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ formation in the surface region.


AIM
To describe the prevalence of perceived self-competence in palliative care among emergent care nurses, and explore its predictors.

BACKGROUND
Emergent care nurses have a responsibility to develop palliative care competence to enhance the quality of life of dying patients and their families in the emergency department.

METHODS
With a convenience sample, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 415 emergent care nurses from 22 hospitals in China. Descriptive analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multivariate linear stepwise regression were performed.

RESULTS
Variables including marital status (single), emergency department not implementing palliative care, no palliative care training, and true cooperation dimension were selected as independent predictors and explained 19.9% of variation in the regression model.

CONCLUSIONS
Interventions to improve healthy work environments, offering palliative care training, advocating for policies in palliative care, and offering support to unmarried nurses can advance nurses' palliative care competence.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT
This is the first study of emergent care nurses in China aimed at identifying predictors associated with palliative care self-competence. It is significant in that palliative care training and a cooperative work environment are required to encourage the development of palliative care.


This paper discusses the concept of a mechanical refrigerator integrated with a phase-change cryogen for cooling space borne sensors. Also described is the proposed integration of a small tactical mechanical refrigerator with a small amount of methanol to cool an orbiting sensor imaging atmospheric gravity waves. Included are the results of ground tests of the methanol melting/freezing process. Results indicate that a constant temperature during freezing and melting is possible if the heat loads into the system are low enough to maintain the phase-change substance near equilibrium. Plans for the next laboratory experiment are also outlined. The paper further presents a comparison of other substances that may be considered for use as a phase- change material.


In chapter 2 of Airplane Design, two methods of computing the deflections of trusses are suggested--those of the Williot method and the method of work. The Structures Unit has for a long time believed that a simpler and quicker method of computing truss deflections would be a great help to the designer. Recently the writer found in Parcel and Maney's book, Statically Indeterminate Structures, an outline of the method of elastic weights. This report is intended to explain the underlying principles, and by the use of numerical examples to illustrate the application of the method so that it can be employed by the airplane designer in cases where it will be useful.


This paper presents a case study and a model to predict maintenance interventions based on condition monitoring of diesel engine oil in urban buses by accompanying the evolution of its degradation. Many times, under normal functioning conditions, the properties of the lubricants, based on the intervals that manufacturers recommend for its change, are within normal and safety conditions. Then, if the lubricants' oil condition is adequately accompanied, until reaching the degradation limits, the intervals of oil replacement can be enlarged, meaning that the buses' availability increases, as well as their corresponding production time. Based on this assumption, a mathematical model to follow and to manage the oil condition is presented, in order to predict the next intervention with the maximum time between them, which means the maximum availability.


The communist Party of china has always been attaching great importance to its sense of hardship. Under the new historical condition, the Party must particularly strengthen its sense of hardship in ruling the nation by enhancing its own sense of historical commission, intensifying its members' ideal and faith in the Party as well as maintaining its members' character of being advanced


Abstract Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis. Many soft-shelled (SS) and shell-less (SL) eggs are laid prematurely. It is hypothesized that prostaglandins may be responsible for the premature expulsion of some SS or SL eggs. The objective of the present study was to determine whether aspirin would reduce the incidence of SS or SL eggs and result in a concomitant increase in hard-shelled (HS) eggs. Layer breeders in their 15th mo of production were divided into groups of high and low incidence SS or SL egg laying and fed either control or rations with .05% aspirin for 4 wk. A decrease (P


Study design and setting. Blood spot specimens were collected from a third (1 012 out of 3 297) of newborn infants in the Nkangala district of Mpumalanga province from June to November 2005. The specimens were subsequently screened for classic galactosaemia and hypothyroidism using metabolite quantification assays. Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT) enzyme activity assays were also performed to confirm the reliability of the total galactose assays. The real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect commonly occurring mutations in the GALT gene that cause galactosaemia. Thyroid- stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were evaluated as a diagnostic metabolite for primary congenital hypothyroidism. Subjects and outcome measures. Informed consent was obtained from the babies' parents before commencement of screening. Total galactose levels above 0.9 mg/l and TSH concentrations above 25.1 mU/l were considered to indicate galactosaemia and hypothyroidism, respectively. A decrease in the total financial input on the screening protocol was evaluated for significance in cost reduction. Results. The prevalence of hypothyroidism was found to be 0.1%, while none of the newborns presented with classic galactosaemia. There was an up to 20% reduction in direct input costs of screening when our protocol was applied.


Microcapsule technology has been extensively used in medicines,chemicals and food.During the microencapsulation process,the selection of capsule shell plays a decisive role in the performance of the microcapsule products,the paper gives a detailed description of the application of starch-based materials in the microcapsule wall material.


We propose a UWB transmitter (TX) SoC designed for ultra-low voltage (ULV) in 28nm FDSOI CMOS. Operated at 0.55V, it achieves a record energy efficiency of 14pJ/bit with embedded power management (PM), highly duty cycled digital baseband, programmable pulse shaping and wide-range on-chip adaptive forward back biasing (FBB) for VT reduction, PVT compensation and tuning of both the carrier frequency (CF) and the output power.


Abstract : An annular plate is subjected to an in-plane tensile loading at its inner edge. The plate is made of an elastic/plastic material which satisfies the Tresca yield criterion with linear isotropic hardening. The buckling load at which an out-of-plane deformation first becomes possible is found for a wide range of plate and hardening parameters. Depending upon the values of these parameters, buckling may occur in the elastic, elastic-plastic, or fully plastic stage of the in-plane deformation. (Author)


Introduction: Over time, several studies have provided knowledge about the relationship between self-silencing and depression. However, even if there is a tendency to obtain positive correlations, results ranging from null to large effects are rather variable, and until now no meta-analysis exists of these results, to our knowledge. Under these circumstances, the purpose of the present study is to quantitatively integrate existing results refecting the relationship between self-silencing and depression and to explore potential moderators of this relationship, in regards to conceptual aspects and characteristics of the samples. Methods: Our meta-analysis incorporates 31 published and 11 unpublished studies (with a total of 10,108 participants and 131 effect sizes), written in English, which statistically quantify the link between self-silencing and depression. For the analysis of the overall effect, specific meta-analytical procedures were used for heterogeneity, publication bias, and potential moderators. Results: There is an overall significant positive and medium correlation between self-silencing and depression (r = 0.391, p < 0.001). The heterogeneity of the results is partially explained by components of self-silencing, measured in each study and certain features of the samples such as age, sexual orientation, and level of education. Discussion: For researchers on this topic, our results offer a more precise input for computing sample sizes and also generate expectations of results as a function of specific methodological features. For practitioners, our results suggest the importance of approaching components of self-silence in counseling and therapy (with increased attention towards the externalized self-perception and the divided self) as mechanisms in depression (especially for younger and highly educated clients, and for non-heterosexuals).


Review(s) of: For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors: The Chinese Tradition of Paper Offerings, by Janet Lee Scott, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2007. [ii] + 311 pp. US$27.95 (paperback).


