A developer storage container includes a container main body, a developer discharge port, a moving shaft, a moving plate, a guide portion and an elastic member. The container main body includes a wall defining an internal storing space. The developer discharge port is arranged at a predetermined position of the container main body. The moving shaft is arranged to extend in a first direction in the internal space. The moving plate moves in the first direction along the moving shaft in the internal space and conveys the developer toward the developer discharge port. The guide portion guides a movement of the moving plate in the first direction while maintaining the posture of the moving plate. The elastic member is attached to the moving plate and slides in contact with an inner surface of the wall of the container main body when the moving plate moves in the first direction.


YBaCuO thin films were deposited in situ on LaAlO{sub 3} single-crystal substrates by sputtering of a stoichiometric Y{sub 1}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} target. These films were studied combining recently developed Ion Beam Analysis techniques with X-ray diffraction measurements at room temperature of individual YBaCuO grains. Depending on the sample cooling conditions (cooling rate, oxygen pressure), the {approximately}5000 {Angstrom} thick YBaCuO films can exhibit either orthorhombic or quasi-tetragonal structure. The former is obtained by low cooling rates at high oxygen pressure (0.2 - 1 atm), whereas the latter needs high cooling rates (higher than 100{degrees}C/min), even at low oxygen pressures. The authors oxygen content measurements show that both kind of samples are fully oxygenated ({approximately}O{sub 7}) YBaCuO compounds with T{sub c} onset of 91 K. The resistivity {rho}(T) of the tetragonal compound is about 3 times higher than that of the orthorhombic one and the extrapolation of the {rho}(T) curve crosses the resistivity axis at a large positive value, as expected for the tetragonal compound of the 1-2-3 family. Moreover, some {sup 4}He channeling measurements show that the {chi}{sub min}(Ba) value for these kind of films increases with the beam energy the {sup 4}He ions. From these observations and following kineticmore » considerations, the authors postulate that the formation of YBaCuO thin films with fully oxygenated ({approximately}O{sub 7}) tetragonal structure takes place during the high temperature in situ growth by cathodic sputtering and these features can be preserved if the films are quenched.« less


High temperatures have dramatic negative effects on interconnect performance. Numerous techniques have been proposed to reduce the power dissipation of on-chip buses but they fall short of fully addressing the thermal challenges posed by high-performance interconnects. We introduce new efficient coding schemes that directly control the peak temperature of a bus by effectively cooling its hottest wires. This is achieved by avoiding state transitions on the hottest wires for as long as necessary until their temperature drops off. At the same time, we reduce the average power consumption by ensuring that the total number of state transitions on all the wires is bounded. Our solutions call for redundancy: we use n > k wires to encode a given k-bit bus. Therefore, it is important to determine the minimum possible number of wires n needed to encode k bits while satisfying the desired properties. We provide full analysis in each case, and show that the number of additional wires required to cool the t hottest wires is negligible when k is large. Moreover, the resulting encoders and decoders are fully practical. They do not require significant computational overhead and can be implemented without sacrificing a large circuit area.


Clustering techniques can reduce energy consumption of nodes and increase the scalability of the network. However, in uniformly deployed clustering wireless sensor networks, the uneven distribution of communication loads often causes the energy-hole problem, which means that the energy of the nodes in the hole region will be used up sooner than the nodes in other regions. In order to solve the problem, this paper theoretically analyzes the energy consumption of nodes in different network areas, gives the expression of the optimal energy distribution of heterogeneous nodes, and designs an energy-efficient clustering routing protocol. The goal of our work is to propose an energy-heterogeneous clustering scheme (EHCS) that allows the initial energy of the sensor nodes to be varied with the distance to sink. The nearer nodes from sink have more energy. Simulation results show that the method can balance the energy consumption among sensor nodes, achieve an obvious improvement on the network lifetime, and effectively avoid the energy-hole problem.


People are usually either at work or home. An individual usually spends major part of the day's productive time at work and this is an important facet of his life. His productivity depends, not only on factors related to his work, but also on various other factors related to his personal life. Work life balance provides a complete control on professional work and non professional work area because Achievement and Enjoyment are the two fundamentals in one's life. You cannot have one without the other. This article examines the concepts of work – life balance, Its Issues and impacts and various factors to create a better work –life balance.


Abstract Recent outbreak of the mango bacterial black spot disease has resulted in massive damages to the Ghanaian mango industry. Research was carried out to confirm the etiology of the disease. Diseased mango fruits and leaves were collected from Greater Accra (Asutuare and Dodowa), Eastern (Akuse, Somanya) and Volta (Juapong) regions, and the suspected causal bacterium was isolated. The pathogen was identified as Xanthomonas citri pv mangiferaeindicae based on cultural and morphological characteristics and sequence analysis of the cpn60 gene. The pathogenicity of the bacterial pathogen on mango and cashew was determined and its sensitivity to some selected copper based fungicides available in Ghana was evaluated by the agar diffusion bio-assay. All strains of the pathogen were able to cause disease symptoms on artificially inoculated mango and cashew leaves. The pathogen was highly sensitive to Copper oxychloride, Copper hydroxide and Coprous oxide at very low concentrations.


To the Editor: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a type of liver parenchymal in fl ammation mediated by the autoimmune response of liver cells. AIH was previously considered to be a chronic liver disease, but recent observers have con fi rmed that AIH patients can have acute onset or even liver failure (AIH-LF). [1] The incidence of AIH-LF has also increased. Once LF occurs, the mortality rate within 90 days could reach > 40%. [2] Therefore, the occurrence of LF has a major impact on the prognosis of AIH. Although AIH-LF has a low incidence and a high mortality rate, some cases can still be cured by treatment. The clinical characteristics that may affect the prognosis of patients with AIH-LF are still unclear. To clarify the factors affecting the prognosis of AIH-LF, we compared the clinical characteristics of two groups of AIH-LF patients with different prognosis. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University. Written informed consent was obtained from all partic-ipants. We enrolled 53 patients with AIH-LF, who were treated at our center from October 2009 to October 2019. Of the 53 patients, there were four males and 49 females with a mean age of 48.7 ± 14.7


This article offers an overview of the French political philosopher Claude Lefort's oeuvre, arguing that his work should be read as a normative or even universalist justification of democracy and human rights. The notion of history plays a crucial notion in this enterprise, as Lefort demonstrates that there is an ineluctable 'historical' or 'political' condition of human coexistence, a condition that can only be properly accommodated in a regime of democracy and human rights. This reading of Lefort is contrasted with two other interpretations of his work. The first of these, by Sofia Nasstrom, is shown to overlook the importance of history in Lefort's understanding of democracy. The second, by Bernard Flynn, is shown to overlook the universalist implications of Lefort's theory.


This study was conducted in seasons of 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 at Shandaweel Agriculture Research Station, Sohag, Egypt. The experimental design was randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The treatments were (1) Non-fertilization, (2). Control treatment (120, 45, 25 kg/fed NPK), (3). Humic acid+ 100% NPK, (4). Potassin +100% NPK, (5) Calfruit + 100% NPK, (6) Humic acid+ Potassin +100% NPK, (7) Humic acid+ Calfruit + 100% NPK, (8) Potassin + Calfruit + 100% NPK, (9)  Humic acid+ Potassin + Calfruit, (10). Humic acid+ Potassin + Calfruit + 25% NPK, (11) Humic acid+ Potassin + Calfruit + 50% NPK (12) Humic acid+ Potassin + Calfruit + 75% NPK. Application of Pot.+Cal.+HA+75%NPK, produced the highest values of plant height at 90 and 120 DAT in both seasons and  plant dry weight, bulb dry weight at 120 DAT in both seasons. While, Non-fertilization treatment gave the lowest values of plant height, bulb diameter, fresh plant weight, leaves fresh weight, bulb fresh weight, plant dry weight, leaves dry weigh, bulb dry weigh at 90 and 120 DAT and  number of days to maturity in the two seasons. Generally, treatment of Pot.+Cal.+HA+75% NPK attained the highest values of total bulbs yield, bulb diameter, TSS%, D.M% in both seasons.


In this study we propose a formal framework for the indirect evolutionary approach initiated by Guth and Yaari. It allows us to endogenize preferences and to study their evolution. We define two-player indirect evolutionary games with observable types and show how to incorporate symmetric as well as asymmetric situations. We show how to apply solution concepts that are well known from game theory and evolutionary game theory to solve these games. For illustration we include two examples.


This paper describes the controlling method of STN-LCD cell gap by STN-LCD construction design, Material choice, manufacturing-way as well as cleanness management in the workshop.


Recognizing the role that semiconductor suppliers can playin meeting energy-efficiency regulations and voluntary specifications,this paper provides an overview of Chinese policies and implementingbodies; a discussion of current programs, their goals, and effectiveness;and possible steps that can be taken tomeet these energy-efficiencyrequirements while also meeting products' high performance and costgoals.


In this study, a new unsupervised terrain classification method is proposed for L-band polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (PolInSAR) datasets. It can solve the misclassification problems caused by the inherent scattering characteristics of polarimetric SAR (PolSAR). Compared with PolSAR, PolInSAR is much more sensitive to the position and distribution of orientated scatterers. In this study, the polarimetric interferometric similarity parameter (PISP) is proposed to display this sensitivity. It is defined by three optimised scattering mechanisms obtained from PolInSAR datasets. Therefore, it closely relates to the coherent scattering mechanism, and makes use of the phase and amplitude's information. Combined with the scattering power SPAN, the PISP is used to divide the pixels into initial regions. Then, the optimal coherence set parameters A 1 and A 2 are used to distinguish target types in each region based on the number of independent coherent scattering mechanisms. At last, the clusters are merged based on scattering characteristics. The proposed method not only employs optimum coherence but also uses the information of optimum scattering mechanisms. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated using German Aerospace Center's (DLR) E-SAR L-band PolInSAR datasets.


