The application of ELVIS in the system design is introduced in this paper.The data acquisition system based on virtual instrument is presented,and design schemes of signal detecting technique are proposed.The temperature testing system is based on NI ELVIS II and the LabVIEW software.The results prove that ELVIS is more flexible,innovative and practical compared with the traditional data acquisition device.


Currently the development of a world of information very rapidly along with advances in information technology and the worldwide use of this facility as a medium to disseminate information. One technology to facilitate communication and information that is by making mobile applications. In scienti c writing, the author makes an application based on Android Weight Calculation by using the Java programming language for the Android platform. This application can provide information in maintaining the stability of body weight and prevent disease in someone who is overweight .. The author made ??this application in order to create mobile applications that can assist commu- nities in providing information regarding the calculation of the stability of body weight can be easily obtained by using this application. Users need not bother buying a guide book that cost far more expensive and requires access through the internet a long time and costs compared with using this application. Penamaan File: 50408481


Abstract Porous Silicon (PSi) is a groundbreaking material because its physicochemical properties can be customized through its porosity. This means that monitoring and control of the growing parameters allows the fabrication of PSi-based systems with controlled properties. Interferometry and photoacoustics are non -invasive, non - contact, real-time (in-situ) techniques used to characterize the phenomena that takes place during the formation of PSi. This work presents the mathematical and experimental aspects related to the implementation of the techniques mentioned above, which are meant to characterize the PSi growth in fluoride-based electrolyte media. These methods can determine macroscopic parameters of PSi such as thickness, porosity profile trough effective medium approximation (EMA), refractive index, etching rate, and RMS roughness under 100 nm. The monitoring ability of these techniques is strongly dependent on the wavelength of radiation used. However, it is possible to monitor thickness from λ0/4 to ∼ 1/ α0, where α0 is the optical absorption coefficient at λ0. Also, these techniques can be implemented as feedback control on the etching processes for fabrication of PSi.


Summary: Ruder heads stand amazed at these prodigeous pieces of nature, whales, elephants, dromedaries, and camels; these, I confess, are the colossus and majestick pieces of her hand; but in these narrow engines there is more curious mathematicks; and the civility of these little citizens more easily sets forth the wisdom of their Maker.


In this paper, I suggest a novel, non-epistemic approach towards accommodating the appearance of 'unsettledness' or—in some sense—gaps in a bivalent language. While the suggestion is modest, I think it to be quite plausible. My aim is simply to lay out the proposal, as concisely as possible, and briefly consider a few objections. Accordingly, §2 sets out some terminology. (I should warn that §2 simply marches through some definitions without pause. Readers might prefer to first read §3 and, in turn, return to §2.) §3 sketches the main issue, namely, accommodating the appearance of (some sort of) 'gaps' or 'unsettledness' in our otherwise bivalent language. §4 and §5 present the main proposal. §6 briefly considers a few objections, and §7 offers a brief review and closing remarks.


The purposes of this study were to investigate and compare the range of motion changes and force production of the running footwear with and without windlass enhancing feature and barefoot on lower extremities during late stance phase of running. Fourteen healthy recreational rearfoot male runners (age 20.14+0.66 years, height 171.79+4.66 cm, and body weight 64.56+5.79 kg.) were recruited in the study. The three dimensional movement analysis and force production were collected by Motion analysis system and AMTI force platform, the data were calculated and analyzed by Visual 3D. The participants in barefoot and 2 types of footwear; the running footwear with and without windlass enhancing feature, started to run along the runway with speed at 3.5 m/s (range between 3.33-3.68 m/s) for 3 trials in each condition. The repeated measures Analysis of variance was used to analyzed. A Bonferroni post hoc test was conducted between conditions (p < .01). The results revealed that the ankle movement of barefoot and the running footwear without windlass enhancing feature were significantly different from the running footwear with windlass enhancing feature at the beginning but of barefoot was significantly different from the running footwear with and without windlass enhancing feature at the end of the late stance phase. The forefoot's range of motion of barefoot and the running footwear without windlass enhancing feature were significantly different from the running footwear with windlass enhancing feature but the vertical ground reaction forces of the running footwear with and without windlass enhancing feature were not significantly different. Significant difference was found between the barefoot and the running footwear with windlass enhancing feature in force production.


Polaroid sonar sensors are still one of the most widely used sensors in mobile robotics. In this paper a novel sensor fusion scheme called THF (triangulation Hough fusion), which combines the advantages of TBF (triangulation based fusion) and CIHT (cluster inhibiting Hough transform), is presented. The idea of THF lies in that a modified Hough transform is employed on the points extracted by TBF, not on the raw sonar data directly. THF algorithm applied on clustered and noisy sonar data could reliably detect both point and line segment features of the environment. We demonstrate the effectivity of THF algorithm by extracting geometric features in a simulated indoor environment, in which a mobile robot travels with pedestrians moving around casually. Experiments demonstrate that THF is an effective and efficient scheme for detecting both point features and line segment features, especially in the structured environment.


A Green's function technique is used to investigate the frequencies and the damping of coupled proton-deuteron-lattice modes for mixed ferroelectric-ferroelectric systems. The frequencies and the relaxation times increase with deuteron concentration.


Abstract The radical copolymerization of dialkyl citraconate (DRC, R[dbnd]CH3, C2H5, n-C3H7, i-C3H7, n-C4H9, i-C4H9, s-C4H9, C6H11, C6H5CH2) (M1) with styrene (ST, M2) was performed at 60°C, using azobisisobutyronitrile as the initiator in tetrahydrofuran in order to clarify the polymerization behavior of DRC and the substituent effects on copolymerization. The monomer reactivity ratios r1 and r2 and the Q1 and e1 values were determined from the results obtained. It was found that the relative reactivities 1/r2 of DRC toward an attack by a polystyryl radical could be correlated not by the steric-substituent constant ES of the alkyl group in DRC, but by the polar-substituent constants σ∗ in Taft' equation: log (1/r2) = ρσ + δES. It was also observed that the e1 values are associated with Taft' σ constant. It was found that the weight-average molecular weights of the copolymers are between 8.5 × 103 and 1.4 × 104.


Polycrystalline Fe78B13Si9 alloys with nanoscale grain sizes prepared by the crystallization method have been studied by positron lifetime and Doppler‐broadened line‐shape measurements. The results obtained are different from those on amorphous or coarse‐grained crystalline alloys with the same composition. When the grain sizes are clearly smaller than the mean positron diffusion length (L+≂100 nm), saturation trapping and annihilation of the positrons in the samples should occur at traps within the interfaces. There are two kinds of defects in the interfaces of the nanocrystalline FeBSi alloys, i.e., the free volumes (the size of which is slightly smaller than that of the amorphous counterpart) and the microvoids. The dependence of grain sizes on the type of interface defects and structure‐sensitive properties has also been studied by positron spectroscopy. The measurements and comparison of the mean positron lifetime τ and the Doppler parameter S on the nanocrystalline, amorphous, and coarse‐grained cr...


Urban waterfront could be noticed as a symbolic place realizing sustainable development which pursues the balance of preservation & development, because the very one of major issues of urban waterfront is the balance of preservation of ecological environment and supply of urban land. Just at the right time the new millennium begins, quite a few global cities redevelop urban waterfront to make a model of sustainable urban community in the 21st century. The purpose of this study is to investigate the main subject matter how to balance the opposite concept of ecological environment preservation and urban development in urban waterfront. Among the new millennium's urban waterfront (re)development projects, Greenwich Millenium Village(GMV) in London and Southeast False Creek(SEFC) in Vancouver were selected to cases, because they respectively represent Urban Village and New Urbanism, the theories and campaigns of community planning & design based on ESSD(Environmentally Sound & Sustainable Development). As a result, the cases have common themes; mixed-use development in land use, transit-oriented development in transportation, and restoration, preservation, expansion and connection of biotope in environment, and besides, social mix, sustainable energy, etc. And, both cases never construct new communities, damaging the existing ecological environment of urban waterfront. On the contrary, they first restored the polluted waterfront environment and later, permitted urban (re)development very limitedly to minimize environmental damage & environmental pollution. That's to say, they put environmental preservation first, and then meet the needs of urban functions & urban activities by creating compact, complex and intensive urban system. And also, there's one other notable point. In both cases of GMV and SEFC, the main principal of urban waterfront (re)development is 'public benefit - publicness'. They understand very well that urban waterfront is very important ecological resource and public space of all citizens, and they make waterfront parks for all citizens, improve access to waterfront by walk, bicycle, bus, subway, etc, for anyone to access to waterfront easily & enjoy urban waterfront, and supply a lot of public rental houses as well as many types of condominiums, for a variety of people different with income, job, social level, life style. etc, to live together. Finally, the cases of GMV and SEFC show that they realize the environmentally sound and sustainable development, turning a polluted waterfront to a good urban place based on 'public benefit - publicness'.


Background: Adolescent-onset psychosis usually is the result of a long
 process of gradual decompensation, with several risk factors: biological,
 psychological and social factors. In adolescents who are burdened with the
 genetic, neurobiological vulnerability to psychosis, family influence can
 sometimes be pathological in terms of deviant communication that contributes
 to development of psychosis. Aim of the study was to determine whether there
 is a statistically significant relationship between adolescent-onset
 psychosis, and specific conditions in which adolescents live, whether
 psychosis is more common in young people living in families or in social care
 institutions. The sample was composed of two comparative groups of patients -
 a group of adolescents who live in families (N = 50), and a group of
 adolescents who live in social care institutions (N = 50). All of them were
 treated under the diagnoses of psychosis, severe depression and conduct
 disorders. Methods: New questionnaire was made for the study, and it covers
 the following information: gender, age, information on whether adolescent
 lives in a family or in social care institution, data on suicidality,
 information on psychoactive substance abuse, data on pharmacotherapy and
 psychotherapy, as well as the diagnosis that is formed on the basis of the
 auto-anamnesis and hetero-anamnesis, psychological and psychiatric
 exploration, the results of clinical laboratory analysis. Diagnoses were made
 according to the criteria of ICD-10. Results: Psychosis was significantly
 more common in young people living in families (χ2= 13.562, df=1, p=0.000).
 There was no statistically significant relationship between gender of
 subjects, and the onset of psychosis. Living conditions are not associated
 with the development of depression. Depression is more common in girls (χ2 =
 4.927, df = 1, p = 0.026), while conduct disorder is more common in boys (χ2
 = 4.864, df = 1, p = 0.027). Conclusion: Inadequate communication within the
 family, especially existence of "double bind" messages and mutual emotional
 distance, significantly, contributes to the development of psychosis in
 adolescents, as opposed to communication in social care institutions, where
 rules are clearly structured, communication with residents is organized
 mainly as professional work, and based on the legal norms and standards.


