Results are reported on precision measurements of jet and diffractive cross sections in ep deep-inelastic scattering (DIS) and photoproduction at HERA. The inclusive jet and multi-jet cross sections are used in QCD calculations at next-to-leading order (NLO) to determine the strong coupling α s . The cross section measurements for diffractive inclusive DIS processes with a leading proton in the final state are combined for the H1 and ZEUS experiments to improve the precision and extend the kinematic range. The dijet cross sections are measured in diffractive DIS with a leading proton and compared with QCD predictions based on diffractive parton densities in the proton. The cross sections for heavy vector meson photoproduction processes are studied in terms of the momentum transfer at the proton vertex and of the photon-proton centre of mass energy.


GDP per capita is one of the basic criteria for granting European funding to particular regions. However, in Poland the Central Statistical Office calculates the GDP value in regions with a two-year delay. Therefore, it is important to create tools which, with greater accuracy, would make it possible to estimate the growth rate of GDP in regions much earlier than the publications of the Central Statistical Office. In the article, in order to estimate the growth rate of GDP in regions, the autoregressive model is put forward, in which the voivodship? entrepreneur's economic sentiment index is used as one independent variable. The sentiment index is calculated on the basis of a survey, and its value is already known a month after the end of the year, which makes it possible to bring forward the estimation of the growth rate of GDP. Using the proposed model, the growth rate of GDP in the Lubelskie Voivodship in the years 2011–2012 was estimated.


Abstract Organophosphorus chemistry was developed in the last decade by promoting the synthesis reactions using ionic liquids either as solvent or catalyst. Ionic liquids (ILs), the so-called "green solvents", have gained interest in the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds as alternatives to flammable and toxic organic solvents and catalysts. ILs have beneficial properties because they provide high solubility for many organic and inorganic compounds or metal complexes, have no vapor pressure, and are reusable. Also, in some cases, they can enhance the reactivity of chemical reagents. In this review, we aimed at showing the synthesis of different organophosphorus compounds under green and mild conditions using ILs as reaction media or catalysts, according to a trend developed in the last years. A novel trend is to perform these syntheses under microwave irradiation conditions together with ILs as solvents and catalysts.


This paper introduces the conjoint choice experiment method on the application to environment policy making.We argue the application of the method can reveal the preference of the local residents and will improve the efficiency of the environmental policy.The dataset of invasive plant control choice is analyzed using maximum likelihood simulation estimator.We find that the local residents value control of spread and soil erosion more than biodiversity;and the income level affects the willingness to pay while the effect of education level is vague.We emphasize that the method is proper for the benefit of the residents in practice.


Architectural Sketches is a basic course that trains modeling ability.The paper advances the "three-step method" to train students' sketch and modeling abilities.


Magnetohydrodynamic flows of liquid metals in rectangular ducts with thin conducting walls in the presence of strong nonuniform transverse magnetic fields are examined. The interaction parameter and Hartmann number are assumed to be large, whereas the magnetic Reynolds number is assumed to be small. Under these assumptions, viscous and inertial effects are confined in very thin boundary layers adjacent to the walls. A significant fraction of the fluid flow is concentrated in the boundary layers adjacent to the side walls, which are parallel to the magnetic field. The analysis and numerical methods for obtaining three-dimensional solutions for flow parameters outside these layers are described without solving explicitly for the layers themselves. Numerical solutions are presented for cases that are relevant to the flows of liquid metals in fusion reactor blankets. Experimental results obtained from the Argonne Liquid-Metal Experiment (ALEX) at Argonne National Laboratory are used to validate the numerical code. In general, the agreement is excellent.


In this paper the behaviour of a Portuguese typical Low Voltage (LV) grid and the changes in the Portuguese global generation profile were analyzed, in a daily period, regarding different levels of Electric Vehicles (EVs) integration. The impacts provoked by EVs deployment on the network voltage profiles, branches' congestion levels, grid losses and imbalances between phases were evaluated using a three phase power flow. The first part of this work focused on the determination of the maximum share of electric vehicles, defined as the percentage of conventional vehicles replaced by EVs, which can be integrated into the selected grid, without violating the system's technical restrictions and complying with drivers' requests concerning the foreseen use of vehicles. The maximization of the EVs connected to the grid was performed using two distinct charging strategies: dumb charging and smart charging. The second task was to analyse the impacts of both charging approaches (dumb charging and smart charging) on the prevention of wasting renewable energy surplus. For the purpose of this analysis, a 2011 wet and windy day was considered, where large hydro and wind generation exists. For that specific case, in some periods of the day (mainly valley hours), the hydro and wind generation, added to the must run thermal generation units, will surpass the consumption and renewable energy can be wasted. The results obtained for the LV grid were extended to a National level and the changes in the Portuguese load/generation profiles were computed.


n this work, we focus on the practices in the Information Technology Lifecycle Management to
support the Digital Library with focus on Web of Data - World Wide Web. First, we discuss the dynamics of
Information Technology and the ability to generate innovations with a direct impact on the quality of the
Digital Library services. Then we discuss how these new technologies have helped to increase the quality of
the services provided by the Digital Library. To conclude, we presented the main challenges that the Digital
Library will have to face in relation to the management of their information technology infrastructure,
consolidation and simplification of their processes within their computing environments, aiming to increase,
productivity, quality of services, and develop agile environments that allow the Library to meet the demands
of Information Technology infrastructure as far as open data management strategy is concern.


The complex conductance {ital G}({omega}) of site-diluted Josephson junction arrays close to the percolation threshold was measured over a wide range of frequencies {omega}. Well below {ital T}{sub {ital c}} both the superfluid [{omega}Im{ital G}] and dissipative [Re{ital G}] components are independent of {omega} below a critical frequency {omega}{sub {ital c}}, whereas {ital G}({omega}){proportional_to}{omega}{sup {minus}{ital u}} with {ital u}{approx_equal}1/2 for {omega}{approx_gt}{omega}{sub {ital c}}. This is shown to reflect the crossover from a Euclidean regime ({omega}{lt}{omega}{sub {ital c}}) dominated by phononlike modes of the phase system to a fractal regime ({omega}{approx_gt}{omega}{sub {ital c}}), where the relevant excitations are localized fractons. Percolative critical exponents extracted from the data are consistent with theoretical predictions. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}


Virtual Mentor American Medical Association Journal of Ethics August 2014, Volume 16, Number 8: 599-603. ETHICS CASE A Night at the Museum—Helping Residents "See" Their Patients Commentary by Johanna Shapiro, PhD, and Joel Shallit, MD Katherine is a third-year medical student on her internal medicine rotation at an academic medical center that serves as a busy tertiary-care hospital for its region. The residents she works with are swamped with work; when they are not actively admitting and caring for patients, they are inundated with paperwork, submitting online orders, and completing health record notes. Katherine knows that the residents are kind and generous people who have been selected twice—for medical school and then for residency—on the basis of test scores, academic performance, and character recommendations. She cannot help but note, however, their frustration with patients who demand so much of their time, their irritation with nurses who page them about questions the residents think have obvious answers, and their eagerness to "turf" patients to another service or practice center to lighten their case loads. She can understand the origins of these behaviors while feeling that the residents are in danger of burning out and becoming more cynical than would be healthy for a long- term career. One evening, Katherine's entire team is asked to stop working at 4 p.m. and take a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts. The residency program director is an advocate for innovative approaches to encouraging self-reflection among the residents and helping them see patients as people rather than diagnoses. He has asked the internal medicine teams to take turns going to the museum to look at and frame discussion around artwork as a way of generating conversation about medicine, patients, and life as a trainee. Katherine hears the residents complain that this outing is intended to force-feed them empathy and humanism; they consider it a waste of time that could be better spent on patient care and leaving the hospital at a decent time. Commentary Medicine is both an art and a science. As the great William Osler noted, "The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head" [1]. Residency programs struggle to balance art and science with seemingly endless, often overwhelming hard work. It is no wonder then that, for stressed, burned-out residents, such as the ones Katherine observes, art and perhaps even science take a backseat to just getting the work done. In the hypothetical (but in our experience, very plausible) dilemma posed, we see three interrelated issues. First is the residents' perception that a "field trip" to a museum is a waste of time, distracting them from their real work. The second is that the residents resent being "force-fed" empathy and compassion. The third issue is how to acknowledge and address the residents' negativity and burnout. www.virtualmentor.org Virtual Mentor, August 2014—Vol 16 599


Based on the operating characteristics of the circulating fluidized bed boiler and the relationship between the input and output parameters of the firing system, the dynamic behaviors of the steam pressure and bed temperature of a CFBB were discussed. It was deemed that the factors resulting in variations of the steam pressure are the fuel rate and the opening of the steam-turbine governor valve. The factors which lead to variations of the bed temperature are the fuel rate, the combustion-air flow, and the amount of circulating solids. The relationship between these factors in the combustion and heat-transfer processes was analyzed, which is of great importance to the design and commissioning of the automatic control system for CFBBs, and to the reliability of operation of the whole control system.


The experimental regularity and the mechanism of affecting the specific saturation magnetization(4πσ)of WC-Co cemented carbides were studied by varying alloy composition(W and C)and quenching treat-ment.The carbon effect was mainly discussed.The results show that there is no strict linear relation be-tween 4πσ and Co content,and the 4ha was affected by alloy composition and binder structure.Consequently,there is no one to one correspondence of 4πσ vs.carbon content in them and,therefore,ex-amining carbon content by 4πσ is conditional.


Language-supervised object detection typically uses descriptive captions from human-annotated datasets. However, in-the-wild captions take on wider styles of language. We analyze one particular ubiquitous form of language: narrative. We study the differences in linguistic structure and visual-text alignment in narrative and descriptive captions and find we can classify descriptive and narrative style captions using linguistic features such as part of speech, rhetoric structure theory, and multimodal discourse. Then, we use this to select captions from which to extract image-level labels as supervision for weakly supervised object detection. We also improve the quality of extracted labels by filtering based on proximity to verb types for both descriptive and narrative captions.


