Purpose: to review the approach to social technology of demand management on educational services on the basis of synergetic approach allowing due to selforganizing processes to provide balance of actors interests in the market of educational services. Methodology: For the analysis of the basic synergetic approach properties applicable to management of social structures, the system approach within the paradigm of social behavior, as well as methods of abstraction, analysis, synthesis and modeling were used. Results: key tasks and ways are indicated, the choice of management model is proved, and the main characteristics of the network organization and information management by educational services on the basis of educational networks are defined. Practical implications: management of educational services.


This article investigates that relationship between e'gao (parody using web-based media) and Chinese civil participation. E'gao (恶搞 EUH-gow) uses videos, images, and text based campaigns that use humor to remove fear of political commentary and action. By detailing the development of China's internet use, and the creation of the e'gao movement, I argue that e'gao removes the fear of participating in campaigns and movements, which criticize government policy and actions on both local and state levels, by using humor and anonymity of large online numbers. E'gao can provide a way for the common citizens to mold policy, and hold authority figures accountable for their actions.


Video delivery from a server to a client across a network system is an important part of many multimedia applications. Usually, the network system has constraint in both the amount of network bandwidth and the buffer size in the client. While delivering a video stream across such a constrained network system, loss of frames may be unavoidable. The system resources consumed by the dropped frames are wasted, and the losses of frames would result in discontinuous display at the client. In this paper, for delivering hierarchically encoded video stream, we introduce the notion of selective layer discard algorithm at the server which not only preemptively discards data at the server but also drops less important part of a frame instead of the entire frame. By the simulation, we compare the proposed selective layer discard algorithm and the existing selective frame discard algorithm. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm may improve the quality of decoded video, and decrease the replay discontinuity at the client.


Slowly, the European Union is establishing all the elements of a real common migration policy. Three reasons may explain why. First, transborder population movements have considerably expanded in the past decades, and this is a direct consequence (although still often ignored) of globalization. Second, European States are slowly recognizing that they are not equiped anymore to deal alone with illegal migration pressures. Third, freedom of circulation for persons has been established as a principle of European citizenship, and this has obliged national law and order agencies to reconceptualize the control of persons through an active European cooperation effort.During the Eighties, European states have first established links between their administration within numerous discreet fora. The have then regrouped into the Schengen process, which constituted a laboratory of common migration policies.The creation of the "Third Pillar" of the European Union, after the Maastricht treaty, has not proven an efficient way of dealing with the issue of immigration. But the Amsterdam Treaty, which integrates the Schengen acquis into the frameowrk of the Union, will probably prove a much more promising avenue.European actions in migration matters will only be coherent if a vigourous effort is taken within the Union, especially through an authentic "immigration" policy, which will counterbalance the repressive measures already in place.


Cerebral palsy associated with arrested hydrocephalus is an uncommon occurrence posing management challenge in the treatment of spasticity. We present a 14 year old male who was having spastic diplegia and arrested hydrocephalus due to congenital aqueductal stenosis. He was having spasticity of MAS 1-3 in the lower limbs. We haven't found such a type of dual static encephalopathies in the literature. In such a challenging scenario Selective Posterior Rhizotomy (SPR) may lead to alteration in the CSF dynamics, so Selective Motor Fasciculotomies (SMF) were performed to relieve spasticity.


The Assembly Group (large) is set up to provide for from 50 to 300 students. Any activity in which the learner is partially involved—listening to a lecture, viewing a film, filling in a learning program, or taking a test—can be carried out in a large assembly group, as well as in other groups. We like to refer to these groups as assembly groups rather than large groups because of the functions they serve.


We analyzed the migration consideration factors of residents from the Mississippi River Delta in southern Louisiana, which is under the influence of rising sea levels, subsiding land, and increasing flood risks. Through the use of a telephone survey of 1,125 adult individuals in twenty-four parishes, we gathered the demographic data and flood risk experiences and perceptions of each respondent. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, means comparisons, and logistic regression to determine the factors with the highest influence on migration consideration. Results show that 21.5 percent of respondents considered moving, and they were mostly renters, were mostly younger, had experienced flooding before, and were less satisfied with their current living condition. Flood risk was found to be an important deciding factor, but it is not the most important one. Instead, economic opportunities have a greater effect on respondents' desire to move or stay. The findings provide useful information and insights into the planning and management of a flood-prone region and whether managed retreat or other mitigation measures would be effective.


The endemic situation of the H5N1 HPAI in Vietnam is affecting rural households throughout the country. The initial response of the Vietnamese government was to implement the stamping out of all the affected flocks and ban the restocking of poultry in the infected areas. These measures heavily impacted the micro-economical dynamics of the local poultry trading system and dramatically reduced the price of poultry meat thus affecting the household economy, which relies on small poultry flocks for domestic consumption and for generating a small income. The present paper reports on a pilot project carried out in the Soc Son District (Hanoi Province), prior to the commencement of the ongoing vaccination campaign, aiming at the improvement of local farming practices to improve hygienic standards.


3 Abstract: There is no human culture which has never learned anything from another. Learning from other cultures is a natural phenomenon. There is nothing wrong with it. However, when foreign influence is overwhelming, beyond the control of the receiving country, psychological delicate problems emerge. This paper holds the view that the extremely rapid development of modern information technologies (ITs) has accelerated the speed of cultural transmission some times resulting to cultural imperialism and value re-orientation. Technology has both beneficial and adverse effects. It cannot progress or be useful independently of the society in which it operates. It must be developed and chosen by the society itself. The paper views international co-operation as a vehicle for transfer of technology and a source of financing and managerial know-how. The aim of this paper is that developing countries must determine their criteria for choosing the technology best suited to development. They must also give a high priority to human development. Without highly educated and skilled manpower, no nation can hope to become a serious participant in the new world order. It must be added that while appropriate domestic potentials are most important, it must be accompanied by the acquisition of advanced technologies; a comparatively rational system allowing for the convenient and inexpensive transfer of technologies. Therefore, keeping many variables in mind, this paper addresses specific issues in the analysis of information technology's effect on developing countries. The challenges of IT in education for the advancement of technologies are overwhelming and must be digested and enhanced.


The extraneous sources α-starch enzyme and saccharifying enzyme were added to extruded aged unpolished early hsien rice diets for weaned piglets. The effects on mucosa disaccharidase of small intestine, biochemical parameter, production performance of weaned piglets were studied. The experiment was designed with two factors, one was processing methods (extrusion or not), and another was whether addition of enzymes is needed. The results indicated that the production performance trend of the extruded diets group was better than the non-extruded diets group in the general. Gain of body weight of the non-extruded diets group was 23.66% and 16.83% higher than that of the extruded diets group in 14~(th) and 28~(th) day, and feed meat ratio decreased 16.88% and 7.36% in 14~(th) and 28~(th) day,compared with that of the extruded diets group. Extrusion and adding extraneous sources enzymes increased the activity of maltase in duodenum evidently in 14~(th) day, but decreased the activities of lactase, maltase, isomaltase and invertase in empty intestine evidently in 28~(th) day. Adding extraneous sources enzymes increased the activities of lactase and maltase in empty intestine of warned piglets in 28~(th) day evidently. The experiment results indicated that it was not necessary to extrude the aged unpolished rice with high gelatinization degree for weaned piglets.


This paper introduces a novel method based on three-dimensional (3D) fast ray-tracing algorithm for cross-polarization discrimination (XPD) prediction in an indoor T-typed corridor. Both line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) cases are investigated, and the main propagation mechanisms of the electromagnetic waves including reflections and diffractions are considered to improve the accuracy of the method. Furthermore, the validity and accuracy of the method are verified by comparing the results of calculation with the measurements published by others. The results show that XPD is not sensitive to the distance for both LOS and NLOS cases at 5.3 GHz, and XPD in the LOS corridor is significantly greater than the NLOS case due to the depolarization after diffractions.


In wireless multimedia applications, low bitrate video takes an important part. However, its poor subjective quality often dissatisfies consumers. This paper presents a mixed scheme to improve subjective quality in low bitrate video. Our scheme is a combination of several original techniques: fast dynamic key-frame/variable frame-rate coding, ringing effect reduction, band effect reduction, and resolution/quantization tradeoff. The scheme can be applied on many popular video-coding standards, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264. Additional computing costs involved by the scheme are acceptable. Experiments show significant improvement of subjective quality, and prove that the scheme is valuable.


