BACKGROUND
Scarce evidence about the organic and functional abnormalities of systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID) is found in literature and the pathophysiology is still unclear.

METHODS
Following the CARE Guidelines, this case report describes a patient with a 5-year history of nonspecific symptoms, lately recognized as SEID.

RESULTS
Low serum thyroid- and adrenocorticotropic stimulating hormone levels, and 24-h urinary cortisol excretion almost twice the upper limit were detected. Computed tomography scan found significant cortical atrophy. Low-dose modafinil improved the clinical outcome, added to nonpharmacologic approach.

CONCLUSION
To ascertain an accurate SEID diagnosis and treatment are a challenge in daily clinical practice, that must be engaged based in clear methods and good practice recommendations. Thus, family practitioners should be aware of this diagnosis.


The fresh and dried leaves of two edible plants, Oldenlandia corymbosa and Dissotis rotundifolia have been assayed for their ascorbic acid content. They were found to be rich sources of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) when compared with some common garden fruits and vegetables. Students' t-test statistical analysis using INSTAT.EXE program for the results (mean ± SEM) shows that there was no significant difference for the fresh leaves of the individual plants and also there is no significant difference for the dried leaves (P = 0.05). However, there was significant difference between ascorbic acid content of the fresh and dried leaves of the same plant, obviously indicating that the fresh leaves contain more ascorbic acid than the dried leaves.


The author points out the artlike traits of sport in order to show what a valuable topic it could be for aesthetics. Sport is usually neglected by the discipline; one just sees sport's aesthetic traits and judges these to be simply obvious and not an interesting matter. But by neglecting the artlike character of sport we also fail to understand why it is so fascinating for a large public. In fact, the very fascination with sport derives from aspects which, in a different form, we are used to experiencing and admiring in the arts. In sport elementary aspects of the human condition are at stake and are acted out – in a very direct and at the same time symbolically intense manner.


Adenylate cyclase activity of Alternaria solani bound to the particulate cell fraction was solubilized by 2.5% Ficoll. The apparent Km of the solubilized enzyme for adenosine 5′-triphosphate was 2.5 mM, and it required Mn2+ for maximum activity. Mr as determined by gel filtration was approximately 500. Fluoride ions at millimolar concentrations, GTP, adenosine, and N6-phenylisopropyl adenosine at micromolar concentrations did not stimulate adenylate cyclase activity. The enzyme was inhibited 25–55% by millimolar concentrations of 2′-deoxyadenosine, 2′-0 methyl adenosine, 9-β-d-arabinofuranosyl adenosine and 2′-3′-isopropylidene adenosine. Partially purified enzyme obtained after DEAE-BioGel chromatography was very unstable. The amount of extractable enzyme activity varied during the fungal growth cycle.


During the last 5 years, technology of virtual reality (VR) evolved from doubtful looking to widely used and implemented. And there was a priori to accept the fact their usefulness. Perhaps for this reason, there were born a lot of misconceptions about VR in general and, in particular, in the field of education. The general misconceptions include the following:1. «VR was created for entertainment only». This is not true. At the moment, VRhas covered many areas: marketing, tourism, real estate, art, education.2. «VR has a motion sickness problem». This defect was a problem for the first models of helmets. Modern models have no such problem.3. «VR-helmets cause great harm to human vision». VR-helmets use monitors those don't radiate any particles (except photons of light), so they don't cause harm.4. «VR leads users away from the present reality, causing disorder and creating dependency». Scientific evidence shows that VR, opposed to the altered states of109С.С. Елесин, А.В. Фещенкоconsciousness (caused by hypnosis, chemical drugs, etc.), does not cause the inadequacy of mind, does not reduce the degree of reflection, not characterized by a feeling of ambivalence, alienation of the own «I», etc.5. «VR kills the live relations and separates people from each other». But the same was talked about mobile phones, SMS-messages, social networks. However, those who consider the use of new technologies escape from reality, forget about their benefits: mobile telephony gives opportunity to connect with the person on the other side of the planet, and social networks allow to enrich remote communication by various types of content and activities.Also of note is the fear that is characteristic only for VR in the field of education. Modern e-learning technology has many advantages, but they gradually reduce theshare of the direct dialogue between teacher and student. Teacher replaced by interactive content, and the student instead of the person interacts with its simplified virtual model. The introduction of e-learning technologies must not become an end in itself. It requires careful and balanced approach when implementing all new in education.Based on the experience of implemented development VR content in education can be noted that the technology brings positive results when it is using by short sessions or as simulators and trainers. It is inappropriate to use VR for lectures and seminars. In thedevelopment of software solutions should focus on the newest models of VR equipment, the most eco-friendly and ergonomic for user. Hardware and software interface must be as simple as possible for users, especially for teachers. Also there must be the integration of applications VR with most common LMS (Moodle, BlackBoard, Edx, HyperMethod) in authorization part and transfer of user activity data from VR to LMS.


The pharmacology experiment teaching is a specialized course and an important part of the whole process of pharmacology teaching.Its teaching effect has a direct bearing on the teaching quality of this specialty.For pharmacology experiment teaching,we reformed contents of the course,offered experiments of design,introduced the teaching methods of problem-based learning(PBL),analog heuristics,multimedia and audio-visual teaching,and emphasized the combination of theory with practice.All these measures can stir up students' interest and initiative in learning,foster their academic quality and innovative spirit,improve their abilities to analyze and solve problems and apply knowledge flexibly,which raises the quality of pharmacology experiment teaching.


Objective
To explore the killing effect of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma on tumor cells and to analyze the DBD-induced apoptosis mechanism.

Methods
Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay method was used to detect the killing effect of low temperature plasma on the cytotoxicity of normal spleen leukocytes and acute promyelocytic leukemia cells (LT-12) at different doses. The changes of reactive oxygen species (ROS) level were measured after plasma treatment. The cell apoptosis rate was detected by Annexin V/PI double staining at different doses. The expression of apoptosis-related genes and proteins was detected by qRT-PCR and Western Blot.

Results
MTT results showed that the killing effect of plasma treatment was dose-dependent and time-dependent. The cell survival rate after 8 hours of treatment decreased from 98% to 63% with the dose increasing from 30 s to 240 s. The survival rate decreased from 78% (2 h) to 39% (24 h) after the treatment with a same dose (e.g. 240 s). Annexin V/PI double staining results demonstrated that the plasma effect can induce apoptosis, and the apoptosis rate was not only positively correlated with the plasma dose, but also with the post-plasma time. The longer the post-plasma time, the higher was the apoptosis rate. The apoptotic rate of the 60 s dose treatment after 12 h was 48% that increased to 55.3% with the dose of 120 s. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) detected by flow cytometry also showed a time correlation of the plasma treatment. After the plasma treatment, the ROS level immediately increased to 1.24 times, and sharply increased to 5.39 times after 20 h post-plasma. The experimental results of qRT-PCR and Western blot showed that the expression of the genes and proteins of Caspase family and Bcl-2 family was very active at 8 to 12 h post-plasma treatment.

Conclusions
Low-temperature plasma can effectively kill tumor cells, and apoptosis is the main mechanism of death. The molecular mechanism of apoptosis of tumor cells induced by low temperature plasma was preliminary confirmed.

Key words:
Plasma; Killing effect; Apoptosis; Acute promyelocytic leukemia


Objective To investigate the CT features of pulmonary sarcoidosis.Methods Ninety patients with histologically proved pulmonary sarcoidosis were retrospectively studied by using CT scans and clinical recording.Results The main CT findings of pulmonary sarcoidosis were nodules which were seen in 69 cases(76.7%),and the nodules mostly distributed around the bronchovascular bundle(n=37, 41.1%).Other abnormalities included consolidation(n=31,34.4%),ground-grass(n=39,43.3 %), thickening of bronchovascular bundle(n=30,33.3%),interlobular septal lines(n=58,64.4%), fibrosis(n=17,18.9%)including bronchial distortion(n=8,8.9%),linear shadow(n=5,5.6%), and honeycombing shadow(n=4,4.4%),air-trapping(n=3,5.3%),bronchial straitness(n=8, 8.9%),pleural thickening(n=42,46.7%),and hilar and mediastinal adenopathy(n=76,84.4%). Two or more abnormal findings co-existed in 83 cases.The pulmonary lesions co-existed with hilar and mediastinal adenopathy in 76 cases.The nodules(n=25),consolidation(n=9),ground-grass(n=11), thickening of bronehovascular bundle(n=10)were improved after therapy.Ten cases of the interlobular septal(10/22),0 of bronchial distortion(0/4),1 case of diffuse linear(1/3),and 0 case of honeycombing(0/2)were improved.Conclusion CT manifestations of pulmonary sarcoidosis are varied, but has some specific radiographic features.A correct diagnosis can be made.combined with hilar and mediastinal adenopathy.


Two‐dimensional homonuclear (COSY, phase‐sensitive double quantum filtered COSY) and heteronuclear shift correlated experiments were employed to characterize fully the cylindrical cage ligand 12‐hexadecyl‐7,17,22,27‐tetraoxa‐1,4,10,14‐tetraazatricyclo[126.96.36.199,10] nonacosane (1) and its sodium, potassium and silver complexes. 13C NMR variable temperature experiments indicated that the free ligand 1 is a mobile molecule in a fast conformational equilibrium at room temperature, whereas its sodium complex is more rigid, some degrees of freedom being allowed in that part of the molecule featuring the longest bridge. The potassium derivative behaves similarly to its sodium counterpart. For the silver complex the differences observed have been attributed to a stronger interaction of the metal ion with nitrogen atoms.