China emits unproportionately high concentrations of CO 2 and, due to rapid population growth and industrialization, suffers from air, water, and soil pollution. However, many of these challenges for sustainable growth are being vigorously addressed, and China aims at a CO 2 emission peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 ("dual carbon policy"). In addition, nation-wide programs attempt to achieve reforestation and ecological restoration. By 2025, core elements of a "bioeconomy" and a circular economy are expected to be ready. Many of these programs extend into China's international "belt-and-road" initiative (BRI). In this article, we briefly describe the present achievements of China's environmental solutions and the country's visions for a "digital, eco-friendly civilization."


A series of zinc phenoxides of the general formula (2,6-R2C6H3O)2Zn(base)2 [R = Ph, tBu, iPr, base = Et2O, THF, or propylene carbonate] and (2,4,6-Me3C6H2O)2Zn(pyridine)2 have been synthesized and characterized in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. All complexes crystallized as four-coordinate monomers with highly distorted tetrahedral geometry about the zinc center. The angles between the two sterically encumbering phenoxide ligands were found to be significantly more obtuse than the corresponding angles between the two smaller neutral base ligands, having average values of 140° and 95°, respectively. In a noninteracting solvent such as benzene or methylene chloride at ambient temperature, the ancillary base ligands are extensively dissociated from the zinc center, with the degree of dissociation being dependent on the base as well as the substituents on the phenolate ligands. That is, stronger ligand binding was found in zinc centers containing electron-donating tert-butyl substituents as opposed...


We introduce two novel methods to improve the performance of wide area video surveillance applications by using scene features. First, we evaluate the drift in intrinsic and extrinsic parameters for typical pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, which stems from accumulated mechanical and random errors after many hours of operation. When the PTZ camera is out of calibration, we show how the pose and internal parameters can be dynamically corrected by matching the scene features in the current image with a precomputed feature library. Experimental results show that the proposed method can keep a PTZ camera calibrated, even over long surveillance sequences. Second, we introduce a classifier to identify scene feature points, which can be used to improve robustness in tracking foreground objects and detect jitter in surveillance videos sequences. We show that the classifier produces improved performance on the problem of detecting counterflow in real surveillance video.


Synopsis This paper is concerned with the L2 classification of ordinary symmetrical differential expressions defined on a half-line [0, ∞) and obtained from taking formal polynomials of symmetric differential expression. The work generalises results in this area previously obtained by Chaudhuri, Everitt, Giertz and the author.


Objective:  to describe the use of services by children and adolescents with special health care needs (CSHCN) and its implications in the constitution of the healthcare network ( HN ). Methods:  qualitative research carried out through interviews mediated by the Speaking-Map with 17 families of CSHCN in the first semester of 2019. The settings were the pediatric first-aid post and the pediatric admission unit of a teaching hospital. Data were submitted to inductive thematic analysis. Results:  the themes that originated from the analysis were:  Path taken to the articulation of the healthcare network of CSHCN and Challenges in the articulation of the healthcare network of CSHCN. The themes pointed out the discontinuity of the healthcare network of CSHCN. Conclusion: families of CSHCN do not have access to a consolidated reference and counter-reference flow at the healthcare networks and face constant peregrinations throughout the network searching for healthcare services.


Density functional theory calculations were used to obtain the generalized stacking fault energy curves in six BCC metals: Cr, Mo, Nb, Ta, V, and W. Among them, antiferromagnetism was considered only in Cr. Results based on non-magnetic Cr are denoted as Cr-NM.


A monoclonal antibody specific for a modified nucleoside, 1‐methyladenosine, was prepared and characterized. This antibody, termed AMA‐2, reacts with 1‐methyladenosine and 1‐methyladenine but not with other nucleosides, particularly methylated adenosines other than 1‐methyladenosine and methylated guanosines, tested in this investigation. In our experiments, AMA‐2 was used in an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system for the quantitation of the levels of 1‐methyladenosine in urine. Sensitivity was in the picomole range and accuracy was nearly equal to that of the high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay system. Urinary levels of 1‐methyladenosine in healthy donors and patients with various advanced cancers were determined by the inhibition ELISA. The amount of 1‐methyladenosine in urine of 33 healthy donors was 1.91±0.66 nmol/μmol creatinine. In 54% (51/94) of patients, urinary 1‐methyladenosine was elevated above the mean plus 2 standard deviations for the healthy donors (3.23 nmol/μmol creatinine). In patients with leukemia, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, and bladder cancer, urinary levels of 1‐methyladenosine were significantly elevated. In patients with leukemia, urinary 1‐methyladenosine levels changed almost in parallel with the change in the clinical response during chemotherapy. These results suggest that urinary 1‐methyladenosine might be useful in monitoring the effectiveness of therapy.


Ockham's razor shaves stories to their cores, a stainless blade relieves complexityand cures. I want to say zebra, the razor makes it horse. I imagine a plethora, am urged a single course. Simplicity makes sense. Discarding underbrush, the secret of success a secret, too, of loss. My rogue imagination colors, enhances. My ear yearns to listen, my thalamus dances. Now, Ockham's razor sits no longer trusted in my medicine cabinet, abandoned and rusted. Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Ockham's Razor," by J. Coulehan.


Based on the Haikou history construction characteristic and the present protection situation,questions existing in protection and development of the historical construction in Haikou were analyzed and some suggestion to establish the digitization management platform of history construction in Haikou were put out.


The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) component of Apache Hadoop helps in distributed storage of big data with a cluster of commodity hardware. HDFS ensures availability of data by replicating data to different nodes. However, the replication policy of HDFS does not consider the popularity of data. The popularity of the files tend to change over time. Hence, maintaining a fixed replication factor will affect the storage efficiency of HDFS. In this paper we propose an efficient dynamic data replication management system, which consider the popularity of files stored in HDFS before replication. This strategy dynamically classifies the files to hot data or cold data based on its popularity and increases the replica of hot data by applying erasure coding for cold data. The experiment results show that the proposed method effectively reduces the storage utilization up to 40% without affecting the availability and fault tolerance in HDFS. Keywords— Big Data, Hadoop Distributed File System, Dynamic data replication.


Massive type IIA flux compactifications of the form AdS$_4 \times X_6$, where $X_6$ admits a Calabi-Yau metric and O6-planes wrapping three-cycles, display families of vacua with parametric scale separation between the compactification scale and the AdS$_4$ radius, generated by an overall rescaling of internal four-form fluxes. For toroidal orbifolds one can perform two T-dualities and map this background to an orientifold of massless type IIA compactified on an SU(3)-structure manifold with fluxes. Via a 4d EFT analysis, we generalise this last construction and embed it into new branches of supersymmetric and non-supersymmetric vacua with similar features. We apply our results to propose new infinite families of vacua based on elliptic fibrations with metric fluxes. Parametric scale separation is achieved by an asymmetric flux rescaling which, however, in general is not a simple symmetry of the 4d equations of motion. At this level of approximation the vacua are stable but, unlike in the Calabi-Yau case, they display a non-universal mass spectrum of light fields.


In this paper,the effect of dicumyl peroxide(DCP) content on cross-linking behavior of high density polyethylene(PE-HD) was investigated.The gel fraction of PE-HD increased with increasing DCP content and reached 73.9 % with a DCP content of 3.0 %,a temperature of 170 ℃,and a reaction time of 30 min.The effect of DCP content on crystallization behavior of PE-HD was studied using differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).It showed that with increasing DCP content,the melting point and crystallization temperature decreased,the crystallinity degree and grain size decreased,however,the crystal structure was not affected.