Israel recycles over eighty percent of its sewage and the treated effluents provide local agriculture with over half of its water supply. This is the result of a consistent national policy that was initiated in the 1950s and which remains unprecedented internationally. Some jurisdictions such as Spain and South Australia have begun to expand their utilization wastewater relatively recently, but at present still recycle less than a quarter of the domestic sewage produced. The scope of Israel's effluent recycling is generally hailed as a notable environmental achievement. In a region of water scarcity, presumably wastewater reuse both solved the sanitation/health conundrum posed by mounting municipal sewage collection and allowed for a steady growth in agricultural yields, not withstanding the climate-change induced drop in precipitation and relentless growth in population. When initial studies were conducted to evaluate the health impact, there were no signs that wastewater reuse posed any problems to either local human health, hydrology. (Fattal, 1981) It seemed like a classic "win-win-win" technological triumph. But some twenty years ago the first signs of trouble began to surface. A number of indicators and studies suggested that all was not well in the land of milk, honey and recycled effluents and the unforgiving law of "unintended ecological consequences" had begun to set in. This chapter considers Israel's experience in wastewater reuse. It begins with a brief review of the incipient stages of wastewater treatment and recycling during the 1950s along with the initial standards and regulatory framework for reducing its environmental impacts. It then considers a series of studies and findings that over time identified numerous problematic implications associated with Israel's aggressive sewage recycling program. It concludes with a summary of recent wastewater treatment standards, remainng policy challenges for overcoming water reuse and suggestions for future research in the field. Because of its small size and long-term, ambitious efforts in wastewater management, Israel's experience is unique. Present local conditions can be seen as a "fast forward" of the hydrological reality that other countries and regions who today are


1. A method is described for drying frozen plant material in vacuum with a minimum of chemical alteration, which is highly desirable for auxin and other chemical analyses. Material so prepared is auxinic and gives greater yields of auxins than fresh material. 2. Ether dried over sodium does not extract auxins from the material, nor does absolute alcohol. If a little water is added to such ether or to a dry ether-alcohol mixture, an active extract is obtained. Water extracts of such material alone are highly active. The material is lyophile, speedily taking up water from the solvent. 3. The auxin liberated by water from dry material is soluble in dry ether. Water is necessary for the presence of active auxin in plant tissues. Freezing or drying, or both, apparently leads to destruction of active auxin or to its fixation in a nonremovable form. 4. Pretreatment of dry material with dry ether removes ether-soluble substances and yields a partially fat-free and ether-soluble pigment-free sample for auxin extraction. This should facilitate isolation and identification of auxins. 5. These findings so far apply to all materials tested: nodules of red kidney bean, hypocotyl of tomato, and hypocotyledonary gall of tomato incited by Phytomonas tumefaciens.


Penicillin-binding protein 4a (PBP4a) from Bacillus subtilis was overproduced and purified to homogeneity. It clearly exhibits DD -carboxypeptidase and thiolesterase activities in vitro. Although highly isologous to the Actinomadura sp. strain R39 DD-peptidase (B. Granier, C. Duez, S. Lepage, S. Englebert, J. Dusart, O. Dideberg, J. van Beeumen, J. M. Fre`re, and J. M. Ghuysen, Biochem. J. 282:781–788, 1992), which is rapidly inactivated by many b -lactams, PBP4a is only moderately sensitive to these compounds. The second-order rate constant ( k 2 / K ) for the acylation of the essential serine by benzylpenicillin is 300,000 M 2 1 s 2 1 for the Actinomadura sp. strain R39 peptidase, 1,400 M 2 1


................................................................................................................. 9 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 10 MATERIALS AND METHODS ............................................................................ 14 I. Isolate of Fusarium spp. .......................................................................................... 14 II. Species identification of Fusairum isolates ........................................................... 14 III. Pot experiments for pathogenicity (virulence) tests of Fusarium isolates ......... 16 IV. Pot experiments for pathogenicity tests of Meloidogyne incognita ...................... 18 V. Statistical analysis .................................................................................................. 19 RESULTS .................................................................................................................... 20 I. Isolation and species identification of Fusarium isolates ....................................... 20 II. Phylogenetic relations of the Fusarium species .................................................... 26 III. Pathogenicity of Fusarium isolates on oriental melon ......................................... 28 IV. Virulence of F. oxysporum and F. proliferatum isolates on cucurbitaceous vegetables ........................................................................................................... 32 V. Virulence of rook-knot nematode on cucurbitaceous crops ................................... 37 DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................. 40 LITERATURE CITED ............................................................................................ 45


Stored-product pests cause high economic losses by feeding on stored grain and endanger the public health by contamination of food by allergens. Therefore, the aim of this work was to explore whether the risk of infestation of stored grain by pests is different in various types of storage premises. We compared the level of infestation and the pest species composition in the two main types of grain stores in Central Europe that includes horizontal flat-stores (HFS) and vertical silostores (elevators) (VSS). A total of 147 grain stores located in Bohemia, Czech Republic was inspected. We found that both types of stores were infested with arthropods of three main taxonomic groups: mites (25 species, 120 000 individuals), psocids (8 species, 5 600 individuals) and beetles (23 species, 4 500 individuals). We found that VSS and HFS differ in species composition of mites, psocids and beetles. However, the primary grain pests (i.e . Lepidoglyphus destructor, Acarus siro, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, Lachesilla pedicularia, Sitophilus oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Cryptolestes ferrugineus) occurred in both types of stores. The only exception was higher frequency and abundance of two serious beetle-pests ( Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus granarius) in HFS than in VSS. The total numbers of mite and beetle species infesting VSS and HFS was almost the same. There was higher psocid species diversity in VSS than in HFS. The difference between the total (i.e. level of pest infestation per kg of grain sample) numbers of mite and psocid individuals collected from VSS and HFS was not significant. However, the total numbers of beetle-pest individuals collected from HFS was twice the amount collected from VSS. We concluded that both types of stores are equally risky in terms of mite and psocid infestation. HFS is more risky for grain storage than VSS in terms of beetle infestations, although even the VSS structures cannot be in no way called pest-safe. The VSS and HFS microclimatic conditions (humidity, temperature) are discussed in relation to mite, psocid and beetle infestation.


Dr. Daniele Terruzzi, Managing Director, and Mr Enrico Barberis Sales Manager, Terruzzi Fercalx SpA, Italy, present expertise, news and case studies.


Abstract Broiler chicks (White Plymouth Rock and Vantress × W.P.R.) were raised to three weeks of age on a practical corn-soy ration. The experimental diets contained 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6% magnesium, 0.6, 1.0 or 1.5% calcium and 0.16, 0.48 or 0.80% inorganic phosphate. Thyroactive iodinated casein (1% thyroxine activity) was added to some diets at levels of 220–1760 p.p.m. The activities of alkaline β-glycerophosphatase and phytase (inositolhexaphosphate phosphohydrolase) were determined in homogenates of duodenal mucosa after three weeks on each dietary regimen. High dietary levels of magnesium and calcium were found to reduce the activity of both enzymes, while high levels of phosphate had no effect. The lowest level of dietary phosphate greatly increased the activities of alkaline phosphatase and phytase. Thyroactive casein feeding increased the activity of both phosphatases, especially the calcium-depressed enzymes. Both enzyme activities were very much higher in the Vantress × W.P.R. chicks than in the parent (White Plymouth Rock) strain, but the former birds were less affected by thyrocasein. Phytase activity was affected by the same factors as alkaline phosphatase, but to a greater degree in each case.


Papaya (Carica papaya L. cv. Eksotika) is one of the most commonly consumed tropical fruits by humans, especially Malaysians. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the maturity stage (12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 weeks after anthesis) of papaya fruit on its physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity and sensory characteristics. Papaya fruits were selected and classified based on their visual maturity, i.e., stages 1 to 5. The activities of several antioxidants were tested, including the Total Phenolic Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid Content (TFC), Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2-azino- bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS). The physicochemical changes were measured in terms of the pH, Titratable Acidity (TA), moisture, Total Soluble Solids (TSS) and pulp color of the papaya fruits at the five ripening stages. Significant differences (p<0.05) were found in different degrees of ripening. The pH of the fruit decreased significantly (p<0.05), whereas the TA, moisture and TSS all increased significantly (p<0.05) with maturity. The redness (a*) and yellowness (b*) values of the fruit color both increased significantly, whereas the lightness (L*) of the color fluctuated. The TPC, TFC, FRAP, DPPH and ABTS values also increased significantly (p<0.05) with ripening. Sensory evaluation based on the color, sweetness, sourness, flavor and overall acceptance for the last three maturity stages was also performed. Stage 5 had a better score than stages 3 or 4. The results showed the important role of the ripening stage in increasing the antioxidant content of papaya fruits.


A well-known UK comedian (Jimmy Carr) was interviewed on an early-evening (7 p.m.) magazine show on BBC1 on 4 November 2015 to promote his new touring show. In the course of the interview, he retold a joke which he described as his "shortest"-ever joke - "in two words Dwarf shortage". And he then said, "if you're a dwarf and are offended by that - Grow up!" Towards the end of the programme, the anchor said that "we" are sorry if anything had been said on the show which might have been "close to the mark". The comedian had also before that repeated a joke about a Welsh man which implied he had sexual relations with sheep.


We investigated the bowing of mixed group III nitride epitaxial layers grown by HVPE (Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy) and MOVPE (Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy) on bulk GaN substrates, grown at high pressure (HP). We measured the radius of bowing, lattice-mismatch (by X-Ray Diffraction), aluminum content (by XRD) and density of threading dislocations (by Defect Selective Etching) as a function of the layer thickness. The results section is divided into two parts. In Part I, we present the results for thick HVPE GaN layers mismatched to bulk HP GaN by 0.01–0.02%. We found the critical thickness for its plastic relaxation of about 30 µm, when grown on 60 µm thick HP GaN substrate. In Part II, thin MOVPE AlxGa1–xN layers are characterized. For most of these layers, the bowing is larger than predicted by theory, what suggests not equal elastic properties of AlGaN and HP bulk GaN. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Introduction: Stroke is one of the most common causes of seizures in the elderly and seizures are among the most common neurological sequelae of stroke. Seizures can occur at the onset or may follow strokes. Aim: The aim is to study the time of onset, semiology of seizure, and occurrence of seizure in relation to the type of stroke. Materials and Methods: Patients aged above 16 years presenting with seizures associated with stroke were included in this study. Results: Early-onset seizures were present in 64 patients and late-onset in 36 patients. 63 patients presented with partial seizure, 35 patients presented with generalized seizures, and 2 with status epilepticus. Conclusion: Partial seizures are common in stroke-related seizures than generalized tonic-clonic seizures, complex partial seizures being the rarest presentation. Early-onset seizure (seizures within 2 weeks of stroke) is the most common type of stroke-related seizure.