ABSTRACT Several groups of Bangladeshi and Indian migrants where confined between 2005 and 2011 in temporary holding centers for immigrants in Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish (European) border enclaves in North Africa. To prevent being deported, one day several men escaped from a holding center, known as a CETI (Centro de Estancia Temporal de Inmigrantes) and their struggle created a number of support movements not only in Ceuta and Melilla but also across the Mediterranean. This paper focuses on the various acts of citizenship (demonstrations, occupation of immigration offices, and legal advocacy) that arose, particularly in cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, to fight for these men to be transferred to the mainland and to prevent their deportation. The day they escaped was also the day they stopped being double victims of neo-Orientalism– both of the smugglers who had extorted them for years through the deserts of North Africa, and of the European border regime that confined them at these border sites. This article is a case study of citizenship after Orientalism.


It was aimed to represent a case with concurrent Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and keratoconus (KC) as a rare entity. A 35-year-old woman had a best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye (Snellen). Biomicroscopy revealed bilateral cornea guttata and Fleischer ring in the left eye. Corneal topography demonstrated early KC in the right eye and advanced KC in the left eye. Maximum keratometry (Kmax) and pachymetry at the thinnest location were 46.2 diopters (D) in the right eye and 56.3 D in the left eye, and 530 and 495 microns, respectively. Corneal thinning in KC and subclinical corneal thickening in FECD might lead delay in disease diagnosis.


The contact process of a space docking device needs verification before launching. The verification cannot only rely on the software simulation since the contact dynamic models are not accurate enough yet, especially when the geometric shape of the device is complex. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is a choice to perform the ground test, where the contact dynamic model is replaced by a real device and the real contact occurs. However, the Hardware-in-the-loop simulation suffers from energy increase and instability since time delay is unavoidable. The existing delay compensation methods are mainly focused on a uniaxial or three-dimensional contact. In this paper, a force-based delay compensation method is proposed for the hardware-in-the-loop simulation of a six degree-of-freedom space contact. A six degree-of-freedom dynamic model of the spacecraft motion is derived, and a six degree-of-freedom delay compensation method is proposed. The delay is divided into track delay and measurement delay, which are compensated individually. Experiment results show that the proposed delay compensation method is effective for the six degree-of-freedom space contact.


A fluid and its housing are integrated on a coplanar waveguide circuit surface, realizing a variable delay line. Performance tradeoffs for different fluidic housing shapes are investigated. Simulation and measurement results for two circuits are shown with the housing filled with air or de‐ionized water. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 55:789–793, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI: 10.1002/mop.27434


In the previous paper (Rushton, 1956) it was shown that the deuteranope contains upon his fovea only one photosensitive pigment in the red-green range, since bleaching either by deep red or by blue-green light results in the same change in spectral reflectivity. Moreover, this pigment erythrolabe is the deuteranope's visual pigment since lights of various wavelengths, adjusted by the deuteranope to appear equally bright, produce equal physical bleaching of erythrolabe. Consequently erythrolabe in the deuteranope is precisely analogous to chlorolabe in the protanope. In a recent paper (Rushton, 1963c) the kinetics of bleaching and regeneration of chlorolabe were investigated. In the present paper exactly the same kind ofmeasurement is made on erythrolabe, and almost identical results are obtained. It was pointed out in the former paper that kinetics relate to D the density of the visual pigment, but what is measured is the wedge setting W; thus we need some way of relating these two quantities. If we know o-, the fraction of stray light to signal returning from fully bleached cones, we may obtain the relation between D and W at once from the nomogram (fig. 4, Rushton, 1963b). I am now dissatisfied with the value of oc found in the protanope and with the reliability of the difficult method used. In the present paper it will be assumed that in full regeneration the density D at A = 580 m,u is 0.2. From this assumption by means of the nomogram the value of omay be found in any experiment and hence, for each observed value of W, the corresponding D may be read off.


ABSTRACT Patients often present with clinical skin features that may resemble a variety of similar but distinct conditions. A 41-year-old Asian woman was referred to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of dyspigmentation on the hands and feet that was first noted at the age of 6 years. Physical examination revealed a combination of hyper- and hypopigmented macules involving the dorsal aspects of her distal extremities.


The application of portfolio theory to the prediction of train arrival times is shown to improve prediction accuracy. The "portfolio" comprises two correction methods based on a Wiener process: one uses history data for the current day and the other uses data for previous days. The error between the predicted and actual time is assumed to have a normal distribution. Portfolio theory is used to determine the optimal application of the two methods to the correction process. Simulation using actual data showed that the average error in the predicted arrival time was reduced to 4 s from 12 s when the timetable was dense. This error reduction will, for example, improve the efficiency of regenerative braking systems, in which the kinetic energy of an arriving (braking) train is electrically transmitted to a departing (accelerating) train.


Objective
To evaluate the defecation function of patients with low rectal cancer after laparoscopic-assisted transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME), and analyze the influencing factors.

Methods
The retrospective case-control study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 55 patients with low rectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic-assisted TaTME in the First Hospital of Jilin University from May 2017 to December 2018 were collected. There were 39 males and 16 females, aged (60±11)years, with a range from 24 to 80 years. Among the 55 patients, 21 were in TNM stage Ⅰ, 14 were in TNM stage Ⅱ, and 20 were in TNM stage Ⅲ; 24 were in pathological stage T1-2 and 31 were in pathological stage T3. Observation indicators: (1) surgical and postoperative conditions; (2) follow-up; (3) analysis of influencing factors for postoperative defecation function. Follow-up was performed using questionnaires by telephone interview to detect the complications at 3 and 6 months after surgery up to June 2019. The measurement data with normal distribution were expressed as Mean±SD, and comparison between groups was done using the t test. Count data were expressed as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups was analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression models.

Results
(1) Surgical and postoperative conditions: 55 patients successfully underwent laparoscopic-assisted TaTME without conversion to open surgery. The operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, diameter of postoperative pathological specimen, time to urinary catheter removal, distance between the anastomostic stoma and anal verge, and tumor diameter were (246±62)minutes, (69±27)mL, (3.5±0.7) cm, (2.1±0.9)days, (2.4±0.5)cm, and (3.9±1.6)cm, respectively. (2) Follow-up: 55 patients were followed up at 3 months and 6 months after surgery, and the low anterior resection syndrome questionnaires were completed. Among the 55 patients, 35 had low anterior resection syndrome at 3 months after surgery, and 24 had low anterior resection syndrome at 6 months after surgery, showing a significant difference (χ2=4.42, P 5 cm were independent risk factors affecting the defecation function of patients at 3 months after surgery (odds ratio=1.135, 6.057, 95% confidence interval: 1.089-1.323, 1.206-30.435, P<0.05). The distance between the anastomotic stoma and anal verge <2 cm was an independent risk factor affecting the defecation function of patients at 6 months after surgery (odds ratio=2.724, 95% confidence interval: 1.982-3.066, P<0.05).

Conclusions
The incidence of low anterior resection syndrome after laparoscopic-assisted TaTME for low rectal cancer is high. Distance between the anastomotic storna and anal verge and tumor diameter are independent risk factors for the postoperative defecation founction.

Key words:
Rectal neoplasms; Rectal cancer; Transanal total mesorectal excision; Low anterior resection syndrome; Laparocopy


Problem setting. Manipulations are the main thing in «black rhetoric». Nowadays, it is not difficult to influence with the help of words, different techniques can be used, but they all act as a forced verbal influence on the listener. All of them are formulated and sound based on the power of words. However, where the coercion of submission to another's will is disguised and hidden, there is always contempt and speculation. Therefore, it is no coincidence that most experts raise the question of the moral side of the use of black rhetoric. However, it is fair to say that "black rhetoric" does not mean that it is "forbidden rhetoric." Most likely − this is the reverse side of the classic rules of the communicative process. These are two reverse sides of the same coin: on the one hand, argumentation and logic are clearly presented. On the other hand − rhetoric as a method of securing beliefs. It is believed that black rhetoric is constructive under certain conditions.Paper objectiv. An article devoted to the study of the problems of the application of manipulations with «black rhetoric», coverage of the technology of black rhetoric and methods of resistance to the means and technical manipulative influence on consciousness. The aim of the study is to reveal the techniques of «black rhetoric» and find ways to overcome several methods of manipulating consciousness. Paper main body.  According to K. Bredemayer, "black rhetoric" is the manipulation of a complex of rhetorical, dialectical, polemical and rabid methods in order to direct the conversation in the desired direction and lead the opponent or the audience to the desired conclusion and result for the manipulator.
"Black rhetoric" and logic are interconnected, they are united not only by a common process of proof, but also by the fact that each of the sciences is based on thinking, in fact, the main type of rhetoric is verbal thinking, and the most important argument is manipulation.
Verbal thinking − thinking that operates with fixed concepts in words, thoughts, conclusions, analyzes and summarizes, builds hypotheses and theory. It takes place in forms that are constant in the language, ie carried out in the processes of internal or ("thinking aloud") external language. Communication through verbal means is nothing more than the use of a living word in the transmission of information. But in addition to language, speech, there are other means of communication. People exchange information through gestures, facial expressions, looks, postures, body movements, which are called non-verbal (non-verbal) means of communication.
Nonverbal communication is a system of nonverbal cues that serve as a means of exchanging information between people. There is no consensus on the composition of non-verbal components of communication, their classification is based on different criteria. Thus, the communicative nonverbal components of communication are praxodic, kinetic, toxic and proxemic means.
"Black rhetoric" uses primarily verbal manipulations. Manipulation is the covert control of people and their behavior. The peculiarity of all manipulative language techniques is that the speaker does not directly state his true purpose. The interlocutor seems to come to the conclusion that the manipulator needs.
Language manipulation can be found in almost all spheres of human life: in advertising, trade, politics, education, psychotherapy, jurisprudence, literature, family communication and more. In addition to language manipulation, there is also psychological manipulation, which has the following characteristics: the attitude of the manipulator to the objects of manipulation as a means to achieve one's own goal; the desire to gain a unilateral advantage; the latent nature of the influence (both the fact of influence and its direction); use of psychological vulnerability of the person.
The analysis of the listed manipulative techniques of "black rhetoric" shows the absence of logical methods of proof and refutation. Psychological factors, emotional influences, suggestive possibilities are emphasized − thinking avoids logical principles of proof and refutation.
Conclusions of the research. Strategies such as: take the initiative in the conversation to prevent manipulation; do not allow a skillful interlocutor-manipulator to disturb the normal course of your thoughts in his favor, because black rhetoric seeks to use linguistic means, the purpose of which is the ability to argue and discuss, emphasize and propagate so that the speaker always wins, despite the erroneous judgments.
To effectively counteract "black rhetoric", psychological influence through critical thinking and reflection should be avoided; emphasize the logical means of discussion; analyze the information by comparing the proposed facts to be verified.
Mastering the logical methods of introducing a discussion allows you to overcome the dangerous effects of "black rhetoric", to resist suggestions. Information security is thus achieved by mastering logical knowledge and skills of logical proof and refutation.