We find strong optically induced magnetization of zero‐dimensional magnetic polarons confined to CdMnTe quantum dots. The spin alignment of magnetic ions at B = 0 T is created through circularly polarized resonant excitation and it is probed by polarization‐resolved photoluminescence. This observation clearly demonstrates that in the CdMnTe quantum dots the exciton spin relaxation time is significantly longer than the formation time of magnetic polaron. Importantly, the spatial confinement characteristic of quantum dots increases the stability of magnetic polarons so that significant polarizaton of the emission is observed for temperatures higher than 120 K. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


From the mineral nutrient content of the banana plant a specific growth medium was developed for Musa cavendishii var. nanicao. The results showed an increase in the multiplication rate even with the reduction of the 6 - benzilaminopurin concentration.


We study the mechanics of leading by example in teams. Leadership is beneficial for the entire team when agents are conformists, i.e., dislike effort differentials. We also show how leadership can arise endogenously and discuss what type of leader benefits a team most.


In this paper we report on some problems arising during the building of an educational system in the area of human computer interaction in the Czech Republic. An overview of teaching and educational activities, courses and study programs related to the HCI field being offered by the most significant Czech universities as well as the overview of public and common activities in the HCI developments are presented.


Since the beginning of the 1990s, the question of institutions has been propelled to the top of the economic agenda. If the empirical literature has well documented the general relationship between institutions and development, attention is now being concentrated on the actual nature of the institutional mechanisms at work, the inter-relationships between them and their combined impact on development. Whereas previous analysis of development had mainly drawn on the instruments derived from national accounts, there is not yet an internationally standardized set of institutional indicators. We first propose to contribute to the filling of this gap, putting forward an original database covering a broad and detailed field of institutional characteristics for 51 countries (developing, in transition and developed countries). Second, we identify an 'institutional core' consisting of four major institutional characteristics (governance, security of transactions, innovation and regulations) and present a typology of four institutional profiles: 'authoritarian-paternalistic', 'mild liberal', 'pure liberal' and 'informal'. This typology is then supplemented by a combination of both institutional and economic variables, highlighting two main dimensions: welfare and reform. We finally confirm and precise the causal relationship between institutions and economic development.


The pedestrian detection ahead of the vehicle is the hottest technology. This paper gives the high-effect pedestrian detection system using the Histogram Of Gradient (HOG) .This algorithm are compiled on the FPGA device. This pedestrian detection system shows the low hardware cost without sacrifice of the accuracy.


OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the relationship between the induction of 70kDa heat shock protein in rabbit brains and heat stress.

METHODS
HSP70 was detected using monoclonal antibody by ABC method in rabbit hypothalamus, hippocampus and cerberal cortex.

RESULTS
Intense HSP70 staining was displayed in rabbit brains of the heat stroke group (rectal temperature 43 degrees C to death). Positive cells were distributed mainly in the CA1, CA2 regions of the hippocampus; granular cell layer I and pyramidal layer (II) of the cerebral cortex; and the periventricular area of hypothalamus. HSP70-psoitive substances were localized in the cytoplasm and neuronal processes, a few neurons exhibited dark staining nucle. Hosever, the rabbit brains of the general heat stress group (rectal temperature 42.0 degrees C, 30 minutes) had much weaker staining.

CONCLUSION
Hyperthermia causes neuronal expression of HSP70, particularly under strong heat stress, and may be sustained till death.


Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency thermocoagulation combined with ozone injection in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.Methods: 252 patients of our hospital from March 2008 to June 2011 were given the treatment of radiofrequency thermocoagulation combined with ozone injection under the guidance of DSA,and were observed curative effect through VAS and MacNab.Results: After treatment,114 cases were excellent,120 cases were good,12 cases were fair,6 cases were bad,the good rate was 92.9%.Conclusion: The method of radiofrequency target thermocoagulation combined with ozone injection proves to be significant,safe and worthwhile to be widely used in clinical treatment of lumbar disc herniation.


With the knowledge on the production and processing of self-compacting concrete that has in the meantime become available, on-target production and unproblematic placement of this new innovative building material is now possible, also in Germany. When the properties of constituent materials in subsequent deliveries deviate from those used for initial testing, a change in consistency occurs when the initial mix design is retained, unless countermeasures are taken. Already slight deviations can considerably complicate the practical application, or even make it impossible. With the aid of the batching instructions, fluctuations in consistency can be effectively counteracted, and the specified consistency easily achieved. Ready-mixed concrete can also be easily readjusted to the required consistency after having been discharged by the in-plant mixer, while still in the mixing truck.


The development of sociological theories concerning fertility change are first reviewed. The authors then focus on the institutional approach to the study of fertility describing first the problems demographers have had in dealing with this concept. They consider two basic questions: How do those who take an institutional approach explain the process of decision-making in fertility matters; and how do they explain the impact of institutions and changes affecting them on the behavior of individuals and families? They conclude with a discussion on the methodological implications of the answers to these questions for the study of the demographic transition.


Reuterberg, S-E. Selection of Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test takers as a function of socioeconomic background and ability. ISSN 0282-2156 Number of pages: 33 Since 1977 the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) has been used as an admission test for applicants to higher education in Sweden. From the beginning only applicants who were 25 years old and who had been working for four years were allowed to apply for higher education on the basis of SweSAT scores, but in 1991 the admission rules were changed so that also younger applicants were allowed to do so. The new rules implied that the number of SweSAT takers increased from about 5,000 per year to more than 100,000. An admission test like the SweSAT must satisfy strict demands on fairness in relation to applicants from different demographic groups. When the SweSAT was introduced most discussion concerned fairness in relation to socioeconomic background. Later, most attention has been paid to fairness between men and women. However, since the test takers constitute self-selected groups, the fairness of the test cannot be determined unless relevant information is available about the groups tested. In this study such information is taken from the ETF project a longitudinal data base for nationally representative samples and from the data base BACE 72. The present study focuses on the process of self-selection to the SweSAT among individuals from different socioeconomic groups and the strength of the self-selection process to the SweSAT is measured by the differences between test takers and others within each socioeconomic group on marks from compulsory school, achievement tests and intelligence tests. According to all variables studied the test takers constitute a positively selected group within all socioeconomic groups. The strongest selection effects are found within group in and the weakest ones in group I. However, due to great social differences in the total sample the test takers from group III still obtain lower means on all variables studied than do the test takers from group I.


Objective: To compare the mean duration of diarrhea between children taking yogurt and with the group taking commercial probiotics, containing lactobacillus in acute watery diarrhea. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Services Hospital, Lahore. The duration of this cross sectional study was 6 months, from June 2013 to November 2013. A total of 200 children suffering from acute watery diarrhea were involved in the study after the informed consent under the said hospital. Their demographic information was recorded and later divided in two groups of 100 each; group A received yogurt and group B was given commercial probiotic. The duration of diarrhea was observed in both groups. The results were compared by using independent sample t-test. Results: The average duration of diarrhea in group A, was 1.98 + 1.31 day while that in group B was 3.09 + 1.64 days. Student's t-test was applied and the difference between the two groups was found to be statistically significant (p< 0.05). Conclusions: Treatment with yogurt significantly decreases the mean duration of diarrhea as compared to probiotic among patients with acute watery diarrhea. Please download the full paper by clicking on the PDF file below...


Integration of smart materials and control circuitry with MEMS devices to form smart structures is becoming an important technology. With the development of smart microsystems, integrated design tools become a growing need. We have developed a CAD tool suite for integrated MEMS and ICs, which can help MEMS designers shorten design and validation time. This suite enables both accurate device design and systems design by providing 3D analysis tools as well as system level design tools inspired by VLSI CAD. This integrated MEMS CAD tool suite aids in implementing mixed-technology designs in multi signal and energy domains. Our MEMS CAD tools include: (1) physical design, (2) mixed-domain FEA enabling device analysis, (3) schematic design entry and system level behavioral simulation, (4) macromodel extraction, (5) placement and routing synthesis tools, and (6) layout extraction and DRC verification tools. The strength of our IC- enabled MEMS design suite is that it allows recursive simulation and verification between device level and system level design, which is very important for smart structures and sensory systems that require a lot of IC control circuitry. Examples of microtransducers design in smart structure applications are provided to demonstrate the design tools. Discussion of the merit and limitations of our tools are also included.


Belinski, Khalatnikov, and Lifshitz pioneered the study of the statistical properties of the never-ending oscillatory behavior (among successive Kasner epochs) of the geometry near a spacelike singularity. We show how the use of a 'cosmological billiard' description allows one to refine and deepen the understanding of these statistical properties. Contrary to previous treatments, we do not quotient the dynamics by its discrete symmetry group (of order 6), thereby uncovering new phenomena, such as correlations between the successive billiard corners in which the oscillations take place. Starting from the general integral invariants of Hamiltonian systems, we show how to construct invariant measures for various projections of the cosmological-billiard dynamics. In particular, we exhibit, for the first time, a (non-normalizable) invariant measure on the 'Kasner circle' which parametrizes the exponents of successive Kasner epochs. Finally, we discuss the relation between: (i) the unquotiented dynamics of the Bianchi-IX (a, b, c or mixmaster) model; (ii) its quotienting by the group of permutations of (a, b, c); and (iii) the billiard dynamics that arose in recent studies suggesting the hidden presence of Kac-Moody symmetries in cosmological billiards.