An impedance matching network includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a reference potential terminal. The impedance matching network further includes a first shunt branch between the first terminal and the reference potential terminal, the first shunt branch including a capacitive element. The impedance matching network also includes a second shunt branch between the second terminal and the reference potential terminal, the second shunt branch including an inductive element. Furthermore, the impedance matching network includes a transmission line transformer with a first inductor path and a second inductor path, wherein the first inductor path connects the first terminal and the second terminal. An alternative impedance matching network includes a transformer and an adaptive matching network. The transformer is configured to transform an impedance connected to a first port so that a corresponding transformed impedance lies within a confined impedance region in a complex impedance plane.


There are a great number of physiological and biochemical reactions inside biological tissues, which are either independent or correlated to each other. Useful information can be obtained by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technique in studying the metabolic processes. There are presently three kinds of NMR techniques for studying biological tissues. ① in vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS); ② High-Resolution in vitro Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (HR-NMR); ③ High-Resolution in vitro Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (HR-MAS NMR), each has its own advantages and disadvantages and are complementary to each other. In this article, progresses in the NMR studies of biological tissues are reviewed.


BE Pressure WP-4013HR uses an adapter that makes it possible to operate an engine on three different fuels Propane, Natural Gas, and Gasoline.


Analysis of Linxia County's current natural grassland status indicates that due to long-term overgrazing, chopping, digging, reclaiming wasteland, and aridity with little rain, degraded natural grassland already takes up 75% of utilizable grassland. Establishing cultivated grassland, retiring cultivated land to forest and grassland, setting stock numbers according to forage availability, setting areas and rotational grazing, and having grassland contracts, are the effective ways to realize reasonable sustainable utilization of natural grassland in this area.


HYPOTHESIS
The antegrade access (AA) for percutaneous arterial interventions is associated with a higher complication rate than is the retrograde access (RA).

DESIGN
Retrospective case review.

SETTING
A statewide consortium for peripheral vascular interventions consisting of 13 Michigan hospitals collecting data on their endovascular procedures.

PATIENTS
Demographic and procedure data on all patients receiving a percutaneous peripheral arterial intervention were entered prospectively by a full-time clinical nurse specialist in each hospital site.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
We evaluated vascular complications as a composite of retroperitoneal hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, hematoma requiring blood transfusion, arteriovenous fistula, acute thrombosis, or the need for surgical repair of the access site.

RESULTS
In a 2-year period, we collected 6343 cases, of which 5918 had complete data regarding arterial access; of these, 745 (12.6%) were performed via an AA. There were fewer women and smokers (P < .001) in the AA group but more diabetic patients (P < .001). The indications for intervention were more frequently rest pain (P < .001) and limb salvage (P < .001) in the AA group. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the odds of complications were significantly higher with a larger sheath (95% confidence interval, 1.53-4.06; P < .001). Also, the incidence of blood transfusion and subsequent amputation was significantly higher in the AA group (P < .001).

CONCLUSION
Endovascular procedures performed via an AA are more likely to result in perioperative complications and therefore should be used cautiously.


The systems of trickle irrigation offer the potential influential irrigation to increase crop yields and have been proven reasonable according to the engineering and agricultural opinion particularly in barren areas. Trickle irrigation systems that have been offered comparatively lately in Arab countries have demonstrated to save huge amounts of water and enhance crop yield. The computational program (Trickle Irrigation System Design, TISD) connected with the economic procedures were used to research the environmental and economic conditions of the agriculture system. The conditions of environment comprised the type of soil, the topography of land, the climate areas, the water quantum and quality, and the dimensions of land. The conditions of economic included the interest rates of nominal and real, the principal price of land, and the rates of labor and energy escalation. The research deemed the ratio of B/C indicating the effects of environmental and economic parameters applying the system of trickle irrigation. The research presented the crop rotation of tomato-sesame as a line-source, and the point-source was represented by citrus trees. The research results revealed a significant impact on the ratio of B/C for the parameters; soil type, land topography, and water quality. The other parameters evidenced a variety impacts among considerable, small, and negligible on the B/C ratio. The study represents a worthy perception for institutional considerations in agricultural economics.


The research presents an application of stochastic approach in modeling the maximum flow level of the river. This approach is used to develop a mathematical model to predict the spring flood hazard based on the statistical data collected for over 50 years. The proposed methodological approach allows to obtain estimation of flow level during the spring flood for a certain period of time, and to construct a hazard process model (trend, harmonic and noise terms) and the autoregressive scheme ARIMA with the adequate accuracy, which can be seen as an example of the plot near Solyanka village area. The research of this area allows to analyses one of the safety aspects of the underwater crossing of Eastern Siberia Pacific ocean oil pipeline.


Background: The quality of frozen semen after thawing is one of factors in artificial in semination. Cryopreservation affects the post-thawed sperm quality. The seminal plasmadiary bull's contains high concentration of specific proteinosteopontin. Our hypothesis is that osteopontin maintain sperm quality during cryopreservation. Aim :The aim was to investigate osteopontin does improve the quality of frozen semen as appears from increased The plasma membraneintact ( PMI) , decreased expression of caspase and Malondialdehyde (MDA) Method : isolation, identification and protein specification of osteopontin from dairy bullsemen. using SDS-PAGE method indicated that there were some tapes showing differentmolecular weight from several samples. SDS-PAGE result from protein identification wascontinued with protein identification using Western Blot technique. The effect of osteopontinon the quality of frozen semen post thawing by the expression ofcaspasewithimmunocytochemistry techniques andmeasurementof MDA Result: of the first phase was determined that molecular weight protein specification of osteopontin is 56 kDa. Osteopontin concentration from electroelution samples were analyzed using Nano drop method, and it showed the protein concentrations as avaregely 180 μg /ml. result of the second phase indicated that the addition of osteopontin can improve semen quality through increased The plasma membraneintact ( PMI), decreased of expression caspase 9 and MDA Conclusion : Addition of osteopontin may improve semen quality through increased The plasma membraneintact ( PMI) decreasedofexpressioncaspase9 and MDA


We compared the incidence and duration of false alarms (FA)and the sensitivity of conventional pulse oximetry (CPO) with Masimo Signal Extraction Technology™ (Masimo SET™; Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA) in children in the postanesthesia care unit. Disposable oximeter sensors were placed on separate digits of one extremity. Computerized acquisition of synchronous data included electrocardiograph heart rate, Spo2, and pulse rate via CPO and Masimo SET™. Patient motion, respiratory, and other events were simultaneously documented. Spo2 tracings conflicting with clinical observations and/or documented events were considered false. These were defined as 1) Data dropout, complete interruption in Spo2 data; 2) False negative, failure to detect Spo2 ≤ 90% detected by another device or based on observation/intervention; 3) FA, Spo2 ≤ 90% considered artifactual; and 4) True alarm (TA), Spo2 ≤ 90% considered valid. Seventy-five children were monitored for 35 ± 22 min/patient (42 h total). There were 27 TAs, all of which were identified by Masimo SET™ and only 16 (59%) were identified by CPO (P < 0.05). There was twice the number of FAs with CPO (10 vs 4 Masimo SET™;P < 0.05). The incidence and duration of data dropouts were similar between Masimo SET™ and CPO. Masimo SET™ reduced the incidence and duration of FAs and identified a more frequent incidence of TAs compared with CPO. Implications Pulse oximetry that incorporates Masimo Signal Extraction Technology™ (Masimo Corporation, Irvine, CA) may offer an advantage over conventional pulse oximetry by reducing the incidence of false alarms while identifying a higher number of true alarms in children in the postanesthesia care unit.


While more than half of babies are still breastfeeding at 6 months old, only 1 in 4 infants are exclusively breastfed by that age, according to new breastfeeding data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Abstract Broadband UV-irradiation of methylacetate isolated in argon matrices causes rather strong modifications to appear in the IR spectrum. Evidence was obtained for a photochemical interconversion of the stable Z-conformer into the less stable E-conformer followed by photolytic decomposition of the latter into stable products. Most of these products could be identified from their IR absorptions. The reverse E→Z interconversion is a thermal process with an activation energy of about 10 kJmole−1. A normal coordinate analysis based on a transferable valence force field obtained from the literature allowed to assign approximate IR frequencies of E-methylacetate.


Restoration programmes aid in preserving local building heritage for futuregenerations. Documentation of these restoration programmes is a fundamental taskin conserving and reserving significant cultural cultural buildings. Documenting anddeveloping a conservation strategy for a historical structure is quite a complex task andrequires not only planning the interventions required to conserve a building but also forfuture maintenance to enhance the effectiveness of such work. This paper is divided intofive sections. The first section, the introduction, gives a description and overview of thesubject being studied. In the second section, the existing literature study evaluates differentparadigms of protecting existing significant historic buildings. This is followed by anexplanation of the historical context and the history related to the subject studied. Finally,research on the documentation process is also reviewed. The third section describes themethodological approach that aided the analysis of this studys research questions in thefourth section. The fifth section gathers the primary and secondary data analysed and sumsup everything in accordance with the proposed research questions of this study. In order toconduct this research, the Church of St. Nicholas at Fort Ricasoli was used as the main casestudy. A detailed investigation of the church to identify the significance of conserving suchbuildings and an investigation of the existing conditions of the church were conducted. Thisaided in establishing the documentation process prior to the actual interventions on thefabric. In order to carry out such a process, different methods of documentation were used,such as laser scanning surveys, photogrammetry, and documentation of the existing stateof the building to aid in the process of deciding on future interventions. As a result of sucha process, considerations of appropriate uses of such methods and proposals were givenand, additionally, considerations of successful conservation after the actual conservation arehighlighted. The proposal for the conservation of the church of St. Nicholas at Fort Ricasolialso aims to set guidelines for other conservation programmes within the fort, amongstother local restoration projects. Conservation of abandoned structures will enhance thelocal context in various aspects. Finally, conservation programmes will give potentialbenefits to the Maltese islands. Giving back these historically significant monuments to thegeneral public will aid the Maltese islands economy.