Mesial occlusion one of the most complicated maxillo-facial anomalies. It characterized disruption position of the jaws. There are difficulty of selection way of treatment: surgical or traditional orthodontics. Main task of treatment is obtain harmonious aesthetics and functional occlusion. Patients with completed growth needs to combined orthodontist and surgical treatment. Indication for use this method is bad aesthetics and information of side telerentgenoramm of the head. Example of the effectiveness of this method is clinical example of treatment some patients. Treatment consist of certain stages: consultation of orthodontist and surgeon, dental health, orthodontics stage before operation, planning operation, operation, orthodontics after operation and retention. Duration of treatment average 14 month. Cephalometric indicators before and after treatment show that combined method improve ratio of the jaws, occlusal relationship and facial aesthetics.


Coal seam heat injection is a new type of enhanced gas drainage method. In order to obtain the influence law of coal seam heat injection on the gas content in coal, the coupled equation of heat, fluid and solid multiphysics under coal seam heat injection is used to solve it with the help of numerical analysis software. the law of coal gas content change under the condition of coal seam heat injection is obtained: During the process of coal seam heat injection, the temperature of the coal near the heat injection borehole is relatively high. With the increase of the heat injection temperature, the adsorbed gas content in the coal gradually decreases, the free gas increases, and the residual gas content of the coal decreases more significantly. The extraction time was effectively shortened, and the expected goal of heat injection enhanced extraction was achieved.


System for regulating the dynamics of movement with braking actuators of vehicle wheels characterized by: - sensors (104, 105) of the wheel rotation, of a value (vdeltav) representative steering and a variable (ay, omega) representing the transverse movement or yaw -. a regulator forming the actuator signals to regulate a magnitude within a set range (fzmin, FZMAX)


Climate change is likely to exacerbate existing pressures on ecosystems, habitats and biodiversity, as well as give rise to new pressures. Current baseline pressures on natural environments, such as habitat and biodiversity loss, pollution, fire and the spread of weeds and introduced animal species, are likely to increase. New pressures could also arise in the future, ranging from direct pressures such as sea-level rise to indirect pressures on settlement patterns and economic activities. The implementation and effectiveness of strategies to enable biodiversity to adapt to climate change is dependent in part on the law. This article suggests that the existence of the current baseline pressures that ecosystems, habitats and species face is evidence that the existing laws are inadequate. Hence, continuation of the existing laws, with their limitations, will not reduce the baseline pressures. The limitations in existing laws that result in the current baseline pressures will also inhibit the prevention, control and mitigation of new pressures that occur as settlement patterns and economic activities adapt to climate change. Therefore, identification and reform of the limitations of the existing laws are needed to reduce baseline pressures and prevent, control and mitigate new pressures.


This study examined the relations among group cohesiveness, exercise addiction and stress by surveying 165 adolescents participating in dance club activities, and drew conclusions as follows. First, in adolescents participating in dance club activities, group cohesiveness and exercise addiction showed a significant correlation with each other, and among the sub-factors of group cohesiveness, group acceptance, group involvement, and group respect showed a positive correlation with exercise addiction, and anxiety about belonging showed a negative correlation. Second, in adolescents participating in dance club activities, group cohesiveness and stress showed a significant correlation with each other, and among the sub-factors of group cohesiveness, group involvement showed a positive correlation with stress, and group distrust showed a negative correlation. Third, in adolescents participating in dance club activities, exercise addiction and stress showed a significant correlation with each other, and among the sub-factors of exercise addiction, withdrawal symptom showed a positive correlation with stress.


From 1982 to 1992, 65 patients presented to our service with sinusitis complications. In this report we will analyze our clinical material with emphasis on the type of complications, clinical presentations, and radiologic findings. The most common complication was orbital (83.1%), followed by intracranial (18.5%) and bony (7.7%). There was a higher incidence of complications in the second decade of life (44.6%), and 83.2% of the cases occurred in the third decade of life. The main complaints were orbital swelling (63.1%), fever (33.8%), headache (32.3%), and rhinorrhea (21.5%). The predominant signs were eyelid swelling (73.8%) and rhinorrhea (64.6%). The most frequent radiologic findings (x-ray, CT, MRI) were pansinusitis (40%), maxilloethmoidal sinusitis (24.6%), and maxillary sinusitis (13.8%). All patients were treated with intravenous antibiotics, and surgery was performed in 50.8% of the patients. Almost all patients (98.5%) had a good outcome, and one patient died (cavernous sinus thrombosis). Complicated sinusitis can be a life-threatening condition. CT and MRI are a great aid in the diagnosis of these complications.


AIM:To develop an HPLC method for determining the active components of flavonoids and organic acids in water extraction of Chrysanthemi Indici Flos.METHODS: Chrysanthemi Indici Flos from twelve habitats as carrier and HPLC was used.The chromatographic separation was performed on a Diamonsil C18(4.6 mm × 250 mm,5 μm) eluted with a mobile phase of 0.5% H3PO4-acetonitrile,in the first 10 min,acetonitrile changed from 10% to 20% linealy,and in the next 20 min,where acetonitrile changed from 20% to 30%,and in the last 10 min,where acetonitrile changed to 40%.The detection wavelength was set at 326 nm and column temperature was set at 35 ℃.RESULTS: Nice linear relation between the peak area and sample size existed when the amount was within 0.122 4-2.448 μg(r = 0.999 84) for chlorogenic acid;0.027 2-0.544 μg(r = 0.999 88) for caffeic acid;0.295 2-5.904 μg(r = 0.999 91) for 3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid;0.056 4-1.128 μg(r = 0.999 90) for luteolin-7-O-glucoside;0.043-0.86 μg(r = 0.999 72) for apigenin-7-O-β-D-glucoside 0.262-5.24 μg(r = 0.999 91) for buddleoside and 0.022-0.44 μg(r = 0.999 81) for luteolin.The recoveries were 98.07% 、 98.73% 、98.12% 、98.59% 、98.24% 、98.75% and 98.31%,respectively,and RSD were 1.96% 、0.73% 、 1.01% 、1.14% 、1.10% 、1.02% and 1.00%(n = 5),respectively.CONCLUSION: The method is accurate,reproducible and suitable to determination of the seven active components in Chrysanthemi Indici Flos instantane-ously.It can be used for quality control of Chrysanthemi Indici Flos.


We present a complete analytical solution for a single four-level atom strongly coupled to a cavity field mode and driven by external coherent laser fields. The four-level atomic system consists of a three-level subsystem in an electromagnetically induced transparency configuration, plus an additional atomic level; this system has been predicted to exhibit a photon blockade effect. The solution is presented in terms of polaritons. An effective Hamiltonian obtained by this procedure is analyzed from the viewpoint of an effective two-level system, and the dynamic Stark splitting of dressed states is discussed. The fluorescence spectrum of light exiting the cavity mode is analyzed and relevant transitions identified.


