Study on combining ability was carried out at two locations (CRS Masaudha, Faizabad and GPB Farm, Kumarganj, Faizabad) and in two seasons (Kharif, 2012 and Kharif, 2013) for grain yield and yield attributing traits in 82 genotypes including 22 parents (15 testers, 4 lines and 3 checks) and 60 F 1 's developed using 15 tester as males and 4 lines as females. From this study the significant and positive gca effects for grain yield per plant were exhibited by 8 testers and 2 CMS lines (lines) which were NDR 2706, NDR 2702, NDR 2704, NDR 370132, NDR 1127, NDR 370131, Sugandha 5 and NDR 3112-1 among testers and IR 58025A and IR 68897A among lines. In the present study 7 crosses namely, IR 68897A X NDR 2702, IR 79156A X NDR 370132, I 58025A X Sugandha 5, IR 68888A X IR 27723, IR 68897A X NDR 1127, IR 58025A X NDR 1127 and IR 68897A X NDR 2701 showed significant positive sca effects for grain yield per plant as well as some other yield components. Whereas, the common good crosses on the basis of per se performance and sca effects were IR 68897A X IR 87651 for days to maturity; IR 68897A X CR 2499-50 and IR 68888A X NDR 2702 for plant height; IR 68888A X NDR 2704 for panicle bearing tillers per plant; IR 79156A X NDR 370132 for Panicle length; IR 68888A X NDR 2705, IR 79156A X NDR 1126, IR 58025A X NDR 2701 and IR 68888A X NDR 2706 for spikelets per panicle; IR 58025A X NDR 2705, IR 68888A X CR 2499-50 and IR 79156A X NDR 370133 for 1000grain weight; IR 68888A X NDR 370131, IR 68888A X NDR 370133 and IR 68888A X Sugndha 5 for L/B ratio and IR 58025A X Sugandha 5 and IR 68888A X IR 27723 for grain yield per plant.


The work provides analysis of ekphrasis semiotics in Russian narratives of the first third of the XIX century. Emphasis on acoustics and action, synethetic character of the picture are distinguishing features of romanticist ekphrasis.


This paper reports the application of matrix-assisted UV-laser induced desorption (LID) mass spectrometry for the analysis of some extracellular multi-domain cellulolytic enzymes, in the molecular weight range 5000–90 000 u, produced by the fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trichoderma reesei. A high sensitivity (1–10pmol of protein), has been attained in obtaining the mass spectra of these highly glycosylated enzymes and some of their peptides, with carbohydrate content in the 10–40% range. The desorption of samples containing the enzymes mixed with a protein having an accurately known molecular weight—an internal calibrant—is also demonstrated. Spectra from complete enzymes and their functional domains are presented to explore the possibilities of employing LID for obtaining structural information.


1. Presumably all readers of this journal, and certainly all contributors to it do mathematics because they enjoy it. Have you ever stopped to think what a wonderful but strange gift it is, this ability to enjoy mathematics? Outsiders are not, I claim, capable of sharing or appreciating this enjoyment, but the reasons are not easy to find, as we see when we try out a few possibilities. The language is technical—yes, but so is that of art, music, atomic physics and computing, and these subjects suffer from no shortage of enthusiastic followers whose technical knowledge is virtually nil. The subject is hard, and to become a participant requires dedication, even sacrifice; true, but true also of the other examples. Mathematicians are all slightly over the edge of the sanity/insanity divide, a common view but isn't the same said of mountaineers and marathon runners while we watch their exploits with baited breath?


The Birkhoo-Mal'cev problem asks for a characterization of those lattices each of which is isomorphic to the lattice L(K) of all subquasivarieties for some quasivariety K of algebraic systems of nite type. The current status of this problem, which is still open, is discussed. The notion of a Q-universal quasivariety was introduced by Sapir in 35]. That many familiar quasivarieties are known to be Q-universal can, in some sense, be viewed as a measure of the complexity of the Birkhoo-Mal'cev problem. A suucient condition is stated for a quasivariety to be Q-universal and, employing it together with a result of Goral c k, Koubek, and Sichler 13], it will be shown that a variety of (0; 1)-lattices is Q-universal whenever it contains a nite non-distributive simple (0; 1)-lattice. y 1 The Birkhoo-Mal'cev problem In this x, after introducing the basic terminology, an overview of the current status of the Birkhoo-Mal'cev problem will be given, as well as the relationship that Q-universality has to it. In x2, a suucient condition 2.4 to ensure Q-universality will be stated, which, in x3, will be applied to a result of Goral c k, Koubek, and Sichler 13] to show that whenever a variety of (0; 1)-lattices contains a nite non-distributive simple (0; 1)-lattice, then it is Q-universal. Finally, some concluding remarks are given in x4. An algebraic system of nite type is a nonvoid set which admits a nite family of operations and relations. It is an algebra if it admits no relations and a relational system if it admits no operations. For a class K of algebraic sytems of similar type, let I(K), H(K), S(K), P(K), and P u (K) respectively denote the classes of all isomorphic algebraic systems, homomorphic images, subsystems, products, and ultraproducts of algebraic systems in K (note that the direct product of an empty set of algebraic systems, the trivial algebraic system, is y Known by 2], see the concluding remarks in x4.Mal'cev problem.


Policy-based dynamic spectrum access is one of the spectrum access models being considered by regulators and researchers for regulating the behavior of cognitive radios. This approach to spectrum access decouples the policyrelated components (i.e., policy management, provisioning, and reasoning) from the radio platform. In policy-based spectrum access, the policy reasoner plays a critical role—it assists in policy enforcement and carries out a number of tasks related to policy analysis and processing. One of the most crucial tasks performed by the policy reasoner is evaluating radio transmission requests in relation to a set of active policies. This paper describes the design process and architecture of a policy reasoner. Key features of the proposed policy reasoner include: (1) policy conflict detection and resolution; and (2) ability to process underspecified transmission requests and compute the corresponding constraints.


In this paper, we study the propagation threshold in an integrodifference predator–prey system of Leslie–Gower type. A propagation threshold is defined. We first prove that the threshold is the minimal wave speed of travelling wave solutions modelling the spatial invasion process of the predator. Furthermore, when the initial condition in the corresponding initial value problem reflects that the predator is the invader while the prey is the resident species, we confirm that the threshold is the spreading speed of the predator.


the cerebrospinal fluid to the lymphatic system of the head and neck in animals as well as in humans. During the 1970s, he concentrated on the histopathology of inflammatory middle ear diseases and started his morphologic investigations of otosclerosis together with Dietrich Plester. Later in Luzern, he discovered together with Imre Friedman and Hans J. Altermatt the inflammatory nature of the otosclerotic focus and they were the first to describe its association with the measles virus as the cause of inflammation. Together with Matti Anniko, he worked out the functional morphology of the human outer hair cells with outstanding results. Another field of interest was the immunologic function of the human endolymphatic sac where he first described, together with This issue of ORL is dedicated to the world-renowned otologist, Prof. Wolfgang Arnold from Munich, Germany, who will shortly be celebrating his 65th birthday. As the managing editor of ORL, he was responsible for the success of this journal from 1985 until 2002. Wolfgang Arnold was born in Munich, November 22, 1941. He completed his medical studies with a doctor's degree in 1967 at the University of Munich and then joined the Max Planck Institute for Neuropathology in Munich as a research fellow until 1970. He began his residency and scientific career at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Frankfurt in 1970, his teacher was Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Vosteen. In 1977, he followed Prof. Vosteen to Düsseldorf, where he was his Associated Professor until 1980. In 1981, he became Head of the Department for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Kantonsspital in Luzern (Switzerland). In 1992, he was appointed as Chairman and Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Technical University of Munich. Already in 1977, W. Arnold was elected as a member of the distinguished Collegium Otorhinolaryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum. Until today, his scientific and clinical activities have resulted in more than 350 publications in international scientific journals, handbook articles and several textbooks. His Checkliste Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde meanwhile has four editions in German, three in Italian and two in the Greek language. In 1993, together with Imre Friedman, he published the textbook Pathology of the Ear , meanwhile a standard work for every otologist. During his research activities in the Max Planck Institute, he first described sensory receptor cells being similar to vestibular sensory cells within the central canal of lower vertebrates; later he confirmed the connection of Published online: October 26, 2006


Complex formation equilibria involving pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde oxime (1), 1-(2-pyridinyl)ethanone oxime (2) and 6-methylpyridine-2-carboxaldehyde oxime (3), HL, with zinc(II) and cadmium(II) ions were studied in aqueous 0.1 M NaCl solution at 25° C by potentiometric titrations with a glass electrode. Experimental data were analysed with the least-squares computer program SUPERQUAD to determine the complexes formed and their stability constants. With Ligands 1 and 2 the sets of complexes for Zn(II) and Cd(II) are essentially the same, mono- and dinuclear oxime complexes and their deprotonated/hydrolysed products HpMq(HL)2q+p r. Owing to the steric requirements of the 6-methyl group, sets of complexes formed with 3 are distinctly different. For zinc(II), only dinuclear oximato species HpZn2(HL)4q+p 2 ( p = − 2, − 3, − 4) are found, while for the larger cadmium(II) ion mononuclear oximato species CdL+ and CdL2 are detected in addition to the dinuclear complex HpCd2(HL)4q+p 2 ( p = − 3).


Background Evidence from animal studies show that there is a relationship between plasma Vitamin D concentration and glucose homeostasis. Studies have also examined the relationship between Vitamin D status and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in adult population. There is paucity of evidence examining the relationship between the glycaemic control in children and adolescents with Type I diabetes Mellitus ( T1DM) and Vitamin D status.