Introduction: Glycated hemoglobin is used to assess diabetic control although its accuracy in dialysis has been questioned. How does it compare to the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients? Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 60 insulin-treated diabetic patients on PD. We determined the mean interstitial glucose concentration and the proportion of patients with hypoglycemia (<4 mmol/l) or hyperglycemia (>11 mmol/l). Results: The correlation between HbA1c and glucose was 0.48, p < 0.0001. Three of 15 patients with HbA1c >75 mmol/mol experienced significant hypoglycemia (14-144 min per day). The patients with frequent episodes of hypoglycemia could not be differentiated from those with frequent hyperglycemia by demographics or PD prescription. Conclusion: HbA1c and average glucose levels measured by the CGMS are only weakly correlated. On its own, HbA1c as an indicator of glycemic control in patients with diabetes on PD appears inadequate. We suggest that the CGMS technology should be more widely adopted.


The key problem for reentry vehicle (RV) discrimination during the reentry phase is to estimate the mass-to-drag ratio of RV precisely and rapidly. Aiming at the nonlinear characteristic of reentry process, three filters:as spline Kalman filter, extended Kalman filter and a new extended Kalman filter based on "unscented transform" are studied. The comparison of estimating performance for these filters are provided through simulating experiment with terms of estimating precision and converging speed. Experimental results show that the new EKF based on "unscented transform" has the best performance on the estimation of mass-to-drag ratio.


A novel path integral representation of the many-particle density operator is presented which makes direct Fermionic path integral Monte Carlo simulations feasible over a wide range of parameters. The method is applied to compute the energy of a dense hydrogen plasma in the region of intermediate coupling and degeneracy and is compared to analytical and experimental results.


Let λ− and λ+ be two bounded measured laminations on the hyperbolic disk H2 , which "strongly fill" (definition below). We consider the left earthquakes along λ− and λ+ , considered as maps from the universal Teichmüller space T to itself, and we prove that the composition of those left earthquakes has a fixed point. The proof uses anti‐de Sitter geometry. Given a quasi‐symmetric homeomorphism u:RP1→RP1 , the boundary of the convex hull in AdS3 of its graph in RP1×RP1≃∂AdS3 is the disjoint union of two embedded copies of the hyperbolic plane, pleated along measured geodesic laminations. Our main result is that any pair of bounded measured laminations that "strongly fill" can be obtained in this manner.


The objective of this study is to investigate the modal decomposition techniques namely, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) for application in wind energy. An unsteady dataset is decomposed into modes and associated coefficients which are then used to reconstruct solution(s). The sensitivity of the number of modes on the accuracy of the reconstructed solution is evaluated. Test cases comprise of linear and nonlinear equation in one dimension and flow around a NACA 0012 airfoil apart from the CFD data of the NREL offshore 5-MW baseline wind turbine. The motivation for this work comes from the fact that reconstruction of a solution using the modes is several order of magnitudes more efficient (in terms of the computational cost) as compared to Navier-Stokes simulations.


Emergency batteries on board are used for stairs, pathway lights, and emergency communications during alternator black-out. In addition, there are engine start-up batteries in lifeboats. Typically, these batteries are installed under the Classification Rules. However, Since batteries inside life boats are installed in a confined narrow space, it is difficult to perform regular maintenances. Also, even though there are air vents in the life boat, the temperature inside the life boat often reaches above , which is much higher than the regulation temperature, . In this paper, we will summarize the accident of battery explosion occurred in MMU training ship, and possible causes. We will propose preventive measures of battery explosions as well as the revision of the regulation.


This paper examines the sets of strategies that are stable for a stochastic process in cheap talk 2×2 coordination games. Relaxing the rationality condition assumed in previous literature and instead assuming what we call adaptive conjecture, we show that efficient outcomes are more difficult to achieve in medium term analysis. In addition, the outcomes that survive in the long term are Evolutionary Stable Sets, and in the medium term they are Neutrally Stable Strategies. Periodically each agent has an opportunity to change her strategy to one deemed more successful against the current population based on conjectures that are not always identical to the true action off the equilibrium path. Even if the message set is large enough, both efficient and inefficient equilibrium outcomes are stable in contrast to the results of previous literature where only efficient outcomes are stable.


To support the operation of nuclear fuel dissolution systems using soluble boron as a neutron poison and to establish the system safety margin, a series of critical experiments performed at the Los Alamos Critical Assemblies Facility was analyzed. The experimental solutions were analyzed by analytical laboratories at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Westinghouse Idaho National Company for excess acid, uranium, and boron. The system was modeled with the MONK6.2 code along with its associated cross-section library and the system k/sub eff/ calculated from the experimental critical heights to validate calculations for the fluorinel dissolution process at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant. The results of the chemical analysis are shown. Boron enriched to 50.55 (wt%) in /sup 10/B was used to achieve a wide range of neutron-absorbing conditions without encountering solubility problems with the boric acid in the uranyl nitrate core solution. The k/sub eff/ values obtained for the experiments show a general positive bias. The positive bias result supports the conservatism of the fluorinel dissolution process calculations with no bias adjustments necessary. Work is in process to try to determine whether the observed bias can be attributed to the cross-section libraries or calculational methods.


A general analytical travel time model for the quadruple command cycle in double deep storage systems with a dual capacity load handling device is formulated and validated by means of a simulation model. Various routing and sequencing strategies are composed. A simulation model is used to compare strategies for differnt AS/RS configurations and settings to assess them in consideration of real-world cases. For selected strategies, analytical formulations are derived.


19 November 1896 fishermen caught in the neighbourhood of Helder a large specimen of the moonfish, and brought it immediately to the Zoological station, where it arrived alive. The director, Dr. P. P. C. Hoek, addressed the fish to the Leyden Museum, and we received it next morning, 20 Nov., in the best, fresh condition. Examining the animal it proved to be Orthragoriscus nasus Ranz. It agrees entirely with the specimen from Callantsoog, described by Dr. van Lidth de Jeude in "Notes Leyd. Mus., Vol. XIV, p. 127, pl. 5" 1), though the dimensions are considerably greater.


Wireless sensor network localizat ion is an impo rtant area that attracted significant research interest. This interest is expe cted to grow further with the proliferation of wireless sensor network applicat ions. This paper provides an overview of the measurement techniques in sensor network localization. Also Genetic algorithm in the wireless sensor networks localization has a problem that positioning errors of some nodes are larger, in this paper we propo se an improved algorith m based on genetic algorith m with fuzzy logic filter we improve the regional constraint of the initial population of genetic algorith m, and introduce the filte r strategy, fro m the perspective of population differences in performance, we delete the poor individual to maintain population overall performance, and solve the problem that localization accuracy of some nodes is poor which caused by the premature convergence . Experiments show that the localizat ion accuracy of the imp roved alg orith m is better than the Genetic A lgorith m. Simu lation results show that the optimization method can improve the localizat ion accuracy of traditional locating method. The optimizat ion localization algorith m for wireless sensor networks thus achieves the o bjective of high locating accuracy for wireless sensor networks localization.


Supplements to Heatstroke Deaths Three sports neurologists have proposed that ephedrine and creatine use among football players may be a factor in heatstroke deaths since 1995. Their editorial, published in the July issue of Neurosurgery, notes that from 1985 to 1994 only six deaths from dehydration and heatstroke were recorded. "But there were four deaths each in 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2001 ,"said the authors, who include Julian E. Bailes, MD, a chair of neurosurgery at West Virginia University in Morgantown and consultant to the National Football League (NFL) Players Association, Robert C. Cantu, MD, of Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, and Arthur L. Day, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The authors contend that ephedrine and related compounds such as rna huang have amphetaminelike effects that can have serious heart and central nervous system side effects and can raise core body temperature and interfere with the ability to dissipate heat. They note that creatine monohydrate has been shown to shift body water into muscle cells, increasing the risk of heatstroke. Use of both products is common in athletes, though the NFL and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have recently banned continued NEWS BRIEFS


The National Energy Policy Plan directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a study to examine the benefits of establishing a national electricity transmission grid and to identify transmission bottlenecks and measures to address them. DOE began by conducting an independent analysis of U.S. electricity markets and identifying transmission system bottlenecks using DOE's Policy Office Electricity Modeling System (POEMS). DOE's analysis, presented in Section 2, confirms the central role of the nation's transmission system in lowering costs to consumers through increased trade. More importantly, DOE's analysis also confirms the results of previous studies, which show that transmission bottlenecks and related transmission system market practices are adding hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers' electricity bills each year. A more detailed technical overview of the use of POEMS is provided in Appendix A. DOE led an extensive, open, public input process and heard a wide range of comments and recommendations that have all been considered.1 More than 150 participants registered for three public workshops held in Detroit, MI (September 24, 2001); Atlanta, GA (September 26, 2001); and Phoenix, AZ (September 28, 2001).