. Results of some simple 'thermodynamic' experiments on self-gravitating /i-body systems are reported for a variety of boundary conditions. Systems placed in specularly reflecting enclosures did not show any unusual behavior, even though a variety of conditions was tried in an attempt to start a 'gravothermal castastrophe'. Similarly, there was no tendency to transfer energy between 'hot' and 'cool' subclosures within a given cluster. However, systems in isothermal' enclosures gave up energy to the enclosure at a surprisingly high rate, and sustained the energy-transfer rate as long as the experiment was continued. An explanation of these different behaviors was sought and found in an examination of the premises that underlie certain attempts to construct a thermodynamics for self-gravitating systems. Con ventional application of the //-theorem implies violations of the w-body equations of motion and predic tions not consistent with observation. Both the 'gravothermal catastrophe' and the experiments in an 'isothermal' enclosure share this violation of the equations of motion. A new formulation that allows for all the interactions in an «-body system shows that isolated w-body systems need not form binaries or condense into other subaggregates. The virial theorem follows as an ensemble average over the micro- canonical ensemble.


MgB4 was first prepared from the elemental magnesium and boron powders, followed by acid-washed in order to remove the primary impurity of MgO. In the second step,
appropriate amount of Mg was added into the MgB4 powders and sintered in the temperature range of 650°C to 950°C for 8 hours. XRD spectra showed that MgB2 appeared as the main phase. The relative intensity fraction for MgB2 was found to
decrease while this value was increased for MgB4 and MgO upon increasing the sintering temperature. Scanning electron microscopy showed a denser microstructure
compared to samples prepared by direct in-situ reaction of (Mg + 2B). The density was found to decrease with increasing sintering temperature possibly due to the loss of Mg.


How did the Native Americans maintain their dignity in the face of oppression? Was Columbus a hero or villain? Who was responsible for the genocide of the Tainos?


To increase disk I/O performance, Linux performs prefetching to read more data that is expected to be used in the near future. Nevertheless, the current Linux prefetching architecture is designed specifically for hard disk drives (HDDs). In recent decades, flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs) have been widely deployed in the storage systems, especially as caches forming a multi-tiered storage system, to boost I/O performance. Since the access characteristics of HDDs and SSDs are drastically different, the data prefetching scheme of Linux must be re-designed. Thus, in this paper, we proposed a new data prefetching architecture, called Cross-Layer Adaptive Caching (CLAP), for multi-tiered storage systems. CLAP adaptively determines the prefetching depth by analyzing the degree of data access sequentiality and the characteristics of the accessed storage devices. From the experimental results, CLAP can successfully improve the I/O access performance in multi-tiered storage systems.


Ethnobotanical Study of Local Practices Maintaining Landrace Diversity of Bananas (Musa spp.) and Enset (Ensete ventricosum) in East African Highland Author(s) Sato, Yasuaki Citation Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies: G-COE Series (2009), 59: 1-13 Issue Date 2009-03 URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/155765 Right © 2009 Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University Type Article Textversion publisher


As successive Governments in Ghana invest more funds into the training of skilled personnel as well as reduce taxes on fuel, airport taxes and other taxes that affect travelers, private brands must also take steps to ensure a high maintenance culture and deploy their entrepreneurial competences to stimulate greater competitive scope and organizational capability to achieve higher performance. The study revisits this case in the context of small scale hospitality firms in Ghana to scrutinize the degree to which entrepreneurs' competencies influence competitive scope and organizational capability to support performance. Acollection of a robust feed-forward Artificial Neural networks (ANN) based on sigmoid basis function was used. We collected data from a sample of 321 managers and supervisors from ten regional capitals in Ghana. We deployed a sigmoid basis function neural networks to establish the autonomous and simultaneous mediating role of organizational capabilities and competitive scope in the interplay between entrepreneurial competencies and performance of small scale hospitality firms. Our study confirms that entrepreneurial competencies have a positive impact on SME performance. Firms' managers with high levels of entrepreneurial competencies are able to scrutinize the environment for new opportunities and consolidate their competitive positions.


Some errors in meteorological papers of scei-tech thesis and its effects on information spreading are analyzed,the importance of abstracts writing are also described again.Furthermore,some measures and advices on how to improve writing of abstracts and journal quality are put forward.They are as follows(1)training classes should be held for authors and editors;(2)editors need strengthen study and accumulation of knowledge,and should be strict with English abstracts.(3)some scholars of talents with high levels need be absorbed into editor group.(4)Some workshop often need to be held to discuss some problems which are often appeared in the scie-tech papers.


"Continental law is irrational. American law is irresponsible." With this phrase, Christoph Engel has described the prejudices on both sides of the Atlantic regarding legal science. Indeed, both legal systems seem to have noticed a need to correct these failures. In European legal science, arguments of efficiency based on the assumption of rational behaviour increasingly gain momentum. In the USA regulators increasingly take into account market failures based on information from "the people" as they "speak" through behavioural science research. Some European scholars have taken the development in the USA as an opportunity to also call for more implementation of behavioural sciences into European regulation. While this is a valid concern, I will argue that they nonetheless often seek to cure a disease that is not as pertinent in EU internal market law as it is in US economic law. They transfer solutions from US regulation to EU internal market law without asking whether European and US American problems are similar and whether the cure is the same. They thereby neglect the fact that both legal systems are embedded in different legal cultures or domains, as they have developed differently in course of history and seek to remedy also different problems by regulation. I will show that quite a number of problems that the USA corrects by using behavioural research have not (yet) materialized in EU internal market law, but others have. Due to its intrinsic need to establish an internal market even against the nation state's will, EU law has always had to rely on the responsiveness of its peoples in order to make the establishment of the internal market a success. As to this need, purely efficiency-driven macro-economic regulation without a social bottom-up backup by the peoples of Europe has always failed. EU law hence witnesses a "legitimacy market failure", which is the outcome of the specific setting of the multi-level character of EU law. This legitimacy market failure, I argue, needs to be cured with behavioural research. It is this behavioural approach that provides the EU with the means it needs to secure legitimacy in its regulation and even expand its regulative capacity against the Member States' to an extent where it could even regulate in areas where no norm explicitly provides it with any competence.


Implantation and diffusion of Zn dopant into bulk InP:S were performed. Zn concentration profiles were investigated by secondary ion mass spectrometry and capacitance-voltage method. We find that thermodynamic conditions of annealing influence diffusion mechanism of Zn atoms. Excess phosphorus vacancies generation causes diffusion of Zn dopant by the complex [V_{P}-Zn_{In}-V_{P}] producing characteristic diffusion profile with the sharp slope. Such electrically inactive Zn configuration cause lower diffusion coefficient than that in the generally known interstitial-substitutional mechanism.


Real-time embedded systems engineering is a complex process used in the development of industrial systems or products. The development of these systems may need to consider the assessment of numerous different and interrelated quality attributes. The Model-Driven Development approach implies many benefits for this process, owing to the use of high-level models and model transformations. However, it must be carefully applied, since all the quality attributes must be considered if acceptable results are to be attained. In this paper, we propose a method for the incremental refinement of transformations based on the non-functional requirements tradeoff analysis and on the study of its impact on the implementation of transformations. The approach employs sensitivities and the tradeoff identification method. The approach is illustrated with a simple example.


We have measured the production polarization of 265and 310-GeV/c X in the inclusive reaction p + Cu X + X using 400-GeV/c protons. The polarization was analyzed via the asymmetry in the weak decay X n +m, and has typical values of +0.20 with respect to the direction of the cross product of the incident-proton and X momenta. Using the spin-precession technique, we have determined the X magnetic moment to be —1.23+ 0.03+ 0.03 nuclear magnetons where the statistical and systematic errors are shown separately.