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to identify the facilities maintenance employees' priority on safety management practices and relationship to safety performance. The study aims to increase the safety performance among the facilities maintenance contractor by implementing safety management practices.

Design/methodology/approach

The data were collected by distributing questionnaire forms to the employees of selected facilities maintenance contractors representing general workers, technicians and executive- and the management-level employees. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation and multiple regressions.

Findings

The descriptive results revealed that the employee priority on safety management practices is fairly "low". The correlation and regression analyses tested and satisfied that management commitment, workers involvement in safety, safety training, safety communication and feedback, safety rules and procedures, and safety promotion policies significantly and strongly correlate with the degree and level of satisfaction to the safety performance.

Research limitations/implications

This research focuses only on facilities maintenance contractors working in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is possible that respondents from other areas or states may allow comparisons across different locations.

Practical implications

There are many factors affecting safety performance. By implementing safety management practices, high safety performance can be achieved in the facilities maintenance organisations in Malaysia.

Originality/value

This paper presents empirical findings on the relationship between employee priority on safety management practices elements and safety performance.


In Shiyang River Basin, the average temperature since 1951 was sustained upward trend. Which, 1992 is a significant warming of the year, with significant warming ago, the temperature rose by 0.85°C, higher than the national 0.79°C warming of nearly 97 years, but lower than the nearly 51 1.1°C increase in the level. East Qilian Mountains of snow in the area overall decrease, in the basin precipitation generally increasing, runoff from mountain pass is reducing, the groundwater level rapidly declined in Minqin oasis. After temperatures notable warming, annual precipitation increased by 18.2 mm, an increase of 5.8%. runoff reduce 410 million m3, Groundwater dropped by 1-2 times in Minqin oasis. The analysis of water resources changing reasons showed that runoff from mountain pass reducing because of mountain precipitation decrease and Hongyashan Reservoir Inflow to the sustained, rapid decrease is one of reasons which leading to a rapid decline of groundwater in Minqin Oasis. Subject to the effects of climate change, the Shiyang River basin runoff from a mountain pass in advance of the peak, Human activities are seriously affected the middle reaches of the Shiyang River basin runoff and downstream utilization of available volume ratio. Climate change and human activities affect the common, Reducing of vegetation area and the patches number in Shiyang River Basin shows not only changes in vegetation types, there are also sparse vegetation to the bare land into the trend, which is the deterioration of ecological environment tends to the obvious signs.


A hardware design approach for the special vehicle's driving and training system was presented,which used PC parallel port SPP mode during the data transmission, and the communication interface was designed with the CPLD program. The continuous sine wave signals were formed with CPLD and DA chips.


Since the emergence of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis governments and policy makers have understood the need to identify and implement solutions in order to prevent these crises in the age of globalization. As banks have been seen to be systemically important institutions in a market economy, they have become subject to numerous reglementations during the time. In this respect, the Financial Stability Board published for thefirst time a list of largebanks considered as toobig to fail financial institutions in 2011. The aims of our paper are to address the concept of too big to failand to illustrate its application in the case of the global banking system. To such ends, theauthors used a quantitative research method. The paper demonstrated that the too big to fail concept represents an important topic in the banking world. Also, it showed that there are several global systemically important banks located in Europe, North America and Asia. The financial impact of globalization and the global financial crises are among the major factors that led to the emergence of too big to fail banks.


This tumor has one feature about it that is of some inter est; it is one of those old fibrous tumors not usually seen. It was removed from a negro woman about sixty years of age. She came to me with this fibroid of the uterus and I removed it, taking away the entire uterus, by the abdominal method, leaving a small portion of the cervix behind. The interesting feature is the extensive calcareous degeneration which the tumor has undergone. We know that this calcareous forma tion occurs in these tumors when they grow old, and in old people. In several places the tumor is as hard as a rock. Case 2. The second specimen is an appendix removed two weeks ago. The case illustrates two points, which, of course, have been mentioned quite frequently. The patient was a young German, whom I had operated upon a year ago for hernia and tumor of the testicle. He said he began complain ing on the 13th of March with symptoms referable to the ap pendix. He was taken with pain in the right side of the abdo men, and I think sent for several doctors on Saturday after noon. A physician in the immediate neighborhood saw him Sunday afternoon and administered one-half grain of mor phine hypodermatically. He was given another dose of mor phine on Sunday evening; he was still having considerable pain, though it was less severe, temperature slightly above 101 F., with marked rigidity of the right side. I did not take charge of the case until twenty-four hours after that time; he still had a temperature of 101 degrees F., but not so much pain. Then the next day, twenty-four hours after I took charge of the case, I operated upon him; at the time of the operation the abdomen was very much distended; not much pain; temperature 101-2 degrees F. When I vcut down to the appendix it was found very red, practically in a condition of necrosis; there was a perforation in the base of the appendix into which I could introduce my little finger;


Abstract Relationships among total water, condensed water, and cloud fraction in boundary layer and cold tropospheric stratiform clouds are investigated using a large observational dataset collected by the U.K. Met. Office C-130 aircraft. Values of the above parameters are estimated using horizontal aircraft runs ranging from 40 to 80 km in length. Boundary layer (warm cloud) data were taken from the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) and First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Research Experiment (FIRE). Free tropospheric (cold cloud) data were taken from the European Cloud and Radiation Experiment (EUCREX). In both warm and cold cloud a single reasonably well-defined relationship exists between the cloud fraction and the total water content (vapor + condensate) when normalized with the saturation specific humidity. A relationship exists between the condensed water content and the cloud fraction when appropriately scaled with the saturation specific humidity. Fun...


Having a magnesium oxide passivation layer to provide a magnetoresistive element and a second high-speed low-power nonvolatile memory using it. A ferromagnetic free layer, an insulating layer, by having a tunnel made of a ferromagnetic pinned magnetoresistive (TMR) film and a protective layer, MgO passivation layer on the side wall of the orientation control layer, a tunnel according to Fig or more heat treatment 350 magnetoresistive (TMR) by suppressing the diffusion of elements from the respective layers of the element, thereby realizing a magnetic memory cell, a magnetic random access memory having a stable high-output and low-current read write characteristics. In addition, when MgO was used for the CoFeB, the insulating layer to the ferromagnetic layer, MgO passivation layer is preferably in the (001) orientation.


To limit fault current in a power system, superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) using high temperature superconducting (HTS) coils have been developed by many research groups so far. Non-inductive winding of HTS coils used for SFCLs can be classified into solenoid winding and pancake winding. Each of winding is expected to have different quench and recovery characteristics because the structure of solenoid winding differs from pancake winding's. Therefore it is important to the SFCLs application to investigate characteristics of each winding. In this paper, we deal with quench and recovery characteristics of four kinds of winding : solenoid winding, pancake winding without spacers, and with spacers of 2 and 4 mm thickness. In order to obtain quench and recovery parameters of coils, short circuit tests were performed in liquid nitrogen.


Whether arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), Uhl's anomaly, and right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia are separate entities is undergoing reevaluation because of new information. Patients with Uhl's anomaly and ARVD have different clinical modes of presentation. The Uhl's anomaly patient frequently has congestive heart failure and presents at an earlier age, whereas a patient with ARVD manifests ventricular arrhythmias in adolescence or adulthood. Nevertheless, the pathogenesis of Uhl's may be caused by the onset of apoptosis (programmed cell death) of the right ventricle that starts in infancy or childhood and is a continuous process, whereas the pathogenesis of ARVD may be similar, but the process of cell death starts in adolescence and can be intermittent. The patient with RVOT tachycardia can have structural disease of the right ventricle more commonly than previously appreciated. It is not clear whether this condition represents a forme fruste of ARVD.