Breakdown in dielectrics, the mechanism of which is still not yet fully revealed, exhibits very complicated test phenomena and characteristics. The breakdown voltage of a dielectric is believed to be related not only to the dielectric properties but also to the waveform of the applied voltage. For most dielectrics, the impulse breakdown voltage decreases with increasing wavefront time. However, we found for oil-impregnated paper (OIP) used in power transformers, increasing wavefront time in lightning impulses (at microsecond timescales) may lead to a significant increase in breakdown voltage. In contrast, the variation in the wavetail time produces very little effect on breakdown voltage. Combined with our previous test results on the space charge distributions in OIP, we tried to provide two explanations regarding this interesting phenomenon: First, the wavefront time of the applied impulse voltage affects the movement process of the positive particles in the oil-filled micro cavities in OIP, which is strongly related to the local electric field in the oil filled micro cavities and the breakdown voltage of the OIP. Moreover, the wavefront time is closely related to the trapping and detrapping process of the dielectrics. Therefore the effects of the traps in dielectric on the breakdown characteristics are different when the wavefront time varies.


Objective To investigate the expression of p185 and bcl-2 proteins in cholangiocarcinomas (ChC) and its clinical significance. Methods Immunohistochemical method was used to investigate the expression of p185 and bcl-2 proteins in 46 cases of ChC and 10 normal chcledochus (NCC). The relationship between the expression of p185 and bcl-2 and the clinicopathological factors of ChC was analyzed. Results The positive rate of p185 in ChC was higher than that in NCC (60.9% vs.0%,P0.05),but the positive rate of bcl-2 was lower in ChC than in NCC (47.8% vs. 80.0%, P0.05).The high level expression of p185 and the low expression of bcl-2 were positively correlated with the TNM phase,differentiation degree and metastasis in ChC (P0.05). The expression of p185 was reversely correlated to that of bcl-2 in ChC . Conclusion The expressions of tumor suppressor p185 and apoptotic inhibitor bcl-2 could be of use in predicting the biological behavior and prognosis of ChC.


Image enhancement is one of the most important phases of automated in lung cancer detection. Lung cancer is a worldwide fatal disease that claims victims among both men and women. Computed Tomography (CT) is the most effective predominantly used medical imaging modality for diagnosing uncontrolled lung cell growth. The detection of lung cancer from a CT scan using visual perception requires extensive visual abilities and expertise. The proposed Multi-Level Modified Dualistic Sub Image Histogram Equalization (ML-DSIHE) separates the histogram of a CT image into two parts using the mid-point of the intensity scale. Then ML-DSIHE iteratively divides the bifurcated histogram based on the median and then histogram equalization independently on those partitioned histogram. The proposed ML-DSIHE offers a solution for over-enhancement and under-enhancement of background, loss of foreground Gray-Level components, and noise amplification. The M-DSIHE is confirmed to be a novel enhancement method and thus greater aids in the early detection of lung cancer improved accuracy. The ML-DSIHE is found to the accuracy of early detection of lung cancer. Moreover, this enhancement technique is computationally simple and thus takes less computational time.


In recent years numerous pieces of environmental legislation have been introduced or will be introduced both in the UK and throughout Europe. The greatest environmental issue at the moment is the limitation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. Water‐based coatings have been available for many years; their main application initially was for broad wall paints. More recently, water‐based coatings have come on the market for trim coatings. Although their performance for interior use is sufficient, but inferior to their solvent‐based alternatives, how do water‐based coatings for exterior wood perform? An alternative to water‐based technology is high solids. In a recent life cycle analysis (Ministry of the Environment in France) high solids alkyds have been shown to have low environmental impacts. In the study used for setting the criteria and thresholds for the European eco‐label for decorative paints and varnishes, a high solids alkyd developed by Cray Valley Ltd was put into the category having the lowest environmental impact together with water‐based paints. For the future of exterior coatings for wood, is the route to environmentally friendly coatings water‐based or solvent‐based technology?


Enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECH) catalyzes the syn addition of the elements of water across the double bond of α,βunsaturated CoA thiolesters. This reaction has become the paradigm for the isomerase/hydratase superfamily [11, 13]. This superfamily is characterized by a binding site for CoA thiolesters that polarizes the carbonyl by two amide H-bonds, one to a glycine at the N-terminus of a conserved α-helix and one to a second amide, Ala-98 in ECH [7].


Virtual banking can be defined as a bank without branch which offers its
services by means of individual computers or electronic tools, ATM and
telephone.
As virtual banks can't put up with the cost of branch opening, they offer
the savings obtained from the costing to their customers as high saving
interest.
In the study, it will be mentioned from the definition of virtual banking to
its advantages and disadvantages, and samples of virtual banks in the
world, the superiority in costing per operation in comparison with
traditional banking.
In conclusion, thanks to virtual banking, situation of earn and earn will
occur, and costing in banking system will reduce, and this will reflect to the
customers positively.
Keywords: Virtual Banking, Internet Banking, Traditional Banking.


It is well known that the performance in terms of misalignment of adaptive algorithms, in general, is dependent on the conditioning of the input signal covariance matrix. For two-channel (stereo-phonic) adaptive algorithms, this performance is further degraded by the high interchannel coherence between the two input signals. In this paper, we establish the relationship between interchannel coherence of the two input signals and condition of the corresponding covariance matrix for stereo acoustic echo cancellation application. We further show how this relationship affects the misalignment performance of a two-channel frequency-domain adaptive algorithm. We provide simulation results for both WGN and speech input to verify our mathematical analysis


A minimally invasive, posterior fossa bony decompression in the management of symptomatic Chiari type 1 anomalies in children was evaluated at the Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy.


This research was conducted on April until June 2015, at Hatchery and Breeding Laboratory of Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, University of Riau. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of ovaprim with different doses on sperm quality of signal barb (L. festivus, Heckel 1843) and for completion of this research then the best dosage obtained through observations on sperm quality will then be injected against gonads mature male brood and then spawned with the female injected with the best dose (0.7 ml/kg body weight). The results showed that ovaprim on doses 0.7 ml/kg body weight gives the best results for the cement volume (0,013 ml/g), concentration (878 x 107), motility (79,46%), viability (84,07 %). results for spawning resulted in average: fertility rate (40,39 %), hatching rate (14,85 %), and survival rate within 5 days (38,07 %). Keywords : Ovaprim, Sperm Quality, Egg Hatching, Signal barb (Labeobarbus festivus, Heckel 1843).


An investigation of the longitudinal stability and control characteristics of a 1/4-scale model of the VZ-2 tilt-wing vertical-take-off- and-landing aircraft during rapid transitions has been made on the Langley control-line facility. Only the longitudinal characteristics were studied because with the control-line technique the other phases of the model motion are partially restrained. The rapid transitions from hovering to forward flight could be performed easily at any of the accelerations attempted; whereas, the transitions from forward flight to hovering were generally accompanied by a strong nose up pitching moment which at times was uncontrollable because of an inadequate amount of available pitch control. The model was more difficult to control during rapid decelerations than during slow decelerations and was also more difficult to control for rearward center-of-gravity conditions than for forward ones.


To create cooperative work applications quickly and efficiently, we have developed a cooperative platform called CAliF: Cooperative Application Framework. This system was defined with four layers. We propose a new consistency protocol for the distributed shared memory (DSM) layer where different shared objects are replicated at each site. CAliF uses the DSM to allow programmers to share objects or variables without having to manage the exchange. We present an algorithm which uses the token technique. The token is a data structure which contains the updates of shared data. These data are carried through the ring on the token, named Pilgrim. The Pilgrim protocol provides both reliable consistency and guaranteed performance according to the type of application described. The protocol is discussed and proved, and we demonstrate its qualities.


The Impact of Pre-kindergarten Enrollment on Student Performance as Identified by Third Grade Reading and Math Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Scores Among Selected Title I Elementary Schools. (May 2008) Wanda Maldonado, B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Virginia Collier Dr. John Hoyle The purpose of this study was to determine if the intervention of attending public school pre-kindergarten reflected an impact on student achievement as measured by third grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) considering gender, English language learner status, socio-economic status, and the language of the test. To determine this impact, the performance of third grade students who attended prekindergarten in 10 selected elementary schools in San Antonio was compared to students in these same schools who did not attend pre-kindergarten. Quantitative techniques and analyses were used to illustrate data collected from the research sample. A t-test for independent means was used for Research Questions #1 and #2. An Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) procedure was also used to analyze the data as a function of gender, English language learner status, socio-economic status, and the language of the test in Research Question #3.


A study is made of ion-acoustic double layers in a plasma consisting of any number of cold positive and negative ion (and cold electron) species in addition to one isothermal electron population. The Sagdeev potential is obtained in general, together with limits on both compressive and rarefactive solutions for ion-acoustic double layers and/or solitons. Weak ion-acoustic double layers are described by a modified Korteweg-de Vries equation. Such double layers are not possible in plasmas with only positive ion species and one electron population. When one or more negative ion and/or cold electron species are included above a certain threshold density, rarefactive ion-acoustic double layers occur, but no compressive ones. The double-layer form of the potential is given, together with an application to a plasma with one positive and one negative ion component. It is shown that there is indeed such a threshold density for the negative ion density, depending on the charge-to-mass ratios of both types of ions. The threshold density is determined numerically for a range of such ratios and discussed in view of possible relevance to auroral and experimental plasmas. In the discussion, cold electrons can play the role of the negative ion species.