In spite of celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday two years ago, the eminent German pediatric historian, Albrecht Peiper, continues his work with youthful vigor. Last year he published the fourth edition of his classic Chronik der Kinderheilkunde and now comes this little historical gem. After a brief introduction summarizing his reasons for selecting certain of the most important basic works in pediatrics, he begins with the Egyptian Incantations for Mother and Child, a pediatric text of the sixteenth century B.C. as translated by Erman in 1901.


The paper points out the significance and emergency for papermaking industry to carry out brand strategy and create famous-brand products with the author's practice and experience and in accordance with present situation of famous-brand product creation activity in papermaking industry and puts forward some proposals.


Issues associated with defining a 'Maori Geography' are explored. The tribal nature of Maori people is presented as a possible obstacle to defining a 'Maori Geography'. Founding Ideologies, Maori Land, Maori Mind and Cultural Artifacts are established as possible contributions to a 'Maori Geography'. It is concluded that definition, and creation of a 'Maori Geography' should be left to Maori themselves.

To speak of a 'Maori Geography' is to assume that a singular collective 'Maori' society, with characteristic culture, exists in contemporary Aotearoa. It assumes a definition of what constitutes 'geographic knowledge'. When examining the culture of 'another', geographers need to be aware of their own assumptions. When aware of their own partiality, geographers can observe and create a 'Geography of Maori' which reflects the ideals and practices of Maori culture itself.


Regional monthly electricity sales forecast is an important basis for regional power grid planning and construction, evaluation of regional economic development and operation, and protection of residents' lives. It is also an important work of regional power regulation and management, decision-making of power generation and purchase, improvement of power supply equipment utilization rate and deepening of power system reform. Based on the current situation of power supply enterprise information development, distribution network business status and characteristics, this paper analyzes the factors affecting electricity sales. According to the characteristics of annual changes in electricity sales and data quality factors, the recurrent neural network model is selected based on the big data application service platform. The long short term memory neural network model performs multi-step multivariate prediction on time series, and uses the attention mechanism to combine two independent models for prediction. Experiments conducted on the historical electricity sales data set of a power supply company show that compared with traditional machine learning methods, this method has advantages in accuracy and efficiency.


ABSTRACT Remote supervision of doctoral writers became the norm in 2020 when university campuses around the world suddenly closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For some supervisors the rapid move to online supervision signalled a radical shift in their approach to working with PhD candidates, but for others it has been a smooth extension of their existing supervisory practices. By bringing together scholarly works and selected grey literature on remote supervision of doctoral writing, this paper explores how we might understand best practices for developing doctoral writing at a distance.


This article discusses the importance of physical and health education for students with special educational needs (SEN) in Malaysia. The study involved 200 respondents, including MBPK. This study uses a mixed methods approach, including surveys and focus group discussions with MBPK teachers and parents. Findings show that physical education can provide a variety of benefits, including improving physical fitness, social interaction, and emotional control. Participation in these classes can promote physical, social and emotional well-being, and help develop new physical skills. This study emphasizes the importance of providing equal access to physical education and health classes for MBPK and suggests that schools prioritize these subjects in their curriculum. However, this study has limitations in terms of sample size and generalizability to all MBPK. Further research is needed to explore the long-term effects of physical education and health classes on academic performance and social skills, as well as parents' and teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards inclusive physical education. The article suggests that the government should prioritize the inclusion of physical education and health in the curriculum for MBPK to promote their overall development and wellbeing. The study also highlighted the need for inclusive and adaptive physical education programs, as well as support for teachers and parents. Overall, the study shows that physical education and health classes have a significant positive effect on the academic, physical and psychological well-being of MBPK in Malaysia.


The utility model relates to a valve electrical device for multi-rotary, belonging to a valve electric device. The structure of the utility model is composed of a casing, an output shaft, an electrical worm screw, an electrical worm wheel, a hand electrical switching mechanism, a valve switching controlling mechanism, a torque controlling device, and a combination dial disk. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure, high reliability, small size, light weight, no exposure of the hand electric switching parts, high safety, and accurate opening indication.


Assuming that Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are of extragalactic origin, we have developed a formalism to predict the FRB detection rate and the redshift distribution of the detected events for a telescope with given parameters. We have adopted FRB 110220, for which the emitted pulse energy is estimated to be $E_0 = 5.4 \times 10^{33}J$, as the reference event. The formalism requires us to assume models for (1) pulse broadening due to scattering in the ionized inter-galactic medium - we consider two different models for this, (2) the frequency spectrum of the emitted pulse - we consider a power law model $E_{\nu} \propto \nu^{-\alpha}$ with $-5 \leq \alpha \leq 5$, and (3) the comoving number density of the FRB occurrence rate $n(E,w_i,z)$ - we ignore the z dependence and assume a fixed intrinsic pulse width $w_i = 1$ms for all the FRBs. The distribution of the emitted pulse energy $E$ is modelled through (a) a delta-function where all the FRBs have the same energy $E = E_0$ , and (b) a Schechter luminosity function where the energies have a spread around $E_0$. The models are all normalized using the 4 FRBs detected by Thornton et al. (2013). Our model predictions for the Parkes telescope are all consistent with the inferred redshift distribution of the fourteen FRBs detected there to date. We also find that scattering places an upper limit on the redshift of the FRBs detectable by a given telescope; for the Parkes telescope this is $z \sim 2$. Considering the upcoming Ooty Wide Field Array, we predict a FRB detection rate of $\sim 0.01$ to $\sim 10^3$ per day.


The invention relates to a network jitter processing method, a network jitter processing device and terminal equipment. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving multiple voice data packets, and recording the receiving times of various voice data packets; according to the receiving times, calculating the time intervals of all every two adjacent voice data packets in the received multiple voice data packets; counting the probability distribution of the time intervals according to pre-set intervals, which various time intervals belong to; calculating the dimension of a target in a buffer area according to the probability distribution and the jitter allowance probability; and adjusting the buffer area according to the dimension of the target in the buffer area so as to solve network jitter.


In order to improve the robustness of the autonomous vehicle path planning algorithm and reduce the number of turns in the planned path, this paper proposes an adaptive ant colony algorithm path planning method. The algorithm optimizes the initial pheromone matrix based on the environment map, reduces the blindness of the initial ant colony in pathfinding, and improves the convergence speed. Then an adaptive heuristic function is used, which adaptively adjusts according to the different proportions of the heuristic function in the algorithm process, so as to avoid the algorithm being trapped in local optimum. The pheromone is updated according to the corners of the planned route, reducing the acute angle of the route and unnecessary turns to further optimize the route. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm achieves good results. The simulation results show that the improved adaptive ant colony algorithm has faster convergence speed, higher path planning quality, and improved stability of planned paths than classical ant colony algorithms and other adaptive ant colony algorithms.


BACKGROUND
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus. Epalrestat, an aldose reductase inhibitor, has been approved for clinical therapy for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. In the present study, solid lipid-based nanoparticles are used for oral administration of epalrestat (E-SLN) and evaluated against diabetic neuropathic pain in a rat model.