In this paper we describe a novel approah the dynamic robot path planning with cellular automata. The idea is based on maximum clearence technique that keeps the distance of the robot to the obstacles as far as possible.  A similar work was implemented using a voronoi diagram to generate the candidate paths that  is safe from collision with  the obstacles. In fact, the maximum clearence method can be solved analitically using the deformation retraction,  but this approach is only applicable for the continuous environment and it requires a lot of  computing resources. Hence, we propose our approach to compute efficiently a robot path planning with cellular automata  that is suitable for the grid-based environtment.


Grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) has four components: panicle number, total spikelet number per panicle (TSN), grain weight and spikelet fertility. There is wide variation in TSN among cultivated rice varieties and it is one of the targets of breeding programs to improve rice yield. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain ecophysiological process that determines spikelet number per unit area. Nitrogen is one of the most yield-limiting nutrients in crop production, and its proper management is essential for improving grain yield. Grain number is linearly correlated with total plant N content. Nitrogen fertilizer might affect CKs levels to increase rice flower numbers. To identify the loci controlling panicle architecture, QTLs for panicle traits such as number of primary or secondary branches and spikelet number per primary or secondary branch have been mapped and studied. QTLs for TSN have been identified using various segregating populations, including F2 populations, recombinant inbred lines (RILs), and doubled haploid (DH) lines.


mRNAs for the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) (cid:1) 6 and (cid:2) 3 subunits are abundantly expressed and colocalized in dopaminergic cells of the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area. Studies using subunit-null mutant mice have shown that (cid:1) 6- or (cid:2) 3-dependent nAChRs bind (cid:1) -cono-toxin MII ( (cid:1) -CtxMII) with high affinity and modulate striatal dopamine release. This study explores the effects of (cid:2) 3 sub-unit-null mutation on striatal and midbrain nAChR expression, composition, and pharmacology. Ligand binding and immunoprecipitation experiments using subunit-specific antibodies in- dicated that (cid:2) 3-null mutation selectively reduced striatal (cid:1) 6* nAChR expression by 76% versus (cid:2) 3 (cid:1) / (cid:1) control. Parallel experiments showed a smaller reduction in both midbrain (cid:1) 3* and (cid:1) 6* nAChRs


Multi-axis milling geometry-mechanical integrated simulation model of marine propeller is put forward,milling geometry simulation of marine propeller is conducted in OpenGL,then the geometric parameters of geometric simulation is imported into the cutting force and flutter stability model,finally the simulation results of milling forces and the flutter stability is given,and the corresponding simulation system is developed by using Visual C + + and Matlab mixed-programming techniques.


Automatic extraction of residential area from SAR image is a difficult task due to its complexity. The traditional methods based on segmentation or classification are effective. In this article, we present a novel method based on conditional generative adversarial networks (CGANs) to extract regular residential area in rural and urban region. CGANs is applied to extend the scope of research from supervised learning to semi supervised learning and adversarial training is used to improve the training effect. The experimental results show that the proposed method can achieve better results than traditional methods.


More powerful and faster semiconductor devices mean hotter devices, which can lead to a decrease in performance and lifetime of devices. Thus, thermal characterization of devices, such as surface temperature profile measurements and localized heat generation detection under their operating conditions, have become an important factor in the development of devices. Several thermal imaging and analysis techniques, such as scanning thermal microscopy [1], micro-Raman thermography [2], and infrared micro-thermography [3], have been developed to investigate thermal properties in microand nano-scale devices. In particular, thermo-reflectance microscopy (TRM) is an optical imaging technique that provides a two-dimensional thermal image of sample with high spatial and thermal resolution [4-6].


and psychophysical methods of measuring MPOD by comparing MPOD at different eccentricities. A straightforward comparison of absolute values of the Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD) obtained with optical and psychophysical methods is difficult. Because of its spatial peakedness, the size of the retinal field probed has a major effect. In the objective technique of spectral fundus reflectance, the MPOD is the average over the retinal field sampled, whereas in the psychophysical heterochromatic flickerphotometry minimizing flicker might be achieved at or near the edge of the test field. A comparison of psychophysical and optical methods for determining the spatial profile of Macular Pigment Tos TJM Berendschot1, Rob LP van der Veen1, Maria Makridaki2, Dave Carden2 & Ian J Murray2


The background of this research was the presence of differences in calculating the local government fiscal condition between that based on the Finance Minister Regulation (FMR) No. 266/2015  that using growth ratio, and Brown (1993) formulation that based on static ratio. The objective of this research was to analyze the differences among those two calculation methods and determine the actual valuation formula based on case studies from 26 regencies/districts in West Java. Descriptive analysis and Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare both calculation. The result showed that calculation based on FMR did not show the real fiscal condition of local government and also did not meet sense of fairness for regencies/districts with better fiscal condition, than Brown's (1993) formulation. Based on Wilcoxon signed rank test 72,73% of those all variable in FY 2016 calculation showed significant differences.  The designed formula used to determine the fiscal condition in managing local government financial in this research was the combination of growth ratio calculation and static ratio by using weighted methods and quadrant method.


Abstract Two 16-wk experiments examined effects of temperature and litter on breast buttons of heavy tom turkeys. In Experiment 1, turkeys were reared on coarse or fine sawdust litter and finished under warm or cool conditions from 6 to 16 wk. In Experiment 2, turkeys were reared on sawdust or newspaper litter and brooded from 0 to 9 wk under warm or cool conditions. Breast buttons first appeared between 4 and 8 wk, and the incidence increased between 8 and 16 wk although buttons could heal and disappear within a 4-wk period. Breast buttons were associated with higher body weights at 8 and 12 wk, and reduced feather cover over the keel at 8, 12, and 16 wk (P


This study assesses the relationship between food satisfaction and family satisfaction and their relationships to university student life satisfaction, while also exploring the moderating role of the place of student residence, student self-health perception and the importance students assign to food in relation to well-being. A survey was applied to a convenience sample of 269 university students. The questionnaire included: the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Satisfaction with Food-related Life, the family subscale of the Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale and the first item of the Health-related Quality of Life Index. Having controlled for gender and socioeconomic status, it was found that a student's life satisfaction was significantly related to food satisfaction and, to a lesser extent, family satisfaction. Food satisfaction was positively and significantly related to family satisfaction. A moderating role of student residence was not found. Student health self-perception was found to moderate the relationship between family and life satisfaction, whereas the importance assigned to food in relation to well-being was found to moderate the relationship between food and student life satisfaction. These findings suggest that, in order to increase student life satisfaction, it is important to improve family satisfaction for those students who have a negative health self-perception. Likewise, improving food satisfaction is relevant for those students who gave low importance to food in regard to their well-being. © 2018 Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz. Este es un artículo Open Access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). Life, Family and Food Satisfaction in University Students Berta Schnettlera,b,e,*, Klaus G. Grunertc, Edgardo Miranda-Zapatad, Ligia Orellanae,f, José Sepúlvedae,f, Clementina Huechee, Natalia Salinas-Oñatee, Germán Lobosg, Marianela Denegrie,h, Cristian Adasme-Berríosi a Universidad de La Frontera, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Temuco, Chile. b Universidad de La Frontera, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Temuco, Chile. c Aarhus University, MAPP Centre, Denmark. d Universidad de La Frontera, Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales, Laboratorio de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Aplicadas (LICSA), Temuco, Chile. e Universidad de La Frontera, Núcleo Científico y Tecnológico en Ciencias Sociales, Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Temuco, Chile. f University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Department of Psychology, Sheffield, United Kingdom g Universidad de Talca, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Programa de Investigación de Excelencia Interdisciplinaria en Envejecimiento Saludable (PIEI-ES), Talca, Chile. h Universidad de La Frontera, Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Temuco, Chile. i Universidad Católica del Maule, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas, Talca, Chile. Received 5 September 2017; accepted 5 February 2018


Demand responsive transport (DRT), such as shared mini busses are an established form of public transport. Typically, these services operate in areas where demand is low (rural areas), very specific (airport shuttles), or only for certain user groups, such as persons with disabilities. With advances in communication technologies and possible driverless operations in the future, DRT systems may become an attractive additional mode also in urban and inter-urban transport. One way to assess and evaluate such services are transport simulations. In this paper, we describe a DRT extension framework for an existing transport simulation, followed by two case studies that demonstrate the extension's versatility.


Objective: To analyze the change of clinical isolated strains and bacterial resistance to antibiotics in the hospital affiliated to Jiangsu University in 2009.Methods: The distribution and the antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens,which were collected and isolated from all of the clinical specimens in 2009 in our hospital,were analyzed retrospectively by microsoft Excel 2003 program.Results: Totally 2 911 strains of pathogens were isolated,among which 2185 strains were Gram-negative bacteria (75.06%),536 strains were Gram-positive cocci (18.41%) and 190 strains were fungi (6.53%).The five common bacteria were Pseudomonas aeruginosa(16.32%),Acinetobacter baumanii (15.94%),Escherichia coli (12.09%),Klebsiella pneumoniae(11.78%),and Staphylococcus aureus(10.86%).Gram-positive cocci were more sensitive to vancomycin,teicoplanin,and nitrofurantoin than to other antibacteria.Meticillin-resistant S aureus(MRSA) accounted for 67.75%;vancomycin-resistant S aureus was not detected.Gram-negative bacilli had the lowest resistance to carbapenems,showing multi-resistance.Conclusion: Bacterial resistance is on the rise,and multi-resistance is getting more serious.Clinicians should control the change of drug-resistant spectrum of bacteria and conduct the rational use of clinical antibiotics according to drug susceptibility test.


To solve the problem faced by the development of the higher education in China,the paper builds a corresponding causal model by means of system dynamics method.Then the higher educational development in China is systematically analyzed by using the model.Suggestions are also offered such as increasing the employment rate,improving the teaching quality,reforming the way of the financial allocation and scientifically planning the enrollment scale,etc.