The history of biological research is punctuated by discoveries whose implications have changed the course of medical scientific thought. Such events as the discovery of insulin and the unravelling of the intricacies of protein structure have had far-reaching consequences. Into this category falls the work of Earl Sutherland, professor of physiology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, whose award of the 1971 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine was announced last week. In the 1940s Sutherland began a series of experiments on the mechanism by which adrenaline and glucagon stimulated the conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver. He found that these hormones increased the amount of an enzyme, phosphorylase, within the liver, by an indirect and complicated mechanism. Up to 1956 he was able to show this function of adrenaline only in intact liver cells. But in 1957 T. W. Rall, E. W. Sutherland, and J. Berthet' showed that these hormones could activate the enzyme in a cell-free system-namely, a liver homogenate. Further work by Sutherland and his colleagues showed that merely by centrifuging the liver homogenate it was possible to deplete the system of the enzyme activity under study, and addition of the hormones to the supernatant portion produced after centrifugation failed to reactivate it. However, when the hormones were added to the cellular debris of centrifugation they stimulated the formation of a heat-stable factor that did activate the enzymes. This factor was isolated and later identified by the Nashville workers as adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate, better known as cyclic AMP. Cyclic AMP is formed from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by an enzyme, adenyl cyclase, which occurs in cell membranes. After this discovery Sutherland went on to formulate a concept that has won increasing recognition over the years -namely, that cyclic AMP is an essential link in the mode of action of many, if not most, hormones and many drugs. According to his ideas hormones (or first messengers) travel from their tissue of origin to their target organ, where by changing the intracellular concentration of a second messenger-namely, cyclic AMPchanges specific to the first messenger are produced in the tissues. Among hormones whose action is probably mediated by cyclic AMP are catecholamines (affecting both glucose and fat metabolism), glucagon, ACTH, vasopressin, follicle-stimulating hormone, parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, insulin, prostaglandins, and several others. At least a dozen hormones either raise the intracellular cyclic AMP concentration or lower it, and one mechanism whereby hormone antagonism may occur is by exerting opposite effects on cyclic AMP. Drugs whose action depends on the adenyl-cyclase/cyclic-AMP system include beta stimulants such as isoprenaline and beta blockers such as propranolol. Others drugs such as caffeine and theophylline slow the rate of destruction of cyclic AMP and thus may potentiate hormonal action. The precise molecular mode of action of cyclic AMP is only partly unravelled, but its overall role in the control of many physiological processes is now clear. Its relation to disease in man remains to be explored. Since many hormones act through this messenger, it is reasonable to suppose that diseases characterized by hormone overactivity may be associated with increased tissue levels of cyclic AMP and that states of deficiency of hormones would be associated with low tissue levels. Urinary levels of cyclic AMP in patients with parathyroid disease in fact follow this pattern. The fascinating problem of tumours with functional hormonal effects may represent another facet of the cyclic AMP story, and perhaps congenital deficiencies of hormones are due to malfunction of the second messenger system. The biological implications of Sutherland's work are immense. So far they have largely involved physiologists, biochemists, and pharmocologists, but it is clear that the ripples are fast spreading to the frontiers of clinical medicine and human disease.


First Meeting, 2nd September, 1870.?Dr Fleming, President, in the chair. The following gentlemen were elected office-bearers:?President?Dr James Adams. Vice-Presidents?Dr Steven and Dr James Stewart. Council ?Dr Richmond, Paisley ; Dr M. H. Gibson; Mr Torrance, Airdrie; Dr H. Thomson; Dr James Gray ; Mr Robert Grieve; Mr Pollock, Mearns; Dr R. Renfrew. Secretaries?Dr R. Perry and Dr Alexander Robertson. Treasurer?Dr H. R. Howatt. Dr John Robertson, Dumbarton; Dr Thomas Lumsden, 43 Apsley Place; Dr George Stobo, Renfrew, and Mr B. M. Richard, Dumbarton,


This paper describes the approach adopted by the Turkish National Health Information System to build a national Data Warehouse, covering more than 50 Data Sets, specified by the Ministry of Health, and an EHR for each citizen. The messages are first specified using a UML logical design model, which is understandable to all stakeholders. These specifications are then mapped to HL7 CDA Release 2 to produce the wire format specifications, xsd's and java classes. Each message is assembled from stand-alone Data Sets, which populate the Data Warehouse, and Sections which are used to create the EHR.


A numerical solution method of the synthesis problems of radiating systems after the given power directivity pattern (DP) is presented. On the operational level the variational statement of the problems that takes into account a mean-square discrepancy between the given and synthesized DPs, and also weighed restriction on norm the extrinsic sources of excitation is considered. The existence theorems of quasi-solutions are proved. It is shown that the problem has a nonunique solution. Numerical algorithms of their determination are built and discussed.


Purpose: The aim was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of Ahmed clear path (ACP) valveless glaucoma drainage device in childhood glaucoma. Methods: Retrospective chart review of all patients 16 years or below with childhood glaucoma who had ACP implantation at Boston Children's Hospital from December 2019 to June 2020 with at least 6 months follow-up period. Results: The study included 7 eyes of 5 patients implanted by a single surgeon. The median follow-up was 12 months. The mean intraocular pressure (IOP) was reduced from 36±3.5 mm Hg on a mean of 2.7±0.6 glaucoma medications preoperatively to a mean IOP of 12.4±2.8 mm Hg (P<0.001) on a mean of 0.7±0.8 medications postoperatively at final follow-up (P=0.0009). Complete success was achieved in 4 eyes while qualified success was achieved in 3 eyes. Conclusion: The ACP glaucoma drainage device provided good short-term IOP control and technical advantages for implantation for pediatric eyes were observed.


Background: Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation, when performed in the right mesocolic plane, produces high quality surgical specimens. Aim of the work: Assessment of feasibility, safety, and quality of surgical specimen after laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation in right colon. Patients and Methods: Fifty patients with right colonic cancer were assigned to receive laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation during the period from April, 2017 till June, 2019 and their data were prospectively collected. Results: The average length of the ileocolic segment was 26.67±2.10 cm ,the average distance from near bowel wall to high vascular tie was 85.26±5.32 mm, the average distance from tumor to high vascular tie was 107.82±3.39 mm, and Average number of LN harvest was number 22.72±10.17. Conclusion: Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation procedure is associated with minimal operative blood loss, rapid recovery after operation, and short hospital stay and adequate number of harvested lymph nodes.


The manager of the 21st century is expected to succeed in an environment strongly characterized by unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). In fact, today's business environment consists of contradictory pressure and tensions, where competitive advantage could be gained by ambidextrous activities. The concept of ambidexterity has already been discussed by many scholars, but still little is known about managerial practice and actions that are useful for finding the balance between the paradoxes that have been identified at that level. Although there are different tensions, dynamic and evolving according to the changes observed in the environment: more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, the pressure to remain flexible and simultaneously maintain the plan of development, seems to be essential. In recent research studies, networking perspective is mentioned as one of areas worth exploring while analyzing the concept of ambidexterity. For that reason, the main goal of this chapter is to investigate if networking is one of the factors useful for managing ambidexterity. To gain deeper insight, we investigated further, searching for the factors essential for managing ambidexterity: we compared the research results between companies of different sizes to identify any regularities. We focused on ambidexterity reflected by managerial practice where stability/plans and flexibility are implemented simultaneously. We investigated 150 managers using paper-and-pencil interviewing. Our research results confirmed that networking could be one of the main approaches having an impact on ambidextrous activities. However, we cannot conclude that companies are obliged to apply a networking perspective to be ambidextrous, although it could be recommended. Further analysis of companies of different sizes revealed the relationship between ambidexterity and networking in case of small and large companies, and no relation in medium-sized enterprises.


This paper shows that intellectuals face lots of difficulties in the intellectuals filed.They struggle with media\money \power after dis-enchantment.So they must keep themselves independence.


Blade section for a wind turbine blade, a blade portion extending along the longitudinal axis and having at least a first end portion comprising a blade having a main blade section with an outer contour surface. A first plurality of connecting elements provided at the blade end of the main portion, each connecting element is pivotally engaged with the main blade about the rotation shaft portion. Each connecting element having a connecting element for each of the binding means is fixed to the other blade portion. The plurality of binding means is connected to the rotary shaft of each element is connected to a distance from the element.


The reform of administrative computer technology
under the French government's Plan Calcul
(1966-1975) was not based on a univocal intention
or a specific representation of its future effects.
Computer technology was not the vector of a
single, coherent and stabilized modernization
effort. On the contrary, it was introduced as a function
of conflicting imperatives. The resources available
to the agents of that reform enabled them to
assert divergent representations of the tool they
were championing. While computer technology
altered the connections between them, the impossibility
of imposing irreversible decisions bred protracted
uncertainty about its real modernizing
potentialities and favoured the buildup of incompatible
conceptions, which in turn contributed to
its spread during that period.


Abstract In this study, stability, density, rheology, and thermal conductivity of the Multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) based PCM nanocomposites were experimentally investigated. The PCM OM08 has been selected for the air-conditioning application with a phase change temperature of 8–10 °C. PCM nanocomposites (without surfactant) in various concentrations namely 0.05, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 vol. % were prepared using a typical two-step method and high homogenous stability is achieved using a mechanical mixing technique (ultra-sonication). The density of PCM nanocomposites was measured using two different types of standard volumetric flask approach and the experimental values confirmed good conformity with the Pak and Cho mixing theory. The highest thermal conductivity augmentation of 24.03%and 64.04% were achieved in liquid and solid states, respectively, with 0.5 vol. % of MWCNT. While, the addition of MWCNT resulted in a changeover of Newtonian to Non-Newtonian behaviors at a low shear rate, and the dynamic viscosity enhancement was increased by 130% with 0.5 vol. % of MWCNT. Further, the results were compared with existing correlations and it was found that the experimental values were in line with existing correlations.


