As a work of literary nonfiction, Norman Mailer's The Armies of The Night has often been studied in the context of its fictional reconstruction of the anti-war demonstration of 1967. Although some literary critics have also acknowledged the author's highly subjective depiction of the march, this aspect of The Armies of The Night has received comparatively little critical consideration. Yet, the autobiographical narrative of this book deserves particular attention because it performs an important function in that it enables its author to personalize the march and to analyze the event from the perspective of a witness. This paper argues that Mailer aims to interpret and speculate on the significance of the march by offering his personal experiences and reactions to the events as emblematic of the experiences of the larger society protesting the Vietnam War.


This work describes the modeling, synthesis, integration and characterization of a novel nanostructure embedded thermoresponsive material for microfluidic applications. The innumerable applications of thermoresponsive surfaces in the recent years have necessitated the development of a rigorous mathematical treatment for these surfaces to understand and improve their behavior. An analytical model is proposed to describe the transfer characteristic (variation of contact angle versus temperature) of a unique switchable, nanostructured, thermoresponsive surface consisting of silica nanoparticles and the thermoresponsive polymer, Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide ) (PNIPAAm) which changes its wetting angle upon heating. Important metrics such as the absolute lower critical solution temperature, threshold & saturation temperatures and gain are modeled and quantified by mathematical expressions. Based on the modeling, a heat source for the thermoresponsive surface was integrated on the glass substrate itself to create a fully functional smart surface. The design and fabrication of a smart platform consisting of the switchable, nanostructured, thermoresponsive surface with an integrated gold microheater for wettability control and its time response analysis was conducted.


In this paper, we discuss the way advanced machine learning techniques allow physicists to perform in-depth studies of the realistic operating modes of the detectors during the stage of their design. Proposed approach can be applied to both design concept (CDR) and technical design (TDR) phases of future detectors and existing detectors if upgraded. The machine learning approaches may improve the precision of the reconstruction methods being considered during detector R&D. Moreover, such reconstruction methods can be reproduced automatically while changing the main optimisation parameters of the detector like geometrical size, position, configuration, radiation length, Molière radius of the sensitive elements. This allows us to speed up the verification of the possible detector configurations and eventually the entire detector R&D, which is often accompanied by a large number of scattered studies. We present the approach of using machine learning for detector R&D and its optimisation cycle with an emphasis on the project of the electromagnetic calorimeter upgrade for the LHCb detector[1]. The reconstruction methods such as spatial reconstruction, timing reconstruction, and distinguishing of overlapped signals are covered in this paper.


Objective To study the epidemiological characteristics of AIDS/HIV infected via sexually transmission between spouses,and provide effective basis for intervening measures development. Methods A face-to-face interview survey was conduct among the cases whose route of infection were heterosexual transmission and their spouse were HIV-positive reported from 189 counties in national HIV / AIDS reporting system since 2011 to the end of June,2012. Results 557 cases were investigated,including 37. 7% in male and 62. 3% in female. 70. 7% of them were older than 40 years old,49. 7% of them had 2- 3 times sexual behaviors with their spouse every month. After they knew their spouse were HIV-positive person, 73. 4% of them had decreased sexual behaviors. 46. 9% of them had never used condom,58. 3% of them did not like to use condom. 13. 3% of them did not use condom because they did not know their spouse were HIV-positive person. 38. 4% of their spouse were heterosexual transmission,59. 3% of their spouse were blood transmission,50. 3% of them were informed the infection status of their spouse by the doctors,73. 6% of the interval of HIV confirm time between the couples were lower than 3 months. Conclusion The larger proportion of HIV confirmation simultaneously appeared in the newly reported sexually transmission between spouses. Some measures such as regular follow-up,antiviral therapy should be taken to protect the couples from HIV transmission.


Abstract : The purpose of the tow bar test plan is to standardize the methods used to validate new tow bar ratings to ensure its durability and safety of use.


The component black holes (BHs) observed in gravitational-wave (GW) binary black hole (BBH) events tend to be more massive and slower spinning than those observed in black hole X-ray binaries (BH-XRBs). Without modeling their evolutionary histories, we investigate whether these apparent tensions in the BH populations can be explained by GW observational selection effects alone. We find that this is indeed the case for the discrepancy between BH masses in BBHs and the observed high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs), when we account for statistical uncertainty from the small sample size of just three HMXBs. On the other hand, the BHs in observed low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are significantly lighter than the astrophysical BBH population, but this may just be due to a correlation between component masses in a binary system. Given their light stellar companions, we expect light BHs in LMXBs. The observed spins in HMXBs and LMXBs, however, are in tension with the inferred BBH spin distribution at the >99.9% level. We discuss possible scenarios behind the significantly larger spins in observed BH-XRBs. One possibility is that a small subpopulation (conservatively <30%) of BBHs have rapidly spinning primary components, indicating that they may have followed a similar evolutionary pathway to the observed HMXBs. In LMXBs, it has been suggested that BHs can spin up by accretion. If LMXB natal spins follow the BBH spin distribution, we find LMXBs must gain an average dimensionless spin of 0.47−0.11+0.10 , but if their natal spins follow the observed HMXB spins, the average spin-up must be <0.03.


The Pulang porphyry copper deposit is located in the Zhongdian island arc belt, NW Yunnan, in the central part of the Sanjiang area, SW China, belonging to the southern segment of the Yidun island arc belt on the western margin of the Yangtze Platform. In the Yidun island arc, there occur well-known "Gacun-style" massive sulfide deposits in the northern segment and plenty of porphyry copper deposits in the southern segment, of which the Pulang porphyry copper deposit is one of the representatives. Like the Yulong porphyry copper deposit, this porphyry copper deposit is also one of the most important porphyry copper deposits in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. But it is different from other porphyry copper deposits in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (e.g. those in the Gangdise porphyry copper belt and Yulong porphyry copper belt) in that it formed in the Indosinian period, while others in the Himalayan period. Because of its particularity among the porphyry copper deposits of China, this porphyry copper deposit is of great significance for the study of the basic geology and the evaluation and prediction of mineral resources in the Zhongdian island arc belt.However, no accurate chronological data are available for determining the timing of mineralization of the porphyry copper deposit. By field observation in the study area and Re-Os dating of molybdenite and K-Ar dating of hydrothermal minerals and whole rock from the typical geological bodies, the timing of mineralization of the porphyry copper deposit has systematically been determined for the first time. The K-Ar age for the hydrothermal mineralization of biotite-quartz monzonitic porphyry that has undergone patassic silicate (biotite and K-feldspar) alteration ranges from 235.4±2.4 to 221.5±2.0 Ma and the Re-Os age for molybdenite in the quartz-molybdenite stage is ~213±3.8 Ma. These data are very close to each other, suggesting that the ore-forming processes of the Pulang porphyry copper deposit was completed in the Indosinian. But the K-feldspar K-A


Starting from branched para-benzoquinones a practical and highly flexible route is described for the preparation of unsaturated carbapyranoses. The potential of the synthesized galactose analogues to act as competitive inhibitors in lectin-carbohydrate interactions is investigated by means of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Spectroscopy.


In the reaction-bonded aluminum oxide (RBAO) process, attrition-milled Al/Al2O3 powder compacts are reacted in air to form Al2O3-based ceramics. Typically, ZrO2 powder is added to control the final microstructure and properties, resulting in fine-grained, high-strength materials. In this study, the effects of ZrO2 on the reactivity of RBAO samples were examined using thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffractometry, and other techniques. Previously, it was shown that a self-propagating reaction could occur during firing of RBAO in air. This reaction was attributed solely to the fast and highly exothermic oxidation of the aluminum on the surface of the sample, but the results of the current study show that it is related to a reaction between aluminum and ZrO2, forming Al2O3 and Al3Zr. As a consequence, a new reaction sequence for RBAO consistent with these observations has been proposed.


Al–Zn–Cu thin films were deposited using DC-magnetron sputtering on glass substrates at room temperature in pure Ar gas environment. The influence of variation power sputtering from 30–120 W on the structural and optical properties has been studied. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns show amorphous structure for all films. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) images revealed a homogeneous Al–Zn–Cu dispersion within the layer in low power sputtering. The optical transmittance spectra showed that the optical transmittance in the visible was decreased with increased power sputtering. By increasing thickness of films, optical band gap in films decreased, and intensity of PL is increased.


Two ribozymes, ribozyme N-l and ribozyme N-2, were chemically synthesized, which are designed for blocking the expression of polyhedrin gene of Autographa californica nuclear poly-hedrosis virus (AcNPV). In vitro, they are able to specifically and effectively cleave the target mRNA fragments which were transcripted from part of polyhedrin gene. Results showed that the percentage of cleavage was increased when the temperature or time of incubation was increased or higher concentration of ribozyme was used. Ca2+, Mn2+ can substitute Mg2+ as the neces sary divalent cation for the cleavage reaction by ribozyme.