The effect of dietary supplementation of crushed soybean and flaxseed on ovarian function in postpartum crossbred dairy cows was studied. Total 20 postpartum normally calved cows from 2nd to 4th lactation were randomly divided into two equal groups. In addition to routine feed, cows from group T1 were fed with dietary supplementation of crushed soybean @ 10% of DM requirement from the day of calving to day 50 postpartum and thereafter continuation with curshed Flaxseed @ 15% of DM requirement of animal from day 51 to day 85 postpartum respectively, whereas cows from Group T2 was considered as control and supplemented with routine feed. All the animals from both groups were synchronized on day 60 postpartum with Ovsynch protocol. The Follicular dynamic study with the help of USG was undertaken at every 24 hrs interval before the first injection of GnRH of Ovsynch protocol and during Ovsynch protocol (Day 0 to Day 9) of synchronization. It was observed that mean number of class II follicles and total number of follicles were significantly increased in T1 group as compared to T2 group, whereas the mean number of class I and class III follicles did not differ significantly in T1 and T2 groups on day 0. During the synchronization period the mean number of class I, class II, total numbers of follicles and preovulatory follicles size were significantly larger in T1 as compared to T2 groups. The present research findings concluded that the dietary supplementation of crushed soybean and flaxseed showed significant increase in class I, class II, total number of follicles and size of preovulatory follicle in crossbred cows as compare to control group.


Fresh cassava tubers of the bitter variety (Manihot esculenta) were processed into gari (fermented for five different periods).The proximate composition, chemical properties, cyanide content, functional and sensory properties were determined. The results showed that moisture content ranged between (7.45 -8.18%) in which the sample fermented for five days had the highest moisture content of 8.18% .The ash ranged between (1.74 2.19%), protein content ranged between (2.44-2.72%), crude fat ranged between (1.20-1.50%), crude fiber was between (2.60-3.20%) while carbohydrate content ranged between (83.09-83.94%) which were not significantly different from each other except the one fermented for four days which had the highest carbohydrate content of 83.94%. The cyanide content of all the samples ranged between 0.08 – 5.56 mg/kg, eighth day fermented sample had the least cyanide content. Water absorption capacity of all samples ranged between (10.50 11.75%) but was not significantly different from each other except the fourth day fermented sample which had the highest water absorption capacity of 11.75%. The pH of all the fermented samples ranged between (4.46-5.23) which was an indication that it decreases as the fermentation period increases while the total titratable acidity ranged between (0.03-0.06%) hence increases as fermentation period increases. Sample fermented for eight days (FG 8) was preferred most in term of taste and texture and colour and overall acceptability.


Back-propagation is the most popular training method for multi-layer feed-forward neural networks. To date, most researchers aiming at improving back-propagation work at one or two aspects of back-propagation, though there are some researchers who tackle a few aspects of back-propagation at a time. This paper explores various ways of improving back-propagation and attempts to integrate them together to form the new-improved backpropagation. The aspects of back-propagation that are investigated are: net pruning during training, adaptive learning rates for individual weights and biases, adaptive momentum, and extending the role of the neuron in learning.<<ETX>>


The Miaoershan uranium orefield,one of the five large-size uranium orefields in central South China,hosts the Chanziping uranium ore deposit,which is the largest carbonaceous-siliceous-pelitic rock type uranium ore deposit in China,and some granite uranium ore deposits.A series of petrographic,microthermetric and Laser Raman microspectroscopic studies of fluid inclusions(FI)in the quartz veins of the Shazijiang uranium ore deposit,one of the important granite-hosted uranium ore deposits in the orefield,were carried out by the authors.Five types of FI were observed or identified,namely liquid FI,daughter mineral-bearing FI,pure gas FI,pure liquid FI and hydrocarbon FI.As the main fluid inclusion type of the whole ore-forming process,liquid FI have characteristics of the ore-forming fluid.The homogenization temperatures,salinities and densities of liquid FI are in the range of 109.0~342.6℃,0.53%~7.73%,and 0.71~1.02 g/cm3 respectively.It is concluded that part of high-temperature(300℃)fluids carried significant amounts of uranium at the early ore-forming stage.Of course,dominant ore-forming fluids are characterized by low-moderate temperature,low salinity and moderate density.Daughter mineral-bearing FI could be captured under the condition of ore-forming fluid boiling.Daughter minerals are halite and sylvite.The homogenization temperatures,salinities〔w(NaCleq)〕 and densities of daughter mineral-bearing FI are in the range of 211.8~322.0℃,32.39%~39.76%,and 1.07~1.15 g/cm3,which should not be considered to represent the characteristics of original ore-forming fluid.Boiling reduced the activity of uranyl-carbonate complexes and resulted in uranium precipitation.At the last ore-forming stage,the addition of hydrocarbon probably from host granite into the ore-forming fluid contributed to the reduction and precipitation of hexavalent uranium.Meanwhile,hydrocarbon-rich host granite created favorable conditions for uranium ore body preservation.The hydrocarbon is composed of lots of saturated hydrocarbon,benzene,olefin and bitumen.


Since last two decade a substantial amount of research has been reported in the field of identification and control of nonlinear dynamical systems using artificial neural networks. The work presented in this paper comprises the study of the development of multilayer neural network for real time temperature control system. Inverse dynamic modelling approach is used as a basic control strategy. The primary aim is to construct a network that allows for modeling of a global dynamics of a system. The study devoted to efficient identification and control design methods using neural network based nonlinear control for water bath temperature, and to implement them in a real world environment. The performance of the control systems was verified by simulations and with real-time experiments using pilot process.


Book review of: Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters, edited by H.R. Skjodal, C. Hopkins, K.E. Erikstad and H.P. Leinaas. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1995, 632 pp, i-xviii, USS 268.75,ISBN 0-444-82096-5.-- 2 pages


Motivated by a possible connection between the SU(N) instanton knot Floer homology of Kronheimer and Mrowka and 𝔰𝔩(N) Khovanov–Rozansky homology, Lobb and Zentner recently introduced a moduli problem associated to colorings of trivalent graphs of the kind considered by Murakami, Ohtsuki and Yamada in their state-sum interpretation of the quantum 𝔰𝔩(N) knot polynomial. For graphs with two colors, they showed this moduli space can be thought of as a representation variety, and that its Euler characteristic is equal to the 𝔰𝔩(N) polynomial of the graph evaluated at 1. We extend their results to graphs with arbitrary colorings by irreducible anti-symmetric representations of 𝔰𝔩(N).


The increased protein concentration in cerebrospinal fluid is among most prominent biochemical parameter of intensified passage of macromolecules through blood-brain barrier. It is often found in cases of meningeal inflammation, neurodegeneration, neoplastic and traumatic processes developed on brain or spinal cord structures. Protein concentration in cerebrospinal fluid is often determined, but determination of albumin concentrations as well as mathematical models utilizing albumin are more reflective to the pathologic processes on the brain and spinal cord. Our study was limited to the determination of referent values for our laboratory for cerebrospinal fluid albumin concentrations, albumin quotient, as well as albumin transudat and exudat in the function of the age of probands. The results of the study show great agreement with previously published data.


Student preference of sensory reinforcers was investigated using three severely mentally retarded, multiply physically handicapped males. The subjects ranged in age from 4.4 to 7.11 years old. Subjects independently activated an adaptive switch for twenty 30-minute trials. The percent of time subjects received reinforcement xcas recorded and graphed. The results suggest that severely handicapped students have individualized preferences for various sensory reinforcers. Since sensory reinforcers are durable over time and provide the severely handicapped with a variety of age appropriate low level reinforcers, their use might provide teachers with a more powerful


In this communication, we calculate the spectral dimension in loop quantum gravity (LQG) using simple arguments coming from the area spectrum at different length scales. We obtain that the spectral dimension of the spatial section runs from 2 to 3, across a 1.5 phase, when the energy of a probe scalar field decreases from high to low energy. We calculate also the spectral dimension of the spacetime using results from spin-foam models and we obtain a two-dimensional effective manifold at high energy. Our result is consistent with two other approaches to non-perturbative quantum gravity: causal dynamical triangulation and asymptotically safety quantum gravity.


Reading 1 Kings 1-2, the account of the succession of Solomon, one is left with a strange impression. On the one hand, in its current telling and context it clearly seeks to offer a favourable account of the process. On the other hand, one just has to scratch the surface of this story to see an underlying and less favourable account. The paper notes the importance role that private conversations play in the story to argue that an earlier telling of the story was largely fabricated by a party opposed to the Davidic monarchy and Solomon in particular. According to this telling, a cloud stood over Solomon's legitimacy; David was hoodwinked by Nathan and Bathsheba into believing that he had made an earlier promise that Solomon would succeed; Solomon came to the throne by means of a palace coup; Abishag was not David's concubine and Adonijah's request for her was quite innocent; however, his approach and private conversation with Bathsheba was manipulated by Solomon and his supporters to remove significant personal opponents.


The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aqueous suspension of calcium carbonate by grinding in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an acrylic grinding agent and carbonate alkaline salts. Said salts enable the amount of grinding aid used to be reduced while maintaining an equivalent performance level in terms of the rheology and particle-size distribution of the suspensions. One of the novel features of said method is a first step of manufacturing the carbonate alkaline salt within the actual aqueous acrylic polymer solution by adding alkaline hydroxide and carbon-dioxide bubbling.


One of the most critical situations in the operation of medium and low speed synchronous generators appears when they are subjected to torque imbalances. This could be the case of internal combustion engines driven generators. In these engines, torque has a periodic oscillation due to variations in the combustion process and pressure development between cylinders. Consequently, a fuel excess or a fuel deficiency in a cylinder produces an imbalance in the torque oscillation. So the detection of combustion failures is very important in order to avoid problems in generator performance. In a prior work, the authors have presented a diagnostic method that detects combustion failures caused by a fuel deficiency in a cylinder, even in their first stages. The purpose of this paper is to improve this diagnostic technique by including the effects of fuel excess. Thus, another cause of dangerous torque imbalances in generator operation can be avoided. Analyzing the harmonic order of the generator power output makes it possible to detect and identify the cylinder that is producing the imbalance. This new technique has been verified with adequate results in a 11.6 MVA/ 600 rpm/10 kV Diesel-Engine Driven Generator.