In order to investigate the effect of applied load on the aging behavior of epoxy bonding joint in medium,the epoxy bonding joint was soaked in different mediums at room temperature with 500N,1000N,and 2000N loads applied on it.Then the aging behavior of epoxy bonding joint was studied with the various combined action of applied loads and mediums.The results showed that the working life of the joint decreased with the increasing applied load.Under the condition of constant applied load,the durability of the joint in medium was ranked as: H2O5%(wt) NaCl solution for aluminum alloy joint,and 10%(wt) NaOH solution10%(wt) H2SO4 solution10%(wt) HCl solution for titanium alloy joint.


STARTING FROM THE RECONSTITUTION of the economic, politic and social aspects of the First Republic in Brazil, in this report is questioned the direct and wholesome transposition to this Brazilian historical period of Foucaults view of the European societies from the turning of the eighteenth century. Carrying on the authoritarian tradition of the social classes relationships in this country, the first republican period relied on a despotic and violent police, more than on the subtle disciplinarian medical ways, in trying to control the "urban chaos". If science had any role on this practice, it was mainly the result of the dissemination of a negative racist social representation of the members of the underprivileged classes.


This study applies cultivation theory, social cognitive theory and problem-behavior theory as theoretical bases for the research model. A total of 470 valid questionnaires in the study. Both Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability were greater than the value of .70 and the item-to-total correlation coefficient was greater than the value of .50 for each construct. The research result showed that the more teenagers were exposed to TV violence, the more likely it was for them to develop violent tendencies. Furthermore, teenagers' experience of violence in the past would also positively influence their violent tendencies.


Suggested Reference Albert, B. B., Albert, O. J., Hofman, P. L., Gunn, A. J., Kenealy, T., & Cutfield, W. S. (2015). Proposed changes to the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand Code of Ethics would undermine the trusted position of pharmacists in the delivery of science based health care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1423), 86-88. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/allissues/2010-2019/2015/vol-128-no-1423/6692


Three-dimensional route maps, which depict a path from one location to another, can be powerful tools for visualizing and communicating directions. This thesis presents a client-server architecture for generating and displaying accurate, usable route maps between locations on MIT's campus. Two exemplary clients of this architecture MITquest, a web based Java applet, and locationaware active signage demonstrate the flexibility and power of this model for route generation. Additionally, we provide a framework for displaying a set of campus-wide, public events of interest to an MIT visitor, including methods for inferring events from public sources and automatically selecting events of interest. Thesis Supervisor: Seth Teller Title: Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering


This brief article shows how the simple events of our everyday lives can lead to a deep
understanding of the world around us. These everyday events help students make sense of the scientific ideas we present to them.


This research adopts the combination of qualitative and quantitative method to study the relevance of Yusoff Zaky Yacob writing in the area of education psychology from the perspective of Islam to produce Islamic education graduates. The research is conducted to study the relevance of Yusoff Zaky Yacob which could assist current education process based on Islamic educational psychology perspective. The research conducted to identify the main themes which are rooted to educational psychological construct from Islamic perspective. The research conducted to analyse the significant effect between Islamic psychology educational construct based on his writing towards the personality of Islamic studies undergraduates of local university. The other objective is to classify the most dominant construct of Islamic educational psychology towards the personality of Islamic studies undergraduates of local university by producing a model. The methodology conducted through the analysis of interview data using Nvivo version 10.0 software based on the frequency of informants' statements. The researcher has conducted the research manually through text studies. The construct that has been obtained would assist the researcher to construct the questionnaire for pilot study. The pilot study had been conducted using 28 respondents which has resulted an Alpha Cronbach result of 0.896. Data processing procedure has been done using IBM Statistical Package. The actual questionnaires were administered on 165 respondents which consisted of Islamic Studies undergraduates from three local universities. The researcher used WarpPLS 5.0 software which utilizes Structural Equation Model (SEM) structure to obtain the result of correlation between constructs that assist the researcher in producing the intended model upon completion of the process. The results of the studies show that Yusoff Zaky Yacob literary work is still relevant to assist current educational process and succeed in recognizing 12 constructs which have significant influence on individuals to mould a personality. The result from the 12 constructs towards personality proves that there are most significant constructs that have significant value of P<0.05. The five constructs are environment, attention & concentration, perception, learning and memory remembering. These dominant construct will become the educational psychological model construct in the Islamic perspective particularly related to Islamic studies undergraduates in Malaysian local university. Based on the finding of this research, several suggestions are proposed at the end of the report to the interested parties in the effort to strengthen the Islamic psychology studies from the perspective of Islam.


An Optimized Interval Slope Arithmetic and its Application: We describe an interval slope arithmetic which is optimized in view of the possibility to compute sharper enclosures of the actual slope values. For this purpose, special formulas are used for convex/concave or locally convex/concave elementary functions to replace the normally used derivative values. We treat the details of a practical realization and we give an implementation of the slope arithmetic. Moreover, we show how our interval slope arithmetic can succesfully be applied in the (cid:12)eld of one-dimensional global optimization. We describe the practical aspects of a new pruning technique based on slopes in the context of interval branch-and-bound methods. We show, that it is possible to replace the frequently used monotonicity test by a new pruning step which provides considerable improvement in e(cid:14)ciency of the global optimization method.


Objective To develop a method for true-false distinguish of Cordyceps capsule products.Method Before extracting the genomic DNA,three samples were pretreated by 95% alcohol,ethylacetate and Tris-HCl for removing impurities in the capsules,and then the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region sequence was amplified from the genomic DNA.Results Three Cordyceps capsule products sold in the market were identified by phylogenetic analysis. The phylogenetic analysis results showed that sample 1 belonged to Hirsutella sinensis,which was permitted for Cordyceps capsule manufacture by the Ministry of Health,P. R. China.while "sample 2" and "sample 3" were Cordyceps gracilis and Cordyceps militaris.Conclusion The method could be simple,credible. It is a new idea for true-false distinguish of Cordyceps capsule products.


Decentralized self-organizing large-scale systems, such as robot swarms (Hamann, 2018), can be designed to be adaptive, robust, and scalable. However, developing robot and system behaviors that are robust and adaptive to dynamic environments, dynamic system size, and faults is still challenging. We study a swarm showing robust scalability. The swarm needs to detect the change in its environment or in the system size, assess the quantity of the change, and appropriately adapt parameters of its control algorithm. In a second part, we discuss bio-hybrid systems of natural plants interacting with robotic nodes. In the studied example, robotic devices are used to steer the growth of natural plants by exploiting their adaptive behaviors. We use methods of machine learning to model natural plants and to guide their growth and motion with an autonomous system. In biohybrid systems, we can exploit natural adaptive behaviors to build, for example, systems that self-repair.


Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) implies a benign generalized histiocytic proliferate with erythrophagocytosis and it includes familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and secondary hemophgocytosis. Spinal fluid changes like mild to moderate pleocytosis (most of the cells are lymphocytes and macrophages) and sometimes hemophagocytosis are seen in primary HLH but are not reported in secondary HLH. Here we report a case of a previously healthy 10 months old male infant who was diagnosed as familial HLH with evidence of CSF hemophagocytosis. He was started on the HLH 2004 treatment protocol with no improvement. A second bone marrow aspiration revealed leshmania donovani antibodies and he was started on anti-leishmania treatment with dramatic response.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of secondary HLH with evidence of hemophagocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid.


In this chapter I will explore possible applications of the enactive framework in practice. In particular I will analyze development strategies informed by postdevelopment theory, the Community Culture School of thought, and also Buddhist Economics by use of the theoretical basis laid out in the first two chapters. Bringing together Gibson-Graham's community economies approach with the enactivist framework appears especially productive in refining enactive development in practice. In their action research projects Gibson-Graham make use of discourse theory as developed by Laclau and Mouffe to deconstruct or ―dislocate the unity and hegemony of neoliberal global capitalist economic discourse through a proliferative queering of the economic landscape and construction of a new language of economic diversity‖ (Gibson-Graham 2006a: 56 and 2006b: xli). In contrast to other postdevelopment authors and practitioners, they not only apply discursive tools in their development work, but also aim at validating a new economic language through experiential interventions: By referring to William Connolly, for instance, they also target a pre-representational ―visceral register‖ (Connolly quoted in Gibson-Graham 2006a: 24) of being, including ―affective responses, gut reactions, and embodied actions.‖ I will thus attempt a re-reading of a community economies project undertaken by Katherine Gibson and her colleagues in terms of the enactive framework, drawing on the analytical tools as developed in the first chapter, and on mindfulness-based therapeutic approaches as treated in the second chapter. In order to further clarify the relationship between discursive practices and micro-practices (meaning subdiscursive constituents of meaning) I will then briefly outline the Economy of Communion project. The economic project has been initiated by Chiara Lubich, the leading figure within the Focolare movement, which is a community of goods established by Lubich and her companions during World War 2.


In this article, we present a sensitivity analysis to show under what conditions corona on vertical conductors may become significant. A lightning strike to a 600-m-tall grounded metallic object (tower) on a perfectly conducting ground is simulated using the 2-D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method in the cylindrical coordinate system and taking into account corona discharge from the lateral surface of the object. The tall object is represented by a cylinder having a radius of 0.1, 1, or 5 m (these values are representative of tower top, not the entire tower), where the extent of radial corona is most significant. The corona discharge is represented by a radially expanding higher conductivity region around the tall object. The corona radius is largest (up to about 5 m) at the object top with no corona at its bottom. It follows from the FDTD simulations that the wavefront of lightning current surge can be distorted significantly and the apparent propagation speed can be reduced. The reduction in propagation speed becomes more significant as the magnitude of lightning current increases.