Dofetilide is a pure IKr blocker and is one of the few drugs specifically studied and approved in the United States for the management of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Dofetilide has been noted to have a high rate of pharmacologic conversion during initial dosing in prior smaller studies. The intent of the study was to examine the safety of an inpatient loading strategy, and the incidence and patterns of pharmacologic conversion by dofetilide during the treatment of persistent AF in a large consecutive cohort.


 clarifying the target domain of the CRP to better distinguish between the competing narratives of the multi-commodity improvement approach and the agro-ecosystem/farming systems approach,  establishing a clear set of research priorities,  developing a sequencing and feedback strategy among the flagships,  identifying and justifying essential trait discovery and breeding targets, and  demonstrating commitment to cross-system exchange of knowledge and experience on working with the seed sector.


Abstract This study to examine the effect  of Current Ratio (CR), firm size, and assets tangibility  to Return on Assets  (ROA) with Debt to Total Assets  (DTA) as an intervening  variable. Object studies at mining companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2008-2011. Sampling technique using purposive sampling method based on particular criteria which was appropriate with research purposes.  This study use 15 mining companies. Methods of data analysis using  multiple  linear regression  analysis, path analysis, and Sobel test. The results show  Debt to Total Asset (DTA), Current Ratio (CR), and assets  tangibility  have negative effect on Return on Assets  (ROA), but firm size has not effect on Return on Assets  (ROA). Current Ratio (CR) has negative effect  on Debt to Total Assets  (DTA), but firm size and asset tangibility  have not effect on Debt to Total Assets  (DTA). Debt to Total Assets  (DTA) is able to mediate  relationship  between  Current Ratio (CR) to Return on Assets  (ROA), but is not able to mediate relationship  between firm size and assets tangibility to Return on Asset (ROA).


Youth between the ages of 12 and 17 account for the majority of sexual assaults in the United States. Counselors who work with youth with problem sexual behaviors need to have appropriate clinical skills consistent with current professional knowledge to increase effective results. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of counselors who work with youth with problem sexual behaviors. Husserl's transcendental phenomenology was the conceptual framework for this study where the focus of phenomenology is pre-suppositional. Hence, through the process of reduction, this study was aimed at illuminating the essence of problem sexual behaviors as lived experiences, and no additional frameworks could be added. A purposeful sample of eight licensed professional clinical counselors employed at a mental health agency shared their experiences through semi structured, in-person interviews in their natural settings. The data was collected, transcribed, and analyzed through horizontalization, clusters of meanings, and coding for emergent themes. The findings for this study highlighted the need for self-care strategies related to wellness and job performance as well as the need for more specific training in graduate school. Academic institutions and mental health programs can use the results of this study to amend certification areas on the requirements and clinical skills necessary for counselors working with youth with problem sexual behaviors, resulting in effective clinical outcomes and reduced counselor impairment.


This study focuses on weld quality evaluation by electrode voltage in small-scale resistance spot welding of titanium alloy. Voltage curve could be divided into four stages based on the variation characteristic. The single voltage peak was detected as combined effects of increasing bulk material resistivity and nugget size. Variations of voltage curve shape, voltage peak and failure load were more sensitive to welding current than electrode force. A generalised regression neural network was proposed to evaluate weld quality using features extracted from voltage signal. A discrete Hopfield neural network was also applied for electrode voltage recognition. The recognised voltage patterns were found effective in identifying different quality levels. A real-time and on-line quality monitoring system could be developed.


Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), commonly known as throat cancer or tonsil cancer, is a type of head and neck cancer that refers to the cancer of the base and posterior one-third of the tongue, the tonsils, soft palate, and posterior and lateral pharyngeal walls. The incidence of OPSCC is increasing in both old and young populations at an alarming level. Radiotherapy is the traditional treatment for oropharyngeal cancer because of its ability to preserve anatomic form and function compared with other conventional curative options. The patterns of presentation, stage distributions, tumor bulk, biology and tolerance to intensive radical treatment may differ in developing countries and different ethnic populations.This activity aim to illustrate the evaluation and management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in our context and highlights the role of conventional radical radiotherapy in the treatment.


The present invention relates to the first prosthetic body 22 and the second prosthetic spinal disc nucleus comprising a prosthetic body 24 and coupling means 26. The first and second prosthetic bodies 22, 24 each have a volume less than a volume of sufficient structural integrity and haekgang 96 to maintain a desired separation between the vertebrae of the opposed pair. Coupling means (26) combines the first prosthetic body 22 is selectively and the second prosthetic body 24. During use, the first prosthetic body 22 is inserted into the haekgang 96 through the opening 100 in the Yun 94. The coupling means 26 is composed so as not to hinder the insertion of the second prosthetic body 24, the first prosthetic body 22. The second prosthetic body 24 are inserted similarly. After implantation, the coupling means 26 is re-Yun 94, the prosthetic spinal disc nucleus (20) or a any claim to prevent subsequent movement being a part of the first and second prosthetic through the opening 100 in the body ( the 22, 24) causes a relatively fixed. Prosthetic body, the coupling means, the prosthetic spinal disc nucleus, haekgang, flexible


Abstract Cleaning interactions are known among several groups of fishes, with a higher number of records for marine fish species. These temporary associations occur between one species that acts as the cleaner and the other species as the client. The interaction usually takes place within the boundaries defined by the cleaner. This site, known as the cleaning station, allows the client fish to strike a typical pose allowing the cleaner to approach, such as wide-open fins and inclined, motionless body. Few studies have reported on the cleaning behaviour of freshwater fish species, and none has reported on behaviour that could be interpreted as establishing a cleaning station. Herein we present a new record of the cleaning interaction in the Neotropics, between the cichlid Mesonauta festivus as the cleaner and three species of anostomid (Leporinus macrocephalus, Leporinus friderici and Schizodon borellii) as clients on Pantanal wetlands, as well as the establishment of a defined cleaning station.


With the purpose of improving the performance of¿@next generation wireless networks, cooperative relaying (CoR)¿@and network coding (NC) are promising techniques for bidirectional¿@or two-way transmissions. Compared to CoR, NC can¿@reduce the number of bi-directional transmission slots, which result¿@in higher total throughput. However, the asymmetric traffic¿@condition has significant impact on the bi-directional throughput¿@of NC. CoR is robust against asymmetric traffic conditions¿@when adaptive transmission direction switching (TDS) based on¿@channel and traffic condition is applied. In order to improve¿@the throughput of NC even under asymmetric traffic condition,¿@two hybrid NC and CoR schemes with opportunistic scheduling¿@are proposed in the present paper. In the proposed schemes,¿@adaptive resource allocation is realized for each transmission¿@protocol, and the impact of the traffic ratio and the relay position¿@on the throughput is investigated. Simulation results reveal that¿@the proposed schemes not only achieve higher throughput than¿@the conventional scheme but are also robust against asymmetric¿@traffic conditions. Moreover, the results can contribute to the¿@development of relay selection and routing schemes for practical¿@networks.


This paper examines the genealogical doubleness of the Dioscuri, whose existence is divided between two generations: as brothers of Helen and sons of Leda and Tyndareus (or Zeus), the Dioscuri should belong to the generation of the Trojan War; yet their exploits take place during the previous generation, the generation of the Argonauts and the Calydonian Boar Hunt. I argue that the discrepancy between the Dioscuri's two lives constituted a key feature of their mythology from an early period, giving rise to a genealogical problem that was reflected, with increasing subtlety, in ancient Greek literature.


Development of the European Framework Architecture for ITS, realised in the KAREN project, is now (November '99) in its final stages. A European set of user needs, a functional architecture, a physical architecture and a communications architecture have been developed, as well as a cost-benefit report. Reports on deployment issues and on required standards are about to be released. Deployment scenarios and recommendations on architecture maintenance, R&D and follow-on activities are to follow soon. Dissemination and outreach are being intensified. It will be explained what effects are to be expected and how use and acceptance by the ITS community may be optimised. (A*) For the covering abstract see ITRD E110327.


The dignity of the human being, as a guiding principle of law, has become a major reference to the lawyer today, because it represents the guiding role of the court, which aims to prevail justice. Upon the case analysis it is when effectively expresses the role of principles in a general way. Historically, the human dignity defense was gradually gaining evidence, many fights are set for the achievement to be effective. Make the citizen's life possible is a state function and it is also assigned the task of providing them this worthy living way. The coexistence in society must be based on respect to the other, the limitations imposed converge towards the common good.


Objective:To find a new way of establishing a rat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) model, and to observe the effects of inhaled Pulmicort and Atrovent on the model.Methods:The rat COPD model (model group)was established by intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) twice and exposure to cigarite smoke Drug inhalation group rats received inhalation of Pulmicort and Atrovent respectively since the second week The pathologic characteristics of bronchial walls, the total and different white blood cell counts of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) were determined, also the lung function measurements were carried out.Results:The model group rats shared specific pathological features in trachea ,bronchi and lung tissues with that of human chronic bronchitis and obstructive emphesema; Significant increase in total white blood cells and neutrophils in BALF was found in COPD group ( P 0 01)than those of control group Minute ventilation(V E ),Peak Expiratory Flow(PEF) and Forced Expiratory Volume in 0 3 s("FEV 0 3 ") in COPD group ( P 0 01) were significantly lower in comparison with those of control group The total white blood cells and neutrophils in BALF in Pulmicort group decreased significantly ( P 0 01) than in control group, and the ratio of monocyte macrophage almost returned to the normal, but there were no obvious difference in the Atrovent group, there were no significant differences of other measurements between the control group, Atrovent group and Pulmicort group. Conclusion:By intratracheal instillation of LPS twice and exposure to cigarite smoke, the rat COPD model was successfully established and shared many characteristics of human COPD including the pathological and pathophysiological features This model may help in the further research of human COPD The steriod can protect the rat COPD model to some extent.