IN an otherwise clarifying article appearing recently in this journal, Cattell (1962) wrongly equates two apparently quite different formulae for estimating common factor scores. Because the error is apt to prove puzzling to those who read the article and because the second of the two formulae has not been given elsewhere in the psychometric literature, we propose here to correct the error and give a simple derivation of the second formula. The error occurs in Cattell's equation (7), written as:


Abstract Three experiments were conducted to examine the role of experiential and response factors in spatial congruity judgements. A picture-word verification task was used in each case. Experiment 1 involved a comparison between native readers of Hindi and Urdu, scripts which are written and read from left-to-right and right-to-left respectively. Under Donders b (go-go) response conditions, greater polarization was observed on the horizontal axis for the Hindi subjects. There was a similar overall advantage for "right" in each group, but this masked the fact that the Hindi group had a greater advantage for "right" judgements when the right hand was used for true responses, and a greater advantage for "left" judgements when the left hand was used for true responses. Thus reading experience moderated the degree rather than the direction of polarization. Experiment 2 compared Hindi and Urdu groups of subjects using Donders c (go-no go) response rule, thereby eliminating the spatial stimulus-response compat...


This article is devoted to the analysis of changes in the U.S.-Russia relationships during the presidency of George W. Bush and to the detection of the origins of these changes. The attention is paid to conceptual foreign policy views of the most influential members of administration. The renewal of staff in U.S. administration was one of the important factors of toughening the Russian course of the American foreign policy. At the beginning of the second presidency of George Bush the ratio of forces in the American Congress changed. Opposition forces received the majority in the Congress. This circumstance became the other reason of change of the U.S.-Russia relationships. The bilateral relations during the specified period were complicated by aspiration of the USA to strengthen the influence on the territories of the Post-Soviet states. It caused discontent of Moscow. At the same time, some aspects of the Russian-Iranian nuclear cooperation caused criticism of Washington. The role of personal diplomacy is noted as a factor of forming bilateral relations. During the second term of the presidency of George W. Bush this factor didn't lose its value in comparison with the first term. The article gives the assessment of work of the Bush's second administration at the Russian direction. The author notes the American focus on the strategy of "selective partnership" with Russia. The conclusion is drawn on George Bush's aspiration to preservation of balance in the U.S.-Russia relations under the conditions of increasing strains.


This paper used the local loquats in Putian as raw materials. It discussed single-factor experiment of antioxidant and cooling velocity's effects on the loquat juice's color-preserving. It adopted the orthogonal experiment to optimize the technology of concentrated juice. The results showed that: the best effect of colorpreserving for loquat juice is adding 0.1 % Vc + 0.005 % sodium metabisulfite; Selecting cooling water of 15 ℃and water velocity of 1 m/s can achieve very good color-preserving for loquat juice; The best processing parameters of the three-way vacuum concentration is when vacuum degree reaches-0.07 MPa, evaporation temperature stays at 50℃, and the flow remains at 3 000 L/h.


The invention relates to a method of heat-exchanger type hydrocarbon steam conversion to produce CO, synthetic gas and methanol. An outer heater first converter and two heat-exchanger type first converters cooperate to complete first steam conversion reaction. Second converters are fed with reformed gas from the converters, pure oxygen and hydrocarbons such as gas of CO2 and natural gas to complete conversion reaction of CH. Second reformed gas from a second converter is separated with part CO and residue gas is mixed with second reformed gas from the other second converter to produce methanol. Said invention makes the most use of higher calorific value of second reformed gas from said second converter to heat logistics to act chemical reaction in heat-exchanger type first converter tube, so it saves the consumption of hydrocarbon fuel greatly and cycles the gaseous hydrocarbon sauce to be used. ii


Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Keyuning(spraying film of chitosan) in treating postoperative edema of anal margin of mixed hemorrhoid.Methods: The clinical case of 80 patients with mixed hemorrhoid after operation in our hospital from January 2007 to Demcember 2010 were randomly divided into two group including the control group and the treatment group,each group with 40 cases.In the control group,the patients were given treatment of routine dressing change,and the treatment of insufflation with Keyuning were add in the treatment group,the period of treatment is one week.Results: After treatment,the differece of the allevia-tive extent of edema of anal margin compared with the control group is significant(P0.01),with statistical significance.Conclusion: The effect of Keyunin on treating postoperative edema of anal margin of mixed hemorrhoid is precise,and fit to be used in clinical.


In this paper an origin approach to distributed systems design is shown. It allows to include complete costs of their life circuit. In order to simplify complexity of a design procedure we assume that a created system will have a regional hierarchical structure. A model based on the equivalence relation can describe that problem. In this way, it is possible to describe hierarchical regionalization simply for n-levels.


The density of U atoms in the (5)L(0)(6) ground state present in a vapor of this element from a hollow cathode lamp has been measured using laser absorption spectroscopy. The influence of the carrier gases (Ar, Kr, Xe) on the density, the absorption coefficient profiles, and on the ratio of U atoms to the dissipated electrical power has been investigated. It has been found that, in our range of operating conditions, the xenon gas is the most efficient. With xenon, a density of 2.2 x 10(12) cm(-3) ground-state U atoms is obtained when the lamp dissipates 40 W of electrical power.


1. An injection device for self-injection, provides the user with the introduction of liquid medication into the tissue of the body, comprising: platform; ! vial with a liquid medicament, which contains unique identification information of medicament, it is disposable and is connected to the platform is detachably; ! ampoule holder adapted to receive at least one ampoule with a liquid medicament and is connected to the platform; ! arm that comprises a pipe connected with said ampoule and / or holder and needle connected to a tube and which is adapted to the user hold for manual entry of the needle into a body tissue at any of the locations for the injection, the tissue at each location for injections associated with at least one injection parameter for each different location for injection, and the device further comprises! an identification reader connected to the platform and intended for reading the unique identification information of the ampoule with the medicament; ! actuator arranged in the platform and for supplying during the injection of liquid medication from the ampule through the tube and the needle into the user's tissue in one of the locations for the injection selected by the user, with injection parameter associated with the tissue at the site of injection selected by the user; ! a control device for controlling the actuator, for supplying medication from the ampoule with said injection parameter; ! CPU, which is connected to the ID reader to interact with them to get the information otno


Purpose – To investigate the potential food, feed and industrial values of some tropical underutilized medicinal plant materials.Design/methodology/approach – Dry‐milled plants, namely: Gongronema latifolium and Vernonia amygdalina were subjected to chemical analysis to determine their proximate, mineral, elemental, fatty acid and amino acid compositions using standard procedures.Findings – Results show that the lipid extract, ash, crude fibre and nitrogen free extractives, oxalate, phytate and tannin of the plants are within expected ranges. They however had unexpectedly high crude protein content: 27.20 and 21.69 per cent, respectively. Potassium, phosphorus, calcium and cobalt were the most abundant mineral elements. G. latifolium and V. amygdalina leaf oils are 50.22 and 24.54 per cent saturated; 39.38 and 65.45 per cent polyunsaturated, respectively. Palmitic and oleic acids were the major monounsaturated fatty acids. Degrees of unsaturation are 0.46 and 0.41, respectively. Major essential amino acid...


It is estimated that one-third of students completing their doctoral study in the United States are international. This is notable because the higher education socialization processes for international students are uniquely challenging, yet little scholarship has addressed how these challenges influence doctoral students' pursuits of faculty careers. Employing multi-institutional data from the U.S. research-intensive universities, this study examined how interpersonal socialization difficulties (based in linguistic challenges, cultural differences, and identity-based bias/discrimination) with peers, faculty, and staff were associated with declined interest in pursuing faculty positions at research-oriented universities and teaching-oriented universities. The results indicated that international doctoral students who experienced interpersonal challenges due to cultural conflicts were more likely to lose interest in faculty positions. U.S. higher education is recommended to help both international doctoral students and people around them to minimize communication difficulties of cultural differences to retain international talents who can be future international faculty.


This paper begins with introduction of methodologies SEA and SEAS,then pointing out the deficiencies of SEA and the suitableness of SEAS on effectiveness evaluation of C~4ISR system;which is followed by discussing how to evaluate C~4ISR system by using the methodology SEAS.Finally,we describe the results obtained from the SEAS simulations and how to analyze the results.


Abstract : This report describes the work for FY 2000 for the Project Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys Used in Aircraft (Grant # F49620-99-1.0283) for AFOSR. This Report contains the following sections that address the technical goals of the project: Goal 1. Improved electrochemical test methods and protocols for characterizing the performance of coated aircraft alloys. Goal 2. Surface Analysis Studies of Degradation of Coatings Properties Goal 3. SVET Studies of Coated Aluminum Alloys Goal 4. Advanced Spectroscopy of Coating/Metal Systems Goal 5. Further examination of conductive polymers for chrome free metal pretreatment primers for Al alloys Goal 6. Development of molecular probes for examining changes in thin coating films during exposure Goal 7. Electrochemical Instrumentation Development Goal 8. Chrome-free pretreatment materials based on sol-gel optimization - new silicon oligomer design & synthesis Goal 9. Improved design/expert systems methods for total aircraft coatings systems design (with AFRL/WPAFB).