A method for determining the alkaline earth metals elements(Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba) by the non-flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry is proposed.The test solution is dropped into a specially prepared stainless steel atomizing tube on top of the flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer.The stainless steel atomizing tube is heated by the high temperature of the flame to make alkaline earth metals elements atomizing and being measured.Atomization under non-flame can avoid the ionization effect of alkaline earth metals elements and overcome the interference from emission spectrum of flame itself and absorption of radiation line of light source produced by flame.The atomizing device of the method is simple.It need not using much de-ionized water to deliver the test solution.The dosage of reagent and discharge of the waste solution are little.The method is suitable for determining the alkaline earth metals elements(Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba) with the characteristic mass of 5.2×10-12-9.5×10-12 g/1% and the detection limits of 5.0×10-12-9.3×10-12 g.It has been applied to the determination of Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba in mineral water samples,giving recoveries of 99.0%-99.3% and RSD of 0.15%-0.32%.


Through the analysis of the disadvantages of traditional teaching methods,the article puts forwards a new teaching method-level-grading teaching method,which means teaching students according to different levels to reach the better teaching effects.


The new Ukrainian school is in its consolidation phase. Modern reforms are intended to optimize teachers and students interaction, therefore the problem of the teacher's authenticity development becomes relevant. The use of the terms "authenticity" / "personal authenticity" has a long tradition. Most common interpretative, encyclopedic, philosophical, and linguistic dictionaries determine the etymology of the word "authenticity" ("authentic"), based on the Greek notion αυθεντικός (autos "I, myself, the same"), which literally means "possesses the authority made by one's own hands». Regarding the interpretation of the term of the Latin language, there is a connection with such lexical units as: auctor (creative person, creator with authority), augere (grow, grow) and auctoritas (origin, generation, responsibility, support, power, influence, authority). In general, the authentic personality is characterized by the naturalness of self-expression, the lack of "desire not to be, but to give up."


Adams–Oliver syndrome is a developmental disorder caused by instability of embryonic vasculature. Because of early mortality when associated with ophthalmic sequelae, its retinal manifestations have not been well-characterized. We report on ophthalmic manifestations and describe our management of a 13-year-old with Adams–Oliver syndrome complicated by a proliferative retinopathy. Purpose: Adams–Oliver syndrome is a rare, inherited disorder of embryologic development that affects multiple systems. Ocular manifestations have been poorly characterized because of the low prevalence and high mortality of the disease when it is associated with internal organ and/or ophthalmic manifestations. We present a case of Adams–Oliver syndrome in a 13-year-old patient whose multimodal retinal imaging findings helped direct management. Methods: Single patient case report reviewing medical records and imaging. Results: Visual acuity upon presentation was 20/40 in each eye. Ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography revealed peripheral nonperfusion with terminal vascular bulbs, and leakage from a temporal fibrovascular complex in the left eye. Fundus autofluorescence imaging showed hyperautofluorescence associated with optic disc drusen and the fibrovascular complex. Treatment with targeted laser photocoagulation was associated with regression of the neovascularization. Conclusion: Retinal manifestations of Adams–Oliver syndrome as observed with ultra-widefield fundus imaging may resemble those of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. Treatment of avascular retina with panretinal photocoagulation can be considered.


The effectiveness of a learning task depends on data complexity (class overlap, class imbalance, irrelevant features, etc.). When more than one complexity factor appears, two or more preprocessing techniques should be applied. Nevertheless, no much effort has been devoted to investigate the importance of the order in which they can be used. This paper focuses on the joint use of feature reduction and balancing techniques, and studies which could be the application order that leads to the best classification results. This analysis was made on a specific problem whose aim was to identify the melodic track given a MIDI file. Several experiments were performed from different imbalanced 38dimensional training sets with many more accompaniment tracks than melodic tracks, and where features were aggregated without any correlation study. Results showed that the most effective combination was the ordered use of resampling and feature reduction techniques.


The streams in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (mainly in the Alto Jacui sub-basin belonging to the Laguna dos Patos system) have scarce information about their ichthyofauna. Thereby for providing information about stream species, the purpose of the present study was to inventory the ichthyofauna of the streams of the Alto Jacui sub-basin, located in northwestern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The samples were taken bimonthly from June 2012 to June 2013 using electrofishing technique in 10 streams. A total of 13,247 specimens were collected belonging to 42 species, 10 families and six orders. We report the occurrence of five new species that have not yet been described by researchers.


US population at present growth rates will approach 400 million and maybe pass 500 million by year 2050. Population growth may, however, be reduced by lowering fertility and/or reducing immigration flows. The author opens with the argument that President Bill Clinton should follow ex-President Nixon's recommendation to establish a national goal of providing adequate family planning services for all who want them and notes early efforts to affect population policy in the US. The National Commission on Population Growth and the American Future concluded in 1972 that the government should establish a long-term strategy to monitor demographic, resource, and environmental trends; reform government archaic organizations in anticipation of growing urbanization; adopt a national, publicly funded, volunteer program to reduce unwanted fertility, improve pregnancy outcomes, and improve child health; and forcibly limit immigration. These recommendations were shelved, but certainly warrant consideration and adoption two decades later. A less pointed Global 2000 Report was present to President Carter in 1980. Environmentalist groups began to address population in the late 1970s and 1980s, with eighteen environmental organizations joining forces in 1988 to develop the Blueprint for the Environment as a guide for the incoming US administration. The author describes the views of these groups on US population and stresses the need for them to lobby on population. Potential approaches are suggested.


Earliness is one of the universal objectives in a cotton management scheme. Earliness can be defined as the shortest amount of time to produce profitable cotton. Keeping in mind the above definition, a field experiment was conducted in the year 2009 to compare the reliability and efficiency between two earliness parameters (days taken to appearance of first flower and first sympodial node number) at the early growth stage of 26 cotton genotypes. Results revealed that for both the parameters there was highly significant difference among all the 26 genotypes. Numerically, CRIS-342 and Shahbaz were rated as early maturing genotypes which took 41.7 days to appearance of first flower followed by CRIS-121 and H-151 which took 42.7 days to appearance of first flower. As regards to second earliness parameter (first sympodial node number), it was observed that CRIS-121 was the earliest genotype which gave 4.2 first sympodial node number followed by Shahbaz (4.4) and CRIS-342 (4.5). These three genotypes were also rated earlier ones through the first earliness parameter i.e., days taken to appearance of first flower. Thus, it was concluded that both earliness parameters designated CRIS-342, Shahbaz and CRIS-121 as early maturing genotypes, therefore, both the parameters could reliably and efficiently be considered for measuring earliness in cotton. Keyword: Days to 1 st flowering, early stage, first sympodial node number, maturity.


We present a flexible, distributed and effective technique to model custom d istortions of images. The main idea is to use a mass-spring model to create a flexible surface and to create distor tions by changing the rest-lengths. A physical simulation works out the displacements of this particle grid. We pro vide intuitive tools to interactively design such nonlinear magnifications. In addition, our system enables da ta-driven distortions which allows us to use it for automatic nonlinear magnifications. We demonstrate this with an applic tion for labeling of 3D scenes.


Errorful speech recognition can be embraced in the design of automatic speech recognition (ASR) support for the Magistrates Court. In this paper we describe processes and scenarios that led to a design by examining work practices and considering a more realistic understanding of ASR technology than is promoted in ASR literature.This paper also uses scenarios in a novel way to package and communicate field work data in a way that is accessible to a wide range of stakeholders.


A weld (6, 26) joins a thin overlay (4) of low carbon steel to a base (2) that contains high carbon steel, at least at its surface along which the weld is formed. The weld may be effected by fusion (melting) or by solid-state diffusion. With either it creates a heat affected zone (HAZ) (18, 30) in the base around the weld. The HAZ contains enough austenite, and perhaps bainite as well, to render the HAZ relatively ductile and also crack resistant. Adjacent to the weld the HAZ has a hardness that does not exceed 58 HRC. The weld may be produced with a high energy beam or with resistance welding equipment.


This research investigates the effects of the opening shape and location on the structural behavior of reinforced concrete deep beam with openings, while keeping the opening size unchanged. The software ANSYS 12.1 is used to handle the nonlinear finite element analysis. The ultimate strength of reinforced concrete deep beam with opening obtained by ANSYS 12.1 shows fair agreement with the experimental results, with a difference of no more than 20%. The present work concludes that the opening location has mu effect on the structural strength than the opening shape. It was concluded that placing the openings near the upper corners of the deep beam may double the strength, and the use of a rectangular narrow opening, with the long sides in the horizontal save up to 40% of structural strength of the deep beam. Keywords—Deep Beams, Finite Element, Opening, Reinforced Concrete.


I am Very Pleased to Inform Our Readers that Scott Hasson, Director of Advanced Studies at Texas Woman's University of Physical Therapy, has accepted our invitation to become Deputy Editor of Physiotherapy 7heory and Practice. Without doubt the journal's future as an international physiotherapy/physical therapy research journal will be significantly enhanced by his appointment.


Zigzag silver(I) single-strands connected by 4,4′-dipyridyl sulfide are bridged via weak π-π and AgI-AgI interactions to generate subtle double-strands that exhibit the most plentiful and characteristic coordination modes. The compound gives an intense and broad emission (λmax at 561 nm) which is yellow luminescence.


By means of flow cytometry and DNA electrophoresis, in this experiment we investigate that in what extent apoptosis was taken by the radiation injured-bone marrow hematopoietic cells(BMHCs)of 4-10Gy 7-ray irradiated-mice. The significant time-and dose-effect relationships of radiation-induced apoptosis of BMHCs was found. The peakvalues of apoptosis induced by 6Gy and 8Gy radiation were about 30%, and by 4Gy and 10Gy radiation 20%. The time needed to reach the peak was shortened correspondingly when dose inereased, shown as 12,8.4 and 4h for 4,6,8 and 10Gy irradiation respectively. The results demonstrate that apoptosis is an important cell death pathway taken by the radiation-injured BMHCs in vivo, so further investigation on the regulation of apoptosis would highlight the mechanism of radiation-induced hematopoiesis dysfunction.