Rats treated with prolactin showed a rise in food consumption and an increased deposition of both lean tissue and fat. Rats pair-fed with untreated controls showed an increase in lean tissue, and a reduction in the activities of two key enzymes that control amino acid oxidation and urea synthesis in the liver. This adjustment in protein metabolism may regulate the amino acid supply in relation to the needs for milk protein synthesis during lactation.


The invention relates to an externally connected control system of an in-mould laminating special injection molding machine and a method thereof. The control system comprises a display unit, a controlunit and an interface unit, wherein the display unit comprises an LCD displayer and a liquid crystal touch screen; the control unit comprises an upper computer control unit and a lower computer control unit; the control core of the upper computer control unit is an industrial personal computer with a PC104 bus interface; the industrial personal computer drives the LCD displayer, receives commandsof the liquid crystal touch screen, transmits the commands to a lower computer and receives commands of an upper computer so as to control actions. The system and the method can realize the linkage of the externally connected control system and a common injection molding machine control system, realize control functions of heating a hot runner, controlling temperature, opening and closing the die, drawing a core and opening and closing a valve gate, and achieve the aims of openness, low cost and saving space.


The conjugate‐concentric ruby resonator is a system in which a ruby lens images each of the external mirrors on the other. By merely perturbing the geometry of the resonator, it is possible to obtain three distinct types of output: quasicontinuous, regular spiking, and random spiking. From the results of various experiments which have been performed on the system, it was concluded that two parameters are sufficient to determine which of these outputs will be obtained from a multimode resonator. Regular spiking is favored over random spiking if the mode number exceeds some critical value; quasicontinuous behavior is favored over regular spiking if, in addition, the modes exhibit degeneracy. The experimental results are compared with some existing theories.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate how a prior affective disorder (major depression or generalized anxiety disorder) affects current fatigue among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To determine whether that relationship is mediated by self-efficacy expectations.

METHODS
Forty-eight RA patients with a prior affective disorder and 74 without a history of affective disorder completed a mailed questionnaire that included the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue and indicators of neuroticism and self efficacy.

RESULTS
RA patients with a history of affective disorder reported higher levels of fatigue than those with no previous affective disturbance. Controlling for neuroticism and self efficacy, affective disorder history continued to predict current fatigue. Mediational analyses revealed both direct and indirect effects (via self efficacy) of history of affective disorder on the experience of fatigue in RA.

CONCLUSION
History of affective disorder independently predicts higher levels of fatigue in RA patients, and self efficacy plays a mediating role in this relationship.


The increasing activity of the people at night makes the need for lighting sources also increase, especially in public places. One part that requires lighting is the Iringmulyo Metro village road. Roads are the main infrastructure that must be considered for their condition and use, if the road conditions are good for passage it will certainly reduce the level of accidents and crime, so village roads also need lighting. Public street lighting using solar energy is a cheap and economical alternative to use as a source of lighting electricity because it uses a free and unlimited source of energy from nature, namely solar energy. The Iringmulyo Metro village road lighting system uses a solar cell of 200 wp and a lamp load of 40 watts. When the weather is clear the battery can charge up to 720wh and can run a light load for up to 18 hours. If the solar panel is unable to receive light, the battery still has a power reserve of 240wh/6 hours. Lighting a solar street light using a 40 watt LED lamp produces an illumination of 4.58 lux. The power efficiency of the solar cell module panel is 14.5% determined by the tilt position of the solar cell panel and the intensity of sunlight. The higher the sunlight intensity, the higher the output efficiency of the solar cell module


This paper presents a contrast enhancement technique using weighted transformation functions. The transformation functions obtained at different levels (using modified histograms) are weighted according to their similarity/dissimilarity from mean value. To increase the dynamic range of enhanced image, bins having very slight contribution in the histogram are filtered out. Simulation results (evaluated visually and quantitatively) on different images show the significance of the proposed technique as compared with the state-of-the-art existing techniques.


In this work, we used data on area harvested and quantity produced from the three major Brazilian crops in the area: soybean, sugarcane and corn, provided by the IBGE Municipal Agricultural Research (PAM), for the period between 1990 and 2014, to evaluate the dynamics of agriculture in Brazil. The analysis focused on the increase in time and the change in the space occupied by the production. We used images of the sensors OLI and TM on board the Landsat-8 and Landsat-5 satellites, respectively, to exemplify changes in land use and land cover in selected areas. In 25 years, the combination of increased Brazilian agricultural productivity with the large-scale adoption of the safrinha or second crop season (intensification of agriculture) resulted in a 197% increase in the production of these crops, without expanding the cultivated area in the same proportion of production. There was also a significant change in production sites. We have confirmed that the changes recorded by the official data were in accordance with the ones that are showed by the remote sensing images. Municipalities responding for 25% national production dramatically changed in number and in its spatial distribution in this short period, moving the grain pole from South and Southeastern region to Central-West region of Brazil.


The review presents data on the molecular mechanisms underlying podocytes and mesangial cells damage in glomerular hypertension. Mechanical stress in these cells activates the local RAS and increases the secretion of Ang II which in autocrine and paracrine manner stimulates AT1-receptors and triggers signaling cascades, leading eventually to the EMT-like phenotype changes, apoptosis podocytes and mesangial cells profibrotic degeneration. A key role in these processes plays a TGF-s, which activates signaling pathways that mediate the majority of the pathological effects occuring in these cells upon mechanical damage and excitement of AT1-receptors of their cell membranes. At low concentrations TGF-s induces in podocytes Smad 2/3-dependent and other intracellular signaling cascades which induce EMT-like changes and dedifferentiation of cells and at high concentrations together with Ang II activates signal pathways leading to apoptosis and loss of podocytes in glomerular filter structure. In glomerular mesangial cells TGF-s and Ang II trigger signaling pathways which cause excessive accumulation of mesangial matrix and stimulate the production of MCP-1, TNFα, IL-18 and IL-6 inducing the inflammation of mesangial tissue. Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of podocytes and mesangial cells damage in glomerular hypertension provides to identify potential targets for creation a new drugs development for the treatment of hypertensive patients with nephropathy of different origin.


Allergic rhinitis is the most common chronic disease in childhood. Its prevalence varies greatly in different regions of the world: in some countries it is on the rise, while in others the incidence of rhinitis is falling. Meanwhile, the pathology is associated with a significant reduction in the quality of life of children, high treatment costs, and is also the most critical risk factor for asthma. The aim of the research was to conduct epidemiological studies to evaluate decade-long dynamics of allergic rhinitis in children of Irkutsk city.


The rise and fall of Mabon's Day, a monthly holiday observed by miners in the South Wales coalfield between 1888 and 1898, is examined. Named after the Lib–Lab MP, William Abraham (better known by his bardic name, Mabon), the winning of the holiday reveals much about the industrial strategy of the Welsh Lib–Labs. Hitherto, historians have simply assumed that the holiday was the product of a compromise between masters and men. As such, it has been suggested that the securing of the day represents a highpoint for Mabonism — an industrial strategy generally characterized as being conciliatory and even timid in nature. Here it is shown that this view is erroneous. Mabon's Day was born out of conflict not compromise; it was a right of labour that was seized by the workers. The article also considers the effectiveness of the moral populism of the Lib–Labs. In 1888, Mabon skilfully deployed a highly moralized image of the miners when making a case for more leisure time. However, the drunkenness and other 'abuses...


[1] Accurate measurements of under cutoff proton fluxes in the energy range 0.07-9.1 GeV have been performed with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) at altitudes of 370-390 km in the geographic latitude interval +51.7°. A clear transition from a Stably Trapped population typical of the Inner Van Allen belts, in the region of the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), to a Quasi-Trapped population in the regions underneath the Van Allen belts outside the SAA is observed. The flux maps as a function of the canonical adiabatic variables L, α o , and energy E are presented and discussed.


The invention provides a high-count carbon fiber fabric applied to stab-resistant body armor field and a production method thereof. The fabric provided by the invention is composed of at least one layer of high-strength carbon fiber network or high-strength and high-modulus polyolefin yarn cross layered network, and the used fiber and yarn are prepared from ultra-high molecular weight ECPE fiber, ECPP fiber, PVA fiber and polyacrylonitrile fiber. The fineness of the fiber and yarn adopted by the fabric provided by the invention is not more than 500den, the fracture energy is more than 22J/g, and the tensile modulus is not less than 200g/den. To further optimize the performance of the stab-resistant fabric, the fineness of the fiber adopted by the invention reaches 300den and 250den, the tensile modulus is more than 1200g/den and 1800g/den. In addition, the fiber and yarn involved in the invention are also selectively coated with a low-modulus and low-molecular weight elastic material with an elastic modulus of less than 6000psi to further enhance the stab-resistant performance of the carbon fiber fabric.


A system has been designed for the research information management in Shijiazhuang Vocational Technology Institute.It is based on the web technology and access 2003 database.At the request of the users,it realizes the information and distribution,particularly the teachers' research statistics.With a forum and other functions,the system is made perfect.