Note: Proc. 6th International Conference on Quasicrystals (ICQ-6), edited by S. Takeuchi and T. Fujiwara (Singapore: World Scientific), (1998) 407 Reference CRPP-CONF-1998-074 Record created on 2008-05-13, modified on 2017-05-12


Replication system is a system that is currently widely used, with the advantage of data security that can be guaranteed security. The replication of the Web-Based Student Academic System Database is implemented using VMWare workstation 9.0. By using Ubuntu Server 12.04 which is a server, there are three servers that are built including the master server, slave 1 and slave 2, with the three servers synchronized and replicated automatically in the system, with a system like this it is hoped that the data inside is guaranteed the security and distribution are faster. The system is implemented using a Local Area Network (LAN) using a client, which is accessed from the browser on the client


Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease with different clinical course and prognosis. microRNA-29 (miR-29) family of non-coding small RNAs can play an important role in pathogenesis of AML, but also can influence response to therapy. The purpose of the study was to evaluate miR-29c expression in AML patients in relationship to clinical parameters and response to chemotherapy, including azacitidine. Materials and Methods miR-29c expression has been analyzed using RT-PCR in 95 bone marrow specimens from newly diagnosed AML patients in comparison to 20 healthy subject. Results We showed up-regulated miR-29c expression in AML patients which was linked also to higher risk of disease relapse after achieving complete remission. In subset of elderly AML patients treated with azacitidine, low miR-29c expression at diagnosis correlated with good response to therapy. Conclusions miR-29c is of prognostic value and influences response to azacitidine treatment in older AML patients.


This paper is primarily about design and some of the difficulties of "appropriate" design in care settings. This is hardly a novel concern but this particular focus arises as a consequence of digital technologies maturing and transferring to the everyday domain. Domestic environments are becoming key sites for the consumption of information and communication technologies, embracing in the "care" domain various forms of "assistive" technologies and the design and provision of "smart" homes. This paper reports on the Equator IRC "Care in the Digital Community" project – a multidisciplinary research programme concerned with the development of enabling technologies to assist care in the community for particular user groups with different support needs. The general aim is to examine how digital technology can be used to support sheltered housing residents and their staff.


The purify and adsorb function of palygorskites modified by different acid,alkali and acid-alkali compound to the simulation waste water which contained the phosphorus were compared and analyzed.The adsorb phosphorus function of palygorskites which modified by different substances was investigated initially.The results show that the adsorption effect of phosphorus is improved when the mass ratio of palygorskites and hydrochloric acid solution which contains 9%double distilled water is 1∶2,the adsorption productivity is 53.59%.The mass ratio of alkali modified palygorskites and hydrochloric acid solution which contains 9% double distilled water is 1∶2,the adsorption effect of phosphorus is extremely enhanced by the acid-alkali compound palygorskites and the adsorption efficiency achieves as high as 99%.


Summary Red Sindhis were crossed with Jerseys at three stations as an approach in developing dairy cattle adaptable to the southern United States. The production records of 180 cows in the crossbred groups of 3/4 J, 5/8 J, F 1 , F 2 , and 1/4 J were compared to their purebred Jersey stable-mates or contemporaries. All the crossbred groups were lower in milk and fat yield, but tested slightly higher than their Jersey stable-mates. Level of milk and fat yield, length of lactation, persistency of milk yield, and feed efficiency decreased significantly as the proportion of Sindhi inheritance increased. The differences in production among the crosses at the three stations were almost directly proportional to the level of the Jersey stable-mates. Adjustment for length of lactation did not change the rank of the crossbred groups and was not the only cause of differences among breed groups. Jerseys produced significantly more milk and fat than their maternal crossbred sisters sired by Sindhi and F 1 males, but were not significantly different from their purebred Jersey stable-mates. Differences among crossbred groups were more important than sire differences within groups. Also, little improvement in the production, relative to their Jersey stable-mates, was shown in selected second lactations as compared to first lactation. Certain other characteristics exhibited by the crosses, i.e., temperament, rate of milking, udder characteristics, and eating habits, appeared to impair their usefulness as dairy animals. The results of this study show no advantage of the Red Sindhi-Jersey crossbreds over purebred Jerseys in dairy characteristics under conditions prevailing at three locations.


Ultra-wideband wireless communications techniques have many merits, including an extremely simple radio that inherently leads to low-cost design, large processing gain for robust operations in the presence of narrowband interference, covert operations, and fine time resolution for accurate position sensing. However, there are a number of challenges in UWB receiver design, such as capturing multipath energy, inter symbol interference especially in a non-line-of-sight environment, and the need for high-sampling-rate analog-to-digital converters. Microstrip Patch antenna (MPA) provides low profile and low volume, so it is use in a now a days communication devices. In this paper study of past few year shows that most of labour on MPA is targeted on planning compact sized microstrip antenna. A novel ultra-wideband printed monopole antenna can be used in wireless communication devices.


SUMMARY Gout is a direct consequence of chronic hyperuricaemia, who 's prevalence is following sedentary lifestyle and improper diet domi- nated by foods rich in purines and non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages with sweeteners. Since gout is associated with other serious comorbidities is essential that the treatment of this disease would be adequate. The results of numerous studies indicate that the worldwide therapy of gout is insufficient in most patients. There is no doubt that this assessment is true for the treatment of gout in the Republic of Serbia, and the reasons for such an assessment are numerous. The most important reason is related to the choice of drugs, because in Serbia they are only available xanthine oxidase inhibitors, which reduce the formation of uric acid, while drugs that increase the excretion of uric acid- Uricosuric drugs are not registered. Beside uricosurics, in Serbia is not registered neither colhicine, a drug that has a very important role in the prevention of adverse effects of antihyperuricaemia drugs in the first few weeks of treatment.


Objective
To explore the results of the treatment of widespread traumatic soft tissue defects of anterior tibia with free latissimus dorsi muscle-skin flaps using the medial sural artery as the recipient artery.

Methods
Eleven patients with widespread traumatic soft tissue defects of anterior tibia in the leg from April 2011 to February 2014 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were treated with the free flaps (latissimus dorsi muscle-skin flap) using the medial sural artery as the recipient artery. There were 8 males and 3 females, with an average age of (34.1 ± 5.2) years (range, 23~45 years). The tibia bone exposed lengths were about 1/2 to 2/3 of the length of the tibia, and the sizes of the defect area ranged from 15 cm×8 cm to 34 cm × 11 cm. In the operation, the medial sural artery was taken as the recipient blood vessel, and the venae comitans and great saphenous vein as regurgitation of the flap, which is the Anastomosis of blood vessel pedicle with free latissimus dorsi muscle-skin flap. The donor defect was closed directly or resurfaced with mid-thickness skin.

Results
ALL the eleven flaps survived at last. One case encountered operative revision due to postoperative thrombosis of phlebo-vessels, and then survived completely. The mean follow-up period was (14.7 ± 3.2) months (range, 11~18 months). The appearance, texture, color and thickness of flaps in all cases were good at the last follow-up, and all the flaps achieved protective sensation. No limitation occurred to the function of the joint of knee and ankle. No abnormality of upper limb activity in the donor area was left.

Conclusions
For patients with defect of widespread traumatic skin and soft tissue of anterior tibia , especially when only one major blood vessel was left, application of the medial sural artery anastomosis of free latissimus dorsi muscle-skin flap to repair the wound is an effective treatment method.

Key words:
Sural nerve/BS/SU; Surgical flaps; Muscle, skeletal/SU; Soft tissue injuries/SU


A simple and efficient method of handling references in papers by using acronyms is reported here. The method saves labor for writers and space in publications. Authors are expressed by letters before a hyphen. Following the hyphen, books are represented by capitalizing the first letter, as in Wi-C, or a few more letters together with lower case letters, as in Fl-DiFo and C-SyLiCoN. Papers are represented only by lower case letters, as in SchaT-iom and Ma-sorrm. Individually available reports are expressed by an upper case letter followed only by lower case letters, as in OLK-Apf.


higher antibody concentration corresponded to lower drug concentration. No significant correlation between drug level and laboratory data was identified. Conclusions: This is the first study regarding immunogenicity in pae-diatric Crohn's disease patients who had switched from originator to biosimilar infliximab. No attributes of higher immunogenicity after switching were found. Further analyses are needed. Background: It is not clear whether a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 is associated with improved long-term outcomes compared with a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 1 in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Here, we evaluated the validity of a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 or 1 in predicting the long-term outcomes of patients with UC who have achieved remission using mesalazine. Methods: We retrospectively analysed the medical records of patients with UC treated using a 2.4 or 3.6g/day of a pH-dependent release formulation of mesalazine (pH-mesalazine) at our hospital between January 2009 and December 2010. The inclusion criteria were colonos-copy (CS) performed between 1 and 2 years after the start of pH-mesala-zine; no other therapy was received after the start of pH-mesalazine; in remission, defined as a Lichtiger clinical activity index (CAI) score of ≤ 4, on the day of CS; and a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 or 1 on the day of CS. Flare up of UC was defined as a CAI score of ≥ 5. The cumulative remission rate since the day of CS was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. We investigated the cumulative remission rates and characteristics of the patients stratified by Mayo Endoscopic Sub-scores 0 and 1. Prognostic factors related to the cumulative remission rates were evaluated using log-rank tests and multivariate Cox regression analysis. Results: In total, 74 patients (mean age 45.6 years) were included in this study; 34 were female. The mean duration of disease was 9.2 years. Further, 19 patients had pancolitis; 31 had left-sided colitis; and 24 had proctitis-type colitis. In addition, 56 patients were switched from a time-dependent release formulation of mesalazine or salazosulfapyridine to a pH-mesalazine. Concomitant treatment with azathioprine and local mesalazine was administered to 7 and 20 patients, respectively. On the day of CS, 23 and 51 patients had Mayo Endoscopic Sub-scores of 0 and 1, respectively. Compared with patients with a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 1, those with a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 were older and had less pancolitis. The 1-, 2- and 3-year cumulative remission rates were 92%, 83%, and 67%, respectively. The 1- and 3-year cumulative remission rates were 100% and 89%, respectively, for the Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0, 88% and 54%, respectively, for the Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 1. The cumulative maintenance rates in the Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 were significantly higher than those in the Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 1. In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 was identified as an independent prognostic factor of improved long-term clinical remission. Conclusions: This study found a Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score of 0 is a prognostic factor of higher remission rates for UC. Background: Appropriateness criteria (AC) for the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) have been developed by European experts' panels to help clinicians for decision making. AC might be used to provide quality of care measures, namely treatments overuse. One objective behind this development is to imple-ment AC in daily practice. A first step to check their usability was to assess the actual relevance of the clinical situations considered in panels. Methods: Repeated cross-sectional analysis performed on adult patients included in the Swiss IBD Cohort (SIBDC), at enrolment and at first follow-up visits. Treatments AC were developed for 110 CD (87 of those were used in this study), and 54 UC detailed clinical situations (DCS), using RAND appropriateness method. Algorithms were built to routinely classify clinical situations of SIBDC patients according to those considered in panels. Extracts of a minimal set of 30 clinical variables was enough to characterise any IBD DCS. Results: In the study, 1 427/1 604 (89%) of CD and 973/1 159(84%) of UC patients could be assigned to > = 1 DCS at enrolment (1 242/1 159(92%) of CD and 840/977(86%) of UC at first follow-up). For CD patients, the most frequent clinical situations encountered at enrolment were luminal CD in remission medi-cally-induced +/- extraintestinal manifestations (EIM) (16.7% and 7.8%, respectively), steroid-dependent CD (5.2%), and mild-to-low-moderate luminal CD