This paper examined the linkage between presidential leadership style and bureaucratic politics in foreign policy-making process of Korea. To accomplish this, this paper analyzed the North Korean nuclear crises Ⅰ and Ⅱ in 1993 and 2003, respectively. In specific, this paper explored the linkage between Presidents Kim Young Sam and Roh Moo Hyun's leadership style and bureaucratic political phenomena using George & George (1998)'s analytical framework. Through this analysis, we found that the presidential leadership style has a significant effect on the organizational structure of foreign policy-making system and therefore on bureaucratic political phenomena in Korea.


Career development is regarded as a lifespan process; however, the career development of children has received little theoretical and research attention. This article reflects on the breadth and depth of understandings about children's career development from the metatheoretical perspective of the Systems Theory Framework of career development (Patton & McMahon, 1999). The relationship between career development literature and career practice for children is discussed.


The Short Bible is a symbol of the trend of the age.' The format, that of the ordinary novel, and the binding, red and gold, proclaim it for ordinary use for ordinary people. Indeed it would look gay alongside of a copy of the travels of Marco Polo or Van Loon's Story of Mankind. Though "short," it has 550 well-packed pages of text selected from the well-known "American Translation," and is almost equally divided between the Old and the New Testaments. Each book or literary section, always admira-


In the Near East, the very ancient gesture of the raised right hand with the palm turned outward occurs on diverse artifacts of different size and material like sculptures, stone reliefs, clay plaques and figurines. These artifacts were attributed to several ethnic, religious and social groups all living within the area of the Greco-Roman koine. In combination with a strict frontality by which a direct contact between the gures depicted and a spectator is achieved, the gesture is an expression of non-verbal communication of messages and conveys ideas and feelings like blessing, worship, prayer, adoration, protection, power, though interpretation and contextualization are o en hypothetical. The majority of the artifacts were produced for the local market, thus it is unlikely that there was a mutual exchange of artistic concepts and iconographic attributes, with the exception of clay plaques and gurines used in Dura Europos and Palmyra. Other categories like the Phoenician gurines, the Palmyrene funerary busts, the Parthian statues and reliefs and the Nabatean coroplastic cra are distinct indigenous creations. Consequently, the objects have to be examined in their speci c local contexts. The gesture of the raised right hand is neither a cultural nor an ethno-religious marker. The interpretation and understanding of the message it was meant to convey is always affected by modern conceptions.


In anticipation of increasingly stringent environmental regulations, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) proposes to construct a 60-kg firing chamber to provide blast-effects containment for most of its open-air, high-explosive, firing operations. Even though these operations are within current environmental limits, containment of the blast effects and hazardous debris will further drastically reduce emissions to the environment and minimize the generated hazardous waste. The major design consideration of such a chamber is its overall structural dynamic response in terms of long-term containment of all blast effects from repeated internal detonations of high explosives. Another concern is how much other portions of the facility outside the firing chamber must be hardened to ensure personnel protection in the event of an accidental detonation while the chamber door is open. To assess these concerns, a 1/4-scale replica model of the planned contained firing chamber was designed, constructed, and tested with scaled explosive charges ranging from 25 to 125% of the operational explosives limit of 60 kg. From 16 detonations of high explosives, 880 resulting strains, blast pressures, and temperatures within the model were measured to provide information for the final design. Factors of safety for dynamic yield of the firing chamber structure were calculated and compared to the design criterion of totally elastic response. The rectangular, reinforced-concrete chamber model exhibited a lightly damped vibrational response that placed the structure in alternating cycles of tension and compression. During compression, both the reinforcing steel and the concrete remained elastic.


Clustering algorithm has a wide application in many fields,for example data analysis and data dig.In this paper we research data clustering and the application in image color segmentation using Quantum-behaved Particle Swarm Optimization(QPSO).We propose new metric to replace the Euclidean norm in clustering procedures and QPSO clustering algorithm based on the PSO clustering algorithm.We show the corresponding experiment results and discuss the clustering algorithm.


Previous research suggests that increases in airway resistance are associated with a depression in a number of hemodynamic variables. In this study we evaluated the hypothesis that these changes may be in part associated and explainable with increases in pulmonary vascular pressures. We therefore examined the effect of increasing airway resistance on a number of cardiac parameters, and estimated pulmonary arterial pressures using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in spontaneously breathing healthy volunteers.
Methods: Subjects were connected to a bioreactance monitor capable of determining hemodynamic parameters including stroke volume (SV), and cardiac index (CI). Blood pressure (NIBP) was obtained non-invasively. Volunteers sequentially breathed for 2 minutes through endotracheal tubes (ETT) with decreasing internal diameters (ID) between 8.0 and 3.0 mm in order to simulate increasing airway resistance, while attached to spirometric equipment. A second measurement cycle was performed for validation. TTE was performed focusing on the estimation of pulmonary arterial pressures during the experiment. Statistical analyses were performed using the generalized estimating equations (GEE) method and Spearman correlation.
Results: All subjects were male, (mean age 29.8 years (SD 5.4), mean BMI 26.75 kg/m2 (SD 4.8)). Mean baseline SV and CI were 117.48 ml (SD 14.0) and 3.72 l/min/m2 (SD 0.7); both, SV and CI decreased significantly vs. baseline when breathing through ETT ID 3.0 (111.50 ml (SD 15.3), p=0.0016 and 3.51 l/min/m2 (SD 0.7), p=0.0007, respectively). For the same breathing cycles, no change in averaged systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) was detected between baseline and ETT ID 3.0 (24.45 mm Hg (SD 5.1) vs. 24.87 mm Hg (SD 5.6), p=0.43).
Discussion: Although detecting hemodynamic alterations when simulating upper airway resistance in healthy volunteers, there was no significant change in systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) seen. Further research is needed to investigate potential mechanisms associated to hemodynamic changes in response to increases in airway resistance.


In this paper, we report a modeling of approximation for images by finding numerical rank in the wavelet domain through singular value decomposition of approximation coefficients. Firstly, the digital image is transformed into the frequency domain. Then high-frequency sub-bands are quantized to zero. This is quite obvious in wavelet-based image compression. Simultaneously, the low-frequency sub-bands are compressing by using truncated singular value decomposition (TSVD) through a numerical rank. Finally, reconstruct the approximation matrix via inverse discrete wavelet transform with low computational intricacy. This mathematical model is more adequate for solving engineering problems arises in digital image processing such as the transmission of image (reducing the bandwidth size of a communication channel) and storage capacity (space saving). The simulation results on gray and color images show that there is a gain in: (i) the compression ratio with acceptable visual quality as per human vision system; (ii) balancing of performance measures over conventional SVD methods.


Modern rapid diagnostic tests have continued to improve in performance and convenience, including the proliferation of point-of-care and the emergence of continuous wearable diagnostics. Frequently, rapid diagnostic tests are challenged...


The flow of gas into a wellbore is calculated by the back-pressure or deliverability equation. The exponent n, which accounts for the deviation from the ideal Darcy flow, is usually attributed to turbulence in the reservoir. It is shown, that turbulence in gas wells only occurs in very extreme cases, and that the exponent n can be assigned to temperature changes during the expansion of gas. The exponent n is then similar to the reciprocal of the exponent in the equation of state, that describes the adiabatic reversible expansion of a gas. The deviation of Darcy flow, which is observed in gas wells, is not due to turbulence but to the change of temperature. The expression non-Darcy flow is misleading, as the flow does still follow Darcy's law.


The legal culture is a social ideology determined by basic social contradictions,which is possessed of important significance towards people as a social practical subjects,that is,the legal culture are of great value to people.Our legal culture has always pursued a conciliatory value orientation because the thought of "harmony is the most valuable" from ancient China always has an effect on it,which largely hinders the process of Chinese socialist legalization.We should absorb and learn from the advanced legislative experience from western countries and consider fairness and justice as the natural attribution of contemporary Chinese legal cutural value in order to accelerate the process of Chinese socialist legalization and promote the implementation and enforcement of the socialist rule of law concept of fairness and justice.


The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for modification of glass products (24) comprising a laser (12) for generating a beam (26) for processing a glass article (24), said beam (26) (by a plurality of reflecting elements 14, is reflected 16, 18, 20, 22) and is deflected, and at least a reflective element (14) is arranged rotatably so that the point of impact of the beam (26) rotates the glass product (24) in rotation.


AbstractIn a real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS), the actuator delay in experimental results might deviate from actual structural responses and even destabilize the real-time test. Although the assu...


Health secretary John Reid has warned the food industry that if it does not voluntarily introduce clear nutritional labelling on its products, the government will enlist the help of the European Commission to force it to comply. Dr Reid was speaking to the parliamentary health committee last week, to explain the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposals in the public health white paper, Choosing Health , published last November ( BMJ 2004;329:1201, 20 Nov). Public health minister Melanie Johnson and deputy chief medical officer Fiona Adshead also attended.