Due to its distinct mechanical properties, ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) behaves differently than conventional concrete when subjected to interface shear demands. The use of UHPC in primary structural elements, for which interface shear resistance can be an important structural response, is growing as UHPC-class materials become more readily available. Structural design provisions for the interface shear capacity of UHPC are needed. This research conducted 11 interface shear tests of monolithically cast UHPC and combined those results with other tests from the literature to develop a predictive model for UHPC. The interface shear capacity was studied by conducting tests with steel reinforce ment of varying yield stress and reinforcement ratios at the inter face. A predictive model was developed indicating that the total tensile resistance across the shear interface is a critical parameter in determining the peak shear resistance. This includes the tensile resistance of both the reinforcing steel and UHPC. Design guidance for the interface shear resistance of UHPC is also proposed.


The main objective of this work is the design and implementation of control solutions for chemical and petrochemical processes, namely the control and optimization of the ethylene reactor, the key-installation in the petrochemical industry. We analyze in brief the theoretical knowledge of automatic control systems, the principal characteristics of this petrochemical process and we propose a robust control solution for the process plant. Finally, we try to offer an efficient optimization solution, considering that the process has a nonlinear multivariable structure. The results have been implemented on an assembly of pyrolysis reactors on the petrochemical platform from Pitesti, Romania.


Human capital policies can make labor supply more resilient to adverse shocks. This note investigates the role of regional human capital policies funded by the EU cohesion policy on the Italian regional labor markets during the Great Recession. By using different panel models, we find that the EU funds financing education and training contributed to smooth the negative employment consequences of the recent crisis. We detect limited effects in terms of hours allocated to job-insurance mechanism. We also document that the role of human capital policies is high in the regions with low educational attainment levels, in line with theoretical predictions on catching-up processes. Our findings are fairly robust to alternative specifications and endogeneity issues.


SUMOylation is a post translational modification that involves covalent attachment of SUMO C-terminus to side chain amino group of lysine residues in target proteins. Disruption of the modification has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Recent improvements in mass spectrometry-coupled proteomics experiments have enabled high-throughput identification of SUMOylated lysines in mammalian cells. One such study was Hendriks et al, 2018, wherein the authors identified SUMOylated lysines in human and mouse cells. Information from this study was used as an input to a sequence homology based method to annotate putative SUMOylatable lysines from the proteome of fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. 5283 human and 468 mouse SUMOylated proteins led to the identification of 8539 and 1700 fly homologs and putative SUMOylation sites therein respectively. Clustering analysis was carried out on these annotated sites to obtain three typs of information. First type of information revealed amino acid preferences in the local sequence vicinity of the annotated sites. This exercise confirmed that ψ – K – x – (E/D) where ψ = I/V/L, is the most frequently occurring sequence motif involving SUMOylated lysines. Second type of information revealed protein families that contain the annotated sites. Results from this exercise reveal that members of thousands of protein families contain annotated SUMOylation sites. Third type of information revealed preferred biological and cellular functions of proteins containing the annotated lysines. This exercise revealed that nucleus and transcription are preferred cellular localization and biological function respectively.


Title: Suppression of lung inflammation by the ethanol extract of Chung-Sang and the possible role of Nrf2 Authors: Jin-Woo Han (email@example.com) Kyun Ha Kim (firstname.lastname@example.com) Min-Jung Kwun (firstname.lastname@example.com) Jun-Yong Choi (email@example.com) Sang-Jun Kim (email@example.com) Seung-Il Jeong (email@example.com) Beom-Joon Lee (firstname.lastname@example.com) Kwan-Il Kim (email@example.com) Ran Won (email@example.com) Ji Hoon Jung (firstname.lastname@example.com) Hee Jae Jung (email@example.com) Myungsoo Joo (firstname.lastname@example.com) Version: 1 Date: 28 Sep 2018 Author's response to reviews: Dear Editor Thank you for your comments and patience. We have revised the manuscript per the comments below. Please see our point-by-point responses attached here.


During intense exercise, especially professional athletes, the muscles are temporarily tired and can be weakened, and sometimes days are needed for the muscle to recover. The aim of this study was to determine the muscle fatigue of the basketball player following the stress of two types of aerobic training by monitoring the biochemical parameters of muscle damage during the training process. As part of the longitudinal, experimental study, a sample of 12 basketball players, a life span of 14 to 28 years old, was selected, with a sports experience lasting at least five years. The trial was conducted at the pre-match phase, where the subjects had two training sessions per day. The spacing between the two sampling was 14 days, where the first sampling was done after continuous aerobic training and other sampling was done after an intermittent aerobic (HIIT) training. The parameters that were determined were creatine kinase, myoglobin, troponin and lactate. Analyzed groups in relation to the type of training interventions statistically differ significantly from the results in the test in all parameters (p=0.05), except in troponin I, before and after each training intervention and as well as in relation to the type of training. Using HIIT training does not disturb the homeostasis of the organism more than in other training of greater intensity and volume, and the benefits of such exercise are multiple.


The experiment was carried out to determine the effects of xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam on ducks as sedative and analgesic. After anesthesia ducks were examined for their body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and other parameters related to sedation and analgesia. The results showed that body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and other parameters of ducks treated with xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam were significant (P<0.05). The average body temperature of ducks treated with xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam was 104.47±1.10, 105.13±0.77 and 105.71±1.02oF. The average heart rate of ducks anesthetized by xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam were detected 126.20±7.44, 100.78±5.74 and 111.46±4.22 beats/min. The average respiratory rate of ducks treated with xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam was 21.31±5.23, 25.42±4.60 and 25.60±3.926 breaths/min. The onset of sedation in ducks anesthetized by xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam was recorded in 3.42±0.16, 3.46±0.16 and 4.33±0.81 minutes after drug management. The degree of sedation 4.00±0.89, 4.50±0.54 and 3.50±0.08 indicated moderate to high degree of sedation. Duration of sedation was noted in the ducks anesthetized with xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam was 67.50±22.90, 80.80±10.6 and 67.30±15.10 minutes, respectively. The duration of analgesia was higher in ducks anaesthetized by Diazepam 11.50±0.80 and 8.37±1.05 minutes by acepromazine with lowest 3.50±0.00 minutes noted by xylazine. The recovery of ducks from anesthesia was recorded in 51.00±7.21, 49.80±4.02 and 32.10±11.1 minutes, when anesthetized with xylazine, acepromazine and diazepam. In conclusion time length of analgesia was relatively delayed; accomplishing little degree of sedation and primary recovery was noted in ducks anesthetized with Diazepam.


In Victoria Guidance Officers provide school psychology and guidance services to families and schools. Most are located throughout Victorian centres which service local school communities and these by and large provide a generalist service which is supplemented by the service of statewide specialists.New recruits are drawn from the teaching service and those teachers with the necessary combination of experience, qualifications and personal qualities are eligible to apply. There is usually a new intake each year and this number varies according to staff ceilings and vacancies. In 1983 the intake was 45 trainee Guidance Officers which was the largest number of teachers ever recruited. These trainees were allocated to local centres where they would undertake their supervised apprenticeship, which together with the compulsory central training, would make them eligible in two years to become registered Guidance Officers.


ABSTRACTChan et al. hypothesized that Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection predisposes patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to an increased risk of gastroduodenal ulcers. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to prospectively determine if HP eradication before NSAID therapy reduced ulcer development. One hundred HP infected patients (documented by rapid urease testing and histology) requiring NSAID therapy were recruited from two university-based primary care clinics in Hong Kong. Patients with recent or prolonged duration of NSAID exposure, previous HP treatment, previous peptic ulcer disease, or those taking medications that may increase ulcer risk or complications were excluded. Fifty patients with similar demographics and clinical characteristics were randomized to either HP eradication or no eradication. A 1-wk course of bismuth, metronidazole, and tetracycline (BMT) was administered to the HP intervention group. Both groups received naproxen 750 mg per day in divided doses for 8 wk. The pathologist and single endoscopist were blinded to therapy but the patients were not. Following the 8-wk NSAID treatment course, both groups underwent repeat endoscopy to assess HP eradication and the development of an endoscopic lesion; an ulcer of > 0.5 cm diameter was considered the primary endpoint.Early termination was allowed for gastrointestinal hemorrhage or intractable symptoms. Only 5 (10%) patients in the naproxen alone group and 3 (6%) patients in the BMT/naproxen group failed to complete the study. The authors used a "per protocol" analysis that eliminated patients in each group that did not complete the study and/or did not comply fully with the medication regimens. At 8 wk, the BMT/naproxen group had fewer patients with ulcers on follow-up endoscopy compared with the group receiving no treatment for HP eradication, 2 of 38 (5%) versus 12 of 43 (28%) (p= 0.007). An intention-to-treat analysis reported a lower, yet statistically significant reduction in ulcer prevalence (p= 0.01). There was no significant reduction in symptomatic or complicated peptic ulcer disease. The authors concluded that their results demonstrated a pathogenic role for HP in the development of NSAID ulcers with a degree of protection similar to cotherapy with acid suppression. They further recommended HP testing and eradication for all patients before the initiation of chronic NSAID therapy. (Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:1183–1184. © 1998 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology)


To get the rules for the optimal design of the heat dissipation capability of traction Ni-MH battery, a three-dimension thermal model for a 80 Ah Ni-MH battery was established to analyze the influences of surface heat transfer coefficient, battery cell shell thermal conductivity and battery cell shell thickness to the heat dissipation capability of this Ni-MH battery. Results of the analysis show that the heat dissipation capability of traction Ni-MH battery improves by increasing surface heat transfer coefficient and battery cell shell thermal conductivity, the conclusion about how battery cell shell thickness affects the heat dissipation capability of traction Ni-MH battery should be drawn by case study.