This study aims to explain the development process and feasibility of interactive multimedia-based learning media using the Nearpod application on energy theme 6 and its changes in the energy change subtheme 1 for class III MI Roudlotul Mustashlihin Sukodono. The method used in this study is a development research method with the ADDIE development model developed by Dick and Carry. In the development carried out, researchers carried out three stages, namely (1) Analysis (analysis) (2) Design (design) and (3) Development (development). The development of this learning media produces interactive learning media using the Nearpod application for class III SD/MI students. The developed media has been validated by two validators with the results: (1) material expert validation obtained a score of 45 with a percentage value of 93.5% which is categorized as "very feasible" to use. (2) validation of media experts with a percentage value of 89.5% which is categorized as "very feasible" to be used. Based on the results of the validation that has been carried out, the developed learning media is declared suitable for use in learning


A numerical analysis is applied to the investigation of the interior flows in the radial inlet volute for a centrifugal compressor in this paper.Both interior flow in an individual inlet volute and its interaction with the downstream impeller are studied in some details,and the flow structure in the inlet volute is presented further.The numerical results show that a set of vortices in annular duct will lead to the loss of flow in the inlet volute,as well as flow field non-uniform in air interface plane.However,a more important conclusion is drawn that rotation of the impeller has a negative influence on the both properties mentioned above.Theoretically,the result presented can give a fundamental understanding of the complicated flow in the inlet volute,and provide a basis for optimizing the inlet volute.


Treks'n Rapids (http://www.treksnrapids.com/AboutUs.aspx), a leading adventure sports and human resource enrichment company founded by MBAs in 2002, wanted to identify main motivational factors of attraction towards adventure sports among youths of National Capital Region. Objective was to improve the effectiveness of integrated marketing communications strategy. Adventure sports are categorized into four classes: Mountain Sports; Extreme Sports like Bungee Jumping, Free fall etc.; Rafting & Kayaking; Paragliding, Sky diving & Skiing. A total of fifteen motivational factors have been identified with the help of literature review and an exploratory study. These are: Thrill, Requires Zeal/energy, Spells Status, Builds Confidence, Helps in Personality development, Instills Self-belief, Creates Unique identity, Is a Stress buster, Helps in Goal-setting, Is Challenging, Requires Toughness, Builds Sense of Achievement, Is a unique Experience, It is Fun/adventure and Improved Technology has reduced risk. A questionnaire was created and sent to over 500 people online. Through word of mouth people were encouraged to visit the website and respond to the questionnaire. Fifty-seven responses were obtained. These were analyzed using SPSS. Only two factors were extracted. First all the 57 responses were analyzed as a whole to find out the main motivational factors. Next each of the four individual categories of adventure sports was separately analyzed and results were found to be highly consistent. Two composite variables that emerged may be labeled as: 1. Characteristics of the adventure sports encompassing: thrill, challenge, fun, toughness and zeal required, 2. Characteristics of the self like: building confidence, personality development, sense of achievement, status, self-belief and help in goal setting. Resultant factors were used to discriminate respondents based on gender and spend. In both the cases more than 73% of original grouped cases were found to be correctly classified. Findings of this study will help the firm in developing an effective integrated marketing communication strategy by fine tuning messages in their communication.


Abstract Hydrogen has repeatedly been shown to have a detrimental effect on the mechanical properties of α2-Ti3A1 titanium aluminides containing niobium. The loss of ductility and toughness observed in these alloys in the presence of hydrogen has previously been attributed to the precipitation of brittle hydrides in the α2 phase. The present paper reports a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction study of the effect of hydrogen on the microstructure of two Ti3A1 + Nb alloys, Ti-25 at.% AI-10at.% N b 3 at.% V-1 at.% Mo, also known as Super-α2, and Ti-25.2 at.% A1-9.5 at.% Nb. We present evidence for an orthorhombic, hydrogen-stabilized phase, labelled OH, and none of the previously reported hydrides were observed in this study. The OH phase can be obtained by a simple distortion of the α2 basal plane, and the magnitude of this distortion increases with increasing hydrogen content. The OH phase reversibly disappears after hydrogen outgassing in vacuum. The morphology of this hydrogen-in...


STUDY OBJECTIVES
Sleepiness is a well-known risk factor for traffic accidents. Our study presents a new questionnaire, the Bordeaux Sleepiness Scale (BOSS), specifically designed to evaluate the sleep-related driving risk in patients with sleep disorders.

METHODS
The BOSS was designed by gathering data on the socio-demographics, sleepiness, driving items and traffic accidental exposure (kilometers driven) in the past year of 293 patients followed for sleep disorders at a French sleep clinic. It was then validated on data from a large population-based cohort of 7,296 highway drivers. Its performance was compared to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and to self-reported episodes of severe sleepiness at the wheel (SAW). Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were computed.

RESULTS
The sensitivity and specificity of the BOSS (cut-off = 3) to predict sleep-related near-misses or accidents was respectively 82% and 74%, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.83. In a patients cohort and in a large population-based cohort, the area under the curve of the BOSS was significantly larger than that of the ESS (P<.001). Although the areas under the curve were equivalent between the BOSS and SAW, the specificity of the BOSS was higher.

CONCLUSIONS
The BOSS scale combining exposure (kilometers driven) and self-perception of situational sleepiness provides a simple and reliable evaluation of the sleep-related driving risk. This short specific questionnaire should be promoted as first line to evaluate the risk of traffic accidents in sleepy patients.


Multiple Myeloma is a plasma cell neoplasia wich infiltrates bone marrow. Cutaneous involvement is uncommon, represents dissemination of end-stage Multiple Myeloma and is a sign of poor prognosis. We present a 59 year old female patient, with an 8 month history of multiple blue-red, painful, bleeding tumors, located on the head, trunk and extremities. Histological and immunohistoche- mical studies confirmed the diagnoses of Plasmacytoma. This is a case of Secondary Cutaneous Plasmacytoma as an initial manifestation of Multiple Myeloma. It is uncommon, considering its clinical characteristics and the early stage of presen- tation.