Two water-soluble colorimetric and turn-on fluorescent probes STP1–2 were rationally designed and synthesized for selective recognition of GSH. Both probes are colorless 4-thioether-1,8-naphthalimide derivatives, which are almost non-fluorescent due to the photoinduced electron transfer from the fluorophore to the 4-nitrobenzene. Upon addition of GSH to STP1/STP2–CTAB solution, obvious spectral responses were observed: the absorption peak shifted from 345 nm to 390 nm companied with ∼90-fold fluorescence enhancement at 487 nm. A good linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity and GSH concentration was obtained, and the detection limit of GSH was estimated to be 8.40 × 10−8 mol L−1. The experimental results imply that both probes could be applied in fluorescent imaging of GSH within living cells and in the detection of mercapto-containing proteins as well.


BACKGROUND
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) aneurysms are rare lesions whose treatment can involve microsurgical and/or endovascular techniques. Such treatment can be challenging and may carry a significant risk of neurological morbidity.

OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate a case involving a complex AICA aneurysm that was treated with a unique microsurgical approach involving trapping the aneurysm and performing in Situ bypass from the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) to the distal AICA. The nuances of AICA aneurysms and revascularization strategies are discussed.

METHODS
The aneurysm and the distal segments of AICA and PICA were exposed with a retrosigmoid and far lateral approach. A side-to-side anastomosis was performed between the adjacent caudal loops of PICA and AICA. The AICA aneurysm was then treated by trapping the aneurysm-bearing segment of the parent vessel between 2 clips.

RESULTS
A postoperative angiogram demonstrated a patent PICA-AICA bypass and complete occlusion of the AICA aneurysm. There were no complications, and the patient made an excellent recovery.

CONCLUSION
The combination of parent vessel sacrifice and bypass remains an excellent option for certain difficult-to-treat aneurysms. This case involving PICA-AICA bypass to treat an AICA aneurysm serves as an example of the neurosurgeon's ability to develop unique solutions that take advantage of individual anatomy.


The performance of respirator cartridges was measured during challenge by organic-vapor mixtures. All cartridges were tested in pairs under carefully controlled conditions of mass flow, temperature and relative humidity. Five chemical compounds were used during the testing: methyl ethyl ketone, isopropyl alcohol, hexane, n-butyl acetate and ethyl benzene. Cartridges were challenged by a single compound first at 1000 and then at 2000 ppm (by volume) concentration, under a standard flow of 40 Lpm. Every challenge was performed separately at 50% and then at 85% relative humidity. The authors chose the high concentration of each single-component challenge to equal the arithmetic total concentration of the five different two-component mixtures that were subsequently tested. The chemical concentrations were monitored upstream of the cartridges by infrared analysis and downstream by gas chromatography. The results showed that the observed breakthrough times for most of the mixture components were similar to thos...


We study relationships between Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities with one parameter of Davies-Simon type, energy-entropy inequality, Nash-type inequality and Sobolev-type inequalities. The inequalities of Sobolev-type apply in the general setting of symmetric sub-Markovian semigroups (and some generalizations). We provide several examples of application of theses results for ultracontractive semigroups but also for some non-ultracontractive like Ornstein-Ulhenbeck semigroup.


C. taliera Roxb. (Family-Arecaceae, Bengali name-tali, talier, tara palm) is one of the wonder tree of the palm family. The methanol extract of the fruits of this plant as well as its n-hexane, carbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane and aqueous soluble fractions were subjected to screenings for antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. The methanolic crude extract demonstrated highest antioxidant activity having IC 50 19.33 µg/ml as compared to 9.5 µg/ml for the standard agents, BHT. The crude methanol extract and its carbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane and aqueous soluble partitionates showed mild to moderate inhibition of microbial growth against some of the tested organisms, while all the extractives exhibited strong cytotoxic property among which the methanol extract revealed the strongest cytotixicity with LC 50 of 0.43 µg/ml. In addition, stigmasterol, ß-sitosterol, ß-amyrin, lupeol and betulinic acid were also isolated from n-hexane fraction of the crude methanolic extract.


Noise mapping is a visual overview of noise level which known by noise measurement on every noise measurement spots. The aim of tis research is to find out an overview of hearing loss risk among workers based on noise mapping at PT. Bakrie Metal Industries Bekasi in 2015. This research is a quantitative descriptive epidemiological research with cross sectional study design. The data collected by observation, measurement and calculation. Noise sources in PT BMI area are come from process of welding, fit up, stamping, metal finish, mesin punch/bor, cutting, handling material by using overhead crane, corrugating, press material. Noise intensity based on noise source in fabrication area I is 80,13 dB 91,62 dB, Fabrication II 90,02 dB 98,48 dB, Fabrication III 80,48 dB 85,50 dB, Fabrication IV 81,23 dB 86,21 dB, Presshop 80,61 dB 97,96 dB and Painting 79,94 dB 83,46 dB. Mainly, noise mapping in every area was in high risk except fabrication IV and painting area. So the risk of hearing loss based on noise mapping in Fabrication I, Fabrication II and Presshop area before the using of ear protecting device were in High and Medium. Meanwhile, every area were in medium risk after the using of ear protecting device. To prevent hearing loss, the company should make noise contours and placed them in every work area, set noise reducer around the machine which produce noise and give proper ear protecting device in accordance with existing risk and also there's an urgent need to monitor and punish every workers who not wear their ear protecting device. Keyword : Risk, Hearing Loss, Noise Mapping References : 66 (1975-2015)


Objective:To investigate the effect of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) on pulmonary inflammatory response in mice with acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).Methods:ALI murine model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS and then randomly assigned to two groups (LPS,LPS + inhaled NO 20×10 -6 group).At before exposure(0 hour,as normal controls) and 1,3,6,and 12 hours after LPS exposure,lung wet/dry weight ratios (W/D) were recorded to assess lung injury.The total lung homogenates were prepared to detect nuclearκB(NFκB) activity by electrophoretic mobility gel shift assay (EMSA),tumor necrosis factorα (TNFα) and interleukin10 (IL10) levels by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and their mRNA expression by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR).Meanwhile,pathologic changes were examined.Results:After LPS injection,W/D was 4 80±0 31,4 82±0 10,and 4 63±0 18 respectively at 3,6,12 hours,which were higher than that prior to LPS challenge (3 67±1 04,all P 0 05) significantly.W/D ratio was 4 04±0 77 and 4 24±0 75 at 3,12 hours in inhaled NO 20×10 -6 group after LPS exposure,which were decreased markedly than LPS group.As compared with the NFκB activity in LPS group (405 7±62 4),NFκB activity decreased significantly (250 6±51 5) at 6 hours in inhaled NO 20×10 -6 group.The concentration of TNFα and IL10 were (197 1±52 4) ng/L and (126 0±40 1) ng/L at 6 hours in LPS group,which were decreased to (37 8± 6 1) ng/L and (21 7±11 1) ng/L respectively in inhaled NO 20×10 -6 group.As compared with LPS group,mRNA levels of TNFα and IL10 decreased in inhaled NO groups.Histologically,inhaled NO alleviated LPS induced lung injury,including alveolar hemorrhage and edema,and inflammatory cells infiltration.Conclusions:Inhaled NO 20×10 -6 ,which inhibited NFκB activation and downregulated inflammatory mediator expression in ALI mice,may be an effective approach for the treatment of ALI.


While H. Odera Oruka is best known for his views on sage philosophy, he spent a considerable portion of his philosophical career agonizing over the question of human rights. The present paper argues that there is need for further philosophical reflection on Oruka's account of the foundation of human rights with a view to refining it. Key Words Odera Oruka, human rights, human minimum, liberty


ABSTRACT : Program (Program Rujuk Balik = PRB) through a health care program for the participants of the National Health Insurance with chronic diseases. Barriers to success of therapeutic treatment for patients with chronic diseases is non-adherence  related to the patient's treatment regimen. Taking medication adherence for patients with chronic illness is the first adherence can be assessed on how a person decides to get medicines for themselves. Analyzing factors affecting medication adherence taking participants PRB is important, cause non-adherence adverse effects appear in the treatment.  Participants adherence taking the drug on a PRB can be obtained from the data prescription claims to calculate the medication possession ratio (MPR), which MPR ≥ 80% declared adherence. Data obtained from  prescription claim by participants PRB for  September 2015 until December 2015 in Bandar Lampung. Sample case study 82 people with diabetes. The calculation result MPR explains that 62.2% of respondents declared adherence taking medication, while 37.8% of respondents declared non-adherence. The results of the  logistic regression analysis, stating that there are influences together of factors respondents' knowledge, respondents belief, attitudes of personnel pharmacy services, pharmacy facilities, cost, availability of medication PRB, family support, and accessibility affect to respondent adherence of  taking medication. However, factors that significantly influence medication adherence refer the decision back is knowledge of respondents with sig = 0,028 (sig <0.05), belief of respondents with sig = 0,003 (sig <0.05), and accessibility sig = 0,044 (sig < 0.05) significantly affect to adherence  of taking medication.


This study responds to the growing demand to adapt the content and methods of teacher training programs to reflect the rapid emergence of new, nonpareil 21st century professions in the labour market, predominantly due to the information technology revolution. It is clear that future teachers will increasingly be expected to have a wider range of professional teaching skills, but also transversal skills and competences. For this purpose, a Slovak research team at Matej Bel University prepared an experiment by transforming a traditional foreign language CLIL course into a new course Global Encounters in Local Settings, aimed at developing not only pre-service teachers' multilingual and intercultural competences, but also a variety of other transversal skills and competences (critical thinking, intercultural competence, time management, teamwork, plurilingual and interpersonal communication skills and others). The innovative components in the new course are student-centredness, service learning and the collaboration between domestic and foreign students. GELS pilot teaching was launched in February 2020 and has been repeated during four following semesters (up to December 2021), despite severe pandemic constraints. The author presents some results from the verification of this pedagogical innovation in the teachers' university training curriculum. It has been tested by three quantitative-qualitative research methods: pre-term and post-term questionnaires, content analysis of students' seminar work, reflective individual diaries and group reports. Although the results from all of them are briefly stated, this focused on the results from the last mentioned analysis – diaries and group reports. The results of the data analysis show that this innovation has proved to be feasible and effective in achieving an increase in students' transversal skills, especially project management skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, ICT skills, time and project management, tolerance and flexibility, critical and reflective thinking skills and open-mindedness.