Sixteen subjects (mean (s.d.) age 50·7 (12·8) years, three men) were studied on two separatè occasions by two experienced investigators in random order. A standard protocol of anatomical, manometric and electrophysiological assessments of anorectal motor and sensory function was followed. No significant differences were found between the results obtained by the two investigators in the measurements of perineal descent, anal canal length, anal canal resting pressure and squeeze pressure, pudendal nerve terminal motor latency, single‐fibre electromyography fibre density of the external anal sphincter, and thresholds of mucosal electrosensitivity. This study shows that the standard tests of anorectal sensorimotor function are repeatable by different investigators. In addition, it suggests that comparison of data obtained in different centres using these techniques is valid.


Limno-terrestrial tardigrades of Argentina had been studied starting in 1908 and for a long time by European researchers, most frequently in the Patagonian region (incl. the Land of Fire). Starting during the 1980s, Claps, Rossi and collaborators published many surveys, studying other regions also, but with taxonomic criteria at that time. Since the 2000s, methodical and continuous studies using more modern criteria, have been carried out at the National University of La Pampa, contributing to the faunistic, taxonomic and ecological knowledge (including new species descriptions). This paper provides a comprehensive list of the limno-terrestrial tardigrade fauna reported from Argentina, with pertinent evaluations, owing to a careful study of every pertinent piece of literature since 1908, also solving some problems of discordance between the main past checklists. Summarizing, 39 genera and 119 species are present; of these, 72 represent records accepted by the literature, while 47 are records questioned in the literature but which represent distinct taxa surely present in Argentina; 14 additional taxa, instead, are clearly dubious. The authors also report the correct genus assignment to Viridiscus rufoviridis (du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944), which now becomes Barbaria rufoviridis comb. nov.


Pile load testing was undertaken for the design of bored pile foundations for the twin elevated viaducts over the Waiwera River, which feed in to the twin tunnels at the northern end of the ALPURT B2 project. This project is the northern extension of Auckland's northern motorway on State Highway 1 (SHI). The pile load tests utilised Osterberg Load Cells, embedded in the base of test piles within the Pakiri Formation rock. This type of load testing allows for simultaneous measurement of shaft friction and end bearing for equivalent top loaded static test loads in excess of 40MN. Piles were designed using a method, which assumes that the pile socket derives its capacity from both the shaft and the base. Settlement and capacity predictions using this method were very close to those obtained from the pile load tests. The relative benefits of load testing provide cost savings and optimisation of pile design and associated cost and risk mitigation benefits. This paper presents a summary of the results of the load testing.


n engl j med 364;5 nejm.org february 3, 2011 482 clopidogrel treatment.1,2 Moreover, other mechanisms such as cellular factors (accelerated platelet turnover, reduced CYP3A metabolic activity, increased exposure to adenosine diphosphate, and up-regulation of P2Y12 pathways) or clinical factors (noncompliance, underdosing, poor absorption, drug-to-drug interactions, diabetes mellitus, and increased body-mass index) may influence platelet response to clopidogrel.3,4 Further studies must evaluate the contribution of the genomic profile in the individual antiplatelet response, including not only the three studied polymorphisms, but also all the polymorphic genes involved in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic response to clopidogrel. The total appraisal must also assess the effect of nongenetic factors and mechanisms, mentioned above, on clopidogrel treatment.


This paper is concerned with the problem of robust reliable H ∞ control for a class of uncertain switched systems with disturbances and also with actuator failures among a prespecified subset of actuator. Both state matrix and output matrix contain time-varying norm-bounded parameter uncertainties. The purpose of this problem is to design robust feedback-reliable controllers and a switching law such that the systems remain globally quadratically stable and H ∞ performance not only when all actuators are operational, but also when some actuators experience failures. A design approach based on LMI(linear matrix inequality) method and convex combination technique is proposed to solve the problem addressed. Finally, simulation results illustrate the validity of designed controllers and the switching law.


This research puts the circular value creation principles (Circularity Principles) as defined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to the test to see if they are useful as a policy making tool. These Circularity Principles are critically examined through case studies from the plastic value chain. Different policy options are reviewed according to what extend they reflect the most preferred option in the light of the Circularity Principles which encompasses three conditions. First, products and materials should be kept as long as possible within the economic system. Secondly, the activity should be as high on the circularity ladder as possible. In terms of Waste Management Hierarchy this means that one should choose prevention above recycling. Third, the materials used in a product should contain as little hazardous substances as possible and should consist of little different and easy to separate materials.


Research summary
This article demonstrates the potential of computer-aided text analysis (CATA) as a technique to operationalize hard-to-measure constructs in international business research, provided that a rigorous set of validity tests is applied. CATA allows researchers to perform content analyses on large textual databases by constructing indicators using deductively and inductively derived keywords. We show the critical validity steps that have to be followed to arrive at valid CATA indicators. We illustrate the CATA technique through an application to the concept of global mind-set, which has received substantial attention in the international business and strategy literature. We conclude that CATA analysis is a valuable method for international business research, but that its potential can be unleashed only with proper procedures and due attention to construct validity.

Managerial summary
With the increasing availability of large textual databases such as collections of press releases, newswire archives, and SEC filings, computer-aided text analysis (CATA) creates new opportunities to analyze otherwise unobserved firm and managerial traits. CATA can be applied to a broad range of firm activities and industries across long time periods, while eschewing the low response rates typical for surveys. In this article, we demonstrate the critical validity steps that have to be followed to arrive at valid CATA indicators of firm and managerial traits, with an application to international business. As an empirical illustration, we build a keyword-based indicator of firms' global mind-sets using a large dataset of news articles. Copyright © 2017 Strategic Management Society.


Summary.  Background: Menorrhagia is known to be associated with uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, pelvic infections, endometrial polyps and clotting defects. A viable alternative therapy to hysterectomy should alleviate heavy menstrual blood flow and consequently improve the quality‐of‐life measures in women presenting with menorrhagia. The levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine system (LNG‐IUS) ranks higher than medical treatments in terms of efficacy, comparable improvements in quality of life and psychological well‐being. Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of 6 months of LNG‐IUS use on menstrual blood loss and the hemostatic, fibrinolytic/inhibitor systems in blood and the endometrium in women with menorrhagia with known pathologic causes. Patients and methods: Samples from 41 women were analyzed. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombelastography, tissue‐type plasminogen activator (t‐PA), urokinase plasminogen activator (u‐PA), u‐PA receptor (u‐PAR), plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1/2 (PAI‐1/2), D‐dimer and von Willebrand factor (VWF) were determined, and t‐PA, u‐PA and PAI‐1/2 were also determined in endometrial tissue extracts. Results: Menorrhagia was reduced in 89% of women by 3 months; by 6 months all women had no menorrhagia, and 39% of women had become amenorrhoeic. Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels showed improvement, and reached normal reference levels by 6 months. There were no systemic changes in the fibrinolytic/inhibitor systems and VWF, except for a decreased u‐PAR level. However, in the endometrium, significant elevations in PAI‐1/2 together with u‐PAR levels were seen at 6 months. Conclusions: The slow levonorgestrel‐release intrauterine device use results in high expression of fibrinolytic inhibitors (PAI‐1/2) and upregulated u‐PAR expression in the endometrium. Systemic hemostasis was not significantly altered. The study demonstrated that LNG‐IUS is highly effective in the treatment of menorrhagia with known pathologic causes.


The year 2003 will be recalled in history for the second Gulf War as part of an era that is at present hard to define because its outcome is so uncertain. The post-cold war, post-11 September 2001 reshaping of global power is underway and, as the supposed Chinese proverb goes, 'We live in interesting times'. Voices on the American Right call for a new world order based on American power, not on the United Nations. For the liberal, there is the inherent dilemma of what is acceptable within cultural diversity. When does a more collective, more paternalistic, society infringe human rights? When does that infringement indicate a need for disagreement, opposition or intervention? For the socialist, there is little place as the economies move to free enterprise and unequal trade. For the pacifist, there is a sense that global injustice has run out of control and there can only be retribution. The seventh Erskine Childers memorial lecture, given by Caroline Lucas (pp.275-84), explores the future roles of the UN, NATO and the European Union in the light of the new American global posture articulated by Richard Perle. Caroline Lucas casts doubt on the survival of NATO, given the increasing rifts between the United States and Europe, and sees a Europe strengthening itself in opposition to US claims for economic domination and a reformed UN taking a central role in negotiating the way forward. But the crystal ball is not clear. The democratic few imposing their will on a non-democratic majority evokes in some the notion of liberation. Is this the path, with or without the UN? For others, this is the pretext for cultural hegemony, only to be prevented through a UN strong enough to resist; or for others (currently a minority) through violence. In any case, modern states will not allow such external pressure without either profit for themselves or a struggle. The simple lesson of history is that nations and social entities of whatever form will fight for their survival: those who embody and enshrine the values of the group become narcissistically enmeshed in their being, and those who profit from the control and exploitation of others protect their domain. This new world order appears to put us on a path of continuing conflict and an ongoing or even increasing risk of terrorism. But given this, any society aware of self-preservation will take steps to protect itself from such threats. The articles by Victor Sidel (pp.318-25), Frank Boulton (pp.326-30) and Vivienne Nathanson (pp.331-4) examine these concerns, including the balance between protection and prevention. What is realistic in terms of protection, what resources should be allocated? How should we adapt our thinking to encompass this new clinical threat and, as we adapt, do we bring the possibility closer? There is concern that too much funding may be taken from the public health services and placed into protection from terrorism, leading to a health detriment for the population. But for democratic nations gearing themselves up for war, protecting the public must be taken seriously if the votes are to be retained and the war effort sustained. The boundary between defence and aggression has always been blurred in military minds. Elizabeth Willis (pp.285-302) examines in detail the United Kingdom biological weapons research programme in the post-war period and reveals how the development of bio-weapons and delivery technology were seen as necessary for


We propose a model of how multiple societies respond to a common crisis. A government faces a "damned-either-way" policymaking dilemma: aggressive intervention contains the crisis, but the resulting good outcome makes people skeptical about the costly response; light intervention worsens the crisis and causes the government to be faulted for not doing enough. When multiple societies encounter the crisis sequentially, due to this policymaking dilemma, late societies may underperform despite having more information, while early societies can benefit from a dynamic counterfactual effect. (JEL D72, D82, D83, H12)


Polarographic techniques have been used to investigate the complexing behaviour of chromium (III)-ethylenediamine-tartrate in aqueous solution. These complexes are reduced irreversibly at the dropping mercury electrode. The stability constants have been calculated by the method of Sundaresan and Sundaram. The values of the kinetic parameters; standard rate constant (Ks), transfer coefficient (α) and activation energy (Q) have also been calculated in each case.