II, III, IV, V spinel) Mg 2 SiO 4 spinel 2 SiO 4 structures of phases III retrograde phases this pressure-induced in-situ Raman spectroscopy. Phase phase found to spinel structure first-principles transition was found at 2.5 GPa for both compression and decompression processes. For phase II, new spectrum appeared at about 13 GPa during compression process, but peaks were broad, possibly due to non-hydrostatic condition. Change of Raman spectrum at each transition was discontinuous, so these transitions should be 1st order in nature. Present in-situ Raman spectroscopic studies confirmed that phases III and IV are indeed retrograde phases. Observed transition pressures were lower than their supposed stable pressure region, consistent with previous quench experiments (Syono et al., 1971). These results were consistent with our first-principles study too. However, for phase transition of III, octahedral Si is expected for high-pressure phase. Rather low observed transition pressure (5.5 GPa) suggests that the transition is not same as that observed by first-principles calculation. Curretly, structural identification of high-pressure phases is underway by calculation of Raman spectra of candidate phases from first-principles. Monazite and xenotime are common REE (rare earth elements: here considered as Y and lanthanoid) minerals in crustal metamorphic and granitic rocks (e.g. Spear and Pyle 2002). These minerals are widely used in petrologic studies as a U-Th-Pb geochronometer (e.g. Parrish 1990, Suzuki et al. 1991) and a geothermometer (e.g. Gratz and Heinrich 1997, Pyle et al. 2001 and Viskupic and Hodges 2001). Furthermore, these minerals have been focused on as a functional material owing to their several exceptional physical and chemical properties such as the high fusion temperature, high chemical durability and wide stability fields, etc. (see also reviewed papers: e.g. Boatner 2002, Kolitsch and Holstam 2004, Clavier et al. 2011). The X-ray analyses for these minerals has been conducted by Ni et al. (1995). Monazite has monoclinic symmetry with space group P 2 1 / n , and preferentially incorporates LREE (light rare earth elements, here La˜Gd). On the other hand, xenotime has tetragonal symmetry with space group I 4 1 / a m d (isostructure with zircon), and preferentially incorporates HREE (heavy rare earth elements, here Tb˜Lu + Y). Monazite and xenotime can contain trace amount of hydrogen as nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs). However, only few studies have been reported on infrared spectroscopic measurements of monazite and xenotime. In this study, we conducted polarized infrared spectroscopic observation on hydrothermally synthesized monazite (LaPO 4 ) and xenotime (YPO 4 ) single crystals. The single crystals of monazite and xenotime, synthesized with a piston-cylinder apparatus under a pressure of 1.0 GPa and cut perpendicular and parallel to the elongated direction, are mounted and doubly polished (i.e., monazite: E is nealy perpendicular to Y or Z , xenotime: E ⊥ c or a ). The polarized infrared spectra of monazite and xenotime single crystals were measured in the transmission mode by Nicolet iN10 (Thermo Scientific Inc.). Monazite crystals show two pleochroic absorption bands at 3164 cm − 1 (FWHM = ca. 50 cm − 1 ) and around 3330 cm − 1 (FWHM = ca. 140 cm − 1 ). On the other hand, xenotime crystals show a pleochroic absorption band at 3302 cm − 1 (FWHM = ca. 10 cm − 1 ). According to obtained absorption figures, the OH dipole in monazite is weakly oriented to [110], while in xenotime, it is strongly oriented perpendicular to c -axis. Based on these results, we suggest the OH incorporation models as shown in Figure 1. Two incorporation models must be considered on monazite due to the n glide symmetric element. The charge balancing mechanism in monazite is expressed as REE 3+ $ u REE + 3H + . In contrast, the charge balance in xenotime is maintained by the reaction of REE 3+ + O 2 − $ u REE + u O + H + . When the Libowitzky (1999) correlation is applied to the obtained band positions (monazite: 3164 cm − 1 and 3330 cm − 1 , xenotime: 3302 cm − 1 ), the O-O distance of 2.69, 2.76 and 2.74 Å is estimated, respectively. Considering the estimated inter-atomic distance and our OH incorporation models, we could suggest the formation of vacant REE site cause the slight deformation of monazite and xenotime crystal lattices. We have studied structure of hydrous silica glass by using X-ray and Neutron diffraction experiments up to 10 GPa at ambient temperature. Hydrous silica glass was synthesized by quenching from melts under pressure, which contains 13 wt % of D 2 O. X-ray diffraction experiments were conducted at BL04B2 of SPring-8 and AR-NE5 of Photon Factory. Neutron diffraction experiments were carried out at BL11 of MLF, J-PARC. Both X-ray and neutron diffractions show the shift of the FSDP of structure factor toward higher Q with increasing pressure, indicating the shrinkage of the intermediate range order with pressure. The radial distribution functions shows that the SiO 4 unit does not change up to 10 GPa but the Si-Si distance decrease with pressure. These also indicate the change of the intermediate range order. D-O distance in the hydrous silica glass is nearly constant, 0.92 Å . The changes of silica framework with pressure in hydrous silica glass are similar to those in dry silica glass. 3 Al 3 O 12 SO 4 , belongs to the sodalite group. Most of nature hauynes have modulated structure. Previous researchers (e.g. Saalfeld, 1961; Tsuchiya and Takeuchi, 1985) studied the modulated structure of hauynes from some localities by X-ray and electron diffraction methods. The results from heating experiments showed there is a discontinuity of thermal expansion between 550 ℃ and 700 ℃ , and the themal expansion coefficient of hauyne changed to small value above 700 ℃ (e.g. Taylor, 1968). Disappearance of satellite reflections, which indicated the phase transition, was observed between 390 ℃ and 407 ℃ by high temperature in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction experiment (Hassan e t a l ., 2004). The relationship between the structural change and the discontinuity of thermal expansion is unclear. High temperature in situ single crystal X-ray diffraction experiments was conducted to investigate relationship between structural charge and discontinuity of thermal expansion.Hauynefrom eifel, German was used to our experiments. The backscattered electron images showed the chemical composition of the crystal was homogenerous, and its chemical formula was determined as Na 2 83 Ca 0 95 K Si 06 Al 93 O 12 (SO ) 0 95 Cl 03 by using an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (JEOL, JSM-7001F). High temperature in situ single crystal X-ray diffraction experiments were examined by using an imaging plate type X-ray diffractmeter (Rigaku, R-AXIS IV++) with a horseshoe-shaped Pt heater (Huber). Observation of the satellite peaks and determination of cell parameter were performed at eight points between 20 ℃ and 700 ℃ . Crystal Clear-SM 1.4.0 (Rigaku) was used for data analysis. The lattice parameter of the modulated structure of the sample was approximately eight times long as the basic structure. Satellite reflections were disappeared around 700 ℃ although they were observed until 600 ℃ , therefore, structural change was indicated in the temperature range. Also, the axial length of a-axis increased monotonously with increasing temperature, and the thermal expansion coefficient between 600 ℃ and 700 ℃ have smaller value. The results suggested structural change of hauyne would affect the discontinuity of thermal expansion. Mie-Gruneisen type equation is frequently used for the Temperature-Pressure-Volume equation of state (EoS) for pressure standard materials and minerals in the Earth's interior. Mie-Gruneisen type equation consists of the isothermal compression term and the thermal pressure term. In the thermal pressure term, Gruneisen parameter ( γ ) is very important thermodynamic parameter. It is known that γ relates to the property of isothermal compression as Slater's equation [1]. From the studies of molecular dynamics and potential theory, Barton and Stacey [2] advanced the free volume theory [3], and then derived the equation (called as "modified free volume formula" or "Barton-Stacey formula"), which can calculate practical γ values from the parameters of an isothermal compression curve. It is important that this formula gives theoretically support for volume dependence of γ , and moreover reduces the parameters of total EoS in number. In this study, we apply Barton-Stacey formula to NaCl-B1 phase. We use the CT-EoS data as experimental reference, and the thermal pressure model, which include effect of intrinsic anharmonicity, as base model [4]. The power law γ at zero temperature in the base model is replaced by Barton-Stacey formula with the parameters of the isothermal EoS at zero temperature [5,6]. The value of f , which is the parameter relating to the randomness of thermal motion of atoms in Barton-Stacey formula, is estimated from using the free volume γ [3]. The present model reproduce successfully values of γ and specific heats without sacrificing accuracy, in spite of reducing one parameter of the EoS. Experiments using diamond anvil cells have been important in many studies of crystals and liquids at high pressure and temperature because these cells permit not only optical observation of the sample but also in situ measurement of the sample's physical and chemical properties. The pressure in the sample chamber of such cells is often determined by the shift in the wavenumber of a fluorescence line of ruby inside the sample chamber. However, the intensity of the ruby fluorescence decreases rapidly with increasing temperature. It is known that the first-order Raman mode of diamond anvil has been considered as a strong candidate of pressure marker because its Raman signal is intense and the diamond is always used as the a


Australian Baptists have always been keenly interested in missionary work overseas. At the beginning they sent gifts to London for the Baptist Missionary Society in days when, crippled by heavy chapel debts and unable to make the most of the many opportunities of their own home mission, they seemed least able ,to' afford it. Before Jong there was a demand that they themselves should engage in a mission to the heathen. One notable attempt to do ·.this was made in the seventies of the last century.1 :A young Baptist pastor, Mr. William Hack, who had pioneered work at Hilton in South Australia,2 felt a strong call to missionary service. He applied in 1870 to the South Australian Baptist Missionary Society for service in Faridpur. Here the South Australians were supporting native workers engaged by Baptist Missionary Society agents stationed at Dacca. Hack was rejected on the grounds of ill-health. Undeterred he made two further applications to the Society in the following years, but his offers of service were declined. In the meantime his interests were attracted towards Japan, a nllssion field now opening after the favourable treaties between t!his country and some of the Western Powers in 1858. Hack now made a new approach to the committee of the South Australian Baptist Missionary Society, seeking support for a mission to Japan which he personally would undertake. He suggested that the committee give priority to Faridpur "and afterwards to give Japan' what was left of their funds." No work could be sustained in such a fashion, so ,that the committee had little choice but to decline his undertaking. The intrepid enthusiast now sought the aid of private persons. ,While some strongly opposed his venture, others rallied to his support, so that within a few weeks the sum of £350 had heen subscribed. Encouraged by these gifts, Hack, his wife and three small sons, Miss Stonehouse (his wife's sister), Mr. and Mrs. Clode, Mr. Baley and a children's nurse left Australia in November, 1873 for the Land of the Rising Sun. The party disembarked at Nagasaki on January 12, 1874. Hack rented a house previously used as a printing office. Clode, who had some experience in the printing trade, had speculated on· the journey over whether this might be useful in Japan. The answer to these questionings came when, a few weeks after the arrival, the plant was offered :to the missionaries. Gifts from Australia at this


This paper is about the intelligent edge-based reinforcement learning control framework technology for manufacturing field solution and features large-scale learning, scalable edge distribution technology that can be applied to various task. In this paper, two items are proposed as features. The first proposes the General Reinforcement Learning Framework(GRLF) in manufacturing, and the second proposes the edge solution technology based on the GRLF in manufacturing. We apply the industrial solution such as grid sorter system for example. As a result of the industrial GRLF based grid sorter system, it was confirmed that when a total of 100 deliveries are randomly received into the grid sorter system by any emitter, all shipments are 100% accurate. It also classifies approximately 0.5 deliveries per step. This shows the efficiency of classifying around 30 deliveries per minute, assuming a step is performed per second.


The construction of socialist political culture requires the induction and summarization of the characteristics of China's traditional political culture to find out its positive factors still alive,which will become better parts of modern political culture through rational and critic integration and recast to make the past serve the present.