I N a study of the Federal Trade Commission and Clayton Acts ~ made shortly after their passage,, the writer, taking a generally favorable view of the legislation, expressed two opinions. The first was that perhaps &dquo;the most important power of the commission and the one most likely to make it an important administrative authority was that over unfair competition.&dquo; The second was to the effect that there was some administrative advantage in preventing unfair methods of competition through the commission with direct and final appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals instead of leaving the enforcement to the ordinary mechanism of the Department of Justice and the courts. The conclusions thus expressed are, in the light of subsequent events, far from requiring any modification. On the contrary the scope of the commission's work and the results obtained by this body


The Ky Fan section theorem is generalized to G-convex space.As a case of application,Browder,s fixed point theorem is also further generalized and problems concerning vector valued function such as the minimax value,minimax inequality and saddle point problems are studied in G-convex spaces as well.


Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays are used primarily for genetic association studies, with data being analyzed in most cases one SNP at a time. Several other applications of SNP arrays, however, involve integration of data over multiple markers for a single individual. Two such applications of SNP arrays are studies of copy number variants (CNVs) and regions of homozygosity or identity by descent. Hidden Markov models are a common approach to both of these problems, but other methods have been used as well. In this dissertation I address several methodological issues related to these two types of analysis, and also apply the methods to several datasets.
The purpose of my studies in CNVs is to better detect and analyze CNVs. A major concern for all copy number variation (CNV) calling algorithms is their reliability and repeatability. I use family data as a verification standard to evaluate CNV calling strategies and methods. I make recommendations for how CNV calls can be used in genome-wide association studies. I then apply them to analyze CNVs in studies of psychiatric disorders and birth outcomes. Results from these studies have the potential for great public health significance, because they can lead to better understanding of the genetic etiology and eventually to better markers for disease screening and diagnosis.
Homozygosity mapping is a powerful method to map genes for rare recessive disorders. However, current methods are not ideal, especially when using high density SNP array data from consanguineous families. This study develops improved methods for homozygosity mapping using dense SNP data, and thus will improve the ability of geneticists to find genetic causes of rare recessive diseases. Many of these rare disorders are life-threatening; identification of the disease genes may help with early diagnosis and treatment.


In today's society practitioners involved with psychiatric rehabilitation cannot ignore the problems of unemployment, poverty, and social isolation. Presented here is a series of ideas on helping people in this situation.


This deliverable concentrates on the results of task 2.2 of work package 2. It describes the SEAS Knowledge Model as a basis for semantic interoperability in the SEAS ecosystem. The SEAS Knowledge Model consists of an innovative Web ontology that is designed to: (i) meet the current best practices in terms of quality, metadata, and publication, (ii) reuse or align to existing standards, and (iii) cover the required expressivity for the SEAS use cases, while being extensible to other use cases and domains (gas, water, air, waste management). This document is a snapshot of the situation at the end of the SEAS project. Up-to-date information can be found at the following websites: https://w3id.org/seas/ for the SEAS Knowledge Model, and contributing to it; https://w3id.org/pep/ for the Process Executor Platform ontology. Deliverable D2.2 SEAS Knowledge Model 2 19 December 2016 Version 1.0 Smart Energy Aware Systems ITEA2 – 12004


Dental caries is characterized by a dysbiotic shift at the biofilm-tooth surface interface, but comprehensive biochemical characterizations of the biofilm are scant. We used metabolomics to identify biochemical features of the supragingival biofilm associated with ECC among 289 children ages 3-5 participating in a community-based epidemiologic study of early childhood oral health in North Carolina. Clinical examinations were conducted by calibrated examiners using ICDAS criteria. Supragingival plaque samples were collected and analyzed using UPLC-MS/MS. Associations between individual metabolites and 18 clinical traits were quantified using Brownian distance correlations, and linear regression modeling of log 2 transformed QRILC-imputed values. There were 503 named metabolites identified and 16 were significantly associated with ECC prevalence including fucose, N-acetylneuraminate, catechin and epicatechin. Our findings provide novel insights in ECC biology and can serve as a basis for the development of measures of disease activity or risk assessment.


Salicylic acid (SA) has for a long time been used to treat various skin disorders due to its anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic, and antifungal properties. In the present work, mesoporous magnesium carbonate (MMC), a promising drug carrier, was modified with 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane to enable loading of SA. The amine modified MMC (aMMC) was successfully loaded with 8 wt.% of SA via a solvent evaporation method. SA was later completely released from the carrier in less than 15 min. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity of the functionalized material was evaluated. aMMC was found to be non-toxic for human dermal fibroblast cells with particle concentration of up to 1000 µg/mL when exposed for 48 h. The presented results form the basis of future development of aMMC as a potential carrier for SA in dermatological applications.


This book presents concise descriptions and explanations of the software testing topics which were identified by senior software test managers in surveys as being essential knowledge for all levels of software test engineers, software developers, and software program managers. Topics covered include: test case construction, measures of test suite effectiveness, basic combinatorics, crypto-hashing, fundamental project management techniques for testing, essential knowledge such as HTTP state management, module and unit testing, and kernel debugging.


ANTlFERROMAGNETANGE-BIASED BY IrMn H. N. Fukc, K. Saito, M. Yoshikawa, K. Koui, H. Iwasaki and M. Sahashi Materials and Devices Research Laboratories, Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, 72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki 210, Japan Jntroduction An antiferromagnetic layer that plays an most impnrlant role in spin-valve has been investigated in order to obtain high thermal stability and reliability for use or spin-valve GMR heads in giga bits density magnetic recording lJ,z). We reported that Ir,Mn, exchange-coupled to CoFe shows a T, of 270% and is suitable for a narrow gap head structure that is nccdcd in order to realize more high density recording as IrMn shaws high H,, at lhinnrr layer thicknrss than ordered antiferromagnetic films as NiMn and PtMn". However, other papers have reporled poor IrMn properties with a T. ofbelow 250'C ",". In this study. we report the relation ktwccn lrMn crystal gram and good lrMn propertics and thc thermal stability of spin-valves with a synthetic antiferromagnet ( S y w exchange-biased by the IrMn layer. -E.&.I ' Im We believe that large KnFV is important to obtain high T. (Here, Ks is the crystal anisotropy 01 the antiferromagnetic film, and V i s the volume of the crystal grain. Namely. it is needed to make the grain size of lrMn layer grow in order lo obtain high Tw On the other hand, it was reported for CrAl antiferomagntic layer that H, is in proportion to l l D by using Malozemolf random field approximation on the assumplion that L=D ?.(Here, L is the coupling arei, and D is the grain size.) As the critical thickness for CrAl is thick, it is necessary to assume d-nD (n: cocilicienl) for lrMn with thin critical thickness. If these models are suitable, it is thought that T. increases when the grain size of IrMn layer grows lager, while H,,,dccrcascs. Figure 1 shows the grain six of lrMn layer dcpcndencc for H , , and T,. The grain size was calculatcd by using Schcrrur'a cquation from IrMn (111) XRD peak. The grain sizes were ahout equal to the lrMn layer thickness. I t was found lhal T, increases as the grain size of lrMn layer increases, while H, .decreases, and an H,, of 4WOe at R.T. and a T, o1300'C for CoFc(2nm)llrMn (10nm) spin-valves were obtained. Thermal stahilitv and reliahilitv of SvAFIlrMn spin-wilvcs The spin-valve (S.V.) film wilh a SyAF exchange-biased by the IrMn layer with high T, and high H, TalNiFelCoFelCulCoFe~ulC~~Fellr?,Mn,,(l0nm)~a, was prupared on alumina coalcd Si substrates hy DC sputtering. The IOW oxygen contcnl lrMn largcl was uscd. The lilms were annealed at 270'C for 1 -10 hours under a magnetic licld olmore Ihan 7kOe. Figure 2 shows the thermal stability fnr a reversed magnetic ticld n l 10kOe IO the pinncd layer direction. At uach temperature, it was annealed f<>r 10 minutes under the rcvcrscd m;ignclic licld. The H,.,' was defined as shown in fig.3. The pinned direction was stable ti l l about I X W C . And Ihc pinncd direction gradually changed to Ihc reversed direction a1 tcmpcralurcs i r m 201K 10 ahout 311o'C. I t is thought tu be more stahlc h r reversed magnetic liclds til l 24OT than IrMn-S.V. and PtMnS.V. with normal pinned layer. The spin-valve film wilh a SyAF exchange-biased h) Ihc lrMn layer is expccled to he strong lor ESD. Figure 4 shows thc lhcmal stahilily Ihr ii pcrpcndicular miignclic field of 2000e to pinned direclion. The time dependence of the pin dircclim 0 11 was mcasurcd ;it 200°C. SyAFllrMn spin-valve shrrws a small changc in e p u l l c s s than 4' aftcr ahnut 1110 hours even at a high temperature of200t . TEL: +81-(144-54Y-3572 FAX: t X 1 -(144-54O-l 142 Hiromi Niu Fuke Materials and Devices Rescarch hhoratnrics, Rescarch and Development Center. Toshiba Corpralinn 72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki 210, Japan E-mail: hiromi.iukc~toshiba.uo.jp


In today's industrialized society, the improved quality of life has led to a rapid increase in average age of population worldwide. As the human body ages, the load bearing joints become more susceptible to ailments. In the near future, high percentage of the global disease will be associated with bone defects. Therefore, there is an enormous scientific interest in the development of biomaterials that can be implanted in human body to replace damaged tissue in order to restore its normal function with minimal adverse reaction or rejection by the body. Sol–gel bioactive glass represent an important class of biomaterials that are widely employed for bone repair and replacement. They integrate with the bone through apatite-like layer at the interface between implanted biomaterial and physiological fluids. The apatite-like layer is similar to the mineral component of the mammalians bone and is responsible for proteins adsorption, subsequent cells adhesion, proliferation and success of the implant. The biocompatibility and bone regeneration properties of bioactive glasses led to their use in drug delivery, bone filling, tissue engineering and medical implant applications.