The drought and flood over the Yangtze River basin are closely related to the anomaly of the general circulation. The impacts of the disasters resulting from it on the China national economy are of great importance. Attention is paid to them by meteorologists and forecasters in China. Most of the previous studies on it used the conventional data. Because the weather satellite observation has the advantages of continuity, homogeneous spatial and temporal resolution and global coverage, it greatly makes up the defect of the conventional measurements. The outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) observed from IR


Crisis management involves very quick evaluation of data coming from multiple sources, with varying degrees of timelines and reliability. Some of the data available provide information about the development of the crisis; other incoming messages request action or information. The informational problems include associated with crisis management require a variety of display formats for clear and quick comprehension by the management team. We examine some of these, focusing in particular on VIBE, a graphic display that shows the relationships of data items to several key factors simultaneously.


The Respiratory Care Unit (RCU) at the Royal Melbourne Hospital is a four bed specialised unit within 5 South West, Resp, general medical ward. The RCU manage inpatients with acute respiratory diagnoses.


The global financial crisis which first showed signs in the United States of America (USA) is becoming contagious and is apparently affecting directly or indirectly, every economy on the globe. In order to increase their profitability, commercial banks in Kenya moved into housing and consumer lending, thus exposing themselves to the burst of the bubble in real estate markets or to the risk of a potential increase in the level of household indebtedness as a consequence of the current turmoil. This study sought to establish the effects of global financial crisis on the financial performance of commercial banks offering mortgage finance in Kenya. The study also sought to determine the influence of inflation, interest rates, capital flow and foreign exchange rates on the financial performance of commercial banks offering mortgage finance in Kenya. This study was carried out through a descriptive research design. The target population of this study therefore was 330. The sample size of this study was therefore 99 respondents. The study collected primary data which was largely quantitative, using semi-structured questionnaire. In addition the researcher used both descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze the data. In descriptive statistics, the researcher used frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation. In inferential statistics, the researcher used multivariate regression analysis to determine the relationship between variables (dependent and independent). This study established that capital flow as a result of global financial crisis was influencing financial performance of commercial banks offering mortgage finance in Kenya followed by foreign exchange rates, inflation and interest rates. This study recommends that financial institutions should avoid high level of debts. This study also recommends that financial institutions should ensure that their interest rates are well regulated so as to avoid poor financial performance.


The implementation of good multicultural education in schools will be able to have a positive influence on fostering multicultural traits in students. With the development of science and technology, there will be more and more challenges in research on multicultural education, but it is not yet known whether research on multicultural education is still in demand in educational research. This study utilized the VOSViewer software to conduct a bibliometric analysis of articles available in the open-source Google Scholar database for a 5-year period (2012-2021). The research methodology involved using bibliometric analysis with VOSViewer mapping on the Google Scholar database. From the search results with the keyword multicultural education, it was found that there were 617 relevant articles published in the last 5 years. It can be concluded that from the results of the mapping it appears that the field of multicultural education is still open to carrying out newer research linked to other terms so that newer and up-to-date research can be carried out. The implementation of research with the theme of Multicultural Education is still very broad and can be carried out by connecting it to various new terms such as 21st learning skills, social conflict, conflict-based management, diversity and global education, and other terms.


Faced to the existing problems of high vocational mathematic education,the author has done some useful researches and study,and got some helpful education effects by means of scientific research productions from the changes of education thought,the reasonable plan of education content,the reform of education fashions and ways and so on.


In 35 patients with leukoplakia or erythroplastic lesions of oral mucosa, the immunohistochemical study of Langerhans cells and various types of lymphocytes demonstrated increasing changes in cellular immunoreactivity in benign leukokeratosis, dysplasia and in situ or microinvasive carcinoma. Besides, the study of alkaline phosphatase activity by means of histoenzymological methods proved an intense angiogenesis during the occurrence of cancerization.


The present investigation describes the overall preparation of 6-chlorothieno[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carbohydrazide-hydrazone subsidiaries (7a-r) from industrially accessible ethyl-4,6-dichloronicotinate as starting material. The synthesis of these derivatives involve some prominent reactions such as (i) NaBH4 reduction of ethyl ester group (ii) MnO2 oxidation of 1º alcohol (iii) cyclization of aldehyde with ethylmercapto acetate leading to thieno[3,2-c]pyridine ring (iv) hydrazinolysis of the ethyl group (v) condensation of selected aldehydes with 6-chlorothieno[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carbohydrazide leading to the desired 6-chlorothieno[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carbohydrazide-hydrazone derivatives (7a-r). The structure of the derivatives was characterized by elemental analysis, NMR, infrared and mass spectroscopic analysis. These compounds were screened for their antibacterial property towards Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial strains using agar diffusion method with reference to norfloxacin as reference antibiotic.


Strong toroidal Alfvén eigenmode (TAE) avalanches on NSTX, the National Spherical Torus Experiment (Ono et al 2000 Nucl. Fusion 40 557) are typically correlated with drops in the neutron rate in the range 5–15%. In previous studies of avalanches in L-mode plasmas, these neutron drops were found to be consistent with modelled losses of fast ions. Here we expand the study to TAE avalanches in NSTX H-mode plasmas with improved analysis techniques. At the measured TAE mode amplitudes, simulations with the ORBIT code predict that fast ion losses are negligible. However, the simulations predict that the TAE scatter the fast ions in energy, resulting in a small (≈5–6%) drop in fast ion β. The net decrease in energy of the fast ions is sufficient to account for about 50% of the drop in neutron rate, redistribution for ≈40%, and fast ion losses account for only ≈10%. This loss of energy from the fast ion population is comparable to the estimated energy lost by damping from the Alfvén wave during the burst. The previously studied TAE avalanches in L-mode are re-evaluated using an improved calculation of the potential fluctuations in the ORBIT code near the separatrix.


A patient with biopsy-proven Alexander disease presented with progressive head enlargement and clinical evidence of increased intracranial pressure. Lumbar puncture under sedation confirmed increased intracranial pressure with otherwise normal cerebrospinal fluid values. The association of megalencephaly, increased intracranial pressure and neuroimaging evidence of leukoencephalopathy should alert pediatric neurologists to the possibility of Alexander disease. (J Child Neurol 1992;7:168-171).


Though expanding computational thinking to primary school students has become more prevalent, there is a lack of appropriate didactics. Educational robotics offers a possible approach. However, innovations can only find their way into the classroom if teachers find them feasible and meaningful. Thus, appropriate training and further education of teachers are becoming a necessity. This paper reports on investigating professional development for teachers in programming robots by integrating the method of storytelling in their teaching. It draws on the Technology Usage Inventory (TUI) model to explore how an interdisciplinary intervention with programmable robots, combined with the storytelling method "Tell, Draw & Code" can influence the intention to use them in the classroom. Comparing the pre-and post-test and the qualitative data analysis shows a significant increase in positive attitudes towards the use of robots. The learning scenarios produced by the participants show how successful implementation can succeed. These findings highlight the need for teachers to explore, reflect, and experience the potential of new technologies as part of their teacher development to implement innovations sustainably. The quasi-experimental study shows that this problem-based and interdisciplinary didactic setting is particularly well received by teachers because it promotes computational thinking, narrative, and reading skills in primary school students in equal measure, and it can be easily taught and transferred.


ride, and polymer solutions exposed to a strong external electric 1eld with the goal to gain molecular insight into the structural response to the 1eld. Several simulation methodologies have been used to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the processes leading to the formation of liquid bridges and jets (in the production of nano1bers). It is shown that in the established nanoscale structures, the molecules form a chain with


Aiming at the data processing of waste gas volume fraction,multi-sensor is used to measure the environmental temperature,humidity,one waste gas volume fraction.For the data distortion duing to the sensor faults,the data fusion menthod is used based on RBF neural networks which colligates manifold factors to the measurement of one waste gas,to estimate the volume fractortion of this waste gas,consequently achieving the resumption of the data distortion.Take the data processing of the volume fraction of NH3 for example,the Matiab emulation result shows that the estimate error is less than 6.7 %,the efficiency of data fusion menthod based on RBF is proved.


Increase in ice‐shelf melting is generally presumed to have triggered recent coastal ice‐sheet thinning. Using a full‐Stokes finite element model which includes a proper description of the grounding line dynamics, we investigate the impact of melting below ice shelves. We argue that the influence of ice‐shelf melting on the ice‐sheet dynamics induces a complex response, and the first naive view that melting inevitably leads to loss of grounded ice is erroneous. We demonstrate that melting acts directly on the magnitude of the buttressing force by modifying both the area experiencing lateral resistance and the ice‐shelf velocity, indicating that the decrease of back stress imposed by the ice‐shelf is the prevailing cause of inland dynamical thinning. We further show that feedback from melting and buttressing forces can lead to nontrivial results, as an increase in the average melt rate may lead to inland ice thickening and grounding line advance.


Posttraumatic growth at end of life, a positive psychological consequence of dealing with a life crisis, may be catalyzed by the trauma of facing mortality. Studies on cancer patients' posttraumatic growth have overwhelmingly examined early‐stage survivors. Of the few studies on advanced cancer patients, none anchored posttraumatic growth with the patient's death. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to describe longitudinal changes in and to identify determinants of posttraumatic growth over the dying process.


We analyse the impact of news on five financial markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland using a newly constructed data set in a Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedastic (GARCH) framework. Macroeconomic shocks (on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation rate, current account and trade balance) are constructed as deviations from expected values. Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)-related political and fiscal news is captured as news dummies. Macroeconomic shocks significantly affect short-term interest rates and, to a lesser extent, other financial variables. Political and fiscal news has an impact on long-term bond yields and exchange rates. News displayed prominently in our media sources has a greater impact on financial markets than other news and, in addition, the sources of news themselves matter. We also discover asymmetric effects of news within markets. Finally, using a pooled GARCH model we find that macroeconomic shocks have the strongest impact on financial markets in Hungary, while political news has the largest influence in both Hungary and Poland.