W otworach wiertniczych na Wolinie, kolo Kolobrzegu i Koszalina stwierdzono autunskie utwory wulkaniczne, reprezentowane przez dacyty, ryodacyty (ignimbryty) i ryolity starszego cyklu wulkanicznego oraz latyty i dacyty (perlity) mlodszego cyklu wulkanicznego. Pochodzą one z magmy, ktora utworzyla sie w skorupie ziemskiej na glebokości 15–20 km pod wplywem wzrostu temperatury powyzej 635°C. Badanie produktow albityzaicji powulkanicznej ujawnilo istnienie w przeszlości gorącej plamy z maksimum przeobrazen zaznaczonym w skalach z otworu wiertniczego Kamien Pomorski 13. PERMIAN VOLCANIC ROCKS IN BALTIC PART OF THE WESTERN POMERANIA In the Baltic part of the western Pomerania, Autunian volcanic rocks were discovered in 18 drillings (Tab. 1) mainly situated in the Wolin Island (north of Szczecin) and the vicinities of Koszalin and Kolobrzeg (120 and 85 km east of the state boundary, respectively). These rocks, eroded and covered by Autunian conglomerates and tuffs, overlay Carboniferous sedimentary rocks. The studies of the volcanic rocks showed a marked variability from intratelluric to extratelluric phase (Fig. 1), phenocrysts (Fig. 2), groundmass fabric (Fig. 3), sodium-to-potassium ratio (Fig. 11), silica content (Fig. 7) and heteromorphism of chemical composition (Fig. 8). Petrographic, mineralogical, geochemical and chemical studies of volcanic covers showed the following stratigraphic succession: 5 – dacites (perlites) from Kamien Pomorski, 4 – latites from Warnowo, 3 – rhyolites from Miedzyzdroje, 2 – rhyodacites (ignimbrites) from Dargobądz, and 1 – dacites from Przytor. The above mentioned covers presumably represent two volcanic cycles: older, comprising dacites, rhyodacites and rhyolites, and younger, comprising latites and dacites. The lowermost links of volcanic cycles, represented by andesites – basalts or latite andesites – basalts known from the Fore-Sudetic Monocline and Sudety Mts, are lacking here. In the Wolin and Uznam Islands and eastern shores of the Szczecin Embayment, where drillings were most numerous, there were traced some lateral changes in the volcanic covers. These changes are shown on maps of isolines of felsitic and mafic indices (Figs. 9 and 10, respectively). Values of felsitic index increase from the north southwards along with steady decrease in content of calcium in relation to sodium and potassium. The course of isolines of mafic index is similar, indicating decrease in content of magnesium in relation to iron from the north southwards and from the east westwards. In the western Pomerania, volcanic rocks underwent regional albitization which is marked with varying intensity in chemical and mineral composition. Albitization usually effected basic plagioclases and feldspar groundmass. Directions of migration of hydrothermal solutions are not clearly marked in particular borehole sections. Map of albitization index (Fig. 12), showing distribution of sodium in relation to potassium, was made in order to explain this question. The arrangement of isolines on this map fails to show connections with felsitic nor mafic indices. Maximum values of albitization index were found in the vicinities of Kamien Pomorski, a presumed center of hydrothermal alterations of Autunian rocks and a former hot spot. The studies of volcanic rocks of the western Pomerania showed marked differences in their mineral composition, common changes in texture and structure, and marked changes in chemical composition which are traceable even at short sections of cores (less than a meter long). Moreover, the ultramicroscopic studies carried out by Z. Walenczak showed the presence of relic structures of sedimentary rocks as well as algae in their original cement. The above mentioned data suggest that Autunian volcanic rocks represents products of crystallization of magma which originated at the depth of 15–20 km at temperatures rising to over 635°C in the Earth crust. The increase in temperature was related to a high geothermal degree after the Asturian phase, and formation of rhyolitic melt was initiated by andesite – basalt intrusions which were responsible for extra heating. Regional albitization is a post-volcanic process. Mass migration of sodium may be explained by migration of hydrothermal solutions rich in sodium salts derived from the Variscan Orogen. These solutions reached volcanic rocks resulting in their direct alteration or marine basin, leading to a rapid increase in its salinity.


The electrolysis of simple sugar solutions, containing 0.5% NaCl or Na2SO4, using lead dioxide-coated titanium mesh anodes in a simple electroflotation cell indicated that electrode corrosion and dissolution of polluting Pb2+ ions from the electrode material were negligible even after prolonged use; the sugars were concomitantly electrooxidised at such anodes. The rate of electrooxidation followed linear removal kinetics and the relative ease of electrochemical destruction was in the order sucrose>maltose∼glucose. Such oxidation processes represent added advantages in the use of these electrodes in electrochemical treatment of effluent containing the sugars. Cyclic voltammetric analysis of the glucose solution indicated that oxygen evolution on the lead dioxide-titanium anode appeared to be promoted by the presence of the sugar. A much more detailed study is required to give further insight into the mechanism of the anodic oxidation of these compounds.


For two linear evolution differential equations systems - a normal ordinary differential equations system and a partial differential equations system with Stokes operator in a main part - with rapidly oscillating by time coefficients in a case of an averaged stationary operator multiple degeneracy time-periodic solutions problem was considered. The results about their existence and uniqueness were proved and their asymptotic expansions were constructed and proved. Moreover, for normal ordinary differential equations system the convergence of the asymptotic expansion was proved in the ordinary meaning and Lyapunov's stability questions were investigated.


Introduction: Mobile stroke Units (MSU) can shorten the time to intravenous thrombolytic therapy (IVT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to demonstrate the effects of pre-hospital IV...


【Listeria monocytogenes is a major concern in food processing environments because it is ubiquitous and can easily contaminate food during processing. Contaminated food and the surfaces in food facilities can serve as reservoirs of L. monocytogenes, which can lead to the serious foodborne illness listeriosis in consumers. L. monocytogenes can adhere to materials commonly used in food processing equipment and form biofilms. In the biofilm mode, L. monocytogenes is significantly more resistant to disinfection or sanitizers than its planktonic counterparts. Many researchers have studied the effects of surface materials on bacterial adhesion and the formation of biofilms. Recent studies have focused on preventing the establishment of L. monocytogenes in niches in the food plant environments.】


The success of unmanned surveillance aircraft over the battlefield is driving intensive efforts to greatly improve and extend this technology.


1305–1311. 7. Broeders ME, Molema J, Hop WC, Vermue NA, Folgering HT. The course of inhalation profiles during an exacerbation of obstructive lung disease. Respir Med 2004;98:1173–1179. 8. Mahler DA, Waterman LA, Ward J, Gifford AH. Comparison of dry powder versus nebulized b-agonist in patients with COPD who have suboptimal peak inspiratory flow rate. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 2014;27:103–109. 9. Mahler DA, Ohar J, Barnes C, Moran E, Pendyala S, Crater G. Efficacy of revefenacin by nebulization and tiotropium by HandiHaler in subjects with COPD and suboptimal peak inspiratory flow rates (PIFR). Chest 2018;154(Suppl):732A–733A.


This paper examines the sentencing behavior of judges in a context characterized by significant legislative and social change. Data from Georgia are used to explore the ways in which judges accommodated their sentencing practices to a general crusade against drug use and to specific legislation that identified trafficking as criminal, set harsh penalties, and limited judicial discretion. The results suggest that judges selectively mitigated the harshness embodied in legislative pronouncements. The extent of mitigation depended on when sentencing occurred, the offense under consideration, and the offender's race. The impact of legislative changes appeared to be shortlived for the initial incarceration decision and more sustained for outcomes involving imprisonment, but modest for both. The target of symbolic policies, the trafficker, bore the brunt of increased punitiveness, but some spillover severity affected less serious drug offenders. Finally, the effect of race on sentences was influenced by legislative changes. During the height of legislative activity, differential treatment by race increased, further disadvantaging blacks, particularly black traffickers.


This paper,based on constructive theory,discusses how to exert multi-media technologies into its full play in college aural English classroom.Aural English teaching in college English class hasn't made the best use of multi-media technologies.However,Being different from traditional aural English teaching,a successful application of multi-media technologies will provide a new and multiply teaching mode.


Objective To discuss the clinical value of the suture of sacral ligament and pubovaginalis fascia plus sacrospinous ligament fixation in the treatment of moderate and severe pelvic organ prolapse( POP). Methods Thirty-two cases with moderate or severe POP,who were treated by the suture of sacral ligament and pubovaginalis fascia besides sacrospinous ligament fixation,were retrospectively analyzed.Results The locations of POP in the 32 patients were mainly in the anterior and middle pelvis cavity. The degree of uterine prolapse was not less than POP-Q Ⅲ phase. The anterior and / or posterior vaginal walls were also prolapsed. The patients were treated by the transvaginal panhysterectomy,vaginal wall neoplasty,sacrospinous ligament fixation and the suture of sacral ligament and pubovaginalis fascia. Those with stress incontinence were also treated with urethral posterior ligament plication. The operation time was 60 ~ 120 min,and the hemorrhage volume was 100 ~ 300 m L. There were no severe complications or recurrence in all patients. Conclusion The suture of sacral ligament and pubovaginalis fascia could greatly reduce the hazard rate of the recurrence of anterior pelvic organ defects in POP patients treated by sacrospinous ligament fixation. The suture operation could strengthen the anterior pelvis cavity,and was proven to be simple,secure and effective.Therefore,the operation is valuable to be used in clinical application.