This research is a study of Donoghue's Room viewed from feminist
perspective. The objectives of the research are to find out and explain the kinds of
struggle experienced by Ma as the main female character and to reveal the
significant meaning of Ma's struggle.
This research is a qualitative study applying content analysis method. The
object of this research is a novel entitled Room written by Emma Donoghue in
2010 and the data are sentences related to Ma's struggle found in the novel. The
data analysis was conducted by classifying and categorizing the data to find the
inferences. In order to gain reliability, the researcher read and reread the novel
carefully and then recorded the data into a systematic framework based on the
theory.
The results of this indicate two points, the first point is kinds of Ma's struggle
which is represent into eight categories: 1) kidnapped and taken prisoner by Old
Nick, 2) living in a small room, 3) trying to escape from room, 4) lost her baby, 5) 2
giving birth alone, 6) teach Jack in a worst condition, 7) serving Old Nick, 8)
trying to escape from Room for the second time with Jack. Second is the
significant meanings of Ma's struggle are woman can gain their independence,
intelligent and courageous attitude. Those are Ma was able gave a birth her son by
her own self without any help from others and her efforts to escape from the
Room. The analysis of Ma's struggle intends to distinguish between analyses of
feminist in literature study feminist analysis in other research fields


For treating a disease, discloses a method of administration and pharmaceutical compositions of the biphenyl sulfonamide compounds which are dual angiotensin and endothelin receptor antagonists.


The stomatal conductance of two sweet pepper varieties'Sujiao13'and'CX-9'planted in a greenhouse with red,yellow, green,blue,purple and clear plastic film covering on six different part of it were measured in this experiment to study the effect of light quality on stomatal conductance of sweet pepper. The results showed that: ( 1) In seedling stage,the diurnal change of stomatal conductance with all treatments presented single peak curves with the daily maximum stomatal conductance with the clear plastic film treatment higher than that with other treatments,and the daily minimum stomatal conductance were found to be lowest with purple plastic film treatment for Sujiao13 and with red plastic film treatment for CX-9. While in fruit setting stage,the peak value of diurnal change curve of stomatal conductance was highest with red plastic film treatment and lowest with yellow plastic film treatment for Sujiao13. It was found that the red,blue and yellow plastic film treatment could induce the opening of stomatal of greenhouse sweet pepper,while the effects were opposite for purple and green plastic film treatment. ( 2) The transpiration rates of the two varieties were highest with clear plastic film treatment and red plastic film treatment,respectively,in seedling stage and fruit setting stage. With green plastic film treatment,the transpiration rates of the two varieties were lowest in both development stages. ( 3) The effect of temperature on the stomatal conductance of sweet pepper was not significant during the experiment,however,the stomatal conductance of sweet pepper rose with the increasing of photosynthetically active radiation.


This collaboratively-written essay explores manaakitanga—a Maori term referencing reciprocal hospitality and connectivity—both in a dance piece/practice called Mitimiti that Jack Gray is making for the concert dance stage, and in this essay itself, with its exchanges between Gray and dance scholar Jacqueline Shea Murphy. Both the dance, and the essay, suggest that stepping forward in connection, in relational and mutually beneficial exchange, is itself a process of indigeneity.


Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of Complex Xueshuantong on the angiogenesis of rhesus choroid-retina endothelial (RF/6A) cells. Methods This experimental research included 4 parts. ①RF/6A cells in logarithmic growth phase were cultured and divided into blank control group, positive control group (0.20 mg/ml protamine) and Complex Xueshuantong groups at different concentrations (0.39 to 50.00 mg/ml). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) at terminal concentration of 10 ng/ml was added into all groups. The optic absorptions (A values) of each group were measured 24 hours later. ②RF/6A cells in logarithmic growth phase were cultured in Transwell insert and divided into blank control group, Complex Xueshuantong groups at different t concentrations of 3.13, 6.25, 12.50 mg/ml. The number of cells that migrated to under the Transwell membrane was counted after cultured for 24 hours. ③RF/6A ceils were divided into blank control group, Complex Xueshuantong groups at different concentrations of 0.39, 0.78, 1.56 mg/ml. The number of full-formed tubes was counted after cultured for 12 hours. ④RF/6A cells were divided into blank control group, positive control group of protamine at terminal concentration of 0.20 mg/ml, and Complex Xueshuantong groups at different concentrations of 1.56, 3.13, 6.25 mg/ml. Western Blot and real-time quantitative RT-PCR were used to detect the expression of VEGF and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) protein and mRNA of RF/6A ceils after cultured for 24 hours. Data were statistically analyzed by ANOVA method. Results ①The difference of the A values within groups was statistically significant (F=158.669, P〈0.01). Compared with that of blank control group, the A values of Complex Xueshuantong groups at different concentrations from 0.78 to 25.00 mg/ml were significantly reduced (all P〈0.01), the proliferation of RF/6A cells induced by VEGF was inhibited by Complex Xueshuantong at certain concentrations. ②When the concentrations of Complex Xueshuantong were 0, 3.13, 6.25, and 12.50 mg/ml, the number of RF/6A cells that migrated to under the Transwell membrane was 123.3±13.8, 114.3±15.5, 54.0±6.1, and 40.3±10.1, respectively. The difference within groups was statistically significant (F=36.918, P〈0.01). Compared with that of blank control group, the ceils of Complex Xueshuantong groups at different concentrations of 6.25 and 12.50 mg/ml were significantly reduced (all P〈0.01), the migration of RF/6A cells was inhibited by Complex Xueshuantong at certain concentrations. ③When the concentrations of Complex Xueshuantong were O, 0.39, 0.78, and 1.56 mg/ml, the number of tubes formed in Matrigel was 20.3±2.5, 12.7± 2.1, 9.7±1.2, and 0.7±0.6, respectively. The difference within groups was statistically significant (F=64.324, P〈0.01). Compared with that of blank control group, the number of tubes in 0.39, 0.78, and 1.56 mg/ml groups were significantly reduced (P〈0.01), the tube formation of RF/6A cells was inhibited by Complex Xueshuantong at certain concentrations and with the concentration being increased, the inhibition was enhanced. ④In blank control group, positive control group, and Complex Xueshuantong groups at the concentrations of 1.56, 3.13, and 6.25 mg/ml, there were significant differences in the relative content of VEGF and MMP-2 protein expression level (F=343.346, 1670.505, P〈0.01). Compared with that of blank control group, the other groups were significantly reduced (all P〈0.01), the VEGF and MMP-2 protein expression level of RF/6A cells was inhibited by Complex Xueshuantong at certain concentrations and with the concentration being increased, the inhibition was enhanced. There were significant differences in the relative content of VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA expression level (F=228.130, 208.579, P〈0.O1). Compared with that of blank control group, the relative content of VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA expression level of all other groups were significantly reduced (all P〈0.01), the VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA expression level of RF/6A cells was also inhibited by Complex Xueshuantong at certain concentrations and with the concentration being increased, the inhibition was enhanced. Conclusion Complex Xueshuantong could inhibit the angiogenesis of RF/6A cells through the path of suppression of the proliferation, migration, and tube formation of RF/6A ceils. The mechanism was likely to be related to the inhibition of the expression of proteins and mRNA of VEGF and MMP-2 in RF/6A cells.

Key words:
Complex Xueshuantong,drugs,Chinese herbal;  Angiogenesis inhibtors;  Choroidalneovascularization;  Matrix metalloproteinases;  Vascular endothelial growth factors;  Cell proliferation; Cell migration


This paper presents the design of a smart antenna that can achieve 3-D beam-scanning coverage. The antenna consists of a novel planar feed array and a cylindrical active frequency-selective surface (AFSS). First, an array fed metallic reflector is studied as a reference antenna to validate the beam-scanning characteristics in the elevation plane. Then, the AFSS is assessed through simulation and measurement results. Finally, the complete structure containing the planar collinear array and the AFSS is analyzed. A prototype at S-band has been designed, manufactured, and measured. The resulting antenna is shown to be able to operate at the 2.4–2.5 GHz frequency band and switch beams in both the azimuth and elevation planes. In the azimuth plane, the proposed antenna is capable of sweeping beams toward different directions to cover a full range of 360°. In the elevation plane, it can achieve beam steering within an angle range of +16°/ − 15°. The measured maximum gain of the antenna is 9.2 dBi. This is the first report of a low-cost 3-D coverage beam-scanning antenna based on AFSS.


In order to realize the demand of hydrological monitoring intelligent, using GPS and GPRS mobile communication network data transmission technology, to small data flow mode in real time and wireless transmission detection field acquired data acquisition, the realization of the control system of bidirectional transmission and management. This system optimized the traditional hydrological monitoring system, the use of wireless communication technology, to realize the remote monitoring of hydrological automation, intelligent, modular, hierarchical and network. It has the advantages of low cost, flexible distribution and reliable transmission, which can solve the problems of the operation of the artificial detection, such as the operation is not safe, the data is not accurate and real time is poor.


Today, with the growth of industry and domestic demand, the use of renewable energy such as wind and solar energy is very popular in different countries. In addition, the distance between the consumer and the power plant is long. Accordingly, the use of HVDC networks is expanding and developing. Circuit Breakers (CBs) are one of the essential equipment of the power grid. The reliable and fast operation of CB is so essential owing to the rapid increase in short-circuit current in DC networks. Hybrid DC CBs, including ultra-fast disconnector (UFD), as providing require insulation distance, are so popular. The high speed of UFDs causes collisions with the endpoints of the contact opening and closing process, which in the long term causes wear, breakage, and damage to various parts of the UFD components. Therefore, mechanical and electrical dampers are employed to reduce the contact speed at the moment of endpoint impact. This paper model the dynamic behavior of contacts in ANSYS MAXWELL software environment, the effect of mechanical and electrical damping in reducing the contact speed at the moment of impact is investigated, and a suitable mechanical and electrical damping is provided for successful damping of contact tension.


is review of Russian investigations into ancient pottery production considers the following three questions: 1) scientific approaches to the investigation of ancient pottery production and their development within archaeology, 2) the structure of pottery production as a functional system and as an object of scientific investigation, and 3) modern research potentials and some results of ancient pottery production investigations in Russia.