The purpose of this paper was to explore a hypothetical experiment to identify a correlation between the change in blood serotonin levels and mood in an individual after a fixed quantity of chocolate is ingested. Blood levels would be taken 0, 1 and 2 hours and expressed as nano-grams per millilitres (ng/ml) of serotonin. Mood changes would be assessed using the Bond-Lader Visual Analogue Scales.


COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world into economic recession This study aims to present an analysis of the readiness of creative e-commerce in Indonesia Data was collected from various locations that may represent the Creative Industry in Indonesia The quantitative method has been applied as a research approach by gathering questionnaires from 383 business owners selected using the cluster random sampling method Based on the results of the analysis and discussion, it is concluded that E-Commerce Readiness is very important in times of uncertainty such as the COVID-19 pandemic The level of readiness will determine the continuity and sustainability of a company or business in a volatile business environment E-Commerce Readiness can be evaluated based on Technology Readiness, Organizational Readiness, and Environmental Readiness Not all perspectives are taken into consideration in making decisions about the implementation or improvement of E-Commerce in the pandemic period Technology Readiness is seen as the most significant impact on a company's ability to cope with volatility, while Environmental Constraints encourage businesses to adopt E-Commerce and take it to the next level On the other hand, Organizational Readiness has no effect on the E-Commerce readiness of the company because the company or organization does not consider this aspect © Copyright: The Author(s) This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons org/licenses/by-nc/4 0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited


We suggest the development of new methods of the solution of gravitational, magnetic and electrometry inverse problems based on advantages of deterministic and probability-statistical approaches. Solutions of the set of problems concerned with reliability estimation of interpretation results of gravimetrical and magnetic data, with the localization of geological objects on incomplete information about physical properties of rocks, with the development of complex probability-deterministic methods of the estimation of physical parameters of geological objects on geophysical data are considered in the article.


With the development of technology, the complexity of electromagnetic products has been greatly improved. Electromagnetic simulation analysis is playing an increasingly important role in the actual production and research. Because there are a lot of uncertainty problems in the actual equipment system, the accuracy and reliability of the simulation model become the key of the system simulation. Model validation measures are accurate quantitative calculations of the difference between model output and system response. In this paper, an area metric index is introduced to quantitatively calculate the reliability of the uncertainty simulation model, the principle and properties of the area metric index are introduced, and the feasibility and effectiveness of the area metric index are verified by numerical examples.


Objective
To explore the effect of new sengstaken-blakemore tube in patients with esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding (EGVB) .

Methods
A total of 50 patients of liver cirrhosis complicated with EGVB in First Hospital of Jiaxing City were randomly divided into the experimental group (25 patients) and the control group (25 patients) from January 2015 to June 2016. Patients in the experimental group were practiced with new sengstaken-blakemore tube, while patients in the control group were given traditional sengstaken-blakemore tube. The hemostatic effect, the incidence of adverse reactions (nasal skin damage, discomfort of postural restriction, chest tightness, chest pain and dyspnea) and operation satisfaction were compared between two groups.

Results
The hemostatic efficiency in the control group was lower than that in the experimental group (68% vs 96%) . The differences between two groups were statistically significant (χ2=4.88, P<0.05) . The incidence of nasal skin damage (4 cases) , discomfort of postural restriction (3 cases) , chest tightness (4 cases) , chest pain (13 cases) , and dyspnea (3 cases) in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group (12 cases, 10 cases, 11 cases, 20 cases and 11 cases) (P<0.05) . The operation satisfaction in the experimental group (72.0%) was higher than that (28.0%) in control group (P<0.05) .

Conclusions
Compared with the traditional sengstaken-blakemore tube, the new sengstaken-blakemore can improve the hemostatic effect, reduce the adverse reactions and increase the operation satisfaction. It is worthy of clinical application.

Key words:
Innovation and promotion; Hemostasis; Sengstaken-blakemore tube; Esophageal and gastric varices; Robert clip; Pull ring


PURPOSE
This study was designed to identify burnout and factors influencing burnout in contingent nurses.

METHODS
A cross-sectional design was conducted with a sample of 228 contingent nurses randomly selected from 25 general hospitals in Korea. The tools used for this study were scales measuring burnout (8 items), job stress (8 items), job satisfaction (9 items), self efficacy (9 items), organizational commitment (9 items), empowerment (9 items), autonomy (7 items) and social support (8 items). The data were analyzed using SPSS 15.0 employing Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis.

RESULTS
The mean score for burnout in contingent nurses was 3.05 points. Factors influencing burnout in contingent nurses were identified as job stress (β=.40), satisfaction level with current ward (β=-.25), organizational commitment (β=-.21), job satisfaction (β=-.19) and empowerment (β=-.16). These factors explained 65.0% of burnout reported by contingent nurses.

CONCLUSION
The results indicate which factors are major factors influencing burnout in contingent nurses in general hospitals. Therefore, these factors may serve as predictors of burnout in contingent nurses.


The aim of this study was to identify mother's anxiety disorder and its effect on children. The research method was descriptive correlation in terms of target population studied and applied research among female employees in Ilam province's banks; 59 people by Morgan table were selected randomly. To collect data Spielberg Anxiety Inventory and Child Behavior Checklist Aachen Bach were used and for analyzing data single sample t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used. Findings revealed that mother's anxiety and disorders in children are at very low level and relatively mild. Results also showed that there is a significant positive relationship between mother's anxiety and disorders in children.


The paper has analyzed the relation between of wear resistance, corrosion resistance of Ni-P alloy coating and P content of the coating, chemic component of the coating, plating technology, the time of heating treatment. The method of improving the wear resistance, corrosion resistance of coating under different working temperature and environment is presented.


According to the meteorological and hydrologic al data and the used measures of soil and water conservation in the Sanchuan River Basin in the middle reaches of the Yellow River up to 2000, this paper analyzes the characteristics of precipitation, the changes of runoff and sediment, and the development of comprehensive harnessing in the recent 30 years. By using the reversal calculation of the amount of runoff and sediment,and based on deriving the surface runoff amount and choosing the rainfall index, the calculation formula for the natural amount of runoff and sediment in flood season was set up. The benefits of runoff storage and silt detention every decade from 1970s were calculated. The results showed that in the small watershed, the benefits of runoff storage and silt detention by adopting soil and water conservation measures were quite obvious, especially the benefits in 1980s and in 1990s increased by 22.7%,18.4%and 23.5% respectively than that in 1970 s.


Objective To study the diagnosis and treatment of superior mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT). Methods The clinical data of 13 MVT cases were retrospectively analyzed. Results The diagnosis of MVT in all 13 cases were comfirmed by surgery. Of them,diagnosis for 6 cases was made preoperatively, and misdiagnosed preoperatively in 7.11 patients were cured, and 2 died. Conclusions Because the symptom does not accord with physical sign in the early stage of MVT, the diagnosis of MVT is difficult . B US and CT are useful in the diagnosis of MTV.Intra and post operative coagulation treatment is the key to prevent the recurrence and to reduce the mortality.


We examined fish assemblages and habitat characteristics in four streams within the Oklahoma portion of the Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains Ecoregion. Our objective was to evaluate the heterogeneity of habitat and fish assemblages within a single ecoregion. We were also interested in whether observed patterns in habitat and fish assemblages were related. We measured habitat characteristics and sampled fish at four sites within each of the four streams. MANOVA showed significant differences in habitat among streams, and a UPGMA cluster analysis of Morisita's similarity index values showed that fish assemblages also differed among streams. A relationship between habitat and fish assemblages was found with CCA, demonstrating that sampling locations with similar habitat contained similar fish assemblages. In addition, tributary streams of the Arkansas River were more similar to each other, in both fish and habitat characteristics, than to tributaries of the Red River. ©1998 Oklahoma Academy of Science


"Practice-Theory Model" is used in building quality school,the university and school improve the school hand in hand.However we find conflict appear including cultural context,time,trust and so on.In order to solve the problems we search for these strategies: strengthen the school's trust,define the researcher's duty,advance the contect by all kinds of means,communicate between researchers.


Background Acute diarrhea disease and micronutrient deficiencies are ones health problems mostly suffered by infant and children, especially in developing countries. Some researchers have found the relationship between deficiencies of specific micronutrients and diarrhea. In gastrointestinal tract, vitamin A deficiency may be the risk or the cause of diarrhea. Many studies conducted regarding the effect of vitamin A on the management of acute diarrhea, but the outcomes remain controversial. Objective To determine the utility of vitamin A in reducing the severity of acute diarrhea Methods We conducted a single blind randomized clinical trial on children 6 months to 5 years of age at the public health centre in eight villages of local government clinic of Kecamatan Secanggang, Kabupaten Langkat, Propinsi Sumatera Utara from August 2009 until January 2010. All children with diarrhea first rehydrated due to WHO standard. Then, patients selected by consecutive sampling. Children fulfilling criterion of inclusion and exclusion packed into a research, randomly become two groups. Group I was given single oral dose of vitamin A with 100 000 IU dose for the age of 6 until 11 months or body weights < 10 kg and 200 000 IU for the age of 12 months or body weights > 10 kg. Group II was given placebo single oral dose. Cessation of diarrhea assessed by the reduced of acute diarrhea severity by monitoring the changes of diarrhea frequency, faeces consistency, volume of faeces and duration of diarrhea after treatment. Independent ttest , KaiKuadrat test, and intention to treat analysis were used to compare the two groups. Results One hundred and twenty children fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were participated in this study, randomized into two groups, 60 childrens treated with vitamin A and other 60 childrens with placebo. The findings showed significant differences on frequency of diarrhea (P = 0.009) and faeces consistency (P = 0.001) starting the second day observation, on volume of faeces starting the first day observation (P = 0.001), and duration of diarrhea between the two groups (84.0 hours vs 117.2 hours; P = 0.001 ; CI 95% = 40.60 ; 25.79). Finally, it was found significant differences on length of cessation diarrhea since the first day of diarrhea between experimental group and control group (106.9 hours vs 146.5 hours; P = 0.001 ; CI 95% = 49.70 ; 29.46). Universitas Sumatera Utara Conclusions Vitamin A suplementation is effective in reducing severity of acute diarrhea in young children and has positive impact in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children.