METHOD
Experimental diabetes in rats was induced by a single dose of streptozotocin (STZ) administration. The therapeutic efficiency of Epalrestat nanoparticles (0.25, 0.50, 1, and 5 mg/kg) in diabetic rats was studied. STZ induced diabetic rats were treated with different doses of E-SLN for 8 weeks. The nanoparticles were orally administered at a single dose in rats, and the various parameters related to peripheral neuropathy were evaluated and compared with the bare drug. The blood glucose level was estimated by standard glucometer, HbA1c, triglycerides, total cholesterol and liver function test (ALT and AST) were analysed by blood samples collected from retro-orbital plexus. Oxidative stress markers and Na+K+ATPase, TNF-α and IL-1β levels were measured in the homogenate of sciatic nerves. Behavioural tests were also performed by the hot plate method and tail-flick method.

RESULT
E-SLN synthesized by the micro-emulsification method were 281±60 nm in size, and encapsulation efficacy was found to be 88±2%. Optimized E-SLN were characterized and found to be optimum in size, spherical shape, decent encapsulation efficiency, stable at acidic gastric pH, and suitable for oral delivery. E-SLNs did not significantly reverse the STZ-induced elevated blood glucose level (FBS and PPBS), HbA1c, triglycerides and total cholesterol but significantly improved TNF-α, IL-1β, and increased Na+K+ATPase levels, oxidative stress marker and alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase in the treated rat group as compared to the diabetic group. Doses of E-SLN, i.e. 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, and 5 mg/kg, significantly increased the tail-flick latency time and hot plate response time in a dose-dependent manner compared to the diabetic group.

CONCLUSION
Thus, it is suggested that E-SLN were equally effective and less hepatotoxic compared to the standard treatment of epalrestat. To the best of our knowledge, we, for the first time, propose the orally deliverable E-SLN that ameliorates STZ induced diabetes neuropathic pain effectively as compared to conventional epalrestat.


This paper presents a robust design framework to develop piezoelectric materials based structural sensing systems for failure diagnostics and prognostics. At first, a detectability measure is proposed to evaluate the performance of any given sensing system given various uncertainties. Thus, the censoring system design problem can be formulated to maximize the detectability of the censoring system through optimally allocating piezoelectric materials into a target structural system. Secondly, the formulated problem can be conveniently solved using reliability-based robust design framework to ensure design robustness while considering the uncertainties. Two engineering case studies are employed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the design framework in developing multifunctional material sensing systems.© 2014 ASME


In time-triggered (TT) networks, frames for industrial control, so-called TT frames, are statically scheduled to be transmitted at precise sending points. Meanwhile, the remaining frames, so-called BE frames, are forwarded with best-effort (BE) strategies. TT frames meet application-specific end-to-end latency requirements by scheduling the worst cases. Furthermore, the planned sending points tend to prevent them from delivering as soon as possible. However, BE frames are transmitted as soon as possible but not assure bounded latency even lead to loss of frames due to queuing, congestion, etc. In this paper, we propose a BE assisted TT communication protocol (BEST TT protocol) to dynamically optimize end-to-end latency of TT frames by opportunistically taking advantage of BE transmission. Given a TT frame, the BEST TT protocol generates a cloned copy that is transmitted with the BE strategies. Whichever the TT frame or its copy, the first frame arriving at the end device is finally delivered and the other frame is ignored. So, the protocol ensures that the latency of the final delivered frame is not worse than that of the TT frame. We implement the protocol in an industry-strength TT switch and present three test scenarios to demonstrate its optimization compared with the previous state-of-art TT transmission.


Neuronal spiking exhibits an exquisite combination of modulation and robustness properties, rarely matched in artificial systems. We exploit the particular interconnection structure of conductance based models to investigate this remarkable property. We find that much of neuronal modulation and robustness can be explained by separating the total transmembrane current into three different components corresponding to the three time scales of neuronal bursting. Each equivalent current aggregates many ionic contributions into an equivalent voltage-dependent conductance, which defines a key modulation parameter. Plugging those equivalent feedback gains in a minimal abstract model recovers many experimental modulation scenarii as modulatory paths in elementary two-parameter charts. Likewise, robustness owes to the many possible physiological realizations of a same equivalent conductance, highlighting the role of equivalent conductances as prominent targets for neuromodulation and intrinsic homeostasis.


We analyze a recent NMR experiments by Singer et al. [Singer et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 236403 (2005).], which showed a deviation fromFermi‐liquid behavior in carbon nanotubes with an energy gap evident at low temperatures. A comprehensive theory for the magnetic field and temperature dependent NMR 13C spin‐lattice relaxation is given in the framework of the Luther‐Emery and Luttinger liquids.


The effects of additives on the recombination efficiency and exit rates of micellized benzyl radicals have been studied by steady-state CIDNP, steady-state product analysis, and time resolved optical absorption techniques. The results indicate that the efficiency of triplet geminate pair recombination increases monotonically as the micellar volume increases. Aggregation numbers of SDS micelles were deduced as a function of additive concentration from CIDNP measurements and were found to be consistent with literature values.


The usual class of Markov processes which we involve many times has some restrictions that it does not cover many interesting processes. We shall refer, in this paper, to some problems involving stochastic calculus, diusion approximation and Markov processes. In this context the problem of absorbing and reecting barriers


Cellular telephones provide a portable means of communication and facilitate many communication tasks in daily life. Persons with disabilities, however, have limited access to these devices, which may be due to product designs that do not always consider their needs. Usability evaluations can identify the needs and difficulties when using cellular telephones, and those with disabilities are also likely to benefit from focused evaluations. The usability of cellular telephones was investigated among those with visual and upper extremity disabilities. Both objective and subjective evaluation methods were used to determine the effects of several telephone display and keypad design features. Lateral key pitch is reported here. Objective and subjective measures were similar among participant categories, with the 12 mm and 13 mm levels of lateral pitch generally the best across all measures. Results suggest keypad design features to consider when designing accessible cellular telephones. Universal design implications are also discussed.


Abstract We used Chelex 100 chelating resin to prepare DNA for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from two species of Hymenopteran parasitoids, Trioxys pallidus and Diglyphus begini. Chelex 100 produces consistent DNA yields for both species, as measured with Hoescht dye fluorometry. Approximately twice as much DNA was obtained from individual D. begini wasps than from T. pallidus wasps, but there were no differences in yield between sexes. We used this DNA to perform random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, a PCR technique that amplifies various regions of the genome using arbitrarily chosen 10-base primers. Of the 120 primers tested using T. pallidus, 92 produced a total of 342 scorable bands, 118 of which exhibited presence/absence polymorphism. Of the 25 primers tested using D. begini, 18 produced a total of 53 scorable bands, 30 of which exhibited presence/absence polymorphism. The level of genetic variation detected using this technique was greater than any found in Hymenoptera using allozymes. Scorable bands segregated as dominant Mendelian traits. Potential uses of RAPD-PCR in genetic analyses on parasitic Hymenoptera are discussed.


In the medium composed of parallel sedimentary layers, model of elliptic anisotropy is often better approximation of real conditions than simple layers with constant velocity. In such model a velocity is described with 3 parameters: a, b (responsible for vertical velocity and its gradient) and χ - elliptic anisotropy coefficient, describing changes of velocity with direction of wave propagation. In this case, seismic rays are no longer straight lines but elliptic-shaped curves. In this contribution we present a tool for inversion of velocity parameters in multilayered medium considering model of elliptic anisotropy. Input data contains measured traveltimes of direct wave between all sources and receivers. The depth of boundaries and existence of elliptic anisotropy in specific layers are not subject of inversion. In order to obtain each synthetic traveltime, necessary for the target function, ray tracing must be carried out using Fermat's principle directly. The optimization in both parameters inversion and ray tracing is local and performed with Simplex algorithm from GSL library. The tests of the tool was conducted on the synthetic data with various types of start model containing one or more layers with or without elliptic anisotropy.