Abstract Most accounts of the 1989 pilots dispute have focused on describing the progress of the dispute, analysing its relationship with the politics of the Accord or exposing the consequences of the parties 'industrial and legal tactics. Surprisingly there has been little attempt to examine the origins and the effects of the dispute in the specific context of the domestic airline industry. This article argues that despite the role of the pilots' wage demands in triggering the dispute and the importance of the politics of the Accord in determining the course and outcome of the dispute, an important element throughout was the struggle over control of the labour process between airline employers, on the one hand, and pilots and their union, on the other. Issues of managerial control and pilot productivity were the underlying issues of the dispute and explain its immediate effects on pilots' employment conditions in the aftermath of the dispute.


The interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) can pose significant impacts on the Martian ionosphere, resulting in plasma depletion, variability, and escape to space. However, the connections between the ICMEs and the associated responses of the dayside near-terminator Martian ionospheric M2 peak are not well understood. The present study primarily investigates the behaviour of the ionospheric peak density (Nm) and height (hm) during the passage of ICMEs using observations from the Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE) aboard MAVEN spacecraft. We have selected 8 such ICMEs (during 2017-2022) at Mars from the existing catalogs and studied the ROSE electron density profiles during quiet and disturbed time (ICMEs) for identical solar zenith angle range. We observed the elevation of the M2 peak (hm ~4-16 km) during disturbed time (ICMEs) with a decrease in Nm (0.41-2.8 * 10^10 m-3) in comparison to the quiet time. The present study, for the first time, addressed the influence of ICMEs on the M2 peak parameters (Nm and hm). We have proposed that the development of large vertical pressure gradient and electron temperature enhancement are plausible causes for ionospheric variability. Therefore, the present study provides new insights to understand the peak plasma behaviour in the dayside near-terminator ionosphere during ICMEs.


This study deals with Epsilonema species from Antarctica. A revision was made of epsilonematids from the German South Polar Expedition of 1901-1903 described by Steiner (1931). It is based on type specimens from Steiner's collection and on material from the U.S. Antarctic Research Program 1969-1970. Two Epsilonema species: E. cyrtum Steiner, 1931 and E. docidocricum (Steiner, 1931) Lorenzen, 1973 were identified. E. docidocricum is re-established as a valid species, characterized by a striated ornamentation of the body cuticle, 151-173 body rings, amphidial fovea without sexual dimorphism in shape and dimensions and situated posteriorly on the head, and in the male by the lack of copulatory corns. E. cyrtum is redescribed.


An analysis of radiosonde data shows the nocturnal boundary-layer jet over Australia to be continental in scale. the detailed temporal development of the jet is described using two years of boundary-layer wind-profiler data from Mt. Isa in north-eastern Australia. A distinct isallobaric wind is found, which has a spectral peak near the inertial period. This is associated with the diurnal pressure-oscillation and developments in the heat low over central and western Australia. However, it is not important for the development of the nocturnal jet. the nocturnal jet begins as a shallow disturbance and grows through the night. Most of the year the wind maximum is at about 500 m above the ground and has a well-defined jet-profile. In the summer-monsoon season the vertical extent of the wind maximum increases, but has weaker vertical shear. the jet results from an inertial response, but is affected by other processes. the amplitude of the jet is less than would be expected from a straightforward response to the daytime ageostrophic flow and there is super-inertial rotation and damping of the wind vector late in the night.


New energy vehicles have been recognized as a sustainable alternative to lower gasoline consumption and emissions in the transportation sector. To alleviate environmental pressure, a spectrum of government policies has been introduced to inspire the production and penetration of new energy vehicles (NEVs). Meanwhile, some of the incentive policies are facing renewals and modifications to meet consumers' demand of purchase and the present growth of the NEV industry. This means that the understanding of what the current and upcoming policies are, how to formulate policy portfolios, and consumers' purchasing NEV behavior in a response to these policies and its adjustment are of practical and academic importance for the NEV sector. Different from prior research which analyzed the role of government policy as a whole, we here separately examined the impact of policy portfolios (i.e., production policy, purchase/usage policy and recycle policy) on NEV adoption from the product life cycle perspective. The hypotheses were empirically tested by analyzing data collected from 299 respondents in China. The results showed that production policy has a significantly positive impact on financial benefits, esteem needs and infrastructure, whereas it insignificantly influences NEV performance; similarly, purchase/usage policy positively affects esteem needs and infrastructure, yet its effect on financial benefits is found to be insignificant; meanwhile, recycle policy has a significantly positive effect on financial benefits, and esteem needs as well as NEV performance. Furthermore, financial benefits, esteem needs, NEV performance and infrastructure are found to significantly and positively impact on consumers' purchase intention. Parallel to this, we observed perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use play partially mediating relations between policy portfolios and consumers' adoption intent. Hints for decision-makers and avenues for future study are discussed in this research.


DESIGN OF AN S-BAND POWER COMBINER SYSTEM WITH TWO PARALLEL POWER AMPLIFIERS AND PHASE SHIFTERS Burak Özbey M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Özgür Aktaş August 2011 RF power amplifiers are important blocks in a wireless communication system that play a vital role in determining the level of overall performance. In some situations, more power than a single power amplifier can alone provide is required in applications such as a radar or a space communication system. In such cases, power combiners that can surpass the maximum output power level of a single power amplifier should be used. In this thesis, we study the performance of a power combiner built in classical binary structure. The combiner operates at 3 GHz (S-band) and comprises two power amplifiers which can supply up to 38 dBm of saturated power. Wilkinson power dividers/combiners are utilized at the input/output respectively in order to divide and combine the input and output signals. While building a power combiner, one should also note that the phases of the amplified signals should be matched at the output or else the level of combining loss can reach significant levels. At a phase difference of 180◦, the signals will be completely out of phase and will combine destructively at the output. Therefore, in our study, in order to be able to control the phases at each arm of the power combiner, two tunable microwave phase shifters are


In this section, we use a radius constraint to introduce a family of subcomplexes of the Delaunay complex. These complexes are similar to thě Cech complexes but differ from them by having natural geometric realization. Union of balls. Let S be a finite set of points in R d and r a non-negative real number. For each p ∈ S we let B p (r) = p + rB d be the closed ball with center p and radius r. The union of these balls is the set of points at distance at most r from at least one of the points in S, Union(r) = {x ∈ R d | ∃p ∈ S with x − p ≤ r}. To decompose the union, we intersect each ball with the corresponding Voronoi cell, R p (r) = B p (r) ∩ V p. Since balls and Voronoi cells are convex, the R p (r) are also convex. Any two of them are disjoint or overlap along a common piece of their boundaries, and together the R p (r) cover the entire union, as in Figure III.15. The alpha complex is isomorphic to the nerve of this cover, Figure III.15: The union of disks is decomposed into convex regions by the Voronoi cells. The corresponding alpha complex is superimposed.


The goal of this study was to validate an objective method of measuring levodopa induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease (PD).


This is a paper documenting the research and process of creating a sustainable campaign for the non-profit Rainforest Action Network.


Red dragon fruit consumed a lot by society in a fresh form or processed into food with long shelf life. But in the processing there is a part that does not get more attention, that is the dragon fruit skin. Even though dragon fruit skin have useful substances like antioxidants and pectin. Making candy jelly is one of innovation in the field of food for utilizing the dragon fruit skin which is only considered as a garbage. Besides pectin from dragon fruit skin, sugar is one of the ingredients that needed to make a candy jelly. In addition to sucrose, corn sugar also used to make a candy jelly because it has a low calories than sucrose.
This study aims to study of addition of red dragon fruit skin and sugar type on the characteristics of jelly candy of dragon fruit . Factorial Group Random Design (RAK) used in this research. There are 2 factors in this research, first factor with 4 levels is the addition of red dragon fruit skin (0%;15%;20%;25%) and the second factor with 3 level is the addition of different types of sugar (sucrose, corn sugar, sucrose:corn sugar).
The result of this research showed that there was an interaction between the addition of red dragon fruit skin and the type of sugar to the water content, sugar reduction, texture analysis, redness level and organoleptic (taste, texture and level of contentment). The best treatmen is K2G1 (20% red dragon fruit skin and sucrose) with water content 26,41%, ash content 0,53%, pH value 4,62, texture analysis 35,89 N, total anthocyanin-betasianin 1,09 mg/L, antioxidant activity 44,76%, sugar reduction 4,44%, brightness (L) 37,20, redness level (a+) 10,53, total calories 438 kkal and 112,36 g carbohydrates, flavor 3,0 (quiet like), taste 3,37 (tasty), texture 3,70 (quiet chewy) dan level of contentment 3,57 (quiet like). The K2G1 (20% red dragon fruit skin and sucrose) treatment is suspected to produce good and qualified from SNI-01-3746-2008 except for water content parameter.


Objective Acute respiratory dysfunction (ARD) can occur after aortic surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulation arrest, but relatively little is known about acute respiratory dysfunction in the patients with type A aortic dissection. This study aims to analyze the independent risk factors of acute respiratory dysfunction after A type aortic dissection surgery and to assess possible prevention and treatment option in the future. Methods Clinical data of the 252 patients including 193 male patients and 59 female patients who underwent type A aortic dissection surgery from February 2009 to October 2010 were collected. The mean age was 47 years. Postoperative acute respiratory dysfunction was defined as oxygenation impairment (PaO2/FiO2 < 150) that occurred within 72 h of surgery except pleural effusion, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and haemato-/ pneumothorax. There were 187 acute A type aortic dissection patients and 65 chronic type A aortic dissection patients. Clinical characteristics including age, gender, weight, height, history of hypertension, history of smoking, preoperative complications such as preoperative shock and acute renal failure, pericardial effusion, previous cardiac surgery, time from event to surgery, malperfusion syndrome, cardiopulmonary time, cross-clamp time,deep hypothermia circulation arrest time, surgical procedure, duration of intensive care unit stay and postoperative complications including tracheotomy, dialysis dependent renal failure and hospital mortality were gathered. Arterial blood analysis, chest X ray, ventilator parameters, number of blood transfusion and flood balance were assayed after operation. All the factors were evaluated by means of univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify relative risk factors of ARD. Results Acute respiratory dysfunction occurred in 32 (12.7% ) patients. The in-hospital mortality was significant difference between acute respiratory dysfunction group and non- acute respiratory dysfunction group (P < 0.05). The value of BMI, incidence of acute aortic dissection, preoperative SBP level, cardio-pulmonary bypass time, aortic clamp time and total arch replacement in acute respiratory dysfunction group were significantly higher than the values in non- acute respiratory dysfunction group. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed blood transfusion more than 10 units and cardio-pulmonary bypass time more than 160 minutes were independent risk factors of early stage acute respiratory dysfunction after type A aortic dissection surgery.Conclusion Acute respiratory dysfunction after type A aortic dissection was a severe early stage postoperative complication and was associated with in-hospital mortality. The patients in acute aortic dissection were prone to have acute respiratory dysfunction. The independent risk factors of acute respiratory dysfunction included blood transfusion more than 10 units and cardio-pulmonary bypass time more than 160 minutes.