The new nationalism emerging across much of Europe is ready to forgo and forget lessons of history that had successfully domesticated and democratized the nations of the EU over the last 70 years. If the nation, however, is an important resource for integration, and integration is seen as a common project for both its citizens and its migrants, how can it be reimaged and supported to live up to this difficult and important task? This article will analyse these problems in the light of new and older concepts.


The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of feeding seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) on the activating intestinal immune system of Japanese Black cow. We studied the influence of feeding seaweed on fecal immunoglobulin A (IgA), volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration, and fecal characteristics of Japanese Black cow. The examination was carried out by a 2×2 cross-over design with arranging two cattle each treatment group (SW ; seaweed fed group, C ; seaweed non-fed group). Measuring items were as follows : fecal score, pH, water content, IgA and VFA concentrations. Difference on day1 to day10 of fecal IgA concentration was significantly higher in the SW group compared with C group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in fecal pH and VFA concentration between the groups. There was no correlation between fecal IgA and VFA concentrations. These results indicated that intake of seaweed improved intestinal immune system of Japanese Black cow. On the other hand, we considered that the intestinal microbiota does not appear to be involved in this effect.


Changing consumer behaviour and increasing consumer demands in many contemporary markets have affected the Muslim world as well. The ever-increasing Muslim population has become more affluent and more demanding with the rise of modernization, especially after the 1980s. Contemporary Muslims' increased demands for better recreation and vocation facilities necessitated the birth of a new sector is referred to as Islamic tourism in this chapter. Increase in the market penetration of Islamic tourism has brought about new anxieties regarding ethical issues in this newly emerging industry. In this chapter, Islamic tourism has been considered as an alternative tourism approach. It creates a niche market for Muslim tourist with religious sensitivities and Islamic tourism and ethics in this unique sector has been handled in detail.


Numerical simulation of the flow in a twin intake via solution to unsteady viscous compressible equations using a stabilized finite-element method has been carried out for various sideslip angles and backpressure ratios. Various flow regimes that are possible in the entire parameter space are identified. They are classified on the basis of shock structure and their locations and the unsteadiness in the flow. Buzz instability is observed in the intake at low system mass rates for nonzero sideslip angles. The onset of buzz is identified by zero mass flow rate in the leeward duct. It is associated with asymmetric movement of the bow shocks upstream of the duct entry. The onset of buzz is accompanied with a loss in static and total pressure recovery and increase in flow distortion. The effect of initial condition is studied. The flow in a certain regime is sensitive to the time history of the backpressure. Hysteresis in the flow as well as in the onset of buzz are observed. The effect of bleed is studied. The...


The most recent data indicate an unconscionable 842 million people are chronically hungry in the world, 94 percent in developing countries. India, China, and other Asian countries that were the center of concern over hunger in 1960 have been among the most successful at increasing food production and consumption. Current food shortages, both chronic and acute, are concentrated in sub-Sahara Africa. There, production has lagged behind needs and fluctuations from natural and human-caused disasters have generated recurring food shortages and need for food aid. Three elements played critical roles in Asia and are likely to be the key to solving food shortages in Africa: rural/agricultural economic growth that generated increased incomes for the rural poor, stability of food prices, and non-agricultural economic growth. U.S. universities have educated many of the agricultural scientists in developing countries and those at CGIAR centers. The international agricultural programs of U.S. universities that have been important in maintaining links between U.S. and foreign institutions and in facilitating the training of developing country scientists need continued financial support.


This paper studies the implications of the presence of an unregulated shadow banking sector for economic activity, financial stability, and welfare. To explore this topic, I consider a DSGE model with housing and collateral constraints for borrowers, in which lending can come from two different sources; a formal bank or private lending. Banking regulation, in the form of capital requirements, only applies to the formal banking sector. Private lenders represent the shadow banking system. Results show that, on the one hand, shadow banking leads to a higher amount of credit in the economy, which in turn implies more borrower's consumption, although at the expense of risk for financial stability. On the other hand, an unregulated banking sector can lead to unintended effects of macroprudential policy. Stricter regulation in the traditional banking sector may result in an increase in credit flows to those banks with lower regulatory levels, a phenomenon known as "leakage," especially when this regulation comes from borrower-based instruments. This effect decreases the effectiveness of macroprudential policies in the pursuit of financial stability and has adverse consequences on welfare.


Motivation is combination of desire and effort made to achieve a goal. Motivation is one of the influential factors in learning. The success of learning depends on high or low motivation of students. Most of the students in SMP N 1 Jaken have less motivation in learning English. It is showed by their achievement. It can be encouraged by internal and external factors such as their motivation in learning English, their attitude, study habit, the teachers, environment, etc. By having motivation students will be enthusiastic in teaching learning process so they will be pushed to study English well. And by knowing about the students motivation, teacher can know their students interest in learning English. So they can improve their teaching.
Based on the statement of the problem, the main objectives of the research are as follow: (i) Explaining about students intrinsic motivation in learning English in SMP N 1 Jaken. (ii) Explaining about student's extrinsic motivation in SMP N 1 Jaken.
This research belongs to a qualitative research. The data of this research is student's motivation in learning English. The data source is the seventh grade students of SMP N 1 Jaken in the academic year 2016/2017. The research instrument was questionnaire used close-ended questionnaire. To analysis the data the writer categorizing, describe, accounting and using formula of percentage, and makes the conclusion.
The result of this research showed from the students answer in the questionnaire. The student's intrinsic motivation categorized in category of To Learn. Students are motivated by the enjoyment of the learning process itself. They want to learn English because it gives them pleasure and develops a particular skill. For the students extrinsic motivation categorized in category of External Regulation. Students are motivated by their external desire. They are motivated to learn English because they want to get a reward from the teacher, they want to show the ability to their family.
At the end of this research, the writer suggests that the teacher should stimulate motivation in learning and should let students like learning and find academic activities satisfied, so they can be more active and their progress in learning English better.


1. The intelligence of the non-institutionalized epileptics of military age (approx. 18 to 40) was tested by the Canadian Army Revised Examination "M."

2. It was found that their intelligence was only slightly lower than that of the general population, but significantly so. This lower intelligence was not reflected in an increase of mental defectives (defined by the standard, "intelligence insufficient to absorb full military training"). hen the factor of lower inteffigence level was discounted, it appeared that the epileptics did relatively poorly on the figure configuration test. In view of other findings in the litera ture this was not considered very significant.

3. The incidence of non-institutionalized male epileptics of military age in Military District No. 2 is ·39 per cent.


DNA replication is a fundamental process for life. Despite previous experimental and computational studies of the reaction pathway catalyzed by a variety of DNA polymerases, certain features of the mechanism remain unclear, especially for the more recently identified translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerases. A pressing question in the TLS polymerase literature is: what is the identity of the general base that initiates the reaction? The current work uses computational techniques to shed light on this topic by exploring the mechanism for the chemical step catalyzed by a human TLS polymerase, namely polymerase η. This enzyme was chosen due to its critical role in the replication of damaged DNA and its biomedical importance. A consistent theoretical framework is used to investigate all possibilities for the general base based on previous proposals from experimental and computational studies on polymerase η and other DNA polymerases. Our MD and ONIOM quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations s...


Toponym is a place name,especially refers to one derived from a topographical feature.As the product of human activity,the formation of a toponym has profound geographical,historical and cultural background,not only reflecting the historical period and the reality of the natural geographical features,but also recording a great large of scenery full of cultural information including national prosperity,social changes,economic production,military activities.This article makes an analysis of 559 place names in Taiwan by using GIS and SPSS.The results show that the sight of culture of the toponym in Taiwan reflected the natural environment characteristics: subtropical and tropical monsoon climate,topography featured by huge mountains,narrow plains and complex valleys and rivers;and also its particular culture: the migration culture from Chinese Main Land,Taiwan local culture and Japanese colonial culture.In the perspective of space,the cultural sight of toponym reveals that the distribution of toponyms in Taiwan is consistent with the distribution of Taiwan Aborigines' ghetto.The distribution of sea islands' toponyms is concentrated in the coastal cities and its affiliated islands in Taiwan.


In the initial stage of design, capturing user's purposes/needs and transforming them into functions is crucial for wider range selection of design solutions. However, few researchers have distinguished the concepts of purpose and function. The purpose to function transition is still largely an experience‐based process by designers in early design stage and there is still lack of formal approaches or any standard in this field. Therefore, this paper firstly provides a philosophical understanding of purpose and function, tries to clarify their differences, and then proposes a scenario‐based systematic approach to facilitate their transition. In this approach, the transition is conceptualized as a stepwise process and scenarios are integrated in such process for elaborating the initial needs. A case study will also be discussed to demonstrate the proposed approach.