His remarks came amid …


In order to effectively identify and classify weld defects of thin-walled metal canisters, a weld defect detection and classification algorithm based on machine vision is proposed in this paper. With the weld defects categorized, a modified background subtraction method based on Gaussian mixture models, is proposed to extract the feature areas of the weld defects. Then, we design an algorithm for weld detection and classification according to the extracted features. Next, by using the weld images sampled by the constructed weld defect detection system on a real-world production line, the parameters of the weld defect classifiers are determined empirically. Experimental results show that the proposed methods can identify and classify the weld defects with more than 95% accuracy rate. Moreover, the weld detection results obtained in the actual production line show that the detection and classification accuracy can reach more than 99%, which means that the system enhanced with the proposed method can meet the requirements for the best real-time and continuous weld defect detection systems available nowadays.


Flow separation over a hydrofoil affects its hydrodynamic performance and ultimately reduces the power production of a turbine. Therefore, the different flow control methods have been proposed by the researchers to overcome these challenges. In this study, the combined effects of circular trailing edge with dimple have been investigated numerically on NACA S1210 hydrofoil to control the flow separation of the hydrofoil. The results showed that the coupled effects of the dimple and circular trailing edge modification appeared effective compared to baseline hydrofoil at a wide range of angles of attack. Maximum lift coefficient increments are 9 and 12% at an angle of attack of 10° and 12°, respectively, for circular trailing edge hydrofoil. The maximum increase of glide ratio for the coupled effect (circular trailing edge with outward dimple) is approximately 114% at an angle of attack of 12°. The outcome will be advantageous to design a proper blade profile for horizontal axis current turbines.


Objective To observe the effects CUMS on the activity of Acetylcholinesterase (AchE) in sub regions of brain in different aged rat. Methods Immunohistochemistry was applied to investigate the activity of AchE in prefrontal, hippocampus, striatum and inferior calculus of old ,middle and young rats on chronic unpredictable mild stress from 21 days. Results There was greater change in the AchE expression than in the control group(P0.05). Conclusions CUMS can induce significant increase of AchE expression in sub regions of brain in different aged rat.


Co-optimization test-based problems is a class of tasks approached typically with coevolutionary algorithms. It was recently shown that such problems exhibit underlying objectives that form internal problem structure, which can be extracted and analyzed in order to drive the search or design better algorithms. The number of underlying objectives is the dimension of the problem, which is of great importance, since it may be a predictor of problem's difficulty. In this paper, we estimate the number of dimensions for Tic Tac Toe and the Density Classification Task.


Recently CRPropa 2.0 has been released as a public software package to simulate the extragalactic propagation of ultra-high energy nuclei. It includes deflections by extragalactic magnetic fields and all relevant interactions with ambient photon backgrounds. Furthermore it provides the possibility to track secondary γ-rays and neutrinos produced in the different reactions. This allows for the investigation of their connection with the primary nuclei, the so called multi-messenger approach. In this paper CRPropa 2.0 is introduced, its different components are discussed and two example applications are presented.


This paper continue our previous work on on-line signature verification on portable devices. A database has been collected which contains data for 25 users, with 28 genuine and 25 skilled forged signatures per user, in 5 different devices. 4 portable devices of different sizes and screen technologies (capacitive and resistive) have been used. The 5th device is a traditional digital pen tablet, to use as a baseline for results comparison. Two different algorithms, DTW and SVM, have been used to asses the performance of the signals captured on portable devices. Two main experiments using both algorithms and the 5 sub-databases have been done. The first experiment uses each database independently. The user model is created and tested with signatures of the same database. The second experiment creates the user model using signatures acquired with the digital pen tablet. Results of the first experiment achieve good error rates for random forgeries.


Pizhou is one of the regions where stone gravings of the Han Dynasty are found chiefly concentrated.The Stone Paintings of the Han Dynasty have a wide range of subjects and rich contents,providing detailed and valuable material data for the study of culture of the Han Dynasty.


This research is related to the use of acronyms and slang by teenagers in social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In this case, this research on the use of acronyms and slang in social media aims to find out the slang terms used by teenagers on social media and also describes a slang found in social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Then, it describes the meaning  of slang contained in the social media and examples of slang sentences used by teenagers everyday on social media. This research is classified as a qualitative research type because in this research it tries to examine social phenomena in an atmosphere that takes place naturally and naturally. In analyzing the data, the researcher used qualitative methods with reading and documentation techniques. After that, some data can be found in the form of utterances or words that come from interactions between adolescents on social media. The results showed that, there were 25 examples of acronyms and 25 slang terms found by researchers in social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp.


2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S Immunological Reviews 0105-2896 The editors of this volume of Immunological Reviews respectfully acknowledge the passing of Jurg Tschopp, who died suddenly on March 22, 2011. A towering figure in the field, Jurg made many important contributions to our understanding of cell death and inflammation signaling pathways. His seminal description of the inflammasome has not only had major impact on scientists working in innate immunity but also influenced many interested in related fields. The impact of Jurg's work was immense, ranging from improving our understanding of basic immunologic principles to providing novel insights leading to new modes of therapy for important human diseases. Jurg was not only a colleague but also a friend of several contributors to this volume. He will be missed.


............................................................................................................................................... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... iii CHAPTER 1. ROLLING SAMPLE SURVEYS ...................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Problems in Existing Travel Surveys .......................................................................................................... 1 3 Introduction to Rolling Sample Surveys .................................................................................................... 2 3.1 Pros and Cons .................................................................................................................................... 3 3.3 Past Applications ............................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2. Rolling Sample Surveys for MPOs ............................................................................ 16 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 16 2 Household travel surveys: providing a snapshot of the current travel patterns .................................... 16 3 Household travel surveys: providing data for modeling ......................................................................... 17 3.1 Sensitivity of the Models .................................................................................................................. 17 3.2 Residential Self-selection ................................................................................................................. 18 3.3 Residential Location Choice Models ............................................................................................... 19 3.4 Preand Post Evaluations of Transportation Projects or Programs .............................................. 20 4 The 2006 PSRC household travel survey ................................................................................................. 21 4.1 Survey Design .................................................................................................................................. 21 4.2 Sample Size ...................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3 Sample Frames and Survey Administration ..................................................................................... 22 4.4 GPS Tracking Data ........................................................................................................................... 26 4.5 Stated Preference Survey. ................................................................................................................ 27 5. Addressing modeling issues in the context of a continuous survey ...................................................... 27 5.1. Improving the Residential Location Choice Model .......................................................................... 27 5.2 Timely Policy Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 28 6. Sampling ................................................................................................................................................ 28 6.1. Sampling Frame .............................................................................................................................. 29 6.2. Sample Size Allocation .................................................................................................................... 29 7. Survey administration ............................................................................................................................ 31 7.1. Survey Instrument ........................................................................................................................... 31 7.2. Survey Administration .................................................................................................................... 31 7.3 Use of Technologies ......................................................................................................................... 34 7.4. Cost considerations ......................................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 3 Application: a Two-‐wave Pilot Survey .................................................................... 36 1 Motivation .............................................................................................................................................. 36 2 Sampling ................................................................................................................................................. 36 2.1 Study area and sampling ................................................................................................................. 36 2.2 Sampling frames for the 2-‐wave survey .......................................................................................... 37 3 Survey Instrument Design ....................................................................................................................... 38 3.1 Identifying important variables ....................................................................................................... 38 3.2 Survey Instrument ............................................................................................................................ 39 4 Survey administration ............................................................................................................................. 41 4.1 Mail out/mail back and Internet approaches .................................................................................. 41 4.2 Survey administration ...................................................................................................................... 41 4.3 Final Sample and Results ................................................................................................................. 42 Chapter 4 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 53 1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 53 2 Better sampling, better understanding OF VMT reductions ................................................................... 54 3. Conclusions and discussions .................................................................................................................. 54 Appendix 1 Rolling Sample Design of the American Community Survey (ACS) ............ 56 1. ACS SAMPLING ....................................................................................................................................... 56 1.1 Sample Size ...................................................................................................................................... 56 1.2 Sampling Frame ............................................................................................................................... 56 1.3 Survey Administration ..................................................................................................................... 57 1.4 Sampling .......................................................................................................................................... 57 1.5 Developing Sampling Weights ......................................................................................................... 60 2. INSTRUMENT DESIGN ............................................................................................................................ 62 2.1 Questionnaire Structure and Instruments ....................................................................................... 62 2.2 Content Change Requirements ........................................................................................................ 63 2.3 The Mandatory Nature of the ACS ................................................................................................... 64 2.4 Residence Rules ............................................................................................................................... 64 2.5 Measurement Error ......................................................................................................................... 64 3. INFERENCE ............................................................................................................................................. 65 3.1 One-‐Year vs. Multiyear Estimates (MYEs) ........................................................................................ 65 3.3 Inference for a Given Year with Several Years of Data .................................................................... 68 3.4 Possible Methods for Determining Non-‐Decreasing Weight Schemes ............................................ 69 3.5 Comparing Estimates between Areas .............................................................................................. 69 3.6 Comparing Estimates over Time ...................................................................................................... 70 3.7 Possible Influences of Irregularity in Collecting Data on Multiyear Estimates ................................. 70 4. IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES ..................................................................................................................... 70 4.1 Man


Describing the issues in water priming , start-up and adjustment of the central hot water heating system . Pointing out that the water priming and the start-up of the system should be performed by the following correct procedures and how to adjust.