Key words:
Aortic aneurysm, dissection/surgery Acute respiratory dysfunction Risk factors


The cryoprotective effect of glucose was increased in proportion to the concentration of glucose. Maltotriose was most effective on ATPase activity, protection of SH-group and solubility of actomyosin during frozen strage. It was found that hydroxyl group of sugars was an important factor for preventive effect of cryoprotectant, and that the structure of sugars was also an important factor. The preventive effects of sorbitol and glucose on the denaturation of carp muscle actomyosin during frozen storage were reported by Takashi et alp and the effects of some amino acids, peptides, acetyl amino acids, carboxylic acids and carbohydrates were investigated and discussed availably by Noguchi.2) He summerized the property of cryoprotectants from view point of molecular structure. This report describes about the preventive effects of derivatives of glucose and about the different effects due to the difference in molecular weight, number of polar group and structure of molecules of sugar. Experimental Procedure Preparation of actomyosin from carp muscle. An alive breeding carp, Cyprinus carpis, about 750 g of body weight and about 25 cm of body length, was killed instantly by electric shock in a refrigerator at about 2°C. Immediately the muscle was cut off and minced with a meat grinder. Then the actomyosin was prepared according to procedure of Table 1. All operations were performed at about 4°C. Procedure of frozen storage of carp muscle protein. The protein solution which was prepared according to the Table 1 was diluted to the concentration of 3-5 mg protein/m/. with 0.6 M KC1, and this solution was the sample for freezing storage experiment. The definite volume of additives was added to the sample, the solution was carefully stirred to avoid bubbling at about 2°C for 16 hr. At the same time, additive free sample as a control was also carried out according to the same procedure. The aliquot of 15 m/ of these samples was placed respectively into test tubes, stored in a deep freezer at —20°C for various periods, namely 2, 4 and Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Fisheries, University of Kagoshima. 92 Mem. Fac. Fish., Kagoshima Univ. Vol. 25, No. 1 (1976) . Table 1. Procedure of the preparation of carp actomyosin. Coarsely minced muscle of carp (50 g) washed 2 times with phosphate buffer (pH 7.5, 1=0.05) —centrifuged at 5000 G for 20 min. Residue —— extracted with 5 volumes of 0.45 M KCl-phosphate buffer (pH 7!5) centrifuged at 5000 G for 20 min. Supernatant diluted slowly twice with 10 volumes of cold water centrifuged at 5000 G for 20 min. Precipitate dissolved in 1.2 M KC1 with equal volume of the precipitate stirred for 3 hr with magnetic stirrer centrifuged at 15000 G for 30 min. Supernatant (crude actomyosin) 8 weeks. After the storage for appropriate periods, these samples were thawed at room temperature, and the solubility, ATPase activity, the number of thiol group and the viscosity of the protein were measured. They were given as indicator of protein denaturation. Determination of ATPase activity. Assay mixture contained 2 m/ of 62.5 mM Tris-maleate buffer (pH 6.8), 2 ml of 12.5 mM CaCl2 0.5 ml of 10 mM ATP and 0.5 ml of actomyosin suspension. The enzyme reaction was initiated by the ad dition of ATP at 25°C, stopped by the addition of 2 ml of 15% perchloric acid and filtered with filter paper. The inorganic phosphate in the filtrate was determined by the method of Rockstein et a/.3) One enzyme unit was defined as the amount of enzyme that catalized the release of one //mole of inorganic phosphate under the assay conditions per minute. Determination of residual thiol group. Thiol group of actomyosin was determined by the method described by Matsumoto.4) Determination of viscosity. Viscosity of actomyosin was measured by the use of viscometer, Ostwald's viscometer. Determination of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. N-acetyl-D-glucosamine was de termined by the method described by Fukui.5) Determination of hydrophobic area of protein. Hydrophobic area of protein was determined by using the fluorescent pigment, l-anilinonaphthaleno-8-sulfate (ANS) at the concentration of 25 fig per ml of water. The intensity of fluorescent of standard solution (9 m/ of n-propanol+1 ml of fluorescent pigment solution) was adjusted to 100%. Then the intensity of fluorescence of the sample (1 ml of protein solution+8m/ of 0.6 M KC1, pH6.8+lm/ of fluorescent pigment solution) was read. Ooshiro •Hironaka •Hayashi : Preventive Effect of Sugars on Fish Protein Denaturation 93 Paper chromatography. Components of polymers of glucose were analyzed and identified by paper chromatography using the solvent system; pyridine: n-butanol: water=4: 6:3. After development, papers were sprayed to detect components of polymers with the solvent; 1.7 g phthalate and 0.93 g aniline in 100 ml of n-butanol saturated with water. Determination ofglucose. Glucose wasdetermined by usinganthrone reagent.6) Determination of protein. Protein was determined from the absorbance at 280 m//. Preparation of polymers of glucose. As polymers of glucose obtained as commercial reagents were dimer and trimer, polymers composed of more than four molecules of glucose was prepared from the partial decomposition of starch by aamylase and ^-amylase, which was a kind gift from Nippon Starch Co., Ltd. The separation of polymers of glucose was carried out by adsorption chromatography with activated charcoal. Preparation of 1, 2, 6-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The mixture of 50 g of acetic anhydride and 50 g of pyridine anhydride was cooled at 0°C and 10 g of N-acetyl-Dglucosamine was added to the mixture. The mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 2 or 3 days. The reactant was added to ice-water (200 ml) with stirring contineously and extracted 3 times with 150 ml of chloroform. The extractant was washed successively 3 times with 150 ml of 1 N HC1, and 2 times with 150 m/ of water, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solution was con centrated under reduced pressure with rotary evaporator. The concentrated was dissolved in a few volume of hot alcohol. Ether was added to the solution and the crystal was deposited slowly. The crystal was recrystallized from same solvent. The amount of recovery was 61%. The melting point of the crystal was from 138 to 139°C and [a]1,,6'was +90°. Preparation of a-pentaacetyl-D-glucose. The mixture of 50 g of acetic anhydride and 65 g of pyridine anhydride was cooled at 0°C. Glucose (10 g) was added to the mixture and the mixture was stirred until glucose was dissolved com pletely. Then it was allowed to stand at room temperature for 18 hr. The deposited crystal was recrystallized from 95% ethyl alcohol. The yield of product was 19 g. The melting point of the crystal was from 112 to 113°C and [a]£6 was +102°. Results Effect of the concentration of glucose. In order to clarify the preventive effect -of theglucose -added to the actomyosin solution at various concentration, glucose concentration was varied as follows; 0.2,2.0,20.0 and 200.0 mM. These solutions^of protein containing glucose were frozen at —20°C and stored for 2, 4 and 8 weeks. After thawing at room temperature, solubility, ATPase activity, numbers of thiol group and reduced viscosity of protein were determined. Results were shown in Table 2. 94 Mem. Fac. Fish., Kagoshima Univ. Vol. 25, No. 1 (1976) Table 2. Effect of the concentration of glucose on the prevention of denaturation of actomyosin. Protein Solubility


A portable device for roaming between wireless communications networks in different geographical regions, via the radio channel, the one or more access technologies of the plurality of access technologies available in a geographic area a wireless interface for receiving an associated network data, wherein in a selected one of the access technology, the first holding channel acquisition data relating to each of the plurality of access technologies for setting a communication mode a storage unit, a second storage unit for holding a plurality of access technology selection parameter, evaluating the data, one of said access technologies, the multimode overlay selected based on at least one of said selected parameters mobile device comprising a functional element, a. .BACKGROUND


This survey paper cites some methods of graph based anomaly detection in the field of information security, finance, cybersecurity, online social networks, health care, law enforcement etc. and their classification. Finally, the relevance of cyber crime and its elimination is highlighted throughout the paper with some real world applications of graph based anomaly detection techniques and also some future direction to improve the technique of detecting anomalies in data has been given.


On October 10, 2008 share price declined significantly in most capital markets and market rebounded on October 13, 2008. The market decline on October 10, 2008 and a price reversal on October 13, 2008 was one of the largest in the history of most capital markets making it a very significant event period. A firm level comparison is done in three significant and distinctly different capital markets, Australia, India and U.K from an international portfolio diversification perspective. Results show investors of domestic U.K. firms reacted more negatively to high leverage and large liability firms compared to Australian and Indian investors. Overall, differences are found in firm characteristics and reaction across the three markets during the large price change period. *Corresponding author Mukesh Garg Monash University Email: email@example.com Department of Accounting and Finance Monash University Caulfield Campus Victoria 3145 Australia Phone: (61 3) 99031461 Fax: (61 3) 99032024


Objective:To evaluate the safety and maximum tolerated dose(MTD) of tyroserleutide,a new anticancer drug,in healthy volunteers and cancer patients.Methods: Twenty-one healthy volunteers and 18 cancer patients were intravenously infused with tyroserleutide for 3 or 30 d.Tyroserleutide was given for 3 d(0.15,0.3,0.6,1.2,2.4,3.6,4.8 mg·m-2·d-1),or for 30 d(0.3,0.6,1.2,2.4,3.6,4.8 mg·m-2·d-1).Results: No major adverse reactions and dose-limited toxicity were observed in 21 volunteers and 18 cancer patients.The bone marrow depression,functional impairments of the liver and kidney,toxic reactions in digestive and cardiovascular systems were not found.Conclusion: The toxicity of tyroserleutide is mild,and subjects can be well tolerated.The recommended dose regimen for phase II trial is 1.2~2.4 mg·m-2·d-1,intravenous infusion,once daily for 30 d.