Treatment of substance use/misuse (SUM) continues to pose a difficult challenge. This exploratory pilot study evaluated whether a novel mind–body intervention program called "Mind–Body Bridging" (MBB) could be an effective short-term adjuvant intervention for managing SUM and coexisting symptoms in women undergoing residential and outpatient substance use treatment in a community setting. Thirty-eight women attending a local substance abuse (SA) facility were recruited and randomly assigned to either (a) treatment as usual (TAU) or (b) MBB and TAU. The MBB program consisted of 20 sessions and lasted for 10 weeks. Participants were asked to complete a set of self-report questionnaires designed to assess drug/alcohol cravings, impact of past trauma, depression, sleep disturbance, mindfulness, self-compassion, and well-being. They completed the questionnaires at three time points: preintervention, midintervention (after the fifth week), and postintervention. MBB + TAU significantly reduced drug/alcohol cravings, trauma-related thinking, and disturbed sleep in comparison with TAU. Furthermore, MBB + TAU significantly increased mindfulness, self-compassion, and well-being in comparison with TAU. MBB for SUM appears promising as a complementary adjuvant intervention, warranting future larger scale randomized controlled trials of MBB for SUM populations. SUM is a difficult condition to treat and manage clinically, especially given the multiple comorbid conditions that frequently affect those with SUM. In the search to develop effective adjuvant interventions for SUM, the present pilot study suggested that adding MBB to standard SUM treatment in community-based settings could enhance therapeutic efficacy and quality of care.


In order to effectively enhance the service of archive for the purpose of decision-making,economic development and community needs,it is essential to popularize computer in archive management.


Let $ (M,g) $ be a smooth compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $ N \geq 3 $. Given $p_0 \in M$, $\lambda \in \mathcal{R}$ and $\sigma \in (0,2]$, we study existence and non existence of minimizers of the following quotient: \begin{equation}\label{Paper Equation} \mu_{\lambda,\sigma}=\inf_{u \in H^1(M)\setminus \lbrace0\rbrace} \frac{\displaystyle\int_M |\nabla u|^2 dv_g -\lambda \int_M u^2 dv_g }{\biggl(\displaystyle\int_M \rho^{-\sigma} |u|^{2^*(\sigma)} dv_g\biggl)^{2/2^*(\sigma)}}, \end{equation} where $\rho(.):=dist(p_0,.)$ denoted the geodesic distance from $p \in M$ to $p_0$. In particular for $\sigma=2$, we provide sufficient and necessary conditions of existence of minimizers in terms of $\lambda$. For $\sigma\in (0,2)$ we prove existence of minimizers under scalar curvature pinching.


This study used weblog to improve the students' writing skill and took the second-grade students at junior high school Sentosa Bhakti Baturaja. Then, to take the data, the reserchers used the pre-experimental design. The objective was to find out whether there was any significantly effective to improve students in writing skill by the use weblog to the eighth-grade student of SMP Sentosa Bhakti Baturaja. This study took VIII.B that consisted of 18 students as the sample     by applying cluster random sampling. The data was collected by using test. The test was in from of   writing test. The data obtained through test and analysis was done by using statistical analysis (paired sample t-test). The result it was found the mean score of pretests was 50 and the mean score of posttests was 73,55. Based on the data analysis the researcher concluded there was significantly effective to use weblog to improve students writing skill descriptive text at SMP Sentosa Bhakti Baturaja before and after treatment. Since, the sig. (2-tailed) =0.000 less than significant level (?=0.05), the writers concludes that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted, and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. It means that there is significant effect in using a weblog to improve students writing skill at SMP Sentosa Bhakti Baturaja.
Keywords: writing skill; weblog; descriptive text


I. INTRODUCTION II. THE HISTORY OF FINSA AND THE EXECUTIVE POWER A. The Evolution of the CFIUS Review; From Exon-Florio to FINSA B. The Procedure of the CFIUS Review and Investigation III. "UNCHARTED WATERS": THE RALLS CASE AND ITS CHALLENGES TO FINSA'S NO-JUDICIAL-REVIEW PROVISION A. The Ralls Case B. Ralls's Constitutional Challenges to the No Judicial-Review Provisions IV. THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW A. Ralls's Strategy; The Jurisdiction Over Constitutional Rights B. Antitrust Review C. The Jurisdiction Over Agency Procedure V. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COURTS' INTERPRETATIONS OF NO-JUDICIAL-REVIEW PROVISIONS IN OTHER TRANSNATIONAL STATUTES A. The Military Commissions Act B. The NAFTA Implementation Act (NIA) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) C. U.S. Export Regulations' Judicial Review Ban VI. THE PURPOSE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW IN SHIELDING THE CFIUS PROCESS FROM POLITICIZATION VII. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION In March 2012, the Ralls Corporation (Ralls), a Delaware corporation owned by a private Chinese company, Sany Group (Sany), bought four wind farms in Oregon. (1) Planning to construct its wind turbines (2) on the farms and demonstrate their "quality and reliability" to the U.S. wind energy industry, (3) the company believed in its ability to bring renewable energy to the United States and to create jobs for American workers. (4) However, following a national security review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Ralls received an order from President Obama commanding the company to divest its acquisition of the wind farms. (5) Other than citing a broad concern for "national security," the U.S. government refused to divulge the basis of its concern. (6) The Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA), a federal statute little known outside the merger and acquisition circle, controls the fate of foreign firms seeking to invest in the United States. (7) The statute authorizes the President, acting through CFIUS, to review, suspend or prohibit a foreign transaction "that threatens to impair the national security." (8) The statute does not define "national security," but provides several general factors such as the possibility that a foreign company may obtain sensitive technology or may dominate an industry deemed critical to national defense. (9) Nor does the statute require the President to provide even a scant explanation to an investor as to why a particular transaction may threaten national security. (10) In the Ralls case, some experts attribute CFIUS's decision to the wind farms' proximate location to a military base. (11) Others hazard a guess on a perceived threat from the rising economic power of China and the U.S. government's attempt to protect U.S. energy from foreign control. (12) While one would think that these factors explain CFIUS's decision, other decisions caught investors by surprise. (13) In July 2012, CFIUS cleared a Chinese company's acquisition of Canada-based petroleum company Nexen. (14) The Chinese state-owned petroleum giant CNOOC tendered a $15.1 billion cash offer to acquire Nexen, including its offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico. (15) One of the fields is less than fifty miles from the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base at Belle Chasse, Louisiana and near subsea telecommunications cables. (16) The deal presents almost the same security sensitive features as the Ralls acquisition, namely, a Chinese company acquiring U.S. energy assets located near a military base, yet it finally went through. (17) CNOOC, a traditional state-owned enterprise, should have undergone more scrutiny under FINSA's expressed concerns for a "foreign government-controlled transaction" than Sany-owned Ralls, a representative of China's private sector. (18) Under the name of "national security," the executive branch does not offer a procedure to explain its rationale or to give a chance for the affected investors to rebut. …


Purpose
This paper aims to solve the Falkner–Skan problem over an isothermal moving wedge using the combination of the quasilinearization method and the fractional order of rational Chebyshev function (FRC) collocation method on a semi-infinite domain.

Design/methodology/approach
The quasilinearization method converts the equation into a sequence of linear equations, and then by using the FRC collocation method, these linear equations are solved. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are reduced to the nonlinear ordinary differential equation by similarity transformations.

Findings
The entropy generation and the effects of the various parameters of the problem are investigated, and various graphs for them are plotted.

Originality/value
Very good approximation solutions to the system of equations in the problem are obtained, and the convergence of numerical results is shown by using plots and tables.


In fragment 2 of the Aramaic text 4Q543 (Visions of Amram), the verb ןתנ occurs twice (in line 1 and line 2), in both cases preceded by the conjunction w-, "and." The lines are only partially preserved but the verbs are clearly attested: [המכח ךל ןתנו ןימלע י̊ר̊ד̊ ] [◦ ךל ןתנו ךרממ ].1 In Biblical Aramaic, as is well known, the roots NTN and YHB make up a suppletive paradigm. NTN occurs in the prefix conjugation (imperfect) and in the infinitive but is never used in the suffix conjugation (perfect). Instead, when a writer wants to use the verb "to give" in the suffix conjugation (and in the imperative and in participial form), the root YHB is used.2 NTN occurs in Dan 2:16 (ןתֵּנְיִ); 4:14 (הּנַּנִתְּיִ), 22 (הּנַּנִתְּיִ), 29 (הּנַּנִתְּיִ); Ezra 4:13 (ןוּנתְּנְיִ); 7:20 (ןתַּנְמִלְ and ןתֵּנְתִּ). YHB occurs in Dan 2:21 (בהֵיָ), 23 (תְּבְהַיְ), 37 (בהַיְ), 38 (בהַיְ), 48 (בהַיְ); 3:28 (וּבהַיוִ); 4:13 (בהִיְתְיִ);3 5:17 (בהַ), 18 (בהַיְ), 19 (בהַיְ), 28 (תבַיהִיוִ); 6:3 (ןיבִהֲיָ); 7:4 (ביהִיְ), 6 (ביהִיְ), 11 (תבַיהִיוִ), 12 (תבַיהִיְ), 14 (ביהִיְ), 22 (בהִיְ), 25 (ןוּבהֲיַתְיִוְ),4 27 (תבַיהִיְ); Ezra 4:20 (בהֵיְתְמִ); 5:12 (בהַיְ), 14 (וּביהִיוִ), 16 (בהַיְ); 6:4 (בהִיְתְתִּ),5 8 (אבָהֲיַתְמִ), 9 (בהֵיְתְמִ); 7:19 (ןיבִהֲיַתְמִ). A similar system of suppletion can be observed in some other varieties of Aramaic.6 On this background, the occurrences of ןתנו in 4Q543 would


An interaction between the concrete slab and the steel deck is very complex.To verify the load carrying capacity and the interaction,numerical studies,which include three parameters such as horizontal shear bond,strength of concrete and steel deck,and shear span,were carried out.Moreover,simplified horizontal shear bond model of FEA was suggested.Its results are compared with each tested data and results by Eurocode 4.As a result,the simplified horizontal shear bond models are well matched with tested results and other methods above.