This study examines existing research in the field of language learning advising (LLA) with the aim of establishing a professional validation framework which can inform the development of a systematic and structured preparation of language learning advisers with appropriate associated authority. The role of language learning advisers emerged about two decades ago as a result of the expansion of self-access centres in higher education and their pivotal position in the promotion of autonomous language learning. This resulted in a proliferation of studies focused on describing LLA activities and skills as clearly distinct from those of language teaching. Through the analysis of some extracts from LLA sessions, advisers' individual and peer reflective accounts, and a shared group debriefing, this study attempts to illustrate how the use of intentional dialogue as a pedagogic device and discourse analysis as a methodological approach, can positively trigger a transformative process in the professional development of advisers and can support them in becoming reflective practitioners and practitioner researchers. Although this is a preliminary, small-scale, localised study, it offers an insight into this emerging professional practice; it explains the need for advisers to develop their set of tools and discourses to describe and evaluate their practice; it contextualises the importance of grounding this emerging professional practice within specific theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. Finally, it highlights the limited availability of LLA data and the need to create an accessible corpus to be used for continuing professional development (CPD) and to further pedagogic research in this emerging field.


Sooner or later discussion of a film adaptation turns to an assessment of the film's fidelity to its original literary source. This essay approaches the question of fidelity from another direction arguing, that in the case of unusually structured novels, adaptation may well take the form of a recasting of the literary original to match the pre-existing model of classical Hollywood narrative already familiar to general film audiences. The process of translating Whitney Otto's unusually structured novel, How to Make an American Quilt, into a film for mainstream audiences illustrates how such a desire to fashion a screenplay faithful to the long-established norms of classical Hollywood narrative, rather than one that remains faithful to the novel, can govern such an adaptive transformation. In this case, the very elements missing from the novel-a central character, a single, continuous plot, a subplot, a strong sense of closure, as well as a dramatic structure to give shape and meaning to those characters and incidents carried over from the novel-are exactly what Jane Anderson fashioned in the script she constructed for the film version of How to Make an American Quilt (Moorhouse, 1995). These changes transformed a novel filled with stories of romantic disappointment, marital betrayal, and desertion into a film narrative that asserts the possibilities of heterosexual love and marriage far more confidently than readers of Whitney Otto's novel might expect. What follows is a functional account that defines and explains how this was achieved by the relationship constructed between the elements retained from the novel, in whole or in part, and the elements newly created for the film.1 The Film In most ways, How to Make an American Quilt is a typical, mainstream film. It has a central character, Finn Dodd, a graduate student at UC Berkeley, who decides to spend the summer working on her Master's Essay in seclusion in Grasse, California, at the home shared by her Grandmother, Hy Dodd, and Great Aunt, Glady Jo Cleary. Their home is also the longstanding gathering place for a quilting group. When the women of the quilting circle learn that Finn's boyfriend, Sam, proposed marriage to her just before she left Berkeley, they decide to create an engagement quilt for Finn based upon the theme, "Where Love Resides." Because it will be a story quilt, each woman agrees to sew a block or square using an emblem or object from her life to illustrate the theme. Despite the women's excitement, Finn is uncertain about whether to accept Sam's proposal. She fears that marriage might limit her self-realization by forcing her to submerge her dreams and identity into her husband's. In addition, because of what her mother-long ago divorced from her father-has taught her, she wonders whether marital fidelity is possible. In the weeks following her arrival, Finn listens as each woman in the quilting circle tells her about the effects of love and marriage in her life. In many ways, their experiences mirror her own fears. In the end, however, Finn decides to marry Sam. In addition to Hy and Glady Jo, sisters who have never quite reconciled since the time Hy had sex with Glady Jo's husband, the quilters, in the order in which we meet them, include Sophia Richards, a woman who gave up her dreams for the sake of her marriage only to be deserted by her husband; Em Reed, whose artist husband, Dean, has been unfaithful to her throughout their marriage; Constance Saunders, a recent widow who is in the midst of an affair with Em's husband; Anna Neale, the African-American leader of the quilting circle, who, when she was pregnant many years before and in need of a job, was taken in by Hy and Glady Jo's parents, and then stayed on as the household's maid and cook after her daughter was born; and Marianna, Anna's unmarried daughter, who has returned to Grasse after living in France for some years. From Novel to Film Fashioning such a traditional narrative from Whitney Otto's How to Make an American Quilt required an extensive reshaping of the novel, where Finn appears only briefly as the narrator in its prologue and in a portion of what is essentially its epilogue. …


This paper presents a totally digital phase locked loop (PLL) used for the recovery of a MPEG-2 decoder clock. The All Digital PLL (ADPLL) is implemented with a frequency synthesizer based on a new technique for phase shifting, avoiding the phase accumulation of ADPLL using a ring oscillator or avoiding the multiphase generation if a delay-locked loop (DLL) is used. The strongest point of the proposed configuration is the possibility of implementing as many ADPLLs as needed in a single circuit, in the limit of the circuit resources, without additional external circuit. The transfer characteristic, frequency resolution and jitter performance are computed and discussed. Then, the ADPLL resources and the ADPLL performances in term of time response and jitter are reported.


With the advent and growth of economy, trade has been consistently on the rise & such rise has been increasing at a steady pace. To recognize a product as one's own, the traders tend to associate themselves with the name by which their product is commonly known to the masses and it is this name which is regarded as Trade Mark. The Trade Mark Act, 1999 along with the Trade Mark Rules, 2017 gives an array of rights related to Trade Mark. The principal legislation along with the rules aims at providing plenty of rights to the registered trade mark holder. Going by this notion, does this mean that those who do not have a registered Trade Mark are not subjected to any right or they are disentitled from getting any right? Simply put, the answer is no, it isn't so. Those who do not possess a registered trade mark can also stop the other person from using the identical or similar trade mark by invoking the Doctrine of Passing Off. This doctrine is based on the principle that no one has right to represent one's goods as the goods of other. To get the remedy of passing off the plaintiff has to proof that he is the owner of the mark, and the same has gained reputation and goodwill in the market and that the misrepresentation which has been done by the defendant due has caused the plaintiff to have suffered irreparable losses and damages. This article delves into the concept of passing off , the main elements that constitutes passing off, the evolution of law of passing and the role of judiciary to uphold the concept of passing off in the Indian Judicial system. Though, the person who has not registered the trade mark gets the rights but these rights are per se limited. In order to prove that an action of passing off holds ground, one has to show that reputation and goodwill are attached to the trademark that is in question. For an action of Passing off there as such is no criteria or definition that is expressly provided in any of the statutes. So it becomes a cumbersome job for the plaintiff to proof the same and even judiciary takes different approaches in different cases with regard to a passing off action.


Chironji (Buchanania cochinchinensis) is an indigenous tree species of Indian subcontinent which belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. It has tremendous potential to uplift the socio-economic status of village dwellers and tribal people. It is used for various purposes including fruits, fuel, fodder and medicines. The species is facing severe ecological and anthropogenic pressures due to indiscriminate harvesting and illicit felling. IUCN has designated Chironji as a vulnerable species indicating that it may be on the verge of extinction if proper conservation measures are not taken very soon. The reports on its conservation and genetic improvement are very less. Hence, it is needed to devise the strategies to conserve its germplasm and genetically improve the species for higher fruit yield. The genetic diversity present in the species is also needed to be studied for effective conservation. Eco-distribution mapping and Molecular characterization using modern tools like molecular markers can give an accurate idea about the genetic diversity in lesser time and will also help in devising the breeding strategies and conservation of its diverse genotype. This review encompasses the researches done on Chironji till date detailing the importance of its genetic diversity and tries to indicate the future conservation and improvement strategies to be taken to fill up the remaining gaps.