In this study we present a comparison of investment and production per head in 21 areas of the World, and we find that in many poor areas there has been little improvement during the period 2000-2010. One of the main causes of this disappointing result has been the stagnation in many countries, of investment and production per capita during this decade. We present a comparison of the levels of industrial development in those areas, and we find that they are too much low in many countries. We analyze the evolution of investment and savings in 132 countries of America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, and we notice that it is important to foster international cooperation in order to avoid the negative consequences of low levels of investment and production per head on poverty. We include some econometric models relating investment, manufacturing and economic development with a sample of 132 countries.


This study examined the issue of how the inclusion of students with disabilities is being achieved in the midst of the high-stakes testing environment of south Texas. Using a questionnaire mailed to general and special education teachers and school administrators, the study examined attitudes and practices concerning inclusion and testing. Responses were received from: 286 regular education teachers (35.3%); 91 special education teachers (45.5%); and 164 administrators (45.3%). Findings suggest that educators may benefit from a more thorough understanding of the concept of the least restrictive environment. Administrators indicate they were very knowledgeable about the provisions of the least restrictive environment guidelines and were interested in including students with disabilities in regular education classes. Regular education teachers were less familiar with the least restrictive environment and were less interested in having a student with a disability in their classrooms. Only 67% of special education teachers indicated confidence in their own understanding of the least restrictive environment. Findings also show few formalized collaborative partnerships to help with student inclusion. (Contains 14 references.) (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Including Students with Disabilities and Achieving Accountability: Educators' Emerging Challenge PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY


In this study, ferroelectric materials with Bi-layered structure BaBi2Nb2O9 with excess x wt% Bi2O3 (x=0, 1.5, and 3) are investigated as the main compositions, and the sintering is proceeded from 1000C~1100C. The effect of Bi2O3 on the morphologies, crystal structure, and dielectric characteristics of BaBi2Nb2O9 ceramics is developed with the aid of SEM, X-ray diffraction, and dielectric-temperature curves. Dielectric properties are investigated in the temperature of 25C~ 465C at frequency 10KHz~1MHz. It is found that sintering temperature and Bi2O3 content has no apparent influence on the Curie temperatures, but they have large influence on the maximum dielectric constants. Introduction The layer structured ferroelectrics compound is one of the most technologically interesting materials for the memory application of ferroelectrics thin films. The layer structured bismuth oxides consist of one to three slabs of perovskite-like layers, separated by fluorite-like (Bi2O2) layers [1] and have the general formula: An-1Bi2BnO3n+3, where A is usually a divalent ion, such as Sr, Ba, or Pb, and B is Ti, Nb, or Ta [2-4]. Systematic analysis has shown that the large spontaneous polarization observed along the pseudo-cubic a axis can be largely attributed to the displacement of the A-site cation in the perovskite block and not the movement of the B-site cation. The spontaneous polarization of layer structured bismuth oxides increase in Bi3TiNbO9 and Bi4Ti3O12 due to the gross underbonding of Bi on the perovskite A site [5,6]. BaBi2Nb2O9 is one of the Aurivillus phases, which are a class of layer structured bismuth oxides [7]. Though excess amount of Bi2O3 in layer structure bismuth oxides is known to affect the ferroelectric properties as well as the crystal structure [8,9], a comprehensive study of excess Bi2O3 on BaBi2Nb2O9 is still lacking. In this study, we are interesting to investigate ceramic materials based on BaBi2Nb2O9 composition, excess Bi2O3 is added to develop the sintering and dielectric properties of BaBi2Nb2O9 ceramics. Excess Bi2O3-doped BaBi2Nb2O9 compositions are sintered at different temperature and their crystal structures are examined. The dielectric characteristics are investigated as a function of sintering temperature, Bi2O3 content, and measured frequency. Experimental Procedures The ceramic materials BaBi2Nb2O9 were prepared by the mixed oxide method. Reagent-grade raw materials of BaCO3, Bi2O3, and Nb2O5 with higher than 99.5% purity were used as starting materials, mixed according to the composition BaBi2Nb2O9 + x wt% Bi2O3 (x=0, 1.5, and 3) and ball-milled for 5h with deionized water. After drying and grinding, then the powder was calcined at 850C for 3h. After calcination the powders were ground again, then polyvinylalcohol (PVA) was added as a binder.


BACKGROUND
Basic and clinical studies have indicated that 15-(p-[(123)I] iodophenyl)-3-(R, S) methylpentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can identify ischemic myocardium without evidence of myocardial infarction by the regional decline of tracer uptake. The present study compared BMIPP SPECT with rest-stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) findings and coronary angiography (CAG) in 150 patients with acute chest pain.

METHODS AND RESULTS
Patients with acute chest pain who underwent all of the following tests were selected: MPI at rest-stress, BMIPP SPECT at rest and CAG. Organic coronary artery stenosis (>or=75%) was observed in 46 patients, 27 patients had total or subtotal coronary occlusion by spasm in the spasm provocation test on CAG and the remaining 77 patients had no significant coronary artery stenosis or spasm. The sensitivity of BMIPP at rest to detect organic stenosis was significantly higher (54%) than that of rest-MPI (33%, p<0.005), but lower than that of stress-MPI (76%, p=0.05). The sensitivity of BMIPP at rest to detect spasm was significantly higher (63%) than that of both rest-MPI (15%; p<0.001) and stress-MPI (19%; p<0.001). Overall, the sensitivity of BMIPP at rest to detect both organic stenosis and spasm was significantly higher (58%) than that of rest-MPI (26%; p<0.001), despite having no significance with that of stress-MPI (55%). The specificity was not significantly different among the three imaging techniques.

CONCLUSION
Resting BMIPP SPECT is an alternative method to stress MPI for identifying patients with not only organic stenosis but also spasm without the need for a stress examination.


Abstract In this present study we aim to evaluate in vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging potential of different extract of Butea Frondosa Roxb. Flowers in different system viz. Radical scavenging activity by DPPH reduction and lipid peroxidation assay (TBARS). All extracts have different level of antioxidant activity. The activity was expressed as the inhibitory concentration (IC50). In conclusion the present study indicates that alcoholic extract and n-butanol fraction of alcoholic extract which is obtained by solvent partition of alcoholic extract of Butea Frondosa Roxb. flower showed significant activity by both methods and can be a potential source of natural antioxidants.


All-ceramic dental crown restoration is popular because it results in better aesthetic quality than metal alloy restoration. Ceramics also show superior biocompatibility and inertness to human biological systems. However, clinical experience indicates that all-ceramic crowns are not as durable as their porcelain-fused-to-metal counterparts, particularly on molar teeth. New ceramic biomaterials that combine durability with excellent aesthetic qualities have been developed. In this study, several promising bioceramics for dental crown applications are evaluated and compared. The evaluated parameters include strength of the material, survival rate in clinical performance, and aesthetic quality.


Tourniquet application is an effective means of arresting life‐threatening limb hemorrhage in pre‐hospital setting. However, tourniquet‐induced ischemia and subsequent reperfusion cause serious ischemia‐reperfusion (IR) injury for the neuromuscular junction and limb. Although accumulating evidence has uncovered protective effects of anti‐inflammation and anti‐oxidation on acute IR injury in skeletal muscles, it is unclear whether these therapies improve long‐term functions of the neuromuscular junction and skeletal muscle. Our current study investigated if Dexamethasone (Dex) promotes repair of the neuromuscular junction and restore the skeletal muscle contractile function in tourniquet‐induced hindlimb IR. Unilateral hindlimb of C57/BL6 mice was subjected to 3‐hours of ischemia following 6‐weeks of reperfusion (6‐wk‐IR) via placement and release of a tourniquet at the hip joint. To test the protective effect of Dex, Dex treatment (1mg/kg/day, i.p.) began on the day of IR induction and lasted for varied periods including 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks. On the day of the terminal experiments, gastrocnemius muscle contraction was detected under sciatic nerve stimulation (10 V, 50 Hz, 5 sec) in situ. Function of the neuromuscular junction was measured using electrophysiological recording of endplate potentials (EPP) in situ. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of nAchR α1 and nAchR β1 in gastrocnemius muscles. The amplitude of EPP was lower in mice with 6‐wk‐IR than that in sham mice. Additionally, sciatic nerve‐stimulated gastrocnemius muscle contraction in mice with 6‐wk‐IR was 60% of normal skeletal muscle contraction recorded in age‐matched sham mice. Dex treatment for 1 or 3 days did not significantly increase amplitude of EPP and improve sciatic nerve‐stimulated gastrocnemius muscle contraction in tourniquet‐induced 6‐wk‐IR. Dex treatment for 1‐week exerted a maximum effect on increasing amplitude of EPP and improving skeletal muscle contraction, which were gradually becoming less, and even deleterious, with prolonged Dex treatment. Furthermore, there are no significant differences in protein expression of nAchR α1 and nAchR β1 in gastrocnemius muscle between groups. These results suggest that 1‐week is an optimum duration for application of Dex to promote repair of neuromuscular junction and improve long‐term recovery of IR‐induced skeletal muscle contraction. Simultaneously, these results also indicate the toxic effect of Dex on the neuromuscular junction and skeletal muscle after prolonged treatment of Dex.


The Albino mice have been subjected to fluoride intoxication for 14 days by administering the dose of aqueous NaF (30 mg/kg/body weight/day). At the end of the 14 day treatment, the animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation, and the liver is dissected out, blotted free of blood, transferred to trays maintained at ice-cold conditions and used for isolation of DNA. Genomic DNA was isolated using standardized protocol and quantified on spectrophotometer to check its quality and then run on 8 % gel.Methods validated for the PCR Amplification and run for the gene under study. The amplified PCR products wproducts for both the cases. The PCR products obtained were further sequenced and matched but there were not any differences in their sequences. Only histopathological and enzyme reaction changes were observed.