BREAKING INTO THE TUTOR'S TOOLBOX: AN INVESTIGATION INTO STRATEGIES USED IN WRITING CENTER TUTORIALS Kate Brown July 8, 2008 In this dissertation, I present the results of research conducted in the University Writing Center at the University of Louisville during the fall of 2006 and serves as an example of an empirical study blending qualitative and quantitative methods. It highlights and critiques the strategies tutors use to address students' concerns about their writing during writing tutorials by addressing two research questions: 1) What strategies do tutors employ during tutorials to address higher-order concerns? And, what strategies do tutors employ during tutorials to address later-order concerns? 2) How are these strategies perceived by participants in tutorials? The data revealed that tutors tend to use three of the same strategies to address both higher-order and later-order concerns: Open-Ended Questioning, Reader Response, and Suggestion. Although tutors employed more strategies to address later-order concerns, which is congruent with advice from tutortraining manuals, they used these three strategies as default strategies throughout the observed tutorials. These strategies can be used effectively to address higher-order and later-order concerns; however, when used broadly, unique problems and potential pitfalls surfaced. The data also revealed that strategies generally assumed by writing center scholars to lessen control over the student and his or her writing can be used just as easily


Detection o f Glial Interlcukin-6 Release: Development o f a Novel Interleuldn-6 ELISA by Kay-Lynn Bowman Dr. Bryan L. Spangelo, Examination Committee Chair Associate Professor and Chair o f the Department o f Chemistry University o f Nevada, Las Vegas The development o f an interleukin-6 (IL-6) enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay resulted in a detection range o f 1 ng/ml to 10 ng/mL IL-6. The limit o f detection (LOD) for IL-6 was 0.25 ng/mL. Troubleshooting techniques were attempted including matrix effects, non-specific binding, and coating buffer pH differences. In comparison to the ELISA, the LOD for IL-6 using the 7TDI bioassay was 2-5 pg/mL. Therefore the 7TDI bioassay was implemented for the experiments described in this study. IL-6 is a cytokine known to stimulate B-cell differentiation and to activate T-cells. IL-6 is elevated in inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. Interleukin-Ip (IL-IP) stimulates IL-6 release from glial cells. Catecholamines and IL-ip synergistically release IL-6 from glial cells. In the rat C6 glioma cell line, the role o f indoleamines was examined alone and in combination with IL-ip resulting in no synergistic effects on IL-6 release. Isoproterenol synergistically acted with IL -ip on stimulating IL-6 release. IL-I receptor antagonist decreased the IL-ip stimulation o f IL-6. These results demonstrate that the catecholamines and IL-ip play a role in the regulation o f IL-6 expression.


Four-stage method based on regional economic area theory is the most accurate and the most widely used forecasting methods in the variety of traffic volume,but its calculation is relatively complex and often requires iterative calculations.Four-stage traffic volume prediction method by use of TransCAD can greatly reduce the computing process and its prediction result is more accurate based on its built-in and the actual extended prediction model.The author describes the use method of the software through instance,analyzes briefly encountered problems,and put forward care prob-lem in the use of TransCAD to predict traffic volume


In this essay I discuss whether we should understand the objectivity of evaluative judgments in the same terms as we do with epistemic judgments. I argue for a domain-specific understanding of objectivity, according to which we should see truth as central to epistemic objectivity, but not to evaluative objectivity. However, this position has traditionally led to see these judgments as subjective. Here I argue that the lack of truth values does not necessarily lead to subjectivism-not if we do not conceive evaluative judgments as expressions of feelings or desires without any rational constraints. In the case of the objectivity of evaluative judgments, the emphasis should go on justification, rather than on truth. However, justification alone is no guarantee of objectivity (but, in the same way, neither is truth). I try to delve into some of the conditions necessary to claim objectivity of evaluative judgments and also distinguish between types of objectivity


Due to its extremely vulnerable ecological condition and its seriously degraded vegetation,the Ejina Oasis,located in lower reaches of the Heihe River,has key importance for realizing the goal of improving the environmental quality of the whole Heihe River Basin.The present plan for allocating the water to areas along the river is characterized by definite yearly quantity and inflow-determined letting-out time.Under this scheme,the water requirement by plant and water supply through allocating are often not simultaneous,the growing of the vegetation in the oasis is consequently affected.So,we should pay as same or more attention on the letting-out time of water as on water quantity allocated.In order to make the time of requirement and supply meet,we must be aware of the critical period of the plant species in the oasis.By monitoring the temporal-spatial variation of groundwater level at lower reaches of the Heihe River as well as analyzing the relationship between water consumption by natural vegetation and eco-hydrological process in the Ejina Oasis,we pointed out the key periods and quantity of ecological water requirement for the local vegetation as follows.At least 0.80×108 m3 and 1.08×108m3 of ecological water should be replenished in April and August,respectively,if rational regulating reservoirs outflow and channel runoff are concerned.


Oral traumatic ulcerations are reactive lesions that are characterized by an intense mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate (usually eosinophils) that may mimic neoplasia. These granulomas are chronic but self limiting lesions of oral mucus membrane, usually of tongue. Though traumatic ulcerations are common, they are not frequently reported. Here we present a case report of traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia of tongue with a brief review of literature.


Vulture volcano displays a wide range of mafic to alkaline, carbonate-, and/or CaO-rich volcanic rocks, with subvolcanic and plutonic rocks together with mantle xenoliths in pyroclastic ejecta. The roles of magmatic volatiles such as CO2, S, and Cl have been determined from compositions and trapping temperatures of inclusions in phenocrysts, which include the Na-K-Ca-carbonate nyerereite within melilite. We surmise that this alkali carbonate crystallised from an appropriate carbonatitic melt at relatively high temperature. Carbonatitic metasomatic features are traceable throughout many of the mantle xenoliths, and various carbonatitic components are found in the late stage extrusive suite. There is no evidence that alkali carbonatite developed as a separate magma, but it may have been an important evolutionary stage. We compare the rare occurrence of nyerereite at Vulture with other carbonatites and with an unaltered kimberlite from the Udachnaya pipe. We review the evidence at Vulture for associated carbonatitic metasomatism in the mantle, and we suggest that low viscosity alkali carbonatitic melts may have a primary and much deeper origin than previously considered.


AbstractIt's shown that Saa's model of gravity with propagating torsion is in-consistent with basic solar-system gravitational experiments. Recently a new model of gravity involving propagating torsion was proposedby A. Saa [1]-[5]. In the present note we investigate the consistency of this modelwith the basic solar-system gravitational experiments.The main idea of the model is to replace the usual volume element√−gd 4 xwith a new one – e −3Θ √−gd 4 x, which is covariantly constant with respect to thetransposed affine connection ∇ T . By virtue of the using a new volume elementthe equations of the motion for the matter and gauge fields are of an autoparalleltype [1]-[5], [6].In presence of spinless matter only in this model an Einstein-Cartan geometrywith semi-symmetric torsion tensor S αβγ = S [α δ γβ] is considered, where the torsionvector S α is potential, i.e. there exists a potential Θ such that S α = ∂ α Θ. Thefollowing new equations for geometrical fields (metric and torsion) are obtained[1]-[5], [6]:G


Cylindrical shape extrudates of calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) were prepared using different percentages of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) / sodium alginate (SA) mixtures as binders and an aqueous solution containing 6% H3BO3 and 3% CaCl2 was used as a cross linking agent. As the quantity of alginate increases, the phosphate removal efficiency and capacity were decreased. Among four different extrudate samples, the sample prepared by 8% PVA + 2% SA showed the highest phosphate removal efficiency (59.59%) and capacity (29.97 mg/g) at an initial phosphate concentration of 100 ppm and 2.0 g/L adsorbent dosage. Effects of the adsorbent dosage, contact time and initial phosphate concentration on the sample were further studied. The removal efficiency and capacity obtained by a 4.0 g/L adsorbent dose at an initial phosphate concentration of 100 ppm in 3 h were 79.38% and 19.96 mg/g, respectively. The experimental data of kinetic and isotherm measurements followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation and Langmuir isotherm model, respectively. These results suggested that the phosphate removal was processed via a chemisorption and a monolayer coverage of phosphate anions was on the CSH surface. The maximum adsorption capacity () was calculated as 23.87 mg/g from Langmuir isotherm model.


The current study explored the apoptosis-inducing activities of Gekko ethanol extract(GEE) on Hep2 cell line.The MTT assay showed that GEE can significantly inhibit the proliferation of Hep2 cells in a time-dose dependent manner.After the treatment of GEE for 24 h,48 h and 72 h,the 50% inhibitory concentration(IC50) was 336.858,237.949 and 188.991 μg/mL,respectively.The typical apoptotic morphological changes of Hep2 cells treated with GEE was observed by Hoechst 33258 staining.Furthermore,the results of western blot assay indicated that GEE can up-regulate the protein expression level of caspase-3 and suppress the expression of VEGF.In conclusion,these findings provided experimental evidences that GEE may have apoptosis-inducing effects on Hep2 cells by increasing protein expression of caspase-3 and down-regulating VEGF.