This book provides a detailed design of a new second language literacy pedagogy and the results of implementing it in different contexts so as to address literacy development challenges. The author explains the theory behind Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory of Mind and Systemic Functional Linguistics and how they can inform literacy pedagogy.


Objective – To examine the evidence based management literature, as an example of evidence based practice, and determine how applicable evidence based management might be in the special library environment.

Methods – Recent general management literature and the subject-focused literature of evidence based management were reviewed; likewise recent library/information science management literature and the subject-focused literature of evidence based librarianship were reviewed to identify relevant examples of the introduction and use of evidence based practice in organizations. Searches were conducted in major business/management databases, major library/information science databases, and relevant Web sites, blogs and wikis. Citation searches on key articles and follow-up searches on cited references were also conducted. Analysis of the retrieved literature was conducted to find similarities and/or differences between the management literature and the library/information science literature, especially as it related to special libraries.

Results – The barriers to introducing evidence based management into most organizations were found to apply to many special libraries and are similar to issues involved with evidence based practice in librarianship in general. Despite these barriers, a set of resources to assist special librarians in accessing research-based information to help them use principles of evidence based management is identified.

Conclusion – While most special librarians are faced with a number of barriers to using evidence based management, resources do exist to help overcome these obstacles.


Objective: To assess whether a weight‐based dosing regimen (80 u/kg + 18 u/kg/h) or a standard‐fixed dose regimen (5000 u + 1000 u/h) of heparin is more appropriate in patients with unstable angina (UA).


This research investigates the ethnography of communication that occurs in the talk show interview among Van Jones and the guest using Dell Hymes ' SPEAKING theory depending on topic variations in The Van Jones Show. The purposes of this research is: explaining the message of communication conveyed in The Van Jones Show. This research is analyzed using descriptive qualitative research type. The SPEAKING theory by Hymes is used as the instrument in analyzing the data. Based on the analysis, it is found that the talk show has messages that are conveyed in each segment. They are: a) First segment, sharing the participant feelings and experiences toward shooting mass and their contribution in fighting for justice against gun violence. There are also sensitising people to realize the importance of voting in order to make the wrong people out. b) Second segment, sharing information and experience about the shooting tragedy and criticizing the working of politicians c) Third segment, giving perspective about policy agenda from Parkland students d) Fourth segment, sharing experience and feeling of participant and giving support to the movement e) Fifth segment, sharing feeling toward the tragedy, sending hope, and giving advice towards the movement.


In this paper we describe and illustrate a simple semantic model of register transfer systems i.e. systems built by connecting together storage devices like registers and.memories via combinational circuits like gates and arithe metic units. The goal is to develop an elegant and efficient framework in whiCh to conduct correctness proofs. After explaining the model we illus~ trate our methods by presenting two case studies. In the first of these we completely specify a small general purpose computer, and then prove correct a microcoded-inplementation. This involves showing that the signals generated by the microprogrammed controller cause register transfers in the host which correctly fetch, decode and execute machine instructions; and also that the control unit correctly interprets and sequences microinstructions according to the microcode semantics. In the second case study we go down a level and verify nMOS'inplementations of devices like those used to build the computer. Starting from four primitives — gates, joins, pullups and ground — we first implement and verify not and nor elements. Using these we then specify, hnplement and verify a stackcell and controller taken from.Mead and Conway's book "Introduction to VLSI Systems". In both case studies the proofs are highly structured. For example, in the nMOS study the stadk cone troller is expressed as the composition of two subsystems and a clock, and its correctness follows from the correctness of the subsystems; the correctness of these, in turn, follows from the correctness of their immediate constituents (not and nor elementS). It is not necessary to flatten down to the gate level and hence proofs do not explode in size. N.B. I would be very grateful for any comments and advice on the work reported here. Please write to me at the Computer Laboratory, Cambridge. A typical register transfer system is shown in Figel


Looking at the times, humanitarian problems have developed so complex, ranging from genetics, space exploration, education, interfaith relations, gender issues, human rights, and so on. The rapid development of the times makes Islamic sciences inevitably have to follow the flow of the times, and without exception the science of interpretation. The science of interpretation is required to always develop in the face of the complexity of humanitarian problems. It was here that the idea of the use of hermeneutics became a necessity for today's interpreters. Hermeneutics as a methodology in the interpretation of the Quran is considered quite important and urgent to do because hermeneutics does not only speak at the level of the text alone but also considers the context and role of subjectivity of an interpreter, so that by using the method of hermeneutics, interpretation or study of the Quran is expected to be able to become an actual contextual and answer the challenges of the times. The problem in this study is how Muhammad Syahrul's hermeneutic method in interpreting Quranic verses about Polygamy. The purpose of the study was to know and analyse Muhammad Shahrur's hermeneutics in interpreting Qur'anic verses about polygamy. The research method used in writing this paper is a qualitative research method through library research or literature review method using descriptive analysis writing method. The results showed that using his Limit Theory (Nadzariyah al-Hudud), Syahrur tried to reconstruct the understanding of polygamy by using quantity and quality standards together. In terms of quantity, the minimum standard limit for a person to marry is once (one wife), and the maximum limit is four wives. Islam allows a person to marry 4 (four) people together (polygamy), but in quality it is necessary to distinguish between the status of the first wife and the status of the second, third and fourth wives. For first wives (first marriages) one can marry a woman who is a virgin or widow whether or not she has children, but in a second, third, and/or fourth marriage (polygamy), the wife must be widowed and have orphans. So one cannot marry all one's wives in virgin condition, but on the contrary it is quite possible one marries wives who are all widows. This is in accordance with the main purpose of polygamy, which is to provide protection and protection and ensure the welfare and happiness of orphans living in intact families so as not to become homeless and avoid juvenile delinquency.


Previous studies have found that plasma B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is elevated during left ventricular systolic or diastolic dysfunction. It is unclear whether the ventricular systolic and diastolic function is associated with different levels of plasma BNP. Plasma BNP was measured in 149 heart failure patients by a rapid point‐of‐care assay. The patients were divided into left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (n = 48), left ventricular systolic dysfunction (n = 62) and right ventricular systolic dysfunction group (n = 39). The mean BNP level in the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular systolic dysfunction and right ventricular systolic dysfunction was 115 ± 80 pg/ml, 516 ± 445 pg/ml and 345 ± 184 pg/ml, respectively (p < 0.05). We concluded that ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction increases plasma BNP levels to a different extent. Left and right ventricular systolic dysfunction is associated with a higher level of plasma BNP than left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.


This study intends to analyze the characters in the short story A Rose for Emily written by William Faulkner (1897-1962) and a novel Deulgae (Wild Dog) written by Lee Oi-soo focusing on jouissance, the theory of Lacan. In particular, this study revisits ontological problems of the characters by analyzing the alienation and isolation from the society and death in life focusing on psychoanalytic theory of Lacan. Faulkner is a writer who are excellent in describing dehumanization caused by discrimination and alienation that are continuously occurring in the relationship between the self and the others with his sharp views on the problem. As is with many characters shown in the story, the heroin of A Rose for Emily is a representative character who is on the side of marginalized others struggling and having conflicts locked in human desire caused by the sense of loss and deprivation. Emily, like other women of that time, is described as a typical tragic character who lost her voice and ended her death in life without moving away from the suppression under the ideology of the southern society and the shackles of "women" under the patriarchal system. As he stated in an interview, Faulkner was interested in the agony of individuals who are in conflicts with oneself, other individuals, one's time and space and environment. As such, he pointed out the problems of modern society through individuals who experience the loss of independence and select closed life to feel complacent in their lives in his story. Deulgae (Wild Dog) written by Lee Waesoo deals with critics on materialism and modern people who are in agony and conflicts due to repressive system and contradiction, irrationality and illogicality in the society, The novel presents a man and a women who agonized in the repressive rules and orders demanded by the society focusing on materialism and who selected the life of "death in life" trying to restore their identity and independence. They led the life in wild nature in the discarded building and desired to go back to human nature, meaning the desire of themselves, which was never supposed to be achieved, by completing their respective "great work." But their desire ended with tragic in front of the great ideology of materialism forced by the society. What they pursued in the modern society where realistic laws and rules are powerful can be said as the establishment of their ontological characteristics that exist beyond the reality. But their desire to achieve their ontological characteristics had to be discouraged in front of the power of argument that is not seen in the reality.


The main purpose of this paper is to determine the fine spectrum of the operator B(r, s) defined by a band matrix over the sequence spaces i i and bv. Since the operator B(r,s) is reduced to the right-shift, difference and Zweier matrices in special cases (r, s} = (0,1), '(r, s) = (1,-1) and (r,s) = (r, I - r), respectively; our results are more general than the corresponding results in the existing literature.


Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) has received widespread attention recently due to its advantages in terms of high bandwidth, low power consumption and low delay. However, unlike underwater acoustic communication systems, the underwater wireless optical communication system is limited by its short communication range. In order to enlarge its application domain, it requires relaying and routing technology to achieve long-distance high bandwidth reliable transmissions (e.g., real-time video streaming). Although pre-deploying large number of sensor nodes is one of the possible solutions, this is impractical in response to emergency events such as oil pipeline leakage and shipwreck recovery. To this end, in this paper, we leverage swarms of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to build underwater optical communication links to transfer real-time video streaming. We first model the optical transmission channel considering solar noise, and then calculate both the optical communication angle and the reliable communicating range that satisfy a pre-defined bit error rate (BER). We then formulate the deployment optimization problem while targeting on minimizing both deployment energy consumption and delay. We also take positioning errors of AUVs into account to guarantee reliable communications. We provide an energy efficient algorithm to solve the formulated deployment problem. Through extensive simulations, we show that the algorithm effectively improves the deployment performance and achieves reliable communications.


Institutional investors operate on the basis of well-defined risk-return criteria. Ownership concentrated among identifiable groups of insiders (e. g. family interests, allied industrial concerns, banks & holding companies) [1].Ownership dispersed among large number of institutional and retail investors. Corporate governance has become one of the most commonly used phrases in the current global business vocabulary. The importance of corporate governance for corporate success as well as for social welfare cannot be overstated. Examples of massive corporate collapses resulting from weak systems of corporate governance have highlighted the need to improve and reform corporate governance at an international level. This paper examines the role of institutional investors in corporate governance and whether regulation is likely to encourage them to become active stewards.


Growth hormone plasma concentrations vary rhythmically between high and low values. Radioimmunoassay measurements of low values are often indistinguishable from low controls, and are reported as a censored value, the 'minimum detectable dose'. This paper reports such a dataset from a designed experiment with about 60% of the values censored but large distinct signals for the remainder of the data. The ordinates of the average periodogram for each treatment group are independently gamma distributed, with distribution depending on the underlying spectrum and the replication for that group. This situation can lead to an analysis for common spectral shape using a gamma generalized linear model with log link, and the hypothesis of common spectral shape is rejected here. Since such a level of censoring reduces the variance of each profile, the periodogram, which is a partition of the variance, is also reduced in overall magnitude. A simulation study shows that this reduction is not necessarily uniform over the frequency domain, but may be more pronounced at lower or higher ordinates depending on the underlying model. Therefore it is possible that the rejection of common spectral shape is an artefact of the censoring.


Hepatotoxicity of statins – a serious medical and social problem that can reduce the frequency of their use by doctors, patients' adherence to treatment and, as a consequence – the efficiency of cardiovascular prevention. This review presents the recent data on the possible use of statins in patients with dyslipidemia, initially associated with liver disease. The key drugs, used in the treatment of liver disease, associated with taking statins have been considered.


This paper presents a study on control and simulation of the robotic arm system. A dynamic model is designed, and a Virtual Reality Model (VRM) is built for the robot. A kinematic model is represented for the robot links and joints. A simulation module is built by using SIMULINK/SimMechanics and by estimation of motor-gear transfer function. A PID control system (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) is then applied. The virtual model is created by Simulink 3D Animation. OWI-535 robotic arm is an articulated manipulator robot, it was chosen as testing system. The robot was developed with an interface control system. The interface control system is built to perform closed-loop control. Different trajectories were implemented on the robot. The results were shown for the simulated system and real robot in designing accuracy and system control response. Robot followed the desired trajectories efficiently.


The effect of some physical-geographical and anthropogenic factors on the circulation of Diphyllobothriidae and Opisthorchis at the hydrotechnical objects of various regions of the USSR is analysed. It is emphasized that these factors affect primarily the first intermediate hosts of parasites. In opisthorchiasis changes in the intensity of the epidemic process may take place within the limits of mollusca distribution area. In diphyllobothriasis, the area of distribution may be expanded and new foci may be formed with the changes in the river hydroregimen.


The article tells about the specifics of vestibular vertigo and clinical manifestations of diseases commonly associated with dizziness. The efficacy, safety and good tolerability of betahistine hydrochloride (Betaserc) in various diseases characterized by vestibular vertigo is demonstrated. The design of the VIRTUOSO observational program to evaluate Betaserc effects in patients with vertigo in routine clinical practice, is described. The authors note that the study results will help to further assess the efficacy and safety of Betaserc and determine in which diseases the drug is most often used in Russia and Ukraine.


This paper is part of a study on 58 bronchitics whose general characteristics were described in part I of the series. In all subjects participating in the study, dynamic spirometry, including measurements of forced expiratory onesecond volume (FEVi.o), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV% (max, FEVi.o/max. FVC or VC X 100) was performed more than once. Maximal voluntary ventilation at 40 breaths per min. (MVV40) and forced inspiratory capacities (FIVi.o, F ive , FIV%) were also measured in a number of subjects. An increase of airflow resistance is a cardinal event in chronic bronchitis; therefore the material was classified according to the FEV%, a parameter which gives a rough indication of the degree of airways obstruction (11, 35). Nebulized adrenergic drugs were given to subjects in whom dynamic spirometry revealed slowing of expiratory flow.


Significance
 This sees Washington refrain from declaring, either to Beijing or Taipei, whether US forces would intervene if military conflict broke out in the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has recently increased the number of military flights into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ).

 Impacts
 Biden will urge other allies, including Japan and Australia, to express their concern over security in the Taiwan Strait.
 Democrats will resist Taipei's urging to negotiate a free trade agreement amid wider party concerns about trade liberalisation.
 The Biden administration will attempt to balance a firm line on Taiwan with cooperative gestures toward Beijing.


Dear Editor, I read with great interest the study by Miyake et al. published online ahead of print on December 3, 2015 in the Journal, about the 73-year-old man who suffered Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), which was complicated by ventricular septal dissection (VSD) and ventricular septal perforation (VSP), which were surgically repaired on the 13th day after the onset of VSP. The authors did an admirable job by discussing the important issue of the timing of the VSP repair, depending on the patient's hemodynamic status. The readers will be interested in knowing about the echocardiography-derived left ventricular ejection fraction before and after the surgical procedure at this patient's follow-up. It is not clear what the authors imply by their remarks about the pathological biopsy findings (''the ventricular septum showed fibrosis without inflammatory cell infiltration,'' and ''localized interstitial fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltrates were revealed in the root of the papillary muscle''); do they implicitly refer to similarities or differences from the pathological findings in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)? This has relevance to the current intense activity in differentiating TTS from myocarditis and AMI, employing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI)with late gadolinium enhancement, for tissue characterization of fibrosis and scar. This patient did not have a cMRI, which would have added a dimension to this report. It is in cases like the one presented herein, with VSD and VSP, or cardiac rupture, that acute/subacute and subsequent/follow-up cMRI may provide insights into whether this modality can really differentiate TTS from AMI.


Abstract : Two passive magnetic sensor prototypes are described which have a capability of measuring magnetic fields from ferromagnetic materials at short distances for the purpose of detecting magnetic contaminants in EOD equipment. Short baseline gradiometers are employed utilizing both the Brown type ring core magnetometer principle and the previously developed MK15 ordnance locator. (Author)


According to the problem of the GBIS method that the result wasn't ideal when the image contained rich texture information,combined with the texture features of the image,the paper proposed an improved GBIS image segmentation algorithm(IGBIS) in L*a*b* color space.Firstly,the method converted the image from RGB color space to L*a*b* color space.Secondly,the weight function in GBIS method was improved by a constant s that it introduced to control the color difference degree.Thirdly,it obtained texture features of the image in L*a*b* color space by using entropy method.Finally,combined with the texture features of the image,it changed the region merging condition in GBIS method,got the final segmentation result.Experiments show that,compared to source GBIS,the method is greatly improved in the accuracy and quality of segmentation.In color image segmentation,IGBIS method effectively inhibites over-segmentation phenomenon,and is suitable for the image contained rich texture information.


Knowing is the key to caring, and with caring there is hope that people will be motivated to take positive actions. They might not care even if they know, but they can't care if they are unaware. –...


PURPOSE: To provide a device which can easily and accurately judge the fatigue degree of an individual body from an objective viewpoint. CONSTITUTION: This body fatigue degree judging device is equipped with an electrode couple, an electric current feeding means, a voltage measuring means, an operation means, a memory means, and an indication means. The electrode couple is brought into contact with the body of a subject. The electric current feeding means makes a measuring electric current flow through a selected electrode from among the electrode couple. The voltage measuring means measures a voltage between selected electrodes from among the electrode couple. The operation means calculates a bioelectric impedance value which represents a dropsy degree of the body of the subject based on the measured value by the voltage measuring means. The memory means stores the bioelectric impedance values which are calculated by the operation means. Then, the indication means indicates the fatigue degree of the body of the subject through a comparison between the bioelectric impedance values for the reference which are stored in the memory means and a presently measured bioelectric impedance value.