Backgound and Objectives: The epidemiology of Brazil has been changing the effect of urbanization and changes in lifestyle. Analyze the results of research as VIGITEL - Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases telephone interviews can contribute to the planning of actions in specific health. Objective: describe the protective factors related chronic diseases in the elderly using data provided by the survey VIGITEL the period 2009 to 2010, in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil. Methods: Secondary VIGITEL data relating to 2009-2010 available in TABNET DATASUS (online VIGITEL) system were analyzed. Results and discussion: We found one high prevalence of overweight among older women, 77.9%, low consumption of beans, 46% and only 8% of physical activity in leisure enough. Conclusions: In view of the data is in, we can observe the importance of access to nutritional guidelines, not only as a treatment but as prevention and maintenance of health. KEYWORDS: Nutrition surveys. Chronic disease. Nutritional status.
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Expressions are presented for estimating the finite-range gain of pyramidal horns with improved accuracy. These are obtained by avoiding the conventional path length approximation in estimating the gain reduction factors, by a direct integration of the aperture field in the frequency range from 18 to 26.5 GHz, these expressions compare with available measured data on a pyramidal horn with an accuracy of better than /spl plusmn/0.15 dB, which is an improvement of about the same order over the earlier formulas.


Abstract Novel dumb-bell-like AgBr/Ag3PO4 heterostructured photocatalyst was developed by a simple and efficient in situ ion exchange method in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/water mixed solvent systems at room temperature, and characterised by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectrometry. Subsequently, the photocatalytic experiment for this heterojunction was conducted under visible light irradiation using typical organic dyes including Rhodamine B, methyl blue and methyl orange dyes as targeted pollutant, which indicate AgBr/Ag3PO4 exhibited higher photocatalytic activity compared with pure AgBr or Ag3PO4, and the highest photocatalytic activity was reached by AgBr/Ag3PO4 hybrid photocatalyst with 20 w% of AgBr. Moreover, Superior stability was also observed by recycling experiments indicating that heterostructured AgBr/Ag3PO4 is highly desirable for the remediation of organic waste-contaminated wastewaters. In addition, the possible photocatalytic mechanisms of AgBr/Ag3PO4 heterojunction and degradation pathways on basis of the experimental results are also proposed in detail.


A low-complexity and low-feedback interference mitigation scheme is developed for multi-cell orthogonal frequency-division multiple-access (OFDMA) cellular systems. The problem is formulated as a weighted sum-rate maximisation problem for all users in the network. The centralised solution assuming full feedback of interfering base stations (BSs) from each mobile on each subchannel is prohibitively expensive in terms of computational complexity and feedback overhead. A hierarchical solution is proposed where the BSs solve only localised resource allocation problems, whereas a centralised controller arbitrates the conflicts of interest among different cells. Moreover, the mobiles apply simple threshold rules to reduce the feedback to the BSs. The simulation results show significant savings in the BS-mobile signalling as well as the signalling between the radio network controller (RNC) and the BSs, while maintaining comparable performance to the case of full feedback.


One of the developments of Machine Learning technology is Deep Learning which uses an algorithm based on mathematical concepts that work like the human brain. An example of the use of deep learning is for digital image processing. Image Processing is used to identify, classify objects quickly, precisely, and can process multiple data simultaneously. In this study, an analysis of the classification of regional characteristics will be carried out. Regional characteristics are divided into two aspects, namely water areas and land areas. The land area is divided into mountains, highlands, lowlands, and valleys. While the territorial waters include straits, bays, rivers, and lakes. Classification will be done using one of the algorithms from Deep learning used in image processing, namely Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The CNN algorithm consists of 3 main layers, namely Convolutional Layer, Pooling Layer, and Fully Connected Layer. In this study using CNN architecture with a combination of 3 Convolutional Neural Networks and 2 Fully Connected Layers. At the stage of making a regional characteristic classification system using deep learning, there are several main process stages, namely data collection, system design, training, and testing. The processed dataset is a regional image dataset originating from the satellite.


T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is a rare and aggressive post-thymic lymphoid neoplasm characterized by recurrent chromosome rearrangements that lead to activation of the TCL1A (14q32.1) or the MTCP1 (Xq28) genes. In this report, we focus on the t(X;14)(q28;q11.2), which is thought to occur in approximately 20% of T-PLL cases and leads to overexpression of the MTCP1 gene by relocation to the T-cell receptor alpha/delta (TRA/D) located at 14q11.2 locus. A rare variant of the t(X;14) is the t(X;7)(q28;q34) also leading to overexpression of MTCP1 this time by relocation to the T-cell receptor beta (TRB) locus. Approximately 80% of T-PLL cases, however, are characterized by the inv(14)(q11.2q32.1) and variants, which lead to the activation of the TCL1A (14q32.1) gene by relocation to the TRA/D or TRB gene loci. The additional abnormalities in cases with MTCP1 or TCL1A related abnormalities are similar and include gain of 8q usually in the form of i(8q), as well as deletions 6q, 9p, 11q, and 13q.


The fetal and maternal metabolism of estradiol (E2) was studied by isotope dilution methods involving the administration of tracers of E2 and the measurement of the specific activities of urinary metabolites. In one experiment, tritiated E2 was introduced into the peritoneal cavity of the fetus during a transfusion, in utero, for erythroblastosis fetalis. In 3 other pregnant women, 3H-E2 was administered intra-amniotically. In all experiments, simultaneously with the administration of the tritiated tracer, 14C-E2 was injected into a maternal peripheral vein. Urine collected following the injections was treated with β-glucuronidase and estrone, estradiol, epiestriol, estriol and a metabolite more polar than estriol (a tetrol, E4) were isolated. E4 contained little or no 14C, thus revealing its fetal origin. Formulae derived from a theoretical analysis of tracer experiments were used to estimate the rates at which E2 formed in the placenta is released into the fetal and maternal circulations and the rates o...


Alice Randall, an African American woman, was ordered by a government official not to publish her criticism of the romanticization of the Old South, at least not in the words she wanted to use. The official was not one of the many in Congress and the Administration who share the romantic view of the Confederacy. It was a federal judge in Atlanta who told Randall that she could not write her critique in the words she wanted to use—a judge enforcing copyright law. Randall is the author of a book named The Wind Done Gone. In it, she tells a story that takes off from Gone with the Wind from the perspective of Scarlet O'Hara's mulatto half-sister. In 2001, more than fifty years after Margaret Mitchell died, years after the original copyright for the book would have expired under the law as it was when Mitchell wrote it, a federal district judge ordered Randall's publisher not to publish the book. The Court of Appeal then overturned the injunction as a prior restraint.


Recent results of a long-term effort of Tomsk-Reims research teams on accurate intensity data obtained from high-resolution absorption spectra of ozone suitable for the atmospheric remote sensing in a wide IR range are summarized. This includes vibronic bands corresponding to the transitions towards triplet electronic states near 1 µm, and vibration-rotation bands covering the far-infrared and near-infrared ranges.


Background The spatio-temporal organisation of many biological processes such as gene-expression and neuronal activity is critical to understanding the overall biological behaviour, phenotype and disease. This is especially true during embryonic development. During development spatial patterns of gene expression are key to segmentation, tissue differentiation and organ development. In situ techniques can reveal the activity of genes and the presence of proteins to a very high sub-cellular resolution but typically at high resolution only a few probes can be used on any sample therefore to compare many such patterns requires mapping of image-based data to a standard spatial framework. Once mapped those data can be collated, queried and analysed in purely spatial terms to reveal unknown combinatorial gene-activity that could not be discovered any other way. Mapping spatial data to image domains with systematic variation in shape and pose, such as embryos or elongated organs, presents special problems. Automated techniques available for more constrained systems can not deliver the mapping fidelity required to analyse these data therefore we have developed a manual editing tool, WlzWarp, for mapping 3D image data using the constrained distance transform (CDT) which uniquely can deliver the complex transforms required. Results We have implemented a fully open-source tool (available on GitHub), WlzWarp to provide interactive complex spatial mapping of 3D image data. We have applied WlzWarp to map a set of gene-expression patterns in the developing mouse embryo that could not be mapped by any other technique. The transform procedure was tested by using multiple images of the same gene from independent samples and thereby testing the full end-to-end mapping process. WlzWarp is implemented in C++ using open-source packages Qt, Coin and SIMVoleon for cross-architecture compatibility. It has been developed under Linux but also tested on Mac OSX and MS Windows. Conclusions WlzWarp is a freely available software tool for non-linear registration and alignment of complex 2D & 3D spatial patterns from one image to another or to an atlas model. It has been tested in the context of embryo data but can be used for any 3D or 2D image registration problem.


Sugriwa Subali relief is a dead form from story of the existence of Kiskendo cave that is full of cultures and histories. Lack of understanding about culture and history consisted in Sugriwa Subali story relief is caused by the society who still considers Kiskendo cave as a secret place. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to describe the meaning, history and cultural values contained in the Sugriwa Subali relief story as the identity of the Kiskendo cave. This research uses qualitative research with historical research strategy and approach. The method and approach are used in order to know and understand both of history and art aspects contained in Sugriwa Subali story that is related to cultural values. This research was conducted in Kiskendo cave that is in Kulon Progo. The result of this research is a description of cultural study and cultural value is consisted on several values which include the value of truth, aesthetic, goodness, and religious contained in Sugriwa Subali story relief. Sugriwa Subali story relief concepts can provide big contribution to cultural study. The cultural study is described according to the data acquired from interview results and books related to cultures that exist in the Sugriwa Subali story. The problem studied in this research is still an initial surface which can be continued in a


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TOA positioning system using the calculated initial position of the wireless network devices can be implemented. For each of the plurality of reference wireless network device, the distance between the wireless network device and a reference wireless network device is determined based at least in part on the round-trip transmission time between the wireless network device and a reference wireless network device . The initial position of the wireless network device may be calculated based at least in part on the respective positions of the plurality of reference wireless network device. Location of the wireless network device, the calculated initial position, the distance to each reference wireless network device, and the initial distance can be estimated based at least in part on the calibration constants.