Successful treatment of ESKD with maintenance hemodialysis (HD) is inextricably dependent on reliable access to the bloodstream, typically three times a week. The vascular access, therefore, is the literal "lifeline" for the patient on HD. In numerous studies, including a meta-analysis of 62 cohort studies with 586,337 participants, patients dialyzing with an arteriovenous (AV) fistula have been observed to have less morbidity and mortality (1). Although AV fistulas are the preferred form of vascular access if they can become functional, they are limited by high rates of nonuse. Specifically, substantial proportions (20%–60%) of new AV fistulas are never useable for dialysis or require assistance to mature and be functional (1). In a comparative national study on elderly patients on HD, we found that AV grafts were almost twice as likely as AV fistulas to be successfully used for dialysis within 6 months (adjusted odds ratio, 1.86; 95% confidence interval, 1.73 to 1.99), that an intervention to achieve successful use for dialysis was required more frequently in patients with an AV fistula versus those with an AV graft (odds ratio, 2.66; 95% confidence interval, 2.26 to 3.12), and that patients receiving an AV fistula had a 2-month longer catheter dependence prior to successful use compared with patients with AV grafts ( P <0.001) (2).

Taking these issues into consideration, Kosa et al. (3) conducted an innovative study comparing the costs of attaining and maintaining patency for AV fistulas compared with AV grafts among patients on HD. In addition to comparing undifferentiated costs over 1, 3, and 5 years, the authors analyzed AV access type and risk of failure to mature (FTM) on total costs. Given the higher rates of nonmaturation among AV fistulas, this analysis provides a new and perhaps more appropriate (or "fair") basis in which to compare and analyze …


In this article the question of the direction of use of coordinate and time and navigation providing the motor transport in the field of steering of transportation process is considered. The solution of transport tasks demand existence of coordinate - time and navigation providing (CTNP) based on use of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), geographical information systems (GIS), means and technologies of telematics.


Method of combining a plurality of workpieces, comprising disposing a first end of the two first workpiece (38, 48) in the component coupling portion movable (68). The length of the first workpiece is measured. The difference in length between the first workpiece (38, 48), if present, is determined. Based on the difference of the determined length, to place two separate workpiece for (40, 50) adjacent to the first end portion of the first workpiece (38, 48). Connecting a first workpiece to (38,48) in the second workpiece (40, 50).


The shear principle and structural features of rolling-cut double trimming shear were described in this paper;it has the advantages of high precision and efficiency.


Background & Aims: This analysis reports the rate of sustained virological response (SVR) in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 or 4 who were assigned to 24 weeks of treatment with pegylated interferon (peginterferon) alfa-2a 180 g/wk plus ribavirin 1000/1200 mg/day after achieving a rapid virological response (RVR; HCV RNA level <50 IU/mL) at week 4 in aprospective trial investigating response-guided therapy. Methods: NonRVR patients with an early virological response were randomized to 48 or 72 weeks of therapy (this is a still-ongoing trial). Results: A total of 150 of 516 patients (29%) had an RVR, 143 of whom completed 24 weeks of treatment. Younger patients, leaner patients, and those with an HCV RNA level <400,000 IU/mL and HCV genotype 4 infection were more likely to achieve an RVR; however, among patients with an RVR, no baseline factor predicted SVR. The SVR rate was 80.4% (115/143; 95% confidence interval [CI], 72.9‐86.6) in patients who completed 24 weeks of treatment. The SVR rate was 86.7% (26/30; 95% CI, 69.3%‐96.2%) in patients infected with genotype


The invention relates to a high-strength bauxite-chromite refractory material and a preparation method thereof. The high-strength bauxite-chromite refractory material comprises, by mass, 80-100 parts of alumina particles, 25-35 parts of alpha-alumina powder, 15-20 parts of nano-alumina, 20-35 parts of chromium oxide, 10-20 parts of graphene, 5-10 parts of an additive, 7-12 parts of a binder and 5-12 parts of nano-zirconia. The inside of the refractory material prepared in the invention is compact, so the bulk density is improved, and the apparent porosity of the refractory material is reduced to prevent expansion, thereby all physical performances, such as the strength, the thermal shock resistance and the thermal impact resistance of the refractory material are further improved; and the preparation method has the advantages of simplicity, abundant raw materials, and suitableness for factory production.


This article provides scientific opinions and discussions on the significance of new cluster model, the organizational and legal structure of the cluster, the subjects that can be recognized as cluster members, and the necessity of passing legislation addressing these concerns.


A sensitive and simple method for determination of some heavy metals by flame atomic spectrometry after simultaneous preconcentration of trace heavy metals ions in some cereal and vegetable samples has been reported. The method is based on the adsorption of Cu 2+ , Fe 2+ , Zn 2+ and Pb 2+ on 4-nitro-2-(2-nitro-phenelazo)phenol (NNPP) loaded on activated carbon (AC). The adsorbed metals on activated carbon were eluted using 3 mL 4 mol L -1 nitric acid. The influences of the analytical parameters including pH, flow rate of sample and eluent, type and concentration of eluent, amount of adsorbent and sample volume were investigated. The recoveries of analytes were generally higher than 95%.


This paper surveys Korea's economic development from 1952 to 2002. From 1952 to 1962, the overall economy stagnated but massive foreign aid led to import substitution in consumer goods industries. Korea experienced a spurt during 1963-1979 period under a developmental state that pursued outward-looking development. Korea managed to create more dynamic sectors that could compete internationally, but the cost was also very high. Korea was in the process of transition from developmental state since the early 1980's up to the breakout of crisis in 1997. There was a liberalization drive, but no building of a workable system across firms, unions, financial institutions and the government. Korea also failed to properly sequence capital market opening. In the post-crisis period, significant reform has been carried out, but many problems remain unsolved. Some new development strategies have also envisioned, but there are lingering questions about their effectiveness.


Cloud computing is a type of Internet based computing that provides shared computer processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand. As It process huge amount of data so scheduling mechanism works as a vital role in the cloud computing.Scheduling means the order in which the set of tasks to be executed. In Cloud computing environment there are large number of resource available but to allocate the tasks in such a way so that we can utilize more resources is the main challenge. Before task allocation to the virtual machine we require more efficient task selection methods. Cloud computing provides various scheduling algorithms considering various parameters that can increase the performance of the system. This paper reviews task scheduling in cloud environment and also different types of job scheduling algorithms.


408 U.S. 471, 92 S. Ct. 2593 (1972). An issue not decided in Morrissey was whether indigent parolees have a constitutional right to appointed counsel at revocation hearings. It was this issue that the Supreme Court addressed in 1973 in Gagnon v. Scarpelli. The Court, although reaffirming its ruling in Morrissey, held that representation by appointed counsel at a revocation hearing is a qualified right, not unconditional in every case:


Using the ability of selective uptake by the neurons of their own secreted amines, two 3H labeled neurotransmitters were used: 5-hydroxytryptamine (5 HT, serotonin) and noradrenaline (NA). Autoradiographic study was conducted on semithin and on ultrathin sections. In the brain, 3H-5 HT labeling is observed in the frontal lobes of the protocerebrum (two pairs of neurons) and in the lateral areas of the deutocerebrum and tritocerebrum (three or four pairs of neurons). A pair of labeled neurons is also present in each ganglion of the posterior part of the ventral nerve cord. In the protocerebrum, 3H-NA is taken up by a pair of neurons located in the frontal lobes; two pairs of noradrenergic neurons can be found in each ganglion of the nerve cord. Labeled axons (5-HT and NA) are present in the brain and in the neuropils of the abdominal ganglions. The pathway of some cerebral axons can be followed in the perioesophageal connectives and in the cerebral glands. These results are in agreement with the effects of injected neurotransmitters on (1) the brain electrical activity and (2) the stimulated activity of some of the protocerebral neurons (ultrastructural study by Jamault-Navarro in preparation).


Electoral politics in Taiwan has undergone drastic changes in the past few years. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), established in 1986, has proven to be a viable political force, challenging the long-ruling Kuomintang (KMT). The KMT's dominance has been further threatened by the defection of some KMT members, who formed the New Party (NP) in 1993. In the 1995 legislative Yuan election, the NP won 21 out of 164 seats, the DPP won 54 seats (an increase of two seats), and the KMT won 85 seats, permitting it to remain the ruling party. The objective of this article is to study the interaction between policy formation and electoral competition in the Republic of China. We assume that, all things being equal, voters tend to support the party whose platform is closer to their ideal points on issues. Therefore, given the preference distribution of voters on issues, parties form a policy platform to attract electoral support. Accordingly, we hope to understand what issues have a significant influence on voters in their choice of parties in Taiwan. In section 1, we establish a general framework of policy formation and electoral politics. In section 2, we examine the process by which parties in Taiwan jockey for positions on issues as well as their effort to manipulate the salience of various issues. In section 3, we draw conclusions from this analysis of Taiwan's electoral process.