[Author Affiliation]Arnaldo Perez. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Geoff D.C. Ball. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Address correspondence to: Geoff D.C. Ball, PhD, RD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, 4-515 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405m 87th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G IC9, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com the Editor:In a recent editorial in Childhood Obesity, Katz commented on the phenomenon of parents' misperception of children's excess weight.1 Although the editorial focused on engaging children and their families in obesity management, he challenged a common belief in the weight misperception literature, which is to combat misperception of excess weight with objective information. Upon review of the misperception literature, we believe there is value in going "beyond oblivobesity" to consider a number of misunderstandings related to the conceptualization, interpretation, and attempt to address the discrepancy between perceived and actual weight status of children.1. Parents are unaware of their children's obesity. Most studies on parental weight misperception have relied on anthropometric measures (e.g., BMI) to determine children's weight status.2 Given that these metrics only provide an indirect estimate of obesity, parental unawareness of child obesity can only ever be estimated indirectly as well. Further, unawareness is just one aspect of weight misperception; the latter not only implies that parents are unaware of their children's actual weight status, but also that they assign to their children a weight status other than the actual status. Compared to unawareness, misperception may exert a greater influence on whether parents choose to "accept" objective data (e.g., BMI plotted on a growth chart) showing that their children meet the clinical definition for obesity.2. Parents fail to recognize their children's weight problem. Conceptually, it is important to differentiate between misclassifying the identity of a condition (which is the main focus of studies on perceived weight status) and being concerned about a condition (perceiving it as a problem). Health concern in general, and weight concern in particular, depend on (1) the severity attached to the consequences of the condition and (2) the perceived personal susceptibility to those consequences. In this regard, accurate recognition of excess weight is necessary, but not sufficient, to be concerned about obesity. For instance, both Genovesi and colleagues3 and Jain and colleagues4 found that most parents in their studies were aware of, but not concerned about, their children's excess weight.3. Parents will not take preventive actions to address obesity unless a weight problem is recognized. Compared to parents who failed to recognize their children's excess weight, Neumark-Sztainer and colleagues5 found that those who recognized it correctly were not more likely to promote healthier lifestyle behaviors for their children. Qualitative evidence has shown that children's psychosocial well-being and quality of life were more common reasons for parents to engage in pediatric weight management versus concerns about children's weight and physical health.6,7 It is sometimes forgotten in the dominant discourse about nutrition, physical activity, and obesity that individuals may perform healthy lifestyle behaviors not because a problem exists or because one is expected, but for the simple sake of living a healthy and enjoyable life.4. Parents who do not recognize their children's obesity are in denial. Given that children's excess weight is visually apparent, it is often assumed that parents should recognize it unless they are in denial. As a defense or coping mechanism, 8 denial denotes a causal attribution to account for weight misperception that cannot be demonstrated by simply comparing the perceived and actual weight status. …


We demonstrate Ge-implantation-enhanced defect-state absorption in the C-band in a 225-μm-long silicon waveguide photodiode, with a responsivity of ~54.8 mA/W/mm and a 1 nA dark current upon -3 V bias after a 10-minute 350°C annealing.


Th e learning to learn competence is becoming more and more important, as it enables effi cient learning, is developing awareness and planning one's own process of learning. With empirical research, we wanted to study some of its aspects in the 4t year (undergraduate) and 1st year students (postgraduate) of the Faculties of Education in Slovenia. To establish the students' evaluation of their ways of learning and competence to teach we used a questionnaire. With the use of the research, we established the growth of evaluation of the majority of aspects, which shows that the learning to learn competence is related to a better evaluation of students' own way of learning and better marks. Reported fi ndings reveal that this competence and its aspects have a great impact on the eff ectiveness of learning and success of students.


Ultrafast laser-induced magnetic switching in rare earth, transition metal ferrimagnetic alloys has recently been reported to occur by ultrafast heating alone. Using atomistic simulations and a ferrimagnetic Landau-Lifshitz-Bloch formalism, we demonstrate that for switching to occur it is necessary that angular momentum is transferred from the longitudinal to transverse magnetization components. This dynamical path leads to magnetization switching and subsequent ultrafast precession caused by the inter-sublattice exchange field on the nanoscale.


The aim of this paper is to propose a method for selecting underlying assets for the investment portfolio so that we can achieve a maximum expected return with minimal risk. For this purpose, we describe the portfolio creation process using the minimum spanning tree method, a graph theory tool. Using this theory, we select individual stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average index which we include in the portfolio and then compare the performance of such a portfolio with three alternative investments. The first alternative investment is a purchase of the entire Dow Jones Industrial Average index, the second alternative investment is to create a portfolio according to the Markowitz portfolio theory, and the third alternative investment is to create a portfolio through a random selection of indexforming stocks. The comparison was made mainly with regard to the average annual return and volatility of portfolios. In order to ensure the objectivity of the results, we divided the data into two disjoint sets. One of them was a training set, on which we built the portfolio, and the other one was a testing set used for performance testing. In the article we present that our portfolio can achieve results at least as good as those of the given alternative investments. In particular, this method also enables individual investors to determine how many underlying assets should be included in the portfolio.


Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct a description of the features of optic neuropathy associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in relation to their possible incidence within


Parimutuel horse race wagering has been declining steadily for the past several decades. This has resulted in lower revenues to state governments, recetracks adn horseman. To retard or reverse this trend, attempts have been made to implement a number of pricing and marketing strategies. Among these has been the introduction of a variety of exotic wagering opportunities. Over the years the number and type of exotic wagers offered has been increased. Furthermore, the prices of both straight and exotic wagers have been increased and, in addition, the price of exotic wagers has generally been set at a higher rate than that for straight wagers. The paper examines the effectiveness of these policies.


OBJECTIVE
To find out if intramedullary nailing affects lung function and microvascular permeability whether or not the lung is already injured; if so whether a different method of fixation would diminish the effect; and are the pathogenetic changes related to mechanisms known to precipitate adult respiratory distress syndrome?

DESIGN
Experimental study.

SETTING
University hospital, Germany.

MATERIAL
29 Adult female merino sheep.

INTERVENTIONS
Chronic lung lymph fistulas were created. Two of the three groups (1 and 3) underwent right sided lung contusion and haemorrhage to a mean blood pressure of 50 mm Hg for 2 hours. On day 3 groups 1 and 2 underwent intramedullary nailing, and group 3 had external fixators applied.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Pulmonary arterial pressure, concentrations of triglycerides, chemiluminescence of isolated polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN), lymph flow, microvascular pressure, filtration coefficient, and permeability.

RESULTS
Intramedullary nailing caused a transient significant increase in pulmonary arterial pressure and triglycerides in groups 1 and 2. Chemiluminescence of isolated PMN decreased in group 1 and increased in group 2. Lymph flow increased 2.5 times in group 1 while microvascular pressure decreased; in group 2 the increase was less but microvascular pressure increased. Filtration coefficient in group 1 was five times that of group 2 and there was a twofold increase in permeability. There were no changes in group 3.

CONCLUSION
Intramedullary nailing causes additional damage to lungs after lung damage and haemorrhagic shock in sheep. This can be avoided if (in the presence of additional injuries) alternative methods are used.


The sci-tech archives have their own particularity in their establishment.The scientific management of sci-tech archives is the foundation for making the compilation and research of sci-tech archives.And the perfect archives management system, which can be used to standardize the work procedures of the archives management, is the basic guarantee for completing the collection and arrangement of the archives and developing the compilation and research of the archives.


Summary The sequence stratigraphic approach for understanding the deposition of litho-stratigraphically designated Dadhar Formation sandwiched in between two maximum flooding surfaces, within the framework of system tracts has been firmed up based on distinct seismic characters. Two members Viz, Amod & Degam Members, have been identified within Dadhar Formation. Amod Member deposited over the Kanwa shale, in high stand system tract under the influence of normal to forced regressive phase. It is composed of alternations of sand & shales in shelf areas in the east. Whereas its equivalent section in the western slope and distal areas is represented by condensed section composed of shale. The Degam Member identified beyond the Dadhar shelf edge as " DEGAM WEDGE SEDIMENTS" composed of sand & shale alternations over the condensed section of Amod member, is deposited as low stand wedge ,lower part of Tarkeshwar shale. This low stand Degam wedge sediments has been identified as new play for the first time in south Cambay basin which extends from Akholjuni in the north to Navsari in the south. remained as a narrow elongated Basin till date i.e. Gulf of Khambhat. The alternating pulses of regression and transgression of sea in the Basin have deposited the Cambay, Kanwa and Tarkeshwar argillaceous units separated by Hazad, Dadhar and Babaguru arenaceous units. The area experienced regional transgression during close of Miocene represented by regional seal Kand Formation.


Bioconversion of biomass is a cost effective panacea to municipal problems created by these wastes. However, the exploitation of these waste materials as a renewable resource for bio‐product development could be a major challenge for biotechnology.


An conception of space-temporal window on the base of dispersed synchronous oscillators is proposed after analyzing the four assembly patterns (cluster, column layer, diffusion) during the neural synchronization. According to the distributing of oscillators with time, for the input character sequence, a dynamic model is provided on the base of dynamic core mechanism. Considering the neurobiological mechanism, the model simulated the working memory of character sequence and emphasized the adjustment of space-temporal window by character sequence, the studying ability of model was discussed. At last the result of simulation on the dynamic binding mechanism of character sequence is presented.


Zinc-nickel alloy electroplating is reviewed in all aspects, such as Zn-Ni alloy electroplating technology, electroplating mechanism, anticorrosive mechanism and so on. The properties and passivation of Zn-Ni alloy electroplating solution are analyzed. The research trend of Zn-Ni alloy electroplating is proposed for the future so as to provide some suggestion for the development and production of Zn-Ni alloy electroplating.


Wet or dry methods are used for starch modification.The modification reagents can be divided into small molecules and macromolecules.Starch modified by dry heating with hydrocolloids is a new type,which includes anion hydrocolloids(xanthan,sodium alginate,carrageenan,sodium carboxymethylcellulose),cationic hydrocolloids(chitosan)and non-ionic hydrocolloids(guar gum).