(i) Heredity-Space will not permit discussion of the comparatively little exact knowledge available of the laws of heredity affecting the human infant. The general rule is that the child may inherit the mean of the respective parental endowments of basic temperamental patterns, but there may be variations, due to unknown causes, both far above and far below the parental average. Two main divisions of temperamental types may be postulated, out-turning and in-turning: those people whose mental processes tend to seek expression outside themselves and those who tend to withdraw into themselves. Pure types are rare; most people are mixed to some extent, but nearly everyone falls to one or other side of a hypothetical mid-line. (ii) Normal Variations in Infants-In-turning and out-turning patterns are not recognizable until after a baby reaches a stage of self-consciousness. In the amollnt of activity which they show, young infants show a marked and often persistent variation, from the continuous restlessness of the hyperkinetic baby to the lethargy of the, so-called, lazy baby. It is, however, often hard to distinguish between behaviour due to extreme activity or inactivity and that due to extreme out-turning or in-turning. (iii) Maturation in a Constant Environment-The uterine period of the baby's life provides the optimum opportunity for maturation, as determined by heredity, in an environment of maximum constancy. The evidence that maternal experiences or attitudes during pregnancy can affect the foetus, is unconvincing. It is more valid to regard pregnancy as a school of practical preparation for motherhood, and the maternal attitude developed then may have the widest repercussions on the very young infant. (iv) The Infant's Nervous System-At first the baby's neurological equipment subserves basic physiological function only. Neural integration is chaotic except for purposes of circulation and respiration and for chains of neural co-ordination extending from the lips to the anus and the kidneys to the urethra, respectively. It looks as if the new-born baby must do all his learning through his alimentary canal.


Objective:To establish a prenatal diagnosis method tested aneuploidy by FISH for uncultured amniotic fluid aim at aneuploidies.Methods:25ml amniotic fluid was taken from each patient who had a raised prenantic risk,full karyotyping(GTG banding) 20ml,FISH referring 13/18/21/X/Y aneuploidies 5ml respectively.Results:3 aberrations out of 100 amniocentesis samples were detected,including trisomy 21(2) and 45,X(1),the compliance of the two technique is 100%.Conclusions:FISH can be used for testing fetal aneuploidies because of its quickness,simpleness and specialization.


4 strains of highly efficient degradation bacteria for terephthalic acid (TA) were isolated and selected. By using inducing technique, mutation of bacterium DNAs achieved to improve the degrading capability. By embedding fixation, the optimized bacteria were applied to purifying terephthalic acid wastewater with highly effective treatment, whose load was up to 5kg COD/m3.d.


Extreme aviation is accompanied by ever‐present risks of hypobaric hypoxia and decompression sickness. Neuroprotection against those hazards is conferred through fractional inspired oxygen ( FI,O2 ) concentrations of 60–100% (hyperoxia). Hyperoxia reduces global cerebral perfusion (gCBF), increases reactive oxygen species within the brain and leads to cell death within the hippocampus. However, an understanding of hyperoxia's effect on cortical activity and concomitant levels of cognitive performance is lacking. This limits our understanding of whether hyperoxia could lower the brain's threshold of tolerance to physiological stressors inherent to extreme aviation, such as high gravitational forces. This study aimed to quantify the impact of hyperoxia upon global cerebral perfusion (gCBF), cognitive performance and cortical electroencephalography (EEG). Hyperoxia evoked a rapid reduction in gCBF, yet cognitive performance and vigilance were enhanced. EEG measurements revealed enhanced alpha power, suggesting less desynchrony, within the cortical temporal regions. Collectively, this work suggests hyperoxia‐induced brain hypoperfusion is accompanied by enhanced cognitive processing and cortical arousal.


Background: Morphometric measurement study of mandible is important for dentists in administering the regional anaesthesia while performing the periodontal, dental implant, apicocurettage and endodontic procedures in the mental region of the mandible. Materials and methods: A total of 35 dry adult mandibles of unknown sex with complete dentition and intact alveolar sockets collected from the Department of Anatomy, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore were used for this study. The shape, size, location, number of mental foramen, direction of opening of mental foramen was measured on both sides of the mandible by using digital vernier caliper. Results: The most frequent position of mental foramen was in line with apex of 2 nd premolar (61.4%). The second common position was between 2 nd premolar and 1 st molar (28.2%). Position of mental foramen was similar bilaterally in 71.23%. The shape of the mental foramen was oval in 61.2% and rounded in 38.5% respectively. The direction of opening of mental foramen in most of the mandible was posterosuperiorly. The mean distance from mental foramen to symphysis menti, lower border of the mandible and posterior ramus of the mandible were 26.67mm, 11.25mm and 62.35mm respectively. Accessory mental foramen was seen in 2 mandibles on right side (5.71%). Double mental foramen was present in 1 mandible (2%). The mean measurement of angle of the mandible was 128°. Conclusion: Knowledge about the morphometric measurement of mental foramen is important during various surgical dental procedures.


Formation of newblood vesselsis vital during embyogenesi~, essential for reproduction and wound healingduring adulthood,and requiredto rescuetissue during ischemia. Neovascularization may,howevev also contribute to the pathogenesisof severaldisorders,including tumon'genesis, diabetic vasculopathy, and chronic inflammation. Initially, blood vesselsfirm as endothelium-linedchannelsby in situ differentiation of endoth.eliulcells.Subsequently,theysprout and remodelinto a highly organizedand interconnectedvascula~network.During further matur-ationof the blood vessels,a sheetofpr-imitive vascular smooth musclecellssurroundsthe endothelium-linedchannels,which controls endothelialcell function and provides structural support. Recent molecular analyseshave identified candidatemolecules that affect these processes. Their in vivo role has been further establishedby targeted gene manipulation in transgenic mice. This review highlights recent developments in the genetic analysis of blood vessel formation, as deducedfrom analysisofgene-inactivated mice. (TrendsCardiovasc Med 1997; 7:271–281).O 1997,Elsevier Science Inc.


ABSTRACT The effectiveness of ozone and ozone-UV processes on effluents containing chlorophenol was evaluated. Experiments were performed using 3.06 mM of 2,5-dichlorophenol in distilled water and wastewater at pH 7 with ozone dose of 37 mg/L. An ozone dose of 1.2 g/h was effective in completely degrading 2,5-dichlorophenol and reducing the toxicity of its by-products. Overall, ozone-UV process was more effective in the oxidation of 2,5-DCP. Ozone-UV treatment of wastewater showed the highest mineralization (53%), dechlorination (100%), COD removal (75%), and biodegradability (BOD5/COD = 0.85). The organic/inorganic matters in wastewater seem to have a positive effect on the oxidation of 2,5-DCP and supports the use of ozone and ozone-UV processes for industrial effluent treatment.


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to develop an algorithm to accurately detect faults in series capacitor compensated (SCC) power transmission lines. The line fault must be distinguished from stable power swing, compensating unit malfunction and defects on other lines sharing the same bus (external faults).

Design/methodology/approach
In this regard, an effective fault feature extractor based on the cumulative sum (CUSUM) of the amplified second harmonic of the phase currents is suggested. The features are then applied to an artificial neural network for classification. No-fault cases include stable power swing and several disturbances. Due to the independent analysis of each phase, faulty phase detection is also a by-product.

Findings
Various fault scenarios are defined, and the algorithm success rate is compared with some newly published methods. Extensive simulations performed over a single-machine infinite bus, a 3-machine, 9-bus and the large-scale New England IEEE 39-Bus networks all indicate that the proposed algorithm can trip the faulty line more quickly and accurately than the contestant algorithms.

Originality/value
Suggestion of a new algorithm based on the CUSUM of the amplified second harmonic of the phase current for the fault feature extraction that is able to isolate the transmission line internal faults from stable poser swing, line compensating unit malfunction and faults on the adjacent lines connected to the same bus.


Triple hysteresis loops were observed for amorphous ferrimagnetic Gd-Co
films near the magnetic compensation temperature, which can be a consequence of both
the spin-flop transition and the chemical composition gradient. In the work, an
assessment of the possible chemical inhomogeneity of the films based on magnetic
measurements was carried out and its relationship with the thickness of the samples was
observed.


As a large quantity of dynamic information,the time which is required for generating sequence diagram from the dynamic information is large,and the generated sequence diagram is too large to comprehension,A algorithm of generating sequence diagram based on concerns is discussed to optimize the old algorithms.The algorithm generates sequence diagram based on concerns.The concerns include processes,layers of function call,the senario in a special period,and the role played by an object.In the view of program comprehension,the useful information is abstracted and the sequence diagram is generated by the algorithm.Thus the concerned information,the time generating sequence diagram and the complexity of the generated sequence diagram are reduced.Finally,a systematic experiment is conducted to verify the correctness and validity of the proposed algorithm.


On 28 April 2008, a male Himalayan Swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) was captured and examined at a night roost of swallows on Hongdo Island, Jeollanam-do, Korea. This is the first record of this species from Korea confirmed by specimen examination. We describe morphological features and some phylogenetic notes of the Himalayan Swiftlet found.


With the development of society, Internet of Things (IoT) technology has attracted more and more attention. This paper uses IoT technology to enhance the music teaching assistant platform. Firstly, through analyzing users' requirements for music teaching assistant platform, based on IoT technology, the assistant platform is analyzed, and the wireless information transmission system is established. Secondly, aiming at the consumption of router nodes, the consumption model of nodes is established. By analyzing the energy consumption and service life of router nodes, it is concluded that traditional IoT has great disadvantages. Then, an improved repair strategy of IoT is proposed according to immune algorithm. By comparing three kinds of wireless sensor networks, the improved repair strategy of IoT is better when the number of router nodes is more than 400. When it comes to saving energy, there are great advantages in quantity consumption. Finally, by simulating and analyzing the fault repair of router nodes, it is concluded that the number of effective router nodes in traditional IoT decreases the fastest with the number of simulated runs, followed by energy‐gathering IoT, and the lifetime of effective router nodes in IoT is the longest with the energy‐gathering improved by immune algorithm. This research mainly focuses on the energy consumption of router nodes in the perception layer of IoT, as well as the network immunity and repair mechanism of the system. It improves and designs the traditional music teaching assistant platform, which has certain practical significance.