This paper describes a method of differential digital holography applicable in quality control for some manufacturing processes. The proposed method is able to differentiate 3D objects without production defects and similar 3D objects with production defects. Holograms of all objects are created using off-axis laboratory setup. Computer is used to compare holograms or difference holograms and determine whether the manufactured object has some defect or no defect. Production defects can be in the form of pattern errors or in the form of surface bumps.Amodel of production setup for implementation in manufacturing processes is proposed.


marriage to her soon-to-be prominent Catholic doctor husband, though he still remained attached to his provincial milieu (a fact that created an uneasiness between Jeanne and his religious, lower-class mother). The intellectual, sensitive, inner-looking Jeanne with her extrovert, optimistic, scientifically trained husband formed a very complementary, ambitious and successful couple in spite of their outward differences. Typical of many in the Third Republic, they combined political liberalism (they supported Dreyfus, for example) with an optimistic belief in the success of human endeavors. Religiously, their mostly agnostic views of the world joined them and softened their differences within the Jewish and Catholic traditions, rites they outwardly followed. AU readers, Proust neophytes, students and specialists alike will appreciate this biography that reads like a novel. It is definitely a necessary companion, for pleasure or for research, to any part of A la recherche du temps perdu. It sheds light on the "leading mama's boy of the canon" according to Bloch-Dano's own words in her preface. It explains famous passages such as the protagonist's feelings waiting for his mother's kiss in Combray, those of the Venice trip, of the Cabourg and Trouville vacations and of other Proustian descriptions. The reader's voyage into the psyche of Jeanne Weil Proust from cradle to grave—we can see Marcel's mother in full mourning after the death of her own mother then that of her husband—illuminates Marcel's own voyage of the mind, of his memories and of his masterful oeuvre. This biography also contains good notes and excellent genealogical charts ofMarcel Proust's maternal ancestors, including relatives such as Karl Marx and Senator Adolphe Crémieux who, in 1870, signed the decree that made it possible for Algerian Jews to become French citizens. Alice Kaplan's skilled English translation retains all the nuances of the original text with faithfulness, sensitivity and remarkable accuracy. AU in all, this biography is a great treat for everyone to read and cherish.


The problem of property management has been quite important and actual(practical) problem. No matter where it is, like in the company, school or public institution, the problem has been perplexing the management department. Because the property is not just a subject name, the connotation behind it is also the part that can't be neglected. The traditional database system can't offer the detail of property a good description so many resource waste problems appear. Take some situations taking place in school for example, the number of the defeasible computers which the school addresses every year is quite huge, but the reason of obsolescence varies from case to case;probably just single part of the computer is broken. From another angle, if we make good use of the rest of parts that aren't broken, probably we can create a new property and save many precious resources. And the problem we face now is how to set up an effective management system and to renew these surplus parts. Unified Modeling Language (UML) can give a complete description to the data and can even show the operation process of data renewal. As for the data scattering everywhere, UML provide a more efficient kind of management method. In order to reach the target of property automation of the component reorganization, UML is also used to make the visual description in the technique of Simulated Agents. This thesis will actually make a property management system in campus. And for software modeling, the sketch in UML is also very fit to describe the abstract ideas and entity deployment, and all above will become extra advantages of UML when being used. RUP is the method that we adopt in developing system, and UML is our tool. According to the definition of RUP, this thesis will be divided into four stages, a thesis structure's need to pick, need analysis, design and actually make to construct a fit system in a proper order way. For the structure of system, the three stages(MVC), model layer, the layer of the data access and display layer will be taken into practice.


The ability of read the understanding of V SDN Jatirowo II class student child story very less. To solve the problem used by using Directed Reading Thinking Activity strategy ( DRTA). After conducted action with Directed Reading Thinking Activity strategy (DRTA), the ability of read the understanding of student mount. The first cycles mean phase assess livelines of student equal to 86,37, while complete percentage learn equal to 73, 68% with amount of complete natural student learn counted 14 student from 19 existing student, and at the second cycles assess livelines of student become 90, 79, while complete presentation learn to become 100% with amount of complete natural student learn counted 19 student .


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Surface acting has been widely studied in organizational research owing to its impact on organizational behaviors and outcomes. Past research almost exclusively has focused on employees' interactions with external parties such as customers, clients, and patients. This study sought to extend this literature by examining the effects of employees' surface acting in interactions with parties internal to the organization (i.e., leaders and peers). Data were collected from 40 work groups (129 focal participants, 40 leaders, and 40 peers) from a large real estate agency company located in Beijing, China. Results showed that employees' surface acting influenced various emotional, relational, and behavioral outcomes. In addition, the present findings revealed that the consequences of employees' surface acting differed across leaders versus peers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The intestinal microbiota is an active ecosystem with high complexity, which is composed of more than 400 bacterial species and an average of 1014 microorganisms (Pinto et al., 2006). This microbiota plays crucial roles in preventing colonization from potential pathogenic microorganisms and developing the immune system. The microbiota is associated with allergy and infection risks in early life stages and even with later risks of obesity. The FAO of the UN and the WHO (WHO/FAO) describe 'probiotics' as living microorganisms that provide a health benefit to the host when administered in adequate amounts (Munoz-Quezada et al., 2013). Dairy products, cereal products, juices, processed meat, and vegetable products, nutritional supplements, and drugs have been considered as a source of probiotic (Zendeboodi et al., 2020). Different terms about probiotics have also been proposed in recent years. postbiotics (healthful metabolites of probiotics), probioactives (probitic bacterial lysates that eliciting immune response), paraprobiotics (inactivated/dead cells of probiotics) psycobiotic (mental healthful probiotics) (Champagne et al., 2018; Zendeboodi et al., 2020).


The present invention relates to a method for supporting fast sub-cell switching in a wireless communications system. A method for supporting fast sub-cell switching by a sub-cell included in a macro coverage in the wireless communications system comprises: a reception step of receiving multiple pieces of feedback information on multiple sub-cells from user equipment (UE); an extraction step of extracting channel quality indicators from the multiple pieces of received feedback information, respectively; and a determination step of comparing values of the extracted channel quality indicators and determining whether to perform fast sub-cell switching of the UE based on a result of the comparison.


Onion-like fullerenes ( OLFs) are prepared by chemical vapor deposition(CVD). The formation of OLFs is studied in different process conditions and resultant OLFs are purified through reflux in nitric. Results show that purity of OLFs is higher while use acetylene as carbon source,and mixture gases of argon and hydrogen as carrying gases in the same system. Carbon nano-tubes, amorphous carbon and metal catalyst particles are effectively removed by nitric acidtreatment, and purity of OLFs is improved.


We report on a technology for multi-level microstructures manufacturing. Results are presented in the field of multilevel diffractive optical elements (DOEs) fabrication. The DOEs presented as examples are Fresnel lenses and Fourier computer generated holograms, calculated by means of a conventional Iterative Fourier Transform Algorithm. The DOEs have a typical pixel dimension of 5x5 μm2 and are up to 512 by 512 pixels in size. The fabrication technique is based on polymer laser ablation through a chrome-on-quartz half-tone mask with a demagnifying high NA lens. In our case, the mask is imaged onto the polymer with a 5x, 0.13 NA reduction lens. The experimental results are presented and discussed.


Nowadays, one of the crimes that is trending topic in Indonesia is a violent crime that committed in a groups, which done by young people and an adult in committing a crime using a motor cycle, it called the motorcycle robber or begal motor. It committed are generally conducted either openly or silently operation on the highway or in public places, perpetrators are usually two or more people to commit crimes such as speeding on the streets of highway, a wild race on highway, a fight between groups, feasting while drinking alcohol and using drugs, armed robbery, robbing, raping, torturing, snatching, theft with violence, tampering with other people, killing, disturbing public order and some other actions that can be categorized as a crime. Various factors that causes a person to commit such crimes, among others; economic factors, family factors, educational factors, media factors, religious factors. These factors are not independent factors, but between the factors with other factors are affect each other. The efforts that have been done for preventing and combating violent crime of collective begal motor, either in the form of efforts Pre-Entif, Preventive and Refressif by the police and other interested, but the crime remains the case, so the effort must be done even be improved by involving all levels of society. Keywords: Crime, Violence, Robber, Pre-Entif, Preventive, Refressif.


The calculus controversy—or Prioritatsstreit, the "priority dispute," as Germans call it—refers to the debate over who invented (discovered?) calculus first: Isaac Newton or Gottfried Wilhelm Leibn...


This paper presents a special case for replacement of open-hole logs by modem cased-hole carbon/oxygen (C/O) logs. The latest generation of C/O logs provide more lithology, porosity, and fluid type data than previous versions. Recent work has developed a body of knowledge and confidence in this new technology, and it is now considered feasible to use carbon/oxygen logging for open-hole log replacement in some field development scenarios. The heavy oil sands in Alberta, Canada are prime candidates for C/O logging. These reservoirs have fresh waters, moderate to high porosity, simple sandstone lithology and heavy, viscous oil with low invasion. This paper demonstrates the use of C/O logs an in-fill development project with well-known geologic structure and lithology, where the elimination of open-hole logs is a low risk, cost saving option.


OBJECTIVE To study the liver- protective effect of the Ganxin Kang (GXK)capsules on hepatic injury models in mice.METHODS The liver - impairment mice were established by injection of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), acetaminophen (APAP) and D- galac-tosamine + Lipopolysaccharide ( D - GalN + LPS), respectively. The serum level of ALT before and after treatment was measured. RESULTS The GXK capsules can decrease significantly the elevated serum ALT levels in the liver damaged mice induced by CCl4, APAP and D - GalN + LPS. CONCLUSION The GXK has the significant hepatoprotective action.