Objective:To find out the oral and general health situation of elderly patients with lost teeth,as well as the social and psychological factors,and to provide basic information for treatment of elderly patients.Methods:A questionnaire was designed,including general items,oral hygienic habits,and ideas about restoration,etc.Results:1.Major dental problems in elderly patients were:Loose teeth,food impaction,tooth sensitivity,dry mouth.2.Periodontal disease and dental caries are still the main reason for elderly patients' missing teeth.Missing teeth mainly affects the elderly eating,followed by pronunciation.The requirement of the denture is a good chewing function mainly (68.9%) and durable (52.7%).3.Body with one or more systemic diseases accounted for 66.2%.Conclusions:1.Edentulous elderly patients have more problems in their oral condition.2.They have less knowledge about prosthesis,inadequate attention to the oral health;and they require main functions about denture.3.They have poor health.


Heat-resistant steels generally used for power plants, petrochemical facilities and new energy production systems suffer thermal, microstructural degradations indispensably and a series of alloys with higher Cr contents have been developed for the maximization of operating capacity at higher temperatures. However the microstructural damages and degradations are accelerated with the increase of operating temperature and issues with degradation decision and lifetime assessment are highlighted. A degradation ruler is needed for this decision and assessment; a series of degradation reference materials (or RMs) were developed in this study through standard isothermal heat-treatment procedures for 9Cr-1Mo steels. Through the accelerated heat-treatments and the stepwise increase of the holding time, microstructures representing both short-terms and long-terms degradations were obtained. Moreover hardness measurements were also carried out for the reference materials. Thus a decision making of the degradation or lifetime in an in-field facility is possible with the information of microstructure or hardness of the facility by using the reference materials as the critical rulers.


Background & aim: Facial measurements have been used by numerous researchers to produce standard mean values for skeletal, dental, and soft tissue structures. This has become useful in the classification of different populations. So, the present study was permitted to establish the mean vertical facial dimensions and indices of adults in Upper Egypt represented in Assiut Governorate in Egypt. Also, this study was carried out to establish the sexual differences of some vertical facial dimensions and indices between the adult males and females in the forementioned locality. Subjects and Methods: In the present study, 478 adult subjects were studied for some vertical facial dimensions and indices in Assiut Governorate of Egypt. They were between the ages of 18-69 years, divided into 9 groups ( from Ito IX) and included 256 males and 222 females. Four parameters and three indices had been carried out in the present study. The parameters included the nasal height or upper facial height (UFH), the nasal width (NW), the lower facial height (LFH) and the total facial height (TFH). All measurements were carried out with the help of a sliding caliper. The three indices included the upper facial index (UFI), the lower facial index (LFI) and the nasal index (NI). Results: In the present study the highest value of the UFH, NW, LFH and TFH in both males and females was observed in age group V (34-to-37 years of age group) while the lowest was observed in age group IX (50 -to-69 years of age group). The UFI was ranged from 39.41 % to 40.67 % for males and from 39.4 % to 40.55% for females between group I and group IX. For LFI, the value was 59.41 % for males and 59.16 % for females in group I, while it was 60.71 % for males and 60.66% for females in group IX. The present study revealed higher values of UFH, LFH, TFH, UFI, LFI and NI for males when compared to that of females. This higher values was significant for UFH, LFH, TFH and NI (P= 0.018, 0.05, 0. 011 &0.048), while it was non significant for UFI and LFI. The results showed that, on the average, the UFH for adult males was found to be 4.8 ± 0.17 cm and 4.01 ± 0.14 for adult females. The LFH of adult males was found to be 7.18 ±0.09 cm while that of adult females was found to be 6.81 ± 0.07 cm. The TFH showed mean values of 11.98 ± 0.41 for males and 11.33 ± 0.18 for females. The average UFI in the present study was 40.09% ± 1.7 for males and 40.0% ± 1.3 for females. Furthermore the average LFI in the present study was 59.93% ± 2.1 for males and 59.99% ± 2 for females. Statistical analysis of mean and standard deviation indicates sexual dimorphism, with significantly higher value (p ‹ 0.05) of the average UFH, LFH and TFH in males compared to females of the corresponding ages. Conclusion: This study has been able to establish the mean facial dimensions of adults in Upper Egypt represented in Assiut governorate. It also established that as in other populations facial parameters are sexually dimorphic among the peoples of Upper Egypt and that male facial dimensions are greater than those of females. Knowledge of vertical facial dimensions is important in evaluation of age, sex and racial differences, in clinical applications and in forensic application. [Muhammad H. Muhammad and Hazem A. Sayed.Vertical Facial Dimensions and Indices in Adult Upper Egyptians. Journal of American Science 2011; 7(10):785-791]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience.org.


It has recently been recognized that the convective velocities achieved in current solar convection simulations might be overestimated. The newly revealed effects of the prevailing small-scale magnetic field within the convection zone may offer possible solutions to this problem. The small-scale magnetic fields can reduce the convective amplitude of small-scale motions through the Lorentz-force feedback, which concurrently inhibits the turbulent mixing of entropy between upflows and downflows. As a result, the effective Prandtl number may exceed unity inside the solar convection zone. In this paper, we propose and numerically confirm a possible suppression mechanism of convective velocity in the effectively high-Prandtl number regime. If the effective horizontal thermal diffusivity decreases (the Prandtl number accordingly increases), the subadiabatic layer which is formed near the base of the convection zone by continuous depositions of low entropy transported by adiabatically downflowing plumes is enhanced and extended. The global convective amplitude in the high-Prandtl thermal convection is thus reduced, especially in the lower part of the convection zone via the change in the mean entropy profile, which becomes more subadiabatic near the base and less superadiabatic in the bulk.


Exudation of plasticizers through a polymeric matrix still remains a persistent problem in the life cycle of polymer-bonded explosives. This article is concerned with the migration of two energetic plasticizers, K10 and GLYN oligomer, which are commonly employed in combination with energetic polymers such as polyGLYN. Isothermal thermogravimetric analysis was used to determine migration rates, where it was found that the oligomer migrates slower than the K10 plasticized binder systems with a polyGLYN binder. Migration rates follow an inverse correlation with molecular weight, as is the case for the oligomer over the K10 plasticizer.


Objectives: Subclinical cardiac involvement may occur in patients with Behçet's disease (BD). The purpose of our study was to assess the noninvasive parameters of biventricular function derived from Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) of the tricuspid and mitral annular motion in BD. Methods: Twenty‐one patients with BD and 20 control subjects were enrolled in this study. All subjects were selected to exclude those with cardiovascular risk factors. Standard echocardiography and pulsed DTI were obtained in every patient. Results: Peak systolic (13.71 ± 2.09 vs 20.01 ± 1.57, P < 0.001), peak early diastolic (11.26 ± 2.52 vs 15.35 ± 2.06, P < 0.001) tricuspid annular velocities were significantly lower in patients than controls. Peak systolic (8.68 ± 1.4 vs 12.25 ± 1.7, P < 0.001), peak early diastolic (7.89 ± 1.07 vs 9.94 ± 1.12, P < 0.001), and peak end diastolic (8.30 ± 1.32 vs 9.23 ± 0.91, P = 0.013) lateral mitral annular velocities were significantly lower in patients than controls. Conclusions: We demonstrated that myocardial velocities, were affected in patients with BD. Therefore, we conclude that right and left ventricular function is impaired in patients with BD.


Based on extension thinking modes,this paper discovers the relationship between extension thinking modes and eco-planning of industrial park,and application possibility. Through the case study,we find that the contradictory problems in the process of industrial park eco-planning can be well solved by using four kinds of extension thinking modes: rhombus thinking,reversed thinking,conjugate thinking and conductive thinking modes. Because thinking process is described and analyzed formally,the contradictory problems faced by planners can be solved easily,which provides a new idea and method to settle the problems in eco-planning of industrial park.


Autumn is an enchanting time in Rome. By October the relentless heat of July and August, from which many of the Romans themselves flee, is only an uncomfortable memory. The days are shorter, often blessed by cloudless skies, with mild sunshine enhancing the golden glow of some of the ancient and modern buildings, especially in the late afternoon. The Romans, including the Pope and his court, have returned, the number of tourists has declined, the schools and universities are open for business and hot roasted chestnuts are on sale at street corners - or used to be in my day.


My story is of a chastened and transformed prodigal who left home, not because in his youthful bumptiousness he thought he could take the part of his father's goods that would ultimately fall to him and make a big hit in the business world with it, but because he was no longer welcome. He was taking up too much room. The younger members of the family, as they began to grow in stature, were being cramped. A large part of the family's attention was being devoted to the recognition of the decorative features of this elder son-things of little importance in themselves-and he was not contributing anything very useful to the support of the family. Thus it happened that he was ejected to make room for the growth of the younger sons and daughters. He went without his patrimony, and had even to submit to having a bad name put upon him by those who did not wish him well. For ten years or so he was knocked about from pillar to post, sometimes even denied admission in quarters where he had always been an honored guest before; and when he found a welcome at all, it was to a very humble place below stairs with the scullions. But the prodigal has come back home. He is stripped of all his pretty but useless adornments. He does not jostle the younger members of the family. He tries his best to serve them, and is gradually coming to be acknowledged as an extremely useful colaborer with the others of the household. No fatted calf was