Introduction: Brucella prosthetic joint infection is a rare condition. We report a case of bilateral prosthetic knee joint infection caused by Brucella melitensis, which was cured by prolonged antibiotic therapy without implant removal. Case Presentation: A 62-year-old woman was admitted to the Labbafinejad Hospital (Tehran, Iran), complaining of pain and swelling in her knee joints from two months ago. She was also suffering from intermittent fever and night sweats. She underwent bilateral total knee arthroplasty five years ago because of a severe degenerative joint disease. Agglutination tests (wright and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME)) were positive. Her knee joint fluid and blood cultures yielded B. melitensis. The polymerase chain reaction result from her knee joint fluid was positive for Brucella spp. The patient was cured after taking a combination of therapies with doxycycline, rifampin, and gentamicin. The prosthesis was retained due to the lack of loosening in radiography. Ten months after the treatment, the patient had no symptoms and could walk with no pain. Conclusions: Clinicians should consider brucellosis in the differential diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection in the endemic regions. They should also be aware that if patients have no sign of implant loosening, they can achieve favorable outcomes only by using antibiotics and with no need for implant removal.


Digital images are prone to a variety of types of noise. Noise is the result of errors in the image acquisition process that result in pixel values that do not reflect the true intensities of the real scene (Gagnon & Smaili, 1996). There are several ways that noise can be introduced into an image, depending on how the image is created. For example if the image is scanned from a photograph made on film, the film grain is a source of noise. Noise can also be the result of damage to the film, or be introduced by the scanner itself. If the image is acquired directly in a digital format, the mechanism for gathering the data (such as a CCD detector) can introduce noise. Electronic transmission of image data can introduce noise. Noise is considered to be any measurement that is not part of the phenomena of interest. Noise can be categorized as Image data independent noise and image data dependent noise.


This research examined the question of whether perceptions of media as inferior to face to face are socially or technologically determined. It takes advantage of a recently developed asynchronous videoconferencing system to compare the perceptions and outcomes of group projects done in a multi-cue asynchronous media to those of face to face groups. Participants engaged in collaboration over 5 weeks to develop group oral reports. Measures of social presence, conversational involvement, perceived effectiveness, and ratings of group project quality were compared between communication conditions. Results showed significant differences favoring face-to-face communication for several perceptual variables, but not for perceived or actual effectiveness. Results are discussed with respect to their pertinence for several theories, and for their illumination of some historical theoretical and measurement biases in computer-mediated communication research.


We propose a regularization procedure in the sourced Weyl double copy, a spinorial version of the classical double copy, such that it matches much more general results in the Kerr-Schild version. In the regularized Weyl double copy, the AdS and the Lifshitz black holes, which form the basis of the study of strongly coupled gauge theories at finite temperature through the AdS/CFT correspondence and its non-relativistic generalization, become treatable. We believe that this might pave the way for finding out a relation between the classical double copy and holograpy.


Objective: Our hypothesis was that patient-doctor relationship experienced positively by the patient is associated with adequate compliance behavior and thus to the long-term metabolic control of diabetes. Method: Cross-sectional study of 100 consecutive adult patients with Type 1 diabetes treated in a diabetes out-patient department. From a questionnaire, four scores (direct estimate of physician, satisfaction with the place of treatment, self-esteem score, security with the patient-doctor relationship) determining the patient-doctor relationship were formed. In score 3 (self-esteem score) the impact of the patient-doctor relationship to the patients' self-esteem was indirectly estimated. The anonymous data taken from diabetes register including information about treatment of diabetes, metabolic control and end-organ complications were returned together with the questionnaire. On the basis of GHbA1c diabetic patients were divided into two groups: with adequate metabolic control (GHbA1c ⩽ 8.0%) or with poor/moderate control (GHbA1c > 8.0%). Results: In univariate analyses the score 3 associated with metabolic control (p < 0.001). In logistic regression analyses the nephropathy (t = 2.80, p < 0.05) and score 3 (t = 3.98, p < 0.001) were associated with metabolic control. Conclusion: Patient's positively-experienced patient-doctor relationship was associated with good metabolic control of diabetes.


Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been widely used in educational institutions to enhance student learning both within and outside the classroom. Recent technological advancements have made it possible to access real-time student data and evaluate performance of students. Monitoring of student social networks assists instructors in identifying student isolation and community formation. The Social Networks Adapting Pedagogical Practice (SNAPP) tool assists instructors to extract and visualise students online network interactions resulting from discussion forums posts and replies. This study aims to visualise and evaluate interactions of students in online discussion forum which was used for project collaboration. Online discussion forums were integrated into a postgraduate course at Cyprus International University (CIU) and students were asked to discuss course and term project related topics on the forum. Then, their interactions were examined with SNAPP tool which, helps to visualise and analyse student data to provide suggestions to promote discussions in courses.


Bloor et at 1 found that the esterified cholesterol in plasma of diabetic patients was slightly higher than normal. It seemed of interest, therefore, to record some preliminary observations on the postabsorptive blood cholesterol of completely depancreatized dogs that have been maintained in this laboratory for varying periods of time by means of insulin and a suitable diet. The oxidative procedures of Okey 2 have been used for cholesterol determinations. The treatment of these animals has been reported elsewhere. 3 Blood cholesterol determinations on 3 normal dogs are also recorded. Dog 4, normal, is a litter mate of dog 1, diabetic; both of these animals have been maintained on the same diet since September 1, 1931, when dog 1 was depancreatized. Dog 5, normal, and dog 2, diabetic, are also litter mates, both of these animals having received the same diets since July 27, 1932, the day on which the latter was depancreatized. The third dog, 1-N-1, was kept on the diet for approximately one month before blood samples were taken. Typical results are shown in Table I. There is a marked reduction of the ester cholesterol of the fasting blood of depancreatized dogs. Esterified cholesterol was completely absent from the blood of diabetic dog 2. Further investigations to determine the time of onset of these lipid changes following pancreatectomy are in progress.


through the effective sorting of the ideological and political resources of the university curriculum, this paper puts forward the design ideas for the ideological and political resources of the curriculum in practice to avoid rote copying, such as highlighting the problem-oriented consciousness, focusing on the educational entry point, and powerfully mining the educational elements, in order to provide reference for the implementation and carrying out of the ideological and political resources of the curriculum in the teaching process. As the main palace of talent training, how to break the "isolated island effect" between Ideological and political education and professional education for a long time, carry out morality cultivation in the whole process, all-round and all staff of college classroom teaching, deeply understand the connotation and reality of "curriculum ideological and political" education, accurately grasp the core elements of "curriculum ideological and political" education, and comprehensively establish the operation of "curriculum ideological and political" mechanism is one of the most important tasks for Chinese universities. The core meaning of "curriculum ideological and political education" is that the professional curriculum, through in-depth excavation of Ideological and political education resources contained in the discipline, gives full play to the educational function of each course and the educational responsibility of each teacher, and promotes the professional course and ideological and political course to work together and educate people in coordination. At the present stage, the realization of "ideological and political education in curriculum" must pay attention to three key links: Teachers' acceptance of the concept of "ideological and political education in curriculum" is the premise of forming synergy effect, strengthening curriculum construction is the cornerstone of the implementation of "ideological and political education in Curriculum", and students' sense of acquisition is the test standard of the effect of "Ideological and political education in curriculum". [1] HOW to do a good job in the teaching of curriculum ideological and political education? According to Herbart's theory of teaching structure, methods, contents and purposes constitute the three-dimensional structure of teaching process. To implement the teaching of "ideological and political education in curriculum" is to integrate ideological and political education resources into the purpose, contents and methods of professional courses. [2] 1. Sorting out Ideological and Political Resources of Courses To ensure the effective operation of "ideological and political education in curriculum", it is the first task to deeply explore the ideological and political elements contained in professional courses. It is worth mentioning that the ideological and political elements here refer to the knowledge elements that can be integrated with some value of ideological and political education in professional courses, so as to achieve better ideological and political education. On the one hand, the professional knowledge itself has obvious value tendency and patriotic feeling of country; on the other hand, teachers can further expand and develop on the basis of existing ideological and political elements through deep excavation.


ABSTRACT Design defects do not only degrade the quality of products, but also overrun budgets, extend schedules, and even jeopardize the success of product development (PD). Defect propagation result in a high probability of defect occurrence. In this study, a novel weighted directed network model for defect propagation is proposed from the perspective of design activities to reduce and control defect propagation involved in PD. First, the node impact measurement value matrix is provided by analyzing the relationships between the input and output parameters of design activities. Then, the concept of design activity node intensity is used as a quantitative index to evaluate the key activity nodes in defect propagation. The design defect control strategies are discussed from the perspective of key activity nodes based on the result of the evaluation. A case study of a crane arm is performed to validate the capability of the proposed approach.