With the exception of Trigger, the reviewers (CAJ 7:1,123-37) argued that I focused too strongly on the economic dynamics of Egyptian imperial policy as an explanatory force. Postgate and Sinopoli argue for more complex models incorporating economic, ideological and other factors, while Kemp rejects economics as a motivating factor, instead relying entirely on what he feels is an ideological desire expressed in the textual sources to expand Egypt's political boundaries and cultural sphere. I agree that ideological, social and geo-political factors can certainly influence imperial decision-making, particularly in the case of individual military campaigns and initial expansion into new territories. Nor would I argue that imperial policy is dominated by economic concerns in every case, although I agree with Postgate that there are strong economic motivations built into most imperial episodes. I emphasized the economic factors involved in ancient Egyptian imperialism because of the clear discontinuities between imperial ideology and practice. Kemp argues at the end of his essay that we should look first to ideology to understand Egyptian imperialism. If we did so, however, we would have a rather strange view of Egypt's New Kingdom empire. The state ideology portrayed Nubia as a separate, foreign place. Nubians appear in 'barbaric' costumes in the classic topos of rebellious foreigner, ultimately overthrown or pacified by the superiority of Pharaoh (Loprieno 1988; Liverani 1990). At the same time, archaeological and more mundane textual sources show that Lower Nubia was incorporated both administratively and culturally into the Egyptian sphere. At issue is the nature of Egyptian state ideology. Kemp argues, in effect, that it represents a series of policy statements, bombastic perhaps, surely exaggerated, but setting forth the motivations which accompanied decision-making like imperial expansion and colonial policy. The king's boast that he has expanded the boundaries of Egypt farther than any king before him reflects an expansionist imperial policy. The king points to the pacification and acculturation of foreign captives with pride, so imperial policy is also driven by a desire to acculturate the 'barbaric' peoples surrounding Egypt. Yet, if the Egyptians placed such an ideological premium on the acculturation of foreigners, why did the state ideology demand that loyal officials like Hekanefer, Nubian Prince of Miam, appear in the topos of 'pacified Nubian' (Davies 1926; cf. Loprieno 1988), when his tomb and other monuments all portray him as completely Egyptian (Simpson 1963)? Let us take a closer look at Kemp's 'theology of conquest'. These texts speak explicitly of an ideological goal to extend the borders of Egypt (Hornung 1980). Far from a statement of imperial policy, however, their formulaic expressions belong to an idealized realm that often extended the sphere of Egyptian control to abstract, mythical boundaries (Liverani 1990,44-65; cf. Kemp 1978,8-15; Hornung 1980,4045, 413-15). Thus Hatsheptsut ruled 'as far as the primeval darkness', and Amenhotep III controlled everything 'to the supports of heaven'. For Amenhotep II, 'there are no boundaries set for him towards all countries . . . they fall instantly because of his Flaming Serpent' (the royal cobra on his forehead), and he rules 'that which the sun encircles, all the lands and the countries which he knew . . .' (Breasted 1906,311). Not only do 'heaven and all the foreign lands which god has created serve' Hatshepsut, but 'commands are sent to an unknown land, and they do everything that she commanded' (Kemp 1978, 13). This ideology hardly represents a statement of foreign policy, and I doubt that Kemp would seriously argue that Hatshepsut or any of her officials really expected her commands to be obeyed in, say, Babylon or Crete. These declarations refer instead to the limits of royal authority in general, an assertion of the political and cosmological power of the king, rather than an actual policy of expansion. So how can we reconcile these contradictions? In accepting the primacy of economic factors in determining imperial policy, must we conclude that ideology did not matter at all? Liverani (1990) provides a framework for understanding the contradictions between imperial ideology and practice. He argues that the ideological topos applied to external interactions within ancient Near Eastern states was aimed at legitimizing royal authority to an internal audience, and was often divorced from the practical functioning of empire and international relations. To the inner audience, Egypt becomes the centre of the world, and all the foreign lands bow down to Pharaoh. Whether or not these claims had any basis in fact was irrelevant; the importance of imperial ideologies lay not in actual control, but rather in the ruler's prestige in the central kingdom. Loprieno's


On September 12, 1693, an alleged miracle took place in the town of Cazalla de la Sierra (Seville). An image of St. Nicholas of Tolentino was carried in procession to a haunted house in the village. From that day the prodigious phenomena that were said to have taken place in the house ceased. And the image of the saint sweated that night. The written testimonies and the literary parallels of the miracle are analyzed.


A research on bat diversity has been done in Guangzhou City.1 400 bats were observed and 91 specimen were collected which belong to 12 species.In addition 3 species were recorded by interview,thus there are 15 species of bats(belonging to 4 families,9 genera) in total in Guangzhou.In which Cynopterus sphinx and Tylonycteris pachypus are listed in the China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals.Our findings showed that 12 species belong to the Oriental type(80% of the total),3 species belong to the Palaearctic type, the Monsoonal type and the South China type respectively(20% of the total).Bats in Guangzhou City have 4 habitat types:Rhinolophus,Hipposideros and Rousettus leschenaulti live in a cave,Cynopterus sphinx and Tylonycteris pachypus,etc,live in a tree,Nyctalus velutinus and Pipistrellus,etc,live in a house,Scotophilus kuhlii live in a tree or a house.Bats play an important ecological roles in the eco-system in Guangzhou City.Entomophagous bats prey on pests such as gnat and miller,etc,they are one of the valid natural enemies of pests.Fruit bats may eat fruit such as litchi,longan and banana,etc.From the questionnaire,75.5% fruit farmer ever suffered from the fruit bat(annually.)


Recent attempts to reproduce a literature method for etching of Pyrex glass capillary columns with "etching ether" resulted in reduction of the columns to dust through a violent explosion. Although modifications of the method produced etched columns, we found that less than satisfactory results were achieved. Introduction of etching ether by simply coating the column with a thin film of the ether produced an evenly etched column with well defined whiskers. Several observations made during the etching process will also be discussed.


The emotional schema model proposes that individuals differ in their interpretations, evaluations, and strategies about emotional experience. Fourteen dimensions that are related to problematic strategies of emotion regulation are identified. Specific interventions for several of these strategies are identified, and examples of implementation are described. Finally, problematic schemas about emotions—both on the part of patients and therapists—are described, and interventions for addressing these in therapy are provided.


Anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of testosterone among its multiple physiological effects we have: heart, musculoskeletal, sexual, genital, hepatic, renal and psychological. The objective is to make a general diagnosis to university students about the consumption of anabolic steroids by: age groups, consumption reasons, sources of information and their adverse effects. The sample consisted of 100 male students between 18 and 45 years of age who regularly attended the gymnasium (Campus) and the area of the (DOMO) of the University of Panama, who were given anonymous surveys of 14 closed questions: age, Route of administration, anabolic consumed, reasons to consume, sources of information used and adverse effects attributed to its use. The 68% of university students do not consume products for physical performance, and 32% if they consume them. 84% of the physical activity is carried out by young people with age ranges between 18-25 years, being the most active physical activity with 47%, aesthetics is the major reason for doing so, and information on these products Obtained via the Internet. A 96.8% of young college students do not consume anabolic steroids.


We carried out Monte Carlo simulations of the adsorption of three species-CH 4 , CF 4 , and SF 6 -in model pores of various sizes. By comparing the simulated isotherms, integrated over a pore size distribution, with experimental isotherms for the adsorption of these species on a microporous carbon, estimates of the pore size distribution (PSD) ofthe carbon were obtained-one for each adsorptive. Because the adsorptives have different molecular sizes and strengths of interaction with the Dadsorbent, they probe different ranges of pore size; each adsorptive thus provided a partial PSD. By combining the partial PSDs, we were able to obtain a much more complete PSD than could be obtained with a single adsorptive. Comparison of the PSDs obtained with CF 4 and SF 6 , which substantially overlap, shows molecular sieving. By analyzing these two PSDs, using percolation theory, we extracted an estimate of the connectivity of the pore network, an important determinant of the transport properties of the solid. Our approach is applicable to microporous solids in general.


In Xenopus laevis, amputation of the adult limb results in the formation of a simple (hypomorphic) spike‐like structure without joints, although tadpole limb bud regenerates complete limb pattern. The expression of some joint marker genes was examined in limb development and regeneration. Bmp‐4 and gdf‐5 were expressed and sox‐9 expression was decreased in the joint region. Although developing cartilages were well‐organized and had bmp‐4 expressing perichondrocytes, the spike cartilage did not have such a structure, but only showed sparse bmp‐4 expression. Application of BMP4‐soaked beads to the spike led to the induction of a joint‐like structure. These results suggest that the lack of joints in the spike is due to the deficiency of the accumulation of the cells that express bmp‐4. Improvement of regeneration in the Xenopus adult limb that we report here for the first time will give us important insights into epimorphic regeneration. Developmental Dynamics 233:1444–1453, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Objectives: Recognition of the developmental consequences of unidentified congenital hearing loss has prompted universal hearing screening of newborns. We sought to identify the incidence of infants discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) without hearing screening and identify factors associated with failure to screen. Study Design: Retrospective case-control study of all infants admitted for >48 hours to a tertiary care NICU in 2005-2006 (N = 958). Methods: Statistical analysis was performed using simple and multiple logistic regression. Results: A total of 644 of 958 (67.2%) infants underwent hearing screening prior to discharge. Gestational age less than 30 weeks (OR 3.91, P 50 days of age in the MLR (multiple logistic regression) (P =0.002, P <0.0001). Conclusions: Failure to perform hearing screening prior to discharge from the NICU was significantly greater for patients transferred to an outside hospital, low birth weight, gestational age < 30 weeks and born at the study hospital. These data suggest that an increased emphasis on hearing screening is needed for these high risk infants in the NICU setting.


The book concludes with an impressive 35-page bibliographic essay detailing Cortada's principal sources. The bibliography features monographs, the periodical literature, and published governmental and analysts' reports. In effect, the book distills this vast cache of material. Inevitably, because of relying on largely public-domain sources, the countries discussed in the book (and perhaps even their selection) have an unevenness of treatment determined by the happenstance of the sources. As Cortada concedes, the result is perhaps more of a reference work than a narrative to be read from cover to cover. Cortada's previous trilogy the Digital Hand encompassed over 1,600 pages, as much as many of us manage in half an academic lifetime. His books are exhaustive and exhausting to read. One should not overstate the criticism, but truly volume isn't everything, and one sometimes judges a historian by what he leaves out.


We developed radiation heat transfer models with the combination of the Monte Carlo (MC) method and computational fluid dynamic approach and two-dimensional heat transfer models based on the fundamental quantum physics of radiation and fluid dynamics. We investigated far infrared radiation (FIR) heating in laminar and buoyancy airflow. A simple prediction model in laminar airflow was tested with an analytical solution and commercial software (CFX 4). The adequate number of photon tracks for MC simulation was established. As for the complex designs model, the predicted results agreed well with the experimental data with root mean square error of 3.8 K. Because food safety public concerns are increasing, we applied this model to the prediction of the thermal inactivation level by coupling with the microbial kinetics model. Under buoyancy airflow condition, uniformity of FIR heating was improved by selecting adequate wall temperature and emissivity.


Low-frequency fluctuations of current and light intensity were measured for different types of ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with wavelengths from 280 to 375 nm. These UV LEDs are suitable for studying steady-state and time-varying UV fluorescences of biological materials. The correlation coefficient between the current and light intensity fluctuations varies with the LED current and load resistance. This dependence is explained in terms of contributions to the 1∕f noise from the active region and from the LED series resistance. The noise level could be reduced by operating the UV LEDs at a certain optimum current level and with large external series resistance.