The rod-like tin dioxide was prepared through solvothermal method using SnCl 2 ·5H 2 O in the aqueous solution of glucose. Then the Pd-Cu hollow spheres catalyst was fabricated on the SnO 2 by using the glutamic acid as additive, glycol as reducing agent. The size of the catalyst was about 100 nm, with narrow size distribution, the specific surface area was 43.97 m 2 g -1 , which was about 1.4 times higher than that of the catalyst without SnO 2 carried. From the electrocatalytic performance tests with carbon nanotubes as catalyst conductive agent, the catalysts exhabited higher electrocatalytic activity and stability, the current density was 119.4 mA cm -2 . It showed that the introduction of a suitable metal oxide may release more active sites of the catalyst to improve the electrocatalytic activity of the catalyst.


To evaluate the efficacy and safety of piperacillin/tazobactam (PIPC/TAZ) or cefepime (CFPM) monotherapy for febrile neutropenia (FN) in children, a total of 53 patients with 213 febrile episodes were randomly treated with either PIPC/TAZ 337.5 mg/kg/day, or CFPM 100 mg/kg/day. No significant differences were observed in the success rates of the PIPC/TAZ and CFPM treatments (62.1% vs. 59.1%, P = 0.650). Furthermore, no differences were noted in the rates of new infection and mortality, and no serious adverse effects occurred in either of groups. Both PIPC/TAZ and CFPM were effective and safe as an empirical therapy for FN in children. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015;62:356–358. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Tin-doped indium oxide(ITO)thin films were deposited on glass substrates by DC reactive magnetron sputtering using ITO sintered as the target with 10 wt% SnO_2 and 90 wt% In_2O_3.The effects of substrate temperatures and oxygen partial pressures on the electrical and optical properties of ITO thin films were investigated.The results indicate that the sheet resistance of ITO thin films decreases with increasing substrate temperatures while the transmittance increases with substrate temperatures.The transmittance and sheet resistance of ITO thin films increase with increasing oxygen partial pressures.


In a field experiment that was conducted at six typical growth stages of winter wheat,we measured total N and NO3--N of above ground and canopy spectral reflectance in different N status,then analyzed the correlation between the single wavebands,NDVI/RVI and other vegetation indices that visible light and near infrared combined and total N,NO3--N concentration.The results showed that total N,NO3--N of above ground and canopy spectral reflectance in near infrared increased with the increasing of nitrogen rate until 300 kg/hm2(applied one-off);There was remarkable correlation between single wavebands from 560 nm to 1 100 nm,and the correlation coefficient of vegetation index was higher than single wavebands reflectance and increased from reviving to filling stage gradually,and the former was obviously better than the latter;The ability of NDVI/RVI of 560 nm and 660 nm in visible light and 760 nm,1 100 nm and 1 200 nm in near infrared combined were better than other wavelengths.NDVI(560 nm,760 nm) could estimate the content of above ground total N and NO3--N accuracy.These results indicated that canopy spectral reflectance could be used to non-destructively monitor N status in winter wheat.


A nonlinear vibration differential equation is established for RF MEMS switch.The residual stress induced by micro-fabrication is considered.Runge-Kutta method is used to solve the differential equation.The numerical solution is in accordance with the result in a relevant reference.


4-Hydroxy isoleucine is one of the potent hypoglycaemic active constituents of fenugreek seeds. A method capable of reducing biological interferences is required for bio-availability studies. An isocratic separation of 4-hydroxy isoleucine from endogenous interferences was achieved in ZIC-cHILIC column using 0.1% formic acid in water and acetonitrile (20:80, % v/v) pumped at 0.5 mL/min. Quantification was performed in multiple reaction monitoring mode using the transitions of m/z 148.1→102.1 and m/z 276.1→142.2 for 4-hydroxy isoleucine and homatropine (as internal standard), respectively. After full method validation, 4-Hydroxy isoleucine levels in human plasma and commercial fenugreek formulations were determined. This method showed good linearity in the range of 50-2000 ng/mL. Intra-day and inter-day accuracy were in the range of 90.64-109.0% and precision was <4.82 % CV. The mean (SD) plasma concentration of 4-hydroxy isoleucine in healthy individuals at 2 hrs post oral administration of fenugreek tablet was found to be 1590 (260) ng/mL. Half of marketed formulations were found to contain < 0.05 % of 4-Hydroxy isoleucine content. We developed a rapid hydrophilic interaction LC-MS/MS method for analysis of 4-hydroxy isoleucine in human plasma. This method can be applied directly to conduct the clinical pharmacokinetics studies of 4-hydroxy isoleucine in human population. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


AbstractTaking advantage of the recent developments in machine learning, we propose an approach to automatic winter hydrometeor classification based on utilization of convolutional neural networks ...


There have been only a few reports concerning the morphology of the lymph nodes of elephants. Segerstad (1927) observed the lymph nodes in an infant Indian elephant rather long ago, and since then two other reports have described those in Indian and African elephants, respectively . These previous works seem to be fragmentary and insufficient and some of them have led some readers to assume that the lymph nodes of the elephant would resemble those of the pig, the so called "the reverse type". Aijima et al. and Suzawa et al. studied the postnatal development of the lymph nodes in relatively large animals, such as cattle and dogs. These animals' lymph nodes are known to possess a well-developed system of trabeculae, and show afferent lymphatic vessels that ramify into numerous branches which either open into the subcapsular sinus or penetrate trabeculae and open into the intermediate sinuses. The cortical lymphoid tissues extend not only along the capsule but also along those cortical trabeculae penetrated by the afferent lymphatic branches. In the meantime, the lymph nodes of pigs, once known to be the reversed type, have been also reexamined by several authors in relatively recent years. Thus, we have good knowledge on the architecture of both types of lymph nodes, that is, the ordinary type in cattle and dogs and the unusual type in pigs. It is quite difficult to obtain fresh, well-fixed material for histological observation from rare, wild animals such as elephants. This time, we had the opportunity to obtain the lymph nodes of an adult African elephant. Feeling that it would be important and worthwhile to perform a careful morphological examination on the lymph nodes in large, wild animals, the present study was undertaken to gain information as to which type the elephant lymph nodes belong, the ordinary or unusual/reversed one.


Objective To study the factors associated with the recurrence of pituitary adenomas after surgery. Methods Ninety cases including 45 recurrent cases and 45 non recurrent cases with follow up from 10 to 20 years were studied. All the patients clinical feature and index of tumor cell proliferating rate were investigate. Results Clinical feature showed that there was significant difference between two groups in tumor size, rate of complete tumor removal, percentage of necrosis, cyst components and apoplexy of the tumor tissue. Immunohisto chemical staining of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki 67 nuclear antigen was applied for cell kinetic research. A high proliferating index (PCNA Index and Ki 67 Index) of tumor cell was strongly associated with recurrence. Conclusions The tumor cell proliferating index could serve as one of objective and precise tools for prognostic prediction of pituitary adenomas.


The effect of the California ATOC experiment on marine mammals has been studied using aerial surveys to observe changes in marine mammal abundance. Dramatic changes in behavior have not been observed while the source was operating. The following species have been sighted in the area humpback, sperm, gray, fin, pilot, and killer whales, Baird's and Cuvier's beaked whales, elephant seals, California sea lions, northern fur seals, Risso's, Pacific white‐sided and northern right whale dolphins, and Dall's porpoise. Satellite and archival tags were used to record the behavior of elephant seals as they passed by the ATOC sound source. Tracks of male elephant seals passing by the Pioneer Seamount were closer on their return migration when the source was on than on their outbound path when the source was off. Acoustic data loggers were deployed on juvenile elephant seals that were released by boat near the ATOC sound source. These units collected data on diving and swimming behavior concurrently with recordings o...


This study is conducted to develop a numerical solution of heat transfer in magneto-hydrodynamic mixed convection flow micropolar Casson fluid about solid sphere. The radiation effects are also considered in the energy equation. The governing momentum energy and angular momentum equations are transformed into nonlinear partial differential equations by the use of a non-similarity transformation. These equations are solved numerically subject to an appropriate physical boundary conditions using an implicit finite difference scheme known as the Keller-box method. Several parameters namely the mixed convection parameter ,  Casson fluid parameter ,  magnetic parameter , M radiation parameter R and micropolar parameter K have been involved in the problem. The effect of these parameters on the local Nusselt number and on the local skin friction coefficient, as well as on the temperature, velocity and angular velocity profiles are illustrated graphically. The obtained results are validated with previously published available results and are found to be in good agreement.


The invention discloses a tartary buckwheat tea preparation method. The tartary buckwheat tea preparation method includes: (1) taking tartary buckwheat, soaking and steaming the same, roasting the steamed tartary buckwheat to tartary buckwheat with the water content of 3-5% and husking so that tartary buckwheat granules A are obtained; (2) taking tartary buckwheat, husking and crushing the same, separating to obtain tartary buckwheat bran powder, adding tea leaves or medicinal material powder with uniformly mixing, granulating and roasting so that granules B are obtained for reserve; and (3) taking the tartary buckwheat granules and tea-containing granules with uniformly mixing so that tartary buckwheat tea is obtained. Compared with the prior art, the tartary buckwheat tea preparation method has the advantages that the tartary buckwheat is used as raw materials, bitter taste of the tartary buckwheat is removed by technology processing, and the tartary buckwheat tea is rich in nutrition; particularly, the tartary buckwheat tea further containing tartary buckwheat bran is more comprehensive in nutrition; addition of the medicinal material powder enables the tartary buckwheat tea to have a healthcare function; and addition of tea powder in the tartary buckwheat tea enables the tartary buckwheat tea to have a flavor of the tea leaves while buckwheat fragrance is thick, thereby the tartary buckwheat tea is more suitable for tea lovers to drink as a common beverage.