Hobbs, Nicholas; And Others Chronically Ill Children in America: Background and Recommendations. Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn. Center for the Study of Families and Children. Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Maternal and Child Health Services.; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Brunswick, N.J. Apr 83 60p. Reports Research/Technical (143)


We study and analyze coverage region for MIMO amplify-and-forward (AF) relay network. We consider the network geometry in which L relays are placed uniformly around the source, and assume that there is no direct link between source and destination. We analyze desired transmission rate with the purpose of maximizing coverage region. Using Monte Carlo simulations the impact of number of transceiver antennas and relay amplification factor on the coverage region is studied. Assuming that there is spatial correlation between transmit antennas and receive antennas we compare coverage region for two fading channels, i.i.d fading channel and spatially correlated fading channel. Assuming that channel state information is available at receivers (CSIR), we consider the objective of maximizing coverage region for a given rate and show numerically that spatial correlation decreases the coverage region.


Humboldt Gletscher is a 100‐km wide, slow‐moving glacier in north Greenland which holds a 19‐cm global sea level equivalent. Humboldt has been the fourth largest contributor to sea level rise since 1972 but the cause of its mass loss has not been elucidated. Multi‐beam echo sounding data collected in 2019 indicate a seabed 200 m deeper than previously known. Conductivity temperature depth data reveal the presence of warm water of Atlantic origin at 0°C at the glacier front and a warming of the ocean waters by 0.9 ± 0.1°C since 1962. Using an ocean model, we reconstruct grounded ice undercutting by the ocean, combine it with calculated retreat caused by ice thinning to floatation, and are able to fully explain the observed retreat. Two thirds of the retreat are caused by undercutting of grounded ice, which is a physical process not included in most ice sheet models.


Due to the need to support concurrent executions of versatile applications, the system complexity, in terms of the number of cores, is drastically increased from tens to hundreds or thousands of cores. These complex systems usually contain heterogeneous cores or processing elements such as different processor cores, memories, and several Silicon Intellectual Properties (SIPs). Network-on-chip (NoC) was proposed to provide scalability and higher throughput for these heterogeneous multi-core systems. However, general designs of NoC infrastructures for multi-core systems usually lack the flexibility to support different processing requirements such as performance, power, reliability, and response time. It is helpful if designers can provide a reconfigurable NoC design so that these requirements can be supported more easily. In this work, we take an existing reconfigurable NoC for example and discuss related hardware and software issues. Some issues such as the reconfiguration time overhead must be considered in the design of a reconfigurable NoC such that it can be used for heterogeneous multi-core systems.


A civil multi-nozzle top-and-bottom air-inlet gas burner comprises more than three gas nozzles 1, and an upper air inlet 8 and a lower air inlet 9 are arranged on the side wall of the burner 12. An embedding raised ring 13 can embed the burner on the shell of the cooker. The diameter of an induction tunnel 2 is larger than that of the nozzle 1, so that gas can be burned completely to generate strong fire force and does not discharge CO. The upper and lower air inlets on the side wall of the burner 12 can ensure the gas supplement in the induction tunnel 2, and also can eliminate all harms to nozzles, caused by the leakage of the liquid.


This article explores the development of utilizing music as a Personal Practical Theory (PPT) in the teaching of English and history. Specifically, the authors explore the nature of PPT's, the benefits of utilizing music, and the process through which teachers begin using a new approach in their pedagogy. Unique contributions are the application of PPT to a particular teaching strategy and the framing of such strategy within the theory presentation as noted by Chant (2009) and Cornett (1990). The authors discuss their own processes in beginning to use music in their non-music classrooms and generate several pedagogical strategies.


A reaction product or decomposition product delivery obtained at the positive electrode at the same time that can be produced with high efficiency, inhibit the flow passage pressure loss, and further, it is possible to reduce the size of the device without compromising the manufacturability, a product having stable performance by a simple process which it can be produced at a low cost, a membrane-electrode assembly, to be delivered using this cell, provides the ozone water production unit, the ozone water production method, method of sterilization, the waste water, the waste-liquid treating method. Through the one side of having a plurality of through holes than the diameter 0.1㎜ Perforated positive electrode, at least one of the negative electrode and a positive electrode or a negative electrode having a plurality of through holes than the diameter 0.1㎜ Perforated the positive electrode and the same part or a whole composed of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane is coated while maintaining a hole, an anode, a polymer adhered to the electrolyte membrane and the cathode, a membrane-electrode assembly configured membrane electrolysis using electrode assembly, this cell, the ozone water production unit, the ozone water production process, sterilizing method, the waste water, the waste-liquid treating method.


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The prevalence of syphilis in apparently healthy negroes is a subject on which there is little precise information. Estimates as to the infection rate in this race vary widely. No large series of accurately studied cases has been reported. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Fox1states that the prevalence of syphilis in the American negro is undoubtedly greater than in the white race but that it is incorrect to state that half or more of negroes are syphilitic. From statistics compiled at the Central Dispensary in Washington, it was found that the disease occurred one and one-half times as often in negroes as in whites. In 15,000 white patients there were 621 cases, a rate of 4.1 per cent; of 32,000 negroes 1,900 were infected, a rate of 5.9 per cent. Matas2found a proportion of fifty-one cases of syphilis in negroes to twenty-eight cases in whites among 1,000


With DSP servo control system applications continue to expand, its reliability requirements are more stringent. In the design of servo control system, in order to save time and avoid detours, should fully take into account and meet the requirements for immunity, avoid carrying out remedial measures after the design is completed. This article describes the anti-jamming measures of servo control system of the design phase,from the interference source,the propagation path and the sensitive components aspects.


There are distinct similarities between reflection phenomena in the microwave region and at optical, infrared, and the longer radio wavelengths. In addition, certain common features are exhibited in the scattering of sound and the scattering of radio waves from irregular surfaces. While the subject of scattering from rough surfaces has been studied since the publication of Rayleigh's classical work on reflections of acoustic waves, l there remains much to be done before a complete understanding is available. There are current efforts to solve the problem theoretically, and with the mathematical tools developed recently in noise theory large strides can be expected soon. At the same time, in order to answer certain practical questions, much experimental work on scattering is being done. We


An experimental study on the removal of cadmium and zinc ions from the waste water carried out. The cadmium and zinc ions in the waste water were precipitated by sodium sulphide. Then, the precipitates of cadmium amd zinc sulphide were removed from the waste water by flotation method using octadecylamine acetate as a collector. By these treatments, above 99% of cadmium and 99% of zinc were removed. The concentration of cadmium and zinc in the waste water were reduced to under 0.01 ppm for cadmium and to 1.55 ppm for zinc.


The present invention relates to a device for the characterization of the energetic effect, which exerts a first material of a composite system, in particular a semiconductor layer system of two different materials in the material interface between the two materials, the second material of the composite system, on the basis of in the range the material interface emitted THz radiation.