One of the great challenges for all levels of compulsory and post-compulsory education is to help people develop the capacity to cope well within a highly turbulent environment. This challenge is evident in the face of mounting evidence that individuals, organisations and communities are, in fact, not coping at all and are developing major signs of dysfunction. My experience and research as a psychotherapist and educator suggests that we could move towards more process oriented learning strategies that will provide people with lifelong skills for managing stressful events, rapidly changing work environments and the local effects of the global community. The term heutagogy has been coined to provide a rationale for these strategies as an alternative to both pedagogical and andragogical approaches to education (Hase and Kenyon, 2000). One recent perspective that has helped develop this concept of heutagogy is that of Capability (eg Cairns & Hase, 1996 and Stephenson & Weil, 1992). Capable people are creative, know how to learn, can use competencies in novel as well as familiar circumstances, have high self-efficacy, work well with others, and have appropriate guiding values for action. It is suggested that Capable people are able to deal with the stresses of the new millennium better than others who do not possess these attributes. This paper draws on Systems Theory, Capability and the emerging concept of Heutagogy to describe why we should, and how we can, help develop Capable people in our educational, and particularly our higher education, systems. Fads, Fancies and Personal Journeys It is very easy to get caught up in personal, management and organisational development fads in a world in which the quick fix sits right next to the electronic calculator. Sometimes, however, it is possible to find that an idea has a long developmental pedigree that can be traced back to a fundamental concept that has substance and a deeper meaning. And occasionally that idea has a basis in reality that accords with ones own personal experience as a practitioner. This paper is about such an idea that arose here in the UK in the late 1980s and which has been called Capability. I am a psychologist by trade and work in the areas of therapeutic and organisational psychology both as a practitioner and academic. It has been my good fortune to be able to work with people who are experiencing crisis in their lives or who have some problem of adjustment. I work with organisations for the same reasons except that with the latter the agendas sometimes seem awe inspiringly complicated. Given this focus in my work I have become interested in adaptation and it is my experience that those people, couples, families, organisations and, perhaps, communities that adapt well share a number of characteristics. It is frequently stated that one of our major current health threats in western societies is depression and its related conditions such as anxiety, stress and substance abuse. The vast industry around the Serotonin enhancing medications such as Prozac, Zoloft, Arapax and company supports the contention that we are indeed in trouble in a mental health sense. It is interesting to revisit Huxley's 'Brave New World' in which he describes a generation of humans who take their 'Somer' pills to keep their mood even and help them be productive. This is exactly what Prozac et al do. Our organisations are, in my view, also in crisis and there is some evidence that this may be true for our communities. It doesn't take much imagination to see the connection between what is happening in organisations and communities, and its affect on people. It seems unlikely that the causal relationship is the other way around. I agree with commentators such as Ralston-Saul and Theobold that the real problem is systemic and it will take a change in the fundamental ways in which we understand society, particularly in relation to our emphasis on economy and the bottom line. How systemic changes might come about quickly is for discussion elsewhere but it is likely that it will be forced as the result of a massive world wide crisis, probably of an economic nature. One vehicle (and I do not suggest that it is the only approach) for producing change, of course, is through education and, in particular, education of the young before ways of thinking and behaving have become completely habituated. It is my contention here that we need to make some fundamental, dare I say paradigm, shifts in the way in which we look at learning and the type of people our educational institutions, such as universities, churn out. Being able to adapt to the world in which we live requires a whole new set of abilities that go beyond our obsession with competencies which, in my view, at best prepare us for the present but certainly not the future. Healthy people will be able to respond to change, to manage uncertainty and ambiguity, maintain focus and continue to engage in healthy behaviours in response to crisis. They will also work towards creating healthy environments for others to live and work in. In other words they will have a mindful respect for others. The world is not easy for the inflexible, the guardians of the status quo, those who dislike uncertainty and have an expectation that they are somehow isolated from the winds of change, and for those who are unprepared. For example, I am still frequently amazed at the number of people I see in therapy whose main problem is that they are surprised by some change that has occurred and are having difficulty in resolving what amounts to loss as a result of this surprise, rather than the problem itself. These people seem to be totally unprepared and need to undergo new learning that helps them resolve what is a sort of grief, a loss. I am reminded of a man who was made redundant after 23 years of faithful service. He had a house in a nice place, lovely children and a wife who did not have to work. The key problem was not so much the loss of the job because he would certainly find another, it was the shock of sudden change. He became depressed, a condition founded on an inner rage related to a sense of injustice. Its my contention here that we need to prepare people for life in a different sort of way and that universities (although what I say is just as applicable to the compulsory educational system) have a key role to play in creating what amounts to a paradigm shift. As universities we have to go beyond developing just competence and creating people who are really good at writing essays. We need to help develop people who can manage the future. So, having gone on this personal journey lets look at what is my fancy for education and hope that it is not just another fad.


Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens.--HGTV Gardens Featuring beautiful Japanese garden photography and insightful writingKyoto Gardens is a labor of love from master photographer Ben Simmons and Kyoto-based writer Judith Clancy. In their rocks and plantsempty spaces and intimate details--Kyoto's gardens manifest a unique ability to provoke thought and delight in equal measure. These varied landscapes meld the sensuality of nature with the disciplines of cosmologypoetry and meditation. Japanese aristocrats created these gardens to display not just wealth and powerbut cultural sensitivity and an appreciation for transcendent beauty. A class of professional gardeners eventually emergedtransforming Japanese landscape design into a formalized art. TodayKyoto's gardens display an enormous range of forms--from rock gardens display of extreme minimalism and subtle huesto stroll gardens of luscious proportions and vibrant colors. In Kyoto Gardens Simmons' photographs present a fresh and contemporary look at Kyoto's most important gardens. Their beauty is enhanced and humanized by gardeners tending the grounds using the tools of their art. Clancy's graceful text provides historicalaesthetic and cultural context to the Japanese gardens. Combining wonder and rigorshe describes how Kyoto's most beloved gardens remain faithful to their founders' creative spirit and conception. Journey to Kyoto's thirty gardens with just a turn of a pageor use the handy maps to plan your trip.


distrust of the American reader" (75). In making this case, Stepto effectively brings the phenomenal Obama of his Du Bois lectures (politician, president, writer) into dialogue with the African American figures Sterling A. Brown anatomizes in his foundational study "Negro Characters as Seen by White Writers" (1938). As much as Stepto's "Distrust" recalls the ways in which black writers attune audiences to unfamiliar conditions and circumstances, it also echoes the cautious optimism of Brown, who suggests that "the sincere, sensitive artist, willing to go beneath the clichés of popular belief to get at an underlying reality, will be wary of confining a race's entire character to a half-dozen narrow grooves. . . . He will hesitate to do this even though he had a Negro mammy, or spent a night in Harlem, or has been a Negro all his life. The writer submits that such an artist is only one worth listening to, although the rest are legion" (88). A Home Elsewhere, Stepto's innovative response to the "Age of Obama," situates our first black president amid this category of the artistic elect.


VARIETY SELECTION • Based on grower nomination and experimenter assessment of variety traits. Communication with growers facilitated by organic certifying agencies, grower associations, farmer groups, trade publications, and digital media. Commercially available rootstocks (66 total) were developed by 19 companies and contain approximately 24 disease resistance packages. Chosen RSs (18) represent grower interest, 12 companies, and 12 disease packages. Chosen scion varieties (5) represent hybrid and heirloom and round- and oblong-fruited types.


TLC/FID was applied as a rapid, accurate and precise method to the determination of family composition (mainly the saturated hydrocarbon, aromatic hydrocarbon and gum contents) of petroleum asphalt or residual oil. By the use of a quantitative calibration model, the application of this method was broadened to cover samples of different kinds of asphalt or residual oil with different processing technologies. The quantitative calibration model, composed of thin layer chromatograms and family-compositions of various residual oil and asphalt samples, was set up on the base of data obtained by elution chromatography (EC) and by the use of PLS as mathematical tool. Consistency of the results of saturated hydrocarbon, aromatic hydrocarbon and gum contents obtained by TLC/FID and by EC was tested, good correlationships were obtained as shown by the correlation coefficients 0.976 5, 0.990 1 and 0.993 7 respectively. Validity of the proposed TLC/FID (with quantitative calibration mode) method was further tested by the pairing t test. The results obtained showed that no significant differences were observed for all the results of the family composition contents.


Stress analyses of LNG containment system (LCS) No.96 have been conducted with the main objective of studying the effect of inner steel hull flexibility on the response of LCS No.96. Therefore, two global FE models of LCS No.96 were created with rigid and flexible inner steel hull support using combined shell and solid elements. In this study, elastic material properties are used. The studied responses are the static stress distributions of LCS No.96, eigen buckling modes and values, as well as their nonlinear geometrical behaviour of the LCS structure with imperfections introduced. It was found that the static stress distribution in the upper part of the primary box is not affected by the flexibility in the inner steel hull which supports the LCS No.96. The responses of the lower part of the primary box down to the mastic ropes are influenced by the response of inner steel hull. The first buckling modes of model are bending modes of its secondary bulkheads. The model of LCS NO.96 that accounts for the flexibility of inner steel hull create lower eigenbuckling values than one with rigid support. Imperfections are introduced to the buckled bulkhead based on the eigenmodes with maximum initial displacements of 1%, 10% and 50% of the bulkhead thickness. The stress distributions before and after the LCS No.96 loss of stiffness are studied.


AUC, area under the concentration-time curve; CGN, chronic glomerulonephritis; Cl, Clearance rates; Cmax, maximum serum concentration; CsA, cyclosporin A; CV, coefficient of variation; DGF, delayed graft function; ELISA, enzyme-Linked immunosorbent assay; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; HRP, horseradish peroxidase; LOQ, limit of quatitation; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; PD, pharmadynamics; PE, phycoerythrin; PK, pharmacokinetics; QC, quality control; SAE, serious adverse event; T1/2ke, terminal half-life; TBS, bovine serum albumin in tris buffered saline; Tmax, time to reach the peak concentration; TBST, Tris-Buffered Saline Tween-20; Vd, volumes of distribution


Proposes a new omnidirectional image sensor, COPIS (conic projection image sensor), for guiding navigation of a mobile robot. It features passive sensing of omnidirectional images of the environment in real-time (at the frame rate of a TV camera) using a conic mirror. COPIS is a suitable sensor for visual navigation in real world environment with moving objects. The paper describes a method for estimating the location and the motion of the robot by detecting the azimuth of each object in the omnidirectional image. It also presents a method to avoid collision against unknown obstacles and estimates their locations by detecting their azimuth changes while the robot is moving in the environment.<<ETX>>


This paper proposes a filter method for solving nonlinear semidefinite programming problems. Our method extends to this setting the filter SQP (sequential quadratic programming) algorithm, recently introduced for solving nonlinear programming problems, obtaining the respective global convergence results. Mathematical subject classification: 90C30, 90C55.


South Africa, home to the world's largest population of people living with HIV (5.7 million), experienced a measles outbreak that started in late 2009. There was a stepped increase in cases of measles, with the highest incidence reported in March 2010. By September 2010, more than 17 000 new measles cases had been reported to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases since January 2009. A mass vaccination campaign from mid-April to early May 2010 resulted in a significant decline in new measles cases.