The lan/icidal activity of methanol extracts of 18 indigenous plant extracts were studied against 3 species of mosquito larvae. Among these, rhizome extract of Acorus calamus was found to have the most promising larvicidal activity against Aedes albopictus and Anopheles culicifacies with LC50 (0.03), LC90 (0.12) and LC50 (0.02), LC90g (0.89) respectively whereas Cimicifuga foetida Bugbane extract is more effective Culex. quinquefasciatus LC50(0.12) and LC90JI.TS). This extract is also equally effective against larvae of Aedes albopictus and Anopheles culicifacies. Artemisia annua extract is very effective against all the three of mosquito larvae. The extract of Gynandropsis gynandra is equally effective against the larvae of Aedes albopictus LC50 (0.22), LC90(0.36) and Anopheles culicifacies LC50(0.82), LC90(1.01). The Ocimum basilicum leaves extract found to be least effective against larvae of Aedes albopictus LC50 (255.13), LC90g (413.55), Anopheles culicifacies with LC50 (302.66), LC90g (527.13) and Culex. quinquefasciatus LC50(324.22) and LC90 (490.23). However plant extracts were found more effective against Aedes albopictus. Anopheles culicifacies and Culex. quinquefasciatus


This article introduces data winkling technique in hospital knowledge management and analyzes its function for improving hospital competition and knowledge management.


Marxism is featured with the theoretical perspective of keeping pace with the times. The opening feature given to Marxism by its founder is the ideological source that Marxism keeps pace with the times; the practice of the socialist revolution, construction and reform is a drive that Marxism keeps pace with the times; the history of its development is the history that Marxism keeps pace with the times. Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zeming have given a scientific answer to each of the three questions they met with respectively, and accordingly formed Marxism, Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents". It is found from the history of Marxism development that Marxism contains three layers. It is through "Yangqi" Movement - Marxists adhere to and guard the first two layers and continually enrich and develop the third one - that Marxism has step by step improved itself and kept pace with the times.


Abstract : This thesis describes the use of a prototype Tactile Situational Awareness System (TSAS) as an approach to aid pilot performance following simulated laser blindness modeled during a virtual approach in an SH-60 helicopter. Situational awareness and spatial awareness remain critical factors for successful control of manned aircraft. Helicopters and fixed winged aircraft pilots react to spatial orientation challenges during take-off, and landing phases of flight. U.S. and NATO aircraft pilot surveys examined the human machine interaction and revealed degraded vision as an important human factor contributing to mishaps or near mishaps. Vision was identified as an information chokepoint limiting command and control of the aircraft. Fortunately, vision can be augmented with an available technology called "haptics" during restricted or limited human vision. Therefore, an experiment using X-Plane output for haptics-generated input from a torso-worn TSAS was developed. Participants received haptic cues during runway approaches after experiencing simulated loss of vision. Participant performance after simulated laser blinding with and without the TSAS compared time advantage and navigation accuracy. Simulator performance data indicated pilots using TSAS following simulated laser blindness responded to haptic cues, had more time to prevent the aircraft from obtaining an unsafe pitch or roll condition, and could position the aircraft closer to the landing zone.


A production buffer is a queue of work waiting in front of a manufacturing work-station for processing. The buffer protects the work-station utilisation from variability in the flow of work from feeding work-stations. Effective buffer management is critical to the smooth flow of work and the maintenance of a predictable output rate. An effective buffer management policy must address three questions that characterise the buffer management problem (BMP): 1. What objective function to use? 2. Where to locate buffers? 3. What is the appropriate buffer sizes? Despite being simple to describe, to date few practical heuristics for buffer management have been developed by researchers. The approach of researchers is to place a buffer of work in front of every work-station, whatever the objective function is being used. The answer to the third issue is then typically found by applying a combinational optimisation technique. The practical benefits of locating buffers throughout a manufacturing facility and the use of complex combinatorial optimisation methods to solve over-stylised problems are questionable. As a consequence of this "academic" approach, research results are rarely used by practitioners who still rely on intuition to solve the BMP. The production application of the Theory of Constraints, Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR), provides exact answers to the first and second questions. Throughput (or output rate) is adopted as the objective function. Buffers locations are limited in front of the constraint work-station, in assembly areas using constraint processed parts and in the shipping area. Buffer size is a open issue in a DBR implementation and directly influences the time-based competitiveness of a manufacturing facility. Too small a buffer can result in the constraint


The biomass allocation pattern of plants to shoots and roots is a key in the cycle of elements such as carbon, water and nutrients with, for instance, the greatest allocations to roots fostering the transfer of atmospheric carbon to soils through photosynthesis. Several studies have investigated the root to shoot ratio (R:S) biomass of existing crops but variation within a crop species constitutes an important information gap for selecting genotypes aiming for increasing soil carbon stocks for climate change mitigation and food security. The objectives of this study were to evaluate agronomic performance and quantify biomass production and allocation between roots and shoots, in response to different soil water levels to select promising genotypes for breeding. Field and greenhouse experiments were carried out using 100 genotypes including wheat and Triticale under drought‐stressed and non‐stressed conditions. The experiments were set‐up using a 10 × 10 alpha lattice design with two replications under water stress and non‐stress conditions. The following phenotypic traits were collected: number of days to heading (DTH), number of productive tillers per plant (NPT), plant height (PH), days to maturity (DTM), spike length (SL), kernels per spike (KPS), thousand kernel weight (TKW), root biomass (RB), shoot biomass (SB), root to shoot ratio (R:S) and grain yield (GY). There was significant (p < 0.05) variation for grain yield and biomass production because of genotypic variation. The highest grain yield of 247.3 g/m² was recorded in the genotype LM52 and the least was in genotype Sossognon with 30 g/m². Shoot biomass ranged from 830 g/m² (genotype Arenza) to 437 g/m² (LM57), whilst root biomass ranged between 603 g/m² for Triticale and 140 g/m² for LM15 across testing sites and water regimes. Triticale also recorded the highest R:S of 1.2, whilst the least was 0.30 for wheat genotype LM18. Overall, drought stress reduced total biomass production by 35% and R:S by 14%. Genotypic variation existed for all measured traits useful for improving drought tolerance, whilst the calculated R:S values can improve accuracy in estimating C sequestration potential of wheat. Wheat genotypes LM26, LM47, BW140, LM70, LM48, BW152, LM75, BW162, LM71 and BW141 were selected for further development based on their high total biomass production, grain yield potential and genetic diversity under drought stress.


The dynamic nature of the market structure and the characteristic of bilateral market is not conducive to the application of market share criterion,but network effects' function to market share criterion is opposite.The identification of the internet company's dominant position will face challenges by which the duality is followed.Therefore,the market share criterion should be applied in a"mixed mode"and it is reasonable to consider other factors;the requirement of market share criterion is competitive landscape in the relevant market and the scope of the relevant time market;the role of the traffic statistics should also be emphasized in calculations of the market share.


Efficient resource allocation and job scheduling are key factors when evaluating the performance of large-scale distributed platforms. The case of scheduling parallel jobs of gang type, along with regular local jobs, is especially difficult in such systems. In this research, we study algorithms for the scheduling of gang jobs in a cluster of distributed processors, where local jobs have higher priority for execution and they do not negotiate the resources with gangs. We examine different patterns of gang jobs degree of parallelism and their impact on the performance of gang scheduling policies. We use simulation in order to evaluate the performance under different workload variability cases. Our simulation experiments reveal that the performance of the examined gang scheduling algorithms is dependent on the characteristics of both types of jobs in the system, gangs and local jobs.


16 pairs of oligonucleotide primers, complementary to unique DNA sequences of human chromosome 3, were synthesized. For 10 of these, fragments of expected length were generated in polymerase chain reaction (PCR). These fragments may be used as markers for detailed physical mapping of this chromosome. The above primers were used in PCR in order to analyse a hybrid mice-human cell line which contained presumably a fragment of human chromosome 3. The presence of human DNA in the hybrid line has been shown, but no ultimate evidence was received to confirm its location in human chromosome 3. By means of primers, complementary to the butyrylcholinesterase gene (BCHE), pools of clones from the yeast total library of human DNA were analysed, and then the pool and later the individual [correction of undividual] clone, containing a fragment of BCHE gene, were identified.


The invention relates to a device for the non-destructive material testing of a component (1), comprising a piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer (10-1) and an eddy-current probe (30). The eddy-current probe (30) is positioned in relation to the ultrasonic transducer (10-1) in such a way that when the ultrasonic transducer (10-1) is coupled to the component (1) it is situated between a side (14) of the ultrasonic transducer (10-1) which faces the component (1) and the component (1) itself. The eddy-current probe (30) can also be positioned on the side (35) of the ultrasonic transducer (10-1) which faces away from the component (1). The invention also relates to a method for the non-destructive material testing of a component (1) according to which ultrasound (12) is injected into the component (1) and an eddy current is generated in said component (1). The invention also provides for an eddy-current probe (30) to be penetrated by ultrasound (12) or for an ultrasonic transducer (10-1) to be penetrated by a magnetic alternating field which generates the eddy current.


The author attempts to accomplish a reconciliation of the r-K and C-S-R models to identify life-history strategies. He mapped the primary and secondary strategies of the latter model in the linear r-K continuum, using his algorithm COMPTO, for multi-attribute decision- -making. He proposes a reinterpretation of the r-K model that accommodates the seven life-