The objective of this study was to verify quantitatively and qualitatively the influence of the physiotherapic intervention in the thick motor ability in chi...


The aim of this study is to analyze attempts to observe the so called Dynamical Casimir effect in cavities, changing their optical lengths by means of fast time variations of material properties (dielectric permeability or conductivity) of thin slabs attached to the cavity walls. The emphasis is made on the case of semiconductor slabs excited by short laser pulses. Considering the evolution of the classical electromagnetic field in this case, an approximate analytical solution for an infinite set of coupled ordinary differential equations for the mode amplitudes is derived under certain simplifying assumptions. According to this solution, an amplification of the initial field can be made, provided the induced dielectric permeability can become negative with a large absolute value. Evaluations of the feasibility of such a scenario are given.


Abstract According to learning theories and empirical observations, communication between teachers and students is a crucial factor in effective learning of musical expressions. One possibility for improving this communication could be the introduction of visual feedback (VFB) in the lesson. In the current study, a new type of real-time VFB is proposed, which represents changes in acoustical parameters (loudness and timing) as parameters of an abstract visual image (size and shape). We evaluated the effects of using VFB on imitations of timing and loudness deviations in simple rhythmic patterns. We also studied how learned skills transfer to the same task with new rhythms, as well as to new tasks. Twenty-four amateur musicians participated in the experiment that included both imitation and perception tasks. Results indicated that the VFB was helpful for improving to imitate loudness patterns, while it did not enhance improvement of learning timing patterns. Analysis of transfer of learning effects indicated that learned skills to imitate rhythms were transferred when tasks were similar: skills transferred to the same task (to imitate new rhythm) but not to new task (perception).


Lucilla is a historic character into the category of Roman empresses. Her whole nature is involved, however, an ambiguity and subjectivity: positions directly related to her father, husband and brother, namely Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus and Commodus. Examining her presence inside the imperial environment, the concept of imperial nobility and Lucilla's contribu-


This paper presents the design and imelementation of an electronic ballast with a passive PFC structure from which acoustic resonance of the metal halide lamp was removed by introducing the frequency modulation(FM) method. The proposed ballast consists of an EMI filter, passive PFC circuit full-bridge inverter, LC resonance type igniter and a circuit for removing acoustic resonance. The FM method solved two problems associated with single frequency driving: variation of the acoustic resonance range according to lamp aging and the acoustic resonance range discrepancy caused by different materials sealed inside the arc tube and their pressures for arc tubes of identical sizes from different manufacturers. Performance of the prototype developed for this study of the electronic ballast for 1[kW] metal halide lamp was verified by evaluating its optical conversion efficiency, input PF, input current THD and power conversion efficiency.


A general framework for the regularization of constrained PDEs, also called operator DAEs, is presented. The given procedure works for semi-explicit operator DAEs of first order which includes the Navier-Stokes and other flow equations. This reformulation is a regularization in the sense that a semi-discretization in space leads to a DAE of lower index, i.e., of differentiation index 1 instead of 2. The regularized operator DAE may help to construct numerically stable discretization schemes and thus, lead to a more efficient simulation.


This paper briefly describes the approach taken to the subtask of Text
Alignment in the Plagiarism Detection track at PAN 14. We have now reimplemented
our PAN12 approach in a consistent programmatic manner,
courtesy of secured research funding. PAN 14 offers us the first opportunity to
evaluate the performance/consistency of this re-implementation. We present
results from this re-implementation with respect to various PAN collections.


Alfred Tarski's work on truth has been so central to the discourse on truth that most coming to it for the first time have probably already heard a great deal about what is said there. Unfortunately, since the work is largely technical and Tarski was only tangentially philosophical, a certain incautious assimilation dominates many philosophical discussions of Tarski's ideas, and so, examining Tarski on the concept of truth is in many ways an act of unlearning. This chapter will focus on key ideas in Tarski's work that have had a lasting impact: T-sentence, Convention T, Tarskian truth definition, and Tarski's general limiting theses on the expressibility and definability of truth. Though these ideas are familiar in name, the chapter seeks to uncover and remove certain widespread misunderstandings. Tarski's name also features prominently in discussions of the liar paradox, so we will discuss Tarski's misunderstood connection to this ancient puzzle.


A field experiment was conducted to investigate the influences of seeding rate on the agronomical trai ts of the spring canola (Brassica napus L.), which included t hree varieties, H308, H401, RGS003, and four seed r(6, 8, 10, 12kg.ha -1 ) treatments in growing seasons (2012), in Chaloos research farm of Iran. Analysis of variance showed that, independent of the varieties were not signifi cant pod length, while the other characters, betwee n different cultivars of vegetative characteristics were signif icantly. The results of main comparisons showed tha t mean compared to the SNK method, Seed yield of H401 variety was significantly more of H308 and RGS003 varieties. Also, 1000-seed weight in RGS003 Varity (p<0.01) was the lowest of H308, H401 varieties. Pl ant height in RGS003 Varity was more of H308, H401 varieties. With increasing density (6 kg.ha -1 seed to 12 kg.ha -1 ) 1000Seed weight was significantly reduced. Number of se cond branch under sowing planting (6 kg seed in ha) significantly more than other planting densities.


Background: Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked inherited neuromuscular disorder due to mutations in the dystrophin gene. It is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting due to the absence of dystrophin protein that causes degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle. Aims of this study were to evaluate functional independence of DMD patients. Methods: The study included 30 patients with DMD diagnosed and managed at Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Genetics, National Children's Hospital in 2016. This is a cross-sectional study using WeeFIM questionnaire (self-care, mobility and cognition) for the parents or caregivers. Results: We found that only 3.3–6.6% of DMD patients needed total assistance of self-care (eating, grooming, bathing, and bowel and bladder management). More than 30% of DMD patients were completely independent on their self-care. Half of the DMD patients did not require assistance (transfer to wheelchair, to toilet, etc.) but only 3.3% of the patients reported total independence on going up or down stairs. The majority of DMD patients had normal ability in communication, while 33% of the patients had difficulty in social communication and making friends. Conclusions: DMD which is a genetic disease with no current effective specific treatment leads to substantial negative impact on self-care and mobility. Patients often need assistance from their caregiver or parents.


The development of novel embedded sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) is crucial to provide real-time assessments of composite structures, ensuring safety, and prolonging their service life. Early damage diagnostics through advanced sensors can lead to timely maintenance, reducing costs and preventing potential catastrophic failures. This paper presents the synthesis, 3D printing, and characterization of novel embedded strain sensors using multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) -enhanced nanocomposites in fiberglass reinforced composites for potential damage diagnostics and SHM applications. MWCNTs are dispersed within structural epoxy for the additive manufacturing of nanocomposites with piezoresistive sensing capability. The 3D-printed nanocomposite sensors are embedded in fiberglass-reinforced composite laminates. The piezoresistive sensing capabilities of the 3D-printed sensors within composites are characterized by applying different levels of maximum loads and load rates under three-point bending loads. Additionally, the long-term reliability of the developed strain sensors is evaluated up to 1000 cycles. The recorded piezoresistive sensing signals show high sensitivity for the externally applied bending loads with advanced gauge factor up to 100, resulting in potential load sensing capability for in-situ damage diagnostics and real-time SHM for structural composites.