Background: The aim of this study was to find interrelation among embrasure configuration and recession of median papilla was. To assess impact of extent from the point of contact to bone crest (BC) on the existence of the interproximal papilla by radiographic method and to evaluate the extent between the papilla tip (PT) to the BC by comparing clinical and radiographic methods were the objectives. Methods: With the use of periapical radiographs (paralleling cone technique in RVG with grid) of the maxillary central incisors, the central papilla was evaluated in 100 adults. To evaluate and compare the extent between PT and BC, bone sounding was used. The vertical measurements were: papilla recession, contact point (CP) to BC, CP to proximal cement-enamel junction (pCEJ), and papilla height. The interdental width was the horizontal measurement. According to width interproximally and pCEJ to point of contact extent, total four study groups were divided: long narrow, short narrow, long wide, and short wide. Results: The comparison among radiographic method and clinical method revealed that there was statistically no significant difference between two methods among long-narrow and short-wide group. However, statistically significant difference was noted among short-narrow and long-wide group. Conclusion: Median papilla recession was associated with a wide-long type of embrasure configuration. Although many features such as periodontal phenotype and shape of teeth may influence the probability of the existence of the inter-proximal papilla, therefore the interconnections between these factors are not clear and require further research.


Crew of small fast ships often experience exces- sive vertical accelerations when sailing in waves, leading to discomfort and injuries. In an attempt to avoid this, in good visibility experienced operators reduce speed voluntarily when they anticipate that the next vertical peak acceleration will be unacceptably large. However, at night and during excessive spray, the operator can hardly see the environment which makes it almost impossible to anticipate wave driven events. On top of that, this approach carries the risk of operator misjudgment due to loss of concentration or fatigue. In this paper, the potential of haptic feedback to support the operator in preventing dangerously large vertical accelerations is inves- tigated. A stochastic based approach was used in combination with a high end ship simulator to construct a haptic algorithm which gives a maximum advisable propeller speed setting based on an estimate of the current sea state. In order to test the effectiveness of this approach, a human-in-the-loop experiment was conducted using a within-subject design with 24 conveniently sampled participants. In this experiment the effect of haptic assistance is compared to manual control under both good and reduced visibility conditions. A key advantage of implemented haptic feedback algorithms is that the human remains in the control loop and can continuously decide to overrule the haptic advice. From the experiment it is found that the workload experienced by the operators is significantly decreased when using haptic feedback. However, no significant decrease in the number of excessive vertical accelerations was found using the current setup. A possible explanation for this result is the lack of motion cues and the inexperience of the participants. Therefore, it is recommended to extend the setup with a motion platform and conduct future experiments with experienced operators.


The year 2020 so far has been consumed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic and its devastating effect on health care systems worldwide. The Australian health system has yet to be truly tested by the pandemic but the prudent public health response has saved lives, protected health care capacity and continues to provide care to the most vulnerable Australians. No health system is perfect and, although Australia's has some wonderful attributes that make it the envy of many countries, it faces a number of important challenges. This article explores what might be the impact of the COVID19 crisis on reforming our health system for the long term, and we argue that ultimately positive reforms can occur.


A monolithically integrated silicon coherent receiver based on a novel scheme with a crossing-free 900 hybrid optical coupler and two balanced germanium photodetectors is reported. The integrated receiver is compact (footprint is 0.8 × 1.0 mm2), and it is demonstrated by working with single-polarization 56-Gb/s quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) and 80-Gb/s 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) signals. In particular, QPSK transmission that is back-to-back at 28 Gbaud shows a bit-error rate (BER) below 10-4 for an optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) lower than 17 dB, whereas 16QAM at 20 Gbaud shows a BER not better than 3*10-2 because of the nonideal behavior of the device. Reasons for the performance limitations are discussed.


When designing the technological process for producing prestressed concrete sleepers on a large scale, it is especially important to achieve substantial reduction of production time due to the economic aspect. In this study, an estimation of the earliest possible time to release prestressing force from the wire with respect to bond development is presented, thus, allowing earlier removal and reuse of a prestressed concrete sleeper formwork. Time-dependent development of concrete compressive and tensile strength is defined according to fib Model Code 2010. A Strut-and-Tie Model has been adapted as a design method for establishing the transmission length required for anchoring prestressed wires in a prestressed concrete sleeper in accordance with the bond stress. Additional calculations have established that the method is consistent with the Eurocode approach.


F-rough integrals generated by the dual of function one direction S-rough sets have a series of dynamic characteristics,based on which the measurements of F-rough integrals—F-rough expansion degree and F-rough expansion ratio are defined,and the principle of the attribute effect recognition is obtained.So the changing extent of the dual of function one direction S-rough sets can be described with numbers,meanwhile,the system S-rough state on some discrete time sections can be detected and recognized.This is a new research direction.


The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, is reviewed. This is the first comprehensive account of the reptile fauna of these islands since Roux's monograph on the region in 1913 and is based on recent collections made in August 1987 and a review of the collections made by Roux and Sarasin and housed in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel. Seventeen species of lizards and two species of snakes (one boid and one typhlopid) occur in the Loyalty Islands. Approximately half the lizard species are endemic to the New CaledoniaILoyalty Islands region, but only one, Emoia loyaltiensis (Roux), is endemic to the Loyalties alone. The remaining lizard species have widespread distributions throughout the Pacific. Most widespread species also occur on mainland New Caledonia, but several (Gehyra vorax Girard, Emoia cyanura [Lesson], and Candoia bibroni [Dumeril & BibronD do not. are covered by shallow bauxitic soils (Sautter 1981), and on Mare, small basaltic outcrops, representing emergent elements of the volcanic base of the Miocene reef, are also present (Paris 1981). The most substantial uplift of the islands was very recent, probably dating from the late Pleistocene (Paris 1981), and it seems likely that the Loyalties have been continuously emergent only since that period. Rainfall in the Loyalties is similar to that of the drier western part of the New Caledonian mainland. On Lifou, rainfall decreases from ca. 1700 mm per year in the north to under 1300 mm per year in the southwest (Sautter 1981). A similar trend affects Mare, whereas all of Ouvea experiences low precipitation (1200-1300 mm per year). There is no notable standing or flowing fresh water on any of the Loyalties, and most precipitation enters freshwater lenses within the permeable coralline substrate. In comparison with the more geologically complex New Caledonian mainland, the Loyalty Islands support a restricted range of vegetation types. Extensive stands ofAraucaria columnaris (Forster) occur on the southern coasts of both Lifou and Mare (Schmid 1981), and mangroves (Rhizophora spp.) are present in some areas. Coastal regions support typical littoral vegetation including coconuts and Casuarina, whereas inland areas are covered by humid forest. On Lifou, Schefflera spp. are among the dominant 76 THE LOYALTY ISLANDS lie in a line parallel to and ca. 110 km northeast of New Caledonia and 260 km southwest of the southern islands of Vanuatu (Figure 1). The Loyalties are separated from New Caledonia by the Loyalty Basin «2000 m depth) and from Vanuatu by the Vanuatu Trench (>7000 m depth). From northwest to southeast the major islands of the Loyalties are Ouvea (160 km2), Lifou (1150 km2), and Mare (650 km). Also included are a series of smaller islands, mostly lying between Lifou and Mare; the largest of these is Tiga. Walpole Island (lIe Walpole), located some 160 km southeast of Mare, is also an emergent island on the same extension of the Norfolk Rise but is often not included in discussions of the main Loyalty Group. All the islands are low-lying, with the highest elevation of 138 m near the southern point of the island of Mare. The islands are coralline in structure and are the remains of a Miocene reef situated atop a volcanic chain (Paris 1981, Sautter 1981). The raised rims of the islands represent uplifted coral reefs, and the interior regions of the islands are the uplifted lagoons or reef flats. On Lifou and Mare, parts of the interior I Manuscript accepted 15 April 1996. 2 Section of Herpetology, Australian Museum, 6-8 College Street, Sydney 2000, N.S.W., Australia. 3 Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085. Herpetofauna of the Loyalty Islands-SADLIER AND BAUER


The synthesis of bacterial quorum-sensing regulator N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (OHHL) and biotin-tagged OHHL is reported. The latter will be applied to developing a general method to address the 'target identification problem' in chemical genetics.


Objective To evaluate the clinical effects in the treatmeat of senile femoral intertrochanteric fracture with locking proximal femoral bone plate. Methods 32 patients with senile femoral intertrochanteric fracture were treated operatively with locking proximal femoral bone plate. Results 32 patients were followed up for 9~14 months. All fractures healed. According to Kuderna criterion, the results of 28 excellent cases, 3 good cases and 1 fair ease were obtained. The excellent and good rate function was 96.9%. Conclusions Locking proximal femoral bone plate in fixation of senile femoral intertro-chanteric fracture is accord with the demands of biomechanics, with simple operation, little invasive injury, stable fixation, few complications and satisfactory bone union rate. It is a sidle and useful fixation device.

Key words:
Femoral intertrochanteric fracture; Locking bone plate; Internal fixation